The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 595 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Need Help with E30 "No-Start" situation Re: Ford ownership concerns.. Re: Ford ownership concerns.. Re: One lap of the Nurburgring in BMW M3 GTR w/ Hans Stuck (With Sound) Carfax Request
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 09:55:42 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Need Help with E30 "No-Start" situation Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Greetings, For those of you with E30 knowledge, I could use some help (actually, my son can). I am in PA & he is in OH, so I can't take a look at it myself. Here's the deal. He has a rock solid well-maintained '86 325es, with 225,000 miles. He uses it in the winter and daily driver when he doesn't want his recent;y purchased E36 M3 to be "outside". So, it would normally be an emergency, but it is at the moment. The M3 is down while he installs new H&R Coilovers....so, he doesn't have any wheels at the moment! He called me yesterday to say the '86 was running rough, but running and starting fine. I told him it was most lilkely a fowled plug...told him what to do. If that wasn't it, maybe a fuel filter/fuel delivery problem....standard troubleshooting stuff (no problem). Then, he calls me last night all upset because he needed to go get a tool for the H&R install and the '86 wouldn't start! He said it sounded like the starter was trying, but wouldn't turn over. Sounds like a classic low battery or solenoid problem...he recently installed a new battery and new alternator, so I' a bit perplexed, "unless" it is one of two things: 1. Could the ground wire from the starter be not "well-grounded" possibly? 2. Maybe the starter has decided to die all of the sudden? (no signs of not wanting to start "ever" before. Maybe the rough running thing and the no-start problem are just a coincidence, but I wonder if they could be related in any way...something electrical...like a relay or something??? Any ideas? Thanks in advance for help! John Weese BMW CCA #76646 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 11:32:49 -0500 From: "Rich Dorffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "nick brearley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Re: Ford ownership concerns.. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Nope, 4x4s are even more of a fashion accessory than the regular 2 wheel drive variety. Later, Rich - has a small pickup truck, no one would ever mistake that POS for a fashion accessory. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of nick brearley > Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 11:02 AM > To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com > Subject: Re: [UUC] Ford ownership concerns.. > > > At 08:09 19/03/05 -0500, Gary Derian wrote: > >Pickup trucks are fashion accessories, not utility vehicles. > > Yes, I guess so. With the enormous sales probably only a very small > proportion ever get used for any real work. Like 4x4s. > > Nick Brearley ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:24:18 -0600 From: Jamie Howton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: nick brearley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: Ford ownership concerns.. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 11:32:49 -0500, Rich Dorffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nope, 4x4s are even more of a fashion accessory than the regular 2 wheel > drive variety. To some people maybe. I have an F250 4x4 that barely ever gets driven. The only reason we have it is to tow our horse and track trailiers. I dislike driving it in general is is just too big to be practical. -- Jamie Howton 2000 M5 1995 M3 Hampshire, IL ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:19:42 -0800 From: Tom Childers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: One lap of the Nurburgring in BMW M3 GTR w/ Hans Stuck (With Sound) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks for posting the link to that video. Great footage. It took him a bit over 8 minutes... If you want to see the 'Ring lapped in under 8 minutes with a BMW, check out the link on http://www.bmwk1200s.com/video.htm -tdc ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 07:57:51 -0500 From: Matthew Twigg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Carfax Request Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Can anyone check this E39 528iT for me? WBADP634XYBV63858 Muchas Gracias, Matt 1991 325iX ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(5 messages) **********
