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#1. Re: [E36M3] Re: To sell or not to sell - from Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 21:17:37 -0500 From: <Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: To sell or not to sell I believe I posted it when it happened, but my car was found in front of my house over a small cliff, after we received a delivery.... I believe the car was bumped, but apparently it is essentially impossible to prove. Over $10k damage. Regards, Stan Shaw Excell.Net Phone: (413) 599-0399 Fax: (413) 599-0421 Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net http://www.excell.net/ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Knight" <knight2244@yahoo.com> To: <Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net>; "E36M3" <e36m3@bmw-m.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: To sell or not to sell > > I can't imagine that I'm the only one that is curious > about this - Is there a good story here? Do tell. > > --- Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net wrote: > > Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 13:40:10 -0500 > > From: <Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net> > > Subject: Re: To sell or not to sell > > > other than it falling over a cliff... > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > >
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#2. coolant freezing- a solution - from John Pease
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 19:15:51 -0800 (PST) From: John Pease <john_pease123@yahoo.com> Subject: coolant freezing- a solution Here is a trick that can keep the car happy in really cold weather. Get a cheap mechanics trouble light that comes with a 50 foot cord. If you put a 60W light bulb in this baby and put it in your engine compartment under the exhaust manifold it will keep the engine warm. Of course the usual warnings apply. BTW most people I meet who learned to drive in warmer climates use their parking brakes. Those of us from the frozen north almost always park our cars in gear with the parking brake off. AEK are your ears ringing?? HTH John Pease __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
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#3. Re: New AA Superchargers - from ajoseph1981@earthlink.net
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 21:51:22 -0600 From: <ajoseph1981@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: New AA Superchargers O Great Forced Induction Gurus: AA has a snazzy new supercharger set-up for OBD-II M3's (no mention of anything fitting [my] '95 M3) that uses a Rotrex supercharger. I know AA has a pretty fair reputation with their turbo set-ups, so I wouldn't mind dealing with them. Having never heard of Rotrex, I bebopped over to their site ( http://www.rotrex.eu.com/ ) and they use a rather interesting drive principle in their step-up gearing. I'm wondering if anyone has any knowledge/experience with this type of planetary gear drive? AA's new superchargers can be seen at: http://www.activeautowerke.com/Supercharged/default.asp Respectfully, Andrew Joseph ajoseph1981@earthlink.net
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#4. Re: [E36M3] Re: New AA Superchargers - from DocWyte
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 20:06:24 -0800 (PST) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] Re: New AA Superchargers My friend Ryan just had one of these installed on his M coupe. I haven't had a chance to see or drive it, but apparently it's a very clean install and runs like a bat out of hell. Reliabilty remains to be seen tho... -josh --- ajoseph1981@earthlink.net wrote: > Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 21:51:22 -0600 > From: <ajoseph1981@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: New AA Superchargers > > O Great Forced Induction Gurus: > > AA has a snazzy new supercharger set-up for OBD-II > M3's (no mention of > anything fitting [my] '95 M3) that uses a Rotrex > supercharger. I know AA > has a pretty fair reputation with their turbo > set-ups, so I wouldn't mind > dealing with them. > > Having never heard of Rotrex, I bebopped over to > their site ( > http://www.rotrex.eu.com/ ) and they use a rather > interesting drive > principle in their step-up gearing. I'm wondering > if anyone has any > knowledge/experience with this type of planetary > gear drive? > > AA's new superchargers can be seen at: > http://www.activeautowerke.com/Supercharged/default.asp > > Respectfully, > Andrew Joseph > ajoseph1981@earthlink.net > > > > > ************************************************* > Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our > sponsors: > Taylor Autosport http://www.taylorautosport.com > Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com > BMW M3 Specialties http://www.jt-designs.com > Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* > > ===== Josh Wyte Momentum Motorsports 508-833-3024 After 5 pm EST __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
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#5. Re: [E36M3] coolant freezing- a solution - from matthew c. mead
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 23:10:15 -0500 From: "matthew c. mead" <mmead-bmw@goof.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] coolant freezing- a solution On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 09:17:13PM -0600, John Pease wrote: > BTW most people I meet who learned to drive in warmer climates > use their parking brakes. Those of us from the frozen north > almost always park our cars in gear with the parking brake > off. AEK are your ears ringing?? Ok. I'll bite. I just moved to Madison. Why do you park without the parking brake? -matt -- matthew c. mead 97 Dakar M3/4 97 White GS-R/4 92 Black Miata 87 White Saab 900S http://www.goof.com/~mmead/
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#6. Re: [E36M3] coolant freezing- a solution - from DocWyte
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 20:20:12 -0800 (PST) From: DocWyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [E36M3] coolant freezing- a solution Because the cables can freeze and then you can't move the car! -josh m3 in my driveway, in gear, with parking brake off! --- "matthew c. mead" <mmead-bmw@goof.com> wrote: > Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 23:10:15 -0500 > From: "matthew c. mead" <mmead-bmw@goof.com> > Subject: Re: [E36M3] coolant freezing- a solution > > On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 09:17:13PM -0600, John Pease > wrote: > > > BTW most people I meet who learned to drive in > warmer climates > > use their parking brakes. Those of us from the > frozen north > > almost always park our cars in gear with the > parking brake > > off. AEK are your ears ringing?? > > Ok. I'll bite. I just moved to Madison. Why do > you park > without the parking brake? > > > > > -matt > > -- > matthew c. mead > 97 Dakar M3/4 > 97 White GS-R/4 > 92 Black Miata > 87 White Saab 900S > > http://www.goof.com/~mmead/ > > > ************************************************* > Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our > sponsors: > Taylor Autosport http://www.taylorautosport.com > Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com > BMW M3 Specialties http://www.jt-designs.com > Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com > > DIGEST INFORMATION: > http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm > ************************************************* > > ===== Josh Wyte Momentum Motorsports 508-833-3024 After 5 pm EST __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
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#7. Aluminum Jack Maintenance -- check yours today! - from KLchmn@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 00:30:32 EST From: KLchmn@aol.com Subject: Aluminum Jack Maintenance -- check yours today! Gruppe, If you have bought one of the cheap aluminum jacks from Costco or Harbor Freight, you need to check the nuts and bolts on the jack before you use it again. I happened to notice one of the handles was a bit loose. In the process of tightening it up, I decided to check all the other nuts and bolts. They were all loose, some almost falling out once you looked closely. Just a heads up for everyone! Cheers, Kirk Lachman Sin City Chapter '95 M3 #21 I-stock
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#8. Anyone know the inner workings of the oil pump? - from Chester Wong
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 21:34:21 -0800 (PST) From: Chester Wong <chester_p_wong@yahoo.com> Subject: Anyone know the inner workings of the oil pump? So I dropped the oil pan again tonight. Much more of a pain when only one person is doing. Anyway, the sprocket is good and tight :( But there is no evidence from anywhere (scratched metal, etc) of the noise. I did, however, look at the dipstick guide tube o-ring and it had a large chunk missing. Needless to say, I'm going to pick up a new one tomorrow. Perhaps it was a vacuum leak causing the noise. But I was thinking, "What if the large chunk of o-ring fell into the oil?" It would eventually work its way to the oil pump. Would it get clogged or lodged? Or would it pass through and get caught at the oil filter? My only other theory is we use the permatex sealant all around and some of it got onto the harmonic balancer. The sealant is sticky and never dries so maybe it's rubbing (like a shear action). I'll try to clean the harmonic balancer tomorrow. Ugh. Pretty interesting how our cranks are blue. Chester =====
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#9. Tool site for DIYs - from Mark Siismets
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 23:11:47 -0800 (PST) From: Mark Siismets <msiismets@yahoo.com> Subject: Tool site for DIYs Ran across this site while looking for tools to help out with maintenance on my car: http://www.samstagsales.com/ They specialize in German-made hand tools. I have no affiliation with this company; just thought some of you might be interested in what they offer. Regards, Mark '95 M3 - Houston __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
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#10. jacking problems - answer - from dholeman
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Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 07:59:05 -0500 From: "dholeman" <dholeman@racepad.com> Subject: jacking problems - answer People are going off on the wrong tangent in answering this question. The rocker panel is not slipping. The the jack insert goes into a hole in the rocker panel. On a car in good condition you will notice that there is a sleve that this sides into. This sleave is welded to sheet metal. What has happened is that this can not bear much weight and the sleve has torn from from its lower weld and is being pressed up into the sheet metal above. The outward symptom is that you can't fit the jack insert into the sleve or when jack up the car the insert is pressing against the top of the sideskirt hole. I know this because I have this problem. You will have to remove the side skirt to see the full extent of the damage. You will have to go to a body shop and have them repair this. Since you now have a hole below the sleve where the weld has broken you have a nice opportunity for water to get in there and rust out the area. Anyone who has a car with a lowered suspension needs to use these inserts to jack up the car. Moreover, even those who don't the factory jack uses these holes. Also if you are going to put your car up on jack stands with flat tops (like those 5 ton ones from Griots) you have to use these inserts to jack up the car and then slide the jack under the jack pads. If you jack the car up by the jack pads - no way to get a jack there. David Holeman www.racepad.com