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I have owned 5 911s (and a 944S) for over 66 vehicle years total. 911 oil gauge measurement is accurate only at idle/level ground/normal operating temperature. All other readings are meaningless. This is also true for the dip stick reading.
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Battery switch for '96 993?
gordonmacwilliam replied to gordonmacwilliam's topic in 993, 993 TT Series
Thank you for your response, JFP. I apologize for not getting back sooner. Here in Jacksonville, Florida, vehicle inspections were discontinued more than a decade ago, so fortunately, this is not a problem for me. I have an (admittedly old) Schumacher (Sears) 1.5 amp on-board battery maintainer. The output during charging is only 0.6 amps (instead of the advertised 1.5) which I can live with. The output when the red charged light is on is 0.4 amps which I cannot, because this translates to almost 10 amp-hours each day overcharging the battery. I had been charging the battery 24-hours prior to use which was a pain. I had to fix the ubiquitous horn problem, so I left the battery disconnected for a week. Since I had no problem when the battery was reconnected, I installed a battery switch. Getting to the switch handle under the floor mat would have been yet another pain, so I installed a bolt through the battery switch handle and made a notched lever handle that would insert through a drilled hole in the floor mat and grab the bolt. The trunk light indicated whether the battery switch is engaged or not. -
I have been recently retired and now drive less than 1,000 miles per year. Lately I have been recharging the batteries on my 944S and 993 weekly. I installed a battery switch on the 944S so that I would not have to charge this battery, but was leery of installing one on the '96 993 as I was unsure if the lack of power over a long period would have adverse affects on the electronics such as the ignition disabling mechanism. Does anyone know if installing a battery switch would be a problem for this vehicle?