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  1. JohnS
    I just ordered one off e-bay this morning. Didn't know about the web site. Any way I can get the discounted rate? Thanks, John Sieraski
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    You've probably already seen these on e-bay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291509496633?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Says they are German made at least. I ordered one, but haven't received it yet. Hope that helps, John
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    Sweet. Congrats!
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    Here's a picture of one of the A1Cardone knock-offs. If you can get them to fit with a little grinding and they work good. What the heck, the price is right
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    The problem is when you order a "rebuilt" tii caliper from A1-Cardone, sometimes you get a real Ate brand caliper that's been rebuilt, sometimes you get a brand new knock-off of a tii caliper. I've received both from them. I never tried fitting one of the knock-off ones. I've heard that they don't always fit correctly and need to be "adjusted" with some grinding. I have a set sitting on the shelf for that very reason. If you order new tii calipers from BMW, you get the actual Ate brand calipers that are what came standard on tiis. I think I paid somewhere around $300 a side earlier this year for new ones from BMW and that was when I got a very good price. I didn't want to screw around and risk a problem with my brakes. They had to be shipped from Germany, so extra freight charges came into play. Here's a new Ate brand tii Caliper from BMW (now Made in England). These fit perfectly without any grinding required.
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    I took pictures of those grommets called DAMPER RINGS where the pivot comes through the body at least on the '73 and later cars. 61-61-1-353-754 28 mm outer diameter 18 mm inner 6 mm thick
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    http://www.bmw2002faq.com/articles.html/_/technical-articles/electrical-and-ignition/ignition-coil-myths-busted-r52
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    I don't know if it's possible, but maybe all of the rust came from that the little tank on the fuel pump mount? Could also be a different Bosch pump model than what I used that might not have the screen
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    I do the Marvel Mystery oil in the gas about once every two years or so. I heard about it from a coupe guy when I was telling him about one of the electric fuel injectors sticking on my 3.0csi. It worked. I was looking at a spare new-style fuel pump that I set up for a tii and low and behold, there's a little fine meshed nylon fuel screen within the inlet side of the pump. I make up a little wiring harness so that the new style pump plugs into the stock tii wiring harness. Also wrap the pump in some peel and stick closed cell foam so that it fits in the stock fuel pump mount and keep it using the tank. Really quiet and works great. I believe that the fuel pump mount with the tank is still available from BMW 16-121-1-111-541 (I paid ~$120 last year)
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    If you find a NOS Bosch red coil that's actually red in color, they look the coolest Here's one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fits-1965-1969-Porsche-Ignition-Coil-BOSCH-0221119050-00035-NEW-/391065594208?hash=item5b0d536960&vxp=mtr One advantage of the Black and the Red coils are that they get the boost for easier starting when the ballast resistor get bypassed.
  11. JohnS
    You're my hero. I've been watching this thing like watching Superman in the old days. Love the book, love your work
  12. JohnS
    Are you using the original plastic filter on the fuel pick-up and a inline filter before the electric fuel pump?
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    This guy on e-bay also sells a kugelfischer gasket set: http://www.ebay.com/itm/GASKETS-KIT-FOR-KUGELFISCHER-PUMP-BMW-2002TII-2002-TII-PL04-/331577458808?hash=item4d338e8078&vxp=mtr
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    I just replaced the rubber grommets where the wiper pivot passes through the body on my '73 last weekend. I wish I would have taken pictures now. On my car it didn't have rubber washers, but a special grommet sized (28x18x6 mm). 28mm outer diameter, 18mm inner diameter, 6mm thick. The part number for the grommets (called DAMPER RING) is 61-61-1-353-754. They are still available from BMW. There is also a small metal spacer about 6mm thick that fits within the 18mm hole in the grommet to keep it from compressing too much when you tighten everything up. Hope that helps, John
  15. JohnS
    Looks great. Who did the upholstery work?
  16. JohnS
    Good move on keeping the stock coil. Keep it black or else the originality police might come after you ... "Coil upgrades == snake oil" Carl Nelson 1980-something
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    I agree 100% The original German made ones seem to last forever. On a nicely tuned car, I doubt you could find a noticeable difference between any of the bosch coils (blue, black or red) when they are hooked up as designed.
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    This is how you should wire up a Pertronix when using the red coil. The + wire for the Pertronix comes before the resistor so that it gets full voltage. Not the stepped down voltage after the resistor. The combination of the coils resistance and any ballast resistor added on needs to be around 3 ohms I think. Otherwise I guess you can fry the Pertronix unit. The 1.8 ohm external resistor is what the red coil requires because the red coil is designed to run continuously with only around 10 volts. It's boosted (resistor is bypassed) using 12 volts for a short period of time when starting. The idea, easier starting.
  19. JohnS
    And it has your name on it? ... How awesome is that?
  20. JohnS
    Old Bosch Number ---> New Bosch Number -- Use Ballast Resistor x.x 0 221 119 016 ---> 0 221 119 021 --- 0.9 ohm ( old ones were painted black ) 0 221 119 050 ---> 0 221 119 030 --- 1.8 ohm ( old ones were painted red ) 0 221 119 015 ---> 0 221 119 030 --- 1.8 ohm ( old ones were painted black) Here's a picture of the original 0 221 119 015 from my '73 tii
  21. JohnS
    Hi Buckeye, Your 0 221 119 016 coil is the same as what is now sold as 0 221 119 021. The Bosch part number was superceded from 0 221 119 016 ---> 0 221 119 021. So you've got the right coil for your 0.9 ohm resistor wire. http://www.boschcataloguessa.co.za/general_parts_catalogue/General%20Parts%20Catalogue%2002_2015.html#102 Hope that helps, John PS, no need to measure the resistor wire length. The fact that yours is spliced onto that green wire tells me that it's one of the 0.9 ohm ones. The tii 1.8 ohm resistor wire runs the entire length from the fuse box to the coil with no regular wire spliced in between the two.
  22. JohnS
    Buckeye, Yes, that wire that looks like speaker wire is the resistor wire. On a regular (square taillight) 2002, it has roughly 0.9 ohms of resistance. (it's hard to measure really small resistance amounts, so your reading of 1.2 ohms I would expect that your resistor is a 0.9 ohm one). So if you choose to keep the resistor, then you need to use a coil that requires a 0.9 ohm resistor. They used to be black, but don't assume that all black colored coils are the ones that need a 0.9 resistor. The original coils on both of my tiis were black in color, but the sticker on them said they required a 1.8 ohm resistor. Those tii black coils were equivalent to the "red" super coils. BTW, the resistor wire (that looks like speaker wire) on a 1974 2002tii is twice as long as the ones used on the later model 2002s and therefore has 1.8 ohms of resistance. Hope that helps and doesn't confuse things more, John EDIT: I can check the Bosch part number for that coil when I get home tonight. I have several of the coils that require the 1.8 ohm resistor and also a couple of the ones that require the 0.9 ohm resistor and can compare the Bosch part numbers stamped on the bottom of the coils. Bosch part numbers are those 10 digit numbers stamped on the bottom.
  23. JohnS
    I bought two of them from Carl a while ago when I heard he was offering them ... just in case
  24. JohnS
    well done. Looks great
  25. JohnS
    As long as we're dreaming... What about the Michelin XDX in 185/70 13? It's a V rated tire at a mere $460 a pop As long as we're dreaming, dream big Dream tyres here: http://www.michelinclassic.com/en/Classic-Tyre-range
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