just bought a 74 914 1.8 Options

[yoder61]

i just bought 914 and have no experience on working on the 914

and it hasn't ran in 18 years and only has 69,000 original miles i need help on were to start

is the engine similar to most vw or is it way different

[Rav914]

Sounds familiar….

I bought a '74 1.8 recently that had been sitting since 1986 with 49,000 miles. Here's what I did to get it on the road safely.

Pulled the motor
- replaced all vaccuum hoses for the FI
- replaced all rubber fuel lines
- oil change
- transmission oil change
- fuel filter
- new clutch disk
- valve adjustment
- had fuel injectors rebuilt
- spark plugs
- Mallory Unilite (clearly optional) with new plug wires
- air filter

Entire brake system gone through
- calipers rebuilt by PMB, with turned rotors and new pads
- SS brake lines
- 19mm master cylinder

New tires and wheels

The rest of the stuff I have done has been cosmetic to bring it back to original configuration. It's been fun and I love the L-jet system. Smooth as silk. Enjoy!