Re: [MBZ] W116 300SD throttle linkage problem

2014-06-01 Thread Allan Streib
Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com writes: I attached a shot of the same area on my 126 300SD. I wonder if the rubber block a previous fix on your car or if they changed the linkage design by 82? My '83 300D has a similar setup to what you pictured. The linkage is different on the W116,

Re: [MBZ] W116 300SD throttle linkage problem

2014-06-01 Thread WILTON
Or a piece of drive shaft rubber/fabric disc? Wilton - Original Message - From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:54 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] W116 300SD throttle linkage problem Scott Ritchey ritche

Re: [MBZ] W116 300SD throttle linkage problem

2014-06-01 Thread Allan Streib
- From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 12:54 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] W116 300SD throttle linkage problem Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com writes: I attached a shot of the same area on my 126 300SD. I

Re: [MBZ] W116 300SD throttle linkage problem

2014-06-01 Thread Allan Streib
Taking the Jim Cathey approach for now, gluing it back together with shoe-goo. Then I'll wrap a zip tie around it to keep it together if that should fail so I don't lose the part. Allan Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu writes: Hard to be certain but it looks like the number on the rubber

Re: [MBZ] W116 300SD throttle linkage problem

2014-06-01 Thread Jim Cathey
Glue is good! Shoe Goo won't take the high temperature found on top of a V8, but in that application it'll probably be good for the remaining life of the car. There's a wad of it holding together the Frankenheap's shutoff knob's engine-side dingus, it's been there more than 10 years now... --

Re: [MBZ] W116 300SD throttle linkage problem

2014-06-01 Thread Fred Moir
@okiebenz.com Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 14:37:30 -0400 Subject: Re: [MBZ] W116 300SD throttle linkage problem Hard to be certain but it looks like the number on the rubber block is 617.070.302. Not sure if that's just the rubber part or the whole assembly. Anyone with EPC know what

Re: [MBZ] W116 300SD throttle linkage problem

2014-06-01 Thread Greg Fiorentino
: Sunday, June 01, 2014 9:55 AM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] W116 300SD throttle linkage problem Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com writes: I attached a shot of the same area on my 126 300SD. I wonder if the rubber block a previous fix on your car or if they changed

Re: [MBZ] W116 300SD throttle linkage problem

2014-05-26 Thread Allan Streib
Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com writes: I attached a shot of the same area on my 126 300SD. I wonder if the rubber block a previous fix on your car or if they changed the linkage design by 82? My '83 300D has a similar setup to what you pictured. The linkage is different on the W116, with

Re: [MBZ] W116 300SD throttle linkage problem

2014-05-25 Thread Greg Fiorentino
...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Scott Ritchey Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 5:15 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] W116 300SD throttle linkage problem I attached a shot of the same area on my 126 300SD. I wonder if the rubber block a previous fix on your car or if they changed the linkage