The 944 is running....again (._.)

"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390) 08/25/2015 at 19:45 • Filed to: 944Lyfe

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So here’s what happened...

I was sitting in the car trying to figure out some way to determine what could’ve gone wrong. So I said “Scheiße” and used the most Clarksonian method I could think of not involving a hammer. I just kept cranking the car. And I saw the tach bounce, but instead of the 1/16” bounce the needle should’ve moved, it moved all the way up to the 1000rpm mark.

WTF?? So I get out of the car, and remove the distributor and look at the rotor. It’s all good. As I put it back together, I walk to the interior, only to turn around and look at the contact wires on the coil, pull some random sandpaper I had in my pocket, and clean them up.

I then get back in the car and crank it again, it fires up, and idles at 3000rpm!! At first I was thinking vacuum leaks, so I turned it off and back on. I get walk out to the engine and look at the throttle cable, it’s caught on the weirdly shaped throttle cam which is holding it at that rpm. I get it untangled and it goes back to it’s originally set idle of 1050rpm.

So, yeah.

jkm7680 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/25/2015 at 19:48

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Your 944 seems to enjoy playing games like that with you.

bob and john > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/25/2015 at 19:49

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WHHHOOOOOOOOOOO

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/25/2015 at 19:49

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Well, at least it works!

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > jkm7680 08/25/2015 at 19:52

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Goodness yeah it does. Every day is a new game of Operation for her, Russian Roulette for me.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/25/2015 at 19:53

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You might want to go through and clean up any electrical contacts you can think of now

CaptDale - is secretly British > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/25/2015 at 19:54

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Wow. What an adventure.... I hope my posts don’t become like this....

CaptDale - is secretly British > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/25/2015 at 19:55

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Also +10 Oppos for the gif usage.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/25/2015 at 19:56

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I can't tell you which car is more of a sadist, your 944, or an FB RX-7.

jkm7680 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/25/2015 at 19:58

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944:

K-Roll:

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > jkm7680 08/25/2015 at 20:00

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Pretty much

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 08/25/2015 at 20:02

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I’ve driven both, but I’d say it’d be a damn close tie between the two.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > CaptDale - is secretly British 08/25/2015 at 20:05

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I gonna say.......

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua 08/25/2015 at 20:19

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I’ve been putting off contacts cleaning for some time now. Time to finally do that thing.

Master Cylinder > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/25/2015 at 20:33

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It’s basically mandatory on the 944. There are quite a few chassis grounds that you should clean up. Mine doesn’t really have much in the way of corrosion but it still made a noticeable difference in how quickly it started up. So far, I’ve been lucky with no weird electrical issues. I’m hoping my luck holds until I can rip out all the old junk and run the engine off a Megasquirt.

Glad it was a simple fix!

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/25/2015 at 20:33

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My old ‘74 Olds had a similar issue if it rained, it demanded to have the points in the cap rubbed or else it would deny me my 455 goodness.

ly2v8-Brian > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/25/2015 at 20:37

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At least for a little while.

DogonCrook > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 08/25/2015 at 20:51

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As an owner of an RX8 and a 914 I’m pretty sure It’s a stalemate. I’m constantly fixing one to get it out of the garage to fix the other.

DogonCrook > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/25/2015 at 20:55

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Every time my car acts weird I jiggle everything. It’s surprising how often that works.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > DogonCrook 08/25/2015 at 22:08

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I agree.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > ly2v8-Brian 08/25/2015 at 22:08

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Shhhhhhhhh!!!

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Master Cylinder 08/25/2015 at 22:10

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I know someone on Rennlist who’s running full megasquirt right now. He tells me it’s the best thing he’s done to his car, and I completely believe him. Megasquirt is the answer for these cars when our Motronic units fail!

ly2v8-Brian > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/25/2015 at 22:25

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hey, i’m being optimistic.

pip bip - choose Corrour > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/26/2015 at 06:17

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\0/

win!

2BWise > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/26/2015 at 09:26

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I used to clean the battery contacts and grounds at least once a year. Otherwise, you run into all sorts of weird issues like you just solved.

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > DogonCrook 08/26/2015 at 09:37

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Every time my fiancee acts weird, I try jiggling parts of her. That never works though.

CaptDale - is secretly British > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/26/2015 at 11:11

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p.s. Are you also a Doctor Who fan?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > CaptDale - is secretly British 08/26/2015 at 11:35

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CaptDale - is secretly British > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/26/2015 at 13:09

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FANTASTIC!!!