A New Home

The rain is here, and it looks like there are a few leaks so clearly the garage was required. Only problem is it is full of shit.

Luckily I had some good music so was able to get it done in a mere three hours. The car now has a nic new (cleanish) home. See pics for details.

Dave (Dads mate) came round and took the 944 for a spin. He knows more about cars than I thought was possible, and has owned more cars than anybody I know. The clutch was sticking down with only about 1" of travel, though it was still working. Within 5 minutes not only was the clutch fixed but I was given a rudimentary lesson in how a spring assited hydrallic clucth works. Bonus.

With the car in the garage the heaters went on, sunroof removed and windows down to let it fully dry out, unfortunetely under the powerful light I can also see how bad the paintwork is, oh and if I run the car then the kitchen stinks of petrol (I actually like it, other family members are less enthused).

The sunroof isn't opening electrically, from reading around on the interwebs it seems that there are to sacrificial nylon gears inside which transfer the back and forwards motion of the cable into driving the arms which raise the back of the sunroof. I'm hoping it is just these that have gone as they should be fairly simply to fix.

A quick call to Porsche Centre Bolton and not only can they get them, but they have two in stock! Will be going on Saturday to collect them for the bargin price of £9.70.

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