So whats going on? Any interresting stories? My Mas is parked for the winter and Im working on my Ebay bike, YammaGamma. It should be a bit quicker than the...
... the ... bit ... Hi Charles, Here's something for you, from Ivan in Croatia: "Please can you help me in solving problem with my 228. When I am pushing it up...
Could also be his timing is slightly off or the EFI is requiring an adjustment in the program. He could quickly check the spark ignition by testing one of the...
Fuel starvation due to old fuel filter could also be knock control (if these have it) kicking in for some reason. or something wrong with the boost control. Is...
that's what I thought too. I seem to remeber mine doing something similar when I first got it. I changed a lot of things including the boost control solenoid...
Well the 430 is officially toasted, it is no more at least for me anyway. I don't have the energy to fix it, and its now dream lost. I would like to thank the...
Hi Charles, When the distributor rotor fails, the car misfires at high revs and sputters with dark blue smoke ! I am ordering a distributor cap and rotor from...
Terry, I feel gutted on your behalf! Sorry about that! If you ever come to Norway, sure hope you will shoot me an email. I'll buy the beers! Will surely look...
My 84 has no spark at the coil. I'm thinking magnetic pickup on the distributor or some little box. Car ran beautifully, was parked for about two hours, then...
Hi Nick The engine bay decided to go up in flames Regards Terry From: BiturboZentrum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BiturboZentrum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Ohh Mine all most did that as being an earlier 425i rather than a 430 the pipe that joined the 2 fuel rails together was plastic rather than metal. Mine...
They have a way of kicking you in the teeth these cars Im actually letting mine rust at the moment to try and change its attitude problem Hopefully when I get...
I had a little fire once too due to a fuel leak. As I was trying to put it out with my shirt, miraculously someone appeared with a fire extinguisher. Now...
... reason. ... sell ... Thanks for helping me in solving my problem. I will inform you about progress but please tell me how can I check if my distributor...
I wouldn't bet on a better mood change. Neglect time increases maintenance costs exponentially. But I like your idea. Slap 'em around a bit and see if they...
Probably take just make it grumpy they have long memories Terry From: BiturboZentrum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BiturboZentrum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Hello, There is a airco control unit on ebay: http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=200282279017 Best regards,...
My experience is that things never stop working just at once. There are always signs before the fail occurs. EXCEPT for the batteries which die instantly. So,...
Terry, Very sad to hear it. Trust there was no damage to yourself? The forum will miss you and it's sad that there's one less 430 down under. All the best. ...
Hi Ian Only my emotions... I can pick it up for salvage but cant repair it due to physical reasons at the moment Cheers From: BiturboZentrum@yahoogroups.com...
Batery is fine I could spin her over till the starter melted if I wanted to. I'm gonig to check the pickup inthe distributor. I'm assuming it's something...
Check thes simple stuff first ( I should folloy my own advice). the movement of the dual advance on an 84 moves the wires on the igniation pick-up unit. That...
I still have my original ignition system for 24 years. I bought one of those pickups with the white wire soon after buying the car because I thought it might...
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