 Road & Track Owner Survey from 1972, The more things change, the more they stay same |
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| JawjaPorsche |
 Jul 6 2015, 01:53 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 3,463 Joined: 23-July 11 From: Clayton, Georgia Member No.: 13,351 Region Association: South East States  |
I was reading Road and Track 914 Owner survey from 1972. They surveyed 228 owners (1970-72) and it was interesting to see problem areas that we thought only happen after years of use:
Vapor Lock or fuel pump failure Speedometer and Fuel Gauge Failure Glue lost its effectiveness and dash, door panels, and roof headliners peel off. Clutch cable breaking Fuel lines breaking Vague shifting Starter failure or solenoid would not work while hot Roof squeaking Interesting 89% said they would buy another! |
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| EdwardBlume |
Jul 6 2015, 02:07 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California 
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| ripper911 |
Jul 6 2015, 02:14 PM
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corde pulsum tangite Group: Members Posts: 2,920 Joined: 25-April 10 From: Powder Springs, GA Member No.: 11,654 Region Association: South East States |
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| JawjaPorsche |
Jul 6 2015, 02:28 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,463 Joined: 23-July 11 From: Clayton, Georgia Member No.: 13,351 Region Association: South East States |
Awesome! Thanks for compliment! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| Tom_T |
Jul 6 2015, 02:37 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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....and rust! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
But I think that one was coming up in their later follow on +/- 1976 owners survey. It's also interesting that Porsche had instituted "fixes" for the following complaints that you listed above in the subsequent post-70-72 MYs - Vapor Lock or fuel pump failure <-- service bulletins to relocate FP to front, below fuel tank & up behind steering rack/cover, & production 914s 75-76 moved up front at factory. Speedometer and Fuel Gauge Failure <-- 150 mph Speedo from 911/914-6 for 73>, which didn't go bad at the odometer on mine until 150k+ Clutch cable breaking < service bulletins to check transaxle ground strap & clean corrosion if needed (bad grounding goes thru clutch cable instead & fries them) Vague shifting <-- tweaked the tail shifter for 72 MY, & new 901 side shifter 73> Starter failure or solenoid would not work while hot <-- multiple starter p/n superceeds, but never really fixed it! Roof squeaking <-- new & better targa roof seals & design, along with the new windows/regulators for 72> ... and my rust noted from later owners survey above <-- well, they never fixed it on 914s, but all other 76 MY Porsche models were hot dipped in zinc thereafter! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Thanx for sharing jawja! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
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| JawjaPorsche |
Jul 6 2015, 02:43 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,463 Joined: 23-July 11 From: Clayton, Georgia Member No.: 13,351 Region Association: South East States |
Wow! I did not know: check transaxle ground strap & clean corrosion if needed (bad grounding goes thru clutch cable instead & fries them)
Learned something today! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I think they got better glue in 1973 because the dash vinyl didn't come off like the earlier models. Thanks for all the info, Tom! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| Tom_T |
Jul 6 2015, 02:56 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(JawjaPorsche @ Jul 6 2015, 01:43 PM)  I think they got better glue in 1973 because the dash vinyl didn't come off like the earlier models. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) .... but I wasn't for sure that they did upgrade the adhesives, so didn't put it down. It's nice to know that they listened to owners sometimes, even back then! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
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| SKL1 |
Jul 6 2015, 11:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,602 Joined: 19-February 11 From: north Scottsdale Member No.: 12,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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I could have been one of the responding... ouch!!
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