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It went up in flames ... Twice |
ChrisFoley |
Jun 24 2016, 06:55 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,907 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
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ChrisFoley |
Jun 24 2016, 07:08 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,907 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
Vincent,
I'm starting to put together a scenario which would have created the Fire hazard this spring. If your video was taken last year - That shows the engine ran OK at least. The only way I can imagine the accelerator pump cover would have become warped so badly is if water was in the carburetor over winter. Freezing would cause enough force to bend the cover. We found water in the other carburetor and quite a bit in the crankcase. At the time was attributed to the fire department, but maybe it's further evidence that the engine bay wasn't sealed against rain during storage. I think the engine is running well enough to test drive the car now and see what jet adjustments are needed. |
ChrisFoley |
Jun 24 2016, 07:16 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,907 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
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vnault |
Jun 24 2016, 08:40 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 20-September 15 From: Sherbrooke,qc Member No.: 19,182 Region Association: None |
Thanks for the news and the pictures and your detailed explanation.
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2mAn |
Jun 24 2016, 09:34 AM
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trying to see how long I can go without a 914 Group: Members Posts: 487 Joined: 14-November 13 From: Westchester (Los Angeles) Member No.: 16,644 Region Association: Southern California |
Vincent is going to have a completely different animal when he gets it back! Nice work Chris!
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JRust |
Jun 24 2016, 09:51 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,305 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Good progress Chris! Sounds like many issues needed addressed besides the fire. Glad he brought it to you to get sorted out. Hope the parts I sent made it & were what were needed. That new set of spark plug wires I thought were for a 2.0. Hoping so or they might be short on reach.
Yikes on the tires (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
ChrisFoley |
Jun 24 2016, 10:17 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,907 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
Good progress Chris! Sounds like many issues needed addressed besides the fire. Glad he brought it to you to get sorted out. Hope the parts I sent made it & were what were needed. That new set of spark plug wires I thought were for a 2.0. Hoping so or they might be short on reach. Yikes on the tires (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Jamie, The wires you sent are on the engine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) We only had a set which was barely good enough for test running. They're so old the insulation was breaking off. The fan will be mounted soon too. It looks like another alternator needs to be installed. We replaced the bad wires but the charge light stays on. I think I have a set of good used tires to install next week. |
vnault |
Jul 9 2016, 01:50 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 20-September 15 From: Sherbrooke,qc Member No.: 19,182 Region Association: None |
Thanks to Jody for the transportation and the late night help to make it work.Thanks to those who sent parts and thanks to Chris for the repair.
I will clean it for all the dust from the fire then I will post pictures. |
SirAndy |
Jul 9 2016, 02:43 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,602 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
I won't drive it far until we put some better tires on the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) |
ChrisFoley |
Jul 9 2016, 08:52 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,907 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
I won't drive it far until we put some better tires on the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) I scored a really good set of tires from another customer who wanted new tires a little narrower for his VW offset wheels. The tire shop that installed the tires didn't replace the valve stems (to save $$), so the next day we had 3 flat tires. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) 3 Valve stems were replaced before Jody came for the car. |
JRust |
Jul 10 2016, 11:22 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,305 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Thanks to Jody for the transportation and the late night help to make it work.Thanks to those who sent parts and thanks to Chris for the repair. I will clean it for all the dust from the fire then I will post pictures. Yes we need pics & video of your car! Glad to have helped a little. Our community is the best. Huge thanks to Chris for getting it all back together. I don't know what deal you gave him & don't need too. I do know you did a lot of work & I am sure didn't charge near enough. We appreciate your efforts as a community Chris. Thanks for getting Jody back on the road. Hey how'd you like your WCR swag (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
sixnotfour |
Jul 12 2016, 02:30 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,406 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
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vnault |
Jul 12 2016, 08:49 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 20-September 15 From: Sherbrooke,qc Member No.: 19,182 Region Association: None |
Following the link below you will be able to find picture and video before and after the fire.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sr8uj6zo89ip924/...4YqD214SHa?dl=0 Listening to the video... do you think that it idle to fast ... about 1200 rpm ? I don't know if it is volontary or the carbs adjustment got loose during transportation like cable for the distributor got disconnected. Btw my new tire are really nice compared to what I had, thanks a lot Chris. |
ChrisFoley |
Jul 13 2016, 06:41 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,907 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
I don't think the idle sounds too fast.
That rear lid is unrepairable. You need a fresh one. Do an oil change soon. There had been water in the engine. And you need to find out what the previous owner did to modify the sump plate. We did not remove it. Another area you need to do work is in the driver footwell. Remove the carpet to see where the floor is rotted away near the new gas pedal, and to see the custom modified pedal cluster. The pedal cluster should be replaced with a reconditioned one like Bruce Stone sells. I think the one in your car is too far gone to bring back to stock, and the modifications are creating a problem with the brake pedal alignment. |
ChrisFoley |
Jul 13 2016, 06:51 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,907 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
Taken before we cleaned up the floor around the gas pedal mount.
Surprisingly, the bolts came out without major trouble and we were able to bolt the new pedal down without making any repairs. There is no hole through to the outside, however the floor does need to be patched. |
vnault |
Jul 13 2016, 07:45 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 20-September 15 From: Sherbrooke,qc Member No.: 19,182 Region Association: None |
@Racer Chris
Things for me to do. - Oil change - Floor work around the pedal - Change the rear deck In the years to come - patch the Hell Holes Does it worth it to go with electronic ignition ? How often should I spray carburator cleaner ? |
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