Getting frustrated with this car. Here I am, for the second year in a row, planning for months now to take the 993 to Porsche Parade. In Oklahoma City this year, a much longer drive from Florida than last years Parade in Birmingham.
Done a lot of work this year to make sure it will make the trip. This thread started with replacing the cooling fan and fan bearing last year after Porsche Parade. Then replaced every part in the AC system. AC now works perfectly. New clutch slave, supply line and master and rebuilt pedal cluster. No more clutch pedal hang. Replaced all four valve cover gaskets. Leaks greatly reduced. Porsche Parade in 3 weeks. I’m ready.
Except I’m not. A couple of days ago threw the alternator belt. Ordered the pulley update parts as mine still has the original small pulley halves. Paid $40 for next day shipping from PP so I can get this easy mod done before we go out of town Sunday for a week. Took the belts and pulleys off today and… spun the cooling fan and its contacting the shroud. Again.
Not happy. Alternator shaft is tight, new fan bearing super smooth. Checked and measured the shroud carefully and it is not warped. That leaves only the alternator as a culprit. Not sure how old this one is. Is there a date code on alternators? these are the only numbers on it I can find.
Turns out alternator new or reman 964 603 156 01 is out of stock everywhere unless one wants to buy the Porsche branded one for $1500. PP, Sierra Madre, AZHaus, RokAuto, *******,Sunset, Atlanta Auto etc all out of stock. eBay has a few shipped from Europe. Ended up finding a possible reman available on Pelican that has to be special ordered and wont be here til the 27th (2 weeks!) and only 6 days before we leave.
My plan now is to return the pulley update parts, wait for a reman alternator and do the Rothsport RS pulley single belt mod to eliminate 1 belt and the fan bearing. It irritates me to replace a perfectly functioning alternator because it “might” have an undetectable wobble just enough to cause my brand new $600 fan to drop 1mm and touch the shroud. Again.