Huh? So they just replaced the rubber lines with Viton. Doesn't mean
the IP has been clogged with WVO or anything horrible like that,
necessarily.
On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote:
the bigger problem is the changed to run on biodiesel
Alex
It's a very good thing IMO. Fuel leaks are common on old MB diesels
with oxidized hoses, and this one sounds like it has all new viton
lines.
Tyler
On May 16, 2009, at 11:30 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Huh? So they just replaced the rubber lines with Viton. Doesn't mean
the IP has been
Jim - My last company car had one with one of those 'stinking light shows',
but a good radio, CD and cassette. The light show could be tuned off for
people like us. My kids liked it, though.
BillR
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Ed wroteif you liked many of Vista's new
features but hated the CPU cycles
Thanks for that evaluation - it's what I needed - your comment above is
pretty accurate about how I feel - I like some of the new features but
dislike others. Win Mail is not all that great IMO - I prefer OE - but
My (limited) experience shows that the #1 culprit
is the driver's door valve. #2 is the trunk element.
Anything else a distant third.
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in my mind I was thinking wvo
Tyler wrote:
It's a very good thing IMO. Fuel leaks are common on old MB diesels
with oxidized hoses, and this one sounds like it has all new viton lines.
Tyler
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Gary Hurst wrote:
chronoshark sells one watch at a day at very deep discount.
Yesterday it was a 21 jewel Miyota for $93 (have heard bad things about Invicta
warranty service though).
Today it's an interesting looking quartz for $99. Looks like a Ronda movement in
Hong Kong jewelry
I thought the invicta was the one to get.
Omega warranty service is tops! Cheapest new one i've ever seen was
like 700 bucks.
I don't expect much on a 93 dllar watch
On 5/17/09, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Gary Hurst wrote:
chronoshark sells one watch at a day at very deep discount.
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Today it's an interesting looking quartz for $99. Looks like a Ronda
movement in Hong Kong jewelry designed by Movado.
Any comments?
Wow, that's purty. But the usual problem I have with cheap watches
with metal bands is that
A couple of foam and concrete panels for the dome. About 6x7 feet
each and 4 thick each so not too much wind resistance.
Looked under the hood yesterday afternoon and found a leak at the
last return line. So I think it might have been better but I'm still
OK with what I got.
Manfred
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 8:47 AM, LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:
Thanks for that evaluation - it's what I needed - your comment above is
pretty accurate about how I feel - I like some of the new features but
dislike others. Win Mail is not all that great IMO - I prefer OE - but it
It probably is good but a full check of all the suspension components
would probably not go amiss. I have to find a lift somewhere and see
about mine also. It seems to be starting to wander just a bit when
the wind hits it. Need to look at the rear end and the steering
parts. Hard to do right
Sounds like a bit of a newer car but good mileage. I forgot to
mention that I have a 83 300D. Doesn't look to good but runs OK.
Manfred
Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 13:25:47 EDT
From: relng...@aol.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] consumption
...Went on a trip to Melbourne yesterday. Mostly 70mph. Got
andrew strasfogel wrote:
I finally checked the rear hatch locking element and one
circuit leaks like a sieve. I do have a spare, so that's the
good news. Unfortunately, it appears that the only way to do
this job is by removing the hatch lock. Has anyone done this
job before - is there
andrew strasfogel wrote:
I finally checked the rear hatch locking element and one
circuit leaks like a sieve. I do have a spare, so that's
the good news. Unfortunately, it appears that the only
way to do this job is by removing the hatch lock. Has
anyone done this job before -
Ed Booher wrote:
It does have an offline mode so you don't have to be online
to open the client side app, but it is not to be confused with
Outlook or Windows Mail (which was actually Outlook Express 7
renamed.) However, from what I can understand, instead of a
one to one relationship ala
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A friend of mine recently purchased a 1980 300SD. The rear windows go down,
but will not go up with the switch. They will go up with power applied
directly to the motor. I was going to tell him to take the switches out and
take them apart (in a baggie so the parts don't go flying) and clean
My cousin is looking at '04-'06 SL600's. Any advice?
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I was going to tell him to take the switches out and take them apart
(in a baggie so the parts don't go flying) and clean them. Good
advice? I already told him to CHANGE THE FUSES.
What do you need us for? You've already got it!
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Might be looking at a '64 190D (seller calls it a 190Dc, but I never
heard that designation before). Four on the tree, new clutch master
and slave, supposedly runs and drives great.
I'm sure these rust like crazy, but where in particular?
Anything else to look out for, besides other drivers
I just did that last weekend, the switches were amazingly goobered up
with 25 yr of crud. Turned out I had one bad motor AND a broken plastic
slide, so ended up taking the door apart and swapping all that too. I
took some pics of the switches apart, let me know if he needs any
assistance, I
RUN AWAY! Unless he has a fat checkbook.
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Jim Cathey wrote:
My cousin is looking at '04-'06 SL600's. Any advice?
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Stopped by the bike shop this aft, next door is mexican restaurant.
Came out and an E63 was parked next to my truck, somebody in the Mex
place. Daughter said, Look at that Benz pimpmobile. It had some kind
of pimp rims on it, but I think they might be AMG -- kinda thin spoke
looking things,
My cousin is looking at '04-'06 SL600's. Any advice?
Some auto writer (Jamie Kitman, maybe?) said you have to own a V-12
car once in your life. I'd tell him to get an old Jag XJ-S; it'll
probably spend just as much time in the shop as the SL but the initial
outlay will be less by an order of
Actually, the 190D is not bad. The engine is essentially the same one that
came in the later diesels.
The 180D is another story - it has the same engine that came in the 170
diesel. Same size but very, very different much worse performance.
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Thanks. I forwarded this email to him.
Rick
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Windows Won't Go Up
I just did that last
Buying one is a great experience which is only eclipsed by the deep
feeling of relief when you sell it.
I had the chance to get one if I paid the current repair bill and
picked it up from the shop. The owner wanted nothing more to do with
it. I declined.
-Dave Walton
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 3:44
On Sun, 17 May 2009 14:01:22 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
http://carlwillis.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/uranium-chemistry/
I didn't see anything about the radiation levels nor safety in his
article.
You indeed did not see anything about radiation safety, but he did mention
levels. He
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fueling, and I did not observe the fill-to point. Obviously, I
wasn't terribly serious about checking it, anyway. ;
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or buy two, since they're so cheap, that way he'll have a parts car -
because he'll need one
Dan
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To: Mercedes Discussion
Got my Nissens from Rusty, spent today trying to install it in my E300.
Not quite an exact fit, had to do some okie engineering on it. For some
reason, it has the tab deal that runs along the length up and down on
the drivers side of the radiator. The Behr does not have this. It got
in the
Nissens not as expensive either. Also, neck much stronger than on
behr so reinorcement not needed
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Got my Nissens from Rusty, spent today trying to install it in my E300.
Not quite an exact fit, had to do some okie engineering on it. For
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This 606 Im working on that was wrecked in the front has the plastic
fan. The clutch is damaged and I have several 603 clutches with metal
fans available. I dont see any reason why that would not work, does
anybody else?
The top support is ugly as hell on the car, I got it banged back
A collectors item LOL, it's hardly even a parts car.
Sincerely,
Tyler
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Gang,
Noticing that the electric windows are painfully slow, especially the rears on
the SLC. I'm not using them because I'm worried about the effect on the
motor/regulator gears.
Are the vertical guide rails the place to dab a little lubricant, or is there
something else that's likely to be
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But it'll STILL end up at Okie Acres. Mark my words. ;D
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'Looks like it even has a trailer hitch on both ends.
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Subject: [MBZ] holy crap, this is got to be
Are the vertical guide rails the place to dab a little lubricant, or
is there something else that's likely to be binding? Is the MB sunroof
slide paste the appropriate thing to use for this? It seems to work
well on sunroofs!
It's a big scissor lift, with some sliding and some rotating
If the standard V12, not the AMG version, I'm not sure the performance
over the V8 is really all that great, unless he has his heart set on
one.
Bit more refined maybe. If he wants the performance, there seems to
be lots
of SL55s on the market now too.
He's looking at any newer SL that's
Call your local electronic parts house and buy some Deoxit
www.deoxit.com Squirt a bit down into the switch and work it back and
forth many, many, many, many, many, man...(you get the point) times.
The Deoxit will clean any electrical corrosion and other junk out.
Luther
Rick Knoble wrote:
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Gary Hurst wrote:
chronoshark sells one watch at a day at very deep discount.
So what was the URL?
Craig
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If you read Kaleb's email, he said the Nissens did NOT have the metal
reinforced neck that the Behr does.
Luther
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Nissens not as expensive either. Also, neck much stronger than on
behr so reinorcement not needed
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Gary Hurst wrote:
chronoshark sells one watch at a day at very deep discount.
So what was the URL?
http://www.chronoshark.com/default.aspx
I've been thinking about that ESQ in today's sale. I
Is the Nissens plastic that much superior to the Behr?
Gary Hurst wrote:
Yes, because it doesn't need to.
On 5/17/09, Luther benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
If you read Kaleb's email, he said the Nissens did NOT have the metal
reinforced neck that the Behr does.
Luther
Gary Hurst wrote:
Replace the window channels. They are worn and too large, allowing
the window to cock in the channel.
This will definitely hasten the death of the regulator, which is an
absolute certainty anyway, they are REALLY flimsy.
Some dry silicone lubricant in the channel will help, but not much.
Yes, because it doesn't need to.
On 5/17/09, Luther benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
If you read Kaleb's email, he said the Nissens did NOT have the metal
reinforced neck that the Behr does.
Luther
Gary Hurst wrote:
Nissens not as expensive either. Also, neck much stronger than on
behr so
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No dents, just rust
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I'm sure these rust like crazy, but where in particular?
I'd check the rockers, floor pans, and trunk floor carefully.
Allan
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not observe the fill-to point.
Obviously, I wasn't terribly serious about checking it, anyway.
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I use white lithium grease.
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Are the vertical guide rails the place to dab a little lubricant, or
is there something else that's likely to be binding? Is the MB
sunroof slide paste the appropriate thing to use for this? It seems
to work well on sunroofs!
It's a big
On Sun, 17 May 2009 22:08:38 EDT relng...@aol.com wrote:
My cousin is looking at '04-'06 SL600's. Any advice?..
One word. Don't. So say the dealer techs.
Those V-12s have two of everything expensive under the hood. Buying one
is about as suicidal as buying a BMW V-12.
I
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I've been thinking about that ESQ in today's sale. I think I'd rather
have an ESQ Octane ana/digi model though. (But the Centurion is a lot
more attractive than the Octane)
Gee, did I talk anybody into buying that ESQ Centurion?
I
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I am not sure what the first 190D was.
The Ponton was a 190Db with the small b to separate it from the prior 190D
the 110 was Designated 190Dc to differentiate it from the two prior models.
Rust starts in the dead space behind the front inner fender
liiner. IF you buy the car, remove the
This will definitely hasten the death of the regulator, which is an
absolute certainty anyway, they are REALLY flimsy.
The 107 regulators are not those POS things that everything else
got. They look like nice items. Same with the door checks.
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desire
What about a Ferrari?
My friend DB, a long time Porsche driver, for some reason got all googly
about buying a Ferrari years ago and he found a pretty red/tan Ferrari 914,
also known as a 308GTS. He was
I opened up the drivers door on the 85 380SL this weekend. Found
both bolts off the rear window bracket or the regulator. when the
window went down, the bracket slid down, vertical and acted as a stop
for the regulator. the rear bolt of the regulator to the door wasin
the uppermost
1985 380SL
Brakes are normal when you apply lightly. If you push hard, the
pedal takes a lot of pressure to stop the car.
No fade on the pedal, with engine running or not.
I pulled the vac hose at the booster. Vacuum present.
It does not act like a bad master to me, but either the fronts
the german spends most of her day enjoying the great outdoors in my large
fenced area of weds. i slept between 8pm and 11pm and then got up to check
email.
i let the dogs out and about 20 minutes ago, invited them back in. the
german proudly had what i guess to be a 3/4s dead baby possum in
The door regulators are pretty robust. Pull the panel. Snap clips
at rear and bottom, screw in the armrest. then bunp up on the bottom
of the door liner to get it loose.
check to see that the guide on the front of the window is riding on
the front slide correctly. check the rear guide.
i'm still not even remotely calm yet.
LOL!
Ours have killed, I think, four cats. Nothing else comes in the yard...oh yeah,
and a rat. Anke was viciously snapping at - and chasing - a fly this afternoon.
But ours don't like people either, unless my wife or I bring them (the people)
inside the
yeah, and she is such a baby. she's all sad now for freaking out the kid
and i have to sit here in the middle of the night telling her what a good
girl she is as she whimpers.
germans are crazy and their dogs are crazy too. next time i get a north
american or english dog that might make more
True, and Gary states that it's not needed.
I've put Nissens in a lot of Mercedes and they are good parts.
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This is just a general statement about window regulators but in most cases a
binding window is caused by something worn out.
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I watched my Son's two Siberian Huskies while he spent a year in Okinawa.
The male used to lay quietly by the small fish pond I have in the back yard
then he'd jump catch birds in mid-flight as they took off down them in
one gulp. I figured his catch rate was about 30% - fun to watch.
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