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Gabriel’s Horn JANUARY 2010 The Official Newletter of the San Gabriel Valley Region of Porsche Club of America

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Gabriel’s HornJANUARY 2010The Official Newletter of the San Gabriel Valley Region of Porsche Club of America

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TABLE of CONTENTS

04 CALENDAROFEVENTS BOARDOFDIRECTORS

05 CALENDAROFEVENTS APPOINTEE’SANDCHAIRS

06 EDITORSNOTE

07 2009L.A.AUTOSHOW byAlfredAbken

08 2009L.A.AUTOSHOWcont.

09 BREAKFASTTOURTORANCHOdePHILO PHOTOS

10 SGVR2010EVENTPLANNINGMEETING

11 UNDERTHETUB,Volume44 byJamesAlton

12 UNDERTHETUBcont.

13 CONCOURSSCHOOLFLYER

14 CHANGETHEOILINTHE911sDAY byDikkJones

15 HOLIDAYBRUNCHPHOTOS

16 MEMBERSHIPREPORTandANIVERSITIES byTyAnderson

Gabriel’s Horn January 2010

Gabriel’sHornistheofficialpublicationoftheSanGabrielRegionofthePorscheClubofAmerica.StatementsappearingintheCircuitarethoseoftheauthorandarenotnecessarilytheopinionsoftheCluborit’seditorialstaff.Theeditorre-servestherighttoeditallmaterialsubmittedforpublication.PermissiontoreprintanymaterialisgrantedprovidingfullcreditisgiventotheaurthorsandGabriel’sHorn,withtheexceptionofcopyrightmaterial.

PleasenotifyTyAndersonofanyaddresschanges:[email protected]

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San Gabriel Valley Region of PCA CalendarJanuary 20101Fri NewYearsDay4 Tue SGVR Board Meeting9 Sat SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream, City of Industry16Sat Zone8PresidentMeeting&AwardsBanquet,ManhattanBeachMarriott16 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting18Mon MartinLutherKingJrDay29&30F-S Z8SDRTimeTrial,BigWillow

February 20102 Tue SGVR Board Meeting6Sat GPXTechSessionL.A.Helicopters,LongBeachAirport7Sun Superbowl12Thu Lincoln’sBirthday13 Sat SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream, City of Industry14Sun Valentine’sDay15Mon President’sDay20 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting: Tour of Downtown Porsche Dealership22Mon GPXZone8DEInstructorCertification,StreetsofWillow28Sun DesertClassicConcours,PalmSprings

March 20102 Tue SGVR Board Meeting6Sat 26thAnnualLALitMeet,LAAirportHilton7Sun SoCalAllPorscheSwap/Display11 Thur SGVR Quarterly Dinner @ Edwards Steakhouse 13 Sat San Gabriel Valley Region Concours School13 Sat SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream, City of Industry14Sun AmeliaIslandConcours14Sun DaylightSavingsBegins17Wed St.Patrick’sDay16-18 T-Th SGVR Death Valley Tour20 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting: Poppy Tour20Sat 12HoursatSebring,ALMS22Mon GPXDayAwayfromWorkDE/AX,StreetsofWillow28Sun SantaBarbaraRegionZone8Autocross April 20104Sun Easter6 Tue SGVR Board Meeting10 Sat SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream, City of Industry9-11F-Sun CaliforniaFestivalofSpeed,Fontana16-18F-SunLongBeachGrandPrix/ALMS17 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting17Sat SantaBarbaraRegionZone8AutocrossSchool18 Sat San Gabriel Valley Region Zone 8 Concours, Heritage Park, Pasadena18Sun SantaBarbaraRegionZone8Autocross20 -22 T-Th SGVR Solvang Tour22Thu EarthDay24-25S-SunLasVegasRegionMiniFestival(Autocross,DE, Concours),LasVegasSpeedway

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY REGION’SBOARD OF DIRECTORS

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VICEPRESIDENTRobertFriedman626-484-5251robert@friedmanarchitects.com

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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY REGION’SAPPOINTEES & CHAIRS

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EDITOR&ADVERTISINGCHAIRRobertFriedman626-484-5251robert@friedmanarchitects.com

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MEMBERSHIPCONCOUSCHAIRWEBSITEADMINISTRATORTyAnderson626-523-6502tyronea@sbcglobal.net

May 20101-10 SpringPCATreffenPlus4 Tue SGVR Board Meeting5Wed CincodeMayo8 Sat SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream City of Industry8Sat SantaBarbaraRegionZone8RallySchool9Sun Mother’sDay11 Tue SGVR Taco Truck Tour & Rally15Sat CalInlandRegionZone8Rally15 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting16Sun GPXQueenMaryConcours(tentative)21Fri CalCentralCoastRegionDE(Buttonwillow)22-23S-SunGPX&GoldenGateCLubRace&DE(Buttonwillow)22Sat ALMS,LagunaSeca22Sat SantaBarbaraRegionZone8Rally24Mon VictoriaDay31Mon MemorialDay

June 20101 Tue SGVR Board Meeting6 Sun San Gabriel Valley & GPX Regions Zone 8 Autocross, Irwindale Speedway12Sat OrangeCoastRegionZone8Concours12 Sat SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream City of Industry12-13S-Sun24HeuresduMans19 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting: Palos Verdes Tour / Whale Tale20Sun Father’sDay21Mon 1stDayofSummer July 20103-8 55thPorscheParade,StCharles,Il4Sat 4thofJuly6 Tue SGVR Board Meeting10 Sat SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream, City of Industry11Sun CalCentralCoastRegionGatheringofFriendsZone8 Concours,SanLiusObispo17 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting: 912 Benton Tour to Fullerton18Sun OrangeCoastRegionZone8Autocross,ElToro24 Sat SGVR Anniverserary Dinner Friedman’s ResidenceAugust 20103 Tue SGVR Board Meeting8-10F-Sun MonteryPre-HistoricRaces,LagunaSeca12-15T-SunMontereyHistoricRaces,LagunaSeca13Fri ConcorsoItaliano14 Sat SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream, City of Industry15Sun PebbleBeachConcoursd’Elegance21 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting September 20106Mon LaborDay7 Tue SGVR Board Meeting9-12Th-Sun PCAEscape,BritishColumbia,Canada11 Sat SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream, City of Industry16 Thur SGVR Quarterly Dinner @ Taix in Los Angeles19Sun PalosVerdesConcoursd’Elegance18Sat SantaBarbaraRegionZone8AutocrossSchool18 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting: Getty Tour19Sun SantaBarbaraRegionZone8Autocross23Thu FirstDayofAutumn25 Sat San Gabriel Valley Region Zone 8 Rally

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EditorsNote:Well,it’sthestartofanewyear,andaneweditor.IwanttoextendourthankstoLarryDomasin’sforhishardworkasthepasteditor.

We have many things planned this year for Gabriel’sHorn;leastofnottheformatwillchange,andevolveoverthiscomingyear.Most importantly Iwant thenewsletterto become your newsletter. I would like to see morememberscontribute to thenewsletter,aswellashavingmoreinformationaboutourmembersinourarticles,andphotos.RevereJonesistheClub’sofficialphotographer.Revere will be at our functions taking photos for ourmonthly newsletter, but I encourage everyone to bringtheircameraandtakephotos.

Each month we will be having a member profile. TyAnderson will be contacting a member to find outinformationaboutthem,sowecanincludeashortarticle,andphotos.

This comingyear is an important year for bothPorscheandourregion.AsPorscheisfindingit’splacewithintheVolkswagenmotorgroup.Yourregionboardmembersaredeterminedtomaketheclubamorerewardingexperience.This year we will be hosting two big events. First theAutocross at Irwindale Speedway.Yeswewill be usingthe½mileoval track,aswellas the infield.Thisshouldcertainly get people excited coming through thebankedovalturnanddownthestraightawayatspeed.Secondwewillbehavingourconcoursagain.TyAndersonisheadingthisup,andhefoundagreatlocation,HeritageSquareinfrontofPasadenaCityHall.Thecitywillclosedownthestreetsinfrontofthemainentrance,allowingustodisplayalargenumberofcars.Theturnoutshouldbegreat,asevennonePorschepeoplewillbeabletoseeusfromthesurroundingbusinesses.AgainthisyearwewillhaveourSGVRegionRallylaterintheyear.Wehoptohavesomeotherlocalralliesthisyearaswell.OurRallychairpersonRevereJoneswillbelayingoutsomechallengingandfundrives.

Eachmonthatourbreakfastmeeting,weplanonhavingeitheraguestspeaker,oratourrightafterthebreakfast.Dikk Jones is coordinating the breakfast tours as hehasdone in thepast.ThedifferentroutesDikkusesareamazing.Bothfuntodriveandgreatscenerytoenjoy.

Weanticipatehavingournewgoodiestoreupandrunningthisyearwithlotsofgreatapparelandgifts.HelenPersonhasbeenputtinginalotoftime,gettingthegoodiestoregoing.Wewillalsohavespecialshirts,posters,andotheritemsavailabledirectlyatthebreakfastmeetings.

Ascanbeseentheclubhasanumberofeventsplannedfor the coming year. As a result the club needs yourparticipation for theseevents tobesuccessful.Ourgoal

thisyearistodoublethenumberofpeoplewhocometothebreakfastmeetingsandevents.Pleaseparticipate,themorethebetter,aseveryonehasmorefunthisway.

OneofthethingsIamlookingforwardtoismoreparticipationbymembersinthenewsletter.Iwanteveryonetofeeltheycanwriteanarticleforthenewsletterandseeitpublished.Sopleasesubmityourarticles,andphotos,orifyouhaveanideaforanarticle,letmeknow,andwecanfollow-up.Wehaveanewemailaddressforthenewsletter:[email protected]. Please feel free to submityourcomments,questions,ideas,orphotos,andI’lldomybesttomakeithappen.

RobertH.FriedmanEditor;Gabriel’[email protected]

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2009 Los Angeles Auto ShowPart IbyAlfredAbken

Saturdayafternoon,December12,Ifoundmyselfdodgingraindrops,andheadingintodowntownLosAngelesforthe2009editionoftheLosAngelesAutoShow.

Historicalnote#1.ThelasttimeIwenttotheLosAngelesAutoShowwasin1971.Atthattime,anewVWbeetlesoldforabout$2000,andaCadillacsoldforabout$6000.IwassoannoyedwiththefactthatthechrometrimalongthesideoftheCadillac’sandseveralothercarsondisplay,didnotlineupinastraightline,thatIhadnotgonebacktoanynewcarautoshowsincethen.

TheLosAngelesAutoShowwasheldattheLosAngelesConventionCenter.Tosaythisisaverylargebuildingisahugeunderstatement.Actually,itisseveralreallybigbuildings.Andboy,doesitdrawacrowdofpeople!Uponmyarrival,IwanderedintotheSouthHall.Whatfirststruckme,wasseeingthesignageforAcura,Suzuki,Mazda,Hyundai,Toyota,Scion,andLexus(Gak).So,IproceededtowalkaroundtheoutsideinacounterclockwisedirectionasIreallyhadnointerestinanythingproducedbytheaforementionedmanufacturers.

Shortly,IcameupontheMercedes-Benzarea,anduponapedestal,likeapieceoffineartwasanAMGE63fourdoorsedan.Nexttoit,againonaraisedpedestal,butthisonewasrotating,wasabrilliantredMercedes-BenzSLSAMG.Thisisatwodoorgull-wingcoupe,andquitearemarkablyattractivecar.Ithasdesigncuesreminiscentofthe300SLcoupesfromthemid1950’s.Astheplacardidentifyingthecardidnotindicateasuggestedretailprice,someoneinthecrowdnexttomeopinedthatperhapsthecarwasfree.Iimaginedthiswashighlyunlikely,andthereprobablywasn’tenoughroomontheplacardforallthezeroesthatwouldfollowanyinitialnumber.WhileIwasenjoyingthesightofthistrulybeautifulcar,myauditorysenseswereassaultedbyTiffany,theLexusProductSpecialist,goingonandonaboutthechoicesofwoodtrimavailable…(Gak!)Mercedes-BenzalsohadablackGLK350ondisplay.Peoplewerecrawlinginandoutofit,andleavinggreasyfingerprintsalloverthedoorsandwindows…Gak.DidImentiontherewerealotofpeoplehere?

AsIcontinuedaroundthehall,IpassedthroughtheMinidisplay.Theyhadseveralcarsondisplay,includingastrangelyproportionedConceptCoupe.

NextwastheBMWbooth.Amongseveralothercars,theyhadaV-8M3ondisplay.Iamprettysurethishasalreadybeeninproduction.Remarkabletheyhadaraceversionlongbeforetheyhadoneavailableforstreetuse.ThemoststrikingcarontheirdisplaywastheirVisionEfficientDynamicsdieselelectricconcept.Thebackendisextremelyconvoluted,andlookslikethedesignermusthavehadanightmareaftereatingsomeribbon(Cont.onpage8)

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2009 Los Angeles Auto Show Cont.

candy.Ithasa3cylinderturbochargeddieselengineandelectricmotortodrivetherearwheels,andanelectricmotortodrivethefrontwheels.Thesecaneitherbeusedseparately,ortogether.

Continuingon,IcameupontheAudidisplay,with“TruthinEngineering”boldlyemblazonedaftertheirname.Amongseveralcarsontheirdisplay,wasaTTS.Thishasa265horsepowerturbochargedTFSI4cylinderengine.IthasamuchsmootherexteriorshapethantheoriginalTT.Thishasagoodonehundredhorsepowermorethantheturbo4inmy931.Don’tyoujustloveprogress?

Themoststrikingcarontheirdisplaywasthee-tronconceptcar.ItissimilarinsizeandshapetotheR8.Astherewasnoplacardnearthedisplaywithanyinformationaboutthecar,IaskedChanning(modelstationedattheAudidisplay)whatitwaspoweredby.Shesaidithasfourelectricmotors,oneineachwheel.

Historicalnote#2.Finally,someoneismakingamoderninterpretationofthefourwheeldriveelectricpoweredvehicleFerdinandPorschedesignedin1900fortheLohner-Porsche.

Channingsaidthecarwouldbereleasedforproductioninthethirdquarterof2012.Shealsogavemeabusinesscardforapressonlywebsite.IregisteredonitSundaytoseeifIcouldgetsomeadditionalinformationaboutthee-tron.TheresponseIreceivedMondayafternoonwasverypolite,butnoinformationaboutthee-tronwasforthcoming,asIamnotamemberoftheworkingpress.AtleastIwasabletofindmoreinformationaboutthecarfromtheinternet.IguessAudiistryingtokeeptheir“TruthinEngineering”somekindofsecret.

Historicalnote#3.ImustsayIhavetoagreewithFerryPorsche’sconceptofdesign,thatthefrontfendersofacarneedtobehigherthanthehood,soyoucanplacethecarontheroadwhiledriving.

Next,IcameuponChevrolet’sdisplayarea,andacoupleofCorvette’swereondisplay.Theycertainlyhavetheproperfrontfenders,higherthanthehood.Now,iftheywouldjustfinishthebackend!

IntheGMdisplayarea(Chevrolet,BuickGMC,andCadillac)theyhadseveralenginesondisplaythatwerecutopentoshowvariousinternalcomponents.Thesewereallpowdercoatedasilver-graycolor,andeverythingwasofauniformcolor,exceptthefasteners.Alotofthefastenerswerechromeplated,whichmadeforanattractivedisplay,butIdoubttherealworkingengineshavetheinsidesoftheintakemanifolds,andcombustionchamberspowdercoated.

Atthistime,IfeelcompelledtostatethatthechromestripsalongthesidesoftheBuickLacrosse,andtheCadillacDTSPlatinumactuallyraninastraightline!Cont. Next Month

2010 DEATH VALLEY THREE DAY TOURTues. March 16 - Thurs. March 18Placestostay.Makeyourownreservations:FurnaceCreekRanchhttp://www.furnacecreekresort.com/furnace-creek-ranch-1223.html:Cabin$126-$162

TuesdayandThurs-dayaretravelingdays.Googleesti-matesabout6hoursdrivingtime,butweshouldconsiderlunchandreststopsatleast2hours.

Thereisanentryfeeintothepark;itwas$10in2003.UseyourGoldenEagleCard.Wednesdaysuggesteditinerary:SunriseatZabriskie’sPointabout3milesfromtheranch.DrivetoScott’sCastleabout40miles.Departabout9:00am.Thereareonehourtourswithadocent.Afterlunch.DrivetoArtist’sPalletandthenuptoDante’sView(5000’+up).PlacesofinterestintheDeathValleyarea-Wiki-pedia,thefreeencyclopediaForadditionaltourinfo,and/[email protected].

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BREAKFAST TOUR TO RANCHO de PHILO for a LITTLE SHERRY

JimAltoninhis1965911

OnthebackroadstoRanchodePhilo.Greatroadswithfantasticviews

GettingdirectionstoRanchodePhilo,intheparkinglotofHoney’safterclubbreakfastmeeting

OakBarrelsofSherryAging!Below:Grapevineyards

ParkinglotatRanchodePhiloBelow:EntrytoWinery

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SGVR 2010 Event Planning Meeting OnSunday,November8,acoregroupofmembersconsistingofclubofficersandotherswithaninterestinSGVReventsmetatthehomeofJanisandDikkJonesforanafternoonofideasanddiscussion.Themeetingwasscheduledtobeginat2:00pm,butideasbeganfloatingaroundfreeform,theicechest’scontentswereexamined,theicechest’scontentsweresampled,andtherewasavisittomeetthehorses.RevereJonesleadaninformaltourofthegaragestoseesomecommon(911,ModelAFord)andoneunique(1909Zedel)andsomejustplainnoteverydaycars(1941LincolnContinental,1957XK140Jaguar,1912ModelTFord)andsomeautomotive-shapedtarpedclumpsthatremainedamystery.Thiswasbeforetheseriousbusinessgotserious.PresidentJohnBarroneopenedthemeetingwithablankchartandtherequestforinputfromthetotalassembledmembershiptoprovidetheirthoughtsandwishesabouttheeventstobeofferedforthenextcalendaryear.Anumberofeventsweretentativelypenciled-in;finalscheduledatescannotbechiseledinstoneuntilaftertheZone8President’sMeetinginJanuary.Zone8hasanumberofregionslikeoursand,intheory,eachcouldwantadateforZonesanctionedcompetitiveeventssuchasrally,concours,andauto-cross.Anyregion’sZone8sanctionedeventisopentoanyPorcheClubofAmericamember.Additionallysometoursneedtobescheduleacordingtotheseason:noonerealywantstheDeathValleyTourtobeinJuly,thePoppyTourisbestscheduledwhenthepoppiesareblooming,andtheSherryTourwhenthesherrybodegaisopenedinNovember.ThenthereisMontereyWeekinAugustwhencarnutsgolikelemmingstotheMontereyPenninsula.Lookatthemonthlycalendarin“Gabriel’sHorn”,andyou’llseethatnearlyeverydayhassomethingautomotivethathastobeconsideredwhenmakingayearlongclubcalendar.Theformalmeetingendedwiththeelectioncommittee’sreportthattheballotshadbeenunanimousinelectingtherecommendeslateofofficers.Thentherewasdinnerandtheusualafterdinnerfarrangingconversationswhichendedthedaywithbusinessdoneandgoodtimeshadbyall.

Planningmeetings,asareallSGVRmeetings,opentoanymembertoattend.

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Under the Tub, Volume 44 byJamesAlton

Plans and OpportunitiesTheaerospaceindustryhasitsupsanddowns.Oneofthenicethingsistheholidayplantshutdown:11daysoffwhetherIwantthemornot.Thisyear,Ihopetousesomeofthattimetocuretheoilleaksthatthreatentonamemy911“Puddles.”

911 LeakPuddlesgotherenginerebuiltwithtwoleaks:theleftsidecamshaftoillineandtheflywheeloilseal.

Flywheel SealIthinkIgottheflywheelsealincrookedwhenIputtheenginecasesbacktogether.WithoutanyspecificproceduresineitherthefactoryshopmanualorWayneDempsey’sHow to Rebuild and Modify Porsche 911 EnginesItriedassemblingtheenginearoundtheseal.NowitlookslikeI’llhavetopressinanewseal,todothatI’llneedtoremovetheflywheel,andtodothat,I’llhavetoremovetheenginefromthecar.

Removingandreplacingtheengineisafullday’sworkontopoftheactualoilsealrepairs,butwhentheengine’souttheproblemsstart.

IfI’mgoingtobereadytodothejobduringtheholidaysI’llhavetoinvestinsomepartsandtools.Theobviousthingisanoilseal:

99911305750 CrankshafttoFlywheelSeal, $7.25

That’saffordable,buttheboltsholdingtheflywheeltothecrankshaftarenotreusable:

99906700702 FlywheelBolt,CrankshafttoFlywheel (6required,soldpereach), $13.25

Sixofthosewillmountup.Thenthere’sthematteroftools.TheFlywheelboltscan’tbereusedbecausetheygettorquetoover100ft-lbs,andtheyhavea12mmtwelve-pointhead.I’vetried:cheapsocketscan’thandlethattorque,soI’llneedaSnap-OnSocket(Idon’tthinkSearsCraftsmanmakesone):

STSM12E Driver,Metric,TripleSquare,Standard,12mm $32.00

Thepriceisalreadymounting.I’mnotgoodwithoilseals,soI’mthinkingaboutthespecialtooltopressthatflywheelsealin.Sure,lotsofpeopleusewrenchsockets,butitwilltakequiteasockettogetaroundtheendofthecrankshaft,soImightjustneed:

P215 OilSealInstallationToolfor911 (1965-77),FlywheelSide $108.40

Thisgetsupto$227,plusshippingandtax,andthere’sstillthecamshaftoilline.

Camshaft Oil LineTheproblemcausinganoilleakfromthecamshaftoillineisdamagedthreadsonthecompressionfittingatthecamshaftend.WhenIputtheenginetogetherIwasn’tsurehowtoaligntheotherendsoIattacheditfirst.Withthehosebent,therewassomuchsideforceonthefittingthethreadsgotcrooked. Cont.onPage12January 2010 Page 11

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Theoillineis:E90110734500OilPipe.ThatEdoesn’tstandforEasy,itmeanstheshelfinthewarehouseisEmpty.Istartedcallingaround,lookingforanoilline.JimatEASYisthego-toguyforoldPorscheparts.He’shadthoseoillines,butdoesn’thaveonenow;hetoldmetotryAlexKlingenatTheStable.Alexdidn’thaveone,hesuggestedElevenParts(inSwitzerland).Igotane-mailbackfromSwitzerlandsuggestingJerryWoodsEnterprisesIstilldon’thaveanoilline.

Therearesomemoreplacestocall,andmaybeoutfitsthatsupportvintageracinghavehadtoreplaceanoilline.IwonderifIcangetPorscheClassictomakeone.Itactuallyshouldbepossibletomakeone.Itshouldbepossible,butfindingmetriccompressionfittingsintheUSisreallydifficult.McMasterCarrhasonefittingfor8millimetertube,butitdoesn’tlookliketheonesinthecar.

356 OpportunityIhavehadonepartsscroungingsuccess!IfoundacorrecrenginegrillforMolotov,my356A.Molotovhashadtomakedowithareproductiongrill,butthereproductiongrillsaremadethesameway356Band356Cgrillsaremade:theverticalgrillslatsareseparatedbylittlealuminumtubesonthreadedrods.Acorrect356Agrillhasflathorizontalslatsandtheverticalslatsarepressedon.Ifyouknowwhatyou’relookingatthedifferenceisprettyobvious.

Sincenobodyreproducesthem,mostofthe356Agrillsincirculationhadtoleavetheircarsbehindforsomereason.Thatdoesn’tputmanygrillsincirculation.Makingthingsmoredifficult:thegrillsfor356coupésarerelativelyflat—theopencarsaremorecurved.Porschebuilt13,007356Acoupésand7,381open356As(Cabriolets,SpeedstersandConvertibleDs).

Bottomline:it’sreallyhardtofindacorrectgrillforanopen356A.Ireallyhadprettymuchgivenup,buttheotherday,Icheckedtheclassifiedson356Talk.It’sinterestingreading,butthreequartersofthe“ads”areWanted to Buy.And,thereseemtobelotsofpeoplewithfarmoretimetowatch356TalkthanI.

Amazingly,therewasanadfora356Aopencargrill!Itwaslessthananhourold,andIresponded.Afterafewe-mails,IsentacheckofftoVictoria,BritishColumbia.It’seitheraninternationalinternetscam(forrelativelysmallbucks)orI’mabouttogetaveryrare,correctgrillforMolotov.

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Time: 8:30 am to 2:30 pmCost: $20 per person (lunch sponsored by Adam’s Polishes)Location: 1718 Potrero, Unit H, South El Monte, CA 91733

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BackwhenFirestonetiresgotabadrapduetolowairpressureonenewscasterrecommendedcheckingthe air in one’s tires the day the rent ormortgagepaymentwasmadetoinsureamonthlycheck.Ihaveasimilartimingsystemtoinsurethattheoilinourlowuse911sgetschangedregularly.December1isreservedforthattask.ChangingOil:To begin with, I re read “Project 2: changingengine oil” inWayne Dempsey’s “101 Projects forYour Porsche 911.” I also recommend reading“Project1Jackingupyourcar”eventhoughIhavea personal long-used system and equipment.

Iassembleallthestuffhesaystogetherbeforebeginning.

IcametotheDempseybooklongafterIhadchangedlots of oil in 911s, but I like to review it anyway.

Before there was Dempsey’s book onmy bedsidestand, there was the much used John Muir book“HowtokeepyourVolkswagenAlivefortheCompleatIdiot.”That’swhereIlearnedtoalwaysstartoutwithacompleterollofpapertowelswheneveroilwasinvolved.

Another influence was SGVR member FrankOffenstein who recommended going to Jiffy Lubeorsomesuchplaceasthetotalcostwaslessthandoing it yourself. Thiswas after he factored in thecostoftheteeshirtthatwasalwaysruinedduringtheoilchange.I almost forgot Clyde Baker’s “ModernGunsmithing” 1929 edition. So it was December1 and therewere three 911s needing oil changes.

Ihadthethreecasesof20-50,threefilters,sixseals,a new roll of paper towels, a long-handled ratchetwith15mmsocket,anoilfilterwrench,latexgloves;and I wore a battered “1996 22ndAnnual HistoricRaces” tee shirt. The pretty one with a horizontal“Porsche”crossingavertical“Lotus”onablackandwhite checker board. I also had aTrader Joe’s 26ounce paper coffee can.(ex-French Dark Roast)

Ibackedthe‘88Carreraontoapairof4x4swiththeendscutatabout45degreeshorizontally.Iwould

have preferred to have usedmy steel ramps, as Ihadwiththe‘70and‘the82,buttheyweretoohighfortheCarreratoclear.Idevelopedthiswoodramptechnique in the early(19)50s when I had my firstclappedoutVWand couldn’t even spell floor jack.ByusinganOklahomacreeper(bigpieceofcardboard)Iwaseasilyabletogetunderandpullthedrainplugs.TheCarreraengine,unlikethe‘70or‘82hadoneofthedrainplugsscrewedintotheenginehorizontally.And it was tight. And approached from the rearof the car, the wrench had to be turned upwardtoward the engine.As it was tight I knew it wouldbreak loose whanging my hand against the blockso I was careful not to let that happen. But it did;so I have a Carrera whang mark on the arthriticthumbthatwasalreadyhurtinganywaysonobiggy.

I cut off a plastic oil bottle about in half at abouta 45 degree angle and stuck it in the oil fillerand used it as a funnel to get most of the oilout of their bottles and into that not particularlyconvenient filler.When the oil change is complete,the funnel goes into a plastic bag in the baggagecompartment with spare oil for on-the-road use.

This funnel doesn’t allow for everylast drop to drain from the bottles.Icapturedthelastdropsbyinvertingthenearlyemptybottles,oneatatime,intothecoffee“can.”Iputacut-up,cleanteeshirttooraggedforweareven,whilechangingoil,inthecan,wipeditaroundabituntilitwasprettyuniformlyoiledandputthecan’slidonittokeeptheclothfreeofgrit.ClydeBakerrecommendedthissoonewouldalwayshaveaclean,lightlyoiledcloth to wipe on metal that was prone to rusting.

LastlyIfiretheengineup--whilestillonthecardboard--to check for leaks. Years ago I had a filter with afaulty seal pop a leak that emptiedmost of the oilwhileIwaitedfortheneedletoindicatepressure.Noenginedamage,butgrassnevergrew thereagain.

Afterawarm-updrive,Ilettheengineidleonalevelarea and read the oil level gauge. Wherever theneedlepointsismyideaofacalibratedfullreading.

CHANGE THE OIL IN THE 911s DAYbyDikkJones(alow-techshareandtell)

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