[MBZ] Crankshaft dampner off on 240D

2005-07-07 Thread Harry Watkins
To all, What am I facing? It came off when wife was about a 1/4 mile from the house and she got it close to the house. It stayed with the car, wedged against the fan shroud and supported by the belts. 1981, manual transmission. Harry Watkins 86 SDL Silver 85 300D Euro 86 SDL Gold 81 240D manua

Re: [MBZ] Crankshaft dampner off on 240D

2005-07-07 Thread degcoast
You are facing selling it to Kaleb (or me ) for 500 dollars. Did the bolt break or just come loose and drop off? Dwight Giles 1979 240D auto 244k + miles Wickford, RI Bissell Cove Quahog & Auto Salvage - Original Message - From: "Harry Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes mai

Re: [MBZ] Crankshaft dampner off on 240D

2005-07-07 Thread Steve MacSween
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > What am I facing? It came off when wife was about a 1/4 mile from the house > and she got it close to the house. It stayed with the car, wedged against > the fan shroud and supported by the belts. 1981, manual transmission. The outcome here depends on the threads, i

Re: [MBZ] Crankshaft dampner off on 240D

2005-07-07 Thread Loren Faeth
Happened to my 81 also. It was the pulleys, not the damper. Some bolts snapped, some loose. take out the pulleys and you should be able to unscrew the broken off bolts. A dremel or die grinder to cut screwdriver slots may help. Buy 6 new allen head capscrews. (Rusty or an industrial suppl

Re: [MBZ] Crankshaft dampner off on 240D

2005-07-07 Thread OK Don
I'm starting to see atrend here - should anyone with a 616 engine tighten or replace the bolts as a preventative measure? How many miles on the engines when this occured? On 7/6/05, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Happened to my 81 also. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '87 300SDL 280k mi

Re: [MBZ] Re: Mercedes Digest, Vol 2, Issue 31 re: outside temp gauge

2005-07-07 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 18:50:07 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Rusty; > > I probably stopped listening at the word "hundred," and he may well have > said: "five hundred plus." > > Hard to believe that anything involving a commodity LED would be so > expensive, but I don't know what else is involv

Re: [MBZ] Crankshaft dampner off on 240D

2005-07-07 Thread Harry Watkins
280K on mine. Replacement of the bolt sounds like a good idea. I don't think tightening would be wise. Is locktite used? Harry Watkins Newton, MS 86 SDL Silver 85 300D Euro 86 SDL Gold 81 240D manual trans - Original Message - From: "OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes mailing l

Re: [MBZ] Mono valve???

2005-07-07 Thread OK Don
I bought the LEDs to wire in and see what's going on. They are still sitting on the table in the Radio Shack blister packs. I haven't dug into the wiring diagram yet to see which wire to connect them to. However, the ACC is now working just fine! We're preparing for a trip to Mexico next week, so I

Re: [MBZ] Crankshaft dampner off on 240D

2005-07-07 Thread Chuck Landenberger
On Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at 07:41 PM, Steve MacSween wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What am I facing? It came off when wife was about a 1/4 mile from the house and she got it close to the house. It stayed with the car, wedged against the fan shroud and supported by the belts. 1981,

[MBZ] nothing to see here, move on

2005-07-07 Thread redghost
I'm scraping the bottom here folks http://seattle.craigslist.org/pts/82797457.html --Mog Axles 1500 http://seattle.craigslist.org/pts/82799057.html --Gas Mog 404 6speed 2k http://seattle.craigslist.org/pts/82836994.html --Mobile VO heater http://seattle.craigslist.org/pts/82885872.html -b

Re: [MBZ] nothing to see here, move on

2005-07-07 Thread Steve MacSween
someone claiming to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/82829455.html -74 Maserati $7k DROL

Re: [MBZ] nothing to see here, move on

2005-07-07 Thread OK Don
Looks too good to be true -- -- On 7/7/05, Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > someone claiming to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/82829455.html -74 Maserati $7k > > DROL > > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '87 300SDL '81 240D '78 4

Re: [MBZ] nothing to see here, move on

2005-07-07 Thread Steve MacSween
Yeah, very true, but you always hear those urban legends about divorce sales, etc. I used to want to own a car like that *someday* but I seem to have come to my senses I actually wanted a Jensen Interceptor. There is some little old guy with one stuck in a dry storage barn somewhere around her

[MBZ] Mobile Diesel Genset

2005-07-07 Thread redghost
http://seattle.craigslist.org/for/82782126.html $8k. looks new -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA

Re: [MBZ] Mobile Diesel Genset

2005-07-07 Thread redghost
http://seattle.craigslist.org/for/82828326.html this one is smaller than the 25kvw below, this is only 5500 watt and smaller On Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at 10:24 PM, redghost wrote: http://seattle.craigslist.org/for/82782126.html $8k. looks new -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump

Re: [MBZ] http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/

2005-07-07 Thread Steve MacSween
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > FYI: > > http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/ is back on line > Yes, but only the 123 manual pages are active. Some of the 126 and 116 stuff was available before, wasn't it? Mac

[MBZ] Now THIS is a dog

2005-07-07 Thread Steve MacSween
Full points to the seller for honesty in trading, but I almost died of laughter reading the listing http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6008&item= 4560170629&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW Mac

Re: [MBZ] http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/

2005-07-07 Thread DElliott%SWS
FYI All, I would say that the below site makes the skinnerbox site obsolete since all the skinnerbox site does is to serve the pdfs, slowly I might add. Using the below link you can download *ALL* of them to your hard drive at once in a few zip files then use the web based interface to access

RE: [MBZ] Crankshaft dampner off on 240D

2005-07-07 Thread Potter, Tom E
I definitely suggest that you get new bolts AND WASHERS. As I remember, the washer on the big bolt is deformed, and a new one is the only way to get the proper retaining tension. All new bolts and washers (including the big washer) cost me about $20 from the dealer. Thomas E. Potter Telephone: (71

RE: [MBZ] Crankshaft dampner off on 240D

2005-07-07 Thread Potter, Tom E
It is a common problem. I am not sure if it is a design problem or occurs after a PO (or their mechanic) failed to torque the bolts properly. The large bolt is VERY difficult to torque, as you must find some method to keep the crankshaft from turning whist you apply the torque. I would suggest a

RE: [MBZ] nothing to see here, move on

2005-07-07 Thread Potter, Tom E
I worked on a few of those Jensen Interceptors. Real hot rods: Chrysler 440, Holley four-barrel, light body. I knew a doctor here in Houston that had 10 of them. Thomas E. Potter Telephone: (713) 215-2877 Fax: (713) 215-2551 Mobile: (832) 794-0536 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECT

[MBZ] Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread John Robbins
Shouldn't they be busy fighting CRIME grrr... http://www.tintcenter.com/news/187.html John

Re: [MBZ] Mono valve???

2005-07-07 Thread Richard Hattaway
All computer controled auto accessories are equipped with a thought process. The ACC saw you comming out of the store, decided the jig was up, and will play nice for a while. Unfortunately, they can also read maps and calculate distance. So if you dont take the LED's with you, about the time you

RE: [MBZ] MityVac

2005-07-07 Thread Karl Wittnebel
Need a source and specific model number for a high-capacity Mity Vac, preferably one with a hand pump. Need the 8+qt capacity for OM 617 oil change. Can't find it in the (new) archive. Thanks, Karl Without music to dec

Re: [MBZ] MityVac

2005-07-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
A mity vac is for testing vaccum/pressure systems. Are you talking about a top sider or similer? Karl Wittnebel wrote: Need a source and specific model number for a high-capacity Mity Vac, preferably one with a hand pump. Need the 8+qt capacity for OM 617 oil change. Can't find it in the (new

Re: [MBZ] Mono valve???

2005-07-07 Thread David Brodbeck
Richard Hattaway wrote: All computer controled auto accessories are equipped with a thought process. The ACC saw you comming out of the store, decided the jig was up, and will play nice for a while. Technicians sometimes call this a "test equipment allergy." When you bring a piece of test eq

Re: [MBZ] Bumper sticker we all need

2005-07-07 Thread David Brodbeck
redghost wrote: http://www.prankplace.com/stickers9.htm It is the ultipenultimate next to next to last on the page I saw a trailer the other day with a bumper sticker that said, "Real trucks don't have spark plugs."

RE: [MBZ] MityVac

2005-07-07 Thread Royce Engler
Not sure what you are looking for...My MityVac is a small handheld device used to check vacuum lines. I suspect you are thinking of the $2 Oil Sucker. Royce Engler 1985 300TD Turbo 265K -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Karl Wittnebel Sent: Th

[MBZ] 240D crank pulley

2005-07-07 Thread Wilton Strickland
Came off my 80 240D at 65k. 6 small bolts in it. Some came loose; others broke. Messed up belts, fan, radiator and lower hose. Wilton

Re: [MBZ] http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/

2005-07-07 Thread stevebailey3373
Trying to open this I get 550 Passive mode not allowed on this server. I am using Mozilla Firefox. Is this just a setting to get to this site? Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >FYI All, > >I would say that the below site makes the skinnerbox site obsolete since >all the skinnerbox site

Re: [MBZ] Diagnosing problems on my '72 250C

2005-07-07 Thread Joseph Shaw
Do you have a fuel pressure regulator in line after the fuel pump. These carbs only need a few pounds of fuel pressure and the floats may not be able to shut off anything over 4 or 5 lbs pressure. A proper fuel pump ( not electric ) might be your first cure. Check your choke flaps to see if t

Re: [MBZ] http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/

2005-07-07 Thread David Brodbeck
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Trying to open this I get 550 Passive mode not allowed on this server. I am using Mozilla Firefox. Is this just a setting to get to this site? You'll have to use a "real" FTP client, not a web browser. I don't think Firefox supports active mode, and the person who h

RE: [MBZ] MityVac

2005-07-07 Thread Karl Wittnebel
Think I found it: http://www.tooldiscounter.com/ItemDisplay.cfm?lookup=MIT7400&source=froogle&kw=MIT7400 I suppose I could just use my vacuum pump hooked to a carboy for a trap, but I'd prefer something tidy that does not require a power source so I can do the job on the street and haul straight

Re: [MBZ] http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/

2005-07-07 Thread John Ervine
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Trying to open this I get 550 Passive mode not allowed on this server. I am using Mozilla Firefox. Is this just a setting to get to this site? Unlike Internet Exploder, I'm unaware of any option in FireFox to change between passive and active FTP transfers. So, eit

Re: [MBZ] http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/

2005-07-07 Thread stevebailey3373
I don't understand. I tried opening explorer and pasting in the ftp. then added ws and still no go. Can you give me more information, or steer me in the direction to learn what to do? I do not get it. Steve David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Trying to open

Re: [MBZ] http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/

2005-07-07 Thread David Brodbeck
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't understand. I tried opening explorer and pasting in the ftp. then added ws and still no go. Can you give me more information, or steer me in the direction to learn what to do? I do not get it. WS_FTP: http://www.ipswitch.com/downloads/index.html CuteFTP: http:

[MBZ] Thanks for all the help on my 250C!

2005-07-07 Thread Joseph Shaw
I just wanted to write in at this time and thank everyone that has chimed in and helped with suggestions on my 250C trouble. It has gotten a bit frustrating for me, and having some new outlooks have helped. I am going to start in this afternoon on some of your new approaches and see where

Re: [MBZ] http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/

2005-07-07 Thread John Ervine
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't understand. I tried opening explorer and pasting in the ftp. then added ws and still no go. Can you give me more information, or steer me in the direction to learn what to do? I do not get it. Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced -> check the box for "Enabl

Re: [MBZ] http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/

2005-07-07 Thread Joe Knight
Using an ftp client has the added advantage -most of them anyway- that if your connection is interrupted during a download your can resume the download from the point at which it was interrupted instead of starting over from scratch, which can be quite significant when downloading files the size of

RE: [MBZ] MityVac

2005-07-07 Thread Royce Engler
First time I've seen that one. I have the MityVac Silverline for use in checking vacuum lines. It's been a solid performer, so I suspect the rest of their stuff is good also. Royce Engler 1985 300TD Turbo 265K -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf O

Re: [MBZ] Now THIS is a dog

2005-07-07 Thread andrew strasfogel
Wow. How bad are BMWs compared to Mercedes anyway? I have seldom seen a comparably aged M-B in such a sorry state. On 7/7/05, Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Full points to the seller for honesty in trading, but I almost died of > laughter reading the listing > > http://cgi.eb

Re: [MBZ] Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread andrew strasfogel
I totally sympathesize with LE on this issue. It's scary not to be able to look inside at some perp who might be packing a weapon... On 7/7/05, John Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shouldn't they be busy fighting CRIME grrr... > > http://www.tintcenter.com/news/187.html > > John > >

[MBZ] Re: Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread Bucks2
Fighting crime?, like folks driving too aggresively and cutting off people and speeding through school zones endangering kids, and other CRIME? Put yourself in their shoes and make a traffic stop on some jackass driving like an idiot with 4 or 5 others idiots in the car who just about ran over

Re: [MBZ] Re: Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread Jeff Zedic
Did anyone read the whole article? The reason for the new law was because with their old inspection laws, and most places have tinting laws, people only had to get checked out once. After getting their passing certificate, they'd go and get darker tint. So it's once again because of people with

Re: [MBZ] Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread Loren Faeth
tinted glass is used by druggies, gangs and other criminals to hide what they are doing. It should be outlawed everywhere. I have nothing to hide. I don't even like tinted glass. Back when glass was clear, truckers and others always gave a truckers wave. Now you can't see it because the gl

Re: [MBZ] Now THIS is a dog

2005-07-07 Thread Jeff Zedic
IMHO, I find that BMW do not stand the test oif time anywhere near as wsell as MBs do. I often tell people that they seem to be a 5-7 year car. After that they fall apart. I should also say that the ones made in the last 10 years or less seem to be much better... either that or they just do

Re: [MBZ] Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread David Brodbeck
Loren Faeth wrote: tinted glass is used by druggies, gangs and other criminals to hide what they are doing. It should be outlawed everywhere. I have nothing to hide. I don't even like tinted glass. Back when glass was clear, truckers and others always gave a truckers wave. Now you can't se

Re: [MBZ] Re: Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread John Robbins
Maybe I should clarify my gripe... tintint law itself isn't a problem. The way that it is being enforced I disagree with. Some states have cards with text of varying level of contrast on them. Based on which line is readable you can tell the tint level (or at least legal or not... been a whil

Re: [MBZ] Re: Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread Richard Hattaway
The tint law has been in effect in NC for years. It is largely ignored by the officers, however. My 300TD was a Georgia car, with windows that were darn near black. I drove it that way for a year, with a state inspection sticker on the window, and was not stopped. But I decided not to press my

Re: [MBZ] Re: Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread John Robbins
On Thu, 7 Jul 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fighting crime?, like folks driving too aggresively and cutting off people and speeding through school zones endangering kids, and other CRIME? Put yourself in their shoes and make a traffic stop on some jackass driving like an idiot with 4 or 5 other

Re: [MBZ] http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/

2005-07-07 Thread stevebailey3373
I have tried to use smartFTP, ipswitch WS_FTP, and internet explorer w/the ftp box checked and still no luck. Do I type in the full address, ftp://Diesel:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ and then hit go? I did this in ipswitch WS-FTP and it did not connect to the server. Same thing with internet explorer. Add

Re: [MBZ] http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/

2005-07-07 Thread David Brodbeck
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have tried to use smartFTP, ipswitch WS_FTP, and internet explorer w/the ftp box checked and still no luck. Do I type in the full address, ftp://Diesel:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ and then hit go? I did this in ipswitch WS-FTP and it did not connect to the server. Same thing wit

Re: [MBZ] Bumper sticker we all need

2005-07-07 Thread Christopher McCann
While on vacation I saw a VW TDI with a "Diesel Inside" sticker ala "Intel Inside" and a long sentence in German. I pulled up next to him at a light and asked what it said..."Real cars don't have spark plugs!" I laughed heartily. His friend made it for him. Christopher --- David Brodbeck <[EMAIL

[MBZ] price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-07 Thread Christopher McCann
I know these threads get tiring, but I am still in my first year of "dieseling" and I recall from this past winter the mantra "Diesel is always higher in the winter because of demand for heating oil. Gas is higher in the summer becuase of the travel season" Fall agricultural use also uses alot of d

Re: [MBZ] Turned up fuel on OM603, sans IC or WI

2005-07-07 Thread Andrew Cunningham
Dave, I was wondering how quickly the EGTs increase during your typical 1/4 mile runs. I think you said you can do it in around 17 seconds. I know this won't be exact, but would you be willing to estimate the EGTs during the run, ie how long until 900, 1000, 1100, 1200 ack 1300 :) I put somethi

Re: [MBZ] http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/

2005-07-07 Thread stevebailey3373
Got it to work. My router for my home network needed to be configured to allow transfers. I am downloading right now. Thank all of you for helping me with this. Now I am wondering, what else is available in the ftp world and how do I find it? Steve David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >[

RE: [MBZ] price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-07 Thread Royce Engler
Well, where to begin True...there are no "diesel refineries", although for any given refinery, the different trains are optimized for process and stream, and changing the mix is not exactly trivial. So...if there is an unanticipated shift in demand, the refiners can be caught making too much

Re: [MBZ] price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Its insane diesel just jumped up to 2.25 overnight and 2.15 for gas from 2.18 for diesel and 2.03 for gas. WTF??? Christopher McCann wrote: I know these threads get tiring, but I am still in my first year of "dieseling" and I recall from this past winter the mantra "Diesel is always higher in

[MBZ] Re: Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread Bucks2
I don't think it's as easy to really be fair about the amount of tint that is legal. I think at night it is more difficult than during the day. Obviously the cost to equip each officer with the light standard device would be prohibitive too. Were I in your legislature I would have included the

[MBZ] Re: price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-07 Thread Bob Rentfro
Here on the surface of the sun, we just went blasting through the $2.50 mark (here on the west side, you Phoenixites) for diesel, and the schmuck that has the lone bio pump in town has reportedly raised his price to $2.80. My wallet weepeth. AZ Bob On 7/7/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[MBZ] Cost of Dist Condensor

2005-07-07 Thread Joseph Shaw
I just went to two of my local parts houses. One said they couldn;t even get the condensor for my car ('72 250C), and the other said they could have one here tomorrow morning. However, the cost for it was $25.00, basically. Does that sound right? I thought someone on this list that recomme

Re: [MBZ] Cost of Dist Condensor

2005-07-07 Thread OK Don
Call Rusty - (800) 741-5252 On 7/7/05, Joseph Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just went to two of my local parts houses. One said they couldn;t even > get the condensor for my car ('72 250C), and the other said they could have > one here tomorrow morning. However, the cost for it was $25.

Re: [MBZ] Cost of Dist Condensor

2005-07-07 Thread Kevin
On Thu, Jul 07, 2005 at 11:46:19AM -0700, Joseph Shaw wrote: > I just went to two of my local parts houses. One said they couldn;t even > get the condensor for my car ('72 250C), and the other said they could have > one here tomorrow morning. However, the cost for it was $25.00, basically. > D

Re: [MBZ] Re: Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread David Brodbeck
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How often do you get regular inspections? In Washington state we only have emissions inspections on a regular basis, and then only in some counties. A full inspection is only done in certain instances, and that by the State Patrol only. I'm gonna ask, since I might be

[MBZ] Ignition Module Under Battery Tray 250C

2005-07-07 Thread Joseph Shaw
Okay-now for another question. I came home with my list of things to get done today in troubleshooting this 250C trouble. So far, I cannot get a Dist condensor for ti, so can't do that. I went back out to remove the battery and look at this module underneath the battery tray, but cannot s

Re: [MBZ] Re: Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread John Robbins
On Thu, 7 Jul 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think it's as easy to really be fair about the amount of tint that is legal. I think at night it is more difficult than during the day. Obviously the cost to equip each officer with the light standard device would be prohibitive too. At night

Re: [MBZ] Cost of Dist Condensor

2005-07-07 Thread Mitch Haley
Joseph Shaw wrote: > > I just went to two of my local parts houses. One said they couldn;t even > get the condensor for my car ('72 250C), and the other said they could have > one here tomorrow morning. However, the cost for it was $25.00, basically. > Does that sound right? I thought someone o

Re: [MBZ] Re: Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread Kevin
On Thu, Jul 07, 2005 at 03:10:41PM -0400, David Brodbeck wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >How often do you get regular inspections? In Washington state we only > >have emissions inspections on a regular basis, and then only in some > >counties. A full inspection is only done in certain instan

Re: [MBZ] price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-07 Thread BenzBarn
That's so much bull. I grow corn and right now the price for a bushel is only $2.60 CDN. Do you know how many boxes of corn flakes one bushel can make? If there's anything is this country more out of control it's the price difference paid to producers compared to what consumers pay. There's less

Re: [MBZ] Re: Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread David Brodbeck
Kevin wrote: If it's Washington state, then probably not. I bought my 190D in washington, and its parking brake didn't work. Good to know. What about emissions? How strict are they on "tampering?" Would a missing ALDA cap be a disqualification?

Re: [MBZ] Re: Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread Kevin
On Thu, Jul 07, 2005 at 04:35:01PM -0400, David Brodbeck wrote: > Kevin wrote: > >If it's Washington state, then probably not. I bought my 190D in > >washington, > >and its parking brake didn't work. > > Good to know. What about emissions? How strict are they on > "tampering?" Would a missing

Re: [MBZ] price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-07 Thread Christopher McCann
Reminds me of a comment my dairy farmer father-in-law made once. When the price he's paid for milk goes up, it goes up in the store. WHen the price he is paid goes down, even substantially over long periods, the price in the store remains the same. Christopher --- BenzBarn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

WA state emissions testing (Was: Re: [MBZ] Re: Who's bright idea was this...)

2005-07-07 Thread David Brodbeck
Kevin wrote: On Thu, Jul 07, 2005 at 04:35:01PM -0400, David Brodbeck wrote: Good to know. What about emissions? How strict are they on "tampering?" Would a missing ALDA cap be a disqualification? From what I recall, emissions testing on diesels varies by county. The county that seattle i

Re: [MBZ] Cost of Dist Condensor

2005-07-07 Thread Joseph Shaw
Joseph Shaw wrote: > > I just went to two of my local parts houses. One said they couldn;t even > get the condensor for my car ('72 250C), and the other said they could have > one here tomorrow morning. However, the cost for it was $25.00, basically. > Does that sound right? I thought som

Re: [MBZ] price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-07 Thread Rick Knoble
Same with oil. The refiners are making windfall profits. The future price of a barrel of crude goes up on a the market at noon, by two the price of fuel at the pump has gone up. We the consumers are hostage to the monopoly so we pay up. The price of fuel goes to $2.50 then drops to $2.30 and we thi

Re: [MBZ] Cost of Dist Condensor

2005-07-07 Thread Richard Hattaway
Condensor? Condensors don' fit no stinkin' diesel.. (c: Are you sure it is bad? I guess I have never had a bad one in years, including the one on my 1946 Champion outboard motor. I would do some *crazy* things before I would pay even 5 bux for a condensor. I cannot say for sure, but thin

Re: [MBZ] Cost of Dist Condensor

2005-07-07 Thread JFreezn
In a message dated 7/7/2005 11:46:45 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just went to two of my local parts houses. One said they couldn;t even get the condensor for my car ('72 250C), and the other said they could have one here tomorrow morning. However, the cos

Re: [MBZ] Diagnosing problems on my '72 250C

2005-07-07 Thread Joseph Shaw
Okay-cannot seem to get a condensor for now. Cannot seem to access any of the connectors to the ignition module under the battery tray for now. I went out and looked, and yes, to whomever asked, there are two small black boxes and two small vacuum diaphragm style modules on the passenger in

Re: [MBZ] Cost of Dist Condensor

2005-07-07 Thread Joseph Shaw
Condensor? Condensors don' fit no stinkin' diesel.. (c: Are you sure it is bad? I guess I have never had a bad one in years, including the one on my 1946 Champion outboard motor. I would do some *crazy* things before I would pay even 5 bux for a condensor. GREAT! TELL ME WHAT THEY

Re: [MBZ] Cost of Dist Condensor

2005-07-07 Thread OK Don
IIRC, the condensor is to keep the points from arcing-burning. You should be able to run it a little while without one to see if that's the problem. A condensor that's going bad will either cause the points to burn (what I remember happening in my old cars), or short out, causing no fire to the plu

RE: [MBZ] price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-07 Thread Christopher McCann
Royce, Your first point about the refining process new info for me, I assumed a fixed percentage of gas, kero, sludge, whatever came out of every batch. Good point. And it might be relevant if we have a high domestic demand for diesel right now, which I don't think we do. I would guess such data i

Re: [MBZ] Diagnosing problems on my '72 250C

2005-07-07 Thread Rick Knoble
IIRC, You said you rebuilt the carbs, then tried running the car on old fuel (read "varnish"). You might want to recheck the carbs for contamination Just my 2ยข Rick Knoble 1985 300 CD

RE: [MBZ] Cost of Dist Condensor

2005-07-07 Thread Potter, Tom E
I'm not an electrical expert, but I agree. As long as the capacitance is within the same specifications, any condenser should work. The problem is in determining the capacitance specifications. Better yet, throw the points and condenser away and get an electronic trigger (Compufire, Petronix, et. a

Re: [MBZ] Diagnosing problems on my '72 250C

2005-07-07 Thread Mitch Haley
Joseph Shaw wrote: > So I am back to thinking that there has to be a flooding issue. Until this episode, I was thinking non-delivery. (especially since you can usually get a brief run from fueling with starting fluid)

Re: [MBZ] Cost of Dist Condensor

2005-07-07 Thread Kevin
On Thu, Jul 07, 2005 at 04:30:56PM -0500, Potter, Tom E wrote: > I'm not an electrical expert, but I agree. As long as the capacitance is > within the same specifications, any condenser should work. The problem > is in determining the capacitance specifications. Better yet, throw the > points and

RE: [MBZ] Diagnosing problems on my '72 250C

2005-07-07 Thread Potter, Tom E
If it does not fire the starting fluid, you have an ignition problem. Thomas E. Potter Telephone: (713) 215-2877 Fax: (713) 215-2551 Mobile: (832) 794-0536 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joseph Shaw Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 4:13 PM To:

[MBZ] FTP SERVER NOTICE!!

2005-07-07 Thread Tarek Elshenawy
To all list members... Today someone on the list accessed the FTP server I have set up. Instead of logging in only once, the user decided to log in 25 times to start simultaneous downloads. This kind of behavior will not be tolerated. If it happens again, not only will the users IP address be bann

[MBZ] Re: Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread Bucks2
If you got inspected, and if they checked it, yes they would make you fix it. I've only taken one vehicle through the process and it was pretty basic. They checked the Vin # on the post and the vin stamped under the hood. Thanks for stopping by, have a nice day. That's not to say on a slow day

[MBZ] Re: What......

2005-07-07 Thread Bucks2
That explains it. No money in the inspections so why invest in the machinery. Sounds like it's gonna suck to have ANY tinted windows. My car has the tint because it came from California. I wouldn't have done it myself, but the tint has kind of grown on me. I like to look of the black car with th

[MBZ] Re: Cost of Dist Condensor

2005-07-07 Thread Bucks2
Actually condensors have a value that is important to prevent point failure. The old timers actually looked at how the points were wearing and would adjust the condensor value to prevent transfer from one contact to the other. If you knew the value of the stock condensor you could find a cheap a

[MBZ] Re: WA state emissions testing

2005-07-07 Thread Bucks2
As I understand the rules King, Pierce and Snohomish counties check emissions. Only portions of Pierce and Sno, are required so there it depends where you are living. The emissions check has a standard you must meet. If you don't meet the standard then you must spend a certain amount of money o

Re: [MBZ] Re: WA state emissions testing

2005-07-07 Thread JabbaHursty
the old days of georgia inspection were the best when i moved here, my car immediately failed georgia emissions. I explained to the guy at the major chain muffler shop how confusing this was to me and he told me not to worry but to go to a certain address with $50. so i drove to this place a

Re: [MBZ] price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-07 Thread Lee Einer
The Law of Oligolopoly; When five or fewer businesses control 50% or more of a market, they behave less like competitors and more like a trust. Competition as a downward pressure on pricing largely goes out the window under this scenario. Lee Christopher McCann wrote: Royce, Your fi

Re: [MBZ] price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
sombody is sure getting rich somewhere BenzBarn wrote: That's so much bull. I grow corn and right now the price for a bushel is only $2.60 CDN. Do you know how many boxes of corn flakes one bushel can make? If there's anything is this country more out of control it's the price difference pai

Re: [MBZ] price of diesel...interesting theory...

2005-07-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yes, once something goes up, its VERY hard to get the price down because they know people will pay it, take gas for example, I doubt we ever see it go below 2 a gallon again, much less back to normal at around 1.29 Christopher McCann wrote: Reminds me of a comment my dairy farmer father-in-

Re: [MBZ] Cost of Dist Condensor/failing

2005-07-07 Thread JFreezn
In a message dated 7/7/2005 2:31:29 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How do you know your condenser is malfunctioning. Unless your points are burning badly in a short period or you have a hot start problem, the condenser is fine. I know: everyone changes them when t

Re: [MBZ] Now THIS is a dog

2005-07-07 Thread redghost
At that price, Kaleb may branch out into bimmers On Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at 11:31 PM, Steve MacSween wrote: Full points to the seller for honesty in trading, but I almost died of laughter reading the listing http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6008&item=

[MBZ] STUPID CAR!!!

2005-07-07 Thread Curt Raymond
So I'd gotten to the point where I was thinking I'd keep my 240D. John Peterson's '90 300D has been beckoning and I know of a 190D 2.2l 5spd that might be for sale that was calling my name, but Monday we fixed some little annoying things and put in the new mats I bought a year ago and I was feel

Re: [MBZ] Now THIS is a dog

2005-07-07 Thread Zeitgeist
I might be wrong, but that speedo looks like it read 305k--that's not too bad. In addition to my French diesel fantasies, I've been daydreaming about finding a cheap 524td for some go-fast experimentations. On 7/7/05, redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At that price, Kaleb may branch out i

Re: [MBZ] Who's bright idea was this...

2005-07-07 Thread redghost
I like the position the testing stations take. Too Expensive to invest in the equipment, so we ain't gonna do the test for that. Really hard to enforce a law that nobody can get the test for done. On Thursday, July 7, 2005, at 05:33 AM, John Robbins wrote: Shouldn't they be busy fighting C

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