Porsche 928 Episode 68 - Assembling the front of the engine 

Lol yes. Water was pouring through the ceiling….

Perfect, thanks

Problem resolved - I bought the oem pulley :)

Thanks Terry. Yes indeed… it’s one step at a time, stops the overall task becoming too daunting. Hope you are well :)

Thanks Doug, the big first-start can’t be far away now! Thanks for watching :)

Thanks, as always! :)

Hey, oh no... I side-stepped my AC and left it for a 'winter project'. There might be one on YT somewhere...

I did consider rebuilding the loom, but it feels ok - just the casing is solid. Easy enough to remove if it causes problems (I wanna get her started :))

Yeah i figured it’s too wonky. New pulley will arrive in 3 days to fix it :)

@@MrToddgibbs i agree, the belt alignment looks off far enough to be a problem, whether it’s stress on the alternator, and/or on the pulley or excess wear on the belt. The new pulley will be worth it. I just spent time fixing the same problem on an a/c belt on an old Benz. A little misalignment caused the ac compressor to make a lot of noise and vibrate and the belt to flap. I modified the a/c bracket to get the belt straight and it’s all good now.

Thanks Reginald. I did look at modifying the alternator bracket, but it’s not simple so left it. Shame a £12 pulley didn’t work… and crazy it’s £75’for OEM. There must be a cheaper one out there somewhere!! To be honest I quite enjoy searching for the alternatives.

Remember……it’s a Porsche….”there is no substitute!” 😜

lol yes :)