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  Re: Subject: Re: How to move electric seat forward if electric motors don't
  RESOLUTION: How to move electric seat forward if electric motors don't work
  E30 M42 Emissions Saga
  Re: E30 M42 Emissions Saga
  Re: E30 M42 Emissions Saga
  Re: E30 M42 Emissions Saga
  Re: How to move electric seat forward if electric motors don't work?  E36 
325is
  Re: How to move electric seat forward if electric motors don't work?  E36 
325is

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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:12:51 -0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Subject: Re: How to move electric seat forward if electric motors 
don't
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


Mike,
You'll need to determine if the failure is at the switch or the motor. If
at the switch you might be able to substitute another switch from the
opposite seat or find a way to get 12volts and ground to the motor leads.
If it's the motor, you may have to try to take the seat apart in place.

-Kevin




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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:31:57 -0400
From: "Michael Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: RESOLUTION: How to move electric seat forward if electric motors don't 
work
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Thanks for the advice all - I got it off with about 2 hours of elbow grease
and a BFH.  I worked the seat off with 2 star bolts and a nut in back on
each side, then took the gear assemblies apart.  I then whacked the top rail
with a BFH until it moved far enough forward to get a socket down onto the
bolt in back.  I guess BMW doesn't feel that the seat motors will ever fail
or the rails will ever sieze?!?

Anyway, thanks again for your input.  Now on to the rest of the interior
with wild abandon!!  :-)  Gotta love strippin' a race car!

Regards & thanks,
Mike

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electric motors don't


Mike,
You'll need to determine if the failure is at the switch or the motor. If
at the switch you might be able to substitute another switch from the
opposite seat or find a way to get 12volts and ground to the motor leads.
If it's the motor, you may have to try to take the seat apart in place.

-Kevin




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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:46:17 -0400
From: "john grills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: E30 M42 Emissions Saga
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Gruppe:

I've done as good an archive search as I can muster, and I know that Gary D.
has answered variants of this question 1000s of times, but of course, my
tale is a bit different (sure it is...)..apologies for the long rant...

Purchased for $1k: 1991 D-Schwarz E30 318is, 99k "bought it from a
friend/abused home.. just had to restore it" excuse. Actually it's a really
cool car and the only e30 variant I had yet to own. The boss said OK because
I convinced her I could flip it for a couple of K...and besides, it was so
cute with the short bumpers and all...and oh yeah...what great gas mileage!
Well, I'm still married. Happily, methinks.

Finally got all the suspension/driveline bits up to snuff, and replaced all
the usual under-hood and maint. items to include:
Hoses, Vacuum and coolant (intake boot looked good, but it will be new soon
as well...key thought)
Belts
Filters, air, oil & fuel, all OEM
Bosch F7LDCR Plugs (pre-gapped)
Magnecor 8mm wire set
Power steering hose (reservoir side)
Exhaust manifold gaskets (see driveline maint...had to take the manifold off
to remove the exhaust...oh drat!)
Front Control Arms and Powerflex Bushes
4 shocks/stuts...BTW how did I forget how bad Tokico Shocks/struts are? Esp.
in this set-up...dumb dumb dumb
Front/Rear shock/strut tower bushes (the 'old' ones from e30M3 re-build were
10x better than what was there)
Driveshaft center bearing (turned to dust...shaft was really wobbling)
Guibo
Oil 
all driveline fluids (synthetics of course, cause it's in my garage)
'Prolly more stuff, but I forget as it's been so long...

Car runs/idles great, no misses or hesitation, no smoke..so happy that I
went and bought a D'Sylva e30-M42 93 Octane chip to install after passing
emissions...AND put the 15x7 BBS Basketweaves on!

Finally got it into Northern Virginia inspection, safety insp was obviously
no problem. Emissions fail, both 15mph and 25mph dyno runs (I should have
made a copy of the 1st report...they took it upon my return...more on that
later).

So, I'm WELL into this by now and the numbers were not even close (no
Italian tune ups), specifically in the 25mph test...so....new DEC Cat and O2
sensor and happy day, right? $400 and one month later (I'll spare the gory
details about the $17x2 bolts from the Stealer for the Center Resonator to
Cat connection...)

Here's the result of test #2, passed (barely), all dynamic measurements, new
cat/O2 sensor plus all the above. I ran-in the Cat couple days prior with 1+
hrs of spirited Hwy and city driving. Car was hot when dropped off...but I
suspect it sat for at least 30mins...the tech said he would warm it up
before the test...I'm guessing he let it idle for a minute, saw the H20 temp
at normal, and did the test, so Cat was hardly 'glowing'

15 MPH, 1858 RPM (1st gear)
(Limit/Reading)
HC ppm (153/84)
CO% (0.61/0.08)
NO ppm (2000/147)

Looks great, right?

25 MPH, 2010 RPM (2nd gear...who drives at 2k rpm in 2nd gear in this car?
No-one in their right mind right?)
(Limit/Reading)
HC ppm (167/158)
CO% (0.89/0.50)
NO ppm (1944/1921)

Looks not-so-great, right?

No hint of any mis-fires so why high HC?
High NO = Lean? Intake leaks? Sticky injectors? Nothing obvious, unless the
intake manifold gaskets are a hidden source like the S14? Vision inspection
of the intake boot looked OK.
Valve adjustment? Haven't done this yet, but it's time I'm thinkin
Plug re-gap? Nah, that would effect lower speed test the same, right?
Not enough time on new Cat burn-in? ditto as above.
Engine is lugging like a choked pig at 2k RPM in 2nd gear and well off the
torque curve?
Some other strange electrical gremlin in the ignition I have yet to
discover? Can't be, it runs great!

If you've stayed with me this long, I commend you!

Cheers

John Grills
NCC-BMWCCA
98 M3/4 (OBD-II is scarin me...and the car has been rock solid for 1.5 yrs
now, well, there's that ABS repair that is overdue...)
91 318is (see above)
88 M3 (passes emissions with JC chip in place!)
87 iC (Boss's car...yes it's a 5spd!)



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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:30:08 -0400
From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "john grills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: E30 M42 Emissions Saga
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

I'm going to say misfire is feeding oxygen and fuel to the cat.  The oxygen 
prevents the NOx to N + O conversion.  The low CO indicates the mixture is 
not rich.

One doesn't have to feel misfire to have it.   Letting the car set lets the 
cat cool.  Which test was done first, low speed or higher speed?

Gary Derian


> Gruppe:
>
> I've done as good an archive search as I can muster, and I know that Gary 
> D.
> has answered variants of this question 1000s of times, but of course, my
> tale is a bit different (sure it is...)..apologies for the long rant...
>
> Purchased for $1k: 1991 D-Schwarz E30 318is, 99k "bought it from a
> friend/abused home.. just had to restore it" excuse. Actually it's a 
> really
> cool car and the only e30 variant I had yet to own. The boss said OK 
> because
> I convinced her I could flip it for a couple of K...and besides, it was so
> cute with the short bumpers and all...and oh yeah...what great gas 
> mileage!
> Well, I'm still married. Happily, methinks.
>
> Finally got all the suspension/driveline bits up to snuff, and replaced 
> all
> the usual under-hood and maint. items to include:
> Hoses, Vacuum and coolant (intake boot looked good, but it will be new 
> soon
> as well...key thought)
> Belts
> Filters, air, oil & fuel, all OEM
> Bosch F7LDCR Plugs (pre-gapped)
> Magnecor 8mm wire set
> Power steering hose (reservoir side)
> Exhaust manifold gaskets (see driveline maint...had to take the manifold 
> off
> to remove the exhaust...oh drat!)
> Front Control Arms and Powerflex Bushes
> 4 shocks/stuts...BTW how did I forget how bad Tokico Shocks/struts are? 
> Esp.
> in this set-up...dumb dumb dumb
> Front/Rear shock/strut tower bushes (the 'old' ones from e30M3 re-build 
> were
> 10x better than what was there)
> Driveshaft center bearing (turned to dust...shaft was really wobbling)
> Guibo
> Oil
> all driveline fluids (synthetics of course, cause it's in my garage)
> 'Prolly more stuff, but I forget as it's been so long...
>
> Car runs/idles great, no misses or hesitation, no smoke..so happy that I
> went and bought a D'Sylva e30-M42 93 Octane chip to install after passing
> emissions...AND put the 15x7 BBS Basketweaves on!
>
> Finally got it into Northern Virginia inspection, safety insp was 
> obviously
> no problem. Emissions fail, both 15mph and 25mph dyno runs (I should have
> made a copy of the 1st report...they took it upon my return...more on that
> later).
>
> So, I'm WELL into this by now and the numbers were not even close (no
> Italian tune ups), specifically in the 25mph test...so....new DEC Cat and 
> O2
> sensor and happy day, right? $400 and one month later (I'll spare the gory
> details about the $17x2 bolts from the Stealer for the Center Resonator to
> Cat connection...)
>
> Here's the result of test #2, passed (barely), all dynamic measurements, 
> new
> cat/O2 sensor plus all the above. I ran-in the Cat couple days prior with 
> 1+
> hrs of spirited Hwy and city driving. Car was hot when dropped off...but I
> suspect it sat for at least 30mins...the tech said he would warm it up
> before the test...I'm guessing he let it idle for a minute, saw the H20 
> temp
> at normal, and did the test, so Cat was hardly 'glowing'
>
> 15 MPH, 1858 RPM (1st gear)
> (Limit/Reading)
> HC ppm (153/84)
> CO% (0.61/0.08)
> NO ppm (2000/147)
>
> Looks great, right?
>
> 25 MPH, 2010 RPM (2nd gear...who drives at 2k rpm in 2nd gear in this car?
> No-one in their right mind right?)
> (Limit/Reading)
> HC ppm (167/158)
> CO% (0.89/0.50)
> NO ppm (1944/1921)
>
> Looks not-so-great, right?
>
> No hint of any mis-fires so why high HC?
> High NO = Lean? Intake leaks? Sticky injectors? Nothing obvious, unless 
> the
> intake manifold gaskets are a hidden source like the S14? Vision 
> inspection
> of the intake boot looked OK.
> Valve adjustment? Haven't done this yet, but it's time I'm thinkin
> Plug re-gap? Nah, that would effect lower speed test the same, right?
> Not enough time on new Cat burn-in? ditto as above.
> Engine is lugging like a choked pig at 2k RPM in 2nd gear and well off the
> torque curve?
> Some other strange electrical gremlin in the ignition I have yet to
> discover? Can't be, it runs great!
>
> If you've stayed with me this long, I commend you!
>
> Cheers
>
> John Grills
> NCC-BMWCCA
> 98 M3/4 (OBD-II is scarin me...and the car has been rock solid for 1.5 yrs
> now, well, there's that ABS repair that is overdue...)
> 91 318is (see above)
> 88 M3 (passes emissions with JC chip in place!)
> 87 iC (Boss's car...yes it's a 5spd!)
>
>
> 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 


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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:59:39 -0400
From: "john grills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Gary Derian'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: E30 M42 Emissions Saga
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

I want to say Low speed first, as they usually go about it...but I did not
witness it. Your suggestion is the good test occurred when the Cat was
heated more...right? Wouldn't I feel a dead-spot running up the hp/torque
curve when experiencing mis-fire? It's real smooth on the butt dyno.

I've got 2 yrs to figure it out, but these sort of things bug me, and I
can't help think there will be exacerbated performance issues once I drop
the D'Sylva chip in there. Also, don't want to ruin that nice new Cat.

CO jump from low to high test is pretty significant percentage wise...I'd
expect the numbers to be more linear.

r/jpg

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Derian
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:30 PM
To: john grills; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [UUC] E30 M42 Emissions Saga

I'm going to say misfire is feeding oxygen and fuel to the cat.  The oxygen
prevents the NOx to N + O conversion.  The low CO indicates the mixture is
not rich.

One doesn't have to feel misfire to have it.   Letting the car set lets the 
cat cool.  Which test was done first, low speed or higher speed?

Gary Derian


> Gruppe:
>
> I've done as good an archive search as I can muster, and I know that 
> Gary D.
> has answered variants of this question 1000s of times, but of course, 
> my tale is a bit different (sure it is...)..apologies for the long rant...
>
> Purchased for $1k: 1991 D-Schwarz E30 318is, 99k "bought it from a 
> friend/abused home.. just had to restore it" excuse. Actually it's a 
> really cool car and the only e30 variant I had yet to own. The boss 
> said OK because I convinced her I could flip it for a couple of 
> K...and besides, it was so cute with the short bumpers and all...and 
> oh yeah...what great gas mileage!
> Well, I'm still married. Happily, methinks.
>
> Finally got all the suspension/driveline bits up to snuff, and 
> replaced all the usual under-hood and maint. items to include:
> Hoses, Vacuum and coolant (intake boot looked good, but it will be new 
> soon as well...key thought) Belts Filters, air, oil & fuel, all OEM 
> Bosch F7LDCR Plugs (pre-gapped) Magnecor 8mm wire set Power steering 
> hose (reservoir side) Exhaust manifold gaskets (see driveline 
> maint...had to take the manifold off to remove the exhaust...oh drat!) 
> Front Control Arms and Powerflex Bushes
> 4 shocks/stuts...BTW how did I forget how bad Tokico Shocks/struts are? 
> Esp.
> in this set-up...dumb dumb dumb
> Front/Rear shock/strut tower bushes (the 'old' ones from e30M3 
> re-build were 10x better than what was there) Driveshaft center 
> bearing (turned to dust...shaft was really wobbling) Guibo Oil all 
> driveline fluids (synthetics of course, cause it's in my garage) 
> 'Prolly more stuff, but I forget as it's been so long...
>
> Car runs/idles great, no misses or hesitation, no smoke..so happy that 
> I went and bought a D'Sylva e30-M42 93 Octane chip to install after 
> passing emissions...AND put the 15x7 BBS Basketweaves on!
>
> Finally got it into Northern Virginia inspection, safety insp was 
> obviously no problem. Emissions fail, both 15mph and 25mph dyno runs 
> (I should have made a copy of the 1st report...they took it upon my 
> return...more on that later).
>
> So, I'm WELL into this by now and the numbers were not even close (no 
> Italian tune ups), specifically in the 25mph test...so....new DEC Cat 
> and
> O2
> sensor and happy day, right? $400 and one month later (I'll spare the 
> gory details about the $17x2 bolts from the Stealer for the Center 
> Resonator to Cat connection...)
>
> Here's the result of test #2, passed (barely), all dynamic 
> measurements, new
> cat/O2 sensor plus all the above. I ran-in the Cat couple days prior 
> with
> 1+
> hrs of spirited Hwy and city driving. Car was hot when dropped 
> off...but I suspect it sat for at least 30mins...the tech said he 
> would warm it up before the test...I'm guessing he let it idle for a 
> minute, saw the H20 temp at normal, and did the test, so Cat was 
> hardly 'glowing'
>
> 15 MPH, 1858 RPM (1st gear)
> (Limit/Reading)
> HC ppm (153/84)
> CO% (0.61/0.08)
> NO ppm (2000/147)
>
> Looks great, right?
>
> 25 MPH, 2010 RPM (2nd gear...who drives at 2k rpm in 2nd gear in this car?
> No-one in their right mind right?)
> (Limit/Reading)
> HC ppm (167/158)
> CO% (0.89/0.50)
> NO ppm (1944/1921)
>
> Looks not-so-great, right?
>
> No hint of any mis-fires so why high HC?
> High NO = Lean? Intake leaks? Sticky injectors? Nothing obvious, 
> unless the intake manifold gaskets are a hidden source like the S14? 
> Vision inspection of the intake boot looked OK.
> Valve adjustment? Haven't done this yet, but it's time I'm thinkin 
> Plug re-gap? Nah, that would effect lower speed test the same, right?
> Not enough time on new Cat burn-in? ditto as above.
> Engine is lugging like a choked pig at 2k RPM in 2nd gear and well off 
> the torque curve?
> Some other strange electrical gremlin in the ignition I have yet to 
> discover? Can't be, it runs great!
>
> If you've stayed with me this long, I commend you!
>
> Cheers
>
> John Grills
> NCC-BMWCCA
> 98 M3/4 (OBD-II is scarin me...and the car has been rock solid for 1.5 
> yrs now, well, there's that ABS repair that is overdue...)
> 91 318is (see above)
> 88 M3 (passes emissions with JC chip in place!)
> 87 iC (Boss's car...yes it's a 5spd!)
>
>
> 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



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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:28:56 -0400
From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "john grills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: E30 M42 Emissions Saga
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Monitor the new O2 sensor output to see what its doing.  There is a level of 
misfire that can't be felt but increases emissions.  I would expect the new 
cat would consume the fuel and oxygen fed to it by the misfire.
Gary Derian



>I want to say Low speed first, as they usually go about it...but I did not
> witness it. Your suggestion is the good test occurred when the Cat was
> heated more...right? Wouldn't I feel a dead-spot running up the hp/torque
> curve when experiencing mis-fire? It's real smooth on the butt dyno.
>
> I've got 2 yrs to figure it out, but these sort of things bug me, and I
> can't help think there will be exacerbated performance issues once I drop
> the D'Sylva chip in there. Also, don't want to ruin that nice new Cat.
>
> CO jump from low to high test is pretty significant percentage wise...I'd
> expect the numbers to be more linear.
>
> r/jpg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Derian
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:30 PM
> To: john grills; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [UUC] E30 M42 Emissions Saga
>
> I'm going to say misfire is feeding oxygen and fuel to the cat.  The 
> oxygen
> prevents the NOx to N + O conversion.  The low CO indicates the mixture is
> not rich.
>
> One doesn't have to feel misfire to have it.   Letting the car set lets 
> the
> cat cool.  Which test was done first, low speed or higher speed?
>
> Gary Derian
>
>
>> Gruppe:
>>
>> I've done as good an archive search as I can muster, and I know that
>> Gary D.
>> has answered variants of this question 1000s of times, but of course,
>> my tale is a bit different (sure it is...)..apologies for the long 
>> rant...
>>
>> Purchased for $1k: 1991 D-Schwarz E30 318is, 99k "bought it from a
>> friend/abused home.. just had to restore it" excuse. Actually it's a
>> really cool car and the only e30 variant I had yet to own. The boss
>> said OK because I convinced her I could flip it for a couple of
>> K...and besides, it was so cute with the short bumpers and all...and
>> oh yeah...what great gas mileage!
>> Well, I'm still married. Happily, methinks.
>>
>> Finally got all the suspension/driveline bits up to snuff, and
>> replaced all the usual under-hood and maint. items to include:
>> Hoses, Vacuum and coolant (intake boot looked good, but it will be new
>> soon as well...key thought) Belts Filters, air, oil & fuel, all OEM
>> Bosch F7LDCR Plugs (pre-gapped) Magnecor 8mm wire set Power steering
>> hose (reservoir side) Exhaust manifold gaskets (see driveline
>> maint...had to take the manifold off to remove the exhaust...oh drat!)
>> Front Control Arms and Powerflex Bushes
>> 4 shocks/stuts...BTW how did I forget how bad Tokico Shocks/struts are?
>> Esp.
>> in this set-up...dumb dumb dumb
>> Front/Rear shock/strut tower bushes (the 'old' ones from e30M3
>> re-build were 10x better than what was there) Driveshaft center
>> bearing (turned to dust...shaft was really wobbling) Guibo Oil all
>> driveline fluids (synthetics of course, cause it's in my garage)
>> 'Prolly more stuff, but I forget as it's been so long...
>>
>> Car runs/idles great, no misses or hesitation, no smoke..so happy that
>> I went and bought a D'Sylva e30-M42 93 Octane chip to install after
>> passing emissions...AND put the 15x7 BBS Basketweaves on!
>>
>> Finally got it into Northern Virginia inspection, safety insp was
>> obviously no problem. Emissions fail, both 15mph and 25mph dyno runs
>> (I should have made a copy of the 1st report...they took it upon my
>> return...more on that later).
>>
>> So, I'm WELL into this by now and the numbers were not even close (no
>> Italian tune ups), specifically in the 25mph test...so....new DEC Cat
>> and
>> O2
>> sensor and happy day, right? $400 and one month later (I'll spare the
>> gory details about the $17x2 bolts from the Stealer for the Center
>> Resonator to Cat connection...)
>>
>> Here's the result of test #2, passed (barely), all dynamic
>> measurements, new
>> cat/O2 sensor plus all the above. I ran-in the Cat couple days prior
>> with
>> 1+
>> hrs of spirited Hwy and city driving. Car was hot when dropped
>> off...but I suspect it sat for at least 30mins...the tech said he
>> would warm it up before the test...I'm guessing he let it idle for a
>> minute, saw the H20 temp at normal, and did the test, so Cat was
>> hardly 'glowing'
>>
>> 15 MPH, 1858 RPM (1st gear)
>> (Limit/Reading)
>> HC ppm (153/84)
>> CO% (0.61/0.08)
>> NO ppm (2000/147)
>>
>> Looks great, right?
>>
>> 25 MPH, 2010 RPM (2nd gear...who drives at 2k rpm in 2nd gear in this 
>> car?
>> No-one in their right mind right?)
>> (Limit/Reading)
>> HC ppm (167/158)
>> CO% (0.89/0.50)
>> NO ppm (1944/1921)
>>
>> Looks not-so-great, right?
>>
>> No hint of any mis-fires so why high HC?
>> High NO = Lean? Intake leaks? Sticky injectors? Nothing obvious,
>> unless the intake manifold gaskets are a hidden source like the S14?
>> Vision inspection of the intake boot looked OK.
>> Valve adjustment? Haven't done this yet, but it's time I'm thinkin
>> Plug re-gap? Nah, that would effect lower speed test the same, right?
>> Not enough time on new Cat burn-in? ditto as above.
>> Engine is lugging like a choked pig at 2k RPM in 2nd gear and well off
>> the torque curve?
>> Some other strange electrical gremlin in the ignition I have yet to
>> discover? Can't be, it runs great!
>>
>> If you've stayed with me this long, I commend you!
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> John Grills
>> NCC-BMWCCA
>> 98 M3/4 (OBD-II is scarin me...and the car has been rock solid for 1.5
>> yrs now, well, there's that ABS repair that is overdue...)
>> 91 318is (see above)
>> 88 M3 (passes emissions with JC chip in place!)
>> 87 iC (Boss's car...yes it's a 5spd!)
>>
>>
>> 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
>
>
> 



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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:49:07 -0400
From: "Stan Jackson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: "Steve Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Sarah Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
        "Steven Bernstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to move electric seat forward if electric motors don't work?  
E36 325is
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

I'm sorry but that was hilarious.  I can just see Mike cutting apart his
seat!  Is there anything that a Sawzall can't do?

Stan


> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:30:24 -0700
> From: Mark Gold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: How to move electric seat forward if electric motors don't
work?  E36 325is


Sawzall


> On Oct 10, 2006, at 7:46 AM, Mike wrote:
>
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I am in the process of gutting my new Spec E36 car and the
> > passenger seat's
> > electric motor is busted.  I can't move it forward to get to the
> > two bolts
> > at the rear of the seat rails.  Can anyone tell me a way to
> > override the
> > system and get the seat forward on the rails to get to those two
> > bolts?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike


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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:58:04 -0700
From: Mark Gold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Stan Jackson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: UUC Digest <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: How to move electric seat forward if electric motors don't work?  
E36 325is
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Stan,

I know many folks who have used one to, um, disassemble and discard  
the remains of a parted out E30.  Not sure if its legal, but it works  
in a pinch ;)

Mark Gold
Sacramento, CA

On Oct 10, 2006, at 8:49 PM, Stan Jackson Jr. wrote:

> I'm sorry but that was hilarious.  I can just see Mike cutting  
> apart his
> seat!  Is there anything that a Sawzall can't do?
>
> Stan
>
>
>> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:30:24 -0700
>> From: Mark Gold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Cc: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: How to move electric seat forward if electric motors  
>> don't
> work?  E36 325is
>
>
> Sawzall
>
>
>> On Oct 10, 2006, at 7:46 AM, Mike wrote:
>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> I am in the process of gutting my new Spec E36 car and the
>>> passenger seat's
>>> electric motor is busted.  I can't move it forward to get to the
>>> two bolts
>>> at the rear of the seat rails.  Can anyone tell me a way to
>>> override the
>>> system and get the seat forward on the rails to get to those two
>>> bolts?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mike
>
> 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


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