 Mueller's 1st How-To Series :) (Type IV), Air injection Ports...how to plug 'em |
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| Mueller |
 Jul 12 2005, 11:30 AM
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914 Freak!  Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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Tom,
So how have those bolt's held up to the task at hand? What did you use to help minimize the bolts backing out? |
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| Britain Smith |
Jul 12 2005, 12:21 PM
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Nano Member Group: Members Posts: 2,354 Joined: 27-February 03 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 364 |
Jeez, this is an old thread. Man...Mueller, you must have been bored to dig this one up.
-Britain |
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| fatlando |
Jul 12 2005, 12:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 259 Joined: 6-September 04 From: imperial beach, california Member No.: 2,700 |
Thanx fellas,
This site rocks! I'm having the same problem in my "missing bolt" thread. As usual, 914club is the shit! fat lando |
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| Brian Mifsud |
Jul 12 2005, 12:42 PM
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Mechanical Engineer Group: Members Posts: 981 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Penngrove, CA Member No.: 384 Region Association: None |
Hey! I recognize those pipe caps and ball bearings!!
(I bought Mueller's engine......) All seemed tight when I pulled them off. The bronze/brass caps are a nice touch because they won't seize on the steel, no matter how long they are left. The ball bearings surprised me when they dropped out.... anyhow, I discovered my "1976" 914 was actually built in 10/75, so I believe I can file for a smog exemption.... |
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| Tom Perso |
Jul 12 2005, 02:31 PM
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Crazy from the Cold... Group: Members Posts: 647 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Kalamazoo, MI Member No.: 1,003 |
Huh...
This EXACT problem ruined me from driving my lovely new bride away from the church at our wedding. I have 1.8L Bus heads on my 2270. I had the air injection holes welded up when I had them ported. Seemed like a good idea to me. Apparently, one of the welds wasnt' that good. The morning of the wedding day, I went to fire the car up and the first time it caught I heard a loud boom and then "Bam bam bam bam" on one cylinder. I thought for sure I had overheated the motor on the drive up to my future in-laws and it stretched the studs... Once it cooled there was no more seal. So, I had to use my parents Acura TL. Boohoo. After the honeymoon, I pulled the motor and tore it down - found the problem but never found the weld bugger. I just threaded a 10x1.0x50 bolt into it and called it a day. Car hasn't run since. Bastard. Tom |
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| maf914 |
Jul 13 2005, 12:27 PM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None
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Brian, Hate to rain on your parade, but I think this came up in an earlier thread and the end result is you're stuck with the '76 designation. Maybe my memory is wrong and someone else can clarify. There is a thread somewhere in the archives. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif) BTW, I had a set of air injection nozzles brazed shut and used them to plug the exhaust ports with no problem. |
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| lapuwali |
Jul 13 2005, 01:03 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743  |
100% of the "1976" 914s were made in 1975. They were just selling leftover inventory. The '76 smog rules were the same as the '75 (NOT the same as '74), so it worked for them at the time. Unfortunately, it really hurts '76 914 and 912E owners in California, though.
Generally speaking, the year on the title is the ONLY thing the DMV looks at or cares about. It may be possible to convince them it's really a '75, and get the title changed. I've heard of this being done (I once had a '74 Alfa that had been re-titled as a '73, back when '73 and older cars were smog exempt, but '74 still required it), but I have no idea what the procedure is, or who's palms you'd have to grease to make it happen. |
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