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Paul · Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:40 pm Post subject: Porsche Parade Pictures

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/share/view?i=EeAM3DVy0Zs2jDOg&open=1&sm=1&sl=1
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White 01 986 "Christine"
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Owned and repaired 924s since 1977
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Vince Ponz · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3581 Location: Florida

Nice Paul,

I left home on Friday for a day with the wife prior to the Parade. Cameras loaded, extra clothes, rain gear etc in the back of the turbo. Made it as far as Pocono Raceway when the car started missing. I decided to return home. Not a good decision at that time of day. Got half way home and hit massive traffic. Decided to take the single lane to the George Washington Bridge. Wrong. Car died in a single lane with cars all around me. Let the car cool off and started again for about 200 yds. Died again. No power under load. Finally cops came and I got towed home the remaining 50 miles. Cost $350. I would have spent the same over the weekend. Anyone know what happened to my car. It will idle but under load it has no power. Me, I think it is 1. blown head gasket, 2. fuel pump.
It will run after cool down.
Sorry I missed you Paul.
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D Hook · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3158 Location: Omaha, NE

Which car did you take?
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Jazzerpet · Joined: 07 Apr 2003 Posts: 186 Location: Omaha, NE.

I had a similar problem with the 931 on the way back from Funfest. It started with a miss at 2500 rpm. If I kept the rpm above 3000 it ran ok. The miss steadily got worse over the miles and the car finally died and wouldn’t start about 45 miles from home. I replaced the fuel pump relay with a jumper and it ran fine. Of course I suspected the fuel pump relay. I did not have a spare on hand so I replaced the jumper with a toggle until the part came in. When the part arrived I happily plugged it in and went for a test drive. Didn’t get two blocks before the symptoms were back. When I use the jumper it runs fine, it will not run properly with the relay.

I have not tried to find the cause, but plan to soon.

Some side notes, when this first started if I stopped for a wile it would run fine for 10 min or so. Then the miss would come back. The miss seemed like water in the gas or starvation for gas. As I was driving during this time I reached under the dash to see if the relay was hot. The relay was pulsing, (engaging, disengaging rapidly) Don, Stan and Tom checked theirs at the same the only other one pulsing was Tom’s and his had a miss as well. Tom and Don was driving 924’s Stan and I had 931’s.

Hope this helps, sorry for the long explanation. At least I didn’t start with “in the beginning”

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D Hook · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3158 Location: Omaha, NE

Adam had a 924. Eve got sick of him always under the hood fixing it. She ran off with a snake, got nabbed and the two of them got booted and MADE to take the 924, just for extra punishment.
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Khal · Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:58 am Post subject:

Man, that looks awesome! I am so, so jealous!
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Paul · Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:15 am Post subject:

Vince sorry you had trouble and didn't make it. Did the rally today, it was a nice drive through the mountains and valleys North of Hershey. Just got back from a dinner of Maryland Crabcakes and Yuengling beer....
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White 87 924S "Ghost"
Silver 98 986 3.6l 320 HP "Frank N Stein"
White 01 986 "Christine"
Polar Silver 02 996TT. "Turbo"
Owned and repaired 924s since 1977
Porsche: It's not driving, it's therapy.

924RACR · Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:25 pm Post subject:

Sorry I still have not made it... was busy with other Porsche activities...

http://vaughanscott.com/Races/2005/Race3_05/checker%20med-res.jpg
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'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
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Paul · Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:30 pm Post subject:

Congrats on the WIN!!!

Neil924 · Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 4225 Location: Canada

D Hook · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3158 Location: Omaha, NE

Way to GO! Been waiting for a picture like that. Congratulations Vaughan!
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924RACR · Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:54 pm Post subject:

LOL! Thanks!

Now you know how I won - right arm extension to wave and distract the other guys...

(that's actually my crew chief Gregg hanging on to the flag, sitting on the fire bottle and accusump).
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'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
'82 931 Plat. Silver
#25 Hidari Firefly P2 sports prototype

Paul · Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 6:27 am Post subject:

I assumed you had mounted a clamp on the roll cage for such an occasion....
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White 87 924S "Ghost"
Silver 98 986 3.6l 320 HP "Frank N Stein"
White 01 986 "Christine"
Polar Silver 02 996TT. "Turbo"
Owned and repaired 924s since 1977
Porsche: It's not driving, it's therapy.

gla924sem · Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Posts: 405 Location: Taylor, Michigan

Got back from Parade yesterday. Now getting the 924 ready for the PCA Club Race @ Gingerman this weekend.

Drove the 924 to and from (475 miles each way). Not very comfy in a race seat but we made it. Did have the AC working to make the trip bearable.

Parade was GREAT. Never seen so many Porsche's in one place.

Put the 924 in the Parade Car show. Were two 924s, mine and a Holbert 924. Ran the rallye in novice class and had alot of fun.

Had a young man from the Marshall Islands attend in his 944. Parked next to us in the car show. Had his car shipped to California and drove it across to Pa.

Overall Parade was great and hope to attend again.

Paul · Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 1:17 pm Post subject:

Here's some picutres from this evenings Parade of Porsches:

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/share/welcome?i=EeAM3DVy0Zs2jDfg&notag=1&x=1&sm=1&sl=1