Home  |  Forums  |  914 Info  |  Blogs
 
914World.com - The fastest growing online 914 community!
 
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way.
Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
 

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

> starter does not turn engine over fast enough
lmcchesney
post Sep 18 2004, 12:06 PM
Post #1


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 488
Joined: 24-November 03
From: Ocala, Fl.
Member No.: 1,381
Region Association: None



Well, as usuall, things progress.
914, 1972 with a 96x78mm four cylinder engine.
When I attach a fully charged battery to the car, turn on the ignition to start, very slow turning over of the engine. Leave the ignition switch in the on position and cross the 12V battery supply to the selinoid of the starter, the engine very slowly turns over. When I remove the screwdriver connection to the selinoid, the starter continues to turn the engine over for a few seconds, then quits turning over, or sometimes, I have to disconnect the battery. Hard to check a compression ratio. New rebuild on the engine (first time the engine is to be started). Compression ration calculated to be about 9.0:1.
Does this mean I will require a hi torque starter for this engine?
Thanks,
L. McC
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
 
Reply to this topicStart new topic
Replies
SLITS
post Sep 18 2004, 12:57 PM
Post #2


"This Utah shit is HARSH!"
**********

Group: Benefactors
Posts: 13,602
Joined: 22-February 04
From: SoCal Mountains ...
Member No.: 1,696
Region Association: None



I assume the starter is not new.

It may be the contact inside the solenoid being corroded and sticking that cause it to run afterward. Solenoid is no good.

Plus, the starter could be just worn out.

At 9:1, it shouldn't be a great problem.

Get the 1.2? 1.8 kW 911 starter (SR68X) instead of the 914 0.8 kW starter (SR17X) - it will spin readily if all other things are in order.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post

Posts in this topic


Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 



- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 1st August 2025 - 12:03 PM