The Solex P40-I Spill Tube Carburetor The Solex P40-I is the first carburetor on the Porsche 911. The six-cylinder Porsche 911 was first offered with this carburetor in 1964. The Solex is a factory fit for 1964, 1965, and 1966 model 911s. But in 1967 the Weber IDA carburetor is a factory fit. For many
We show you how to cut the three-angled seat in your cylinder head. The work that you did to the valves in lesson 2 comes into play in this lesson. By cutting the valve seat, we will match the valve face and create a good seal between the two. A good seal is essential for
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911 Valve Guides The valve guides in the Porsche 911 Cylinder heads are consumable. The guides will also experience a lot of wear. There is constant friction between the guide and valve stem and the valve-train geometry puts even more side pressure on the guide. Porsche has always used a bronze guide. The bronze has
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Air-Cooled 911 Valve Spring Valve springs control the valvetrain. It is valve spring pressure that forces the valves to stay in contact with the rocker arm. Without the proper spring pressure, the valvetrain becomes uncontrollable. Not enough pressure and you can get valve float when the valvetrain gear loses contact with the camshaft lobe. Too
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Intake and Exhaust Valves This is Lesson Two from an Eight part series. In Lesson One, we covered the cleaning and disassembly of the cylinder head. In this lesson, we are all about the intake and exhaust valves. When the valves first come out of the heads they are very crusty. There can be a
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When it comes to the Porsche 911 cylinder head you will rarely find a set that has been untouched. Follow along with this 8 part series to fully understand the air-cooled 911 cylinder head.
Why do you need to Calculate Engine Compression? Any time that you make a change to an engine by machining the crankcase or machining the cylinder heads you change the compression relationships. If you change the relationship, you need to calculate engine compression. Today with the limited availability of original pistons and cylinders the use
Flat rate hours are used to estimate the cost of making a repair to a vehicle. This method has been around since the 1920’s and is used by both independent shops and dealers alike. Recently in the last few years there have been a lot of criticism by both shops and consumers about the use
Have you ever thought of bringing your own eggs to your local breakfast joint and asking the chef to cook them for you? It would be weird right? Why then would you supply your own parts to your local mechanic and say install my parts? With internet shopping, there are so many different platforms to
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When a problem first arises with your car, most people will jump to any number of conclusions about what the problem is. Then the next thought that usually follows is” how much is this going to cost to me?” So, what to do about it next? Do you try to resolve the issue yourself? Or
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