On Dec 3, 2012 1:29 PM, Dan Penoff dan d...@penoff.com@ d...@penoff.com
penoff.com d...@penoff.com wrote:
thinking that since everything the belt drives is attached to the engine
in some fashion it wouldn't affect the belt.
You've still got some extra side stress on the belt if the impact isn't
On Dec 3, 2012 1:29 PM, Dan Penoff dan d...@penoff.com@ d...@penoff.com
penoff.com d...@penoff.com wrote:
thinking that since everything the belt drives is attached to the engine
in some fashion it wouldn't affect the belt.
You've still got some extra side stress on the belt if the impact
Nice color but very expensive to restore. Those peeling louvers are a
real nightmare to get at, and what does it mean that an engine needs
tlc? Is that code for a valve job?
On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 9:47 PM, clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
It still sounds like a bad ground. Parking brake, brake wear, and low
fuel indicators are independent of the alternator and are directly
powered by 12 volts.
Not independent. The lamp-test function uses a diode and
resistor to send current into the alternator for each of the
lamps that don't
It is code that the guy is an idiot. Occam's razor.
--R
On 12/4/12 9:47 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Nice color but very expensive to restore. Those peeling louvers are a
real nightmare to get at, and what does it mean that an engine needs
tlc? Is that code for a valve job?
On Mon, Dec 3,
Other than aircraft and stationary engines I can't think of any.
Interesting question.
Mike
On Dec 3, 2012 7:57 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
..Hmm. There are of course plenty of cars out there with chain-driven
cams,
and a few with gear-driven ones... but was an engine ever made with no
Wow. Parts car is kinda harsh isn't it? Looks like a nice body that could
be put back to a reasonable operating condition and enjoyed for many
years. Maybe TLC just means that maintenance had been neglected and it
just needs a good servicing. Used parts are all over all of our cars, I am
not
I have seen fat guys with suspenders only because a belt slides down and
does no good. Although interestingly that is called Dunlop's disease,
cause their bellies dunlopped over their belts. Even a Dunlop belt
would probably not work! Or maybe it would...
--R
On 12/4/12 10:08 AM, Michael
On 03/12/2012 5:21 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
Check the fan pulley, it can be put on wrong way round (and the water
pump pulley, if I remember correctly). The difference is just about 1
and one half ribs, so eventually the belt shreds on one side (the rear
on my brother's car) and works fine
On 03/12/2012 7:03 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
What if said cheaper accessory seizes? When it's belt driven, it only
breaks a belt I've seen this happen more than once with a/c and
alternators.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (159,xxx mi)
Uh.that is what shear pins or
On 03/12/2012 8:47 PM, clay monroe wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/3414876270.html
The guy has not realistically thought out the future for this ride.
This is a parts car and only a parts car from my point of view. $6k for a new
engine or rebuild, full exhaust, interior and
Haha I think I looked at that car in 2009, head is in the trunk and it does not
look like it has moved an inch since then. The owner's mother who was selling
it was named Joelyn or something, would not take an offer below the $250 asking
price! It was not too rusty at that time. I still have a
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans/1212_2014_mercedes_benz_e63_amg_4matic_development_mule_first_look/
With 4WD, just the thing for blasting through those snow drifts
--R
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There are so darn many of the R107 that the amount of cash required to make
this one a viable driver is a multiple of the value of the car.
Though fewer SLC were made, the model is not desirable for a collector or
normal buyer. They rot out and are not cared for because they are a lesser
You still need access to fresh air and defog. Chrysler ACC II is garbage, but
maybe you could transplant one from a w126
On Dec 4, 2012, at 9:18 AM, Randy Bennell wrote:
On 03/12/2012 8:47 PM, clay monroe wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/3414876270.html
The guy has not
OP test
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300
'87 300TD
'73 Balboa 20
Fail
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On 12/4/2012 4:37 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
OP test
Max Dillon
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'87 300TD
'73 Balboa 20
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Speaking of the refreshed '14 E-classit looks like 4matic will
finally be available on the BlueTEC (diesel) model as well, if the
preliminary ordering info that was recently shown is anything to go by!
Chris J.
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I had time tonight to go out and pull the cluster from my '84 190D that isn't
charging (parking brake, brake warning and low fuel indicators on).
Pulling the cluster from a 201 is a lot harder than a 123. The steering wheel
must come out, normal tools don't seem to work and you can't push it out
I am sure the purists will make the usual noises.
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/semaphore/cars-vans-utes/1977-porsche-924-coupe/1009536457
Hendrik
who is half tempted to buy that for daughter to drive but has no room
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...This is a parts car and only a parts car from my point of view. $6k
for a new engine or rebuild, full exhaust, interior and center console
controls are going to need expensive attention...
Right on. I remember reading about somebody's restoration of those silly
window slats years ago
Funny enough the pics are upside down. I guess it won't work here in
the north american colonies.
--R
On 12/4/12 10:32 PM, Hendrik Fay wrote:
I am sure the purists will make the usual noises.
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/semaphore/cars-vans-utes/1977-porsche-924-coupe/1009536457
...Other than aircraft and stationary engines I can't think of any.
Interesting question...
It's the coming thing and whether it's going to be limited to high end cars
is the question.
The new Porsche direct injection 3.8 L 400 hp water cooled flat six in the
991 has only one belt which
Vertigo! Vertigo!
Wilton
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I am sure the purists will make the usual noises.
Looking to the future 10 years out, a concours condition, unrusted
original low miles and documented late model SL C will be worth a ton
of money due to its sheer rarity..
On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 6:03 PM, clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
You still need access to fresh air and defog.
If we crossed the equator, pix would appear right side up on our 'puters.
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300
'87 300TD
'73 Balboa 20
Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
Funny enough the pics are upside down. I guess it won't work here in
the north american colonies.
--R
You know what is really funny, is that when I saw the link, I thought,
I wonder if the pictures are upside down? Then I opened the link, and
sho nuff...
--R
On 12/4/12 11:24 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
If we crossed the equator, pix would appear right side up on our 'puters.
Max Dillon
On Dec 4, 2012 10:07 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
...Other than aircraft and stationary engines I can't think of any.
Interesting question...
It's the coming thing and whether it's going to be limited to high end
cars
is the question.
Isn't the Prius beltless? I think the alternator is
You know what is really funny, is that when I saw the link, I
thought, I wonder if the pictures are upside down? Then I opened
the link, and sho nuff...
--R
Well, of course! It is down under, so it is upside down!
The whole time the Henifay crew wuz here, they kept walking on their
So, let me get this straight. One belt drives the alternator. That alternator
provides the electricity to run the electric motors, which turn the oil pump,
water pump, compressor and power steering pump. And this saves horse power,
converting torque into electricity and then back into torque
Ahh well, till it comes out you could practise with this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OUv2yFGw9E
Hendrik
who will not be dashing through the snow this year
On 05/12/12 06:09, Rich Thomas wrote:
Curt,
Never owned a W123 to compare the two, but I know I didn't have to take
the steering wheel off of my '85 190D when I took the cluster out. If
you take out the drivers side vent duct hose once you've removed the
bottom panel unscrewed the speedo cable, you can reach around push
out
Yeah well, that's why you drove trucks in the sky and not sports planes.
Hendrik
who gets vertigo now and then, especially in high places
On 05/12/12 14:38, WILTON wrote:
Vertigo! Vertigo!
Wilton
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...Speaking of the refreshed '14 E-classit looks like 4matic will
finally be available on the BlueTEC (diesel) model as well, if the
preliminary ordering info that was recently shown is anything to go by!..
The undisguised production model is shown in the 11/29 Auto motor und
Sport. I
..I am sure the purists will make the usual noises...
Avoid 924s. All of them.
RLE
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OK will save up money to buy poorly balanced rear engine version.
Hendrik
who spends his days checking the cars at U pull it for loose change
On 05/12/12 16:03, relng...@aol.com wrote:
..I am sure the purists will make the usual noises...
Avoid 924s. All of them.
RLE
And this saves horse power, converting torque into electricity and
then back into torque again? ...I don't see how this increases fuel
economy.
Obviously because the _average_ load is much lower than the
peak supply that the mechanical-only is capable of supplying.
Enough so that it more than
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