I started the 928 up today, and drove it up to the front of the house, where I inspected under the hood in nice direct sunlight. After re-attaching the ground strap, she didn't seem to have enough power to fire up. Electrics worked decent, and the tachometer set at about 10, which is very poor.
I am currently charging the battery out of the car, and the Voltmeter is reading 13.30+. The battery is obviously maintaining, but something is preventing the fire up process. I will re-install the battery in about an hour and see results.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Alternator Fail
I put in the new battery, as well as a new ground strap. After taking out the previous ground strap, you could tell it was just a POS. Corrosion had broken it in several places.
Anyways, with the new battery in, and new ground strap, I used the voltmeter to read about 12.50. I started the car up and she came to life right away. I measured again while running to get around 14.40. It was running good at idle, but after I gave it some gas, it began to lose power.
After a few revs, the tachometer dropped and dropped, until it was at at about 10, and then the warning light came on, and you could notice there was hardly any power at all.
I used the jumper cable on the negative ground, while holding the other cable clamped to the well. The battery did not seem to be draining either. It held at about 12.50+.
I let it sit for awhile and gave it another fire up. This time it held at about 12 on the tachometer, and it would stay put when I revved. It sounded very firm and strong. I turned the car off and fired up again, and it read around 14.45.
I let it idle for about a minute, and the tach dropped from 14 to 12. Voltage measured around 13.71. It can't make up it's mind whether it wants to hold or not.
Good thing I have a spare Alternator sitting here, because it needs to go in the 928...
Anyways, with the new battery in, and new ground strap, I used the voltmeter to read about 12.50. I started the car up and she came to life right away. I measured again while running to get around 14.40. It was running good at idle, but after I gave it some gas, it began to lose power.
After a few revs, the tachometer dropped and dropped, until it was at at about 10, and then the warning light came on, and you could notice there was hardly any power at all.
I used the jumper cable on the negative ground, while holding the other cable clamped to the well. The battery did not seem to be draining either. It held at about 12.50+.
I let it sit for awhile and gave it another fire up. This time it held at about 12 on the tachometer, and it would stay put when I revved. It sounded very firm and strong. I turned the car off and fired up again, and it read around 14.45.
I let it idle for about a minute, and the tach dropped from 14 to 12. Voltage measured around 13.71. It can't make up it's mind whether it wants to hold or not.
Good thing I have a spare Alternator sitting here, because it needs to go in the 928...
Friday, March 4, 2011
Future Plans
This will be a large, growing list of everything I want to get for the 928.
- Interior Paint- roofing etc.
- Interior Screw Set
- New Rear Hatch Seal
- All Electrics working
- New bulbs & covers
- Rear Quarter Panels (repair or get new)
- New Headlights & Headlight Covers
- Remote Start System
- Alarm System
- Custom Center Console with new radio and GPS, and Phone slot
- Rearview Camera
- Blindspot Rearview Mirror
- New Tires (Dunlop?)
- Front Spoiler
More to come...
- Interior Paint- roofing etc.
- Interior Screw Set
- New Rear Hatch Seal
- All Electrics working
- New bulbs & covers
- Rear Quarter Panels (repair or get new)
- New Headlights & Headlight Covers
- Remote Start System
- Alarm System
- Custom Center Console with new radio and GPS, and Phone slot
- Rearview Camera
- Blindspot Rearview Mirror
- New Tires (Dunlop?)
- Front Spoiler
More to come...
Battery or Ground Strap Problem?
-Tried to start, and got a little bit of power. Tried a second time, and no power at all.
- Charged Battery for a little while. Read 11.88
-Put the battery back into the car and installed it, then attached a jumper pack, and attempted to start the car
- Car started up
- Tachometer significantly dropped from 14 to 12
- Revved the engine, but it did not hold well. Sounded as if the car was about to die, after taking foot off the accelerator
- Battery significantly dropped minutes later to 10, on the tachometer.
- Very poor performance and sound. Timing belt not going normal speed, but still managing
- Turned car off
- Started it again, and the electrics worked. Lights popped up good
- Tachometer set at 10
- Attempted another fire up, but not enough power to go. Voltmeter read 11.76
- Alternator belt and Timing belts intact
- Battery seemed to very slowly drop while sitting. 11.76-11.72-11.68 within 10 minutes time.
Ground strap may not be working as it should. I am going to replace it and see if this solves the issue.
I also went ahead and picked up an extra battery yesterday, for a whopping $150 - $12 if I bring the other battery back.
Today is around 25 degrees with some winds. May not be great to go out and work on the car since it is outside. Tomorrow is reading 36 degrees, so I might have some time then. Otherwise, I will have to wait about another week to see what the weather is like.
- Charged Battery for a little while. Read 11.88
-Put the battery back into the car and installed it, then attached a jumper pack, and attempted to start the car
- Car started up
- Tachometer significantly dropped from 14 to 12
- Revved the engine, but it did not hold well. Sounded as if the car was about to die, after taking foot off the accelerator
- Battery significantly dropped minutes later to 10, on the tachometer.
- Very poor performance and sound. Timing belt not going normal speed, but still managing
- Turned car off
- Started it again, and the electrics worked. Lights popped up good
- Tachometer set at 10
- Attempted another fire up, but not enough power to go. Voltmeter read 11.76
- Alternator belt and Timing belts intact
- Battery seemed to very slowly drop while sitting. 11.76-11.72-11.68 within 10 minutes time.
Ground strap may not be working as it should. I am going to replace it and see if this solves the issue.
I also went ahead and picked up an extra battery yesterday, for a whopping $150 - $12 if I bring the other battery back.
Today is around 25 degrees with some winds. May not be great to go out and work on the car since it is outside. Tomorrow is reading 36 degrees, so I might have some time then. Otherwise, I will have to wait about another week to see what the weather is like.
Car Running
The Ignition Module was installed successfully and I picked the 928 up from the shop a few days ago. About a minute later, a wire cap fell into the throttle making the engine rev. The car died after I braked at the stoplight. My mechanic came over and jumped me quick, and I was able to get the car back home.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Winter Projects- 2010
I will be listing all Winter project here!
Once I get the Shark back home, I plan to mainly finish the interior up. I need to make sure all Electric Components and Lighting works, before I lay any of the carpet down. Once Electrics have been taken care of, carpet can be layed.
When Spring comes around, my PLAN is to paint the car a Venetian Metallic Blue, and possibly later on in the year, get some 993 Silver White rims.
Once I get the Shark back home, I plan to mainly finish the interior up. I need to make sure all Electric Components and Lighting works, before I lay any of the carpet down. Once Electrics have been taken care of, carpet can be layed.
When Spring comes around, my PLAN is to paint the car a Venetian Metallic Blue, and possibly later on in the year, get some 993 Silver White rims.
928 Ignition Module
Sent the 928 in about a month and a half a go give or take to the mechanic shop. They finally got to working on the car and stated the Ignition Module is not functioning. I bought a used one for $20 off of a Rennlist board member, so when it arrived I will have them throw it in, and see where that get's me!
Other parts I may need to solve the issue, and get the Shark running again, include a Distributor Green Wire, and a Battery Ground Strap.
Other parts I may need to solve the issue, and get the Shark running again, include a Distributor Green Wire, and a Battery Ground Strap.
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