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> Ninefourtronics Fuel Injection tester, Made by James Thoruson, anyone have one?
IronHillRestorations
post Jun 11 2019, 07:28 PM
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Years ago I got a Ninefourtronics Fuel Injection tester, which was made by James Thoruson (I hope I spelled that right).

It's a great D-jet tester and has saved me time, trouble, and vocabulary issues.

I got serial number 1, and I love it. I've always wondered how many of these jewels he made. Anyone else have one? Anyone know what became of James? IIRC making these was a father/daughter project.
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post Jun 11 2019, 08:39 PM
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I think he sold very few if any of them.

I visited James and his family once on a drive down to LA. He was out in Lancaster. His 914 had a mushroomed lifter so he didn't drive it much; I think I corresponded with someone years later who had a white 914 with a stuck lifter. I figured they had bought it from him.

I tried emailing him a decade-plus ago, but someone else had the address he used to have.

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post Jun 12 2019, 06:32 AM
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QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Jun 11 2019, 10:39 PM) *

I think he sold very few if any of them.

I visited James and his family once on a drive down to LA. He was out in Lancaster. His 914 had a mushroomed lifter so he didn't drive it much; I think I corresponded with someone years later who had a white 914 with a stuck lifter. I figured they had bought it from him.

I tried emailing him a decade-plus ago, but someone else had the address he used to have.

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I've still got his old car.....just put a new 2056 engine in it and am in process of installing an SDS setup. I would've liked to have one of his D Jet testers when I first got the car, it would've saved me a lot of D Jet headaches!
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IronHillRestorations   Ninefourtronics Fuel Injection tester   Jun 11 2019, 07:28 PM
Dave_Darling   I think he sold very few if any of them. I visite...   Jun 11 2019, 08:39 PM
Java2570   I think he sold very few if any of them. I visit...   Jun 12 2019, 06:32 AM
Firstcar   I’ve got #3 originally sold in 2008. Got it sec...   Jun 11 2019, 10:52 PM
JeffBowlsby   I would be interested in the tester if one became ...   Jun 12 2019, 07:08 AM
IronHillRestorations   I would be interested in the tester if one became...   Jun 12 2019, 07:21 AM
GregAmy   This guy? https://members.rennlist.com/pbanders/T...   Jun 12 2019, 07:35 AM
IronHillRestorations   This guy? https://members.rennlist.com/pbanders/...   Jun 12 2019, 08:12 AM
dcheek   I bought this Bosch D-Jet tester a long time ago f...   Jun 12 2019, 08:25 AM
JeffBowlsby   That's an OK tester Dave - not the best, not t...   Jun 12 2019, 09:40 AM
dcheek   That's an OK tester Dave - not the best, not ...   Jun 12 2019, 11:16 AM
JeffBowlsby   Thanks for the info. I figured this would be THE...   Jun 12 2019, 02:59 PM
dcheek   Thanks for the info. I figured this would be TH...   Jun 13 2019, 04:50 PM
jcd914   Thanks for the info. I figured this would be TH...   Jun 15 2019, 01:01 AM
sixnotfour   almost 10yrs to the day http://www.914world.com/bb...   Jun 12 2019, 11:38 AM
IronHillRestorations   Welll, that answers that question. I sent him an ...   Jun 12 2019, 11:59 AM
nordfisch   Hi Jeff, the 'red' edition of this manual ...   Jun 13 2019, 02:13 PM
dcheek   Hi Jeff, the 'red' edition of this manual...   Jun 13 2019, 04:55 PM
914werke   How topical as I was just reading up on this over ...   Jun 14 2019, 09:20 AM


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