and natural gas is running out too, just like oil.
Joe Knight wrote:
Kind of like running on natural gas. You can do pretty well if you
can fill up without having to pay for the electricity to compress the
stuff into your tank.
joe
___
For used parts
Not so. As long as Wisconsin continues to produce beer, bratwurst and
cheese, there will be no shortage of natural gas.
On 8/15/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
and natural gas is running out too, just like oil.
Joe Knight wrote:
Kind of like running on natural gas. You can
well yes, I suppose that is true.
LT Don wrote:
Not so. As long as Wisconsin continues to produce beer, bratwurst and
cheese, there will be no shortage of natural gas.
On 8/15/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
and natural gas is running out too, just like oil.
Joe Knight
Lt Don..
Do you have a personal recycling station? Don't want to know the
details :)
Chuck
Phoenix,AZ
1980 300SD
On Aug 15, 2005, at 4:09 PM, LT Don wrote:
Not so. As long as Wisconsin continues to produce beer, bratwurst and
cheese, there will be no shortage of natural gas.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So far I can think of things that would have to be
swapped: linkage, motor mount arms, oil filter canister, air cleaner
maybe.
ALL YES.
What else am I missing? Is the exhaust hookup the same?
Not exactly but not a huge PITA.
Any
other electrical differences
Yes - but it's only the opening sentenence. Don't give him any incouragement!
Also - I remember the SU's as having the oil dampers, not the
Strombergs. You have to get your facts straight to be a successful
writer (I wish!).
On 8/15/05, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Very nice as
Steve MacSween wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So far I can think of things that would have to be
swapped: linkage, motor mount arms, oil filter canister, air cleaner
maybe.
ALL YES.
What else am I missing? Is the exhaust hookup the same?
Not exactly but not a huge PITA.
Ok,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There could be a few problems, but they are BOTH OM617.95 engines - the
116 engine is a 617.950 while the 300SD had a 617.951 engine.
Kaleb, I did not see that Marshall had replied, before I wrote mine. He
noted some stuff I forgot
The
transmissions ARE
yea, I had already planned on keeping the 126 tranny of course.
Steve MacSween wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There could be a few problems, but they are BOTH OM617.95 engines - the
116 engine is a 617.950 while the 300SD had a 617.951 engine.
Kaleb, I did not see that Marshall had
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 2:00 PM
To: Weekly Highway Diesel Prices
Subject: Today's Diesel Prices
** ** **
Donald,
That Mastodon they found would not be out by Schoelfield, would it?
Last time I was in town they had the road ripped to heck and saw the
photo of the find, and figured it was bound to be close to there.
On Sunday, August 14, 2005, at 09:32 AM, Donald Snook wrote:
Diesel is $2.38
Hi,
The strombergs do have oil dampers, well the 175, as found in some Mercs, do
anyway.
You can see the black screws that access the oil resorvoir in these pics
http://www-cdr.stanford.edu/~cutkosky/jh/ZH_pics/carbs.html if you still
don't believe me then you can check out
http://cgi.ebay.ca/1973-Mercedes-Benz-280-Mint-Four-Door-Sedan_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6329QQitemZ4567793586QQrdZ1
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
Okie
The car costed $110,000 in 1987.
He isn't serious, is he?
On 8/15/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-1987-mercedes-benz-300-sdl-turbo-diesel-1985-sd-car_W0QQitemZ4567803305QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
guy seems like
yeeeaa
LT Don wrote:
The car costed $110,000 in 1987.
He isn't serious, is he?
On 8/15/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think you can buy a fancy wireless headphone system that enables you to do
just that. -Dan
In a message dated 8/14/2005 6:33:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I do most of my radio listening via the Internet -- AirAmericaRadio,
BBC, etc. This is stuff that you can't
Do I hear Dueling Banjo's in the background?
Rick Knoble
1985 300 CD
- Original Message -
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300SDL and 300SD package deal
yeeeaa
LT
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHGAHAHAHA
That made me think of the new dukes of hazard movie for some reason.
Rick Knoble wrote:
Do I hear Dueling Banjo's in the background?
Rick Knoble
1985 300 CD
- Original Message -
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
It is a former engine, it has shuffled off this mortal coil
On Sunday, August 14, 2005, at 07:39 PM, LT Don wrote:
This has one of the best Freudian slip typos I've ever seen:
this car does not run (ceased engine) and will probably never run
again
I guess if the engine has seized then it
Very good - keep us informed!
On 8/15/05, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
yesterday I finally got around to draining my fuel
tank. Not nearly as rusty as I thought. filtered the
fuel through thick denim (will filter to 5 microns),
then filtered a mix of used veggie oil, used
Diesel is $2.44 and unleaded is $2.48 in OKC today.
On 8/15/05, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
diesel here was $2.50/gal on saturday.
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'87 300SDL
'81 240D
'78 450SLC
I would rather drink beer on the stoop with bill hanging by a noose
from a tree branch.
On Monday, August 15, 2005, at 07:15 AM, JJJ wrote:
High fuel prices are ALL CLINTON'S FAULT!!
If that is true then answer me this: Why is the fuel here in the USA
STILL cheaper than any other place
High fuel prices are ALL CLINTON'S FAULT!!
I think that's giving him too much credit.
Right! It's all Reagan's fault!!!
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'87 300SDL
'81 240D
'78 450SLC
Its way out of control. Its been going up 10 cents every couple of days
here lately. It really sucks when you drive 200+ miles per day, 5-6
days a week. Im giving some serious thought to quiting my autotrader
job and contrating more on parting out cars.
OK Don wrote:
Diesel is $2.44 and
well...i guess i'd sit and wonder at the power of the fellow with the
saxaphone playin' your dirge...then maybe i'd ask him to invite george over
for a beer and see what happened...
I would rather drink beer on the stoop with bill hanging by a noose
from a tree branch.
On Monday, August
Potter, Tom E wrote:
Leave it to GM to make even a simple alternator removal a complicated
procedure that requires 47 special tools. Don't feel bad; Mr. Goodwrench
could not replace it either without a 15-page procedure and a box of
special tools.
Actually, it was a piece o' cake once someone
Yup - you are right! I didn't remember that. I quit working on those
about the time the Strombergs hit the shop. I knew they didn't have
that cool piston floating in the carb throat. I used to enjoy tuning
the SUs.
On 8/15/05, Hendrik Riessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
The strombergs do
Where is the solenoid? I've had similar problems, though intermittent
Thanks!!
Royce Engler
1985 300TD Turbo 265K
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 1:23 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I would rather drink beer with bill on the stoop with a branch
davidian hanging from a moose --
On 8/15/05, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I would rather drink beer on the stoop with bill hanging by a noose
from a tree branch.
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'87 300SDL
'81 240D
'78 450SLC
On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:04:51 -0500 OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
High fuel prices are ALL CLINTON'S FAULT!!
I think that's giving him too much credit.
Right! It's all Reagan's fault!!!
Nope. It's William McKinley's fault.
Craig
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/1973-Mercedes-Benz-280-Mint-Four-Door-Sedan_W0QQcmdZViewIte
mQQcategoryZ6329QQitemZ4567793586QQrdZ1
Actually, crystal meth is the choice on the street up here now. Authorities
are really freaked about it as it's CHEAP.
This guy needs more oxygen.
Anybody knows where I can get a vacuum diagram from my 72 250?
It's still backfiring and I'm guessing it's from the manifold port.
Any idea what the presure should be? also where do the hoses connect to? one
should go to the AC on/off switch. Not sure where the other one goes to.
Any help
I'm originally from Mtl as well, NDG, lived in Ottawa for more than 20 years
and now live in Gatinhol... Gagineau... make that Gatineau (former town of
Aylmer) across from Ottawa.
I'm actually a dual citizen, having been born in the same hospital as Hurst
(yes, TRUE) when my dad was working in
Hi again,
They do have a piston that moves up and down to alter the amount of air(and
fuel), that is why the need the damper.
I think basically the Stromberg works exactly the same as a SU. However I
have heard people say that the SU is easier to live with than the Stromy but
I would not know for
To follow on to Kaleb's question about a W116 engine going into a W126 (or
was it the other way around?),
How much difficulty would it be to put a 616.912 engine into a W121
(instead of the 621.910 engine)?
Craig
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/91299853.html --83 300D $2600cdn
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/91288386.html --91 e300 AWD $6k
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/91247946.html --87 diesel burb $3k
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/91165316.html --220D seller on crack
LOL, Small world. My sister is in Kanata.
I'm on a work visa. Work down here is hard to come by with the economy the way
it is.
Going from a low economic place to a high one like N. Cali is tough. I lived
there for 2 years and the first 3 months was the hardest. In the right area you
can rent
Wacko
On Monday, August 15, 2005, at 07:30 PM, OK Don wrote:
I would rather drink beer with bill on the stoop with a branch
davidian hanging from a moose --
On 8/15/05, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I would rather drink beer on the stoop with bill hanging by a noose
from a tree branch.
The Strombergs replaced the piston with a diaphragm. The needle that's
moved by either the piston or diaphragm is in both.
On 8/15/05, Hendrik Riessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi again,
They do have a piston that moves up and down to alter the amount of air(and
fuel), that is why the need
Anyone got a blue one they don't need, by any chance?
Otherwise, who's best to order one from?
You know what I mean, right? The carpet or velour thingies, not the plastic
coverlays. What the guy who owned my 240d in Texas should have had.
Yeech, what a mess is my dashtop, my codpiece quivers.
I saw that car also - http://tinyurl.com/amobf - but thought about a 617.951 :-)
I'm sure either one would be a bit of work, but very rewarding!
On 8/15/05, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To follow on to Kaleb's question about a W116 engine going into a W126 (or
was it the other way
Is it Friday yet?
On 8/15/05, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wacko
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'87 300SDL
'81 240D
'78 450SLC
Both are side-draft variable venturi carbs. Work a dream when they are
right, bit PITA when not -- FI is MUCH better!
Peter
Has anyone here actually DONE this? Pls e-mail me offlist, I have some
questions
Mac
You give all of the presidents too much credit. It's not the current
presidents fault, it's not Clinton's fault. Matter of fact, it's not any
president's fault!
To put things on perspective, if you were to factor inflation into 1981 gas
prices then 1981 gas would be the equivalent of $3.10 per
http://seattle.craigslist.org/pts/91311765.html
dude wants $350
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
http://seattle.craigslist.org/pts/91266266.html --80 617
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I do most of my radio listening via the Internet -- AirAmericaRadio,
BBC, etc. This is stuff that you can't get on normal broadcast band.
But I don't want to be tied to my desktop computer all of the time.
Would it be possible to design a small low-power FM
I like to blame the people driving the monster SUVs with only one person in the
car that I see commuting every day. I also like to blame automakers that are so
slow to respond to changes in the market. General Motors responds to slumping
SUV sales by restyling. Apparently nobody at the general
In a message dated 8/16/2005 2:49:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Our problem is that we are spoiled - we want cheap gas diesel, and we've
been getting cheap gas diesel for quite a while.
YES WE ARE!I try not to gripe about the price of fuel. I think of it
Curt Raymond wrote:
I seem to remember something maybe a year ago where the automakers were
saying that it would take a year of gas prices above $2 a gallon to make
SUV and truck sales slump. I haven't heard anything about that in quite
awhile. Anybody else remember that?
It has been
On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:38:02 -0400 Steve MacSween
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Has anyone here actually DONE this? Pls e-mail me offlist, I have some
questions
I thought I made it clear that I have actually done this in several
previous emails. That's why I have a 240D/3.0.
Craig
---
Craig
In a message dated 8/16/2005 9:35:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I like to blame the people driving the monster SUVs with only one person in
the car that I see commuting every day. I also like to blame automakers that
are so slow to respond to changes in the market.
Steve MacSween wrote:
Has anyone here actually DONE this? Pls e-mail me offlist, I have some
questions
I know that Craig McCluskey has, as has Mat Cama.
--
John L. Ervine
1981 240D 4-spd 267+kmi
1980 300TD 168+kmi
1980 300SD 277+kmi
visited A-1 barrel company this morning. They
recondition barrels, vacuuming out the contents. Oils
are strictly separated (showed me his certificate of
purity, which he needs to sell it to guys who use it
to heat shops, etc)...mix of virgin motor and tranny
fluid (mainly) with a tad of veggie.
Seems like California always gets screwed becase we
can afford it?
--- Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
diesel here was $2.50/gal on saturday.
On 8/15/05, Gabriel S.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I feel your pain paul...i took a trip to the napa
valley this weekend got reamed for fuel...i
yes ,the only problem is that you to find a good driveshaft place to cut the
drive shaft.
John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Steve MacSween wrote:
Has anyone here actually DONE this? Pls e-mail me offlist, I have some
questions
I know that Craig McCluskey has, as has Mat Cama.
--
John
yes ,the only problem is that you to find a good driveshaft place to cut the
drive shaft.
John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve MacSween wrote:
Has anyone here actually DONE this? Pls e-mail me offlist, I have some
questions
I know that Craig McCluskey has, as has Mat Cama.
--
John
Christopher McCann wrote:
visited A-1 barrel company this morning. They
recondition barrels, vacuuming out the contents. Oils
are strictly separated (showed me his certificate of
purity, which he needs to sell it to guys who use it
to heat shops, etc)...mix of virgin motor and tranny
fluid
Here in Atlanta we are blessed with two such driveshaft shops that are up
to this task. On my conversion, I had a true Euro 300d parts car so there
was no need to modify the driveshaft. It was a purely bolt in affair. The
N/A m617 with a manual trans behind it is really a nice driver.
Steve,
juan palacios wrote:
yes ,the only problem is that you to find a good driveshaft place to cut
the drive shaft.
Or, find the proper front halfshaft and just have it and the rear rebalanced.
--
John L. Ervine
1981 240D 4-spd 267+kmi
1980 300TD 168+kmi
1980 300SD 277+kmi
SUV's all get lumped together. My Toyota 4Runner does about as well on gas
as most mini-vans and nobody seems to write articles in the paper
complaining about the gas used by the soccor mommies driving around in
mini-vans. (how can you tell that irks me?) I can justify the 4Runner living
up here
I'll hoist one to his hanging.
Thomas E. Potter
Telephone: (713) 215-2877
Fax: (713) 215-2551
Mobile: (832) 794-0536
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of redghost
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 9:03 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
someone claiming to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You can still have your Escalade, you're just going to have to either
demand a smarter means of propulsion or quit bitching about what it
costs to fill it up. I'm doing my part.
Exactly. There is no shortage of Range Rovers and big Jags on the
Donald Snook wrote:
A friend of mine has a 93 500SEL for sale. Nice car lots of service records
(allegedly
I have not seen them). Is this one of those cars that reliability is
questionable at
best and the costs of maintenance and repair are catastrophic at worst? It
has around
Steve MacSween wrote:
People still smoke, and a pack is now about $7.
Wow, I thought $4 a pack in Michigan was high.
My nephew-in-law buys cigars instead. They look
exactly like cigarettes, except the paper is brown
instead of white. (same filter, same package)
He pays $0.99 for a pack of 20.
check the harness's behind the motor along the firewall in the plastic loom.
ETA is significantly cheaper AND there is only one
at 170kmi I'd check the chain, 150kmi is recommended to change the chain
Jim
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From: Donald Snook
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
W114 M130
-- Original message --
W115 or W108 chassis?
Peter
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Diesel here jumped 11 cents overnight, $2.469 to $2.579.
I think it comes with a twelve pack of speeding tickets. You simply
fill in the date of the traffic stop.
On 8/16/05, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A friend of mine has a 93 500SEL for sale. Nice car lots of service records
(allegedly – I have not seen them). Is this one of
Like I said: GM works to find ways to make things difficult. They found
out that the older GM alternators (85 Buick, etc.) were too easy for us
to replace--had to fix that.
Not that Ford is any better! Try changing a PS pump. They even changed
the taillight bulbs so the generic ones won't fit.
Donald Snook wrote:
A friend of mine has a 93 500SEL for sale. Nice car lots of service
records (allegedly – I have not seen them). Is this one of those cars
that reliability is questionable at best and the costs of maintenance
and repair are catastrophic at worst? It has around 170,000
the comment care to live any other place in the world got my attention, I
live in Mexico and love it, so I´ll go by a Pemex station and check the
price of diesel, do the conversion to peso, and we will see if where we are
in the big bad world. 1st I am going to have a couple of cervezas, listen
In a message dated 8/16/2005 1:35:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
the comment care to live any other place in the world got my attention, I
live in Mexico and love it, so I´ll go by a Pemex station and check the
price of diesel, do the conversion to peso, and we will
Yes...But is it normal for the low setting to be so low as to be
almost imperceptible?
On 8/15/05, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Thanks, Marshall. I recently changed the foam connector hose.
My question was really how much action can you expect to
I owned a blue 1973 280 (our first Benz) and it had a great ride.
Only problem is (my bete noir) MANUAL windows! :((
On 8/15/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/1973-Mercedes-Benz-280-Mint-Four-Door-Sedan_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6329QQitemZ4567793586QQrdZ1
Like I said, IT'S ALL CLINTON'S FAULT!!!
On 8/16/05, Gabriel S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Seems like California always gets screwed becase we
can afford it?
--- Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
diesel here was $2.50/gal on saturday.
On 8/15/05, Gabriel S.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nice to know that both cars have a 4-speed overdrive automatic transmission
...
On 8/15/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHGAHAHAHA
That made me think of the new dukes of hazard movie for some reason.
Rick Knoble wrote:
Do I
Thanks for the suggestions about my question of buying a used E320 Vs a
E300D.
Now that the discussion has turned into a comparision of gas Vs diesel
prices I guess I'll report on the prices around here (Va) - unleaded gas is
around $2.45 with diesel even higher at $2.49.
Still not sure
You're sick.
On 8/15/05, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I would rather drink beer on the stoop with bill hanging by a noose
from a tree branch.
On Monday, August 15, 2005, at 07:15 AM, JJJ wrote:
High fuel prices are ALL CLINTON'S FAULT!!
If that is true then answer me this:
Federal incentives promote biodiesel
U.S. biodiesel production is expected to double this year as a direct
result of lofty oil prices and increasing government support, industry
officials said this week.
Energy Department officials said biodiesel could make up 10 percent of
U.S. fuel within a
Hi gang!
I am faced with replacing the timing chain on my '81 300D, 207K miles,
now at 6 degrees of stretch. Searching around I found articles and post
to replace the chain.
My concern, given the various guides, tensioner, rails and chain that
are interlinked, what is normally replaced to do a
Jim Zavesky wrote:
check the harness's behind the motor along the firewall in the plastic
loom.
ETA is significantly cheaper AND there is only one
at 170kmi I'd check the chain, 150kmi is recommended to change the
chain
What is the ETA?
Donald H. Snook
McDonald,
Larry wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions about my question of buying a used E320 Vs a
E300D.
Now that the discussion has turned into a comparision of gas Vs diesel
prices I guess I'll report on the prices around here (Va) - unleaded gas
is
around $2.45 with diesel even higher at
Mine is...
Royce Engler
1985 300TD Turbo 265K
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of andrew strasfogel
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 12:53 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blower motor
Yes...But is it normal for the low
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for the suggestions about my question of buying a used E320 Vs a
E300D.
Now that the discussion has turned into a comparision of gas Vs diesel
prices I guess I'll report on the prices around here (Va) - unleaded gas is
around $2.45 with diesel even higher at
Right you are Randy I should have been more specific. I had an '88 GMC Jimmy
S15 for years. The little 2.8l v6 was alot like driving a 240D (good practice)
but it would get a solid 25mpg. My Dad had a Chevy Tracker (sadly dispatched by
a Subaru wagon while sitting in the driveway) that did an
Theodore Lucas wrote:
Hi gang!
I am faced with replacing the timing chain on my '81 300D, 207K miles,
now at 6 degrees of stretch. Searching around I found articles and post
to replace the chain.
My concern, given the various guides, tensioner, rails and chain that
are interlinked, what is
It's loads of fun, trust me. :-) I have the same engine but in a
lighter car (E500) with a few extra ponies from some intake exhaust
mods. My best 1/4 mile time here at 2700' elevation was 13.86 @
101.29mph... I'm itching to try it at sea level (expecting 13.6 @
104mph, maybe.)
I believe 'ETA'
Thank you, Royce! Sometimes I raise really simple issues that require
a simple answer. I feel better already
On 8/16/05, Royce Engler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mine is...
Royce Engler
1985 300TD Turbo 265K
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL
Thanks Marshall for the reply. I feel more confident now to just replace
the tensioner, chain and link to keep it simple. The two lower rails
look to be a lot of work to replace and given they hold the shortest
free length of chain, they should hold up the best. The tensioner rail
appears to
Hey, let's have a contest and see how many layers of quote-backs we can
stack up!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:25:48 +
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Mercedes Digest, Vol 3, Issue 95
Message: 4
Date: Sat, 13 Aug
Roger, you gotta be kiddin'!
You mean to say that all them 500 engined MB's have engine guts
problems? Oh those poor folks in their SL500's and E500's...
Are you also saying that there are no MB's out there over 10 years old
that haven't had an A/C problem? Just read on this List a few days ago
On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 15:49:48 -0500 Dan Landiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey, let's have a contest and see how many layers of quote-backs we can
stack up!
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Craig...
I wish a lot more listers would trim a lot of stuff.. Sure
does get in the way
Thx...
Take care,
Chuck
Phoenix, AZ
On Aug 16, 2005, at 1:54 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote:
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hey mathieu ,i plan to move to atlanta,i need to good junk yard with planny
mercedes cars ,and reasonable prices.or do you have good deals on mercedes.
Mathieu J. Cama [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Here in Atlanta we are blessed with
two such driveshaft shops that are up to this task. On my
Juan,
I occasionally have cars for sale, but my mainstay is repair and mechanical
restoration. There are recyclers here in the area that you should look into
when you get into town. Every once in a while they have some interesting
cars roll through. If by good deals you mean am I am the
Take shaft complete should do it. Replace the flex disks if at all
worn, they aren't all that expensive. Neither is a new carrier and
center bearing.
Do check the replacement shaft for a stiff joint before installing
Peter
i did not said cheap ,but i meant good reasonable prices ,rememeber these cars
are not new there are 20 years old or older,people always look for good deals
not giving for free.good business people
Mathieu J. Cama [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Juan,
I occasionally have cars for sale, but my
Good writeup on Mercedesshop forum.
You MUST have a chain swager or equivalent, you don't want to use a
master link (I've heard of more than one failing). You can hold the
chain in place by hand with a helper or with wire ties (vise grips work
too, but are a PITA).
Yes, I would replace a
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