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73 914 2.0 Rebuild |
R Dub |
Dec 3 2017, 02:34 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 123 Joined: 29-August 17 From: Burbs of Chicago Member No.: 21,387 Region Association: None |
Finally got the car back to IL and started to clean it up. Overall he car is in really good shape. There is virtually no rust on it. Just a very little bit starting to form on the front fender by the hood. The paint is in really good condition but will probably need a new paint job as there are some chips in that that won't be able to touch up since it is 30+ years old. Will need the Recaro seats to be redone and will need a new arm rest. Drained the old gas out of it and then drained the oil which was mostly sludge. Bought sludge remover and put that in the case to help break it up. The mice ate the plug wires and the battery is totally shot. What spark plugs and wires do you guys recommend?
Here are a few picture. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i582.photobucket.com-21387-1512333259.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i582.photobucket.com-21387-1512333259.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i582.photobucket.com-21387-1512333260.3.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i582.photobucket.com-21387-1512333260.4.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i582.photobucket.com-21387-1512333260.5.jpg) |
R Dub |
Aug 24 2019, 08:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 123 Joined: 29-August 17 From: Burbs of Chicago Member No.: 21,387 Region Association: None |
Been two months since I brought the car home. I drive it about once a week and so far it has been very reliable and so much fun to drive. Love to see people stare at it, or the the thumbs up or nice care. There are some issues/questions.
Issues 1) I do have oil leaking out of the taco plate, actually quite a bit where I had to put more oil in it. McMark sent me a new seal. I now need to get the copper crush washers for it. I will address this at it's first oil change since all oil will be drained when I remove the taco plate. 2) I have trans fluid seeping out of where the speedo drive goes into the transmission. I have bought the new part from 914 rubber with the 2 o-rings in hopes that will fix this leak. I will address this along with the taco plate. Questions 1) Should the turn signal automatically turn off after you make a turn? My stalk currently does not. 2) Just recently the parking brake does not hold in the up position. I can pull the lever up and hear it ratchet up but then it doesn't hold at least all the time. Any idea why not? 3) As the trans warms up it gets harder to shift in and out of 4th and out of 5th. Is this a sign of a issues with the trans or is this just a characteristic of these transmission. |
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