andrew strasfogel wrote:
If they are hideously expensive new, as I suspect, I would
simply purchase several used ones.
I'm remembering $400 or so. But that was a few years ago now so
my memory may be exaggerating the price.
What's involved in the R/R of the rear SLS valve?
Fairly easy to
Dieselhead wrote:
people are regularly burned to death or worse in modern gassers made by
asian and american automakers using in tank electric fuel pumps.
Back in the 1970s, a typical Bosch K-jetronic setup had a fuel pump relay that
required a tachometer signal to run. If the engine died
Those lines come with the connectors on them. I do sell them.
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Mike Esh
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 9:06 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Cc: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re:
That might explain how it happens. I have never heard any
explanation. I see many more burned spots on the side of the road
than I ever used to. A lot of the burnouts I have seen don't seem to
be involved with an accident.
Diesel is inherently safer.
Spill a quarter cup of gasoline on the
Very clear directions - thanks! I'm flattered you think me capable
of doing this job. Far from it, although my French pal down the block
performs all the own heavy duty work on his W113 280SL and W111 280SE
3.5 coupe. This comprises engine and axle R/R and the modifications
they entail to
Might be wise to soak the flare nuts with your choice of effective
rust buster for 1-7 days ahead of time. I am still a believer in the
mopar stuff. I think it is better than the ATF/acetone treatment.
Very clear directions - thanks! I'm flattered you think me capable
of doing this job.
Acetone/ATF is pretty good, but IMO good quality lacquer thinner/ATF is
better. It worked well on some brake lines that seemed impossible.
Lacquer thinner is a combination of toluene, xylene, and MEK (methyl ethyl
keytone). Cheap lacquer thinner found in stores like Lowes, Home Depot, and
Ah, ok, thanks. I was using what the Navy taught me, figuring that Wilton was
probably taught something similar.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300
'87 300TD
Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:49:23 -0400 Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net
wrote:
5 by 5 refers to
On 18/08/2012 5:11 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
...Roger must be a Scot.
Gerrypart Scot..
I'm a Norwegian. Pass the herring.
RLE
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I beleive I am more Norwegian than Scottish (sp?) but, I will take the
Haggis over the Herring.
Randy whose
Yep, but I always used the terms loud and clear, breaking up, weak,
garbled, Roger, etc. ;)
Wilton
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From: Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lost
On 15/08/2012 10:02 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
In spite of the harrassment, Congrats! I hope it is good and reliable
for you. Better wheels than our up and coming lawyer.
Much as I love Diesel power, I have to say that for new stuff, I'd
probably just get a gasser. The premium for the Diesel
Oh, and Say, again. 'Don't remember ever saying, Willco. ;)
Wilton
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From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lost again?
Yep, but I always used the terms loud and
Roger, Roger, what's the vector Victor?
-R
On 8/20/2012 11:57 AM, WILTON wrote:
Oh, and Say, again. 'Don't remember ever saying, Willco. ;)
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012
BTW, in my very early days of flight training 62 years ago, including Morse
code, I was in bathroom at home one evening, when I realized I did not have
adequate supply of toilet tissue. I began to send oral distress signal to
SWMBO with appropriate high-pitched tone, Dit, dit, dit - dah, dah,
On 16/08/2012 9:57 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Gl320 cdi, white with parchment, fully loaded with everything. That diesel puts
out 400lb of torque at like 1600. Very quiet and smooth
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My next door neighbors have a silver one. Not sure what year.
Does not exhibit the
On 16/08/2012 12:40 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
They use kilometers for miles, and they are a lot shorter. It really
confuses the calculation.
--R
Not really. Usually indicated as liters per hundred kilometers. Lower
numbers are thus better.
I am old enough that I convert in order to know
I thought the standard fix was to fill the cavity between the springs
with pool noodes.
Randy
On 16/08/2012 1:46 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
To clarify I'm not looking for a pillow or cushion to put on top of the seat...
I'm thinking of an airbag under the seat that would support it like the
Oops! That was 52 years ago, not 62.
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lost again?
BTW, in my very early days of flight training 62 years ago,
'Put the 13 CRT TV out at curb at noon; 'just looked out; it's gone - 'bout
an hour.
Wilton
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The original Morse code was far more interesting to transmit and receive.
There was no tone; only clicks. Sister worked as a (Multiplex?) operator
for the C O railway in Richmond during WW-2 with a randy group of old
telegraphers who were still using the original Morse. She was a fast typist
Hadn't heard of that, but sounds workable. I'll give it a try.
Allan
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012, at 12:51 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
I thought the standard fix was to fill the cavity between the springs
with pool noodes.
Randy
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Yes it is very quiet does not sound like a diesel like we are used to. Mine
does not require the urea.
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On Aug 20, 2012, at 11:45 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 16/08/2012 9:57 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Gl320 cdi, white with parchment, fully loaded with
I'll take Hamm on 5 and hold the Mayo!
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lost again?
Roger,
original Morse code?
clicks?
sounds like a common misconception; reality is that Morse code is
made up of signals of varying length and timing (be they sent by tone,
or light). it's possible to use tones to substitute for short or long
signals, but reading code of just identical clicks
Gerry Archer wrote:
The original Morse code was far more interesting to transmit
and receive. There was no tone; only clicks.
Correct - about the clicks. Is it more interesting? I dunno.
Early on there were few different flavors. Vail, Prussian,
Bain. By 1865 or so most of the variations
Standard thing is to buy a passenger seat at the junkyard, then use
the bottom spring out of it to fix your seat.
One time I bought one from TriStar Pete for about $30 because i
couldn't find one locally.
You want the pass seat because they generally get less use.
Hadn't heard of that,
3rd seat in a MB wagon, especially Diesel, is safer than in any seat
in a toada (and probably if you study the statistics, more people are
killed in porches per passenger mile, than MB wagons)..
Using passenger miles to try to prove something, and no one does any more,
provides skewed
Gerry Archer wrote:
The original Morse code was far more interesting to
transmit and receive. There was no tone; only clicks.
ernest breakfield wrote:
original Morse code?
clicks?
sounds like a common misconception; reality is that Morse
code is made up of signals of varying
well, how old *is* Gerry? the version of code we learned and use was
standardized in the 1860s,...;-P
understand that Western Union hung on to the old version into the
1920s and maybe a little later (since they were mostly only talking
amongst themselves on the wires), but the point
Gerry Archer wrote:
The original Morse code was far more interesting to
transmit and receive. There was no tone; only clicks.
ernest breakfield wrote:
original Morse code?
clicks?
sounds like a common misconception; reality is that Morse
code is made up of signals of varying length
http://www.mercedes-fans.de/inside/inside_artikel/geheim__plant_mercedes_einen_pick_up_/id=4287
Hendrik
who would put a proper tray on that
On 21/08/12 03:18, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Yes it is very quiet does not sound like a diesel like we are used to. Mine
does not require the urea.
yep; i've had both straight keys and bugs; have a modern version of the
bug (an electronic paddle set) next to me here on the desk.
http://www.bencher.com/ham/index.php?main_page=popup_imagepID=1
change your statement Spacing of the clicks told the listener what
letter was being sent. to
ernest breakfield wrote:
well, how old *is* Gerry? the version of code we learned and
use was standardized in the 1860s,...;-P
Well, he was visiting a relative that worked for the railroad
and I understand in some places they were still using american
code into the 1970's. So while he
On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:49:14 -0400 Gerry Archer
arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Sister had a bug. A telegraph key moved up and down; a bug moved
side to side.
IIRC if you moved the bug to the right there was one click, which was a
dash. If you moved it to the left there were rapid fire
So you are saying that MB (and Volvo) engineered a death trap?
Well I am pretty sure when MB decided to build the S123 and thought it
would be handy to put a couple of extra seats in the back, that they
envisaged the possibility that the car could be involved in a rear end
collision.
They may
hi Phillip!
i hadn't seen anything about the old code still in use into the
1970s; that makes it plausible.
yeah, i hear what you mean about the 'click' not sounding like the
CW we're familiar with, but i guess i heard 2 different tones, which i
interpreted immediately as dots and
It needs 4WD and a longer bed. And it needs to be bigger. And at least
a 4 lift and bigger tars. It looks too yurpeenish.
--R
On 8/20/2012 7:18 PM, Hendrik Fay wrote:
http://www.mercedes-fans.de/inside/inside_artikel/geheim__plant_mercedes_einen_pick_up_/id=4287
Hendrik
who would put a
I was 14 in 1944 when this took place at the Chesapeake and Ohio main office
in Richmond, Va. WW-2 was total war. Resources were strained everywhere
and workers were scarce because most of the men up to 35 were in the army or
working in defense plants. All the railroad telegraphers at the CO
Got my 240D back from the Indy after having the tank strainer replaced. Its
better but I can tell we'll be doing the fuel filter flip here pretty regularly
for awhile. I'll get another extra set to have in the car.
Drove it to work today and when I went to get coffee I realized that neither
Curt,
Why not just swap it with the door handle from the passenger side? That takes
all of five minutes and you get an almost new lock out of the deal...
Dan
On Aug 20, 2012, at 8:29 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Got my 240D back from the Indy after having the tank strainer replaced. Its
I was only 10 in '44, but I clearly remember the all-out, totally committed
effort; 'also remember our deep hatred for Hitler and Tojo (Jap premier). 3
of my brothers were in the thick of it from beginning.
Speed limit was 35 mph. BTW, I still have my ration book for food stuff,
shoes, etc.
It's awesome that our seasoned citizens share those memories for us
all, lest we forget the sacrifices made in past times.
-R
On 8/20/2012 7:47 PM, Gerry Archer wrote:
I was 14 in 1944 when this took place at the Chesapeake and Ohio main
office in Richmond, Va. WW-2 was total war. Resources
very cool; thanks Gerry, for sharing that!
cheers!
e
On 20/Aug/12 16:47, Gerry Archer wrote:
I was 14 in 1944 when this took place at the Chesapeake and Ohio main
office in Richmond, Va. WW-2 was total war. Resources were
strained everywhere and workers were scarce because most of the men
How can you give Phillip a hard time for mentioning that diesel is inherently
safer than gas and then bring up some random van?
Besides which if your contention originally is that rear facing seats are
somehow dangerous by design how does someone dying in a van with FRONT facing
seats help
For that matter, a lot of people have died in vans, at least the stretched
ones, due to their lack of stability at higher speeds.
According to the NHTSA, 15-passenger vans are difficult to control in
emergencies, are more prone to rollover accidents because they have a higher
center of
I remember the boots. Sister loaned me her '35 Chevy because she couldn't
find tires for it. Got by with small boots and many flats until I managed
to get a couple of full boots. Then we had to check the tires every day
to be sure the tire fabric hadn't worn through and started wearing the
It's awesome that our seasoned citizens share those memories for
us all, lest we forget the sacrifices made in past times.
-R
yep! Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. We
are dangerously close to repeating some huge mistakes of 60 years
ago, and 100 years ago. That
3rd seat in a MB wagon, especially Diesel, is safer than in any seat
in a toada (and probably if you study the statistics, more people are
killed in porches per passenger mile, than MB wagons)..
Using passenger miles to try to prove something, and no one does any more,
provides skewed
You apparently missed the bit where I wrote I realized that neither lock would
work.
If I need to pull both locks and fix both locks I figured starting with the
driver's lock would get me a working lock the most quickly...
I think the road salt we use here gets into the lock and helps to
We are such wimps. Theres very little sacrifice anymore.
BTW I received a 1942 Coleman 220BX today. An interesting lantern because of
changes to the basic design required by war shortages of brass. The burners are
ceramic, many of the other brass parts are steel.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012
Sorry. I must have.
That was one of my favorite swaps - the driver's door lock gets grungy, so just
get the passenger side and swap them out...
Dan
On Aug 20, 2012, at 10:04 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
You apparently missed the bit where I wrote I realized that neither lock
would work.
How can you give Phillip a hard time for mentioning that diesel is
inherently safer than gas and then bring up some random van?
Besides which if your contention originally is that rear facing
seats are somehow dangerous by design how does someone dying in a
van with FRONT facing seats help
SOUND UP
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And '43 pennies were zinc-coated steel. Butter was white margarine with
a little accompanying capsule of food coloring that the buyer mixed into it
to make it look like butter.
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At only 7 to 11, about the only thing I did for the war effort during WWII
was scrounge up scrap metal coupla times and take it to school for scrap
drive.
Wilton
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Sent:
ernest breakfield wrote:
yeah, i hear what you mean about the 'click' not sounding
like the CW we're familiar with, but i guess i heard 2
different tones, which i interpreted immediately as dots and
dashes, and from there it's just about the rhythm...
Then you're better than me. The
It's a 220SE 5.0 coupe!
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On Aug 20, 2012, at 9:56 AM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
Very clear directions - thanks! I'm flattered you think me capable
of doing this job. Far from it, although my French pal down the block
performs all the own heavy duty
...How can you give Phillip a hard time for mentioning that diesel is
inherently safer than gas and then bring up some random van? Besides which if
your contention originally is that rear facing seats are somehow dangerous
by design how does someone dying in a van with FRONT facing seats
..The WWII generations, my parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles
and millions like them, Gerry and Wilton did amazing things from 1941
to 1946. Let us, and younger generations learn from the mistakes
made in the early 1900s, and the 1930s and never repeat them...
Weren't both of them in
At only 7 to 11, about the only thing I did for the war effort
during WWII was scrounge up scrap metal coupla times and take it to
school for scrap drive.
Wilton
Yes, and that was a significant contribution for a kid. The amount
of scrap scrounged by kids during WWII is amazing.
Just
..The WWII generations, my parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles
and millions like them, Gerry and Wilton did amazing things from 1941
to 1946. Let us, and younger generations learn from the mistakes
made in the early 1900s, and the 1930s and never repeat them...
Weren't both of them
..The WWII generations, my parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles
and millions like them, Gerry and Wilton did amazing things from 1941
to 1946. Let us, and younger generations learn from the mistakes
made in the early 1900s, and the 1930s and never repeat them...
Weren't both of them
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