The one that welded itself to the race would still turn. When I jacked the
car up it, the wheel had a lot of free play. The bearings fell out from
behind the wheel when I pulled the wheel off the spindle. I had to split the
race off with a chisel.
This was my Wife's 1972 Torino - she drove the
Congrats on your new wheels! I hope your rods never bend so you can reach
500Kmi and beyond.
Kevin in Portland, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
2006 Sprinter PV 1.6Kmi, die Kiste
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The one that welded itself to the race would still turn. When I jacked the
car up it, the wheel had a lot of free play. The bearings fell out from
behind the wheel when I pulled the wheel off the spindle. I had to split
the
race off with a chisel.
This
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:39:17 -0400
archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
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
The car ran an additional 30,000 miles for us with the free play between the
inner bearing race the spindle. I don't know how the next owner did.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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Thats yearly for me... Too much work.
Remember I'm the guy working on getting out to 15,000 mile oil changes, that
way I should be able to change 3 times every 2 years...
I lived in an apartment for 3 years while driving my 240D. I had a 110ah marine
battery and a 400watt inverter. I'd lug
I drive 45,000 - 55,000 miles / year and right now my cost per mile is less
in my 01 Jeep Grand Cherokee than my 87 300SDL, so I drive the Jeep most of
the time.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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My dad's friend's wife had a Vega she drove from Portland, Maine to Augusta,
Maine everyday, thats about an hour ride, maybe 50 miles.
One night she'd worked late and was driving home at say 10pm when the car
started to squeal. This was back before cell phones so she figured she'd just
keep
Block heaters work on gassers too.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Curt Raymond
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 8:07 AM
To: Diesel List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender
were it only that simply, dude. once upon a time it was that simple, back
in the days of points. but when the electronic engine management starts
going skanky with the miles, all the plugs and wires in the world won't help
you.
On 9/13/07, E M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Na, change the plugs and
Final checks are being done at the moment by my mechanic, but initial
indications are that my transmission may be shot. It has been giving some
problems for a few months, most notably on my recent trip to VA it quit
shifting into 4th, then wouldn't go into 3rd. Checked all vacuum connections
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Block heaters work on gassers too.
I tried to order a Sunfire with block heater a couple of years ago,
right after Pontiac quit guaranteeing the orders. Mine didn't go through,
probably would have been one of the last ten stick shift Sunfires made
if I had gotten it.
The
Tom Hargrave wrote:
The car ran an additional 30,000 miles for us with the free play between the
inner bearing race the spindle. I don't know how the next owner did.
The Horizon was like that the first time I took the back brakes off at
60-70k. It went 232k mi, with no trouble that I
To my mind the question would hinge on how long you wish to keep the car
for. if i figured i were spending the rest of my life with the car, i'd go
with rebuilt. otherwise, i'd either scrap the car or look for a used one.
On 9/14/07, billr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Final checks are being done
Oh, I remember back in the day - when points, drum brakes carburetors were
king. Back then, you and your mechanic were on a first name bases, not
necessarily because you were friends but because you stopped by so often.
And this was not just an American car problem. It was the state of the
entire
That's what I am thinking over. IIRC a rebuild would be @$2800. My car is
decent, good interior, and even though I like it, all the parts are old. There
is a 1987 300SDL in Miami for a 'buy it now' of around $6,500, with 167k on the
odo. If I could negotiate to buy that for about 2x the cost
Do a total rebuild - around here the cost is about $1,700.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 9:02 AM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ]
I also remember being able to work on my 1969 Plymouth Valiant without
using any flex-head or swivel adapters. There was almost enough room
for me to climb into the engine compartment - and that's with the
engine still in place. I got the V-8 so things were a little tight :-)
-Dave Walton
On
On 9/13/07, 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
You would have saved more than enough to cover the block heater,
particularly if you had it timed to turn on 2 hours before you left in the
morning.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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i can't remember back to the 1920s like you can, tom.
On 9/14/07, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh, I remember back in the day - when points, drum brakes carburetors
were
king. Back then, you and your mechanic were on a first name bases, not
necessarily because you were friends but
my 77 downsized le sabre. i was able to change out the alternator in
under 3 minutes and a rebuilt was about 30 bucks in the 1990s. transmission
was THM350, so it lasted about a billion miles with any care at all and
similar results could be had with the quadrajet carb, not like hargrave's
1920s
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:37:52 -0400 (GMT-04:00) billr
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That is not too bad. I was thinking I had been seeing them for $2,800. I
just hope Jax is as reasonable as N. Alabama [that is where you are,
right?]
Have you asked Rusty?
Craig
billr wrote:
That is not too bad. I was thinking I had been seeing them for
$2,800. I just hope Jax is as reasonable as N. Alabama [that is where
you are, right?]
Rusty sells them too. I think they cost around $1700... could then get
your indy to install it (if his rebuild option is too
On 9/14/07, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
These days, you can drive most cars past 100,000 miles with no major
service.
I'm not convinced this is always a good thing. You're talking about
average service lives of components. A significant part of the data
set is under the left half of
Thus far all the news from the list is better than my fears.
Thanks John.
BillR
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From: John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sep 14, 2007 11:44 AM
To: billr [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] transmission toasted? 1981
Not yet, but if I need one [at this point I am not sure] I will.
BillR
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From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sep 14, 2007 11:42 AM
To: billr [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] transmission toasted? 1981 300SD
That is not too bad. I was thinking I had been seeing them for $2,800. I just
hope Jax is as reasonable as N. Alabama [that is where you are, right?]
BillR
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From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sep 14, 2007 10:53 AM
To: 'billr' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Mercedes
My transmissions are $1795.00, they come with a torque converter and a 2
year warranty.
Rusty Cullens
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From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: billr [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List
John Robbins wrote:
Rusty sells them too. I think they cost around $1700... could then get
your indy to install it (if his rebuild option is too much).
When I worked for a Saab indy, there was only one guy he'd let work
on our Borg-Warner transaxles, which I suspect are mechanically
I also suspect it is an age thing. When I was much younger, we had a family
friend who drove MB Diesels. My father
always lusted after them - partly because of the fuel economy. Of course, back
then we were comparing them to
American vehicles that generally made pretty poor fuel mileage. It may
I'd like one for my POWERSTROKE! Is shipping included?
Happy Moose day..
Pete
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My transmissions are $1795.00, they come with a torque converter and a 2
year warranty.
Rusty Cullens
Shipping is paid one way.
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Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] transmission toasted? 1981 300SD
Mercedes is in on the act: when picking up parts at the dealer, I
asked how often the transmission fluid should be changed on my 1999
E300. They said Never - it's good for life.. Of course that's
bullshit. Never changing trans fluid just guarantees it will fail.
They even stopped putting a drain
Yah right, I'm talking about the 60s.
Thanks, Tom
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From: Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: 9/14/07 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender
i can't remember back to the 1920s like you can,
Years ago, the manufacturers waffled between change and no change. And
even in 70s, some mechanics did not recommend changing the fluid. Then
they realiized that they were loosing revene and everyone recommended
transmission fluid changed, the more often the better.
The issue centers around the
When I got my 87SDL, it would not shift into 3rd, flared horribly
going into 2nd, and shifted hard. When I drained the trans fluid, it
came out looking like chocolate syrup. I've changed the fluid at least
4 times thus far and the magnets I put in the transmission pan are
still coming out covered
Can anyone tell me if the tachometer and the engine control system both use
the same engine speed sensor on my '95 E300D?
There is one speed sensor that plugs into the driver's side of the bell
housing on this 606 engine. It there another one someplace?
Thanks,
Ned Kleinhenz
'95 E300D x2
'85
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Years ago, the manufacturers waffled between change and no change.
And the dipstick was eliminated because contamination from removing
and wiping the dipstick was considered worse than the rare times
that people found low fluid with the dipstick. (usually low fluid
level
so this 6k diesel unit, will that power a house? What size is needed to
power a house and run just about everything. At least be able to run the
basics anyway.
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I'll take 2
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From: Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] transmission toasted? 1981 300SD
My
Kaleb C. Striplin, work wrote:
so this 6k diesel unit, will that power a house? What size is needed to
power a house and run just about everything. At least be able to run the
basics anyway.
It depends. How big is your A/C? Do you have electric heat/heat
pump/gas furnace? Etc...
John
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:26:35 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin, work
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
so this 6k diesel unit, will that power a house? What size is needed to
power a house and run just about everything. At least be able to run
the basics anyway.
It depends upon what you consider the basics.
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Also, auto tranny fluid does not absorb water like brake fluid and it
does not wear out.
Last I checked you could overheat it.
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from home to keep your upcoming towing bill to a minimum.
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To:
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:46:00 -0600 Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:26:35 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin, work
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
so this 6k diesel unit, will that power a house? What size is needed
to power a house and run just about everything. At least
ned kleinhenz wrote:
Can anyone tell me if the tachometer and the engine control system both use
the same engine speed sensor on my '95 E300D?
There is one speed sensor that plugs into the driver's side of the bell
housing on this 606 engine. It there another one someplace?
The 124 diesel
My AC unit is pretty big. Our heat is natural gas but of course needs power
to run the blower unit etc.
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From: John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday,
I take an Allison for my Duramax, to keep as a spare.
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From: Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
The only gasser I'd think of owning would be an early sixties Beetle. With
oversize tires it would get 33 mpg and the engines would run 100K if the
valves were adjusted regularly. You could set the engine on a dinette table
and rebuild it from the crank on up. Put 50K per year on those cars.
AAA Gold
I can go 150 miles. Of course the tranny has 330,000 miles on it and
this is the same car I am running 100% WVO in without any mods.
Sometimes you have to live life on the edge :-)
-Dave Walton
On 9/14/07, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If your fluid was black, you changed the
Your credit card declined.
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
Our stove is gas, but the oven is electric. The drier is electric. Water
heater is gas.
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From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday, September
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:02:41 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin, work
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Our stove is gas, but the oven is electric. The drier is electric.
Water heater is gas.
If you can do without running the oven and drier during the times you have
to depend upon the generator, you'll be all
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:07:35 -0400
Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
Subject: 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
Sure do, and when we replace the pickup next year or the year after that the
new truck will get one.
I'm not going to sweat putting one into a truck I plan on getting rid of in a
year or two.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:23:23 -0500
From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
During power outages, plan to use a camping stove or the BBQ and maybe the
microwave. Don't wash the clothes etc.
The generator will run the lights, the furnace fan, the refrigerator etc but
probably not all at once. Be prepared
to shift things around a bit. If you don't have outages often or
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:35:13 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin, work
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
so what size would a person need that would run everything at the same
time like regular line power? If I ever got one I would want it hooked
into the house power with a switch or whatever to connect or
Rebuild of my 91 350SDL tranny was ~$2300 in Raleigh, NC coupla months ago.
Wilton
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Kaleb C. Striplin, work wrote:
so what size would a person need that would run everything at the same time
like regular line power?
200A service is about 40kw or 60hp. How about a 240D engine?
I can do a 240V well pump, two freezers, a fridge, and various lights/computer
etc on 11hp. The
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:40:21 -0700 Alex Chamberlain
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
FWIW, I have an electric furnace, stove, washer/dryer, water heater,
and well pump in my new place. I anticipate running the generator
only during winter outages, so A/C is not an issue. I basically just
need to
Around here, (CA) you also need to plan to spend about 700 bucks for
permits, power Co approved switches, etc if you plan to tie your
generator directly into the household panel.
On 9/14/07, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin, work wrote:
so what size would a person
Yes you can overheat the transmission fluid and when you do, you need to
change it as soon as possible. But that's more of a specific cause
effect. You also need to find out why you overheated the transmission to
keep from doing it again possibly damaging the transmission.
This brings up a good
On 9/14/07, R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There is a nice writeup on a web site by a fellow in Florida who has
to contend with hurricanes. He has a setup with one of the Lister style
diesel engines
and a big genrator head. He
has written a good description of how and why he has done
so what size would a person need that would run everything at the same time
like regular line power? If I ever got one I would want it hooked into the
house power with a switch or whatever to connect or disconnect it. What
would be really great would be something that automatically kicks in
that sounds expensive
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From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: 5600 Watt Diesel Generator in
How many posts do we get a month where the answer is change the tranny fluid
and filter?
I don't generally pay attention but my cars are usually manuals.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:59:11 -0400
From: dave walton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gas W140? Was - rod bender
To: Mercedes
I agree with you but I also know that most Americans drive their cars until
something breaks. And unlike the 60's early 70's, most of today's cars
will go 100,000 miles without a major failure.
Car manufacturers have come a long way with reliability longevity.
The first major hurdle was the
I thought about trying to build one out of a 240D engine.
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From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT:
Pah... Everybody said my 190D was junk when the iron levels were high in the
engine oil.
Now 30,000 miles later the oil tests normal at 10,000 mile intervals and I'm
thinking I can take it out to 15k.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:18:08 -0400
From: dave walton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re:
If somebody found that link I'd be interested.
My backup plan when the power goes out is the woodstove for heat (which heats
the whole house pretty good after a fashion) my camp stove to cook on and the
110ah marine battery formerly used to heat my 240D for lights/radio/computer.
My inverter is
Mercedes is in on the act: when picking up parts at the dealer, I asked how
often the transmission fluid should be changed on my 1999 E300. They said
Never - it's good for life.. Of course that's
bullshit. Never changing trans fluid just guarantees it will fail.
Hmmm. If you had been paying
,but when the electronic engine management starts going skanky with the
miles, all the plugs and wires in the world won't help
You mean like my 72 250's did at 65K miles in 1976? Electronics are nothing
new and the new versions are a helluva lot more reliable. My 24 year old (next
month) '84
What happened to the MB factory rebuilt transmissions that we were advised
to buy a year or two ago? Did they quit rebuilding them or did the price go
out of sight?
Gerry Archer
'83 300D and 240D
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Rebuild of my 91 350SDL tranny was
I love the term Factory Rebuilt.
Think they send them back to the Fatherland where Elves rebuild them?
I met a fellow several years ago who was convinced that his new fender
had Factory Paint on it! Yes, he thought that the new fender had
been made and painted in the factory!
In East Hartford,
You can simply add up the amount of all your inductive
loads, but then you need to figure out what you've got
in the way of motor loads, and what code letter the
motor is.
Inrush (starting) current on single phase motors can
be as much as 6x-8x the running current. That is also
affected by the
The single biggest factor in premature trans failure, besides overt
abuse, is heat. WHen I used to tow, I installed a trans temp gauge in
my tow cars. Ran fairly flimsey automatics (700R4) hundreds of
thousands of miles without failures. Just made sure the trans was
running cool. I'd like
I think they were rebuilt to MB standards at a factory in the U.S. approved
by MB. I would like to hear Marshalls comment on this since I seem to
recall him advocating them back then.
Gerry
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I love the term Factory Rebuilt.
Think they send
John Freer wrote:
Around here, (CA) you also need to plan to spend about 700 bucks for
permits, power Co approved switches, etc if you plan to tie your
generator directly into the household panel.
What I do:
Switch the main breaker off, along with the major load breakers.
Plug a 25 year
Factory Rebuilt means rebuilt in a factory, somewhere
Thanks, Tom
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From: Peter T. Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: 9/14/07 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Transmission toasted
I love the term Factory
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:55:19 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin, work
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
that sounds expensive
Yes. Several kilobucks. At least.
If you want to make one yourself, you can get away with a lot less, but it
takes a fair amount of time.
Craig
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At this point there is a good chance I will go with Rusty for a rebuilt - along
with a new AC compressor. The used one I put in only lasted a couple of months
before it started making significant noise. My Indy [also my nephew] has a
place that rebuilds MB transmissions for him [and he does
Yep, I'm in N. Alabama.
I've lost two Mercedes transmissions and although I agree that Rusty carries
quality products, I've always been concerned about ordering major assemblies
like an engine or transmission from him or anyone else. If everything goes
well then there is not an issue but if you
Peter T. Arnold wrote:
I love the term Factory Rebuilt.
Think they send them back to the Fatherland where Elves rebuild them?
I met a fellow several years ago who was convinced that his new fender
had Factory Paint on it! Yes, he thought that the new fender had
been made and painted in
Dan Weeks wrote:
The single biggest factor in premature trans failure, besides overt
abuse, is heat. WHen I used to tow, I installed a trans temp gauge in
my tow cars. Ran fairly flimsey automatics (700R4) hundreds of
thousands of miles without failures. Just made sure the trans was
I just bought a 140 also. Sweet one-owner '98 S420, as clean as you
could imagine. A local dealer actually had it on the lot. Previous
owner lived in the old-money part of town and (I swear I'm not making
this up) his first name is Adolph. Used Mercedes provenance doesn't get
much better
Good chance of our first frost tonight.
Temporary setback, I am sure. Should still be shorts polo shirts weather
in early October.
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First frost? It was in the 90s here today and is supposed to drop down
to 63 tonight.
Tom
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Subject: [MBZ]
Big-ass cold front rolled thru. I actually had to come home from work at
10:00 and put on a sweater. Changed into the yippie wear at lunch to go to
a meeting, and the blue oxford shirt was enough to keep me warm during the
afternoon.
Gettin' chilly, though. Walnuts are falling so quickly that one
63? Haven't seen 63F in probably 8-9 months. It
might get down to 75 tonight...
Still decent bike weather after the sun goes down,
though. Just bought a Mustang seat for the Virago and
took it for a spin tonight.
No monkey butt here.
Dan
--- Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
First
Hello All,
I'm having further bad luck with my fleet. I think the trans in my '87 300TD is
finally toast. It's been on its way with lots of flaring but still got the job
done. Now it will hardly shift into third and not into fourth at all. Fluid
level is fine. I assume that bad vacuum wouldn't
Found a dial indicator on eBay which has 0.0001 resolution (quite
adequate for adjusting front wheel bearings :-) ) for $15. The fellow says
he has 12, so I thought I'd pass the information along.
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My girlfriend ran low on clutch fluid on her 1995 Nissan Maxima, and looks
like air got sucked in. Anyone have any suggestions on how to bleed the air
out of the clutch?
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The standard residential service entrance is 200amp, 220 volt or 44KW. But
you can get by with much less.
I have a 15KW unit (220v 65 amp) that runs everything except the two heat
pumps and it would run those too except for the emergency heat strips.
You also need to consider fuel. LP (and
Could be a rust heap. Indiana uses a lot of salt in the winter.
Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I would bet it has been. Otherwise the guy would know what he has
and it would be alot more.
Loren Faeth wrote:
In the local paper, there is an 83 300SD for sale, with a claim of
95 matches
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