It's alive I tell you!!
 

Success!!

Some of you may have been following my starting after rebuild problems: It must have been flooded after all the fuel pump testing! I looked under and wiped some drips off the headers and they were coming out of an exhaust port smelling like gas. After that I tested an injector with a glass jar; All was good! So... I figured before I start tearing into it I'd just give it one last collage try.

It started to make that cyclical rrrrrwrwrwrwrwwwrrrrrwrwrwrwrwrrrwrwr like it was trying to start. This was different than before!! So I put my battery charger on it that has an extra 50 amp start switch. It took about 20 seconds but she fired up!! I had to keep my foot on the gas to keep it revved. I was so pleased.

I threw it in reverse and backed/rolled out of the garage just in case. Then I got stuck in the car as I had forgotten to get anything to keep the pedal down and I was helperless!! Lukily, my muffler was so loud my wife and kids came out to see what all the raket was. I was able to get a piece of wood hannded to me and get out to check for leaks... none! YES!

She ran for 25 minutes then I pulled her into the garage and drained it. Now I need to set dynamic timing... and drive it!

http://www.rhodesign.com/porsche/imgs/Its_Alive.MOV

YEEEhaw!!!! Its only been a meager 3 years almost to the day...

thanks for all your help guys!

Best regards,

Michael

Congratulations! Nothing like the fear when you turn the key and then the ecstasy when it starts up!

Yeah this was the 4th time I had tried to turn the key so my fear had already been replaced with silly suborness ;) It sounds so nice too w/ the headers and sport muffler...

Tiem to drive!

-Michael

Congratulations Michael!

Nicely done!

Cheers

rebuild
 

Congratulations Michael. Good luck

Thanks gents! I have a big leak, but I know where it is and its easily fixable. Only happens under pressure too and the rest of the engine is bone dry ;) THANKS Mike for your help w/ the case sealing! You did a great job ;)

BTW, I noticed that my engine start date was 9/11 ... a sad day, but a fitting day for a good 911 rebirth.

Best regads,

Michael