amdavid wrote: ↑Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:45 am
Fantastic. Sounds like you’re not far from the actual fire. Nsx, no harm, no foul with the shorts.....you can wear whatever you want, you’re a volunteer. Cheers to progress....
We had a victory today!
The starter solenoid was not functioning properly. It was not spinning the flywheel! We (thanks again, NSXguy) went through a bunch of parts boxes in the garage and didn't find a starter. We then went to the barn, on a mission. Had we looked in the first box that we nearly tripped over, when entering the 944 parts stall, we would have found another starter. As it was, we looked through a bunch of other boxes and bins that turned up different prizes. And by 'prizes', I mean minimally valuable junk.
We did a bench test on the starter and found that the solenoid did indeed function. We installed that, and got the engine to crank over. Yay!
We tried to build oil pressure by cranking the engine (plugs removed and fuel pump defeated). It didn't seem to work as hoped. I suggested we go with the counter-intuitive idea of starting the engine and switching off immediately after it fires. Do this several times; until we see pressure register on the gauge. This brought a fair amount of skepticism from the other guy and he indicated he would not want to be the one turning the key for this experiment. This is actually the recommended method for building oil pressure in the M9x engine, and had been my go-to method when my 996 sits for more than a day of two. Turns out the engine fired up right away and we did see pressure after about the third or fourth firing. Yes!
There is a lot of lifter noise. Not sure if the VW lifters that I cheaped-out on are the reason. We had good oil pressure, so that's important. We also did not get coolant to circulate. I think we need a new thermostat.
But the engine fired right up. That's a big deal!
No photos. I could have captured one with all the oil burning off the headers, but it's now too late for that.
Scott
LGB
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'I really haven't accomplished a damn thing, but I have had an awesome time doing it'. Gretch - 12/4/20