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Has been stumbling on takeoff and didn't seem up to full power. Went to check the ign. coil and found a loose connection at one of the terminals.



Went and had "paintless dent removal" of a ding on the left rear fender.



Washed it.

wkohler wrote:Put the Dinan suspension on the 533 with GC Camber plates. Fun.

You wouldn't happen to have a Dinan strut bar laying around that you are will to sell?

I do not. Sorry.

Went in and checked the valve lash after putting 3K miles on the fresh head. .012" and holding. Didn't have to adjust a thing.
Adjusted the rear euro bumper, it was off a little, and still is.
Then I went for a nice cruise on the backcountry NC roads.
Man it was nice.......

Idled him to circulate fluids, washed him, checked the specific gravity of the antifreeze, checked the oil, and then after he was dry covered him. The coolant temp gauge also worked today. Go figure. Still looking for a known good working cluster though.

Well, it may have been since before this thread was started in '09 that I regularly drove my E28, but I actually did something, I guess I'll add to it.

Over the past couple of weeks I've disassembled the suspension to send the Bilsteins off to be rebuilt and taken the strut housings to a welding shop to get the sway bar brackets welded up and boxed in (one had ripped apart from the stiff swaybar).

Today I ordered tires from Tire Rack, put Zymol conditioner on the leather, replaced the front lower control arms (easy when the suspension is already apart), finished installing the new silicone coupling between the turbo and intercooler (old one actually had a hole in it), found a nasty fuel leak in the vicinity of the cold start injector which disappeared when I took things apart to find it , replaced a broken vacuum hose, and installed a fuel pressure gauge.

Not 10 minutes ago I finished installing the hubcentric rings and FINALLY got the 16" style 29s mounted. They look damned good , I'm very happy. Also I went ahead and tightened the steering box lash by 1/8th of a turn. It already feels much better, I will update the other thread with road results.

Those two simple things really felt like a pit stop more than anything, it took all of 30 minutes from wheels up to wheels down. I think it may be down to the fact that EVERYTHING is easier with air tools. I don't think I'm even going to take a leak without bringing my impact to do up my fly.

worked on it all day.

Got the driver's Monaco in. With FOUR bolts, not two, catty-corner...
Rotated tires. Fronts are thrashed. I've got about 2 thousand miles to figure out what the hell is going on and fix it before I have to buy new tires.
Checked brakes, got rid of the rake, and actually put some thought into the lowering. She's lower and level now.
Installed the rear strut brace. Man, I can actually FEEL the ass now!
Adjusted the throttle cable, and pulled the AC compressor, FINALLY.
Bought some VR1 today.

Next week, I'm out of town, and will rebuild my crap Euro console, since I just got my euro lighter panel and 'bin' from Blunt so quickly. I have to re-carpet it, and build a new storage section.

Drove the pants off it yesterday after changing Fuse 6 on Thursday. There are a host of strange and issues, ranging from very minor to totally-inop, with the SI board and indicator lights and windows that have gone away.

Changed the oil (finally!) and learned that you can't pour those damned 5-quart jugs in without spilling it all over the manifold - so now it will smell its age for a week.

I also tried twice to reset the SI lights that have been on for the four years I've had the car. They won't stay off ...

Replaced the 6-level for the center vent. No more air coming from the center the vent when the heater is on.

On the ///M5, started out as a simple belt change that ended up being a remove the alternator and rebuild the bushings,
with it still down in there.
It's great having my own stash of spare parts (cars) !!!

I added more duct tape (black at least) to the hose that is getting worn by the fan under hard acceleration. I usually get a month or two out of each application. While the tape was out, I repaired my sport seat bolsters and even corrected that "brake liner" light that has been plaguing me since last October. It's now covered really, really well.
Power steering pump was leaking but all is well now. I snipped the belt and we no longer leave a trail around town.
Don't judge. . .you've done worse.

oldskool wrote:I added more duct tape (black at least) to the hose that is getting worn by the fan under hard acceleration. I usually get a month or two out of each application...

Duct tape? Try something like this... http://www.rescuetape.com/ It's tougher, and doesn't leave sticky crap behind when you go to replace it.

oldskool wrote:I added more duct tape (black at least) to the hose that is getting worn by the fan under hard acceleration. I usually get a month or two out of each application. While the tape was out, I repaired my sport seat bolsters and even corrected that "brake liner" light that has been plaguing me since last October. It's now covered really, really well.
Power steering pump was leaking but all is well now. I snipped the belt and we no longer leave a trail around town.
Don't judge. . .you've done worse.

Those can be jumped. Just twist the two wires together at the hub.

davintosh wrote:

oldskool wrote:I added more duct tape (black at least) to the hose that is getting worn by the fan under hard acceleration. I usually get a month or two out of each application...

Duct tape? Try something like this... http://www.rescuetape.com/ It's tougher, and doesn't leave sticky crap behind when you go to replace it.

I like this one.

• Use it as an emergency fan belt!

I wonder if it could also be used as temporary solder in an ecu?

Washed mine for the first time..

went from:



to:

Finally turned the key in the '84 and fired the thing right up, following a drawn-out, ever-evolving engine tune-up. Drove it for a bit. Good things.

washed and cleaned the windows and dash.

Freshened up the exhaust on the ///M5. Tex-Fest was brutal.

Installed the front left fender on Snob.
Thanks LJ.

Replaced the front and rear sway bar links, rear sway bar bushings. Can't make up my mind on the best UCAB bushing solution, I really want the precision of Moosehead UCAB's. Found out my driver's side output shaft seal started to leak and the driveshaft u-joints have too much play-ordered BMW parts for diff reseal and driveshaft. Holy crap the M5 diff mount is $248! Is 535i mount just as good?
Finally got my range display calibrated correctly, 4.5l >light on.
Washed, vacuumed, Rain-x'd the glass, and gave her the first coat of wax since buying her. Paint still looks good for a 4/87 year old car! A long list remains.... Woohoo!

S38Mike wrote:Holy crap the M5 diff mount is $248! Is 535i mount just as good?

Is this the correct part number, 33 17 1 130 900?

S38Mike wrote:Holy crap the M5 diff mount is $248! Is 535i mount just as good?

Email Steve@Blunttech.com
Is this the correct part number, 33 17 1 130 900?

Will do, thanks. Yes that is the correct number, BTW.

still pondering a bracing setup for the choke cable I want to install to manually control the thumb valve that is taking the place of my ICV to allow for easier cold starting....

Cleaned the engine and bay area with gunk engine gel. Also, installed a new battery and voltage regulator. The vent top on the old battery blew off and the acid went everywhere...voltage regulator died and the alternator overcharged the battery.

Got 'er stuck in the mud harvesting parts.



Finally installed PN 51471879512 and now have a complete trunk. Just need a new floor piece as mine is all warped and has holes.

Also fixed the seat back on the driver's seat....never gonna fall off again....

Middle-son was complaining that after starting the car the brake warning light wasn't going out when he pressed the brake pedal, so we went out to check things out. Sure enough the right-side brake light wasn't lighting when the brake pedal was pressed. The warning system does serve a purpose!

I twisted the bulb socket around a little, and voilà, it was working again. But it tells me that I need to go in again and clean up the contacts a bit better.

davintosh wrote:Middle-son was complaining that after starting the car the brake warning light wasn't going out when he pressed the brake pedal, so we went out to check things out. Sure enough the right-side brake light wasn't lighting when the brake pedal was pressed. The warning system does serve a purpose!

I twisted the bulb socket around a little, and voilà, it was working again. But it tells me that I need to go in again and clean up the contacts a bit better.

So, yeah, the system does seem to serve a purpose, but did it get him to actually look at the light hisself or did he just tell you that the check light wasn't going out? Honestly sounds like something he could have tackled if he's driving the car.

Just sayin'.

Watched my 533 drive down the road the other nite to join the LeMons team that bought it.