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billygoat · Joined: 16 Feb 2014 Posts: 72 Location: brevard nc

its back running was fuel and bad thermo valve it was flooding out

brian19600 · Joined: 28 Oct 2013 Posts: 375 Location: NJ/CT

That's great! Running good now? Is it on the road or do you have more work to do?
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78 924

billygoat · Joined: 16 Feb 2014 Posts: 72 Location: brevard nc

its like yours handy man special but found one close with needed parts

Grenadiers · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:17 am Post subject:

geesus, what the fawk are you saying?
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'83 944 Track car.
'88 924S Track car.
'89 944 Turbo
2004 Winnebago Vectra monster RV
2012 Jeep Wrangler
2014 Kia Soul
2001 Ford F350 powerstroke

larchie · Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Posts: 297

Since a "handyman special" in this context is a euphemism for "a project requiring considerable effort to repair or rebuild" (in this case referring to his 924 project car), and the pronoun "one" refers to "something previously mentioned" in the sentence (in this case referring to a different 924 he located), billygoat is, I think, quite clearly saying that his 924 Porsche project car was difficult to rebuild just as a handyman special would be; even so, he was able successfully to repair it since he located a another Porsche having the needed parts.

Admittedly, I'm not as concise as billygoat was since it took me almost 100 words to say what he tersely expressed in just over 10 words.

Slam · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:50 pm Post subject:

Even so, correct and judicious employment of proper punctuation and capitalization could elevate terse to concise.
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'88 944 Auto - may or may not resurrect

ThomasJoseph315 · Guest

YAY!

Now that it's running go get some Seafoam Spray. Basically, Seafoam will clean the carbon deposit build up out of your engine. The way the CIS is set up it will constantly spray fuel and eventually carbon will build up more so then a pulse injector. This is especially good for the engine if you have leaky valve stem seals.

I disconnected the first vacuum line, or to the left one if your looking at the engine straight on, on the throttle body. Used a piece of vacuum hose and squeezed it over the straw they give you and connected to that vacuum intake. Start the engine and spray randomly about half the can keeping the engine running while it stumbles to clean out the loose carbon, then spray the hell out of it to try and flood the engine and choke it out. This will suck a lot of cleaner into the engine to soak the hard build up. WARNING, this stuff in high concentration will act like diesel fuel in the car. Even if you turn off the ignition, if too much is in there the engine will still stumble and run, if that happens, simply turn the ignition back on for a second and let the ignition burn some out. The trick is to get the engine to turn off with as much cleaner in the engine is possible. Then let it set for 10-15mins, then fire it back up. If you did it right, all that carbon will have disintegrated and will be burned out the tail pipe by a BIG cloud of white smoke,... lol,. it's kind of fun to watch, looks like you blow a head gasket, lol, don't worry it goes away. After most of the fumes are out take it for a spin around the block to clean out the rest.

I'll make a video sometime for this.

billygoat · Joined: 16 Feb 2014 Posts: 72 Location: brevard nc

larchie is totally write my car is a prodject 700 dollars worth. so handy man special means fixer upper im a house painter not into big words .but thanks larchie I coudnt have got it going without your help