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flipped the bonnet lever and......... nothing. No matter what I did, the bonnet refused to open. My battery was dead and going to battery heaven.
This brought forth some serious consultations with a bottle of Scotch. I seldom raise the white flag on hard to solve problems, but this had me perplexed. As I was
my hat and called the local Porsche mechanical guru Karl Wilen. Karl confirmed my fears that the battery jumping procedure was usually the only savior for my predicament. However, he had heard that by removing the left front wheel, plus a wheel well panel, access to a cable near the front of the car could be gained. By pulling on said cable,
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My battery was dead and going to battery heaven. This brought forth some serious consultations with a bottle of Scotch.
exchanging charge card numbers with a tow truck service, I realized no tow truck would fit beneath a six and a half foot ceiling of the parking garage. Low rider tow trucks do not exist.
I now pulled the last rabbit out of
the bonnet would open.
I quickly gathered the necessary tools and began to remove the lug nuts....not! The nuts are 19mm, and that socket is not part of my inventory. Later I procured the correct socket and started the
I’m more of a bourbon man myself, but I feel
your pain.
Der Sportwagen
JIM RAND
~ Editor
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