SHE"S BACK!!!!!
Well, after a delay of 10 days of me trying to fix it myself, a week for my vacation and a week for my mechanics vacation the car is BACK! The CD box was the culprit and it was replaced with a rebuilt used unit. That solved that problem. I had already replaced a broken Thermo time Switch and all the plug wires with Magnacors while I was fussing around trying to find the problem.
With the replacement box installed, I wanted the car gone over from one end to the other with an eye towards fixing anything that needed fixin'(within moderation $$$). Not having ever driven a 930 for more than a few minutes before buying this one, there were some things I noticed, but attributed to the cars characteristics and my lack of familiarity with the car.... Well my mechanic noticed em' too, so it wasn't just my getting use to a 930. (I kinda liked it better when it was me, as that would be a cheaper fix )
There was a clunk everytime I went from 1st to 2nd unless I really let it out smoooothly, I thought was my lousy shifting, but after a spin on the allignment machine, it was diagnosed as the axles/cv that needed rebuilding/replacing. Coming from 20 years of automatic cars, I thought the tricky shifting was me, but it turned out my clutch was in need of serious adjustment as well. Mechanic also didn't like the sound of the motor and thought a valve adjustment was a good place to start and good preventive maintenance. He also thought we might be losing boost as the I/C o-rings looked to be the 19 year old originals and were probably leaking.
So all told, I went for the tow into the shop, a rebuilt CD box, 2 completely new axles and CVs (my choice rather than paying for the parts and labor for reduilding mine), valve adjustment, valve cover gaskets and nuts, intercooler O-rings, Redline 20-50 oil change, several wires and vacuum lines replaced, clutch adjustment.
The car runs smoother and quieter, the clunk is gone and shifting is much less exacting. As far as power, I am sure it will be improved (it was good before) but it was pouring rain here so I had no chance to try. The shifting was touchy before and under heavy acceleration you lost alot going from 2 to 3. That should on it's own help performance.
I have to say I am very happy with Rik from CIM Motorsports in Central Valley, NY. With the price of the parts, gaskets, oil, etc. he is very competitively priced and great to work with.
Now if this rain ever stops I can have some fun!
