bureau13

Jacked up the car and removed the passenger front wheel, intending to try to replace the broken bracket that (used to) hold the clamshell connector thing, and repair the broken wires resulting from the bracket no longer doing it's job...and hopefully get the ABS and pad wear lights to go out. But no...that damn wire is broken right at the connector thing in the clamshell, and the replacement bracket doesn't seem to match what is there now...maybe it will be more clear from underneath the car...but I assume I'll have to do something expensive to get that wiring repaired. Maybe those lights on the dash aren't THAT annoying...

STRIKEMASTER

I'm using the post by Doug_B_928 and it has been a real help. The only snag I hit was; to remove the clutch slave cylinder, I had to remove the hard line bracket on the other side of the starter. It took a long time because I could only get 1/4 turn on the bolts at a time. When I put it back together, I think I'll use Allen bolts. The cam gears look 'polished' where the belt tracks, but not worn. I'll know more after the belt comes off. I got to the point where I'm ready to break torque on the crank bolt and then called it a day. It looks from the pix, that I turned the crank a little too far. I have a 28/11 engine, can I crank it back to TDC or do I go round twice again? I have Sun. & Mon. to finish up. Maybe a dumb question: I have a Euro with no air pump. Is it possible to mount the alternator where the air pump goes?

928NOOBIE

Didn't like the way it was running so I yanked the middle "T" out and saw the connecting tube to the throttle body was a mess so got one ordered. Don't know why the clamps weren't put on facing the rear of the car..so's I could actually unscrew them..but it was fine..there was so much oil all over the outside of the tube it just slipped off .....I paid a hundred dollars an hour for that.

Smelled like it was burning oil ...found out the brake fluid reservoir cap had gotten screwed on too tight at some point and had split ..about an inch long for crying out loud...which was "DUH" I guess why sometimes the brake got "wooden". Did a 5-minute-epoxy repair on the top ...worked...and ordered a new one from 928 Intl.

New throttle cable was not adjusted correctly (my fault) so when it got hot I was idling high...fixed that.

Saw a hose clamp digging a pit into the intake manifold underneath on passenger side...fixed that.

Ordered the 2 O-Ring seals for the MAF...right now I've just got the single fat O-ring that sits in the groove in the throttle body...the skinny one that is supposed to be on the MAF and sit into the beveled edge of the throttle body I can't remember ever seeing on there.....didn't even know it was supposed to have that skinny one till I looked at PET Online...

Hundred-dollar-an-hour mechanic strikes again...spark plug wires routed incorrectly and the air-box tube couldn't rest correctly on the timing belt vent on passenger side...pulled the stupid Beru clamps apart that were keeping the wires loomed together for absolutely no reason whatsoever and routed the wires appropriately and ensured the extra insulation was sitting where it should to mitigate risk of arcing...

Clean clean clean......noticing how victim-like the ICV is with the middle T off the engine...just sitting there....bare...begging for it.....if it doesn't watch out...it's going to get what's coming...Daddy isn't playin'...

Captain_Slow

Beautiful day for a drive here in the Shenandoah Valley. Took a long drive with my son down to my buddy's shop in Strasburg, VA. We worked up a plan to paint my front bumper cover as a first step to matching the challenging Venetian blue. He will use the color code and "shoot" the paint lower down on the body as starting points. The nose is pitted pretty badly...looking forward to a smooth and glossy front bumper cover.

The Forgotten On

I just took a 200 mile drive from St. Helena CA down to Woodside. Never will I ever drive through San Francisco on a Saturday night again. Plus Highway 37 was backed up to high hell.

I'm surprised I didn't have issues dealing with the miles of traffic, the 81 treats me so well

Rob Edwards

Old-stereoectomy in prep for simplifying things with the center console conversion. Probably picked up half a tenth in the 0-60....

zekgb

Easily passed smog - although I live in a county that doesn't require a rolling test I'm still pretty happy with the results seeing as how a top end refresh is definitely in order.

Idle
HC Max - 120 ppm
HC Ave - 37 ppm
HC Measured - 26 ppm

CO Max 1%
CO Ave 0.1%
CO Measured - 0.1%

2500 RPM
C Max - 150 ppm
HC Ave - 31 ppm
HC Measured - 14 ppm

CO Max 1.2%
CO Ave 0.2%
CO Measured - 0.01%

I can't find my 2013 results but I'm pretty sure my idle HC was close to Max. Only real change since then were new caps and rotors and cam timing as part of TB job.

Now I can remove the belt on the smog pump for a couple of years as the bearing is very loud and definitely starting to go.

Edited to add: And I've now replaced the pump belt with a Gates 6820 to drive just the fan - so I guess this is a smog pump bypass instead of a smog pump delete as it can be re-belted in two years fo the next smog check.

Porschefool

Finally got sick of my intermittent high beam flicker and touchy turn signal and tore apart the combo switch to clean it all up. After reassembly it all works great, and the steering column trim is all reinstalled for the first time since last summer. Feels good to solve these electrical gremlins (wipers, instrument lights, hvac blower, and now combo switch) and be able to just enjoy a drive for a change - until something new pops up of course.

dredpyrt

Got i back on the road after being parked for 2 years. Not only that but passed it smog with room to spare.

christiandk

Took off the rear wheels with, which had semi flat tires after winter storage.

Carried them (one in each hand 500 yards) to the gas station to have them inflated.

Jesus Christ 16" Phone Dials seem like they were made of lead - super heavy - much much heavier than a same size Fuchs.

philesk

Due to the difficulty in finding tires in 245/45x16 and the cost of refurbing my curb-rashed Design 90 rims, I am considering getting a set of 18" Panamera take-offs. One seller has told me that the fronts need a 6mm spacer.

1. Did you use a spacer?

Porsche doesn't recommend the use of 17" or 18" rims for our cars which shipped with 16s.

2. Have you experienced any problems running the 18" Panamera rims?
3. What size tires did you install? Or did you just use the Panamera tires?

philesk

I'm thinking about Panamera rims for my 90GT. One seller said I should put 6mm spacers on the fronts. Did you do that?

What size tires did you use? My wheel arches are not rolled. Have you experienced any rubbing or other problems?

christiandk

Dont put hideous wheels on the most beautiful car ever made!

928 obsession

Replaced the master cylinder on my '82, never again it was the biggest pita.

928NOOBIE

Put Cruella back on the road after refreshing the main Intake Boot that connects the big "T" to the throttle body. Got a couple more parts on order as well..wrapped some teflon tape around the base of the MAF before I put it in this time and seemed to help performance...yeeow!