You mean using their soap spray or your own engine cleaner?
I have a set of nozzles for my pressure washer (if I can find them) that
will give me about the same increase in pressure as the car wash.
I'll have to ask the local car wash if he uses the same cleaner in the DIY
as he does in the
Nothing that simple. No switches in this model.
And yes, I removed the connections to the PCB before I did anything to it.
Belt is good and the mast and tail are all good. I could move the drive
mechanism with no trouble, and the antenna would move up and down without a
problem.
There is an
On Feb 7, 2013, at 7:27 AM, Jon Agne wrote:
I wonder what happened in the 8 cases the deployment was not successful
At NAS Whiting, three things were always drilled into us:
1. Fuel check
2. Oxygen check
3. Emergency landing site (just in case)
Jon
On Feb
I went to the car wash, popped the hood, sprayed purple power, then wash my
car, to let my degreaser have time to work. After I was done soaping up the
car, I hit the engine with the high pressure soap setting, then I rinsed the
whole car and rinsed the engine. Just avoid aiming at anything
I'll have to try the purple power stuff.
I went last week, and as soon as the underspray hit the alternator (only very
front of car in the wash), the electrical stuff went nuts until it dried. I
have the new voltage regulator, but need to motivate myself to get under the
car when it's d*
dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
How about a DIY car wash bay. I did a quick and dirty cleanup of the top of my
engine before my timing chain replacement a few weeks ago. Worked pretty well.
I did that weekly to the only car I bought new, until an underhood relay failed
at two years.
Probably
clay monroe wrote:
Then he can make it into some rat rod. Bound to be some person willing to own
it after that. I would actually bet if he made it into a hot rod, lowered it
and put some dubs on it, he could sell it on Euro eBay for lots of cash. They
like that sort of thing. Like making a
Yes, this is best reserved for purely mechanical cars such as 123 diesels. A
friend did it on a 560SEC and fried the ECU.
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 7, 2013, at 8:39 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
How about a DIY car wash bay. I did a quick and dirty
Your input and misunderstanding of the entire thread is noted
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Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
relng...@aol.com wrote:
...How many people on digest? How often do they contribute? Perhaps
a
new rule that those on digest can't post, then you can raise the
It could leak depending on the injection pump cam position, which may be
holding a delivery valve at just the right position.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
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On Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:17:40 +1030 Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com
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Cost and complexity.
Unless you find a cheap wreck with a 119.
You missed the hint, Hendrik. I have a wrecked W124 with an M119.
Craig
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Craig wrote:
On Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:17:40 +1030 Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com
wrote:
Cost and complexity.
Unless you find a cheap wreck with a 119.
You missed the hint, Hendrik. I have a wrecked W124 with an M119.
List it on eBay Canada.
Mitch.
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On Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:36:26 -0500 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Craig wrote:
On Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:17:40 +1030 Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com
wrote:
Cost and complexity.
Unless you find a cheap wreck with a 119.
You missed the hint, Hendrik. I have a wrecked W124 with
Craig wrote:
Why eBay Canada and not eBay U.S.?
Oops, it was Hendrick who said the engine was worth a $10k locally, I was
thinking Randy said that. Cost of shipping probably kills that deal.
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Wondering what viscosity of Mobil1 I should be using in the S500 now that it's
in a warmer climate.
I believe it should be the 0W-40.
Suggestions?
Dan
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My understanding was that the factory used the same bolts to hold their trailer
hitch on. In any case there is an expensive aftermarket hitch that uses the
same fastening with the addition of I believe one more bolt on each side
fastened to the under side of the main body channels on each side.
Dealers up here at putting 5w40 in just about everything, including cars
from that generation. This is what I used in my M104 in my W124. But
there is nothing wrong with 0W40 either.
Avoid the ESP formula stuff, you want the one that meet 229.3 and 229.5
specs, not 229.31 and 229.51.
Jaime
What the hell does ebay have to gain by not keeping up their end? They
profit when you profit, period. I sell on ebay a lot, been on there for 10
years this year. I have a 100% feedback rating and have absolutely no
complaints about ebay. Simply read the entire page when making a listing,
Thanks, Jaime.
Pardon my ignorance, but what is the ESP stuff and how do I identify it?
Dan
On Feb 7, 2013, at 10:07 AM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote:
Dealers up here at putting 5w40 in just about everything, including cars
from that generation. This is what I used in my M104
On Feb 6, 2013 9:22 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:15:01 -0600 Striplin Admin account
m...@striplin.net wrote:
I have seen comments from time to time about the limit set for
attachment size before it has to be approved and that is should be
increased.
Its oil for the modern diesels and emission control systems. It'll say it
right on the front of the bottle.
The one you want is Formula M and lists only 229.3 and 229.5 as the
approved specs, no other manufacturers. Believe it or not, my dealer has
the best price around on this stuff.
Jaime
Can the filter which strips the attachments be put in front of the filter that
limits size to 40k? Then the messages with attachments won't be blocked for
size, as they are quite small with the attachment converted to a link.
Mitch.
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We actually had a 68 Chevy C10 for about 24 years and just sold it a
couple of years back. It was relatively unmolested but it really made
little sense to put $10K to $20K into it. You would never get it back.
Late model used trucks can be had cheaper and they ride better and make
better
When I drained the system, I more than filled a 5 gallon bucket with what
came out. So three gallons of coolant + water to mix.
Jaime
On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 10:44 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
No dealer around here sells it for $23!
So three gallons pre-diluted? Otherwise, it would take 6
If memory serves, you can clear the light by holding the button down
longer. Maybe 15-30 sec? I don't remember fer sure.
As I mentioned earlier, the problem with our '95 E320 seems to be that
the upshift delay is faulty.
I drove it today and it indeed did not require revving up the engine
I just received the February 2013: Mercedes-Benz Classic Center News
email.
One item in it says,
Good news for all owners of Mercedes-Benz classics from the 1950s
and early 1960s: as of now, the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center is
offering the type ATE T50 and T50/12 brake boosters
Wow! What a deal!
/sarcasm
Dan
On Feb 7, 2013, at 1:36 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
I just received the February 2013: Mercedes-Benz Classic Center News
email.
One item in it says,
Good news for all owners of Mercedes-Benz classics from the 1950s
and early 1960s:
39 years ago today, a milestone in cinematic history was released:
Blazing Saddles
Huzzah!
Dan The Camptown Ladies
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On 07/02/2013 12:31 PM, Craig wrote:
I just received the February 2013: Mercedes-Benz Classic Center News
email.
One item in it says,
Good news for all owners of Mercedes-Benz classics from the 1950s
and early 1960s: as of now, the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center is
offering
Dan Penoff wrote:
39 years ago today, a milestone in cinematic history was released:
But he said to put this shovel to good use. I just gots to.
Mitch.
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Send a message to the governor. Tell him I said ow.
Dan the sheriff is near!
On Feb 7, 2013, at 2:58 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Dan Penoff wrote:
39 years ago today, a milestone in cinematic history was released:
But he said to put this shovel to good use. I just gots to.
What??!!!
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] ATE T50 and T50/12 brake boosters at a significantly
reduced price!
On 07/02/2013 12:31
Randy Bennell wrote:
So, will one from a Chevy Impala fit?
I don't think 50 year old Fords have Alfred Teves (ATE) boosters in them. It's
entirely possible that other cars from east of the Atlantic use the T50, but I
don't know how to find out.
The cost to rebuild has to be a 3 digit number
Here's a FAQ WTF: (I always thought DOT 4 was to DOT 3 what Mobil 1 5W40 is to
generic dino 15W40)
Fluid
1. The manufacturer of my vehicle specifies the use of DOT 3
brake fluid. Can I also use DOT 4 brake fluid?
No! The specifications of the vehicle manufacturer must be complied with. ATE
Mitch Haley wrote:
I don't think 50 year old Fords have Alfred Teves (ATE) boosters in
them.
Oops, might have to eat those words, if the original Bendix product will
interchange. Interesting how buying the rights to a Bendix product is scoring
another innovative breakthrough.
Craig wrote:
As I mentioned earlier, the problem with our '95 E320 seems to
be that the upshift delay is faulty.
I drove it today and it indeed did not require revving up the
engine before the transmission upshifted.
What generates the upshift delay? Is it a module that one
replaces?
Last time I priced wunnadem was 30-40 years ago and they were
something like $300 then. Considering inflation, that is probably
about the same price. ~$3000+ - You don't want to buy a new one
anyhow, because they are rebuildable (if you can find a kit)
I just received the February 2013:
On 08/02/2013 2:45 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Randy Bennell wrote:
So, will one from a Chevy Impala fit?
I don't think 50 year old Fords have Alfred Teves (ATE) boosters in
them. It's entirely possible that other cars from east of the Atlantic
use the T50, but I don't know how to find out.
The
Glenn,
Was this at Canon motors? he only sells used and vintage MBs.
Dwight (who has a house for sale there.)
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 5:03 PM, G. M. Brown g_010...@hotmail.com wrote:
I had to run an errand this afternoon and saw a 300SDL for sale near
Hendersonville, NC. I stopped and took a
What kind of house do you have for sale there?
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 7, 2013, at 4:36 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote:
Glenn,
Was this at Canon motors? he only sells used and vintage MBs.
Dwight (who has a house for sale there.)
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 5:03 PM, G. M.
On Feb 6, 2013, at 7:13 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
A parachute that softened the landing of an airplane that encountered
mechanical problems saved the lives of the three men on board, an airport
official said Wednesday
Just because it has a parachute, doesn't mean you
I read somewhere recently that people swap Ford Oxygen sensors into
MB,s because they are essentially the same with a different plug on
the end, and a whole lot cheaper.
Randy
Funny, I have never had to replace an o2 sensor an any of my MB
diesels; or even the couple odd gassers, for
One other thing. These are not the typical brake booster we think
of, with the master cyl. mounted to it. These are remote boosters.
On the 220Sb, they are mounted behind and below the headlight bucket.
Mitch Haley wrote:
I don't think 50 year old Fords have Alfred Teves (ATE) boosters
Did anyone tell you that you need to rest the clock on whatever
device you sent email form today? My email client sez you sent this
a 3:55 am tomorrow.
Mitch Haley wrote:
I don't think 50 year old Fords have Alfred Teves (ATE) boosters in them.
Oops, might have to eat those words, if
Mine )Gmail) says Mitch sent it at 2:55am tomorrow --- still a bit of time
travel.
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 6:00 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Did anyone tell you that you need to rest the clock on whatever device you
sent email form today? My email client sez you sent this a 3:55
And what's wrong with Oscar?
Hendrik
who misses lots of things
On 08/02/13 00:55, Craig wrote:
On Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:17:40 +1030 Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com
wrote:
Cost and complexity.
Unless you find a cheap wreck with a 119.
You missed the hint, Hendrik. I have a wrecked W124 with
So I got an email from NASA the space station was going over at a reasonable
hour so just watched it. Pretty cool, just looks like a big fast moving star.
Bet if I had some binoculars or something might be able to see it
Sent from my iPhone
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Mercedes-Benz Classic Center USA
https://www.facebook.com/MBClassicCenter?ref=stream
For our January Classic Parts special, we currently have
selected sun visors for various models of the 107, 123 and 126
You did see it.
--R
On 2/7/13 8:41 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
So I got an email from NASA the space station was going over at a reasonable
hour so just watched it. Pretty cool, just looks like a big fast moving star.
Bet if I had some binoculars or something might be able to see it
Sent
Although many of you have hard time looking past the price (I buy cars for
that much!), you must consider the meaning of this announcement. The
classic center has identified a market for these and made them more
available at a reduced price. What other manufacturer is doing that for
cars they
http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Jun06/29_New_T50_Brake_Booster_For_Classic_Mercedes_Released.html
These are not brake boosters but a work of art.
Lets put this in perspective, my rear muffler on the TE is pretty much
knackered, I patched it up to keep going, with the hope of finding a
good S/H one
Umnh, if you had a rifle with a scope you might be able to shoot it down.
Hendrik
who saw a partial eclipse the other day but did not shoot it
On 08/02/13 12:11, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
So I got an email from NASA the space station was going over at a reasonable
hour so just watched it.
Obviously this where this makes another appearance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMVSXi2JgpY
Hendrik
who doesn't pressure washer much
On 08/02/13 00:18, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
Yes, this is best reserved for purely mechanical cars such as 123 diesels. A
friend did it on a 560SEC and
Hahahahahahaja I should try that
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 7, 2013, at 7:53 PM, Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com wrote:
Umnh, if you had a rifle with a scope you might be able to shoot it down.
Hendrik
who saw a partial eclipse the other day but did not shoot it
On 08/02/13 12:11,
Really? Makes it exactly 2 years older than me...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:21:53 -0500
From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com
To: Mercedes List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Pardon me while I whip this out
Message-ID: 7e294305-18fa-461b-a893-61b5c70dd...@penoff.com
Content-Type:
Got a spray bottle of Purple Power today and will try it if it's not raining
tomorrow. Also got a spray bottle of 303 at West Marine and will use that
when I do the 240D inside.
It's been cold here off and on; down to 34F a couple of nights ago, but it's
warmed up and is 67F at 9:00 EST; was
Italian plates. Maybe a mobster cleaning up after a crime.
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 7, 2013, at 8:56 PM, Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com wrote:
Obviously this where this makes another appearance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMVSXi2JgpY
Hendrik
who doesn't pressure washer much
That's warm!
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 7, 2013, at 9:09 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Got a spray bottle of Purple Power today and will try it if it's not raining
tomorrow. Also got a spray bottle of 303 at West Marine and will use that
when I do the 240D inside.
It's
If you were a ham you could point an antenna at it and perhaps talk to the
occupants.
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 8:01 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
Hahahahahahaja I should try that
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 7, 2013, at 7:53 PM, Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com wrote:
Umnh,
Dieselhead wrote:
Did anyone tell you that you need to rest the clock on
whatever device you sent email form today? My email client
sez you sent this a 3:55 am tomorrow.
From the header:
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 03:45:59 -0500
Let's see. That would be 8 hours. That's - Germany!!! His
I was planning to try to spot it at 6-59 PM across eastern NC, but thought
it'd sorta hard to do through solid overcast.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 8:41 PM
What the hell does ebay have to gain by not keeping up their end?
Nothing. I'm thinking bug, not fraud.
Don't blame ebay.
I will, until they can explain to my satisfaction why people I had
search for it, myself included, could NOT see the listing UNTIL
about 24 hours after the close. I
That reminds me, I was watching one of those modern B grade movies, this
one was about Mercury getting stuffed up by the Sun and then hitting
Earth or some such dribble.
Can't remember the name of it right now but it's worth watching,
actually no, it's complete trash. For instance at start of
Ohh and I forgot to mention, that the emergency control centre, which is
supposed to control the nukes to blow up nasty asteroids, gets wiped out
by a little asteroid.
Hendrik
who would have built the control centre in a better location
On 08/02/13 13:17, Hendrik and fay wrote:
That reminds
That movie is a classic! They could not get away with a movie like that now
days with all the overly political correctness
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 7, 2013, at 1:21 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
39 years ago today, a milestone in cinematic history was released:
Blazing Saddles
On Thu, 7 Feb 2013 20:47:59 -0500 Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com
wrote:
Although many of you have hard time looking past the price (I buy cars
for that much!), you must consider the meaning of this announcement.
The classic center has identified a market for these and made them more
Obviously this where this makes another appearance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMVSXi2JgpY
Hendrik
who doesn't pressure washer much
What sez its his car? Maybe he is the valet or shofer. Maybe it is
the mother in law's car.
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39 years ago today, a milestone in cinematic history was released:
Blazing Saddles
Huzzah!
Dan The Camptown Ladies
SWMBO never could figger that movie out. I love it, especially Alex Karras.
After watching Apollo 13 about a dozen times, she finally figgered
that one out.
Life and time
That movie is a classic! They could not get away with a movie like
that now days with all the overly political correctness
Sent from my iPhone
Movies satirizing PC stupidity are exactly what we need these days.
Mark Twain needs to be rediscovered.
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I've always said the US needs MUCH more political comedy. Some of the
things that have been said by so called politicians lately would have
the old Royal Canadian Air Farce doing skits that would make us pee
ourselves from laughing!
Being roasted for saying stupid things in public greatly
I love those convenient plot twists. They always seem to elad to happy endings.
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 9:47 PM, Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com wrote:
That reminds me, I was watching one of those modern B grade movies, this one
was about Mercury getting stuffed up by the Sun and then hitting
I was truly relieved when that happened...
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 9:50 PM, Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com wrote:
Ohh and I forgot to mention, that the emergency control centre, which is
supposed to control the nukes to blow up nasty asteroids, gets wiped out by
a little asteroid.
Hendrik
What's wrong with a used brake booster? I needed one for my 280SE 3.5
coupe. Cost was like $500 but the classic center told me that mine
was interchangeable with one from a 116 sedan. $95 used. Voila.
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 10:16 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Thu, 7 Feb 2013
On Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:45:24 +1030 Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com
wrote:
And what's wrong with Oscar?
He was driven off the edge of a paved road awhile back and had his right
front suspension wiped out by the edge of a curb cut. He's still
drivable, but probably isn't very safe.
Hendrik
Well, 45 year old rubber CAN degrade, after all!
Used is fine, but for a collectable car, I'd spring for new if I
needed one. Those particular boosters are the remote ones, I think
(from when only the front brakes were disk) and are a different animal
than the one attached to the brake
A well at least I missed that curb cut:-)
So I take it there is structural damage?
Front suspension is pretty straight forward and relatively cheap to fix.
Just kinda annoying that a car which would be a very desirable model is
put out to pasture because of a little run in with something a bit
The Capitol Steps are good, though there are too few of them. Where is
Will Rogers when you need him?
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 9:42 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.netwrote:
I've always said the US needs MUCH more political comedy. Some of the
things that have been said by so called
On Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:48:55 +1030 Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com
wrote:
A well at least I missed that curb cut:-)
So I take it there is structural damage?
Front suspension is pretty straight forward and relatively cheap to fix.
Just kinda annoying that a car which would be a very
BDTD with the space shuttle :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (161,xxx mi)
On 2/7/2013 8:16 PM, OK Don wrote:
If you were a ham you could point an antenna at it and perhaps talk to the
occupants.
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 8:01 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
True nerds talk, while the wannabees look :-)
On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 10:41 PM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
BDTD with the space shuttle :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (161,xxx mi)
On 2/7/2013 8:16 PM, OK Don wrote:
If you were a ham you could point an
Hendrik and fay wrote:
Umnh, if you had a rifle with a scope you might be able to shoot it down.
The Reverend Jesse Jackass said it, so it must be true.
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