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Replying to: todd82ta (Oct 08, 2007 4:11 am) Thanks again, TonyCEE |
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| At 102,000 an entire new clutch pkg. was replaced by an authorized Porsche Dealer. It now has 107,000. When the clutch pedal is released a faint click is heard about 3/4 way through. When the pedal is released slowly the noise is not heard. Any imput? Thanks. | |
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My 1988 automatic 944, still doesn't want to crank up on its own, we have checked fuses, all seem to be ok, fuse # G14, start relay also OK, old fuel pump deficient,changed fuel pump, good fuel pressure now, ended up loosing ball bearing at the end of the injector rail, waited 2 weeks for one to be mailed in. Still cranked up with fuel sprayed in thru manifold, but can't get it to start from the switch, this was last week. This morning I fooled a bit with it and after no gain, I decided to at least start it up by the usual way with the fuel spray and this time nothing !! A loss of yardage !!This afternoon I read on another forum that someone had similar problems and was adviced to check the air flow meter flap, that could be stuck and thus sends the wrong signal to the DME and just stops. Did that, thought I was gonna geter done, but to no avail, the flap was not stuck, happened to be working fine, wether or not it was set correctly I don't know. But I never fooled with it before so it should be OK as it is. Its gotta be something else that is just not clicking. Need advice !!! Tonycee
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I have found what appears to be an '83 944. It has a serial D in the spot designated for year of manufacture. The owner is the middle of rebuilding the suspension and can no longer afford keeping it up. Before I make an offer on it I would really like to know how hard it is to find parts for this car. I know of a good mechanic, but I would like to hear from actual owners on their experiences with finding and replacing parts - OEM or aftermarket.
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Replying to: wolfsport (Nov 21, 2007 8:42 am) And of course, the Porsche dealership. Your best friend will be eBay and salvage yards. Mechanical Porsche parts are expensive. There are often alternatives though. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions... toddjasp  bellsouth.net
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Thank you very much for the info. 
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| I recently purchased a 1984 Porsche 944 from the dealership where I work for $2000. This 944 came in on a trade, so I took a chance (always wanted one) and jumped on this one owner winter stored pristine looking 944. I fell in love once we checked the car on the hoist and found a near perfect survivor car that is completely original including paint. Driving the car home is where I ran into the first of a few problems I didn't catch back at the dealership. The most devastating experience of the drive was going into my first ramp (slow pace), I down-shifted to third, and as I began to release the clutch the rear end seemed to hop and vibrate.. I immediately clutched again and coasted through the turn. I have now found out that I can't downshift to any gear, when I release the clutch in a lower gear the rear end hops and vibrates pretty badly. Any one have any guesses before it goes on the hoist? | |
The drivers side floor in the rear of my 86 944 turbo is soaking wet even after days without rain. I know there is no roof leak. any ideas where this is coming from? and how to fix it
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Replying to: christo69 (Jan 28, 2008 5:01 pm) In particular on the 944 specifically, the power sunroof tends to stop working and the rear retractable arms tend to become loose. The 944's sunroof requires an extremely tight seal not to leak. The best thing to do is to have a friend or your girlfriend / wife get out the garden hose and literally douse the top of your car while you sit inside. See if you see any water dripping. You'll be surprised at where it comes from. Sunroof maintenance requires that you use a rubber conditioner on the seals to keep them plush and not worn out. Also, there are 4 rubber / plastic lines that attach to the drain holes on all four corners of your sunroof opening. These need to be CLEAR of any blockage as your sunroof will almost certainly leak. The best thing to do in this situation is to use your air compressor (you will need one, otherwise buy a can of compressed air) and use the rubber nossle attachment. Place it in the hole making a perfect seal and just have at it. You might find that there was all kinds of garbage in there. When the sunroof leaks, it's USUALLY in the rear, and it typically pools in the footwell of the 2+2 seats in the back. If you are 100% positive this is not the case, then the only other place that the 924s and 944s will leak from, are from the quarter glass gaskets and the hatch glass. The gaskets around the quarter glass can go bad. This causes water to fill up in the gasket channels and kind of drip down. On the hatch glass, if you install new hatch shocks, this will almost certainly cause the hatch glass to separate from the hatch frame (yeah, it sucks). Water can then leak in from there. If you have water leaking on the passenger floor board, then it's probably a rusty battery tray. Hope that helps. Oh yeah, also make sure the drain holes in the rear fenders are open. Water will often drain down in there and you'll want to make sure they are open. Also make sure that the two rear drain holes are properly situated so the end of the hoses actually exit the fender. You'll want to clean this up bad, and if it continues to leak, you MUST cover the car until you can take care of it. Porsche 944s have a rather unique kind of insulation and padding in the carpet (old school 80s sound deadening). A combination of foam rubber, with jute and cardboard / paper backing will retain water and moisture practically forever. Mold will develop within a matter of weeks, and it can and will get to the point where you'll need to replace the entire interior. I just went through this entire process on my 84 Porsche 944, and it was NOT cheap. Really, it's kind of a poor design. I've had my 1987 Fiero SE / V6 outside it's entire life, and it has the original sunroof gasket, and the original sunroof, and it's never leaked a day in it's life. It has over 160k miles on it and I used to take the sunroof off almost every time I got in it! |
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i just bought my first porsche 944 little things need to be fixed , i was told that this car tops out at 130mph but if i remove the limiter it will top out at 160 is this true if so where is this limiter
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