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[Mike924]

The metal coolant pipe on my car just hangs in the air (held in place by just the rubber hoses).

Porsche PET shows this pipe being held on with a strange bracket via via one of those rubber anti-vibration bobbins found around the car.

The bracket is missing from my car and I can't see where the fixed end would attach to. (The picture in PET is no help.)

Can any of you guys come up with a description or picture so I get an idea of what to look for (or even fabricate my own).
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1985 Porsche 924 'Lux', Kalahari Beige (my ex)
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

'There is no substitute for a little grease under your fingernails.' - Chrenan, 924board.org

[ideola]

I've often wondered about that myself, and upon inspecting the following enlargement of the PET drawings, I think I see what's missing:


Item #12 (047.121.094, support) appears to be designed to attach over the top of the thermostat housing (#25, 059.121.121, cover), and to be held in place with one of the two hex bolts for the thermostat housing. Pelican parts has it listed as WATER HOSE BRACKET, OEM-047121094, for US$17.13.

The other significant piece that would be needed is item #13 (999.703.239.00, bonded rubber buffer). Pelican lists this part as BONDED RUBBER BUFFER, OEM-99970323900, for US$5.39.

Both parts are special order, require minimum 1 week, and are non-returnable. The rest of the stuff looks like standard hardware (nuts & washers). I bet you could get some angle bracket and fab up your own setup for less than $22.

I was having trouble with mine moving around, causing the water tube (item #11) to rub on one of the hoses, so I used a zip tie around the tube and the coolant reservoir bracket to sort of hold it in place. But it's cool to see what's supposed to be there.
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erstwhile owner of just about every 924 variant ever made

[Mike924]

Thanks, ideola.

You must have got up really early to reply so quickly.

I think I see it now. Fitting over the top of the thermstat housing explains the strange shape in PET.

$17 for a bent bit tin! No way am I paying that. I'll make something up.

Thanks again.
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1985 Porsche 924 'Lux', Kalahari Beige (my ex)
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

'There is no substitute for a little grease under your fingernails.' - Chrenan, 924board.org

[ideola]