My car came with an old-school gauge package with three VDO gauges in a plastic housing: oil pressure, oil temperature, and battery voltage. I refer to them a lot while driving and believe their data is hugely valuable. Until they’re passing incorrect values. During a short drive the oil pressure gauge pegged off the scale.... Continue Reading →
I'm interested in replacing my E21 Recaro seats with E30 Recaro sport seats. There's nothing wrong with my E21 Recaros; they work perfectly fine and are reasonably comfortable. But the E30 Recaros are more supportive and I'm a little nervous something will happen to the E21 seats (they're quite valuable). Lucky for me the car... Continue Reading →
The weakest link in the E21 failed on me tonight. A lot of electrical components run through the hazard switch (it has 8 connections on the back). When the switch fails, it's a brownout for your E21. Luckily I was carrying a spare. I also have a short somewhere that pops fuse 17 and I... Continue Reading →
List of things to do this Winter: Finish garage wall! Can't do much when I have one of the walls under construction. And I need to plan the layout to allow me to work in the Winter. The original M20B23 engine is on an engine stand and more in the way than I expected. COMPLETE!... Continue Reading →
Doug I.
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