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9004,
staff DAVE KAEBACH
associate
GARY KIOUS
photographic editor
388-5043
The year end issue of Porscher~a br~gs you a plethora of ~ticles contributed ~ the membership. Featured is a fable ~ none other th~ "H~s C~isti~" Cogen, our o~ favorite sto~ teller. His subject matter is Holtville. Some of our o~ lovable PCA char~tern are c~eo players, Bob’s ~tist~ with ~n, ~k ~d the written word are a~o ~splayed s~ce the editors gave h~ the boar~ ~d let h~ layout ~d illustrate ~s sto~ on his "Fable for ~r T~e" will ~ fo~d ~ the center of the book.
DUANE AkAN p~otographer deviVsapprentice CORKY KIRK MARY ANN KAEBACH typist head ’nit’ p~cker CURT KUEBEER ANN EGAN
our favorite worker
Jo~ Liph~ spas a confederate yam ~ the "Renew" col~. ~1ore c~eo players rem~iscent of Scarlet and ~ett ~ a sett~g of Willow Sprigs ~ viewed through the sweaty ~ttom of yo~ third i~t Julip gl~s. General "Stonewall" ~g, ~deed~ ~d Corky Kirk contributed more litera~ 912 fr~trations ~d their c~es, either to the c~ or the ~iver.
d~ecto~s DAVE KAEBACH
president vice-president
B88-504B 869-7842
CEIF~ YOST
secretary treasurer membership
RON RAMAGE
activities
784-5245
DICK KODAN ~
~echnica{
289-7254
ANN EGAN
publicity chairman of’the board
475-3662 641-4345
BOB COGEN GEORGE GEDEON EYNN BOCKEMOHEE
JOE SCHNEIDER
F~t~tic photos by George Gedeon, Cor~ Kirk ~d Dia He~ also appear.
274-2582
This month the e~tom h~ the com~tent help of Messrs Luelsdorf ~d Cogen along with C~is Cha~la ~d Bob~s two ~ttle ones (who are pro~b~ more qualified to ~t th~s r~ together th~ ~y of ~. At le~t they ~k tougher questions). It w~ f~, too, t~ks group.
790-6976 ~25-4131
~r cover photo of Roger W~ner’s eve~ ~re w~ t~en ~ Cor~ Kirk at Willow Sprigs. Consider~g Roger’s he~et had ~en ~extricab~ j~ed on h~ head for f~ ~ ho~ ~d a ha~, he exhibits the rem~kable cool of a cha~er mem~r of the Fearless
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Re~ on~ ~d th~ks for re~ng it all t~ough 1970.
FOR ADVERTISING RATES CONTACT DAVE KALBACH
STATEMENT OF PORSCHERAMA EDITORIAL POLICY PoFscherama is the official publication of the Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles Region. Porscherama is owned ~y
~*st~e ~hab~a
I900 Avenue o* the Sta~s, 8uSte 2S10,
drives a ’$8 silver speedster.
~os Angeles,
90067.
Her ma~ ~terests are Racing and Driver’s School.
the Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles Region {a Galifomia CorporatioH) and is published ~otlthly in accordance with the club b~-Iaws a~d conditions of the charter granted
£ve~ard H. ~illiams ~esides at 2168 N. S~ta Rosa Ave. Altade~a, w~e Dogi8 and their 2 ch~l~e~.
CA
91001 w*th his
~ve~a~d drives a -6~ yellow "C" ~o~pe, and is
~te~eSted ~ Tech and D~ive~’8 School.
by the Porsche club of America. Dated
material must be received by Porscherama no later
William A. TrujiIlo and his w~e La~a live at 6666 olade Ave. #211,
Canoga Park 91808.
~eg d~*ve a 1970 Sepia Bzo~ (SIC) 9IIT. than seven days after completion o~ an event to insure publication, other contributions will be published on a space
KenJi Jto ~es~des at 280 ~. ~i~st ~treet, ~oom 801
available
a Red ’6B 911T ~o~pe.
basis.
Statements appearing in PoFschera~a
are
~os ~geles 90012.
Kenji
H~s i~te~eS~8 are Teeh a~d RallyeS.
those of the author and do not constitute an opinion of the Jo~ w. Dolan ~ives a ’64 Blue "C" Coupe. Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles Region, its Board og
Oaks,
O~
9Ia60.
His address is 911 Calle Angosta, Thous~d
Jo~ is ~terested ~ Teeh, Driver’s School’~d Contours d’Elegance.
Directors, the Porscherama editor or [~s Staff. All contributions become the ~operty of Porscherama unless accompanied by a sel~-addre~sed stamped envelope. The editorial staff of Porscherama reserves the right to edit as necessary all material submitted for publication.
Marion P. Pollock dirves a ’68 Tangerine 912. South Pasadena, Cal~o~nir
910~0.
His ad~ess is 1760 Hanscom D~ive
Ma~ ~te~ests a~e 8oci~ and Contours.
TIME & PLA( E i~VH3EP~HIP INFORMATION
December 9
Closed Board Meeting for new and old Board members only.
December 11
A real Christmas ~sh. ~lirada Co~t~ Club. Dinner ~fet st~ts at 8 p.m. Door prizes, music ~cing~ Come ~d help spre~ Christm~ cheer.., Oh Ye~
December ~
Z~o Cl~ker to give a witty ~d rolick~g talk on ai~raft ~d such things. Introduction of new ~ard for 1971. Pic~iok Horseshoe Restaur~t, i0~0 Riverside Dr~ve, Burb~k.
December 27
0~n House at ~ Eg~’s Pad--2269 Beverly Glen Pl~e. Bring your favorite dish (H~h..Gl~ph..motherho~, flag ~d applesauce(?) Also bring a buck for booze. ~t~s ~. be a g~
J~ua~ II
General Membership Meetin~ First meeting of the year...First meet~g with the new Bored. (Sick. F~.)
J~uao, ....
WASH FOR SUPER D~ER JANUARY E~T~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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FOR YOU ALL WHO WISH TO JOIN
Those who are interested in obtaining additional information regarding activities and membership can call: PCA information, J98-2217, or write: Cliff Yost, membership chairman, 26J08 Eshelman, Immita... phone 325-~131 o ~i~o ~&Ik~ {~O~OF-7~E~<~C~I~ ~- ~Z~/g ~Jff~.
’""~C~ST~ PAR~ .... ~ ~A COUNTRY CLDB. .Decem~r iI~ ....... ~Y, ~Y. Ya all come to the CH~STM~ ~SH~ There will be plenty of door prizes, music, ~c~g, an’ eve~h~g. Di~er, a b~fet, will start at 8:00, so come a little e~ly ~d enjoy some cheer. The bar o~ns e~ly. The b~fet consists of your choice of ~y two of the following: ~ON OF BE~; F~H ~KE FISH; CHICK~; ~d 12 SA~S. So ~le your plate high ~d enjoy. ~d remember there is a b~d ~d ~d plenty of goodies to w~ at the door...~d the total cost (exclud~g ~ks) is a cheap $12 ~r couple. A real bargain for the Christm~ get together. P~SE TRY TO GET YOUR ~ERVATIONS IN BY DEC~ER i...Ple~e...Send them to the event cha~, M~ Morris, 2552 Rio Br~oa Dr., H~ienda Heights, C~if., 917~5. You ¢~ call M~y for further ~fo~ation ~y even~g at 5~0-5650. If you w~t to help, call too. ~
~~ December Tech ~eet~g: Thursday, December 10, ]970 7:30 at Cen~ry ~est Porsche-Audi, 1729 ~. ~ain Street, Alhambra, CA Speaker: ~ichael Eves (sports car enthusiast Semperit Rep) Topic: Radial Tires (no hard sell for Semper~t)
YES There will be a party at Ann Egan’s house. A Post-Christmas Open House - Pot Luck on Sunday December 27,11 to 4. Bring your favorite dish {to feed 6) and a buck a head to pay for all "ye olde punche" you can driP. A cM1 to A~ at 475-3664 will be appreciated (a head count is helpful).
~ SO I ~TER~ TU~ FOUR ON ONE R~NER,S~,
A~ 2~
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EDITORIAL
BEING THE KID’S HOLIDAY MASSAGE (sic) AND £DITORIAL TWiT ON THE PKST YEAR OF THE BIG "P"
There was a very gracious evening spent with some fellow humans a couple of weeks ago. The names won’t be mentioned here because ~-~hey are irrelevant to the story save that, incidentally, they are ~cllow PCA members. That they are relavent human beings is ~iavent. And that we, as a group of four, with ages spanning ~0 or so years, had a rollicking, robust, salty discussion about ~ ~e humanity of us all and in so doing, lost our simple friendships nd gained a fleeting meeting of our mutual %ntelleots that cannot >e turned back is paramount. For had I not been playing at Editor ~or the year I wouldn’t have been there. And I’d have therefore missed the point of the PCA association for myself. Don’t ~qow about you, but I generally avoid "clubby" people, with a passion. Power politics and discussions of whether our present plans are in keeping with what Arnold Active and Elizabeth Earnest did l0 years ago, in the name of tradition, are dreadful wastes of time in a diverse group of 250 or so. Besides which, after te~ years it’s changed to Arnold Atrophy and Elizabeth Easy and they’re usually still aro~md muddling thi~igs up. Of course !’m talking about other clubs now, never good ’ol PCA. ~y attempt at Porscherama for 1970 has been decidedly less clubby than many wished, and ! make not apo!ogy one for it. I do apo!ogize for t/rpos and misinformation and being late. But our editorial direction has been all along to shake the trees out for those who had somethdng to say about the supreme humanity of it all, good and evil. Not just tales of your 1963 trip to Needles in your 158 faded Cabrolet (I don’t really ~qow whether they built a Cabrolet in ’58, and what’s more...but that’s another tirade ). And so finding those kind of people like the ones at dinner
is a pleasure, wY~ich leads me to the Holiday Massage, as advertised. Ever~r editor in December writes something like: ’q4e at (insert name of magazine) wish you and yo~irs a very Merry Christmas/ Hanukkah (circle one.) and Hapvj New Year. "BLEAH" as Snoopy says so aptly. We hope your holidays and your association with Porscherama and PCA bring you just one more real human intellect to reach out to than you would have had in 1971. A supreme reward for spenci~ng one more year with your life time. We don’t know what direction PCA and Porscherama will take next year. But whatever, an earnest thankyo~ to those of you who have been listening and reading iu 1970. But for your good wishes and criticism and smiles and frowns Porscherama wouldn’t have been ap~r fun nor mmeh good. But for Dave Kalbach~s eterna3~ st~n/ggle to keep me moving, the damn thing woulc~’t have ever got+~ out. And except for M&ry Ann’s patience with us both I might have been doing my editoria! thing on a divorce in the family. ~nd now I am going out 8~d find ever~j bluddy Porsche patch anti PCA badge I c~n to pin all over myself so I can do my thing in style for a change. I may even give Elizabeth Easy a call ..... Weep reading.
REVIEWS THE BATTLE OF WILLOW SPRINGS
or, (What’s a Nice Sou~ern Boy l~e me do~g ~ a place l~e~is?) by John Lipha~ [ declare, I thought Fd seen all the dust ~ ~ C~ornia down a~ HokvHle, but land, ~ere sho’ was a b~ch of it at WillowSpr~gs. (never did see ~e sprig), A pastle of Porsches were ~here, ~clud~g the ~arless Auto Rac~g Tea~, which fou~h~ bravely, bu~ suffered ~o casuakies. Better save yo’ co~edera~e money boys, you’ll need it ~o rebuild ~hose engineS. The battle b e~ Saturday morns’, under ~rea~’ skies, k~d~ retarded one of Ge~syburg, cold as it was. Th~s heated up pret~ fast, ~o. Joe Sc~e~der began ~e skirmishes with a couple of fierce laps abo~d his noble steep, ~r. Toad. Alas, however, the battle pl~s changed - Po’ Joe dismounted only to f~d some s~ ~ his valve cover what looked not unl~e ~its. He ~hus relegated hi, self to ~ leadership position for ~e b~l~ce of the weekend. Did homse~ proud, [ mi~h~ add. Colonel Cogen was the nex~ ~o charge the mi~h~ wHlow. The ~een monster rode off ~o ~e hills only ~o re~rn gasp~g ~to ~e friendly ca~p, an enemy rod plunged ~rough i~s hear~. [ suggested add~ a p~t of Fepto Bismol ~o the cr~case, bu~ ~e bear~d one mounted ~e silver steed instead. Gracious~ As luck ~ould have it, our brave Capta~ Kalbach was felled by an enemy rock, crippl~’ his driv~g leg. His honorable wife bravely carried the family heritage through the battle. General Stonewall Ewing led several charges, then advanced to ~e rear for the rema~der of the ba~le to discuss future campai~s with some cute li’l Richmond lass, reputed to be a double agent ~ Gr~t’s camp. Throughout the entire battle, the troops were kept supplied by the able Major Ramage and his Hongry Dawg Squad. Encampmen~ was made overnight at the Antelope V~ley Plantation I~, where the troops rested and ate prime rib and dr~ Sountern Comfort ~d Re~l Yell, ~ eager ~ticipation of the morrow’s wars.
At 8:20 p~ on 12 October, the October me~bership meeting
was c~ ~ order ~ ~esident ~I~ at ~e old s~oo~o~e. ~e ~u~s of ~e ~p~ber w~d pro~bly ha~ be~ ap~ov~ as p~shed ~rs~er~, had Pors~ be~ p~sh~. ~ssident ~ ~ for officer re~rts. ~s ~y had nones and ~ ~e s~t~ ~at had ro~y $~7Z ~ ~e ~ec~ng ac~t but, as a c~ent ~I~ has not been prepaY. ~ff ~o~c~ ~at w~ ha~ se~ n~ members ~d he haSducedPlentYjoe ~eid~°f app~on~o presen~bla~s" ~ophies~n ~ge~ intro-~e ~ers at ~ow ~gs and w~ ~so gave sincere ~es~e for ~eir hard ~rk. ~g~ gave a ~lef r~do~ on the pl~ ac~ties for ~e upco~g S~ona ~ ~d in~t~ ~t about 30 people wo~d b~ gong. ~g~ rended ~e m~bers~p ~at ~e Nov. mee~ng wo~d be held at ~e Sc~ib~ ~o~ ~t~e room ~tbeat~er~e~dpic~ick~ter~omf°°d’~ O~zeno~Cem~r~ meetingbe~g feat~ spiker. ~n ~t~ ~t ~e Nov~b~r e~nt ~ ~ ~ low press~ racy, ~d ~ ~s~s ~rty ~Ii ~ an open ho~e ab ~ ~’s home because ~e ~ ~s~e is ~o e~nsive. ~eon ask~ ~en ~ors~er~ wo~d be ~ed. s~ ~t papsr wo~d be ~I~ on or ~bout Zl Oct. ~scher~ ~s held ~ ~e the re~ts of ~gs. ~ Ko~ ~o~ ~at ~sre wo~d b~ ~ 0or. m~g, ~d ~ all ~ ~rkers at ~llow for ~ir h~ip. ~ also ~o~o~ ~t %he ~n ~on P~ wo~d hold ~s ~olt~lls tim~ ~als on 25-25 A~ ~s point ~ssid~n~ K~ pr~s~nt~ ~ list of p~o~n who hav~ bsen no~a~ for ~s 19?i board. ~os~ no~n~s p~ssn% w~re ~duo~. a~i%iom~ no~a~ons wets ~e~vsd ~om ~ ~oor so i1 ~s mov~ ~d s~oond~d ~a~ ~ mo~a~ons bs ~os~d. ~baoh in~t~ ~at ~ots wo~d prsp~and ~il~. ~s Monts~y R~on - P~ ~ again hold
Come morns’ after a good b[e~fast of sausage, ~its, and biscuits, the bathe commenced with General Robert E. Scooter Patrick (~ rea]ity Dean Smith wear~g his Scooter Patrick jacket--ed, note) charge’ his white stallion ~ hot pursuit of ~e checkered co~ederate flag.
~Pa~ Don Wss~r’ sP~Y d~ngpors~_A~ ~g~de~r~iPS~ r~e~forWe~k~nd. bubbly and ~ ~ 7 ~d ~s Porsohe Paddo~ for ~s rae~s.
As for myse~, my proud beast, Swamp Fox, and I suffered from Southern Fried Chicken-itis, ~d I saved my engine for another ba~le, but nonetheless f~ished ~e encounter ~ tact and second ~ Class N. This feat only somewhat tarnished by the fact that only ~o cars were r~g ~ class N by Sunday.
FoXing ~sss ~o~esments~ ~b ~gsn in~oduosd ~ S~z~ a rsprsssn~ve ~om S~-Powsr, aq~int~ ~e m~b~rs~p ~ ~ ~s of his
Ah, well, ano~er campai~ rib~n added to the wars. I enjoyed the re~l Hell out of it~
guests ~d ~e ~o~e~t ~t =off~e ~d donu%s ~re a~i~bl~.
oo~y’s pr~=%s.
~s ~s~on ~s
Fo~o~ ~e ooff~e br~, ~e olub w~s sho~ come.ion of ~e f~, ~n ~o~
~ ~t
ne~ ~a~ meet~ wo~d ~ h~d at ~n home. ~t~es~ m~rs were in~ ~ at~d so long as ~ey info~ ~n of ~eir ~sh ~ do so. Res~c~ly s~t~, G.L. ~n ~cre~y P~-~
Keep "era running...
perfectly. SCHNEIDER
~ AUTOHAUS
Schneider Autohaus offers the Porsche owner a complete facility for the professional care and maintenance of his automobile. In addition to Porsche service and repair, the Autohaus specializes in custom engine/transmission rebuilding; electronic engine diagnosis; and a full line of Porsche parts and accessories.
Please call for appointment
391-5183
11464 WASHINGTON BLVD.
Continued from p. 9 TRUE BELIEVERS If you are going to work on your beloved Porsche, you should supplement the shop manual with your eyeballs and common sense. It is imperative that you use common sense since the shop manual has not been changed as fast as the car~ have, and is inaccurate in many places to boot. For example, the manual purports to give all the detailed steps needed in order to remove the 911 engine and transmission as a unit, but it fails to tell you to disconnect the speedometer cable from the transmission! Use the shop manual as a guide, but let your eyeballs and common sense have the last word. A LITTLE NIP HELPS The Porsche spark plug leads are attached to the connectors by internal screws which are twisted up the center of the leads. This provideB a solid connection for many months, but in the absence of stainless steel core (Packard 430), some corrosion will screw up in there also. Thus, if your car has inexplicable ignition trouble, unscrew the leads from the connectors and nip about 1/2 inch off the ends. This will provide fresh, uncorroded wire into which the connectors can be screwed, a~d hopefully spark a quick advance. IDLE TALK ~f your 911 is "hunting" for fuel during light throttle around 4000 RPM, it is probably a victim of smog control. Each of the 6 idling jets controls the amount of fuel available to the respective idle mixture screw and transition jets. These in turn, provide most of the fuel flow up to about half throttle, at which point the main jet circuit dominates. P~e-1968 911s used size 55 idl~ng .jets which provide a smooth transition from light to heavy throttle. Subsequent models have used size 52 and lower, which never let in too much fuel, but often leave some to be desired. RUBBER UP FRONT
Squeezing the tread of an E60-15 under the front fender of a ~Ii-912 is a mounting problem that can rub you the wrong way. In fact, the biggest problem is rubbing, or rather, how to prevent it. A good beginning is to buy some I/4 inch wheel spacers. Without at least i/4 inch more space, the rubbing of the tread on the inside body metal at full lock will be excessive. The tread won’t really be damaged, and neither will the inside body panel, but you might be if ever you need a full lock correction when sideways in a corner. In such a situation, the friction will cause the front wheels to be braked, and your car will take you for a spin. Once the I/4 inch spacers are in place, the clearance problem shifts to the outside for 1969 and later 911’s but the inside story is not over. Early 911-912’s have the front strut-shock absorber located closer to the wheel than do the later ones, and the tire will rub against the top dust cover portion of the shock. You can keep adding spacers and changing lug nut studs, but it’s a lot easier and probably better to remove the dust cover. Fit a large washer to the top of the strut to replace the top part of the dust cover. You can cut off and nse the top part of the dust cover if you prefer. Those of you who are worried about dust getting into the shocks will be happy to know that your local PorscheAudi dealer has an inexpensive rubber boot replacement for the dust cover. It is called an Audi rack and pinion boot and is displayed on the page picturing the f#ont steering. Since it is an Audi part, it is available, and costs only a dollar. Outside clearance problems involve lips of sheet metal which will cut into your tire if you let them. That part of the front bumper directly in front of the tire can be eliminated as a potential hazard by sliding the front bumper forward to the limit of its adjustment. The inwardly proiiecting sheet metal lip on the fender should be gradually and carefully folded up out of the way. An arc about one foot long extending forward froni the top of the wheel cut out should be sufficient to keep the tire from being cut i[ it should briefly contact the fender. Now you are ready to actually roll on your big fat wide tires. Turn the wheel to right and left lock while moving and see what happens. You will probably feel and hear some inside rubbing. If you deem it significant take the wheels off and peer inward. Gleeming patches of previously undercoated metal will tell you wherein lies the rub. Judicious use of a hammer should provide an additional I/4 inch of clearance, and virtually end all rubbing.
co~t’d, from p. 14 (b) Polish with Simichrome (Brand name polish sold at most accessroy shops or motorcycle shops.) NOTE: These rims have an anodized finish for corrosion prevention, The above process will remove this finish. However, the rims without the finish are not particularly susceptible to corrosion if kept clean and waxed. Since sanding and polishing as described changes the look of the finished surface, it is best to do the entire rim edge to achieve a uniform appearance. (Very light sanding is possible without removing the anodized finish.) Unless absolutely necessary, don’t polish out the spoke because sanding them to a uniform appearance is quite a job. A11oy lug nuts used on these wheels are susceptible to seizing, particularly when subject to high temperatures caused by high-speed braking (Tim~ Trials???). Under these conditions use of a regular steel lug nut us recommended. The factory recommends steel lug nuts for racing, To solve this problem for normal street usage, an antiseize compound such as Liquid Moly, should be used, particularly on the tapered surface
SPARK PLUG CARE
2~0
I0~0
38% 20~o
i00~°
In order to perform properly, a spark plug must effective1~ dissipate the tremendous heat to which it is subjected during engine operation.
TECH TOPICS by John Leonard, Patomic Region PICK YOUR NUTS CAREFULLY If the lower valve covers of your 911 are leaking oil around the studs, you should be able to turn down the flow by switching some of the upper va. lve cover nuts with the leaky lower nuts. Be sure to pick the nuts that have the largest .amount of self-locking pliable material left in the threads. If that doesn’t prove satisfactory, install a new gasket, pick the best nuts, and torque them down evenly ih steps.
The rubber piece is inexpensive, for a Porsche part, but is presently unavailable. Until it becomes available, you can make a usable repair by holding the metal end plates against the rubber eylind.er with two washers connected by two or more stiff springs. (See diagram) Be sure that the washers do not hang up on any metal under the car when the fix-it is in place.
The diagram
shows the various ways in which the heat is dissipated or transferred from the spark plug.
Spark plugs with minor carbon and oxide deposits can be cleaned, adjusted and reinstalled. Spark plugs shonld not be reset more than once because the point-of-heat changes as the center eletrode wears back toward the insulator. Place a new compression gasket on each plug and tighten with only enough force to crush the gasket. (normally I/2 turn after seated by hand. )
FIXIN~ YOUR RUBBER PIECE The intermediate rubber piece on the throttle linkage in front of the transmission under the car consists of a cylinder of rubber bonded between two threaded metal end plates. The rubber tends to self-destruct over. time and any grease, oil or gas on the rubber hastens the proces.s. When this happens, the rubber separates from one of the metal end plates and the throttle closes. In order to limp home, turn the idle screws all the way in to increase your RPMs so that you have enough power to move. Be sure that you keep your left foot over the clutch, your right foot over the brake, your left hand on the ignition key, your right hand on the gear shift, and the steering wheel in your teeth.
I0~o
20~o absorbed by the fresh intake gasses
After removing the spark plugs, carefully inspect them for cracked or broken porcelian and loose eletrodes. In general, the symptoms are indicated by the color of the plugs: light tan or medium gray--proper carburetion, .plug in good working order if gap growth is less than .005". Black--fuel mixture too rich, gap to wide, or ping ~oo cold. Light grey or dead white--fuel mixture is too lean, ping loose or leaking, valves not closing fully, plug too hot. Oily plugs might indicate that oii has been sucked into combustion chamber due to worn cylinders or piston rings or improper crankcase venting.
Most of the heat is transferred into the cooling system of the engine
through the spark plug shell. The rate of heat transfer from the firing tip into the cooling system determines the heat range of the spark plug. The transfer of heat is primarily controlled by the distance from the insulation tip to the spark plug seat. By making this distance shorter, plugs will dissipate the heat more rapidly. (This is a "cold ping" used for high-speed driving conditions.) By making the distance from the insulator tip to the spark plug seat longer, the plug dissipates heat moxe slowly. (This is ahotter plug for low speed driving and prolonged idling. )
TUNNEL OF LUBE So your transmission makes noises and feels
like it is
low on oil,
but there are no visible signs of leaking. Get out your Phillips head screwdriver and remove the central tunnel cover plate located between the two rear seats inside the car. You just may find that the seal around the transmission shifting shaft has leaked and allowed the transmission to pump a great deal of its 90 weight gear lube into the central tunnel. Oh well, that section of the tun~a~ isn’t likely to rust out for a while. continued on p. 8
ONCE UPON A TI~ there was a good prince named Gentleman Joe.~ The Prince had, for some time, desired to become a jouster; night after night he would sit in the tower of the castle Autohaus wishing for a miracle, One night, about 3 am, when the Prince was wishing that all of his work in the castle was done, a stranger arrived. He crossed the moat and stood banging on the great front door of the Autohaus. Prince cautiously opened the door and inquired of the stranger, "I am the founder of the Fearless Auto Racing Team, renowned for its jousting at Willow Springs, Holtville, and the like and my 911 is number 3. Also, my name is Nick.u ~’Come in: Come in:,~’ cried the Prince. ~’Bring your retinue, too:" In they came: Nick, Ray -the tumbler from Riverside, Kodoni--the Kamikaze Kid, Navajo Bob, the entire Egan clan with Queen Ann, all mounted on one steed, St. George, who changes strange metals, Ron their liason officer, Blind Dave, muttering, "I know the way, I know the way," led by the beautiful Mary Ann, Lady Chris riding a ghost with the entrails of a monster, and several others. All were diverse and carried banners, plaques, badges and wore costumes designating their origins and adventures, They all gathered in the courtyard of the Castle and consumed much ale with the Prince and told many wondrous stories of their daring deeds and adventures~ The Prince offered them more ale and listened enthralled to stories of jousts and spin-outs, Of duels with green monsters, the return of Ol Ya]ler, and the sudden reappearance of Barry’s Ghost and how the Lady Chris had captured and tamed it~ Finally, it was the Prince’s turn.
Ah, but what could he say? He told of the old, grey ghost of the castle, who never really frightened anyone, and how he had tried to ride to battle on a toad that lived in the moat° The toad, whose one word vocabulary was, "Ribbid," always collapsed before the battle was hardly started, and thus, while the Prince had visited many of the jousting fields, he had no tales of valour to relate. In fact, he told the assemblage with a tearful eye, it seemed that he was destined to spend his life either picking pylons or riding behind his father-in-law King William the Quick on Big Blue. Everyone was touched, even Cliff who was on foot (Nearly everyone has heard of his marvelous coupe which could roll over at a moment’s notice and still keep running, but that is another tale) o Everyone, that is, except Nick, thei~ leader, who laughed and said "You did not speak the magic words, and besides you’re overweight to be riding a toad." "Ribbid," agreed the toad from the moat. ~’What are the magic words?" asked the Prince. "There are two phrases which must be uttered in proper sequence: the first is ’200 by Willow’ and the second is ’Goes like stink:’" ~’Hurrah:" shouted the assemblage and began to sing and dance. ~’200 by Willow?:’ asked the Prince~ "Does that mean no more ale?" UWell, at least for a while," clucked Nick. "If I do all this will I win the joust?;’ "You will at least have a fair chance, but beware the Jinx," advised Nick. "And me," snorted King William, who had stolen up behind them in the dark, ULet me have some aleo too."
The following week, the entire entourage went to the juusts at ~qillow. The Prince climbed aboard the toad, shut his eyes and intoned from the bottom of his heart, "200 by Willow:~’ When he opened his eyes and looked in the rear view mirror he hardly recognized himself---he was sleek and trim and dressed for the jousts. So great was his excitement, that he immediately spurred the toad onto the course, forgetting the second phrase. The toad sadly commented, ~Ribbid," and collapsed, It was s wiser Prince who rode at the side of the King to Holtviile. q~e Prince sat on the Taco Wagon, carefully carrying the Toad° King William had brought Blue along, in case they needed to get home or to defend their honor. The King was worried as many men of Orange and the rebels of POC would be there along with various professional jousters kno~m as lead~eet. Some of these, particularly the pox were known as sly and cunning fellows and dangerous in a turn. The team camped near the jousting field at The Center, so called because all about it, as far as the eye could see, ,vas nothing and this was right in the m~ddle, Sarly Saturday the jousting began, This time, the Prince said both phrases in proper sequence and sallied forth to battle on the Toad, completely forgetting about the Holtville Jinx. It is said that the Jinx hides in the ancient ruins along the West bank of the fields and sneaks out to trip unwary drivers and their steeds by throwing up chunks of runway and all manner of ~mall evil talismen which stick in the hooves of the mounts making them Limp and sometimes fall. It has been known to r±~ fanbelts and cause engines to ex~31odeo ~e Jinx Leaped for the Toad from the underbrush, macing it on the rockerarm. Gentleman Joe, brandished his sword and
Grove the beast of£ into the desert. But the Toad could barely run and the final jousts were on Sunday. A transplant was needed. The King volunteered a rocker arm from Blue. The operation ap,2eared successful and after the Toad was tucked away for the night the entire Fearless Auto Racing Team, the King, the Prince and most of the court attended a great feast of roast meat and many salads and even great prizee were distributed. There was much ale and wine and other intoxicants, and after dinner, the King, in a mellow mood, told great stories of sailing the seven seas and there was much laughter and chatter about maidens and dragonsand how the ieadfeet were beaten in years past° Sunday dawned fair and fla~Hs fluttered as the Fearless Auto Racing Team took the field° Many me~moers of the team yelling, "Goes like stink:" raced the course and acquitted themselves nobily. Finally, it was the Prince’s turn. Almost all had run, "and when the prince made his first dash he unseated all who had come before. Smiling, he returned to the pits, where King William the Quick was acting as his mechanic. "Since I have acted as your second, cannibal~zed Blue, and am your father-in-law--what would you say to a joust with me--winner take all?" "Sure," said. the Prince, looking at the fraility of the greying monarch. I~nereupon the King promptly mounted the Toad and unhorsed the Prince who had to be content with second. "Oh well,~’ s~id the Prince, ;’I should be getting used to it by now." "RibbidL" said the Toad. ~~.//~
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L’TEt t IQ{ E imately every 6 months until you have about 6 coats on the car. Then it will start to last longer. You garage types can usu~lly go about 9 to 12 mos. TECH CORNER by Mike Susbauer, Oregon Region HOW TO STORE YOUR PORSCHE 1.
Drain gas tank;
Ever want to change seats in your Porsche because the, driver’s seat was starting to sag? Well, I did. It wasn’t too difficult when I figured it out and here’s some shortcuts.
run carburetor and fuel pump until empty,
2. Yank sparkpings, place 1/2 ounce of engine oil into each cylinder. engine over a few times,
Turn
3. Drain engine block, fill the differential, transmission and engine with proper lubricants, 4.
Release the hand brake, in/late the tires to just above recommended pressures,
5. Clean car (wash and wax) upholstery, and cover chrome with Vaseline. Paint or aerospray all rubber weather stripping with silicone rubber lubricant. Remove battery, FOR 1969 911-912 OWNERS ONLY As you know, you have a heating distribution problem in the vents under the dash--the shins bake while the feet freeze. This is caused by the vent louvers pointing at one angle only - back towards the driver. The 1970 has louvers that are split half back and half forward. (Unfortuantely, they are not available yet and who knows when.) For a satisfactory solution, simply remove the 2 nuts that secure each louver and rotate some 180o and refasten. If you find that this does not suit you exactly, remove one of the center louvers (bust it out) and you’ll add to the amount that comes forward. There, now you’ve taken care of the only real fault in the new heating-venting system introducad in 1969. Dermis Kranz Oregon Region TLC FOR YOUR PORSCHE The proper care of a car (especially a Porsche) is a real art and takes some degree uf skill. Before you begin, gather Simonize Paste Wax, elbow grease, time and a shady spot. !. Wash car throughly. off with chamois.)
(Use Turtlewax "Zip" Wax-Wash liquid.
3. Old wax can be stripped off satisfactorily by suing Simonize Paste "Kleene~r" (green can). Use circular motion. Spply Simomze Paste Wax.
(The old-fashioned yellow can.) Apply
as directed on small areas at a time and rub it off immediately. 5.
Buff to a high gloss using flarmel cloth.
6. Take a damp cloth and wipe entire surface area (this gets wax residue off). 7. Apply a light coat of Classic Car Wax. (Small area at a time. This acts as a sealer as Simonize tends to "flow" in hot sunlight.) 8.
Repeat step 5.
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h ¢X~ter removing both seats from the car, remove the back cushion by unscrewing 6 screws (3 on each side). Also remove the 2 screws joining the back to the base. You can now switch backs easily. 2. To remove the seat cushion, lift out the upholstery all around the base of the seat. (Sometimes you may find the front or back sections have become loose just through use. If so, just complete what is already started.) 3. The cushion is held to the base by 4 clips. Pull up on the back of the cushion and the 2 back clips will bend up enough to aliow removal of the entire cushion from the base. 4. To reassumble, reverse the order. Be sure the 2 clips are pushed back into their original position before you begin to tack the upholstery back in. Reinstall in car and notice what a new feeling it is. COUNTERPOINTS TO COUNTERBALANCE by John W. Leonard, Patomic Region 911 T owners need not be cranky about the absence of counter weights in their engines. They didn’t get the shaft after all because the removal of counter weights lightened t.he reciprocating mass of the engine by five pounds. For this reason, the non-counter balanced 911T crankshaft has turned up in racing Porsches out in California. So all you 911 T owners don’t let this weighty problem disturb your balance. It is nothing t o get wound up over, at least not z~ver 7500 rpm.
NOTES ON PORSCHE ALLOY RIMS By Les Gunnarson, Orange Coast
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2. Get off all bug stains and tar using Turtlewax "Bud & Tar " remover, (Don’t rub too hard.)
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There is no simple way to just switch the entire seats because the track stopper is secured by rivets. So the metal base has to stay in position; only the cushions and backs are changed.
"S" type rims are susceptible to nicks, gouges, scratches, etcetera, particularly if the tires are changed by persons unfamiliar with alloy rims. They can, however, be restored to nearly their original good looks as follows: !.
Use a file (body file is best) to remove large gouges, etc,
2. Sand with wet/dry paper with water, starting with about 200 grit and finishing with about 600 grit. Recommend using a rubber sanding Mock.
3. (a) Use a cloth buffing wheel in an electric drilI or? together with an abrasive compound such as rouge for final polishing. or .... continued on p. 9
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Porsche Club of America - November Membership Meeting Minutes 1970
happen. Items one through three were discussed last month and included wiper blades, hard water in the pisser and generator brushes.
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#4 Door Stops:
Starting with the drivers side, after the 25M
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Bottle room at the Schlitz Brewery and was called to order by President Kalbach at 9 p.m. Because the November issue of Porscherama will be combined with the December issue, the minutes of the October meeting were not published. Lynn Bockemohle reported that we have $625.31 in the bank. Cliff Yost and Joe Schneider had no reports to make, so President Kalbach introduced }{on Ramage who summarized the remaining 1970 events. There was no old business anywhere, but new business there was. Bob Gogen int[oduced a noted leathersmith who has made some neat tool cases for Porsche. Dave reminded all to support the Christmas party at La Mirada Country Club and referred those with questions to Mary Morris, the event chairman, It was announced that the PCA-Santu Barbara slalom at Santa Maria Airport had been cancelled and that there will be a tech meeting on December 10 at Century West Porsche-Audi where a representarive from Semperit will discuss the technical aspects of radial tires. President Kalbach thanked GUm hosts, Schlitz Brewing Co for their hospitality and adjourned the meeting at 9:15 p.m.
drivers door to look a little out of line with the rest of the car. This is caused by the door stop becoming loose, and letting the door open too far, and then the stop becomes the door jam, which in turn rests on the inside of the leading edge of the door. With constant use, and without catching the door with one hand while it is swinging open, this out-of-align gets worse snd worse. I gound out that you have to tear the door apart to replace or repair the step. This can be an expensive job. Will let you know how much when I do it (if I do)o..
The entertainment for the evening was a showing- of slides taken by various PCA-LA members at the various events put on by PCA-LA during 1970. Respectfully submitted, George L. Gedeon, Secretary
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#5 With all the getting in and getting out that a salesmanls car endures, other things start to happen in the door area. I use the back "seat" of the Targa for my brief case, and thus every time I stop on a call, the seat gets moved forward and the case gets deposited, on the rear deck. First you’ll find that the seat release on the side of the seat doesn’t work with just one hand. I had mine loosened up by Lee Price at Century so I could open the door, catch it with one hand, then push up on the seat release and pull forward all at the same time, thus making the job of putting the brief case in an easier one. But here’s what happens next: The release knob is evenly held into the slot by a screw from the inside. With use, this screw starts to back off, and lets the release get looser and looser. All of a sudden, it’s not riding in the groove any more. In fact, it doesn’t do anything, not even release the seat. I found that I could pull out on the release itself, turn it around and around until it got tight enough to keep doing the job of releasing. The next step is to tear apart the seat brackets and tighten the thing up and put a little epox~ on it to keep it in place. So what else can happen? 1967 PORSCHE~912, FIVE SPEED, BAH~4A YELLOW, 28,000 MILES (FIRST OWNER SAILED FOR MONTHS AT A TIME)~ NEW DUNLAP RACING TIRES, 50~000 ~tILE GUARANTEE. EXCeLLeNT CONDITION. MUST SELL FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DUE TO LEG INJBRY. 3~700. CALL 213 379-575h OR 213 7h8-8111 X 1058.
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