[uucdigest] Sunday, February 13 2000 Volume 03 : Number 253 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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: [uuc] FS: '94 M Technic in SF Bay Area [uuc] Re Failed O2 Sensor [uuc] Re: New driver training Re: [uuc] Re: New driver training Subject: [uuc] CD Changer Info, Md Auto Show & Big SUV's [uuc] Re: E28 Driveshaft Re: [uuc] People can't drive [uuc] BMW CCA - LA Technical Session at Ireland Engineering: Sat., March 4 Re: [uuc] teen cars [uuc] Snow Tires re: [uuc] People can't drive [uuc] Re: <E28> Heater Blower Motor [uuc] WANTED: SPRINGS/WHEELS E36/M3 [uuc] Just the faqs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 02:22:43 -0800 From: "Lincoln" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS: '94 M Technic in SF Bay Area Hello Bimwads: I am selling my '94 325is M Technic. Check the link below for more info. http://members.aol.com/lingscar/ If you or anyone you know is interested, please pass this along. Thanks. - - Lingan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 10:00:23 -0400 From: Roger Langille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re Failed O2 Sensor Chris Here's my take on it, for what it's worth. On the short drives, water vapor condenses (particularly in colder weather, which you mentioned) and accumulates in the large M3 muffler. The muffler does not get hot enough to cause the condensed water to evaporate and exit the tailpipe. Eventually, ( for e.g., when braking hard or on downhill slope) the water runs forward and "floods" (not a technical term) your O2 sensor, which it dislikes, a lot. Happened to a friend with an M3 muffler. He drilled a small hole in the bottom of the muffler, installed a new O2 sensor and all was well - the water drained out the hole instead of running back toward the engine, until about 6 months later when the hole sealed itself with crud, and would no longer drain. I know drilling a hole sounds a little wild, but it's the best I can offer..... I wonder what Brett A. thinks about this. Roger Langille '92 325 (sharked) Hope this helps ! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 08:22:42 -0600 From: Robert Ledesma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: New driver training K.C. Boyce wrote: >snip< >I think I probably would've wrapped myself around a tree if I had had any sort of >*real* driver's training. Or mayby not. Let me explain: >My first car was a Ford Escort GT. Having been a confirmed car nut >since about the age of 4 (when I could first identify specific cars on >the road), I thought I was the greatest driver who had ever lived. >snip< >Driver training might have made me feel I could safely control my car beyond my >true abilities (and street safety limits). K.C., Or it could have taught you exactly what your abilities were and how to safely control the car within those abilities. Robert Ledesma ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 10:00:48 -0500 From: Patrick Burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: New driver training Robert Ledesma wrote: > K.C. Boyce wrote: > > I think I probably would've wrapped myself around a tree if I had had any > > sort of *real* driver's training. Or mayby not. Let me explain: > Or it could have taught you exactly what your abilities were and how to > safely control the car within those abilities. Gotta go with Rob on this one. I'd been driving around in parking lots and such since I was 12, having learned in a VW Beetle. I had half a year of putting around on the street with a permit, with my mom or dad riding shotgun, and that same half a year with a permit on an '80 Suzuki GS550E, by myself. I was a terror on the bike, (had years of learning on motocross bikes and an RD350 under my belt by the time I actually turned 16 and was, um, legal...ish...) and figured I'd be just as good in a car. I lasted about four hours with my car driver's license before I put my dad's Z car off the road at 90mph. I had _no_idea_ how to control a car... turn in, lift off the throttle... um, this is very bad... ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 10:21:07 -0500 From: "tim ng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Subject: [uuc] CD Changer Info, Md Auto Show & Big SUV's I have the same radio and the 6 disc version of the same Alpine CD changer is also availble for the same infer red slider radio. ALL BMW ALPINE CD CHANGERS OF THIS TYPE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM EVENTUALLY. The changer stops recognizing the cartridge has been inserted into the changer, sometimes it will try to pull a disk out, but only half way then it jams the changer. The ONLY people I know who can fix them is ALpine itself and they are in OHIO (as I was told by the dealer) and only the dealer can send it to them. My dealer tells me that it cost $150 or so, if they can fix it, if not, there is no charge. One big solution to this is to buy or find a used BMW "business" single disc cd player from a Z3, it is the same size and fit right into the e30 dash NO fitment problems, direct replacement, and BMW makes a harness adapter for $60 (e-mail me if you need p/#, its a tough one to find by a dealer) that makes it a plug and play 10 min. job to switch over. I think it can also control a cd changer too, I have to check mine out, I now have 2 of these in both my e30s. The sound quality is also much much better, no long cable to lose signal. louder and crisper sound. Tim Ng 91 M3 BMW "Busniess" single cd player, 3 amps, 11 speakers, 2 cross-overs,...... 88 M3 just added a Basooka sub, ADS rear speakers FOR NOW, much more later. 92 325ic M-Tech BMW "business" cd player, Soundstream speakers, ADS subs... >Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 21:53:58 -0500 >From: "Michael S. Radcliffe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [uuc] CD Changer Info, Md Auto Show & Big SUV's >I need a ALPINE cd changer repair shop. >I found and bought the impossible to find Alpine TR1008 12 disc cd >changer. The only changer that works with the infra-red slide head >unit. Apparently it's easier for Chester to get lucky than to find >these units. >The PO indicates that it did work prior to removal. However I can't get >it to work. I have 3 identical head units & it does not work with any >of them. So I am somewhat confident that it is not the head unit. I >have found continuity (is that the correct phrase) in all pins in the >cable so I am confident it is not the cable. >The problem is that the head unit display gives 4 dashes across. The >manual says that this indicates that the changer does not have the 12 >disc cartridge installed. The only movement that the changer makes is >that it winds the 12 disc cartridge in & also ejects it. It makes no >other movement. >I called a radio repair shop which advertises in the Roundel. They say >they do not work on Alpine changers because Alpine will not sell the >parts. Local radio shops say they simply send the changer back to >Alpine for repairs. Local BMW dealer said they do the same. Alpine >said I MUST return changer to a dealer for repairs. They also said 6-8 >weeks for repairs. >Mike Radcliffe >90 325ica (awaiting serious tunes) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 11:02:25 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: E28 Driveshaft In a message dated 2/13/00 2:00:57 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << have a 1985 535i with a clunk.Does anyone know somebody in Metro Atlanta who installs rebuilt driveshafts and how much it costs? >> DLS of Atlanta advertises in Roundel. 770-242-9366. Norcross GA. If you can get access to a lift it's a fairly straight forward job to R&R. Remove the heat shield and remove all the rubber holding the muffler, which lets it hang down. Shaft is bolted at both ends which requires leaving the tranny in neutral so you can turn the shaft as you remove bolts. A Bentley manual is helpful but the main thing to know is not to turn the bolts in the rubber coupling - turn the nuts. If you'd rather not do this DLS can probably do it for you. Call them first Good Luck Fred Callender RMC ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 08:32:59 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Yip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] People can't drive - --- Gleb Arshinov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Footnotes: > [1] Which is a whole separate topic -- I have not seen a more > car-hostile city than San Francisco proper. It seems the roads are > designed to minimize the throughput of cars and maximize carnage You've never been to Boston, Washington DC or Detroit, eh? Observing people on the Washington Beltway, I am convinced that the 99% percentile of drivers are incompetent. Even if you're screwing with your radio, you should be able to monitor your surroundings, although not at 100%. Speaking of inatentive drivers, Baltimore is starting legislation to ban ANY cell phone usage while driving. Their rationale, which seems logical, is that the average driver has 4x more accidents. Will this lead to a ban on talking while driving because it leads to inattentiveness? ===== Matthew Yip [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ '87 GTi 16v - x2 '88 M5 '99 F350 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 11:34:06 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] BMW CCA - LA Technical Session at Ireland Engineering: Sat., March 4 BMW CCA - LA Technical Session at Ireland Engineering Saturday, March 4, 2000 10am - 2pm ****************************************************************************** ****** Ireland Engineering - BMW Racing and Performance Products 2088-A Central Avenue Duarte, California 91010 Telephone: (626) 359-7674 www.bmw2002.com ****************************************************************************** ****** Ireland Engineering specializes in 2002s and E30s, and also sells replacement parts for all BMWs. Jeff Ireland is a well established BMW racer, Drivers' School Instructor, and general BMW aficionado who will be sure to teach us all a thing or two -- so come join us for a fun and informative session at his shop in Duarte, right near the intersection of the 605 and the 210 freeways. Plans include technical presentations from guest speakers on shock absorber theory and operation, brake friction materials, and assorted other performance and racing topics of interest, including a discussion on how to make the transition from Drivers' Schools to Club Racing. Also planned are hands-on displays of various performance components, race prepared vehicles, and vehicles with brake upgrades available for test drives. A barbecue lunch will be served. ************** Please RSVP to Gerry O'Connor (<A HREF="mailto:BMWCCA LA">BMWC [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>) ************** Hope to see you there, Gerry O'Connor Technical Chairman BMW CCA - LA www.bmwclubla.org ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 08:46:58 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Yip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] teen cars OK - I tried to restrain myself BUT I have to "brag" about my first two cars. Namely a '65 Cadillac Calais sedan - $150 for 429 cid, 340 hp with drum brakes!! That was quickly followed by a '72 Chevy Kingswood wagon - $50 for the ultimate party wagon. After that, I went German and haven't looked back. ===== Matthew Yip [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ '87 GTi 16v - x2 '88 M5 '99 F350 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 12:49:17 -0500 From: "Jerry Faber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Snow Tires Well, I waited until there was some snow (NJ) and had accumulated some miles (5k) to comment on the snow tires I purchased. So even though it's mid-Feb, here's the story. My car is an '88 325iX and previously I had all-season tires on the stock alloys (15"). It was clear that the tires were now only good for summer driving and I decided to go for a "winter ensemble". My decision was to go with narrower, higher profile tires on 14" steel wheels because of the better winter footprint and pothole deflecting steel. I went to my local dealer (Hunterdon BMW in Lebanon, NJ) and purchased BMW steel wheels with full-wheel covers. Center caps were my first choice and they were listed in the parts computer, but NLA. So, hence the hub caps. The rims had to be shipped from Germany and they showed up in about a week. Now I had to decided on the tire. I read all of the posts here on the digest about this snow tire and that. Thanks to those who shared their experiences. The place that I've gone to for a long, long time for tire-related work is EuroTire in Fairfield, NJ. They are simply great and caring. I indicated that I wanted a "snow" tire. Not an ice tire, not a tire that would compromise handling in snow, and certainly not a tire that would be good for a couple of seasons but then lose its edge. While they sell a variety of brands, they recommended Vredesteins. Now, you could get cynical and say, oh they make more profit on this brand, but I've always found EuroTire to be truthful. Vredestein makes three winter car tires. A new WinterTrac for "sport sedans and performance cars", a SnowTrac, and an IceTrac. The IceTrac was out since this is NJ not Alaska. The WinterTrac sounded interesting and capable but not up to the SnowTrac for snow. I checked Vredestein's website and called their office in Metuchen,NJ to see what they had to say about themselves. They struck me more as an engineering type company than a marketing company, and that's a plus with me. EuroTire mounted and balanced SnowTrac 196/65/14 tires on the steel wheels and also did a wheel alignment. Now for my qualitative assessment. The tires are quiet (even by summer tire standards), great in the dry (no squirrelyness), and now after a couple of light snow storms, are wonderful in the snow. And yes, the iX is instrumental here as well. I often forget that I've got snow tires on as I charge an on-ramp or am cruising on the interstates at traffic flow speeds (read high). These snow tires are smooth, stick, and are predicatable. In fact, given that the iX understeers more than your run-of-the-mill 325, the tires actually have helped turn-in response. Now the story continues. My car was needing struts and shocks (145k on originals). So after discussions with Jack M., Gordon H., and other iX owners I opted for Bilstein HDs and cut the front springs. The car is now tight and quickly responds to steering inputs, throttle (Jim C chip), and brakes. It seems that the car could use more bar front and rear, but this is only the winter package. I'm now in need of winter driving schools since it's clear that the limits are too high to explore on the street. In conclusion, I can highly recommend the Vredestein SnowTrac. So far I haven't found anything about them to disappoint, and I now keep wishing for more snow. Jerry ready for winter (will it ever come) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 09:43:30 PST From: "Chuck MacWilliam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: re: [uuc] People can't drive >Gleb Arshinov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: <snip> I have not seen a more >car-hostile city than San Francisco proper. It seems the roads are >designed to minimize the throughput of cars and maximize carnage ><snip> Hey Gleb, Ever been to Boston, or New York City? Now THAT'S aggression! San Francisco is a walk in the park compared to those cities. I'm sure there's probably worse elsewhere as well. Unfortunately, as a population increases, traffic congestion follows suit and people are in a hurry and tempers flare and yadda, yadda, yadda. But you're right. The best thing to do is assume that everyone driving around you is capable of ruining your day! Take care. Chuck MacWilliam '92 525i; '85 325e; '90 Chevy Silverado http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/9057 Sacramento Valley Chapter - BMWCCA# 150982 ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 17:55:34 GMT From: "John G.Burns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: <E28> Heater Blower Motor > Ok..February in Chicago means COLD. My heater fan switch when I turn it > on sounds like marbles in a garbage disposal. So I know my blower motor > is going. This thing cannot be that hard to replace. But how does one > determine which to order without first removing it...Behr or Sofica? > There is a huge price difference. Is there not some delineation by year > and month of manufacture? Who's been there??? Remove the bulkhead at the top of the firewall. Pull out the two round black plastic covers. The motor unclips in the middle easily. Clean the wiring with wet and dry paper. Grease the bearings with light grease, oil isn't enough if the bearings are badly worn. - -- Who needs a life when you've got Unix? :-) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], John G.Burns B.Eng, Bonny Scotland Web : http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk - The Ultimate BMW Homepage! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 13:03:53 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] WANTED: SPRINGS/WHEELS E36/M3 I would like to find a set of 18" Alpina's for my E36 M3 (the offset should be 46 or 50mm.) I would also like to find some aftermarket springs for my E36 M3...NOT Eibachs...I have them on the car right now (with Bilstein shocks) and the car is WAAAAAY too firm. I like the ride-height though....Anyone, anyone? Chris Marino 88 M5 95 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 13:15:06 -0500 (EST) From: Moe Drippins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Just the faqs A coworker of mine is thinking of buying a BMW within 5-6 months. Some time ago, I remember hearing about a list of FAQ's that one of the mailing lists had set up. Anyone know where these things are? He needs all the very very basic info, and as a bonus, it might be good reading for me as well. Thanks. - -- Just Moe '95 540 6 speed, BL/SS BMWCCA Peachtree Chapter ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #253 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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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