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ideola
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 Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 10:02 am Post subject: Shaggy needs help!!! |
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Got this message from Rasta's wife:
| Quote: | Hi Dan, sounds like we have a valve adjuster backing out. James is worried about worse case scenario. We're are en route to laguna seca currently driving past san jose.
Please post to board. Need to get help from someone around here or Monterey. Need tools. Need to get valve cover off and adjust before driving back to oregon.
Of course we are currently driving , meaning James is driving. Folks can have my email and cell number.
Thanks. |
Anyone in the relative vicinity of San Jose / Monterey that can lend a hand, please call me: seven 3 four . six 3 four . seven 9 two three.
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ideola
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 11:27 am Post subject: |
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Just got word that Shaggy has arrived safely in Monterey. Tools still desired if anyone is in the area.
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Fasteddie313
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Rasta Monsta wrote: |
Ideola drove Shaggy. . . |
| ideola wrote: | | Shaggy is without a doubt one of the most well-sorted water-cooled Porsches I've had the privilege to pilot. |
Until now..
You broke it dan..
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morghen
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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If its making a tappety noise check that oiling tube elbow.
Take the cover and main spark lead off and crank it for 20-30 seconds to see if oil reaches all lobes.
How can a valve adjuster be backing out?
its impossible...its a flat on one side screw and its being held like that by the valve spring...there is no way it is unscrewing itself.
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ideola
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Fasteddie313 wrote: | | Rasta Monsta wrote: |
Ideola drove Shaggy. . . |
| ideola wrote: | | Shaggy is without a doubt one of the most well-sorted water-cooled Porsches I've had the privilege to pilot. |
Until now..
You broke it dan.. |
LOLZ, now that's funny!
Update: we were able to put one of our local board members in touch with the Shag-meisters and will be bringing tools to them today. 
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Rasta Monsta
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 12:25 am Post subject: |
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Morgan...not impossible. One of the members here had one back out and destroy the lifter bore in the head (i wanna say an aussie racer - I remember the pics). I agree that it seems very unlikely, but a worn out adjuster might "jump" threads without turning.
Also, we're running a brass oiler elbow.
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fiat22turbo
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 2:32 am Post subject: |
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BTW, I still have your spare adjusters in my garage. Shall I make them available to the Lloyd's on their way down south?
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nickthompson
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 11:00 am Post subject: |
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| Didn't I just send you a set of lifters with adjusters in them a year or two ago? |
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Carrera RSR
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| Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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Assuming he's on the way to RR5, there may be a little Porsche spannering knowledge and tools on site 
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ideola
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 12:08 am Post subject: |
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| Carrera RSR wrote: | | Assuming he's on the way to RR5, there may be a little Porsche spannering knowledge and tools on site |
From yesterday: Rasta on the left, rbergin on the right.
Concerned about cam lobe wear:
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RC
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 1:41 am Post subject: |
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Hey Rasta, sure hope you have it all sussed out & rectified by now. Not sure if you were referring to me above but this does sounds familiar though, very similar symptoms, with catastrophic results. Have a quick read through this thread:
http://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?t=26599
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In my case it started as an intermittent lifter noise and developed into a persistent tap,tap,tap that was getting more severe. Checked the valve clearances that were all reasonable. Realize now that at this stage was probably only the crack progressively getting worse. A few hundred miles later the engine stopped abruptly when the lifter crapped itself completely and stripped all the teeth off the belt.
An expensive lesson learned. Should have pulled the cam and checked it thoroughly. |
Don`t know what facilities you have available, but having BTDT previously, I would pull the cam and remove every cam bucket individually and very closely examine with a magnifying glass and good light for any sign of fatigue. Reassurance & peace of mind if nothing else.
Best of luck buddy.
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Rasta Monsta
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| Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 6:37 am Post subject: |
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Cam Failure.
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