944 turbo help needed please

[Elliot]

Okay here goes

D reg 944 turbo came in for MOT for a client a while ago - on starting it up the cam belt gave way - actually tensioner pulley had cracked - car had been stood for 14 months

so stripped it down checked valves and pistons, replaced pulley and cambelt no problem, built it back up and ran the car for 20 minutes no problems

next day started it up after charging battery (duff battery) ran fine for 20 minutes then some some smouldering from the starter, alternator wire. Stopped car and stripped manifold away and I replaced the starter / alternator loom, checked all the other wiring and fuses.

So normally the immobiliser flashes and then when contact is made it beeps three times then you can start the car. Now it flashes and no beeps. Another thing that I note is that when turning key I am sure the volt meter used to read the voltage and the instrument cluster lit up. Currently it doesn't.

so question is what would cause the cluster not to light up when turning key.

next step has to be bypass immobiliser but concerned something else may be the cause.

any advice greatly welcome as scratching my head at moment

 

[DC911SC]

ignition barrel fault?

the smouldering at the starter loom may have been caused by a fault else where and not actually be the fault itself!!

 

[944Scott]

Kind of sounds like the immobiliser is wired to the starter, with the smouldering wire is this now fried? it might be worth you trying to bypass the immobiliser.

 

[James Beaumont]

ignition barrel fault? my car does this when I jack it up once down on the floor it takes a bit to get the switch working again but once its worked ok keeps working until I jack her up again.

 

[George Elliott]

so question is what would cause the cluster not to light up when turning key.

Mice?

major issue with cars stood up, they love wire insulation

 

[Elliot]

okay chaps to those of you who replied the car is sorted now

was a combination of things but finally sorted them

Thank you.

 

[George Elliott]

Good you got sorted Elliot, off topic but firstly - got my top hose hose connections - many thanks for sorting them, also, i am curious - whats a 1344S beetle? You made a hybrid 1303 / 944 or something?

George
944t

 

[Elliot]

all will be revealed

just looking for a running spares repair 944 to use the floorpan structure and all mechanicals

have been welding the beetle shell for three weeks in preparation.

 

[George Elliott]

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look forward to seeing your work....the first aircooled 944 []

or the first neutral handling beetle [8|]

ether will be interesting

George
944t

 

[Monkeythree]

They share a 2400mm wheelbase........

 

[Elliot]

Heres a little taster

so its a 1303S shell which I have removed base and strengthened ready to implant it onto the floorpan and chassis structure of a 944 so the engine, running gear, loom, instruments will all be Porsche (watercooled) and the external structure will all be beetle with widened wings and an adapted bonnet.

Just a little play to see what an adapted dash would look like in a beetle - will fit pretty well