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Unfortunately, no.

I have to scrap it.

She said I can't make a deal with anyone from out of town.

DAMMIT!!!

Thanks for all your help.

I plan on returning in a few years, just maybe with a newer *cough*E34 Touring*cough* BMW...

EDIT: Jeff, check your PM.

Bad News:
Mom won't help.

Worse News:
I've been informed that I have to get rid of the car.

I don't want to scrap it.
Anyone live near me?

@ don

I'm in Citrus County, FL.
Richmond doesn't sound that far away just to fix my car. I'll see if my mom can drive me up there.

Does anyone know what other BMWs came with the same (similar to E12) Manual Transmission?
Also, what is the name of the transmision?

@ Jeff Denis

Do you know what the differences are (about the clusters)?

@ Mike W.

Thanks for the link. Now that's something I can afford!


@ GripGreg

Yeah, here at the shop, whe have a "clean room" of sorts that will be perfect for a rebuild. I can use the online BMW repair book for the torque specs.

http://www.bmwtechinfo.com/repair/main/057en/index.htm

More information: sometimes, when the car sits for a few days, I lose first gear, and the grinding goes away in all forward gears. Could that be a sticking 1-2 shift valve? And for that matter, what's causing all the noise only SOME of the time!?!?

On a side note, can anyone direct me to a full ...

Yeah, I was just doing maintenance. Spark plugs, cap & rotor, coolant, engine oil, rear diff gear oil, and removal of upholstery. I'm turning it into a road racer of sorts.

Chances are, if I can get my hands on enough money, I'll just go manual.
Trans, pedal box, clutch linkage, shifter linkage ...

I've had my E12 for about two months now. It was driving fine until I changed the ATF. The problems quickly ensued. I lost first gear, and reverse would grind and/or chatter. I poured some Lucas ATF into the transmission, and it started shifting properly again, but started grinding and/or chattering ...