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Surprise, surprise, new 914 |
930cabman |
Mar 30 2021, 04:00 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,130 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States |
Great news, a new to us 914 from the West coast is scheduled to arrive Friday or Saturday. I spoke with the carrier today and he informed me "the keys are locked inside the car". Just great, makes the anticipation even better than I was expecting. I called the seller and he told me the drivers door had been "fussy" for some time and "now it evidently has failed to work" "passenger side has not worked in awhile" Seller said "you might have to break a window. but they area dime a dozen"
Car was described as a "solid rust free project" Is there an easy way to enter a locked 914 and how many more surprises await?? thanks in advance, I might need it |
930cabman |
Apr 9 2021, 05:48 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,130 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States |
Locksmith showed up today, 5 minutes later he was in. Used a stiff (heavier than a coat hanger) wire and went in at the top edge of the door glass and pulled the interior latch. We disassembled the lock mechanism and found it was dry as hell and just cranky. I bet a good cleaning and oiling she will be as good as new.
"2. liter in need of rebuild" came with the deal, I started stripping it down and found under the valve covers sparkling clean. Also found the #1 and #2 intake runner seals very loose, obviously they were not doing their job. Loosened the spark plugs a bit and spun it over by hand. We have compression!! Tomorrow I will bolt it up to a tranny and run a real compression test and hook up an oil pressure gauge for fun. Wish me luck. Thanks |
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