914 stuff you should know..but no one tells you, A 914Club membership exclusive benefit.. Options

[JeffBowlsby]

You will only find these tips here on the 914Club, and you can contribute by posting 914 hints to help other 914 owners.

There are some things you should know about fixing, maintaining and upgrading your 914 that may seem obvious to some, but they are not written down in any manual, in any instructions you may get with parts or on any website. Here are some of mine:

1. Liberally pack the pilot bearing in the flywheel with wheel bearing grease or it will grind everytime you let the clutch in/out and wear out the bearing prematurely.

2. Liberally lube the clutch and throttle cables with wheel bearing grease when feeding them into their guide tubes so they operate smoothly and don't bind or abraid.

3. Liberally lube replacement suspension bushings incluing sway bar bushings or they will squeak.

4. Use a plastic bag under your wheel bolt wrench/socket and your wheels/lugs wont get bunged up.

5. Change all fuses and clean all electrical grounds and relay contacts every couple years as regular maintenance becasue they easily corrode, to avoid hard to find problems and dim lights and hard engine starting.

6. Routinely replace clutch and throttle cables about every 4 years to avoid being stranded. Thats only how long they will last, everything else is borrowed time. Always use a mirror to examine the cables at the front of the tunnel...or you tangle the cables everytime.

7. Just remove the rear trunk lid male latch piece...you dont need the latch to keep the lid down and then you wont ever have to break into the rear trunk...what a major pain.

8. Retighten the fuel injection fuel line clamps at every oil change...they loosen up and might start a 914 BBQ.

9. Liberally lube the shift linkage bushing contact points, to make shifting smoother and easier. Be sure your shift linkage covers are in place, they are there to keep dirt and grit out.

So what can you tell us... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

Do these things or your 914 may rebel and turn into this...

[SirAndy]

QUOTE (bowlsby @ May 5 2005, 06:37 PM)

So what can you tell us...  :D

- you can use the original wires for the fuel pump when you convert to carbs.
all you need to do is add one wire to the relay board that grounds out a pin of the connector that went to the FI brain ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)

- you can run the rear sway bar "upside-down" to avoid it hitting the trunk floor. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)

- the front stock mounting holes for the early pass. seat can be used to secure the late style seat rails for upgrading a early car to later style moveable pass. seat. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)

- early doors are *much* lighter! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/boldblue.gif)

- aluminum crossmembers flex! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

- do *not* sandblast your entire car! don't! even if it sounds like a good idea at the time ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif)

- the dizzy drive shaft *can* be mounted 180 deg. off! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif)

- with a agressive cam, you'll need to adjust your vales different from the normal procedure or they won't work right! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)

- the best way to open a rear trunk lock when the key is lost is a metal coat hook ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)

- a late style main wiring harness can be made to work in an early style car! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)

- the wrong screws (too long) for your center repository can interfere with your shift-rod! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

- the heater light on the center tunnel next to the sifter is the most common cause for the blow fuse that leaves you with a dark gauge cluster ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif)

- the 914-6 windshield washer pump is simply a 911 unit, no need to pay big bucks for it! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool.gif)

- there *IS* a light for the trunk and engine-comp! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool_shades.gif)

- early cars had a 3rd seat option with additional lap belts for the center seat

- no production 914 ever had a porsche crest on the hood ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smoke.gif)

- if you have a street driven car and you do occassional AX events, take out the seat cushion of your stock seat for your runs to give you some side support ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)

- if you have a street driven car and you do occassional AX events, and you have the later style retracteable seatbelts, put a knot in them on the top part to prevent them from moving ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)

- if your accel cable brakes, remove it from the tunnel towards the engine bay and run it over the targa bar inside and use it for hand-throttle to get you home ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/driving.gif)

- if your shift-linkage comes lose, put the car in gear by hand at the transmission (put something on the clutch pedal to keep it down while you select gear) and limp it home ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif)

- the trip-o-meter reset button is under the dash! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

- the brake MC has a reset button to get rid of that annoying blinking light ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool.gif)

- the round relays from the relay board also work on the headlights (and vice-versa)! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smoke.gif)

- there is a access hole behind the front bumper to release the front trunk lock ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif)


i'm sure there's more, but my TeeKillYa is getting warm ...
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beer3.gif) Andy