Back monvalve, bad circulation pump, bad ACC pushbutton unit.
A bad monovalve that has corroded the solenoid housing is likely --
it's energized to stop coolant flow to the heater core, so when the
diaphram fails and water gets in the solenoid in the summer, it gets
stuck closed, No heat.
well, the rendezvous points depend on who we are rendezvous-ing with and that
is going to be up in the air till the last week, realistically...some will be
die hard definites and others will not, or will have something come up, etc.
SO, I'm thinking that we plan a corse from Claremore to
Hi Rusty how do I take advantage of this special?
Thanks
Mike Piles
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rusty Cullens
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 2:27 PM
To: 'Mercedes mailing list'
Subject: [MBZ] Year End Specials
These are good
I was thinking something more along the lines of a city bus
reconfigured for arctic duty hauling, not holiday play. No motorhome
plush, more of the space dedicated to storage and processing for
breakdowns and fuel/water support. Have a welder/torch set up for
roadside repairs. Maybe a
Darn!! not deals on 114/115 brakes? Need some for Gump and was going
to order before too much longer
On Wednesday, December 14, 2005, at 12:27 PM, Rusty Cullens wrote:
These are good ONLY until December 31st 2005 and they are VERY kick---
prices.
W123 FrontRear Brake Kit. Pagid Pads,
Mike Piles wrote:
Hi Rusty how do I take advantage of this special?
1-800-741-5252 is probably your best bet. (During
east coast business hours)
WOW
Rusty Cullens wrote:
These are good ONLY until December 31st 2005 and they are VERY kick---
prices.
W123 FrontRear Brake Kit. Pagid Pads, Balo Rotors Sensors $150
W124 FrontRear Brake Kit. Pagid Pads, Balo Rotors Sensors $185 No
Wagons
W126 FrontRear Brake Kit. Pagid Pads, Balo Rotors
you should have about 23 or so vacuum on either port.
Brian Smyla wrote:
The vacuum pump on the engine in my '86 300SDL has two ports; one is for the
brake booster, the other is a smaller port that appears to handle the
emission control system. Does the pump supply vacuum to both of these
You call and ask to speak to anyone other than Gary.
On 12/15/05, Mike Piles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Rusty how do I take advantage of this special?
Thanks
Mike Piles
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rusty Cullens
Sent: Wednesday,
Thats cool, I never knew anything about that.
redghost wrote:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120AP_Buried_Car.html
In 2007 Kaleb will have an opportunity to get a new car for maybe $500
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM
they are probably the same as 123 brakes, the pads are anyways.
redghost wrote:
Darn!! not deals on 114/115 brakes? Need some for Gump and was going
to order before too much longer
On Wednesday, December 14, 2005, at 12:27 PM, Rusty Cullens wrote:
These are good ONLY until December
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, especially if you are from canada.
LT Don wrote:
You call and ask to speak to anyone other than Gary.
On 12/15/05, Mike Piles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Rusty how do I take advantage of this special?
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87
Actually, I shouldn't trash Gary. I got him that last few times I called
(except I got Rusty for the most important order, but that was because I
asked for him).
Gary is good on the phone. He was very professional until he realized who I
was. And then he turned into Howard Stern on the wrong
I just ask my brother-in-law. He does this stuff for a living and is paid
quite well for being car smart.
On 12/13/05, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How do you know when to replace the shocks?
If it fails the traditional bounce test, they're bad. But they
may be somewhat bad long
what I did in a similar situation was put key in
switch and then hammer in a screwdriver next to the
key which gave me alot more leverage. then I put vice
grips around the top of the screwdriver handle and
viola it turned. I promptly drove it to my mechanic
and had him replace the tumbler before
Donald Snook wrote:
What could make a heater blow cold air on a 82 126 diesel assuming the
car is up to operating temperature?
Usually a bad monovalve or monovalve insert!
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
der Dieseling Doktor [EMAIL
All I know is that is almost my cars twin. Same yr,
same model, same color, and same mileage (well OK mine
has 500 more miles) the only thing missing on mine is
the trailer hitch. Did I miss something I don't see
any mention ablut a new transmission.
Eric
Crunched 85 300CD 87K
--- andrew
eric peterson wrote:
what I did in a similar situation was put key in
switch and then hammer in a screwdriver next to the
key which gave me alot more leverage. then I put vice
grips around the top of the screwdriver handle and
viola it turned. I promptly drove it to my mechanic
and had him
Are the rear bumpers on a 300CD the same as on a 300D
or are they specific to the coupe?
Eric
Crunched 85 300CD 87K
__
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
http://mail.yahoo.com
Hans Neureiter wrote:
And everyone I know calls the things that hold the wheels on my Benz a LUG
BOLT. Why?
Because of the analogy to lug nuts, I suppose.
My Vanagon had bolts in front and nuts in back! Better not lose any,
since you can't do the steal one each from the other three
they are the same, do you need one?
eric peterson wrote:
Are the rear bumpers on a 300CD the same as on a 300D
or are they specific to the coupe?
Eric
Crunched 85 300CD 87K
__
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam
Shocks loose their damping ability long before they fail the bounce test.
If you feel your Mercedes float whe going over a rise in the road or the
front or rear end tend to rebound after going over a bump then you are
probably due.
Four things cause shock failure - they are:
Gas pressure loss
LT,
did he offer you the proper Teutonic Air or was he able to assure you
that common Iowa air is good enough for the tires, since they are not
OEM and long out of warranty? I am sure I do not need to order the
air from Rusty, as I am using nasty cheapo tires on Gump.
On Wednesday,
I have more VW bolts than I can shake a finger at. If you need, I can
supply by the wheel load. They are much the same as the steel wheel
bolts, but have the silly VW markings on them. In a pinch I used some
for when Gump wore steel before bundts
On Wednesday, December 14, 2005, at 05:55
redghost wrote:
LT,
did he offer you the proper Teutonic Air or was he able to assure you
that common Iowa air is good enough for the tires, since they are not
OEM and long out of warranty? I am sure I do not need to order the
air from Rusty, as I am using nasty cheapo tires on Gump.
Vince will probably be joining us soon. He seems like a pretty good
guy, FYI.
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
You are supposed to use original german MB air in your tires. I can
provide free original german MB air for all who attend any OkieQ.
David Brodbeck wrote:
redghost wrote:
LT,
did he offer you the proper Teutonic Air or was he able to assure you
that common Iowa air is good enough for
I'll just pick one up locally Kaleb. But thanks
anyway. Still fighting with the insurance company but
at least I have the best case for a comparable that
you could get there is a twin to my car on ebay
right now. Same yr, model, color even same mileage.
already at basically what the
No ... he had to special order the air from Germany.
On 12/15/05, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
LT,
did he offer you the proper Teutonic Air or was he able to assure you
that common Iowa air is good enough for the tires, since they are not
OEM and long out of warranty? I am sure I do
The T on mine was cracked right where the line from the Vacuum pump
meets the bottom T - it wasn't obvious - had to look hard to find that
leak.
On 12/14/05, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No, it's not. Either the port itself or the line is plugged, probably.
The hose coming up form
I'd think the Belvedere would best be left buried -- --
On 12/14/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thats cool, I never knew anything about that.
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC
The FSM created the Diesel Benz
http://www.venganza.org/
I'd think the Belvedere would best be left buried -- --
The Belvedere was the namesake of the Chicken Wagon,
in fact. (That's the car that the Foster Farms chickens
ride around in.)
-- Jim
Sounds to me that you are all passing Okie gas
At 08:26 PM 12/14/2005, you wrote:
You are supposed to use original german MB air in your tires. I can
provide free original german MB air for all who attend any OkieQ.
David Brodbeck wrote:
redghost wrote:
LT,
did he offer you the proper
I use Fina's Pink Air in mine -- is that as bad as using green coolant?
On 12/14/05, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
LT,
did he offer you the proper Teutonic Air or was he able to assure you
that common Iowa air is good enough for the tires, since they are not
OEM and long out of warranty?
I am going to get fresh blinker fluid with the new blinker relay. I
suspect the old fluid is worn out and with a fresh relay, I will get
better mileage than putting new fluid in a worn relay.
AS for Muffler bearings, I did replace the old rubber things with new,
since the old made the
The air must be MB approved.
On 12/15/05, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I use Fina's Pink Air in mine -- is that as bad as using green coolant?
On 12/14/05, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
LT,
did he offer you the proper Teutonic Air or was he able to assure you
that common Iowa
Can I mix up some air? Sort of like the catholics and holy water where
a few drops of pope blessed stuff makes the rest good? I do know a few
germans that may offer air.
On Wednesday, December 14, 2005, at 06:26 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
You are supposed to use original german MB air
Will he become moderator of the new 123 list?
On 12/15/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Vince will probably be joining us soon. He seems like a pretty good
guy, FYI.
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81
There is a fellow up in Victoria BC been trying to get takers for his
on Craigslist for about a year
On Wednesday, December 14, 2005, at 06:50 PM, OK Don wrote:
I'd think the Belvedere would best be left buried -- --
On 12/14/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thats cool, I
Gary does sell us what we need, doesn't he?
On 12/15/05, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am going to get fresh blinker fluid with the new blinker relay. I
suspect the old fluid is worn out and with a fresh relay, I will get
better mileage than putting new fluid in a worn relay.
AS for
Well he's got to be if he drives a 123 :-)
Hendrik
who saw a rare 240D manual today (should have left a note offering to buy
it)
- Original Message -
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:55 PM
You talking about reifenluft? What is the part number, I forgot?
Hendrik
running non-genuine air and it really handles like poo
- Original Message -
From: LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How do you know when to replace the shocks ? Does anybody ever just keep the
orginals ?
Mercedes outlines a test for shocks. It requires that the shock be
removed and measured. That's the ONLY accurate test. It requires a
little more labor than just to replace the
Neither me nor my car has any problem with gas pressure failure. ... If we
could just harness that energy. We had enough gas at the last OkieQ to keep
all of our fleets (even Kleb's) riding firm into the next century. Can you
say brauts?
On 12/15/05, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Four
Actually, I heard somewhere that Oki gas could be used an emergency
substitute for original German MB air.
But you won't catch me following Kaleb around with a plastic bag to gather
some...
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL
Marshall --
Which is more expensive, removing and testing the shock, or just replacing
it? I think Rusty's quote was $240 for four shocks and labor is free. Busted
knuckles and a visit to the ER not included in this cost estimate.
On 12/15/05, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mercedes
I suggest you follow Mr. Clean, not Kleb.
On 12/15/05, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually, I heard somewhere that Oki gas could be used an emergency
substitute for original German MB air.
But you won't catch me following Kaleb around with a plastic bag to gather
some...
you drop the small lightbulb for the gearshift into the gearshifter?
Is there a way to fish it out or is it safe to just drive it and get
a new one?
Not sure what to do here...
Jim
__
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best
Thanks to all those that replied to my question about the vacuum pump port.
I had the engine replaced with a used one, and the shop that did the work
warranted the engine for 30 days. The day after I picked the car up, the
engine wouldn't stop. I took it back to have the problem resolved, and
Hemostats. The electronics tech's best friend. You can probably borrow a
pair at the local ER.
On 12/15/05, Jim Vogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
you drop the small lightbulb for the gearshift into the gearshifter?
Is there a way to fish it out or is it safe to just drive it and get
a new one?
Brian,
This all falls under the let the buyer beware clause. You should have done
your homework on the car before purchasing it.
I've owned 15 old Mercedes to date and I've put serious money into every
good deal that I have bough to date. These days, I just figure that I'll
have to put $2,000
sounds like we need some bidders...
On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 20:29:35 -0600, eric peterson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'll just pick one up locally Kaleb. But thanks
anyway. Still fighting with the insurance company but
at least I have the best case for a comparable that
you could get
On 12/14/05 8:25 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Vince will probably be joining us soon. He seems like a pretty good
guy, FYI.
POT KETTLE BLACK
_
GG
Hi Brian,
I missed the type of car here, but I gather it's a W124 or W126 with
an OM603 engine. I've tinkered with those a little myself, and have a
couple of comments. First, you need to test vacuum directly at the
port on the pump - disconnect the hose that goes to the 4-way branch
fitting. If
I think I would prefer Nitrogen or propane to Okie gas in the tires
On Wednesday, December 14, 2005, at 07:15 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote:
Actually, I heard somewhere that Oki gas could be used an emergency
substitute for original German MB air.
But you won't catch me following Kaleb around with a
uh, no
LT Don wrote:
Will he become moderator of the new 123 list?
On 12/15/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Vince will probably be joining us soon. He seems like a pretty good
guy, FYI.
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
84 250 LWB,
Stefan? Is he on this list?
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Brian,
This all falls under the let the buyer beware clause. You should have done
your homework on the car before purchasing it.
I've owned 15 old Mercedes to date and I've put serious money into every
good deal that I have bough to date.
Outsmart everyone. Fill with nitrogen and then put green valve caps on so
you know it's not air in there any more. Actually, I think some major
stores are doing just that, maybe even Costco.
Best regards,
Tom Reynolds
Sand Springs, OK
At 06:19 PM 12/14/2005 -0800, you wrote:
LT,
did he
It's interesting, awhile back I got a thing from one of my banks trying
to get me to buy a new car so they could be kind enough to collect
interest from me, and I noticed they had a few stipulations on some car
makes that they wouldn't loan money on, Scion was on the list, along
with suzuki,
Those kind of things with the exposed filters or the cold air intakes
are ok for a gas burner the lower compression makes thm a tad more
forgiving, but if you put one on a diesel you'd better live in Death
Valley, or plan on parking whenever it starts raining or you'll likely
suck up a belly
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Stefan? Is he on this list?
I don't think so. He was on Diesel, then took a temporary assignment in
Mexico. He was looking at 350SDLs and gassers, don't remember if he bought
one.
Robert Tara Ludwick wrote:
It's interesting, awhile back I got a thing from one of my banks trying
to get me to buy a new car so they could be kind enough to collect
interest from me, and I noticed they had a few stipulations on some car
makes that they wouldn't loan money on, Scion was on
Thanks, Tom.
Well, I've got about $7K in the car right now, probably need another $2k to
get it 'perfect', including paint. Yes, I believe the car is worth it,
since I'll probably drive it much longer than something I'd buy for $30 -
40K at a dealership.
You're right about the 'caveat emptor'
Hi, Dave.
Thanks for the good information, I'll follow up on some of that today.
The car is an '86 300SDL. I believe a crash destroyed his 350 about 6
months after I bought the 300, and he spent some time in the hospital as a
result, according to his posts to the list.
-Brian Smyla
At one point I saw an article on some sort of safety device for the air
intake (just for the reasons you mentioned) I forget exactly how/what it
was, but some sort of T in the line that would get air elsewhere due to
pressure or something. The part I remember was they had the guy's NSX on a
dyno
Yep, Scion. My folks (mid-70s, definitely NOT the target market)
bought an Xa a year ago. My Dad says it's the most fun to drive since
his first car, a '52 MGTD. No problems with it, get 40 mpg in mixed
backroad/town driving. I've driven it--handles nicely, goes pretty
well if you wind it up,
Call us at 1-800-741-5252 Monday through Friday 9:00am till 5:00pm EST.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Piles
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 7:12 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Year End Specials
Hi Rusty how do I
Correct.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LT Don
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:00 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Year End Specials
You call and ask to speak to anyone other than Gary.
On 12/15/05, Mike Piles [EMAIL
The rears are the fronts aren't. Here is the deal, we will be wheeling
and dealing on all parts for he rest of the year. If you need something
call us, we'll make it worth your while.
1-800-741-5252
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb
Marshall,
The brake hoses (all 4 of them) and the rear calipers
(ATE) are new. I never changed the differential fluid
for whole time I owned this car (from 100k to now
250k). There was no leaks or anything last time I was
under the car. I am hoping some new differential
mounts may solve the
A support vehicle would be helpful and if you want to pull it together, go for
it...but I think it's overkill. For example,. found the website of a lady who
drove 21,000 around the US and to Deahorse in a Kia Sephia...found another one
of a guy who went to Deadhorse in what looked like a
Maybe he didnt know the head was cracked.
Brian Smyla wrote:
Thanks, Tom.
Well, I've got about $7K in the car right now, probably need another $2k to
get it 'perfect', including paint. Yes, I believe the car is worth it,
since I'll probably drive it much longer than something I'd buy for $30
Rusty wrote:
Here is the deal, we will be wheeling and dealing on all parts for he
rest of the year. If you need something call us, we'll make it worth
your while.
Sounds like Rusty is going to make us an offer we can't refuse.
Donald H. Snook
Thought I'd keep y'all up to date since there has been some interest
in this in the past:
December 5, 2005
Remounted the positive battery cable to eliminate the short to ground,
then hooked up the battery bank and tried flipping the start switch.
Nothing. I jumpered the start terminal on the
Yup.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donald Snook
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 9:57 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Year End Specials
Rusty wrote:
Here is the deal, we will be wheeling and dealing on all parts for he
Hey Tom,
I'm currently going through that with my 190D. I won't even talk about how
much I paid, but I decided I was going to make it into a very nice car before I
started driving it.
Brakes
Thermostat
Monovalve
flexjoint
motormounts
ball joint
tie rod end
switches
My local Tire Warehouse offers nitrogen, offers free refills if any leaks out.
I've been sort of thinking that when I put new skins on the 190D I'll actually
get nice tires for the first time in my life (rather than store brand) and
maybe get the nitrogen, its only like $6 more.
-Curt
Jim
Good deal, sounds like you are close to success. You're a good writer and I
always enjoy what you have to report, however, I still envy your
justification to own a Unimog.
Harry Watkins
Newton, MS
86 SDL Silver
85 300D Euro
86 SDL Gold
81 240D manual trans
- Original Message -
That surprises me as Scion = Toyota and anybody thats ever priced a used Camry
has seen Toyota's magic at work.
I had a Kia Optima as a rental once. It was a decent car, gas mileage was not
its high point (about 24mpg with a 4cyl) but better than a Chevy Cobalt (also
4cyl) I had (about 20mpg,
List,
Is that what the stores do who fill up tires with nitrogen?
Thanks,
Tom
At 09:49 AM 12/15/2005 -0600, you wrote:
Temperature changes will affect the nitrogen the same. The real gain is no
moisture but to get there you need to fill bleed out the nitrogen 3 - 4
times so that all of
Actually, upon looking at the statement, temperature changes will affect
nitrogen the same that's not true. Being more inert (less water content)
than compressed air, a nitrogen filled tire will not be nearly as affected
by temperature variations as a compressed air filled tire. Thus, it's
Probably not and at 32 PSI, you will end up with 1/3 air mixed with 2/3 pure
nitrogen. The results still are better than just air since you will have 1/3
the moisture in your tires.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mercy
http://makeashorterlink.com/?N2BD3415C
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 144K
Litchfield Park, AZ
From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Dec 15 16:21:35 2005
Received: from pop-borzoi.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([207.69.195.70])
by server5.arterytc5.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1EmvrL-pY-G3
There is a big sunoco refinery over in west tulsa your direction, close
to the big sinclair refinery.
Tom Reynolds wrote:
Kinda like filling up at Sunoco with their blended pumps. Remember that?
Is Sunoco still around, and if so, do they still give you the option of
Sunoco 260 and down to
If there's a Tire Discounters where you are, they exclusively use nitrogen
to fill all the tires they sell.
I think it's a gimmick, though - you're not driving fast enough to really
take advantage of the properties of nitrogen filling.
On 12/15/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
the real gem of the Scion lineup is the tC - stick shift, looks good, gets
good mileage, and is built on a proven, reliable platform. At around
$17,000, it's a pretty good deal if you're wanting (or settling for) a 2
door.
On 12/15/05, Dan Weeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yep, Scion. My folks
I was in Guadalajara Mexico this Summer and there were car washers that were
pushing this, they seemed to be having a lot of success getting customers.
Surprised people would pay for this, sort of, luxury item.
Dan
82 300D-T 90kmi
I understand it helps to prevent leaks with aluminum wheels. Exactly why, I
am not sure?
Randy
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 8:32 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Filling tires
Curt Raymond wrote:
Hey Tom,
I'm currently going through that with my 190D. I won't even talk about how much I paid, but I decided I was going to make it into a very nice car before I started driving it.
Brakes
Thermostat
Monovalve
flexjoint
motormounts
ball joint
tie rod
I still envy your justification to own a Unimog.
Humph, the justification was pretty much I want it. The rest
has all been rationalization and make-work!
-- Jim
Tom Reynolds wrote:
Yep, I think I'm going to look around the Tulsa area for nitrogen fillups.
Being more inert than the common air from compressed air pumps, it's a lot
less likely to be affected by temperature changes. Anyone know of any
place in the Tulsa area that can fill up tires with
On that last point, does anybody have a driver's seat for a w201? I
have
a quote of $500 to rebuild it with a new seat frame. I wonder if this
is something I could do myself and save some money?
It is very common to take a donor passenger seat and to combine parts
to make a good driver's seat.
Tan Qu wrote:
Marshall,
The brake hoses (all 4 of them) and the rear calipers
(ATE) are new. I never changed the differential fluid
for whole time I owned this car (from 100k to now
250k). There was no leaks or anything last time I was
under the car. I am hoping some new differential
mounts may
Dan writes:
I was in Guadalajara Mexico this Summer and there were car
washers that were pushing this, they seemed to be having a
lot of success getting customers. Surprised people would pay
for this, sort of, luxury item.
It's a brand extension of the oxygen bar.
Lee
Hans said
What I was told is if you push the bumper down and let go, it should come
up
and stay there. If it bounces up and down - needs new shocks.
Not always the case. I did this test on my 1977 300D. Passed with flying
colors, when I did the push test. But still drove like trash.
Does W201 use the same differential mounts as the W124
or other models? I can find the mounts for W124 at
Rusty's website but not for W201. Also, is there a
particular reason you used W202 subframe mount in lieu
of the original W201 mounts just part availability
issue?
Tan
--- Marshall Booth
In my experience, the driver seat in the W201 does not
provide as good lumbar support as the W124 or even my
old W123 240D seat. If you can find an used W124 E320
orthopedic seat and make it work you will be very
happy, especially if you are going to make long trips
in that car.
Tan
--- Jim
A guy I work with drove one and didn't like it, said it felt cheap. For
reference he drives a '99 Acura Integra. Also interesting to note is a
comparably equipped Civic or Corolla is cheaper...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:28:37 -0500
From: Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:
Jiminy crickets, learn something new every day!
Is there an online source for the 201 manual? I want to fix this, the PO
bubba'd in a manual shutoff valve in the heater hose.
I'm in New England. The interior is tan, but a lighter tan than my 240D. I
think I'm probably up to swapping the
So does Costco, as well as my favorite independent tire chain - neither
charges anything extra for it, and both are happy to check pressure and add
more anytime it's needed. But only Costco seems to use the neat green caps!
Rob
-Original Message-
From: Sunil Hari
If there's a Tire
1 - 100 of 158 matches
Mail list logo
