[uucdigest] Thursday, April 13 2000 Volume 03 : Number 594 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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] re: Headlights [uuc] A-pillar removal pics...tee hee RE: [uuc] I think I REALLY screwed up! [uuc] WTB: E30 M3 rear sway bar [uuc] Re: [E30] 325i White guages *Group Purchase* [uuc] Re: Headlights [uuc] FS: '95 M3 Muffler Re: [uuc] Strange video... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 21:53:55 -0800 From: Don Cicchetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] re: Headlights David said: >The reduced brightness is a result of reduced voltage. This may cause a >problem with halogen headlight bulbs, it may cause a major reduction in >their life span. It has to do with the halogen cycle that occurs within the >bulbs when they operate properly within a limited range of voltage. The >tungsten alloy filament actually vaporizes to a very small degree the whole >time it operates. If the voltage is right the vapor condenses back on the >filament at a rate that almost equals the evaporation rate. Change the >voltage and the cycle brakes down, resulting in short bulb life. > >David and His Alaska Blau ti (still in getting its fuel system cleaned) Hmmm you may be right, but I am not sure Ron is lowering the voltage. Let me ask him and I will get back to y'all. DC - -- ____________________________________________ Don Cicchetti CCA member - San Diego guitar player '71 02/M42 "Ingrid" -Beatnik Motor Works- ____________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 22:02:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Chester Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] A-pillar removal pics...tee hee Ok...so I went to the garage and snapped a few pics: <http://www.geocities.com/chester_p_wong/a_pillar/> Enjoy, Chester ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 00:08:42 -0500 From: "Karl Zemlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] I think I REALLY screwed up! I suspect the worst that will happen is you leak coolant - slowly, but you still need to fix it (IMHO) so ... 1) buy a torque wrench so you don't do this again 2) trust the pump enough to go buy new bolts (4) 3) since the bolt was going in (not frozen) there's a pretty good chance that there is enough of it poking out of the block that you will be able to screw the end of it out. It might take some creative poking. 4) Put things back together using your new torque wrench. 5) Enjoy anxiety-free driving > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Moore > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 11:15 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [uuc] I think I REALLY screwed up! > > > OK, never fails. I don't trust 90% of the > garages to do basic to medium work on my car so I > try to do it myself. So I set in to replace my > radiator, fan clutch, and water pump on my 1991 > 525i. All goes well until I go to install the > new water pump. As I'm tightening the 4 nuts > that hold the pump to the block, I'm thinking > "hmmmm these seem a little small, better be > careful as to not break one of these off...one > more tighten...." snap!!!! If I were the > swearing type, I'd have let out a list that would > have rivaled George Carlin's 7 dirty words you > can't say on TV (at least until a few years > ago)...but I digress. OK, so now I'm sitting > with 3 out of 4 nuts holding the new water pump > on and decide to continue to put it all back > together. Pulley, new fan clutch on the new > water pump, new radiator..the whole bit. So, I'm > driving around with a water pump with only 3 out > of 4 nuts holding it on. Seems OK, but I guess > it's ust not the same as having all 4 even nuts > holding the sucker on. Am I setting myself up > for a catastrophe? If this lets loose, I'll > proly end up with a whole list of broken > pieces...radiator, fan, fan clutch, possibly more > right? Anyone have any comments either way? > Where would I find a good set of studs to replace > the 4 (now 3)? or... am I being a bit crazy and > the 3 should be fine? > > Steve D? got 4 titanium studs? > > thoughts? > > David > 1991 525i m50 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. > http://invites.yahoo.com > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 00:26:39 -0500 From: "Mac Hooke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] WTB: E30 M3 rear sway bar ... and necessary mounting hardware, at a reasonable price. email me if you have one or know someone who might. Thanks all, Mac 87 325is ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 22:52:09 -0700 From: Arnerich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: [E30] 325i White guages *Group Purchase* Re: http://members.tripod.com/bimmersteven/images/whitedash.gif Are white "guages" with white pointers supposed to be better than gauges with contrasting backgrounds and pointers? just wondering out loud, Evan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 23:00:26 -0700 From: Arnerich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Headlights Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 11:10:30 -0700 From: Steve Albrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Headlights Steve Albrecht wrote: > Binder, Larry asks: > I was just wondering if anyone has put lower watt bulbs in their high > beams and > left them on all the time. > > Larry, the illumination pattern emitted by the headlights, both hi and > lo beam, is not a function of the bulb wattage, but rather a function of > the lens facets, bulb filament placement in relation to to the reflector > focal point, and reflector shape. The wattage determines the how many > photons are emitted, not their their placement on the street. > > So what does all this mean relative to your question? Even if you put > lower wattage bulbs in your hi beams, they would still be shining in the > eyes of oncoming traffic, just not as brightly. Is that the effect for > which you are looking? Probably not. The newer BMW's with (dealer enabled) DRL's sorta kinda do the same as above. The Xenon option has the ability to aim the lights up or down, but AFAIK, the non-Xenon do not, so it seems they would be shining right in the face of oncoming drivers. Anyone (say from Canada) know if this is a problem? Evan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 23:13:34 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS: '95 M3 Muffler Stock '95 M3 muffler for sale. Easy bolt-on for an E36 325. Grab yourself a couple of extra HP. Sound cool. Make some room in my garage. It's got 50K miles on it, but is in really good shape. I don't have a short commute, so internal rust should not be a problem. $150. I prefer SF Bay Area, as I don't want to ship the thing if I can help it. It's hard to wrap. Please CC my work address on replies. - - Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] - work - -- Mark Dadgar [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 23:15:40 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Strange video... Jim Powell wrote: > > What? A dead rapper and a torn up Diablo? What's the problem? > Ferraris are cool cars. Diablo's are just bloated underachievers. > > Its amazing what a poseur cartoon that car has become. > I cut off a Diablo on my way to work the other morning. The guy was so busy talking on his phone he didn't even notice. Dork. - - Mark '95 M3 '97 528i 5-spd E30 M3 WANTED - -- Mark Dadgar [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #594 ************************** _________________________________________ | 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 ����������������������������������������
