My '78 530i has been my daily driver for just over 2 months now. It seems that the fuses for the right low and high beams aren't making the greatest connection as they intermittently switch off and I have to pull over, open the hood and wiggle the fuse and they'll immediately switch on.
I am ...
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- Fri Dec 13, 2013 2:41 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Low and High Beams Intermittently Switching Off
- Replies: 1
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- Fri Dec 13, 2013 2:06 am
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: No start!
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Is the alternator on your car the original Bosch one? I recently had to replace my alternator in my '78 530i because a friend of mine was helping me install a new battery and (GASP) somehow we managed to hook it up backwards, subsequently frying the alternator. If yours is the Bosch alternator, it ...
- Thu Jun 27, 2013 6:28 pm
- Forum: Tech Forum
- Topic: Thermal Reactor
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5027
Thermal Reactor
I purchased a 1978 530i a few months ago and it's been sitting in my back yard ever since. I have not yet saved the funds to get it on the road. I am unfamiliar with most of the mechanical workings of the engine, and I was wondering if there was a surefire way to tell if this 530i does indeed have a ...