sounds like bad contact try cleaning the bulb base and the contact/ground in the socket. some really fine emery cloth works. that's what I did...
well, since I'm about 3000 miles west of you, that plan seems unworkable.<G> A simple remote starter switch would be cheaper than the wrench...
I'd like to see one of these in action. Are you in N. Calif by any chance?
Gottcha. If you were nearby, I could loan you mine for a weekend kind of thing.
Once everything cooled down, it fired right up. Had that happen to me last Fall as well. when it finally cooled down, it ran fine and not another...
No. Stock dry filter. Good shot, though!<G>
Amazon lists it for $38. http://www.amazon.com/BMW-E30-Service-Manual-1984-1990/dp/0837603250/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239852429&sr=8-13
the Bentley company has been publishing solid, factory approved manuals for decades and decades. Want one of the Bosch publications ion engine...
I understand this to be one of the more amusing things to deal with on these cars, but it appears I need to swap out the starter on my 84 325e....
swapped some vac lines this morning trying to resolve an eratic idle issue on my 84 325e (2.7 5000 rpm engine). Seems to have worked for now......
that's a bit over normal tolerance (160 vs 190) but not too bad. Should stuill run fine. My 84 eta lump only had 150 spe'd when new<G>
for this I'd suspect the flasher switch. I've had similar sypmtoms and swapping out the switchy fixed ' em. (get a used one or two at the...
I'd like one as finely tuned as Paul's. Min calibration is not up to Cherman Prezizion. But works ok on old British cars.<G>
push come to shove, a generic audiovox cc can be made to work on damn near anything. got one on my MGB.
i'm trying to tack down an idle control issue. my nose/gut tells me it's a temp sensor (because switching to a warmer stat did not solve the problem...
What is the "sport" that distinguishes the es from the e? seats? ??
There are various kits that can be found (try evilbay) that will move the bumper in a couple inches. Perhaps this will give you what you want at less...
A better way (for my purpose) on the 84, at least, I'm told that I can use the diagnostic connector and attach a momentary push button switch...
when did center brake light appear on BMWs? my car, an 84, has a rear parcel shelf with provision for such but I thought the Fed requirement was...
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