cobalt

AFAIK that only powers the electro-hydraulic booster pump. It is a heavy current draw and requires a 40A fuse. More than likely the PO put a 15A in there as a spare. I don't recall if the harness is different for the C2 vs C4. You can remove the two screws that hold the fuse panel down and look underneath to see if there are any wires from the harness running to it. That space should be left blank AFAIK. I will be pulling my C2 out of hibernation today I will try to check mine for you.

Mr Alex

Did you check the idle control valve and micro switch?

Spyerx

It for sure was a 40a fuse in there, the white hard plastic looking thing. i dropped it down the firewall so it's gone until the fuel tank comes out.

I'll pull it and see if anything isn't working. I did get a spare 40a fuse (not easy to find actually!)

cobalt

It may eventually make its way to the fuel pump opening. I wouldn't bother. You may try compressed air with a long nozzle to try to push it back out. The C2's didn't use it and if the sticker on the inside of the fuse box shows nothing than it was left empty from the factory. The PO probably didn't know and added it. They are not easy to come by and IIRC it is a form of a slow blow fuse so not a standard filament type.

Mr.Alex

Got everything running good now, but I'm not sure exactly what did it. I unplugged the battery to perhaps let the system reset and maybe run better with the new system. At the same time I cleaned the ISV again with carb cleaner, but this seems to have been unlikely fix because the new ISV I had bought didn't change anything. Unless that ISV was bad out of the box.


Q2:
On the ride I noticed I had noticable increase in NVH once RPM got to 3200 on acceleration and deceleration. Car is fine otherwise though, is this a common side effect of headers+new muffler? Or is something too loose or too tight?

cobalt

It can happen. I had an SC with a bad ($600 '80's money) CID box replaced it with a new unit with the same problem. It took me a year testing every other system to come back to it and swapped one out with a running turbo. She fired right up. I didn't know if I should be happy or pissed.

What exhaust system?

Spyerx

Yeah I'm not worried about it, but what is odd is it was definitely a factory fuse, and, the cover with the fuse diagram, while it shows no description for this spot, it does list the fuse value. It doesn't do this for any other open spots. Weird. And the wiring diagrams in the service manual seem to confirm it's only for the hydraulic pump.

cobalt

Mine is up on the lift right now. I will lower it when I get back from C&C this morning and see what mine says but I don't believe i have the fuse.

jpar

I just checked mine, I have a white 40A fuse in that slot, the label on the cover is blank. I pulled it as the car was running and it didn't seem to affect anything.

misterbeverlyhills

I have been using the same shop here in LA for about 8 years, they have serviced 2 Porsches of mine and up until about a year ago, had done an acceptable job.

Recently, while trying to fix a sunroof rattle, the mechanic tore my headliner. It is not an easy fix. While agreeing that the rip "was on me" the shop owner asked that I "work" with him on the cost.

We settled on a dollar amount he would pay me to have the repair handled on my own time, the process was unpleasant and I decided not to take the cars there anymore. The dollar amount was about half the actual replacement cost.

Several years ago I stored a set of almost unused D90 rims at that shop and now the shop owner will not return them. He says storage fees come to $2,850 and if I want my rims I would need to bring cash, despite the absence of any agreement on storage fees as well as my having volunteered to pick up the rims several times. They were always "under too much stuff" to be gotten prior.

So, anyone have any ideas on what recourse I may have in CA. to get the rims back? Sorry for the long winded background; I don't need them per se but they belong with the car and I kind of resent being blackmailed for my own property as well as dealing with a large gash in my headliner. It isn't worth going to small claims, maybe Yelp is the best I can do.

Thanks anyway in advance.

dhc905

^^ Talk to OJ, hear he is a specialist at recovering "stolen" stuff that belongs to you...

Think you are screwed and your best, cheapest bet would be to flex your PR muscle on Yelp, the BBB, forums, etc. to make sure everyone knows they're crooks.

Sounds like a bad situation..,

02m2

Easy....show up. Demand your rims if he does not hand them over call the police.. Take out your cell in front of him and call the cops. My guess is he will hand them over. Make sure you have proof they are yours.





QUOTE=misterbeverlyhills;13048764]I have been using the same shop here in LA for about 8 years, they have serviced 2 Porsches of mine and up until about a year ago, had done an acceptable job.

Recently, while trying to fix a sunroof rattle, the mechanic tore my headliner. It is not an easy fix. While agreeing that the rip "was on me" the shop owner asked that I "work" with him on the cost.

We settled on a dollar amount he would pay me to have the repair handled on my own time, the process was unpleasant and I decided not to take the cars there anymore. The dollar amount was about half the actual replacement cost.

Several years ago I stored a set of almost unused D90 rims at that shop and now the shop owner will not return them. He says storage fees come to $2,850 and if I want my rims I would need to bring cash, despite the absence of any agreement on storage fees as well as my having volunteered to pick up the rims several times. They were always "under too much stuff" to be gotten prior.

So, anyone have any ideas on what recourse I may have in CA. to get the rims back? Sorry for the long winded background; I don't need them per se but they belong with the car and I kind of resent being blackmailed for my own property as well as dealing with a large gash in my headliner. It isn't worth going to small claims, maybe Yelp is the best I can do.

Thanks anyway in advance.[/QUOTE]

cool whip

^Agree, call the police.
Someday you may wish you had the original wheels. Going on a public forum and bad mouthing their reputation could only make things worse. Stay level headed, good luck!

Goughary

Agreed. It's illegal to hold someone's merchandise ransom in lieu of payment, unless you signed a document signing them over to him in the event of non-payment. The law keeps the two separate. He must give you you wheels, and if he has a claim, he can file a claim against you in court for money's due. But they are separate.

Call the police. He has likely done this to other people. Someone needs to take a stand. So have at it.

misterbeverlyhills

Thanks, great advice all.

dhc905

Wow, glad this forum didn't have the nuclear codes during the Cold War.

I'd say talk to him. you've been a loyal customer for a long time, and you didn't know he was charging you storage fees. Tell him you will call it even for the headliner screw up and ask for the wheels back. If he demurs, I'd threaten to tell a wider audience about the situation, and if that still doesn't work threaten to call the police. But seriously, regardless of how in the right you may be, if you strut onto my property and threaten to call the police on me, you leave very few positive outcomes remaining for either party.