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Yeah, check with Roger on the hoses for the 80 model. He'll have a nice list made up already. You can call it a 'kit' if you want.
Your car does not have interference engine. If the timing belt breaks, the valves will not hit the pistons. There are some ROW cars which have higher compression that may be interference but unless your car has a ZZZ in the VIN, you are ok. The best bet at this point was the idea to take the engine out, and do all those little jobs that need doing one time. Oil leaks, pan gasket, cleaning, knock sensors, timing belt, water pump, injector cleaning, heater valve, vac lines, etc. All much easier to do with the engine on a stand, and you can get into the bay without a lot of hassle. If you don't want to break into the AC lines, just leave the pump on the car, and hang it to the fender well with a bungee cord. Easy peasy.
Your car does not have interference engine. If the timing belt breaks, the valves will not hit the pistons. There are some ROW cars which have higher compression that may be interference but unless your car has a ZZZ in the VIN, you are ok. The best bet at this point was the idea to take the engine out, and do all those little jobs that need doing one time. Oil leaks, pan gasket, cleaning, knock sensors, timing belt, water pump, injector cleaning, heater valve, vac lines, etc. All much easier to do with the engine on a stand, and you can get into the bay without a lot of hassle. If you don't want to break into the AC lines, just leave the pump on the car, and hang it to the fender well with a bungee cord. Easy peasy.
I think Doc was in a stream-of-consciousness mode when he responded to the OP. He knows very well that 1980 928s do not have knock sensors.
Thanks everyone for all the ideas and information. I spoke to Roger, and he gave me info on the lines, etc.
My priority this evening was to replace the alternator. It turned into a bit of a strange experience and left me with a few questions; I hope it's OK to start a separate thread on that.
As promised to those who asked, here are a few pics of the interior. Not mint, but not that bad for a 37 year old car. It seems that some surfaces have been recovered, likely a long time ago.
Thanks everyone for the welcome and helpful responses. I feel better already about this beautiful piece of engineering. I'm still getting to know the car and have as many questions as answers at this point. In response to Mike, I have no idea about the ball joints. Do they come with aluminum ball joints from the factory, and, if so, is that a good thing? I will try to get pics of the interior as well, although I'm sure that most of your interiors are better than this. Regarding Porsche gatherings, I'm in western Canada - Saskatchewan to be more exact - and one does not see many older Porsches here. It would be great is there was someone with an interest in these cars nearby.
The afternoon's project involved trying to get the fuel gauge working. Success - after pulling, disassembling, and cleaning the sending unit in the tank. I would have liked to replace the rubber feed hose, but after looking under the car it seems that the connection of that rubber line to a hard metal line likely takes place somewhere above the fuel tank. That makes me think that the tank has to come out to change the line, which is more than I wanted to do today. Or am I missing something? Tips appreciated.
Yes, if it is an 80, it came with aluminum ball joints and could have been changed. Always a good idea to take a look. I dove mine a good 500 miles before I read about them and they were popping.
They make a steal replacement that you can find in various locations online.
05-16-2017, 12:15 AM
