Contracted 914 fever— is this the car to cure it?, What do you think of this ‘73 914 2.0 on Bat— pass or play? |
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Contracted 914 fever— is this the car to cure it?, What do you think of this ‘73 914 2.0 on Bat— pass or play? |
trylon |
Aug 9 2023, 11:06 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 204 Joined: 9-August 23 From: Connecticut Member No.: 27,514 Region Association: North East States |
New to the forum and the car. Was pointed to it by an aficionado on The Samba— I have a ‘59 Karmann Ghia. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=723793
He suggested that the people on this forum were the brain trust for all things 914 and that I should vet one here that has caught my eye on BAT: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-porsche-914-113/ Any insight would be appreciated! |
trylon |
Aug 17 2023, 11:10 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 204 Joined: 9-August 23 From: Connecticut Member No.: 27,514 Region Association: North East States |
Car officially bought and paid for, booked pickup/delivery!
Let the games begin. So, as the big west coast shows are on, delivery is going to be a bit slower than usual. That said, would love to start discussing what I should do when it arrives. It seems to be in decent driving shape so, yeah, will be posting driving videos sooner rather than later. But I want to make sure the car is safe. One thing that is already causing me the heebie jeebies is the thought of half century old plastic fuel lines. Yikes! Try as I might I can not figure out if this has been addressed or not in the car by the photos provided. Can anyone help me determine this? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-porsche-914-113/ |
rjames |
Aug 17 2023, 11:24 AM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,955 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Car officially bought and paid for, booked pickup/delivery! Let the games begin. So, as the big west coast shows are on, delivery is going to be a bit slower than usual. That said, would love to start discussing what I should do when it arrives. It seems to be in decent driving shape so, yeah, will be posting driving videos sooner rather than later. But I want to make sure the car is safe. One thing that is already causing me the heebie jeebies is the thought of half century old plastic fuel lines. Yikes! Try as I might I can not figure out if this has been addressed or not in the car by the photos provided. Can anyone help me determine this? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-porsche-914-113/ I can't tell from the photos, but you can easily check by opening the access panel between the seats, or just check where the fuel comes in through the firewall on the passenger's side. I wouldn't worry that they are suddenly going to crumble. They are pretty robust and I think I've only seen one example where they ended up being brittle when removed. Still a worthy upgrade though. Looks like you may be missing the decel valve, too. Plenty of people run without one, but having it will reduce stress on the MPS. Beautiful car. Congrats. |
trylon |
Aug 18 2023, 07:08 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 204 Joined: 9-August 23 From: Connecticut Member No.: 27,514 Region Association: North East States |
Car officially bought and paid for, booked pickup/delivery! Let the games begin. So, as the big west coast shows are on, delivery is going to be a bit slower than usual. That said, would love to start discussing what I should do when it arrives. It seems to be in decent driving shape so, yeah, will be posting driving videos sooner rather than later. But I want to make sure the car is safe. One thing that is already causing me the heebie jeebies is the thought of half century old plastic fuel lines. Yikes! Try as I might I can not figure out if this has been addressed or not in the car by the photos provided. Can anyone help me determine this? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-porsche-914-113/ I can't tell from the photos, but you can easily check by opening the access panel between the seats, or just check where the fuel comes in through the firewall on the passenger's side. I wouldn't worry that they are suddenly going to crumble. They are pretty robust and I think I've only seen one example where they ended up being brittle when removed. Still a worthy upgrade though. Looks like you may be missing the decel valve, too. Plenty of people run without one, but having it will reduce stress on the MPS. Beautiful car. Congrats. Thanks! I think I am also missing what the heck a decel valve is! Will look into it… |
era vulgaris |
Aug 18 2023, 04:28 PM
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J is for Genius Group: Members Posts: 982 Joined: 10-November 13 From: Raleigh, NC Member No.: 16,629 Region Association: South East States |
I think I am also missing what the heck a decel valve is! Will look into it… Deceleration valve. It's not necessary in order to drive the car. Early cars didn't have it. Not sure exactly when it was added, but my 72 did have it so it was at least added by 72. It's an emissions item, that routes air around the throttle plate when you're off throttle. It lowers emissions, and reduces how quickly RPMs come down when stopping. And it also supposedly lengthens the life of the MPS diaphragm. If you can track one down, I think it'd be worth adding. Pulled this pic from the Delphi Green 2.0 that's on BAT right now. The decel valve has the 3 hoses coming out of it, and it's mounted right above the MPS (manifold pressure sensor). Attached thumbnail(s) |
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