You wouldn't believe what my powerloss issue was!
09-02-2009, 02:31 PM
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technically no. tomorrow 9/3 is six years. 
i should have bought your gray 968 and been done with the shenanigans for six years. Dave should have bought your 968 and saved a load of headache.
Carnac says your GTO was not a 1968. 10 man points for whoever can tell how i know (no not jim).
i should have bought your gray 968 and been done with the shenanigans for six years. Dave should have bought your 968 and saved a load of headache. What happens is you wear out the lock cylinder, and the car will run without a key. At least that is my understanding (and I've seen cars that were like that!).
When I have a lot of keys on a keychain, I have one of those ball lock things where you can press a button, and separate it. Ignition key on one side, all other ones on the other. That's how I did the GTO, when I had an ignition key, door/trunk key, padlock for the hood (had an external release), packlock for the cover, and a "Club."
I'm in the same boat as you, though. My wife has a freakin' key ring bigger than the hoops that Debbie Gibson was wearing 20 years ago.......so she can "find the keychain in the purse." Drives me nuts, and I can't even fit the damn thing in my pocket. So, I've got another set of keys to her Audi. Luckily, the Mazda has a keyless system.
When I have a lot of keys on a keychain, I have one of those ball lock things where you can press a button, and separate it. Ignition key on one side, all other ones on the other. That's how I did the GTO, when I had an ignition key, door/trunk key, padlock for the hood (had an external release), packlock for the cover, and a "Club."
I'm in the same boat as you, though. My wife has a freakin' key ring bigger than the hoops that Debbie Gibson was wearing 20 years ago.......so she can "find the keychain in the purse." Drives me nuts, and I can't even fit the damn thing in my pocket. So, I've got another set of keys to her Audi. Luckily, the Mazda has a keyless system.
09-02-2009, 04:56 PM
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LOL -
Shows how suspicious we are of our old cars. Something seems a bit off - we don't first look for a simple human mistake. Gotta be something technical - dive right into the fuel pump, DME, sensors, filters, relays, switches, and other gizmos.
Shows how suspicious we are of our old cars. Something seems a bit off - we don't first look for a simple human mistake. Gotta be something technical - dive right into the fuel pump, DME, sensors, filters, relays, switches, and other gizmos.
09-02-2009, 05:25 PM
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In the end it was all good !
09-02-2009, 08:49 PM
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technically no. tomorrow 9/3 is six years. i should have bought your gray 968 and been done with the shenanigans for six years. Dave should have bought your 968 and saved a load of headache.
Carnac says your GTO was not a 1968. 10 man points for whoever can tell how i know (no not jim).
i should have bought your gray 968 and been done with the shenanigans for six years. Dave should have bought your 968 and saved a load of headache. Carnac says your GTO was not a 1968. 10 man points for whoever can tell how i know (no not jim).
09-02-2009, 10:57 PM
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-100 man-points
This is close to my getting called to the highschool one day (years ago) when my sister claimed her car would not start.....got in....put it in PARK and it started right up !
This is close to my getting called to the highschool one day (years ago) when my sister claimed her car would not start.....got in....put it in PARK and it started right up !
http://www.amazon.com/Porsche-Black-...ref=pd_sim_a_3
along with the Porsche key head,
http://www.vertexauto.com/ShowItem/2...st%20Logo.aspx
TOO much? IF i should only get 1 of the 2 which should they be? I read that some of you have the leather tag, and id for sure like to have that but i also love being able to have an actual Porsche looking key with a light (so i dont scratch up the door handle at night), does anyone have the Porsche key head too?
09-03-2009, 02:15 AM
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I got a whole raft of keys I have to keep on or near my person all the time, so I just put the whole deal on a spring loaded, sleeve-lock type carabiner (D-ring). Easy to disconnect the one I need, and drop the rest in my hunting vest or jeans pocket.
09-03-2009, 08:49 AM
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"Oh, you must be Mr. Public."
"Yes, how'd you know, my reputation?"
"No, your nametag."
So I would guess that either my handle or my signature would probably be pretty darn big hints?
If it has anything to do with the external hood release, I believe they all had them, though I don't know if one could put a padlock on the release for anything other than a 65-67.
On edit: If it has anything to do with what keys go where, I think I screwed up that. They used to be ignition/door and trunk/glovebox. That might have changed in 69 when they put the ignition in the column, rather than dash, but I am not sure.
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09-03-2009, 03:19 PM
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this reminds me of the guy who told me he bought his wife an auto Cherokee and the first week the dealership had to tow it twice and extract the broken off key from the ignition. He finally caught her parking it in neutral and trying to get the key out.
09-04-2009, 03:47 PM
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Reminds me of a commercial I heard I think for an NPR show?
"Oh, you must be Mr. Public."
"Yes, how'd you know, my reputation?"
"No, your nametag."
So I would guess that either my handle or my signature would probably be pretty darn big hints?
If it has anything to do with the external hood release, I believe they all had them, though I don't know if one could put a padlock on the release for anything other than a 65-67.
On edit: If it has anything to do with what keys go where, I think I screwed up that. They used to be ignition/door and trunk/glovebox. That might have changed in 69 when they put the ignition in the column, rather than dash, but I am not sure.
"Oh, you must be Mr. Public."
"Yes, how'd you know, my reputation?"
"No, your nametag."
So I would guess that either my handle or my signature would probably be pretty darn big hints?
If it has anything to do with the external hood release, I believe they all had them, though I don't know if one could put a padlock on the release for anything other than a 65-67.
On edit: If it has anything to do with what keys go where, I think I screwed up that. They used to be ignition/door and trunk/glovebox. That might have changed in 69 when they put the ignition in the column, rather than dash, but I am not sure.
