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Overheating, Engine / Cooling |
ash00 |
May 2 2016, 12:15 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 29-March 16 From: Dixon, CA Member No.: 19,810 Region Association: Northern California |
Hi All,
After a month and a half of business trips, I finally got to drive my the 1970 914 that I'm still learning about. One thing is clear, that the restoration was half-assed, and rather than blaming the PO, I have to figure things out the hard way. Hopefully before the fact. I'm trying to not let this leave a bad taste in my mouth of the 914 experience. The recent issue is overheating. This is my first car in the aircooled world, and the car was equipped with a rebuilt 2.0L with the weber downdraft setup in place of the FI. It runs well when warmed up, but during driving, I can't drive it for more than 10 minutes without the gauge being pegged to the red. I'm hearing things of "false air" and such. Pardon my ignorance, but I need a place to start looking for info. Is there any documentation or info out there on how the air cooling is managed, and what hardware is there for me to test / check? Any tips are appreciated. Thanks, Ash |
SirAndy |
May 2 2016, 02:25 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,642 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Also make sure your cooling flaps are installed and operating correctly.
There is a LOT of misinformation about those floating around and i have even seen "rebuild" engines where they had been removed completely. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) |
Elliot Cannon |
May 3 2016, 05:18 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None |
Also make sure your cooling flaps are installed and operating correctly. There is a LOT of misinformation about those floating around and i have even seen "rebuild" engines where they had been removed completely. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) My flaps aren't removed but are locked in the full cool position. It just takes a little longer to warm the engine up. "Full cool". I like that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
r_towle |
May 3 2016, 05:22 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
Also make sure your cooling flaps are installed and operating correctly. There is a LOT of misinformation about those floating around and i have even seen "rebuild" engines where they had been removed completely. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) My flaps aren't removed but are locked in the full cool position. It just takes a little longer to warm the engine up. "Full cool". I like that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Super cool |
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