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| TheCabinetmaker |
 Dec 5 2003, 04:03 PM
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My brother has a very sweet 78 SC with under 70,000 miles. It hasn't been started in about 3 months. He parked it one day when the druck pressure needle started jumping and then quit working. I suspect a short or loose wire. He started it today and it sounded fine and ran fine for about 3 minutes, then a huge billow of white smoke engulfed the car and garage. Any ideas? Oh, its a 3.0L, completely stock.
He'd owe me big time if I could figure this one out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Just kidding, I'm the one who owes him. |
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vsg914 911 guru's Dec 5 2003, 04:03 PM
seanery Did it make any noises before/during the smoke?
O... Dec 5 2003, 04:08 PM vsg914 no noise. not sure about smell.
Shirt arrived tod... Dec 5 2003, 04:14 PM seanery I'm sure I'll get grief for this, but I am... Dec 5 2003, 04:18 PM J P Stein How was the oil pressure.....gauge work at all?
Ho... Dec 5 2003, 04:18 PM vsg914 Sean, It did smell, but he couldn't explain wh... Dec 5 2003, 05:00 PM dsmeyer Jeroen Check the oil pressure sender (Druck = german for ... Dec 5 2003, 06:48 PM vsg914 No oil leaks.
Jeroen, No stalling. engine revs go... Dec 5 2003, 07:06 PM TimT Could be a loose wire, or the sender may have fai... Dec 5 2003, 07:11 PM vsg914 Hmmm, white smoke. water vapor. been sitting for t... Dec 5 2003, 07:41 PM boxstr I have a 1983 911SC Cab. that I put away in the wi... Dec 5 2003, 07:51 PM Carl As long as there was no backfire ((BANG)) on start... Dec 5 2003, 08:18 PM dsmeyer J P Stein Water "smoke" is steam, it disapates quickly.
Oil... Dec 6 2003, 02:21 AM DuckRyder Is a 78 CIS?
I changed the oil pressure sender o... Dec 6 2003, 07:00 AM vsg914 Ok, I checked the car myself today, and here is th... Dec 6 2003, 06:14 PM TimT Buy borrow or somehow get a mechanical pressure ga... Dec 6 2003, 07:10 PM ! They do that all the time....they suck oil in from... Dec 6 2003, 08:02 PM
Jeroen I just browsed the factory shop manuals, but I cou... Dec 6 2003, 08:46 PM  |
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