Finding out that I love the 944 more and more
12-23-2002, 01:44 AM
#1
Race Car
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Salem, OR (this place is a sh!t hole)
Posts: 4,844
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Finding out that I love the 944 more and more
A brief history....
I just purchased an '88 944 about 3 months ago. I have been in love with the car ever since. She's "my baby."
Well, last wednesday, I come home and smell coolant. Not good. I pop the hood and see that it's boiling!! Holy smokes I think. I can see it's dripping onto the exhaust manafold. I prepare for the worst, a dead water pump and coolant everywhere.
Yesterday, I managed to have time to inspect it. After looking on the forums for any people with like problems, I discover that a fluid system compressor would be needed to diagnose the problem without the engine on. Off to AutoZone. 20 minutes later, I'm home and starting to compress the system. I hear the trickle of A LOT of fluid escaping. My dad and I switch positions, me looking, him compressing. Then, I see it!!! It's the hose that runs from the top of the water pump to the cabin heater core. It connects the water pump to a pipe that runs ofer the exhaust manafold. It's part number 944.106.241.101
Well, yesterday being sunday, the dealership was closed. So this morning it's off to the dealership go pick up a replacement. I was really lucky that it's a $3 part and not a whold pump or some other PITA!
The moral of the story is, I missed this car so much. After having to drive arround in the "pimp van" for four days, I really missed my car.
I know everybody here knows that the 944 is a great car, but I just thought I would add another praise to the stack.
Also, the Rennlist forums are a terrific sorce of information. Keep it up!!
I just purchased an '88 944 about 3 months ago. I have been in love with the car ever since. She's "my baby."
Well, last wednesday, I come home and smell coolant. Not good. I pop the hood and see that it's boiling!! Holy smokes I think. I can see it's dripping onto the exhaust manafold. I prepare for the worst, a dead water pump and coolant everywhere.
Yesterday, I managed to have time to inspect it. After looking on the forums for any people with like problems, I discover that a fluid system compressor would be needed to diagnose the problem without the engine on. Off to AutoZone. 20 minutes later, I'm home and starting to compress the system. I hear the trickle of A LOT of fluid escaping. My dad and I switch positions, me looking, him compressing. Then, I see it!!! It's the hose that runs from the top of the water pump to the cabin heater core. It connects the water pump to a pipe that runs ofer the exhaust manafold. It's part number 944.106.241.101
Well, yesterday being sunday, the dealership was closed. So this morning it's off to the dealership go pick up a replacement. I was really lucky that it's a $3 part and not a whold pump or some other PITA!
The moral of the story is, I missed this car so much. After having to drive arround in the "pimp van" for four days, I really missed my car.
I know everybody here knows that the 944 is a great car, but I just thought I would add another praise to the stack.
Also, the Rennlist forums are a terrific sorce of information. Keep it up!!
I *need* to have it sold by May, 04.... 