Home  |  Forums  |  914 Info  |  Blogs
 
914World.com - The fastest growing online 914 community!
 
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way.
Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
 

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

> starting problems, i think i found the source but can always use opinions
modpr2
post Jun 2 2006, 03:47 PM
Post #1


Newbie
*

Group: Members
Posts: 38
Joined: 27-April 06
From: Orange County, CA
Member No.: 5,941
sometimes my 914 starts sometimes it doesnt. it usually starts when it has not been driven for awhile (atleast a couple hours). but always fails to start if i shut it off then try to start it up again right away. it will always start if i push start it and it will stay running so i think i have a bad starter. what do you think. thank you
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
 
 Reply to this topicStart new topic
Replies
draperjojo
post Jun 2 2006, 10:55 PM
Post #2


sixstrings
**

Group: Members
Posts: 411
Joined: 26-December 05
From: Salt Lake City Utah
Member No.: 5,317
If its turning over than the othe thing you want to rule out is a compression problem. I had the same problem once and it turned out to be bad rings. I did a compression test that came out low, so I did a "wet & dry test" to determine that in my case it was rings. Chances are with the 914, you need the hot start kit though.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
So.Cal.914
post Jun 3 2006, 12:10 AM
Post #3


"...And it has a front trunk too."
*****

Group: Members
Posts: 6,588
Joined: 15-February 04
From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J.
Member No.: 1,658
Region Association: None
QUOTE(draperjojo @ Jun 2 2006, 09:55 PM) *

If its turning over than the othe thing you want to rule out is a compression problem. I had the same problem once and it turned out to be bad rings. I did a compression test that came out low, so I did a "wet & dry test" to determine that in my case it was rings. Chances are with the 914, you need the hot start kit though.



At the beginning of this thread he was talking about the fact that it would not

turn over (starter would not funtion) when it was hot. But he could bump start it

and it would run fine.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post

Posts in this topic
modpr2   starting problems   Jun 2 2006, 03:47 PM
Bartlett 914   When you say "wont start", do you mean t...   Jun 2 2006, 04:01 PM
Rand   If it push starts, then I assume by not starting y...   Jun 2 2006, 04:02 PM
Rand   The screwdriver trick Bartlett mentioned is a supe...   Jun 2 2006, 04:06 PM
MecGen   Hi This is actually a common problem for 914s. The...   Jun 2 2006, 05:10 PM
So.Cal.914   I had the same problem, like MecGen said it is a c...   Jun 2 2006, 05:19 PM
draperjojo   If its turning over than the othe thing you want t...   Jun 2 2006, 10:55 PM
So.Cal.914  
 

Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 

- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 2nd June 2024 - 05:20 AM
Invision Power Board v9.1.4 © 2024  IPS, Inc.
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community!
We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ...