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[TobyB]

+1 for csb.
OR something just touching the drive shaft.
E36 heat pads liked to fall
onto the driveshaft and make all sorts of rackets.
Look for a shiny band on it...
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[TobyB]

Aha- it's a 'crush to spec' head gasket!

So doing lots of M54s with tty bolts, they get 3/4 a mm or so of stretch. 180 degrees in 2 90's.
VW gets 1.5- 2, and it makes me want to throw...

[TobyB]

I'd think you'd need to find an 'always hot' wire somewhere in the E30 to send to the E36 radio to keep it alive when the power's off.

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[TobyB]

looks normal to me for a late- diving board steering linkage...



no way...

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[TobyB]

Nice- and thanks for explaining the (huge) difference between a scan and a drawing....


now, now- for a real race car, running a lot of caster is a legitimate way
to make a crappy...

[TobyB]

...but M20 head bolts aren't tty... ?

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just the rods, ma'am, just the rods.

[TobyB]

If you order rockers from the dealer, they will be the same as
the Febi rocker, minus the little id disc where it says FEBI
and instead you MAY get BMW.

So order yourself some...

[TobyB]

I've always thought that the concentric secondary like Saab, Ford and others used was very elegant, as it gets rid
of the linkage at the transmission entirely. The Saab version's too small for...

[TobyB]

nope, but here are 2 diagrams that ought to give you what you need to make the splice-

http://www.wedophones.com/BMWManualsLead.htm

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[TobyB]

Corteco head gaskets are quite good, generally speaking.

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