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Subject:Re: Found my Syncro project.
From:Marc Perdue
Date:Mon, 8 Jun 2009 11:22:49 -0400

I get the same feeling whenever there's something going on with one of
my cars!  Practically all I can think about is what I need to do to
resolve the issue...  This was really hard for me when I picked up a
"new" '88 BMW 535 IS last year for pretty cheap.  I knew it needed a
number of things fixed and I have been picking them off one at a time
for the past year.  It's now my daily driver and feels like a pretty
reliable car, unlike when I first got it.  I'm also feeling a bit
frustrated at not driving my van as often, because I recently fixed, I
believe, a problem I was having with it stalling and running rough.
It's running smoother than ever, but it's out at my wife's house and I
haven't been able to arrange to retrieve it . . .  :^(  I want my
Westy back...

Soon...
Marc

On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Brendan Slevin<totorovan@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'll post pics soon. �The other issues are:
>
> All headlights inoperable, parking lights fine, hi beam indicator on at all
> times. �This sounds like a ground issue.
>
> Turn signals inop, buzzing from flasher.
>
> Gas gauge inop.
>
> It has some dents and scrapes, but all in all is in decent shape. �It's hard
> to be at work thinking of all I could be doing to fix the Syncro!
>
> -Brendan
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 6:57 AM, Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net>wrote:
>
>> Brendan,
>>
>> Score!
>>
>> Sounds like you have some minor electrical issues, most likely poor
>> connections. Check the big tranny ground braid for corrosion.
>>
>> Send pictures!
>>
>> Ken Lewis
>> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
>>
>>
>>
>

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