[MBZ] #22 Head

[toms cat1 via Mercedes]

A friend of mine approached me today inquiring if I knew anyone looking for a 
#22 head.  He is in Norwich, CT.  I told him I would pass it along.  If anyone 
has an interest, shoot me an email off list.  
tom82b...@gmail.com
Tom Schuch
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Re: [MBZ] 1976 240D Turbo: This is NOT a misprint!

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That is a thought, Dwight, but. I am trying DOWNSIZE!  ;)  
Tom

Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 09:08:20 -0400
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1976 240D Turbo: This is NOT a misprint!
From: dwight.gi...@gmail.com
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
CC: tomsc...@hotmail.com

Buy it Tom, & drive it to the Q.
Dwight Giles Jr.

1982 300CD

1990 300D

Wickford RI
On Apr 22, 2016 7:32 PM, "toms cat1 via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:




No affiliation.  I saw a similar car at a local car show last summer.  I had a 
nice chat with the owner.  I am pretty sure --- but not definite yet--- that 
this is the same car. The story is that the original owner was not happy with 
the power output, so he had Mercedes turbo it.  If this is the same car, it is 
in very good condition.



1976 mercedes 240D 115 - $3995

"4 cyl. 4 sp. with turbo,runs good very minor rust. new seat pads. power 
windows, sun roof, take a look make an offer calls only 860-334-two 8 three 8"

Update:  I just spoke to the owner, Carl:  it is indeed the very same car.  And 
he has a parts car also.  Original owner had it for a few years;  he wanted 
more power, so he contacted Mercedes, and they sent him the Euro turbo, which 
he had installed by the local MB dealer.  The seller has several other very 
special antique cars.  a 1922 Studebaker with amazing patina, and a 
'woodie' truck, circa 1920's.

How often do you see a W115 240D 4 speed Turbo?

https://newlondon.craigslist.org/cto/5542103794.html

Tom Schuch

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[MBZ] 1976 240D Turbo: This is NOT a misprint!

[toms cat1 via Mercedes]

No affiliation.  I saw a similar car at a local car show last summer.  I had a 
nice chat with the owner.  I am pretty sure --- but not definite yet--- that 
this is the same car. The story is that the original owner was not happy with 
the power output, so he had Mercedes turbo it.  If this is the same car, it is 
in very good condition.

1976 mercedes 240D 115 - $3995  
"4 cyl. 4 sp. with turbo,runs good very minor rust. new seat pads. power 
windows, sun roof, take a look make an offer calls only 860-334-two 8 three 8"
Update:  I just spoke to the owner, Carl:  it is indeed the very same car.  And 
he has a parts car also.  Original owner had it for a few years;  he wanted 
more power, so he contacted Mercedes, and they sent him the Euro turbo, which 
he had installed by the local MB dealer.  The seller has several other very 
special antique cars.  a 1922 Studebaker with amazing patina, and a 
'woodie' truck, circa 1920's.  
How often do you see a W115 240D 4 speed Turbo?
https://newlondon.craigslist.org/cto/5542103794.html
Tom Schuch
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Re: [MBZ] Wait for it

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Message: 6
Hi Dwight, 
 
Sorry I can't offer to finance that purchase.   ;)
 
I donated my W115 300D a couple of years ago, when I moved on to some new 
projects.  
 
I do still have some miscellaneous spare W115 parts in my garage, though.
 
Tom
 
 
 
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2016 23:10:53 -0500
From: Dwight Giles <dwight.gi...@gmail.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wait for it
Message-ID:
<cah-alp9+5g3avaaxf9xukxf_ryrroyg3ykuntg5wpmnz5ws...@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

Well  Tom, are, you offering finance? Do you still have your 115  300D oil
burner?

Dwight Giles Jr.
1982 300CD
1990 300D
Wickford RI
On Jan 3, 2016 10:42 PM, "toms cat1 via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:

> Mitch and Dwight,
> You are correct! My error.
> I never went back to look at the ad.  :)  Oops.
> One is a Baur type roll bar cabrio, and the other is full cabrio.
> Buy them both, Dwight!  ;)
> Tom
  
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Re: [MBZ] Wait for it

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Mitch and Dwight,
You are correct! My error.
I never went back to look at the ad.  :)  Oops.  
One is a Baur type roll bar cabrio, and the other is full cabrio.  
Buy them both, Dwight!  ;)
Tom   
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[MBZ] 1981 Mercedes 280 CE CABRIO!

[toms cat1 via Mercedes]

I will just leave this here for my friend Dwight Giles.  ;)  A friend in 
Ireland sent me the link.  It has a 'petrol' engine, and an auto tranny 
but. I thought you might be interested to see it!  ;)  
It was done in the BMW Baur 'Top Cabriolet' style:  fixed windows and built-in 
roll bar.  The unusual design was in response to the movement back in those 
days to ban convertibles because they were considered 'unsafe in a rollover'.  
Hence the fixed windows and built-in roll bar in effect, a roll cage. In 
response to that 'ban' movement, American factory production of convertibles 
ceased altogether with the 1976 Cadillac ElDorado, and it did not resume until 
the crisis had passed (convertibles were never actually banned) about 6 or 7 
years later.Cars like the BMW Baur, and this Mercedes, are historical 
artifacts of that nearly forgotten period in automotive history.  

"1981 Mercedes 280 CEW. This is basically a 280CE with a SOFT TOP. They are 
very few about. This is the only on in Ireland, as far as I know. I have spent 
E 2,500, having it refurbished, including a complete re-spray, but does need a 
bit of tidying up inside.  It has now been re-registered, and is on ZV plates. 
It now has  NEW   N.C.T.  & Taxed until March 2016. It is fitted with 225/60X16 
Wheels. I would consider some other classic as part payment, W,H.U. The car can 
be viewed in Shannon, Co. Clare. PLEASE NO timewasters, Dreamers, Private No. 
or Txts., If you E Mail, leave a Phone No. & I will call you back, OTHERWISE I 
will IGNORE  it. Thank you for looking. Click on " all ads from this seller"" 
https://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/rare-mercedes-280-cew-n-c-t-till-march-2016/6742728


If anyone has an interest in learning more about the Baurs, and similar cars of 
that period, check out my Baurspotting blog.  Here is an example, featuring two 
other Mercedes that were designed in a similar style:  a 1984 190 E and a 
Gelandewagen Cabrio that was actually converted by Baur!  
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-mercedes-baur-type-cabriolet-yes.html
Happy New Year!  
Tom   
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Re: [MBZ] Any Bimmer Folks Here?

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I am not personally familiar with the system since the 2003 Z4 is far newer 
than any of the BMWs I own, but I did find this in bimmerforums:
"just an FYI illustration of the BST (battery safety terminal) for those 
unfamiliar with it:  

 (MRS III is the multiple restraint system...so that's why the SRS light 
illuminates...and the car won't start because it's disconnected from the high 
amp distribution box, starter and alternator/generator)"
 
My understanding is that it is, indeed, a one-time use, and needs to be 
replaced.   I don't know if a serviceable item may be available at a junkyard.
 
   
Here is the illustration, if permitted.  
Here is the link to the bimmerforms thread, see post #8 for the above 
illustration:
http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?2239275-Battery-SRS-terminal-explosion=battery+safety+terminal
 
Hope this helps.
 
Tom
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/

 
>6. Re: Any Bimmer Folks Here? (Curt Raymond)

> Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 14:13:54 + (UTC)
> From: Curt Raymond 
> To: Mercedes Discussion List 
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Any Bimmer Folks Here?
> Message-ID:
>   <164270101.14029692.1449065634823.javamail.ya...@mail.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> 
> Is Tom Schuch still on the list? He's a BMW guy...
> -Curt
> 
>   From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>  To: Mercedes List  
> Cc: Dan Penoff 
>  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:48 PM
>  Subject: [MBZ] Any Bimmer Folks Here?
>
> I ask because my neighbor just bought a 2003 Z4 coupe for his wife.? The 
> starter crapped out on it and he asked me if I could give him some pointers 
> on replacing it.
> 
> 30 minutes later I had it swapped out.
> 
> The car is i good shape but has a few issues, one with the top function and 
> an airbag light due to the ?battery safety terminal? being funky.? I looked 
> this up and it appears that BMW, in their infinite wisdom, put this charge in 
> the battery cable that blows in the event of an accident. If the airbags 
> deploy, this thing fires off and separates the positive cable from the clamp 
> to disable the electricals in the car.
> 
> Goofy.
> 
> Only fix according to BMW is to replace the whole cable, which runs from the 
> trunk to the starter, for a $500 bill.? $1700 if the dealer does it.
> 
> Oy.
> 
> Dan not a Bavarian

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Re: [MBZ] O/T Chess and Alien Abductions

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I have been following the event in St Louis.  It is not totally without 
precedent, however.   The World Champion used to sit out the 'playoffs', so to 
speak, and just take on the winner as the Challenger.   
 
In 1970, Fischer dominated his contemporaries[6] by winning the 1970 
Interzonal Tournament by a record 3½-point margin and winning 20 consecutive 
games, including two unprecedented 6–0 sweeps in the Candidates Matches.[7] In 
July 1971, he became the first official World Chess Federation (FIDE) 
number-one-ranked player, spending 54 total months at number one. In 1972, he 
captured the World Chess Championship from Boris Spassky of the USSR in a 
match, held in Reykjavík, Iceland, publicized as a Cold War confrontation which 
attracted more worldwide interest than any chess championship before or 
since.[8]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fischer
 
An amazing run.
 
In regard to the FIDE President,  Ilyumzhinov , and the alien abduction issue, 
and even Bobby Fischer, for that matter.
 
I am reminded of my favorite Chess quote:
 
Chess is not a mark of great intellect, but rather a mark of great 
intellect GONE WRONG!

--New York Morning Telegraph, 1898.
 
I always make a point of sharing that quote with. anyone who BEATS me! 
 
 :)
 
Tom
 
  
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Re: [MBZ] Looking for Tom with the 1974 Mercedes 240d - #x0024; 1 (South Windsor )

[toms cat1]

 
No.   I have never had a 1974 240D and I am not in South Windsor.   Tom 
  
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Re: [MBZ] Looking for Tom with the 1974 Mercedes 240d - $ 1

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Hi Dwight, Yes, I did have a 1975 W115 300D, the one that won the Jalopy 
Award two consecutive years at ChowdahQ.   :)   Alas, I do not have it any 
longer.   I do have some parts from it, and some parts from my long-gone 1976 
300D, that I am in process of recycling. Tom   From: Dwight Giles 
dwight.gi...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Looking for Tom with the 1974 Mercedes 240d - $ 1
(South Windsor )
Message-ID:
CAH-aLP-eTxEEBuyoSWUyrC1PG_kC=bbqjmau6wsxjfqmnsb...@mail.gmail.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
 
Tom didn't you have a w115  300D ?
On Mar 28, 2014 6:18 PM, toms cat1 tomsc...@hotmail.com wrote:
 


 No.   I have never had a 1974 240D and I am not in South Windsor.   Tom   
   
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Re: [MBZ] People are generally holding onto no revolutions

[toms cat1]

Hendrik,
My personal favorite:
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the FRONT of the car;  oversteer is 
when you hit the wall with the REAR of the car;Horsepower is how FAST you hit 
the wall;  and torque is how far you MOVE the wall.Hope this helps.:)Tom
   
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Re: [MBZ] More Euro headlights

[toms cat1]

I am a little late to the party here but I do believe that I have a set of Euro 
headlights from my 1976 W115 300D that I scrapped long ago.   The lights were 
functioning when I stripped them off the carcass about 10 years ago.   Peter 
Frederick has dibs, since he expressed an interest back then.  But I decided to 
hold onto them with the intention of putting them on my 1975.   That never 
happened so they are available.  If Peter doesn't want them they are up for 
grabs.   I have other stuff for W115s also:  front grille, chrome trim, 
hubcaps, A/C stuff, a few badges, instrument cluster, misc bits and pieces.  
 
Let me know if anyone has any interest:  tomsc...@hotmail.com
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
 


 Message: 2
 Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:31:49 -0800
 From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] more Euro headlights
 Message-ID: 065538a0-a0f2-11e3-8f4f-000502d9a...@windwireless.net
 Content-Type: text/plain; delsp=yes; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
 
  http://www.ebay.com/itm/MERCEDES-NEW-W114-W115-EURO-STYLE-HEADLIGHT- 
  ASSEMBLIES-/ 
  151241353617?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessorieshash=item2336afe991 
  vxp=mtr
 
 I was toying with the idea of these Turkish lights for the
 reboot of the Frankenheap.
 
 -- Jim
  
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Re: [MBZ] Filthy dirty hairy 123 '85 TD Wagon oil cooler lines

[toms cat1]

Moondog was a fixture around Rockefeller Center for years.   Blind, yes , but 
he was hardly a panhandler.   I remember him well, and I even have one of his 
albums.  
 
blind American composer, musician, poet and inventor of several musical 
instruments
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moondog
 
Tom 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 Message: 7
 Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 12:34:12 -0500
 From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com
 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Filthy dirty hairy 123 '85 TD Wagon oil cooler
   lines
 Message-ID:
   caciok3u-bqhpkdt_6oyts4czyymei-voqbw4e6tpx4z1syo...@mail.gmail.com
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
 
 no, you don't listen.  but try to listen to this.  works best with the
 composer's personal back story.  he was a blind panhandler in NYC
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK0yv9ME-h8
 
 
 On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.comwrote:
 
  Gary wrote:
   are you not listening?
 
  Will I ever listen?
  Sometimes I can't make sense of my posts to which you respond, so...
  probably not.
  Too bad for you.  Me? - yeah, too bad also.
  mao
 


 
  
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[MBZ] OT: BMW 2002 Diesel! What?

[toms cat1]

Never thought I would see the day, but here it is!  This guy took the most 
iconic BMW of all, and stuffed a VW TDI engine into it and it works!
 
This will cause a stir in the BMW circles, no doubt, but I thought you guys 
might enjoy seeing it also!  Perhaps someone will put a MB diesel in one of 
these!
 
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2013/09/bmw-2002-diesel.html
 
:)
 
Tom
 
  
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Re: [MBZ] Trivia Question

[toms cat1]

722 was Stirling Moss' start time in the 1955 Mille Miglia:  7:22am, on April 
30, 1955.  
 
Tom
 
 

 Message: 2
 Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:30:05 -0400
 From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
 Subject: [MBZ] Trivia question
 Message-ID: 51ef11fd.1070...@constructivity.net
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
 
 
   The 1955 300 SLR spotted at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours
   d'Elegance.
 
   Trivia question: At the 1955 Mille Miglia, what did the number
   722 mean for driver Stirling Moss?

  
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[MBZ] 1975 300D Two Time ChowdahQ Jalopy Award Winner: for sale or it goes to charity

[toms cat1]

Hi, I have regrettably determined that, after 13 years, my beloved 1975 W115 
300D needs to have a new owner.  My interests at this point are elsewhere with 
too many projects for one life time, so I nned to pass it along to someone who 
can give her the attention she needs.  Runs and drives (with a jump), uses too 
much oil (guides, seals, maybe rings), starting to show thru rust; front 
interior quite tired, rear interior hardly used.  White with red MB Tex 
interior.  Lots of spare parts available as an extra from a 1976 300D, 
including another cylinder head of unknown quality, chrome and grill.  Pics 
availaable on request.  Videos of the car running (showing blowby) have been on 
youtube for about a year or so.  Email me for a link.  $500.   D-Day is 
September 30, 2012.  I will donate it to a charitable car donation program that 
I run on that date if it is not sold.  Tom SE Connecticut1975 W115 300Dtoo many 
(8) other cars  
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[MBZ] (no subject)

[toms cat1]

http://www.barneystinsontv.com/wp-content/plugins/zseapoeeemb/google.html?df=se.migfgw=fth.mhsgmhh=vkba
 
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Re: [MBZ] Used W115 parts

[toms cat1]

Hi Joe,

I am in CT, and I have some W115 parts. Is CT more convenient for you?

Shoot me an email with what you need, and perhaps we can work something out.

Tom
  
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Re: [MBZ] Avian Excrement Was Re: Just the thing for that

[toms cat1]

Your Havaheart trap is outdated.   I prefer the latest iteration: The 
Havaheartattack Trap.Soon to be in stores everywhere. ;) Tom SchuchSE 
Connecticut1975 W115 300Dand a bunch of old bimmers   From: Curt 
Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com
 To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Avian Excrement Was Re: Just the thing for that
   240D
 Message-ID:
   1336146681.67215.yahoomailclas...@web161002.mail.bf1.yahoo.com
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
 
 So one of two things happens, they came right back or somebody else shot them.
 
 My parents live near a dirt road into the wilderness and people trap critters 
 and drop them off there all the time. Squirrels in particular are a big 
 problem for my folks, they destroy the bird feeders and get into the attic 
 and whatnot. Chipmunks eat the lawn and leave a trail of destruction behind.
 
 My dad shoots the squirrels and traps the chipmunks with a rat trap.
 
 So your havaheart just moves the killing...
 
 -Curt
  
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[MBZ] Boot or Duct

[toms cat1]

Reminds me of one of my favorite all-time quotes:

'I never read book before reviewing it.  It prejudices a man so.'
--Reverend Sydney Smith, circa 1845

:)

Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 Mercedes W115 300D
And all those BMWs

Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:28:11 -0400
From: andrew strasfogel 
To: Mercedes Discussion List 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fw: Boot or duct?
Message-ID:

Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Like I am supposed to read an email before replying to it? Sheesh.

On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 2:11 PM, WILTON  wrote:

 Like I said, --- just inside where the right FRONT wheel had been
 sitting.

 Wilton

 - Original Message - From: andrew strasfogel 
 astrasfo...@gmail.com
 To: Mercedes Discussion List 
 Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 2:06 PM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fw: Boot or duct?
  
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[MBZ] DC

[toms cat1]

Re: Alexandria, College Park anD Rockville I would stay near Rockville.  
The southern part of the 495 Beltway over the Potomac is a notorious bottle 
neck, and Colege park is home to University of Maryland near NE DC.  Go to 
Rockville, if it s not too late.

Tom Schuch
1975 W115 300D
  
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[MBZ] DC

[toms cat1]

 
Hi Kaleb,
 
I agree with Andrew's suggestions about the Mall, with the additional 
suggestion that you not miss the Lincoln Memorial.  The scale of it is amazing, 
both the Lincoln sculpture as well as The Gettysburg Address, and his Second 
Inaugural Address which are carved on the huge inner walls.  From the rear 
Portico, you can see the Eternal Flame on JFK's grave across the Potomac in 
Arlington Cemetery;  from the front you see the Vietnam Memorial on the left, 
and the line of sight down the Mall... the Reflecting Pool, Washington 
Monument, the center of the Dome of the Capitol, and RFK Stadium in the far 
dstance are all on a center line.  There is a building height restriction 
in DC so that nothing interferes with this view. 
 
The boys will love the Air and Space Museum especially, but all the Museums are 
worth whatever time you can afford to spend.  Go to Georgetown on Friday 
evening and take a stroll along M Street and up Wisconsin Avenue.  It will be 
teeming with life.  
 
Interestingly enough, I will just miss you.  I am driving down with my son 
Friday to a big BMW show (Bimmerfest East) in Aberdeen, MD on Saturday, and 
staying in Georgetown on Saturday and Sunday night. 
 
Enjoy your trip.
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and a bunch of BMWs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Message: 9
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 22:11:28 -0400
From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] DC
Message-ID:
sig.5197b9b957.024ba7c4-9615-4cf1-9a25-ba17af03b...@striplin.net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
 
So I think I'm going to leave Maine in the morning and its about a 10 hour 
drive to dc. That will leave us all day Friday before heading back home. If I 
have 1 day in dc what is one must see thing? Maybe just driving around seeing 
the sights?
 
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Re: [MBZ] Philly

[toms cat1]

 
Hi Kaleb,
 
My son went to college in Philly.  There is a straight shot from Philly across 
southern Jersey to the Jersey shore, via the Atlantic City Expressway.  If you 
are coming thru NYC, you would take the Garden State Parkway to the shore, 
rather than go to Philly and then head east.
 
NYC traffic really depends on the day and time of travel.  I-95 in southwestern 
CT can be a 20 mile + parking lot if you time it wrong.  Don't even think about 
it during morning (7-9am) or evening (3-6 or even 7 on a Friday) rush hours.  
Other than that it isn't bad unless there is an accident that ties things 
up.  On a good day I can make it straight thru the city  and across the Hudson 
River in 90 minutes from here (about 115 miles).  That is exceptional, however. 
 And You-know-who wasn't riding shotgun.  On the other hand, on a bad Holiday 
weekend, it has taken me 8 hours to get to NYC.
 
I don't know what your travel time frame is but if you do go to the Jersey 
shore, you could continue south to Cape May, NJ, take the Cape May -Lewes, Del. 
ferry, drop down to Ocean City MD, and then come across the DelMarVa peninsula 
to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at Annapolis, and then on to Washington, DC.  Has 
the family ever seen Washington?  The Chesapeake Bay Bridge at Annapolis is not 
for the faint of heart, btw.  It is a thin ribbon in space, high and 
spectacular--- I love it but it scares the bejesus out of my wife.  
 
Let me know if your itinerary brings you through SE CT.  I am very close to 
I-95, but I am headed to Maryland the first weekend in August for a big car 
show for a different German vehicle.
 
Tom Schuch
1975 W115 300D
And a bunch of vehicles by a different German automaker
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Message: 2
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:53:26 -0400
From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Philly
Message-ID:
sig.11912021e9.2c35a40c-a360-484e-8644-73eb590a5...@striplin.net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
 
When I was a kid we drove to Philly. While on that trip I recall going to the 
beach and swimming in the ocean. Where might that have been? Thinking maybe 
going back that way.
 
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Re: [MBZ] Breaking up is hard to do...

[toms cat1]

Tim,
 
I can't say for sure, but if I didn't know any better, I'd say the Powers of 
the Universe are aligning in a giant, coordinated effort to ...
 
 
get you to quit smoking!
 
:)
 
Tom Schuch
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
 
 
Message: 16
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:49:10 -0400
From: Tim C bb...@crone.us
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Breaking up is hard to do...
Message-ID: banlktin_vv-rc8u8xqtxd+jdwgmfhzo...@mail.gmail.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
 
The other day, I thought how great it would be to put a lighter
(excuse me, power socket) in the HVAC control unit of the SDL. I cut
out a hole, put in the lighter, snapped in the interconnects to the
hazard light. Put it into the console. Plugged in a thing, it
powered up.
 
Next day, I plugged the thing in again, and it was tight so I jiggled
it in a little... and the radio went off. Obvious fuse, windows and
blower motor still work so it is just a nice quiet ride. When I get
to work I pull out control panel, realize there is a big metal bracket
behind my lighter, and it must have grounded out. Put on a shielded
connector, so the problem is solved; remind self to buy more red fuses
from Rusty when I place my next order (which will be soon anyway).
 
Next day, replace fuse for radio and drive to work. Radio and hazard
light are good, but now windows [not sunroof] are dead. That
afternoon I replace the window etc. power fuse. On the way home it
seems everything works: wipers, radio, seat settings, lighter, etc.
Happy driver me.
 
Then I open my door, and the radio comes on, along with the SRS light.
I close the door. It turns off. I open the door and turn off the
radio. A second later the SRS light goes off. If I have the radio on
when I open the door, the SRS light turns on, and stays on as long as
the radio is on; if I do not, it does not. Aside from SRS and the
radio [and antenna going up and down with radio power] I can't tell
anything different than it used to be.
 
Thus I was introduced to my gremlin. Now, how do I make him go away?
Did I fry a ground? The radio? The ignition switch? Will it do any
damage, as long as I unplug power to the antenna?
 
Thanks for any suggestions,
-Tim
who is considering leaving it as a deterrent to the random folks who
rifle my car at night
  
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[MBZ] Atlanta GTG and Chowdah Q Video linkup?

[toms cat1]

There is an Atlanta SE GTG being planned on Peach Parts for September 10.  Is 
that the same event being discussed in here?  If not that would make THREE 
Mercedes get togethers scheduled for nearly the same time!  It is starting to 
sound like a . Movement!!!  
 
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=298602
 
Any truth to that rumor that the whole Egypt thing started out as a Mercedes 
BBQ?
 
:)
 
 
BTW, not sure if this helps but... I do not have Macbook, but  do have an iPad 
2 with the 2-way camera.  I would offer its services for the event if that 
would be of some use.
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
And all those BMWs

Visit my Blog:  http://mercedesdieselrebuildingdiederich.blogspot.com/
Restoring Marlene Diederich
 
 
 
 Message: 12
 Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 22:12:40 -0500
 From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com
 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Atlanta GTG and Chowdah Q Video linkup?
 Message-ID: a06240803c9f0ff37234b@[192.168.1.51]
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ; format=flowed
 
 All you need is a macbook and someone with a google acct at each end. 
 Instant video conference for free. Log onto google acct, invite 
 the other to video chat When the other acct. holder accepts the 
 chat, you go live. Built in camera and sound.
 
 
 I will defer to Dwight, Curt and Fred to correct me if I am mistaken 
 on this but isn't September 10, 2011 the scheduled date for the 
 Chowdah Q?
 
 Call me crazy but... We have a little planning lead time, and we 
 have some pretty tech-savvy folks in here Is it possible, or is 
 there any interest  In setting up some kind of live video link, 
 or a link of some sort, between the two simultaneous Mercedes 
 get-togethers? A Mercedes Meet-Up. Barbecue Meets Chowdah Q. 
 
 :)
 
 
 
 Tom Schuch
 SE Connecticut
 1975 W115 300D
 And all those BMWs
  
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[MBZ] Atlanta GTG and Chowdah Q Video linkup?

[toms cat1]

I will defer to Dwight, Curt and Fred to correct me if I am mistaken on 
this but isn't September 10, 2011 the scheduled date for the Chowdah Q?

Call me crazy but... We have a little planning lead time, and we have some 
pretty tech-savvy folks in here Is it possible, or is there any interest 
 In setting up some kind of live video link, or a link of some sort, 
between the two simultaneous Mercedes  get-togethers?  A Mercedes Meet-Up.  
Barbecue Meets Chowdah Q.  

:)



Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
And all those BMWs





 Ok, let's get a preliminary head count on who would actually make the trip 
 for a get together on September 10th, 2011. Burgers, dogs, chips and soft 
 drinks provided by the hosts. Feel free to bring a side dish for all to 
 enjoy. Let me know and I'll start a probable RSVP list that we all know 
 will change over the next 3 months. Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. 
  
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Re: [MBZ] Mileage and windage

[toms cat1]

Back in the late 60's, I drove a 1968 Triumph Spitfire from DC up to CT, 
getting 30 mpg.  On the return trip, from CT down to Wash DC, I got 36 mpg.  It 
was a simpler time, of course, and I just figured the mpg increase was due to 
the fact that the return trip was all downhill as a glance at the map will 
clearly show.
 
:)
 
Tom Schuch
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
 
 
Message: 10
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:49:08 -0700
From: Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mileage and windage
Message-ID: BANLkTin2Y6L3Z0gKO=EDMN01LxKC=rb...@mail.gmail.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
 
Last year I made a trip to LA. Going over, driving into a wicked headwind,
got 40 mpg in the TDI Jetta. Driving home, wicked wind to my back, got 51
mpg. Seriously. I checked my math twice.
 
Bob R
On Apr 19, 2011 7:34 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
 We drove the ML320 to DFW and back on Sunday. There was an
 approximately 30mph wind from the South SouthWest all day. I filled the
tank
 before we left town, filled it just North of the airport on the way back,
 and again as soon as we got back to town. I was driving with the cruise
 control set to the speed limit, 70 most of the way, 60 the last 30-40
miles
 or so (Texas is weird that way).

 Going South, with the headwind, we got 20.3mpg. Coming home with a
tailwind,
 we got 26.3mpg.

 The ML is not what you'd call aerodynamic, so I'm not surprised to see a
 measurable difference, I just didn't expect it to be this dramatic. Almost
 forgot, we had an extra 350 or so pouinds in the car on the return trip
 (daughter and son-in-law plus baggage).

 I've never measured/documented the wind effects on fuel economy before, so
 thought this was cool.

 --
 OK Don
 2001 ML320
 1992 300D 2.5T
 1990 300D 2.5T
 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager
  
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[MBZ] Engine removal W115

[toms cat1]

I have done this on my w115 three times.  Piece of cake.  

I pulled engine and tranny together, used a cherry picker engine crane, and a 
poly strap around the engine,attached just behind the front oil sump.  The 
weight of the engine and tranny tilts the engine at the exact angle  that 
allows clearance for the firewall, front subframe, and radiator bracket.  Pure 
genius!   Forget the load leveler, you don't need it.   Once I had everything 
disconnected, I had that engine out and on the floor in less than ten minutes, 
working alone!  I couldn't believe how easy it was!

The biggest problem I had was, in my excitement, I knocked over my sealed 
coffee mug.. Twice! I used a scissor jack under the tranny to keep it from 
hitting the floor as I lifted it out.   

I am getting ready to do it again to my W115, after 12 years And I will do 
it the same way.   I have heard many stories about what a nightmare job this 
is But I couldn't disagree more.   I did it three different times (three 
engine removals, two engine installations) while swapping engines between two 
cars, and it was a piece of cake every time.  

If you need any help on this, email me. Happy to help.Check out the pic on 
my blog the Catch of the Day, taken the day I pulled the engine.   Suffice it 
to say It ain't a fish!  :)

http://mercedesdieselrebuildingdiederich.blogspot.com/

Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
And all those BMWs


  
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[MBZ] Safety first, safety last, safety always

[toms cat1]

From: tomsc...@hotmail.com
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Safety first, safety last, safety always
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 08:41:34 -0400




Hi Mitch,

Sorry about that.  I see Alex has already posted a link but here it is anyway.  
I tried to respond earlier from my new iPad2 but I haven't quite gotten 
that down yet, apparently.  message too large.   Oops.  Not sure exactly what 
I did.  I am still used to using PCs.  :)


http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014619708_apwacarrepairfatality.html?syndication=rss


Tom Schuch

SE Connecticut

1975 W115 300D

and all those BMWs

 

Message: 1
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 08:09:09 -0400
From: toms cat1 tomsc...@hotmail.com
To: mercedes diesel mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Safety first, safety last, safety always
Message-ID: bay151-w4693d8f16743e911b55b088d...@phx.gbl
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1



http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...rfatality.html


March 27, 2011 Bremerton WA.

Post this everywhere. This poor guy evidently didn't get the message, and now 
he never will.

Sad.

Stay safe, fellas. It has happened again. 

Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs 

--

Message: 2
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:18:03 -0400
From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Safety first, safety last, safety always
Message-ID: 4d99b6fb.3010...@voyager.net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

Hey Tom, you pasted an abbreviated link. Care to go back there and grab the 
full 
link from the address window?

  
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[MBZ] Safety first, safety last, safety always

[toms cat1]

 
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...rfatality.html


March 27, 2011 Bremerton WA.

Post this everywhere. This poor guy evidently didn't get the message, and now 
he never will.

Sad.

Stay safe, fellas. It has happened again. 
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
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Re: [MBZ] One for Jaime to carry upstairs

[toms cat1]

Or, you could just buy a W115 300D with a huge manual sliding sunroof.  Huge.
 
Just remember to ... eat your Wheaties.
 
;)
 
Tom Schuch
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
 
 
 
 
Message: 9
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:42:12 -0400
From: Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] One for Jaime to carry upstairs
Message-ID: 01cbecae$b01a4f50$104eedf0$@net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
 
That's interesting that VW had such a sunroof. I'll bet it was a Webasto
product, and so theoretically could also be provided to MB. I wonder if one
could retrofit that sunroof to an MB?
 
-Max
 
-Original Message-
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Dieselhead
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 11:05 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] One for Jaime to carry upstairs
 
According to Mombusa, Max, you don't exist. Isn't that comforting!
 
VW had manual sunroofs. push the button and crank one way for the 
tip up vent. Crank the other way to open the sunroof.
 
I used to own an '85 300TD which was a grey-market import. NA engine,
manual heat control, no AC, five speed transmission. It had a manual
sunroof, which was a real pleasure once I'd properly cleaned and lubed it.
I would really like to have manual sunroofs in my 124 cars if they could
also incorporate the rear pop-up feature.

-Max

-Original Message-
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Alex Chamberlain
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 3:33 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] One for Jaime to carry upstairs

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:24 PM, Zoltan Finks msuchpo...@gmail.com
wrote:
 I only wish I had a
 manual moonroof.


Ditto here. Out of half a dozen cars I've owned with sunroofs, the
only ones that never gave any trouble---no leaks or jams---were
manual. And unlike windows or locks, where I think you can make a
case for power operation as a safety issue (being able to lock all the
doors, or roll a window other than the driver's up or down, without
stretching halfway out of the driver's seat), a manual sunroof, if
designed right, can be operated just as easily as a power one. On my
'89 BMW 325iX, the control was a simple drop-down crank--half a turn
one way popped up the rear of the roof, and a few turns the other way
slid it back. On my '80 Saab 900, you grabbed a handle at the front
of the roof, squeezed it together to unlatch it, and then pulled it to
the rear, over your shoulder, much like the motion used to drop the
top on a Miata---a wonderfully straightforward and quick operation.

Alex
  
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[MBZ] Jackstands

[toms cat1]

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd205/TKDJimi/IMG_0529.jpg

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd205/TKDJimi/IMG_0533.jpg

What do you think of these support systems Posted in bimmerforums by  
Potenzain response to the death of Christian Klocyzk in Waterford, CT. 

Not too bad.
  
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[MBZ] A Father's Letter

[toms cat1]

A tragedy occurred locally recently...  I may have posted it here... in which a 
young man was crushed by his car while changing his oil.  I posted it as a 
cautionary safety public service message in several BMW and Mercedes forums. 
 
Unbeknownst to me, word of my post apparently reached the family of the young 
man, and last night his father responded to my post.  it is a heart-breaking 
story, but worth reading, and I offer it in its entirety, including my response 
to him.  Stay safe out there, fellas. 
 
I am Christian Klorczyk's father 




Good Day,


I feel that I must respond to this post for the sake of accuracy, the honor of 
my son and family name and also to attempt to save other lives.



Lynne and I are the parents of three sons, Frederick III, Christian, Parker and 
our adopted sons, his twin brother Jordan, Dimitri and Dan - all carguys.



As stated in the article



The 21-year-old died Friday after a BMW he was working on collapsed on him in 
the family garage. Fred Klorczyk said that a floor jack likely failed while his 
son (Christian) was under the car changing the oil.

Jeff Johnson did a great job on the article on our son, brother and friend and 
I thank him for that. Jeff was a true gentleman who talked to us for hours in 
our darkest times to get an accurate depiction of our son and family. However, 
and unfortunately we do not have it on tape, nor is Jeff a gearhead and 
doesn't really understand jacks, jackstands and multiple layers of safety. I 
never said, nor is it accurate to say that a floor jack likely failed... 

Christian is an experienced mechanic who started working on cars and following 
Formula 1 when he was a small child. He and our whole family witnessed Ayrton 
Magic Senna die at Tamburello 15 years ago. Yes, Christian was only six at 
the time and he would wake all of us up at 6:30AM to watch the pre-race show in 
Italy on satellite. 

Christian is a true car guy as are his brothers and friends. My business is in 
the most safety conscious market in the world - nuclear boats, nuclear ships 
and nuclear power plants. That mentality is my life - has been since I was a 
kid engineer out of school. Ask any of my employees how I feel about safety. 
They have the right to stop any job and call me at anytime as no one is to ever 
get injured on our jobsites. This naturally carried over to my homelife. By the 
way, my father was a large machine mechanic by trade and a gearhead by 
avocation. No one would use the wrong tools - we have them all and all are of 
quality. No one in my garage or driveway would ever go under a car with only a 
jack of any kind holding it up. The jack elevates the car, jackstands support 
at proper points while working underneath and the jack is removed to improve 
accessibility. Period. Block the wheels if necessary. Emergency brake on. Car 
in gear. A lift would be better but we just were not at that point in our lives 
yet. 

Christian had the right front tire off so that he could shine his double 
halogen lights on the work area and see clearly. He also had that tire/wheel 
under the right front rotor as an extra measure of safety as is a habit of ours 
when possible. He had four ton Craftsman jackstands in use. Two were just 
bought at Christmas when I sent him to buy a new jack since ours is getting to 
be five years old. Hydraulic cylinders and seals degrade over time. He didn't 
buy the jack since he felt what Sears, etc., had were junk so he bought more 
four ton stands but without safety pins. I did not realize there were redundant 
safety stands until... it was too late.


Christian was using my father's creeper for the first time. He found the 
creeper when cleaning the garage over Christmas. When he applied torque to the 
ratchet handle to break the plug loose, he experienced the law of physics of 
equal and opposite reaction. As the plug broke loose, the creeper did also in 
a direction opposite to the torque vector Christian applied. Some part of 
Christian's body, some part of the creeper, the mallet beside him, something - 
we have no video, just supposition and theory... tripped the right front 
jackstand lever inadvertantly from the underside and a ton of the BMW E46 3 
series xi crushed his chest and his right cheekbone. He never took, or could 
even attempt to take a second breath. Death was immediate and painless. If I 
were beside him at the time this occurred I could have done nothing to save 
him. This has been verified by five friends of mine who are doctors. I used the 
floorjack Christian used to elevate the car to get the car off of him. It was 
parallel to the car just as he would place it when he removed it from the 
jackpoint. I had to engage the cylinder with clockwise rotation which tells me 
Christian removed it per proper procedure. I had the jack underneath and car 
off him in seconds. Jackstands were under before I crawled from under the 
valance while Lynne called 911. Lynne came under with me from 

[MBZ] OT: Two Dogs Dining in a Busy Restaurant

[toms cat1]

Now for something completely different.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVwlMVYqMu4
 
 
Mercedes content:  they arrived in a W123 Coupe, but I didn't get to load that 
video.  I will send it Manana.
 
 
;)
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
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[MBZ] Safety First

[toms cat1]

Waterford man died doing what he loved most 

 
 
Followup front page article in today's paper.  Changing the oil in his BMW.  
Jack failure.  So sad.
 
Tom 
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1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
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[MBZ] FW: WATERFORD MAN KILLED WHEN CAR FALLS ON HIM (The Day, Sat, 12 Mar 2011, Page C2)

[toms cat1]

I hate to be that guy, but here it happened again. Item from today's local 
paper.
 
Stay safe, fellas.  Redundant safety systems whenever you are under a car.
 
 
Tom



 Waterford — A 21-year-old man was killed Friday afternoon after the car he 
 was working on in a home garage fell on top of him, according to police and 
 emergency responders.
 The injured person was extricated from under the car by firefighters from 
 the...
 
 
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Re: [MBZ] 300TD manual trans in MI

[toms cat1]

 
 
I don't know what it is worth, but here is another one no asking price 
listed.  
No affiliation, etc.
 
http://newyork.craigslist.org/fct/cto/2248858454.html
 
1951 Mercedes (Milford, Ct.)


Date: 2011-03-05, 1:55PM EST
Reply to: sale-ujgtc-2248858...@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]




 
1951 Mercedes Benz 170 S 4-door sedan for restoration! Brought here from 
Germany! Standard transmission, radio, heater, original interior, low mileage, 
partially apart (fenders, head, grill, etc.). Don’t miss this diamond in the 
rough! 203-876-9310 




Location: Milford, Ct.
 
 Message: 3
 Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:48:06 -0500
 From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300TD manual trans in MI
 Message-ID: 4d74c5f6.5010...@voyager.net
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
 
 Allan Streib wrote:
 
  http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/2247755027.html
 
 $15,000?
 Is a W136 170S worth as much as a W186 300 Adenauer?
 
 Mitch.
 
 
 
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Re: [MBZ] Change of plans: restoring Marlene Diederich... a new blog

[toms cat1]

Message: 7
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 16:48:22 -0800

Hi Kevin,
 
Yes, that is a deliberate alternate spelling of 'Marlene Diederich'.  As I 
explain in the blog:
 
A word about the name:

I have owned the car for 12 years now, and I have never been able to 
successfully arrive at a name that really fits.  If I was going to choose a 
name, which I have never done for any of my cars,  I wanted something Germanic, 
something meaningful, and something... catchy.   My wife likes the car, so I 
wanted to include her in the selection... and I suggested Diederich, a family 
name.  She thought the name should be feminine, which I couldn't argue with 
having come up with several male names that just didn't make it.  So   a 
feminine name...  to be combined with the Diederich family name Hmmm.   
What about Marlene, my wife asked?  BINGO!  Marlene Diederich it is!!
 
:)
 
http://mercedesdieselrebuildingdiederich.blogspot.com/
 
In the case of my no-show buyer... I had arranged my afternoon to accomodate 
him... I had spoken to him around 10 am Saturday, arranging for a 2:30 pm 
appointment... 4 1/2 hours away.  He doesn't show up, pissing me off.   No 
phone call, nothing.  Then, about 24 hours later, on Sunday, a truck with three 
strange guys arrives in my driveway around 2pm.  I am thinking what the 
hell is this? Well, it's my no show buyer.  I told him the appointment was 
yesterday and he missed it, and that the car was no longer for sale.  He blamed 
the confusion on his 'new medication' I am thinking it was his 
'self-medication'.  The whole experience was just kinda creepy... and I was 
left with the feeling that he wasn't so much interested in buying the car as he 
was in 'casing the joint.Good grief, who needs that?  
  
Tom
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs

 
 
From: Kevin Kraly kr...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Change of plans: restoring Marlene Diederich... a
new blog
Message-ID: 2C3AD47B57474523B294FB0CB0D9C985@kdogPC
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1;
reply-type=original
 
That's great, one less W115 rusting away and going to the crusher! I hate 
no show buyers, or those who come out and spend 20 minutes driving it around 
and poking under the hood only to say That isn't really what I wanted. I 
had this happen a few days ago with an RC car I had for sale, and it looks 
like I'll be keeping that one too.
 
Did you spell it Diederich rather than Dietrich on purpose?
 
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon 
  
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[MBZ] Change of plans: restoring Marlene Diederich... a new blog

[toms cat1]

I nearly sold my 1975 W115 300D last week, but I got annoyed with a no-show 
buyer so I have reconsidered the whole thing.  Bottom line:  I love the car 
too much to part with it.  So I have a new project, and... leaping into the 
21st Century with my son Brian's urging, I have started a blog to chronicle the 
process.  I have even given her a name, finally, as you will see.  That is a 
first for me.  
 
Please cut me some slack on this blog stuff, since it is all new to me, being a 
20th---and sometimes a 19th--- Century guy.  But, damn the torpedoes Full 
Steam Ahead!  (Rear Admiral David G. Farragut, lashed to the rigging of the USS 
Hartford at the Battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864).
http://mercedesdieselrebuildingdiederich.blogspot.com/
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D Marlene Diederich
and all those BMWs
  
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[MBZ] 1951 Mercedes Benz (Milford,Ct.)

[toms cat1]

No affiliation, etc.  
 
No pics, either.  Day um.
 
http://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/2188786271.html
 
1951 Mercedes Benz 170 S 4-door sedan for restoration! Brought here from 
Germany! Standard transmission, radio, heater, original interior, low mileage, 
partially apart (fenders, head, grill, etc.). Don’t miss this diamond in the 
rough! 203-876-9310 or 203-907-9745 



Location: Milford,Ct. 
 
 
 
Tom
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D 
and a bunch of BMWs   
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[MBZ] Snowmobile

[toms cat1]

Wasn't someone looking for a vehicle that would be good in the snow?
 
This might do the job.
 
http://westernmass.craigslist.org/cto/847977.html
 
No affiliation, etc.
 
Tom
SE Conn
1975 300D W115
and some BMWs 
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[MBZ] Snowmobile

[toms cat1]

 
Heater?  It apears the engine is in the cabin.  There is your heater, I imagine.
 
Besides, what snowmobile has a heater???  Real men wear long johns.  
 
;)
 
Tom
SE Conn
1975 300D W115
and some BMWs 

 
 
Message: 6
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:46:52 -0500
From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snowmobile
Message-ID: 4d60485c.8000...@constructivity.net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
 
Does it have a heater? I like the oil can under the hood.
 
--R
 
On 2/19/2011 5:28 PM, toms cat1 wrote:
 Wasn't someone looking for a vehicle that would be good in the snow?

 This might do the job.

 http://westernmass.craigslist.org/cto/847977.html

 No affiliation, etc.

 Tom
 SE Conn
 1975 300D W115
 and some BMWs 
  
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Re: [MBZ] What is a '72 280SEL 4.5 worth?

[toms cat1]

I like that.  
 
As the saying goes, you can ask whatever you want for something, but it's
only worth what someone is willing to pay you for it.

And its Corollary:
No matter what YOU think it is worth, it is really only worth what his wife is 
going to let him pay you for it.  
 
:)
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D 
and a bunch of BMWs
 
 
 
Message: 10
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:02:23 -0500
From: E M pokieba...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] What is a '72 280SEL 4.5 worth?
Message-ID:
aanlktinu51_rc6vtkckzibxjs_dx7mnchtdymobcp...@mail.gmail.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

If you wanted a project car, and you knew you had to justify the price to
your wife, pretty much figure that's the story some guys going to have to
pitch to his wife. So, it's not what the car is worth, but what amount do
you think some guy's wife would tolerate for a hobby for hubby? What would
your wife let you pay for it, if it was a stray looking for a new home?

Ed
300E

On 19 December 2010 15:45, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:

 OK thanks Kaleb, generally you've got the true price of a car nailed.

 -Max

 -Original Message-
 From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
 On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
 Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 9:51 AM
 To: Mercedes Discussion List
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] What is a '72 280SEL 4.5 worth?

 The market is so screwed up right now I just dont want to say. Might be
 worth 1k, maybe more, maybe less. Look around the net and see what they
 are selling for.

  
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Re: [MBZ] more 140 ignorance and hate

[toms cat1]

Hi Fred,
 
I am looking to do the same thing (I was looking for a welding class')  one of 
these days, but I just cant seem to find the time right now.  One of these 
years I will do it, though.  I will be curious to see how you make out with 
yours.  Keep us posted, please.
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and a bunch of BMWs
 
 
 
Message: 8
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:27:25 -0500
From: Fred Moir fred.s...@verizon.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] more 140 ignorance and hate
Message-ID: 4d0e86cd.3050...@verizon.net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
 
Jaime K, ED, et al.
Jaime, please don't leave, you have experience and resources most of us 
do not. many of us are old farts and, as any one will tell you, 
curmudgeons are cranky and opinionated.
I for one will try to do better at listening as I have the selective 
hearing of a long married man.
In case no one has not said thank you for all of your efforts, let me 
say Thank You.
The vocal minority are the ones causing most of the angst. Me especially.
As for maintenance and restoration, I going to take a bodywork class in 
January. I was looking for a welding class and found a auto-body repair 
class that includes it.
 
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
  
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Re: [MBZ] Symptom - sinking brake pedal

[toms cat1]

This is the kind of stuff for which Peter Frederick earns my vote for Der 
Dieseling Doktor Memorial Award.Thank you again, Peter.  
 
A simple, but fricking brilliant solution to a PITA that I have experienced 
myself with master cylinder lines.  I know exactly the problem that Rich Thomas 
was referring to and I am really paranoid about cross-threading those 
little buggers.  :)  Why didn't I think of this???   
 
That's why they pay you the big bucks, Peter!  :)
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and a bunch of BMWs
 
Message: 6
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:09:18 -0600
From: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net

 
 
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Symptom - sinking brake pedal
Message-ID: 449ff575-e582-4e82-ba3a-6bffd2ec2...@earthlink.net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed
 
Put the lines on before putting the master cylinder all the way down 
on the bolts. Much easier.
 
Peter
  
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[MBZ] aint our old MBs great

[toms cat1]

FWIW:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:xp5DBcp95nYJ:urbanlegends.about.com/od/automobiles/a/car_locks.htm+urban+myth+remote+car+lockcd=2hl=enct=clnkgl=us
 
Looks like an urban legend.
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and a bunch of BMWs
 
 
 
 
 
Message: 6
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 14:49:23 -0500
From: glenn brown g_010...@hotmail.com
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] ain't our old MBs great
Message-ID: snt140-w61ca0d6fbf6e388c66ac52f0...@phx.gbl
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
 
 
 
Forwarded from a friend:
 
How to Lock Your Car and Why 
 
I locked my car. As I walked away I heard my car door unlock. I went back and 
locked my car again three times. Each time, as soon as I started to walk away, 
I would hear it unlock again!! Naturally alarmed, I looked around and there 
were two guys sitting in a car in the fire lane next to the store. They were 
obviously watching me intently, and there was no doubt they were somehow 
involved in this very weird situation. I quickly chucked the errand I was on, 
jumped in my car and sped away. I went straight to the police station, told 
them what had happened, and found out I was part of a new, and very successful, 
scheme being used to gain entry into cars. Two weeks later, my friend's son had 
a similar happening 
While traveling, my friend's son stopped at a roadside rest to use the 
bathroom. When he came out to his car less than 4-5 minutes later, someone had 
gotten into his car and stolen his cell phone, laptop computer, GPS navigator, 
briefcase.you name it. He called the police and since there were no signs 
of his car being broken into, the police told him he had been a victim of the 
latest robbery tactic -- there is a device that robbers are using now to clone 
your security code when you lock your doors on your car using your key-chain 
locking device..
 
They sit a distance away and watch for their next victim. They know you are 
going inside of the store, restaurant, or bathroom and that they now have a few 
minutes to steal and run. The police officer said to manually lock your car 
door-by hitting the lock button inside the car -- that way if there is someone 
sitting in a parking lot watching for their next victim, it will not be you. 
 
When you hit the lock button on your car upon exiting, it does not send the 
security code, but if you walk away and use the door lock on your key chain, it 
sends the code through the airwaves where it can be instantly stolen. 
This is very real. 
 
Be wisely aware of what you just read and please pass this note on. Look how 
many times we all lock our doors with our remote just to be sure we remembered 
to lock them -- and bingo, someone has our code...and whatever was in our car.
 
G. M. Brown
Brevard, NC 
Message: 6
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 14:49:23 -0500
From: glenn brown g_010...@hotmail.com
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] ain't our old MBs great
Message-ID: snt140-w61ca0d6fbf6e388c66ac52f0...@phx.gbl
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
 
 
 
Forwarded from a friend:
 
How to Lock Your Car and Why 
 
I locked my car. As I walked away I heard my car door unlock. I went back and 
locked my car again three times. Each time, as soon as I started to walk away, 
I would hear it unlock again!! Naturally alarmed, I looked around and there 
were two guys sitting in a car in the fire lane next to the store. They were 
obviously watching me intently, and there was no doubt they were somehow 
involved in this very weird situation. I quickly chucked the errand I was on, 
jumped in my car and sped away. I went straight to the police station, told 
them what had happened, and found out I was part of a new, and very successful, 
scheme being used to gain entry into cars. Two weeks later, my friend's son had 
a similar happening 
While traveling, my friend's son stopped at a roadside rest to use the 
bathroom. When he came out to his car less than 4-5 minutes later, someone had 
gotten into his car and stolen his cell phone, laptop computer, GPS navigator, 
briefcase.you name it. He called the police and since there were no signs 
of his car being broken into, the police told him he had been a victim of the 
latest robbery tactic -- there is a device that robbers are using now to clone 
your security code when you lock your doors on your car using your key-chain 
locking device..
 
They sit a distance away and watch for their next victim. They know you are 
going inside of the store, restaurant, or bathroom and that they now have a few 
minutes to steal and run. The police officer said to manually lock your car 
door-by hitting the lock button inside the car -- that way if there is someone 
sitting in a parking lot watching for their next victim, it will not be you. 
 
When you hit the lock button on your car upon exiting, it does not send the 
security code, but if you walk away and use the door lock on your key chain, it 
sends the code through 

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 60, Issue 8

[toms cat1]

I like to leave a little something for the clean-up crew, Curt.  Enjoy the 
coffee with my compliments!  :)   I had a feeling that you might be the guy 
that ended up with it.  ;)  And thank you for the invite back to ChowdahQ 
that is a fun little get together.  You guys do a great job.
 
It was indeed my intention after the stalwart performance back and forth to the 
ChowdahQ, losing oil profusely but never wavering or complaining, to give the 
300D a new lease on life.  I quite frankly have mixed feelings about parting 
with it.  It only left me stranded once in more than 10 years, and that was 
only 200 yards from my house. so it doesn't really even count.  AND, truth 
be told, it was really my own fault temp was 5 below zero, and I had 
forgotten to put the diesel treatment in that season... day um  so the fuel 
line froze up on my way to work.  I walked back to the house and took a 
different car to work.  I was inconvenienced for all of about 10 minutes, 
maximum.  I had AAA bring it to my mechanic, who simply let it thaw out, 
tinkered a bit, and it was good to go.  Minimal cost.  
 
Sniff.
 
Stop it now!  You are gonna make me have second thoughts about this, dammit.   
How can I part with it??  Plus, I still have to break the news to my son, 
Brian, who loves this car.  :)
 
But, alas, life intervenes.  Reality, despite my best efforts to resist, 
crashes in.  Eight cars are too many for my one car garage.  Even if I stack 
them.  :)  I really need a back lot like Kaleb's.  :)  Until that day... I need 
to trim back to a 1989 325ix (AWD winter sled), a 1982 323i Euro Baur TC (targa 
cabriolet, one of 4595 ever made, of which there are perhaps 500 left 
world-wide), and the 1977 white 320i that I drove in the Drag Race video.
 
I plan to transplant the 6 cylinder 5 speed drive train from my other Euro 323i 
(rust bucket) into the rust free white Bimmer (presently 4 cylinder) at some 
future point, and use it as a (1) back up car, (2) fun car, and (3) track car.  
My E30 convertible will be sold.   After some cannibalization, I will part 
out/scrap whatever is left of the 1978 320i parts car, and the 1979 323i Euro. 
 
And Mitch, I have no doubt that the 300D could make the trek to Arizona, 
provided one brings along a sufficient quantity of oil.  The oil leak is fixed, 
but it does burn  er, consume rather a fair amount.  Lemme see, about 
2000 miles @ 1 qt/100 miles about 20 qts should do it. Give or take 100.   
But there is no quit in this car.  Fly in and drive it ... wherever.  Um,  
necessary disclaimer here sold 'as is'.   :)  Boxes of spare parts from my 
1976 300D included.  Oh, and a spare block and head.  And grille.  No gift 
wrapping, sorry.  :)
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and a bunch of BMWs
 
 
 
Message: 14
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 09:31:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com
To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Downsizing the fleet
Message-ID: 949710.92799...@web32807.mail.mud.yahoo.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
 
Awww, I thought after pulling through at the ChowdaQ it was going to get a new 
lease on life!
 
Anyway as long as you continue to bring coffee (and cups!) we'll still welcome 
you at the ChowdaQ ;)
 
BTW forgetting to take the rest of the coffee with you isn't required but 
I've been enjoying it none the less...
 
-Curt
  
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[MBZ] Downsizing the fleet

[toms cat1]

Oh great.  Just what I need, another project!  :)
 
Seriously though, another friend has suggested the same thing. and I have 
considered doing exactly that but I don't know when I could find the time 
with all my other projects lined up.  And Brian has a life... a serious job, a 
serious lady friend, and he is an elected Town Official.  He has no time to do 
this sort of thing.
 
But I could just redo the spare block and head, and then swap the engines.  
Piece of cake.  
 
Or the NEXT owner could!  :)   BTW, does Angie know there is a W115 300D 
available cheap?  Do you have an Anniversary coming up?
 
;)
 
I can even deliver it!
 
Tom Troublemaker  
SE Connecticut
1975 Stalwart W115 300D  (that is waaay too well-mannered to even THINK about 
blowing an oil cooler line when the wife is driving it)
 
Two can play this game  ;)  
 
 
 
Message: 7
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 13:35:21 -0700 (PDT)
From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com
To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Downsizing the fleet
Message-ID: 491418.40713...@web32808.mail.mud.yahoo.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
 
I think you and Brian should make a father and son project out of this car. As 
somebody else told me at this point whats the worst thing that could happen? Do 
a $50 roller paint job, put some new rings in it (see if you can manage that 
without pulling the engine) fix some oil leaks and think how proud you will 
both be!
 
-Curt
? Troublemaker...
 
  
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[MBZ] Downsizing the fleet

[toms cat1]

OK.  I have come to the reluctant conclusion that I need to downsize the car 
fleet.  Six BMWs will be reduced/combined into 3, and the 1975 300D needs a new 
owner.  C'est la vie.  The 300D runs and drives now, but it will need some 
work, probably rings and valves.  It has been a great performer for me for over 
10 years, and I do love the car, but it is time to move on.  Priced to win the 
Cheapest Jalopy Award at the next ChowdahQ.  :)  Contact me off list if you 
have any interest.  If no interest in a week, I will be donating the car to my 
program, where it may have a new life as a learning lab.  
 
BTW, here is how I celebrated my 61st birthday last month.  :)  That is my 
older son, Andrew, doing the introduction on the public address system.  I had 
an absolute blast.  :)  
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1xJ8WWEaMkfeature=player_embedded
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and a bunch of BMWs
 
 
 
 
  
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Re: [MBZ] a General Thank you!

[toms cat1]

 
With all due respect to the many contributors of great info to this list--- and 
there are many , I second that motion. 
 
Thank you, Peter Frederick.
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 300D W115
and all those BMWs.
 
 
Message: 12
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:29:56 -0700
From: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] A general Thank you! WAS: glow in the dark doors
Message-ID: col117-w262f3ac7939091f0786347dd...@phx.gbl
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
 
 
 
 Speaking of WONKO, you still alive? Been awful quiet since you
 became a gramp in that buick
 
Yes, speaking of Wonko, he was the last person I can recall that waxed ecstatic 
about the collective wisdom and general helpfulness of the members of this 
list. I personally wanted to elevate and nominate Peter Frederick to Marshall 
Booths position, but Peter is very humble when it comes to his extensive 
knowledge of MB automobiles and other subjects...
 
Rick  
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Re: [MBZ] Oil Geyser discovered enroute to ChowdahQ

[toms cat1]

Hi Kaleb,
 
On my 1975 W115 300D, there is a small (black stiff plastic, maybe 1/4 
diameter) line running from the rear side of the vacuum pump to the side of the 
Injection Pump, attached with banjo bolts at either end.  It is about a foot 
long.  Now that I think about it, I am not sure of its intended function 
(vacuum line? oil lubrication line?)... but what I DO know, after 35 years, is 
that there is a river of oil running through it, apparently.   :)  I have no 
automatic vacuum shut-off as anyone at the ChowdahQ can vouch for I 
open the hood and manually shut it down.  Perhaps there is a connection here.  
:)
 
Tom
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D 
and all those BMWs
 
 
 
 
Message: 3
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:20:24 -0500
From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Oil Geyser discovered enroute to ChowdahQ
Message-ID: sig.18827b654f.4c9ab968.4030...@striplin.net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
 
what line from the IP to the vacuum pump? I am not familiar 
with such a line.
 
On 9/22/2010 6:56 PM, toms cat1 wrote:
 Hi,

 ChowdahQ attendees may recall that my arrival at the picnic was delayed until 
 close to 1pm because I 'sprung an oil leak' enroute. Driving along in the 
 1975 W115 300D at about 65 mph on Interstate 95, I happened to glance at my 
 oil pressure gauge (which I frequently do, of course) to see it down to 
 between 15 and 30, (YIKES!) where it is normally pegged at 45 while at speed. 
 Lordy. My first thought was of poor Angie Raymond when she lost the oil 
 cooler line and toasted the engine. Not a happy thought especially since 
 I was 50 miles from home, and still about 10-15 miles from ChowdahQ!
 Since the needle was steady at about 25 or so, I decided to make a run for 
 it. I looked for the next exit (about 3 miles) and then found a gas station. 
 Looking underneath only confirmed my fears there appeared to be a steady 
 drip with engine off, and a steady STREAM with the engine running. Day um. It 
 appeared to originate somewhere near the front driver's side of the engine, 
 (oil filter assembly, dipstick, who knows) but I couldn't see the source. I 
 doubted that it could be the oil filter, since I knew that hadn't been 
 touched since BEFORE the PREVIOUS ChowdahQ!! :) I threw in 3 quarts from my 
 trunk, bought another qt from the station ($4.99!!) and got directions to the 
 nearest auto store which turned out to be Advance Auto Parts about 5 miles 
 away. I left a little puddle for them at the gas station, and another at 
 Advance. I bought two gallons of oil, and headed out via backroads for 
 ChowdahQ. It was now ChowdahQ or Bust! :) I figured that since I used about 3 
 qts in 50 miles, I could make it to the picnic, and with two gallons in 
 reserve, I could make it home again. No problem. :)

 So I arrived at ChowdahQ, had a grand time with all the guys and gals, and 
 then headed out about 3:30pm for home where I had company arriving at 5pm 
 and I was scheduled to do the cooking/ grilling. I envisioned myself arriving 
 home, making a grand entrance aboard an AAA flatbed to a house full of hungry 
 guests!! :) Damn the torpedoes, Full Steam ahead!
 So I took mostly back roads thru Rhode Island--- a very pretty drive, btw, 
 although I can't say I was in the frame of mind to fully appreciate it at 
 that point, with one eye on the oil pressure gauge the entire time! I also 
 did about 35-40 miles on I-95. I actually arrived home at 4:50pm without 
 stopping and without incident, before any guests arrived, making sure to park 
 the Mercedes where it wouldn't do any damage to my freshly coated new 
 driveway. and quite non-chalantly got right down to the business of 
 preparing dinner. No sweat. I didn't even want to look at the oil dipstick. 
 Damn that is a great car.

 Well, I didn't get a chance to even look at it for a week. (I have other 
 cars.) I finally got it up in the air a bit,  no leak unless it is 
 running. OK, it's a pressure thing. Started it up, and sure enough, a gusher 
 pouring onto the floor. Good Grief, Charley Brown! :) Tracking the leak to 
 its source was no easy task, since I had to get under it and look up into a a 
 steady stream of oil on my face/glasses etc. ... and down to the ground came 
 a-bubbling crude,... oil that is, ...Texas Tea! :) I finally found the 
 problem: a line running from the injection pump to the vacuum pump with a 
 banjo bolt and copper sealing washers. It appears that the copper washer(s) 
 was blown at the vacuum pump end, and oil was just pouring out. I shut it 
 down and tried torqueing it a bit more no dice. That actually made it a 
 little worse. I then tried to locate the washers at several local auto shops/ 
 Autozone/hardware stores. Naturally, no one had anything that small... these 
 are tiny, btw. So I ordered them from the local dealer, Carriage House 
 Mercedes

[MBZ] Old Geezer discovers Oil Geyser enroute to ChowdahQ 2010 :)

[toms cat1]

]on Behalf Of toms cat1
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 6:39 AM
To: mercedes diesel
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Oil Geyser discovered enroute to ChowdahQ
 
 
 
Hi Kaleb,
 
On my 1975 W115 300D, there is a small (black stiff plastic, maybe 1/4 
diameter) line running from the rear side
of the vacuum pump to the side of the Injection Pump, attached with banjo bolts 
at either end. It is about a foot
long. Now that I think about it, I am not sure of its intended function 
(vacuum line? oil lubrication
line?)... but what I DO know, after 35 years, is that there is a river of oil 
running through it, apparently. :)
I have no automatic vacuum shut-off as anyone at the ChowdahQ can vouch 
for I open the hood and manually
shut it down. Perhaps there is a connection here. :)
 
Tom
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
  
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:45:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com
To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Oil Geyser discovered enroute to ChowdahQ
Message-ID: 638175.7073...@web32801.mail.mud.yahoo.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
 
Hi Tom,
 
Glad to hear your return trip went okay, think of the life you've added to the 
underside of your car, it won't rust with all that oil on it...
 
So does this mean your car will get some quality time? Does the 300D use the 
same vacuum shut off as a later 240D? In which case I'd volunteer a used one. ;)
 
-Curt
  
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[MBZ] Old Geezer Discovers Oil Geyser enroute to ChowdahQ :)

[toms cat1]

 
 
Hi Kaleb,
 
No. The rear side of the vacuum pump means the side of the vacuum pump, toward 
the rear of the unit.  It does NOT attach to the block at all.  The other end 
attaches to the side of the injection pump.  So the line goes from the vacuum 
pump to the injection pump, and nowhere else.  Please see Peter Frederick's 
comments below.  I have to say that I often ifind myself in awe of the input 
from Peter Frederick.  Kudos, Peter, and thank you.   Not to slight the 
tremendous amount of technical input from many fellas on the list--- thank you 
all--- but Peter frequently has relevant comments on the car I have.  This is a 
great resource for all.
 
 
Tom
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D 
and all those BMWs
 
 
 
 
 
Message: 5
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:31:46 -0500
From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Oil Geyser discovered enroute to ChowdahQ
Message-ID: sig.3882c981e8.4c9be362.2050...@striplin.net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
 
rear side of the vacuum pump, you mean its attached to the 
block? If so, that would be the oil supply line. The 617's all 
had engine oil fed oil supply. The 615 and 616 in the 115 (240D) 
you had to fill the oil in the IP from the plug in the top
 
On 9/23/2010 7:38 AM, toms cat1 wrote:
 Hi Kaleb,

 On my 1975 W115 300D, there is a small (black stiff plastic, maybe 1/4 
 diameter) line running from the rear side of the vacuum pump to the side of 
 the Injection Pump, attached with banjo bolts at either end. It is about a 
 foot long. Now that I think about it, I am not sure of its intended 
 function (vacuum line? oil lubrication line?)... but what I DO know, 
 after 35 years, is that there is a river of oil running through it, 
 apparently. :) I have no automatic vacuum shut-off as anyone at the 
 ChowdahQ can vouch for I open the hood and manually shut it down. Perhaps 
 there is a connection here. :)

 Tom
 SE Connecticut
 1975 W115 300D
 and all those BMWs

 
 That is the oil feed line for the injection pump. The earlier cars 
 had a separate oil supply in the pump, later cars have an oil feed 
 internal to the housing through the mounting flange.
 
 Peter
 
 
 Message: 7
 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:51:17 -0500
 From: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net
 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Oil Geyser discovered enroute to ChowdahQ
 Message-ID: 856645fa-5f89-41ef-bd90-df4edd29f...@earthlink.net
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed
 
 No, it drains back through the front, into the chain case. Later 
 engines have the oil supply through the front flange, too, so there 
 is no extra little line.
 
 Peter
  
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[MBZ] Oil Geyser discovered enroute to ChowdahQ

[toms cat1]

Hi,
 
ChowdahQ attendees may recall that my arrival at the picnic was delayed until 
close to 1pm because I 'sprung an oil leak' enroute.  Driving along in the 1975 
W115 300D at about 65 mph on Interstate 95, I happened to glance at my oil 
pressure gauge (which I frequently do, of course) to see it down to between 15 
and 30, (YIKES!) where it is normally pegged at 45 while at speed.  Lordy.  My 
first thought was of poor Angie Raymond when she lost the oil cooler line and 
toasted the engine.  Not a happy thought especially since I was 50 miles 
from home, and still about 10-15 miles from ChowdahQ!  
Since the needle was steady at about 25 or so, I decided to make a run for it.  
I looked for the next exit (about 3 miles) and then found a gas station.  
Looking underneath only confirmed my fears there appeared to be a steady 
drip with engine off, and a steady STREAM with the engine running.  Day um.  It 
appeared to originate somewhere near the front driver's side of the engine, 
(oil filter assembly, dipstick, who knows) but I couldn't see the source.  I 
doubted that it could be the oil filter, since I knew that hadn't been touched 
since BEFORE the PREVIOUS ChowdahQ!!   :)   I threw in 3 quarts from my trunk, 
bought another qt from the station ($4.99!!) and got directions to the nearest 
auto store which turned out to be Advance Auto Parts about 5 miles away.  I 
left a little puddle for them at the gas station, and another at Advance.  I 
bought two gallons of oil, and headed out via backroads for ChowdahQ.  It was 
now ChowdahQ or Bust!  :)  I figured that since I used about 3 qts in 50 miles, 
I could make it to the picnic,  and with two gallons in reserve, I could make 
it home again.   No problem.  :) 
 
So I arrived at ChowdahQ, had a grand time with all the guys and gals, and then 
headed out about 3:30pm for home where I had company arriving at 5pm and I 
was scheduled to do the cooking/ grilling.  I envisioned myself arriving home, 
making a grand entrance aboard an AAA flatbed to a house full of hungry 
guests!!:)  Damn the torpedoes, Full Steam ahead!  
So I took mostly back roads thru Rhode Island--- a very pretty drive, btw, 
although I can't say I was in the frame of mind to fully appreciate it at that 
point, with one eye on the oil pressure gauge the entire time!  I also did 
about 35-40 miles on I-95.  I actually arrived home at 4:50pm without stopping 
and without incident, before any guests arrived, making sure to park the 
Mercedes where it wouldn't do any damage to my freshly coated new driveway. 
and quite non-chalantly got right down to the business of preparing dinner.  No 
sweat.  I didn't even want to look at the oil dipstick.  Damn that is a great 
car.
 
Well, I didn't get a chance to even look at it for a week.  (I have other 
cars.)  I finally got it up in the air a bit,  no leak unless it is 
running.  OK, it's a pressure thing.  Started it up, and sure enough,  a gusher 
pouring onto the floor.Good Grief, Charley Brown!  :)  Tracking the leak to 
its source was no easy task, since I had to get under it and look up into a a 
steady stream of oil on my face/glasses etc. ... and down to the ground came 
a-bubbling crude,... oil that is, ...Texas Tea!  :)  I finally found the 
problem:  a line running from the injection pump to the vacuum pump with a 
banjo bolt and copper sealing washers.  It appears that the copper washer(s) 
was blown at the vacuum pump end, and oil was just pouring out.  I shut it down 
and tried torqueing it a bit more no dice.  That actually made it a little 
worse.  I then tried to locate the washers at several local auto shops/ 
Autozone/hardware stores.  Naturally, no one had anything that small... these 
are tiny, btw.  So I ordered them from the local dealer, Carriage House 
Mercedes.  In the meantime, I re-annealed the old washers, thinking I would 
reuse them if worse came to worst.  I went to pick up the new washers 
yesterday. . there was a screwup somehow.  Carriage House ordered the wrong 
ones, but, they found the RIGHT ones in stock on the shelf.  (That was Grant, 
btw,... I believe Dwight knows him also.)  So I finally got the chance to 
install them after work today and PERFECT!  Problem solved.  Took it  out 
for test run.No leak.  Hooray!
 
So, after all that, blowing out 6 quarts in 120 miles, a harrowing, 
nerve-wracking drive worrying about blowing the engine and making it home.. 
the problem is fixed for a total cost of:  $3.39.   That is NOT a misprint  
  God, I love that car!   :)  How can I possibly think about getting rid of it, 
after a performance like that!   It really doesn't want to die!  I am reminded 
of the famous quote from Genl. George Patton, upon hearing the response of the 
Commander of the 101st Airborne, trapped in Bastogne during the Battle of the 
Bulge, to the German demand for surrender:   Nuts he reportedly said.  Patton 
said,  A man that eloquent 

[MBZ] ChowdahQ 2010: Huge success!

[toms cat1]

Congratulations to Dwight/ Karen and Curt /Angie (and Buster) nad Fred for 
their efforts which enabled The ChowdahQ 2010  to be a great success!  The 
hosts were charming and gracious, the food was great, and the atmosphere was a 
lot of fun.  Not a discouraging word was heard.  Great chowdah, great burgers, 
great salad.  Personally, the moose sausage was a first for me.  You heard that 
right:  moose sausage!!  Great stuff!   :)  Even the bribes to get a prize were 
reasonably priced!  Can't beat that!  ;)
Kudos also to Burt and Lorraine (God, that is a beautiful car you have!) for 
their work on the Judging, etc.  Whoever was in charge of the weather, btw, 
gets a salary raise for next year.  Outstanding job by all!   Speaking for 
myself, I had a great time and I look forward to next year. 
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 300D W115
and a bunch of BMWs   
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[MBZ] ChowdahQ Cheapest Jalopy Award Competition

[toms cat1]

If I was the paranoid type. or, shall we say, MORE of the paranoid type... 
I might be a little concerned that there is some collusion going on here to 
enable Curt to reclaim the ChowdahQ Cheapest Jalopy Award.  
 
:)
 
Let the Judge Bribing begin!!
 
:)
 
Tom 
SE Connecticut
1975  W115 300D
and all those BMWs
 
 
 
 
Message: 9
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 21:12:10 -0600
From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] More 240D fun
Message-ID: 20100909211210.59492389.diese...@pisquared.net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
 
On Thu, 9 Sep 2010 18:36:15 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
 
 Oh and at some point I should actually buy the car...
 
You might prefer that; Dwight might like you to improve the car and then
reposess it, so he can sell it to some other sucker ... Uh, er, ...
buyer. :-)
 
 
Craig 
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[MBZ] Parenthood

[toms cat1]

Congratulations, Donald!
 
When my wife was pregnant with our first son (he is 31 yo now), a good friend 
of mine, who had just become a father himself about a year earlier, told me 
something that I woud like to share with you:
 
Having a child changes the center of your Universe.
 
It's true.  That little baby is TOTALLY dependent on you for everything.  And 
that can be a wonderful thing.  So brace yourself, enjoy the ride and remember: 
 the first 100 Years are the hardest.  :)  It is all downhill after that.
 
Best Wishes to you and your family.  :)
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Message: 1
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 07:02:21 -0500
From: Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com
To: 'Mercedes@okiebenz.com' Mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Non-Mercedes related Good News
Message-ID:
a0121bfa28702c4fa69fc5d9ceb56d08a14d967...@mtsqhexc2.mtsqh.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
 
Here's some news that is totally unrelated to cars. Many of you may know that 
my wife and I have been trying to have a baby for a few years. We went through 
a lot of fertility treatments and nothing worked. We decided a several months 
ago that we would like to adopt.
 
We have been working with two agencies and two lawyers. Friday night we 
received a call about a possible adoption situation. That's the word they 
use. By Sunday, the agency called us about talking to the birthmother. On 
Monday night we had our first conference call with her. She is 20 years old and 
is 20 weeks along with a baby boy! We talked to her and got to know her a 
little. She decided as soon as she found out she was pregnant that she wanted 
to find a family to adopt the baby. After the conference call, the agency 
called us to say that she loved us, but she wanted to check the profile of 
one more family. (Of course, I suggested that the agency send her a profile 
from someone like the Mansons :) ). We thought we would hear back today on her 
decision. The agency sent her pictures of us today and she called to tell them 
that she picked us! So, we are now matched. The agency said they thought the 
pictures we sent made all the difference. We are a very handsome couple, so I 
guess that did the trick. :)
 
I guess you could say, we are expecting. The due date is January 6th (The 
Epiphany), but she will likely have the baby early because younger mother's 
typically have them early and she had her first child early. Her first child is 
18 months old and is happy and healthy. She has a clean bill of health for her 
and the baby. Her medical/mental history is good as is the father's. So, we are 
expecting and will be flying to bring home our little boy sometime around 
Christmas/New Years. We are very excited and even wanted to share the news with 
our Mercedes Friends!
 
Donald H. Snook
  
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[MBZ] FREE Benz anyone?

[toms cat1]

Hi Max,
 
I have been on vacation last week and this week, checking email only 
sporadically, so I missed your original post.  Stamford is about 90 some miles 
from here about as far away from my part of CT as you can get, and still be 
in CT... so I am sorry but I won't be able to pitch in here.  
 
Tom
SE Connecticut
 
 
 
Message: 5
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:41:06 -0400
From: Dwight E. Giles, Jr degco...@cox.net
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] FREE Benz parts anyone? Buehler?
Message-ID: 000d01cb4452$c9a2d550$5ce87f...@net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
 
Actually Stamford is close to NYC-quite a way from Tom and me too. Looks
like a great deal. 
 
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.? 
1990 300D 2.5t 182K miles.
Wickford, RI
-Original Message-
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:27 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] FREE Benz parts anyone? Buehler?
 
Nobody?
 
-Original Message-
From: Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 3:59 PM
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List'
Subject: FREE Benz anyone?
 
Anyone in CT? Tom? 
 
http://newyork.craigslist.org/fct/zip/1912886972.html
 
If somebody local to Stamford CT is tempted to get some 124 stuff, and
would be willing to ship me some interior carpet pieces and maybe some
trim, please let me know...
 
-Max 
  
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Re: [MBZ] 2010 NE MB Chowdah Fest -Coming soon

[toms cat1]

 
I would like to make a contribution to help entice the vegetarian/vegan 
contingent by bringing one of my favorite veggie dishes:  Potato . chips!
Mystic Seaport Sea Salt and Vinegar Chips.   Hard to beat, for the hard-core 
chip enthusiasts.   :)
 
 
Message: 14
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:49:47 -0400
From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 2010 NE MB Chowdah Fest -Coming soon
Message-ID: 4c66f35b.5020...@voyager.net
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Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote:
 Well that would be nice if it did bring you and Wonko here-Actually Fred
 prepares huge amounts of all kinds of fresh veggies with a nice
 dip-fortunately even though he prefers diesel, there is none in his cooking.
 For those who eat seafood, but not meat, I can make the chowdah without
 bacon too. 
 
I don't know about Bob, but Wonko doesn't eat anything with lungs.
 
Mitch.
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Re: [MBZ] OT: nice story related to the car hobby

[toms cat1]

In Connecticut, property taxes are a whole separate thing... paid annually to 
the town where the vehicle is domiciled, based on the current book value.  I 
think I paid $9.45 property tax on the Mercedes this year.  Not too bad.  :)
 
The Early American plates are only two dollars more than regular plates for a 
20 yr old car.  Vanity plates are different... they are a one time purchase for 
an extra $90, either as a regular plate, or as an Early American.  You still 
have to renew registration on the car every two years, as normal (about $40/yr 
for any car).  Connecticut has NO car inspections presently (except for 
emergency vehicles, school buses, etc.). . and vehicles over 25 years old 
are exempt from emissions testing.  All of this is supportive of keeping older 
cars on the road, in my view. 
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
 
 
Message: 3
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:22:48 -0400
From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: nice story related to the car hobby
Message-ID: 4c644a08.2080...@voyager.net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
 
toms cat1 wrote:
 Hi Mitch,
 
 Connecticut issues Early American plates for cars over 20 years old. For a 
 new registration, they cost 2 dollars more than regular plates.
 
Sounds like a vanity plate sort of thing. Here in Michigan, we get hosed for 
annual property tax built into the license fee, it works out to around $4 per 
$1000 of original MSRP on an old car, which adds up to quite a bit on a Benz 
made after the 1970s. For example, a $34,000 car like a 1986 2.3-16 is $134 if 
it's 3 years old or older, and $181 if it's brand new. An $80k W140 is $302 a 
year, does that sound reasonable for a $6,000 car?
 
If we sign a statement that the vehicle will not be used for general 
transportation, we can get a $30 plate for a 25 year old car that's good for 
ten 
years, or we can use an old plate from the year the car was manufactured and 
register it forever for $35. I've got a dark blue plate that was issued to me 
in 
1984 and replaced by a light blue plate a few years later, I'm hoping they 
accept that as a 1986 plate for the 16v. What I really want is a '79 plate for 
the 300SD, I wish my parents had kept their old plates.
 
Mitch.
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Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 57, Issue 57

[toms cat1]

HI Dwight,
 
Technically it is a GMC truck, and the diesel engine is made by Isuzu.  I drove 
it around the parking lot a bit today what a great sound!Klatta klatta 
on steroids.  :)  
 
I am on vacation for the next two weeks,  so I don't expect too many donations 
for a bit.  Perhaps I will receive a Mercedes by ChowdahFest time and I 
will leave it to you to ensure that we get a good turnout of High Rollers for 
the auction.  Like Curt and Fred, for example.   :)
Worst comes to worst, I can always donate my Cheapest Jalopy Award Winner (1975 
300D). That is SURE to draw out some Big Bucks!
 
;)
 
What is the date for the ChowdahFest, btw?
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
aand all those BMWs
 
 
 
Message: 1
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:05:18 -0400
From: Dwight E. Giles, Jr degco...@cox.net
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: nice story related to the car hobby
Message-ID: 004501cb3adf$cc585490$6508fd...@net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
 
Tom,
You can certainly arrive at the Chowdah fest in a Chevy diesel. Maybe
you'll get a MB nice donation by then and can bring it over to auction it
off?
Dwight 
 
Bissell Cove Quahog  Auto Salvage Co
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
Wickford RI 02852
-Original Message-
.
So, if anyone wants to unload their vehicle at the Chowdah Fest, I will
bring a UHaul trailer and take 'er away! I may not bring the 300D, but at
least I will arrive in a diesel. :)
  
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Re: [MBZ] OT: nice story related to the car hobby

[toms cat1]

Thanks, Dwight and Rich.
 
I can do better than a tow rope a guy just donated a black 1981 GMC C2500 
that apparently at one time was a Show Truck.  He is a mechanic and installed a 
big Isuzu turbo diesel engine... the thing sounds just awesome!  
My plan is to make some minor repairs to it (door latches, etc) and then put it 
into service as an agency vehicle... use it as a kind of rolling advertisement 
for our car donation program.  I have a magnetic sign reading:  Give us your 
poor, your tired, your huddled car-casses.  Donate your classic or 
clunker...etc etc  :)  It will look great on that, with Antique plates.
So, if anyone wants to unload their vehicle at the Chowdah Fest, I will bring a 
UHaul trailer and take 'er away!  I may not bring the 300D, but at least I will 
arrive in a diesel.  :)
 
And yes, Rich, Carmen has car seats for her kids, and buckles them in properly, 
from what I have seen.  Connecticut has been on a strict enforcement campaign 
on the seat belt law recently, which Carmen is well aware of.  Even I got 
pulled over a month or two ago, because the cop thought I wasn't wearing one.  
I was driving my convertible with the top up.  The shoulder belt originates 
lower in the B pillar, and the cop couldn't see it.  I explained that I always 
wear my belt, ever since one of my staff was nearly killed in a car accident in 
1984.  The cop apologized.  !!!   :)  A seat belt violation is the LAST thing I 
thought I would ever get pulled over for.  ;)
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
 
Message: 12
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:31:17 -0400
From: Dwight E. Giles, Jr degco...@cox.net
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: nice story related to the car hobby
Message-ID: 003601cb3948$b688ac70$239a05...@net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
 
Tom,
Neat Story-you are clearly doing good work-someday I 'd like to stop by and
see your shop when you get it set up. Maybe you should bring a tow rope to
the Chowdah fest and Curt can tow Hammie down and donate it to your program.
Wouldn't the state park officials love that? 
Dwight
 
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.? 
1990 300D 2.5t 182K miles.
Wickford, RI
 
-Original Message-
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Rich Thomas
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 11:22 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: nice story related to the car hobby
 
Well, that is gratifying, and eco-friendly too I suppose by keeping 
older vehicles running. I do hope you introduced Carmen to the local 
cultural norm of using seatbelts -- this was a common problem in Texas, 
where apparently those of recent arrival from lands south of the border 
believed that seatbelt use was wimpy, or something. Whatever the 
reason, it was not their cultural norm (as was explained in various 
articles following significant incidents). Usual results were multiple 
injuries/fatalities whenever a driver crashed a vehicle, esp children as 
there was always a passel of them rattling around in the vehicle.
 
--R
 
On 8/10/2010 8:14 PM, toms cat1 wrote:
 Just thought I would share the following, a little off-topic, related to
what I do in real life, but it is inextricably connected to my life as a
'car guy'. If you will indulge me, it is a great story.

 For mercedes content... we have had about half a dozen Mercedes donated to
the program, including the 230 Euro (gas) that was recently commented on
here. And a 1984 300D bought from us by a guy in upstate NY whose brother
owns a MacDonald's franchise, and was planning on doing the conversion and
then having free fuel for the rest of his life! True story! :) Also a
1964 Tbird, and hundreds more (3-400 donated cars total so far). It is
loads of fun for the kids in the program. And I don't half mind it either,
btw. :)
 http://www.theday.com/article/20100809/NWS01/308099931/1070

 http://www.theday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010308109930

 These stories appeared on consecutive days in the local paper the
first was a banner headline at the top of Page 1.

 Tom Schuch
 SE Connecticut
 1975 W115 300D
 and all those BMWs  
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Re: [MBZ] OT: nice story related to the car hobby

[toms cat1]

Hi Mitch,
 
Connecticut issues Early American plates for cars over 20 years old.  For a 
new registration, they cost 2 dollars more than regular plates.  As far as I 
know, Connecticut places no restrictions or limitations on the car's use.  That 
may come from your insurance company, however, if you were to obtain a 
Collector Car rate.  They place annual mileage limits, and may also require 
that the car be garage-kept, etc.  
 
I currently have two cars registered with Early American plates:  the 1975 
300D since 2000, and now a 1982 BMW 323i Baur (my current daily driver) since 
May 2010.  I have also used the Mercedes as a daily driver off and on over the 
last 10 years.
 
And, yes I DO wish someone would give us a 18' hauler!   That turbo diesel 
could handle it, for sure.  :)  
 
However, I have looked into buying one for the agency several times, but...  
that gets into a whole new level of complication and responsibility that I am 
not convinced that I can justify  given the potential liability, headaches, 
etc.  I have enough to worry about already.  :)  Sometimes it is simpler to 
just pay a hauler to have a donated car delivered to us.  I have several 
haulers who are sympathetic to the cause, and give us a favorable rate.
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
 
 
Message: 8
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:25:32 -0400

From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: nice story related to the car hobby
Message-ID: 4c63f64c.1070...@voyager.net
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toms cat1 wrote:
 Thanks, Dwight and Rich.
 
 I can do better than a tow rope a guy just donated a black 1981 GMC C2500 
 that apparently at one time was a Show Truck. He is a mechanic and installed 
 a big Isuzu turbo diesel engine... the thing sounds just awesome! 
 My plan is to make some minor repairs to it (door latches, etc) and then put 
 it into service as an agency vehicle... 

I don't know what restrictions your state has on historic vehicle plates. 
Michigan does not allow daily use of them, they are supposed to be for auto 
shows and occasional Sunday drives. OTOH, I doubt any cop around here would 
screw with a not for profit on alleged misuse of a collector car plate.
The owner of a small machine shop has a prewar pickup truck with advertising 
for 
the shop on the doors. He used to drive it around town as his main vehicle with 
historic plates on it.

Any chance somebody would give you guys an 18' car hauler if you advertised a 
need for one?

Mitch.
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Re: [MBZ] OT: nice story related to the car hobby

[toms cat1]

 
Hi Max, 
Thank you.  We are a non-profit, and not presently in a position to hire anyone 
for the voc ed piece.  I would love to do that, but it is just not in our 
funding now.  Maybe down the road a bit.  So at this point we are seeking 
volunteer mentors, and we have gotten several responses, including a guy who 
builds and races cars.  (An AC Cobra, and a '65 Mustang, among others.)  We are 
also not far from the US Navy Sub Base, and we are hoping to connect with some 
folks there.  We have had great experiences with Navy servicemen over the 
years.  We also have to be careful how we implement programming so as to not 
run afoul of any DMV regulations regarding auto repair, sales, etc.   
 
As my son always reminds me...  we are an automotive society... if you can 
teach a kid to work on a car, he will never starve.  It is a life skill, a 
valuable qualification for employment, and it is transportable (no pun 
intended) wherever you live.  And just a great recreational hobby, if nothing 
else.  Since not ALL of the kids in our program will be going to Harvard or 
Yale (we do have one who graduated from Annapolis, btw!), this kind of 
vocational training could be crucial to their ultimate success.
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs 
 
Message: 1
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:04:02 -0400
From: Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
meade.m.dil...@navy.mil
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: nice story related to the car hobby
Message-ID:
1370e90cffd2ac4b8cb65267ba10c4b80369d...@naeachrlez02v.nadsusea.nads.navy.mil
 
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
 
Thanks Tom - great story. Have you thought about hiring a retired
mechanic to teach some of the ASE basics? I used to work in a
correctional facility, part of the education we offered was opportunity
to 'wrench' under tutelage and then take ASE exams (prisoner's paid the
exam fees). More than a few prisoners took advantage and immediately
found work upon release.
 
I was up in New Haven several months ago for work, I regret that I
didn't know you were in the area or I would have tried to connect.
 
-Max
 
-Original Message-
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of toms cat1
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 8:15 PM
To: mercedes diesel
Subject: [MBZ] OT: nice story related to the car hobby
 
 
Just thought I would share the following, a little off-topic, related to
what I do in real life, but it is inextricably connected to my life as a
'car guy'. If you will indulge me, it is a great story. 
 
For mercedes content... we have had about half a dozen Mercedes donated
to the program, including the 230 Euro (gas) that was recently commented
on here. And a 1984 300D bought from us by a guy in upstate NY whose
brother owns a MacDonald's franchise, and was planning on doing the
conversion and then having free fuel for the rest of his life! True
story! :) Also a 1964 Tbird, and hundreds more (3-400 donated cars
total so far). It is loads of fun for the kids in the program. And I
don't half mind it either, btw. :)
http://www.theday.com/article/20100809/NWS01/308099931/1070
 
http://www.theday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010308109930
 
These stories appeared on consecutive days in the local paper the
first was a banner headline at the top of Page 1.
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs 
  
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[MBZ] OT: nice story related to the car hobby

[toms cat1]

Just thought I would share the following, a little off-topic, related to what I 
do in real life, but it is inextricably connected to my life as a 'car guy'.  
If you will indulge me, it is a great story. 
 
For mercedes content... we have had about half a dozen Mercedes donated to the 
program, including the 230 Euro (gas) that was recently commented on here.  And 
a 1984 300D bought from us by a guy in upstate NY whose brother owns a 
MacDonald's franchise, and was planning on doing the conversion and then having 
free fuel for the rest of his life!  True story!  :)  Also a 1964 Tbird, and 
hundreds more (3-400  donated cars total so far).  It is loads of fun for the 
kids in the program.  And I don't half mind it either, btw.  :)
http://www.theday.com/article/20100809/NWS01/308099931/1070
 
http://www.theday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010308109930
 
These stories appeared on consecutive days in the local paper the first was 
a banner headline at the top of Page  1.
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
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Re: [MBZ] W114 300D climate controls

[toms cat1]

 
That is the exact A/C system that I have in my 1975 W115 300D, both the 
interior and under the hood.  Yes, that is the compressor that you see in the 
lower left of the pic you mentioned.  I can't remember the brand for sure, but 
I think it is a York.  I have a spare from my recycled 1976 300D.  RIP.   Peter 
Frederick was spot on (as he usually is, btw) with his description of the A/C 
and heater set up on the W115... to call that climate control is... a stretch, 
implying a level of sophistication that is simply non-existent in the W115.   
:)  I have never used the A/C on my car (that is what that monster sunroof is 
for, if you ask me) . it has never worked.  Those red and blue control 
levers are standard, and the dial on the lower console with the green is the 
A/C control.  Thereis also a fresh air vent lever, as Peter mentioned, in the 
middle of the upper unit.
Those seats have been changed they are not original in any W115 I have 
seen.  As you probably know, all the W115 300D s were automatic transmissions.
 
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all the BMWs
 
Message: 3
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:04:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com
To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] W114 300D climate controls
Message-ID: 604107.10628...@web32808.mail.mud.yahoo.com
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Are those even 115 seats?
 
-Curt
 
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 10:26:08 -0700
From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] W114 300D climate controls
Message-ID:
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http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/1874125467.html
 
In the 5th picture down, is that a normal climate control setup for
this vintage of 300D?? What's with the knobs near the stereo and the
sliders above in two separate groups---is that the factory A/C setup
with separate blowers?? I am not particularly familiar with /8s, but I
thought they came with either the Evil Chrysler ACC, or
vertical-slider manual controls like a W123 240D.
 
I love the jack-o'-lantern orange on this one---too bad the seats
appear to have been changed out from a saddle interior to parchment.
If it were a stick 240D rather than an automatic, though, I'd be all
over it.? Wonder if everything works includes the heater blower?
 
Alex
 
 
 
 
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:07:21 -0700 (PDT)
From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com
To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] W114 300D climate controls
Message-ID: 865635.29853...@web32803.mail.mud.yahoo.com
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I think thats a York, it looks just like the one in Dwight's '78 240D. I'm 
thinking if I buy the car I'll have to get it working if for no other reason 
than to see how much it shakes the car...
 
-Curt
 
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 12:30:12 -0700
From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] W114 300D climate controls
Message-ID:
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On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote:

 No ACC in any w114/115 chassis, only manual (aftermarket) AC.
 
By aftermarket you mean fitted by the dealer, right?? Are these the
Behr units that are often mentioned or are there some /8s out there
with other kinds of A/C?
 
???if AC is fitted, there is a rotary switch on the console that switches the 
air from from heat
 to recirculate only AC via the dash vents, and switches from the heater fan 
 to the AC fan.
 
Aha.? So you can tell by the presence of that switch that A/C is
fitted?? Obviously the best check would be to look for a compressor
and so on under the hood, but I'm thinking about how to tell from
sellers' pictures if there isn't a good one of the engine.? In the CL
ad I originally posted, however, methinks in the pic of the engine I
see a compressor at the bottom left---at least it has two thick lines
coming off and one has a service port on it.? Is that one of the
famously long-lived York compressors?
 
http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/1874125467.html
 
Alex
  
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