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Greg:
When I put my 911SC baby into storage prior to living abroad, I sent to Porsche Cars NorthAmerica (now in Atlanta) for their brochure of storage recommendations. I still have that list somehwere at home. If you would like to wait until I can find it, let me know. I did everything they recommended, and the only trouble I had was a seized electric fuel pump when I returned three years later (probably about to expire anyway, since it had been making noises prior to the storage).
Otherwise, PCNA can be reached at 1.770.290.3500 and ask for Bernd Schimmendinger. He speaks English fluently, is a very nice person, and I am sure he would be able to help you.
One thing you do not want to do is puts your cars up on blocks. The car was never designed to be supported from the body. It was designed to sit on its tires. The only benefit of so doing is to keep your tires from flat-spotting, but by so doing you would be extending the shock abosrbers beyond their working limits, thus exposing the sliders to the atmosphere, and inviting corrosion. I struck a deal with the storage company, who moved my car once a month for about one foot, thus moving the point on the tires which contact the ground. After three years, no flat spots, and no corrosion on my expensive Bilsteins. By the way, this technique was recommended by Porsche AG. And yes, I checked up on them on periodic visits home, so I know they did it. You just have to find the one nice individual who responds to honey, and not vinegar.
So, have no fear, do what Porsche AG recommends; after all, they designed the car. They know what its design limits and parameters are, and I would far rather trust them then some "amateurs" opinions....Andras
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02-13-2000, 10:17 AM
