Re: [MBZ] Binding brakes
My money is on sclerotic brake lines. Replace the rubber lines and bleed the brakes. Good luck! On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 12:47 AM, Euan Kennedy via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: A question from the Colonies My 300 TD hasn't had a run for quite a while. Almost six months. Last week, she and I ventured out for a sunny Sunday drive. I found that the front disk brakes were binding. The faster I went of course the more they bound. I limped home at 50 kph which seemed to be the speed at which air flow over the rotors cancelled friction heat. I'm assuming that the problem lies not in the calipers but elsewhere. Any ideas? Cheers Euan Christchurch, NZ 1985 W123 300TD 5-spd manual 220K miles ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Binding brakes
Feel how hard it is to turn the wheel. Slightly unscrew the hose at the caliper to release pressure. Then see if the wheel turns easier. Easier to use the bleed screw. Only three possibilities I'm aware of: Binding calipers. Deteriorating hoses. Bad release valve in MC. Make sure the brake pedal comes all the way up! -- Jim ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ 2014
“LawbtstahQ” Get it right --R On 9/13/14 9:22 PM, Jon Agne via Mercedes wrote: PS: Dimitri and I are thinking of having a “Q” between our houses in Maine. We’ll call it , and the entire list will be invited. Details to follow. Jon On Sep 13, 2014, at 9:20 PM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote: All, I just want to say what a great time I had today meeting with all of the attendees. It’s truly a great group of people. The food was fantastic, (Thanks Kurt and very one else) and I look forward to being there in 2015! Jon Agne ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Generator doesn't generate
Those 2 120V lines are 180deg out of phase with each other so when one is 120V the other is -120V so you get 240V between them. --R On 9/14/14 6:32 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: John pretty well covered this in his post regarding separately derived systems. I'm not sure what you mean by the sum of two 120V circuits with a common neutral. In a residential 120/240V system, there is no reference to neutral for the 240V circuits, that is, the neutral doesn't factor into the circuit because if it did you won't have 240V - you'll have two 120V circuits. A water heater is a perfect example of this - you'll find a red, black and green wires going to it. No neutral (white). Across the red and black wires is 240V. The green is what's known as a hazard ground and provides a ground path back to the source in the event of a short to ground. Dan On Sep 13, 2014, at 11:50 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: Dan Penoff wrote: If they are connected in parallel, the generator is wired for straight 120v. If they are wired in series and the common connection between the two is grounded and/or tied to the neutral, it's a 120/240v setup. While I've never seen one, the guy at the local motor and generator shop warned me of generators which had 240v outlets that were not the sum of two 120v circuits with a common neutral. He told me of a contractor who fed one of the oddball generators into a breaker box in a new house that wasn't on the grid yet, and in the process frying every 120v appliance in the place including the furnace. He told me that if I could run a light bulb off the neutral and a hot in the 240v outlet I'd be safe to run a house on the generator. Now I'm wondering if the contractor had a four wire generator like my Husky, and wired the ground to the panel instead of the neutral. On my Husky, the ground wire is independent of everything except the external housing of the generator, so you'd have wild 240 instead of twin 120 circuits if you didn't bond the neutral wire to the panel. Mitch. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Binding brakes
Whatever you do, don't loose you're break petal! --R On 9/14/14 10:53 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: Feel how hard it is to turn the wheel. Slightly unscrew the hose at the caliper to release pressure. Then see if the wheel turns easier. Easier to use the bleed screw. Only three possibilities I'm aware of: Binding calipers. Deteriorating hoses. Bad release valve in MC. Make sure the brake pedal comes all the way up! -- Jim ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
[MBZ] Old crash pics
Scroll down the comments for some of an old Benz wrapped around a pole. Scary stuff http://jalopnik.com/crash-photos-from-the-beginning-of-motoring-are-stunnin-1634373883 --R ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Old crash pics
That Benz isn't that old... It used unibody/subframe construction... I wonder how fast the driver was going before the wreck... It looks like excessive speed for road conditions was definitely a factor... -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Sep 14, 2014, at 12:01, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Scroll down the comments for some of an old Benz wrapped around a pole. Scary stuff http://jalopnik.com/crash-photos-from-the-beginning-of-motoring-are-stunnin-1634373883 --R ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Old crash pics
I thought w115s were tough??!! Sent from my iPhone On Sep 14, 2014, at 12:01 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Scroll down the comments for some of an old Benz wrapped around a pole. Scary stuff http://jalopnik.com/crash-photos-from-the-beginning-of-motoring-are-stunnin-1634373883 --R ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Old crash pics
i got hit pretty hard once in a 115 by a late model nissan maxima and the 115 could still be driven after, albeit with an obliterated driver's side On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 1:19 PM, dseretakis--- via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I thought w115s were tough??!! Sent from my iPhone On Sep 14, 2014, at 12:01 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Scroll down the comments for some of an old Benz wrapped around a pole. Scary stuff http://jalopnik.com/crash-photos-from-the-beginning-of-motoring-are-stunnin-1634373883 --R ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com http://www.BuyEUROparts.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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
[MBZ] Daimler
It seems most are of the opinion that when DBAG bought Chrysler, it had a negative effect on MB autos. Do you think the reverse is true? Were Chrysler products improved in the early 2000's because of there association with Daimler? Rick Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Generator doesn't generate
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I'm not sure what you mean by the sum of two 120V circuits with a common neutral. A residential utility feed has two hots and a neutral. Either hot and the neutral give you 115-120v. Both hots give you 230-240v. Obviously, if you don't have three terminals on your generator that achieve the same result, your generator can't feed a residential load center. The question is, have you ever seen a 240v generator that didn't work as described above? My 1985 11hp Coleman/Briggs has hot, hot and ground, but the ground is also a neutral, just like a utility feed. My 2011 7hp Husky/Robin has hot, hot, neutral and ground, the first three function just like a utility feed. The 11hp Wacker/Honda I bought today has a three wire 240v outlet, I have yet to determine whether the ground can be used as a neutral. The seller got it from a storage unit auction 8 years ago, so it must be at least 10 years old, haven't looked for the data plate yet. Does anybody know anything about Wacker generators, other than they're super expensive? Looks like internet price on my Waker 5.6 is about $2600 plus $200 for the wheel kit. I'm hoping the quality and durability is super high, like Snap-On hand tools or old Mercedes-Benz. Mine looks somewhat beat, but the Honda engine still has excellent compression. Mitch. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Daimler
Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: It seems most are of the opinion that when DBAG bought Chrysler, it had a negative effect on MB autos. Do you think the reverse is true? Were Chrysler products improved in the early 2000's because of there association with Daimler? I think the Magnum and Charger are S210 and W210 chassis, aren't they? And a lot of Chrysler products picked up the 722.6 transmission, known as NAG-1 in Chrysler speak. Mitch. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
[MBZ] Proving that CL MB sellers aren't the ONLY ones on crack...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/181523868256 -MMM- ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Daimler
No not really Sent from my iPhone On Sep 14, 2014, at 8:50 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It seems most are of the opinion that when DBAG bought Chrysler, it had a negative effect on MB autos. Do you think the reverse is true? Were Chrysler products improved in the early 2000's because of there association with Daimler? Rick Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Proving that CL MB sellers aren't the ONLY ones on crack...
Perhaps if someone is looking to create a wreck on their railroad? However this beats it, I think http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=181520747247 Hendrik who should auction off his old receipts instead of throwing them out On 15/09/14 11:04, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote: http://www.ebay.com/itm/181523868256 -MMM- ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
