Yes, I'm for equal rights too.
This reminds me of a bit on the show King of Queens when Doug and Carrie
were arguing over the obsession with footbal and shoes respectively. Doug
says, defending football, can you spend an entire Sunday wathcing shoes?
and of course Carrie responds Yes, I can.
--- Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is that measured with or without the vacuum line
hooked up? The
article on mbz.org suggests without, but I'm
unclear whether that is
when the car is stationary (presumably idling),
while in motion, or
both.
1.) Without
2.) Both
Poos
--- Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
123.123.12
Probably a 722.116, based on the information you gave
me.
2.8 bar. position D, 65 km/h
4.8 (+/-0.2) bar, position D, stationary
All measurements at operating temperature with vacuum
line disconnected.
Poos
Another possibility is that the mast cable was not going into the drum
properly and as such the motor was not able to produce enough force to pull
it in.
- Original Message -
From: Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, June
Everything must be in balance then - My wife only has four pairs of
shoes, but I have a LOT of tools, and keep accumulating them!
testicles intact.
On 6/7/07, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a pitifilly meager supply of tools yet my wife has the predictable
amount of shoes.
I use a piece of 6mm Allen wrench about an inch long that I cut off
the long end, with a 6mm 1/4 inch drive socket and a u-joint. Non were
so tight that I needed the hammer-driven impact wrench. Mine were on
the 603 and 602 engines, so YMMV.
I also vote for changing them all at once - in and out
I think it sounds like a good price.
Enjoy it.
Dwight
Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
Wickford RI 02852
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of wilton strickland
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 7:28 PM
To:
Curt,
So will you install Fred's new manifold? I am out of town this weekend but
later on-maybe this could be the focus for the NE 'chowdah Q I will keep
cold beer and tools in your hand while you work.
Dwight.
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1979 240D-250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t 135K miles
Wickford, RI
Curt Raymond wrote:
'85 190D 2.2l 5spd manual.
When its cold out, like below 60 degrees but above freezing, when my 190D first
start it shudders a little like idle is too low, it smooths out quick. Below
freezing I have to keep my foot into the go pedal for a second or two before
it'll idle,
Curt Raymond wrote:
So I'm thinking I should change the glowplugs on my 190D. I know what you'll
say, only change 'em when they die. Well I think one is dead and since it looks
like a job to do it I want to get at 'em while its nice out, not at -20F...
It looks like it'll be alot easier if I
Jim Cathey wrote:
Is it time? The IP front seal awaits. It's a rather involved job to
pull the injector pump. And there's the siezed AC compressor too...
Strategy:
1 Jack up front of car, for general access.
2 Remove radiator, condensor, and auxiliary fan.
(The justification is to
How about 190E 2.3 which I do have difficulty in start too? In spring or
summer at least twice before it runs.
In winter, at least 5 or 6 times. It crank but wouldn't turn. On 2nd try, it
turn but shudders and dies too. Do
gas engine rely that much on vacuum like diesel?
KS
- Original
The tranny rebuild in my SLC was $1800 about six years ago. -- so
$2231 sounds about right today.
On 6/7/07, Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think it sounds like a good price.
Enjoy it.
Dwight
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be
Sounds like the cold start injector is plugged, or not spraying fuel
as it should.
On 6/7/07, kok.hong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How about 190E 2.3 which I do have difficulty in start too? In spring or
summer at least twice before it runs.
In winter, at least 5 or 6 times. It crank but wouldn't
A 6mm allen 1/4 inch drive socket would fit. a short 6mm allen 3/8
drive won't fit. I'd still opt for snap-on for the 1/4 inch drive
because of the torque put on it. 2 of mine came apart ok, but one I
put about 80 ft-lb on and twisted the allen close to 30 degrees but
the bolt did not budge.
Herr Doktor's swivel socket is another good option. I don't own any
swivel sockets, so I never thought of that one.
At 09:14 PM 6/7/2007, you wrote:
Curt Raymond wrote:
So I'm thinking I should change the glowplugs on my 190D. I know
what you'll say, only change 'em when they die. Well I
another reason I like my OM 603s. And I didn't even know it.
At 09:20 PM 6/7/2007, you wrote:
Jim Cathey wrote:
Is it time? The IP front seal awaits. It's a rather involved job to
pull the injector pump. And there's the siezed AC compressor too...
Strategy:
1 Jack up front of car, for
I was trying to get the starter lock assembly out of the steering
/ignition lock a few weeks ago on my 76 300D junker and there was no
hole for the pin.
Can anyone tell me how to get the thing out?
Can anyone tell me how to get the steering lock out of the column? I
have it loose, and can
On Thu, 7 Jun 2007 12:49:29 -0700 (PDT) LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Alex,
Go check out my tranny adjuting article written many
moons ago at
http://articles.mbz.org/transmission/adjust/
Dan,
Welcome back. Haven't heard from you for many moons ...
Craig
(was in Austin, TX, now
Wife complaints new wagon (w124) is thunking into each gear. Drive
it about for the day. Yup.
Mmmm I wonder, stick mini vac on line to transmission ok, onto line
before vacuum control valve ok.
Start car, vacuum from pump ok, behind restrictor (green plug) ok. To
transmission. ZERO
Ah,
Likewise, welcome back Good to have more knowledgeable people here.
Loren
At 10:09 PM 6/7/2007, you wrote:
Dan,
Welcome back. Haven't heard from you for many moons ...
Loren Faeth
--- Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dan,
Welcome back. Haven't heard from you for many moons
...
Craig
(was in Austin, TX, now in Los Alamos, NM)
Good to be back. Los Alamos? Lucky dog. I did a
fair amount of work there in the late 80s and early
90s. Spent a lot of time
On Thu, 7 Jun 2007 20:50:47 -0700 (PDT) LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Good to be back. Los Alamos? Lucky dog. I did a
fair amount of work there in the late 80s and early
90s. Spent a lot of time backpacking in Bandelier on
the weekends...
Been here about 4.5 years and haven't made it
Jesus Christ!
If you're in Raleigh, I suggest you check you Classic Performance Auto on
Trinity Rd. All the guy has worked on his entire life is Mercedes. Excellent
service, quality work and good prices on parts and labor.
I suggest you check him out; he's very knowledgeable in all aspects of
On Thu, 7 Jun 2007 08:40:49 -0700 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
This car is really turning into a heap-o-project.
Sigh.
Let's see, the Chicken Wagon, the Frankenbenz, and ? Well, it's a
baby Benz ... Baby Heap? Benz-o-mobile? Li'l Heap? Uh ...
Craig
Laurelhurst does booming business for Bio. It does eat the rubber
bits when used full strength. Take it down to B20 and you get the
lubricity advantages, as well as the reduced CO2 and particulate. No
reduction of NOx. Does make the engine run quieter and smell better
than the rear end
Article in the paper today has Seattle Biodiesel (imperium)
contracting with some Algae group in San Francisco to supply oil to
the huge plant due to be finished this month.
Will be great to see the oil burning ships of the navy using
BioDiesel made right here in WA
On Jun 7, 2007, at
RUN AWAY!
This sounds like the cretin who sold me the POS SDL on eBay four
years ago. He was going to pick me up at the airport too. He missed
that and I waited a few hours, called his home #, talked to his
retarded wife. She had no idea what I was talking about.
The seller
Okay, now you know I'm going to have to ask you some more specifics to find
out if this is the same guy here. What town did he live in, or claim to live
in? He gave me his home address, or maybe it was a shop or something, but
let's try to match up information here.
Was his ebay name the same?
Let's see, the Chicken Wagon, the Frankenbenz, and ? Well, it's a
baby Benz ... Baby Heap? Benz-o-mobile? Li'l Heap? Uh ...
Right now it's a rusty sh**heap. Who knows, the name may stick!
But it's a 40 mpg rusty sh**heap.
-- Jim
Thank you, OK Don. I will check the cold start injector.
Also thank you to Kaleb C. Striplin on my 190E low coolant light and high
temp. It was the sensor. And when I removed it, found lots of debris
between the contacts. I also broke the lock ring to replace the sensor.
The lock ring was
From memory it is just a circlip, should be able to get one at a good nut
and bolt place.
Also check your idle control valve, your fuel injection computer may be
busted, or your over protection relay is toast, there is a 15 amp fuse on
top of it. All these things are behind the battery,
If you thought the picture of the 300SD strapped to the front of a semi
was weird, what do you think about this?
Wheelchair-bound man taken on wild ride lodged in truck's grille
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007706080334
I vote for calling it the baby buggy If it stays full of brown
stuff, maybe baby diaper would be a good name
At 01:28 AM 6/8/2007, you wrote:
Let's see, the Chicken Wagon, the Frankenbenz, and ? Well, it's a
baby Benz ... Baby Heap? Benz-o-mobile? Li'l Heap? Uh ...
Right now it's a
On 6/7/07, Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Allan,
The highest yield comes from an oil producing algae that gives an
exponential yield compared to soybeans
Further, there is an algae that the Indians (and that's Asian India
Indians, not Native Americans) have been experimenting with
kok.hong [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How about 190E 2.3 which I do have difficulty in start too? In spring or
summer at least twice before it runs.
In winter, at least 5 or 6 times. It crank but wouldn't turn. On 2nd try, it
turn but shudders and dies too. Do
gas engine rely that much on
Larry wrote:
I thought that car was sold a couple of times? Did *another* deal fall
through?
How much are you looking far anyway?
I thought I had someone here in Wichita that was going to buy it. Also,
Bill R. is interested in it, but is waiting for legal issues to be
resolved. It
You wrote:I don't mind paying good money for something so long as I get
what I pay for.
Couldn't agree more. You know, ATs have been built in the same basic
configuration for something like 60-75 years. I would have hoped than in
all that time they would have refined the methods of
Someone provided this link ( http://articles.mbz.org/transmission/adjust/)
to an article about checking AT transmissions on W123 W126 Diesels.
Does anyone know if this article applies to a W124 also?? Particularily
(for me) a 91 300D 2.5.
TIA --
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
One of the third tier dealers as I call them (not a new car dealer,
not a big used car lot, but a place with about 10 - 15 cars for sale
at an abandoned gas station) has a '99 E320 wagon with 4matic for
sale. It looks like a nice car inside and out, but I never make the
first stop at a place like
LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Am I being unreasonable? Shouldn't the transmission on a $50,000
car (new price) last for 300K or 500K without being opened for work?
And of course, the W140s cost twice that much when new - and they
have things like wiring harnesses that self-destruct?
miles. Afterall, wire is not something that *wears out*. How many of
us
have wiring in our house that 30,50 or 80 years old? Except for a poor
choice of materials at some times, it lasts and lasts.
Blame the eco-nazis for this one. They _had_ good wire that
lasted and lasted, but somebody
Don wrotesend me $5000 in small unmarked bills
So, does that mean you wouldn't accept *large*, marked bills? ;-)
I'll ponder that price for a while - thanks.
;-)
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
Test Results
Hi Allan,
You wrote:10 - 15 cars for sale at an abandoned gas station
Those are the kinds of places I always think of as having the flood damaged
cars (for some reason) from the last hurricane season! Be careful if you
start looking seriously at one -
All those flood damaged cars must be
Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Blame the eco-nazis for this one. They _had_ good wire that lasted
and lasted, but somebody legislated a biodegradable wiring harness.
Same problem with paints, and, I'm told, galvanization.
Good point -- when environmental laws are passed by people who
Hi Allan,
That's a shame - if you're right ( I'm sure you are), we now have
throw-away $100K cars! But I guess from the manufacturer's POV, once the
initial sale is made and profit taken, the Manufacturer washes his hands in
anything to do with a car they spent so much time and effort
sarcasm
Let me point out that Mercedes has fully met it's obligations to provide
warranty service - even on vehicles that it made with serious material and
design flaws.
The fact is that a $70,000 Mercedes has no better warranty than a Yugo. It
is just another car, after all.
/sarcasm
-Dave
Coupla weeks ago, I asked list for info on MB tranny repair in Raleigh
area; 'got no answer. Griffin was recommended by indy MB tech at D E
Quality Ser. as being consciencious and well experienced MB tranny guy. We
all hope for good, long-lasting repairs.
When I picked up car after repair,
LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Those are the kinds of places I always think of as having the flood
damaged cars (for some reason) from the last hurricane season! Be
careful if you start looking seriously at one -
All those flood damaged cars must be *somewhere* !! I have trouble
if an improvement
cannot be measured then it cannot be an improvement.
That is in direct conflict with the founders and foundations of
TQ. Dr. Deming said, Some things are unknown and unknowable. This
means that some things should be done, even though they can't be
measured.
Hi Kaleb,
I am getting ready to order the MB Interface to use a Alpine Changer
with my Becker Grand Prix Amp, head unit and tuner.
Can you tell me what the MB interface box looks like? I found this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=110011375513 which says
it is an
Give ya $50 for it
At 08:54 PM 6/2/2007, you wrote:
yes, I do still have it.
John Robbins wrote:
I'm blind. Found another pic of what I wanted.
That still is a really strange setup...
John Robbins wrote:
http://www.okiebenz.com/pics/603engine/
Do you still have this engine Kaleb? Is
On 6/8/07, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In Wilton's position in life, the peace of mind
of rebuilding the trans outweighs the cost. The good news is that he
sees a noticeable improvement. Lets hope the 350SDL serves him as
well as he has served us.
Hear, hear!
Alex Chamberlain
On 6/7/07, LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I will check to see if the loaner I had is still
floating around somewhere. If not, I can give you
some suggestions for making one - it's not a big deal.
Poos
Thanks Dan! Waiting with bated breath for this one! I have to get
the car up in the air
I had trouble with a GM 700R4 in my Chevy Suburban. I had it rebuilt at about
130K miles and it needed it again at
180K miles. Motor was fine but tranny was junk. I debated doing it myself and
did some research on the matter.
Ended up selling the vehicle due to concerns about rust, upholstery
Clay: You there, buddy? You dropped a bomb. Now help me out when you get a
chance. Tell me the town that you went to to pick up your car. And tell me
the name of the man who signed a car over to you.
Brian
On 6/7/07, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
RUN AWAY!
This sounds like the
Clay's playing with you. It's 1400 miles between Arlington TX and
Hemet CA. Unless your seller in Hemet, CA likes long commutes, it's
very unlikely it's the same guy.
But, you never know
On 6/8/07, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Clay: You there, buddy? You dropped a bomb. Now
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
At lunch with the family I noticed a bit of a gas smell around the
car. (Jill's 560 SL.) No drips, but I will have to look into that.
Friday, June 8, 2007
I prepped the car for Jill's cross-state road trip to see our niece's
Christening. I put the cooler in the
Yikes!
I'd love to read the aide's written documentation of the trip out.
On 6/8/07, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you thought the picture of the 300SD strapped to the front of a semi
was weird, what do you think about this?
Wheelchair-bound man taken on wild ride lodged in truck's
On 6/8/07, wilton strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When I picked up car after repair, Tranny Guy caught me lying on pavement
beside car checking belly pans. He asked, excitedly, Sir, what are you
looking at? I replied, Just trying to make sure belly pans are in place -
not left off and lost
Loren wrote:That is in direct conflict with the founders and foundations
of TQ. Dr. Deming said, Some
Yeah, I'm sure some of the things we were being pushed toward were from
books the people being paid to train us. A facility of 400 or so engineers,
scientists, consultants, shoppers
Blaming eco-nazi's is just a cop-out.
I still blame Damlier-(whatever) for the self destructing wiring.
With their large engineering staff, someone at MBZ had to know the
characteristics of the selected wiring. And MBZ decided that they did not
care, or maybe they realized the oportunity to
LarryT wrote:
All those flood damaged cars must be *somewhere* !! I have trouble
believeing they were crushed
Auto Network in Indiana often has hurricane cars when they are in
season. I've seen deep water flood cars with Houston dealer license
frames there.
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Clay: You there, buddy? You dropped a bomb. Now help me out when you get a
chance. Tell me the town that you went to to pick up your car. And tell me
the name of the man who signed a car over to you.
If I recall correctly, it was quite middle eastern.
Mitch.
Jim Cathey wrote:
Also I had to clean the
mouse nests off of the engine, sigh.
Menard's near me sells 8 packs of rat/mouse granola bars.
Much better than those blue D-Con pellets that the mice
just cart off and hide. Ultra Stop Bait Bars $2.98/lb
A bar in the cabin, one in the trunk, and
Allan wrote:Good point -- when environmental laws are passed by people
who don't
know anything about the actual science involved, with deadlines that
don't allow industry enough time to find solutions that work
Which bring me to another huge problem I have with govt regulations which
mandate
Jim wrote:
At lunch with the family I noticed a bit of a gas smell around the car.
(Jill's 560 SL.) No drips, but I will have to look into that. I went to
my convertible in storage and stole its electrical part, and put it on
instead. (It must be love!) Other than a fuel fountain or two it
On 6/8/07, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why are directing your hate to just gassers. Don't parts fail on your
diesels? Don't window switches go bad on your diesels? Mine did when I
had a diesel. In fact, fuel injectors went bad and leaked fuel on the
diesels I owned and fuel lines
Yes, and actually the two of the last three Benz sellers I have seriously
dealt with have sounded like they were of Indian heritage. (and as Seinfeld
would say: not that there's anything wrong with that). I realize these
people make a business out of flipping Benzes. I fully knew this going in
Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have caught him in a few minor lies so far, but I think that that
just comes with the territory. I am gambling on this being a good
car, and I know the odds are decidedly against me.
Lies, or oversights? Oversight: something minor he did not disclose
Donald Snook wrote:
Why are directing your hate to just gassers. Don't parts fail on your
diesels? Don't window switches go bad on your diesels? Mine did when I
had a diesel. In fact, fuel injectors went bad and leaked fuel on the
diesels I owned and fuel lines leaked, and on some diesels
Not Mercedes' fault.
Mercedes objected to the requirement that they have biodegradable wiring
into new models starting in '92. Mercedes wanted a couple of extra years
for testing, but the German government insisted that biodegradable
wiring must be implemented NOW. By '96 they had worked thru
I did that with Gump and the dork at the license place charged me the
state decided value for the car, since KBB was too low and even the
eBay paperwork with winning bid price was too low. Cost more to
register Gump that I paid for her.
On Jun 6, 2007, at 7:15 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
very
This sounds like another one of those urban myths - and I also object ot the
trivialization of the term nazi and all the heinous acts they committed.
Government regulators are NOT nazis in ANY sense of the word.
If your allegation were true, than why don't ALL wiring harnesses degrade
rather
Hi Marshall,
It's good to have you back. What was the logic behind bio-degradable
wiring? Was the plan that wiring last X years and then degrade so disposal
would be easier?
I always thought wiring - especially copper wiring - had enough value to
entice people to recycle it. Perhaps auto
you wrote: the license place charged me the
state decided value for the car, since KBB was too low and even the
eBay paperwork with winning bid price was too low
That must be really irritating - to have some nameless, faceless bureaucrat
decide what the value of your MB is based on what? His
Somebody here probably knows RWD Volvos better than I, but I believe
that early-'90s 240s have the same problem, so it's not just Mercedes.
On 6/8/07, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This sounds like another one of those urban myths - and I also object ot the
trivialization of the
Volvo RWD (240, 760) did suffer from the same problem. I once owned an '86
Volvo 240 4 speed manual with electric overdrive. I repaired the engine
compartment wiring harness several times. It didn't seem to be a problem
anywhere else, only on wiring under the hood. Other than that, it was a
When I lived in Illinois the registration fee was flat based on
vehicle type. All passenger cars had the same fee, regardless of
value.
LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
you wrote: the license place charged me the
state decided value for the car, since KBB was too low and even the
eBay
Terry Geiger [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It didn't seem to be a problem anywhere else, only on wiring under
the hood.
I believe it was the heat of the engine compartment that triggered the
self-destruction. Probably the insulation was designed to degrade in
the sunlight (UV light) like trash
andrew strasfogel wrote:
This sounds like another one of those urban myths...
SNIP
If your allegation were true, than why don't ALL wiring harnesses degrade
rather than jsut some Mercedes models??
Not a myth at all.
The biodegradable wiring harnesses were required on all NEW (redesigned)
Good words, Allan. I guess it's statements made that one does not know to be
true. For instance the seller says that there is a dash pad installed that
has no cracks in it. This in itself does not make total sense - of course a
new dash pad does not have crack in it. BUT the problem is that on
Marshall,
Welcome back.
Do I read this correctly that no diesels had biodegradable wiring?
Thanks,
Dwight
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1979 240D-250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t 135K miles
Wickford, RI
-Original Message-
The biodegradable wiring harnesses were required on all NEW (redesigned)
I am in Bar Harbor, overlooking the ocean. I have found a cheap 91
300TE 4matic I want to buy and drive back home. I would probably be in
trouble if I did that. Another update later!!
I've been on this list for several years now and never owned a diesel MB..
probably won't either. I can remember when this list was all gassers and there
was a separate list for the stinky guys..:) I mean that in a nice way..;)
Harry
69 280 SEL 135,000 Miles
72 350SL 118,000 Miles
2004 VW
diesel people stink
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been on this list for several years now and never owned a diesel MB..
probably won't either. I can remember when this list was all gassers and there
was a separate list for the stinky guys..:) I mean that in a nice way..;)
Harry
69 280 SEL
Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When I was selling my SAAB recently, my wife told me, before I met
with a potential buyer, hey you don't have to tell him everything
that's wrong with it - you talk the car down too much!. I had to
pause and think: really? do I not disclose every single
Kaleb,
Glad you have reached Maine. For the record, that's Bah Hahbah when you say
it. I would be leery of the tinworm on any 16 year old NE car-maybe not so
bad on the 124, but I have seen some with rust on the edges, but not like
the 123's.
Enjoy-make sure you learn how to eat steamahs.
Dwight
I had to replace the engine and glow plug harness on my 94 S350 (W140
diesel). The failure is not subtle. The insulation first cracks and then
flakes away leaving exposed copper.
While the German Government may have mandated the use of unproven
technology, it did not prevent Mercedes from
the furthest i've been in new england is to road island, but i kinda liked
it. the rural poor white trash looks about the same as here, only they wear
red sox caps adn talk like ted kennedy.
On 6/8/07, Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kaleb,
Glad you have reached Maine. For the
91 350SDL $58k new. Now at only 186kmi.
Wilton
Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote:
Marshall,
Welcome back.
Do I read this correctly that no diesels had biodegradable wiring?
The late '94 and all '95 124 E300Ds (with OM606 engines) and the 140
diesels had defective wiring harnesses.
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth Ph.D.
Ass't Prof. (ret.)
Univ of
dave walton wrote:
I had to replace the engine and glow plug harness on my 94 S350 (W140
diesel). The failure is not subtle. The insulation first cracks and then
flakes away leaving exposed copper.
While the German Government may have mandated the use of unproven
technology, it did not prevent
Or bad idle control valve hoses, a bad boot between the air flow meter
horn and the throttle body, and/or injector leaks. Typical vacuum leak
problems. A bad accumulator will also cause starting problems due to
low initial fuel pressure.
Peter
Insert key, turn to position 1.
Pull steel sleeve away from tumbler (it covers the hole).
Turn key back to position 0 and remove key and sleeve.
Insert key, turn to position 1, insert small screwdriver, etc into
hole, pull cylinder out.
Install in reverse order.
The sleeve will only pull
Thanks Marshall.
I will stick with my 124, 602.
Dwight
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1979 240D-250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t 135K miles
Wickford, RI
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Marshall Booth
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 6:22 PM
To: Mercedes
On the VMI for my 92 W140, there is the following entry which takes
this particular MB way out of the original warranty time/mileage. I
always wondered about this.
Wiring Harness $2,800.00 90K May-01
John Freer
On 6/8/07, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
dave
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