I already used Liesel and Ingrid (Inga). Hildegard is on the short list.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1982 240D 191Kmi, ?
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> On Aug 30, 2019, at 9:38 AM, MG via Mercedes wrote:
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> http://2-names.com/female_german_names.htm
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>
http://2-names.com/female_german_names.htm
https://www.germany101.com/german-baby-girls-names
that should get you a few
Kevin Kraly via Mercedes wrote:
I love doing door checks too, so you’re outta luck! :) Anyone up for a valve
adjustment? injector replacement and return lines? Oil
Liesl the Diesel?
Greg
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I love doing door checks
I have the wrenches and feeler gauges, and a bunch of nitrile gloves. I never
got rid of them since I knew that I would eventually own another Mercedes
Diesel. All of my spare fuel filters and MB Diesel items that I bought for the
last 1977 pea green 240D are in a plastic toolbox on the bottom
So then ours is an OM352LA, L is the intercooler.
-Curt
On Friday, August 30, 2019, 9:58:17 AM EDT, Jim Cathey
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With turbo, I think that's an OM352A.
I don't have that. :-(
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Harbor Freight sells one set of wrenches that are really thin. I wouldn't use
them for removing brake parts but they work really well for stuff like this.
-Curt
On Friday, August 30, 2019, 9:50:24 AM EDT, Curley McLain via Mercedes
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When you are "done" go through and check
With turbo, I think that's an OM352A.
I don't have that. :-(
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When you are "done" go through and check every clearance again. If you
find one "out," repeat as necessary until all are good. Not hard. You
just need one thin 14mm open end and one standard open end. While the
special tools may be nice, they are 100% unnecessary.
Kevin Kraly via
Probably. Its a turbo/intercooled engine, I've read that the turbo is an
upgrade for a Unimog. IIRC ours is 200hp, without the turbo/intercooler its
like 140...
-Curt
On Thursday, August 29, 2019, 7:33:22 PM EDT, Jim Cathey
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...Pisten Bully. MB content, the PB has an OM372
inga
Kevin Kraly via Mercedes wrote on 8/29/19 5:29 PM:
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1982 240D 191Kmi, anyone have any female German name suggestions?
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I have done one valve adjustment sequence before on a 1981 300CD back in 2006.
Before I adjusted them, they were so far out of adjustment that the car
wouldn’t even start! Afterward, I was able to get it started. I know that this
240D is ready for one!!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1982 240D 191Kmi,
Hildegard needs the door regulator mechanism cleaned and lubed before
something breaks - in mine, it was the pot metal center pivot that holds
the inside of the coiled up spring. I made a new one from an old large
bolt, ground down to size and the slot cut with a hack saw and Dremel. That
was a
>
>
> ...Pisten Bully. MB content, the PB has an OM372 (I think that's right).
> That'll be my first 6cyl...
>
I think that's an OM352. Same as in my Unimog.
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I was scared of setting valves for years until I actually tried it. Super easy
and it makes a big difference when they're right.
I need to set the valves on the ASV and Pisten Bully. MB content, the PB has an
OM372 (I think that's right). That'll be my first 6cyl...
Curt
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I love doing door checks too, so you’re outta luck! :) Anyone up for a valve
adjustment? injector replacement and return lines? Oil changes? Engine mount
replacement? AC fix/recharge? New tires? Also, what is the best approach for
crank (Armstrong) windows, maintenance/oiling to make them
To be compared to someone with an unlimited number of old Mercedes in his
backyard is an honor.
On Thu, Aug 29, 2019, 5:56 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
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> You are as bad as Kaleb
>
> Randy
>
> On 29/08/2019 4:33 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
> > Yay!
You are as bad as Kaleb
Randy
On 29/08/2019 4:33 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
Yay! I love doing door checks - fly me out and it's on the house.
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Yay! I love doing door checks - fly me out and it's on the house.
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Congratulations Kevin. I am envious
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 6:09 PM Kevin Kraly via Mercedes <
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> ...Of this 1982 240D. It has the usual issues like non-working A/C, vacuum
> door lock issues, bad door check straps, cracking MB-Tex on the
Congrats on your new purchase.
Mitch.
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> ...Of this 1982 240D.
Congratulations!
> It has the usual issues like non-working A/C, vacuum door lock issues,
> bad door check straps, cracking MB-Tex on the driver’s seat, but it
> runs OK! I’m sure it’ll run much better
...Of this 1982 240D. It has the usual issues like non-working A/C, vacuum door
lock issues, bad door check straps, cracking MB-Tex on the driver’s seat, but
it runs OK! I’m sure it’ll run much better once I adjust the valves and check
the adjustment of the throttle linkages which are probably
The bay of fleas has not been the best venue for turning my stuff into cash.
Too many flakes over the past year who balked at paying or wanted refunds
because of shipping cost or their misunderstanding of what they had bid on.
clay monroe
> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but
Probably.
It is the short term nature of the ISP usage that is a kicker. They want long
term commitments and I hate paying for services I am not using. The city does
enough of that. I paid them $500 for water and Garbage I did not use, and $189
for electric that was not used. The gas
On 15/05/2019 9:16 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
I don't think it would take too many parts sold on the bay of fleas to pay
for an ISP ---
And, you need the internet connection in any event.
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for an ISP ---
On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 8:13 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes <
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> If he brings a big enough trailer he can haul the SD and a plethora of
> parts back with him. And he can leave a
If he brings a big enough trailer he can haul the SD and a plethora of parts
back with him. And he can leave a bag of cash for me
clay
> On May 15, 2019, at 4:37 PM, OK Don via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Sounds like Kaleb needs to head up your way ...
>
> On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 6:04 PM Clay
Sounds like Kaleb needs to head up your way ...
On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 6:04 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes <
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> I no longer have constant interweb access and am using hotspot from my
> phone, so not doing fleabay. The list of Craig seems to be viable for
> now. Were
I no longer have constant interweb access and am using hotspot from my phone,
so not doing fleabay. The list of Craig seems to be viable for now. Were
there a person with a truck, I would enjoy having all go to one buyer. Last
time I cleaned the cache, the guy took just about all I had on
Are you going to eBay our collection? Seems like a reasonable way to go ---
On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 2:06 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes <
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> I have chased how to hold onto all of my hoard and found no viable
> solution. Best to cut my losses and move on.
>
> having
I have chased how to hold onto all of my hoard and found no viable solution.
Best to cut my losses and move on.
having said that, #1 boy just did cut his loses and let go of his w140 300SE
for $300. It had been sitting awaiting attention for two years and he was
never going to get around to
Well Clay, It was a great idea while it lasted... ha.. So much for
brilliant advise, huh.
Seems to the casual observer [myself] that a move of some sort is in your
future. Glad you avoided unwilling hold in psych ward. That would cut into
your parts hunting trips in a big way.
Grant
"I used to
There are lots of first gen ML on the road. And many of the women folk are
driving the sedans of the past decade. The dealership is not hurting. I
considered employment opportunities there. They do not seem able to hold
employees
clay monroe
> I turned my computer upside down and shook
It could be done, just not in driving distance. I am finding that most
anything being sold within the megalopolis is being bulldozed and rebuilt.
clay monroe
> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm
> looking for didn't fall out.
> On May 14, 2019, at
I did consider that for a month or so. There is no market at all for classic
benz. Muscle cars will sell all day long there. The Anchorage Mercedes market
is saturated with those fresh sold by the dealer who moved in there about 10
years ago. The fellow who does have classic benz is a buddy
My lawn is that size. The lot is 3750 sq ft. Building is 2500 sqft. with a
24x45 foot print. It is pretty much within the setbacks to neighbor property.
Last appraisers notice had a value above $1.2mm.I found that my indy went
out of business because he would make far more selling his
I agree.
I could move about 100 miles from Jim Cathey and find land and shop space.
That puts me in the middle of nowhere and with less access to parts and
treasure. Even there, I would be facing pressure of property value increasing.
Any property within about 130 miles east of Seattle is
My treasures will do far more good being put to use than taking up space in my
hoard. I would be a magnificent dragon.
clay monroe
> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm
> looking for didn't fall out.
> On May 14, 2019, at 11:16 AM, G Mann via
a few. But more so frodShoveDog Merkun 4wd Peekups. But if he got
rustfree examples, cleaned and checked/repaired all parts and took up
there, they'd sell, and he might make a living of it.
Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote on 5/14/19 4:45 PM:
Might be a good market for Unimogs!
Greg
There is no upside to her in divorcing me. I have nothing but 50% of marital
assets. Half of her stuff. Half a million bux would be nice for me
clay monroe
> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm
> looking for didn't fall out.
> On May 14, 2019, at
I am having issues with the MacPro and mail. It does not want to send mail
using the iPhone as hotspot. My interwebs were canceled when I left town.
Lucky for me, the macbook still does mail.
ANYWAY.
There is nothing within any reasonable distance that would serve as “work
space” for
I would have filled the house and ended up with an involuntary hold in a psych
ward. It is good to come clean, in a sense.
> On May 14, 2019, at 8:26 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Ah, so that is the issue. You might have got away with it if you had not
> started filling
Might be a good market for Unimogs!
Greg
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Hard telling. I know the market
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRoOPuxSHAc
On 14/05/2019 3:44 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Hard telling. I know the market around Anchorage, and unless things have
changed drastically a Mercedes is probably one of the last cars people are
looking for. As you might expect, trucks are
In that area, they are not "homeless"... they are "Undocumented Pharmacist".
On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 12:57 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
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> Agreed. It would be a tough market, but there are probably some
> marginalized areas where he might be able to find some space.
Hard telling. I know the market around Anchorage, and unless things have
changed drastically a Mercedes is probably one of the last cars people are
looking for. As you might expect, trucks are the vehicle of choice up there.
Not only that, if it’s something special, there’s not a lot of roads
I was not suggesting that he deliver high level restorations, and there
does appear to be some market for old Mercedes almost everywhere. Since,
there did not appear to Clay to be many around up there, it just seemed
like a potential niche market.
I guess he could do it with MB all wheel drive
Possibly. It’s not so much that there’s development, just that land prices in
general have just gone crazy because of the influx of highly paid professionals
into the area. I’m betting Clay could sell his house right now for many times
over what he’s got in it.
What the people I know there say
I doubt it, unless they were trucks.
They better be in an enclosed trailer or be able to float. The AlCan Highway is
not the place you would want to be driving a “restored” Mercedes. At least now
it’s paved…
Otherwise, it goes on a barge or transport ship to ANC. Pretty much the primary
way
On 14/05/2019 1:37 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
OK, let’s lay this out…
I would certainly defer to Clay on the details, but having friends who both
currently and formerly live(d) in the Sea-Tac region, it’s been described to me
as anything property-wise within a reasonable distance (100
An idea comes to mind . . .
Is there a market for older Mercedes in Alaska?
Clay could "restore" them in Seattle and drive them north to visit the
missus and then fly home.
Periodic short visits might be more valuable than long term residence in
the north.
On 14/05/2019 1:16 PM, G Mann
Agreed. It would be a tough market, but there are probably some marginalized
areas where he might be able to find some space. Only issue would be security.
Plenty of homeless people he could employ for security guards, though.
-D
> On May 14, 2019, at 3:37 PM, G Mann via Mercedes
> wrote:
All that said, for a true bottom feeder, there is always a deal to be
found, and Clay seems to have highly developed skills in that department.
Thus, my suggested thought..
What say you, Clay, up for the ultimate challenge? Re-energized hunting
skilled, directed to finding the perfect bottom
At the bottom of the real estate implosion a fellow on the Banned list bought a
foreclosed warehouse in Cayce SC that no business owner wanted at the time.
Unfortunately, it's not 2012 any more, and Sea-Tac isn't Cayce. I believe Clay
said the non-garden portion of his yard is 15' square?
OK, let’s lay this out…
I would certainly defer to Clay on the details, but having friends who both
currently and formerly live(d) in the Sea-Tac region, it’s been described to me
as anything property-wise within a reasonable distance (100 miles?) to the area
on the western slopes of the
Exactly! The best move we ever made was here, an airpark. SWMBO has an acre
to garden and landscape, I have a hangar and a garage to play in - all just
out the back door. If we had a trout stream, it would be perfect!
On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 1:17 PM G Mann via Mercedes
wrote:
> "Near" is a
"Near" is a relative term, in this case, relative to forced servitude in
frozen AK winter, with zero access to Mercedes, parts, PNP's, or DIY
pleasures. The thought comes that perhaps a shift of residence to an out
lying area with better access to a shop building could be a life adventure
worthy
I doubt there is such a thing in close proximity to Clay. Seattle is much like
San Francisco, with property values of all types skyrocketing to amounts that
would make your head spin.
-D
> On May 14, 2019, at 1:40 PM, G Mann via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Somewhere near your house there must
Somewhere near your house there must be an industrial building for cheap
rent that would serve as a suitable Mercedes hobby place, has ample parts
storage, a fenced area for parking "cars in progress", room for a car lift,
garage doors, and decent electric supply to run a welder, lights, and air
Ah, so that is the issue. You might have got away with it if you had not
started filling bedrooms in the house.
Randy
On 13/05/2019 7:06 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote:
Randy
that is the issue, the garage, basement and two bedrooms are storage space for
all the “spares” I accumulated.
Randy
that is the issue, the garage, basement and two bedrooms are storage space for
all the “spares” I accumulated. A bunch of it was “upgrades” that were
upgraded in turn, seats, relays, carpet, trim, tool kits, manuals, and bins of
many things, the 20 and 30 gallon sort of bins, stacked.
Can you get a storage bin somewhere and keep your spare parts? Or, at
least keep the more important stuff in a garage, or basement etc so that
the living space looks presentable for SWMBO?
On 12/05/2019 11:22 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote:
I was worried a bit about that. There were many
I will be needing to off load the current SDL at some point. Drove it 70 mile
round trip for lunch with Mom. Drives like a dream with smooth shifts and
plenty of power. Just looks like a hot mess as I have yet been able to give it
a good Martha treatment
clay
> On May 12, 2019, at 6:17
The lawn part of the yard is not at street level and is all of 15x15. It was
exceptionally pretty according to the neighbors when the daffodils and tulips
were out. Then the weather got really nice and the grass went up. Other parts
of the yard are veggie garden and I have had wheat growing
I was worried a bit about that. There were many a dark Arctic night I awoke in
a panic having dreamt that the house had been broken into and all the Mercedes
parts I have stashed in every corner had been pilfered. Or, the criminals had
found the car keeps and absconded with my W126 and the
So his 'history' of code violations, which he may or may not have fixed
promptly, on his rental property are the reason they're whacking him for $500 a
day now?
How many of those violations were violations committed by tenants, and how many
did he address promptly?
I'm not saying he didn't
This is totally bogus.
The guy has a history of ignoring city codes.
There’s no homestead credit - he doesn’t live there.
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/dunedin-says-it-tried-to-work-with-man-it-fined-30k-over-uncut-lawn/67-cf7a10b3-115f-4a2f-a2b9-38f229f7a1a5
Yeah, so much for truth
Glad you survived the winter of darkness.
When I lived in Hawaii for 2 yrs, the Quantum was stored and the escort
was stored, batteries removed. The escort battery was 5 yrs old then,
and expected it to be dead as a 2x6. It was not, and the escort lit
right off. Same with the quantum.
> On May 12, 2019 at 6:18 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
> Damn grass is a meter tall and took an hour to hack to a level I will be
> able to use the mower.
There's a place within 20 miles of Seattle where you can get away with that?
A guy in Florida had the misfortune of his mother
Lol, this reminds me of why I never traveled in the winter when I lived in
Sault Ste. Marie -- take a week off and come home to three feet of snow in the
drive and a snowstorm, sidewalks impassible, and at least two hours of digging
to get the car off the street so the snowplow won't bury it at
Excellent! Welcome back to the Lower 48 and the land of sanity.
No homeless folks taking up residence in your yard?
-D
> On May 12, 2019, at 12:37 AM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I am once more back in PNW! Feels great to be home with my cars. SWMBA was
> unsure that I would
I am once more back in PNW! Feels great to be home with my cars. SWMBA was
unsure that I would return to the Great White North. I assured her I would
return.
Eventually
I got home with 21c and sun here in SEA, while ANC was all of 11c and wanting
to rain when I left.
Wonderful to see my
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