The BMW UUC Digest Volume 1 : Issue 47 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: Does Shell Gas contain ethanol? (OT) old springs? Re: old springs? Zebra hunt! (was E30 fuel woes) Re: Fw: E34 Bilstein Life Expectancy Re: E34 Bilstein Life Expectancy 540i FS Ebay
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 17:35:17 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Does Shell Gas contain ethanol? (OT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kevin said: >2. The energy content of ethanol is not as good as gasoline. Therefore >looking at emissions in grams/mile doesn't tell the whole story if not >normalized to include the extra consumption over that distance. True, the energy content of 100% ethanol is about 2/3 that of the same volume of gasoline. I'm not sure what point you're trying to make about "normalizing to include the extra consumption." Grams per mile *is* normalized. If the objective of the regulation is to reduce emissions (which it is) then if a vehicle requires X gallons of gasoline and causes Y grams of emissions to travel one mile and the same vehicle requires 1.5X gallons of ethanol and causes .9Y emissions over the same mile it's a red herring that you burned 50% greater volume of ethanol. The emissions are still less. >3. An engine dedicated to straight ethanol can make as much power and the >same MPG as a gas motor. Wow, you gotta show me that one... it just isn't >true. See #2. An alcohol-burning race engine can make considerably *more* power than a comparable gasoline-burning engine. That's why the alcohol drag racing classes are just one step down from the professional nitromethane-burning top fuel classes. As you observed it cannot do so while achieving the same fuel mileage, of course fuel mileage isn't a consideration in drag racing. Brian 94 325ic ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 17:43:30 -0500 From: "David A. Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED];, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: old springs? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Gary, I am just replacing a set of Bilstein struts, hopefully under warranty. The car has 255k miles, the struts 150k, so we'll see how good the 'lifetime warranty' is. They just don't damp like they usta, though they don't leak. The tech there suggested replacing the springs, as they could be worn out. My thought was that as long as the ride height was not sagging, and was where I wanted it, the springs don't lose their spring rate, and don't wear out. Am I correct? Do springs wear out? I'd like to figure this out before I pull the struts apart. Thanks, David 88 735i ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 20:35:58 -0500 From: "Langsten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "David A. Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: old springs? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If your ride height is good, and your springs are not rusty and about to fracture reuse them. As for you folks down south, cars in the north break lots of springs in the cold when they get rusty! Mario L. www.VSR1.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "David A. Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 5:43 PM Subject: [UUC] old springs? > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Hi Gary, > > I am just replacing a set of Bilstein struts, hopefully under > warranty. The car has 255k miles, the struts 150k, so we'll see how good > the 'lifetime warranty' is. They just don't damp like they usta, though > they don't leak. > > > The tech there suggested replacing the springs, as they could be worn out. > > My thought was that as long as the ride height was not sagging, and was > where I wanted it, the springs don't lose their spring rate, and don't > wear out. > > Am I correct? Do springs wear out? > > I'd like to figure this out before I pull the struts apart. > > Thanks, David > > 88 735i > > __________________________________________________________________________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 22:56:37 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (bmw list) Subject: Zebra hunt! (was E30 fuel woes) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ok so my fuel pumps work. I was finally able today to go bypass the fuel pump relay and I can hear both the main and transfer pumps running. I can hear the fuel running through the hoses up in the engine compartment. I am not sure if the car was having the problems right then or not, but I did have problems starting the car after the test. Ran rough until I got the RPM up to about 2k and was fine after that. Not sure what to make of that. For now I am going to proceed as if the pumps are good (until I can test it when it gets upset) and look for the next problem. It acts like it runs out of gas. Sometimes it will stumble and recover and stumble and recover for several seconds before it finally goes. The tack tracks this faithfuly. I am going to go check the C191 connector that handles the fuel injectors and the temperature sensor and the thermo/time switch. I have heard that they are prone to corrosion and anything that interrupts the injectors would certainly have the "running out of gas" look to it. What would be the effects of a bad thermo/time switch? What would be the effects of a bad temperature sensor? Of course, bad connections could make anything happen. The other thing I noticed is that when I ran the pumps mannually, I could hear what sounded like air bubbles moving through the fuel pressure regulator. This ended after several seconds and then I just heard fuel running through the rail and regulator. Is that normal? How do you test the fuel pressure regulator? What happens if it fails? -- Joe, like I said, zebra hunt... -- Joseph M. Krzeszewski Network Operations [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack of All Trades, Master of None... Yet ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 21:20:08 -0800 From: "Clan Hood-Douda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Fw: E34 Bilstein Life Expectancy Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is standard for Bilstein. I've had a couple replaced under warranty. In both cases they had to inspect the warranty claim unit prior to credit. I bought through RD Enterprises aka shox.com. Their customer service handled the whole thing for me. Mike -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Matthews Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 9:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] Fw: E34 Bilstein Life Expectancy Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "BHipp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Don't Bilstiens have a lifetime warranty? > > Not that they last forever, but at least you won't have to buy another one. > Yes they do. But when I replaced a bad one that was 6-7 years old on one of my cars, I had to buy the replacement and send the old one to them to get reimbursement. They wanted to make sure it was not damaged from abuse. Bill Matthews Hockessin DE 00 M Geeze some Volvos other cars __________________________________________________________________________ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 21:23:53 -0800 From: "Clan Hood-Douda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Robert Blakeney'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: E34 Bilstein Life Expectancy Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm still going strong with a set of Bilstein struts on my '95 325i. 100K miles on them so far. Did you replace tie rod ends too? Mike -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Blakeney Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 8:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UUC] E34 Bilstein Life Expectancy Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Digestors: Given the "road conditions, driving style, moon phases", etc. what can I reasonably expect to be the life of a front set of Bilstein HD dampers on a '90 535i? I currently have aproximately 70k on them with the driver's side occasionally hitting the bump stop. No apparant oil leaks. Springs are not sagging. Slight "55 MPH wobble" with all new control arms, upper and lower. It sure feels like I'm losing at least the driver's side. Cheers, Robert Houston _________________________________________________________________ Tired of slow downloads and busy signals? Get a high-speed Internet connection! Comparison-shop your local high-speed providers here. https://broadband.msn.com __________________________________________________________________________ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 14:37:41 -0500 From: "Langsten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "A BMWUUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: 540i FS Ebay Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> One of our customers has listed his 540i on Ebay. . . We have inspected this car for him recently, it is in fine condition, and certainly does not look or show the mileage or any hard use. Well maintained and clean! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6008&item= 2446565985 Mario L. www.VSR1.com Vintage Sports & Racing, LLC 3 Robinson Rd. Bow, NH 03304 603-228-2888 ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(7 messages) **********
