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| Bruce Allert |
 Jun 20 2003, 12:42 AM
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After driving a 914 with a stock 2 liter I was impressed. I am going to begin searching for one that is ready for installation or one that needs a rebuild to replace my 1.7.
What I need help with is what to check & how to check it when the engine is out of the car. This will be a new adventure into an area I have not yet gone to. Any help will be grately appreciated. I found one engine listed in the 914.com classifieds that comes with the FI. (A big plus!) Right up in Seattle so I could actually go and check it out (if I knew what to look for!). Anyone have a check list or could you point me to one? thanks bruce |
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| Dave_Darling |
Jun 20 2003, 11:46 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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Look up into the exhaust ports. Clean them as well as you can. They love to crack on the short-radius side of the bend--the one toward the centerline of the car. (They also love to crack at the spark plug holes, but I'm not sure how you'd see that without disassembling the motor.)
Compression if you can, leak-down if you can. Oil pressure reading while the engine is running, if you can. Look at the valve adjusters and valve tips and check them for wear. Pull a lifter or eight and look at them for wear. Check that the engine tin is there, that there isn't a ton of guck built up on everything. Check that the oil cooler isn't blocked. Check the oil on the dipstick. Old and sludgey? Brand new? In-between is probably the best thing to see. Probably other stuff to look through... --DD |
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Bruce Allert Search for 2.0 engine just beginning Jun 20 2003, 12:42 AM
Mockmaw Might be worth looking into.. even fairly close to... Jun 20 2003, 12:44 AM Jeff Krieger If possible, do a leak-down test. That will give y... Jun 20 2003, 01:08 AM J P Stein I have my own "check list" for buying engines.
If... Jun 20 2003, 12:38 PM
Bruce Allert Thank you all guys. I lack this expeience and want... Jun 20 2003, 06:19 PM |
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