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Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 08-01-2025, 11:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 235
Posted By grant lyon
'76 (only) has brake balance switch on side of MC

The white nipple push button switch is on the (left/driver's) side of the 1976 MC that you need to press (reset) after you bleed the brakes. IIRC a central slug in MC is pushed to front or back of...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 09-09-2024, 10:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 358
Posted By grant lyon
Have you tried moving the pistons back slightly...

Have you tried moving the pistons back slightly (retracted into) in the caliper bore? After rubber boot removal, I lubed with brake fluid and/or rusty bolt-nut solvent, and then used a clamp to push...
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 12-03-2022, 09:49 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 2,945
Posted By grant lyon
Front right pocket narrow end down, with reader...

Front right pocket narrow end down, with reader glasses in tube case to the right side of the wallet.
https://lewisnclark.com/rfid-leather-card-id-holder/
Nice leather, easy to grip and slide...
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 08-03-2022, 09:46 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,783
Posted By grant lyon
If Sched-40, sometimes your can peel off the 45...

If Sched-40, sometimes your can peel off the 45 sleeves and still have a good stub pipe. Assume saving the rt side stub. Cut 45 at end where stub has bottomed straight thru 90° to pipe centerline....
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 11-04-2021, 08:56 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,912
Posted By grant lyon
Safe Shipping case

I too have a beloved Blue Streak (and a spare). I was seriously considering have the steroid treatment + peep done by Mac-1, but read horror stories about shipping damage. Stories of shipping company...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 06-30-2021, 09:00 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,417
Posted By grant lyon
Another tip I learned somewhere (PP thread?) was...

Another tip I learned somewhere (PP thread?) was to initially only apply a very sparse amount of paint for first & second paint applications. Basically painting small paint mist droplets fairly...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 06-17-2020, 10:12 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 22,779
Posted By grant lyon
That's the illumination bulb/lamp/socket for the...

That's the illumination bulb/lamp/socket for the clock. Wire goes in thru a brown insulator disk, and outboard of both is metal rim that captures the disk. The metal rim extends inward as a cylinder...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 03-03-2020, 09:11 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,407
Posted By grant lyon
Basically suggesting you chase down potential...

Basically suggesting you chase down potential collateral damage/failure from the original failure; work your way outward from the known failure. I'm thinking you now have an intermittent connection...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 03-02-2020, 09:59 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,407
Posted By grant lyon
What do the pins of the burned out relay look...

What do the pins of the burned out relay look like -- overheated/dirty? Did you clean & inspect the mating connector sockets (say, use deoxit)? Also, you can find threads on PP on how to make...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 02-09-2020, 10:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 701
Posted By grant lyon
+1 Viton

+1 Viton
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 10-21-2019, 10:47 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,077
Posted By grant lyon
Apple watch 5 with celluar. Find My app lets me...

Apple watch 5 with celluar. Find My app lets me use my phone to find/track my mum (watch acts as an electronic beacon/leash). Just now upgrading her to Watch 5 for fall detection and alerts to me and...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 09-26-2019, 07:51 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,517
Posted By grant lyon
Check points wire at external threaded post going...

Check points wire at external threaded post going into the distributor. Wire crimp at spade could be bad causing intermittent connection.
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 06-27-2019, 09:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 888
Posted By grant lyon
+1 "start with an electric fan on the...

+1 "start with an electric fan on the bumper-mounted cooler"

I run 2 spal 5.2" fans (~313 CFM, ~$60 ea) on an external thermostat controller pushing thru a Terbatrol cooler, connected with rubber...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 05-03-2019, 08:55 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,496
Posted By grant lyon
IIRC, another member on an earlier thread...

IIRC, another member on an earlier thread suggested pick tool etc. What worked for me was to find the slot cut longitudinally along wall, and insert a screwdriver under the corner of the lip that...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 05-02-2019, 10:09 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,496
Posted By grant lyon
928 347 739 02 sleeve not as good as the ML...

928 347 739 02 sleeve not as good as the ML bushing. Had installed the 928 metal sleeve and found it removed some play, but there was still some relative rotation between the ID of the sleeve and the...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 04-15-2019, 11:13 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,475
Posted By grant lyon
Alternative: after pulling calipers off car, I...

Alternative: after pulling calipers off car, I used my road bike pump with presta fitting held over/on the short hardline flare end. With a wooden block clamped with offset to one side, then the...
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 04-04-2019, 11:22 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 302
Posted By grant lyon
+1 check with your CPA to find what he can import...

+1 check with your CPA to find what he can import and his preferences. I generate excel tax schedule reports out of Quicken because Quicken is what I know. Then the accountant manually re-enters...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 04-02-2019, 11:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 786
Posted By grant lyon
I've used the mirror pad adhesive on my '76 and...

I've used the mirror pad adhesive on my '76 and an '84. Available at PP:Loctite Rearview Mirror Adhesive. Key point: must thoroughly clean glass. IIRC IPA/Acetone worked well. Also key: set in place...
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 03-04-2019, 11:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 382
Posted By grant lyon
Double click the side on/off switch to make a...

Double click the side on/off switch to make a credit card payment at merchants with apple pay. Receive/make phone calls and text without pulling your phone out of your pocket (e.g. driving). Use SIRI...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 02-23-2019, 09:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 591
Posted By grant lyon
Guessing: helps convert laminar to turbulent...

Guessing: helps convert laminar to turbulent flow, for better heat transfer.
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 02-13-2019, 11:17 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,928
Posted By grant lyon
+1 check all items in "triangle of death." My...

+1 check all items in "triangle of death." My 3.2L had oil leak drips collecting in the same case area, and even forward enough to have oil drips (and smoke) on the exhaust cross-over pipe. Oil...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 01-19-2019, 10:05 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,793
Posted By grant lyon
Pig eye: seal is just a slip on ring so whether...

Pig eye: seal is just a slip on ring so whether the seal sticks to the unit, or sticks to the dash hole it doesn't really matter. For my gauges, 1st removal under my ownership, the seal tended to...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 12-17-2018, 10:29 PM
Replies: 530
Views: 89,070
Posted By grant lyon
See post #100 in this thread, AFAIK from that...

See post #100 in this thread, AFAIK from that post, the set screws are there just in case you need to back out the bushing. IMHO, a set screw turning against the side face of the bearing in this case...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 08-31-2018, 02:03 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 927
Posted By grant lyon
No thermactors period. If you have a 5 blade fan...

No thermactors period. If you have a 5 blade fan (Kalifornistan only), manditory to change to 11 blade fan; and for 20°C ambient temp that is all you'd need to keep oil temp just a needle width above...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 08-30-2018, 10:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 927
Posted By grant lyon
Location? External air temp when oil temp...

Location? External air temp when oil temp indicated 250°F?
If Calif config, from 5 blade to 11 blade fan.
+1 external cooler.
No thermactors.
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