Re: [MBZ] 1983 300D - Ignition switch issue / starter keeps turning after car starts! Help!

2011-05-05 Thread Russ Williams
Craig that's a headlight switch The Ignition switch is under the Steering Category. But for some reason tonight it's showing No In Stock Last night it was. H'm On 5/4/2011 11:15 PM, Craig wrote: On Tue, 03 May 2011 23:31:02 -0500 Russ Williamsrawil...@eatel.net wrote: Switch is on Rusty's

Re: [MBZ] the OK Don 300D

2011-05-05 Thread Dieselhead
93 days But it is difficult to predict, because we don't know who got it, and what their level of experience/pain is. As sad day indeed, the OK Don 300D got sold again and left my driveway just a little while ago. Any bets on how long it takes to come back this time? -- Kaleb C.

Re: [MBZ] 1983 300D - Ignition switch issue / starter keeps turning after car starts! Help!

2011-05-05 Thread andrew strasfogel
You could do a lot worse than calling Rusty. He is an amazingly helpful resource. On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 1:04 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Wed, 4 May 2011 22:15:23 -0600 Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Tue, 03 May 2011 23:31:02 -0500 Russ Williams rawil...@eatel.net

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: 1983 300D - Ignition switch issue / starter keeps turning after car starts! Help!

2011-05-05 Thread Jim Cathey
the tangs that turn the switch were broken off the mechanism in the housing, so I had to buy the housing. My guess is that somebody didn't like the only-start-once mechanism that's in the switch, and tried to force it to the start position again. -- Jim

[MBZ] suddenly, no shifting, 1983 300D

2011-05-05 Thread Allan Streib
Driving into town today, everything seemed normal. Then went through a stretch of road work, stop and go for 15 minutes or so. Then at the next stoplight, when I started off the car would not shift out of 1st gear (or do these start in 2nd?). Anyway, no shifting in forward gears. Reverse

Re: [MBZ] suddenly, no shifting, 1983 300D

2011-05-05 Thread Rick Knoble
Passing gear switch under the throttle pedal is stuck down. Pull it up with pliers, order a new one from Rusty, and don't floor it anymore, until it is replaced. :) rick Sent from my iPhone On May 5, 2011, at 11:31 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Driving into town today,

Re: [MBZ] suddenly, no shifting, 1983 300D

2011-05-05 Thread Allan Streib
Thanks I'll check that. I don't recall flooring the accelerator to the point of hitting the kickdown switch, but I do tend to use a pretty heavy foot starting off from a stop (drive like you stole it, RIP Marshall). Allan On Thu, 05 May 2011 11:48 -0500, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com

Re: [MBZ] suddenly, no shifting, 1983 300D

2011-05-05 Thread Rick Knoble
It may be shorted internally, from water perhaps. You may have to unplug it. Rick Sent from my iPhone On May 5, 2011, at 11:56 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Thanks I'll check that. I don't recall flooring the accelerator to the point of hitting the kickdown switch, but I

Re: [MBZ] suddenly, no shifting, 1983 300D

2011-05-05 Thread hue wong
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Re: [MBZ] suddenly, no shifting, 1983 300D

2011-05-05 Thread andrew strasfogel
I wholeheartedly agree! On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 1:52 PM, hue wong wong_...@yahoo.com wrote: The knowledge displayed by the folks of this board just amazes meI wish everything had this kind of knowledge base1 --- Can you survive the zombie apocalypse? --- Z O M B I E P L E

Re: [MBZ] suddenly, no shifting, 1983 300D

2011-05-05 Thread Allan Streib
I operated the kickdown switch manually a few times and the problem went away. It was not stuck down, nor does it seem sticky when I depress/release it, but there does seem to be something at issue. Allan Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com writes: It may be shorted internally, from water

[MBZ] W116 water under drivers seat

2011-05-05 Thread Allan Streib
Opened up the 300SD today to air it out. We've had what's seemed like a month of continuous rain and finally today is warm and sunny. I've had it under a tarp (one of those blue poly woven ones) through all the rain, because when I got it it had water on the floor so I knew something was

Re: [MBZ] W116 water under drivers seat

2011-05-05 Thread Mitch Haley
Allan Streib wrote: But there was a pool of water UNDER the driver's seat. No sign of leakage or moisture anywhere else. What sort of a leak would pool up there without getting anything else wet? I had a sunroof drain issue that resulted in water dripping from the right front of the sunroof

Re: [MBZ] W208 CLK

2011-05-05 Thread RELNGSON
...Anybody want to weigh in on the merits or faults of the w208?.. Yes, Mitch, I do know about them. But before I go farther, I'll wait a bit until all the posts recommending 123s and 126s subside a bit Whitenoisewhitenoisewhitenoise... Now that that's over, here's what I know. My

Re: [MBZ] suddenly, no shifting, 1983 300D

2011-05-05 Thread andrew strasfogel
A new kickdown switch costs maybe $15. Good investment in this case. On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: I operated the kickdown switch manually a few times and the problem went away. It was not stuck down, nor does it seem sticky when I depress/release

Re: [MBZ] W116 water under drivers seat

2011-05-05 Thread andrew strasfogel
Exactly my problem. Open the sunroof and pour water in the four corners to test which drains are blocked. On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Allan Streib wrote: But there was a pool of water UNDER the driver's seat. No sign of leakage or moisture anywhere

Re: [MBZ] W208 opinions

2011-05-05 Thread John Reames
Do the 208's share bad habits (rust in middle of panels, spring perch, etc) with the 210? The rust issues are caused by first-gen water-borne paint -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On May 4, 2011, at 21:48, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:

Re: [MBZ] the OK Don 300D

2011-05-05 Thread OK Don
You bought it first, not me, so it needs to be named the Kleb 300D It's been like a bad penny for you ;-) On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 7:25 AM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: 93 days But it is difficult to predict, because we don't know who got it, and what their level of

Re: [MBZ] W116 water under drivers seat

2011-05-05 Thread Allan Streib
andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com writes: Exactly my problem. Open the sunroof and pour water in the four corners to test which drains are blocked. How do you clear a blocked drain? Compressed air? Stiff wire? Allan -- 1983 300D ___