Let's save another 914, and get it decent., Probably need advice from you old school 914 folk Options

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So here is the rust on this one. It's a 75 cali car it's entire life.

Get the worst over to begin. Let us take a look at the hell hole. It was solid, and even passed teh screwdriver/hammer test....

*until* it soaked in metal ready a while... then the screwdriver test started picking out giant holes which you see here. It is still soaking, and has been on/off for days not to eat away more to see what metal is truly left. Next step is a grinder or non-hand tool of sorts to break deep into the pitting and see what truly is through.

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This car has a new head/head(s) on at least the drivers side? 1.8L but I could have eaten off the floors and I saw what looked like a large wide valve guide that was brand new.


I have 1 blue injector with a different part # from my 3 beige injectors. Weird.

I think this thing may have a rebuilt motor or something.

Replaced the 30+ year old fuel rail to injector rubber lines last night. One of them broke wiggling/removing and I am glad I did this. Talk about fire hazard.

Remove the intake manifold half on that side, put 4 hose clamps on the rubber bits going to the plenum. Not sure why this was not done factory? That expands/contracts and probably leaks vacuum.

Replaced the injector o-rings which were semi fresh. and the large rubber o-rings on the injector holders which were at least 20 years old.

Used hondabond ht on the intake manifold gasket, removed the crappy paper layer cleaned up the phenolic plastic spacer and applied hondabond ht lightly to both sides.


Leak free and ready for service on one side of the motor.


The distributor drama I posted another thread about....... removed the trunk lid myself to knee down in the trunk and work that way on the motor.