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76-914
Well Shit Sticks. I guess I shouldn't complain. Only the second time it's been towed. First time it was running all OEM. This time was a first since it was converted to the Dark Side current Subaru drive train. I thought that I had a handle on this problem. A month or so back it began to cut out on me so I replaced the fuel pump. piratenanner.gif Eureka! Problem solved. Then 2 days later I attended Ron's service. It was 100+ that day and I had pushed it hard on the way home. Half a block from the house it quit. WTF.gif is it now. The pump was new as in < 5hr's run time but I had no way of confirming this as I had no FP gage. Two hours later it started as if nothing had ever occurred. I wasn't buying it so I ordered this little unit and let the car sit until the gage and sender arrived.

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It runs about 58psi at idle, 64psi at cruise. I haven't input the altitude conversion factors yet but it's pretty damned close. It has user set hi & lo pressure alarms as well. I knew the upper limit for FP was 98psi but did not know the lower limit until last nite. It is 42psi. mad.gif

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I was in the middle lane, Friday 5:30 traffic, and returning home with two Beef Fajita Dinners when it dies. I look down and see the pressure at 42 and dropping until it reached 31psi where it remains today. That new Mother sheeplove.gif fuel pump was Kaput. SOB. fyou1.gif Now, I at least know what the problem is and I've ordered a new OEM pump. That other POS one must have been Chinese. So, this is why we all have AAA, right? I was fortunate that the road widens there so I pushed it to the side, climbed in and called AAA.
It gets better. After calling AAA I thought I should sit outside the car rather than inside. As I emerge from the car I see the flashing red lights, a van and a pick up behind me. Evidently Kugal decided to break down right where they wanted to set up this little Friday PM Get Together. av-943.gif lol-2.gif laugh.gif rolleyes.gif

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That weren't too happy with me. I told them the wrecker was on it's way but they wouldn't have it so they relocated in front of me. happy11.gif The wrecker driver cracked up when I told him what occurred.

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All was not lost, however. Remember those 2 Dinners. I threw them in the front right behind the radiator, climbed in the cab of the wrecker and they were still warm when I got home. biggrin.gif

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sb914
Bummer dude! But you did have me lol-2.gif the way you told the story!
Fix it ,and I'll "sea" you next weekend!
Olympic 914
#%$&*@>^

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Running along the I 79 heading for Niagara Falls, heard an unusual noise. still running though but down on power. pulled of at next exit Grove City. 88 miles from home.

#3 dead....

Called AAA, got home, transferred suitcases to another car and headed on to Niagara Falls again.

Busted rocker shaft stud on #3. Flush

So the engine has to come back out..... headbang.gif
76-914
14 months to the day since I posted a break down. idea.gif Either folks are having an unbelievable stretch of good fortune or don't want to let us know they broke down. Bad break man. Sometimes I think Porsche should have incorporated removable access panels between the doors and rear wheels. lol-2.gif
Cracker
There are "other ways" to tow-a-teener...when in the middle of nowhere! Right Matt? shades.gif

Tony

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Gulf91474
Off to PMB for a 3.2 heart trans plant...
GregAmy
No fuel pump action. New-ish pump, and I've fought electrical/relay issues in the recent past (replaced the plate with a good used, apparently didn't fix it for long).

So where's that thread about the solid-state reply plates? Are we making those yet...?

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burton73
My new 1970 - 4 coming to my shop

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burton73
My 76 moving to Leamons to fix the smog pump

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burton73
My 1974 body for the V8, Turbo 930 trans making the move from old shop to my new shop.

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914_7T3
Hitchin' a ride home after motor drop two weeks ago.

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Interior torn down and another ride off to the paint shop!


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RickS
Damn, if I knew this thread existed, I would have shot a pic last month when flat bedded due to a shot starter. But with an old car, there is always a next time. biggrin.gif
Optimusglen
This is once I finished the build. Made sure it ran and then carted it down to a friends shop to have the carbs tuned by a master. Exterior wasn't buttoned up yet, but it's mostly there.

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Robnxious
Well, it was my turn yesterday to take the "Ride of Shame". Hopefully it was 'only' the CV joint letting loose and nothing else major was damaged. Click to view attachment
76-914
If it hasn't been on a Flatbed it isn't being driven. happy11.gif
Robnxious
QUOTE(76-914 @ Dec 18 2017, 06:50 AM) *

If it hasn't been on a Flatbed it isn't being driven. happy11.gif


Oh, I am OK with it being on a flatbed, just was SORT of hoping that I got to drive it a bit more. Here is hoping it's just the CV joint that let loose and nothing worse.

I didn't want to take it down to So. Cal for Xmas anyway, right? Who needs to drive Palms to Pines or Mt. Palomar? headbang.gif
jim_hoyland
Broken accelerator cable; good news is it broke in the parking lot at Starbucks and not on the freeway...
JOEPROPER
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Engine is almost ready and my winter project will begin. Now I just need some time to work on it, which seems to be the biggest hurdle.
Larmo63
This thread reminds me to have a clutch and throttle cable on board..... confused24.gif

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Robnxious
QUOTE(Larmo63 @ Dec 18 2017, 05:01 PM) *

This thread reminds me to have a clutch and throttle cable on board..... confused24.gif


And spare half axles! Got a good look at it tonight, and the half shaft is off right at the tranny, and looks like it took out the starter too. Oh well, I can't take it with me, can I?
Maltese Falcon
A little out of order in this thread...but on the flatbed being shipped ( "Before pic ") to Anacapa media blasting / Camarillo, CA. The '74 is pictured here in light ivory, but not an LE CanAm.
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sb914
When my clutch exploded!Click to view attachment
SO.O.C914er
Jim I see the water tower house in the background! We could have pushed your car home. Better yet called Hector at PCH garage 1/2 mile away! idea.gif
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jim_hoyland
QUOTE(SO.O.C914er @ Dec 18 2017, 06:20 PM) *

Jim I see the water tower house in the background! We could have pushed your car home. Better yet called Hector at PCH garage 1/2 mile away! idea.gif


I towed it home and replaced the cable. BTW, the cable broke right behind the ball cup. It was only 3 years old too ! Good news is I won’thave To worry about it on the Rt 66 drive...... huh.gif

I once saw a member ,( #8), here break the ACC cable on the drive up Mulholland in th the SM mountains; he stopped to pull the cable out from the tunnel, routed it around the passenger side and through the window. Then attached a pair of vice grips to the end of the cable and had the co-pilot manage the accelerator
gerber28
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and a rusty pile of parts
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ThreeV8s
Had it flat-bedded when I had the mysterious steering issue which turned out to be a broken control arm. No shame here. biggrin.gif



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Gulf91474
on the way for Her 3.2
mgphoto
Throttle cable, first one I broke since 1984, when I bought the car.
Ordered a Terry cable and a Gemo, I'll install the Terry and keep the Gemo in the trunk, cheap insurance.


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billh1963
These are my flatbeds (F350 and F550). But, I don't carry 914's on them smile.gif

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don-6
I haven't had a 914 on a flatbed yet, but here are some of my other cars taking a ride.

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My 968 on the flatbed after developing a coolant leak.

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My 356 Barn find coming home.
Spoke
Had the 930 towed from Pittsburgh to Allentown (270 miles). It quit running over the weekend after the Pittsburgh Historic Grand Prix car show.

It rained the whole way so I taped up the whale tail to keep the engine as dry as possible.

Oh, by the way, the flatbed broke down about 20 miles out of the 'burgh. Blew a turbo hose. It died with the loud POP. Took 2 1/2 hours to get a new hose and back on the road.

How ironic: The flatbed carrying a Porsche turbo blew a turbo hose. A turbo died carrying a dead turbo. Solidarity!
tmc914
When I first bought the car last year and had to tow it home.Click to view attachment
ClayPerrine
No Shame...

Elwood arriving at his new home.

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Bulldozer27
Stuck near Lake Cachuma north of Santa Barbara while driving it home from San Francisco the day I bought it. beerchug.gif

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raynekat
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Mine going back to the paint shop for some touch ups.
No drivetrain in the car at this point, so a "painless" flatbed trip if there can be any.
76-914
QUOTE(Bulldozer27 @ Dec 9 2018, 08:15 PM) *

Stuck near Lake Cachuma north of Santa Barbara while driving it home from San Francisco the day I bought it. beerchug.gif

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FYI, the next time (and there will be one) post a "Need Quick Help" in the Garage Section. Many others here have done that and gotten a response or helping hand to get them back on the road. We're a Band of Brother's here. beerchug.gif
dan10101
I'll Play!

This is the first time I laid eyes on it.

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orangecrate
ha ha ha. Like old Harleys in a pickup. Mine has been on my own trailer. Possibly more miles than I've driven it! WA to the Bay Area and back, then WA to AZ where it sits now. But then it hasn't moved under its own power in a decade. Trying to remedy that shortly. Sorry No pics.
drem914
Mine when coming out of paint on the way to rejoining the engine and trans


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infraredcalvin
Bringing her home...

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Bulldozer27
Avant-garde shot of the today's failure.....

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Superhawk996
Had to flatbed it home from purchase.

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Couldn't be test driven at the time I closed the deal. What have i done! confused24.gif

Details of ensuring fun!

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=335209
Coondog
Before I went Six...
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ndfrigi
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MartyYeoman
The day my ring gear bolt head broke off. headbang.gif
euro911
I forgot about this one ... August 2015 - after a failed hydraulic clutch release conversion attempt ... had to have the 'BB' transported back home to wait for a better plan to come to fruition idea.gif

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76-914
Need to quit dumping the clutch. CV's don't like it one bit. bootyshake.gif

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Michael N
Started out this morning on a flat bed. Hate to say it but this might be my second contribution to this thread. Just in time for Monterey car week. headbang.gif


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