newbie--914 ownerr for 36 hours '75 1.8, 26 years in storage. Now what? Options

[almus]

Greetings,

I am a newbie 914 owner. Said green 1975 1.8 has been
in garage in northern NH since 1984. There is rust,but it is
surprisingly not that bad. Purchased for the princely sum of 500.
Interior good. battery support is rusty but doesn't appear to be
real bad. Looks to be about 62k original miles.

Gas tank contents have reverted to primordial ooze.
Gas tank cleaning kit? or radiator shop? Donor?
Oil is clean; must have been changed just before being
parked. Can't open rear trunk

I am concerned the entire fuel system may be shot.
My thoughts are to find a rusty donor car to
scavenge.

I have some newbie questions.

Will any 914 motor fit in my car? If I get a 2.0 donor,
are there any years that *won't* fit because of ???
(transmission? mounts? etc?)


Any local (to me) gurus willing to show me the ropes?
I am in south east New Hampshire.


Thanks.

-a

[ClayPerrine]

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I assume that the injection is still on the car?? You didn't mention if it was in your first post.

I have LOTS of experience with L-Jet, so if you need some help, just ask.


And congrats on the 914. Take pictures and post them here so we can see too.......


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[almus]

Yes.

Original FI is still in the car. I will be gone for a week and when I get back
I will rip into it. Thanks--I will certainly bug you with questions on the FI

I noted that in my car, many of the fi lines are wrapped (amateurishly)
in some kind of tape insulation. What could be the reason for that?

Can I rip all of that off? My experience with 914s is minimal;
I don't have enough of a mental data base to know
what is normal/abnormal.

I did a google search for injectors for my car
(under the assumption that they are clogged with varnish)
There were Bosch listed and also some other brand

Do any of the Bosch FI books describe the systems
enough to make me capable of understanding/debugging them?
(if so which book? Any good rec's ?

Photos will be forthcoming.

Thanks again.

-A

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I assume that the injection is still on the car?? You didn't mention if it was in your first post.

I have LOTS of experience with L-Jet, so if you need some help, just ask.


And congrats on the 914. Take pictures and post them here so we can see too.......


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