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I have noticed a lot of 914's for sale lately on Ebay, Craiglist, and here on 914World that have carbs. I was wondering what prompted these owners to scrap their FI for carbs? As a original owner of a 914 I know you have to stay on top of the FI system with maintenance and tender care. Was it because some teeners exchanged owners so much that it was easier to switch to carbs than to chase the FI problem? Or was it because there is a shortage of capable 914 FI mechanics that understand the D-Jet system or L-Jet system? This is not a knock on teener owners that have carbs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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Chingon 601 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,011 Joined: 1-February 05 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,541 ![]() |
from a shop's point of view:
the failures can be intermittent, hard to trace, parts are time consuming to track down, customers don't want to wait, labor costs get high, customers get frustrated because you can fix one thing, run it for a week OK and as soon as customer gets it, it flakes again. customer satisfaction index can take a beating its easier to rip it all out and refurb the whole system from the wire harness up but most customers cant stomach the bill. labor ends up being less and quality of result is higher when you refurb every part rather than trouble shoot in place. this is a hard pill to sell I would agree with most comments above in summary : skill, profitability, cost, customer satisfaction |
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