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    Who has a lot of experience with the Borg Warner 65 Automatic Transmission?

    I think I found the likely cause of my symptoms on page 77 of the excellent ATSG manual that Paul found above: https://cardiagn.com/borgwarner-6566-transmission-online/ Fault Code 9 says: Drive in "N" . Also giving judder or no drive in "R" depending on degree of front clutch seizure. For this...
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    Who has a lot of experience with the Borg Warner 65 Automatic Transmission?

    Thanks Mike I drove the car some more yesterday. The transmission really ran quite nicely except for that binding in reverse. My sense is that maybe the reverse clutch isn't releasing as it should, possibly due to tired springs or damage to the rear clutch pack? Once I break it past the...
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    Who has a lot of experience with the Borg Warner 65 Automatic Transmission?

    Today, I completely disassembled the sift block and about 7 or 8 pistons inside. It all doesn't use any gaskets, so I simply cleaned it although really didn't have anything inside that looked concerning. I put it all back together with Type F fluid and a quart of TransX. The sysptoms were pretty...
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    Who has a lot of experience with the Borg Warner 65 Automatic Transmission?

    Thanks Paul for the very nice manual. The flow diagram on page 66 should be especially helpful to get an idea where to look for problems that could cause the reverse gear not to engage properly. Good point on the Jag XJ6 Mike. Those cars are still found just wasting away here in various places...
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    Who has a lot of experience with the Borg Warner 65 Automatic Transmission?

    Thanks for the link. It looks like I'm already committed to the fluid change since I drained it fairly well. I'm a little confused about the ATF G fluid mentioned in the article. I can't tell for sure if that applies to the BW 35 or the 65 or both. In the BMW Blue books it says (not very...
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    Who has a lot of experience with the Borg Warner 65 Automatic Transmission?

    There's very little I haven't repaired on these cars, but I don't have much experience with the BW65. Here are the symptoms: The car drives and shifts fine in all forward gears, but in reverse it only barely budges backwards. It's hard to describe, but it is almost like the transmission is...
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    Searching for automatic transmission ZF 3HP22

    I might take it if it's still available... Thanks, Tom
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    Bmw automobilia

    Sweet, Chris. That's a nice find. I've been collecting these plates for a while too. I didn't think we'd be able to register them this soon. Nice surprise. My 1972 Coupe was originally registered in Los Angles with a plate that already was in the G's, so I'm not changing that, but all my other...
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    Survey to gage the value and popularity of Red vs. Blue interior in a Polaris Coupe

    Thank all of you for your well thought out answers. I hadn't even considered a few of them, which is probably why I asked in the first place. :-) Even though I seem to have a lot more red votes, I still hesitate to make the switch, not just because of the amount of work involved and taking away...
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    Survey to gage the value and popularity of Red vs. Blue interior in a Polaris Coupe

    Thanks for the responses, so far. I think we all agree that the red was much more rare than the blue interior. I like the color combination too. I probably wasn't quite clear that I am keeping my 3.0CSi with Polaris/ Blue that I've owned for almost 30 years. I am considering the Red interior for...
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    Survey to gage the value and popularity of Red vs. Blue interior in a Polaris Coupe

    I'm building a very clean 3.0CS (rust free), originally in Polaris and Blue interior, that will probably be for sale some time next year. I am about to have the leather seats reupholstered and am currently considering whether to change the interior color from Blue to Red (just bought some new...
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    Carpet Followup

    Thanks for the updates and your efforts John and DQ. The only thing I could add or suggest is that in my experience Germany is often not the best place for getting something like this done in a cost efficient and timely manner. This could be a shot in the dark, but I have seen some good...
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    3.0 CSi 3.0 CS Gas Tank, Fuel pickup, Sending Unit

    Auctions ends tomorrow. thanks.
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    Has Anyone Replaced Headlight Bulbs with LED Bulbs?

    Yes. The impressive look costs $250 more than the other experiment and the only thing we know for sure is that this socket design would not fit a factory, BMW world specs. coupe headlight or high beam lens/housing (not plug and play...). Plus, there is a metal cap with the two or three prong...
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    original velour and carpeting, where to find?

    All I can say is that I got all the materials I needed straight from BMW about 2 year ago...
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    Has Anyone Replaced Headlight Bulbs with LED Bulbs?

    Thanks for all the responses. I think I'll try a pair. If it's true that the light output is even better than the factory high beams, you can't go much wrong. I'm not entering my car in the 24h of LeMans or the Paris-Dakar. I'm not sure if I understood the comment about the bulb coming out the...
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