OK, so I swapped out the steering box in my 83' 300D. I haven't driven it
much yet, but someone explain this to me:
--As near as I can tell, the steering shaft from the steering wheel to the
box is more or less slotted with a knotch where the allen bolt tightens down
the clamp from the box
line up the bolts by
myself.(which got more fun out in the gravel driveway as the sun went away)
(:
Now that's my specialty, working with very limited or no lighting HAHAHAHA!
Blind Guy Auto, it's all in the feel.
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
http://www.mbfanatics.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=701
Tim
1982 300TD Moby (for sale)
1991 300TE 4Matic Beulah
Psst ... here is a hint. Get to know the candidates. I don't mean just watch
their ads but get to know them. Eat with them at a restaurant. Invite them
into you home for a fund-raiser. Email them and reply to their reply.
This works only at local (state) level but it works. You'd be amazed at
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On 10/30/06, TimothyPilgrim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Tim
1982 300TD Moby (for sale)
1991 300TE 4Matic
LT Don wrote:
Psst ... here is a hint. Get to know the candidates. I don't mean just watch
their ads but get to know them. Eat with them at a restaurant. Invite them
into you home for a fund-raiser. Email them and reply to their reply.
This works only at local (state) level but it works.
huh?
TimothyPilgrim wrote:
http://www.mbfanatics.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=701
Tim
1982 300TD Moby (for sale)
1991 300TE 4Matic Beulah
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Make sure only one is being the DHCP on the notwork.
My crappy Dlink wireless router likes to magically make it's self the DHCP,
even though I tell it not to. I usually have to reset and reconfigure when
it does this, if I don't then it is a race between sever and DLink as who
gives me an IP
got ya.
Trampas wrote:
Make sure only one is being the DHCP on the notwork.
My crappy Dlink wireless router likes to magically make it's self the DHCP,
even though I tell it not to. I usually have to reset and reconfigure when
it does this, if I don't then it is a race between sever and
Yea, I did that too.
On 10/30/06, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
LT Don wrote:
Psst ... here is a hint. Get to know the candidates. I don't mean just
watch
their ads but get to know them. Eat with them at a restaurant. Invite
them
into you home for a fund-raiser. Email them and
I actually hope a couple of my preferred candidates WILL do this...I don't
like their pandering to popular philosphies for votes...sick of hearing they
are for everything anyone is...
Stand for something and stick to it dammit.
It's also helpful to look at what they've done in the past, if
So it's similar to having the mother in law on the backseat?
Hendrik
who once again has an attempt at humour
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From: Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Flex disk
Well it does say it is an exclusive discussion forum, no people with old
rust buckets allowed.
Hendrik
who has to go back to building a retaining wall:-(
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From: Michael Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday,
I know I am only talking state level here, but I've come to know each of the
candidates in our election. I've studied the voting records. That is why I
am trying to put a Senator back into office and trying to move a House guy
out of office.
On 10/30/06, V Layton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I
If she has a real bad case of gas
On Oct 30, 2006, at 6:38 PM, Hendrik Riessen wrote:
So it's similar to having the mother in law on the backseat?
Hendrik
who once again has an attempt at humour
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From: Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Well, that depends. I recently replaced both flex disks and the center
bearing/mount on the SLC - and there was nothing visibly wrong other
than some cracks in the bearing mount rubber. However, I believed all
of them to be original - 1978 - and since I've just re-built the
engine, I figured it
In a message dated 10/30/2006 3:31:31 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Gump has decided to destroy her rear flex disk. I am thinking about
what else I need for my Rusty order. Should I do the whole drive shaft
with center bearing and both disk?
Clay,
If
Really hard to say how old. The rear is toast, the front flex disk
looks ok, and the bearing is looking good as well. I was more
interested in how simple it would be to do the whole job versus only
doing the bad disk. Is it a real pain to do it all, or a minor
irritation such that I would
I vote for doing it all at once. I seem to remember having to drop the
exhaust - then it's not that hard to do the rest - assuming the center
nut isn't seized along with the slip joint. My slip joints have all
slid just fine without touching the nut, so I don't have any words of
wisdom there. You
Oh, do I know this ALL too well. Try using a floor jack on a gravel
driveway.
On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:01:34 -0600, Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
(which got more fun out in the gravel driveway as the sun went away)
--
Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark
'87 300SDL (270,491 mi) head
My claims to fame are that I had the mayor and police chief of my little
Massachusetts town (the only Repub town anywhere around) into my kitchen
for coffee and donuts (the PC laughed that I had donuts) about some
neighborhood parking problem, ragging on them. Hizonna da maya is now
the head
After 3 days of hard rain.
--R
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Oh, do I know this ALL too well. Try using a floor jack on a gravel
driveway.
On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:01:34 -0600, Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
(which got more fun out in the gravel driveway as the sun went away)
Or...even better, pull an engine using a crane on fairly soft dirt.
On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:29:58 -0600, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
After 3 days of hard rain.
--R
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Oh, do I know this ALL too well. Try using a floor jack on a gravel
driveway.
On
Drove it for about 30 minutes tonight, most of the time the temp was right
around 100, but toward the end I had to kick the heat on to cool it down from
110+. It is finally blowing heat from the vents and the bottom hose at the
radiator is getting hot to the touch. Maybe the flush is working
For some time, my 1982 300SD had a really rough idle when hot. Cold was OK.
I had replaced the rack damper bolt years ago and was considering a redo.
Just for grins, I decided to readjust the rack damper bolt. The idle
smoothed right out. So I adjusted it back to the original position, the
idle
BTDT - don't want to do it again. I poured a fair amount of concrete
to avoid just that. Our single car drive is now three cars wide.
On 10/30/06, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Or...even better, pull an engine using a crane on fairly soft dirt.
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
The
DITTO, but, I have the luxury of my neighbor's shop in about 2 weeks once the
concrete is poored and setshould be able to park 4-5 cars in it, covered,
locked, etc.
On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:47:07 -0600, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BTDT - don't want to do it again. I poured a fair amount
Hi there colleagues in alms
Can someone with the relevant EPC please dig out the part numbers for
the two little gas-strut dampers either side of the engine block in my
1985 300TD (non-turbo)?
My MB-fixer has removed the old ones (said they were stuffed) to take
the downstream vibration out
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 1:44 PM
To: Weekly Highway Diesel Prices
Subject: Today's Diesel Prices
** ** **
For some time, my 1982 300SD had a really rough idle when hot. Cold was OK.
I had replaced the rack damper bolt years ago and was considering a redo.
Just for grins, I decided to readjust the rack damper bolt. The idle
smoothed right out. So I adjusted it back to the original position, the
idle
Really sounded like I had blown out the exhaust and was having flaming
fuel blowing out the underside of the car. A growly, rumbly thing
There's a centering bushing too that may be overly aged. It's what
keeps things from vibrating badly, which is what would happen if the
driveline was not
Scott,
The rack damper adjustment can be very sensitive and it's possible that you
did not put it back in the exact same position.
The fuel cap is a great observation.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
_
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I guess I should have mentioned in the original email that you will
see a
small wet spot on the ground under the car and from taste, it's
antifreeze. So there is an external leak and I'd guess it's on the
firewall somewhere, but I've yet to try to pin it down. I guess more
detective work is in
Another list (sound system related) is discussing a mythbusters
episode that used a Mercedes diesel to determine if a car could be
destroy by a subwoofer. I guess they used the driveshaft to operate a
cam.
I don't trust any of the folks on _that_ list to identify the car.
Since the discussion
I have a pickup to repair so I can haul firewood to heat the house, a
plumbing project that is nearly done, and brakes that squeak.
So what do I do over the weekend? Work on the car's door latch - of
course! *smile*
A few months ago - quite suddenly - the driver's door began requiring
a healthy
Chris -
How long since you did a valve adjust?
Barry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Christopher McCann
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 9:52 AM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] low idle and pulsating idle when engine (not
It was a 123 body Mercedes diesel. I don't remember if it was a 240D or a
300D.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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On Behalf Of Fmiser
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 1:26 AM
To: Mercedes list
Subject:
The pressure from the speaker, more of a diaphragm air pump, pushed the
sun roof open before it self destructed.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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On Behalf Of Fmiser
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Euan -
Save your money ,and maybe go to a knowledgeable M/B fixer. All the little
shocks do is to dampen out the shaking when you shut off the engine, high
compressions engines shudder a bit as they stop. Have you replaced all three
engine mounts lately? How about the Bellville washers on your
On my '83 240D I had the same problem. Found that a small piece of rubber
broke off the striker. New striker fixed the problem. Compare the rubber
on the striker that doesn't work and the striker that does. If your problem
was the same as mine, you'll see where the missing rubber broke off.
I thought it was a 300SD (W126), but then again it's been forever since I've
seen it.
SN
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Tom Hargrave
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 2:47 AM
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mythbusters
Yeah, I thought it was a 126 too.
Levi
On 10/31/06, Tarek Elshenawy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I thought it was a 300SD (W126), but then again it's been forever since
I've
seen it.
SN
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On Behalf Of Tom Hargrave
Sent:
Done that more than a couple times. Yes, it would have been easier to jack
up the car to get to the steering gear, but I would prefer to be under a
jacked up car (especially on gravel) as little as possible. (:
Levi
On 10/30/06, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh, do I know this ALL
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Oh, do I know this ALL too well. Try using a floor jack on a gravel
driveway.
A 3' long piece of 2x12 doesn't cost much. I also have several 2x12x12 pieces
for my jackstands.
This is better than boards in the driveway, but not high enough to use with a
hoist:
My w123 240D did the same and was leaking from the heater core connections.
Mike
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From: Kevin J. Slater [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Next issue to sort out on rescued 79 240D
LarryT said:
The pitman arm may be in a different position on the gearbox. You may
need to remove and reinstall the pitman arm to get the steering wheel
centered. I have not read up on the proper installation, but I suspect
you need to make sure the gearbox is in the center of travel and adjust
everything else
I saw it a while back, its a 300SD, 126
Fmiser wrote:
Another list (sound system related) is discussing a mythbusters
episode that used a Mercedes diesel to determine if a car could be
destroy by a subwoofer. I guess they used the driveshaft to operate a
cam.
I don't trust any of the folks on
Most of what you're looking for should be in the Word doc you'll be
receiving offlist, Euan. Couple screenshots from the epc.
-joe
engine shock.doc
Description: MS-Word document
I stick to the schedule, so less than 15,000 miles, but I think it is coming
due in 3,000 miles...so maybe it needs done. Would maladjusted valves cause
all those problems?
Chris
Barry Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chris -
How long since you did a valve adjust?
Barry
I am in love
TimothyPilgrim wrote:
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Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:16:47 -0500
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Can Kaleb Beat This?
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sorry, but you do not have permission to use this
On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:44:58 -0500 Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Concrete runs about $2.50 a square foot installed and finished, more
like a dollar a foot if you do all the work yourself.
Not when concrete is $118/yard as it is here in Los Alamos.
Craig
Where is this place? I want to see if I can work it in to my driving
tour of National Parks next summer.
Thanks
-Dave Walton
On 10/31/06, TimothyPilgrim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-MERCEDES-BENZ-220D-SEDAN_W0QQitemZ300041832613QQihZ020QQcategoryZ6335QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Looks a little rusty..
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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They used a 126 300SD to run on cooking oil awhile back, would guess they
used the same car.
Dave Wakin
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To: Mercedes list mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 2:25 AM
Subject: [MBZ] Mythbusters sub-woofer episode
Note to self: I win!
Self
On 10/30/06, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh, then there's the gluing of my dash trim, (some of which was bowed
out and hanging off, and some of which was all the way off), using a
mixture of dollar store super glue and Gorilla Glue (owing to the
super
I read the warning label on the pump, and I think the station I was at must
have had a misprinted label. It said, if I recall, that running this low
sulfur fuel in post-'07 vehicles is bad. I have been wondering ever since I
read that label. I'll have to look at others.
Brian
83 240D
On
That would be the correct label for anything other than ULSD... If you were
at a normal LSD pump that is the correct label.
Levi
On 10/31/06, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I read the warning label on the pump, and I think the station I was at
must
have had a misprinted label. It
More specifically, it was was 81-85 300SD with the turbo 617 with ~120hp
On 10/31/06, Dave Wakin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They used a 126 300SD to run on cooking oil awhile back, would guess they
used the same car.
Dave Wakin
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From: Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Uh, please excuse me while I clean my pants out
--
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) parts car
Quoting TimothyPilgrim [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It sounds like the general view is that it was a 300SD, W126.
Thanks guys!!
-- Philip
Levi Smith wrote:
That would be the correct label for anything other than ULSD... If you were
at a normal LSD pump that is the correct label.
Are they really calling Low Sulfur Diesel LSD these days? That has to
make for a lot of misunderstandings...
Lee
I believe that label is correct - meaning vehicles of '07 newer will need
a newer type of diesel.
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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Sacrilege! There is a Buick in the mix!
:-)
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
My 83 300D got 24.2 combined 24.0 highway, turnpike mileage;; my 85
300D California model got 26.1 highway, turnpike mileage?; what is this
about these cars supposedly getting 30-50 m.p.g.; my 240D (with new
engine) gets the same as the 83 300D?
Steve
I think the pitman arm shaft has 1 larger spline to only go on 1 way; i
have changed gearboxes by myself;(not fun) put at least 1 mounting bolt
thru use long ext. bar with socket, lift st. box up with left hand
push 1 mt. bolt thru w. right hand to start 1 bolt; that will hold the
weight,
Brian,
that sticker's correct; new 'Clean Diesel' vehicles require ULTRA Low
Sulfur Diesel (ULSD).
the confusion stems from the fact that although ULSD is now available, Low
Sulfur Diesel (LSD) will still be allowed to be available alongside it for
several years in some places,
30mpg is excellent and rare. Anything higher, and someone is smoking
crack, has
a broken/slow odometer, or they're just flat out lying. My CD runs
about 28 on
the highway. The SD runs about 26-27.
--
Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark
'87 300SDL (270,491 mi) head case?
'83 300SD (241 kmi)
'82
Thats low for the 240D, mine could regularly do 28mpg with the max at 32mpg
over 50,000 miles.
The best mileage a 240D will produce from my experience was at around 60mph.
If I could have stood it I'm sure I could have gotten well over 35mpg by
cruising all day at 60mph.
Mine was an '83 240D
In a perfect world.. Don't we all wish we could have perfect injection
timing, no timing chain stretch, valve job, clean prechambers, tight
injectors, etc. drool. Maybe I'll achieve that with the SDL when I
RR the
head :)
--
Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark
'87 300SDL (270,491 mi) head
Wonder what this means: Needs nothing to be a daily driver
On 10/30/06, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://columbus.craigslist.org/car/227757628.html
Thought a lister wanted this?
--
Sunil Hari
1992 300D 2.5T - 286Kmi.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
513-205-7474
Barry
Thanks for your helpful reply. Now that you mention it, I do believe my
fixer saying a long time ago that the struts functioned exactly as you say.
Yes, all the engine mounts have been renewed very recently.
But we haven't ever looked at the Bellville washers. To my knowledge (18
Cold weather Loren? Shoot, it's 70 here.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Loren Faeth
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 2:59 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] SDL motor mounts.
I finally ordered new mounts for my SDL, and went
Hi Stephen,
My 78 240D with fully rebuilt engine (now with ~30k miles on it) only gets
the mid 20's mpg. Doesn't seem to matter what I do or how I drive - it
cranks out a steady ~24mpg.
When other people write about getting in the 30's in their 240D I often
wonder what I'm doing wrong -
30 something high here, and dark shortly after 5 pm. Blow some of that hot
air up here! Please? (keep talkin')
At 02:34 PM 10/31/2006, you wrote:
Cold weather Loren? Shoot, it's 70 here.
Howdy -
I still have a idle problem - when driving and I let of the accelerator to
stop for a light or whatever my idle will drop to ~450-500rpm for a few
seconds before stabilizing.
The WSM has a variety of things that might help. There's a connection next
to the battery with a little
I just did them on my 87 SDL. I did not like the amount of weight I
was having to put on the oil pan to take the weight off the mounts, so
I pulled out the engine lift. I ended up lifting the whole engine and
transmission a wee bit to get the old mounts out, then a good bit more
to get the new
thanks, Dave, that is what I was looking for. One thing you need to watch
for: The motor mounting arm bolts into the block go into the crankcase,
and will leak oil if not sealed with silicone or crush washers. My 87 SDL
had a big leak out of the mounting bolts on the driver's side. I took
Does anyone know if Mercedes ever made a transmission with a lock up torque
converter that will bolt up to a 117 engine in a W126? A friend of mine
asked what could be done to a W126 to get better fuel mileage, so my first
thoughts were lock up converter and an electric fan, remove fan clutch.
You folks should come up north. We get sold liters now but in order to figure
out mileage, those of us who are a
bit over the hill convert to gallons. Of course we remember imperial gallons
which are a bit bigger and make us
happier when calculating mpg.
Randy
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From:
i think it translates to will run reliably, but won't be a concours queen
in its current state.
that, or you can drive it daily, but it's gonna break. Soon.
On 10/31/06, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wonder what this means: Needs nothing to be a daily driver
On 10/30/06, Sunil
Anybody here in the banking business or know about it? If so, email me offlist
([EMAIL PROTECTED]), I have some technical questions about the way checks are
processed these days (ach etc).
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