The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 247 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: Dead 1995 E36 M3 Re: Dead 1995 E36 M3 Wheel Bearing Project Goes from Bad to Worse Re: Wheel Bearing Project Goes from Bad to Worse Re: Wheel Bearing Project Goes from Bad to Worse Re: Wheel Bearing Project Goes from Bad to Worse FW: event report on Tutto Italiano (NPC, NBC) FW: Astonishingly, I actually *enjoy* my daddy's wild driving! (NPC, NBC) tech tip: fan removal <OT> Re: <E30> Brake Caliper Rebuilding
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:05:35 -0700 From: Marco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Dead 1995 E36 M3 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Did you wash the car anytime recently? If so, pull the DME out and make sure it's not wet. Sometimes the drain plug clogs up and the dme becomes flooded. Your symptoms are classic of a wet DME BTDT Marco Tom Melton wrote: > I had a problem last night that continues on into today. I was driving my 95 M3, > build 7/95, and after crossing some railroad tracks that cross the road, the engine > stumbled once. Went about another 0.1 mile and it stumbles again. That makes me > start to worry. > > About a mile later, approaching a stoplight, it dies. The engine will turn over, it > just will not fire off. I push the car (when traffic clears) to the gas station > nearby, pull out a Peake reader, and read the codes. The reader displays a x'1A' > (decimal 26). The table with the reader says that is a Control Unit Supply code, > and later when I check the Bentley manual, it is not listed. Actually only 4 digit > codes are listed. Ugh. I had the car towed home (it was 11:30pm). > > Now it appears to be worse. The Peake reader will power up when connected to the > test port, but if I try to read the failure codes, it just flashes 'E'. Also, I am > now not getting the 'check engine' light during key on bulb test. > > Next I disconnected the battery for a minute and then re-connected. Cool, have > check engine light during bulb test. Try to start the engine, and it fires to life > for about 30 seconds, then dies again. Once more, check engine light is > non-functional. > > Disconnect the battery again, wait, reconnect...no check engine light. > > Ok, so where do I start? Find someone with a similar build date M3 and start > swapping parts? DME failure? Any clues? > > Thanks in advance.. > > -Tom > > > > 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: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:16:29 -0400 From: "Tom Melton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Dead 1995 E36 M3 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> No, not washed recently, and yes, I have pulled the DME to check it. I disconnected it from the harness and re-connected it to verify nothing was loose. The biggest issue now is there is no "check engine" light at initial turn-on of key. So my thoughts are the DME is fried. Guess I need to open it, and make sure chip is firmly attached. -Tom >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/27/04 02:05PM >>> Did you wash the car anytime recently? If so, pull the DME out and make sure it's not wet. Sometimes the drain plug clogs up and the dme becomes flooded. Your symptoms are classic of a wet DME BTDT Marco Tom Melton wrote: > I had a problem last night that continues on into today. I was driving my 95 M3, > build 7/95, and after crossing some railroad tracks that cross the road, the engine > stumbled once. Went about another 0.1 mile and it stumbles again. That makes me > start to worry. > > About a mile later, approaching a stoplight, it dies. The engine will turn over, it > just will not fire off. I push the car (when traffic clears) to the gas station > nearby, pull out a Peake reader, and read the codes. The reader displays a x'1A' > (decimal 26). The table with the reader says that is a Control Unit Supply code, > and later when I check the Bentley manual, it is not listed. Actually only 4 digit > codes are listed. Ugh. I had the car towed home (it was 11:30pm). > > Now it appears to be worse. The Peake reader will power up when connected to the > test port, but if I try to read the failure codes, it just flashes 'E'. Also, I am > now not getting the 'check engine' light during key on bulb test. > > Next I disconnected the battery for a minute and then re-connected. Cool, have > check engine light during bulb test. Try to start the engine, and it fires to life > for about 30 seconds, then dies again. Once more, check engine light is > non-functional. > > Disconnect the battery again, wait, reconnect...no check engine light. > > Ok, so where do I start? Find someone with a similar build date M3 and start > swapping parts? DME failure? Any clues? > > Thanks in advance.. > > -Tom > > > > 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: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 13:26:57 -0700 From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "E30 Yahoo Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Wheel Bearing Project Goes from Bad to Worse Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've decided never again to attempt any job that requires a Special Tool, except for maybe the radio tool. When we last left my rear wheel bearing project, I was in possession of an incomplete bearing remove/install tool set. Doug Street was nice enough to bail me out by overnighting me the complete tool set for getting the bearings out and in. Bill Gosma and I inspected the tool, reviewed the instructions, figured out how everything worked, and put the tool in place to remove the right rear bearing. Everything was perfect and I was prepared to make short work of the job. We started turning the threaded rod. It tightened. We applied more pressure. And then there was a loud "bang". Not exactly what we expected. And then we saw what used to be the threaded rod, now in two pieces. It snapped in half. I've posted some pictures on the E30 Yahoo Groups's Photos page: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/e30/lst?.dir=/RearWhlBearingStuck&.src=gr&.order=&.view=t&.done=http%3a//briefcase.yahoo.com/ Or try this Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/2kxo9 I'll get the photos on the other Yahoo Groups when I have time. Don't worry, Doug, I'll get a replacement threaded rod from SIR TOOLS and get everything back to you ASAP. But clearly we're in over our heads here in San Ramon, so I'm exploring options. My preference, at this point, would be for one of the local shops to figure out what is wrong and do the job. 1. How do you tow a car that has no rear hubs, half shafts, or brakes? 2. I could put the hubs, half shafts and brakes back on to tow it, but that would be a half day job for me to not fix the car. 3. It seems like I might have to replace one or both semi-trailing arms, since the wheel bearing(s) must be somehow welded into the arm(s) now. That takes more special tools too, which I am not looking forward to at all, and for which have no time. It is looking a lot like I'm not going to O'Fest this year, and Brant is gonna be back in his own car. I'm not a happy camper. Any advice is welcome. Wise acre comments are not, although I'm sure I'm gonna get a ration. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 18:54:04 -0400 From: "Michael Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Wheel Bearing Project Goes from Bad to Worse Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Is the car located where a flat bed tow truck can get to the back end first? Jack up and place on pieces of wood, gently pull onto flat bed, repeat at shop in place? I have seen wrecked cars moved in such a manner and then tow truck unloads them right onto the shops lift. For this to happen, you have to use a patient tow truck driver who knows what he is doing and a shop willing to do this also. Another reference point, I have loaded several wrecked cars by dragging them onto a flat bed, taking the to the shop and then they are rebuilt for re sale. Loading and dragging without hubs etc didn't do that much damage if placed on plywood and 2x4's. Mike -> -----Original Message----- -> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott -> & Charlotte Miller -> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 4:27 PM -> To: E30 Yahoo Group; UUC Digest -> Subject: [UUC] Wheel Bearing Project Goes from Bad to Worse -> -> -> I've decided never again to attempt any job that requires a -> Special Tool, except for maybe the radio tool. When we last -> left my rear wheel bearing project, I was in possession of -> an incomplete bearing remove/install tool set. Doug Street -> was nice enough to bail me out by overnighting me the -> complete tool set for getting the bearings out and in. Bill -> Gosma and I inspected the tool, reviewed the instructions, -> figured out how everything worked, and put the tool in place -> to remove the right rear bearing. Everything was perfect -> and I was prepared to make short work of the job. We -> started turning the threaded rod. It tightened. We applied -> more pressure. And then there was a loud "bang". Not -> exactly what we expected. And then we saw what used to be -> the threaded rod, now in two pieces. It snapped in half. -> I've posted some pictures on the E30 Yahoo Groups's Photos -> page: -> http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/e30/lst?.dir=/RearWhlBearingStuck&;. src=gr&.order=&.view=t&.done=http%3a//briefcase.yahoo.com/ Or try this Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/2kxo9 I'll get the photos on the other Yahoo Groups when I have time. Don't worry, Doug, I'll get a replacement threaded rod from SIR TOOLS and get everything back to you ASAP. But clearly we're in over our heads here in San Ramon, so I'm exploring options. My preference, at this point, would be for one of the local shops to figure out what is wrong and do the job. 1. How do you tow a car that has no rear hubs, half shafts, or brakes? 2. I could put the hubs, half shafts and brakes back on to tow it, but that would be a half day job for me to not fix the car. 3. It seems like I might have to replace one or both semi-trailing arms, since the wheel bearing(s) must be somehow welded into the arm(s) now. That takes more special tools too, which I am not looking forward to at all, and for which have no time. It is looking a lot like I'm not going to O'Fest this year, and Brant is gonna be back in his own car. I'm not a happy camper. Any advice is welcome. Wise acre comments are not, although I'm sure I'm gonna get a ration. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA 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: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 16:53:02 -0700 From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Wheel Bearing Project Goes from Bad to Worse Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Sun, Jun 27, 2004 at 01:26:57PM -0700, Scott & Charlotte Miller wrote: > was prepared to make short work of the job. We started turning the > threaded rod. It tightened. We applied more pressure. And then > there was a loud "bang". Maybe that threaded rod was already cracked? Hard sayin' not knowing how much torque was applied to it. Stuff happens... -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:50:05 -0400 From: "KMS - Brett Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Wheel Bearing Project Goes from Bad to Worse Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Can't see the photos, something about a "group error". What size is that threaded rod? I've heard the SIR tools rear bushing tools aren't up to snuff, perhaps the bearing tools too. Factory tool's threaded rod is about 3/4" thick Now, to ask the obvious, I assume you removed the circlip that retains the bearing? Brett Anderson KMS > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott & Charlotte > Miller > Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 4:27 PM > To: E30 Yahoo Group; UUC Digest > Subject: [UUC] Wheel Bearing Project Goes from Bad to Worse > > > I've decided never again to attempt any job that requires a Special > Tool, except for maybe the radio tool. > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.707 / Virus Database: 463 - Release Date: 6/15/2004 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 21:13:06 -0400 From: "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "911" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "BMW List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FW: event report on Tutto Italiano (NPC, NBC) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [yes, no Porsche or BMW content, but thought you might enjoy anyway. Otherwise, just hit delete now!] Friends, Romans and Countrymen: We car enthusiasts living in New England are a hearty lot. We endure a few months of less-than-ideal winter conditions, and more than a few weeks of dangerously hot and humid summer blaze. Our reward for being Yankee and stoic through all this? A few precious weeks of blissful, perfect spring weather that lift our hearts with optimism about the new driving season. When we're chipping away at the ice dams on our roofs in February, we salivate with anticipation at that glorious, sunny spring day when we're able to drive our beloved Italian cars with the windows lowered (the better to hear the roar of the 'motore'). Those of you lucky enough to reside in, say, California or North Carolina will never quite understand. But just when the buds of spring start to pop and the chargers come off the batteries, Mother Nature rewards our patience by sending us . . . rain. Last year, as has happened periodically throughout the nine year history of the Tutto Italiano show, the heavens drenched the greensward at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, Massachusetts. It rained so hard, even atheists from the People's Republic of Cambridge were building arks and collecting breeding pairs of red-crested birkenstocks. It rained so hard that even the wipers on German cars were struggling to keep up, much less those on that 1972 Fiat 850 spider. Still, the organizers persevered. How best to prevent a rain-out for 2004? We devised a simple plan. We would turn the one-day show into a full weekend event; after all, Mother Nature wouldn't punish us by raining the ENTIRE weekend, would she? My photos are here: http://www.photoaccess.com/share/guest.jsp?ID=A2AF5B3A956&cb=PA Thus it came to be that this May saw the traditional Sunday Italian car day show at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum expand with the addition of a Saturday luncheon, rally, cocktail party, parade and dinner. Sponsored by Ferrari Maserati of New England, Putnam Leasing, KTR Motorsports and Merrill Lynch, Tutto Italiano, with over 200 cars, is the biggest Italian-car show in New England, with one of the largest Ferrari displays. The theme of this year's show was the celebration of 50 years of Ferrari in the US - "What's Old Is New Again" - with examples ranging from the ultra-rare 1962, ex-John Surtees, multiple-race-winning GTO to the most recent example of the merger of engineering and design, the Enzo Ferrari. Saturday morning dawned to clouds, some minor sprinkling, and an ambiguous forecast. The less-than-ideal weather, however, did not dampen the spirits of the tifosi who showed up at the formidable operation that is KTR Performance, in Ayer, Massachusetts. We received a tour of this giant restoration, repair, tuning and racing shop, with dozens of nifty toys tucked away here and there, from an attic collection of Italian racing motorcycles to an Indy car covered in dust in a dark corner. We munched on burgers while admiring the new AWD dynamometer and being filmed by a crew from WheelsTV, a new cable channel outfit. After lunch, the 100+ mile rally began. The route book, sprinkled with questions concerning landmarks passed along the way, also had a list of infernal trivia question about Italian cars. Some were easier than others: "What new car did mob boss Johnny Sack buy recently?" "How many Ferrari production models were turbocharged?" Others were downright hard: "What is Enzo Ferrari�s middle name?" The route itself, after a quick high-speed blast down the highway to gain some clearance, meandered through the backroads and gentle hills of central Massachusetts. The weather, fortunately, cooperated, with nary a raindrop falling, despite the constant threat. After stopping for an ice cream break, our valiant rally teams roared off home for a quick clean-up before dinner. Saturday evening saw over a hundred well-dressed tifosi descend upon a cocktail soir�e held by in the showrooms of Ferrari Maserati of New England. Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Alfas and everything else was parked in the lots, on the street, on the sidewalk, everywhere. After sipping some tasty wine and hoovering up the shrimp cocktail, we took over the street outside for our parade formation. As the Mass. State Trooper was preparing to leave, a pair of rowdy teens in a 1987-vintage Pontiac Trans-Am howled at this display, did a burnout, and raced down Washington Street. Only to be immediately pulled over by the irate trooper, who promptly dispensed a ticket! That would prove to be the only ticket of the day, as we pulled out and proceeded through town, nearly 50 car strong. Our parade drew stares of attention as our convoy rolled through intersections. The pace picked up when the trooper elected, at the last minute and without any warning to us, to lead this parade onto the Massachusetts Turnpike. We were all excited at the thought of a high-speed run down the Pike, until it occurred - hey, what about the toll booth? Those of us with transponders made it through without a problem, but the "cash only" lanes were temporarily jammed with Ferrari drivers clutching dollar bills, eagerly awaiting their slow electric windows to roll down. And after the tolls, of course, said drivers promptly nailed the throttle to try to catch the head of the parade . . . gently rolling along at 40 mph. This accordion effect caused a few cases of locked brakes, and we even stopped all traffic on the Pike for a few moments, but this ride was hugely memorable. The roar of Tubi exhausts in the new $14 billion central artery tunnel? Priceless. We exited onto Storrow Drive, then did a lap around the Public Garden onto Newbury Street, Boston's official home of chic (well, as chic as Boston ever gets). Our hungry group pulled onto the cobblestone driveway surrounding the magnificent townhouse that serves as headquarters for Louis Boston, the anchor of Newbury Street and also home to Restaurant L, a hip Asian-flavoured joint and our dinner destination. We squeezed all the cars into and around the building, making quite the sight for the slack-jawed pedestrians ambulating about on Saturday night. We filled the room at Restaurant L, and demand for this dinner (sponsored by Bear Sterns) had been so strong, we had to send an overflow party to Davio's, a great Italian place down the street. Sampling duck, salmon and other treats while champagne flowed freely, ensconced on Newbury Street with dozens of Ferraris surrounded us outside? Ok, life was pretty good, made better by raffling off a legendarily-hard-to-get Pirelli calendar from sponsor Pirelli tires. And even the weather held out, which meant no panicked clean-ups before the show the next day! Sunday morning didn't look much better than Saturday morning. The rains had finally come in overnight, but had stopped by dawn and the forecast was for better weather to move in before lunch. As it turned out, enthusiasts and spectators frustrated by the lack of good weather last year showed up in droves. Chief organizers Neal and Susan Heffron, in addition to managing three dozen last minute issues, were also displaying their newest acquisition - a gorgeous 360 GT! Chief judge Christian Scott herded our great corp of volunteer judges as they scrutinized the hundreds of beautifully clean Italian machinery scattered about the great lawn of the Museum. Bruce Ledoux of Merrill Lynch, who not only wrote a big check to sponsor the event but will also be heading the event next year, was running about the place handling all the issues that the Heffrons hadn't yet gotten to. Other highlights? A phalanx of Lussos faced a squadron of 275 GTBs. Dennis Gage and his crew from Speed Channel's My Classic Car wandering about, filming everything that caught his fancy. The raffle of a set of Pirelli tires that happened to be won by the owner of a Lamborghini Diablo, which wears the largest tires that Pirelli makes. Kids running to and fro, clutching free posters and other raffle prizes from Ferrari Maserati of New England, pointing at their favorite exotic machinery. The awarding of the People's Choice trophy to a Dino 246 GTS owned by Dave & Fiona Friar. Dozens of elated owners driving up the red carpet to receive their awards. The presentation of the giant Founder's Trophy, dedicated to Neal & Susan Heffron for making Tutto such a stunning success for the last nine years, to the unrestored ex-John Surtees 1962 Ferrari GTO owned by Jim & Sandra McNeil that competed in the 1962 & 1963 Tourist Trophy, 1962 Paris 1000kms, 1963, 1964 & 1965 Targa Florio, 1963 Nurburgring, and the 2002 Monterey Historics. And, of course the sun burning away the clouds to make this a picture-perfect spring day in New England. It's weekends like these that make savoring a Ferrari in New England all worthwhile. vty, --Dennis ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 21:13:09 -0400 From: "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "911" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "BMW List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FW: Astonishingly, I actually *enjoy* my daddy's wild driving! (NPC, NBC) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [yes, no BMW content, but we DID do this in our 996 (OPC!!!), as it actually has room for a Child Seat! And I thought you might enjoy anyway. Otherwise, just hit delete now!] My Ferrari Adventure in New Hampshire -- by Charlize J. Liu, age 1. I love fast cars. It must be genetic - both Mommy and Daddy drive our Ferrari on the track. In the 12 months since my arrival, I've been to a few concours, several track events, and even gotten a ride in an F40. But the club events I enjoy most are the weekends spent away with fellow enthusiasts. This past May, the New England Region held its third annual New Hampshire Weekend Lollapalooza, with over sixty members blitzkreig-ing the White Mountains! Tucked into my child seat, I watched our parade of cars roll into the compound of Sherman Wolf, one of our regions most enthusiastic Ferrari collectors. We parked dozens of cars on his back lawn, everything from a Daytona Spider to an F50. I got to sit in a bunch of historic cars, even if I couldn't reach the pedals. A California Spider! A 340 Mille Miglia! My head was spinning. The 500/F2 Monoposto! Perhaps the prettiest car in the garage, the 500 TRC (though I think my daddy prefers the 288GTO in the corner, the heathen). My photos are here: http://www.photoaccess.com/share/guest.jsp?ID=AF00513A94F&cb=PA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ SPONSORED BY: FERRARI MASERATI OF NEW ENGLAND, West Newton, MA (617) 559-0123 and INDEPENDENT FERRARI SERVICE, South Easton, MA (508) 238-4224 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ After lunch, we said goodbye to our hosts and roared our way North to the Mountain View Grand Hotel and Resort, our headquarters for the weekend. Built over a century ago, we've returned twice now to this little 400 acre gem [www.mountainviewgrand.com]. We took over the entire front driveway, even parking around the giant central fountain. Some members scurried upstairs for luxury spa appointments, while detailing cars took priority for others. Dinner was a great opportunity to say hello to all of my honorary aunts and uncles! Most everyone were friends, and newcomers were enthusiastically welcomed. After dinner, daddy somehow enticed everyone into playing sudden-death competitive karaoke, where the computer actually RATED one's performance. It was great fun, even for those to whom Simon Cowell would have fixated with a withering stare! From my crib, I could hear the laughter from the latge night scotch session on the veranda - boy, adults get to have all the fun! Saturday morning saw our convoy head even further North, seeking those twisty mountain roads. Even strapped in, I could see the Challenge Stradale tailing us, and I could HEAR the F50 following that. One road was like a giant roller coaster - it was so tortuous, that even though everyone was in a line, the rapid elevation changes meant you couldn't see anyone else! We made our way through several notches in the Presidential Range, with one route instruction marked only as "WHEEE!" As for top speeds . . . well, suffice to say that some drivers were testing Maranello's claim of usable downforce. Our lunch stop was at the Mount Washington Hotel & Resort, another huge artifact from another era, just suffused with history. We did a less-than-perfect parking job on their front lawn, with Ferraris scattered about here and there - heck, just a chaotic sea of red! Our afternoon run back to the Mountain View Grand was interrupted by a brief downpour, but no matter; we were sated and happy. The cocktail reception that night spawned further chaos, as everyone did their best to lie, cheat and steal to assemble the best poker hands from playing cards collected throughout the day. We then had another great meal, and everyone got lots and lots of prizes and gifts (hey, I didn't win anything!). After brunch the next day, we said our goodbyes, packed up our cars and hit the road for the drive home. I can't wait until I get my driver's license! Everyone in the club is so nice and sweet and willing to play with me. As nice as the cars were, and as much fun to drive as they are, what really made this trip fun and memorable were the people. Great roads, great foods, great friends - great fun. "Wheee" indeed! Well, like Daddy, I have to stop now to go and have some veal chops and hot sausages for dinner. Unlike Daddy, I've tried to keep this report short, and I hope you've enjoyed it! Love, --Charlie ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 21:26:10 -0700 From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: tech tip: fan removal Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I was trying to remove my fan yesterday with special non-bmw issue 32mm bicycle headset wrench. It was just a little tight, and no amount of whacking the wrench with solid or semi-solid objects would break it loose. Inspiration struck and I tried using the suspension adjuster wrench from my motorcycle tool kit as a pulley holder tool. It worked perfectly. Just as good is a bicycle bottom bracket wrench. -- "It is an honor to be Cookie Monster." -Sesame Street spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:02:52 -0700 From: Herman Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Scott & Charlotte Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, UUC Digest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: <OT> Re: <E30> Brake Caliper Rebuilding Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 7:35 PM -0700 6/26/04, Scott wrote: >"Honey, we're out of BBQ sauce. What should we do?" > >"Well, I've got some brake assembly lube that should be pretty tasty!" > >I mean, is anyone actually tasting this stuff? Where I come from, >whether this stuff is safe for internal use is not a big concern. Well, the Permatex lube is dyed green, so I think it would better accompany items calling for a mint jelly. The red Lucas stuff might work better as a BBQ sauce. For waffles, maybe something from Red Line... Herman has unintentionally tasted coolant and ATF. ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(10 messages) **********
