1974 914 1.8, the mystery of the EC-A and EC-B Options

[wonkipop]

i'll be dropping the information we have gathered over Dec 2021 in with a set of posts.

the material was prompted by mr b ( @JeffBowlsby ) who observed that for the 74 MY there was an EC-A and an EC-B engine. mr b's thought was that the EC-A was a 49 states car and and EC-B was a californian car for emissions.

mr b's view was rational and reasoned. 73 EA engines are 49 states. 73 EB engines are california. 75 engines are documented in factory literature as EC-a (49 states) and EC-b (california). the logic should follow?

BUT

as per the mystery of the 914, the truth about 74 1.8s turns out stranger than fiction (or common sense?).

the material is not necessary to running a 1.8 or having fun with a 14. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

its for historical purposes and as information to 74 1.8 owners to assist with restoration if they want it.

[Van B]

Not really. You said you could figure exactly the number of ‘75 models, right? So the remainder would be ‘74 1.8’s produced in 1974.

[wonkipop]

Not really. You said you could figure exactly the number of ‘75 models, right? So the remainder would be ‘74 1.8’s produced in 1974.

i've already done it for you mate.
its on page 4 of this thread.
got you the exact number of 1974 1.8s 10,452.

the figure was inclusive of euro 1.8s which i cannot separate out.
(you can waterboard me to interrogate the maths, its all up there for airforce scrutiny).

i got you exact breakdown figures for 75 1.8 L jets and 75 1.8 euros which i could do off engine numbers.
my kremlin source leaked a dossier on those.


steve's smokescreen of beer labels distracted you.

now you can order an airstrike on URO parts.


EDIT
a bonus for you, since i failed to provide military grade intelligence on 74 L jet numbers - and i know you want to slip some 1,8 euro pistons in yours.
glove box manual for uk 75.
respected owners enough to tell them to lubricate the distributor.
don't think those of us with USA cars were trusted to do that?
(no retard on vac can! - poms still loved NOX and pea soup fog).




check out the use of the word "bonnet" in guidance to lubricate the rear trunk lid rollers.
thats a pure bit of pommy lingo.
our USA booklets call it a rear lid hinge.
these booklets are so tuned to the language of their markets. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

i must admit i can still remember my mothers' datsun 180B handbook written in Japlish - which she would put in front of me at the dinner table and ask me what it meant. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)