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Forum: 101 Projects Discussion Forum: BMW 3-Series 01-08-2024, 02:41 PM
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Posted By dcarter
Upholstery shop in Greenville, SC (steering wheel recover)

Looking for a shop recommendation in Greenville to recover my leather steering wheel (E46).

Thanks
Forum: Porsche 928 Technical Forum 05-21-2016, 07:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 986
Posted By dcarter
John, It's going to a guy on the east side...

John,

It's going to a guy on the east side of Houston who has had 2 928s in the past and is ready for another project. He'll be picking it up tomorrow.
Forum: Porsche 928 Technical Forum 05-20-2016, 11:16 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 986
Posted By dcarter
Sold

Sold
Forum: Porsche 928 Technical Forum 05-06-2016, 04:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 986
Posted By dcarter
Did a video walk through and drive today: ...

Did a video walk through and drive today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP2IvM-jT2w
Forum: Porsche 928 Technical Forum 05-06-2016, 11:20 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 632
Posted By dcarter
I have one from an 82. It's not pretty after...

I have one from an 82. It's not pretty after many years in the tank.

Looks like they go for 640 here on Pelican and around 500 for new on Ebay. I'd take $150 for mine. I don't know of any way...
Forum: BMW 3-Series E46 (1999-2005) 04-25-2016, 02:36 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,351
Posted By dcarter
323i Performance mods

My son has a 2000 323i that is completely stock and in very good condition with under 100k miles. He loves the car, but it is a bit underpowered. I'm thinking about spending some cash on it for his...
Forum: Porsche 928 Technical Forum 04-25-2016, 02:26 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 986
Posted By dcarter
FS: 87 S4, Auto, LSD, rough inside and out, runs good - 5k

Selling a rough S4 that runs and drives good and has recent TB/WP. PM me with any questions.

CL Ad (http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/5554377159.html)
Forum: Porsche 928 Technical Forum 01-15-2015, 07:21 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 977
Posted By dcarter
PM sent

PM sent
Forum: Porsche 928 Technical Forum 01-15-2015, 06:14 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,219
Posted By dcarter
John, Every time the central warning light...

John,

Every time the central warning light comes on, the high temp light comes on first, so I'm convinced it's only being triggered by the high temp warning light circuit, but the needle shows...
Forum: Porsche 928 Technical Forum 01-14-2015, 04:23 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,219
Posted By dcarter
Stan, Thanks, I'll check the 14 pin and...

Stan,

Thanks, I'll check the 14 pin and sensor connections. Have some deoxit as well. I can't quite figure out how acceleration triggers the issue though. The engine does rock when reved, so...
Forum: Porsche 928 Technical Forum 01-14-2015, 09:47 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,219
Posted By dcarter
Sorry to revive this old thread, but I recently...

Sorry to revive this old thread, but I recently purchased this beautiful 82 from Mike, and this issue he was troubleshooting back in 2010 still exists. Since lots of experts were involved in this...
Forum: Porsche 928 Technical Forum 12-22-2014, 07:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 739
Posted By dcarter
Herman's boat can be overflow when the hotel...

Herman's boat can be overflow when the hotel fills up!
Forum: Porsche 928 Technical Forum 11-27-2013, 08:46 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,179
Posted By dcarter
Adding water fixed my heater! I love a simple...

Adding water fixed my heater! I love a simple fix.
Forum: Porsche 928 Technical Forum 11-27-2013, 10:35 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,179
Posted By dcarter
Vacuum?

Even if there were vacuum problems, shouldn't he get heat to the center vent? The heater control valve defaults to open.

I have a heater issue with my 87 as well but haven't looked at it much...
Forum: Porsche 928 Technical Forum 01-23-2012, 07:24 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,266
Posted By dcarter
Right, understand there's no bearings on the...

Right, understand there's no bearings on the damper, just thought the damper was in the middle, but looking back at Dwayne's pics, I was confused...
Forum: Porsche 928 Technical Forum 01-23-2012, 06:49 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,266
Posted By dcarter
Thanks for posting the pics. I wasn't clear how...

Thanks for posting the pics. I wasn't clear how this extraction process worked, now it's clear.

I probably need to do this job on my 86.5 but the only symptom I have is the damper sliding...
Forum: 101 Projects Discussion Forum: BMW 3-Series 11-19-2011, 02:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 961
Posted By dcarter
Haven't pulled the valve cover. It does sortof...

Haven't pulled the valve cover. It does sortof seem like a valve stuck in the down position and the piston hitting it.
Forum: 101 Projects Discussion Forum: BMW 3-Series 11-18-2011, 02:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 961
Posted By dcarter
At TDC the cam gear markings are aligned...

At TDC the cam gear markings are aligned perfectly, so not a cam timing issue. The engine will rotate 270 degrees stop to stop in either direction. Too much trouble to pull the pan so I guess ill...
Forum: 101 Projects Discussion Forum: BMW 3-Series 11-18-2011, 01:54 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 961
Posted By dcarter
That's a possibility I guess, but I know the...

That's a possibility I guess, but I know the original owner and there's no history of anyone putting a timing belt on before it quite running or anything like that. Guess it could have slipped a...
Forum: 101 Projects Discussion Forum: BMW 3-Series 11-18-2011, 12:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 961
Posted By dcarter
well i got the timing belt cover off and...

well i got the timing belt cover off and everything looked ok so I tried to turn it over by hand (plugs are out) and something is stopping it after about 90 degrees. Major engine problems I guess?
Forum: 101 Projects Discussion Forum: BMW 3-Series 11-18-2011, 11:54 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 961
Posted By dcarter
well i got the timing belt cover off and...

well i got the timing belt cover off and everything looked ok so I tried to turn it over by hand (plugs are out) and something is stopping it after about 90 degrees. Major engine problems I guess?
Forum: 101 Projects Discussion Forum: BMW 3-Series 10-29-2011, 07:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 961
Posted By dcarter
Got the plugs out this evening no problem. They...

Got the plugs out this evening no problem. They were very black. I put some mystery oil in the cylinders.

I was able to get a finger on the timing belt from the back side and it seems very...
Forum: 101 Projects Discussion Forum: BMW 3-Series 10-29-2011, 01:07 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 961
Posted By dcarter
Thanks, good tips. I'll update once I dig into...

Thanks, good tips. I'll update once I dig into it more.
Forum: 101 Projects Discussion Forum: BMW 3-Series 10-29-2011, 07:42 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 961
Posted By dcarter
325e, sat for 12 years, where to start?

Someone just gave me an 85 325e with 170k that has been sitting in a garage for about 12 years. The owner said it sat for a long time when he got a new BMW, then wouldn't start, so he rolled it into...
Forum: Porsche 928 Technical Forum 11-30-2008, 03:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 777
Posted By dcarter
HIDs

Mark,

Enjoyed meeting you and seeing your amazing car.

I'm tempted on the HID conversion you had. What temp were your bulbs? I'm thinking 6000k would be about right. Don't really like the...
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