Re: [MBZ] Need help with part - AT Control Rod

2005-10-22 Thread l02turner
Howdy! 1st, thanks to the list for all the help!! WOW! What a difference! I made a temporary control rod bushing from some rubber gromments from Radio Shack and just installed the control rod and went for a test drive! This is s cool! It holds the upshifts to get the best

Re: [MBZ] throttle flap in 240d

2005-10-22 Thread Marshall Booth
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/21/2005 12:37:19 A.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jim, You are referring to the system used on the 115 body earlier Mercedes. Mac's 82 240D does not use the same system. 123 240Ds with M-injection pumps (pneumatic

Re: [MBZ] St Louis get together next weekend

2005-10-22 Thread LT Don
I suggest digging up a copy of an old Bill Cosby album from (I think) the '70s. He was in the birth room with his wife coaching her -- Breath-a breath-a breath-a puush puuush. On 10/21/05, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm hoping to still convince her that we can

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread John M McIntosh
We the price just adjusts. I'll note in the wall street journal J.P. Morgan forecasts that the average price for crude palm oil in 2006 will be 1,540 ringgit (US$408.10) a metric ton, compared with about 1,440 ringgit currently. The firm recently raised its 2007 forecast to 1,610 ringgit

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread Mitch Haley
John M McIntosh wrote: J.P. Morgan forecasts that the average price for crude palm oil in 2006 will be 1,540 ringgit (US$408.10) a metric ton, compared with about 1,440 ringgit currently. The firm recently raised its 2007 forecast to 1,610 ringgit from 1,520 ringgit, citing the biofuel

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread LT Don
The Iowa farmers are starting to -- no, let me correct that -- two weeks ago were already starting to pile up corn and soybeans BESIDE the grain bins because there is no more room to store the harvest (only 75% in in Iowa). We're talking on-the-hoof ethanol and biodiesel. If we start to see a

Re: [MBZ] W124 squirrely rear end

2005-10-22 Thread Peter Frederick
Squirrley rear end on a W124 is almost always dead thrust and torque links. The camber links last much longer, probably because they have less longitudinal load. This isn't a difficult job except for reaching the inner bolt on the torque link (requires TWO 19mm wrenches, no clearance for a

[MBZ] Diesel for trucks

2005-10-22 Thread RELNGSON
Memory serving me, oregon was the same - the advertised rate was if you were a trucker with tax stamps (or something along those lines), which means the truckers were getting soaked elsewhere. A friend whose trucking bidness is down to one KW tractor refrigerated trailer makes one round trip

Re: [MBZ] Fuel price wackiness

2005-10-22 Thread Marshall Booth
Gabriel S. wrote: Thats very morbid thought redghost...but yes, we do need to reset the overflowing human population. Is that like cleansing the gene pool. Marshall -- Marshall Booth Ph.D. Ass't Prof. (ret.) Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology 1300 BST Pittsburgh

Re: [MBZ] St Louis get together next weekend

2005-10-22 Thread Christopher McCann
believe it or not (being only 32), I do remember that. Chris Push em out, shove em out, waaay out! --- LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suggest digging up a copy of an old Bill Cosby album from (I think) the '70s. He was in the birth room with his wife coaching her -- Breath-a

[MBZ] biofuels

2005-10-22 Thread Luther Gulseth
just a shameless plug. Come subscribe and let's liven up K'lebs [EMAIL PROTECTED] list! http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/biodiesel_striplin.net -- Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '83 300SD (happily running WVO/diesel mix) '82 300CD (Slate grey, black MBTex, WVO/D mix) '82 300D '90 300E (both

Re: [MBZ] biofuels

2005-10-22 Thread Christopher McCann
yeah, BioD has been quiet for a while. Chris --- Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: just a shameless plug. Come subscribe and let's liven up K'lebs [EMAIL PROTECTED] list! http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/biodiesel_striplin.net -- Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '83 300SD

[MBZ] Pinkish diesel

2005-10-22 Thread RELNGSON
And they never fined him for having red dye in his fuel? Who, exactly, is they? You better start worrying about using untaxed fuel on the public roads. RLE

Re: [MBZ] R129 Plastic Smell FINAL ANSWER

2005-10-22 Thread OK Don
Same here - MGA with Olds V-8 = LOTS of heat when you wanted it! On 10/21/05, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Done that in a VW Cabrio - with gloves and tossel cap. Fun! Chris --- Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andrew, Because you can..!!! Same logic

[MBZ] Ignore this List of Cars if you are so inclined

2005-10-22 Thread redghost
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/105768762.html --95 S320 $11k http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/105771007.html --75 450sel $2800 http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/105637663.html --95 S320 $10k http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/105656415.html --93 300e $5700

Re: [MBZ] Ignore this List of Cars if you are so inclined

2005-10-22 Thread John M McIntosh
That's an E500 a rare vehicle hand built by mercedes and Porsche. On 21-Oct-05, at 6:41 PM, redghost wrote: http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/105573853.html ---seller on drugs $20k w124

Re: [MBZ] Fuel price wackiness

2005-10-22 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 20:23:36 -0400 Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gabriel S. wrote: Thats very morbid thought redghost...but yes, we do need to reset the overflowing human population. Is that like cleansing the gene pool. Actually, no, we do not need to reset the overflowing

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread redghost
Explain to them that each cube you pick up is worth $2.25 to them, because you will give them cash in hand for each used oil cube you pick up on X day, each week. Money talks loud enough that mangle American is not needed. On Friday, October 21, 2005, at 07:56 AM, Levi Smith wrote: Last I

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread redghost
From what I have read, the Benz diesel engines are lactose intolerant. If you are able to provide a lactase infusion, that would allow the fuel to be processed a might easier. On Friday, October 21, 2005, at 08:11 AM, Lee Levitt wrote: Wonder if my 2.5L will run on liquified cream cheese.

Re: [MBZ] Ignore this List of Cars if you are so inclined

2005-10-22 Thread OK Don
Kleb needs this one - http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/105261606.html --79 SL $5200 On 10/21/05, John M McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's an E500 a rare vehicle hand built by mercedes and Porsche. On 21-Oct-05, at 6:41 PM, redghost wrote:

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread Kevin
On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 06:50:25PM -0700, redghost wrote: Oregoon is testing a system of taxing you for miles driven, not fuel purchases Wonder if that part of oregon has seen a greater than average number of broken odometers (or rolled back odometers). There was some talk about trying

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread redghost
Costco price of soy is the same $13.xx here. The stench is standard kitchen grease fire smell. No added food yummy crud added, so no perfume from its usage/prior life. If the government ever bothered to look into the few thousand gallons of soy or canola going out the door at Costco, it

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread redghost
It is the CHINESE! They have their hooks in everything and just have the greenies fronting for the whole thing. The chinese are going to ship it to china, and process it into crap plastic junk for wallyworld to sell to dumb americans. On Friday, October 21, 2005, at 11:18 AM, Gabriel S.

Re: [MBZ] Need help with part

2005-10-22 Thread redghost
Larry, You ought to go over the the stealer ship when the part comes in and smack the idiot at the desk upside the head for being a lazy worthless unmotivated uninformed blemish on the reputation of mercedes On Friday, October 21, 2005, at 12:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, To

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread redghost
LT, the stuff is trapped because the poor lost souls in NOLA are unable to send boats up river to fetch it. No soy, not enough tofu, more granolas wetting themselves and paying more to get garden burgers, price of soy drops because there is too much, price of tofu rises because there is

Re: [MBZ] Fuel price wackiness

2005-10-22 Thread redghost
I think it is more flushing the gene pool. We may be working our way to a tipping point with dilution of the genes available for survival. The stupid and short sighted are allowed to breed and build, tsunami, earthquake, hurricane, fire, flood, pestilence and plague then are visited on this

Re: [MBZ] Need help with part

2005-10-22 Thread OK Don
Clay - tell us how you REALLY feel about the stealership parts men! I ran into two myself this week - couldn't find the pressure compensating valve repair set for my 450SLC. I had to show one of them where to click on the EPC. They were claiming that just because the proceedure was in the service

Re: [MBZ] Ignore this List of Cars if you are so inclined

2005-10-22 Thread redghost
Hand built by true aryan pygmy virgin troll nymphs? On Friday, October 21, 2005, at 06:49 PM, John M McIntosh wrote: That's an E500 a rare vehicle hand built by mercedes and Porsche. On 21-Oct-05, at 6:41 PM, redghost wrote: http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/105573853.html ---seller on

Re: [MBZ] Fuel price wackiness

2005-10-22 Thread redghost
It does introduce a hardiness against more bird flu though On Friday, October 21, 2005, at 06:49 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote: On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 20:23:36 -0400 Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gabriel S. wrote: Thats very morbid thought redghost...but yes, we do need to reset the

Re: [MBZ] Need help with part

2005-10-22 Thread redghost
I think it has to do with the relative length of time the fellow behind the counter has held the position. Local stealer has an oldster (contemporary) who knows all the parts by heart, the young snots dig through the computer unable to find it no matter what. He reels off a number and they

[MBZ] 126 ambient temp sender

2005-10-22 Thread M.Affzaal.Khan
I need to replace the sender unit for the ambient temp display . Is this sender available separately ? Mak

Re: [MBZ] Pinkish diesel

2005-10-22 Thread Mitch Haley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And they never fined him for having red dye in his fuel? Who, exactly, is they? You better start worrying about using untaxed fuel on the public roads. The friendly DOT guys at every weigh station, this is a Kenworth with ATF in the fuel tanks we're talking

Re: [MBZ] Need help with part

2005-10-22 Thread OK Don
This was the old dude there -- he thought that the only part he cuold get for the CIS fuel distributor was the o-ring around the bottom mounting point. At least he knew what a CIS fuel distributor is! On 10/21/05, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it has to do with the relative length of

Re: [MBZ] Fuel price wackiness

2005-10-22 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 19:47:24 -0700 redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It does introduce a hardiness against more bird flu though Yes, that is true. Craig

Re: [MBZ] Seller not quite on drugs (was: List of Cars)

2005-10-22 Thread Dave M.
Actually, that price is reasonable if the car is in excellent shape. I've got one of the other 374 floating around the USA, and I don't think I'd sell mine for less than he's asking. (I like my color combination better though, and my car has a TON of goodies included, which this one probably does

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread kevin kraly
Oregoon is testing a system of taxing you for miles driven, not fuel purchases. Was that word Oregoon types on purpose? If such a system ever manages to make it into practice, I'll have to find another one with a broken odometer. I did find A 03 Dodge Cummins quad cab pickup that will be

Re: [MBZ] Fuel price wackiness

2005-10-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [MBZ] Pinkish diesel

2005-10-22 Thread Robert Tara Ludwick
Checking for dye in cross country trucks would be tricky to prove foul play. some of the winterized fuel in a few northwest states has a habit of being red. Robert Mitch Haley wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And they never fined him for having red dye in his fuel? Who,

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco

2005-10-22 Thread B Dike
Curt, The vegoil production data came from David Pimental, a prominent agricultural researcher from Cornell Univ. He has done extensive studies of oilseed production and has concluded that vegoil fuel is both economically and ecologically unsustainable. The apparent low price of veg oil is a

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread Levi Smith
Ooh... Now that would suck. And be quite easy for them to do here in NY where we have yearly inspections which include mileage readings... Yeah, I wonder if my odometer might slow down or stop working periodically at that point... You'd certainly want to make darn sure you didn't put smaller tires

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Levi Smith wrote: Ooh... Now that would suck. And be quite easy for them to do here in NY where we have yearly inspections which include mileage readings... Yeah, I wonder if my odometer might slow down or stop working periodically at that point... You'd certainly want to make darn sure you

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco

2005-10-22 Thread Mike Canfield
BUT, Pimental's research fails to consider actually requiring the farmers to produce an oil producing crop on the land they are being PAID NOT TO USE. Get rid of the crop subsidies and replace them with a purchasing plan for rapseed or soybeans and THEN see if it is economically feasible.

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread Mike Canfield
I am sure that our wonderfull capitolists here in NY will find a way to compare miles travelled and fuel used and start taxing based on the EPA mileage stickers for each car. Newr gasoline cars(mostly 96 up w/OBD!! diagnostics will not run right with the speedo unhooked as there is a speed

[MBZ] W201 final drive ratios

2005-10-22 Thread Mitch Haley
I believe these are for euro spec cars, but still interesting. I wonder if US spec late model 2.6 have the 3.92 diff shown in the chart, as I've been thinking of rebuilding the wrecked 2.5t in a 1992 2.6 5sp chassis. I also wonder if a taller 5th gear went with the 3.92, or if it's the same old

Re: [MBZ] W201 final drive ratios

2005-10-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Oops, I forgot the link: http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/attachment.php3?attachmentid=18808

[MBZ] Yahoo! News Story - Landing in Alaska? Fear moose collisions no more - Yahoo! News

2005-10-22 Thread Hans Neureiter
Hans Neureiter ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) has sent you a news article. (Email address has not been verified.) Personal message: OT - belated Moose day Landing in Alaska? Fear moose collisions no more - Yahoo! News

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco

2005-10-22 Thread Curt Raymond
I read a study not so long ago saying that palm oil was a great alternative fuel in warm climates. I don't recall if it was as SVO or biodiesel, I suspect some mixture of each. IIRC the conclusion was on some of the small caribbian islands dino fuel importation could be cut by a quarter

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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[MBZ] Mercedes Auto Transmission CD

2005-10-22 Thread l02turner
While searching for the bushing for my Auto Tranny shift control rod, I came across this $5 CD offer - for people doing work on their ATs it may be something useful. The cost of the CD is refundable with an order. http://www.jie.com/CD/CD_Page.htm Sincerely, Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 78

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread kevin kraly
TIME FOR A TEA PARTY SOON! Yep, that's what got the whole thing started, taxation without representation. Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon, currently between MB diesels

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread Mitch Haley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Are you sending email in HTML, or as a text attachment? At any rate, the listserv doesn't like something that Juno is doing, so it's stripping your message body and making it available for separate download. I

[MBZ] PHX Craigslist '83 SD

2005-10-22 Thread Chuck Landenberger
This guy's been too close to the exhaust pipe.. will pay for it self in fuel savings alone!!! Wants $8,800.. hahahaha! as Kaleb would say.!!! http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/105480613.html Chuck Phoenix AZ 1980 300SD From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Oct 22 16:33:13 2005

[MBZ] PHX E55......

2005-10-22 Thread Chuck Landenberger
From Craigslist.. http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/105413137.html Dave M.. You ready for the next upgrade from your E500??? It's certainly not in my wallet Take care, Chuck Phoenix AZ On Oct 22, 2005, at 9:36 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: kevin kraly wrote: Yep, that's what got

[MBZ] PHX 82 300D

2005-10-22 Thread Chuck Landenberger
One more, http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/104741174.html Needs to sell before 10/28. Take care, Chuck

[MBZ] w114 Radiator removal

2005-10-22 Thread 72benz250
Hi all, I have a 72 250 w114 M130 and I'm in the process of replacing the radiator pump. First thing first removing the radiator. I had replaced all the ruber rails and o-rings this summer had little problems then but this time it's a little more difficlut I removed the rad hoses and the 3

Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today

2005-10-22 Thread Jeff Zedic
Kevin wrote: Yep, that's what got the whole thing started, taxation without representation. Actually that is incorrect. It is overtaxtation or taxation that you don't like but the roads belong to the people and are administered by the state. You agree to this by living in the state. Admit

Re: [MBZ] w114 Radiator removal

2005-10-22 Thread OK Don
Does it have the oil cooler on the side like the 115 with a 617 engine? If so, loosen the two bolts that hold the cooler to the radiator and slide (pry) the cooler towards the radiator. This is an adjustment to laterally fit the radiator/oil cooler combo into the space. I don't know if your car

Re: [MBZ] torque settings for water pump thermostat (was:w114 Radiator removal)

2005-10-22 Thread 72benz250
Thanks Don, No oil cooler. but... I finaly got really fed up, grasped the bottom of the rad and started shaking. It finaly gave and poped right out. Now, I've gone though the haynes manual and there are no setting for how much torque is needed to attach the water pump back and the thermostat

Re: [MBZ] Need help with part

2005-10-22 Thread Marshall Booth
OK Don wrote: Clay - tell us how you REALLY feel about the stealership parts men! I ran into two myself this week - couldn't find the pressure compensating valve repair set for my 450SLC. I had to show one of them where to click on the EPC. They were claiming that just because the proceedure was

[MBZ] power steering belt

2005-10-22 Thread 72benz250
Hi all, Anybody knows how to slacken the power steering pump so I can remove the belt? Thanks George 72 250 M130 w114. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Oct 22 19:43:40 2005 Received: from web32801.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.206.31]) by server1.arterytc1.net with smtp (Exim 4.52) id

Re: [MBZ] Fuel price wackiness

2005-10-22 Thread David Brodbeck
Hans Neureiter wrote: Same difference. Joe Public was promised 'we make sure you have gasoline since the oil rigs are shut down and damaged'. Well, no, it's not the same difference. I actually wondered how a release of crude oil from the SPR was supposed to lower prices, considering the main

[MBZ] newbie questions

2005-10-22 Thread Lee Levitt
Here's two newbie questions: 1). On the highway, at a rest stop, do you pull in with the 18 wheelers to fill up? is there any specific etiquette about getting in line with a guy filling 100-200 gallon tanks? Do you pay at the pump, like with the gas islands out front? Do you usually take a

Re: [MBZ] Fuel price wackiness

2005-10-22 Thread David Brodbeck
Curt Raymond wrote: I'm sick and tired of hearing about how this effects the poor. I see more and more idiots that sling burgers at McDonalds driving big pickups with big mudder tires. When I was a kid, we had very little money. We mostly rode around in pickup trucks and Suburbans. Know

Re: [MBZ] Bilstein vs Monroe shocks on a 80 SD

2005-10-22 Thread David Brodbeck
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's true - my Mercedes takes speed bumps and RR tracks better at 45 MPH than at 25 MPH. Mine takes the 15 mph speed humps on a nearby street pretty comfortably at 25 mph, but that provokes an interesting set of noises from the front end, so I tend to limit myself to

Re: [MBZ] Sad Death

2005-10-22 Thread David Brodbeck
Gabriel S. wrote: 10 commandments in your home...OK! In our govorment NO! In private business? Whats the purpose? In some parts of the country, people will pay extra to feel like they're patronizing a Christian business. The whole supporting your own thing. I used to live in a town where

Re: [MBZ] new fuel record

2005-10-22 Thread David Brodbeck
Fmiser wrote: rumor has it that L. wrote: *The $3.09 rate at Flying J didn't apply to cars, for some reason. At the car pumps, it was $3.15 per gallon. A note was stuck to the pump that said CAR DIESEL IS 6 CENTS MORE. Don't know why that would be, but it honked me off. Each state has

Re: [MBZ] Chinese 4x4 gets zero in safety test

2005-10-22 Thread David Brodbeck
Rich Thomas wrote: http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,22749-1783784,00.html The first Chinese car to be sold in Europe has scored zero — the worst-ever score — in safety tests.more I bet they'll catch on fast, though, and pretty soon they'll be edging the Koreans out for the low

Re: [MBZ] Chinese 4x4 gets zero in safety test

2005-10-22 Thread David Brodbeck
Actually, this is kind of sobering: 'This car seems to belong in the 1990s in terms of engineering, said Chris Patience, head of technical policy at the AA Motoring Trust.' If 1990s engineering gets you a 0, I wonder if our 1980s Mercedes cars would score any better?

Re: [MBZ] newbie questions

2005-10-22 Thread Marshall Booth
Lee Levitt wrote: 2). I know nothing about diesel additives, except that they're important. What should I know? You need to know that Mercedes does not approve of ANY diesel fuel additives for regular use. If you have a specific problem, there are additives that can correct some problems

Re: [MBZ] power steering belt

2005-10-22 Thread 72benz250
Ok. I have slacked 3 bolts on the PS pump, and removed the ps adjuster located on the driver's side. The belt still does not come off. on the belt is written powergate 9313. Looking at autozone's site that looks like the wrong belt. Could that be the cause of my trouble? Thanks George

Re: [MBZ] Antenna cable

2005-10-22 Thread Trampas
Yeap the antenna cable is coax thus splicing is a bi hard but not impossible... Regards, Trampas Stern -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 2:52 PM To: benz Subject: [MBZ] Antenna cable