Vlad: The Zinno '87 535is

[tig]

I saw you put in an auto solutions short shift kit. Did you go with the basic or the complete kit?

Complete. I'm not really sure what the basic kit doesn't include.

[wkohler]

The basic kit does not contain the selector "rod." That's how you can have a 15-40 min install. It's the selector rod that sucks when everything is installed. That's also how they minimize the side-to-side play.

[tig]

It's the selector rod that sucks when everything is installed.

Elaborate, please.

[wkohler]

What is there to elaborate on? Bitch clip, driveshaft in the way, coupler at the selector shaft...

[tig]

What is there to elaborate on? Bitch clip, driveshaft in the way, coupler at the selector shaft...

Sorry, I thought you were saying something specific to the Autosolutions unit.

[leadphut]

someone is going to get a nice car when you decide to sell.

[tig]

someone is going to get a nice car when you decide to sell.

I intend to drive it until the Blue car is a better car. So it might be a few years .

[ldsbeaker]

someone is going to get a nice car when you decide to sell.

I intend to drive it until the Blue car is a better car. So it might be a few years .

Lol. I think you'll find that having a stock-ish e28 and a full fuh raze e28 are two sides of the same coin.
My personal opinion is that you would ditch the 'eta' first, but you're sucked in and will probably have no fewer than two e28s for the duration. This chassis is just too much fun.

[gunner2]

Thanks. Yeah I will go with the complete kit. I have to do the shift shaft seal, output seal and guibo any how.

[ldsbeaker]

Thanks. Yeah I will go with the complete kit. I have to do the shift shaft seal, output seal and guibo any how.

Alter - ego?

[tig]

Woo-hoo! First rock chip on leading edge of hood!

Officially broken in.

[Hffvdbl]

No clear bra?

[tig]

No clear bra?

I considered it, but i couldn't have put it on yet anyway due to newness of paint. May still do it after we fix the chip.

[geordi]

Bra? It's Vlad! Please don't emasculate him[emoji33]

[muleskinner]

Bra? It's Vlad! Please don't emasculate him

"I am Vladlyn"

Sorry....couldn't resist.

[bkbimmer]

Clear bra looks awful, paint chips.

[leadphut]

Bra? It's Vlad! Please don't emasculate him

"I am Vladlyn"

Sorry....couldn't resist.

the car was dubbed Kaitlyn, not too long ago.

[tig]

Noticed engine temps sticking at 12 o'clock while in stop and go traffic this morning. Normally sticks at 10:30 with rare adventures to 12.

Guessed it was aux fan.

Tonight I used Bentley to diagnose. Saw 13+ volts at both temp sensors. Jumpering them failed to run fan. Tested volts at fan plug and saw 8-9 volts (!?!).

With sensor connections jumpered, wiggled wires going to aux fan relays (front of fuse box) and got fan to come on.

Got it to stay on with wires "just so".

Means I get to tear into wire harness/fuse box and figure out the real culprit. For now I'm ok I think.

Anyone else ever seen this?

[ldsbeaker]

Sounds completely normal for an engine/harness that's been taken apart, put back together and had the ever living daylights cleaned out of it. Trons is trons.

[tig]

Sounds completely normal for an engine/harness that's been taken apart, put back together and had the ever living daylights cleaned out of it. Trons is trons.

That part of the harness has not been touched by me... it's the wires that sneak by the fuse box to the aux fan relays on the left side of the box.

[wkohler]

That is incredibly common.

[tig]

That is incredibly common.

Ok, if you say so. I searched and didn't see any other threads mentioning a similar symptom. Lots of people seem to have melting around fuse 14 & 17, but no threads indicated wiggling the wires fixed it or a voltage drop like I saw.

[tig]

Put in 11.609 gallons.


That's 18.09 mpg. I'd say the OBC econometer is now working just about right. A little turn of the potentiometer clockwise should nail it. Note this was what I got after my initial adjustment.

I'm not complaining about the mileage either, the way I drive.

[tig]

Happy 29th birthday Vlad!

[geordi]

Vlad has u up early! What r u getting Vlad for his birthday??

[tig]

Vlad has u up early! What r u getting Vlad for his birthday??

A nice drive to the airport. If things go well, on the return drive through lovely Puyallup, we'll be picking up an M20 block for Maytag together.

[bkbimmer]

I like that you will haul an engine in it.

[davintosh]

Vlad has u up early! What r u getting Vlad for his birthday??

A nice drive to the airport. If things go well, on the return drive through lovely Puyallup, we'll be picking up an M20 block for Maytag together.

The honeymoon is over; first rock chip, and now Vlad is relegated to pick-em-up-truck. This makes me sad.

I really think you should just ship him to Germany so I can take care of him the way he deserves; thrashed regularly on twisty mountain roads.

[tig]

Vlad has u up early! What r u getting Vlad for his birthday??

A nice drive to the airport. If things go well, on the return drive through lovely Puyallup, we'll be picking up an M20 block for Maytag together.

The honeymoon is over; first rock chip, and now Vlad is relegated to pick-em-up-truck. This makes me sad.

I really think you should just ship him to Germany so I can take care of him the way he deserves; thrashed regularly on twisty mountain roads.

Sadly, I was unable to get to the seller. Perhaps it will happen this weekend. I have no issue at all with using this car for any and everything appropriate. I built it to drive every day.

I'd love to ship it to Germany and let you drive it.

[tig]

Installed the brand spanking new headlight lenses I got from Schmiedmann.

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