chit chat thread

[B C]

I conquered it, though it took some time to get this hardware off. As you can see someone has already been in here and performed a park brake delete and ziptied the cable to the backing plate. Only the forward park brake shoe remained

The PB blaster on the threads had started smoking from all the friction so a mushroom cloud had started to form above the van.

There was a good 3/16” of freeplay when grabbing the wheel at 12 and 6 and I cant hardly spin the old one by hand.

But yeah, no worries about fallout or duck and cover practice.

[HipMF]

El Snapo said:

I conquered it...

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[jc43089]

Oh how I hate the quick deterioration of sub par steel and coatings. I know good things are possible, my Volvo was a WI car its whole life, 13 years and almost 200k miles and there is barely surface rust on the cast suspension parts, and the body still looks perfect.  I wish e36s were like that...

[HipMF]

Anyone know the inside diameter of s65 ITBs? Asking for a friend...

[m42b32]

Just found out there is a Lemons rally that isn't on either coast, in fact it's right here. This would be a lot of fun 

https://24hoursoflemons.com/lemons-rally/great-lakes-2018/

[Earl]

Del Sol is back on the road=)

[stealthbimmer]

m42b32 said:

Just found out there is a Lemons rally that isn't on either coast, in fact it's right here. This would be a lot of fun 

https://24hoursoflemons.com/lemons-rally/great-lakes-2018/

That would be a blast

[Jdesign]

DAMN @YoungCR  Glad to hear you made it out okay!

That lemons rally looks friggin awesome.This would have been the perfect vehicle for it !:

I cant wait to do the Gambler 500 this year. Its going to kick ass.

[Rekpoint]

Wibimmers lemons team?

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[Earl]

I'd drive it lol

[Jdesign]

Dang! I dig the color scheme.

[Earl]

Same=P I wonder if they used a BMW bike engine for it

[suspenceful]

Made this video today. Anyone else have it, and love it?

[Jdesign]

Thats awesome! I had no idea they made something like that. I kind of want one now just because of that. LOL

[B C]

Thats very cool! So does it just keep the blower running while the car is off until the heater blower temp matches the interior temp?

[GB-335xiCoupe]

Probably until your battery dies. LOL

[Jeff]

Ya know, I used that one time and it didn’t seem like it did much. I guess it wasn’t ice cold but didn’t seem that warm

[jc43089]

It's interesting how a feature starts at the top end cars like 7 series and over time trickles down.  I worked on an e32 740iL that had an aux electric water pump so that you could continue circulating coolant and heating the interior for a while after shutting the car off.

[suspenceful]

snap said:

Thats very cool! So does it just keep the blower running while the car is off until the heater blower temp matches the interior temp?

Criteria to run REST is as follows:

• Ignition switch off
• Ambient temp less than 59f*
• Left heater core temp is greater than 158f*
• Battery voltage is at least 11.4 volts
• The time elapsed since the ignition was turned off is less than 15 minutes

Once the function is activated, the REST button LED illuminates, the blower runs at medium speed, the auxiliary coolant pump runs, the air distribution flaps are positioned to provide maximum heating. Blower speed, flaps positions, and desired temperatures cannot be changed while REST is active.

The system runs until any one of the following occurs:

• Ignition switched on
• Battery voltage drops below 11.4 volts
• Coolant temperature drops below 86f*
• The REST button is pushed again 15 minutes pass

GB-335xiCoupe said:

Probably until your battery dies. LOL

It won't work if your battery is low, and I know that from personal experience, lol.

Jeff said:

Ya know, I used that one time and it didn’t seem like it did much. I guess it wasn’t ice cold but didn’t seem that warm

Really? That's weird. Mine is always toasty warm! Might help to set the dial to maximum hotness before using it.

jc43089 said:

It's interesting how a feature starts at the top end cars like 7 series and over time trickles down.  I worked on an e32 740iL that had an aux electric water pump so that you could continue circulating coolant and heating the interior for a while after shutting the car off.  

I thought it was a 2006+ feature, but someone commented saying they have it in their E39! I was surprised and amazed at the same time.

[Jeff]

I will give this knob another try with hotter temps. I could be letting to much warmth out of the car also. It takes a minute to get the kids and wife out of the car.