i want this day over(again), every step a mis-step, long Options

[rhodyguy]

start early. install the driver's side he first. one of the ears on the pass side is cracked on both sides. change, go to a nearby welder. bye bye $10. come home, change, install the he. i go to put on the muffler set up. the guy had given me gaskets for a 1.8/1.7 i needed 2.0's. i called and said i picked up some 914 parts and that they had given me the wrong ones. get this, "no dave, you ordered the 1.8 ones.". i told him i was the other older , balding, glasses wearing, 914 owner. no change this time, i wear the coveralls. shop has moved and it takes me the better part of 45min to get there now, same for the return, and the are the only game in town for the stuff we need. change the fram oil filter that was on incredibly tight, as in couldn't get it off, bye bye $5 for one of those plastic jobby's that fit a 3/8 ratchet. there had been a minor drip. change to a mahle. get the key

CRRRAP. head to he leaks delux. turn it off. PLUS, now the little oil spot is a BIG drip on the floor. the was nothing fresh on the cooler and the top of the filter was a puddle, with the balance running down the side. do those filler mounts fail? i went with the "standard 3/4 tight. `now about those stupid stud nuts. i wanted to use the 12mm ones but you have to washer them up and i only have 2 hands, so i went with the 13's. what kind of top secret tool did porsche have to run those things down? what is the correct torque value for the stud nuts? couldn't find it in hanyes. i called the local PORSCHE service department . "i think 18 or so", thanks for the guess. so tomorrow i get to take it all back apart. AGAIN!!! what is the right torque value?

kevin