Did you by any chance bend one of the pulleys for the serpentine belt? If
so, that makes the belt jump and the tensioner rattle, even with a good
tensioner shock.
At 12:21 PM 2/4/2006, you wrote:
Well nevermind my neverming, I just found the washer, it fell out when I
removed the tensioner.
Don't they ALL have the light on? ;) 4Matic 124s are notoriously
problematic---they eat transfer cases, or something. I have been
restraining myself from getting one for years because of their reputation,
despite my addiction to weird '80s AWD cars (have owned a VW Quantum Syncro
and a BMW
On Sat, 4 Feb 2006 14:00:23 -0500 Richard Murdoch
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When our 75 300D was decommission I test drove a 220D and thought there
was something wrong with it but was assured that it was just slow.
When I was in the Air Force, I had a 1969 Lotus Europa. I got tired of
there are no bad parts, but only bad installers. (or at least that is what
we say at bimby)
On 2/4/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well nevermind my neverming, I just found the washer, it fell out when I
removed the tensioner. It was there, just fell out. Still rattles.
I've finally gotten to the point where I'm moving the tranny from the
bad engine to the new engine --
In removing the steel tranny cooler lines, I found that the clamps
that hold them along the oil pan seem to have been clamped around the
lines. There is no evidence of a rubber sleeve or anything
No, they are all straight, I did check that.
Loren Faeth wrote:
Did you by any chance bend one of the pulleys for the serpentine belt? If
so, that makes the belt jump and the tensioner rattle, even with a good
tensioner shock.
At 12:21 PM 2/4/2006, you wrote:
Well nevermind my neverming,
A perfect tensioner will make a racket if the shock or shock bushings
are bad, if the idler or idler bearing is bad or if one of the belt
driven accessories is binding.
OR if the main crank pulley is starting to come loose. Happened
to our SDL, and made quite a racket with the (relatively) new
Diesels cannot detonate, the fuel has to be all present at once for
detonation to occur.
Here's my theory:
Detonation, like the technical definition of explosion, is when the
combustion wavefront is faster than the speed of sound in the mix.
Modern gunpowder is a propellent, for example,
Wonder if I could fly out and drive this back. Would be able to make
a killing selling it in Seattle
On Saturday, February 4, 2006, at 06:26 AM, Anthony Galioto wrote:
*und: 13 Displaying: 1 - 13*
Feb- 3 1980 mercedes Station Wagon - Diesel -
I should probably just replace the shock and the spring and see what it
does. It doesnt really move around alot just vibrates. Im assuming the
shock will have new bushings installed on it?
Marshall Booth wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Installed a new from Rusty belt tensioner on my SDL
Got ya, that may be a possibility. Seems the shock doesnt fit real
tight in the tensioner.
Trampas wrote:
The rubber bushings that the bolts go through. I can not remember if the new
shock comes with them.
Trampas
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No, it was within 30 min or removing old one. Anyways, that was not the
problem, the spacer was in fact there, just fell out.
John Berryman wrote:
On Saturday, February 4, 2006, at 12:22 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
nevermind, I figured out the problem. The big washer thats supposed to
http://ruiner.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/howclose.mpg
--
Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX
'82 300SD, '95 E300D
Si, Señor
On 2/3/06, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hans Neureiter wrote:
Is it just a coincidence that both, the R/F and L/R window motors went
south
at the same time or could there be an underlying problem.
First I suspected a bad fuse since these windows are on the same
lines. There is no evidence of a rubber sleeve or anything else
between the lines and the clamp. One of them is starting to wear into
the line. Is this SOP for MB? I'm thinking of wrapping the steel line
with Teflon pipe sealing tape (lots of it), or a strip cut out of a
plastic bottle, or ???
EveningI turned my fog lights on tonight on the way back from
erands...and something happened then I was without lights...turn
signals
work, park lights work, tail lights fine..I think it is fuses...and the
headlights and fog lights have a separate fuseI checked the
manual..for
the
I'd think a crankshaft kit would be available from any number of MG
parts houses. For that matter, wouldn't an MG/Austin engine bolt
right in? A Metropolitan with twin SU carbs (or better yet, a Weber)
sounds like fun.
On Feb 4, 2006, at 12:33 PM, Peter T.Arnold wrote:
Well, to tell the
On Saturday, February 4, 2006, at 10:02 PM, Rhonald Angelo wrote:
EveningI turned my fog lights on tonight on the way back from
erands...and something happened then I was without lights...turn
signals
work, park lights work, tail lights fine..I think it is fuses...and the
headlights and
On Saturday, February 4, 2006, at 09:30 PM, OK Don wrote:
In removing the steel tranny cooler lines, I found that the clamps
that hold them along the oil pan seem to have been clamped around the
lines. There is no evidence of a rubber sleeve or anything else
between the lines and the clamp.
ok, thanks
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From: John Berryman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Headlights 300D
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 08:39:46 -0500
Each headlight filament has
Gasoline engines have a fairly rapid burn, so the fuel mixture must be
ignited after TDC, else you get spark knock. Diesel engines indeed
have fuel injected for a large portion of the power stroke (and in
fact, sometime after when people fiddle with the IP to get more power
-- also more black
In a message dated 2/4/2006 8:48:18 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Often quoted, I saw a 46-83 Production Model book for $30. About 2 pages
on
each of the models delivered to the US during that period.Prices,
specifications, numbers sold, etc with
The 88 TE I bought in VA should arrive in the next few days. It was sold
with a non-working trans, but was supposed to be able to move enough to
drive on a transport. When the transport got there, the car didn't
start. I don't know other symptoms yet. Since I am new to auto trans
diagnosis
No, the symptom of a bad b2 piston is you shift into drive and it never
goes into gear. If you have the shift into gear and it takes 3 sec
then the tranny is probably just worn out.
Loren Faeth wrote:
The 88 TE I bought in VA should arrive in the next few days. It was sold
with a
I'd kind of like to keep this numbers Matching car unmolested.
Much cheaper to have my crank ground -.010 and renew bearings, if
that's the way I have to go.
--
Regards,
Peter T. Arnold
1987 300SDL 239KMI
1995 F-250 Power Choke 190Kmi
1954 Metropolitan Convertible, Hanger Queen
Wife has a
My experience with only a B2 failure should be able to drive in reverse, not
forward.
Dennis T
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Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 8:15 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] B2
On 2/3/06, Peter T. Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Interesting article here on new Benz Diesel.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/Followup/articleId=102283
The torrent of torque is quickly apparent as the CDI just leaps away from
the lights, the jetlinerlike thrust preceded by a
Ok, I pulled the cover off and followed the legend...the only one that had
some black spots on it was teh one in the far upper right corner a blue
one...controls aux fan according to the chart. None of the others had any
spots on them and all were intactcan they blow without any tell-tale
Hopefully he's not a psyco stalker dude making careful notes of our cars, of
where we live and our mundane lives in general...and he's waiting foe the
perfect time to bring all his plans to friution
Bob Rentfro
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Usually, when talking about diesels, the only torrent of torque is the
torquedness other drives display who are torqued that we can't come off the
line at the speed of light.
Bob Rentfro
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From: Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Peter
Thanks for the explanation. Write more!
tnx
73
Hank WD5JFR
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From: Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] what IS the diesel noise?
Gasoline engines have a
Just picked up my new-to-me 1992 300D. Drove it 100 miles back to my house
without incident. A few questions:
1) For beginning maintenance issues - oil, air, ATF, fuel filters and
fluids; diff fluid. Glow plugs are good. What else am I forgetting?
2) Will 123 parts work in a 124? I'm
Sunil, a WONDERFUL car. I'd do the ATF with Mobil 1, big difference when
cold. Fuel filters are easy to get at and take 15 minutes to change. I
have started mine in 5 below here in Rhode Island with no block heater used.
Just an incredible, reliable, FUN car.
John Peterson
Kingston RI
1991
3) I plugged in the block heater for 1.5 hours, and when I turned on
the
car I didn't notice a difference in startup temperature. Temp outside
was
24 F. Is this normal or abnormal?
You should hear a gentle sizzle as the heater operates. You won't if
it's noisy around though. The car
Hi Rhonald,
Your MB is 20 yrs old and those fuses should *all* be replaced every
10-15 years. They suffer from stress cracks that are almost impossible to
see. I chased a problem for 2 weeks and it turned out to be a fuse with a
hairline crack that would arc when I hit the brakes and then
Hi Craig -
I owned a '68 Lotus Europa! What a kick it was to drive! When it ran, of
course, which wasn't often.
Actually, I wish I still owned that Lotus - I could probably take care of it
now. But I'd end up getting frustrated trying to keep it running. Also,
everyhting was so incredibly
The part about, the fuel mixture must be ignited after TDC, else you get
spark knock makes me wonder about the static and dynamic (vacuum and
centrifugal) timing settings on the old mechanical distributors. I seem to
recall that they would often start out at 8-10 degrees BTDC, and advance to
the
Kaleb -
Do the tensioners need to be filled with oil prior to use? This is going
back a long ways - but when I rebuilt my W108 6 cylinder (gas) I replaced
the TC damper and it required I fill it with oil pump it numerous times to
get the air out before installing it - IIRC.
Does the one
Do the tensioners need to be filled with oil prior to use?
Those are _chain_ tensioners.
-- Jim
surprise surprise surprise, Sgt. Kleb!
On 2/5/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
List: Mercedes
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Action: Subscription disabled.
Reason: Excessive or fatal bounces.
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL,
Gerald R. Flintrop wrote:
The part about, the fuel mixture must be ignited after TDC, else you get
spark knock makes me wonder about the static and dynamic (vacuum and
centrifugal) timing settings on the old mechanical distributors. I seem to
recall that they would often start out at 8-10
Jim Cathey wrote:
I am told that a surprising amount of the diesel's noise is
due to the Bosch inline pump. I test-drove an older Dodge diesel
(for a fellow lister) once that had a rotary pump in it, and it
was noticeably quieter than mine, which has an inline P7100.
The pump on a test stand
If any one has CarFax, please check:
5J6YH28514L012096
Should come back on a Honda
THANX
--
Regards,
Peter T. Arnold
1987 300SDL 239KMI
1995 F-250 PowerChoke 190Kmi
1954 Mertopolitan Convertable, Hanger Queen
Wife has a Cruizer, as reliable as an Ice Box, the car that is!
Use Mobil 1, and forget the block heater - works for me.
Otherwise, measure continuity between the prongs on the heater power
cord - there should not be an open circuit.
On 2/5/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
3) I plugged in the block heater for 1.5 hours, and when I turned on
the
No - the spring provides the tension --- -- -
On 2/5/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kaleb -
Do the tensioners need to be filled with oil prior to use? This is going
back a long ways - but when I rebuilt my W108 6 cylinder (gas) I replaced
the TC damper and it required I fill
On Sun, 5 Feb 2006 15:32:59 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Craig -
I owned a '68 Lotus Europa! What a kick it was to drive! When it ran,
of course, which wasn't often.
Mine ran OK, generally. There was the time I drove from Denver
(Lowry AFB) to Los Angeles and back. It was fun to drive
ok, well the updated B2 is supposed to have a groove so that the
shift/response time is shorter.
At 10:14 AM 2/5/2006, you wrote:
No, the symptom of a bad b2 piston is you shift into drive and it never
goes into gear. If you have the shift into gear and it takes 3 sec
then the tranny is
So if the car moves forward and reverse, but doesn't shift into highway
gear the trans is toast?
At 12:09 PM 2/5/2006, you wrote:
My experience with only a B2 failure should be able to drive in reverse, not
forward.
Dennis T
I never blowed-up an engine inadvertently. I have torture tested
engines until they blew, intentionally. I'll claim I did it for science
but there was some fun had too. 1 good fire that required a visit from
the Fire dept.
I mean I've seen, rebuilt, dissected, gave last rights and signed the
Was considering it as a college car for the daughter.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4610225080viewitem=rd=1sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AITrd=1
But the more I look at the pic(s) of the interior, the less I think this was
some lady's pride and joy vehicle. Radio knob
no, there are many things that could cause that. First of which would
be the control pressure cable which connects to the throttle linkage.
Loren Faeth wrote:
So if the car moves forward and reverse, but doesn't shift into highway
gear the trans is toast?
At 12:09 PM 2/5/2006, you wrote:
John Berryman wrote:
Anyone have any cool Blowed-up engine stories and/or pics? Blown
trannies and rear ends? Any parts severely damaged by neglect, abuse?
Somebody posted pics of a 124 diff, scattered its guts during a one
wheel burnout with one of those Finnish superturbo diesels. I
Vehicle Snapshot
Vehicle 1994 Mercedes-Benz E Class E320W
VIN WDBEA32E2RC068758
Body Style 4 Door Sedan
Country of Manufacture Germany
Vehicle History Checklist
Vehicle Description WDBEA32E2RC068758
Title Check No records found
Problem Check No records found
Odometer Check No records found
crap, havnt you already bought a car for that?
LT Don wrote:
Was considering it as a college car for the daughter.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4610225080viewitem=rd=1sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AITrd=1
But the more I look at the pic(s) of the interior, the less I
I blew a quarter size hole through #3 piston in my '72 VW fastback,
while attempting to climb Snoqualmie Pass on I-90.
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent vegetative state
'87 300TD intercooler (211k)
'84 300D (207k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (186K)
What? You expect me to give up MY turbo-diesel? :-)
D.
On 2/5/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
crap, havnt you already bought a car for that?
LT Don wrote:
Was considering it as a college car for the daughter.
Actually, if you lock one wheel down and spin the other at 100 MPH on the
Speedo, it's really spinning the equivalent of 200 MPH!
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
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Sent:
Actually, I have become convinced (after talking to her today) that she
really likes her Sunbird and has no desire for anything else at this point.
And I'm not gonna push her to drive something else until she is ready ...
even though we all know she should be taking a used-but-reliable gasser Benz
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