eBay # 4629081300 is for a 95 S350D with 187K miles but no mention of ever
having major engine problems. Is it possible this car is one of the very
few without the dreaded con rod problem? It's a nice looking W140 -
appears
to be loaded with all options.
There is no such thing. They ALL had
My starter keeps working without a problem. It was acting up earlier. I
bought a reman. one, but didn't have the allen key to replace it. But I
haven't had the problem in a couple weeks now.
The plastic cap on the end of the solenoid is loose. I wonder if my rattling
it around has allowed it to
and yet striplin doesn't sound TOO jewish to me.
On 4/13/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am quite the jew.
George Gregory wrote:
On 4/13/06 9:25 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You need the whole arm?
Happy Passover, Kleb!
(you must be Jewish,
That car actually has none of the available options for that year. It's as
cheap as you could buy one. Does not even have the glass sunroof - which in
Florida is the sign of a true tightwad.
-Dave Walton
94S350, 99E300
On 4/13/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
eBay # 4629081300 is
Marshall Booth wrote:
Kevin J. Slater wrote:
Ok, maybe I misstated what I did. I'll pulled the connector from the
temperature switch on the thermostat housing and I shorted the
sockets that connect to the pins on the temp sensor. This made the
fan kick on. Are you saying it shouldn't have?
I have 3 cars which have R-134 systems in some sort of state of charge.
Is it worth it to get an inexpensive set of guages to help me determine
the health of the systems? Only 1 of the 3 vehicles would merit serious
repair and even that is somewhat of a question at this point.
Does anyone
But the 350SDLs are fine after they have a new engine or new rods installed,
right?
Let's say you're looking at a S-class with the 3.5L diesel engine - if all
the cylinders have good compression, then you can just put new connecting
rods in and have a very reliable car, right? Costs you $2500,
That car actually has none of the available options for that year. It's as
cheap as you could buy one. Does not even have the glass sunroof - which
in
Florida is the sign of a true tightwad.
or as K'leb would say. a Jew.
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
rumor has it that Kaleb wrote:
Do you have to use different hoses? Was reading up on it and some
people are saying that you need different hoses because it has R22 in
it. Freeze12 is R134 mixed with I think 142 or something like that.
Fmiser wrote:
At some time fairly close to Wed, 12
They are fine cars if you like to tinker a lot to keep them going and get in
the habit of buying parts on eBay before you need them. If you had to pay
retail for every little thing that broke, you would discover the true
definition of money-pit. Most of the expense is labor - at least thus far
When my '78 300D was only two years old, the servo sprung a big leak. Made it
the eight miles home and paid $118 for a new one which I installed myself, of
course.
The underhood failures continued. The water pump, the radiator, the AC
condenser, the power steering pump, the aux heater pump,
My '78 240D has a knob on the dash which advances the IP somewhat for
cold
It just pulls on the throttle linkage a bit. High idle, in other words.
Newer cars do the same thing automatically, via idle speed regulation.
So far as I know, timing on these cars is _only_ affected by RPM.
-- Jim
I thought money pit was almost exclusively reserved for old british cars?
On 4/13/06, dave walton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They are fine cars if you like to tinker a lot to keep them going and get
in
the habit of buying parts on eBay before you need them. If you had to pay
retail for every
I doubt there are many cars more expensive to own than a 'cheap' Mercedes.
Although admittedly, I was only considering cars that work to begin with.
That leaves out the British, French, and Yugoslavians.
-Dave Walton
94S350, 99E300
On 4/13/06, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I thought
The square euro lights where only available on the 280E and CE early on but
during the model upgrade in 82 where then standard on the lesser models. I
know they put them on the upgraded 230E but not 100% on which other models
they became the standard.
Hendrik
with the square lights
-
Will probably buy a case of that stuff and give it a try
Fmiser wrote:
rumor has it that Kaleb wrote:
Do you have to use different hoses? Was reading up on it and some
people are saying that you need different hoses because it has R22 in
it. Freeze12 is R134 mixed with I think 142 or
You all probably remember my SDL with no brake lights? Well anyways
tracked it down to the switch. It was a heck of a job getting it out.
Pulled one from a 123(much easier it seems). Though the fun was over
but NO, I had a HELL of a time getting that sucker back in. Looks
simple but its
I have never had an expensive cheap mercedes, if you have parts, can do
the work yourself, cheap is the way to go, I am very cheap
dave walton wrote:
I doubt there are many cars more expensive to own than a 'cheap' Mercedes.
Although admittedly, I was only considering cars that work to begin
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i love it...boys at play...
-- Original message --
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-1968-Mercedes-Benz_W0QQitemZ4630505
259QQcategoryZ6315QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
___
ain't that the truth!
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:34:30 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
cheap is the way to go, I am very cheap
--
Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (231,xxx kmi)
'82 300CD (159,xxx kmi)
'82 300D (74,000 kmi) needs MAJOR work
Sunil,
You are correct. If you buy one that still has straight rods and round
cylinders, you can replace the rods with the new style, and the engine
should last as long as any MB diesel powerplant. The W140 has lots of
fancy gadgets that are expensive to fix when the act up, though. It's
a very
I spotted this on Cars.com and inquired about the VIN, so I could see
what options it has. I'm looking for ASD and heated seats, of which
this car has neither. It's green with cream Tex interior. Sounds very
nice, if it had the options I wanted I'd be all over it. Thought I'd
pass it along in case
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:43:00 -0700 Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi all,
Seems like this dealer in Sandy, Oregon has some unique options
Real funny!
Yes, indeed!
PS... Don't know if they'll get thru...
There are links at the bottom of the email and
Im going to have to add that to the quotes page
Luther Gulseth wrote:
ain't that the truth!
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:34:30 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
cheap is the way to go, I am very cheap
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL,
On 4/13/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Not bad. The first thing I noticed on the interior shots, though, is
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:54:19 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Yes, the fact that the interior was photographed
Did the 95 350D have bad engines? I thought it was only low 90s.
Anyhoo, the electronics scares me off.
Harry Watkins
Newton, MS
86 SDL Silver
85 300D Euro
86 SDL Gold
81 240D manual trans
I'm cheap too, but selectively so. Otherwise, I'd still be driving my 1969
Plymouth Valiant. Sure,
It's the trend now - the tall, wall-like sides to the car. The Chrysler 300
is the starkest example. And yes, it makes for shorter height windows. I
have to chuckle at Ford's emulation in the Fusion, and the 500.
Similar trend in pickups as well - the I'm higher than you look to the
fenders and
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Ohh, that sucks, Tom. Sorry to see that. Hope you can enjoy the 333,333 mark
anyway. I always wonder about those pieces of semi tread. One more reason I
don't ride a motorcycle anymore.
I always wondered about them, too. But now I know. I am immensely
enjoying the big
Zoltan Finks wrote:
It's the trend now - the tall, wall-like sides to the car. The Chrysler 300
is the starkest example. And yes, it makes for shorter height windows.
I heard once that this is the result of market research. People want to
feel safe in their cars, and high beltlines make them
On 4/13/06, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's the trend now - the tall, wall-like sides to the car. The Chrysler
300
is the starkest example. And yes, it makes for shorter height windows. I
have to chuckle at Ford's emulation in the Fusion, and the 500.
I see a superficial
hue wong wrote:
I guess I didn't even know chiltons were that bad of
manuals!!! the things I don't know
They're pretty sketchy, often leaving steps out. (I think they must
have a trademark on the phrase Installation is the reverse of
removal.) They also contain a lot of generic stuff
Peter Frederick wrote:
It just pulls the linkage a bit to give a faster idle -- otherwise they
tend to stall when very cold.
I wish they'd kept that feature in later cars. I have to drive mine
with one foot on the gas and one on the brake, for the first few
minutes, or it wants to stall.
What the heck is a ponuce sterling? (Yes, I know they mean pounds, but
where did ponuce come from?)
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
'93 Isuzu Trooper
On 4/13/06, Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is an odd one...first time I've gotten one where something besides
ebay/paypal/amazon
I can see that. The 500 looks like it may be a more reasonable design.
On the subject of visibility: Yes, '80's European design seems to be optimal
- I need look no farther than my 83 240D. As someone who is adamant about
checking blind-spots, I get a very pleasing feeling every time I change
This makes me wonder: (and not to stoke the fire of anger) but, did the
tread fly off the semi's tire and hit you directly, or was it kicked up from
the road as it lay there?
The reason I ask is that I wonder if the trucking company could be held
liable for this sort of thing.
Again, I know it's
Of all the manuals available, Chilton's is the least useful, in my
opinion. Get the factory manuals. You will never regret it. Just think,
you have already wasted enough time to pay for a factory manual.
Tom Potter (Who spent many years writing technical manuals)
-Original Message-
From:
My understanding is that a lot of the R12 replacement is a mixture of
propane and butane, thus flammable. I use duracool in my cars which is this
propane/butane stuff, it works great and does not require any changes of
hoses or oil. There is some debate on the safety, but I figure it is no
worse
I was taught to never use emery cloth on electrical components because
the media was conductive. We always used sandpaper on generator
armatures, etc.
Tom Potter
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006
Hey Sunil,
Did you finish everything n]? get the tranny back together? everything
else?
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
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Gang,
On my way home last night I found myself following another Mercedes. This is
unusual enough that I'd have noted it in my mind anyway.
It was a 4xx (420, 460? I forget) SEL and the thing I wanted to ask about
pertains to the drivers side rear wheel which was canted over with the top
Our company has never (I'm treading lightly with this word) been litigated for
something like this. It's hard to know when a tire/recap will blow like that.
It usually happens suddenly, and rarely you can tell by looking at the tire.
Now, if the company/driver knew the tire was flat or already
yep
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:54:19 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Yes, the fact
I see that often too on the older Benzes -- saw one the other day and
wondered the same thng -- except here in Houston it could be that they
are heavily loaded with undocumented Mexican/South American
agricultural products (or people, or both).
--R
John Berryman wrote:
On Apr 14, 2006, at
OO those EVIL profits! The P word!!! I wouldn't
advertise that aspect of your business too much, you might invite
demonstrations and such from the more progressive members of society.
(Your Friday engine starter -- I need another few hundred irrelevant
emails in my in-box)
--R
I'm also much more enthusiastic about the Ford 500 than the Chrysler
300 -- we had a 1978 Ford Fairmont wagon for my mother, and it had very
good visibility and a good (high) seating position. Sadly, the rest of
the design was crap -- I always got a back ache driving it as I was
always
For some reason, they stopped with the turbo cars. Later diesels all
have electronic idle control.
Peter
Broken spring. Fairly common in areas where salt is used a lot. Could
also be the W126 rusting control arm syndrom.
Peter
Indeed...it appears they have the real Einsteins working these scams...
Bob Rentfro
- Original Message -
From: Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 12:35 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fw:A Unique Piece of Spam... HONDA
Has anyone seen one of the new suburban / yukons? It took me a few times,
but now when I see one, all I see is a Ford Expedition.
Dave W
Re: [MBZ] Weeping Servo...Weeping Driver
Bob writes:
I suppose I need to devise a systematic troubleshooting methodology for this
and get it right this year.
Bob,
Here is some information I have accumulated over the years of working on
this system:
If the ACC Servo has been replaced with an
The '78 and 79' SDs had the fast idle knob. They stopped them on the
'80 model year cars.
Mathieu
www.oldworldauto.com
On Apr 14, 2006, at 9:50 AM, Peter Frederick wrote:
For some reason, they stopped with the turbo cars. Later diesels all
have electronic idle control.
Peter
I sent an email requesting if anyone has any interior door panels (skins
and cardboard backing) and/or seats for a 1978 107. However, my email
rejects some of the Mercedes digest as spam (I know I really need to set
up a G-Mail account). So, if anyone has anything like this or has
suggestions
Haynes manual page 62,
step 4. Remove EGR tube and chain tensioner lock bolt.
step 5, On engines with the Type A hooked steel tensioning rail,
remove the rail.
On 4/14/06, Potter, Tom E [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Of all the manuals available, Chilton's is the least useful, in my
opinion. Get the
everythign is back together, and working properly. I still have to properly
torque the diff bolts, and correct the ATF fluid level. Tonight's project,
probably.
On 4/14/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey Sunil,
Did you finish everything n]? get the tranny back together?
It was a 4xx (420, 460? I forget) SEL and the thing I wanted to ask
about
420 SEL, no doubt.
pertains to the drivers side rear wheel which was canted over with the
top of the wheel stuffed into the wheelwell. I've seen this sort of
behavior
A camber problem like that can also be the
You CAN get the chain it with the rail in place, but it's a real PITA.
I dropped both ends while doing so, so I can't recommend it.
Peter
Not to re-route the thread, but it seems that on some vehicles, there is
wheel tilt (for lack of the proper jargon) designed in intentionally. The
most dramatic example I can think of is the Baja bugs - Volkswagon Bugs
converted to a dune buggy-type setup. Wheel top tilted out in this case if I
There is some negative camber designed in to provide better tire patch
on hard cornering, and usually the negative camber increases as the
wheel moves up to compensate for body roll. On the W124 it's visible
but not dramatic when the suspension is in good shape. When the spring
link bushings
If that were a thousand miles closer, I'd be hard-pressed to pass it
up. Great price, and I love that Green exterior.
On 4/13/06, Dave M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I spotted this on Cars.com and inquired about the VIN, so I could see
what options it has. I'm looking for ASD and heated seats, of
rumor has it that Trampas wrote:
My understanding is that a lot of the R12 replacement is a mixture of
propane and butane, thus flammable. I use duracool in my cars which is this
propane/butane stuff, it works great and does not require any changes of
hoses or oil. There is some debate on the
Wulf is a few miles from 212,212. I was thinking that I would not post it, but
then decided to and the reason being is that we post our problems, but rarely
does anyone post, My car has been working just great and I had a wonderful
drive to so and so, etc Palindrome postiong sort of says
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cool
CM
Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri
-2005 Blue Point Siamese, Rose
-1987 300TD, 151K, Rotkäppchen
-1985 300SD,
WHO'S GOING TO BUY IT FIRST? I WANT A COPY!
On 4/14/06, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
WRONG URL!!
Try this:
https://ssl.kundenserver.de/s97965905.einsundeinsshop.de/sess/utn;jsessionid=15443fff4fd4f8e/shopdata/?main_url=go.shopscript%3Fa%3DB66046425
Christopher
AH! This is strange. OK, This is what you have to do:
http://www.mb-classic-collection.com/
then click:
Produktübersicht
Books - CD - DVD- Poster
DVD
It's the 6th one down.
Chris
Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WRONG URL!!
Try
Peter Frederick wrote:
Sad, as I
suspect it, like the older Crown Vic styles, are basically decent
quality IF they would just get out of the early 1950s for suspension
and drivetrain design..
Actually, the 500 doesn't share anything with the Crown Vic. The
chassis and drivetrain are
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Not to re-route the thread, but it seems that on some vehicles, there is
wheel tilt (for lack of the proper jargon) designed in intentionally. The
most dramatic example I can think of is the Baja bugs - Volkswagon Bugs
converted to a dune buggy-type setup. Wheel top tilted
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1841989page=1
As much as I like Mobil 1, this is BS.
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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rumor has it that David wrote:
A danger in this type of suspension is if the camber angle becomes too
extreme the contact patch can get very small as the tire rides up on the
edge of its tread. This was part of the reason Corvairs (which also had
swing-axle rear suspensions) had such
The link you provided in your 2nd note worked for me - point to the url and
right click - select Copy Shortcut and paste on in a browser window -
Took me straight to the Fascination page -
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
For Test
Hi Bill,
I'm not really sure exactly where the hole is you described - but my W123
has an aluminum heat shield over the rear muffler (or is that a resonator?)
with the exhaust pipes having no protection. I've never noticed any heat in
the trunk even after extended high speed drives, but that's
I bet it won't last long!
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
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