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Site and club discussion / IRC chatroom

« on: January 08, 2007, 07:53:30 AM »

one of the more common irc programs for windows is Mirc it's shareware but only nags you a little bit. you can find it @ mirc.org I think. once you install it and set up your user information close the server connect box and type.
/server irc.hashmark.net -j #m42club.com

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Site and club discussion / m42club Tees & Hoodies List of Purchases.

« on: January 05, 2007, 01:23:16 AM »

Payment sent

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General Topics / Water pump seized ...

« on: December 20, 2006, 04:49:39 PM »

thanks for the advice guys. I'm going to start collecting parts in the next day or so and attack the project after Christmas. I have the internet versions of the 2 manuals. hopefully things go smoothly.

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Engine + Driveline / Any tips or suggestions on removing M42 engine?

« on: December 20, 2006, 10:28:40 AM »

theres the link to the forum post. theres a zip file and an extracted hosted version.

http://m42club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=964

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General Topics / Water pump seized ...

« on: December 20, 2006, 10:25:55 AM »

First the fuel pump goes I  want to mess with that myself, I'm new to diy, so I took it to the shop. many dollars later I pick it up and on the way to work the car started overheating. I pulled off the freeway, kicked on the heat to cool it off a bit faster and all I get is cold air. I decided to milk it to a spot I knew I could leave it for a while. After work I went to go see what was going on. The first thing I found was the water pump / alternator belt was broken. I checked the water pump for any kind of rotation to no avail. There were no leaks in the radiator. I'm guessing that the water pump has seized, there was a small leak there before that I was aware of.
so...
How hard is it replace? in the process I figure I should go ahead and do the thermostat too. both parts from bavauto.com include the gaskets. Is there anything else I should do while I'm in there. I have a few days off between jobs and figure this would be a good time. I'm pretty new to this so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Christopher

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Site and club discussion / chat software

« on: December 10, 2006, 06:12:55 AM »

shit, im not much of the car guy but my drunk ass has a server connected to an OC3 if you can find linux/unix software for a chat room I can most likely host it. shout if you're intrested.

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General Topics / It's broken :(

« on: August 23, 2006, 05:45:31 PM »

Thanks for the support guys, I’m pretty sure the leaks and stuff I can manage. and ill talk to the sincity bmw guys too.

So….Anyone want to sell me a transmission

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General Topics / It's broken :(

« on: August 23, 2006, 12:42:19 PM »

Im not a car guy, I have an interest in it and I know how to drive them but I have no time, money, tools, or a space to work in. That given I took the beast to the shop today because my trannie was/is having issues. Sloppy shifting, cant pull out of 1st over 2500 rpm, issues going into any of the other gears unless I rpm match. When the shop called me they told me I need a new trannie and on top of that I also have an oil pan leak, power steering leak (I knew that one), the differential is also leaking and the front suspension is shot. I just paid 4000 for the vehicle a few months ago and everything checked out fine. I really really want to keep this car and am willing to sink some money into it. The question is this. what order should I get things fixed and would it be worth it. it is a daily driver but I wanted to keep the car to learn on also. My brother was going to help me w/ the suspension and and learn with me. would it be cheaper to find my own trannie and have the shop install it? recomendations, comments anything is appreciated.

-christopher

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Get Togethers / Vegas: Treasure Island meet this Sat. 12th

« on: August 10, 2006, 12:17:41 PM »

Sounds interesting, too bad ill be out of town that weekend.

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M42 Reference / E30 factory repair manual

« on: August 10, 2006, 12:16:29 PM »

I can normally get 600k (but Im in the same state) and thats limited by my home isp. stolen internets is great

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M42 Reference / E30 factory repair manual

« on: August 10, 2006, 12:03:25 PM »

is the server pulling slow, the office might have limited my bandwidth

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Site and club discussion / Should Pics Be Required in Member Profiles?

« on: August 07, 2006, 04:30:01 PM »

Im gonna have to go w/ option 3. I swear there is a car out there in the driveway though hopefully I can steal a camera soon and can flaunt my baby. even if it is a clone of everyones love.

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Member Profiles / New guy from Vegas

« on: August 07, 2006, 02:52:19 PM »

Pics will come as soon as I wash her and find a camera. I'd be great to have a meet here. Is anyone else on the forums from the Vegas area? I'm actually looking for someone to help (teach) me some of the ins and outs of e30 maintenance and upgrades. I’m planning on doing a suspension overhaul in the near future. First I need to pay attention to my transmission though. I think the linkage is messed, sloppy shifting. But yeah, pic’s in the near future.

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M42 Reference / E30 factory repair manual

« on: August 04, 2006, 05:07:24 PM »

No Problems, That server is on an oc3 if I remember correctly so it can take a fair amount of abuse

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Member Profiles / New guy from Vegas

« on: August 04, 2006, 05:03:25 PM »

Hi everyone, I’ve been lurking here for a few months and finally got my vehicle a week ago. Pretty standard m42 (1991 318is) 204,000 miles on it the body and interior are in tip top shape, the previous 2 owners babied it. I'm not much of down and dirty car person but I do know how to drive from point a to point b. I’ve already learned a lot from browsing all the information here and hope to learn more through application in the future.