Autozone and/or Advance Auto has two sizes of flex pipe in (4 ft?) lengths.
Providing one will fit, you may be able to clamp or double clamp it in place
after cutting it to the proper length. I've used it on U.S. cars and found
that it's fairly long lasting.
Gerry
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When I used to ride a motorcycle (before a drug-hazed thief ended my
riding career) I used to do a few things to try to increase my odds of
surviving as I rode around Tucson and Phoenix/Tempe.
One of them that comes to mind is: When approaching an intersection
where cars were waiting to turn left
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In a message dated 11/2/2007 2:07:16 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
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WOW! That is weird! Did you ever figure out what caused all the carbon? A
weak thermostat (I suppose the V12 has two) would let the engine run cold.
Problems with
Chris Lane wrote:
I think that the biggest problem on a bicycle is that unless there is a
specific bike lane you are either on the sidewalk or in the street.
...the latter being almost universally safer than a 'bike ghetto', I mean lane.
I want bike lanes like blacks want their own water
Would someone be kind enough to run this thru CarFAx?
3d7la38c93g785540
Should be a '03 Dodge P/U
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1987 300SDL 280KMI Inherited by Grandson
1995 F-250 PowerChoke 199Kmi
1954 Metropolitan Convertible, Hanger
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From: Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
When I used to ride a motorcycle (before a drug-hazed thief ended my
riding career) I used to do a few things to try to increase my odds of
surviving as I rode around Tucson and Phoenix/Tempe.
One of them that comes to mind
Good stuff, Ernest. I see you have diffused things with a winky-smiley
again. ;) Seriously though, I am with you on this one, even though I'm
sure all this won't resonate too well with most of the list (which is
afterall made up of car enthusiasts).
Note: Soapbox being mounted. Yeah, the running
Jim,
My 85 300SD has had the rear seat back replaced with an 87's seat back to
include the head rests. It works and looks great. :)
Dave H...
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From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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It looks like the same kind of thing on the 617 as well, but like I
said as
far as budget goes this is not in the plan. Especially after I just
got the
B2 piston working.
Is the right pipe from Rusty really all that expensive?
Just asking.
-- Jim
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well as soon as I get the ip back on my 92 2.5turbo, I will be back in
that game again. Then I will still need to sell the 420.
OK Don wrote:
Hmmm - my 300D 2.5 is 29.375 mpg this tank.
On 11/2/07, Kaleb C. Striplin (CAT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well my 420 is now up to 21mpg.
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Jim Cathey wrote:
If there's not grass between the bike lane and the cars', it's
not worth much.
Separated can work, but unless it runs along a river or goes in circles,
you can't go far without interacting with the roads. It's hard for the
motorists to respond properly to vehicle traffic
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A few years ago I was doing some consulting at a local Nuke Plant on
new construction. I used to chuckle about the 65 year old
Grandmothers carrying auto weapons.
One day on coming in, I found my self surrounded by those Grandmas!
I was suspected of carrying a bomb! Didn't look good for
Somehow during the dash removal the grounding for the instrument
cluster had gone bad. There were some very weird interactions of the
lights and gauges, especially with the turn signals. Normally I might
suspect the cluster itself, but using the turn signals caused the seat
belt light timer to
Investigation showed that I had fertilized my lawn the day before and
my truck had been showered with nitrogen...
Good thing you weren't driving a _diesel_ truck or they
might have shot you out of hand!
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1987 300SDL 280KMI Inherited by Grandson
1995 F-250 PowerChoke 199Kmi
1954 Metropolitan Convertible, Hanger Queen
Wife has a Cruizer, 87 Kmi, as reliable as an Ice Box, the car that
is!
On Sat, 3 Nov
I wish I could say no, but for right now, yes. Although I guess its about
what I was looking at paying carx to weld in a new section of flexpipe. I
could probably bolt the new section in. Lots of PB blaster or something is
in order so that I
don't destroy something I need and end up needing to
This car has just gotten really frustrating of late.
Crap flows in cycles, or so it seems. Me? I'd vote
for DIY, but I'm biased that way.
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As soon as I make it to Tulsa on Monday.
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:04:19 -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
well as soon as I get the ip back on my 92 2.5turbo, I will be back in
that game again. Then I will still need to sell the 420.
OK Don wrote:
Hmmm - my 300D 2.5 is
DIY was the original idea when I bought the car. Figuring that since there
was no computer I would be able to do a lot of the owrk on it myself. Of
course my background is a bit more limited in working on cars or anything
else, but I figured there's no better time to learn than now.
I also am
One thermostat. If it was used for local travel and the motor was never
warmed up I could see that. Didn't thing the EGR valves would cause that.
Jim
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Hey Brian,
?Its not really much of a big deal except where the spare is *front or back* If
it's on the?front you might want to swap it to the back. The spare, because its
at 100% tread, will want to pull as you go around corners so you will
definately feel this. Just limit your trips and
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/car/466175208.html
SWMBA said that I could consider getting some older german iron to
add to the stable. I just am not sure where I would drive it.
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Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a
http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/car/463588506.html
Not sure how inexpensive it is, but may work
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Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
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$6500 for THAT? I must admit that a Porsche tractor would be neat.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300Sd 267Kmi, Ursula
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$6500 for THAT? I must admit that a Porsche tractor would be neat.
I almost bought a Lamborghini lawn tractor for $500. Decided that
the novelty didn't outweigh the potential parts procurement hassle.
Mitch.
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Everything turned out fine. Word on the street is that the guy used a
company truck he doesn't normally drive. In the back, unknown to him, was a
homemade bottle rocket launcher (piece of pipe, capped at one end, residue
left behind) in the back that a fellow used on his trip to Mexicobut you
In thinking about getting a set of extra rims for winter tires for our
1982 240D/3.0, I remembered I still have the two extra rims from our 1972
220D/8.
In looking at them recently, I found they are Mercedes part number
115 400 13 02 and are 5.5 J 14.
Will these 115 rims fit on a 123?
Thanks,
Will these 115 rims fit on a 123?
So far as I know, everything in 107/114/115/116/123/126 shares
the same wheels, if you get the appropriate bolts.
-- Jim
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I just am not sure where I would drive it.
It should be entirely comfortable on I5 or I405,
most of the time.
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Were the grandmas really that old? The local nuke plant (Crystal
River,Florida) has access road construction going on and another plant is
(or was) planned for the next county up the road. Lot's of 65+ retirees
around here who will be needing jobs, what with inflation, etc.
Gerry Archer
'83
Jim Cathey wrote:
If there's not grass between the bike lane and the cars', it's
not worth much.
Separated can work, but unless it runs along a river or goes in circles,
you can't go far without interacting with the roads. It's hard for the
motorists to respond properly to vehicle traffic
There is a loud rattle on bumps, which turns out to be the bottom
center of the windshield glass slapping against its dead butyl seal.
I'll need to get some more of the RTV sealer to put along there. With
the dash out it can now be accessed. (It's also a heck of a lot
louder out in the
If Shoe Goo could be used in a high pressure caulking gun,
wouldn't it make a better windshield sealer than RTV?
Sooner or later the sealer has to come _off_, so I'd say no.
-- Jim
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Looked at it and the fellow has been hard on her. interior is
scruffy, but almost everything inside works. Has #14 head, new head
gasket, because he holed the radiator and drove in carefully to town
from the wilds. Claims to have not
At least in town, once I got out of town though, i would have trouble
obeying the speed limit.
clay
On 3 Nov 2007, at 16:12, Jim Cathey wrote:
I just am not sure where I would drive it.
It should be entirely comfortable on I5 or I405,
most of the time.
-- Jim
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Looked at it and the fellow has been hard on her.
Suggestions?
Run like mad.
Craig
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Has #14 head, new head
gasket, because he holed the radiator and drove in carefully to town
from the wilds. Claims to have not overheated it.
If he didn't, it wouldn't have needed a new gasket.
I'd be very wary. If they weren't so rare I'd run
away.
If they were 4wd there'd be two or three
I don't know if anyone had figured this out, but the tv show Moonlight
mystery Benz is a 280 SE Cabrio. Possibly a 68 or 69
Harry
69 280 SEL
72 350SL ?
04 VW Passat 4 Motion
1999 Mazda Miata ?
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if you think you can find a source for Porsche tractor (!) parts, buy it. I
wouldn't pay more than $2000 for a non-running, parts missing Porsche.
If you can't find parts, you'll have paid for lawn art. But i'm sure
it's been done before.
On 11/3/07, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Ask yourself whether you need this car and it's potential problems?
You've been around long enough to know the pitfalls of the 124, did ya
check the rear side windows for rust? Does the A/C blow cold air?
Basically I would suggest you offer him what you think it is worth and
leave it at that,
'Haven't used any Shoe Goo, and 'haven't seen any, but I keep hearing it's
so tough. What about using it to mold/cast a key top? Is it just an
adhesive? Can it be molded/cast?
Wilton
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Craig's got it right. You'll spend far more sorting it out than the price
difference would be if you went up to a nicer one. Even with my $1300
300SD, I'm at $2900 total investment and not done yet. I've still got AC,
radiator and some painting (sunroof and a bit of work on
He is really flexible on price. Has both a new baby (11 days) and a
new car (TDI) , worried wife. Might be able to get it low enough to
make it worth doing some repair work
clay
On 3 Nov 2007, at 17:01, Jim Cathey wrote:
Has #14 head, new head
gasket, because he holed the radiator and
I was not sure exactly which model, but did lust after it. On
Pushing Daisies the car is an old sedan of that series. Looks like
classic Benz are hot now
clay
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I don't know if anyone had figured this out, but the tv show
Moonlight
I think there is a large enough reason to find a person hauler, since
SWMBA hates the van and was really bummed that she got bumped for
field-trip duty. Cheap as the day is long, thought we needed a
sprinter, but decided no when she saw the price and rarity of a used
8 person one.
There
Good luck, clay! If he bites, keep us posted on how much.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
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The rear suspension is not difficult, but you do have to put the car up
on stands (the rear wheels will drop when you open the lines) to change
out the spheres. They are under the panel between the rear and third
seats, look for a couple hidden screws in the carpet.
If there is no oil in the
If the suspension is rock hard and bouncing in the rear, it's just the
accumulators. If it's mushy and dragging, the struts are shot.
Accumulators are $90 each or so, struts are $500 and up.
Peter
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This TD is a sorting out car. SWMBA does want a more together
version of the car, but I know it too will have issues that need
addressing even if it looks much better. All the little niggling
things like switches and stuff on either TD will need attention
unless the PO was really anal
yes they will fit
Craig McCluskey wrote:
In thinking about getting a set of extra rims for winter tires for our
1982 240D/3.0, I remembered I still have the two extra rims from our 1972
220D/8.
In looking at them recently, I found they are Mercedes part number
115 400 13 02 and are 5.5 J
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This TD is a sorting out car. SWMBA does want a more together
version of the car,
Listen to your wife, Clay.
but I know it too will have issues that need addressing even if it looks
much better.
If it looks much
'Haven't used any Shoe Goo, and 'haven't seen any, but I keep hearing it's
so tough. What about using it to mold/cast a key top? Is it just an
adhesive? Can it be molded/cast?
Wilton
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Might not be stiff enough and might not stay stuck to the metal
There is going to be a bunch of work to get it back to daily driver
status. Rear shocks from Rusty are $500 ea. (almost). A few fuel
But are rarely needed, it's the accumulators that always go bad.
The general rule, IIRC, is that if the struts aren't leaking then
leave them alone.
The
'Haven't used any Shoe Goo, and 'haven't seen any, but I keep hearing
it's
so tough. What about using it to mold/cast a key top? Is it just an
adhesive? Can it be molded/cast?
It ought to work well for it, but I don't know what you'd use for
a mold release.
-- Jim
I don't know if anyone had figured this out, but the tv show
Moonlight mystery Benz is a 280 SE Cabrio. Possibly a 68 or 69
And as has been mentioned, something like that on Pushing Daisies.
Lady Heather also had something like that on CSI. Yes, Mistress.
-- Jim
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