Anyone got #3 in reasonable shape? Mine has rusted through in one place. Maybe I can braze it.
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Cooling pipe.
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Cooling pipe.
They are ALWAYS rustier than you thought!!!!!!
'85 M #228
'87 M #367
'88 High line.
'10 X5
‘84 Alfasud 1.5 ti
'85 M #228
'87 M #367
'88 High line.
'10 X5
‘84 Alfasud 1.5 ti
Re: Cooling pipe.
I modified one from an e12 5 series (528 i think) from a junkyard find,it had a different fitting for the "question mark" hose,part 7 but fit up well.
Re: Cooling pipe.
A decent plumber could make one up out of copper couldn't he?
2001 Alpina B10 V8 Touring (1 of 12 rhd)
1997 Alpina B12 5.7 L (1 of 2 rhd)
1995 Alpina B10 4.6 Touring (1 of 1 rhd)
1985 BMW M635CSi (1 of 524 rhd)
1982 BMW 635CSiA (1 of 100's left from the 1000's made and still valiantly fighting against a rusty grave)
1997 Alpina B12 5.7 L (1 of 2 rhd)
1995 Alpina B10 4.6 Touring (1 of 1 rhd)
1985 BMW M635CSi (1 of 524 rhd)
1982 BMW 635CSiA (1 of 100's left from the 1000's made and still valiantly fighting against a rusty grave)
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Re: Cooling pipe.
I would have thought Ron could do that himself!sharkfan wrote:A decent plumber could make one up out of copper couldn't he?
Re: Cooling pipe.
Haven't got the bead tooling. Sleeved inside the rusted stub pipe and silver soldered.Pod wrote:I would have thought Ron could do that himself!sharkfan wrote:A decent plumber could make one up out of copper couldn't he?
They are ALWAYS rustier than you thought!!!!!!
'85 M #228
'87 M #367
'88 High line.
'10 X5
‘84 Alfasud 1.5 ti
'85 M #228
'87 M #367
'88 High line.
'10 X5
‘84 Alfasud 1.5 ti
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- Joined: Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:32 pm
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Re: Cooling pipe.
If you used "Yorkshire" pre-soldered fittings on the ends, they have a beading (in which the solder is located)ron wrote:Haven't got the bead tooling. Sleeved inside the rusted stub pipe and silver soldered.Pod wrote:I would have thought Ron could do that himself!sharkfan wrote:A decent plumber could make one up out of copper couldn't he?