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| PorscheNut924 |
 Apr 29 2014, 07:25 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 20-April 14 From: North Bonneville, WA Member No.: 17,271 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
I ordered new spark plugs from Pelican Parts for my 1974 1.8. They are Bosch 7998, like this:
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/ecx.images-amazon.com-17271-1398821099.1.jpg) I also ordered new spark plug wires from a generic auto parts supplier...Bosch 09171. When the wires arrived, I discovered that the plugs didn't match up with them. The socket in the wire is too small. Then I went out to my car and tried the wires and they plugged in just fine. I pulled out one of the current spark plugs and the top of it looks like this: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net-17271-1398821099.2.jpg) So that's why I'm confused. Did I get the wrong wires? If so, apparently that means the previous owner got the wrong wires as well, and unscrewed the little top piece from the spark plugs to make them work... What wires or plugs do I need? |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Apr 29 2014, 09:02 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Bosch spark plug wires are crap, that's why Porsche, VW/Audi, BMW, and Mercedes don't use them. Our favorite suppliers can get you good Beru (OE for Porsche) wires, and probably for less money. Give GPR a call. Those big time all-over-the-web parts guys are the LAST place you should be shopping for parts for your 914.
The Cap'n |
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| PorscheNut924 |
Apr 29 2014, 10:51 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 20-April 14 From: North Bonneville, WA Member No.: 17,271 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Apr 29 2014, 08:02 PM)  Bosch spark plug wires are crap, that's why Porsche, VW/Audi, BMW, and Mercedes don't use them. Our favorite suppliers can get you good Beru (OE for Porsche) wires, and probably for less money. Give GPR a call. Those big time all-over-the-web parts guys are the LAST place you should be shopping for parts for your 914. The Cap'n The basic spark plug wire set (not the Magnecor or Clewett ones) that Pelican sells for the 1.7 and 1.8 engines is from Bosch. The Beru wires they have appear to only be for the 2.0. Do the 2.0 wires work on the 1.8? I got the Bosch ones because that's what Pelican sells for the 1.8. And I have Bosch plugs. They fit well. I guess I'll see if it runs well. |
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PorscheNut924 Spark plug confusion Apr 29 2014, 07:25 PM
r_towle That piece unthreads from the new plug, just use a... Apr 29 2014, 07:26 PM stugray the tops of the plugs unscrew Apr 29 2014, 07:27 PM PorscheNut924 So they're supposed to be like that? I wasn... Apr 29 2014, 07:34 PM
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So they're supposed to be like that? I wasn... Apr 29 2014, 07:41 PM boxsterfan I bought the Clewett wires from PP. A bit expensiv... Apr 29 2014, 09:30 PM The Cabinetmaker the last time I put plugs and Beru wires on a car,... Apr 30 2014, 04:43 AM |
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