QUOTE(Jimbo409 @ Oct 29 2023, 09:49 PM)
I bought a 1974 914 1.8 and itt has the fuel injection, have not tried to start the car after sitting for over 20 years. My question is how hard would it be to change over to dual Weber carbs if the fuel injection is no good. I’m new to the car and trying to learn as much as I can. I just bought a Haynes manual so wish me luck
To answer your question, converting from fuel injection to carburetion is probably about as difficult as fixing the FI. This is especially true, if you don't know how to work on and adjust carbs or FI.
Nothing wrong with carbs, but in your case one problem is you will still have a FI camshaft in the motor which is far from optimal for the carbs. We ran with a FI camshaft in a 914 converted to carburetion for years and it does work. However, it's much better to have FI combined with a FI camshaft or carburetion with the correct camshaft for a carbureted motor.
In addition, maybe you need to be realistic and ask yourself the question: Am I going to invest the time to learn how to work on/fix the 914 or pay someone to do the work? There are vendors associated with this site that can competently do the work, depending on your realistic answer to that question.