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Thread: M50 head difference? (Non-vanos)

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    Default M50 head difference? (Non-vanos)

    Hi Guys,
    My father in law's lovely 1991 2 ltr e34 has succumbed to a crack in the head - very sad news :-(. However we have bought a replacement head to fit early next week :-), already skimmed with new valves fitted too! We had look at the new head and noticed the temperature sensor is a combined unit, rather than the separate brown and blue ones in the original head. Has anyone here had any experience of this? Is there a simple "workaround" to make sure the DME and dash temp guage work properly?

    Thanks in advance,

    Shaun

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    in the us the single sensor cars were 96 and newer, id drill and tap for the 2nd sensor otherwise it should be fine just use your cams if it's a vanos head and your car is non vanos, the cover on the front of a non vanos head bolts right up inplace of the vanos unit
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    Thanks a million Winfred, that was just what I wanted to hear!
    I'll get on with it tomorrow.

    Cheers,

    Shaun

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