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| Shade Tree |
 Aug 27 2009, 03:20 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 260 Joined: 18-December 08 From: Springfield, Oregon Member No.: 9,860 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
Hey, I just checked out your car at Bruce's shop. Wonderful choice of mechanics. Bruce is the best. For those of you who don't know him, his name is Bruce Watson....wwautowerks. Your car is nice and it sounds like you got a good deal on it. I have faith that your car will be reliable and back on the road soon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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| blazerchad |
Aug 27 2009, 08:18 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 16-August 09 From: portland oregon Member No.: 10,684 Region Association: None |
bruce just called me... said someone recognized the car from the forum!!! small world! that is awesome... bruce is a stud, he is a great teacher and very understanding about budget...
im very satisfied with ww autoworks... and get this, my high school english teacher was there... couldnt believe it... viva mr. dewitt! |
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| Chris Pincetich |
Aug 27 2009, 08:57 PM
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B-) Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California |
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Classic Good thing you did get to drive it for a few hours, now you are adequately hooked to empty your wallet, spend late nights on the internet ordering parts, and counting down the days until the next cruise. Try to post some more photos - especially of the problem zones. There are some super sharp-eyed mechanics lurking about (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| Chris Pincetich |
Aug 27 2009, 09:03 PM
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B-) Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California |
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| Chris Pincetich |
Aug 27 2009, 09:03 PM
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B-) Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California |
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Classic Good thing you did get to drive it for a few hours, now you are adequately hooked to empty your wallet, spend late nights on the internet ordering parts, and counting down the days until the next cruise. Try to post some more photos - especially of the problem zones. There are some super sharp-eyed mechanics lurking about (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| rick 918-S |
Aug 27 2009, 09:37 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,478 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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| SLITS |
Aug 28 2009, 07:50 AM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
The Red Relay you are talking about is a Fuel Pump Relay .... 911 style ... same function as a black one, but the 911s were red.
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| Shade Tree |
Aug 28 2009, 11:11 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 260 Joined: 18-December 08 From: Springfield, Oregon Member No.: 9,860 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(blazerchad @ Aug 27 2009, 07:18 PM)  bruce just called me... said someone recognized the car from the forum!!! small world! that is awesome... bruce is a stud, he is a great teacher and very understanding about budget... im very satisfied with ww autoworks... and get this, my high school english teacher was there... couldnt believe it... viva mr. dewitt! I didn't have Mr. Dewitt but you must have went to Thurston. That's where I went to school too. |
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| gothspeed |
Aug 28 2009, 12:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,539 Joined: 3-February 09 From: SoCal Member No.: 10,019 Region Association: None |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) That is one clean 914 .......... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)!!! Congratulations on the aquisition!!! Mine is a silver 1973 1.7 ....... even though clean ....... will be getting a set of AA GT flares ......... welcome to the jungle and keep posting your progress (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) !!!
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| blazerchad |
Aug 29 2009, 02:43 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 16-August 09 From: portland oregon Member No.: 10,684 Region Association: None |
i did go to thurston... had dewitt twice for sci fi and english...
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| blazerchad |
Sep 6 2009, 01:13 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 16-August 09 From: portland oregon Member No.: 10,684 Region Association: None |
UPDATE....
well I spent 4 days with bruce at ww autowerks in eugene... had a great time, great learning experience.. I bought this car for a daily driver.. I know.. but im pretty handy and can keep old rigs running... I realize now that this wasnt a great choice, I made an assumption that because of the vw cross-over and proliferation of parts the 914 would be a good choice.. Well, If I hadnt met bruce then the 914 would have been a bad choice... but Bruce has helped me make sense of the car and given me the confidence to make repairs to this ride.. Bruce and I put in a distributor and brain, found countless broken wires, fuel injectors... timed it countless times... its funning really good now... been a long road... still have the heads up flasher warning, and I have an old school MC, two wires into a plunger... no reset.. e brake has a switch that I took out, cleaned, inspected.. now its mashed down in the "open position" (I think I better take this out one more time) tore open all the seat belt system... (no interlock) hooked it back up, it operates.. still flashing... the two lights that flash... left orb of heads up display, both signal lights, with a [b] in brackets below it... i noticed that the flashing is slower than when you pull the hazards.. they click a touch faster... hmmm... anyhow.. I know this is a longtime issue among 914's and have read many ideas on how to kill the infernal flashing... who knows... |
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| blazerchad |
Sep 6 2009, 02:44 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 16-August 09 From: portland oregon Member No.: 10,684 Region Association: None |
update.. flashing...
well lo and behold.. if you back out the hazard switch gently... flashing stops.. its like the switch is worn and contact is made in the closed position... i pull on it a touch.. just back it up a touch and the mysterious flashing goes away... AND my turn signal left and right bulbs were slightly glowing while the car was running... almost like... a flasher relay problem, i went and turned the flashers on and noticed the subtle gow went away... hmmm I thought.. switch problems... found the middle ground between off and on... boom, slight bulb glow is gone and the pre ignition warning flash goes away... relief.. now to fix the turn signal switch... |
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| blazerchad |
Sep 6 2009, 04:02 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 16-August 09 From: portland oregon Member No.: 10,684 Region Association: None |
another update...
after re-building the alternator... I decided that a new voltage reg was in order... didnt ever really get an answer on a one-wire alternator... so I upgraded to an adjustable output voltage regulator... sits at 1/8th the height of the old mechanical regulator.. grounded it... runs and charges... thought people might like to hear there is an affordable upgrade and adjustable... who knows... |
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