My high line car broker buddy always told me that the combination of silver and
maroon took 20% off the value of a car.
Not being critical, just making the observation I could live with it myself.
Dan
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On Aug 8, 2011, at 9:45 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
I have about 150K miles on my 87 300SDL and am wondering at what mileage, I
should be planning on changing the timing chain. It is running well, except
for first starts when I get a rough running for about 8 sec. with blue smoke
accompanying the rough running. Smooths out quickly and runs fine.
Ralph Robertson wrote:
I have about 150K miles on my 87 300SDL and am wondering at what mileage, I
should be planning on changing the timing chain. It is running well, except
for first starts when I get a rough running for about 8 sec. with blue smoke
accompanying the rough running. Smooths
Rich Thomas wrote:
In the South the cops would have joined the guy for a cold one.
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/08/08/motorized-beer-cooler-driver-charged-with-drunk-driving/?test=faces
Get your own on eBay today!
http://search.ebay.com/110724096614
I had nothing but positive experiences with the MB Classic Center too! A few
years ago I needed a small rubber grommet for the radiator on my 1983 300D.
They not only took the time to locate it and email me pictures to verify the
part was correct, they sent it FedEx (no charge).
Bob
Are u coming to rustyQ?
-Rolf
On 08/08/2011 09:53 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
I have a complete 124 seat for grabs. Back, bottom, motors etc. Does
not need rebuilding. just put it in, or change the covers and then
put it in. Come N get it, or pay frt.
Hey gang, how hard is it to RR the
Ralph Robertson rare...@gmail.com writes:
I have about 150K miles on my 87 300SDL and am wondering at what mileage, I
should be planning on changing the timing chain. It is running well, except
for first starts when I get a rough running for about 8 sec. with blue smoke
accompanying the
Jerry,
I'd switch even my old diesels for synthetic diesel. It's cleaner, more power,
better mileage, but I don't expect to see it. It's better to try to create
something else rather than what could be. And even our old diesels would run on
synthetic diesel without costly mods.
Best Wishes,
Alles.
Too bad C.A.R.B. will need a $20 million bribe, er fee, to okay its' import.
Cynical? Me? Nah!
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
On 8/9/2011 7:39 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Rich Thomas wrote:
In the South the cops would have joined the guy for a cold one.
Too late, sounds like your engine is already ruined. I'll give you $750 for it.
No? Ok, you need to replace some bad glow plugs, and pull the valve cover to
check the amount of chain stretch. When it reaches 5 degrees, replace the
chain. If the oil has been changed according to
Are we talking about running diesel engines on CNG (I'd only heard of that with
spark ignition engines), or are we talking about synthesizing diesel from NG?
Mitch.
roger...@comcast.net wrote:
Jerry,
I'd switch even my old diesels for synthetic diesel. It's cleaner, more power, better
Fred Moir wrote:
Alles.
Too bad C.A.R.B. will need a $20 million bribe, er fee, to okay its'
import.
Cynical? Me? Nah!
Ah, yes, when it comes to vehicle emissions, MA is part of CA now, isn't it?
I guess it's cheaper that way. Instead of setting up their own board of
politically connected
Why the hell can't we Americans just realize that if we would quit worrying
about everyone's safety and use the technology available around the rest of
the world our vehicles would get better mpg and then, obviously, there would
be less emissions per vehicle?
Let ME decide if I want to ride in a
Not talking about high line collectibles. just ordinary 124 and 126
I never thought silver looked good on a 123. Midnight blue and
maroon are probably my favorite colors for 123s.
My high line car broker buddy always told me that the combination of
silver and maroon took 20% off the value
Most of the US is under the BUTT of CARB.
Those jokers are the reason that we hardly see anything but a truck
with a diesel stateside...
But they turn a blind eye to the fact that a Prius costs more in
emissions to make over a similarly sized car than it will ever save...
Walt, who still wants
Walt Zarnoch wrote:
Walt, who still wants his turbodiesel sports coup, bad enough he might
grab an OM60X or a VW TDI and make it happen...
I'd love to get a nice SLK or Crossfire with a blown engine for under $5k.
I'd also love to have a four cylinder CDI engine and the ability to reprogram
vag-com cables are cheap. ;)
Walt
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Walt Zarnoch wrote:
Walt, who still wants his turbodiesel sports coup, bad enough he might
grab an OM60X or a VW TDI and make it happen...
I'd love to get a nice SLK or Crossfire with a
This is probably the closest hotel:
I have yet to collate all my PM's but I have roughly the same number in
PM's from various boards plus numerous more that said they were
interested. It should be a good turn out.
I plan on cooking 100 burgers and numerous hotdogs.
-Rolf
On 08/09/2011 10:03 AM, Rusty Cullens wrote:
This is
An MB is considered a high line car when you speak with brokers. They are
lumped in with Porsches, BMWs, etc.
I say this because I bought a 1991 300E at Mannheim in 1996, and this was one
of the things my broker pointed out. Silver exterior, maroon interior, probably
worth 20% less than a
Running diesels on natural gas is old news. Been done for years in the
transmission line business.
Dan
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On Aug 9, 2011, at 8:53 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Are we talking about running diesel engines on CNG (I'd only heard of that
with spark ignition
Geez, you are going to drive up the price of old MB's. You should be
offering $400.
It used to be $500 but with the state of the US economy, it will likely
be down to $250 shortly so if you offered $400 he would likely jump at it!
Randy (who would really like one of those too!)
On
Converting flared/stranded natural gas deposits into diesel is the veritable
valhalla of synthetic fuels development.
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Dan Penoff lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
Running diesels on natural gas is old news. Been done for years in the
transmission line business.
Dan
I have some experience with that program. About 12 years ago our local
transit system converted several buses to LNG [Liquified Natural Gas] to
join the clean is green movement. The engines ran OK, delivery and fill
systems worked fine, however, power and mileage lost the match. Total BTU
of LNG
On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
http://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/2529563809.html
Hard to tell from these photos, but looks like it might be reasonably
solid.
It better be for $5K. The four-door sixes are neither particularly
desirable nor
The issue here is AQ.
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Not old to me.
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Diesels have been modified to run on NG for some time in the transmission line
and drilling industry. This is mainly due to cheap and readily available gas
supplies at the point of origin.
Keep in mind that the decreased power output was offset by oversizing the prime
mover, with the resulting
The relationship of the American Citizen and Congress [and apparently every
other citizen with their Government worldwide] is on parallel with a
marriage where one spouse finds to late the other spouse is a drug addict
with a gambling habit, and has lost or blown the entire net worth of the
I like this. Where can I get one?
Dan
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On Aug 9, 2011, at 12:55 PM, G Mann
The bumper sticker on back of my 300SD says Charlie Sheen / Leslie Lohan
2012 Country is going to hell, elect a team that knows the way
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I believe if you take a gasoline engine and raise the compression ratio, you can
get better power than with gasoline (but range is still a problem with
compressed natural gas)
15-20 years back, Dick Guldstrand was showing drawings of a proposed ultra high
performance CNG fueled Corvette GS.
What is that color - desert sand?
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Nice color for an S LC. AC issue sounds a bit fishy.
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Well put.
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How about anthracite gray/sienna?
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What are warning signs for a worn-about-to-snap timing chain on a 1983 or '85
W123 turbodiesel?
Andrew (300TD x 2)
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Commonly done in the generator and industrial engine market. Wreaked a lot of
havoc because there were two different pistons used for the same engine,
depending on the type of fuel used.
You could go down, but not up...
Dan
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On Aug 9, 2011, at 1:14 PM, Mitch Haley
astrasfo...@gmail.com writes:
What are warning signs for a worn-about-to-snap timing chain on a 1983
or '85 W123 turbodiesel?
I'm not sure there are any clear-cut ones. As I recall Marshall said
the engines would run apparently fine with significant chain stretch.
The proactive thing to do
Correct me if I am wrong, but I was of the opinion that there wasn't any
valve adjustments required for the 603 engine, which is my 300SDL, but would
be required on the 617, which is in my '84 300CD. Is this correct??
Ralph
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Ralph Robertson wrote:
Correct me if I am wrong, but I was of the opinion that there wasn't any
valve adjustments required for the 603 engine, which is my 300SDL, but would
be required on the 617, which is in my '84 300CD. Is this correct??
Ralph
Correct, screw adjust lifters on 617,
Dunno. Didn't come up.
The silver/maroon color scheme was one of the things he pointed out when I was
looking.
Understand that he was also at the auction to buy cars for commercial buyers,
and these are issues relevant to them as customers. They want iron they can
move, not something that
Dan,
I have a local guy that will make one off bumper stickers. That's where I
had this one made. I'm sure he would be very happy to make as many as
wanted.
The one of a kind cost me about $20... but it suited my twisted sense of
humor, so I gave myself a treat. ;))
Grant...
Gas is something you
Same issue here, but funny how the Air Quality issue went away as soon as
the federal funds were sucked out. City instead spend 6.8 Billion of Federal
money on a light rail system... which immediately started losing money...
lots of money.
If the government spent 6.8 billion on planting trees to
Folks
spoke to Rusty yesterday. He said he could supply neither the hose or
complete hose or the kit to repair the pump
i found THIS pump repair kit at autohaus.az
the part was not there last week
looks identical to mercedessource kit for $65
9002300064
I was assuming the control box was the evil Chrylser ACC. But you are
right, it could be any number of other problems ranging from fairly
cheap/easy to rather expensive.
In Indiana, summers are pretty uncomfortable without working AC. One
has to assume that if a car is being sold with
If it's a 1978 then you almost have to have the dreaded servo. No doubt they
have probably discovered this, too.
Dan
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anybody else getting a blank page at buymbparts.biz?
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On 09/08/2011 3:55 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
I was assuming the control box was the evil Chrylser ACC. But you are
right, it could be any number of other problems ranging from fairly
cheap/easy to rather expensive.
In Indiana, summers are pretty uncomfortable without working AC. One
has to
Yep. Servers down, be up soon
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I can get you any number of Obama 2012 bumper stickers for free. ;)
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 3:26 PM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote:
Dan,
I have a local guy that will make one off bumper stickers. That's where I
had this one made. I'm sure he would be very happy to make as many as
wanted.
20 yrs. ago I owned a 78 SL C with the vertical pb unit and older style
servo; even in those days it was pricey to fix/replace the AC.
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 5:16 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 09/08/2011 3:55 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
I was assuming the control box was the
andrew strasfogel wrote:
I can get you any number of Obama 2012 bumper stickers for free. ;)
Should be interesting to see who the Dem nominee is.
Unlike 1980, challengers won't be put off by the president quietly muttering
Chappaquiddick.
Mitch.
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Rusty,
Did you get my message with the detailing info last week?
Dan
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Yep. Servers down, be up soon
MassPort has been running all the busses at the airport on CNG for years now,
at least the last 8 years that I've been traveling frequently.
Back 10 or so years ago Portland, Maine had an electric bus for commuter to
park in a lot outside of downtown. I rode it quite a bit. The driver's
Leslie? Thought it was Lindsy?
Walt, who thinks people shouldn't get special treatment because there's a
box-office flop with their name in the credits...
On Aug 9, 2011 3:26 PM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote:
Dan,
I have a local guy that will make one off bumper stickers. That's where
I
had
Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com writes:
Back 10 or so years ago Portland, Maine had an electric bus for
commuter to park in a lot outside of downtown. I rode it quite a
bit. The driver's commented that the biggest issue the designers had
(I gathered the bus was a work in progress) was
AHHhh. same result... different candidate.. love the irony. Send me
a few trillion.
Either way, next diesel I shop for will have armor and riot control gear
most likely.
Is there a forum for those vehicles? ;))
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 2:27 PM, andrew strasfogel
Low power, decreased mileage, valves meet pistons, bad noises from under the
hood. Or usually it runs fine and then doesn't.
Really no excuse not to check your chain every time you adjust your valves.
Max
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Battery powered. Trackless trollys have been a fixture of greater Boston for
years and years.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:42:44 -0400
From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] conversion of diesel-fueled engines to natural
Ah yes my first (and abiding) love. Sweet. And first MB I ever drove.
Dwight Giles Jr.
1982 300CD 220K miles
1990 300D 2.5t 196K miles
Wickford RI
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No valve adjustments on a 60x engine, it's a special job to check the
chain.
Peter
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Alas we cannot claim this particular piece of genius
http://www.xtrememotorizedcooler.com/index.htm although from what I
remember down south you are not allowed to be in possession of cold
beer, we'll at least not on a Sunday.
Hendrik
who would prefer a motorized BBQ (you can plonk the esky
Mike wrote:
Let ME decide if I want to ride in a little car!
Dude...
You have been dumbed down already - you are an american - no chance
you can decide - it has already been decided for you.
mao
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Made in the Elmira, NY area. Not far from Neil and Star Motors.
Alas we cannot claim this particular piece of genius
http://www.xtrememotorizedcooler.com/index.htm although from what I
remember down south you are not allowed to be in possession of cold
beer, we'll at least not on a Sunday.
So did I - I had to replace it, bought one somewhere on-line on sale for
around $275 (BenzBin?) - this was before I'd discovered Rusty. It worked
fine for the next six years or so that I drove the car. The trick is
supposed to be to run AC EVERY month, and to religiously replace the collant
with
Ours was gray-blue/parchment. Very lovely indeed.
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 8:49 PM, Dwight Giles Jr. degco...@cox.net wrote:
Ah yes my first (and abiding) love. Sweet. And first MB I ever drove.
Dwight Giles Jr.
1982 300CD 220K miles
1990 300D 2.5t 196K miles
Wickford RI
-Original
Down south we call them co-beers and I have been known to occasionally
indulge on a Sunday (and a Monday and a...)
--R
On 8/9/11 9:51 PM, Hendrik Fay wrote:
Alas we cannot claim this particular piece of genius
http://www.xtrememotorizedcooler.com/index.htm although from what I
remember down
Hmm. Elmira is 20 minutes south of me.
Mike
On Aug 9, 2011 10:40 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Made in the Elmira, NY area. Not far from Neil and Star Motors.
Alas we cannot claim this particular piece of genius
http://www.xtrememotorizedcooler.com/index.htm although from what I
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