I bet.
I also saw a Dateline or some other show exposing air bag theft. The perps
would sometimes leave things like hamburger wrappers in there. Wait, or
maybe this was not the theft, but body shops that were cutting corners. I
think I've heard of theft though, where the crook will break into
Hahaha. Keep trying. :)
Speaking of cars with 267Kmi named Ursula: We'll have to think of a name for
our 267Kmi gold 190D. Or are we up to 269 or 70 by now?
My wife's former car - a Honda Civic was named Zippy. And when I asked what
we should name its successor, a Honda CRV, she replied I don't
Well, I don't know. I suppose I need to look at a diagram of the engine. The
rod goes to something that sits right along side the valve cover, but I
don't know what that something is.
Brian
I asked:
4. What is the rod that runs over the valve cover? The one that is
actuated
by the throttle?
Brian, et al.
On my 190D's there is a bell-crank type bracket on the passenger side
of the head that pulls on the cable to the transmission. This tells
the trans. when to shift, all other things being correct.
HTH
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
87 190DT Bent
87 190DT Blue
85 300TD
84 190D, gone but not
The rod goes to something that sits right along side the valve
cover, but I don't know what that something is.
There are two somethings on that side. The cruise control
actuator, which looks like it might contain a motor (and
does), and a crank thingy that the AT's cable hooks to.
And two rods
'87 190D 2.5 Non-turbo
1.In order to drain the coolant via the petcock (I'll never pass up a chance
to use that word) does one have to remove the plastic body piece that runs
below the bumper? I don't see a way to access it otherwise. On this note,
why would anyone not just drain the coolant by
Zoltan Finks wrote:
6. If there is a number written in crayon on the rear of the differential
ham, does this indicate that it came from a junkyard? The seller explained
this away saying that it indicates when it was last filled.
I've never heard of a mechanic writing lube change info on the
'87 190D 2.5 Non-turbo
One year newer than mine!
1.In order to drain the coolant via the petcock (I'll never pass up a
chance
to use that word) does one have to remove the plastic body piece that
runs
below the bumper? I don't see a way to access it otherwise. On this
note,
why would
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 7:37 AM, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
'87 190D 2.5 Non-turbo
One year newer than mine!
1.In order to drain the coolant via the petcock (I'll never pass up a
chance
to use that word) does one have to remove the plastic body piece that
runs
below
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 5:15 AM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My W201s have stickers in the glove box which I thought indicated the
date the bag was replaced, but I later realized it was the ten year
expiration date of the original bag, which is almost surely still
in my cars. I
On Mar 10, 2008, at 8:22 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
After another five years they checked
again with the same results. At some point the powers that be decided
that airbags don't expire after all---they have an indefinite shelf
life. The short version is, don't worry about it.
Alex
John M McIntosh wrote:
Quote from their letter:
The consequence of not replacing a expired airbag is that its proper
functioning CAN NOT be assured in the event a collision might occur...
In other words, don't sue us if your airbag misfires on your 20 year
old 201.
you have a junker there, and you'll have to sell it to me for $500.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300sD 267Kmi, Ursula
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On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
John M McIntosh wrote:
Quote from their letter:
The consequence of not replacing a expired airbag is that its proper
functioning CAN NOT be assured in the event a collision might occur...
In other words, don't
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
But that's just a CYA legal safeguard. The airbag is probably a good
bit less likely to malfunction than most other components of said 201.
How complicated can it be? It's just a bag of Jiffy Pop with a model
rocket engine inside.
The fact that they seem to be
The *fun* thing here for you americans is to go away and ask your
insurance company
for *their* opinion Maybe a rate change, or denial of coverage is
in order?
On Mar 10, 2008, at 12:52 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
But that's just a CYA legal safeguard. The
1. Lets see, undo hose and make a big mess with coolant or attach 1/2
inch garden hose over drain hole and use big screwdriver to undo tap and
watch the coolant flow into bucket? Your choice but I got a garden hose
and am not afraid to use it.
2. those little access panels do like to fall out
On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:59:34 -0700 John M McIntosh
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They told me:
For W163,w168,r170,w203,w210,c215,w220 etc airbag life is lifetime.
For w124,w126,w129,w140,w201,w202 airbags require replacement after 15
years,
Quote from their letter:
The consequence of not
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