The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 750 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Auxilliary Fan low speed resistor option '89 E24 manual floating in the bay Re: '89 E24 manual floating in the bay E30 Broken Transmission shifter cable.. Re: E30 Broken Transmission shifter cable.. Re: E36/E46 Car Seat? <WOB> regular gas in a 3.0? Re: <WOB> regular gas in a 3.0?
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 14:49:50 -0700 From: "T WALROD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "bmw digest" <[email protected]> Subject: Auxilliary Fan low speed resistor option Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The low speed resistor on the 318i was dead and after looking at options ($20-$30+) I called the local electronics store. They sold me a .62 ohm 25 watt ceramic resistor. It is very close to the same size as the original Bosch. Two cable ties attached it to the dead resistor and the new leads are just barely long enough to be trapped under the contact screws on the old resistor. Seems to work ok, longevity is unknown, cost: $1 (one). Seemed worth the trial. Part #25WD62, flameproof resistor by NTE Electronics. Hope this lasts a good while and helps someone else. Tom (thiirrifty) 420-$30 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 20:01:21 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: Phil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: '89 E24 manual floating in the bay Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is a nice looking car. I was browsing Ebay and happened to see this. Just in case anyone's interested. Supposedly number one of only 61 manual tranny E24s made in 1989. Current price is $5100. Ebay item number 4563494896. No association with seller, just letting the group know about a really nice car for sale. Phil 92 E36/M50 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 08:20:02 -0700 From: Mark Gold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: '89 E24 manual floating in the bay Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> That is a sweet 635csi for sure. With just a little bit of TLC (repairing the seat and the minor dings) it would be perfect. Too bad I don't have the space for it. On Jul 23, 2005, at 6:01 PM, Phil wrote: > This is a nice looking car. I was browsing Ebay and happened to > see this. Just in case anyone's interested. Supposedly number one > of only 61 manual tranny E24s made in 1989. Current price is $5100. > > Ebay item number 4563494896. > > No association with seller, just letting the group know about a > really nice car for sale. > > Phil > > 92 E36/M50 > 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, 24 Jul 2005 00:26:47 -0400 From: Mo Karamat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: E30 Broken Transmission shifter cable.. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dear All, I had a strange thing happen in my 91 325IX today. I was trying to shift the car (automatic Tranny) into Park, and the shift lever moved too easily.. I took the trim piece off of the shift lever and noticed that the thin steel cable coming up to the shift lever had snapped! Does anyone know of a write-up to replace this cable? Any experiences on changing this cable? How difficult is it to replace? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Mo ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 05:47:54 -0500 From: Jenny Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mo Karamat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: E30 Broken Transmission shifter cable.. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It's a pain in the ass with out a lift, but do-able. The cable is clamped in a through-bolt at the tranny end. Clean well and lubricate. You'll want a helper to move the shifter while you get the cable in the through-bolt, and the set it and the shifter to park for tightening. If you over tighten this through-bolt IT WILL BREAK. You will not be happy. The most impossible part of the task is seating the boot of the new cable in the hole. It helps to remove the ashtray assembly. Other than that, it is really straight forward. Jenny On Jul 23, 2005, at 11:26 PM, Mo Karamat wrote: > Dear All, > > I had a strange thing happen in my 91 325IX today. I was trying to > shift > the car (automatic Tranny) into Park, and the shift lever moved too > easily.. > I took the trim piece off of the shift lever and noticed that the thin > steel > cable coming up to the shift lever had snapped! Does anyone know of a > write-up to replace this cable? Any experiences on changing this > cable? > How difficult is it to replace? > > Any help would be greatly appreciated! > Thanks! > Mo > > > 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, 24 Jul 2005 00:14:21 -0600 From: Wendall Siemens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: E36/E46 Car Seat? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kevin, I've found that the only place a rear facing seat will fit in my 92 325i is in the middle of the rear seat. No seat recomendations ... I think ours were Evenflo (sp?) Now forward facing seats- you can fit two one on each side fairly nicely (4 seater). You can fit two belt only seats and a really skinnly person [ < than 30" ;-) ] as long as the car seats are blet only with no funky overhead bars. I don't know if the 95 came with the safety teather connections already in, but the bmw dealers up here (Canada) gave them out for free. A bit of a PIA to install, but BMW did plan for them. Wendall 2 car seats (forward facing) & room for a 2/3 Iggy! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of M540 Sent: July 23, 2005 10:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [UUC] E36/E46 Car Seat? Here's a question for the parents in the crowd (off-list replies are fine since this isn't the normal power/suspension upgrade question): Can any of you tell me which car seat(s) you have found to work or not work well in 3-series BMWs? We currently have a 1995 (E36) M3 Coupe and are looking hard at E46 330 sedans. My wife is expecting our first this fall so we're currently picking up baby gear. I understand that not all seats work well in all cars and would be very interested in recommendations or BTDT thoughts. Thank you, Kevin 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, 24 Jul 2005 12:49:24 -0500 (CDT) From: "Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: <WOB> regular gas in a 3.0? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dumb question of the day. Say I put regular 87 octane gas in a 3.0l motor. Is my mileage going to drop so far as to offset the savings at the pump? Any other (bad) consequences? - Kevin Jay '96 328is, red/tan, 95K, usual H&R/Bilstein setup, a few M3 parts too '02 X5 3.0, white/tan, 35K, bone stock ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 13:17:29 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <WOB> regular gas in a 3.0? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Besides loss of power and possibly being outside the parameters for the engine management to compensate for knocking I wouldn't do it. Save pennies on fuel or rebuild a motor. hmmmmmm http://www.lubedev.com/smartgas/octane.htm Marco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kevin Jay (Mr.Fabulous) Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 10:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [UUC] <WOB> regular gas in a 3.0? Dumb question of the day. Say I put regular 87 octane gas in a 3.0l motor. Is my mileage going to drop so far as to offset the savings at the pump? Any other (bad) consequences? - Kevin Jay '96 328is, red/tan, 95K, usual H&R/Bilstein setup, a few M3 parts too '02 X5 3.0, white/tan, 35K, bone stock 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 ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(8 messages) **********
