[uucdigest] Wednesday, June 27 2001 Volume 03 : Number 3932 _________________________________________________________________ | | Search the ARCHIVES: | http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] | | Visit Richard Nott's Ultimate BMW Database: | http://www.gis.nsw.gov.au/staff/rnott/bmw/bmw.html | | 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. | Technical Problems? Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |__________________________________________________________________ In this BMW UUC Digest: [uuc] E39 Yahoo group is up [Don Eilenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] RE: [uuc] oil press light flickering on & off ["Fuerst, Robert C. (Chris)] RE: [uuc] speed.... ["Fuerst, Robert C. (Chris)" <robert.fuerst@sylvania.] [uuc] Re: oil press light flickering on & off ["Kevin Kelly" <kkelly6788@] RE: [uuc] Re: oil press light flickering on & off ["Fuerst, Robert C. (Ch] [uuc] Two laps of the County Fairground's Horse Track ["Mike Holbrook" <m] [uuc] FS: 81 745i + e12 to be parted out. [Samir Shah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] re: [uuc] Anyone interested in a special-interest E39 group on Yahoo!!?? [John Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [uuc] RE: Has BMW design lost its way? [John Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] Has BMW design lost its way? [Aleksandr Milewski <n6mod@milewsk] Re: [uuc] Re: Zeemax Kits ["Bryan Watts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] DEC catalytic converter [Eurowerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Has BMW design lost its way? [TR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] E30 Sport Seat Repair [TR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 23:25:18 -0400 From: Don Eilenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E39 Yahoo group is up And a number of people have asked to join.. To go to the group try: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bmwe3 You must be a Yahoo member to access the group, and your group membership must be approved (by me for the moment..) If you are not currently a Yahoo member - you can join. Joining the group does not put you on any spam-mail lists, even from Yahoo. A Yahoo group does offer us the option of polls, file libraries, and a few other nice things, which we can use as we develop the group interests.. You also can set your mail options to: 1. Individual emails 2. Daily digest 3. No mail - use the Yahoo website to read the messages There are no banned subjects or topics - but flaming will not be considered acceptable, and discussions on what color phoney HID bulbs work the best and where to buy them will be quickly squelched. To subscribe to the group, I believe if you are a Yahoo member, you can do so by emailing to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any questions - please give me a yell. Think I'll wander over to the bimmer.org/E39 group and make an announcement.. mebbe I'll set an age requirement (gotta be over 18 to join.. :-) Don Eilenberger, Spring Lk Hts, NJ JMP#1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] NJ Shore BMW Riders web page: http://www.njsbmwr.org/ ==================================================================== "Parking lots are not an appropriate place.." ==================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 23:26:32 -0400 From: "Fuerst, Robert C. (Chris)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] oil press light flickering on & off Have you checked it with a mechanical gauge? Something I have been meaning to add to my car anyway. 1st ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 23:23:59 -0400 From: "Fuerst, Robert C. (Chris)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] speed.... I remember "pegging" a car we drove by from my friends Ford Fiesta. Yes the same one we made high speed runs hanging off the hood of. The guy had his high beams on. I had some snowballs all loaded up at my feet for signs and such. Dude would not dim the beams so I crack him square in the windshield. Yup, he turns around and begins the chase. In and out of neighborhoods, to the following town, etc. We get a bright idea of squeezing through a sidewalk gate at the middle school we knew was too narrow for his truck. We sped down the walk and through but he makes it also. He slowed down a lot though. We are close to my uncles house where I knew I could just push the automatic garage door opener and park next to the vette. We pull up, raise the door, pull in, door closes almost completely and I see the guys headlights rounding the curve. Just as my aunt comes to the back door I can hear the doorbell ring. My uncle says it ain't my kid, blah, blah, yes I will tell the parents, etc. Tells us, You guys ever pull that <expletive, expletive> again and I'll kill you myself and we are on the way. No more chucking stuff at motorists for me. Kids, I tell ya! 1st > -----Original Message----- > From: Robinson, Lee [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 2:54 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [uuc] speed.... > > What about cutting across the front yard of a church to beat traffic out > of > high school? How 'bout who's left the best trenches in a yard? Or..... > the > highest speed you attained in your driveway? > > Lee ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 20:18:29 -0700 From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: oil press light flickering on & off Matthew Shaw wrote: >Question for a friend, he has a 325e with >oil press light that started to stay lit with hot >weather, said he had put 10w40 in it. I told >him to change it to 20w/50 which helped but >the light still flickers on & off, not just at idle >but while driving also. Said he took it to a >mechanic, who said the head gasket was >leaking oil causing the problem. Been on >many BMW list for many years, never heard >low oil press caused by a leaking head gasket. >Could it be the head gasket? If not what else >could it be? Have you changed the oil pressure sending unit? I have changed the sending unit on EVERY BMW I have owned either because they were leaking oil (on some engines they are above the exhaust so the smoke will let you know they are leaking), or because the light was flashing. I don't think I have ever paid over $10 for one and you can change them in a few minutes (as Duane used to say "a half beer job"). Kevin Kelly BMW CCA 50039 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 23:42:26 -0400 From: "Fuerst, Robert C. (Chris)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Re: oil press light flickering on & off I wonder if that's where the oil is coming from on my 733i? It drips on the exhaust header. Its a 3.5 L I think? Big six? Does anyone know what the set-point is on a correctly operating switch? Thanks, 1st > Have you changed the oil pressure sending unit? I have > changed the sending unit on EVERY BMW I have owned either > because they were leaking oil (on some engines they are > above the exhaust so the smoke will let you know they are > leaking), or because the light was flashing. I don't think > I have ever paid over $10 for one and you can change them in > a few minutes (as Duane used to say "a half beer job"). > > Kevin Kelly > BMW CCA 50039 > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 21:07:45 -0700 From: "Mike Holbrook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Two laps of the County Fairground's Horse Track I once took two hot laps on the County Fairground's (Rocky Ford, Colorado) horse racing track in a 56 Ford with three other guys on board. Still remember drifting around the turns. Two laps was about all I thought I could get away with. Left some real deep ruts in the track. Left town right away and went back home to La Junta. Suppose the statute of limitations has run out yet? This was in 1965 I believe. Mike Holbrook 94 530i ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 00:42:55 -0400 From: Samir Shah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] FS: 81 745i + e12 to be parted out. I finally made a web site to deal with all my cars: http://members.home.net/gofast1/ The 77 BMW 530i, which is going to get parted is here: http://members.home.net/gofast1/e12.htm The 1981 BMW 745i, which is for sale, is here: http://members.home.net/gofast1/e23.htm Let me know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions. Thanks for the bandwidth and exposure. Samir. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 21:58:27 -0700 From: John Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: re: [uuc] Anyone interested in a special-interest E39 group on Yahoo!!?? > If there is any interest in an E39/Yahoo special interest group - not > moderated (unless it becomes necessary), and membership only by approval, > please let me know and I'll set it up. There already is one, either there or topica, generates about zero traffic. All it really needs is people to start sending messages. I peek in on bimmer.org about twice a week. I don't want to follow most of it and can't follow the stuff that might be interesting because of the crap. John. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:09:07 -0700 From: John Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: Has BMW design lost its way? > 2002 Touring: not beautiful, but far more interesting than the 2-door; Ja, ja. I want an E39 M5 Touring, but BMW won't peach. Bastards. > E30, E34, E39, E46: the M cars look much better than their regular > counterparts; It's a tossup to me; the E30 M3 definitely looked better than the slabsided base E30. But the E34 M5 was, wheels aside, barely distinguishable from any other E34 sedan. As for the E39, I've gotten used to the front airdam on the M5, but I still don't care that much for the baboon-butt raised area around the exhausts. IMO the E46 sedan is better-proportioned than the E46 coupe, and that goes for the M3 too. > And you forgot to mention the Z1, which IMHO to this day looks better > and more up to date than the Z3. In the US we never got that one; when traveling in Europe I've always been surprised at how many are on the road. It's a little blocky and chunky, but the shape has aged better than the Z3 shape. John. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 14:42:08 -0700 From: Aleksandr Milewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Has BMW design lost its way? At 8:25 AM +0100 on 6/26/01, Alex Chia commanded the electrons to create a missive titled "[uuc] Has BMW design lost its way?": |What do you guys think of the the recent direction of |BMW car design? It's appalling. Bangle is a one trick pony, and if he's going to insist on designing cars for Honda, he should be on Honda's payroll, not BMW's. When the E39 came out, the first thing my wife said was "It looks like a big 3. The old 5's looked like little 7's." Now, my first thought when I saw the E65 was "It looks like a giant E46." People have compared it to the Volvo S80, but the S80 is, IMHO, far more distinctive. As I was walking into the office today after lunch, I walked past an E39 parked next to an E46. I had walked past the second before I realized that it was indeed a 3er, and not a second E39. |E46, Z3, Z8, Z9 |(uugggh!) models can't hold a candle to the classic |and elegant 2002, E30, E28 and E24. We're almost in agreement. I like the Z8. The E46 ci's are pretty, though they lose a lot in any of the other variants. (M3's included, and the convertibles are pretty dull. I'll hereby make the blasphemous statement that the M3C is probably the worst looking BMW in production today.) I also think that your list of classic and elegant designs should extend to the E34 and E38. The E24 was pretty, but really reminded me too much of the "droopy" E23. I love the looks of my M Coupe, but that was serendipity, not design. Besides, it's not pretty, elegant, or handsome. It's Gloriously Ugly. A friend of mine described it as a "rolling middle finger." ;) |Has any body seen |piccies of the new 7 series? Hmmmm, not sure about the |front end treatment. Or the sides, or the rear end treatment. The interior looks nice, and the mirrors are cool. ;) Nope, I think I'll hang on to my E34 and E38 until BMW replaces Bangle, or he decides to design another car, instead of just scaling the drawings from his last one. - -Zandr (nomex on...try me. ;) - -- - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Aleksandr Milewski N6MOD [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.milewski.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 08:09:38 -0400 From: "Bryan Watts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Zeemax Kits Gary asks about my dad's Zeemaxed club racer: > Is it fast? 2nd behind none other than Chuck Stickley himself. That guy is a great driver, and lets not even get into how much hp is is pumping out of that U.S. 3.2 liter. AMAZING! - -Bryan Watts ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 08:19:11 -0400 From: Eurowerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] DEC catalytic converter Jack, I have used D.E.C. for many years. The fit is usually very good and the finish is o.k. As to weight, anything you put on there other than stock is lighter. The D.E.C. unit is not as pretty as the stocker, but who really cares? Function over fashion anyday!!! I have been using them on customers cars for quite some time. The last one that I replaced was about $300.00 to the customer, compared to $2650.00 for the O.E. BMW unit. No extra noise, less weight, and a trunk load of money left over. How can one go wrong? "Money, Jack (J.J.)" wrote: > Is anyone out there running a DEC catalytic converter? I'm just trying to > get impressions/opinions on them. Also interested in any data that might be > out there with respect to flow vs. stock and weight vs. stock. Specifically > I'm interested in E30 M3 but any info would be great. Thanks. > > Jack Money - -- Kirk A. Gilchrist EURO-WERKS / Mercedes Benz, BMW, Volvo Service and Repair 8 South Highland St. / Winchester, KY 40391 / 859-745-0125 [EMAIL PROTECTED] / www.euromajic.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 08:58:56 -0400 From: TR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Has BMW design lost its way? John, my favorites are the 600 and the O2 Turbo. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 09:00:43 -0400 From: TR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E30 Sport Seat Repair Evan , the recepticles can be moved as well. ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #3932 *************************** ________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | Camptown Automotive - http://www.camptownauto.com | Circle Tire Co. (used & classic BMW parts) e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Detailwerks Chicago Inc. "Chicago's Premier Automotive Appearance | Center" . http://www.detailwerkschicago.com |==================================================== | Koala MotorSport . 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