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911 Timing Chain Replacement
| Kurt Williams gives us his procedure for replacing the timing chains without having to split the case. |
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911 Turbo Valve Covers Upgrade
| Tired of breathing smoking oil when you start your car? Install this common upgrade and fix one of the most common 911 oil leaks. |
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911 Valve Adjustment - The Backside Method
| Could it be? An easier way to adjust your adjust your 911's valves? Learn more about the "backside" method that uses no special tools and could save you hours of headache. |
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911 Valve Adjustment Made Easy
| This is the one everyone has been waiting for. Check this out for a step-by-step procedure on how to adjust your valves on your 911 motor. |
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All About Motor Oils
| Ever wondered about the formulations of motor oils? This document explains the differences, and the formulations, and why which one is best for your car. |
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Carrera Chain Tensioner Upgrade
| One of the most important upgrades you can perform on your 911 is the upgrade to the hydraulic chain tensioners. This article details the steps involved with plenty of photos. |
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Concours Corner: Cleaning Your Engine, Part I
| Need some tips on this seemingly daunting task? Bev Frohm teaches the dos and don'ts of cleaning your engine in part one of this series. |
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Concours Corner: Cleaning Your Engine, Part II
| Part II covers more of the procedure in getting your engine to shine. |
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Cool Collar - Cheap Cooling for your Porsche
| Bob Tindel shows us one of the new Pelican Products that supply you with cheap cooling for your engine. |
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Distributor & Ignition Woes
| Having trouble with your distributor, or your ignition system. Lee Rice offers some tips on rebuilding and troubleshooting. |
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Engine Compartment Detailing
| This six-part series by Tom Sharpes on detailing your engine is super-detailed, and an excellent source of ideas for cleaning up your own engine compartment. |
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Engine Cooling Tin Modification
| Gill Paszek offers us up the factory upgrade for the late 1980s cars that allows your 911 motor to run cooler. This modification can be made in a matter of minutes when the engine is apart. |
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Engine Rebuild Overview
| Leland Pate basically shows us his 'notepad' that he wrote in while rebuilding his 911 engine. Hints and tips not included in the factory manuals. |
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External Oil Cooler Installation
| Tom Sharpes offers up some great pics for the procedure for installing a Mocal aftermarket oil cooler setup in your 911. |
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Extracting Power from a CIS Rebuild
| Noah Pollak gives us some hints and tips on how to extract the most power when performing a CIS engine rebuild. |
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Fan Belt and Pulley Replacement
| Here's a short tech article about a very important element of the 911 and 356 motors, the fan belt. Improper installation can lead to failure and engine overheating. |
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Ignition Troubleshooting Checklist
| Mikko Kosonen has compiled a neat list for owners of all cars to check when they are experiencing problems with their ignition systems. |
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Installing a New Starter
| Need a new starter in your 911? Try installing a new higher power starter in your car with this tech article by Bob Tindel. |
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Installing the MSD Ignition System
| Pete Dubler offers up a review of the procedures needed to install the MSD system into your car. |
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Making Sense of Synthetic Lubricants
| Don Stevens offers some insight on the facts, myths, and trials of synthetic oil in automobiles. |
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Mocal External Oil Cooler Installation
| Roger Jambor builds on Tom Sharpes article on the installation of the Mocal External Oil cooler. |
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Oil Cooler Fan Wiring
| For 911s without the electric fan, Bob Tindel offers up a procedure for wiring the fan with a thermostat. |
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Porsche 911 Oil Coolers
| Martin Schacht offers up a completely comprehensive tech article on upgrading your oil coolers, including the popular Carrera Oil cooler upgrade. |
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Rendezvous with a Dropped Valve Seat
| View the carnage from this disaster. Warning, the photos contained within are not for the faint of heart. |
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Rendezvous with a Dropped Valve Seat
| View the carnage from this disaster. Warning, the photos contained within are not for the faint of heart. |
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Replacing 911 Spark Plugs
| Here's a brief Tech Procedure on replacing your spark plugs from Pelican's own Bob Tindel. |
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Replacing Oil Return Tubes and Seals
| Got a huge oil leak from your oil return tubes? Replace them with easily installed expandable ones! |
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Review: Bruce Anderson / Jerry Woods Engine Overhaul Class
| Wayne Dempsey took this class at the tail end of doing research for his latest book. Find out what he thought about the class and its content. |
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Setting 911 Distributor Static Timing
| Have you removed your distributor lately, and need to reset the timing to start your engine? This article gives a bunch of tips to get you running again. |
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Time To Rebuild? - Part I & II
| Wayne Dempsey outlays the tests and evaluations that you should perform on your engine before deciding it's time for a rebuild. |
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Upgrading to a 1.5Hp Starter
| Lee Rice offers some tips and tricks for upgrading your starter to a more powerful version. |
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