D&G Swap Meet

[sean_V8_914]

the recurring theme I encountered was " I wanted to bring my 914 but the *&^%$!!!".... Many beautiful 914s were there to provide great inspiration to those of us who did not bring theirs. Thanks to all who organized this gathering. I met some cool folks and scored on some good parts deals. I got back to San Diego, did not even off load my great swap meet scored parts when I was back on my 914 working. Ahh, the life of a 1.8 L jet. thanks Glen

[skline]

Hey Sean, I really wanted to go but did not want to go without mine again. I just got it running last week with the new engine but it has a strange noise when it gets warmed up like something hitting on the sheet metal when it decelerates. I just don’t trust it yet to go a long way. It is really strong with lots of low end torque and smooth. But the noise is really bugging me. I spent all day Sunday working on cars. The noise is still there but only when it gets warmed up and it doesn’t do it when you accelerate. I will figure it out eventually and hopefully see you at one of the other events. Maybe this weekend at Pomona? Sorry I missed you.

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Wild guess--
Check the routing of the vacuum advance and retard lines. Could they be swapped?

--DD

[skline]

Probably a good guess if I had them. I am running dual 40 Dellorto carbs on 76 heads with tubes and caps to plug the air injection ports. I think that may be the culprit but I have not had time to get in and try another type of plug yet. The noise is quite loud the warmer the engine gets and it sounds like a metal to metal hit. More like something slapping the sheet metal rather than a rod knock or piston slap. The air injection ports are plugged with little hollow pipes and then capped and I think they are made of brass. Could this be my problem? Anyone have any experience with this in the past? Open for suggestions.

[mike95125]

Hey Sean,
Welcome to the board. I'll post my pics this weekend (barring any tech problems).