[uucdigest] Wednesday, October 8 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6799
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[uuc] Fraud - was weird responses to ads [uuc] cleaning inside of tinted windows Re: [uuc] <iX> Removing CV joints RE: [uuc] <iX> Removing CV joints ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 20:16:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Mike Hsu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] weird responses to ads?? Sounds like a potential scam. Here is a link to a classifieds ad website that gives a few general examples of potential scams. http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html Mike - --- Mike Gambini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I recently listed my OEM wheels/tires in the Boston > BMWCCA newsletter. Got 3 > or 4 very weird answers. Check this out! > > " > Hello, > I am interested in your Wheels/tires: Four and i > will like you to give me > the detail and conclusion of the Wheels/tires: Four > which is $400,asap. so > that we can work things out swiftly.since i am far > away,how will you like > the payment to be. > best regards, > JOHNSON" > > and another > "Thanks for your response,well i will like you to > know am a serious > buyer ,and i will not like you to sell it to > anyother person,i will be > scotland for a crusade ,and i will like it to be > shipped to ireland to > a friend who who asked me to buy one for him,i > should be traveling on > saturday,so all i will do is to instruct my client > who is paying me > the sum of $2800 to send the cheque to you ,i will > also make an > arrangement with my shipper on how to ship it,and > for the cheque to you > i will need the following information ,your > name,your contact > address and your phone number ,as soon as i get all > this information i > will forward them to my client and you will get the > cheque,andimmediately we are through with the > payment my shipper will > come and pick it up,I will like you to please give > me your phone number > so i can call you before i travel so we can discuss, > i will tell you > were to send the money when the time comes cos i > will be in scotland > for three weeks,so i will like you to please reply > this mail as soon as > possible so we can get started.and please send the > pic." > > > > anybody else have this kind of experience? > MikeG > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 23:27:09 -0400 From: "Rob Levinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] weird responses to ads?? That second one has "scam" written all over it. - - Rob - ---- Original Message ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [uuc] weird responses to ads?? Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 21:57:41 -0400 >I recently listed my OEM wheels/tires in the Boston BMWCCA >newsletter. Got 3 >or 4 very weird answers. Check this out! > >... >and another >"Thanks for your response,well i will like you to know am a serious >buyer ,and i will not like you to sell it to anyother person,i will >be >scotland for a crusade ,and i will like it to be shipped to ireland >to >a friend who who asked me to buy one for him,i should be traveling >on >saturday,so all i will do is to instruct my client who is paying me >the sum of $2800 to send the cheque to you ,i will also make an >arrangement with my shipper on how to ship it,and for the cheque to >you >i will need the following information ,your name,your contact >address and your phone number ,as soon as i get all this information >i >will forward them to my client and you will get the >cheque,andimmediately we are through with the payment my shipper will >come and pick it up,I will like you to please give me your phone >number >so i can call you before i travel so we can discuss, i will tell you >were to send the money when the time comes cos i will be in scotland >for three weeks,so i will like you to please reply this mail as soon >as >possible so we can get started.and please send the pic." > > > >anybody else have this kind of experience? >MikeG ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 23:37:06 -0400 From: "Carey Probst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E30 starting problems After a great weekend at Watkins Glen with the recently rebuilt E30 325 I let it sit for about a week and now it won't start. It coughs and sputters a little but doesn't seem to be getting fuel plus the tach doesn't register even when the starter is running. I can hear what I assume to be the fuel pump running continuously after I stop keying the starter but before I turn to the off position. Any ideas? Put a new fuel filter on before the track weekend. TIA, Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, '86 325e w/i cam BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters JC CAIed and Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged, Hitched, X-Braced ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 23:39:43 -0400 From: "Carey Probst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] driver's door lock I just got a spare key for the '86 E30 which works in all doors, trunk, and ignition except if I turn the driver's door lock to the deadbolt position I am unable to unlock the door with the new key. I have to use the old key. Does that mean the lock is bad and needs rebuilt or that the key is slightly off? TIA Carey Probst, '99 M3/2, '86 325e w/i cam BMW CCA Patroon and Genesee Valley Chapters JC CAIed and Sharked, Stressed, Schrothed, Gauged, Hitched, X-Braced ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 20:59:15 -0700 From: "Chris Marino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] WANTED: ONE M-ROADSTER FRONT RIM Group, I'm in need of an M Roadster (stock) front 17 inch rim. Cosmetics aren't too important, but the rim can't be bent or mangled. Please contact as soon as you can. Thanks, Chris ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 23:50:00 -0500 From: "Christian Els" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] <iX> Removing CV joints Hi all, I'm in the middle of installing new boots on my front halfshafts but I have encountered a snag - HTF do you get the outer CV joint off the shaft? I have read 3-4 different write-ups of ths procedure which all summarily dismiss this step with "separate the split ring and slide the joint off the axle. A tap with a plastic mallett maybe be necessary." I have the axle clamped in my bench vice and a slide hammer attached to the CV joint and I still can't seem to apply the correct 'tap' to free the joint. Anybody BTDT who can read me what the T-shirt says to do? Cheers, Christian Els Columbia, MO '91 iX ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 22:02:09 -0700 (PDT) From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: weird responses to ads?? On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Mike Gambini wrote: > saturday,so all i will do is to instruct my client who is paying me > the sum of $2800 to send the cheque to you ,i will also make an ... > so i can call you before i travel so we can discuss, i will tell you > were to send the money when the time comes cos i will be in scotland A classic(?) scam where a 3rd party sends you a check and you're supposed to be nice enough to forward the goods and the extra money. Yeah, that sounds on the up & up. not. You are right to be suspicious. - -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 00:29:05 -0500 From: "Robert Ledesma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] RE: weird responses to ads?? SCAM! Mike Gambini said >>I recently listed my OEM wheels/tires in the Boston BMWCCA newsletter. Got 3 or 4 very weird answers. Check this out! <weird e-mails snipped> Sounds exactly like a Nigerian scam that was attempted on me. He has a customer/associate, etc. that owes him more money than the purchase price and he'll send it directly to you, just send him the difference and his shipping company will pick up the merchandise. He sends you a bogus cashier's check, your bank says it's clear the next day, deposits the funds into your account, and if the scam artist is lucky you wire him the difference and you never hear from him again. Only problem is, when the check shows up counterfeit (2 weeks later!) the bank removes the funds from your account. You're responsible for the missing funds NOT your bank, even though they made the money available to you! In my case I was suspicious from the beginning and especially when I received a cashier's check for $5000. for a set of $700. wheels. I informed the bank of the situation and they investigated. A day later they discovered it was counterfeit, meanwhile the "purchaser" was emailing and calling me (via internet) about 5 times a day asking me to wire his "shipping agent" the difference. I told him the gig was up and that authorities were investigating the situation, I never heard a word from him again. Seller Beware! Robert Ledesma ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 01:25:57 -0500 From: "Bill Yates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Fraud - was weird responses to ads This is a well known fraud routine. I was sent two $3500 bogus bank checks and they expected me to ship my tires to Nigeria along with $3000. Right! http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115269 Bill > Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 21:57:41 -0400 > From: "Mike Gambini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [uuc] weird responses to ads?? > > I recently listed my OEM wheels/tires in the Boston BMWCCA > newsletter. Got 3 > or 4 very weird answers. Check this out! > > " > Hello, > I am interested in your Wheels/tires: Four and i will like you to give me > the detail and conclusion of the Wheels/tires: Four which is $400,asap. so > that we can work things out swiftly.since i am far away,how will you like > the payment to be. > best regards, > JOHNSON" > > and another > "Thanks for your response,well i will like you to know am a serious > buyer ,and i will not like you to sell it to anyother person,i will be > scotland for a crusade ,and i will like it to be shipped to ireland to > a friend who who asked me to buy one for him,i should be traveling on > saturday,so all i will do is to instruct my client who is paying me > the sum of $2800 to send the cheque to you ,i will also make an > arrangement with my shipper on how to ship it,and for the cheque to you > i will need the following information ,your name,your contact > address and your phone number ,as soon as i get all this information i > will forward them to my client and you will get the > cheque,andimmediately we are through with the payment my shipper will > come and pick it up,I will like you to please give me your phone number > so i can call you before i travel so we can discuss, i will tell you > were to send the money when the time comes cos i will be in scotland > for three weeks,so i will like you to please reply this mail as soon as > possible so we can get started.and please send the pic." > > > > anybody else have this kind of experience? > MikeG > End of [uucdigest] V3 #6798 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 06:21:39 -0500 From: "Larry T" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] cleaning inside of tinted windows Any suggestions on this? I don't want to damage the tint, and I'm sure on what to use. Thanks! Larry _________________________________________________________________ Frustrated with dial-up? Get high-speed for as low as $29.95/month (depending on the local service providers in your area). https://broadband.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:21:42 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] <iX> Removing CV joints I dunno about the ix but every other FWD joint came off like you said. Remove the boot so you can see where the half shaft enters the joint. Look around through the grease to fine two wire thingys that stick up radially. These are typically in a machined recess in the inner part of the CV joint. Squeeze these with needle nose pliers and the ring will contract so the axle shaft can slip out. It is this step where a plastic mallet is helpful. Gary Derian > Hi all, > > I'm in the middle of installing new boots on my front halfshafts but I have > encountered a snag - HTF do you get the outer CV joint off the shaft? > > I have read 3-4 different write-ups of ths procedure which all summarily > dismiss this step with "separate the split ring and slide the joint off the > axle. A tap with a plastic mallett maybe be necessary." > > I have the axle clamped in my bench vice and a slide hammer attached to the > CV joint and I still can't seem to apply the correct 'tap' to free the > joint. > > Anybody BTDT who can read me what the T-shirt says to do? > > Cheers, > > > Christian Els > Columbia, MO > '91 iX > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 09:13:08 -0400 From: "Pharr, Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] <iX> Removing CV joints Ah yes, I remember this job quite fondly... As I recall, one side came of with several hours of 'gentle' tapping with a 3lb hammer and a block of wood and much cussing. The other side wouldn't budge so I took it to a shop to have them pull it. They worked on it for about 2 hrs and finally gave up. At that point I gave up and just used new parts for that side. I think it only took me about a month to get the new cv joint... HTH - --Jeff > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary Derian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 8:22 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [uuc] <iX> Removing CV joints > > I dunno about the ix but every other FWD joint came off like you said. > Remove the boot so you can see where the half shaft enters the joint. > Look > around through the grease to fine two wire thingys that stick up radially. > These are typically in a machined recess in the inner part of the CV > joint. > Squeeze these with needle nose pliers and the ring will contract so the > axle > shaft can slip out. It is this step where a plastic mallet is helpful. > > Gary Derian > > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm in the middle of installing new boots on my front halfshafts but I > have > > encountered a snag - HTF do you get the outer CV joint off the shaft? > > > > I have read 3-4 different write-ups of ths procedure which all summarily > > dismiss this step with "separate the split ring and slide the joint off > the > > axle. A tap with a plastic mallett maybe be necessary." > > > > I have the axle clamped in my bench vice and a slide hammer attached to > the > > CV joint and I still can't seem to apply the correct 'tap' to free the > > joint. > > > > Anybody BTDT who can read me what the T-shirt says to do? > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Christian Els > > Columbia, MO > > '91 iX > > > ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6799 *************************** | | 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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