PorKen

Same sudden hot weather for me too and the AC did not work on my 89. Grrr. Barely working HVAC relay outputs 12V until the compressor clutch load is applied and then voltage goes to zero.

PO had installed a bypass relay at the freeze switch (with power from the ABS power post) but I had changed the wiring when I was experimenting with powering the five(!) radiator fans (supercharger) last summer. AC still worked so I forgot about it. Restored the relay and AC works again! Yay!

Zirconocene

Follow up post, now with 100% more good news.


Rethreaded the battery hold down hole.


Replaced the oxidized, old bolt with stainless (Mike's favorite).


Life is now better. Only a little bit of cranking and she fired right up.

Whew!

Cheers

Shawn Stanford

I had Stitch out for a local run to pick up a new pair of shoes (those of you who know me know that shoes are a priority in my life).

Stitch, who hasn't been on the road for a couple years since the tree fell on him, ran like a champ. His A/C even works! I have a few minor things to figure out, but he's as ready as he's ever been at this point. I'll probably do a couple of 1-2 hour runs in the next couple weeks, but I'm driving out to Michigan at the end of June and I expect Stitch will be making that trip!

Babado

New Feather cowl and seal installed,


once I rerouted the washer hoses it was a breeze what were they thinking with the original!

RTK

So... my turn to "let the smoke out of the wiring" when working with the gauge pod and NOT removing the ground strap from the rear bulkhead. Imagine my horror as smoke started pouring out of the gauge pod and became thicker/more acrid until I was able to get to the rear bulkhead and undo the ground strap. I burnt the ground wire on the hazard botton all the way into the main harness, and I'm still chasing the wire until I can find a point where the insulator is not melted.

Lesson - remove that ground strap before working on the gauge pod buttons! And I am going to shrink wrap the connectors before I put this all back together...

jschiller

Same thing happened to me:
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...h-to-sell.html

My wiring harness was melted all the way to the CE panel and took several adjacent wires with it by melting through the insulation. Good luck with the repairs. Opening that harness along the entire run was a bi*ch.

RTK

Thanks for sharing! Sadly mine was also a case of installing LED bulbs. Seems like it may be a good time to pull the dash and get that recovered if I'm chasing the main harness...

Bertrand Daoust

New hard brake lines in the back.
New SS braided brake hoses all around.

PC-85-928S

Delicately & carefully removed the front air flaps on my 89- so the next owner could reinstall if desired-