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Topic: First Ride of the Season |
BC77-924
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Views: 1542
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 1:26 pm Subject: First Ride of the Season |
| Got back from 8 months in South America late last week. Amazingly I did see a blue 924 in the Obrajes neighborhood in southern La Paz, Bolivia! Got my project out of storage and everything seemed ok ... |
Topic: how many languages do you speak? |
BC77-924
Replies: 40
Views: 19952
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:01 am Subject: how many languages do you speak? |
| English, German and Spanish. Some Korean and Ayamara. It is interesting here in South America....the Spanish changes from country to country. |
Topic: Speedo cable, Bonnet/ Hood pins |
BC77-924
Replies: 14
Views: 7144
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:43 am Subject: Speedo Cable |
| Mine has broken in the same place twice. Just go out and buy a speedo cable for a VW Beatle or Old Karmann Ghia, it is the same thing. Regular Porsche price on the item was just under 100 dollars. ... |
Topic: Relay diagram for early 924's |
BC77-924
Replies: 0
Views: 1251
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:52 pm Subject: Relay diagram for early 924's |
| I am chasing down some electrical ghosts once again. My turn signals work perfectly but my emergency flashers dont work at all. All fuses are in good shape and I have tried swapping the switch with ... |
Topic: Coolant Overflow, New Rad Cap and Rating |
BC77-924
Replies: 5
Views: 2938
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:50 am Subject: Coolant Overflow, New Rad Cap and Rating |
| I have searched the archives about coolant leaking from the expansion tank after shut down. The consensus seems to be that the Rad Cap needs replacing. My original one was rated fro 15 psi. I picke ... |
Topic: Photos of the Hockey Puck Solution |
BC77-924
Replies: 6
Views: 4643
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:41 am Subject: Thanks |
Thanks for the comments. Looks like the best solution will be to replace the mount and the bushings. Who has the best deals???
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Topic: Photos of the Hockey Puck Solution |
BC77-924
Replies: 6
Views: 4643
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:55 am Subject: Photos of the Hockey Puck Solution |
Hello
I just got my 77.5 back from the shop with a rebuilt alternator and a used fuel distributor. It is running reasonably well, but not quite 100% yet. It seems like the alt bracket is bent and ... |
Topic: Fuel distributor |
BC77-924
Replies: 4
Views: 2834
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:05 am Subject: Fuel Distributor |
| I am having problems with my fuel distributor as well. The mechanics I have dealt with had the wise idea ro take the thing apart. Whatever you do, dont do that! They leak and dont function properly ... |
Topic: 77.5 progress |
BC77-924
Replies: 0
Views: 1361
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:49 am Subject: 77.5 progress |
| While I was away on vacation I had the car painted. Nothing really too spectacular, but an imprtovement nevertheless. As for the mechanical, it is a different story. The first shop made the mistake ... |
Topic: 77.5 update |
BC77-924
Replies: 19
Views: 9397
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 11:18 am Subject: Thanks for all the responses |
I have left the car with a different mechanic for the next12 days or so. Hopefully the new guy will be able to sort things out.
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Topic: 77.5 update |
BC77-924
Replies: 19
Views: 9397
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 1:51 am Subject: taking a break from it |
| I have dropped the car off this week for body work and a paint job. After that is done it will be taken to another shop (Yikes!!!). This new guy figures it is a burnt valve(s). I'll have to see how ... |
Topic: 77.5 update |
BC77-924
Replies: 19
Views: 9397
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 11:49 pm Subject: Yup it all checks out |
| The pressure is well within the specs and the injectors are in reasonable shape. The gas cap is still leaking however. The shop has gone over the car for the past several days but cannot find any sp ... |
Topic: 77.5 update |
BC77-924
Replies: 19
Views: 9397
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 3:04 pm Subject: New thoughts on the Problem |
| Well after trying just about everything else, I am starting to suspect it may be the gas cap. The seal appears to be leaking and as a result I think it is not building up enough pressure in the CIS s ... |
Topic: VW Bus CVs |
BC77-924
Replies: 3
Views: 2278
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 3:49 am Subject: In the same boat |
Hey there
I am in the same boat. My CV's need to be replaced. the aftermarket ones from NAPA are about 130 bucks a side.
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Topic: 77.5 update |
BC77-924
Replies: 19
Views: 9397
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:11 am Subject: Rough Running |
| There is a Hall Sensor in the distributor. The mechanic is still stuck with the problem. Everything checks out 100% but still wont run. On his test drive the car died and the battery went dead toda ... |
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