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  1. Geep
    As far as I can tell it appears extra and runs parallel to the main larger gauge wire. The only thing I see (which doesn’t tell me much) is that it is crimped in a ring connector with the same wire that runs to a large relay that lives under the ignition coil. I have not learned what that is yet…
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    This is gold. Thank y’all… they all have their quirks, been working on scouts for a couple of years and if anyone ever refers to a ‘green wire’ its useless. They are almost all green haha. thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
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    Will try to keep this concise… had a great win today, rejetting the weber to c.d. iesel specs and tuning the weber to purr like a kitten… awesome! Leaving the drive on another test drive, the lights flicker and she shuts down. A win with the carb, but a short was in the shadows and it showed itself all of a sudden. So this short resides between the battery and alternator and has affected the wiring group it appears to be routed with. Pictures may not be helpful but they are here. I’ll take all suggestions including those superfluous to my issue but addressing electrical cuz that’s definitely the problem. At the moment the vehicle is a brick, no fuses blown (so a short within the circuit). The heat has damaged other wire groups and the battery as you might can tell from the pictures. I’ll chase any rabbits… any observations or input welcome. I realize imagine may lack detail, I’m happy to follow up on assignments to track things down. Just a tough electrical loss after a great fuel system win 😞
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    I’ll definitely try to burp it…. I didn’t drain it beyond the bottom hose (literally just swapped them) and it seemed frustrating that putting the old unit back exhibited excellent ability to cool (however unregulated). Yes the pot test is flawed, but if anything I figured it would open early (since touching the hot pot) rather than late. Will burp and report back! Geep
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    I feel like this is user error but I can't sort it. Maybe y'all can help... 1976 BMW '02. The Thermostat in the vehicle isa stuck open, aftermarket temp gauge show the car runs at the bottom of the gauge's range (130Fish). Replace with a new 176F Tstat from Bimmer World. Engine runs hot, I check the tstat in a pot of water, opens at 202. Folks at BW are super nice and just send another. This time I check it in the pot before installing. 190ish... still a bit high but maybe the boiling pot test isnt perfect and SURELY I didn't get (2) bad tstats. So in it goes, drive for a mile or so, same result. Engine gets up to 220. Not sure if its heat related but at this temp it 'diesels' when I shut it off. I should mention that in the time waiting for the second replacement tsat I ran the car with the old (stuck open) tstat with the same cool-running (130ish) engine, no issues. Radiator was replaced, the core is 14 x 15 which appears close to the replacements I've looked up. Any suggestions on where to look from here? I feel like I must be overlooking something...
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    Does anyone know the thread size on the EGR port on a 1976 '02 exhaust manifold. I have seen several posts go unanswered. If there is a thread size I can match rather than removing the manifold and weld it... it seems like it would be a better use of time. Here's to hoping someone knows!
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