Mike LaBranche

Um... fender panels. The large flat plastic pieces in the front and back of each wheel well. A few 10mm or philips screws hold them in place. Hide the headlights in front, misc and sundry stuff in back like cruise control vacuum pod, washer reservoir, etc. Guess 'fender panel' isn't too accurate, is it... Sorry about that, Chief.

Jim bailey - 928 International

the hood release is like a lawn mower throttle cable wire center and outer sheath if you can grab the wire center and pull on it the hood should open. As was mentioned the handle may have popped off the triangular housing .I have all the parts.

IcemanG17

Jeff
Congratulations on a moving up to a 928! I had a mitsubishi in past (starion) which was a fun car, but pales in comparsion to a 928. Your torque hole sounds interesting...possibly a bad flappy valve in the intake or poor functioning kickdown switch/calibration?

jeff jackson

Nah ...Nothing wrong with the "kickdown" switch...it really lets you know it when she kicks down and roars. I just meanthat under normal accelerating throttle...it seems to be kinda sluggish between say 2K and 3500 RPM. Hard to describe really, but it just kinda feels like a hole in the torque curve in this range. This is with the Auto trans in "D"...if I kick it down...it pulls hard and second gear scratch is very noticeable. It has (on occasion)...broken the back tires loose hard enough on the 2nd gear upshift, to actually kick the tail out a bit. (Really fun when that happens) All in all...I feel its probably acting normal for a car with a 2:20 final drive ratio in normal driving conditions. Its just I am used to the strong mid range torque that was seemingly always on tap with the twin turbo V6 in the AWD VR4....Plus the VR4 had a 3:54 final drive ratio and a six speed Getrag to counter its 3800# weight. This car is much easier, and more fun to drive than the powerful, but god awful heavy VR4 . And thanks Jim ...this weekend I'll delve into finding the exact cause of this problem, and you will surely be hearing from me when I find out what exactly I need to restore order to the hood release .... Nothing but great advice, and speedy service, so far in my experience with you...and the rest of the 928 Intl. staff. You guys are #1 in my book.

SharkSkin

No flappy on the 86.5, IIRC... it's got that huge intake that extends over the valve cover, right?

jeff jackson

Yes ... its got two rectangular shaped plenums that are situated over the valve covers, and tubular intake manifold runners extending from these plenums to the cylinder heads intake ports ...

heinrich

A contraire Mon Frere ... I've seen quite a few of those with loose intakes flapping

SharkSkin

Not as bad as having one's exhaust flapping.

heinrich

Dave, flapping rear ends are a very common sight around the PNW

SharkSkin

So long as they are seen and not smelt...

heinrich

HAHAHA ... oooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Jim bailey - 928 International

Dave you do not like Osmerus mordax ??

SharkSkin

Actually I prefer Ophiodon elongatus... but you're changing the subject.