Ell

It looks like this mess should be clearing out a little after 12 today.

Big Dave

Let's hope so! I'll be heading out whenever it's done raining.

aircooler

Mark,

FYI, in the days before Rennlist, the F-pump on my 85 S packed it in. I purchased a rebuilt fuel pump from a Porsche shop in Chicago (Part-werks??). It was crap and lasted 2 weeks. I sent it back "2" more times. The longest each replacement pump lasted was 1 month. One of the rebuilds was so shotty, that the working end of the pump rotated in the blue exterior sleave . With the shipping, customs, import duty, etc, I was into the cost of a new dealer pump.

While at a scrap yard for a heater fan motor for a friends Jetta I noticed that an early to mid 80's VW Golf F-pump looked identical (I had become very familiar with the blue bastard). I got it for $20, and it fit perfectly. It ran flawlessly for 2 more years until I sold the car.

It would be interesting to know which year that VW Golf was so that we could get new, of the shelf, Pep Boys/Canadian Tire replacements.

Cheers,
Mike

Sharks

Mike, I called Murrays just to see what they had. I gave them the Bosch part number that was on the side of the blue case and they came back with a price of $360 and three days to get it.

I was going to try to swap the pump from my auto to my manual and order a new one on Monday from the big three but I didn't like the idea of switching them back after the new one arrived ... not going to sell the auto with a new pump on it.

I was thinking of getting a rebuilt one, but I am lazy. I like to fix something once and get pissed off if it breaks again. I will get a new pump and hopefully it will last a while.

aircooler

Hey Mark, Ya nut'in worse that the same job twice.

I wish I had that VW info though. It has been a while, but I think I priced the VW pump new at Canadian Tire and it was like $150-175 USD ($190-210 CAD).

Don't forget to change the filter, and BTW to stop the flow of gas from the tank line while swapping out pumps, I jammed an AA battery in the line, and it plugged it perfectly.

From 928 INTL:

Item Number : 928 608 104 01 Unit Price: $249.00



Cheers,
Mike

Brett Matthews

I'll jump in here, as I had an incident with my f-pump change;

I wouldn't suggest swapping f-pumps indiscriminately! when I had to do mine, even using new copper crush washers, the "banjo" fitting end of the hard line between the f-pump and filter, that attaches the line to the outlet of the f-pump got slightly crushed, over the area where the line comes through the "banjo", thus deforming the flat sealing area, and causing the line to leak; the more I tried to crush the washers "flat", the more leakage there was.

As the Frenzy was just about to start, and I had an eight hour drive to get there, I had a new line and crush washers overnighted to me. This fixed the leak, but other problems occurred, as related elsewhere, and I missed the Frenzy, dagnabbit!

chaadster

Nice get-together, today, folks! Lots of thanks to Robert for opening up the home and hosting, and a big thanks to Mother Nature for pushing the storm through early and leaving us with a beautiful afternoon!

It was good to meet everyone, though I wish I could have stayed on longer. Can't wait to see some pixs; there were, what, about 13 cars?

Someone mentioned that the 928 is probably the best deal going for a car of this caliber, but I'd like to add that the good people of the 928 community are what really make ownership such a blast!

Looking forward to seeing everyone soon,
Chaad

Big Dave

Here's a few pictures from the weekend. I just had to get a photo of the Duct Tape Wallet.

Randy V

So how many cars showed up?

Lools like a nice place for a get-together. Seein' all that greenery reminds me of back home in Canada - and the mosquitos.

AO

When i left there were 13. Don't know if anyone showed up after. I love our get togethers!

Brett Matthews

So, did that recent Cassisrot arrival to the Detroit area show up? I think I see it in there.... Sorry I missed out!

jsherid1

The Cassisrot car was there, first time I have driven it on a dirt road.

Big Dave

LOL...probably the first time you've been in a "spirited" 928 caravan, too. There's a reason we look for deserted roads.

jsherid1

Spirited is the word, yes. I am going to purchase a V1 before the next one...don't like flying blind...

The cross pipe and chips are on my list so that my car will be even more "spirited"...

Bill 86.5 928s

Yes I think "Spirited" pretty well describes the run. What a BLAST...We had a great time. Thanks to all in the Michigan owners group for making us feel at home. I must say a special thank-you to Mary and Ell for their hospitality, generosity and kindness. So Ell let me get this straight..left foot floor, right foot... BBBWWAAAHHH Right?......Andrew.....I can't tell if my stiff neck is from the drive home or my ride in the Not On Steroids 82 ........Thanks Bob for hosting the event and Dennis for showing my boy how he should drive my 928......
Thanks again Michigan owners we had a hoot