Re: [MBZ] The dead have risen!!!!!

[OK Don]

Or just remember to ALWAYS disconnect the ground wire FROM the BATTERY
first!

On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Randy Bennell  wrote:

> On 08/08/2012 11:14 PM, clay monroe wrote:
>
>> I am not stopping swinging a wrench.  I am going to stop doing it
>> unsupervised.  I should have learned to pay better attention with Gump, but
>> "knew" I could do a simple task.  How hard could it be?  Not screwing it up
>> seems to be the hard part.  At least with Gump I had MB shop manuals to
>> follow.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> When in doubt be extra careful. You learned a good lesson without major
> bad results. In future, remove the whole battery if need be, or remove the
> lead and wrap it up in a rag or something to prevent it contacting anything
> it ought not to.
>
> Randy
>
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Re: [MBZ] The dead have risen!!!!!

[Randy Bennell]

On 08/08/2012 11:14 PM, clay monroe wrote:

I am not stopping swinging a wrench.  I am going to stop doing it unsupervised.  I should 
have learned to pay better attention with Gump, but "knew" I could do a simple 
task.  How hard could it be?  Not screwing it up seems to be the hard part.  At least 
with Gump I had MB shop manuals to follow.






When in doubt be extra careful. You learned a good lesson without major 
bad results. In future, remove the whole battery if need be, or remove 
the lead and wrap it up in a rag or something to prevent it contacting 
anything it ought not to.


Randy

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Re: [MBZ] The dead have risen!!!!!

[Alex Chamberlain]

On Aug 9, 2012 8:14 AM, "Rich Thomas" 
wrote:
>
> I have a 107 set if anyone
>needs a copy.

Somebody was asking in another thread, which I can't find right now, about
124 manuals.  I can burn 124 DVDs for whoever needs them, complete with the
Steve Nervig index.  I believe that CD set is also NLA.

Alex
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Re: [MBZ] The dead have risen!!!!!

[Rich Thomas]

I have a 107 set if anyone needs a copy.  I made a coupla 126 DVDs for 2 
guys, forget who, was gonna send them, sent them a note but did not hear 
back.


--R

On 8/9/12 10:34 AM, David Bruckmann wrote:

Although I think MB discontinued it, the 107 CD is regularly available on eBay.

On 2012-08-09, Clay wrote:

At least with Gump I had MB shop manuals to follow.

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Re: [MBZ] The dead have risen!!!!!

[David Bruckmann]

Although I think MB discontinued it, the 107 CD is regularly available on eBay.

On 2012-08-09, Clay wrote:
> At least with Gump I had MB shop manuals to follow.

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Re: [MBZ] The dead have risen!!!!!

[clay monroe]

I am not stopping swinging a wrench.  I am going to stop doing it unsupervised. 
 I should have learned to pay better attention with Gump, but "knew" I could do 
a simple task.  How hard could it be?  Not screwing it up seems to be the hard 
part.  At least with Gump I had MB shop manuals to follow.



On Aug 8, 2012, at 11:08 AM, Allan Streib wrote:

> Randy Bennell  writes:
> 
>> I think you need to consider it a learning experience which you
>> obviously have, but I don't think you should give up on doing things
>> yourself.
> 
> Indeed, the only difference is with a professional mechanic they have
> their "learning experiences" on other people's cars, not their own.
> 
> Allan
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Re: [MBZ] The dead have risen!!!!!

[clay monroe]

I undid the positive lead, instead of negative.  Was using wood and BFH to 
persuade the thermostat housing to let go.  Rested a 2x4 up toward the firewall 
and in making space, it moved and contacted the battery.  Smoke and stuff 
ensued.

Got her washed and vac out the chemicals from the cabin.  That stuff gets 
EVERYWHERE.   Lexol on the seats, 303 protectant on the canvas, Griot clay bar, 
so she is baby butt smooth.  Spray on meguires wax for now and real carnuba 
treatment in the morning.


clay 


1974 450sl -  Frosch - Two tone green
1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers







On Aug 8, 2012, at 8:53 AM, Randy Bennell wrote:

> On 07/08/2012 10:55 PM, clay monroe wrote:
>> My Indy is GOD
>> 
>> Frosch suffered a massive death due to idiot owner who made the wire harness 
>> go up in smoke.  Indy got the car last week and had to order the harness 
>> from the Fatherland.  Black Forest Elves grabbed Rumplestiltskin and have 
>> him weave the thing for Mercedes.
>> 
>> I got a call late this afternoon that he needs the lift for other work.  He 
>> pushed through today and got her back running well.  Sort of fried more than 
>> we had thought.  I had the alternator from Gump that got rebuilt, so he 
>> installed that.It has not that same pin out location as what was 
>> destroyed in Frosch.  We had to get a new battery as well.  A few toasted 
>> wires not in the harness need attention.  Temp gauge is pegged, so that wire 
>> needs attention.  Cooked some of the vac lines, and I will need to chase 
>> that down.  Tach used to be pegged out, but now does not register.
>> 
>> Indy told me he had to quit chasing gremlins, or he would needlessly rack up 
>> a huge bill.  As it was, idiot tax was only $1200.  I am going to reduce my 
>> under hood wrenching to less destructive tasks.  Hood pad, fluid and 
>> filters, spiffing up the engine bay.  Real wrenching will get sent to the 
>> shop.  Dang thermostat should have been a $100 task, including parts.  I had 
>> the same poor performance wrenching with Gump, and ended up paying $1k's to 
>> remedy the stupidity I subjected her to.Clutch, water pump, brakes, 
>> starter and alternator, oil pump, valves.  That darn Gump was dirt cheap to 
>> get, but rectifying the screw ups I subjected her to cost me thousands .
>> 
>> I have a few days to wash and wax to get her ready for the local show and 
>> shine this weekend
>> 
>> 
>> clay
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> I have forgotten. How did you manage to inflict harm?
> 
> I think you need to consider it a learning experience which you obviously 
> have, but I don't think you should give up on doing things yourself.
> 
> Randy

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Re: [MBZ] The dead have risen!!!!!

[Randy Bennell]

On 08/08/2012 1:08 PM, Allan Streib wrote:

Randy Bennell  writes:


I think you need to consider it a learning experience which you
obviously have, but I don't think you should give up on doing things
yourself.

Indeed, the only difference is with a professional mechanic they have
their "learning experiences" on other people's cars, not their own.

Allan

True but they do seem to learn faster as they do it all the time.
My younger son is a licenced mechanic and I am surprised at how good he 
is getting.

He was looking at his own car on the weekend - 2000 Maxima.
It was making a noise that he did not like and he was trying to diagnose 
what it was.

Turned out to be nothing more than a loose caliper on the left rear wheel.
Caused by the fact that we live in flat country and the parking brake is 
seldom used.
The parking brake tightens the puck in the caliper and if you don't use 
the parking brake, then over time the pad wears a bit and the caliper 
rattles because the pad is a bit loose on the rotor.
At least that is what he came up with and setting the parking brake and 
releasing it a dozen times made the noise go away.

Nothing like a free repair.

Randy

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Re: [MBZ] The dead have risen!!!!!

[Allan Streib]

Randy Bennell  writes:

> I think you need to consider it a learning experience which you
> obviously have, but I don't think you should give up on doing things
> yourself.

Indeed, the only difference is with a professional mechanic they have
their "learning experiences" on other people's cars, not their own.

Allan
-- 
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1979 300SD

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Re: [MBZ] The dead have risen!!!!!

[Randy Bennell]

On 07/08/2012 10:55 PM, clay monroe wrote:

My Indy is GOD

Frosch suffered a massive death due to idiot owner who made the wire harness go 
up in smoke.  Indy got the car last week and had to order the harness from the 
Fatherland.  Black Forest Elves grabbed Rumplestiltskin and have him weave the 
thing for Mercedes.

I got a call late this afternoon that he needs the lift for other work.  He 
pushed through today and got her back running well.  Sort of fried more than we 
had thought.  I had the alternator from Gump that got rebuilt, so he installed 
that.It has not that same pin out location as what was destroyed in Frosch. 
 We had to get a new battery as well.  A few toasted wires not in the harness 
need attention.  Temp gauge is pegged, so that wire needs attention.  Cooked 
some of the vac lines, and I will need to chase that down.  Tach used to be 
pegged out, but now does not register.

Indy told me he had to quit chasing gremlins, or he would needlessly rack up a 
huge bill.  As it was, idiot tax was only $1200.  I am going to reduce my under 
hood wrenching to less destructive tasks.  Hood pad, fluid and filters, 
spiffing up the engine bay.  Real wrenching will get sent to the shop.  Dang 
thermostat should have been a $100 task, including parts.  I had the same poor 
performance wrenching with Gump, and ended up paying $1k's to remedy the 
stupidity I subjected her to.Clutch, water pump, brakes, starter and 
alternator, oil pump, valves.  That darn Gump was dirt cheap to get, but 
rectifying the screw ups I subjected her to cost me thousands .

I have a few days to wash and wax to get her ready for the local show and shine 
this weekend


clay





I have forgotten. How did you manage to inflict harm?

I think you need to consider it a learning experience which you 
obviously have, but I don't think you should give up on doing things 
yourself.


Randy

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