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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 |
TheCabinetmaker |
May 4 2016, 07:10 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,300 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
Not the easiest job, but the upper cylinders tin will come off in the car allowing access to install rod and flaps. Afternoon project if you have everything you need. Besides the rod and flaps, there's a spring on the rod, a linkage inside the passenger side of the fan shroud, two retaining tabs and screws for those two empty screw holes on the shroud next to the hole where the rod enters the flap compartment.
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ash00 |
May 5 2016, 08:28 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 29-March 16 From: Dixon, CA Member No.: 19,810 Region Association: Northern California |
Looks like I need to go into the classifieds and look for those thermostat and flap parts. Are they all the same for engine size (1.7, 2.0)?
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