Lots of tire kickers but only the Chinese have the cash ;-)
Hendrik
who is busy studying the English to American dictionary
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At 3:32 PM -0800 1/8/10, LWB250 wrote:
I would be interested in anyone's input if they have any direct
experience with such furnaces or know someone who does
B2 is the resident HVAC expert; he does that for a living. Not sure
if he's signed on with his new email addy yet, so I'll
2-3 months? Maybe in Indiana... Here in north central MA the furnace is on from
November through at least March, probably April. Its a big deal when we finally
break down and turn the heat up in November and a big relief when we turn it
back down in the spring.
Thats more like 5 months... Dan
Max wrote Maybe you should only do the leaking DV's in order to reduce the
possibility of a problem?
That's a good idea. I'll have to clean things really good to determine
which is the primary culprit/s. Usually the engine is pretty clean but it's
been so cold that I haven't been able to
Doing one at a time is excess work. I have done 4 OM603s with good
results by following the instructions. As with all injector work,
cleanliness is the primary concern. After the deck is cleaned, and
you start to remove the DVs, I back them out until the oring starts
to show, then wash the
I'm in central Indiana (Indianapolis), whose heating season is probably
November to March.
One of the considerations is the lousy efficiency of my current furnace, and
that it is not a direct vent furnace, either. My resident HVAC guy says that
because combustion air comes out of the house
I All -
I was curious about the actual pop-off bar (+/- 5 bar) value? With my Tech
Data book I found something called Ejection Pressure. Does that sound
like the MB version of Pop-off?
If so, the values given are (in Bar):
With new inj nozzles - 115-125bar (602 603-91) - 135-145bar
Don wrote follow the instructions to the letter, and was
very careful
*Now* we're talking!! That's what I wanted to hear!
;-)
Take care -
LarryT
91 300D
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I've never pulled the engine/tranny together on my 78 240D (W123) - when I
rebuilt the engine I pulled the engine,
I *did* however, bolt a piece of wood across the bell housing to be *very*
certain the torque converter stayed firmly engaged in the front pump.
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Thx for the instructions! Yes, I'd like the full content. What do you use
to wash things off with as you work? Kero / Diesel?
Thanks -
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On Jan 9, 2010, at 8:20, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Doing one at a time is excess work. I have done
I use brake parts cleaner and air to blow it dry. To find the leakers,
sprinkle some baby powder around the DVs and watch.
I've done two 603s without problems and on the first one, I used the hold
down straps as a wrench to do the torque. I did however follow the
procedures with care.
Rusty has the socket. I have a spare I'd sell or loan.The special
socket, a T30 torx socket, and a torque wrench are all the special
tools you really need. Order at least one extra oring and copper
seal. clean everything in the area very thoroughly before starting.
It only takes a
Vaseline or silicone grease works better. Vaseline is actually the
specified material -- it IS hydrocarbon wax, after all. Don't use
anything but pure stuff, no scents or etc.
Peter
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From this week's Redmond Report:
QUOTE*
http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=4012939:1060387Ex-Microsoft
CTO vs. Global Warming
Nathan Myhrvold is a major-league brain. Decades ago, Microsoft
bought Myhrvold's company Dynamical Systems not just for its
multitasking technology, but
good...I'll send a bill for all the ramdom costs of things I've had to
repair over the years do to the lost lubricity from have low sulfer diesel.
Bob R
On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
From this week's Redmond Report:
QUOTE*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wHkA_983_s
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Thx for that Harry - You wrote I used the hold
down straps as a wrench to do the torque.
You didn't use a torque wrench? Don't understand ---
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What work are you referring to? (I know, DVs) but what part of the job? To
lube the o-rings before installation?
Thx -
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Alles.
I have not been in contact with JohnnyB in a year or two. As I
understand it, he is very busy going around to all the hot spots and
doing his work, only to blast off to another national difficulty.
What is the reward for a job well done? Another job!
He lives in Lake George NY and the
The AlGore crowd were very deceptive in their global warming media blitz.
It's one of those crisis created to generate fear and dependence on the
govt. The thing with a crisis is it cries for a immediate response. No
time for debate (that might let the truth come out), only reaction is a must
Actually, most of the northern hemisphere is now freezing their butt off.
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Dieselhead
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 10:49
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Sulfur good?
What do other listers think about the current US economic posture?
Some pundits, like Peter Schiff, claim we are in deep doo-doo because we
went into hock up to our collective necks while we have simultaneously cut
way back most wealth (things of value) producing activity. Schiff predicts
very
i don't see it working out. we owe more money than we can ever dream of
paying back. anytime the chinese decide to cut us off, we are dead. the
only thing that saves us is that the USA tanking would so hurt china that
they will pay a massive price to avoid it.
but how can the endless trillions
Brake parts cleaner in the aerosol can --
What do you use to wash things off with as you work? Kero / Diesel?
Thanks -
LarryT
91 300D 602-962
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Panic! (the national past time).
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On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.netwrote:
Vaseline or silicone grease works better. Vaseline is actually the
specified material -- it IS hydrocarbon wax, after all. Don't use anything
but pure stuff, no scents or
The lockdown straps are splined. You stack two on a DV and leave the ends
facing out, their thickness is more than a 1/4. I then used either a 17mm
or 11/16 crowsfoot with a long extension going straight up and past the
intake. You have to connect the torque wrench 90 degrees from the strap
Here's what the Founder of the Weather Channel has to say about the
AlBore The Sky is Falling Crowd.
http://www.kusi.com/home/78477082.html?video=popt=a
http://www.kusi.com/home/78477082.html?video=popt=a
LarryT wrote:
The AlGore crowd were very deceptive in their global warming media
blitz.
So I just finished tearing apart the girl child's MacBook that the cat
knocked a glass of water over into. I followed the instructions from
ifixit, took out the main logic board which looked fine. The guy at the
apple store suggested the power input board might be kaput so I took
that out
The weatherstrip/deal on the outside of the windows on the son's '84 190Ds
(two of them) are rotted, rusted, etc. MB wants $57 ea. for these strips.
Shouldn't there be generic parts that rebuilders use to replace these? Where
might one find such? Anyone BTDT?
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OK Don
Panic! (the national past
This has been my reasoned opinion for at least two decades. The only
activity that adds real value is manufacturing -- all the rest rides
on top.
Since we have chosen to eliminate manufacturing, we have eliminated
economic activity, and we are going to end up a third world country
I would like to know the advantage of variable speed blowers. I am
always looking at ways to save money on heating and cooling, is this a
simple part that can be swapped out?
LWB250 wrote:
Despite my house having been custom built, there are some weird things about it
that would lead one to
hmmm, thats strange.
Allan Streib wrote:
Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com writes:
http://www.mercedespartscenter.com/partlocator/index.cfm?siteid=215720
A little too glossy IMHO. In fact looks a lot like that site that now
occupies buymbparts.com.
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Im going to save that to put up on okiebenz if I ever get around to
doing the article section.
Dieselhead wrote:
Rusty has the socket. I have a spare I'd sell or loan.The special
socket, a T30 torx socket, and a torque wrench are all the special
tools you really need. Order at least
On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:21:36 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin
ka...@striplin.net wrote:
Im going to save that to put up on okiebenz if I ever get around to
doing the article section.
So you will include it with the information and pictures I sent?
Craig
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somewhere. I need to start digging thru my stuff and getting it up there.
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:21:36 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin
ka...@striplin.net wrote:
Im going to save that to put up on okiebenz if I
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 3:23 PM, Mathieu J. Cama c...@oldworldauto.com wrote:
On Jan 8, 2010, at 6:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
what all cars did you lose in the flood?
Three... and it hurts to talk about it. I'll just say that the good ones are
what are usually kept at home.
Oh no...
How do you check to see if a block heater is any good? Put a volt meter
on it and check resistance? Im not sure the block heater in my Suburban
is working. I know I have some dead glow plugs. Thing would not start
today, almost did though. I plugged it in for a while and it did not
seem
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
We have a Carrier 95% furnace and it's a major pain. Gets into cycles
where it won't want to ignite, then it goes into a 4-hour lockout mode
before it will try again unless you cycle the power off and on to reset
the
On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:32:02 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin
ka...@striplin.net wrote:
IF you sent me info and pictures I may or may not have it around
somewhere. I need to start digging thru my stuff and getting it up
there.
I sent you the following ZIP files of pictures:
940K Dec 19 2005
On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:48:47 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin
ka...@striplin.net wrote:
How do you check to see if a block heater is any good? Put a volt meter
on it and check resistance?
Yup, that's how you do it (actually, with an ohmmeter, but they are
usually built into voltmeters). Check it also
Yeah, I've used them before, too.
Got a Powerbook G4 on the way that needs a new screen, so I'll be
using them again.
I wish more of them were like the Pismo, though -- most of what you
needed to change was easy -- you could change the screen without
removing the bottom cover, and a new
My next-door neighbor has a Volkswagen TDI and is planning on moving to
California in a couple of years to join his sons in the San Francisco Bay
area.
What is the feasiblity of him registering and using his TDI there?
On another front, he wonders how 4 to 5-year old Mercedes Kompressor cars
As long as it has 7500 miles or more on it, it won't be a problem.
Can't help you with the kompressor question, though.
On Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 03:47:58PM -0700, Craig McCluskey wrote:
My next-door neighbor has a Volkswagen TDI and is planning on moving to
California in a couple of years to
Supercharged.
Peter
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What should the resistance reading be?
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On Jan 9, 2010, at 4:56 PM, Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:48:47 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin
ka...@striplin.net wrote:
How do you check to see if a block heater is any good? Put a volt meter
on it and
On Sat, 9 Jan 2010 14:58:12 -0800 (PST) Dimitri Seretakis
dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
What should the resistance reading be?
It's a 400 W heater that runs on 120 VAC.
Since Power = Current x Voltage (P = I E),
P 400
I = --- = - = 3.33 A
E 120
From
That may be so but do they know what they are talking about, looked up
suspension parts for my 89TE and they came up with pictures of stuff for
a 123.
Hendrik
who re-bushed the TE front and replaced the front flex disc
Gary Hurst wrote:
they seem to be selling genuine at wholesale to the
How do you check to see if a block heater is any good? Put a volt
meter on it and check resistance?
Pretty good way. The _best_ way is to plug it into a
wattmeter, like the ubiquitous (and inexpensive) Kill-A-Watt.
-- Jim
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Why wouldn't you just plug it in and after about 30 minutes put your hand on
the side of the engine to see if it's warm?
If you have power to the plug then the heater is probably open. A quick test
with an ohmmeter or test light would reveal the condition
Dan
--- On Sat, 1/9/10, Jim
I agree, with the exception that Manufacturing, agriculture, mining,
fisheries, and forest products are all productive. Anything that
takes some raw material and creates something of value is productive.
Printing something on paper and shuffling paper is not productive.
This has been my
I can recall a salesman that was selling some flue fittings about 25
years ago. His argument had some thoughts about using outside air for
combustion so that there is a positive pressure formed inside the
house, making the house warmer at the leak points at windows and
doors. The device he was
Just do what I do -- plug it in and then see if the car starts or not? (By
the way, mine started today w/ two 45 second pre-glows at +3F today. And
some of you said my block heater was not working!
I don't quite agree with the folks who just want to listen to the gurgle. If
it is around
If China ever decides to stop buying our debt - like most others already
have - we'll be in the crapper. Does anyone like having China dictate loan
terms to us? As the govt keeps spending more and more trillions, *someone*
will *have* to buy our debt. Either that or crank up the printing
Thanks Harry --
I'm sure it'll make sense when I actually do it following your excellent
directions -
LarryT
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LarryT wrote:
The AlGore crowd were very deceptive in their global warming media blitz.
It's one of those crisis created to generate fear and dependence on the
govt.
I think media blitz can be defined as deception.
Is there anything that anyone can remember that was media blitz that
was
OK Don wrote:
The weatherstrip/deal on the outside of the windows on the son's '84 190Ds
(two of them) are rotted, rusted, etc. MB wants $57 ea. for these strips.
I believe either of the list purveyors of parts can get dealer parts
at better than dealer prices.
mao
If you're talking about the window scrapers like what is on a 123 or 126
chassis, the material is sold in bulk and can be cut with a pair of aircraft
shears (tin snips).
Dan
--- On Sat, 1/9/10, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
From: Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com
Subject:
The unemployment numbers seem to be the buggaboo that many on the
financial news speak. It seems that the numbers are not real. Think
of the guys that have been told to appear at work 4 days instead of 5
days. I was told to show up to work 3 days each week. These numbers
do not show in the
Dan wrote:
If you're talking about the window scrapers like what is on a 123 or 126
chassis, the material is sold in bulk and can be cut with a pair of aircraft
shears (tin snips).
Not mere rubber, but rubber with metal inserts?
Where?
mao
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Yes, they are reinforced with a metal strip. Clips hold them on to the edge
molding along the bottom edge of the window.
Dan
--- On Sat, 1/9/10, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
From: Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] MB Window Weatherstripping
To: Mercedes
Dan wrote:
Yes, they are reinforced with a metal strip. Clips hold them on to the edge
molding along the bottom edge of the window.
Where do you buy bulk?
What about the upper surrounds - those are molded, no?
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I got the quote from Rusty - I'd hate to see what our Stealer wants for
them.
On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
OK Don wrote:
The weatherstrip/deal on the outside of the windows on the son's '84
190Ds
(two of them) are rotted, rusted, etc. MB wants
That's what I thought would be the case - where do you find it?
On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 8:28 PM, LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
If you're talking about the window scrapers like what is on a 123 or 126
chassis, the material is sold in bulk and can be cut with a pair of aircraft
shears (tin
I tried looking up brake pads for my '83 300D and they had nothing.
Allan
On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:20 +1030, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au wrote:
That may be so but do they know what they are talking about, looked up
suspension parts for my 89TE and they came up with pictures of stuff for
Well put Larry, to bad information like this falls on deaf ears. Ever see
man on the street TV? Folks can't name the two major parties, but someone
registered them to vote and they do.
Harry
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Well put Larry, to bad information like this falls on deaf ears. Ever see
man on the street TV? Folks can't name the two major parties, but someone
registered them to vote and they do.
Only land owners with a high school graduation B+ should be allowed to vote.
mao
I'd be inclined to limit voting to taxpayers who are also veterans.
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Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 23:37
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Economics
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Sat, 9 Jan 2010 14:58:12 -0800 (PST) Dimitri Seretakis
dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
What should the resistance reading be?
It's a 400 W heater that runs on 120 VAC.
But he said suburban.
2
E 120 * 120
R = - =
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