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I say good riddance to it, and be glad you didn't incinerate your car!

Yeah, and it was dripping fairly close to the exhaust - it might have got real nasty if it had got a bit worse and turned squirty on me

Ordered a new one from Bosch.

Ouch How much is that going to cost someone?

Job done :D It turns out it was just a transistor failure - but this transistor did not have the 1k resistor and ? diode? that all the replacement / later items / cars did, it was in fact the original (dated May 1982 :shock: ) transistor - I'd say 23 years is a pretty good innings for a simple trans...

Those wheels; would they be E39 M5 replicas ??? I think the originals are 17 or 18's but they have a similar pattern to yours. Forgive me if I'm (as usual) completely wrong. Nice looking ride though - all the bells and whistles, is the good lady pleased with her new Chariot? All the best, Sharkfan.

My 'new' wheels are off to the re-furbishers next week, 50 GBP a corner and then onto the M6

Sharkfan

Thanks for the ideas; anyway, the rusty leaking thing has been removed with no noticeable effect on the car - just my HO, but the device appears to have the wrong orientation with respect to pipe alignment and manufacture to be a one way valve - and I did compare the size of this thing to a similar ...

Guys, Thanks for quick replies - this is so the best place for good advice. Dave, thanks for checking up on that other similar falure - I now plan to have a good old clean up around the fan itself to see if I can reduce the resistance and also compare resistance with the M635 fan. Ivan, excellent li...

Dave,

If you could find out that would be fab - I wouldn't mind having something to do but I'm really not in the mood for a saga.

Cheers,

Kevin.

Following a spell on a battery condition my main fan now runs only on full speed - wherever the rotary control is - do you reckon the transistor has failed in the opposite way to normal, ie; normal reported failure mode is no variable speed only full on - mine is just full on . It's never dull with ...

I've just bought myself a set of these ; 8 and 9 inch staggered, in need of refurbishment but in good general condition. I really like them as well and when budget permits a refurb and new rubber will see them on my M635 - I reckon that'll look the business.

Sharkfan

Sharks are generally solitary creatures - especially the older, rarer ones so I'd say even two or three is a rare occasion (and photo-op, of course) and worthy of a title - maybe a SharkStrike...........

In my experience just putting new engine mounts in will automatically sort out the fan/radiator problem.

Good Luck,

Sharkfan

I've just been a complete nerd and printed off a couple of different sizes - the height over and including two horizontal grill bars is 3.3 cm giving an appoximate length of 12.5 to 13 cm which fits just right

Any boffins out there who can change the font

Sharkfan

IMHO, I absolutely love that little shark design - but if I was being picky I'd say re-do the '6 series' text in the same font as the standard rear '635CSi' badge lettering - I think that then it would really look the part. Knock it up on a similar matt black plastic as the grill itself with raised ...

Cool mid-trip decision

I like your style - what did the wife/girlfriend/partner say ?

I've always wanted to just turn up on a new steed but never had the nerve - I guess you've got a real pair

Nice looking ride

Sharkfan

Brian,

I couldn't get them posted so I've sent you an e-mail with the pics.

Sharkfan.

Hi Stuart,

I've e-mailed some pics to you,

HTH,

Sharkfan.

Do these come in v-neck (not polo) as well as round?

Sorry to be picky

Sharkfan

Hi guys, Just to update you, I looked at the online Parts catalogue at www.realoem.com and found that there shouldn't be anything there, so I just replaced the pipe from the pump to the filter and the car still runs great. I've taken a few photo's of the offending piece should anyone want to try and...

Hi Brian,

I've got the FPR on the front end of the fuel rail, just as it should be; this little thing looks similar but slightly flatter, I'll e-mail some pics to you when I get home. Thanks for the reply.

Cheers, Sharkfan.

Hi guys, I'm trying to identify the :?: little round fuel pressure regulator/ 6cm round thingy/ whatever it really is :?: , that is in line between the external fuel pump and the fuel filter in the assembly at back of the car near the diff. Mine is rusty, rotten and leaking :shock: and when on the p...

Hi Stuart, Can you describe which direction it's out of alignment; ie, horizontal, vertical, transverse, etc Also, you can post your photo's following the directions in the technical section, 'How do I post photo's' which you can can also access following this link http://bigcoupe.com/phpBB2/viewtop...

Stop complaining. You got your money's worth

LMAO

The bad news is: the local Post Orifice won't deliver them to me until I pay the ?2.10 surcharge 'cos Radicast underpaid the postage from Sweden! Bastards bastards bastards bastards bastards bastards bastards bastards bastards bastards bastards bastards bastards bastards bastards bastards bastards ...

I'll take my car into the a/c auto company next week & see what the lowdown is. I'll keep you up to date. Lets try & cut through the confusion with some advice from someone who deals with these sort of problems everyday. Dave Dave, Did you ever chase up the Air Con question - or have you be...