First Post: Advise for purchase of 914 Options

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This is my first post. I have come across a 914 and was wondering what you all thought about it. I had a 78 924 when I was younger and have always wanted another Porsche. Its a 74 1.8 914 and the body is straight and clean, the original paint looks very good with very minor blemishes. Interior is fully intact with driver seat side bolster tears, but all else is really good, just dirty. Headlight motors work great, very minimal rust under the bonnets. The hell hole is great and very minimal rust. Exhaust and heat exchange is intact and engine will even run... well, idol. It was fitted with webber carbs instead of the injection system and when gassed it dies... main jets? Anyway, original steel wheels, tranny shifts fine, clutch is good, brakes are fair, tires are decent enough for now and the suspension is tight. Clean title, asking price is $1500. Any thoughts, fears, suggestions, things to ask or take into consideration?

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Looks like it was converted to "Carb", not "carbs".

I'm one of the few on the board who will admit to running the much-maligned single Weber carb like yours. The biggest issues with a single carb is that the intake runners are long, allowing time for the fuel spray to precipitate back into drops before they reach the combustion chamber. That's why you have the flooding issue that causes it to die upon accel.

I will say that with good tuning, you can get the single-carb setup to run well in warm weather (say, over 60 degrees outside), but flooding is an issue when either the engine or the ambient air is cold.

You have to run a little rich to compensate for the long intake runners, but with good tuning, that can be reasonable too.

I'm sure I won't be the only one to say it, but if the back window was leaky, move the seats forward and pull up the carpet to check for floor rust. Don't want to step inside and fall through!

PS - I'm planning to switch my 2.0 to dual carbs to improve the running. If you have a stock Cam, consider going back to original F.I. If it's a Cam for Carbs, there are plenty of places to find dual carbs with the proper intakes.