1St Road Trip Since Intermix

[Dharn55]

Since I got back on the road last summer after fixing the intermix I had due to a cracked head I had put on about 3,500 miles. Took a few months to work out a few niggling problems and issues and I am still looking at the timing of the 1-3 cams, might be slightly off. But last weekend I took the first road trip since the fix. Went from the Chicago area to Athens, OH to see my daughter's crew team compete in a regatta (they took 3^rd place). About 450 miles each way. Car ran great, smooth and strong. No sign of oil in coolant or vice versa. Now almost 4,500 miles on the engine since the mix with a total of 55,000 miles.

So for those who might have had or will have an intermix, don't give up the faith, it can be fixed. Sometimes I wonder just how many engines with a simple crack in the head were replaced rather than fixed, at a great expense to either Porsche (not so bad) or the owners. Yes, a total rebuild would have been better, running an engine with coolant in the oil can't be good for it, but at a 10^th the price I am a happy camper.

[phillipj]

[Dharn55]

PJ - Of course it is not a 997S!