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post Oct 31 2016, 04:15 PM
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I am cleaning out the garage and need to get rid of two Porsche 1.8L motors.

The first engine came out of my car, a 1975 914 1.8L with 94k miles. The engine was removed in June, in very good running condition. Set up with a single Weber carb, and I would prefer to sell it complete with the carb. Excellent oil pressure (tested within the last 500 miles), compressions in the 90's, very uniform. Six of the eight pushrod tubes were replaced with new ones in the last 1500 miles (of course also with new seals). The remaining two were still leaking slightly, easily fixed with engine out of the car. Everything is included, flywheel, fan, engine tins, good condition thermostat, etc. Asking $600 OBO. It is still in the exact condition as it came from the car, nothing was disassembled from it. (Except for the alternator and carburetor, both of which will be included.)

The second engine I bought last November from another member here on the world. Was sold to me as "running, but consider it a core." I tested it and it ran well last December. Like the other one, it has excellent oil pressure, compressions uniform in the 90's. The car it came from had 114k miles, but the engine was always run with FI, so it should still have many miles to go on it. After testing the engine I've taken off the engine tins, fan housing/fan/alternator, pushrods/pushrod tubes/rockers. All of these will be included, in good shape (except for the engine tins which have light rust on them). Asking $300 for this one. I can throw in a single Weber carb setup and manifolds I have lying around somewhere, but which is untested.

I also have several other parts that could go with either engine: a set of solid exhaust headers with heat exchangers (the actual exhaust pipes are in good shape, but the heat exchangers are ratty); an empty 901 transmission case which I've used for testing the engines (to connect the starter motor); a starter motor which was working well on the engine that I removed. Feel free to shoot me offers on either one of these. Sorry I don't have pictures of these parts, but they are in storage.



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post Nov 2 2016, 09:04 PM
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Even though I've tried selling these motors before, I never get any replies. Can I ask the fellow listers to tell me what am I doing wrong? Is a running 1.8L motor not worth $600? Am I asking too high a price? Or are people just not needing motors at all, so I just have to wait for the random person who needs one? Please help!
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post Nov 2 2016, 09:14 PM
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QUOTE(andreic @ Nov 2 2016, 08:04 PM) *

Even though I've tried selling these motors before, I never get any replies. Can I ask the fellow listers to tell me what am I doing wrong? Is a running 1.8L motor not worth $600? Am I asking too high a price? Or are people just not needing motors at all, so I just have to wait for the random person who needs one? Please help!



Location and demand, next week someone might need/want one.

I'd try the Samba and craigslist, I got rid of an old 1.7 on craigslist to a bug guy.
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post Nov 2 2016, 09:19 PM
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Sir, I have 75 1.8 FI and I would plan to upgrade it to a minimum of 2056 when my 1.8 is not running anymore. I believed 914 guys would want atleast 1.7 or 2.0 running engine. I think also the only good with 1.8 engine is the head for rebuild to a higher HP.
The only person may want a 1.8 running engine if they just want something to install it in his car for temporary while building and their engine.
If you lower it maybe someone will take it.
Just sharing what i thought about it!
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post Nov 2 2016, 09:32 PM
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Sir, I have 75 1.8 FI and I would plan to upgrade it to a minimum of 2056 when my 1.8 is not running anymore. I believed 914 guys would want atleast 1.7 or 2.0 running engine. I think also the only good with 1.8 engine is the head for rebuild to a higher HP.
The only person may want a 1.8 running engine if they just want something to install it in his car for temporary while building and their engine.
If you lower it maybe someone will take it.
Just sharing what i thought about it!



Wrong, a 1.8 can make a nice 1911 engine (stock short stroke, slightly larger bore), the case and heads can be used to make a 2.0 if someone gets a 2.0 crank and rods (which usually go for $150), a case is a case.

I paid $500 for my 1.8 motor that needed new exhaust studs, the days of free decent motors are slowly numbered.
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post Nov 2 2016, 10:04 PM
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Crap! ... you mean the good 1.8L long block I sold for $75. last year was too low? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

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post Nov 2 2016, 10:43 PM
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ooops ok my Bad! well no one is replying so I just tried to share what i know.
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post Nov 3 2016, 05:08 PM
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The price is good and the demand would/might be there. One issue that may be holding people back is shipping.

If you are patient, I think these should sell. If I didn't have other project with higher priorities going on, I would pick up one of these.
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post Nov 4 2016, 09:32 PM
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I should not even ask this but...

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Any idea how much it would be to ship the $300 engine to Phoenix Arizona, 85085?
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post Nov 4 2016, 09:50 PM
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Probably close to $300.
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post Nov 4 2016, 10:16 PM
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AZBanks, let me know if you are seriously interested, and I'll try to find a quote.

Thanks to everyone else who replied, I'll hang in there and maybe post on the Samba. Hopefully someone needs one of these motors... If I could get rid of at least one of them it would appease the wife, who wants both (or at least one of them) gone from the garage before the snow flies...
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use engineshipping.com. strap it to a pallett. cost $300 CA to NY
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Bruce is correct / typical type 4 engine shipping these days is a 300 dollar event.
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