Talking about coolant leaks, I was fiddling under the bonnet of my 190E the
other day because the breather hose came off and was making a wee bit of a
mess.
While I was fixing that I noticed a bit of coolant had dribbled out of the
top radiator hose, when I tried to pull the top hose off the
Those plastic tank rads cannot be repaired, anyway -- the aluminum
flange fails when you attempt to re-crimp it. Believe me, I tried with
the Volvo.
Don't use green coolant, it seems to make that plastic go brittle
faster, amongst other nasty things.
At least it broke in the drive cold
St.L area. I believe $500 will take the engine and tranny also.
Luther
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From: Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Fw: [biodieselstl] O.T. W123 Mercedes Parts Car
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:26:53 -0600
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Hello Listers- I have a question, I have a 722.4 transmission in my '91
300D, 81k miles. I had a MB rebuilt put in 2 years ago, 8k miles ago.
I have noticed for the last couple of months that the 1-2 shift is a bit
soft, and I know the language of these descriptions can be difficult,
but by
Don't think the cheaper Nissen ones can be but the Behr units are repairable
once. It depends on the skill of the repairer and the place I went to for
advice does a lot of Behr radiators, they also do a lot of work for the
local stealerships.
And good on ya for owning up to having owned a
Do you mean 1-2 or 2-3 shift? Do the engine revs flare up during the shift?
Is there any difference between a cold box and operating temp box? May pay
to pull the pan to see if there is debris in there, while it is off a new
filter and fluid can't hurt.
Is there any warranty left on the box?
The Volvo 740/760/940/960 series were great cars, so were the 240s. I
have 240,000 miles or so on my diesel, Sis had 160,000 on hers when the
rad went (or the head gasket, hard to tell), and other than the
interior falling apart, ran great.
Newer ones are money pits, as my neighbors found
John - my '90 300D 2.5 has had a slight slow 1-2 shift for well over 150k
miles. The original transmission (untouched) is still running just fine at
230k miles and 17 years. All it gets is Mobil1 synthetic at each 30k mile
change of filter. It's been on the track at Summit Point several
I think it has a 2 year warranty. It expires very soon, April I think.
There is no flare at all, just a sort of overlap I guess the only way
to describe it is that all other changes are snappy and this one is
rather slushy, almost like the time itself to change between the gears
is 1 second
I've been told that the front fenders are partially welded on. Is this true,
or are they bolted on?
--
Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark
'87 300SDL (271,xxx mi) head case?
'83 300SD (242 kmi) for sale
'82 300CD (163 kmi)
'82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine
'85 300D (280,176) parts car
John -
Some will argue that it starts in 2nd gear, and it does, IF you are very
light on the loud pedal. With any faster start, my experience is that it
starts in first, then does the 1-2, then 2-3, and finally the 3-4 shift.
Spirited acceleration (flooring it hard) takes the engine up to
On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 22:09:42 -0600 Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been told that the front fenders are partially welded on. Is this
true, or are they bolted on?
They are not welded on.
The early ones have rustproofing goop that glues them on, so you need to
use heat to get them off.
It's not normal, it's a sign of wear. They don't do it when they are
new(er).
So I could be ok, since drive generally engaged pretty quickly before
this thing started? Reverse still does.
I don't have a lot to compare it with, since I have really only driven
one other car with an automatic
Bingo, thanks :)
On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:21:13 -0600, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 22:09:42 -0600 Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been told that the front fenders are partially welded on. Is this
true, or are they bolted on?
They are not welded on.
Well on the earlier ones up to 82 or so they have that adhesive crap,
which makes them almost welded on. The later ones and ALL 240D's dont
have the adhesive and they are easy to remove. Dont ask me why all
years of 240D does not have it, very strange.
Luther wrote:
I've been told that the
Most likely your vacuum control valve is just out of adjustment, John.
There's a very simple procedure to rectify that in the fsm, 7.1-1826.
-joe
I use it. Thanks, Rich.
Wilton
Frnt fenders on my 91 126 are also just bolted on. 10 yrs ago, I changed
lft one after deer strike.
Wilton
Maybe I am lucky but my 1983 300D with 280K miles that I have driven since
it had 80 K miles (1989) is still on its original radiator. I only use MB
Coolant, which I change every 2 yrs..
On 3/9/07, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Volvo 740/760/940/960 series were great cars, so
The purpose of road fuel taxes is to fund roads and transit systems. As
long as you don't use the roads - you shouldn't have to pay road fuel
taxes (and as far as I can tell - it's NOT required).
When you make your own fuel, you still need to pay to use the roads! If
you don't pay for the
Bob Rentfro wrote:
Since I'm busy and lazy, I haven't repaired the steering rack on the Acura yet.
As a result, wifey has been driving the 300D and I've been driving/working out
in the Acura (working on my upperbody strength...I shall look like Arnold by
the time I get the steering rack
1983 240D - is there a way to test the Cruise Control Actuator. I installed an
new, rebuilt amplifier from Rusty and I am still having problems. It engages
but acts like the actuator doesn't have the strength to accelerate. If I help
it along gently with on the accelerator it works fine. I
1983 240D - is there a way to test the Cruise Control Actuator. I
installed an new, rebuilt amplifier from Rusty and I am still having
problems. It engages but acts like the actuator doesn't have the
strength to accelerate. If I help it along gently with on the
accelerator it works fine. I
So I just got the latest oil analysis report on my 190D.
If you remember on previous reports I was seeing elevated levels of iron that
were making Larry say the rings were wearing and the car was in trouble.
Historically by 7000 miles the iron would be above the 100ppm limit that causes
the
Hi John,
A large % of shifting faults are caused by fluid/filter contaminated with
some kind of debris - for example, a piece of lint is lodged in the slide
for the valve controlling the shift in question. A fluid/filter change
*might* fix the problem - it certainly won't hurt.
Of course,
Removal of the fenders is detailed in WSM 88-100. If you don't have it I
can send it to you offlist-
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net
Weber Carb Info
The purpose of road fuel tax is to generate more income for the state. It IS
NOT REQUIRED OF ANY STATE EXCEPT MISSOURI that road fuel taxes be spent on
roads, bridges, etc. Your road fuel taxes probably pay the salaries of the
governor's housekeeping staff.
If all road fuel and other road
Thanks to all for the wonderful expert advice. I'll keep people posted.
I did the diesel purge last week on the 2.5, and WOW, it sounds like a
swiss watch. During the purge process the nailing went away about 1/2
way through the bottle of purge. It was amazing- like now you hear it
now you
Propane torch, heat to just too hot to touch, it comes right off. If
you pry on it, you ruin the fender. BTDT.
Peter
In most states, road taxes do not supply sufficient moniey for
maintenance, let alone construction. FEDERAL highway/fuel taxes are
used for construction only, with the famous 90/10 split federal/state
money. The result is a vast interstate system in very poor repair.
To properly maintain
Craig McCluskey wrote:
huge snip
Thanks for the excellent writeup! :-)
Yup, that's a bunch of current. Is it at 12 or 28 V?
28V!! It was a short peak though... don't remember what the current
was once the motor started spinning.
John
'79 300SD
Gary Thompson wrote:
Too many engineers on this list...
Hey now, I stayed clear of the whole wheel bearing thing ;-p
John
'79 300SD
gotta love you guys
illegals and incorrigibles roam the streets with impunity as the
government workers stand helpless at the donut shop while a trail of
blood is left and you guys worry about whether some ancient dude who
burns veggie is getting over on you for a couple of bucks on his fair
If you want certainty, you can only have one engineer or any other
professional. If you have 15 you will never be sure, but you do have a
better chance of getting things right.
BillR.
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From: John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List
I know some people here (Levi?) have experience with Subarus. Is there any
good mailing list, web forum, etc. out there? The only ones I can find with
a quick Google search seem devoted to souping up WRX models. My
girlfriend's '98 Legacy has a slipping transmission and beyond changing the
Nope, tried all manner of heating devices, just short of explosives. Still
was a major [EMAIL PROTECTED] to remove. Never ever, again.
On 3/10/07, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Propane torch, heat to just too hot to touch, it comes right off. If
you pry on it, you ruin the
I bought a can of Diesel Purge from Rusty but haven't used it on my 2.5 yet.
Although my 2.5 300D is running pretty good it sounds like something I
should try to do ASAP.
It sounds like the difference was amazing --
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis
Does that certainty apply to knowing the time? (if you have 3 watches,
which one is correct??)
Werner
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From: BillR [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Resister to lower
That is it exactly. My pocket watch kept within a minute a year for 50
years when it belonged to my wife's grandfather. That one I could trust.
Other than that one, which I don't carry around, I stick to one that is
pretty good and am just happy I don't need to be that exact. If I wore two
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