Such a performance car. 2.3L, auto trans, wheel offset massively wrong, wind
resistance up 50%. To think somebody spent twice what the car was worth to
make it look like that.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7987055658
Mitch Haley wrote:
Such a performance car. 2.3L, auto trans, wheel offset massively wrong, wind
resistance up 50%. To think somebody spent twice what the car was worth to
make it look like that.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7987055658
Looks kinda like a bad 1970s movie
oh boy
Rick Knoble wrote:
Must be seen to be believed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-Mercedes-190e-Custom-Kit-Car-Wide-Body-Lowrider_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6783QQitemZ7987055658QQrdZ1
Must be Friday.
Rick Knoble
1985 300 CD
___
For used parts
Ees muy bueno amigos!!!
--R
Rick Knoble wrote:
Must be seen to be believed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-Mercedes-190e-Custom-Kit-Car-Wide-Body-Lowrider_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6783QQitemZ7987055658QQrdZ1
Must be Friday.
Rick Knoble
1985 300 CD
This is after the paint is all gone and ready to begin
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Here is the primer coat
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and here is finished with clear coat
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What I get for using the cheap phone cam
On Thursday, July 14, 2005, at 03:51 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How do you say Green Machine in Finnish?
http://personal.inet.fi/cool/kos/pictures/MB/evo.jpg
On 7/15/05, Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Must be seen to be believed
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/84715986.html --79 CD $400
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/84696164.html --80 240D $200
Maybe Jim needs to combine into one
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/84696960.html --70 220D $1500
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/84671165.html --85 SD $4k
I believe those would have been the old 36hp engines. Later beetles put
out 40hp or more.
My 1960 Karmann Ghia would do up to 90mph on the flat- when I had enough
time to get it there...
Lee
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I believe that all 4-speed VWs had an overdrive 4th gear. It was a
You show up at the Bimmer dealer in that and scare the snot out of the
monkeys in the back if they had to work on it.
On Thursday, July 14, 2005, at 10:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
43600 on the clock??? I believe BMW made these diesel engines to be
installed in Lincoln Contentinals back
Lee Einer wrote:
I believe those would have been the old 36hp engines. Later beetles put
out 40hp or more.
My 1960 Karmann Ghia would do up to 90mph on the flat- when I had enough
time to get it there...
My '75 bus had a 2.0L engine, a transplant from a '77, that was
supposedly good for
I would love to be able to Rory, but for some reason these are all
metal with a slotted back(inside the tire) that may screw off? and
there is a 13mm nut on the outside that may or may not hold down a
stand-off. Rubber grommet between the rim and the back side slotted
bit. May have some
So regina gets home in the SDL that has a possible bad head/gasket as
it had coolant dissappearing somewhere, no overheating or anything. We
had to leave again right away, i get in and it smells hot. I glance
over at the temp guage, the damn thing is pegged, the coolant light is
on. CRAP.
--- David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 9:41:27 -0400, meadedillon wrote
I don't think that the estate engine was
'de-tuned' compared to the
sedan. True, the SLS pump would be a parasitic
loss that the sedan
wouldn't have unless it had the SLS option. I
think
Casey-
Did you see how much that converted-to-diesel
280Z went for on Ebay some months back, something
close to (or over) $13K I believe. Granted, w/ 7+
more days to go, this car probably won't stay below
$2K, but you buy that car, put the engine in a sexier
body, and I bet you could at
Please cross post to [EMAIL PROTECTED] As I only get the digest.
Doing brakes on my car.
I cannot find a section in the damn CD manual.
I've got caliper off.
Do I have to remoce the hub to remove the rotor? Oh S%t, I have no
new seals.
Please confirm or repute.
Regards
--
Peter T. Arnold
Sick, sick, sick.
Wilton
91 350SDL, 87 showroom 300D (both all stock, even the wheels)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-Duo-83-240D-84-300D-turbo-diesel_W0QQitemZ4561511804QQcategoryZ6329QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
No affiliation, ect.
Rick Knoble
1985 300 CD
In a message dated 7/16/2005 6:45:57 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
a couple of months ago the a/c on my '85 300TD stopped cooling...At first I
chalked it up to a stuck mono valve because if I massaged the mono valve it
would sometimes start cooling again, but
On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 21:36:37 -0700 redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I would love to be able to Rory, but for some reason these are all
metal with a slotted back(inside the tire) that may screw off? and
there is a 13mm nut on the outside that may or may not hold down a
stand-off. Rubber
About to head out to look at a set of 6 1/2 J X 15 H 2 8-holers to
replace the rather tired looking originals on the wagon. Assuming
good cosmetics with only the most minor curb rash on a couple of them,
Dayton tires @~60% tread, does $250 sound reasonable? I'll probably
be replacing the tires
Sounds like a fair price Joe. At least, that's what I see on ebay all
the time. And you're saving 100 bucks on shipping costs.
Watch out that the ET is correct for the W124. Something like 45?
John
On 7/16/05, Joe Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
About to head out to look at a set of 6 1/2 J X
don't tell me let me guess, she saw it was hot and hurried home before
it overheated. BTDT,
Ken
In a message dated 7/16/2005 5:00:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] Damn women and the 300SDL
To: Mercedes mailing
I turned off the engine, let the pressure off, restarted the engine then
added the coolant. It was not pegged anymore but still running way way
too hot. It may not have been filled up all the way, I will mess with
it some more here in a little bit. She said the light was not on and
the temp
someone claiming to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I tried to explain how it was impossible for all the coolant to
have gone bye bye that quick without being spewed all over the ground.
There was none. Cant argue with a woman.
LoL, oh bless your soul for trying. But it can't be her fault, it's
no, she claimed it was not hot and the coolant light was on, then
mysteriously it came on the second I looked at it.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
don't tell me let me guess, she saw it was hot and hurried home
before it overheated. BTDT,
Ken
In a message dated 7/16/2005 5:00:27 AM Pacific
Why would the ignition coil fail on a 126?
The wife started out with our 89 560SEL, but she blew it up, so she has
had to go from car to car, blowing them all up as she goes, I cant keep
up with it all.
Trampas wrote:
New head is much cheaper than new wife.
Cars break and we love to fix
Well the ignition coil was my fault. I made an engine monitor which I hooked
up to her car to test. Thus I taped into the negative side of coil to
measure tachometer. Well the wires for engine monitor ran beside seat and
chafed such that the coil wire shorted to ground. This heated up coil and
Dogs Write Letters Too
Dear God, How come people love to smell flowers, but seldom, if ever,
smell one another? Where are their priorities?
Dear God, When we get to Heaven, can we sit on your couch? Or is it the
same old story?
Dear God, Excuse me, but why are there cars named after the
I forgot one other time she had a problem with her car. I had windshield
replaced and they did not put wipers on correctly and one popped lose, well
it was raining and it got into other wiper and broke wiper assembly under
cowl. Needless to say wife was not happy.
Regards,
Trampas
ignition coil? On a 300SD?
Trampas wrote:
Well the ignition coil was my fault. I made an engine monitor which I hooked
up to her car to test. Thus I taped into the negative side of coil to
measure tachometer. Well the wires for engine monitor ran beside seat and
chafed such that the coil wire
Got a car in for a turbo replacement. Anybody know what the book time
is for this job? How much are dealers and/or independants charging per
hour these days?
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 81 300TD,
81 240D, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76
We bought our 3rd MB, the 82 300TD in 2000 after having gone four
years since the 70 280se (108) and 10 years since the 230 (114). We
had an 85 Peugeot 505s wagon for a couple of years, but from 95 to
2000 drove a 90 crown vic. in 2002, the wife wrecked the CV, and we
bought a 84 300D, then my
Tennessee Professional Engineering Exam
1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon
tree that will support a 10 pound possum.
2. Which of the following cars will rust out the quickest
when placed on blocks in your front yard? A.66 Ford
Fairlane: B. 69 Chevrolet Chevelle:
David Goldsmith wrote:
Casey-
Did you see how much that converted-to-diesel
280Z went for on Ebay some months back, something
close to (or over) $13K I believe.
I've been thinking of making something in aluminum
and fiberglass, under 1500lb, maybe a replica of a 1960's
Ford GT or
Maybe it's time for Kleb to give up?
http://tinyurl.com/dygzc
But you were
On 7/16/05, Trampas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I forgot one other time she had a problem with her car. I had windshield
replaced and they did not put wipers on correctly and one popped lose,
well
it was raining and it got into other wiper and broke wiper assembly under
cowl.
Her's is a 420SEL
Regards,
Trampas
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 1:57 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Damn women and the 300SDL
ignition coil? On a 300SD?
Trampas
Steve MacSween wrote:
Okay, but I always understood that unless you think the coolant has
completely leaked out, the best thing to do is to leave the car running,
open the hood, and turn on the heater as high and hot as you can and try to
lower the temps a bit before you switch off and try to
Really depends on the fan clutch and other factors too. Personally my
temperature gauges on the 300SD reads 120 when warm (sensor is bad). But
before that the thermostat kept the temperature constant at 85-90C.
Regards,
Trampas
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Constantine N. Polites wrote:
Suddenly, without any noise or warning the blower stopped running. The
blower does not function in heat, defrost or A/C mode.
I have not checked any fuse yet. Is there a dedicated fuse for the
blower anywhere, besides the fuse box? The illustrations on the CD
Trampas wrote:
Really depends on the fan clutch and other factors too. Personally my
temperature gauges on the 300SD reads 120 when warm (sensor is bad). But
before that the thermostat kept the temperature constant at 85-90C.
Mine runs anywhere from 83C when I'm driving around 45 mph to 95C
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