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Might have to make a trip down there from St. Louis. Sounds like fun.

Need to replace coolant anyway, I'll give this a shot.

I modified the OEM valve to be always open. I added another couple washers to put more pressure on the seal and it no longer leaks. Small victory. Unfortunately, still no heat in the cabin. The hose running from the thermo housing to the T under the intake gets hot, but the hoses running to the heat...

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Good luck finishing it up. I plan on doing the same thing in the next few months.

We are on the same page. I am going to modify the old valve to act as an always open valve to seal it and let me drive my wonderful car again!

Great information as always, thanks Brucey. When on the bench, I put 12v to mine and it does not extend (close) the new or old valve. It moves a very tiny bit, but does not extend like it's supposed to. It's hard to find a working used valve assembly, even if just to test with. I'm going to make a b...

You may be correct on the Ohms, I was just assuming that the resistance would be much higher to generate the magnetic field. My conclusion of bad valve electronics was based on not being able to hear the valve operate. Based off of various article I've read, I should be able to hear the valve open/c...

The parts where diesel would likely cause issues are the pump, filter, injectors, and plugs. I would start with plugs and filters (as you've already stated), as they are the easiest and cheapest. Good luck.

Update: I'm getting 12v at the valve when all the way cold. So that's working, at least for now. I tested the ohms through the windings of the valve, I'm only getting 15ohms. Looks like the electronics of my valve are bad. I put 12v to the valve with it out of the car, it barely moves the plunger. I...

You may want to check/change your fuel filter after the fuel in the tank is gone. As for the everything else, you'll be fine.

Thanks for the pics.

Yes, Brucey, you could be right about the 6v. I'm going to test again. Any ideas on what would cause 6v instead of 12v? I verified the temp sensor is connected. The heater control at the temp setting dial maybe?

Also, does 6v at the valve when at the highest temp setting sound right?

Awesome! Is there a thread on this conversion?

I took a chance and replaced my monovalve with a MTC brand. It does not work AND it leaks. I verified there is voltage to the valve, about 6v at highest temp setting. Does this sound accurate? As for the leaking, it didn't leak until the coolant was up to temp. It just pours out the weep hole now. I...

Good to know, thanks for the info. Do I need a pre-86 e28 cluster since I have a pre-86 e24 cluster? I know they changed the e24 cluster after 85.

I have an US spec '85 635. My cluster is totally hosed with only the gas gauge working properly. As I've posted in another thread my charging system does not work and I've narrowed it down to the charge light/cluster being the problem. The '85 US gauge cluster is a rare beast and pricey when you fin...

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Nice, looks very clean.

Those look like style 5's. Factory wheels off another model.

The point of all this is I'm looking for a replacement front spoiler for my '85. It's very similar to the Mtech version on the world bumper cars, but the fogs are shaped different.

Yeah, I know there were different variations. I need the diving board with fogs version and am having a hard time finding a part number.

Ok so I have quite the mismatched setup here. Here is what I have and the front two are different: Front inserts: 31 32 1127526.2 (stamped number) P36 0233 H0 Rear shocks: 650 0610 H004 (stamped) B46 0610 H004 I'm not 100% sure on any of this but I have an idea. The 1127526 is from an e28 M5. The P3...

I'm having a bit of trouble finding the correct part number for an early e24 bumper with fogs (specifically for my '85). I have found the Euro and world bumper part numbers, but neither of those are not what I need.

Any help is appreciated.

I have acquired a set of billy's with a few of them having stamped part numbers. I'm going to pull the part number off them today, then post it. I'm not sure what they came from originally. I acquired them recently from someone that had them on a US 635csi.