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240D (123) has been sitting in a building for almost a year. I tried
to unlock the trunk, and the key won't go in all the way. It goes in
1/2-3/4 of the way. I tried spraying in the lock with PB, but that
didn't seem to make any difference. I could insert a 3/32 drill rod
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Is the key slot vertical or horizontal? Vertical is the vacuum/air
control position and horizontal is the key locked position.
Luther
Loren Faeth wrote:
I thought the key lock overrides the vacuum lock. I will try starting
the car. the vacuum locks work, so if vacuum overrides air, that
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the key slot is vertical. Are you sure about key/vacuum
positions? I always found it was opposite. Vertical is locked with
key and horiz is open/vacuum locked.
At 09:25 AM 7/9/2009, you wrote:
Is the key slot vertical or horizontal? Vertical is the vacuum/air
control position and
Other than an AT filter, is there anything else I should change since I'm
dropping the tranny to change the front seal?Thanks,
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Tim C wrote:
I was hoping you guys were right, but he replied this morning; apparently it
won't shift into -any- gear, forward or reverse. It is an automatic. He
says the engine sounds fine, so presumably it is in neutral or park. Seems
like you'd be able to feel if the shifting linkage was
On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 6:42 AM, Curt Raymondcurtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
. Then I'd have yet another good used diff. If it didn't work out I guess I
could build a retaining wall or something.
Out of diffs, or 201s? ;)
Alex
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I'm 100% sure about them. I've locked/unlocked my SDL trunk about 15
times in the last week. But, if it has been locked by the key, it will
have to be turned CCW first to unlock it and allow you to push the
button in or allow the vacuum/pressure to work.
Luther
Loren Faeth wrote:
the key
If anyone is interested I endeavored to make a Rhombicosidodecahedron
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First effort, some aspects to work out.
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On My 240 both keys will fit into the lock. On SWMBO's 240 the Valet key
only goes in half or a little
past half way in. Go figure.
Loren Faeth wrote:
It is the same key that has always worked before, but I will check.
As far as I know, the valet key will go into the trunk and glove box,
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Curt Raymond wrote:
I had the exact same symptom on my 240D last year. In my case all the tumblers
had seized inside the lock and I had to cut it apart to get them out.
I have no idea what you can do in the trunk situation...
Kroil?
ATF and Acetone?
(4-5 drops inside the cylinder)
Mitch.
Ed Booher wrote:
CHARITY RAFFLE, 1977 Mercedes, *86K miles* S-Class, Estate Gift - $10 (Ft
Wayne IN and NW Ohio)
I'm pretty sure that car will not title with the correct mileage.
It's over 10 years old, so if you title it in Indiana or Ohio, you will be
dismayed to find that your new title
So, is this just to prove you could do it, or does it have some purpose?
Randy
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[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Rich Thomas
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 10:03 AM
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Subject: [MBZ] OT some
Well, I have made some dodecahedrons before, and wanted to do something
more complex. I guess to prove I could do it (which I knew I could, but
to get it right is the challenge), but also to incorporate such things
into unique furniture designs.
--R
R A Bennell wrote:
So, is this just to
Very nice, and it looks like you also made the supports for the machine and
possibly the bed.
Gerry
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Well, I have made some dodecahedrons before, and wanted to do something
more complex. I guess to prove
'Nice and quiet all night last night; 'guess the motorcycle fool/nut doesn't
have his bike fixed yet.
Wilton
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Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 2:13 PM
Subject: OT - motorcycles and
WILTON wrote:
'Nice and quiet all night last night; 'guess the motorcycle fool/nut
doesn't have his bike fixed yet.
Should have written down his plate number as he pushed it home, might come in
handy if you need to report him in the future.
Mitch.
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up the final tumbler, letting the key
the rest of the way into the lock.
EdB
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build a retaining wall or something.
Out of diffs, or 201s? ;)
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The technical name for those was cruiseliner ventiports! Don't ask how
I remember this bit of arcane trivia.
Greg Fiorentino
'85 300SD
'80 240D 4 spd. manual
'79 300DT (with new crate engine)
'95 and '97 Crown Vics
'97 F-250HD Crew Cab 7.3 Powerstroke
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From:
They first appeared in 1949-and for that fist year only were functional
ventiports. Growing up folklore was that guys would pee into the holes. No
direct knowledge of that.
FWIW
Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
Wickford RI 02852
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I sort of assumed it was mostly an effort to prove you could do it. Wondered if
you had a use such as a box that
opens etc.
Randy
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Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 11:10 AM
Yep Buick had the straight 8, thus the 8 holer. The straight sixes
were known as six holer buicks. As GM tried to push everyone toward
v-8s, the salesworms made a big deal of selling customers that they
needed and 8 holer. I think they still do, even though the holes
are vestigal and as
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My father had a couple of inline 8 Buicks and quite liked them. He said real
good power (he probably meant torque)
and reasonably good fuel mileage in a big heavy car. He totalled the first one
and walked away. Tires were not as
good back then. He spun it in the rain and slid into a rock cut
drops inside the cylinder)
Mitch.
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Randy wrote:
The insurance company offered him a car in replacement that was much better
than the one he had that got wrecked
and he was quite happy to tell that story for the rest of his life.
Too bad that type of thing doesn't happen these days.
It would be a nice change, instead of the
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Car insurance seems like quite a scam- since it's required by law they
have a captive audience. If the whole industry together offers bad
service and high prices (which they seem to do) there's nothing we can
do except pay it anyways, or drive illegally without it.
Tyler
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Interesting take on this insurance thing but it's not true. In CA and
many other stares the law reads you must show Financial
Responsibility. How you do that is by posting a Bond with the state or
purchasing liability insurance. There is no legal requirement that you
have to purchase collision
John wrote:
And, no liability insurance, no registration which is exactly the way
it should be.
Well, there ya go - that is why we have insurance. People are afraid
of people. Maybe I am afraid of myself, as I am a people. I still
remain of the opinion that insurance is a luxury item that we
So you're saying it's not a scam because we have the option of posting a
bond? Well, you have to post a bond of 35,000 US dollars which is
exactly the same as requiring insurance for the ~99.99% of people who
don't have an extra 35 grand laying around for which they don't mind
being unable to
Nice, but tell us more about the CNC machine with the router attached to it...
Dan
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To: Mercedes Discussion List
Yeah, I think it was '49, after I sent the first post on 'em.
Wilton
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Fads
They first appeared in
tyler wrote:
I would be more than willing to risk
driving without insurance if it were legal because it's extremely unlikely
that I will cause an accident due to negligent driving.
Really, however, it is the yahoos that drive along with you on the
public road that are more the hazard.
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It is the same key that has always worked before, but I will
check. As far as I know, the valet key will go into the trunk and
glove box, but won't turn. This is a problem that the key won't go
into the slot.
of a bicycle at somewhere near 1/4 MPH and shattered a wrist.
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e
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Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles.
1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD).
1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles.
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I'm a pretty tolerant person and hate to strip people of their rights but loud
motorcycles at any time of the day is really annoying. We can get tickets for
beeping but the deafening rumble of a mcycle is ok?
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On Jul 9, 2009, at 1:48 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Has anyone replaced a burned off fuse seat in the fuseholder assembly of an
'83 300d? the part of the seat underneath the fuse looks ok and I can
probably solder a new brass seat on to it, but will the plastic assembly
withstand the heat of soldering?
Thanks,
Gerry
tyler casi...@usermail.com writes:
We should be allowed to take personal responsibility for our actions
without posting bond. Personally, I don't drive much and when I do I
drive in an extremely safe and careful manner. I would be more than
willing to risk driving without insurance if it were
relng...@aol.com wrote:
Any car without liability coverage should be off the road.
Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net writes:
why?
Operating a motor vehicle is the one thing most of us do that has any
real chance of directly causing the death of another person, or
significant property
REmove the fuse box and turn it upside down. I think they are
screwed in from the bottom, I seem to remember two screws from doing
other work down there.
Peter
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Has anyone replaced a burned off fuse seat in the fuseholder assembly
No. Fuse blocks are cheap at the U-Pull. I've never seen
one taken, in fact. That's high-temperature plastic, but
I'm not sure soldering would hold up, especially if it
started to get hot. Spot welding, maybe. I'd say
REmove the fuse box and turn it upside down. I think they are screwed
in from the bottom, I seem to remember two screws from doing other
work down there.
And please remember to disconnect the battery first!
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And CHANGE ALL THE FUSES.
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Jim Cathey wrote:
REmove the fuse box and turn it upside down. I think they are
screwed in from the bottom, I seem to remember two screws from doing
other work down there.
And please remember to disconnect the battery first!
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Is there sufficient brass material standing free of the plastic. If not,
can you get to the wires on that fuse and move 'em to an unused/undamaged
fuse position?
You mean the brass part of the fuse holder that sticks upward? Upper part
of one of the fuse holders in my 91 350SDL had a short,
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Allan wrote:
Operating a motor vehicle is the one thing most of us do that has any
real chance of directly causing the death of another person, or
significant property damage. If you do so without the means to be
responsible for the consequences, you are being negligent.
Nobody smart and
He lives just down the street from you.
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You are not thinking this all the way through.
You know - our whole kulture is formed these days on fear.
Fear is not innovative.
Fear is discriminatory.
Fear loves uniformity.
Fear cannot stand diversity.
If we all could live with more fear, this would be a much better
country with
Curt, Dwight, et al.
In Olde Yingland, we used cut up nylon stockings to thicken up the
diff. oil and quieten down the howling.
Also provided some lubrication.
On the 87 190DT I changed the diff oil to 85W90 M1 and it has slowly
gone quiet. About 5k miles, so far so good. Had a slight whine at
Calm down Roger, some people don't understand the concept of an accident.
I like to think I am a careful driver and have never in 20 plus years
hit another vehicle or person but I still have insurance on the vehicles.
Why? Because there may come a time when circumstances dictate that I do
have
That's BS, all sorts of things can and do happen out on the road.
Perhaps you could tell us the grand secret to never having an accident,
apart from not driving.
Insurance is a necessary evil, designed to protect us from our stupidity
and unforeseen circumstances.
I just paid AU$4000 to insure
The upright part is burned off, Wilton, but on further checking I found that
No. 5 fuseholder has no wires going to it and the paperwork shows it as
being empty; so I'll take your suggestion. I think I can follow Jim and
Peters procedure, take the fuseholder out, and swich the wire from the
I ran virtual box on the mini using an old old version of XP home (from
2001). in truth, not that much smoother than virtual PC used to be. could
be i'm not giving it enough ram, but i only have 1 gig on the mini (did you
ever dream of the day when you'd say only 1 gig of ram?).
it was easy and
freak things happen all the time, mostly from other people doing it to my
cars. if liability weren't required, i imagine that my uninsured motorist
coverage would go through the roof. it costs enough already given that the
mexicans don't generally carry any insurance and, as they are largely
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