1970 914

[blue88]

Hello Everyone, I just received a 1970 914 from a family member who passed and i have figured out how to open both front hood door and rear trunk lid. However, I can't seem to figure out how to open the panel above the engine compartment. I will need to charge battery and do some basic maintenance to get it running. Thanks in advance.
Blue88

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

There should be a pull-knob just behind and below the driver's left elbow. The knob comes out of the back pad, sticking forward. Pull it and the engine lid should pop open.

--DD

[blue88]

Originally Posted by Dave at Pelican Parts

There should be a pull-knob just behind and below the driver's left elbow. The knob comes out of the back pad, sticking forward. Pull it and the engine lid should pop open.

--DD

Thank you very much Dave. Found it.

[Craig_D]

Let's see some pictures!

[blue88]

So... battery all good and charged up. It will turn over.. but not even a hint of starting. I put some fresh gas in. Any ideas on what to check? New to the 914 world.

Plan to pull a plug and ground it to see if any spark first.. then i guess is their a way to check fuel pressure on these?

Any other advice would be appreciated.

Blue88

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Back to basics time!

I recommend using an extra spark plug to check spark so you don't have the chamber open--just in case there is any fuel/air mixture in there. Less chance of fire that way.

If the tailpipe smells of fuel after you've been cranking the starter for some time, fuel's getting into the intake. If not, it still might be... You can check by removing the injectors from one side of the engine (held in by one M6 nut--10mm wrench size--each) and sticking them in jars. If you have someone else who can turn the key, you can even look for the spray pattern as well as seeing if any fuel comes out. Or you can just go back and look afterward to see if any fuel is in the jar[s].

A compression test will tell you if you've got air going in and getting squished. A quick "poor man's compression test" involves listening to the starter while it is cranking the motor. If you have one cylinder with zero compression, the starter will not make noise when that cylinder is on the compression stroke, so you will have a pattern of "RR-RR-RR-..-RR-RR-RR-.." when the starter is cranking.

You check fuel pressure on these cars by hooking up a pressure gauge into the high-pressure loop of the fuel system. That being anything "downstream" of the fuel pump and "upstream" of the fuel pressure regulator, which of course includes all of the fuel injectors. One easy-ish place to put the gauge is in place of the cold start valve. The fuel pressure should get up to 29 PSI while the starter is cranking over.

--DD

[blue88]

Thanks Dave. Let you know how it goes...