[BMWCSRegistry] Temperature gauge

[bill wallace]

Amen Art (or whatever god one may invoke)! Having owned a 1600, a 2002 
and now a coupe, it amazes me how different the coupe is compared to 
the pocket rockets....however, I am eternally happy coupes are so much 
better looking.
On Jan 8, 2007, at 12:22 PM, Art Wegweiser wrote:

> Could be Jim but I have never experienced a problem by using the 
> correct socket style and watt rating for good ole US&A bulbs - made in 
> China or Bangladesh, of course.
>
> Actually, I wonder if the problem might have to do with using those 
> good ole German ceramic fuses that are still in some cars.  I'm 
> talking about the ones with pretty color codes and without glass 
> protection so they slowly corrode quite nicely and tend to eventually 
> give up in the most embarrassing situations.
>
> First chance you get, replace them all with glass - but you will need 
> to find the ones with those little pointy ends - not the flat ones. 
> And always carry extras as they sometimes flop out of those vertically 
> arrayed clips and disappear.
> I'm not sure we can blame this engineering blunder on our Karmann but 
> somebody might have  put down their litre of bier and had a look at 
> where and how the 2002, costing less than half Coupe prices, carries 
> its fuses.
>
> Then find somebody with really skinny and steady fingers or use a 
> needle nose pliers to insert them while you are on your knees poking 
> at the conveniently located fuse box.
> While down there, pray for help to your choice of God(s) - They will 
> laugh as they do at pious athletes who expect Divine help on the 
> playing field as if Jesus, Yahweh, Allah or others have nothing better 
> to do than get a ball through a hoop, into the end zone or the 
> bleachers so players can keep their multi $mjl salaries.
>
> Art
>
> At 11:23 AM -0500 1/8/07, JMLaughead at aol.com wrote:
>> In other BMWs I have owned, having the turn signal indicator light go 
>> out after a few flashes has been caused by using the incorrect bulb 
>> in one of the light sockets--sometimes even if the wattage is 
>> correct, the cars want German bulbs, not domestic ones.
>>
>> Jim
>> 71 2800CS
>> 74 R75/6
>>
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