New-to-me 914/6 just sitting for 5 months, Advice ... what to look out for or do before driving? |
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New-to-me 914/6 just sitting for 5 months, Advice ... what to look out for or do before driving? |
Rufus |
Apr 5 2021, 12:07 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 314 Joined: 8-April 06 From: Central NC Member No.: 5,840 Region Association: None |
Hi All - As some may recall, I bought this 914/6 last summer:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=346147&hl= The engine’s an RS spec 2.7l w/S cams, Webers, RS pistons & cylinders. Leakdown results last summer were acceptable (10-12% IIRC). It’s been driven only 11,000 miles since being rebuilt in 1993. After spending several months at Rothsport having some work done, I received it in late November. Because of COVID, I mailed the registration/title paperwork to the DMV ... which they lost. I’m just now, finally, about to receive the new plate, registration, etc., so I can go for my 1st drive. Since November, I’ve kept the battery charged, increased tire pressures, and raised the car to rotate the wheels. Engine hasn’t been turned over or started since 11/22/2020. Besides correcting tire pressures, is there anything else I should do before the first drive? Is 5 months of sitting idle long enough to worry about the chamber carbon deposit issue and need for a treatment like Berryman B-12 chemtool as described in Wayne Dempsey’s book? Any advise is welcome... Bob |
wndsrfr |
Apr 5 2021, 08:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,430 Joined: 30-April 09 From: Rescue, Virginia Member No.: 10,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I'm shy of any fuel other than known non-ethanol that's been sitting for as long as 6 months--and I'm guessing that it may be even older than that based on your timeline. Siphon out or with a good charged battery pump it out into fuel cans that you can use in your lawnmower later little by little. With fresh fuel in, pull the fuel pump and ignition fuses and crank until you see oil pressure on the gauge--should only take about 15 seconds or so. Then fire it up with 2 or 3 pumps of the accelerator first to shoot some fuel in--my routine is to floor it twice before cranking and hold the throttle open on the second pump to allow fuel fumes to rise in the carbs then get off the gas pedal and crank being ready to hit the gas pedal quickly to help it catch. Remember, there's no choke on these carbs so it'll take several times of one pump and then crank again for it to catch...enjoy!!
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