[uucdigest] Friday, February 18 2000 Volume 03 : Number 292 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] E30 won't go into 1st gear, and sometimes second ! Re: [uuc] <ALL>broken bolt - need advice [uuc] E28 Idle problem Re: [uuc] Re: <E30 M3> Steering rack ratio [uuc] <E30 M3> Steering rack manual? Re: [uuc] <ALL>broken bolt - need advice [uuc] Re: Driving/shifting question Re:[uuc] 328is Wind Noise [uuc] Pics of buffer stop Re: RE: [uuc] <ot> Driving/shifting question RE: [uuc] Pics of buffer stop RE: [uuc] Re: LTW for sale (insurance pays for crashed car) RE: [uuc] Pics of buffer stop RE: [uuc] Pics of buffer stop ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 15:37:11 -0500 From: Patrick Burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E30 won't go into 1st gear, and sometimes second ! Jim Ochi wrote: > It may be that your clutch isn't disengaging - check your clutch pedal to > see if there isn't something preventing it from going all the way down. I imagine anyone familiar with their car would immediately notice a beer can stuck under the clutch pedal, and deduce that to be the problem right off the bat. ;) > If there's a clutch stop, you might want to temporarily remove it to see > if that makes a difference. Check the bracket, too, to make sure it's > not bent or cracked. That's probably not the plan of attack to take. Assuming the clutch lines are bled and there aren't any leaks in either cylinder, 'artificially' increasing the throw of the release bearing could very well damage the diaphragm spring in the pressure plate. If the he can get the car into third or fourth at a stop, but not first and sometimes not second, I'd suspect worn first and second gear synchro rings. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 15:37:12 -0500 From: "Peter Sterne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <ALL>broken bolt - need advice Yeah, I hear you're so cheap you won't even buy a decent air tank 8^) Regards, Peter Sterne (busily reading 5 day old e-mail whilst the snow piles up outside) '93 325is '91 Miata SE Jim Powell wrote: > All of my solutions use what I have laying around :) > > Since I don't own any EZouts but my wife does crafts. I always have > some kind of epoxy laying around. You know us frugal guys. > > Jim ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 14:59:59 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] E28 Idle problem Quick question for you all, Now that I have replaced my fuel relay, the car starts great. However I've noticed that the idle is pretty rough when cold. It's Fine at at start up, when it's running in the high, idle, but once it kicks into the slow idle, it get's real rough. I'm ok, driving down the road, but as soon as I come to a stop it runs rough again. I really haven't observed it long enough to determine if it's only rough when the engine is cold, or if it's just an intermitant problem. I THINK it goes away once the engine had reached normal operating temp, but like I said, I'm not sure. So I was thinking about adjusting the timing. The thing is, right up till my fuel relay died, the timing was fine. I don't understand what could have caused the idle to change. Since it WAS running fine, Maybe I shouldn't mess with it, and leave it be for a while and see what happens? ANy thoughts would be apreiciated. Thanks in advance! Rich Chao '86 528e ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 15:58:51 EST From: "Steven Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: <E30 M3> Steering rack ratio My sincere appologies, it seems I have once again gotten something reversed. Thanks Jason, you've kept me on the right track before ;) Steve '87 325iS >From: "Jason Lile" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: <E30 M3> Steering rack ratio >Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 07:35:24 -0600 > > > The E30 M3 steering rack isn't a bolt on to other Non-M E30's. E36 M3 >is >a > > bolt-on. FWIW > > > > Steve > > '87 325iS > >Hi Steve >I'm afraid that you have this completely backwards ;) The E30 M3 rack will >bolt directly into ANY E30 car. The E36 M3 rack WILL require some modified >parts to fit in any E30 car. You can check our website for detailed >information on fitting an E36 M3 rack into a NON AIRBAG EQUIPPED E30 (Hi >Phil ;)). Hope that helps. > >----------------------------------- >Jason Lile >Zionsville Autosport >"BMW Parts Specialists" >1-800-BIMMERS >http://www.zionsvilleautosport.com >Administrator - BMW Parts Digest >----------------------------------- > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 13:14:06 -0800 From: "John Coffin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <E30 M3> Steering rack manual? Is the E30 M3 steering rack manual? That is no power steering? Thanks John 84 318i rear-end (totaled) last Friday 87 325is soon I hope. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 13:17:12 -0800 From: Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <ALL>broken bolt - need advice Yeah, yeah.... And the horse you rode in on! ;) Jim Peter Sterne wrote: > > Yeah, I hear you're so cheap you won't even buy a decent air tank 8^) > > Regards, > Peter Sterne (busily reading 5 day old e-mail whilst the snow piles up outside) > '93 325is > '91 Miata SE > > Jim Powell wrote: > > > All of my solutions use what I have laying around :) > > > > Since I don't own any EZouts but my wife does crafts. I always have > > some kind of epoxy laying around. You know us frugal guys. > > > > Jim ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 13:20:39 -0800 From: "Scott D Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Driving/shifting question Moe, I've never tried to be so analytical with my heel-and-toeing. I won't claim to be an expert at it, but I just go by feel and sound. If the car feels to be at a certain speed, I blip the throttle until the engine sounds like it is at the right RPM. With practice, you'll eventually get it right. If you are going to use the gauges in this process, the time to do that is while you're braking and still more or less going in a straight line. Once you start to turn in, there are too many other things that require your attention to be looking at the gauges. I can tell you that the throttle blip going into turn 12 at Sears Point (hairpin at the end of a high speed section) has to go to a much higher RPM than the throttle blip I use turning the corner up the street from my house, and the one I use approaching a freeway cloverleaf off-ramp is somewhere in between. I think this is a case where Obiwan Kenobi (sp?) was right: Use the force, Moe, drive by your feelings, turn off the targeting computer. Or something like that. Oh, BTW, your original post said this was <ot>, but I disagree. We're talking about how to better drive your BMW, how is that off topic? Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA #44977 >Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:12:58 -0500 (EST) >From: Moe Drippins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [uuc] <ot> Driving/shifting question > >I've been practicing Heel/Toe for a short bit now, and have a >question. > >I've found that once I got the mechanics of it down (double clutching >I had already been doing, so that wasn't much of an issue), I'm having >a hard time watching the road and my speedo/tach all at the same time, >while at the same time trying to figure out what speed I want to be at >when I start the turn-in so I can gauge how much to blip the throttle >and what gear to be in. > >Which leads me to a possible solution (and thus, the question). When >you are going into a turn, do you know ahead of time what speed you >want to be at at turn-in? This seems logical to me, since you'd then >know what gear to be in at that time, and what RPM's as well. >Additionally, you can gauge at what time to start your blip based on >how fast your speedo needle is diving toward your target speed. > >Did I get this right? > >Additionally, it would be helpful to me if any of you racers could >give me a rundown of what a typical turn is like. Something like, >"I'm coming down the straight at 130, I know turn 1 is a 50 MPH turn, >so when I come to the braking point I apply the brake. When I get to >about 80, I double clutch from 5'th to 3'rd blipping the throttle to >5500..." > >Or do you just "brake late, brake hard, shift, turn, go"? > >- -- >Just Moe >'95 540 6 speed, BL/SS ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 15:42:45 -0600 From: Dave Foos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re:[uuc] 328is Wind Noise I usually get quite a bit of wind noise in the car, when my brother rides with me. This is especially true after making a stop at Taco Bell. (sorry) David Foos '95 ///M3, does this thing run on methane?? BMW CCA # 172816 Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 13:54:13 -0600 From: "Celisa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] 328is Wind Noise I don't know if anyone else has experienced wind noise. I know I live in Texas, but I tend to experience wind noise when getting up pass 65mph. I don't know if this is normal or not. A friend is suppose to drive and check this out for me. My cousin asked when she rode with me, she asked where was the wind coming from. The car is under warranty of course. Now my 318i had a whisle, and no one could find where that was coming from. Thanks for any responses possible. Best Regards, Celisa ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 13:42:29 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Pics of buffer stop I went in for service today. I also picked up the infamous buffer stop. Pics are located at: http://www.geocities.com/chester_p_wong/parts/ Enjoy, Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 16:02:42 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: RE: [uuc] <ot> Driving/shifting question You have to let the clutch out when you blip to speed up the transmission gears. Speeding up the engine is OK but only half the game. With the ball of your foot on the brake and the heel blipping (blip isn't the right word, push the throttle smoothly and raise the revs to the rpm needed for the new gear) the throttle everything happens in a smooth fluid motion while braking. You don't have to sequentially shift down through the gears. Just one downshift into the desired gear. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I don't understand all the fuss. > Every single time I want to go from > a higher gear (5) to a lower gear (4), > I depress the clutch pedal, blip the > gas a split while the tranny is disengaged, > proceed to downshift, and release the > clutch before the rpms can return to > their previous level. I know I have synchros, > but the downshift feels positively smoother, > when I do this. What is all this Heel AND toe business? > > perplexed in New York, > Zach ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 13:51:38 -0800 From: "John Coffin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Pics of buffer stop Ok, I'll bite...What's it for? - -John - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Chester Wong Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 1:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Pics of buffer stop I went in for service today. I also picked up the infamous buffer stop. Pics are located at: http://www.geocities.com/chester_p_wong/parts/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 15:57:05 -0600 From: Dave Foos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Re: LTW for sale (insurance pays for crashed car) This is very interesting to me. How exactly does it work when you call the insurance company after crashing your car at a (I'm assuming) drivers school? I know - a driver school is a NON-Timed, NON-competitive event and therefore covered by many insurance companies. I have State Farm, and I'm told that they will cover me - but something in the back of my mind wonders. At the very least it has GOT to jack your insurance premiums up real high, if you're lucky enough not to be dropped altogether. Forgive me if this is an old thread (I'm new), but does anyone want to share their personal experience in this scenario? David Foos '95 ///M3 BMW CCA # 172816 >Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 15:35:53 -0500 >From: "Gary M. Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [uuc] Re: LTW for sale > >As some of you know, my ltw was involved in a crash at road atlanta >last year. Long story but here is the short. right rear shock >came off, hit wall. Let insurance total the car, they let me >decide, bought car back. It is being repaired at the moment. >In fact the damage was nowhere near what I thought the insurance claimed >basically replace everything in front of motor save for the right fender. >it was ok until the auction lot dented it moving car. new hood, fender, headlights >etc. bolt on stuff. car went to frame shop and was 100% spec. no wrinkles etc >well anyway with new job, another M3 etc. I am willing to be seperated >from my true love if someone is motivated. i would entertain a good offer > for a very healthy M3 Ltw. I have all the ltw goodies >that woudl go in the trunk. pan, oil pump, wing, braces, etc. >stock interior, raced 3 times in HS with 3 podium finishes >This is the car that some of you like to claim >"Fastest ltw in north america" since it does not have >anything to do with the driver. lol >Mike L >reply to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 13:56:41 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Pics of buffer stop Oops...it was discussed a few days ago. Basically, it snaps into the x-brace and provides a mechanism to prevent the engine from torquing over excessively. This overtorquing leads to drivetrain misalignment, blah, blah, blah. If you point your browser to: http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/html_techtip/techtips/e36_xbrace_buffer.htm you can read all about it. Basically, this part comes from the Z3, M Roadster which uses the same x-brace and heck, same engine.... Whether it provides real world benefit, I dunno. At $14, it doesn't hurt too much. Chester - --- John Coffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, I'll bite...What's it for? > > -John > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Chester Wong > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 1:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [uuc] Pics of buffer stop > > > I went in for service today. I also picked up the infamous buffer stop. > Pics > are located at: > > http://www.geocities.com/chester_p_wong/parts/ > > > ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 15:08:27 -0700 From: "vanderHeide, Alain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Pics of buffer stop What a coincidink, mine showed up today too. Now I know what that funny tab on the back of the xbrace is for. - -----Original Message----- From: Chester Wong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 2:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Pics of buffer stop I went in for service today. I also picked up the infamous buffer stop. Pics are located at: http://www.geocities.com/chester_p_wong/parts/ Enjoy, Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #292 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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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