
Porsche 914 / 6 – Resurrection
This old girl has not been run for years. Adam put the engine in a few months back, but has not had a chance to deal with the ignition until this week. We're expecting some problems. Read More
This old girl has not been run for years. Adam put the engine in a few months back, but has not had a chance to deal with the ignition until this week. We're expecting some problems. Read More
Interesting stuff if you're into this kind of thing. It's not that uncommon to find that someone has tinkered with an air-cooled engine without being aware of some unusual and subtle requirements. That being the case, you never know what you're going to find when you go in for a simple valve adjustment, as in this instance. Read More
A few months after getting an oil change, this customer started seeing a "oil level too high" message. Read More
The engine in this car was originally designed for the C-Coupe from the early 2000s. That was a port-injected, naturally aspirated affair. Now they've bolted on a vacuum pump to one cam, a high pressure fuel pump to the other cam, beefed up the timing chain to more than twice its original strength, and put a turbo on it. Read More
Adam (pictured above) rebuilt this engine 500 miles ago, and now it's back for a valve adjustment. Read More
This beautiful flagship sedan would whistle while the engine was running, with poor engine performance. The oil separator had failed - simple enough. Read More
I've seen hundreds, perhaps thousands of air-cooled 911s, and few of them have been as sweet as this one. This is no survivor, it's an immaculately maintained specimen. All original interior, paint and clear. Read More
Porsche billed this car as a two-seater, but it's more of a 1+1. The passenger seat is barely a real seat. Production of this flat-6 version was limited to somewhere between 2800 to 3500; there are differing versions according to available Porsche numbers and unofficial sources. Either way, there aren't many of them now, anywhere. Read More
A tired-ish engine with over 100,000 miles can be rejuvenated to rise again for another 100k run. There was nothing physically wrong with this head, but a few valves would not seal adequately due to the carbon buildup that is inevitable with direct-injection gas engines. Read More
Here's something you don't see everyday. This charming behemoth was originally fitted as a mobile communications vehicle. This example is complete with workshop manual written in German, French and Italian, so perhaps for the Swiss market. Read More