How should you start a 911sc?
01-05-2003, 01:10 PM
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How should you start a 911sc?
Hello folks,
Good news is that I got my 911, drove it home fine and ran like a champ. Last night a family member started her up like an american muscle car pumping the gas and some backfiring occured.
This moring I went to start ther car and it won't turn over. I think it's flooded. Whats the best way to get the car to turn over now.
Good news is that I got my 911, drove it home fine and ran like a champ. Last night a family member started her up like an american muscle car pumping the gas and some backfiring occured.
This moring I went to start ther car and it won't turn over. I think it's flooded. Whats the best way to get the car to turn over now.
01-05-2003, 01:17 PM
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What year? If it's an SC, bad news. You may have cracked the airbox. Remember all that talk about Pop - off valves? That's why. If it isn't obvious, pull the straps off and the filter out, and look for yourself.
Edit: Was it running last night after it was popped?
Good luck.
rjp
Edit: Was it running last night after it was popped?
Good luck.
rjp
01-05-2003, 01:40 PM
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I gotta hand it to you Randy. You rock! I popped off the straps and I saw that the previous owner had the pop off valve in there already. The epoxy has aged, and the pop off valve - well...popped out of the hole. I placed it back where it belonged, and it started up right away.
thanks again. I'll post some pics of the new car when I get back home.
thanks again. I'll post some pics of the new car when I get back home.
01-05-2003, 02:04 PM
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You want to get some epoxy (I like JB Weld due to it's high heat tolerance) and glue it back it, so if you do have another backfire, the valve will function as designed.
And educate your family member that fuel injected vehicles are typically started without stepping on the gas.
And educate your family member that fuel injected vehicles are typically started without stepping on the gas.
01-05-2003, 03:43 PM
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I am curious if a high temp RTV can be used in place of the epoxy?The reason I ask is the epoxy is hard and with the thermal stress of the box I would think something that has some give to it might work better?I noticed on my 1983SC the previous owner had a pop-off valve installed,but I noticed on one side of the hinge pin the epoxy had come off,I covered with RTV instead,any thoughts on this?
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01-05-2003, 04:07 PM
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[quote]<strong>I am curious if a high temp RTV can be used in place of the epoxy?The reason I ask is the epoxy is hard and with the thermal stress of the box I would think something that has some give to it might work better?</strong><hr></blockquote>
The give you want in the pop off valve is in the part that pops up pivoting against the spring, not in the base itself. You mentioned another good point, and that's to epoxy/glue the pin so it won't work it's way out over time.
When you put it back in, make sure it's pointing the right way so it can open all the way.
The give you want in the pop off valve is in the part that pops up pivoting against the spring, not in the base itself. You mentioned another good point, and that's to epoxy/glue the pin so it won't work it's way out over time.
When you put it back in, make sure it's pointing the right way so it can open all the way.
