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by maestro84
Sat Aug 04, 2018 5:09 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Temp gauge problem. Ideas? 1983 635 euro
Replies: 2
Views: 1815

Re: Temp gauge problem. Ideas? 1983 635 euro

I think you're looking at the wrong end of the circuit. Sounds like the sender is kaput, not the gauge. Thats why im grounding the sender. It should redline the needle which means the sender is bad. But the needle doesnt move when the cluster is in the car. Anyway the sender is new and works for su...
by maestro84
Sat Aug 04, 2018 1:40 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: Temp gauge problem. Ideas? 1983 635 euro
Replies: 2
Views: 1815

Temp gauge problem. Ideas? 1983 635 euro

After the purchase of the car i started a full restoration what just got finished. I drive the car but the gaugue does not work (i saw it working once). When i turn the ignition key it moves up a little bit. If i ground the sender the needle doesnt rise. I checked the wires with DMM from the connect...
by maestro84
Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:39 pm
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Brake light warning light
Replies: 30
Views: 22795

Re: Brake light warning light

Brucey wrote: Fri Aug 03, 2018 10:14 am sounds like you still have a dodgy connection?

cheers
Yes but dont know where to look.
by maestro84
Fri Aug 03, 2018 6:48 am
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Brake light warning light
Replies: 30
Views: 22795

Re: Brake light warning light

IIRC a bad ground connection (quite likely if the control box was rusty before?) can result in some fairly erratic behaviour. If you have a DMM it may be worth measuring some ground wire resistances (eg on both the bulbs and the control box itself). Alternatively measure the voltage of wires/connec...
by maestro84
Tue Jul 17, 2018 4:52 pm
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Brake light warning light
Replies: 30
Views: 22795

Re: Brake light warning light

sorry I didn't read what you wrote carefully enough, tails lights.... it is only the brake light check panel that comes on and goes off as I describe. I have had episodes of tail light warning and it has always turned out that there is a duff bulb or an intermittent duff connection in the light hou...
by maestro84
Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:53 pm
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Brake light warning light
Replies: 30
Views: 22795

Re: Brake light warning light

if you can check the current drawn by each bulb you may find that they are not all the same. The bulbs can come 'on' without drawing their full whack of current if the connections are a bit grubby or if the bulb ratings are lower than they should be (eg if there are LED bulbs fitted....). Also note...
by maestro84
Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:41 am
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Brake light warning light
Replies: 30
Views: 22795

Re: Brake light warning light

I have a tail light warning on the control panel. The lights are working when i apply the brakes. The brake light switch is new as well as the bulbs. The control box in the trunk was rusty but overhauled by a specialist and he confirmed its working. I tried a different control box (from a younger 63...
by maestro84
Sat Jun 09, 2018 7:46 pm
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: power steering intermittently stiff
Replies: 17
Views: 12882

Re: power steering intermittently stiff

Little update. I took off the pump it had too much play, problem solved. This time the bleeding was much better, lot of air came out from the system. Now i have power assist only when i turn the wheel right. Wtf. :x When car is on the ground and engine off: left and right turns feel the same. On sta...
by maestro84
Mon Jun 04, 2018 10:01 am
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: power steering intermittently stiff
Replies: 17
Views: 12882

Re: power steering intermittently stiff

Hello. I bought a '83 635 to fully restore. Everything was taken off the car. After assembly the steering feels very heavy all the time. The car is not ready yet but i tried the cars breaking and cornering ability slowly in my yard. The steering unit was taken apart (and set with friction meter corr...
by maestro84
Tue May 08, 2018 4:17 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: What are these parts and where are they located?
Replies: 3
Views: 4008

Re: What are these parts and where are they located?

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I can not find this parts place too because i lost most of the photos i took during disassembly. About 10cm / 4 inches long. I have 2 of these. Please help.
by maestro84
Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:46 pm
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: 1898 BMW Instrument Cluster SI batteries removal/Replacement
Replies: 10
Views: 10065

Re: 1898 BMW Instrument Cluster SI batteries removal/Replacement

The batteries and the quarter of the panel what holds them was damaged. A guy replaced the batteries and soldered everything what had to be. The car is fully restored, everything was taken apart. I tried the renewed cluster in the car. All the lights worked. The green leds of the service indicator t...
by maestro84
Fri Apr 06, 2018 5:47 am
Forum: Engine - Mechanical - Electrical
Topic: What are these parts and where are they located?
Replies: 3
Views: 4008

What are these parts and where are they located?

Hello. I'm assembling my car after a full restoration and i can't identify these small parts. I think they came from the engine/gearbox/clutch area but can't narrow it. Please help.
by maestro84
Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:37 pm
Forum: Cars and Parts for sale
Topic: door weatherstrips Front and rear window
Replies: 241
Views: 275809

Re: door weatherstrips Front and rear window

Hi, what's the freight to Hungary?