hwyrnr

Welcome aboard Chief

S4ordie

Welcome. I would roll your car north to Greg Brown for a thorough going over of the car. He is in Anaheim, as is 928 International. Both will be great local resources. Additionally, 928 Int'l is having their annual Sharktoberfest Oct 15th. I think it is the largest gathering of 928's in the world. A most excellent way to meet others with the same car affliction and to have a great time.

First things first.... Unless you have documented proof the fuel lines have been replaced recently, they are a fire hazard of real and great potential. It is a sort of Achilles heel in these cars. We lose a car every couple of months because of this or a burst power steering line that drips on the exhaust causing another frequent fire result. The last worrisome issue in terms of catastrophic potential is having the rear flex plate on the auto trans cars checked for deflection towards the engine block. The pinch bolt on the torque tube allows migration over time. The result is the thrust bearing is ground down at the back of the engine, resulting in block failure. There are excellent retrofit solutions to this.

I don't mean to frighten you off of your new purchase but these minor maintenance things (fuel lines and TT pinch bolt remediation), are simple things to address right now. A maintained 928 can last hundreds of thousands of trouble free miles. There are examples with 500k miles on the original engine/trans.

If you ask politely, I'm sure Mark Anderson, owner of 928 International, may even put your car up on his lift to check the flex plate issue. It is a simple matter. Greg Brown of Precision Motorwerks will likely be there as well. He can explain his super fuel line retrofit.

Welcome and do try to get to Sharktoberfest. It is the best investment you can make as a new owner.

Randy V

Only losers and rennlist rejects hang out at the Pelican forum.

Daniel5691

Speak for yerself, lonely boy !
I met MY WIFE on a Certain Nameless Website Which Sells Parts and Has a Forum and an Aquatic Bird Logo ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Randy V

Confirmation received!

SteveG

You must have lurked for awhile, 'cuz you knew to start with pics. We love to badger people for pictures of their cars, Welcome.

crustychief

I have popped over now and again since at least 2007. I am no stranger to Porsche but most everything I needed was over there. Until I got the 928, I am a very competent mechanic ( built off road race cars restored old muscle cars) I thought it would be a good idea to get to know rennlist and get rennlist to know me before I ask the "difficult question". Current cars hanging from the ceiling.

77tony

Get to know the 928 Rennlisters in the flesh. https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...st-2016-a.html Nice pair.T

Crumpler

I spent some time over there, I always found the members to be pleasant and knowledgeable.
Unfortunately, it is not always well attended...just not alot of action going on.

And yes, I did get the impression that there were a few guys living in exile over there.

Anyway, welcome aboard Chief. Looking forward to seeing more of your work...