[uucdigest] Monday, February 7 2000 Volume 03 : Number 207 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] re:"kielbasa rocket" [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] carfax title search Re: [uuc] [UUC] Torque specs for E36 X-Brace Installation [uuc] Car Stops After Wash [uuc] Re: Automatic virgin/head gasket Re: [uuc] Re: Automatic virgin ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2000 23:39:43 -0500 From: "Rich Corbett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] re:"kielbasa rocket" I thought Kielbasa was a `Polish Sausage' - Bratwurst-boy would fit better, no? :o) Rich325is - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 6:05 PM Subject: [uuc] re:"kielbasa rocket" > Holy Shit!!! This is it! > Some how the "riceboy" term is bad. > Some how I'm PROUD of "kielbasa boy"... by birth and by 325is. > Why is there shame with riceboy????????????? > You am, what you am! > We must chant now: > Kielbasa, Kielbasa, Kielbasa, wu who!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > --Martin Miller > '93 325isa > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 00:11:12 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: [uucdigest] carfax title search I ran my 87 535i's vin number thru the site when I read about it here and it showed no problems for my car. Then as a test, I ran the vin # for a '90 Buick I bought new and my daughter n law totaled when it had almost 250,000 mi on it. Carfax showed my title, a WV salvage title, two KY salvage titles, then a KY salvage title showing only 122,000 mi. Guess that web site does what it is supposed to do... Delford Chaffin 87 535i ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 00:22:18 -0500 From: Thomas Philip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] [UUC] Torque specs for E36 X-Brace Installation UUC Motorwerks has a good writeup on this in their tech tips section that includes the torque specs for the fasteners (thanks, Rob and Ben!). <http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/html_techtip/techtips/e36_xbrace.htm> Quick answer: 50 ft-lbs for the M10 bolts, 20 ft-lbs for the M8. Tom Philip '94 325is -- x-brace'd trunk due to lazy owner At 8:49 PM -0800 2/6/00, you wrote: > I purchased an X-Brace for my '97 M3/4 about 2 months ago, and I know I saw > torque specs somewhere while researching it. Unfortunately, I can not > relocate them:( Does anyone have them close at hand? > > Thanks, > > Tim Roach ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2000 23:22:23 -0600 From: "Celisa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Car Stops After Wash I had my car washed, and it completely stopped. I don't understand this. Is there some type of default in the 94 138i's, that they can't be washed underneath. What I did was take it to a car wash. I've experienced this twice at this car wash, while not at all at others. Celisa ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 22:28:45 -0800 From: John Edward Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Automatic virgin/head gasket >> Few manual transmissions are any good about getting >> you into the gear you want to be in when you want >> to be there s/manual/automatic/ AARGH!!! John. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 22:36:03 -0800 From: John Edward Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Automatic virgin >> Bugs the crap out of me when people do this. > > Really? How come? I'm taking a stab at this, but I guess people who dream > at the lights waste alot of time putting the car in gear? The shock-loading on the drivetrain from putting it back into gear seems to me to overwhelm the benefits of any reduction in heat generated from idling in neutral. With a manual gearbag you can go for the gas and gear at the same time, with clutch in; if you try this in a slushbox it goes 'clunk' into gear because you've already revved it off idle, this can measurably shorten your transmission life. Newer cars won't go into gear unless you're on the brake, slowing things down even further. >> > 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... >> >> Few manual transmissions are any good about getting you into the gear you >> want to be in when you want to be there, and most of the ones that are, >> are in Detroit cars. You will need to be manually downshifting in >> advance of the corner. Downshifting in corners can be unsettling >> because you don't necessarily control when the car's going to change >> gears. > > I didn't say I downshift in the corner (if that's what you're implying). > I didn't go to drivers school for nothing. I don't think it has anything > to do with whatever transmission type one has, it's the level of skill > the driver has. However, you could be right. I do feel a bit > uncomfortable taking a corner fast in an automatic. That's why I asked > about shifting from D to 2 on an auto. Meant 'automatic' transmission, not 'manual'. Sorry 'bout that, Chief. It's preferable to get down a gear before the corner, so that if the transmission isn't 100% prompt about pulling its downshift, at least it's done before you're turning. John. ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #207 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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 ����������������������������������������
