I know I had to replace the fan clutch and it made a difference in
the temp. It was just slipping too much. The old one lost fluid at
the front through the...viscous coupling?

John
Any thing happens with that thing and I can probably give you
unwarranted advise on it! I have changed/serviced/cont. to service
it!

--- In bmwe28@..., Daniel Doss <danieldoss2001@...>
wrote:
>
> Hey John,
> My apologies for not posting pics. I will do it this weekend. I've
been pulling my hair out with this overheating problem. I had the fan
clutch and the thermostat replaced just yesterday and it was still
overheating. After just two minutes of the car running the system
would become pressurized and fluid would start to leak out of the
sensor in the coolant resevoir. This morning I discovered the
problem. When the system started overheating a helpful mechanic
bypassed the main cooling fan so that the secondary fan, the one in
front of the radiator, would constantly run. The mechanic who did the
work yesterday didn't realize this. After discovering this, I
reconnected the cooling fans leads to the sensor on the radiator. The
fan clutch kicked in and began to cool the engine. From what I could
see the pressure was relieved from the system. Hopefully, things will
remain this way. I'll post those pics soon.
> Dan 
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: danieldoss2001 <danieldoss2001@...>
> To: bmwe28@...
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:15:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [bmw e28] My new 533i
>
>
> --- In bmwe28@yahoogroups. co.uk, Azali atan <az3163@> wrote:
> >Sure, no problem. I had an overheating problem today. The culprit
> seems to be a faulty fan clutch. Should be an easy fix. I was
driving
> in some pretty heavy LA traffic today. As heavy as it gets here.
> Massive pile up on the 101 freeway. Hopefully, nothing got too hot.
I
> have a problem with the instrument cluster. The temp worked enough
to
> tell me that if I kept moving the engine temp would stay low.
Still,
> the whole episode was pretty scary.
>
> > Daniel,
> > could you pls attach a picture of your car to the mail. i would
> like see it.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: John Forbey <jforbey@ >
> > To: bmwe28@yahoogroups. co.uk
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 2:00:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: [bmw e28] My new 533i
> >
> >
> > Yes, I like call it water spot but I guess it is the humidity and
> movement of electricity that combine and cause the problem.  Just
> keep them contact points clean.  It's just the car uses alot of
> electricity.  I've got a 9/83 533i in pretty good shape.
> >  
> > John
> > jforbey@yahoo. com
> >
> > --- On Wed, 6/25/08, danieldoss2001 <danieldoss2001@ yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > From: danieldoss2001 <danieldoss2001@ yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [bmw e28] My new 533i
> > To: bmwe28@yahoogroups. co.uk
> > Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 12:38 AM
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I just drove home a 1984 533i. Although, it needs a bit of work,
> I'm
> > very proud of it. My goal is total restoration. First things
first.
> The
> > gauges on the instrument panel don't work. I'm told it's a matter
> of a
> > poor eletronic connections. Anyone have or hear about a similar
> > problem. I need to get this fixed ASAP. Your help is greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Doss
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