Have been lurking the board for years. Enjoyed following build threads and dreaming of one day owning a 911. I now have an early 911 but...together with it I got quite a few headaches.
Bought the car. Car run perfectly for ~2000 kms (except the oil leaks), engine felt nice and healthy(always started nicely/felt quite good on power). Car was then parked and stayed covered for 8 months while I was away.
Quick details on the car. Was originally a 1971 911 and mid 80s it received a full '79 SC conversion in Belgium. In recent years 2.7 motor was replaced with '81 3.0 SC motor. Car is a mild race build(suspension/safety gear)and a stock engine/gearbox. Car has been running with moderate success locally for couple of years. On paper it sounded perfect since I wasn't looking for a original or 'correct' car but a 911 to drive and to track with minimal running costs. Here are some shots of the engine as it sits today:
I'll try to sum up my problems starting with the main one:
- The car will not start. Didn't know how old the battery in the car was so replaced it with brand new one. Car still doesn't start. Fuel pump running(you can hear it on startup), starter works/turns but you can feel like there is some resistance to the crank/like the crank is too slow. If you do a couple of attempts you get the occasional pop like the car is actually going to start but even if you hold it for a couple of seconds doesn't start eventually.
- Previous owner said proudly before the sale that this one doesn't leak at all. Proved to be a lie since cars was leaking from day one. There seams to be 3 main oil leaks. Pointed with red arrows(altough I'n pretty sure are major enough so you don't need arrows to spot). Leaks when the car stays static aren't so bad but one of them is actually much worse when the car is hot(let's say after a 2-3 h road trip)with the engine running. Should I be worried?
- My car had also the...Toyota throttle problem. Which was quite scary on track but after searching on the forum found out that is something that actually happened to quite a few other owners so I know what to look for to fix it.
I'd love to hear some feedback and since I'm new, and not exactly sure of what has been done to the car, more experienced eyes might catch something that doesn't go along with what I wrote.