Never seen one this cheap before that was still in one piece.
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/613098862.html
Of course the seller is obviously an idiot and the car has probably
been trashed, but you can't have everything.
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo et al.
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If the definition of a bot is a robot computer running a
program that the own is unaware of...
Windows, mostly.
A wide-open Linux computer can act an a relay, but it takes
effort to turn it into a bot. Mac is probably
Yes!!!
Inline 8. If you don't have room for a radial...
-- Philip
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OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.
-Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain
'90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager
You left out the This car would be perfect if it had twice the power
it has now. - which is why I transplanted the Olds V8 into the MGA
years ago Of course, perfection is an elusive goal.
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 12:55 AM, Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 4:10
Amen, Brother! Well said.
The most important thing to remember on a Windows machine is, when the
choice presents itself, to never use XP Home and to always XP Pro to start
with (there are fundamental differences in the network and multi-user [ha ha
sorry] capabilities) and to *never* set
That was really cool !
Dave H..;.
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Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 8:57 PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Spaceship 2
http://www.eaa.org/video/eaa.html?videoId=1389983156
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Biggest
Grammy
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 9:00 AM, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You left out the This car would be perfect if it had twice the power
it has now. - which is why I transplanted the Olds V8 into the MGA
years ago Of course, perfection is an elusive goal.
Yup, there is that one too.
Thank you - Happy Good Friday and Happy Easter - it's hard to imagine the
pain Jesus endured for us.
Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D)
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On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just took ownership of a 1966 Mercedes-Benz 230 .. Thanks Allen!!
Got out Wednesday with my brother and looked at mostly the spark plugs and
wires. Couple of the wires had no complete circuit, and at least one of the
wires
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:32:01 -0400 Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 9:00 AM, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You left out the This car would be perfect if it had twice the power
it has now. - which is why I transplanted the Olds V8 into the MGA
years ago
Your snow is melting, and we have a possibility of snow on Easter Sunday.
Grrr
Luther
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:02:46 -0600, R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Good Friday approaching and then Easter Sunday. Nice to have a long weekend
this time of year. The snow is melting
and there is
'Coupla days ago waiting at an intersection, fairly new white Lincoln
sitting very high on HUGE dia. chrome wheels with only an inch or so of
rubber between bottom of wheels and pavement passed in front of me. It
looked ridiculously like a farm wagon that my dad's mules pulled 65 years
ago.
Yo, dat be a mackin playa unomisane.
--R
wilton strickland wrote:
'Coupla days ago waiting at an intersection, fairly new white Lincoln
sitting very high on HUGE dia. chrome wheels with only an inch or so of
rubber between bottom of wheels and pavement passed in front of me. It
looked
You should be able to get a deep socket on the crank from below without pulling
the radiator.? 27 mm/1 1/16 socket fit a lot?of cars in this era.
If it does not turn easily, I would pull the spark plugs again, add a big
squirt of oil to?each cylinder, and then turn the engine over with the
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 9:00 AM, wilton strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
It
looked ridiculously like a farm wagon that my dad's mules pulled 65 years
ago.
Yeah, I've thought that too. Sooner or later there's going to be no point
in even bothering to put tires on---just go back to a
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 6:39 AM, Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just took ownership of a 1966 Mercedes-Benz 230 .. Thanks Allen!!
Got any pics? Is a '66 a finback or the first of the /8s?
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo et al.
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Got any pics? Is a '66 a finback or the first of the /8s?
I'd guess the former, since I'm told the '8' in /8 stood for '68!
-- Jim
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My '83 300D acted like it had a warped rotor when I stopped. I checked all
the rotors with a dial indicator and they were all within .001. Found that
the left rear axle boot was leaking pretty bad.
Could a dry, damaged half axle cause that sort of thing; sort of like a
tread separation on a tire
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is a '66 a finback or the first of the /8s?
I'd guess the former, since I'm told the '8' in /8 stood for '68!
You are correct, sir! I must learn to Google before I open my mouth:
I know you've been looking for another Mercedes, and this guy will take your
911 in trade!
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/612896005.html
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Does the axle making clacking noises? That would be the balls in a bad
CV joint. I suppose if the CV joint was bad, it could kinda throw the
wheel out of track a bit as it turned, feeling like a vibration from a
warped rotor.
--R
archer wrote:
My '83 300D acted like it had a warped rotor
Did you check the tires? Try rotating them.
-Rolf
archer wrote:
My '83 300D acted like it had a warped rotor when I stopped. I checked all
the rotors with a dial indicator and they were all within .001. Found that
the left rear axle boot was leaking pretty bad.
Could a dry, damaged half
I'm paying attention to this post. Suddenly discovered a strage pulling to
the left upon braking last night. I'm all ears! (eyes)
From: archer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:32:37 -0400
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Ha ha ha, maybe we can work something out. ;-)
Ed
300E
On 21/03/2008, Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I know you've been looking for another Mercedes, and this guy will take
your
911 in trade!
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/612896005.html
I rotated and checked the tires for separation when I checked the discs and
they were okay. I only get that action like a warped rotor at very low
speed when I'm braking and the car is coming to a stop.
Thanks,
Gerry
-
- Original Message -
From:
I'm so hard of hearing, even with hearing aids I can't pick out specific
noises in a car. It could be clacking but I haven't heard it. Haven't
noticed any changes in turning.
Thanks Rich,
Gerry
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From: Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Does the axle making
There are others on this list far more knowledgeable than I, but if I had
that problem I would do the following things:
See if you can smell brake fluid around the right wheels which would
indicate a leaking cylinder or hose that got brake fluid on the pad/disc.
Jack up the right side of car
- Original Message -
From: Timothy Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Strange braking motion
I'm paying attention to this post. Suddenly discovered a strage pulling
to
the left upon
Whenever I see a car fitted with wheels like that I almost always burst out
laughing. Then I imagine the guys fitting those new wheels and tires -
laughing as they count the money.
Of all the things people have done to their cars in the last 50 years or so,
wheels way out of proportion to the
LarryT wrote:
I wonder how long they keep them before changing back?
Or, in the case of a nice 126 that K'leb sold, how long before they
total the $2000 car with the ugly $3000 wheels?
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sitting very high on HUGE dia. chrome wheels with only an inch or so of
rubber between bottom of wheels and pavement passed in front of me. It
looked ridiculously like a farm wagon that my dad's mules pulled...
Gives one an idea for a prank: whip up a Connestoga wagon
disguise for it. Tent
well that and they can fit the v6 in a smaller space I guess.
Loren Faeth wrote:
V-6 is a POS design. My preference is a straight 4, 5 or 6 cyl
engine. MB (Straight) sixes are sweet engines.
The v-6 is a product of letting the marketing monkeys run the
company. Gotta keep up with the
I have seen quite a few in the 3k range lately.
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Never seen one this cheap before that was still in one piece.
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/613098862.html
Of course the seller is obviously an idiot and the car has probably
been trashed, but you can't have
Thats probably a good idea. One question, how do you make the admin
account show up as a login account when it starts up and you click on
which user to log in as?
Ed Booher wrote:
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If the definition of a bot is a robot
$4K? I've got $2800 into my 300SD W126! If I wanted to plunge into a W140,
I would consider it! I got to feel up a 1995? S420 that was parked next to
us the other day.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
PS. How does the roominess of the W140 compare to the W126?
I think its been stolden for the WOOD GRAIN ON THE DASH.
--R
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I have seen quite a few in the 3k range lately.
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Never seen one this cheap before that was still in one piece.
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/613098862.html
Of course
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 4:27 PM, Kevin Kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
$4K? I've got $2800 into my 300SD W126! If I wanted to plunge into a
W140,
I would consider it!
I know, they are getting dangerously affordable. Not quite as much of a
tempting impulse buy as the sub-$2K BMW V12s I have
I've got less than $2800 in my SDL. that's including the used 22 head and
all the pieces and parts/gaskets needed.
Luther
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:27:18 -0600, Kevin Kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
$4K? I've got $2800 into my 300SD W126! If I wanted to plunge into a W140,
I would consider
yea, I know, I sold you that car WAY too cheap. You coming over tomorrow?
Luther wrote:
I've got less than $2800 in my SDL. that's including the used 22 head and
all the pieces and parts/gaskets needed.
Luther
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:27:18 -0600, Kevin Kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can anyone help me with this? Can the '85 torque converter go on the '82
transmission? TIA.
Luther
On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:33:13 -0600, Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My neighbor wants to keep the lower mileage '82 transmission in the car with
the '85 engine swap. I know the '85 crank is
I am. Since Travis's flight lands at 11phow does around 8pm sound?
Luther
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:06:54 -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
yea, I know, I sold you that car WAY too cheap. You coming over tomorrow?
Luther wrote:
I've got less than $2800 in my SDL.
If you are installing a 85 trans on a older engine, you have to keep the
older converter. If you are installing an 82 trans on a 85 engine, Im
thinking that you cant do that.
Luther wrote:
Can anyone help me with this? Can the '85 torque converter go on the '82
transmission? TIA.
You should show up during the day if you want to play with engine, cars
heads or whatever. Yes, you should come earlier but whatever I guess.
Who the hell is Travis?
Luther wrote:
I am. Since Travis's flight lands at 11phow does around 8pm sound?
Luther
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:06:54
hell, OK Don should show up and we could have a mini okieQ
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
You should show up during the day if you want to play with engine, cars
heads or whatever. Yes, you should come earlier but whatever I guess.
Who the hell is Travis?
Luther wrote:
I am. Since Travis's
the good engine is the '85 and my neighbor wants to use the lower mileage
(75kmi) '82 transmission. So this won't work even with swapped torque
converters?
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:10:43 -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you are installing a 85 trans on a older engine, you
Im thinking not,, something aobut the hole on the engine for the
converter is too small and I dont think you can use the 85 converter on
the older trans, but I guess you could always try it o ut.
Luther wrote:
the good engine is the '85 and my neighbor wants to use the lower mileage
(75kmi)
My friend from church that's flying back in from Drum/Bugle Core in Akron, OH.
I'll try to get there earlier than 8, but not making any guarantees.
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:13:03 -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You should show up during the day if you want to play with engine,
Oh yeah, have my rim from Loren ready too.
Luther
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:13:03 -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You should show up during the day if you want to play with engine, cars
heads or whatever. Yes, you should come earlier but whatever I guess.
Who the hell is
ok
Luther wrote:
Oh yeah, have my rim from Loren ready too.
Luther
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:13:03 -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
You should show up during the day if you want to play with engine, cars
heads or whatever. Yes, you should come earlier but whatever I
I've got less than $2800 in my SDL. that's including the used 22 head
and all the pieces and parts/gaskets needed.
You bought it right, thanks to Kaleb. Have you gotten the tranny leak fixed
yet?
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300sD 267,600mi, Ursula
(I wonder if $4/gal gas will make it possible for me to pick
up a nice 750iL for Kaleb money?)
I'm hoping that 4buck+ Diesel will make it possible for me to pick up a
decent '72 220D or a '76 300D for reasonable money. Of course, there's no
hurry, so I'm just waitin' for it.
Kevin in
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Im thinking not,, something aobut the hole on the engine for the
converter is too small and I dont think you can use the 85 converter on
the older trans, but I guess you could always try it o ut.
I'm thinking the two differences in the TQs are the larger alignment
Im waiting to see what it will do to the diesel benz market, will the
bottom fall out, or will they skyrocket? only time will tell
Kevin Kraly wrote:
(I wonder if $4/gal gas will make it possible for me to pick
up a nice 750iL for Kaleb money?)
I'm hoping that 4buck+ Diesel will make it
OK - if I drive over in the 107 or the 123, will I be driving home in the 124?
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 8:15 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hell, OK Don should show up and we could have a mini okieQ
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies,
Loren Faeth wrote: V-6 is a POS design. My preference is a straight 4, 5
or 6 cyl engine. MB (Straight) sixes are sweet engines. The v-6 is a product
of letting the marketing monkeys run the
company. Gotta keep up with the jonses; uh oh yeah hondamotos and
ForCheslers, joneses moved
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
If the definition of a bot is a robot computer running a
program that the own is unaware of...
Windows, mostly.
A wide-open Linux computer can act an a relay, but it takes
effort to turn it into a bot. Mac is
The cruise lever is floppy and cruise will not engage. If I hold the
lever up, the speed will increase. Is this perhaps telling me a new column
switch will give me proper cruise?
Boy I love this car, I just took it out of mothballs because my P/U went
down and I look forward to driving it at
The cruise lever is floppy and cruise will not engage. If I hold the
lever up, the speed will increase. Is this perhaps telling me a new
column
switch will give me proper cruise?
Perhaps. If the switch is broken all bets are off as to
whether or not the rest of the system is OK. The
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 8:10 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Thats probably a good idea. One question, how do you make the admin
account show up as a login account when it starts up and you click on
which user to log in as?
You don't. Administrator is hidden for security
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 12:03 AM, Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's easy in the Unix world (Linux, BSD, etc.) because there
is su, sudo, and fakeroot. Is there something like that in
MS Windows? Some way I can install a program without having to
log out of my current user and log in as
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 1:07 AM, Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 12:03 AM, Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's easy in the Unix world (Linux, BSD, etc.) because there
is su, sudo, and fakeroot. Is there something like that in
MS Windows? Some way I can
will the bottom fall out, or will they skyrocket?
I would guess the former, and I sure hope it happens to the VW TDI's and
Jeep liberty CRD's which are getting as much or more on the used market here
in bioland than they cost new! I suppose that my view would change on the
subject if I had
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 1:16 AM, Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh, one more thing I have to point out, the Run As option will not show up
on a file that is not an executable. This includes short cuts. You need to
right click on the actual .EXE or .MSI. Again, you can write a batch with
I found the inline 5 in my 300D to be a bone-shaker and way too noisy.
Nowhere near as civilized as the 5-cylinder Sprinter diesels.
That little fiver engine in the Sprinter sure did get good fuel economy!
Although it's quieter than it's preddicessor, the 617, it still has that 5
cylinder
Ok,
I know that members of the list have mentioned a CD in the past. Now that I
have a car that needs repairs, I need to have more information about what
this CD is, where I can locate one, if it is only available through MB
direct, how much I should expect to pay, whether or not it can teach me
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