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[!tom]

Yep.
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78 924 NA
5-lug

[Rattlinbone]

Was that "Yep" intended for me?
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Fred- 1979 924

[RC]

@ Rattlinbone
Yes. Check the wire connection. Looking at the sender from the rear of the car, the connector spade on the left is fixed to the sender body, this is ground and the brown wire goes here. At upper right is the connector for the gauge, the PURPLE wire. Test the circuit by momentarily shorting the purple wire to ground and the gauge should swing to full. The lower right is the idiot light connector, the WHITE wire (with black stripe IIRC, think the purple wire has one too) goes here. Shorting this to ground will test the idiot light circuit.

If the sender still does not seem to operate, while the tests move the gauge and illuminate the idiot light then the sender may need to be overhauled to ensure a permanent connection. Recall that Rich H wrote a how to on dismantling & cleaning it.

[!tom]

[Mike924]

^ +1
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1985 Porsche 924 'Lux', Kalahari Beige (my ex)
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

'There is no substitute for a little grease under your fingernails.' - Chrenan, 924board.org

[MRPETE]

Believe it .The rail had broke loose at the bottom but it sounded like it was near the top. Good acoustic sealing of the door? But that's where it were.If that's not it try drivin' over bumps with the door skin off.Good Luck Bud
Pete
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'77 924
"81 924
Lots o' Corvairs

[MRPETE]

Just re-read your post.Try this

1 check tracks for rigidity and alignment(the front rail does break at the bottom)
2 If all is good check the winder mechanism for broken parts and ease of movement
3 Lube if not good .Hell lube it anyway you're in there
4 If the glass is out of the mech, or loose stick it in urethane will work. clean all surfaces(and prime)
5 Put the window nearly to the top (closed)and hold with tape.
6 wind up the window and put the sash onto the glass
7 Wind up the window to the top.

The sash/glass should self align Make sure before the glue sets.
let it cure overnight (keep it warm) voila.

let me know huw ya make out.Vitamin B is good for stress and luckily, beer is full of it Pete
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'77 924
"81 924
Lots o' Corvairs

[Scorpio]

RC

[leadfoot]

@ Scorps
should be located into the brake booster inlet.... can get them from BB reconditioners for around $10,
stops boost from releasing the vacuum out of the brake booster... as the boosters role is to vacuum assist the brakes and is a vacuum trap.
Stu
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1981 ROW 924 Turbo -
carbon fiber GT mish mash
LS1 conversion in progress...

[Rattlinbone]

It WAS that simple! I switched the wires around and now I have a fuel gauge! Thanks for your help!

Okay, new stupid question. My suspension is shot. To get it all good and happy, what do I need to get? Shocks? Springs? Struts? I don't really know what the good stuff is and I am hoping to get some relatively simple answers. I do NOT want to completely overhaul the suspension, just the stuff that will make my ride go more smoothly. I'm looking for an opinion, vis a vis brands and products.
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Fred- 1979 924

[Rich H]

No idea on brands but normally the shocks are the first hing to go, the torsion bars a tthe rear are bullit proof, the spring on the fron pretty much the same.

However, I would also take a good look at the wishbone bushes at the front and the strut top mounts too. If the suspension is goosed some of them will be too!

Changed one side's wishbone bushes and ball joint in about 30 mins last week in the snow. Doesn't take long with the right tools and it's relatively cheap too (£50 for all the front bushes and balljoints inc post and VAT)
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1994 Lotus Esprit S4 - Work in progress...
1980 Porsche 924 S2 DITC Turbo - Original spec
1978 Homo-Sapiens - Tired spec
1953 Landrover S1 - Pensioner Spec

[Rattlinbone]

Ok, I'll look into just shocks before I go whole hog on everything. Can anybody recommend a couple or three brands worth considering?

Okay, next question, it's about time for that first oil change. What do you suppose would be a good type to go for? I'm thinking a 10W30 synthetic from, say, Castrol. Anybody care to share an opinion?

Speaking of which, and here's a REAL dumb question, when it's cold out, like in the mid-to-low 30's, when I start my car up, I get a pretty good size cloud coming out of my tailpipe; but when the engine warms up, like in about 5 minutes or so, that smoke goes away and it appears to run pretty clean. Is that normal or should I be concerned?
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Fred- 1979 924

[Mike924]

Are you sure it's smoke and not condensation of water in the exhaust fumes...?

If it's smoke, yes; if water no.
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1985 Porsche 924 'Lux', Kalahari Beige (my ex)
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

'There is no substitute for a little grease under your fingernails.' - Chrenan, 924board.org

[!tom]

[Joes924Racer]

Castrol is claiming on there holiday commercial to have
a better synthetic than mobil1. Its on HDAutovision
on the cable tv.
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1979 porsche 924 Na
1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo.