[uucdigest] Friday, February 21 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6129
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RE: [uuc] <misc> changes to your insurance policy [uuc] Camber Adjustment RE: [uuc] Owners knowing more than a pro? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 02:16:18 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] E28 Engine Swap From: "Brad Couvillon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > All U.S. Spec. 533 and 535 > > (and M5) models had > > power windows. > > I could've sworn some 533i's had crank windows. Brett > said that some 533i's had manual seats, so maybe this > is what I was thinking. . . who knows. Actually, I said that ALL 533i's had manual seats. Of course I'm speaking of US market vehicles only, but anyone care to differ? And yes Brad, to let you live up to your current Roundel fame, crank windows could be had on the 533i, but it was an ordered option. The last BMW to come standard with crank windows in the US was the E21 3 series. I personally have seen a dozen early E28s, both 528e and 533i with crank windows. I've never seen a 535i with them. I did see a 325iX with electric windows on all except drivers, which had a crank. Turned out to be a dealer retrofit because the owner had a phobia about driving into water and not being able to open the window. - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 02:16:41 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] [E28] stuff for sale Sorry all, that was meant for James. - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member - ----- Original Message ----- From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 1:55 AM Subject: Re: [uuc] [E28] stuff for sale > Hi James. > >> > Thanks > > Brett > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Muskopf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "BMWUUCDigest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DCmetroBMW" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 2:29 PM > Subject: [uuc] [E28] stuff for sale > > > > -- Complete E28 interior, two tone burgundy leather with anthracite > > grey trim and carpet. 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Regards, Steve ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 05:28:07 -0800 (PST) From: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Fuel Pressure Regulators Jim: I had a similar incident with fuel hose. I put in some hose I had lying around as an emergency fix and it disintegrated within the week (car was out of town). Luckily, it was near the fuel pump so it just sprayed fuel on to the road and the car stopped. No fire. Of course, I had from-dealer BMW fuel house (and the thin OE BMW clamps) everywhere else. All my cars have new fuel hose everywhere. Your DIY'er customer should learn from his experience and do it again instead of letting this incident discourage him. In the long run a careful owner is a better caretaker for a car than anyone on a clock partly because of how well he knows the vehicle and partly because he can take his time over everything. Neil Deshpande *** autowerk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We just had a 90 325iS towed in which had an underhood fire as a result of a defective fuel pressure regulator. The regulator was new, purchased mail order by a guy who used to be a do it yourselfer but will no longer do it himself. The regulator was properly lubricated and installed carefully and correctly. The o-ring material however broke down when exposed to gasoline and began to spray on its fuel rail side as a result of the wrong material being used to construct the o-ring. The spray ignited and burned the entire underhood area, hood, harness, etc. Car is a total loss. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 05:31:46 -0800 From: "Brad Houser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Towing with an X5 -- or a 540i touring wagon > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Dennis Liu > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 6:57 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [uuc] Towing with an X5 -- or a 540i touring wagon > > > Here's an interesting question (well, interesting to me at least).... > > Does anyone tow with their X5? Or their 540 wagon? The X5 3.0 is only rated at 5000 lbs, so if you want 6000 lbs you need the 4.4 (or 4.6is now there's a tow vehicle!). I have towed a utility trailer with 3000 lbs of gravel, and while I kept it under 40, I didn't notice any driveability issues at all. Brad Houser ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 05:41:19 -0800 From: "Brad Houser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] RE: Towing with an X5 The dealer installed towing option was about $1000, if I recall, including labor. They rate it at 5000 lbs towing capacity/500 lbs toungue weight. Reciever hitch and ball are not included, so make sure you get the price for everything. Brad Houser > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of John Weese > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 10:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [uuc] RE: Towing with an X5 > > > I looked into this once before, and I believe the towing > capacity of the X5's are rather "light" compared to many > other SUV or "um" SAV's <g>.....My Jeep Grand Cherokee with > the 5.2 Liter V-8 has it all over a 3.0 and possibly even the > 4.4 Liter X5 in towing capacity, as I recall. > > My wife is pushing me for an X5 when the Jeep dies, and I'm > not convinced that's the way to go, if I need that occasional > tow of one of my beloved '02's <g>. Anyone have any > technical specs on pulling capacities of the X5's, and is a > towing package standard on the X5 or an expensive "option"? > > Thanks, > > John Weese > BMW CCA #76646 > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:34:52 -0500 From: "Eurowerks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Owners knowing more than a pro? Neil, The last statement on your post implies that a vehicle owner knows more about their car than a professional? This is discouraging to hear. I would be willing to wager, using the burned car as an example (E30), that there is no way that any of my 1000 plus clients knows more about their cars than I know about their cars. Now, they may know more about that little annoying squeak, or the little idiosyncrasies that come with each different car, but not overall. Think about what you said. I can see what you are saying, because they spend more time with the car, but no chance that they will actually know MORE about the vehicle overall than a professional tech. If this were the case, why would any of us need a repair facility to go to? Back to the example car, if the customer had just taken the car in for service, almost no chance the car would have burned. Any qualified tech could have looked at the parts being used and known better than use a coolant o-ring on a fuel component. Even if the car did burn, the customer would be out minimal due to the insurance claim buying them a new one or repairing the original. The way it is, he may get nothing! Kirk A. Gilchrist EURO-WERKS / Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volvo Service and Repair 8 South Highland St. / Winchester, KY 40391 / 859-745-0125 [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 888-522-0271 toll free "Your DIY'er customer should learn from his experience and do it again instead of letting this incident discourage him. In the long run a careful owner is a better caretaker for a car than anyone on a clock partly because of how well he knows the vehicle and partly because he can take his time over everything." ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 07:16:34 -0800 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] <misc> changes to your insurance policy I bet you used to have language about "acts of war" and damage caused by "missiles". I did anyway. Now they are just being a bit more specific. Wonderful times we live in. I wonder why they didn't specify biological agents? Just give them time. ;-) Marco - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Bolhuis Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] <misc> changes to your insurance policy My newest State Farm policy, in addition to being 20% higher this period through no fault of my own, contains an interesting new twist. There will be no coverage for loss to any vehicle that results from nuclear reaction - radiation, radioactive contamination, accidental or intentional. Now I can understand an insurer not wanting to pay for new electronics for a million cars at once if someone sets off an EMP. Generally, anything that can happen to multiple people at once isn't covered by insurance. More interestingly, they will now surely be refusing to pay for anything relating to faded paint, fabric, or cracked dashboards, as UV light is most certainly radiation produced by a nuclear reaction. It's not as if this was a common payout before now, but I just find it curious. - -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:15:26 -0500 From: "Dave Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Camber Adjustment I purchased a set of Dinan -1.5 degree camber plates off of Ebay and installed them on my 95 M3. When I aligned the front end, one side -1.1 degree, and the other side had -.7 degrees. The castor came out pretty close to spec for the new plates. Short of using washers behind the lower strut mounting bolts, are there special spacers that are made for adjusting the camber? I would like to go to -3 degrees, now that I don't drive the car much other than track events. Thanks for the help Dave Miller 95 Avus Blue M3 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:32:00 -0500 From: "Chris Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Owners knowing more than a pro? I think Neil's only real fault was in saying a DIY'er was a better caretaker than anyone on a clock, instead of saying many people on a clock. There are many, many instances of dealer technicians screwing up service work. I realize there are many reasons for this, and being a tech these days is not a simple job by any means, but that doesn't mean you are always better off paying to have the work done. I would suggest that the instances of a car being written off because a DIY'er didn't recognize a fatal flaw are quite rare. Obviously, there are jobs that lend themselves to DIY and jobs that don't. And, just like the techs, there are DIY'ers who are better than others. If I think I've got the time and ability, I'll try it myself first every time. I definitely feel I'm better off for it. I learn something, and save a bundle. C. Baker > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Eurowerks > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 9:35 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [uuc] Owners knowing more than a pro? > > > Neil, > > The last statement on your post implies that a vehicle owner > knows more > about their car than a professional? This is discouraging to > hear. I would > be willing to wager, using the burned car as an example > (E30), that there is > no way that any of my 1000 plus clients knows more about > their cars than I > know about their cars. Now, they may know more about that > little annoying > squeak, or the little idiosyncrasies that come with each > different car, but > not overall. > Think about what you said. I can see what you are saying, > because they > spend more time with the car, but no chance that they will > actually know > MORE about the vehicle overall than a professional tech. If > this were the > case, why would any of us need a repair facility to go to? > Back to the example car, if the customer had just taken the car in for > service, almost no chance the car would have burned. Any > qualified tech > could have looked at the parts being used and known better than use a > coolant o-ring on a fuel component. > Even if the car did burn, the customer would be out minimal due to the > insurance claim buying them a new one or repairing the > original. The way it > is, he may get nothing! ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6129 *************************** | | 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 . 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