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kzolee · Post by **kzolee** » Nov 14, 2013 8:32 AM

In case You've missed it:

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rmiddendorf · Post by **rmiddendorf** » Nov 15, 2013 10:24 PM

I just realized I've never driven a 528e. I'll put that on my list of cars to drive next year.

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Nov 15, 2013 11:18 PM

rmiddendorf wrote:I just realized I've never driven a 528e. I'll put that on my list of cars to drive next year.

Since you're not driving your M5, I'd be willing to swap for a bit. Really, it's no trouble at all... Just doing my part to broaden your automotive experience.

Post by **Jeremy** » Nov 16, 2013 1:41 PM

3-in-1 and Marvel Mystery Oil should make air fresheners in the scent of their respective products. A "mechanic-scent" line perhaps.

I lubricated the bushings on my heater blower and now my car smells great every time I turn on the heater blower.

a · Post by a » Nov 18, 2013 5:19 PM

The other day I got a call from Eliot. Mom's car is stuck in reverse and the shifter is loose. It is in the parking lot down town. It was a little hairy reaching underneath , finding the shift lever and pulling it back from neutral into drive. The car was e-braked and El had his 15 EEE on the wide pedal. It went into D and just loaded up. That was the easy part. Now I had to find the cable I harvested for my spares kit 9 yr ago. After about a half hour, I found it. Now I had to figure how to replace it. Bentley wasn't very helpful. The section dealt mostly with the 3hp22, which doesn't even use a cable. A blowup of the diagram helped .

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Nov 18, 2013 7:22 PM

German guy confused about the term "party pooper."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjwofYhUJEM

ldsbeaker · Post by **ldsbeaker** » Nov 18, 2013 10:26 PM

Had the biggest "duuhhhh" moment in a long time.
Took my torque wrench (craftsman 1/2" clicker type) to a calibration lab to get worked on. Never had it checked in the 8 years or so that I've owned it, figured it was time. They brought it back to me less than an hour later with a 'rejected' tag on it as a joke. Nice. So, I put it in the trunk of the e30 and wait for the next chance to use it. Finally get a chance, I think it was lug nuts, and the damn thing won't tighten, only loosen. Weird. As I said, I've had the thing for years and have used it for torquing all kinds of stuff. ALWAYS righty-tighty. Soooooo, not knowing what the problem is; figuring that they reversed the innards of the head somehow... I take it back and talk to the techs. I explain my problem, they look at the wrench, and reverse (by twisting, *click!*) the back cover on the head.
"Hereyago!" with the biggest shit-eating, what-kind-of-mechanic-do-you-think-you-are grin on their faces.
Sheesh.
Riddle me this, though... Exactly how many things do you loosen while measuring the torque? I have reversible handles, I am more than willing to change handles rather than use a special tool for it... Dunno.

rmiddendorf · Post by **rmiddendorf** » Nov 19, 2013 10:00 AM

ldsbeaker wrote:Had the biggest "duuhhhh" moment in a long time.
Took my torque wrench (craftsman 1/2" clicker type) to a calibration lab to get worked on. Never had it checked in the 8 years or so that I've owned it, figured it was time. They brought it back to me less than an hour later with a 'rejected' tag on it as a joke. Nice. So, I put it in the trunk of the e30 and wait for the next chance to use it. Finally get a chance, I think it was lug nuts, and the damn thing won't tighten, only loosen. Weird. As I said, I've had the thing for years and have used it for torquing all kinds of stuff. ALWAYS righty-tighty. Soooooo, not knowing what the problem is; figuring that they reversed the innards of the head somehow... I take it back and talk to the techs. I explain my problem, they look at the wrench, and reverse (by twisting, *click!*) the back cover on the head.
"Hereyago!" with the biggest shit-eating, what-kind-of-mechanic-do-you-think-you-are grin on their faces.
Sheesh.
Riddle me this, though... Exactly how many things do you loosen while measuring the torque? I have reversible handles, I am more than willing to change handles rather than use a special tool for it... Dunno.

I think its only that way for reversed threads.

unt0uchable · Post by **unt0uchable** » Nov 19, 2013 12:21 PM

I want to learn how to fly.

Fedaykin528e · Post by **Fedaykin528e** » Nov 19, 2013 1:47 PM

Same goes for Hoppes #9 (not car related but oh well). If I could use it as an aftershave I would.

Jeremy wrote:3-in-1 and Marvel Mystery Oil should make air fresheners in the scent of their respective products. A "mechanic-scent" line perhaps.

I lubricated the bushings on my heater blower and now my car smells great every time I turn on the heater blower.

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Nov 19, 2013 1:59 PM

Jeremy wrote:3-in-1 and Marvel Mystery Oil should make air fresheners in the scent of their respective products. A "mechanic-scent" line perhaps.

I lubricated the bushings on my heater blower and now my car smells great every time I turn on the heater blower.

Why wait? Soak a piece of cloth with the stuff & clip it inside your vent.

Fedaykin528e wrote:Same goes for Hoppes #9 (not car related but oh well). If I could use it as an aftershave I would.

Just do it.

Mike W. · Post by **Mike W.** » Nov 19, 2013 4:19 PM

unt0uchable wrote:I want to learn how to fly.

An airplane or by flapping your arms?

oldskool · Post by **oldskool** » Nov 20, 2013 8:42 AM

Right channel in the stereo stopped working recently so I've been riding around with the muzak blasting only the left channel. It has gotten really weird sometimes, but I'm actually enjoying the mixing talents of some of these producers, and have even discovered layers of guitar riffs I had never heard before. I'd recommend giving it a try, but I can't be responsible if any Boston songs come on.

waynet1 · Post by **waynet1** » Nov 20, 2013 12:52 PM

Just received my renewed Passport in the mail.

a · Post by a » Nov 20, 2013 6:34 PM

I put my 14 month old grandson in front of the aquarium to feed the " turts" and the gold fish. I gave him some fish food pellets. and he eats them,

I read the ingredients and they are probably pretty good for you, Fish meal, wheat, cornmeal, trace minerals and vitamins

waynet1 · Post by **waynet1** » Nov 20, 2013 6:42 PM

a wrote:I put my 14 month old grandson in front of the aquarium to feed the " turts" and the gold fish. I gave him some fish food pellets. and he eats them,

Does that make him a "turt", or a gold fish?

waynet1 · Post by **waynet1** » Nov 26, 2013 8:30 PM

There is a lot to be said, for an 'old goat'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJjWwr-AjiQ

PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes ... sode/8009/

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Nov 27, 2013 6:32 PM

Random yet impressive(?) mye28.com factoid of the day; yesterday marked a bit of a milestone:

Most users ever online was 84 on Nov 26, 2013 4:13 PM

Saw that at the bottom of the main page at http://mye28.com . I'm not sure how accurate that is because I noticed just now it says at the top of the page...

Thanks for logging in davintosh
You last visited on Nov 27, 2013 8:10 AM
The time now is Nov 27, 2013 5:25 PM

Pretty sure I've visited a number of times since 8:10 AM. I even posted a Happy Birthday note for Sherman at 11:33 AM. Either that doesn't count or the stats are a little whacked.
Either way, Happy Thanksgiving! Hello long weekend!

djazz · Post by **djazz** » Nov 27, 2013 8:17 PM

Maybe it only counts individual logins?

And that would only be for this iteration too. I think we're on version 3 or 4.

Brian in TN · Post by **Brian in TN** » Nov 28, 2013 12:11 AM

Semi-drunk texting a friend in South Korea is fun.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Nov 28, 2013 7:07 AM

Pavel and I have been up most of the night smoking a brisket,
a turkey, and the last ham from the hog I shot about a year ago.
Gotta feed the herd that'll be here later today.

Happy Thanksgiving E28ers, and all you other knuckleheads.

oldskool · Post by **oldskool** » Nov 28, 2013 2:02 PM

The E30 develops a tremendous shimmy at 60mph this time of year. At least now I know that it's all the beer and wine I just stuff in the boot, and I know just how to fix it.

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Nov 28, 2013 2:51 PM

1st 5er wrote:Pavel and I have been up most of the night smoking a brisket,
a turkey, and the last ham from the hog I shot about a year ago.

Aren't those critters hard to light?

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Nov 29, 2013 10:36 AM

Semi recovered.

ldsbeaker · Post by **ldsbeaker** » Nov 29, 2013 11:17 AM

Another Thanksgiving, another successful turkey fried!

Yessss!!!! It was soooo tasty.

a · Post by a » Nov 29, 2013 2:57 PM

Yah the Sailor deep fried the turkey, not bad. His batch of Porter is great too.

rmiddendorf · Post by **rmiddendorf** » Dec 10, 2013 8:23 AM

Sometimes I just need to stop following threads started by stupid people.

MicahO · Post by **MicahO** » Dec 10, 2013 2:57 PM

We got a whole whopping inch of snow at my office.

So naturally, the groundskeeping folks had to break out a tracked bobcat to clean up the parking spots where no one was parked. Talk about ridiculous overkill.

Mike W. · Post by **Mike W.** » Dec 18, 2013 11:40 AM

Saw a now retired coworker the other day. He's been thru it since retiring, looked like he had days to live before he eventually got a liver transplant, then has been recovering gradually. But he's back. He's from Jersey, Newark specifically, and he's back. It's back to F this, F that, screw those guys, I'm doin' this, F them.

Yep, attitude has returned, Doug's back.

kzolee · Post by **kzolee** » Dec 19, 2013 2:30 PM

Volvo? No way.

http://youtu.be/T-D1KVIuvjA

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