[uucdigest] Friday, February 25 2000 Volume 03 : Number 331 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] <OT> DTM 1992 racing poster [uuc] Lowering 528i w/sport package? [uuc] FS 99 M Roadster with 20 miles on the clock [uuc] PURCHASING EUROPEAN PARTS... [uuc] Re: BMW touring [uuc] VANOS [uuc] <E30> iS Timing Belt R&R. Done. [uuc] Just got UUC swaybars [uuc] RE:exchange rates [uuc] No Spare Tire (was M5 Main. Schedule) Re: [uuc] No Spare Tire (was M5 Main. Schedule) Re: [uuc] Just got UUC swaybars [uuc] A follow up message to Mr. Donn York Re: [uuc] VANOS [uuc] For DC-Area Bimmerheads: VOB Question Re: [uuc] VANOS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 09:35:02 +0100 From: "Adwo Heintjes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <OT> DTM 1992 racing poster People, Have a look at: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=268907705 Thx, Adwo =================================================================== De informatie verzonden met dit E-mail bericht is uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde. Gebruik van deze informatie door anderen dan de geadresseerde is verboden. Openbaarmaking, vermenigvuldiging, verspreiding en/of verstrekking van deze informatie aan derden is niet toegestaan. 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William Wallace BMWCCA 177841 - ------------------------------------------------------------ Get your FREE web-based e-mail and newsgroup access at: http://MailAndNews.com Create a new mailbox, or access your existing IMAP4 or POP3 mailbox from anywhere with just a web browser. - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 06:36:42 -0600 From: "Christopher J. Kolaitis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS 99 M Roadster with 20 miles on the clock Some times everything is not as YOU read into it. The M Roadster was purchased as a replacement for my SO's 95 M3/2. We had planned to race prepare her 95 M3. Our relationship recently ended, and I'm am really sad about that and am still trying to get through this one day at a time. I did not want to put any miles on the M Roadster so it would have a high resale value. The M Roadster sold last Monday to a lady from Chicago. Gone, but not forgotten. I had previously taken delivery of the M5, had said "I need the room" to explain in a less painful way, why I wanted to sell a brand new car. Now that I have your attention, I want to buy: BMW forged 5 spoke polished wheels, style 24 M. Perfect condition. Size's 17x7.5 and 17x8.5. email me to save bw. TIA, Chris, Windy City Club 97 M3/4 daily driver 00 M5, too new to drive in the snow and salt Thu, 24 Feb 2000 18:03:13 -0600 From: Donn York <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Inferiority Complex Reminds me of something I just saw in the Chicago BMW CCA rag: a guy is selling a '99 M coupe or M Roadster (I forget exactly) with 20 MILES on the odometer, because he's taking delivery of a '00 M5 and needs the space! Man, I'd have to have a lot of money, and not a lot of foresight, to get a brand new $40k + car and realize within the first 20 miles that I should get a $70k + rocket instead. Not to imply that Eric can't figure out his upcoming weekend vehicle needs on Tuesday, just that they both have an expensive stable of cars ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 07:43:54 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] PURCHASING EUROPEAN PARTS... I'm wondering if someone had a contact for BMW parts (OEM and aftermarket performance parts) in either the UK or Germany...Or, any country in Europe or Canada, for that matter, where the exchange rate is in our favor? Chris Marino 95 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 13:49:04 +0100 From: Eric Raquette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: BMW touring Eric wrote: >By turning LOTS of rpm. Big cams, big throttle bodies, big valves, big >compression ratios, big headers, etc. It all adds up to lots of high rpm hp. >However, I don't think any of them make over 200 lb/ft of torque. The max RPM is limited, I think to 8500 in Sweden. But they are using a two liter six, not four cylinder. /Eric ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 08:28:29 -0500 From: "Lee Leslie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] VANOS Stupid question here... I understand that the VANOS is connected to emissions... but that is about it... what does the anancronym stand for? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 08:57:53 -0500 From: "Neil Deshpande" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E30> iS Timing Belt R&R. Done. Had some trouble with the mailer at work. Sending this again. Neil Deshpande *** Jack Money changed the timing belt, tensioner pulley, waterpump, distributor cap and distributor rotor on my 1988 325 iS on Wednesday. Random Comments: 1. Jack felt the car idled much more smoothly after the procedure. The old cap was pitted pretty badly and had been on the car for 187,000 miles. 2. The front of block was dirty and we suspected a cam-seal leak. Turned out the waterpump gasket was leaking. I cleaned the old gasket off the front of block with Scotchbrite and made sure the new gasket had a flat surface to sit on. 3. There was quite a bit of muck in there on the various sprockets, etc. We did our best to brake clean and brush it off. Jack suspected oil residue might cause the belt to squeak. 4. The cam seal was not leaking and we left it alone. The rocker arm plugs, which might be the things leaking on Jack's car might be the reason for his squeaking. 5. Since we forgot to mark the position of the pulley on the front of block, it was necessary to position the lower sprocket by trial and error involving the installation of the lower cover and the crank damper each time. Marking the spot so that the install do not need to be done is HIGHLY recommended. 6. The old pump - 187k miles old? - was rusted badly. The car now runs at the mark to the left of center on the temp gauge instead of at center. I kind of like that. An obvious change after working on the car is always nice. 7. The timing belt - 70k miles - was cracking at the base of the teeth. These are 90k mile belts, but 50-60k miles is when they should be replaced. 8. I took the opportunity to remove the cosmoline from the engine hook and the two timing belt covers. Used paint stripper. I also repainted the coolant conduit that is bolted to the front face of block. The engine is slowly turning from yellow to white and will soon turn to black when I paint the valve cover. 9. For some reason the alternator did move enough for us to be able to slip the old belt off. We cut it off. The new one went on easily when positioned and eased on by turning the crack with a 22mm wrench. 10. The old V-belts were 50k miles old and had teeth missing! I had been very negligent about replacing them! 11. We put some waterpump lube into the coolant (I believe Jack picked that up from Gordon Haines when he bought Gordon's iX). Made us feel good. We also flushed the block on account of some Scotchbrite stuff having gone into the water pump hole. 12. Chaning the cap and rotor was easy, but position them cap on the rotor before you install the plug wires so that you can make sure you don't install them all tangled up. 13. All parts were procured from James Dean at the BMW Store and were reasonably and competitively priced. 14. We also cleaned some of the water deposits off the hose connections. Any idea on a product to make removing this stuf easier? On the whole, I'm pleased it is done and done well (Thanks, Jack) even though we were seriously thinking of having someone else do it the next time in there for a bit. I'm sure we did a better job with torques and cleaning up than anyone else would have done on our cars (and conversely we on anyone else's). Hope this helps. Neil Deshpande 1988 325 iS - new timing belt, waterpump, tensioner pulley, dist. cap and rotor and V-belts 1989 325 iC - ditto but not the cap and rotor ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 06:20:02 PST From: "Gilbert Hoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Just got UUC swaybars Just got UUC swaybars for my E46 328i. After driving with them, the car corners much flatter. It feels much tighter than stock. Handling is more neutral. In most of my favorite highway ramps, I am able to corner a higher speed and without alot of the understeer that was present before the upgrade. (For those of you in the NYC area, the 87N to ParkwaySouth exit was faster (more fun) than ever.) This is one fantastic upgrade. The bars are 4130 chrome moly(other bars are mild steel) and come with this very trick zinc coating (silver in color) and will never chip. They came with red polyurethane bushings and adjustable links. The excitement of having this upgrade is like having a new car again. I can't wait to get back into it to drive it. UUC will be taking orders for the bars for $435. If you have any questions email them at: <font color=#707070> <A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"><B>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</B></A></font> Gilbert Hoffman ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 09:22:46 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] RE:exchange rates www.x-rates.com/tables/USD.html this sight will give US exchange rates for most currency Brian Jacobs 98 318ti 99 Z3 coupe Everglades CCA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 08:25:18 -0600 From: Scott Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] No Spare Tire (was M5 Main. Schedule) Of all the bone-headed decisions, the one made by BMW to not incorporate a spare tire is only matched in witlessness by those wondering whether to leave the spare, the luggage, or the S.O. by the side of the road. Basic application of logic tells us that the proper thing to do is to put the spare in the passenger seat (protecting the leather with the S.O.'s underwear pulled from the luggage first, of course), tie the luggage to the back of the roll cage (protecting the decklid paint with several of the S.O's shirts/blouses). Where does the S.O. go? It would be inhumane (read, "suicidal") to leave your S.O. standing by the side of the road, so you just pop 'em in the trunk. Next question? :-) In all seriousness, I'd have a TOUGH time deciding to take a long trip in a car with no spare tire. Blaine (MY S.O.) is a long haul truck driver, and there are many times when we can't connect with cellular/digital phones. And that's when he's on major highways. I'd imagine the situation would be even worse if you're off the beaten path. Not a good tradeoff, IMHO. I wonder if you couldn't fit a 13" 320 rim with an ultra-low profile tire and have it fit in the trunk? Of course, that would take up 70% of your luggage space, wouldn't it? Maybe we should go back to the days when we strapped spare tires to our decklids? ;-) Scott 1985 535i - looking for stock M5 springs/swaybars. Anyone? Anyone? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 09:41:29 -0500 From: "Pat Donahue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] No Spare Tire (was M5 Main. Schedule) On the other hand, I can't remember the last time I had a flat tire and was stuck somewhere. When I had my MGB I put new tires on it and immediately removed the spare tire so I could put more junk into the trunk (folding chairs, coolers, CD changer, speakers, tools - you know, essentials) and proceeded to put thousands of miles on the car that way. I never worried. However, my tires could be had at any corner gas station that sold tires and I could see getting a huge 18" size might be tough. I guess if you can afford that car you can afford to keep fresh tires on it and reduce your chances of a flat. Geeeze '95 Honda ST1100A for sale $8000 - ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In all seriousness, I'd have a TOUGH time deciding to take a long trip in a > car with no spare tire. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 09:42:57 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Just got UUC swaybars In a message dated 2/25/00 9:22:42 r* Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << The bars are 4130 chrome moly(other bars are mild steel) and come with this very trick zinc coating (silver in color) and will never chip. >> What is the reason for using 4130 in this application? Stan ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 08:43:44 -0600 From: "Christopher J. Kolaitis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] A follow up message to Mr. Donn York I have received a significant amount of email traffic regarding my response to Mr. Donn York's email. Reviewing and analyzing the consensus, prompts me to request Mr. York to respond. Should there be a slim chance, that your job description at work, requires you to perform with a high level of insight and accuracy? If it does, would you please respond and identify your company, it's products and or services in the market place for us. We would like to be forewarned, forearmed and a little more knowledgeable when we are in the market place, to be able to dodge your company's bullet. Our jobs depend on making accurate and informed decisions. It could just be, that your mileage may very too much for our comfort. TIA, Chris, Windy City Club 97 M3/4 daily driver 00 M5 Some times everything is not as YOU read into it. The M Roadster was purchased as a replacement for my SO's 95 M3/2. We had planned to race prepare her 95 M3. Our relationship recently ended, and I'm am really sad about that and am still trying to get through this one day at a time. I did not want to put any miles on the M Roadster so it would have a high resale value. The M Roadster sold last Monday to a lady from Chicago. Gone, but not forgotten. I had previously taken delivery of the M5, had said "I need the room" to explain in a less painful way, why I wanted to sell a brand new car. Now that I have your attention, I want to buy: BMW forged 5 spoke polished wheels, style 24 M. Perfect condition. Size's 17x7.5 and 17x8.5. email me to save bw. TIA, Chris, Windy City Club 97 M3/4 daily driver 00 M5, too new to drive in the snow and salt Thu, 24 Feb 2000 18:03:13 -0600 From: Donn York <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Inferiority Complex Reminds me of something I just saw in the Chicago BMW CCA rag: a guy is selling a '99 M coupe or M Roadster (I forget exactly) with 20 MILES on the odometer, because he's taking delivery of a '00 M5 and needs the space! Man, I'd have to have a lot of money, and not a lot of foresight, to get a brand new $40k + car and realize within the first 20 miles that I should get a $70k + rocket instead. Not to imply that Eric can't figure out his upcoming weekend vehicle needs on Tuesday, just that they both have an expensive stable of cars ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 09:11:29 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] VANOS >Stupid question here... I understand that the VANOS is connected to emissions... >but that is about it... what does the anancronym stand for? A quick web search turned up: Variable Nockenwellensteuerung. If I understand it correctly it's a hydraulic mechanism controlled by the DME. It advances the timing 12.5 degrees somewhere around 1500rpm and retards the timing again at about 5000rpm, I didn't know it was emissions related but I don't know crap about engines. I thought it was to maximize torque. Carlos 91 M3 no vanos here x95 M3 rattling vanos here ;-) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 10:33:02 -0500 From: Steve Noe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] For DC-Area Bimmerheads: VOB Question What's the current take on VOB as a BMW dealer? I notice they don't have a website while all the others do. Tsk, tsk... Steve BMWCCA 323is ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 08:44:18 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] VANOS Its a performance feature but it also improves emissions and economy. It is a German acronym for variable cam timing. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Stupid question here... I understand that the VANOS is connected to emissions... > but that is about it... what does the anancronym stand for? > > ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #331 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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 ����������������������������������������
