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My new toy, Just joined the wonderful world of 914 owners |
BillC |
May 4 2015, 03:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 24-April 15 From: Silver Spring, MD Member No.: 18,667 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Howdy,
I just bought my first 914 this past Saturday. Had a nice drive back from Ohio to Maryland with it, got about 30 mpg at "highway" speeds. It's a '73 1.7, and it's pretty original. Still running the stock fuel injection. It has a few issues, mostly minor, the biggest one is that the first gear synchro is shot. I just sent Dr. Evil a PM to order his 901 rebuild DVD. My plan is to fix as many of the issues as I can in my spare time, and just drive it around and enjoy it. I think the synchro is going to be the first "big" project. Then, I'll work on adding heat and maybe swaybars over time. Anyways, here are a couple of pics the previous owner took. Attached image(s) |
struckn |
May 4 2015, 08:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,069 Joined: 9-November 11 From: South Central York Pennsyvania Member No.: 13,764 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
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Very original looking 914 in a cool color, congrats....they're a lot of fun and best with the top off IMO. First Gear is a common thing to get use too. I'm thinking you may want to search the posts about first gear grinding and causes, may not be the sync. Common causes are linkage or clutch cable out of adjustment and worn bushings in the path of the shift rod back to the tranny. When you shift to first try to shift to second first and as you slow down just before stopping, down shift to first......standard 914 procedure. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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