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Steve, thanks for the excellent explanation, as always. I bet those guys running 60 idles REALLY don't need a choke.
I guess I don't understand the near-universal aversion to using the choke on these cars. I use mine regularly to keep the car at high idle for a...
Audi/VW coolant is a good choice also, silicate-free. Same coolant is also used/sold by Porsche. About the same price as BMW coolant, but a...
I treated my tank using the POR-15 motorcycle tank kit. I bought the small tank kit and it was more than enough to do the expansion tank. Worked...
F-UK - $300 T Rutlands - out of stock, list price is $500 though!!!! GT Car Parts - didn't call back, I'm not holding my breath on them...
Oops, I meant £150, not $. Even worse. New. Yes, I would like one that works.
A search of the old archives only revealed that the 308 heater valves are similar to a '70s Opel/GM part. Anyone have more info on this? There...
Check your extenders too if the new wires don't fix the problem - I had one just two weeks ago that would work great for about 5 minutes, then...
If your plugs are carbon/oil fouled then they are basically shorted and you will see only the amount of voltage needed to jump the rotor gap,...
Neil, I would go ahead and install the new wires, that will eliminate them as a possible cause. Make sure that the dist cap screws pierce the new...
Dan, something has either broken or come loose. Drive easy until you find the problem. Check the engine mounts, suspension bushings (including...
Paul, they were the $5 specials from Sodacoms, I got them 2 years ago. Definitely not the original brand with the logo on them. Luckily I kept...
Neil, with a stock S-159B distributor, you should have ~10 degrees of advance at 2000 rpm. It sounds like whatever Don did for 'performance'...
J.P. - That isn't a crack, it's where the 20,000+ volts were leaving the inside of the extender and shorting to the head. As I said, it just...
No prob, I finally have my car back together again, although now I need to replace a torn CV boot I just found! I'm hoping that the CV boots are...
This should help - I should have done this to the pic the first time... I missed diagnosing this extender as bad for a long time, because I was...
Tillman, anything new on the dyno day?
Michael, thanks for re-posting the pics. After soaking for two days in Aerokroil, my intakes came off without too much trouble, using those pry...
There are lots of threads in the archives about plug extenders failing, but I didn't find any pictures of one, so here ya go. It's hard to get a...
