1987 Porsche 911 — surface rust underneath a winter daily

If it were in my driveway, loaded-suspension checks on the 1987 Porsche 911 catch play that a wheels-hanging inspection misses. Save the big job until that test fails. This is from a 1987 Porsche 911 in Columbus. Learned this the expensive way on a previous car. I'll update if anything new shows up.

Ask what changed right before it started. Get a real battery/charging test on the 1987 Porsche 911, not just resting voltage, before blaming a module. You'll know quickly if you're on the wrong tree. A shop burned me once by skipping that step. Wrote this up on my lunch break.

Intermittent stuff lies if you only catch it once. Two 1987 Porsche 911s can feel identical and have different causes, so measure before you copy someone else's repair. You'll know quickly if you're on the wrong tree. On “surface rust underneath a winter daily,” that was the fork that mattered for me. Had a similar mess a couple years ago and that's what finally sorted it. If this is nothing, great. I want that in data.

I'd want a measurement, not a hunch. A pressure test beats staring at a dry driveway if the 1987 Porsche 911 is losing coolant with no puddle. If the cheap test changes it, stop and reassess. Keep sale price, fees, and rate as three different conversations. I'll poke at it this weekend.

Start with the test that can prove you wrong. Swap the cheap/easy piece first on the 1987 Porsche 911 and see if the fault moves. That's the branch I'd chase this week. Had a similar mess a couple years ago and that's what finally sorted it. This is me being the wet blanket on purpose.