[uucdigest] Sunday, January 26 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6058
_________________________________________________________________ | | Search the ARCHIVES: | http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] | | Visit Richard Nott's Ultimate BMW Database: | http://www.bmwdatabase.com | | 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] New Website, looking for input. Re: [uuc] Seeking Ride/Handling Input for Friend's E39 [uucdigest] V3 #6056 [uuc] Best Tool [uuc] RE: 325iS will not start Re: [uuc] RE: 325iS will not start Re: [uuc] New Website, looking for input. [uuc] Re: Duane's soon to be new obsession.. [uuc] Windows fog up on E34 M5 [uuc] RE: Best Tool - Spring Compressor Re: [uuc] Windows fog up on E34 M5 [uuc] E36 M3 clutch bleed fitting Re: [uuc] Windows fog up on E34 M5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:21:39 -0600 From: Robert Phelan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] New Website, looking for input. As part of a class project, I'm supposed to be creating a new website on "something". Being an E30 driver and having benefitted from various online sources for repair help (many of which are now dead and gone), I was considering the possibility of making a simple meat & potatoes site for E30 maintenance and performance. To help get this started, I was hoping you guys might spend a little time thinking about what sort of content you'd like on such a site. Also, if you have any site you normally visit to look up procedures, I'd like to hear about them. Lastly, does anyone know if there are any remaining traces of the old E30 Network (BEN) page? There were already several procedures on that page. Thanks, Robert - -- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 21:24:11 -0000 From: "Andrew Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Seeking Ride/Handling Input for Friend's E39 [uucdigest] V3 #6056 Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes about a friend's non-Sport 528i possibility: "The replacement car does not have the Sport Package, but is clean and has low miles. He's thinking that he would put on some Eibach Pro Kit springs and Bilstein shocks/struts to get back closer to the Sport Package ride and handling he had in the previous car. He has the Eibachs on his E30 convertible and likes them. The replacement car already has 17 inch wheels." IMHO the Eibach springs and Bilstein struts will give a much firmer ride than the factory "Sport" tuning, which really isn't that different from non-Sport. (At least UK-tuned cars are this way - sports suspension is available as an option so you can say you have sports suspension when you're in the pub - there's very little in it). Also, cars equipped with Eibachs Pro-Kits will generally be quite a bit lower, I suspect more for marketing and looks than real engineering necessity. Your friend may find himself grounding out if he assumes he has the same clearance as his old Sport-pack-equipped 5er. Eibach does sell a set of matched Bilsteins in a kit called Pro-Damper. These would be better matched to the Eibach springs than off-the-shelf Bilstein Sports. The Pro-Kit and Pro-Damper combo got a very good review in Auto Motor und Sport (German mag) a while back. The ground clearance issue can partly be fixed by fitting thicker spring pads on refit. Also there may be a "poor road" package for the 5er which can be used to restore some ground clearance at the front. A look at the ETK will provide an answer. At 5-6 years old, it may also be worth replacing all the suspension bushes and other joints - better to do it now with the suspension in bits than in 12 months' time, when the extra stresses brought about by the firmer springs and shocks cause them to wear out completely. Andy T ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:00:43 -0800 (PST) From: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Best Tool Dave: I have used this tool (Harbor Freight) and cannot recommend against it enough for the E30 springs. It never really fits right, or grabs enough of the stock springs to get them to slide easily onto the damper with cap well into the threaded section, binds often, etc., etc. Nice idea, but poor execution. My friend Don Udel has one and now uses the AutoZone/Craftsman block-end dual threaded rod type compressor. I am sure the Snap-On one your reference is much better by way of small differences in implementation. This is also not at all like the Tokico one I was referencing earlier. That one had two clam-shell shaped ends parallel to each other on a threaded rod in a sleeve like the E30 factory car jack. You turn the handle and two clam-shell ends approach each other. Any spring in between is compressed. There is a slit in the clam end to accommodate the damper rod and also a small claw to hold the spring 'in'. Neil Deshpande *** "Dave Swingle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For the clamshell type, Harbor Freight has this one - www.harborfreight.com, search for item number 43753. 40 bucks. At least this will give you a great picture of what he's talking about. I have the Snap-on version of the same thing, picked it up for $40 at a used tool store. This is the best design for struts off-the-car, (other than the hang-on-the-wall type you'll see at dealers). Too big to use for anything on the car, though. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:02:00 -0800 (PST) From: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: 325iS will not start Russ: Try getting the engine codes. <http://www.bonnevillemotorwerks.com> I suspect the coolant temp sensor. Neil Deshpande *** Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 14:37:46 -0500 From: "Gardner, Russell - BALTO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: 325iS will not start My 1987 325iS is makin' me crazy! It wouldn't start in our recent cold snap (no surprise there), and my wife ground the battery down in frustration. Today its a little warmer, and I jump the battery. Engine turns fine, plenty of juice, but no fire at all. Finally we have ignition after I cranked it for maybe 30 seconds, ran rough for a few minutes, smoothed out, idled okay, then died. When I tried to restart, it just crank, no fire. Fuel? Ignition? Why? Russ Gardner ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 18:12:10 -0500 From: "Woody" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] RE: 325iS will not start Blame the previous owner. Woody Hair - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gardner, Russell - BALTO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 2:37 PM Subject: [uuc] RE: 325iS will not start > > My 1987 325iS is makin' me crazy! It wouldn't start in our recent cold snap > (no surprise there), and my wife ground the battery down in frustration. > Today its a little warmer, and I jump the battery. Engine turns fine, > plenty of juice, but no fire at all. Finally we have ignition after I > cranked it for maybe 30 seconds, ran rough for a few minutes, smoothed out, > idled okay, then died. When I tried to restart, it just crank, no fire. > Fuel? Ignition? Why? > > Russ Gardner > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > The information contained in this communication may be confidential, is > intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally > privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, > you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of > this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you > have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication > to the sender and delete the original message and any copy of it from your > computer system. > Thank you. > > For more information please visit us at http://www.piperrudnick.com > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:22:28 -0800 (PST) From: Brad Couvillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] New Website, looking for input. Robert, I've always liked www.fatdaddybmw.com Oh wait, that's my site ; -) If you ever want any help with that kinda stuff, lemme know. I'm not all wit' all the advanced web stuff, but I can get the content on there : -) Brad Couvillon '87 528e www.fatdaddybmw.com - --- Robert Phelan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As part of a class project, I'm supposed to be > creating a new website > on "something". Being an E30 driver and having > benefitted from > various online sources for repair help (many of > which are now dead > and gone), I was considering the possibility of > making a simple meat > & potatoes site for E30 maintenance and performance. > > To help get this started, I was hoping you guys > might spend a little > time thinking about what sort of content you'd like > on such a site. > Also, if you have any site you normally visit to > look up procedures, > I'd like to hear about them. > > Lastly, does anyone know if there are any remaining > traces of the old > E30 Network (BEN) page? There were already several > procedures on > that page. > > Thanks, > Robert > -- __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 19:01:04 -0500 From: Phil Marx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Duane's soon to be new obsession.. Don Eilenberger wrote: >{I don't understand why the >entire biking world isn't riding K75S's - but I just figure >they're just dumb.. and I'm not gonna tell'm.. ;=} Hey Don, Maybe they want to accelerate faster or ride two-up! <G> R-bikes with the same horsepower usually weigh 100 lbs. less, too. But then we're talking dinosaurs in either case. Duane wants a new bike. And probably a fast one. I've recommended K75s to lots of friends just starting out riding but it's still a bulky bike for the novice maneuvering in tight quarters, and tall. They couldn't seem to give them away in the land of no speed limits, but they make a great bike for the U.S. where it did enjoy sales success. I did own a K-bike, a 1995 K1100RS. Bought it at two-years-old with 2000 miles on it for $8500, roughly half of what it sold for loaded when new. Rode it one summer and sold it for $11,500. That was enough K-bike for me. Glad I was at least able to profit from the experience. If you've got to have the latest from BMW, you will pay. Just like the cars, there is substantial depreciation in the first two years. Unlike the cars, all the bikes depreciate. While a '95 M3 could have been the cheapest new car to buy and own for 5 years, an R bike---and certainly a K---will lose nearly half its value over that period. There are so many nice BMW's out there with pitifully small amounts of mileage on them, even 20 years later, that I find happiness in my four BMW bikes, the most expensive of which was $2500. I can and do ride anywhere I want with few maintenance concerns, and with better tire mileage than the new offerings. But then after selling Porsches for twenty years, I don't have a desire for a new one of those, either. So maybe it's just me. - -Phil ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 19:52:12 -0500 (EST) From: Abe Reinhartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Windows fog up on E34 M5 - --0-599714779-1043628732=:23333 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii My E34 M5 windows all fog up in the morning (about 0 degrees). Any ideas? Abe Reinhartz MD - --------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals - --0-599714779-1043628732=:23333 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii My E34 M5 windows all fog up in the morning (about 0 degrees). Any ideas?<BR><BR><P><FONT face=Verdana size=2><EM>Abe Reinhartz MD</EM></FONT></P><p><br><hr size=1>Post your free ad now! <a href="http://ca.personals.yahoo.com/";><b>Yahoo! Canada Personals</b></a><br> - --0-599714779-1043628732=:23333-- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 18:27:44 -0700 From: "Frank & Kirsten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: Best Tool - Spring Compressor AutoZone (if you have one where you live) will loan you their threaded rod spring compressor tool for free, just leave a deposit and its refunded when you return the tool. It was $40 deposit when I did the koni gut-n-strut job. They also have quite a selection of tools that you may borrow besides spring compressors. Frank 95 M3 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 18:11:09 -0800 From: marco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Windows fog up on E34 M5 make sure you're using fresh not recirculated air and/or turn on the a/c (it will dry out the air being blown at the windshield) If you must use recirculated air you need to turn on the ac or it will fog up. If that doesn't work I don't know the solution. Marco Abe Reinhartz wrote: > My E34 M5 windows all fog up in the morning (about 0 degrees). Any ideas? > > Abe Reinhartz MD > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals > <http://ca.personals.yahoo.com/> ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 18:15:45 -0800 From: marco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E36 M3 clutch bleed fitting Anyone know if the clutch bleed fitting is the same thread pitch and size as the brake bleeder? Mine is gunked up, but I have a few spare brake bleeders and could use those. I know it's the same 7mm wrench size. thanks Marco ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 20:54:38 -0600 From: "Christian Els" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Windows fog up on E34 M5 - ----- Original Message ----- > make sure you're using fresh not recirculated air and/or turn on the a/c > (it will dry out the air being blown at the windshield) If you must use > recirculated air you need to turn on the ac or it will fog up. If that > doesn't work I don't know the solution. > If that doesn't work the most likely culprit is the heater core, or the hoses leading to/from it. Can you smell coolant inside the car? Is there a film on the inside of the glass? Christian Els Columbia, MO ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6058 *************************** | | In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. |________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | | Autoscope-Motorsports - http://www.autoscope-motorsports.com | |==================================================== | | Koala MotorSport . BMW technical information, special tool sales/rental | http://www.koalamotorsport.com | |==================================================== | | Taylor BMW - http://www.taylorbmw.com - Doc Bimmer! | UUC Motorwerks . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com |__________________________________________
