engine and drivetrain Need a little help identifying this part.

[EcoAuto]

I'm trying to figure out what this throttle linkage part is called and I can't find it on the Mobile Traditional site (or anywhere else for that matter). There are no numbers or markings on it and now I'm starting to think it was fabricated by a repair shop rather than being an original part. Can anyone identify it? 

 

http://www.bmwmobiletradition-online.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=2583&mospid=47141&btnr=35_0201&hg=35&fg=10

[wegweiser]

2002tii throttle bell crank assembly. Bolts to side of engine block. 

 

Items 4 and 11, etc.

 

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=2583&mospid=47141&btnr=35_0200&hg=35&fg=10

Edited April 11, 2015 by wegweiser

[EcoAuto]

Thank you very much Paul.  Much appreciated! I see it's NLA.  I need to come up with a fair asking price as I part out this engine.

Edited April 11, 2015 by EcoAuto

[wegweiser]

NLA but not generally a part subject to wear or fatigue. For reference: I've sold freshly re-plated ones for about $30-40.

[EcoAuto]

Thanks. While I have you on the line, how does one come up with fair asking prices when parting out? I can't find any recent prices for a Kugelfisher pump (in what I believe is very good condition)  Also looking for a fair ask on the NLA intake manifold parts - Most of the transactions on the FAQ are behind the scenes via PM. Unless something is available new on RealOEM or there's a recent eBay auction, it's challenging to figure out a fair price to ask (or offer) for NLA parts.  I guess that's not new news. :-)

Edited April 11, 2015 by EcoAuto

[wegweiser]

I sold my last Kugelfischer for $80, condition unknown. Wish you still had that tii alternator!   Still trying to wrap my head around why you took two reasonably well built engines apart to make one fresh one. That just don't make no damn SENSE!  

[EcoAuto]

Yes, there's a good story behind that!  In 2011, a valve stuck in my 02. I had the car towed to Autoworks and after considering just buying a rebuilt head, decided it might be nice to have a fresh engine. My car was a tii clone anyway, so no blasphemy. An rebuilt engine was for sale on the FAQ by a member, and after speaking with Carl at La Jolla Independent to confirm the extent of that rebuild, and seeing the invoice, I bought the engine crated by the seller. It had been in storage in San Diego for two years and when it arrived in Bozeman, Tim, AutoWorks owner, examined the engine and found some rust. He didn't like that and didn't want to take responsibility. He advised me not to use the engine without tearing it apart first and confirming the rebuild. So I contacted the seller and he offered some fair financial compensation to do the additional work, and with that, Tim tore the engine apart, sent any questionable parts out for refinishing, used the parts he needed or preferred cosmetically. 

 

I had previously had my car's K-Fish rebuilt by Carl at Pacific Fuel Injection, so we used that pump in the rebuild. 

 

A few months later I drove off with a rebuilt engine that sounded and drove like new. It was a more expensive process than it should have been, but I've enjoyed the car thoroughly. Last month I sadly said goodbye to "Bluey," as we prepare to move to the UK. 

 

The generator / alternator is still available for sale, though I'm waiting for a few people who are circling to decide.  Photos below along with one of it as it came from La Jolla Independent.

Edited April 11, 2015 by EcoAuto

[wegweiser]

I'll paypal you $$$ for that alternator *NOW*, if you and I agree on a price.

 

Sent you a second (regular) e mail regarding it @ 5:17 Eastern Time Zone.

 

No circling.

 

Now.

 

How much?

 

my e mail:   zenwrenchpaul at yahoo dot com

Edited April 11, 2015 by wegweiser

[EcoAuto]

Paul - Please make me a fair offer and take me out of my misery so I won't feel guilty about not waiting for the circlers to finish circling . :-)

 

If there are any other tii parts you're in need of, let me know. 

[EcoAuto]

For fun - here's the invoice from La Jolla Independent for the engine rebuild. 

La Jolla Independent Invoice.pdf

[wegweiser]

E mail sent. $75.oo incl USPS / shipping. I wouldn't mind a spare intake plenum, and the short lower runners (thinking about powdercoating them, but don't want to disable my car, while it happens) ....but I don't have the cash for it all. 

 

Holler back, please!

 

P

[EcoAuto]

Okay Paul. You win. 

 

$75 shipping included. Probably via Fed Ex Ground.

 

Is your PayPal account zenwrenchpaul@yahoo.com ?

[EcoAuto]

PM or email (ron@ecoautoinc.com) your shipping address (residential or commercial) and phone number for the Fed Ex document.  Is it safe to do an indirect signature? 

Edited April 11, 2015 by EcoAuto

[EcoAuto]

What do you think a fair price would be for an intake plenum and the 4 lower intakes in excellent condition?   

[wegweiser]

E mail sent.  The previous e mail I sent earlier went to a Coffee-something address. I used the above "ecoauto" address just now.