Thanks for everyones help. The consensus seems to be
glow plugs first. Didn't know that glow plugs
degraded. Therefore I'm off to the local big box
store to get a hair dryer. I'll point it down the
intake tract tomorrow morning and see if there's a
marked difference. If there's a difference in
Fred Johnson wrote:
Thanks for everyones help. The consensus seems to be
glow plugs first. Didn't know that glow plugs
degraded. Therefore I'm off to the local big box
store to get a hair dryer. I'll point it down the
intake tract tomorrow morning and see if there's a
marked difference. If
Don't waste your money on a hair dryer. Running hot
air down the intake
WON'T tell you if the glow plugs are insufficient!
Even when the engine
is hot and it's, 90 degrees F outside, properly
working plugs should be
allowed to glow for 5-10 seconds for optimal
starting. Parallel plugs
Sometimes it might be due to the frame (regulator) being bent -- it'll
slide down enough then when the motor torques it to go up it bends and
won't move. Glad it was just the switch.
--R
Bob Rentfro wrote:
Switch, aye.
Bob Rentfro
- Original Message -
From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL
My '78 240 had the old fashioned AC/Heat system so I never had to worry
about the ACC Servo (if that's the proper name) and I;ve heard the horror
stories of the servos leaking and going un-noticed before finally leaking
all coolant.
Now, having said all that - does my 91 W124 300D have a
All models after the W123 use a monovalve (sometimes two) to regulate
heat in the automatic systems. Much less trouble, it's just a solenoid
valve held shut by current -- fails open.
Peter
Marshall Booth wrote:
SNIP
Low compression is the most common cause in situations with all of the
symptoms you have, but if heat from the block heater (it DOES work
doesn't it?) should make starting faster. Heat is unlikely to improve a
fuel problem.
Marshall
I seem to have fallen asleep
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now, having said all that - does my 91 W124 300D have a plastic servo? I've
looked but did not see anything that be a ACC Servo - did the W124 use a
different solution? Need I be on the look out for a metal bodied servo?
NO - no servo. Monovalve for heat that's
I noticed the walmart here now has the TSUV stuff on the self again, at
least for now.
Curt Raymond wrote:
Gang,
My wife and I were down in Connecticut last weekend for a retirement party. On the way home we stopped at the Mohegan Sun casino. On the way out of there we stopped at the
yea, you just got the head unit, you need the actual control unit out of
the trunk
Frederick Moir wrote:
Hi, All.
So, there I was in the junkyard, congratulating myself for paying only $10 for a Becker
radio from a 300E, it never having occurred to me to CHECK the numbers, hence the
its in the center of the intrument cluster at the bottom.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 4/17/2006 7:09:26 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
OK - now you've done it. What parts did you have to get from the donor?
I've stared at that spot in the SLC
Grab stuff from a SLC and that will provide all the interior parts like
seat and door skin. Nothing in the PnP by me, but there were a few
last year. it is Volvo and bimmer month with a saab or two
On Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at 11:38 AM, Donald Snook wrote:
I have a friend who bought a
It is the POS SDL and you must sell it to Kaleb for $499
On Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at 01:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
my '86sdl with 225kmiles has a slow start up from standing
still...almost as if i push down and then wait for the next chapter...
very good accelleration after the
84 has the dual chain, 81-83 does not.
Desert Rat wrote:
First thing I would look for is to be sure it has the dual timing
chain in place and when was the last time they were changed out.
Now I know the 85 models had the dual setup from the factory but am
not sure that all 84 MY 380's had
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
76 450SEL, 76
Geez Kaleb, where does one start? I she hope this it not a scam. Some
pepole are sick in the head.
Hope this guy gets put away for long long time.
Rory
On 4/17/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
you, the evil one, will rot in the boneyard for that shameful remark...
that SDL is about to transport me and the main squeeze to our new home on the
pacific coast of mexico...(think mexico don)...where don and i will develop and
sell land in paradise to all you greese monkeys who need lots of
RUN AWAY!!!
I picked up a toyo in pdx that had a lost CA title. It was a huge mess
dealing with the mental defectives in CA about proof of purchase,
transfer of ownership from the titled person, to the seller to me. I
think I even had to pay some stupid CA tax as well
On Thursday, April
Which water friends? What am I missing?
On Friday, April 14, 2006, at 08:52 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Spent $12 on a sheet of 16 gauge steel. Will cut and pound it into a
shape and then weld it to the floor. Not expecting miracles, but will
not be a show car
It'll hide under the mat just
Why did I first think it was likely a sob story con also?
Perfectly titled, Kaleb. I have no idea. Three car sentances and 4 tragic
reason paragraphs
the whole lsisting is the saddest or sickest e-bay description I've read
yet. Wow.
Vince
Club 123D President
Curt Raymond wrote:
Gang,
My wife and I were down in Connecticut last weekend for a retirement party. On the way home we stopped at the Mohegan Sun casino. On the way out of there we stopped at the gas station to use the bathroom (not to fuel up at $3.48!) and I noticed among the way over
Which water friends? What am I missing?
Those little H2O buddies that seem to like to hang out
underneath the mat.
In other words, make sure you address the source of the
water too. Or it'll just happen again.
-- Jim
Which is the correct system for my 91 300D?
The Evil Chrysler System From Hell (servo) disappeared
around 1981. Never to be seen again!
-- Jim
Question about the hot air trick - does a hot air gun
put out too much heat? I'd hate to fire up any oil or
other goop in the intake tract that the valve cover
breather throws in there.
I use a heat gun to start my Unimog in the winter.
It won't be _that_ hot by the time it gets to the
oily
Am I missing something here? Earlier today Marshall told me 12 ir 14mm (see
below), but now I'm to believe that the starter mounting bolts are 10mm? I
found a 10mm hex (allen key) to be too small.
I'll take the 12, 14, 17mm set back to Auto Zone if I don't need it, and get
my money back.
Brian
On Apr 17, 2006, at 1:27 PM, Desert Rat wrote:
It's waiting for you to enter the anti-theft code. If it's an older
Becker, the dealer has a generic code card they can enter.
Otherwise, it's going to be a long WAIT!
The VIN from the donor vehicle may come in handy. You can call the
On Apr 17, 2006, at 1:21 PM, Zoltan Finks wrote:
This is nuts. All I need is one hex key to change out my starter
(83 240D)
and all sets that I can find in stores only go up to 10mm.
We don't have Harbor Freight around here, but we have Northern
Tool. No
luck.
Same deal at Sears.
And
On Apr 17, 2006, at 2:08 PM, Joe Knight wrote:
Should have it back w/i a week, or hopefully 2 at most, Johnny B.,
complete with a facelift and front end makeover to late production.
At most I expect to be out the cost of a pair of late Hella euro
lenses purchased from Speed and the spare euro
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I noticed the walmart here now has the TSUV stuff on the self again, at
least for now.
My Walmart had nothing thicker than 10W30, although the shelves were fully
stocked.
TSUV was 5W30 for $20.84 / 5qts.
Ok, here is what I know, both rear windows have an issue, one works
but slips in track. Owner says it's a plastic retention guide? Rear
passenger window motor is out, and the glass rattles just a little
bit, so it may have quite a problem in it. There is some small rust
starting where the trim
So, would you consider the wreck a blessing in disguise not counting
any aches and pains? It'll look sweet with the upgraded parts.
Judgment reserved for the moment, but I'm shall we say guardedly
optomistic. ;) I'm not however feeling so grateful to Farmers that
I'm much
Its a scam I think, Im pretty sure I remember this car a while back.
V Layton wrote:
Why did I first think it was likely a sob story con also?
Perfectly titled, Kaleb. I have no idea. Three car sentances and 4 tragic
reason paragraphs
the whole lsisting is the saddest or sickest
Sounds like a $200 car.
kevin kraly wrote:
Well, I ran and ran and ran without even giving the car a chance to do the
same! Parts were already stripped off it (a part of the driver's door panel
and a door hinge), and there was oil all over the engine, seats were
ripped/shot, anything else
now that I think about it, I might have been seeing the 10w30 tsuv, will
have to look again next time Im there.
Mitch Haley wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I noticed the walmart here now has the TSUV stuff on the self again, at
least for now.
My Walmart had nothing thicker than 10W30,
good to know. I thought that after all the crud was blown out of the engine
(after the first 10,000 miles after purchase) and some Diesel Purge, that it
ran very well. The PO said you had to drive it very nicely and when I
floored it on an on ramp during the test drive, she said it's not
Thanks Marshall -
Glad I don;t have to worry about that --
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
For Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
Weber Carb Stuff http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs
Same here. Lots of TS on the shelf but it's all the new 5W-30 crap.
The 5W-40 (aka Turbo Diesel Truck) is still nowhere to be found.
:-(
-dm
--
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 01:03:12 -0400
From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mobil 1 sighting
Kaleb
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 2:20 PM
To: Weekly Highway Diesel Prices
Subject: Today's Diesel Prices
** ** **
Ok, here is what I know, both rear windows have an issue, one works
but slips in track. Owner says it's a plastic retention guide? Rear
There's a plastic glide that breaks. Not too hard to repair, but
it's best if you take out the window regulator and rivet on a new
one.
Not bad, on surface,
I'll take the 12, 14, 17mm set back to Auto Zone if I don't need it,
and get
my money back.
You'll need that 14 sooner or later. Diffs and manual transmissions
use it.
-- Jim
eBay item number 4631023541.
My financial interest is that I get $50 for listing it, and 150 if it sells -
its listed as no reserve, so I really have nothing to gain here, but thought
you guys might be interested.
I wrote the description, and again, I don't gain anything by lying. Its
Can anyone give me some instuctions for RR of fuel pump on my 1990 300SE 126?
Is there anything complicated about this? Do I have to completely drain the gas
tank?
thanks,
les
On Apr 18, 2006, at 9:37 AM, Joe Knight wrote:
Judgment reserved for the moment, but I'm shall we say guardedly
optomistic. ;) I'm not however feeling so grateful to Farmers that
I'm much inclined to let them slide on the matter of the pittance
they've allowed for loss of use.
joe
Can anyone give me some instuctions for RR of fuel pump on my 1990
300SE 126? Is there anything complicated about this? Do I have to
completely drain the gas tank?
I have removed a fuel pump from a 126 in the junkyard, to serve as
a spare in case one of mine fails. So the tank was already
Thank you!
-Original Message-
From: Jim Cathey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 03:14 PM
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [MBZ] RR fuel pump replacement 300SE 1990
Can anyone give me some instuctions for RR of fuel pump on my 1990
300SE 126? Is there
Jim Cathey wrote:
But I believe that all one usually does is to pinch off the rubber
fuel line from the tank with vise-grips. Gently!
That's what I do, anticipating replacing the hoses every time. They're
often hardened by age and will leak when pinched. But the hose is cheap
and if it
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Donald H. Snook
1990 300SEL 126K
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Donald H. Snook
McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn Herrington, P.A.
300 West Douglas
P.O. Box 207
Wichita, Kansas 67201 0207
Tel. (316)
Good for you. It sounds like the pump is on your normal flowpath to places
you normally go. Must be nice. You'll notice the quieting effect after a
tank or two.
BobRentfro
18 miles away from the nearest bio pump
- Original Message -
From: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Jim Cathey wrote:
I'll take the 12, 14, 17mm set back to Auto Zone if I don't need it,
and get
my money back.
You'll need that 14 sooner or later. Diffs and manual transmissions
use it.
And if you ever end up with a VW, you'll need the 17mm. They use it for
transmission drain and
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Donald H. Snook
1990 300SEL 126K
I keep finding very nice 140 diesels for sale in very nice shape. Why do
these cars have to have so many problems. I would love to have one, but
I don't want to put a new engine in. Why Daimler, did you do this to to
us?
Donald H. Snook
1990 300SEL 126K
Sounds like the car was in a front-end collision and the airbag was
replaced. 10 years is the recommended SRS check time, and at some point MB
USA extended the check to 15 years in the 124. Marshall will correct me if
I'm wrong.
On 4/18/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Gang -
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can anyone give me some instuctions for RR of fuel pump on my 1990 300SE 126?
Is there anything complicated about this? Do I have to completely drain the gas
tank?
thanks,
les
http://mb.braingears.com/126_DISC1/program/Engine/103/07-275.pdf
that car looks hot - it looks a lot like mine. even has the 500E lights in
the front, and the crappy low-end stereo. Why did they skimp on the stereo
and standard features in the diesels? the gas 124s have the Bose 10-speaker
stereo and other toys.
On 4/18/06, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Was looking at my new to me W124 '91 300D that I bought in Feb 06
and
noticed an official sticker on the drivers door jamb. It said, SRS
Replacement 2-2000. The car would have been ~10 years old at that
time.
Does that mean the air bag *should* have been replaced then or *was*
replaced
marketers and bean counters
At 03:29 PM 4/18/2006, you wrote:
I keep finding very nice 140 diesels for sale in very nice shape. Why do
these cars have to have so many problems. I would love to have one, but
I don't want to put a new engine in. Why Daimler, did you do this to to
us?
Donald
Don wrote:Why Daimler, did you do this to us?
Hi Don,
Agree completely!! They're gorgeous cars and *look* nice - if it weren;t
for that pesky out of round cylinder problem ;-/
What happens to people who don't participate on lists like this and buy
based on the famous MB reputation? They
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Gang -
Was looking at my new to me W124 '91 300D that I bought in Feb 06 and
noticed an official sticker on the drivers door jamb. It said, SRS
Replacement 2-2000. The car would have been ~10 years old at that time.
Does that mean the air bag *should* have been
Watch out, that house may jump bail!
Damn dumb Okies!
~
~7-Hour Standoff Ends; Police Discover Nobody In Home
~
~
~
~
~OKLAHOMA CITY -- A police standoff ended early Tuesday with metro police
~discovering there was nobody in the house they were monitoring.
~
~A seven-hour standoff near
So was the switch the problem??
On 4/17/06, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sometimes it might be due to the frame (regulator) being bent -- it'll
slide down enough then when the motor torques it to go up it bends and
won't move. Glad it was just the switch.
--R
Bob Rentfro wrote:
Speaking of what the hell, what's with the insanity of the W123 on the ebay
market? A 300TD with 79k was just bought outright for over $18k! That's
like 55% of MSRP! It the enviro-frenzy getting that bad?
Vince
Club 123D President
http://www.club123d.org
If you would like stop recieving
You wrote:300TD with 79k was just bought outright for over $18k!
WOW! I wonder if now's the time to sell my '78 240D w/285k? $18k would be
*nice*!! Who am I kidding ;-) I'd be tickled to get HALF that!!
;-O
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
A Blood Test for your oil
SOmebody posted a link to a real good tutorial on
replacing the timing chainon a 300d...(all I remember
was that it was on a benz site and the poster had shot
the tutorial in his garage...)
I wanted to forward it on to a friend about to do the
same procedure and thought I bookmarked it... but
http://dieselgiant.com/replacetimingchain.htm
On Apr 18, 2006, at 6:26 PM, hue wong wrote:
SOmebody posted a link to a real good tutorial on
replacing the timing chainon a 300d...(all I remember
was that it was on a benz site and the poster had shot
the tutorial in his garage...)
I wanted
Vince typed:
...what's with the insanity of the W123 on the ebay
market? A 300TD with 79k was just bought outright for over $18k! That's
like 55% of MSRP! It the enviro-frenzy getting that bad?
Must be...I'll be able to get my 1960 190SL soon for the price I would have
paid for a
Ya that was it! thanks!
--- Mathieu J. Cama [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://dieselgiant.com/replacetimingchain.htm
On Apr 18, 2006, at 6:26 PM, hue wong wrote:
SOmebody posted a link to a real good tutorial on
replacing the timing chainon a 300d...(all I
remember
was that it
Was just cleaning out the trunk and found a brand new,
sealed in box (1 stock impulsformer) for a 300d
Looks like a black gas can screw on cap with
electrical prongs.
Out of curiousity, does anyone know what a
impulsformer does? (heres hoping its something
really cool like it opens
Airbags up to 1991 are supposed to be replaced when they are 15 years
old, but I've not yet heard of old bags not firing. Airbags from
1992 up are designed to last the lifetime of the car - there's a TSB
that says so, I have the PDF at home, don't think I've uploaded it to
my website yet. Good
Needs the shims under the ALDA adjusted to give correct fuel delivery
off idle.
Peter
Speaking of what the hell, what's with the insanity of the W123 on the
ebay
market? A 300TD with 79k was just bought outright for over $18k! That's
like 55% of MSRP! It the enviro-frenzy getting that bad?
RANT
People are stupid. If you consider that the folks on this list, whether they
are
Sunil Hari wrote:
If it's $26/L in singapore, wouldn't it be cheaper to buy 4-5 gallons via
phone from Rusty or someone in the US, then have it shipped to Singapore?
Or better, become Singapore's discount Mobil distributor ...
The import duty is probably pretty steep. I bet that's the
MB has taken quite a hit on sales due to cars like the 140 -- later
models are often worse.
The rod problem was a major oops, but the real difficulty with them
is failing electronics. The early W140s have spectacular build quality
and superb materials, but the second time the climate control
Was just cleaning out the trunk and found a brand new,
sealed in box (1 stock impulsformer) for a 300d
Looks like a black gas can screw on cap with
electrical prongs.
Does it look like the thing that screws into the diagnostic
connector on the inner fender? About like a large-ish film
can?
Airbags up to 1991 are supposed to be replaced when they are 15 years
old, but I've not yet heard of old bags not firing. Airbags from
1992 up are designed to last the lifetime of the car - there's a TSB
You mean like 'sealed-for-life' bearings? Translation: once they
_do_ go bad, replacement
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