Throwing in the towel, Carburator conversion for 74 1.8 ltr |
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Throwing in the towel, Carburator conversion for 74 1.8 ltr |
downrange |
Jul 16 2019, 02:16 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 1-January 18 From: Pennsylvania Member No.: 21,747 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I am on my last nerve trying to get my 74 1.8 ltr L Jetronic fuel injected car started. Bypassed the seatbelt interlock to get the starter to work. Hot wired the fuel pump to get it working and still no go.
I am considering a carburetor conversion and see that Redline has a few kits. The dual carbs system has no choke and the single carb with electric choke has some distance from the cylinder heads. Anyone have any success they could share? |
tejon007 |
Jul 16 2019, 04:31 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 10-February 10 From: Northern California Member No.: 11,344 Region Association: None |
...completely agree with Eric.
It's not what you or I would or should do in such a situation...it's what's right for the owner to decide. So, let's see: Option 1: study-up or find someone that can diagnose an old FI system, including potentially fixing wiring and broken parts that may not be available -- but, can definately be an expensive option? (but, it might also be an easy fix after you know what's wrong) Option 2: bolt on some carbs/manifolds in an afternoon and drive it, even though the cam isn't the correct one Option 3: install modern FI (maybe install a crank sensor) and tinker with it some to set it up correctly. A little more work than installing carburetion and expensive. Other Options: ?? Definately, if you put carburetion on, keep the FI parts in case you decide someday to restore it, which would not be difficult to do once you have all the working parts and the knowledge. New or rebuilt carb can get you back up and running and would be much less than converting to modern FI. Driving your 914 is a good thing! Lots of 914s run dual carbs and IIRC, 914-6s had carbs on them too... |
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