The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 669 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: Catalytic converter for v8 540, 740 Re: Catalytic converter for v8 540, 740 Trickle Charger Re: Trickle Charger Re: Trickle Charger Re: Trickle Charger Re: Trickle Charger Re: Trickle Charger Re: E34 540 FS Re: How bad is it... Navigation
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 13:51:31 -0500 From: "Ivan Demkovitch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Catalytic converter for v8 540, 740 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> :) So they both stainless steel? Is BMW exhaust stainless steel? Should I ask them to use stainless wire when welding? >Carsound is a big Magnaflow distributor. The polished version looks very >nice when you flip your car over. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 12:20:04 -0700 From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Catalytic converter for v8 540, 740 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Mon, May 23, 2005 at 11:50:03AM -0700, Andre Yew wrote: > On Mon, 23 May 2005, Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks wrote: > > Carsound is a big Magnaflow distributor. The polished version looks very > > nice when you flip your car over. > > You might also confuse those of us who are told to keep the shiny side up especially those of us who drive convertibles. -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 09:18:56 -0700 From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BMW BMW BMW BMW" <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Trickle Charger Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A co-worker just got a new 545i and is going to convert his daily driven Porsche 993 targa in to a weekend car. He was asking me if I knew of a good "battery tender" system that he can connect to the Porsche so the battery will stay fresh even if it sits for a month in his garage. Does anyone have any good battery tender/trickle chargers to recommend? Kevin Kelly BMW CCA 50039 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 22:17:39 -0400 From: "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Re: Trickle Charger Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kevin wrote: >Does anyone have any good battery tender/trickle chargers to recommend? --------------- Ah! I wrote this some time ago: The "Battery Tender" by Deltran, and sometimes marketed under other names, is intended exactly for this purpose -- to maintain the battery. I've used one on my motorcycles for several years, and the 996 and 355 as well with no problems. More info can be found here: http://www.batterytender.com/index2.html It comes with two methods of attachment to your battery -- regular alligator clamps (like on jumper cables), or a connector where the ends terminate in metal o-rings (like a washer). Each method connects to the charger through a little plug-together connector. The o-ring connectors, intended for semi-permanent mounting, slip right through the bolts used to attach your terminals to your battery. Then simply tie down the length of the wire, until you have only the other connector poking out into the trunk. Thus, when you're in the garage, pop the lid, snap the two connectors together, and voila! Alternatively, one can get a charger that attaches, piggyback style, to the battery (the most popular is manu. by Schumacher, and sometimes marketed as a "factory" charger, e.g. Ferrari); the 120v plug is located inside the car; you just have to connect an extension cord when needed. Why do I consider the Deltran method better? Well, I'm presuming that the Schumacher is also a computer controlled charger like the Deltran. The primary advantage, in my mind, is that you don't have the charger sitting in the car -- only the wiring. Thus, (a) it's lighter, (b) you can use one charger for more than one vehicle if you alternate, (c) the wire coming out of the trunk is thinner and you can in fact close the lid with the wire dangling out, if you wanted to do so, you can put the cover over the car, (d) I guess if the car gets stolen, you didn't lose the charger as well, (e) if the circuit breaker (or whatever) inside the Schumacher fails, it melts INSIDE the car, right next to your battery; I'd prefer to have the thing melt down outside my car, not in it!!, and (f) another "clean" method of attaching a battery tender is to go to Radio Shack and buy a cigarette lighter adapter with a 9 foot cord attached. Then wire this into the "hard wire" connector kit, by removing the o-ring connectors and splicing in the cigarette adapter instead. No having to pop the hood anymore, just remove cigarette lighter and plug in, provided that the cigarette lighter is POWERED when the key is off. ________ Voila! And if you think the rings to the batter post look "small", keep in mind that they are designed not to fit over the batter post, but rather over the bolt that secures the wires to the post.... Hope this helps! vty, --Dennis ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 23:52:52 -0400 From: "Rich Dorffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "BMW BMW BMW BMW" <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Re: Trickle Charger Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I too recommend the Battery Minder. I have four in use between my father and I. Regards, Rich ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 07:58:11 -0500 From: Dennis Wynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Trickle Charger Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://store.azmusa.com/electrical.html Get the Battery Tender Junior - only $20 plus shipping. Dennis 01 M5 silver/black (for sale) At 09:18 AM 05/23/2005 -0700, Kevin Kelly wrote: >A co-worker just got a new 545i and is going to convert his daily driven >Porsche 993 targa in to a weekend car. > >He was asking me if I knew of a good "battery tender" system that he can >connect to the Porsche so the battery will stay fresh even if it sits for >a month in his garage. > >Does anyone have any good battery tender/trickle chargers to recommend? > >Kevin Kelly >BMW CCA 50039 >Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com > > >__________________________________________________________________________ >In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > >UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate >Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! >908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 08:53:40 -0700 From: Ted Crum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Re: Trickle Charger Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 09:18 AM 5/23/05, Kevin Kelly wrote: >A co-worker just got a new 545i and is going to convert his daily driven >Porsche 993 targa in to a weekend car. > >He was asking me if I knew of a good "battery tender" system that he can >connect to the Porsche so the battery will stay fresh even if it sits for >a month in his garage. > >Does anyone have any good battery tender/trickle chargers to recommend? > >Kevin Kelly >BMW CCA 50039 The Soniel 1206S is the equal of any of the small 3-stage chargers out there, and at a good price. Specs at: http://soneil.com/Completesets/SPEC1206S.022701.pdf One vendor: http://www.batterymart.com/battery.mv?p=ACC-1206S No affiliation... -- Ted Crum 1988 735i 5-speed ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 22:35:32 -0400 From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Re: Trickle Charger Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.batteryweb.com/ look for batteryminder > > From: "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/05/23 Mon PM 10:17:39 EDT > To: <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> > Subject: Re: [UUC] Trickle Charger > > Kevin wrote: > > >Does anyone have any good battery tender/trickle chargers to recommend? > > --------------- > > Ah! I wrote this some time ago: > > The "Battery Tender" by Deltran, and sometimes marketed under other names, > is intended exactly for this purpose -- to maintain the battery. I've used > one on my motorcycles for several years, and the 996 and 355 as well with no > problems. More info can be found here: > http://www.batterytender.com/index2.html > > It comes with two methods of attachment to your battery -- regular alligator > clamps (like on jumper cables), or a connector where the ends terminate in > metal o-rings (like a washer). Each method connects to the charger through > a little plug-together connector. The o-ring connectors, intended for > semi-permanent mounting, slip right through the bolts used to attach your > terminals to your battery. Then simply tie down the length of the wire, > until you have only the other connector poking out into the trunk. Thus, > when you're in the garage, pop the lid, snap the two connectors together, > and voila! > > Alternatively, one can get a charger that attaches, piggyback style, to the > battery (the most popular is manu. by Schumacher, and sometimes marketed as > a "factory" charger, e.g. Ferrari); the 120v plug is located inside the car; > you just have to connect an extension cord when needed. > > Why do I consider the Deltran method better? Well, I'm presuming that the > Schumacher is also a computer controlled charger like the Deltran. The > primary advantage, in my mind, is that you don't have the charger sitting in > the car -- only the wiring. Thus, (a) it's lighter, (b) you can use one > charger for more than one vehicle if you alternate, (c) the wire coming out > of the trunk is thinner and you can in fact close the lid with the wire > dangling out, if you wanted to do so, you can put the cover over the car, > (d) I guess if the car gets stolen, you didn't lose the charger as well, (e) > if the circuit breaker (or whatever) inside the Schumacher fails, it melts > INSIDE the car, right next to your battery; I'd prefer to have the thing > melt down outside my car, not in it!!, and (f) another "clean" method of > attaching a battery tender is to go to Radio Shack and buy a cigarette > lighter adapter with a 9 foot cord attached. Then wire this into the "hard > wire" connector kit, by removing the o-ring connectors and splicing in the > cigarette adapter instead. No having to pop the hood anymore, just remove > cigarette lighter and plug in, provided that the cigarette lighter is > POWERED when the key is off. > ________ > > Voila! And if you think the rings to the batter post look "small", keep in > mind that they are designed not to fit over the batter post, but rather over > the bolt that secures the wires to the post.... > > Hope this helps! > > vty, > > --Dennis > > > > > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 19:23:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Jonathan Brush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: E34 540 FS Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 10:59:00 -0500 From: "Paul Craven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SNIP Just as a FYI, there have been several E34 540 six speeds on Ebay as of late. Item 4550358978 appears especially nice. No affiliation, just an apparently nice car I wish I could give a home to. Regards, Paul Craven 1993 325ic 1995 525iT Yeah, but check the engine for Nikasil vs. Alusil before jumping on it. Jon __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 21:22:23 -0700 From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: How bad is it... Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mark, as already mentioned, the ABS light staying on means you have no anti-lock braking, but you can still just regular brake, or in an emergency, you can threshold brake. This assumes you're old enough to have learned how to threshold brake back before cars had ABS. Could be a bad sensor. (Double 02 Salvage (Hayward, CA) gave me a pretty good deal on some used ones not long ago. Turns out I mangled one removing a rear halfshaft.) Could be the wiring to the sensors. Could be a bad connection between a sensor and the wiring harness. Could be the ABS computer, but less likely. Finally, if you're lucky, the toothed sensor wheel on one or more corners is all gunked up. Clean them and see if things return to normal. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA >Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 21:26:50 -0700 >From: Mark Gold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com >Subject: How bad is it... >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >How bad is it to drive with the ABS light on? I was coming home this >morning when the ABS light came on on my '91 318ic. When I got home, I >checked the brake fluid level and it looked OK and there were no burned >out fuses, but I didn't check anything else. Later when I started up >the car (did not drive it, just started it up), the light was out. I'm >hoping it was "Fritz" the electrical gremlin playing tricks on me. If >it does come back on I have a few questions... > >1. What should I be looking for as culprits? > >2. Is it safe to drive with the ABS light on? (remember this is an E30, >not some newfangled E46 or E90). > > >Sincerely, > >Mark Gold ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 11:05:40 -0500 From: "Alex Cagann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BMW List" <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Navigation Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On my 02 M5 I just got, I can't get the screen to simply show the radio station. It always goes back to 'default' to the navigation menu, or one of the other choices in the front menu screen (DSP, trip computer, etc), never the radio station. Is there a way around this? Alex Cagann http://www.autoconsortium.com ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **********
