1970 1.7 Motor teardown, Water in motor |
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1970 1.7 Motor teardown, Water in motor |
knuckledrgr914 |
Mar 31 2009, 07:57 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 17-June 08 From: Meridian Member No.: 9,180 Region Association: None |
I guess the only place to start with this thread is the beginning... I have a friend who purchased a 914 to toy with, and he talked me into getting one also (didn't take much talking to peak my interest (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)). Well I ended up with four 914's in a package deal ('70, '72, '72, '74). Only one of them actually runs ('74 1.8 FI).
I am not very mechanical, but I have found the best way to learn something is to do it! I was advised by the person I bought the vehicles from that the '70 had ~ $4,000.00 worth of work done to the motor. The problem is the prior owner removed the carbs and for some reason did not protect the openings from the weather and water got into the motor. I dropped the motor and transmission and took the motor to a friend's house who has had some experience with VW's. We took the motor apart and cracked the case. My questions.... What is the recommended procedure for removing rust from cylinders, jugs (?), valves, etc... I will post pictures shortly of the specific areas of rust... I tried attaching a pic to this post, but I was prompted that I reached the maximum allowed size for the post and to reduce the size of the pic. Reccomendations to reduce the size of pics? Thanks, Brad |
McMark |
Apr 1 2009, 04:28 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
I don't have any leads on the goo/slime/jelly, but I've seen it in other motors. Like the water soaked 1.7 I just tore down.
If you're going for a full rebuild, just replace the pistons/cylinders with a 96mm set, but you'll have to do a little machining to the 1.7 heads or get 1.8/2.0 heads. Clean everything really well. |
ConeDodger |
Apr 1 2009, 04:34 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,611 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California |
I don't have any leads on the goo/slime/jelly, but I've seen it in other motors. Like the water soaked 1.7 I just tore down. If you're going for a full rebuild, just replace the pistons/cylinders with a 96mm set, but you'll have to do a little machining to the 1.7 heads or get 1.8/2.0 heads. Clean everything really well. Geez! you took that thing apart already? Aren't you the go-getter? Do a how-to on replacing that dipstick tube. I bet other engine cases have been thrown because of that. |
knuckledrgr914 |
Apr 5 2009, 10:49 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 17-June 08 From: Meridian Member No.: 9,180 Region Association: None |
QUOTE If you're going for a full rebuild, just replace the pistons/cylinders with a 96mm set... Where is a good place to price out a 96mm set of pistons/cylinders? Thanks, Brad |
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