de-lurk, questions and comments

["J.K. Chapman" <tsar72@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings BMW digesters!
I have just gotten my hands on a BMW "work car". It is an 85 318i that 
got kissed on the passenger's 1/4. The PO didn't fix it so the price was 
right. This is my 3rd BMW in my history and I am torn between fixing it 
or parting it out.

The first question is: Does anyone have any spare parts for the model? I 
am looking for a windshield washer tank and motor. The PO removed it.

Second question is: which way does the arm to hold the hood open go? The 
PO removed it for whatever reason. The way I have it attached it does 
not seem correct. I have a Bentley manual for it but don't see any 
diagram or photo to give me a clue.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Next an opinion.
I have been around the net for a long time. I have seen flame wars and 
people posture and things get ugly. I am on a lot of mail lists, 
including the Alfa one Richard spoke about. I rareyl post and often just 
get the knowledge transfer by listening.

The net is a wide open place where people seem to think because they are 
not ther ein person they can say whatever and it has no impact or 
reaction toward them. Not true, but often held as such.

I used the topics listed at the top of the digest, I skip things I am 
not interested in or just don't care about. I have no idea who said what 
or what flames went where. I missed them all with my skimming the 
topics.

If Richard closes the digest and we move somewhere else this will happen 
again and again. Why? not sure, but I have seen it often enough. *shrug* 
just life on the net I guess.

Richard thanks for all the good work on this and the other 2 of your 
digests I subscribe to. I have managed lists, I know the pain.

To the rest of the digesters, we are a small neighborhood, we are good 
and bad and have better days a worse days. I hope we end the fued and 
move on to better days.
This is a great place to learn and express opinions.
Thanks for reading this far.

Opinions expressed are my own, your miliage may vary, void where 
prohibited by law and remeber don't drive like my brother.


Regards,


jkc

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