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- Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:56 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Things to do before i start the car?
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I think it all depends on what condition your gas tank is in. Was there old gas in it? Or was it dry? You really have to get a good look in there. Sometimes there fine, other times they need to be dropped and boiled. If there is rust and gunk in there...that's no good.. If it looks okay, change the ...
- Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:30 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Things to do before i start the car?
- Replies: 12
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wkohler is right......If it's been sitting that long, and it wasn't stored properly, the tank probably needs to be cleaned and the fuel lines are also most likely torched and the fuel pump might be dead as well and an old filter. You should definitely check all that stuff and then move on from there...
- Fri Sep 10, 2010 2:08 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Things to do before i start the car?
- Replies: 12
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- Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:43 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: ODOMETERGEARS/JEFF
- Replies: 13
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Got around to it last week and it was pretty much what you all said. Got in there with a clothes hanger and scraped out a bunch of deposit until it trickled then ran.... Flushed and ran a few times, let it sit over night. Did it again the next morning and got half as much, but still enough to be gla...
- Sun Aug 08, 2010 3:40 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: ODOMETERGEARS/JEFF
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6982
Once again..................................... Thanks Mike, and Blaise. Thought it would be a much quicker deal, and had already done the brake+master a few days ago. Work weekends and Mondays and didn't have the time to mess with it. I'll get back in there in a couple days. I should have known as ...
- Fri Aug 06, 2010 10:38 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: ODOMETERGEARS/JEFF
- Replies: 13
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Does the hole come straight down or flow from the sides?
Thanks Blaise, How far does the hole go back? It kind of looked like it went back about an inch and came from the sides. Does is go back a couple/ three inches and come straight down? Looked like threads ended and went back half an inch? Means I definitely have some sludge back there. Need to pull i...
- Fri Aug 06, 2010 5:07 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: ODOMETERGEARS/JEFF
- Replies: 13
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Uh-oh.......
So, got under there, got the bolt off......it was very corroded.....popped a long screw driving through it all. Nothing came out.......Took off the cap on the expansion reservoir.....nothing......Sprayed some PB blaster in there and scaped out more crud. I was just going to flush it like I did a cou...
- Fri Aug 06, 2010 2:04 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: ODOMETERGEARS/JEFF
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6982
- Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:40 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: ODOMETERGEARS/JEFF
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6982
- Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:41 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Fan clutch
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10471
- Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:12 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Fan clutch
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10471
Your temp gauge is different than mine. I can't remember, but isn't your car a 78', or it is a 77'? Mine has 3 white lines and split into quarters, not thirds. Once again, I THINK I remember reading that these cars are suppose to run hot. There was a website server change last year and many older po...
- Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:36 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: New Brake Master Cylinder has bigger grommets and inlet port
- Replies: 6
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Well, got it all putting together and finished bleeding it all this morning;. Took her for a spin, and what a difference! Pedal goes about a 1/3 of the distance it did, maybe have way. Nice feeling not having the pedal go to the floor anymore.... The reman. calipers I received also ended up being AT...
- Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:27 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Difference between early and late front calipers?
- Replies: 5
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- Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:15 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Fan clutch
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10471
hey Blaise Excuse my rants. I can talk better than I can wrench.... I really do wish I had the shop and knowledge you did. You an engineer of some sort? You know BMW. Anyways, I'm pretty sure if you've cleaned the radiator all out, especially with the acid, and you bleed it correctly and such, your ...
- Sat Jul 31, 2010 3:45 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Fan clutch
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10471
Hey Blaise, Not nearly as mechanically inclined as yourself, but have a 78' and been reading through here for a while and this is what I know. The best thing to do is do find one from an E28. I'm thinking you saw that in the FAQ. I'm also thinking you flushed out the system already when you got your...