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Old Fart Attempts Rebirth of Garage Queen Gone Bad!, This is the year! |
Pat Garvey |
Mar 8 2010, 08:24 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
I meant to do this last year, but a lot of health & family things kept it from happening. Those are past history. So, now the process begins of bringing "Fritz" back to life.
For those uniformed, Fritz is my first Porsche. He could still win any concours, except he won't start! Each time I bought another Porsche, Fritz suffered. Nunca mas! My former 20 year love Bluto is in good hands, and I have no more excuses. I place this text here for help and experience from those who've done this before. Number one problem is the fuel system. My tank is so purty from the outside, but gross on the inside - been sitting for 4 years with rotten gas in it. I bought a "new" tank over the winter, but the PO rattle canned it & it looks like poop. It's a primo tank, just looks like crap. Now, as soon as my garage temp hits 55 (I have old hands & they don't like cold temps), I'll drain the old tank & see if it's salvagable. If not, I'll have the "new" tank stripped & resprayed. This will be the first step. So, I have some questions: 1. The car hasn't been started, or attempted. Should I have concerns about the pump? After all, it has old gas in it too. 2. Injectors - should I just change them (since they probably have old gas in them too). I have some new ones ready to go. 3. Anything else I should check in the fuel system, assuming I have a new/restored tank? I probably should have posted this in the Garage, but I wanted opinions from other wienies first. Fritz WILL hit the road this summer. Yes, I will get some help from professionals to make it happen. Yes, I will spend some bucks. But.. first, I have to do something on my own - the tank. Opinions and tech help appreciated. Pat |
SirAndy |
Mar 8 2010, 08:58 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,682 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
- Clean out old tank or use new one
- New soft fuel lines everywhere (!) - Check the hard plastic lines, if the ends are brittle, replace - New fuel filter - Flush the pump with fresh gas, it might just be OK - Either clean the injectors or use the new ones - Check your soft brake-lines, replace if needed - Check the brake pads - Check brake calipers, make sure the piston move freely - Flush the brake system and bleed the brakes - Get a new battery - Clean the air-filter or replace if needed - Change engine oil - Change transmission oil - Adjust valves - Check tires and tire pressure Fire her up and go for a drive! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Andy |
Pat Garvey |
Mar 9 2010, 07:42 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
- Clean out old tank or use new one Wish I could use the old tank, but I think it's shot - too bad, because it's purty! - New soft fuel lines everywhere (!) Have most of them, well, all of them since I checked. - Check the hard plastic lines, if the ends are brittle, replace Scares me the most. - New fuel filter Check - have plenty of those. - Flush the pump with fresh gas, it might just be OK I'll remove it & see. - Either clean the injectors or use the new ones Have some Factory new & some witchhunters, just need new boots. - Check your soft brake-lines, replace if needed They're new - no problem there. - Check the brake pads Get this, I still hve 20 years worth of asbestos pads. Don't tell! - Check brake calipers, make sure the piston move freely Feel fairly certain that Eric will need to tweak these! - Flush the brake system and bleed the brakes Understood - normal, simple maintenance. - Get a new battery Ooh, this could be an issue, since I want to stay with lead acid. I've used Interstate batteries for some time, but when I went to buy new batts for Ferg's T they told me 30 days minimum! May have to switch. No, I don't want Optima. - Clean the air-filter or replace if needed It's clean & ready to go - Change engine oil Fresh - Change transmission oil Do I have too? That crap really stinks! - Adjust valves Now, here's where I need a pro. I know what to do, but am too old to "get doen, get up, get down, get up). Think I have someone local to do it, though he hasn't worked on a 914 since he was in Porsche training in th 80's. - Check tires and tire pressure [color=#FF0000] Yeah, well, tires are 28 years old. Do you think I need some new ones? They only have 6K miles on them. Seriously - a great checklist. Not a "no brainer", but I've forgotten more than I knew!!!! Thanks Andy! Pat Fire her up and go for a drive! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Andy |
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