where's my 123 CD's?
yup, you're worthless.
On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:44:30 -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I remember some adjustment on the 124 coupes, but cant remember on the
123's. Not much help eh?
Luther Gulseth wrote:
my '82 300CD driver's door doesn't completely
Jim - is it possible that your solution will wok on an '83 SD? Right
now,
only the driver's door locks/unlocks all the doors, trunk, etc. Using
the
key at the trunk or right side door will only lock/unlock that 'door'
on my
car, unlike the more versatile system on my '90 124.
I believe
V Layton wrote:
Did I really see that W201 diesel beat that Vette? THAT'S somethin'!
That's Jorma's old 2.3-16V chassis with OM603 (1986/87 300SDL/300D engine)
He used the 5sp from the 16v, with a custom double plate clutch, 457hp.
1/4 mile in the mid 13s is very good for a turbo diesel with
andrew strasfogel wrote:
I'm still under 20 mpg (276K miles 83 300TD) and it's neither leaky
fuel lines nor a faulty odometer. As of now I still don' have a clue
what might be causing this crppy fuel economy. The car runs fine
otehrwise. To make matters worse, diesel sells for more than
Lookee what I found at ~ 4/5 the way through. It's only a couple
frames, so watch closely...
It kinda looks like a wrongly-labelled 124 TD, but perhaps it's newer
and I'm wrong?
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/x3/large.html
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 1/2/06 5:40 PM, Tom Scordato [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Honey can we get this for my Birthday...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1956-MERCEDES-BENZ-300SL-GULLWING-COPENHAGEN-SH
OW-CAR_W0QQitemZ4600816537QQcategoryZ6330QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I think for that kinda dough, I'd
that scary thing was on eBay a while back for sale
On Sunday, January 1, 2006, at 08:27 PM, V Layton wrote:
No, but will TRY to download it and see it (computer allowing) when I
get back from the store tonight. I thought the Finns wern't allowed
to mod thier cars due to regulations. This
I've done my part to combat the grass fires we've been having since
they've surrounded us (though still at least 10 miles away).
I washed all four cars, rotated tires, and removed the snow tires from
the 300D 2.5 today. If that doesn't bring rain and/or snow, I don't
know what will -
--
OK
Here's a question for those of you that know the intricate workings in
computers. I have a computer that has a ASUS A7V-VE motherboard and an
Athlon XP1800 + (AX1800DMT3C) CPU. It started having problems a while back
and I just set it aside. I had a few moments today to play with it, so I set
it
OK and thanks, Jim - I'll look for the necessary hardware and add that to
the to-do list. I want to get the '83SD in top shape to try the route 66
ride in September - at only 210k miles, its barely broken in!
Werner
- Original Message -
From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Wheels are cool, brakes fine - I maintain this car religiously.
So, then, you dress like the Pope or just a Nun when changing oil and such?
RLE
Just what I was thinking.
--mf
On Jan 1, 2006, at 10:18 PM, Ed Booher wrote:
On 1/1/06, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/121851564.html -- 62 220sb $150
Damn you Seattle for being so far away from Indianapolis!
--
North Hollywood Speedometer is another possibility - also, they have very
quick turnAround.
Sincerely,
Larry T (78 240D)
A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
For Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
Weber Carb Stuff http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs
On 1/2/06, Barry Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sometimes pressing or tapping various
places on the M/B seems to either correct the video or make it worse.
Sounds to me a little like the board may have been damaged, most
likely with the addition or removal of a PC card. If pressing or
tapping
Your board might be grounding out, power supply is bad or your BIOS is
corrupt (Or all of the above). Try taking the motherboard out of the case
and place it on a non conductive surface such as a wood board. Plug just
the power supply, CPU and memory in. Boot. If a go then go to another
David writes:
Lee Levitt wrote:
Yep, this is pretty much what I did. The actuator and the
control rod
are threaded, and it's unclear whether they're simply
supposed to be
forced together or whether you're supposed to spin one to
thread the
rod into the actuator.
I think
If you just need to rebuild your odo don't waste your money sending it
someone who is just going to replace the one little plastic gear in there
that breaks over time. I bought the gear for 5 bucks and replaced it
myself. Total time, 30 min.
N
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi, Barry.
I used to have a computer repair company, and the things that I would try
would be:-
1. Remove all cards and drive cables but the video card and try it again.
2. Try another power supply, test again.
3. Buy another MB.
Rotsa Ruck!
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Lee Levitt wrote:
That makes sense. This is the trunk lock on a W124.
I can't get the outer piece off the plastic bit...
I didn't have to do the trunk lock...it and the fuel door flap were the
only actuators that were still good. I did all three door actuators.
It's coming back to me a
Upgrade ... to a new Mac?
LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
Sorry, couldn't help myself.
Mac's are great machines. I'd own one if I could purchase all of the
software I run for a Mac at a reasonable price.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
-Original Message-
From:
Microsoft has a version of Virtual PC for the MAC so you can run
Windows on it and continue contributing to the Bill Gates retirement
fund.
-Dave Walton
On 1/2/06, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Upgrade ... to a new Mac?
LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
Sorry, couldn't help myself.
Might not be a bad idea if he would actually retire. How much more $$$
does he actually need to supplement his Social Security Check?
dave walton wrote:
Microsoft has a version of Virtual PC for the MAC so you can run
Windows on it and continue contributing to the Bill Gates retirement
fund.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. No, I have a truckload of parts sitting outside,
its bound to rain on them.
OK Don wrote:
I've done my part to combat the grass fires we've been having since
they've surrounded us (though still at least 10 miles away).
I washed all four cars, rotated tires, and removed
Have you seen the car in person?
dave walton wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4601601500fromMakeTrack=true
This guy has been trying to sell the same car for over a year on eBay.
It's a total POS. We went round and round a while back when I tried to
figure
rumor has it that V wrote:
PS- I got my steering box set screw for locking the steering box during an
alignment, but can't figure how to use the thing on W123 power steering
boxes.
Anyone have that data, or is this something
Ill have use Star Tex info for? Would they even have the
OK Don shared:
I've done my part to combat the grass fires we've been having since
they've surrounded us (though still at least 10 miles away).
I washed all four cars, rotated tires, and removed the snow tires from
the 300D 2.5 today. If that doesn't bring rain and/or snow, I don't
know what
Great! I'd better undo the trailer tie downs on the sailboat then!
On 1/2/06, Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK Don shared:
I've done my part to combat the grass fires we've been having since
they've surrounded us (though still at least 10 miles away).
I washed all four cars, rotated
Ummm, dude? That's an SLK, not an SLR.
SLK:
http://www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/firstdrive/2005/mercedes.benz.slk/05.mercedes.benz.slk.r34.500.jpg
SLR:
http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-2005/2005-Brabus-SLR-McLaren-RA-1024x768.jpg
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 1/2/06, George Gregory [EMAIL
Yeah I like that model too, lots of round curves with a touch of style.
Wonder why they put the picture of that Lady in there?
Hendrik
- Original Message -
From: L. Mark Finch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 12:04 PM
Noah had a benz?? (must have been a Diesel, running bio fuel???
Werner
- Original Message -
From: Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 9:59 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Oklahoma Precipitation
OK Don shared:
I've
Lee Einer wrote:
Might not be a bad idea if he would actually retire. How much more $$$
does he actually need to supplement his Social Security Check?
I would have retired long ago, in his position, but his sort is a
different breed. I remember a reporter asking Michael Dell (founder of
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Wheels are cool, brakes fine - I maintain this car religiously.
What about operating temperature? When my '85 190D thermostat stuck
open, around town (short trips) fuel consumption in the winter dropped
from the high 30s to the mid 20s!
Chain stretch?
Marshall
--
If it's just a simple busted gear, yeah, fix it yourself. Otherwise it
may need the attention of a professional. My 1987 300D speedo trip
odometer was acting up for a long time and finally died - after
resetting it would 'click' at 0.9 miles, and not roll forward.
Continual resetting over many
Well next week when apple starts shipping intel based macs it becomes
*much* easier to run
windows at native speeds on macs. Oh I'll give folks about a week to
figure out how to dual boot.
On 2-Jan-06, at 6:12 PM, dave walton wrote:
Microsoft has a version of Virtual PC for the MAC so you
On 1/3/06, John M McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well next week when apple starts shipping intel based macs it becomes
*much* easier to run
windows at native speeds on macs. Oh I'll give folks about a week to
figure out how to dual boot.
A week? I give it about 15 minutes, personally. 15
On 1/2/06, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I do
think the turbo in the ad has got to be some kind of a mistake
Crackhead probably put a Tornado air filter on it and thinks that's a turbo.
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
OK. Here goes my spiel on WD-40. IT IS NOT A SATISFACTORY LUBRICANT
(even though the can describes it as such)!!! It is a WATER DISPERSANT
(WD). It will work temporarily as a lubricant; so will plain tap water.
WD-40 is great for what it was designed, drying ignition systems. It is
useless for
I WONDERED WHY THEY PUT A PICTURE OF THE CAR IN THERE...
--R
Hendrik Riessen wrote:
Yeah I like that model too, lots of round curves with a touch of style.
Wonder why they put the picture of that Lady in there?
Hendrik
- Original Message -
From: L. Mark Finch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Did you check the head for warpage? You may have to get it milled. A
cheap (universal) head gasket could also leak. I had this problem on a
Datsun truck.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 5:06 PM
To:
It DOES idle like crap when I start it up and dies a couple times until the
engine warms up. Operating temperature is normal (relatively new
thermostat) but it idles a bit low (650).
Is there a test for leaky injectors or should I simply replace them all?
They are original to the car, to the best
Does anyone have a W 111 160 mph speedometer lying around they want to get
rid of? It doesn't have to work or even look nice. If you send me the part
number I can verify whether it's the one I need. W108 or 109 sedan speedos
will NOT work in my car (280SE 3.5).
On 1/3/06, Alex Chamberlain
I give him credit for honesty since he doesn't try to hide the problem.
OTOH, he is silent on what it will take to get at the cylinder. I guess he
doesn't claim it will be cheap, just easy:
The car is in my garage right now with the valve cover off and will have to
be picked up from there, the
Some years ago I bought a bunch of size 52-56 (I think now those would
be something like a FUBU L or something) white one-piece cotton
coveralls that have various nuke plant logos on them for $1 each at a
surplus store. They give me lots of maneuvering room when I wear them
for painting
Does anyone have a spare switch for the rear wipers of a W123 300TD?
Kaleb?? I couldn't find it in Rusty's catalog. It has dual buttons for
intermittent and steady wipe action.
If the injectors have never been properly cleaned, now would be good
time Check your yellow pages for a Bosch diesel injection shop near you.
Alternatively, if you can't function without the car for the day or two it
will probably take, see if Kaleb has a used set you can buy and have
Did you check the head for warpage? You may have to get it milled. A
Going to try to this morning. I have a short Starrett rule that
I'm going to try to find and use. It will be irritating to have
had the head come back from the shop un-checked and un-milled,
after I paid for a rebuild.
LOL, the other day I was putting a track into my favorite old snowmobile, this
is a brand new track because I got tired of putting in a used one every couple
years. The owner of the shop remarked You're getting pretty quick at that job.
To which I replied Well you know when I do a job three or
The head may be ok, but also check the block.
I had to deck the block on my 9N tractor and needed a thicker gasket which
was available. So this is not uncommon.
On 1/3/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Did you check the head for warpage? You may have to get it milled. A
Going to try
Contact me offlist with your zip and I can give you some prices and
shipping quotes.
Kaleb
No, only about half way done!!
Tan Qu wrote:
Kaleb,
How much are you asking for? and shipping? Are you
done with your acquisition with Dan's stuff?
Tan
--- Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
andrew strasfogel wrote:
It DOES idle like crap when I start it up and dies a couple times until the
engine warms up. Operating temperature is normal (relatively new
thermostat) but it idles a bit low (650).
Is there a test for leaky injectors or should I simply replace them all?
They are
I found my 18 Starrett rule and my feeler gauges. I wiped down the
head and block and went looking for warpage. Using the 0.004 gauge
(limit is supposedly 0.006) I walked all over the head, both
directions, and nowhere did the feeler even begin to come close to
fitting under the rule. Ditto
Make a gasket with some duct tape and goop it up with some JBWeld --
that ought to hold it tight!
--R
Jim Cathey wrote:
I found my 18 Starrett rule and my feeler gauges. I wiped down the
head and block and went looking for warpage. Using the 0.004 gauge
(limit is supposedly 0.006) I walked
I just found a cool vintage w123 Lorinser brochure with lots of photos
and a charming Engrish translation:
http://www.benzgarage.de/prospekte/lorinser.pdf
I had no idea they'd been around so long. It is a 5.2 MB file, plan
accordingly if you're on dialup.
Enjoy!
Tom
That was neat...thanks Tom.
On 1/3/06, tom savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just found a cool vintage w123 Lorinser brochure with lots of photos
and a charming Engrish translation:
http://www.benzgarage.de/prospekte/lorinser.pdf
I had no idea they'd been around so long. It is a 5.2 MB
Thanks Bill, same to you.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Gallagher
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 12:07 AM
To: Mercedes Mail List
Subject: [MBZ] Rusty
Just like to thank Rusty for his fine service during 2005 and throughout
the
Make a gasket with some duct tape and goop it up with some JBWeld --
that ought to hold it tight!
I bet it would!
-- Jim
Jim
My Dad used light to look for uneven surfaces. I was only eight years old
so I don't remember all the details or results but he was a full time
mechanic all his life and this was a routine. He had a tail light bulb
soldered to a twisted pair. He dropped it into each spark plug hole, threw
Its a '85 190D 2.2l 5spd.
Indy said the rubber balancing whatsit on the driveshaft was bad, Fred Moir
is a champ and trucked one out here for me.
Indy now says its too short and won't fit.
It never occured to me to make sure Fred's car was a 5spd... Fred said he'd
checked the EPC but...
Fat thumbs on previous post, sorry.
One of my co-workers has done a grand job refurbishing and upgrading
to interior of his 1991 W-126 Vergasser. Big stereo, TV's in head
rests, etc.
Now he wants to put one of those pimp grill with the M/B star on it.
I've tried to reason with him, he's single
As many of you know, when OK Don bought my car, I went out and bought a
decent dependable car. And yet, I hate it. It is a 1992 Oldsmobile 98
Regency Elite. It is an old man car - white with maroon interior. It is
a nice car. The interior is spotless. It has brand new tires on it. I
drove about
I thought it was a bit much to compare a purpose-built race car with
stock exotics, but it's still pretty cool...
http://www.lookatentertainment.com/v/v-1172.htm
=)
--
Dave M.
Boise, ID
1994 E500 - 95kmi (Q-ship)
1987 300D - 261kmi (Sportline)
Can the hood assembly from an 126-coupe be grafted onto the 126-sedan?
That would look nice, without getting too bling-ified.
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent vegetative state
'87 300TD intercooler (211k)
'84 300D (207k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (186K)
Driving nirvana? Well I'd sure like to give it a try...
http://www.lookatentertainment.com/v/v-1866.htm
I think a different bike with a pro rider would have equaled the lap
time, if not beat it. The CBR600RR is not the quickest production bike
out there, and I'm not talking about exotics either.
I think theres a limit to the amount of temperature cycling any solder joint
can take. The 9 Mac computers, especially the oldest ones, the 128k and 512k
had solder joints that would eventually fail and need touching up. I had to do
this on my Mac Plus at one point, fortunately the point that
Thanks, Marshall.
Rusty sells them @ $45 so perhaps the purchase/inatallation of 5 new ones is
not that much of an indulgence. How much does Rick Ellinger charge to test
them?.
On 1/3/06, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
andrew strasfogel wrote:
It DOES idle like crap when I start
I think they're called Homer-alls.
On 1/3/06, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They work really well, esp when doing work at night in the cold -- keep
me warm and light up the area! I haven't had any kids since
eitherhm
They are kinda neat, a big yellow/purple rad badge
On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 08:28:48AM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
So, from yesterday's list I'm only left with surface roughness as a
potential culprit, and that seems unlikely to be responsible for such
widespread leaking, especially as the gasket is a rubberized (?) one.
It seems pretty grippy,
On Sun, Jan 01, 2006 at 06:32:58PM -0500, Ed Booher wrote:
I'm guessing that the metal used in Dodge / Chrysler keys late 90's to
today may not be a full steel blend. I know that the old Geo,
specifically the Metro, keys had a lot of Aluminum in them. When it
got real cold it was very easy to
A couple of thoughts.
1. are you sure the head and the block match? holes all line up etc? Is it
possible that you have parts of two different engines that are not totally
compatible?
2. are you sure you have the right head gasket? Is it possible to put it on
backwards or upside down? Sometimes
To lend an air of ... well something, I wear the blue shop coat with
tri star patch and name sewn on. Pretty fun to wander pick and pull or
sit in the garage with a cold beer while staring at Gump
On Tuesday, January 3, 2006, at 06:03 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Au contraire, I dress
Mac writes:
Failing that, try eBay.de... some of the aftermarket parts
vendors accept PayPal, ship worldwide and can communicate
easily in English. Shipping is not as bad as you might think
(given how much USPS rates have increased in the last two years).
Mac, I've bought via ebay.de
On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 05:45:30PM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
There might be a slight coolant leak at the middle of the intake
manifold. I suppose it could be the head gasket, but I'm wondering if
the middle section of the manifold, the carburetor perch, is heated by
a coolant passage? It has
Now he wants to put one of those pimp grill with the M/B star on it.
I've tried to reason with him, he's single and desperate.
Performance Products sells the SEC-style grille for the sedan.
Page B17 - Blingo!
-- Jim
I think theres a limit to the amount of temperature cycling any solder
joint can take. The 9 Mac computers, especially the oldest ones, the
128k and 512k had solder joints that would eventually fail and need
touching up.
The oh-so-common solder failure of the toaster Macs was in the vertical
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Thanks, Marshall.
Rusty sells them @ $45 so perhaps the purchase/inatallation of 5 new ones is
not that much of an indulgence. How much does Rick Ellinger charge to test
them?.
The problem is that the labor to remove and reinstall the injectors is
the same as the
1. are you sure the head and the block match? holes all line up etc?
Is it
possible that you have parts of two different engines that are not
totally
compatible?
Extremely unlikely. Everything looks like it matches anyway.
2. are you sure you have the right head gasket? Is it possible to
Water heated intakes are rather common, especially when dealing with
propane.
I wouldn't be too surprised to hear that yours got the water from the
head
through the manifold rather than through a hose.
What size were the holes, compared to the intake ports?
Maybe 1/4-1/3 the size of the
Dave M. wrote:
Driving nirvana? Well I'd sure like to give it a try...
http://www.lookatentertainment.com/v/v-1866.htm
I think a different bike with a pro rider would have equaled the lap
time, if not beat it.
A kart will have better lap times than a bike on a road course, with
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-Jetta-TDI-5-spd-turbo-diesel-excelle
nt-50-MPG_W0QQitemZ4601606763QQcategoryZ6021QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Donald H. Snook
McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn Herrington, P.A.
300 West Douglas
P.O. Box 207
Wichita, Kansas 67201 0207
Tel. (316) 263-5851
This
used would probably be much cheaper.
BillR wrote:
Hi Rusty - I discovered that the drivers side license plate light is missing
entirely on my 1981 300SD. It looks as if the cover holds the light bulb in
place. Is this available? Just let me know how much, with shipping to
32257.
Thanks -
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