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It's official. On Friday, we pull the 3.0 and open it up to replace bad valve cover gaskets and check for broken head studs. This old boy wants to be back on the road after 6 months in the krankhaus. #porsche #911sc
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It's official. On Friday, we pull the 3.0 and open it up to replace bad valve cover gaskets and check for broken head studs. This old boy wants to be back on the road after 6 months in the krankhaus. #porsche #911sc
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Ok seriously. That much dust?!? Since January? Can I call this a barn find if it's my own car? And if it's only been out of commission for 6 months?
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#porsche #911sc engine out service phase 1. Known issues: valve cover gasket leaks, head stud broken or head bolt loose/backed completely out.
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How many people can say they found a Porsche on Craigslist that comes with its own mechanic who does the work out of a love for the cars and doesn't ask to be paid? This is Marty the Porsche Whisperer. He sold me the car in 2009 and has aligned it, replac
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#porsche #911sc engine out service phase 1. First few steps: disconnect the battery, ignition module, fuel and oil lines. Block the front wheels and remove the rear wheels. More steps I'm forgetting.
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#porsche #911sc engine out service phase 1. Other steps: disconnect the shift linkage, starter connection, reverse switch, clutch, accelerator, axles, stabilizer bar and more steps I'm forgetting.
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#porsche #911sc engine out service phase 1. Another group of key steps in the removal process: proper jacking of the body and supporting of the drivetrain. Eventually, when the engine/trans are separated from the body, you're going to need to lift the bod
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#porsche #911sc engine out service phase 1. Body up, engine down. Slow at first. But once you attain a certain clearance, it goes faster.
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#porsche #911sc engine out service phase 1. Almost out. Note the drip cup at right where the oil lines are located. This bitch holds 15 quarts of oil in a combination of internal, oil tanks and oil lines.
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#porsche #911sc engine out service phase 1. The contract you sign when you buy an air-cooled Porsche stipulates that whenever you drop the engine, you have to pose for a picture in the engine bay. #jazzhands optional.
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#porsche #911sc engine out service phase 1. In search of a culprit. Eagerly removing valve covers to see where it's leaking, and find out whether we have a broken head stud or not.
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#porsche #911sc engine out service phase 1. We were deeply relieved to find that one head bolt had backed off of the stud, and a couple others were a little loose, but no broken studs, a common affliction requiring much deeper disassembly, not to mention
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#porsche #911sc engine out service phase 1. Upper valve cover off, lower in process of removal. The lower gaskets had failed - the source of my big oil leak. Both sides of the engine, actually.
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#porsche #911sc engine out service phase 1. The offending head stud. Marty the Porsche Whisperer stuck his magnetic probe down each head stud opening (6 up top, 6 down below, left side and right side - 24 in total). All we found was one nut off the stud o
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#porsche #911sc engine out service phase 1. Next task: remove exhaust to get at the timing covers.
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#porsche #911sc engine out service phase 1. Once the timing covers are off, we check to make sure all is well. After we've ordered all the parts for the gasket and transmission service, Marty the Porsche Whisperer will show me how to adjust the valves and
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#porsche #911sc engine out service phase 1. Marty the Porsche Whisperer's dog-eared #Haynes Manual.
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Adjusting the valves. Six intake up top, six exhaust down below. The exhaust valves were a little more out of spec than the intake valves. #porsche #911sc
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Get valve clearances right, then set the cams. It was off by a fraction of a millimeter on both sides. Let's see if it makes things quieter, smoother, or go faster! #porsche #911sc
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One timing cover back on, one to go. Then, valve adjustment and putting valve covers back on with their new gaskets. #porsche #911sc
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All new gaskets. No more leaks. We hope. Ready to put the transmission back on and drain/replace the gear oil. #porsche #911sc
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Putting the new muffler on was a bitch. The straps, over $50 each, didn't work with the bolts supplied. Second supply run of the day: new bolts from the hardware store. Still not long enough. Third supply run of the day: longer bolts. Bingo. Now it's read
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You can't imagine how many steps it takes to reinstall the engine. But we did it in probably three hours. Maybe two. After that, reconnecting a zillion things. We made it all the way to oil lines, but quit at about 7:30 pm before fuel and electrics. Not s
