Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-13 Thread Curt Raymond
this week. -Curt Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 09:39:30 -0400 From: Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday Message-ID: afbaa62c-b293-4f28-bc50-75c731da2...@email.android.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Congrats

Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-13 Thread Max
Sounds like there is a possibility the head is warped and should be checked for flat. -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: The head gasket looked okay but there were several polished spots on the head where combustion gasses

Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-13 Thread Frederick Moir
Less than 0.004 in. end to end.   Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 4:02 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday Sounds like

Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-13 Thread Max
...@bellsouth.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 4:02 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday Sounds like there is a possibility the head is warped and should be checked for flat. -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Curt

Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-12 Thread dseretakis
That was an awesome day. Headgaskets are now demystified! Can't wait to hear how things go once you get the rad installed and the car running. Sent from my iPhone On May 12, 2013, at 7:50 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: HEAD GASKET Need I say more? Of course I do. Yesterday

Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-12 Thread Max
Congrats! How did the old gasket look? Any obvious failure points? -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-12 Thread Craig
On Sun, 12 May 2013 04:50:26 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: HEAD GASKET Need I say more? Of course I do. Yesterday Fred, Dwight, Dimitri and I managed to get a head gasket into my '78 240D. I started pulling parts at about 7:30am (radiator, shroud, hoses, etc) and

Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-12 Thread Rich Thomas
He lives in Mass, he's used to it. --R On 5/12/13 10:16 AM, Craig wrote: With all that bending over, yes, it's surprising. But then you are young and only abusing your body for the first few times ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go

Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-12 Thread Rick Knoble
On May 12, 2013, at 9:16 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: If I can find time among mother's day duties I'll get the radiator reinstalled and get some coolant in there so I can prove that this repair actually fixed the problem... Give it a rest. Pay attention to your wife. I will

Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-12 Thread WILTON
ATTABOY! Wilton - Original Message - From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday On Sun, 12 May 2013 04:50:26 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote

Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-05 Thread John Reames
Yup. IIRC, production was less than 10k, possibly less than 5k. -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On May 4, 2013, at 20:00, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Max wrote: 210 had OM606 for multiple years, for the 124 it was a single year of

Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-04 Thread WILTON
ATTABOY coming up! How 'bout a wide plumbing clamp with some muffler seal putty ('don't know what it's called) gooped under it between clamp and pipe? There are some plumbing clamps that already have the can attached to them. Wilton - Original Message - From: Max Dillon

Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-04 Thread Max
Can you link to a picture of the clamp you have in mind? WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: ATTABOY coming up! How 'bout a wide plumbing clamp with some muffler seal putty ('don't know what it's called) gooped under it between clamp and pipe? There are some plumbing clamps that already have the

Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-04 Thread John Reames
That's odd; I had to replace the front pipe on my 99, which includes a similar apparatus. It rotted out right at the weld between the long section of pipe and the filter/catalyst. The dealer said that the things were ONLY available refurb. $523 by the time tax and a new donut were added on.

Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-04 Thread WILTON
I'll try to find one. Wilton - Original Message - From: Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2013 5:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday Can you link to a picture of the clamp you have in mind? WILTON

Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-04 Thread Max
210 had OM606 for multiple years, for the 124 it was a single year of production. John Reames jwrea...@comcast.net wrote: That's odd; I had to replace the front pipe on my 99, which includes a similar apparatus. It rotted out right at the weld between the long section of pipe and the

Re: [MBZ] How I spent my Saturday

2013-05-04 Thread Mitch Haley
Max wrote: 210 had OM606 for multiple years, for the 124 it was a single year of production. For the turbo exhaust, the multiple years were 1998 and 1999. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list