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What are YOU looking at... ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 372 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Carrollton, Texas Member No.: 423 ![]() |
I (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) my 914. This one is really special. Extremely clean, rust free (no really!) and original. I parted with my last one when I really didn't want to and regretted it severely!
However, the car is depressing me! After Clay helped me put the FI back on (which turned in to a mild debacle) she ran like a dream for a while, then the rebuilt feul pump started to "whine". It's internment so I still haven't diagnosed that propperly. Then I put new plugs in (on the recommendation of Clay) and now the damn thing is running like an old Briggs and Stratton Hit & Miss engine. I am NOT mechanical. I never have been. I know enough to diagnose and fix small problems but don't really even have the base knowledge about engines that most all of you guys take for granted. Am I kidding myself trying to own a 914? It seems like the maintenance never ends and after having the car (in running condition) for about a year now, I've barely been able to enjoy 2-3 months of driving! Should I just give up and let someone else who has more know how and mechanical stamina take care of the old girl? Suicidally yours.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad2.gif) Doug |
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What are YOU looking at... ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 372 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Carrollton, Texas Member No.: 423 ![]() |
Thanks guys... Nice to know that I'm not alone.
It's just that when I get myself painted into a corner like this I feel so inept! God forbid this happen on the side of the road. I'd have a mental meltdown! Clay, my next step was to buy new plug wires as I know that the ones on the car are REALLY OLD. When I put the plugs in, I read the Haynes manual and gapped them to what the book said. I didn't think about checking the FI plugs to see if I knocked one out. I'll do that in the next day or two. Thanks DOug |
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