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Re: TechFest East 2004 Reston VA May 13 - 16, 2004
Re: TechFest East 2004 Reston VA May 13 - 16, 2004
Re: TechFest East 2004 Reston VA May 13 - 16, 2004
Re: TechFest East 2004 Reston VA May 13 - 16, 2004
Re: TechFest East 2004 Reston VA May 13 - 16, 2004
Re: <e34> Coolant leak
Re: Chapter closed
Re: Chapter closed [was: Re: Help with Ebay purchase]
<OT> Source for Mercedes Pistons?
Re: <OT> Source for Mercedes Pistons?
Re: <OT> Source for Mercedes Pistons?
Phil's used car experience
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Re: Reston VA
Fixed! (Was E30 fuel woes)
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:41:19 -0500 (EST)
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Subject: Re: TechFest East 2004 Reston VA May 13 - 16, 2004
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- There's a little bit of shopping in Tyson's Corner which is about 10 mins away.
- There's also a premium outlet mall in Leesburg about 20 mins west.
- There are one or two museums to visit in the DC area and a few decent restaurants.
- There are a few vineyards out in the Middleburg area (Horse country 40 mins west),
though VA wine
isn't quite at the top of the world's list of favorite wines.
- Summit Point is about an hour west, and they're finishing a third track and second
skidpad this
winter.
If you're willing to split the difference and bond with her around town for part of
the time, you
could make a decent long weekend of it. I hope you're not planning on just cutting
her loose for
the entire time.
Marc Plante
E36 325i, 216k
Vienna, VA
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 10:12:51 -0800
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Subject: Re: TechFest East 2004 Reston VA May 13 - 16, 2004
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Doug,
If we told you we'd have to kill you.... if you catch my drift....
-Kevin
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:23:44 -0500
From: "RAGS 535" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: TechFest East 2004 Reston VA May 13 - 16, 2004
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WE had our 20th anniversary(from 1976) O'fest in that exact area;get on
the "CCA website,and get in touch with the D.C. chapter members,who should
have lots for you to do in that neighborhood.
Bob G.
'86 535i
'86 535i Cartech turbo
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>Ok,
>
>Does anybody know much about Reston VA? How do I convince my wife to come
>with me and spend our anniversary at TechFest? She's very supportive of me
>working on the car (94 540iA), but I don't think she's that supportive ;-)
>
>If anybody knows of something nice in the area for her to do while I'm
>there, it would help. To do this, I'm going to have to work hard for the
>next couple of months to build it up.
>
>Doug
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 08:43:51 -0800
From: "Jason Knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: TechFest East 2004 Reston VA May 13 - 16, 2004
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
About 20 miles away in Washington, DC, there are a number of museums and
monuments that could definitely fill a couple of afternoons. And what could
be more romantic than a nice dinner in our nation's capitol?
Jason
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Ok,
Does anybody know much about Reston VA? How do I convince
my wife to come with me and spend our anniversary at
TechFest? She's very supportive of me working on the car
(94 540iA), but I don't think she's that supportive ;-)
If anybody knows of something nice in the area for her to
do while I'm there, it would help. To do this, I'm going
to have to work hard for the next couple of months to
build it up.
Doug
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 09:54:11 -0800
From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: TechFest East 2004 Reston VA May 13 - 16, 2004
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reston also has a very nice and upscale shopping center. Think Rockefeller
Center/Madison Ave w/out the sky scrapers. I was just there two weeks ago.
Marco
used to live in Reston when it was just farmer's fields 20 years ago.
Should have bought some property then. But I drank it instead ;-)
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About 20 miles away in Washington, DC, there are a number of museums and
monuments that could definitely fill a couple of afternoons. And what could
be more romantic than a nice dinner in our nation's capitol?
Jason
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Subject: Re: [UUC] TechFest East 2004 Reston VA May 13 - 16, 2004
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Ok,
Does anybody know much about Reston VA? How do I convince
my wife to come with me and spend our anniversary at
TechFest? She's very supportive of me working on the car
(94 540iA), but I don't think she's that supportive ;-)
If anybody knows of something nice in the area for her to
do while I'm there, it would help. To do this, I'm going
to have to work hard for the next couple of months to
build it up.
Doug
__________________________________________________________________________
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
__________________________________________________________________________
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
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:08:00 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: <e34> Coolant leak
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Doug,
With the age and mileage of your car I'd say there's about a 99% chance that the
radiator neck is cracked. The harder you crank down on the hose clamp, the better the
chance you'll snap it off completely. If it's cracked the only cure is a new
radiator. You'll probably also want to replace the plastic thermostat housing with an
aluminum one (if they're available for the 540) or a new plastic one as they're the
same material and prone to the same type of failure at this age and mileage.
Brian
'94 325ic (New rad last January at about 95K miles)
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Subject: [UUC] <e34> Coolant leak
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Well, my slow coolant leak finally turned into a much
bigger one. The good news is that now it is easy to spot.
It seems to be leaking out of the hose that goes from the
water pump (I think?) to the right (passenger) side of the
radiator. I say "it seems", because the coolant was
hitting the fan, and got sprayed all over, so I am
guessing.
I tightened up the clamps, and managed to snap one
completely off. Had to walk up to the local NAPA and get
a replacement, but that one is pretty junky, and can't
seem to get too tight without stripping. So, after a
quick test-drive, I still seem to be getting some fluid
leaking.
Is there a chance that it is the hose? Should I be
looking to replace the hose as well? Could it be the
plastic thing coming out of the water pump? With the
clamp tightened down, it still is leaking, but it seems to
be dripping from the bottom, which I can't see very well,
could the plastic thing be cracked/loose/have a bad
gasket?
Until I get this fixed, I'm going to be going through
about $15 - $30 worth of nice expensive coolant each week,
so any guidence is appreciated.
Oh, and where can I find a good quality hose clamp?
Thanks in advance for the help.
Doug Foster
94 540iA 117k miles
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 10:23:36 -0800
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Subject: Re: Chapter closed
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Culled from Phil's travelogue,
"I suppose in the book I'll still refer to them as Russian Mafia and
develop the characterization starting with their stealing and....."
Phil, when's the book come out... I'll buy. Will Welty, Collie, the UUC
and cast of characters be in it?
-Kevin
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:19:51 -0500
From: Phil Marx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: Chapter closed [was: Re: Help with Ebay purchase]
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Just for the sake of clarity, emphasis, and the record, that was
supposed to say "4-feet long". Truly and seriously!
-Phil
At 11:15 AM -0500 12/10/03, Phil Marx wrote:
>Though the ad said, "no visible dents or scratches" there was a
>combo scratch-dent over 4- long on the RR quarter panel, pushed in
>about 1/8 inch.
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:23:32 -0800
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Subject: <OT> Source for Mercedes Pistons?
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Sorry for the off-topic post, but it occurs to me that a few of you
probably know the answer to this question. A co-worker is re-building his
engine and is having trouble finding pistons. The car is a 1986 Mercedes
with a 5 cylinder diesel, probably about 2.5 liters displacement. Please
let me know if you can suggest a vendor for these.
Thanks,
Scott Miller
GGC BMW CCA
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 22:24:13 -0500
From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: <OT> Source for Mercedes Pistons?
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
JE, or Weisco.
Gary Derian
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> Sorry for the off-topic post, but it occurs to me that a few of you
> probably know the answer to this question. A co-worker is re-building his
> engine and is having trouble finding pistons. The car is a 1986 Mercedes
> with a 5 cylinder diesel, probably about 2.5 liters displacement. Please
> let me know if you can suggest a vendor for these.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott Miller
> GGC BMW CCA
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:06:29 -0600
From: "Jamie Howton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: <OT> Source for Mercedes Pistons?
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"Sorry for the off-topic post, but it occurs to me that a few of you
probably know the answer to this question. A co-worker is re-building
his engine and is having trouble finding pistons. The car is a 1986
Mercedes with a 5 cylinder diesel, probably about 2.5 liters
displacement. Please let me know if you can suggest a vendor for
these."
Not to be too much of a smarta$$ but has he tried a Mercedes dealer?
Regards
Jamie Howton
2002 330i
1995 M3
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:51:08 -0800 (PST)
From: Jonathan Brush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Phil's used car experience
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Phil Marx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
sez:
<SNIP>
The dealership was what I expected, having worked
with wholesalers in
the car business for over 25 years, and it
reinforced the stereotype
of the third and fourth level wholesale
operations. Plenty of
mega-dealers in the area and this place deals in
their rejects. I
suppose in the book I'll still refer to them as
Russian Mafia and
develop the characterization starting with their
stealing and
shipping cars to Russia, then leading into
starting a "legit"
operation to launder the money back into the U.S.
<SNIP>
Thanks again. I'll chalk this one up to the
Life's Experience file
and rationalize it as a chance to further bond
with my wife's
dad---even after 22 years of marriage to his
daughter.
-Phil
BWAAHAHAHAHAH!
This is great! Best post of the year candidate! Phil,
you should write the book, no, really. You and your
father in law, with his Pentagon experience and
Russian, and your Bimwad creds, as the "heroes" of the
spy novel. If you don't do it I'm putting together the
screenplay and shopping it.
Jon<-----planning retirement as we speak
PS: I saw an M5 on Ebay last year, looked pretty good
in the photos (famous last words). Advertised as in
good condtion. I found the dealer in Brockton (for
those who don't know not a great metropolis S of
Boston) and took a drive to see it. What a POS.
F***ker wouldn't even start. I remember that every
time I see a deal that's too good to be true.
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 16:43:21 -0500
From: "Larry T" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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She's not interested in any museum! Don't worry, Doug. The Reston Town
Center is close by, and you will let her spend lots of money there ;)
There's a bunch of nice places to eat, too. Also, its a pretty short drive
to Tyson's Corner (just a few miles down route 7), which is an even bigger
place for her to spend your money. AND THEN she can drive into DC, and
REALLY spend your money in georgetown! Hope it helps.
Larry
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>Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:22:27 -0500
>From: "DOUG FOSTER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Ok,
>
<snip>
>
>If anybody knows of something nice in the area for her to
>do while I'm there, it would help. To do this, I'm going
>to have to work hard for the next couple of months to
>build it up.
>
>Doug
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 18:10:08 -0600
From: "Scott Staewen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Reston VA
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Well, it's home to the American College of Radiology (ACR). Surely that'll
convince her.
rss
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>Does anybody know much about Reston VA? How do I convince my wife to come
>with me and spend our anniversary at TechFest?
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 22:41:25 -0500 (EST)
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Subject: Fixed! (Was E30 fuel woes)
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I got my replacement pump this afternoon and I swapped out the transfer pump
this evening.
My old pump was most certainly dead.
The old pump measured about 50 ohms resistance, while a new pump reads about
5 ohms.
The old pump (when it ran) went Schlop,toc,toc,toc and was only audible when
powered independently from a battery.
The new pump goes whirrrrrr and is audible even with the engine running.
The main pump seems a little quieter, but it never buzzed, except when I was
running the pumps after the repair to repressurize the system.
The idle seems a bit more steady and the car seems a little more responsive
(then again, a good car wash can cause similar symptoms :) )
A limited post mortem on the old pump shows that the pick up screen was
mostly clean, except for the sticky varnish buildup on it. As fine as it is,
that may have been the problem I was having with stalling.
The ground for the pump motor is through the pump plumbing and is provided
by a single screw. This was still tight and clean. The bit of rubber hose
that connects the pump motor to its plumbing was still in good shape.
For a pump that is 16 years old and has probably transfered almost a
quarter million gallons of gas, that isn't too bad.
Thanks to everyone who helped out with suggestions and the diagnosis.
-- Joe
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