Bjbpe

In my previous "quirk" posting yesterday I described an ABS problem. Here is another problem that I need to bounce off of you guys.

Quite a few years back I "lost" my timing belt; fortunately, it skipped one or two teeth which caused a serious loss of power but no damage. At that time the "belt ten" light came on and I had it towed to a repair shop where the belt was replaced. I have religiously replaced the belt every forty or fifty thousand miles since. A funny thing however; since the belt was first replaced, the "belt ten" light is always on. The car runs fine and the light is just an anoyance but I'd like to correct the problem. Is there a "brain" that goes with this and, if so, where do I find it. Any other info greatly appreciated.

SeanR

It should be replaced every 50,000 miles, not inspected.

If the belt tension light is on, there is a reason and most times it is the belt is loose. Which in turn can cause it to skip a tooth. Go find a mechanic who knows these cars.

There is no brain for the circuit. It's either on, or off.

andy-gts

was it retightened after 1500 miles?

Randy V

Here comes the pain!

jeff spahn

MainePorsche

Easy guys. He posted yesterday 'Rediscovering my 928'. He is a 76 year old fellow that purchased the S4 new in Stuttgart.

Hats off to Herr Bisson.

depami

As Sean says, make sure the belt is properly tensioned. From there, look for a loose, disconnected or broken wire to the tensioner.

MainePorsche

You've changed the belt(s), but has the tensioner ever been serviced/rebuilt over this period ?

WallyP

This is a little dated, but still mostly good info on the belt and warning system...

http://928oc.org/journal/T-belt1.pdf

LEADASS

I know you're busy with your gremlins, but I think you should post a thread of every little boring detail of your 928 ownership. I for one would love to hear all about your pick-up, and all your years with the car. What made you want one in the first place? How did your wife feel about it? Has the love affair been fickle? What other cars have you owned? Have you ever tracked it? Does your heart race just looking at her today? Do you feel like a teenager driving her around? I think it's reminecent of WWII vets relating their stories. Eventually there won't be any original owners left, just a bunch of dreamers like myself. I fell in love as a teenager through movies and magazines. I never drove one until I was test driving the 25 year old I might actually buy. You drove them in their prime, brand new, that is priceless. Please tell us your story, please. Thanks, Brian

MainePorsche

Here, here Brian. Well spoken.


PS - Get up to The County much ?

Bjbpe

Please take a look at the addendum I wrote in my earlier request for help. To answer a few other questions, I always had an interest in science and became a natural gearhead in my teen age years shortly after WW2. I always thought of the Mercedes Benz W196 as the ultimate racing car, giving no compromise to ideal design.

I spent two years in the Army and was stationed in Germany. It was a time of relative peace (except for the Hungarian revolution) and, although the revelations of the "Final Solution" were pretty sickening, I didn't have too rough a time and did get to tour the MB factory.

Following my time in the service I got some book-learning with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, another BS in Applied Physics and an MS in Aerospace engineering. Went to work for Pratt and Whitney Aircraft and cut my wisdom teeth on the Apollo program. Matter of fact, the day I started to work at PWA was the same day that Kennedy signed the Apollo bill. Worked on both the Command and Service Module and the LEM. Later I worked on the Boeing 747, the F14, the SR71 and a bunch of other stuff ending up my career working on some of the big airliners like the 777. Shortly after my first paycheck I bought a 1962 Corvette with the bad-*** fuel injected engine. Eventually sold it to buy a station wagon and built our first home. Wonder what that car would be worth now.

I have always recognized the automobile layout with the engine in front and the transaxel in the rear as being pretty much optimum (similar to the W196). When Porsche came out with the 928 it was the fulfillment of what I thought should be in every performance car. I've never cared for the many, many spin-offs of the 911; the layout is wrong; would you ever throw a hammer, handle first? When the hockey goaltender Pelly Lindberg got killed in a hot 911 (slew out of control and ran into a stone wall) it just convinced me that if I bought a hot car it wasn't going to be a rear engined killing machine.

I ran an engineering consulting practice for many years, a sideline to my aerospace work and this is how I was able to afford the $68,000 (in 1987) for the 928. Since the S4 version really cleaned up the overall appearance of the car and since there were a number of good mechanics in Connecticut as well as a dealership not far from my home, not to mention that Porsche A.G. was near ski country, we decided to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary the way we did.

My big interests remain ice hockey (coached for over 40 years and played a lot), skiing (born and raised in the UP of Michigan - lots of snow) and handicraft (built two homes ourselves and like to tinker with things, cars included). As I said above, there's more in the other thread.

Herman K

Mr Merlin =(RL id) Stan our resident 928 guru for your area. We had the pleasure meeting with him last week as part of our Dallas-Grand Junction-Aurora-Dallas round trip. He is a walking 928 encyclopedia and I'm sure he would enjoy helping you and perhaps on his next trip to Wyoming you may get a chance to meet him.

Best wishes enjoyed reading about your car

Randy V

Where in the UP? I'm born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie - the Canadian one.

Bjbpe

Born and raised in Lake Linden, Michigan on the Keweenaw peninsula. We used to "brag" that the area was the only place in the US where you had to drive south to get to Canada. Not sure that was anything to brag about. Record snowfall was 398 inches. Graduated from Michigan Tech in Houghton.