[MBZ] butane soldering
I need to replace my old orange 15-60W Portasol butane iron. There's quite a line-up of those things now that Weller owns Portasol. This is the awesome one: http://www.amazon.com/PSI100K-Super-Pro-Self-Igniting-Cordless-Soldering/dp/B000ICGN38 This looks like the closest replacement for my old 1980s model that now leaks butane: http://www.amazon.com/Weller-P2C-Professional-Self-Igniting-Cordless/dp/B000B61L0G And this one is very attractively priced, but fixed 50W output instead of variable: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003H6LRDS/ Any thoughts? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] I want one
chrome://feedbar/content/full_preview.html?idx=15 --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Wheel color
I feel like a ghost... Akebono. Seriously, I took a look at the Ranger again last night, no detectable brake dust. Once I put the new 190D into service I'll do Akebonos on it all around. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:03:57 -0700 From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wheel color Message-ID: aanlktimlzhqp=8uqkt4jyjh_68qaefjl6gmdf5fwp...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: TE wrote Don't look for a super easy job in cleaning though, as brake dust won't simply hose off of anything. ?Unfortunately, brake dust is caustic - it's not just a powder laying on the surface after being abraded from the brake pads - the dust actually eats into the wheel finish - and the longer it is allowed to stay on the surface the more difficult it will be to clean it. Powder Coating at least provides a harder surface --- Yes, that is my hope. I'm willing to give up a tiny bit of authenticity in the form of the exact right shade of silver on the bundt wheels on my 126 if powder coating with make it easier to keep them clean. Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] how many pads?
That sounds analogous to the 111 system, and I think up to the 123 at least, they were all interchangeable. Pretty much reduces Woger's argument to nothing. I'm not sure why they used a red and blue in the spring designation, but blue springs were usually stiffer or stronger than red, and took a thinner spring pad. When ordering a set of springs, one either took a chance they'd get a matching set, or order three and return whatever one didn't match. The red or blue paint mark was the lower mark one or two coils up from the bottom. The colors in the middle of the spring were not relevant. Factory springs for at least the U.S. bound '87 300D were 124 321 23 04. These were discontinued at some point. Spring pads had ribs on them usually 2, 3, or 4 so one could visually tell without knowing part numbers to match them. The more ribs, the thicker the spring pad. Don't ask me how I know all of this! Brian On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 10:50 PM, Thomas Savage tesav...@gmail.com wrote: relng...@aol.com wrote: MB uses a formula to determine pad thickness. That formula depends on what options the car has (e.g.. Manual transmission or auto; no AC or AC; sunroof yes or no; etc)... Piffle. Tell me how many different rear spring pads there are or were for the model in question. Must be dozens according to your story. Depending on the serial number range, I count up to 30 front spring pad part numbers for the 124, 15 red and 15 blue (whatever that means). For a 124.133 300D, 15 of them are applicable. 15 front springs total; nine possible for a 300D. (Wait, you said rear - figures are a little lower back there.) Tom ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] butane soldering
I need to replace my old orange 15-60W Portasol butane iron... closest replacement for my old 1980s model that now leaks butane Fix yours! Maybe it's just a bit of seal rubber that you can replace with a bit of finagling. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] butane soldering
Jim Cathey wrote: I need to replace my old orange 15-60W Portasol butane iron... closest replacement for my old 1980s model that now leaks butane Fix yours! Maybe it's just a bit of seal rubber that you can replace with a bit of finagling. I can't even figure out how to disassemble mine. And yes, I'm relatively sure it blew a seal in the base. More importantly, I no longer know where it is. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Wheel color
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 6:34 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I feel like a ghost... Akebono. Seriously, I took a look at the Ranger again last night, no detectable brake dust. Once I put the new 190D into service I'll do Akebonos on it all around. You're not a ghost. I'm just skeptical. I put Akebonos on the family Camry a few months back, and while the brake dust is definitely reduced, there's still some in the corners of the front wheels after a few weeks without washing. Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Wheel color
I have them on the fronts of all my cars and the rears get black while the fronts are still clean. That should tell you how well they work. Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. www.buyMBparts.biz www.buyEUROparts.biz www.buyASIANparts.biz Tel/ 1-800-741-5252 Fax/ 770-454-9745 ICQ 427542441 AIM BuyMBparts - Original Message - From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wheel color On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 6:34 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I feel like a ghost... Akebono. Seriously, I took a look at the Ranger again last night, no detectable brake dust. Once I put the new 190D into service I'll do Akebonos on it all around. You're not a ghost. I'm just skeptical. I put Akebonos on the family Camry a few months back, and while the brake dust is definitely reduced, there's still some in the corners of the front wheels after a few weeks without washing. Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Wheel color
Took '83 300D beater with heavy coating of brake dust on the Bundt wheels to the automatic car wash. Wheels came out squeaky clean with no hand labor at all. Machine gently squirts cleaner on wheels and then a sprayer rinses them. Sure would like to know what kind of wheel cleaner that was. Doing it by hand is slow. Gerry From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: TE wrote Don't look for a super easy job in cleaning though, as brake dust won't simply hose off of anything. Unfortunately, brake dust is caustic - it's not just a powder laying on the surface after being abraded from the brake pads - the dust actually eats into the wheel finish - and the longer it is allowed to stay on the surface the more difficult it will be to clean it. Powder Coating at least provides a harder surface --- Yes, that is my hope. I'm willing to give up a tiny bit of authenticity in the form of the exact right shade of silver on the bundt wheels on my 126 if powder coating with make it easier to keep them clean. Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] I want one
On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:12:31 -0400 Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: chrome://feedbar/content/full_preview.html?idx=15 What is it? This is not a URL. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] butane soldering
Mitch Haley wrote: I need to replace my old orange 15-60W Portasol butane iron. There's quite a line-up of those things now that Weller owns Portasol. Any thoughts? Ultratorch. I used one for years as my primary iron doing field service and repair. The only reasons I don't have one now are: * I don't work standing on ladders much * purchase price But it is the only one I would consider if I needed the portability. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] I want one
hmmm, weird, that was what shows up in the URL bar, did not look at it. Here it is http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/08/self-balancing_one_wheel_electric_s.html --R On 8/20/2010 12:36 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote: On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:12:31 -0400 Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: chrome://feedbar/content/full_preview.html?idx=15 What is it? This is not a URL. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] I want one
On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:00:47 -0400 Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: hmmm, weird, that was what shows up in the URL bar, did not look at it. Here it is http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/08/self-balancing_one_wheel_electric_s.html Very interesting. A one-wheeled motorcycle. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] I want one
Craig McCluskey wrote: Very interesting. A one-wheeled motorcycle. How about a motorcycle with one hub? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwe-mZjvuVE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] 190 ACC update
Swapped the PB array from my '85 190D into the '84 today. That shuts the heat off but it won't turn the AC on. Not a big surprise as the '85 had a toggle switch to turn the AC on with... I'm going to resolder one of the other units (I've got 3) and see if I can make 'em work. If not I'll get a new one from Rusty. At least now I'm reasonably sure its the PB array thats the issue... -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] 190D suspension
Did somebody answer and I didn't notice? How much movement is allowable in a subframe mount? The rear mounts on my '84 190D have about 1/8 up and down movement (no fore and aft I could detect but its hard to say) while the front mounts have zero or as close to it as you'd want to get. They look reasonably easy to swap out but depending on how you look it it WorldPac makes them seem fairly expensive... Hey Rusty, price on a rear (rear position) subframe mount kit? The website shows it but the link doesn't work. It says the front mount kit is $105 but the bushings are only $15 apiece and the mounting kit is only $20. How come buying everything together is 2x the price of buying the bits, am I missing something? -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] 300D no start after grease monkey messes with linkages
I already told them off for using aerostart, anyone know what's going on here? This is on a W124, not sure which year. I am guessing the linkages where not set properly and have asked for more information. Hendrik who don't know much about MB Diesel engines. Problem with 300D need advice http://ozbenz.net/viewtopic.php?f=6t=11081p=70735#p70687 Post http://ozbenz.net/viewtopic.php?p=70687#p70687by *falco878 http://ozbenz.net/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofileu=7368* » Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:34 pm I have a problem with my 300D. I need some direction on resolving. I had the glow plugs were working extremely intermittently so I replaced them as a first step. This appeared to 'fix' the issue as the light came on when key was turned and started easily. During normal driving in city traffic the throttle linkage failed - broke completely, when car was being driven by wife. Duteously I went out and improvised the linkage connection with fencing wire to get car home. This was successful. I then had a young mechanic purchase and replace the throttle linkage. Since then the car has refused to start. We were initially able to start it by squirting aerostart into air inlet, but even when engine was hot it required application of areostart to start the engine. It now refuses to start at all. I loosened one of injectors and cranked the engine over, and small amount of diesel appears. What I am missing here ? Also if I need to have it taken to a shop, can anyone recommend a good shop in the East/SE are of Melbourne. Thanks User avatar http://ozbenz.net/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofileu=7368 falco878 http://ozbenz.net/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofileu=7368 *Posts:* 2 *Joined:* Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:17 pm * Private message http://ozbenz.net/ucp.php?i=pmmode=composeaction=quotepostp=70687 * E-mail falco878 http://ozbenz.net/memberlist.php?mode=emailu=7368 Top http://ozbenz.net/viewtopic.php?f=6t=11081p=70735#wrap ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] New addition to the driveway
The 240D hasn't left, but it's been replaced by an 87 300SDL. 310k, maintenance records up to 290k (10 years ago). Starts like a champ in the nice warm weather, and more power than a 77 NA 300D - guess that cylinder+turbo combo is good for something. :) Has a two-year-old head, but I forgot how to tell if it was a good one; kind of doubt they'd have put a new bad one back on, though of course I'll check it out in the morning. Needs a new headlight, which I have, and some algae killer, which I also have; a windshield and front seats, which I may wait to get from the junkyard; and a bunch of maintenance items from Rusty, of course, for which it shall wait. I only have three days to get it past safety inspection so that's my first goal. :) Only odd things for which I presently seek counsel: 1) it ticks much worse than my 300D (and the PO put silicon tape around one of the fuel lines, guessing that's related), and 2) it idles at 2.5-ish bar when slightly warm - haven't gone hot yet. The manual says it can drop to 0.3bar - is that really true? Anyway, I'm excited, it seems like a good car for the money, and exactly what I wanted for size, comfort, and propulsion... as long as I can keep it reliable for a while we're set! :) As always thanks for any advice. Thanks, -Tim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] New addition to the driveway
Leaking lines can cause clacking injectors, but it's more likely that the lifters are flat (overhead cam with bucket style hydraulic tappets). An oil change with new o-rings on the center bolt will cure that. If the injection lines are bad, get some made up at an injection service, they are now hard to get. Make absolutely positive that they are not rubbing! They clink if they are, and grind through pretty fast (I've done this a couple times now). The oil jets that spray oil on the bottoms of the pistons so they don't melt close at 2 bar, so it's normal for the oil pressure to hang right there at idle. Yes, 0.3 bar is the low limit, but if you have less than 2 bar at idle, your oil pump is failing, Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 190 ACC update
Curt. If you can wait until September 18, you would be the recipient of the leftover heat/ac bits that were from my '85 190E and '84 190D. I'll send you an inventory of leftovers direct. Fred Moir Lynn MA Klatta on. On 8/20/2010 6:29 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: Swapped the PB array from my '85 190D into the '84 today. That shuts the heat off but it won't turn the AC on. Not a big surprise as the '85 had a toggle switch to turn the AC on with... I'm going to resolder one of the other units (I've got 3) and see if I can make 'em work. If not I'll get a new one from Rusty. At least now I'm reasonably sure its the PB array thats the issue... -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
