I picked up a motor a while ago & put it away for future use.
I had someone inquire about needing a 2.0L motor so out it came to check detail.
It was a EC GC case so 75-76 2.0L 914 motor. From visual inspection it looked as though it had been gone through at some time prior. Popped a cover to see it had been updated with solid rocker spacers. ...hmmm
Pulled the rocker shafts to access the pushrods and found....steel, Uh oh.
Dissasembled a bit further to pull a lifter & sure enough... it appears it was rebuilt as a Hydraulic motor.
Ok not the worst thing in the world but not what I was hoping for.
Decieded to pull the head to confirm Cyl & stroke ...DOH! Massively dished pistons ~
They are 94's but I think they are the low comp. Bus units.
Why o' why
Oh well ... so turn my attention to the head I just pulled, do a little carbon cleaning ... Crack on both spark plug holes AND a crack on one hole dead center from Seat to seat!
I button it back up & push it in a corner.
lesson learned dont judge a book by its cover. You never know know whats been done to these motors over the last 40 years.

EC is going to make it a 1.8, did you mean GC?

I did. Corrected.

Throw it back together and put a turbo on it.

You can't turbo a 914!!!


(First!!!)

Rich, remeber the Bovey/skline 2270 that wasnt, I gave you

Stromberg.

I do, what a POS.
I think the only thing that was salvageable & still kicking around from that motor is a straight cut cam gear set.