[uucdigest] Wednesday, February 16 2000 Volume 03 : Number 278 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] Plane Mistakes Re: [uuc] <E28> eta won't start [uuc] Ferrari on Speedvision (was: RE: Ferrari noises in a BMW) [uuc] <FS>E36 16" twin spoke wheels&tires [uuc] Re: ANC Question [uuc] Re: Re: E28> Removing Rear Emblems Re: [uuc] Re: ANC Question [uuc] Re: E30 325ic: locks, keys, and plastic side strip questions [uuc] Plane Mistakes Re: [uuc] Best Ferrari colour? [uuc] Video camera mount [uuc] Video camera mount [uuc] Re: <E28> emblem removal - done, w/pictures! RE: [uuc] Best Ferrari colour? [uuc] Are '00s cars going to get worse? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 13:04:00 -0800 From: "Jonathan Reiser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Plane Mistakes I guess we are all victims of "WINGS on DISCOVERY" channel..... am I right or am I right. C'mon, you know it, you'll be channel surfin' "ooph, an F-14 taking off from a carrier" - stop channel surfin - 5 freakin hours later you realize you just went into the twilight zone on "WINGS". - -Jon - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Powell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 1:01 PM Subject: Re: [uuc] Plane Mistakes > True. In many confrontations it has been shown that the Russian planes > can attain speeds unattainable by American aircraft. And they make such > pretty splashes in the ocean immediately afterward just to finish the > display. > > Jim > > Purely political ranting will now follow: > > In a recent war exercise the Israeli air force defeated the USAF 40-1. > Clinton is an idiot. He's an idiot to the point of treason through > carelessness. > > KKiely wrote: > > > > Steve, > > > > I think you meant to indicate the MiG27 or the MiG29 not the Su31. The 27 or > > 29's are high performance jet fighter/interceptors capable of certain > > performance not matched by even US fighters. Which is why our boys have to have > > superior long range stand-off capability. The Sukoi is a prop plane. > > > > -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:18:33 -0500 From: Jeff Schnellinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <E28> eta won't start Check the crank reference and position sensors. If the ECU does not see a reference signal, it will not know when to initiate the timing sequence. Without the position sensor, it won't know the engine is running. Regards, Jeff "John G.Burns" wrote: > > Just sold a mate my '87 525e (same as 528e) with 160K which > has always run perfectly. > > Car was doing 30mph and just plain stopped, no ignition. > I've replaced the main and fuel pump relays which didn't > help. Car IS getting fuel. > > If I plug a spark plug into the #1 wire I get a pretty weak > spark. Plugging it in HT lead from coil gets a very good spark. > Distributor cap and rotor were ORIGINAL ITEMS with 160K! I > fitted a new rotor but can't get a new cap until tomorrow. > Old cap is badly pitted. > > If I'm getting a spark is there anything that might stop the > injectors firing? Car doesn't even try to start, it just > turns over quickly. I hope it's just a bad dist cap but why > would the car run perfectly then die so suddenly because of > a bad cap? > > All ideas welcome! Even with an AFM or ICV problem the car > should at least stumble a little and try to start? > > -- > 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! - -- Jeff Schnellinger | "Explain to me the scientific BMW +JC +Alpine +RF +BA | nature of 'the whammi' ? mvnsnd at usa dot net | Agent Scully ------------------------------ Date: Wed, Feb 16 2000 16:38:07 GMT-0500 From: Ken W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Ferrari on Speedvision (was: RE: Ferrari noises in a BMW) "Lin, Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There was a program on Speedvision 'Victory by Design' with Alain de Cadenet (he's a >trip) all about Ferraris. Basically he driving a bunch of different race and street >ones with lots of engine audio. Check http://www.speedvision.com. That was a great show. My only real complaint was that when he really started getting on the cars, they played techno-ish music in the background! WTF?!? Those cars are music in themselves! - -Ken '91 M3 '86 GTI ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 14:42:32 -0700 From: "Rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <FS>E36 16" twin spoke wheels&tires FOR SALE: 4 - 16" factory BMW twin spoke wheels with Dunlop SP2000 225/50/16 tires from 1997 328ic. These are the wheels that come on E36 Sport package cars. Will fit all E36 except M3. Three wheels are 99% perfect and one has two small curb marks. Tires are between 40-50% tread remaining. Can ship anywhere with UPS. Asking $675 thanks Rob [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:58:06 -0500 From: albert jenab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: ANC Question At 02:27 PM 2/16/00 -0500, "KKiely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Albert, > >Two questions: > >1. On the underwater application do you mean echo c*ncel when you say "impedance >match" or by that you some kind of refractive alteration? When you match the acoustic impedance at the surface of an object with water, that object becomes globally "invisible", essentially indistinguishable from empty water, from any angle. So you not only eliminate echoes and other reflected noise, you also eliminate radiated noise as well. Ultimate stealth. Any incoming sonar pulse would get transmitted out the other side, just as empty water would. It is a fairly trivial consequence of the Helmholtz Integral formulation for far-field radiated/reflected noise. Just replace the local P an V terms in front of the Green's functions for the surface integral with the implied corresponding term for impedance match to water. It is then clear (ha ha). If this were possible with radar or visible light, an M3 coated with something matching EM impedance of air, would not just not reflect any EM energy at all, it would be as if it weren't there. Completely invisible. In contrast to current radar stealth which just provides a distorted/diminished radar signature. My brain freezes up and falls out of my ear when I think how hard this would be to do. >2. Has anyone reversed the techniques to analyze the operation signatures of >machines to determine when they are about to fail and and by processing out >elements, what component(s). Yes, there is a lot of fault monitoring work going on now. Some of it successful, some not so. Basic idea is to create and store a mathematical model (system identification) of the machine while running properly under all conditions. Then monitor this model vs. sensed signatures in real time and if parameters go out of spec, flag an error condition. This is not really rocket science. This is why the check engine light pops up on our cars from time to time. Where it is getting sophisticated is for example inside a jet engine. People are now looking at placing eddy current sensors inside the turbine blades and monitoring resonant frequencies/amplitudes and blade deformation. There is a well known vibration signature of impending blade failure which if sensed soon enough, can save an engine from blowing up. Problem is they can only see it now in the lab, not inside a real engine. There are many expensive routine maintenance procedures in complicated machinery which could be eliminated if some type of specific, intelligent fault monitoring could be developed. This jet engine project is or was a joint DOD effort with Pratt & Whitney/Bell Labs (now Lucent). I was a consultant on this program very early on, but we never could agree on payment. Wish I'd stayed longer, it is very interesting work. Imagine strain gauges or other sensors which told you if a bearing was about to go, or a critical strut about to fail. Or a key stabilizer screw on the tail section of an MD-80 was soon to be toast. The application areas are huge, it's about making intelligent, self-monitoring machines which tell you, hey I'm about to fail here! Fix me! - -Al 95 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:08:00 -0600 From: Martin Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Re: E28> Removing Rear Emblems You guys are going about it all wrong. You must remove the emblem from the INSIDE out. I recommend purchasing a NOS system, disable every safety feature, hot wire the in tank heater, go get the family some dinner and KA-BOOM. You may find the emblem embedded in you neighbor, oh excuse me, ex-neighbors head across the street. Work great for that Honda/Toyota fool. - --Martin Miller ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 17:33:27 -0500 (EST) From: Moe Drippins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: ANC Question > > On the underwater application do you mean echo c*ncel when you say > > "impedance match" or by that you some kind of refractive > > alteration? > > When you match the acoustic impedance at the surface of an object > with water, that object becomes globally "invisible", essentially > indistinguishable from empty water, from any angle. So you not only > eliminate echoes and other reflected noise, you also eliminate > radiated noise as well. Ummm, so brakes on an E34 are really quite simple in comparison then I bet. - -- Just Moe '95 540 6 speed, BL/SS BMWCCA Peachtree Chapter ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 14:56:33 -0800 (PST) From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: E30 325ic: locks, keys, and plastic side strip questions On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks wrote: > Some ideas: > > 1) A good locksmith can make a key to fit your lock cylinder (not from an > existing key). This key may work better. > > 2) New lock cylinders with keys. A little pricey. If you're industrious, you can get a replacement lock cylinder kit from a dealer for this car. (~$50) It comes in lots of pieces with instructions in German, and you assemble it to match the old cylinder. As you tear the old cylinder apart, you keep track of the sequence of the thingies that the key mates to. Each thingy has a number (in German) stamped on it. With that sequence of numbers, you should be able to get a key cut to perfection. (*should*, never tried!) Chances are good that you'll need a new cylinder for the driver's door eventually anyway, once it stops working well. - -- John Bolhuis | "In America it is not considered to be mentally ill bolhuijo | when a woman advances on her prey in a discotheque @bolhuijo.com | setting with hardy cocktails present." | -Madonna ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 18:12:06 -0500 From: "Steve D'Gerolamo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Plane Mistakes This was an interesting post from the Ferrari list this morning that I forwarded to the UUC list...not my words. I know very little about planes. The rest of the F-digests today were filled with stupid, non-technical discussion....like, which is the best Ferrari color? SD ========================================= Steve D'Gerolamo - The Ultimate Garage 201-262-0412 / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / http://www.ultimategarage.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 15:33:59 -0800 From: "Ray Barber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Best Ferrari colour? - -----Original Message----- From: Steve D'Gerolamo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The rest of the F-digests today were filled with stupid, non-technical >discussion....like, which is the best Ferrari color? > So, what IS the best Ferrari colour? <G> Ray Barber '83 535 Euro ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 18:18:18 -0500 From: "tim ng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Video camera mount go to a bigger camera shop and ask them about a company call Bogen (made in italy) p/# is ART3294, it is a suction cup mount, then you also need a few other angle brackets from Bogen. I got mine total for about $110 about 8 years ago, good luck Tim Ng : Tue, 15 Feb 2000 17:14:26 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Video camera mount Does anyone know where I can get a video camera mount that mounts to the dash or windshield. I started autocrossing my M3 (<BMW content) and I want to tape my runs, but don't want a roll cage or harness brace. I've seen the ones that stick to the window using locking suction cups, but I don't know where to get them. Any info? Thanks, Tony '95 M3 '00 Explorer ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 18:18:18 -0500 From: "tim ng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Video camera mount go to a bigger camera shop and ask them about a company call Bogen (made in italy) p/# is ART3294, it is a suction cup mount, then you also need a few other angle brackets from Bogen. I got mine total for about $110 about 8 years ago, good luck Tim Ng : Tue, 15 Feb 2000 17:14:26 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Video camera mount Does anyone know where I can get a video camera mount that mounts to the dash or windshield. I started autocrossing my M3 (<BMW content) and I want to tape my runs, but don't want a roll cage or harness brace. I've seen the ones that stick to the window using locking suction cups, but I don't know where to get them. Any info? Thanks, Tony '95 M3 '00 Explorer ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 19:16:58 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: <E28> emblem removal - done, w/pictures! Some people have waaaaay too much time on their hands! <g> John Weese BMW CCA #76646 (Now back to our regular scheduled program!) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 17:36:08 -0700 From: "vanderHeide, Alain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Best Ferrari colour? And what's the right way to spell "colo(u)r"? ObBMW: The cast-iron impeller water pump and the 320 tranny mounts for the M3 showed up. I know at least one thing I'm doing this weekend. If the tranny barbarians show up, I'll know two things. - -----Original Message----- From: Ray Barber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 4:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Best Ferrari colour? - -----Original Message----- From: Steve D'Gerolamo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The rest of the F-digests today were filled with stupid, non-technical >discussion....like, which is the best Ferrari color? > So, what IS the best Ferrari colour? <G> Ray Barber '83 535 Euro ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 11:40:25 +1100 From: "Thomas, Andrew j" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Are '00s cars going to get worse? John ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: > My general observation is this: we are currently standing in the > biggest hot rod time of all. It's gotten to the point where 200bhp > is common and even low engine output. The Fod/GM staple sedans here have upwards of 200 bhp, but then they do use oversized, underachieving 6-pots with ancient design roots. Compared to previous driving experiences, when the adversary usually drove a 70 hp Peugeot diesel, it makes getting ahead in traffic much more difficult. Ford and GM's humble family boxes have better low-speed pick-up than a 528i (mind you that's all they're better at). I enjoy reading the opinions on older cars, I really do. The engineering integrity of older cars is deeper than many take for granted; moreover, the showroom gloss of '90s and '00 cars is so prevalent that basic design values seem to be taking second place. You think M5 brakes are poor? Ford's latest Falcon, introduced in 1998, has to have a speed limiter at 110 mph because the engineers couldn't design a propshaft that doesn't go into destructive harmonic oscillation above that speed. Now *that's* a shortcoming. They do come with sat-nav, though. Andy T "This email is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above and may contain information that is confidential and privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. When addressed to our clients, any opinions or advice contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing KPMG client engagement letter. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return email or telephone +61 2 9335 7000 and destroy the original message. 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