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  1. rho
    Anyone have one of these lying around. I believe it was from a Southern California BMW tuning shop way back in the 80's that is no longer around. 15x7
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    I need to plug one air passage on my Weber 38 that is left open after I took the choke completely off. It looks like I can either screw in the appropriate size machine screw (even though there are no threads in the hole) or JB Weld it... Any suggestions? Thanks, Robert
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    thanks guys... I figured out that the HIGH idle contributed to much of it... now it's tolerable.. the shaft that goes from the firewall to the carb was binding alittle causing the high idle... problem is temporarily solved. Thanks again. Robert
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    new plugs, rebuilt weber 38... timed @1400 rpm with 002 dizzy. What is causing the car to continue to run after I shut off the ignition? It does not run smooth but it diesels very rough. I assume it is caused by incorrect timing, should I advance or retard it..? thx
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    Sorry, can't agree with this at all. If you were to set the mechanical advance distributor to fire 25 deg BTDC @ 1400 RPM, you'd have 5-10 degrees too much advance in the higher RPM range. How much load do you put on your M10 @ 1400 RPM vs 3000+? What power band are you operating in? Just look at the advance specs shown in the shop manual, the standard (carb) distributor provides less total advance (with a different curve) than the tii/ti mechanical advance unit, that's one reason it has to be set with more advance earlier. I'd suggest setting timing with consideration of the distributor's advance characteristics, with more emphasis on where the total advance ends up. Not knowing off hand the specs of a mech adv. 002 dizzy would you recommend timing it closer to the 2400 tii spec?
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    Thx again TJ... For the users that do not have 'bumping' on... I suggest you switch it on your profile to keep the recently replied messages at the top...
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    Cool.. thx for the SOLUTION!
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    Has anyone suggested we upgrade the Forum engine to one that puts recently replied messages at the top of the list... as all the other Forums I am subscribed to do..????? Thanks, Robert
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    Compu-fire I was at work and forgot.... Thanks for the good words... The PO had the header custom built so I think it's one of a kind 4-2-1 design... the whole exhaust system is jet coated with a flowmaster as the center resonator and another muffler/glasspack at the rear... The paper work, if I remember correctly, had the exhaust system parts and dyno work to equal over $3K !!!
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    I know Carb'ed 02's time @1400. Does this RPM change if a carb'd car is running a mech adv. 002 dizzy?
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    Adjusting Valves you can do yourself... Just need a 10mm wrench, Feeler gauge and a small screwdriver or allen wrench to move the eccentric wheel to the right setting. I just put the car in 4th gear and move the car to turn the camshaft so the lobes are directly opposite of the rocker arm and adjust to spec...
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    Thx.. It's a Compudyne(sp?) made specifically for VWs. I did some research and all I had to do was change the firing order of the wires and it was essentially plug and play. The pickup senser replaces the dist. cap and a magnetic wheel replaces rotor... for just a little more than a Pertronix setup I thought this was a nice upgrade.
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    $2,900 Deposit. I'm sure the final price will be well over that... maybe towards $10K.
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    Thx for the kind words everyone... This motor is just an interim motor until I can get my other one rebuilt. It smokes on accel but at least the car drives now One thing I realized is that I am driving it now with 3 year old GAS.... needless to say it pings at full accell so I am driving it VERY slow until I can fill it with new gas... tank is about 70% full....
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    Thx for the compliment... It'll take awhile for me to get use to driving the car (no power steering, close ration steering box, small steering wheel, CR tranny (forgot where reverse was) and a STIFF ride... it makes my E30 M3 feel like a Lincoln Town car. Here is a pic of my header... the red circle indicates seams where the tubes just slide in. It was my understanding that when the header gets hot these seams tighten up. I'm I wrong, and shoud I get them welded? Thanks, Robert
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    Oh.. and the dent on the passenger door was from my Yamaha YZ250 that fell over on it... I did not want to see the damage until I took the car cover off of it 2 weeks ago....
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    After about a 3 year absence (engine blown)... I put in a new(used) motor last weekend and finally got it started last night... Started up and I just had to adjust the timing and idle by ear and it's running fine now. One question, there seems to be a burnt/fuel/carbon smell that my clothes absorb after I drive it... is it running too lean? This has been sitting in my garage for 3 years... now it will enjoy the fresh air!
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    I converted to an internally regulated alternator awhile back. I took the alternator out and forget which of the 3 plug wires I hook back up to the alternator On the 3 connector plug I had one wire connected to one of the wires shown below back to the alternator... DF=Black D-=Brown D+=Blue Can anyone tell me which of these 3 I connect back to the alternator. Thanks
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    I tried the E30 M3 starter on my 02 and it grinded the flywheel teeth everytime I tried to start it... after the 2nd try it worked... I eventually removed it and put the old starter back on... The S14 was much smaller and lighter though.
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    I put mine behind the passenger side headlight, of course you have to take the headlight out to mount it but no big deal...
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    I think the price turned everyone off... at least it did for me.
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    Here's mine.
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    It was not me but that is one of the nicest test roads in No. Cal. I drive it often on my way to the Chabot Target range The E30 M3 loves it and soon my 02 will enjoy it's twists and turns (once the new motor is installed).
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    I don't know but it's fugly
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    I looking into getting one of my motors rebuilt. How did you get around to choosing Terry in Livermore? How much will the rebuilt cost approximately? thanks, Robert
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