What Did You Do to Your 911 Today?

[lilacrs]

Participated in our last and very wet PCA autocross of the season. Many thanks to Brent Jones for taking great action shots of my car all season.

[Arne]

Checked it for oil leaks. For the first time since I bought this car over 18 months ago, it was totally dry!! Success... so far.

Seriously, pretty pleased with this. My '84 Carrera was dry over the entire 7 years and 23,000 miles I owned it. So I figured it could be done, was just hoping I wouldn't have to go all the way through the engine to do so.

The last 3 leaks were the #8 bearing, MFI drive on the left cam, and exhaust rocker shaft on cylinder #3. No leaks after a good drive and up to temp, no leaks after sitting for several days.

[Jim Breazeale]

Waited to the last minute to prepare for a track day tomorrow at Sonoma Raceway (Sears Point). My son and I are both registered but have to share the same car so I am going to track the 356 along with the 911 and make my son drive it during half the sessions. We have 7 20 minute sessions. Should be fun.

[raspritz]

Two days, really. Three days ago, a guy in an early 'Vette pulled up to me at a light and asked if I knew my brake lights didn't work. I didn't. Over the past two days, I learned all about the brake light system on a '69T. Starting at the ends, my John Audette bulbs both tested OK, but I found a broken fuse at position B6. Not blown, broken, so still sort of making contact. A tiny little 5A thing, I replaced it. Still no brake lights, though. I put the car up in air and checked the master cylinder wires; both seem OK. Both are grounds; apparently, they are for a switched ground circuit that controls a warning system for the early USA master cylinder (which circuit is not shown on my copy of the elusive '69T wiring diagram). I pulled the pedal board and checked power to the brake pedal actuator switch. OK. I tested the switch, and EUREKA; it didn't work! I pulled the switch and ordered a new one from Porsche, which came overnight. Before I installed the new switch, I rechecked the old one. @$%@#&%&. Now it works fine! Probably just some schmutz inside the switch that came loose with all the handling. I thoroughly cleaned the old switch and reinstalled it. Now the brake lights worked fine, but require a hard press. I pulled the switch again, tightened the adjuster screw, and reinstalled it. Voila! Now the brake lights worked perfectly. I then re-installed the pedals, pedalboard, and carpets. Done. What a PIA. I think I saved a small fortune doing it myself. So, does anybody need a brand-new Porsche brake light actuator switch? (Porsche used the same switch for a decade as the cruise control de-actuator switch).

[Xavier PJB]

Fixing a fuel leak - fuel pump replacement.
Cheers

[718RSK]

With some pointers from Jon B (thanks Jon!) I finally finished setting up the R&P backlash and side cover pre-load on my 901 box. Box is pretty much ready now

[oliver-911]

Installed my new old steering wheel 👍

[Jim Breazeale]

Turn 3A last Friday

[Chuck Miller]

nice !!!..................

[raspritz]

Given that I have two early 911s, and I tracked my ‘67 911 racecar on Sunday, testing my new Garmin Catalyst. Last night and today I installed my John Audette Cibie BiIodes in my ‘69. The install was....um....not plug and play. But it worked, and caveat I still need to aim the things, I’m very pleased with the results, which are exactly as billed. Ignore the cross-hatching in the photo; that is a reflection. Rich