And since I had just done it, I knew where all
the tools were!
Finding the tools is often the most time consuming part of a job! If you go
into a job not knowing what tools you'll need, it takes even longer.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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> andrew strasfogel wrote:
> If that only took you an hour, I will fly you to DC to be my
> personal mechanic!
It took less than one hour.
Honest. *smiles*
The rest of the story is:
The shaft on the wagon was making an oily mess so I knew it
needed replacement. I went out to my collection of p
That's the interior stat setting for dual zone HVAC. Guy likes it hot,
like his wheels.
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Pretty hot car. The dash says 90 degrees F even though the pictures look
> like it is winter outside. Gotta be a hot car to do that!
Pretty hot car. The dash says 90 degrees F even though the pictures
look like it is winter outside. Gotta be a hot car to do that!
I was wondering how much you could sell those wheels and tires for in
the right ghetto? If you could find the right (OE) wheels with
decent tires, it might make
The subject of this thread is a /8. These and earlier cars had the
tank under the trunk. in these, you put the head of the bolt into
the allen socket on the plug. Then put a wrench on the top nut to
unscrew the plug and screen, after you have used 2 wrenches to jam
the two nuts together. If
'Wouldn't wanta be caught near it; somebody may think I approve that crap.
Wilton
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Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:02 PM
Subject: [MBZ] a Bimmer for Wilton
http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/1553679332.html
You and Snook can go cr
http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/1553679332.html
You and Snook can go crusing
Allan
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Craig wrote:
> He's talking about a '74 240D, a W115. Your '84 240D is a W123.
Bruce was speaking about a W115 - was Dieselhead also speaking about a W115?
Thanks.
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I know where there is a nice SDL you can buy for less than that.
(when you drop an other zero into OK Don's offer, I get $5)
drop a zero before the decimal and you have a deal.
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On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:09:19 -0600 Mountain Man
wrote:
> Tell us more about this?
No need to tell more ...
> On our '84 240D the axle shaft was in the way, so a bit of chisel
> loosened it to take it off.
He's talking about a '74 240D, a W115. Your '84 240D is a W123.
Craig
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Yea. One of the dudes on Pawn Stars sort of reminds me of you.
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 8:53 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> Yea, I just watched it that I had recorded. Its just a sprinter van with
> the MB logos on it. I like that Pawn Stars show much better though.
>
> Wonko the Sane wrote:
>
>>
I got some cut-off discs for my dremel and commenced to cutting the nut off.
ot a goodly part cut off but had to leave it undone until tomorrow. I'm sure
it will work.
I just hope I didn't bugger up the pulley too much in my travails.
I'll know tomorrow about the key or lack thereof
Bob R
On Tu
> ..BUT if you have a used one where it has not triggered the explosive
> device, it should be fine?..
>
No. It will not retract.
RLE
>
>
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On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
> Actually, they tend to crack badly between the valves,
Aha, I was sort of right then.
Alex
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Dieselhead wrote:
> I have used a bolt with a 15/16" head
> with double nuts or double nuts welded on to remove these.
Tell us more about this?
the double nuts grab the flats of the screen? - then wrench on the
screen using the double nutted 5/8? On our '84 240D the axle shaft
was in the way, so
I took a tank that had some pinhole leaks into the local radiator shop.
They dunked it in their "tank" (not sure what's in it) and brazed a
patch over the leaks. No explosions.
Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> writes:
> No, that is how the pros weld a fuel tank.
>
>
>> Oh my, this is going to re
The drain and screen are in the middle of the bottom of the tank. It
takes a large allen wrench. 23 or 24 mm. I have used a bolt with a
15/16" head with double nuts or double nuts welded on to remove
these. I think the size is 5/8" bolt. Fuel gauge sender is accessed
in the center of the t
drop a zero before the decimal and you have a deal.
OK Don wrote:
$5,000.00 US dollars, and it's yours!
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
its a POS, I will buy it back from you.
OK Don wrote:
Amen. The '92 300D is on it's second alternator this weekend - an
Mitch wrote:
> Or they weren't keyed.
Has anyone ever seen a broken key?
I can't imagine that could happen.
I would bet cheap chinese key, or no key. Which might mean you have
loosened the nut a bit, since the pulley is spinning?
Take it to a shop and have them try? - maybe they can crack the nut
yea, its very obvious when they have blown.
Jim Cathey wrote:
So that means if it doesn't explode it's still ok to use, right?
Chances are very good. The belt lock function has nothing
to do with the squib tensioner. I can get the belts to lock
just by pulling to quickly on them. They'll lo
Actually, they tend to crack badly between the valves, causing the
valve guides to come loose.
However, unlike MB heads, they can be welded, a friend had his done
and it ran great. Noisy bastards, though -- turbo sounds like a cop
siren a couple blocks back!
Peter
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On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> its a POS, I will buy it back from you.
>
> OK Don wrote:
>
>> Amen. The '92 300D is on it's second alternator this weekend - and after
>> replacing the only vacuum line I can find was broken by the
its a POS, I will buy it back from you.
OK Don wrote:
Amen. The '92 300D is on it's second alternator this weekend - and after
replacing the only vacuum line I can find was broken by the flailing belt,
it is still shifting hard.
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I w
Yea, I just watched it that I had recorded. Its just a sprinter van
with the MB logos on it. I like that Pawn Stars show much better though.
Wonko the Sane wrote:
Didn't get a good look at the vehicle they drive, but it looks like a
Sprinter but has the Benz trident on the front hood.
???
I've been a fan of a couple of centerpunch marks myself; they won't
wash off.
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On Jan 19, 2010, at 12:26, Fmiser wrote:
archer wrote:
That's a very clear description of a job IMO. I've got to do
that before lon
We've found that my late 80's, early 90's parents can get in and out of the
Mercedes easier than the Gen 2 Chrysler mini-van. The back seat of the SDL
was easest, but they have very little problem with the 124s.
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Rich Thomas <
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> w
I'd think that UV damage over the ages would be a concern - regardless of
whether the car has been in an accident or not.
However, I would not be afraid of the belts from Kaleb's car ---
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On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 7:16 AM, Donald Snook wrote:
> I was doing some research and found the information about the oil
> sludge/gelling problem on
>the Toyota V6. Does anyone have any experience with this engine. Evidently,
>if you were
>not vigilant about 3,000 mile oil changes, the engine
No, that is how the pros weld a fuel tank.
Oh my, this is going to require ear plugs so the large BANG does't
scare you too much.
Than of course there is all the hollering and screaming that comes
from burn victims.
I've used epoxy with good results, not as dramatic of course
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On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 2:55 PM, wrote:
>> I'm guessing this is probably the same VW six that was used in the
>> Volvo 7xx diesels in the late '80s/early '90s...
>>
> That was a VW truck engine so must have been designed for puttering around
> town.
You would hope so, but I'm quite sure I've
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 6:34 PM, Wonko the Sane wrote:
> Didn't get a good look at the vehicle they drive, but it looks like a
> Sprinter but has the Benz trident on the front hood.
>
Are Sprinters even still being sold at Dodge dealers any more since
the DaimlerChrysler divorce? I thought they
Another trick that I've heard about but never witnessed is called
'pressing up' the tank, whereby you fill it with water so that the fuel
is pressed up to the top of the tank, and then you weld so that the
water gets heated and not the fuel. How do you keep the water leaking
out of the break from
So that means if it doesn't explode it's still ok to use, right?
Chances are very good. The belt lock function has nothing
to do with the squib tensioner. I can get the belts to lock
just by pulling to quickly on them. They'll lock during
aggressive braking. If the squib has fired, I don't t
Is there an inspection hatch I could use, or should I remove the tank
and manually shake and swirl it?
The fuel sender in the top is in a nice big hole. Tank
strainer on bottom is in another. Remove both, and go
to town with a pressure washer?
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Turned out the use of B99 had eaten the rubber fuel filler seal and
the cap. When driving the car, it allowed the fuel to slosh out and
then drip back down the filler into the trunk. Bypassed the excess
fuel escape hole, because the cap kept it in the loop.
clay
On Jan 19, 2010, at 11:21
relng...@aol.com wrote:
http://www.wimp.com/ecomobiletests/
Looks like a slender Jeremy Clarkson.
How old is that video?
Mitch.
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Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fuel Tank Cleaning
Rich Thomas wrote:
There is (most likely -- I just did this on a 126) a fuel tank strainer
at the bottom where the fuel line attach
Rich Thomas wrote:
There is (most likely -- I just did this on a 126) a fuel tank strainer
at the bottom where the fuel line attaches, it is probably gunked up.
I know the substance of which he speaks, it sounds like the grainy stuff on the
bottom of a barrel of used Chinese restaurant soy oil
http://www.wimp.com/ecomobiletests/
RLE
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> When a Mercedes built after 1985 has an accident, the seatbelt comes
> with an
> ETR (emergency tensioning retractor), this explodes and renders the
> seatbelt
> useless. I am not risking my life like that, sorry...
>
Which fires when the airbag deploys which should be a clue.
RLE
>
>
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If it still retracts and pulls back in it "should" be ok. But it is a safety
item.
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From: "LarryT"
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:28:09
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Seat Belt
So that means if it doe
There is (most likely -- I just did this on a 126) a fuel tank strainer
at the bottom where the fuel line attaches, it is probably gunked up.
(that is not what you mean by tank screen is it? I can't imagine doing
that every 5 min) Drain the tank as much as you can, then take it out
and eithe
Hi All,
I recently purchased a very nice 74 240D and put a good motor in it. It runs
sweet, but then dies of fuel starvation. Discovered that the tank is filled
with old biodiesel that has the color, texture, and clarity of carrot juice. I
have to stop and blow out the tank screen every 5 mi
It's the thing that you use to measure something -- a little metal probe
you stick on a circuit or component, the other end plugs into the
scope. They have to be made properly with impedance and capacitance and
such to allow for frequency measurement and not to alter the circuit
much while you
So that means if it doesn't explode it's still ok to use, right?
Thx
Larry
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If the collision was enough to make the seatbelt lock then it deployed.
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BUT if you have a used one where it has not triggered the explosive device, it
should be fine?
Randy
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the whole seat belt has to be replaced, it is all one unit.
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What is the purpose of the probe? Does it protect the scope in the event that
you put the probe in somewhere hotter
than you expected?
Randy
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Is the whole belt replaced or just the explosive device?
Randy
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When a Mercedes built after 1985 has an accident, the seatbelt comes with an
ETR (emergency tensioning retractor), this explodes and renders the seatbelt
useless. I am not risking my life like that, sorry.
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So I bought the Tek 2445 for $100, it turned on, showed some stuff on
the screen so I guess it is working. The kid said his brother used it,
left it at his house in the closet some time ago, so he was unloading
it. Seems like a good price, ebay has them for $400 give or take so I
guess it was a
I still say it depends on how hard it was hit and whether there are any signs
of damage to the belt. Many cars are
damaged quite severely but repaired and I truly doubt that the seat belts are
routinely replaced at the body shop.
Look for blood stains on the belts. If the last poor fellow didn't
I shouldn't think it is nearly so dangerous to weld a diesel tank as it is a
gasoline tank.
Randy
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it was hit in the rear --
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Oh my, this is going to require ear plugs so the large BANG does't scare you
too much.
Than of course there is all the hollering and screaming that comes from burn
victims.
I've used epoxy with good results, not as dramatic of course
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Another trick that I've heard about but never witnessed is called
'pressing up' the tank, whereby you fill it with water so that the fuel
is pressed up to the top of the tank, and then you weld so that the
water gets heated and not the fuel. How do you keep the water leaking
out of the break from
That is an excellent write-up - agree completely regarding the diff.
mount bolts. When I did it, I found that removing a rubber cover for an
access hole allowed me to move the threaded plate that the diff. bolts
goz-into so that I could avoid cross threading and make sure the bolts
were really goi
I was thinking the same thing. One hour is pretty fast. Just setting up and
cleaning up would tale me longer.
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On Jan 19, 2010, at 2:04 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
If that only took you an hour, I will fly you to DC to be my personal
mechanic!
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:
If that only took you an hour, I will fly you to DC to be my personal
mechanic!
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Fmiser wrote:
> > archer wrote:
>
> > That's a very clear description of a job IMO. I've got to do
> > that before long in order to replace a differential.
> > Do you know what the
BTW both Polaris and OMC made rotary snowmobiles also. Polaris used the same
303 and the nearly mythical 606 dual rotor. OMC I think manufactured their own
engines and sold them under the Johnson line. OMC also sold Evinrude sleds but
I don't think those got the rotary. The 303 made something li
Too right... The first link is mine though.
Need to get some video of it, the sound it makes is remarkable.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:40:43 -0600
From: Fmiser
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?
Message-ID: <20100118234043.5f56accb.fmi...@gmail.com>
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> archer wrote:
> That's a very clear description of a job IMO. I've got to do
> that before long in order to replace a differential.
> Do you know what the "line up" marks are on the drive shaft,
> rubber universal, and/or differential shaft for a 123? Had
> driveshaft vibration problems with a
He said the car was hit hard, so forces were exerted on the belts to keep
the passengers in their seats. If I were you Larry, I'd spring for a new
belt. Belts are such a major part of the cars safety systems, not worth
trying to save a few bucks in this area. Used fenders and trim bits are
fine,
Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
Well now that the entire trunk floor is out I have a nice view
of the differential and rear axle shafts.
I figure it needs a new shaft. This job
should be made much easier now that I can access the axleshaft
from top and bottom! But is this job easy? What is involved? I
r
One would think that any belt could be examined and tried. If it looks like
something is out of whack or it acts
odd after installation then try another. I don't think that seat belts are
swapped out after every auto accident
where the car is repaired and not written off. There is a bit of reluct
Wouldn't likely do much harm if it did, inside the can but there would be
little point to putting it in if so.
I wonder what might happen if one tried to start it and it didn't quite catch.
A bit of fuel vapour in there along
with a bit of a spark perhaps. Poof! Wouldn't blow the muffler apart b
I am considering buying a used seat belt for my W124 - Kaleb has one
from a car hit hard in the rear.
Wouldn't bother me a bit to use a belt from such a situation.
Any deceleration insufficient to crumple metal wouldn't be
enough to damage the belt. (Translation: good front sheet
metal == OK be
LavAzza is decent, but I'm hooked on Kimbo from my days in bella Napoli.
The prices at wholelattelove are good though. When I'm in Italy, I'll
by about a year's supply of Kimbo at the base commissary for less than
half the price charged stateside and mail it home.
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'Sure seems bassackwards to me. Seat and occupant would feel a rearward
force at impact due to rapid acceleration - seat and occupant are trying to
remain at "rest"; occupant and belt would feel a forward force as the
vehicle stops or slows after the initial rapid acceleration due to the
impac
Hi Gang,
I am considering buying a used seat belt for my W124 - Kaleb has one
from a car hit hard in the rear. Neither of us know if this would stress a
front seat belt. Both of us think not but we have no direct knowledge. I
thought there might be a forward jolt followed by a rearward on
The nice thing about coolant is that it leaves a white residue behind
after evaporation, so you can easily spot the leak source. I just found
a loose upper radiator hose on my '87 wagon, happened to notice a wet
spot under the car and popped the hood to find the leak in about three
seconds. I'm h
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