Porsche 928 Episode 125 - NO SPARK! 

Thanks Eoin, I do usually prefer originality - just not passionate about the mocha brown...

Hi Pieter, yes I suspect the connectors on the master cylinder are shorting, need to get in there to check. Thanks for watching :)

Thank you. Yes it’s a battle !

Message me on Instagram and we can try to track it down

Thanks Terry! Hope it’s not too hot, it’s raining here!

I do like original colours usually…. But we will see

Great comment - the engine was running on 7 cylinders a while back... one of the brand new spark plugs was faulty.

@@MrToddgibbs Todd, when you say that engine was running on 7 cilinders, how exactly did you notice this? I am asking this because my car sometimes starts difficult and the first hour of driving, engine seems to run like a tractor, so rough running and engine doesn’t idle smoothly, it vibrates a bit and during acceleration it holds back a bit. After 1 hour, problem is gone. Probably because engine and all parts have become warmed up and hot. Did you see anything unusual regarding the color of the faulty sparkplug?

Hi, I think someone on YT suggested it and then realised it was hesitating to rev and the sound was unbalanced (not smooth). Recently (like 2 weeks ago) I unplugged plug 1 and drove and instantly recognised the same feeling. Its lazy and sounds strange. It sounds like you are on 7 cylinders. I would not run the engine too much until you fix it you may get bore wash (where the fuel is washing away the lubricating oil and the piston heats up and scores the cylinder). To track it down start the engine and remove the plug lead from cylinder 1 while listening to the engine noise. If it changes you know that plug was firing. Replace the plug lead and do same for 2-8. If you remove a plug lead and hear no change you know this plug was not working... Once I worked out which plug wasnt firing I removed it and cleaned it up with a file. Then I reinstalled and ran again. Remove the plug and confirm it is still clean (no black soot). In my case the plug was faulty, which I identified by fitting a spare plug. Good luck - let me know if you find it (your could be distributor cap, rotor arm, plug lead or spark plug)

@@MrToddgibbs Hi Todd , I checked my spark plugs and they were all working I added some movies in my youtube channel and you can here the engine idle irregular with rattling sound of engine Also my vacuum should be much more higher than 400mBar, isn’t it?

Idle doesnt sound that bad. Not sure about the vacuum, i never measured mine.

Thanks :) I have no idea what causes the “two-key-turn” start…. But mine doesn’t do it now :)

@@MrToddgibbs dont know if I'm right or not but i put it down to the oil pump priming, or fuel pump pressurising ?

@@rockatansky1305 I don’t think these early cars monitor either (and stop car starting if low). I think it’s spark related

Hey :) I have a soldering iron but it’s not powerful enough.

@@MrToddgibbs would you consider replacing that multi pin connector with a modern waterproof connector?

@zoharmelamed yes I could - a friend did similar. Mine works ok at the moment

@@MrToddgibbs I replaced the original fuse blade in my 911 with a classic retrofit one that has modern blade fuses. Not cheap but meant I stopped worrying about fuses being to blame for any electrical issues. Prob the same with this?

That’s a smart move! No I don’t think my fuse board is causing issue at the moment

Hi Eamonn, I may redo the pasha, but I agree a ligher colour would look better - and I would like to stick to a porsche colour. Glad you have your car back :)

Hi Howard, is that so it draws current through the wires, showing any dodgy ones?

Or colour ?

Thank you! Cheers!

Yeah Im inching towards that ... I'll wait until the 14pin gives up though.

Oh frank Im sorry to hear that. I do hope for the best. Take care

@@MrToddgibbs Hi Todd,Yes it slows me no question of that Not sure 🤔 if I told you in December 2021 I had a BiLateral Lung replacement,and was doing ok Recently I developed a Lymph Node at the top of The groin on my right leg 🦵🏽 That prompted a biopsy,and was Metatastic, so 6 rounds of radiation Followed by Pet Scans,and that’s when it was stage 4 (C) But wait there’s more,I developed a blood clot on the Lung Off to hospital 🏥 for 6 weeks And there’s more,got Covid while there😩,into isolation So back at work and from a person who was fit etc,I had IdioPathic Fibrosis But keep focused,my family is a great 👍 help Best Regards Todd Frank

You’ve been through the wars Frank, that’s for sure! Just hang in there, you are clearly a fighter :) and I need someone to keep me on the straight and narrow… take care

Hi, thanks! Yes absolutely, contact via Instagram? @Toddgibbs123

@@MrToddgibbs Hello, Todd, I have reached out. Seems the message is pending to be accepted.

Tricky isnt it... thanks for the input though :)