So it turns out I did get the right site for the service pack three for my XP 2 OS and it loaded wonderful. If anybody needs it I saved the site address. I also emailed the fella who sold me the last T43p and he said he would install the new hard drive and get all the bugs out if I paid the shipping, which I might just do cause I'm getting nowhere with this one It's to bad, I thought Iby rkj - Community Forum
So today I got my third T series Ibm (I swear, it's my last one!), a new looking T43p 15 inch laptop. I took a hard drive out of my other machines, an earlier T43 15 incher and it fired up perfectly, well, okay maybe not perfectly but it did work outside of no sound and it wouldn't sleep when I closed the cover.... But wait a minute, thats what the computer did when this hard drive wasby rkj - Community Forum
QuoteJose Pinto QuoteBob in Everett Can you take the hard drive from the old computer and install in the new one? Make it the D or E drive and just copy the files from it to the C. Could be done, but being a laptop it may void the warranty by doing that. There are those external drive boxes, to mount the old hard drive inside and hook up to the USB port, may be a way. The old programs have tby rkj - Community Forum
QuoteBob in Everett Can you take the hard drive from the old computer and install in the new one? Make it the D or E drive and just copy the files from it to the C. Yes, I plan to try that Bob (the hard drives come right out with one screw). I was just a little scared to mess with the one computer that works! It took a while to get this bad boy. I did buy another though so as soon as it comesby rkj - Community Forum
QuoteArcheo-peteriX Sure; you can back up anything but you will have to reinstall any programs no matter if they are backed up or not. Backups are only good for data, pictures and video stuff. There are programs that let you make an exact bit for bit copy of your hard drive that can then be simply transferred to a new fresh hard drive. But the original has to be in working order first. Cheby rkj - Community Forum
So, at long last I have a computer again! After my T41 Ibm took a powder a year ago I finally replaced with a T43. Now I have to back up all the great programs that came on it. Can I make cds off my computer so if I loose this one I'll have back up? I'm running XP on a pc. I've never done this Thanks and Best Regards, Rickby rkj - Community Forum
QuoteFlyboy Over here, on a clean model e30, a complete original tool kit is very sought after and a big bargining point during the sale, a car with a complete, original tool kit will easily fetch 2000 - 3000 ZAR more than the identical car without. Even better if it also has the original, portable flashlight in the glovebox. I think you can still buy those flash lights from Bmw, about 30 buckby rkj - Community Forum
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QuoteJose Pinto Just a simple M3, about the best car one can dream having... "Simply the best" I think so..... even with todays cars, it would be hard to beat. In the world I inhabbit.by rkj - Car Talk
QuoteBob in Everett I once thought the same about my problem too but the stumbling when cold seems more like a fuel control problem with mine. I have made no progress but the winter weather has inhibited my enthusiam for being out of doors workking on it. I find that when warm, if it does not start in the normal time, if I keep the starter running while holding the throttle wide open, it seemsby rkj - Technical Forum
Quotebam_loves_his_bmw_325i I was driving along the other day; nice day, not too cold, open sunroof. When all of a sudden, I got off the highway, took a gentle right turn and suddenly my E30 failed again. I'm at my wits end with this car. It was as though someone had taken an axe to my electrical system, I coasted through heavy traffic attempting to use my momentum to restart the caby rkj - Technical Forum
QuoteBob in Everett Thanks for the thoughts Rick, I have had that electrical connector apart, I took it apart to get the injector harness out of the way. The pins and scockets seemed to be clean. Vacuum leaks from hoses in that area might be a good possibility. Have not changed any of those hoses. I will give them a good going over with the engine running to see if there is a bad one. Oneby rkj - Technical Forum
QuoteArcheo-peteriX I am so happy that I have given everyone something to think about Maybe I will have planted a seed that will blossom forth in one of your minds and supply the real answer So..... It's been my experince that with all the E30's in my life, both mine and friends cars, none have suffered vapor lock. In fact, anything but. I think there's an answer to Bobs proby rkj - Technical Forum
QuoteArcheo-peteriX Quoterkj I don't think the 02 sensor or the temp sensor will have those affects on the way Bobs car is running though, I've had both and from my experince (I hate this computer, spell check does not work on this site) those were not the simptoms. Bob, A few more questions Your answers to my questions really does seem like the car is flooding on hot starts and wby rkj - Technical Forum
QuoteKelly QuoteDave_G QuoteKelly The smell is by far the strongest about 4" in front of the passenger door handle and below/under the rocker panel. The smell was OVERWHELMING. Kelly, If the smell is that strong by the passenger side rocker panel, check the vent lines in the rear passenger wheel well. It's a little farther back that what you're describing, but sometimes smells cby rkj - Technical Forum
I don't think the 02 sensor or the temp sensor will have those affects on the way Bobs car is running though, I've had both and from my experince (I hate this computer, spell check does not work on this site) those were not the simptoms. Bob, A few more questions Your answers to my questions really does seem like the car is flooding on hot starts and when it stalls cold. There shoby rkj - Technical Forum
QuoteBob in Everett It took about 3 weeks to calm down enough that I could sleep. I was a little disgusted with the doctors as they made me wait till there was a huge rash that was very painful before giving me the medication that would help. I suspected it was Shingles when I went in and said so but they wanted to wait and see. Well it turns out that the sooner the medicine is started, the leby rkj - Community Forum
QuoteFerdinand After the huge dump of snow that we got last night, I had to get up a little earlier this morning to shovel out the driveway. Mission accomplished, and all sweaty from the hard work, I moved the car back into the newly cleaned driveway and intended to go back into the house to have a shower before heading off to the office. Except, I discovered I had locked myself out of the hoby rkj - Community Forum
QuoteBob in Everett My 1990 cabrio has been a bit tempermental of late with faltering when cold and occasional hard starting when warm. I had put injector cleaner in to try and help but with less and less success the past few months. I finally decided to put in a fresh set of clean injectors thinking that would solve the problem like it had some time ago when I had this come up before. Well iby rkj - Technical Forum
QuoteKelly QuoteDave_G QuoteJose Pinto you may pull the back seat to gain access to the tank below, again check all hoses and clamps. That's where my E30 was leaking fuel: the pipe that runs across the top of the tank had rusted through and was leaking whenever the fuel tank was more than about 3/4 full. It's easy to see any fuel pooled on top of the tank if you pull out the seat bottoby rkj - Technical Forum
QuoteBob in Everett Hey I feel for you. I had shingles myself about 3 years ago. No way to get comfortable no matter what you do. Takes weeks to get over too. There ought to be a law against this stuff. Hey Bob, how many weeks was it before you saw relief. I'm in to my third and this really turning out to be no fun. I have it on the right side of my head but not inside my ear or in mby rkj - Community Forum
QuoteMichiel 318iS Sh*t... Next step you'll throw me off this forum... But I've got excuses! The brakes are blocked! And need to work on the house! And entertain wife and kid! And as it isn't an oldtimer yet (>25 year), I have to pay a lot to put it back on the road. Hagerty took me before my 325 was 25 years old Michiel. 200 bucks a year is a lot better than 1,000.00.by rkj - Technical Forum
QuoteKelly Hi All, Well, now there is a new Beemie mystery. It smells like gasoline suddenly. After I drive to work in the morning, I park in a single car garage with a roll-up door. After the car sits for 3 hours or so, the garage has a gas smell. There are no drips on the floor. The gas lines were replaced maybe 5 years ago. I stopped by the mechanic maybe 2 nights ago. The could notby rkj - Technical Forum
QuoteBob in Everett Having a nice coat of paint on the daily driver makes it last longer and get washed more often. It is a lot less expensive than buying a new car. The nice thing about having a black car is you can redo the car panel by panel (or section) as needed. The hard part is finding a reasonable person to do the work... Kelly, you should be able to find the right person out by yby rkj - Technical Forum
QuoteArcheo-peteriX Hi Kelly, As the others have said; our old bimmers paint is long in the tooth and getting quite thin. If your guy is down to the actual paint(through the clear coat); it's time for a fresh clear coat. As far as the $600 cost; it's a small price to pay compared to a strip down and repaint with factory original or equal quality paint. Heck the proper paint itsby rkj - Technical Forum
QuoteJose Pinto Rick, get better soon! Thanks Jose, it turned out to be shingles, very painfull deal... Cheers, Rickby rkj - Community Forum
Here there was maybe a foot of snow but it was a howling night! I'm down with an ear infection that really hurts and the lights were flickering plenty, thank goodness they held the night through, and today. Janet shoveled one car out, well, almost out. She made the best soup today. I love that women Cab got more snow (he's also sick, with the flue) so his wife did duty today too.by rkj - Community Forum
I agree with Dave, WD 40 is only used to dry wires around here (if I ever need to do that anymore). I've been told, by salesmen, that the spray wd has an agent in it that allows it to be in a spray can but that very agent causes it to gum up badley making it pretty much useless. In days of yore everybody used to buy the pump can, that atleast did something.... Sunroofs usualy have four drby rkj - Technical Forum
Quotejaffar scroll to 05:05 to see it. Takes all kinds!by rkj - Community Forum