Peter Frederick wrote:
25 ft/lbs twice, then 30 ft/lbs. Leaks, however, are bad o-rings that
need to be replaced. Get new internal copper seals and do that at the
same time.
Peter
What Peter said!
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
der
on 5/16/06 3:22 PM, Jim Cathey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My son attempted to do a chin-up on ours, so I had to replace it.
Not as awful as it might appear to be, though I can't remember if
I had to remove a connector shell or not to get it threaded through
the column. (At times I have had
Ok, my jaw dropped just a little bit here, and I haven't seen anything
in list about it. Thought someone would have seen this before, but
just in case not take a look here for pics:
http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3300.asp?id=12924
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In-car radio specialists
Saw this while out today - 90 350SDL 249,000 miles, white/gray interior, new
head, oil changes at 3k all service records, AC serviced recently Asking
$6499, 804-334-3835
Located in Colonial Heights, Va. (just North of Petersburg.)
Paint looks good but could benefit from a buffing - white
It looks to me like the connector shell has to be removed.
Sometimes, but not always. It's tight, taking the shell off
really makes it easier, if you're positive you can get them
all back right.
If I am thinking correctly, you have to work from behind to undo the
mounting screws, yes? (In
Their tires are also not of the same quality as what you would get at a
real tire store/tirerack.
James Jetton wrote:
Johnny,
I just purchased a set of Michelins for the Powerstroke at Wal-mart. Out the
door price of $166.00 each, which included lifetime rotation and balance, tire
you have to remove the steering wheel.
Steve MacSween wrote:
The thread about 190 blinker issues reminds me that I have a similar problem
on my 300sd, have a used switch sitting on my back seat, but I've been
putting off trying to do it, having taken a look at what a *wonderful* job
it
it's a 350SDL - it's a rodbender all right. and a new head is definitely
not curative.
On 5/16/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Saw this while out today - 90 350SDL 249,000 miles, white/gray interior,
new
head, oil changes at 3k all service records, AC serviced recently Asking
Since I don't want the wheels tightened with an impact wrench - I
takes the wheels (all 4) off and take them to the shop for new tires.
They don't have a clue which car they'er going on. Most will ask - so
tell them one that takes the tires you're buying.
On 5/16/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL
Ha! Excellent!
;-)
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
http://members.rennlist.com/my_911/Index.htm For my Paint Job Info
-
I've been looking for my cruise control amp to send off to Jim Cathey, but
can't find it.
There was someone who recently advertised some on the list, but I can't
find the email.
Who was it?
Thanks,
Craig
Kaleb and trailer are on way:)
Guess the tranny is going to be pretty sad too, however it is a two door and
rust free so definatley worth putting a few dollars into.
The doors alone would be worth 200. Then there is the fuel relay, steering
box.
Hendrik
too far away for me to grab...plus
Drool, droooll.
On 5/16/06, Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ok, my jaw dropped just a little bit here, and I haven't seen anything
in list about it. Thought someone would have seen this before, but
just in case not take a look here for pics:
Hello,
I am at a mileage point on my 1997 300D turbo that I know I need to have the
timing chain replaced (also, which other related parts to the chain?), and
would like to know what other maintenance I should have done while the valve
cover is off (valves, etc.). Also, do I need to have the
While browsing the site you suggested (
http://www.w124performance.com/images/OM603_injection/ ) I came across the
url http://www.w124performance.com/images/OM603_intake/ where there are
pages showing the EGR and what appears to be the elimination of the EGR.
Has the EGR actually been
Never heard of that being a state mandate, more than likely a store policy for
liability reasons.
Haven't tried the Falkens, but I heard they are good tires. But beware of the
sporty treads they are a bit noisy
69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles
72 350SL 108,000 Miles
2004 VW Passat 4 Motion
1999
Hey Kaleb, is the traffic on the biodiesel list extremely low, or do I need
to do something different to actually start receiving the posts? I have
received none since getting the welcome to the list email. Actually I got
one post from someone, and it was regarding a post that I had made. Other
It was Jim Friesen
Harry Watkins
Newton, MS
86 SDL Silver
85 300D Euro
86 SDL Gold
81 240D manual trans
- Original Message -
From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 10:21 PM
Subject: [MBZ] cruise control amps
I've been
Never mind. I got confirmation that all is normal. Thanks.
Brian
How many wires run to the back of the radio? I've got three hanging out of
the hole that used to be where the radio lived, but the PO left vacant.
I ask because the PO seemed to have a habit of screwing around with the
wires in the thing, and I'm not sure what he did (or was trying to do). The
In a message dated 5/16/2006 8:22:12 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I've been looking for my cruise control amp to send off to Jim Cathey, but
can't find it.
There was someone who recently advertised some on the list, but I can't
find the email.
Who was it?
Ah. Interesting insight, Bruce.
Interesting subject to me. I've seen school bus drivers wave to city bus
drivers. I've known Harley riders not to wave at Jap bike riders (but other,
more congenial Harley riders do - even to crotch rockets!).
I can say that I often wave to other fellow commuters
Anyone know if the glove box latch (the part that receives) is adjustable? I
think I just did adjust it, whether it was meant to be or not.
The door was not closing tightly enough to have the side surface that the
driver can see be nicely concealed. So I loosened the two screws and pushed
the
There is a reason Harley riders don't like ricers.
Every couple of years some doctor or other gets the cotton wool out and
wants to ban motorcycling because it it is dangerous and kills riders.
Problem is one day some sort of politically correct government will listen
and start to ban two
Brian,
What a mess! Sounds similar to others I have seen.
Depending on the radio you use, and the condition of your current wiring,
you may be in for a bit of wiring. Hopefully, others will respond as well,
and we can compare notes.
The original Becker has two audio or speaker outputs: a
Thanks for the help list. But even without the parking brake shoes the
noise continues. I can hear the rubbing of the pads on the rotor and am
more convinced that the rotor is the problem; it just seems too loose.
Maybe wheel bolts are too long to give a tight fit, but I really snug
them
Anyone know if the glove box latch (the part that receives) is
adjustable? I
think I just did adjust it, whether it was meant to be or not.
Sounds like it is. That door is one of the worst features of
the 123, it is often a mess. It doesn't seem to hold up well,
and once the latch (in the
Neal,
First note that back shock absorbers can make funny noises too. However if
you believe the problem is with breaks here is a couple of things to try.
#1 swap rotors with other side.
#2 take brake caliper and compress it like you were putting on new pads.
Then take a pair of needle nose
Thanks for the help Trampas.
Trampas wrote:
Neal,
First note that back shock absorbers can make funny noises too. However if
you believe the problem is with breaks here is a couple of things to try.
#1 swap rotors with other side.
#2 take brake caliper and compress it like you were
Actually, a lot of your Mercedes was not manufactured by Mercedes.
Here are the manufacturers of a few major components:
Brake system - ATE or Bendix
Cooling system - Behr
Fuel system - Bosch
Radio - Becker
Climate Control - Behr
These are just a few major systems
I was surprised and pleased that the Sam's Club Michelins I bought for EM
were finished with a torque wrench. Don't know about other places as I have
only bought there for years.
BillR
Jacksonville FL
1981 300SD EM 275K with new and clear front and rear windshields. Almost
10 miles before the
I know this is strange. And for years I had no problems with the rear
brakes or noise. This car had been used by my ex until last year and I
rarely drove it unless to tend to a repair job. But in the last year,
after the rotors were replaced, this noise appeared. Since I thought it
a bad
Been riding for years (24 of them actually) and have ridden with every type
of rider there is from dual sport/motards to Rice rockets that went way too
fast to Harley's , Beezers and Beemers. I have seen more stupid accidents
that were the fault of the biker riding with the Harley type. Seems
A friend sent me this film commercial on the E320CDI.
It may be already old but is kind of cool.
http://www.daimlerchryslertvmedia.com/www/projektseite.php?nav=40show=119/content.html
Wait for the movie to load and turn on your sound.
What a way to impress your teenager son..
Tan
'82 240D
I bought Yokohama tires for my LandCruiser at Tire Rack(good
prices, no sales tax) and had them installed at a new Super WalMart(new
balancing machines) with lifetime balance and rotation for $7.95/tire(I
think they have since stopped doing this for tires not purchased at WM) and
As a long time Beemer rider, I have concluded that
testosterone, alcohol, night riding and deer cause most bike fatalities.
Peter Ferguson
1983 300TD
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what is the button he presses towards the end? change the differential
gearing...some sort of super over-drive?
Chris
Tan Qu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A friend sent me this film commercial on the
E320CDI.
It may be already old but is kind of cool.
No idea. Looked at some of the interior pictures of
E320CDI's on Ebay but did not see that button.
Tan
--- Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
what is the button he presses towards the end?
change the differential gearing...some sort of super
over-drive?
Chris
Tan Qu [EMAIL
In a message dated 5/17/2006 4:53:53 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Thanks for the help list. But even without the parking brake shoes the
noise continues. I can hear the rubbing of the pads on the rotor and am
more convinced that the rotor is the problem; it
Its one of those slow lists. It will generate traffic every so often.
That is why I dont have a bunch of little specialized lists like mbz.org
was. People have complained about having too much traffic with one
combined list like this but the alternative is hardly any traffic at
all. I do
after the rotors were replaced, this noise appeared.
Well, just reading the above I'd say you have defective rotors,
or the wrong ones.
-- Jim
I noticed it said C/S, I'm guessing it was Comfort/Sport ?
This URL seems to confirm this.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/Followup/articleId=102283
-- Original message --
From: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
what is the button he presses
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Tonight as I parused the underhood of the 240D I was disappointingly
surprised to find the word Japan embossed on my water pump.
Not being racist, just thinking that this means that there is a cheap
replacement water pump on the engine that I recently bought and had
RICHARD FIne wrote:
Hello,
I am at a mileage point on my 1997 300D turbo that I know I need to have =
the timing chain replaced (also, which other related parts to the chain?), =
and would like to know what other maintenance I should have done while the =
valve cover is off (valves, etc.). Also,
perfect - thanks. I had NO idea it was so peppy.
Chris
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I noticed it said C/S, I'm guessing it was
Comfort/Sport ?
This URL seems to confirm this.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/Followup/articleId=102283
-- Original message
on 5/17/06 2:06 AM, Zoltan Finks at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I ask because the PO seemed to have a habit of screwing around with the
wires in the thing, and I'm not sure what he did (or was trying to do). The
cigarette lighter base is missing, along with the glove box light (the hole
for
Phew! Good stuff! Lots of perspectives. That was truly funny that that
Harley rider mistook the Kawi for one. It's like how? In terms of mistaking,
it's getting harder to tell a Harley from a Euro bike because they have been
trying to hard to emulate (though this may be dying back now). But some
You're right, I've wasted valuable bandwidth and keyboard wear-and-tear.
Actually, it didn't feel like it was adjustable, rather it felt like I
forced it. So just wondering out of my sense of curiosity.
Brian
83 240D
Marshall wrote:
You have adjusted the latch! What's the question?
Marshall
Many thanks Peter. Do you have a part number or source for the copper seals?
Thanks,
Bruce
Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
25 ft/lbs twice, then 30 ft/lbs. Leaks, however, are bad o-rings that
need to be replaced. Get new internal copper seals and do that at the
same
lustig! :-)
Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: nicht genug
On 5/17/06, Christopher McCann wrote:
Anyone have this on hand or know where I can find it?
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent vegetative state
'87 300TD intercooler #22 (214k)
'84 300D (212k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon
7x 603 078 01 41 (Injection pipe clips)
7x 601 078 26 41 (Injection pipe shims--trim them on one side)
2x 601 078 26 41 (Injection pipe clips)
1x 606 141 01 80 (Intake manifold gasket)
6x 017 997 41 48 (Bosch 1-460-210-321 O-ring, you may want spares)
6x 004 997 45 40 (Bosch 1-410-105-021 Copper
There are only two kinds of biker, those who have parted ways with their bike
at speed, and those who eventually will if they keep riding.
I love that when I got my bike it seemed like everybody needed to tell me
this. As if all of a sudden I was going to say Holy crap, you mean I could
fall
SO...what is the bike riding season in Maine? About 3 weeks? (har de har
har)
Bob Rentfro
- Original Message -
From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] The wave
There are only two kinds of biker, those who
You had more sophisticated advisors than did I--I was simply
advised that there's two kinds of bikers, them that's been down, and them
that's goin'. Forty three years later, I'm still riding, but more
cautiously every year, and have yet to become the second kind of biker. I
Tell us more Did you write it up for BMW(MOA) news?
At 04:11 PM 5/17/2006, you wrote:
I
spent February on a rented Beemer in Western Australia and had one of the
best rides yet--for me, the risk is worth the experience.
did nothing but switch the rear fog light bulb and the brake light bulb.
Neither was burned out. Cruise now works at all speeds. WTF?
On 5/16/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
14 pins
Sunil Hari wrote:
Anyone know offhand if my CC amp in my 92 300D is of the 12-pin
variety?
I absolutely agree with Richard. Anything less than 2/0 cable is not
adequate for diesels, especially if the starters or batteries are not
100 percent--which they are not if you are using jumpers. BTDT
Tom Potter
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did nothing but switch the rear fog light bulb and the brake light
bulb.
Neither was burned out. Cruise now works at all speeds. WTF?
Corrosion in the socket causing intermittent contact.
-- Jim
Sunil Hari wrote:
did nothing but switch the rear fog light bulb and the brake light bulb.
Neither was burned out. Cruise now works at all speeds. WTF?
Old cruise controls do that. They can become intermittent. Sometimes
using them daily improves reliably and sometimes not (but they USUALLY
FWIW, I finally got tired of monkeying around with stock return lines
that never seemed to last more than a year with bio, and splurged for
the viton stuff. Ordered 10 feet from this site for $3.22/ft.
http://www.mcmaster.com/asp/enter.asp?partnum=5119K111+
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: I drive
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