fuel systems,fuel lines,..and fires..., The very next project you should do!!!! Options

[ME733]

Well for what it,s worth I would like to make a comment addressed to everyone about ......FIRES and destroyed cars...After doing some reading on 914 world, and other places it seems to be an unfortunate occurance, too often, that an otherwise beautiful car, just burns to the ground,into a virtural pile of unsalvagable parts.a crispy critter. I would like to recommend that the FIRST PROJECT YOU DO NEXT...is to throughly check every part on your fuel and fuel delivery system to ensure that there are zero leaks,and tight fittings,with new, er,ish, good fuel lines.Do not neglict the gas tank,or fuel pump, and filters..suspect everything, assume nothing... jump in and make your suggestions,and recommendations or comment.

[Tom]

Couldn't agree more! I dropped my engine right after I got the car to repair oil leaks and replaced all of the rubber fuel lines and braided lines under the tank and replaced the fuel filter. Some were in poor condition. It only takes one! At the same time replaced all of the vacuum lines.
Back in the 70's, when I had my first 914, I was going down the road with the top off and myself and my friend kept feeling cool small drops fall on our arms. What the heck we thought. No rain, no clouds. A few seconds more and them we could smell the gas. Key off, drift to shoulder and pop the engine lid. Wow, gas everywhere. One of the small lines from the fuel rail to the injector on the passenger side had cracked and was spitting gas into the air. I had an extinguisher and got it out. Didn't have a fire, thank god. Did have some great electrical tape and effected a repair. Started it up and had no leak, so drove it 5 miles home. Maybe in retrospect, not the best idea, but made it ok. Got all of the necessary fuel line and replaced every rubber line. The car was only 5 years old. Imagine what shape the fuel lines are in some of the cars we are buying now. I have always wondered what would have been the result if I had not had the top off and not felt the drops and smelled gas. Probably a good idea to replace these every 5 years or so.
Tom