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Idle up and down is usually an overly rich condition.
Start by removing the 90 degree rubber elbows to the too dampers and the pressure regulator.
If fuel is present, the internal diaphragms have burst and you will need new pieces.
Is the car drivable? If so, maybe we could find some time for you to bring it up to Cypress where we could put it on my lift and look it over. If not, my mother lives in Katy and I'm out that way every once in a while, so could swing by and give you some tips.
Also, PM me your email address if you want to join the Houston Google Group. We have a dinner every year during the holidays and that's coming up.
I also have an '88 manual (was definitely a project when I bought it as well) and live 15-minutes away from Don, happy to come over to his place if you can make it.
Here are some more photos. The PO bought this car out of a collection here in Houston last year. It had not run in 10 years. He got it "running", chose to rattle can paint it silver, and well, here it is.....
The PO thought it would be a good idea to paint the car silver. He did this with rattle cans and painted everything! EVERYTHING was rattle can painted, including the welting by the PO! This is the car BEFORE the PO bought it. It was part of a "collection" here in Houston that was for sale last year. It had been sitting for 10 years. I didn't get to it in time. This is the car BEFORE the PO bought it. It was part of a "collection" here in Houston that was for sale last year. It had been sitting for 10 years. I didn't get to it in time.
OK, I'm just an outsider/ interloper as I don't own a Porsche, but, reading the forum for the past few years, I'll chime in.
I would term that car "crispy". I see a lot of rusty, cracked, broken stuff. It's been "unloved" for a long time. But I suspect that's about to change
I'd follow the advice of the usual crowd here on the mechanical side of things: Mr. Merlin, GregBBRD, and various others.
Don Carter has given you a very nice invitation to bring it up his way for a lift and assessment.
I wonder if it's worth it to scope the bores, and pull the pan to get a look at the bottom... maybe, before you attempt a top-end refresh... so that if a rebuild is in the cards anyway, you won't be doing some work twice.
There is a lot going on in the interior too. And god help you if the wiring is as bad as the rest! Speedtoys put it nicely: you are doing a rescue.
But there's a lot to love. It looks straight, the original color blue, if you repainted, would be great, and it's an S4 with a stick. I like it. But I'm not as adventurous as you and I'd want a more "finished" starting point. So my hat is off to you. Seems like you can do it!
Following, like I do for all the good threads here.
Cheers
Ok, I remember that CL ad after seeing the pics. You have quite a lot of work and expense ahead of you but you said in your PM it's drivable, so that's great and tells you a lot.
Like I said in my PM, the holidays will be busy for us, but we'll try to find a time for you to bring it over. We should be able to start a list of what needs attention and check the flex plate for any forward pressure on the crank, etc.
11-28-2022, 12:21 AM
