Re: [MBZ] Rebuilding injectors

2012-09-03 Thread Barry Stark
Dimitry - I recently rebuilt the injectors on my '81 SD using the monarch nozzles. I am pretty happy with the results. While testing before I rebuilt the injectors I had one injector that was peeing a stream before it popped. I imagine that was causing a lot of my rough idle and excess black

Re: [MBZ] 1982 300SD Question

2012-06-05 Thread Barry Stark
Kevin - I have an 81SD and I screwed around with all that stupid valve system on top of the valve cover. If I understand its purpose is twofold, first to control the EGR system, and second to modulate the vacuum signal to the vacuum modulator on the tranny. Well on my car it seems that a BB

[MBZ] was Hyundai Sonata suddenly accelerates now golf ball catch

2012-06-03 Thread Barry Stark
H - I was surfing after following Gerry's link and found this... http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1076623_mercedes-breaks-world-record-by-c atching-golf-ball-with-sls-amg http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1023454_toyota-prius-taxi-tops- 34mi-dispels-battery-myth

[MBZ] fix one thing and sumthin' else breaks

2012-05-21 Thread Barry Stark
Well I spent yesterday rebuilding the injectors on my '81 300SD. The existing cracking pressures were within 10 BAR and the spray patterns weren't too bad, at least they were spraying, no threads. I did have one that wasn't closing completely and would pee a stream before and after it cracked. I

Re: [MBZ] Exhaust fell off.

2012-05-11 Thread Barry Stark
Dimitri - Yeah, I bet your ears are still ringing. :^) Heck, if I knew that you were going to do that I would have told you to buy some metal window screen loosely rolled up and stuffed in the header pipe held in place with a small c-clamp. You would be surprised how much that would have helped.

Re: [MBZ] Hearing Loss was Re: Exhaust fell off.

2012-05-11 Thread Barry Stark
Glad to accommodate you Rick, Randy. Luckily for me, my company medical plan pays 90% for aids. For about 4 months now I have had a pair of Lyric aids in my ears. These are really neat aids as they stay in your ear canals for months till the batteries die. When they die they just swap them out

Re: [MBZ] Exhaust fell off.

2012-05-11 Thread Barry Stark
Dimitri - The trick is to bounce the sound energy around as much as possible without restricting the flow. Each time you bounce the sound off of something it robs a little bit more of the sound energy. That is why standard mufflers have all the baffles and tubes with holes drilled in then to

Re: [MBZ] 300SD steering slop

2012-04-19 Thread Barry Stark
Jamie - I believe that self adjusting is a bit of a misnomer. What happens in that later box is that there is a spring loaded plunger pushing against the working piston so if there is some slop you can't feel it. Generally the box can develop lash between the gear teeth on the working piston and

Re: [MBZ] Brakes

2012-03-25 Thread Barry Stark
Clay - I don't believe that you told us what year 380SL you bought the set for. I checked the main parts between my '81 380SL and my '81 300SD and found that the rotors were the same, the pads were the same and the rear calipers were the same. The front calipers were different. So at least in '81

Re: [MBZ] More Oil Line Silliness

2012-03-24 Thread Barry Stark
Not sure if it means anything Rick but I did use anti-seize sparingly on mine about 10 years ago. Of course I haven't had the occasion to take the thing apart again yet. I don't know about using the Teflon tape. My concern would be if a strip of that were to be squeezed out on assembly and come

Re: [MBZ] VW Westfalia campers?

2012-03-09 Thread Barry Stark
Ed - Go to www.gowesty.com Barry Any idea of the best place to look for these? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] Oil Cooler Lines

2012-03-07 Thread Barry Stark
Rick - A couple of ideas. As has been mentioned the oil cooler line nuts screwing onto the oil cooler fittings can sometimes seize and gall the threads on the cooler fitting when you try to remove them. If the nut feels like it is starting to gall stop and whip out your trusty Dremel tool with one

Re: [MBZ] Water pump or thermostat?

2012-03-07 Thread Barry Stark
Curt - I'm guessing a quick check of the gage would be to have someone watch the instrument cluster and pull the connector off of the temperature gage, note the gage reaction and then ground the gage connector and see if the gage swings the opposite direction. You can do this with a cold engine

Re: [MBZ] Smug rodbender seller ...... should be about the 107

2012-02-09 Thread Barry Stark
Jim - Here is another possibility. Remove the hard top and release the U shaped cover over the soft top. You should be able to spot some foam rubber pads on the underside of the cover to keep the folded soft top frame from bouncing up and hitting the cover. Don't ask me how I could possibly know

Re: [MBZ] Door Strike Screws

2012-02-09 Thread Barry Stark
Tim - This probably isn't the problem if the latch was working before you messed with the striker but I had a problem like that once with my 107 door latch. Turned out that there was a sort of hairpin spring in the door latch assy. That broke in half and didn't allow the latch to cock or reset to

Re: [MBZ] OT 3D scanning your car parts

2012-02-09 Thread Barry Stark
Hendrik - Actually I was just looking at some online today. Search for home 3d scanners. There was a kit for like $1100 for one that would accommodate 8 X 8 X 7. Barry Hendrik who may look more into 3D printing, perhaps when they make a cheap 3D scanner

Re: [MBZ] OT - National Defense Auth Act

2011-12-11 Thread Barry Stark
I'm not a fan of McCain but there seems to be a lot of rumors flying about on this disaster and many seem like peoples view of what happened may have a political slant. I wasn't there and can't really say one way or another. I did watch the videos that Grant posted and read some of the comments

[MBZ] OH Boy I'm Rich!

2011-10-12 Thread Barry Stark
-Original Message- From: Lotto [mailto:patricia.berkan...@yale.edu] Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 4:40 AM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Lotto Sweepstakes. Your email have won $2Million From Lotto Sweepstakes. I got this E-mail on Monday. Hope this isn't typical of the

Re: [MBZ] Balky flasher switch or relay in W123 300TD

2011-08-04 Thread Barry Stark
Andrew - The flasher in my '81 SD had quit and I just replaced a couple of the usual old dried out electrolytic capacitors in there and it had been working fine since. I wonder if yours has a capacitor that is ready to go and sensitive to temperature? They are easy to replace. Barry When it

Re: [MBZ] The latest Climate change lies

2011-07-06 Thread Barry Stark
On a related thought, I was listening to the radio while driving this afternoon and was reminded that we will only be able to buy incandescent light bulbs for about 6 months till the new federal ban on them takes place. So the question is, if I go ahead and buy 20 years worth of bulbs to store in

[MBZ] Tight pistons rear caliper GMC 1500 No M/B

2011-06-25 Thread Barry Stark
I have a '99 Sierra 1500 and I noticed that I got pretty much all the use of the rear brake pads so I went to replace the pads. Caliper pistons were pretty far out so used a c clamp to retract them so the new pads would fit. Seemed like it took way too much pressure with the clamp to retract the

Re: [MBZ] Tight pistons rear caliper GMC 1500 No M/B

2011-06-25 Thread Barry Stark
Max, others - Thanks for all your comments folks. I still can't figure this out. I ended up getting a pair of rebuilts. Barry Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tight pistons rear caliper GMC 1500 No M/B Is there any pattern on the face of the piston, like a cross? Sometimes rear calipers have pistons that

Re: [MBZ] Tight pistons rear caliper GMC 1500 No M/B

2011-06-25 Thread Barry Stark
I did mike the piston. It was 54.7mmantwhich way I measured it so if it grew it did so exactly proportional. I didn't have an inside mike to be able to check the bore for accuracy. I suppose it may have been misshapen. If it was a fluke thin, wellboth pistons were tight in their bores. The

Re: [MBZ] OT: mystery deepens in Air France crash

2011-05-29 Thread Barry Stark
Peter - With as sophisticated as the rest of the airplanes are these days it seems outrageous to me to even have to think about having a large commercial aircraft to be put at risk by an iced up pitot tube. How about having 4 or 5 of the things with maybe two at a time out and available and the

[MBZ] 617 dying at idle

2011-05-21 Thread Barry Stark
I've been having a problem on my '81 SD of the engine dying when trying to back out of the garage after a cold start. This is a So. Cal. Cold start meaning probably never less than 50 deg. I'm sure that is already halfway warmed up to some of you folks :^) It starts normally after a single glow

Re: [MBZ] 617 dying at idle

2011-05-21 Thread Barry Stark
Thanks for your reply Mitch. Actually as I said backing off the rack damper screw did seem to cure the problem, it's just now I'm not sure how to adjust the screw as it doesn't seem to matter where I set it. Hoping there isn't a problem with the injection pump. Barry I suspect that perfect

Re: [MBZ] 617 dying at idle

2011-05-21 Thread Barry Stark
Peter - I guess that might help. I have been running 15-40 Delo 400 in it with 2000-3000 mile oil changes. It was rated pretty good for handling the soot. Car rarely is driven over 5000 per year so I go for the time rather than miles and it's mostly around town miles. Ran some diesel purge through

Re: [MBZ] Garbage Disposers Banned

2011-05-19 Thread Barry Stark
Jerry - I don't know about NYC laws but I did manage apartments for 18 years in So. California and during that time, believe me, I fixed a lot of clogged drains due to GD clogs. GD manufactures will tell you how wonderful their machines are and that they can grind most anything. Well they may be

Re: [MBZ] Garage Door Tutorial

2011-04-25 Thread Barry Stark
Jerry - I live in So. California and overhead doors are still pretty common here. I just replaced my Holmes E900 hardware set (pivot hinges) and dual SL-728 springs on my 22' overhead door a few years ago and kept the instructions. I scanned it into a 6 page PDF that you should be able to print

Re: [MBZ] belts installation oddity

2011-03-31 Thread Barry Stark
Many years ago when I worked at an auto supply store you could buy belts (we carried mostly the Gates brand) in a matched set. Surely these are what Rusty has available. Isn't this why we're supposed to buy the dual belts from Rusty, because they are more consistent and match each other?

Re: [MBZ] 107 wheels

2011-03-16 Thread Barry Stark
126 chassis for sure. I am running 420SEL wheels on my '81 107. By the way these are 6 1/2 wide rims. The later 560SLs are 7 wide rims. Not sure is 560SEL rims may be 7 wide as well. Barry -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes- boun...@okiebenz.com]

Re: [MBZ] Brake Lines

2011-02-06 Thread Barry Stark
I agree with Mitch that a proper flare connected with the proper fitting should be perfectly reliable. Here is a possible alternative. We use these Swagelok fittings all the time on both pressure and vacuum systems in many aerospace applications. I found fittings here for 6mm but not sure just

Re: [MBZ] F-16 Dead-Stick Landing.......

2011-01-28 Thread Barry Stark
Allan - Just a guess, but hydrazine is used as the fuel for spacecraft(satellites)because it can be passed over a heated catalyst bed to change it from a liquid fuel to copious amounts of what you might call coal gas. In the spacecraft this rapidly expanding gas exits the thruster through a

Re: [MBZ] tail heavy

2011-01-21 Thread Barry Stark
Actually I knew the guy that first did that. This had to be in the mid 70's. His name was Duncan Blundrett and he was the service manager at Bill Yates VW/Porsche in San Juan Capistrano, CA. As I remember the first car to receive this conversion was one of a couple of 912's that Duncan got for a

Re: [MBZ] 115/107 lower ball joint tool: anyone have it for rent/sale?

2010-12-02 Thread Barry Stark
Dave - Likely very pricey and if I owned one I wouldn't let it out of my sight. When I did my 107 I just borrowed the generic tool kit from my local Auto Zone. It didn't fit perfectly but I was able to make it work. You might also check at harbor Freight if you have one nearby. Barry Does

Re: [MBZ] wheel alignment stud

2010-11-29 Thread Barry Stark
Mitch - Mercedes makes an wheel alignment pin tool. I have one but unfortunately it has no number on it and it doesn't show up on the EPC that I could find. Got it at my dealer from a P/N that someone posted on the list, but that was many years ago. Maybe Rusty knows the number. To make sure if it

Re: [MBZ] vote today for a woman named Sarah

2010-11-13 Thread Barry Stark
So Randy...are you telling me that you think that what the disaster that we have now is and better than Palin at her worst! Barry so. Anyone think that the Republicans could or would have done any better in the past couple of years? Aren't you diehard Republicans secrety relieved that Ms

Re: [MBZ] W126 Euro headlights?

2010-11-09 Thread Barry Stark
Randy - Hadn't thought about that. You're probably right. Of course on my '81 cars the stock lighting is all with regular fuses. The stock configuration is such that there is one fuse for each bulb so if you lost one low beam fuse you would still have the other low beam and both high beams. I'm

[MBZ] W126 Euro headlights?

2010-11-08 Thread Barry Stark
Alex - Rusty has good deals alright. Unless you must have the look of the full Euro headlights you may want to take a less expensive approach and get the same lighting ability. I have an '81 SD and as we were getting older we found it was harder to see the road at night. I ended up getting the

Re: [MBZ] made up statistics

2010-11-07 Thread Barry Stark
Actually you are dead wrong Pete. Speed is just what is needed in a lot of cases. I suffer from moderate ADD myself and have done a fair amount of reading research on it. There is a of misinformation out there about ADD/ADHD and a lot of misdiagnosis as well, especially when you get the various

Re: [MBZ] W107 resale values are in the tank

2010-10-24 Thread Barry Stark
Don - Does sound a bit excessive but you may be surprised what they will bring in the right market. There is a fellow in Wilmington, CA who's business is buying at auction and parting out 107s. If he gets one that is really clean or maybe one that is not too badly damaged he will fix it up and

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: w126 Cluster

2010-10-15 Thread Barry Stark
Had a cracked trace on my '81 cluster fixed it the same way 13 years ago and still fine. Barry -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes- boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 6:45 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List

[MBZ] could I have a dual registry?

2010-10-03 Thread Barry Stark
Ok here is one for all you computer pros. This seems to have happened after a recent automatic windows or possibly Java etc. update session. Toshiba laptop running XP home SP3. Outlook (2000) would open and close right away. Sometimes would open and stay open after a few tries, sometimes it would

Re: [MBZ] Nother 107 gasser Q (380SL)

2010-09-26 Thread Barry Stark
Fred - Sound to me like the cold engine sensor is not working. Did you get the pdf file that I sent you (07.3-112.pdf 2Mb) early Saturday AM? It was the file that Jamie was referring to. Not sure how your SL is set up but on my '81 there is a temperature sensor in the back of the right cylinder

Re: [MBZ] OT: Laptop Question

2010-09-19 Thread Barry Stark
Rick - Panasonic Toughbook series. May be hard to find a used one though. Barry It will also be used by my teen aged sons, one of whom is extremely tough on equipment. Extremely. Like bordering on abusive. Anyway, what laptop manufactured in the last several years can take a beating

Re: [MBZ] WWMBD?

2010-08-04 Thread Barry Stark
How can the other guy's insurance decide that they are not going to make her whole? Does it make a difference that it happened on private property? Here's the deal: ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] 450SL

2010-07-26 Thread Barry Stark
Jim - The difference was the configuration of the piston crown. This allowed variations in compression ratio between a high of 9.5 to one and 7.5 to one. One can view the differences in section 107\Engine\107\M117_45\03-316.pdf of the manual. Barry What is the difference between the engine

Re: [MBZ] 300td 1982 backup light lenses?

2010-07-25 Thread Barry Stark
Rick - Hmmm, not bad but on the other hand that may go the other way too. They may find a nit pick way to fail her right away. Barry , i figure the examiner will be in such a hurry to get out of the car that he/she will make the test abbreviated. We shall see.

Re: [MBZ] 1976 M-B 450SL

2010-07-21 Thread Barry Stark
Dear mystery lister - It seems that you may have a brake fluid leak around the brake switch on top of the brake fluid reservoir. If that is so, you generally just have to replace the little rubber cover on the switch. Most of the later systems the switch is not even replaceable. Barry I'm

Re: [MBZ] Tightening Nets on the Back of Front Seats of 83 300SD

2010-07-18 Thread Barry Stark
Tom - You very well may find it in the archives. I'm assuming your '83 126 is similar to my '81. The problem is that the elastic is gone from the top horizontal part of the net. It is fairly easy to replace but on my car it had seen many years of direct sunlight and a lot of the plastic parts have

Re: [MBZ] Steering box slop

2010-07-08 Thread Barry Stark
Rich - Play can be from a couple of places and the box may be one of those. If you have checked the rest of the system per 46-110 of the manual and all those sources of wear are tight then you very well may have play in the box. David was almost correct in that the later 126s have automatic

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread Barry Stark
Curt - Manfred is correct. The downside of not using a properly designed exhaust system is that you may end up with a destructively lean mixture at full throttle, or you may just have reduced power. While the reduced power is likely not a big thing, the excessively lean condition can be. With

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread Barry Stark
since the intake and exhaust ports don't overlap like they do in a piston engine... I like the steel wool idea, I think I'm going to try to end up with a combo approach, baffles and steel wool... -Curt Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:38:04 -0800 From: Barry Stark barryst...@verizon.net

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts.com events (and an eventful evening it hasbeen!)

2009-11-11 Thread Barry Stark
It appears that Hursty is bit of a spiteful SOB and he decided that he would punish Rusty by selling off the URL. Getting even are we Gary? Got our little feelings hurt, huh? Pretty lame dude, to throw all the years of good will and business recognition just to get even because you didn't get

Re: [MBZ] SD Tires -- Michelin X ???

2009-10-20 Thread Barry Stark
Not from Costco! My 380SL has 420SEL wheels on it, now 15's instead of 14's and they won't install new tires on it. They will only install factory recommended sizes even though 560SLs have 15 wheels they wouldn't budge. I'm guessing some liability where some clown asked them to install a tire that

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts

2009-10-17 Thread Barry Stark
Curt - Point taken , just didn't think of it as I was kinda thinking that the abbreviations were abbreviations of business names of the online parts suppliers companies that Rusty and others use in their auto parts business'. Barry In the spirit of teach a man to fish, I see these kind of

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts

2009-10-16 Thread Barry Stark
So Rusty if I understand what this means is that if we want to order from you we should not use the web site but get the P/Ns from the web site and call you to order? Barry -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes- boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts

2009-10-16 Thread Barry Stark
Rusty - Excuse me for being lame but what do those mean? IM,ICQ, AIM. Barry -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes- boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rusty Cullens Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 11:51 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re:

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts

2009-10-16 Thread Barry Stark
Thanks Rich, I always seem to learn just how much I don't know. :^) Barry Instant Messaging ICQ is a chat kind of thing, I seek you its been around like forever, I think some Israelis invented it AIM is AOL Instant Messenger, a chat app Don't ask what AOL stands for. I do know that!

Re: [MBZ] 380SL timing chain project

2009-09-17 Thread Barry Stark
Loren - Don't remember what year SL you have but don't make the silly mistake that I did and time it to the wrong side of TDC. Also the O-ring on my distributor was hard as plastic and was a source of oil leakage. Not a regular O-ring...a bit special. Careful with the wire from the dist. To the

Re: [MBZ] Oil cooler bypass

2009-09-08 Thread Barry Stark
Curt - Did you possibly look into repairing your old cooler? I'm assuming that the problem with it is stripped threads. I remember reading about a repair on some past list where someone cut off the damaged stub, drilled and tapped it for a fitting. I believe the fitting was one of the ones that

Re: [MBZ] When it rains it pours

2009-09-08 Thread Barry Stark
Don - My Daughter's Exploder once did something like that. The idle speed solenoid had gone belly up. That doesn't account for the fuel smell though. Barry My wife's expedition stay running. It will start if I give it gas and keep the Rpms up, but when i let up on the gas it dies and I can

Re: [MBZ] 380SL chain tensioner

2009-09-03 Thread Barry Stark
Peter - There is a drilling jig that one must use to keep the holes in the proper alignment when machining for the inserts on these engines. What makes the job more difficult is the alloy with the silicon. It makes for a good wearing surface but it is really tough on drills and taps as well.

Re: [MBZ] cv boots

2009-08-31 Thread Barry Stark
Gary - Any chance that Rusty might add that tool to his rentals? Do you folks have the stretch boots? Barry You could probably pay for the gun by renting it to other list members (hint hint). Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts

Re: [MBZ] Found the lost key on a 300SD, 1981

2009-08-22 Thread Barry Stark
Tim - Interesting you should ask as I just had a locksmith make a duplicate key for my '81 SD today in Long Beach CA. The machine appeared to be a computerized CNC like milling machine. My understanding from my Indy is that they insert the key to be copied into the machine and it reads out the key

Re: [MBZ] Found the lost key on a 300SD, 1981

2009-08-22 Thread Barry Stark
Don - I never said it was a great value or even equal to the dealer supplied key. I believe the question that I was responding to was about machines using the key code to produce the key. I was surprised that a sophisticated key duplicating machine like this even existed in a neighborhood

Re: [MBZ] What do retired people do all day?

2009-08-18 Thread Barry Stark
So,what did he say when you told him this wasn't your car? You did tell him didn't you? I don't agree with what you folks did and I wouldn't do this to a policeman myself but the look on his face when he found that he had been played, would have been priceless. Of course maybe that

Re: [MBZ] OT polishing plastic lights

2009-08-14 Thread Barry Stark
Randy - Check out U-tube for headlight polishing Barry Anyone with experience in polishing up plastic headlights? My son's girlfriend has a Honda Civic with really foggy looking headlights. I wonder about polishing them or are they a lost cause? Randy

Re: [MBZ] Dual Chains in 380SLs

2009-08-10 Thread Barry Stark
Bob - I'm pretty sure it was 1984. Barry When did they start putting dual chains in the 380SLs? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] Adjusting the W123 injection pump dampener screw

2009-08-10 Thread Barry Stark
Look here. http://articles.mbz.org/engine/diesel/rackbolt/ Does it look like a large-ish bolt with a locking hex nut on the end of it, parallel to the ground? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] Adjusting the W123 injection pump dampener screw

2009-08-10 Thread Barry Stark
Andrew - I seem to remember Marshall talking about the newer gold one being an improved version that was really just a stronger spring inside to give you more leeway on the adjustment. Likely a different spring rate as well. Barry Brilliant! How do these things ever wear out to the point

Re: [MBZ] Stu is copying material from okiebenz to give advise on his list

2009-08-08 Thread Barry Stark
] On Behalf Of Mitch Haley Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 4:34 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Stu is copying material from okiebenz to give advise on his list Barry Stark wrote: except that a google search turns on said post from the okiebenz archives, not from any

Re: [MBZ] Dash console dead - 1981 300SD

2009-08-08 Thread Barry Stark
Bill - After a quick review of the ECM, The power for most of the cluster, but not the clock, comes from fuse F12. Have you replaced that fuse? If that doesn't help remove the cluster and probe socket #7 of the round connector for 12V. The key needs to be in the run or start position for F12 to

Re: [MBZ] Dash console dead - 1981 300SD

2009-08-08 Thread Barry Stark
Bill - As Marshall used to say, it is best just to replace them. If you get continuity it is a good sign and probably means it is ok but you can get continuity across a hair fine wire but it won't carry any current. If you must keep the fuse take it out and make sure the conductor isn't cracked

Re: [MBZ] Stu is copying material from okiebenz to give advise on his list

2009-08-05 Thread Barry Stark
except that a google search turns on said post from the okiebenz archives, not from any other list. Kaleb - Not trying to start an argument here but the reason that you couldn't find anything on this from a search of Google was only members of Stu's list have access to its' archives. Most of

Re: [MBZ] Stu is copying material from okiebenz to give advise on his list

2009-08-04 Thread Barry Stark
Kaleb - I think that you may be barking up the wrong tree here. If you notice he was coping a post by Marshall and Marshall was on both lists as am I. In fact I think that Marshal was on a couple of more lists besides these two. This is not the first time I have seen this subject as it first

Re: [MBZ] Restoring a W123 instrument sluster housing

2009-08-03 Thread Barry Stark
Andrew - Yeah really! What I thought I had sent as an answer to why the rubber ring had ended up in your lap was that I have had at times an instance where the rubber ring seems to stick on the opening in the instrument panel partially pulling the ring from the cluster. I thought that maybe yours

Re: [MBZ] OT I want this

2009-07-31 Thread Barry Stark
Mitch - Yeah looks neat but you can only go as far as your hose stretches. If you ask me this guy is ALL WET. I know, I know, but you started it! Barry The inventor is Mr. Li? The name is Li, Jet Li. (oops, that's somebody else) Mitch. ___

Re: [MBZ] OT I want this

2009-07-31 Thread Barry Stark
Mitch - H ..yes but think what happens if you happen to suck some seaweed into the pump inlet. It might hurt a bit if you are too high off the water. Would folks be willing to spend the money to buy the product???well I guess it depends on how far they can STRETCH their budget or you would be

Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-26 Thread Barry Stark
Gary - I use a program called Rip Edit Burn by Blaze software to copy all mu LP's tapes and any audio source, like say a radio broadcast. It's fairly cheap and has worked well for me. I'm sure there are others. You just hook the output of the cassette player, like say the headphone output, or line

Re: [MBZ] Replacing a cylinder head on a W123 turbodiesel

2009-07-04 Thread Barry Stark
Sorry for the delay Andrew, I've had my head stuck under the hood of my SL for most of my free time for the last little while. Barry To enquire about our Mercedes Engines: please contact us by email, or by calling our 800 number. Toll Free 800.622.6867 Email: met...@mercedesengines.net

Re: [MBZ] This weeks Crack User

2009-07-04 Thread Barry Stark
Russ - You think that is funny take a look at some of the other things he has to sell. He's out there in La La land somewhere. Barry I wonder if this Becker has a Gold chassis and Case? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] OT: source for nylon netting

2009-07-03 Thread Barry Stark
Allan - Check out McMaster-Carr and search for netting. Barry I'm planning to build a batting (as in baseball) cage in my back yard. There are various places that sell netting kits for this but very expensive, $500 - $1000. I'd like to see whether something like surplus cargo net would

[MBZ] how to hold my crankshaft

2009-07-03 Thread Barry Stark
I knowvery carefully :^) I'm in the middle of replacing the water pump on my 380SL and it would be an excellent time to replace my front crank seal as it is seeping just a little but I need some way to hold the crankshaft so I can unscrew the big bolt holding on the hub. Anyone have a

Re: [MBZ] Replacing a cylinder head on a W123 turbodiesel

2009-07-01 Thread Barry Stark
Curt - I didn't see your first post. The gold standard in rebuilds is Metric Motors but gold ain't cheap. Their price for a 617 head is $530. Barry Subject: Re: [MBZ] Replacing a cylinder head on a W123 turbodiesel WHo else can I turn to? ___

Re: [MBZ] Good used oil cooler needed for 1982 300 TD

2009-06-29 Thread Barry Stark
Mike - The reason I asked is that there is a fix for the one with the stripped threads. As I recall it requires you to cut off the stripped stub, drill and tap it for a fitting. Not sure where you get the fitting but I think it is the fitting that screws into the oil filter canister on the other

Re: [MBZ] Good used oil cooler needed for 1982 300 TD

2009-06-28 Thread Barry Stark
Mike - Just out of curiosity, why do you need to replace your cooler. Is it for stripped threads? Barry Kaleb or anyone else, Do you have a good used oil cooler for sale for a 1982 300 TD. Mike, Esh ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go

Re: [MBZ] 107 soft top replacement

2009-06-27 Thread Barry Stark
Jim - I'm not really sure if it is any different than the solvent based Weldwood stuff. I surely wouldn't get the water based stuff because in my experience it just is not as good. I bought a can of the genuine stuff about 12 years ago and it was like $10 for a half liter can. Even if it cost

Re: [MBZ] W123/126 steerinb box rebuild?

2009-06-26 Thread Barry Stark
Rolf - I think it depends on why you want to rebuild the steering gear. If it is just leaking then you can replace most of the soft parts with pretty good results, but if you have excessive play, then it might be pretty tough to do a proper rebuild and get the clearances correct without having all

Re: [MBZ] OT Win 7 FWIW

2009-06-20 Thread Barry Stark
Larry - That seems strange to me as my 3 year old Dell desktop has a 320Gb SATA hard drive and I just recently purchased an OEM copy of XP pro and installed it without incident. Could it have something to do with the laptop BIOS somehow not being compatible with XP or driver problems? Barry

Re: [MBZ] fake-o

2009-06-08 Thread Barry Stark
Right, but really raised my eyebrows is the claim that they added 4.3 tons of ballast. Now any thinking person would think that much weight would totally bottom out the suspension in the car but if you look there is still plenty of room in the fender wells. Also, though I know that Michelins are

Re: [MBZ] RUNS GREAT,MADE IN GERMANY!!!!

2009-06-05 Thread Barry Stark
My '81 has the fuel cooler -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 7:22 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] RUNS GREAT,MADE IN GERMANY It's a '79... isn't that

Re: [MBZ] methanol........the fuel of the future from the past

2009-06-03 Thread Barry Stark
We had a chiller that used Methanol to get down to very low temperatures. When our Health Safety folks found out that we had it they set down some very strict rules when handling the Methanol or just an open container in the room. We always had to be wearing a respirator, face shield, long sleeve

Re: [MBZ] Ethanol

2009-05-27 Thread Barry Stark
Scott - It has been a few years since I have worked on many of those pumper carbs but as far as adjustments to the needle and seat, the parts that you would call the float valve in a float type carb, when you have it assembled to the point that you can view the needle seat relationship, the lever

Re: [MBZ] HELP! LOW/NO OIL PRESSURE

2009-05-18 Thread Barry Stark
I think that you can simply unscrew the sender and screw in the appropriate pipe fitting to hook your gauge up to. Barry -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 6:58 PM To:

Re: [MBZ] cloudy headlight lenses

2009-05-09 Thread Barry Stark
Dwight - I read what Don recommended and I decided to do a search to see what is out there. I found these three videos, I'm sure there must be more, but these show 3 different ways to clean up foggy plastic lenses. They go from the mildest to the harshest and I would imagine that one would chose

Re: [MBZ] Noisy W123 bearings - how diagnose? Front AND rear or justfront?

2009-04-25 Thread Barry Stark
Andrew - Some folks have posted in the past that by listening for the noise in a turn you can load a wheel bearing and tell if it is on the right or left side. Barry My guess would be front wheel bearings (did they put in new races? If not, the old ones eat the new bearing very fast, BTDT).

Re: [MBZ] Rust on a 450SLC - where to look

2009-04-04 Thread Barry Stark
Add trunk lid at the lower outside corners, and possibly around jacking points -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of OK Don Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 9:09 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rust on

Re: [MBZ] OT -- what to do with a go-cart engine

2009-04-01 Thread Barry Stark
Allan - Most small engines that run equipment that is left to run unmonitored that I have seen use the wind off of the fan blades on the flywheel, assuming it is an air cooled engine, to blow against a vane inside the flywheel housing. The vane has a spring that counters the action of the wind on

Re: [MBZ] OT, front loading washers

2009-03-29 Thread Barry Stark
Kaleb- We have a Frigidaire Affinity ATFB6000 That I inherited when my Mom passed away last year. I believe that my Mom had picked it as it was the 'Consumer Reports' best buy at the time. I think that it is almost two years old now and we have had no problems plus it seems to clean well. These

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