[uucdigest] Tuesday, February 18 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6120
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Re: RE: [uuc] LED replacement bulbs???? Re: [uuc] Brake Fluid Re: [uuc] Brake Fluid Re: [uuc] Brake Fluid ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 22:59:08 -0500 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Need Truck shocks for an e34 Of course, if you have a trunklid mounted spoiler, the strut is a different number, but regardless, the number is E34 specific and is not interchanged with an y other BMW model. HTH, Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Anyone know if the trunk shocks for the e34 are cross-referenced with any >other makes? E36? > >Thanks, >David Moore >1995 540i with a weak trunk that loves to slam shut. > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 06:05:02 +0000 From: "Evan A" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] e30 325is with a Chevy 454 Rob Levinson wrote: > Nope, this is the worst one. > > And it's no joke, I swear: > > http://www.robertlevinson.com/lol/BIMMARITZ.jpg > > Ya wanna buy that one too? ;-) No joke? Look closer. The left tail lights cross over the trunk cut line; the rights don't. I'd believe that kind of mistake in PhotoShop, but not in a body shop. Evan _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 07:56:19 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Who Wanted Brett on Junkyard Wars? Group, I shared the call for contestants for Junkyard Wars with some friends, and one of them came back with this: "One of the production coordinators for that show is my wife's cousin, Diana Hunter." So now that we have a connection, just how badly do we want Brett on the show? Seems like we could ask my friend's wife to pull a few strings with her cousin, no? Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 11:17:31 -0500 From: "Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] e30 325is with a Chevy 454 Key-ryst, Evan, haven't you heard of problems with fiberglass changing shape when it cures? Cadillac Converters does okay but not great work. Whaddya want for $6K including paint? This thing is genuine. I've driven it around with one arm out the window and the other wrist through the steering wheel. It did break down on me, so I pressed the OnStar button and got help right away. - - Rob - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evan A" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > No joke? Look closer. The left tail lights cross over the trunk cut line; > the rights don't. I'd believe that kind of mistake in PhotoShop, but not in > a body shop. > Evan > Rob Levinson wrote: > > > Nope, this is the worst one. > > > > And it's no joke, I swear: > > > > http://www.robertlevinson.com/lol/BIMMARITZ.jpg > > > > Ya wanna buy that one too? ;-) > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 08:55:55 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Brake Fluid Has anyone tried this brake fluid? http://www.valvoline.com/pages/products/product_detail.asp?product=51 Valvoline claims a dry boiling point of 500 deg F, which is only 39 deg F less than ATE SuperBlue. And apparently the Valvoline is easier to find locally. My friendly local BMW parts supplier sold out of ATE SuperBlue right before I got there Saturday. A friend of mine got the last liter. I'll deal with him later. After I'm done borrowing his tools. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA 1990 325i ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 12:24:33 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Brake Fluid I've used it for several years. Seems fine. No problems, no boiling. Sample size of 1 yadda yadda. Gary Derian > Has anyone tried this brake fluid? > > http://www.valvoline.com/pages/products/product_detail.asp?product=51 > > Valvoline claims a dry boiling point of 500 deg F, which is only 39 deg F > less than ATE SuperBlue. And apparently the Valvoline is easier to find > locally. My friendly local BMW parts supplier sold out of ATE SuperBlue > right before I got there Saturday. A friend of mine got the last liter. > I'll deal with him later. After I'm done borrowing his tools. > > Scott Miller > GGC BMW CCA > 1990 325i > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 11:31:49 -0600 From: "Jamie Howton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E36M3 Instrument Cluster Troubleshooting Hi all, I am having a problem with my instrument panel on my 95 M3 that I would like your advice on. The symptoms are fairly random in frequency but repetitive in nature: The tachometer and coolant temp gauges don't work. Sometimes they begin working after a short period of driving, other times not. Sometimes, I'll start the car and they don't work so I'll shut it down and start it again and then they'll work, other times not. I have run the instrument cluster self-test and all of the gauges sweep through their entire range of operation. This past weekend, I removed the cluster, disassembled it, cleaned all of the contacts and leads with Stabilant 22 and re-assembled, re-installed it all for nothing. The syptoms are exactly the same, no tach or coolant temp. I am thinking that there are three possible causes: 1. Defective instrument cluster main circuit board or connector. 2. Flaky cables or connectors between sensors and cluster 3. Flaky sensors Anyone BTDT on this problem? What worked what didn't? Anyone know of a source that can diagnose/repair faulty instument clusters? BTW, thanks to all who contributed to the Drei Bond thread, I ended up going with some High Tack gasket sealant from Autozone (-65 to 500 degrees F, non-drying and Oil/gasoline repellent). One of the easier jobs that I have tackled on this car. Many regards Jamie Howton 2002 330i 5 Spd Steel Blue Metallic SP 1995 M3 5 Spd Arctic Silver 1979 Porsche 928 5 Speed Opalmetallic ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 12:44:42 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Who Wanted Brett on Junkyard Wars? And I find the time for this, umm, where? ;-) - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member - ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > So now that we have a connection, just how badly do we want Brett on the > show? Seems like we could ask my friend's wife to pull a few strings with > her cousin, no? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 10:22:32 -0800 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] E36M3 Instrument Cluster Troubleshooting Jamie, I'm not an expert but I think you can probably rule out your #2 and #3 if the car is otherwise running well. Just about every piece of info you see on the instrument cluster is fed to it from the car computer. You don't see any direct sensor outputs. Sensor outputs go to the computer, computer feeds to instrument cluster. For instance, the straight up position you see on the coolant temp gauge isn't one particular temperature, it's a rather large range of temperatures considered by the computer to be "normal". I would pull the DME and clean the connectors on the DME and the connector to the wiring harness. If that doesn't work see if you can borrow someone's DME (good luck) to see if the problem goes away. If someone is nice enough to loan you their DMW they may also loan you their instrument cluster for testing ;-). If the swaps don't work I suspect you have a problem in the wiring harness to the instrument cluster or in the cluster. If you want to see a real neat show on your instrument cluster, just bathe the DME in water, the needles do a very interesting dance when the DME is wet ;-) Don't ask me how I know..... good luck Marco - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jamie Howton Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 9:32 AM To: 'E36M3'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] E36M3 Instrument Cluster Troubleshooting Hi all, I am having a problem with my instrument panel on my 95 M3 that I would like your advice on. The symptoms are fairly random in frequency but repetitive in nature: The tachometer and coolant temp gauges don't work. Sometimes they begin working after a short period of driving, other times not. Sometimes, I'll start the car and they don't work so I'll shut it down and start it again and then they'll work, other times not. I have run the instrument cluster self-test and all of the gauges sweep through their entire range of operation. This past weekend, I removed the cluster, disassembled it, cleaned all of the contacts and leads with Stabilant 22 and re-assembled, re-installed it all for nothing. The syptoms are exactly the same, no tach or coolant temp. I am thinking that there are three possible causes: 1. Defective instrument cluster main circuit board or connector. 2. Flaky cables or connectors between sensors and cluster 3. Flaky sensors Anyone BTDT on this problem? What worked what didn't? Anyone know of a source that can diagnose/repair faulty instument clusters? BTW, thanks to all who contributed to the Drei Bond thread, I ended up going with some High Tack gasket sealant from Autozone (-65 to 500 degrees F, non-drying and Oil/gasoline repellent). One of the easier jobs that I have tackled on this car. Many regards Jamie Howton 2002 330i 5 Spd Steel Blue Metallic SP 1995 M3 5 Spd Arctic Silver 1979 Porsche 928 5 Speed Opalmetallic ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 11:15:57 -0800 From: "KKiely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] LED replacement bulbs???? David, Check out : http://www.myroadster.net/ under the LED... flag. It appears that you may have to add resistance to fool the light check. Otherwise if they're bright enough LED's are a good choice. Also, you might want to hunt for "white" LED replacements if your covers are already colored. There are some very bright "white" LED's now available. If you're good with a soldering iron, you can actually make these yourself. - -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 14:48:02 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: RE: [uuc] LED replacement bulbs???? Thanks for the info, I'll check them out David - -------Original Message------- From: KKiely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 02/18/03 02:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [uuc] LED replacement bulbs???? > > David, Check out : http://www.myroadster.net/ under the LED... flag. It appears that you may have to add resistance to fool the light check. Otherwise if they're bright enough LED's are a good choice. Also, you might want to hunt for "white" LED replacements if your covers are already colored. There are some very bright "white" LED's now available. If you're good with a soldering iron, you can actually make these yourself. - -Kevin > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 14:50:50 -0500 From: "Mike Gambini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Brake Fluid I've used this on 2 motorcycles and 3 cars for 2-3 yrs, and it seems to work well. I don't track the car so I can't vouch for it's performance characteristics. It does seem to stay clear for the whole 2 yr cycle that I use for changing brake fluid. Available in Wal-Mart and Autozone. MikeG - ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Has anyone tried this brake fluid? > > http://www.valvoline.com/pages/products/product_detail.asp?product=51 > > Valvoline claims a dry boiling point of 500 deg F, which is only 39 deg F > less than ATE SuperBlue. And apparently the Valvoline is easier to find > locally. My friendly local BMW parts supplier sold out of ATE SuperBlue > right before I got there Saturday. A friend of mine got the last liter. > I'll deal with him later. After I'm done borrowing his tools. > > Scott Miller > GGC BMW CCA > 1990 325i ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 16:43:13 -0500 From: "Dave Kelley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Brake Fluid I've used Synpower and rotated it with Blue instead of Gold. Haven't had any problem with it at drivers schools. We have several SCCA racers locally who use it. Dave Kelley 98 M3/4 > Has anyone tried this brake fluid? > > http://www.valvoline.com/pages/products/product_detail.asp?p > roduct=51 > > Valvoline claims a dry boiling point of 500 deg F, which is > only 39 deg F less than ATE SuperBlue. And apparently the > Valvoline is easier to find locally. My friendly local BMW > parts supplier sold out of ATE SuperBlue right before I got > there Saturday. A friend of mine got the last liter. I'll > deal with him later. After I'm done borrowing his tools. > > Scott Miller > GGC BMW CCA > 1990 325i > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 20:06:15 -0800 From: "Bora Akyol (BMW)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Brake Fluid On 2/18/03 8:55 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone tried this brake fluid? > > http://www.valvoline.com/pages/products/product_detail.asp?product=51 > > Valvoline claims a dry boiling point of 500 deg F, which is only 39 deg F > less than ATE SuperBlue. And apparently the Valvoline is easier to find > locally. My friendly local BMW parts supplier sold out of ATE SuperBlue > right before I got there Saturday. A friend of mine got the last liter. > I'll deal with him later. After I'm done borrowing his tools. > > Scott Miller > GGC BMW CCA > 1990 325i > > Scott, as far as I know, ATE Superblue is getting reformulated, I expect a replacement to come out soon. This is why all retailers are out of stock. 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