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> Acquired a 914-Need Your Help... She's Dead, Sitting for 20+years...Help me bring life with little $$
tabs914
post Jul 29 2009, 08:44 AM
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Update on 10/11/09: I ditched the old motor with a new one. So all the posts to page 4 I believe are for the old motor. I do have some issues that relate to the new motor on Page 5.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Thanks.


OK... first thing the fuel system and harness were removed because the previous owner wanted to convert it to a duel carb set-up. So I put the FI back in. I bought a fresh battery, oil, filters and replaced the all the fuel lines plus vacuum lines.

Now I want to try to start the darn thing and all I get is a "click" noise from the starter... so i jack the left side leaving the right side on the ground and put it in 5th gear. I turn the tire front the back a few times in either direction. I try to start it agian... "click". So I do the opposite side, but this time on the right i can't move the tire at all... well it will move 2-3", but thats it. Brakes are free btw. I have seen on the www that "Miricle Oil" down the plug holes will free up the pistons if they are siezed. I just dont understand that I can rotate one side and not the other. Thanks for your help... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Update: Found Water in the Oil - Lots! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) What to do? Rebuild? Lube the hell out of it? More Mystery oil? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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tabs914   Acquired a 914-Need Your Help... She's Dead   Jul 29 2009, 08:44 AM
mojorisen914   :ttiwwp:   Jul 29 2009, 09:04 AM
DonnyT   if you can get a socket and breaker bar onto the f...   Jul 29 2009, 09:08 AM
tabs914   The car came with an extra starter... i replaced i...   Jul 29 2009, 09:29 AM
Randal   The car came with an extra starter... i replaced ...   Jul 29 2009, 09:34 AM
jim_hoyland   Rear wheel bearings may require replacement front ...   Jul 29 2009, 09:36 AM
tabs914   I can tell the resistance is internal not from the...   Jul 29 2009, 09:49 AM
ericread   Check your grounds. The 914 is notorious for lett...   Jul 29 2009, 09:51 AM
Cupomeat   Ok, on the subject of rotating the left side, but ...   Jul 29 2009, 10:08 AM
Heeltoe914   Your getting allot of great tips put your trucks o...   Jul 29 2009, 10:17 AM
carr914   It is not unusual for a new battery to not have a ...   Jul 29 2009, 10:51 AM
ConeDodger   Grounds.   Jul 29 2009, 11:09 AM
Vacca Rabite   Check grounds . Try a different (known good) batt...   Jul 29 2009, 11:30 AM
tabs914   Thank you all... I havent tried both wheels off th...   Jul 29 2009, 12:48 PM
Phoenix 914-6GT   Don't miss the ground strap just above the tra...   Jul 29 2009, 01:02 PM
pktzygt   I've got something that stumped me for a bit. ...   Jul 29 2009, 01:30 PM
tabs914   I've got something that stumped me for a bit....   Jul 29 2009, 02:14 PM
Hammy   Check and clean that tranny ground and also make s...   Jul 29 2009, 02:01 PM
Cupomeat   Ok, good info, so that pretty much starts the prob...   Jul 29 2009, 05:06 PM
Kansas 914   OK... first thing the fuel system and harness wer...   Jul 29 2009, 07:27 PM
r_towle   Pull the tranny out. See if you can turn the motor...   Jul 29 2009, 07:32 PM
rick 918-S   A couple good ideas here. Mike is hinting at a li...   Jul 29 2009, 07:40 PM
tabs914   This is great... thank you all. OK so I get home w...   Jul 30 2009, 08:42 AM
RJMII   did you pull the right rear wheel and check the co...   Jul 30 2009, 02:15 PM
tabs914   did you pull the right rear wheel and check the c...   Jul 30 2009, 03:21 PM
Cupomeat   Ok, that sounds correct to me. if the one wheel i...   Jul 30 2009, 03:37 PM
tabs914   Ok, that sounds correct to me. if the one wheel ...   Jul 30 2009, 04:17 PM
type2man   I'm thinking the clutch disc could be stuck on...   Jul 30 2009, 04:06 PM
tabs914   I'm thinking the clutch disc could be stuck o...   Jul 30 2009, 04:15 PM
DonnyT   You should be able to turn the engine over by hand...   Jul 30 2009, 06:48 PM
DonnyT   Had a problem once with a bad connection on the se...   Jul 30 2009, 06:52 PM
tabs914   Found evidence of water in the oil... I removed th...   Jul 31 2009, 11:00 AM
type47   Found evidence of water in the oil... I removed t...   Jul 31 2009, 05:00 PM
type47   Well, you say it's been sitting 20 years and f...   Jul 31 2009, 04:56 PM
r_towle   water gets in for lots of reasons. Is it alot of w...   Jul 31 2009, 04:57 PM
tabs914   water gets in for lots of reasons. Is it alot of ...   Jul 31 2009, 05:07 PM
r_towle   can you rotate the motor? Here is my test. If you...   Jul 31 2009, 05:08 PM
tabs914   can you rotate the motor? Here is my test. If yo...   Jul 31 2009, 05:26 PM
tabs914   Not by hand   Jul 31 2009, 05:09 PM
r_towle   I added a bit more detail to what I mean "by ...   Jul 31 2009, 05:13 PM
tabs914   Hey Rich...thank you for your time. :D I can rot...   Jul 31 2009, 05:17 PM
tabs914   :Qarl: Engine finally broke loose today... now I c...   Aug 4 2009, 06:59 PM
tabs914   I got it crainking :Qarl: It was the grounds... ...   Aug 7 2009, 12:53 AM
McMark   A little PB Blaster into the fuel pump can sometim...   Aug 7 2009, 03:09 AM
Vacca Rabite   If the fuel pump was seized, would it be reliable ...   Aug 7 2009, 08:57 AM
kwales   Sometimes it's varnish left over form dehydrat...   Aug 7 2009, 09:17 AM
tabs914   Thanks for the advice... I will try it. It can...   Aug 7 2009, 10:04 AM
tabs914   OK I got the pump working :Qarl: Now Im not gett...   Aug 9 2009, 02:17 AM
cwpeden   go to this site for FI diagnosis tips, its helped ...   Aug 9 2009, 04:07 AM
tabs914   go to this site for FI diagnosis tips, its helped...   Aug 11 2009, 06:25 PM
McMark   I don't understand what the newest problem is....   Aug 11 2009, 09:02 PM
tabs914   I don't understand what the newest problem is...   Aug 11 2009, 09:25 PM
r_towle   Post a close up pic of the coil wiring. Rich   Aug 11 2009, 09:26 PM
tabs914   Post a close up pic of the coil wiring. Rich I...   Aug 11 2009, 10:11 PM
tabs914   Here are some pics of the car... :D   Aug 11 2009, 09:38 PM
tabs914   some more...   Aug 11 2009, 10:06 PM
McMark   Tracing backwards from the coil, with the key on: ...   Aug 12 2009, 12:01 AM
tabs914   Tracing backwards from the coil, with the key on:...   Aug 15 2009, 11:15 AM
tabs914   well it appears I don't have pin 8 or 9 on the...   Aug 12 2009, 09:21 PM
tabs914   Here are the volt readings with the ignition on. B...   Aug 15 2009, 10:25 AM
Dr Evil   Was your plug messed with? Your coil is correctly ...   Aug 15 2009, 11:33 AM
tabs914   So the green heater wire shouldn't be plugged ...   Aug 15 2009, 11:42 AM
Dr Evil   Ya, that would explain the power on the pin. That ...   Aug 15 2009, 12:00 PM
tabs914   Ya, that would explain the power on the pin. That...   Aug 15 2009, 12:05 PM
Dr Evil   :thumbsup:   Aug 15 2009, 12:07 PM
tabs914   OK... I put a new condenser on and it seems to be ...   Aug 15 2009, 03:51 PM
Dr Evil   What do you mean it wont distribute? How do you kn...   Aug 15 2009, 05:13 PM
tabs914   the plug wire off the coil is creating a spark, bu...   Aug 15 2009, 05:38 PM
Dr Evil   Ah, is the rotor installed? There is no reason oth...   Aug 15 2009, 05:46 PM
tabs914   ok I think im good...I put the tester on it and it...   Aug 15 2009, 05:54 PM
McMark   Mike, this'll have power if the points are cl...   Aug 15 2009, 07:34 PM
Dr Evil   Mark, ya, but he said the power for the blower was...   Aug 15 2009, 08:30 PM
tabs914   Mark, ya, but he said the power for the blower wa...   Aug 17 2009, 09:30 PM
tabs914   :bump:   Aug 18 2009, 08:36 PM
tabs914   Update: I have her starting up but zero idle. What...   Aug 22 2009, 08:45 PM
tabs914   OK... have a vid, the sound is terrible., but here...   Aug 25 2009, 09:56 PM
McMark   I'd check fuel pressure and timing first.   Aug 25 2009, 11:27 PM
tabs914   ***Update*** Ditched the old motor. Oil leaks, rus...   Sep 28 2009, 12:57 PM
tabs914   New Motor Pic   Sep 28 2009, 01:00 PM
Cupomeat   It is hard to tell, but the small threaded holes, ...   Sep 28 2009, 01:28 PM
tabs914   It's off a BMW I don't have the cone on th...   Sep 28 2009, 01:36 PM
Cupomeat   Ah, this makes sense now. These are the Air Injec...   Sep 28 2009, 01:56 PM
tabs914   Ah, this makes sense now. These are the Air Inje...   Sep 28 2009, 01:59 PM
SLITS   Whatever engine you have is a '75-'76. I ...   Sep 28 2009, 02:04 PM
tabs914   Hey if some one knows the length thread and diamet...   Sep 28 2009, 02:10 PM
SLITS   I'll check in in a bit if I can and measure th...   Sep 28 2009, 02:17 PM
SLITS   While possibly not the correct thread, M10 X 1.25...   Sep 28 2009, 02:56 PM
Thomas J Bliznik   While possibly not the correct thread, M10 X 1.2...   Oct 11 2009, 03:59 PM
tabs914   I have been working on the brakes for the last cou...   Oct 11 2009, 10:35 AM
tabs914   I will elaborate what I have done so far... 1. Ch...   Oct 11 2009, 11:34 AM
tabs914   :bump:   Oct 11 2009, 03:03 PM
tod914   Did you reinspect your points to see if they are f...   Oct 11 2009, 03:33 PM
tabs914   Points look good...I am getting spark. I checked p...   Oct 11 2009, 06:13 PM
tabs914   :bump: Bump   Oct 12 2009, 02:20 PM
Gint   Update on 10/11/09: I ditched the old motor with a...   Oct 12 2009, 02:28 PM


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