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[bmwman91]

If you can find a local place that will rebuild it, check that out. New ones are (I assume) expensive, and putting a used one in is kind of a lot of work for something that might die in the near future....

[bmwman91]

Small update. I had lots of momentum going on this, and then got busier with work and stuff. This weekend I managed to get a few hours in to work on the last of the machined parts, namely the adapter...

hey man, i know this may sound kind of odd, but i'd love to have more regular conversation with you.

i'm without any other knowledge or knowhow aside from the scraps that i can gather from...

[bmwman91]

Awesome, thanks for the info! This will definitely make life easier when I get the radio....

[bmwman91]

I am a lot less active on the forums than I used to be, but there's always room for some good conversation about the rest of life that happens outside of the car!...

[bmwman91]

Any updates on this?...

[bmwman91]

Wow, I am glad that it seems like you have a positive indicator of the issue now.

If the alternator is of unknown age, I vote for replacing or rebuilding it. I had mine rebuilt locally for...

[bmwman91]

No worries man, a totally acceptable reply to my philosophical rambling would have been "bleep blorp". Middle age is creeping up and I am getting all existential haha.

As far as...

[bmwman91]

Hey, so I ordered up a TRD7412UB-OR (the "D" variant which has DAB, not that it is of any use in the US, but it also allows for backlight brightness control which is very handy). thatsagiven...

[bmwman91]

A 0.5mm visible gap at the perimeter of the small throttle plate is a lot IMO. Unless someone bored out the small part of the TB and reused the stock plate, (which I doubt), it is probably due to an improperly...

[bmwman91]

Age is really what the main factor is for a gunked up ABS unit. If the brake fluid was completely flushed out once a year, then it might be OK, but otherwise it is probably filled with sludge. My car...

[bmwman91]

FYI, also look at getting a cleaned & rebuilt ABS unit (Jordan sells them and they are top-notch!). Installing an ABS unit that did not have 30 years of gooey shit and clogged filters made more difference...