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Engine Stalls, Engine stalls and dies out when I begin to release clutch |
mimatti |
Jun 29 2015, 06:02 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 29-June 15 From: Michigan Member No.: 18,896 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Hello to all the 914 owners,
I am new to this forum and it looks like a great place to be regarding 914's. A little background about my 914 before I ask my question. It's a 1972 1.7Liter, that had it's two carburetor system replaced, in 2011, with a brand new single Webber Carb. I bought the car 4 years ago and unfortunately it's been sitting in my garage ever since due to various projects. I was able to drive it up the drive way and into my garage with no isuues, and she stayed there the entire four years. This weekend I decided to take it out and drive it a little. The idle was way too low, so I adjusted and got the idle to just under 1,000 rpm. The problem is when I try to start out in 1st gear, as I begin to slowly release the clutch, the engine's power dies to the point where the engines dies out. Even when I revved the engine to almost 3,000 rpm and then slowly released the clutch, about mid-way in the clutch's pedal travel, the engine's power is robbed, engine rpm goes down toward idle very quickly, and the engine dies out. I made sure that I was in 1st gear and not a higher gear, the problem persisted to the point where I couldn't even drive it back in my garage, I had to push it in. Before I remove the carburetor, or and clutch work, does anyone have any idea of what the problem might be, or at least limit the possibilities to a system, i.e. fuel, air, carb, clutch, etc... I appreciate any help in this matter because I now finally have the time for this Porsche and want to begin enjoying it. Regards, mimatti |
DRPHIL914 |
Jun 30 2015, 07:26 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,766 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
i'm not a carb guy so i others can chime in , but #1 drop the tank, and clean it and replace the fuel filter and the sock filter that is in the tank.
#2 if the fuel was that dirty i'm guessing that the carb jets themselves are not letting enough fuel thru- i went thru this with my BMW motorcycle and my Austin Healey that had dual carbs; #3- even on my 75 that has original FI, If my timing is off the idle can be too slow and car will die, so you need to also be reverifying timing, check the valves as well. then you can set it statically then if you get it running well enough and warmed up set the timing, unless the engine was rebuild it probably still has the original cam in it and you can go back to original FI, that would give you your best performance and economy. Check the classifieds or post and WTB add , and convert it back. Good luck , Phil |
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