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[Ace Le Count]

Does anyone have some crazy 914 stories that they'd like to share? Maybe your son/daughter was born in one? Maybe you drag raced someone that was getting cocky because they thought their riced out civic was faster? Maybe you used a 914 as a getaway car after you robbed a bank? How has your 914 saved the day?

[914forme]

I just got my 74 914 2.0L fired up and road worth enough to drive it on nice days. First day I drove it into work, and had a service call north about 20 miles. Jumped in the car, showed 1/2 tank of gas, went up the highway, and got about the mid way point, and cough sputter, sputter, dead. Clutch in, coast for another mile or so, and finally came to a stop.

Get out of my car to watch one of drivers go right past me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) Starting to think about what I wanted to do, start walking or hope someone would stop a 928 pulls up behind my 914, says hope in he will give me a ride, and we go up the the gas station where I get a small can, pay like $20 bucks for a gallon can, and then pay like a buck for the gas.

Hope back in the 928, and he takes me back. I say thanks offer him some cash, and say he its nice that you stopped for a fellow Porsche enthusiast. Crickets, and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) that's a Porsche?

I fill it up, 914 fires up, and I drive all the way up to the same gas station, pull in, and hit the transition and the hood pops open. come to a stop, and the people behind the counter are laughing.

Found 2 things to repair that day. Fuel level float, and the hood catch. Drove on down to my service call, and going up the last hill to the facility, and all the sudden no forward momentum. Lost 4 CV joint bolts. I found 2 of them. Put them back on, drove up to the clients, and had to wash my hands in their really nice house. So embarrassed about that. Drove it home and repaired the trifecta of repairs for the car.

[poorsche914]

My second 914 was a '73 2.0 with Mahles. Headed home one day, I slowed a bit to take the exit ramp and BAM! rear driver side bumps and drops as I see my tire go rolling by (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
Unfortunately, the side of the road was covered in kudzu (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
After some searching, I found the tire, remounted it and headed home. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
Still don't know what caused the lug bolts to work loose although there were some jealous types who worked nearby (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

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[DRPHIL914]

My second 914 was a '73 2.0 with Mahles. Headed home one day, I slowed a bit to take the exit ramp and BAM! rear driver side bumps and drops as I see my tire go rolling by (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
Unfortunately, the side of the road was covered in kudzu (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
After some searching, I found the tire, remounted it and headed home. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
Still don't know what caused the lug bolts to work loose although there were some jealous types who worked nearby (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

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I wasn't in a 914, but my '69 Healey, and on an onramp, same scenario but my lug bolt actually sheered, and the wheel stayed in the wheel well but the spacers went rolling down the road lol!@ never did find all of them. BTW I hadnot had the car fro 6 months, bought from my sister's boy friend .