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Jim Cathey wrote:
have sufficient anti-corrosive reserve for use in MB engines, or for
the 5 year life expected of Dex-Cool.
The 5-year expected life for Death Cool is for the _engine_, not
the coolant.
On 5/29/07, Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Both Subaru and I think Jeep make RHD vehicles specifically for sale
to folks with contract rural postal routes. Our own postman drives
a RHD Subaru.
Well not so much make them for that purpose -- they
87's. Got the guy down to 3k for the one.
Kevin J. Slater wrote:
87's? Or are we talking W123's?
Kaleb C. Striplin said:
Yea, it would have been worth 5-600, its WAY too much right now
considering a guy has 2 of them he wants me to buy, $2500 for one and
$3500 for the other. Both run and
I have them available, see the link at the bottom of each message.
Zach wrote:
I am looking to resurrect the AC in my 79 wagon, anyone have a used but
known good Delco-style AC compressor for a W123? Preferably in the
Seattle/Tacoma/Olympia/Portland area?
-Zach
If you have to swap the actual schrader valve, you will have to drain
the system first.
Levi Smith wrote:
Hmm, ok anyone happen to know if there's any particular size to the low side
of that R134 in my 83' 300D? I started calling a couple auto parts places
and they are telling me that there
John Robbins wrote:
They were riding basically on the white line to let
the few cars they did see have plenty of room. So they did everything
right to be good safe bicyclists and avoid getting in a wreck.
Thanks for sharing, I had wondered what happened for you to have lost
such a young
Oh man, Im extremely surprised and sorry to hear that. Thats just
unbelievable. The times have has seen you two she seemed like a very
nice person. You will be in my thoughts.
Kaleb
John Robbins wrote:
My wife passed away at the beginning of this month while she was road
bicycling...
She
I am sorry to hear about that as well. Drivers are just plain insane.
I am still in shock about John's wife. I know they have not even been
married that long. I just saw them, what a couple of months ago?
BillR wrote:
Kevin - I surprised my wife with a scooter for Christmas two years ago.
It seems than at Tue, 29 May 2007 17:57:29 -0500, R wrote:
Please bear in mind that folks who drive larger vehicles have some
difficulty in safely passing you in traffic. I have had a Suburban
and now a couple of F150's. I don't want to clip some poor cyclist
with my mirror while trying to
Levi - I don't know much about such things, but I do know there is a valve
that fits over the bad one without replacing it. One of the mechanic types
on the list could probably tell you if you can do it without losing the gas,
but I am pretty sure you can.
BillR
Jacksonville FL
1981 300SD 290k
I can change out the clutch on a York compressor, right?
The compresor works when is switched on but the clutch is rattly and noisy when
the compressor is off.
Is this task covered in the manual?
So...when I start twisting wrenches tomorrow I get to fix the ACcompressor
clutch, rebuild the
What kind of R134 connectors do you have?
The ones with their own schrader valves, or the ones that fit over
the R12 service connector and have a little pushrod to open the
original schrader valve? If the latter, can you fix the leak by
removing the adapter (or was it coated in permanent
Do you have a replacement clutch? I found one in my shed today when
cleaning it out --
Make you a deal -
;-)
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
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I drove by my Indy's shop the other day and saw a 420SEL sitting out front
with $5500 and Sweet painted on the windshield. Called him today about
some work I'm thinking about doing on the 300TD and asked him about the SEL.
I thought he said it was an '87, and has about 230K on it. It supposedly
Heavens no! Roger is blessed to live in the great northwet where
water is never an issue. He just goes out to the rain barrel and
scoops up a bucket for all his water needs. Since it rains 13 out of
12 months in Seattle, he has no use for potable water. Except maybe
to wash the blue
Go with your heart.
Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
Wickford RI 02852
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Royce Engler
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 9:19 PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] HeresyI'm
On 5/29/07, John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My wife passed away at the beginning of this month while she was road
bicycling...
John, I am so sorry for your loss. Please know that we'll remember you and
your wife in our prayers.
Royce Engler
--- Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Go with your heart.
And your wallet, in the event the cams need
replacement (a common issue in these engines.)
RM
Be
a better Globetrotter. Get
how long do the gasser engines last?
if it's a car that you'll look back and say, I -wish- I'd bought that!
you've got to buy it. Cars come and go, but regret lasts a looong
time. I'm still regretting not buying a particular wagon 1.5 years ago.
On 5/29/07, Ralph Morton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I can come up with 3 items Royce,
1. Timing chain
2. Timing chain
3. Timing chain
My apologies to the real estate industry.
On 5/29/07, Royce Engler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I drove by my Indy's shop the other day and saw a 420SEL sitting out front
with $5500 and Sweet painted on the
Personally I think 230K is a lot of miles for a gasoline engine. I
don't know specifically how they compare to the diesels for
longevity. of course a lot depends on the maintenance history.
Remember it will take premium ga$oline.
Royce Engler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I drove by my Indy's
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 1:22 PM
To: Weekly Highway Diesel Prices
Subject: Today's Diesel Prices
** ** **
--- Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Personally I think 230K is a lot of miles for a
gasoline engine. I
don't know specifically how they compare to the
diesels for
longevity. of course a lot depends on the
maintenance history.
Remember it will take premium ga$oline.
The M117
well, lets see, for the same price, you can buy my '90 with WAY fewer
miles on it. It will have the updated interior, updated sound system,
updated tranny and so forth.
actually, the 420 has the m116 engine.
Ralph Morton wrote:
--- Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Personally I think 230K is a lot of miles for a
gasoline engine. I
don't know specifically how they compare to the
diesels for
longevity. of course a lot depends on the
maintenance history.
Ooops. You are correct. The issues apply to the
M116, not M117.
RM
--- Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
actually, the 420 has the m116 engine.
Ralph Morton wrote:
--- Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Personally I think 230K is a lot of miles for a
gasoline engine.
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Wonder what country has such cheap labor that this restoration makes
economic sense?
Croatia. From what I understand he bought the donor 500SE only to find
out it had Bosnian papers and couldn't be registered, so he decided to
build the car of his dreams instead.
What!?! You are paying for that stuff that just falls from the sky
all day every day?
Get thee down to Magnuson park for some of the rain barrels and set
yourself up. Cisterns and all allow me to wash Gump with vintage
water and I then reclaim it to use in the throne room. From there it
Yes there was a bad batch of cams that found it's way into the Merc V8's but
I am pretty sure given the mileage that it is either not one of the affected
ones or has been replaced.
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From: Ralph Morton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Sounds like that beer y'all make out that way.
--R
Redghost wrote:
What!?! You are paying for that stuff that just falls from the sky
all day every day?
Get thee down to Magnuson park for some of the rain barrels and set
yourself up. Cisterns and all allow me to wash Gump with vintage
I don't have a replacement yetyours available? Is it it viable?
Bob R.
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From: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Clutch on a York Compressor
Do you have a
Interesting you mention this. Just yesterday, I must admit, I did not
notice one of these little signs posted at the right edge of the bike trail.
And
I was upset that two cars did not yield to me. I honestly did not think they
had the right of way to cross into the straight-line path of
Hey guys.
We love our Benzes, but take a look at these guys...
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/S...50/lebanon.htm
Take care and appreciate all we have,
Chuck
Phoenix AZ
Okay, I'll do all that. Thanks, RLE.
Brian
On 5/29/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Interesting you mention this. Just yesterday, I must admit, I did not
notice one of these little signs posted at the right edge of the bike
trail. And
I was upset that two cars did not yield
I'd buy Kaleb's car if I were you. Remember, it'll have the lifetime waranty
on it! All the free spares you can handle!
Jeff Zedic
This discussion is reminding me why I like my deep well and backup generator
for hurricanes. No water or sewer bill, except for the every 5 years or so
pump out bill.
BillR
Jacksonville FL
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On Behalf Of [EMAIL
Hmm... Dunno, I don't know what R12 connectors are like. There's a dust
cap that screws on to a pop-on coupling that works with any of the R134
refill kits. It *looks* like that's part of the pipe... But for all I
know, perhaps it's somehow threaded onto a smaller piece on the pipe?
This is
Royce Engler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Anybody have any thoughts about why I shouldn't jump on this one?
(other
than the fact that it's NOT a diesel...)
Royce Engler
'85 300TD 298K
Uh, because you could buy Don Snook's 300SEL with less than half the
miles for less?
My indy drives
Sounds like an awful lot of good reasons to not buy that car to me and I
haven't even seen it.
Mike
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From: Dan Weeks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gasser Heresy
Royce Engler [EMAIL
You're paying for it??? I'd think you'd be able to wring enough water
out of your clothes to run the house there :-)
I lived in WA for a few years, couldn't take the constant liquid
sunshine. Never had to water anything though.
-Robert
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Heavens no! Roger is
Hmm... Dunno, I don't know what R12 connectors are like.
They look an awful lot like a big-brother version of your
basic tire valve stem. (The metal part.)
It *looks* like that's part of the pipe... But for all I know,
perhaps it's somehow threaded onto a smaller piece on the pipe?
I lived in WA for a few years, couldn't take the constant liquid
sunshine. Never had to water anything though.
Not exactly true of the (much larger) dry eastern part of the
State. The center is a nice dry sagebrush near-desert.
-- Jim
In an R12 system converted to R134a, I've heard that the service port
adapter fittings are permanently installed. Is this done with
threadlocker? Could they be removed to do a reverse conversion,
e.g. by using heat?
Allan
Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hmm... Dunno, I don't know what
In an R12 system converted to R134a, I've heard that the service port
adapter fittings are permanently installed. Is this done with
threadlocker? Could they be removed to do a reverse conversion,
e.g. by using heat?
Yup. And the cheapies don't even really need that. I've removed
a connector
Yep, it worked when I removed it. I thought it was the problem and replaced
it - when I opened it up I found the little wire running behind it was
chafed they and needed to be replaced - but I'll open the box and take a
look at it to be sure it's useable.
They are pretty basic - very seldom
So, then there are actually TWO shrader valves, one on top of the other? Or
is the R12 one removed from the inside, then this R134 with shrader fitted
to the outside? Or is the R12 Shrader still there and this is just an outer
fitting?
Levi
On 5/30/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A gas engine will eat you out of house home. They constantly need
*something* - no matter how nice or how well maintained. Let them get a little
behind on maintanence and thangs can get ugly (financially speaking) pretty
fast. I had a few gas MBs and all were the same. $25 for this, $100
You really should bite your tongue. Not that I can buy it until my
disability suit gets settled. I was told SS would be the hard one to get,
but they came through the first time [I just fit the criterion]. It is the
company disability policy that is giving me problems.
BillR
-Original
That's energy not momentum.
--R
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Sun, 27 May 2007 14:04:42 -0500 Rich Thomas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Maybe roll cages and restraints are the answer, though m1v1=m2v2 still
applies?
It's an inelastic collision, so what applies is,
12
SOLD!
Let me know off list where to send the moola and I 'll give you my address.
Thanks.
Bob R.
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From: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 6:31 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Clutch on a York
For some reason the link sent me to a Yahoo page with the message Sorry the
page you requested was not found
On 5/30/07, Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey guys.
We love our Benzes, but take a look at these guys...
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/S...50/lebanon.htm
Larry T typed:
gas engine will eat you out of house home. They constantly need
*something* - no matter how nice or how well maintained. Let them get a
little behind on maintanence and thangs can get ugly (financially speaking)
pretty fast. I had a few gas MBs and all were the same. $25
So, then there are actually TWO shrader valves, one on top of the
other?
No. Either you remove the one in the R12 fitting before you put
on an R134a fitting that has its own, or the R134a fitting has
an extension to push the button on the R12's valve. The latter is
a pita because when/if the
For the first time ever I've seen M1 15W50 at our Costco! They usually
have two other weights (green and blue boxes), but this time they also
had the red boxes. $30 for six quarts. I didn't buy any, but I did
buy 6 gallons of Delo last time.
-- Jim
Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So, then there are actually TWO shrader valves, one on top of the
other? Or is the R12 one removed from the inside, then this R134
with shrader fitted to the outside? Or is the R12 Shrader still
there and this is just an outer fitting?
As I recall, the
Also I believe the high side and low side valves are different, to
prevent consumers from accidentally connecting a recharge can to the
high side. This was possible in R12 systems and led to injuries as
the can would explode under pressure.
This was possible in _some_ R12 systems, but some
On May 30, 2007, at 6:41 AM, LarryT wrote:
That may not be a problem for you - and a big gas W126 is
unequalled in comfort and security on the open road (unless you
find a W140) - but just be prepared for a healthy maintanence program
Oddly enough my w140 is having it's 60K mile/92K km
Hi Bob,
I checked it and it looks fine. Don;t know if you have ever held one
and seen how they go together and come apart - everything is magnetism - and
there's one wire that goes to the center of the unit and when power is
applied, the 2 pieceslock together magnetically. Remove the
On Tue, 29 May 2007 11:12:18 -0400 Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Pure distilled water is not electrolytic, but it is a rather good
solvent and it will tend to pull minerals from the aluminum alloys
in the head.
And DI water is even worse!
Craig
On Wed, 30 May 2007 09:04:39 -0500 Rich Thomas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's energy not momentum.
--R
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Sun, 27 May 2007 14:04:42 -0500 Rich Thomas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Maybe roll cages and restraints are the answer, though m1v1=m2v2
still
John,
We are so sorry for your loss. We will be praying for you.
Craig Shirley McCluskey
Los Alamos, NM
andrew strasfogel wrote:
For some reason the link sent me to a Yahoo page with the message Sorry the
page you requested was not found
Somehow he copied the shortened displayed text instead of the link itself:
See the ellipsis here? There's probably another 50 characters missing:
Levi,
R-12 connectors look like a Tire Stem welded to the pipe.
When R-12 to R-134 conversions are done the R-134 adapter is screwed on
top of the R-12 connector.
Some of the 134 adapters have Red Lock-Tite (Stud Bearing) on the
threads making it hard to remove
the 134 adapter. But it can be
You wrote:Given the car is 15 years old I thought it was wise to check all
that piping for
issues.
That's a very wise decision. Thise kinds of things - where hoses, etc are
hidden from view and can leak and you;ll never know its leaking. Then some
expensive damage happens.
Larry T (67
after driving a 420, you would not want a 300, it would feel like a 240D
Dan Weeks wrote:
Royce Engler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Anybody have any thoughts about why I shouldn't jump on this one?
(other
than the fact that it's NOT a diesel...)
Royce Engler
'85 300TD 298K
Uh, because
I have not really found that to be the case with the gas engines I have had.
LarryT wrote:
A gas engine will eat you out of house home. They constantly need
*something* - no matter how nice or how well maintained. Let them get a little
behind on maintanence and thangs can get ugly
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