OK, here is a pic of the piece that broke off. Im trying to picture
which way the engine turns in relation to the converter.
You broke off the wrong corner.
It looks like it could be welded, if you could then machine
off the bead so that it fit into place. It goes through an
oil seal,
yup
Frederick W Moir wrote:
Kaleb.
Yup!
24637 S Wells Ranch Rd.
Claremore OK 74019
Fred Moir
At 12:15 AM 8/24/2008, you wrote:
naw, not really. You still got the address?
Frederick W Moir wrote:
Kaleb
Monday morning first thing. Any special way that you want it shipped?
Fred Moir
Luckily, fred has one he is going to send me!!
Jim Cathey wrote:
OK, here is a pic of the piece that broke off. Im trying to picture
which way the engine turns in relation to the converter.
You broke off the wrong corner.
It looks like it could be welded, if you could then machine
off
Hi Gang,
My 91 300D 2.5T has a headlight problem I'm having trouble tracing. The
Right Side Low beam will stop - after the high beams are on for a while the low
starts working again - I suspect the system heats up and gets the system warm.
I've changed the bulbs and painted the
Kaleb and anyone wanting to replace FleaBay with a better solution needs to
look no further than Amazon.com.
Thanks,
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No relay, but the current does go through the lamp out warning
relay (it's not a relay, but it is in the relay box behind the fuses).
I eventually wired around around the warning unit on my 300D, just
ran a wire from the bottom of the fuse to the headlight. Got better
illumination, too.
My left turn signal works fine when my headlights are off. When the
headlights are on, the left signal flashes quickly like the bulb is burnt
out. I've inspected the bulb and it looks fin. It flashes when the
headlights are off, but doesn't flash when the headlights are on. What's the
story?
Right Side Low beam will stop - after the high beams are on for a
while the low starts working again - I suspect the system heats up and
gets the system warm.
It can't be the light switch or the combination switch, as those
affect both sides equally. The split's at the fuse box, so the
This is for the 300D, of course.
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Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 10:56 AM
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Subject: [MBZ] Turn Signal Weirdness
My left turn signal works fine when my
It flashes when the headlights are off, but doesn't flash
when the headlights are on. What's the story?
Bad ground to the turn signal light. It's in effect taking a virtual
ground through the parking light system, which it can't do if it's
powered.
-- Jim
Bad headlight ground or damp electrics inside the dash.
Peter
On Aug 24, 2008, at 12:56 PM, Robert Rentfro wrote:
My left turn signal works fine when my headlights are off. When the
headlights are on, the left signal flashes quickly like the bulb is
burnt
out. I've inspected the bulb and
I see. Is the termination of this ground in the tail light assembly?
Bob R
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It
The only thing damp in my car is my back when I've driving..
I'm thinking ground.
Bob R
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that i really feel as if network tv needs to go away. who is stupid enough
to put up with this shit in this day and age?
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I wouldn't do that. First you have to get at least the outside surface
really smooth or it will scratch the seal and bushing on the way in.
Second if the weld breaks, and the chances are real good for that
happening, the pieces will take out the front pump and very likely ruin
the whole front
i remember the first time i got pissed off at ebay for raising prices, i
tried some other sites and didn't sell a thing. it is better now at amazon
or still sucks?
On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kaleb and anyone wanting to replace FleaBay with a better
Amazon is better than they used to be. They are growing because people are
tired of bidding on items on FleaBay, only to loose at the end and have
discovered that they can value shop Amazon for the same stuff.
Amazon has not passed FleaBay yet but I believe they will.
Thanks,
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Bad ground.
Thanks, Tom
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Sent: 8/24/08 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Turn Signal Weirdness
This is for the 300D, of course.
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From:
I saw a problem like that (but the weirdness and lights involved were x10)
once. We sprayed De-oxit all over, waited for it to dry out completely, and
everything was fine. So that is a simple first step.
Chris
Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bad ground.
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Same thing applies to their very prejudicial political coverage!
chuck
On Aug 24, 2008, at 11:33 AM, Gary Hurst wrote:
that i really feel as if network tv needs to go away. who is
stupid enough
to put up with this shit in this day and age?
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i guess. i really never watch network tv. i really have forgotten how
rotten and lowest common denominator it is. shocking.
On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 3:41 PM, Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Same thing applies to their very prejudicial political coverage!
chuck
On Aug 24, 2008,
Electrics seems to be getting better each day. The system draws 2.1 Amps
suddenly when hooked up to power, then settles back to a constant .01 draw
(clock?).
Had an odd scratching feed noise coming through the speakers, but that has
stopped now too. Whatever the glitch is, it seems to be
Earlier this summer:
http://homepage.mac.com/jheineman/PhotoAlbum227.html
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...My left turn signal works fine when my headlights are off. When the
headlights are on, the left signal flashes quickly like the bulb is burnt...
This is a stretch, but follow the turn light ground wire (brown) to the point
where it connects to a chassis ground stud where the headlight will
..I see. Is the termination of this ground in the tail light assembly?..
You might have mentioned that it was the rear.
RLE
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It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel
deal here.
...that i really feel as if network tv needs to go away. who is stupid
enough
to put up with this shit in this day and age?..
You told us just recently that you don't watch TV or read the papers. So why
do you care?
RLE
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It's only a deal if it's where you want to go.
i'm just shocked by it and reacting out of the shock. it's worse than i
could have imagined. you watch this stuff?
also, we might get better distribution of sports if the network and their
money were out of the picture.
On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 5:42 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...that i
Maybe a drop or two of triethylborane in a 240D fuel tank would improve
hillclimbing ability. Once.
http://www.enginehistory.org/pw_j58.htm
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For a very short time.
I remember those days of zip fuel. Purely theoretical, every time
anyone put some in a working engine the molten borax produced
finished it off pretty fast.
Also fairly toxic.
Peter
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Scary.
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Welds break? Seriously, a good weld should be somewhere very close to as strong
as the surrounding metal...
The outside has to be smooth, how much lump can be on the inside.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:41:20 -0400
From: MG [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 190D tranny out, now I need a
The system draws 2.1 Amps suddenly when hooked up to power,
then settles back to a constant .01 draw (clock?).
Many aftermarket CD players run an eject cycle when first powered.
The automatic antenna does the same thing. Perfectly normal.
10mA sounds about right for the clock(s).
What is
I see. Is the termination of this ground in the tail light assembly?
There's a ground stud in the back of the car. The taillights are
grounded through their connectors to this stud. Something along
the way is broken, you'll just have to chase it down. A careful
and complete visual examination
The outside has to be smooth, how much lump can be on the inside.
Not too much, the stator and rotor shafts run through there!
I'm convinced it _could_ be repaired, and that the very best
path is to just get a different one. If you were in Cuba,
well that might be different!
-- Jim
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/810525238.html
I dunno, that seems like a decent price for what seems like a decent car.
Of course the A/C blows ice cold...
-Curt
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Take it to a machine shop and have them weld an addition onto the tab
then grind it down to shape?
Luther
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Well, got the tranny out of the 190D finally, but in the process one of
the tabs on the TC broke. Or shall I say, a small piece of it.
Thinking it might still
Tell me more about this. I have heard of amazon of course but I have
never really messed with it. Do they have online auctions or listings
for private sellers? I just thought they were an online retailer that
sold books, cd's etc
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Kaleb and anyone wanting to replace
Megan buys / *resells* most of her university textbooks on Amazon. A few on
eBay but the vast majority on Amazon.
On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 7:46 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
Tell me more about this. I have heard of amazon of course but I have
never really messed with it. Do
What's up with that grill? I lost three 115 cars to rust, and they
were from TX, NV, and one MN. I'd hate to see what one from MA is
like!
On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 7:33 PM, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/810525238.html
I dunno, that seems like a decent
My 89 560SEL that was at one time by far my nicest vehicle, have driven
it all over the country, has been sitting for probably 2 years I bet.
The original problem was that I had that massive tranny fluid leak
coming from the rear pump cover. Replaced that and now speedo does not
work. Since
I just looked at them a bit and it seems confusing to me. I will have
to explore it some more I guess.
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Amazon is better than they used to be. They are growing because people are
tired of bidding on items on FleaBay, only to loose at the end and have
discovered that they
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Tell me more about this. I have heard of amazon of course but I have
never really messed with it. Do they have online auctions or listings
for private sellers? I just thought they were an online retailer that
sold books, cd's etc
They sell electronics, car
I will have to play around with it and see if I can list parts there and
see how much it costs
Mitch Haley wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Tell me more about this. I have heard of amazon of course but I have
never really messed with it. Do they have online auctions or listings
for
Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I will have to play around with it and see if I can list parts there
and see how much it costs
I dunno, I too think of Amazon as books I know they now sell lots of
other stuff, but for me they'd be the last place I thought of for
parts.
Allan
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I have this 87 124 diesel parts car, good engine etc. Starts and runs,
can drive it around. Anyway, tried to start it today, no go. I could
get it to fire and run for about 1-2 seconds, then it would die. Fuel
problem sounds like. Though I would swap fuel filters. The fuel in
this thing
Sheesh I didn't even see it, you're right...
I dunno, I'm thinking this was owned by some old school rich and it never saw
salt. Wouldn't surprise me It could also be a southern car.
A friend has a 115 240D that has an excellent body. Another friend has 2 116s
with no rust even after 2
The dice on the mirror is a nice touch. Hopefully he got them from Car Talk.
On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 7:33 PM, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/810525238.html
I dunno, that seems like a decent price for what seems like a decent car.
Of course the A/C
There's more to the lesson. Don't have more cars than you can manage
and drive! :) I'm sure there are plenty that would take 1 or 2 off of
your hands for a reasonable price...
Luther
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
My 89 560SEL that was at one time by far my nicest vehicle, have driven
it all
yea, thats true, but I have a sickness, I have to have every cheap MB
that comes along. Im trying to cure myself actually. No really, Im
physically starting to run out of room, so I have to get some off to the
crusher and/or sold before I buy anymore. I really should start selling
off some
The fuel tank in the SLC had a LOT of rust after it sat for the two
years it took me to rebuild the engine. The rust was clogging the
screen in the tank. Had to wash the rust out with a hose several
times, drying in between with the exhaust air from an old tank vacuum.
Last time I did this, the
Been used to driving 124's lately. Was out back moving the euro 500SE
around, looking out over the hood I forgot how far that star sticks out
there.
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92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL,
87 300SDL x2, 86 300E, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D,
Tell me about it, if I'd known my 240D had been sitting for most of a year I'd
never have bought it back. It needs brakes at all 4 wheels and at least the
rear brake cables. Parts is pretty cheap, I figure $300 for the whole job
(parts and labor) with my Indy. I may do the rotors and pads
yea, btdt. With these gas cars I guess a person needs to add some of
that fuel treatment stuff to them, or drain the tank completely.
OK Don wrote:
The fuel tank in the SLC had a LOT of rust after it sat for the two
years it took me to rebuild the engine. The rust was clogging the
screen in
I think there's a half acre of hood on a 126
On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 8:28 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Been used to driving 124's lately. Was out back moving the euro 500SE
around, looking out over the hood I forgot how far that star sticks out
there.
--
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OK Don,
Its so much easier to get a diesel going that has sat than a gas car. I
have several that have sat for 2-3 year, and put a battery in them and
they fire right up. On a gas car, the tanks probably rusted and plugged up.
Curt Raymond wrote:
Tell me about it, if I'd known my 240D had been
I think you need to add the treatment, then fill the tank completely -
leave NO room for moisture ridden air in the tank. Plus - the gas will
be worth MORE when you get around to driving the car again!
On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
yea, btdt. With
Close -- there is a half acre of 126s IN his back yard.
On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 8:31 PM, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think there's a half acre of hood on a 126
On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 8:28 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Been used to driving 124's lately. Was out
I really should start selling
off some of my projects that I know I will probably never get to
You and me both.
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
with more projects than I care to list (some are probably older than you!)
Anyone care to start a procrastination list? I would, but I
This is the car that my son bought from a friend of ours, who got it
from Kaleb. It was idling rough, and blowing whitish smoke before it
got up to temp. Among other things, we found low compression in
cylinder 1. Pulled the head (a #17), saw the massive leak from #1 to
the timing chain vault, and
As we prepare for the new house, I am faced with a dilemma...
There is an area in the upstairs that is not currently finished beyond drywall
and decking. It's the perfect area for a man cave!
Rather than drop big bucks on an LCD TV, and having nearly unlimited wall space
on at least two
I have a very nice crockpot in my kitchen that I bought through Amazon.
Granted, it wasn't used but it was ordered through Amazon. ... I didn't
buy much (other than book) from them, either, until my son pointed out all
the stuff that is available there. I have purchased three things from them
just
...i'm just shocked by it and reacting out of the shock. it's worse than i
could have imagined. you watch this stuff? also, we might get better
distribution of sports if the network and their money were out of the
picture
I think you have lost me now. You are shocked (oh, come on...)
http://www.amazon.com/Mercedes-Receiver-Drier-300CD-300TD/dp/B00198TWAQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8s=miscellaneousqid=1219632076sr=8-4
On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 8:11 PM, Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I will have to play around with it and see if I
Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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I like the buttons on the right ... hm, add to wedding registry, or
baby registry???
Allan
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cool!
I think I should add that to the list of places I want to go.
At 04:27 PM 8/21/2008, you wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAfQwDizpRo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksmDuXO_k6E
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] eBay Substitute
Wonko the
Did you do a compression test? Low compression will give you white
smoke at idle and cold, black under load.
You should also have the injectors checked, a bad one will do the
same thing. Quick and dirty check is to swap #2 with another one --
if the problem follows the injector, it's bad.
Now all it needs is a bobble-head Bama with big ears to flap and
provide extra lift!
At 02:49 PM 8/22/2008, you wrote:
This new technology looks like it would be better for your car's
performance than pumping up your tires, but it might take a bit more
effort. But just a bit of effort to save
A friend has one and he originally projected directly on a wall. He
discovered that much of the picture quality comes from the media you project
onto and he bought one of these nifty, electric screens that rolls itself up
and hides in a slot in the ceiling when not in use.
I asked him what he
Fuel is the problem.
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Subject: [MBZ] old diesel?
I have this 87 124
No auctions, they aren't an auction site but you can list used new stuff.
Most items cost 15% to sell and unlike FleaBay, you pay nothing until it
sells. No listing fee, relisting fee, nothing!
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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True, a screen is definitely on the list. However, I have a contact back in
Tampa that has access to the material that's used for stationary front
projection screens. It's not cheap, but from him it's not bad, and I can get
the amount of material I want or need based on the size.
Thanks!
I figured a compression test was among the next steps. We've never
had coolant pressure problems - still don't. Good catch - we'll swap
#2 injector with another one and see if the missing follows it.
Would a sticky/faulty cam follower do the same thing?
On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 9:58 PM, Peter
http://www.maniacworld.com/twin-baby-moose-in-sprinkler.html
Scott Ritchey
1982 300SD 230k mi
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Big DLP projectiion TVs are getting quite cheap, probably about the same
or less as buying a decent projector and screen. I saw one today in the
BB ad, I think it was a 50some inch for $999.Even a 60some inch is less
than $2k. You need to sit about 6-8x the size of the screen away from
the
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
yea, btdt. With these gas cars I guess a person needs to add some of
that fuel treatment stuff to them, or drain the tank completely.
Aviation fuel lasts for years. I've got to find out if unleaded is available
locally. 100LL (Low Lead is a misnomer here) is nice for
That's definitely the way to go.
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1080p LCD Projector
True,
It seems than at Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:25:10 -0700 (PDT), LWB250
wrote:
As we prepare for the new house, I am faced with a dilemma...
There is an area in the upstairs that is not currently
finished beyond drywall and decking. It's the perfect area
for a man cave!
Sweet!
Rather than drop
Well, my longest procrastination is 76 240D, was my grandmothers, bought
it off her in '97 with a bad engine. Bought parts car with good engine
shortly after. Pulled bad engine out in about '00. Car has been
sitting ever since. Pulled engine out of parts car about 2 years ago.
Been sitting
you sure its not the bottom end?
OK Don wrote:
This is the car that my son bought from a friend of ours, who got it
from Kaleb. It was idling rough, and blowing whitish smoke before it
got up to temp. Among other things, we found low compression in
cylinder 1. Pulled the head (a #17), saw the
I paid about 1.5k for my 65 dlp
Rich Thomas wrote:
Big DLP projectiion TVs are getting quite cheap, probably about the same
or less as buying a decent projector and screen. I saw one today in the
BB ad, I think it was a 50some inch for $999.Even a 60some inch is less
than $2k. You need
I've looked into buying fabric and making my own screen, but when its all
said and done, it's a lot cheaper to just buy one off of ebay. A roll of
real projector screen material is very expensive, not to mention it must be
attached to a frame under tension for it to look good.
-Original
So far very happy with our 720p Sony Bravia. Not as bright
as some others, or so I'm told, but it has very faithful
color rendition. We really enjoy watching movies on it
with its 80 screen. I really _hate_ garish pie-chart
projectors.
-- Jim
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