Reminds me of a trip I took from Florida to Boston... got as far as the Maryland Welcome Station north of Baltimore and had a cooling system problem. It was a Sunday, a memorial day weekend, and no...

Turns out that Scany was right - it was the clutch on the compressor. We solved it by cutting the belt until I can find the time and $$ to replace the compresssor.

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Thanks for the quick reply! It's the big approx 2" nipple that the main coolant hose clamps to. Cracked is probably to conservative a term - about 1/8th of the nipple is gone... came off in my hand...

RE: 1983 E28 533i

My A/C compressor suddenly started running continuously, even without A/C switch on. Blows cold air through cracks in console without A/C button on. Temperature control seems...

RE: 1983 E28 533i

A repair technician (had to be, since I haven't done any cooling system work) tightened the clamp on the top radiator hose so tight that the underlying plastic fitting cracked...

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Just moved here from New England - dual member of the Boston Area club and NCC club.

Ice racing in NH, anyone?

I am looking for someone who is recommended for paint and body work (nothing radical, a liitle rust and a "re-spray," as the English call it). Seems that standard body shops in area are too busy...