Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
I can do them in the car for the 110, 123, 107, and 126, but the 124 (Diesel at least) is way too tight. Last time i did it, I lost a clip. This time a clip fell out from somewhere, so I gather it is the one I lost, riding around for years, until today. So now I have a spare clip in the drawer with the shifter bushings. Cool! Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote on 2/17/19 10:32 PM: It's doable on the gasser, but on the diesel there just is no way to get a tool in there to press the bushing in. Maybe if you have a lift, but the minute it takes to remove and replace the arm is more than worth it. Reminds me that I need to replace them again on the TE, I have to put the shifter in neutral to start it if its not on level ground. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
It's doable on the gasser, but on the diesel there just is no way to get a tool in there to press the bushing in. Maybe if you have a lift, but the minute it takes to remove and replace the arm is more than worth it. Reminds me that I need to replace them again on the TE, I have to put the shifter in neutral to start it if its not on level ground. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Benz 190D
I had a customer some years back that owned “Hemet is Heaven” RV Service. If you’ve ever been to Hemet you’ll understand the irony. -D > On Feb 17, 2019, at 10:01 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > If ya got some spare time to kill > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPad > > >> >> Mercedes Benz 190D >> >> https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/6821721343.html >> >> Please go to the preferences page if you don't want to receive >> email-a-friend messages in the future. > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] ML350 and GM fun.
> On February 17, 2019 at 9:36 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Bravo on the ML repair! If nothing else, the Saturn can wait until spring, > eh. Unfortunately the Saturn is the only one I own with proper winter tires on it. But I've been amazed at how well the Cruze and its Goodyear Assurance LRR tires perform in snow and ice. I just headed out to the iced up road this AM, which had become wet by the time I left, aimed the car up the hill to the west of me, pushed the pedal down 1/8" and let the computers do their thing. By the time I got to the top of the (not very steep) hill I was going 20mph, not far short of what I could have achieved in the Saturn on Cinturato Winters. 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
[MBZ] Fwd: Mercedes Benz 190D
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Re: [MBZ] OT: General Motors
I've found some stuff called "Liquid Bandage" that is nearly perfect for treating the average mechanic type wound. It's pretty cheap and is flexible enough to put on a finger joint and seals up the damaged area. Goes on with the consistency sort of like finger nail polish and it dries quickly, If you need to, you can put on a second or third coat to add thickness of the wound repair. It has disinfectant and a mild blood stop agent built into the liquid, and it will hold up through repeated hand washings or showers. I've had great success using it... now carry it as part of my tool kit in every vehicle. Walgreens Drug has it. I've found several house brands at other such places. On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 4:14 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > yup used it for all my life. works better than bandaids for fingers > > Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote on 2/17/19 3:40 PM: > > Mitch wrote: > >> ...So, now that my hand stopped bleeding... > > Recently learned that masking tape is nice to use. Masking tape is > > sticky and it covers the wound to keep dirt away and allows quick > > return to finish the job. > > tin.man > > > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] ML350 and GM fun.
Bravo on the ML repair! If nothing else, the Saturn can wait until spring, eh. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On February 17, 2019 7:41:21 PM EST, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > >> On February 17, 2019 at 3:20 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: >> >> So today, I've got the day off and parts in hand, so let's start with >the Saturn. >> To remove blower motor, cut the blower retaining cup out of the >bottom of the heater box, then put the new motor in the cup and screw >the cup to the heater box with the enclosed retaining ring. > >Well, I finished one project out of two. >The ML tensioner and belt was easy-peasy, except I had to download a >diagram of the belt routing when I had way too much belt left over. > >The belt I took off the ML was marked 02W40. >Is that code for 'born in the 40th week of 2002'? >Belt looks fine, except for a couple of fresh gouges probably >associated with coming off at speed. If it's original to the car, I'd >say it was time to replace it anyway. > >The 'Continental' tensioner was unmarked except for a code number >molded in the plastic pulley. Plain white box with a sticker that said >CONTINENTAL and a part number. >No country of origin on the part, the box, or the instruction sheet. >Doesn't look quite as nicely made as the one I took off. The new one >had a pin holding it compressed. The old one had a hole for the same >pin. I stuck the pin in a ziploc with the old belt. Installing belts >with that pin in place is a lot easier than doing it while holding a >17mm wrench on the tensioner. > >The Saturn, well, I quit trying to cut the blower out after I broke a >utility knife blade, after I bumped two cold brittle fingers on >something sharp under there and cut myself twice. >It's a pain laying under the dash with your legs hanging out the door >with snow falling. >Much less annoying to lean under a hood in the dark with the snow >falling after giving up on the under dash project for the day. > >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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT Special message for Curt
-5c for the next few days. That is better than the -14 from earlier, but warmed enough to encourage the clouds to sprinkle snow for a few more days. I would rather sweeps some sunshine than shovel snow. clay monroe > I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm > looking for didn't fall out. > On Feb 17, 2019, at 12:28 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > This heat is dangerous. It's 81F here in West Central Florida and the local > bull gator woke up 'way too early. He's only eaten one tourist so far, but > that won't satisfy him for long. > Gerry ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
Nope - I did it without removing the arms - never have removed one from a tranny. It was tight though, and might have been faster to remove the arm, YMMV. On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 5:29 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > yep, on the 124, you have to take out the whole rod assembly and arm to > change the bushing. > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] $500E300 oil change
Sounds like something is dorked, maybe the wrong cap or some piece is missing. Kaleb needs to take a picture of the oil filter assembly and cap from one of his cars. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On February 17, 2019 5:35:07 PM EST, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >Was a half nice day so got out the oil sucker to change oil on the >$500E300. Had a new filter I had bought, it had the o-rings for the >bottom 2 of the thing that sticks in at the bottom, and one for the top > >where the top of the cover fits on the housing. Everything is crap >plastic. > >Took out the old filter while the oil was sucking. The cap was REALLY >torqued tightly, I'm surprised the plastic had not cracked. There was >no or-ring on it at the top of the filter hold/capwhere it seals >against >the housing. I guess that is why it was torqued so tightly. Cleaned >it >up, but the o-rings on, new filter, and put it all back. Tightened it >down (says 25Nm, I did not have my torque wrench out) by hand and a bit > >with the wrench, not too tight. BTW it took a 1 7/16 in socket to fit >on the hex knob on top of the filter housing cap, that's like 35mm or >36mm or something I guess. > >So got the oil sucked out, put in new oil, fired it up, oil is blowing >out around the top of the filter housing where the o-ring is under the >cap. So I tightened it a bit more but then the o-ring started to >squeeze out. Went and got the torque wrench and it did not go down to >25Nm so I set it at the lowest and bit lower, even that was still too >tight and it was leaking around the o-ring at the top. I fooled with >it >for about an hour, loosening, tightening, feeling the o-ring (which >kept >squeezing out), starting the car, feeling oil blowing out... Finally >after a while and about a dozen tries I got it to seal from leaking, >but >it was barely on finger tight. I tightened it a bit more with the >wrench and it seemed to be not leaking, so will see. I hope it doesn't > >work loose as it really is not very tight. > >On the 617 engines the housing and cap have a groove for the seal, on >this car it just slides up the threads on the cap and sits on the >bottom >of the cap, no groove. The housing itself is just like a tin can, no >lip or anything for the o-ring to seat against, so it easily spreads >out >if it more than a little tight. Seems like a really stupid design. I >guess I'll keep an eye on it to see if it leaks more. > >-- >--FT > > >___ >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
[MBZ] ML350 and GM fun.
> On February 17, 2019 at 3:20 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > So today, I've got the day off and parts in hand, so let's start with the > Saturn. > To remove blower motor, cut the blower retaining cup out of the bottom of the > heater box, then put the new motor in the cup and screw the cup to the heater > box with the enclosed retaining ring. Well, I finished one project out of two. The ML tensioner and belt was easy-peasy, except I had to download a diagram of the belt routing when I had way too much belt left over. The belt I took off the ML was marked 02W40. Is that code for 'born in the 40th week of 2002'? Belt looks fine, except for a couple of fresh gouges probably associated with coming off at speed. If it's original to the car, I'd say it was time to replace it anyway. The 'Continental' tensioner was unmarked except for a code number molded in the plastic pulley. Plain white box with a sticker that said CONTINENTAL and a part number. No country of origin on the part, the box, or the instruction sheet. Doesn't look quite as nicely made as the one I took off. The new one had a pin holding it compressed. The old one had a hole for the same pin. I stuck the pin in a ziploc with the old belt. Installing belts with that pin in place is a lot easier than doing it while holding a 17mm wrench on the tensioner. The Saturn, well, I quit trying to cut the blower out after I broke a utility knife blade, after I bumped two cold brittle fingers on something sharp under there and cut myself twice. It's a pain laying under the dash with your legs hanging out the door with snow falling. Much less annoying to lean under a hood in the dark with the snow falling after giving up on the under dash project for the day. 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
Dunno. Give me a VIN and I can run them in the EPC. Mine were for the E300D (W124 diesel), not a W210. -D > On Feb 17, 2019, at 7:11 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > Thanks Dan. do you know if your 210 parts were the same as a 124? I > suspect they are the same. (rear suspension is the same) Would you have part > numbers for the bearing kit and the mount? > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote on 2/17/19 5:46 PM: >> https://www.genuinemercedesparts.com >> >> https://www.mbdirectparts.com >> >> https://www.mboemparts.com >> >> Any of these dealers will sell to you via the internets at or near jobber >> prices. Granted, you’ll have to pay shipping, but it still may be a good >> deal compared to how badly you local stealership if applying the “MBCA >> discount” (List + 30% less 10%). >> >> -D >> >> > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
Thanks Dan. do you know if your 210 parts were the same as a 124? I suspect they are the same. (rear suspension is the same) Would you have part numbers for the bearing kit and the mount? Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote on 2/17/19 5:46 PM: https://www.genuinemercedesparts.com https://www.mbdirectparts.com https://www.mboemparts.com Any of these dealers will sell to you via the internets at or near jobber prices. Granted, you’ll have to pay shipping, but it still may be a good deal compared to how badly you local stealership if applying the “MBCA discount” (List + 30% less 10%). -D ___ 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
[MBZ] BEST FAILS OF MERCEDES IDIOT DRIVERS
My favorite is the door v. truck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxO4KbYPRyk -- --FT ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
https://www.genuinemercedesparts.com https://www.mbdirectparts.com https://www.mboemparts.com Any of these dealers will sell to you via the internets at or near jobber prices. Granted, you’ll have to pay shipping, but it still may be a good deal compared to how badly you local stealership if applying the “MBCA discount” (List + 30% less 10%). -D > On Feb 17, 2019, at 6:32 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > yep, on the 124, you have to take out the whole rod assembly and arm to > change the bushing. > > Motor mounts are good, trans mount is new. (now) new shifter bushing. It > still goes thumpity thump. I remember the deal now: Last year I put the > new M mounts in, and was going to put in the trans mount but since it looked > ok, ans I was unable to get the nut off the top, (and ran out of time) I left > it. I put a flat washer under the nut, so next time will be no problem. > > Plan now is to get a new bearing and holder/mount; put them on a spare > driveshaft, then some time after that is done, swap out the whole assembly. > > I need to find a good stealer to by parts from. not the local keystone > cops/robbers. Will consult the Star for that, and maybe try the stealer Q > used to get parts from. > > > > Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote on 2/17/19 5:12 PM: >> Take the shift lever off, attempting to replace with the lever on will >> result in a chewed up hand. I know, I tried. I always take the lever off >> these days. >> >> If the tranny mount was mush, your trouble will go away. >> >> If the rubber part of the mount is well above the frame the engine mounts >> are good. When they leak out, the rubber gets really close to the frame, or >> actually touches. >> >> Peter > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
yep, on the 124, you have to take out the whole rod assembly and arm to change the bushing. Motor mounts are good, trans mount is new. (now) new shifter bushing. It still goes thumpity thump. I remember the deal now: Last year I put the new M mounts in, and was going to put in the trans mount but since it looked ok, ans I was unable to get the nut off the top, (and ran out of time) I left it. I put a flat washer under the nut, so next time will be no problem. Plan now is to get a new bearing and holder/mount; put them on a spare driveshaft, then some time after that is done, swap out the whole assembly. I need to find a good stealer to by parts from. not the local keystone cops/robbers. Will consult the Star for that, and maybe try the stealer Q used to get parts from. Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote on 2/17/19 5:12 PM: Take the shift lever off, attempting to replace with the lever on will result in a chewed up hand. I know, I tried. I always take the lever off these days. If the tranny mount was mush, your trouble will go away. If the rubber part of the mount is well above the frame the engine mounts are good. When they leak out, the rubber gets really close to the frame, or actually touches. Peter ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
Also helps to microwave a cup of water to boiling, then drop the bushings into it and let them get soft for about 10 minutes. I just did the one shift bushing on my W111, which is different than the later model bushings a bit easier to install, but getting it warmed up in advance made it go in/on like buttah. -D > On Feb 17, 2019, at 6:12 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes > wrote: > > Take the shift lever off, attempting to replace with the lever on will > result in a chewed up hand. I know, I tried. I always take the lever off > these days. > > If the tranny mount was mush, your trouble will go away. > > If the rubber part of the mount is well above the frame the engine mounts are > good. When they leak out, the rubber gets really close to the frame, or > actually touches. > > Peter > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Driveline and Headliner. was:: 124 thumpidy thump
Thanks, Curly. Gerry On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 17:14:09 -0600 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > Yes, the MB flex disks come with bolts. I save the old bolts, so I have > a fairly extensive collection if you run into a problem. > > archer75--- via Mercedes wrote on 2/17/19 4:36 PM: > > That's probably not a bad price for a large, quality, bearing kit. I'll get > > Mercedes parts. Do new bolts come with the flex discs from Mercedes? > > > > Discovered another problem on that car the other day. The headliner (ribs?) > > have apparently come unglued and almost the whole headliner is sagging an > > inch or so. > > Taking the headliner down and re-gluing it doesn't sound like a fun job. > > Gerry > > .. > > On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 15:51:27 -0500 > > Dan Penoff wrote: > > > > > ___ > 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 > -- arche...@embarqmail.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
Take the shift lever off, attempting to replace with the lever on will result in a chewed up hand. I know, I tried. I always take the lever off these days. If the tranny mount was mush, your trouble will go away. If the rubber part of the mount is well above the frame the engine mounts are good. When they leak out, the rubber gets really close to the frame, or actually touches. Peter ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: General Motors
yup used it for all my life. works better than bandaids for fingers Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote on 2/17/19 3:40 PM: Mitch wrote: ...So, now that my hand stopped bleeding... Recently learned that masking tape is nice to use. Masking tape is sticky and it covers the wound to keep dirt away and allows quick return to finish the job. tin.man ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 Driveline and Headliner. was:: 124 thumpidy thump
Yes, the MB flex disks come with bolts. I save the old bolts, so I have a fairly extensive collection if you run into a problem. archer75--- via Mercedes wrote on 2/17/19 4:36 PM: That's probably not a bad price for a large, quality, bearing kit. I'll get Mercedes parts. Do new bolts come with the flex discs from Mercedes? Discovered another problem on that car the other day. The headliner (ribs?) have apparently come unglued and almost the whole headliner is sagging an inch or so. Taking the headliner down and re-gluing it doesn't sound like a fun job. Gerry .. On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 15:51:27 -0500 Dan Penoff wrote: ___ 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
[MBZ] 123 Driveline and Headliner. was:: 124 thumpidy thump
That's probably not a bad price for a large, quality, bearing kit. I'll get Mercedes parts. Do new bolts come with the flex discs from Mercedes? Discovered another problem on that car the other day. The headliner (ribs?) have apparently come unglued and almost the whole headliner is sagging an inch or so. Taking the headliner down and re-gluing it doesn't sound like a fun job. Gerry .. On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 15:51:27 -0500 Dan Penoff wrote: > OE parts are quite reasonable unless you’re looking to bottom feed with > something like URO. Add to that things like bearing kits you get from the > dealer have all sorts of little bits and pieces you don’t get from > aftermarket suppliers, like the metal cups and the boot for the splined > shaft. I think a center bearing kit is around $40 retail from the dealer. > Bearing carriers are more expensive, but you can usually get OEM ones for > less. > > I had a guy say something to me the other day on my finnie group that makes > sense, at least on the older cars - “Why get it from someone else when > Mercedes still makes it? You don’t know how much longer they will.” > > This is becoming more and more prevalent with the late 1980s-90s models. A > lot of W124 stuff is drying up form Mercedes. > > -D > > > > On Feb 17, 2019, at 3:45 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > > This driveline disease must be catching. My stickshift 240D started doing > > the same thing. Any good aftermarket driveline parts sources, or are > > Mercedes driveline parts affordable? > > Gerry > > > > On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:15:20 -0500 (EST) > > Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > >> > >>> On February 17, 2019 at 12:48 PM fmiser via Mercedes > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> > Curley wrote: > >>> > Too bad there is not an access panel from the top! > >>> > >>> Rent a Sawzall and make one! > >> > >> 1:30 > >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97pJpRu-E4A > >> > >> ___ > >> 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 > >> > > > > > > -- > > arche...@embarqmail.com > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > https://www.avg.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 > > > > > > > ___ > 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 > -- arche...@embarqmail.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
[MBZ] $500E300 oil change
Was a half nice day so got out the oil sucker to change oil on the $500E300. Had a new filter I had bought, it had the o-rings for the bottom 2 of the thing that sticks in at the bottom, and one for the top where the top of the cover fits on the housing. Everything is crap plastic. Took out the old filter while the oil was sucking. The cap was REALLY torqued tightly, I'm surprised the plastic had not cracked. There was no or-ring on it at the top of the filter hold/capwhere it seals against the housing. I guess that is why it was torqued so tightly. Cleaned it up, but the o-rings on, new filter, and put it all back. Tightened it down (says 25Nm, I did not have my torque wrench out) by hand and a bit with the wrench, not too tight. BTW it took a 1 7/16 in socket to fit on the hex knob on top of the filter housing cap, that's like 35mm or 36mm or something I guess. So got the oil sucked out, put in new oil, fired it up, oil is blowing out around the top of the filter housing where the o-ring is under the cap. So I tightened it a bit more but then the o-ring started to squeeze out. Went and got the torque wrench and it did not go down to 25Nm so I set it at the lowest and bit lower, even that was still too tight and it was leaking around the o-ring at the top. I fooled with it for about an hour, loosening, tightening, feeling the o-ring (which kept squeezing out), starting the car, feeling oil blowing out... Finally after a while and about a dozen tries I got it to seal from leaking, but it was barely on finger tight. I tightened it a bit more with the wrench and it seemed to be not leaking, so will see. I hope it doesn't work loose as it really is not very tight. On the 617 engines the housing and cap have a groove for the seal, on this car it just slides up the threads on the cap and sits on the bottom of the cap, no groove. The housing itself is just like a tin can, no lip or anything for the o-ring to seat against, so it easily spreads out if it more than a little tight. Seems like a really stupid design. I guess I'll keep an eye on it to see if it leaks more. -- --FT ___ 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
[MBZ] Adjusting pop pressures
I really need to do something with my injectors on my 98 E300. A few weeks ago I went to install a set of 314 Bosio nozzles. All of the injectors with the original nozzles popped at 135 but swapping to the Bosio nozzles all consistently popped at 90 bar, way too low. I put the original nozzles back for now. Car clatters loudly when idling and will start smoking after idling for a while. In contrast, I just got done putting motor mounts in the former AZ bob E300 and that car is very quiet at idle and no smoke. It is night and day difference. Anyway, I know I have seen it somewhere before, but what thinkness of shim do I need to raise the pressure from 90 bar to 135 bar, or roughly 40-45 bar? The shims on the 603 style injectors are too wide and I see part numbers in the EPC for shims for the 606 injectors in various thickness. If I can determine what size I need I will order 6 of them. Either that, of just get a set of Bosch or Monarch nozzles and hope they stay at the same pop pressure as the currently nozzles. I still could never figure out why the Bosios popped so much lower will all other parts the same. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.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
Re: [MBZ] OT: General Motors
Mitch wrote: > ...So, now that my hand stopped bleeding... Recently learned that masking tape is nice to use. Masking tape is sticky and it covers the wound to keep dirt away and allows quick return to finish the job. tin.man ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT Special message for Curt
This heat is dangerous. It's 81F here in West Central Florida and the local bull gator woke up 'way too early. He's only eaten one tourist so far, but that won't satisfy him for long. Gerry G Mann wrote: > Emergency Alert: The sunshine drifts before 10:00 AM here are reaching > critical levels. Sunscreen and Sunglasses are suggested, particularly for > those wearing shorts and tank tops. > Warning in effect until sunset. > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 9:16 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Wait until April. > > > > On Feb 17, 2019 10:41 AM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > > We've got basically no snow, maybe an inch on the ground, supposed to maybe > > get an inch or two tonight. I took the ASV out Thursday to get it warmed up > > and see if the heater would work after replacing the hoses. The heater sits > > higher than the engine but apparently purges no problem, I'll stop down > > this week and see if it needs more coolant but it ran for about half an > > hour at a steady 185F so I'll call that a win.On the troubling side I took > > my volt gauge that plugs into the 12v port. It reported 12.3v which rose to > > 12.5 if I turned off the lights and eventually as high as 13.3 sitting just > > off idle. I wonder if the batteries are a little off, I'll take the charger > > down and let it go for a couple hours and see if that makes a difference. > > It's only a 55a alternator and we've got a lot of lights... A 120a > > replacement is available. > > > > Curt > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 10:09 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes< > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Great snow this winter in the snowmobile > > capital. > > > > https://eagleriver.org/trailconditions/ > > > > One of our friends had an appointment in Rhinelander. On the way there > > and even in Rhinelander there was very little traffic. Once inside, the > > discussion turned to weather. They told her schools and many > > businesses were closed, and that accounted for light traffic. She said > > she had seen the car telling her it was 26 below, but she thought the > > thermometer in the car was faulty. She said it didn't seem that cold. > > > > Some year you should take a vacation and go ride the trails up there. > > > > I am happily shoveling fog this morning at 65º > > > > ___ > > 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 > > ___ > > 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 > -- arche...@embarqmail.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.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
Re: [MBZ] OTOMG
> On February 17, 2019 at 3:15 AM Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Compared to a /8 or the 123 that was contemporary with it, I thought > they all were U G L Y Y Y Y Y! I thought the Seville with the unique trunk was UGLY too. In the early/mid 1960s a car tester for one of the magazines (Popular Science, Mechanics Illustrated or similar) called the Rolls with that design feature a 'wheeled Victorian box'. By 1980 it was an incredible anachronism, so Cadillac put it into production. 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
Without digging out the carrier bearing and its support, the driveshaft seems relatively firm. However, the trans mount is mush. I was wrong, I did not change it last year. (records trump memory...) It also has a U shaped 14 ga steel "castle" the nut sits in so that you can't get an open end wrench on the nut. With the drive shaft flex disk installed, you can't get a box wrench in it either. After some cogitation, I ground off a box 19mm so it was only about 1/4" top to bottom. That fit in there and I was able to get the mount out. picture to follow or available offlist to those interested. The old one is OE with a 123 number. I am gonna switch that, check the height of the motor mounts and then drive it to see if it still put the DS in an oscillation. I HOPE this will fix it. Anyone remember the motor mount "acceptable" limit dimension? Apparently, I remembered changing mounts on another car. The trans shifter bushing is also kaput. more fun It is too tight to change it in place. gotta take the shift arm off the trans to change the bushing... fmiser via Mercedes wrote on 2/17/19 11:48 AM: no need to rent a sawzall here. I have 2 corded fake ones and a cordless dewalt fake. My real sawzall is up Nort. It is still the best. Curley wrote: Too bad there is not an access panel from the top! Rent a Sawzall and make one! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
OE parts are quite reasonable unless you’re looking to bottom feed with something like URO. Add to that things like bearing kits you get from the dealer have all sorts of little bits and pieces you don’t get from aftermarket suppliers, like the metal cups and the boot for the splined shaft. I think a center bearing kit is around $40 retail from the dealer. Bearing carriers are more expensive, but you can usually get OEM ones for less. I had a guy say something to me the other day on my finnie group that makes sense, at least on the older cars - “Why get it from someone else when Mercedes still makes it? You don’t know how much longer they will.” This is becoming more and more prevalent with the late 1980s-90s models. A lot of W124 stuff is drying up form Mercedes. -D > On Feb 17, 2019, at 3:45 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > This driveline disease must be catching. My stickshift 240D started doing the > same thing. Any good aftermarket driveline parts sources, or are Mercedes > driveline parts affordable? > Gerry > > On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:15:20 -0500 (EST) > Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: >> >>> On February 17, 2019 at 12:48 PM fmiser via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> Curley wrote: >>> Too bad there is not an access panel from the top! >>> >>> Rent a Sawzall and make one! >> >> 1:30 >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97pJpRu-E4A >> >> ___ >> 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 >> > > > -- > arche...@embarqmail.com > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.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 > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
This driveline disease must be catching. My stickshift 240D started doing the same thing. Any good aftermarket driveline parts sources, or are Mercedes driveline parts affordable? Gerry On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:15:20 -0500 (EST) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > > > On February 17, 2019 at 12:48 PM fmiser via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > > > > > Curley wrote: > > > > > Too bad there is not an access panel from the top! > > > > Rent a Sawzall and make one! > > 1:30 > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97pJpRu-E4A > > ___ > 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 > -- arche...@embarqmail.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.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
[MBZ] OT: General Motors
Last Friday my Saturn Ion blower motor decided to quit blowing. OK, the ML needs more exercise anyway... Monday the tensioner pulley bearing seized and the plastic pulley exploded and the ML rode home on a tow truck with no alternator or water pump. So today, I've got the day off and parts in hand, so let's start with the Saturn. To remove blower motor, cut the blower retaining cup out of the bottom of the heater box, then put the new motor in the cup and screw the cup to the heater box with the enclosed retaining ring. Except my VDO (Taiwan) blower from CrockAuto doesn't come with any instructions or screws. I don't know if I was supposed to get just the blower and the bracket or if there are pieces missing. So, now that my hand stopped bleeding I need to go back outside and finish cutting the blower out, then drive to town and buy some screws... A quick look at saturnfans.com tells me I'm not the first guy to buy a new blower without the necessary six screws to put it in, somebody with a TYC blower had that problem too and used #8 sheet metal screws. 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
Re: [MBZ] OT Special message for Curt
Heck its been almost that warm here, yesterday it got to like 45, I think Friday we might have nudged 50... -Curt On Sunday, February 17, 2019, 1:29:19 PM EST, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Well it is tolerable here but only like in the low 60s, it is a bit cool. I think I might go change the all in the $500E300 --FT On 2/17/19 1:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > I’m suffering from the same weather patterns. In order to mitigate the issue, > I’ve had to turn on the AC in my garage. > > -D > > >> On Feb 17, 2019, at 1:18 PM, G Mann via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Emergency Alert: The sunshine drifts before 10:00 AM here are reaching >> critical levels. Sunscreen and Sunglasses are suggested, particularly for >> those wearing shorts and tank tops. >> Warning in effect until sunset. >> >> On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 9:16 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> Wait until April. >>> >>> On Feb 17, 2019 10:41 AM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> We've got basically no snow, maybe an inch on the ground, supposed to maybe >>> get an inch or two tonight. I took the ASV out Thursday to get it warmed up >>> and see if the heater would work after replacing the hoses. The heater sits >>> higher than the engine but apparently purges no problem, I'll stop down >>> this week and see if it needs more coolant but it ran for about half an >>> hour at a steady 185F so I'll call that a win.On the troubling side I took >>> my volt gauge that plugs into the 12v port. It reported 12.3v which rose to >>> 12.5 if I turned off the lights and eventually as high as 13.3 sitting just >>> off idle. I wonder if the batteries are a little off, I'll take the charger >>> down and let it go for a couple hours and see if that makes a difference. >>> It's only a 55a alternator and we've got a lot of lights... A 120a >>> replacement is available. >>> >>> Curt >>> >>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >>> >>> On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 10:09 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes< >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Great snow this winter in the snowmobile >>> capital. >>> >>> https://eagleriver.org/trailconditions/ >>> >>> One of our friends had an appointment in Rhinelander. On the way there >>> and even in Rhinelander there was very little traffic. Once inside, the >>> discussion turned to weather. They told her schools and many >>> businesses were closed, and that accounted for light traffic. She said >>> she had seen the car telling her it was 26 below, but she thought the >>> thermometer in the car was faulty. She said it didn't seem that cold. >>> >>> Some year you should take a vacation and go ride the trails up there. >>> >>> I am happily shoveling fog this morning at 65º >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> ___ >>> 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 >> > > ___ > 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 > -- --FT ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT Special message for Curt
Well it is tolerable here but only like in the low 60s, it is a bit cool. I think I might go change the all in the $500E300 --FT On 2/17/19 1:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I’m suffering from the same weather patterns. In order to mitigate the issue, I’ve had to turn on the AC in my garage. -D On Feb 17, 2019, at 1:18 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Emergency Alert: The sunshine drifts before 10:00 AM here are reaching critical levels. Sunscreen and Sunglasses are suggested, particularly for those wearing shorts and tank tops. Warning in effect until sunset. On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 9:16 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Wait until April. On Feb 17, 2019 10:41 AM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: We've got basically no snow, maybe an inch on the ground, supposed to maybe get an inch or two tonight. I took the ASV out Thursday to get it warmed up and see if the heater would work after replacing the hoses. The heater sits higher than the engine but apparently purges no problem, I'll stop down this week and see if it needs more coolant but it ran for about half an hour at a steady 185F so I'll call that a win.On the troubling side I took my volt gauge that plugs into the 12v port. It reported 12.3v which rose to 12.5 if I turned off the lights and eventually as high as 13.3 sitting just off idle. I wonder if the batteries are a little off, I'll take the charger down and let it go for a couple hours and see if that makes a difference. It's only a 55a alternator and we've got a lot of lights... A 120a replacement is available. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 10:09 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes< mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Great snow this winter in the snowmobile capital. https://eagleriver.org/trailconditions/ One of our friends had an appointment in Rhinelander. On the way there and even in Rhinelander there was very little traffic. Once inside, the discussion turned to weather. They told her schools and many businesses were closed, and that accounted for light traffic. She said she had seen the car telling her it was 26 below, but she thought the thermometer in the car was faulty. She said it didn't seem that cold. Some year you should take a vacation and go ride the trails up there. I am happily shoveling fog this morning at 65º ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 -- --FT ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT Special message for Curt
I’m suffering from the same weather patterns. In order to mitigate the issue, I’ve had to turn on the AC in my garage. -D > On Feb 17, 2019, at 1:18 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > Emergency Alert: The sunshine drifts before 10:00 AM here are reaching > critical levels. Sunscreen and Sunglasses are suggested, particularly for > those wearing shorts and tank tops. > Warning in effect until sunset. > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 9:16 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Wait until April. >> >> On Feb 17, 2019 10:41 AM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> We've got basically no snow, maybe an inch on the ground, supposed to maybe >> get an inch or two tonight. I took the ASV out Thursday to get it warmed up >> and see if the heater would work after replacing the hoses. The heater sits >> higher than the engine but apparently purges no problem, I'll stop down >> this week and see if it needs more coolant but it ran for about half an >> hour at a steady 185F so I'll call that a win.On the troubling side I took >> my volt gauge that plugs into the 12v port. It reported 12.3v which rose to >> 12.5 if I turned off the lights and eventually as high as 13.3 sitting just >> off idle. I wonder if the batteries are a little off, I'll take the charger >> down and let it go for a couple hours and see if that makes a difference. >> It's only a 55a alternator and we've got a lot of lights... A 120a >> replacement is available. >> >> Curt >> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >> >> On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 10:09 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes< >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Great snow this winter in the snowmobile >> capital. >> >> https://eagleriver.org/trailconditions/ >> >> One of our friends had an appointment in Rhinelander. On the way there >> and even in Rhinelander there was very little traffic. Once inside, the >> discussion turned to weather. They told her schools and many >> businesses were closed, and that accounted for light traffic. She said >> she had seen the car telling her it was 26 below, but she thought the >> thermometer in the car was faulty. She said it didn't seem that cold. >> >> Some year you should take a vacation and go ride the trails up there. >> >> I am happily shoveling fog this morning at 65º >> >> ___ >> 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 >> ___ >> 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT Special message for Curt
Emergency Alert: The sunshine drifts before 10:00 AM here are reaching critical levels. Sunscreen and Sunglasses are suggested, particularly for those wearing shorts and tank tops. Warning in effect until sunset. On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 9:16 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Wait until April. > > On Feb 17, 2019 10:41 AM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > We've got basically no snow, maybe an inch on the ground, supposed to maybe > get an inch or two tonight. I took the ASV out Thursday to get it warmed up > and see if the heater would work after replacing the hoses. The heater sits > higher than the engine but apparently purges no problem, I'll stop down > this week and see if it needs more coolant but it ran for about half an > hour at a steady 185F so I'll call that a win.On the troubling side I took > my volt gauge that plugs into the 12v port. It reported 12.3v which rose to > 12.5 if I turned off the lights and eventually as high as 13.3 sitting just > off idle. I wonder if the batteries are a little off, I'll take the charger > down and let it go for a couple hours and see if that makes a difference. > It's only a 55a alternator and we've got a lot of lights... A 120a > replacement is available. > > Curt > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 10:09 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes< > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Great snow this winter in the snowmobile > capital. > > https://eagleriver.org/trailconditions/ > > One of our friends had an appointment in Rhinelander. On the way there > and even in Rhinelander there was very little traffic. Once inside, the > discussion turned to weather. They told her schools and many > businesses were closed, and that accounted for light traffic. She said > she had seen the car telling her it was 26 below, but she thought the > thermometer in the car was faulty. She said it didn't seem that cold. > > Some year you should take a vacation and go ride the trails up there. > > I am happily shoveling fog this morning at 65º > > ___ > 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 > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
> On February 17, 2019 at 12:48 PM fmiser via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > Curley wrote: > > > Too bad there is not an access panel from the top! > > Rent a Sawzall and make one! 1:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97pJpRu-E4A ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Reasonable GL Bluetec
> On February 17, 2019 at 1:05 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > I think all the US market W163 are 4matic, but I've seen rwd W164 advertised > in southern states. Like this, but I don't think I've ever seen a 2wd bluetec, just V6 gassers: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs=26553 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Reasonable GL Bluetec
> On February 17, 2019 at 11:52 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > > I never thought about whether there were 2WD and 4WD versions, I thought > they all had 4matic. I think all the US market W163 are 4matic, but I've seen rwd W164 advertised in southern states. 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
> Curley wrote: > Too bad there is not an access panel from the top! Rent a Sawzall and make one! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Reasonable GL Bluetec
All of the R ML and GL were 4 matic in the US. I think you could get 2wd euro though. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 17, 2019, at 10:52 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > The 2012mML bluetec we bought was same color combo, I liked it. Drove a GL > diesel too and it just seemed to not have quite enough power to move it > around, but it was probably adequate. The ML was a screamer. I liked it but > it was bigger than what my wife needed/wanted, though it suited me. They > have good towing capacity and quite roomy. That seems a fairly reasonable > price on it. > > I never thought about whether there were 2WD and 4WD versions, I thought they > all had 4matic. > > --R > >> On 2/17/19 11:44 AM, Dwight Giles wrote: >> One of the very models to have diesel AND 4matic. >> >> >> Dwight Giles Jr. >> Wickford RI >> >> On Sun, Feb 17, 2019, 11:26 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>Looks good >>2012 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC >>$19,988 >> >>https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/319517222034187/ >> >>-- --FT >> >>___ >>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 >> > -- > --FT > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Reasonable GL Bluetec
I think they are all 4wd but a few are also diesels. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4matic Wickford RI On Sun, Feb 17, 2019, 11:52 AM Floyd Thursby The 2012mML bluetec we bought was same color combo, I liked it. Drove a > GL diesel too and it just seemed to not have quite enough power to move it > around, but it was probably adequate. The ML was a screamer. I liked it > but it was bigger than what my wife needed/wanted, though it suited me. > They have good towing capacity and quite roomy. That seems a fairly > reasonable price on it. > > I never thought about whether there were 2WD and 4WD versions, I thought > they all had 4matic. > > --R > On 2/17/19 11:44 AM, Dwight Giles wrote: > > One of the very models to have diesel AND 4matic. > > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2019, 11:26 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: > >> Looks good >> 2012 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC >> $19,988 >> >> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/319517222034187/ >> >> -- >> --FT >> >> ___ >> 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 >> >> -- > --FT > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Reasonable GL Bluetec
The 2012mML bluetec we bought was same color combo, I liked it. Drove a GL diesel too and it just seemed to not have quite enough power to move it around, but it was probably adequate. The ML was a screamer. I liked it but it was bigger than what my wife needed/wanted, though it suited me. They have good towing capacity and quite roomy. That seems a fairly reasonable price on it. I never thought about whether there were 2WD and 4WD versions, I thought they all had 4matic. --R On 2/17/19 11:44 AM, Dwight Giles wrote: One of the very models to have diesel AND 4matic. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sun, Feb 17, 2019, 11:26 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Looks good 2012 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC $19,988 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/319517222034187/ -- --FT ___ 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 -- --FT ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Poosmobile in Houston
I wonder when power windows were first offered as an option in the w111 coupes. I've never seen a 220 SEC that had them. On Feb 17, 2019 11:21 AM, "Floyd Thursby via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/houston-1962-mercede > s-220se-coupe-with/6821243061.html > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Reasonable GL Bluetec
One of the very models to have diesel AND 4matic. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sun, Feb 17, 2019, 11:26 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: > Looks good > 2012 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC > $19,988 > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/319517222034187/ > > -- > --FT > > ___ > 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
[MBZ] 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class CLK 320 Coupe 2D, Sumter, SC , $900
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[MBZ] Reasonable GL Bluetec
Looks good 2012 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC $19,988 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/319517222034187/ -- --FT ___ 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
[MBZ] Poosmobile in Houston
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[MBZ] Cheap cheap class 1996 Mercedes Benz C-220 - $1500
looks OK, has wing, custom hubcaps Selling a 1996 Mercedes C-220 in great cosmetic conditionGood TiresSharp interior, custom Hubcaps...101,000 miles.Car is running but needs maintenance ( hesitation problem ). $1500 obo https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/charleston-1996-mercedes-benz-220/6819451690.html -- --FT ___ 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
[MBZ] 2011 Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML 350 SUV 4 Matic Cheap Import Loaded
*Price: Call for Pricing* ? BAD CREDIT, NO CREDIT, REPOSSESION -- NO PROBLEM! ? SLOW PAYMENTS, BANKRUPTCY, REPOS -- NO PROBLEM! ? COLLECTIONS, JUDGEMENTS, DIVORCE _- NO PROBLEM! *https://charleston.craigslist.org/ctd/d/kernersville-2011-mercedes-benz-class/6821361482.html * -- --FT ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT Special message for Curt
Wait until April. On Feb 17, 2019 10:41 AM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" wrote: We've got basically no snow, maybe an inch on the ground, supposed to maybe get an inch or two tonight. I took the ASV out Thursday to get it warmed up and see if the heater would work after replacing the hoses. The heater sits higher than the engine but apparently purges no problem, I'll stop down this week and see if it needs more coolant but it ran for about half an hour at a steady 185F so I'll call that a win.On the troubling side I took my volt gauge that plugs into the 12v port. It reported 12.3v which rose to 12.5 if I turned off the lights and eventually as high as 13.3 sitting just off idle. I wonder if the batteries are a little off, I'll take the charger down and let it go for a couple hours and see if that makes a difference. It's only a 55a alternator and we've got a lot of lights... A 120a replacement is available. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 10:09 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes< mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Great snow this winter in the snowmobile capital. https://eagleriver.org/trailconditions/ One of our friends had an appointment in Rhinelander. On the way there and even in Rhinelander there was very little traffic. Once inside, the discussion turned to weather. They told her schools and many businesses were closed, and that accounted for light traffic. She said she had seen the car telling her it was 26 below, but she thought the thermometer in the car was faulty. She said it didn't seem that cold. Some year you should take a vacation and go ride the trails up there. I am happily shoveling fog this morning at 65º ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] I found this on Facebook Marketplace
This one is over in Jawja somewhere, too far to go take a look --FT On 2/16/19 9:02 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: Seller says,fair condition. Has rusty dent on LR fender & front seats have seat covers. We have been looking for one to replace SAAB convertible. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 8:14 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: What a stupid price for a beautiful car, assuming it has no major flaws. On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 7:55 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/596684760803499/ --R Sent from iPhone ___ 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 ___ 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 -- --FT ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT Special message for Curt
We've got basically no snow, maybe an inch on the ground, supposed to maybe get an inch or two tonight. I took the ASV out Thursday to get it warmed up and see if the heater would work after replacing the hoses. The heater sits higher than the engine but apparently purges no problem, I'll stop down this week and see if it needs more coolant but it ran for about half an hour at a steady 185F so I'll call that a win.On the troubling side I took my volt gauge that plugs into the 12v port. It reported 12.3v which rose to 12.5 if I turned off the lights and eventually as high as 13.3 sitting just off idle. I wonder if the batteries are a little off, I'll take the charger down and let it go for a couple hours and see if that makes a difference. It's only a 55a alternator and we've got a lot of lights... A 120a replacement is available. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 10:09 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Great snow this winter in the snowmobile capital. https://eagleriver.org/trailconditions/ One of our friends had an appointment in Rhinelander. On the way there and even in Rhinelander there was very little traffic. Once inside, the discussion turned to weather. They told her schools and many businesses were closed, and that accounted for light traffic. She said she had seen the car telling her it was 26 below, but she thought the thermometer in the car was faulty. She said it didn't seem that cold. Some year you should take a vacation and go ride the trails up there. I am happily shoveling fog this morning at 65º ___ 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
[MBZ] OT Special message for Curt
Great snow this winter in the snowmobile capital. https://eagleriver.org/trailconditions/ One of our friends had an appointment in Rhinelander. On the way there and even in Rhinelander there was very little traffic. Once inside, the discussion turned to weather. They told her schools and many businesses were closed, and that accounted for light traffic. She said she had seen the car telling her it was 26 below, but she thought the thermometer in the car was faulty. She said it didn't seem that cold. Some year you should take a vacation and go ride the trails up there. I am happily shoveling fog this morning at 65º ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
I wonder if it is possible to get at the carrier bearing by taking off the rear section of the exhaust, or if you have to drop the whole exhaust to get the shields off and get at the bearing and its holder. I have spare disks, but if it is the carrier, I will have to diagnose, then put it back together for a week to wait for parts. Too bad there is not an access panel from the top! Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote on 2/17/19 7:47 AM: The sound with his car was coming from the tunnel between the front seats, which threw me off when I heard it as I initially thought it was a bum flex disc. On the W124 it’s tough to see the center bearing since it’s covered with heat shields. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
I'm pretty sure it is not mounts, as those were replaced last year. could be one went bad, but not all 3. I think flex disk or carrier bearing mount are most likely. Thanks! Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote on 2/17/19 8:01 AM: Very likely a bad transmission mount, the classic symptoms are vibration under acceleration -- on decel it's shoved down against the carrier, so no thumps. I'd check the engine mounts too, very like also flat and needing replacement -- you can get excessive vibration on acceleration from those, too, as the empty gel filled mount allows engine noise to get transmitted to the frame. Different location for the noise, though. Shake the driveshaft too -- a center carrier bearing mount going bad can also give heavy vibration, but it's located just behind the console, not at the tranny. I've fixed all of these problems. Peter ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
Very likely a bad transmission mount, the classic symptoms are vibration under acceleration -- on decel it's shoved down against the carrier, so no thumps. I'd check the engine mounts too, very like also flat and needing replacement -- you can get excessive vibration on acceleration from those, too, as the empty gel filled mount allows engine noise to get transmitted to the frame. Different location for the noise, though. Shake the driveshaft too -- a center carrier bearing mount going bad can also give heavy vibration, but it's located just behind the console, not at the tranny. I've fixed all of these problems. Peter ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 24v to 12v converter
Thanks, those look like higher quality units than the Amazon stuff.Gotta discuss it with the old man, he's also has thoughts of an indoor bathroom, to do that we'd need to pump the output uphill. No place for a leech field downhill since there's a pond there... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 12:12 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: Pretty sure I have this unit: http://www.cooperindustries.com/content/public/en/bussmann/transportation/products/power_conversion/battery_equalizers/52x04_converter_equalizer.html But there are options, eg something like this one: https://theinverterstore.com/product/24-vdc-12-vdc-step-converter-60-amp/?gclid=CjwKCAiAhp_jBRAxEiwAXbniXd4AL-mcUREFo6ViTQFHTjeHUWrNG4Ru99e-9TURgpDY8KVITdZJPhoCynwQAvD_BwE On Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 8:01 PM Karl Wittnebel I have a 24v to 12v converter in my boat. It is an old navy surplus rib. > Everything is 24v except the main console panel. It has an inverter thingy > underneath to convert. I will look to see what the brand is. > > K > > On Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 6:27 PM fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > >> > OK wrote: >> >> > Don't you loose a lot of electrons to heat converting from 24v >> > to 12v? It's not like transforming AC up or down … >> >> Well, sort of. A "linear" regulator will dump half of the power >> as heat. 24V 2A in (48 W) and get 12V 2A out (24 W). >> >> The modern way is a DC-to-DC converter that actually uses the >> incoming DC to create a high frequency AC and that goes through a >> transformer and is then turned back into DC. 24 V, 2 A (48 W) in >> and 12 V, 4 A (48 W ) out (well, almost. Can be > 90% efficient >> - but not 100%) >> >> ___ >> 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
The sound with his car was coming from the tunnel between the front seats, which threw me off when I heard it as I initially thought it was a bum flex disc. On the W124 it’s tough to see the center bearing since it’s covered with heat shields. > On Feb 17, 2019, at 8:30 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > that was my first thought, but the sound appears to be coming from the trans > area. We will see soon when I get it in the air. > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote on 2/17/19 6:07 AM: >> This sounds exactly like what the oldest boy was experiencing with a bad >> driveshaft center bearing mount on his 95 E300D. I discounted the >> possibility initially because it wasn’t making noises at higher speeds. It >> had almost completely torn away from the metal part and the bearing could >> move around inside the mount and clunk when he accelerated. >> >> -D >> >> >>> On Feb 16, 2019, at 11:17 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> #1 Daughter brought over the 300D (124) complaining of rythmic thumping >>> under acceleration. I thought it sounded like the rubber support for the >>> carrier bearing was shot, allowing the driveshaft to thump. But riding in >>> the car, it sounded like the noise was originating more from the >>> transmission area, so maybe it is a bad flex coupling. >>> >>> She is also complaining that the shifts are harder. I think low vacuum >>> makes hard shifts and too much vacuum is soft shifts. (or maybe I am >>> remembering backwards) But there seems to be other noises when she lets off >>> the fuel. Is anyone aware of a trans problem that could cause clunks when >>> you let up, a thumping under acceleration and hard shifts? >>> >>> Ideas? >>> >>> I will know more tomorrow afternoon when I get it in the air and check the >>> flex disk. It has ~320k miles on it. (Yep, qualified for the 500,000 km >>> badge!) >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >> > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
that was my first thought, but the sound appears to be coming from the trans area. We will see soon when I get it in the air. Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote on 2/17/19 6:07 AM: This sounds exactly like what the oldest boy was experiencing with a bad driveshaft center bearing mount on his 95 E300D. I discounted the possibility initially because it wasn’t making noises at higher speeds. It had almost completely torn away from the metal part and the bearing could move around inside the mount and clunk when he accelerated. -D On Feb 16, 2019, at 11:17 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: #1 Daughter brought over the 300D (124) complaining of rythmic thumping under acceleration. I thought it sounded like the rubber support for the carrier bearing was shot, allowing the driveshaft to thump. But riding in the car, it sounded like the noise was originating more from the transmission area, so maybe it is a bad flex coupling. She is also complaining that the shifts are harder. I think low vacuum makes hard shifts and too much vacuum is soft shifts. (or maybe I am remembering backwards) But there seems to be other noises when she lets off the fuel. Is anyone aware of a trans problem that could cause clunks when you let up, a thumping under acceleration and hard shifts? Ideas? I will know more tomorrow afternoon when I get it in the air and check the flex disk. It has ~320k miles on it. (Yep, qualified for the 500,000 km badge!) ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 124 thumpidy thump
This sounds exactly like what the oldest boy was experiencing with a bad driveshaft center bearing mount on his 95 E300D. I discounted the possibility initially because it wasn’t making noises at higher speeds. It had almost completely torn away from the metal part and the bearing could move around inside the mount and clunk when he accelerated. -D > On Feb 16, 2019, at 11:17 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > #1 Daughter brought over the 300D (124) complaining of rythmic thumping under > acceleration. I thought it sounded like the rubber support for the carrier > bearing was shot, allowing the driveshaft to thump. But riding in the car, > it sounded like the noise was originating more from the transmission area, so > maybe it is a bad flex coupling. > > She is also complaining that the shifts are harder. I think low vacuum makes > hard shifts and too much vacuum is soft shifts. (or maybe I am remembering > backwards) But there seems to be other noises when she lets off the fuel. Is > anyone aware of a trans problem that could cause clunks when you let up, a > thumping under acceleration and hard shifts? > > Ideas? > > I will know more tomorrow afternoon when I get it in the air and check the > flex disk. It has ~320k miles on it. (Yep, qualified for the 500,000 km > badge!) > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] OTOMG
Compared to a /8 or the 123 that was contemporary with it, I thought they all were U G L Y Y Y Y Y! There was another slang term at the time having to do with deetriot for big ugly deetriot iron, but the PC po lice will now shoot you for saying just half of it. fmiser via Mercedes wrote on 2/17/19 12:24 AM: Buggered wrote: The car [photo was attached] Ugh. I was wrong. That is the ugly one '80-'85. ___ 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
