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) |
Spoke |
Apr 22 2021, 03:55 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
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In the last picture with the battery cables, it looks like a side mount battery was used and the original top clamp ground cable was not used. The positive cable looks to be modified for a side mount battery. In the first picture, is there a wire going to the bottom of the distributor? Should be a connector with 3-4 wires for the contacts for the injectors. How many connections are on that connector? Oh, BTW, all 914's were running before being parked.... |
rcautox |
Apr 22 2021, 02:10 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 12-October 20 From: Alaska Member No.: 24,758 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) In the last picture with the battery cables, it looks like a side mount battery was used and the original top clamp ground cable was not used. The positive cable looks to be modified for a side mount battery. In the first picture, is there a wire going to the bottom of the distributor? Should be a connector with 3-4 wires for the contacts for the injectors. How many connections are on that connector? Oh, BTW, all 914's were running before being parked.... Thanks for all of the help folks! This is far more fun than finishing my taxes. I think the angle is making it look like a side mount. PO had a Walmart special w/top terminals. I recycled it for an Odyssey 925. Do I need to run the ground from chassis and transmission or can I simply run from tranny to battery? I cannot easily see the bottom of the distributor but at a quick glance I see a black and red wire plugged in near the base with the wires going to the coil. Looking at the Hot Spark instructions left behind I'm fairly certain that explains those wires. I see 2 black wires and 1 red going from coil to what I imagine are the injectors? Side note-why combine the 2 black wires on 1 female spade when there is room on the coil for separate connections? I'm including an annotated photo and a simplified diagram of the distributor & coil wiring. Logically I get that all old VW/Porsche were running but sometimes I wonder! |
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