[MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Max Dillon
Diesel volk, What is the least expensive route for a new hydraulic fan clutch for an OM606? I remember some discussion about a fan from a 140 or some other model fitting some 124 model at a lower price. My E300 is running hot both in town and on the highway. I know that one auxiliary fan is

Re: [MBZ] Mo stupid?

2011-07-22 Thread Michael Canfield
Riveting eh? And whatever could it possibly be that you could do to your CAR that would stupify all of us? Maybe some of us do care about those old w123's and such on craigslist. I am sure they bring about more pleasure to some of us than the obviously pompous attitude that goes along with

Re: [MBZ] schwarz/rot/dummkopf

2011-07-22 Thread Michael Canfield
Can I bring my wvo burning 300d and my neighbors $450 td? Betting they would be the talk of the club..hahaha Mike On Jul 21, 2011 9:33 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Good idea! We can have an indoor SeattleQ and then go to the MBCA car show at the Nile Country Club. I can

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Craig wrote: On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:48:48 -0400 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: I think you'll find that W124=W201 ≠ W126=W116=W123 W124 can go on W126 with spacers, but not the other way around. Thanks for the info, Mitch. I was planning on looking it up in the Wheel Guide, ver 2.6, on

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Can you re-oil the existing clutch? And do they stay re-oiled for more than a year? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] schwarz/rot/dummkopf

2011-07-22 Thread Dieselhead
Good idea! Come on Down! Anyone got a 114/115 with a wood gas generator hung on the back to enter? Can I bring my wvo burning 300d and my neighbors $450 td? Betting they would be the talk of the club..hahaha Mike On Jul 21, 2011 9:33 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread andrew strasfogel
Does the 420 require premium fuel? How about the 560? To me, that would be a major consideration in deciding whether to own one. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Craig wrote: On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:48:48 -0400 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: I think

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread andrew strasfogel
Why not buy a new one? They aren't that expensive for the older models. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Can you re-oil the existing clutch? And do they stay re-oiled for more than a year? Mitch. __**_

Re: [MBZ] schwarz/rot/dummkopf

2011-07-22 Thread andrew strasfogel
Maybe you want to organize (if that's the word) the 2011 Concours d'Lemons: www.*concoursdlemons*.com On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Good idea! Come on Down! Anyone got a 114/115 with a wood gas generator hung on the back to enter? Can I

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Craig
On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:30:53 -0400 andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Does the 420 require premium fuel? How about the 560? To me, that would be a major consideration in deciding whether to own one. Both the E420 and E320 require premium, so that's a wash. But thank you for

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Jim Cathey
Can you re-oil the existing clutch? Some have done so. Finding the right stuff could be tricky. I bought a gallon once, and sold off seven pints keeping one for myself. I, however, have yet to use mine. (It's probably too thick, really.) And do they stay re-oiled for more than a year? I

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Donald Snook
Alex wrote: Snook had a tire fail and replaced just the one? No. The Good year was already on there when I got it. I did have a flat tire in the car, but was able to find a matching Michelin at my Indy's. Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Tim C
Like $200+ cheap, at least for the 603. I pulled two from the junkyard, $15 each with the fan. I read elsewhere that the quick test is that it has some resistance when you turn it by hand, so that's what I did. I am hoping that one is good but I've been too lazy to install either, yet. :) Jim

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Tim C wrote: Like $200+ cheap, at least for the 603. I just checked Bimby, Max said 606 and I think he's got a W124. 1995 E300d clutches are $143. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Rusty Cullens
I can actually do $115.00 if he is nice to me. Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. www.buyMBparts.biz www.buyEUROparts.biz www.buyASIANparts.biz Tel/ 1-800-741-5252 Fax/ 770-454-9745 ICQ 427542441 AIM BuyMBparts - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] schwarz/rot/dummkopf

2011-07-22 Thread Dan Penoff
Speaking of wood gas generators, I was listening to a guy on NPR the other day who had been in North Korea. He said that a lot of their military trucks were running off wood gas generators due to the lack of gasoline and diesel. Dan Sent from my iPhone On Jul 22, 2011, at 9:23 AM, Dieselhead

[MBZ] Bio who?

2011-07-22 Thread Fred Moir
Desperate time call for desperate measures? http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/28631889/detail.html -- Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Bio who?

2011-07-22 Thread Mitch Haley
I can remember reading about oil-jackings about 8-10 years ago, but not recently. The serial thefts you'd read about involved somebody going around with a truck, breaking locks on the tanks, and pumping them out. I always figured they were wholesaling it, like when thieves steal aluminum

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Allan Streib
On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:30 -0400, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Does the 420 require premium fuel? How about the 560? To me, that would be a major consideration in deciding whether to own one. As far as I know, all Mercedes gassers do, or at least would benefit from it. The

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Allan Streib
I've always heard that you need to keep these fans upright, do not lay them down flat on their face or the oil will flow to where it shouldn't be and the clutch won't work properly. I'm not sure I believe that, but definitely remember reading that on this list or its predecessor. Allan On Fri,

Re: [MBZ] Bio who?

2011-07-22 Thread Allan Streib
Wire thief was recently electrocuted here when he tried to steal wire from a live electrical substation. Some discussion of Darwin's theories ensued. On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:45 -0400, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: I can remember reading about oil-jackings about 8-10 years ago, but not

[MBZ] Okie Acres -- Everything must go?

2011-07-22 Thread Donald Snook
Kaleb, I sent an email to you directly, but didn't get a response. What cars are you wanting to get rid of? My indy has interest in some of them and may be able to bring a transporter down there to haul off 2-3 of them. Are any of them in running condition? If not, what condition are they

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Donald Snook
Craig wrote: Both the E420 and E320 require premium, so that's a wash. But thank you for thinking of it. Not that I want to start a premium fuel thread (or maybe I do! :) ), but do they really require premium? My indy was very upset with me when I told him I always put Premium in the E320.

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread OK Don
Isn't the orice differential between 87 and 91 about 10-13% now? Is that worth fussing about? You can make that much difference in driving style. I pump 91 into the ML and don't think twice about it. Tha havning been said, I'm monitoring fuel mileage using ethonol contamenated fuel and clean fuel

[MBZ] Premium required? [was: Snookmobile moves to Los Alamos]

2011-07-22 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote: the car has a knock sensor and probably the computer will compensate, but is that really desireable?  I mean, if it was designed to run on premium do we really want to have the computer compensating and lowering

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Russ Williams
Hi Donald, I would use Premium fuel only and Mid Grade in a pinch. Sure the computer will compensate for the lower octane but fuel mileage and performance WILL suffer. If you want to ask an expert go here: http://www.agcoauto.com/content/submit-question Ask Louis the question he will give you

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Mitch Haley
OK Don wrote: Isn't the orice differential between 87 and 91 about 10-13% now? Is that worth fussing about? You can make that much difference in driving style. In my neck of the woods it's 3.529 vs 3.729. It's just always been 10 cents per grade in recent years. At 1.50 vs 1.70, 87 looks good.

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Tim C
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote: Not that I want to start a premium fuel thread (or maybe I do! :) ), but do they really require premium?  My indy was very upset with me when I told him I always put Premium in the E320.  He said the car doesn't need it. I

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread WILTON
Donald, you did, indeed, use effect and affect correctly, and I commend you. Wanta go for lie/lay or sit/set? ;))) Wilton - Original Message - From: Tim C bb...@crone.us To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 1:50 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] The

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Donald Snook wrote: My BMW manual says that 91 should be used. But, it specifically says that the computer will compensate for lower octane, but not to go below 87. Is that Research Octane Number, Motor Octane Number, or US pump octane number (R+N)/2? Mitch Haley wrote: In my neck of

Re: [MBZ] schwarz/rot/dummkopf

2011-07-22 Thread Rich Thomas
Those wacky NORKs, i guess only the Dear Leader and the Near Leader get to use gasoline for their Benzes (or Zils?). --R On 7/22/11 11:16 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: Speaking of wood gas generators, I was listening to a guy on NPR the other day who had been in North Korea. He said that a lot of

Re: [MBZ] Bio who?

2011-07-22 Thread Rich Thomas
Andrew was up there getting his feedstocks for his incipient biofuel business in DC? A coupla goobers got caught yesterday somewhere around here leaving the scene of a smoking building, one of the goobers had half his hand missing and 3rd degree burns on it. Can you say, Live wires, Darwin?

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Rich Thomas
He is at a loose for words. --R On 7/22/11 2:00 PM, WILTON wrote: Donald, you did, indeed, use effect and affect correctly, and I commend you. Wanta go for lie/lay or sit/set? ;))) Wilton - Original Message - From: Tim C bb...@crone.us To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread WILTON
Yeah, that's another one. ;)) Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos He is at a loose for

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Dieselhead
Regular here is 89 octane, and all the MB gassers I ever put it in are just fine. Most other states have 87 as regular, and that has worked just fine too. Carbureted or injected. Of course it does contain 10% pure corn likker, so that causes your chrome plated Relly to melt down, but I

Re: [MBZ] Bio who?

2011-07-22 Thread andrew strasfogel
My final answer on the home biodiesel refining debacle is that all the used cooking oil should be collected and centrally processed in a commercial, scaled up refinery for use by WMATA in public transit buses. End of story. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Rich Thomas

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread andrew strasfogel
Wilton, That's a test for the post-doc grammar nerds. Andrew (whose skin crawls whenever a yoga teacher tells the class to lay down on the mat.) On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:00 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Donald, you did, indeed, use effect and affect correctly, and I commend you. Wanta

Re: [MBZ] Bio who?

2011-07-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Rich Thomas wrote: Andrew was up there getting his feedstocks for his incipient biofuel business in DC? A coupla goobers got caught yesterday somewhere around here leaving the scene of a smoking building, one of the goobers had half his hand missing and 3rd degree burns on it. Can you say,

Re: [MBZ] Bio who?

2011-07-22 Thread Mitch Haley
andrew strasfogel wrote: My final answer on the home biodiesel refining debacle is that all the used cooking oil should be collected and centrally processed in a commercial, scaled up refinery for use by WMATA in public transit buses. End of story. A nearby (well, 40 miles north of here)

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Rich Thomas
Laying down is better than setting down and can be used to good affect, esp if you loose your chair! --R On 7/22/11 4:00 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Wilton, That's a test for the post-doc grammar nerds. Andrew (whose skin crawls whenever a yoga teacher tells the class to lay down on the

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Randy Bennell
On 22/07/2011 2:44 PM, Dieselhead wrote: Regular here is 89 octane, and all the MB gassers I ever put it in are just fine. Most other states have 87 as regular, and that has worked just fine too. Carbureted or injected. Of course it does contain 10% pure corn likker, so that causes your

Re: [MBZ] Bio who?

2011-07-22 Thread Randy Bennell
On 22/07/2011 2:57 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: My final answer on the home biodiesel refining debacle is that all the used cooking oil should be collected and centrally processed in a commercial, scaled up refinery for use by WMATA in public transit buses. End of story. But, don't you

Re: [MBZ] Bio who?

2011-07-22 Thread andrew strasfogel
To be honest, I doubt anyone would notice! On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 22/07/2011 2:57 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: My final answer on the home biodiesel refining debacle is that all the used cooking oil should be collected and centrally

Re: [MBZ] Bio who?

2011-07-22 Thread andrew strasfogel
Now I am really confused. Can you purchase a pump product labeled B20 that is pre-blended to containing 20 percent (of what - refined biodiesel OR strained WVO OR pure vegetable oil??) or does one add 2 gallons of cooking oil to the tank along with 8 gallons of regular diesel to achieve B20.

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Craig
On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:06:02 -0400 Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: I've always heard that you need to keep these fans upright, do not lay them down flat on their face or the oil will flow to where it shouldn't be and the clutch won't work properly. I'm not sure I believe that, but

Re: [MBZ] Bio who?

2011-07-22 Thread Mitch Haley
andrew strasfogel wrote: Now I am really confused. Can you purchase a pump product labeled B20 that is pre-blended to containing 20 percent (of what - refined biodiesel OR strained WVO OR pure vegetable oil??) or does one add 2 gallons of cooking oil to the tank along with 8 gallons of regular

Re: [MBZ] Bio who?

2011-07-22 Thread Randy Bennell
That is where the flavour comes from.. Randy On 22/07/2011 3:45 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: To be honest, I doubt anyone would notice! On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Randy Bennellrbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 22/07/2011 2:57 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: My final answer on the home

Re: [MBZ] Bio who?

2011-07-22 Thread Michael Canfield
Andrew, If you make longer trips a wvo conversion would be good for you as there are folks advertising already filtered wvo on craigslist in the VA area for around $2 per gallon. Wvo is no good for short trips. Wvo is not biodiesel until it is processed. Mike On Jul 22, 2011 4:52 PM, andrew

Re: [MBZ] Stupifying..

2011-07-22 Thread RELNGSON
...Riveting eh?  And whatever could it possibly be that you could do to your CAR that would stupify all of us?... Stupify to me means to bore you to immobility. Pity about your lack of a sense of humor. I put 120K miles on my 123 300D so am no MB newbie.. Which came after the 250 and the

Re: [MBZ] Bio who?

2011-07-22 Thread andrew strasfogel
Ok - next question. How many gallons of filtered WVO can I add to the10 gallons of diesel fuel that is currently in the tank without damaging anything? Tank capacity is nominally 18.6 gallons. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.comwrote: Andrew, If you make

Re: [MBZ] Stupifying..

2011-07-22 Thread andrew strasfogel
Stupify to me means misspelled word Should be stupEfy. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 5:29 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: ...Riveting eh? And whatever could it possibly be that you could do to your CAR that would stupify all of us?... Stupify to me means to bore you to immobility. Pity about

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show

2011-07-22 Thread RELNGSON
More from Canfield.. Can I bring my wvo burning 300d and my neighbors $450 td? Betting they would be the talk of the club..hahaha Why not? Had you been around when I posted about 90 pictures from the 2009 show, you would have seen the nice selection of cars going back beyond that time.

Re: [MBZ] Bio who?

2011-07-22 Thread Michael Canfield
Chances are the only thing you would hurt is the primary fuel filter would end up clogged with crap out of the tank. You should use heat to reduce the viscosity of the wvo but should never heat diesel. I am installing a 20 plate heat exchanger with a shutoff valve on the coolant side so it can

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show

2011-07-22 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:36 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: And a '73 450 SE that had been made into a 6.9 with all the relevant parts from a wrecked 6.9. Hey, that's interesting---I don't remember seeing that one. How did they manage the suspension conversion? At least on my Euro 500SEL

Re: [MBZ] Stupifying..

2011-07-22 Thread Rick Knoble
From: relng...@aol.com You showed up here just recently and have been inundating the list with Craigslist stuff from all over apparently attempting to a pal to all. Gets boring after a while..  Actually Mike Canfield has been here off and on for several years. I could be mistaken (and

Re: [MBZ] knock sensors

2011-07-22 Thread RELNGSON
...He says that the car is equipped with a knock sensor and is you use 87, the computer will compensate for the lower grade and it will run just fine.  I know he is correct that the car has a knock sensor and probably the computer will compensate, but is that really desirable?...

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread WILTON
Yes, it makes mine crawl, too, when I too often read such in newspapers and hear TV personalities misuse them. BTW, I think I had 'em straight long before post-doc - by about eighth grade. Wilton - Original Message - From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Stupifying..

2011-07-22 Thread Michael Canfield
Roger, I was here quite some time ago, not that that matters. I have owned, driven and personally maintained several MBZ diesels and other makes as well. I see some ads that folks may be interested in so I pass them on. That is how my friend got his $450 td with a stack of receipts totalling

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread WILTON
'Nother ATTABOY for packing so many of 'em into one sentence. Anybody wanta try for five? ;)) Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 4:15 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [MBZ] regular or

2011-07-22 Thread RELNGSON
..As some people on the list have noticed (Kaleb for one), the mid-'80s Mercedes engines that supposedly require premium---the M103 in the 300E, for instance---run just fine on regular, so they are apparently sophisticated enough to retard their timing correctly to avoid knock. Not on that

Re: [MBZ] Stupifying..

2011-07-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Rick Knoble wrote: Actually Mike Canfield has been here off and on for several years. I could be mistaken (and someone PLEASE correct me if I am) but Mike bought a black and white 240d from Darrel Sigmon several years ago and I thought we would never hear the end of it. The buyer's remorse

Re: [MBZ] regular or

2011-07-22 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:52 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: ..As some people on the list have noticed (Kaleb for one), the mid-'80s Mercedes engines that supposedly require premium---the M103 in the 300E, for instance---run just fine on regular, so they are apparently sophisticated enough to

Re: [MBZ] 6.9 conversion

2011-07-22 Thread RELNGSON
Hey, that's interesting---I don't remember seeing that one.   How did they manage the suspension conversion?   At least on my Euro 500SEL with Hydramat, everything on the corners of the car is just a little bit different in a thousand little ways from a regular 126---no room needed for

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Walt Zarnoch
I know my friends Tiburon gets better mileage with premium. We're going to run the numbers to see if the change in milege offsets the price point increase, hopefully it does. Walt On Jul 22, 2011 4:33 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 22/07/2011 2:44 PM, Dieselhead wrote: Regular

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Rich Thomas
Laying down is better than setting down and can be used to good affect, esp if you loose your chair when your on you're brake! --R On 7/22/11 5:52 PM, WILTON wrote: 'Nother ATTABOY for packing so many of 'em into one sentence. Anybody wanta try for five? ;)) Wilton - Original

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Walt Zarnoch wrote: I know my friends Tiburon gets better mileage with premium. We're going to run the numbers to see if the change in milege offsets the price point increase, hopefully it does. The only OBDII car I own is a GM 2.4L Twin Cam (not Ecotec). With intake air temps over 70°, I get

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread WILTON
Wow! Seven! Next? ;))) Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 7:06 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos Laying down is better than

Re: [MBZ] Stupifying..

2011-07-22 Thread Dieselhead
Wow! Woger claims expertise because he broke in a 240D. Woger, what gets boring is your constant sniping at others on the list; constantly changing the subject, misspelling, and on and on. ...Riveting eh? And whatever could it possibly be that you could do to your CAR that would

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Max Dillon
Yes, it is possible to do so with care, and the proper viscosity is the lighter silicone oil apparently. I found one fellow on the Peach forum who tried some 7000 cst oil and out was too thick, so he removed most of that and refilled with 3000 cst oil, and reports good performance. I will

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Max Dillon
OM606 fan clutch is less than an OM603, but I would like to try to fix it tomorrow rather than wait for a shipment. Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Why not buy a new one? They aren't that expensive for

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Max Dillon
Yes, apparently dirt can prevent proper operation. I'll be checking that tomorrow. What part of SC? Rich and I are in Charleston. Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Tim C bb...@crone.us wrote: Like $200+ cheap, at least for the 603. I pulled two from

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Max Dillon wrote: I will probably try that tomorrow, if I can find the oil locally. The post I read said that hobby stores carry it. Toyota also sells it. I was thinking that hobby shops sold it by the gram and priced it like Cocaine, but it looks like I was wrong, or things have changed in

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Max Dillon
Thanks for checking, may end up going that route. Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Tim C wrote: Like $200+ cheap, at least for the 603. I just checked Bimby, Max said 606 and I think he's got a W124. 1995 E300d

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Max Dillon
I don't know about that, guess I'll have to let SWMBO act as my agent for that purchase. Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Rusty Cullens buymbpa...@gmail.com wrote: I can actually do $115.00 if he is nice to me. Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc.

Re: [MBZ] stupefying

2011-07-22 Thread RELNGSON
...Wow!  Woger claims expertise because he broke in a 240D.   Woger, what gets boring is your constant sniping at others on the list; constantly changing the subject, misspelling, and on and on... And yet in the first sentence of the post that you have leaped upon reads 123 300D. I could

Re: [MBZ] stupifying

2011-07-22 Thread RELNGSON
Roger,   I was here quite some time ago, not that that matters.  I have owned, driven and personally maintained several MBZ diesels and other makes as well.  I see some ads that folks may be interested in so I pass them on. That is how my friend got his $450 td with a stack of receipts

Re: [MBZ] knock sensors and such...

2011-07-22 Thread RELNGSON
...Yeah, just after I hit send I was thinking I was wrong about that. I remember when it was a big deal that the first Saab Turbos could adjust timing on the fly to maximize boost with whatever grade of gas they were getting.  Didn't remember exactly when that feature was folded into the main

Re: [MBZ] schwarz/rot/dummkopf/best of show

2011-07-22 Thread Hendrik Fay
Plenty of categories to go for http://www.concoursdlemons.com/participants.html Of special note is the biggest loser category. Hendrik who has never been to a concourse of any sort, unless you wanna classify a bike show as concourse andrew strasfogel wrote: Maybe you want to organize (if

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Max Dillon
Congrats to you Craig for snapping up Donald's car, next time he gets a Benz I call dibs now for first right of refusal. I was just just thinking that Donald buys and sells cars faster than I repair mine, so probably about the time I get the AC fixed on my wagon (which is the repair after I

Re: [MBZ] Stupifying..

2011-07-22 Thread Max Dillon
Mike, no need to explain yourself to anyone, Roger knows where the delete key is Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: Roger, I was here quite some time ago, not that that matters. I have owned, driven and

Re: [MBZ] Premium required?

2011-07-22 Thread Allan Streib
I'm in the Marshall Booth camp. I say use what the manufacturer says to use. You think you are smarter than all their engineering staff? Fine, do what you want in YOUR car. But if you ask me, I say the people who designed the car are the authorities here. Allan -- 1983 300D

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Rich Thomas
My post was comprised of as many as I could think of. --R On 7/22/11 7:19 PM, WILTON wrote: Wow! Seven! Next? ;))) Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011

Re: [MBZ] Stupifying..

2011-07-22 Thread Allan Streib
Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com writes: Actually Mike Canfield has been here off and on for several years. I could be mistaken (and someone PLEASE correct me if I am) but Mike bought a black and white 240d from Darrel Sigmon several years ago and I thought we would never hear the end of

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I think you need a new mechanic, the 103 104 and later cars need at least 91 to run right. They say you have to run premium in the 420 and 560 but you can actually get away with regular in those cars. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 22, 2011, at 11:38 AM, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote:

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Allan Streib
Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net writes: I was just just thinking that Donald buys and sells cars faster than I repair mine Snook is in Kansas right? What's their limit on number of sales per year before you have to get a dealer license? Allan -- 1983 300D

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Max Dillon
I like those prices! Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Max Dillon wrote: I will probably try that tomorrow, if I can find the oil locally. The post I read said that hobby stores carry it. Toyota also sells it. I

[MBZ] On the trailer headed to the crusher in the morning

2011-07-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Let me first say the cars I have been crushing are from that guys place I had some cars parked for a while. Those who have been to okieq know what In talking about. All I had left there were the ones I had already got the valuable parts off So today I go out and load up a rust free 116 300sd

Re: [MBZ] The ex-SnookMobile is now in Los Alamos

2011-07-22 Thread Jim Cathey
They say you have to run premium in the 420 and 560 but you can actually get away with regular in those cars. We run regular in the 560 SL's, but they'll ping in high summer when you put your foot in it. So they tend to get premium then. -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] On the trailer headed to the crusher in the morning

2011-07-22 Thread Rich Thomas
Where are my 126 4-wire mirrors? --R On 7/22/11 8:55 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Let me first say the cars I have been crushing are from that guys place I had some cars parked for a while. Those who have been to okieq know what In talking about. All I had left there were the ones I had

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Max Dillon wrote: I like those prices! Try this search instead. http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0095p?FVPROFIL=++FVSEARCH=Silicone+Differential+Fluidsearch=Go Anyway, those are probably list prices or close to list, and every hobby shop should carry Associated parts. Anybody

Re: [MBZ] On the trailer headed to the crusher in the morning

2011-07-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I don't know Sent from my iPhone On Jul 22, 2011, at 7:57 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Where are my 126 4-wire mirrors? --R On 7/22/11 8:55 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Let me first say the cars I have been crushing are from that guys place I had some

[MBZ] CL find - Where's Mike Esh?

2011-07-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Anybody want a solar cooked 124.133 with a piece of rear bumper missing? $1500 with relatively low miles. http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/2504714478.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Premium required? Depends

2011-07-22 Thread Hendrik Fay
To use the M103 engine as an example, over here in Ozzieland we have three grades of unleaded, 91, 95 and 98. Back in 86 when the 103 was introduced into Oz we only had 91, so the engineers at Daimler-Benz (DB) set the 103 to run on 91 via a resistor (I think it's the R12). This can be changed

Re: [MBZ] Premium required? Depends

2011-07-22 Thread Allan Streib
Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au writes: It is my understanding that the higher the octane rating, the quicker the burn, so you are able to set the ignition closer to TDC (top dead center) and get more power out of an engine, particularly if it has a higher compression ratio. I think it

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Tim C
Read all about it: http://tank.windwireless.net/~jimc/SDLcool.html Thanks to Jim for writing it up for us. I don't say it enough but his logs have been very helpful to me. I'll be on the Kueny side. Might even stop in for a sammich, my parents are zoo members. Best, -Tim Not finishing the

Re: [MBZ] Replacement engine cooling fan for OM606?

2011-07-22 Thread Max Dillon
I'm going to try the 3000 cst, but I think that 5000 cst may work in hot climates. Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Max Dillon wrote: I like those prices! Try this search instead.

Re: [MBZ] Stupifying..

2011-07-22 Thread Mountain Man
Rick wrote:  Actually Mike Canfield has been here off and on for several years. I could be mistaken (and someone PLEASE correct me if I am) but Mike bought a black and white 240d from Darrel Sigmon several years ago and I thought we would never hear the end of it. Gene Jude's was

Re: [MBZ] Stupifying..

2011-07-22 Thread Mountain Man
Dieselhead wrote: Wow!  Woger claims expertise because he broke in a 240D.   Woger, what gets boring is your constant sniping at others on the list; constantly changing the subject, misspelling, and on and on. Well, I'm glad that we are all finally catching on to the RLE schtick. btw, the

Re: [MBZ] Stupifying..

2011-07-22 Thread Michael Canfield
Rick, Nope. Not me. Don't know Darrell. I sold my only 240d to Steve MacSween and have sellers remorse.hahahaha Mike On Jul 22, 2011 5:44 PM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: From: relng...@aol.com You showed up here just recently and have been inundating the list with

Re: [MBZ] Premium required? Depends on the idiot telling the story

2011-07-22 Thread Hendrik Fay
It's all Rogers fault, he had me in tears about the comment that I don't look after my cars. However yes you may be right, which was part of the discussion about using higher octane fuel in the Oz spec 103, you would really need to raise the compression ratio in order to get any real benefit

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