The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 134 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: <e46> M3/SMG where's the bleed valve? Re: <E36 M3> Tire rub - why???? Are you in the 2% minority? (NO CAR CONTENT) Re: Are you in the 2% minority? (NO CAR CONTENT) Re: [uuc] Re: Are you in the 2% minority? (NO CAR CONTENT) Re: [uuc] Re: Are you in the 2% minority? (NO CAR CONTENT) Re: [uuc] Re: Are you in the 2% minority? (NO CAR CONTENT) Re: [uuc] Re: Are you in the 2% minority? (NO CAR CONTENT) Re: Are you in the 2% minority? (NO CAR CONTENT) Re: [uuc] Re: [bmwuucdigest] belt tension belt tension Re: E30 brakes Re: [uuc] Re: E30 brakes Re: [bmwuucdigest] belt tension Re: Vented Batteries (WAS: Optima Battery Install)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 11:17:50 -0400 From: "Robinson, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'UUCDigest'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: <e46> M3/SMG where's the bleed valve? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Self-bleeding clutch, eh? Remind me not to get behind > anymore SMG cars at > > the track..... > > No worries mate, you won't be behind them long as they pull > away from you. Yea, great....problem is I always seem to get on them at the worst possible time for this.....under braking!!!! I retrospect, a little brake fluid is better than the 6 qts of oil & internal engine parts they usually dump all over the track. > > ;-) > > Later, > > Rich Lee ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 11:54:10 -0400 From: "Steve Stoner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: <E36 M3> Tire rub - why???? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've been running the stock size S03s on my 97 with the stock M Contour wheels with no rbbing issues. I'm guessing your Fiske wheels are slightly different offset. Steve Stoner ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:06:31 -0400 From: "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Are you in the 2% minority? (NO CAR CONTENT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I usually don't pass these on, but, dang, I got totally snagged. FASCINATING. I can't believe how this works. I'm in the 98%. You? vty, --Dennis >At the end of this, you are asked a question. > >Answer it immediately. Don't stop and think about it. >Just say the first thing that pops into your mind. >Fun Test...This is kind of spooky! > >If you do not believe this, pass it around and you'll see. >Be sure to put in the subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2% and send to everyone, including the person that sent it to you. > >Amazing test....just follow the instructions as quickly as possible. > >Do not go to the next calculation before you have finished the previous one. > >You do not need to write or remember the answers, just do it using your mind. > >You'll be surprised. >Start: > > > >How much is : > > > >15+6 > > > > > > > > > > > > >3+56 > > > > > > > > > > > >89+2 > > > > > > > > > > > > >12+53 > > > > > > > > > >75+26 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >25+52 > > > > > > > > > > >63+32 > > > > > > > > >I know! Calculations are hard work but it's nearly over. >Come on, one more. > > > > > > > > > > > > >123+5 > > > > > > > > > > > >QUICK! THINK ABOUT A TOOL AND A COLOR! > > > > > > > > > >Scroll further to the bottom... > > > > > > > >A bit more... > > > > > > > >You have just thought about a red hammer, haven't you? > >If this is not your answer, you are among 2% of people who have a different if not abnormal mind. > >98% of the folks would answer a red hammer while doing this exercise. > >If you do not believe this, pass it around and you'll see. > >Be sure to put in the subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2% and send to everyone, including the person that sent it to you. > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:33:49 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Are you in the 2% minority? (NO CAR CONTENT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I think for 98% the only tool they own is a red hammer. Gary Derian > I usually don't pass these on, but, dang, I got totally snagged. > FASCINATING. I can't believe how this works. I'm in the 98%. You? > > vty, > > --Dennis > > > >At the end of this, you are asked a question. > > > >Answer it immediately. Don't stop and think about it. > >Just say the first thing that pops into your mind. > >Fun Test...This is kind of spooky! > > > >If you do not believe this, pass it around and you'll see. > >Be sure to put in the subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2% and > send to everyone, including the person that sent it to you. > > > >Amazing test....just follow the instructions as quickly as possible. > > > >Do not go to the next calculation before you have finished the previous > one. > > > >You do not need to write or remember the answers, just do it using your > mind. > > > >You'll be surprised. > >Start: > > > > > > > >How much is : > > > > > > > >15+6 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >3+56 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >89+2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >12+53 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >75+26 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >25+52 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >63+32 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I know! Calculations are hard work but it's nearly over. > >Come on, one more. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >123+5 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >QUICK! THINK ABOUT A TOOL AND A COLOR! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Scroll further to the bottom... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >A bit more... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >You have just thought about a red hammer, haven't you? > > > >If this is not your answer, you are among 2% of people who have a different > if not abnormal mind. > > > >98% of the folks would answer a red hammer while doing this exercise. > > > >If you do not believe this, pass it around and you'll see. > > > >Be sure to put in the subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2% and > send to everyone, including the person that sent it to you. > > > > > > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > 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: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 09:53:00 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Are you in the 2% minority? (NO CAR CONTENT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> bahaha! Probably true. Mine is red. Luckily I thought red wrench. Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary Derian Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 9:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: [UUC] Are you in the 2% minority? (NO CAR CONTENT) I think for 98% the only tool they own is a red hammer. Gary Derian > I usually don't pass these on, but, dang, I got totally snagged. > FASCINATING. I can't believe how this works. I'm in the 98%. You? > > vty, > > --Dennis > > > >At the end of this, you are asked a question. > > > >Answer it immediately. Don't stop and think about it. > >Just say the first thing that pops into your mind. > >Fun Test...This is kind of spooky! > > > >If you do not believe this, pass it around and you'll see. > >Be sure to put in the subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2% and > send to everyone, including the person that sent it to you. > > > >Amazing test....just follow the instructions as quickly as possible. > > > >Do not go to the next calculation before you have finished the previous > one. > > > >You do not need to write or remember the answers, just do it using your > mind. > > > >You'll be surprised. > >Start: > > > > > > > >How much is : > > > > > > > >15+6 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >3+56 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >89+2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >12+53 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >75+26 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >25+52 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >63+32 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I know! Calculations are hard work but it's nearly over. > >Come on, one more. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >123+5 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >QUICK! THINK ABOUT A TOOL AND A COLOR! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Scroll further to the bottom... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >A bit more... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >You have just thought about a red hammer, haven't you? > > > >If this is not your answer, you are among 2% of people who have a different > if not abnormal mind. > > > >98% of the folks would answer a red hammer while doing this exercise. > > > >If you do not believe this, pass it around and you'll see. > > > >Be sure to put in the subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2% and > send to everyone, including the person that sent it to you. > > > > > > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > 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 Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________________________________ 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: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 10:32:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Tammer Farid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Are you in the 2% minority? (NO CAR CONTENT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I also thought red wrench, but the words came in the opposite order: "wrench red." -tammer f. --- Marco Romani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > bahaha! > > Probably true. Mine is red. > > Luckily I thought red wrench. > > Marco __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:30:15 -0400 From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Are you in the 2% minority? (NO CAR CONTENT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm sorta with Tammer. Half with the 2% and half with the 98%. What do you want? I'm a Gemini. "hammer; blue" -Jay *********** > I also thought red wrench, but the words came in the > opposite order: "wrench red." > > -tammer f. > > --- Marco Romani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > bahaha! > > > > Probably true. Mine is red. > > > > Luckily I thought red wrench. > > > > Marco > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > 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: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:39:28 -0400 From: "Michael Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Are you in the 2% minority? (NO CAR CONTENT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I said blue hammer too... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 2:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: [UUC] Are you in the 2% minority? (NO CAR CONTENT) I'm sorta with Tammer. Half with the 2% and half with the 98%. What do you want? I'm a Gemini. "hammer; blue" -Jay *********** > I also thought red wrench, but the words came in the > opposite order: "wrench red." > > -tammer f. > > --- Marco Romani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > bahaha! > > > > Probably true. Mine is red. > > > > Luckily I thought red wrench. > > > > Marco > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > 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 > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________________________________ 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: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:40:35 -0400 From: "Michael Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Are you in the 2% minority? (NO CAR CONTENT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hmmm I thought of my swivel 3/8ths ratchet would look with a plastic dipped blue handle 2% woohoo. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 09:23:37 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: [bmwuucdigest] belt tension Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wow. I've never had a problem using a allen socket and a 3/8" drive ratchet. go figure. Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert M. Ellsworth Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 9:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [uuc] Re: [UUC] [bmwuucdigest] belt tension In all cases where I've replaced serpentine belts with these tensioners, the tool of choice is a breaker bar, not a ratchet handle. I started with an 18" bar, but am now using a 24" one. These easily provide the necessary leverage to get the tensioner fully relieved. In my experience, even a long box-end wrench or a standard ratchet handle (even with a cheater pipe) isn't convenient at the angle you need to be pushing through (and especially to hold the tension while you are finagling the belt into position with one or more hands!) I have not had a problem getting reasonable 'starting' alignment with six-point tools, although if you're using a hex socket you might need to remove it and rotate 90 degrees to get the right 'indexing' angle for clearance through the needed arc and whatever parts of your body are doing the turning and holding... I have also seen some 'specialty tools' which are essentially a square-recess socket extension, like a short extension bar, with a ratchet built in, and a 'speeder ring' around the outside. This would let you position the actual socket or Allen extension and then set the effective starting angle of the bar, at the cost of an additional 2" or so of lateral clearance requirement. Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________________________________ 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: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 09:39:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Dorffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: belt tension Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Me neither, the tensioners aren't that challenging to need a breaker bar. I have used a 3/8" drive allen socket with a standard length ratchet every time (I have even used just a standard length allen wrench before)....maybe I just don't know my own strength. :-) Regards, Rich --- Marco Romani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wow. I've never had a problem using a allen socket and a 3/8" drive > ratchet. > > go figure. > > Marco ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 11:36:33 -0400 From: "Robinson, Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: E30 brakes Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Lee, > > Are you using the pedal pumping method to bleed your brakes? > Try a pressure You name it, I tried it. That car has about 10+ L of fluid through it. 4L just since the M/C was replaced. > bleeder. You may have damaged your master cylinder (see my > previous post). New 25mm master cylinder. Less than 1000 miles. Calipers have been rebuilt, lines been replaced with stainless, pads & rotors are new. Same thing. > I can't imagine how you continually feel a crappy brake pedal > in a BMW M3. I used to think that too. The pedal just has absolutely no initial bite & doesn't seem to pick up until it's almost in line with the accel pedal. Like I said, people who drive other kinds of cars tell me I'm crazy. > A long shot would be the booster, I suppose. Or a vacuum line to the > booster. Or poor pad selection? I replaced all the booster fittings & vacuum lines. Also replaced the booster filter. The booster looked very good inside & the diaphram was nice & supple. I can't imagine the booster failing & actually give more boost--never heard of something failing & preforming better than it's supposed too. :) I would think that if I had a booster problem, the pedal would start getting more to my preference. > > In an E30 325i, the 25mm master cylinder is too much. I like > it, but it > makes the brake pedal extremely difficult to modulate. Even > I can't handle > it well under autocross conditions (where you usually have to > stomp on the > pedal, as opposed to the track where you can plan the braking > and be a bit > more gradual in application). I would be surprised if you > would not notice > a significant difference with the 25mm master cylinder on a properly > functioning M3. I was suspicious as well. Basically, it feels exactly the same as the 150k master I removed, except that the pedal activates a little higher. Like I said, the main benefit is that it's less than half the cost of the factory M3 M/C--that alone will cause me to recommend it. I was initially suspicious that there's air or bad fluid trapped in the ABS unit. However, since there's not way to really get that out (even Chebbies have bleed screws on the ABS), there's not much I can do. There's something up somewhere as the fluid keeps taking on a shade of blue (presumably from the previous fluid--new fluid is clear). However, after activating the ABS prolly 100x under track conditions, I'm kind thinking this isn't the case. > > Stan Thanks, Lee ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 09:40:09 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: E30 brakes Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lee, If you change pad material does it still feel the same way? You'd be amazed at what different pads will do to pedal feel. When I switched to Hawk pads on my truck, the typical GM stock mush feel became about 80% of the M3's. Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robinson, Lee Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 8:37 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [uuc] Re: [UUC] E30 brakes > Lee, > > Are you using the pedal pumping method to bleed your brakes? > Try a pressure You name it, I tried it. That car has about 10+ L of fluid through it. 4L just since the M/C was replaced. > bleeder. You may have damaged your master cylinder (see my > previous post). New 25mm master cylinder. Less than 1000 miles. Calipers have been rebuilt, lines been replaced with stainless, pads & rotors are new. Same thing. > I can't imagine how you continually feel a crappy brake pedal > in a BMW M3. I used to think that too. The pedal just has absolutely no initial bite & doesn't seem to pick up until it's almost in line with the accel pedal. Like I said, people who drive other kinds of cars tell me I'm crazy. > A long shot would be the booster, I suppose. Or a vacuum line to the > booster. Or poor pad selection? I replaced all the booster fittings & vacuum lines. Also replaced the booster filter. The booster looked very good inside & the diaphram was nice & supple. I can't imagine the booster failing & actually give more boost--never heard of something failing & preforming better than it's supposed too. :) I would think that if I had a booster problem, the pedal would start getting more to my preference. > > In an E30 325i, the 25mm master cylinder is too much. I like > it, but it > makes the brake pedal extremely difficult to modulate. Even > I can't handle > it well under autocross conditions (where you usually have to > stomp on the > pedal, as opposed to the track where you can plan the braking > and be a bit > more gradual in application). I would be surprised if you > would not notice > a significant difference with the 25mm master cylinder on a properly > functioning M3. I was suspicious as well. Basically, it feels exactly the same as the 150k master I removed, except that the pedal activates a little higher. Like I said, the main benefit is that it's less than half the cost of the factory M3 M/C--that alone will cause me to recommend it. I was initially suspicious that there's air or bad fluid trapped in the ABS unit. However, since there's not way to really get that out (even Chebbies have bleed screws on the ABS), there's not much I can do. There's something up somewhere as the fluid keeps taking on a shade of blue (presumably from the previous fluid--new fluid is clear). However, after activating the ABS prolly 100x under track conditions, I'm kind thinking this isn't the case. > > Stan Thanks, Lee Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________________________________ 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: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:59:18 -0400 (GMT-04:00) From: Brian Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [bmwuucdigest] belt tension Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Curiously, when I replaced my tensioner about a month ago I found it had a torx bolt rather than an allen bolt. I think BMW's trying to make them child-proof... Brian '94 325ic -----Original Message----- From: "Robert M. Ellsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <snipped> I have not had a problem getting reasonable 'starting' alignment with six-point tools, although if you're using a hex socket you might need to remove it and rotate 90 degrees to get the right 'indexing' angle for clearance through the needed arc and whatever parts of your body are doing the turning and holding... I have also seen some 'specialty tools' which are essentially a square-recess socket extension, like a short extension bar, with a ratchet built in, and a 'speeder ring' around the outside. This would let you position the actual socket or Allen extension and then set the effective starting angle of the bar, at the cost of an additional 2" or so of lateral clearance requirement. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 15:11:56 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Vented Batteries (WAS: Optima Battery Install) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Stan, Optima batteries are a different animal from a normal battery, in that they can be mounted at any angle, don't leak, etc. I think there's more information on their website. Suffice it to say that an Optima doesn't require venting (and there is no provision to vent it in any form). Martin Bullen '95 M3 '97 Z3 2.8 In a message dated 4/12/2004 9:52:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 23:26:51 -0400 > From: "Stan Jackson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Vented Batteries (WAS: Optima Battery Install) > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Speaking of vented batteries ... > > As I understand, many (all?) BMW's use a vented battery as per factory > requirements. So, you say that it is a benefit to have a sealed battery, > and I say you are going against BMW requirements (devil's advocate here). > > So, why are BMW's supposed to have vented batteries, and > does it really > matter? > > Stan ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
