Today my fan dug in to my radiator when accelerating to 6k rpm while coupled.
So I think I'll give the upgrade to viscous coupling a try, after I manage to find a new rad.
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- Sun Mar 27, 2016 2:20 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Running hot when cold
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- Wed Mar 02, 2016 8:53 am
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- Topic: stuck clutch on a '79 528i
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I know that this was a frequent issue on the 2002. People would even store them with the clutch pedal pushed in. - if it would happen to me - and assuming that the mechanism is actually still working, I'd try to break it loose on a piece of empty road by accelerating hard with the clutch pressed.. N...
- Wed Mar 02, 2016 8:47 am
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- Topic: Temperature guage to low on M10 518
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- Mon Jan 04, 2016 4:54 am
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- Topic: Dashboard directional indicator flasher lamp goes out.
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- Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:40 am
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- Topic: Dashboard directional indicator flasher lamp goes out.
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Re: Dashboard directional indicator flasher lamp goes out.
Some said that it is a worn flasher relay, I found out that good bulbs, good electrical connections and also charging voltage in my car makes the difference between working / not working. Or pressing the brake pedal or not...
- Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:27 am
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- Topic: Pertronix Ignition?
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- Wed Dec 02, 2015 1:23 pm
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- Topic: Running hot when cold
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Well the original clutch was in there from 1976 up to 2012, that would be 36 years, and covering 2 or 3 hundreds of thousands of kilometers. Not exactly what I would call a weak design. I've seen several newer viscous models go wrong - but I see their advantage, they always apply some torque to the ...
- Wed Dec 02, 2015 10:01 am
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- Topic: Running hot when cold
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- Wed Dec 02, 2015 3:51 am
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- Topic: Starter motor not disengaging - how to remove starter ?
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- Wed Dec 02, 2015 3:10 am
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- Topic: Running hot when cold
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Running hot when cold
This year I've put the original engine in the car - a 528 evil Zenith carb e12. And I have a strange cooling issue. When it was hot outside, the engine would warm up, the thermostat would open, temperature would raise a bit more, a bit over the first line above the middle. Just enough to panic me. B...
- Wed Nov 25, 2015 4:30 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Remedy for hackjob de-smog?
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- Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:21 am
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- Topic: Remedy for hackjob de-smog?
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He said he wanted M1.3 for fuel only, not spark. Spoiler alert: You can't use M1.3 for fuel only. You need references from both the crank and #6 spark plug wire to fire the injectors, which IS spark(ignition). You would want two DMEs, two harnesses in the engine compartment, etc? Why would you? It ...
- Fri Nov 06, 2015 10:41 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: cigarette lighter and rear defrost not working
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- Fri Nov 06, 2015 10:38 am
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- Topic: How to tighten side reversing mirrors? (1976 530i)
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Observe drawing in link below: http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E12/Europe/528-M30/L-M/may1976/browse/vehicle_trim/outside_mirror/ There should be a small screw (part# 7) on the base of the mirror, covered by the rubber seal #5. If you undo that screw, you should be able to take off the mirror and ...
- Fri Oct 30, 2015 3:51 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Fan belt and various other problems
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- Views: 3571