We have a SR-71 at our local Air Museum at the Richmond Va airport - it's an
awesome aircraft but it looks like it wants to be airborne not sitting on
the ground. It looks more like a spaceship than a airplane.
Remember the video of the Top Gear guy getting a flight on the Blackbird?
That's a *lot* of spare parts for $250! Engine, tires/wheels, brakes and
suspension - Looks like like only sheetmetal is missing - Wish they told
how many miles are on it -
LarryT
91 300D
OilAnalysis Time?
Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters?
www.youroil.net
You wrote 1965, not the dark ages, but yes, it probably
was tube equipment,
Speaking of tubes - the textiles spinning controls we worked on back in the
90s still used Vac Tubes - the only place to get replacements was Russia..
LarryT
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I am beginning to think that I lost one or more of the diodes in the
alternator. Has anyone replaced these and if so is it difficult.
I have not done so, but I don't think it's massively difficult.
I'd be inclined to take one out of a deader, though. It's really
not worth it, this level of
My '79 300TD had a bad diode so I replaced the rectifier assembly (twice)
with a replacement bought from a local parts shop. This involves
disassembling the case, unsoldering the old rectifier, and soldering in the
new one. I don't know why the replacements failed, maybe the root cause was
some
Scott Ritchey wrote:
I doubt you could see the flicker from a bad diode; the alternator is
spinning pretty fast (small pulley) so the frequency would probably be
higher than you can see. Also, the battery would limit dimming.
Good point, and incandescent bulbs don't strobe, their output is
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'85 2 doors coupe diesel. I think I know what that might be.
Mitch.
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The dome light on my 240D has a barely perceptible flicker when the
car is idling at night but it still seems to be keeping the battery
charged. Would that flicker mean a diode was bad?
Probably not. Thermal inertia of the filament is a lot
slower than the 'whine' frequency of the
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The belt is adjusted correctly. I am not that excited to repair it. I get
more enjoyment out of driving my 4000 lb car than working on it! I am
leaning towards the Rusty rebuild.
Thanks for all of your emails..
Douglas
Make sure the belt is correctly adjusted first. If the belt is not the
We're starting the operation [tranny swap] in two weeks - is this a
one weekend job, or will it take a full week?
I swapped a manny into our 190D. Maybe you could do it in
a weekend, if you'd done one or two before, but certainly not
at the rate _I_ work! And if you're trying to make _both_
I think Wonko did 3 or 4 starters. I did 5 alternators before I got one that
stuck. Its been 4.5 years now but I've never been happy with it. The headlights
flutter sometimes at idle...
I'm just waiting for it to die when I'll put in a rebuilt from Rusty.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:16:29
OK. A final comment: you'll have to swap the pulley from the old
alternator to the new one. Make sure you do not damage the edges of the
pulley (like clamping it in a vice) when you do this. A burr on the pulley
edges will literally eat the belt.
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Like all supersonic production aircraft prior to F-16, the Blackbird had
irreversible hydro-mechanical flight controls but they were augmented by
electronics. As noted in an earlier post, the yaw axis was critical in the
event of an inlet unstart (inlet spike malfunction) which produced a large
My '87 wagon is also 'not right', with rough idle and some smoke upon
cold start. I started paying attention to how long I glowed, and my
relay times out after just about 10 seconds! So, I know that I need a
new relay, and if I glow for three or four relay time-out events (which
get shorter and
On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 4:13 AM, LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:
We have a SR-71 at our local Air Museum at the Richmond Va airport - it's an
awesome aircraft but it looks like it wants to be airborne not sitting on
the ground. It looks more like a spaceship than a airplane.
There is one
Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 wrote:
My '87 wagon is also 'not right', with rough idle and some smoke upon
cold start. I started paying attention to how long I glowed, and my
relay times out after just about 10 seconds!
The relay shuts off after ten seconds, or the light
A bad fan clutch results in high operating temps. at highway speed, so that
is likely NOT the culprit in this instance.
On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Mathieu J. Cama wrote:
Park the car with the nose slightly pointed uphill, heater valves fully
open.
Relay. I think it's supposed to stay on for 30 to 45 seconds? Need to
take another look at the manual. The light goes out very quickly - like
2 or 3 seconds.
-Max
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30 seconds I think is the general time, it seems to stay on about that
long but I don't think the plugs are getting enough juice. I'm gonna
order a new relay/plug kit and see how that works. The relay is not
that much.
--R
On 3/1/2010 11:44 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,
On my '87 wagon, pre-glow light should have stayed on from 4 to 7
seconds, and then the safety cut-out should have cut power to the glow
plugs after an additional 20 to 35 seconds, according to procedure
15-0705. I only got a couple of seconds of indicator light and then
about 10 seconds until
On your car, which I think has the OM617A, post 1981, according to
15-705, 25 to 40 seconds of glow before the safety cut-off at 32 deg F
ambient.
-Max
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Sent: Monday,
I saw the Spruce Goose when it was still in Long Beach. Absolutely amazing
aircraft, hard to grasp the size of it unless you're standing right there.
Dan
--- On Mon, 3/1/10, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 wrote:
Relay. I think it's supposed to stay on for 30 to 45 seconds? Need to
take another look at the manual. The light goes out very quickly - like
2 or 3 seconds.
Perhaps your capacitors have lost their capacity?
Rich Thomas wrote:
30
On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Let us hope the replacement relay has not been on the shelf for as long as
the old one has been in the car.
I seem to remember Marshall warning more than once against exactly
that possibility when the subject of replacing glow
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
IMHO you are better off just learning by feel how many glow cycles you
need
For a true hands-on driving experience, bypass the timing circuit in the relay
and use a pushbutton in the dash to run the plugs. One thousand and one, one
thousand and two...
Mitch.
I'm inclined to purchase a new relay, with advance agreement from the
parts supplier on the warranty of the part and what constitutes relay
behavior which would lead to a warranty replacement.
I do have a new ignition switch, but I also have occasional drivers with
little/no diesel experience
I had my 123 4spd out and back in in 5 hours this weekend. On the 123
getting to the FW pedal bolts is the biggest PITA. Def a weekend job the
first time. Go ahead and order new stretch bolts, throwout bearing, flex
disk and rear trans mount.
On 03/01/2010 09:52 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
We're
+1. The only hummer is a real hummer, everything else is a SUV in drag.
-Rolf
On 02/25/2010 10:10 AM, WILTON wrote:
Good riddance.
Wilton
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Turbo diesel. W124 or newer. Low mileage decent maintenance etc etc.
Somewhere not to far from Atlanta and under $5k. Just shaking the tree
looking for low hanging fruit.
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Randy
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Subject: [MBZ] Looking for a car for wifey.
Turbo diesel. W124 or newer. Low mileage
How do you figure? My 190D had a bad fan clutch the whole time I owned it, it'd
heat up if it was at idle for too long because the fan never spun but would
cool right off as soon as you got moving.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:14:44 -0500
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To:
Same as the old pull/push knob on old MB Diesels, except that it
doesn't integrate the shutoff, and doesn't have the coil indicator on
the dash.
I put that system on my 84 Escort Diesel back in the day.
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
IMHO you are better off just learning by feel how many glow
Like Dwight's 240D...
-Curt
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:44:47 -0500
From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
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Posted this earlier
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--R
On 3/1/2010 4:10 PM, Rolf wrote:
Turbo diesel. W124 or newer. Low mileage decent maintenance etc etc.
Somewhere not to far from Atlanta and under $5k. Just shaking the tree
looking for low hanging fruit.
Anybody in the Greenville area?
I have to go teach at a tv station (WHNS) down there in a couple weeks. Might
have half a day or so on liberty as it were...
-Curt
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That's what went on with my 99 E300. It also had poor A/C performance
and would throw refrigerant low errors on occasion. Fan clutch made
it much happier
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On Mar 1, 2010, at 16:21, Curt Raymond
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Just got four new 225/55R-16 95H Michelin Energy MXV4 put on the '05 E320.
Rides like it is supposed to now.
Had some Contis on itit was riding like it was sliding on four jello
slabs.
The Michelins feel so much better, so much correct-er.
But...I did get 60K out of those Continentals.
I
A CHEAP 140?
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Looking for a car for wifey.
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/ctd/1598814572.html
From: wilt...@nc.rr.com
A CHEAP 140?
How 'bout a cheap W140?
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/1620388363.html
Yes Wilton,
I do remember the quote There is nothing more expensive than a cheap
Mercedes.
Rick
I had MVX4 Plus tires on the old 300D. Great tires, just expensive.
I normally do not get complete tire life (that is, tread completely
worn off) due to the rotten roads around here. I almost always end
up with one or more separated belts or non-repairable punctures
before the tread is
I think I might avoid this guy as my advertising consultant.
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Donald H. Snook
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If the front subframe mounts are loose, will that change the
alignment as the subframe changes angle in reference to the road? I
put new links on last year, but it has been squirrely ever since.
(But not as bad as before) It seems to me that because all the links
attach to the subframe, that
From: 126die...@gmail.com
This behavior may be caused by bad subframe mounts, but Is there
something else I might be missing?
What shape are the rear links in ?
Rick
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Hey - your not even supposed to be looking at craigslist are you?
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I think I might avoid this guy as my advertising consultant.
http://wichita.craigslist.org/ctd/1623788068.html
Donald H. Snook
The entire subframe can twist sideways if the mounts are bad. You
will be much happier with the rear axle staying in one place, i think.
Which links did you replace, and did you jack the wheel carrier up to
normal position with the bolts LOOSE? Remember, there are 5 links on
each side,
I had the contis on my 210. They are very tender... Run over a large
pebble and they will slip a belt. I couldn't source the energy mxv4+
tires locally, so I ended up going with the primacy Mxv4+ ones. I
find the 210 handles better with the front tires overinflated by 4psi.
--
John W
He's not been going Craigs List Anonymous has he?
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Great CL ad.
Hey - your not even supposed to be
He is going to be going to single guy living in his 3 cars Anonymous.
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He's not been going Craigs List Anonymous has he?
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As I said, replaced last year
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Yes, I jacked the wheel carrier up before tightening up all the
links. the subframe twisting makes sense.
The entire subframe can twist sideways if the mounts are bad. You
will be much happier with the rear axle staying in one place, i
think.
Which links did you replace, and did you jack
I have one of those in my 240D-nice you can play with formulas for ambient
temps, etc. I use the 'ticks' of the clock. Also you can hold it in an
afterglow position.
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.
1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles.
Wickford, RI
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Hi Ho All -
Was looking at parts I might need someday on Rusty's site and clicked on
EGR Valve 1st, then EGR Filter, EGR Filter Gasket. Each click returned the
comment: There are no Parts available for Sub Category : EGR Valve...
Either there's no EGR on my 602-962 engine or Rusty
WILTON wrote:
A CHEAP 140?
A cheap one owner 140. Think he got one repair estimate too many and decided not
to pay for the last one?
Mitch.
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The website is worldparts. it does not list everything Rusty can
get. That is why he sez to call him. He has lots of sources, and
the website is only one.
Hi Ho All -
Was looking at parts I might need someday on Rusty's site and
clicked on EGR Valve 1st, then EGR Filter, EGR Filter
This afternoon I called Rusty about the subframe mounts. I know Febi
and Lemforder, but the website also showed a Feq brand. I asked
Rusty what those were, and he said it is the chinese stuff and they
won't last. So, you see, the website is great for checking prices
and to look at a
Maybe in 15 years that will look CHEAP.
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He is going to be going to single guy living in his 3 cars Anonymous.
On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 6:55 PM, buymbpa...@gmail.com wrote:
He's not been going Craigs List Anonymous
Does mean that finally ya'll understand that I can get EVERYTHING that is still
available at at least a 20 percent discount?
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From this mornings Baton Rouge Business Report.
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Just thought I'd check, as the drive (and ride) strangely if you
leave the wheel carrier down and tighten the bolt.
If you did not replace the tie rods, consider doing that, too (or at
least the bushings for the eccentric bolt anyway), as a loose one
will act just like a loose one up front
I just noticed from your log, that you swapped a standard tranny into a 2.5
190D -- did the tranny come from a 2.5, or a 2.2 190D? Bottom line is -
will the drive shaft from a 601 powered standard car work in a 602 powered
car with a transplanted standard tranny?
On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 8:52 AM,
On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 07:13:08 -0500 LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:
Remember the video of the Top Gear guy getting a flight on the
Blackbird? Incredible flight - would love to make it myself -
Actually, that was a U-2. Much less advanced than an SR-71.
Craig
On Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:05:02 -0500 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Good point, and incandescent bulbs don't strobe, their output is
determined by filament temperature, not by current flow, and it takes
some measurable fraction of a second to cool the filament.
Nevertheless, you can see a
Craig McCluskey wrote:
Actually, that was a U-2. Much less advanced than an SR-71.
You're right. I thought those were retired long ago, but here's May in a U-2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PmYItnlY5M
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On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:14:44 -0500 andrew strasfogel
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A bad fan clutch results in high operating temps. at highway speed, so
that is likely NOT the culprit in this instance.
I would think a bad fan clutch would result in high temperatures at low
speed. At high
and being incognito. I saw this article today that comments on cell phone
vulnerabilties.
http://mocana.com/blog/2010/02/28/rutgers-study-roots-smartphones/
Craig
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I just noticed from your log, that you swapped a standard tranny into
a 2.5
190D -- did the tranny come from a 2.5, or a 2.2 190D? Bottom line is
-
will the drive shaft from a 601 powered standard car work in a 602
powered
car with a transplanted standard tranny?
It was a 1984 2.2 manny.
15-0705. I only got a couple of seconds of indicator light and then
about 10 seconds until the 'clunk' of the safety cut-out shutting off
the relay.
Your capacitors are failing. If you can solder, for about $1
you can fix it.
-- Jim
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Big difference RR, versus converting a car to manual!
Or worse, what he's talking about: converting _both_ cars
to each other!
-- Jim
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