Re: [MBZ] Driveshaft options

2011-04-17 Thread Trampas Stern
For my 1999 300D I got a used driveshaft and it had vibrations as well. I finally took old driveshaft and had it rebuilt. http://driveshaftspecialist.com/http://driveshaftspecialist.com/Import%20html/Mercedes.html?gclid=CMqDy8u1zqMCFd9n5Qodf0O-uA http://www.wholesaleimportparts.com/driveshaft.php

Re: [MBZ] Time $$s for a compression test

2011-04-17 Thread Trampas Stern
years ago I worked on starting a wrecked car for a used car dealer. Once I replaced the battery noticed engine had no compression and called the customer (used car dealer) and told him. He said Listen the car had to been running when it was totaled thus the engine is good, so poor a little oil

[MBZ] 190D delivery valves, what did I do wrong

2011-04-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Ok, so I replaced the delivery valve seals on my 84 190D just now and fired it up. Was missing badly but idling at correct speed which I isolated to #1. Ok, shut it off, pulled number 1 back out completely, made sure there was no dirt or anything in there, put it back together fired it up.

Re: [MBZ] 190D delivery valves, what did I do wrong

2011-04-17 Thread Craig
On Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:42:39 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: Now engine wants to run away. Luckily I noticed what was happening and immediately held down the shutoff leaver so the engine slowed down and stopped. I tried it a couple more times and same thing. So what did I

Re: [MBZ] 190D delivery valves, what did I do wrong

2011-04-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Actually now that I think about it there were 2 elements I removed. I removed number 1 as described but when I was doing number 3 I accidentially removed the element from that as well. It runs even though, just starts running away. I am researching now all over the internet but have not

Re: [MBZ] 190D delivery valves, what did I do wrong

2011-04-17 Thread Fred Moir
Kaleb, et al. The only thing that I can think of is that, somehow, you have rotated the barrel(s) to fully open. This would allow the engine to run away. Perhaps one of the barrels has been turned when you were replacing the holder(s)? Or when you torqued them up? HTH Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel

Re: [MBZ] 190D delivery valves, what did I do wrong

2011-04-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
thats what I am guessing but how do you know which way they are supposed to go? Im headed back down now to pull it all part again. Maybe it will be self explanatory when I look at it again. On 4/17/2011 4:11 PM, Fred Moir wrote: Kaleb, et al. The only thing that I can think of is that,

Re: [MBZ] 190D delivery valves, what did I do wrong

2011-04-17 Thread Craig
On Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:13:09 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: thats what I am guessing but how do you know which way they are supposed to go? Im headed back down now to pull it all part again. Maybe it will be self explanatory when I look at it again. The rotating of the

Re: [MBZ] 190D delivery valves, what did I do wrong

2011-04-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I just pulled it apart again and there is a stem down in there with a slot that points to about 11 o'clock or so. The barrels fit down with this stem sitting in the middle the barrels have a slot on Yhe outside that from pulling out the ones I did not remove the slot on these seems like it's

Re: [MBZ] 190D delivery valves, what did I do wrong

2011-04-17 Thread Craig
On Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:54:50 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: I just pulled it apart again and there is a stem down in there with a slot that points to about 11 o'clock or so. The barrels fit down with this stem sitting in the middle the barrels have a slot on Yhe outside

Re: [MBZ] 190D delivery valves, what did I do wrong

2011-04-17 Thread Peter Frederick
If you pulled the sleeve out it has to go back in so that it connects to the fuel control rod. You should not have had to take anything out at all except the copper ring, which sits on top of the sleeve -- bad mojo to take anything else out. The fuel delivery is controlled by the rotation

Re: [MBZ] 190D delivery valves, what did I do wrong

2011-04-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Nearest I can tell is the sleeve does not rotate but the center stem does. I just pulled the delivery valve put of another pump to see but did not get the sleeve to come out Sent from my iPhone On Apr 17, 2011, at 5:27 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote: If you pulled the sleeve

[MBZ] Nice 126 on eBay

2011-04-17 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
This looks like a really nice car! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=120712800522 (Disclaimer: I'm the one selling it) Jaime ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Nice 126 on eBay

2011-04-17 Thread Craig
On Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:18:49 -0400 Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote: This looks like a really nice car! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=120712800522 Yes, it does. Really good pictures, too. (Disclaimer: I'm the one selling it) Aha! Craig

Re: [MBZ] Nice 126 on eBay

2011-04-17 Thread E M
yes, it does look like a very nice car! Ed 300E On 17 April 2011 21:18, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote: This looks like a really nice car! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=120712800522 (Disclaimer: I'm the one selling it) Jaime

[MBZ] Selling

2011-04-17 Thread Jim Cathey
Pictures and a good description, that's the secret. We had a 27 console TV we wanted to get rid of. It was a family inheritance, but we weren't really using it anymore. Just basement clutter now. How easy is it to get rid of a wooden TV these days? I got nine (!) responses in the first day,

[MBZ] IKEA Virgin

2011-04-17 Thread LWB250
Went to my first IKEA store today. Been passing the place in Tampa regularly in my travels, and in an effort to get out of the apartpit, I talked the wife into going and checking it out. Suffice to say it was interesting. The one overwhelming impression I had was that there must be a heck of

Re: [MBZ] [Banned] IKEA Virgin

2011-04-17 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
I recommend the meatballs. Jaime On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 10:13 PM, LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote: Went to my first IKEA store today. Been passing the place in Tampa regularly in my travels, and in an effort to get out of the apartpit, I talked the wife into going and checking it out.

Re: [MBZ] IKEA Virgin

2011-04-17 Thread OK Don
There has not been a link between where something is design and where it's manufactured for many years --- On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 9:13 PM, LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote: Went to my first IKEA store today. Been passing the place in Tampa regularly in my travels, and in an effort to get out of

[MBZ] Wilton exhaust?

2011-04-17 Thread Mitch Haley
Exhaust outlet looks like it belongs on a jet bomber, not a VolksRabbit. http://us.acidcow.com/pics/20110407/acid_picdump_15.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] Wilton exhaust?

2011-04-17 Thread Craig
On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:08:02 -0400 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Exhaust outlet looks like it belongs on a jet bomber, not a VolksRabbit. http://us.acidcow.com/pics/20110407/acid_picdump_15.jpg Maybe it came off a yacht. Craig ___