Re: [MBZ] Excessive current draw - '80 300TD - Source Found!

2005-12-29 Thread John Ervine
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Now its time to get a new one. Have fun. And what was the line on your buddy that rebuilds them? Drop me an e-mail off-list with his info and particulars. I'm weighing my various options - rebuild, junkyard, or the aftermarket digital replacement jobby... --

Re: [MBZ] Excessive current draw - '80 300TD - Source Found!

2005-12-29 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I will see if I can dig it up again. Seems like I might have a good one laying around. Wont be dirt cheap though. John Ervine wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Now its time to get a new one. Have fun. And what was the line on your buddy that rebuilds them? Drop me an e-mail off-list

Re: [MBZ] Excessive current draw - '80 300TD - Source Found!

2005-12-29 Thread Jim Cathey
I will see if I can dig it up again. Seems like I might have a good one laying around. Wont be dirt cheap though. Doesn't George Murphy rebuild these? There is a warrantee on them, too. Not cheap, of course. The state of the ACC servo has a very noticeable effect on the value of the cars

Re: [MBZ] Excessive current draw - '80 300TD - Source Found!

2005-12-29 Thread John Ervine
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I will see if I can dig it up again. Seems like I might have a good one laying around. Wont be dirt cheap though. Well, I'd rather go with a properly rebuild unit ($$) or the digital replacement ($$$), versus a used good unit ($). Dirt cheap repairs only get you so

Re: [MBZ] Excessive current draw - '80 300TD - Source Found!

2005-12-29 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
If you are going to go that route, rusty can get them(cheaper I do believe) than murphy. Jim Cathey wrote: I will see if I can dig it up again. Seems like I might have a good one laying around. Wont be dirt cheap though. Doesn't George Murphy rebuild these? There is a warrantee on

Re: [MBZ] Excessive current draw - '80 300TD - Source Found!

2005-12-29 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yea, a used one, such as mine, is going to run you close to $80 anyways. John Ervine wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I will see if I can dig it up again. Seems like I might have a good one laying around. Wont be dirt cheap though. Well, I'd rather go with a properly rebuild unit ($$) or

Re: [MBZ] Excessive current draw - '80 300TD - Source Found!

2005-12-29 Thread John Ervine
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: yea, a used one, such as mine, is going to run you close to $80 anyways. Which is a heckuva great price, I might add! But I've long since stopped being penny-wise and pound-foolish when it comes to my cars. I like driving my cars, and I like fixing things that

Re: [MBZ] Excessive current draw - '80 300TD - Source Found!

2005-12-29 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:47:57 -0500 John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You know, like with the set of motor mounts that I tore up in 8,000 miles. So how did you tear up a set of motor mounts in 8,000 miles? Craig

Re: [MBZ] Excessive current draw - '80 300TD - Source Found!

2005-12-29 Thread John Ervine
Craig McCluskey wrote: So how did you tear up a set of motor mounts in 8,000 miles? By driving like a diesel-mad lunatic. For some examples: I broke the rear end loose on the wagon at approximately 85mph with a slightly more abrupt than usual lane change. I'm probably 60-75% through the

Re: [MBZ] Excessive current draw - '80 300TD - Source Found!

2005-12-29 Thread OK Don
I put a new set of motor mounts in my 115 when I installed the factory crate 617 engine, only to have them collapse immediately with the engine wieght! I spent several weeks looking for what was hitting the frame - wouldn't beleive it could be the new mounts. When I relented and checked them, one

Re: [MBZ] Excessive current draw - '80 300TD - Source Found!

2005-12-29 Thread John Ervine
OK Don wrote: I put a new set of motor mounts in my 115 when I installed the factory crate 617 engine, only to have them collapse immediately with the engine wieght! I spent several weeks looking for what was hitting the frame - wouldn't beleive it could be the new mounts. When I relented and

Re: [MBZ] Excessive current draw - '80 300TD - Source Found!

2005-12-29 Thread OK Don
No - the rubber didn't sqeeze out and away like that - the center metal part just pushed straight down. On 12/28/05, John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK Don wrote: I put a new set of motor mounts in my 115 when I installed the factory crate 617 engine, only to have them collapse

Re: [MBZ] Excessive current draw - '80 300TD - Source Found!

2005-12-29 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
tore up motor mounts? Dont guess I have heard about that one. John Ervine wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: yea, a used one, such as mine, is going to run you close to $80 anyways. Which is a heckuva great price, I might add! But I've long since stopped being penny-wise and pound-foolish

Re: [MBZ] Excessive current draw - '80 300TD - Source Found!

2005-12-29 Thread Hans Neureiter
I often wonder how old these rubber part are when we buy them. Rubber ages on the shelve just as much as in service. I bought some gaiters (fork spring bellows) for my T100. They split putting them on. -- Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX '82 300SD, '95 E300D On 12/28/05, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]