Why it may be hard to tune your BMW. How to test compression.
All about points and condenser,
or battery/coil
ignition. Don't file your points.
Repair and adjustment of the BMW ignition mechanical
advance unit.
This is about petcocks for the /2, /5, /6 and /7
BMW. Measure
your fuel flow.
Fix that high idle. The mechanical advance unit
may be the culprit.
Battery basics.
Basic electrical trouble shooting on a /5 BMW, by Jim
Franzen.
Troubleshoot your BMW electric
starter system. This makes it very simple.
Why grease the battery and other electric terminals?
You may have flaky turn signals due to grounding
Horn and hi/low or starter
switch repair by Bob Fleischer.
Information about the BMW
headlight switch
parts and keys.
How to assemble the
headlight
parts.
How to solder,
by Randy Glass. Some basic info. This one is quite popular.
Electrical diagram for 1955-60 R50, R60 and the
R69, from the 1959 owner's manual
Electrical diagram for the R51/3.
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