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#1. Flaky Heater/Air Unit - from Jamie Thomas
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 15:29:23 -0800 (PST) From: Jamie Thomas <midpoint@mindspring.com> Subject: Flaky Heater/Air Unit It seems that my air/heater is tired. Yesterday the display started flashing intermittantly, then stopped and all was fine. Today, it flashed and went out, but the heater kept working. So it was heating but stuck in the on position. It was frozen to any changes in temp, velocity or flow position, but kept working. After a while, the light came back on and I could once again change the settings and turn it off and on. As of right now, all is fine. Which very expensive piece of electronic equipment do I get to replace? Since it is the first thing to break on this car since new and after 94,000 miles, 43 track days and 107 rallies, I cant complain. Jamie 97 M3<---been a very reliable car Jamie Thomas Principal Midpoint CAD, LLC (206) 817-3731 (206) 770-6184 eFAX midpoint@mindspring.com www.midpointcad.com
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#2. Peake tool manual? - from Michael Gilbert
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 15:48:34 -0500 From: "Michael Gilbert" <mgilbert1@attbi.com> Subject: Peake tool manual? Hello, Does anyone have a photocopy or .pdf copy of the Peak Research fault code manual? I own the tool but can't find the manual and it's not much good without that. I have an E36 M3 so just those pages might suffice, but I'd rather have the whole manual if you've got it. TIA, Mike 97 M3 I-stock #121
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#3. Aluminum Racing Jack - from Patrick Dargan
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 15:42:52 -0500 From: "Patrick Dargan" <darg01@earthlink.net> Subject: Aluminum Racing Jack Does anyone have a recommend brand and source for one of these? It was so hot last summer, that when changing my tires, the jack sunk into the asphalt and the carrier bent. Thought I might replace it with one of the new aluminum ones.
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#4. RE:Actual RPM value - from HYPERM3@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 16:06:41 EST From: HYPERM3@aol.com Subject: RE:Actual RPM value Jamie Howton writes: > Any way to get RPM to > display on the on board computer? > Yes, there is. Hold in odometer button on dash while turning key to first click (before all accessories position). You will then see the words test and a number. keep pushing the button until you get to number 14. When on 14, press and hold the odometer button for 15. But when you do, you will see the words test and ON. After holding the button for about 3 seconds, it will switch to OFF. Now click back through to number 7 to which when letting go, you will see 4 zeros. NOW start the car at this point. If you misstart the car or click past number 7, you must repeat these steps. Once started correctly though, you will see your tach in exacting measurements in the odometer display. After doing this I found out my analog tach is off by about 200rpm too low. No wonder I kept hitting fuel cut early. Hope this helped, Alex "HyperM3" Demsky 97 S/C M3
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#5. RE: [E36M3] RE:Actual RPM value - from Jamie Howton
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 15:36:38 -0600 From: "Jamie Howton" <jhowton@fotofab.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] RE:Actual RPM value > Yes, there is. Hold in odometer button on dash while turning > key to first ... <SNIP> Wow, fantastic information. Thanks to _everyone_ who responded on this, I do have a DMM and was going to try that method, but _this_ is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again. Regards Jamie Howton 2002 330i 5 Spd Steel Blue Metallic SP 1995 M3 5 Spd Arctic Silver 1979 Porsche 928 5 Speed Opalmetallic
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#6. RE: [E36M3] Horrible Vendor Alert - from James Clay
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 16:51:02 -0500 From: "James Clay" <james@bimmerworld.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] Horrible Vendor Alert Not real fun to deal with, but I have a good suggestion. I see a lot of people hunting for the best possible deal on parts while not really considering the customer service that goes with it. I see a trend in the industry for cheap mail-order houses that stock a wide range of parts, some good, some trash. Can you really expect someone who sells all kinds of import parts to know or really care what works on your specific car unless their computer tells them (sometimes incorrectly)? These guys make commission on volume, not service quality or return customer percentages. When you chase cost, you open yourself up to this. How about buying from a vendor who knows the car inside out, has a wealth of personal experience with the car, and cares about your business? We bend over backward, even if it sometimes costs money, to make sure our customers are satisfied with a sale. I can honestly count on one hand the number of problems I have had that we couldn't resolve in the duration of our business. This isn't a buy-from-us email either. I know all of the sponsors on the list personally and I know they conduct business with their customers in the same way, plus they care enough about this list to get involved on it. Outside of list sponsors, there are other enthusiast-owned companies - the ones that are actually designing parts for the cars, racing the cars, etc (throwing a name on someone else's car doesn't count usually). These are the companies that care about how your car performs and whether the part they sell is honestly going to work correctly or give you the desired effect. And often, the prices are very similar to the cut-rate businesses. Just my opinion from having seen the industry from both sides. James Clay http://www.bimmerworld.com Engineered BMW Performance 540.639.9648
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#7. Re: Electric fan controls - from Neil Maller
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 17:12:59 -0500 From: Neil Maller <neil.maller@gte.net> Subject: Re: Electric fan controls on 1/30/03 3:03 PM, John Pease <john_pease123@yahoo.com> wrote: > With the electric fan thread in full swing I would like to ask what people > think of an alternative fan control scheme. > All of the electric fans I have seen are controlled by a relay. It is pretty > hard to beat a relay, its cheap and reliable. The problem is that these fans > draw a lot of current and you only have two speed choices fully on or off. I > think that it would be easy to implement a proportional fan control that would > command fan speed (and current draw) based on the coolant temperature. Technically this is obviously feasible. > This fan controller could also have a maximum current limit to avoid > over-stressing the vehicles electrical system. Cost is the biggest problem > with this idea. Such a controller would have to retail for at least $100 - not > good when compared to a $10 relay. The problem is not just the cost, but whether the potential benefit justifies it. Assuming the fan is correctly sized for max demand in each case there would be no peak consumption savings. > Do any of you feel that it is worth the extra money to have a variable speed > fan control with temperature input? Note that the stock aux fan is a 2-speed unit, so in a crude sort of way the E36 already has a variable speed unit. There's also another way of getting to the same place. There's an Australian company that makes an electric coolant pump with variable speed controller. This substitutes for both the water pump and coolant thermostat, varying coolant flow to maintain temperature. Neil 96 M3
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#8. Bleeder Valve Tools Specs - from Jeff Stowe
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 15:37:16 -0800 From: Jeff Stowe <jrstowe@pacbell.net> Subject: Bleeder Valve Tools Specs Can someone give me the correct specs for the appropriate M3 brake bleeder valve tool. It's a special kind of wrench is it not? (we won't discuss how I've been opening and closing the bleeder valves to date) thanks, jeff
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#9. Rear toe-in specs - from Grant.Fairweather@abbott.com
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:54:28 -0600 From: Grant.Fairweather@abbott.com Subject: Rear toe-in specs Anyone have the rear toe-in specs for a 98 E36 M3 handy? I noticed that my M3 has a slight toe-in on both rear wheels and would like confirmation that this is or isn't expected as a mfg. setting. Grant Chicago 98 M3/4...powered by Dinan
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#10. RE: [CR] Peake tool manual? - from Michael Gilbert
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 12:33:49 -0500 From: "Michael Gilbert" <mgilbert1@attbi.com> Subject: RE: [CR] Peake tool manual? Thanks to all who emailed - I now have the manual and really appreciate the help. Best regards, Mike 97 M3 I-stock #121 -----Original Message----- From: club-racing-list-admin@bimmers.com [mailto:club-racing-list-admin@bimmers.com]On Behalf Of Michael Gilbert Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 3:49 PM To: BMW CR; E36M3; UUC Subject: [CR] Peake tool manual? Hello, Does anyone have a photocopy or .pdf copy of the Peak Research fault code manual? I own the tool but can't find the manual and it's not much good without that. I have an E36 M3 so just those pages might suffice, but I'd rather have the whole manual if you've got it. TIA, Mike 97 M3 I-stock #121 _______________________________________________ BMW CR SIG Sponsors: http://www.motorsportimports.com (Motorsport Imports) http://www.turnermotorsport.com (Turner Motorsport) http://www.vacmotorsports.com (VAC Motorsports) http://www.bimmerworld.com (Bimmerworld) http://www.ipa1.com (BMW Racers Non-Rated Life Insurance) http://www.bmwcca.org (BMW Car Club of America) _______________________________________________ Reply to club-racing-list@bimmers.com http://lists.bimmers.com/mailman/listinfo/club-racing-list