Search found 98 matches

My battery is under the rear seat (deleted) and the ground run to chassis through a rear seat belt anchor (everything cleaned to bare metal). I'm going to run a ground strap from the engine to the st ...

Good odds that its the idle circuit - most likely idle jets are too small but follow the instructions on best lean idle to dial it in. Main jets for mid range and air jets to tweak the high end.

h ...

CD

Battery 100% charge and alternator 100% - no deflection on ammeter when running electric windows and battery fully charge after driving.

The starter solenoid is new and the starter serviced i ...

The bracket is attached to the tub by 4 little tack welds and who knows what preparation was done at the factory. Pretty optimistic on my part as the primary ground for the whole car but it was so ea ...

My battery is under the rear seat and is grounded to the arm rest support bracket - bare metal contact and tight bolt. Are there differences in the strength of the ground in different locations? I s ...

Getting the idle circuit is the absolute key to making the 38/38 pull smoothly for in town driving to about 2500 rpm. Get it right and the stumble disappears. Read the "best lean idle" guide from su ...

Assuming you have gas at 3 psi to the carb, follow the tuning procedure on the attached link. Should help.

http://www.redlineweber.com/html/Tech/38_dgas_tunning.htm

You like clouds?

Given the improvement in tire construction, compounds and profiles I wonder if the recommended tire pressure that came from BMW is still the optimum. Guess trial and error to see what works best is o ...

Assuming you don't have a compelling reason to change - I would'nt.

The electric pump (Carter) I have in 73CS is like the mother of all mosquitos that never stops buzzing. I have tried various m ...

Toby - do I take it that the diameter of the backing plate is large enough to not rub the larger rotor? I haven't tried any trial assembly so far but just assumed the lip would have to be trimmed. G ...

Thanks Clay - I'll go with small town tight since it's all I know.

If I can find a simple and clean way to trim the backers I'll try that otherwise - they are toast.

Doug

Couple of questions not addressed in the FAQ on Vented Brakes Upgrade.

Will the non tii backer plates still work with the larger rotors?

What is the thickness required to shim the calipers to ce ...

Thought it was terminal 12 (solid green) to + on the coil.

Having completed the removal of all smog wiring and plumbing and with the help of some knowledgeable friends the car - 76 Sahara - is back on the road. What I don't have is the wiring from the coolan ...

I'm in Canada. Land of the taxed to death.

You can definitely get the same engine to run well (though not the same) on a range of octane with variations in the tune and set up.

One thing that I haven't heard mentioned is using a wide b ...

Blunt - what brand of pads do you use front and rear for street use?

For E21 info and forum

http://www.bmwe21.net/forum/index.php

I have this Carter on my 73CS. Be prepared for the mosquito on steroids buzz from the trunk.

Wire to the #12 fuse (I believe correct on '02) so everything turns on with the key but wire in an in ...

Before pulling the whole thing apart, check the alignment of the drive shaft which I assume is two piece with a centre bearing hanger. You may get lucky and find adjusting that will help.

Good luc ...

Remember that this is a conversion from auto to 5spd and the auto is actually 2.056" longer then the 5spd. Surprised me too!

I’m just about finished reassembling the drive train of my 1976 2002a after converting to a 5spd. In the process of doing this I dropped both front and rear sub frames and replaced all the bushings a ...

Polyethylene is great stuff for this use. These look like they are made to fit with fender flares. For us stock wheel arches types can this be heated and reformed to blend in or is it just cut and re ...

Duh! My light just went on. Now I see what the mean (Though I think they have made the directions overly complicated).

I get that " the arrows on the edge of the coupling must point to their respective flange ear. The ones pointing forward must line up with the trans flange and the ones pointing rearward must point to ...

This is a Lemforder (sp) 6 bolt for the 5spd tranny/driveshaft from an 81 320i - part of the conversion I'm finishing. The Instructions will get posted latter.

I have a new six bolt flex disc to install and it even has instructions - sort of. The orientation depends on identifying the run out of the disc. What's run out and how do I identify it?

Thanks

There is a threaded portion on the strut and collar that must effect the rebound rate of the shock absorber. Correct? Which direction of adjusting the collar up or down firms the dampening?

Doug

Colin:

I chased this around and there isn't a replacement available from BMW or after market that fits.

I'm going to remove the old bushing, fill the hole with a two component urethane casting ...