The clatter from the vacuum pump pushrod is from when the pushrod
wears too short- usually from removing it and re-installing in the
wrong direction, which wears the cam lobe and pushrod down. Then it
hits the head each time and clatters. I made this mistake once, and
had to replace the
What kind of price are you lookiing for?
Dave H...
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To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:06:35 -0800
Subject: [MBZ] Gump has Died... selling her
Anybody interested in a 1972 w115? Dark green, lots of spare parts.
Enough to load her
If you have 1 pin hole, just put a sheetmetal screw washer in it.
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Pete Arnold
When you get older, you don't regret the things you did in life.
You regret the things you didn't do.
On 1/22/2010 1:46 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
I had a 75 Pontiac that got a pinhole in the bottom of the gas
I've always had tinnitus, didn't know there was a name for it until fairly
recently when I saw (or heard anyway) a commercial where they recreated it...
It doesn't bother me all that much but when its something you've always had...
I just assumed thats what the world sounded like.
-Curt
Date:
On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:49:51 -0500 Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
wrote:
Surgery went well, considering. Next few days are critical.
Unfortunately it is the first of at least three surgeries that will be
necessary.
So how is the little tyke doing?
Craig
Clay typed:
No more classic car for me.
I think I might be at that point, too. Working on and knowing the work that
still needs to be done to my '77 300D has lost its fun. SWMBO doesn't like
when she has to coordinate getting rides to work when I have to take the
'05 to work because the
She's afraid that her 34 year old car will soon become unreliable:
http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/1566540260.html
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Now that I have the nut cut off the old alternator, I see there wasn't a
keyway in the shaft, but all the parts that make up the pulley have slots
for keys. Also, the new alternator shaft is milled for a key.
Should I get a key and put it in? if so, how do I know what size key to
get?
Bob R
I'm looking at putting an electronic air cleaner in our HVAC system. We had
one in the house we built in Wisconsin (a Honeywell) and it did a great job of
keeping dust and other crud out of the air.
My current direction is to go with another Honeywell, but if anyone out there
has direct
Go down to your McParts or better yet, NAPA store, and they'll have a boatload
of keys to choose from.
Is it a straight key or D shaped?
Dan
--- On Sat, 1/23/10, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com
Subject: [MBZ] Alternator Shaft Keyway Question
To:
$2500 V12 Jag, 30 miles from me:
http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/1565986974.html
Even cheaper XJ6, 10 miles from me:
http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/1563390766.html
$3000 buys a nice looking W140 3.2:
http://flint.craigslist.org/ctd/1566659842.html
Or a W210:
Bob Rentfro wrote:
I don't know...there wasn't one there.
I think it's a Woodruff key...the D shaped one, right?
If it' D shaped, the shaft will have a curved bottom in the slot.
If you take your parts to the store with you, they should be able to find one to
fit. Buy a nut while you're
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I've always had tinnitus, didn't know there was a name for it until fairly
recently when I saw (or heard anyway) a commercial where they recreated it...
It doesn't bother me all that much but when its something you've always
had... I just assumed thats what
On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Anybody want a W124 V-8?
http://annarbor.craigslist.org/cto/1554203745.html
That seems like a fair price. I'm seeing 400Es and '94-'95 E420s
advertised for about $4-5K around here. I think that's a bargain for
what you
http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/cto/1565557822.html
Almost as nice as the $12k one from the other day but less cash...
No affiliation etc.
-Curt
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Photos leave a little to be desired.
Bob R
On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/cto/1565557822.html
Almost as nice as the $12k one from the other day but less cash...
No affiliation etc.
-Curt
I had an 84 coupe that was owned by the son of the MBUSA parts distribution
center manager in Jersey. I paid a lot of the car, but it was totally tricked
out with OEM goodies.
Since it was an 84 it had a decent tranny in it, and with the turbo set up it
would take off the line quite well.
I
LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com writes:
I would be reluctant to buy anything that's been converted to VO or
any alternative fuel - too many things to munge up by doing it.
Seconded.
Allan
--
1983 300D
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Curt Raymond wrote:
http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/cto/1565557822.html
In 2006 it had 48,000 miles on it??
Or did they reset the odo to zero when they put the Greasecar kit in it?
I don't know about you, but I'm not paying $9k for a car with a minimum of
32,000 miles on WVO.
Mitch.
and that fact that it had a GreaseCar conversion done years ago (when
GreaseCar knew even less than they know now!), has been driven such low
average mileage, and in a climate like that of Mass,... i think odds are
good that buying this could be buying into a heap of trouble.
VO conversions
Thanks for your concern. He's hanging in there so far. The problem
with his heart is that only one ventricle is pumping blood.
The treatment is a series of three surgeries to re-route blood flow to
compensate for the defect.
Some information about the condition
yea
Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
So 87 124 diesels have cracked head issues?
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL,
91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro,
85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D,
if you had the 17 head then its been replaced, that is an upgraded head,
not the original.
Dieselhead wrote:
As of now, I have or had 5 OM603s. The lowest mileage when I bought
it was 175k. NONE have had cracked head problems. ALL have had the
terrible 17 head.
As long as the suspect
those cars also have head gasket problems.
Donald Snook wrote:
John F. wrote: So, 95 issues are wiring harness and evaporator issues vs. 87
possible
cracked head..which is more costly?
Both are bad. That's why the best MB diesel to buy is the 90-93 300D 2.5. Its
an awesome car.
Donald
got pics? I got an engine for that thing.
Redghost wrote:
Anybody interested in a 1972 w115? Dark green, lots of spare parts.
Enough to load her insides and trunk and room left over for a trailer.
The smoke out the back seems to be an oil ring issue. Not that great
a problem, but going
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/01/stunning_images_of_space_taken_from.html
Interesting.
Dan
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I've always had tinnitus, didn't know there was a name for
it until fairly recently when I saw (or heard anyway) a
commercial where they recreated it...
It doesn't bother me all that much but when its something
you've always had... I just assumed thats
One turbo was original, worked fine but audible, mine was a
cartridge, brand new, and the other was either a cartridge or total
replacement (not my car). All three whined enough to notice. Good
air filters and associated plumbing on all three. I figured it was
normal.
Mine was bad
LWB250 wrote:
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/01/stunning_images_of_space_taken_from.html
Interesting, but $30k isn't my idea of 'modest' by hobbyist standards.
Modest compared with a real observatory though.
Mitch.
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The POS 300E has been leaking transmission fluid for a while, enough
to leave a good-sized spot when it's parked overnight, so I took it to
the coin-op carwash last weekend and gave the underside a good
blasting. Before I could drive it there, I had to put in a couple of
quarts of ATF, but that
Usually a tranny leak at the torque converter means it's rebuild
time, alsa -- all the rubber is gone (hence the leak from the
petrified seal), but the seal usually doesn't leak enough to be more
than a minor annoyance unless the pump also has excess play, etc.
Pan ears need to be bent
On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote:
You can live for a long time with a minor
leak at the front seal if there are no other signs of tranny trouble.
Thanks Peter, that confirms what I had already guessed.The
transmission shifts smoothly and engages
Kevin wrote:
...and a 240D engine
to throw in.
240D engine is a drop in for the 115 chassis?
thanks
mao
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I think it is a 616.912. the 240D that came out in that /8 chassis.
the 123 OM616 will NOT work
Kevin wrote:
...and a 240D engine
to throw in.
240D engine is a drop in for the 115 chassis?
thanks
mao
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Dieselhead wrote:
I think it is a 616.912. the 240D that came out in that /8 chassis. the 123
OM616 will NOT work
Thanks
mao
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it means the front seal is probably leaking.
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
The POS 300E has been leaking transmission fluid for a while, enough
to leave a good-sized spot when it's parked overnight, so I took it to
the coin-op carwash last weekend and gave the underside a good
blasting. Before I
http://mercedes-benz.tv/en/clip-1124/Jay+Leno%27s+hidden+street+circuit
Also, navigate to the making of the film at the bottom.
Mulholland Drive is great fun but watch out for the LAPD.
RLE
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I believe that the W115 240D was fitted with an OM616.916, and the W123 240D
was fitted with an OM616.912.
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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LWB250 wrote:
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/01/stunning_images_of_space_taken_from.html
Interesting, but $30k isn't my idea of 'modest' by hobbyist standards.
Modest compared with a real observatory though.
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