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> Recovery from 15 years of PNO, How to get running again?
soupbone
post Nov 22 2004, 03:09 PM
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I have acquired a 914-2.0 from my father which I believe is a model from 74. Its been garaged for 15 years and hasnt been started since. Its currently blocked in and covered with a bunch of old garage junk. Where is a good shop in the Bay Area to get this car road worthy? What is a guesstimate on costs? I would like to maybe drive the car next summer.

Problem areas I saw include:

Battery box rusted and area around it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Leaky battery removed 14 years ago.

Sticky creeking pedals

Grinding shifter

Passenger exterior door handle broke and removed.

Also maybe a smaller steering wheel for a six footer? The shift lever hits the knee. Ill try and have pictures at a later date once the garage has been cleaned out.

Thanks
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post Nov 22 2004, 11:22 PM
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Yep. Talk to Brad (Roberts). I was in the same boat with my Dad's 74 914 after it sat for 15 years.

The gas tank needs to be cleaned / checked for rust
The fuel components need to be updated (lines, filter, fuel injector hoses)
The battery most likely needs to be replaced.
Change the oil / tranny oil.
Check the plugs / ignition cables

To keep costs down, diagnose as many of the problems yourself. Adding to the cost of getting it running can be if there was a problem with the car before (AKA- why it was stopped being driven).

The pedal bushing are probably frozen due to rust, as with the shifter. With the rust issues you mentioned, you should take a serious look at the rust condition of the car and decide whether it makes sense to get it running at all.

Post picts here. Ask lots of questions here. Talk with Brad. All this being said, 914s are wonderful cars, and any work / cash you put into it, plan to drive an awesome car for decades.

The best advice of all of this is : talk with Brad.
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soupbone   Recovery from 15 years of PNO   Nov 22 2004, 03:09 PM
GWN7   Hello and welcome A lot of the prestarting stuff ...   Nov 22 2004, 04:26 PM
Toast   :agree: Welcome. I am going through your same e...   Nov 22 2004, 04:37 PM
nebreitling   welcome! impossible to tell without more info...   Nov 22 2004, 05:14 PM
anthony   If you tow it to a shop, my guesstimate would be ...   Nov 22 2004, 06:55 PM
soupbone   Thanks for the replies. Going to do a better rust...   Nov 22 2004, 09:49 PM
SirAndy   ...   Nov 22 2004, 10:22 PM
Headrage   :agree: Yep Yep Yep!!!!   Nov 22 2004, 10:27 PM
0396   Take it to Brad   Nov 22 2004, 10:46 PM
onrails   welcome! & congrats!,,,you're a 914 ow...   Nov 22 2004, 11:10 PM
Rob Ways   Yep. Talk to Brad (Roberts). I was in the same boa...   Nov 22 2004, 11:22 PM
alphacrimedog   Im getting ready to try to get my 72 to start afte...   Nov 23 2004, 10:08 AM
anthony   A squirt of motor oil should be fine. After you do...   Nov 23 2004, 11:15 AM
Steve Thacker   I would strongly suggest using PB blaster to spray...   Nov 23 2004, 11:34 AM
7391420   I agree with everything that's been said, but ...   Nov 23 2004, 11:45 AM
soupbone   Update: 50% of garage cleaned out. This is liter...   Dec 13 2004, 09:11 PM
nebreitling   you got some serious rust, my friend. :( sorry...   Dec 13 2004, 09:27 PM
soupbone   Nah, I dont weld. Could not get to the rockers ye...   Dec 13 2004, 10:00 PM
Bleyseng   ...   Dec 13 2004, 11:49 PM
soupbone   Finally got it out. How bad does this look? The ...   Jan 3 2006, 12:34 PM
Midtowner   Congratulations on the car! My '73 2.0 sp...   Jan 3 2006, 12:49 PM
jr91472   go for it!!!! '74 2.0 is a ...   Jan 3 2006, 03:03 PM
grasshopper   i suspect that rust goes farther. From the pics, i...   Jan 3 2006, 05:29 PM
r_towle   it looks fine, I dont see any rust problems there....   Jan 3 2006, 06:34 PM


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