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Forum: Boxster General Discussions 02-09-2020, 10:06 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,740
Posted By DoninDel
Priuses often have a dipstick behind the steering...

Priuses often have a dipstick behind the steering wheel...:D
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 02-09-2020, 10:02 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,285
Posted By DoninDel
And there is more to keeping a car in storage...

And there is more to keeping a car in storage than a battery tender and Stabil in the gas.
Was the engine run up to operating temperature every now and then, preferably on a drive? I suspect not.
...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 02-04-2020, 10:43 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,652
Posted By DoninDel
Agree on turbo badge. Reminds me how Johnny...

Agree on turbo badge.
Reminds me how Johnny Carson used to come on wearing a hunting cap with flaps as Fred R Turbo in comedy skits.
D U M B.
But the ad was cool.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 01-13-2020, 06:57 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,758
Posted By DoninDel
Those damned hooved rats never have insurance,...

Those damned hooved rats never have insurance, either!!!

I had those deer whistles, I've seen deer 'come to attention' as I drive buy, and I'm sure they'll scare deer, but what I see as the...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 12-31-2019, 08:55 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,302
Posted By DoninDel
I was tooling along interstate well above the...

I was tooling along interstate well above the speed limit. I spotted ahead of me a trooper, also traveling at a good clip. I eased off a bit, but kept him in sight...a while later another trooper...
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 12-07-2019, 09:23 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,326
Posted By DoninDel
Now I have to wipe drool off my keyboard...:D

Now I have to wipe drool off my keyboard...:D
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 11-15-2019, 08:47 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,295
Posted By DoninDel
Based on description of sound, could it be a...

Based on description of sound, could it be a broken belt in a tire?
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 11-13-2019, 06:51 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,208
Posted By DoninDel
Bet you remember sand fleas. Nothing that small...

Bet you remember sand fleas. Nothing that small has a right to bite that hard...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 11-13-2019, 02:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,208
Posted By DoninDel
Reminds me - Stateside, I knew of a guy who...

Reminds me - Stateside, I knew of a guy who answered phone: "Motor T - we got 2 bys 4 bys, 6 bys 8 bys - if we can't truck it, **************** it" - it was the base commander calling...:eek:

As...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 11-12-2019, 03:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,208
Posted By DoninDel
I was in Marines, in Vietnam 4/68 - 8/69 (I...

I was in Marines, in Vietnam 4/68 - 8/69 (I extended 3 months in 'Nam in a deal to let me out 6 months early, but they didn't let me out early)
I had:
Blood Poisoning
Mild concussion from a close...
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 11-06-2019, 04:35 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,655
Posted By DoninDel
And then, there is ZZTop...:) ...

And then, there is ZZTop...:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUDcTLaWJuo
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 10-22-2019, 08:20 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,836
Posted By DoninDel
The middle one - with the most black... ...

The middle one - with the most black...

http://986forum.com/forums/attachments/boxster-general-discussions/22093d1571773179-thinking-about-some-make-up-986_make-up-ideas.jpg
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 09-10-2019, 07:27 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,660
Posted By DoninDel
You could try one of those 'dent wizard' or...

You could try one of those 'dent wizard' or paintless dent repair places for the golf ball dent.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-26-2019, 06:46 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,323
Posted By DoninDel
If you plan on changing the oil next spring, I'd...

If you plan on changing the oil next spring, I'd think that's equivalent to changing it this Nov, but if you plan on going to next Nov before changing, consider that the oil would be 2 years old by...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-17-2019, 08:10 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,327
Posted By DoninDel
If your battery is more than 3 years old, it...

If your battery is more than 3 years old, it probably won't live thru another mid-west winter.
If you charge it slowly, it shouldn't have ruined the battery, Charge it too fast (as in jumping) and...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-16-2019, 09:36 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,444
Posted By DoninDel
And, usually, the typical compound used in 18"...

And, usually, the typical compound used in 18" tires wears faster than the typical 17" tire compound, as 18s usually have a higher performance rating.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-13-2019, 01:30 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,644
Posted By DoninDel
Not sure it'd cut it in below zero temperatures,...

Not sure it'd cut it in below zero temperatures, but great it works for you.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-31-2019, 09:57 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,591
Posted By DoninDel
There is no incompatibility between conventional...

There is no incompatibility between conventional oil and synthetic oil - if there was, you couldn't have synthetic blends - but why would you want to go to non-synthetic oil when synthetic oil is...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-31-2019, 06:00 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,591
Posted By DoninDel
I would assume the reason is cost? Oil filter...

I would assume the reason is cost?
Oil filter is a quart, right? You don't have to dump all the oil to look at the oil filter.
I would change the filter to inspect and add a quart, not go to dino....
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-29-2019, 12:29 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,213
Posted By DoninDel
When did problem start? After changing...

When did problem start?
After changing something, or changes are trying to cure the problem?
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-20-2019, 12:37 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,746
Posted By DoninDel
I've been reading of predictions of a mid-engine...

I've been reading of predictions of a mid-engine 'vette for a s long as I can remember - like articles on flying cars.
They finally did it!
That alone deserves praise.
Forum: Show and Tell Gallery 06-27-2019, 07:49 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,154
Posted By DoninDel
I regard the wheels as an improvement!:cheers:

I regard the wheels as an improvement!:cheers:
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 06-24-2019, 04:58 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,858
Posted By DoninDel
I owned a diesel years ago. In the manual was a...

I owned a diesel years ago. In the manual was a 'recipe' for emergency use when diesel fuel was not available - it said to add engine oil to the gasoline - I do not remember the ratio.
Diesel fuel...
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 03-20-2019, 05:54 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,602
Posted By DoninDel
Is there a hex end sticking outside the plug hole?

Is there a hex end sticking outside the plug hole?
Forum: Performance and Technical Chat 03-19-2019, 08:42 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,602
Posted By DoninDel
I note that the threads in #1 look much cleaner...

I note that the threads in #1 look much cleaner than the threads in the other hole without the "gizmo", so if we take the theory that it is to stop oil, it appears to have worked...
Never saw...
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