Obviously I have been off list for a few days. I read all the way down to
'Front passenger window' before I realized this wasn't another Windows / Mac
discussion such as was going on when I left..
BillR, Jacksonville and just back from Columbia and Atlanta.
1981 300SD 287k miles, and still
I did change the rear wheel bearings along with the front ones. The Rear
ones were not easy sailing.
Engine mountings are o.k .
The fan shroud is missing and I have not been able to source it as yet. On
the stands the noise is not there and that is the surprising bit, Its a
elusive grinding
Im sure somebody has them, I do not off the top of my head.
BTW, when did you start accumulating cars? You seem to have quite the
heard. Notice you have a 87 300TD, how is that doing? Dont remember
you getting that.
Ralph W wrote:
Does that mean I have to visit my favorite certified MB
Mak:
Almost has to be a bearing or bearing housing, or something that only
rubs when the weight of the car is on the wheels.
The left rear bearing is OK, the right one is pure pain, I think
I'm out of ideas -- look for something that moves and interferes with
the wheels or tires when
IMHO such a car is not worth restoring because 1) valve job is surely
needed soon ($3,000), 2) crappy interiors (thin wood and leather), 3)
poor fuel economy, 4) dash is probably cracked and looks oogy, 5) they
usually stink of stale tobacco smoke, and 6) poor fuel economy and
overall technology
IMHO such a car is not worth restoring because 1) valve job is surely
needed soon ($3,000), 2) crappy interiors (thin wood and leather), 3)
poor fuel economy, 4) dash is probably cracked and looks oogy, 5) they
usually stink of stale tobacco smoke, and 6) poor fuel economy and
overall technology
Does anyone have the passenger seat doglegs (The part connecting the
seat
back rest to the seatbottom frame. Note: It would have the back rest
seat
adjust knob on the left) to fit a '76 SL? TIA.
Now how in heck did you come to be needing one of those?
-- Jim
Some day I will learn to check the simple things first.
Sage advice.
And do the old loop style GPs *ever* burn out?
I think it's fairly rare.
-- Jim
W115'ers
The 74 240D is running great...except for the buzzer...which goes on when I
brake hard, and sometimes when I depress the clutch, but it goes off when I
shift into neutral (4 speed manual)! One must put the car in gear sooner or
later, after all, so it's a bit of a bother. What is
Kaleb,
I've had most of the cars for a while now. I just recently got the '87 wagon
from Jeff Zedic before he crossed the pond. I changed the tranny filter and
put M1 ATF in and the tranny went to hell along with engine power. Indy
suggested going back to standard fluid and try some Lucas.
Peter ,
I'm not sure what the general understanding of high gear is - do you
mean gear 1,2 or 3,4 ?
Thanks
Peter
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From: Peter Frederick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 23 March 2007 03:20 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] When to use Mobil 1 after
They are supposed to help world-wide.
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
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Porsche Road Test
This month's issue of Winding Road (on-line mag) features the new
Smart car, and discusses Penske's plans for bring it to the US.
http://www.windingroad.com/
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just
sit there.
Will Rogers
'90 300D, '87
Rusty has the socket. that and a torque wrench is all you need. Order at
least one extra oring and copper seal. clean everything in the area very
thoroughly before starting. It only takes a speck of grit or even lint to
mess up an injector.
Applies to OM606 W210.025/OM606.962 delivery
Wha??? I almost never come to a complete stop before shifting from R to D...
My Dodge Dakota (AT) has almost 200,000 miles on it and the trans still pulls
strong and shifts good.
The guys a the quickielube place say it shifts hard but I honestly don't notice
or care.
My wife has a nasty habit
In my experience, they fail more frequently than pencil type. I always
spent the bucks to convert to pencil type/parallel glow plugs
At 11:08 PM 3/25/2007, you wrote:
Some day I will learn to check the simple things first.
Sage advice.
And do the old loop style GPs *ever* burn out?
I
I am going to look at a 1996 E320 that is for sale locally. It has the
I6 DOHC engine. It looks nice from the pictures. Please give me your
opinions on this model, as I have no experience with it.
Thanks,
Tom Potter
Thanks Peter Absolutely agree that it is a bearing induced noise.
Complete new bearings with supplied races were installed and I felt quite
sure that the problem would be resolved .
As I asked earlier -could it be the bearing at the output end of the
diff. .connectiong to the drive
They look pretty cool from about 50 feet, so much so that I occasionally
l*st after them despite the realities.
On 3/26/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
IMHO such a car is not worth restoring because 1) valve job is surely
needed soon ($3,000), 2) crappy interiors (thin wood and
Buckle up?
On 3/26/07, B Dike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
W115'ers
The 74 240D is running great...except for the buzzer...which goes on when
I brake hard, and sometimes when I depress the clutch, but it goes off when
I shift into neutral (4 speed manual)! One must put the car in gear sooner
or
OK, have a few questions regarding the W140 S Class (S500). I'm looking for
a car for my Dad. I've looked at a few older W126 models, but most are
either rough, unknown history, or the old tin worm is starting to get to
them. I've looked around for a SDL, but not many around up here. I know
They are very helpful, although I do miss the website pricelist service.
On 3/26/07, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They are supposed to help world-wide.
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
My Dad had a 450 SEL back when they were new ('80) model and it was a great
car. Other than that, and an SL for a while, he was an American car buy. I
never forgot those doors, or how the seats felt, or how you could hit a bump
and still comtinue along in a straight line, compared to our
Thanks Loren!
Ralph W.
'83 300CD '82 300TD (2 parts wagons)
'90 300D '01 E320 Wagon
'87 300TD
In a message dated 3/25/2007 11:25:54 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The 74 240D is running great...except for the buzzer...which goes on when I
brake hard, and sometimes when I depress the clutch, but it goes off when I
shift into neutral (4 speed manual)!
On 3/26/07, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This month's issue of Winding Road (on-line mag) features the new
Smart car, and discusses Penske's plans for bring it to the US.
http://www.windingroad.com/
A dealer here in Portland, Ore. (http://www.oswegoluxury.com/) has been
selling the
On Mar 26, 2007, at 9:59 AM, E M wrote:
Pricing is $10-25K
What are some of the problem areas on these cars?
Ohh nice car, timeless, wonderful to drive any distance, mind I have
a bias opinion. Quite easy to spend $5K on repairs without blinking.
I see mercedes canada only has 3 for
Tom Potter wrote:
I am going to look at a 1996 E320 that is for sale locally. It has the
I6 DOHC engine. It looks nice from the pictures. Please give me your
opinions on this model, as I have no experience with it.
There are others on the list that have more knowledge about these cars.
On Mar 26, 2007, at 11:19 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On 3/26/07, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This month's issue of Winding Road (on-line mag) features the new
Smart car, and discusses Penske's plans for bring it to the US.
http://www.windingroad.com/
I think the most interesting
On 3/26/07, E M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The few I've seen at the dealer are WAY above what them seem to go
for in the market, and they weren't even anything extra special.
Might be worth it, considering that new-car dealers tend to keep only the
best trade-ins to sell themselves and auction
thank John Reames! He did most of the work.
Compressed air is best for cleaning the iP deck and delivery valve
fittings. If you back out the delivery valves a turn or two, there is
residual dirt the o-ring will bring up after you have cleaned all you
can. At this point, clean the deck
There's a local Chevy dealer selling them, and they seem to be selling very
well! There were 4 on the lot Thursday, and all but one of them were gone
yesterday. I want to go feel one up when I get a chance.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 266K miles, Ursula
I've recently been experiencing a noise which seems to be emanation from
the upper left front suspension area and seems to be on the rebound cylce
when encountering bumps (Note: The bumps do not need to be very large to
cause this). Sometimes there will be just one knock/rot sound, and other
I had a strange noise that turned out to be a slightly loose brake
caliper... a quick and easy thing to check :-)
Others will probably want to know what year and chassis your car is too...
John
'79 300SD
Glenn Brown wrote:
I've recently been experiencing a noise which seems to be
Others will probably want to know what year and chassis your car is too...
I should probably read the whole subject line...
So long as your neighbor in his F250 doesn't run over you in your Smart car,
you will be fine. I know they are
built strong and you just bounce like a basket ball rather than get squished
like a bug but I'm getting old and I
don't bounce as well as I once did. I still prefer more car around me
Would somebody with a carfax account be willing to run a VIN check for me?
WDBCB20A7DB040628 should be a 83 300SD
Thanks
Roger
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Thanks John, I appreciate your views and pointers. I do a lot of the
servicing on my own cars and have a few friends who are pretty good with
such things, and they have access to shops. I know I'll pay extra for some
of the parts, I just don't want to get into something where you pay silly
Hi Alex,
I agree, I've always tried to find the best example I can when shopping
used. I find it's always cheaper and I end up with a car I'm proud of.
I see very few at the dealers now, and I check today in ON showed zero.
guess they are getting on somewhat for a dealer to stock. I've looked
Loose/worn shock.
Tom Potter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glenn Brown
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 3:34 PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Noise from upper left front suspension area - '84 300D
I've recently been experiencing
Carfax checks this out as a 1987 Yugo.
On 3/26/07, Roger Conlon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Would somebody with a carfax account be willing to run a VIN check for me?
WDBCB20A7DB040628 should be a 83 300SD
Thanks
Roger
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Interest
4th. Don't lug it, but you do need to have it under high load at
medium speed.
Peter
Check the sway bar mount and upper control arm (very short). The bolt
can break, or worse, the sway bar end can break off, causing a clatter
or kloing sound as the bar catches, then vibrates free -- a muffled
ringing noise.
Peter
Anybody have any opinions on Auto One Warranty Specialists. I am
contemplating getting an extended warranty from them on my
granddaughter's vehicle. If you are not familiar with this one, is there
an extended warranty provider that you recommend?
Thanks,
Tom Potter
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