Driving Los Angeles to NYC any advice?
08-02-2012, 09:58 AM
#17
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Disagree. Bring the belts, sure.
Are you really on the side of the road going to bring out your ratchet, 5mm allen socket, 24mm wrench, scissors/knife (to cut the a/c belt cause you don't want to mess with the compressor), and try to get this all back together?
Its a lot of tools for a rare failure, and to be honest, if a belt that is in good shape fails, you have other problems that are more severe.
Bring the belt, and maybe the triple square, but also bring your AAA card.
Are you really on the side of the road going to bring out your ratchet, 5mm allen socket, 24mm wrench, scissors/knife (to cut the a/c belt cause you don't want to mess with the compressor), and try to get this all back together?
Its a lot of tools for a rare failure, and to be honest, if a belt that is in good shape fails, you have other problems that are more severe.
Bring the belt, and maybe the triple square, but also bring your AAA card.
08-02-2012, 10:34 AM
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If your going through South Dakota anytime from the 5th-12th of August, be prepared for a zoo---Sturgis Bike Rally. Western SD has some great scenery while Eastern SD is flat and kinda boring...unless you like corn, humidity, and bugs. :-)
08-02-2012, 08:30 PM
#19
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If you're leaving anytime soon go the Northern route. It's waaaaay to hot and dry in the mid-south to even consider that route IMHO. Your 993 A/C will be struggling to keep up the whole way.
08-02-2012, 10:31 PM
#21
Drifting
Disagree. Bring the belts, sure.
Are you really on the side of the road going to bring out your ratchet, 5mm allen socket, 24mm wrench, scissors/knife (to cut the a/c belt cause you don't want to mess with the compressor), and try to get this all back together?
Its a lot of tools for a rare failure, and to be honest, if a belt that is in good shape fails, you have other problems that are more severe.
Bring the belt, and maybe the triple square, but also bring your AAA card.
Are you really on the side of the road going to bring out your ratchet, 5mm allen socket, 24mm wrench, scissors/knife (to cut the a/c belt cause you don't want to mess with the compressor), and try to get this all back together?
Its a lot of tools for a rare failure, and to be honest, if a belt that is in good shape fails, you have other problems that are more severe.
Bring the belt, and maybe the triple square, but also bring your AAA card.
The real reason to have the triple sq/12pt is just in case the random garage you find or AAA guy that shows up doesn't happen to have one. DON'T count on the Porsche toolset tool (search here for more info).
08-04-2012, 11:32 PM
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+1 on making sure your spare works. EVEN if it works, you may not be able to change it! Reason? The scissors jack is NOT ideal. I had a flat myself, a while back, on the Long Island Expressway, and the heat of the morning softened the blacktop SO much that the base of the jack was resting on 'mush'. I was 'forced' to call AAA and have a guy come with a Sears hydraulic jack so we could change it.
A fellow R-ler recommended you stash a couple of 8X8" pieces of wood - to act as a 'base' for the jack. Awesome advice, IMHO.
+1 on the spare DME relay and battery remote.
If you haven't already I would *seriously* put a colgan bra on the front. The 'nose' of your car is going to take a beating on this trip and it would be sad to have to get a front re-spray all because you wanted to enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime W-->E drive.
One day (bucket list) I am going to do this trip - or 'do' route 66.
Have fun and be safe!
Gerry
A fellow R-ler recommended you stash a couple of 8X8" pieces of wood - to act as a 'base' for the jack. Awesome advice, IMHO.
+1 on the spare DME relay and battery remote.
If you haven't already I would *seriously* put a colgan bra on the front. The 'nose' of your car is going to take a beating on this trip and it would be sad to have to get a front re-spray all because you wanted to enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime W-->E drive.
One day (bucket list) I am going to do this trip - or 'do' route 66.
Have fun and be safe!
Gerry
+1 on the Bra or alternative. I did a 11K cross country round trip in my "other car" last year, and the front end got blasted. If you have a clear bra, just plan on replacing it when you get back east. Some folks use a clear plastic shelf lining material from Target to protect their cars in autocrosses - it actually look fairly decent, and would do the job on your car also for a much lower cost.
> Oil - plan on adding a couple of liters on the road during the first 800 or so miles, and then it will settle down as the moisture is boiled out - even with new oil. At least that has been my experience with my former 911 and the 993, but not the 997.
> See P-car.com for how to add a override switch for your oil cooler fan. Easy to do if you are at all handy. Check you oil cooler resistor.
Stop and visit friends along the way to break up the trip if at all possible. Have fun along the way.
08-06-2012, 09:49 PM
#24
DME, AAA card, 2 flash lights , extra batteries, belts, in a can flat repair. Have a great safe trip.
