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 |
Dave_Darling |
Apr 6 2009, 09:22 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
I'm sure Jake has a few sets on hand...
BTW, the 96es that fit into the 1.7 heads are very thin at the top. It is recommended that you use the 96es that are set up for the 1.8 motor, and have the registers in the heads cut to fit them. I don't remember if Pelican has any 96es available or not. We carried them at one point, but I'm not sure about now. I have read elsewhere on-line that the best 96mm cylinders are old used stock 1.8 or 2.0 ones (same OD) that have been bored out on a torque plate. Since the cylinders have been heat-cycled a zillion times already, they are very stable and don't change shape when run. The brand-new ones evidently can change shape a little bit when heated. --DD |
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