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Took it out for an evening drive....just to enjoy the restored instrument and console lighting (rheostat is out and I'm still fiddling with it). Lights work with a 5 amp fuse bridging the spade connectors.
Connected my battery after a long hibernation and electrical work.
Nothing blew up, which was a positive. DS front side marker is staying on continually, even with no key in ignition, so have at least one thing I need to look into.
Stupid passenger side courtesy light bulb seems to have popped out and fell down into the door. Seriously debating whether I should take off the door panel to get it, or just order a new one. Yes, I'm that lazy.
Connected my battery after a long hibernation and electrical work.
Nothing blew up, which was a positive. DS front side marker is staying on continually, even with no key in ignition, so have at least one thing I need to look into.
make sure your turn signal stalk isn't pushed down
Well someone else out there is going to have an overlapping story. My wife finally got around to driving the 928 today. We parked my black '83 S 5sp on the street in Bryn Mawr, near the theatre. When we left the movie this evening there was a red 928S, possibly an '85 or '86, parked a few cars in front of ours. Looked pretty good!
Steve
Last edited by pinballplanet; 04-16-2017 at 10:18 PM.
Installed a rebuilt starter from Roger - had bendix issue and had no time or desire to rebuild it myself. Checked flexplate- straight as an arrow and spline length markings have not moved in years (thanks Ken).
Argh!!! Day 2 into original brake line replacement with the Stainless Steel lines. 3 of 4 went in without fireworks. Then the fun began... The right rear hardline male fitting would not release from the flex line. 5 doses of PB Blaster and the proper flare wrench(11mm) could not persuade it. The male fitting eventually rounded itself and vise grips were a last ditch failure. So off with its head. And no that thingy is not a spark plug.
The hardline has a little slack so we trimmed off the fitting and prepped it for a re-flare but first attempt did not work and time ran out so the fun continues tomorrow. It would be a RPITA to have to replace the entire hardline because it looks like the transmission needs to be dropped to fish out the old line and insert new one. Any advice or tips are welcome.
Last edited by NC928S4; 04-19-2017 at 08:21 PM.
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Worked through the idle issue today (see thread).
Also reworked the AC hardwiring as non-function of compressor clutch resulted from lifting the fan shroud during installation of Greg's alternator. Remember I was the guy who replaced engine coolant control system with a DC Control unit and a significant amount of rewiring was done. I tried to be as careful as possible with the shroud lift, but alas I pulled a feed from the Suppressor to switch a relay I had added. Because I am thorough, I dissected every bit of wiring involved just to be sure I didn't insult another component.
All is good with AC, engine cooling, and lastly the idle.
Well someone else out there is going to have an overlapping story. My wife finally got around to driving the 928 today. We parked my black '83 S 5sp on the street in Bryn Mawr, near the theatre. When we left the movie this evening there was a red 928S, possibly an '85 or '86, parked a few cars in front of ours. Looked pretty good!
Steve
What's?! Two 928 within walking distance from my work? I would die to see that many close to work. That's pretty cool. Maybe I'll drive mine to work and we can make it 3!
Got the small warning lamp bulbs I ordered from Allied electronics. Actually mine all checked OK but wanted to change them for the 3 watt size. Replaced a broken Odometer gear and changed the ignition switch while in there. The new warning bulbs are nice, just that much brighter than the original and visible in the daytime. Decided against LEDS for this spot for the moment. Two of the main illumination bulbs were burnt out so just replaced them all. Bought extra bulbs if you need a few. I still need a replacement for the P bulb inside the Tach. That bulb is on most of the driving time so no surprise it was bad. They are tiny ones soldered to the the board. will ask around for who has those for the next time I'm in there. Tried to get all I needed before taking it apart in hand but there always seems to be something else.
The broken (more like exploded) gear was easy but the pins they slide onto are held to a white plastic flange that was cracked by the factory compression retainer. Did not want to buy a new speedometer so I epoxied it back together backed with some carbon fibers and circuit board material. Working perfect now. Pulling the pod was not as hard as it looks but putting it back in is a bit more of a puzzle. One of my multi-plugs has a broken off retaining lever and is hard to get locked. Got he car with 60,000 miles and was surprised a hack had been in there before me. Must have been the Lone Jack installer I found under the drivers seat (just the unit). Also managed to get my volt meter working again. I suspect the resistor on the back of the panel that connects by being just pushed into two black clips was loose. If it happens again I will solder it in place. Could have been a weak ground too.
Now know my way in there. One more mystery spot reviled.
Back to my still long list of other trouble shooting next week. Steve
04-16-2017, 01:26 AM
