 What to do with an old 914 engine?, Perfect for summer |
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| Big Len |
 Aug 24 2020, 11:34 AM
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| rbzymek |
Aug 24 2020, 11:38 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 199 Joined: 5-April 19 From: Northville, MI Member No.: 23,013 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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What could possibly go wrong?
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| bdstone914 |
Aug 24 2020, 11:40 AM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,905 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
QUOTE(Big Len @ Aug 24 2020, 10:34 AM)  Looks like it will do a good job at circulating the exhaust gases and hot air from the engine. Safe enough with no guard. |
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| ctc911ctc |
Aug 24 2020, 11:41 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,124 Joined: 9-June 18 From: boston Member No.: 22,206 Region Association: North East States
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I saw this over the weekend - Prop NOT included. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
What the heck was that thing cooling? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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| mb911 |
Aug 24 2020, 11:53 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,559 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(ctc911ctc @ Aug 24 2020, 09:41 AM) I saw this over the weekend - Prop NOT included. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) What the heck was that thing cooling? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Well his shop of course (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| Frankvw |
Aug 24 2020, 11:58 AM
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working on my first 914 ! Group: Members Posts: 653 Joined: 13-April 16 From: Holland, the Netherlands Member No.: 19,896 Region Association: Europe |
the prop had to be buried in the desert since it has 5 liters of DNA on it from the guy that walked into it ? Sell off the rest of the evidence...done !
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| ClayPerrine |
Aug 24 2020, 12:21 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 16,312 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)
It's not even a 914 motor. Just a Type III VW engine. Look at the exhaust port locations. |
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| SirAndy |
Aug 24 2020, 12:53 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,205 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Aug 24 2020, 11:21 AM) It's not even a 914 motor. Just a Type III VW engine. Look at the exhaust port locations. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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| poorsche914 |
Aug 24 2020, 01:01 PM
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T4 Supercharged Group: Members Posts: 3,133 Joined: 28-May 09 From: Smoky Mountains Member No.: 10,419 Region Association: South East States |
May have been used on an airboat at some point? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
Many years ago, I rode in an airboat powered by a VW Type 1 engine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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| fixer34 |
Aug 24 2020, 01:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,268 Joined: 16-September 14 From: Chicago area Member No.: 17,908 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Yep, that's a type 3 engine including the Solex carbs, so '67 or earlier.
Funny how he has a wire mesh around a 10" fan for the engine cooling and a 4 ft prop wide open... |
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| 73-914 |
Aug 24 2020, 01:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 616 Joined: 24-April 10 From: Albany UpstateNY Member No.: 11,651 Region Association: None
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Looks like Airboat engine to me also
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| Nacho |
Aug 24 2020, 01:52 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 219 Joined: 31-December 16 From: So. California Member No.: 20,716 Region Association: None
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Actually these types of engines are popular for the home builder entry level airplane/gliders.
-Nacho |
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| ClayPerrine |
Aug 24 2020, 02:21 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 16,312 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(Nacho @ Aug 24 2020, 02:52 PM) Actually these types of engines are popular for the home builder entry level airplane/gliders. -Nacho With the way the prop is attached, I wouldn't even taxi down the runway with that engine. The thrust bearings in a VW motor are not designed with a propeller in mind. Remember, you are pulling all of the thrust created by the propeller against a magnesium engine case. Most home builders use a reduction unit of some kind, both to absorb the thrust load of the propeller and to lower the propeller speed to something that won't have the prop close to supersonic. 3K is about max speed for most fixed pitch propellers. Looking at that picture, I guestimate the prop to have a 30 inch radius. So doing the math, the prop tips are moving at 536 mph at 3000 RPM. AT 5500 RPM (about redline in a VW pushrod engine), the prop tips would be at 767 mph, or Mach 1.2. It definitely needs a reduction drive to use it in an airplane. Clay |
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| SO.O.C914er |
Aug 24 2020, 06:17 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,551 Joined: 18-July 16 From: Mission Viejo Ca Member No.: 20,199 Region Association: Southern California |
It just reeks of crazy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)
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| bkrantz |
Aug 24 2020, 07:58 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,360 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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Now that's air cooling.
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