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> Oh no what’s that sound?, 1973 1.7L
MiniStevieG
post Feb 5 2019, 07:42 PM
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Was out on a drive and accelerating then all of a sudden boom! Crazy loud exhaust sound starts coming from my 1.7L. Sounded to me like the muffler fell off but I’ve given it a once over and don’t see anything yet. Wanted to post this video to see f anyone has any feedback on what I might be dealing with here. Afraid this may be the 1st big problem I’m dealing with here.

Here’s a link to the video I uploaded.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nXRry73OB4w&a...eature=youtu.be

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post Feb 5 2019, 07:48 PM
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Was out on a drive and accelerating then all of a sudden boom! Crazy loud exhaust sound starts coming from my 1.7L. Sounded to me like the muffler fell off but I’ve given it a once over and don’t see anything yet. Wanted to post this video to see f anyone has any feedback on what I might be dealing with here. Afraid this may be the 1st big problem I’m dealing with here.

Here’s a link to the video I uploaded.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nXRry73OB4w&a...eature=youtu.be

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You have blown out a spark plug. It happens.
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post Feb 5 2019, 07:53 PM
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Or worse yet, a blown engine. Ask me how I know.
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post Feb 5 2019, 07:56 PM
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Or worse yet, a blown engine. Ask me how I know.


How do yo know?
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post Feb 5 2019, 08:02 PM
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Please check smog valve hole first. Happened to me once.The place where the stupid smog pump got plumbed into the head. I got lucky and just needed to plug it (there are articles here on how to do that). I hope yours isn't catastrophic. Best of luck. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Not on a '73 though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Is it the stock engine?
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post Feb 5 2019, 08:12 PM
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Please check smog valve hole first. Happened to me once.The place where the stupid smog pump got plumbed into the head. I got lucky and just needed to plug it (there are articles here on how to do that). I hope yours isn't catastrophic. Best of luck. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Not on a '73 though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Is it the stock engine?


Yes it’s stock for the most part. Just a carb swap and that’s it
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post Feb 5 2019, 08:17 PM
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I bet you blew a plug as well. Are all the spark plugs still in ?
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post Feb 5 2019, 08:18 PM
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QUOTE(MiniStevieG @ Feb 5 2019, 06:12 PM) *

QUOTE(Rand @ Feb 5 2019, 08:02 PM) *

Please check smog valve hole first. Happened to me once.The place where the stupid smog pump got plumbed into the head. I got lucky and just needed to plug it (there are articles here on how to do that). I hope yours isn't catastrophic. Best of luck. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Not on a '73 though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Is it the stock engine?


Yes it’s stock for the most part. Just a carb swap and that’s it

Had to check. Hopeful thinking.
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post Feb 5 2019, 08:22 PM
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Was the "boom" catastrophic as in she's done instastop, or did it try to sorta run before you shut it off? Is it leaking oil? Drain the oil and have a look at the particles.
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post Feb 5 2019, 08:26 PM
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QUOTE(Rand @ Feb 5 2019, 08:18 PM) *

QUOTE(MiniStevieG @ Feb 5 2019, 06:12 PM) *

QUOTE(Rand @ Feb 5 2019, 08:02 PM) *

Please check smog valve hole first. Happened to me once.The place where the stupid smog pump got plumbed into the head. I got lucky and just needed to plug it (there are articles here on how to do that). I hope yours isn't catastrophic. Best of luck. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Not on a '73 though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Is it the stock engine?


Yes it’s stock for the most part. Just a carb swap and that’s it

Had to check. Hopeful thinking.


Yeah it doesn’t sound catastrophic but I’m a new to the 914 world so hopefully it is just a plug. I’ll be investigating here after I finish this margarita. Was planning to replace the 1.7L with a 2.0 but not this soon ha!!!
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post Feb 5 2019, 08:27 PM
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Yeah it's pretty easy to determine if it's a plug. The plug will just be hanging there or laying there free, no longer attached to the engine. Sure sounds like it from the video.
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post Feb 5 2019, 08:30 PM
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QUOTE(Rand @ Feb 5 2019, 08:22 PM) *

Was the "boom" catastrophic as in she's done instastop, or did it try to run before you shut it off? Is it leaking oil? Drain the oil and have a look at the particles.


It appeared to have some loss of power but continued to run just fine until I got to my house. It was just crazy loud. Thought the exhaust had blown out since I was accelerating but still at a very low rpm. I wasn’t pushing it that hard at all. I was just down the street and only had to drive it for 30secs before I was back at the house. No apparent major oil leak detected when I got home. Tried fifeing it back up after a few minutes and ran it for 10sec with no issues other than the fact it was loud as hell.
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post Feb 5 2019, 08:32 PM
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QUOTE(Chris H. @ Feb 5 2019, 06:27 PM) *

Yeah it's pretty easy to determine if it's a plug. The plug will just be hanging there or laying there free, no longer attached to the engine. Sure sounds like it from the video.

Let's hope it's that. Thought we covered the idea, but hey... Share pics of your plugs. That will solve more than one mystery.
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post Feb 5 2019, 08:37 PM
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The sound out a ratty exhaust is completely different than the popping out of an engine's head. Dammit I can't fix you. You have learning to do. But you are in the right place for that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Feb 5 2019, 09:01 PM
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Went and picked up the 914 starter kit. Couldn’t help myself. Let’s see what the heck’s going on here.

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post Feb 5 2019, 09:21 PM
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QUOTE(Rand @ Feb 5 2019, 08:32 PM) *

QUOTE(Chris H. @ Feb 5 2019, 06:27 PM) *

Yeah it's pretty easy to determine if it's a plug. The plug will just be hanging there or laying there free, no longer attached to the engine. Sure sounds like it from the video.

Let's hope it's that. Thought we covered the idea, but hey... Share pics of your plugs. That will solve more than one mystery.


Well y’all are amazing! Here ya go. Blown plug (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif)
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Now back to business and thank you everyone.
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post Feb 5 2019, 09:36 PM
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Here’s the plug. Autolite 63. So why would this happen?
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post Feb 5 2019, 09:40 PM
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50 year old aluminum heads. They don't last forever.
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post Feb 5 2019, 09:42 PM
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50 year old aluminum heads. They don't last forever.


Will this happen often or do the heads need to be replaced?
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post Feb 5 2019, 09:52 PM
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Not all that common but it happens. Hopefully the threads are intact. Autolite plugs are not the preferred plug for a 914. That plug looks fairly new maybe it was never properly tightened. If the threads are damaged you can install a thread repair kit from Helicoil or Time Cert.
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