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#20 of 86 Re: Parts availability question. [wolfsport] by todd82ta Nov 21, 2007 (10:04 am)
Replying to: wolfsport (Nov 21, 2007 8:42 am) Hi! Parts are NOT hard to find on the Porsche 944. There are several places that sell parts for the 944, a few worth mentioning are: www.944online.com www.pelicanparts.com   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...   toddjaspbellsouth.net Replies to this message: tattoojohnjohn (Feb 16, 2009 3:59 pm) todd82ta (Feb 17, 2009 5:18 am)
#21 of 86 Thanks by wolfsport Nov 21, 2007 (10:55 am)
Thank you very much for the info.
#22 of 86 Could someone advise me before repairing 944? by an84944 Dec 22, 2007 (2:39 pm)
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?
#23 of 86 944 wet on rear floor by christo69 Jan 28, 2008 (5:01 pm)
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 Replies to this message: todd82ta (Jan 28, 2008 5:27 pm)
#24 of 86 Re: 944 wet on rear floor [christo69] by todd82ta Jan 28, 2008 (5:27 pm)
Replying to: christo69 (Jan 28, 2008 5:01 pm) With the exception of a couple of rare occasions, it's almost always due to a leaky sunroof (on the 944).   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!
#25 of 86 944 by cgreen2 Feb 11, 2008 (4:24 pm)
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 Replies to this message: todd82ta (Feb 11, 2008 6:55 pm) cgreen2 (Feb 11, 2008 7:08 pm)
#26 of 86 Re: 944 [cgreen2] by todd82ta Feb 11, 2008 (6:55 pm)
Replying to: cgreen2 (Feb 11, 2008 4:24 pm) Well, lets look at things from a couple of different perspectives. The first question is, what kind of 944 do you have? If it's a NON-Turbo Porsche 944, then you're not going to be able to achieve 160 miles an hour. The TURBO Porsche 944 can achieve a speed of about ~140-145 miles an hour depending on the model, maybe 150 if it's in perfect shape with some modifications. The NON-Turbo 944 is a pretty nice car, and it was certainly impressive for it's time, but by today's standards it's not overly powerful. For it to even get to 130 miles an hour (which is possible) would be rather taxing on the engine. 130 miles an hour is still pretty fast, and a car needs to be in PEAK condition to be able to achieve speeds like that, safely. Any Porsche 944, by this point with at least average mileage on it, will have a completely worn out suspension, busted shocks, and a stretched timing chain. The engine needs to be in perfect tune, otherwise expect the belt to shread itself the minute you hit 100. If your suspension is shot, I recommend highly that you fix it, otherwise the car will become floaty at triple digit speeds, and you'll probably fly off the road, out of control (to your death).   There is no "limiter" or "Governor" on a Porsche 944 as they didn't exist back then. Governors didn't start being installed in vehicles until around the early to mid 90s. (really when OBD2 came into effect in 1996).   Any limiting factors of the 944's top speed would be gearing and / or horsepower.   I would suspect that the motor would run out of horsepower before it runs out of gearing. Being that it only puts out 160? horsepower, you'll probably find yourself stuck at 125-130 miles an hour with an extra 1500rpm left on the tach. At this point the wind resistance exceeds the pulling power of the vehicle, so the motor stops accelerating further. Replies to this message: cgreen2 (Feb 11, 2008 7:08 pm)
#27 of 86 Re: 944 [todd82ta] by cgreen2 Feb 11, 2008 (7:08 pm)
Replying to: todd82ta (Feb 11, 2008 6:55 pm) kool thanks for the imput since this is my first porsche there are alot of things i dont know about them but iam learning
#28 of 86 Re: Still tinkering [tonycee] by cgreen2 Feb 13, 2008 (12:13 pm)
Replying to: tonycee (Nov 18, 2007 2:47 pm) ok first does the engine turn over(spin) if so then i would look at the ignition coil. if it dosent turn over(spin)then i would check the starter it self
#29 of 86 Voltmeter fluctuates on 924 by ddijamco Feb 25, 2008 (10:10 pm)
On my 1977 Porsche, sometimes the voltmeter needle goes all the way to the right and the all the light becomes very bright. I took the car to an automotive store to have the alternator tested and I was told that the alternator is charging ok. What could be the problem? Replies to this message: todd82ta (Feb 26, 2008 4:37 am)

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