 '76 1.8L...huh?, The mystery continues |
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| JeffBowlsby |
 Feb 19 2019, 10:33 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses & Beekeeper  Group: Members Posts: 9,222 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None 
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Current Ebay ad for an NOS 1976 owners manual. 2.0L and 1.8L indicated on the cover. Dated 9/75.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-1976-PORSCHE-9...;frcectupt=true Early on it says that the 1.8L is not available in the USA. Was the 1.8L available anywhere on this planet in 1976? Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| Dave_Darling |
Feb 19 2019, 10:45 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,335 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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One local PCA'er has told me several times that he owned a 76 1.8 liter 914, many years back. No idea how reliable that report is, though.
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| Racer |
Feb 20 2019, 07:17 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 787 Joined: 25-August 03 From: Northern Virginia Member No.: 1,073 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Maybe it was cheaper to replace one page (especially in the US for legal reasons) in the manual than reprinting the cover of all those extra Manuals sitting around.
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| stevend914 |
Feb 20 2019, 07:25 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 382 Joined: 13-December 16 From: Saint Louis Member No.: 20,670 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Going by P914.com information for 1976, there were 29 1.8 liter US spec engines produced. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Feb 20 2019, 10:03 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,232 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
I have never seen nor heard of a 76 1.8. In the last year of a 914 they were scraping the bottom of the barrel, reprinting the 75 owners manual and labeling it 76 with the front page that you showed, etc. They were also using any parts they had to complete the run. we had a 12/75 produced car with silver center button gauges, knowing that they were discontinued in the middle of the 75 production run.
As an added note, the 76 2.0 cars had a decal "914 2.0" where all of the other years had metal or plastic badges. However the parts book has a "914 1.8" decal that used to be available, implying that there was a 76 1.8 |
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| timothy_nd28 |
Feb 20 2019, 12:17 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,299 Joined: 25-September 07 From: IN Member No.: 8,154 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Check for vacuum leaks!
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| Bleyseng |
Feb 20 2019, 01:21 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,037 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Scraping the bottom of the barrel? Hmm, mine is totally loaded with all the options and extra parts. Maybe let's install everything to get rid of it? vin ending in 4063
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