Porscherama 1978 November

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presidential rhetoric It’s a tough time of year for PCA-LA. How so? We’ve had a good year of activities with a substantial increase in membership and a modicum of financial success. The thing that’s troubling me is the difficulty our nominating committee (Ursula Grunfeld, Ann Wang and Pete Zimmermann) had in putting together a slate for 1979. The final result -- you should have your ballot or you’ll be getting it in the next couple of days -- is a good, balanced lineup of members who will make the ’79 board take over smoothly and forcefully from the present officers. But there are a couple of problems, First is the lack of competition in all the offices.

The folks we’ve selected certainly can and will do a good job. And it’s better to have one person running for an office who really wants to do the job rather than three or four people, none of whom are interested.

There were many names suggested to the nominating committee, and just as many polite refusals by those people. It’s true that LA Region is composed of a very young group of Porsche Pushers, all of whom are active in other recreational endeavors and are deeply involved in their professions. Thus it seems that no one is willing to carry the club’s responsibilities in addition his other activities. Too many of our 500 members feel that "the club" will carry on, offering activities and publications for their consumption and enjoyment without any help from them. I’ve sorta burned myself out this year, reaching too far into the jobs of president, V.P., activities and publicity for the good of the club. I’m tired and slightly disillusioned, but not so much so that I won’t be in there helping next year. I’d like to think a lot of other people will be in there helping too. If anyone wants to try for a write-in vote, please do so.

You’ll also notice that there is no candidate for the office of newsletter editor -- a great disappointment to me in view of our large membership. Ann has done a great job the past 2 years, and hope she knows how much we all appreciate her efforts. I hope someone will come forth to shoulder the burden because without a newsletter, we’re lost.

On a happier note, let me explain the Board Member At-Large positions that we’ve created for next year.

The club by-laws allow the Board to increase their number up to 15 in order to fill particular needs.

It seemed to this year’s board that we needed more diversity of experience and input. And Member AtLarge seemed a good way to get more people involved in the workings of the club. These people would be significant for their availability to chair events, make arrangements, and to generally help out with ideas and decisions. The list of candidates for these three positions is very solid -- all the people would do a good job and have expressed an interest in participating. And you can be sure that we won’t allow those who are not elected to just fade away.

The next subjects really are on a happier note. Our November activity will be a low-key rally and wine tour set up by Nick Friesen. (Speaking of mainstays in the club, he’s one of them. Over the past 12 or so years, he’s held several offices and chaired just about every kind of event). This month he’s agreed to take us on a simple rally/tour, a noncompetitive affair with the emphasis on meeting new people and quality-controlling some grapes.

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December, is the Malibu Grand Prix and Sunday Brunch. Most of you know the set-up -- miniature racers on a fun, tight little course with electronic timing. It’s a buck a lap, and the best time wins a cheap trophy.

It was a big success when we did it early .in the year. This time we’re going to the MGP track in Fountain Valley, and we’ll wind up at Sam’n Ann’s house for brunch. See the flyer for info.

And we’ll end up the year with our annual Christmas party. It will be an afternoon affair at the Princess Louise (off Terminal Island). By having it in the afternoon, we’re trying to encourage everyone to come (that’s the whole point, isn’t it?). Fill in the reservation slip and mail it quick.

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CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE 1979 PCA-LA BOARD OF DIRECTORS President ...................... Dave Stephens Vice President. ................... Bill Bohn Secretary ...................... Howard Levin Treasurer ....................... Stana Cooper Activities ...................... Jan Winthrop Membership ................... Carola Anderson Tech Chairman .................... David Kozak Member At-Large (vote for 3): Jack DiRosario Dave Viancour Sara Pennington Dustin Janes Mac McKee Pete Zimmermann Larry Dick Jose Ochoa Bob Youngdahl Michael Dick * This is just a listing of the candidates.

You will receive an official ballot in the mail with instructions for voting and return.

WELCOI IE NEW I EI IBER$ Gerald H. Larsen 1978 928 - Red Norman Butler 1978 924 - Black Bayard Veiller 1965 356C Cabriolet White Ronald Tanaka 1976 911S - Silver Barbara Griffiths 1978 924 - Red Mark Haueisen 1976 911S - Ice Green Nancy Taylor 1968 912 - Blue Michael Louie 1973 914 - Saturn Yellow Larry Amberg 1978 928 - Petrol Blue Robert Smith 1956 356A Coupe - Black Carmela Tellez 1978 924 - Black

TP~ANSFERS TO LA REGION Jon Perlman from Northeast Region R.W. "Buck" Peralta from San Diego Region Alan Kupchik from Metro New York Cecilia Young from Potomac Region Ralph Plumb from Tennessee David Legge from Golden Gate Charles Chester from Potomac Region

NNotations If you haven’t received it yet, you’ll be getting your ballot soon for the 1979 club officers. And you’ll notice one obvious omission: the position of publicity director. That means we have no one running for newsletter editor~ Aargh~ I have lost count the number of people who have offered to help -- with typing, making phone calls, stamping and mailing -but no one wants to be responsible for deciding what goes in each newsletter and making sure that it gets out on time.

I have been editor for two years now, and it’s been great fun. Honest. It was a great way to get involved in the club, to meet lots of people, and to learn about the club from the inside. But there are some very good reasons why someone else must take over.

First, it’s a lot of work. I may have done the club a disservice by making such a production of each month’s newsletter. There is no reason why we can’t get along with a simple, straight-forward 6-8 page flyer, stapled in the corner. Graphics and fancy extras are not necessary; what’s important is to get the news out on time so that people who want to participate can. But even a simplified newsletter takes time and energy. If you have a full-time job, it means having to give up weekends or nights in order to get the paper out. And after a while you begin to resent all the time you might have spent doing something else. What was fun and challenging in the beginning becomes just another job that has to be done.

The October board meeting was held at Jan Winthrop’s home. We discussed our successful Riverside Time Trial -- we at least broke even.

Jan reported that we had been aced out of our date for a one-day Willow Springs event, and the Board decided not to reschedule it. Judd has set up a tech session at The Factory for November, and the Malibu Grand Prix event is on. We spent the rest of the evening bemoaning the lack of interested people to run for next year’s board.

Despite losing our announced speaker for the evening, we managed a very decent dinner and membership meeting at Del Conte’s Restaurant in Torrance. Among our guests were Duane and Nicki Alan and Mary Felo from San Gabriel Region and Mr. A.C. Roda from Gold Coast Region in Florida. After dinner, and announcement of the nominees for next year’s board, Ron Ramage showed an oldie-but-goodie film, "42 Porschestrasse ." Hope everyone had a good time. ,

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CONGRATULATIONS to Rick and Dyanne Potts on the birth of their son, Michael Richard, on the morning of Saturday, September 23. We know he’s going to follow in. his father’s footsteps because he just happened to come into the world on the day of our Riverside Time Trial. Terrific timing~

""" """"""""" """ """ Which leads me to the second reason someone else should do the paper next year. After two years, I’m getting stale. I don’t even bother to try new things because it takes too much time. We need someone with a fresh outlook, some new ideas, someone who can put the spark back in the paper. It doesn’t mean you have to write the whole thing yourself. I’ve been very lucky this year in finding members to write articles, and I’m sure there are lots more people who would love to see themselves in print. So the job of editor is to decide what goes in the paper and how to present it. And the typing and the phone calling and the stamping and mailing can all be done by other members. One person doesn’t have to take it all on himself. But someone has to be responsible to make sure the job gets done.

So if I’ve succeeded in convincing any of you out there that the publicity director’s/editor’s position is for you, please, please give me a call or call our president-elect Dave Stephens (the phone numbers of the present board are on the back of this paper). It will be up to the old and new Board members together to appoint a publicity director for next year. We sure would like to have someone who wants to do the job rather than having to rope some unsuspecting soul into it. Please consider it. It could make or break the club.

Ann

Tech Talk

Most of the material in this article has already been written about at one time or another, but I’ve never seen it condensed i~ single article form. This article is strictly to help the unwary to make a purchase they will be satisfied with in the future. It is factual and if used correctly can save enough money to pay for three years insurance premiums on the 911S in question, or a two week vacation in Hawaii~ Buying a ’75, ’76 or ’77 911S is a whole different ballgame from purchasing other 911 models. Once all the rust checks, examination for accident damage, etc. have been completed, you can proceed to the trouble areas. First of all, make sure the smog pump is connected. This may sound ridiculous, but actually horsepower is sacrificed by removal of the pump drive belt because of the length of the exhaust system, This has been proven on an engine dyno. The most annoying aspect of the smog pump is that it may produce an exhaust backfire during shifting when the engine temperature is cold. If a smog pump has been disconnected for a period of time, the fresh air ports in the exhaust will become plugged with carbon, rendering the system useless. Result: car will no longer run as clean as it should, and it may not pass emission tests in case of resale, Now that the "minor" things are out of the way, we may proceed to the thermal reactors. A thermal reactor is a heating element designed to burn up hydrocarbons that find their way past the exhaust valves. Every California ’75 thru ’77 911S has two of these units fitted to its exhaust system (one per side). They are located directly below the cylinder heads, are cy]indrica] in shape and attach to the heat exchangers via a flange. The combination of their location and the tremendous heat they generate will surely deplete your checking account on a regular basis.

Heat below the engine is the reason for the rapid exchange of funds between you and your mechanic, This heat attacks the "0" ring seals on the oil return tubes. An oil return tube is a metal tube that connects the camshaft housing to the crankcase and does what its name implies. At each end of the tube is a thick rubber "0" ring. These "0" rings depend on flex and pliancy to do their job. When exposed to tremendous heat, they become brittle and can no longer retain the oil around them. The resulting leakage produces large amounts of smoke that pours from the rear wheel arches, causing either panic or snickers from the people sitting in the Chevy next to you at the traffic light. The smoke is created because the oil return tubes are located just above the reactors, and when the "0" rings fail the oil drips onto the hot heat exchanger. 0il return tube replacement (four per car) costs about $200 for parts and labor. But don’t be surprised if your garage floor is not free of oil spots the next morning.

Behind and slightly above the thermal reactors lie the chain housing boxes. These boxes are sealed with various gaskets and an "0" ring.

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caught between the chain and a sprocket, breaking the chain, in turn causing the cam to lose its synchonization with the rest of the engine. This will result in a collision between valves and pistons, creating an expense somewhere between $1200 and $2500.

If you are planning on buying a 911S that has 35000 or more miles on it, be careful~ The car has already had its first reseal (not necessarily including the chain guide work) and is closing in on Number 2.

Although the factory has a vague one-time-only free reseal program for these cars, and has made major improvements in the quality of seals, "0" rings and gaskets, the cost of ownership will still be very high.

Fortunately there is a cure. Once you have talked yourself into altering the exhaust system, because tampering with factory-installed s~og control devices is illegal, there is even more than one way to go. Obviously the problem is excessive heat, so the cause of this heat (the thermal reactors) must be eliminated. The first solution is to remove the whole exhaust system and replace it with a complete set-up from a 1974 vehicle. This is the right way to do it but is extremely expensive. The new components will cost about $1100 and used ones go for about $700. Beware of Japanese manufactured heat exchangers that are presently on the market. The ones we have seen don’t fit wb~÷h a damn~ The other way to rid yourself of your thermal reactors is to replace them with locally manufactured "headers." There are many to choose from and we have seen some $200 units that are as good as some $400 units~ The choice is yours. This is an acceptable answer to the heat problem and the reactor replacements are relatively easy to install.

In summation, when purchasing a 1975 or 1976 911S, one should make sure the car has the updated plastic chain guides (1977 models were fitted with them fro~ the factory) and has been either resealed recently or has reactor replacements already installed. When these conditions have been met, you have every reason to believe that the 911S you are about to buy is just as fine a car as any that have come before it.

Pete Zimmermann

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While your mechanic is in there replacing the "0" rings and retiming the camshaft, he might as well install two new chain tensioners (presently $91.10 each) and replace the six rubber chain guides (’75 thru late ’76 models only). ! hope you realize the significance of the "rubber" chain guides. They also get brittle and sometimes break from chain slap,

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The board meeting this month will be held at Ursula Grunfeld’s home in Santa Monica. members are welcome, but call Ursula first (213) 399-6233.

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14 TECH SESSION Tech Chairman Judd Boykin has arranged for a session at The Factory, 13332 W. Washington Blvd. near the Marina (two blocks east of Lincoln, adjacent to Burger King). Owner Marc Rothman and his helpers will talk about and demonstrate how to keep your car in tune and give some hints on simple repair work you can do yourself.

MEMBERSHIP

We’re back at the Yacht Club this month. Our entertainment comes in two parts. VP Dave Stephens will give a brief talk on the California speed trap laws (that should be of interest to everyone,). Then Steve Ikemura will share with us his slides from the recent Treffen to Stuttgart. Not many of us have been lucky enough to go on this annual trek; so the pictures should be fun to see.

18 The Great Grape Rally tour/rally. It begins at 11:30 AM at the San Antonio Winery, 737 Lamar St. (off N. Main in downtown LA).

Bring a picnic or be prepared to buy lunch. The tour will end about 5 PM in Cucamonga (leaving plenty of time for those who want to attend the Zone 8 Awards Banquet). The cost is $7 per car and prizes will be given for top nav and driver. Come join us for a fun, non-competitive outing.

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~ ~;se you didn’t get the flyer on this last month, here’s the o : the dinner is being held at the Indian Hills Country Club, 5700 Club House Dr., Riverside; cocktails at 7, dinner at 8, awards

9-11, disco dancing to follow. For filet mignon, salad, vegies and drink, the cost is $11 per person. Make checks payable to PCA Riverside Region, and mail to Peggy Kravig, 11433 Nbrwood Ave., Riverside, 92505 (714) 689-7702. Outgoing ~ational president Mick Williams will be the special guest.

dec. 3 Don’t forget our Malibu Grand Prix event¯ See the flyer at right, fill in your reservation for brunch and we’ll see you at the track.

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COST: $1 per lap, minimum of 5 laps; pay when you get there.

BRUNCH AFTERWARD: after a strenuous morning at the track, you’re invited to Sam’n Ann’s for 6943 Grand Manan brunch. Send in the reservation slip below, "~.~ To get to our house, OranBewood----take the San Diego Fwy north from the ,,.Ch~man -track about 5 mi. to ~ the Valley View exit.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 Noon -- 4:30 Luncheon and Party aboard the Princess Louise This will be our last get together for 1978. It’s time for year-end awards and installation of our 1979 board, reminiscing about the year past.

Great Food and Door Prizes~ Fill in the reservation slip below and send it to Stana Cooper, 32110akdell Drive, Studio City, 91604 by December 7.

To get to the Princess, ~ take follow the St. toBridge; Harb°r the tosigns Vincent Seaside take Fwy"ITto homasandFer~south ~ ~~

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SUNDAY BRUNCH RESERVATION Yes, I’ll be coming to brunch after the Malibu Grand Prix event. I understand the cost will be between $2 and $3 per person, and I’ll pay at the door.

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Enclose a check to PCA-LA in the amount of $7.50 per person, and send to Stana Cooper, Xmas Party, 32110akdell Drive, Studio City, 91604.

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Mail this slip to: Grand Prix Brunch 6943 Grand Manan Dr. Cypress, Calif. 90630

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For next year’s Long Beach Grand Prix, PCA-LA has decided to purchase a block of 50 tickets. We are asking for seats high up in sections 28 or 29, at the Queen’s Hairpin (the concensus among those who have attended the race is that these are the best, although not the most expensive, seats). The tickets, at a cost of $35 each, will be good for the full three days of race events and will include parking passes.

We are offering these tickets on a first come basis. If yOU are interested in purchasing one or more tickets in our proposed PCA-LA block, fill in the form below

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Please reserve for me ticket(s), at a cost of $35 per ticket, for the three-day Long Beach Grand Prix event April 6-8, 1979.

I understand that I will be billed for these tickets once the order is firm.

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