On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 7:15 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
Pinched from the other list. Read and learn.
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I was all ready to write Lesson: get stated value insurance instead
of regular comprehensive but then read the victim's last post in the
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 7:15 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
Pinched from the other list. Read and learn.
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Amazing that his insurer, on seeing photos and a
partial receipt history showing his restoration of the car
Hmm, I spend 2 weeks in June in LA every year. I wonder how much the shipping
would be?
-Curt
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:27:38 -0800
From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker
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Coast to coast, probably $2000. you might get a deal for 1500. But
that will be the ballpark.
Hmm, I spend 2 weeks in June in LA every year. I wonder how much the
shipping would be?
-Curt
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:27:38 -0800
From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes
The logic board is a work of art, very dense very tiny components,
surface mounts. Not sure it would be possible to do that without some
extremely good technique and tools, and even then.
--R
Redghost wrote:
I will ship you the busted iBook my boy did for me, maybe you can fix
it. Needs
Yeah, after I sent that my memory modules started working, and I
remembered it was TSA, asking some very stupid questions, and detaining
him for no apparent reason (other than his politics perhaps, which
raises a whole 'nuther set of issues).
--R
Greg Fiorentino wrote:
Rich:
According to
relng...@aol.com writes:
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Learn to keep a fire extinguisher in the car.
Allan
1983 300D
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Wonder if his fire started in the climate control pushbutton pc board
Going to swap out the kaput alternator on my '77 300D this lovely day.
I haven't even looked at it yet. Is it easier to attack it from above or
from underneath?
Bob R
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Bob Rentfro wrote:
Going to swap out the kaput alternator on my '77 300D this lovely day.
I haven't even looked at it yet. Is it easier to attack it from above or
from underneath?
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Curt wrote:
Hmm, I spend 2 weeks in June in LA every year. I wonder how much the shipping
would be?
Find a driver and enjoy the scenery driving home.
We did that 2 years ago - great memorable trip - the first open day
through Yellowstone.
Or, find the car and I will drive it home for you -
Curt.
I have a license.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
On 1/16/2010 9:23 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Hmm, I spend 2 weeks in June in LA every year. I wonder how much the shipping
would be?
-Curt
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archer arche...@embarqmail.com writes:
PS I wonder what make and size fire extinguisher would be best to
carry in a car?
I'd say a dry-chem of the sort you can buy at any hardware store. It
makes a mess but it will put the fire out. CO2 will put a fire out but
only until oxygen returns, if
Most dry chemical extinguishers use a chemical that is highly caustic and
corrosive, so if it's going to be used on something you intend to salvage, I
would go with a CO2 extinguisher. When the dry powder combines with moisture
it really makes a mess of bare metal and electrical connections.
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Dan wrote:
As for buying a CO2 extinguisher, they can be had from most fire equipment
supply houses, who will gladly sell and fill them for you. That being said,
they're not cheap.
Is halon available anywhere these days?
I bet even ebay cannot allow halon to be sold to individuals?
mao
Thank you for sharing it.
As a volunteer EMT, I had trouble getting blood pressure while the ambulance
is moving (noisy engine), literally bouncing around and with siren.
I really envy those PJ with excellent skills in hearing (or they do have
special stethoscope). Neat trick is writing the
Gump
Driving down the freeway yesterday there began to be a larger and
larger cloud emanating from her rear. Hit the go pedal and cloud. At
stop it enveloped the car. Once I got home, I looked under the hood,
and there was a wet spot on the bell housing of what I think is the
Vac
If it shut off with the switch, mayhaps not...(unless I don't know how that
engine works). I know I have to use the kill switch when mine goes kaput.
Bob R
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Redghost redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
Gump
Driving down the freeway yesterday there began to be a larger
Hello -
My 91 300D 2.5T needs about a 1/2 quart of coolant every 2 months or so.
Do these engines have a history of head gasket leaks? I suspect the water
pump is weeping a little after 170K miles or so. I have a new pump but
haven't been sufficiently moved to replace it.But soon it
Took the iBook to the local fixit shop. They looked at me and said it
would be less expensive for me to find a CL replacement. I suspect
they just swap out parts, not really in depth repairs.
clay
On Jan 16, 2010, at 7:05 AM, Rich Thomas wrote:
The logic board is a work of art, very
Clay, et al.
If you have the pipe off the side if the vac pump, pull it off, and if
it is full of oil, diaphragm is gone.
Btdt.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
On 1/16/2010 4:20 PM, Redghost wrote:
Gump
Driving down the freeway yesterday there began to be a larger and
larger cloud
How do you get that stinkin nut off to get the puley/fan off (without
wrecking the fan/fins)?
Bob R
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LarryT.
I Have two 190DT's, essentially the same engine. The white (Bent) one
blew the gasket at 120Kmi and I think the Blue one is going. Oil is
decorating the RF of the engine about where the chain tensioner is.
There is anecdotal evidence that they blow when some idiot (me) goes
over 161kph
Bob R, et al.
Cardboard is your friend. Anti-laceration tool.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
On 1/16/2010 4:48 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote:
How do you get that stinkin nut off to get the puley/fan off (without
wrecking the fan/fins)?
Bob R
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When we were EMT Basic, We'd take B/P by palpation. In event to Cardio
Arrest, We'd put in an air way and do CPR. That way the dead fellow
would have good color at hospital arrival.
I did CPR on maybe 100 folks in 12 years, just 1 walked out of the
hospital. Much better odds now that there
I looked on CL and found some fairly inexpensive listed, relative to new
-- if the logic board had been bricked it would have been cheaper to buy
a used one than buying a new logic board. Might be the way to go, then
cannibalize it and sell bits on ebay or something.
--R
Redghost wrote:
Impact wrench, hold the pulley with a strap wrench or something.
--R
Frederick W Moir wrote:
Bob R, et al.
Cardboard is your friend. Anti-laceration tool.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
On 1/16/2010 4:48 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote:
How do you get that stinkin nut off to get the puley/fan off
What if yo don't have an impact wrench?
Bob R
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
Impact wrench, hold the pulley with a strap wrench or something.
--R
Frederick W Moir wrote:
Bob R, et al.
Cardboard is your friend. Anti-laceration
Do NOT chew up the edges of the pulley (like in a vice) or it will eat the
belt. Then the belt gets lose resulting in a dead battery at the most
inopportune time. Don't ask me how I know
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On
I think I used an old belt and vice grip to hold the pulley and wrench on
the nut with some penetrating oil to lube the threads
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On Behalf Of Bob Rentfro
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 17:21
To:
a..
Bob R
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote:
I think I used an old belt and vice grip to hold the pulley and wrench on
the nut with some penetrating oil to lube the threads
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
Very likely.
When you replace it, make absolutely positive that the locking screw
hole is clean and dry, else the screw will come loose and beat the
housing and cam to death, and likely also puncture the diaphragm again.
Peter
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yea, they do sometimes have head gasket problems but its usually oil
burning very badly, as in, blowing out the back. In that case, the
gasket blows out between #1 and the timing chain area. Never see one
burning coolant though.
LarryT wrote:
Hello -
My 91 300D 2.5T needs about a 1/2
Head cracks will lead to coolant loss, but also hard cold starts with
lots of white smoke and very rough running on startup. White smoke
smelling of glycol will persist until the engine warms up.
Coolant leaks from a bad head gasket are also known -- usually out
the exhaust side.
CHEKC
We have some new dry powder extinguishers at work that use some sort
of purple stuff that covers more types of fires than the older yellow dry
powder does/did. Don't know much about it, but I could pull the info from
the extinguishers if someone is interested...
Purple K replaced the
...Do I have a diaphragm failure?..
That's what she said after the pregnancy test came up with the wrong
answer.
RLE
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I second that emotion, though in my case it poked a hole in the front
pump casting. Took me the longest time to figure out why it wasn't
working, I woke up one morning and realized that hole did not belong
there. Took awhile for my brain to put the visual of the hole together
with the fact
BFH method, or some variant thereof. Seriously, you should look at
getting an impact wrench, either one of those electric things or an
air-driven one. They are most handy.
--R
Bob Rentfro wrote:
What if yo don't have an impact wrench?
Bob R
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Rich Thomas
I doubt it, but halon wouldn't be of much help in a car fire anyway.
Halon, or better, halocarbon, works by displacing oxygen, so it's really only
useful in closed areas. Not to mention it's considered illegal to use
nowadays, at least in new systems. It's an ozone depleter, much like our
Suppose you're right. The old belt vice grip method worked to a point.
I thought there would be a key setting the fan/pulley in place on the shaft.
Isn't there one?
Bob R
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
BFH method, or some variant
Thx guys --
I appreciate the info.
What kind of lifespan do water pumps generally have? It has 170K now
and my wife puts about 600 mi. / mo. going to from work.
I have zero oil burning or leaking, no white smoke and it starts
instantly without the blockheater at the end of the
Check the evaporator drain for coolant, and pressure test the system
-- those plastic tanks have several failure modes that are not
obvious except that the cap won't seal. Test the cap, too.
Although it's cold outside, it's possible that you are getting
coolant burping into the expansion
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:59:58 -0500 LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:
I'll send in a sample this week and see what the analysis says.
That's a superb idea. I even know where you can send it:
OilAnalysis Time?
Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters?
www.youroil.net
:-)
Craig
Sheesh, no shortage of takers on this one... Now I need to find a car.
Oh and the money of course...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:54:41 -0500
From: Frederick W Moir fred.s...@verizon.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker
My guess is that you have a water pump seal weeping. Most of my 603s
have done this. On the first one, I did replace the WP and it
stopped. On my current 603 300D, it has leaked since I got it.
Massively over the winter when the car is stored. No water on the
floor ever. The leak is slow
Does the 124 have that little stubby hose between the thermostat housing and
the water pump housing like the 123 does? Thats what was leaking on my 240D...
I did the waterpump while I was there, I figured that was $45 of cheap
insurance.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:31:57 -0500
From:
Bob,
I bought a 24V cordless electric impact wrench at a tool show some time ago.
Best $99 I spent that year. An impact wrench is what you need for this job.
I like the cordless, I take it with me when I'm pulling the snowmobile trailer,
its way easier to change a tire (stupid little
I heard on the radio that chest compressions may be on the way out as they
don't really seem to improve your chance of survival. Rescue breathing on the
other hand seems to be the real deal.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:13:04 -0500
From: Peter T. Arnold pm7...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes
The mystery leak in my son's 603 300D turned out to be a crack in the
coolant tank just under a fitting on the side facing the front. Only saw it
when it got bad enough to see dripping under the car. Saw a small stream
squirting forward when up to temp and under pressure. Liquid steel cured it.
Yeah they do that too. As someone else already mentioned, the
radiator cap on the tank can look ok and cause problems. If the
coolant only goes down when you drive, look at the tank and cap. If
it goes down while setting, look at the WP, hoses etc.
I went through a rach of bad Radiator
Curt Raymond wrote:
We just had the discussion of anti-spyware stuff and there was
one I'd never heard of before, anybody remember it? My
computer just got its ass kicked...
I like the concept of WinPatrol. It watches for changes to
particular system files and directories. The it barks and
Gump doesn't use vacuum to shut off, just like the Frankenheap.
Start/Run/Stop knob on the dash.
-- Jim
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Curt, chest compression is still in as it helps to save life. If one does
the chest compression before the EMT arrives, the patient survial is high.
The common folks do not have the AED at home or in the car.
Peter, I was wrong. The PJ did use electronic monitoring to do BP as they
were
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Oh my, now I have a craving...
And we're fresh out of green. :(
I find Red Rose to be good with a splash of milk and a teaspoon of sugar, as
well as Lipton's Lemon Lane variety with honey.
One of my all-time favorites is bigelow raspberry royale, either plain or
with honey.
There's a cafe near
i'm drinking brooke bond red label strong and black in large quantities
lately. it might just be too stout for me in my old age though so i might
switch over to pg tips.
interestingly, one of my favorite mass market black teas is red lion
ethiopian. good stuff from a place with no tradition, so
I bow before an elder much wiser than myself. ;)
I'll check those out for sure.
What is your opinion on Chai?
I prefer a strong brew with very little of anything, just a hint of
sugar/milk.
I have a habbit of droping 2 teabags in an empty water bottle, filling, and
cold brewing it in the fridge
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