Someone should have saved a copy of the picture for posterity. It's gone
now, deleted by author.
EdB
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote:
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com
wrote:
Ugly radio... needs more lights and
Awesome, I finally have an actual Diesel question. I feel faint. I need some
help in trying to understand how a 240D is hard to start. After several
minutes of cranking, finally recognized the engine trying to catch then
focused on giving it fuel just as it caught and finally got it started.
Then
Ed Booher wrote:
After several
minutes of cranking, finally recognized the engine trying to catch then
focused on giving it fuel just as it caught and finally got it started.
Then it idled very rough until warm and smoothed out. Don't know if the glow
plug system is even working, as the light on
It's an 83. So pencil type? Where do I look for the fuse?
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Ed Booher wrote:
After several
minutes of cranking, finally recognized the engine trying to catch then
focused on giving it fuel just as it caught and finally got
Ok, think I found the Glow Relay Fuse. Looks like a bare strip of metal with
80A stamped on it, held down by two screws. It appears intact and
unbroken.
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 8:22 AM, Ed Booher edboo...@gmail.com wrote:
It's an 83. So pencil type? Where do I look for the fuse?
On Sun, Mar
Ed Booher wrote:
Ok, think I found the Glow Relay Fuse. Looks like a bare strip of metal with
80A stamped on it, held down by two screws. It appears intact and
unbroken.
That's it. Take it out and see if it crumbles in your hand.
If the fuse is OK, unplug the glow plug harness from the relay
On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:27:41 -0400 Ed Booher edboo...@gmail.com wrote:
Ok, think I found the Glow Relay Fuse. Looks like a bare strip of metal
with 80A stamped on it, held down by two screws. It appears intact and
unbroken.
Appearances can be deceiving; take it out and look at it. Put it back
How do I bypass the idiot light and check?
You don't bypass it so much as check for presence of battery
voltage on the GP's with a voltmeter. They should each get
12V (or whatever it actually is during glow). Step two is to
pop off the GP connector (from the relay) and test each of
the four
If the lamp never comes on, either you have more than two bad glow
plugs or the relay is bad.
You can check the glow plugs with an ohmmeter -- disconnect the plug
from the relay that goes to the GP and test each connection against
ground. A good GP will show 0.7-0.8 ohm, anything else and
'Don't mean to make anybody feel bad, but it has certainly been feeling good
here for last few days - short sleeve springtime!
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.net
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 10:56 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
Okay computer brainiacs...wat shall I do?
My daughter has a Mac notebook. When she tries to start it, the circular
logo just spins (someone called it the circle of death).
What do I, computer know nothing guy, need to do to make it work again?
Bob R
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How long have you waited? The circle of death is the OS boot
loader checking the disk and doing minor repairs before booting, so
it may just need some time to restore file links, etc.
The good news is that the drive is recognized -- the question mark
flashing is a folder means the disk
What Peter said. Even if it's an Intel machine, the process is essentially the
same. You could also try booting into single user mode to see if you can get
in that way, but with the limited knowledge you have on this I would first
suggest you follow Peter's troubleshooting steps.
Can't hurt
Ed,
When was the last time you adjusted the valves?
My guess is you have on or more glow plugs bad.
Both of my 240's had bad plugs and were a bear to start.
Mine had 2 bad plugs. Wifes had a bad Fuse (looked good until I took out
the screws)
and 3 bad plugs.
Follow the instructions you got
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 4:25 AM, Ed Booher edboo...@gmail.com wrote:
Someone should have saved a copy of the picture for posterity. It's gone
now, deleted by author.
Well, it was a black W140 sedan with all the chrome on the body
painted over black, with a very dark tint on the windows, and
On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 12:14 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
I have thought about either a Cobra or Ford GT, then I ran across the
Westfield XI recently ---
http://www.kokopelliauto.com/priceing.html
http://www.manikllc.com/
Put in 5 new glow plugs yesterday and a new relay (the kit) and car
starts right up now, very easily. Hard to tell if it was the plugs or
the relay, but I guess I have some spares.
I also changed out some of the heater hoses, except for the wrong one I
ordered that includes a small artery
How about a replica or kitcar of a Porsche 550 ? Super light, simple, and
the powertrain can be had for next to nothing. I think an old Bug would
make a great donor car for most of mechanical bits you'd need, and there are
endless suppliers offering performance parts for old bug engines.
That
Check the dash switch.
Peter
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Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net writes:
These days, any old heap with a market value under $3k is a probable
pepperoni pusher.
In 1984, I delivered Domino's in a 1977 Saab 99 EMS (the rally
replica).
When I worked at Domino's in the late '80s a girl was hired as a
delivery driver, her car was
Granted, the use of Spridget drive train and wheels is relatively authentic,
though not smart today. It needs tires tiwice that wide and 2 to 3 times the
power. Not hard to accomplish with a visit to a salvage yard today ---
I have always liked the look of the Lotus 11 - tried to buy one in the
An Italian car without a cigarette lighter? Didn't think there was such a
thing? lol
Ed
300E
On 21 March 2010 15:02, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net writes:
These days, any old heap with a market value under $3k is a probable
pepperoni pusher.
Allan Streib wrote:
One of the first deliveries on her own, she could not find the house.
She then ate the pizza, came back to the store, and quit.
I though I'd seen everything, but I've never seen a driver eat a delivery.
There was a guy who delivered his own half-eaten slice of pizza to a
Should have told them it was a bonus slice, and it was subjected to some
very stringent in house quality control, before it was considered good
enough to release to them.
Can you see how I never cut it as a pizza delivery boy. ;-)
Ed
300E
On 21 March 2010 15:22, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
E M wrote:
Should have told them it was a bonus slice, and it was subjected to some
very stringent in house quality control, before it was considered good
enough to release to them.
The more I think about it, the more I think it was two separate incidents.
There was one where a guy grabbed a
On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:17:11 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Granted, the use of Spridget drive train and wheels is relatively
authentic, though not smart today. It needs tires tiwice that wide and
2 to 3 times the power. Not hard to accomplish with a visit to a
salvage yard today --- I
OK I pulled the tranny out today. How do I remove the torque converter?
Steve
On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 2:03 PM, MG trainpain2...@yahoo.com wrote:
Oh. OK. That would be the front pump drive. I didn't think they would break
that easy though I guess the pump ring itself can fracture. I haven't
My 240D is starting to get recalcitrant about starting too. I figure it needs
the valves set. I need the time to learn how to do that job. I've been putting
it off in hopes of getting the Red 190D on the road. My Indy reported he was
going to get that started Friday but I need ANOTHER timing
I've been following nice weather around for a week. It was real nice in South
Carolina, then that same weather followed me home. Friday and Saturday at home
was gorgeous for this time of year and of course its in the high seventies in
LA right now...
-Curt
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:40:30
What was it they used to say, if the oil change is recommended at 3000
miles, and you push it to 3100 miles, you're pretty much looking at a
rebuild. lol
Ed
300E
On 21 March 2010 16:16, Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:17:11 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com
I take it then that you didn't remove the TC with the tranny?
If the TC is still attached to the engine, you need to remove the cover
plate (if it's still there) at the bottom of the engine side of the plate
that the transmission bolts to. Once the hole is open to the engine side of
the
OK Don wrote:
I take it then that you didn't remove the TC with the tranny?
If he did, he can reach into the bellhousing, grab the TQ, and pull.
Should come out pretty easy, unless it's got twisted metal bits on the part of
the TQ that slides into the front of the tranny.
Mitch.
It's on the transmission. I HOPE it's bits of twisted metal inside the
torque converter. If so, is there a trick to getting it off without causing
further damage to the transmission or just give it the old pull and wiggle?
Does gentle even prying ever come into play?
Steve
-Original
you pulled the converter with the tranny, right? If not, then you need
to unbolt the 6 bolts from the flywheel. You are supposed to unbolt
them, then remove the converter with the tranny.
SteveB wrote:
OK I pulled the tranny out today. How do I remove the torque converter?
Steve
On Thu,
some of them will have a plastic or metal plug in the bell housing that
holds it in, just remove that. Otherwise, it should slip right off, tip
the back of the tranny up and the converter should slip right off the shaft.
Steve wrote:
It's on the transmission. I HOPE it's bits of twisted
Good -- yes, it should just slide off with wiggling or gentle, even prying.
I've never edealt with a damagede one, so can't advise if it doesn't come
off nicely. I would suspect, at the very least, that the front seal will be
damaged.
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Steve mguzzir...@gmail.com
It's on the transmission. I HOPE it's bits of twisted metal inside the
torque converter. If so, is there a trick to getting it off without
causing
further damage to the transmission or just give it the old pull and
wiggle?
Does gentle even prying ever come into play?
Curious about the bad
Is it CMD-OPT-S (maybe w/shift, or the like) that starts it
in single-user mode? It also makes the boot process verbose,
so that you can see the progress reports, and see the last thing
it prints before hit hangs.
-- Jim
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On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 11:26 AM, E M pokieba...@gmail.com wrote:
How about a replica or kitcar of a Porsche 550 ? Super light, simple, and
the powertrain can be had for next to nothing. I think an old Bug would
make a great donor car for most of mechanical bits you'd need, and there are
There are also TDI to bug kits, or so I have heard, so you could do a 50 mpg
porche kit car.
From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sun, March 21, 2010 6:19:24 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Kit
I was thinking about a 602.962 in the Westfield XI --- perhaps also the MB
multi-link rear suspension.
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Lee Einer einer...@yahoo.com wrote:
There are also TDI to bug kits, or so I have heard, so you could do a 50
mpg porche kit car.
--
OK Don
Panic! (the
250HP in a 550 would take a braver man than me to drive it. lol
Ed
300E
On 21 March 2010 20:19, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 11:26 AM, E M pokieba...@gmail.com wrote:
How about a replica or kitcar of a Porsche 550 ? Super light, simple,
and
the
On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:05:29 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
and of course its in the high seventies in LA right now...
No it's not; it only got up to the lower sixties here.
Craig
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Just make sure the AC BLOWS ICE COLD and it's ready for a veggie oil
conversion.
--R
On 3/21/2010 8:24 PM, Lee Einer wrote:
There are also TDI to bug kits, or so I have heard, so you could do a 50 mpg
porche kit car.
From: Alex
Give the man a fish. Somehow or other that switch got pushed on, and
the front overhead light was switched off so it wasn't coming on. I
think wifey was pushing buttons again, randomly. Or maybe I hit it
doing something else.
--R
On 3/21/2010 2:40 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
Check the
The Dell is up and running Leopard. Using it right now and moving all
my old stuff onto it. Pretty snappy! Old box was 933mhz G4. SATA is
great, and after the tweaking to get it all working, I am really
happy. Uptime has been great (test bed time since November with
reboots only for
Congrats! What was the ell model you started with? Did you make any
hardware changes?
The Dell is up and running Leopard. Using it right now and moving
all my old stuff onto it. Pretty snappy! Old box was 933mhz G4.
SATA is great, and after the tweaking to get it all working, I am
Someday I want to do this with my Tyan Tiger (dual Athlon MP) box. I
think I may be in trouble though -- leopard is not supported, and
even 10.4.11 may not be.
I may have to start shopping for another cheap MB
Peter
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:14:38 -0500 Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net
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I may have to start shopping for another cheap MB
A 240D or 300D?
Craig
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Nah, I'n thinking 350D this time, just for fun!
Peter
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:23:39 -0500 Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net
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Nah, I'n thinking 350D this time, just for fun!
Bending rods is fun? I think Kaleb would beg to differ
Craig
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puny 80 gig drive. Intel board with accepted chipsets, but needed
bunch of tweaks because most distro are meant for laptop or netbook.
Onboard video ignored and using PCIe Nvidia card, Onboard gigbit was
wonky, so I tried
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:23:39 -0500 Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net
wrote:
Nah, I'n thinking 350D this time, just for fun!
Bending rods is fun? I think Kaleb would beg to differ
It's the unbending part that is unfun.
Mitch.
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:02:41 -0400 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:23:39 -0500 Peter Frederick
psf...@earthlink.net wrote:
Nah, I'n thinking 350D this time, just for fun!
Bending rods is fun? I think Kaleb would beg to differ
You can do AMD, but only up to Leopard. Look around and see if the
Tyan board is supported. You will have to use the Voodoo kernel, and
not be able to use system update
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clay
On Mar 21, 2010, at 8:14 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
Someday I want to do this with my Tyan Tiger (dual
PIA is getting all the user data off the old mac to this and pairing
it.
The standard new-install procedure sucks all your old data
off the other machine, automatically. As painless as anything
I've ever tried.
-- Jim
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yeah, I did that for all but mail in January, but kept the
Quicksilver as main and sneaker net to pair them. Now I am not paired
up anymore. I used to just CCC to larger drives to transfer into new
machines, but hard to do that from PPC to OSx86
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