Long block options for my '76 2.0, advice needed Options

[Queenie]

Greetings to all.

One of the guys at Rennlist pointed me in your direction & I'm hoping to get some advice...

It's soon going to be time to rebuild my engine and I'm looking for a reliable supplier for a long block. As the title above says, I have a '76 2.0 liter. I was thinking of ordering from GEX but having recently done some research, that isn't sounding like a very good idea.

Any suggestions, advice, comments? Thanks much.

[Queenie]

According to Dave Darling's 914 FAQs there are induction (air pump, EGR) and exhaust differences between the earlier and later 2.0s so it might be problematic to add your f/i and exhaust to an earlier 2.0 (which, from the motor's description in the PET catalog, it sounds like it is). You might consider having your motor rebuilt or if you can wait a couple of years buy the 2.0 from Porsche and then add the '73/'74 f/i and exhaust and have yourself a strong 100 hp motor.

Alfred

Alas, waiting is not an option. I'm burning too much oil to put this off any longer than the end of the year, and the last time I had my oil changed my mechanic told me the leaks were slowly getting worse.

It looks like it's just going to have to be a rebuild. Which is fine with me - I don't care how the problem gets solved so long as it gets solved. I just wanted to avoid the hassle of doing the valve guides if at all possible (assuming that's what it needs, which is highly likely). I will continue to hunt around for rebuilt engines, or maybe I'll just let my ex-husband struggle through doing whatever needs to be done with the current engine.

As I said, it runs fine other than the burning/leaking issues.

Thanks for your advice.