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Last week, temperatures reached around 95 °F in some areas. So even when driving with my convertible top down, it’s nice to have the A/C blowing cold air.
In mid-June 2025, we did a wonderful Tour des Alpes through Switzerland. There was no need for the A/C there. The pictures speak for themselves. Nevertheless, it was an outstanding experience and drive.
Last edited by H.F.B.; Jul 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM.
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Last week, temperatures reached around 95 °F in some areas. So even when driving with my convertible top down, it’s nice to have the A/C blowing cold air.
In mid-June 2025, we did a wonderful Tour des Alpes through Switzerland. There was no need for the A/C there. The pictures speak for themselves. Nevertheless, it was an outstanding experience and drive.
Reminds me of my MC trip in the Dolomites.
Last edited by dlearl476; Jul 11, 2025 at 01:26 PM.
Last week, temperatures reached around 95 °F in some areas. So even when driving with my convertible top down, it’s nice to have the A/C blowing cold air.
In mid-June 2025, we did a wonderful Tour des Alpes through Switzerland. There was no need for the A/C there. The pictures speak for themselves. Nevertheless, it was an outstanding experience and drive.
Wow, just wow! Amazing scenery, amazing twisties. This is what we fix, repair, maintain our 968's for.. What the 50/50 transaxle 968 was meant for. Dolomites on my bucket list. Nearest thing so far for me has been the Scotland Highlands and an NC750 route round the top. Other than the annual drive to Le Mans, I need a proper South East EU trip.
I went with a fellow from Milan whose grandfather was a mountaineer and had been spending part of every summer in the Dolomites since he was a kid. We stayed in this place which was a cool family resort, all inclusive, and was a good point to hit 8 or 9 passes in the area. https://maps.app.goo.gl/5rgwfEStfKt4hY9u6
Definitely a bucket list trip.
Did a bunch of small things - got the belly pans back on the car, fixed a loose wiper, fixed the odometer gears and installed a used instrument surround that I sourced from DCAuto.
Recharged the A/C today. It’s blowing ice cold again!
Ditto, except I found that a PO (or shop) that converted my '92 to R-134a had put the low side adapter on the high side fitting, and some other fitting on the actual low side that didn't fit my R-134a manifold set.
I'm kinda like WTF especially since I paid a higher-end Porsche shop to troubleshoot and recharge the system last year and they said nothing about it...
Got to use a relatively new AC machine at my friends shop a couple of years ago. Had its own compressor and vacuum, vacuumed everything out, then charged all through the high pressure port, no running the car like with the individual cans. Program the exact refrigerant weight and it pumps it in to 1/100 of a pound.
The tech in your case GA probably didn't even look.
While building a 16v turbo engine I decided
to clean some parts today.
in my workshop i do a lot of ultrasonic cleaning, Cerakote, and vapour blasting (vapour honing) for classic cars and motorcycles.
Often, if you make a proffesion out of a hobby》 you loose the hobby. 😉
Still it gives me a lot of satisfaction to do my own engine 😎
Greetings from a sunny Lillehammer
Last edited by Marc1968; Jul 18, 2025 at 09:45 AM.
While building a 16v turbo engine I decided
to clean some parts today.
in my workshop i do a lot of ultrasonic cleaning, Cerakote, and vapour blasting (vapour honing) for classic cars and motorcycles.
Often, if you make a proffesion out of a hobby》 you loose the hobby. 😉
Still it gives me a lot of satisfaction to do my own engine 😎
Greetings from a sunny Lillehammer
That’s beautiful. My soda blaster does much the same, but leaves a “satin” finish.
A few years ago I audited some automotive classes at our local CC (free to seniors) Their shop had a really nice ultrasonic tank but morons kept contaminating the solution with really greasy parts. The sad part it was RIGHT NEXT to the ZEP parts washer.
In related news, I gave my engine compartment a douche with Koch Chemie’s Green Star cleaner in my foam gun yesterday before I did my plugs/wires/cap and rotor. Cleaned it up nicely, but not quite that nicely. That alternator looks stunning.
Last edited by dlearl476; Jul 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM.
Since I was swapping in the ~ 10 gram lighter FOL202 valve lifters I decided to change the valve stem seals. Got the high end Shley 91400B on car spring compressor. Got cylinder 1 keepers retainers and springs out. Used a heavy duty seal puller to yank the first intake seal. Running into an issue putting the new ones on, 3/16 quarter drive, 9/32 3/8 drive sockets all have a narrow portion in the middle that won;t slip over the valve. Does anyone know of a seal install tool specific to the 968/944 S2's ? The valve stem diameter is 7 mm.
Did a bit of cold leak down testing using the crappy Harbor Freight leak down tester. This is cold so only looking for gross leaks. Was worried I had done something to maybe bend a cylinder one valve but that one checked out at 15% leak. Cylinder 3 checked out at 5% leak rate, Cylinder 2 seems high, but was having an issue getting the hose to screw down tight on that cylinder - leaking lug seals had let some oil in and some gunk.
Anyhow if there is a tool out there for the valve stem seals I would like to use it. Also looking for valve spring specs.
Am using Corteco FPM flouride rubber seals.
On edit, after studying the cross section drawing of the Corteco 49472012 I realized a 10 mm socket would push the larger diameter of the seal over the guide itself. Just tried it and it appears to work - just need to double check its the same depth as the valve seal on the next guide.
