Was offered an 85 126 300sd in need of a rear window swap, AC fix, and
some brake work (it eats master cylinders?).
It's at a very lucrative sub-Kaleb price, and has rust at the front
jack points, 250K on the engine, 300K-ish on the chassis.
Engine is strong, swapped in from an 84 123 iirc.
I
I thought about that, but we get a lot of rain and a bit of cold [I know,
Floridians are wimps in cold].
When I had my company car broken into [passenger window smashed] in Miami
one January day several years ago, the home office in Indiana was ready to
send a mobile repair to the spot so I didn't
I hope Manfred is catching all these good suggestions.
Bill R
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On Behalf Of OK Don
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 10:30 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] I'm feeling sleepy ...
Or
I'll suggest that to him. We are working out a trade whereby he does a lot
of time consuming small stuff that I can't do and can't afford to pay
$70/hour to have repaired, and when I get a new car this year he will adopt
my baby into his home. I'm not sure either of our wives would actually
If you want high mileage in a small car, why spend so much on the car? I think
Hyundai offers a model for about $7k that gets over 40 mpg; those economics
make
more sense to me.
Max
Diesel, the new Premium
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To:
Hmmm, Plymouth vs. Benz, Plymouth vs. Benz
Benz!
Very respectfully,
/s/
Max Dillon
'87 300TD 334k miles
'95 E300 280k miles
'73 Balboa 20
Charleston SC
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I'm thinking a 2008 hybrid Prius with the comforts this old body wants will
run about $18K. I have wondered about some of the new Hyundai models, but
do not want a stripped down model, even though we have the S320 for road
trips. Worth looking at, but and extra 10 mpg is not a small thing
Oh god not a Prius! How about a Jetta diesel? Around 20K new, gives around 45
mpg and is a real car, not some cheesoid entomomorphic wannabe spaceship.
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 14, 2011, at 9:14 AM, Bill Ringgold billr32...@comcast.net wrote:
I'm thinking a 2008 hybrid Prius with the
Bill Ringgold wrote:
I'm thinking a 2008 hybrid Prius with the comforts this old body wants will
run about $18K. I have wondered about some of the new Hyundai models, but
do not want a stripped down model, even though we have the S320 for road
trips. Worth looking at, but and extra 10 mpg is
If I do end up with a Prius I want to paint that name on the side of it ...
cheesoid entomomorphic wannabe spaceship. I'll check the Jetta diesel.
Bill R
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Waterford man died doing what he loved most
Followup front page article in today's paper. Changing the oil in his BMW.
Jack failure. So sad.
Tom
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
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Oh god not a Prius! How about a Jetta diesel? Around 20K new, gives
around 45 mpg and is a real car, not some cheesoid entomomorphic
wannabe spaceship.
Them smugmobiles is ugly!
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On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 6:47 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
A good economy car without the battery might get 30 city and 40 hwy, so I
would only pay more for the Hybrid if I were planning on doing a lot of
local driving. For my driving, I'd take a good look at a Chevy Cruze before
B Wrong! The base assumption here is that carbon monoxide
(CO) from the exhaust is making you sleepy. The car is a 300SD.
That means it is a Diesel. Diesel exhaust will not kill you or your
canary. Diesel exhaust has negligible CO content. Diesel exhaust
WILL NOT make you
I notice no one is suggesting a Smart. I have pretty well ruled that one
out because on occasion I haul three grandkids around, and I don't think
that a Smart would be able to do that.
Bill R
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Good to know. Thanks.
Bill R
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] I'm feeling sleepy ...
B Wrong! The base
Especially with Mercedes. The darned things are heavy.
Randy
On 12/03/2011 8:40 AM, toms cat1 wrote:
I hate to be that guy, but here it happened again. Item from today's local
paper.
Stay safe, fellas. Redundant safety systems whenever you are under a car.
Tom
Waterford — A
Me too. And then I put some chunks of big square timber under it too
just in case, so that I have a bit of wiggle room if it all goes bad.
Randy
On 13/03/2011 7:04 AM, Max Dillon wrote:
I had a car fall once, I was not under it; after that scare I do the
following. Once I think I've got
If I were looking for true mileage, I'd get a 1960 Ford Falcon with the 144 cu
in straight 6. My Dad's got 30-32 mpg with 6 people in the car. Or you could
get a 4 cyc Renault Daphne. My brother in law had a 1960 that got 40 mpg
consistently. Yes, I know these are old cars, but they point out
Well, not totally true. Diesel exhaust might kill you but it will take
some time. Those particles are not so good for the lungs over the long haul.
Randy
B Wrong! The base assumption here is that carbon monoxide
(CO) from the exhaust is making you sleepy. The car is a 300SD.
That
Or, if you want to be bit classier, get one of the early Mustangs with
the small inline 6 and a manual transmission. I had a 65 with the 170
cid engine. No hot rod but really good mileage on it too. Wish I still
had it (doesn't everyone say that?).
Randy
On 14/03/2011 11:26 AM,
Dan wrote:
Just packed my Civil Defense Geiger counters in preparation for my move. I
wonder if their value has suddenly gone up,
Old tech, no doubt?
Maybe historical and useful value, but nobody wants an old geiger
counter... or do they?
mao
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On 14/03/2011 9:48 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 6:47 AM, Mitch Haleym...@voyager.net wrote:
A good economy car without the battery might get 30 city and 40 hwy, so I
would only pay more for the Hybrid if I were planning on doing a lot of
local driving. For my driving,
Interesting.
Move the bar at the middle of each photo to see the direct compare -
before/after.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html
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Roger wrote:
Yes, I know these are old cars, but they point out how little we've improved
in mpg over the past 50 years.
You are getting too cynical.
I am too cynical also.
Where is tech getting us - especially in transportation?
Bluetooth, CD changers, computers on wheels, computer ABS,
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 9:17 AM, R A Bennell b...@mts.net wrote:
And then I put some chunks of big square timber under it too just in case,
so that I have a bit of wiggle room if it all goes bad.
I've cultivated the habit, every time I jack up a car and take a wheel off
to do brake work or
On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 7:39 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
How does torque get to the other set of wheels without a transfer case? Or
perhaps its a transfer case by a different name?
It may be splitting hairs, but I'd agree with Roger that the whatchamacallit
on the back of the
Yes, another good habit to develop. Especially when one uses $25 HF floor
jacks...
-Max
(HF junkee)
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Sent: Mon, March 14, 2011 12:54:36 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
This site appears to be from some pro-nukers, but it has some very clear
and concise explanations of what is going on with the Japanukes.
http://bravenewclimate.com/
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I had a 1970 Alfa GTV 5 speed that got 45 mpg at 75 mph [about the slowest
you could engage 5th gear]. Too bad it cost more to keep it on the road
than payments on the new car I replace it with. Much of the drive for this
comes from my wife who is tired of me having a 30 YO car I can't work on
Bill Ringgold wrote:
I notice no one is suggesting a Smart. I have pretty well ruled that one
out because on occasion I haul three grandkids around, and I don't think
that a Smart would be able to do that.
The Smart, and the New Mini, along with gas versions of the New Beetle, use too
much
I think anything that displaces O2 in the air will cause light headedness...
As far as economical, think how much it will be to replace that battery pack
in the prius when it goes flat...
I think a TDI Jetta would be the bees knees, torquey, fun, cheap enough.
Walt
On Mar 14, 2011 1:44 PM,
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com wrote:
I think a TDI Jetta would be the bees knees, torquey, fun, cheap enough.
My ex's 2000 New Beetle TDI consistently got 40 mpg highway, 35 mpg about
50-50 city/highway. That was with a slushbox, so I imagine it would
Remember how much the TAX will be, and your payments and increased insurance
and then tell me how much better the Prius is...
Chevy Malibu and Ford Fusion are probably some of the best deals out there for
boring day to day transportation.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:41:24 -0400
From: Bill
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Remember how much the TAX will be, and your payments and increased
insurance and then tell me how much better the Prius is...
Chevy Malibu and Ford Fusion are probably some of the best deals out there
for boring day
The battery pack is rated [by Toyota] for 180,000 miles. My only family
experience is my cousin's Prius, which hit 100K a few months ago, and
absolutely no problems as yet. I did drive up to 60K miles a year when I
was working, but being retired now it is down to between 10K and 12K
annually.
Also remember that I am used to a 30 YO diesel. It does have a lot of
torque, but is also a tank. I think the performance of the Prius would be
adequate for me - I never drive over 100 MPH anyway [you are thinking of my
darling wife, who has a lead foot and a big-ass long wheelbase road car].
I think my biggest fight over choosing an American car comes from having
grown up in the 1960's and 70's. One of the very few new cars I have had
was a 1973 Caprice Classic. I noticed that the trim around one side of the
rear window was 3 too short to make it all the way down; it soon had a rust
300TD. (Wagon)
Running no less.
Not mine
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
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Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:03:10 -0700 (PDT)
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To: fred.s...@verizon.net
Unless the waranty transfers, you might have issues.
That goes for any new-ish car, sadly it's getting more expensive and tough
to DIY...
And it's hard to buy US when all the true inovation is overseas.
Dodge's big inovation this year was putting the entire climate, radio, etc
control panel on a
..IMHO the best deal in an economy car right now would be a two- or
three-year-old Honda Fit, which with a 5-speed is pretty close to those
mileage numbers. Great visibility, fun to drive, pretty smooth ride for
such a small car, terrific use of interior space to maximize cargo
capacity...
...I notice no one is suggesting a Smart. I have pretty well ruled that
one
out because on occasion I haul three grandkids around, and I don't think
that a Smart would be able to do that...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPdEWLnAQr0playnext=1;
list=PL21FAC048AF4C75C2
Great - thanks. Ya think I can drive it back to D.C. absent those few
parts? I never heard of either of these housings.
*Needs ignition housing and switch also needs indicator housing and switch
plus switch for one window and probably a new batt.*
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Fred Moir
Her Smart is a fun little car with VERY little carrying capacity. Alas, it
gets just 27 mpg in city driving, running high test only.
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 5:14 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
...I notice no one is suggesting a Smart. I have pretty well ruled that
one
out because on occasion
...If I were looking for true mileage, I'd get a 1960 Ford Falcon with
the 144
cu in straight 6. My Dad's got 30-32 mpg with 6 people in the car
Decades ago, I had sold a car and ordered a new one which was to show up in
60 days or so. So, as an interim car I found a 1960 Falcon, one of
Same with the PT Cruiser. The one my parents had was only good for 16MPG
around town and 20MPG highway. Believe it or not, the '05 Chrysler TC
minivan will do better. Their '06 Chevy HHR will do low 20's around town
and high 20's close to 30MPG on the highway. All of these are automatics.
ignition/master switch housing/mount/surround and switch? Did somebody have
a switch that hung up/wouldn't turn, and they cut it up in effort to unlock
it? Indicator housing - instrument cluster - I don't know - indicator for
what?
Wilton
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Sounds like maybe someone tried to steal it and broke the steering column.
Randy
On 14/03/2011 4:27 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Great - thanks. Ya think I can drive it back to D.C. absent those few
parts? I never heard of either of these housings.
*Needs ignition housing and switch also
I think a TDI Jetta would be the bees knees, torquey, fun, cheap enough
And it would still have that Clatta Clatta! I'm thinking of getting a daily
driver vehicle that's less cumbersome and more economical than the big Ram
pickup. It's good for hauling stuff and dragging the boat around.
Andrew.
Assuming that the truth is anything like what is stated, I don't see why
not.
The housings are the the locking parts for the column and the other is
for the directional stalk (s) neither of which should be critical.
If the switch is missing, then you would need one, or you would need to
Are there perforations in the rust?
Getting the txv out of a 126 is much harder than a 123. You will need metric
crowfoot tubing wrenches. The evaporator is a gnarly little job too...
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On Mar 14, 2011, at 8:01, Max
Sure do. They have been calibrated and are as accurate now as they were when
new. There are several companies who recalibrate these meters.
One is a high range (0-500 R/hr) and the other a low range (50 mR/hr), so I
should be covered.
They were gifted to me on a job I did with the DoD. Whole
For that money (I'd say $500) you could rent a UHaul pickup and a tow
dolly for the weekend, drive up there and back with the thing. Take
what you need off it, sell off the bits and get your money back. Or
keep it and have lots of spare parts.
--R
On 3/14/2011 6:16 PM, Fred Moir wrote:
http://conelrad.com/index.php
--R
On 3/14/2011 6:41 PM, LWB250 wrote:
Sure do. They have been calibrated and are as accurate now as they were when
new. There are several companies who recalibrate these meters.
One is a high range (0-500 R/hr) and the other a low range (50 mR/hr), so I
Scary but true, Ford and GM are tops of the pops in most reliability surveys
and Toyota is being hammered. Ford's F150 4wd now tops fuel economy for its
class, the Asian imports don't even come in the ballpark.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:30:12 -0400
From: Bill Ringgold
I have a good friend who is married to a CPA that is a real penny pincher. They
bought a Prius new with the intent of saving big bucks due to her 60+/day
commute.
As she tells the story, the car started out with great mileage, somewhere
upwards of 50 mpg, but over time ended up being around 35
Sounds like it was an early model prior to the switch in batteries. As I
said, my cousin's Prius has over 100k with no diminution of battery power or
mileage. The issue with proprietary parts no doubt still holds, though. My
S320's $318 mirror glass [heated, sun sensor, etc] wasn't exactly
You'd think axle stands these days are a no brainer, pretty cheap for a
reasonable pair but then again I have seen professional mechanics go
under cars that where just supported by hydraulic pressure. Cemetery is
full of people who took a short cut or cheaped out on doing the job
properly.
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Being the MB bigot that I am, I'd be looking for a nice 320 or 350 CDI --
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There is a point in the rotation of the engine where ALL the
followers are loose (on a 5 cylinder, one point for the front set and
one for the rear). Unbolt and the carriers come off the shallow
locator and slide out sideways.
You do not need to remove the cam.
Looks impossible, but it
The PT Cruiser was somehow classed as an SUV, its mileage is pathetic. I had
one as a rental once and found it to have zero redeeming value.
I find though that the people that like them LOVE them, the people that dislike
them loathe them (like me). Very little middle ground.
-Curt
Date: Mon,
Craig wrote:
An email my group leader at work forwarded.
One thing another guy mentioned is that there is an abnormally high
level of radon gas in the area. Big big area of radon gas. I guess
it usually shows at a quake? Perhaps this is the radioactive stuff
the USNavy is picking up in their
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Nope, I think they found radio iodine and cesium
unit #2 exploded at 6;10 AM local time, damaged the containment
(which wasn't perfect, had a significant flaw. One report had the
explosion taking place INSIDE the containment.
What I don't understand is why the hydrogen cannot be
I noticed that my Geiger counter calibration guys in Texas have suspended
shipments of iodine pills, as they are apparently overwhelmed by the demand
Dan
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On Mar 14, 2011, at 10:11 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote:
Nope, I think they found radio iodine and
However bad this gets, I don't think it will be like Chernobyl for
two reasons:
These are contained plants, Chernobyl was an uncontained one.
Chernobyl was a graphite moderated reactor, so there was not only a
completely out of control fission event, but a graphite fire that
lasted
On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:28:48 -0400 John Reames jwrea...@comcast.net
wrote:
Are there perforations in the rust?
Getting the txv out of a 126 is much harder than a 123. You will need
metric crowfoot tubing wrenches. The evaporator is a gnarly little job
too...
txv?
Craig
On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:59:44 -0500 Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com
wrote:
Speak on, Dr. Craig - you are in the forefront of this type of
knowledge, I presume, Sandia, etc...
Actually, I don't have anything more to say. I certainly am not privy to
exactly what is going on in Japan.
Craig
http://mitnse.com/
I think these guys probably know a bit about what is going on, or at
least enough to interpret what is being reported.
-R
On 3/14/2011 11:27 PM, Craig wrote:
On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:59:44 -0500 Mountain Manmaontin@gmail.com
wrote:
Speak on, Dr. Craig - you are in the
That sort of sucks all the profit out of the deal, since I have no room to
part it out or keep.
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
For that money (I'd say $500) you could rent a UHaul pickup and a tow dolly
for the weekend, drive up there
Retired navy guy who was in the sub service had this to say
about the current discussions on the Japan Situation. Anyone
agree? Disagree?
Gerry
...
The word meltdown is being tossed around too carelessly
If the heat in the
Curt, et al.
The PT Cruiser is classified as a truck to lower the required mpg
average in their truck line. Buy a congress-critter anyone?
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
On 3/14/2011 9:57 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
The PT Cruiser was somehow classed as an SUV, its mileage is pathetic. I
If the reactors were indeed fully shut down by inserting the control rods,
they're battling decay heat, not heat from fision.
So if everything melts in this case, the glob of goober will contain the
control rods as well, and unless the geometry is just perfect, should be
unable to fision.
It'll
Wait, required average?
As in a Your average mpg must be no higher or lower than X?
Walt
On Mar 15, 2011 12:24 AM, Fred Moir fred.s...@verizon.net wrote:
Curt, et al.
The PT Cruiser is classified as a truck to lower the required mpg
average in their truck line. Buy a congress-critter anyone?
Hendrik Fay wrote:
You'd think axle stands these days are a no brainer, pretty
cheap for a reasonable pair
This is one of those deals where I figure if one is good, two is
better. And if two is better than three is sweet. And if three
is sweet then four is just about right.
I generally
Another point she made was that Toyota is very clear that they have
never had a battery fail under warranty, however, there are no
guarantees as to the capacity of the battery over it's lifetime. As I
interpreted this, as long as it holds a charge, no matter how slight,
they are not going to
There was one thing I liked about the Cruiser, the room. It had great cargo
room and lots of room for passengers as well. However, it had lousy ride,
horrible road noise, horrible MPG, and the seats were aweful! the HHR was a
slight compromise on the room, but not on the other points.
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:31:17 -0400 Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com
wrote:
If the reactors were indeed fully shut down by inserting the control
rods, they're battling decay heat, not heat from fision.
The PDF I sent from the ANS does indeed say the reactors were properly
scrammed (fully shut
I did not have the ability to read the pdf when I fired the email off, my
phone's been fritzing...
Thank's for the excerpt, I'll be sure to read the full document in the
morning.
Good to know that it's just decay heat now, as long as they can keep it cool
everything should sort out.
Then again,
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