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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 29-July 18 From: Indiana Member No.: 22,351 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
Hi all, new here needing a little help. Let me give you a quick backstory. Picked this car up on Friday. It’s a 73 1.7. Against my better judgement I decided to drive the car home, it started up fine, ran fine. 30 minutes into my commute it’s smoking BAD. Have it towed home. After looking around for a problem I noticed it was missing a hose from the flashback valve (?) to the passenger side head and was pretty oily in that area so assumed it was spitting oil on top of the engine hence the smoke. Replaced the hose. Went to fire it up and it won’t start. Engine oil level seems fine so it didn’t lose much. Any ideas why this would start fine before the incident and now it won’t? Thanks for the help in advance.
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Jerry ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,154 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
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Does the engine try at all to start? You know, a little bit of chugging and some cylinders firing? A quick analysis would separate a fuel related issue or electric. Does it have fuel injection or carbs? If you squirt some starting fluid in the intake, does it try to start? How much gas is in the tank? |
brianp626 |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 29-July 18 From: Indiana Member No.: 22,351 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
Thanks Spoke! It turns over but there isn’t really any chug to it. It’s fuel injected. Full tank of gas and don’t have any starter fluid at this moment. I haven’t changed anything since it’s last started except the missing hose so it’s a bit puzzling to me.
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TheCabinetmaker |
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I drive my car everyday ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8,335 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 ![]() |
Do you hear the fuel pump prime for half a second when you turn the key to the run position? Not start, but run.
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taylspin46 |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 25-January 13 From: Apopka Member No.: 15,422 Region Association: South East States ![]() |
Thanks Spoke! It turns over but there isn’t really any chug to it. It’s fuel injected. Full tank of gas and don’t have any starter fluid at this moment. I haven’t changed anything since it’s last started except the missing hose so it’s a bit puzzling to me. Recheck area you reinstalled breather hose. CHT, coil conns may have gotten disturbed since they are around that area. |
brianp626 |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 29-July 18 From: Indiana Member No.: 22,351 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
Fuel pump does prime. Looked around the area of the breather hose and I don’t see anything loose. Where is the CHT located? If I let it sit for a few I feel like I almost get a little chug out of it.
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 25-January 13 From: Apopka Member No.: 15,422 Region Association: South East States ![]() |
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falcor75 |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,579 Joined: 22-November 12 From: Sweden Member No.: 15,176 Region Association: Scandinavia ![]() ![]() |
Is the fuel pump in the stock location underneath front of the engine? Might be vapor locked? Or if the alternator isnt charging the battery you might have drained it enough so it doesnt have enough ooomph to start..... check the voltage while cranking.
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,089 Joined: 24-September 15 From: Apple Valley Calif Member No.: 19,195 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
Reset points, clean and lube rotor shaft
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brianp626 |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 29-July 18 From: Indiana Member No.: 22,351 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
Taylspin- CHT looks fine.
Falcor- I believe it is. No reason to believe it has been moved. I unfortunaty don’t have a volt meter at the moment. Dumb question coming... if it’s vapor locked, how do I fix it? Seems like it could be a possibility with the heat that was coming out of there. Thanks everyone for all the input. The 914 community truly is as awesome as I’ve been told. |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,579 Joined: 22-November 12 From: Sweden Member No.: 15,176 Region Association: Scandinavia ![]() ![]() |
Vapor locks go away by letting the car cool down, I've never experienced it so I dont know how long you have to wait really.
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914 Idiot ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 15,151 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California ![]() ![]() |
The engine needs three things to run: Fuel, air, and spark. Do you smell fuel at the tailpipe after trying to start the engine for a bit? Tape an extra spark plug so the threaded part is touching a ground and hook it to a plug wire. Do you see sparks when you crank the starter?
Checking the compression requires a compression tester, so assume that it is OK for the moment.... Inspect all wires and hoses in the engine bay. Are they hooked up? Solidly? Anything broken? Sudden no-start problems are often electrical problems. It's not that hard to knock a wire loose... Sometimes a connection comes loose but still looks OK from the outside, so sometimes you have to wiggle the plug or the wire a little. --DD |
Rand |
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Cross Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,410 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None ![]() |
Smells funny to me.
I get something can go wrong on a drive home. But how did you get from healthy to smokey, to you figured it was a missing hose? What is your knowledge of a flashback valve in 914s? QUOTE commute it’s smoking BAD. Have it towed home. After looking around for a problem I noticed it was missing a hose from the flashback valve (?) to the passenger side head and was pretty oily in that area so assumed it was spitting oil on top of the engine hence the smoke. Replaced the hose. Went to fire it up and it won’t start. Engine oil level seems fine so it didn’t lose much. Any ideas why this would start fine before the incident and now it won’t? Thanks for the help in advance. |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 29-July 18 From: Indiana Member No.: 22,351 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
**Update** sprayed some starter fluid in the intake and got it to fire up. Running extremely rough and if left to idle for a while will die. Also shot a little black stuff out of the tailpipe. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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Jerry ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,154 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
If you haven't done a tune-up on your new car, it might be time.
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 29-July 18 From: Indiana Member No.: 22,351 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
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Certified Professional Scapegoat ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,951 Joined: 26-February 14 From: Easton, MD Member No.: 17,042 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
Not sure what that is in the bottom picture, but the top picture is one of the lines that goes to the fuel charcoal canister up front. The "fuchsia" (magenta?) lines in the picture below:
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brianp626 |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 29-July 18 From: Indiana Member No.: 22,351 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 13,698 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
Could these be the hoses from the charcoal filter to the fan? Check your fuel line for good flow. Sounds like you have a fuel delivery problem. There are screens in the tank nipples that can become clogged. Your fuel pressure should be about 29psi. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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brianp626 |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 29-July 18 From: Indiana Member No.: 22,351 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
Could these be the hoses from the charcoal filter to the fan? Check your fuel line for good flow. Sounds like you have a fuel delivery problem. There are screens in the tank nipples that can become clogged. Your fuel pressure should be about 29psi. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) I’ll give that a shot. Taking it to a friends this weekend and putting our heads together. |
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