I would think so.
Balancing is just making sure the moving parts are equal in weight. I can't
see that being at all difficult in this environment.
Dan who once balanced and blueprinted a 1600cc Beetle engine.
On Dec 29, 2013, at 7:46 PM, OK Don wrote:
I wonder if the manufacturing process
Hi Gang,
The seat belt retractor is no longer operating smoothly it
sometimes fails to retract and can be difficult to extend. The WSM
lists some info about the retractor but it only has the microfische
location and not the complete Job Package. (91-502)
Has anyone taken the
This has been discussed in the W140 conference over at Benzworld a bit.
Seems that the return spring just gets tired from age and use.
That being said, some people claim that by carefully spraying something like
WD40 on the sides of the retractor and operating it briskly will get it to work
What's so special about a VW Phaeton?
Don't think I've ever seen one in person.
Dan
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On Dec 29, 2013, at 9:42 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
For comparison, there are 6 VW Phaetons on eBay right now, all are V8s, and
only
one has a current bid less than the buy
How would I access the retractor on a 4 dr W124, fully extend the belt
and spray into the opening?No need to write at length - I'm sure I
can figure it out -
Thx for the comments !
Sincerely,
Larry
On 12/30/2013 7:46 AM, Dan Penoff wrote:
This has been discussed in the W140 conference
On the W124 I would remove the B pillar covering which would give you immediate
access to the retractor. You do that by pulling up the threshold panels in
both door openings, pulling the door opening welting (that fuzzy strip that
surrounds the door opening) off, taking the two screws out of
On Dec 29, 2013 6:54 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
For comparison, there are 6 VW
Phaetons on eBay right now, all are
V8s, and only
one has a current bid less than the
buy it now on the S600.
They're both money pits, but I'd rather have the Phaeton--it's rare enough
to be a
The Saturn SL series was entirely US made as far as I know.
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On Dec 30, 2013, at 1:54 AM, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
On Dec 29, 2013 4:29 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
I never could see any need for a
geo or a saturn.
What are you
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Dec 29, 2013 4:29 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
I never could see any need for a
geo or a saturn.
What are you talking about? Nobody mentioned Saturn. The point was the
hypocrisy of people in the '90s who said Buy American and then went to
their Chevy
i loved saturn and were quite sad to see them fail
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The Saturn SL series was entirely US made as far as I know.
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wrote:
On Dec 29, 2013
What are you talking about? Nobody mentioned Saturn. The point was the
hypocrisy of people in the '90s who said Buy American and then went to
their Chevy dealer to buy a Geo (all of which were captive imports).
Alex
my thought has nothing to do with origin. I just never saw any
Gary Hurst wrote:
i loved saturn and were quite sad to see them fail
You just didn't like the early Ecotec engines and their lack of oil pressure at
low rpm?
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I can't see any way of getting to the crank position sensor from above.
Kaleb, when you pulled 124 300D engines, do you remember seeing a
sensor on top of the bell housing?
There is no space at all behind the engine in a 124, and the hmp is
within and inch of the transmission pretty much all
I have a pair of belts for swap in on the R107. I am going to get them rebuilt
and installed. I would then rehabilitate the originals. I am thinking
Seatbelt Doctor or Snake Oyl.
clay
On Dec 30, 2013, at 4:46 AM, Dan Penoff wrote:
This has been discussed in the W140 conference over at
Based on the M100 level of tech, the W140 is a technical disaster with massive
economic impact to a future owner. The S600 is twice as complex as the
standard model, as it would be loaded with bells, whistles and subsystems that
can not be hand crafted in the manner one could with a Grosser.
Spent the morning calling my parts list in to the dealer and running errands.
No sign of either one of my youngsters when I returned, so no chance of
removing he hard top so I can start on the headliner and also get into removing
all 11 hydraulic cylinders to send out for rebuilding
Since
I'm not sure, don't really remember.
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On Dec 30, 2013, at 2:18 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
I can't see any way of getting to the crank position sensor from above.
Kaleb, when you pulled 124 300D engines, do you remember seeing a sensor on
top of the bell
I did what Dan suggested on my 124's, 123, 201 -- remove the B pillor
cover, spray with brake cleaner to clean, followed by a good spray lube.
That fixed every one of them.
On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 7:45 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
On the W124 I would remove the B pillar covering which
Based on the M100 level of tech, the W140 is a technical disaster
with massive economic impact to a future owner. The S600 is twice
as complex as the standard model, as it would be loaded with bells,
whistles and subsystems that can not be hand crafted in the manner
one could with a Grosser.
IIRC, (not likely at this point) it's near the 4:00 to 5:00 position when
looking from the front of the engine towards the rear - on the engine side
of the bell housing mounting plate.
On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 5:04 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
I'm not sure, don't really
I would consider the W126 chassis car the pinnacle of MB engineering. I loved
my 300SD.
Dan
On Dec 30, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
Based on the M100 level of tech, the W140 is a technical disaster with
massive economic impact to a future owner. The S600 is twice as complex as
On Mon, 30 Dec 2013 17:13:46 -0600 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
I did what Dan suggested on my 124's, 123, 201 -- remove the B pillor
cover, spray with brake cleaner to clean, followed by a good spray lube.
That fixed every one of them.
And, just a reminder, WD-40 is not a good spray lube.
K'leb sez:
I'm not sure, don't really remember.
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All, Thanks for the advice and tips. I tried most of the things mentioned
(except ether, which I didn't have) without success. I ended up going to a
tire shop today to get the beads seated. Two tire shops (that didn't have
air cannons) tried without success. The third shop had the air
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I pulled the EDS plug from the IP this evening. No change in
behavior. I pulled fuses one by one, with no change in behavior.
Does not seem to be electric, except the tach and flashing lights
indicate something electric.
I cleaned the battery terminals, no change in behavior.
I then thought
They were really long lived cars too. I dated a girl who had one as a
hand-me-down from her mom with around 300,000 miles on it when I stopped seeing
her.
Friends of my parent's had a Nova, it lasted forever too. It got hit and she
hated it so she drove it around not using 4th or 5th gear
Geo allowed people who would never buy an asian car to get an asian car without
having to have a Toyota or Suzuki.
My dad had a Chevy Tracker which was a re-badged Geo Tracker which was a
re-badged Suzuki Grand Vitara. It was an EXCELLENT little truck, very good
offroad and easy on gas. The
I suspect having things drop out is the job of the OVP -- keeps the
electronics from frying. I don't think that is the issue for me,
though, headlights are normal brightness. Worth a check.
Peter
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When I used to help out at the shop down the street we'd have a helluva time
with ATV tires. They run very low pressure so the sidewalls are very strong and
stiff. Many times used the ether (or spray lube or even propane) trick. I've
seen a tire poof out almost twice its original diameter...
I will see what I can see on an engine I got in the garage.
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K'leb sez:
I'm not sure, don't really remember.
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You know, you are not much help! But thanks anyway!
Dieselhead wrote:
I checked voltage with the engine running. got a climbing voltage up to
17.5, then later 18
and still later near 18v. I am not sure about the accuracy or a $3
multimeter.
Does your meter read 12.4 to 12.8 on a car that's been sitting a while with a
fully charged good
On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 4:51 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
What's so special about a VW Phaeton?
You're kidding, right? Every car guy has to know about the Phaeton. It's
VWAG's W140 combined with the original BMW 750iL, only more so. Massively
overengineered, poorly marketed in the
Geo allowed people who would never buy an asian car to get an asian
car without having to have a Toyota or Suzuki.
My dad had a Chevy Tracker which was a re-badged Geo Tracker which
was a re-badged Suzuki Grand Vitara. It was an EXCELLENT little
truck, very good offroad and easy on gas. The
So, is it possibly accessible from underneath? Did you have problem
with it? Did you do an engine swap on a OM603? I know you did the
107.
IIRC, (not likely at this point) it's near the 4:00 to 5:00 position when
looking from the front of the engine towards the rear - on the engine side
I suspect having things drop out is the job of the OVP -- keeps the
electronics from frying. I don't think that is the issue for me,
though, headlights are normal brightness. Worth a check.
Peter
My $3 multimeter read 18.5 volts with the car running. Seemed like a
bad regulator.
I
Dieselhead wrote:
I checked voltage with the engine running. got a climbing voltage
up to 17.5, then later 18
and still later near 18v. I am not sure about the accuracy or a
$3 multimeter.
Does your meter read 12.4 to 12.8 on a car that's been sitting a
while with a fully charged good
On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 4:51 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
What's so special about a VW Phaeton?
You're kidding, right? Every car guy has to know about the Phaeton. It's
VWAG's W140 combined with the original BMW 750iL, only more so. Massively
overengineered, poorly marketed in
I will see what I can see on an engine I got in the garage.
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OK Don says it is about 4 or 5 o'clock position looking at the front
of the engine. Lower left. That might be visible from underneath.
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Dieselhead wrote:
I checked voltage with the engine running. got a climbing
voltage up to 17.5, then later 18
and still later near 18v. I am not sure about the accuracy or
a $3 multimeter.
Ouch! If that's accurate, you have troubles. Well designed
automotive electronics should
I remember when they came out, but I have no interest in them so I never paid
any attention.
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On Dec 30, 2013, at 10:36 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 4:51 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
What's so special about a VW Phaeton?
On Dec 30, 2013, at 9:13 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Until they screwed it up Saturn was a brilliant move, weird little cars that
people loved in a no-pressure buying atmosphere. Saturn people loved Saturn,
then they just made it like everything else at GM, same way they
Dan Penoff wrote:
I remember when they came out, but I have no interest in them so I never paid
any attention.
Well, maybe if they had a TDI version in this country, or if somebody wanted to
give me a Phaeton with an unhappy engine and a Toerag TDI that some fool rolled
at freeway speeds in
Dieselhead wrote:
I checked voltage with the engine running. got a climbing
voltage up to 17.5, then later 18
and still later near 18v. I am not sure about the accuracy or
a $3 multimeter.
Ouch! If that's accurate, you have troubles. Well designed
automotive electronics should
IMHO, a business doesn't really start a downhill slide until the
accountants take over.
Rick
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A brilliant, and accurate observation.
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I dropped a 603 sump on a jack - got to RR the oil pan. Spent some quality
time under that car . . .
No problem with the sensor, just cataloging every thing I saw, checking all
the wires after I finished, etc. Yes, accessible from underneath.
Now that you mention it, the OM60x engines are among
I dropped a 603 sump on a jack - got to RR the oil pan. Spent some quality
time under that car . . .
No problem with the sensor, just cataloging every thing I saw, checking all
the wires after I finished, etc. Yes, accessible from underneath.
Now that you mention it, the OM60x engines are among
On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 9:08 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
IMHO, a business doesn't really start a downhill slide until the
accountants take over.
A brilliant, and accurate observation.
Rather an incoherent comment, Loren, considering that you just said that
you thought
On Dec 30, 2013, at 11:40 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
I love the engine in this 300D. It is the least worked on of any I have had.
Most neglected engine. I can tell because it still has all the factory
bolts and attachments for the wiring harness and other stuff.
It is
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 22:20:02 -0800
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] This is interesting
On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 9:08 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
IMHO, a business doesn't really start a
those old full sized body on frame cars would also get a lot of miles on
them. i'd be willing to bet on a late 70s delta 88 or lesabre to make it
to 300k miles
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They were really long lived cars too. I dated a girl who
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