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#1. Oakland airport (bay area) long term parking - from Msebmwman@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 02:28:32 EST From: Msebmwman@aol.com Subject: Oakland airport (bay area) long term parking Bay area folks; I need to do some car shuttling to the bay area in preparation for the Infineon driving school in early March put on by the GGC of the BMW CCA. I need to park my car at the Oakland airport long term parking for about 5 days. Is there any particular reason not to do this? Car is a 95 red M3 coupe, nothing particularly bling on the car to steal or draw attention, contents inside including wheels and tires will be covered as well and stereo won't be visible. Thanks for any advice you can provide. Best regards Marc 95M3
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#2. Used ZKWs for sale - from Jim Powell
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Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 06:28:17 -0800 From: "Jim Powell" <jsp98m3@apexcone.com> Subject: Used ZKWs for sale I have a set of used ZKW's for sale. They have some pitting from road dust and one has a small chip about the size of a BB. They come with standard H1's in the high beam and Philips HIDs in the low beams. The original bulbs have been replaced with 4500K Xtec bulbs which have a lifetime warranty. Since I'm the Xtec Distributor, you won't get any arguments about the warranty :) I'm asking $350 for the pair. Super Blue high beam bulbs or DDE Lightning can be added as options. Buyer pays shipping. Jim
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#3. RE: Radiator Replacement - from Don Eilenberger
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Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 09:32:14 -0500 From: Don Eilenberger <deilenberger@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: Radiator Replacement Kurt asked: >I hear that the replacement is fairly straightforward, with the possible >exception of the nut on the fan that a special wrench is required? 32mm open end - thin. And a dead-shot hammer is good (one with lead shot inside it and soft faces..) >Anyone have a write up on the procedure? I'll let someone else tackle that since I haven't BTDT on this BMW, yet. >I'll be doing the thermostat and housing while I'm at it and I've heard >differing stories on drilling a hole in the thermostat. Thoughts on >that, and what's the purpose? The purpose probably is to mimic the air-hole in older thermostats that BMW used. The hole was there to allow air to pass through the thermostat and help bleed all the air out. I believe it is redundant on the modern BMW's and the thermostats no longer come with the hole since there is a much larger hole between the two passages of the thermostat housing - built right into the casting. I would suggest getting an aluminum thermostat housing with a new profile gasket. Lots of on-line sources, BMA Autoparts was about $23 or so. Since your M3 is 10 years old, you might also consider replacing the belt idlers while you're in there - they're not terribly expensive ($14 and $16 from memory from BMA..) and do the belts if they haven't been done recently. If you don't know the history of your water pump, it would IMHO be worth replacing it also since your car falls into the dreaded plastic impeller years. With new idlers and belts - the engine idles just as quietly as a brand new one.. :-) >Thanks! >Kurt Resener >Louisville, KY >'95 ///M3 >'97 528i >'97 Audi A6 Quattro Avant >'75 Mercedes 280c _______D_o_n__________S_p_r_i_n_g__L_a_k_e__H_t_s____________©1946________ Don Eilenberger, Spring Lk Hts, NJ - http://www.njsbmwr.org/ '98 M3c/5, '03 525iT, '87 K75S
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#4. WTB: Clamshell Strut Spring Compressor - from M540
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Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 09:34:42 -0500 From: "M540" <m540@bellsouth.net> Subject: WTB: Clamshell Strut Spring Compressor All: Does anyone have a strut spring compressor kicking around that they want to sell? I put an order in for the $40 Harbor Freight one but they are backordered for 6 weeks. I'm a bit nervous using the stick-style spring compressors so I'd really prefer a clamshell-style if you have one. Thank you, Kevin
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#5. Re: [E36M3] RE: Radiator Replacement - from Robert Brooks
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Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 07:46:52 -0700 From: Robert Brooks <m3rb@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] RE: Radiator Replacement I had success with a regular 1 1/4 inch wrench from Ace Hardware. 1 1/4 inch is very close to 32mm. Trust me, my M had no idea I used a non-metric tool on her. Robert > From: Don Eilenberger <deilenberger@yahoo.com> > Subject: RE: Radiator Replacement > > Kurt asked: > >> I hear that the replacement is fairly straightforward, with the possible >> exception of the nut on the fan that a special wrench is required? > > > 32mm open end - thin. And a dead-shot hammer is good (one with > lead shot inside it and soft faces..) >
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#6. RE: [E36M3] RE: Radiator Replacement - from Graeme Weston-Lewis
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Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 08:31:18 -0700 From: "Graeme Weston-Lewis" <gweston@lsil.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] RE: Radiator Replacement I bought a Craftsman 32mm combination wrench - nothing fancy. Damn expensive though! A sharp smack with a dead blow hammer - the ones filled with lead shot and typically rubber coated - and off she came. The wrench is quite long so make sure you put some shop towels on the inside bodywork, otherwise you might ding the paint inside the engine bay - ask me how I know :( I wholeheartedly agree with everything else Don mentions below. The job is not difficult, but it is a little time consuming. While you are in there, it is cheap insurance to replace the water pump, belts and idlers. I installed the new t-stat as delivered and had absolutely no trouble bleeding the system. Good Luck, Graeme -----Original Message----- From: Don Eilenberger [mailto:deilenberger@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 7:33 AM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] RE: Radiator Replacement Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 09:32:14 -0500 From: Don Eilenberger <deilenberger@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: Radiator Replacement Kurt asked: >I hear that the replacement is fairly straightforward, with the >possible exception of the nut on the fan that a special wrench is required? 32mm open end - thin. And a dead-shot hammer is good (one with lead shot inside it and soft faces..) >Anyone have a write up on the procedure? I'll let someone else tackle that since I haven't BTDT on this BMW, yet. >I'll be doing the thermostat and housing while I'm at it and I've heard >differing stories on drilling a hole in the thermostat. Thoughts on >that, and what's the purpose? The purpose probably is to mimic the air-hole in older thermostats that BMW used. The hole was there to allow air to pass through the thermostat and help bleed all the air out. I believe it is redundant on the modern BMW's and the thermostats no longer come with the hole since there is a much larger hole between the two passages of the thermostat housing - built right into the casting. I would suggest getting an aluminum thermostat housing with a new profile gasket. Lots of on-line sources, BMA Autoparts was about $23 or so. Since your M3 is 10 years old, you might also consider replacing the belt idlers while you're in there - they're not terribly expensive ($14 and $16 from memory from BMA..) and do the belts if they haven't been done recently. If you don't know the history of your water pump, it would IMHO be worth replacing it also since your car falls into the dreaded plastic impeller years. With new idlers and belts - the engine idles just as quietly as a brand new one.. :-) >Thanks! >Kurt Resener >Louisville, KY >'95 ///M3 >'97 528i >'97 Audi A6 Quattro Avant >'75 Mercedes 280c _______D_o_n__________S_p_r_i_n_g__L_a_k_e__H_t_s____________C1946________ Don Eilenberger, Spring Lk Hts, NJ - http://www.njsbmwr.org/ '98 M3c/5, '03 525iT, '87 K75S ************************************************* Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com Treehouse Racing http://www.treehouseracing.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************
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#7. RE: Driving light cracked - from Townsend, William
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Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:44:52 -0500 From: "Townsend, William" <wtownsen@enterasys.com> Subject: RE: Driving light cracked Last one I bought on bimmerparts.com, $40. Was the best I could do. Also got the plastic film from StonGard.com. No more replacing. --Bill 96 red M3 Boston
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#8. RE: [E36M3] RE: Radiator Replacement - from K.C. Boyce
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Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:27:08 -0500 From: "K.C. Boyce" <k_boyce@e30eta.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] RE: Radiator Replacement Just another data point on the thermostat question: My '97 wasn't warming up. Any time it was below 45 degrees, the needle wouldn't move past 11 o'clock, regardless of how long I drove. When I replaced the thermostat, the old one had a gap of .5 mm around about 1/3 of its circumference. I would imagine that drilling a hole in a new thermostat would cause the same low coolant temp condition that I had. Good luck with the R&R; I'll echo the wisdom of the group on the 32 mm wrench. You don't need anything special -- we have a lot more clearance around the fan nut than I did on the E30s I worked on! KC Boyce '97 M3/4 -----Original Message----- From: Graeme Weston-Lewis [mailto:gweston@lsil.com] Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 10:33 AM To: E36M3 Subject: RE: [E36M3] RE: Radiator Replacement Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 08:31:18 -0700 From: "Graeme Weston-Lewis" <gweston@lsil.com> Subject: RE: [E36M3] RE: Radiator Replacement I bought a Craftsman 32mm combination wrench - nothing fancy. Damn expensive though! A sharp smack with a dead blow hammer - the ones filled with lead shot and typically rubber coated - and off she came. The wrench is quite long so make sure you put some shop towels on the inside bodywork, otherwise you might ding the paint inside the engine bay - ask me how I know :( I wholeheartedly agree with everything else Don mentions below. The job is not difficult, but it is a little time consuming. While you are in there, it is cheap insurance to replace the water pump, belts and idlers. I installed the new t-stat as delivered and had absolutely no trouble bleeding the system. Good Luck, Graeme -----Original Message----- From: Don Eilenberger [mailto:deilenberger@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 7:33 AM To: E36M3 Subject: [E36M3] RE: Radiator Replacement Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 09:32:14 -0500 From: Don Eilenberger <deilenberger@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: Radiator Replacement Kurt asked: >I hear that the replacement is fairly straightforward, with the >possible exception of the nut on the fan that a special wrench is required? 32mm open end - thin. And a dead-shot hammer is good (one with lead shot inside it and soft faces..) >Anyone have a write up on the procedure? I'll let someone else tackle that since I haven't BTDT on this BMW, yet. >I'll be doing the thermostat and housing while I'm at it and I've heard >differing stories on drilling a hole in the thermostat. Thoughts on >that, and what's the purpose? The purpose probably is to mimic the air-hole in older thermostats that BMW used. The hole was there to allow air to pass through the thermostat and help bleed all the air out. I believe it is redundant on the modern BMW's and the thermostats no longer come with the hole since there is a much larger hole between the two passages of the thermostat housing - built right into the casting. I would suggest getting an aluminum thermostat housing with a new profile gasket. Lots of on-line sources, BMA Autoparts was about $23 or so. Since your M3 is 10 years old, you might also consider replacing the belt idlers while you're in there - they're not terribly expensive ($14 and $16 from memory from BMA..) and do the belts if they haven't been done recently. If you don't know the history of your water pump, it would IMHO be worth replacing it also since your car falls into the dreaded plastic impeller years. With new idlers and belts - the engine idles just as quietly as a brand new one.. :-) >Thanks! >Kurt Resener >Louisville, KY >'95 ///M3 >'97 528i >'97 Audi A6 Quattro Avant >'75 Mercedes 280c _______D_o_n__________S_p_r_i_n_g__L_a_k_e__H_t_s____________C1946________ Don Eilenberger, Spring Lk Hts, NJ - http://www.njsbmwr.org/ '98 M3c/5, '03 525iT, '87 K75S ************************************************* Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com Treehouse Racing http://www.treehouseracing.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm ************************************************* ************************************************* Please help support the E36M3 list by visiting our sponsors: Bimmerworld http://www.bimmerworld.com Turner Motorsport http://www.turnermotorsport.com Eurosport High Performance http://www.eurosporthighperformance.com Rogue Engineering http://www.rogueengineering.com Treehouse Racing http://www.treehouseracing.com DIGEST INFORMATION: http://www.bmw-m.net/resources/digest_info.htm *************************************************
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#9. Shirt count as of 01/07 - from GGray657@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:38:44 EST From: GGray657@aol.com Subject: Shirt count as of 01/07 To date I have the following count on shirts T-shirt 15 Knit 12 Still short for the order need 10 more T shirts and 13 knit shirt's.... Gary Gray Pro Bike/Pro Bike Cycling Team
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#10. Re: [E36M3] RE: Driving light cracked - from David Ripton
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Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 09:20:01 -0800 From: David Ripton <dripton@ripton.net> Subject: Re: [E36M3] RE: Driving light cracked On 2005.02.07 09:53:22 +0000, Townsend, William wrote: > Last one I bought on bimmerparts.com, $40. Was the best I could do. Also > got the plastic film from StonGard.com. No more replacing. I also highly recommend the plastic film. I cracked 3 Marketing Checklist Feature Lights in 1.5 years before applying it, 0 in 3.5 years since. -- David Ripton dripton@ripton.net