Hi all, Sorry, as I disapeared, because of a little mail problem I wasn't aware of. ;-) Yet it should be OK. The good side of this affair is I had the pleasure...
Below is a note from Clanton, passed on to me from a mutual friend Frank. I do not have any more information on this developing product. If anyone is...
... It just occured to me...could there be any problem with heat? In the summer the temperature is over 90F here, as it is where you live. It seems that diode...
Thanks for the info Ben. Is the front mount bolt only supporting the rubber mounts, attaching them to the timing chain cover, is the front bolt not attached to...
Hi Allan, You make a good point. I do however think that the risk is slight. If you look closely at the diode squares, you will see that they are bolted on...
Hello Andrew Nothing except for the rubber mount should be touching the frame, There should be spacers inside the rubber mounts which take up the thrust when...
Hello, ... heat. Yet nothing has fins, Yes, they do produce heat... the ol' "Nothing is free" routine applies. I certainly couldn't tell you how much, though. ...
Thanks Ben I was worried about the engine only being firmly attached by the lower mounting bolt but thats obviously the way it is. I have got the spacers. I...
My R27 is quite hard to start from cold, I tickle the carb and with 1/4 throttle kick,kick,kick.. when it does fire it will idle but not take any throttle at...
... The needle is on top of the main jet and affects the mixture as the slide is raised, in the transition between idle jet and main jet. Because the needle...
I will try to fully flood it and see if it starts easier, however when mine does start it readily idles but you cannot rev the engine until it's warmed up...
... Yes, it sounds like lean idle mix, which why I suggested screwing in the idle air screw. There is no standard setting. If you remove and replace the idle...
In a message dated 3/6/2004 2:36:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... If you have a fuel filter, check that it is completely clear. Did you just replace the air...
If you wish to buy a new tach/light, the Matco MTL888 works fine on my R27 with a 12v battery. Sorta even works on 6v if battery is good and full. J ... ...
1965 R27 Has anyone found that their advance is full at 1600 RPM. I have a NOS advance and both this one and my old one has full advance at about 16- 1700 RPM....
Recently there was a posting concerning timing and the MZ-B ignition for the R26. Seems as though their testing has shown that the BMW manual doesn't agree...
Hi, Your R27 should be at full advance around 3200-3300 RPM. Previously, before the passing of leaded fuels, 2900-3000RPM was appropriate). Full advance sooner...
... Previously, before ... advance ... (If they ... broken or ... should be ... shout. The springs came from ?Ozzi's BMW in California. The NOS advance came ...
The springs came from ?Ozzi's BMW in California. The NOS advance came off a dealers shelf but needed reassymbly because cam lobes were 180 deg. out. The new...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the bmw-mono-club group. File : /R26...
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Hello all, I posted a gif file of an R26 wiring diagram that I recently made so I could more easily use it, rather than the factory diagram. I bought an R26...
Hello J, Just wondering if your interpreting the information from your tach/timing light wrong. On the r27 don't the points run off the cam shaft as apposed...
I dropped by Joe Groeger's shop in Redwood City today. For those of you who do not live near the San Francisco Bay Area, Joe is an older German fellow who...
... Ahoy Steve, Repros are readily available for R26/R27, in silver paint or chrome, I'm not aware of any in stainless, and I don't know if the R25 is the ...
... Kim wrote Hello all, ... so ... system, ... Hi Kim Just what I've been looking for. An understandable wiring diagram. The PO of my R26 made some changes in...
Hello, i put my 1957 R26 up for sale today, just wanted to drop a line here in case anybody is interested. It has been fully restored and is about 90%...
Gang, At the moment I'm in Germany and I visited a BMW dealer in Hamburg yesterday. I picked up a parts catalog that contains any parts available directly...
Hi Adam, Never heard of such a catalog, and my (BMW) dealer cannot order anything like this, he says. Would you mind give us some more information about this...
That is probably the BMW Mobile Traditions catalog. I have a 2 year old copy of this somewhere. I'm sure BMW is still selling these parts, so catalogs should...
