Q – On my 1991 C4 Cab, the intermittent wipers and the “park” function have been inoperative for quite a while. My dash lights have been intermittently inop for a while and now they are completely out as well. So now I can’t drive in the rain and at night, I can’t see my dashboard….
Q – I plan on getting my 944 back on the road after having stored it for 10 years. What should I do to get it ready? Gino A – Whew! Ten years of storage is tough on a car and the process may be complicated even once you get it running again. First things…
Q – My 92 Carrera 4 blows the fuse for the climate control and then I roast in the summer heat. The circuit calls for a 25 amp fuse and that is what I have installed. Got any ideas? Pete On a couple of these cars that we have inspected, we have found a 30…
Q – I removed the header pipes on my 2000 Carrera to clean out the secondary air injection ports. Four of the bolts broke off. I am scared that we will have to pull the engine and replace the heads to get them out. What do you suggest? Keith A – Even using the best…
Q – I am fit to be tied! I have given my 91 C2 the best of care. It has been running great for years in no small part due to my constant infusions of cash over the years. After 144,000 miles I expect to repair things and I try to plan ahead. I even…
Q – My 1979 Carrera make terrible crunching noises from the front suspension until I drive it a few miles and frankly I am embarrassed to drive it through the neighborhood. I was told that they were originally rubber and someone changed them to a white plastic then tightened them down to the point that…
Q – To add to your comments on the 912, where the engine compartment seal was not doing its job (P 4 July, page 30), an easy way to check the gauge is with one of those temperature guns. Get engine surface temperature readings in degrees and see if the gauge is in a similar…
Q – My convertible top boot won’t stay snapped anymore. The little “Tenax” fasteners have no grip and when I look inside them, I noticed that the three little “petals” seem crushed and pulling the knob/release does nothing. Ted A – Sorry, but you have probably made the same mistake that I and many Cabrio…
Q – I noticed little bits of foam rubber in the engine compartment of my 1988 Targa and it looks as if the pad above the engine is falling apart. What is the pad for and how hard is it to change it? Jim A – I call that the sound pad and it insulates…
Q – I changed the fan belt on my Carrera (1989). After I did it, I noticed a “jingling” sound in the engine near the fan. It wasn’t there before. What do you think? – Patrick A – That jingling noise was the small change you saved by doing it yourself. That sound will soon…