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Forum: New Member Introductions 07-04-2024, 04:32 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 499
Posted By Frodo
Congrats. Got mine 18 years ago, have loved...

Congrats. Got mine 18 years ago, have loved almost every minute of it. Had a few issues the first couple of years I owned it. Since then it's been maybe the most reliable car I've ever owned.
...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 06-28-2024, 07:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 627
Posted By Frodo
Oh, no challenge. And my jack-rabbit starts? ...

Oh, no challenge. And my jack-rabbit starts? Pretty much in my rearview mirror these days.
I just figured they called it “first” for a reason :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 06-26-2024, 04:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 627
Posted By Frodo
Well, he could. And probably does (or maybe...

Well, he could. And probably does (or maybe neutral). But he'd like to be in 1st so as to be ready to start moving again after stopping. :rolleyes:

That said, I sorta agree with Beelzy—this...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 06-15-2024, 08:16 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,288
Posted By Frodo
I say go with #1 choice in your original post. ...

I say go with #1 choice in your original post. As Clueless indicated, what’s to lose? Why do either of the other two unless you’re sure this engine has crapped out altogether (or will do so)?

I...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 05-21-2024, 04:32 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 611
Posted By Frodo
Keeping in mind I'm not the definitive source...

Keeping in mind I'm not the definitive source here (numerous others on this forum know lots more about these cars than I do), but I've replaced batteries a few times on my '01 (bought in 2006) and...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 05-09-2024, 09:58 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 10,365
Posted By Frodo
To which my son, a millennial, would respond,...

To which my son, a millennial, would respond, "What's 'change'?" (follow-up **rimshot**)

I look forward to seeing the final product!
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-28-2024, 09:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 799
Posted By Frodo
Listen, EVERYONE who chooses to work on these...

Listen, EVERYONE who chooses to work on these cars (and on any other cars) has ALL of these things in common. :cheers:
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-15-2024, 07:44 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,817
Posted By Frodo
Simple but effective, very industrious of you. ...

Simple but effective, very industrious of you.

I've had those cheapo dental mirrors before, but places you tend to need them invariably lack enough light to see much of anything. And trying to...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-14-2024, 07:47 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,817
Posted By Frodo
LWG, some of the reviews of the LED inspection...

LWG, some of the reviews of the LED inspection mirrors (Amazon) made the comment that they were not that helpful due to being somewhat blinded by the light source pointed back towards not only what...
Forum: Boxster & Cayman Detailing Discussion 12-25-2023, 10:53 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,217
Posted By Frodo
I’ve used all kinds of products through the...

I’ve used all kinds of products through the years, and haven’t had all that much in the line of duds.
Had a warm day a couple weeks ago and, kind of randomly, did a detail with the following. It...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 12-22-2023, 06:42 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 916
Posted By Frodo
Yeah, water pumps are funny things. Jake Raby,...

Yeah, water pumps are funny things. Jake Raby, who used to post here frequently and has forgotten more about 986s than I'll ever hope to know, used to recommend a new WP every 3 years. That always...
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 08-21-2023, 07:31 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,688
Posted By Frodo
That…or (when you're replacing that nut) utilize...

That…or (when you're replacing that nut) utilize a little HS physics. Put the socket with a healthy-sized ratchet on it, employ a long breaker bar, and apply some basic math. Wayne explains it...
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 08-19-2023, 04:20 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,023
Posted By Frodo
I'll bet addressing the plugs will fix it...

I'll bet addressing the plugs will fix it (probably in both cases). I had the same thing a couple years ago. "Chirp" is the word that perfectly describes the sound the car was making.

New plugs...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-02-2023, 06:49 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,558
Posted By Frodo
That was my original thought on the matter. But...

That was my original thought on the matter. But I just enjoy getting purposely deceptive and argumentative with some of the other clowns that show their faces around here.. :D
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-02-2023, 05:28 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,558
Posted By Frodo
Oh I've seen all kinds of wacky scenarios and odd...

Oh I've seen all kinds of wacky scenarios and odd behavior by people on the street. Including people parked briefly facing the the wrong way on a street because that put them in the direction they...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-01-2023, 08:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,558
Posted By Frodo
Oh that makes no sense at all. These… ...

Oh that makes no sense at all. These…

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Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-05-2023, 03:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,854
Posted By Frodo
That's almost certainly right, I stand corrected....

That's almost certainly right, I stand corrected.
I remembered there was a reasonably easy way of keeping track where the long bolt(s) went...and I believe that's what it was: ie where those sleeve...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-03-2023, 06:34 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,854
Posted By Frodo
True, but IIRC all of them are the same size...

True, but IIRC all of them are the same size except one. Just make sure to keep track which one that is. The others are interchangeable. (I'm speaking based on my experience with mine, a 2001. ...
Forum: New Member Introductions 07-02-2023, 11:49 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 704
Posted By Frodo
And with the water pump there may not be a lot of...

And with the water pump there may not be a lot of time between when it starts leaking and it flat out fails. That was the case with mine anyway.

Is the leak onto the road under the car, or is it...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 06-29-2023, 07:57 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,241
Posted By Frodo
Are you reasonably close to it? If so, drive...

Are you reasonably close to it? If so, drive there, check it out. From what I've gathered, it's really difficult to falsify odometers readings on these things, ie, what you see is what it is.
...
Forum: New Member Introductions 06-20-2023, 06:45 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 839
Posted By Frodo
Actually? THIS is what I meant to say!

Actually? THIS is what I meant to say!
Forum: New Member Introductions 06-19-2023, 03:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 839
Posted By Frodo
Well, allow me to apologize on behalf of the...

Well, allow me to apologize on behalf of the 986forum community that apparently no one saw adequate merit in your question to bother providing some sort of answer. In light of that failing, and as a...
Forum: Boxster and Cayman Parts for Sale or Wanted 06-14-2023, 09:37 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,358
Posted By Frodo
Ah, here we go! Politics rears its ugly head on...

Ah, here we go!
Politics rears its ugly head on forum once again! :matchup:
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 05-13-2023, 09:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,650
Posted By Frodo
I'll try to keep that in mind. You realize, I...

I'll try to keep that in mind.
You realize, I hope, that I'm one of those folks who used a typewriter almost as long as as any possible iteration of word processing, right?
My kid'll talk me...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 05-13-2023, 06:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,650
Posted By Frodo
Yeah, thanks, I eventually found them at Pelican....

Yeah, thanks, I eventually found them at Pelican. They sure don't make it easy. I searched for "convertible top linkage clips" I believe (how the hell am I supposed to know what they're called??
...
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