On Thu, 9 Dec 2010 12:53:24 -0500 andrew strasfogel
wrote:
> Thanks, Russ - great advice. If the servo holds vacuum in the up and
> down position for a day each time is it OK to assume that it's good?
Yes.
Craig
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Yeah ... And the proximity enabled credit cards use (Clinton-era export grade)
encryption (in full 40 or 56 bit glory...)
I bet they are really hard to crack...
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On Dec 9, 2010, at 16:15, "Allan Streib" wrote:
> It
Yea, I agree with the assessments. My Indy is a very thorough guy so I am
thinking that nothing is really bad visually but something must be worn out.
I want to avoid the trap of just changing out parts until the problem is
fixed. I will pass on your conclusions and have him check again. My records
I replaced the master cylinder 2 years ago, and the slave tonight.
It took a week to get the correct part. Somehow my 84 euro 240D does
not fit the chassis number cut-off in the EPC, or something, so the
wrong slave was gotten. In calling the Classic Center, they provided
the proper part number -
FWIW:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:xp5DBcp95nYJ:urbanlegends.about.com/od/automobiles/a/car_locks.htm+urban+myth+remote+car+lock&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
Looks like an urban legend.
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and a bunch of BMWs
Message: 6
Date:
A wagon in NY. One year in trailer? 3? 5? 18?
1985 Mercedes Benz 300TD
Date: 2010-12-08, 7:20AM
1985 Mercedes Benz 300TD wagon . Ran when parked in trailer box .
99% complete with clear title and good roof rack . Tan with tan
interior . Good candidate for conversion to recycled vegetab
Sounds a lot like either flex disc or center carrier bearing mount or
something else in the drive shaft. 50k miles on an aftermarket flex disc is
a reasonable life if a little on the short side - did you get OE or OEM?
-Max
-Original Message-
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:m
The transmission mount is suspect -- hard vibration on acceleration
because the output shaft is bouncing up and down. Replace it (and
the engine mounts -- if the center bearing mount was bad, the rest of
the rubber is too!).
Otherwise, check that center mount again, and remove the drive sh
Hello All,
Sorry for the long absence from the list. I haven't had much time for the
diesel fleet the last few years due to extended overseas work assignments. I
also moved recently and had to clear out the parts cars.
Things are back to normal now and I have started driving the old coupe again
(
Yes. I should. City of Orange Police report.
Bob R
On Dec 9, 2010 2:40 PM, "Max Dillon" wrote:
> Bob - you may want to submit your story to Snopes so that they can update
> their web page.
>
> http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/lockcode.asp
>
> -Max
>
> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Bob Rentfro
So how does that work? My understanding is that I could buy more remotes
for my F150 off of ebay and program them to work with the truck myself.
I think there are instructions for programming in the owner's manual.
There was a time when you could not get another key made unless you had
2 keys.
Don't know about VW's but can tell you that the 68 Chevy pickup we sold
a couple of years ago was worn so that one could start it with a screw
driver rather than the key. I know someone else who said theirs was the
same.
Randy
On 09/12/2010 3:30 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Back in the 60s,
I met this guy in Boston who had an AC Aceca, which he had bought new in
England at some point, apparently they were quite rare. It was a
beautiful deep blue color, I think with tan hides if I recall. This guy
had been some sort of actor, I can't recall his name, but when I met him
he looked
One day when I was maybe 10 or so I went with my granddaddy to the
grocery in his gold Chevy truck. We parked in the lot, went in, got our
stuff, came out and put it in the bed, got in, started the truck, and
were ready to drive off when I said, "This isn't your truck." He sat
there and looke
To TD is just great.
Not Mine, etc.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Original Message
Subject:1985 Mercedes Benz 300TD - $500 (Hopewell Junction N.Y. )
Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:39:44 -0800 (PST)
From: fred.s...@yahoo.com
To: fred.s...@verizon.net
{email} has forwarded you
Bob - you may want to submit your story to Snopes so that they can update
their web page.
http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/lockcode.asp
-Max
On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote:
> Nope.it happened to me. I have FB pictures of my car getting
> fingerprinted. Stole everything
- Original Message -
From: "glenn brown"
Forwarded from a friend:
How to Lock Your Car and Why
I locked my car. As I walked away I heard my car door unlock. I went
back and locked my car again three times. Each time, as soon as I started
to walk away, I would hear it unlock aga
Snopes says it is mostly an urban myth - no confirmed police reports to
substantiate.
http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/lockcode.asp
-Max
-Original Message-
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Allan Streib
Sent: Thursday, December 09,
Back in the 60s, there was supposedly one year during which the key to
a VW beetle opened ALL VW beetles from that model year. I can't
rememeber whether they also worked in the ignition but why woudln't
they?
Again - urban myth or fact?
On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote:
> Nope.
I know for my SWMBO's Infiniti, the code is a fixed code from the
transmitter, so theoretically the transmission could be listened to and
copied, and the car would not know the difference.
What does Snopes have to say
-Max
-Original Message-
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailt
It does seem like it. I thought modern keyless entry systems used rotating
codes so that even if you captured a code from one event it would be useless to
try to replay it.
Allan
On Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:09 -0500, "andrew strasfogel"
wrote:
> Hmmm I wonder if this is an urban MYTH.
>
>
You guys better hope your wives don't read these posts! hee hee. Wilton,
nice safe reply. Andrew, sorry, if your wife is reading, you're cooked! lol
Ed
300E
On 9 December 2010 14:35, WILTON wrote:
> In other words, "stuff" always happens at the most inopportune time.
>
> Wilton
>
> - Orig
Is it just me, or do you ever wonder why they always paint garden tools
GREEN!! Maybe a contrasting colour wouldn't be such a bad idea for when
people drop or lay them down. lol
Ed
300E
On 9 December 2010 14:43, WILTON wrote:
> If you drop a screw or nut in the grass, consider it gone.
> For s
Wouldn't it be fun to toy with these guys, and hook the battery directly up
to the door handles. hee hee. Arm the "door tickle system" via the remote
key fob. Park your car, sit across the street at an outdoor cafe enjoying a
coffee, and wait for someone to come along who is in need of a bit of a
Nope.it happened to me. I have FB pictures of my car getting
fingerprinted. Stole everything out of the cabin and the trunk.
Bob R
On Dec 9, 2010 1:09 PM, "andrew strasfogel" wrote:
> Hmmm I wonder if this is an urban MYTH.
>
> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 2:49 PM, glenn brown wrote:
>>
>>
>>
Good chance Tucker was driving, with his buddy Hughes riding shotgun in the
passenger seat. lol ;-) I've seen a few restored Tucker's. I love the
cars, and the whole idea of what the car represented even more.
If I ever win the lotto, I have no desire to put a multi-million dollar
Ferrari in my
Lucky, lucky, lucky. IF I WERE to play the lottery, I'd want YOU to pick my
numbers.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "andrew strasfogel"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold weather conspiracy?
If I related this follow
Hmmm I wonder if this is an urban MYTH.
On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 2:49 PM, glenn brown wrote:
>
>
> Forwarded from a friend:
>
> How to Lock Your Car and Why
>
> I locked my car. As I walked away I heard my car door unlock. I went back
> and locked my car again three times. Each time, as soo
If I related this following story before I apologize in advance.
On the other end of the "SWMBO" spectrum, I was once trying to pry
back the rear view mirror in the old 280SE 3.5 coupe. The mirror
features a safety device consisting of a 1.25" X .5" heavy duty spring
(approx.) in a bracket that a
Yep.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "glenn brown"
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 2:49 PM
Subject: [MBZ] ain't our old MBs great
Forwarded from a friend:
How to Lock Your Car and Why
I locked my car. As I walked away I heard my car door unlock. I went
back and lock
'Saw a bright blue '48 Tucker pass in front my home in '48.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Rich Thomas"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 2:01 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Car pr0n
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/12/open-this-time-capsule-of-classic-cars?
Forwarded from a friend:
How to Lock Your Car and Why
I locked my car. As I walked away I heard my car door unlock. I went back and
locked my car again three times. Each time, as soon as I started to walk away,
I would hear it unlock again!! Naturally alarmed, I looked around and there
If you drop a screw or nut in the grass, consider it gone.
For several years, I've been trying to put "catcher" paper towels,etc.,
under a screw/nut/bolt location to try to "save" 'em if dropped; even then,
I try to every careful not to drop 'em - not as much of a problem now that
my tremor i
In other words, "stuff" always happens at the most inopportune time.
Wilton
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From: "andrew strasfogel"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold weather conspiracy?
Max' travails illustrate some irrefutable
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/12/open-this-time-capsule-of-classic-cars?pid=424&viewall=true
--R
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On 12/9/2010 1:06 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Max' travails illustrate some irrefuta
Max' travails illustrate some irrefutable laws of nature:
1. Perfectly functioning cars only become un-roadworthy when driven by SWMBOs.
2. Two perfectly good cars can fail simultaneously when a SWMBO is
involved with at lesat one of them.
3. A perfectly functional car without a problem in th
Thanks, Russ - great advice. If the servo holds vacuum in the up and
down position for a day each time is it OK to assume that it's good?
On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 1:55 AM, Russ Williams wrote:
> Andrew,
>
> According to my friend the Indy MB Tech.
> Apply enough vacuum to make the rod go to the to
Ah, but the horse is in the barn and won't come out until April.
Randy
On 08/12/2010 5:36 PM, Fmiser wrote:
R A Bennell wrote:
I have been told I need to adjust the valves so that is a job
for the spring.
No. That is an autumn job. It is important for cold weather
starting, so it's kinda lik
Well this guy's probably rivals yours then. It is truly a nice car,
when he got it the guy who sold it (a doctor in Lexington KY) had only
used it to drive back and forth to his office in the warmer months, so
only the driver seat had been used, the back seat not at all, probably
no front pass
If the wagon was fully ready for daily service (need all those suspension parts
you just sent me plus four new tires) I would have had the car towed to our
house so I could fix at leisure... Next time I certainly hope that will be the
case!
-Max
From: Rusty
yeah, I have the caliper for $85.00 but it would have been a day away. Too
bad. maybe next time.
Rusty Cullens
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- Original Message -
From: "
Yesterday our household suffered two vehicle casualties. First SWMBO's car, a
'96 Infiniti with about 200k miles, had the left rear caliper lock up while out
and about in town. She recognized that something was wrong and handled it
pretty well, but the tow company took about 2 hours to get her
On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 4:57 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
> For anyone with nonfunctional heater fans, HF has the 12v heaters for sale
> for $15 ea. Not sure how long the sale lasts.
>
Ah, that brings back memories. I had one of those mounted on the hat
shelf in my '71 Dart Swinger
But mine's not for sale. :<))
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Rich Thomas"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] I Gotta Get a Diesel
I know a guy who has a near-perfect 124 diesel, white with maroon interior,
he was t
On Thu, 9 Dec 2010 00:39:10 -0600 Fmiser wrote:
> > Craig wrote:
>
> > I wish you success.
>
> Thanks. :) This is at the same time the wagon's suspension
> system has it sidelined and the Suburban is iffy 'cause of a
> transmission acting funny. Why can't these cars take turns
> needing servi
I know a guy who has a near-perfect 124 diesel, white with maroon
interior, he was thinking something like $10k for it, which would
probably be reasonable.
--R
On 12/8/2010 8:09 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote:
Is anyone looking to part with a 124 diesel? I think I'm going to start to
look for one.
Let
I have a friend that hide himself with a shotgun near a fence that his huge
bull had walked through several times. He got the bull in the flank just as
he got to the fence.
Now when the bull realizes he's close to the fence, he snorts, shakes his
head and turns his back to the fence faster th
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