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Re: bmw-digest V5 #120

On Sun, 18 Aug 1996, [email protected] wrote:
>
>bmw-digest                 Sunday, 18 August 1996       Volume 05 : Number 
120
>
>Forum for Discussion of BMW Automobiles, etc.
>	Richard Welty <[email protected]>
>	Digest Coordinator
>
>Contents:
>
>      <E28> No run/start no fuel pump
>      re <2002> trunk mount battery
>      <6-er> wanted
>      RE: <2002. battery relocation
>      Joyous Occasion
>      Re: 320i motor removal
>      Oktoberfest 1997 <long, but worth it>
>      Relocation of K & N Cone filter/ cool air
>      Re: 328/528 LSD
>      325ix bra for sale
>      [none]
>      [none]
>      M3 suspension parts
>      Re: Wiper Mark
>      Fuel Regulator Search
>      <Paint Protection> StonGard. Part II
>      RE: StonGard and Seatcovers
>      328IS Chrome Exhaust TIPS
>      Suggested Retail
>      E30 M3 timing chain
>      E30 camshaft lobe -- black spots
>      Digest Format
>      <E30> valve noise/engine ground strap
>
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>
>From: [email protected]
>Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 16:29:58 -0400
>Subject: <E28> No run/start no fuel pump
>
>I'm working on a 83 528e that was towed to my house after failing to start
>for a friend. Initial diagnosis was no fuel pump signal. Did the Bently
>troubleshooting that showed me the wiring is ok, grounded terminal 20 to
>ground at the wiring connector and fuel pump runs. Hook it up to Motronic 
box
>and no fuel pump. I now believe Motronic box is bad otherwise fuel pump
>should run. Am I correct??? This car has been the victim of poor maintance,
>the O2 sensor has 160K on it. It came to me once with plugs so bad I 
couldn't
>believe it ran. Prior to the complete failure to run/start is ran ok
>sometimes then like it was very rich other times according to the owner.
>Could the lack of O2 sensor signal for a long time kill the Motronic box?? 
>
>My plan is to have owner get another Motronic box so that the fuel pump 
will
>work and then see if it will start. At least we should have fuel pump then 
so
>it might start. It has spark, its been checked out. Meanwhile this weekend, 
I
>plan to clean as many electrical connectors as possible to eliminate the
>corrosion of time. Is there any thing else that could have caused a 
Motronic
>failure I should look for??
>
>TIA fellow digesters, I hope some of you are home this weekend instead of 
at
>the Historics.
>
>                                            Greg Mierz
>                                     [email protected]
>                                         Roster Manager
>                                   BMWACA Puget Sound
>                                  Editor MTecnic Zundfolge
>                                  1969 2002Ti  (MPOWER)
>
>------------------------------
>
>From: [email protected]
>Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 16:30:13 -0400
>Subject: re <2002> trunk mount battery
>
>Jonathan writes about  how to mount his battery in his trunk. First off, 
mine
>been in the trunk for 10years. Try to find bulk OO/ or OOO welding cable 
for
>the positive cable, its much more bendable and it of bigger size to
>compensate for the longer run of wire. Run the positive cable inside the 
car
>with grommets whenever the wire goes thru metal (a short here could fry the
>car). On my car I ran it along the driver side sill under the carpet over 
the
>pedal assembly and out thru the firewall just above the starter. Ground the
>battery in the trunk, I used the unused shoulder strap fitting on the under
>side of the package tray but any real clean solid spot will work. BE SURE 
the
>ground straps between motor and frame are in good shape under the hood. It
>would be wise to check all the ground under the hood at this time. A good
>marine case will hold the battery but have a good way to secure the case in
>the trunk, Angle iron , straps or whatever but make sure it would move
>around. It's a good idea to have it so that you can slide it out a little 
for
>maintance so leave some extra length to the cables. A welding shop will 
also
>have the right fitting for the cable ends, then just use wing nut battery
>posts to hook up the cables.
>Good luck
>
>                                            Greg Mierz
>                                     [email protected]
>                                         Roster Manager
>                                   BMWACA Puget Sound
>                                  Editor MTecnic Zundfolge
>                                  1969 2002Ti  (MPOWER)
>
>------------------------------
>
>From: [email protected] (Miro STROMAR)
>Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 14:57:54 -0600
>Subject: <6-er> wanted
>
>A 6-series, 5 speed wanted by a non-digester in Canada; prefer a later 
model 
>western car and rust free. Colour irrelevant.
>
>Contact Mr. Bob Alford at [403] 264-5255
>
>
> 
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>From: Ian Dickerson <[email protected]>
>Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 17:54:15 -0400 (EDT)
>Subject: RE: <2002. battery relocation
>
>Jonathon,
>
>I used a combination rear shock tower strut brace/battery pan from Import 
>Engineering to mount the battery in the trunk of my '76 '02.  The brace 
>looks like an inverted triangle, with the battery frame on the bottom.  
>This keeps the battery ahead of a line drawn between the two shock 
>towers, and leaves most of your trunk left for storage.  This is a neat 
>solution to the battery dilemma.  I use an Interstate Group 42 battery, 
>and haven't put it in a box or anything.  I used #2 gauge wire (got it at a 
>welding shop), and ran the wire through grommets in the backseat 
>bulkhead, and then inside the cabin, under the driver's seat and through a 
>pre-existing hole in the firewall to the starter.
>
>Ian
>'76 M2002
>'88 535is
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>From: "Bob Duckworth" <[email protected]>
>Date: Sat, 17 Aug 96 22:59:55 UT
>Subject: Joyous Occasion
>
>Well today I did it.  I closed the deal and brought home a 1987 L6 which 
has 
>to be the nicest 6er I have ever seen.  66K miles, the interior is 10/10, 
the 
>body is straight and rust free and the only defects are the TRX's, a 
cracked 
>foglamp lens and a shorted high temp aux. fan switch.  It took two long 
years 
>and you, ladies and gentlemen of the digest, kept me on track and looking 
for 
>something better.  I found it and I'm grateful for your advice and counsel. 
 
>Got it for the right price as well.  It just doesn't get any better than 
this.
>
>Thanks again.
>
>Bob Duckworth
>
>------------------------------
>
>From: [email protected] (Thi VanAusdal)
>Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 16:00:53 -0700
>Subject: Re: 320i motor removal
>
>Keith Turner asked about E21 320i motor removal:
>
>I did that fix in '93 with a '78, rebuilding the bottom end and 
>replacing the head assembly (swapped from a low-miles motor).  The old
>motor had spun a bearing, turning the crankshaft i
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