[uucdigest] Thursday, February 3 2000 Volume 03 : Number 180 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] Wheel color question Re: [uuc] Wheel color question Re: [uuc] Frozen Lock Trick [uuc] cute widdle bunny [uuc] Old farts strike again [uuc] Re: Old farts strike again Re: [uuc] Re: Old farts strike again [uuc] test- please disregard Re: [uuc] Old farts strike again [uuc] <E30> Valve Adjustment. Comments. [uuc] ABS in reverse [uuc] <E30> Frozen Locks [uuc] RE: ABS in reverse? Re: [uuc] Old farts strike again ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 09:07:01 -0500 From: "David Larocque - ColorImage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Wheel color question There is a black e30M3 that I see around every so often with black wheels. I also see a blue e30 325ic with matching bottle caps. The blue one looks good, it really makes the car stand out. The black wheels however look very drab, everything just blends in all together and it doesn;t look great IMHO. I dont have pictures sorry. >After washing my car today, I've finally accepted the fact that I need to >get my wheels sanded and repainted (note to self and others: if new metallic >brake pads leave hard-to-clean dust, 409 kitchen cleaner is NOT the way to >remove it!). Since they need refinishing anyway, I have the option of doing >them a little differently from how they are now. These are the M Double >Spoke II 17" wheels that come standard on 96+ M3s. The three possibilities >I'm considering are: having them redone the way they are now (I believe a >metallic silver paint and clearcoat, right?), having them "polished" (I >don't know the process, but the end result is that they are very shiny and >mirrorlike), or...having them painted BLACK and clearcoated (the car is a >very black '94 325is, BTW). I thought the body color-keyed wheels might be >neat for their originality (plus that would hide brake dust), but I've never >seen an M3 with wheels that match the body. So what do you guys think? If >anybody has pictures of an M3 with these wheels painted body color that they >want to email me, they get double bonus points. TIA for advice. David Larocque ColorImage Canada Inc 416-955-9636 x 736 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 09:26:42 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Wheel color question I think the only wheel colors that looks decent is chrome/polished/silver, white, or yellow. Anything darker, even red, looks drab. Yellow is probably too garish for a BMW color but it looks good on a red Viper, or a car with red/yellow flames. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > After washing my car today, I've finally accepted the fact that I need to > get my wheels sanded and repainted (note to self and others: if new metallic > brake pads leave hard-to-clean dust, 409 kitchen cleaner is NOT the way to > remove it!). Since they need refinishing anyway, I have the option of doing > them a little differently from how they are now. These are the M Double > Spoke II 17" wheels that come standard on 96+ M3s. The three possibilities > I'm considering are: having them redone the way they are now (I believe a > metallic silver paint and clearcoat, right?), having them "polished" (I > don't know the process, but the end result is that they are very shiny and > mirrorlike), or...having them painted BLACK and clearcoated (the car is a > very black '94 325is, BTW). I thought the body color-keyed wheels might be > neat for their originality (plus that would hide brake dust), but I've never > seen an M3 with wheels that match the body. So what do you guys think? If > anybody has pictures of an M3 with these wheels painted body color that they > want to email me, they get double bonus points. TIA for advice. > > One more quick question: is there any potential harm to the paint from using > a squeegee to dry my car off after washing (assuming I don't drop it ;-)? > Thanks. > --Lane Flynn > BMW CCA #158896 > 94 325is <--buncha stuff ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 09:56:39 -0500 From: "James Moran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Frozen Lock Trick Hey, why not just skip the key and put your tongue on the lock? I triple dog dare you! Jim Moran '88 M6 - ----- Original Message ----- From: Duane Collie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I recently read this somewhere....makes sense...sortof... > > Get stuck with a frozen lock and no chemicals, hair dryer, etc., you simply > stick the whole key blade in your mouth until it's about 98 degrees body > temp, then stick it in the frozen lock. Supposedly it works, every time, > even though you may have to suck on it three or four times before the lock > gives it up. > > Hey - if it doesn't work just think how stupid you'll look in the parking > lot sucking on your keys.... > > - Duane Collie > The Seven Sled <remote key trigger, no need to suck on keys ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 08:58:18 -0600 From: Michael Weishaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] cute widdle bunny Wanna see what happens when a cute fuzzy widdle bunny ventures onto the track? Not for the squeamish. http://www.dailyrotten.com/haresplat.mpg Michael ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 10:12:43 -0500 From: Phil Marx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Old farts strike again Are you and I the only ones who mis-point across the various BMW digests? Or are we the only two active on both? You sent this to the UUCdigest! - -Phil >Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 00:25:25 -0500 >From: Don Eilenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [uuc] RE: Nolan Helmets > >Ron Aikins asks: > >Bobbitting at will.. > >>Someone mentioned the anti-fog inner shield from Nolan is good. Is it >>better than getting a Fog City? The FC completely took care of fogging >>problems on my Arai Signet (now 6 yrs old). The Nolan fogs badly, partly >>because it blocks incoming wind much more thoroughly than my Arai. This is >>still true even after I removed the chin curtain. Using the breath guard >>didn't seem to help much, either. I'm currently opening the visor a notch >>to clear it, but at speed it makes for head shake & a lot more noise. > >Works better. Fits perfectly to the inside of the shield, and avoids >the double-surface glare I found impossible to live with on a FogCity. >Also - cannot absolutely cannot - fog it up. See a tiny bit of >condensation down at the very bottom edge where my nose exhales.. >but it doesn't fog. Also good price and made to fit, and easy to >take out to clean. > >>All I need now is some anti-fogging system & a dark visor & I'm a happy >>camper. Maybe I'll get inspired to have some pinstriping done to >>"personalize" it. > >Dark visor - I use a SunDowner strip across the top.. electrical tape >would prolly work just as well and cheaper. > >>- --Ron Aikins > >Best, > > >=============================================== > Don Eilenberger JMP#1 > Spring Lk Hts, NJ, USA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >=============================================== >"Don't wrestle with pigs in the mud.. >the pig enjoys it and you just get dirty.." >=============================================== > You're absolutely right, and I apologize > --Darryl Richman >NJ Shore BMW Riders >Web Page: http://www.monmouth.com/~deilenberger ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 10:15:39 -0500 From: Phil Marx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Old farts strike again Phil Marx wrote: >Subject: Old farts strike again > >Are you and I the only ones who mis-point across the various BMW digests? >Or are we the only two active on both? > >You sent this to the UUCdigest! And then I copied the whole mess back to the digest...again. Sorry to all. I just had another birthday and I'm feeling the age set in. - -Old Fart (but not as bad as Fischer...yet <G>) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 07:17:40 -0800 From: Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Old farts strike again And you didn't copy it to IBMWOA or wherever it should have gone in the first place :) Jim Phil Marx wrote: And then I copied the whole mess back to the digest...again. Sorry to all. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 07:13:50 -0800 (PST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] test- please disregard Excite seems to be belching my posts up multiple times. Just want to see if it does it again. Keith Way _______________________________________________________ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freeworld.excite.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 10:29:46 -0500 From: "Pat Donahue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Old farts strike again Phil, That would be mis-post. Lots of folks do it. Some don't notice so you're ahead. But while we're on the subject, I've ridden my Gold Wing down to about 22 degrees with a Fog City shield with no fogging (did get some condensation in a corner) and once in a slightly warmer but much more humid snowstorm with just some condensation while sitting in typical snarled DC traffic. For anyone who doesn't know, riding an 800 pound motorcycle in an inch of fresh snow really sucks. Geeeze '95 Honda ST1100 ABS for sale (would have been the better ride in the snow!) - ----- Original Message ----- From: Phil Marx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Are you and I the only ones who mis-point across the various BMW digests? > Or are we the only two active on both? > > You sent this to the UUCdigest! > > -Phil > > >From: Don Eilenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >>Someone mentioned the anti-fog inner shield from Nolan is good. Is it > >>better than getting a Fog City? The FC completely took care of fogging > >>problems on my Arai Signet (now 6 yrs old). The Nolan fogs badly, partly > >>because it blocks incoming wind much more thoroughly than my Arai. ... > >Works better. Fits perfectly to the inside of the shield, and avoids > >the double-surface glare I found impossible to live with on a FogCity. > >Also - cannot absolutely cannot - fog it up. See a tiny bit of > >condensation down at the very bottom edge where my nose exhales.. > >but it doesn't fog. Also good price and made to fit, and easy to > >take out to clean. > > > >>All I need now is some anti-fogging system & a dark visor & I'm a happy > >>camper. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 10:38:26 -0500 From: "Neil Deshpande" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E30> Valve Adjustment. Comments. Steve Shelton and I adjusted the valves on my 1988 325 iS yesterday evening. The car had at least 50k miles on it since the last adjustment since I had not adjusted the valves since I bought it. 1. The valves were all gapped too tight. I was wondering if that is what happens over time. Somehow I would expect them to increase in gapping. 2. I used Brett Anderson's recommendations and tried to keep the cold gap to 0.012". 3. I removed the baked-on cosmoline on the valve cover and intake plenum-valve cover bracket with paint stripper. Took its time coming off. This leads me to believe the Oil-Flo stuff won't work for me. There was minor aluminum corrosion on the valve cover despite the cosmoline. 4. Steve confirmed the oil spray tube over the cams was tightly anchored to the cylinder head. 5. Rocker arm seals were not changed as I did not have them on hand. 6. The engine was turned over by shorting pins on the diagnostic connector. Refer to Brett's WWW site at www.koalamotorsport.com for details. 7. Steve pointed out that the rocker needed to be, sometimes, held down on the cam side as one adjusted the valves as it tended to lift off a bit under the torque required to tighten the eccentric. This would, of course, make the gapping inaccurate. 8. I used bent feeler gauges. Steve suggested keeping one in there while tightening the eccentric to make sure the adjustment 'held' as the eccentric was torqued. We kept the 0.012" in there for most cases. 9. Some engine bumping over time was saved by doing the exhaust and intake valves on the same cylinder at the same time since the cams were correctly oriented for adjustment simultaneously. Another Steve Shelton short-cut. 10. An allen wrench was used to turn the eccentric. 11. Steve recommended checking the valve cover nuts for tightness a week after the adjustment. This was my second valve adjustment. We had attempted the same thing on Jack Money's iX last year. His valve cover gasket leaked. I'm going to be watching mine. The engine runs quieter and I can now here the injectors clapping instead of the valves tapping. I believe this is something of a 'quick' test. Neil Deshpande 1988 325 iS - valves adjusted after 50k miles. Were way out of spec. 1989 325 iC - valves to be adjusted soon after who knows how long! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 10:45:10 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] ABS in reverse Through sloth, I failed to fully shovel my driveway, now w/lots of ice, etc.When I backed out, hit ice and noticed ABS light came on, flickering & intermittent. Rocked the car, increased throttle, and came out. If , when ABS is active, the ABS light comes on, then ABS "works" in reverse. carl 98 M3/4 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 10:43:21 -0500 From: "Phemister, George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E30> Frozen Locks <<<<"Neil Deshpande" asks: Subject: [uuc] <E30> Frozen Locks. I had a free evening yesterday and decided I would wash the 88 325 iS. I did take pains to cover the keyholes with some, admittedly flimsy, scotch tape, but water seems to have got in and frozen the locks. Any and all help is appreciated. I had to get a ride in to work today morning. Managed to get the rear truck lock undone at lunch, but the doors are stuck fast. To top it off the car is in covered parking and not getting the sun. It does look clean though! What exactly is frozen? Is it just the cylinder (in which case I could heat it with something) or the linkages along which water might have dripped?>>>>>snip>>>> You could start by heating the key with a lighter or match - it doesn't have to be red hot! - then stick in the lock wait a minute and try turning. Don't force thelock as you'll just break an expensive key. Lock deicer will help if you can find some - keep it in the house in your inside pocket. I also have a battery powered lock heater with a blade which gets very hot. It could also be that the mechanism inside the door got wet and is frozen, but usually it's the lock mechanism. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 09:56:07 -0600 From: "Fadeev, Alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: ABS in reverse? "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sez: > > > From: albert jenab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [uuc] ABS in reverse? > > > > Stupid question, but is ABS supposed to work in reverse? > > No. > > Brett Anderson That doesn't sound right. ABS on E30s works great going both directions: forward - before a cone, and backwards - spinning after a cone. alex f ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 11:00:18 -0500 From: Phil Marx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Old farts strike again At 10:29 AM -0500 2/3/00, Pat Donahue wrote: >That would be mis-post. Lots of folks do it. Some don't notice so you're >ahead. Old guys don't spell so good, either! >But while we're on the subject, I've ridden my Gold Wing down to about 22 >degrees with a Fog City shield with no fogging (did get some condensation in >a corner) and once in a slightly warmer but much more humid snowstorm with >just some condensation while sitting in typical snarled DC traffic. Yeah, but the PinLock system that Nolan uses if FAR superior. In europe it is offered as a retrofit to most any helmet, I'm told. Comes standard on the N100. Fog City, I thought, was one of the best ever inventions. The PinLock is that much better. >For anyone who doesn't know, riding an 800 pound motorcycle in an inch of >fresh snow really sucks. I've only done it by accident. Last May early morning on the Blue Ridge Parway on the way to a meeting at BMW Manufacturing. Near the NC/VA border at about 6am, started getting real cold, then all of a sudden the road was covered with snow. About 20 miles later the parkway was closed. I don't think it's any better on a 440 lbs bike. Apologies again for WOB. - -Phil ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #180 ************************** _________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | Bonneville Motorwerks . http://www.bonnevillemotorwerks.com | Circle Tire Co. (used & classic BMW parts) e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Curry's Auto Service . http://www.currysauto.com | Eurosport . http://www.eurosport-hp.com | Koala MotorSport . http://www.koalamotorsport.com | Taylor BMW - http://www.taylorbmw.com - Doc Bimmer! | The Ultimate Garage . http://www.ultimategarage.com | UUC Motorwerks . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com | Zionsville Autosport . http://www.zionsvilleautosport.com ����������������������������������������
