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| EJP914 |
 Jun 23 2017, 07:45 AM
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It doesn't look like the braided strap attached to the top of the transaxle has ever been replaced on my car. I thought about removing it, cleaning and reinstalling. Will anything bad happen if I just leave it alone, as-is? Will the car start any quicker if it is replaced? Right now it struggles, spins slowly, then will catch and fire up.
Car is '74 1.8. Thx in advance for the advice. EJP914 |
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| barefoot |
Jun 23 2017, 05:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,281 Joined: 19-March 13 From: Charleston SC Member No.: 15,673 Region Association: South East States 
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I had a poor starting experience on an outboard motor, would only crank very slowly.
The Pos cable terminal was a little corroded when I tried to clean it it came off the cable which was a very heavy gage cable. Looking at the wires, they were very green and corroded. i cut about a foot off the cable and the wires inside were still very green and corroded. Since the cable was several feet longer than needed, I cut it back several feet and finally found non-corroded cu wires, put a new connector on and problem solved. So if your car has been near oceans with salt air could be internally corroded. |
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EJP914 Ground strap Jun 23 2017, 07:45 AM
914Tom I your problem is caused by the ground Strab can b... Jun 23 2017, 07:55 AM
Mark Henry
I your problem is caused by the ground Strab can ... Jun 23 2017, 08:01 AM Mark Henry Take it off, degrease it and soak it in white vine... Jun 23 2017, 08:04 AM rgalla9146
Take it off, degrease it and soak it in white vin... Jun 23 2017, 09:12 PM 6freak
Take it off, degrease it and soak it in white vin... Jun 24 2017, 06:52 AM Krieger What is your time worth? A lot of people post que... Jun 23 2017, 08:11 AM BillC I think 914Tom was trying to say that you can test... Jun 23 2017, 08:22 AM ThePaintedMan It's 40 years old, constantly exposed to the e... Jun 23 2017, 09:13 AM EJP914 Many thanks for the replies. It wasn't a quest... Jun 23 2017, 09:50 AM Tom_T
Many thanks for the replies. It wasn't a ques... Jun 23 2017, 11:31 AM bbrock I say clean it and test it with an ohmmeter. If i... Jun 23 2017, 10:45 AM Tbrown4x4
I say clean it and test it with an ohmmeter. If ... Jun 23 2017, 06:59 PM Bartlett 914
I say clean it and test it with an ohmmeter. If ... Jun 24 2017, 07:33 AM porschetub Not really worth thinking about ,very important,ch... Jun 23 2017, 01:49 PM struckn My '74 1.8 had a broken ground strap that was ... Jun 23 2017, 06:39 PM Spoke I got rid of my 45 year old ground strap and bough... Jun 24 2017, 07:05 AM pete000 Its and easy thing to replace and not expensive, I... Jun 24 2017, 09:37 AM |
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