Hmm, Ernest, I'm surprised at your implying that I make things up. Now
it seems you have placed yourself in the position of having to give
examples of things that I have made up, sir. Do share with us the
evidence of my artifice.
Now for the brake lights: I have been in shop-type situations where
So how do you turn the motor? With the 14mm spanner?
What's the size of the crankshaft bolt? 27mm? Ideally you want a 3/4
drive socket set to turn a Diesel without removing the injectors. Also
the concept of TDC can be difficult to grasp.
I would suggest getting a good write up on the procedure
What are the symptons of a harmonic balancer failing ? Do the balancers
of the OM 60x's ever fail?
Peter
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You should be adjusting the valves every 12k-15k miles.
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My '79 240D only has 1 belt for the water pump and alt - plus another for
the AC and another for the PS.
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Rich Thomas wrote:
I got some Harbor Freight cheapies (from India, probably melted down
ships I saw them dismantle on some Discovery Channel show) and
heated/bent the ends at 2-45deg angles, like thereal ones. Work
well. I think someone on the list suggested that so I copied him.
If you
Howdy -
I bump the engine with the key - actually, I might do valve adjusting
differently than some. after removing the valve cover I look for the cam
lobes that are straight up - those can be adjusted. I make a sketch showing
the 8 valves and mark the ones I adjust. I then bump the
Same on my '81 240D.
On 10/30/07, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My '79 240D only has 1 belt for the water pump and alt - plus another for
the AC and another for the PS.
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Being a cheapass I think I waited until they were on sale for $1.99!
And worth every penny!
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Mitch Haley wrote:
Rich Thomas wrote:
I got some Harbor Freight cheapies (from India, probably melted down
ships I saw them dismantle on some Discovery Channel show) and
heated/bent the ends
it's in my town. anyone want me to look at it?
On 10/29/07, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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1992 Civic VX, $1500. Drive slow, get 50mpg.
Drive it like you stole it and still get 35-40mpg.
The plastic key tops are in Performance Products catalog @ $10.40.
Wilton
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Rather than messing with key tops that break, wonder if you can't just find
a copy of a bland key with a solid molded top? Found some great blanks for
my porsche for under $10 each, as good as what came from the factory. Just
at one of those little corner key places.
Ed
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On 30/10/2007,
This eBay search will bring up quite a few Mercedes key blanks:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bssbrftog=1catref=C6from
=R10mppfqy=mercedes+key+uncut_trksid=m37satitle=mercedes+key+blanksacat=
-1%26catref%3DC6fmmk=fmmd=fylo=fyhi=mppfqy=mercedes+key+uncutsargn=-1%
I forgot about those guys.
Holy crap...diesel went up $.06 last night while I was at work. It's now
$3.24 here. It's nuts.
Bob R.
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Being a REAL cheapass, I stopped by the local pawn shop and dug
through the bin of cheap Chinese wrenches and pulled out the two
thinnest 14mm. Grand total of 54 cents. (25 each + tax)
I bent them with a torch, but it really didn't help much. If I had
another 50 cents to spare, I wouldn't bother
All parts fail in some circumstance, somewhere, but I don't remember the
harmonic balancer on the 60x being a problem.
Knocking, belt running funny, squeals, and grinding noises are more likely to
be the tensioner than the balancer -- check yours to see if it is running
exactly in line with
Holy crap...diesel went up $.06 last night while I was at work. It's
now
$3.24 here. It's nuts.
3.76 here. I've been driving the SL.
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So how do you turn the motor? With the 14mm spanner?
Key bump. Or a crescent wrench on the PS pump. Or the
27mm on the crank, but that's a lot harder.
Then you adjust any/all valves that the cam lobes are
away from. Repeat until done.
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All parts fail in some circumstance, somewhere, but I don't remember
the harmonic balancer on the 60x being a problem.
The crank pulley has a distressing tendency to come loose from
the harmonic balancer. Makes all kinds of weird noise at first,
and then causes all sorts of harm when it
Does anybody know if you can use an OBDII with a '95 Mercedes?
I have two '95 E300D's and have never figured out how to gather
diagnostic data out of them. These 124's were actually built in late
'94. And OBD did not become a US standard until '96. Does this
vintage Mercedes store fault codes?
the bearing is a standard roller bearing, but it doesn't rotate more
than a degree or two in use, so the race gets notches in it,
That was a bit of bad design. The tensioner rocker should have
been a stout sleeve bearing, it would probably last longer.
It's also a not-so-standard double-race
Robert Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Holy crap...diesel went up $.06 last night while I was at work. It's now
$3.24 here. It's nuts.
People starting to buy heating oil for the winter?
Allan
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Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So how do you turn the motor? With the 14mm spanner?
Key bump. Or a crescent wrench on the PS pump. Or the
27mm on the crank, but that's a lot harder.
So how do you prevent it from starting when you bump the key? I guess
if you do the job with a cold
No, the Mexicans shut down production for a coupla days in the Gulf
because of something trivial (needed more cash to ship their people
north?) and there is a storm out off the SE, and the traders went
berserk (like they need anything to set them off) and oil went up $2 or
$3/bbl, so the pump
I got a coupla good ones made at the local locksmith (who knew all about
Mercedes keys and had good things to say about them because they give
him lots of business) that are very strong on the top bit, but we are
cautioned to use only the factory keys because the non-OEM ones gunk up
the
Allan Streib wrote:
People starting to buy heating oil for the winter?
Light crude has been over $90 for a few days, which is far above the
Katrina peak of 2005.
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:48:31 -0400 andrew strasfogel
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I may have one in the garage. If you still need it I'll check.
Thank you for the offer. I ordered
Message: 12
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:20:45 -0700
From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 85 300D, W-123 Bodied Sedan, Leak in Passenger
Compartment
Jim,
I have run the A/C continually since having the new evaporator installed so
there should have been some indication of that
Well its going to go way up Im sure since oil was almost $94 yesterday.
Geez. This peek oil thing is really starting to hit.
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Its not OBDII but it stores trouble codes, any 90 and up do. You just have
to have some sort of device with a LED and jump certain pins to read the
codes. I have one such device and am getting ready to start making and
selling them maybe.
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Jim Cathey wrote:
the bearing is a standard roller bearing, but it doesn't rotate more
than a degree or two in use, so the race gets notches in it,
That was a bit of bad design. The tensioner rocker should have
been a stout sleeve bearing, it would probably last longer.
It's also a
And my '83 240D.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:05:50 -0500
From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 123 starting problem
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Same on my '81 240D.
On 10/30/07,
Same here.
Surprising how the media has been relatively quiet about the record high price
of oil. I haven't heard it said yet but I suspect the price is now a record
even when adjusted for inflation.
Gas prices have only recently started to rise while diesel has been creeping up
for months. I
Marshall
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Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So how do you turn the motor? With the 14mm spanner?
Key bump. Or a crescent wrench on the PS pump. Or the
27mm on the crank, but that's a lot harder.
So how do you prevent it from starting when
This peak oil thing..
And it's just started.
Tom
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Plastic key tops
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Well its
brian,
jeeze; i didn't say you had made things up, i said you *didn't* have
to! you seem a little 'touchy'; there's no need to jump so quickly to a
defensive attitude!
must i remind you that you started this thread with an example of a
guarantee you made without any direct experience
just wait till the problems really start
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From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Tuesday, October 30,
Harmonic balancer?? Is that a fancy name for a tuning fork?
On 10/30/07, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jim Cathey wrote:
the bearing is a standard roller bearing, but it doesn't rotate more
than a degree or two in use, so the race gets notches in it,
That was a bit of bad
OEM or not should not make a difference.
Tom
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Sent: 10/30/07 10:05 AM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Plastic key tops
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I got a coupla good ones made
Guns don't kill people, dogs kill people.
Dog shoots man in freak accident
Associated Press
Oct. 30, 2007 08:49 AM
DES MOINES, Iowa - A hunter is recovering after he was shot in the leg at
close range by his dog, who stepped on his shotgun and tripped the trigger,
an official said Tuesday.
I was going to correct the spelling of peak oil but the price is so scary
high I'm too afraid to even peek at the daily crude prices anymore, so
perhaps we have no peek oil.
On 10/30/07, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
just wait till the problems really start
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From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Plastic key tops
I was going to
And why was the hunter crossing the fence with the hammer
cocked??
Another excellent example of stupidity that someone will blame on the
sport, or the gun
Tom
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To: Mercedes
My wife and I have been driving MB for only 28 yrs and we've had only 4 MB
(an 80 240D for 16+ yrs, a 91 350SDL for 11+ yrs, a 20-24 year-old 81 300D
for 4+ yrs and a 21 yr-old 87 300D for 3+ yrs). Counting original and
replacement keys, including those with new lock tumbler cylinders, we've
had,
On 10/30/07, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Harris was hunting with a group about three miles north of Grinnell. The
group shot a bird, and when Harris went to get it, he put his gun on the
ground and crossed a fence. As he crossed the fence, his hunting dog stepped
on the gun,
Umm, no, here's what you wrote, Ernest.
You wrote:
(i've seen your other posts, so i'll remind you that there's no need to make
things up; remember that i'm not your wife, and you don't need to
'win'!) ;-)
That doesn't seem like a very good way to rib someone in good fun. You
were saying that
OK, lets just drop it at this point and move on, nothing to see here.
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Sent: Tuesday, October 30,
Car has mucho service history and drives well, though the turbo didn't
kick when I drove it BUT before starting I'd also just connected the
overboost switch on the manifold that had been mysteriously
detached. At least one glow plug is weak/out (light off before start,
on about a minute after),
Actually, there was a news story recently - I think from the Pac. NW
area - that involved a Great Dane accidentally causing a gun to go off
and shoot the man of a household. We were surprised how unshaken the
wife was - had a smile on her face as she described it to reporters.
The guy was going to
My wife's Toyota Avalon obiously lights the brake lights when the key is off.
For quite a while, I wished it did
not. She had a near miss on day a while back and hammered the brakes real hard
to avoid someone who spun accross in
front of her.
Something happened to the brake light switch under
You're right Alex - he was ignoring many of the safety rules - which is
virtually *ALWAYS* the case when an accident like this happens. I was
always told to place the rifle/shotgun in a safe position where it won't get
knocked over *and* open the bolt or remove the ammo from the chamber. No
this is why MB turns off the brake lights with the key
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Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] MB
Tony Wirtel wrote:
Am getting for $900
with deposit down but still could back out.
$900? You're getting a tired but decent looking driver for a
parts car price. I'd call that a steal of a deal. OTOH,
if you expect to pay a pro to put it in tip-top shape
for you, you might be better off
I experienced a sudden door-check failure today on my 123 chassis 300TD.
There was no warning. With this failure, the door could not be closed. The
failed door check was the newer stamped, post-production type with big
spring-loaded ball bearings that snap into the detents. One of the balls
was
LarryT wrote:
You're right Alex - he was ignoring many of the safety rules - which is
virtually *ALWAYS* the case when an accident like this happens.
Cops, especially feds SWAT, seem to be as bad or worse than hunters.
Here's the perfect example: I'm the only one in this room professional
Mercedes recommends to remove the wire from the distributor to the
ignition module on petrol engines. Usually they are a green wire.
With a cold Diesel engine there should be no problem with it starting,
however direct injection engines are different and as such the fuel shut
off mechanism
Mitch wrote:everybody in the world thinks he's an idiot because of the
video
Yeah, it's the *video's* fault! LOL!! no, ROTFLMAO!! What a moron - yep,
the world,s right - he *is* an idiot.
Again, the basic rules of safety - unload the gun - make *sure* it;s
unloaded, then check to see it's
on a diesel I usually pull the 30a or 80a fuse (depending on model)
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A Smart Car travelling exibition was in Tampa-St.Petersburg last week
showing off their car and taking $500 deposits. Interested? (-:]
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/10/25/news_pf/Business/Tiny_Smart_car_might_.shtml
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'Cept for a coupla days several days ago when the 350SDL needed glow plugs,
all 4 MBs I've had have needed only a bump of the starters to start - yes,
I've been lucky on this.
Wilton
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I hope they fired him and the nitwit who sent him to teach gun safety - but
it;s the govt - they don;t know how to fire people..
I must admit, he showed an incredible degree of professional restraint in
continuing with the lecture after shooting himself. I would have expected
Having had many well-worn keys with the original plastic top worn away so much
that the once-square key head was rounded and smooth with no corners, I suspect
that at some point Huf (the OEM supplier) changed the formulation of the
plastic. The old key heads didn't seem to ever break or crack,
The Indian Gedore stuff was pretty good. A knockoff of the German
Heyco. I used my gedore stuff for years and years. I have not seen
them for 20+ years for sale anywhere.
At 08:28 AM 10/30/2007, you wrote:
Being a cheapass I think I waited until they were on sale for $1.99!
And worth every
nor am I sure where the Evaporator drain goes.
Evap drain is over the transmission.
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Can you find a steel blank (like the OEM) and someone who can cut it?
The brass blanks don't play well with the tumblers that are desinged
for steel keys. How ever - do what you want.
On 10/30/07, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OEM or not should not make a difference.
Tom
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David stated the obvious:
I suspect that at some point Huf (the OEM supplier) changed the formulation
of the plastic.
Exactly. Huf got cheap. Since 1978, I've replaced four keys among six
different cars...and all of those have been within the last five years. It's
frustrating. Especially now
amen But, change that to 126 and 124 doors
At 04:15 PM 10/30/2007, you wrote:
As a final comment, I was again reminded how easy it is to get inside the
123 doors compared to the 126 doors.
Loren Faeth
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Evap drains can be cleared by running a wire up from underneath the
car. Bacteria grow on A/c evaporators that are in regular use. THe
bacteria catch dirt and tit is the bacterial slime/dirt that plugs up
the drains. Get a bad strain of bacteria, and you have Legionaires disease.
Same
Anyone on the list know a good tool and die maker and someone who
does injection molding? Maybe we could mold our own and let Rusty be
the official distributor. Bet we could find a plastic that would be
nearly indestructible. Polypropylene comes to mind as does a fiber
reinforced
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In a message dated 10/30/2007 12:36:32 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim,
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Car has mucho service history and drives well, though the turbo didn't
kick when I drove it BUT before starting I'd also just connected the
overboost switch on the manifold that had been
Are the front bumper end pieces, those black rubber wraparound
things, the same on the 116 and 107? They look to be, and the
junkyard has a nice 116 in that still has the bumper. Its
rubber bits are definitely nicer than my 380 SL's. Should
I go get?
I got the 126's heated front seats today.
Jim , is the pulley attached to the balancer via 6 bolts - is that what
has a tendency to loosen , or is it the large 27mm bolt in the centre?
Peter
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