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Dec 30, 2016 18:02:45 GMT
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Thanks for the replies and ideas. Very much appreciated. I've had a good long think about it and i'm going to try to sell the beemer rather than repair / replace the engine. I'd love to try to fix it, I know I'd get a lot of experience from getting it back on the road, but my old beemer see here: link is the real end goal and its currently rusting away in a damp corner. So thanks again for all the help. I'll be putting it up in the for sale section today or tomorrow if anyone is interested.
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Oct 17, 2016 18:49:34 GMT
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Thanks once again for all the replies. General consensus, seems to be chain related, with the possibility of it being an ancillary, which makes lots of sense. Further to the tale of woe, the engine has now stopped turning over interely, making checking without the belt on a no go. When I turn it on it just makes a sound, about a second apart like a small hammer hitting some solid metal. I assume thats the starter motor having a hard time working against a stuck motor. Moving forward, my mate suggested jacking up a back wheel, putting it in gear and trying to turn the crank that way, to check if it's entirely seized or not. I've started taking off the rocker cover to have a look at the chain etc, see if that tells me anything. Thing is though, It's by far the nicest car I've ever driven, or owned and It would be insane to scrap it. But this was supposed to be the reliable car to get me about while I got the saab and my old beemer back on the road. I've only got room to park 1 car in front of the garage, thats where my pride and joy, dead old beemer is festering though. The saab is round my mates house and I've run out of goodwill storing cars anywhere else. Not getting my violin out, just expressing the joys of loving old cars One thing that this place is really good at though is making you take a deep breath and get on with it. I've read plenty of epic tales on here and they really do help nurture that mindset, so thanks for all the help.
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Just had a pull about in there and nothing seems unusual, the belts are tight etc. The viscous fan seems to be ok, it feels like turning it through treacle as I beleive it should. Inside the oil filler cap looks ok. Funny enough, for the first second of starting it up, it didn't make a noise. Then started making a racket short after. I've taken a short, but sh*t video. Hopefully its enough to show whats going on. Thanks again for all comments.
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Thanks for the replies. Very much appreciated. So it looks like the way forward is to go for it, but carefully. Sorry for the short reply, I've got to try and sort this out today somehow for work tomorrow, so I best get cracking on it. Will try to get a video up of whats going on, fingers crossed its a bolt on bit and not a dead engine. Funny enough I bought a new viscous fan clutch the other day, to try and help the cooling, will be amazing if it is the problem.
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Oct 15, 2016 19:26:08 GMT
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Hi all, I bought a 1998 BMW E39 528i se (manual) to fill in for daily duties until I can get my saab on the road. I drove it to the shops tonight and noticed a bit of clunking when I parked back up. So I popped the bonnet and after a very quick inspection (dark / rain) have concluded that it sounds like a bag of spanners without anything glaringly visible being the cause. It sort of sounds like a bearing has gone on something and something is rotating and flapping about. My first thoughts about where I start having a poke about tomorrow is to give everything a wiggle about with the engine off. Then maybe take the belts off everything ( waterpump / alternator etc), briefly run it and see if its still noisy. My question to you fine retro rides folk is: Is this a really stupid thing to do ? I don't want to sin, so here's a piccy of the poorly thing.
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Aug 22, 2016 22:55:15 GMT
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To Far outside of the breif ? Its certainly a mix of muscle and Sporty. Not too round like a 911, not too Wedgy like a countach. Great engine. Maybe a little lacking on swooping lines, but they certainly up for it in presence.
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Aug 14, 2016 19:07:49 GMT
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Something that big will be hugely expensive to 3d print. Might be cheaper to get one cnc milled, but again, you'll need a 3D cad file.
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Aug 14, 2016 14:20:35 GMT
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Testing..........testing...............
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Aug 14, 2016 14:02:57 GMT
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maybe try popping into your local college / uni. See if they can scan said object for you in return for a charitable donation of their choice. Ya never know. Or take some accurate measurements of the critical lenghts / diameters and take good photos and see if someone can model it up for you in 3d. You might have to adjust the 3d print to suit / fit though. What is it you need doing ?
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Jul 17, 2016 16:18:05 GMT
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Sachs clutch for my saab 900 turbo - £11.50 with postage !!
He he, cheers 60six.
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Don't over catalyse your mix. Or maybe I should say, do....when you are finished and have a bit left over. It smokes,it steams, it cracks and turns green. Sure the locals will be well impressed that the crazy train man knows how to make kryptonite...... A good trick I learnt from a guy that built kitcar bodies in South Africa on a commercial scale. You don't need acetone for cleaning up. Do you get washing powder there? SA you used to get surf super blue or omo. Pour the granules straight from the box onto the brush or hands,whatever you need to clean. Add water to make a paste and rub it in. Takes resin and matting off like magic. And a lot less smelly than Acetone...Most likely better for your skin too..... Washing powder is quite a strong alkali. It will take a few layers of skin off if left on too long. I found out the hard way cleaning out the washing machine powder drawer a while back, my fingers looked like the singing detective.
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May 28, 2016 17:03:03 GMT
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May 14, 2016 21:50:05 GMT
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I've always loved pink floyd and more recently love big pontiacs. These hit the nail on the head for me. and I've got a vintage picture saved somewhere of a mobile hoover truck or something that's ace. Will try to dig it out.
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Apr 16, 2016 16:07:47 GMT
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I vote for BMW E3. Great handling, brilliant visibility, four doors, howls like a wolf and goes like stink. Mine is a touch wallowy on its big fat tyres, but a more modern set of wheels and tyres would sort that out.
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Small update. The driver of the vehicle has admitted responsibility, has popped round to have a look and given me his details and policy stuff etc. Really nice chap, quite apologetic.
So just got to organise a time for the assesors to come round and have a look.
Thanks again for your comments and ideas.
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This is the sort of thing that I normally do. I've blacked out the writing as it's ideas for future projects etc: . . . . . . . . . I did the last one to practice welding Like I say, not the best but not the worst either. I can have a crack at anything you like. It would be nice to give back to RR a little bit too.
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What sort of thing have you got in mind ? I'm not too bad with a sharpie. Not the best, but i'm willing and will work for beer. I doodle every night, so it would make a change from my normal directionless scribblings
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Mar 29, 2016 19:20:46 GMT
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Brilliant. Thanks for taking the time to give me some advice. Just what I was hoping for. The vehicle was a minibus type van from a small local company, so I've given them a call and given details etc. The boss is going to give me a ring tomorrow when the message gets passed onto him, so I'll see what he thinks about it. It's good to know that the beemer not being insured shouldn't effect things moving forward. Thanks again for the ideas, suggestions and help.
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Mar 28, 2016 20:43:20 GMT
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Hi there. As the title suggests a commercial vehicle reversed into my 40 year old Beemer on the driveway. Its buckled and ripped off the front wheel arch metal trim, scuffed / gouged a football sized area of the front wing and put a head sized dent into the wing about an inch deep. The car is on SORN and not insured, but is on a private driveway. I won't go into details of the vehicle that did the damage, but a neighbour of mine saw it happen and has given me a good description of the company that owns the vehicle, colour type, time etc so proving what happened and finding the driver responsible shouldn't be an issue. So really I'm wondering what's my best course of action and was hoping that someone might have some words of wisdom. I haven't contacted the company that owns the vehicle yet as I'm unsure what to do and potential legal potholes etc. Any help or ideas that anyone has got will be very greatfully received. Cheers.
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Dec 31, 2015 16:26:55 GMT
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Cheers mate. Yeh its been great making progress with it. Really happy so far. I've got a bit of a weak spot for old stuff.
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