[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My 1972 W108 had electronic fuel injection and points to trigger the
electronic ignition..
Yes. But the trigger points below the distributor plate had nothing to do
with the ignition system.
But some D-jet cars had points ignitions as well, which I think was the
larger
what?? no, you got it wrong, buddy. wake up at noon. go to bimby
and take a nap. play cards all night
At 01:45 PM 9/10/2005, you wrote:
I like Jabba's schedule -- very natural for me. Work most of the
night, get up after noon, start over again.
On 9/10/05, JabbaHursty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Has Mercedes ever made an All Wheel Drive diesel?
Thanks
-Dave Walton
P.S. Unimogs don't count.
My pick would be a 300GD A G-wagon with a 617, 5sp, factory locking axles, and
4 doors would make the perfect rock-crawling, hunting rig! Here's a nice
G-wagon site.
for those to whom 2 world wars has not proven the madness of the
germans, there is the M100
At 02:34 PM 9/10/2005, you wrote:
Hi, everyone!
Anyone know a trick to removing the water pump on our most wonderful
treasure of a car? Another fun challenge of our 77 450SEL 6.9 There
has just got
While removing the balancer isn't unheard of on an MB (most early 617s
required this), there is usually a notch in the balancer to provide
access -- rotate the crank around until you have the notch over the
lower bolt. This is true of the M116/117 engines as well. Usually
there is a hole in
You won't mistake them.
The ignition points are a standard set in the top of the dizzy, cost
about $8.
The FI trigger points are a quadruple set installed in the base on a
large fitting with six wires connected to them, and cost $400.
Peter
You should remember that the M100 is a very limited production engine
-- something less that 30,000 total units between 1963 and 1980
something.
It is rather unique, I suppose, but is similar to all MB automotive V8s
aside from peculiarities like a huge mechanical injeciton pump in the
I know it is a pushrod design with gear driven cam (why American designers
use chains on their V8s is beyond me)
Maybe because it's less likely to jump a tooth, as was NOT uncommon, in the
thirties.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
~
Dave,
The Glanderwagen... GDxxx..
Take care,
Chuck
Phoenix, AZ, butg now in Danville, VA for GWS TOR... Going to
autocross tomorrow and run the time trials on Monday.
1980 300SD..
On Sep 10, 2005, at 2:18 PM, dave walton wrote:
Has Mercedes ever made an All Wheel
I can only find 4-matics with gas engines in the charts. I'd love to get a
Diesel 4-matic. Do you know what years they produced them - or is this
something we missed out on in the US?
Thanks
-Dave Walton
On 9/10/05, RAH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Has Mercedes ever made an All Wheel Drive
Hi Dave,
240GD http://www.vinthers.dk/armyg.htm
300GD http://www.vinthers.dk/my_new_300gd.htm
M class diesel with various engines including the new V6
and E class http://www.benzworld.org/news/news.asp?id=294
plus a heap of commercial 4x4 including the Unimog
Hendrik
- Original Message
You might want to rephrase your question to include the phrases (1) that can
be parallel parked in a normal driving environment and (2) that is
reasonably available for purchase in the US of A.
On 9/10/05, dave walton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Has Mercedes ever made an All Wheel Drive
True - but we don't have near the lobbying power that the electric
power industry has, and they smell $$$ and the opportunity to horn in
on the braodband to the home market.
If they had BPL in Baton Rouge, this would have been a lot more difficult -
Field teams were continuing to use HF to
If he needs professional help, he can contact Bill T. at CB Automotive on
Chicago Ave in Ft Walton Beach or Gene Hunter AKA Dr. Benz. Also in Ft Walton
Beach. Bill fixed my lock cylinder failure about 10 years ago but it cost
several hunderd $.
There is also an active MBCA group in that area
Now now. Just because terrorists could throw a small firecracker into Kleb's
back yard and start a gas and oil fire that would consume Claremore -- no,
that has zero impact on the world -- or consume Oklahoma -- only marginally
more of an impact -- is no reason to think that he might own too
So today I put 3 cans of diesel purge in Hammie's tank to finally prove to
myself he needed injectors. I know I know, but I really didn't have time to run
them through properly and I still had 5 cans from the time I ordered 2 cans and
WorldPac accidentally shipped 2 cases.
The diesel purge
Starter on a 240D can be done easily from the top. I watched my
brother-in-law do it three times in one month on my '77 240D. [Do NOT buy
the replacement starter from ORiley's! -- get it from Rusty!!!]
On 9/10/05, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So today I put 3 cans of diesel purge
I was afraid this was going to happen during the cross pollination.
On 9/10/05, John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.autobild.de/projektor/projektor.php?artikel_id=8186pos=12
It looks like a Chrysler Pacifica got drunk and knocked up a Chevy
My god, it looks like the next generation Suzuki XL-7.
Why torpedo on roof? Special U-boat commemorative edition?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was afraid this was going to happen during the cross pollination.
On 9/10/05, John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL
You should remember that the M100 is a very limited production engine
-- something less that 30,000 total units between 1963 and 1980 something.
And the new 6.3 V8 designed and built by AMG produces over twice the hp (510)
the old one did. It will be first introduced in the '06 ML63.
Is MB building any aluminum block Diesels?
The old Buick V8 (the turbo version with a hotter cam, headers, 4
barrel, minus the dead turbo) sure pushed my MGA plenty fast. It
didn't have good oil to the cam - everyone I saw (4?) had the same
three lobes worn severely. Yes, a modern BMW engine
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The FI trigger points are a quadruple set installed in the base on a
large fitting with six wires connected to them, and cost $400.
Godalmighty, the last (and only) set of trigger points I bought for my long
departed 450SE cost eighty bucks which I thought at the time
Every day, an agonizing decision.
Seems that Jimmy Barrier, owner of Barrier MB in Bellevue WA (not to mention
Barrier Porsche, Barrier Volvo, Barrier Audi and so on) is now making the four
mile commute from Hunt's Point to the store each day in his new SLR. The
Maybach 57 is probably just
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As to Rover (BMW), they have abandoned the underpowered old GM designed V-8
for BMW power.
Sign ze papers, herr Rover Direcktor, or Auntie in Barston Vells eest
KAPUT!.
Mac
Craig McCluskey wrote:
Certainly less hassle, but aren't the OE harnesses made of the same
wonderful materials?
Good question. Volvo ran into the same problem, except for them it was
the mid-80s years. When they discovered the problem, they started
selling a replacement harness with a
Rick Knoble wrote:
I had a '78 BMW 530i. Same thing, L-Jetronic w/points. It also had these
stainless steel exhaust manifolds called reactors. If I had it to do over
again, I would fabricate intake manifolds and put on Webers. THAT car was a
money pit...
After lots of problems with my '75 VW
Russ Maki wrote:
The Spirit (a co-worker had one) was a POS -- the last gasp of AMC. The
Eagle was a pretty durable set of wheels. Its rear seal issues weren't
that rare among US straight sixes, as I recall. .I know many of the
Fords I drove during the period had similar problems.
I had
Fmiser wrote:
My 1972 W108 had electronic fuel injection and points to trigger the
electronic ignition.
Points were a _very_ mature technology at that time, and with no high
voltage on them they will last a long, long, time.
Agreed, but unfortunately VW was still running the full coil
they have abandoned the underpowered old GM designed V-8 for BMW power
They've recently abandoned the BMW engines in favor of Jaguar engines
thorughout the line.
--
Rory Morrison
Oroville, WA
1985 300SD
1982 300TD
That would be throughout
They've recently abandoned the BMW engines in favor of Jaguar engines
thorughout the line.
--
Rory Morrison
Oroville, WA
1985 300SD
1982 300TD
OK Don wrote:
True - but we don't have near the lobbying power that the electric
power industry has, and they smell $$$ and the opportunity to horn in
on the braodband to the home market.
Heck, even the aircraft industry lobbied against it. HF is still used
to keep in contact with
Dave Walton wrote:
I can only find 4-matics with gas engines in the charts. I'd love to get a
Diesel 4-matic. Do you know what years they produced them - or is this
something we missed out on in the US?
I don't think they were officially sold in the USA, But I do see one on Ebay
every so
That's great! I'll have to save it for future use!
My favorite comment about BPL was by a British commentator, while it was
being tested there: Some day aliens and future archaeologists will
wonder why we constructed a phased antenna array across the north of
England to beam credit card
Yes, lots of them, but none imported to the USA. My 1987 300D
(124.133) was available in Europe with 4Matic (AWD) as a 124.333,
ditto the wagon version (124.393) and a bunch of other combinations of
engines too. Such a shame we never got those. Nearly impossible to
import to the USA unless you
Diesel listers, we have a list member (lurker) in a spot of trouble. Jim
Vogel is stranded in Greenville, IL (about an hour east of St. Louis on
I-70) with a 1984 300D that has a severe transmission fluid leak. He says he
stopped for diesel and dinner, and when he came out he saw a trail of
Yes, the new OE harness are made of the same stuff. But, if you don't
intend to keep the car more than another 10 years, that should
suffice... then the next owner may get to repeat the treatment.
Underhood heat may play a part in this. Whenever I park the car, I
always pop the hood so things
Sunil, I don't want to call him without bouncing my gut reaction off anyone
else who's up and at it between now and when Jim wakes up tomorrow (This
would be a great one to hear from Marshall on.)
First, I suggest that he go out tomorrow in daylight and have a good look
around to see what is
or me.
On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:00:31 -0500, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's OK - we only pay attention to typos and spelling errors when
Kaleb makes them -- --
On 9/10/05, Rory [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That would be throughout
--
Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (happily
could also be an trany cooler line. Focus on the visual inspection in the
morning, then decide what needs to be done. Sleep helps stress
tremendously!
Luther
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 00:27:16 -0500, Steve MacSween
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My concern is that it *might* actually be an oil
Sunil Hari wrote:
Diesel listers, we have a list member (lurker) in a spot of trouble.
I just got off the phone with Jim. I don't have any definate idea what
the problem could be, but I'm headed over to Greenville tomorrow morning
with jackstands and shop rags to see if we can figure it
Long day working on vehicles, with a warning about vacuum hoses. On
the 92 300TDt I first pulled the passenger headlamp which has the
euro wagon level control feature, careful not to
bust the vacuum hose. This was required so I could look at the bosch
headlamp wiper unit which wasn't
good luck. Its sure great to have list members to help out.
tom savage wrote:
Sunil Hari wrote:
Diesel listers, we have a list member (lurker) in a spot of trouble.
I just got off the phone with Jim. I don't have any definate idea what
the problem could be, but I'm headed over to
Diesel listers, we have a list member (lurker) in a spot of trouble. Jim
Vogel is stranded in Greenville, IL (about an hour east of St. Louis on
I-70) with a 1984 300D that has a severe transmission fluid leak. He
says he
stopped for diesel and dinner, and when he came out he saw a trail of
You guys are fantastic. Thanks for pitching in.
On 9/11/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
good luck. Its sure great to have list members to help out.
tom savage wrote:
Sunil Hari wrote:
Diesel listers, we have a list member (lurker) in a spot of trouble.
I just got
I know I'm a little late here but it sounds like a tailshaft seal is leaking or
maybe possibly a trans line. If only I was closer to St Louis. I'm about 3 1/2
hours north.
David J. Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Diesel listers, we have a list member (lurker) in a spot of trouble. Jim
Vogel
Vernon, call Tim Mize, D E Qual. Ser., 919-872-7771, in N. Raleigh
Wilton
They may have been reliable, but they certainly had a thirst for oil, burning
and leaking. Never saw a Chevy or a Pontiac with a 2.5 that didn't leave a
plume of oil (or puddle) behind it
Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I no longer remember if the iron duke was a new engine in the
I hated changing the oil in those things, especially the later ones with the
filter up inside the pan. messy
Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Believe it or not, was still in use in slightly evolved form, in the Sunfire
until the late 90s.
Bugs still not ironed out, disposable by 150k.
Must be the altitude, they are all airheads out there
Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
that guy is a moron.
Luther Gulseth wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/c2emk
FOR CHEAP!
hahah, what are they smokin up there? Corn stalk?
Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (happily running
I actually think Buick offered the smalled OHC in the Skyhawk and it was the
Skylark that they had the 2.5. There was also the Celebrity and lets not forget
the Pontiac Fiero
Kevin kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In the 70's, GM did build smaller cars such as the Buick Skyhawk and the
Chevy
My version of the Chevy II's was later called the Nova which started out with a
inline 6 and that goes back to '62. Unless they had another Chevy II ?
Dan Weeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's the same block as was used in the Chevy IIs in the early
sixties, so it goes at least that far
I took a small trip about 125 miles of highway driving at 65-75 mph. The car
is a 1983 240D with 63,000 miles on it in good condition. It was a hot day
83+ degrees. After exiting the turnpike and stopping for a light, I noticed
that the oil pressure gage was fluttering on or about the number 2
You need to remove the instrument cluster and take a look at the
mechanical gears and slip rings that are part of the speedo design.
Some small bit or piece has worn out or the friction has changed on
the sliprings and steel shafts.
Take the speedo to a local speedometer shop. If they are
they skyhawk would have been the same as the pontiac sunbird and
cadilliac cimmeron, well and the chevy cavalier for that matter(j body).
The early pontiacs had OHC 1.8 aluminum head and the later ones had a
2.0. The cavaliers had a different engine, early ones was a ohv 2.0 and
later was
On 9/11/05, Anthony Galioto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I took a small trip about 125 miles of highway driving at 65-75 mph. The
car is a 1983 240D with 63,000 miles on it in good condition. It was a hot
day 83+ degrees. After exiting the turnpike and stopping for a light, I
noticed that the
As many have pointed out, one possibility is the oil cooler line. The
passengers side line, at the connection point with the oil cooler
should be examined. The hose, if not properly aligned, has a lot of
stress on it at this point and will eventually leak. If you install
new hoses on both
Not much of a surprise, since the M100 was designed in the 1959-1962
time frame (without computers, lol) and was VERY powerful for it's
displacement at the time. 300 hp, 400 ft/lbs torque in 1963 on 6.3L
was HUGE. It gave the 600 Pullman 0-60 times of around 11 sec and a
top speed of 130
L-Jet?
in 75 I'd have though it was D-Jet, same as the 73 Fastback my sister
had. She sold it because the fuel injectors and lines kept leaking,
was afraid it would catch fire. I've seen far too many VW's burning on
the side of the road, probably a good idea!
Peter
On Saturday, September
Hyperutecnic {is the term} US piston manufactures have been making
hyperutecnic pistons for about 10 years. High silicon content allows for
closer piton to wall clearance thus producing less emissions. The piston is
stronger than a cast piston but not as strong as a forged piston. Will
Check the cooler lines to the radiator, they tend to crack with age and
will dump huge amounts of fluid quickly. Little or no flow cold as it
is thremostatically controlled, I think.
Otherwise, it got too hot and the fluid foamed as it got in the gear
train. A fluid change may fix that,
Well, a cast iron head on an aluminum engine IS kinda weird The
Vega is a good example of why everyone now buys Japanese cars.
Peter
That's the car. Was also available with a 4.
My version of the Chevy II's was later called the Nova which started
out with a inline 6 and that goes back to '62. Unless they had
another Chevy II ?
Dan Weeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's the same block as was used in the Chevy IIs in
They had a 4 popper for that chevy? Kinda big for a 4. I hotrodder friend of
mine has a 62 that he stuffed a 396 in
Dan Weeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's the car. Was also available with a 4.
My version of the Chevy II's was later called the Nova which started
out with a inline 6 and
I always thought VW used the simpler CIS injection
Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
L-Jet?
in 75 I'd have though it was D-Jet, same as the 73 Fastback my sister
had. She sold it because the fuel injectors and lines kept leaking,
was afraid it would catch fire. I've seen far too many
Funny think about the Pontiacs is that they hardly shared any parts (especially
engines) with their Chevy and Buick counterparts.
Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
they skyhawk would have been the same as the pontiac sunbird and
cadilliac cimmeron, well and the chevy cavalier for
The early Chevy II was a boxy little car, compact by 70s standards, and
a four cylinder as just fine. Remember, cars had MUCH less performance
then than now, and high milage was important cause gas was
proportionately more expensive than up to just recently. A six was a
squeeze, and the V8
Wonder what it woudl take to fix it
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-500-Series-560-SEL-1991-MERCEDES-560-SEL_W0QQitemZ4574898800QQcategoryZ6332QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D,
K-jet came out around 74 or 75 -- up to that time, only D-Jet was
available. LH-Jet came along about then, too.
K-jet (CIS) was the best, as far as I'm concerned, but I don't think it
was ever installed on the flat four, which was on it's way out by then.
VW put D-Jet on the flat four in
Hola
I sold lots of remanufactured Vega short blocks, no cylinder head. Block was
sleeved with cast iron sleeves, finished to the proper size, and block
surfaced ready to accept the old head that was many times OK. I bought them
4 at time from a production rebuilder out of LA.
Adios Don
The standard engine for the early Chevy IIs was the cast iron 4 banger. This
engine was the the same as the reliable workhorse 230 CID inline 6 cylinder
just missing two cylinders. Same bore and stroke etc. everything was just
shorter. GM did the same thing with their first aluminum 225 CID V-6
Kaleb -
Wow! Is that from rust?
Barry
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:18 AM
To: Banned List; Mercedes mailing list
Subject: [MBZ] anybody ever seen anything like this?
Wonder what it
Have had enough interest in a Linux list to go ahead and try it out.
The list is set up and ready to go. The sign up page is
http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/linux_striplin.net
Feel free to sign up and speak linux. Had considered making it not only
a linux list but a general computer
Doesnt look like it, looks like they hit something REAL hard.
Barry Stark wrote:
Kaleb -
Wow! Is that from rust?
Barry
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:18 AM
To: Banned List; Mercedes
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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 Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
--
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 Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
you failed
Now GM is doing that with the 4.3L V6, a 350 V8 with two cylinders loped
off.
Don
On 9/11/05, Barry Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The standard engine for the early Chevy IIs was the cast iron 4 banger.
This
engine was the the same as the reliable workhorse 230 CID inline 6
cylinder
I just got back from Greenville. Jim wasn't kidding when he said it was
a massive leak - it leaks out faster than you can pour it in when the
engine is running. There's no way the car can be driven. The fluid is
leaking out of the torque convertor grate. It appears to be coming from
the
In a message dated 9/11/2005 11:38:14 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I just got back from Greenville. Jim wasn't kidding when he said it was
a massive leak - it leaks out faster than you can pour it in when the
engine is running. There's no way the car can be
tom savage wrote:
Is there a simple seal in there or a bearing to keep the fluid in?
There's the front seal on the input shaft...
--
John L. Ervine
1981 240D 4-spd 268+kmi
1980 300TD 170+kmi
1980 300SD 277+kmi
1977 280S 4-spd 80+kmi
You failed.
On 9/11/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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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 Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Everyone, thanks so much for helpful comments! Chuck, I'm glad of the
reminder of that useful website. We have tried almost every suggestion
and the bottom edge of the pump remains stuck behind the balancer about
1/32 nd of an inch! Really a trial in patience. We'll get it though,
just a
Hauling some REALLY heavy contraband?
Jerry Ö¿Ö
~
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:51 AM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] anybody ever seen anything like
The tranny is going to have to be pulled to replace that seal. Could
also be the front pump gasket maybe. Either way, the tranny has to come out.
tom savage wrote:
I just got back from Greenville. Jim wasn't kidding when he said it was
a massive leak - it leaks out faster than you can pour
You need to look at the condition of the fluid that's left. If it has metal
flakes then it will also need a rebuild.
Often, a massive leak will lead to a damaged transmission before the driver
can stop. This happened to me on the way home from Tuscaloosa, AL in my 87
300SDL. My tranny blew a
Don Teresa Merriman wrote:
Now GM is doing that with the 4.3L V6, a 350 V8 with two cylinders loped
off.
Is that new I-5 of theirs an I-6 with one cylinder missing? It's kind
of interesting to see the U.S. car makers discover the 5-cylinder layout.
Peter Frederick wrote:
L-Jet?
in 75 I'd have though it was D-Jet, same as the 73 Fastback my sister
had. She sold it because the fuel injectors and lines kept leaking,
was afraid it would catch fire. I've seen far too many VW's burning on
the side of the road, probably a good idea!
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Often, a massive leak will lead to a damaged transmission before the driver
can stop. This happened to me on the way home from Tuscaloosa, AL in my 87
300SDL. My tranny blew a front seal and I pumped out fluid. The first I know
about it was when I suddenly dropped from 4th
Jim called me again - he said that he and Tom have figured out that
the tranny leak is coming from the torque converter.
Solutions?
Suggestions?
On 9/11/05, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Check the cooler lines to the radiator, they tend to crack with age and
will dump huge amounts
Sunil Hari wrote:
Jim called me again - he said that he and Tom have figured out that
the tranny leak is coming from the torque converter.
Solutions?
Suggestions?
According to Tom, it was coming through the grill below the TC. That's usually
one of couple things - loose bolts or bad front
On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:17:15 -0600 Dave M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, the new OE harness are made of the same stuff. But, if you don't
intend to keep the car more than another 10 years, that should
suffice... then the next owner may get to repeat the treatment.
Underhood heat may play a
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:57:11 -0400 Anthony Galioto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
After exiting the turnpike and stopping for a light, I noticed that the
oil pressure gage was fluttering on or about the number 2 on the gage.
Going down to 2 bar is fine. The fluttering can be stopped, if desired, by
Dropped off a hoist? Not likely.
Chain reaction collision where the driver braked hard, nose went down, rear
went high and the next car went in underneath and the tires/suspension took
the impact?
Not from rust for sure.
Mac
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kaleb -
Wow! Is that from rust?
Barry
It is however, just what Kaleb needs - another project car to re-build!
On 9/11/05, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dropped off a hoist? Not likely.
Chain reaction collision where the driver braked hard, nose went down, rear
went high and the next car went in underneath and the
no, more than I would pay for it, and somebody else already bought it
looks like.
OK Don wrote:
It is however, just what Kaleb needs - another project car to re-build!
On 9/11/05, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dropped off a hoist? Not likely.
Chain reaction collision where the
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 13:22:32 -0700 David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think Marshall said the minimum is 0.3 bar at idle.
The absolute minimum is 0.5 bar at idle.
Craig
Can't let an oil thread die!
I got the results from the last analysis on the 300SDL this week - at
10,682 miles on the oil (Mobil 1) there was 0.6% soot.
I'm going to change the filter, add oil to half way between the marks,
and sample again at another 10k miles. I'll report the results -- --
Zeitgeist wrote:
That thing's an embarassment...not unlike the new R-Class rolling
turd. What the hell's gone wrong with German designers these
days? They used to be so reliably solid and distinctive, now
they're all agog over weird arcs and pointless embellishments. Sad
I like to call
The styling doesn't bother me as much as the fact that it's now based
on the same platform as the M-class, making it more of a
soccer-mom/poser vehicle and no longer a serious offroader like the
old G. Unitbody? Independent rear suspension? Bleah.
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D
Steve MacSween wrote:
Dropped off a hoist? Not likely.
Chain reaction collision where the driver braked hard, nose went down, rear
went high and the next car went in underneath and the tires/suspension took
the impact?
Not from rust for sure.
Pothole while ridiculously overloaded? Seems
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