New 85 944 owner

[Guest1287]

Just picked up a 1985 944 and I'm pretty gitty about it. Only owned it for about 3 days and I started it today the engine cut off before I even released the key. It did that twice. Then I let it roll down the drive way a few feet then it started right up.

What the hell does this mean?

[shiftdrift944]

First welcome WallyD!!!
early 85 or late 85?

early 85 dash...



late 85 dash

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maybe ignition switch is going bad... or is bad you should check Clark's Garage Home Page it will help you out taking out the ignition switch and they have a lot of information, they go for about $15 and i think plus shipping ...on ebay check it out

did the car run when you bought it? and did the car stayed on when you "rolled started"? if so how long?

[Guest1287]

Thanks for the welcome and it's an early 85. The car started up good when I test drove it.
What happen was: I started it up and backed into the drive way, it started up fine. I turned it off and cleaned up a few things for about 30 min. When I tried to start it up again it turned over and before I even released the key it cut off. It did that 3 more times.
I then rolled it back into the street and when the car was level it cranked right up. Today I tried the same thing and it started up just fine.

I'll look up some info on the ignition switch.

Thanks

[ernie9944]

^^ Welcome to Pelican having own a 83 for 26 yrs I feel close to you ,when you'll get her sort out your gone love it ,very nice peoples on this site & always ready to help as you will find out ,before anybody say it we are addict to Porsche Porn here so pics are mandatory.

[Guest1287]

This is the color scheme I'm going for. My interior is almost identical but my seats match the carpet and my exterior is a faded burgundy.

[Gulf-Porsche21]

Welcome to the wonderful world of 944 ownership. I'm fortunate enough to own a 944S and a 997S and to he honest I enjoy driving the 944S as much as the
997S (except for the acceleration)! Seriously, you will have a lot fun driving your 944. Sure, the 944 does not have all that much power compared to many other sports cars, but it is a great handling car. Most stock 944s have a soft suspension, but if your suspension needs improvement you can do some suspension upgrades and once you do them your 944 will handle like a dream. I have driven my 944S at 2 DE events and if I'm driving well the 911s cannot keep up with me on the curves. Why not take your 944 to the track and see for yourself!
Good luck!

[mfischer78223]

Hey Wally D...I had the same issue...put in a new fuel relay, only about $25. Then had it checked out and turned out to be I needed to replace the speed AND reference sensors. Also fuel pressure can cause this issue.

How much did you pay for it?

[Grandad#3]

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Cheers,
Larry