We rebuild a 71 2,2 S engine who runed 2 years/50 000 km later without cooling fan untill the oil temp peeged totaly up and the pressure totaly down while the engine blocked the rear axle ( long story ). Everyone said the engine will not have survived that.
The car was trailored to Porsche Werk I to have a repair estimate.
It missed some 5 L oil and after they looked trough it they decided to run it again. ( Just for showing the attentants how a wrecked engine sounds ) After restart it just runed a bit rough and had lower oilpressure but no bad noises. They decided then to drive it on for a while and donīt use it as a daily driver for short distances anymore.
In fact this is now some 8 years and 80 000 kms ago. Since that incident the engine sound different and donīt "goes" like before, missing 10 km/h topspeed but the vital number are still abouve brand new rebuilt engines we had seen from the competition.
The owner from the car is a Porsche supplier and Porsche is
loaning that car sometimes to show how a good 2,2 is looking and runing. ( On the 50 year parade this was the only early 911 beside a 2,7RS driving in the official parade. They always say that they made the car, in fact if you look in the title it says Porsche AG
). Before the little misshap that car runs faster then new 964īs. The owner also had pushed the car regular on race tracks pissing of his friends trying to follow him with new Porsches
Its all the driver.
A other thing is since that all his cars where bought via us ( or direct new from Porsche ) and we service, repair, restore them.
Now thats some 5 911īs one Devin D with Porsche engine and right now i get dirty hands on restoring a 59 Abarth/Zagato 750 GT. Hopefull ready at the Mille Miglia.
Grüsse