hockeyhead019

Anybody know any solid works arounds besides the regular check to prevent this from happening? Or at least minimize the chance of it happening?

BlackOp

They aren't that expensive..I think I got mine from Rennbay. The jumper is a little pricey...but so is an engine fire...ha. I mean they are rubber and 25 years old...not worth the risk..or the stress. This is a part that has proven it's prone to failure.

hockeyhead019

Definitely not, my question was phrased poorly again, haha are there better lines I can replace them with where I won't have to worry about it as much? And how work intensive is replacing them? Something you would trust yourself doing or something you'd just have a professional do?

MAGK944

New fuel lines are good insurance. Plenty available, stock, rennbay, 944online, Lindsey, they all have good kits. Here is mine, Lindsey I think:

BlackOp

Here is a an install thread I did w/pics..

https://rennlist.com/forums/924-931-...ines-pics.html

ernie9468

Simple answer, the best chance of minimizing fuel lines leakage is to change them,let's not get overboard here with this issues,most fuel lines on 944 has been there for 20 years + because owners never bother changing them and it's normal they have to be change considering the heat they are subject to specially on the late NA/TURBO .Meaning that they are not something you would change every 20K miles.Lol once done & properly install your new to you 944 will problably be put to rest before before it needed them replace again.

hockeyhead019

Thanks guys, just talked to my local mechanic and he said they're not a problem to do and he could get them in for $50 and they'd last the rest of the car's lifetime, so I think I'll go ahead and pay that just to be on the safe side, not something I'd want catching up to me before I fixed it haha

Jrboulder

Budget 6k to buy a one with 2k for the first year and decreasing by 15% per year. After that. If you don't have many tools budget $500-$1000.

StoogeMoe

How much to budget depends on how much work you can do yourself. These cars are hard to own if you have to pay someone $85/hr (on up) for repairs.

Hocckkeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyy Headdddddddddddddddddddd!!

Oh wait, that was another guy.

hockeyhead019

Well I would be doing most of the work myself... and by most I mean just about everything I can do without a lift or having to drop the engine haha

techartisan

NO lift. NO hoist.....better get one of these....quick.

944Ross

I got my '86 NA in non-op condition and did all the usual stuff right away. In addition to what's been done to yours, that would be a water pump (turbo upgrade), fuel pump and filter, brake hoses, and CV boots (they weren't bad but grease was old and tarry). Since doing all that, my annual expenses while using it as my DD were damn near zero. I was driving about 6,000 miles/yr all told, all seasons. I am now retired and mileage has plummeted, but it still has almost no maintenance beyond oil changes. Fuel hoses are probably coming up as preventative measures, and I had to do IAC hoses. Seriously, NA's are very reliable if you don't thrash them all the time.

You being in the Rust Belt makes a big difference tho. The electrical systems don't seem to like wet weather or salt.

ernie9468

Agree with you Ross,but preventive maintenance is cheap by using this little fellaw here which will leave a weatherproof protection on all electrical wires coil/sparks plugs wires battety cables ect ect ect.Once had a woman getting stuck in front of my house in pouring rain car had stall & wouldn't start,water had gotten to the dist cap & coil.This stuff work believe me, got the motor running in no time at all. Cost is about $5.00 for a 170.g can.

TexasRider

Only you can decide what you are going to do. The car will decide what it is going to do .

You can read post # 62 by me right here which is the complete history of my 951 car from delivery Sept 27, 1985 through that post date of July 21, 2011 with 91,300 miles.

I wont get in to all the details, but there are some things I could have done without.

Yes, I am still working on it with little things here and there, but my goals are likely different than yours too.


https://rennlist.com/forums/924-931-...our-car-5.html

VirginiaF1

Howdy fellow Flyer fan.. (Phila assumption )
Can we know which "local mechanic" said he can get them in for $50 ?
Are you in Chester County?
Thanks!

PS: In April 2011, we spent $1,700 for an '88 with 225k and using it as a daily driver...
All major mechanicals are less than 3year/10k in use. Fuel lines updated.
We've spent about $850 on updates/maint so far. Good luck!