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> 914 rubber alternator boot, I have an early boot, crap
nditiz1
post Jun 13 2018, 07:34 PM
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So just after praising the customer service of getting this boot to my house in 2 days of placing the order I run into the part not even being in the same ball park of fitment. Anyone else having this issue? There isn't even a place for the wire to sit like in the stock one.

Update: I have an early boot setup. Must have been before the switch in 73.

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post Jun 13 2018, 08:11 PM
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Early is larger than the late on those. I found that out on my car too. My 72 also had a spring retainer that the superseded part did not have. I believe that this is one of the parts that Porsche was trying to save money on when the emissions and safety expenditures were cutting into their bottom line.


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nditiz1   914 rubber alternator boot   Jun 13 2018, 07:34 PM
bdstone914   Looks like you have a VW bus alternator that uses ...   Jun 13 2018, 07:50 PM
nditiz1   I don't think connecting to the alt is the iss...   Jun 13 2018, 08:04 PM
Matty900   Early is larger than the late on those. I found th...   Jun 13 2018, 08:11 PM
bdstone914   Early is larger than the late on those. I found t...   Jun 16 2018, 02:34 PM
nditiz1   Crap! Looks like you all only carry the later...   Jun 13 2018, 08:19 PM
Matty900   Crap! Looks like you all only carry the late...   Jun 13 2018, 08:40 PM
bdstone914   Crap! Looks like you all only carry the late...   Jun 16 2018, 02:39 PM
914Sixer   No it is not just your boot. I sent mine back to ...   Jun 13 2018, 09:10 PM
porschetub   Dumb question perhaps but will the altenator overh...   Jun 14 2018, 12:39 AM
Mikey914   We make a stock like cover. I would recommend runn...   Jun 14 2018, 08:59 AM
ConeDodger   We make a stock like cover. I would recommend run...   Jun 14 2018, 09:46 AM
ConeDodger   [quote name='Mikey914' post='2619540' date='Jun 1...   Jun 15 2018, 04:06 PM
ConeDodger   Part numbers for the pictured NOS alternator cooli...   Jun 16 2018, 01:12 PM
ConeDodger   So D is late, B is early?   Jun 16 2018, 03:13 PM
bdstone914   So D is late, B is early? Looks like both b and...   Jun 16 2018, 09:01 PM
914Sixer   To the best of my knowledge is only one version fo...   Jun 16 2018, 09:08 PM
Mikey914   Ive seen both versions. Unfortunately after I made...   Jun 16 2018, 11:26 PM


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