Latest Bookshttps://www.bmw2002faq.com/books/Latest BooksenThe Best Of The Hack Mechanichttps://www.bmw2002faq.com/books/book/42-the-best-of-the-hack-mechanic/In 1986, after owning eleven BMWs in three years, Rob Siegel sent an unsolicited article to Roundel, the magazine of the BMW Car Club of America. Little did he know that it would kick off 35 years of do-it-yourself automotive writing, and that his monthly column The Hack Mechanic(TM) would attract a community of like-minded enthusiasts who, like Rob, try to come up with creative workarounds to keep their cars running without taking them to the dealer every time they hiccup. More than just "use 10mm wrench on bolt B" instructions, though, the columns have always been small journeys into passion and problem solving, philosophy lessons disguised as a repair articles, and short stories about getting into and hopefully out of automotive trouble. The Best Of The Hack Mechanic(TM) is a selection of these pieces, including ones on how to buy a vintage BMW and not get burned, the most creative way possible to lock your keys in a running car, why car folks will do just about anything to avoid buying a family minivan when the money obviously would be so much better spent on "something fun," why a car nut really does need seven cars, why the odds of having a car start is often inversely proportion to the number of cars in the driveway, why finding one of his father's tools is enough to make Rob cry, and why working on your car feels so damned good, all written in Rob's Hack Mechanic voice that hovers somewhere between J.D. Salinger, Bill Bryson, and David Sedaris. Informative, irreverent, and poignant, The Best Of The Hack Mechanic(TM) will have you hoping Rob has another 35 years of columns in him.42Sun, 07 Dec 2025 19:02:19 +0000The Best Of The Hack Mechanichttps://www.bmw2002faq.com/books/book/41-the-best-of-the-hack-mechanic/In 1986, after owning eleven BMWs in three years, Rob Siegel sent an unsolicited article to Roundel, the magazine of the BMW Car Club of America. Little did he know that it would kick off 35 years of do-it-yourself automotive writing, and that his monthly column The Hack Mechanic(TM) would attract a community of like-minded enthusiasts who, like Rob, try to come up with creative workarounds to keep their cars running without taking them to the dealer every time they hiccup. More than just "use 10mm wrench on bolt B" instructions, though, the columns have always been small journeys into passion and problem solving, philosophy lessons disguised as a repair articles, and short stories about getting into and hopefully out of automotive trouble. The Best Of The Hack Mechanic(TM) is a selection of these pieces, including ones on how to buy a vintage BMW and not get burned, the most creative way possible to lock your keys in a running car, why car folks will do just about anything to avoid buying a family minivan when the money obviously would be so much better spent on "something fun," why a car nut really does need seven cars, why the odds of having a car start is often inversely proportion to the number of cars in the driveway, why finding one of his father's tools is enough to make Rob cry, and why working on your car feels so damned good, all written in Rob's Hack Mechanic voice that hovers somewhere between J.D. Salinger, Bill Bryson, and David Sedaris. Informative, irreverent, and poignant, The Best Of The Hack Mechanic(TM) will have you hoping Rob has another 35 years of columns in him.41Sun, 07 Dec 2025 19:02:18 +0000BMWhttps://www.bmw2002faq.com/books/book/40-bmw/ Traces the history of this German automobile manufacturer, and offers specifications and descriptions of its most important stock and racing models. Includes 64 pages of color photographs.

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]]>40Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:01:49 +0000Weber Carburettors Tuning Tips and Techniqueshttps://www.bmw2002faq.com/books/book/39-weber-carburettors-tuning-tips-and-techniques/ This book is the distillation of many years experience of working with Weber carburetors. These celebrated carburetors have been fitted to some of the most exciting and memorable cars and have been more widely used by tuners and modifiers, both for road and competition machinery, than any alternative. The mysteries of why and how they work so well and the practicalities of getting the best from them in any application are explained at length. Setting the carburetor to suit a particular engine, fault-finding on an existing installation, and the maintenance and repair of older carburetors are all topics which receive detailed attention. Anyone maintaining or restoring a classic Weber-equipped car, or contemplating a Weber-based conversion, or simply interested in the science of engine performance and tuning, will learn something from these pages.

]]>39Sun, 05 Sep 2021 17:05:10 +0000Weber Carburetorshttps://www.bmw2002faq.com/books/book/38-weber-carburetors/ Select, install & tune WEBER sidedraft & downdraft carburetors for performance or economy. Theory of operation and design. Troubleshooting & repair

]]>38Sun, 05 Sep 2021 16:59:17 +0000Weber Carburettors Owners Workshop Manualhttps://www.bmw2002faq.com/books/book/37-weber-carburettors-owners-workshop-manual/ Covers:

  • Theory and operation of carburetors
  • Maintenance and tune-up
  • Detailed overhaul procedures
  • Application and reference tables

 

Types covered:

DAF, DCD, DFA, DFV, DFD, DFE, DFM, DFT, DGV, DIF, IDA, IDS, IDT, DCNF, DCOE, DFAV, DFTA, DGAS, DGAV, IDAP and IDTP carburetors

 

]]>37Sun, 05 Sep 2021 14:39:07 +0000Just Needs a Rechargehttps://www.bmw2002faq.com/books/book/36-just-needs-a-recharge/ Air conditioning in vintage cars often falls into disrepair, as owners figure that it never really worked all that well when it was new, and assume that rejuvenation would be prohibitively expensive. In his new book, Just Needs a Recharge: The Hack Mechanic Guide to Vintage Air Conditioning, Rob Siegel details exactly what's needed to resurrect long-dead air conditioning in a vintage car, or install a/c in a car that never had it. In a level of detail not found in any other automotive a/c book, Rob reveals what you need to know about flare and o-ring fittings, upgrading to a rotary-style compressor and a parallel-flow condenser, making or specifying custom hoses, and selecting refrigerant so that the a/c blows cold enough to be usable. Although the book draws from Rob's BMW experience (with specifics for the BMW 2002 and 3.0CS), and concentrates on vintage a/c systems (those that have flare fittings and originally contained R12), most of the information applies to any air conditioning system, foreign or domestic, vintage or modern. Written in Rob's entertaining Hack Mechanic narrative voice, and including 240 photographs and illustrations, the book covers theory, the choice of refrigerant (R12, R134a, other EPA-approved, non-EPA-approved), legality, tools for a/c work, fittings and sizes, the compressor, the evaporator assembly and expansion valve or orifice tube, the condenser and fan, the receiver/drier or accumulator, electrical connections and compressor cycling, connecting and using manifold gauges, the basic steps for a/c rejuvenation, from-scratch a/c retrofit, making and installing hoses, flushing the system, pressure-testing and leak detection, evacuating and charging the system troubleshooting, and other things that heat up the cabin.

]]>36Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:08:57 +0000The Best of the Hack Mechanichttps://www.bmw2002faq.com/books/book/35-the-best-of-the-hack-mechanic/ In 1986, after owning eleven BMWs in three years, Rob Siegel sent an unsolicited article to Roundel, the magazine of the BMW Car Club of America. Little did he know that it would kick off 35 years of do-it-yourself automotive writing, and that his monthly column The Hack Mechanic? would attract a community of like-minded enthusiasts who, like Rob, try to come up with creative workarounds to keep their cars running without taking them to the dealer every time they hiccup. More than just "use 10mm wrench on bolt B" instructions, though, the columns have always been small journeys into passion and problem solving, philosophy lessons disguised as a repair articles, and short stories about getting into and hopefully out of automotive trouble. The Best Of The Hack Mechanic? is a selection of these pieces, including ones on how to buy a vintage BMW and not get burned, the most creative way possible to lock your keys in a running car, why car folks will do just about anything to avoid buying a family minivan when the money obviously would be so much better spent on "something fun," why a car nut really does need seven cars, why the odds of having a car start is often inversely proportion to the number of cars in the driveway, why finding one of his father's tools is enough to make Rob cry, and why working on your car feels so damned good, all written in Rob's Hack Mechanic voice that hovers somewhere between J.D. Salinger, Bill Bryson, and David Sedaris. Informative, irreverent, and poignant, The Best Of The Hack Mechanic? will have you hoping Rob has another 35 years of columns in him.

]]>35Thu, 24 Jun 2021 19:59:17 +0000BMW in the 20th Centuryhttps://www.bmw2002faq.com/books/book/34-bmw-in-the-20th-century/ FROM ITS BEGINNINGS as a manufacturer of aircraft engines during World War I, BMW has been on the cutting edge of technology and design. Branching out first into motorcycles, then into automobiles, the company applied its engineering talent to build race-winning machinery until World War II put a stop to motorsport, and indeed all civilian transportation projects. Nearly destroyed by Allied bombing, BMW rose from the ashes to once again produce motorcycles and cars that stirred the souls of enthusiasts worldwide, abandoning aircraft engines to become a purely civilian mobility company. This is the story of BMW in the 20th century, of its rise, fall, and resurrection, punctuated by several near-death experiences in between. It’s the story of the people who made it happen: engineers like Max Friz, Alfred Böning, Fritz Fiedler, Alex von Falkenhausen, Paul Rosche, and Burkhard Göschel; designers like Wilhelm Meyerhuber, Giovanni Michelotti, Paul Bracq, Ercole Spada, and Chris Bangle; racers like Ernst Henne, Schorsch Meier, Gaston Rahier, and Hubert Hahne; and executives like Franz Josef Popp, Kurt Donath, Eberhard von Kuenheim, and Wolfgang Reitzle. It’s also the story of the products they created from 1911 to 1999: aircraft engines like the 132 and 801 radials, and the 003 jet; motorcycles like the R32, R51, and K100; and automobiles like the 328, 507, 2002, and X5—plus quite a few more that remain largely unknown.A tale of progress and setbacks, it is, in the end, the story of the 20th century itself. Presented here in an affordable black and white edition, the book consists of 371 pages with more than 500 photographs and illustrations.

]]>34Sun, 22 Nov 2020 23:37:28 +0000Das große BMW-02-Buchhttps://www.bmw2002faq.com/books/book/33-das-gro%C3%9Fe-bmw-02-buch/ Das große BMW-02-Buch

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