Right after he does grandma's 240D.
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Im going to do it in the next couple of weeks.
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If we're talking about a 123 chassis, the drip rail
moulding is swaged on, that is, driven on with a
special tool. The moulding has a U shape to it that
is driven on to the rain gutter weldment on the
chassis by force, and held there by friction. I seem
to recall that a tool could be fashioned
Does that car have a brake rod support? THe connector that goes from
the firewall to the control arm? The ball joint in those on the 123
wear out and give that clunk.
--R
Hendrik Fay wrote:
The dramas never stop, got the engine and box back in the car and after
adjusting the control
My friend in Lebanon TN 37087 is selling his 1985 300D. 320kMi on the
clock, runs great, uses no oil, drips some from the turbo. New alternator,
Ac broken, nice 8 hole newer wheels 60%+ on the tires. No rust. White with
blue inside. He is asking $1800. He will be putting it on craigslist by
The only thing I could find was the ball joint had up down
movement of about 5mm (the right one only has about 2mm) and I am
thinking if that is bouncing it could cause a clunking noise.
Anyone have any input? Is there supposed to be up/down movement?
I don't think there is supposed to be any
a 86 560SL turns up, VERY VERY cheap.
So, what is VVCHEAP in your neck of the woods? The neighbor
nearly bought one for 5900, it was tired-looking but ran OK.
Needed lots and lots of TLC. Looked like the usual cheap
run-down POS you can find here, but it was a 560 SL so it
was at least 4k more
Yep.
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 9:24 PM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
who wanted a blue one? Alex? Andrew?
Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote:
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/656429849.html
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles.
1979 240D- auto -250K +
yes, the little dog was plenty scared. i was scared to death as well as i
thought they were going to kill that little thing
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 1:32 AM, Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The little dog was scared, wasn't it? Point proven by the big dogs...
On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:15:27
Kaleb's cheap? I bet it wasn't in four figures.
Bob R
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] I get 2 107's this weekend
a 86 560SL turns up, VERY
Best cure for brake dust on your wheels is to switch to PBR Deluxe
pads, or whatever they're called now since the darn company keeps
changing its name. All the braking performance of factory pads,
cheaper, and no dust to speak of.
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D, '86 300E, et al.
2500, ran for a week on ebay, nobody bid because the guy had crappy
feedback, crappy pics, crappy description.
Jim Cathey wrote:
a 86 560SL turns up, VERY VERY cheap.
So, what is VVCHEAP in your neck of the woods? The neighbor
nearly bought one for 5900, it was tired-looking but ran OK.
Senator Baker should remember that more people want to ban the
products that the Senator sells than to ban hitch ornaments.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN4O32105020080425
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Senate lawmakers in Florida have voted to ban
the fake bull testicles that
How are they on the rotors?
Ed
300E
2008/4/28 Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Best cure for brake dust on your wheels is to switch to PBR Deluxe
pads, or whatever they're called now since the darn company keeps
changing its name. All the braking performance of factory pads,
cheaper,
He has none, that is why he is so upset.
--R
Mitch Haley wrote:
Senator Baker should remember that more people want to ban the
products that the Senator sells than to ban hitch ornaments.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN4O32105020080425
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Senate
What about Hawaii's Colt Brennan, drafted by the DC football team in a late
round? He completed 70 percent of his passes (!!) and threw for the
equivalent of a flight to the moon (I exaggerate, but just slightly), yet
NFL football intelligentsia treated him like proverbial chopped liver!
On Sun,
Chuck,
You speak with great passion and logic but will you also insist that the NFL
team owners' excess profits generated by these salary savings be donated to
a worthy cause? Or rebated to fans via lower ticket or hot dog prices?
On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 11:34 PM, Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL
Kaleb,
What would you charge to swap out an engine in a 1983 300TD from an
identical donor car? (I would allow you would get to keep the bad engine
and the rusty wagon)
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 7:05 AM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Right after he does grandma's 240D.
Kaleb C.
If having testicles is criminal, then only criminals will have balls.
-Dave Walton
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 12:59 PM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Senator Baker should remember that more people want to ban the
products that the Senator sells than to ban hitch ornaments.
I guess I fail to see the allure of even a new 20 year old W107. They
look boring and drive boring, are impractical, and when they start to burn
oil at 175 k miles you are stuck with a valve job. No pizzazz, give me
an E type any day.
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin
I don't regard a knowledgeable seller as necessarily a plus. They won't let
you steal their car...
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 12:11 PM, LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think I mentioned in my original post that short of cashing out some of
my 401k I simply don't have the cash. Couple that
Or they may get raped by their daddies, uncles, or daddies'/uncles'
friends.
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 8:23 AM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jim Cathey wrote:
No child is left alone! That's more like it...
And now they are saying that these kids, who were home schooled,
dressed like
andrew strasfogel wrote:
I don't regard a knowledgeable seller as necessarily a plus. They won't let
you steal their car...
Conversely, there's the theory that the most expensive car is the cheapest
in the long run. There's can be owners with little knowledge who take
the car to a dealer
Looks pretty, drives REALLY slow...
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 7:35 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
geez not for that kind of money
Robert Rentfro wrote:
Nice, no?
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/648642048.html
Disclaimer bla la bla
Bob R
Always a bonus when the car wasn't previously owned by a child I guess.
Ed
300E
2008/4/28 andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Looks pretty, drives REALLY slow...
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 7:35 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
geez not for that kind of money
Robert
So since I'm getting my old '83 240D back I'm making a list of repairs and
upgrades.
Repairs: Exhaust, odometer
Upgrades: Lighten car.
Who was it that took the AC out of a 240D, Chris? Anybody have an opinion about
the amount of weight I'd lose by pulling the AC compressor and hoses? Worth
Doubt you see much difference in mileage but it might improve your meager
performance slightly to reduce weight.
Randy
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Subject: [MBZ] W123
If only our state legislature spent its time on such weighty
issues. Instead they waste time plotting how to rape and pillage the
taxpayers, and drive business out of state.
At 11:59 AM 4/28/2008, you wrote:
Senator Baker should remember that more people want to ban the
products that the
back in the day, my family bought nothing but GM products. then one day my
dad bought one of those 3 box caprices, brand new from hub chevrolet in the
bronx. it was a damn nice car!
this was about the time when GM decided to put the THM200 transmission
designed for the chevette on full sized
Dump it and run. If you need a small reliable 4 cylinder vehicle, buy a Honda.
Rand
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I have been considering this for my car as well as I do not care much
for AC (even in 100+ Atlanta summers) and need the condenser for the
AWIC I am installing. I would guess the compressor weighs a good 20lb.
Hoses and what not are probably another 10-15.
-Rolf
Curt Raymond wrote:
So since I'm
That is a tough call. I'd be inclined to be on the phone to the
district guy or higher. None of the options are too rosey. Why
don't you fix the brakes on your 240D and run it? Seems to me that
someone on the list gave me guff because i called an engine with a
timing belt a piece of crap.
Best cure for brake dust on your wheels is to switch to PBR Deluxe
pads, or whatever they're called now since the darn company keeps
changing its name. All the braking performance of factory pads,
cheaper, and no dust to speak of.
I'll amplify: unless you know how it affects rotor life it
If having testicles is criminal, then only criminals will have balls.
Vote in Hillary and watch it happen!
-- Jim
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I guess I fail to see the allure of even a new 20 year old W107.
De gustibus non disputandum. (Though I also really like the look of
the E types.)
-- Jim
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I just sold a video camera on eBay last night. The
bidding was pretty frenzied in the last few seconds,
resulting in a snipe for about $50 over the next
highest bidder. While the ending price was not
unrealistic, it was in the high range for this camera.
Anyway, the buyer has feedback, all
weight I'd lose by pulling the AC compressor and hoses? Worth doing
to gain an MPG? There was a guy on the Yahoo group that said he'd
pulled the powersteering hardware too (pump and plumbing I guess),
said the car was fine without it and the lightness helped economy.
I doubt you'd see
I won't say where the buyer lives, suffice that it's a
major city south of me where english is not the
primary language.
LA? SD? :-)
-- Jim
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He is in Florida.
Randy
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I won't say where the buyer lives, suffice that it's a
major city
Its only $50. Send it with signature verification.
-Rolf
LWB250 wrote:
I just sold a video camera on eBay last night. The
bidding was pretty frenzied in the last few seconds,
resulting in a snipe for about $50 over the next
highest bidder. While the ending price was not
unrealistic, it
Rolf wrote:
Its only $50. Send it with signature verification.
$50 over the next highest bid. Could be a couple hundred dollars...
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On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Best cure for brake dust on your wheels is to switch to PBR Deluxe
pads, or whatever they're called now since the darn company keeps
changing its name. All the braking performance of factory pads,
cheaper, and no
Some folks would rather buy rotors than have dust on the wheels. Its
a choice. I am at the other end of the spectrum.
The anti dust folks can also buy the dust shields, but if so, should
hope they never need to brake long or hard, where heat is an
issue. I am on the other end of that
If they have to ban something why not those goofy hitch covers that
light up and/or dance around when you step on the brake. Those are
idiotic and distracting---an issue both of aesthetics and safety.
Alex
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I have not done this on an MB, but on a '66 Fury wagon I owned, I
removed the nonfunctional AC bits. Didn't help milage, made no
noticeable difference in performance, but did help the handling
noticeably. Car understeered before, was just about neutral
afterwards. The AC stuff was
Hmm, does Paypal's Terms of Service of the week make you financially
responsible to paypal if the buyer pays with stolen funds?
I'd be inclined to either check with the sellers who previously gave
feedback, or just send the camera out and make sure you clean out
your paypal account and the bank
Cut the rust out of it!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
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transaction, if
Or a Ford Focus. Zetec is a good little engine, non-interference so you
don't have to sweat about the timing belt, car is boring but functional
and reliable.
Allan
R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Dump it and run. If you need a small reliable 4 cylinder vehicle, buy a
Honda.
Rand
Ah, but where does one stop. Pretty soon we would have to ban ugly cars too.
Randy
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Loren wrote: our experience with GM junk ended with the 60s engines. Dad
bought a new 64 30 series truck with a 6 cyl. The bores were too badly egged
out by 60 k or so that the block could not even be rebuilt. Then there was the
van, also with a 6 cyl, but it made it to 80k or so with the
Achievas aside, it seems like the GM stuff you had was fairly high end though.
Comparing something like a le sabre to a ... skylark is like saying the taurus
is a good buy because crown vics are solid cars. And I'm looking at a mid
nineties le sabre this week. For what they cost now, they have a
Take the $3k and put it into a real car. My parents bought a new 92 Saturn
and it was in the shop so much that the Saturn guys started going halfsies
on repairs. We finally traded it in after 8 years and 80,000 miles on a new
2000 Honda Accord that now has 77,000 repair-free miles.
They had a
dude, i'm talking to you about a 2001 general motors car purchased new. the
gm is at the same tricks as they were doing a quarter century before. they
have learned nothing over this LONG time and apply the exact same flim flam
today.
the timing chains break on these cars, ruining the engines.
i guess i'm hard headed. seems everyone of basically normal intelligence
has already figured out you say to hell with these gangsters and just get a
honda or a toyota
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 4:54 PM, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Take the $3k and put it into a real car. My parents
Naw. Honda and Toyota now are in the same position as GM was 20-30 years ago.
They have been playing off past successes and starting to cheapen their
vehicles. There's going to be a new leader in a few years, and it won't be
either of them. Wait and see.
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 05:05:37PM -0400,
i guess i will just need to drive an old 240D for a while and see how it all
shakes out
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Naw. Honda and Toyota now are in the same position as GM was 20-30 years
ago.
They have been playing off past successes and starting to
Sunil Hari wrote:
They had a (new) 1980 Olds Omega that was a dud as well. Traded that in on
the Saturn.
My X-car was an early 1980 Citation. Made in April or May of 1979.
Bought it used in 1985 for $500 with 145,000 miles on it.
Broke the 1-2 shift fork in 1989 at 208,000 miles, drove it
to
I think the bottom line is that GM has never really put much effort into their
small cars. The bigger ones are
pretty good and so are their trucks. The little cars are not as good as the
Asian ones. I am not a particular fan
of Honda or Toyota even though I have bought some of them.
Have a look at the link attached. On the 4th and final page are a couple of
photos of the rig I mentioned earlier -
a Porshe 944 with a matching trailer made our of a wrecked one.
Randy
http://redriverpca.org/newsletters/2008/FROST%20FLING%20DE%202008%20BIR.pdf
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This is being tried by someone on a CAT diesel. The engine heat is
converted to steam and stored. It can then be used run half of the
combustion engine as a steam engine, alone or in combo.
Where can I get a kit fior my SDL?
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Gary wrote:
dude, i'm talking to you about a 2001 general motors car purchased new. the
gm is at the same tricks as they were doing a quarter century before. they
have learned nothing over this LONG time and apply the exact same flim flam
today.
Maybe it's a Saturn problem. Does that mean
general motors ecotec engine. snaps timing chains because of insufficient
oiling. GM reacts by telling people it is their fault and they never heard
of it before.
same old tricks. no, they are not all terrible cars. just a terrible
company that continues to mistreat their stupid customers as
How about Miami. @23% Anglo; average age @ 23 [figures from the late
1990's]. Not typical of Florida as a whole,
BillR.
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I am looking to upgrade my mobile phone and have been looking at some on
fleabay, naturally I check the feedback of sellers to determine if they
are straightup.
Came across one feedback where the buyer claimed that the package
arrived empty, the seller answered back that the receipt he/she got
I have to agree with Donald. If you want to blame GM for their breaking
timing chains then you need to understand that Mercedes has had the same
Engineering issues as everyone else.
And by the way, Mercedes did not own up to any of these issues until they
had to.
The 107 sub-frames that would
That's pretty much the repair limit.
Not a terrible job, the tool from Harbor Freight will work if you
make and adapter to push the old one out.
Jack car and support with a jackstand under the control arm (this is
absolutely necessary unless you want to remove the spring). Remove
strut
That may sound good, but over her disputes are usually decided in
favor of the consumer and the merchant is left to recover money
through the court system. A dishonest merchant will just send a
defective item or a brick. A dishonest customer will return an item
the same way. Proof of delivery does
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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I have a spring compressor tool, the rubber bushings still seem to be
pretty good.
More than likely I'll take the control arm out and take it to a shop to
get the ball joint replaced.
Hendrik
Peter Frederick wrote:
That's pretty much the repair limit.
Not a terrible job, the tool from
Looks like the issues with VA loans are minimal, at
best. The big deal is if they're going 100%, which
has some bearing due to the appraisal.
Otherwise, the fees the VA won't pay are clearly
specified and break down to things like overnight
shipping for documents and minor stuff like that.
I
On the TD I took the knuckle to a shop, an old Benz mech (I think he was
Italian, go figure) put the thing in a vise and put a ball peen hammer
round end on the BJ, then took a BFH and beat on that thing like a
rented mule until the BJ popped out. Steel on steel, a bit scary. But
it came out
Hendrik Fay wrote:
I have a spring compressor tool,
What kind of spring compressor tool?
Mitch
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Pulled the hard top off after figuring out the rube goldburg contraption
for getting it off. Geez it really hauls. Got back home and put the
soft top up. Well, its going to need a new soft top. Got a couple of
splits in it. Is this one of those deals you have to take it somewhere
to have
I only ship to confirmed addresses. If its unconfirmed, I refund the
payment and tell them to either send a money order, or confirm their
address with paypal.
LWB250 wrote:
I just sold a video camera on eBay last night. The
bidding was pretty frenzied in the last few seconds,
resulting in
You getting your email? I have emailed you but no word back. My email
was in response to your email
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
94 E420, 92 300SD, 92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D,
89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 86 560SL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro,
84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 81
where are you at?
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Kaleb,
What would you charge to swap out an engine in a 1983 300TD from an
identical donor car? (I would allow you would get to keep the bad engine
and the rusty wagon)
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 7:05 AM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I dont see where you would save any mileage really, not going to make
that much of a weight difference. Would devalue the car more than you
would ever save.
Curt Raymond wrote:
So since I'm getting my old '83 240D back I'm making a list of repairs and
upgrades.
Repairs: Exhaust, odometer
I have never had any trouble with GM trucks. I have had the 350's, the
6.2 and 6.5 diesels, and the 6.6 duramax. Never any major trouble at
all. The 350 gas engine is very cheap and reliable to operate. You can
pretty much buy a rebuild kit in the grocery store and rebuild it in the
you mean like MB?
Kevin wrote:
Naw. Honda and Toyota now are in the same position as GM was 20-30 years ago.
They have been playing off past successes and starting to cheapen their
vehicles. There's going to be a new leader in a few years, and it won't be
either of them. Wait and see.
On
Well then do I have a lightweight 240D for sale on that theory.
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles.
1979 240D- auto -250K + miles The rusty goddess.
1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles.
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If I had the time, I would:
1. Design a exhaust heat exchanger.
2. Determine the amount of steam I could generate with the heat exchanger.
3. Find a small stem turbine that is rated for the pressure volume of
steam I could produce.
4. Mount the steam turbine under the hood and attach it to
Internal type, which is a copy of the Klann but mucho cheapero.
Bought it off ebay in the states.
The aftermarket manual I have for the 201 chassis shows them using an
external set of spring compressors, guess that would work if they are
heavy duty enough but the way I figure it, by the time I
Rusty can sell you a soft top.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 7:41 PM
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Subject:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
You getting your email? I have emailed you but no word back. My email
was in response to your email
Nope... the last email I got from you was on the 18th. I think I've been losing
emails from a few different people as well... not 100% sure why, but it has
something
The W201/W124 ball joint is MUCH easier to replace, as it's in the
control arm and not the steering knuckle. The ones on W126s are a
real pain, although my brother's came out fairly easily and pressed
in without major problems. Not easy, though.
Peter
The heat exchanger to recover the exhaust is going to be half the
size of the car, at least. That's why no one ever made one, even for
locomotives. Ships get to use the ocean, which works a whole lot
better, and the condensers are still pretty large.
Peter
On Apr 28, 2008, at 8:10 PM,
yea, you asked me a question, I reponded. Then, a few days later I got
a message from you asking if I got the first message, to which I
responded again. So, I never heard back from you figured you were not
getting mail or something.
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Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
You
Yes the pressing in of the ball joint is a job for an experienced
person, from what I understand if they go in crooked the only way to get
them out is with a gas axe.
Also you wanna be careful bashing things with a BFH, sometimes things
end up bent or otherwise broken. Just about every decent
Don't forget the cool steam whistle you could have to let other
motorists know that puffing billy is coming through.
However I don't think you get that chugging type sound out of a turbine,
ahh well you can't have everything.
Hendrik
not a train spotter
Tom Hargrave wrote:
If I had the time,
I would leave the installation to a professional, as
it's very easy to make your expensive Haartz cloth top
into a large dishrag if you don't know what you're
doing.
I used to do tops on VW cabriolets, and they were no
walk in the park, even with plenty of experience.
From what I've seen, the MB
I just sent out another email... maybe responding to that one will work. I
think a spam filter is picking it up somewhere. I'm using a gmail smtp server
at home for my msstate email. I think thats what setting off spam flags.
Quoting Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
yea, you asked me a
Peter Frederick wrote:
The heat exchanger to recover the exhaust is going to be half the
size of the car, at least.
I once saw one with a 2300 Pinto engine in a LTD. IIRC there was too
much junk in the engine bay and they left the hood off. I can't remember
what they used for a motor, but it
I was thinking of something that wrapped around the exhaust from the muffler
all the way foreword pulling off what heat I could.
Thanks,
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What is wrong with the bad engine?
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'87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case
'85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) BioBeast
'82 300CD (176 kmi)
'82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold
'85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine
Quoting andrew strasfogel [EMAIL
yeah, and mercedes is now the jaguar of the 21st century on account of
this. exactly my point.
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 6:34 PM, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have to agree with Donald. If you want to blame GM for their breaking
timing chains then you need to understand that Mercedes
The opposite. Andrew's hoping to FIND one with a bad engine, since he has
the opposite - a car that runs like one of hursty's watches, but is ...
perforated.
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 08:51:03PM -0500, Luther wrote:
What is wrong with the bad engine?
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Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark
'87
i'd have to consider the specifics of each case individually. here is what
i can tell you. if you build crap because you cheap out and it causes cars
to fail completely and dangerously and then you turn around and tell people
no one has ever heard of this before and it must be their fault, we
He lives in DC.
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 7:52 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
where are you at?
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Kaleb,
What would you charge to swap out an engine in a 1983 300TD from an
identical donor car? (I would allow you would get to keep the bad
strange, ok, I will be responding in a moment
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just sent out another email... maybe responding to that one will work. I
think a spam filter is picking it up somewhere. I'm using a gmail smtp server
at home for my msstate email. I think thats what setting off spam
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