What did you do in/on/for your Porsche today?
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Re: What did you do in/on/for your Porsche today?
Aaaah! We'll have to get Bootsy to uprate your fitness programme if you're knackered after 4 x 20 odd second runs up a hillclimb that's 15 minutes from home ........
Not much chance of getting you 500 miles from home for 7 or 8 x 50-odd second runs up Doune in a weekend then???
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Not much chance of getting you 500 miles from home for 7 or 8 x 50-odd second runs up Doune in a weekend then???
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Re: What did you do in/on/for your Porsche today?
I went looking underneath for an oil leak after I was stuck in traffic yesterday and noticed the smoke coming out the back every few minutes as oil dripped onto the heat exchanger.
I seems to be coming from the oil crossover nuts.
It seems to be impossible to tighten them without removing the heat exchanger and oil return tube?
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I seems to be coming from the oil crossover nuts.
It seems to be impossible to tighten them without removing the heat exchanger and oil return tube?
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Thanks Andy. To be fair it’s just had a bare metal repaint.Lightweight_911 wrote:It still looks stunning John !!johnM wrote:
You wouldn't think, looking at that picture, that your restoration was finished !0 years ago ...
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Nothings beats a Barry/DC Coachworks refreshjohnM wrote:Thanks Andy. To be fair it’s just had a bare metal repaint.Lightweight_911 wrote:It still looks stunning John !!johnM wrote:
You wouldn't think, looking at that picture, that your restoration was finished !0 years ago ...
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Can’t wait to see your car John, looks wonderful
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Summer solstice last night, so we had our usual run up to the highest pub in the UK, TanHill .
Proper Eclectic mix of transport for our group … 2 ‘modern’ Porsches, 2 old Porsches , a 1950’s MG, a motorbike and a push bike !
Weather was stunning and for once it wasn’t like water ship down on the return trip
Proper Eclectic mix of transport for our group … 2 ‘modern’ Porsches, 2 old Porsches , a 1950’s MG, a motorbike and a push bike !
Weather was stunning and for once it wasn’t like water ship down on the return trip
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It *could* be that JB but don’t rule out a drip from above settling on the nut as the lowest pointjb wrote:I went looking underneath for an oil leak after I was stuck in traffic yesterday and noticed the smoke coming out the back every few minutes as oil dripped onto the heat exchanger.
I seems to be coming from the oil crossover nuts.
It seems to be impossible to tighten them without removing the heat exchanger and oil return tube?
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Is that the grey Paul Stephens car that sold at auction recently? Looked cool.hot66 wrote:
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Thanks Mark.sladey wrote:It *could* be that JB but don’t rule out a drip from above settling on the nut as the lowest pointjb wrote:I went looking underneath for an oil leak after I was stuck in traffic yesterday and noticed the smoke coming out the back every few minutes as oil dripped onto the heat exchanger.
I seems to be coming from the oil crossover nuts.
It seems to be impossible to tighten them without removing the heat exchanger and oil return tube?
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You could be right but I couldn't see anything else and being a pessimist I settled on this as being the problem which would take it out of my comfort zone.
So I think I will have to let a pro fix it ... or leave it again for another few years.
I think I am beginning to understand why perfectly usable cars get left to gather dust because of a relatively minor issue!
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Wipe it over with a rag, ignore it
Air cooled cars all leak, it’s just varying levels
Air cooled cars all leak, it’s just varying levels
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It is . Bought by a mate from up here . He’d have been at CLM but had other commitmentsSam wrote:Is that the grey Paul Stephens car that sold at auction recently? Looked cool.hot66 wrote:
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I think that is what I did last time.Gary71 wrote:Wipe it over with a rag, ignore it
Air cooled cars all leak, it’s just varying levels
I did think of trying to tighten it with a hammer and punch but I was worried that it might be a reverse thread.
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Re: What did you do in/on/for your Porsche today?
I think it is most likely that the pipe union is leaking. The male to male union in the case are usually really tight, until you try and undo the pipe and then sometimes they decide to unwind which is most unhelpful!!. Neither are left hand thread, but I would not be tempted to attack with a punch.
Pic is of my trusty 32mm, and a Silverline fan spanner 32/36 mm. I bought it years ago, and the head is a few degrees different to the normal spanner and it has a crank on it, which is really useful for tight spaces.
I have used it several times to nip up unions that are otherwise inaccessible with a normal spanner. Might be worth a go before doing anything drastic
HTH, but as Gary says a tiny drip is not really worth chasing unless you can nip it up in situ
Wayne
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Pic is of my trusty 32mm, and a Silverline fan spanner 32/36 mm. I bought it years ago, and the head is a few degrees different to the normal spanner and it has a crank on it, which is really useful for tight spaces.
I have used it several times to nip up unions that are otherwise inaccessible with a normal spanner. Might be worth a go before doing anything drastic
HTH, but as Gary says a tiny drip is not really worth chasing unless you can nip it up in situ
Wayne
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Wot he said.
I bought a 36mm ring spanner and cut through the ring so it slips over the pipe.
I bought a 36mm ring spanner and cut through the ring so it slips over the pipe.
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What did you do in/on/for your Porsche today?
Actually you could wipe it and slot some cloth just above it and go for a drive.
If it’s from above the material would catch it, if from the nut you’ll have another drip
If it’s from above the material would catch it, if from the nut you’ll have another drip
The simple things you see are all complicated
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah