The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 306 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: Title Transfer Question Re: Dipped In Chrome Re: DME stomp code 1281 solution Re: DME stomp code 1281 solution Re: Consensus on Alum Floor jacks ....?? Re: Consensus on Alum Floor jacks ....??
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 18:56:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Title Transfer Question Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My latest car cost me $1000, so far I have driven it on buisiness for a few thousand miles. At $0.375 per mile, it is a profit center for me. Gary Derian > > I gave the car to a local charity for a $500 tax > deduction and the > company gave me ~$400 for getting rid of it. The > only car I ever owned > that I made out on when I got rid of it. > > Bill Matthews > 00 M Geeze > Some Volvos > Other cars > "the airport limousine" -RIP ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 01:23:46 -0400 From: "Rich Dorffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Tom Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Dipped In Chrome Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> They also now powder coat in "chrome". I have seen Corvette wheels done like this recently and they were quite well done, there was no way I could tell it wasn't chrome but a powder coat instead. A local company was showing them off as a way of gaining business (MotoMotion) although they were simply providing the service, the powder coater was actually located in California but I do not know who they were having do the powder coat process. It isn't particularly cheap, about $200 - $250 a wheel but considered to be more durable and more environmentally safe in application than chrome plating. By the way, they don't "dip in chrome". Simply put, most items are plated with copper, then nickel plated and ultimately the chrome plate is applied last. The process basically applies an electrical charge to a bath of electrolytic salt solution where the metal (first copper, then nickel and then chromium...all separate baths) is deposited unto the object you are plating. Regards, Rich > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom Reynolds> > > I would suggest considering a nice powder coated color, forget the chrome, > it weakens the bond (hence air loss) and will chip off with time. > Best regards, > Tom Reynolds > Hereford, AZ > > At 12:02 PM 08/07/2004 -0700, Gary Derian wrote: > > > >Chrome plating is not trivial, plus it weakens the > >wheel. The cost for proper plating is about the same > >as the wheels themselves. Some people like the look, > >to others it is pure bling. > > > >Gary Derian > > > >--- Celisa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Asking anyone's advice. I'm wondering if there is a > >> place in Dallas TX that > >> I can have my rims dipped in chrome so they may > >> shine. Also, does anyone > >> suggest this? If so, does the chrome last, or will > >> it in time be chipped > >> off. Any input on this would be greatly appreciated. > >> However do you just > >> think that the rims should remain or look better as > >> being just the regular > >> alloy wheels. Thanks so much in advance. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 16:07:47 -0500 From: "Jamie Howton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: DME stomp code 1281 solution Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks to those who responded with ideas regarding my non idling engine problem. The problem turned out to be that I had forgotten to reconnect the hose that connects the idle stabiliser with the back of the intake manifold, Thanks Brett. Reconnected it, started right up and now it purrs, better than ever. I also replaced the voltage regulator and idle stabiliser since I had the intake off. Now to tear into my 330i, I lost the oilpump in the middle of the carosel at Blackhawk Farms Raceway last weekend. So far everyone I have spoken to immediately says oilpump nut, right after I tell them I span off the track the session before. Anyone ever have this happen to them? What usually gets damaged engine wise? The car ran for maybe a total of a minute after the red light came on with a mixture of Mobil 1 5W30 and Redline 20W50. Regards Jamie Howton ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 19:16:37 -0700 From: Jim Bassett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: DME stomp code 1281 solution Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 02:07 PM 8/8/04, Jamie Howton talked about: >Now to tear into my 330i, I lost the oilpump in the middle of the carosel >at Blackhawk Farms Raceway last weekend. So far everyone I have spoken to >immediately says oilpump nut, right after I tell them I span off the track >the session before. Anyone ever have this happen to them? Been there, done that, on my E36 325is. I also know of at least one other instances of it happening on an E46 330i. >What usually gets damaged engine wise? If you're lucky, nothing really. If you are unlucky (like I was - I couldn't see the low oil warning light), spun bearing, burned pistons. Not pleasant. >The car ran for maybe a total of a minute after the red light came on with >a mixture of Mobil 1 5W30 and Redline 20W50. Hmm, may be OK. But you'll have a better idea once you drop the oil pan and have a look. Have a close look at the oil when you drain it, as well as in the oil pan. *Any* indication of metallic material and you should change the bearings as a minimum. Hope that helps, Jim Bassett 1998 M3/4 - oil pump nut secured (preventative) 1993 325is #44 JP/A5 - oil pump nut secured, but cost me a bottom end rebuild :-( ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 15:02:43 -0500 From: Neil Maller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Consensus on Alum Floor jacks ....?? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 8/6/04 11:13 AM, "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A common failure is the little lips where the jack actually touches the car; > many have just shaved them off and use a rubber pad, or else use a hockey puck > to do the lifting. The saddle is a very poor design. It's an aluminum casting that's way too thin, and is easy to load on the overhang with predictably dire results. I'd been very careful with mine, but my neighbour broke it for me. I had a machinist friend make me a nice new round saddle out of 6061-T6 aluminum with about 3/16" extra thickness and no teeth around the circumference. Perfect. Neil 96 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 19:41:05 -0400 From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Consensus on Alum Floor jacks ....?? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Speaking of which. I noticed that Costco has similar aluminum jacks with a 2 ton rating (dual piston) for sale. Didn't double check pricing or the other details o the design. Marc Plante E36 M3/4 53k vienna, VA ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(6 messages) **********
