...but the gas gauge is not giving an accurate indication, shows 1/2 or 1/4 full after filling the tank? But the reserve light still works correctly.

...and the garmin gps quit on me, explains the two wrong turns I made yesterday

So the starter does nothing? If so, it may be the ignition switch. There are a lot of threads on the "hot start relay". Put the car in neutral and use the parking brake. Get under the rear end of the car with a screwdriver and short the large wire (+12 volts) to the solenoid terminal. You may need to pull the wire. This may engage the solenoid and start the car. Lots of luck

Is the car in an area where you could push start it?

if it will just not turn over, then you can wait for it to cool off. On the other hand you can short across the solenoid with a screwdriver

Could be ignition switch as well.

Thanks for the responses, must have cooled enough, running again. Off to Texas.

Park on an incline to make push starting easier. Good luck, safe travels.

I can't have any more respect for someone willing to drive a 40+-yr-old car from St Louis to Texas, having it pretty much break down on them, then getting it running again and instead of turning around saying, OK I'm still going!

I got the hair-raising on my neck just driving mine an hour-and-a-half to the race track last weekend. And I swear I heard and felt every little stumble and bauble from the engine.

Good on you, man! Enjoy!

Good to hear Steve...

I thought you would rest after your long Route 66 drive....gee, hope you have good seat padding!!!

BTW...it was a pleasure talking with you at Route 66

Oscar

Steve,

Glad to see you’re back on the road. I concur with bdstone914 and Oscar’s comments. Best wishes for the remainder of your trip.

Steve is not the sort to sit around the house and look at his cars.

He really DRIVES them!!!!!

Wow, the guy does a lot of miles in Porsches.

Thanks, unfortunately I'm not in the hill country of Texas, but I will when I can.






















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I'm wayyy too trusting that nothing bad will happen

Actually, I've been meaning to add some padding to the seats

It was great meeting you Oscar, hopefully we'll see each other at another event. Love your car.

Thanks Jerry, spending the night in Longview, TX and heading to Corpus
Christi in the morning. Hope we meet again.

Steve

Good luck. Tapping the starter with a hammer or a tire iron can jar the solenoid loose. Safer than jumping cause you aren’t underneath when it starts. On my Route 66 venture I ran a wire to the battery area to boost a hot solenoid. Matter of fact it is still there.

get an ignition button that's what I ended up doing

17,000 miles on the orange 914 last year and I have plans for July thru Nov, I have to take June off to take care of me!! I'll probably have to sit around the house and look at the cars?














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Proof that I made it to New Mexico in the 911: https://www.pca.org/news/2018-05-08/treffen...ting-experience