Did the temporal rift over the weekend consume the sun? --R Sent from iPhone
> On Mar 12, 2018, at 12:08 AM, clay monroe via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > We are in a rare solar event this weekend. The rain will return soon, so I > am scrambling to pack lots of little tasks while I can. > > Allen seems to not have parking brakes. I thought they were there, but the > pedal goes to the floor and the wheels roll with no resistance, so I tried to > adjust the shoes. No impact spinning the star. Up on driver/down for > passenger. Maybe it will visit a shop instead of spending many hours trying > to make the ($**!!*%#%) wee spring to actually hook up. > > That led to hooking the working antenna cable to the head unit. Current wire > was snipped off to splice into an chinese aftermarket antenna. Had to pull > up carpet, a seat, and dig into the console. May as well hook the speakers > directly to the radio instead of trying to make the fader work right. Noise > was only coming out the driver rear speaker with this unit. Now I can > control media from a touch screen, plucked from PnP for $10, over installing > one of the vintage Grand Prix that would fetch multiples of that investment > flogged on Fleabay. I am not trying to make this a show car. > > While wrestling the driver seat, the power wires to the motors had to be > reseated, as they fell out somehow. The MBTex seat I installed, came minus > the back, so, I needed to make holes to fit the OE panel. That done, I had > to liberate the seatbelt dock, as it had become high-centered on a bolt and > would not allow the seat to be re-installed. > > I popped the trunk and tested the vacuum pump. No vac holding, and pump > would not power. Will need to trace where I have a hole, so will not hook > the replacement pump to power. Which somehow flowed to under the hood > looking at the EGR. That holds vacuum, but will not open. I pulled out and > gave it a cleaning. Valve opened by digital manipulation, but not vacuum. > Stuff It! Put it back, at least it is clean now. > > A side trip to the hardware store to secure some Schedule 40 to build a few > stands so I can refinish the Bundt wheels I pulled from PnP. Many $$$ later > I had a square base with a set of posts along the middle side arms rising to > an apex to hold the rims by the centers of the teepee. A fast wipe down with > acetone (I cleaned, filled and sanded rims last month) and I was shaking the > rattle cans to prime, paint and clear the backsides of the Bundts. It will > be warmer in the morrow, so I will tackle the fronts after lunch. > > Last task this night was to blast the console switches with contact cleaner > on the off chance they needed it. At least it could not hurt. > > > > > clay > > 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green > 1986 SDL - Polei > 1982 300 SD - Allen > > retired models- > 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap > 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery > 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran > 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV > POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
