I wouldn't argue with that, and have enjoyed being a MB only family. It is
watching the price of fuel rise to $3.85 / gal that is driving a lot of
this. If I could find a good example for a reasonable price I'd be sorely
tempted to do just that - and the wife would support it 100%. We paid a
A concern. I have sent an enquiry to my cousin about that issue with his.
Bill R
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Jim Cathey
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 12:50 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
Hi Gang -
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about losing reverse. At that time, I
ordered one from Rusty and as soon as it arrives I will have it installed.
Meanwhile we still drive but we avoid places where we might have to back up -
fortunately, reverse still works pretty well when its
TXV = Thermostatic Expansion Valve for AC system.
Very respectfully,
/s/
Max Dillon
'87 300TD 334k miles
'95 E300 280k miles
'73 Balboa 20
Charleston SC
From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Mon, March 14, 2011 10:46:31 PM
Larry,
Fluid level is OK? Have you tried changing the ATF and filter?
3000 RPM at 70 mph seems about right to me.
The shift points are determined by the bowden cable adjustment; tighter cable =
higher engine RPM before up-shift. Cable is supposed to be adjusted so that it
is just slack when
I think that site still gives the best. clearest info
Bob R
Whose industry is changing before his eyes
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
This site appears to be from some pro-nukers, but it has some very clear
and concise explanations
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/2263123576.html
Bob R
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Subject: [MBZ] Auto Tranny and The Turbo and other things
Hi Gang -
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about losing reverse. At that time, I
ordered
one from Rusty and as soon as it arrives I will have it installed.
Meanwhile we
still drive but we avoid places where we might have to back up
Sorry if I am a bit late coming into this conversation but...
I never heard of anyone doing this job on a Mercedes diesel - just on the
W107 V8 models, e.g 1978 450 SL C. What are the symptoms you hope to cure
with this repair and how do you know it will work? on the W107s it just
buys some
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 5:08 AM, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote:
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/2263123576.html
Decent price for a late 124 Sportline two-door, not so decent for a sedan
with issues.
Just needs a refill of R134A has got to be one of the most ridiculous
Just
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 2:09 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
..IMHO the best deal in an economy car right now would be a two- or
three-year-old Honda Fit,
There is more to life than fuel economy...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaBuy1T69kQNR=1
Indeed. But we were talking about 40 mpg+
I wish they would bring us that car. They did it in the past - since when was a
240D with mb Tex interior, manual windows, manual sunroof and manual
transmission a luxury vehicle?
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On Mar 15, 2011, at 9:45 AM, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Mar 14,
That's my kind of car, but I'd pass on it due to it's history. I'm betting
the replacement engine comes with no known history, other than mileage when
it was plucked from a donor car.
But as for the model itself, I think it's pretty spiffy. :-)
Ed
300E
On 15 March 2011 09:38, Alex Chamberlain
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.netwrote:
Yes, another good habit to develop. Especially when one uses $25 HF floor
jacks...
I love the HF low-profile aluminum racing jacks with the LEDs in the
saddle to help you position them in the gloom under the car. I
Bob Rentfro wrote:
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/2263123576.html
Too black.
Still, if he had offered it for $1000 with the old engine, I'd be trying to
figure out how to get it home.
My favorite line. A similar car sold on eBay for $3500, but it wasn't Sportline,
and it was a
My in-laws have 80k on one Prius, 10k or so on their second. Both bought
used, not sure what the total mileage is. They are happy, though my father
in law is wanting to replace the battery in the older one with a plug-in
lithium even though he hasn't observed any diminished capacity. If I
MumBUSA just tolerated them (240D) because they were so popular they
couldn't ignore the sales until 1984 But most of the 80s 240Ds
had elect. windows and elect sunroofs and auto trans. You had to
special order one to get the 4 speed and manual stuff. The plan to
kill the 240D was to
Thanks, Tim. I was not aware of when the size difference kicked in, though
now I only occasionally transport grandkids. The reminder of the 10K-12K /
year is factoring in today. We have a '97 S320 that we love, and I am
planning to take a look at a '97 S420 tonight. Claims all is well with it,
Bill Ringgold wrote:
Not exactly going the right direction on fuel use, but I do think I would
have a seriously nicer car for the miles I do drive.
I'm not totally sold on anything at the moment, but do love my MB's.
What's a year's worth of license, insurance, and interest on an old MBZ, as
Walt, et al.
Yup. The manufacturer's truck fleet avg. mpg must conform to some number
dreamed up by the thieves in DC. Over simplified, I know.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
On 3/15/2011 12:35 AM, Walt Zarnoch wrote:
Wait, required average?
As in a Your average mpg must be no higher
Well, with FL the tags are about the same for my 30 YO diesel and the wife's
14 YO S320. That wouldn't change.
Insurance isn't terrible at @$200 a month [including one child still on our
policy with a third car].
With the claimed 50 mpg on a Prius vs the @22 on my diesel it works out to
about
Bill Ringgold wrote:
With the claimed 50 mpg on a Prius vs the @22 on my diesel it works out to
about $1,300/year for 12k miles.
And 4% interest on, say, $15,000, would be $600.
Oh, I left out annual depreciation. It's got to be thousands per year on a two
year old Pious. And nonzero on a
Black. 'Guess I'll hafta let it go.
Wilton
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Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] PHX CL...Don't See These Everyday
Bob Rentfro wrote:
My '80 240D had manual everything; 'may still be driving it if it hadn't
been totaled by uninsured driver at 185 kmi.
Wilton
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From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 12:01 PM
Subject:
Try less. The wife wants to look at the S420. We would be buying from a MB
employee [his personal car], serviced at the dealer. Maybe borrow $5K to
buy it, so some loss of interest, but with interest as it is, not losing
much there.
Bill R
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I rented one once and felt cheated. It had big diameter tires with tiny
sidewalls. It rode like it was on 4 rocks instead of tires, handled poorly
had little power and yet got poor mileage. The retroish dash was ugly, it
was cramped and in short had no good qualities that I can think of at all.
Does anyone have unlimited carfax account? Just want to check my wife's new
charger.
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On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.netwrote:
I rented one once and felt cheated. It had big diameter tires with tiny
sidewalls. It rode like it was on 4 rocks instead of tires, handled poorly
had little power and yet got poor mileage. The retroish dash was
Donald Snook wrote:
Does anyone have unlimited carfax account?
Is there such a thing these days, except for full time dealers?
Mitch.
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Bill Ringgold wrote:
Try less. The wife wants to look at the S420. We would be buying from a MB
employee [his personal car], serviced at the dealer. Maybe borrow $5K to
buy it, so some loss of interest, but with interest as it is, not losing
much there.
I was thinking that if you borrowed
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 5:35 AM, Tony Wirtel tony.wir...@gmail.com wrote:
In my experience having BOTH turbo and transmission issues crop up at the
same time tends to point to the vacuum system- learned this from Marshall,
may he rest in peace!
Absolutely correct. On a W124 diesel it is
Yes, that would suck. I enjoy the ride of the big MB enough to think I
would not be that happy going from a 300SD to a Prius ... except at the gas
station.
Bill R
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On Behalf Of Mitch Haley
Sent:
Yeah I rented one once too, actually a coupla times, one of them had a
bad RF CV joint at like 11k miles, clattering like hell, I go back to
the lot jockey and tell him, he grabs keys to another one which I go off
in, Narrow seats with high side bolster bumps hurt my skinny butt, I
can't
I have done this job and it is straight forward, just remove the rocker
arms rotate the cylinder you are working on to TDC and then remove the
two nuts, retainer cap, spring and replace the valve stem. Great chance
to replace the roto caps (top nut). The important thing here is to make
DAMN
OK, I think I might have talked myself out of the Prius, and like the 1996
dealer maintained S420 [127k miles]. Question for the group: IS an S500 an
$ problem to keep on the road? I just saw a 2001 with navigation and lower
miles [122K], reports one accident, but described as fully recovered.
Bill Ringgold wrote:
http://search.ebay.com/140522817143
How likely is this to be a money pit just to keep it going properly?
Generally speaking, you sell a car on eBay because you know that anybody who
looked at it in person wouldn't want to buy it.
Then you've got the usual Florida used
Oh, btw: It's a 'one owner' car, but it was titled in CA in 2001 and FL in 2002.
(maybe the one owner moved across the country). It was then titled in FL in
2006 and FL in 2010. I guess Florida vehicle titles expire every four years,
because we know it's a one owner car, right?
Mitch.
I appreciate the attention to this. I also called my nephew who looked up
the records for his S500 customers. The general impression is to stay away
from anything that has an air suspension system. The S420 just had the
dealer replace the AC and he just did a full tune up - I don't know if
It's statements like this that discourage me from trying this job on my own:
Then remove the spring. If the valve falls in the piston then the head has
to come off.
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Rolf r...@winmutt.com wrote:
I have done this job and it is straight forward, just remove
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Bill Ringgold billr32...@comcast.netwrote:
I appreciate the attention to this. I also called my nephew who looked up
the records for his S500 customers. The general impression is to stay away
from anything that has an air suspension system.
I might be
(digging up an old post, as it seems relevant to recent discussions)
Larry, could you rephrase the first paragraph, unless the purpose of the breeder
plant was to use trillions of dollars?
And who were the brilliant senators? Sounds like somebody with the brainpower of
a Feinstein or Ted
I suspect you are talking about a newer vehicle than I am. I'd love the air
suspension, but the cars I am looking at are at least 10 - 15 years old.
Our S320 was dealer maintained and has been a joy to have, the S420 we are
looking at has also been dealer maintained and we hope for the same
As a Floridian who has registered plenty of cars here over the years, I can
assure you that Florida titles, like those in other states, do not expire.
Someone who tells you otherwise should be avoided, especially if it involves
the purchase of a car.
Dan
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On Mar 15, 2011, at
Would you be referring to the IFR, or to a molten salt thorium cycle reactor?
it seems that long-lived isotopes are less of a concern than proliferation
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On Mar 15, 2011, at 17:17, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
No such thing any more. They got smart and now only sell reports by a fixed
number, like three and five.
And those expire after a period if tome, too, so you can't sit on them for any
length of time.
Dan
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On Mar 15, 2011, at 2:00 PM, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote:
Dan Penoff wrote:
As a Floridian who has registered plenty of cars here over the years, I can assure you
that Florida titles, like those in other states, do not expire.
Someone who tells you otherwise should be avoided, especially if it involves
the purchase of a car.
What do you think of
Tires are pretty pricey. My buddy has a '03 S430, a brake job was like
$1k at the dealer 3 yr ago. Those are 2 data points I have.
--R
On 3/15/2011 3:30 PM, Bill Ringgold wrote:
OK, I think I might have talked myself out of the Prius, and like the 1996
dealer maintained S420 [127k miles].
Registered in FL? Are you SURE it has only the stated miles?
Wilton
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From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] I'm feeling sleepy ... S500?
Oh, btw: It's a
Bill, you're comparing apples and oranges here. The W140 stopped
production end of 99. Only the S500 and S600 had the SLS type rear
suspension. 2000 and above, the redesigned S class had 4 wheel air
suspension as standard equipment across the entire line. Big problems
and many bulletins issues for
I think the car will need tires in about 10K miles [told that over the
phone]. That sounds about right for a full brake job. Not cheap.
Bill R
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On Behalf Of Rich Thomas
Sent: Tuesday, March 15,
I seem to remember that there were significant electrical problems with
disintegrating wiring harnesses along there some point. Was the 1996 one of
those years? I need to go over the items repaired / replaced. Our 97 seems
to have no such problems.
Bill R
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From:
The LFTR (Thorium) reactor produces mostly short half-life waste products,
also is not a proliferation risk. BTW, the LFTR has a fail-safe device that
will automatically and safely scram the reactor in the event of a power
failure to the circulating pumps. The power maintains a freeze plug
1986 was the anniversary of MB, as far as I remember.
They usually make some limited edition models towards the end of a
chassis production, to shift the last few 'old' models.
The problem with sportline models is that the suspension parts are a
little different and the ride is firmer.
The events in question, if the title remained in the same owner's name, were
probably address changes, I would guess.
Dan
--- On Tue, 3/15/11, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
Subject: Re: [MBZ] I'm feeling sleepy ... S500?
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Yup, even the engine had to be manually turned over via a crank up the
front but I usually got the missus to do that.
Hendrik
who is doing a crappy Wilton impression
WILTON wrote:
My '80 240D had manual everything; 'may still be driving it if it
hadn't been totaled by uninsured driver at 185
Before Roger beats me to it, the W202 and 203 are Common class models.
You may be thinking of the 210 and 211 Executive class.
BTW there is an saying along the lines of: an older Showoff class might
be cheaper to buy but is not cheaper to maintain.
It's always a good idea to price some of the
I have 5 Fuel Injectors that I removed from my 1984 300SD. I replaced them for
the new owner. They were working great when they were removed. They have 150k
on them. They are Bosch KCA30S46 135bar. I would like to get $10 each plus
shipping (3lbs) from zip 98208 but open to offers. I also
Yeah, we have done that. Replacements for our '97 S320 have not come cheap,
but rarely does it need them due to regular maintenance.
Bill R
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On Behalf Of Hendrik Fay
Sent: Tuesday, March 15,
Yep, that I knew, but I thought there were concerns about u233 being bred, and
that it could be separated out trivially (compared to isotope separation)
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A few cans of spray paint can cure that - if that's all that bothers you
about it --- beauty is only skin deep, and all that.
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 12:26 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Black. 'Guess I'll hafta let it go.
Wilton
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OK Don
2001 ML320
1992 300D 2.5T
1990 300D 2.5T
...I might be crazy, but if I were going to bother looking for a good
post-W140
S-class, I would get the air suspension for sure. It's the major option
that makes the S more than just a bigger E. Put another way, the W202 and
W203 E-classes are so good that I couldn't justify paying more
My '92 300D 2.5T ran 3000rpm at 75mph Saturday --- sounds right on.
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 5:47 AM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:
Hi Gang -
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about losing reverse. At that time, I
ordered one from Rusty and as soon as it arrives I will have it
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:07:27 -0700 (PDT) Max Dillon
meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
TXV = Thermostatic Expansion Valve for AC system.
Oh. I had only heard of TXV in relation to reliability grading of
semiconductors, as in JAN-TXV.
Craig
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On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Bill Ringgold billr32...@comcast.netwrote:
Yes, that would suck. I enjoy the ride of the big MB enough to think I
would not be that happy going from a 300SD to a Prius ... except at the gas
...1986 was the anniversary of MB, as far as I remember.
They usually make some limited edition models towards the end of a
chassis production, to shift the last few 'old' models.
The problem with sportline models is that the suspension parts are a
little different and the ride is firmer.
This is what happens when you buy a electrical system made by Lord Lucas
the prince of darkness.
I am sure they could have used that special Lucas tool that puts smoke
back into electrical systems.
Anyway these days sat nav is pretty common and being stuck with a system
where you have to buy
Not sure on perforations, was just told that they were rusted. I can
ask for more detail.
I've got metric tools out the wazoo, and even some out the ying-yang,
so no problem there.
It's a VA car, so I can't up and look it over on a whim...
Walt, who feels like a Benz ran him over today... got
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 8:06 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
All W220s have Airmatic as standard and yes, they are expensive to repair.
You pays your money and you takes your choice. The 'Net is full of people
with Lexuses, Land Rovers, and who-knows-what else complaining about the
repair cost of
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