One of the benefits of being on the Atkins diet is that eggs, bacon and
cheese are on the list. I've cut most carbs out of my diet over the past
year and a half, lost 35 lbs, and kept it off. Bring on the red meat, eggs,
cheese and bacon.
Royce Engler
1985 300TD Turbo 265K
-Original
It's been a while since I messed with the radio on my '85 300TD-T, but I
seem to recall that I determined that the wiring for the fader sends only
the hot side to the speakers...the negative side connects to vehicle ground.
At that point I gave up on doing the direct wiring to the CD player (a
What about the voltage regulator? Mine died on a trip north to Kansas,
had to replace it the next morning (needing a jump start at the hotel) in
the parking lot of one of the KC MB dealers. BTDT.
On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 22:22:29 -0500, Dan Weeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My alternator light
Sounds like perhaps something has either damaged the voltage regulator or
the brushes. Certainly worth taking a close look at that before condemning
the alternator.
Werner
WB2BRB
- Original Message -
From: Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dan,
You've got the procedure down.
But now for the bad news:
I suggest you replace the differential, not the mount. It sounds like a
bearing is going from bad to worse. It's probably one of the pinion shaft
bearings.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
While looking closely at some bad aftermarket front shocks on a friends SD,
I noticed that the bolts have a fluted head, kind of an inverse torx design.
Could someone please tell me the correct name for these bolts, and the tool
required to remove and re-install? TIA...
Werner
no, it wont.
Dan Weeks wrote:
At the advice of the list, I'm going to replace my diff mount to see if
it stops the diff whine, now progressing to a rumble, that I've been
noticing. Is this an idiot job? If so, I qualify. Tips, tools required,
etc? Is it as simple ask putting a jack under the
so you really did send a $500 order to rusty.
Luther Gulseth wrote:
The piston arrived from Rusty today. I'm wondering though, after
reading through
http://business.baylor.edu/Richard_Easley/autofaqs/b2piston.htm several
times (since .mbz is down) I'm starting to wonder if I need the T
the rod bender people are on crack.
redghost wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/79297179.html --95 rod bender w140
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/79178454.html --114 coupe $5k
http://seattle.craigslist.org/pts/79217526.html --201/124 alloy pair $60
too rich for my blood.
Jack Landau wrote:
Howdy yall,
Its been nice asking questions and answering a few but I must sell my
Merc.
I have had it for two years and spent many nights under the hood of it. I
live in the Austin area and this is a link to the ad I have out for it.
What do
Not for the faint of heart!
Ebay Number 4556974801
John Freer
Dan Weeks wrote:
At the advice of the list, I'm going to replace my diff mount to see
if it stops the diff whine, now progressing to a rumble, that I've
been noticing. Is this an idiot job? If so, I qualify. Tips, tools
required, etc? Is it as simple ask putting a jack under the diff,
redghost wrote:
I always felt that Darwin took care of the weaker ones. Styro just
delays the inevitable. Personal responsibility and the ability to
survive adverse events strengthens the herd. Now we have lilly
livered, over intellectual, nincompoops with high self esteem, but a
huge
Hi Guys!
It's great to be back on the list! Welcome back to all!
Kind Regards
Wayne Gibson
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 S
1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE
1978 Mercedes-Benz 240 D (Gone now, with regret)
1962 AutoUnion DKW 1000 S
Hello dieselers!
My fiance and I were driving around town with her sister and happened to
spot a creamy yellow 1982 300CD turbo. It has 178K miles, very nice paint,
perfect tan leather interior (not MB Tex), buntcake wheels, everything
works, and it's a 2 owner car. I didn't have time to
In a message dated 6/16/2005 12:46:53 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My 1990 350 SDL w/240K miles just started not wanting to start when
*really* hot. (95 degrees outside, A/C running for about an hour or so.
Water Temp was a shade over the 100 degree mark,
Werner, they are called a 12 point 10mm bolt head..
DWS
Werner Fehlauer wrote:
While looking closely at some bad aftermarket front shocks on a
friends SD, I noticed that the bolts have a fluted head, kind of an
inverse torx design.
Could someone please tell me the correct name for
Could the ninnies who like protective clothing and lack a sense of humor go
read the Consumer Report website or some other wholesome activity? Or, go here
: http://www.darwinawards.com/ read that, and you'll feel even better about
yourselves. :-)
*** If you're not familiar with the moral
I also have heard terrible things about Adsit for 15 years, yet not
only do they remain in business but they seem to be thriving. I wager
that they buy the most advertising pages in Hemmings of any company.
What does this tell you?
On 6/17/05, Alan Duff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The price for
Pretty car! What's the color - is that nickle green?
On 6/17/05, Jack Landau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Howdy yall,
Its been nice asking questions and answering a few but I must sell my
Merc.
I have had it for two years and spent many nights under the hood of it. I
live in the Austin
Darrell - I have all kinds of 12-point sockets, and don't think they would
work on the bolts I saw. The heads are definitely deeply fluted, and the 12
mm sounds about right. They were at least 10 mm high, too.
I thought perhaps the elves in the Black Forest just thought of another way
to sell
Craig Thanks.
Just what I required
mak
[EMAIL PROTECTED] craig]$ units
2083 units, 71 prefixes, 32 nonlinear units
You have: 1 MPa
You want: psi
* 145.03774
/ 0.0068947573
You have: 0.6 Mpa
You want: psi
* 87.022643
/ 0.011491262
You have: 2.6 Mpa
Check it out thoroughly first!
1) Do the rear windows work OK? That's an expensive fix.
2) Each door frame seal costs over $300 if needing replacement.
3) Figure $1800 to rebuild the transmission
4) Test drive it to see how it rides. Ours always seems to need
shocks, ball joints, tie rod
Related topic. Our 123 300CD aux. fan isn't working. What's the
proper way to trouble shoot this?
On 6/17/05, M.Affzaal.Khan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Craig Thanks.
Just what I required
mak
[EMAIL PROTECTED] craig]$ units
2083 units, 71 prefixes, 32 nonlinear units
You have: 1 MPa
they are on crack
desertrat wrote:
Not for the faint of heart!
Ebay Number 4556974801
John Freer
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Why the fascination with hydrogen-fueled vehicles?
There is no infrastructure to support refueling, their mileage is worse
than that of battery-powered cars, and they are an environmental scam.
What, a scam? But they put out pure water as exhaust!
Yes, they are a scam from the vantage of
Well I ride with either a fullface or a 1/2 helmet. You see all the
bugs that collect on the fullface's shield and wonder why your face
isn't worse off.
Once I caught a grasshopper in my mouth, and as I turned to spit it
out, my wife leaned around and got a face full of it.
Helmets are mandatory
rumor has it that [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 6/16/2005 11:46:09 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My left rear brake is dragging. I'm sure of it.
David,
For verification, jack the wheel up and give it a spin. Then
momentarily open the
OH I had a friend that was riding with the half helmet type, car going wrong
way on the freeway, he lost most of the lower part of his jaw and face on
the highway, lived 3 days. Full face for me even if it is toasty.
Don Merriman in Mexico
On 6/17/05, TimothyPilgrim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So that makes two of us attending as of now..
DWS
Werner Fehlauer wrote:
DWS-
If the creek don't rise!
Werner
- Original Message - From: Darrell W. Sigmon
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Shock
Normally we take the VW Golf TDI, since it gets better mileage (1050
kms on a tank) than my bike, is shelter from the cold, heat and
wetness, and has a radio...
I took the wagon to work yesterday because the wife went to a big
employee-discount sale (Canadian Tire) and we needed to haul her load
Okay, so it ain't a Benz, and it's pricey, but it shur is purty.
eBay # 4556413253
Reminds me of a 300SD (the exterior anyway).
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
DWS - you forgot Chuck (and don't forget to bring the spare can of Diesel
for when he runs out on the track)!
Werner
- Original Message -
From: Darrell W. Sigmon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
I think you had the last word on this subject. Nuf said!
On 6/17/05, Don Teresa Merriman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OH I had a friend that was riding with the half helmet type, car going wrong
way on the freeway, he lost most of the lower part of his jaw and face on
the highway, lived 3 days.
For those who aren't on the MBCA mailing list, here's the recent item. The
Anniversary book final content will depend on how many copies are ordered.
Werner
South Jersey and Greater Washington Sections
MBCA Members and Friends,
Deadline: August 1st! The 50th Anniversary Commemorative Book
Anybody else notice there seems to be many nice w123s on eBay lately?
Small aircleaner - its an '85...
The back seat headrests come off. My '81 300TD didn't have them either.
I saw another TD on eBay that had the 3rd row seat, first time I'd actually
seen one. That car had some rust in a door
In a message dated 6/17/2005 12:20:01 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You could imagine the look on my face when I saw the big
horizontal offset backyard smoker sitting there. She got it for $20.
It's 5 feet long. We're going to eat good this summer!
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
That's the CA factory setup for 85 to make room for the trap oxidizer.
Oh my God... THAT is gorgeous.
I don't want to spend that kind of money for a W123
wagon, but it is beautiful.
Nick Gough
86 300SDL 167k (for sale)
93 300E 2.8 123k
97 Jetta 71k
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 23:24:41 -0700
From: desertrat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hank mentioned a book he was too cheap to buy: Mercedes Benz Technical
Companion. The description claims it has the wiring diagram for the Becker
Grand Prix. If you want a project, there ya go!
Christopher McCann
1985 300SD, 205K miles, Wulf http://don.homelinux.net/mbz/Chris
1998 Toyota
guess auhohauz AZ doesn't carry everything
At 12:44 AM 6/17/2005, you wrote:
so you really did send a $500 order to rusty.
Luther Gulseth wrote:
The piston arrived from Rusty today. I'm wondering though, after
reading through
http://business.baylor.edu/Richard_Easley/autofaqs/b2piston.htm
Scraatch it up to brain fade.I wanted to send this link instead of the
wagon one. That was supposed to go elsewhere and now I am in trouble!
4556915189
We generally eat about 6 pm EST. But tonight I'm next door for some
poker. My neighbours going to take my money, so I'm going to take his
burgers and beer. Fair trade I say.
I've never used a smoker before, so this should be interesting...
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 6/17/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The heads are definitely deeply fluted,
Perhaps they are triple square?
Normal 12 point sockets are double hex.
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