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| dcecc1968 |
 Nov 7 2014, 03:36 PM
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So I'm driving my 914 home in Charlotte 5:00pm rush hour traffic (down Independence Blvd for you locals) and my rpms go up to 3000. I have had this happen before but was able to lift the accelerator pedal to unstick a cable to return to normal...not so this time. I stop in a parking lot because I'm convinced the cable is stuck and holding the carb open..... not so, the cable is fully retracted. Get back in the car, then the rpms go up to 4000, then 4500 and I'm having to drive the car by braking and feathering the clutch all the way home, about 15 miles. By the time I got home, a little smoke and I could smell the clutch. I have not started it since. FYI- I have a 1.7 L with a single carb (been told its a Weber) that I have had for about a year and I have no history on the car or carb.
Two questions: 1. Is it time for a carb. rebuild? How much does a kit run? Or time for a new carb.... or switch to new carb(s).? 2. Does this mean my clutch is spent? Photo of carb.  |
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dcecc1968 So my 914 tried to kill me the other day Nov 7 2014, 03:36 PM
Cap'n Krusty The very first thing you should do is determine th... Nov 7 2014, 03:47 PM Mblizzard Are you not missing a hose from the oil fill/PVC v... Nov 7 2014, 03:57 PM 914Sixer Make sure your cable is not wrapped around any oth... Nov 7 2014, 07:45 PM 76-914 double check the bell crank like Cappy said. A wea... Nov 7 2014, 09:08 PM RobW High RPM is more air into the throttle assembly, e... Nov 7 2014, 09:14 PM Ed_F I had this happen to me with a type 1 1776 with du... Nov 8 2014, 10:41 AM Elliot Cannon Your car didn't try to kill you. What it did ... Nov 8 2014, 12:00 PM dcecc1968 Guys, thanks for all your posts... a wealth of wis... Nov 10 2014, 03:08 PM
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at some point soon you should consider replacin... Nov 11 2014, 11:32 AM Dr Evil Is it sliding in and out of the sheath easily? Lik... Nov 10 2014, 09:00 PM cpavlenko :agree: with dr.evil. Nov 11 2014, 11:43 AM dcecc1968 Yes, the cable pulls freely in the sheath, when I ... Nov 11 2014, 03:47 PM r_towle There is a piece of spring steel on the bottom of ... Nov 11 2014, 04:01 PM FourBlades If your ground strap on your transmission is worn ... Nov 11 2014, 07:42 PM ThePaintedMan :blink:
That cable is trash. I'm almost cert... Nov 11 2014, 08:13 PM dcecc1968 Thanks guys. I do need to go ahead and check the ... Nov 12 2014, 07:28 AM mgp4591 Does the throttle plate return smoothly without th... Nov 12 2014, 12:30 PM dcecc1968 Yes, I used carb cleaner and sprayed the carb whil... Nov 12 2014, 03:10 PM Brian_Boss I'm no expert on the Pinto carb but I'm pr... Nov 12 2014, 04:08 PM ThePaintedMan :agree:
That's the choke plate. You need tha... Nov 12 2014, 09:47 PM stevegm
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That's the choke plate. You need th... Nov 12 2014, 10:05 PM dcecc1968
:agree:
That's the choke plate. You need th... Nov 13 2014, 07:11 AM ThePaintedMan
George,
Thanks for the suggestion. As you can te... Nov 13 2014, 09:35 AM Heeltoe914
at some point soon you should consider replaci... Nov 13 2014, 01:09 PM stevegm My carbs have 32mm venturis, based on the receipt ... Nov 13 2014, 04:44 PM  |
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