Clean your grounding points, What a great F ing idea! NOT! Options

[Ctrout]

So i decided that the car is running well enough that I can start getting to some of the more minor maintenance needs. Time to clean the ground points right? Start with the easiest ones first. I go for the negative battery cable. The ground point stud is rather rusty so I hit it with some WD-40. I start loosening the nut and then it tightens up as I turn it. I change direction and tighten the nut back up, add more WD-40 and start again. I turn the nut, it gets difficult again, then the stud snaps off! Anyone want to buy a 914 cheap? Doesn't start at the moment but I promise it runs (for a while). So what now? Looks like I have to cut a hole through the sail panel to replace the stud. Anyone ever done this before? I swear I have never had such trouble with a car before in my life! Glad I didn't decide to replace vacuum lines, the engine probably would have exploded.

[ChrisReale]

The most reliable car I have ever driven was my 1986 Subaru GL wagon. Even has a progressive carb and a flat four! Never let me down ever. Has 160,000 miles and still goes strong. Coming in at a close second is the 914. The problem is, most 914 owners are or were cheapskates and instead of fixing the existing problem, they would "rig something up" that would work, but not solve the issue. Thanks to them, now we get to deal with the problems, thus the term DAPO. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)