Re: [MBZ] Wix Oil Filter - Right One?
I've used them in other apps, and they are top-notch. In non-MB apps, I will use their filters (also sold as NAPA Gold IIRC) preferentially (esp air and oil). For what it is worth, Wix is made by Dana, the axle/differential people. Dana also owns/makes: - Victor Reinz (Gaskets, the 617A head gasket set Rusty sold me was made by them, no problems) - Long (no idea) - Spicer (U-joints,off-highway axles) Dana axles were used under many cherokees and wranglers (until the cherokee was changed to use the chrysler corporate diff). -j. On Wed, 6 Jun 2007, Zoltan Finks wrote: Anybody ever use Wix brand oil filters? I thought I had one more from Rusty, but I didn't, so I picked one up at the corner auto store. It's a Wix 51385, and I am not confident that it is the right one. The Mann filter I had in there has an inner diameter ring at about the half way mark in the cylinder that hugs the center shaft. The Wix only has anything to hug the shaft at the top of the filter. Hope my description is understandable. Car is 83 240D.
Re: [MBZ] 116 vs 126 517.9xx engines
On Tue, 5 Jun 2007, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: The only thing I can say is to take the vacuum pump off and see how its setup behind it. I would almost bet the newer one will fit just fine. Umm wasn't there an oil passage added at some point? -j.
[MBZ] Heya
I don't rmemeber what the policy is on classifieds, but I have a need for the U shaped tube that goes between the air cleaner and the turbo on a 617a engine (this one lives in a 1985 123.133) I believe that mine had the clamp severly overtorques prior to my ownership, as the air cleaner end has its size slightly reduced; it does not go on very well at all, and when it does, the donut (even a brand new one!) is pushed down inside the tube. How much would one of these things be worth? Thanks -j. 1985 300d Gerta 1999 E300Dt Hans 1999 E300Dt Frantz
Re: [MBZ] [ SPAM ] Re: tilt sunroof repair
On Mon, 4 Jun 2007, Alex Chamberlain wrote: On 6/3/07, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've never known MB's warehouse people to put the wrong thing in the bag (yet), but other mail-order parts places certainly have. Once I ordered a window switch from Performance Products (before I learned about Rusty) and got a Porsche seat-heater switch. I can attest to the wrong parts being shipped; I had a door replaced due to rust-through. The dealership ordered the door (PN 210 xxx ), and received a box that bore the proper part number, but inside was a door PN 202 xxx . The dealership immediately re-ordered the door, and a day later, got an identical door; 202 in a 210 box. The dealership then ordered ANOTHER door and specified that it be from a different PDC and that it be shipped via overnight. A week later, they get a slightly bigger box, this time with a proper 210 door in it, via Watkins freight. Yes, I called MBUSA customer care, and they politely assured me that all they could do was apologize for the inconvenience. I got the distinct sense that they really wanted me to go piss up a rope. Yes, this is Diamler-Chrysler we are dealing with, folks! I am hoping the divorce will lead to a return to Mercedes standards of quality and service. -j. -- 1985 300D Gerta 1999 E300Dt Hans 1999 E300Dt Frantz
Re: [MBZ] M117 in W123
That sounds cool. At StarTech 2007 there was a 1970 280SL with an M112 fitted (as well as A/C, etc). The inside looked original, but under the hood... Let me find some pics! -j. On Tue, 29 May 2007, tom savage wrote: andrew strasfogel wrote: Wonder what country has such cheap labor that this restoration makes economic sense? Croatia. From what I understand he bought the donor 500SE only to find out it had Bosnian papers and couldn't be registered, so he decided to build the car of his dreams instead. Hard to imagine he couldn't find a better 123, but if you like to weld and are going to take the whole thing apart anyway, may as well shop on price and not condition. I'm still awestruck at the amount of work he's putting into that thing. Tom ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Postage Rate Increase
If it is too thick it goes up too; a not-sharply-creased two page business letter in a com10 envelope can push out to about half an inch thik, so it will cost you $.80 instead of $.41 I sh*t you not -j. On Thu, 17 May 2007, Craig McCluskey wrote: In case you've been hiding under a rock like my wife and I have, the cost of sending mail went up on Monday. Craig From http://postcalc.usps.gov/Popups/pop_up23.htm, First-Class Mail Letters First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Express Mail is required for personal correspondence, handwritten or typewritten material, and bills or statements of account. First-Class Mail may also be used for advertisements. First-Class Mail Letter Rates Weight Not Over (ounces) Rates 1 $0.41 2 0.58 3 0.75 3.5 0.92 Letters that weigh 1 ounce or less and meet one or more of the nonmachinable characteristics below are subject to the $0.17 nonmachinable surcharge. For heavier items, see Large Envelope or Package. * It is a square letter * It is too rigid \u2013 does not bend easily * It has clasps, string, buttons, or similar closure devices * It has an address parallel to the shorter dimension of the letter * It contains items such as pens that cause the surface to be uneven * The length divided by height is less than 1.3 or more than 2.5 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Weird Topics was RE: Re: OT the Amish - was Pesky
Yes, Bill it has pointy ends. Charlie Brown kept trying to kick before Lucy would yank it away. I just figured out why I don't have time to rebuild fuel injectors and resolder cruise control amps. I am watching football on Sunday. Crap! I've had the best luck in using a soldapult to remove mose of the old solder and using new to re-solder. Heck one still worked after the car was rear-ended and totalled! -j.
Re: [MBZ] I Almost Missed This....
On Thu, 17 May 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote: It's a genuine money pit, starting with $2K needed to fix the AC and it goes downhill from there... This is no bargain. Yep, but the ACC wood is good, the visors look ok and so do they map pockets and seat covers. -j.
Re: [MBZ] Chrysler sale
On Mon, 14 May 2007, Christopher McCann wrote: Wonder what will become of the Sprinter. I have been seeing a fair number of MB badged ones recently. and the hood is a different shape to make room for the star, so I suspect it was shipped that way. -j.
Re: [MBZ] hard drive swaps
There was one generation of deskstars that is crap. The newer ones are OK (I kid you not, the 75XP's are available with both IBM and Hitachi badging; IBM sold the division to Hitachi, who still makes HDD's with that tech.) -j. On Tue, 15 May 2007, Gary Hurst wrote: i discovered the my failed drive is an ibm deckstar. this meant nothing to me, so i googled it and found out that my HD is so good, it's the subject of a class action lawsuit and drove IBM out of the hard drive business. i found an old 6 gig HD and loaded os x 10.2 on it. seems to be working fine, but i know i have a 30 or 40 gig somewhere around. On 5/13/07, Ralph Morton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pre-mirrored door Macs gag on anything larger than 128G if you're running OS X 10.2 or later. There is a software workaround if you want to drop $15 for it. MacRalphPoos --- Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The only incompatibility I've run across in the post Beige G3 mac is an occasional 2.5 laptop drive that will not work with the Wallstreet I have (a Toshiba). Older macs gag on big drives (more than 120MB), but a G4 is probably fine with whatever you get. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the added security of spyware protection. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/index.php ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: mac failure question
Steal a PC and plug it into your mac monitor/kbd/mouse,presuming you arent going adc on the monitor and are usb on that and the mouse. You should be set! -j. On Tue, 15 May 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote: Great, except I forgot to mention that I want a solution that doesn't cost me!
Re: [MBZ] hard drive swaps
On Sun, 13 May 2007, Peter Frederick wrote: The only incompatibility I've run across in the post Beige G3 mac is an occasional 2.5 laptop drive that will not work with the Wallstreet I have (a Toshiba). Older macs gag on big drives (more than 120MB), but a G4 is probably fine with whatever you get. You want to double check and make sure; IIRC my wife's G4 (DA,2x533) maxes out at 137GB for ATA drives. -j.
Re: [MBZ] R350 CDI
On Wed, 9 May 2007, Alex Chamberlain wrote: On 5/9/07, wilton strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is that the big soccer-mom-mobile that looks like a Chrysler Pacifica? Thats the soccer-mom-mobile that is a heavily stiffened chrysler pacifica. -j.
Re: [MBZ] [Fwd: [MB] For Sale '95 E300D - for project or parts]
On Sun, 22 Apr 2007, Mitch Haley wrote: Did we ever find out if a 606NA head would work with a 603 turbo block? Could be the makings of a supercar, and it's the final version of the venerable 124 chassis. I, however, wouldn't haul it home from NC if you gave it to me for free. Just too far to haul at today's fuel prices and my busyness factor. Mitch. You would have fun with the IP tubing to say the very least, since the 24V heads have centered injectors. I would expect that you might have issues with the pistons being ground to clear valves... Why not just put a 606.91 or even better, a 606.96x in the 124? the finns do it in 201/202's... -j.
Re: [MBZ] OM621 Questions
On Sat, 17 Feb 2007, Loren Faeth wrote: One way is to add some algicide/water dispersant, except for Herr Booth whos cars never sit long enough to collect condensation. We were, however originally talking about a car that has set inactive for years. I dunno how long this sat for before I bought it, but it sees 1k/wk, although it DOES sit more on weekends, usually with just above 3/4 tank fuel... I usually fill up in the morning on the way in... -j.
Re: [MBZ] Head gasket fun
On Sun, 18 Feb 2007, Joe Knight wrote: Don't fret too much Peter. I pulled the head from mine with a chain winch suspended from a bit less than 8' ceiling in a too small garage. Came out all right with the turbo exhaust manifold attached even though I didn't have the winch very well positioned. Kinda resist the temptation to put the head back on with those bits detached. I did I used a 2x4 with a helper as a lift to pull the head off a 617. I believe that I pulled off the manifolds first to make things lighter. I got some all-thread of the proper type and cut a couple of alignment pins out of it (make sure they are a couple inches longer than the longest head bolt!) Oh yeah its a good opportunity to clean out your manifold! The WORST part was threading the T/C oil feed line back into the oil filter housing! -j.
Re: [MBZ] Accents
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Craig McCluskey wrote: Similar on Linux, with the left Winders key mapped to the Multi-key with the command, /usr/X11R6/bin/xmodmap -e 'keycode 115 = Multi_key' Type left Winders key, type the accent mark desired (double quote, , for umlaut) and type the letter to be accented. So, ü ä ö, and è é ê (that's left single quote, right single quote, and capital-6), and so forth, no table needed. ç Ç use comma. Cool. Like the Compose key on the VT's, kinda sorta. I think the VT's used for umlaut, ' for acute ` for grave, ^ for circumflex, ~ for tilde * for ring, c, for cedille, ae, oe, ss, !! for inverted , L- for pound, C- for cent , Y- for yen (= works for all the currencies), and +- 12 14 (1/2,1/4)... I cant remember them all :).. maybe I should get out the old beast and fire it up ;) -j.
Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote: Jim - after more than 30 years of using PCs (starting with an 8080 in kit form), I suppose I'm too old to switch to one of those Apple/Mac/whatever boxes. Even worked up a box with a 6502 processor (as used in the early Apples) but on an S-100 bus, with a 300 baud modem using tape on the Kansas City standard. In those days memory was around $100 a K! Ditched that and went to a Z80 and dual 8 floppy drives. Finally sprung for a complete PC when the company offered them on an employee plan. Have probably gone through almost a dozen bigger and better ones over the years. Always heard that they were the greatest for publication and artwork, but also was turned off by the higher pricing and lack of being able to kloodge up a system using various and sundry after market accessories. Werner You can pick up used ones for cheap. I got a G4/dual 533 with half a gig ram for $100. Got an original Apple studio LCD (17) for $180 (ebay), a dvd-dl burner for $30 (other world computing), a 120GB HDD for $40 (computergeeks.com), and replaced the apple 1 button with my wife's 3 button original MS notebook optical mouse. Its pretty decent speed wise, and just works with everything I throw at it. The BIGGEST PIT(F)A is Quicken-- PC and MAC are different design teams, different savefiles. You have to EXPORT the PC version, and you lose all your reapeat/memorized transactions when you import it. Ditto going from MAC- PC. everything else is fine. iPhoto beats the crap out of other photo organizers (hands down). You can even get a ShutterFly plugin for it! (Export - shutterfly) -j.
Re: [MBZ] Southern Treffen
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Chuck Landenberger wrote: Werner, I've been looking at the pocketbook... Pondering Southern Treffen, German Tour, Tri-O-Rama and there's StarTech tacked onto the Board Meeting, which I will, of course, be attending.. Any news (pricing etc) on Star Tech? (besides the hotel) -j.
Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Jim Cathey wrote: I sit here not five feet from my 1802 kit box, and its successor the semi-kit 6502 OSI machine. (Cassette for both, floppies later added to the OSI.) And _its_ successor, the 68000 S-100 system. My first hard disk, and the first to even need a 16-bit address bus. What followed that? Not a PC, I looked at one and walked away in disgust. I waited, and succumbed to an original Mac. A NeXT followed it, a variety of work-origined Unixey machines, and now a variety of PPC Macs all running OSX. I still have them all. By the time I'm done with them they're worth far more to me as mementos than as assets to be sold. I got rid of a lot of my old stuff, but I still have a uVax 2100, DecStation 5000/260 (the R4400 one!), DEC 3000/400, Sparc 20... Using an old proliant 7000 as a server, have a REAL odd bird here thats acting as a floor weight; a ALR designed Unisys box- 6 processor Pentium Pro with 1MB cache CPU's (they are black aluminum, not ceramic). I also have a couple of PPro overdrives kicking around! (think 333MHz P2 Xeon for Socket 8) -j.
Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents
On Tue, 20 Feb 2007, Gary Hurst wrote: does it do anything a mac doesn't do? The cubes look REALLY cool. Where do you think ADC came from ;) (well the monitor was a bottle so it required an AC cord.) Te optical was like molasses fresh from the fridge, but they were a cool machine. The laser printer was a lobotomized LJ2/3 (Canon SX engine). With the straight paper path you could print on just about anything you could cram through the paper path! -j.
Re: [MBZ] MB Chrysler
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, OK Don wrote: I'd consider a Crossfire - but that's about it. Thats really a SLK with a custom skinjob IIRC. -j.
Re: [MBZ] MB Chrysler
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, LarryT wrote: What's the concensus about the Chrysler Pacifica? Just curious - something about the looks I kinda like. Not in the market for anything - unless I fall into a W126 300SDL for a super price. Want one as a project car? make an offer. It runs but has lots of warts. (porcupine,compressor, driveline noise, belt tensioner) It has new oil lines and the tranny was replaced in the past 4 or 5 years Its in white marsh, MD. 410 335 2984 (its a black SDL, my brothers, parked at my parents. they want rid of it) Come on you know you want to make a Kaleb offer =) -j.
Re: [MBZ] DaimlerChrysler or Daimler, Chrysler?
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, kevin kraly wrote: A friend of mine drove a 1990 Camry practically since it was new, and why do you think he got rid of it? Well, he simply got tired of it! There was nothing wrong with the car, but he got the chance to buy a 2000 Deville from a family member who had passed away. Wifey didn't want him to get rid of the Camry since there wasn't anything wrong with it. It was a hard sell, but he's got the caddy now. The Deville is probably a bit more powerful, but it probably won't last as long. Laura and I got rid of a 1991 corolla LE... It was a rust bucket and the clutch went out on it (probably $1k to replace)... about 133k miles. (it went away maybe a year and a half ago) and was starting to smoke a bit and get noisy (needed valve seals and the hydraulic lifter shims examined.) -j.
Re: [MBZ] OM621 Questions
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, Marshall Booth wrote: You NEVER need to use an algaecide as long as you remove ALL water from the fuel tank several times a year and buy quality fuel. Algae can't live unless there is water in the tank. They live in the water - they EAT the fuel. How do you empty the fuel tank of water? im starting to get condensation in one of them (it is visible as ice on the inside of the fuel cap when I do my mornign fill-up) -j. -- 1985 300D Gerta 1999 E300Dt Hans 1999 E300Dt Frantz
Re: [MBZ] Sludge Issues/my 0.02
On Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Bob Rentfro wrote: The 300D @ 167K miles uses about 2.5 qts between 3K mile Delvac changes. The Acura @ 182K miles uses NONE between 3K Penzoil 20/50 changes. What year is the Acura? the 300D? Some of the 617's had an issue with the rocker cover (needing epoxy some place) which lead to excessive blow-by, and the separator in the air cleaner just couldn't keep up. The 84 I had with close to 200K when totaled was maybe a qt between 3k changes, and a fair amount of that was leaking. The 603 engines dont seem to use any (my brother put in excess of 70K on an 87 SDL in about 2.5-3 years and did not need to add any between changes). The 606's seem pretty close to oil-tight. One of the 99's that I have uses about 1qt/4k, BUT its leaking from the oil cooler lines. The other one, well I can't really measure the consumption on it. When you compare engines, it only seems fair to compare engines of similar ages/design eras... just my thoughts -j.
Re: [MBZ] New Arrival!
On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, TimothyPilgrim wrote: I can't help but gloat. I'm a daddy! Here he is! Gabriel Logan Campbell, born Feb. 10 at 11:31 am. 7 lbs 8 oz, 21 inches of perfection. http://www.pbase.com/timothypilgrim/spuds_debut Tim and Isabelle Congrats! -j.
Re: [MBZ] New Arrival!
On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, Chuck Landenberger wrote: Congrats to Mother and Son... Tim, your contribution was over a long time ago. Now the real work and great pleasure begins! Never stop talking WITH your son! Its nice if you can start REAL early... When I come home, Ethan instantly turns to look at me with a big smile) much to Laura's chagrin if she is feeding him Anyhow I hope he is a wonderfully easy little boy! -j.
Re: [MBZ] Got a Lift?
On Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Mitch Haley wrote: I always wanted to cast the mounts into the concrete rather than drill. I'd love to have four huge u-bolts under the concrete, even if I have to bend them myself to get the right spacing. Adviseable or not? Sill plates in buildings are bolted down with an L bolt which is cast into the walls/footing below. -j.
Re: [MBZ] Sludge Issues/my 0.02
On Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Gary Hurst wrote: the obvious point here is that GM engines are not junk as such (well, not for the most part. t here are some though) and that mercedes is not the be all and end all of wonder automotion. The 6.2 and 6.5L diesels (as used in trucks and hmmwv's) were pretty decent.. they never died, just lost compression and ran like crap. Now the stanadyne fuel filters OTOH... oh yeah and the oil leaks But weren't those engines basically designed by detroit? IIRC they are a swirl chamber (IDI) design and a 4 stroke... BTW has anyone noticed that one of detroits engines is the MBE900 [obmbdieselcontent] featuring the star on it? -j.
Re: [MBZ] Sludge Issues/my 0.02
On Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Gary Hurst wrote: leak, burn, i don't know. the oil just disappears Perhaps it combines with socks and comes back as wire coat hangers? g -j.
Re: [MBZ] Sludge Issues/my 0.02
On Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Peter Frederick wrote: Funny, neither of the two 603's my brother and I have USE any oil, and he has fixed the leak on his (chain tensioner). Until the head gasket went on mine (or the head, definitive diagnosis awaiting a tool), mine routinely used little or no oil between 6000 mile changes of Mobil 1. Are either of them the 603.97x engines? (aka the 3.5L rodbenders) The 603.96x's are rock solid. The 97's are a money pit (although I have seen ONE example that allegedly does NOT burn (crankcase) oil. If I wanted to split hares I could be a smart-aleck and point out that diesel fuel is technically an oil, but I know we mean crankcase stuff ;) -j.
Re: [MBZ] WAS Black '85 300D update NOW Fuel leak from canister 85 300CD
On Mon, 12 Feb 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote: If the seals are missing or worn, should I purchase a new bolt? The seal rings are N 007603 018101 and A 000 997 58 48 for engines .912 - 153338, .951 - 043083, and .952 - 047570 They are A 000 997 00 48 and A 000 997 58 48 for engines .912 153339 -, .951 043084 -, and .952 047571 - The hollow bolts are different as well; the earlier one is A 615 990 05 63 and the later is A 615 990 08 63. The filter head for the earlier ones is A 615 092 01 08, but was rolled up to A 615 092 02 08, requiring the newer hollow bolt as well as the newer o-rings. They LOOK like crush rings in the EPC but are not. They ARE o-rings. If you have to replace the filter head, you want 6x N 007603 012111 and 2x N 007603 014405. The filters are the same for both heads. Enjoy! -j.
Re: [MBZ] WAS Black '85 300D update NOW Fuel leak from canister 85 300CD
On Fri, 9 Feb 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote: The 1985 300 CD is leaking fuel from the TOP of the main fuel filter canister, right under the 19 mm (?) bolt that secures the filter. I can't possibly tighten it any more. I wonder if there is a small metal gasket that should be there belowe the head of the bolt - does anyone know? The car is really nice so it offends me to smell the fuel aroma coming from under the hood when the engine is purring away. :( The bolt is a hollow bolt with two o-rings on the bolt itself that seal it top and bottom. There should no t be a metal crush ring up there, and hopefully the filter mounting block is not too boogered up. -j.
Re: [MBZ] 85 300D inst. cluster removal hint
On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: as Jim states, the non insulated spade lug going to clock; seems to be only thing that can blow a fuse if touched to back of metal on inst. cluster; after getting tired of changing fuses every time i pull cluster ; i change mine to insulated one so doesn't blow fuses anymore Remove this connection last and you won't have any problems. Doubly so with a 126 chassis, since the ground is on the large connector and a trace on the speedo PC board is what provides the ground connection to the clock. Let it contact the metal back of a clock on a 126 and you will see sparks, and the fuse that blows is the trace on the PC board, leaving you with a non-functioning speedo, among other things. Don't ask how I know! -j.
Re: [MBZ] Brighter light bulbs in dash
On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good point Jim; I'll keep an eye out for melting light pipes; if they do melt i will change bulbs back replace dash housing with one of my many others Actually, if you just replace the bulbs with the proper new bulbs ordered from Rusty, you will be AMAZED at the difference! The old ones darken with age and give much less light. The proper bulbs are relatively expensive ($3-4 each?) but well worth it. -j.
Re: [MBZ] Brighter light bulbs in dash
On Sat, 10 Feb 2007, Mitch Haley wrote: Were they underdriven? If you can find a cheap source for Luxeon Stars (I see aluminum flashlights with 1W Luxeons for $18, so they must be selling for well under $10 each now) you'll have all the lumens you could possibly want (30-50 lumens per emitter). I bought one of the cheap Dorcy lights (about a $18 item at W-mart) and it's not far shy of a 2 or 3 cell Maglight. I believe you can now get a Maglight with 3W Luxeon for about $30. Mitch. My experience is that lightbulbs have a omnidirectional radiation pattern, where LED's have a pretty narrow cone of illumination (between 15 and 30 degrees. MAYBE 45.), and the light pipes are not straight ahead of where the bulb sits -j.
Re: [MBZ] gmail post test
On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, Glenn Brown wrote: This is a test from a gmail acct. If this posts successfully, I'll cancel my Netzero subscription and use this one for the list. TIA . . . Kaleb Don. You finally passed! Who's got the bottle? (Time to pop the cork!) -j.
Re: [MBZ] Kaleb or anyone, a shipping question
On Sun, 4 Feb 2007, Harry Watkins wrote: Thanks John Was all of this UPS? It sounds like shipping a drive shaft without boxing is a go. Yep. Make sure to pad the ends of the flanges REALLY well. Maybe put them in wood blocks then pad that... but otherwise it should be OK. -j.
Re: [MBZ] Kaleb or anyone, a shipping question
On Sun, 4 Feb 2007, dave walton wrote: Stay away from DHL. when shipping bare parts. If you are in a position to negotiate a volume discount, DHL will give you the cheapest contract rates. They will also give you the most grief on a regular basis, however. FedEx is usually he next cheapest. UPS is unionized, but their driver productivity is the highest and complaints are the lowest. Then they havent been listening to peeps like me. UPS is great if it does not matter WHEN you get it. 90% of the time, I can plan on at least one day after the expected delivery date, even with blue. It does not matter if the item is shown as out for delivery... (Mis-scans do happen!).. calling the customer service line leads one to eventually realize that the folks there have a different view of reality than what you, or even the folks at the local UPS depot, have. They once lost a package (a server) went AWOL in san-fran for a couple weeks once, being shipped from oregon to maryland via ground... I have received spherical cardoard boxes, and have seen (more than once) an item marked delivered that was NOT delivered (it did show up on my doorstep sometime later that week, leading me to believe that someone dropped it at the wrong doorstep). I don't have any of these problems with Fedex. -j.
[MBZ] E300Dt egr solved
Got the new one, put it in, no more whistling. Examination of the old one reveals that it was blowing crap out of the atmospheric vent for the actuator diaphragm. The rough running not in gear also went away, and I expect the stumbling on the highway will. I am certain that the smoking will be gone, as the engine will not have air escaping after measurement and therefore inject fuel to burn with that escaped air... -j.
Re: [MBZ] Kaleb or anyone, a shipping question
On Sun, 4 Feb 2007, LarryT wrote: I rec'd a muffler via UPS which was taped and bubbled wrapper (mostly on the ends) and there were no problems that I know of. It must be something difficult to damage though so it won't have a box to absorb hits. I've gotten more than one this way; the ends wraped in the dense foam wrap and saran, then saran holding a tag on the muffler body. Heck, I've gotten complete exhausts this way. You need to make sure that the ends of the pipes arent deformed tho, this seems to happen sometimes. -.
Re: [MBZ] Uh oh - fuel leak
On Fri, 2 Feb 2007, Curt Raymond wrote: Well it looks as though it may be no big deal. I reseated the cap this morning and tonight when I got home I got the woof inrush of air that I didn't get this morning opening the cap. To be safe I'll buy another seal for the cap from Rusty on Monday. I might as well get the replacement vacuum pump I've been putting off (they're spendy) while I'm at it to save on shipping. Plugged vent line. You should never have that big woof of air as the vent should prevent a vacuum build up. -j.
Re: [MBZ] 1997 E320
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote: Run it through inspection but the price is deginitely right. Friend bought a 55K mile 1999 E320 from a dealer for $16.5 last summer. 99 E300D's carry a premium tho. I think there were less than 3500 of them, and I know where two of them are :) They are wicked fun to drive. Rock stable. -j.
[MBZ] 99 E300Dt EGR
Okay I think I figured it out It is the EGR valve- It has obviously been spewing out lots of black crap (oil vapour and soot by the looks of it) from the little vent hole on it... the one thats on the atmospheric side of the actuator diaphragm. I'm thinking that the seals on the stem of the valve failed and it is allowing stuff to blow right by and out that hole (which explains the load/rpm sensitive whistling sound I get from it these days)... I suspect there is also some sticking open going on, but since I can't reseal the valve, its a moot point. These things have an air mass meter and adjust the injection quantity accordingly, so when it is leaking a fair amount of air charge after metering, that would cause it to throw too much fuel, which would let it smoke... and it has been smoking; the driver side bottom of the bumper is looking like coal, not smoke silver. Its like a cloud of it has been hovering around that corner of the car and adhering to the paint (blech!) So, I guess its an EGR valve! (grumble-grumble) -j.
Re: [MBZ] beyond crack
On Sat, 27 Jan 2007, Mitch Haley wrote: John W. Reames III wrote: The fronts were OK when I got it, the back was unsalvageable. Climate control dead except for the fan. Shocks were Sears and worn, one of the backs seemed oil-free. For $550 almost five years ago, I got a rustfree car with 300k on the clock that would get 27mpg at 75-80 mph. I had been looking at $2-3k W126/OM617 when I found the 1979 W116. It's quite peppy around town, I wonder if the pre-1980 cam has more low end torque than the 1980-85, or if the lack of EGR helps that much? Make sure there is no rust around the front sway bar mounting! I think Proper disabling of the EGR makes a difference, but I believe there is a difference in transmissions and rear axles as well. 27mpg sounds about like what I got out of my 84. BTW i forgot to mention, I'd rather be hit in ANY mercedes as compared to any VW (at least prior to the last generation or two)... I was rear-ended in a 126... maybe 35mph, I was stopped. The left side trunk pan tore loose from the frame, the rear doors chipped paint off their back edge and the body due to sudden excessive intimacy, the sunroof popped open The inside of the trunk... well the bottom liner was torn loose on the front edge (where it was hinged) and pushed forward about 4-6. I remember thinking that the spare might need to be deflated if it were to come out... The rear bumper was pushed in hard (the forward ends of it were definitely down. Oh yeah and I still could drive it home (75 Miles, I waited 90 mins for the Leesburg cops, wasnt gonna wait another 90 mins for towing to boot!)... When I got the trunk open (Yep it opened right up), I was unable to re-close it because the lid had spring back out enough that the latch tab was outside the rear panel of the car. Did I mention that I was uninjured? Did I also mention that the other driver's rearview mirror came UNGLUED from the glass (his head did not hit it...) and smashed itself on the dash, breaking plastic bits off of it? I'll take a Benz any day coming or going. Period. Lots of people will tell you that a car just gets you from point A to point B and that You don't need anything that fancy... yeah a car gets you to point B, but the hidden assumption is that you are alive to get there. THAT is the REAL primary job of the car--to keep the occupants safe in an unsafe world WHILE getting you from point A to point B. Comfort and style is nice (well comfort--driving from full to empty on the tank without javing to stop for a walk, is a good thing, IMHO), and fuel mileage is great, but Geo Metro XFIs got great mileage (54-58 I want to say), but would you want to be hit in a car that is made of plastic? Anyhow -j.
Re: [MBZ] The real reason diesels aren't more popular
On Sun, 28 Jan 2007, kevin kraly wrote: That's funny, brian! It would take a bit more to disable a mechanical diesel, but today's electronically controlled diesels could also be stopped by opening the hood and yanking a handfull of wires. Disconnect the GP relay then put the cap back on to hide it. Cut one of the small wires at the terminal block (that goes to the starter) My favorite evil thing was on the Jeeps-there is a ceramic resistor near the washer bottle that is for the fuel pump -- during starting the pump gets full voltage, but after starting it goes thru the resistor. Disconnect the resistor and it starts fine but quickly dies when you let it go to Run g -j.
Re: [MBZ] Terminology
On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Marshall Booth wrote: He was referring to hi-test in a diesel. I'd like to know what he means by that. I was going to say its by Lubro-Moly, but I see they changed their name to Liqui-Moly, anyhow its made by the maker of Diesel Purge and sold by rusty, the actual product name is Diesel Hi-Test (But it looks like that too has been changed to Super Diesel Additive). I believe the LM part # is/was 2002 -j.
Re: [MBZ] S15 was special bolts
On Sat, 27 Jan 2007, Curt Raymond wrote: I've heard that and it amazes me. My Jimmy stranded me exactly once and thats because I ignored a dying fuel pump. Other than that I had a water pump put in because the old one was leaking. Ours leaked exactly one quart of oil per thousand miles from new when using 5w30 oil, in the summer I'd use 10w40 oil and it'd go to 1500 miles per quart. It was an excellent woods truck, no extra power but enough to get by and it was skid plated the length of the under carriage. Much better woods truck than the '95 Cherokee that replaced it. That piece of junk got stuck on wet grass... I've never had much of a problem with getting stuck (tho I don't Off-road much), but I found a big help was limiting it to part-time vs full-time... But by 95 Jeep was firmly in the jaws of the beast! -j.
Re: [MBZ] [OT] The Imperial Presidency
On Sat, 27 Jan 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote: So whom do you like, Mitch? Please don't say John McCain... Cthulhu gets my vote (why choose the lesser of two evils?) -j.
Re: [MBZ] beyond crack
On Sat, 27 Jan 2007, Zoltan Finks wrote: Or is it that a lot of those whose tastes lean toward MBs can afford newer ones, and thus the demand is lower? (of course now we must factor in the growing popularity of diesels among those interested in alternative fuel possibilities). SWMBO dictated that I should get a couple of newer ones. BTW the old type IP's (with the plain hex delivery valves) are rated to handle MUCH more pressure than the new ones (with the splined delivery valves), so there is probably less chance of pump damage on the OM61[67] engines with that type than on a newer type engine. BTW whats the life of a vacuum pump on a OM606 out of curiosity? -j. -- 1985 300D Gerta 1991 Jeep XJ The Fishbowl 1999 E300Dt Hans 1999 E300Dt Frantz
Re: [MBZ] beyond crack
On Sat, 27 Jan 2007, Mitch Haley wrote: Zoltan Finks wrote: I couldn't figure it out either. $550 for a 300SD with bad upholstery or $1500 for a Jetta with worn-out mechanicals, which should I choose? In fairness, a mid-1980s 190d, especially a turbo, would have cost more than a 1986ish Jetta. I think the main Mercedes price advantage is that they had good diesel cars, including turbos, in the 1970s, while VWs are all newer and more valuable due to age. (I did not want something like my brother's 1978 diesel bunny, 1986 turbo jetta was the oldest I'd go with VW) What year SD? The 116's all are type II (Servo) ACC, the 126's are not. How bad is the upholstery? Will sheepskins work OK? Will you be doing ots of city driving or highway? (the SD's are FANTASTIC road cars, but a touch ponderous in town where you have to slalom around cars tuning left and right at every block) Does the AC work in the SD? I'm partial to the SD personally. The engines are all-but-bulletproof, and I want to say that the VW IP's are more delicate and when they go end up failing bad enough to no be any use as a core... but I have no firsthand knowledge of this. (it is a point to research I guess) I'd LOVE to have a decent 126 (as well as the 210's and the 123...)... I'd also love to have a garage for them all :) -j.
Re: [MBZ] E300Dt question
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Marshall Booth wrote: What you are describing is rarely due to injectors. EGR or EGR control much more likely - especially in the 2000-2600 rpm range. Check the electrical connections to the temp switch and the electrical/vacuum control to the EGR. I have NOT worked on an OM606.96 engine so can't offer much more than what I know about earlier engines. I forgot to mention, this is a *^%* CAN-BUS vehicle, so there is exactly one temp sensor in the block, and all controllers have access to it. (which makes sense). It seems to be behaving properly (and there are no codes being thrown by the computer!).. I'm guessing that something is just on the okay enough side of borderline that the computer won't recognize it as bad (yet)... I *do* have a decent scan tool so I can pull the codes and all that fun stuff. The vacuum control is real simple: line from the big tube going into the brake booster to the pressure converter, another line from the converter to a vent filter, and a third line from the converter to the diaphragm. (The wastegate is the same arrangement). I also meant to say that the air filter is ~5K old, the main fuel filter is ~20K old, and the fuel prefilter is ~5K old (replaced with fuel lines). I *wish* the darn thing were throwing an error! it would make my life so much easier. Maybe I should just wait until it gets bad enough to throw an error (but that offends me! If the problem is perceptible to me then WTF doesnt the engine manglement computer bark at me?) Oh well -j. -- John Reames
Re: [MBZ] gray market euro crap
On Fri, 26 Jan 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You mean like ugly cloth seats, tinfoil bumpers, odd colors, broomstick-in-a-bucket-of-rocks manual transmissions, unobtanium parts, and no resale value? You, sir, owe me a keyboard! -j.
Re: [MBZ] special bolts
On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Curt Raymond wrote: I had an '88 S15 Jimmy. Not fast at all with the 2.8l v6 but resonably economical at ~25mpg, mine had a 5spd manual so it wasn't a total dog. We put 155,000 on it before the body was falling off. I got $1000 trade from it on my Dakota which now has 193,000 miles and is starting to be really hit by the tin worm. Ick. That 2.8 was BAD mojo. It was used in Cherokees prior to the 4.0L being available. Features included bad RMS, milling the block to accept an upgraded RMS and... halt-and-catch-fire (as seen on junkyard wars) mode of operation. -j.
Re: [MBZ] E300Dt question
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote: John - I would look at the obvious things first, like injectors. I had all of mine in the SD taken out, checked for spray pattern and calibrated. My indy did me a favor by replacing one that had a leak, and that made the engine idle pretty rough, hence the calibration. Runs a lot better now. I'm thinking that injectors working at different pressures, and with perhaps something in the lines causing a bit of flow restriction would give those symptoms. You could start by just cracking the lines at the injector while idling, to see if that changes the smoothness. You haven't changed filters lately in that car, have you? Of course, with that much newer engine than my 617, I suppose that there could be some exotic stuff going on Werner The filters are pretty recent. I ran Hi-test through them (1/4 tank, add hi-test, run 200mi, add fuel, run it down to 1/4 tank) I guess I will see about injectors. What is pricing like for rebuilt ones (so I can take them to have them calibrated)? The reason I suspected EGR is that the gasses could cause combustion issues, and a sticking EGR or otherwise leaky EGR valve would allow air to escape under pressure... atfer the MAF has measured how much air was going into the engine, which the computer uses to determine the fuel injection quantity (and therefore rack position). I do get some smoke on acceleration (which is smooth and strong). -j.
Re: [MBZ] [OT] The Imperial Presidency
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Zoltan Finks wrote: You're kidding, Mark. That's great. I've thought about that for years. I really get a bad feeling when I see reserved parking spots. Well, I guess not so much from a few reserved spots for a few key people, as I do from a policy that designates the closest part of the parking lot for people of a certain level, and the outer reaches for the pee-ons. It just seems childish, and a conspicuous display of power - distasteful to me. I don't care what is printed on those signs, it all reads the same to me parking for the emotionally handicapped, so I don't feel so bad about it. -j. (all additude this morning, most of it bad)
Re: [MBZ] Governer question - injection charge profile
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Andrew Cunningham wrote: Thanks for the info and link to the book, I just ordered one myself. I am playing with microcontrollers and plan to hijack the pressure signal to the ALDA and adjust for actual air temperature after the turbo and intercooler (in garage now, not in car yet). Ah... OM606.96x has a sensor that looks like a temp sensor in the charge air plenum just prior to where it goes into the EGR valve/mixing chamber, so it will probably make a difference. -j.
Re: [MBZ] OT- Hursty wants macs
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Lee Einer wrote: That's $50 more than I will pay, but it's a great deal. I bet they will run Linux just fine. I got a dual g4-533 for $100 and it is steamin with osx10.4.8 on it! -j.
Re: [MBZ] OT- Hursty wants macs
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Gary Hurst wrote: the only argument i'm making here is that a 6 year old mac is still a pretty useful and practical tool for most users. While still running the latest OS and apps. Put that in your PC and watch it grind and smoke! g (typing this on a PC thats SSH'ed into a linux box) -j.
Re: [MBZ] E300Dt question
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Marshall Booth wrote: What you are describing is rarely due to injectors. EGR or EGR control much more likely - especially in the 2000-2600 rpm range. Check the electrical connections to the temp switch and the electrical/vacuum control to the EGR. I have NOT worked on an OM606.96 engine so can't offer much more than what I know about earlier engines. Cool. EGR is controlled by the computer sending a signal to the pressure converter and allowing vacuum to actuate the diaphragm. The info I guess I need is what should the vacuum curve from the converter look like and what are the specs on the valve as far as when it lifts and when it snaps shut. I was suspecting an EGR issue. The WIS simply states: Remedy 1: 1 Check vacuum control for charge pressure or exhaust gas recycling for proper function and leakage [i] See Diagnosis Manual Diesel engine, Volume 1.1 or 1.2 Any ideas where I might find this manual? What do you mean hi-test? There is a Lubro-Moly product called Diesel Hi Test that Rusty handles. When it first started smoking I tossed a can in thinking it MIGHT be injectors... I don't want to go chopping off the clic clips on the fuel lines (I know I can replace them with worm gear clamps, but I like keeping it as stock as possible. I guess I'm a little anal) so that I can run purge through it. Thanks much! -j. -- John Reames 1985 300Dt 1999 E300Dt (x2)
Re: [MBZ] OT: Psychological Insights Today
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, David Brodbeck wrote:
No, because I fear it might be a handicap if I ever want a career in
upper management.
Get it with a dark tint and a gold rim and convince everyone that its an
ornament :P ('course you wont be able to SEE out of it as well then...)
-j.
Re: [MBZ] Governer question - injection charge profile
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, OK Don wrote: With shipping and handling, its $26.22 - still a bargain for an almost 500 pg. technical book. Yeah, agree. Better than $66.22! I ordered mine already! -j.
[MBZ] [OT] Am I the only one that finds this bone chilling?
http://baltimorechronicle.com/2007/011907Parry.shtml There is no expressed grant of habeas in the Constitution; there's a prohibition against taking it away, Gonzales said. Don't you LOVE tri-state logic? -j.
Re: [MBZ] [OT] Am I the only one that finds this bone chilling?
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Lee Einer wrote: John W. Reames III wrote: http://baltimorechronicle.com/2007/011907Parry.shtml There is no expressed grant of habeas in the Constitution; there's a prohibition against taking it away, Gonzales said. Don't you LOVE tri-state logic? No. I don't. Habeus Corpus is a right which was established by the Magna Carta, back when the tension was between saxons and normans, and it basically was a protection against being imprisoned, tortured and/or executed for no legal reason. It is the foundation upon which all other rights are based. Without habeus corpus, any one of us can be hauled off in the dead of night and disappeared for nothing more than having pissed off the powers that be. I agree. Using that logic lots of things dissapear, ie free speech, freedom of religion, etc. (Equal protection as well). It scares the living out of me! Especially given the recent military tribunal law (whcih covers non-citizens and could easily be stretched with logic that is not dissimilar to cover citizens deemed to be a threat to the state). That military tribunal law basically reads and no constitutional rights need apply here, and no constitutional court may touch this -j.
Re: [MBZ] [OT] Am I the only one that finds this bone chilling?
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote: John - there's a whole lot of that kind of warped interpretation inside the beltway. The redeeming factor is that once you get 50 miles away from there, the common sense factor seems to go way up! *lol* yeah thats because COOP sites for DC can't be within a certain radius of DC.unfortunately the distance is spreading. Charlestown, WV and Hagerstown, MD are becoming viable housing for DC due to pricing! In the past couple of years prices in the Charlestown/Romney area have doubled. Nucking futz, they all are! Of course they IGNORE the sections that disagree with what they said. How about the conservatives take a stictly conservative letter of the law (not loophole in the law) approach to the constitution or quit calling themselves conservative? To quote Monty Python Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! -j.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Psychological Insights Today
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Rich Thomas wrote: I thought you were supposed to gaze INTO it? Nope. It would be an evolutionary advantage for a mid/upper manager; they wouldn't bump into dangerous big objects (or walk off cliffs) that are in plain sight of someone who's head is squarely on their shoulders (and shoulders above their hips!) with anywhere near the frequency of thier peers -j.
Re: [MBZ] [OT] Am I the only one that finds this bone chilling?
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Allan Streib wrote: Well -- um. The actual text from Section 9 of the Constitution is: The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it. So, it sounds to me like this interpretation is correct. The authors of the constitution had the view that men are endowed by their Creator with rights (though that exact phrase is from the Declaration of Independence) so the language in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights is generally written as *limiting* what the government can do with regard to those rights, not as *granting* the rights themselves, which exist a priori. Yeah. Then theres that pesky 10th amendment... -j.
[MBZ] E300Dt question
I have two, so I can a-b them. Anyhow, One of them has a stumbling issue at highway speeds; I'm suspecting EGR issues, whether its a sticking valve or pressure converter (there is also a pressure converter for the wastegate...). It also runs rough with no load, like an occasional miss. This also leads me to suspect the EGR (sticking open?) I have noticed the fuel mileage is off (down by 10-15%) from before this began. I had wondered if it was the fuel change, but with a second car doing the same drive on the same fuel turning the better mileage, I'm pretty sure it is not the fuel. The trip is 97mi one way, mostly highway driving, so its not a short-trip or small sample statistic ;) I seem to think that the OM606.962 is a open loop emissions system (no sensors on the exhaust, but an air mass meter and electronically controled wastegate/injection pump). Anyhow, how should I go about troubleshooting this issue? I suppose I could swap the pressure converters between the cars and see if the issue disappears (swapping them within the same car did nothing, but I hear they can both go bad at about the same time.) The pressure converters are about $100/ea and the EGR is about $400 (mixing housing with integrated EGR). Does anyone have access to the engine troubleshooting manual (EGR stuff) that might shed some light on this? Thanks -j. -- 1985 300D 1991 Jeep Cherokee 1999 E300Dt (x2)
Re: [MBZ] E300Dt question (more info I forgot)
I should have added that the car has not thrown a DTC yet, presumably because the issue is not bad enough for the computer to notice. The stumble is every 3-5 mins on the highway at ~2000-2600rpm I suppose I could do a connect/datasream dump on it while it is being driven to see what kinda data I get on EGR lift and such. -j.
[MBZ] Vehicle Delivery question
Is there a North American analogue for the European delivery program (for those vehicles such as the GL's which are manufactured in the USA)? -j.
Re: [MBZ] iSCAN
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote: John - Startech07 is 18-21 May, with most of the classroom session on Saturday. On Friday evening, they are planning a bus ride from Reston up to Dundalk for an evening tour of the Vehicle Prep Center, and then a follow-on dinner at Phillips before riding back to Reston Town Center. Monday they plan on going over to Summit Point for a run at the track. Again, check out the GWS web site for more info. Werner Cool :) Reston Town Center, thats off of VA602 just north of VA267 (Greenway/Toll Road, right?).. If you go north a couple of more lights there is a big shopping center with a Best Buy in it, and in one corner is a chain french resturant La Madeline (which isn't too bad for a chain). I've eaten more than one lunch there! I think I have driven home from there on autopilot... There are a couple of pool halls around there too, There is one called the Carpool Wax (IIRC) which is a smoking establishment with a good deal of character... Lots of old signage including a couple of sets of Burma-Shave signs. Over at the Clock Tower called Breakers (Whatever exit 10 off VA267 is, go south to Sunset Valley and it is on the southeast side of the intersection... I think if you take a jaunt up to Exit 7 (Ashburn) there is the Old Dominion brew pub :) -j.
Re: [MBZ] Where to get Mobil 1 (was: Zerex G-05)
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote: I get Delvac at Advance Auto Parts reasonably cheaply ($7.25??) in the 4 qt. jugs. Theres Delvac 1300 (or whatever) which is dino lube, then there is Delvac-1 which is full synthetic (Mobil 1 for heavy duty diesels)... At $7.25 a gallon I'll bet its the dino version -j.
Re: [MBZ] OT: IPAQ wireless connection question
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Zeitgeist wrote: Do you have an exit strategy for withdrawing from IPAQ? Plan ahead. If you want a computer that works, just, choose Microsoft If you want a computer that works, just choose (Linux|OSX) now when they make a PDA, I'll look into it, otherwise you will pry my Palm from my cold dead hands! -j.
Re: [MBZ] OT: IPAQ wireless connection question
You *MUST* get a copy of bejewelled. oh and extended batteries. =) -j.
Re: [MBZ] Governer question - injection charge profile
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, John Robbins wrote: http://www.ece.msstate.edu/~jer99/mercedes/BoschHighlights.pdf Its on clearance for $10 !!! -j.
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Quality
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For me, it's kind of hard to take too much pride in driving something that you are likely to see a half dozen of on your way to work. For this reason, I'm envious of models older than my W123. Of course, around here, we drive one of maybe 5 in the area, so I feel pretty cool. I'd like an older benz myself... (older than the 85).. The 1999's are neat and modern, and I don't find them so objectionable simply because of their relative scarcity. I have seen maybe 4 or 5 others in two years (in the Baltimore/NoVA area) and don't think there were than 3500 99's imported. The one I have is somewhat different: ESP (not ASR), multicontour seats, heated seats, HID headlamps (factory, which come with headlamp range adjustment and washers) ... although it is a leather/tex mix (tex centers, leather bolsters) and color 702 (smoke silver) They are wicked fun to drive... especially in the city. I do miss my 126 for long open highway drives, and I'd love an older SL :) but without a garage and with a 7mo old it is not in the cards for a while. -j.
Re: [MBZ] OT- Wireless networking
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, woodlandtaylors wrote: so have just purchased a used Cisco Aironet 340 Series of wireless LAN that I had planned to plug into a channel on the switch and have wireless access...I guess I should asked if it would work before purchasing but now AP340's are okay and have repeater mode, but they are stuck running VxWorks code, cannot be upgraded to IOS. AP350 is a newer one that has more memory and can be upgraded to a current rev of IOS.. AP350's REQUIRE a PoE injector since they don't have a power inlet. They are a darn good AP and do have repeater mode (I have configured them as such and they work very well, but bear in mind that as a repeater it cuts your effective bandwidth on the wireless side in half, and that your 11Mb/s is already half-duplex...) At home, ... well I have a pair of wired-in AP1200's with a and b radios in them (dont care about g since when you have a b client associate your max speed is 18Mb) feeding back to a catalyst 5505 which also has my inter-vlan routing in it. Linux firewall hangs between that and my cable CPE. Works better than the cable CPE which requires a good swift testicular realignment once every week or two. I've got a couple of dell boxes here for my lab, and they will be getting evaluation licenses of UNITY and CCM (CallManager) on them. Looking for a couple of 7960 phones and a voice gateway (I will probably have to fork out for a 2801 with a PVDM2-64 for lab purposes) Joy! (In real life I am a router jock with CCVP/CS-IPTOS certs (Cisco Certified Voice Professional and Cisco Specialist-IP Telophony Operations Specialist)... I need the lab for CCIE studies... (thats a pain in the wahoo)) -j.
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Quality
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Jim Cathey wrote: We've got one for sale! :-) '76 450 SL. Milan brown/bamboo. *lol* maybe in 16 years I'll look for one :) (when I REALLY cannot afford it!) -j.
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Quality
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Ed Booher wrote: I'll give you $35 a month for it. New babies are expensive! Ethan is good for FAR more than $35/month when you add up all the vaccinations and all that! but then he's worth far more than that too. He will be in attendance at next RustyQ :) -j.
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Quality
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Zoltan Finks wrote: You too with the baby thing? Why do people keep having babies and screwing up their Mercedes hobby? '.er, um ... I mean congratulations! It goes with that whole spouse thing. But it is all worth it. We are blessed with a wonderful little boy (he is very easy (*knocks on a piece of ratty console wood from a 126*)) -j.
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Quality
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote: We drove a '76 Chevette for 3.5 years so we could afford a baby. By the time our son was 3 we could afford a 9 year old Mercedes (1973 280). There has to be a mathematical formula in there somewhere, perhaps in association with one's zip code at each purchase or entry point... Hmm maybe. I had an 84 SD until it was knocked from beneath me in Leesburg. Seeing as how the sunroof popped and the paint chipped off the rudely forced into intimacy, and the trunk pan split off the frame rail on the left side, I felt fortunate to escape uninjured. I wanted another 84 SD, or maybe an 85 (I wasn't too into the SDL's) ... Anyhow SWMBO dictated something newer, and there was a 1999 E300Dt on the lot at a local dealership, so we snatched it. I just added a second one to replace the jeep (fishbowl due to a failed windshield seal). Looking at the safety record of Mercedes, you can't afford to NOT drive one (given modern drivers). As far as I am concerned that 1984 did its primary job: To keep the occupants safe in a collision. It also did its secondary job very well (to haul my butt back and forth to work daily!) I will say that I am completely and utterly spoiled by one thing on the newer cars: with the extensive highway driving that I do, I am getting about 16K between maintenance intervals(!) (So I let the dealer rake me over for a complete B service everytime just to have independent eyes go through everything.) Soem stuff, like engine mounts, torsion bars, brakes, I do, others (Ball joints, control arm bushes) I leave for them. I just picked up a used Baum/Autoland Scientech D91 (aka iScan) which covers them and it is AMAZING what information those computers (plural!) will share with you; theres one for each door, the overhead sunroof switch/dome switch/etc, airbags, engine, tranny, each audio component in the fiber ring, traction control, instrument cluster, automatic climate control, headlamp range adjustment, control panel (the one with the hazard switch in the middle) etc. I mean if you have a bulb out failure, the computer will actually tell you WHICH bulb is out (okay not like it is hard to figure out, but sometimes you forget about the license plate lamps) ... anyhow wicked cool.. and if anyone needs to have codes pulled or cleared in the baltimore area, drop a line... I supposedly have coverage from 1988-2001 or so and BMW as well) -j.
Re: [MBZ] Starfest '06
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote: Thanks for the SF06 Album - and I was glad to see my '83SD as the first picture in the 03 October, Autocross day (#22/42, NJ NLX-20S). The car did well, earning 7 awards (3 with my daughter driving (#42). Total miles driven out, SF, and back to NJ: 7800! I thought that was your car and was going to ask you about it! (I recognized the tag number, actually) You finally got your gold badge? cool! I'd love to get one of mine out on the track sometime! Maybe when I get some leave accumulated I can go for a truly long drive and see how well it handles really far from home (That will be fun with a 1 yr old tho!) -j.
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Quality
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote: OK, John et al: Isn't it about time the subject line was changed so that it has some minute correlation to the subject matter? Yes, wives and kids are expensive and almost always a joy, but it's not too clear that [MBZ] Mercedes Quality has anything to do with either one! ;- *loL* good point. OBMBZ: Mercedes quality PROTECTS the valuable passengers much better than other makes! -j.
Re: [MBZ] Track Time
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote: John - keep checking on dates through the GWS-MBCA.org web site. In addition to their well-attended autocross series, they are planning a day at Summit Point on 21 May, plus of course Tri-O-Rama in September time frame. They also share track time with the Porsche and BMW folks when they can. Yes, even Diesels can be fun on a good road course. A few years back, I discovered that there was indeed a rev limiter in the IP on my '90 2.5 while running at V.I.R. - when doing the 3-4 shift on the long back straight! Cool. How much do such events usually cost? (I should fork out the money and join MBCA now that I am an exclusivewly klatta klatta fleet :) -j.
Re: [MBZ] iSCAN
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote: John - if you're coming to StarTech in May (Reston, VA), bring along your iSCAN and you will have ample opportunity to really impress a lot of folks. And I will gladly provide my '90 300D if you need any props! ;-))) *lol* Well... Reston IS my daily drive :) (Sunrise Valley drive, somewhere around exit 11 and 12 off the toll road. Its a COOP site, so) I'm glad to share given the cost of an SDS short test. The box is pretty easy to use (its got older code on it but works fine!) Whats the date? -j.
Re: [MBZ] Where to get Mobil 1 (was: Zerex G-05)
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Allan Streib wrote: Speaking of where to procure the various vital fluids, anyone have a good source for Delvac-1 or Mobil-1 Turbo Truck SUV (or whatever they're calling it this week). Isn't Delvac 1 sold by CAT dealers as DEO? (not cheaply since it has a Cat[erpillar] label on it. -j.
Re: [MBZ] Pimp my ride ...
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Allan Streib wrote: I don't think my eyes could take this on a daily basis: http://i20.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/82/77/1683_3.JPG Gaaack! Gucci? What do you think the electronic boxes under the passenger side dash are? -j.
Re: [MBZ] Short tool review
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Harry Watkins wrote: Do you think they have a socket with enough beef to remove a lug bolt? Sure would be nice to not have to drill it out. Its in the rear, so no wheel removal technique. I don't know. I was thinking I might try if I had issues; a lug bolt was stuck and started to bend (then I twisted off a 1/2x3/8 adapter), so I gave up and sprayed with PB every day for a week, I came back with a 17mm 6 pt and leaned on it and it gave a creak and started to move. If it had gone south and one of those DID not work, my locla stealership allegedly has someone who is good enough with a plasma cutter to blow them right out (without damaging the wheel or threads). I commented that the guy must have chrome plated cast iron cojones at least 75mm in diameter. I figured if it twisted off, I would pay good money to see that happen! -j.
Re: [MBZ] O.T. Hey There Okie Boys
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote: It's snowing here in D.C. Watch those spolied eastern cowboys show off their skill driving SUVs on slick roads. Yee hah! I like to see my aggressive SUV co-drivers sunny side down or over hard, thankyouverymuch. Preferrably over the RH side of the road in the ditch where they dont block traffic too much. Remember: Laws don't stop drunk drivers; Trees do. (I feel sorry for the trees, but somoene has to enforce natural selection) I just think of the results as an example of how nature's treatment of stupidity as a capital offense has not yet been fully legislated/regulated away. Evolution in action if you will! (This is also true of SUV drivers in four-wheel-slide mode) .. I bet there will be a lot of them over the side of the road on I-70 tonight! -j. BTW I am in Baltimore City. And am donating the Jeep.
Re: [MBZ] Short tool review
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Marshall Booth wrote: Harry Watkins wrote: John Do you think they have a socket with enough beef to remove a lug bolt? Sure would be nice to not have to drill it out. Its in the rear, so no wheel removal technique. The original lug bolts on '86+ 126/107s are especially problematic as they are prone to snap above the collar and Mercedes has recommended replacing them with the shorter lugs as were used on the '86+ 201/124s. The 210's had the necked bolts as well (through 99 at least) The bolt that caused me the issue was an E-10 headed bolt that secured the torsion bar to the chassis. The bot had been up-reved to a Hex head bolt, and all of them lost the ears on them coming out, but this last one did it just a little too soon. It was one of those microencapsulated threadlock bolts, and it lost the head with 2 turns of the crap left in the chassis. There was no rust on the bolt to speak of. Whomever developed that fetish for E-torx fastener heads should be shot. -j. -- John Reames 1985 300d, 223K Gerta 1991 Cherokee, 149K The fishbowl 1999 E300Dt, 141K Hans (weeping oil cooler fitting, 1qt/5Kmi) 1999 E300Dt, 106K Frantz (no longer creaks thanks to new sway bar bushings/links)
Re: [MBZ] Short tool review
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Sunil Hari wrote: AFAIK, there's still a lifetime warranty on all Craftsman hand tools - just cashed in a pair of pliers about a month ago. Except torque wrenches. 1 year. -j.
Re: [MBZ] Bluetec word used in place of Diesel?
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Marshall Booth wrote: John W. Reames III wrote: Your loss. Here in the East (and as far West as Missouri) where I buy most of my fuel, Amoco/BP #2 diesel consistently delivers 10+% better fuel economy than any other brand! In most locations they do NOT draw from the large area common pool of heating oil, but maintain their own segregated supply (not sure that is still true since ULSD had to be 80% of what is delivered). I don't mind spending several minutes to fill my cars if I must when the fuel I'm putting in them is clearly superior fuel. Yeah. I don't know of too many BP stations, one of them is in White Marsh, and I was by there last night. Oddly enough I drive past their Solar facility in Frederick daily. I usually get my fuel from Gasmart in Virginia, though my m ileage is sucking recently. I'm tempted to drop a 250 or 500 gal double-wall in the back yard and have Tevis come fill it up with Biodiesel every so often. -j. -- John Reames (In Mt. Washington/Baltimore City watching the light flurries) 1985 300D, 223K Gerta 1991 Cherokee, 149K The fishbowl 1999 E300Dt, 141K Hans 1999 E300Dt, 106K Frantz
Re: [MBZ] OT- Wireless networking
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Redghost wrote: I am trying to figure out how to use two wireless routers to make a network. I want to use the radio part to link the two routers, but have the computers on both ends wired. I had heard there was a way to have the DHCP router be sort of left alone, but to make the second act as an access point. You need one router and one bridge. Two routers cannot talk to each other generally. You would then need another AP to redistribute. PITA to do it that way. Now if you had a Cisco AP (not linksys) it could act as a wireless repeater. -j.
Re: [MBZ] Bluetec word used in place of Diesel?
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, David Brodbeck wrote: You'll probably find an above-ground tank is easier to permit, even with the required spill containment pad. There's a reason you usually see above-ground tanks at farms and small airports these days. I would only consider an above-ground, but IIRC if you pull in a double-wall (Like I had in mind), you don't have to mess with pads. Double wall with a vacuum and gauge on the interstitsal (sp?) check it every time you use it, no vacuum (or drastically lowered vacuum)==new tank time. -j.
Re: [MBZ] Bluetec word used in place of Diesel?
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007, Zoltan Finks wrote: The thing that struck me is that while he acknowledged that it was a diesel, and touted it as an environmentally friendly alternative, along the lines of hybrids and the like, he mainly referred to it as a Bluetec. I know this is the name being used for these new diesels and that it refers to some new clean technology, but it made me wonder if Mercedes is trying to avoid the use of the word diesel and thereby cut down on the negative stereotypes associated with the word. Bluetec was supposed to mean that it uses adblue injection in the exhaust, but from what I heard of the segment, that is not true in this year's batch. (bork?) (adblue=aqueous urea) -j.
Re: [MBZ] Bluetec word used in place of Diesel?
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007, kevin kraly wrote: The one-year-only 1987 300D doesn't have the word Diesel on the trunk, just the D in the model name and the Turbo badge on the right side. I guess this Bluetec thing takes it one step further. BTW, is there any badging on VW Diesels other than the TDI badge? It's funny that a Diesel car isn't cool, but any pickup powered by such an engine is clearly visible, D I E S E L! 300SDL Turbo. 350SDL Turbo. I like that one E320 CDI commercial :) on the airstrip with Johnny's friends :) -j.
Re: [MBZ] Bluetec word used in place of Diesel?
On Sat, 20 Jan 2007, Bob Rentfro wrote: My diesel Bug had no badging, not even TDI. That seems to be the way with them. I've seen the T/C gassers with a Porsche-font Turbo on the rear, but you can't ID the TDI's without a close look. -j.
Re: [MBZ] Bluetec word used in place of Diesel?
On Sat, 20 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote: And as mentioned on these lists a while back, not all stations adhere to the notion that only Diesel fuel pump nozzles should be green - there's been more than a few (BP?) stations with green nozzles on gasoline pumps. Werner BP uses frelling green hoods on every nozzle since it is their company color or somesuch. I rarely go there especially since they seem to have such slow pumps. (25GPM pumps are a joy to fill up with! I know the larger nozzles can run 60GPM) -j.
Re: [MBZ] Bluetec word used in place of Diesel?
On Sat, 20 Jan 2007, David Brodbeck wrote: Generally, if you're standing in a massive puddle of oil and sawdust, you're at the right pump. I think they use (glorified, EPA approved) kitty litter nowadays. -j.
