You haven't spent much time around airplanes, have you?
EACH AND EVERY metal clamp on any airplane on which I have worked (and that
is quite a few) that goes around a wire bundle has a 1/4 rubber gasket as
an integral part of the assembly.
On 1/5/06, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gasket around the fuel filler pipe. 99.9% guarantee it is there.
On 1/5/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a 1983 240D...I replaced the rear window seal my trunk seal
is
not leaking.. I have a water leak inside the trunk wall [ behind the
seat],
when it rains
I wouldnt go that high on such a guarantee. Although I suppose possible
I have never seen a leak there.
LT Don wrote:
Gasket around the fuel filler pipe. 99.9% guarantee it is there.
On 1/5/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a 1983 240D...I replaced the rear window
That is where it is coming from in my 240D. Gotta fix that someday, but I
guess that is why the trunk wells are lined in plastic.
On 1/6/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wouldnt go that high on such a guarantee. Although I suppose possible
I have never seen a leak there.
LT
You are hereby ordered to walk around SE DC with $20 bills hanging out of
your pockets and carrying a handful of used syringes! Penitence.
On 1/5/06, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was actually rooting for Texas to defeat USC. I can't believe I did
that..
On 1/5/06, Gary
Gigg 'em Aggies. Remember, AMT _nearly_ beat UT this year.
(I am not an Aggie)
On 1/5/06, Gary Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hook 'em Horns!
Gary Thompson
Georgetown, TX
1995 E320
BS 1983 and MS 1986 University of Texas
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There is a decimal point missing - $16.99 OBO.
On 1/5/06, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Has that thing been lifted? Or does it have low-rider tires on it?
--R
Lee Levitt wrote:
http://boston.craigslist.org/car/122717599.html
That'll buff right out.
Lee
Sounds like Norman - we keep track of home games days and times so we
know not to wonder out
Got me, kiddo. When I went to UT, I wasn't a football fan. It was a pain
during football season to try to go into the lab and work on home-game
Saturdays. The parking was horrendous. A friend
I am kinda bummed out that college football is over, except for some draft
me high in the NFL games.
On 1/6/06, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sounds like Norman - we keep track of home games days and times so we
know not to wonder out
Got me, kiddo. When I went to UT, I wasn't a
Thanks to for Hendrik posting the mbhistoric link.
All three of the 201s appeal to me, especially the 190TE 2.3-16 and 190TD 2.5.
http://www.cwwcardesign.com/cars/190te16v.html
Two bad the 190CE was neither 16v nor diesel.
That S-class van was something else.
Let's not forget the 6.3 wagon.
Actually,I bought the rear window seal on eBay and had my Glass guy install
it so I don't know if the channel was rusted ..I wonder if I 've
should have bought the seal from the dealer ? Or have him re-glaze with
sealant
..
Thanks Jim
Was it one of those cheap aftermarket deals or was it OE? If it was the
first it might not fit properly. You can usually get away with those
for doors, trunks etc, but not really for windshields. Rusty it the
best place to get any new OEM parts you need.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
so do the clamps around the tranny fluid lines, but after 20 years, they wear
out...then metal on metal till you got an ATF gusher. I imagine you could also
replace the line clamps with new ones...?
Chris
LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You haven't spent much time around
airplanes,
Tom Scordato wrote:
Marshall said
. Something on the windshield (oily deposits or chemicals). Bon Ami
will take it off My question of the two shown below which do you
recommend. Cleaning powder of the cleanser I was is Wal-mart to day they
did not carry it.
this is the stuff
That is where it is coming from in my 240D. Gotta fix that someday,
but I
guess that is why the trunk wells are lined in plastic.
And what's _under_ the plastic well liner? Rusty wet metal?
-- Jim
Really bid drain hole under the liner on the driver's side -- but that is
how I purchased the car.
On 1/6/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That is where it is coming from in my 240D. Gotta fix that someday,
but I
guess that is why the trunk wells are lined in plastic.
And what's
I am ONLY responsible for the condition of vehicles I purchase with one
digit on the odometer. Every one of those was sold in showroom condition.
On 1/6/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That is where it is coming from in my 240D. Gotta fix that someday,
but I
guess that is why the
That is why you enlist in the military, so you can get milspec (ask someone
who has worn a uniform what that means) stuff for free. Don't know where my
'78 Pinto is now, but the owner is driving around with after-market stuff
held down by milspec aircraft-quality nuts/bolts, and sports a very
Really bid drain hole under the liner on the driver's side -- but that
is
how I purchased the car.
Should be a big grommet in that hole, with three little holes in it.
Probably irrelevant if it's raining from above, though.
-- Jim
JIm --
I was referring to the entire freekin' thing being rusted out.
Don
On 1/6/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Really bid drain hole under the liner on the driver's side -- but that
is
how I purchased the car.
Should be a big grommet in that hole, with three little holes in
How many Aggies does it take to eat 'possum?
Wilton
None -- they have no teeth?
On 1/6/06, wilton strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How many Aggies does it take to eat 'possum?
Wilton
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so when they say photoshop, do they mean that this is a shop of photos, or
that these are all images created in Adobe Photoshop? B/c that minivan
looked pretty sweet ...
On 1/5/06, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks to for Hendrik posting the mbhistoric link.
All three of the 201s
I was rooting hard for Texas, just because they beat Ohio State by a nose
earlier this year. I wanted them to prove that OSU lost to the best team in
the country, and they did. Hook 'em Horns!
On 1/5/06, LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am kinda bummed out that college football is over,
Neat - looking elsewhere on their site, I found:
The direction in which the engineers at Mercedes-Benz are taking
compression ignition engines is being shown in Geneva by the two
diesel-powered roadsters that boast record performance figures. A new
V8 engine generates 231 kW/315 hp in the Vision
I know what milspec means. My AR-15 is milspec :-)
Chris
P.S. There is a store in KC that sells out of tolerance aircraft
stuff...prolly should check it out...
LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That is why you enlist in the military, so
you can get milspec (ask someone
who has worn a
Teenage son has 84 BMW 318i. Stopped because tabs expired, policeman noticed
VIN didn't match plates, threatened impoundment. Son told to park car. I
visited said car, noticed 2 different VINs, one on dash, another on doorpost
(which matched plates)! New tabs successfully obtained, but
I was referring to the entire freekin' thing being rusted out.
Oh, the _really_ big drain hole. The grommet for those says
Bud on it and has a waffle pattern.
-- Jim
It's *preventive* maintenance.
Or is it preventive maintetanance.
Inquiring minds wan't tu now.
:)
Lee
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of B Dike
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 8:48 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: [MBZ] OT: Carfaxes?
Teenage son has 84 BMW 318i. Stopped because tabs expired,
policeman noticed VIN didn't
Notice that they are a car design firm
On 1/5/06, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sunil Hari wrote:
so when they say photoshop, do they mean that this is a shop of photos, or
that these are all images created in Adobe Photoshop?
Unfortunately, it says this at the bottom of the
2 into one special?
B Dike wrote:
Teenage son has 84 BMW 318i. Stopped because tabs expired, policeman noticed
VIN didn't match plates, threatened impoundment. Son told to park car. I
visited said car, noticed 2 different VINs, one on dash, another on doorpost
(which matched plates)!
I'll take one of these:
http://www.cwwcardesign.com/cars/mbclsstretch.html
And one of what's climbing out of hte back seat.
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
FYI - my wife's 99 E300 headrest motor had a bad solder joint where
the PCB connects to the motor terminals. Wiggling the motor assembly
when activating it disclosed the problem.
Yes, it is a rocket. Hers will accelerate straight to 110mph. It would
go faster, but I won't. Enjoy...
-Dave Walton
Wow. TLS wagon?
http://www.cwwcardesign.com/cars/mbtls.html
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
Not sure if it is factory or not, but Rusty lists a pre-filter, and I
have one on Gump. she came to me that way.
As for the speaker cover, I changed to the wood trim dash and it was
missing a cover. I found one at PnP, but it is pretty weather worn and
needs to have the cover heated and
Could be that the console was upgraded? I have not found the red dot
in cars older than 74, but some of the 73s have the larger flasher at
PnP. I guess I could try more resolder, but that was a pain. May just
spring for a used relay and play with the old one at my leisure
On Thursday,
Could be that the console was upgraded? I have not found the red dot
in cars older than 74, but some of the 73s have the larger flasher at
You mean _newer_ than 74? Ours are both dotties, and are nominally
MY '71.
PnP. I guess I could try more resolder, but that was a pain. May just
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300-D-Turbo-1982-mERcEdES-300D-TurBO-4-dOOR-SedaN-31-MPG_W0QQitemZ4602448819QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
As for the speaker cover, I changed to the wood trim dash and it was
missing a cover. I found one at PnP, but it is pretty weather worn and
needs to have the cover heated and re-attached. Anybody have a good
idea how to make that happen? Thought a slow oven may do, but probably
would just melt
You all may have seen this ages ago, so sorry if this is redundant, but I
found it recently and think it's totally bitchin'
It's a Ferrari-cam screaming through Paris - big file - advise avoiding if
you are still on dial-up
http://www.glumbert.com/media/rendezvous.html
Rode in the SDL for the first time today in a while. Sounds like its
got a bad motor mount. I just replaced those stupid things a year or so
ago.
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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
And this is over the auction that the dude had the cheap SDL I was
wanting to get in indiana. Was offered 2nd chance offer but was too
slow in taking him up on it. Damn
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I am a lazy SOB, and have spent the past two days chasing a trunk leak
in the driving rain. For the life of me, i have no idea where the
water is getting in. About to park my behind in the trunk with a light
and see where it is getting in. New tail lights with gaskets and newer
trunk seal.
I would LOVE a wood speaker cover. Not good at wood shop, so would
need to commission the part. I have a bunch of the hard plastic
grilles, and picked this up hoping I could make it better.
On Thursday, January 5, 2006, at 07:44 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
As for the speaker cover, I changed to
It used to be free! Bastids!!
On 1/5/06, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks, Sunil. Think I'll give it a try.
Chris
Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I subscribe, but I subscribe
through MB USA and get it for $22/year.
1-800-FOR-MERCEDES, select option 4, then option
Hey Rusty or Kleb - How much for a 2985 300CD 123 coupe rear windshield seal?
On 1/5/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was referring to the entire freekin' thing being rusted out.
Oh, the _really_ big drain hole. The grommet for those says
Bud on it and has a waffle pattern.
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Seller is obviously a LIAR. The car really gets 39 mpg!
On 1/5/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300-D-Turbo-1982-mERcEdES-300D-TurBO-4-dOOR-SedaN-31-MPG_W0QQitemZ4602448819QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
--
Kaleb C.
http://tinyurl.com/dpl44
And do SLKs really come with different size rims on the front and back
like the seller implies? I never heard of any Mercedes like that from
the factory. Seems uncharacteristically impractical.
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
I agree. I get mine the same way, too. I'm about to get my third one, the
first I got was issue #10- that feautred the very last W123 280CE ever made-
so obviously I was pretty pleased. I would like to get the whole back
collection, it think it's $49, maybe $55 dollars. It was started in
On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 03:49:38 + V Layton
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You all may have seen this ages ago, so sorry if this is redundant, but
I found it recently and think it's totally bitchin'
It's a Ferrari-cam screaming through Paris - big file - advise avoiding
if you are still on
Alex,
Many new MBs come with staggered (wider in the rear) wheels from the
factory. For those SLK wheels, the fronts will be a perfect fit but
the rears will probably rub if you have weight in the back seat or
trunk. A non 500E 124 can handle an 8 rear wheel just fine, but the
offset should be
That is the 280CE in the Mercedes Classic Centre at Fellbach?
Apparently they keep the first and last example of every model.
There are some nice and historic machines there.
https://www.cms.daimlerchrysler.com/emb_classic/0,,0-195-78866-1-200655-1-0-0-0-0-0-3490-78641-0-0-0-0-0-0-0,00.html
Jim Cathey wrote:
I was referring to the entire freekin' thing being rusted out.
Oh, the _really_ big drain hole. The grommet for those says
Bud on it and has a waffle pattern.
Heh! I've made *way* too many patches like that. I used to patch up
gaps in the engine tinware on my VW
Actually I read in issue #10 that it was unusual to have the first cars, as
they do with the 280CE, as they were usually crash tested, but the 1st 280CE
survived and surfaced not that long ago, neat story behind it
Vince
From: Hendrik Riessen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion
I am a lazy SOB, and have spent the past two days chasing a trunk leak
in the driving rain. For the life of me, i have no idea where the
water is getting in. About to park my behind in the trunk with a light
and see where it is getting in. New tail lights with gaskets and newer
trunk seal.
Does anyone remember the contact info for the wood refinish guy that mbz.org
used to recommend? I'm looking for him.
John Peterson
1991 300D 2.5 77k
http://www.heritagewoodworks.com/
-Aaron
Interesting to see what the motor and transmission number come back to which
VIN. The firewall and main dash/drivers VIN should match, not matching is a
bad thing. Could be that the car was tagged.
get an attorney
the goal is not to lose your monetary investment.
Park the car inside a locked
I have the last 5 issues - covers were a 300SL, a 170S/220S/280SEL 3.5/300SL
(R107), a 190SL, a 280CE, and a 6.9/560SEL/S320 cover. All are excellent.
Back issues are expensive, but obtainable.
On 1/6/06, V Layton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually I read in issue #10 that it was unusual to
you wrote:.. I have a water leak inside the trunk wall [ behind the
seat],
My '78 240D leaks as well. I've searched and searched but cannot find the
source of the leak. The sunroof drains don't drain thru the trunk - they
drain to the area behind the rain gutters. I finally gave up
Jim,
I wonder if you would have been ok the second time had the gasket been
replaced. Another thought I had was that you were using straight water
instead of 50/50 mix for coolant. Not sure if that would make a difference
though.
I'm betting you have the head removal/replacement down to a
http://www.vermont-unimog.com/
front and center: Expedition Camper. Now if I lit the lottery, I would buy
THAT. Is that a snorkel I spy? SO Waterproof camper shell? Looks like it would
sleep 5. Sweet.
Chris
Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri
-2005 Blue Point
I'm the subject line describes this common problem adequately. Every winter, I
scrape it off (too gooey in the summer).
QUESTION: Would a new mirror start doing the same oozing right away or would
it take, oh, tne years before it started oozing? That would be nice.
Chris
Don't know, weird symptom, isn't it?
Vince
From: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] glue oozing mirror
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 06:13:03 -0800 (PST)
I'm the subject line describes this common problem
I've seen this oozing on W123 mirrors too...this is the SD I'm talking about
now. Neither the TD nor the 240D ooze...talking about rear view mirror, BTW.
Chris
V Layton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't know, weird symptom, isn't it?
Vince
From: Christopher McCann
Reply-To: Mercedes
I was wondering about that earlier how long are these rubber parts been on
the shelve. 10 - 15 years?
Rubber decays with time, no matter if in use or not.
I got 'NEW' fork bellows for my Triumph. They split as I put them on.
On 1/5/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Rode in the SDL
anal - maybe. BUT I decided NOT to have all the woodwork redone to remove
cracks in the lacquer. I figure they'll just come back over time. BUT to
compensate for leaving the cracks, I wanted to do something and the oozing,
crusty, psoriatic, puss-like mirror REALLY annoys me and thought it
Yeah, I was poking fun at all of us, myself included. I try to keep the
sunday car nice and the other half tries to keep her TD nice(with some
help) With a fleet of aging MBs, I just can't keep up with all the little,
non-critical things.
At 09:14 AM 1/6/2006, you wrote:
anal - maybe. BUT I
I wonder if you would have been ok the second time had the gasket been
replaced. Another thought I had was that you were using straight water
I wonder too. An expensive, and time-consuming (special-order)
experiment. The $2 can of spray copper goo was more my speed
right now.
instead of
The most recent issue I have has 100 pages (incl. back cover) and have 5
pages of non-Mercedes ads. Has 4 pages of MB ads, and 2 pages of MB Classic
ads. Given that only 11% of their magazine is ads, it's no wonder that
subscription costs are so high. Normal newshole on a magazine is around
Could someone please run a carfax on CA33A9BB018602
Can the parts from this car interchange with a 1981 300SD?
Other than the engine of course.
Mike
Michigan
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Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (happily running diesel/WVO mix)
'82 300CD slate grey, black interior, 152,xxx mi
Kaleb
Could you check this, please
2FTHF25F4TCA57549
Donkey Shirts
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 146K
Litchfield Park, AZ
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Got me then on red dot. The large thing is what Gump came with.
Finding that console at PnP is rare compared to the other and I would
have to assume from taking the parts out of the console that placement
down low for the larger relay may have interfered with the squirrel
cage for the AC.
did you try www.customdashboard.com
On Thursday, January 5, 2006, at 02:00 PM, John Peterson wrote:
Does anyone remember the contact info for the wood refinish guy that
mbz.org
used to recommend? I'm looking for him.
John Peterson
1991 300D 2.5 77k
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Pete,
Was there supposed to be a link, or information, or diatribe, or hell
a full on rant here? Because I didn't see it.
Thanks,
Ed
On 1/3/06, Peter Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Ah Hah!
Knew there was supposed to be more! Thought filters had Seek and
Destroy orders on all Pimping! All is forgiven, except my behavior. I
don't think that has ever been forgiven.
Ed
On 1/3/06, Peter Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Fat thumbs on previous post, sorry.
One of my co-workers
Mmmm got to keep my pimpin' hand strong.
On 1/4/06, Dave M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is wrong on s many levels...
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Look closely - it's got hydraulics too. (*shudder*)
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Boise, ID
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Ed Booher wrote:
Thought filters had Seek and
Destroy orders on all Pimping!
Wow, you have thought filters? With seek and destroy capabilities?
The Bush administration wants your technology...
Lee Einer
Dos Manos Jewelry
http://www.dosmanosjewelry.com
I may just have to seal old Gump up for winters and vacuum wrap her to
keep her dry.
What about the periodically-on-sale $170 Harbor Freight portable garage?
I have one but have not set it up, so I can't speak to just how bad it
might be, but it's a thought. I know, it's galling to contemplate
And do SLKs really come with different size rims on the front and back
like the seller implies? I never heard of any Mercedes like that from
the factory. Seems uncharacteristically impractical.
You are uninformed. Almost any MB with AMG wheels has wider wheels in back.
As one example, I have a
Chris writes:
http://www.vermont-unimog.com/
front and center: Expedition Camper. Now if I lit the
lottery, I would buy THAT. Is that a snorkel I spy? SO
Waterproof camper shell? Looks like it would sleep 5. Sweet.
Naw, I'd buy the 8 wheel drive Tatra and build *that* into a
I rented a copy from the public library about 25 years ago.
RLE
I started it at idle (removed throttle rod and put the spring on in
its place) and noticed quite a bit of water blowing out of the exhaust
manifold, complete with hissing and other scary behavior. Also drips
from the manifold nuts. I was a bit concerned, as I've no idea how
much initial
To put an end to my suffering I coughed up the bread and bought a new
driveshaft (well really only the front half) from Rusty. I'm ready to be
driving the 190D rather than having it sit in my Indy's driveway.
Before I bought I used the IM feature on Rusty's site to ask about price. I
gotta
Curt, thanks for the order. The shaft was back ordered here and is
coming from Germany. It will be about 7 to 10 days.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 3:30 PM
To: Diesel List
Subject: [MBZ] Took
googling tatra now
Chris
Lee Levitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Chris writes:
http://www.vermont-unimog.com/
front and center: Expedition Camper. Now if I lit the
lottery, I would buy THAT. Is that a snorkel I spy? SO
Waterproof camper shell? Looks like it would sleep
For you listers that don't read Mercedes Enthusiast out of the U.K., the
January 2006 issue has an article about the ultimate Unimog - specially
built and prepared by Brabus. Here's the specs:
6.4 Liter straight 6 turboDiesel 280hP @ 2200 rpm, 811 lb-ft 1200-1600 rpm;
8 forward and 8 reverse
On Fri, Jan 06, 2006 at 12:26:05PM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
After #6 was firing, it also blew warm air and water out of it like
the others. I let the engine idle long enough to warm up quite a bit,
and all the water stopped coming out. Just condensation? Seems like
it might be, and I
Christopher McCann wrote:
I'm the subject line describes this common problem adequately. Every winter, I
scrape it off (too gooey in the summer).
QUESTION: Would a new mirror start doing the same oozing right away or would it take, oh, tne years before it started oozing? That would be
Put antifreeze in rather than water. That may assist you in determining if
what is coming out is condensation or worse. Someone else suggested dye and
that might be even more helpful.
Randy
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kevin
Sent: Friday,
Are you guys talking about the INTERIOR rear view mirror?
My '95 E300D (W124) has that yellow foamy stuff around the edge of the
interior mirror glass.
I figured the glass must have fell out sometime.
And a PO reglued it with propylene glue or whatever that expanding yellow
persistent glue is
Isn't an inherent byproduct of propane combustion lots of H2O?
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent vegetative state
'87 300TD intercooler (211k)
'84 300D (207k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (186K)
On Fri, Jan 06, 2006 at 02:25:32PM -0800, Zeitgeist wrote:
Isn't an inherent byproduct of propane combustion lots of H2O?
Yes, moreso than conventional gasoline.
K
Ned wondered:
Maybe the summer heat did it?
I've never had a gloozing mirror and all but one of my MB in the history of
time have been desert wicked hot cars.
I have had, however, many cases of the accordion trim on the doors
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 146K
Litchfield Park, AZ
Another oozer herewhat to do???
Rhonald
1985 300D
284,000 miles
Washington, DC
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] glue oozing mirror
Isn't an inherent byproduct of propane combustion lots of H2O?
Yes. But I'm running scared now!
I didn't want to put antifreeze in in case I need to do the
block sealer trick. It's incompatible with it during treatment,
so I didn't want to have to do a lot of flushing to get it back
to the
Another oozer herewhat to do???
I've got them too. Not all of them, of course.
-- Jim
85 300SD
saw it on another one too (maybe an 84)
and on a 8? 300D (W123)
Chris
Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christopher McCann wrote:
I'm the subject line describes this common problem adequately. Every winter,
I scrape it off (too gooey in the summer).
QUESTION:
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