On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 10:51 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
> the airbag is
> easy to remove on the 107, just two torx screws on the back
> side of the wheel.
Yes, there are two torx screws on the back of the 124 wheel I'm
looking at, too. "Easy to remove" and then what? I'm guessing it
comes out and y
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/pts/1567604420.html
Maybe Jim C needs this for his next project
The terms of my probation do not allow!
It is less devious that Jim's gasser swap.
Devious? Moi? I hid nothing, it's not my fault if she
can't tell one car from another, not even when riding i
With all these fancy digital handheld meters out there, is there a
clamp-on meter that will give you a power factor while clamped on a
wire?
No. You cannot measure power factor without simultaneously
measuring both instantaneous current and voltage. No clamp-on
measures any kind of voltage wi
Is there a way to R&R the combo (wiper/turn signal/high beam) switch
on a 300E without pulling the steering wheel?
I didn't think you ever had to do this. But the airbag is
easy to remove on the 107, just two torx screws on the back
side of the wheel. Thought the combo was held on with two
scr
On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Redghost wrote:
> No red cars for me
All my most beloved cars (except for the '87 300D) have been red:
'78 Datsun 200SX - tiny, light RWD menace that I oversteered around
every corner in high school.
'80 Saab 900 GLE - infected me with the old-European-car sickn
Is there a way to R&R the combo (wiper/turn signal/high beam) switch
on a 300E without pulling the steering wheel? I thought I remembered
someone talking about that recently here, but can't find it in the
archives. I got a junkyard switch assembly from eBay, and the combo
switch and cruise contro
Carb engined 123 was only in 77 and 78 according to the info I found.
All from 79 on were einspritz
Hi Curt,
I run a residential facility here in CT. I have had a car donation
fundraising program for the past several years. A couple of years
ago someone donated a grey market 230E, cant
Hi Curt,
I run a residential facility here in CT. I have had a car donation fundraising
program for the past several years. A couple of years ago someone donated a
grey market 230E, cant remember if it was an 1983 or 1984. (I am gonna check
my records at work tomorrow, it may have been a
Dieselhead wrote:
Dunno, but it is a fun car to drive even with an auto. A 4 spd would be
more fun, and the 5 spd would be the ultimate with 5th over on the std.
diff, or with 5th 1:1 and a lower ratio diff.
A W123 with an M102 is a great combination. The four- and five speed
versions both
Dunno, but it is a fun car to drive even with an auto. A 4 spd would
be more fun, and the 5 spd would be the ultimate with 5th over on the
std. diff, or with 5th 1:1 and a lower ratio diff.
what is the HP on the euro motor?
On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 9:31 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wr
Yeah they're glued on. One side on my 240D did it. I drilled a couple holes and
ran some screws in. Ugly but not any uglier than the rest of the car...
At first you might say "well gluing is a stupid way to hold the bumper on, the
glue fails!"
But that the glue lasted 25+ years...
-Curt
Date:
If Gump were more like an $800 I'd say Gordon could make a trip here with her...
-Curt
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:05:29 -0500
From: Mitch Haley
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gump has Died... selling her
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For all you EE types out there
With all these fancy digital handheld meters out there, is there a
clamp-on meter that will give you a power factor while clamped on a
wire?
Hopefully you don't have to buy a $5000-8000 fluke to do this. The
Kill-A-Watt does it on 120v for $25-50 if you ha
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On Jan 24, 2010, at 3:57 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
Are you talking
its got the same engine as the 190E 2.3, other than that, standard 123 stuff
Curt Raymond wrote:
Anybody know anything about an '84 230E?
Dwight's found one. Grey market car, 5spd (supposedly anyway) trans.
Seller wants $1000 but says it needs ball joints ("Ball joints you say?" Sucks on teeth
you still wanting to sell that car?
Mitch Haley wrote:
Curt Raymond wrote:
I think you just need a 3rd car, or rather Gump should become your
third car.
Maybe I should put a rebuilt IP on the Bob Morrison 300D 2.5 and send
it out west with Gordon?
Mitch.
sounds like you got a pinhole in one of your oil cooler lines.
Dan Weeks wrote:
82 300SD with previously low oil consumption (1 qt every 2500 miles or
so), but the usual leaks and drips. 325k miles. Today on a short trip
noticed the OP gauge occasionally dip off the top peg momentarily,
then g
For all you EE types out there
With all these fancy digital handheld meters out there, is there a
clamp-on meter that will give you a power factor while clamped on a
wire?
Hopefully you don't have to buy a $5000-8000 fluke to do this. The
Kill-A-Watt does it on 120v for $25-50 if you ha
what is the HP on the euro motor?
On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 9:31 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
> same as a 190e 2.3. maybe a tad heavier but i will get out of its own way
>>
>> BZT wrong. You are talking about a US engine.
>
>
> Curt is talking about a Euro trim M102. They
same as a 190e 2.3. maybe a tad heavier but i will get out of its own way
BZT wrong. You are talking about a US engine.
Curt is talking about a Euro trim M102. They are screamers for the
small displacement. it is about the same as a US 124 300E in terms
of performance. I think i
i think it's done. if this were boxing, either the corner would throw in
the towel or the referee would call it off. he is no longer all there
On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
> Gary Hurst writes:
>
> > saints are beating the old man like a drum. 40 years old. what a tou
> Dan Weeks wrote:
> 82 300SD with previously low oil consumption (1 qt every 2500
> miles or so), but the usual leaks and drips. 325k miles. Today
> on a short trip noticed the OP gauge occasionally dip off the
> top peg momentarily, then go back up. This happened several
> times over the course
On Jan 24, 2010, at 7:57 PM, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote:
Had put it on Banned but not her here -- a couple of days ago, I
backed into
the garage and the rear bumper of my 240D fell off. Brackets has
rusted.
I LOVE Iowa winters! [sic]
Wonko--
Yeah, mine's been in a salt bath fo
Gary Hurst writes:
> saints are beating the old man like a drum. 40 years old. what a tough
> sonofabitch.
Looks like he might have taken one too many just now
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Gary Hurst writes:
> saints are beating the old man like a drum. 40 years old. what a tough
> sonofabitch.
Looks like he might have taken one too many just now
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Wonko the Sane writes:
> Had put it on Banned but not her here -- a couple of days ago, I backed into
> the garage and the rear bumper of my 240D fell off. Brackets has
> rusted.
Same thing happened on my 300D. Someone told me that the bumper is
glued to the bracket. I cleaned things up with a
There is a whole section of the listing with more gen sets
clay
On Jan 24, 2010, at 5:37 PM, LWB250 wrote:
That 20kW Onan generator would make a nice home standby unit of it
doesn't have a lot of hours
Dan
--- On Sun, 1/24/10, Redghost wrote:
From: Redghost
Subject: [MBZ] Upcomin
same as a 190e 2.3. maybe a tad heavier but i will get out of its own way
On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
> Anybody know anything about an '84 230E?
> Dwight's found one. Grey market car, 5spd (supposedly anyway) trans.
>
> Seller wants $1000 but says it needs ball joints (
That 20kW Onan generator would make a nice home standby unit of it doesn't have
a lot of hours
Dan
--- On Sun, 1/24/10, Redghost wrote:
> From: Redghost
> Subject: [MBZ] Upcoming auction goodies
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
> Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 8:26 PM
> http://www.mur
Thanks, Mitch. That sounds about right. I'll check that first and
report back.
A few years ago I sprung a similar leak in the trans cooler lines. Was
simply worn through from vibration. Replaced the lines and was fine.
Dan
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Anybody know anything about an '84 230E?
Dwight's found one. Grey market car, 5spd (supposedly anyway) trans.
Seller wants $1000 but says it needs ball joints ("Ball joints you say?" Sucks
on teeth "Jeez, that could run into money. What do you think about $800 for
this jalopy?") but has had othe
http://www.murphyauctions.net/kenmore10feb.html
• 2006 MERCEDES SLK350 V6, auto, loaded, convertible
• 2006 MERCEDES ML500 SUV, AWD, V8, auto, loaded
• 2004 MERCEDES CLK500, V8, auto
ONAN 20.0DL4-15R/27832D generator, diesel
SIEMENS 25KVA transformer
This means that your left headlight bucket will never rust, as long as you
don't clean things up. A good thing where we live.
Had put it on Banned but not her here -- a couple of days ago, I backed into
the garage and the rear bumper of my 240D fell off. Brackets has rusted.
I LOVE Iowa winters!
Mitch wrote:
> Maybe I should put a rebuilt IP on the Bob Morrison 300D 2.5 and send it out
> west with Gordon?
Yeah - keepin' it mercedes - forget about the geo / corolla.
mao
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I have a toyota previa. I do not love that car. It is a crap hauler,
and smells like baby vomit. It is AWD, so I take it hunting or the
dump. Back up car that SWMBA wanted gone because I would not part
with Gump.
clay
On Jan 24, 2010, at 5:00 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
I think you just n
Curt Raymond wrote:
I think you just need a 3rd car, or rather Gump should become your third car.
Maybe I should put a rebuilt IP on the Bob Morrison 300D 2.5 and send it out
west with Gordon?
Mitch.
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My 240D did the same thing some years ago, same symptoms and everything. In my
case the oil cap had gotten loose somehow. I added oil, replaced the cap
tightly and it never happened again...
-Curt
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:29:05 -0600
From: Dan Weeks
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] HE
I think you just need a 3rd car, or rather Gump should become your third car.
Your SECOND car (the one you drive when Gump is down) should be something you
HATE. I'm thinking an 8 year old Corolla... It'll cost about $2000. A Geo Prism
is the same car, you might be able to save a little cash the
Was it running when it quit? My 240D was, I turned it from the middle position
to low and it just stopped... I was driving to work ~5F at the time...
All that day it stayed off, even the COLD ride home. Next day it worked fine.
Of course I'd already ordered a replacement.
I'd say pull it out, it
I have had three and all three were truck attracting menaces. The 72
Audi was first sideswiped and landed in a ditch, which crumpled the
under bits of the trunk. I had it repaired, and while driving it two
weeks out of the shop, a truck nicked it on the tail (police move to
spin the car)
A couple years ago my Dakota wouldn't shift up out of first, my wife had to
drive it all 10 miles home at 15mph... A day later it did the same thing so I
got some of the Lucas stuff, sucked out about a pint of fluid with my topsider
and put in a pint of the Lucas (I'd already checked fluid level
clay wrote:
> How the hell do you not see a red car?
I saw a gump engine?
mao
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Dan Weeks wrote:
Anybody want to take a guess as to what we're looking at, or have any
advice? I'm hoping its a gasket, oil line union, or work-hardened,
snapped, external oil line, and not a front main or something. Any
advice or suggestions welcome. "Sadie" and I offer thanks in advance!
L
And the location of the good engineis.?
clay
On Jan 24, 2010, at 3:50 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
I know where you can get a nearly new OM615 engine. Then you find
someone with a big backyard where you can take Gump, spend a
Saturday there, put in the new engine and drive home. All you
82 300SD with previously low oil consumption (1 qt every 2500 miles or
so), but the usual leaks and drips. 325k miles. Today on a short trip
noticed the OP gauge occasionally dip off the top peg momentarily,
then go back up. This happened several times over the course of 10
miles or so. Not
Hard to tell from the pictures, but it may be an OM636. YOU CAN see
it is not OHC, and all the MB Fahrtzoid (SP) engines since about 1961
have been OHC.
That does not mean this engine is 50 years old. THe OM636 was used
for many applications including Thermoking reefers (up to about '75)
a
saints are beating the old man like a drum. 40 years old. what a tough
sonofabitch.
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Are you talking about the cap for the oil pump drive? That should be
easy to reseal. If memory serves, it is an aluminum ring. Just
clean, pull the cap, clean everything, and put it back together with
a new seal.
The larger issue is the oil escaping from the big bolt near the fuel
filte
I knew about getting stopped for speeding in red cars, (don't ask me how I
know!), but have never before heard of the proclivity of red cars to get
totaled or kill people.
Greg
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But it is RED. I am very averse to red cars because every red car I
have owned has tried to make me dead. They seem to attract totaling
by insurance people after impacts with trucks. How the hell do you
not see a red car?
clay
On Jan 24, 2010, at 3:42 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
clay wro
They lost the warehouse and had to sell or ship parts to the knackers,
so there is no longer the huge inventory they had. I was told to chat
up the lead mechanic there by my indy, to find out just how FUBAR the
situation is. The job is not that hard, just more $$$ than SWMBA
wants put int
the internet is so great
http://www.ilemi.com/4712/channel3.html
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I know where you can get a nearly new OM615 engine. Then you find
someone with a big backyard where you can take Gump, spend a Saturday
there, put in the new engine and drive home. All you need to tell
SWMBO is that you fixed the car and it took all day.
It is less devious that Jim's gasser
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/pts/1567604420.html
Maybe Jim C needs this for his next project
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There is a 1977 616 available to me, but I would have to haul it and
install. Not able to on my side street, and no big tools for the job
either.
clay
On Jan 23, 2010, at 5:39 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
Kevin wrote:
...and a 240D engine
to throw in.
240D engine is a drop in for the 115 ch
clay wrote:
> Too bad it is red, or I would jump all over that
You want someone to drive it west?
Cost of fuel plus train home - participation in lodging?
mao
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clay wrote:
> If I had a spare engine, i would
> just swap that in, and not be selling.
What about the well know benz friends in your neighborhood - can't
they source a running engine?
mao
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300E
2010/1/24 Frederick W Moir
>
>
> Original Message
> Subject:Mercedes Benz Parts '87 300D '92 500E '94 E420 '95 E320 -
> $100 (Stamford, Ct)
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:33:46 -0800 (PST)
Too bad it is red, or I would jump all over that
clay
On Jan 23, 2010, at 9:57 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
She's afraid that her 34 year old car will soon become unreliable:
http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/1566540260.html
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Depends on how much of the excess inventory you are going to haul
off. EVERYTHING from manuals to all spare parts would be $3500, and
you would need a large trailer to take it all away. Remember, this
was a restoration project, so I amassed a bunch of stuff.
Gump, by her lonesome, would b
Visit the posting at http://newhaven.craigslist.org/pts/1528676588.html
The 500E guy again. I wonder what he wants for
brakes/suspension/wheels/differential from one of those?
Mitch.
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Subject: Mercedes Benz Parts '87 300D '92 500E '94 E420 '95 E320 - $100
(Stamford, Ct)
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:33:46 -0800 (PST)
From: fred.s...@yahoo.com
To: fred.s...@verizon.net
fred.s...@yahoo.com has forwarded you this craigslist.org postin
i would not count the colts out by a long shot. they are a really good
team. the best in the league
i'm just surprised by the jets. they are looking more and more like the
giants did when they got hot late and won it all.
btw, there were a number of articles online before this game talking abo
Gary Hurst writes:
> the jets are one hot team. i figured the colts would walk over them,
> but it's 14-6 jets now in the 2nd quarter.
And now the Colts fumble the ball back to the Jets. Not looking
good... but the Colts have come back from worse.
Allan
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the jets are one hot team. i figured the colts would walk over them, but
it's 14-6 jets now in the 2nd quarter.
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> Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> > with it on defrost, try giggling the key back and forth a little while
> > in the run position. Sometimes the contacts get dirty in the switch
and
> > if you turn the key back toward stop just a hair, it will kick in.
>
> And the seconds thing to do is to REPLAC
We put in a new heat pump a few years ago. We went with American Standard,
which is all USA mfd. components (same as Trane, IIRC, but with a lower-end
"trim package"). It comes with an optional proprietary electronic air
filter system called accuclean, which has received excellent independent
rev
Dan wrote: " How much?"
I think he said he wanted $8500. I can find out more about it and even drive
it, if somebody is really interested.
Donald H. Snook
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Did you REPLACE the fuse? A bad fuse can still LOOK OK.
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- Original Message -
From: "Lee Einer"
To:
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 12:36 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Defroster kaput
The blower fan on my 1980 300CD just stopped working. Even the defrost
doesn't blow. Fuse looks OK.
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
with it on defrost, try giggling the key back and forth a little while
in the run position. Sometimes the contacts get dirty in the switch and
if you turn the key back toward stop just a hair, it will kick in.
And the seconds thing to do is to REPLACE ALL THE FUSES.
with it on defrost, try giggling the key back and forth a little while
in the run position. Sometimes the contacts get dirty in the switch and
if you turn the key back toward stop just a hair, it will kick in.
Lee Einer wrote:
The blower fan on my 1980 300CD just stopped working. Even the defr
The blower fan on my 1980 300CD just stopped working. Even the defrost doesn't
blow. Fuse looks OK.
What do you all recommend for diagnosis and treatment? I can do without climate
control, but having a working defroster is crucial in this weather.
Lee
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very late, producing little or no power.
The key is that there is no smoke -- a bad injector will produce more
than normal smoke either at low or high sp
Howdy --
I'm getting closer to doing this little project (have to find a time my wife
is not driving it and the weather is mild) - it was mentioned that the IP
will
become noisy if the DVs are not torqued properly.
What kind of noise and how evident will it be?
Thx
LarryT
91 300D
OilAnalysis
Donald Snook wrote:
Dan wrote: "how much"
I think he said wants $8500
Here's a not bad looking Sedan for a bit less, if it's still available:
http://flint.craigslist.org/ctd/1528965330.html
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I think he said wants $8500
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Craig McCluskey wrote:
That was my thought, too. Not everyone has that much to sink into a hobby
doesn't even provide transportation (though I certainly would like to get
a telescope myself).
What's am 8" cost, about 1/10 of his investment? He must have a ton of money
tied up in the mount, cl
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