Yeah, I know. I chased the driveshaft shake all over the place on my
SDL after an idiot took it apart after they took it off without my
permission. I never did find it.
At 11:18 AM 5/27/2008, you wrote:
That is great Loren. Nothing worse to track and fix than vibrations.
Sometimes $ is spent
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Many batteries in the last 20 years have had a vent tube attachment
point, allowing the gas to be vented away from the engine area. Most
motorcycle batteries have this feature also. The Autolite battery
for my escort had this, as the battery was mounted in the passenger
compartment. useful
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Wouldn't you know it, I'm on shift all week and can't check messages at
work, get home today to login for the first time in days, and see this link
that is deleted by poster. *sighs*
Thank you, as always, for thinking of me though. It's very appreciated.
EdB
On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 4:11 PM,
Randy wrote: Old friend has an 86 Buick Electra that he wants to sell.
He wants $2K. I told him it was a $500 car.
86 has the 3.8 engine that was the precursor to the real 3800 (that came out in
88). It is a good engine, but the common failure on the 86-87 3.8 engine was
the timing chain.
Charleston SC
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'Thought so. 'Found it; immediately BEHIND inner corner of battery.
Thanks, Alex!
Wilton
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From: Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 2:12 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hoses to heater core
On
On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 2:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Around 3000 miles away in NY..LOLOL
Mike
While the fuel cost would be prohibitive, coast to coast, the things
wouldn't stop for anything. Mountain, desert, lake, ocean, Canada ..
it's like the Energizer bunny.
EdB
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I'm a
Are you implying a relationship between the Walton family and O'Reilly's?
All that said, I DON'T like sending all my money to Arkansas.
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.
-Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain
'90 300D (Rattled), '92
Something else to consider, parts for the first couple years of the full
size GM FWD with a 3.8 are rather scarce. They completely changed things in
87 or 88, and totally abandoned the electronics that were on the earlier cars.
Supporting an earlier one today is going to be expensive. Save your
Dunno, I heard there was a link between Autozone and dead sam. I
heard that Autozone was a sam daughter, and o'R was taken to the
national scene by involvement of the the Ex of the said daughter of
dead sam. You tell me, I don't know. I do know the head shed of
Oreilly's is in the same
As far as Autozone is concerned... there doesn't appear to be anything
on the surface
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autozone
Loren Faeth wrote:
Dunno, I heard there was a link between Autozone and dead sam. I
heard that Autozone was a sam daughter, and o'R was taken to the
national scene
The battery for my W124 (91 300D 2.5T) has the vent tube - came like
that from AutoZone - bought in Feb 06, IIRC. I guess that is to prevent
acid damage to metal structures in the engine compartment?
Seems like a good idea - unless the tube goes near something important
;-^
Larry T
Beside the battery.
Peter
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Peter, you said that for evapectomy, ALL I need to do on engine side is
remove ref hoses (one bolt/nut) from exp valve. 'You sure? Don't I need to
remove entire evap/heater core BOX from inside car? This, of course,
requires disconnecting htr hoses, doesn't it?
Wilton
Yes, very near the battery, anyway. Thanks.
Wilton
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From: Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 6:17 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hoses to heater core
Beside the battery.
Peter
On the evaporator you need only remove the hose set. Of course you
need to remove the heater hoses. You will need to loosen the clamp
bolt on the bulkhead to get the hose set off the expansion valve and
to get the hose set back on. It's between the fuse box and strut
mount, on the
Yes, thanks.
Wilton
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From: Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] CD JOB 83-40
On the evaporator you need only remove the hose set. Of course you
need to
BTW, Peter, 'was hoping you'd found a magic way to get at evap without htr
core.
Wilton
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Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] CD JOB 83-40
On the evaporator
On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 3:29 PM, Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, very near the battery, anyway. Thanks.
If I were draining the cooling system and pulling that hose anyway, I
would take the opportunity to test the monovalve.
Alex
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From: Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hoses to heater core
On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 3:29 PM, Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
If I were draining the cooling system and pulling that hose anyway, I
would take the opportunity to test the monovalve.
I ought to amplify that---of course I mean test the monovalve and see
if it needs replacement. They don't fail nearly as often as on the
123 and 126 chassis, it seems like,
Thanks, Max!
I shall do that. It DOES make sense, now that you mention it, that
such a stiff ride would be bad for something.
Glad to know they are so inexpensive.
Dan
On May 27, 2008, at 5:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dan,
My understanding is that when the accumulators are bad, the
Something else you'll want to do to make the job go
easier, especially if this car has seen winter, is to
get under it in advance and hose down the fittings
with some penetrating oil.
Flare nut wrenches are a must for this, too, as with
any other open end wrench you'll round off the
fittings, and
Nothing wrong with a Bitza, if you know what bits are in it and can get
a look at the parents.
Pit bulls are notorious for violent behaviour and can snap. Although
their reputation has been excagerted because most pit bull owners are
clueless idiots who do not know how to manage the breed. A
Anything involving a trip to toads involves bad weather. Heavy rains
all the way up to ST. Louis. After that cleared up. Have a nice visit
with Todd, I have him a 250D with a bad engine, I came back with a 66
220SEb finny. Not sure what the hell Im going to do with that. Thing
has been in
No, he now wants to keep the car. You might be able to do some sort of
swap with Todd though maybe.
Luther wrote:
bringing back the engine to swap me for my 85?
Luther, mobile-Blackjack II
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Heading to the great white north
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further north
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Illinois?
On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 7:49 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Heading to the great white north
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94 E420, 92 300SD, 92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D,
89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL,
$200
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Anybody care to guess what an engine-less 1983 300TD with a nice blue
interior and rusty but restorable body is worth? No warranty on the used
transmission either!
On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 10:05 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I dont really
Where is Ron these days? I think he has dropped off the planet
Mitch Haley wrote:
Craig McCluskey wrote:
I see. It applies only to wagons, then?
Wagons, euro cars with towing package, and some S-class cars had SLS.
Somebody on this list has/had a euro 240D with towing package / self
Sorry to burst your bubble but more than likely if an auto box slips in
just one shift it is not a vacuum issue, as the vacuum modulator affects
all shifts. If you adjust the modulator to tighten up the shift you may
well find that the other shifts will be harsh.
More probable is a problem in
land of cheese and porn
OK Don wrote:
Alaska? Minnesota? I'm betting on Alaska.
On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 6:49 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Heading to the great white north
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94 E420, 92 300SD, 92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, 91
I called him a couple of months ago when that 190dt near me was on eBay,
me he didn't want to talk much.
Mitch.
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Where is Ron these days? I think he has dropped off the planet
Mitch Haley wrote:
Craig McCluskey wrote:
I see. It applies only to wagons, then?
The head is unique to the wagon, have to use a wagon engine or swap the
wagon head on.
Mitch Haley wrote:
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Kaleb,
I may have found a used '84 project car with a good engine. Will that
engine fit in my 83 without any modifications?
If it's coming out of a coupe or
send money
Loren Faeth wrote:
For those who have been following the several month saga of the 380SL
with an intermittent No start when hot problem. Several solutions
were suggested, including changing the Fuel pump relay and the fuel
pump. I changed both with no positive results. Okie
Early 1990s W126 had bad clutches installed from factory, causing wear
around 100k and slipping.
Trampas
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On Behalf Of Hendrik Fay
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:22 PM
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I originally thought it was a worn clutch, too, until Gary and Loren
mentioned vacuum. The other shifts are very firm, and the 3-4 happens
too early from my point of view, and downshifts are very harsh. Seems
like someone has overtightened the modulator to compensate for the
slipping 2-3
close all the way when current is applied, and open when not, or vice
versa. No partially open state is implemented or needed---it's
controlled not by a variable voltage but by PWM from the climate
control brain.
While the control voltage is certainly PWM, there is some question
as to the
Bottom line: If your gasser is showing ign problems, you may need a
new battery.
Always worth testing the battery voltage (in a couple of places)
_while_ you crank.
-- Jim
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None of the supplied sleeves will fit the top of the old ball joint to
press it out the bottom of the control arm (this is assuming it's the
same as the W124, you need to check). Any bit of pipe that will seat
in the tool and fit inside the hole in the control arm will work, as
you don't
i feel sick and glow a little in the dark
never knew how much that dirty water done to me
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According to the elves:
1 Try driving without the vacuum line attached and see if it still slips
2 check modulating pressure 27-020
And now for the tricky stuff if none of the above work
3 make sure you have a temperature throttle valve or some such thing in
the valve housing 430/1 item 117 (or
In a message dated 5/27/2008 8:48:45 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
1 Try driving without the vacuum line attached and see if it still slips
All good suggestions but the symptom of a bad modulator (not necessarily a
leaking modulator) is a slipping 2-3 shift
On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 7:12 PM, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
close all the way when current is applied, and open when not, or vice
versa. No partially open state is implemented or needed---it's
controlled not by a variable voltage but by PWM from the climate
control brain.
While the
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