trigger points new needed 73 2.0l Options

[rosenfe]

cannot get them anywhere,anybody have any sources

[StratPlayer]

Only place I could find them

http://www.autoatlanta.com/Porsche-914-Tri...oints-srch.html

[boxsterfan]

cannot get them anywhere,anybody have any sources

You could try partsheaven.com

[rosenfe]

cannot get them anywhere,anybody have any sources

You could try partsheaven.com

thanks for the leads ,auto atlanta has new ones for 150 ouch,think im going to upgrade to webers as i dont know what else may need replacing and cost will get above carbs

[Java2570]

Place a WTB in classifieds, someone will have a good set to offer up.....

[Tom]

From your number of posts here, you are new to these cars. Read some threads about carbs before making that decision. Fuel injection lets the car run better and get better mileage. Unless you build a big displacement engine with a different cam, FI is better.
Tom

[DBCooper]

Fuel injection lets the car run better and get better mileage. Unless you build a big displacement engine with a different cam, FI is better.
Tom

+1

[Cap'n Krusty]

cannot get them anywhere,anybody have any sources

You could try partsheaven.com

thanks for the leads ,auto atlanta has new ones for 150 ouch,think im going to upgrade to webers as i dont know what else may need replacing and cost will get above carbs

The words "upgrade" and "Webers" do NOT belong in the same sentence in any way, shape, or form. Beyond that, in order to gain any semblance of improved performance, or even to stay the same, you'll have to replace the camshaft. Unless an engine overhaul is in your plans, stick with FI.

Oh, and use the link I sent you in the PM. They have "new ones". The ones in the AA catalog are "cleaned and tested".

The Cap'n

[DRPHIL914]

cannot get them anywhere,anybody have any sources

You could try partsheaven.com

thanks for the leads ,auto atlanta has new ones for 150 ouch,think im going to upgrade to webers as i dont know what else may need replacing and cost will get above carbs

The words "upgrade" and "Webers" do NOT belong in the same sentence in any way, shape, or form. Beyond that, in order to gain any semblance of improved performance, or even to stay the same, you'll have to replace the camshaft. Unless an engine overhaul is in your plans, stick with FI.

Oh, and use the link I sent you in the PM. They have "new ones". The ones in the AA catalog are "cleaned and tested".

The Cap'n

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here is just one recent thread of someone struggling with their carbs -

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=223678

i once had a '69 Austin Healey dual webber carbs, a real PIA in my opinion. i would say that my FI on the 75 914 2.0 i own have been much more depenable
that's not to say that they don't both have their advantages and disadvantages...
but i would say you should work a little on the Fi system first. you might just need to clean the points. and in the 4 years i have fixed or replaced enough of my FI to have purchased carbs but i have a perfectly running motor at this point with all new sensors, points, FI harness from Jeff Bowlsby, and i know what's new and how to check , test and replace most of what is on there and i knew nothing about Bosch FI before i bought this vehicle. It was designed and built to run with that FI. i know guys that have experience working on carbs and know then well so they prefer to tinker with that set up. but i doubt that you will spend less settingup your car with new carbs. and oh, if you go to a shop to have them tune and re- jet them, 4 hours later @$75/hour, suddenly you are in $$$$$. - just say'n

[DBCooper]

Absolutely true. People regularly reject fuel injection as "too complicated" without considering what they had to go through to learn carburetors (if they learned them at all). If you already have carburetors that's one thing, but if you're now at a point where you have to decide between learning carburetion or learning fuel injection, consider that carburetor technology is old, going or gone, and never coming back. Not the best investment of your time.

[JamesM]

For not much more then the cost of the FI trigger points which may or may not actually be your problem. (I have never seen a set go bad in all my 914s) You could convert your car to megasquirt using all your existing intake/injectors/fuel lines, and never have to worry about the Trigger points or MPS again.

But that's just me, and was not your actual question.

To answer your actual question, they are hard to come by new (NLA I believe like most other critical d-jet parts now) and are expensive if you can find them. Which is why I think Megasquirt is the way to go.

[Mblizzard]

I think I was that recent thread. I have all of my FI parts on the shelf that will go back on the car. While I like some of the things about carbs I will have to say that they are only a short term solution to any FI problem. I bet I spent more on jets and other parts than any set of trigger points you could buy even from AA.

Unless your are going to be absolutely committed to a rebuild and putting in a carb specific cam then stay away from carbs.

Someone is going to get a heck of a deal when I sell all of my stuff off!

[StratPlayer]

Love my D-jet runs and starts like a champ.

[type47]

... need replacing and cost will get above carbs

do you already have the carbs? If not, $150<$600 ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

[Valy]

I have few if you need. PM me.

[JawjaPorsche]

Stay with FI if you can.

[rosenfe]

Stay with FI if you can.

ordered a new one from atlanta

[Bob L.]

For not much more then the cost of the FI trigger points which may or may not actually be your problem. (I have never seen a set go bad in all my 914s) You could convert your car to megasquirt using all your existing intake/injectors/fuel lines, and never have to worry about the Trigger points or MPS again.
...

Please elaborate...

How did you do it so cheap?
I see micro squirt units for sale starting at $250, then there's installation and tuning. If you know how.

[Dave_Darling]

Buy the Megasquirt kit for $100 or so, solder it together yourself, buy a bunch of wire and terminals, and make the wiring harness, go junkyard shopping for other parts you might need (e.g., throttle position sensor), and so on.

You can substitute $$ for the work involved, of course.

--DD

[Cap'n Krusty]

cannot get them anywhere,anybody have any sources

You could try partsheaven.com

thanks for the leads ,auto atlanta has new ones for 150 ouch,think im going to upgrade to webers as i dont know what else may need replacing and cost will get above carbs

The words "upgrade" and "Webers" do NOT belong in the same sentence in any way, shape, or form. Beyond that, in order to gain any semblance of improved performance, or even to stay the same, you'll have to replace the camshaft. Unless an engine overhaul is in your plans, stick with FI.

Oh, and use the link I sent you in the PM. They have "new ones". The ones in the AA catalog are "cleaned and tested".

The Cap'n

I have been asked by a senior official at AA to correct what I wrote above. AA HAS new trigger point sets, although they're not in the catalog. Can't find it on the 'net if they're not listed, now can I?

The Cap'n