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#1. Recharge a battery? - from david tow
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Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 11:09:10 -0700 From: "david tow" <david_tow@hotmail.com> Subject: Recharge a battery? Greetings, all! The battery of my 95 M3 died last week after sitting in the garage for five days. I jump-started the car, and have been driving it everyday since without any problem. This battery was last installed about 59k miles ago. Is it time to replace it again? Or is it okay to add distill water and recharge it? If it is okay to recharge the battery, how could I recharge it correctly? In an old car, I would just disconnect the positive terminal and charge it overnight. But I worry that newer cars might have electronic stuff that could be easily damaged if I do it this way. I also don't want to wipe out all my radio settings... Thanks! __ __ David Tow / / / / | / | ______ 95 M3 coupe / / / / |/ | o/______\o Red/gray / / / / | (OO=00=OO) david_tow@hotmail.com / / / /__/|__/|__| []*=XX=*[] _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
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#2.Snap-On Mid Rise Lift - from Dorffer, Rich
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Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:19:30 -0400 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> Subject: <FS> Snap-On Mid Rise Lift This weekend, I had the opportunity to visit a shop that was selling their Snap-On Mid Rise Lifts (Part # EELR300A) which were about three years old. They look and operate a lot like the current offering (Part # EELR338A) except that the 300A has a rectangular steel framework rather than a solid deck like the 338A. I would think that the 300A would make certain areas more accessible. Here is the link (if it works) of the current 338A model: http://buy.snapon.com/catalog/pro_det.asp?P65=yes&qt=1&test=Lift%2C+Mid-Rise+%28Electric%29%3B+%243%2C495.00%3BEELR338A%3B56268&tool=&INV_ONHAND=&FREIGHT=&qty=1&Item_id=56268&PartNo=EELR338A&Price=+%243%2C495.00&ListPrice=+%243%2C495.00&FORMNAME=2&Desc=Lift%2C+Mid-Rise+%28Electric%29&SUB_Cat_ID=1168967&SUB_Cat_NAME=Mid-Rise+Lifts&Cat_ID=1168966&Cat_NAME=Above+Ground+Lifts&group_id=1711&group_NAME=Mid-Rise+Lifts&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog I have pictures of one of the units that I can share if anyone is seriously interested in buying one. It looks like two of them will be available and I plan on buying one of them. Just curious if anyone is seriously interested in the second one and wants to discuss it further. Cost will be less than 1/2 of a new one. The condition was quite good, just a little dirty and I easily was able to wipe one down for the pictures I took. Shipping or pick-up will be up to the purchaser. I doubt shipping is really feasible. Sorry for the WOB but I thought someone may be looking for a good deal on one of these. Obligatory BMW content...one of these lifts should safely make it very easy to do 75% of the work I do on my M3 and 325is. Best regards, Rich
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#3.Snap-On Mid Rise Lift - from Dorffer, Rich
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Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:28:28 -0400 From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> Subject: <FS> Snap-On Mid Rise Lift I am terribly sorry for omitting very necessary information, the lift is located in North East Ohio (Dalton). Best regards, Rich
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Recharge a battery? - from alex.fadeev@verizon.com
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Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 13:46:50 -0500 From: alex.fadeev@verizon.com Subject: Re: [E36M3] Recharge a battery? "david tow" <david_tow@hotmail.com> wrote: > > The battery of my 95 M3 died last week after sitting in the garage > for five days. I jump-started the car, and have been driving it > everyday since without any problem. This battery was last installed > about 59k miles ago. Is it time to replace it again? Or is it okay > to add distill water and recharge it? David, How much water does the battery need? How often have you been adding water to it over the last 7 years? I assume your battery is 7 years old. If so it is one of the longer lasting M3 batteries out there. If you have been maintaining it religiously, it may last a little bit longer. If in doubt, you can swing by any car parts store and they will gladly perform a load test on your battery in hopes of selling you a new one. Do the test and see how it checks out. > If it is okay to recharge the battery, how could I recharge it > correctly? In an old car, I would just disconnect the positive > terminal and charge it overnight. But I worry that newer cars > might have electronic stuff that could be easily damaged if I > do it this way. I haven't had the pleasure of needing to recharge a battery in the M3. But if it was my car I would take the battery out of the car entirely before initiating a recharge. > I also don't want to wipe out all my radio settings... That does eliminate the above option. alex f
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#5. I've done it (brake job)!!! - from david tow
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Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 12:01:04 -0700 From: "david tow" <david_tow@hotmail.com> Subject: I've done it (brake job)!!! Hi, all! Many many thanks to you, I've finally installed all the pads, sensors and rotors in my 95 M3 Saturday! And I have not rear-ended any car or something like that so far because of the brake failure. :o) As a first timer (first time to work on any brakes), I found the job to be a lot more difficult than some of you guys had me to believe. I found that I did not only need the 7 mm allen socket, I also needed the 6 mm allen socket to remove/install the rotor retaining screws. I found out that my Haynes 3-series repair manual was hopeless for my M3. I found out that the installation instructions on the web provided by the M3 listers were very valuable indeed! I found out that the prices for parts could vary so much that it pays to shop around, and shop around some more! I found out that my younger brother was a lot handier than me and quite helpful to me when I had a personal disaster. I also found out that my physical conditions were worse than I first anticipated, since I can now hardly drag my aching body around after monkeying around. I ended up spending more than half a day working on this job! Let's see: I am making $$$ per hour, and now 6 hours multiplied by $$$ - oh, damn it... I have saved a whopping 72% on part costs compared to dealers'! I was so happy about the saving, I went out and bought two brand new Trek 12-speed bikes to my two sons yesterday. :o) __ __ David Tow / / / / | / | ______ 95 M3 coupe / / / / |/ | o/______\o Red/gray / / / / | (OO=00=OO) david_tow@hotmail.com / / / /__/|__/|__| []*=XX=*[] _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
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#6. sick E36 M3 - from alex.fadeev@verizon.com
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Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:03:02 -0500 From: alex.fadeev@verizon.com Subject: sick E36 M3 Folks, I'm not having a very good car weekend. At this Saturday's LSC autoX I let a friend drive my car. Two runs later after I got it back, the bottom cooling hose is off the radiator neck (two other E36 loose coolant hoses, one looses a radiator neck!) AND the car had developed an engine hiccup. I refilled the car with water, but the hiccup got worse and the car returned home on a tow truck. It started off as a very weird problem: I could accelerate as hard as I wanted in straight line or going left. But as soon as I would try accelerating and turning right at the same time, it would throw a check engine light and I loose power for 1-2 seconds. Obviously not very good for my run times. I spent the rest of the afternoon crawling under the car looking for anything amiss. One suggestion was a dying 02 sensor. So I unplug it and test the car. Everything seams alright. I went out and fill her up to the brink to eliminate the fuel starvation possibility. Then line up for afternoon runs and the hiccup is back with a vengeance. Now I don't get the power back at all. Once I loose power, the tech goes into a feeding frenzy zooming all over the dial without the corresponding change in engine noise. Then it stalls. I can restart it, but the RPMs hunt at idle and it soon stalls again. I finish the end of the day in my wife's car. After cleaning up the course I start my M3 to see if I can drive it home. It seams to be back to normal (engine cold == no problem?). But than around Weatherford the tech needle dance is back and the car stalls every 60 seconds. Than every 30 seconds. The check engine light stays on all the time. Long story short, I pull into a gas station and call AAA. When the tow truck finally shows up and hour and a half later (engine cold again), it starts right up to get on the flat bed under its own power. Same story getting it off the flat bed. Since I had triggered a check engine light, I hope to read some useful codes out of it. My '95 M3 is refusing to oblige with the gas pedal light check. Is there anyone on the list who lives in the DFW area and would loan me a code reader this afternoon? Any ideas? Usual suspects? BTDT's? Since the car dies and refuses to restart, I'm suspecting either a DME or an HFM (euro HFM setup). Does flywheel sensor fit the bill? All miscellaneous temp sensors are also under suspicion, but I doubt they would cause the car to die. The fuel deliver is also in question and might account for the stalling, but not the tech needle dance. What else? TIA, alex f sick 10/94 production '95 M3
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#7. Re: [E36M3] Disappointing Dyno Run - from Reid Conti
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Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 12:11:31 -0700 From: Reid Conti <reid@conti.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Disappointing Dyno Run also, running the car at damn near 100 degrees is sure as hell gonna hurt performance.. my 207hp pull was at 55 degrees or so.. reid On Monday, Sep 9, 2002, at 08:33 US/Pacific, Dorffer, Rich wrote: > Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 11:28:15 -0400 > From: "Dorffer, Rich" <RDORFFER@CleIndians.com> > Subject: [E36M3] Disappointing Dyno Run > > Andrew said > >> Thanks to those who replied to my disappointing dyno run post...I am >> starting to suspect the info I obtained about stock figures was >> off...never >> believe everything you read! > > Definitely, 190 - 200 hp for a stock M3 would be more than appropriate > for a stock configuration. I doubted where you got your information > as soon as I read it. > > Rich - no dyno pulls yet. > > 95 M3 > 90 325is > 89 325is - for now > > > ************************************************************* > List Commands > UNSUBSCRIBE - (in subject line) unsubscribes you from the mailing list. > DIR - sends a listing of files available in the list's GET directory. > GET filename1.ext,filename2.ext - sends the requested file(s). > > To issue a command/request to the server: > Send a message with the command you wish executed as the > subject of the message to the email address e36m3@bmw-m.net. > ************************************************************* > >
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#8. Used Hawk pads... - from James Clay
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Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 15:26:57 -0400 From: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> Subject: Used Hawk pads... are sold. Mintex still available. James ------------------------------------------------------------------ James Clay http://www.bimmerworld.com Engineered BMW Performance World Challenge / SCCA / BMWCCA Racecar Rental Genuine and OEM BMW Parts (540) 639-9648 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Please inquire about our new line of performance street, track, and full race clutch/flywheel systems.
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#9. Exhausts for sale Stock & Triflo... - from Ben Tickner
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Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 15:20:54 -0400 From: "Ben Tickner" <ben@infofusion.com> Subject: Exhausts for sale Stock & Triflo... Tri-Flo exhaust fits 95 - 99 with DTM tips. It is in Good condition. Just make a reasonable offer. 99 M3 exhaust fits 95 - 99 (factory) Very clean (10,000 mile take-off) Reasonable offer accepted. 2001 E46 323ci Tri Flo single 4.5 tip. Reasonable offer. Feel free to call or send an email privately Ben- 401-741-9060 ben@tickner.com I will ship them any way you like...
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#10. Used Jack Wanted - neglected in Northern VA - from Paci, Noah
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Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 16:18:05 -0400 From: "Paci, Noah" <npaci@rr.com> Subject: Used Jack Wanted - neglected in Northern VA With all that talk of Aluminum Jacks we had in the last couple of weeks, I got to thinking that someone probably has an older steel bodied heavy shop jack. I have one of the $20 trak auto ones, and it is growing old and seeming like less and less fun to use. I want a big jack with a nice 4 foot handle. Does anyone have a big heavy jack that is just sitting in the corner feeling neglected(in northern va) that they would like to sell? Or recommendations on the best one to buy new? Cheers, Noah Paci