Let us just say that my kitchen [which will not be in use] will be without a
fire extinguisher while I travel the next few days. That visor has been in
the trunk about 4 -5 months, so all of the driving conditions you mentioned
were done, and I have not had it out or looked at it since I put it
Crown Vic V8500 V6. And there is a model 500SEL!
On 4/14/06, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Peter Frederick wrote:
Sad, as I
suspect it, like the older Crown Vic styles, are basically decent
quality IF they would just get out of the early 1950s for suspension
and drivetrain
Remember that $800 '87 300E that was at the U-Pull in their
drive-it-off lot? I about had a heart attack until I saw the
E, but I remember thinking it was pretty close to being a
parts car. 200+kmi.
Well, now it is. I was at the yard today, and that car had
moved into the rape and pillage
Peter Frederick wrote:
For some reason, they stopped with the turbo cars. Later diesels all
have electronic idle control.
No the '84-'85 190Ds have a vacuum cold idle boost. VERY reliable.
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
der Dieseling
Sunil Hari wrote:
Let's say you're looking at a S-class with the 3.5L diesel engine - if all
the cylinders have good compression, then you can just put new connecting
rods in and have a very reliable car, right?
NO. There is no way to check the rods (a compression check WON'T cut it
unless
On 4/14/06, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually, the 500 doesn't share anything with the Crown Vic. The
chassis and drivetrain are all new (except maybe the engine -- not sure
about that.) It can be had with RWD and a conventional automatic, or
all wheel drive and a CVT. It
On 4/14/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Remember that $800 '87 300E that was at the U-Pull in their
drive-it-off lot? I about had a heart attack until I saw the
E, but I remember thinking it was pretty close to being a
parts car. 200+kmi.
Well, now it is. I was at the yard today,
Sunil Hari wrote:
Hey, he deserves it. ExxonMobil made the largest corporate profit ever, and
he played some role in that.
He was in the right place at the right time -- oil prices went sky-high
and ExxonMobil went along for the ride.
Executive compensation is just out of control. If they
Fmiser wrote:
rumor has it that David wrote:
A danger in this type of suspension is if the camber angle becomes too
extreme the contact patch can get very small as the tire rides up on the
edge of its tread. This was part of the reason Corvairs (which also had
swing-axle rear
BillR wrote:
Let us just say that my kitchen [which will not be in use] will be without a
fire extinguisher while I travel the next few days. That visor has been in
the trunk about 4 -5 months, so all of the driving conditions you mentioned
were done, and I have not had it out or looked at it
Profits of $37 billion? He deserves his $400 million, i'm not kidding.
On 4/14/06, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sunil Hari wrote:
Hey, he deserves it. ExxonMobil made the largest corporate profit ever,
and
he played some role in that.
He was in the right place at the right
Executive compensation is just out of control. If they run the company
into the ground, they get tens of millions of dollars. If they do an
even halfway competant job they get hundreds of millions.
That was my point. A monkey could've been at the helm of Exxon/Mobil and as
long as he did
Spent $12 on a sheet of 16 gauge steel. Will cut and pound it into a
shape and then weld it to the floor. Not expecting miracles, but will
not be a show car
On Friday, April 7, 2006, at 12:43 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
w115 rusty trunk repair the right way is a nightmare. I'm still
Spent $12 on a sheet of 16 gauge steel. Will cut and pound it into a
shape and then weld it to the floor. Not expecting miracles, but will
not be a show car
It'll hide under the mat just fine, along with its new watery friends!
-- Jim
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/151325045.html
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/151249442.html
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/151249442.html
Another one? No way! Besides, it's a gasser.
-- Jim
In a message dated 4/13/2006 4:40:59 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My starter keeps working without a problem. It was acting up earlier. I
bought a reman. one, but didn't have the allen key to replace it. But I
haven't had the problem in a couple weeks now.
In a message dated 4/13/2006 5:26:03 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When my '78 300D was only two years old, the servo sprung a big leak. Made
it
the eight miles home and paid $118 for a new one which I installed myself,
of
course.
I bet you were using the
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4630110321
Out here on the West coast there are so many old Benzes for sale that I
don't feel the need to investigate each and every one that comes up, but I'm
really tempted to go and check this thing out. How often do you get a
Oh that is nasty! I guess I just love the old classics in original
condition.
Mike
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that looks identical to my first MB - my 74 240D. Even has the correctly
faded green paint.
On 4/15/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/151249442.html
Another one? No way! Besides, it's a gasser.
-- Jim
___
Those outside temp modules fetch a pretty penny on eBay if the LCD is
in
good shape. In fact I suspect that when they die the only component
that's
actually bad, most of the time, is the display itself. Jim, if you
can take
one of those apart and figure out if that's in fact the case and how
On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 07:17:07 -0700 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Those outside temp modules fetch a pretty penny on eBay if the LCD is
in
good shape. In fact I suspect that when they die the only component
that's
actually bad, most of the time, is the display itself. Jim, if
On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 01:42:57 -0700 Alex Chamberlain
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4630110321
Out here on the West coast there are so many old Benzes for sale that I
don't feel the need to investigate each and every one that comes up,
On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 09:37:36 -0600 Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
And speaking about,
http://i9.ebayimg.com/04/i/06/c3/96/59_12.JPG ,
What in the world is that thing between the radiator and the intake
manifold? I would guess a thermostat, but it certainly looks odd!
Craig
On 4/15/06, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 07:17:07 -0700 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Those outside temp modules fetch a pretty penny on eBay if the LCD is
in
good shape. In fact I suspect that when they die the only component
that's
David,
What does it idle after it is warmed up?
Andy
On 4/14/06, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Peter Frederick wrote:
It just pulls the linkage a bit to give a faster idle -- otherwise they
tend to stall when very cold.
I wish they'd kept that feature in later cars. I have
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