> < it was a wonderful engine. With AMG go fast parts it pumps out 210HP, not
> bad for a NA 2.8 litre six
> designed in 1972.>> I suppose you will go on about what Porsche where
> building at the time but you have to consider that this is an engine designed
> to
> go 100,000's of k's and not
Well, it's time to declare success on the original big deal and give all
the insightful execs involved big bonuses for their unique business
acumen and astounding management skills in this wonderful achievement.
And the board needs to vote themselves big bonuses too for their
detailed oversigh
I used my $2 sucker to get the tranny fluid out of my Eldo and Blazer --
500ci and 350ci motors with TH400? and 700R4 trannies. You can get the
sucker hose all the way down to the bottom of the pan through the
fill/dipstick tube and save the trouble you get when dropping a full pan
of tranny f
Here's my web page with my version. Works well. Beer extra.
http://www.constructivity.net/oilsucker.htm
--R
Zoltan Finks wrote:
I'll archive these instructions away for when I get around to trying this.
Thanks.
Brian
On 5/14/07, wilton strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Here are in
yes, it has the same problems.
Donald Snook wrote:
Kaleb wrote: "On the 95, evaporators go bad, wiring harness goes bad."
I wondered about that. So, does that mean the 94 does not have these
problems?
Donald H. Snook
1990 300SEL 137K (for sale)
no necessarily
Hendrik Riessen wrote:
Most of them should have been replaced by now.
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From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] New and Improved Tell me why I shouldn't buy th
Yes, certain chassis, if not all, of MB had it earlier in 92. I know
all the 140's had it. I will have to look at my 92 4 matic and see what
it has
John Freer wrote:
Both of my 92 MB's have factory r134a but maybe MB was ahead of the pack?
On 5/13/07, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w
Thats what I said several days ago.
Hendrik Riessen wrote:
I am reasonably sure in the M104 they went to a completley electronic
injection system, as is found in most modern cars. The 103 motor still had
CIS-E.
AMG produced a 3.4 and 3.6 litre version of the 104.
Just another one of Mercedes's
Thats good. Where did he see the ad?
Luther wrote:
Sold the SD this afternoon, he's coming back down from Springfield tomorrow with
his nice Dodge/Cummins dually and trailer to get the car.
YH
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, (2x)
It seems than at Mon, 14 May 2007 13:42:59 -0700 (PDT), Christopher wrote:
> Wonder what will become of the Sprinter.
Maybe it will stay on under the Freightliner badge. That's how
many of the early ones were sold here.
--Philip
Sold the SD this afternoon, he's coming back down from Springfield tomorrow with
his nice Dodge/Cummins dually and trailer to get the car.
YH
--
Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark
'87 300SDL (271,xxx mi) needs head
'83 300SD (245 kmi) For Sale
'82 300CD (166 kmi)
'82 300D (74
It will LOSE money, or is that an implied warranty?
On May 14, 2007, at 1:38 PM, Wonko the Sane wrote:
I wonder if the sale comes with a warranty?
Still if one was a Chrysler parts supplier I'd be phoning and asking
when do we get our money, and we'll be glad (NOT) to redo this
contrac
The sales manger at my local stealer mentioned the badging kit when we were
discussing MB diesels-not sure if he sold them.
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1979 240D-250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t 135K miles
Wickford, RI-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Jo
Indeed...and thanks for the diesel powered mini van like promised...
Bob R.
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From: "Christopher McCann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chrysler sale
Wonder what will become of the Sprinter.
Chris
John M McIntos
Ah, a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, not a Chrysler sprinter I'll note. Also
sold under the Dodge and FreightLiner brand.
I'd guess they'll continue selling them via FreightLiner (aka
Daimler) brand. I recall the heavy truck side of Daimler was quite
profitable.
See ebay on how to convert your Do
Ah, a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, not a Chrysler sprinter I'll note. Also
sold under the Dodge and FreightLiner brand.
I'd guess they'll continue selling them via FreightLiner (aka
Daimler) brand. I recall the heavy truck side of Daimler was quite
profitable.
See ebay on how to convert your Do
I'll archive these instructions away for when I get around to trying this.
Thanks.
Brian
On 5/14/07, wilton strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Here are instructions for building and using $2 sucker:
HOMEMADE /$2 TOPSIDER/OIL SUCKER
(This method of oil removal by suction works only if oil
The only level I would rust is the hot & running method. The fluid must
fill the valve body passages as well as the torque converter and any other
areas where fluid is needed. IMHO, as fluid drains back after the engine is
turned off and begins to cool, the fluid would flow in a non-consistant
Wonder what will become of the Sprinter.
Chris
John M McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yes and my german friends tell me
Daimler stock is up 35%, however
don't *ask* what it was before this debacle.
That and Daimler according the WSJ actually will pay out 500M euros
as a net loss by th
I wonder if the sale comes with a warranty?
On 5/14/07, John M McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes and my german friends tell me Daimler stock is up 35%, however
don't *ask* what it was before this debacle.
--
LT Don
http://don.homelinux.net/~don/
Make a small loan, Make a big differen
Yes and my german friends tell me Daimler stock is up 35%, however
don't *ask* what it was before this debacle.
That and Daimler according the WSJ actually will pay out 500M euros
as a net loss by the time the paperwork
is signed due to the 7.5B going directly into Chrysler operations,
fina
Oddly chasing a transmission shift problem on my sedan I had to go
out and check the transmission fluid. Normally I don't do that because
of the risk of introducing contaminants. Ya lint free micro-fiber
cloth etc...
In checking the w140 owners manual it says, run car til hot. I've
heard 15
Subject: Re: [MB] Chrysler "Sold"
DCAG just announced that it will sell Chrysler to an investment firm,
Cerberus, for $7.5 billion. The deal is complicated, as DCAG (to be renamed
Daimler
AG--whatever happened to Benz?) will keep a 19.9-percent interest and loan
money back to Chrysler Holdin
Wilton,
If it's not too much troruble, I''d like to learn how you did this.
Many thanks to all the replies.
David
wilton strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'll send complete
instructions for building and using $2 sucker if you want - it's all very
easy.
Supposedly, MBs since early 80s have been built for removing oil by
connecting suction tube to TOP of dipstick tube. I KNOW it works
beautifully for my '81 300D, '87 300D and '91 350SDL. 'Don't have personal
experience with sucking from others.
Wilton
Nope, not today.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Russ Williams
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 11:42 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] Test
Test
Anybody Out there???
Russ W.
___
http://www.ok
The 5-speed makes a huge difference to my highly-calibrated
seat-of-the-pants analysis! Don't get me wrong, it's a great little
car.for HER to drive.
Gary Thompson
1995 E320
On 5/14/07, Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have a 97 Civic LX - there were only two engines offered - the
I have a 97 Civic LX - there were only two engines offered - the DX, LX, and
HX all got the 1.6L 106HP engine, while the EX (luxury) got the 1.6L 127HP
engine. Just a bit more go. I have the LX with the 5-speed manual and it's
slow, but not horridly so.
On 5/14/07, Gary Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECT
I swapped out the ACC push button module already - no difference
noted, although it is possible that BOTH modules could have cracked
solder so will need to check that out.
One other possibility - the electronic black box control unit (module)
behind the dash. I forget what it's called or what it
Hey everyone,
Checking the fluid on the trans. Want to make sure I'm doing it right.
Hand books says running in P, hot. In this state, it reads low, but once
the car is turned off, the level reads above the high line. I thought the
book said when turned off of the fluid has slightly cooled, it
It's the engine wiring harness that fails. The extreme temp cycles
just kill the insulation. I'd expect the wiring behind the dash to
look like it just came from the factory.
Gary Thompson
1995 E320
On 5/14/07, Hans Neureiter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My evap failed after 150k miles. What I
On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 11:41:40AM -0500, Russ Williams wrote:
> Test
> Anybody Out there???
no.
Test
Anybody Out there???
Russ W.
On Sun, 13 May 2007, Peter Frederick wrote:
The only incompatibility I've run across in the post Beige G3 mac is an
occasional 2.5" laptop drive that will not work with the Wallstreet I
have (a Toshiba). Older macs gag on big drives (more than 120MB), but
a G4 is probably fine with whatever you
I didn't mean to start the fire that I did on this issue. I had heard
of the 2.6 in the 300E. I knew that at some point the 124 went from the
3.0 M103 to the 3.2 M104. I was just asking about it because I had
never heard of the 2.8 in modern cars. Thanks for all the information.
As it turn
So, does the suction from the top technique work on a OM617?
Should. You can tell the ones that it works on, the dipstick
is substantially larger than the older ones where it won't.
The 616 in the Frankenheap, for example, can't be topsided.
(Not easily, anyway.)
-- Jim
I just bought the W124 CD from MBUSA (1-800-FOR-MERCEDES,
1-800-367-6372). Cost ~75. Expensive, but will pay for itself many
times over.
The W116, W126, W123, etc. CDs are about $20 or so through the classic
center.
John
Rick Knoble wrote:
Hi All,
I am starting to work on my 190DT that
Hi All,
I am starting to work on my 190DT that I bought a while back and I need a
service manual or CD's like I have for my 123 coupe. Where can I buy them?
Thanks,
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
Here are instructions for building and using $2 sucker:
HOMEMADE /$2 TOPSIDER/OIL SUCKER
(This method of oil removal by suction works only if oil dipstick tube goes
to lowest point in oil pan, as in a Mercedes. Oil below bottom of dipstick
tube can't be removed by this method without sticking an
So, does the suction from the top technique work on a OM617?
Or do you need to get a tube down into the pan?
Allan
--
1983 300D
1966 230
David, I suck oil from TOP ONLY of dipstick tube by inserting my 5/8 inch OD
evac tube into top inch or so of dipstick tube, where it fits snugly. I
think MB techs and others clamp suction tube to outside, top of dipstick
tube. I merely insert evac tube in top, enlarged area of the dipstick tube
There was some griping on this list a few weeks ago about a certain
big-box consumer electronics retailer. I've personally never had any
issues with them, but this makes me think twice
http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/confessions/best-buy-employee-confesses-to-scams-similar-to-ones-outlin
My evap failed after 150k miles. What I pulled out from the center of
the car looked like someone put it together who had no idea how to
solder. The wiring harness, and you see a lot of it doing this job,
looked perfect.
On 5/14/07, Gary Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Biodegradeable wiring
I would replace the compressor, dryer, and expansion valve in addition
to having the system flushed.
Tom Potter
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Hawkins Java
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 1:18 AM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ]
Dude you've going to be in NOWHERE...
Closer to Canada than anywhere civilized in the US. Try to get to Dysarts in
Herman one night for dinner, its worth it.
Seriously you'll be about 2 hours north of Portland which is about 2 hours
north of Boston.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 09:20:57 -0500
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=af3dBz1lPZ2U&refer=germany
Hi David,
On my W124 I also use a Topsider - using one of the pieces of tubing
that came with the Topsider (I believe) I push it into the dipstick tube
opening firmly. It seals well enough to make it possibe for the topsider to
suck all the oil out.
For my W123 I use a long piece of tubi
Biodegradeable wiring was introduced with the M104 engine (at least
for the W124) in 1993.
There's been a big debate on the evaporator, with some claiming all
W124s are prone. My own opinion is this came in somewhere in the very
early 1990s.
Gary Thompson
1995 E320
On 5/13/07, OK Don <[EMAIL P
Donald,
I've got one and really like it, with three major exceptions:
1) wiring harness issues. This was one of the years of the
biodegradeable wiring. Most of the engine wiring harnesses have
probably been replaced by the 10 year/100Kmiles point, but check to
make sure. Expensive to have done,
The Civic came in 4 different trim/tune levels in 1997, and my
daughter's is the lowest end. The lower HP 1.6L engine combined with
the automatic transmission makes it a bit of a pig. Course it's all
relative. Could probably outrun a 240D!
Gary Thompson
1995 E320
On 5/11/07, R A Bennell <[EMAI
Look everyone agrees in US spec it is a bit of a shocker but in Euro spec it
was a wonderful engine.
With AMG go fast parts it pumps out 210HP, not bad for a NA 2.8 litre six
designed in 1972. I suppose you will go on about what Porsche where building
at the time but you have to consider that th
David -
If you have the manual, go to the "Maintenance" folder and view the
0101.pdf. On page 2 they show a cutaway view of what the dealers use. To use
one of these with your Topsider you would remove the small tube that goes
into you dipstick tube and connect the larger hose to this adapter. I as
Wilotn,
How do you suck it from top only? I assume you need to have some sort of
really good airtight connection to dipstick tube and connect it to a pump?
I've been using Topsider for a few years, and lately been thinking of getting
an active pump. Any suggestion?
David
wilton strickland
Pre-mirrored door Macs gag on anything larger than
128G if you're running OS X 10.2 or later. There is a
software workaround if you want to drop $15 for it.
MacRalphPoos
--- Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The only incompatibility I've run across in the post
> Beige G3 mac is an
The only incompatibility I've run across in the post Beige G3 mac is an
occasional 2.5" laptop drive that will not work with the Wallstreet I
have (a Toshiba). Older macs gag on big drives (more than 120MB), but
a G4 is probably fine with whatever you get.
Peter
> <
> .
>
> Still is. And www.mactracker.ca is useful.
I used it when swapping components from my G4 single 867 to my "new" G4 Dual
867. Interchangeable hard drives.
RLE
**
See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
> <
> .
>
Still is. And www.mactracker.ca is useful.
I used it when swapping components from my G4 single 867 to my "new" G4 Dual
867. Interchangeable hard drives.
RLE
**
See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
> < overhead cam M110 motor to a avearge single cam M103 and then back to double
> overhead M104. I guess the design brief for the 103 was for better economy
> than power.>>
>
What exactly was superb about the M110? It was mechanically noisy, a terrible
gas-hog in US tune, and was known for early
> < I
> have on CD (from eBay). It's a rare model, for sure! Just glancing at the
> engine manual it looks like a dual OHC engine with CIS-E FI system. I
> wonder if it is something AMG had a hand in?>.
>
Hardly. The 300E 2.8 replaced the 260E as the 124 entry level model and was
similarly de
John Freer wrote:
>
> Both of my 92 MB's have factory r134a but maybe MB was ahead of the pack?
My friend's '93 Crudolla is R12. My '95 Taurus and my mother's '94 Ciera
were 134a. IIRC, the manufacturing ban on R12 took effect some time in '95.
I'm not sure when R12 became banned for new cars,
> < than the M104 and from a maintenance and repair point of view is superior to
> the
> 104. However performance wise the 104 beats the 103 design in every way.>>
>
Your argument ignores the facts. The M103 uses the ancient CIS fuel injection
introduced in 1973. The M104 uses Motronic introduce
> < the M103, even the 2.8L, I've driven one. Road rocket, pretty much.>>
>
Road rocket?? Oh, come on!
The M103 powered 190E 2.6 performance was good but no more. The 260E with the
same engine was considered underpowered at the time. The W202 C280 with the
M104 engine at 194HP had considerably
The last numbers I heard for the W124 was about 15% failed within
200,000 miles. This is quite high for modern automotive service.
Hoses fail eventually in automotive applications, but evaporator
failure isn't a common thing. Condensers, yes, I've had a few corrode
away (Canadian winters are
Donald Snook wrote:
Kaleb wrote: "On the 95, evaporators go bad, wiring harness goes bad."
I wondered about that. So, does that mean the 94 does not have these
problems?
'94 and '95 are essentially identical. Evaporator problems aren't real
common on the 124, but they do happen; big b
Chris, have you tried sucking your oil from TOP ONLY of dipstick tube?
Maybe, it goes to bottom of pan like MB. If so, you don't need to insert
suction tube down the dipstick tube. I don't know, of course, how deep your
dipstick tube goes; just wondering if you know how much you get out via the
d
The evaporator design on the W124 is bad, it suffers from stress cracks
where the copper tubes are pressed into the aluminum core. The good
replacement has all aluminum construction and does not appear to fail.
The copper/aluminum ones are sometimes bad out of the box.
Peter
I think that Marshal said that all the gasoline models after '90, and
Diesels after '93 had the self degrading wiring harnesses. I don't
know anything about the evaporators.
On 5/13/07, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Kaleb wrote: "On the 95, evaporators go bad, wiring harness goes bad.
--- Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
So boot it off a restore CD or a TechTools CD that
came with it. If you don't have one, drop me a note
off-list and I'll get one to you.
Ralph, er, MacPooos
_
Easy,
Flip4mac
Google it.
MacPoos, aka Ralph
--- andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey Mac Maniacs. How do I play .wmv files on my
> Imac?
Yahoo!
oneSearch: Finally, mobile search
Hey Mac Maniacs. How do I play .wmv files on my Imac?
On 5/13/07, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i discover this morning that one of my macs doesn't boot, but just
> keeps showing me the grey apple logo. if i try to boot it in safe
> mode by holding down the shift key, it just ends up
Kaleb wrote: "On the 95, evaporators go bad, wiring harness goes bad."
I wondered about that. So, does that mean the 94 does not have these
problems?
Donald H. Snook
1990 300SEL 137K (for sale)
Depends how fast you wanna go, if you want to go fast buy a 320, if you
wanna go real fast go for the V8.
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From: "Donald Snook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 8:00 AM
Subject: [MBZ] New and Improved Tell me why I shoul
Most of them should have been replaced by now.
- Original Message -
From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] New and Improved Tell me why I shouldn't buy this car
On the 95, evaporators go bad,
Both of my 92 MB's have factory r134a but maybe MB was ahead of the pack?
On 5/13/07, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
93 I do believe was when it was required to have r134
Bob Rentfro wrote:
> Finally, after several years of ice cold air in wifey's Legend, it's blowing
cool. Like
There use to be a site called "low end macs" or something to the effect.
You can google it. They had a number of model specific chat groups, but
also a pretty good list of used computers and parts. Lots of help with
repairs and upgrading too.
Ed
300E in the garage
Stash of macs in the basement.
I am reasonably sure in the M104 they went to a completley electronic
injection system, as is found in most modern cars. The 103 motor still had
CIS-E.
AMG produced a 3.4 and 3.6 litre version of the 104.
Just another one of Mercedes's craziness, they went from a superb double
overhead cam M110
93 I do believe was when it was required to have r134
Bob Rentfro wrote:
Finally, after several years of ice cold air in wifey's Legend, it's blowing cool. Like any good boy I checked the manual to ensure the connection I was looking at under the hood was indeed the low pressure side...after havi
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On 5/13/07, Ralph Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Gary,
What model Mac is it? This will affect the type of
hard drive you can put in it.
You have a couple of options for starting it up. If
you have th restore DVDs for it, put the first one in
and ho
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