[bumblebee]

Recently acquired the 1992 968 cab , black on black , prettiest thing I have ever been in !!  Runs well so far , but I know so little about this machine I need a quick crash course (No Pun Intended) on maintenance and repair . I did see the "New Member/Owner Advice" on this forum , and this is what prompted me to sign up .

I have noticed a lack of printed repair manuals for this vehicle , any suggestions on that would be greatly appreciated . Looking forward to my new education , hopefully it will not be too expensive  .

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[94SilverCab]

Welcome,

 

Lots of great resources here, both historic and by members, we've seen it all.

 

Before anyone else chimes in...the very first thing you must know is when the Timing Belt/Balance Shaft belts were replaced. If more than 4 years OR 15,000 miles ago, change the belts immediately. If you don't know, change the belts immediately.

 

Lots of other things that you will soon learn, but that's the one that will cost you big time.

 

Jay

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[Waylander]

what he said ^ huge priority

 

and welcome

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[Rap]

Welcome. Enjoy your new ride!

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[MCL968]

Welcome, do 5 posts and you can post a picture of your new ride. A few of us have electronic copies of the manual, once you have full member status you can PM an email address and get a link to them.

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[az968]

Welcome, and follow the advice on the New Member Advise discussion.   These are great cars but do have their idiosyncrasies.

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[bumblebee]

Thanks for all the well wishes . I have a sticker under the hood about when the timing/balance shaft belts were replaced , I will be having that done soon . I have in the past done most of my own mechanical work , I'm hesitant without some kind of manual . Most of my experience has been with early British cars (1962 Sprites) and as you know , this is a pretty far cry from those !! This car sat for a couple/three years before it came to life a few months ago , so I am definitely taking it slow and treating it very gingerly until I get to better know it . If the truth be known , the car doesn't have too much to fear from me , my wild days have long since been behind me , I'm too old , fat and feeble to go too fast these days . Anyway I do like the car , it is very clean and I do hope to be able to maintain it in the fashion it deserves . Thanks again , and I will be relying heavily on all your advice .

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[Rap]

You didn't mention you had no feet. Why can't you go fast? Tell us what we are missing. Many among us are old and fat!

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[az968]

These cars will make you go fast, guaranteed to take 50 years off your age.

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[bumblebee]

az968 and Rap , I like the way you think !!  Being 18 again and knowing exactly when to hit the brake , would be wonderful !!  I may have taken a little artistic license with the facts , I still like the cars ability to "get out of it's own way"  on occasion . I just have to keep in mind that this car is not well known to me , and I want to enjoy it for some time to come . The more familiar I get the quicker I may go , it certainly seems to want to do that ! 

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[Rap]

I was sitting in the new car in a parking lot after just having come out of harbor freight and a guy come up and says nice car. He then asks me if I drive it. You not one of those guys like the 70 year olds who buy a new Vette and drive it 20 mph are you? Any number of pithy comments came to mind but I just said nope. I bought it to drive it. Bumblebee drive your car.

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[94SilverCab]

After you change your belts, every mile is playing with fire. Especially if it sat for 3 years.

 

Driving the car is the best way to keep it going, these machines want to be used.

 

Jay

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[az968]

Right, get it fixed up right away and then enjoy the hell out of it.  Easy car to drive, not like the better known model of Porsche, that's like throwing a dart backwards and expecting it to go straight.

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[tejon007]

Welcome!!


A very long time ago...the first motor I ever rebuilt was from my dad's 67 (?) Mark IV Sprite (he also had a couple bugeye/frogeye sprites), which he drove for maybe another 25 years until he sold it and it returned to England. Later I found Porsches to be so much better and would not want to drive an old English car again (well, maybe a type e Jaguar). The 968 is a step in the right direction.

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[bumblebee]

Tejon007  you are quite right about the Porsche being so much better , but then again , that is an unfair comparison . I still have a 1962 Sprite tucked away in the corner of the garage . To say it is Spartan compared to the 968 would be an understatement . Of course both cars are 26 and 56 years old respectively , I'm thrilled to say both are still around !! I compliment your mechanical skills to rebuild the mighty 1275 and have it last for 25 years . Although the AH Sprite is not going these days , it is still on the bucket list !!

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[pdxmike]

Welcome!

 

Here is a link to the factory workshop manual.

 

<a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.oldpanels.com/uploads/docs/p_968_wsm1.pdf" title="External link">http://www.oldpanels.../p_968_wsm1.pdf</a>

 

You may also want to familiarize yourself with Clark's Garage which has many procedures for 924/944 applicable to the 968.

 

https://clarks-garage.com/

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[bumblebee]

Thank you so much pdxmike , this will help a lot  !!  I have been on Clarks Garage briefly , very good info for sure , thanks again  .

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[tejon007]

Bumblebee,


We adapted a 1098 head (for higher compression), added a side draft weber, and converted it to positive earth...still not up to the contemporary Porsches ...

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