Help with connect the hose, electrical connection, etc |
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Help with connect the hose, electrical connection, etc |
rcautox |
Apr 21 2021, 03:13 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 12-October 20 From: Alaska Member No.: 24,758 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Hi! I’m trying to get a 75 914 I recently purchased running again. The previous owner said the car ran fine years ago but believes an electrical problem sidelined it. I’ve taken care of the basics:
Drained & cleaned the fuel tank Replace fuel filter Replaced air filter Change oil New plugs & wires (forward driver side plug is a PITA!) Will change tranny fluid Prior owner left 3(!) Haynes manuals but I’m having trouble identifying a couple of unplugged items. What does this blue plug connect to? What does this semi-hard white tube connect to? Assume I should have a hose going into the air box (arrow)? Why do I have 2 ground connections going to the battery? Funny enough the car was in the garage of a house we ended up purchasing. Made an offer on the house and on a lark offered for the 914 plus a 72 914 parts car. I have a 91 VW Vanagon. Hated the VW engine so much I replaced it with a Subie engine and here I am back with a small VW engine...guess I’m a glutton for punishment! Attached thumbnail(s) |
rcautox |
Apr 21 2021, 07:56 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 12-October 20 From: Alaska Member No.: 24,758 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Thanks for the help.
The Y into the air box is in fact loose as can be. I can throw a 1" worm clamp on the 2 hoses but what can I do to secure the Y fitting at the intake hose? It looks like the PO bypassed the cold start. Fair enough but he pulled the valve w/o plugging it. I found the valve in the box 'o spares. I'll reinstall since everything I've read indicates this is not likely to be the source of any issues and living in AK I imagine I'll need its assistance someday... I also found the charcoal evaporative canister in a box of spares. I'll look at reinstalling it after refilling. Good catch on the kinked red hose. I'm moving it to follow the lower red hose to eliminate the kink. I'm going to run a new ground from tranny to battery and another run from chassis to battery eliminating the weird setup the PO setup. |
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