From:	Bob at Pelican Parts [bob@pelicanparts.com]
Sent:	Thursday, July 22, 1999 9:47 PM
To:	alex.ozzardlow@ibm.net; Wayne
Subject:	Re: HELP please... '91 911 Cab. brakes

Hi Alex,
It's a good idea every five years or so to replace all of the fuses.  They get
corroded, build up resistance, the porcelain cracks, other bad things.  When I
do mine (one at a time so I don't goof it up), I clean all of the fuse holders
with electrical contact cleaner and an old toothbrush, and make sure that the
spring tension on each holder is good.  When I get the whole process done, I
spray the entire fuse block down with WD-40 and blot it dry.  It's a good cure
for miscellaneous electrical gremlins that can be almost impossible to trace.

Hope this helps,
Bob at Pelican Parts

Alex Ozzard-Low wrote:

> Thanks Bob, I'll try to look for a reset button. Irritating thing!
>
> Really appreciate the help!
>
> Alex
>
> I cleaned all the fuses which had become a little corroded (dull color) and
> the clock has started working normally again.  The wonders of modern
> science...
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bob at Pelican Parts [mailto:bob@pelicanparts.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 10:35 PM
> > To: alex.ozzardlow@ibm.net
> > Subject: Re: HELP please... '91 911 Cab. brakes
> >
> >
> > Hi Alex,
> > Take a look at the end of your master cylinder.  (If it's like
> > earlier cars, the
> > master cylinder is a little difficult to access--it's under the
> > car, covered by
> > a splash pan).  I think (not certain, though) that there is a
> > reset switch or
> > button on the master cylinder.
> >
> > Sounds like you have a defective clock.  The older motor-driven
> > clocks were
> > somtimes noisy, and made a clicking noise when the wound the
> > motor, but I've
> > never heard of a quartz clock being noisy.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Bob at Pelican Parts
> >
> > Alex Ozzard-Low wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Bob,
> > >
> > > > Subject: Re: HELP please... '91 911 Cab. brakes
> > > > Hi Alex,
> > > > Disconnect your battery ground strap for about ten seconds, and
> > > > the warning
> > > > light should go out.
> > >
> > > I did, and it didn't!  Any other ideas?
> > >
> > > > Your clock should not be noisy.  We can supply rebuilt clocks for
> > > > all 911, 914
> > > > and 356 models. Want to update your mechanism to quartz? VDO
> > > > quartz internals
> > >
> > > That's one of the reasons the noise is so confusing - it IS quartz!
> > >
> > > Thanks Bob - in spite of the flippant reply, I really
> > appreciate the help.
> > >
> > > Alex
> > >
> > > > from BMWs can replace the mechanical clocks within most Porsches.
> > > > Call Tom in
> > > > parts at 1-888-280-7799 and he will help you.
> > > >
> > > > Hope this helps,
> > > > Bob at Pelican Parts
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi there.  I think that you do need to reset a switch.  I'm not
> > > > 100% sure,
> > > > > though.  I'm going to forward you to Bob in Tech Support,
> > and perhaps he
> > > > > will know the answer.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Wayne
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: alex.ozzardlow@ibm.net [mailto:alex.ozzardlow@ibm.net]
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 4:06 PM
> > > > > > To:   pelicanparts@csi.com
> > > > > > Subject:      HELP please... '91 911 Cab. brakes
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A week or so ago, the brake pad warning light came on, on my 91
> > > > > > 911 C2 Cab (which I've only owned for a couple of months).  I
> > > > > > decided that I would change all brake pads and sensors regardless
> > > > > > of which end was worn.  I ordered parts, you sent 'em (very
> > > > > > quickly, too! Thanks.)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Anyway, this morning I changed all pads and sensors - simple job,
> > > > > > nothing evidently wrong.  The rear pads were worn down and had
> > > > > > eaten about 1/2 of the sensors.  Disks fine, all apparently OK.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > After it was all back together again, my brake pad warning light
> > > > > > remains on - any ideas please?  The only thing of note: the
> > > > > > sensors that were on the rear axle originally only connected to
> > > > > > the inboard pads.  The new sensors connect to both inboard and
> > > > > > outboard pads - I can't see why this should make a difference as
> > > > > > the operation is the same.  Is there something electronic that
> > > > > > has to be reset?  Would disconnecting then reconnecting my
> > > > battery help?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Another question - weird one, this!  My clock is making a kind of
> > > > > > low level groaning noise, which you can hear over the normal
> > > > > > engine idle noise.  This noise persists for a day or half day,
> > > > > > then goes away for while.  The only thing that is similar that
> > > > > > I've ever come across was a clock in a n old Jaguar that did the
> > > > > > same thing and the noise was an electric motor winding up the
> > > > > > manual spring (Lucas, of course)  Any ideas on this one?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks very much,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Alex
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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