[uucdigest] Saturday, July 28 2001 Volume 03 : Number 4068 _________________________________________________________________ | | 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] Looking for wheel Locks? ["William Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [uuc] Gum Ball 3000 on MTV! ["Carlos F. Lopez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] E36 fuel line problems ["Dan Hermann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Subject: Re: [uuc] OT - Jag questions [Phil Cataldi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] [uuc] Re:<WOT> Rice Boy Page - Dirty E30's [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [uuc] And for those who like the M-Coupe.. [Don Eilenberger <deilenberger] [uuc] Re:<E30> One more time - for the cheap seats.... [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Re: [uuc] Failed emmision inspection - HC [nJay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] Gum Ball 3000 on MTV! [ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] thinking about Elle... (was Re: [uuc] Re: Lambos) [nJay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] RE: High Viscosity on the M5/M3 [Carlos Lopez <clopez95m3@yahoo] [uuc] re:lambo miura [John Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: [uuc] Re:<E30> One more time - for the cheap seats.... ["Steven Reed"] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 22:03:23 -0400 From: "William Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Looking for wheel Locks? Looking for a quality set of wheel locks? Anyone know of a good source to purchase from online, besides the regulars BMPD & Bavauto? W. Wallace Tarheel Chapter BMWCCA '00 528i '0? M3 W/SMG II or Z06 hmmmm ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 02:45:28 -0000 From: "Carlos F. Lopez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Gum Ball 3000 on MTV! Hey guys, I don't understand MTV anymore (getting too old?) but they just ran an advertisement showing Gum Ball footage including Kim's Merc (www.kimble.org) and a couple of Ferraris and this is the part I didn't understand I think they're going to air it on that show "Jackass" on Sunday at 10am ET. Check it out because I can't, I'm recording the F1 race and am gone all day at an autox. I'm sure they'll replay it so I'll catch it sometime later. Carlos. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 21:50:37 -0500 From: "Dan Hermann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E36 fuel line problems After filling the gas tank on my E36 the past few times, i've noticed a really strong smell of gasoline when parked. i pulled out the rear seat and opened the fuel pump access panel. it looks like the ~10-inch rubber hose that connects the top of the pump (or is it the tank?) to the hard fuel lines that run along the bottom of the car is, for lack of a better word, saturated with gasoline. i'm hoping that replacing that section of hose will get rid of the gasoline smell. anyone else had this problem? tia, dan 96 M3 (smells bad) 88 325is (no bad smells) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 13:13:24 -0400 From: Phil Cataldi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Subject: Re: [uuc] OT - Jag questions The only choice here is a 502 Chevy. Cheaper, faster and lighter than the V-12. Gary Derian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> And a good web page to check is: www.jagsthatrun.com Let us know how it works out! Phil 89 M3 cabrio (finally almost perfect) 91 318is (killer commuter) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 00:01:47 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re:<WOT> Rice Boy Page - Dirty E30's M(oscow on the) Hudson writes: << Wow, cool! The perfect gift for the rice boy who has everything. For those of you that may not of seen it, I found the "rice boy" page as a link at House of the Dirty E30, check it out - it's good for a laugh. >> Thanks for the plug, Byron Hong's site IS friggin hilarious. But it would do wonders to share the link to either my site or his <BFG> I like to think that I share in the quest for hours of wasted time on the net. On a side note, Anderson Consulting has noticed that since my site's debut about a year or so ago, 318i owners' productivity levels have dropped by nearly 20%. I hope i don't have to pay reparations! Also, I live in NJ (like some quality list owners) and I am near NJ's answer to the trailer park Riviera - Seaside. The Ricers there are OOC - out of Control. I could almost match all of the Rice Boy's page with one night of cars photo'd on the "strip" cruising. I kinda want to, but then I realize I would miss out on kwality conversations with you fine folk. BTW, anyone remember my SOS on my engine? I hate to complain, but I got very few responses, most from 1st (thank you good sir) and I am in a quandry. Anyone have an M10 from a 318i for sale? My link you will see in my .sig, Bryons is: http://www.riceboypage.com/ Cheers, Jim Laing 84 318i EVO II 85 325e Dirty E30(s) www.DirtyE30.net ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 23:57:47 -0400 From: Don Eilenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] And for those who like the M-Coupe.. http://www.smartcenter-nl.com/index.html Then look around the site (it's a VERY cool site), and click on the "i" in the upper right corner, then look for "Smart News" Talk about a coupe.. this might really be neat! Don Eilenberger, Spring Lk Hts, NJ JMP#1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] NJ Shore BMW Riders web page: http://www.njsbmwr.org/ Moderator BMW E39 Enthusiast Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bmwe39 ==================================================================== "Parking lots are not an appropriate place.." ==================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 00:06:14 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re:<E30> One more time - for the cheap seats.... Gruppe, I am guessing that a weekend is not a good time for deep probing q's on the ultimate demise of your car, so I will repost again what i posted on Sunday. Any and all answers are appreciated. From what i understand, it is quite possible to install both new main bearings and rod bearings with out completely pulling the engine. Feel free to try and disuade me one way or the other. An S-14 convo is just not in the cards right now, but Oh I wish.......... << I have an '88 325is track car. The car has 125k mi on it. When I got the car, it had been poorly maintained. A lot of reconnecting wiring and replacing sensors and it ran well. That is, until it's first track event two weekends ago at VIR (Tarheel BMW -- great event!) The car's always run a bit hot (temp would start to creep up at idle). It lacked an aux fan when I got it, so I installed one. I also backflushed the rad and refilled with 85% distilled water/15% antifreeze and a bottle of water wetter. That seemed to help the problem, but the car still ran a bit warmer than expected in traffic. I was told this was not atypical of the M20 motor. Not sure if it's significant to this problem or not. <snip> >> Gruppe, They say ignorance is bliss, and this thread I have been following has shattered my Bliss. I have been suffering the same_exact_problems. Add to that the fact that the car has been rattling like a diesel, and I think I might have just figured out what the prob is. Spun Bearing. The engine (this is the beloved Dirty E30 84 318i) has ONLY 251k miles on it, still a baby! I think I can rule out all the advice that you have been giving since essentially all the parts you mention i have replaced. The oil pump and pan gasket are 1 yr old, the fan clutch was replaced during my cooling fiasco from several weeks ago (You all will be happy to know that the high temps I noticed after the fan clutch was replaced was due to my ineptitude, I hadn't re-checked the water level after flushing/checking the radiator, and it was significantly low when it dawned on me to do so.) Valve lash was done in November. So that covers what has been mentioned in the easy fix dept. Oil pressure sender was replaced approx 2 years ago as well, could still be bad, but i doubt it. BUt my problems have lessened, not abated. Here's the recap, you give the free advice, but I am thinking I have a dead motor (sniff) --Oil pressure warning light comes on after car gets to operating temp. and sitting at idle for more than a minute or two (I blip the gas slighty to be safe) --Overheating to the � mark at times when sitting for too long at idle --Rattling like a damn diesel under load, @3000-4000k rpms in any gear sans 1st. I know that SOMETHING was wrong but I was hoping for the best. I think I might just bring it to the mech just in case I missed something, but I'd appreciate some input here. And if someone has a nice (worked?) M10 B18 near NJ, I might have a use for it. Not quite wealty enough for my stealth S14 conversion. Speaking of which, I was thinking of rebadgeing the car to 316i when and if i do, just to add insult to injury :) TIA for any and all input, but I think the motor may indeed be terminal. (Damn, it's like losing a dear friend.......Thank God there are about � million of these 'friends' floating around!) >> Jim Laing 84 318i EVO II 85 325e Dirty E30(s) www.DirtyE30.net ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 00:11:43 -0400 From: nJay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Failed emmision inspection - HC When Detroit was doing those tests, my '89 Taurus failed HC. Somebody (can't remember who) told me that driving hard (and blowing out the HCs) would help it pass. So the second time, just before the test, I got out on the highway and did 90 mph (back when that was the legal limit ;-) for 10 minutes, got off at an exit, and same thing on the return. Came back, pulled into the garage, and passed the test. If that doesn't work, try turning it up to 120... (Different) Jay Jay Guillermo wrote: > Hi guys, > > I was surprised to get rejected at the NJ State inspection shop. I got a > reading of HC-166 (failed, std is 124). Following are the rest of the result; > <snip>I have 40 more days remaining for reinspection. > Can anyone offer some advice on how to resolve this high HC? Many thanks!!! > > Jay > BMW CCA NJ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 00:26:23 -0400 From: ben keyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Gum Ball 3000 on MTV! what is with Carlos & TV listings ;-) Jackass is on at 10pm on Sunday _night_ when the F1 race will be long over. I believe that perhaps Johnny Knoxville & his merry band of Jackasses somehow went along for the ride for the Gumball or perhaps they are re-running TV footage from the UK, where the event was heavily covered. there is an article on the Gumball in the July issue of "Car" as well. I'll bring it along to the wrenching session tomorrow. Ben also finds MTV a bit much, far too much bad music... "Carlos F. Lopez" wrote: > I don't understand MTV anymore (getting too old?) but they just ran > an advertisement showing Gum Ball footage including Kim's Merc > (www.kimble.org) and a couple of Ferraris and this is the part I > didn't understand I think they're going to air it on that > show "Jackass" on Sunday at 10am ET. > > Check it out because I can't, I'm recording the F1 race and am gone > all day at an autox. I'm sure they'll replay it so I'll catch it > sometime later. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 00:32:18 -0400 From: nJay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: thinking about Elle... (was Re: [uuc] Re: Lambos) Aw jeez, come on man! I just got out of a 12-step program to stop thinking about Elle like that, and then you had to go and post this! ;-) Well, here we go again... Don Eilenberger wrote: > ... Think of discovering Elle McPherson, naked, waiting and unattainable > - the same primal lust applied. > > KKeily - you ARE a car guy right?? I'm sure you just slipped into > that practical mode by accident. I think we have a 12 step program > somewhere for that :-) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 21:35:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: High Viscosity on the M5/M3 Michael Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Naw, all those E-30 M3s just blow up sooner or later anyway.. >>HEHE. I thought he was talkin' bout you E36 M3 boyz overrevving your motors all the time, course 10W60 might not cure that! ;-) Carlos 91 M3 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 22:03:48 -0700 From: John Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] re:lambo miura > My first encounter with a true exotic was with the Miura as well. It's kinda funny. I'm fairly impervious to most Italian exotica, and I know I don't fit too well in most (I'm just not fond of wearing the windshield.) I got over my Pantera phase sometime around my college years. The Ferrari 360 gets me kinda interested, but not enough to go out and start shopping collapsed dot-com parking lots. A digression: The vast majority of those of us who are happily married, completely and totally whipped and domesticated, still have to admit that somewhere, someplace, there's probably some woman for whom, for whatever reason (raw physical attraction, or reminiscence, or just a sudden emotional or intellectual synchronization) we'd do something utterly and truly stupid and destructive to what we'd otherwise construe our lives to be. The Miura kinda gets there for me. Someday I may actually have to subject myself to that level of abuse. John. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 01:01:59 -0400 From: "Steven Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re:<E30> One more time - for the cheap seats.... Jim Laing writes: (Damn, it's like losing a dear friend.......Thank God there are about � > million of these 'friends' floating around!) >> Maybe 500,000 regular M10's but not near as many EVO II's. ;) Steve _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #4068 *************************** ________________________________________ | 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. 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