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On Tue, 27 May 1997, Lucas Penner wrote: > I have been working on this same project for awhile. My type IV motor was > supposed to have come from a 914 but I think it is actually from a VW > (maybe a 412?!). The motor is in the car, I am still tracking down a left > intake manifold so I haven't run it yet. The fit is pretty tight and with > carbs you'll never close the lid. Since I haven't even bought a car yet, this whole topic may be premature, but I find it interesting anyway. I have a few questions - what type of rear engine mount did you use (bus, stock type III, or ??)? The 914 uses 2 rubber "hockey pucks" spaced on either side of the oil pump. The mounts attach to the case via 2 L brackets. What type of carbs are you using that doesn't allow the engine lid to close? Since the early Tyoe III's used dual single barrel carbs, shouldn't this work on a type IV motor too (and allow the lid to close)? What about the rest of the tin, did it fit OK? Did you use bus, 411, or 914 tin? > Anybody have any tips on the correct method of breaking in new rings, > bearings & heads? I've heard that you shoudl vary the rpm up from idle to 2500rpm and back down upon the first startup. Check out the Hoover Sermons. **************************************************************************** Dirk Wright wright@pioneer.uspto.gov 1971 BMW 2002 "I speak for myself and not my employer." 1974 Porsche 914 2.0 "A real hifi glows in the dark and has horns." 1965 Goodman House ****************************************************************************