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Just an update. I got my baby back on the road! Being new at the air-cooled 911 fraternity, I certainly learned a lot of things. Specifically:
1. Old cars can get corrosion of the wires and connectors. Mine was restored in the late 90's, has less than 2000 miles since restoration, was always stored in a climate controlled garage, and never saw the rain. I figured the wiring would be free of corrosion. I was wrong! The two issues I had with the car, wouldn't turn over and no spark, were a direct result of corrosion. Upon close inspection, there was corrosion of the 7 and 8 connections of the top bonnet fuse panel that caused conductivity issues with power getting to the CDI. After I cleaned these up, the CDI sang loud and clear and produced spark. I also traced the dreaded yellow wire to the coil. There was corrosion on the engine (rear) 14 pin connector. I cleaned this up paying special attention to the 1 pin and it cranked over like new. I subsequently cleaned up every wire and connection visible in the bonnet, engine compartment, starter, and ground straps. I found corrosion on all of those areas. Reading through the forum posts, there is a tendency to chase after the things that are less likely the cause of issues. I was convinced I had a ignition switch and starter problems. I had those ordered and could have spent a lot of time, money and frustration changing out those parts. The sage people on the forum echo this throughout.
2: What a wonderful resource this forum is! Timmy2 (Dennis) and HarryD held my hand through this process and seemed genuinely happy to help a novice that asked too many irrelevant questions. A huge thank you to them and Pelican for supporting the site!
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