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> Core MPS worth anything?
Tdskip
post Mar 12 2018, 11:45 AM
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Have one from the '71 donor, not sure if it is worth anything?
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post Mar 12 2018, 12:05 PM
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Jeff Bowlsby might be interested.
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post Mar 12 2018, 12:12 PM
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Does the rebuild then?
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post Mar 12 2018, 12:26 PM
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QUOTE(Tdskip @ Mar 12 2018, 10:12 AM) *

Does the rebuild then?


Yes
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post Mar 12 2018, 12:41 PM
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Yes, nobody make a new replacement yet, they only get rebuilt.
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post Mar 12 2018, 01:37 PM
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Thanks for the education.

I pulled it off so hopefully this will help someone else at the car in the road.

What is a friends and family sort of price for a core? ( it may be OK for her I know but I don't have a way of testing it )
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post Mar 12 2018, 01:50 PM
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QUOTE(Tdskip @ Mar 12 2018, 11:37 AM) *

Thanks for the education.

I pulled it off so hopefully this will help someone else at the car in the road.

What is a friends and family sort of price for a core? ( it may be OK for her I know but I don't have a way of testing it )


Bowlsby charges $25 for a core when he rebuilds an MPS.
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post May 20 2018, 08:54 AM
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Sorry, should of asked initially if this is off a 1.7 or 1.8? Is there an easy way to tell?

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post May 20 2018, 11:05 AM
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QUOTE(Tdskip @ May 20 2018, 10:54 AM) *

Sorry, should of asked initially if this is off a 1.7 or 1.8? Is there an easy way to tell?



1.8 is L-jet so no MPS.
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post May 20 2018, 11:06 AM
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So 1.7?

Still learning here.
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post May 20 2018, 11:10 AM
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If you find a part number starting with 039, it's a 2.0 application, all else is 1.7.

Physically all 914 MPS are the same, only the internal adjustments vary for the specific engine and year application.
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post May 20 2018, 11:23 AM
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QUOTE(mihai914 @ May 20 2018, 12:10 PM) *

If you find a part number starting with 039, it's a 2.0 application, all else is 1.7.

Physically all 914 MPS are the same, only the internal adjustments vary for the specific engine and year application.


Thanks guys, and tips on finding a part number? I can’t seem to locate it.
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post May 20 2018, 11:25 AM
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Ah, found a stamping.

026....

Below that is 022...
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post May 20 2018, 12:05 PM
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021 and 022 are Type 4 engine parts ( 914, VW Bus, VW 411)
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post May 20 2018, 12:22 PM
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Physically all 914 MPS are the same,

Not quite.
Early units have a different length spring extension in the casting than the rest. I'm not sure of how the update matches up to model & year.
Also, internally, the 2.0 units have a spacer ring which goes between the diaphragm and the part load stop plate to provide increased range between idle/part throttle and WOT.
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post May 20 2018, 01:07 PM
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TDskip...

The important part of the PN is the last three numbers, stamped into the case:

037 = 73 2.0L
049 = All 1.7s
043 = 74-76 2.0L

I do pay $25 for cores if you want to give new life to another 914.
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post May 24 2018, 01:29 PM
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Jeff, can you make an NOS 1.7 MPS into a 1973 2.0 type? If so what would you charge for the service? Thanks.

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post May 24 2018, 03:13 PM
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Thanks for all of the coaching
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post May 24 2018, 10:30 PM
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QUOTE(Martin Baker @ May 24 2018, 12:29 PM) *

Jeff, can you make an NOS 1.7 MPS into a 1973 2.0 type? If so what would you charge for the service? Thanks.

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