Good night in the garage. My thanksgiving 'deadline' is looming large. If I don't make it with time to shake the car down before we drive to MD, I'll live. But it'd be a great trip. And in fact, Thanksgiving 2012 is sort of the anniversary of my decision to get a 911. Wife and I were driving around the back roads of Westchester and came up behind a metallic brown Subaru. Ugly we both agreed. Then agreed that it, and any color, would look great on a 911. I knew I'd have to own one at some point, being a car guy through and through, but I had a deal with myself to drive a japanese transportation apparatus (okay rsx type s, not torture) until the Alfa was on the road. Well, I started looking for a 911 full time shortly thereafter and found my Carrera a few months later. So: Thanksgiving!
I'm surprised none of the books give tips on torquing the rockers. Even if we use the lower factory numbers, which I didn't, its really not every torque wrench and 5mm socket thats gonna fit in there. Although it pains me to undo work, I took #2,3,5,6 out, torqued #1,4 with the long extension, then replaced the rest. When going back to adjust valves I noticed that several (3 if I recall) rockers were sticking on the shafts. I backed out the bolts in tiny increments until they rocked freely. Slapped those valve covers on and felt great about it.
With some massaging, the D/S hard line now connects nicely to the T junction.
New seals, lubed w fresh oil and the oil cooler went on.
I did some lite cleaning on the HX's. Is that Chalky color coating visible between the far right and middle hole the protective coating? Are these things gonna rust now that the grime and coating are gone? I didn't go at them very aggressively, just knocked the grime off.
Am I crazy or is this starting to look like a motor? Assembly sure goes fast once you're out of the guts and back to ancillaries. Is it crazy not to replace motor and trans mounts? I somehow never even thought about it. Probably still have time to order them if its a must do.
