Andrew - My son [Air Force mechanic] is a bit of a Miata nut - currently
rebuilding an engine and making a transmission conversion at the same time.
If you don't get the info you need from this list let me know and I will
direct your questions to him
BillR
Jacksonville FL
1981 300SD 273k
Our turbo MB's have internal engine mods such as oilers under the
pistons, etc to handle the extra pressure and heat. Would think this
principle would apply to other engines as well.
Miata Monster (V8), now we're talking! That's one goal I have left in
my auto dream wish bag. know I will never
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:23:12 -0500 andrew strasfogel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for the input. He tells me it's for racing at Summit Point with
the Miata Society and that he won't get any more speeding tickets.
Uh ... yeah ... right.
Craig
Just like when I was 17, got my first ticket, and swore to my parents that
I'd never get another one. Then when i was 21, I got two in 6 weeks. Same
car.
On 3/24/06, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:23:12 -0500 andrew strasfogel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Replace it with the new style sealed one -- dollar to a donut, it's
leaking and sucking air in when closed, although they usually leak when
being pumped then, too.
The vibration is normal, all the return fuel goes down the same hose to
the tank.
Peter
Last evening I applied JB Weld to the valve cover baffle gap and swapped
out the injectors with my 74kmi set from the Blue Bomber ('82 300D). 2 of
the 5 were heavily carboned up, and the other 3 weren't all that great.
All 5 of the heat shields were carboned up also. That done, today I
Last evening I applied JB Weld to the valve cover baffle gap and
swapped
out the injectors with my 74kmi set from the Blue Bomber ('82 300D).
Bad science, in that you won't know _which_ fix made a difference, if
any. But let's hope that there _is_ a difference!
-- Jim
So I looked up the spec, and when I disconnected all the auxiliary
stuff and measured the vacuum rise at the tap when the engine was
started after exhausting the brake booster it took about 12 seconds at
idle to bring it back to 15 Hg, about 1/2 Bar. (This appears to be a
10 brake booster, so
Howdy -
Well, I've had my new (to me) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo and still am crazy about
this car - told my wife I wouldn't mind finding another and letting my 78
240D go. ;-)
Anyway - I've used 3 bottles of Biocide (purchased from West Marine) --
added per the instructions - 2 bottles at 1/2 tank
Larry,
I had a similar problem when I ran the fuel low. Did you change the main
filter? On mine inline would look OK but when I changed the cartridge,
it made a big difference.
Dwight
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 130K miles
Wickford, RI
-Original
Tank strainer issue? Also, from my experience the inline filters clog
faster than the spin-on.
On 3/24/06, Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Larry,
I had a similar problem when I ran the fuel low. Did you change the main
filter? On mine inline would look OK but when I changed the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Howdy -
Well, I've had my new (to me) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo and still am crazy about
this car - told my wife I wouldn't mind finding another and letting my 78
240D go. ;-)
Anyway - I've used 3 bottles of Biocide (purchased from West Marine) --
added per the
Bad science, yes. Effecient repairs of 2 known problems, yes. I dislike
having something apart and NOT fixing obvious problems while I'm in
there. I SHOULD have repaired that when I set the valves a couple
thousand miles ago.
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:51:09 -0600, Jim Cathey [EMAIL
On Mar 24, 2006, at 3:59 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Any words of advice would be appreciated.
I would seek the sage advice of the mother first and foremost.
You're damned if you do and damned if you don't. I say help the kid
out, go for it. It wouldn't hurt to suck up as much info as
On Mar 24, 2006, at 4:21 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Then again, I have done things that many other listgoers haven't,
so perhaps
I shouldn't be surprised...
Do tell.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
If you watch some of the speacial features on the discs you'll find that
Margaret Thatcher watched the show religiously as it gave her insights
into how the civil service thought and operated.
So, she dressed up as the Archbishop of Canterbury to watch the show?
RLE
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Last evening I applied JB Weld to the valve cover baffle gap and swapped
out the injectors with my 74kmi set from the Blue Bomber ('82 300D). 2 of
the 5 were heavily carboned up, and the other 3 weren't all that great.
All 5 of the heat shields were carboned up also.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So, she dressed up as the Archbishop of Canterbury to watch the show?
No no, I dressed up as the Archbishop of Canterbury to watch the show!
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
der Dieseling Doktor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I only pop up the rear end of the rof in the SDL - it let's out the
hot air from sitting closed in the sun well enough (with the windows
down also). Someday when I have nothing better to do, I'll clean the
tracks and apply that magic lubricant
On 3/24/06, Peter T. Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Didn't they call it the most over enginered 55 Chevy on the planet,
or something to that effect?
I recall reading the RT road test of the 220D/8. They weren't very
complimentary.
Craig
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'90 300D 243K, Rattled
'87 300SDL 290K, Limo Lite, or blue car
'81 240D 173K,
It's a beefed up, somewhat up-dated Aeronica Champ built by Bellanca.
I flew one primarily to tow sailplane students - absolutely the most
exciting flying I've ever done. Definitely more exciting than flying
the Citabria up-side-down even.
The original Champ was designed for 65 HP. The Citabria is
Ugh, did I damage anything?
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:47:51 -0600, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Don't use RTV. Don't use J-B Weld (it takes too long to dry and will
ooze
through the gap. The official stuff was Lock-Tite/NAPA 5-minute epoxy.
It
does an excellent job and is oil
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:06:12 -0600 OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Didn't they call it the most over enginered 55 Chevy on the planet,
or something to that effect?
I recall reading the RT road test of the 220D/8. They weren't very
complimentary.
I don't recall that comment, but I do
Didn't they call it the most over enginered 55 Chevy on the planet,
or something to that effect? I recall reading the RT road test of the
220D/8. They weren't very
complimentary.
I would like to have back my '55 BelAir 2d hardtop 265 V8 (ivory blue) AND
my '72 250/8 (white/red tex). The
OK Don wrote:
It's a beefed up, somewhat up-dated Aeronica Champ built by Bellanca.
I flew one primarily to tow sailplane students - absolutely the most
exciting flying I've ever done.
I bet! Having been a sailplane student, I think flying a tug towing a
student is probably one of the more
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Ugh, did I damage anything?
Hard to tell, my crystal ball is foggy!
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
der Dieseling Doktor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5
I'm sure you'll let us know!
On 3/24/06, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ugh, did I damage anything?
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'90 300D 243K, Rattled
'87 300SDL 290K, Limo Lite, or blue car
'81 240D 173K, Gramps, or yellow car
'78 450SLC 67K, brown car
'97 Ply Grand Voyager 78K Van
Is a '58 Impala convertable collectable now? I stole the 4 speed BW
tranny (not original) out of it for the V8-MGA
I would like to have back my '55 BelAir 2d hardtop 265 V8 (ivory blue) AND
my '72 250/8 (white/red tex). The Chev is now a valuable collector car. The
/8s ain't.
RLE
--
OK
I tried to buy Locktite-NAPA from NAPA but they didn't have it on hand and
didn't have it listed in their catalog. I wonder if 5 minute JB-Weld would
work? It sounds like Randy might have been referring to slow drying
JB-Weld. JB-Weld has worked well for me in many applications, but I
Ok, what are the posibilities?
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:31:01 -0600, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Ugh, did I damage anything?
Hard to tell, my crystal ball is foggy!
Marshall
--
Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (231,xxx kmi)
'82 300CD (159,xxx kmi)
Comfort is an amazing thing.
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:34:29 -0600, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm sure you'll let us know!
On 3/24/06, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ugh, did I damage anything?
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'90 300D 243K, Rattled
'87 300SDL 290K, Limo Lite,
Hello listers.
I found a guy selling a 1978 240D 4spd manny tranny, tan ext with tan int.
It's got some vacuum issues going on (don't they all), but it runs and
drives ok. It won't shut off, it has a hard brake pedal, and probably not
much else vacuum operated that's working properly. He's
It will still leak? The JB Weld will fall off due to the oil and land
in the sump (or somewhere else)?
On 3/24/06, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ok, what are the posibilities?
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'90 300D 243K, Rattled
'87 300SDL 290K, Limo Lite, or blue car
'81 240D 173K,
Congrats! Hope you can work out a price. Sounds like the standard
Kaleb price would be about right.
On 3/24/06, kevin kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello listers.
I found a guy selling a 1978 240D 4spd manny tranny, tan ext with tan int.
It's got some vacuum issues going on (don't they all),
Well, I just found a 1978 300CD that's also on the list of possibilities.
It has 265K miles, no working glow plugs, but it has a good, straight body.
The guy isn't a mechanic, so he gave up on it. Unlike the experience with
the 220 gasser (getting yelled at when I tried to test the starter), I
I found a guy selling a 1978 240D 4spd manny tranny, tan ext with tan
int.
It's got some vacuum issues going on (don't they all), but it runs and
drives ok. It won't shut off, it has a hard brake pedal, and probably
not
much else vacuum operated that's working properly. He's looking to
clear
go out of it. I know that there's a way to hook up jumpers from the
glow
plugs to the battery to get glow function. I believe that the
procedure
involved a jumper from 5 to positive and another from 1 to negative.
Be very sure that this is a series system! If parallel, your attempt
will
I have learned that the set speed, held as charge on the FET's input
capacitor, is stored as a Idelta/I from approximately 60 MPH.
That is, Vcc/2 is the initial output voltage of the error amplifier,
and this is approximately the voltage out of the tachometer circuit at
60. So if you have a
In my student pilot days, I can recall seeing a sailplane taking off in
tow as I was about 800 feet after take off on a Cessna 150. The tow rope
snapped from the sailplane at a estimate elevation of 600 to 500 feet...
The pilot of the sailplane make a extreme graceful left bank to
position
Curt Raymond wrote:
I'd like to have one but have been told that almost nobody can afford to keep
an old Saab.
Aside from the Bosch k-jetronic problems, most of which usually don't happen to
cars that
are driven regularly, where did you get that idea? Very easy cars to work on,
and
the parts
Truly! Of course, those long wings make most any other kind of turn
hard to do ;-) , and the very low sink rates helps remove some of the
pressure (if you know what you're doing).
on the other hand, ther is very little lift that low, so you had
better be ready to put it down ---
The pilot of
Very interesting
Here's a link to the Bellanca/Champion Club w/a pic of a
Citabria ... Scroll way down near end.
http://www.bellanca-championclub.com/
I'm not a pilot, but I have taken a flyer or two..
Enjoy,
Chuck
Phoenix, AZ
On Mar 24, 2006, at 10:00 PM, OK Don wrote:
Keep in mind the lift to weight ratio in a sailplane to a engine driven
plane .. lots of room to recovery in a sailplane but it will be a
certain crash in a engine driven plane
Bill
1981 300 TD
OK Don wrote:
Truly! Of course, those long wings make most any other kind of turn
hard
On Fri, Mar 24, 2006 at 08:38:08PM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
go out of it. I know that there's a way to hook up jumpers from the
glow plugs to the battery to get glow function. I believe that the
procedure involved a jumper from 5 to positive and another from 1 to
negative.
No. If
Good to see that under all that Diesel knowledge is a sense of humour. I
would never have guessed that you like to dress up but there you go, we all
have our cross to bear.
Anyway on the subject of British humour, do you people over there (in
merica) get the tele show called Little Britain?
With temperatures around 50F tight valves are more of an impediment to
starting than bad glow plugs. I've found if the engine is in reasonable
condition you can get it started by placing a fully charged battery on the
car and hook another fully charged battery to jump with. Just hold the key
On Mar 24, 2006, at 8:35 PM, Luther Gulseth wrote:
Hopefully that's causing
the oil usage also. Any thoughs?
The things you're doing can't hurt but with the oil consumption
figures you mention there should be something real obvious. Have you
cleaned the engine and checked for fresh
Was '82 300CD excessive oil usage-update..
I concur about the length of threads.endless.
On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 07:33:06 -0600, John Berryman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I also realized that we can really keep a thread alive even
ridiculous ones and worse, political
Haven't re-checked compression yet. I'm going to drive the car in 3rd
this week (2nd under 35mph) keeping the rpms above 3500-4000 (got some
interstate driving to do) and rid it of the carbon. Maybe Thursday
evening I can re-check the compression. I'll also try to check the rear
of the
That's exactly what I thought, amazing.
Harry Watkins
Newton, MS
86 SDL Silver
85 300D Euro
86 SDL Gold
81 240D manual trans
- Original Message -
From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 10:52 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Vacuum
A friend's kid got 3 tickets in 3 days from the same cop in exactly the same
spot.
He said I dunno how it happened! His Dad and I spent an hour and put a clip
on the throttle cable on the car so it wouldn't easily get beyond half
throttle. That taught him a lesson...
-Curt
Date:
On Mar 24, 2006, at 10:23 PM, Luther Gulseth wrote:
Don't use RTV. Don't use J-B Weld (it takes too long to dry and will
ooze
through the gap. The official stuff was Lock-Tite/NAPA 5-minute
epoxy.
It
does an excellent job and is oil resistant. We used to do this at
the
M-B
dealer in the
It set overnight on the engine. I doubt that any went the wrong direction
into the baffle. I don't feel so bad now. I'll use J-B Quick next time
though.
On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 08:41:55 -0600, John Berryman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mar 24, 2006, at 10:23 PM, Luther Gulseth wrote:
Thanks Sunil and Dwight Marshall -
As I reported, I changed the main and prefilters - without affect.
It sounds like Marshalls suggestion is highly likely -- my wife started
driving it to work yesterday - it's 55 miles each way at 60-70 mph 99% of
the time. I'll give that a try to see if it
If it's all carboned up from slow city driving, before you change the plugs
try an Italian tuneup - high RPMs, high load (up a hill and/or 3 of your
heaviest friends), and at least 2 miles of this style of driving. It might
sound like hell after the first time you do this, but if you do it a few
On Mar 25, 2006, at 8:55 AM, Luther Gulseth wrote:
Haven't re-checked compression yet. I'm going to drive the car in 3rd
this week (2nd under 35mph) keeping the rpms above 3500-4000 (got some
interstate driving to do) and rid it of the carbon. Maybe Thursday
evening I can re-check the
Here is a source for the Loctite epoxy. NAPA does not list it on their =
website or have it in their stores.
MA4230735
Mfr#: 21427
Loctite Corporation $20.39 $20.39
Description:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks Sunil and Dwight Marshall -
As I reported, I changed the main and prefilters - without affect.
It sounds like Marshalls suggestion is highly likely -- my wife started
driving it to work yesterday - it's 55 miles each way at 60-70 mph 99% of
the time. I'll
You should also be sure that a CD is what you want.
It'll be fun to have a CD around again! Now that I have the 03 Dodge
Cummins diesel quad cab pickup, and my dad has a minivan, the CD will just
be a fun car as it should be. It may be a step up toward a wagon in the
long run once it's
Thanks Marshall - sounds like an excellent approach.
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
For Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
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Howdy Ya'll !
Does anyone have a CD as described above? If so, could you provide the make
model? I'd like to find one for the trunk of my '91 300D 2.5T use the
existing wiring harness -
TIA!
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
tom savage wrote:
With such length and the
skinny steering wheel, thet sensation in turns is not unlike that of a
UPS package, but without the fear of imminent rollover.
Um, I guess it would make more sense if I wrote package car (and
spelled the correctly.)
Tom
Hello List
I send the follwing Email earlier to a different list and got a kind answer
from Larry T. who has a good guess about the problem my 81 300SD is facing. He
suggested to join this list and bother you guys with my tech problem.. So here
we are. Any reply is greatly appreciated
Yeah, I was on yahell lists before. I was not particularly impressed. This
IS the place for information on ALL Mercedes, not just diesels (although a
good deal of us are from an old diesel list). Here is some B2 info
http://transmission.articles.mbz.org/b2/why/
George Gregory wrote:
Well, some of us knew what you meant.
Yuo mean thse of us who wre aruond in teh Richrde J (Mechanic Rloe)
Sexton era?
Tom
We take PayPal and ship internationally
On 3/25/06 1:02 PM, tom savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yuo mean thse of us who wre aruond in teh Richrde J (Mechanic Rloe)
Sexton era?
Tom
We take PayPal and ship internationally
Yabbut you should call when you go out west to Kemps so we can meet up.
I'm always here (usually)
--
Hendrik,
I don't know about the Yanks, but here on BBC Canada we have all of
those shows. I was watching the totally creepy Nighty Night... it's as
strange as the League of Gentlemen but without the shudders..Father Ted
is good. I spent a lot of time in Northern Ireland and it reminds me of
I finally got around to installing my Euro lights that I bought fom John
M in Victoria! (Thanks again John) Boy is it nice to be able to see at
night again! What a huge difference; I already knew it would be better
as I have them on my W123 and had them on my W126 also.
I was interested in
Ran it hard on the interstate to and from the tourney. 7 or 8 full
throttle starts, 5 up hill. Never let it get out of 3rd gear, keeping the
rpms around 4000-4500 and higher. Last fullthrottle start was up the
steepest hill within 10 miles of me, reached 80mph/5000rmp1 before the
top.
God freakin bless America! I am so aggravated. I'm pulling the head on
the 300SDL and everything is smooth as can be. Less than 1 1/2 hrs to
get everything striped down but the timing chain rail pins. The top
one comes right out with my standard method of stacking nuts and
washers and
Thanks Jim!
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
87 300TD
you wrote:my standard method of stacking nuts and
washers and progressively tightening a center bolt
Hi Bob,
By golly - that's *my* favorite method too!! As far as breaking the
lower pin loose, have you tried to tap it (gently) with a punch to force it
inward? I know it's the wrong
Thanks for the quick reply. I just finished that beer and am going out
to have another crack at it. Yes I did try tapping it in to get it
moving but I think it is already bottomed out. I don't think I can get
the head off without taking the rail out. unless maybe I break the
chain. It is less than
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Ran it hard on the interstate to and from the tourney. 7 or 8 full
throttle starts, 5 up hill. Never let it get out of 3rd gear, keeping the
rpms around 4000-4500 and higher. Last fullthrottle start was up the
steepest hill within 10 miles of me, reached
you wrote:then maximum heat is being generated
Am I correct in assuming this process will go faster in the heat of summer.
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
For Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
Weber Carb Stuff
Bob, are you using the strongest bolt possible? You mentioned the cam cover
bolt - perhaps there's another of the proper size that may work better?
Don't really want the bolt to break off because you might *really* be in a
bind then.
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
A
Got it! The dent puller was a no go, bad agle due to the condensor. I
soaked it with PB again then rattled the boss on the back side of the
headwith an air hammer. Then I heated it with some Mapp gas and
applied the bolt and washer stack again. I'll pull the cam and head
tomorrow AM. Thanks for
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
you wrote:then maximum heat is being generated
Am I correct in assuming this process will go faster in the heat of summer.
Yes, and the AC cranking full blast helps. It adds to the load and helps
generate even MORE heat. I had tried for more than a year in daily 35
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'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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