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914itis
post Mar 26 2017, 06:14 PM
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The car was in the garage for the winter , one cold day I started it and put it outside for about a day .
Tried to start to put it back in, it starts and cuts off .Would not idle . I left it alone as it was cold .

I have it a try again yesterday as the weather was decent, same thing . I check for fuel , there is plenty . I think there is spark or it wouldn't start at all.


It's the 6 motor with Webber carbs .

Any ideas?

Thanks .
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post Mar 26 2017, 06:42 PM
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QUOTE(914itis @ Mar 26 2017, 08:14 PM) *

The car was in the garage for the winter , one cold day I started it and put it outside for about a day .
Tried to start to put it back in, it starts and cuts off .Would not idle . I left it alone as it was cold .

I have it a try again yesterday as the weather was decent, same thing . I check for fuel , there is plenty . I think there is spark or it wouldn't start at all.


It's the 6 motor with Webber carbs .

Any ideas?

Thanks .


Hey Paul
Plugs are probably wet.
Remove, burn off residue with torch.
Install after cool.
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post Mar 26 2017, 06:50 PM
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post Mar 26 2017, 06:53 PM
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What type of ignition does this 6 motor have?
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post Mar 26 2017, 07:11 PM
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Stock ingnitiin with a CDI unit
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post Mar 27 2017, 06:13 AM
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Plugged pilot jets in the carbs. I run into this regularly with 11 motorcycles in the garage and modern gas and on my project 914 that has been mostly sitting the last couple of years..
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post Mar 27 2017, 06:34 AM
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Jets are clean . First thing I did .
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post Mar 27 2017, 09:07 AM
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Bad Gas maybe if untreated.....ethanol lets water settle to the bottom of the tank.
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post Mar 27 2017, 09:14 AM
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QUOTE(914itis @ Mar 26 2017, 05:14 PM) *

The car was in the garage for the winter , one cold day I started it and put it outside for about a day .
Tried to start to put it back in, it starts and cuts off .Would not idle . I left it alone as it was cold .

I have it a try again yesterday as the weather was decent, same thing . I check for fuel , there is plenty . I think there is spark or it wouldn't start at all.


It's the 6 motor with Webber carbs .

Any ideas?

Thanks .


Have you replaced the fuel filter? Any rust in the filter?
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post Mar 27 2017, 09:25 AM
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Try spraying starting fluid in carbs with . If it kicks over you have eliminated the ignition system and it must have something to do with the carbs.

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post Apr 13 2017, 07:59 AM
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I did some more digging , it looks like on the drivers's side carb only the barrel to the back of the car squirts , on the passenger front and back squirts but not the middle.

All idle jets are cleaned I pulled them out and insert a needle to clean them.
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post Apr 13 2017, 08:42 PM
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I removed the 15 mn bolts and noticed sludge under them.
I then decided to remove one carb. I took it apart , there is so much sludge under the floats and the little snorkel that squirts the gas is clogged. I will be cleaning them tomorrow and reinstall , then move on to the other side.


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post Apr 14 2017, 07:26 AM
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That's crazy sludge Paul!

Good luck with the cleaning...hope all goes well and you can make it to Hershey.

Did that just happen over the winter?
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post Apr 14 2017, 06:23 PM
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That's crazy sludge Paul!

Good luck with the cleaning...hope all goes well and you can make it to Hershey.

Did that just happen over the winter?


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yes it happened over the winter. I started it one day it was fine and two days later, it wouldn't start.
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post Apr 14 2017, 06:27 PM
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Today was a good day. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
I took apart both carbs, the passenger's side wasn't as bad. I disassembled and cleaned all parts. used small wire to clean all gas passages. There was a lot more under the floats; took me 2 Hours and 2 bottles of carb cleaner.

After putting them back together, if fires right up. I am on the road again.

I am guessing bad / sitting gas.

always big thanks to Rory for his guidance.
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