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Gunning the car in a low gear in a turn can do it. I respect the mass in the back, though, and used to pivot off the front of my 66 912 at will. (Will got out of the way, fortunately!)by Laz - Main Forum
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Not that they're necessarily mutually exclusive.by Laz - Main Forum
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Saves a bit of time and a dram or two of material, along with the confirmation of completion.by Laz - Main Forum
You can buy the things and change them out yourself, or overall it won't cost that much for a dealer to do it, especially if you're in for other service. I believe it requires carefully drilling out rivets that hold the old clamps to the windstop. By the way, there isn't much of a detente when the clamps are fully home, so just be sure they are. (Even at that they seem to "hang out" a bit.) Likeby Laz - Main Forum
Last year I did some research into alternatives to the Porsche-labeled product. I no longer have the specific product information, and I gave up on locating a Shell station anywhere near me that knew what I was asking about. There's a notion out there that the Porsche product is manufactured by Shell. VERY IMPORTANT: if the transaxle has an LSD, there could be a different lubricant requirement.by Laz - Main Forum
flush until either color is the same as what's in the container, otherwise there's some old stuff mixed in, diluting the new fluid. A bit of the new stuff in a separate glass jar will act as the reference.by Laz - Main Forum
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With a manual, many times the driver will be either slamming the clutch so as not to slip back or feathering until the disc begins to char and smell bad. I like driving a stick, but there are some occasions being stuck on a sizable uphill in heavy stop-and-go traffic that can either be murder on a clutch or really annoying to the driver behind. As a seasoned urban driver, I'm pretty good at all tby Laz - Main Forum
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Well, debris inhibition of operation would depend greatly on the geometry of how they open; horizontally and perpendicularly from the wall's length, or swinging down from bottom hinges, etc. It'd still rely on the tremendous pressure from the water on the landward side to force them open. If there's that much water, the gates will open, and even partial openings would be better than none. I thinkby Laz - Main Forum
I met a Japanese guy about a month ago who said a major problem was that once having breached some seawalls, water remained inland because of no drainage. Sufficient sections of seawall can be made into one way (outward opening) gates. No manmade power source would be needed as the landside water pressure would push them open once the seaward water recedes. At some time they could be brought shutby Laz - Main Forum
Considering how bad air travel can be these days, Porsches are ideal transportation, period.by Laz - Main Forum
I used to be a good citizen and dip my headlights whenever an approaching car didn't have theirs on at night. Now I've become more cynical and figure if they get ticketed it's one less chance I will for something else. I still make voice contact or hand signals when I see a low pressure or flat tire on another vehicle.by Laz - Main Forum
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I have reservations about the auto light feature. Decades ago, when Cadillac's demographic base was approaching the age of mortality, they came out with "Twilight Sentinel." The implications of that name are dreadful. As a person who has always strongly believed in active driver involvement, having to have such a feature would sadden me. And I hope my mind stays that way.by Laz - Main Forum
By the way, one of my inspirations for spontaneous long distance drives was a car commercial where a guy drives from maybe New York City to a restaurant on a pier in Maine for chowder. Someone asks him if he's there for the summer and he replies, "No, lunch."by Laz - Main Forum
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As all of you may be aware, several days ago an attempt was made to stop the water leakage at the Japanese reactor(s) using a mixture of sawdust, etc. When I heard this failed, I immediately thought of Stop Leak, or whatever that stuff is called that's used for leaking car coolant systems. I figured it was a whacky idea, and wouldn't have much credibility if I were to somehow get a hold of someonby Laz - Main Forum
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