You made my day Jim, I got up to 64* this morning, upset a little because of
the chill and read your piece. I feel good now and can face the 80s later
in the day without a pity party, even though I'll have to dig out a sweater.
Thanks
Harry
Date night! We had a houseguest, so he stayed
Thanks for sharing that link - I learned that there is an inverse
relationship between the number of pirates and the global average
temperature (number of pirates is in steady decline, temperature is
increasing, ergo the solution is more pirates).
-Max
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124 Fans,
Tonight I took the rear suspension spring links (for '95 E300) to a shop
to have the old inner bushings pressed out and new pressed in. We found
that the spring link sleeve that holds the bushing seems to be tapered,
so that pressing in the new bushing would be much easier when
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That data is old. The somali moslems have been churning out pirates
at increasing rates. Global warming is dead. The made up data has
been exposed. Even Albore has gone into hiding, although he still is
such a dim bulb that he doesn't realize he has been a big player in a
hoax. Albore
I am just guessing, but i think as manufactured, there was no taper.
But I doubt you will notice if you reuse the tapered LCA (Spring link)
124 Fans,
Tonight I took the rear suspension spring links (for '95 E300) to a shop
to have the old inner bushings pressed out and new pressed in. We
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Any permenent damage to the interior?
Who could tell! :-)
No, I don't think there's any damage, though I might
have broken off the starter knob had I tried brute force
instead of the space heater. Those are NLA.
Didn't anyone else notice the miracle hidden in there? A 115
heater fan that
Yes, I caught that, just didn't respond. And having the heater
aboard proved to be a real benefit in addition to the working heater
fan.
Glad y'all survived the ordeal. I was suffering through 79-80 degree
weather. It is tough, but somebody has to do it. Today will only be
74, but
I noticed.
Wilton
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheapery
Any permenent damage to the interior?
Who could tell! :-)
No, I don't
What year was the car that you did this work on? I'm wondering if a
change was made mid-run.
-Max
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This sounds awfully complicated. On my 115, I just opened the bleed screw,
moved the pedal up and down a few times, and called it a day. Seems to be
working fine ever since.
Someone wrote:
The problem is for this one you can't use the brake system because
that system being a closed system
Got the tool last night; it works really well! The right tool for the
job makes like so nice...
http://www.toolsource.com/advanced_search_result.php?search=1query=m008
5x=0y=0
I only had time to do one bushing, which took me about 30 minutes.
We'll see how the other side works out - I'll bet
Concur, that's why I recommended and successfully have used the
procedure that Marshall Booth promoted: allow it to self bleed by
driving around in first gear for a few minutes. Worked great on a 123
and a 201.
-Max
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I'm trying to replace the front wheel bearing on my 71 280SL and I'm having a
hard time driving out the smaller race (the one closer to the lock nut). I
tried with a brass punch but the harder metal of the race chewed it up. I then
tried a pin punch for driving out brake pad retaining pins but
Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
I'm trying to replace the front wheel bearing on my 71 280SL and I'm having a
hard time driving out the smaller race (the one closer to the lock nut). I
tried with a brass punch but the harder metal of the race chewed it up. I then
tried a pin punch for driving out
On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:37:55 -0500 Dillon, Meade M CIV
SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 meade.m.dil...@navy.mil wrote:
Got the tool last night; it works really well! The right tool for the
job makes like so nice...
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On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:33:26 -0600 Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
If you don't need anything on the computer now, I'd suggest a clean
install of XP Pro if you have it. Or a clean install of anything.
THat should eliminate whatever garbage the employees put on it.
Yes, that's a very
You should take up story writing, that was a very good story there. Add
a bit more drama (As the fully-loaded log truck came sliding around the
curve, with the trailer trying to overtake the tractor, the fear in my
wife's eyes was absent, as she was texting on her phone and completely
I had some old box that had a password on it, I found some unix boot
program you put on a CD (which one of those things might have been) that
would bring the computer to life, find the winders password file, and
give you an option to change or remove it. Worked great, took about 5
min to do.
So, let me get this straight - heat it up red hot - hit it with propane
- blow it right out of the hole??
Randy
On 24/11/2010 11:32 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
I'm trying to replace the front wheel bearing on my 71 280SL and I'm
having a hard time driving out the smaller
Is the Frankenheap not a 240D? Where would he get 80Hp? Maybe 40 HP?
Randy
On 24/11/2010 11:57 AM, Rich Thomas wrote:
You should take up story writing, that was a very good story there.
Add a bit more drama (As the fully-loaded log truck came sliding
around the curve, with the trailer trying
R A Bennell wrote:
So, let me get this straight - heat it up red hot - hit it with propane
- blow it right out of the hole??
CO2 would be safer. I wouldn't heat it to glowing and then hold a propane torch
upside down over it.
Mitch.
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So, let me get this straight - heat it up red hot - hit it with propane
- blow it right out of the hole??
Sounds like it could get exciting! :-)
I think Mitch was thinking of the propane for its cold properties,
forgetting
Yeah, I was just having a bit of fun with the idea ( at his expense
perhaps).
Randy
On 24/11/2010 1:48 PM, Craig wrote:
On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:25:49 -0600 R A Bennellb...@mts.net wrote:
So, let me get this straight - heat it up red hot - hit it with propane
- blow it right out of the
Well I managed to get the race out. I pounded on it with the tip of a large
screwdriver. The bearing was making an awful sound but it didn't look all that
bad when I got it apart. The smaller race definitely had some bluing but no
blatant scoring or pitting. I hope this was the problem.
Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
I'm trying to replace the front wheel bearing on my 71 280SL and I'm
having a hard time driving out the smaller race (the one closer to the
lock nut). I tried with a brass punch but the harder metal of the race
chewed it up. I then tried a pin punch for driving out
Use a soft steel punch. You may need to sharpen it a couple times
by grinding it flat on the end.
Timken bearings are great, but the races are a tight, tight fit.
DO NOT heat the hub with a torch
Peter
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When we last left the '84 190D it'd been shipped off to my Indy to un-screwup
the rear subframe mounts.
Got it back today and the handling was back to where it was before I tried the
subframe mounts, maybe slightly better.
To recap: if this car were a snowmobile I'd say it darts. The feeling
I had the exact same problem on a 201 a couple years ago. I ran a bead of weld
across the race in 3 or 4 places. The theory is when the weld cools it'll
contract and pull the race in with it. Seemed to work in my case.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:27:33 -0800 (PST)
From: Dimitri Seretakis
80hp? Isn't the heap a 220D? My '78 240D is more like 62hp...
But other than that I concur, I've been missing the Frankenheap and
Chickenwagon...
-Curt
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:57:23 -0500
From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
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Creative solution!
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On Nov 24, 2010, at 5:21 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
I had the exact same problem on a 201 a couple years ago. I ran a bead of weld
across the race in 3 or 4 places. The theory is when the weld cools it'll
contract and pull the race in
More fun today. Neither of our other two winter vehicles (both
diesels, the Chicken Wagon and the Dodge pickup) would start today as
it was 0 degrees (F) out and they'd not been adequately prepared for
the cold which came on suddenly. Jill ended up driving this car
around town all day. (Not
I ran a bead of weld across the race in 3 or 4 places.
Old, old farmer's trick. Supposedly works great.
-- Jim
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Are you refering to the inner or outer bushing? Are you replacing both of
them? Mine has 350,000 miles - and will be starting this job when the new
bushings arrive (Rusty - they're NOT here yet!).
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 7:33 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,
53310
Is the Frankenheap not a 240D? Where would he get 80Hp? Maybe 40 HP?
80 HP? Pffft! This is a 200D, maybe 50 HP. Excellent driveability,
though, with a stick shift. Torquey.
The tire shop called. The Hakka 1 was ruined by driving on the
flat. Crap, I was going for 10 years and didn't make
and the worn out snow tires managed to grab just a bit.
They weren't worn out, but they are old. That is, the three
of them that haven't been ruined by my wife driving on a fla
are old. The other one is now toast.
I like your adventure writing better. Get started!
-- Jim
Yes, I think the 201 has the steering shock (damper). When my 124 was darty,
and I had replaced the rear control arms, and it was still darty, I finally
took it to a frame/suspension/alignment shop where they found a very worn
lower front ball joint. Replacing both sides made it a VERY nice car to
Having replaced TWO of them, oh yes, I noticed!
Quite an adventure. We got the energy you're missing up there - set a new
high temp record at 81F in Norman today. It was 70 at 8AM!
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SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 meade.m.dil...@navy.mil wrote:
I bought the Motive power bleeder with attachment for MB reservoirs
(about $40 plus shipping IIRC), and it is mighty nice to use (when
properly set-up so it doesn't leak). Some
The 110 diesels would self bleed if you just opened the bleed screw a
little. When it dripped a steady stream, close the bleeder. I
usually tried then to let is sit overnight in case any lil air
bubbles are trapped inside. Apparently the tube routing is more
complicated on 123 and newer
How did the Frankenheap get 80 HP? Sneak a turbo in there?
You should take up story writing, that was a very good story there.
Add a bit more drama (As the fully-loaded log truck came sliding
around the curve, with the trailer trying to overtake the tractor,
the fear in my wife's eyes was
That is the NT password tool
I had some old box that had a password on it, I found some unix boot
program you put on a CD (which one of those things might have been)
that would bring the computer to life, find the winders password
file, and give you an option to change or remove it. Worked
Nah, he hitched a horse with a SCUD missile to the front! :D
Or was it a JATO unit?
Walt
On Nov 24, 2010 9:01 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
How did the Frankenheap get 80 HP? Sneak a turbo in there?
You should take up story writing, that was a very good story there.
Add a bit more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhZCyQ3emQg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsJLVub50Aw
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the OM621 200D was 60 HP. Yours should be 60 or 65 I was thinking
the OM615 220 D was 65 or 70
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Oh Man! I remember that too well. My first 190Dc I had to find a
scissor jack to carry along, and then if the tire was really flat, it
was nearly impossible to get the scissor jack under the axle or LCA.
Add in suddenly 0, and it makes for nothing like fun.
2 years ago when it turned cold
From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhZCyQ3emQg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsJLVub50Aw
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Gerry Archer wrote:
Here's another interesting snow video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P9G7xkJmU8NR=1
That's been around for a few years, but I never saw the whole thing before, just
a few seconds leading up to the bumper removal.
Looks like they could have pushed it out by hand before
Relly should like this one!
From a HS friend of mine:
FINALLY The Israelis are developing an airport security device that
eliminates the privacy concerns that come with full-body scanners at
the airports. It's a booth you can step into and it will detonate any
explosives you have on you.
All of these are examples of why car insurance is so high. If people
had to pay for their own screwups instead of cost-shifting, life
would be better.
Gerry Archer wrote:
Here's another interesting snow video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P9G7xkJmU8NR=1
That's been around for a few
I heard that at work today - sounds like a winner to me!
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 9:28 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Relly should like this one!
From a HS friend of mine:
FINALLY The Israelis are developing an airport security device that
eliminates
Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net writes:
The jack started collapsing the underpinning of the car, this is stuff
I'd welded up (from rusty tatters) years ago. Probably too thin, or
else it's falling apart again.
Was this where microwave oven sheet metal was pressed into service? If
so I'd
Hmmm Couldn't some sort of EMP work to detonate? Of course it might
fry your laptops, cell phones camera and other carryon
But maybe that is not all bad. No emails from work. No calls from
work. Kinda like the old west sheriff who make you check your guns
at the edge of town.
the OM621 200D was 60 HP. Yours should be 60 or 65 I was thinking
the OM615 220 D was 65 or 70
Somehow I'd always thought it was less. I believe it does have
a 240D head on it though. One would think it ought to be about
10% less than the 220D, just based on displacement.
Was this where
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