Very Frustrated
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:48 pm
So I've been reading STF for a while and learning what I can and listening to the radio program and I finally decided to convert the 1.7 914 engine that I bought over a year ago locally for $250 into an upright engine for my daily driver bug which currently has a stock single port, dual relief type 1 in it. I bought the DTM and the econoheader and tonight I started to take the heads off so I could send them to Len tomorrow and get the discount from the radio show. The right head came off fine and looks to be in pretty good shape from what I've read and seen on the internet. So I start taking off the left head and everything is going fine... and then one of the head studs pulls right out of the block--the the third one in on the top. It's an EA case with the stock Q heads. The history of the engine is unknown--I don't know how much mileage or how it was driven, though I was told it did run when taken out of the 914 it came out of (the guy who I bought it from had put a chevy engine into his 914 ).
At any rate, what are my options? I have very limited experience--basically I've watched the BugMe videos (including the Type 4 ones) and I've read the forums for a couple of years. I do all the basic maintenance on my daily driver type 1.
Is my type 4 case shot? Or can you do case savers on type 4's like on type 1's? Would I do better just to save up for another year and buy a whole kit (and a case) from Jake? My type 1 runs perfectly as it is so waiting and saving is a possiblity. Or is getting a used case and having the heads done, getting a new cam and lifters and p/c's, bearings and rebuilding with the rest of what I have a better (cheaper) way to go? Thanks in advance for any input--I've gained a lot of knowledge from everyone over the years. Sorry for the long post--I came in right after the stud pulled and posted this.
At any rate, what are my options? I have very limited experience--basically I've watched the BugMe videos (including the Type 4 ones) and I've read the forums for a couple of years. I do all the basic maintenance on my daily driver type 1.
Is my type 4 case shot? Or can you do case savers on type 4's like on type 1's? Would I do better just to save up for another year and buy a whole kit (and a case) from Jake? My type 1 runs perfectly as it is so waiting and saving is a possiblity. Or is getting a used case and having the heads done, getting a new cam and lifters and p/c's, bearings and rebuilding with the rest of what I have a better (cheaper) way to go? Thanks in advance for any input--I've gained a lot of knowledge from everyone over the years. Sorry for the long post--I came in right after the stud pulled and posted this.