LT Don,
If you decide to really dig in, 'tis not that difficult a job to repair the
'slipping gear on the shaft' failure. I did this last year on my 124.193.
Caution: Disconnect the speedo cable from the trans to prevent a kink leading
to jumping needle. I don't know if this caution is
The wagons (especially diesels) seem to be holding their value around
here - but the V12 S's and SLs are getting downright cheap! Have also see
several needing work (that's a scarey proposition!) which I stay away from.
A nice S600 would be just the thing for driving across country -
I always wondered about Rev Jesse Jackson and his tax status - not sure how
he separates his brand of activism from preaching - wonder if he's been
challenged by the IRS?
Sincerely,
Larry T (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T)
www.youroil.net Oil Analysis Kits
Porsche Posters/Weber parts
- Original
Chuck
Thanks for the input. I don't recall a curve in the metal strips. I need
to eyeball this thing again.
Harry
- Original Message -
From: Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 12:40 AM
Subject:
When I started college that was the situation taking the commuter rail into
Boston from Fitchburg. Go stand out behind the Salvation Army store...
Now they've built a nice station with a big parking structure, ridership is up
something like 10,000%...
-Curt
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:32:36
No, I missed it. I've been having a bit of heart problems and an almost flu
for a few days and am a few hundred emails behind. I'll give you a call.
Thanks - Bill
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Rusty Cullens
Sent: Monday, October 20,
I wonder if your thermostat is working properly?. My 91 300D is at oper
temp after a 1/2 mile. Its one of the things I really like about it --
Sincerely,
Larry T (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T)
www.youroil.net Oil Analysis Kits
Porsche Posters/Weber parts
- Original Message -
From: Wonko
send Rusty your VIN you'll get the right ones --
Sincerely,
Larry T (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T)
www.youroil.net Oil Analysis Kits
Porsche Posters/Weber parts
- Original Message -
From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008
Hi Donald --
Actually that's a rebuilt engine IMO, with the proper parts replaced while
doing the rebuild. I would suspect the bearings or rings were worn which
necessitated a rebuild.
The new Oil Pump is cheap insurance with a rebuilt engine - I like to make
an engine as close to factory
LarryT wrote:
I wonder if your thermostat is working properly?. My 91 300D is at oper
temp after a 1/2 mile. Its one of the things I really like about it --
In summer, my 300SD (OM617) is up to temp in a couple of miles (maybe three
minutes).
If the engine were really cold, and the intake
Great! I've put a kill filter on Obama, it helps.
Pete
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 6:11 PM
To: mercedes Mailing List
Subject: [MBZ] ADMIN, politics on the list, everyone read
Re: [MBZ] ADMIN, politics on the list, everyone read
Ban appreciated, it had gotten far beyond friendly discussion.
BillR - Just another mindless idiot who doesn't love America and wants
society to fall apart as soon as possible.
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Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 2:06 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Today's Diesel Prices
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i get a letter from the Gwinnett County yesterday saying they'd like to make
improvement in storm drainage on my property and will require a notarized
right of entry permission form to do so. my initial reaction is that
storm drainage sounds like a good idea so i'll go give them this legal
http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/887393988.html
Not Mine, No Affiliation, ect.
Rick Knoble
'87 190DT
'85 300CD
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I have been getting delo 400 in 5 gallon buckets from a chevron
distributor.
In my case, it worked out cheaper per gallon than the six gallon box at
costco.
Interesting. When I last looked at the 55 gallon drum price
Costco was still a clear win. Didn't look at a mid-size option,
though.
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i get a letter from the Gwinnett County yesterday saying they'd like
to make
improvement in storm drainage on my property and will require a
notarized
right of entry permission form to do so. my initial reaction is that
storm drainage sounds like a good idea so i'll go give them this legal
But, what do you do with a 55 gallon barrel of engine oil?
Even with the miles I drive, it would take me 3.5 years to consume 55
gallons at 5000 mile changes I drive 45,000 miles / year!
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A small amount of Locktite applied to the shaft at the drive gear works just as
well and doesn't require any major disassembly.
Peter
-Original Message-
From: Max Dillon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Oct 21, 2008 5:01 AM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Repair of W124 odometer
LT
Huntsville, AL has access rights to my property 24X7, but the utility
easement runs between the houses.
Looks like some official or worker got his hands slapped by someone they
are covering their legal asses.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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-Original Message-
From:
Tom Hargrave wrote:
But, what do you do with a 55 gallon barrel of engine oil?
I'm told that Mobil One has an eight month shelf life. (this was in the context
of the two stroke M1 that was discontinued almost a year ago)
It's rare that I use oil within eight months of purchase, average is
Bill R [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Ban appreciated, it had gotten far beyond friendly discussion.
I actually think it was *fairly* civil for the most part, with a few
exceptions. Though I certainly participated in some of the threads, I
think the ban is a good idea overall, people who come here
Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Tom Hargrave wrote:
But, what do you do with a 55 gallon barrel of engine oil?
I'm told that Mobil One has an eight month shelf life. (this was in the
context
of the two stroke M1 that was discontinued almost a year ago)
I can hardly see how that
Allan Streib wrote:
Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Tom Hargrave wrote:
But, what do you do with a 55 gallon barrel of engine oil?
I'm told that Mobil One has an eight month shelf life. (this was in the context
of the two stroke M1 that was discontinued almost a year ago)
I can hardly
What year is the car and what is your VIN?
Rusty Cullens
BuyMBparts, Inc.
Tel 1-800-741-5252
Fax 770-454-9745
- Original Message -
From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 9:12 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Brake hoses
Gang,
We're laying of 300 people right now, 3 from my group although one will be
retained until the end of the year.
This is at least the 5th layoff I've been through in 5 years. 8 in the last 9
years 2 of those I got laid off in...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:23:47 -0700 (PDT)
From:
I've checked it at temps down to 17F - it doesn't get very cold too often
here in central Va --
it always warms up consistantly in the same distance we drive it slowly
during the 1st . right after we bought it I replaced the T Stat, flushed
the rad and it's worked perfectly ever since. I
Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
We're laying of 300 people right now, 3 from my group although one will
be retained until the end of the year.
Bad news -- I don't recall, who is we or what industry or market are
you in?
Allan
--
1983 300D
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'83, I don't have the VIN handy, will check when I get home.
-Curt
--- On Tue, 10/21/08, Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake hoses
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Date: Tuesday, October 21,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20050515-0
Brings new meaning to the term jet boat.
I was surprised it couldn't get up to planing speed.
Maybe if they retracted the landing gear they could pull water skiers.
Mitch.
When installed, the visible, outer edges should show no notches.
Wilton
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From: harry watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 11:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] MB wiper blade inserts?
Thanks Wilton, I did
Is that book worth the purchase price or just a rehash of what one can read
for free here?
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 12:15 PM, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
All that is from the W124 Bible -
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LT Don
http://don.homelinux.net/~don/
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
The following packages
Sometimes when my wife and I go on a long car trip, we play a little game where
we decide what we would do if we were to win the lottery. I was daydreaming
yesterday about the same thing when I saw a 124 500E. So, I was just wondering
if you won the lottery and wanted to buy a whole stable
...I took it as will still provide full or near full performance at 8
months
Before you start a widespread panic resulting in 500 posts, you should
contact Exxon/Mobil for the real truth.
That is today's assignment.
RLE
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CL65
S65
SL65
60s 230/280SL (a friend of mine has a 66 230SL, very schweet)
--R
Donald Snook wrote:
Sometimes when my wife and I go on a long car trip, we play a little game where
we decide what we would do if we were to win the lottery. I was daydreaming
yesterday about the same thing when
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sometimes when my wife and I go on a long car trip, we play a little game
where we
decide what we would do if we were to win the lottery. I was daydreaming
yesterday
about the same thing when I saw a 124 500E.
Your
What is the oil change interval for Mobil One? Every 6 months regardless of
mileage?
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 12:02 PM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Allan Streib wrote:
Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Tom Hargrave wrote:
But, what do you do with a 55 gallon barrel of engine
andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
What is the oil change interval for Mobil One? Every 6 months regardless
of mileage?
The usual advice is to do oil analysis over a period of time and base
your change interval on that. I guess there are a lot of variables.
Myself, I've never
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Before you start a widespread panic resulting in 500 posts, you should
contact Exxon/Mobil for the real truth.
http://arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=59789
I was wrong, it was 12 months in 'plastic' bottles, and 24 months in HDPE.
All of my gray plastic bottles
That airplane is wet behind the gears.
--R
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20050515-0
**
New
MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies,
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The W123 Taxi dash. It has a nice big opening in the middle that would
be perfect for some electrical doodads.
-Rolf
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
123 taxi dash, wtf is that?
Rolf wrote:
So, how about them Braves? Thrashers? Falcons?
Can anyone find me a 123 taxi dash?!
-Rolf
Rich Thomas wrote:
That airplane is wet behind the gears.
Was it idling and something caused it to spool up while unattended, or did it
start the starboard engine all by itself? I was sure it would ingest water and
spit out a bunch of turbine blades, but nothing that spectacular happened.
Hi,
I have a question about how data is handled on printed reports in
Quickbooks.
MUST Balance Sheet Reports and P/L Statements be created that show
negative numbers WITHOUT a minus sign and Positive numbers WITH a
minus sign?
My arithmetic teacher must have taught me too well, because
Short: how to get the starter knob to move from the 'off' position, aside from
brute force? It is sticky in the cold.
Long: Our w115 240d is technically my wife's, but she has never driven it (or
any diesel) in the cold (45F or so, i.e. cold for North Carolina). Today she
wanted it for
Did your wife turn on the key first?
Tim C. wrote:
Short: how to get the starter knob to move from the 'off' position, aside from
brute force? It is sticky in the cold.
Long: Our w115 240d is technically my wife's, but she has never driven it (or
any diesel) in the cold (45F or so, i.e.
That's a reasonable change interval.-- my customers have done lots of tests
and 5-6k is ideal for M1, IMO.
Sincerely,
Larry T (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T)
www.youroil.net Oil Analysis Kits
Porsche Posters/Weber parts
- Original Message -
From: Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes
Based on analysis with my 300SDL, 20kmi was reasonable.
Marshal used to say that you must do analysis on your vehicle in your
driving style. OK, he used all caps:_)
My f-soot burden was at about 75% of allowable at 20Kmi, giving some
room for error.
YMMV
--
Pete Arnold
2008 Chevy HHR,
Replace the interlock cable. They go bad, and sooner or later the key switch
won't turn and you won't be able to get the key out, either.
Peter
-Original Message-
From: Tim C. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Oct 21, 2008 11:13 AM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Starter knob stuck
There was a recycler in Fairburn or Union City, iirc, that had the dash
of which you speak. This was about 10 years ago though. The car was
well engulfed in the brush then and it looked like a low volume yard
off a dirt road. Needle in the haystack, yes, but that is a rare dash
and you may get
That's correct - individual driving style, engine condition (rings, state of
tune, etc) local road and environmental conditions, fuel used, etc all go
into finding the best mileage - but I spoke to one man who said he hadn't
changed hs oil in 120K miles! just his filter every 5k miles.
Kaleb,
Nice thought but she has successfully driven the car many times before. Well,
that, and I did have her turn the whole thing off and on just in case. :)
To be fair the knob does stick, I've just always been able to get it out. In
retrospect I should have seen it coming.
-Tim
Per Marshal, there was no need to change filters for 20Kmi. The
filter has HUGE capacity.
Worked for me, YMMV
Pete
On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:48:30 -0400, you wrote:
That's correct - individual driving style, engine condition (rings, state of
tune, etc) local road and environmental conditions,
It's Monday, what's the price?
Luther
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
It was 3.28 when I left tulsa friday. Who know what it will be when I
return monday.
Christopher McCann wrote:
Two friends called me today. One to report that he spotted diesel for
$2.92 and another to report $3.34. Meanwhile,
Reminds me of something that happened more than a few years ago.
I owned a 1973 Olds Cutlass Supreme and a friend I worked with owned a 1973
Olds Omega. Both had the Olds Rocket 350 engine, 4 barrel carb
turbo-hydromatic transmission. And both had about the same miles when this
happened, just
As I understand it, tax-exempt organizations can advocate issues but not
partisan politics (candidates or parties). But that can quickly become a
very thin dividing line.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of LarryT
Sent: Tuesday, October 21,
It's not QuickBooks, its basic accounting. Both debits and credits are
positive numbers.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Chuck Landenberger
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 3:19 PM
To:
Number three child had a similar philosophy with her Toyota Celica (early
70s model as I recall). She added oil as required but saw no need to change
it or the filter. After the car started running VERY BAD (with oil all over
everything under the hood), I tore down the engine to discover severe
Tom,
Thanks. guess that's why I never became an accountant.
Chuck
On Oct 21, 2008, at 4:28 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote:
It's not QuickBooks, its basic accounting. Both debits and credits are
positive numbers.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
-Original Message-
Can't argue with you - oil changes are cheap insurance. But if I had not
seen it myself, I would not have believed that any engine would run run
well for 60,000 + miles without an oil change.
But technically, Kenneth was doing a 1/4 oil change every 5000 miles since
the car had a 4 quart system
Remember this? How do you feel after back2back losses?? :)
Luther
Donald Snook wrote:
Luther wrote: First, do you think you can beat OU this year? Second, if you
do happen to beat OU in the Big12 Championship game, do you really feel up to the
same embarrassment that Ohio St. suffered at
On my 320 CDI, using M1, the computer indactes + or - 13K miles after
a fresh oil change but then changes depending upon the type of driving
I do. In any event, I wind up with a message to change oil after 12
months of operation even if I have only driven 5K miles that given
year.
John
On Tue,
Experience tells us that roughening up the shaft and locktite is the
best long term solution. To be sure, to be sure, as the Irish say.
Hendrik
Peter Frederick wrote:
A small amount of Locktite applied to the shaft at the drive gear works just as well and doesn't require any major disassembly.
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 4:28 PM, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's not QuickBooks, its basic accounting. Both debits and credits are
positive numbers.
When you're doing accounting the old-fashioned way on paper, yes. But
all accounting software I've ever seen, from huge corporate ERP
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Alex Chamberlain
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That should have been, You are expected to know basic accounting well
enough to know which accounts have a normal debit balance and which a
normal credit balance, in order to know whether a positive or negative
number in
Thanks, Alex...
No harm, no foul.. Will do some more studying
Take care,
Chuck
On Oct 21, 2008, at 4:56 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Alex Chamberlain
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That should have been, You are expected to know basic accounting well
Could be going bad. If you need another one, check the bottom of each
message for good parts suppliers.
Tim C. wrote:
Kaleb,
Nice thought but she has successfully driven the car many times before. Well,
that, and I did have her turn the whole thing off and on just in case. :)
To be fair
They don't show notches so I had that right. However, you mentioned
centrifugal force in your first response and I remembered the rubber insert
has one open end and the other is closed. I have mine installed with the
open end at the outer tip where centrifugal force could throw the metal
This shall be my Saturday task, most likely.
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
Experience tells us that roughening up the shaft and locktite is the best
long term solution. To be sure, to be sure, as the Irish say.
Hendrik
Peter Frederick wrote:
A
Uh ... when I rough up the shaft, do I just slap it around some or do I
punch it in the stomach and maybe kick it after it falls?
(Watching a documentary on The Mafia on History Channel right now.)
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
Experience tells us that
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87 300SDL x2, 86 300E, 85 380SE 5.0
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Compression reduced to run on cheaper gasoline. Auxiliary
ignitors added to compensate for lowered compression. Two
Uh ... when I rough up the shaft, do I just slap it around some or
do I
punch it in the stomach and maybe kick it after it falls?
I used dikes to bite little knurls around the edge under the gear.
-- Jim
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Short: how to get the starter knob to move from the 'off' position,
aside from brute force? It is sticky in the cold.
Take it all apart and clean and lubricate it. The pull knob
system and the interlock to the key switch. I like to use
lightweight M1 for stuff like that. I've got a 5W20 and
But, what do you do with a 55 gallon barrel of engine oil?
Even with the miles I drive, it would take me 3.5 years to consume 55
gallons at 5000 mile changes I drive 45,000 miles / year!
Yeah, three-five years. So what? If you've got the room
and it's cheaper why not. Less handling, too.
If the ends of one of the C-looking clamps or clips built into the blade
holder are in the short little slots about 1/4 inch from the closed end of
the lower or inner groove, that should be sufficient to counteract the
centrifugal force and keep the blade in place. The short slots are only
about
Well, pretty clearly the rods bent and they swapped in a V8.
Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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1983 300D
Light roughing.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Repair of W124 odometer
Uh ... when I rough up the shaft, do I just slap it around some or
So all of a sudden driving home tonight I have no heat. More precisely,
the blower is not working. Hopefully just a fuse -- will check in the
light of day.
Allan
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The shaft is relatively soft, use a pair of side cutters to cut little
notches in it. A nice criss cross pattern is the go. Don't go too hard
other wise you'll have two bits of shaft to throw across the garage in
disgust.
You'll see where the shaft attaches to the drive cog, this is the area
Yep those girls sure are tough.
There where a couple in the supermarket the other day, walking hand in
hand and wearing just about the same clothes.
Always brings a smile to the lips when you see couples wearing the same
clothes.
Hendrik
Jim Cathey wrote:
Uh ... when I rough up the shaft, do
Actually, the proper repair is to spend $30 on a new gear and install
it. Should last another 300,000 miles anyway.
Peter
On Oct 21, 2008, at 8:54 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Uh ... when I rough up the shaft, do I just slap it around some
or do I
punch it in the stomach and maybe kick it after
Thanks for the confidence builder!
Fortunately, I spent my first six years in the Coast Guard as a bench-level
aviation electronics tech. I am used to working delicately with small parts
(resistors, capacitors, etc.). And I don't even drink coffee now, unlike
then.
At this point, I don't even
I was going to go there but decided not to. Glad you beat me to it, because
we were thinking the same thing.
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
Yep those girls sure are tough.
There where a couple in the supermarket the other day, walking hand in hand
and
If it's the fuse, expect to replace the motor soon, it's dragging on
the bearings and pulling too much juice.
Peter
On Oct 21, 2008, at 9:04 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
So all of a sudden driving home tonight I have no heat. More
precisely,
the blower is not working. Hopefully just a fuse
So all of a sudden driving home tonight I have no heat. More
precisely,
the blower is not working. Hopefully just a fuse -- will check in the
light of day.
Brushes? Kick the blower cover panel, if it comes back on
start saving up...
-- Jim
___
You are correct. But don't forget, this is my sacrificial lamb winter snow
salt vehicle. That said, it is about 99% rust free so I anticipate many
pleasure filled years driving it before rust appears. Seems that Benz got
more rust-smart in the years between my '77 240D and my '86 300E.
Need to
I had an annoying situation with my 1983 300TD blower motor fuse blowing
constantly, so i simply upped the fuse to the next higher level of amperage.
Worked without a hitch for years!
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 10:15 PM, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So all of a sudden driving home tonight
Dick Wagner?
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 10:21 PM, Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You are correct. But don't forget, this is my sacrificial lamb winter snow
salt vehicle. That said, it is about 99% rust free so I anticipate many
pleasure filled years driving it before rust appears.
Andrew typed:
I had an annoying situation with my 1983 300TD blower motor fuse blowing
constantly, so i simply upped the fuse to the next higher level of amperage.
Worked without a hitch for years!
Hope Herr Doktor Booth didn't read that..
Bob R
___
Perhaps the second cousin of a Coast Guard guy who I saw today (in my USCG
Retiree Bulletin) had retired -- Dick Stiff. (I kid you not.)
Locker room humor aside, I still can't listen to Wagner, as much as I love
his music, without seeing a black white Nazi film running through my head.
I also
This is really weird, because as I was typing my heresy the thought what
would Marshall say suddenly popped into my mind...
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 10:30 PM, Robert Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Andrew typed:
I had an annoying situation with my 1983 300TD blower motor fuse blowing
He would admonish you, with SOME words in CAPS.
Bob R
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of andrew strasfogel
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 7:37 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] no heat
This is really weird, because as I
You can overcome that by hearing the 1940 recoding of Toscanini leading the
Philadelphia Orchestra in an incandescent reading of the Siegfried Idyll
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 10:36 PM, Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Perhaps the second cousin of a Coast Guard guy who I saw today (in
Or your insurance company!
John
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 7:30 PM, Robert Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Andrew typed:
I had an annoying situation with my 1983 300TD blower motor fuse blowing
constantly, so i simply upped the fuse to the next higher level of amperage.
Worked without a hitch
John Freer wrote:
On my 320 CDI, using M1, the computer indactes + or - 13K miles after
a fresh oil change but then changes depending upon the type of driving
I do. In any event, I wind up with a message to change oil after 12
months of operation even if I have only driven 5K miles that given
..What is the oil change interval for Mobil One? Every 6 months regardless
of
mileage?..
Oh God. Here we go.
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...Was it idling and something caused it to spool up while unattended, or
did it
start the starboard engine all by itself? I was sure it would ingest water
and
spit out a bunch of turbine blades, but nothing that spectacular happened...
Wet electronics. And the engine inlet was well above
C111 !
Your list makes me think, why stop with production models?
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OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and
mountaineering; all the rest are merely games. - Ernest Hemingway
'90 300D (Rattled), '92 300D (Saber), ''97 Ply Grand Voyager
The odometer died in the '90 300D 2.5 about 43 miles from Snook's
house when I picked it up. Is there a pattern here?
In defense of the seller's honor (Kaleb), the pics he posted showed the trip
odometer working and it indeed when I took delivery of the vehicle.
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OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
we bought 55 gal. barrels of oil for Dad's plane - but it took 5 gals.
to change it (Jacobs R755). The barrel was only 11 changes. I don;t
remember how often, every 100 hours?
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 8:56 PM, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But, what do you do with a 55 gallon barrel of
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