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Posted by: cwpeden Jun 16 2009, 08:12 PM

All in one day,

Wheel bearing
Fuel leaks
Charging system
Trunk lock



Where do I start

I dont know, just looking for a little sympathy I guess.

I'll get started after my boys Little League game and groceries. Man I love being domestic

Posted by: RJMII Jun 16 2009, 08:14 PM

I feel your pain... I own a 914 also. =o)

Posted by: markb Jun 16 2009, 08:18 PM

QUOTE(RJMII @ Jun 16 2009, 06:14 PM)

Posted by: URY914 Jun 16 2009, 08:25 PM

Welcome to the club, I mean world.

Posted by: Gint Jun 16 2009, 10:21 PM

Wait until you open the engine lid to top up the oil and either see daylight out the hellhole or the battery is laying on top of the motor.

Such is life with a classic car.

Posted by: sww914 Jun 16 2009, 11:08 PM

At least people smile and wave and want to talk about cars when they see you driving a 914. Doesn't happen in a Camry.

Posted by: Gint Jun 17 2009, 06:52 AM

Nothing like driving in to work at 05:30 in the summer with the top off already too.

It could be worse!

Posted by: cwpeden Jun 20 2009, 02:24 PM

Well I took the Alt. out today.

Heres a picture list of the items to remove to make it easy.



And the hole left: Once all the parts are out the alternator practically falls out till you disconnect the wires

Posted by: stepuptotheMike Jun 20 2009, 03:43 PM

You know what.... I think you just helped me solve the problem with my engine tin with your last picture. I've had a gap in mine since I had my alternator rebuilt a few weeks ago..... back out to the garage to fix it. Good luck with yours. I was a pain in the arse that took me many hours, but at least now I know how to do it.

Mike

Posted by: cwpeden Jun 21 2009, 12:49 PM

Mke, What was your dilema?

Replacement Alt. went in ok. There has to be an easier way to get the bottom bolt in....Its in and the alternator is good. Turned out to be the reg. I guess.

Replaceed all the FI hoses in the engine compartment. I used 5/16 and it was pretty painless. Except for the gas getting in the cuts from doing the alternator.

Note to self...torque wheels before test drive

Next step will be CV's and wheel bearings.

Posted by: PanelBilly Jun 21 2009, 12:59 PM

The regulator I GUESS?? Aren't you sure?

I had an altenator problem. I took it out and put it back over and over tring to figure out what was going on. Would charge sometimes and not others. On the bench it would test fine. I'd test other things and they'd be fine too. Kept comming back to the alternator. FInely, I pulled it apart and saw that one of the brushes was split in half. That's why it worked sometimes and not others.

Posted by: cwpeden Jun 21 2009, 01:11 PM

Ya, same thing here.

Took out bench test fine put back in , no good.

Back out, took to a proper auto-electrical shop, bench tested fine at all revs. Hooked up reg at auto-electrical shop no good/intermittent.

Took shitty old dirty reg off the shelf works ok.

I'm no electrical guru....things turn and electrons move, thats about it from my perspective.

I borrowed an alt from a buddy and my original is in the shop for a rebrush anyways they said that these alts. break brushes and they bounce when short. So better safe than sorry.

Posted by: stepuptotheMike Jun 21 2009, 02:09 PM

QUOTE(cwpeden @ Jun 21 2009, 02:49 PM)

Mke, What was your dilema?

Replacement Alt. went in ok. There has to be an easier way to get the bottom bolt in....Its in and the alternator is good. Turned out to be the reg. I guess.

Replaceed all the FI hoses in the engine compartment. I used 5/16 and it was pretty painless. Except for the gas getting in the cuts from doing the alternator.

Note to self...torque wheels before test drive

Next step will be CV's and wheel bearings.

Posted by: r_towle Jun 21 2009, 02:15 PM

QUOTE(PanelBilly @ Jun 21 2009, 02:59 PM)