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Hello 914 World... What a terrific site and help to anything 914. Now here is my dilemma... Need help in Denver, CO
I have been sorting my friends 1973 1.7L FI D-Jet 914 for a couple months now including all fuel and vacuum hoses, hell hole, clean and lube distributor, new points and condenser, fuel injector seals, intake rubbers, all Rennlist checks... et al. Good news.... She runs great when I start her with a remote starter... Bad news is the motor starts really hard and won.t stay running if I use the ignition switch or even attempt to push the yellow wire onto the solenoid when it is idling after a remote switch start. Of course it makes sense that maybe the ignition switch is crap and bleeding off current or...? I have ordered a new switch but... Maybe I missing something here.... Like I said it runs and is so tuneable if I remote start and dead to me if I use the ignition switch as designed. Anyone got any ideas on how to check this out... BTW, I have wrenching on bikes Triumph, BSA and most of the Japanese stuff nad a few VW bugs since the 60's and find the 914 pretty wrench friendly... |
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not sure if you have it...its a 73/74 thing...one year only and it affects both years..depending on your serial number.
Remove the seat...that takes about 2 minutes. Pull it all the way forward. Take a flat screw driver and insert it in the seat rail that does not have the handle...you are flipping up a spring and you will feel it. Pull the seat out forward after, and while you flip up that spring steel tab...then pull it out. Rich |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 6-August 11 From: Mile High Denver Member No.: 13,407 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() |
not sure if you have it...its a 73/74 thing...one year only and it affects both years..depending on your serial number. Remove the seat...that takes about 2 minutes. Pull it all the way forward. Take a flat screw driver and insert it in the seat rail that does not have the handle...you are flipping up a spring and you will feel it. Pull the seat out forward after, and while you flip up that spring steel tab...then pull it out. Rich Thanks Rich all this patient help... Here are some photos of the wires cord et al going up to the seat... YES !!!!! There is a yellow wire and a white one involved here as a power source to the seat switch... The wires are cracked to the actual bare wire on the spiral cord going into the seat bottom.... Now, is this the scenario we are looking for? Please advise... Thanks, Broz97 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 983] Attached image(s) ![]() |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 6-August 11 From: Mile High Denver Member No.: 13,407 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() |
not sure if you have it...its a 73/74 thing...one year only and it affects both years..depending on your serial number. Remove the seat...that takes about 2 minutes. Pull it all the way forward. Take a flat screw driver and insert it in the seat rail that does not have the handle...you are flipping up a spring and you will feel it. Pull the seat out forward after, and while you flip up that spring steel tab...then pull it out. Rich Thanks Rich all this patient help... Here are some photos of the wires cord et al going up to the seat... YES !!!!! There is a yellow wire and a white one involved here as a power source to the seat switch... The wires are cracked to the actual bare wire on the spiral cord going into the seat bottom.... Now, is this the scenario we are looking for? Please advise... Thanks, Broz97 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 983] r_towle Here is a photo of the spiraled coil going into the seat... sure looks like a shorting situation... however this doesn.t look like a safety switch situation for starting the car.. I am going to the wire diagrams to look for more clues. hope this helps, if not please advise Attached image(s) ![]() |
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