No spark! Options

[Steve73]

I'm trying to bring a dead 914 back to life. I have done the usual prep work and have hooked up the electrical system. The car turns over strongly but there is no spark! No spark at the plugs, no spark at the coil. I have switched the coil out with one I had laying around but i'm not getting any better results. Could it be the voltage regulator located in the box where the fuel injected controls are? (mine has been converted to dual carbs BTW).

What should I try next?

Thanks in advance!

[Steve73]

Prospect Farms Thanks for asking about my 914.

I hope this video illustrates where I stand on getting the thing running (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKwkYPS7kUQ

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I just had my brake calipers media blasted and I'm waiting on a re build kit from NAPA (Only $50 for all four corners!!!!)

NAPA seems to sell calipers for only about $60 bucks plus core which seems very good.

I'm about to get it running well and stopping well, Rust is the next issue, but OMG the rust!

[underthetire]

Prospect Farms Thanks for asking about my 914.

I hope this video illustrates where I stand on getting the thing running (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKwkYPS7kUQ

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)


I just had my brake calipers media blasted and I'm waiting on a re build kit from NAPA (Only $50 for all four corners!!!!)

NAPA seems to sell calipers for only about $60 bucks plus core which seems very good.

I'm about to get it running well and stopping well, Rust is the next issue, but OMG the rust!

Just FYI, you had better order the rears from Eric (PMB) and return the Napa ones. EVERY flaps ones i've seen don't have the o ring set for the adjusters in the rear. I went through the same thing. The adjuster o-ring seems to be where they always leak.

[Steve73]

Prospect Farms Thanks for asking about my 914.

I hope this video illustrates where I stand on getting the thing running (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKwkYPS7kUQ

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)


I just had my brake calipers media blasted and I'm waiting on a re build kit from NAPA (Only $50 for all four corners!!!!)

NAPA seems to sell calipers for only about $60 bucks plus core which seems very good.

I'm about to get it running well and stopping well, Rust is the next issue, but OMG the rust!

Just FYI, you had better order the rears from Eric (PMB) and return the Napa ones. EVERY flaps ones i've seen don't have the o ring set for the adjusters in the rear. I went through the same thing. The adjuster o-ring seems to be where they always leak.

Well none of my calipers were leaking when I took them off. They were pretty rusty though. I almost have my rears apart and ready for rebuilding with a kit I have. I'm missing one spring on one side for the parking brake but that's not a big issue at the moment as the area around the parking brake is rusted to bits.

I wouldn't want him to work on my fronts and return them, they seem to messed up, especially when I tried to drill out the old bleeder screw myself. Chalk that up to experience.