After 13 Months Finally Running Again-Thanks List for the help
07-08-2007, 12:37 PM
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Instructor
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After 13 Months Finally Running Again-Thanks List for the help
From hot sunny SoCal, my first post in a long time. What started in June 2006, a powder coating and intake R & R on my 86 (early) finally finished yesterday. Thanks to the list I was able to find answers to all of my questions and solve many problems.
Work accomplished was rebuilding most of the entire injector harness as it was brittle and falling apart, sending out the injectors for cleaning, rebuilding the MAF (Injection Labs, $168, Kevin was great to deal with), new temperature sensors, powder coat intake and valve covers, remove and clean the chain tensioners (learned the difference between early and later tensioner, anybody want to buy the pads I could not install?), replacing all vacuum hoses with silicon, replacing intake boots with silicon boots, and cleaning all. The car fired up after three cranks. Only mistake I made was reversing the TPS idle vs full throttle in the wiring.
Upcoming work will include engine mounts, rod bearings, GTS baffle, solid steering rack bushings R and R -- all parts except rod bearings (ordered from 928 Specialists) in hand. Thank you 928 Motorsports for providing Anchor mounts, gasket, and rack bushings –wow fast service, you have earned a customer for life. Have Autothority chips to install too.
After that will dig into AC (replace compressor with Vertex or Griffiths kit, flush etc), HVAC actuators, Dr. Bob relay replacement on the head, and dash work including instrument lighting, ground cleanings, odometer gear replacement, new ignition switch, etc.
Thanks to all on the list who helped get my 86 running again!
Work accomplished was rebuilding most of the entire injector harness as it was brittle and falling apart, sending out the injectors for cleaning, rebuilding the MAF (Injection Labs, $168, Kevin was great to deal with), new temperature sensors, powder coat intake and valve covers, remove and clean the chain tensioners (learned the difference between early and later tensioner, anybody want to buy the pads I could not install?), replacing all vacuum hoses with silicon, replacing intake boots with silicon boots, and cleaning all. The car fired up after three cranks. Only mistake I made was reversing the TPS idle vs full throttle in the wiring.
Upcoming work will include engine mounts, rod bearings, GTS baffle, solid steering rack bushings R and R -- all parts except rod bearings (ordered from 928 Specialists) in hand. Thank you 928 Motorsports for providing Anchor mounts, gasket, and rack bushings –wow fast service, you have earned a customer for life. Have Autothority chips to install too.
After that will dig into AC (replace compressor with Vertex or Griffiths kit, flush etc), HVAC actuators, Dr. Bob relay replacement on the head, and dash work including instrument lighting, ground cleanings, odometer gear replacement, new ignition switch, etc.
Thanks to all on the list who helped get my 86 running again!
Last edited by Pete L; 01-05-2011 at 05:08 PM.
07-08-2007, 01:16 PM
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Team Owner
Looks great , you do nice work, just a thought did you by chance replace the fuel lines, if not nows the time, Stan
07-09-2007, 08:38 PM
#3
Burning Brakes
Does that list sound familiar! I did about the same except I didn't chance the valve cover removal so I didn't do the sam tensioners or coat the covers. Mine took a long time to get done as well, just to many other projects in the way.
I did all my fuel lines but one, that remains on the to-do list.
Our to do lists are similar also, but I am not ready to tackle them yet. Right now I trying to get my transmission fluid level up to par to see if that fixes my hard shifting. My initial attempt stalled out when I couldn't tell why the fluid was running out onto the floor rather than into the reservoir. Now I have the car in the air so I can under there and see what is going on when I try to add fluid.
I did all my fuel lines but one, that remains on the to-do list.
Our to do lists are similar also, but I am not ready to tackle them yet. Right now I trying to get my transmission fluid level up to par to see if that fixes my hard shifting. My initial attempt stalled out when I couldn't tell why the fluid was running out onto the floor rather than into the reservoir. Now I have the car in the air so I can under there and see what is going on when I try to add fluid.