Re: [MBZ] Mag case

2006-03-06 Thread David Brodbeck
Peter Frederick wrote: The 914 and (worse) the 916 were known for engine fires -- engine compartment was very hot, and degraded the injection lines, causing fuel leaks. Boom. The 914 was also infamous for rust, at least in the areas I lived in where the roads were heavily salted. They

Re: [MBZ] Mag case

2006-03-05 Thread RELNGSON
Magnesium is another story. My 914-6 had a mag engine case. Leaked. Burns nicely, once you git 'er goin'. Water not much help. RLE

Re: [MBZ] Mag case

2006-03-05 Thread John Berryman
On Mar 5, 2006, at 12:57 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Magnesium is another story. My 914-6 had a mag engine case. Leaked. Burns nicely, once you git 'er goin'. Water not much help. RLE I had a 914-6 and a 1.7 4 also. Fun cars to drive. I was tempted to bid on a 6 on e-bay last year

Re: [MBZ] Mag case

2006-03-05 Thread Peter Frederick
The 914 and (worse) the 916 were known for engine fires -- engine compartment was very hot, and degraded the injection lines, causing fuel leaks. Boom. I saw one last year at a tire store waiting for new tires -- pretty litlle cars, getting very rare now. Peter