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| cdadaa |
 Oct 24 2010, 10:37 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 25-May 09 From: Spring Creek, Nevada Member No.: 10,402 Region Association: None  |
Hi,
Is this the correct positioning for the cooling flaps with a cold unexpanded bellows? Somehow I think the rod may have been bent or the flaps twisted by the previous owner. I want to hook up the thermostat so I can have a wintertime heater. Thanks...Dan Attached thumbnail(s)  
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| avidfanjpl |
May 12 2011, 09:24 PM
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914 Hemophiliac Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 6-April 10 From: Bear, Delaware Member No.: 11,566 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Mike,
On the standard temp gauge in the console in the middle, the temp gauge should be under the T in TEMP pretty much ALL the time after warmup. I have owned 6 914 4's and none of them ever went over the T on the Temp gauge, even in St. Louis, one of the hottest/most humid places on earth. That motor is running VERY hot. Change the oil, check the sensor, and replace it just for safety's sake. Many on here say that 220 is warm for oil and 240 is BAD. I believe them. On a cold motor, flap bolt tiedown should be all the way to the REAR of the motor and the flap rod will rotate FORWARD at proper temperature. CLOSED is default with wire attached firmly, and closed is the flaps rod pulled ALL THE WAY BACK, not forward. Maybe your rod is rotated so the flaps are in the wrong position on the rod? Not sure. As the thermostat bellows heats, it expands and the wire lengthens, so to speak, and opens the flaps to divert heat to the oil cooler passenger side, and out the fan exit on the drivers side. I had a wire break right after an engine rebuild and the main bearings scored and disintegrated because it ran too cold in NJ, on my first teener. Motor was toast in 1000 miles. Had to redo the bottom all over again. OUCH! Too hot and many things can go even more badly. Good luck! John |
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| 914Mike |
 May 13 2011, 01:11 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 330 Joined: 27-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 198 |
QUOTE(avidfanjpl @ May 12 2011, 07:24 PM)  ... On a cold motor, flap bolt tiedown should be all the way to the REAR of the motor and the flap rod will rotate FORWARD at proper temperature. I disagree with the "ALL the way" part. QUOTE(avidfanjpl @ May 12 2011, 07:24 PM) CLOSED is default with wire attached firmly, and closed is the flaps rod pulled ALL THE WAY BACK, not forward. ... John Yes, closed is ALL the WAY back, but if you set it closed ALL the way, it will never get to open ALL the way. (The thermostat does not have enough range to do both.) I maintain that when hot, it is more important to be completely open then it is to be completely closed when cold. YMMV in extreme cold environments of course. But summer? Make sure it's OPEN when warmed up. |
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cdadaa Cooling Flaps Oct 24 2010, 10:37 AM
Sleepin That is the hot position IIRC. Oct 24 2010, 11:07 AM StratPlayer Thermostat cable connects with the connector in th... Oct 24 2010, 11:11 AM cdadaa So the flaps are both "up" or closed lik... Oct 24 2010, 11:21 AM Cap'n Krusty The system in question has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to d... Oct 24 2010, 11:53 AM cdadaa That wasn't my question Mr. Cap'n! Oct 24 2010, 12:04 PM
Cap'n Krusty
That wasn't my question Mr. Cap'n!
... Oct 24 2010, 03:37 PM Jake Raby In the HOT position the diverter over the oil cool... Oct 24 2010, 12:56 PM abayer1969 :popcorn: Oct 24 2010, 03:39 PM cdadaa Thanks Jake...that makes sense. I'm good to g... Oct 24 2010, 05:31 PM gasman Looks like you have the heads on the wrong sides..... Oct 24 2010, 05:41 PM cdadaa Look again...I believe the CHT is on the passenger... Oct 24 2010, 05:53 PM SirAndy BTW, this is going in a 912E.
And we knew that bec... May 9 2011, 09:14 PM jaxdream
Look again...I believe the CHT is on the passenge... May 10 2011, 07:33 AM ziggy Were the cable running to the thermo to break, wou... May 9 2011, 08:25 PM McMark ONLY attach the wire with the flaps in this positi... May 10 2011, 12:00 AM 914Mike
ONLY attach the wire with the flaps in this posit... May 10 2011, 01:20 AM vsg914
Looks like you have the heads on the wrong sides.... May 10 2011, 08:18 AM sean_v8_914 Jake was being subtle. write it on a calendar and ... May 10 2011, 09:33 AM McMark
Jake was being subtle. write it on a calendar and... May 10 2011, 10:43 AM 914Mike
Jake was being subtle. write it on a calendar an... May 10 2011, 11:34 AM McMark
True, but it would be 'when the bellows are _... May 10 2011, 06:04 PM enderw88
True, but it would be 'when the bellows [i]a... May 10 2011, 07:19 PM McMark I don't like it. I decree my interpretation t... May 10 2011, 07:30 PM enderw88
I don't like it. I decree my interpretation ... May 10 2011, 08:04 PM sean_v8_914 gramar police should has at least 200 posts to qua... May 11 2011, 08:01 AM 914Mike
Grammar police should have at least 200 posts to ... May 13 2011, 01:28 AM jaxdream phuch em , make hims dos a tyme aught &&... May 11 2011, 08:05 AM MikeM Just to be clear....I'm missing some parts fro... May 12 2011, 07:38 AM vsg914 Mike, the default is to the hot in case the cable ... May 12 2011, 09:33 AM SirAndy
Mike, the default is to the hot in case the cable... May 12 2011, 10:55 AM Root_Werks I see three major points that have been made to th... May 12 2011, 12:17 PM MikeM Thanks guys...if I would have thought about that f... May 12 2011, 07:51 PM avidfanjpl Everyone has an opinion based on experience on the... May 13 2011, 01:29 AM |
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