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Bumblebee77
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 Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:23 am Post subject: New driver with a few questions? |
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Greetings all, just bought my first Porsche last week and had a few queries as i'm a stranger to the badge.
My fuel gauge isn't what i'd call super reliable. It didn't show full when i filled it up and the needle seems to bounce about all over the place fairly regularly. Is there anything i can do to get a more reliable reading? Also on the same topic... i know this is a very subjective question but... what sort of milage do you all think i might expect on average? Its a 4 speed '77 NA 924 running stock standard.
I've managed to pick myself up a Haynes manual off ebay as well as a replacement driving light i needed. Any other parts that are generally handy to pick up? Interior's pretty good, infact the car as a whole seems quite straight. Has a slight rear brake squeak already mentioned here and possibly a tiny oil leak but haven't really investigated that. Its only been in the garage a week and only just discovered a few little drops on the floor this morning.
How many of ya'll are in Brisbane? Know of any good people to take my car to in Brissie? Finally... what sort of options are there with this car in terms of mild enhancements in performance/reliability/economy?
Thanks all... thinking about joining the club next week as well. |
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Ozzie
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome-
Fuel guage would be the sender, probably bad connections.
I get around 30mpg
Most parts I source from the USA or UK (ebay) but some (very few) I get from Austral motors in Bris.
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Bumblebee77
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome. Thanks. I'm assuming my bouncy tacho needle would probably be the same issue then as well. One of the other members had a topic about putting LED's in the dash to brighten the otherwise fairly dull displays... might have to check things out when that gets done.
30mpg... so i guess that works out to about 10 or so l/km... if my math is right? |
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Ozzie
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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something like that- however my odometer has stopped working again so cant confirm.
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fezza575m
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you will love the porsche club....i have been in it for a couple of years now and loved every minute of it  . You must come down to next months event at Qld raceway
Speaking of porsche clubs.....Ozzie are you a member of the club situated up north. I am not to sure exactly where it is but i know for sure there is one.
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Mike924
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Ozzie wrote: | | ...my odometer has stopped working... |
There's a fix for that in the How-To section... 
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Bumblebee77
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Is it alright to rock on down to a club meeting or get together before actually joining? |
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Ozzie
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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Not a member up here. Probably in Cairns anyway.
I have fixed the odometer B4, got other priorities at the moment.
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fezza575m
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Bumblebee
Just come down to an event..you dont need to be a member to attend an event only if you want to participate (race on track, social events etc).
Ozzie
yeah must be in cairns there. I remember the president of the club up their speaking at a club night sayin how the track days happen at about 2am and involve the local highways lol. 
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ideola
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject: Re: New driver with a few questions? |
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| Bumblebee77 wrote: | | My fuel gauge isn't what i'd call super reliable. It didn't show full when i filled it up and the needle seems to bounce about all over the place fairly regularly. Is there anything i can do to get a more reliable reading? |
Have a look at this how-to written by our very own 924RACR. I've done this job on two cars now and it works great. Just take your time and be very careful with the delicate wires on the internals of the sender. Good luck!
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Bumblebee77
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Thanks... normally i wouldn't have the guts or trust myself to try anything with my car more complicated than an oil or plug change... but strangely i'm starting to get a little more confident and i'm actually looking forward to getting my hands dirty and trying some things for myself with this car. Still nothing drastically complicated though... i know my limitations.
Another question, my gearbox... or at least the shifter/stick feels really sloppy... wiggles around in gear and just doesn't feel as firm in travel between gears as other gearboxes i've driven, especially between 1st and 2nd. Any thoughts or is this a common trait? Please tell me its a common trait...  |
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fezza575m
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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i have the same problem
I think there is something in the "how to" section about it
when i get my car back i will get onto it
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ideola
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Bumblebee77 wrote: | | Thanks... normally i wouldn't have the guts or trust myself to try anything with my car more complicated than an oil or plug change... but strangely i'm starting to get a little more confident and i'm actually looking forward to getting my hands dirty and trying some things for myself with this car. Still nothing drastically complicated though... i know my limitations. |
One of the great things about these cars is that they are mechanically pretty simple. It is a great platform to learn on and to develop your skills. The most frustrating part of car repairs, often, is not having the right tool for the job. This site can help you a great deal, provided you learn how to take advantage of the search feature, because it will point out special tools required. Case in point, the fuel sender repair how-to that I linked to above requires you to "modify" a standard flat-head screwdriver in order to disassemble the sender. No big deal...but if not for that thread, I would've been stuck on that one! Don't be afraid to dive in. If you can remove plugs and put new ones in without screwing up the order of the plug wires in the process, you can do many repairs on this car, and save yourself a lot of money and aggravation in the process.
| Bumblebee77 wrote: | | Another question, my gearbox... or at least the shifter/stick feels really sloppy... wiggles around in gear and just doesn't feel as firm in travel between gears as other gearboxes i've driven, especially between 1st and 2nd. Any thoughts or is this a common trait? Please tell me its a common trait... |
| fezza575m wrote: | | I think there is something in the "how to" section about it |
Look up at the top of this forum: there is a sticky on this very topic. Here is a convenient link for you:
1979 924 NA or 1980 924 Turbo shifting problems
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Bumblebee77
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:34 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks... and again... sorry for the noob-ness. I did take a scan through the FAQ and tech section but recently my brain's been a little mushy and i'm reaching my daily limit of absorbable information relatively quickly. |
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ideola
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| Bumblebee77 wrote: | | Thanks... and again... sorry for the noob-ness. I did take a scan through the FAQ and tech section but recently my brain's been a little mushy and i'm reaching my daily limit of absorbable information relatively quickly. |
No need to apologize for being a noob...we were all one once 
Information overload / saturation is definitely an issue...it usually takes me three or four reads before I absorb enough of the content to apply it usefully
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