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So not great news, as the lack of an oil pressure reading is not going to stop it from starting.

Any other suggestions as to what I can check next?

Paul

Hi,

I've just stuck my 924 back together after head gasket replacement.

and I'm un-able to start it.

It does seem to have fuel and spark, and seems to kick at the first crank but then ...

I don't know where I heard that the tube was structural, but I remembering reading is somewhere?

But that's good new.

fit the motor directly to the existing gearbox and put the batteries up front where the engine used to be

I was under the impression that the tube and the engine were an important structural membe ...

Hey, Thanks guys some really interesting ideas, and encouragement there.

Often you find with car groups that people will always tell you. Buy a new gasket and get over it. Advice I wished I took l ...

Convert the Porsche to run on batteries....

I guess it's now a bit more work than the just the head, and a gasket....I'm getting help.

My drive train engineer brother in law has said it's do-abl ...

yes, I can confirm that I have lost the fight and the headgasket is gone, starting it pushed the water into the oil eeeeeeek

any handy hints to replacement?

thanks for you help thus far.

Paul

Thanks Guys... am picking up compression tester tomorrow.

will let you know.

Paul

Ok, I've done a real work over and go it started, checked the belt timing Ok.

Only front 2 cylinders running, as in the car will start with plug leads to back 2 cylinders un-plugged and not make a ...

yep, got fuel got spark.

Timing belt slipping sounds good, that should also produce a lack of compressions to won't it/

I thought I had,

thanks though

Paul

Hi My 924 NA 1981 refuses to start, it was overheating when I last ran her, and I'm not sure what to expect. There was also a kind of "ticking" noise under hard acceleration.

heads?
val ...

Well, I took the 195/65 option, Yokohama.

the look very "right" the speedo is just as inaccurate as it ever was (GPS checked), the gearing is perhaps a little bit shorter. But the tyre ...

do I want to go to 65?

got me worried now, so 195/60 won't give standard ride height/diameter? I've only ordered them - maybe I will need to see one on..