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> what I found in cylinder #3, long story but will try to make it short
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post Jan 19 2012, 07:25 PM
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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
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post Jan 19 2012, 07:32 PM
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the only thing i have for you is that you obviously have not gone through sir andy's school of photography! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)

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.
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post Jan 19 2012, 07:35 PM
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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.
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post Jan 19 2012, 07:38 PM
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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.
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post Jan 19 2012, 07:41 PM
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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.

your pictures are clear and in focus..... not per sir andy specs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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post Jan 19 2012, 07:41 PM
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Start with the top end. See how it looks. If stuff is clearly wrong, do the bottom end too.

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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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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post Jan 19 2012, 07:43 PM
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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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

nope..... tuna just like all the rest! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)
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post Jan 19 2012, 07:44 PM
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Start with the top end. See how it looks. If stuff is clearly wrong, do the bottom end too.

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Crap. Now I'm a commie sympathizer.
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post Jan 19 2012, 07:47 PM
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post Jan 19 2012, 07:55 PM
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Attached Imagemmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........... tuna





Yeah, but with a clit the size of your thumb..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif)
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post Jan 20 2012, 12:00 AM
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what kind of car is that red one. my eyes cant seem to focus on it
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post Jan 20 2012, 09:23 AM
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uuuuhhh... there's a red car where?
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To answer your question; the bottom half is tough as hell!
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post Jan 20 2012, 10:19 PM
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one of my favorites and she's a member!

Now that's a keeper ! It's to damn cold in this state to get my wife to do that
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