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2 day already broke!
Just took out my 944 for the second time this year and its already broke, I was sitting at the light when i heard a pop and before i knew it smoke was everywere i blew my heater controll valve, guess the plastic got old. the projects just keep adding up!
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05-03-2011, 06:04 AM
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You do not want to know the list on my 944's over the past eight years.
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05-03-2011, 06:55 AM
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haha im probabaly lucky last 8 years was a new master cylinder, motor mounts, and oil changes. now its been timing belts, clutch, how bunch of stuff and it all is hapeneing at the worst times because i work and go to school
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05-03-2011, 08:04 AM
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it comes with the territory of owning 20+ year old cars. if you haven't replaced it in the last few years - it's likely to need it in the next few.
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Mike - CFI, A&P Mechanic w/ I.A., Aztec driver at Island Tyme '88 951S - zermatt silber/black - staying stock. purchased in 11-2006 '84 944 - gemini grau/tan+brown - lightly modified. purchased in 11-2001 2021 Tesla Y - to get me to work |
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05-03-2011, 10:20 AM
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Automotive Necromancer
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par for the course.
Don't take it personally. after years of working out the bugs it can be a daily driver. Yes those valves are made of brittle plastic and in an inaccessible location. that is why nobody fixed it yet. Consider a DD, or Daily Driver. I suggest a Saturn. something that is dependable and lets you get to the parts store easily. You don't want to see my list...it would scare you.
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There may be nothing quite as expensive as a cheap Porsche: Ruby Red 84 928S : White 87 924s 2.5L NA (Blinky) M44/07-43H10676 spoiler delete - 046/2B - Belts 9/12, Clutch and OC seals 8/08 andd Red 94 Del Sol: Please put your Make, Model and Year in Sig. Try not to break more than you fix. |
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05-03-2011, 07:13 PM
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what list haha, and no this porsche only puts around 1k a year! hence 55k miles
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05-03-2011, 07:44 PM
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Proprietoristicly Refined
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WYAIT
Tatoo it on your wrist. John
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05-03-2011, 08:06 PM
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ahhh !
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There may be nothing quite as expensive as a cheap Porsche: Ruby Red 84 928S : White 87 924s 2.5L NA (Blinky) M44/07-43H10676 spoiler delete - 046/2B - Belts 9/12, Clutch and OC seals 8/08 andd Red 94 Del Sol: Please put your Make, Model and Year in Sig. Try not to break more than you fix. |
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05-04-2011, 10:41 AM
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I drive it, the recent owner didnt, its all good I think of it as him preserving it for me : )
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1986 Porsche 944 2.5 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7 H.O. 2000 Plymouth Neon |
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05-04-2011, 08:20 PM
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drove my 87 as a DD for a year after getting it registered. having work and school with all the breakdowns that have happened in that time forced me to get a DD. bought a NAPA truck for $400, got me through the winter. my DD is now a jeep wrangler- incredibly simple, not much that can break, and parts are a dime a dozen
 cant wait till all this rain stops up here so i can drive her more often, nothing quite compares to driving your Porsche
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*1987 944 n/a. project car. *1989 mazda B2200 beater <-- Update: sent away to be made into IPODS. RIP huebert *2001 Jeep wrangler SE - THUMPER "when the wrench starts to turn, but the bolt does not. The project will take, longer than thought." |
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05-05-2011, 04:11 AM
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I love me jeep to but to much of a gas pig!, and the porsche is not getting the best gas milage either.
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05-05-2011, 05:18 AM
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Mine sat for indeterminable periods in New Mexico and I expect things will need to be fixed. The ones I can expect to cause headaches I'm getting prepared for and will pull the motor and replace everything I can short of splitting the block. It's a big list but there's so much you can do with the motor out, the wheels off, and access to the engine compartment. Once you've done it, your confidence level rises significantly. It's kinda like building a kit car.
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3 944's, 2 Boxsters and one Caman S, and now one 951 turbo. Really miss the Cayman. Some people try to turn back their "odometers." Not me. I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved. |
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05-11-2011, 03:13 PM
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Porsche 944
Copenhagen Blue
Grey car
Turbo
money pit
beater- off to the garage in the sky
Thumper
Porsche 944 NA
1986 Porsche 951
