[MBZ] OT: 5600 Watt Diesel Generator in Northern Catalog
This seems like a deal and may be just what some of you have been looking for. Page 11 shows item # 168100-1801 at $1299. Peak load is 6500 watts and it comes with electric start and a battery. Shipping weight is 377 pounds so proximity to Northern is probably a plus, though it does say factory shipping. Punch it up at _www.northerntool.com_ (http://www.northerntool.com) Looks like a nice package- no affiliation. Jim Friesen Phoenix AZ 79 300SD, 264 K miles 98 ML 320, 151 K miles ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
Kirby's are great machines as long as you use them as vacuum cleaners stay away from all of the extras. I second that! Also, it's better to have one on each floor rather than transporting one up and down the stairs. Wifey was going to throw her Kirby Heritage II away when we moved in together, but I decided to resurrect it. $50 including a new belt and roller brush and it was in business again. They're kind of like the old Mercedes of vacuums. When we moved to a 2-story house, I bought another one for upstairs. I've bought several at Goodwill and fixed them up just like the first one. I've since found out that the brush rollers are serviceable, so I took them apart, cleaned and lubed them, and put them back together with wonderful results only costing me my time and a few cents. Gotta love those Catheyesque repairs! Kevin in Portland, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula 2006 Sprinter PV 1.6Kmi, die Kiste ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
the Dyson I bought 5 years ago sucks circles around Kirby. Those Dysons are da bomb. They are a must if you have dogs or cats. I second that one too! I decided to buy one to use in our temporary apartment. We have two dogs and two cats in an 1100 square foot apartment, and the hair is everywhere! The Dyson helps greatly with this, and the exhaust is filtered too which is a must with the poor air circulation in the apartment. It doesn't weigh a whole lot less than the Kirby, but it's way more maneuverable. Kevin in Portland, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula 2006 Sprinter PV 1.6Kmi, die Kiste ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
During my college days, I spent almost 2 years as the servicemaster repairman. I saw many things take out a vacuum cleaner, the most interesting was a penny. The damn thing shattered the impeller and got sucked into the motor windings where it's death was marked with fireworks. After replacing the impeller and motor, I dismantled the motor to find that plastic mountings in the case were broken before the penny made it to the motor windings where it cut nearly 1 inch of windings. If I remember correctly, this was the same cleaning lady that tripped a breaker when she vacuumed over her own cord and it rubbed away the outer insulation AND the insulation of hot and ground. UGH! I SO wanted to garnish her wages for the repairs she caused our equipment. -- Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark '87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) BioBeast '82 300CD (166 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine Quoting Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Probably the motor bearings. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT the travails of a 2 ford family
Jim Cathey wrote: Actually, you are wrong! These wheels do fit. I know because I bought a set of 201 wheels once to put on a 107. The center star popped right out when I put the first wheel on, the hub poked right through. That was embarrassing, costly, and time-wasting. How better to learn? A friend of mine bought some early 80's Colt Hatchback wheels for his late 80's Colt Vista. Took them to the tire store to have snow tires mounted. Before you mount the tires, could you make sure these wheels fit? Sure thing. I could tell from ten feet away that the hatchback wheels had more offset. Tire store bozo probably checked the bolt pattern before he mounted the snow tires and air-wrenched a front wheel onto the car. The wheel wouldn't turn because it was binding hard on the caliper. They dismounted the tires and gave him a refund. As it turns out, they should have bought him a new caliper too, they bent it and it would not release the disk. As for the Snook situation, now you know why the mechanic who bought the 126 wants the set of 126 wheels, and intends to take the 124 wheels off the 126 and put them on a 124. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Post Falls SL
Of course, if it's still dark outside I can't do those other tasks, so if I'm up at 4 AM I can justify working on the car, right? Time to check the Bucket-O-Death. It's done a fine job on the part that fit into the bucket. But the grille is large and looks like it needs about four treatments. The other end can go into the bucket and won't need long to treat, but there is some rust inside along the top and bottom. I think I can just lay the grille on its face and fill the channels with electrolyte and suspend sacrificial anode wire in them. We'll see. I put the other end of the grille into the bucket for now, we'll deal with the middle parts later. I put some metallic gray paint on the glued cracks in the plastic grille pieces. That disguises them a bit. Still dark outside. I went to the car and tested the kickdown solenoid (using the handy new Harbor Freight meter), which can be diagnosed from the (still-exposed) fuel pump relay socket. When actuated it measures about 15 ohms from pin 87k to 31 and infinity when not actuated, which sounds about right, and when the meter is connected on the 10A scale between pins 87k and 30 it records 870mA when actuated and you can hear a quiet 'click' from the transmission. If the fuel pump relay is enabling the 87k output and the kickdown switch isn't working there's nothing to blame except the transmission itself. (The handy new cheap meter is very slow to react, unlike the decidedly not-cheap Fluke that I usually use.) So I got some phone wire and lassoed pins 31 and 87k of the fuel pump relay and plugged the it back in. I hooked the voltmeter to the wires and started the car. It measured power, and when I poked the kickdown switch with my toe I could see the voltage drop a few hundred millivolts indicating that the solenoid was drawing current. Well, if it's not doing what I expect (forcing a downshift from 2-1 when I poke the switch with my toe) either the tranny is ill or it's not _supposed_ to do that. (This trick does work on everything else I've tried it on, but MB has incorporated a lot of minor variations into their various transmissions.) I'll test it again on the road this morning, but most likely I'm done with this. Oh look, it's light. Time to do something else. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
You'll never be truely impressed with a vac until you have central vac... Our house has it and the first time it grabbed one of those plastic grocery bags I thought oh crap! The pipe from the wall port to the vac itself is about 30' long and snakes around my basement (wierdest install ever) and would you believe that thing can pull a plastic bag through that in about 5 seconds? Its amazing. I emptied the can the day before yesterday for the first time since we bought the house a year ago. Found probably 3 plastic bags in it... -Curt Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:12:18 -0400 From: Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming To: Banned List [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 my mother is coming to visit, so i figure it's time to bust out old kirby and go over the carpet a bit. kirby has always been loud, but tonight he simply screams bloody murder. i smell a little burning smell. and then i see some spark and flame inside the motor housing. but as it keeps sucking up dirt, i keep vacuuming. i do this for another minute or so and then realize that what i am doing is insane. now i've heard here that kirby's are really not that good and they are a pure ripoff, etc. i've heard it all before, but i'm still impressed. guess i'll need to take it apart this weekend to see what has gone awry. - Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
Curt Raymond wrote: You'll never be truely impressed with a vac until you have central vac... Our house has it and the first time it grabbed one of those plastic grocery bags I thought oh crap! The pipe from the wall port to the vac itself is about 30' long and snakes around my basement (wierdest install ever) and would you believe that thing can pull a plastic bag through that in about 5 seconds? Its amazing. I emptied the can the day before yesterday for the first time since we bought the house a year ago. I've been wanting to install one of those systems for awhile now... but have too many other projects. I've got hardwood floors and two cats... so the cat hair is really noticeable (think roaming dust bunnies). Uprights are just silly for hardwood, and they don't make good cannister vacuums anymore. They are all bagless and have those stupid HEPA filters that you can never find replacements for. There are some top of the line cannisters (Dyson makes one I think), but if I'm going to spend $500 on a vacuum cleaner it will be a central system. Found probably 3 plastic bags in it... Whats with the plastic bags on the floor? ;) John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
my thought as well. i sucked up quite a few pennies with that thing without understanding why this is bad. i didn't get this idea that the penny went through the fan and the motor. i just figured they went straight to the bag or something. On 9/13/07, Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: During my college days, I spent almost 2 years as the servicemaster repairman. I saw many things take out a vacuum cleaner, the most interesting was a penny. The damn thing shattered the impeller and got sucked into the motor windings where it's death was marked with fireworks. After replacing the impeller and motor, I dismantled the motor to find that plastic mountings in the case were broken before the penny made it to the motor windings where it cut nearly 1 inch of windings. If I remember correctly, this was the same cleaning lady that tripped a breaker when she vacuumed over her own cord and it rubbed away the outer insulation AND the insulation of hot and ground. UGH! I SO wanted to garnish her wages for the repairs she caused our equipment. -- Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark '87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) BioBeast '82 300CD (166 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine Quoting Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Probably the motor bearings. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT the travails of a 2 ford family
On 9/12/07, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He's not much of a Mercedes mechanic if he doesn't know that 124 and 126 wheels are not interchangeable (the offsets are very different). Actually, you are wrong! These wheels do fit. I know because I have been driving on them for the last several months. The 8 hole wheels came off of a 1994 E320 wagon. We put them on my 126 without any problems. They are genuine Mercedes wheels. No, I am right. But I can clarify. Like OK Don said, bolting on and fitting are two different things. It's a simple matter of fact that the offsets are different enough to cause trouble. 124 wheels will NOT fit on a 126, 107, or 123 without spacers 15 mm thick or so on the hubs. Otherwise they will contact the brake discs and front suspension. 126 wheels MIGHT fit on a 124 in the sense of being able to be bolted on successfully, but they will stick out much farther than the stock wheels, and I'd expect them to contact the inner fenders at full steering lock and perhaps also at full spring compression. Either way the result is not what Mercedes intended and the ride and handling characteristics of the car will be significantly worse, which is unsafe in the short term and leads to increased suspension wear in the long term. The spacers are especially dangerous---penny-wise and pound-foolish. The bottom line is, use the wheels meant for the car. Mercedes engineers (at least in the old days) shared parts across chassis whenever possible (as we all know from seeing how many parts ordered for a 124, for example, have 201 part numbers). If there are different versions for different cars of something superficially identical (like the 15-hole flatface rims) it's probably for a good reason. Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo et al. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: 5600 Watt Diesel Generator in Northern Catalog
On 9/13/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This seems like a deal and may be just what some of you have been looking for. Page 11 shows item # 168100-1801 at $1299. Peak load is 6500 watts and it comes with electric start and a battery. Shipping weight is 377 pounds so proximity to Northern is probably a plus, though it does say factory shipping. Punch it up at _www.northerntool.com_ (http://www.northerntool.com) That's the lowest price by far I've seen on a Chinese diesel generator package of that wattage. Wonder how that compares to the Original China Diesel sold by a number of vendors online for $2500 or so (e.g. http://www.hardydiesel.com/gen/8kw.html). I'd like to buy a generator in the 6-8kw range for backup power at my new house (and fabricating one from a surplus 240D or VW engine, while appealing, is beyond my skills or time available right now). Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo et al. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: 5600 Watt Diesel Generator in Northern Catalog
There's a few factories in China making those generators like the NT one , then different retailers just get them painted different colours and have their sticker popped on. If you dig around on ebay, there's a seller who has them for $800 with the remote and automatic transfer switch to make it come on when the power fails, and his shipping costs are pretty close to what NT charges ( at least to here )) I snoozed on one of those Chanfa china diesel generators like on the hardy site. I missed a used one on Craigslist in Memphis for $300 and it went on ebay for about $600 Those things appear to be well built, but they are seriously heavy. I'm trying to find an affordable quiet diesel generator for dual purpose , hauling around with the 5th wheel for camping, and around the house, but I have to find one light enough to be able to manuver up to a rack over the cab ( or build an A frame to winch it on and off , trying to avoid that) -Robert Alex Chamberlain wrote: On 9/13/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This seems like a deal and may be just what some of you have been looking for. Page 11 shows item # 168100-1801 at $1299. Peak load is 6500 watts and it comes with electric start and a battery. Shipping weight is 377 pounds so proximity to Northern is probably a plus, though it does say factory shipping. Punch it up at _www.northerntool.com_ (http://www.northerntool.com) That's the lowest price by far I've seen on a Chinese diesel generator package of that wattage. Wonder how that compares to the Original China Diesel sold by a number of vendors online for $2500 or so (e.g. http://www.hardydiesel.com/gen/8kw.html). I'd like to buy a generator in the 6-8kw range for backup power at my new house (and fabricating one from a surplus 240D or VW engine, while appealing, is beyond my skills or time available right now). Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo et al. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: 5600 Watt Diesel Generator in Northern Catalog
On 9/13/07, Robert Tara Ludwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Those things appear to be well built, but they are seriously heavy. I'm trying to find an affordable quiet diesel generator for dual purpose , hauling around with the 5th wheel for camping, and around the house, but I have to find one light enough to be able to manuver up to a rack over the cab ( or build an A frame to winch it on and off , trying to avoid that) If I get one of the Chinese ones or something similar, it is just going to sit on a pad out back, so weight is not a concern for me. Of course it is for your purposes. But isn't 6500KW overkill for a 5th wheel, even a big one? Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
Kirbys aren't a ripoff, they are a pretty impressive machine. And unlike most other brands, you can still get parts for any of them, no matter how old. We've got one from the 50's that I've had forever, still runs great, but I didn't like having to dump the cloth bag with my allergies, and i found a newer G3 at the state resale ( where all the state agencies take their old unwanted or broken stuff to sell to the public ) and I found one with a stuck step switch from one of the nearby colleges , for $25. Only thing wrong with it was someone had stomped the pedal too hard and knocked it off the pins ( the state could have got it fixed for free, the Kirby dealer doesn't charge for repairs unless parts are involved ). It's nice because the super duper allergy bags for the new ones , fit the old ones, and those things are easily repaired, and parts easy to find. There's big janitorial supply that has parts and doesn't mark them up like the dealers do. As far as service, My wife, who has the talent of being able to break anything ( she figures we were made for each other , she can break anything and I can fix anything :-) managed to somehow break the drive axle on the thing. When I went to get a new one, the parts place said they'd never seen one break, and when they called the factory to order one, found out that nobody else had managed to break one on one of those models either, and they didn't have any, but they said they would. It took about 3 weeks, but they tooled up and made a new one ( and it was like the new style ones, slightly improved design , looks like they just had to make a few custom modifications to it ) and no extra cost. When I got back from the vacuum shop, I stopped by the Hallmark shop and got my wife a card of congratulations for succeeding where all others have failed :-) I'll have to agree on the stairs though, with a three story house, vacuuming operations on different floors are planned out ahead of time. ---Robert Gary Hurst wrote: my mother is coming to visit, so i figure it's time to bust out old kirby and go over the carpet a bit. kirby has always been loud, but tonight he simply screams bloody murder. i smell a little burning smell. and then i see some spark and flame inside the motor housing. but as it keeps sucking up dirt, i keep vacuuming. i do this for another minute or so and then realize that what i am doing is insane. now i've heard here that kirby's are really not that good and they are a pure ripoff, etc. i've heard it all before, but i'm still impressed. guess i'll need to take it apart this weekend to see what has gone awry. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender
Since the diesel W140s all have that pesky rod bending problem and the lust for a W140 is as strong as ever, what;s the longevity of the gas W140s - like the S320 perhaps? Seems like a lot around. 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 http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . - Original Message - From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 12:17 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] rod bender The ideal would be one that has a replacement MB engine installed. The rods that Rusty sells should be the correct, stronger ones. Tom www.kegkits.com Original Message From: tom savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 09/06/07 10:59 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] rod bender -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: OK, do say a person was wanting to buy a rod bender 140. Would that person be better off buying one with say 135k-160k, or say one with over 200k? Seems to me like if its still going after 200k, its probably not going to have any problems. If its got 135k, that is about when the rods bend of they are going to. What about replacing the rods beforehand? Are the rods you get from Rusty etc improved and not flawed? I'd buy the one with perfect compression and leakdown numbers. Tom, Also feeling the pull of the 140 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.8/993 - Release Date: 9/6/2007 3:18 PM ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
Get a Roomba (vacuuming robot). Aside from doing a pretty good job with minimal intervention, it could provide hours of amusement and torture for your felines. The new ones have provisions to be programmed to do all sorts of things (like outfitting with a vid cam). --R John Robbins wrote: I've been wanting to install one of those systems for awhile now... but have too many other projects. I've got hardwood floors and two cats... so the cat hair is really noticeable (think roaming dust bunnies). Uprights are just silly for hardwood, and they don't make good cannister vacuums anymore. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
i've looked at those in pictures. i have a dog and a cat and wonder if it wouldn't drive them nuts On 9/13/07, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Get a Roomba (vacuuming robot). Aside from doing a pretty good job with minimal intervention, it could provide hours of amusement and torture for your felines. The new ones have provisions to be programmed to do all sorts of things (like outfitting with a vid cam). --R John Robbins wrote: I've been wanting to install one of those systems for awhile now... but have too many other projects. I've got hardwood floors and two cats... so the cat hair is really noticeable (think roaming dust bunnies). Uprights are just silly for hardwood, and they don't make good cannister vacuums anymore. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
We got one of those because my cousins [neither of whom can walk very well] really liked theirs. We used ours for several weeks and took it back for a more traditional model. Too many problems with getting caught under some furniture and in the corner of the kitchen, and it tried to eat the edges of some small rugs. I figured that by the time I got things properly set for it I could vacuum with a much stronger vac in about the same time. Your experience might well vary, and the technology might be better now ours was two years ago. BillR -Original Message- From: Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sep 13, 2007 1:40 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming i've looked at those in pictures. i have a dog and a cat and wonder if it wouldn't drive them nuts On 9/13/07, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Get a Roomba (vacuuming robot). Aside from doing a pretty good job with minimal intervention, it could provide hours of amusement and torture for your felines. The new ones have provisions to be programmed to do all sorts of things (like outfitting with a vid cam). --R John Robbins wrote: I've been wanting to install one of those systems for awhile now... but have too many other projects. I've got hardwood floors and two cats... so the cat hair is really noticeable (think roaming dust bunnies). Uprights are just silly for hardwood, and they don't make good cannister vacuums anymore. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
When I remodeled our 80 year old house I installed whole house vac. Best thing in the world. I sourced the vac at auction and paid $150 instead of the thousands it would have cost retail. Kept it in the garage awaiting demo of the upper story and open walls, then plumbed it in while the roof was being put on. Once we were fully done, spent a few bucks at the vac store for the missing brush and have been making lego and other kid bits disappear. On 13 Sep 2007, at 06:58, John Robbins wrote: Curt Raymond wrote: You'll never be truely impressed with a vac until you have central vac... Our house has it and the first time it grabbed one of those plastic grocery bags I thought oh crap! The pipe from the wall port to the vac itself is about 30' long and snakes around my basement (wierdest install ever) and would you believe that thing can pull a plastic bag through that in about 5 seconds? Its amazing. I emptied the can the day before yesterday for the first time since we bought the house a year ago. I've been wanting to install one of those systems for awhile now... but have too many other projects. I've got hardwood floors and two cats... so the cat hair is really noticeable (think roaming dust bunnies). Uprights are just silly for hardwood, and they don't make good cannister vacuums anymore. They are all bagless and have those stupid HEPA filters that you can never find replacements for. There are some top of the line cannisters (Dyson makes one I think), but if I'm going to spend $500 on a vacuum cleaner it will be a central system. Found probably 3 plastic bags in it... Whats with the plastic bags on the floor? ;) John -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender
LarryT wrote: Since the diesel W140s all have that pesky rod bending problem and the lust for a W140 is as strong as ever, what;s the longevity of the gas W140s - like the S320 perhaps? Seems like a lot around. Who cares? When it's time for a valve job or an engine computer fails, swap in a turbo OM603 or OM606. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender
I'd like to hear from anyone who has done that kind of swap before. -Dave Walton On 9/13/07, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LarryT wrote: Since the diesel W140s all have that pesky rod bending problem and the lust for a W140 is as strong as ever, what;s the longevity of the gas W140s - like the S320 perhaps? Seems like a lot around. Who cares? When it's time for a valve job or an engine computer fails, swap in a turbo OM603 or OM606. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender
LarryT wrote: Since the diesel W140s all have that pesky rod bending problem and the lust for a W140 is as strong as ever, what;s the longevity of the gas W140s - like the S320 perhaps? Seems like a lot around. The engine in the S320 was the same engine in the E320. Nice engine, but the head gasket tended to need replacing at ~ 90kmi. Absolutely nothing common about the diesel and gas engines. The 140 is a money pit. Lots of wonderful features and it drives like a dream, BUT it's expensive to maintain. Marshall -- Marshall Booth Ph.D. Ass't Prof. (ret.) Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Wheel fitting Was re: OT the travails of a 2 ford family
Alex Chamberlin wrote: No, I am right. But I can clarify. Like OK Don said, bolting on and fitting are two different things. It's a simple matter of fact that the offsets are different enough to cause trouble. 124 wheels will NOT fit on a 126, 107, or 123 without spacers 15 mm thick or so on the hubs. Otherwise they will contact the brake discs and front suspension. Let me see if I can be more clear about this. My 126 had 124 wheels that came off a 1994 E320 Wagon. They did indeed fit! I drove 10,000 miles on the car with those wheels. I DID NOT have spacers on them and they DID NOT contact the discs or front suspension. Previously, I thought exactly as you did. At least until we put them on the car drove around the block looked then at them on a lift and they did not contact anything - no matter how hard I turned the wheel or what the angle of departure was or any other variable. The wheels worked perfectly. They were on the car for over a year. Alex also wrote Either way the result is not what Mercedes intended and the ride and handling characteristics of the car will be significantly worse. How do you know that the ride and handling will be WORSE rather different or *gasp* better? If you are saying that because of the different offset, the handling is somehow affected (in some way positive or negative), then you may be right. HOWEVER, I noticed NO difference in handling or performance. Perhaps it is not ideal to use 124 wheels on a 126, does not mean that a) they won't fit or b) it adversely affects the car. Donald H. Snook 2001 Ford Expedition ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender
dave walton wrote: I'd like to hear from anyone who has done that kind of swap before. Only in the back of my mind, but I'd use the motor mounts/arms from the 350SD and an injection pump for a '86-87 603 engine, and splice in enough wiring harness to make the glow plugs and idle circuit work. I'm assuming that you'd have room for the W124 or W126 engine accessories, but if not, it shouldn't be too hard to come up with 350SD compressor, alternator, etc. mounts. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT 1994 BMW 325 (E36) Front Struts
Any one know of a list like this on but for BMW (cars). I need to replace the front struts on the Wife's car. I have the Haynes paper book and an Electronic copy of the Bentley Repair Manual. The differences are interesting. The 'little' stuff is that, in the Bentley documentation it is noted that a number of the bolts should not be reused. I call that little because I normally go on the conservative side. (just get new bolts). However the Bentley procedure removes the strut with searing knuckle attached. The Haynes book leaves the searing knuckle attached to the suspension and just unbolts the bottom of the strut from it. If I had no book and just went for it looking at it and having don a few struts on other beasts that is how I would handle it. Any Ideas on where to look for an answer on this? BTW I have a spring compressor (KD I think) that should handle this but I have not totally checked that out yet. Will find another if necessary) George Larribeau Dallas Texas 1985 300SD 220K 1987 HD FLHTC 90K, Bent 2 I 1984 Motoguzzi Cal -2 80K 1972 Motoguzzi Ambassador LOTS 1965 Chevy C-10 pick up truck lots of miles 3rd small block ..(Extra Ugly,but runs) 1993 BMW 323i 125K (Wife's Car) 1967 BMW R50/2 (Wife's MC, currently in a Basket, Getting Better) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
In my case I knocked one out of the paper bag of 'em by the trash can. I stooped to pick it up and got the hose to close SLURP. I dunno who (my wife or the PO) got the other two. -Curt Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:58:46 -0500 From: John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Curt Raymond wrote: You'll never be truely impressed with a vac until you have central vac... Our house has it and the first time it grabbed one of those plastic grocery bags I thought oh crap! The pipe from the wall port to the vac itself is about 30' long and snakes around my basement (wierdest install ever) and would you believe that thing can pull a plastic bag through that in about 5 seconds? Its amazing. I emptied the can the day before yesterday for the first time since we bought the house a year ago. I've been wanting to install one of those systems for awhile now... but have too many other projects. I've got hardwood floors and two cats... so the cat hair is really noticeable (think roaming dust bunnies). Uprights are just silly for hardwood, and they don't make good cannister vacuums anymore. They are all bagless and have those stupid HEPA filters that you can never find replacements for. There are some top of the line cannisters (Dyson makes one I think), but if I'm going to spend $500 on a vacuum cleaner it will be a central system. Found probably 3 plastic bags in it... Whats with the plastic bags on the floor? ;) John - Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Wheel fitting Was re: OT the travails of a 2 ford family
Alex Chamberlin wrote: No, I am right. But I can clarify. Like OK Don said, bolting on and fitting are two different things. It's a simple matter of fact that the offsets are different enough to cause trouble. 124 wheels will NOT fit on a 126, 107, or 123 without spacers 15 mm thick or so on the hubs. Otherwise they will contact the brake discs and front suspension. Let me see if I can be more clear about this. My 126 had 124 wheels that came off a 1994 E320 Wagon. They did indeed fit! I drove 10,000 miles on the car with those wheels. I DID NOT have spacers on them and they DID NOT contact the discs or front suspension. Previously, I thought exactly as you did. At least until we put them on the car drove around the block looked then at them on a lift and they did not contact anything - no matter how hard I turned the wheel or what the angle of departure was or any other variable. The wheels worked perfectly. They were on the car for over a year. Alex also wrote Either way the result is not what Mercedes intended and the ride and handling characteristics of the car will be significantly worse. How do you know that the ride and handling will be WORSE rather different or *gasp* better? If you are saying that because of the different offset, the handling is somehow affected (in some way positive or negative), then you may be right. HOWEVER, I noticed NO difference in handling or performance. Perhaps it is not ideal to use 124 wheels on a 126, does not mean that a) they won't fit or b) it adversely affects the car. Donald H. Snook 2001 Ford Expedition Could this and numerous other disagreements be due to the fact that Mercedes assumes their cars are going to be driven 100+ mph on the autobahn? At 100 mph there may be differences in handling with non-specified wheels. Gerry Archer '83 300D and 240D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
so i figured i might as well look at the fire some more and ran the vac. ran about another 30 seconds and died. oops :( On 9/13/07, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In my case I knocked one out of the paper bag of 'em by the trash can. I stooped to pick it up and got the hose to close SLURP. I dunno who (my wife or the PO) got the other two. -Curt Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:58:46 -0500 From: John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Curt Raymond wrote: You'll never be truely impressed with a vac until you have central vac... Our house has it and the first time it grabbed one of those plastic grocery bags I thought oh crap! The pipe from the wall port to the vac itself is about 30' long and snakes around my basement (wierdest install ever) and would you believe that thing can pull a plastic bag through that in about 5 seconds? Its amazing. I emptied the can the day before yesterday for the first time since we bought the house a year ago. I've been wanting to install one of those systems for awhile now... but have too many other projects. I've got hardwood floors and two cats... so the cat hair is really noticeable (think roaming dust bunnies). Uprights are just silly for hardwood, and they don't make good cannister vacuums anymore. They are all bagless and have those stupid HEPA filters that you can never find replacements for. There are some top of the line cannisters (Dyson makes one I think), but if I'm going to spend $500 on a vacuum cleaner it will be a central system. Found probably 3 plastic bags in it... Whats with the plastic bags on the floor? ;) John - Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
You'll never be truely impressed with a vac until you have central vac... My wife and I are once again on the house hunt, and most of them have central vacs. The house we looked at yesterday had a vac outlet in the garage, quite handy for vacuuming out the vehicles. It has 2 4 car garages, each one was two cars wide and two cars deep. My wife said that I could fill them in no time! I would have to have a steady stream of fixers coming and going to make the payment though. Kevin in Portland, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula who needed the passenger's lower BJ and the idler arm bushing on that side as well 2006 Sprinter PV 1.6Kmi, die Kiste ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
I didn't get this idea that the penny went through the fan and the motor. i just figured they went straight to the bag or something. This is a weak point for the Kirby since pennies, screws, etc will either shatter the impeller, kill the motor or both if one should get sucked in. The Dyson dumps into the canister before the motor so no debris can damage it. Kevin in Portland, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula 2006 Sprinter PV 1.6Kmi, die Kiste ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
A friend of mine had a problem with a wood pecker building her nest in the side of the house. She'd cut a hole in his cedar siding build a nest he'd have to clean it out and plug the hole. Tony found that a vacuum cleaner worked great... He finally had the house re-sided with a cement composite siding and his friend was pissed for about two weeks, then she flew off elsewhere to build her nest. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Kraly Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 3:34 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming You'll never be truely impressed with a vac until you have central vac... My wife and I are once again on the house hunt, and most of them have central vacs. The house we looked at yesterday had a vac outlet in the garage, quite handy for vacuuming out the vehicles. It has 2 4 car garages, each one was two cars wide and two cars deep. My wife said that I could fill them in no time! I would have to have a steady stream of fixers coming and going to make the payment though. Kevin in Portland, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula who needed the passenger's lower BJ and the idler arm bushing on that side as well 2006 Sprinter PV 1.6Kmi, die Kiste ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
yeah, i've sucked out lots of metal of every sort with this machine. never figured it would be a problem On 9/13/07, Kevin Kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I didn't get this idea that the penny went through the fan and the motor. i just figured they went straight to the bag or something. This is a weak point for the Kirby since pennies, screws, etc will either shatter the impeller, kill the motor or both if one should get sucked in. The Dyson dumps into the canister before the motor so no debris can damage it. Kevin in Portland, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula 2006 Sprinter PV 1.6Kmi, die Kiste ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
It's not just a Kirby issue. All bag style vacuums draw through the fan on the way to the bag. They have to because if they didn't, they would just collapse the bag. Only the newer enclosed, hard canister vacuums draw through the canister. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Kraly Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 3:39 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming I didn't get this idea that the penny went through the fan and the motor. i just figured they went straight to the bag or something. This is a weak point for the Kirby since pennies, screws, etc will either shatter the impeller, kill the motor or both if one should get sucked in. The Dyson dumps into the canister before the motor so no debris can damage it. Kevin in Portland, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula 2006 Sprinter PV 1.6Kmi, die Kiste ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Fw: Replacing Injectors (was Re: 1985300SD NastyEngineVibration)
Woops ! I received the Injectors today (Thanks Rusty!). I have Modified a 12Pt 17MM Box end Wrench to handle the Injector lines on top of the IP Pump and am good to go .However I have never done a 'Diesel Purge on the thing since I've had it. I purchased 2 cans of the stuff locally (there is a place up the street that has it on the shelf). I got some fuel line, clamps and a plastic Sports drink bottle and am going to do this before I change any parts. I just did a service on the car and replaced all the filters. Do I need to replace the fuel filters (again) after I run the diesel purge though them? I guess this is best done on a Hot engine, Right? George Larribeau Dallas Texas - Original Message - From: Robert Tara Ludwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Replacing Injectors (was Re: 1985300SD NastyEngineVibration) The snap on trucks usually carry the metric flare nut crows foot wrenches too.if you can chase them down. Granted, they get about $22 each for them. ---Robert George Larribeau wrote: Can I get them off the IP with a flair nut wrench, or am I gonna need to het the fancy Hazzet of set crow foot tool ? George Larribeau Dallas Texas - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 5:54 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Replacing Injectors (was Re: 1985 300SD NastyEngineVibration) I would not disturb the line clamps, I'd take all five off the IP, then off the injectors, and move the assembly out of the way. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Strange stub axle problem
When I greased the front wheel bearings on the '83 300D the new bearing would not go on. There was a ridge next to where the bearing inner race seated. I sanded the ridge as much as I dared with emery cloth but the new bearing would still not go and I didn't want to try and drive it on. I took the new bearing back and got another new bearing, thinking the first one might be off-dimension but it wouldn't go on either. In desperation I went across the street to Autozone, thinking they might have foreign bearing with less precise dimensions, and got a Chinese bearing which went on with no problem. That was about 8 years ago and the Chinese bearing has caused no problems. I've often wondered how that ridge around the stub axle formed. I didn't think high strength steel such as is used in stub axles is malleable/plastic enough for a frozen bearing to create a ridge without it being raised to a temperature up in the 2000 degreeF range. That is pretty much true when working with a forge. High strength steel has to be a dull shade of red before it can be shaped. It would seem that such a temperature would make the stub axle unusable. Comment? Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Replacing Injectors
George Larribeau wrote: I received the Injectors today (Thanks Rusty!). I have Modified a 12Pt 17MM Box end Wrench to handle the Injector lines on top of the IP Pump and am good to go. However, I have never done a 'Diesel Purge on the thing since I've had it. I purchased 2 cans of the stuff locally (there is a place up the street that has it on the shelf). I got some fuel line, clamps and a plastic Sports drink bottle and am going to do this before I change any parts. I just did a service on the car and replaced all the filters. Do I need to replace the fuel filters (again) after I run the diesel purge though them? I guess this is best done on a Hot engine, Right? If you have new injectors just install them. Diesel purge is an injector cleaner, and if you have new injectors there is nothing for it to clean. John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Strange stub axle problem
archer wrote: When I greased the front wheel bearings on the '83 300D the new bearing would not go on. There was a ridge next to where the bearing inner race seated. I sanded the ridge as much as I dared with emery cloth but the new bearing would still not go and I didn't want to try and drive it on. I took the new bearing back and got another new bearing, thinking the first one might be off-dimension but it wouldn't go on either. In desperation I went across the street to Autozone, thinking they might have foreign bearing with less precise dimensions, and got a Chinese bearing which went on with no problem. That was about 8 years ago and the Chinese bearing has caused no problems. I've often wondered how that ridge around the stub axle formed. I didn't think high strength steel such as is used in stub axles is malleable/plastic enough for a frozen bearing to create a ridge without it being raised to a temperature up in the 2000 degreeF range. That is pretty much true when working with a forge. High strength steel has to be a dull shade of red before it can be shaped. It would seem that such a temperature would make the stub axle unusable. Comment? I have nothing to contribute to this... but I sure hope it doesn't turn into that one discussion about bearing fracture/cracking/shattering/etc (or whatever it was). ;) John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Strange stub axle problem
The stub axle is more properly called a spindle. Was the ridge far enough out that it lined up with the outer edge of the bearing race once it was installed? If so then it belongs there. I've had bearings seize and they removed metal made the replacement bearing race loose on the spindle, not the other way around. The only exception was the one that welded itself to the spindle - that was interesting. Also, most don't realize that the original wheel bearings in our Mercedes were made in Japan or China. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of archer Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 4:39 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Strange stub axle problem When I greased the front wheel bearings on the '83 300D the new bearing would not go on. There was a ridge next to where the bearing inner race seated. I sanded the ridge as much as I dared with emery cloth but the new bearing would still not go and I didn't want to try and drive it on. I took the new bearing back and got another new bearing, thinking the first one might be off-dimension but it wouldn't go on either. In desperation I went across the street to Autozone, thinking they might have foreign bearing with less precise dimensions, and got a Chinese bearing which went on with no problem. That was about 8 years ago and the Chinese bearing has caused no problems. I've often wondered how that ridge around the stub axle formed. I didn't think high strength steel such as is used in stub axles is malleable/plastic enough for a frozen bearing to create a ridge without it being raised to a temperature up in the 2000 degreeF range. That is pretty much true when working with a forge. High strength steel has to be a dull shade of red before it can be shaped. It would seem that such a temperature would make the stub axle unusable. Comment? Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OM603 Engine Vibration - new twist
The former 250LWB that I had used a 3 piece drive shaft. For some reason it developed a nasty vibration when I had it. I replaced the carrier bearings and it just got worse. And yes, I had all the marks lined up on it, and marked it before I disassembled it as well. After goofing around with it for several months, I took it to a local driveline service company and asked of they could balance it. Turned out that one of the u-joints was going bad (no doubt the source of the vibration) which they replaced before balancing. I think it cost me about $250 and took 3-4 days (only because the equipment they had to do it on was in their shop in Miami, and they shipped it down there.) I heard all the horror stories about how you had to have all kinds of special stuff to work on MB drive shafts, which may be true, but these guys poo-poo'ed the whole thing and pretty much told me that if they couldn't do the job, no one could. Dan --- Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Driveline Service of Atlanta or the driveline shop in the northwest (can't find the name right now - they also advertise in the Star) both It's in Portland OR, if that helps. claim they can rebalance a shaft without the damper, or after replacing the U joint but I've heard from a few of their customers that were dissatisfied (and more than that, that were pleased). I have not used either service. I have replaced several driveshafts. My mechanic used them to replace the U-joint on my 560 SL. No discernible problems afterwards. Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my $78 pawn shop kirby throws fire but keeps on vacuuming
Every house we have built, save this one, has had a central vac. If it's done during construction it's not that expensive, relative to a high quality vacuum cleaner. Not to mention you don't have to lug all the crap around to sweep. We had one in our house when I was a kid, but it was a late 1950's thing, and woefully inadequate. When we built out first house some years ago, which was a 2 story behemoth with 3,000 square feet, the wife suggested we do a central vac, but I was reluctant based on prior experience. We went to a wholesaler that sold them and got a demonstration. Wow. What a difference. From there it was no question... Only reason we didn't put one in this house was because the builder wouldn't do it, and they wouldn't let us do it on our own. Jerks. Dan --- Kevin Kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You'll never be truely impressed with a vac until you have central vac... My wife and I are once again on the house hunt, and most of them have central vacs. The house we looked at yesterday had a vac outlet in the garage, quite handy for vacuuming out the vehicles. It has 2 4 car garages, each one was two cars wide and two cars deep. My wife said that I could fill them in no time! I would have to have a steady stream of fixers coming and going to make the payment though. Kevin in Portland, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula who needed the passenger's lower BJ and the idler arm bushing on that side as well 2006 Sprinter PV 1.6Kmi, die Kiste Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mailp=summer+activities+for+kidscs=bz ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OM603 Engine Vibration - new twist
The only reason most shops cannot do a Benz driveshaft is that they do not have the correct ends to hold it. Only Benz uses that tripod arrangement with flex disk, and the driveshafts just don't go bad that often, so no one has them. Easy to get, just order from the balancer manufacturer, but they are $1500 a set last time I asked (ten years ago). Otherwise, it's just the same as everything else. That 250 had a replaceable u-joint though (actually, two of them). Later shafts have a non-replaceable one. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender
Hi Larry, I thought a lot about a diesel car, and while I'd still like one in ways, I never really bought all the it will go a million miles stuff. Just what part will do a million miles anyway? The bodies are the same, trans last about the same, from reading many posts here, heads don't seem to last much longer on a diesel, and all the other parts that are hung on the engine last about the same I feel. If you drive a lot, and put tonnes of miles on a car, I can see the savings, but for the average driver, I don't know if it's really such a big deal. You can put a whole lot of miles on a gasser engine, if well cared for. I know lots of guys with american V8s with half a million on them. Went to an auction and looked at several 420s and 560s. None had less than 400,000 on them. My old W124 gasser has about 345,000 kms. I don't drive it lots and lots now, but it is used daily, and seems to run with few problems. Fuel consumption doesn't even seem that bad when driven the way the police like you to drive. Although, it does seem to prefer to be driven like a porsche. :-) Providing it was well cared for, and it's not a model that has known issues, I wouldn't pass up a higher mileage, well cared for gasser too quick. :-) Ed 300E On 13/09/2007, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since the diesel W140s all have that pesky rod bending problem and the lust for a W140 is as strong as ever, what;s the longevity of the gas W140s - like the S320 perhaps? Seems like a lot around. 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 http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . - Original Message - From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 12:17 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] rod bender The ideal would be one that has a replacement MB engine installed. The rods that Rusty sells should be the correct, stronger ones. Tom www.kegkits.com Original Message From: tom savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 09/06/07 10:59 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] rod bender -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: OK, do say a person was wanting to buy a rod bender 140. Would that person be better off buying one with say 135k-160k, or say one with over 200k? Seems to me like if its still going after 200k, its probably not going to have any problems. If its got 135k, that is about when the rods bend of they are going to. What about replacing the rods beforehand? Are the rods you get from Rusty etc improved and not flawed? I'd buy the one with perfect compression and leakdown numbers. Tom, Also feeling the pull of the 140 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.8/993 - Release Date: 9/6/2007 3:18 PM ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Brunnhilde's rear end
I am fixin to replace a rear axle on Brunnhilde (79 TD) as it is clacking quite loudly, and pressure spheres, and maybe one of the hydraulic shocks as I thought it might be leaking a bit. I will also do brake pads. I have hyd fluid too, so will flush and replace. Figured while I was doing all that, there might be some other things, like subframe mounts I ought to do? Any other suggestions on things to do? Also, I know there has been discussion on replacing axles, but I think I lost that when my HD crashed a few weeks ago. I am too lazy to check around, as I figured someone has a good short writeup or directions on how to do the axle. (Axles are the bolt-on kind) And any other procedural advice for any other stuff (excpet brake pads, I think I have that under control). would be appreciated. I promise to take piccies and post procedures on my web site so whoever does it next can have a nice reference doc. Thanks! --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender
t's a religious thing - not a rational thing. Some of us are just addicted to the clatta clatta and the smell. A Diesel engine feels more 'mechanical' and a gas engine --- maybe that's it. I thought a lot about a diesel car, and while I'd still like one in ways, I never really bought all the it will go a million miles stuff. Just what part will do a million miles anyway? The bodies are the same, trans last about the same, from reading many posts here, heads don't seem to last much longer on a diesel, and all the other parts that are hung on the engine last about the same I feel. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 190D fuel primer pump
That would explain it. Thanks. On 9/13/07, Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brother-in-law let his 190D run out of fuel. He can't find the hand primer pump. Where is it? '84 190D. t'ain't one. Crank it 'till it starts Hope he's got a good battery. Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ Make a small loan, Make a big difference - Kiva.org ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 190D fuel primer pump
That would explain it. Thanks. IIRC one can use WD40 as starting fluid in diesels. He might try that. (as opposed to ether.. ether is a no-no) Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 190D fuel primer pump
Brother-in-law let his 190D run out of fuel. He can't find the hand primer pump. Where is it? '84 190D. t'ain't one. Crank it 'till it starts Hope he's got a good battery. Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] 190D fuel primer pump
Brother-in-law let his 190D run out of fuel. He can't find the hand primer pump. Where is it? '84 190D. -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ Make a small loan, Make a big difference - Kiva.org ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender
Not having an ignition system to worry about is a big plus to me. On 9/13/07, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: t's a religious thing - not a rational thing. Some of us are just addicted to the clatta clatta and the smell. A Diesel engine feels more 'mechanical' and a gas engine --- maybe that's it. I thought a lot about a diesel car, and while I'd still like one in ways, I never really bought all the it will go a million miles stuff. Just what part will do a million miles anyway? The bodies are the same, trans last about the same, from reading many posts here, heads don't seem to last much longer on a diesel, and all the other parts that are hung on the engine last about the same I feel. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 190D fuel primer pump
If it's the same as the 602, owners manual says to crank with WOT. Don't ask me how I know. Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles (FOR SALE) 1990 300D 2.5t 150K miles Wickford, RI-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:49 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 190D fuel primer pump That would explain it. Thanks. On 9/13/07, Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brother-in-law let his 190D run out of fuel. He can't find the hand primer pump. Where is it? '84 190D. t'ain't one. Crank it 'till it starts Hope he's got a good battery. Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ Make a small loan, Make a big difference - Kiva.org ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: 5600 Watt Diesel Generator in Northern Catalog
Yes, 6500 is overkill for the 5th wheel. 4000 would be plenty, but for the house I want to have enough to run the deep freeze an the blowers on the furnace and a few other necessities, so I figure I ought to get something a bit stouter than 4k. Either that or have to get two different ones, which may end up being the easier way to go, but the little diesels are about the same as the 6500 jobs, and my truck is diesel, so if I get a cheap gas generator, I'd have to haul another fuel. -Robert Alex Chamberlain wrote: On 9/13/07, Robert Tara Ludwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Those things appear to be well built, but they are seriously heavy. I'm trying to find an affordable quiet diesel generator for dual purpose , hauling around with the 5th wheel for camping, and around the house, but I have to find one light enough to be able to manuver up to a rack over the cab ( or build an A frame to winch it on and off , trying to avoid that) If I get one of the Chinese ones or something similar, it is just going to sit on a pad out back, so weight is not a concern for me. Of course it is for your purposes. But isn't 6500KW overkill for a 5th wheel, even a big one? Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender
Alex wrote:Not having an ignition system to worry about That's what attracts me also - most gas engined cars have engine bays billed with black boxes that do all kinds of mischevious things - things that take forever to trouble shoot when they start to misbehave. Actually, I sold a perfectly nice Camry for just that reason - and bought our 91 300D which was 8 years older but had about the same miles. The biggest differenece is I can work on the diesel but was totally baffled when just *looking* at the engine of the Toyota. I'm not really intimidated by mechanical things - but when I need to repair a car that will be driven to work it becomes something that must become almost 2nd nature. Working on a diesel takes away a lot of the variables. When theres a problem the number of possible culprits are much smaller on a diesel. And the culprits are also likely to be less catastrophic on a diesel given the same set of symptoms. That;s not explained very well but perhaps it will do for now. As far as diesels having the same likelyhood of seeing very high mileages, I disagree. I don;t know about the gassers and diesels you were familiar with but I think you might be comparing well maintained gassers with poorly maintained diesels. Also, many of the diesels on this list were bought 2nd hand - change that to 99.9% of the diesels on this list were bought 2nd hand - so while we try to understnd the kind of care the PO gave them, I suspect many rec'd very poor maintanence. Some people actually think a car costing $45,000 shouldn't *need* any maintanence - and I think they often received very little from PO's. I was given my mothers and M-I-Ls gassers - but neither had high mileage. I cared for them exactly as the OM suggested and even more often in many cases, but neither car was likely to see a million miles. My 91 300D will I think unless totalled like both the gassers (neither our fault) -- but anecdotal evidence is tough to use conclusively. YMMV also -- 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 http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . - Original Message - From: Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender Not having an ignition system to worry about is a big plus to me. On 9/13/07, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: t's a religious thing - not a rational thing. Some of us are just addicted to the clatta clatta and the smell. A Diesel engine feels more 'mechanical' and a gas engine --- maybe that's it. I thought a lot about a diesel car, and while I'd still like one in ways, I never really bought all the it will go a million miles stuff. Just what part will do a million miles anyway? The bodies are the same, trans last about the same, from reading many posts here, heads don't seem to last much longer on a diesel, and all the other parts that are hung on the engine last about the same I feel. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.16/1004 - Release Date: 9/12/2007 5:22 PM ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Mystery Noise Time - Embarrasingly Loud
Do you have dust shields in your wheels? Mine started making a noise like those machine gun lawn sprinklers - a piece of the metal caught on the brakes and make a squeak with each turn of the wheel. 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 http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . - Original Message - From: Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 4:06 PM Subject: [MBZ] Mystery Noise Time - Embarrasingly Loud Okay, a noise started today, and it's so loud it's pretty much prohibitive in terms of driving. And of course, it indicates something wrong, so the car is all but out of commission until it's solved. This is the 87 190D. Description follows: In summary, sounds like a stick is stuck in the wheel - sort of that playing card-in-the-spokes sound but louder. I figured it to be vehicle speed related, but just as we pulled into our street and stopped, I noticed that the noise continued after the car stopped rolling. (noise was tapering off in speed and volume at this point). The speeds I have noticed it at are from about 15 to about 35. I think it may taper off at higher speeds. I have some vague guesses, but does this sound familiar to anyone? I quickly scanned for anything caught in the wheels, and I looked for anything caught in the fans. Brian 87 190D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.12/997 - Release Date: 9/9/2007 10:17 AM ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] My latest score
So I today I buy a 92 300SD from the Mercedes dealer in Wichita. I got them down 2k off there already VERY cheap price. 137k miles. Damn thing is near perfect. They dont mess with those old cars like that. I am surprised they didnt just run it thru the auction right off the bat. Geez, I have been missing the 140. It makes the 126 look like a POS FROD or something. When I got it home and was digging thru it, what do I find in the rear seat pocket but a BRAND NEW Ipod Nano. I mean BRAND NEW. Never been opened. Holy crap!! I dont care anything about Ipods but the wife does. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 94 E420, 92 300D, 92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 87 300TD, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 81 240D, 81 380SLC, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 190D fuel primer pump
Wonko the Sane wrote: Brother-in-law let his 190D run out of fuel. He can't find the hand primer pump. Where is it? '84 190D. No hand primer. Fill the large fuel filter with clean diesel, Diesel Purge or even ATF and crank the engine. May take a minute or two but it will start. Next time don't let it go dry! Marshall -- Marshall Booth Ph.D. Ass't Prof. (ret.) Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 190D fuel primer pump
Brother-in-law let his 190D run out of fuel. He can't find the hand primer pump. Where is it? '84 190D. As you know, there isn't one. I used my 'clean' grease gun to force-prime my 190D after the injection pump removal. Then I switched the hose back to the feed pipe. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: 5600 Watt Diesel Generator in Northern Catalog
That's the lowest price by far I've seen on a Chinese diesel generator package of that wattage. The local liquidator has a 6kW unit for $380. The wheels are off and the battery is out, obviously it's not in perfect condition. I'm still thinking about picking it up. Dratted thing is 3600 RPM which is not what I would normally want. That or yank the motor out and put it on the log splitter. I hate sucking gas fumes while I work. Best would be if I could plumb the pump off the end of the generator shaft! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 190D fuel primer pump
Thanks, Marshall. I shall pass this along to him. Don On 9/13/07, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wonko the Sane wrote: Brother-in-law let his 190D run out of fuel. He can't find the hand primer pump. Where is it? '84 190D. No hand primer. Fill the large fuel filter with clean diesel, Diesel Purge or even ATF and crank the engine. May take a minute or two but it will start. Next time don't let it go dry! Marshall -- Marshall Booth Ph.D. Ass't Prof. (ret.) Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ Make a small loan, Make a big difference - Kiva.org ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My latest score
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:24:50 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I today I buy a 92 300SD from the Mercedes dealer in Wichita. I got them down 2k off there already VERY cheap price. 137k miles. Damn thing is near perfect. They dont mess with those old cars like that. I am surprised they didnt just run it thru the auction right off the bat. Geez, I have been missing the 140. It makes the 126 look like a POS FROD or something. When I got it home and was digging thru it, what do I find in the rear seat pocket but a BRAND NEW Ipod Nano. I mean BRAND NEW. Never been opened. Holy crap!! I dont care anything about Ipods but the wife does. Congratulations on your deal-making ability! Does that one have the rod-bender engine? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: 5600 Watt Diesel Generator in Northern Catalog
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:37:51 -0700 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's the lowest price by far I've seen on a Chinese diesel generator package of that wattage. The local liquidator has a 6kW unit for $380. The wheels are off and the battery is out, obviously it's not in perfect condition. I'm still thinking about picking it up. Dratted thing is 3600 RPM which is not what I would normally want. That or yank the motor out and put it on the log splitter. I hate sucking gas fumes while I work. Best would be if I could plumb the pump off the end of the generator shaft! So instead of a combination generator/arc welder, you'd have a generator/log splitter ... Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender
Yeah, I can buy that. :-) Ed 300E On 13/09/2007, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: t's a religious thing - not a rational thing. Some of us are just addicted to the clatta clatta and the smell. A Diesel engine feels more 'mechanical' and a gas engine --- maybe that's it. I thought a lot about a diesel car, and while I'd still like one in ways, I never really bought all the it will go a million miles stuff. Just what part will do a million miles anyway? The bodies are the same, trans last about the same, from reading many posts here, heads don't seem to last much longer on a diesel, and all the other parts that are hung on the engine last about the same I feel. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My latest score
Hmm,. I think we can bring euro spec cars 15 years old or older in to Canda without a lot of troubles. Tell me more about this 606 turbo engine?? Ed 300E On 13/09/2007, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yep, rod bender and all. If after driving it for a while and I discover it to be burning oil, I will either dump it on ebay or drop that 3.5 I have sitting in my garage. Man there is nothing like a 140 diesel though. Wish they would have brought the 606 turbo over like they had available in the 140 in europe Craig McCluskey wrote: On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:24:50 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I today I buy a 92 300SD from the Mercedes dealer in Wichita. I got them down 2k off there already VERY cheap price. 137k miles. Damn thing is near perfect. They dont mess with those old cars like that. I am surprised they didnt just run it thru the auction right off the bat. Geez, I have been missing the 140. It makes the 126 look like a POS FROD or something. When I got it home and was digging thru it, what do I find in the rear seat pocket but a BRAND NEW Ipod Nano. I mean BRAND NEW. Never been opened. Holy crap!! I dont care anything about Ipods but the wife does. Congratulations on your deal-making ability! Does that one have the rod-bender engine? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 94 E420, 92 300D, 92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 87 300TD, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 81 240D, 81 380SLC, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender
Na, change the plugs and wires and forget about them for 25,000 kms. :-) Now, parking a diesel here in the dead of winter and not having access to an extension cord for the block heater, that is somethign to worry about. hee hee. Ed 300E On 13/09/2007, Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not having an ignition system to worry about is a big plus to me. On 9/13/07, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: t's a religious thing - not a rational thing. Some of us are just addicted to the clatta clatta and the smell. A Diesel engine feels more 'mechanical' and a gas engine --- maybe that's it. I thought a lot about a diesel car, and while I'd still like one in ways, I never really bought all the it will go a million miles stuff. Just what part will do a million miles anyway? The bodies are the same, trans last about the same, from reading many posts here, heads don't seem to last much longer on a diesel, and all the other parts that are hung on the engine last about the same I feel. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 190D fuel primer pump
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:54:34 -0500 Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That would explain it. Thanks. IIRC one can use WD40 as starting fluid in diesels. He might try that. (as opposed to ether.. ether is a no-no) Uhh ... no. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender
Hey Larry, I agree with pretty much every thing you say. The bottom end of your engine may make it to a million, but most of the other parts are about as likely to as my gasser is. One thing I did notice where I live, ppl buy diesels to put LOTS of miles on them. I know several, and even yours I believe Larry seem to have very lows miles. It's next to impossible to find a car of that age with such miles here. Most gassers will have 250,000 or more, diesels 3-400,000 or more, at which point, all the suspension is shot, trans is shot if not already rebuilt etc. If I could find a nice diesel here with 150,000 on it, I'd snap it up, but I tell you, hard to find, I've look for a few years now. Having said that, if I find the right one, I still want to join you guys!!! hee hee. A Camry? Larry!! What were you thinking. lol. :-) Ed 300E On 13/09/2007, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alex wrote:Not having an ignition system to worry about That's what attracts me also - most gas engined cars have engine bays billed with black boxes that do all kinds of mischevious things - things that take forever to trouble shoot when they start to misbehave. Actually, I sold a perfectly nice Camry for just that reason - and bought our 91 300D which was 8 years older but had about the same miles. The biggest differenece is I can work on the diesel but was totally baffled when just *looking* at the engine of the Toyota. I'm not really intimidated by mechanical things - but when I need to repair a car that will be driven to work it becomes something that must become almost 2nd nature. Working on a diesel takes away a lot of the variables. When theres a problem the number of possible culprits are much smaller on a diesel. And the culprits are also likely to be less catastrophic on a diesel given the same set of symptoms. That;s not explained very well but perhaps it will do for now. As far as diesels having the same likelyhood of seeing very high mileages, I disagree. I don;t know about the gassers and diesels you were familiar with but I think you might be comparing well maintained gassers with poorly maintained diesels. Also, many of the diesels on this list were bought 2nd hand - change that to 99.9% of the diesels on this list were bought 2nd hand - so while we try to understnd the kind of care the PO gave them, I suspect many rec'd very poor maintanence. Some people actually think a car costing $45,000 shouldn't *need* any maintanence - and I think they often received very little from PO's. I was given my mothers and M-I-Ls gassers - but neither had high mileage. I cared for them exactly as the OM suggested and even more often in many cases, but neither car was likely to see a million miles. My 91 300D will I think unless totalled like both the gassers (neither our fault) -- but anecdotal evidence is tough to use conclusively. YMMV also -- 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 http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . - Original Message - From: Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender Not having an ignition system to worry about is a big plus to me. On 9/13/07, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: t's a religious thing - not a rational thing. Some of us are just addicted to the clatta clatta and the smell. A Diesel engine feels more 'mechanical' and a gas engine --- maybe that's it. I thought a lot about a diesel car, and while I'd still like one in ways, I never really bought all the it will go a million miles stuff. Just what part will do a million miles anyway? The bodies are the same, trans last about the same, from reading many posts here, heads don't seem to last much longer on a diesel, and all the other parts that are hung on the engine last about the same I feel. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free
Re: [MBZ] My latest score
yep, rod bender and all. If after driving it for a while and I discover it to be burning oil, I will either dump it on ebay or drop that 3.5 I have sitting in my garage. Man there is nothing like a 140 diesel though. Wish they would have brought the 606 turbo over like they had available in the 140 in europe Craig McCluskey wrote: On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:24:50 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I today I buy a 92 300SD from the Mercedes dealer in Wichita. I got them down 2k off there already VERY cheap price. 137k miles. Damn thing is near perfect. They dont mess with those old cars like that. I am surprised they didnt just run it thru the auction right off the bat. Geez, I have been missing the 140. It makes the 126 look like a POS FROD or something. When I got it home and was digging thru it, what do I find in the rear seat pocket but a BRAND NEW Ipod Nano. I mean BRAND NEW. Never been opened. Holy crap!! I dont care anything about Ipods but the wife does. Congratulations on your deal-making ability! Does that one have the rod-bender engine? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 94 E420, 92 300D, 92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 87 300TD, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 81 240D, 81 380SLC, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 190D fuel primer pump
I now (after a LONG cranking session once before) loosen the injector lines at the injectors, have someone else crank while I watch, and tighten the lines as they start to leak fuel - it re-fills the lines MUCH faster than just cranking -- On 9/13/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brother-in-law let his 190D run out of fuel. He can't find the hand primer pump. Where is it? '84 190D. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: 5600 Watt Diesel Generator in Northern Catalog
$380 is a steal. Grab that thing. I bet its in the wrong part of the country for me to swoop in and snag it :-) -Robert Jim Cathey wrote: That's the lowest price by far I've seen on a Chinese diesel generator package of that wattage. The local liquidator has a 6kW unit for $380. The wheels are off and the battery is out, obviously it's not in perfect condition. I'm still thinking about picking it up. Dratted thing is 3600 RPM which is not what I would normally want. That or yank the motor out and put it on the log splitter. I hate sucking gas fumes while I work. Best would be if I could plumb the pump off the end of the generator shaft! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Replacing Injectors
Well I did the diesel purge thing after I got home from work. Rigged it up with a bottle and was able to drive it around the neighborhood. Saturday morning I plan to replace the Injectors ... George Larribeau -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Robbins Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 4:43 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Replacing Injectors George Larribeau wrote: I received the Injectors today (Thanks Rusty!). I have Modified a 12Pt 17MM Box end Wrench to handle the Injector lines on top of the IP Pump and am good to go. However, I have never done a 'Diesel Purge on the thing since I've had it. I purchased 2 cans of the stuff locally (there is a place up the street that has it on the shelf). I got some fuel line, clamps and a plastic Sports drink bottle and am going to do this before I change any parts. I just did a service on the car and replaced all the filters. Do I need to replace the fuel filters (again) after I run the diesel purge though them? I guess this is best done on a Hot engine, Right? If you have new injectors just install them. Diesel purge is an injector cleaner, and if you have new injectors there is nothing for it to clean. John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Strange stub axle problem
The stub axle is more properly called a spindle. Was the ridge far enough out that it lined up with the outer edge of the bearing race once it was installed? If so then it belongs there. It's been a long time. The bearing race seated okay after it got past the ridge. IIRC the ridge was just to the outside of the bearing race seating area. I've had bearings seize and they removed metal made the replacement bearing race loose on the spindle, not the other way around. That's been my experience with other cars. That's why this situation surprised me. The only exception was the one that welded itself to the spindle - that was interesting. Had that happen too. Very interesting if it happens while you're driving. Also, most don't realize that the original wheel bearings in our Mercedes were made in Japan or China. Tom Hargrave I don't believe the Chinese bearing I put on the 300D was a Mercedes bearing. It had a little too much play to be a quality bearing. Next time I grease the wheels I'll try a Mercedes bearing. It could have been that the U.S. mfg. bearings were a little tighter although that seems unlikely. Gerry -- On Behalf Of archer When I greased the front wheel bearings on the '83 300D the new bearing would not go on. There was a ridge next to where the bearing inner race seated. I sanded the ridge as much as I dared with emery cloth but the new bearing would still not go and I didn't want to try and drive it on. I took the new bearing back and got another new bearing, thinking the first one might be off-dimension but it wouldn't go on either. In desperation I went across the street to Autozone, thinking they might have foreign bearing with less precise dimensions, and got a Chinese bearing which went on with no problem. That was about 8 years ago and the Chinese bearing has caused no problems. I've often wondered how that ridge around the stub axle formed. I didn't think high strength steel such as is used in stub axles is malleable/plastic enough for a frozen bearing to create a ridge without it being raised to a temperature up in the 2000 degreeF range. That is pretty much true when working with a forge. High strength steel has to be a dull shade of red before it can be shaped. It would seem that such a temperature would make the stub axle unusable. Comment? Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Strange stub axle problem
My experience is that Timken bearings are tighter than others (I believe Benz OEM is SKF). They fit, but they are on the big side of the tolerance, and getting a race into the hub can be fun. Work fine, though. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Strange stub axle problem
That could have been the reason. I think the bearing that wouldn't go on was a Timken. Maybe I should have tapped it in. Gerry --- - Original Message - From: Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] My experience is that Timken bearings are tighter than others (I believe Benz OEM is SKF). They fit, but they are on the big side of the tolerance, and getting a race into the hub can be fun. Work fine, though. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
