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> What 'obvious' 914 thing did you not know?, I was a 914 owner for X number of years before I found out.....
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post Nov 25 2020, 12:30 PM
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25 years since buying my first teener, I've still not figured out the heater controls without having to put my reading glasses on to figure which lever to move in which direction to defrost the windscreen (sorry, windshield...).


Brad Mayeur told me, after owning these since the 70's, that the upper two slide levers adjust the cold and the lower two (slider and the floor pull switch) adjust the heat. Good to know when you're driving an early car with the hieroglyphics derived from antiquity (the Fifth Element makes more sense).

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post Nov 25 2020, 12:31 PM
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There's a driver pocket on the longs for the seatbelt when not in use.

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post Nov 25 2020, 12:37 PM
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Took me years to realize that you could reset the trip odometer.

I still can't figure that one out on my '74 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Nov 25 2020, 12:47 PM
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Took me a year (until Sahara Beige Steve) told me that my stock side mirrors could be swiveled backwards flush with the body. Thanks Steve!

BTW- this is a very useful thread of Easter Eggs.

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post Nov 25 2020, 12:50 PM
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QUOTE(orthobiz @ Nov 25 2020, 12:31 PM) *

There's a driver pocket on the longs for the seatbelt when not in use.

Paul

There is?
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post Nov 25 2020, 12:53 PM
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I had a 914 in 83-84 sold it then got another in 2019, did not know LE's existed until 2019-2020. Did not know until my second car just how important is it to keep clean grounds on these cars, also did not know they were mad out of non galvanized metal.
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post Nov 25 2020, 12:56 PM
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QUOTE(Jim C @ Nov 25 2020, 12:50 PM) *

QUOTE(orthobiz @ Nov 25 2020, 12:31 PM) *

There's a driver pocket on the longs for the seatbelt when not in use.

Paul

There is?


They were only for the early, non retractable seat belts, and they were not in every car.
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post Nov 25 2020, 12:59 PM
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QUOTE(BENBRO02 @ Nov 25 2020, 09:11 AM) *

Took me years to realize that you could reset the trip odometer.

I still can't figure that one out on my '74 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)



There is a knob under the dash to the left of the steering wheel. Make sure you are parked, then turn the knob. It will rotate the numbers on the trip odometer.

And guys.. if you post something, please say how to do it.

This will help others out.
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post Nov 25 2020, 01:17 PM
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QUOTE(BENBRO02 @ Nov 25 2020, 09:11 AM) *

Took me years to realize that you could reset the trip odometer.

I still can't figure that one out on my '74 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)



There is a knob under the dash to the left of the steering wheel. Make sure you are parked, then turn the knob. It will rotate the numbers on the trip odometer.

And guys.. if you post something, please say how to do it.

This will help others out.

knob could be gone, and the cable it’s attached to might not be in place, i had to go hunting for mine, it was attached to the back of the speedometer but not thru the hole in the dash knee pad, knob was gone.

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post Nov 25 2020, 01:23 PM
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I learned early on that if you need to transport something 'big' you can take the spare tire out of the front trunk along with its screw in 'hold down' and it can be put in the rear trunk and secured using the same 'hold down' giving you a fully usable space in the front. There's a threaded nut in the rear trunk and I want to say there's even a grommet in the trunk carpet for this...

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post Nov 25 2020, 02:08 PM
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I dont remember how long I had been swapping seats from side to side (all the while knowing about the scallop for the Park brake) before I learned the headrests were canted, Right & Left, as well.

No Way, the headrests too?!?!?!?!

Now I have to go look...
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post Nov 25 2020, 02:11 PM
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I had my car for years before I found out there was:

#1 - A light in the engine compartment, and...

#2 - That light in the engine compartment is supposed to stay on all the time when the park lights are on.
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post Nov 25 2020, 02:47 PM
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And how many of us wanting to add a passenger side rear view mirror searched long and hard for that "rare" right side mirror?
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post Nov 25 2020, 07:09 PM
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QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Nov 25 2020, 01:59 PM) *

QUOTE(mmichalik @ Nov 25 2020, 12:37 PM) *

QUOTE(BENBRO02 @ Nov 25 2020, 09:11 AM) *

Took me years to realize that you could reset the trip odometer.

I still can't figure that one out on my '74 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)



There is a knob under the dash to the left of the steering wheel. Make sure you are parked, then turn the knob. It will rotate the numbers on the trip odometer.

And guys.. if you post something, please say how to do it.

This will help others out.

knob could be gone, and the cable it’s attached to might not be in place, i had to go hunting for mine, it was attached to the back of the speedometer but not thru the hole in the dash knee pad, knob was gone.

The knob on my -6 is on the RIGHT side of the steering wheel. No dash knee pad.
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post Nov 25 2020, 08:15 PM
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Took me several years to realize that the seat/pedals/steering wheel are all offset and nothing is square. Apparently on purpose.

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post Nov 25 2020, 09:07 PM
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...that after 1 year of ownership; you Can turbo a 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
And...after 2 years of street driving with water/meth injection; I found out that at the loong Riverside Raceway (with the POC) that tank runs out quick, which led to an expired T4 engine. I then learned that I could convert to six cylinder 911 power & still learning things about the 914 today (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Nov 25 2020, 09:17 PM
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I learned even in the Arizona desert a 914 can rust.
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post Nov 25 2020, 09:20 PM
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The left and right sun visors are not the same. The passenger side is supposed to have a vanity mirror.

A floppy visor can be easily fixed by tightening the screw at the center post.
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post Nov 25 2020, 09:44 PM
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QUOTE(fixer34 @ Nov 25 2020, 07:09 PM) *

QUOTE(DRPHIL914 @ Nov 25 2020, 01:17 PM) *

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QUOTE(mmichalik @ Nov 25 2020, 12:37 PM) *

QUOTE(BENBRO02 @ Nov 25 2020, 09:11 AM) *

Took me years to realize that you could reset the trip odometer.

I still can't figure that one out on my '74 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)



There is a knob under the dash to the left of the steering wheel. Make sure you are parked, then turn the knob. It will rotate the numbers on the trip odometer.

And guys.. if you post something, please say how to do it.

This will help others out.

knob could be gone, and the cable it’s attached to might not be in place, i had to go hunting for mine, it was attached to the back of the speedometer but not thru the hole in the dash knee pad, knob was gone.

The knob on my -6 is on the RIGHT side of the steering wheel. No dash knee pad.



This better be some sort of joke, to get idiots like me to go nuts looking for this knob.
Sounds like blinker fluid to me...

Good one guys (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Nov 25 2020, 10:00 PM
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I didn't know how slow they were. I never owned a T4 engine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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