My new 944 and the reference sensor dillema need some advice from the Porsche guru's

[TSNAPCRACKLEPOP]

he can set the gap by placing a short ferrule or plastic bushing in there as a spacer.

[h8tr_]

well hello again today everyone i have some good and bad news, first lets start with the good news i was able to get the bracket out like i said in my post from yesterday I went wiggle it with my hand and out it came i guess the beating from yesterday showed the car i meant business it's insane the amount of trouble i went with this thing anyways here's the bad i broke the the bracket where he timing mark sender goes i guess from all the force from yesterday it cracked there. I haven't bother taking the sensors off yet I'm gonna take some pics and post them up in a few. I still cant believe it came right out.
thanks for the link John_AZ i guess i'll be ordering me a new one, oh and the "sleeve" came out with the bracket.

TSNAPCRACKLEPOP - thank god i didn't see those pics before i went to work on the car i would've gone crazy lol, i didn't go through 1/2 of what you did, stay strong my friend

[TSNAPCRACKLEPOP]

again, the human has won. congrats!

[h8tr_]

here are the pics

[TSNAPCRACKLEPOP]

damn those germans!

[Kevin Taylor]

Dude..........go pick up some cold beer now.
I had an ol friend that always had this to say.
No problem can't be solved without a cold coor's.

K.T.
1973 911 E 2.4 MFI
1983 911 SC
1978 911 SC
1965 Devin "D" / 1967 912 Power Plant
1998 GMC Serra 4X4 Z71
John Deere LT166
Money Can Buy Happiness........Buy A Porsche......a
YCR - YOUR CLASSIC RIDE - KANSAS CITY CAR CLUB

[John_AZ]

[QUOTE=TSNAPCRACKLEPOP;4497833]PIX of my turmoil, the human overcomes!!
[QUOTE]

Now THIS PICTURE IS FUNNY and thank you. A cushon, a lamp, power tools, a red rag for removing the blood from the intake and adjustable pliers, and a bottle of wine or Guiness under the "blue cooler" -----why would a guy want to leave the shop!!! I suggested crawling on top of the engine, but this goes to whole new level .
Porsche engineers--thank you for the wonderful time we spend IN our cars

Your custom hood support makes my broom handle look cheap .

Thank you,
John_AZ

[944_science]

It must have felt good to get that out! Nice work, I take it it's unlikely I'm going to get the bracket out then without breaking it?

[h8tr_]

well dude mines came out out of pure luck, if you could get the sleeve to move a little out then you could just put some pressure on it and it'll come right out then you could just pull out the bracket.

[944_science]

OK, by sleeve you're referring to the bolt sleeve to the right of the reference sensor? This is what stops the bracket from lifting straight up correct. It looks like it might pinch closed enough to slide it out, I guess I will give it a try.

[alantica]

Great work! I know you wanted to call 911 for the fingers and a "hitman" to those sensors. Wonderful pics & notes for others to reference when they have to battle their sensors. Congratulations, let us know when you get her to roll!

[TSNAPCRACKLEPOP]

thanks John, if you do not maintain some humor, these cars get depressing when out of commision. Yesterday, Sunday, I got mine back on the road with parts contributions from my brothers, Kevin and Robert. I had pulled the plugs, (bosch platinums), and could measure NO CONTINUITY across the electrode tip and top contact. I had a set of Autolite 65 that I had picked up at an estate sale for $1.00, and they looked the same on Sumday morning so I checked the and got about 7k in resistance, so in they went. The car would then start regulary, but barely ran, like 1000 rpm. Robert came up wioth a cap and rotr, and WALA!!!!!!, she runs like the day I installed the head. Suddenly, I am back in the Porsche, and all those little fixes like window switches and door handles seem important again!

[TSNAPCRACKLEPOP]

ps, what is an autolite 65? they are probably 20 years old NIB

[John_AZ]

Originally Posted by TSNAPCRACKLEPOP

ps, what is an autolite 65? they are probably 20 years old NIB

Was this a trick Q
http://www.power-21.com/AutolitePower21i/PartDetail.aspx?b=A&pn=65

The heat range _5 is a mid level

I use the cheapest single tip copper plug -99 cents on sale that matches the 924S and my car runs fine with standard plug color.

John_AZ

[TSNAPCRACKLEPOP]

thats what i found too. thanks!

hope h8tr is back on the road soon!

[h8tr_]

I hope so too I've taken a little break from the 944 to do the brakes on the TT, that is until i get the sensor bracket i ordered i'm crossing my fingers thats whats wrong with the car and not some other catastrophe, well i'll keep everyone posted

[TSNAPCRACKLEPOP]

we wait with baited breath, beers on ice!

[JAXTURBO]

H8Tr, all this effort will make cruising down the road put a smile on your face!

[h8tr_]

Hello everybody again thanks for looking out, I received the bracket i ordered i started installing it but i rushed on the installation its incredible how much easier it is to install, anyways its started getting dark and i hurried up but after i took a deep breath and cranked the car to no tach bounce and no start my guess is that i prob didn't adjust it properly and that has something to do with it I'm going to tinker with it tomorrow since i know how some time to troubleshoot, the past few days I've been in a bit of a slum the company i work for pulled a dick and Jane on us (anyone who has seen fun with Dick and Jane knows what I'm talking about) then again this is Miami you see people is new Mercedes delivering pizzas nowadays (really I've witnessed it myself) so I haven't been in the mood to work on the Porsche because I'd rather not know its something more serious right now because funds are gonna be very tight from now on, but tomorrow I'll give it a go and maybe i'll get lucky and I'll be able to hear her growl once more. I'll be posting my finding tomorrow so stay tuned

[TSNAPCRACKLEPOP]

I carefully marked the connectors before starting on my project along this line. Also, check to see if there are any fragments off the connector block broken off in the car side of the connector that would keep the pins from seating properly. the connectors snap together quite soundly.