Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Fuel Line (cont.)

Ok, so it has taken me what seems like forever to find an get these gas lines for the top vent tubes but now that I have them installed the left hand tank has the line fastened on, and the tank is fastened with only hand tight bolts. Because this is a '76 build date it features separate tank connected with (1.5 SAE) hose, that hose lists for $16.00/ft. That is in place as well...I need to have some work done to the in-tank suction devise before its installed and the right side tank lifted into place...

Monday, June 11, 2012

Coolant Tube M10

The picture is of two coolant tubes located on the driver's side (LHD) of an M10 engine...this tube came off of an M10/e21 I found at a pick-n-pull near where I live...this car is nearly 100% rust free...but after loosing the head I discovered that electromagnetic current/charges caused the water/coolant to interact with the aluminum heads causing the aluminum heads to corrode internally...rather than blowing a head gasket it corroded from the inside...this corroding also included this coolant tube shown...apparently it is NLA from BMW and as is illustrated the replacement I found is only "ok"...