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> Been a while, Driving the 914 again...woohoo
r_towle
post Feb 7 2009, 04:25 PM
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I had my car up on jack stands with a long Dirk Wright list going on..
My Van died...
I went out, basically removed tons of items from the list and put the car back together..tranny installed, muffler on..finished up a few things, nothing majore, tune up and oil change...and DROVE IT...again...

What a great f-in car...the van is big and takes turns slow...
The 914....oh I missed it.

The list of todo's can wait...I will do one at a time instead of getting in so deep I cant drive it again...I hate when that happens, but it did happen to me this time.

Beware of DWD.....it creaps up and bites you like the flu and there is no vaccine.

So yes, it has a nice salty coating again...gotta keep the rust fed.
Nice thing is water removes salt, so a daily bath that takes 5 minutes is part of the program...a weekly run the the pressure washer is also part of the program...

Ahhh, the price we pay to drive year round.
This thing has more heat than my van....always amazes me...and it comes on way faster than either of my other cars...or the van.
Rich
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r_towle
post Feb 7 2009, 04:53 PM
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You want my list??? Its a long list.
Get a large kerosene heater...and a sleeping mat...foam rubber to lay on the floor...it keeps you from getting cold.
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replace all the fuel and vacuum hoses.
replace the two oil filler cap gaskets.
replace the plugs, wires, distributor cap, rotor and points (30 bucks total)
replace the small injector seals..the little ones that fit over the injector tip.
replace the valve cover gaskets (after you do the valve lash)
get a few brushes and some liquid degreaser and wash the entire underside of the motor and tranny...clean it up
that can take a few days, but it makes the car run cooler and its nice to do once a year...

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