The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 763 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: <E36> behind-the-dash gurgle? Re: <E36> behind-the-dash gurgle? Re: <E36> behind-the-dash gurgle? Re: Mercedes reference needed ASAP .. Re: Mercedes reference needed ASAP .. Changing coolant sensors?
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 20:36:21 +0200 (CEST) From: John Firestone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Marco Romani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: <E36> behind-the-dash gurgle? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, Marco Romani wrote: > there is a "speaker/buzzer" under the dash that is used for the key > chime and door chime. I don't know if that is what makes the > flasher sound, but you could try removing that and seeing if the > sound goes away. Ohhhhhh, another one who has been led astray by the big, round decoy under the dash. :) Not all E36 3ers have the driver kick panel gong. An annunciater within the instrument cluster provides both the turn signal clicks and the lights-on warning. -John '96 318is ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 13:37:50 -0700 From: "Marco Romani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "John Firestone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Re: <E36> behind-the-dash gurgle? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I stand corrected M -----Original Message----- From: John Firestone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 11:36 AM To: Marco Romani Cc: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: [spam] Re: <E36> behind-the-dash gurgle? On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, Marco Romani wrote: > there is a "speaker/buzzer" under the dash that is used for the key > chime and door chime. I don't know if that is what makes the > flasher sound, but you could try removing that and seeing if the > sound goes away. Ohhhhhh, another one who has been led astray by the big, round decoy under the dash. :) Not all E36 3ers have the driver kick panel gong. An annunciater within the instrument cluster provides both the turn signal clicks and the lights-on warning. -John '96 318is ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 14:23:24 -0700 From: Curtis Ingraham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com Subject: Re: <E36> behind-the-dash gurgle? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> There is a thumper in the steering column surround. Don't let the signal run when parked, lest you attract sand worms. Curt Ingraham 72 2002tii Oakland, CA MisterDotFabulous wrote: > Can somebody tell me what makes the flasher 'click' sound? Is this something > I can remove/replace? > > - k ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 00:19:22 -0400 From: "Rich Dorffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Uucdigest" <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Re: Mercedes reference needed ASAP .. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Della Barba, Joe > > It was > also the ALL TIME RECORD HOLDER of the worst car to drive in > snow. A F1 car > on bald tires turned up to full boost would be better. I once got > in it and > it took off down the parking lot slope and into the woods and I > hadn't even > started it yet! Ummm, if the car did that, I would be pinpointing your tires as the problem. Later, Rich ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 05:57:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Carlos F. Lopez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Mercedes reference needed ASAP .. Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mike: The 89 iC stranded you, not the 88 iS. I'd forgotten the hot start problem, but it must have been the main relay. An easy fix. With the E30 it isn't money you need, it is time, which is frequently more annoying to have to dispense. I am glad that other people own those cars now. Not that the old 944 is any different. <grin> Neil Deshpande P.S. I did tell you about the sticking starter on your POS, right? LOL! *** "Michael Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Starring at a E30 conv sitting in the drive that needs attention. I dread working on that POS, they are possessed. When your 325IS lived at my house, it stranded me about 2 miles from home, someone forgot to tell me the gauges acted up. Or the fact it had a hot start problem, among the long list, lol. I have put $2500 in that damn thing with the new top, new suspension and driveshaft etc. I would give it away except my mother thinks it would be great to have a weekend convertible. So I am going to pass that curse on to my father for upkeep. Mike ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 08:30:46 -0400 From: "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BMW List" <bmwuucdigest@uucdigest.com> Subject: Changing coolant sensors? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Howdy, all. I know that coolant level sensor failures are not that uncommon. It's been bad in my 1995 740iL for some time; it pings every time, but whenever I check the level cold, it's perfect, so I'm assuming it's a bad sensor. I'm told that it's in the bottom of the coolant reservoir. Does anyone have a DIY or tips on how to replace it? Tough job? In a related problem... two days ago, the coolant TEMPERATURE warning started to go off. The gauge would swing towards the red, I'd pull off the road, but before I could shut the engine off, the gauge would swing back to dead middle. Hmmm. I watched the gauge, and it would swing right, then back to normal, in the span of 5-7 seconds. I decided that it was unlikely that the coolant would overheat, then cool, then overheat, then cool that quickly. It's since happened again 2-3 times, but the car continues to run without any problems, even in 95+ degree weather yesterday, so I've concluded that this too is a result of a bad sensor. Where is this sensor located? Near the coolant LEVEL sensor? Does anyone have a DIY or tips on how to replace it? Tough job? BTW, this car did have the usual radiator and other cooling component replacements done a couple of years ago. Thanks in advance on both fronts! vty, --Dennis '95 740iL, which continues to crank out cold A/C in ridiculously warm weather west of Boston '00 528iT, cools just as well, though it lacks a "max" button . ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(6 messages) **********
