it is very sad...I now have three MB's to screw up while learning rather than just one. Thank God I found a good Indy and "learn" on the 240D rust bucket...and I'm still a newbie! Chris
"Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: this is very very sad. Less than a year ago you were a 1-MB newbie, now you have 3. Christopher McCann wrote: > I loved the OkieQ, will definitely be there...now I have three MB's to > choose from for the trip...the 300TD is getting cooler and cooler (the more > I drive it)...even if it is packed with kiddie car seats. > > Chris > > "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote: hopefully he shows up at the next okieq > > LT Don wrote: > > >>I'd have sent a congratulations IF you'd informed us of the event ... dude! >> >>Last I heard, you were being forbidden to attend the BBQ-Q due to an >>impending birth. >> >>On 11/10/05, Christopher McCann wrote: >> >> >>>:-) >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>-- >>1977 240D >>1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle >> >>http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen >>_______________________________________ >>For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >>For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >> >> >> > > -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts _______________________________________ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1987 300TD, 150K miles, "Rotkäppchen" (Little Red Riding Hood) -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) running WVO/WMO/LO/CO/WATF/WGL/WBF/DA/MS/lard/gas/kero/D2 mix (do not attempt this at home!) -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Yahoo! 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From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Nov 10 19:22:22 2005 Received: from web30014.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.201.217]) by server1.arterytc1.net with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1EaI05-000725-Pn for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 19:22:22 +0000 Received: (qmail 19972 invoked by uid 60001); 10 Nov 2005 19:22:16 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=ozbuM69rUoeqdklD6jOVl0R/htLxsljcWulb8CafSk014ZjzVyyZ4XpxS+ONstyGF4wYldCiPxR3RADLDFTkayU+TDrhQVXniIqIKnIbtfbeRLd1p6UqqD0yJL0XqE+ogjNECF2eaH970J8+Bkwv4gAYeMOMHk+6Ulks3l0fGpk= ; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [66.140.70.226] by web30014.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:22:16 PST Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:22:16 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.6 Subject: Re: [MBZ] will maladjusted valves reduce fuel economy? X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes mailing list <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 19:22:22 -0000 slight exaggeration - 5 daughters and 32. Chris LT Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Marshall -- If Chris has a "cold setting" he wouldn't have seventeen daughters and still be in his 20s. Don On 11/10/05, Marshall Booth wrote: > > Christopher McCann wrote: > > Do you adjust the exhaust valve clearance too (imagine you do)...what > are the clearances for them? > > > > Any online description on how to do this? Maybe in my friends W123 240D > chiltons (or haynes?) manual... > > Don't even consider doing the job without reading the manual! > > > http://mb.braingears.com/123_DISK2/program/Engine/617/05-210.pdf > > Ignore the references to warm setting - ONLY adjust the valves cold! > > Marshall > -- > Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions) > "der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > '87 300TD 182Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 > turbo 237kmi > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- 1977 240D 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen _______________________________________ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1987 300TD, 150K miles, "Rotkäppchen" (Little Red Riding Hood) -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) running WVO/WMO/LO/CO/WATF/WGL/WBF/DA/MS/lard/gas/kero/D2 mix (do not attempt this at home!) -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Yahoo! 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From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Nov 10 19:23:44 2005 Received: from zproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.162.207]) by server1.arterytc1.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1EaI1Q-00075d-OW for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 19:23:44 +0000 Received: by zproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 18so465075nzp for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:23:41 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=BTjZYOunsF4sc9ysm1RxQQ5jMU0qA33vg77dZPZ4K/4r8OXxbCm4YqTYPELXmZHJIKaIFW9yGDknnQ8ED+OiML7uRdk5e0V0VvSshLFaM4xLnYUlXQ10RD5JjDnw9u/OB90iXJiXdw2p0glTDxUU0OVIHq97Y2O2crhN9/PWNhs= Received: by 10.65.158.1 with SMTP id k1mr1322876qbo; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:23:40 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.65.158.16 with HTTP; Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:23:38 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:23:38 -0600 From: Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.6 Subject: Re: [MBZ] The tire saga continues... X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes mailing list <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 19:23:45 -0000 David, I had this same problem on a Ford several years back. Turned out to be the right front tires tread seperating from the carcus of the tire. Could not see it from the out side, but it cause the right tire to be bigger at speed. Which caused the car to pull to the left. If you put the spare back down and the problem goes away = I bet that your problem. On 11/9/05, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To recap the story so far: > > To start with, the car went down the road straight as an arrow, but > vibrated at certain speeds. Also, it had been 10,000 miles, so I > figured it was time to have the tires rotated. I went to Les Schwab and > had the tires balanced and rotated. The car immediately started pulling > hard to the right. Went back to Les Schwab. They swapped the two front > tires, and the car started pulling to the left, suggesting a bad tire. > (Getting it replaced under warranty isn't an option, since the chain I > originally bought the tires from doesn't have a presence in Washington.) > > Today, I took it back again and they replaced the left front tire. The > old left front became the spare. It *still* pulls to the left. > > At this point, I figure the only thing left (besides just un-rotating > the tires) is to swap the spare (which used to be the left front) with > the right front, on the theory that they've simply replaced the wrong > tire. > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- OK Richard 1987 300D 178k with miles and miles to go!!! Midwest City, Oklahoma
