New new version of the official E36 OT thread.
It's the blue Plasti-dip on the handles. The rest of it cost $5. The Plasti-dip and printing was $70......
^This tool costs $75... Yes, really.
Glad you dodged the bad part of it! Better to be prepared and not need than need it and not be prepared. :thumbup:Wow talk about being out of the loop, I had no idea there was a **** show. I continue to occasionally order from them, generally I think they have been pretty good, and have gotten better about marking whether an item was in stock or not. Also they seem to process and ship orders that are in stock very quickly.
Pelican in my experience has often been the most expensive option, but they did have some unique items, and I can appreciate all of the DIY's they contributed to the community. I also have to give credit to ECS for literally having a picture of every damn thing they sell lol, ECS has better documentation for other people's parts than they have themselves haha. And of course being a middle man, they are also often more expensive than other sources, not unreasonably so in my opinion.
But hey in case anyone was wondering, the hurricane was a big let down here in the triangle, just a lot of rain, lost power for a whole 30 seconds. I did a ridiculous amount of preparation too.
Hahahaha [emoji8](Edit: you just had to make post #8000 )
Hey Carlos, thanks for popping in! Congrats on your promo, glad to hear everything is good. I've made about 4 trips to ODU lately for work, and I'll be going back possibly this week! I don't suppose you're around that area are you?Hey guys!
So after looking back a page or two it seems as if a few of you are in the same boat as I am with not being around much due to work/life, etc. Seems crazy to go back only one page and see posts from 3 months ago! Not as busy as it once was.
Things are going alright here. Still in the Navy, still flying, and still in VA (for at least another year and some change). Got promoted a few months ago so that's cool.
Still have the E36 and she's been running well. She hasn't changed much. Coming up on a decade of ownership this June! Almost pulled the trigger on an F80 M3 at the beginning of the summer but decided to wait due to spending a little more money than usual on travel and other leisurely activities. Don't fret however, the E36 isn't going anywhere. Too much sentimental value and it costs me literally nothing to own (found out I qualified for "collectible" insurance, $270 a YEAR ). She doesn't see as much road time as she used to, but I get her out enough to stretch the legs, maybe hit a Cars & Coffee, and drive her for a few days before I get back in the SUV.
What's new? Hope all is well with everyone!
Nice! I'm not far from ODU. I live in central Norfolk, not too far from the airport. Pending unscheduled changes I'll be around for the rest of this month then gone for most of November.Hey Carlos, thanks for popping in! Congrats on your promo, glad to hear everything is good. I've made about 4 trips to ODU lately for work, and I'll be going back possibly this week! I don't suppose you're around that area are you?
Spark plug gap isn't nearly as critical these days with modern induction coils, so they can be pretty tolerant.Hmmmm, this could be why it was missing.....
Plugs from my wifes Grand Cherokee all looked like this. Supposed to have a 0.040" gap, they all were burnt down below the ceramic and had more that a 0.120" gap. I'm amazed it even ran. View attachment 823459