That's a great thought Ed - someone did exactly that (David Bruckman?) for
the 123 wagons, I need a similar savior for my 124 wagon...
-Max
-Original Message-
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On Behalf Of E M
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 11:13
What!!?! An MB suspension that doesn't hold up for a million miles?
Heresy!!! Burn him! Burn him!
Actually, I was thinking the same - stretching or deforming somewhere - but
that is a terrible thought.
Taking the car in for new tires and alignment today, I'll ask the shop but
they're tire/brake
Yes, I forgot to order new spring pads. I may decide to replace those,
fortunately now I know that getting out the springs is not a big deal at
all. And yes, according to the technical data book, negative camber is
normal, so maybe I'm making a fuss over nothing! Will ask tire shop to
measure
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Me three, although having some success welding up a brace for my snowmobile
trailer (thicker, new metal) helped a lot.
I took a basic welding class at The Steel Yard in Providence. Best thing
about the class was learning to cut with a torch!
Its a tired old saw but there is no substitute for
*Ahem* its actually a $50 paint job and have you seen the Corvair the guy did?
http://www.rickwrench.com/index79.htm
Its all about how much prep you do.
Fred saw the hood I did on my 240D for ~$5 and it looked pretty okay if I do
say so myself. If the rest of the car hadn't been a disaster it
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 6:33 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
*Ahem* its actually a $50 paint job and have you seen the Corvair the guy did?
http://www.rickwrench.com/index79.htm
Its all about how much prep you do.
Here's another roller paint job that looks pretty darn good in the
Kalebwtf?
Bob R
2011/12/19 yjka cab...@zhuangtai.com
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Curt,
You're well on your way to Pebble Beach. ;-) hee hee. It's all about the
final coat of Zymol.
Ed
300E
On 20 December 2010 09:33, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
*Ahem* its actually a $50 paint job and have you seen the Corvair the guy
did?
My only impression was as a rental car for about 6 weeks when one of my
Lincolns had been hit by someone in such a big hurry to get to a sonic that
she cut across three lanes of traffic - anyway - I was impressed and I'm
never impressed. It drove nice - got resonable gase mileage, sat the whole
If y'all are not careful, I may hafta post a photo of my Tower Paint spray
job I did coupla months ago on a section of the left rear door (between
pinstrip and lower window chrome strip) on my black 91 350SDL. SWMBO's
camera is mess up, though, so you'll just hafta take my word for it; it
Yes, that's the part I'm referring to. I couldn't quite make out what it
was on mine. I suspected some kind of an undercoat, then painted over. A
small chip that came off around the drain hole was quite hard, but I suspect
that is just due to age, or that the damage has effected it in some way.
NO, we don't want any of your cheap OEM junk parts! And you can keep your
fuses too! hee hee
Ed
300E
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Kalebwtf?
Bob R
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Somebody got a little carried away with the old polishing wheel, eh. I have
been given two of them, and I'm frightened to plug them in. I've been
warned, extreme caution must be used around any creases in the metal, as the
wheel can buzz it down to primer in no time, if you don't keep it moving.
It should have read, any job is worth doing, is worth doing well, that's
why I don't do any of my own body work lol. I had a bad Bondo experience
once, and I've never recovered from it.
Ed
300E
On 20 December 2010 01:29, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
I think any job worth doing, is
Make sure you check the pricing on fills for different sized
cylinders. I ended up with an A size (~ 5ft tall) because the cost per
cubic foot was about 1/5th the cost of refilling the little pony tanks
Harbor Freight sells. No one locally actually fills 'your' cylinders -
they just swap them out.
A friend of mine did just that. But I told him to hurry up and start
practicing, as I hear iron oxide is really hard to weld! hee hee
Ed
300E
On 20 December 2010 01:27, Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
Yeah. Save your money. Forget the class. Buy a mig welder and practice on
Yes - that is the website which inspires me.
-Max
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On Behalf Of Curt Raymond
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 9:33 AM
To: Diesel List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] What is a '72 280SEL 4.5 worth?
*Ahem* its
A one car garage is a severe handicap! ;)
Seriously though I don't know why a roller job couldn't look as good as you'd
want it to, its really all about the cut and polish job. I didn't even bother,
just got it so the orange peel wasn't too bad and left it alone. Its actually
weathered quite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRGd0gD0QNE
Rusty Cullens
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3M Rocker Panel Spray, part # 05911.
You can use it over or under a paint. I used this to recoat repaired rockers
on a number of MBs over the years, and it gives you the exact texture that the
OEM stuff did.
I usually put it down over primer, then shot the requisite MB flat black
chassis
Okay - Its definitly not as good as Top Gear on the other side of the pond,
but its not that bad. I know I'm just a redneck at heart - but you have to
admit making fun of GM cars for 45 mins during last nights episode was
pretty funny.
On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 10:21 AM, Rich Thomas
Jaime,
I've been on the list since Richard Sexton ran it and I also would like to see
your knowledge base continue to enlighten our list.
G. M. Brown
Brevard, NC
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shot of AMG catalog, 1 of 4 pages on W123. This I noticed is a larger pic,
but maybe it will be compressed somehow when uploaded ?
That came thru fine.
I want that black anodized grill surround for my W123 - has anyone
seen that anywhere?
mao
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Spring pads are a possibility, but are you sure the base pressure valve inside
the levelling valve is working? What happens when you open the bleed screw? The
car should fall. If it does not, the base pressure valve component is leaking
and needs rebuilding.
OK 124 (and 201) experts, here's
Rusty wrote:
Why can't we be friends - War
*That* is the beginning of all this pc garbage.
The reason for the current meersaydees-fray is that we have a decade
and half of pent up pc holdings that have had no outlet, so now the
outlet comes out against even the most amiable amongst us, by the
it's a great tune though, no?
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.comwrote:
Rusty wrote:
Why can't we be friends - War
*That* is the beginning of all this pc garbage.
The reason for the current meersaydees-fray is that we have a decade
and half of pent up pc
I've been using flux core wire. At my skill level it doesn't really make any
difference vs gas welding. I don't see a whole bunch of difference between my
cheap Lincoln Handy Mig vs the really nice Miller's we had in class for working
with rusty metal. On nice clean metal a nicer machine makes
Glad it came through. I'll post a few more later today, but they will have
to await admin approval first, due to the size.
Ed
300E
On 20 December 2010 11:45, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Ed wrote:
shot of AMG catalog, 1 of 4 pages on W123. This I noticed is a larger
pic,
Except that the whole thing was stolen from Top Gear UK when they spent a half
hour making fun of British Leyland. They stole EVERYTHING, it was an event by
event copy but with hosts that have no chemistry.
Why must American shows steal from British shows and then do it poorly? At
least the
You two really need to give it a rest. I think we get it by now.
--R
On 12/20/2010 12:49 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
it's a great tune though, no?
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Mountain Manmaontin@gmail.comwrote:
Rusty wrote:
Why can't we be friends - War
*That* is the beginning of all
you don't like music?
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
You two really need to give it a rest. I think we get it by now.
--R
On 12/20/2010 12:49 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
it's a great tune though, no?
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 12:05
Well it was good enough to give me some good laughs. Its not all a rip off
to me, cause I don't get to see Top Gear UK.
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 11:57 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Except that the whole thing was stolen from Top Gear UK when they spent a
half hour making fun of
Gary Hurst wrote:
it's a great tune though, no?
I know you're working for the CIA
they wouldn't have you in the Mafia
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Go to YouTube and search for top gear british leyland challenge
It's side-splitting.
Allan
On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:17 -0600, Peter Hertzing phertz...@gmail.com wrote:
Well it was good enough to give me some good laughs. Its not all a
rip off to me, cause I don't get to see Top Gear UK.
What technique are you using to apply the stuff. It lays down too rough and
bumpy to look entirely correct.
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 20, 2010, at 10:48 AM, LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
3M Rocker Panel Spray, part # 05911.
You can use it over or under a paint. I used this to recoat
The reason American TV gets away with being a crappy remake of somebody else is
that most Americans aren't really sure there are any other countries in the
world...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqk98rm1wng
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCRu_i8j63sfeature=mfu_in_orderlist=UL
Series 10, Episode 7 (2007) is on Netflix
--R
On 12/20/2010 2:11 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
top gear british leyland challenge
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Jaime
On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Jaime,
I appreciate your prior contributions and I have always had a LOT of respect
for you. After this post, my respect is restored, and I ask you to
consider remaining. I
Geez - This list is really getting to have no resonable content and nothing
but negative attack replys to any opinon. Starting to sound like political
attack ads the week before an election.
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 1:34 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
The reason American TV gets
Thanks Dan.
Ed
300E
On 20 December 2010 10:48, LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
3M Rocker Panel Spray, part # 05911.
You can use it over or under a paint. I used this to recoat repaired
rockers on a number of MBs over the years, and it gives you the exact
texture that the OEM stuff did.
I
I have used the rattle can version with great success. It's too messy in bulk
to goober up a good spray gun. I just masked carefully and sprayed in light
passes until I go the coverage and effect I wanted.
The stuff looked as good as the original, I thought.
I have used the Wurth brand
Ed -
Haven't had any new posts since this one on 12/17 - I know ya'll aren’t
being THAT quiet.
Kaleb --
Ever find a Drivers Door Lock actuator?
Thx
LarryT
91 300D
-Original Message-
From: E M
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 10:01 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
Hi Larry,
There has been quite a bit of traffic on the Benz list. If you don't start
to receive posts soon, drop me a note, and I'll forward it to Kaleb and see
if he can help. I average about 25 or so posts a day from the B list.
Take care Larry,
Ed
300E
On 20 December 2010 17:38,
Dieselvolk,
Several days ago I found that the central locking on my 124 wagon had ceased
to function. It has always been partially crippled, only working from the
driver's door, but that was good enough to limp along, but now even the
driver's door didn't lock or unlock. I studied the
hursty wrote:
it's a great tune though, no?
fo sho.
mao
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I think we get it by now.
hmmm...
I don't get it yet.
Give us all a hint?
mao
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Hi Peter,
In re-reading I can see where I look pretty bad in my post. My apologies, my
back is playing up and I had to get out the snowblower and plow today for a
storm coming up tomorrow so I was more stern than I intended.
Seriously though, watch the clips I posted in order top to bottom,
I've yet to see the aus or usa versions(what's cable tv?), but the usa one
has been getting below steller reviews in every forum thread I've seen.
Maybe it just needs time to mellow, and/or set?
Walt, who will try to snag some episodes off the net tomorrow...
On Dec 20, 2010 6:07 PM, Curt Raymond
You and Jabba have various observations and opinions (which you have
been sharing ad nauseum on this list) arising since his unbanning, which
are of little use or interest to almost all others on this list, and are
therefore generally useless to the primary purpose of the list. The
test to
Received an MBZ email from E M (Ed) that was followed by a series of
characters and numbers. When I tried to open it, a field popped up saying:
To display language characters
correctly you need to install the following language pack. On the next
line it said Chinese simplified. The line
Gerry,
I received the email via the list, with a bunch of asian characters in the
title. I figured it was a spam to the list. I replied with, we don't want
any of your junk OEM parts or fuses
I would not open any attachments, as I'm sure the original source is spam or
some other junk.
i don't think i've shared very much so far. mostly just been insulted by
the penoffs of the world.
i think like many here you only hope to create trouble
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
You and Jabba have various observations and
Don't think so - my 'puter displayed the Chinese characters just fine, no
installations required.
-Max
-Original Message-
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Gerry Archer
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 7:00 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion
I just checked my bin. The email as I received it, displayed the characters
in the title bar, and a hyperlink within the text of the email, which I
didn't open.
Ed
300E
On 20 December 2010 19:33, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Don't think so - my 'puter displayed the Chinese
he is saying he hates us and wants us to stfu.
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
--R- wrote:
I think we get it by now.
hmmm...
I don't get it yet.
Give us all a hint?
mao
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Thanks - Accepted.
I saw some top gear from years ago about making a couple of limo's from
production cars the best being the two saab 9000 welded together. Classic.
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 5:07 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Hi Peter,
In re-reading I can see where I look
Do we all really have to act like this?
It's like watching a cat fight in highschool, but wihout the bouncing
boobies...
Walt
On Dec 20, 2010 7:18 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
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Curt Raymond wrote:
Seriously though, watch the clips I posted in order top to bottom, theres no
comparison...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqk98rm1wng
I can't reconcile what they paid for those heaps with the 800 quid that Viki
paid for the 300TE.
Mitch.
So, where is this Aussie version? I do remember seeing a youtube of a young
woman auditioning for it, but haven't came across the finished product -
Hendrick
No cable here either -- it's OtA or Internet.
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com wrote:
I've yet to
Wasn't the the woman from NZ, and featured a 600 SWB in the background?
Ed
300E
On 20 December 2010 21:18, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
So, where is this Aussie version? I do remember seeing a youtube of a young
woman auditioning for it, but haven't came across the finished product -
I think so.
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 8:25 PM, E M pokieba...@gmail.com wrote:
Wasn't the the woman from NZ, and featured a 600 SWB in the background?
Ed
300E
On 20 December 2010 21:18, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
So, where is this Aussie version? I do remember seeing a youtube of a
The fan motor in the 00 Dodge caravan has apparently worn down its
brushes. Any idea where I might find brushes for such a thing? I
need to take it apart, make the fix and get it back together within a
day as we are short vehicles this time of year, and the 300D is down
too. If there is a
Okay, guys.
One of us has been kind enough to let me know that my recent response
had words that were offensive.
There are meanings to the word that should be clear - in context.
However, I had to look up the word in urban slang online to verify
that there are quasi-serious meanings that are not
Is this the HF ball joint press tool that people are using?
http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/steering/3-in-1-ball-joint-u-joint-c-frame-press-service-kit-38335.html
Other than the fittings, how is it different from a large c-clamp (6)?
--
OK Don
2001 ML320
1992 300D 2.5T
1990
My local hardware store carries a small variety of brushes, in the same
part of the store where they sell individual nuts and bolts and other
fastener-type things.
Without getting the old brushes out and taking them for comparison, I
don't know how you'd know whether they had any compatible ones.
OK Don, et al.
That's the one that I used on my 201s. Air hammer out and press in using
a 1.5 black iron plumbing end cap, works good.
I have a picture if you would like it. There was some complaint about
its' size (over 1mb) so if you would like a copy I could send it direct.
Fred Moir
Lynn
Yassh! that be it!
I got mine for $40 on sale about 8 months ago.
Is this the HF ball joint press tool that people are using?
http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/steering/3-in-1-ball-joint-u-joint-c-frame-press-service-kit-38335.html
Other than the fittings, how is it
That is why I was hoping someone knew of a listing of size or
someplace that sells them online.
My local hardware store carries a small variety of brushes, in the same
part of the store where they sell individual nuts and bolts and other
fastener-type things.
Without getting the old brushes
it appears that many of you guys seem to have to act like this. gordon is
viciously savaged. moderator again asleep; at the wheel.
it is like the worst sort of playground the way you guys bully people. you
are lowlives
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks - I think I can figure it out -- I'll holler if I can't though!
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Fred Moir fred.s...@verizon.net wrote:
OK Don, et al.
That's the one that I used on my 201s. Air hammer out and press in using a
1.5 black iron plumbing end cap, works good.
I have a
This is an interesting frankenbenz -- might be fun (until you need to work
on it).
http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/2123029972.html
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OK Don
2001 ML320
1992 300D 2.5T
1990 300D 2.5T
1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager
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Yesh - the americans couldnt' even come up with thier own jokes. I have
seen borrowed ideas but thats pretty crazy.
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 8:28 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
I think so.
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 8:25 PM, E M pokieba...@gmail.com wrote:
Wasn't the the woman from NZ,
This post which I did not quote due to the offensive racial slang
is NOT acceptable, PERIOD. Any further posts along these lines
will result in expulsion from the list.
On 12/20/2010 11:05 AM, Mountain Man wrote:
Rusty wrote:
Why can't we be friends - War
*That* is the beginning of all
OK, this problem has been solved.
On 12/20/2010 6:18 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
i don't think i've shared very much so far. mostly just been insulted by
the penoffs of the world.
i think like many here you only hope to create trouble
--
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95 E300, 94 S500, 92
Walt, rest assured I just cured that problem, we should not have
anymore of these sorts of posts.
On 12/20/2010 7:18 PM, Walt Zarnoch wrote:
Do we all really have to act like this?
It's like watching a cat fight in highschool, but wihout the bouncing
boobies...
Walt
On Dec 20, 2010 7:18 PM,
yep, that is the one I used to do the ball joints on a 124
On 12/20/2010 8:54 PM, OK Don wrote:
Is this the HF ball joint press tool that people are using?
http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/steering/3-in-1-ball-joint-u-joint-c-frame-press-service-kit-38335.html
Other than the
On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:37:00 -0500 Fred Moir fred.s...@verizon.net
wrote:
OK Don, et al.
That's the one that I used on my 201s. Air hammer out and press in
using a 1.5 black iron plumbing end cap, works good.
I have a picture if you would like it. There was some complaint about
its' size
Buy the largest set you can find, within reason, and go at them with a
hacksaw/file.
Wastefull, yes, but works. If they are too small, bring em back and swap for
larger ones.
Walt, been there, done that on a Honda 4wheeler starter.
On Dec 20, 2010 10:38 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
OK Don wrote:
Is this the HF ball joint press tool that people are using?
http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/steering/3-in-1-ball-joint-u-joint-c-frame-press-service-kit-38335.html
Other than the fittings, how is it different from a large
c-clamp (6)?
It's the connection to
On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:33:35 -0700 Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:37:00 -0500 Fred Moir fred.s...@verizon.net
wrote:
OK Don, et al.
That's the one that I used on my 201s. Air hammer out and press in
using a 1.5 black iron plumbing end cap, works good.
I
The MB policy of actually supporting their classic community is brilliant, and
I am willing to put my money (within reason) on it. As I posted before, I'm
becoming impatient with aftermarket parts of questionable provenance and will
pay a premium for OE quality.
A couple of times now I've gone
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