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| show15 |
 Feb 3 2009, 09:59 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 3-February 09 From: orlando, fl Member No.: 10,017 Region Association: South East States  |
Hey. My name is Mike and im new here. Im only 17 but love cars and working on them. My dad owns a Porsche 914-4 1.8 and i want this car so bad but im about to go to college and he is saying if i dont have it running in 2 months hes going to sell it. This used to be my grandfathers and i would love to keep it in the family. it was fuel injected but my dad put a weber 32/36 dfav on it. its been sitting for about a year or so and when i try to start it it doesnt even make a sound. the lights go out when the key is turned to the start position and the stereo will stop. i wanna test the starter to see if thats the problem but i cant because i cant find it. can someone help me and tell me where the starter is?
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| Spoke |
Feb 10 2009, 01:34 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,079 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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Help us help you. Please do these simple tests and let us know what your results are:
Connect your voltmeter (If you don't have one, buy one, you'll need it again and again) POS lead on the big red wire on the starter and connect the NEG lead on the chassis, not the engine. Measure 12V. Connect the POS lead of your voltmeter to the little wire on the starter, and connect the NEG lead on the chassis. Turn the key to start and check the voltage. This should be 12V or so. If previous voltage is below 12V, remove the little wire from the starter and measure the voltage of the little wire to chassis when key is turned to start. If this voltage is not 12V, there is a problem with wiring or your ignition switch. |
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| Dr. Roger |
Feb 10 2009, 01:47 AM
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A bat out of hell. Group: Members Posts: 3,944 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Hercules, California Member No.: 3,533 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Spoke @ Feb 9 2009, 11:34 PM)  Help us help you. Please do these simple tests and let us know what your results are: Connect your voltmeter (If you don't have one, buy one, you'll need it again and again) POS lead on the big red wire on the starter and connect the NEG lead on the chassis, not the engine. Measure 12V. Connect the POS lead of your voltmeter to the little wire on the starter, and connect the NEG lead on the chassis. Turn the key to start and check the voltage. This should be 12V or so. If previous voltage is below 12V, remove the little wire from the starter and measure the voltage of the little wire to chassis when key is turned to start. If this voltage is not 12V, there is a problem with wiring or your ignition switch. Exactly. This can be a relatively easy fix. Just troubleshoot one step at a time. Keep up the good work. |
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| show15 |
Feb 14 2009, 03:17 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 3-February 09 From: orlando, fl Member No.: 10,017 Region Association: South East States |
ok well while i was waiting for the starter i put in the new ignoition coil and nothing happened so i put in the old coil and now it makes like the worlds worst clicking noise when the battery in on the charger. i know the battery is dead for a fact now. but when it is on the charger it should still work right? any ideas on this one?
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show15 914 Starter Feb 3 2009, 09:59 AM
Johny Blackstain Upper left side of the tranny, under the rear trun... Feb 3 2009, 10:02 AM
show15
Upper left side of the tranny, under the rear tru... Feb 3 2009, 10:08 AM Joe Sharp Hey Mike, :wttc: Yaeh what he said.
The starter i... Feb 3 2009, 10:07 AM show15
Hey Mike, :wttc: Yaeh what he said.
The starter ... Feb 3 2009, 10:10 AM Phoenix-MN
Hey. My name is Mike and im new here. Im only 17 ... Feb 3 2009, 10:31 AM Johny Blackstain
Read his original post :idea:
Sounds like bad/... Feb 3 2009, 11:03 AM ericread :agree: with all of the above.
First of all, BE C... Feb 3 2009, 10:42 AM Joe Sharp If you can still see the color of the wire it is y... Feb 3 2009, 10:56 AM McMark :agree: Check battery voltage. Feb 3 2009, 11:26 AM Todd Enlund Ground strap on the tranny? Feb 3 2009, 11:45 AM Joe Sharp
Ground strap on the tranny?
Yeah Todd, most peo... Feb 3 2009, 12:13 PM 9146986 Don't cut a hole in the trunk floor! I... Feb 3 2009, 03:28 PM ericread
Don't cut a hole in the trunk floor! I... Feb 3 2009, 09:58 PM McMark :agree: Don't cut the floor, learn something.... Feb 4 2009, 11:44 AM RJMII :wttc:
I agree, check the ground strap on the tr... Feb 4 2009, 12:26 PM Spoke Good luck trying to keep the car in the family. Yo... Feb 4 2009, 12:47 PM show15 i found the starter and its pretty rusted. it look... Feb 4 2009, 10:39 PM ericread
i found the starter and its pretty rusted. it loo... Feb 4 2009, 11:15 PM show15 its only like 40 bucks but ill try that and see wh... Feb 5 2009, 11:49 AM show15 well i got the new starter in and the same thing i... Feb 8 2009, 05:21 PM Joe Sharp You need to in stall a relay in between the igniti... Feb 8 2009, 06:34 PM Jeffs9146 There is a wireing diagram in this thread
Startin... Feb 8 2009, 06:54 PM show15 thanks. where can i get one? and is it hard to ins... Feb 9 2009, 12:25 AM Jeffs9146 Hot start is just a saying that we use to describe... Feb 9 2009, 12:06 PM ericread I just don't see this as a "hot start... Feb 9 2009, 09:10 PM Jeffs9146 Maybe, he said he replaced the starter so that sho... Feb 9 2009, 11:03 PM underthetire LOAD TEST THE BATTERY BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER... Feb 9 2009, 11:09 PM Jeffs9146 I figured he already did that.....lesson 101.914 T... Feb 10 2009, 12:25 AM Dr Evil Not exactly. If your battery will not hold a charg... Feb 14 2009, 03:54 PM dlee6204 I agree. Get a new battery. You won't be abl... Feb 14 2009, 04:31 PM |
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