BMW Engine
BMW 2002 Performance Improvement
In addition to the BMW 2002 modifications mentioned on page 20 of the February 1976 issue of Roundel, I recently (July 1976) took the stock intake manifold off and ground the ports to correspond exactly to those in the cylinder head.By putting heavy paper over the head and using the studs as the locating reference, it is quite easy to mark the openings with a soft piece of wood. Then the exact outlines can be marked with a soft piece of wood and cut out with an Exacto knife and transferred to the intake manifold (all of them were considerably smaller on my manifold).Be sure to put rags deep into the intake ports and use a vacuum cleaner to get all the metal particles out after grinding with a cone shaped stone.
BMW 2002 Engine Re-build
This time I slid the engine forward until it almost touched the a/c evaporator, which provided enough clearance to unscrew the clutch pressure plate bolts and remove it…. Use judgment about which parts might end up with trapped water or have materials that could be harmed by the heat and soap of the dishwasher, but metal covers, oil pans, etc. work great.
BMW 2002 Six Cylinder Tips
Here’s a list of tips to help to maintain and/or fix a variety of items on your six-cylinder BMW 2002.
If you have moisture and crud collecting at the mating surfaces of the head and the block, re-torque the head bolts in the proper sequence (see your BMW 2002 owner’s manual), according to the technique described [...]
BMW 2002 Tune-up Tip
When performing a tune-up on your BMW 2002, don’t swap the short screw that holds the condenser with the screw that holds the points, since the extra length of the points screw may interfere with the working of the advance mechanism within the body of the distributor. Leaving out the washer will also lengthen the [...]
Improve BMW Engine Cooling Tip
To improve engine cooling without the air conditioning operational, wire-up the air conditioning fan (in front of the condenser and radiator) with an independent circuit and your engine will run about 15 degrees cooler when “inching” in traffic on hot days.
The temperature gauge in my 1974 BMW 3.0SA would reach midway between the last normal [...]
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