I read something about drilling out the nipples here
http://www.mercedesdismantlers.com/diesel_vacuum_system
and a local buddy who's an excellent diesel and mercedes mechanic had
mentioned it
thanks,
xx rick
Rick Hawkins
On Sep 24, 2012, at 10:35 PM, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote:
Max did you go look at that car?
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Turn in them thar rebates.
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I made all four kids change a tire by themselves before I allowed them to
"solo" in the car. Years later, two of them remembered and are
self-sufficient, the other two call for help. I figure 50% is good enough.
I made male offspring change tars, all, engines and whatnot. However
#1 daughter
Damn Yankeees are Yankees who come to visit and stay. We can make a
small exception for Max et al. as they seem to be good people.
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On 9/24/12 10:05 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
I do believe you mean taahrs?
Wife and I are both Damn Yankees, we get a kick out of our daughter's accent, she's live
Took me a bit; Mobil Delvac now, Mobil One in 3k miles or so.
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WILTON wrote:
>They might be awright anyway; just be sure you're using the right all
>in the
>car.
>
>Wilton
>
>- Original Message -
>From: "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com>
>
Some years ago I was cruising up RT 95 at 90+ mph and picked up a screw in a
rear tire of my Dakota, fortunately it just slowly deflated but things were
pretty squirrely for a while there, the back end wanted to break out but I
managed to get it into a rest area.
I got the spare down and instal
regarding broken plastic guides, the usual symptom is noticeable chain
slap on startup leading to a chunk of guide falling down into the
crank sprocket and a jumped chain, hence bent valves and a no-run
situation.
There are two cures -- replace the guides periodically or do what
another M
What drove you to try this technique? I'd never have thought such a thing.
Did anything come out with the drill bit when you did it? Some little bit of
schmutz plugging the line?
-Curt
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:48:02 -0400
From: Rick Hawkins Java
To: MERCedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] SOLVIN
On Sep 24, 2012, at 6:09 PM, "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
If you buy it, be aware that the upper chain guides are prastic.
Chinese for plastic?
Rick
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Haha! TYpo.
Sent from my soup can with a string
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I do believe you have an exaggerated drawl in that area.
I do believe you mean taahrs?
Wife and I are both Damn Yankees, we get a kick out of our
daughter's accent, she's lived all six years of her life down here.
Pants has become "pah-ants", the "a" is actually a two syllable
consonant in
They might be awright anyway; just be sure you're using the right all in the
car.
Wilton
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From: "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Flat spotted wheels
>Thanks Craig, I sh
B-52 tires often get flat spots, especially when sitting for several days in
cold climes such as Michigan UP. Start taxiing with such, and we'd lope up
and down a bit while they were in sync; make some turns putting them out of
sync, and we'd start shaking and rattling; they usually "rounded ou
What are the symptoms of broken prastic guides?
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Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
>If you buy it, be aware that the upper chain guides are prastic.
>They get brittle and break. I was so impressed that #1 daughter
>noticed a couple years ago
Lmao!
Mike
On Sep 24, 2012 9:43 PM, "Rick Knoble" wrote:
> On Sep 24, 2012, at 6:09 PM, "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > If you buy it, be aware that the upper chain guides are prastic.
>
>
> Chinese for plastic?
>
> Rick
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> _
I do believe you mean taahrs?
Wife and I are both Damn Yankees, we get a kick out of our daughter's accent,
she's lived all six years of her life down here. Pants has become "pah-ants",
the "a" is actually a two syllable consonant in some words, you see.
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'95 E300
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On Sep 24, 2012, at 6:09 PM, "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If you buy it, be aware that the upper chain guides are prastic.
Chinese for plastic?
Rick
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Yer in the Soufh. Its pronounced "tars."
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Craig wrote:
>On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:22:31 -0400 Max Dillon
>
>wrote:
>
>> Thanks Craig, I should have said tires.
>
>Perhaps I should have added a smiley face. :-)
>
>
>Craig
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ernest breakfield wrote:
>hi Max!
>
> going to guess you mean flat spotted tires, not wheels,...
>
> i'd suggest making sure the tires are at the proper operating temps
>and gradually get it up to speed and keep it at highways
Thanks Kaleb, I may end up there.
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"Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote:
>Probably need to balance them. My cars sit so much good thing I have my
>own balancer
>
>Sent from my iPhone
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>On Sep 24, 2012, at 5:25 PM, Max Dillon
>wrote:
>
>> How long do flat spo
Thanks Loren. My previous experience with this was resolution after just a few
minutes of highway driving.
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Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Might take 20-30 miles of highway driving. I'd not worry about it
>unless there is side to side
On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:22:31 -0400 Max Dillon
wrote:
> Thanks Craig, I should have said tires.
Perhaps I should have added a smiley face. :-)
Craig
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Craig wrote:
>On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:25:24 -0400 Max Dillon
>
>wrote:
>
>> How long do flat spotted wheels last?
>
>Well, if you have deformed the aluminum of the wheel, it will last a
>very
>long time.
>
>
hi Max!
going to guess you mean flat spotted tires, not wheels,...
i'd suggest making sure the tires are at the proper operating temps
and gradually get it up to speed and keep it at highways speeds for
closer to an hour to get the tires up to full temp. depending on the
tires, it mig
Success :) looks like the spare has a bubble though
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Probably need to balance them. My cars sit so much good thing I have my own
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On Sep 24, 2012, at 5:25 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
> How long do flat spotted wheels last? The White Whale ('87 300TD) sat for
> over a year for the head replacement to be completed. Sunday
If you buy it, be aware that the upper chain guides are prastic.
They get brittle and break. I was so impressed that #1 daughter
noticed a couple years ago when hers broke the left top guide. She
got it home and parked it until I could get there and swap the chain
and guides. A local shop wa
Might take 20-30 miles of highway driving. I'd not worry about it
unless there is side to side movement over 1/4" indicating slipped
belts.
How long do flat spotted wheels last? The White Whale ('87 300TD)
sat for over a year for the head replacement to be completed.
Sunday I finished th
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On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:25:24 -0400 Max Dillon
wrote:
> How long do flat spotted wheels last?
Well, if you have deformed the aluminum of the wheel, it will last a very
long time.
> I may take the car to a tire place.
Now if your tires are your problem, they might be able to help you.
You cou
How long do flat spotted wheels last? The White Whale ('87 300TD) sat for over
a year for the head replacement to be completed. Sunday I finished the final
assembly, went for a 15 mile test drive. Mostly in town, but to finish I hit
the highway for a couple miles. Wheels were better, but sti
FOLKS
I haven't been really happy with how my 1982 300td has been running,
shifting, shutting off, etc for quite a while, but the car has been
soldiering on.
Saturday, I took about a 3/32" drill bit and reamed out the holes in
the vacuum fitting on the main vacuum line between the vacuum
In August Phillip and Kaleb wrote:
From: "Fmiser"
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
so what do you do, download this virtualbox, then install
windows xp on that? I am familiar with vmware thats what the
chinese SDS system uses.
Same concept an VMWare - different in some details.
If you already have
Jim Cathey writes:
> A laptop without built-in Ethernet?
Sure, my first laptop didn't have a hard drive! No ethernet was very
common on anything made up until maybe 10 years ago, perhaps less for
cheaper ones. They didn't have wireless either. Maybe they had a
built-in modem.
> Anything old
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