2.4T engine rebuild

911hillclimber · Post by **911hillclimber** » Sun Jun 19, 2016 8:33 pm

Put some plugs in if not done already....

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Sun Jun 19, 2016 8:50 pm

Plugs are in. That's the easy bit! Cheers for the encouragement

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:46 am

So.... The time is nearly upon us...

Helps to be wearing the right T-Shirt for the occasion

(apologies to shiny engine lovers for non shiny silencer!)

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 4:15 pm

Awesome stuff Gary - you've done brilliantly to get this far

Post by **Bootsy** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 4:18 pm

Gary71 wrote:So.... The time is nearly upon us...

911hillclimber · Post by **911hillclimber** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:07 pm

Got that T shirt myself!

In and running by tomorrow evening then.

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:34 am

Maybe not

it went in, then it came out again and to take the box off so I could align the clutch lever to the bearing this time around. It's now back in again but nothing connected.

Luckily I hadn't gone too far plumbing and wiring before I realised the mistake.

Hopefully I'll grab some time Saturday, I want to start it before fitting driveshafts etc just in case!

911hillclimber · Post by **911hillclimber** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:53 am

We've all missed the fork in the bearing in day gone by, so easy to do.

Wise move on those drive shafts, terrible job.

Good luck with it Gary, but I'm sure it will be sound as a £.

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:47 pm

Well. Who would have thought?

Started first turn of the key and settled into a smooth 6 cylinder idle...

I've never been so scared of starting a car in my life, thought of hundreds of hours and thousands of pounds going bang was a bit too much for me

Now to put the rest of the bits on, and work out why the alternator light is on when the ignition is off and off when it's on...

Post by **Bootsy** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:49 pm

Well done Gary!

johnM · Post by **johnM** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:52 pm

Way to go Gary. Great result.

DustyM · Post by **DustyM** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:55 pm

Nice one. Very Satisfying, once the nerves have calmed down...

911hillclimber · Post by **911hillclimber** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 1:31 pm

See, told ya!

Nice one, always a heart beat skipper when you turn the key, it fires, and you STARE hard at the oil pressure gauge.

You should be good for SPA then after all?

jtparr · Post by **jtparr** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 1:32 pm

Excellent result Gary....!...well done

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 1:40 pm

Fantastic! Think of all that money you didn't have to spend on laxatives today as well. Double bonus.

It's definitely the single most terrifying part of a build I think.

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