The terms are often used interchangeable, but there is a key difference between a transaxle and a transmission. Rear and mid-engine Porsche have a transaxle. Our transaxle isn’t original to the car, but is number range appropriate. A bit dirty from storage but California Motorsports (CMS), where we plan to take it for evaluation, say …
After my home workbench rebuild of the distributor, I decided to send it off for testing. Yes. I am trading money for some piece of mind. Largely because I remember what it was like to own an unreliable car and not know if you will make it to your destination. Or worse yet, be sitting …
I took Sunday to try to restore the Marelli S112BX distributor I bought off eBay. There isn’t a ton of info out there are these distributors, but I was able to find some help. PartsKlassik offers a rebuild kit, which is great given that parts were hard to come by for some time. It doesn’t …
Discovered today that our 914-6 engine has Zenith 40 TIN carbs. When I look at the Porsche 914 Factory Parts Catalogue, it appears to list only two carburetor part numbers (left and right) which are 40 IDT Weber. So appears these are not the correct carbs. Word is Zenith were original to 911T motors. Something …
Even thought I’m elated that the engine fires up and idles, there is some room for improvement. If I try to increase the revs too quickly, the engine wants to die. Looks like there’s a general 3 step approach. Stoddard has a handy online Tune-up Specifications page for most of the pertinent numbers: Adjust the …
Everything is assembled. Engine is mounted to a Zalex Industries running stand. New battery sourced. I’m finally at the point of trying to fire this engine up. With a heavy blanket and fire extinguisher nearby, I tripled checked the wiring and attempted the initial fire up today. It was both exciting and extremely nerve racking. …
What a long strange journey it’s been. After two years, almost to the week, of off and on weekend work, the assembly is finally complete. Had I known the state of the engine I was starting with, I may not have attempted this project. So many wrong parts. Not just unoriginal, or date code incorrect. …
I believe, nay badly hope, I’m purchasing my last engine part. I had put off the battery purchase till the very end, in hopes of getting a fresh one. I landed on the “red top” 6-volt Optima AGM battery, based on user reviews, 356 Registry forum posts, and availability. I was able to get it …
I finally broke down and bought a new oil bleeder / filler / breather. I had really hoped to restore an original. Not only did I hope to stick with theme of using original correct for the car parts where possible, but also save several hundred dollars. I had two candidate parts that appeared to …
I finally got one of the air guides (aka dual flapper boxes) installed. It was quite a fiddly bit. I undoubtedly marred my paint, which is frustrating. First it wasn’t obvious to me how it fit between the fins of the head. I was going to have to bend some metal to get it to …
