Newby Photo Documentation – Useful or Useless?

drewski · 07-23-2003, 01:54 AM

First off, I want to thank every member of this board. For the past four months I’ve been trying to muster DIY confidence by picking through your posts. Finally, I got the balls to replace my belts and ordered the necessary parts. Bottom line, I would never have been able to do this without your constant information and advice – thank you.

In order to give back to future newbs like myself, I thought a photo diary and step-by-step instructions might be useful. Maybe some more experienced members could give me some quick feedback on the following points:

*Do you think detailed documentation of an amateur belt job would be valuable? (I know clarks-garage is a great reference but I’m talking about a detailed, photo intensive, all-in-one guide to belt replacement.)
*If I make a detailed photo diary of a complete belt replacement, where should I post it? (Pelican tech articles, my own server, within the forum?)
*Would anyone with solid belt experience be willing to edit a draft version of the web page(s) for quality control?

On a side note, I have collected a lot of information and several books pertaining to 944 repairs. I have just about everything one would need with the exception of the factory workshop manuals. If someone has the ability and/or generosity to send/upload these manuals for me, it would be greatly appreciated. I would be willing to provide some incentive to those interested…$. (I would have bought the PDF versions off of EBAY but I don’t trust anyone who a) doesn’t work on 944’s, and b) can hardly write English.)

I might be foolish to provide “yet another” belt guide, but I think there is need for a better resource. In any case, thanks again to all the knowledgeable 944 enthusiasts that made my attempts at DIY maintenance possible!

tasdevil · 07-23-2003, 03:38 AM

Hi
Email Roger at raw2002@bigpond.net.au
he can help you with a manual.

97XRAY · 97XRAY's Garage

I can help you with the manuals as well. Send me a private message if you want a CD (and PET software as well).

SoCal Driver · SoCal Driver's Garage

Find Clarks Garage.

Think www.clarks-garage.com will get you there.

Z-man · Z-man's Garage

Please refrain from any discussion relating to obtaining illegal copies of copyrighted material here. Such discussions jeopardize this board and it's members.

Yes, that includes copying factory manuals and the PET CD.

Regards,
-Zoltan, Moderator.

TCMdocs944 · 07-23-2003, 02:18 PM

WELCOME!

Yeh Ski, Post yer pics!
I think that "second opinion" pics are great. One of the things I do before I tackle a tech job on the car is try to examine as many photo's/diagrams as possible. It is always nice to hear of others difficulties and success. Some things you will hear are really a bit#$ are really quite simple.
Man, I freakin love digital photo technology!
All of this WAS NOT possible 6-7 years ago.

Mark

drewski · 07-23-2003, 06:03 PM

Thanks for the info everyone. Mr. Moderator has a point - if anyone has more info about locating specific resources please email me. I do not support copyright infringement, but when a college kid is faced with paying $250+ for a couple binders… I paid less than $50 for a comprehensive 528 page Bentley manual on my E30…

Anyone have ideas on how or where to post my web pages? I can simply slap up a crude text guide within the forum but would prefer creating my own pages with customized navigation and lots of pics.

TCMdocs944, digi-cams have really changed the way we explain our ideas. I continually marvel at its usefulness… up until the point where I’m trying to take a picture with one hand while holding a greasy starter in the other!

MrPants · 07-23-2003, 07:17 PM

what size Honda is that?

drewski · 07-23-2003, 07:30 PM

Honda!!! Are you trying to hurt my feelings?

Dez · 07-24-2003, 08:35 AM

I think he meant the fireblade....8-)

Dez · 07-24-2003, 08:36 AM

Although, it looks like an Yamaha R6 and a GSXR 1100......

drewski · 07-24-2003, 09:42 AM

Nice shot Dez! I'm especially impressed by the GSXR spotting, it's hard to see. The Yammy is actually an R1.

MrPants · 07-24-2003, 08:19 PM

blast i was thwarted. i didnt know the yamahas had that color scheme.
is that your R1?

drewski · 07-25-2003, 03:58 PM

I wish. Unfortunately neither bike is mine... but I do have the best vehicle in the garage!

drew1 · 07-25-2003, 07:39 PM

Porsche Copywrites

4 or 5 years ago when I first got on the internet, I ran accross a guy in Australia who had his 924t in a Maserati dealership to have an exhaust leak repaired. He wanted info on parts & putting it back together since the dealers bill for the whole job with all new gaskets, seals, & fasteners would be more than he paid for the car. He was thinking of paying what he owed for the teardown & fixing the car himself.

I contacted PCNA, gave the story, & asked if I could make copies of copywrited material from the Workshop Manual & Parts & Ref Guide to send the boy. They said I could.

While buying parts for my wife's car, a dealer parts manager told me I gave him the wrong part # for a ring gear. I told him PET said the number I gave him supercedes the old number. He said yes it did. I asked him if I was susposed to have & use PET. He said officialy no, but it was so helpful that the company kind of looked the other way.

before I got PET, dealers have faxed me either PET or the old microfilm parts pages for me to verify what I wanted.

Pelican themselves used to have & maybe still do electric diagrams from Workshop Manual & pages of the Parts PET or microfilm on this site.

I think PCNA is generous with folks sharing their copywrited material but busts ass on somebody trying to go into business copying & selling it. I would say if you have a question, ask PCNA. I would bet Pelican did before they put the stuff on their site.

PCNA sells cars to people who like the way they drive & the styling. They wouldn't sell so many if they had the resale value of a Yugo. Take that 84 944that's computer doesn't have a blink code to help when it's not running right or won't crank, prone to timing belt, water pump, oil & water mixing, & clutch problems. PCNA knows these are cars for DIY folks, so they cut us some slack.

drew1

Blackfoot · Blackfoot's Garage

hey drew, i'm in kent, drop me a line at nirky@yahoo.com if you want a hand. unfortunately, a hand is all i'm able to give as i'm no mechanic, but have some time to spare these days.

like carter says, always have a backup.

drewski · 07-26-2003, 08:55 AM

Thanks Blackfoot, nice 968 btw. I've recently seen a mint 968 cruising around in Bellingham, you drive up North much? The belt job looks pretty cake and I'm confident I can finish her off solo. Do you autoX or participate in PCA/SCCA events around the Seattle area? I'm itching to get involved in some form of autocross but don't know anybody currently involved. There's nothing worse than owning a car you haven’t fully learned to drive...

Thanks again for your offer