Just dug mine out of a pile of books. Other than a little curling of the cover
corners, it's in perfect shape.
I know you can't get these any more, at least I don't think you can.
I'm thinking eBay for this bad boy, unless someone here wants it.
Dan
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Rich Thomas wrote:
Very nice car, dark blue, good paint and body with a few little dings,
tan interior in fairly decent shape, good tires. He can get it sorted
fairly easily I bet, will have an excellent car for cheap money. He'll
need about a gallon of Febreze though.
http://www.nilodor.c
Guess it could be injectors. They were recently rebuilt.
Cams have been good during all valve adjustments for past 45k miles.
No flat spots I could find by touch, but will go over them again.
clay
On Oct 25, 2009, at 4:01 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
Whining starter can be a bad overrunning
That story about engine mounts reminds me that I need to change mine,
along with a tie rod, before I make another long trip.
The difference in sound and vibration is indeed astonishing -- those
are gel filled mounts, and when they rupture and the gel drains out,
the engine is sitting on a p
Hi All -
Speaking of W124's, I just finished installing the 2nd motor mount on my
wife's 91 300D which had been rocking at idle. The change was nothing short
of phenomenal! It's super quiet at idle as well as when driving! I am
still absolutely in awe of the change it made. I'm hesitant
No brakes, car won't shut off with the key, doors don't lock, etc.
Barely runs at idle, we had to push it up on the trailer with him
goosing it to help out a bit. Might have boogered fuel or filters or
something, it has been sitting awhile. It was clicking up at the front
of the valve cover,
Five years ago, when I was looking for an acceptable 124, I answered an ad
in York, SC, for a '92 or so; 'called seller;' heard all sort of glowing
promises about the car; drove 4+ hours to see it the next day. Opened the
car's driver door and nearly passed out from the nicotine stench. 'Palom
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I forget, what is the problem that makes you think the vacuum pump let
go? The new style does not usually do that.
I think it was total lack of vacuum.
I assume he already looked everywhere in the brake circuit for an unplugged
hose.
Mitch.
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I forget, what is the problem that makes you think the vacuum pump let
go? The new style does not usually do that.
Max Dillon wrote:
For those interested, Rich gave me a big help with his truck and we hauled the '95 E300 Diesel home yesterday. The good news is that the vac. pump is the newer s
Max:
It's great news you have the newer type vacuum pump.
IIRC that means there is a good chance you will find the drive cam OK too.
I had to clean the ash trays in the dish washer to get rid of the last
vestiges of smoke oder in one of my 124's.
Ned
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Whining starter can be a bad overrunning clutch -- they eventually
shriek for a while then fail.
Check the valves again, just to be sure. Also check the cam for flat
spots on the lobes.
Don't mistake injector noise for valve tap!
Peter
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On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:43:55 -0500 MG wrote:
> Yeah, It's 9" of foam with about an inch of concrete on the
> outside. 48' in diameter, 3 freq. That makes each triangle about
> 10' on a side and about 400lbs. Interesting project.
The one I helped build had wooden triangles that were bolted toge
Well, with the recent 2 out of 3 option for the pull start on Gump, I
seem to have developed a whiny starter. I first noticed it when I
found that the start cable had fallen off the IP. Since the IP fuel
flow was not initiated, would that have caused the starter to develop
this noise?
it's the same understanding i have, but there is a tendency to call items
oem that are quite simply lower quality aftermarket items, especially when
they are marketed by the same company that also sells another version of
that parts to benz.
in other words, suppose behr is the original supplier to
my biggest question would be whether the non benz hoses you have are
actually OEM.
On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:12 AM, John Robbins wrote:
> Gary Hurst wrote:
>
>> btw, to some extent this is the exact same case as if you bought genuine
>> mercedes as mercedes is also mostly just a marketing box.
LarryT wrote:
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer - the same parts (supposedly)
as the ones bought at the dealership. The quality is generally
considered the same but from your photos of the oil filters in
particular it's easy to think the quality is much lower.
http://www.w124perform
Yeah, It's 9" of foam with about an inch of concrete on the
outside. 48' in diameter, 3 freq. That makes each triangle about
10' on a side and about 400lbs. Interesting project.
Manfred
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:33:23 -0600
From: Craig McCluskey
Subject: [MBZ] OT: Dome [was Re: transmissio
That's true but in retrospect the very slight gain in mileage
wasn't really worth the loss of being able to camp where we
wanted to, assuming the standard converter would have done the
job. Lucky that I didn't pull the transmission just to replace a
good converter with that one. It needed a reb
I'll probably be here. Sometimes I feel like I'm stuck in a rut.
I never seem to get to go any where. Just not time enough. :-)
Manfred
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:35:36 -0400
From: "Bill R"
Subject: Re: [MBZ] transmission options
Next time I am heading to Ocala [not doing that very ofte
Odd. I would have thought that the lack of power would have made
them better on ice and snow. You'd think it would be easier to
control the traction with that setup.
yeah on the HP how about an engine with more torque. :-)
Manfred
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:55:38 -0500
From: Peter Frederick
Hi John -
Thanks for the photos showing similar parts. It would make a *very*
interesting database to take photos of a large number of OE parts and
compare them to the OEM parts. But I may be a little confused by the
terminology. It may be my understanding of the meanings though.
OE
For those interested, Rich gave me a big help with his truck and we hauled the
'95 E300 Diesel home yesterday. The good news is that the vac. pump is the
newer style with screwed-down cover vice crimped, so at least THIS vacuum pump
has probably not dumped into the engine yet. Haven't gotten t
Look for a leak in the intake system between engine and air flow
meter. The meter is usually remote from the throttle body, and any
air leak between the two will cause lean running at low speed with
the usual results -- rough idle, stalling, erratic throttle response,
lack of automatic idl
So.got to drive the '05 E320 the other day for the first time in quite
awhile. It was still stupidly hot out (98 in October? Really?) so the AC was
on. I the normal course of driving I noticed that each time I'd have to stop
for a light, it would stumble at idle. When slowing to turn corners (9
Gary Hurst wrote:
btw, to some extent this is the exact same case as if you bought genuine
mercedes as mercedes is also mostly just a marketing box. the presumption
that you are getting "the best" by going genuine grows more and more suspect
for me by the moment although there are still many out
Yea, I have heard that. With the old voltage regulator, the battery
light was lightly faintly, so it looks like the bulb is good. When I
put in a different regulator, now I dont think any of the lights are
lighting when you turn the key on before starting. Well, the glow plug
light but none
Craig McCluskey wrote:
http://www.124performance.com/docs/general/tire_gauges_MCN_test.pdf
along with a lot of information about oil, tools, glow plugs, and other
things.
His website is an absolutely amazing resource!!! I'm glad there are
folks like him out there in our community. He's a rea
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Now that is a good idea. The turbo 606 should make even a 5000+ lb
W140 get up and go.
Unfortunately, you need to have all the electronics to get that extra
horsepower. If you convert it to a mechanical injection pump, you'll
only have as much horsepower as the car t
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
well this car had the contacts on the regulator worn almost completely
down, so I swapped in another one but still not charging. I do know
when the key is turned on, non of the lights light up on the dash.
IIRC, if the alternator lightbulb is out, it won't have the i
Essentially, yes.
Dan
--- On Sun, 10/25/09, Mitch Haley wrote:
From: Mitch Haley
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Buying a Lottery Ticket Today
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 9:36 AM
LWB250 wrote:
> Yup. And now I got the cash box open - another $5.25 plus a bunch of spare
LWB250 wrote:
Yup. And now I got the cash box open - another $5.25 plus a bunch of spare
parts like bulbs and fuses...
So the kid paid you $7.25 to drag it home and clean it out?
Mitch.
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Yup. And now I got the cash box open - another $5.25 plus a bunch of spare
parts like bulbs and fuses...
Dan
--- On Sat, 10/24/09, WILTON wrote:
From: WILTON
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Buying a Lottery Ticket Today
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 9:32 PM
ATTABOY! '
Agreed on both counts.
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.
1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles.
Wickford, RI
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On Behalf Of WILTON
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:27 PM
To: Mercedes Di
Febi Bilstein are not related at all to the Bilstein comapany that makes
shockabsorbers. Their website is www.febi.de. Have used their branded parts
and they are very good often from the OEM supplier.
Peter
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