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Jferr006 · Jferr006's Garage

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Originally Posted by Rick V

Is the car issue with the engine management or with the body stuff. The reason I ask is there is a lot of VW in the pre 85.5 944's. They are basically re-skinned 924S's

The initial getting it started problems appear to be with the engine management. The fuel pump will cut on if you jump it but, even after changing the DME relay and the sensors it will not cut on when you try to start it. Hubs turned it over by hand(which is good because it's not locked up obviously) but we have no fuel, no spark etc.

Jim Richards · 02-07-2013, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Rick V

I call dibs on the chick in denim.

(if Beth will let me)

IF. Hahahahahaha!

azzarule · azzarule's Garage

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Good morning folks.

The girls in the ZZ Top video is just like the membership of the local El Camino Club. Yea, that's the ticket. Sure, the club is not a bunch of Grey haired geezers, it is chicks like in the ZZ Top video. Sure Really!

really? So you are a card carrying member then, and go to all of the club functions, just to talk cars......

I watched it for the ZZ boys music and the cars!!! Way too cool, the girls meh, but thought the stijners might like it for hump day.

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Originally Posted by Jim Richards

Your real name is Walter Mitty, isn't it?

ha ha ha

You guys are so funny!

Jferr006 · Jferr006's Garage

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Originally Posted by Jim Richards

Janet, I have mixed feelings over your yanking out the 944 engine, but I can understand the rationale. One of my friends has a SBC in a 951. The original turbo engine was constantly crapping out on him at the track, so he went for a more reliable lump. I would think the 944 engine would be more solid.

yea my feelings are mixed also but, in a perfect world it would a nice running 2.5...between the 944 forum here and 944 online. We '44 people seem to have the most problems.

Rick V · 02-07-2013, 05:32 AM

The stuff ZZ Top plays is not complicated at all , but no matter how much I try I can not manage that level of distortion without either feeding back or having the cops called on me. I would love to know how that much overdrive is actually managed.

Rick V · 02-07-2013, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Jferr006

The initial getting it started problems appear to be with the engine management. The fuel pump will cut on if you jump it but, even after changing the DME relay and the sensors it will not cut on when you try to start it. Hubs turned it over by hand(which is good because it's not locked up obviously) but we have no fuel, no spark etc.

I'm sure hubby has yanked the fusebox and fixed the potential water damage, and done all of the power and ground pin tests at the DME, right?

azzarule · azzarule's Garage

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Originally Posted by Rick V

The stuff ZZ Top plays is not complicated at all , but no matter how much I try I can not manage that level of distortion without either feeding back or having the cops called on me. I would love to know how that much overdrive is actually managed.

wow, way to techno complicated for me, but understand your musical frustration there Rick. Maybe you need to grow the beard!!!! Maybe the magic happens in there somewhere!

Jim Richards · 02-07-2013, 05:35 AM

Janet, if it was my car, I would work on getting it running with the stock engine, drive it a year or two, and only then consider whether to swap engines or not.

GH85Carrera · GH85Carrera's Garage

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Originally Posted by azzarule

really? So you are a card carrying member then, and go to all of the club functions, just to talk cars......

You guys are so funny!

In fact I have some business cards printed up with my contact info with the El Camino Central logo to had to people that ask me about my Elky. More people ask about my Elky than the 911.

About the only event the club has is a monthly breakfast. We have done a couple of drives down Rt 66. I don't think we have had any women even show up except the wife of the Air Force Sergeant. We did a complete overhaul on his Elky while he was serving in Iraq.

Jferr006 · Jferr006's Garage

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Originally Posted by Rick V

I'm sure hubby has yanked the fusebox and fixed the potential water damage, and done all of the power and ground pin tests at the DME, right?

yep, we spent several days outside, phones in hand testing everythign that PP and 944 threads told us to. Neither of us knew much about Porsches so we started with the basics, timing belt and sensors and then moved on to the supposed electrical issues. The crappy part was everytime we needed a part we'd have to drive across town almost an hour and hope the import parts store had it. It' makes trouble shooting slow and painful.

Jim Richards · 02-07-2013, 05:40 AM

My dream light-duty pickup is the 67 El Camino SS

Jferr006 · Jferr006's Garage

I still kind of want a s2000... but I wanted 944 more so..

Rick V · 02-07-2013, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by azzarule

wow, way to techno complicated for me, but understand your musical frustration there Rick. Maybe you need to grow the beard!!!! Maybe the magic happens in there somewhere!

The beard is coming off today, I call it the Santa starter set since it is mostly white

GH85Carrera · GH85Carrera's Garage

One of the members has a 57 Elky. He was going to stuff a 454 in it but we all talked him into putting the original number matching engine back in.

I can't imagine ever not having some sort of light duty pickup bed vehicle. After 21 years and 300,000 miles I think I will just keep it.

Jim Richards · 02-07-2013, 05:50 AM

I went cheap an bought a 2001 Mazda B3000 out in SoCal. The last pickup I had I sold shortly after getting married (30something years ago), and used the proceeds to buy a Volvo for my new wife. It sounds on the surface like a man-card violation; however, I got an MG for myself.

I really like having a truck.