No rear markers on the driver side, and missing lense on the passenger
side. Busted tail light. AND really RED!
On Saturday, June 10, 2006, at 08:36 PM, Marshall Booth wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-D-1968-EURO-
I completely agree on ONLY Bilsteins. All five I ordered are Bilsteins
I could not determine what brand to PO had installed but the three I bought
and have failed are Bilsteins from Rusty, The number on the invoice for the
first two was 126 320 08 30. The replacement for the first failure
So thinking back I put the fuel nozzle back on the pump and fought
with it to get a receipt, then got back in the car and drove off. The
thump was the fuel door closing as we got up to highway speed. The
smell is from the fuel sloshing out. I headed back to the gas station
and the dude had
The one John engineered?
On 6/12/06, Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Rusty sells the kits.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of OK Don
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 10:11 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Electronic
Wrong year - Luther!
On 6/12/06, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
DROOOLL
Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
http://www.smithimports.com/605210.htm
Donald H. Snook
McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn Herrington, P.A.
300 West Douglas
this side of the mountains is beginning to see a few imported 126 cars
hit the PnP. Must be the old navy boys getting ready to purchase a
caddy
On Monday, June 12, 2006, at 11:06 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Sure, manual regulator assemblies exist, if you can find one for a
w126
chassis
Peter Frederick wrote:
Propane is a compressed gas in an AC system, and hot while in use.
Gasoline is a liquid, and while it will readily ignite and burn, it is
NOT explosive unless atomized or very hot (yes, a gas tank IN A FIRE
will explode, but liquid gasoline just spilled will not).
OK Don wrote:
The one John engineered?
I don't think that project is finalized yet.
Another project I'd like to see is a stand-alone controller
for the Garrett VGT used in the CDI engines. I got a turbo
off a 2005 E320, but the only way I can easily use it is to
put a wastegate actuator on
Have you ever punctured a propane tank? Not like a rubber hose or
aluminum condenser.
Propane is explosive over exactly the same range as gasoline vapor,
they are both hydrocarbons.
I won't go into the difference between a volatile liquid like
gasoline that takes an hour os more to
Propane is explosive over exactly the same range as gasoline vapor,
That is not true. Anyone with any experience with propane torches
or BBQ grilles knows that propane is finicky about its mixture with
air if it is to combust. I have _never_ heard of anybody having
any difficulty in lighting
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
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Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 2:27 PM
To: Weekly Highway Diesel Prices
Subject: Today's Diesel Prices
** ** **
My in-laws just sold their house in Illinois. It now appears there is some
stuff that SWMBO believes we have to have (it's more like she doesn't want her
brother's wife to get any of it). I need to get it from IL to AZ. A small
U-haul truck is $1560 one way for goodness sake. SOjust how
whatever you all what
Luther Gulseth wrote:
So you just doubled the repair time. Are we going to make this an official
OkieQ presentation or just fix it?
Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
I dont have it out, I just have it unbolted from the front, and the
center support is
Craig,
Been there done that.
Either put the cap on the pump so you can go back and get it-or in the
clip that the 123's and 124's have on the fuel flap-I assume that the
201's have it too.. I also carry an extra cap in the trunk for such
'events' as this.
Dwight
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto,
Well the hydrocarbons are legal in about every other country
David Brodbeck wrote:
Peter Frederick wrote:
The propane is vastly more explosive than the oil -- this is, in fact,
why hydrocarbon refrigerants are illegal in cars, not because they
don't work well (very low temp cryo freezers
Okay, we all know the mystic qualities of M1 5w40 oil. Is Rotella T Synthetic
(Blue Jug) 5w40 as good? Seems quite a few Goldwing owners recommend it.
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Jun 13 02:25:17 2006
Received: from 70-184-18-49.atlasok.com ([70.184.18.49]
hmm, I just happen to have a euro 3.8 motor sitting in my garage.
Donald Snook wrote:
http://www.smithimports.com/605210.htm
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
OK, I will get you the info ASAP. The hotel is going to be days inn, so
you can do that on the internet, or call them. Internet would be cheaper.
Hans Neureiter wrote:
I plan on being there. Should arrive Saturday early afternoon. Need info on
hotel and directions to the event.
--
Kaleb C.
Are you using bilsteins?
Harry Watkins wrote:
What could cause the front shocks to fail so often?
Here is the history as I know it:
I bought the car in Dec 2003, the PO had the front and rear shocks replaced in
March 1999, Pd $120 for the front plus $98 labor, I don't know the brand. The
1929 MERCEDES BENZ SSK replica 4 cyl, auto, convertible
RECOVERY II mobile refrigerant management station
1997 JEEP CHEROKEE 4x4, 6 cyl, auto, p/s, p/b
1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4x4, V8, auto, p/s, p/b, a/c, cruise,
tilt, p/wdw, p/seat, p/lock Johnny B wanted this?
TRUCKWELD
So how many of these Goldwing owners are driving diesels? Rotella is
very ordinary oil, as Marshall is wont to say.
Rotella syn is no big deal either. Go with Mobil 1...it's
recommended by the guys that designed your car! What more should you
need to know?
(of course I assume you mean
Someone take Kaleb's temeraturehe expressed interest in a car whose
price is $2900!
Bob Rentfro
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Nice 380SL in
So how many of these Goldwing owners are driving diesels?
The kicker with bikes is the wet clutch. Using oils with friction modifiers
(I.E. molybdenum bi-sulfite?) is the possibility of damage to the clutch
pack. M1 15w-50 didn't used to have it, and neither does Rotella T 5w-40
Synthetic. I
Original Message
Subject: looking for an automatic transmission replacement for my '81 TD
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:24:53 +
From: Chris Granju [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Chris Granju [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm selling my '81 300TD
Original Message
Subject: Re: DIY AC repair in modern times
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:24:28 -0700
From: Joe Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/refrigerants/hc-12a.html, question
3, last paragraph:
Note
Original Message
Subject: RE: [MBZ] M1 ATF Change - Was - DieselPurge
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:48:29 -0400
From: Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Larry,
I experienced this on my 240D-as much as I could tell with the
Original Message
Subject: RE: [MBZ] Project 240D in Oregon
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:04:32 -0400
From: Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jim,
Some friendly advice on what I know you have made into a good car.
State the
Bob Rentfro wrote:
SOjust how much weight can I reasonably tow with my 300D? I would get
the correct
hitch installed, of course.
1500kg with brakes, 750kg w/o is the factory rating for a lot of MBz models, I
believe
that includes 123s. Good luck finding a hitch rated over 1500lb or so.
When my C320 was at the dealer ten days ago for replacement of the hvac panel
due to a sticky button, I had forgotten to verify with the tech that DOT4+
brake fluid was what is now used by MB.I needed to know because when I replaced
the brake pads last month I did not replace the fluid that I
It's still a pretty car.
On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:35:58 -0500, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wrong year - Luther!
On 6/12/06, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
DROOOLL
Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 130K miles
Wickford, RI
Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co.
I finally looked it up:
http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/factsheets/fsquahog.html
Craig
transmission (actually, it appears it's the hydraulic pump that feeds
the torque converter) is leaking profusely (and slipping a bit also as
I
suppose one would expect)... anyone got a transmission (or,
maybe even just a known good pump) to spare?
The usual leaking thing is the big O-ring
On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:04:56 -0400 John Berryman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Jun 12, 2006, at 4:34 PM, Harry Watkins wrote:
Anyone out there BTDT. Anyone with a clue, I can't see a way to
install them wrong but I could be wrong.
Help!!!
Harry Watkins
Some require that
Thanks!
Mac
on 6/12/06 3:36 PM, Rusty Cullens at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
MB # 126 720 01 42
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Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 1:05 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] nylon
On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 07:10:16PM -0700, Bob Rentfro wrote:
My in-laws just sold their house in Illinois. It now appears there is some
stuff that SWMBO believes we have to have (it's more like she doesn't want
her brother's wife to get any of it). I need to get it from IL to AZ. A
small
,1929 MERCEDES BENZ SSK replica 4 cyl, auto, convertible
Any person who represents this POS as an SSK replica should be taken out back
and shot.
RLE
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Well the hydrocarbons are legal in about every other country
I suppose they're lucky their cars haven't been going off like roman
candles.
Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote:
Craig,
Been there done that.
Either put the cap on the pump so you can go back and get it-or in the
clip that the 123's and 124's have on the fuel flap-I assume that the
201's have it too.. I also carry an extra cap in the trunk for such
'events' as this.
On
And if you buy them from someone like Rusty, they have a lifetime
guarantee.
Craig
I hope you're right about that but from what Gary (at Rusty's) told me on
the phone today was they were good for failures under a year. For the one
that failed after 14 months, I have to try Bilstein.
Does
On Jun 12, 2006, at 10:30 PM, redghost wrote:
1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4x4, V8, auto, p/s, p/b, a/c, cruise,
tilt, p/wdw, p/seat, p/lock Johnny B wanted this?
No, I have this. Want compact Toyota 4x4 pick-up 4cyl 5spd prefered.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
Does anyone know which state and which insurance company have the cheapest
auto insurance rates? Just got my insurance bill from Allstate for two old
MBs here in Florida: $840 for the minimum insurance required by the state;
no comprehensive, etc. included; and that's with one driver for two
Craig,
Yes-the natives here never call them clams. Used differently in common
talk and in the seafood stores, where it is a category of size of
clams-the biggest size.
Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co.
I finally looked it up:
http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/factsheets/fsquahog.html
Craig
AWWW Quit yer purist whining. Do you actually know this car or are you
just guessing it's a POS? Who cares if it's not the real deal? No one
would actually drive a real one would they? At least not alot. I'd drive
that all the time and not even care about how many miles. Looks like a
That makes sense, they're what about 1/4 long? I could make something
-Curt
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:02:45 -0700
From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] _my_ 190D update
To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Content-Type:
Look at the spare. IIRC, it's around 25mm, but I could be way off.
On 6/13/06, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone know what the wheel offset is on my wheels? I have a 1990
300SEL with the standard 15 hole wheels. (I know I can take one of my
wheels off and look at it that way,
Looks like 21.5 to 25 mm depending on wheel width. FYI - all the
wheels on the 300D 2.5 I bought from you were after market, not just
those with the snow tires. I would not be afraid to buy some nice 8
hole wheels from TireRack.
On 6/13/06, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Look at the spare.
At 03:47 AM 6/13/2006, Gerry Archer wrote:
Does anyone know which state and which insurance company have the cheapest
auto insurance rates? Just got my insurance bill from Allstate for two old
MBs here in Florida: $840 for the minimum insurance required by the state;
no comprehensive, etc.
These super bombs use a liquid fuel, not propane:
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/dumb/fae.htm
The US Armed Forces use propane tanks as super bombs a small charge
to dipserse the gas and an igniter charge to set it off. Turns all the
people for a couple hundred yards into scattered body
www.upack.com run by ABF. They bring a small trailer to your house, you
pack the trailer (that's clever) and they bring a truck and deliver the
trailer to your new house. I know several people in the quotation's
department there
Luther
Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
On Mon, Jun 12,
http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/06/07/pluggedin_fortune/index.html
--
There're always enemies, George. Jesus had enemies.
-- Tom Clancy, _Executive Orders_
1977 240D
1983 VW Quantum turbo diesel 5-speed
1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle
http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen
What I don't get is why R-290 is so bad when gassers have been converted to
LPG... and where CNG is still used in vehicles?
How does the flammability of these substances compare to the flammability of
gasoline?
-j.
That makes sense, they're what about 1/4 long? I could make
something
Yeah, about that.
-- Jim
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-1987-Mercedes-Benz-300-TD-Turbo-Diesel-Wagon_W0QQitemZ4650344154QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 420SEL, 87 300SDL,
85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD,
Howdy Harry -
The Bilstein website says about its shocks (except for a few models) -
GENERAL WARRANTY DETAILS
ThyssenKrupp Bilstein of America warrants its gas pressure shock absorbers
against defects in workmanship and materials for as long as you, the
original purchaser, own your car -
Take
I am trying to learn how to remove the instrument cluster, The PDF-s have
custom hooks and the answer from this list on that was to fabricate some hooks
out of coat hangers. I have seen some DIY FAQ on the web with some pictures
..however I don't understand exactly what holds it in (instrument
For alignment the front wheels need to be kept apart with a bar set at
100 NM . and only then the toe- in is set correctly .
This is the suspension under running conditon stress.
few shops would do that
mak
. This way I will not have to worry about the
front end for another 50-60k
One of the items I need to take care of before I attempt to retrieve the
'79 240D I've been looking at is a spare tire. There wasn't one in the
trunk. This car has the wheels with the painted hubcaps (so cool looking)
which I assume means steel wheels? I have a bundt cake wheel from my RIP
82
replace all the 0-rings with new green ones when changing a system
over.
What is the difference between green and black o-rings. Does Rusty have
them?
George Larribeau
Dallas, Texas
Most undercooling problems are a result of overcharging -- R134a is
lighter than R12, only put in 80 to 85% of the weight -- otherwise you
get high suction side pressures and low cooling.
Peter
Peter, has R134 worked for you? Is the evaporator big enough? How hot is it
where you live.
I have a Mercedes steel wheel. I think it is from a '74 230. Do you have
a part number for the one you need? If it will work, you can have it for
$10 plus shipping. Let me know. I am in Houston, TX.
Tom Potter
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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What is the difference between green and black o-rings.
The ones formulated to also tolerate R134A are usually
green. (I don't know that they'd have to be.) R134A
(or its oil) attacks the black rubber ones that were
good for R12 systems.
-- Jim
This car has the wheels with the painted hubcaps (so cool looking)
which I assume means steel wheels?
Yes.
does the W123 have the same issue with different length wheel
bolts like the W124's do?
Yes. If you have an alloy spare you'll need a set of compatible
longer bolts to go with it.
--
...I don't understand exactly what holds it in (instrument cluster).
Friction. (Some old cars [108?] have a knurled retaining doohickey,
but everything from the 114 up through the 201 (my personal experience),
and probably newer, is just a friction fit. The hooks just grab the
back
of the
How much difference in offset will affect the performance of my 126. Is
there a general rule. Are spacers a bad idea?
I am considering getting some 16 X 7.5 wheels/tires for my car (1990
300SEL). I have the standard 15 hole wheels on it now.
Donald H. Snook
1990 300SEL
Here's an article from the Times of London's Sunday driving page:
I'd almost consider one of these for a work car.almost
http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12929-2218596,00.html
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
87 300TD
OK Don wrote:
Looks like 21.5 to 25 mm depending on wheel width. FYI - all the wheels
on the 300D 2.5 I bought from you were after market, not just those
with the snow tires. I would not be afraid to buy some nice 8 hole
wheels from TireRack.
I agree, Tire Rack wheels are probably fine.
Any chance the wheel bolts from my W124 alloys would work?
...Kevin
Jim Cathey said:
This car has the wheels with the painted hubcaps (so cool looking)
which I assume means steel wheels?
Yes.
does the W123 have the same issue with different length wheel
bolts like the W124's do?
Yes.
Jeff Zedic wrote:
Here's an article from the Times of London's Sunday driving page:
I'd almost consider one of these for a work car.almost
http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12929-2218596,00.html
Isn't that basically the same thing as a Dodge Magnum?
Don,
I have been told that the W140 takes a special wheel (different hub
fitting plus the larger offset) than the W126. I wasn't able to put
W126 wheels on my W140 and would suspect the opposite is true as well,
but I don't know that for sure.
Be aware that the W126 never had the 8 hole option
Noo.
51 offset? Sounds like it came off a FWD car.
Mac
on 6/13/06 9:20 AM, Donald Snook at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone know what the wheel offset is on my wheels? I have a 1990
300SEL with the standard 15 hole wheels. (I know I can take one of my
wheels off and look at it that
At 03:47 AM 6/13/2006, Gerry Archer wrote:
Does anyone know which state and which insurance company have the cheapest
auto insurance rates? Just got my insurance bill from Allstate for two
old
MBs here in Florida: $840 for the minimum insurance required by the
state;
no comprehensive, etc.
The ones formulated to also tolerate R134A are usually
green. (I don't know that they'd have to be.) R134A
(or its oil) attacks the black rubber ones that were
good for R12 systems.
-- Jim
Are 'green' ones backward compatible to R12?
Rusty site has 2 kinds of o-rings (with pix) Online
No. Unwired.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of OK Don
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 8:30 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Electronic AC servo on sale.
The one John engineered?
On 6/12/06, Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I don't recommend driving on US-250 for any length of time unless you (1)
like very slow speeds and (2) like steep hills and (3) like sharp curves ...
and are immune to motion sickness.
Don
Fairmont WV native
On 6/13/06, archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I looked up Cameron on the map.
51 offset is the proper W140 wheel size from the factory.
On 6/13/06, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Noo.
51 offset? Sounds like it came off a FWD car.
Mac
on 6/13/06 9:20 AM, Donald Snook at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone know what the wheel offset is on my wheels? I
WOW. Must be some suspension setup on the w140s.
There is a guy by the name of Alvaro Gil who operates Gil Racing in NJ,
anyway look him up if you want those wheels on a w126. He sells
spacers/adaptors for Mercedes, also to use FWD Volvo wheels on RWD Volvos.
But he ain't cheep. You'll pay for
WV sounds good to me.
I'm a Farm Bureau member in MI, pay about 15% more than I should, it's
now $255 for one car with airbag and ABS discounts every six months, plus
$50 per year for membership, so I'm paying about $560 a year for
basic no-fault liability on one car, primary commuting vehicle,
Here's an article from the Times of London's Sunday driving page:
The Brit papers can be fun to read, being that English in the only foreign
language I can read .Series 8 episode 1 on Top Gear had a blurb on the JCB
Dieselmax a streamliner heading for a LSR run at Bonneville.
Mike Canfield wrote:
AWWW Quit yer purist whining. Do you actually know this car or are you
just guessing it's a POS? Who cares if it's not the real deal?
4 cyl sure sounds like the Pinto based replicar from the 1970's, I think
it was made by Fiberfab. IIRC it was halfway decent as kit
George Larribeau wrote:
And that goes triple for any kind of acetylene gas, very serious stuff
The gas dealers always have come pictures on the wall of cars which had leaky
acetylene
tanks in the trunk, most impressive. A garbage bag full of the stuff can take a
the
windows out of a few
I think so...I don't really pay much attention US cars.
This one would be ok as it has the E320 CDI engine not that guzzling
American junk.
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
87 300TD
Peter Merle wrote:
How far are the OM636 prechambers supposed to protrude from the cylinder hard
surface. I cannot find a spec for this in the manual.
PEter
What seems to be important is that there is clearance between the
prechamber and the head (dimension c illustrated in figure 01-1/9). I
ROFL!!! I thought one of the reasons we drive MBs is because MBs like
those kinds of roads.
Gerry
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From: LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Insurance rates and cheap living (was How Much Can
ITow...Really)
I don't recommend driving on US-250 for any
Harry Watkins wrote:
What could cause the front shocks to fail so often?
Here is the history as I know it:
I bought the car in Dec 2003, the PO had the front and rear shocks replaced in
March 1999, Pd $120 for the front plus $98 labor, I don't know the brand. The
rears were $132 plus $98
I once drove home from Chicago with a couple pair of tanks in
the passenger compartment with me (never in the trunk). If I'd
smelled anything like almonds, I would have pulled over...
Almonds? Acetylene has a sharp acetone-y smell. It's delivered
dissolved in acetone inside the tank. Now
Are 'green' ones backward compatible to R12?
I believe so.
Where else in the system are they used?
There are rings at all the joints in the system, anywhere it's
not a flare fitting. (For example there were zero O-rings in
my York-based 114 system, except for the two odd seals in the
Any chance the wheel bolts from my W124 alloys would work?
No. I tried to use 124 bolts on my 115 once, no dice. The 124
bolts do go on the 201 just fine though.
-- Jim
Bob Rentfro wrote:
My in-laws just sold their house in Illinois. It now appears there is some
stuff that SWMBO believes we have to have (it's more like she doesn't want her
brother's wife to get any of it). I need to get it from IL to AZ. A small
U-haul truck is $1560 one way for goodness
Rick Knoble wrote:
Okay, we all know the mystic qualities of M1 5w40 oil. Is Rotella T Synthetic (Blue Jug) 5w40 as good? Seems quite a few Goldwing owners recommend it.
Lots of people LOVE it. It's cheap! It's also hydrocracked group III
oil, far inferior to the group IV/V that Mobil and
Rick Knoble wrote:
So how many of these Goldwing owners are driving diesels?
The kicker with bikes is the wet clutch. Using oils with friction modifiers
(I.E. molybdenum bi-sulfite?) is the possibility of damage to the clutch
pack. M1 15w-50 didn't used to have it, and neither does Rotella T
Can you buy a new diesel anything in NY right now? Can't in MA. Hopefully with
the coming of new fuel that'll change.
I'm disappointed they're taking out the diesel Liberty but apparently its a
dog anyway. I'm not real excited with the Liberty as a woods truck, my Dad has
had his stuck so
Jim Cathey wrote:
Any chance the wheel bolts from my W124 alloys would work?
No. I tried to use 124 bolts on my 115 once, no dice. The 124
bolts do go on the 201 just fine though.
124 bolts work with the 15 alloy wheels used on '85+ 201s, BUT NOT on
the 14 alloy wheels used on 1984 201s!
AWWW Quit yer purist whining. Do you actually know this car or are
you
just guessing it's a POS? Who cares if it's not the real deal? No one
would actually drive a real one would they? At least not alot. I'd drive
that all the time and not even care about how many miles. Looks like a
In the spirit of the D-C merger:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Z4001224D
On 6/13/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
AWWW Quit yer purist whining. Do you actually know this car or are
you
just guessing it's a POS? Who cares if it's not the real deal? No one
would actually drive a
WODGER IS WRIGHT
http://kempautomuseum.org/
On 6/13/06 3:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
AWWW Quit yer purist whining. Do you actually know this car or are
you
just guessing it's a POS? Who cares if it's not the real deal? No one
would actually drive a real one
Thank you Marshall. Just what I needed to know
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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From: Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Oh God Another Oil Thread
Rick
124 bolts work with the 15 alloy wheels used on '85+ 201s, BUT NOT on
the 14 alloy wheels used on 1984 201s! Pretty sure they use the same
bolts used with 14 Bundt Cake alloys.
Interesting. Our mobile 201 is '86 and has the same appearance for
its wheels as every other '86/87 car we have. The
Jim Cathey wrote:
124 bolts work with the 15 alloy wheels used on '85+ 201s, BUT NOT on
the 14 alloy wheels used on 1984 201s! Pretty sure they use the same
bolts used with 14 Bundt Cake alloys.
Interesting. Our mobile 201 is '86 and has the same appearance for
its wheels as every other
Just got a call from the alignment shop, they said that my steering box on
the 120k mile W126 was worn out and has a lot of play in it. I had never
heard of one wearing out, I have resealed several leaking ones. Has anyone
ever had a steering box wear out?
Trampas
Just got a call from the alignment shop, they said that my steering
box on
the 120k mile W126 was worn out and has a lot of play in it. I had
never
heard of one wearing out, I have resealed several leaking ones. Has
anyone
ever had a steering box wear out?
I suppose they can, but that's
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