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Posted by: r_towle Apr 26 2014, 02:05 PM

So,
Dave is sitting at home, cut up knees, bored.

Let's see if someone can come up with a technical 914 question, historical ones also that Stump DD?...


Rich

Posted by: r_towle Apr 26 2014, 02:06 PM

When was the first production 914 made?
What was its serial number?

Posted by: timothy_nd28 Apr 26 2014, 03:08 PM

What about the special altitude compensator for Ljets? Could one be added after the fact? Are all Ljet ECU's capable of handling this module?

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Apr 26 2014, 03:12 PM

Which model year 914 did not have a factory provision for an oil temp dash light or gauge?

Posted by: r_towle Apr 26 2014, 04:26 PM

Ummm,

earth to Dave....stop taking the meds dude.

Posted by: balljoint Apr 26 2014, 04:48 PM

He is searching for a tape measure to see how tall he is now.

Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Apr 26 2014, 05:29 PM

No!!!!!! He said he wanted to GET a tattoo, not BE Tattoo ............................!

The Cap'n

Posted by: HalfMoon Apr 26 2014, 06:19 PM

Of the LE's (specifically the Bumblebee's) how many had dealer installed AC?

Posted by: HarveyH Apr 26 2014, 06:53 PM

Cut up knees?

Posted by: Dave_Darling Apr 26 2014, 07:43 PM

Holy crap, those are bad!

I'm not too bad. Just got back from dropping the wife off at the airport and then a trip to the grocery store. I may have overdone it a bit, but I'm resting now.

Just a few small holes in the knees. Arthroscopy is pretty advanced these days.


Let's see...

Towelie, I'm guessing that the first production 914 was made in August 1969. That's when they switched over model years, so it makes some sense that the first ones would have been then. I could probably look up the actual date and serial number (VIN? Would start with 47029 ... Might end with 112?) in my copy of Das Grosse VW-Porsche Buch, if I could find it. And if I could actually read German.

Timothy, it was a pressure sensor that lived in the engine bay. I don't know how it worked; I haven't taken one apart. I don't think they did anything to the ECU to accommodate it, so it would have to modify the other sensor inputs. If the FI wiring harness has a plug for it, I bet it would work.

Jeff, if the wiring diagrams are correct, all of the 72+ cars had at least some wiring for oil temperature gauges. The 72 wiring was weird, though. AFAIK, 70-71 would have identical wiring, and none of the four-cylinder cars would have had provision for temp gauges. But you said "model year" singular, so you probably have something in mind. So I'll flip a mental coin and say the 71 model year.


Going to put ice on my knees again shortly. The cats are happy to see me staying in one place for so long; it gives them a nice warm person to perch on.

--DD

Posted by: sean_v8_914 Apr 26 2014, 10:02 PM

...the chicken or the egg?

Posted by: gms Apr 27 2014, 11:11 AM

OK Dave
What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

Posted by: flippa Apr 27 2014, 12:31 PM

How many cookies did Andrew eat?

Posted by: Dave_Darling Apr 27 2014, 12:53 PM

QUOTE(sean_v8_914 @ Apr 26 2014, 09:02 PM)

QUOTE(gms @ Apr 27 2014, 10:11 AM)

Posted by: ConeDodger Apr 27 2014, 01:08 PM

QUOTE(gms @ Apr 27 2014, 09:11 AM)

Posted by: Big Len Apr 27 2014, 01:38 PM

If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

Posted by: bandjoey Apr 27 2014, 02:00 PM

What year will all remaining 914s be off jackstands?

Posted by: bandjoey Apr 27 2014, 02:01 PM

What year will all remaining 914s be off jackstands?

Posted by: timofly Apr 27 2014, 06:31 PM

If a 914 falls off the jack stands, and no one is there to see it, does it still make a noise?

Posted by: struckn Apr 27 2014, 06:58 PM

When and what was the Last Manufacturer's Recall Notice Porsche
sent out for the 914?

Dave hope your new knees make you feel 10 years younger.

Doug

Posted by: ClayPerrine Apr 27 2014, 08:48 PM

QUOTE(sean_v8_914 @ Apr 26 2014, 11:02 PM)

Posted by: gms Apr 29 2014, 01:03 PM

QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Apr 27 2014, 01:53 PM)

QUOTE(gms @ Apr 27 2014, 10:11 AM)

OK Dave
What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

African or European swallow?

--DD