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#1. Re: Anyone going to O'fest from NY, NJ,CT area on Saturday? - from Kin Fong
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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 10:26:46 -0400 From: Kin Fong <K-Fong@peapc.com> Subject: Re: Anyone going to O'fest from NY, NJ,CT area on Saturday? Good morning, Anyone going down to O'fest from NY, NJ, CT.... area on this Saturday morning? Please e-mail me privately. Thanks, Kin Fong NJ Chapter
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#2. E36 M3 Want to Buy - from Christopher J. N. Kolaitis
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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 09:40:21 -0500 From: "Christopher J. N. Kolaitis" <chrisjnk@ix.netcom.com> Subject: E36 M3 Want to Buy Want to Buy <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> M double spoke polished, forged wheel, 17x71/2. Style 24 M, for E36 M3. BMW part number: 36 11 2 227 850. Looking for the one in your trunk that's in perfect condition. TIA, Chris, Windy City Chapter 97 M3/4 Dinan daily driver 00 M5/4 ACS LMR V12
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#3. Tire Bleeder Valves - from Ron Katona
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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 10:44:38 -0400 From: Ron Katona <rkatona@bellatlantic.net> Subject: Tire Bleeder Valves Bob Biggs wrote: > Do any of the racers or driving school addicts use tire bleeder valves to > keep hot tire pressures from exceeding specified levels? If you use them, > are they consistently reliable on all four tires and is there any particular > make of bleeder valve that you could recommend. I'm not much interested in > filling up my tires and air tank with nitrogen. Earlier this year I crewed for a couple races for a friend running Spec RX-7 who used these valves. We didn't like them and ended up ditching 'em. Yes, they worked as advertised and the pressure was stable, but they made it difficult, really impossible, to read the tires when the session was over. How do you know if one tire is working too hard if the excess pressure is being vented? You'll also end up adding air more often since it vents out every session. I don't know what brand they were. Better to just check the air immediately before and after every session and keep records. No need to go to nitrogen, just monitor the pressures and set them up to get optimum pressure after the tires are heated. -- Ron Katona
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#4. Re: Water Pump Replacement - from Jeff James
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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 08:11:06 PDT From: "Jeff James" <jdgtrski@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Water Pump Replacement Following uberjeph's most excellent bomb ass instructions, I replaced my water pump, thermostat, housing cover, and radiator hoses yesterday. Thanks uberjeph! The whole process was accomplished with a minimum of swearing and only one bicycle trip to the hardware store for an 8mm hex wrench. The plastic impeller pump with 67,000 miles on it looked to be in pristine condition and capable of another 67,000 but what the heck, at least I don't have to worry about it now. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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#5. rumble in right front - from Patrick Sarne
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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 08:19:02 -0700 From: Patrick Sarne <PatrickS@HoyleDonnelly.com> Subject: rumble in right front Hi everyone, I just returned from Buttonwillow with the San Diego CCA and had a great time. But, I am getting a rumbling sound from my right front tire area. At first I thought that it was just loud tire noise(Yoko AVS) because that is what it sounds like. But it's the only of the 4 tires making the sounds and when I put my stock wheels back on as a test and the sound remains. Also, it is audible with the wheel turned straight, louder as I turn left, and goes away as I turn right. It is definitely speed-sensitive (not RPM related), but I do not feel any vibrations at the wheel. Any suggestions? I thought it might be a wheel bearing, but an earlier post from Ben Liaw says that it would be a squeaking sounds. This certainly is NOT squeaking. Thanks for your help, Patrick Sarne 1995 M3 Bilstein/H&R/Fikse
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#6. BMW CCA Club Racing School in NH on Oct 21 and 22!! - from Dave Spragg
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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 11:32:51 -0400 From: "Dave Spragg" <dspragg@mediaone.net> Subject: BMW CCA Club Racing School in NH on Oct 21 and 22!! Hi All, This school still has opening and is looking for a few good drivers. You must have substantial track experience, be an instructor, or at least have been signed off to solo in order to participate. All the info is on the following web page so look there to answer your questions if you have them. If you want in send in your app and contact Boston Chapter personnel listed on the page ASAP. I am just a participant, I have nothing else to do with the school so don't ask me. ;) Hell, I'll be lucky if they let me in. http://www.boston-bmwcca.org/events/2000/club-race-school-1020.html Thanks, Dave Spragg dave@spragg.com Natick, MA 99 M3 Sharked 92 330is Sharked and Supercharged
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#7. Re: [E36M3] rumble in right front - from Andrew E. Kalman
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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 09:36:16 -0700 From: "Andrew E. Kalman" <aek@pumpkininc.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] rumble in right front Re: > >I just returned from Buttonwillow with the San Diego CCA and had a great >time. But, I am getting a rumbling sound from my right front tire area. At >first I thought that it was just loud tire noise(Yoko AVS) because that is >what it sounds like. But it's the only of the 4 tires making the sounds and >when I put my stock wheels back on as a test and the sound remains. Also, >it is audible with the wheel turned straight, louder as I turn left, and >goes away as I turn right. It is definitely speed-sensitive (not RPM >related), but I do not feel any vibrations at the wheel. Any suggestions? >I thought it might be a wheel bearing, but an earlier post from Ben Liaw >says that it would be a squeaking sounds. This certainly is NOT squeaking. I had nearly identical noises on another car (non-BMW), and it was most definitely a wheel bearing. The only wheel bearings I've heard that squeaked were on mouse cars :-) One other thing you should check is whether the noise changes when the brakes are applied _lightly_ -- it may be brake-related. -- ______________________________________ Andrew E. Kalman, Ph.D. aek@pumpkininc.com
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#8. Monday morning and shit happens - from Bora Akyol
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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 10:37:22 -0700 From: Bora Akyol <akyol@pluris.com> Subject: Monday morning and shit happens So I am driving to work this morning (I had not driven the car for a week), and I hear this dragging sound coming towards the front from the drivers side. Of course, by this time I am on the freeway and I can not stop. I drive to work and look under the car and see that a massive plastic shroud (under the radiator area). So I jacked the car up and undid a few bolts and tucked the shroud back in. By this time, about 1/8th of the shroud is gone but the rest seems OK. First of all, what is the proper name for this so that I can order the replacement part? What function does this serve? Can I go without it? How does this shroud fit? I don't have my Bentley with me. I managed to tuck it in, but left side looks different than the right side. I may also need to order the piece that goes on the side of it and looks like brake ducting piece since one of the clips on it seems to be broken as well. Nice way to start the week, eh? Bora
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#9. Re: [E36M3] Supercharge or turbo? - from Roger Baker
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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 10:59:06 -0700 From: Roger Baker <rbaker@velodyne.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Supercharge or turbo? If money is even remotely a concern, don't do either! I went with a turbo & know others who have turbo or s/c and everyone I know has suffered from various annoying & serious problems. I now removed my AA turbo & am building a naturally aspirated 3.2L to replace the turbo'd one. The turbo cost me the old engine. Roger
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#10. squeaking - from Kit Wetzler
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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 11:08:11 -0700 From: Kit Wetzler <kitwetzler@mindspring.com> Subject: squeaking Hm... ben liaw said: > worn wheel bearings usually make squeeking sounds. ruh roh. I've been hearing an intermittent squeak noise coming from my M3. Are there any other signs of a wheel bearing going? How hard are they to change out on the M3? (pressed in?) I haven't noticed any side-to-side play in the front wheels. What are the failure modes? Anything else I should replace while I'm in there? (heh, while you have the rear wheel off, you might as well replace those nasty rear trailing arm bushings with TC Kline's metal bushings...) thanks guys. Also, if anyone in the bay area knows a good tint shop, let me know! -kit, praying that 245/40r17 BFG R1A's fit on his car with 17x8.5 m-contours all around 97 m3/4