Pic of my engine underside
02-12-2016 | 06:25 PM
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Pic of my engine underside
New to me car arrives tomorrow. Seller sent me a pic of the engine underside........no leaks, super dry.
Will post pics once it arrives. There's also a funny story to do with how I found the car that I'll write up. Apologies for the unbridled enthusiasm. Strange thing......for a while I was dead set on a 993. The more I checked them out vs the 911s I realized that I actually prefer the looks of the older 911s......front wings are more pronounced, lower rear lights and sloping roofline, upright headlights, smaller overall car, Fuchs are hard to beat, etc.
Will post pics once it arrives. There's also a funny story to do with how I found the car that I'll write up. Apologies for the unbridled enthusiasm. Strange thing......for a while I was dead set on a 993. The more I checked them out vs the 911s I realized that I actually prefer the looks of the older 911s......front wings are more pronounced, lower rear lights and sloping roofline, upright headlights, smaller overall car, Fuchs are hard to beat, etc.
02-14-2016 | 12:12 PM
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Clean! Funny looks like 3 of the 4 oil return tubes are new... maybe just the pic? Transmission also looks very clean - the unbridled enthusiasm is definitely justified!!
Post more when she's in your hands!
Post more when she's in your hands!
02-14-2016 | 12:51 PM
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Thanks! Both the engine and tranny were rebuilt less than 1K mi ago. I suspect that they felt the 1 return tube didn't need replacing. I might call the shop to verify. Next up I'm thinking of soda blasting and repainting the remaining sections of the exhaust to match the heat exchangers.
02-17-2016 | 11:15 PM
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No, it looks like the one tube is the "fix a leak without taking the engine apart" 2 piece version. Which means they hosed up an o-ring when they rebuilt/assembled the motor, and had a leak. Makes you want to go hmmmmmm........
02-18-2016 | 12:00 AM
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Does not mean they were not used on rebuild....
02-18-2016 | 12:02 AM
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02-18-2016 | 01:21 AM
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You could be right, you could be wrong.
It is definitive proof of actually nada.
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02-18-2016 | 03:05 PM
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Why not if that is what you had on hand? I've a similar collection on my 930-10 rebuild...no leaks, burns maybe 8 oz. in between oil changes, runs like a top for the last 30k miles since I picked it up.
You could be right, you could be wrong.
It is definitive proof of actually nada.
You could be right, you could be wrong.
It is definitive proof of actually nada.
With the cost to build a motor, if I ever paid someone to do such, I'd not accept a hodgepodge of parts. Having done a couple of builds personally, I'd not do such either.
What does your oil burn have to do with dissimilar oil tubes on this engine?
02-18-2016 | 04:52 PM
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Actually, I think I'm right. With the cost of a collapsible tube much more, it doesn't make sense to use "what is in hand".
With the cost to build a motor, if I ever paid someone to do such, I'd not accept a hodgepodge of parts. Having done a couple of builds personally, I'd not do such either.
What does your oil burn have to do with dissimilar oil tubes on this engine?
With the cost to build a motor, if I ever paid someone to do such, I'd not accept a hodgepodge of parts. Having done a couple of builds personally, I'd not do such either.
What does your oil burn have to do with dissimilar oil tubes on this engine?