[uucdigest] Tuesday, April 11 2000 Volume 03 : Number 584 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] Could Somebody Please Run A VIN Check... Re: [uuc] E46 BMW is a Honda [uuc] Why Not Silicone [uuc] [e28] brake kills radio [uuc] FS Re: [uuc] Why Not Silicone [uuc] 12 Hour Summit Point Q?'s Re: [uuc] [e28] brake kills radio Re: [uuc] F1 Results? [uuc] <FS> 4 225/45 Dunlop 8080Es [uuc] [E36] Vibration problem discovered-bad "guibo" [uuc] Stellar Alarms [uuc] <e28> control arm bushings - again [uuc] FRU labor calculations RE: [uuc] Attn. Engineers: Garage Exhaust Fan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 22:04:50 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Could Somebody Please Run A VIN Check... This is for a good friend of mine, so I'd really appreciate it if you had access and could come up with a VIN report of this car, thanks alot...VIN # JM1EC4354S0407494. The car is a Mazda MX3, and you could respond to me privatly or among the digest. Thanks so much for your help. Chris Reynolds ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 21:24:56 -0500 (CDT) From: "Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E46 BMW is a Honda I came up along side a guy taking a 323ci for a test drive this past Saturday. I thought it was beautiful... I mean this is really a nice looking car. Makes my E36 look almost pedestrian. Too bad the boys from Bavaria tune it the way they do... but somebody with a modest amount of savy can change that without alot of effort. - - kjj - --- original message --- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] E46 BMW is a Honda I am currently driving a E46 323ci. that the dealer let me borrow until my car is fixed. i feel this car is a beautiful car that handles well but the car has more wind noise than the E36 and feels like a marshmallow the steering is very dead and just does not make me feel very spirited at all. in fact it made me want to take a nap. after this drive I am not sure what I will do when my cars come off lease this year. Brian Jacobs ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 19:25:46 -0700 From: "KKiely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Why Not Silicone OK Answer me this: If silicone is a great material for hose replacements (long haul trucking etc.) why is it not a good material for bushings? I'm hoping Neil or one of the other Materials gurus on the Digest can answer. - -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 21:27:17 -0400 From: "tdotzler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] [e28] brake kills radio My wife says that when she applies the brakes in her e28 535i the radio momentarily goes off and the antenna momentarily retracts. It come back on whether she stops braking or not. Any ideas? brake lite switch maybe? Also once she has braked and the phenomenon occurs, she can repeat several times in a row without it happening.. TIA Tom ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 21:33:15 -0500 From: "Brent Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS 1997 M3 Coupe. VIN WBSBG9320VEY74809. Boston Green/Tan. Luxury Package, 5 speed, ASC+T, cruise, HK, sunroof, CD Changer. 33.6K Miles. BMW Certified Warranty to 100K. Complete Record History. Garaged, car cover, babied, loved. Weekend driver only. Only dealer serviced. $37,995 Brent Williams 662-324-6439. CCA#175554 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1994 740i. Oxford Green/Tan Leather, seat memory, 5 speed auto, cruise, Bose Factory Stereo upgrade, Sunroof, CD Changer, power everything. 65K Miles. Complete Record History. Garaged, babied. Mostly trip driver. $26,550. New factory Tranny @ 55K, diff replaced @ 64K. Looks great. Only dealer serviced. Brent Williams 662-324-6439 CCA#175554 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 19:35:00 -0700 From: Jim Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Why Not Silicone Huh? Silicone is a flexible, pliable, heat resistant, waterproof material. You can make hoses ot of it. You can make Pamela Lee out of it. But it'll never stand up to friction and wear in a bushing. Nylon works in light duty. Delrin is ok for some applications. But not Silicone. Wanna talk about Latex now? Jim KKiely wrote: > > OK Answer me this: > > If silicone is a great material for hose replacements (long haul trucking etc.) > why is it not a good material for bushings? > > I'm hoping Neil or one of the other Materials gurus on the Digest can answer. > > -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 22:49:36 -0400 From: Ed Tisdale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] 12 Hour Summit Point Q?'s I have registered to run the 12 Hour Race at Summit Point and hope someone on this list can help me with some track and set up questions for my E30 325i ITS. (Geeze?) What differential and tire sizes (14") are best? What tire brands do you use? How rough is the track on tires and cars? Has anyone on this list run this race? Any volunteers for pit crew? Everyone, please stop by, say hello, and grab a beer... Thanks in Advance. Ed Tisdale 87 325i ITS New Gloucester, Maine ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 22:59:53 -0400 From: "Rob Levinson - UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] [e28] brake kills radio The problem is the power circuit is overloaded. The same circuit powers the radio, power windows, brake lights, OBC light, and other stuff. You can recreate this easily by turning on the headlights, stepping on the brake, and simultaneously lowering the power windows. The radio will go to sleep, gah-ron-teed. Three ways to address the issue: 1) make sure your three major ground points (brown-insulated ground wire group bolted to the inner fender liner near battery, negative terminal of battery, and brown-insulated ground wire group bolted to the back of the intake manifold) are clean and corrossion-free. Take apart and clean with contact-cleaner spray and apply dielectric grease before reassembly. 2) make sure the fuse is clean and corrosion free and that the clip is tight. 3) re-wire the radio to another power source (like the virtually unused cigarette lighter circuit). Good luck! - - Rob Levinson veteran of 4 E28s - ----- Original Message ----- From: tdotzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] [e28] brake kills radio > My wife says that when she applies the brakes in her e28 535i the radio > momentarily goes off and the antenna momentarily retracts. It come back on > whether she stops braking or not. Any ideas? brake lite switch maybe? Also > once she has braked and the phenomenon occurs, she can repeat several times > in a row without it happening.. TIA > Tom ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 23:15:51 -0400 From: Chris Skene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] F1 Results? >An excellent website for getting F1 news and info is http://formula1.com/ >They even have live coverage during a race. Two others: http://www.atlasf1.com http://www.itv-f1.com ITV is the British TV company that covers the races for English speakers outside of the US, and they also put out F1 Racing magazine and have some inside dope. We in Canada get the ITV coverage with commentators Martin Brundle constantly correcting the inimitable Murray Walker. Speedvidsion F1 coverage is blacked out in Canada, so I can't comment. The Sports Network carries it here, and during the commercials they keep the race coverage up in a corner of the screen.Good idea - something always happens during the commercials. The Atlas site is good as well. C - -- Chris Skene For voice services, check <http://skene.org/chris> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 20:21:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <FS> 4 225/45 Dunlop 8080Es Help me celebrate my birthday. I'm literally giving these babies away. 4 225/45R17 Dunlop 8080Es for $350. I'd like to ship these out tomorrow so first come first served. Two have 5k miles on them and have ~1/4" of tread left and the other two have 9k miles on them and have >3/16" of tread left. Thanks, Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 20:25:49 -0700 From: Dean Schindell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] [E36] Vibration problem discovered-bad "guibo" Lane Flynn asks about changing the Guibo (a.k.a. Flex Disc, flexible joint, rag joint). Since you ask how to change the guibo, I'll assume that you don't have the Bentley E36 manual. Step 1: buy the Bentley E36 manual. The driveshaft is basically the same for the E30 M3 (which I now have in >1 piece in the garage). I'm sure most other later model BMWs are similar. Anyway, you're going to have to remove the driveshaft, at least partially. Before you remove the driveshaft, you'll have to remove the exhaust system. Then you'll have to remove the heat shields. I'm not going to type the entire procedure because it's quite long. Remember to replace the self-locking nuts (6 at the guibo and 4 at the differential) on the driveshaft, and the nuts (and bolts are also recommended) of the exhaust system. You have to remove the driveshaft because there's something inside the guibo preventing it from coming out really easily. The transmission has a shaft coming out of it that the transmission output flange is on. This shaft is actually long enough to reach inside the driveshaft a bit. In the front end of the driveshaft, there's a 'centering guide' that goes on the transmission output shaft. So, the guibo doesn't position the driveshaft, the centering guide does. The guibo isolates the driveshaft from the transmission for NVH reasons. Other jobs to consider when doing this: transmission output shaft seal (they always leak), transmission shifter shaft seal (they always leak), driveshaft centering guide (I don't think this ever wears out), driveshaft center bearing (I don't think this goes bad very often). Most importantly, also consider refreshening the wear items in the shifter linkage. I changed that stuff in my M3, and the feel is now tighter than my '96 328is (both cars have short shift kits). Also consider a short shift kit. When the driveshaft is removed, there's plenty of room in there to replace things. To know what to change in the shifter, buy the Mobile Tradition CD-ROM to get the part numbers. Go to group 25, and buy the following: - - gear selector rod joint (goes on transmission shifter shaft) - - foam thing (that goes inside of gear selector rod joint) - - shift rod retaining clip (2 needed, they're easy to damage or loose) - - washers for shift rod retaining clip (4 needed, easy to damage or loose) - - rubber bushing that goes in the front of the 'shift console' - - some people say replace the shift lever retaining ring, but I didn't Have a look at the Bentley E36 manual, section 250, figure 1. Dean ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 21:51:10 -0700 From: Brad Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Stellar Alarms Has anyone got an opinion on the Stellar keyless entry and alarm systems? They seem to have several models with different features. The prices seem high: the top of the line model, with motion sensing and remote convertible top operation is $395. ( see here: http://www.autoloc.com/pages/parts/bmwx5.html ) Brad Houser '99 M3C ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 00:08:56 -0500 From: "Karl Zemlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <e28> control arm bushings - again I know this was hashed over a while back, but ... I wasn't REALLY listening then. Since dumping my TRX wheels for some "experienced" 16x7.5 Borbet Type H wheels with new Kumho 711 tires, I have noticed a shimmy when going over bumps. I haven't had it under braking, but I'm assuming this is the famous control arm bushings. Is DINAN the way to go here - where does a body get these? I recall something about having to turn down the 750 bushings - I have access to a machine shop and skill with a lathe - I could do that if it would save $50 or more and yield good results. Any other problem areas to check out to tighten up my suspension? Karl Zemlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] BMWCCA 82366 Indianapolis '85 535i 5 spd, 173,000 miles - and pretty new shoes p.s. My last E28 (528e 5sp) and E23 both had 14" wheels and 70 series tires. Since losing the TRX's, I get the strange sensation that my car is ... stuck to the road. It seems to always go where I point it (except when I hit a bump). Is this normal? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 02:14:57 -0400 From: james bond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FRU labor calculations Hello everyone, I was just wondering if anyone had any information on how BMW calculates The FRU labor allowances? How do they translate in real time? Thanks, Jerry - ------------------------------------------------------------ Get your FREE web-based e-mail and newsgroup access at: http://MailAndNews.com Create a new mailbox, or access your existing IMAP4 or POP3 mailbox from anywhere with just a web browser. - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 23:32:23 -0700 From: "Rodney Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Attn. Engineers: Garage Exhaust Fan Curtis, I think your numbers are over by a factor of 60. With your numbers you will be able to do wind tunnel tests in a garage. I'm not an HVAC engineer either, however I have done some HVAC design. For A/C and Heating of living space an air exchange of 3 per HOUR for heating and 5-6 per Hour for A/C is a reasonable rule of thumb. The typical home heating furnace will have an air handling capability in the range of 1000 to 2000 cubic feet per minute. A fan or blower with 1000-1500 CFM will make quite a bit of noise when it is in the occupied space. Using flexible ducting to remote the blower will make the ventilation more tolerable. Also if you are ventilating air to the outside you will want to include previsions for make-up air or the space will be under a positive/negative pressure. This would severely restrict the ventilation capacity of the blower since they are typically rated to work into .2-.5 inch of water. A negative pressure will pull air from where ever there is an air leak such as from under the garage door, or every time a door is opened, etc. A positive pressure and placing a furnace filter on the blower inlet to the garage can be used to control the dust intrusion by keeping the space in an over pressure. Also for painting the positive pressure ventilation will keep volatile fumes from being drawn into the motor start contacts. Bottom line: I think your 4992 cubic foot room would be nicely vented with 500-1000 CFM blower. 500 will give you an air exchange every 10 minutes and the 1000 blower will do it every 5 minutes. Rod... - ------------original message------------------------- Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 15:06:45 -0700 (PDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Curtis A. Ingraham) Subject: [uuc] Attn. Engineers: Garage Exhaust Fan In BMW UUC Digest v03.n576 Mike Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need to permanent mount a shutter-type exhaust fan through the > wall of my new garage, for ventilation of fumes from small painting > jobs and other noxious stuff. The building is 24'x26' with 8' > ceilings. Building codes are not a concern in this area. It's not > a business, so OSHA is not a concern either. > > I have a catalog of a zillion different kinds of fans. Can anyone > tell me what CFM of air delivery the fan should be rated at for a > building of this size? I know, the more the better, but what is > the minimum acceptable CFM rating? The Grainger catalog has a lot of useful info like that. I'm looking at page 3634 of Catalog No. 389, and it suggests 5-10 air changes per minute for garages and similar workspaces. Using that guideline, you would need to move 24 x 26 x 8 x (5 to 10) = 25 to 50 thousand cubic feet of air per minute. Grainger is a great source of industrial and commercial supplies and equipment. It has many local branches, including 22 in Pennsylvania. To request a catalog, point your browser at: http://www.grainger.com/cgi-bin/cat_req.html Curt "not an HVAC engineer" Ingraham 72 2002tii Oakland, California - ---------------------end------------------------------- - --- Rodney Moore BMW CCA #86830 Golden Gate Chapter [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #584 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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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