I'm hoping some of you experienced gentlemen can assist in a diagnosis
and possible repair of the transmission on our 1980 300TD. The reverse
gear stopped working suddenly after a sharp drop into a hole in our
driveway at a slow speed of about 10 mph. No sound at all, just would
not engage or
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Our 1980 300SD??S
On Wed, 26 Jun 2013 07:45:48 -0600 Chris N John ceand...@tctwest.net
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Been having some issues starting it throughout
On 6/27/2013 10:37 PM, Craig wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 21:40:33 -0600 Chris N John ceand...@tctwest.net
wrote:
Hello to all of you smart, knowledgeable, Mercedes Gurus! I think
This is the same email we got about a week ago
Craig
Sorry if I bothered anyone! I never saw the first
On 6/28/2013 10:01 AM, Tim Crone wrote:
On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Chris N John ceand...@tctwest.net wrote:
Sorry if I bothered anyone! I never saw the first posting. Thanks for
help, I'll just go back to lurking and see what I can learn. You have been
a great help in the past and I
Hello to all of you smart, knowledgeable, Mercedes Gurus! I think that's
the word I want, anyhow, all of you folks that might once again
enlighten us about our quirky, but loveable car. My son just keeps
saying get rid of it, sell it to some high-school kid who needs a
project. Can't do it! I
Hello to all of you smart, knowledgeable, Mercedes Gurus! I think that's
the word I want, anyhow, all of you folks that might once again
enlighten us about our quirky, but loveable car. My son just keeps
saying get rid of it, sell it to some high-school kid who needs a
project. Can't do it! I
I'm slow reading the need for memory, so mine may not help. Have 2X512
if they will work in your 'puter? Christy
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On 12:59 PM, Fmiser wrote:
Allan Streib wrote:
If you want to get your hands a *little* dirty you can boot a
linux live CD and use the 'dd' utility. dd does a
byte-by-byte copy of one disk to another. So you could copy
your internal hard drive to an attached drive, for example.
partimage is a
Hope I'm not requesting something that has been covered, but I haven't
seen any discussion about this problem, if it *IS* a problem?? After
starting my car with the usual wait time for the glow plug indicator
light to go out, the light comes back on blinking at about 1 second
intervals and
Several of my friends have Dysons and love them! They (Dyson) also has a
canister model now, which is what I have always preferred. I like the
looks of that rolling ball feature on the upright too, though They
last well and parts are available. Really think they are worth the
money. I have
Well, I'm ashamed that after all the help you guys offered to try and
resolve our vac issues that we are once again heating our car with the
defroster fan this winter
We tried various changes on the lines coming out of the firewall into
the engine compartment. You may or may not recall,
Hi, everyone
We too are having issues with our car starting this winter (1980 300
SD). Hubbie put about 4 different hose heaters on it last winter. The
last one finally worked once or twice. (We won't mention the local car
parts store) We tried it again in November and it seemed to be doing
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On 10/18/2010 8:09 AM, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote:
W123 - How to change the PRNDL light in the console?
It is so well molded into the side of that console that you can't
believe it is there!! Look for a little seam on top. Can sometimes pull
it sideways with your fingernail! Think
On 12:59 PM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 wrote:
Peter? Peter Piper? Calling Mr. Peter Piper?
-Max
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On 12:59 PM, Walt Zarnoch wrote:
Looks like I was mistaken, the preferred substitution is in fact a
tablespoon and a half of dill seed for a dill head.
Walt
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Walt Zarnochzarnoch...@gmail.com wrote:
If you grow dill in your garden, it's one of the little
Run a want ad in your local papers! We have to pay $10 or $20 to the
recyclers to take them. Lots of folks would be happy to hand them over
to ya!
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Jim Cathey wrote:
div class=moz-text-flowed style=font-family: -moz-fixedDid this
get lost? I'll send it again...
-- Jim
Don't remember 2 red lines. Could they also be the green ones? That
sounds kind of familiar though, all the ys and check valves are
confusing.
Yes, now that I think of
Ed Booher wrote:
div class=moz-text-flowed style=font-family: -moz-fixedSo, does
MB sell either direct or via third party the vinyl MB-Tex material? I
would like to be able to purchase per yard and stitch new seat covers
and such.
Note: While I'm sure I can buy W123 seat covers directly it
Jim Cathey wrote:
div class=moz-text-flowed style=font-family: -moz-fixedDid
whomever it was figure that out? I was just
digging in my 107's vacuum system, and I note that
the supply line goes to a splitter that feeds two
check valves and the gray line to the dash gauge.
One check valve feeds
Hello helpers! You responded some time ago with diagrams and information
about what vac lines (colors) were for and we tried changing the loose
hanging ones coming out of the firewall in the engine compartment to see
if it would fix some of our problems: The climate control only works on
We have the service manual CD for the W-116. It is some help except it
seems there are some variables. Can't decide which way ours should go
from the pictures and diagrams.
Thought real pics of the same car might be better
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Need new brake disks/ rotors on front of my 1980 300sd. What are the
best brands and what do the prices run? Thanks again for info! Christy
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Hans Neureiter wrote:
I used McAfee provided by my SP, but it is annoying since it seems to be
doing always something ine the back, bringing whatever I am working on to
a crawl.
I now use Comodo Secutity (Firewall + Antivirus, Spy and Malware). It's
simple, free and runs *in the background*.
-
Max Dillon wrote:
I think I've got a bad one. Several weeks ago I had my house power-washed,
and the fan in the screened-in back porch got wet and shorted out and
tripped the GFCI receptacle. Once I'd figured out the problem and removed
the fan, leaving the wires capped with wire nuts and
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
div class=moz-text-flowed style=font-family: -moz-fixedI bet its
just a regular 4.5. I have seen many 450's being advertised as 6.9's
by dumb sellers who dont know any different.
E M wrote:
for anyone who needs a core 6.9, might be worth the $450. If it runs
as he
OK, the SD is in the shop warming up a bit. Seems like the fuel filter
is pretty dry. So they are suspecting a bad fuel pump. Where do they
hide them on the '80s, does anyone know?!! Our 450 SELs are all real
obvious. This one looks to be hidden in the trunk or somewhere back
there, right??
Mitch Haley wrote:
div class=moz-text-flowed style=font-family: -moz-fixedDimitri
Seretakis wrote:
Fuel pump on an SD? I thought that the injection pump served as the
fuel pump.
The lift pump is attached to the injection pump. If the filter is dry,
you're sucking air from somewhere. Could
Hi, Guys
We are needing to tow our Sadie back home. She broke down out in the
toolies. What is safe, without messing up the transmission? We need to
go about 5 miles. Or do we need a tow truck? Thanks for info and input,
as always!! Christy
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Curt Raymond wrote:
Christy,
This is just the stickler in my but purge the word xxx from your lexicon in use with
MBs. The vinyl is MB Tex not MBenz-tex which is food or MB-tex which isn't anything...
-Curt
Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:02:23 -0700
From: Chris N John ceand...@tctwest.net
Subject
Are the tex-mex seat covers as good as the original leather? I see them
mentioned pretty often but don't know to what they refer? Vinyl? I soon
have to replace mine in our 300SD. I think I'll just order leather and
make them. But have been curious about the others. Thanks for the info.
Christy
Allan Streib wrote:
Chris N John ceand...@tctwest.net writes:
Are the tex-mex seat covers as good as the original leather? I see
them mentioned pretty often but don't know to what they refer? Vinyl?
I soon have to replace mine in our 300SD. I think I'll just order
leather and make them
Jim Cathey wrote:
div class=moz-text-flowed style=font-family: -moz-fixedThey're
color-coded. The green one is getting no
vacuum, so your HVAC is stuck on defrost. I think
the yellow/brown line is the one to the vacuum
reservoir for the locks. Two check valves in
parallel is obviously wrong.
Hi, Guys
We are still having some vacuum issues and not sure what to hook up
where. Think someone messed with the lines before we got the car! Can I
post a pic or two and get some feedback on where the two lines that
aren't connected, should be?? There are so many different diagrams on my
cd
Has anyone done a rebuild on a 116/123 steering box? Does it take lotsa
special tools? We really need some advice!! Thanks Leaking fluid out
the bottom seal, trick shift slows it some, but it needs work! Almost
500,000 miles on our Sadie, can't give up yet!! Chris
I have the kit and parts
Mighty MB gurus! Once again I address you to aid us in our ongoing quest
to make these cars keep going, just a little longer- Our '74 450 SEL
with only 480,000 miles on it has sprung a leak in the steering box
seal. We have a kit for it and the box is on the ground. Any advise
about how to
Jim Cathey wrote:
div class=moz-text-flowed style=font-family: -moz-fixedGreens
are HVAC of some sort. Yellow/brown would have been a door
locking reservoir line. This is a 116, right?
-- Jim
/div
Yes it is. We suspect someone rearranged the lines to make something
work that they
Our 300 SD (1980) has 2 vacuum lines coming through the firewall that
were never connected to anything since we've had the car. 1 is green
with black line and 1 is yellow with a brown line. Can't find reference
in my cd of these colors and what components they should make work.
There are
Douglas wrote:
I have hhad the tranny slipping for a few weeks now changed the fluid and put in the conditioner but still slips. Went to the local indy and they said to replace it, it would be $4300. I took it to Aamco and they started with the story to rebuild it. Though they to came back a day
*Oh mighty MB gurus,
* You are so knowledgeable about so many subjects. Have really enjoyed
the issues you have covered lately!!
Really need some ideas and advise. Have some vague thoughts and need
better, because these systems are so involved, any experiences will give
us more informed
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