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Forum: Boxster & Cayman Forum 12-02-2019, 08:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,036
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
Do I even need knock sensors?

I'm about to have the starter replaced on my 2004 Boxster, and some people recommend having the knock sensors replaced at the same time, if you are accessing that top-of-engine area.

I religiously...
Forum: Boxster & Cayman Forum 12-01-2019, 09:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,567
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
Yeah, at age 83 my DIY days are behind me. The...

Yeah, at age 83 my DIY days are behind me. The Gold-Plated Porsche remains a marker of my better years...
Forum: Boxster & Cayman Forum 12-01-2019, 09:33 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,567
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
Is there any reason to do a precautionary...

Is there any reason to do a precautionary new-starter replacement, since the shop will be doing the remove/replace labor anyway? Or is that overkill? This is a 15-year-old Boxster that we plan to...
Forum: Boxster & Cayman Forum 11-30-2019, 04:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,567
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
starter noise: is it a "screech" or a grind?

My 2004 Boxster starter has just started making a slight noise. When I do a forum search for "starter noise," I find a number of posters referring to a "starter screech." My noise isn't what I'd...
Forum: Boxster & Cayman Forum 09-30-2011, 05:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 700
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
Yup, that's me. Must say, that ground...

Yup, that's me.

Must say, that ground connection is quite short--like about six inches from battery to car--and it looks good as new, but I'll R&R it tomorrow.

Thanks!
Forum: Boxster & Cayman Forum 09-30-2011, 02:32 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 700
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
Strange electrical problem

Not-charging warning light came on, but there seems to be nothing wrong with the alternator: resting voltage 12.33 volts after three engine starts and a short period of running with headlights on,...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 03-30-2010, 03:25 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 10,048
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
My speeding-ticket-advice post

Thank you all who responded with help and advice and even those who relatively gently chastised me.

I haven't been back to the thread in some time and don't plan to ever revisit it, since several...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 03-29-2010, 03:41 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 48,002
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
I'm amazed by how many people are posting, "I...

I'm amazed by how many people are posting, "I want a great jack but I don't want to spend much," or "Well, maybe the so-and-so jack is good but it's too expensive."

I want a new 911, but I don't...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 03-25-2010, 06:40 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,069
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
As far as I know, the K&N is the only one. If...

As far as I know, the K&N is the only one. If you maintain it carefully and oil it according to instructions, it works fine. I'm simply not losing any sleep over what micron size of particle is...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 03-18-2010, 07:38 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 11,725
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
I can't believe how many posters are saying that...

I can't believe how many posters are saying that the oil-level gauge normally bounces all around. That's crazy wrong and just shows how many people have bad connections or senders. An obvious clue...
Forum: Porsche 356 Technical Forum 03-16-2010, 12:19 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,097
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
Hurst makes shifters (not gears); Hurth makes...

Hurst makes shifters (not gears); Hurth makes marine gears; Hirth today makes two-cycle engines and back in the 356 days made its roller-bearing crankshaft, Hirt (Al) plays the Dixieland trumpet,...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 03-12-2010, 04:01 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 60,244
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
Perhaps ideally what it needs is a knowledgeable...

Perhaps ideally what it needs is a knowledgeable writer--no, not me, I really don't fulfill the "knowledgeable" part--to sift through everything, separate the wheat from the chaff and put it into...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 03-10-2010, 05:14 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,002
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
"it might be better. todays oils dont have the...

"it might be better. todays oils dont have the same (i think it is ) phosphorous and zinc for valve train protection as older oils did. IE, todays oils dont protect the valve train as well. they...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 03-09-2010, 08:40 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 534
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
A search for "headliner replacement" doesn't work...

A search for "headliner replacement" doesn't work for you???
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 03-09-2010, 08:35 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,002
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
there's also the thought that 20-year-old oil is...

there's also the thought that 20-year-old oil is 20 years down on modern oil technology. It would be like taking some 20-year-old medicine (assuming the stuff was still good) that had been...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 03-08-2010, 05:17 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 809
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
Sisyphus was sentenced through eternity to push a...

Sisyphus was sentenced through eternity to push a boulder up a hill, and it kept rolling down just before he reached the crest. Beware of turning the polishing of your 911's greasy bits into a...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 03-06-2010, 01:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,256
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
Possible to recalibrate an infrared thermometer?

I have an Accutech InfraRed Pyromometer that I use on the 911--oil-pipe temps, etc.--and it seems to need recalibration, if that's possible. When I point it directly at boiling water, for example,...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 02-14-2010, 06:45 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,697
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
On dissimilar metals, I use Threadlube. It's not...

On dissimilar metals, I use Threadlube. It's not anti-seize, it's Threadlube...
Forum: Porsche 356 Technical Forum 02-12-2010, 01:24 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,097
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
Yes, that's exactly the engine I'm referring to,...

Yes, that's exactly the engine I'm referring to, and I understand that the crank was Hirth, the designer was Fuhrmann. I owned one. My question is, was it ever colloquially referred to as "the...
Forum: Porsche 356 Technical Forum 02-12-2010, 12:20 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,097
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
"Hirth engine"?

I've been criticized by a reader of my book "The Gold-Plated Porsche" for referring to "the Hirth engine" in a Carrera Speedster I once owned. He says there's no such thing and points...
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 02-07-2010, 05:02 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,517
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
"Back in my boating days we would send props out...

"Back in my boating days we would send props out for repair and re balance. They could fix some pretty badly mangled props. Aluminum, bronze, stainless steel were fixable. Try a propeller shop....
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 02-01-2010, 06:35 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 937
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
Bentley Porsche 911 Service Manual 1983-1989.

Bentley Porsche 911 Service Manual 1983-1989.
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 01-20-2010, 01:24 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,279
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
If I had it to do all over again, I'd certainly...

If I had it to do all over again, I'd certainly use those...though it does look like they're $8 to $10 APIECE, before anybody gets too crazy.
Forum: Off Topic Discussions 01-16-2010, 04:10 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 5,489
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
Is ODDJOB UNO Keiffer?

Is ODDJOB UNO Keiffer?
Forum: Porsche 911 Technical Forum 01-15-2010, 11:01 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,338
Posted By Formerly Steve Wilkinson
The guy has been back-and-forthing with me for...

The guy has been back-and-forthing with me for two days now, since he seems to feel that my mere response to him (telling him he's obviously a crook) means he at least has me near the hook.

He has...
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