Douglas -
I've been thinking about this and the first thing you may want to check is
to verify if your servo is moving at all. A real good check is to turn your
engine on and run it for a few minutes then shut it off and listen to see if
you can hear the servo returning to the park position. If
Hendrik Fay wrote:
It's 4.30pm on Sunday here and yes we are ahead in time. The day starts
somewhere just to the west of Hawaii.
My computer altered your timestamp to 1:00 AM, USA EST (the same time zone our
stock market and our Capitol are in). If you sent it at 16:30, then you are 15
1/2
E M wrote:
I've had the wrench slip a few times while working on cars, but I can tell
you what, I'm enough of a wuzz that I'd reach for the electric tape or
Crazyglue long before I'd start searching around for the home sewing kit!
Here's a nice wrench slip. I punched the edge of a mcpherson
You did a fine job Mitch. I think you missed your calling at med school.
:-) Probably just as good you don't work full time at a garage though. hee
hee. ;-) That did come out a lot cleaner than a lot of stitch jobs I've
seen.
Ed
300E
2008/12/13 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
E M wrote:
I've
Except for Newfie time -- Newfoundland is only 1/2 hour ahead of
Atlantic time -- it was a blast to hear the CBC broadcast times ---
yada yada yada 8 am Atlantic and 7:30 in Newfoundland, etc.
Peter
On Dec 14, 2008, at 6:21 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Hendrik Fay wrote:
It's 4.30pm on Sunday
If you mean the W124 (I don't think there is an S124!) it's not too
bad, but a pain. On the W126 (the other option), they go in from the
bottom, and are easy.
Peter
On Dec 14, 2008, at 12:00 AM, Hendrik Fay wrote:
It's 4.30pm on Sunday here and yes we are ahead in time. The day
starts
Just so you know. Seems everyone can have a bad day some time.
Manfred
A Touching Christmas Story
A Christmas Story for people having a bad day:
When four of Santa's elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce
toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the
E M wrote:
You did a fine job Mitch. I think you missed your calling at med school.
:-) Probably just as good you don't work full time at a garage though. hee
hee. ;-)
20-22 years ago I did. First at a Honda Motorcycle dealer, then at a Saab indy.
These days, when I'm working in the
Peter Frederick wrote:
If you mean the W124 (I don't think there is an S124!)
W= sedan
S= wagon
C= coupe
Anybody remember what the above letters stand for?
I believe in the model names, T= Turnier, as in 300TD?
Mitch.
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In that case, jack the car up in the rear and support on jack
stands. There are four mounts, the front ones go in one way, the
rears the other.
You will need to drop the exhaust (not remove, just lower). You may
need to remove the speed sensor at the differential to prevent
pulling the
Hendrik Fay wrote:
Interesting read but more left wing loony stuff no doubt
http://allcountries.org/health/usa_health_care_2008_nyt.html
It appears to be fact-based, despite being originally published in one of those
left wing wacko rags. (but I have no ready source for data to confirm or
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Mitch Haley wrote:
Peter Frederick wrote:
If you mean the W124 (I don't think there is an S124!)
W= sedan
S= wagon
C= coupe
Anybody remember what the above letters stand for?
I don't know about S and C, but W means Werksbezeichnung, or factory
name. The LWB sedan variants and the R Class
It seems than at Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:21:30 -0500, Mitch wrote:
Hendrik Fay wrote:
It's 4.30pm on Sunday here and yes we are ahead in time. The
day starts somewhere just to the west of Hawaii.
My computer altered your timestamp to 1:00 AM, USA EST (the
same time zone our stock market
I bet you were a lot warmer in the Winter, also.
BillR
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What is the best lubricant/grease to use on door hinges? The driver's door on
my Cadillac is squealing like crazy when I open the door when it is cold. The
door opens fine, it just makes a terrible squeal.
Donald H. Snook
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We had a couple in our family, including a wagon. Ok, build quality wasn't
anything great, but then again, a Datson 510 was nothing to write home
about. As for Honda, I don't remember anything wearing that name tag at the
time having doors on it.
All of our Pintos were dark green, the wagon had
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So, what is it? Where do I get one? :-)
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What is the best lubricant/grease to use on door hinges?
Chassis grease. But a shot of WD-40 is way better than nothing.
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Thanks for the info Peter, how does one check the condition of the diff
mounts in car?
Also according to the official MB line on sub-frame removal the exhaust
has to come out, part of the SLS has to go, blah blah blah, fuel lines,
more blah blah blah. Personally I'd be more inclined to remove
1. Can the valves on the OM603 be ground? I think some valves cannot be ground.
2. If they can, what is the approximate cost of a valve job for this engine?
Thanks!
Chris
'85 300SD 241K mi/'92 Dodge B-350 Ram Wagon/'82 VW Vanagon Diesel 229K mi/'75
240D/'80 300SD/'83 240D/'84 300Dt/'85 300Dt
Don't forget the humble A124, the T has been a bone of contention, some
believe it stands for touring and other believe in tourist.
Turnier is German for tournament and more historically jousting.
We've had many pinto wagons in the family, and also, we had a couple Murcury
Bobcat hatchbacks. They included a brown '72 Wagon with the automatic, 100%
dependable but SLOW, a blue '74 wagon, parts donor for the '72,
orange '78 with primered orange front end since it had been
I drove a 71-1/2 Pinto Fastback (the one with the big back window) as the third
in the chain of hand-me-downs through the family. Dad bought it new for Mom,
big brother got it next, then I got it. It was in good shape when I got it,
despite my brother having owned it (not a car person) and I
Was this the one with the totally glass hatch with the handle bolted to the
window to lift it?
Our '72 Wagon had the 2.0 SOHC engine in it also, but all of the others had
the newer 2.3L SOHC.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
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No, there was a metal frame to the lift gate with a large window in it. I
think it was only made for a short time, as there were issues with identifying
the proper model year on it a couple of times. That's why I said it was a
71-1/2.
I really wanted one of the panel wagons but could never
In housecleaning, I came across a ACC pushbutton unit for a 201. It
has a manufacture tag on it 12-84, so it was surely from an 85
model. It is complete in the wood panel (with temp control) and also
has the fan push button unit. If anyone can use it, it is for
sale. It seems to be
I really wanted one of the panel wagons but could never find one in decent
shape.
Ah, one of the cruising wagons with the porthole on each side? That would
be a find indeed!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
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In housecleaning, I came across a ACC pushbutton unit for a 201. It
has a manufacture tag on it 12-84, so it was surely from an 85
model...It seems to be different than the ones in 124 and 126 models
from 1986-1988 I have had.
It is, it has an extra main button, and a separate AC control
Well as we left off I was going to go back to walmart first thing this
morning to get that tire mounted for the trailer. So I show up first
thing. Wait for 20 minutes for somebody to show up to help everyone in
line. They say sure they will take care of it, will be 2 hours though.
Crap.
http://www.gishart.com/sites/dover/index.htm
Christopher McCann wrote:
1. Can the valves on the OM603 be ground? I think some valves cannot be ground.
2. If they can, what is the approximate cost of a valve job for this engine?
Thanks!
Chris
'85 300SD 241K mi/'92 Dodge B-350 Ram Wagon/'82
I predict that K'leb will have two MOUNTED spares in the truck the next time he
does an interstate car haul.
Mitch.
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Naw, he will just sell the trailer now that the buying freeze is on.
On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 7:26 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
I predict that K'leb will have two MOUNTED spares in the truck the next
time he does an interstate car haul.
Mitch.
'Glad you're safely back at home, Kaleb. 'Been worried about ya all day.
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Most tire shops will mount a tire like that for free or real cheap,a nd
pretty quick. Discount tire does that.
--R
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Well as we left off I was going to go back to walmart first thing this
morning to get that tire mounted for the trailer. So I show up first
thing.
Well here is the deal, since I have had my trailer, I have been all over
the country with it with no spare at all. Well, the original tires
started getting worn so i started throwing a wheel in the back for a
spare. Well, one time I had a tire go flat and I needed the spare.
Would not fit.
only place that was open sunday morning was walmart. They were my last
choice, trust me.
Rich Thomas wrote:
Most tire shops will mount a tire like that for free or real cheap,a nd
pretty quick. Discount tire does that.
--R
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Well as we left off I was going to go
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Naw, he'll keep the trailer and charge delivery fees when he sells
something.
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OK, just bought brand new tires for the 190D, got another 190D that
needs new tires. The 140 diesel will need new tires soon. The 140 I
just picked up will need new tires if I keep it. The trailer probably
should have new tires. The big dollar one is the truck, its going to
need new tires
I feel your pain. I recently dropped $630 for 4 tires for the 300E.
On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 8:28 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
OK, just bought brand new tires for the 190D, got another 190D that needs
new tires. The 140 diesel will need new tires soon. The 140 I just picked
holy CRAP, why would you spend that much on tires? Are they made of gold?
Wonko the Sane wrote:
I feel your pain. I recently dropped $630 for 4 tires for the 300E.
On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 8:28 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
OK, just bought brand new tires for the 190D, got
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=GoodyeartireModel=Assurance+TripleTred
On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 9:05 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
holy CRAP, why would you spend that much on tires? Are they made of gold?
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Sounds like re-tirement time to me. My bike couldn't survive anymore since
it was two tired! My poor unicycle can't stand on his own at all!! :(:)D
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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I think we paid between $500 and $600 to have my son's 603 surfaced,
the valves ground, and new guides installed.
On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Christopher McCann
xtofer1...@yahoo.com wrote:
1. Can the valves on the OM603 be ground? I think some valves cannot be
ground.
2. If they can,
On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:21:46 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin
ka...@striplin.net wrote:
Seems car tires might last a little longer that trailer rated tires, and
trailer tires I think you are only supposed to go up to 65mph with
them.
Well, you do want to go faster than 65mph.
Also car tires are
On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:55:51 -0600 Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com
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I feel your pain. I recently dropped $630 for 4 tires for the 300E.
What was the breakdown of the various elements of that cost?
tires -
balancing -
disposal fee -
warranty -
tax -
On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:18:54 -0800 Kevin Kraly kr...@comcast.net
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Sounds like re-tirement time to me. My bike couldn't survive anymore
since it was two tired! My poor unicycle can't stand on his own at
all!! :(:)D
Good one, Kevin! Shirley really liked it, too.
Craig
Everything except disposal fee -- I kept the old tires to give to Debbie's
brother (he is building a hot rod). Didn't get any special (road hazard?)
warranty other than the 80,000 mile warranty that comes with the tires. Yea,
they were pricey but should be the only tires I ever have to buy for the
Kaleb wrote:
Anyway, have been thinking now, is it OK to run car tires on
a trailer?
Yes. Or no.
I have done a little short bit of research and some say yes,
some say no. Seems car tires might last a little longer
that trailer rated tires, and trailer tires I think you are
only
Since we're in line to get the ice/snow storm (only 30% chance
though), I went to put the snow tires that came with the car from
Donald Snook on this afternoon. When I let the first tire down, a LOT
of 1 to 2 cracks appeared on the sidewall. Crap - dry rotted tire.
Off it came, and on went the
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On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:12:41 -0600 Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com
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Everything except disposal fee -- I kept the old tires to give to
Debbie's brother (he is building a hot rod). Didn't get any special
(road hazard?) warranty other than the 80,000 mile warranty that comes
with the
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Well take for instance, how much does a 140 weight? Im not sure. Its a
heavy car I know that. Trailer is a regular old steel flat bed 18'
trailer. dont know how much that weights. Tires I have on now are 1499
per tire, so 5996 total capacity. Thats probably plenty for many small
to
Good tires cost good money but cheap tires cost more in the long run
because you pay more to mount cheap tires more often.
Thanks, Tom
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WalMart is slow on purpose. The longer they take the more likely you
will buy something in the store.
You did buy something, right?
Thanks, Tom
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I don't know but I do know that a neighbor was pulling a ski boat with his
3/4 ton Suburban and had 3 blow-outs in one year.
It turns out that the tires he was running weren't up to the load even
though the tong weight + 1/4 of the Suburban weight were well under what was
marked on the tire
The best grease for door hinges is white lithium. Unlike wheel bearing
grease, the grease flows easy into hinges.
BTW, if your hinge is squeaking then it may already be too late. On the good
side, GM hinge bushings are cheap easy to replace. They are actually
designed to be serviced in a few
Well take for instance, how much does a 140 weight? Im not sure. Its
a heavy car I know that. Trailer is a regular old steel flat bed 18'
trailer. dont know how much that weights.
Our car hauler weighs around 1800#. The typical MB I'd put on
it is something like 3400-3800#, IIRC. My
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