[MBZ] 300SD won't shut off

2010-09-18 Thread motikwa
I fear I was too aggressive at the car wash while spraying under the hood, as that directly correlates with engine not shutting down with key - thank goodness for the kill switch. Is there a wire or relay that is the culprit? Thanks, Steve ___

Re: [MBZ] 300SD won't shut off

2010-09-18 Thread WILTON
Likely knocked a vacuum line/tube loose; check thoroughly under the hood for a disconnected one; reconnect it. Wilton - Original Message - From: moti...@aol.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 8:04 AM Subject: [MBZ] 300SD won't shut off I fear I was

Re: [MBZ] 300SD won't shut off

2010-09-18 Thread Dieselhead
Check the vacuum line at the top of the injection pump. Do the door locks work? If not check the vacuum lines between the engine and left inner fender. You have, as Wilton said, likely just popped off a vacuum line. I fear I was too aggressive at the car wash while spraying under the

Re: [MBZ] 300SD won't shut off

2010-09-18 Thread Allan Streib
Shut-off is vacuum-actuated, not electrical. Look for a loose or broken vacuum line. Allan moti...@aol.com writes: I fear I was too aggressive at the car wash while spraying under the hood, as that directly correlates with engine not shutting down with key - thank goodness for the kill

Re: [MBZ] diagnosing driveshaft vibration

2010-09-18 Thread Allan Streib
Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net writes: Tap the new bearing on, install the rubber mount, This looks like how mine was installed, but this diagram (purportedly, of a W126 driveshaft) shows the mount going on first, then the bearing. There is a shoulder on the rubber mount so depending on

Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?

2010-09-18 Thread Mountain Man
This reminds me of old data I have on zip disks. I wonder if any OS supports that type of drive anymore. I am running ArchLinux now - it is nice. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Garmin battery recall

2010-09-18 Thread Craig
I got the following from Amazon. My unit is not affected. Craig == We have recently learned that Garmin, in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), is voluntarily recalling certain Nuvi Portable

Re: [MBZ] diagnosing driveshaft vibration

2010-09-18 Thread Peter Frederick
That I do not remember, it's been a while. Check to see how the carrier fits, it may only fit if put on in one direction. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?

2010-09-18 Thread Peter Frederick
Any drive with a standard interface should work just fine. Might need to get a SCSI card if you have a SCSI zip, though. Don't wait too long, eventually the disks will die. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com

[MBZ] 91 350SDL Sat fun

2010-09-18 Thread WILTON
Removed intake manifold this morning; have replaced coolant temp. sensor for gauge and 2 glow plugs thus far; 'taking lunch break and wait for shade to return late this afternoon to finish. BTW, one old glow plug is ruptured. Wilton ___

Re: [MBZ] diagnosing driveshaft vibration

2010-09-18 Thread Allan Streib
It *looks* like the bearing would end up supported in the same place either way; I installed it the way the old carrier was oriented, since it was a MB part (had a star) and I presume was original. The diagram I found that implied it should face the opposite way was for a W126, so perhaps it was

Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?

2010-09-18 Thread OK Don
I recently plugged a parallel port zip disk into a Vista box and it worked fine. On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.comwrote: This reminds me of old data I have on zip disks. I wonder if any OS supports that type of drive anymore. I am running ArchLinux now - it

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL Sat fun

2010-09-18 Thread E M
Waiting for the shade to return ?? Hey, are you rubbing it in Wilton? ;-) lol Ed 300E. Used the heater in the car for the first time this season last night. On 18 September 2010 12:25, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Removed intake manifold this morning; have replaced coolant temp. sensor

Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?

2010-09-18 Thread Scott Ritchey
I've used Carbonite for the last couple years with no complaints ... but than I haven't needed to restore lost files from carbonite (although it did work when I tested it on a couple files once). Keep in mind that Carbonite just backs up your files, not your system and applications. I also use

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL Sat fun

2010-09-18 Thread WILTON
'Had not occurred to me, but maybe so. ; Wilton - Original Message - From: E M pokieba...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 1:37 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL Sat fun Waiting for the shade to return ?? Hey, are

Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?

2010-09-18 Thread Rich Thomas
I tried a year or two ago to recover some data from some old zip disks. It was so slow, and windows kept disallowing some files to be transferred for reasons unclear (windows has a nasty habit of hitting some file it does not like when you are moving a bunch, and just quitting the transfer

Re: [MBZ] diagnosing driveshaft vibration

2010-09-18 Thread Dieselhead
I think you made the right choice. I'd say install it the way the old one was. It *looks* like the bearing would end up supported in the same place either way; I installed it the way the old carrier was oriented, since it was a MB part (had a star) and I presume was original. The diagram I

[MBZ] 07 E350

2010-09-18 Thread WILTON
'Looked fleetingly at a BEAUTIFUL light blue '07 E350 yesterday; 43kmi; asking $31k. Salesman kept trying to size-up my nearly showroom 124 even after I had immediately told him I was NOT there to trade. 'Kept telling me he was ready to make me a deal; 'never did hear what it was. 'Kept

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL Sat fun

2010-09-18 Thread Dieselhead
Been getting colder here today. 54 I turned on the heater in the van when I went to get SWMBO . First time of the fall. Supposed to be 85 on Mon. I had to find and break out a sweatshirt. 'Had not occurred to me, but maybe so. ; Wilton - Original Message - From: E M

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL Sat fun

2010-09-18 Thread Peter Frederick
Sigh. We are supposed to have no rain and upper 80s to mid 90s through the end of the month. It's sorta crispy here in the western end of the Ohio Valley. Much to warm for this time of year, I'm usually done with AC by now. Peter ___

Re: [MBZ] Carbonite data backup service

2010-09-18 Thread Robert Bigham
I don't know anything about Carbonite per se, but I do know something about crashed hard drives. Some crashed hard drives can have the data recovered by purpose made software. Easy, takes a short time. Others have to be painstakingly repaired (I mean physically restored) and restored to

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL Sat fun

2010-09-18 Thread LWB250
Not too crispy here in west central Florida. Low 90s today as it has been all week, but not too humid. Taking advantage of the sunshine and heat to Leatherique my front seats today. Dan --- On Sat, 9/18/10, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Peter Frederick

Re: [MBZ] 07 E350

2010-09-18 Thread Craig
On Sat, 18 Sep 2010 15:06:32 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Now, if I could find an '05 E320CDI that color with low/reasonable miles and reasonable price, I may be a little more persuadable. ;))) Aha! There is a chink in the mighty Wilton's armor! Craig

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL Sat fun

2010-09-18 Thread WILTON
Finished RR glow plugs; put 'er back together tomorrow. Wilton - Original Message - From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 2:45 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL Sat fun 'Had not occurred to me, but maybe

Re: [MBZ] 07 E350

2010-09-18 Thread WILTON
Yeah, ever so slight; if the 350SDL will just hang in there with me, the armor will hold; 'doubt if I can find anything to drive and ride as good as the 126. Wilton - Original Message - From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010

Re: [MBZ] 07 E350

2010-09-18 Thread WILTON
---or that I can still repair reasonably well without having to go to a stealer to reprogram a computer. Wilton - Original Message - From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 7:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 07 E350

Re: [MBZ] OT: Nuclear power

2010-09-18 Thread Larry T
I had tried really hard to forget that - ;-) What's the old saying? The Fruit doesn't fall far from the tree? Perhaps Nut should be substituted for Fruit? LarryT 91 300D In God We Trust -- From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [MBZ] OT: Nuclear power

2010-09-18 Thread Larry T
Hi Greg -- Hmm... how about one for a neighborhood? Say, enough for a few hundred homes? It would open up areas the power company never wanted to run cables to. I thought I'd heard some satellites are nuclear powered? Nonsense? or true? LarryT 91 300D In God We Trust

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL Sat fun

2010-09-18 Thread OK Don
It's getting colder here as well - high was only 93F. Niot ready for the sweatshirt yet, but I did wear long jeans all day for the first Sat. in a long time --- On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Been getting colder here today. 54 I turned on the heater in

Re: [MBZ] Leaterique - was 91 350SDL Sat fun

2010-09-18 Thread OK Don
How much Leaterique do you need for the typical MB leather interior (I'm thinking the ML, which might be a bit larger than typical)? Will the rejuvenator actually work on MBTex? It appears that George claims it does. On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 2:51 PM, LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote: Not too crispy

Re: [MBZ] 07 E350

2010-09-18 Thread Craig
On Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:14:49 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: ---or that I can still repair reasonably well without having to go to a stealer to reprogram a computer. Aye, there's the rub! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go

Re: [MBZ] OT: Nuclear power

2010-09-18 Thread Mountain Man
Larry T wrote: Hi Greg -- Hmm...  how about one for a neighborhood?  Say, enough for a few hundred homes?  It would open up areas the power company never wanted to run cables to. Siemens has a technology that could come in to play sometime soon more widely. Scandinavian countries have

Re: [MBZ] OT: Nuclear power

2010-09-18 Thread Craig
On Sat, 18 Sep 2010 21:36:05 -0400 Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: I thought I'd heard some satellites are nuclear powered? Nonsense? or true? Yes, it is true. The satellites that go to the far reaches of the solar system are nuclear powered because the sun is so dim solar cells are not

Re: [MBZ] OT: Nuclear power

2010-09-18 Thread Greg Fiorentino
That would be doable with this technology. It would require substantial initial investment to standardize a design and begin large-scale assembly-line production. Such a program would go a long way to solving many problems (real or imagined) that our country faces. IMO this would be the best