m54 – the gumption trap

BMW | How To Bleed The Cooling System

Bleeding the cooling system on a BMW isn’t difficult at all. This is how you do it.

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BMW | M54 oil filter comparison

A bit obsessive for no real reason, but here’s a comparison of the three OEM filters for the BMW M54 engine.

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From Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert Pirsig :

"Boredom is the next gumption trap that comes to mind. This the opposite of anxiety and commonly goes with ego problems. Boredom means you're off the Quality track, you're not seeing things freshly, you've lost your 'beginner's mind' and your motorcycle is in great danger. Boredom means your gumption supply is low and must be replenished before anything else is done. When you are bored, stop! Go to a show. Turn on the TV. Call it a day. Do anything but work on that machine. If you don't stop, the next thing that happens is the Big Mistake, and then all the boredom plus the Big Mistake combine together in the one Sunday punch to knock all the gumption out of you and you are really stopped."