:: Classic Bimmers :: 02's and other strangeness » Mechanical http://classicbimmers.futska.com 02's and other strangeness Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:38:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Teardown of the Cooling System http://classicbimmers.futska.com/2009/07/18/teardown-of-the-cooling-system-2/ http://classicbimmers.futska.com/2009/07/18/teardown-of-the-cooling-system-2/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:33:47 +0000 admin http://classicbimmers.futska.com/?p=317 When I bought the car back in Feb 2009 i knew the waterpump was leaking and the coolant hoses were ]]> When I bought the car back in Feb 2009 i knew the waterpump was leaking and the coolant hoses were looking pretty old.  Got my new hoses, coolant, thermostat, waterpump in from BavAuto so i started my tear down.  Drained the radiator, removed the alternator and belt, and fan.  Inspected the radiator and decided to have the top resoldered at a local radiator shop.

Heres some of the problem areas:

Because of the surface rust on that front engine bay wall, i figured i should take care of it while everything was out. I also removed the old air pump bracket that was in the way of the alternator slide bracket:

The alternator bushings had also turned into icky tar:

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