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Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 11-01-2010, 09:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 536
Posted By fmartenies
The best way to clean your head gasket is to get...

The best way to clean your head gasket is to get a proper valve job when you pull the head. The only way there should be the opportunity for oil to get on there is if you are cutting corners.
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 10-30-2010, 06:37 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 694
Posted By fmartenies
1999 Edition = last revision. Haynes and Clymers...

1999 Edition = last revision. Haynes and Clymers get updated every year or two...my bikes manual covers 1975-1983 and is the 14th edition from early 2000's.
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 10-29-2010, 02:30 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,835
Posted By fmartenies
Wild Man -I don't think I said anything about...

Wild Man -I don't think I said anything about eyeballing the timing, he is asking if he is 180 degree out. Simple test - see if you have compression on the upstroke before TDC. And I said line it...
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 10-28-2010, 02:13 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,835
Posted By fmartenies
Before you rip into the OP, notice he is asking...

Before you rip into the OP, notice he is asking about an alternative to knowing if he is on the exhaust or compression stroke when #1 is at the top and the flywheel mark isn't available. That's a...
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 10-28-2010, 11:14 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,245
Posted By fmartenies
Easy there Ernie Jr.

Easy there Ernie Jr.
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 10-28-2010, 10:33 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 888
Posted By fmartenies
If you replace the studs with bolts, the wear and...

If you replace the studs with bolts, the wear and tear you had on your studs will now be on......the engine block.

I'm not a mechanical engineer so I can't give you a precise figure, but the...
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 10-28-2010, 10:23 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,245
Posted By fmartenies
Check the sellers rating. Sign up for PayPal...

Check the sellers rating. Sign up for PayPal buyer credit and just pay the bill in full each month. It makes it WAY easier to get your money back on bad purchases.

I got my top end reseal kit...
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 10-28-2010, 10:16 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,245
Posted By fmartenies
The tear stains from exploited sweatshop workers....

The tear stains from exploited sweatshop workers.

Hate to tell you but the Chinese problem infects the supply chain of just about every manufacturer even if its just purchasing steel with higher...
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 10-25-2010, 01:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,804
Posted By fmartenies
It shouldn't. The piece that pushes each gear...

It shouldn't. The piece that pushes each gear forward should be hook shaped so one direction it catches and the other direction it drages over the teeth but doesn't catch. Hondas look like a...
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 10-25-2010, 11:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,804
Posted By fmartenies
I haven't gotten into the Porsche odometer but I...

I haven't gotten into the Porsche odometer but I have worked on old Honda motorcycle guages which has basically the same mechanism. What I have found is there is often a metal clip pressed on the...
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 10-25-2010, 11:05 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,182
Posted By fmartenies
What sort of pitch are you getting? My truck has...

What sort of pitch are you getting? My truck has a cat and two straight pipes (no mufflers) and it sounds good and has more get up and go but its also a V8. Nice baritone up all the way up the RPM...
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 10-20-2010, 11:05 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,998
Posted By fmartenies
[QUOTE=fmartenies;5625673]You aren't Jay Leno or...

[QUOTE=fmartenies;5625673]You aren't Jay Leno or Ralph Loren, correct?QUOTE]

Or Rasta Monster or Ideola I shoudl probably add lol.
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 10-20-2010, 10:53 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,998
Posted By fmartenies
Cars are made to be driven. Cars are not...

Cars are made to be driven. Cars are not investments.

Porsches are especially made to be driven. Porsches espeically are not investments.

If the concern is making money, no car post-WWII is...
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 10-20-2010, 10:25 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,148
Posted By fmartenies
Porsche4life I am out here now and I hope you are...

Porsche4life I am out here now and I hope you are right. I've had some pretty cold motorcycle rides for October so far.
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 09-10-2010, 10:35 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 627
Posted By fmartenies
Those were my 2 reasons.

Those were my 2 reasons.
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 09-10-2010, 10:32 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 541
Posted By fmartenies
Try the search function. This gets asked once a...

Try the search function. This gets asked once a week and there is never enough information to diagnose such a broad problem.
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 09-02-2010, 07:25 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 10,614
Posted By fmartenies
It's like clothes for your car!

It's like clothes for your car!
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 09-02-2010, 01:31 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,234
Posted By fmartenies
The first and last time I drank vanilla vodka was...

The first and last time I drank vanilla vodka was at a toga party several years ago with the hottest Russian girl I have ever met, who I figured out I had gone to college with when she was a Muslim...
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 09-02-2010, 12:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 593
Posted By fmartenies
"a big, thumping, 2 and half liter 4 cylinder...

"a big, thumping, 2 and half liter 4 cylinder engine"

Not going to hear that on American tv lol
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 09-02-2010, 11:57 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 391
Posted By fmartenies
Can anyone tell me what the difference is here? ...

Can anyone tell me what the difference is here? Pelican has 2 different parts with the same P/N. Does this mean if I have option code M573 go with the first one? I read through all the extra info...
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 09-02-2010, 09:35 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 391
Posted By fmartenies
That's it, 477 611 933 A. I thought you were...

That's it, 477 611 933 A. I thought you were referring to #15 in the drawing I referenced, didn't compare P/N's. I was up all night packing and working in the garage, somehow I remembered it being...
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 09-02-2010, 08:18 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 391
Posted By fmartenies
Not part 15 if I am looking at the drawing...

Not part 15 if I am looking at the drawing correctly. Follow that vacuum line, it goes into a valve then has the hook/L connector on the opposite end of the valve. The part next to the brake...
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 09-02-2010, 07:34 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 403
Posted By fmartenies
Stick your head under there. If you take it...

Stick your head under there. If you take it apart you have to put it back together. And you run the risk of something not going back on correctly if it is bent...which doesn't happen if you never...
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 09-02-2010, 07:24 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 391
Posted By fmartenies
Help with Part Number

When I was putting in my new master cylinder I noticed the plastic port the vacuum line plugs into just inboard of the master cylinder/booster was broken off at the base. If you look at the...
Forum: Porsche 924/944/968 Technical Forum 09-01-2010, 08:42 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 10,614
Posted By fmartenies
I will give it a 10 if you would please spell my...

I will give it a 10 if you would please spell my last name correctly.
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