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- Sun May 24, 2020 1:26 am
- Forum: Cars and Parts for sale
- Topic: SOLD: 1983 BMW 633CSi E24 5-Speed - $6,000 – Plano (DFW), Texas
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3057
SOLD: 1983 BMW 633CSi E24 5-Speed - $6,000 – Plano (DFW), Texas
1983 BMW 633CSi E24 5-Speed - $6,000 – Plano (DFW), Texas - 168k miles 20200308_110601 (2).jpg This Shark has been my daily driver for the past 6 years, and it is time for it to find a new home. As a teenager in the 80's, the 6-Series was one of those cars that stoked my interest in cars, and I knew...
- Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:57 pm
- Forum: Interior
- Topic: 1983 633csi interior parts/tech help needed
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7253
Re: 1983 633csi interior parts/tech help needed
Thank you for that advice! I ordered 2 of these from Mouser, and they were visibly different from my eBay sourced parts. Not only that, the one I put in actually worked! So now I have a spare. Lessons learned from this fan motor and transistor exercise: 1. Get the transistor from a reputable supply ...
- Sun Feb 09, 2020 8:31 pm
- Forum: Interior
- Topic: 1983 633csi interior parts/tech help needed
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7253
Re: 1983 633csi interior parts/tech help needed
Piggybacking on the blower motor thread: I replaced that transistor only to have it blow again. So I replaced it again using thermal grease (good thing I bought a 5-pack). I also installed a new Bosch fan motor, since the shaft was not spinning freely on the original one. This time the fan worked on...
- Sat Feb 01, 2020 5:25 pm
- Forum: Interior
- Topic: Blower Replacement with Bosch
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7755
Re: Blower Replacement with Bosch
Hey kids - Just a warning to BE CAREFUL when doing the boiling water removal technique. When the squirrel cage finally let go, it really let go and splashed boiling water on my hand. My little trip to the neighborhood ER for a 2nd degree scald burn ate up whatever savings I had by buying just the mo...
- Sat Dec 16, 2017 6:22 pm
- Forum: My Project
- Topic: 1984 633CSi Rises again!
- Replies: 1179
- Views: 460448
Re: 1984 633CSi Rises again!
Thanks for the writeup and info on the steering bracket fix. I just finished installing mine and will find a welder after Christmas. Love reading your story, as I have a daily driver 633, too.
- Tue May 23, 2017 1:50 am
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: 83 633 Muffler - will 85 635 fit?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3089
83 633 Muffler - will 85 635 fit?
My 83 633CSi (US) has a leak at the front of the rear muffler, and it needs to be replaced. I have been unable to locate a muffler for this car online anywhere, and two local independent exhaust shops have both informed me that they can't find any either. I have noticed that a muffler for the 85 635...
- Sat Feb 25, 2017 3:38 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Surprise Pic on amazon
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2749
Surprise Pic on amazon
So I am shopping on amazon in the Automotive department, and I click the link to go to "Your Garage", and it comes up with a stock picture of an R53 Mini Cooper S, since I was shopping those parts. So I change to my 83 E24, and a photo of MY 633CSi is amazon's representative picture! The p...
- Wed Jun 01, 2016 2:29 am
- Forum: Cars and Parts for sale
- Topic: Whos e24 has a broken odometer? Odometer gears here!
- Replies: 79
- Views: 57949
Re: Whos e24 has a broken odometer? Odometer gears here!
Before anyone gets too carried away here bashing on garagistics and before @songzunhuang beats himself up too badly for reaming out his gear, I would like to say a couple of things in both of their defenses: When I tackled the gears this weekend, I ran into the same problems that @songzunhuang did o...
- Tue Feb 02, 2016 3:11 pm
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: Can A Rear Muffler Be Bought "a la Carte"?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9057
Re: Can A Rear Muffler Be Bought "a la Carte"?
Does anyone know what makes the rear muffler from an 85 635 (US) different from the 83 633 (US)? I can find a variety of mufflers that claim compatibility with the former but next to nothing for the latter. I am guessing that the tail pipes are slightly larger diameter on the 635 based on the chrome...
- Tue Nov 03, 2015 9:28 pm
- Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
- Topic: Steering/Brake Pressure Hose Thread
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4477
- Tue Nov 03, 2015 6:04 am
- Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
- Topic: Steering/Brake Pressure Hose Thread
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4477
Steering/Brake Pressure Hose Thread
Went to replace the brake bomb tonight (83 633 US), and all went fairly well until it came time to reattach the upper (19 mm) flare fitting back into the regulator. I finally discerned that the thread is messed up just enough to prevent it getting started. I would much rather chase these threads tha...
- Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:20 pm
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: Exhaust middle section - peace of mind
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1695
- Fri May 15, 2015 3:02 pm
- Forum: Exterior
- Topic: problems with door shutting properly
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9991
for adjustment, see the online workshop manual. Does anyone have a good means of loosening the Phillips head hinge bolts on the body? I got out my biggest Phillips head driver (which fits the head well) and my socket wrench, but it just wanted to strip the head, so I stopped before I did too much d...
- Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:22 am
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: Car "bucks" under deceleration?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1784
- Tue Mar 31, 2015 3:19 am
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: Road Trip Reveals a couple of faults...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2097
Road Trip Reveals a couple of faults...
After a year of daily driving, I took the 6 (83 633 5-speed) on its first weekend road trip of about 350 miles round trip. On the trip down and on the way back there was a problem with the AC, and on the way back there was trouble with the idle. It was sunny with the ambient temperature around 80 de...
- Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:31 pm
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: Cooling system refurbishment
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7750
- Sun Mar 15, 2015 4:39 am
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: wiper motor
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5775
- Tue Feb 10, 2015 1:14 pm
- Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
- Topic: Alignment Question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3286
- Tue Feb 10, 2015 2:57 am
- Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
- Topic: Alignment Question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3286
Alignment Question
My '83 633 has excessive wear on the inner tread for all 4 tires, especially the right front, so I am suspecting a toe problem. The previous owner replaced all the bushings in the front end about 20k miles ago. I went to my usual alignment ship this morning only to be told that they don't align BMW'...
- Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:35 am
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: No heat at highway speeds //M6
- Replies: 56
- Views: 21846
Big thanks to all who have contributed to this topic. My Bosch valve had a tear in the diaphragm, so I bought the MTC valve. It exhibited the same symptoms (no heat above 2k rpm), so I was glad to read about swapping the plastic spacer from the Bosch to the MTC. It works like a champ now! The Bosch ...
- Fri Nov 21, 2014 2:27 am
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: In need of assistance on a no-start.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3336
Re: In need of assistance on a no-start.
I cured the idle bounce on my car by adjusting the Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) properly.Once I do get it to start, it runs fine for a few minutes until it warms up, at which point the idle bounces between 800-1400RPM. It never dies, just lets the idle bounce.
- Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:23 am
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: Lower Radiator Hose
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12254
I got the hose replaced last week, and the OEM BMW hose was definitely a different shape than the Gates hose. The Gates had a longer fat section at the water inlet housing that was causing the interference issue. I had also ordered the clamp for the hose, as pictured, but the one that arrived was pl...
- Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:18 am
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: New Radiator
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1703
New Radiator
The new Behr radiator arrived today, and I thought I would inspect before installing it. I noticed that there are wavy plastic pieces tucked into the cooling tubes. It seems like this would limit the flow through the tubes, but maybe they are there to create some sort of swirl in the tube or maybe p...
- Tue Sep 30, 2014 2:20 am
- Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
- Topic: Lower Radiator Hose
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12254