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Thanks for the info. In that case I have the 265/6 unit. Any idea what they sell for or is there even a demand for them? I sometimes see similar Getrags go for $1400 or more on Ebay but they are usually in Lithuania or Greece.

many years ago. Would it be called a 265 or 262? and what is the E12 Getrag 4 spd numbered as? Thanks Karl

I haven't used it for heater controls but it is a cream like grease that looks like it is unlikely to get sticky and dry out. Just my thoughts there may e synthetic grease available that would do as well.

Try 00 Lubriplate.

I'm going to use this car as a winter car. Up here we have a heater element in the block for -30 Celcius temps. It's a little too soon to be plugging it in now but when I did plug it in the other night to test the block heater the car fired up right away in the morning. This leads me to believe that...

Well I got that wrong. It's been awhile since I worked on this car. I just read Peter Florence's article on the L-Jet system and now I'm thinking the Coolant temperature sensor in the thermostat may have corrosion on it and that is causing the problem.

I just remembered about the cold start valve ..... was that the "Jules Verne device?"....seems to me I rebuilt one many years ago and it is on my other car.....it might be worth my while to swap that one in?

On the first start of the day on my 530i it does not fire up right away but takes till about the third turn of the key. before it fires up. The battery is new and fully charged and the motor is tuned up. The car starts up perfectly after the motor is warmed up. Just wondered if there was something I...

That's good to know. The owner of the 528e says the belt was changed so that's a good sign. If I remember correctly when I had a shop install the 5 speed in the 530i they took the speedo gear out of the 4 speed to use. Does that sound right to you?

Yah it's probably not a practical idea. I might buy the 528e anyway. It has the 5spd with a shift kit. The story behind it is it has been sitting for 2 years because of a no start condition. Other than that it is in pretty decent shape. I googled 528e no start and read about a guy who replaced many ...

Would the M30 block fit. I'm still trying to find a use for my 530i engine with 5spd from my wrecked car. (the 5 speed that I put in the wrecked 530i was from a 528E) Is this doable as I know of a 528E with an unknown motor problem that is going for cheap?

Yah you need tiny fingers and a tiny wench!

Thanks Mike

So to reverse flush the heater core I go thru the cold on the top,correct?

Which hose is inlet and which is outlet?