944/968/928 Vancouver Canada FrontEngineFEST August 28 (((**REVISED AGAIN**))).
08-05-2004, 08:48 PM
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Bad news: The throw out bearing in the 87 951 I bought is going. It is hard to shift into first and reverse when the car is running. When it is not running it shifts fine.
So I am 50/50 for the 28th
Plus the mechanic I have been using here in Central WA state sold his shop and has left the business. So I need to find a shop to do the work. We have one other Porsche tech here and his shop does not have a hoist. He is going by the book at 20 hours x $65 U.S but I know he is not busy so he will probably make a deal. I might have it changed in Vancouver at Scan Auto, I think they charge $78 cnd ($59 U.S).
Any thoughts?
So I am 50/50 for the 28th
Plus the mechanic I have been using here in Central WA state sold his shop and has left the business. So I need to find a shop to do the work. We have one other Porsche tech here and his shop does not have a hoist. He is going by the book at 20 hours x $65 U.S but I know he is not busy so he will probably make a deal. I might have it changed in Vancouver at Scan Auto, I think they charge $78 cnd ($59 U.S).
Any thoughts?
08-06-2004, 02:26 AM
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Originally Posted by 944S2NUT
WEISSACH!
But seriously, I like Scan a lot more. I remember leaving after getting a PPI on my car... James came after me in the parking lot asking if I wanted to buy some Kokeln (spelling?) chips for my car. Now THATS what I like in a mechanic
Weissach is great for parts, but driving downtown makes my blood pressure rise. Im worried some worthless denizen of East Hastings in gonna run out in front of me one of these days and im not gonna be able to stop, then ill get crack filled blood on my bumper and some dents. Almost happened before 
Then ill get in trouble because ill be out kicking the moron as hes on the ground, for damaging my baby.
08-06-2004, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by jcb928
Bad news: The throw out bearing in the 87 951 I bought is going. It is hard to shift into first and reverse when the car is running. When it is not running it shifts fine.
So I am 50/50 for the 28th
Plus the mechanic I have been using here in Central WA state sold his shop and has left the business. So I need to find a shop to do the work. We have one other Porsche tech here and his shop does not have a hoist. He is going by the book at 20 hours x $65 U.S but I know he is not busy so he will probably make a deal. I might have it changed in Vancouver at Scan Auto, I think they charge $78 cnd ($59 U.S).
Any thoughts?
So I am 50/50 for the 28th
Plus the mechanic I have been using here in Central WA state sold his shop and has left the business. So I need to find a shop to do the work. We have one other Porsche tech here and his shop does not have a hoist. He is going by the book at 20 hours x $65 U.S but I know he is not busy so he will probably make a deal. I might have it changed in Vancouver at Scan Auto, I think they charge $78 cnd ($59 U.S).
Any thoughts?
08-06-2004, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by K27
Yah Andy at Scan does good work and it's also nice that he sends us 10 bucks every time we say it 
08-06-2004, 08:56 PM
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I am not 100% sure it is the clutch now. The brake fluid reservoir was in between the low and high mark so I added some fluid and that seemed to help. It might be a master/slave cylinder problem.
I am going up to Vancouver next week (Tues) and I will drop over to Scan and see what they think. Does Scan do alignments?
I am going up to Vancouver next week (Tues) and I will drop over to Scan and see what they think. Does Scan do alignments?
08-06-2004, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jcb928
I am not 100% sure it is the clutch now. The brake fluid reservoir was in between the low and high mark so I added some fluid and that seemed to help. It might be a master/slave cylinder problem.
I am going up to Vancouver next week (Tues) and I will drop over to Scan and see what they think. Does Scan do alignments?
I am going up to Vancouver next week (Tues) and I will drop over to Scan and see what they think. Does Scan do alignments?
When I asked James about him, he said Levitts is the best in town, just dont try to talk to him, his customer relations suck ***, but he knows Porsches and alignments for them inside and out. Also he said dont try to deal with him directly, make an appointment through Scan...
08-09-2004, 01:28 AM
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I'm hopefully gonna have my new custom exhaust in and tuned for this one. Anyone know if 94 octane is plentiful in the Vancouver or Surrey area? Does Mohawk/Husky down there sell 94 at the pump?