Edward

OK, so I replaced the clutch (t/o, pilot bearing, etc..), spark plugs, engine/tranny oil change, and adjusted the fuel mixture. WOW! I mean my SC ran great before the clutch went south. But man, it feels transformed! Silky-smooth idle, buttery clutch takeup, and races to redline cleanly. My guess is that each little thing adds up: good or bad. That all was done at once resulted in a dramatic difference. Can't wait to get her back onto the track. Anyway, thanks for indulging my SC love!!!
Happy New Year, all!
:Cheers:

Edward

Chris M.

Glad it worked out for you. I remember when you were shopping for parts so which clutch kit did you end up using?

Brett San Diego

I had the same experience with my first "tune up" after I bought my 911. Valve adjustment, new plugs and wires, new fuel filter, new distributor cap and rotor, and mixture and timing adjustment, and it was like a new car.

Brett

Amber Gramps

Same here guys. I bought a really great car. It ran and drove much better than every other car I test drove. After 25 that were so so this one was really fun. At first I did things I had to do like CV boots and things cosmedic like the stitching on the stearing wheel. I replaced the air filter with a K&N and air box cover with a Fab Speed 'cause it never started after a wash. turned out it was the distributor cap. So after the new cap and rotor I was happy for a while. A couple months back I discovered a broken swaybar mount and put in new wevo's and rubber. That single handedly changed the car. Then came the correct tranny fluid, LSD additive, cat bypass, O2 sensor, spark plug wires, two coats of wax and I have a brand new car. I still have a couple flat spots in the RPM range I think I know how to fix, but for the most part I have a brand new car. I think for what, a grand at Performance, I have a car that runs better than it did new. Well, almost.

CT944

i've heard a valve adjustment will improve things dramatically, especially if it is overdue. the question is, how do you know if you need one?

Brett San Diego

If it's been 10-15,000 miles since your last one. It's a routine maintenance item. If you don't have any maintenance records, the time to do it is now.

Brett

CT944

understood. are there any obvious effects of a needed valve adjustment other than mileage?

Rick K

Yeah, the engine will sound "ticky" - when you rev you will hear a distinct "tick, tick, tick"

Edward

Remember: that as the valve faces and seats wear, valve clearances often get tighter. Getting looser (increasing clearances) is not necessarily the default wear pattern. Adjust them as per mileage ...what fastidious records are for

Edward

DARISC

Or you won't hear anything - if the vales have rightened up rather than loosened up (bad news a'happenin' an' ya don' even hear it).

dshepp806

Yeap: silence isn't necc. golden!


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