This seems like a deal and may be just what some of you have been looking
for. Page 11 shows item # 168100-1801 at $1299. Peak load is 6500 watts and
it comes with electric start and a battery. Shipping weight is 377 pounds so
proximity to Northern is probably a plus, though it does say
Kirby's are great machines as long as you use them as vacuum cleaners stay
away from all of the extras.
I second that! Also, it's better to have one on each floor rather than
transporting one up and down the stairs. Wifey was going to throw her Kirby
Heritage II away when we moved in
the Dyson I bought 5 years ago sucks circles around
Kirby. Those Dysons are da bomb. They are a must if you have dogs or cats.
I second that one too! I decided to buy one to use in our temporary
apartment. We have two dogs and two cats in an 1100 square foot apartment,
and the hair is
During my college days, I spent almost 2 years as the servicemaster repairman.
I saw many things take out a vacuum cleaner, the most interesting was a penny.
The damn thing shattered the impeller and got sucked into the motor windings
where it's death was marked with fireworks. After replacing
Jim Cathey wrote:
Actually, you are wrong! These wheels do fit. I know because
I bought a set of 201 wheels once to put on a 107. The
center star popped right out when I put the first wheel
on, the hub poked right through. That was embarrassing,
costly, and time-wasting. How better
Of course, if it's still dark outside I can't do those other tasks,
so if I'm up at 4 AM I can justify working on the car, right?
Time to check the Bucket-O-Death.
It's done a fine job on the part that fit into the bucket. But the
grille is large and looks like it needs about four treatments.
You'll never be truely impressed with a vac until you have central vac...
Our house has it and the first time it grabbed one of those plastic grocery
bags I thought oh crap!
The pipe from the wall port to the vac itself is about 30' long and snakes
around my basement (wierdest install ever) and
Curt Raymond wrote:
You'll never be truely impressed with a vac until you have central
vac... Our house has it and the first time it grabbed one of those
plastic grocery bags I thought oh crap! The pipe from the wall port
to the vac itself is about 30' long and snakes around my basement
my thought as well. i sucked up quite a few pennies with that thing without
understanding why this is bad. i didn't get this idea that the penny went
through the fan and the motor. i just figured they went straight to the bag
or something.
On 9/13/07, Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
During
On 9/12/07, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
He's not much of a Mercedes mechanic if he doesn't know that 124 and
126 wheels are not interchangeable (the offsets are very different).
Actually, you are wrong! These wheels do fit. I know because I have
been driving on them for the last
On 9/13/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This seems like a deal and may be just what some of you have been looking
for. Page 11 shows item # 168100-1801 at $1299. Peak load is 6500 watts and
it comes with electric start and a battery. Shipping weight is 377 pounds so
There's a few factories in China making those generators like the NT one
, then different retailers just get them painted different colours and
have their sticker popped on. If you dig around on ebay, there's a
seller who has them for $800 with the remote and automatic transfer
switch to make
On 9/13/07, Robert Tara Ludwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Those things appear to be well built, but they are seriously heavy.
I'm trying to find an affordable quiet diesel generator for dual
purpose , hauling around with the 5th wheel for camping, and around the
house, but I have to find one
Kirbys aren't a ripoff, they are a pretty impressive machine. And unlike
most other brands, you can still get parts for any of them, no matter
how old.
We've got one from the 50's that I've had forever, still runs great, but
I didn't like having to dump the cloth bag with my allergies, and i
Since the diesel W140s all have that pesky rod bending problem and the lust
for a W140 is as strong as ever, what;s the longevity of the gas W140s -
like the S320 perhaps? Seems like a lot around.
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
Test
Get a Roomba (vacuuming robot). Aside from doing a pretty good job with
minimal intervention, it could provide hours of amusement and torture
for your felines. The new ones have provisions to be programmed to do
all sorts of things (like outfitting with a vid cam).
--R
John Robbins wrote:
i've looked at those in pictures. i have a dog and a cat and wonder if it
wouldn't drive them nuts
On 9/13/07, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Get a Roomba (vacuuming robot). Aside from doing a pretty good job with
minimal intervention, it could provide hours of amusement and torture
We got one of those because my cousins [neither of whom can walk very well]
really liked theirs. We used ours for several weeks and took it back for a
more traditional model. Too many problems with getting caught under some
furniture and in the corner of the kitchen, and it tried to eat the
When I remodeled our 80 year old house I installed whole house vac.
Best thing in the world.
I sourced the vac at auction and paid $150 instead of the thousands
it would have cost retail. Kept it in the garage awaiting demo of
the upper story and open walls, then plumbed it in while the
LarryT wrote:
Since the diesel W140s all have that pesky rod bending problem and the lust
for a W140 is as strong as ever, what;s the longevity of the gas W140s -
like the S320 perhaps? Seems like a lot around.
Who cares? When it's time for a valve job or an engine computer fails,
swap in
I'd like to hear from anyone who has done that kind of swap before.
-Dave Walton
On 9/13/07, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
LarryT wrote:
Since the diesel W140s all have that pesky rod bending problem and the lust
for a W140 is as strong as ever, what;s the longevity of the gas
LarryT wrote:
Since the diesel W140s all have that pesky rod bending problem and the lust
for a W140 is as strong as ever, what;s the longevity of the gas W140s -
like the S320 perhaps? Seems like a lot around.
The engine in the S320 was the same engine in the E320. Nice engine, but
the
Alex Chamberlin wrote:
No, I am right. But I can clarify. Like OK Don said, bolting on and
fitting are two different things. It's a simple matter of fact that
the offsets are different enough to cause trouble.
124 wheels will NOT fit on a 126, 107, or 123 without spacers 15 mm
thick or
dave walton wrote:
I'd like to hear from anyone who has done that kind of swap before.
Only in the back of my mind, but I'd use the motor mounts/arms from
the 350SD and an injection pump for a '86-87 603 engine, and splice
in enough wiring harness to make the glow plugs and idle circuit
Any one know of a list like this on but for BMW (cars). I need to replace the
front struts on the Wife's car. I have the Haynes paper book and an Electronic
copy of the Bentley Repair Manual. The differences are interesting. The
'little' stuff is that, in the Bentley documentation it is noted
In my case I knocked one out of the paper bag of 'em by the trash can. I
stooped to pick it up and got the hose to close SLURP.
I dunno who (my wife or the PO) got the other two.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:58:46 -0500
From: John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn
Alex Chamberlin wrote:
No, I am right. But I can clarify. Like OK Don said, bolting on and
fitting are two different things. It's a simple matter of fact that
the offsets are different enough to cause trouble.
124 wheels will NOT fit on a 126, 107, or 123 without spacers 15 mm
thick or so
so i figured i might as well look at the fire some more and ran the vac.
ran about another 30 seconds and died. oops :(
On 9/13/07, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In my case I knocked one out of the paper bag of 'em by the trash can. I
stooped to pick it up and got the hose to close
You'll never be truely impressed with a vac until you have central vac...
My wife and I are once again on the house hunt, and most of them have
central vacs. The house we looked at yesterday had a vac outlet in the
garage, quite handy for vacuuming out the vehicles. It has 2 4 car garages,
I didn't get this idea that the penny went
through the fan and the motor. i just figured they went straight to the bag
or something.
This is a weak point for the Kirby since pennies, screws, etc will either
shatter the impeller, kill the motor or both if one should get sucked in.
The Dyson
A friend of mine had a problem with a wood pecker building her nest in the
side of the house. She'd cut a hole in his cedar siding build a nest
he'd have to clean it out and plug the hole. Tony found that a vacuum
cleaner worked great...
He finally had the house re-sided with a cement
yeah, i've sucked out lots of metal of every sort with this machine. never
figured it would be a problem
On 9/13/07, Kevin Kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I didn't get this idea that the penny went
through the fan and the motor. i just figured they went straight to the
bag
or something.
It's not just a Kirby issue. All bag style vacuums draw through the fan on
the way to the bag. They have to because if they didn't, they would just
collapse the bag. Only the newer enclosed, hard canister vacuums draw
through the canister.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
Woops !
I received the Injectors today (Thanks Rusty!). I have Modified a 12Pt 17MM
Box end Wrench to handle the Injector lines on top of the IP Pump and am
good to go .However
I have never done a 'Diesel Purge on the thing since I've had it. I
purchased 2 cans of the stuff locally (there
When I greased the front wheel bearings on the '83 300D the new bearing
would not go on. There was a ridge next to where the bearing inner race
seated. I sanded the ridge as much as I dared with emery cloth but the new
bearing would still not go and I didn't want to try and drive it on. I
George Larribeau wrote:
I received the Injectors today (Thanks Rusty!). I have Modified a
12Pt 17MM Box end Wrench to handle the Injector lines on top of the
IP Pump and am good to go. However, I have never done a 'Diesel
Purge on the thing since I've had it. I purchased 2 cans of the
stuff
archer wrote:
When I greased the front wheel bearings on the '83 300D the new bearing
would not go on. There was a ridge next to where the bearing inner race
seated. I sanded the ridge as much as I dared with emery cloth but the new
bearing would still not go and I didn't want to try and
The stub axle is more properly called a spindle. Was the ridge far enough
out that it lined up with the outer edge of the bearing race once it was
installed? If so then it belongs there.
I've had bearings seize and they removed metal made the replacement
bearing race loose on the spindle, not
The former 250LWB that I had used a 3 piece drive
shaft. For some reason it developed a nasty vibration
when I had it. I replaced the carrier bearings and it
just got worse. And yes, I had all the marks lined up
on it, and marked it before I disassembled it as well.
After goofing around with
Every house we have built, save this one, has had a
central vac. If it's done during construction it's
not that expensive, relative to a high quality vacuum
cleaner. Not to mention you don't have to lug all the
crap around to sweep.
We had one in our house when I was a kid, but it was a
late
The only reason most shops cannot do a Benz driveshaft is that they do
not have the correct ends to hold it. Only Benz uses that tripod
arrangement with flex disk, and the driveshafts just don't go bad that
often, so no one has them. Easy to get, just order from the balancer
manufacturer,
Hi Larry,
I thought a lot about a diesel car, and while I'd still like one in ways, I
never really bought all the it will go a million miles stuff. Just what
part will do a million miles anyway? The bodies are the same, trans last
about the same, from reading many posts here, heads don't seem
I am fixin to replace a rear axle on Brunnhilde (79 TD) as it is
clacking quite loudly, and pressure spheres, and maybe one of the
hydraulic shocks as I thought it might be leaking a bit. I will also
do brake pads. I have hyd fluid too, so will flush and replace.
Figured while I was doing
t's a religious thing - not a rational thing. Some of us are just
addicted to the clatta clatta and the smell. A Diesel engine feels
more 'mechanical' and a gas engine --- maybe that's it.
I thought a lot about a diesel car, and while I'd still like one in ways, I
never really bought all the it
That would explain it. Thanks.
On 9/13/07, Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Brother-in-law let his 190D run out of fuel. He can't find the hand
primer
pump. Where is it? '84 190D.
t'ain't one. Crank it 'till it starts
Hope he's got a good battery.
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
That would explain it. Thanks.
IIRC one can use WD40 as starting fluid in diesels. He might try that. (as
opposed to ether.. ether is a no-no)
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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Brother-in-law let his 190D run out of fuel. He can't find the hand primer
pump. Where is it? '84 190D.
t'ain't one. Crank it 'till it starts
Hope he's got a good battery.
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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Brother-in-law let his 190D run out of fuel. He can't find the hand primer
pump. Where is it? '84 190D.
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Not having an ignition system to worry about is a big plus to me.
On 9/13/07, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
t's a religious thing - not a rational thing. Some of us are just
addicted to the clatta clatta and the smell. A Diesel engine feels
more 'mechanical' and a gas engine --- maybe that's
If it's the same as the 602, owners manual says to crank with WOT. Don't ask
me how I know.
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1979 240D- auto -250K + miles (FOR SALE)
1990 300D 2.5t 150K miles
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On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane
Yes, 6500 is overkill for the 5th wheel. 4000 would be plenty, but for
the house I want to have enough to run the deep freeze an the blowers on
the furnace and a few other necessities, so I figure I ought to get
something a bit stouter than 4k. Either that or have to get two
different ones,
Alex wrote:Not having an ignition system to worry about
That's what attracts me also - most gas engined cars have engine bays billed
with black boxes that do all kinds of mischevious things - things that take
forever to trouble shoot when they start to misbehave.
Actually, I sold a perfectly
Do you have dust shields in your wheels? Mine started making a noise like
those machine gun lawn sprinklers - a piece of the metal caught on the
brakes and make a squeak with each turn of the wheel.
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
So I today I buy a 92 300SD from the Mercedes dealer in Wichita. I got
them down 2k off there already VERY cheap price. 137k miles. Damn
thing is near perfect. They dont mess with those old cars like that. I
am surprised they didnt just run it thru the auction right off the bat.
Geez, I
Wonko the Sane wrote:
Brother-in-law let his 190D run out of fuel. He can't find the hand primer
pump. Where is it? '84 190D.
No hand primer. Fill the large fuel filter with clean diesel, Diesel
Purge or even ATF and crank the engine. May take a minute or two but it
will start. Next time
Brother-in-law let his 190D run out of fuel. He can't find the hand
primer
pump. Where is it? '84 190D.
As you know, there isn't one. I used my 'clean' grease gun to
force-prime my 190D after the injection pump removal. Then I
switched the hose back to the feed pipe.
-- Jim
That's the lowest price by far I've seen on a Chinese diesel generator
package of that wattage.
The local liquidator has a 6kW unit for $380. The wheels are off
and the battery is out, obviously it's not in perfect condition.
I'm still thinking about picking it up. Dratted thing is 3600
RPM
Thanks, Marshall. I shall pass this along to him.
Don
On 9/13/07, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wonko the Sane wrote:
Brother-in-law let his 190D run out of fuel. He can't find the hand
primer
pump. Where is it? '84 190D.
No hand primer. Fill the large fuel filter with
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:24:50 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So I today I buy a 92 300SD from the Mercedes dealer in Wichita. I got
them down 2k off there already VERY cheap price. 137k miles. Damn
thing is near perfect. They dont mess with those old cars like that. I
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:37:51 -0700 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
That's the lowest price by far I've seen on a Chinese diesel generator
package of that wattage.
The local liquidator has a 6kW unit for $380. The wheels are off
and the battery is out, obviously it's not in perfect
Yeah, I can buy that. :-)
Ed
300E
On 13/09/2007, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
t's a religious thing - not a rational thing. Some of us are just
addicted to the clatta clatta and the smell. A Diesel engine feels
more 'mechanical' and a gas engine --- maybe that's it.
I thought a lot
Hmm,. I think we can bring euro spec cars 15 years old or older in to Canda
without a lot of troubles. Tell me more about this 606 turbo engine??
Ed
300E
On 13/09/2007, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
yep, rod bender and all. If after driving it for a while and I discover
it to
Na, change the plugs and wires and forget about them for 25,000 kms. :-)
Now, parking a diesel here in the dead of winter and not having access to an
extension cord for the block heater, that is somethign to worry about. hee
hee.
Ed
300E
On 13/09/2007, Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:54:34 -0500 Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
That would explain it. Thanks.
IIRC one can use WD40 as starting fluid in diesels. He might try that.
(as opposed to ether.. ether is a no-no)
Uhh ... no.
Craig
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Hey Larry,
I agree with pretty much every thing you say. The bottom end of your engine
may make it to a million, but most of the other parts are about as likely to
as my gasser is. One thing I did notice where I live, ppl buy diesels to
put LOTS of miles on them. I know several, and even yours
yep, rod bender and all. If after driving it for a while and I discover
it to be burning oil, I will either dump it on ebay or drop that 3.5 I
have sitting in my garage. Man there is nothing like a 140 diesel
though. Wish they would have brought the 606 turbo over like they had
available in
I now (after a LONG cranking session once before) loosen the injector
lines at the injectors, have someone else crank while I watch, and
tighten the lines as they start to leak fuel - it re-fills the lines
MUCH faster than just cranking --
On 9/13/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
$380 is a steal. Grab that thing.
I bet its in the wrong part of the country for me to swoop in and snag
it :-)
-Robert
Jim Cathey wrote:
That's the lowest price by far I've seen on a Chinese diesel generator
package of that wattage.
The local liquidator has a 6kW unit for
Well I did the diesel purge thing after I got home from work. Rigged it up
with a bottle and was able to drive it around the neighborhood.
Saturday morning I plan to replace the Injectors ...
George Larribeau
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Behalf
The stub axle is more properly called a spindle. Was the ridge far
enough
out that it lined up with the outer edge of the bearing race once it was
installed? If so then it belongs there.
It's been a long time. The bearing race seated okay after it got past the
ridge.
IIRC the ridge was
My experience is that Timken bearings are tighter than others (I
believe Benz OEM is SKF). They fit, but they are on the big side of
the tolerance, and getting a race into the hub can be fun. Work fine,
though.
Peter
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That could have been the reason. I think the bearing that wouldn't go on
was a Timken. Maybe I should have tapped it in.
Gerry
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My experience is that Timken bearings are tighter
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