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| rhodyguy |
 Jun 8 2003, 07:02 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out.  Group: Members Posts: 22,080 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch  |
sweltering in garage yest. while the engine was out i installed a compufire (this engine ran before pulled from the wreck), wrong ,wrong move. fuel pump running, here we go, no fire, no spark . sweat realley dripping from nose now. voltage at + side of coil, can't seem to find ground at -side. study wiring diagram in haynes. had to walk away from it. the piece of shit kept on calling me with its sirens call. see me walking in circles on the other side of the garage, each time getting closer to the car. enough you fool. closed the door. took a shower. will take the day off today. go to ovals and pick up a new set of points and a condenser on mon to throw at it. maybe the birthday fairy touched the car last night. doubt it. look of pity on my wife's face made me feel like a turd.
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| DNHunt |
Jun 8 2003, 07:26 AM
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914 Wizard? No way. I got too much to learn. Group: Members Posts: 4,099 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Gig Harbor, WA Member No.: 598 |
Kevin
Sorry to hear about your bad luck. Hope you have a nice birthday, I know the car will sort itself out with a little help from you. Probably just a case of gremlins. I swear their favorite place to hide is inside a 914. You'll get it. Happy Birthday Dave |
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| 914Timo |
Jun 8 2003, 09:21 AM
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******* Group: Members Posts: 743 Joined: 13-January 03 From: Finland Member No.: 137 Region Association: Europe |
Happy Birthday Kevin (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wavey.gif)
Dont forget, you are not alone in the hell of 914s...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) You will solve your problems. I have to see if I have afford to do same to mine... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) |
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| Jeroen |
Jun 8 2003, 10:18 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
Hey Kevin,
Congrats on the big five-o !!! And don't worry too much, you'll get the car running soon enough cheers, Jeroen |
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| RustyWa |
Jun 8 2003, 11:32 AM
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Working Member Group: Members Posts: 610 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Kent, WA Member No.: 72 |
Kevin, how do you like Oval's in Federal Way? Their logo looks like they do VW performance stuff but, when I talked to the guy, he said pretty much stock only and rarely work on type 4's.
I've been there numerous times, looking for just basic parts but have stuck out all but once. They did have a big stash of distributer shaft o-rings....when I needed one. Just curious. |
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| Bleyseng |
Jun 8 2003, 11:42 AM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,034 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Yeah, ya broke the old rule, "keep it simple, stupid" by adding in compufire equation to starting the engine. Good try though. Happy Birthday, ya ole fart!
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| rhodyguy |
Jun 8 2003, 11:46 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,080 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
eric, as they tell me everytime, "we DO NOT work on 914's!". "that's okay, i only want t-4 PARTS". they are a good source for fasteners, cheese head screws, idf intake gaskets and the like. they will work on your t-4 bus all day long.
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| boxstr |
Jun 8 2003, 06:07 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Welcome to the 50 club. AARP notices will be coming sooner than you think.
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| Aaron Cox |
Jun 8 2003, 09:01 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
i almost, (repeat: ALMOST) did the same thing. my dad stopped me from installing the pertronix ignitor before the engine started. made it work with points, put the ignitor in...and home free!
happy 50 man (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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