Okteenerfest caravan from the DFW area, Lets start planning. |
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Okteenerfest caravan from the DFW area, Lets start planning. |
ClayPerrine |
Jul 21 2019, 09:45 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,410 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
We are starting to plan the trip to and from Okteenerfest.
If you would like to travel with us, just let us know. The more the merrier. Any and all suggestions, ideas, etc.. are greatly appreciated. We have been to Okteenerfest multiple times, and twice to Banner Elk, so here are the gotchas. 1. Registration in Banner Elk on Thursday is usually 3 to 7 in the afternoon/evening. It's better to get there early rather than late because registering on Friday is a pain in the ass. It's a lot more fun to get there early enough to get settled in, meet people, and figure out dinner. We normally make Wednesday a long day, and Thursday a short day of driving. 2. The time change. Around Rockwood, TN, on highway 40, we lose an hour. It bit us hard a couple years ago. 3. Anyone who is pulling a trailer is going to need a safe place to park when we stop for the night, both there and back. 4. Leaving DFW, Betty and I are going to trailer one car, and drive another, both trying to clear Dallas morning rush hour traffic to get to I-30 headed east. A long first day favors leaving early. Questions for the group. What time are y'all comfortable leaving in the morning? We found that leaving at 7am works for us. In the past we have found hotels that were running $60 to $80 a night. What is a comfortable price range for a hotel for y'all? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving-girl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
Literati914 |
Aug 13 2019, 11:46 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,433 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Well, I just lost at least one cylinder on our 914, possibly 2 this past Thursday. No big bangs or anything just started driving progressively worse throughout the day. Started as I got close to work, so I couldn't really turn around. Checked cylinder compression when I got home. 1 & 3 were 115, 2 was 0, and I couldn't get a reading on 4. (I didn't have the patience to fight with trying to get the compression tester hose onto the spark plug hole). No visible damage to the case anywhere, but I haven't taken the engine tin off. Opened up the valve cover and things seem fine in there. Valve are adjusted correctly. Still trying to figure out what I'm going to do. I had started rebuilding a 2.0L and I've got a decent amount of the parts. (Need a clutch, muffler, exhaust hanger, and heat exchangers.) I've got an appointment with Mayo to redo the heads, and I'm just going to order new cylinder jugs and pistons. The case, while dirty, looks fine and everything turns smoothly. Either way, the 1.7L is going to have to come out to be fixed or to swap the 2.0L. I'm planning on trying to drop the 1.7L out of the car this coming weekend to get a better idea of what happened. Depending on which engine needs more work, that will decide my course of action. We'll see how much I can get done before September. Hopefully, we'll still be able to make it. If we can't get the 914 running by then, then we might take the 944, or just try again next year. Hey Scott... I'm in Dallas and have a freshly rebuilt 1.7 with Djet and no miles on it - would you be interested in buying, or renting it 'til your 2L is done - or maybe just borrowing it (now til after okteenerfest or so)? that's a serious offer, so just LMK. |
scottthephotog |
Aug 13 2019, 01:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 187 Joined: 20-November 18 From: Euless, TX Member No.: 22,667 Region Association: Southwest Region |
How are you coming along with your engine resuscitations? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Can you give us a bref update? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I hear their is a good machine shop in Cleburn. I'm here to cheer you on. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif) It's getting there. Cleaning up the 2.0L case exterior. Inside of the case looks clean. Bearings and connecting rods are in good shape. Everything turns freely. I've got new pistons and jugs ordered. Heads are being redone by Mayo. Talked to them on Friday and they are making good progress. They should be ready in a week. Hopefully, the rest of the parts will be here soon and I can start assembly. While I'm in there, I'm going to install a new flywheel, clutch, and oil cooler. Hey Scott... I'm in Dallas and have a freshly rebuilt 1.7 with Djet and no miles on it - would you be interested in buying, or renting it 'til your 2L is done - or maybe just borrowing it (now til after okteenerfest or so)? that's a serious offer, so just LMK. Thanks, I appreciate that. I'll keep that in the back of my mind. So far, things seem to be progressing well, but if that changes, I might take you up on that 1.7. |
ClayPerrine |
Aug 13 2019, 04:37 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,410 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
How are you coming along with your engine resuscitations? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Can you give us a bref update? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I hear their is a good machine shop in Cleburn. I'm here to cheer you on. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif) It's getting there. Cleaning up the 2.0L case exterior. Inside of the case looks clean. Bearings and connecting rods are in good shape. Everything turns freely. I've got new pistons and jugs ordered. Heads are being redone by Mayo. Talked to them on Friday and they are making good progress. They should be ready in a week. Hopefully, the rest of the parts will be here soon and I can start assembly. While I'm in there, I'm going to install a new flywheel, clutch, and oil cooler. Hey Scott... I'm in Dallas and have a freshly rebuilt 1.7 with Djet and no miles on it - would you be interested in buying, or renting it 'til your 2L is done - or maybe just borrowing it (now til after okteenerfest or so)? that's a serious offer, so just LMK. Thanks, I appreciate that. I'll keep that in the back of my mind. So far, things seem to be progressing well, but if that changes, I might take you up on that 1.7. What are you doing for a camshaft? I hope you are not reusing the one that was in there. Get a new one and some lifters too. |
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