In a message dated 7/3/2006 10:47:00 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Do I have ANY hope of successfully using the original 240d tranny with
> the OM617, or am I just going to grenade it? It's absolutely perfect in
> every way, right now. Right now no one has any de
Jim C. Mitch and Jim F.
Thank you for your suggestions. I went with the brake caliper to
slave cylinder method, it worked fine. The car is running well
except for the newly leaking radiator (I'll make that another post).
After all I had to do to replace the motor and all that could have
I had emailed the guy who had the car for sale (1985 380SL), and this is
what he had to say:
"The subframe was updated in 1979 and the last of the 450SLs and all 380/560
|R107's have the updated subframe. I called my old mechanic in Virginia and
he says the R107 subframes that MB is shipping n
I had emailed the guy who had the car for sale (1985 380SL), and this is
what he had to say:
"The subframe was updated in 1979 and the last of the 450SLs and all 380/560
|R107's have the updated subframe. I called my old mechanic in Virginia and
he says the R107 subframes that MB is shipping now
On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 15:27:57 -0700 redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/car/176926728.html
>
> this would be a great one to take on the ArcticQ. Gonna cost ya though
Indeed. But can you trust him if he can't even spell pristine?
Craig
http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/car/176926728.html
this would be a great one to take on the ArcticQ. Gonna cost ya though
no affiliation
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/car/177734929.html
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/car/178003499.html
might be able to get into the used car restore gig with these
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
on 7/3/06 5:55 PM, David Brodbeck at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Are we talking about a manual 240D trans, here? I thought other people
> had already done this kind of swap before without problems.
Hmmm, I must be having more *moments* than usual when I post.
It's an automatic. Sorry for the con
On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 20:54:23 - "Luther Gulseth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
>
> BDTD. Need to purchase a couple from Rusty next order
> http://tinyurl.com/fvloe Radiator Drain Plug on Rusty's site
$4.58 for THAT! Oh my.
Anyway, I forgot to request one when I made my last order.
Cra
Fmiser wrote:
> rumor has it that Steve wrote:
>
>
>> 2. Do I have ANY hope of successfully using the original 240d tranny
>> with the OM617, or am I just going to grenade it? It's absolutely
>> perfect in every way, right now. Right now no one has any decent used
>> transmissions around here,
Steve MacSween wrote:
>
> on 6/29/06 1:36 PM, Steve MacSween at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Do I have ANY hope of successfully using the original 240d tranny with
> > the OM617, or am I just going to grenade it?
This was a manny tranny, right? I haven't heard of problems with that.
http://ww
BDTD. Need to purchase a couple from Rusty next order
http://tinyurl.com/fvloe Radiator Drain Plug on Rusty's site
Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 18:12:17 - "Luther Gulseth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > There is also the large blue phil
rumor has it that Steve wrote:
> 2. Do I have ANY hope of successfully using the original 240d tranny
> with the OM617, or am I just going to grenade it? It's absolutely
> perfect in every way, right now. Right now no one has any decent used
> transmissions around here, and I don't imagine our li
On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 18:12:17 - "Luther Gulseth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
>
> There is also the large blue phillips drain plug you can use first.
CAREFUL! That drain plug (through the center of one of the lower radiator
supports) is plastic and you can break it rather easily when re-insta
You should bring a small trailer and I could load it probably with
enough
parts to build a 300D engine for a generator project --- you can have
them
on the house.
What an offer! Unfortunately we're going to be in the SDL this trip,
though I might take you up on that offer, using my brother's
1. IIRC, the flush mixture stays in for 20 minutes. Yes?
Something like that. Running.
2. Is it acceptable to use the lower rad hose as a drain? (Not being
lazy,
just my back is sore as the devil and I don't want to jack the car up
and
put a jackstand under it, to use the drain.)
Whatev
There is also the large blue phillips drain plug you can use first. That
will minimize the splash effect. Pop open the expansion tank cap before you
open the blue drain. When the radiator is drained, I just disconnected the
expansion-radiator hose and drained there.
Luther
Craig McCluskey
On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 13:48:29 -0400 Steve MacSween
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 1. IIRC, the flush mixture stays in for 20 minutes. Yes?
That sounds about right.
> 2. Is it acceptable to use the lower rad hose as a drain? (Not being
> lazy, just my back is sore as the devil and I don't want to j
On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 10:40:12 -0700 "Woodlandtaylors"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jim,
>
> You should bring a small trailer and I could load it probably with
> enough parts to build a 300D engine for a generator project --- you can
> have them on the house.
Now if that doesn't get him drooling ..
OK, I got that part about the engines being different. But if the parts
are the same, and the problem the same, why the coverage difference? Is
it just "one of those things?"
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
well aside from the engine size, the difference is one is covered, one
is not. They will a
1. IIRC, the flush mixture stays in for 20 minutes. Yes?
2. Is it acceptable to use the lower rad hose as a drain? (Not being lazy,
just my back is sore as the devil and I don't want to jack the car up and
put a jackstand under it, to use the drain.)
TKS
--
"Mac"
Steve MacSween
Aylmer, Quebec (
on 6/29/06 1:36 PM, Steve MacSween at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Do I have ANY hope of successfully using the original 240d tranny with
> the OM617, or am I just going to grenade it? It's absolutely perfect in
> every way, right now. Right now no one has any decent used transmissions
> around here
on 6/29/06 5:44 PM, Marshall Booth at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> dave walton wrote:
>> Is this the IP tool you are talking about?
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Diesel-Injection-Pump-Pin-Engine-Part
>> s-Tool_W0QQitemZ110003011140QQihZ001QQcategoryZ35625QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQ
>>
Jim,
You should bring a small trailer and I could load it probably with enough
parts to build a 300D engine for a generator project --- you can have them
on the house.
Dennis T
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Jim Cathey
Sent: Monday, July
Bob wondered:
"My latin sucks, but isn't that sieze the buyer? What are your
intentions is you catch him/"
Sometimes with sellers a German phrase is more correct:
treten Sie den Verkäufer in den Nüssen
I say seller beware.
Bob Rentfro
My latin sucks, but isn't that sieze the buyer? What are your
intentions is you catch him/
Shake him down? Carpe carp-eh?: sieze the fish? (Canada)
-- Jim
w through the tubing without a big flood
down the inside of the wheel, so I put together some adaptors to use my
pressure bleeder.
Craig
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Fine quality goods like this item always seize a buyer--it's guaranteed!
On 7/3/06, Bob DuPuy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My latin sucks, but isn't that sieze the buyer? What are your
intentions is you catch him/
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state"
'87 300T
On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 05:20:06 -0700 Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > is WDB123190 2F 043108.
>
> What does the 'F' mean? I thought it was always 0 or 1 for LHD/RHD.
And I always thought those digits listed the type of transmission
installed:
10 = four speed manual
My latin sucks, but isn't that sieze the buyer? What are your
intentions is you catch him/
Bob DuPuy
On 7/3/06, Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
That, my friend, is going to be a bargain at any price--carpe emptor!
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state"
'87
In a message dated 7/3/2006 6:33:56 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have just completed an engine switch on my 83 240D. One of the
last things I need to do is bleed the clutch cylinders. The manual
says it has to be done backwards (fluid from the slave cyli
That one would be a get-it-running-to-get-it-out deal. I'm not sure you
could get a trailer back to where that dude lives.
Bob Rentfro (I live where the roads are paved)
'77 300D 155K
'01 VW Beetle TDI 67K
- Original Message -
From: "Chuck Landenberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Merced
Who's looking for a Unimog??
Here's one about 50 miles north of Phoenix.
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/176642786.html
Good luck!
Chuck
On Jul 3, 2006, at 5:31 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
My automatic eBay Unimog search has coughed up an auction for that
$17 Harbor Freight diesel compres
I have just completed an engine switch on my 83 240D. One of the
last things I need to do is bleed the clutch cylinders. The manual
says it has to be done backwards (fluid from the slave cylinder to
the brake reservoir). I am not sure how to do this and was hoping
someone on the list has done i
That, my friend, is going to be a bargain at any price--carpe emptor!
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state"
'87 300TD intercooler #22 (216k)
'84 300D (214k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (187K)
http://users.zhonka.net/zeitgeist/Misc/IMG_0171.JPG
Don't have any to sacrifice however next time your in town I'll let
you come
and play with a couple still in cars, if you need tension relief.
In fact we're going there tomorrow, but that sort of thing is _not_
the reason I'm going there. (And to Long Beach.) Thanks anyway!
(And it's easier t
John Ingram wrote:
>
> I have just completed an engine switch on my 83 240D. One of the
> last things I need to do is bleed the clutch cylinders. The manual
> says it has to be done backwards (fluid from the slave cylinder to
> the brake reservoir). I am not sure how to do this and was hoping
>
well aside from the engine size, the difference is one is covered, one
is not. They will all crack though.
Rich Thomas wrote:
Are there differences in the two cars?
--R
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 420SEL, 87 300SDL,
85 380SE, 85 300D, 84
Richard,
His may actually have shocks, not the self leveling suspension. I don't know
if MB sold wagons everywhere with the suspension they sold in the states.
Euan,
If you do have conventional gas shocks then they are likely the same parts
as on the sedan. Also, there is no problem with purchas
If you got your non 450 fixed, they were being nice, they sure didnt
have to fix it for you.
Barry Stark wrote:
Kaleb -
BZT backatya too big guy. Didn't you read my earlier post??? :^)
Surely I'm not the only non 450 one. I didn't understand that it went to a
lawsuit. I thought it was just
On Jul 3, 2006, at 1:48 AM, Euan wrote:
Anyway, I'm needing two units to replace mine. Does anyone have a
set in
good condition going spare? Part number is A123 320 07 03. My
vehicle number
is WDB123190 2F 043108.
I just pulled a pair from a 1983 300TD, as I may have one leaking in
one
Jim,
Don't have any to sacrifice however next time your in town I'll let you come
and play with a couple still in cars, if you need tension relief.
Dennis T
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Jim Cathey
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 5:43 AM
John,
I thought all of the Mercedes diesels had oil coolers? Even my 300SDL has
one - it's inside the driver side fender.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
-Original Message-
From: John Berryman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 8:44 AM
To: [
On Jul 2, 2006, at 10:41 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote:
Curt,
Your oil cooler has sprung a high pressure leak. The oil cooler is
bolted to
the driver side of the radiator & that's why you see oil on the
hood. You
need to replace the cooler before the hole opens up more. A good
used one
makes a
On Jul 2, 2006, at 5:53 PM, Sunil Hari wrote:
What's the most likely source of the leak? Is it something I can
fix with
my limited tools and knowledge?
Quite possibly one of the cooler lines was damaged at one of the
clamps that attach them to the oil pan. The rubber deteriorates
caus
I have just completed an engine switch on my 83 240D. One of the
last things I need to do is bleed the clutch cylinders. The manual
says it has to be done backwards (fluid from the slave cylinder to
the brake reservoir). I am not sure how to do this and was hoping
someone on the list has
Are there differences in the two cars?
--R
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
BZT, WRONG. They will only fix 450 models for free, no other model
is covered under the class action.
Rich Thomas wrote:
MB will fix it for free, you might have to pay for some ancillary
parts. My buddy had this d
Euan,
If it will do any good, there is a specification in the MB manuals that
gives a measure to the amount of acceptable fluid leakage. It is
actually more than most cars ever leak, if it would be any help to you
in arguing your case. I dont have the number in front of me, but it
does exist and
Well, nobody had a dead one to sacrifice at the altar of understanding,
so I'm putting that project away. (I _know_ at least one or two have
been replaced out there, but I suppose the deaders were just thrown
away. Not something _I'd_ ever do!)
-- Jim
My automatic eBay Unimog search has coughed up an auction for that
$17 Harbor Freight diesel compression tester. Anyone care to watch
with me what the bidding frenzy will get to? Winning bidder is also
on the hook for $8 shipping, so if bidding goes to more than about $10
it's caveat emptor time
Hi all . Are the oxygen sensor leads ( twoWhite ones
)interchangable?
both of them do not ground, nor are they connected to the Black
signal wire
in any way.
They're just a heating element, I'm sure they're symmetrical.
-- Jim
This is so unjust. My 1985 300TD has failed its Warrant of Fitness
because
the rear hydraulic shock units on the self-levelling suspension are
leaking
tiny amounts of fluid. Result: automatic rejection 'cos WOFs cannot be
issued in NZ for vehicles with dodgy shocks.
Would an equal leak of PS f
Hi all . Are the oxygen sensor leads ( twoWhite ones )interchangable?
both of them do not ground, nor are they connected to the Black signal wire
in any way.
mak
Kaleb -
BZT backatya too big guy. Didn't you read my earlier post??? :^)
Surely I'm not the only non 450 one. I didn't understand that it went to a
lawsuit. I thought it was just one of those "unwritten" type warranty
coverages. Ya know the ones where we really don't want to admit that there
re
Hi there folks
This is so unjust. My 1985 300TD has failed its Warrant of Fitness because
the rear hydraulic shock units on the self-levelling suspension are leaking
tiny amounts of fluid. Result: automatic rejection 'cos WOFs cannot be
issued in NZ for vehicles with dodgy shocks.
Now, you tell m
What's the most likely source of the leak? Is it something I can fix
with
my limited tools and knowledge?
Can't really tell without actually looking to see where the
leak is coming from.
-- Jim
series transmissions. The transmission MUST be pulled to service the
front pump seal.
You may, of course, instead choose to pull the engine while leaving
the tranny in place. That also exposes the necessary bolts, but for
some reason most people don't favor this approach! :-)
-- Jim
bout 2 hours from home the a/c compressor quit running. Just had the
a/c system charged a couple weeks ago, and they didn't find any leaks.
I could use some advice on trouble shooting this before I have my
mechanic look at it. TIA all.
The usual thing to try is to temporarily short the low-
so I fixed that, and it now engages. The system maintains a high/low
pressure of 75 psi at rest, and 90 psi with the engine running--the
same on
both sides in each case. Help, I'm an idiot.
Hey, ya idjit, close the manifold valves! Did you see the part of my
story where the gauge-set hoses
So the connection socket is _not_ a pivot.
You got it.
But that would have a lot less leverage than a typical 3-point. Do you
happen to know what sort of weight limit it has?
I don't know, I suppose it must be written down somewhere. The
hitch metalwork is pretty stout, I can tell you that.
I always say, like my grandfather before me used to say, when someone gives
me a bit of grief about my increasing gray hair:
I would rather it turn gray than turn loose.
Bob Rentfro
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From: "OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Sunday,
duh...
Bob Rentfro
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From: "LT Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 30?
Ok, on a more serious note, let's think here.
I think you have a 300D. That is a 3.0 engine. Think a "30" might be
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Ah ha, you are correct. I'll try again tomorrow evening with the valves in
the closed position.
On 7/2/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Casey,
It sounds like you have the valves open on your test gages, and
the pressure
is equalizing through the manifold. Make sure both val
Ya, I'm thinking the same thing. The third "point" stabilizes, and allows
the load to pivot off the center of gravity. So, how does a two point
system do this?
On 7/2/06, Fmiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
So the connection socket is _not_ a pivot.
But that would have a lot less leverage than
In a message dated 7/2/2006 7:59:59 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm attempting to diagnose my wife's '84 300D A/C, and can't quite figure
out where all the components reside. The steaky and braingears sites have
apparently gone AWOL. I ran my RobinAir vacuum
rumor has it that Jim wrote:
> > Sound like a slick system - for drawbar-type implements. But from
> > your description, it sounds like it does _not_ lift the whole
> > implement, it just lifts the draw point. This is fine for some, but
> > not so good for box blades, tillers, etc.
> >
> > Or am I
rumor has it that Curt wrote:
> Then the other day I notice some wierd oil on the
> hood just above the headlight on the drivers side. I popped the hood
> but couldn't see any oil other than the usual amount pretty much
> everywhere.
I know you don't have a W123 - but on two different W123s I h
possible solution: Its I-90 from Springfield into the Berkshires,
> > gotta be some of the biggest, longest hills in MA. In fact we passed the
> > highest point on I-90 this side of South Dakota. At one point yesterday I
> > saw the temp gauge rise above its normal position for the first time
welding is a bad idea, replacing it is the best solution.
Wakin wrote:
The guy said he would send it to Mercedes to be repaired. At first, he said
he would weld it (He had at least 2 nice welders in his shop), but then he
said he would have MB do it. I am guesiing he thought about the liabilit
there is no telling, just look for the leak.
Sunil Hari wrote:
I pulled into my driveway on Friday, and as I pulled in I noticed the smell
of ATF. After parking, I looked under the car and it was not leaking. I
started my car today, put it into reverse, and no motion.
I revved the engin
BZT, WRONG. They will only fix 450 models for free, no other model
is covered under the class action.
Rich Thomas wrote:
MB will fix it for free, you might have to pay for some ancillary
parts. My buddy had this done on his 79 450SL a few months ago, the
dealer renewed some rubber bits
For those who are not similarly hirsute-challenged, there will be receding
of other bodily appendages commensurate with the nomenclature designated on
the engine block. Sorry, I don't make the rules.
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state"
'87 300TD intercooler #
I'd think that the top hose to the oil cooler is more likely to leak
than the cooler it's self - JMTCW.
On 7/2/06, Mike Canfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Very possible that the M1 cleaned some sludge off from a pinhole that was
already there and probably going to let you know at a bad time...
Hair is way over rated - ask Luther.
"God created a few perfect heads, and covered the rest in hair."
On 7/2/06, LT Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Then I'd better stay away from the 300D.
On 7/2/06, Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> That's how many millimeters your hairline will recede
Luther Gulseth wrote:
>
> well, I tried it sitting in the driveway tonight and the compressor is
> kicking in,
> you just can't feel the lag on the engine like normal.
Compressor running w/o resistance implies an open expansion valve, doesn't it?
(unless you had to bypass the low pressure safet
Very possible that the M1 cleaned some sludge off from a pinhole that was
already there and probably going to let you know at a bad time...LOL Thanks
M1...Well sorta...
Mike
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From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Sunday, Ju
I'm attempting to diagnose my wife's '84 300D A/C, and can't quite figure
out where all the components reside. The steaky and braingears sites have
apparently gone AWOL. I ran my RobinAir vacuum pump on the system for an
hour, and it held for at least an hour afterwords, so I leaked some propane
Curt,
Your oil cooler has sprung a high pressure leak. The oil cooler is bolted to
the driver side of the radiator & that's why you see oil on the hood. You
need to replace the cooler before the hole opens up more. A good used one
makes a great replacement since they rarely fail. Maybe Kaleb has o
well, I tried it sitting in the driveway tonight and the compressor is kicking
in, you just can't feel the lag on the engine like normal. I'll take it to my
mechanic and let him diagnose it from here.
On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 19:16:41 -0500, Levi Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If it's like my 8
So during the 7,000 miles I had the first dose of Mobil 1 in I had to add less
than 1 quart of oil and that was when I took a sample for analysis.
Then the other day I notice some wierd oil on the hood just above the
headlight on the drivers side. I popped the hood but couldn't see any oil othe
Dried out? I don't think we've had 2 days together it didn't rain since
February...
My wife and I were checking out a house today and she complained the yard was
kinda wet. "Well gee dear, now that we live in the rainforest we'll need to get
used to that..."
-Curt
Date: Sat, 1 Jul
Ok, on a more serious note, let's think here.
I think you have a 300D. That is a 3.0 engine. Think a "30" might be related
somehow?
So...I changed the oil today and, as I was laying on the driveway resting while
the oil drained out, I noticed for the first time a big "30" stamped on the
left side of my engine.
What the heck is that?
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 155K
'01 VW Beetle TDI 66K
waiting on '72 350SL 78K
From [EMAIL PROTECT
If it's like my 83' 300D, make sure the 2 flat blade connector is still
plugged into the bottom of the compressor. If so, apply 12v directly to it
and make sure the clutch is still engaging.
I assume the blower motor is still working. If not, check the #8(I think)
fuse.
Mine stopped the other d
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