[uucdigest] Tuesday, March 14 2000 Volume 03 : Number 433 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] Combustion Chamber Deposits Cleaning. Water? [uuc] Combustion Chamber Deposits [uuc] Re: Combustion Chamber Deposits Cleaning. Water? [uuc] <E30> Diff Q [uuc] Another CD changer question [uuc] What Radar Detectors are good other than Valentine One????? [uuc] Yes, E9's are at Re: [uuc] Alternator size [uuc] Mid-Atlantik '02 Fest I (Update) [uuc] Anti theft radio code NEVER MIND...Re: [uuc] Anti theft radio code Re: [uuc] What Radar Detectors are good other than Valentine One????? Re: [uuc] Alternator size ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 21:51:07 -0500 From: Chris Pawlowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Combustion Chamber Deposits Cleaning. Water? Don sez > The cooling effect of the water shocks the carbon deposits (and > the piston and the valves and lots of other things not made to come > in contact with water), loosening the carbon. That's the good part. > > The bad part is most metals don't like this kind of sudden thermal > change - and may do bad things like fracture or soften. And for it to > have any real effect - you have to add enough moisture (water) > to change temperatures.. at the least - it's risky. Sorta like > pouring Marvel-Mystery-Oirl down the intake... What about Ventil Sauber ? That Lubro-Moly product, specifically designed for cleaning intake deposits. A well big name brand well respected company, blah blah blah, You take a bottle of the stuff, have it sucked into the intake (through a vacuum line) engine will stall (or manually stop it), let it soak for a while, start it up and voila. Smoke and fumes and clean chamber. My point is that a) this is a real company selling a real product b) the liquid (room temperature) gets sucked into the intake and coats the combustion chamber c) it cleans out deposits d) is safe and meant for modern engines e) is used in a similar fashion to the 'water/washerfluid/etc' method chris pawlowicz '89 325i '74 2002 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 22:00:33 -0500 From: "Bailey Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Combustion Chamber Deposits There are at least two chemical formulations which seem to work pretty well based on my experience and anecdotal evidence. Lubro Moly Ventil Sauber can be used via the vacumn hose method Rob referred to(the Bavarian Autosport Catalog contains a detailed how-to as well). I also had excellent results from GM Top Engine Cleaner back in my carburetor days; I think it now comes in a spray can. The drill is: warm up motor, empty contents into motor, shut off motor for 30+ minutes, then restart and observe gobs of junk pour out the tailpipe. A good time to try this is immediately prior to changing the plugs, since there is a good possibility that a newly loosened chunk of carbon will foul one or more plugs. In any case, I doubt most BMWs need a procedure this drastic- especially if they have been fed a steady diet of name-brand fuel and are driven in a "spirited" manner. Bailey Taylor 1995 318ti Club Sport 1998 318tia Active 1993 Pathfinder SE "Gojira" 1998 Dixon ZTR 5424 1972 IH Cub Lo Boy 154 1971 Benelli Mini Enduro ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 22:03:17 -0500 From: Don Eilenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Combustion Chamber Deposits Cleaning. Water? At 09:51 PM 3/13/00 -0500, Chris Pawlowicz wrote: >What about Ventil Sauber ? That Lubro-Moly product, specifically >designed for cleaning intake deposits. > >A well big name brand well respected company, blah blah blah, > >You take a bottle of the stuff, have it sucked into the intake (through >a vacuum line) >engine will stall (or manually stop it), let it soak for a while, start >it up and voila. Smoke and fumes and clean chamber. > >My point is that >a) this is a real company selling a real product As is STP.. >b) the liquid (room temperature) gets sucked into the intake and coats >the combustion chamber Yup.. >c) it cleans out deposits It sez. >d) is safe and meant for modern engines Well - do we know this? That it's 'safe'? >e) is used in a similar fashion to the 'water/washerfluid/etc' method Similar, but not a fluid which can create the steam that water hitting hot metal WILL make - and which can cool parts the water doesn't directly touch.. it also is probably a solvent which is combustable (hence the smoke). Water is not under normal circumstances combustable. >chris pawlowicz >'89 325i >'74 2002 Chris - like I said - if anyone is doing this to their BMW, I'd like to watch.. (from a bit of a distance). I have not heard from anyone yet who can quote a service manual from any manufacturer of a modern engine which recommends this technique. And if your engine is that crudded up (seen the head off a modern engine lately? Engines not only run cleaner externally with lower emissions, but internally much cleaner.) something is WRONG. Blowing the carbon off is a short-term fix for a symptom of a problem, but unless what is causing carbon buildup is fixed - it will just reappear. If it sounds too good to be true - it is. Don Eilenberger, Spring Lk Hts, NJ JMP#1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] NJ Shore BMW Riders web page: http://www.monmouth.com/~deilenberger "You're absolutely right, and I apologize" --Darryl Richman "Silly me... I apologize." --Tim Hall "Sorry..." --Magwa ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 22:52:46 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] <E30> Diff Q KC writes..... "I just want to understand how everything works. I understand IC engines, transmissions, etc., but I can't figure out diffs!" KC and others: Check out www.howstuffworks.com There might be a diff article. If you've ever wondered about how something works, go there and look. Carter Hunt 325E L Stock racer/weekend street Effective and affordable driver cooling www.coolpadunit.homestead.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 23:00:40 -0500 From: "Kevin Rowley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Another CD changer question Can anyone tell me which (if any) CD changer works in an '89 535i? I think I have the right one, but would like to verify if anyone has such a beast. The changer I have is made by Alpine (but branded BMW), kind of gray in color, and has a black DIN cable, a yellow wire with fuse holder and a black wire coming out of the back. If this is the correct one, I am assuming that I will need to wire the car, since I am sure the thing is not pre-wired. I will also need to acquire bracketry, since none is in the car or attached to the changer. So, anyone been here before me? Any advice you'd like to share? Thanks! - -Kevin Rowley ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 23:08:34 -0500 From: "Benjamin R. MacRae" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] What Radar Detectors are good other than Valentine One????? Hi to all, Valentine One is out of my budget. No way, cant justify spending $400 on a detector. Not saying that I speed, just would like one for piece of mind; yeah, that's it.....<grin>. I know that C&D pretty much layed the facts down the last time they tested detectors (which was about 4 years ago if I remember correctly). V1 is the best. Well, isnt there something else for cheaper, around $100-150 that would work *pretty* well? I live in a rural area, very few people, so a fair amount of highway driving, polive generally arent using multiple-car traps or anything fancy, just an occasional trap set up on the side of the road coming over a hill or around a curve, blasting every car that comes by....or the patrol car driving along blasting oncoming traffic. Dont think there is any laser in use around here.... Maybe I'm just not understanding the whole thing here......if it's instant-on, you're gone, or at least you'd better have a heckuv a detector that picks out the cop when he instant-ons the guy ahead of you 3 miles up the road. If he's sitting there with the radar just a runnin' away, then while a cheapo detector wont pick him up as soon as a super sensitive V1, it would pick him up at some point, right??? (hopefully before you are past him/her). Any comments appreciated, please email privately to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ben Not speeing, just wanting a detector for piece of mind, and, uhhh, to add to the electronic gear already in my vehicle:>) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 16:15:50 -0800 From: Olsen Architects <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Yes, E9's are at BMW CS Registry USA, http://www.bmwcsregistry.org. In the Northwest (OR, WA, BC) they are also at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. Check it out! Ken Olsen 1973 3.0 cs 1972 2002Tii (FS) 1990 535i 1995 525Touring ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 20:43:29 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Alternator size > Yes. My '92 original alternator was 80 amp. When I replaced it I had the > option of going with 80, 105 or 120. All were used on the e36. I installed > the 120 amp. > Henry I did a little digging: 12 31 1 744 560 Compact Alternator 80A 12 31 1 744 563 Compact Alternator 140A 12 31 1 744 564 AT-Compact Alternator 80A 12 31 1 744 567 AT-Compact Alternator 140A What's the difference between Compact and AT-Compact? Also, are there any negatives associated with installing bigger alternators other than an increased drag load? TIA, Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 23:50:00 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Mid-Atlantik '02 Fest I (Update) Hello Everyone, Just a reminder about the First Annual Mid-Atlantik '02 Fest to be held on April 29, 2000 at Shenandoah River State Park (Bentonville, VA), Route 340 between Front Royal and Luray, VA (rain date May 6th)...in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley near Skyline Drive. I am working on an agenda, but due to my father being gravely ill in the hospital, I haven't had "any" time for well over a week to work on the agenda....gee, I almost forgot what it felt like to go 40 hours on about 1 hour of sleep . Thanks to all who have offered to assist me with the planning, lining up sponsors, etc. It's gonna be fun! Mark your calendars NOW! Let's get 40 to 50 2002's for this gathering...and yes non-'02's are welcome (I've been asked)...but our paved parking area is "Reserved for BMW's Only"! More details to follow! John Weese Landisville, PA BMW CCA #76646 Event Organizer Mid-Atlantik(with a "k") '02 Fest I p.s. "There WILL be door prizes!" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 21:47:54 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Anti theft radio code Hey guys. So I'm dusting off my stock head unit to do some testing. I connect ground, 12V battery and 12V switched power supplies to the back connectors. I see the red LED blinking, but nothing else. How do I disable the anti-theft radio code? I have the code, but just don't know how to input it. Thanks, Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 21:55:32 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: NEVER MIND...Re: [uuc] Anti theft radio code Duh...I didn't see that there were 3 power connections. Once I connected that, it worked like a charm. Thanks, Chester - --- Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys. So I'm dusting off my stock head unit to do some testing. I > connect > ground, 12V battery and 12V switched power supplies to the back connectors. > I > see the red LED blinking, but nothing else. How do I disable the anti-theft > radio code? I have the code, but just don't know how to input it. ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 01:32:45 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] What Radar Detectors are good other than Valentine One????? Having owned and used a few high-end "regular" detectors over the years (Uniden RD-9, RD-9XL, Bel 745STi), I recently acquired a V1. I still have the Bel in my other car. I used to think the same way you do - a slightly cheaper model has to be as good as the V1, right? Wrong. It feels like the same difference between listening to music on a hand-held mono AM radio speaker and a Dolby 5.1 Surround system using Magnaplanar speakers. That $150 you save now will cost you at least as much in your first ticket. The expression "penny wise and pound foolish" springs to mind, which would describe me for the years I did not use the V1. This is one very expensive product that is worth the money *regardless* of your actual budget... if you can't afford a V1, you can't afford to speed. - - Rob Levinson (Yeah, I jsut use it for safety. Uh-huh, sure) - ----- Original Message ----- From: Benjamin R. MacRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] What Radar Detectors are good other than Valentine One????? > Valentine One is out of my budget. No way, cant justify spending $400 on a > detector. Not saying that I speed, just would like one for piece of mind; > yeah, that's it.....<grin>. > Well, isnt there something else for cheaper, around $100-150 that would > work *pretty* well? > I live in a rural area, very few people, so a fair amount of highway > driving, polive generally arent using multiple-car traps or anything fancy, > just an occasional trap set up on the side of the road coming over a hill > or around a curve, blasting every car that comes by....or the patrol car > driving along blasting oncoming traffic. Dont think there is any laser in > use around here.... > > Maybe I'm just not understanding the whole thing here......if it's > instant-on, you're gone, or at least you'd better have a heckuv a detector > that picks out the cop when he instant-ons the guy ahead of you 3 miles up > the road. If he's sitting there with the radar just a runnin' away, then > while a cheapo detector wont pick him up as soon as a super sensitive V1, > it would pick him up at some point, right??? (hopefully before you are past > him/her). > Any comments appreciated, please email privately to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Ben > Not speeing, just wanting a detector for piece of mind, and, uhhh, to add > to the electronic gear already in my vehicle:>) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 01:33:39 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Alternator size Chicks dig a big alternator. That's the difference. - - Rob - ----- Original Message ----- From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > What's the difference between Compact and AT-Compact? Also, are there any > negatives associated with installing bigger alternators other than an increased > drag load? > > TIA, > Chester ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #433 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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 ����������������������������������������
