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73 problems
I bought a 73 911T that hadn't been started in over 6 years. The previous owner had died and the wife finallly tired of the oil stains on the garage floor. I towed it home, put about 6 quarts of oil in it, let it sit for a week, turned the engine over by hand a few times and started to drain and change the oil. About 6 to 7 gallons of oil came out. In the mean time, I noticed that the exaust, muffler and under-carriage was soaked. There was even oil inside the exhaust system.
Months later after replacing practically the entire fuel system and switching the K-Jetronic injection to carbs, the engine started. I runs on about 3-4 cyls, smokes enough to cause the fire department to call, and eventually quits altogether. I did run a compression test, (of sorts), prior doing anything to it, and all cyls were about 100lbs, but mind you the engine hadn't yet run.
I'm very concerned about oil in the exhaust system. I assume that this is not a normal situation even if the tank and crankcase were slighlty over-filled. Also, is there a potential situation where the electrics get weaker and weaker to the point of failure and after sitting a couple of hours have enough juice to fire the cyls again?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks g
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