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I did it on a Bavaria long ago. Pretty straightforward except I neglected to do the evaporator drain hole. A few weeks after installation I heard this sound of water hitting a fan. Then soon I got some splashing up on my feet. Ooops. Not wanting to R and R the whole thing I improvised, which worked ...

I am emphatically not an upholsterer, but I've done a bunch of seat work. One thing in particular is repadding. I hate that blasted horsehair, aside from it always falling apart to me it's not very comfortable. So I've used foam, a variety of foam in a variety of places. It is hard to get it not to ...

Well, it would be more effective if you opened the hoses at the pump, but since you don't want to go that way do it like on A/Ts. Siphon the fluid out of the reservoir not once but 2 or 3 times to change most of the fluid. Obviously run it briefly inbetween changes.

I’ve had a Chinese made aluminum radiator in my Ford truck for about 4 years and it’s been fine. I doubt this would be a drop-in replacement for an e12 but you never know. It looks close at least. Yeah, first thing I noticed was just one plug for the coolant temp switches. No big deal, but just one...

Never used one but I've seen them for sale for a few years. A nice alternative for the slightly custom installation of the E28 radiator for improved cooling, presumably.

You should have power going to the coil with the ignition on. Really that's all you need. If you want to replicate the old starter, you would want a full 12 V going to the coil, ONLY WHILE CRANKING! Not once it's started, not switched with the ignition, not when the engine is cold, only while cranki...

No worries on etiquette, we're just trying to solve problems. For clarity you might add a couple of paragraph breaks between things. OK, on the wire going to the coil, it's only used during starting to give a hotter spark during starting. It should fire up and run fine without it, but they did put i...

10 hours? Wow. It's not a 20 minute job, but that's a long time. Whatever. This thread has a lot of detail on it that I think all applies. https://www.bmw2002faq.com/forums/topic/101511-bosch-sr441x-starter-wiring-question-solved/ You shouldn't hear the solenoid spinning, it's an electromagnet that ...

I've always looked towards wider rather than taller tires. Problem today is there's not many choices left in 14". In the past I've run 225-60/14s, but not anything taller.

It might be one of those things that only comes with a new cable. But if it just screws on, why not buy a new cable and just use that part of it? That way at least you wouldn't be into the tranny.

Your pictures are too small to really be able to tell much from them, but going off your description I'm guessing what you mean. And I found the following. It's kind of a dead end on Realoem, but search the part number and it does come up elsewhere, just not Realoem. Currently one on ebay for $70 or...

Thanks Mike! The PO actually soldered a new, flat fuse in there and the connection was lose. When I bumped into it, the blower started going. Not sure how to get the AC going. It is only the upper fan that runs It can be done. The '80 E24 I once had was a mess in there, the rotary switch had melted...

I'm pretty sure when turned to max, it bypasses that circuit board and the big power transistor, a 2955 IIRC.

Sometimes bearing shops will surprise you with what they carry if you can get it out without destroying it. Again, all they can do is say no.

It appears it would be fuse 14 on E12 528i's. E24s of course are somewhat different, especially in the heat and A/C with that goofy variable speed blower, but 14 is a starting point. It should be a blue, 25A fuse. Blower motors do die also, either because the bearings seize up or the brushes just we...