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[POORscheMAN]

The previous owner of my ATV used a quarter and some JB Weld to patch a hole crated when the chain broke.

Not quite a Mc Guyver fix, but when the throttle cable on my friends Bravada broke, we popped the hood and one friend jumped on the engine and ran the throttle by hand, while another leaned out the window to see around the hood for steering and brakes. Not very safe, but we managed the few miles back to his house without having to pay for a tow.
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1978 924
Audi 5K Throttle Body - 10:1 comp
Stage 1 Cam -MSD coil- Crane XR700 ignition - Headers
260# springs -26mm rear TBars-
poly bushings -Weltmeister sway bars

1980 924 N/A -- stock
1982 931
1988 944
1994 968 M030

[morghen]

haha i had this "cable snap two people driving" too...we had a VW VAN...with the engine at the back...i was sitting at the back working the throttle and a friend of mine in front steering and brakeing.
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Supercharger and EFI kits
https://www.the924.com

[bruni]

Many years ago I had been servicing on a rally in my bosses V6 transit van when on the way home one of the big end ran the bearing, we still had 200 miles to go and the rally car on the trailer. After removing the sump we removed the big end caps to find out which big end had failed fortunately there was only one so we set about fixing it. Now we where in a service vehicle so had plenty of equipment, however I think the fix is worthy of merit. After locating the damaged big end the others caps where replaced, we then cut the con rod as close to the piston with the oxy accetiline torch, I can still remember the noise to this day as the piece of the conrod dropped to the ground. We then cut a nut and bolt to fit under the piston and jam the skirt against the cylinder walls. We them put a pipe clamp with a peice of leather belt around the big end to stop to much oil coming out and dropping the oil pressure. Put the sump pan back on and then removed the rocker arms to stop the valves opening on that cylinder. Then drove home 200 miles with a V5.
The boss was not to impressed but saw the funny side later
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1982 931
1975 harley sportster

[Rich H]

[bruni]

The conrod was f****d anyway and it saved us having to remove the cylinder-head
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1982 931
1975 harley sportster

[DOCO]

ive seen leather wrapped on an old poured babbit style four cyl just to make the sale.worked like a charm for a while....sawdust in a diff. to quite down the brgs works too but not fer long!!old indian tricks we use to call them!!!
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Doco "where am i going and why am i in this handbasket"author unknown
79 924 N/A "Webster"
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[Mike924]

After I rebuilt the engine on my old Triumph GT6, I failed to reseat the distributor properly and the dog-drive popped out about a mile from home.

The fix: card torn from a discarded cigarette packet lying in the road placed under the rotor arm to take up the 'slack'.

Edit: Only to get me home! I fixed it properly after that.
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1985 Porsche 924 'Lux', Kalahari Beige (my ex)
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

'There is no substitute for a little grease under your fingernails.' - Chrenan, 924board.org

[!tom]

I've heard of a piston made from wood, capped with the bottom of a soup can in order to get it to run good enough for an auction.
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78 924 NA
5-lug