[uucdigest] Friday, March 24 2000 Volume 03 : Number 505 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] Open House at Midwest Motorsport (Glenview, IL) Re: [uuc] RE: Radio Noise Re: [uuc] Open House at Midwest Motorsport (Glenview, IL) [uuc] <all> BMW Cell Phones [uuc] Re: Price Inquire [uuc] re: iso vs methanol Re: [uuc] RE: Radio Noise [uuc] Re: <E36> Locking RE: [uuc] Re: <E36> Locking [uuc] Need assistance from NCC member(s) re:[uuc] iso vs meth drygas? [uuc] RE: E-30 HELP [uuc] re: NCC Car o' the Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 17:29:24 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hart) Subject: Re: [uuc] Open House at Midwest Motorsport (Glenview, IL) Yesterday a guy on this site was selling people faces...it took me a long time to figure out the dermatological versus automotive. I'm no boy racer...if the BMW 328ic represents my state of mind, I'm much too warm and fuzzy/fussy for this Teutonic kid glove cruiser....sorry, but what exactly are STRESSED services and products..is it the kind of stuck up attitude from aftermarket dealers who fart in the wind when they tell you how easy it is to put their products on your 2.8 "on a Saturday afternoon" (yeah right, with Lady Diana's chauffeur's limo for final result photo details. Or is it that dark netherworld heretofore never discussed on the chat site, of the STRESSED out attitude of BMW drivers, either to post boom economic wave riding or perhaps that result of having the best, that one does not necessarily feel biggest, and has to compensate against all those Japanese pocket rockets and upscale Jag-Ford, GM-Saabs? Oh, so what is a stressed product or service? Seriously, for my little mind, I'd like to know, since its hard to envision the midwest as such a bad place (apart from Gary Indiana). Emile littletellall.... or, never mind.............. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 16:29:20 -0600 From: "Daniels, Jason S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: Radio Noise Celisa, Have fun replacing the radio antenna after they try to remove the tint. It will be damaged in the process. Wise to check prices on everything before you commit to remove. Jason Daniels - ---------- > From: Celisa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: Radio Noise > Date: Friday, March 24, 2000 4:04 PM > > I've none this forever. I don't like the interference. I want to remove the > metallic tint, and not have this noise. It even messes up my signal to my AM > radio. I can't listen to talk radio. FM is fine. I may not have it > replaced. I'm debating upon it. I do know that the metallic interferes with > with the antenna. > > Celisa > > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 18:01:32 -0500 From: "James Moran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Open House at Midwest Motorsport (Glenview, IL) Uh, the post said stressed components and systems. Components (like bushings) and systems (like brakes) that are stressed (as in highly loaded) under track conditions (as in high speed and cornering acceleration). Maybe you should attend and learn something. Jim Moran '88 M6 - ----- Original Message ----- From: John Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [uuc] Open House at Midwest Motorsport (Glenview, IL) > Yesterday a guy on this site was selling people faces...it took me a > long time to figure out the dermatological versus automotive. > I'm no boy racer...if the BMW 328ic represents my state of mind, > I'm much too warm and fuzzy/fussy for this Teutonic kid glove > cruiser....sorry, but what exactly are STRESSED services and > products..is it the kind of stuck up attitude from aftermarket dealers > who fart in the wind when they tell you how easy it is to put their > products on your 2.8 "on a Saturday afternoon" (yeah right, with Lady > Diana's chauffeur's limo for final result photo details. <snip> ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 18:00:15 -0500 From: "C. Craig Eller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <all> BMW Cell Phones Although most BMW phones are made by Motorola, they have special software modifications that allow use of the steering wheel button functions and voice activation features not found on the standard Motorola phone. For this reason, you cannot simply buy the wiring harness and have your standard Motorola phone access the features or in most cases, even work at all. BMW wants you to buy their phone and have made sure other phones are not compatible with their system. Craig Eller BMW CCA Everglades Chapter E36 ///M3 (Mot 7760 hands free kit) E39 540ia (BMW phone) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 17:01:44 -0600 From: "James Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Price Inquire William- Price seems way high even for low miles. Part of the beauty of a BMW is the mileage you can put on them. Sue Green '74 2002 400,000+ '84 325 190,000+ '86 325 217,000+ '92 318 convertible 150,000 mile- paid $7,000 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 18:26:02 -0500 From: Jeff Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] re: iso vs methanol >Someone asks: ><Can anyone tell me if isopropyl or methanol drygas is better and why?? Bill Mitchell responds >Isopropyl is "rubbing alcohol" designed for home remedy type use. My mechanic says to use only isopropyl treatments. Never asked why--I trust his judgement on these things. I use it in both the Rover and the 318 regularly. "Click and Clack" say that you *can* use "rubbing alcohol" safely <http://cartalk.cars.com/Columns/CC/CC7472TXT.html>--so long as it's a 99.9% isopropyl mixture--some are cut more heavily with water. This is the exact ingredient in Pro Dry gasoline treatment. <http://www.wellworthproducts.com/products/proDry.htm>. jeff - -- == Jeffrey A. Berg Purple Shark Media Rowayton, CT mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ovlr.org/jberg/ BMW CCA #162528 Empire Rover Owners Society #000002 '95 318is "The Shark" (sharked) '67 Series IIa 88" "FINSUP" "Looking for a smart woman in a real short skirt." --J. Buffett ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 18:54:38 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: Radio Noise What about adding an external mast antenna to get your reception back? Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Celisa, > > Have fun replacing the radio antenna after they try to remove the tint. It > will be damaged in the process. Wise to check prices on everything before > you commit to remove. > > Jason Daniels > > > > I've none this forever. I don't like the interference. I want to remove > the > > metallic tint, and not have this noise. It even messes up my signal to my > AM > > radio. I can't listen to talk radio. FM is fine. I may not have it > > replaced. I'm debating upon it. I do know that the metallic interferes > with > > with the antenna. > > > > Celisa > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 20:01:03 -0500 From: "Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: <E36> Locking All 94 5, 7 and 8 series can close the windows/sunroof from the door lock. I don't recall ever trying it in an E36. The probably got it standard on late production. If any BMW allows you to close the windows, it will also close the sunroof. Brett Anderson www.koalamotorsport.com Home of the E30 M3 CD-ROM repair manual > Do ANY 1994-models have key-closing sunroof at all? > Windows, sure. Sunroof no. > > Zach ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 21:08:01 -0500 From: "VincentMathew Malfa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Re: <E36> Locking <<If any BMW allows you to close the windows, it will also close the sunroof. Brett Anderson www.koalamotorsport.com Home of the E30 M3 CD-ROM repair manual > Do ANY 1994-models have key-closing sunroof at all? > Windows, sure. Sunroof no. > > Zach>> I gotta agree with Zach on this one; Windows, but no sunroof. - -Matt ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 21:22:19 -0500 From: Michael Osborne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Need assistance from NCC member(s) I am attending my first drivers school of the season next weekend (March 31 - - April 2) at CMP. My wife (who is a teacher) is on spring break the week after the school and therefore we are going to make a vacation out of it. We will leave Kershaw Monday morning and travel to Washington D.C. and spend the better part of the week there. Now for the problem. I tow my 635 to the track using a Dodge Dakota and an 18' trailer. I plan on trying to ditch the truck and trailer and do my limited driving with the 6. So I need a place to park the truck and trailer. My questions are: Are there any hotels near all the sights that I can park my truck and trailer? Any members have a shop with room to park the truck and trailer? Any ideas on where it cam be left and be safe? I am not worried if it is outside of town a little bit. I will be traveling into town on 95N and out of town on 66 and hitting 81 (or maybe 270). Anywhere near here would be great. The trailer will have a set of track tires (only three, the forth will be my spare) locked to the trailer and the rest of my track stuff will be locked in the truck or the truck tool box. BTW, Does anyone have any ideas on good stops on the way worth spending some time at (even if it is a day or more). We have no set schedule and are very flexible. And I have already done the Charleston, SC thing and actually lived there for two years working on an extended project. Thanks for any help or info. Michael '85 635 CSi Euro Catlettsburg, KY With plenty of room on the farm to park trucks, trailers or RV's if the need should arise. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 22:00:46 -0500 From: neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: re:[uuc] iso vs meth drygas? >Can anyone tell me if isopropyl or methanol drygas is better and why?? I prefer the taste of isopropyl, but the methanol is less filling..... :-) - -- Do Svedanya! Neil Hitze http://www.hitze.com/~neil "..the underdog will eventually survive...." --Colin James Hay "This is not a step." --Heywood Banks Star Trek stuff for sale: http://www.hitze.com/~neil/startrek/startrekforsale.htm ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 22:14:42 -0500 From: neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: E-30 HELP <snip> >Mike Troiano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asks: ><snip> >> Hello everyone- need a little help. My 91 318is is >> still not running right. ></snip> > >Mike, >You are neglecting the usual suspect - Idle Control Valve. >ICV rarely goes totally dead. It goes intermittent first and is a royal PITA >to track down. A used one will run you $50 from Roundel advertising junk >yards. >Also, if you can get your car to run 'rough' for a while and register a >check engine light, that might help with future diagnosis. </snip> All true, except for the hard-to-find bit, unless maybe you mean exclusively used (but, why would you want a used ICV?). The check engine light on our '91 318is was telling me that the O2 sensor was bad. I was sure that is wasn't, because it had been replaced not long before. So, I ordered a new ICV for it, and got it in two days. Once it was in, the idle was as good as new. - -- Do Svedanya! Neil Hitze '91 318is -> in the garage, waiting on a new radiator hose. '87 325is '85 318i -> in the driveway, waiting for a new or used CD player (any sellers?) http://www.hitze.com/~neil "..the underdog will eventually survive...." --Colin James Hay "This is not a step." --Heywood Banks Star Trek stuff for sale: http://www.hitze.com/~neil/startrek/startrekforsale.htm ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 22:12:19 -0500 From: Rich Beebe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] re: NCC Car o' the Month Steve Albrecht wrote: > I may just do that Steven, thanks for the suggestion. I could be a > 'guest' participant so to speak. My car returns from Dr. Dinan this > afternoon and I have been going through withdrawals the past two days > without it. BTW, I think your newsletter is one of the best in the > entire national collection. As a member of the GGC newsletter staff, I > have a good idea what it takes to publish a quality product, and it sure > isn't easy. You folks do very well! hi steve, steven is right, some issues it is like pulling teeth to get people to submit to the COTM (car of the month) section. what we've done lately is to take photos of our chapter member's cars at NCC events and get them to send a writeup in to go along with the photo. this method seems to be working quite well. during our tour of white post restorations earlier this month, we took another 3-4 COTM shots. if you'd really like to send a photo of your car to be included in our COTM section, please do. i will do my best to see that it gets printed. thanks very much for your compliments on our newsletter btw. we have a number of people who contribute a lot of time every issue to make it as good as it is. like you, i also see all the newsletters that are produced by the chapters. i think it is very interesting to get a firsthand view of what all the individual chapters are doing locally. i'd also like to return the compliment, as the GGC's newsletter is definitely one of the best out there. i can certainly appreciate your commitment. rich beebe ncc president ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #505 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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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