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  1. JohnS
    The only thing I see is 'Automatic'. That's a deal killer for me...
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    7.636.622.410 = Blaupunkt Frankfurt US circa 1976
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    You can get all sorts of braided hoses (including Blue brake hose) from BelMetric: https://www.belmetric.com/hoses-braided-hose-oem-c-14_138.html They are also a good source for Cad plated bolts and good quality hose clamps and much much more.
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    I've already done the intermittent wiper upgrades on both my cars, but being able to adjust the pulse... cool... Looking forward to this one. Thanks Mike!
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    If you have part#32321118825 from your stock steering wheel (or about $12 new from BMW), you can use it along with the Momo hub and still have turn signal cancellation. I'm using one with that same Momo Prototipo wheel and Momo hub. Good luck, John
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    That's going to be great. My '74 3.0 csi has the same diagnostic port. That demonstration video was very well done too. Thanks Pat!
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    That car is going to be a real sleeper. Love that color too. Very Nice, John
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    Hey Toby, Small world. I've lived here almost my whole life. If you're ever in the area, let me know. Technically I'm outside of Watsonville proper too. Unincorporated Santa Cruz county. Last night I located the reference to the resistor wire being 1.8 ohms on the '74 tii in my old Chilton's manual for the 2002. That old Chilton's manual was printed in 1974 and has the most accurate wiring diagram for the '74 US cars that I've found. Cheers, John
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    The ones that I'm using all have that little box on the end that you plug the ipod cable into. Hopefully your connector will switch to using the AUX port when your ipod is connected and then back to the radio when the ipod isn't connected (that's how the ones that I have work). Otherwise you would always be unplugging the cable from the back of the radio if you ever want to use the radio as a radio. Let us know how it works, John
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    Look at the positive connection on your coil. If the original wiring is still in place, you will see two wires joined to a single connector on the positive side of the coil. One of the wires is sort of translucent. That's a resistor wire that was used to replace the external ceramic ballast resistors that were used on the earlier cars (prior to '74). That wire serves as the ballast resistor. The resistor wires used on '74 tiis are 1.8 ohm and are all you need to work correctly with a 'Red' coil. Standard 2002s '74-76 also use a similar resistor wire, but with 0.9 ohms of resistance instead of 1.8 ohms. One of my manuals pointed out the difference specific to the '74 tii. Being that I don't always believe what I read, I actually tested the resistance of the wire on my '74 tii and sure enough it tested out to be 1.8 ohms. The resistor wire on the '74 tii runs from fuse #12 all the way to the positive side of the coil. On regular 2002s, that wire is about half as long and ends somewhere about midway in the wiring harness on way to fuse #12. The extra length of that wire on the '74 tii accounts for it having double the resistance of the wire used on standard 2002s. If you want to bypass that wire and run an external ceramic resistor, it's easy because you can just unplug the wire from fuse #12 and run a new wire to the external resistor in it's place. Good luck, John
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    I've used both types depending upon whether the radio is Mono or Stereo. Mono has 6 pins, Stereo has 8 pins Look at these pictures to see the difference: STEREO TYPE: http://www.ebay.com/itm/BECKER-BLAUPUNKT-STEREO-CAR-RADIO-IPOD-CONNECTOR-CABLE-/350410148318?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item51961289de MONO TYPE: http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-MONO-CAR-RADIO-CD-IPOD-CONNECTOR-CABLE-LOOK-BECKER-BLAUPUNKT-GRUNDIG-/350524633089?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item519ce57001 Todd, what type of radio do you have? Becker and Blaupunkt each made both Mono and Stereo versions of their radios. It looks like the ebay listing you show for the Stereo cable is actually showing a Mono cable.
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    You need to get the correct Aux connector to match your radio. The number of pins is different between the Mono and Stereo connectors and the jacks that they plug into on the back of the radio. They are not interchangable.
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    For future reference, here's what some of the ones available from BMW look like: This one fits the 'later style' stock 2002 steering wheels from '74-76. Uses a 10mm hole so could be made to work on a Momo hub if you cut off the extra wires. This one uses an 8mm hole and is made to fit the stock 'Bus' style wheels. This one also uses an 8mm hole but has a longer wire with no spade connection. Fits the Petri 'Sport' wheel for the 2002. 8mm vs. 10mm
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    I purchased the correct Momo one from this guy on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/140524223582?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 The BMW carbon pins have a smaller diameter plastic part than the Momo ones and work correctly on a stock BMW steering wheel and on a Petri sport steering wheel.
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    I put the tab in the 9 o'clock position on my '74tii with the turn signal on the left hand side. On my '73 the tab is at 3 o'clock position because the turn signal is on the right hand side. When you rotate the tab into position, you need to push the white plastic piece outward slightly so that it rests against the metal tab.
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    I had the same thing happen to me when I ordered a pair of "rebuilt" calipers from the local Kragen/O'Reillys. I originally ordered a pair of calipers and they sent me two of the same side (passenger side). So, I returned one and ordered a left side and received another (passenger side). Eventually got it figured out, but wasted about three weeks in the process. Another thing I found was that you weren't guaranteed that you were going to get a "rebuilt" original Ate brand caliper from them. Sometimes you did and sometimes you received what looks like a brand new knock-off of an Ate caliper. It seems like the Cardone company that supplies their rebuilt units sometimes provides you with a newly reproduced part (Made in China, I suspect). Now I've resorted to keeping the cores from my original calipers and having them rebuilt. Costs a lot more, but I know what I'm getting...
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    72 should have 121ti head and plastic intake runners. 73 should have E12 head and aluminum intake runners.
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    Here's a place where you can find all sorts of types of the braided cloth type hoses in various sizes: https://www.belmetric.com/hoses-braided-hose-oem-c-14_138.html
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    Hi Chris, I used mine today and it worked great! Didn't spill a drop. Thanks, John
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    As far as I know, the quick ratio steering box wasn't standard on all tiis. It was an available (and expensive) option. I added a quick ratio box to one of my tiis and like it, but they're not for everyone. I like it when using 185/70 13 tires and a 380mm diameter (or larger) steering wheel.
  21. JohnS
    I'd check out Mike's advise about the carbon pin in the distributor cap too. I've had that problem happen with a brand new distributor cap that was only about a week old. The carbon pin's spring action was sticking. Good luck.
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    I hope that it helps. I think that running the wrong resistor can possibly fry your points. Here's the original coil from my '73 tii. Black KW 12V clearly marked as needing the 1.8 ohm resistor. On the left is a new style Bosch 1.8 ohm resistor. On the right is the original one from my '73 tii. I had to make up the connectors on the new style resistor so that I could use my original push-on wire connectors. Another example of a Bosch Super-Coil KW 12V (Red version). This is the one I replaced my original Black one with because I think it looks cooler, but they're the same.
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    Bosch part #1224509063 is for the 0.9 ohm resistor. You can get the correct 1.8 ohm Bosch resistor from Autohausaz (Bosch #0227901014) http://www.autohausaz.com/search/product.aspx?sid=gfkiyz451gungn553prtp555&pn=W0133-1627679,
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    Chris, Are you using the correct 1.8 ohm ballast resistor with that red coil? I know that some years of 2002 used a black coil that required a 0.9 ohm resistor. Other black coils (like the ones on my tii) required the 1.8 ohm resistor (it's labelled as such on the coil). The ohms of the resistor should be marked (cast into it's metal base) of the resistor. 1.8 ohm resistors ussually have a metal base that's sort of copper (red) colored. If you're using the proper 1.8 ohm resistor, you should measure about 10 volts at the coil after the resistor when running. John
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    I'm in for one too Pat. e-mail sent. Thanks, John
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