Hi Tom,
I looked at the IP in my WSM and there's nothing called a Rack Damper Bolt.
Might MB use different terminology from what the official term is? (which
we of course, use properly)
Thanks!
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
Test
Marshall,
this document specifies '81-'84; was there something different about '85s,
or
does this document pre-date '85s?
cheers!
e
Marshall Booth wrote:
ned kleinhenz wrote:
Situation:
Son's '85 300D glow plug light does not come on.
Outside temp is below 40F and car will not
85 would be the same, oh yea, Im not marshall though.
ernest breakfield wrote:
Marshall,
this document specifies '81-'84; was there something different about '85s,
or
does this document pre-date '85s?
cheers!
e
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89
It's called a PIN
A742674
item 257 on the part sheet,
617.952 engine, 07 injection pump, 045 injection pump.
It doesn't look like the non-turbo injection pumps had one?
BTW (shamless plug) I've a used one here for oh say $50 usa.
On 15-Nov-06, at 4:10 PM, LarryT wrote:
Hi Tom,
I looked
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-1987-Mercedes-Benz-300d-turbo-diesel-fl-car-no-reser_W0QQitemZ190052289569QQihZ009QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL,
87 300SDL #2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-S-Class-300SD-Turbo-SHOWROOM-QUALITY-COLLECTOR-1983-Mercedes-300SD-Turbo_W0QQitemZ230052230141QQihZ013QQcategoryZ6336QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL,
87 300SDL #2, 85 380SE
DVD/burner drive on toshiba laptop is bad, where is the best place
online to get a replacement? Probably ebay? Doesnt have to be a
toshiba one does it? Assume any would work?
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL,
87 300SDL #2, 85 380SE 5.0
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
DVD/burner drive on toshiba laptop is bad, where is the best place
online to get a replacement? Probably ebay? Doesnt have to be a
toshiba one does it? Assume any would work?
Is this one of those slide-in, removable ones? You're probably going to
have to get a
yea its one of those slide in removable kind. In fact I need to pull it
and see what it is exactly. I do believe its actually a Sony drive.
David Brodbeck wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
DVD/burner drive on toshiba laptop is bad, where is the best place
online to get a replacement?
Most of those are standard (Mac Wallstreets use a different interface)
-- you may have to change the plastic body or door, but the guts are
all the same.
Peter
Thanks John,
I'll look thru my WSM tomorrow to see if anything looks familiar. Nice
little shameless plug - but I need to *find* my Rack Bolt -- replacing it
with a used one may be just a *tad* premature.
;-)
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and
Replacing the rack damper with a used one is not the answer. Mercedes
designed a replacement with higher spring tension to help prevent hunting.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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On Behalf Of LarryT
These are pretty cool, eh?
http://www2.lut.fi/~holtta/mb/4matic/
--
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent vegetative state
'87 300TD intercooler/propane injection #22 (219k)
'84 300D (218k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (187K)
I had one of those too - a 1977, and a 1982, and a 1983, and a 1984...
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of R A Bennell
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 3:46 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion
,If there's a computer recycler or surplus outlet near you, they often
have big piles of laptop drives. Or try these guys: http://www.repc.com/
Good idea. I picked up a 15 gig hard drive last month from RePC for an IMac
700 I fell heir to for a paltry twenty bucks.
RLE/Seattle
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Good idea. I picked up a 15 gig hard drive last month from RePC for an IMac
700 I fell heir to for a paltry twenty bucks.
RePC and Boeing Surplus are two of the best things about living in the
Seattle area. ;)
Boeing Surplus, rocks
On 11/15/06, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
RePC and Boeing Surplus are two of the best things about living in the
Seattle area. ;)
--
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent vegetative state
'87 300TD intercooler/propane injection #22 (219k)
Good thing Bambi didn't tangle with the SDL.Bambi would have lost that
battle.
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:14:24 -0600, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
VIN 2B4GP44391R261802
Yeah, it is a dodge, the stepson of MB, Bambi bit the dodge van, so I am
looking for a replacement.
Dodge 0
thanks, took the one out of the laptop and the plastic frame deal looks
easy to remove.
Peter Frederick wrote:
Most of those are standard (Mac Wallstreets use a different interface)
-- you may have to change the plastic body or door, but the guts are
all the same.
Peter
Yep, I dare any critter to take on the SDL. Although the Kamikaze
pheasant did take out a headlight in a daring nighttime attack.
So far we have taken 6 deer out of 120 acres, and not made a dent in the
population. The hunters can go out and find deer anytime. I calculated
there are
Good thing Bambi didn't tangle with the SDL.Bambi would have lost
that battle.
No, deer never lose. Or maybe more accurately, you never win.
-- Jim
These are pretty cool, eh?
http://www2.lut.fi/~holtta/mb/4matic/
Yes indeedy. Wonder which item is there to provide the front/rear
slip? It wasn't completely obvious to me, but no doubt it has to
be there.
The page implied that there were 300D/300TD cars available with
4-matic. If there
One question I have, now that the vacuum pump is open. Should the two
check valves be seated the same way? Currently they are not:
To the diaphragm chamber one valve needs to face one way and the
other the other. That's what ensures the air moves in one direction
as it's pumped, if it were
population. The hunters can go out and find deer anytime. I
calculated
there are about 3000 per square mile. Meanwhile the Wizards at the
state
DNR are trying to get the population UP to 15 per square mile.
They include areas like lakes. Oceans...
-- Jim
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 09:11:12 -0600 Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Most think I'm nuts until I pull out the service
manual show them the text.
What section?
Craig
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 07:29:38 -0800 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
After that round, you _will_ know what is wrong, except in a
small percentage of cases where, for example, a GP is not
entirely bad and is drawing out-of-spec current. But that
won't keep it from starting, usually. With
From memory, it's in the 114 / 115 chassis book, in the tire section. I
haven't looked in a while
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Craig McCluskey
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 10:32
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:33:10 -0500 dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One question I have, now that the vacuum pump is open. Should the two
check valves be seated the same way? Currently they are not: the check
valve that leads to the brake booster hose allows air to be sucked
inward, creating a
Pulling the glow plugs and (carefully) connecting them across the
battery
and looking for an orange glow works great, too.
Also useful information, but I don't know if it would have caught
my one GP that drew 2x normal current. But the ammeter fingered it.
-- Jim
Glow plugs that draw 2X normal current usually take care of themselves
pretty quickly. They start drawing 0 current after a few cycles.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Jim Cathey
Sent:
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:56:45 -0800 Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
These are pretty cool, eh?
http://www2.lut.fi/~holtta/mb/4matic/
Yes, indeed. They are also pretty complicated -- lots of things to break.
Craig
$34,900 starting bid; RESERVE NOT MET?!?!??!?!
couldn't a person buy a nice NEW merc. benz. for about this price??
Steve
A small C class.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Stephen D Murrell
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:48 PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] 83 300SD;
Doing a fluid change on the e300d a few years ago, I used it as
insurance for the trip from Seattle to D.C. and Florida. No great heat
at home to worry about, but I knew I would be doing hills and heat
close to the Atlantic and midwest. Worked like a charm, keeping the
temps under 110 in
The AAA shop did not have tools to fix the leak on our e300d so told me
to take it somewhere that does. They did narrow it down to the IP
area. Either the tube is failed, the seals are shot or
We will find out Monday.
On Nov 15, 2006, at 7:24 AM, ned kleinhenz wrote:
While following
Might just get yourself a USB or firewire external at Fry's. Cost
about the same.
I love REPC! Last time I visited they did not have many Toshiba drives
though. If they do, the drive is good. Can not say the same for ebay
On Nov 15, 2006, at 4:50 PM, David Brodbeck wrote:
Kaleb C.
Glow plugs that draw 2X normal current usually take care of themselves
pretty quickly. They start drawing 0 current after a few cycles.
I drove it for a couple of months that way before finally replacing
the plug.
-- Jim
Man, we are soo pitiful! We just get our rocks off hitting these
surplus places and getting goodies. I had to clean my garage twice to
get rid of it all. Filled it twice with all the great toys. I bet
Wichita has a surplus as well. Maybe Kaleb needs to get some 737 parts
On Nov 15,
I just got 40 pounds of fresh venison. BiL and I had been hunting last
weekend for modern firearms and came up goose egg. He was on the way
home after work Monday and some guy two cars ahead decided to send a
buck his way over the car between them. After the state trooper put it
down, BiL
Would you have a idea what was the toe-in differences with and without
pushing out on the wheels.
Keen to know if the force sufficed which I understand should be around
100 N.
mak
Original Message -
From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List'
I must get the section out and show these idiots and demand a refund. I
have paid money twice for their expert advice and just get poor
service. This is fairly typical of certainly motor car service in South
Africa where one has to micromanage all service providers activities. IS
the same typical
Peter,
Here in the states, tire changers alignment techs are on the low end of
the mechanic pay scale. But they don't have to be on the high end because it
does not take a lot of skill to run a modern alignment machine.
General mechanics are another story. There are some true craftsmen around -
Actual difference depends on the amount of wear on all of the suspension
parts.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of M.Afzaal.Khan
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 9:24 PM
To: Mercedes
It's a 1983 300SD with 284K on the clock. It has very nice gray paint,
pretty good gray interior other than some dash cracks and worn seat springs,
no blowby, strong firm shifting tranny that shifts when it's supposed to
both up and down, all working power windows and sunroof, and it made the
Kevin,
The knobs just press onto the seat controls but they can be hard to find.
The seat mechanism is broken.
The central lock system pump is likely bad.
AC could get expensive.
Great price.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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Thanks, Tom, for the info. I know of a 300SD parts car though I may have
discovered it too late. I'm sure I'll be able to find the necessary parts
to get her in top form.
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
1983 300SD 284K miles, unnamed
I forgot to mention that the owner of the 300SD that I bought also has a
1980 300D that doesn't run. He bought it and discovered that the timing was
off. He replaced the chain and brought it back into spec, but it still
isn't right. He thinks it may have bent/damaged valves causing low
Too far away too much work considering my crazy schedule. But thanks for
thinking of me anyway.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of kevin kraly
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 3:04 AM
To:
Kevin -
The motor runs, but the seat doesn't go anywhere.
likely the actuator cable has worn out ends slipping or sometimes they are
coming out of the socket on the motor
Also, the power seat
switch knobs are missing leaving only little pieces to grab onto,
if the switch isn't
On 11/15/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
These are pretty cool, eh?
http://www2.lut.fi/~holtta/mb/4matic/
Yes indeedy. Wonder which item is there to provide the front/rear
slip? It wasn't completely obvious to me, but no doubt it has to
be there.
Computer-controlled clutches of
It's nice to have one that's in good working order for $1300. However, I
couldn't see (no pun intended) paying more than $34K for a 23 year old brand
new car although nothing made today is as easy to work on.
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
1983 300SD 284K miles, Johanna
Then again it could just be a leaky O ring but will still cost money,
especially over here where you are not allowed to charge/discharge systems
without a license.
That's the story with my new to me 201, a leaky O ring is the problem(well
the idler bearing sounds like it has seen better days)
Of course this is MB we are talking about, engineered like no other car.
Probably superior in operation but hellishly expensive to fix if it breaks.
Don't know wether Rusty stocks too many of these clutches?
Hendrik
who wonders if other MB all wheel drive systems like the ML and G use the
Not so! Rusty has 'em. I've had to replace them on my 190D after the ham-handed
previous owner broke all the knobs off on both sides...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:09:18 -0600 From: Tom Hargrave Subject: Re: [MBZ]
I found one! To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
hendrik, you know that kids rode around in cars long before A/C was in cars
give them a water bottle and let them sweat it out.
On 11/16/06, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not so! Rusty has 'em. I've had to replace them on my 190D after the
ham-handed previous owner broke all the
Yep, and walked uphill to school both ways in the snow in August.
--R
Sunil Hari wrote:
hendrik, you know that kids rode around in cars long before A/C was in cars
give them a water bottle and let them sweat it out.
On 11/16/06, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not so! Rusty has
Most of the glow plug threads seem to involve a lot of discussion about
isolating a bad glow plug to replace it.
When I have glow plug problems, I always start by sending Rusty $60+/- for a
whole new set, then installing them. This is because I only have to replace
them once every few years and
Hi Ned,
I started one of the recent threads about diagnosing a bad GP. Also, I
agree with you method of replacing all GPS instead of trying to locate a bad
one, then replacing the GP with a problem.
But I recenty replaced all 5 GPs - then my relay started to act funny - the
preglow light
Hi Tom,
What are the warning signs of a bad/dieing Rack Damper Bolt? If I have one,
need to know how to tell if it's bad. Man! This is getting complicated!
TIA,
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
Test Results
yea, thats what I need
Redghost wrote:
Man, we are soo pitiful! We just get our rocks off hitting these
surplus places and getting goodies. I had to clean my garage twice to
get rid of it all. Filled it twice with all the great toys. I bet
Wichita has a surplus as well. Maybe Kaleb
kevin kraly wrote:
It's a 1983 300SD with 284K on the clock. It has very nice gray paint,
pretty good gray interior other than some dash cracks and worn seat springs,
no blowby, strong firm shifting tranny that shifts when it's supposed to
both up and down, all working power windows and
When they were brand new with warranty they could be had for that much.
kevin kraly wrote:
It's nice to have one that's in good working order for $1300. However, I
couldn't see (no pun intended) paying more than $34K for a 23 year old brand
new car although nothing made today is as easy to
ned kleinhenz wrote:
Most of the glow plug threads seem to involve a lot of discussion about
isolating a bad glow plug to replace it.
When I have glow plug problems, I always start by sending Rusty $60+/- for a
whole new set, then installing them. This is because I only have to replace
them
BiL and I had been hunting last
weekend for modern firearms and came up goose egg.
I'm always looking for those too! :-)
-- Jim
I have presented this issue on several lists and have received a lot of
different point of view, all which are valuable.
The issue is the failure of the serpentine belt tensioner.
Several individuals have indicated that they have encountered failures
around 20,000 with no other cause.
I just replaced a pump on my '83 300TD. The bolt is adjusted all the all and
the car still shudders horribly at idle. When you tough the accellerator, the
problem stops. (I drove the car like this to Orlando and back last winter with
this problem from Columbus, GA) It's a very annoying
service. This is fairly typical of certainly motor car service in South
Africa where one has to micromanage all service providers activities.
IS
the same typical elsewhere? How is it in the US?
As automobiles transition towards being appliances, like large
toasters, I expect more and more of
So you didnt try replacing the old style bolt with the new? Thats the
problem 99.9% of the time.
Michael wrote:
I just replaced a pump on my '83 300TD. The bolt is adjusted all the all and the car still shudders horribly at idle. When you tough the accellerator, the problem stops. (I drove
it needs working power seat mechanisms. Right now, The driver's seat
is
stuck all the way back which is great only for someone with very long
legs!
The motor runs, but the seat doesn't go anywhere. Also, the power seat
The bowden cables can pull out of their sockets. Some BFH and plier
if the pump isn't running at all remove it and apply voltage directly.
try reverse polarity as well. If it runs you need to plug the outlet
wqith you
Ack! Don't do this, there's electronics in there that will _not_
appreciate this treatment. First ascertain which style of pump
you have, the
Computer-controlled clutches of some kind inside the center
differential, making the front/rear torque allotment variable.
I didn't see anything like a third spider gear set. Maybe
just a slip clutch, but it wasn't screamingly obvious to me,
who can't read German except Was ist los, Aki? and
it? Or do most glow plugs last almost forever, and all I should
really
need to replace is one or two that go bad?
IMHO that's certainly true of the series plugs. (The wiring to
them is a different story.) The parallel plugs definitely are
more of a wear item.
Which replacement approach
Now, I still need to isolate the problem. Next, I'll remove the Intake
Manufold to gain access to the GP's but I'm still needing to ID which
GP has
a problem. At Jim's suggestion I've been looking for a meter that
will read
the DC Current draw but Sears was out of them.
I don't think you
What are the warning signs of a bad/dieing Rack Damper Bolt? If I
have one,
need to know how to tell if it's bad. Man! This is getting
complicated!
I always thought it was a loping idle. Or, if too tight, weird starting
characteristics. (Due to the rack not moving to where it ought.)
--
No, I did not try what you are suggesting. I was told that with some pumps
the replacement bolt simply won't work, that it was a waste of time to even try
given the high mileage of the engine.
Then, when the MB dealer mech. had the pump out of the car- he showed me how
all the adjustment was
Hate to tell you, but you got taken advantage of. Yes, all the
adjustment will be taken up with the old bolt, that is why you get the
new bolt. It doesnt have to be adjusted in as far because it has a
heavier spring. THats the problem with the old bolt, the spring is not
as heavy and it has
Well thank you for your candor. I'm happy with what I have and where I'm at
now with the Benz.
My car is my daily driver and I'm satisfied that it's ready to take me anywhere
I need to go.
-Michael
-Original Message-
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Nov 16, 2006 11:42
Peter Merle wrote:
On my W123 the front tyres , both are exhibiting a strange wear pattern
where the outer blocks have a kind of saw-tooth pattern. Had alignment
checked and rotated tyres and now the previouslyly rear tyres are doing
the same thing. Shocks are new Bilsteins. Ball joints and
Jim Cathey wrote:
What are the warning signs of a bad/dieing Rack Damper Bolt? If I
have one,
need to know how to tell if it's bad. Man! This is getting
complicated!
I always thought it was a loping idle. Or, if too tight, weird starting
characteristics. (Due to the rack not moving to
Back in August I asked some questions about GM diesel trucks and then followed
up as I never saw the question on
the forum. I have just discovered that my computer had shunted some of these
messages off to another folder. Kaleb,
at one point, says, I have answered this question 3 times already..
hahaha, mystery solved!!!
R A Bennell wrote:
Back in August I asked some questions about GM diesel trucks and then followed
up as I never saw the question on
the forum. I have just discovered that my computer had shunted some of these
messages off to another folder. Kaleb,
at one point,
Yes, the wonders of Microsoft Outlook.
Randy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 11:13 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Apologies to Kaleb
hahaha, mystery solved!!!
R A
If I understand it correctly, the transfer of power to the front wheels is
operated through the ASR system, which may be the same as found on 2wd
vehicles. I suspect that if the rear wheels begin to slip, the computer
sends hydraulic pressure to bear on the semi-locking rear diff and the
When I left work last night, my power steering was howling as I left the
parking garage. (Car is a 1990 300SEL) Luckily, I had flushed and
filled the PS several months ago and still had left over fluid in my
trunk. I checked it and it was very low - almost down to the filter
(without the engine
This is a bit off topic, and I have not posted anything on here for some
time, but I have run into a jam in West OK-purchased an old truck on ebay,
and am having a LOT of trouble getting things straight with the seller.
If there is ANYONE close enough to this area to run an errand for me,
I knew there was a reason I kept subscribing to the digest. Nice find!
Tim
1982 300TD Moby (for sale)
1991 300TE 4Matic Beulah
-
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:56:45 -0800
From: Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
These are pretty cool, eh?
Does anybody know of another resource the accurately explains the
operation of the older 4Matic? I've found this one, but it's only a
short writeup preceding a detailed explanation of the newer 4Matic
system.
http://www.whnet.com/4x4/ets.html
Tim
1982 300TD Moby (for sale)
1991 300TE 4Matic
I'd like to find a Marlin lever action chambered for 308. This year we
have one week we can shoot bambi (freeloading overgrown rats) with a rifle!
At 10:13 AM 11/16/2006, you wrote:
BiL and I had been hunting last
weekend for modern firearms and came up goose egg.
I'm always looking
Yeah, the fifth word pretty much isolates the problem
At 11:15 AM 11/16/2006, you wrote:
Yes, the wonders of Microsoft Outlook.
Randy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 11:13 AM
To:
Constantine N. Polites wrote:
I have presented this issue on several lists and have received a lot of
different point of view, all which are valuable.
The issue is the failure of the serpentine belt tensioner.
Several individuals have indicated that they have encountered failures
around
Donald Snook wrote:
When I left work last night, my power steering was howling as I left the
parking garage. (Car is a 1990 300SEL) Luckily, I had flushed and
filled the PS several months ago and still had left over fluid in my
trunk. I checked it and it was very low - almost down to the
Jim Cathey wrote:
it? Or do most glow plugs last almost forever, and all I should
really
need to replace is one or two that go bad?
IMHO that's certainly true of the series plugs. (The wiring to
them is a different story.) The parallel plugs definitely are
more of a wear item.
Which
Michael wrote:
I just replaced a pump on my '83 300TD. The bolt is adjusted all the
all and the car still shudders horribly at idle. When you tough the
accellerator, the problem stops. (I drove the car like this to
Orlando and back last winter with this problem from Columbus, GA)
It's a very
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Now, with all of this talk about 115 bodies, I kind of miss my 220D 240Ds.
They were great cars. Someone please stop me before I buy another
Til you have to replace the heater blower motor!
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth Ph.D.
Ass't Prof. (ret.)
Univ of Pittsburgh
ernest breakfield wrote:
Marshall,
this document specifies '81-'84; was there something different about '85s,
or
does this document pre-date '85s?
cheers!
e
Marshall Booth wrote:
ned kleinhenz wrote:
Situation:
Son's '85 300D glow plug light does not come on.
Outside temp is below
Jim Cathey wrote:
These are pretty cool, eh?
http://www2.lut.fi/~holtta/mb/4matic/
Yes indeedy. Wonder which item is there to provide the front/rear
slip? It wasn't completely obvious to me, but no doubt it has to
be there.
The page implied that there were 300D/300TD cars available with
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
When they were brand new with warranty they could be had for that much.
Yeah, but when they were brand new you could go down to Jackie Cooper
and buy one in that condition in any color you wanted. Nowadays there
are perhaps only twenty left in the whole world in
Ya, and up here in West Coast Canada, 300CDs are going for 10K in the
paper at the moment, 250K miles...
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
pool of available cars. Whether or not it is worth $35 is for the
shill
bidders to decide, but I can easily see how this could be worth as
much
as a new
Marshall wrote:rack damper ONLY damps the lope that is caused by the
natural
resonance that exists in the OM617.95 injection pump
Since I have a 602.962 I can assume the Rack Damper Bolt adjustment does me
no good? So, with Electronic Idle Control on my engine - the manual tells
in detail
Marshall,
excellent; thanks for clearing that up!
cheers!
e
ernest breakfield wrote:
Marshall,
this document specifies '81-'84; was there something different about
'85s, or
does this document pre-date '85s?
cheers!
e
Marshall Booth wrote:
ned kleinhenz wrote:
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