From: James at Pelican Parts [james@pelicanparts.com] Sent: Monday, June 07, 1999 2:46 PM To: Dave Darling Cc: pleather@together.net Subject: Re: Lost 914 omppph Let me add: don't forget to do a comprehensive check for vacume/intake leaks. james Dave Darling wrote: > >> From: pleather@together.net [mailto:pleather@together.net] > >> Sent: Saturday, June 05, 1999 4:54 AM > >> To: pelicanparts@csi.com > >> Subject: Lost 914 omppph > >> > >> > >> I think I need your help here. Just took my 76 914 2.0L with stock > >> fuel > >> injection out of storage,warmed it up and went for a short spin(12m.) > >> Came home,let car cool,then went oout again to top off fuel tank.Got > >> about 3 m. from gas station accelerating hard (but not up to red line) > >> when the power left me.Like someone flipped a switch and there was no > >> pick up left.Engine keeps running and idles ok but exhaust note sounds > >> throatier and there may be a new hiss in engine bay that I can't locate. > >> Car had been stored for 3 years but had been started several times a > >> year > >> and given a little excercise. > >> Any common problems I should check first before I think the worst and > >> get out the compression tester? > >> Sunny summer days are no time to go limping around in a half running > >> car. I need my Vroooooom back. HELP> > > Doug-- > No good ideas off the top of my head. I would suggest that the > compression tester and at least an inspection of the rocker arms--if not > a full valve adjustment--is not a bad first step. Then start checking out > the ignition system. Verify timing and dwell, condition of the points, > make sure there is a ground braid between the points plate and the distri- > butor body, make sure the spark looks good, etc. > When you hav the plugs out for the compression check, take a look > at the color. This can help you figure out if the mixture is OK in that > cylinder. > You might also see if there is one cylinder that is not contribu- > ting to the engine. Pull plug wires--with insulated-handled pliers, that > stray voltage can REALLY zap you!--one by one. If any wire does not make > the car idle any differently, it is a dead or nearly-dead cylinder. > Then start running through the FI diagnostic stuff. Check Kjell > Nelin's D-jet article on the 914 Fan Page . > Hmm, maybe fuel pressure? A pressure gauge on the high-pressure > fuel circuit (there is sometimes an extra port available on one fuel rail > or the other) can tell you if you're not getting fuel for some reason. > (Kinked hose is the most benign reason.) > > Good luck! > > --DD > > Dave Darling 74 914 2.0 (decapitated) > darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov > "OFF WITH ITS HEADS!"