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Posted by: my wife hates my car Jan 19 2012, 07:25 PM

Ok, so I bought Stella (my 1976 914) over a year ago , knowing it had a "rod knock". I think I was just scared to tear into it, cuz before this car i was pretty much a small block chevy guy. I finally got around to getting the engine out, then pretty much looked at it for a few days, once again, knowing I'm in over my head. After taking 80,000 pictures, labeling everything I could, I started to remove stuff. I got to the big tubes on the right side, pulled them off, & kinda glanced down at the valves to see if they were wet. (it blew a little smoke when I brought it home) It was almost a relief to see something I knew wasn't right. I pulled this clamp out of the head port, & smiled, thinking this was the "rod knock", but then realized the screw was missing. I will pull the head tomorrow, & hope the clamp was missing it's screw before someone dropped it down the intake.

My question to you 914 veterans..........Do I continue to go all the way with this (split the case, new bearings, etc) or just do the top end? I will probobly drive Stella once a month on weekends to an occasional car show.......do I need to go in deep? How long does the bottom end usually last in these things? Thanks, Hank

Posted by: messix Jan 19 2012, 07:32 PM

the only thing i have for you is that you obviously have not gone through sir andy's school of photography!

good find. i'd pull the heads and jugs then check the condition of jugs pistons rings and the heads then make your call on how fubar'd those are.

Posted by: my wife hates my car Jan 19 2012, 07:35 PM

I suck at adding pictures. Sir andy yelled at me last time cuz they weren't jpeg, haha! I need to downsize, I guess. thanks for the info.

Posted by: Series9 Jan 19 2012, 07:38 PM

In many ways, the top-end and bottom-end exist in parallel, but separate universes.


The top could be trashed and the bottom could be fine. It happens all the time in /6s.

Posted by: messix Jan 19 2012, 07:41 PM

QUOTE(my wife hates my car @ Jan 19 2012, 05:35 PM)

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Jan 19 2012, 07:41 PM

Start with the top end. See how it looks. If stuff is clearly wrong, do the bottom end too.

Zach

Posted by: my wife hates my car Jan 19 2012, 07:41 PM

Do lesbians really taste like chicken? That is so cool.You are right, paralell.I knew that was coming. But us chevy guys, top end, bottom end, .........you know.

Posted by: messix Jan 19 2012, 07:43 PM

QUOTE(my wife hates my car @ Jan 19 2012, 05:41 PM)

Do lesbians really taste like chicken? That is so cool.You are right, paralell.I knew that was coming. But us chevy guys, top end, bottom end, .........you know.

Posted by: Series9 Jan 19 2012, 07:44 PM

QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Jan 19 2012, 08:41 PM)

Start with the top end. See how it looks. If stuff is clearly wrong, do the bottom end too.

Zach

Posted by: my wife hates my car Jan 19 2012, 07:47 PM

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........... tuna

Posted by: Series9 Jan 19 2012, 07:55 PM

QUOTE(my wife hates my car @ Jan 19 2012, 08:47 PM)

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........... tuna

Posted by: bandjoey Jan 20 2012, 12:00 AM

Sandbox only!

Posted by: sean_v8_914 Jan 20 2012, 08:58 AM

what kind of car is that red one. my eyes cant seem to focus on it

Posted by: ottox914 Jan 20 2012, 09:23 AM

uuuuhhh... there's a red car where?

Posted by: 76-914 Jan 20 2012, 10:11 AM

To answer your question; the bottom half is tough as hell!

Posted by: mikea100 Jan 20 2012, 10:21 AM

I vote for this picture to be on this website's home page.

QUOTE(my wife hates my car @ Jan 19 2012, 08:47 PM)

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........... tuna

Posted by: messix Jan 20 2012, 10:19 PM

one of my favorites and she's a member!



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Posted by: Ductech Jan 21 2012, 01:59 AM

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