[uucdigest] Monday, January 31 2000 Volume 03 : Number 158 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | For all available Digest commands including unsubscribe/subscribe, | visit the BMW UUC Digest page: http://www.uucdigest.com | Send SUBMISSIONS to [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Complaints? Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you must. | Visit http://www.bubbaclub.com | www.bimmers.com - "serving enthusiasts on the 'net" | Visit http://www.bimmer.org - ultimate BMW bulletin boards! | Subscribe to the Zionsville Autosport Parts Digest: | http://www.zionsvilleautosport.com/majordomo.htm ����������������������������������������� In this BMW UUC Digest: Re: [uuc] Dribily washer fluid <e30> Re: [uuc] Dribily washer fluid <e30> RE: [uuc] More brake Problems [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #154 [uuc] Re: ROTFLMAO at myself Re: [uuc] ROTFLMAO at myself [uuc] E30 Head Gasket [uuc] Ah....wiper element install...successful RE: [uuc] More brake Problems [uuc] Re: <E28 M5> Changing V-Belt on A/C Comp. Re: [uuc] <OT> F1 engine question Re: [uuc] idea: variable speed limits Re: [uuc] response to gilberts question [uuc] WOB SF Bay Area - NB on 880 Saturday RE: [uuc] <OT> F1 engine question [uuc] 24 hours of Daytona [uuc] Re: Jim Powell ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:00:13 -0500 From: "Coldfire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Dribily washer fluid <e30> I have had this happen quite a few times recently. I have a feeling it has to do with the outside temperature. When it is warmer (27 degrees) it works fine, hits the target perfect with full force. Seems that when it is colder the passenger side does fine but the driver side diminishes. The owners manual says the nozzles are heated. But it makes me wonder if the freeze up is occurring closer to the T pipe? I'm thinking of trying some various additives. Anyone have any ideas? Guy '87 535iS > When i try to wash the windshield the passengers side gets full force while > the drivers side only drivels up after a few seconds. I tired cleaning the > nozzles numerous times but it does not seem to help. > > Has anyone experienced this before? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 12:59:25 -0800 From: Jim Ochi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Dribily washer fluid <e30> At 10:11 AM 1/31/00 -0500, David Larocque - ColorImage wrote: >When i try to wash the windshield the passengers side gets full force while >the drivers side only drivels up after a few seconds. I tired cleaning the >nozzles numerous times but it does not seem to help. > If it's not the nozzles, check the tubing to the nozzle. On my E36, the tubing had come loose from the nozzle, so when I pushed the switch it just dribbled out from under the hood lining. Undid the hood liner, reached under, shoved the tubing back on, and everything was back to normal. One tip - you can use a small zip-tie to make the tubing-to-nozzle connection a little tighter. I think there's also a little one-way check valve (redundant?) that gets stuck over time, but I can't remember if it's part of the tee, or a separate piece. Maybe another digestor can help... Hope this helps, Jim Ochi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:11:15 -0500 From: "Cagann, Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] More brake Problems > A friend of mine is having a brake problem with a chevy > malibu and I really > didn't have the answer. Tell him to get a BMW. Problem solved. :0) Alex Cagann ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:21:16 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] V3 #154 This is in response to the multiple questions about the a/c belt on the E 28 M5. I have done this twice without the need for any helpers. The method I successfully used is to start the belt on the crank hub and work it on as much as possible. Then put the car in gear, (use 4th gear) and push the car and this will turn the engine over enough so that the belt will go on. The belt should be all the way on the compressor pulley first. Also I was able to push the car by myself. It does not need to go far - just enough to turn the engine half a rotation or so. It helps if the car is on level concrete. I do not recomend that you use the starter. Things can happen too quickly. I would push it a little and stop and check the belt to make sure it is going on properly. Also make sure you pay attention to clockwise vs. counterclokwise rotation. If backwards, it will slip off. Email me if you have any questions about this proceedure. Arnie - Houston BMW CCA chapter 1988 M5 51xxx miles ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:38:17 -0500 From: "Bill Bauman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: ROTFLMAO at myself > 12 y/o daughter gives me 'the look'. > > "Dad, you need help about this car thing". My wife does sorta the same thing with me. I have a 328is. There's a nice Dakar Yellow M3 that lives near me. Whenever we drive by it, I always say "Hello, M." Out loud. I _know_ I'm crazy - don't need to tell me. One day after passing "M" I made my usual comment. My wife says "You're so O". "O - what's that?" said I. "Obsessed with BMWs" came the answer. "O" is now my new nickname with the wife. Bill "O" Bauman - guilty as charged ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:35:12 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] ROTFLMAO at myself I love the story with your son and the air compressor. That's my all-time favorite. Jim, ya gotta tell it. - - Rob - ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] ROTFLMAO at myself > I bet at least half of you think I'm a pompous ass. Sometimes :) > > But nobody likes a joke at my expense more than me. Some of you know > the famous '12 dozen condoms from UPS' situation that I endured with my > neighbors. And there are dozens more. I could have Candid Camera here > almost everyday, I'm such a goober. > Another story added to the legend. Gotta go, clouds are clearing. > Jim ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 07:35:47 +1000 From: "Ian & Kim Solomon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E30 Head Gasket Well, at 219,845 km the head gasket finally let go. Driving to work on the highway, first day back at school for the kids, so traffic sux, and the temp gauge goes up to 3/4, and then as we move it goes down to 1/4. Check it out when I get to work and under the oil filler looks like a chocolate milkshake. (well sort of). First major engine repair for my 1985 323i Baur if you exclude the blown auto at 195,000. The tech has quoted $600 + parts, that's if the head isn't cracked. He states that the small six heads are not easily welded, and it is better to replace it if cracked. Any thoughts on this. Ian Solomon #257 BMW Club Queensland www.bmwclubqld.asn.au '85 323i Baur Cabrio [IRS 58] (now with foamy oil) www.powerup.com.au/~irs/Default.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 13:52:08 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Ah....wiper element install...successful Thanks everyone for the little piece of advice. I think I followed Michael Lord's advice the most, "Pull on the mother...it'll snap in" I used a little Vaseline and actually pulled the strip clear past the first retaining clip. DOH! Oh well... I actually did it this morning before heading off to work (where I take the train) because it was driving me crazy! Best, Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:43:09 -0500 (EST) From: Moe Drippins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] More brake Problems Cagann, Alexander writes: > > A friend of mine is having a brake problem with a chevy malibu and > > I really didn't have the answer. > > Tell him to get a BMW. Problem solved. :0) Yeah, at least that way we'll have the answers to his brake problems. =) - -- Just Moe '95 540 6 speed, BL/SS ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:55:20 -0500 From: "Curt Kiser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: <E28 M5> Changing V-Belt on A/C Comp. OK, here is the drill. Most E28's have this problem. I've done this three times. The first time was hard. Second time I got smart. Third time was easy. Here goes. THE EASY WAY: 1. cut old belt 2. Remove the mount bolts (long) and shove the compressor up. It won't work otherwise. 3. New belt on....drop the compressor down so the belt is on the pulley. 4. reverse procedure on the long mounting bolts. 5. Tighten up belt using the tensioner. THE SCARY WAY: 1. cut old belt off. 2. loosen the tensioner all the way 3. new belt on and stretched over the compressor pulley as best you can. 4. crank the engine one bump. 5. hope that it didn't cut the belt Do it the easy way. You'll sleep better. Curt Kiser BMW CCA Tidewater Virginia 88' M5 Sharked and tweaked 86' 325 Wifemobile > I'm in the middle of changing the coolant hoses, water pump, and belts on my > E28 M5 and I'm having a heck of a time installing the new belt on the a/c > compressor pulley...it was tough getting the old one off too. > > Is there a trick to the a/c belt?....the adjustment spline bolt is as loose > as it will go....removing the belts off the power steering pump and > alternator were easy. Is the only way to install the belt on the a/c > compressor to partially remove the comp. unit? > > Anyone who has done this that has the answer please "enlighten" me...I want > to get the car back together now before I forget where everything goes<g>! > > Happy ///Motoring, > > John Weese > BMW CCA #76646 > Nittany Bimmers Chapter ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 17:11:19 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <OT> F1 engine question I think they turn upwards of 17,000 rpm now. That is 262 ft-lb for 850 hp. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > What is a typical peak torque value, and at > what rpm's, for a modern F1 engine? I've > heard estimates for peak horsepower of 850 > at 14,000 rpm. Sound about right? That would > correspond to about 320 ft-lbs or 430 NM, but > that's at 14,000rpm, perhaps it makes a bit more > at lower rpm? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 09:30:32 +1100 From: "Thomas, Andrew j" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] idea: variable speed limits Rob ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes about variable speed limits: > It's a brilliant idea. In theory, yes. In practice? It often gets ignored as people think that the limits are being lowered as the local constabulary struggles to meet its quota ("crank it down a notch, Constable, we're four 'undred quid short!"). > Add in "driver qualification" tags (passive repeater RF tags, > current technology) that you would get for taking certain driver > training courses. > Voila, personally adjusted speed limits! Well, as we've already discussed before, speed is an easy one to measure, as it's an absolute physical attribute - 60 mph is 60 mph is 60 mph. But how "dangerous" is "dangerous"? I dare say that if there was a physical measurement of danger - say, in 'D' or 'kD' - then the police would measure it more and start nailing people for driving like morons, rather than just driving fast (a la 100 mph on an empty motorway on a clear night). Variable posted speed limits exist in the UK, in Germany and in New South Wales (dunno about other Aussie states). In other European countries I'm not sure, but in some places speed limits are raised and lowered depending on the weather conditions - drops of rain on your windscreen tell you the limit's 110 km/h. From dull experience, the limits on the M25 vary mainly to stop it turning into a big car park; this is more to do with traffic management than trying to stop people speeding into each other. Here's one for you: new drivers in New South Wales now have to wear a 'P' plate for three years. Ostensibly this works by (a) prompting the police to keep a beadier eye on those more likely to do something daft, and less obviously, (b) inviting other motorists to steer well clear. Andy T "This email is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above and may contain information that is confidential and privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. When addressed to our clients, any opinions or advice contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing KPMG client engagement letter. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return email or telephone +61 2 9335 7000 and destroy the original message. Thank you." ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 18:35:07 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] response to gilberts question All I have to say is AMEN! I have Actually seen an officer of the law discriminate against a driver. We were in a pack traveling at about 80 MPH a cop pulls on the highway we all slow down to the speed limit, and low and behold he pulls over the Black 929 w/ Chrome rims and tinted windows. There were about 3 rice rockets (including mine) and a few Euro sedans all in traffic with him, I wonder why he picked that one? A drug dealer? A stolen car? Or maybe just persecution. Jonathan 1996 200SX SE-R (K&N Cone Filter, GReddy Exhaust, 17 timing, RE - 71s, Tokicos, Progress Springs, Porterfield R4S pads, Motul 600 Fluid, Pacesetter S/S. JWT PP, Lightened Stock Flywheel, Front STB) Gone but not forgotten 1988 325iA (Parting Out) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 15:56:15 -0800 From: "Lisa V. Ferrari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] WOB SF Bay Area - NB on 880 Saturday So I'm cruising along Northbound 880 near SF on Saturday, enjoying the brief appearance of the sun, minding my own business, and, hey, what's that up ahead? Looks interesting...let's go check it out! Black M3/Dinan/Sharked/roll bar/Nurbergring sticker and as I pull within visual range a UUC Sticker!!! Hey, it must be someone on the digest - cool! So I try and catch up...and try and catch up and try and catch up. Who are you and can we arrange some sort of trade??? Really...my car wouldn't be nearly as much trouble to maintain! Have a good one - it was nice playing! Lisa Ferrari 92 318is - black but turning green with envy! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:07:16 -0800 From: "Desoto, Byron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] <OT> F1 engine question Hi all-- Actually, the current figures are (and these are conservative, as this is only what the manufacturers with "quote" in PR kits): Ferrari 049 V10: 17500 rpm Mercedes FH110H V10: 17800 rpm Honda (Mugen) MH301 V10: 18200 rpm No idea what the Ford/Jaguar Evolution 4 V10 is doing... If the FIA allowed V12's back in, no doubt we'd be seeing 20,000+ rpm power plants. :) Ciao, Byron '00 M Coupe - -----Original Message----- From: Gary Derian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 2:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] <OT> F1 engine question I think they turn upwards of 17,000 rpm now. That is 262 ft-lb for 850 hp. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > What is a typical peak torque value, and at > what rpm's, for a modern F1 engine? I've > heard estimates for peak horsepower of 850 > at 14,000 rpm. Sound about right? That would > correspond to about 320 ft-lbs or 430 NM, but > that's at 14,000rpm, perhaps it makes a bit more > at lower rpm? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 19:09:14 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] 24 hours of Daytona just curious if any one from the S. FL area was planning on going to the race this weekend. There will be a small convoy of people leaving Thursday early evening from Boca, and I also know of a person that needs a ride on Friday if there are any good Samaritans (this is a very active BMW CCA member that I can vouch for being a good person) If anybody is interested in the convoy or will be nice enough to give our friend a lift let me know. Brian Jacobs 98 318ti 99 Z3 coupe (we don't need no stinking roadster) Everglades CCA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:21:17 -0800 From: James Dye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Jim Powell Thanks for the good laugh about the helmet. I missed the one about the 12 dozen condoms...(helmets in their own right, no doubt)...please forward that one when the mood strikes. ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #158 ************************** _________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | Bonneville Motorwerks . http://www.bonnevillemotorwerks.com | Circle Tire Co. 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