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| gord |
 Jun 18 2020, 06:25 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 30-May 20 From: Toronto, Canada Member No.: 24,334 Region Association: Canada  |
Hey everyone,
After lurking around here for years, I finally found myself a 914. Picked it up today and began the 30 min drive home — things started relatively well when the car was cold, but soon after warming up it would no longer idle, basically stalling as soon as I took it into neutral. Had to keep restarting it at every stop with the throttle completely down to get it going again. The car is a 1972 1.7 allegedly converted to a 2.0 (although I'm probably the 7th owner, and I haven't found the serial number yet, so I actually have no idea what's in it). After searching around here, I've found pointers to the AAR and Brad Anders's detailed info on diagnosing FI and idle problems — unfortunately I don't really have the time or space to get into this kind of troubleshooting right now. Hoping somebody might point me to a reputable shop in Toronto that could help be get this car going again? Any advice would be much appreciated! Gord |
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| gord |
Jun 27 2020, 06:15 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 30-May 20 From: Toronto, Canada Member No.: 24,334 Region Association: Canada |
Thanks everyone!
Update: I found Scott Lyons at German Supply in Etobicoke, who got it sorted for me. Timing/dwell did need adjustment, along with replacing pretty much every hose in the engine bay to eliminate vacuum leaks. Discovered in the process that a PO broke at least 6 fins off the cooling fan, so now I'm looking for a replacement fan. Gord |
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gord Newb in Toronto with a car that won't idle Jun 18 2020, 06:25 PM
euro911 Mark Henry is in Port Hope, Ontario ... might shoo... Jun 18 2020, 08:50 PM Mark Henry Sorry too busy with a backlog of work, try Mikes91... Jun 19 2020, 05:54 AM Carbon-14 Perhaps it's the ' neutral switch ', t... Jun 19 2020, 07:25 PM mihai914 Check if your CHT sensor is shot or has a broken w... Jun 19 2020, 07:34 PM euro911 Here's the link:
https://members.rennlist.com... Jun 19 2020, 10:51 PM Carbon-14 Distributor may be corroded in a fixed advance pos... Jun 23 2020, 05:22 AM rhodyguy A vacuum leak with Djet WILL result in a high idle... Jun 23 2020, 12:10 PM Bleyseng Tune up with points, condenser, valve adjust then-... Jun 24 2020, 09:06 AM
Mark Henry Scott's a good guy, he doesn't know a lot ... Jun 27 2020, 01:40 PM |
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