my eta is heating up...

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  • bimmer_E30
    R3V Elite
    • Dec 2007
    • 5001
    #1

    my eta is heating up...

    hey guys, so my lovely E28 is treating me very well, today i noticed my stupid gauge( which never works, and always at cold) gets up altille bit over the half. i have to say that, to get the gauge working, i have to punch the dashboard or the cluster plastic cover first in order to the stupid gauge to work.

    so i am driving and i noticed that the temp is a little bit over the half, parked the car and checked the rad, coolant leak etc...everything seems fine.

    then i touched the lower raddi hose. and its cold ( the other 2 hoses are damn hot) but the lower raddi hose is cold. so i have a bad t-start...right?? or what.

    thanks

    car is an 1987 eta...528e
    Originally posted by e30e
    lose the old man bmwcca badge.
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    • slo325i
      E30 Addict
      • Aug 2008
      • 417
      #2
      Or it could be air in the system. Also thermostats are only like 10 bucks anyways, just replace and bleed the system with fresh coolant.


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        • bimmer_E30
          R3V Elite
          • Dec 2007
          • 5001
          #3
          allright sounds good, i will take it to my work tomorrow. and get them to replace it for me.
          Originally posted by e30e
          lose the old man bmwcca badge.

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            • Adrian_Visser
              R3VLimited
              • Jun 2006
              • 2823
              #4
              i would tend to agree with you about a bad thermostat. an airlock in the system would cause you to go into the red in no time at all at least in my experience.

              '89 Alpine S52 with goodies

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                • itsbrokeagain
                  Advanced Member
                  • Jul 2008
                  • 199
                  #5
                  how about you fix the gauge cluster too while your at it? That way you can really keep an eye on the gauge incase it gets hot again...

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                    • bimmer_E30
                      R3V Elite
                      • Dec 2007
                      • 5001
                      #6
                      Originally posted by itsbrokeagain
                      how about you fix the gauge cluster too while your at it? That way you can really keep an eye on the gauge incase it gets hot again...
                      thanks guys, indeed its a bad t-start.

                      how do i fix the stupid gauge guys?:???:
                      Originally posted by e30e
                      lose the old man bmwcca badge.

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                        • accident
                          R3V OG
                          • Sep 2008
                          • 7303
                          #7
                          what the fuck is a t-start? and dont blame it on typos, you did it twice.

                          Originally posted by ROLLingKING
                          i have a bronzit and plan on making it look sweet.
                          Originally posted by slammin.e28
                          Moral of this story?

                          If you drive your e30 on stairs, you're gonna have a bad time.

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                            • gothguy70
                              Noobie
                              • Nov 2008
                              • 21
                              #8
                              I had to replace one of those once.What a bitch that was.

                              what are we talking about again?watch your spelling.

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                                • smcdermott326
                                  Member
                                  • Jan 2008
                                  • 84
                                  #9
                                  "how do i fix the stupid gauge guys?"
                                  On my e28 I also had a temp guage that didn't work without smacking it around. And I always felt that it might overheat and I wouldn't notice it soon enough. I swapped out the entire guage cluster and all is well. To me, it wasn't worth pursuing the bad ground or resoldering things.

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                                    • bimmer_E30
                                      R3V Elite
                                      • Dec 2007
                                      • 5001
                                      #10
                                      damn, this is not a bad idea.

                                      but i have a 7K RPM cluster. i don't wanna go back to the gay 5K RPM one lol.
                                      Originally posted by e30e
                                      lose the old man bmwcca badge.

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