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> Original 914/6 engine management, A couple of questions
michel richard
post Aug 2 2006, 07:55 AM
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Please let me know if I have this right:

1) Original /6 cars came with Porsche's electronic ignition module of the time i.e. the BZK module, as opposed to only super-basic Kettering (sp?) points.

2) Fuel was carbs, of course, but there was an additional cranking enrichment which necessitated a thermotime switch, a "dashpot" on the throttle somewhere and perhaps a couple of other electrical widgets.

I'm trying to make sense of the engine wiring harness that I have, which is from a /6.

Thank you.

Michel
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post Aug 2 2006, 09:29 AM
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Don,

You mean the system was designed to dump fuel down the carbs even after cranking ? Yikes.

Thanks for the info, gentlemen, this will give me more confidence as I wire my engine compartment.

Cheers,

Michel
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post Aug 2 2006, 10:48 AM
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Don,

You mean the system was designed to dump fuel down the carbs even after cranking ? Yikes.

Thanks for the info, gentlemen, this will give me more confidence as I wire my engine compartment.

Cheers,

Michel


That's NOT true. It sprays ONLY while cranking, and then only for a limited amount of time(determined by the TTS). The Cap'n
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michel richard   Original 914/6 engine management   Aug 2 2006, 07:55 AM
Root_Werks   As far as I remember, the 914-6 used the simple 3 ...   Aug 2 2006, 08:39 AM
GeorgeRud   Yeah, there was a dashpot that attached a rod to t...   Aug 2 2006, 08:52 AM
DonTraver   The cold start enrichment was a disaster waiting t...   Aug 2 2006, 08:59 AM
michel richard   Don, You mean the system was designed to dump fue...   Aug 2 2006, 09:29 AM
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michel richard   Thanks, one issue is that I don't have a good ...   Aug 4 2006, 04:08 PM

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