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| morehills |
 May 1 2026, 05:53 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 135 Joined: 2-March 23 From: Great Barrington, MA Member No.: 27,202 Region Association: North East States 
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I needed a new speedometer cable. Aside from pulling up some carpet and exposing the tunnel run, I thought it would be a simple job. Maybe an hour. When I got into it I found that the prior owner had wrapped the old speedo cable into the harness and run it back past the shifter with friction tape wound all the way up under the dash. Hours later, I'd removed the old wrapping and run the new cable into the proper spot down the tunnel. Then when it was all ready to connect I learned that the new cable I installed was sent with a defective end near the transmission link. As in not at all. It was loose in the shipping bag. Argh. That was my mistake for assuming the new part was good.
I'm sure there are worse stories of prior owner knuckle-head moves, but this one cost me hours of time, plenty of filth, and some real knuckle skin. |
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| sixnotfour |
May 1 2026, 06:24 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,215 Joined: 12-September 04 Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille 
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That is Pretty Frustrating... I have a six the X owner "expert" routed wrong and
I have not corrected it... Its a Stretch ..but works asis....this Story confirms.. Its fine... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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| Chad911sc |
May 1 2026, 06:49 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 319 Joined: 24-September 24 From: Florida Member No.: 28,374 Region Association: South East States |
When I bought my 914, the PO had moved the battery up front, due the hell hole rot and no battery tray. He ran the battery cable in the long and up beside the gas tank. He had the battery cable zip tied to the gas line!! And on top of that, the car reaked of fuel because the fuel pump was leaking and loose below the tank. It was a literal Time Bomb!!
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| 930cabman |
May 1 2026, 10:28 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,644 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States
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I recall a thread dedicated to DAPO's not sure where to find it, but there are some doozies out there
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| Root_Werks |
May 1 2026, 10:44 AM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,969 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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I feel your pain for sure. Have many PO stories, most of them electrical. Why do so many people love to hack into harnesses?
The 914 I have now had the left headlight eyebrow blob welded into place. Probably not the PO so much the body shop that fixed a fender-bender. Still, took many hours to make right. Did you get another speedo cable? Supplier swap out the defective part? -Dan |
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| bkrantz |
May 1 2026, 08:11 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,678 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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Nasty PO mistakes? How long you got (and how much beer)? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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| stownsen914 |
May 1 2026, 09:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,004 Joined: 3-October 06 From: Ossining, NY Member No.: 6,985 Region Association: None |
That's annoying.
My best PO story was cutting the engine lid rain tray to clearance for a larger battery ... which conveniently funneled all the water from the entire tray directly onto the battery! Oh the hell hole in that car when I got it ... |
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