On year at at OkieQ we went down to the gun museum and their happen to
be some sort of event going on and there were dozens of those old
engines like that there running.
Rich Thomas wrote:
There was a harvest festival today in the hood, and there was this
really old gasoline engine set up
It's called a hit or miss engine and they were popular stationary engines
100 years or so ago. It uses a governor to enable disable the intake
valve. As it speeds past the governor setting (the max rpm), the intake
valve stays closed and engine slows down.
The water bath on top is the cooling
Hey you guys are like encyclopedias, I think you are right -- it was
sorta missing on some strokes, I guess it did not need to fire on them.
Cool.
When I was a kid my dad would go and take me every year to a gathering
of old steam engines. Lots of old farts in funny hats and bibs fussing
Wonko the Sane wrote:
http://tiny.cc/LG8kM
This is a good running, well maintained car. It needs a fuel pump.
---I bet it runs real good with a dead fuel pump.
---Interior looks like palomino, but the roof is darker than tobacco.
Mitch.
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, October 30, 2008 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] interesting (sic) paint color customizing
Wonko the Sane wrote:
http://tiny.cc/LG8kM
This is a good running, well maintained car. It needs a fuel pump.
---I bet it runs real good with a dead fuel pump.
---Interior looks like palomino, but the roof
@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] interesting (sic) paint color customizing
Wonko the Sane wrote:
http://tiny.cc/LG8kM
This is a good running, well maintained car. It needs a fuel pump.
---I bet it runs real good with a dead fuel pump.
---Interior
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://tiny.cc/LG8kM
Ow! My eyes!
I've never before seen a faux convertible top deliberately applied
like that so that it covers the tops of the doors and part of the
glass, and I hope I never do again.
Alex
Shouldn't eBay insurance have covered the price of the
vfraudulentlyehicle if it was fraudulently advertised? And wouldn't
they have taken the car, and auctioned it? I'm not sure why she still
has it...
Sincerely,
Tyler William H Backman
1987 190D Turbo Biodiesel
On Sep 29, 2008, at 4:47
Well, sounds to me like, yea, she probably paid WAY too much for it.
Next, seems like simple things she has somebody trying to charge her
alot to fix. Doubt it has any problems from being overheated once 30k
miles ago. The no power is probably the alda plugged up. Big deal.
Tyler Backman
The internal rocker arm blew up... the bearings were still intact!
http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=231260
Heck, slop on a little JB Weld and put 'er back! :-)
-- Jim
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Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting Vac Pump Failure
The internal rocker arm blew up... the bearings were still intact!
http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=231260
Heck, slop on a little JB
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/772323861.html
Here's a thought: since Porsche used an M-B auto box in the 928, would
the transmission from a 5-speed 928 be an easy swap into an M-B?
I'm not sure, but keep in mind that tranny was not meant to be bolted to an
Put a MB diesel in there and wow all your friends!
--R
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/772323861.html
Here's a thought: since Porsche used an M-B auto box in the 928, would
the transmission from a 5-speed 928 be an easy swap into an M-B?
(I.e. maybe the
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Rich Thomas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Put a MB diesel in there and wow all your friends!
Nah, no 928 engine swap is as wow-worthy as the turbine-powered one
that was on eBay a month or so ago. Plus that one would run on
diesel, too. ;)
Alex
Allan said
Investigators say an attempted robbery ended in gunfire in a
parking lot at West 38th Street and Moller Road just after 11 pm
Monday. The victim was a 72-year-old Hispanic man who witnessed a
young man holding a female friend of his at gunpoint, attempting to
take
PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] interesting handgun story sent by a friend
Allan said
Investigators say an attempted robbery ended in gunfire in a
parking lot at West 38th Street and Moller Road just after 11 pm
Monday. The victim was a 72-year-old Hispanic man who
the farm with the
killswitch.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:37:17 +0930
From: Hendrik [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting video
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Haven't HD
I just get a blank screen - no sound or video.
On 8/28/07, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/Riders/Creed_Video.jsp?locale=en_USbmLocale=en_UScamp_id=13source_cd=yahoo_expcreed
Spotted this as a Yahoo ad.
I believe that most Harley
On 8/28/07, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/Riders/Creed_Video.jsp?locale=en_USbmLocale=en_UScamp_id=13source_cd=yahoo_expcreed
Spotted this as a Yahoo ad.
I believe that most Harley owners today, far from sticking it to the man,
are
That is because you are the man, and can't understand the Harley Credo.
On 8/28/07, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just get a blank screen - no sound or video.
--
LT Don
http://don.homelinux.net/~don/
Make a small loan, Make a big difference - Kiva.org
May need a flashplayer update or something. Probably could find the creed
video if you surf Harley's website.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:00:55 -0400
From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting video
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
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On 8/28/07, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.harley
Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I appreciate old technology I really do but Harley's potato,
potato sound is created by 2 rods on the same crank throw so made
because they were two dumb to figure out how to make more than one
throw.
I read that it is basically a two-cylinder wedge
Haven't HD done away with pushrods? Every now and then I pop into the
local dealer to check out the new models and seem to remember that FI
and OHC's are now pretty much standard.
Curt Raymond wrote:
I appreciate old technology I really do but Harley's potato, potato sound
is created by 2
Curt Raymond wrote:
http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/car/397106171.html
4BT in a Ranger. I dunno why he calls it a 1 ton, you put a full ton
in a Ranger I bet you're gonna bend the frame pretty bad.
Thats pretty cool! As far as the 1 ton thing... I've got an OM617 and
tranny in the back
John Robbins wrote:
Thats pretty cool! As far as the 1 ton thing...
I believe the description said this one had one ton axles under it.
...which probably would not do much good if it's still on a compact
Ranger frame.
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On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:21:45 -0500 John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've got an OM617 and tranny in the back of mine at the moment. I'm
guessing that that is near 1,000lbs?
653#
Craig
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we have emissions tests here too and it's a joke!! just a way for the gov
to screw more money out of people. The daytona didn't come til later and I
suspect they are old plates when the market was different, or it's wishful
thinking. :-) Either way, I suspect the ding in the door will cost a
You likely could have just showed the car without the biofuel. Most folks have
little exposure to diesels and they
are not all that common in cars.
Randy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Curt Raymond
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 1:18 PM
To:
Donald - the folks at MBUSA are interested in stories about people who
really have a lot of miles on their cars and are working with MSN to get
selected stories told. The lady that works at MBUSA PR shop, and is their
new coordinator to MBCA, recently asked about club members with high mileage
to the metal) and suddenly the throttle stayed open. The pedal came
back up normally but the throttle stayed open.
That's why I don't like cable throttles.
-- Jim
Was it a big dollar transaction?? There's a LOT of phishing scams using the
second chance feature and a hacked eBay acount.
Beware!
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
SHA-HILL!
yeah, that's a-smelling like a shill.
On 12/11/06, Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So, this afternoon I bid on an auction and was the high bidder with 8
seconds left until someone over bid me. No big deal. But then, 5 minutes
after the auction closed, I received a second chance
Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] interesting eBay transaction
SHA-HILL!
yeah, that's a-smelling like a shill.
On 12/11/06, Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So, this afternoon I bid on an auction and was the high bidder with 8
to the original ad and
contact the seller through that to ensure it is a genuine offer.
- Original Message -
From: Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] interesting eBay transaction
SHA
It's happened to me, sometimes it's just a bid retraction, or the
winner asks not to get it.
Could be fraud, is it worth the $13 to you? If not, don't buy it.
Peter
A genuine second chance will also be sent via eBay to your messages
there in MyEbay.
Peter
that to ensure it is a genuine offer.
- Original Message -
From: Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] interesting eBay transaction
SHA-HILL!
yeah, that's a-smelling like a shill
How can you do that? Doesn't the ebay number remain the same with 2nd chance
offers?
- Original Message -
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] interesting eBay
and
contact the seller through that to ensure it is a genuine offer.
- Original Message -
From: Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] interesting eBay transaction
SHA-HILL!
yeah
Wow! Where are the rest of the pictures for this one?
Mike in Michigan
- Original Message -
From: Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ
Oh Curt..
Did you mean the auction for the Old Truck was Interesting
Pic looked very interesting to me!!!Just an OF enjoying the
view! No interest in the truck!
Take care,
Chuck
Phoenix AZ
On Nov 30, 2006, at 11:03 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
They don't say if it is a six-speed Special, but it looks like it could
be. I doubt the seller has even heard of a six-speed Special IH.
At 12:03 PM 11/30/2006, you wrote:
So, I wonder if EBay would let Britney or Paris sell their cars on line with
photos? You have heard of the way the
current starlets avoid panty lines right?
Randy
-Original Message-
At 12:03 PM 11/30/2006, you wrote:
Question popped up on the MBCA 115 forum about a 615 engine and leak
down as well as compression. Fellow took his car to mechanic who
gives him compression numbers in the 320-340psi range with and claims
that is low.
Doesn't sound that low.
-- Jim
It is actually spot on for the engine according to the Benz manual. I
had to convert bars to psi to figure out that is was perfect.
On Nov 8, 2006, at 7:31 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Question popped up on the MBCA 115 forum about a 615 engine and leak
down as well as compression. Fellow took
On 11/7/06, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I had planned to order some stuff from Harbor Freight - but after finding
what I wanted I learned they do not offer a shopping cart - only a shopping
list to take to the freakin store - I wonder how many sales that kind of
policy cost them?
There
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Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 1:47 AM
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On 11/7/06, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I had planned to order some stuff from Harbor Freight - but after finding
what I wanted I learned
Message -
From: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting Tools
I agree Andrew! I also got a deal at Sears recently - a 9 piece set of
impact wrench sockets for $12 IIRC. Sometimes
Question popped up on the MBCA 115 forum about a 615 engine and leak
down as well as compression. Fellow took his car to mechanic who
gives him compression numbers in the 320-340psi range with and claims
that is low. Also engine does not hold pressure. Is this possible? I
told him the
Wow, that sounds EXACTLY like my '82 300CD problem.I'm VERY curious about
this. Do you have a link for this post? Tnx,
--
Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark
'87 300SDL (270,491 mi) head case?
'83 300SD (241 kmi)
'82 300CD (162 kmi)
'82 300D (74 kmi) needs MAJOR engine work
'85 300D (280,176)
First of all, tell him go sign up here. Next, his vacuum pump is bad,
its pulling oil from there. His compression is fine.
Redghost wrote:
Question popped up on the MBCA 115 forum about a 615 engine and leak
down as well as compression. Fellow took his car to mechanic who
gives him
I was looking through the latest Victorias Secret catalouge and there where
quite few things that caught my eye.
Hendrik
who is only joking and also has a weakness for handy tools (like I wouldn't
mind a fuel pressure checker for my CIS systems)
- Original Message -
From: LarryT
: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:39 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting Tools
I was looking through the latest Victorias Secret catalouge and there where
quite few things that caught my eye.
Hendrik
who is only joking and also has a weakness for handy tools (like I
wouldn't
mind a fuel pressure
/roadtest/
.
- Original Message -
From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting Tools
a Diesel Engine Compression Tester - $18 - I'll probably buy one of
these -
Really quite
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Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting Tools
a Diesel Engine Compression Tester - $18 - I'll probably buy one of
these -
Really quite a deal, that. I've seen that very unit auctioned on
eBay for about $70, I bought
:51 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting Tools
I bought a set of 3/8 drive metric Craftsman hex sockets at Sears - on
sale
for $14.99. What a deal! Even if I never use them, they look so cool in
their own case..
On 11/7/06, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sounds like $18 well spent!
Larry T
mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:39 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting Tools
I was looking through the latest Victorias Secret catalouge and there
where
quite few things that caught my eye.
Hendrik
who is only joking and also has a weakness for handy tools (like I
wouldn't
mind
On 11/7/06, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I bought a set of 3/8 drive metric Craftsman hex sockets at Sears - on sale
for $14.99. What a deal! Even if I never use them, they look so cool in
their own case..
I can't imagine wrenching on cars, bicycles, or anything else and NOT
that is the first electronic Speedo I have seen on a mb.
Any 126 has an electronic speedo.
With a mechanical odo.
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've
exhausted all the alternatives.
Sir Winston Churchill
'90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D,
that is the first electronic Speedo I have seen on a mb.
Any 126 has an electronic speedo.
With a mechanical odo.
Driven by a stepper (or some such) motor, there is no cable.
-- Jim
Guess I'll find out soon enough - mine stopped turning (odo that is).
On 9/2/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
that is the first electronic Speedo I have seen on a mb.
Any 126 has an electronic speedo.
With a mechanical odo.
Driven by a stepper (or some such) motor, there is no cable.
www.odometergears.com Buy the whole set and replace all 4 gears. I know it
costs more, but when you install a new gear, it'll ruin the old gear next to
it. It's easy to rebuild your Odometer.
On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 20:06:36 -0500, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Guess I'll find out soon
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From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 9:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting odometer reading
Wow - I think that's the first non-mechanical MB odometer I've ever seen -
on.
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
that is the first electronic Speedo I have seen on a mb.
Any 126 has an electronic speedo.
-- Jim
Definitely play it in the lottery.
Dwight
Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co.
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + + miles-Green Goddess
1990 300D 2.5t, 135K miles-The Princess
Wickford, RI
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Wow - I think that's the first non-mechanical MB odometer I've ever seen - on.
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've
exhausted all the alternatives.
Sir Winston Churchill
'90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, OK Don wrote:
Wow - I think that's the first non-mechanical MB odometer I've ever seen - on.
Yeha, it took some getting used to... At least the gauges are still
analog (nevermind that the connections are via a CAN bus)
-j.
On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 08:50:36 -0800 (PST) Christopher McCann
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Pretty sure it's just in German. But German is quite similar to English
and you can figure some of it out. What would be really helpful would
be a German-English English-German car vocab lexicon.
Also,
Here is the home page...more useful, I think:
http://www.baureihe201.de/W201/index.html
Lots of info, but I don't have a W201 :-(
I did find a German W126 website a while ago, but it is not nearly as
thorough as this one. Good find!
Christopher
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Interesting site! One of the highlights for me at the museum in Stuttgart
was seeing the 260D on display.
I found a few briefs about diesel developments in the US about the same
time frame. Perhaps the development of the 260D was inspired by Clessie
Cummins. This webpage has a long and
1931 Clessie Cummins installs his Diesel in a race car. It runs at 162
km/h in Daytona, and 138 km/h in Indianapolis where it places 12th.
And he completed without a single pitstop - a first!
Chris
Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting site! One of the
highlights
to
come by in the thrift arena, for cheap-cheap-cheap. Mine was $2.
-- Jim
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Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:20:46 -0800
From: Desert Rat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting Benz sighting:
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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You weren't in Evansville Friday at about 5pm were you?
The one I saw was the strange cream color Benz was fond of in the
70's.
Peter
isn't that the official taxicab color?
Also, I saw a modern E-class (maroon) with giant Mercedes letters on the
side saying Million Mile Club As if Benz gives you a new car if you hit
1,000,000
On 12/18/05, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You weren't in Evansville Friday at about 5pm
Well if I had a car that had 1 million on it and MB gave me a new car,
you can bet the new one would never make it to 1 million.
Sunil Hari wrote:
isn't that the official taxicab color?
Also, I saw a modern E-class (maroon) with giant Mercedes letters on the
side saying Million Mile Club As
Hmmm, I was told that the first batch of US 350SL's did have the 450
engine so as to not create a problem in the Homeland...why do the
American's get a bigger engine!
Don't think the 350 ever made it over here through MBUSA at least.
On 12/31/69, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Driving
The M116 required 96-96 octane fuel, which wasn't available in the US
after 1972 when they took the high lead levels out of gas -- later all
lead was removed. It is also dirtier, and wouldn't pass the US
emissions testing.
There are some non graymarket M116s around, but they are rare, would
That's one of the automobile packages that I wonder about why the
automaker would choose to discontinue. I've seen various models from
all companies dropped for something less interesting. I'd love to have
a Corrado in my driveway. I hear that little 4 cylinder gets 180 hp.
No bad at all.
Tim
Cool, I used to own one of those. It was a later model 93 with what they called
a VR6 engine. Its a V6 with the cylinders set at 15 degrees apart. The base
engine was a supercharged 4. Pretty fast and lots of fun to drive. VW dropped
it in 94
Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
THAT my
Corrados are sexy looking. With a TDI in it, it's even better! I love
driving my wife's Golf TDI to the limit. It's peppy for a 1.9L engine.
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 7/29/05, Mike LaRosa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1,1item=4565168263
THAT my friends, would be one fun car to drive! Very nice. Me likee, a lot.
On 7/29/05, Mike LaRosa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1,1item=4565168263
Casey
Biodiesel:
'87 300TD intercooler (206k)
'84 300D (202k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon
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