[uucdigest] Saturday, March 8 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6196
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[uuc] Re: Missouri Wasteland [uuc] First Car ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 22:19:09 -0800 (PST) From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: topping off...was: Portable air tanks On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Jay G wrote: > with all this talk of having enough capacity and time to inflate > tires between runs, etc...it made me wonder why you guys (and > girlz) dont put more than enough air in your tires to begin with, > and bleed the air out as the tires get hotter... I pump my tires up to a point where they work pretty good and don't roll over on me. I drive to the event that way. I run that way. If I remember, I let some air out before I drive home. Within the next week or 3 for sure. What's the problem? - -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 22:21:45 -0800 (PST) From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Cleaning solution On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Mike Gambini wrote: > Castrol has an emulsifying detergent called "super clean" in a > purple bottle that is super. Spray on, rinse off with water. Works > great and made for exactly this job. It does work great, but keep it away from anodized aluminum stuff. Not good for motorcycles really. - -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 22:26:05 -0800 From: "J. Ochi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] first car suggestions -- NO bmw content At 09:13 PM 3/7/2003 -0800, Tammer Farid wrote: >It also makes new drivers focus a little >more on how the car works, which makes them more attuned to >the vehicle. I think I'd rather have a new driver focus more on what's going on outside the car, rather than on how the car works. At least until they have some sort of road sense. A new driver is already faced with a lot of information overload - the last thing they usually need are more half-mastered skills to concentrate on. Once they have developed the situational awareness and instincts needed to be a fairly safe on the road, then they can move on to incorporating new skills. Jim Ochi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 22:39:59 -0800 (PST) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] topping off...was: Portable air tanks Jay G wrote: >with all this talk of having enough capacity and time to inflate tires >between runs, etc...it made me wonder why you guys (and girlz) dont >put more than enough air in your tires to begin with, and bleed the >air out as the tires get hotter... See there's the problem (at least for me), I like to run them at track events and autoxes. After they cool down from a track event the pressure is way too low for autoxing and I don't have compressed air at home. So... at the next autox I have to pump them up and the lil' 5 gallon tank won't do. The nice thing is now they're inflated for the next track event where they get bled down and the cycle continues... Solution: either compressed air at home and better planning or the lazy person solution a bigger portable tank <ding, ding, ding>. Carlos 91 M3 88 iS __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 01:41:28 -0500 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Will this diff fit in E30?? Yes, once you change over the rear cover, it will bolt right in. You may want to check the ratio of the unit, as the 85 Euro 635CSi could have had 3.07, 3.25, 3.45 or 3.64, depending on the market/options the car had. 3.07 and 3.25 will be good upgrades for the early Eta. 3.45 or 3.64 will be bordering on uncomfortable. - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gilbert Hoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have an opportunity to purchase an 1985 Euro 635csi diff. Will it fit in > my 1987 325(e)? TIA. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2003 02:07:08 -0500 From: UUC Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Attn GA members There are some local BMW's planning on meeting @ Dynolab Inc. in Marietta, GA today (Saturday 3/8/03). Just thought I'd pass the word on to any who hadn't heard and might be interested. Dynolab's website is http://www.dynolab.net - you can get directions, phone numbers, etc from there. Michael K Donohue System Administrator UUC Digest http://www.uucdigest.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 02:54:47 -0500 From: "BOOM,BILL (HP-Roseville,ex1)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: airplane travel (WAS: rollbars and harnesses) > From: "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [uuc] WAS inexpensive helmets, NOW roll bars and harnesses > > ... According to the latter, per > passenger mile, air travel is safer by more than a factor of two - 0.7 > deaths per 100 million aircraft miles versus 1.7 deaths per > 100 million veh. miles... I don't doubt the data, but those numbers are averages. The odds of dying in a vehicle accident are greater than average for some individuals, and less than average for others - it all depends on how inherently safe a driver one is. I'd be willing to bet a lot of us on this list have enough defensive driving skills to reduce the odds of dying in a vehicle accident by a factor of at least 1/2 to 1/3 that of the average driver. (For me personally, my guess would be closer to 1/10th or more.) I.e., *good* drivers really are safer per mile in their car than they are in a plane. - - Bill ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 23:57:47 -0800 (PST) From: Ziv Gillat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E46 330Ci torn wheel-well part question Hi, I, very slowly, in a parking log, drove onto a huge pothole, at night, and have torn the plastic black part of the right front wheel well. It is the part that surrounds the lower end of the wheel well, that is attached to the right side corner of the bumper. So here is my question. If you compare this part to the left, front side, on the bottom, you will find the housing for the outside temperature sensor. On the right side, there is a connector, to something, and my question is -- what is that? It looks like a placeholder for fog lights, but it isn't that. My fog lights are actually situated in the front grill, which is inside the bumper cover, and they are intact and are functional. But as part of this large chunk that got torn off, there is a circular black plastic cover, with a prong that attaches to a wire. I can tell that this circular piece sits right behind the right fog-light. Does anyone know if it does something? Even better, does anyone know if I need to re-attach the wires that got torn off? Nothing seems to have stopped working, and the computer doesn't give any warnings. I'm just curious if it's a dummy placeholder for a fog-light, and if BMW used the same part, to save money, or if it actually does something, and if I should figure out how to reconnect the wires (colors, etc...) Thanks a lot --- Ziv. ===== Ziv Gillat 415-706-8246 (cell, pager, VoiceMail) 408-330-4531 (work) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 02:07:30 -0800 (PST) From: "Simeon P. Mackrides" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Cleaning Solvent - --0-1856579044-1047118050=:35756 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Perhaps your local dry cleaner will part with a gallon of perchloroethylene. It is an excellent de-greaser, in fact "perc" is the solvent Safety Kleen uses in its auto shop parts washers. For years Safety Kleen was removing dirty perc from dry cleaning establishments to recover, purify, and then use in their parts washing division. It has been a number of years since I was in the dry cleaning business so I don't know what "perc" costs these days, but if you have a HDPE (High Density Poly Etheyene) container or better still, one made of glass, see if your dry cleaner will sell you some. One word of caution though, be sure the container doesn't leak or that it doesn't rely on rubber seals, as the perc will eat through the seal very quickly. OK, two words of caution....Wear gloves and use in a well ventilated area. Simeon - --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, and more - --0-1856579044-1047118050=:35756 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <P>Perhaps your local dry cleaner will part with a gallon of perchloroethylene. It is an excellent de-greaser, in fact "perc" is the solvent Safety Kleen uses in its auto shop parts washers. For years Safety Kleen was removing dirty perc from dry cleaning establishments to recover, purify, and then use in their parts washing division.</P> <P>It has been a number of years since I was in the dry cleaning business so I don't know what "perc" costs these days, but if you have a HDPE (High Density Poly Etheyene) container or better still, one made of glass, see if your dry cleaner will sell you some. <BR>One word of caution though, be sure the container doesn't leak or that it doesn't rely on rubber seals, as the perc will eat through the seal very quickly. <BR>OK, two words of caution....Wear gloves and use in a well ventilated area.</P> <P>Simeon </P><p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br> <a href="http://rd.yahoo.com/finance/mailtagline/*http://taxes.yahoo.com/";>Yahoo! Tax Center</a> - forms, calculators, tips, and more - --0-1856579044-1047118050=:35756-- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 06:21:09 -0600 From: "Richard Beaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Will this diff fit in E30?? Brett, Are you certain ?? Gilbert mentions "Euro" , it's my understanding that the Euro cars with the M30 Big 6 typically had the large cased diff. I don't believe that this diff would easily fit in the E30 subframe. If it has the medium sized diff then it will fit as you state, however, wouldn't he also have to swap the stub axles too ?? Rich - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of KMS - Brett Anderson Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 12:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Will this diff fit in E30?? Yes, once you change over the rear cover, it will bolt right in. You may want to check the ratio of the unit, as the 85 Euro 635CSi could have had 3.07, 3.25, 3.45 or 3.64, depending on the market/options the car had. 3.07 and 3.25 will be good upgrades for the early Eta. 3.45 or 3.64 will be bordering on uncomfortable. - ----------------------------------------------------- BMW Special Tool Rentals Pay per incident tech support - ----------------------------------------------------- Brett Anderson KMS (440) 338 1650 www.koalamotorsport.com OSS committee member - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gilbert Hoffman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have an opportunity to purchase an 1985 Euro 635csi diff. Will it fit in > my 1987 325(e)? TIA. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 08:21:50 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: Missouri Wasteland Steve Albrecht writes: << Rolla is still a mostly forgotten, male-dominated college town with a fearful ovine population and a mad St Pat's bash coming up this next weekend. I have many fond memories of the St. Patricks bash. It was four days of drinking, concerts, drinking, a parade, drinking, dances with then famous bands, and more drinking. Sheesh! I remember they used to bring in girls by the bus load. At that time, there were all of 40 or 50 girls in the entire college. >> Hey, I just picked up on this thread.....ditto to what Steve said...Rolla has beautiful country, rolling hills, icy winters, in the middle of no place important, and a great place to go to college. Used to be #2 in Engineering Excellence Education. South of Rolla used to be one of the only "paved" 1/4 or 3/8 mile oval race tracks I've ever seen...I first saw a guy named Dick Trickle drive the wheels off a stock car there <g>. And St Pat's used to be "the time" of year to celebrate and have a blast...painted the downtown main street "green" before the parade and the Budwesier Horses and Wagon came through...those were the days..nothing was politically correct and it was "heaven"............ John Weese Univ. of Mo - Rolla (Classes of '75, BS & '76 MS - Engineering) BMW CCA #76646 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2003 09:57:54 -0500 From: Kevin Clifford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] First Car Get a late model Nissan 240sx. It's RWD, 50/50 weight distribution, drop dead reliable and not too fast. Late model's 95+ have airbags and abs. Kevin 95 540i\6 02 Acura TL TypeS 91 Nissan 240sx - -- Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. 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