ChiefWarrantOff

Please let me introduce myself as a new owner of an 1982 928. As an owner of an 1981 SC and member on another site, I have to say there is a lot more 928 members on Rennlist,..but both sites are helpful when it comes to the Porsche hobby. Owning my SC, I have always wanted a 928, but the fact you need a special breed of mechanic to repair this brand of V8 motor rather than air cooled engine. Purchasing my SC Targa 20 years ago for a small amount now has a great ROI and I see the 928 Brand increasing in value as well, and in my opinion will be a great investment. Attached is the photos of my 928. It literally has been documented in every aspect by the PO who is now at a age which makes harder to work on. Within the last 2 years the PO has had the fuel tank replaced, fuel lines replaced, transmission and oil pan gaskets replaced, new cooling fans installed, new timing belts, water pump, new motor mounts, New radiator, even the A/C works..But of course every great deal you find there is always some type of issue or surprise, in my case when you drive it, the temp gauge will gradually increase up to red line..I have done a lot of reading and searching on this site, and there seems to be lots of data on this issue..so maybe one of the member specialist who figured out a solution can chime in..Here are the facts..the timing belt has been changed along with the WP in 2016. Both Fans have been replaced and are triggered either by the A/C and or temp probe and run fine..The PO also replaced the radiator with a new aluminium radiator. All of these additions were completed by a Porsche specialty shop. The only thing I cannot find that was addressed was the Thermostat..there is no documentation that it was replaced...so hopefully that will solve the temp issue..again thank you ahead of time for any help and hopefully I will be able to contribute some help at this site.
Al

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Welcome and it looks like a very clean and well maintained example. Good luck with the temperature problem...