Bottom line: I took some measurements and I think it is very feasible to
power an INVERTER style mini-split HVAC from a generator.
Last night I discovered that my cheapie Harbor Freight Cen-Tech clamp meter
had a peak-hold function. I don't know the meter's sample rate but I don't
think that
Is there a check valve that keeps the fuel system pressurized?
Rick
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So yesterday truck sat for about a week at started right
Yeah 25 years’ worth. Lot of rust in that last pic behind the rear door. It
looks nice but closer inspection would likely show a sieve
--FT
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> On Aug 7, 2021, at 11:56 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Looks like the "barn" was under a tree.
>
>
It's like any big city. Dirty, smelly, crime-ridden, scammers everywhere,
expensive. I was there in the mid 1990s. Friend of mine showed me around and we
went to a couple of cool bars but all in all I would never care to go back.
Allan
On Sun, Aug 8, 2021, at 12:00 AM, Clay via Mercedes
Cuomo and De blasio? There may be rampant lock down and not much opportunity
to see much. Take SWMBO, it will make her happy to see the place. I have not
been in the city in over five decades, so my data is out of date
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clay
I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the
Looks like the "barn" was under a tree.
https://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/d/east-saint-louis-barn-find-1969/7362491631.html
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Think it is possible that the valve siezed up from sitting and that's what bent
the pushrod when someone finally tried to start it?
Thinking about trying to rig something up so I can press the valve stem with a
pry bar to see if it moves.
Allan
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021, at 6:32 PM, dan penoff.com
The sting venom is acidic, you can use ammonia or a paste of water and baking
soda to help get some relief.
If you have an mild allergic reaction, Benadryl (diphenhydramine) can help, if
you have a severe reaction you need to be carrying an epi pen.
Allan
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021, at 8:38 PM,
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He overpaid.
On 8/7/2021 10:04 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
He bought a 240D 4spd At copart for a bit more than $2k. Aside from the paint
it looks pretty good. He knows nothing about the car. He’s somewhere in or
around Tulsa I think
https://youtu.be/0k09jUZ1OKI
--FT
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He bought a 240D 4spd At copart for a bit more than $2k. Aside from the paint
it looks pretty good. He knows nothing about the car. He’s somewhere in or
around Tulsa I think
https://youtu.be/0k09jUZ1OKI
--FT
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It looks like I might be working with a dealership in Brooklyn a couple
of weeks. I am a simple country boy from Okie Acres and have not every
been in the NYC area. JFK or Laguardia? Is this a situation where I
should uber everywhere or rent a car like I usually do? The dealership
appears
What's a decent-looking 2001 CLK320 worth? Is it worth owning?
Unknown (as yet) mechanical condition, but decent cosmetics.
Purple paint. Brother's thinking maybe he can get for $1500.
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I’ll get right on that ABS!
There is another plate in front of the radiator on the cross member with VIN
and axle weight limits. I didn’t look at the windshield.
Body has fair amount of rust, from being at the beach I guess, hood at hinges
is almost gone. I haven’t looked under yet. Totally
So yesterday truck sat for about a week at started right up as normal. It was
right around half a tank of diesel. I filled it up then made about a 30 minute
stop and it started fine but did seem to crank a little longer. This was with a
full tank. This morning it’s at about 3/4 a tank and it
It baffles me that people can't read the back of their own car...
Curt
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Mercedes wrote: What illiterate moron calls it an
SL280?
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> On Aug 7, 2021, at 11:53 AM, Floyd Thursby via
Yes that is the correct treatment. ETOH
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021, 8:39 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I was going up the driveway in my truck and realized I had forgotten
> something so turned around and went in the woods a bit to do
ABS light on is probably one of the wheel / axle sensors, or the wires
connecting them. My '87 wagon had that light on when I got the car,
figured out the wheel sensors were good but the insulation was falling off
the wires. Replaced the wires from the wheel into the first connection in
the
No fun! Amazing how those insects figure out what the threat is and attack
it.
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Max
Charleston SC
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 8:39 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
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> I was going up the driveway in my truck and realized I had forgotten
> something so
I was going up the driveway in my truck and realized I had forgotten something
so turned around and went in the woods a bit to do so. I must have stirred up a
nest or something because one or two of those buggers flew in the window and
one got me on the side of the head. I swatted at another
Noticed that too!
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> On Aug 7, 2021, at 7:41 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Looks like the car is equipped with ABS.
>
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
>
>
> Aug 7, 2021 5:44:44 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes :
>
>> Success
>>
>> I decided to fool with
Yeah the light is on too! Imagine that! I think it’s an 84. For some reason
there’s no plate on the door pillar.
--FT
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> On Aug 7, 2021, at 7:41 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Looks like the car is equipped with ABS.
>
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
>
>
> Aug
I poured a quart of tranny fluid in and that got it moving. Drove it up and
down the driveway, ran pretty well. Engine mounts are shot. Brakes hard but
shutoff worked So there’s vacuum. Rear suspension pumped all the way up, I
think the linkage is probably broken and the spheres are probably
Looks like the car is equipped with ABS.
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
Aug 7, 2021 5:44:44 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes :
> Success
>
> I decided to fool with this thing a bit this afternoon. I got it for $300 a
> few months ago and it has been sitting. When I picked it up the guy who
If the tank screen is plugged, you can reverse the lines in the engine bay and
bypass the screen, but then your filters may plug up pretty quickly and you'll
run out of fuel early, with about a quarter of a tank left.
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
Aug 7, 2021 6:16:18 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes :
Actually Autozone lists them with free store pickup. Summit wants $12 to ship a
$2 part.
Allan
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021, at 6:32 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> It’s a VW - everything is, for the most part, inexpensive.
>
> -D
>
> > On Aug 7, 2021, at 6:23 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
>
Cool. I was going to suggest compressed air into the line from the tank to see
if it was clogged, but apparently not. If the fuel smells sketchy I wouldn’t
risk running the tank out, I woudl try draining it and filling with fresh fuel.
-D
> On Aug 7, 2021, at 6:22 PM, Buggered Benzmail via
It’s a VW - everything is, for the most part, inexpensive.
-D
> On Aug 7, 2021, at 6:23 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Pushrod is definitely bent based on the glass pane test. The other three are
> straight.
>
> It's marked MPR-1000 on the rod so I guess it's these?
>
>
Pushrod is definitely bent based on the glass pane test. The other three are
straight.
It's marked MPR-1000 on the rod so I guess it's these?
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mel-mpr-1000
Pretty inexpensive!
Allan
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021, at 3:02 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> Solid
Tried one more thing. Took out the old inline filter and ran the line to the
primer pump straight to the fuel feed line. Tried to prime it a bunch but felt
like air in there. So figured what the hell and tried to start it again, fired
off in about 15sec and is sitting here purring right along
Tank screen clogged with algae? Might need to clean the tank and fuel lines out.
Allan
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021, at 5:43 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
> Success
>
> I decided to fool with this thing a bit this afternoon. I got it for $300 a
> few months ago and it has been sitting.
So I disconnected the fuel line and filled the line and the big inline filter.
Primed it and filled the filter again and hooked it back up. Glowed and cranked
and again it started and ran but only for a few minutes then started running
rough. Would not increase RPMs then it died. I’m guessing
Forgot to add a hood stack.
-
Max
Charleston SC
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 4:07 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> https://www.cordandkruse.com/vehicles/13032/1983-mercedes-benz-finnjet
>
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A totally charmless example of an otherwise nifty and iconic Mercedes.
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 11:39 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
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> A $95000 moron
>
> --FT
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> > On Aug 7, 2021, at 2:11 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes <
>
https://www.cordandkruse.com/vehicles/13032/1983-mercedes-benz-finnjet
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Solid tappet/follower in a bore in the crankcase that runs right up against the
cam lobe.
-D
> On Aug 7, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Yeah I was remembering something like that follower on the inner end, but I
> really need my "Complete Idiots Guide" exploded
Yeah I was remembering something like that follower on the inner end, but I
really need my "Complete Idiots Guide" exploded diagram to remember. What
a great book!
OK so that follower is motivated by a separate shaft that runs parallel and
below the crankshaft? Is that right? IIRC that is the
His finger slipped and put that 2 at the start of the price, clearly he
must mean $500 for that turd. Bad trans, AC not working, missing interior
panel on rear hatch, broken fog light cover, window not working.
It's white and it's a wagon but the good part ends there.
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Max
Already says it's sold.
I like the color (silver) but I'd prefer a later year.
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Max
Charleston SC
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 11:40 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Knock the 1 off and it would be a quick project (if you had the time to
> make it
A $95000 moron
--FT
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> On Aug 7, 2021, at 2:11 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> What illiterate moron calls it an SL280?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Aug 7, 2021, at 11:53 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>>
What illiterate moron calls it an SL280?
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> On Aug 7, 2021, at 11:53 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1170488423448613
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Black and Tan
https://chambana.craigslist.org/cto/d/mahomet-2011-mercedes-benz-e350/7362200585.html
Allan
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It would work the same way. Since it’s effectively out of the engine now, you
might as well check it to be sure.
Having owned and worked on more VW engines than I care to recall, I wouldn’t
worry too much about this. High-revving can cause it as well as some ham-handed
mechanic not getting
Yes it has been sitting. It received a completely rebuilt engine in 2005 and
was then rarely driven according to the prior owner. You can see that the
inside of the head still looks new and the rest of the engine is likewise still
very clean. I believe it had been filled with Brad Penn oil, it
Not sure what a VW pushrod looks like, but back in the day the way to check SBC
pushrods was roll them on a piece of glass. If it's not straight, you'll know
it in a second.
Rick
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It's a simple solid cam follower at the other end, from what I remember.
Will start with checking if the pushrod is bent. Maybe try to eyeball down the
pushrod tube. I dont think the loose pushrod would really cause any internal
engine damage, unless the cam follower has been kicked out of
This is a great project to soak up all your free time during retirement.
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 11:11 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> https://charleston.craigslist.org/pts/d/goose-creek-1991-mercedes-300-te-wagon/7361758600.html
>
> --
> --FT
>
>
>
I remember driving from MI to MN, cruising at 77 mph all day long. I never
had any driver fatigue or soreness thank to the ortho 's seat. Great
Swedish engineering.
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 12:54 PM OK Don via Mercedes
wrote:
> Back in the day, we had a customer who drove a 544 in the local
Back in the day, we had a customer who drove a 544 in the local autocross.
He put Goodyear Bluestreak sticky racing tires on it to improve his times.
He rolled it at one tight corner ---
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 7:51 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
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> I thought I
Chances are, that push rod is now bent. I would not reuse it.
Cause: Possible excessive valve clearance, possible weak or cracked valve
spring which let the rocker "float" out of the push rod pocket. or, the
push rod could have failed and bent on its own which would have made it
lose thus unseated
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Facebook made me put a price, looking to trade not sell. Wanting a clean
5 speed Porsche 944 in daily drivable condition. Or something similar.
It would have to really catch my eye because I have a lot of time and
money invested in this and love driving it.
CLK doesn't look half bad
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Knock the 1 off and it would be a quick project (if you had the time to
make it quick...)
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My Dad and I bought our 1958 PV444 for $3000 back in 1991. It had the original
B16 engine and 3 speed transmission replaced with the B18/4 speed setup. It was
partially restored and ran very well. When we moved up to Oregon, the moving
company didn’t ship the car for 8 months as it sat in their
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Then you should be good.
-D
> On Aug 7, 2021, at 10:42 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> They are urethane cleared.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Aug 7, 2021, at 9:20 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>> Clear coat them with some MinWax satin spar varnish. I
Thanks for sharing your success. As it happens, I have a set scheduled to
go for recoat that is the exact match for your wheels [except for beautiful
finish, of course].
Now I'll be armed with the paint color to call for.
On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 7:43 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes <
They are urethane cleared.
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> On Aug 7, 2021, at 9:20 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Clear coat them with some MinWax satin spar varnish. I had a set of bundts
> that I painted with the correct silver and sealed with MinWax spar varnish
> that went to
Clear coat them with some MinWax satin spar varnish. I had a set of bundts that
I painted with the correct silver and sealed with MinWax spar varnish that went
to Cleveland, OH. The buyer reached out to me several years later to thank me
for how well the finish held up.
-D
> On Aug 7, 2021,
I thought I did OK back in 1968/9. Bought a 544 for $400 and sold for
$325 a year later.
Big mistake.
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Barely worth that in good condition
-FT
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This car gets driven in the winter so they will get their share of abuse
unfortunately.
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> On Aug 6, 2021, at 9:39 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I agree, they look really nice. Now you have the agony of the first scratch
> to look forward too
>
>> On
Really amazing what a good coat of paint can do!
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> On Aug 6, 2021, at 9:37 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> They are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the name of that color.
>
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
>
>
> Aug 6, 2021 8:16:30 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
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