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Originally Posted by John_AZ
Great replies.
Track down the fuel smell. You have posted you plan to replace the filler hose.
Park the car on a decent slope--passenger side lower. Watch for drips from full tank.
Check the voltage regulator brushes, only $15 for a decent new VR online.
Calibrate fuel gauge? Instead pull the tank fuel sender and clean the very, very thin "silver" wire. (Any visible gas drops near the fuel sender?)
Repair to OEM window switches always fails. Get new aftermarket.. URO works and about $20 each online.
Aside from a spare '88 ECU, you are good to go!
John
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Yeah, I know it's a possibility that the tank will have the little crack on the top like they all seem to. I'm not sure I'm going to drop the tank and replace it, since everyone seems to say that repairs never last anyhow. We'll see. The fuel filler stuff I'll replace regardless, just because it's old and I should.
Fuel sender leaked at the top when I got the car, but now has new seals/O-rings on it and no evidence of further leaking. I did pull it and clean it (I do it annually on my e30, which has basically the same sender design). The gauge works fine, but at full tank it reads 2/3rds, at half tank it reads 1/4 or so, and at under half a tank it reads near empty. I know the warning light works correctly though. So not sure what the deal is.
I'll check out the Uro switches. I've found that the window switches are easy to pop open, clean the contacts, and bend the contact "springs" a bit and then they work fine for another 6 months. The fix takes like 5 minutes, so not a real big issue. All of them currently work perfectly as of today.
Yeah, I currently have a spare '87 ECU, which will work in a pinch but definitely not tuned right for the '88 engine. Need to track a second one down for sure.
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Originally Posted by SolReaver
AAA membership card and spare DME relay.
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The P/o of this car left like 10 spare DME relays in the glove box, seriously. And AAA for sure, have had it for years. I drive a 1985 BMW rally car TO events sometimes....gotta have that tow when I don't bring it on the trailer
