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[staticsan]

Okay, I got to use my new tools this afternoon to see what I can pull off and look at. First problem: I couldn't remove the cables off the spark plugs. Makes it difficult to check the plugs. :-/ I'll definitely get some help, but on my own that wasn't going to happen. (Drat.) I didn't try pulling any of the injectors.

Ah well. So I thought I'd go poking somewhere else. Off came the air-ducts between the fuel regulator and the manifold. Hmm. Cool: so many pictures of the air-regulator and now I can see it for myself! Okay, that's what was taped up: the oil-breather -- I think that's what it is -- needs a new hose. What is there is a bit of a bodge. Well, that's easy, I can fix that. And I can see another hose that needs attention.

But I did get to look at things from a new angle. I've realized that what is missing from the Haynes book is a picture pointing out just where everything is. I still can't find the thermo-switch, for instance. But I think I finally found the WUR (why is it so far from the fuel regulator?).

I need the actual Porsche workshop manual, don't I?

Wade.

P.S. I got to show off my purchase after church this morning. It was well-received.

[924guy]

rubber boots on spark plug wires can seal themselves to the plug shafts pretty good sometimes, and the plug angle on these cars doesnt exactly give you allot of leverage. It is easy to destroy a plug wire end by pulling too hard on a wire, but that can be fixed if you can splice wire, best to aviod having too though.

there are also plug boot removal tools, but they are usually more of a pain to try and use than doing it by hand due to the tight spaces.

couple of tricks are using a dental pick or other hooked tool to break the seal of the rubber at the base of the wire boot, or try and turn the boot back and fourth on the plug until it breaks free (so the boot can rotate a few degrees either way.) if those efforts fail, you can try then again with a warm engine, BUT NEVER remove plugs in a warm engine, it needs to be overnight cool else you risk stripping the aluminum threads. you just want to try braking the plug wire boots free without burning yourself on the exhaust when its warm.

Once you do get them off, a little anti-seize compound on the ceramic plug shaft will help them to remain easily removable.

a haynes book at the least is a must have, a factory repair manual set is better. having both is optimal.
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