[uucdigest] Sunday, February 6 2000 Volume 03 : Number 202 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] NY Chapter Beach Party Re: [uuc] Re: BMW NA's site..... [uuc] Automatic virgin/head gasket [uuc] rear springs Re: [uuc] Automatic virgin/head gasket [uuc] RE: 2nd Annual Mid-Winter BlahFest, M5 news RE: [uuc] rear springs RE: [uuc] Re: X5s and SUVs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 23:00:20 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] NY Chapter Beach Party - --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Just wanted to send out a big thanks to the guys (and gals?) of Euromeccanica > for playing host to today's annual NY chapter get-together. In addition to > the great tech sessions (and free food!!) I was glad to catch up with a few > familiar enthusiasts (Rob, Tom, Jim and Josh) as well as finally put some > faces to recognized names (Chester, Ben). Another big thanks goes out to Jim Yup, I was only able to stay for a little bit. It was funny how Matt greeted me as I pulled into the driveway and sez, "You must be Chester Wong?" It wasn't as if I own a techno violet M3...ya know!??!?! =) The ever elusive meeting with Jim El Nabli has yet to materialize! So close...yet so far! =) Sorry I couldn't stay, but I didn't want to enter "techie geek" mode and bore the living daylights out of my girlfriend. So we left and caught a movie, "The Talented Mr. Ripley." Very strange movie if you haven't seen it... Anyway, it was great meeting a few new people. Matt, sorry I couldn't chat a little longer. Turns out Josh has the same Zero Halliburton I have ;) I also spotted Ben as soon as I walked in. I walked on over, shook his hand, and there was Rob right next to him gesturing, "Hello? What am I? Chop liver?" My apologies Rob...your height places you in a different part of the statosphere and although Ben is taller than me, I didn't even see you until I took a few steps back and saw this dude staring at me ;) I have to see Rob in a Miata one day! On that topic, Rob commented on my krazy glue story.....and sez that I should relay the other stories. Wanna hear them? Only one other person othen than Rob has requested to hear the goofy story..... Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 23:04:29 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: BMW NA's site..... Dunno if I'm right or not, but it might also be an IE vs. Netscape issue. Seems that sometimes when I can't get IE to load a webpage and I try to use Netscape Navigator, it works like a charm. I think I had that problem with BMW NA's site and simply loaded it up on Netscape. The funny thing was when I wanted to download an upgrade to IE using an IE browser. Maybe it was something funky with my client's firewall, but I was only able to do the download using Netscape. Talk about irony! Chester > Jonathan, > Don't know what your overall experience with BMW NA's site has been, > or any of the listers, but I have found its delivery to be poor and > inconsistent. > Whether on a T1 or a 56KB, sometimes the pages load, sometimes they don't. > Many times they load part way. > > When folks ask me about new BMW products, I no longer go to NA's > site -- BMW Canada has satisfied my needs with a generally good site -- and > most importantly, it actually works. > > Anyone else had problems with the NA site? ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 23:07:11 -0800 From: Chris Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Automatic virgin/head gasket First I would like to express many thanks to all the helpful people on this list. I got lots of advice buying my 5er, and head gasket replacement. There's our Barvarian Auto Club meeting this Tuesday, and I'll see how many friends and club members I can rope in for the job. However, I don't have alot of money, so I'll just have to pick and choose what I do to my car right now. As it is, I'm gonna spend close to $200 restoring the paint finish. I mean it's in okay condition, but okay's just not good enough... I am also an automatic virgin. Other than driving rental cars with automatic transmissions, I've always had the good fortune of driving manual cars. So I have a couple of questions to ask -> 1) If I want to start off much faster than usual, is it okay to shift it to 1 (first gear), 2, and then D? 2) Is it okay to redline it this way? 3) Regarding downshifting, I know I just have to stomp on the gas to get it to downshift. However, can I just shift it from D to 2 while in motion? 4) At redlights, I still find myself putting it in Neutral, because it doesn't creep forward this way... 5) Are there any "performance" driving tips for an auto? There's this one corner which I always took really fast. In my 320is, I do my braking brfore the corner, downshift and power my way through it... I have to remind myself that this our family car. However, all BMW's just seem to beckon the driver to push a little further, hang on and grin all the way. <g> *sigh* I'm hopeless. Chris p/s tonight being Saturday night, many kids are out on the road. There was this one blue '98-'99 328 driven buy some punk highschool kid. Weaving through traffic and making himself a genuine ass. I REALLY hate that! '83 528e '81 320is (the real 2.0L) - missing her '95 McLaren F1 (model, sitting on my computer. Low miles.) Barvarian Auto Club of Vancouver Island member #2137 http://members.home.net/iphoto/home.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 23:07:39 -0800 From: Mark Terry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] rear springs Could someone tell me how to remove the rear springs on an e36? Once the rear shock is removed, the control arm should drop enough so that the spring is easily removed, not under compression, right? It doesn't seem to. Does the axle have to be disconnected ? Thanks. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2000 02:37:34 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Automatic virgin/head gasket Chris, The short version of the sotry regarding the automatic in your 528e: Don't mess with it! These automatics can be a little delicate and there's always that problem with the failed pressure-relief valve causing it to burn up. You don't even want to put it in neutral at a stop light, this can cause the problem as well. Check out this page from Richard Nott's excellent BMW database: http://203.102.130.85/staff/rnott/bmw/BMWText/technical/AutoGearboxZF-HP22.h tml - - Rob - ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Automatic virgin/head gasket > I am also an automatic virgin. Other than driving rental cars with > automatic transmissions, I've always had the good fortune of driving > manual cars. So I have a couple of questions to ask -> > 1) If I want to start off much faster than usual, is it okay to shift > it to 1 (first gear), 2, and then D? > 2) Is it okay to redline it this way? > 3) Regarding downshifting, I know I just have to stomp on the gas to > get it to downshift. However, can I just shift it from D to 2 while > in motion? > 4) At redlights, I still find myself putting it in Neutral, because > it doesn't creep forward this way... > 5) Are there any "performance" driving tips for an auto? There's this > one corner which I always took really fast. In my 320is, I do my > braking brfore the corner, downshift and power my way through it... > '83 528e > '81 320is (the real 2.0L) - missing her ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2000 02:43:31 -0500 From: "Lin, Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: 2nd Annual Mid-Winter BlahFest, M5 news Hoo boy, I'm in. Must say though I've slacked off the Sega Rally, Sega F355 Challenge is it for me now. It doesn't do linked games, but you'll love the totally accurate simulation. Little arcade type fun fluff, but the realism will have car nuts drooling. Fun just to watch. Plus if you're still hanging around M-Thr. at midnight, you get 10 min. to swipe your card once each min. for free play at any game. For F355, that means 1/2 hour of play if you do it right. ;-D - ----- Autoweek 2/7 reports that BMW is vacillating on the M5 Sport Wagon. Holdup is due to making just 20 M5 engines per day for the sedan and Z8. But the AMG E55 wagon has them thinking, and the Euro E34 M5T is a collector's item at 500 units. On the bad side, the classifieds have six M5's, 3 asking $88K+, and a Z8 at $189K. Yeah right. There's a 145 mph 230 hp racing Yugo for $50K, M3LTW for $33K, or privateer M3 GT-3 for $150K. ;-) Gary Lin National Capital Ch. '88 325is street '85 325eis track > Last year we did Dave and Busters in Rockville on a weekend night. BIG > MISTAKE. Too many teenagers, too crowded for the machines. For this > year, I propose we go on a weeknight, in fact I even have a date in > mind...... Wednesday, Feb. 16th beginning at 7:00 pm. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 23:45:47 -0800 From: "Robert Chay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] rear springs I did this a couple of months ago. It says in the Bentley manual to remove the axle with a torx which I didn't have so I went out and bought a set of torx bits. You really don't have to. Even with the axle disconnected, you need someone to stand on the axle (on the brakes) to get the arm low enough to pull the spring out. Putting the spring in, Eibachs in my case, it just slips right in. Good luck, Bobby '98 M3/2 - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Terry Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 11:08 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [uuc] rear springs Could someone tell me how to remove the rear springs on an e36? Once the rear shock is removed, the control arm should drop enough so that the spring is easily removed, not under compression, right? It doesn't seem to. Does the axle have to be disconnected ? Thanks. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 23:55:00 -0800 From: "Robert Chay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Re: X5s and SUVs You obviously have never been to LA... :) - -Bobby - -----Original Message----- <snip> A small number of Jeep GC and Land Rover owners may buy them as a fashion statement, but I have a hard time believing that anyone would buy a 3.5 tom monster wagon like the Excursion just to use as a fashionable commuter car. The majority of people I know with SUVs <snip> ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #202 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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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