[uucdigest] Wednesday, March 1 2000 Volume 03 : Number 367 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] <MISC> Where to buy tires in SF Bay Area? <WOB> Absurdity (wasRe: [uuc] Re: Greg's wreck) [uuc] Track tires And Rolling Fenders [uuc] Re: [E36M3] Tree 1, Greg 0 [uuc] <FS> 1998? M3 [uuc] E21 No Start, More... Re: [uuc] Wax on inside of door [uuc] Re: E36 Cooling weirdness [uuc] <M52> noise from motor [uuc] Books on suspension tuning.. Re: <WOB> Absurdity (wasRe: [uuc] Re: Greg's wreck) [uuc] OT: NAD amp experience. I'm no audiophile though... Re: [uuc] DentFest is ON! [uuc] <FS> 95 M3 exc cond, low mileage, mods [uuc] Ben Liaw? [uuc] <all> pre-purchase inspections ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 17:01:03 -0800 From: Jim Ochi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <MISC> Where to buy tires in SF Bay Area? At 02:17 PM 3/1/00 -0800, Curtis A. Ingraham wrote: >In BMW UUC Digest v03.n362 Ahmad Hamzawi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > >> Hi all, I'm in the market to buy new/used tires for my 94 325ic. >> I'm looking at prices and they're pretty high. >> >> Anyone have a recommenation where I can get 215-245/45 17's that >> are Z rated? I'm looking to buy locally here in the SF bay area >> or from someone off the web if the price is better. > >You can order tires inexpensively from the Tire Rack. They can >recommend a local shop for mounting and balancing. They will even >ship directly to the shop, though it's best if you clear that with >the shop first. Figure about $20 per wheel for mounting/balancing. > > www.tirerack.com > Another place to check is America's Tire/Discount Tire: http://www.tires.com Many local shops will match prices if you let them know what Tire Rack or America's Tire sells them for. Now, about your tire sizes - seems to me that a 245/45-17 is pretty huge. That's taller than an M3 tire - I'd imagine that a tall tire like that, coupled with the lower torque of the 325 (compared to the M3) would really hurt your acceleration. Also, if you're trying to save money, you may want to go to a V or H rated tire, instead of Z.... Jim Ochi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 20:18:46 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: <WOB> Absurdity (wasRe: [uuc] Re: Greg's wreck) - ----- Original Message ----- From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ...not to mention that I don't think anyone would hit triple digit > speeds on King's Mountain Road without experiencing sudden fatal > death. Different from one of those "short term" or "24 hour" deaths, I suppose. Amazing what treatments modern medicine offers. When I was younger, death was always fatal. I suppose based on the severity of the death, it can be anything from "life threatening death" to "major hassle death" or even "minor persistent rash death". There might even be a new product "Robitussin UD"... the "sniffling, sneezing, gotta be undead by morning medecine." > Greg, you're just lucky the wild mountain poodles didn't get ya. > Lotta people up there been complainin' lately about them poodles > molesting their sheep. Wasn't "Wild Mountain Poodles" a John Denver song? If you want to learn more, there's the "other" Jane Goodall story: "Poodles in the Mist". Pay no attention to fictional accounts like "Greystoke: the Legend Of Tarzan, Lord of the Poodles" or "Mighty Joe Poodle". Those ridiculous '60s movies (such as "Poodzilla vs. Mothra" and "The Poodle from the Black Lagoon") have no bearing in reality whatsoever. The ultimate way to learn is to watch The Discovery Channel during "Poodle Week" (highest ratings of the year). - - Rob Levinson 1998 ///MPatch, cosmos schwarz, bone stock 1999 ///MKyra, diamond schwarz, soon to be modified 1987 Chancey "eta", charcoal schwarz, various mods ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 20:42:14 -0500 From: "Henry Caldwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Track tires And Rolling Fenders Dietrich Schultz Wrote: <<Anyone have experience in this area or can point me to a site? Are 235/40-17's the practical limit for the 325? Is rolling the lip on the rear fenders enough or do you need to flare the whole fender a bit? Is it necessary to scrape the sound-deadening/rust-proofing gunk out of the fender lip before rolling or is that best left in place?>> I have a '92 325i sedan. The 235x40x17 fit without rub on 17x8 wheels. Henry ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 17:31:46 -0800 From: Greg Koenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: [E36M3] Tree 1, Greg 0 on 03/01/00 11:43 AM, Ken Robb at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It sounds like you are apt to do this again. You said you should go fast at > night because most people will not be out[but one or two could be] and any > other car will announce its presence will > its headlights. People don't usually have headlights, animals don't have > headlights, rocks in the road, pine cones and needles,oil spills, crashed > vehicles, etc. blah,blah. You get the idea. If > you drive faster than you can see it is only a matter of time. Drivers like > you scare me and I have done some of these foolish things myself. Please think > it over. Ken Robb You know Ken, in retrospect, you are probably right. At the time when I wrote that, just as soon as I got home, I was thinking "Thank god this didn't happen during the day when the chances that I would have gone into cross traffic were much higher." My plan now is to hurry up and get a lease on a nice, cushy E46 sedan that my friends and I can tool around in and leave all the fast driving to a race course. The Dinanstein will come back. First for a few more driving schools, then he will kick some in club racing. Driving fast on the road isn't worth the feeling I have this morning when I go into the garage and see my car. Greg ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 18:16:49 -0800 From: "KKiely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <FS> 1998? M3 To get off to a fast, 5-speed start., here's a pic of our M3. Black on black, 24K-something miles, $35,500 bluebook. Please send it off to any other car buffs you know of... we already bought a truck! Posting for a friend here at work: 1998? (I forget what she told me and she's not here to confirm) Black on Black 24k miles 4 door (YUP) 5speed windows tinted Asking $36,500 It's a California car. If interested drop me or Rose a line. Rose is at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 21:53:25 -0500 From: "VincentMathew Malfa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E21 No Start, More... OK, after following the advice I received as best I can, here's the story now: No pump hum when car is on. So if the pump is not running, how do I verify that it is shot and not just lacking power? (car has had previous problem with fuse.. burned out before, replaced, currently OK, but makes me wonder...) After disconnecting the fuel pump power leads, they do not test as continuous circuits with a light (should they?) and there is presently no multimeter available, so I don't know if there is current running to the pump. Ther are two other canisters by the fuel pump, one beside it, one below it, all on the same mount. If one is regulating the smoothness of the fluid flow, what is the other doing? Is there a specific procedure to remove fuel lines from pump? There is what might be a bleed valve sticking off the rear of the pump. Is there anything else I should check before the pump is replaced? thanks, Matt M. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 21:41:49 -0500 From: "Langsten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Wax on inside of door "Lussier, Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: clipped . . . While waxing my e36 328i last summer I accidently spilled a couple of drops of Liquid Glass on the inside door panel (the door was open). I noticed it at the time but didn't do anything about it. It's a light gray interior and the wax/polish is light blue. I'm now trying to see if I can remove it but it doesn't seem to want to budge. Any suggestions on how I can get rid of it? Sell the car, get the E30 M3 you really want!!!! Mario ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 22:02:27 -0500 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: E36 Cooling weirdness > From: "vanderHeide, Alain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [uuc] E36 Cooling weirdness > > Last Sunday, I replaced the infamous plastic impeller water pump on my '95 > M3 with a new metal impeller one (purchased from Bavarian Autosport). > The leaflet that came with the pump said there'd be some seepage from the > air hole. How long should that go on for and how much should come out? It came with what ????? OK folks, cheap is never best. I'd be calling Bavarian right now and asking for a refund on a water pump that comes with instructions stating that it MAY LEAK!!!!! Jump in your car, head down to your dealer and buy: A. A new, factory, waterpump. B. The correct pair of rubber gaskets for the plastic thermostat housing. C. A new plastic thermostat housing because your's sounds like it's seeping from a hairline fracture. Do the job again, correctly this time, and next time you decide to order from a catalogue, think about this job. >(Bentley also claims that the M3 > housing has a bleed screw, but mine sure don't - more digression, sorry). Writing repair manuals is not as easy as one might think. It gets quite difficult to justify buying 12 different E36's to write a $69.00 book. I found the same problem whilst writing the E30 M3 manual. Even within that limited production vehicle, there were quite a lot of differences that only became apparent once the manual was produced. Think of it this way, your choice is Bentley or Factory. When did you last see a factory E36 manual? Brett Anderson www.koalamotorsport.com Home of the E30 M3 CD-ROM repair manual ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 19:22:25 PST From: "Gilbert Hoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <M52> noise from motor (E46 328i)I noticed this afternoon that my engine was a bit louder, and not in a good way. Seems to be evident around 1000rpm, and also at idle. When I got home from work I opened the hood with the motor running. Fortunately the sound is not coming from the valve area. Noise appears to be coming from fuel injection area. Could this just be the result from a bad tank of gas? (I just filled up the night before.) Car recently hit 20K, and I changed the oil on Saturday. (Two full days passed before noticing the noise.) Oil level is OK, and there are no signs of a leak. Any thoughts before I bring the car to the dealer for an inspection? Feel free to email me. TIA Gilbert Hoffman ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: 01 Mar 2000 20:46:03 -0600 From: Vijay Nuthulapaty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Books on suspension tuning.. The classroom instructor at the OFest driving school at Putnam Park recommended a book for suspension tuning for race cars. Anyone here have any idea what the book was? Alternately, if anyone here knows of a good reference book for suspension tuning, please advise. Thanks, Vijay ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 22:18:02 -0500 From: "Grant Low" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: <WOB> Absurdity (wasRe: [uuc] Re: Greg's wreck) Rob Levinson wrote: <kuting some stuff off here (refer to DaimlerChrysler joke)> > Wasn't "Wild Mountain Poodles" a John Denver song? > > If you want to learn more, there's the "other" Jane Goodall story: "Poodles > in the Mist". Pay no attention to fictional accounts like "Greystoke: the > Legend Of Tarzan, Lord of the Poodles" or "Mighty Joe Poodle". Those > ridiculous '60s movies (such as "Poodzilla vs. Mothra" and "The Poodle from > the Black Lagoon") have no bearing in reality whatsoever. The ultimate way > to learn is to watch The Discovery Channel during "Poodle Week" (highest > ratings of the year). > > - Rob Levinson > 1998 ///MPatch, cosmos schwarz, bone stock > 1999 ///MKyra, diamond schwarz, soon to be modified > 1987 Chancey "eta", charcoal schwarz, various mods Ok, I used to think "Nah, all this poodle talk is just poking fun..." Then after reading this, I now think it must be just that... "POKING fun"!! (I hope you all got that hehe) Rob, you are truly obsessed! As for a lot of us, we are pretty warped too, so we'll let you stay ;) Grant 87 325 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 19:28:41 PST From: "Shawshank Redemption" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] OT: NAD amp experience. I'm no audiophile though... Neil, This probably isn't the info you were looking for, but I'll give you a testament to the durability of my NAD "Series 20" home-stereo amp. Bought it second hand from a graduating college student about 7-8 years ago...it was aged then. Well, after 7-8 years of daily use hooked up to everything from converted Boston Acoustics separates car-speakers to my "reconditioned" (i.e. replaced woofers with MTXs) Infinity floor speakers...oh yeah..and the time my roommate just had to blow away the neighbors so he hooks up his dual-voicecoil JL Audio 4 ohm subs (effectively, 2 ohm load)...she pushed them for a few, then blew internal fuses which were replaced and promptly restored her to like-new condition... The thing is a workhorse! Though you were probably looking for sound quality info, this is my offering...hth. Go-NAD! :o) Brian ex. '82 320i!!! hopeful '91 or so 535i after graduation in May!!! yeah! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 22:30:15 -0500 (EST) From: "Barry J. Bocaner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] DentFest is ON! On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks wrote: > DentFest is still scheduled for this weekend! > Just wanted to mention that after Rob thought up this Dentfest idea for those of you in New Jersey, I paid a visit to my local Dent Wizard in Rockville MD. They did a terrific job!!! THe tech there told me that they NEVER drill holes in a BMW unless it is absolutely neccessary and they first get the owner's approval. They actually have some special tools designed especially for BMWs!! I was really impressed. - --=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Barry J. Bocaner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://web.bocaner.net - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 19:47:23 -0800 (PST) From: Gregg Siegfried <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <FS> 95 M3 exc cond, low mileage, mods 1995 M3 For sale 16K miles, bright red (hellrot)/black interior, excellent condition, one owner. 5 speed, sunroof, OBC, factory alarm, CD changer, and rear wing. Modifications include: Bilstein shocks/struts, H&R springs, RD adjustable sway bars Turner Euro intake with JimC software, Turner enlarged throttle body Supersprint stainless catback exhaust with DTM tips BMP gauge console All original parts except exhaust system are available. Light drivers school use, never raced. Looking for a low mileage, lovingly-maintained OBD1 M3? This is it! Asking $31,000 obo. The car is located near Seattle. Contact me at: 206-915-8118 (weekdays) 425-222-3540 (eves/weekends) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (anytime) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 22:39:52 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Ben Liaw? Ben, Please email me. Mark Sipe [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 23:08:59 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <all> pre-purchase inspections I can't stress enough the importance of a pre-purchase inspection. The '94 M5 Touring that I just bought was a big risk for me as I don't exactly have an unlimited repair budget. This kind of car does have some expensive bits (not just for repair but for regular maintenance) and I wanted to know if I'd be at my "expect to spend 5%-10% of purchase price on repairs right away" normal level or "hell, park it until I save enough to get it running" nightmare level. A pre-purchase inspection isn't the type of thing where you just bring the car to the local Sunoco station and ask the grease monkey to "check it out". That will most likely lead to a quick scan for dripping radiator fluid, good tire tread, and a $100 bill for no valuable information at all. I wanted a *professional* - that's why I commissioned Brett Anderson of Koala Motorsport (www.koalamotorsport.com). Bringing a Master Technician halfway across the country isn't an inexpensive proposition (flight, hotel, appropriate fee) but I gladly spent the money to know I would not get hit with a big repair bill down the line. Brett was able to verify that the car was as presented with only a few minor maintenance items that needed attention. If something big had come up I certainly could have used that as a bargaining chip to adjust the final purchase price. As there was nothing major wrong, I was confident that my previously negotiated price was fair and reasonable. The lesson has been hard-learned by me that buying a car without thoroughly checking it out can be a mistake (let's not discuss the $7K car that quickly became an $11K car after a month in the shop!). So the next time you may have the hankering for a new ride or be seduced by that Avus Blue paint (as I was!), take a deep breath and get a second opinion - a *qualified* second opinion. It is absolutely worth it. Whether it be someone local that you trust, or getting the "cream of the crop" like Brett Anderson, spend the small dollars now so the big bucks don't leave your wallet later. - - Rob Levinson '94 M5 T(ouring) '88 M5 T(urbo) - - both purchased after intensive scrutiny - ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #367 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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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