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! |
Jett |
Sep 2 2023, 08:23 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,640 Joined: 27-July 14 From: Seattle Member No.: 17,686 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Nice car and excited for you.
We bought a 73 1.7 many years ago and the heater tubes were not connected, so I did. On the first drive to work I discovered that the heat exchangers had an internal leak and even when closing the heater vents it still smoked me out. Bought a new set of HEs from a member, installed new heater control boxes/valves, and then drove the car for almost a year before the oily smell that had formed in the longs (tubing) had dissipated. Love the car and heat (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Love the color btw! |
trylon |
Sep 3 2023, 04:12 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 204 Joined: 9-August 23 From: Connecticut Member No.: 27,514 Region Association: North East States |
Nice car and excited for you. We bought a 73 1.7 many years ago and the heater tubes were not connected, so I did. On the first drive to work I discovered that the heat exchangers had an internal leak and even when closing the heater vents it still smoked me out. Bought a new set of HEs from a member, installed new heater control boxes/valves, and then drove the car for almost a year before the oily smell that had formed in the longs (tubing) had dissipated. Love the car and heat (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Love the color btw! Thanks for the kind words as well as the words of wisdom. Yes, pretty sure there is a reason that the blower motor hose is not present. Will take all additions and repairs slowly… |
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