If you mean the AL Model 9s, they are here in the Tampa area.
I can hook you up with the seller if you like. I am sure she still has them...
Dan
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On Oct 1, 2011, at 10:48 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
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No, I meant where is that AL stuff you
Possibly. Not sure exactly what that would entail, but I am going to look into
it.
Dan
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On Oct 1, 2011, at 6:53 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Sat, 1 Oct 2011 15:25:19 -0700 (PDT) LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
FIOS, being 100% digital, requires a box for
Close enough, he put one of the interior door handle screws clear
through the plastic wire sheath and one of the wires.
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:32:38 -0400
From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Daughter's new car
Pinched a
At 11:08 PM 10/1/2011, Peter wrote:
Well - back where we were. I now have no glow intermittently. If the light
comes on even for a second, I get glow and a beautifully smoothly starting
engine - better then ever. If it doesnt' come on I have no glow - and very
obviously no glow slow start.
Thanks for the suggestion - but since this is my first diesel - and many
others but me drive it - (I own a limo and bus company and frequently send a
driver down the road in it to get 10 hours of rest before I show up and let
them relieve me and I drive back) I better not do anything too quirky or
Nice job!
Michael E. Esh
On Oct 1, 2011, at 7:10 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
wrote:
Y'all may remember my truck problems, I had to replace the head gasket, which
was a total PITA but I got it done. Then it wasn't running right, throwing
codes of cylinder
Kaleb? Jaime?
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Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
What do folks use for vehicle history reports? I'm looking at a '95
wagon with only 103k miles, seems awfully low.
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Kaleb? Jaime?
I don't think anybody can afford to maintain an unlimited account now.
The $20 for two months days are long gone.
Mitch.
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Craig diese...@pisquared.net writes:
Can you have one box to decode the digital signal and then pipe its
output around the house?
Everyone in the house wants to watch the same channel at the same time?
It's OK if there's only one watcher who just happens to be in different
rooms at different
Last time I used CarFax was last year, and there were no unlimited deals
available. Only fixed number deals, like $40 for 5 reports.
Dan
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Sent: Sunday, October 2, 2011 10:59
On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:04:30 -0400 Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
wrote:
Craig diese...@pisquared.net writes:
Can you have one box to decode the digital signal and then pipe its
output around the house?
Everyone in the house wants to watch the same channel at the same time?
It's
I'd just like to know which one is best, not looking for a hook-up.
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Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Max Dillon wrote:
Kaleb? Jaime?
I don't think anybody can afford to maintain an unlimited account now.
The $20 for two months days are long gone.
Mitch.
How did you find the quality and accuracy?
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LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
Last time I used CarFax was last year, and there were no unlimited
deals available. Only fixed number deals, like $40 for 5 reports.
Dan
From: Mitch Haley
Max Dillon wrote:
I'd just like to know which one is best, not looking for a hook-up.
Had Autocheck in 2008, reports didn't seem to have as much to them as Carfax,
but it could have changed since then.
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Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Best source for carfax report?
I'd just like to know which one
Crunchy crickets going mainstream in
Australiahttp://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/01/us-australia-bugs-idUSTRE78T0UY20111001?feedType=RSSfeedName=oddlyEnoughNewsrpc=76
How are they Hendrick?
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2001 ML320
1992 300D 2.5T
1990 300D 2.5T
1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager
Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net writes:
I'd just like to know which one is best, not looking for a hook-up.
You can do a free VIN lookup to see if it's been reported as stolen or
salvage (flood car, etc.) at:
https://www.nicb.org/theft_and_fraud_awareness/vincheck
I will usually do
Thanks Mitch.
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Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Max Dillon wrote:
I'd just like to know which one is best, not looking for a hook-up.
Had Autocheck in 2008, reports didn't seem to have as much to them as
Carfax,
but it could have changed since then.
Well of course!
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WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
'Course, if one is offered -. ;))
Wilton
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From: Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net
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Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 11:18 AM
Subject: Re:
From what I can tell, CarFax bases their reports on DMV information and
whatever is voluntarily entered by dealerships, say, if they took the car on
trade and serviced it at that time.
It seems to be hit or miss for the most part, from what I see.
The one good thing is that it more or less
You could get a multiplexer and feed separate boxes to dedicated channels, but
that's a nightmare when it comes to management.
The Elgato devices enable PCs to display cable analog/digital/terrestrial
television signals. They can't play or stream anything to a device other
than the PC they
CarFax saved me coupla time several years ago; revealed 2 cases of 124's
having lost 150 kmi or so each while in FL for short time.
Wilton
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Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 12:49 PM
That seems to be a problem down here, especially for cars that end up in South
Florida. There is some sort of a vortex that I have seen with cars in the
Pompano/Ft. Lauderdale/Miami areas that affects their odometers.
Maybe it has something to do with the Bermuda Triangle?
grin
Dan
Out of curiosity, how much for the whole car?
Mike
On Sep 19, 2011 10:04 AM, Rolf r...@winmutt.com wrote:
Wood is ok but missing metal backing. No clue if CC works, I'd toss it
in for free.
I am looking for a buyer for the flywheel/clutch before I commit to
parting the car. It was the biggest
LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com writes:
That seems to be a problem down here, especially for cars that end up
in South Florida. There is some sort of a vortex that I have seen
with cars in the Pompano/Ft. Lauderdale/Miami areas that affects their
odometers.
So moral of the story is don't believe
Not Mine, etc.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
Original Message
Subject:82' mercedes engine and trans - $120 (englewood)
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:43:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: fred.s...@yahoo.com
To: fred.s...@verizon.net
fred.s...@yahoo.com has forwarded
Not mine, etc.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
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Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:52:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: fred.s...@yahoo.com
To: fred.s...@verizon.net
fred.s...@yahoo.com has forwarded
Awesome, thanks Allan!
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Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net writes:
I'd just like to know which one is best, not looking for a hook-up.
You can do a free VIN lookup to see if it's been reported as stolen or
salvage (flood car,
Thanks Dan!
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Charleston SC
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LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com writes:
That
SWMBA did the local franchise for verizon fios. then verizon sold to frontier,
who killed fios tv and is using satellite.That said, the deal was you got
three set top boxes free. That is no longer the deal. Now each box is $10 for
analog TV to get signal. If you have the cable card
So I go out to start the SD, starts right up. Runs for like 15 second
then quits. I crank it again, it just spins and no firing. New filters
recently (was running fine), I took the clear one off, it had fuel
spurting through the line and the filter is clean. I pumped the primer
several
My guess would be a leak allowing air into the injection pump, either a rubber
fuel line or the primer pump. Try cycling the primer pump like 50 or 75 times,
if the sound/effort changes, that's your problem, you'll need to crank for
another 30 seconds or so to get her started.
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Or, jealous of all the attention bestowed on your truck.
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Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
So I go out to start the SD, starts right up. Runs for like 15 second
then quits. I crank it again, it just spins and no firing. New
filters
recently (was
I had arranged to buy a 2.5 Turbo out of Pompano Beach and did a CarFax
report. I sent it to the dealer who offered to back out of the deal.
When I lived in Nashville, TN I came across 2 Mercedes that went from South
Florida to Kentucky, then Nashville. Both were problem cars. One was well
Replaced the monvalve insert with one from an 83 wagon I have here. I also
replaced the acc unit so the fan would run without fiddling with the loose
connections and now there are numbers and colors on the temp wheel. ;-)
Now the heat seems to be working as it should. Fan speed and temp are
The vacuum T on the main line between the pump and the brake booster is
unobtanium, IIRC.
Amazingly, the complete line used to be relatively inexpensive.
And don't try going with just the line itself - it's nearly impossible to get
it on the hose barbs 100% of the way. Don't ask me how I
Right now I can get all of their digital and HD channels (we've never had the
premium channels) with phone and 35Mbps Internet including a whole-house DVR
and a total of six (6) TV boxes, three which are full-blown boxes with
everything, three that work with the whole house DVR and have all of
Caveat emptor. InstaVin charged me $6.99 and shows the odometer went from 99k
miles in 1999 to 87k miles in 2006. First reading is from Connecticut, then
car was titled in Massachusetts for one year (2001) and was branded with an
odometer discrepancy. In 2002 it was titled in SC and changed
There was just enough left of the fitting to slide the rubber line back on
and now the heater is back to blowing cold air, well, not as cold as before
but not hot either.
Arghhh.
Mike
On Oct 2, 2011 5:30 PM, LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
The vacuum T on the main line between the pump and the
When I broke the one on my '87 wagon, I sealed the break in the big line, the
added some line to the small and routed it up to the 4-way junction at the
front of the engine and connected where the EGR used to be connected.
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LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
The vacuum T on
My first thought, too.
Wilton
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Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Perplexing puzzlement
Or, jealous of all the attention bestowed on your truck.
More: first SC mileage entry has note that car was branded Not actual
odometer.
Car is being advertised as for parts only because it was overheated and the
head gasket blew, but the garage that has it recommends replacing the engine.
I'm considering this as a recipient for the diesel engine
South Florida, specifically. I can't vouch for the rest of the state, although
everything I ever bought around here (Tampa) was legit.
I used to have a branch in Pompano with a former employer, which I would visit
every week or two. More often than not, I would have someone from one of the
On Oct 2, 2011 1:19 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
wrote:
So I go out to start the SD, starts right up. Runs for like 15 second
then quits.
Exactly the same symptom as my '87 with plugged cat ( the imaginary one that
isn't there according to the EPC and Rusty).
Alex
Maybe the exhaust system is plugged with a cat. I'll have to get it out.
I had the exhaust off to change the center bearing on the driveshaft, no
cat on it fer sure. I will see if anything crawled up in there.
--R
On 10/2/11 6:31 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Oct 2, 2011 1:19 PM, Rich
So why would it just do this all the sudden? It was fine before this
incident. I could see no fuel leaks or anything, nothing that looked
loose (lose). Does this sort of thing just happen spontaneously?
--R
On 10/2/11 4:47 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
My guess would be a leak allowing air into
Rich Thomas wrote:
Maybe the exhaust system is plugged with a cat. I'll have to get it out.
I had the exhaust off to change the center bearing on the driveshaft, no
cat on it fer sure. I will see if anything crawled up in there.
Are the gasser exhausts similar enough that somebody could
'Don't mean to seem a bit biased, but because of what I've seen, I really
don't care tob buy a car that has lived in FL, and certainly not one that
has lived there short time (basically, just long enough for DMV to wash the
title).
Wilton
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From: LWB250
Depending on the discrepancy I would not necessarily be afraid of a car
for an odometer brand only. There are legitimate reasons that could
happen; non-working VDO odometers are not exactly unheard of.
Losing miles *is* sort of a red flag though. You have to wonder what
else they are being
Check for a leaking line at the suction side of the lift pump -- this
will show up as excessive bubbling in the clear filter. Not just
fuel surging, but bubbles going through.
If the IP is full of air, it won't run, and cracked rubber under the
factory fabric covering on fuel lines will
On rare occasions titles may be in error some states do not track miles...
Brian
On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Depending on the discrepancy I would not necessarily be afraid of a car
for an odometer brand only. There are legitimate reasons that
'Zackly.
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Best source for carfax report?
Depending on the discrepancy I would not necessarily be afraid
This won't be a hard fix. I will carefully drill out the big part and
shoe-goo a new nipple in place right where the old one was. Good as new.
Mike
On Oct 2, 2011 5:57 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
When I broke the one on my '87 wagon, I sealed the break in the big line,
the
1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
Time to change that sig, dude!
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Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com writes:
This won't be a hard fix. I will carefully drill out the big part and
shoe-goo a new nipple in place right where the old one was. Good as
new.
I'm pretty sure one or maybe both of those fittings has a restrictor in
it. Drilling this out will
true
On Oct 2, 2011, at 5:14 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
Time to change that sig, dude!
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Dan Penoff wrote:
FIOS, being 100% digital, requires a box for ANY television
as I understand, even if you only want the basic channel
tier. That means a box for a number of TVs that are not
significant as far as being used regularly.
Craig wrote:
Can you have one box to
On my '85 300TD, it was spontaneous. Out of the blue it acted like your car;
new primer pump put it right.
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Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
So why would it just do this all the sudden? It was fine before this
incident. I could see no fuel leaks
The life up north is more concerning Rust. Odometer discrepancy can be
used as bargaining leverage.
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Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Depending on the discrepancy I would not necessarily be afraid of a car
for an odometer brand only. There are legitimate
Most 108s in this country were already crushed. An OM 617 in a 108
sounds like a good thing to me. The benefits of the 108 without the
problems of the gassers. What you might call a 300SD! Too bad DB
never came up with that idea!
No M116 (3.8lV8) engines there, but there was one 108
Converting a W108 to diesel was common in Germany, too -- lower
taxes, better milage, no carb problems. With a turbo, you get
similar performance with less trouble.
Swapping out a V8 wasn't unheard of either, since those 3.5L engines
tend to be gas hogs, and the taxes were quite high in
Brian Toscano wrote:
On rare occasions titles may be in error some states do not track miles...
And many states, certainly Indiana and Michigan, will brand the title on any ten
year old car with 'EXEMPT' in the mileage box on the title.
I had that happen to me on a one owner 14 year old
I'm looking at an 83 300SD that has 175 K miles and trans problem rest
of car is pretty nice, it's an AZ car so zero rust. Runs/ starts/ all good.
The problem: Transmission only operates in reverse. Present owner bought
the car with a transmission issue. When purchased, it would only go
Anyone care to jump in with some good old Mercedes fueled brain power? It's
a really clean car,, inside and out AC works,,, windows work.. sun roof
works... needs a set of tires.. brakes are A-OK... visual check good. ...
Old trans who knows... valve body? shift linkage?
New
Reverse only is a broken B2 piston. Probably bad from the donor.
Repair is straightforward, whether you'd consider it easy depends on
how much you like to mess with stuff. Would have been quite easy had it
been done with the trans out of the car. I did the repair on my '83
300D. Somewhere in
Grant, et al.
Sounds like the B2 servo piston failure that leaves the trans with
reverse only.
If so, fixable in the car by replacing the B2 assembly including seal.
Check the archives.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
On 10/2/2011 9:38 PM, G Mann wrote:
I'm looking at an 83 300SD that
Could be a B2 piston problem, which can be fixed in-situ. A broken B2 piston
causes exactly what you describe.
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I'd say well over 90% chance that the problem is with brake band #2, either
loose, busted, or the piston that works it is busted.
B2 piston should be relatively easy in a W116/W126.
A bit harder to get out in a W123, and from what I've heard a real pain in a
W201, because the bigger cars
Easy solution is to remove the tv in the laundry room/dining
room/bathroom/attic, and just have one.
Cheaper on the electric bill as well. ;)
Walt
On Oct 1, 2011 6:25 PM, LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
In preparation for the move to a new house, I am struggling with choosing
a service provider
Given a choice, I wouldn't have one in the house, but as we all know, if Mom's
not happy
Dan
From: Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, October 2, 2011 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] FIOS (Verizon)
Dan wrote:
but as we all know, if Mom's not happy
I believe the quote is a happy wife means a happy life or something similar.
Rick
Who is twice divorced, so he does know a little about such things...
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Sent: Sunday, October 2, 2011 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] FIOS (Verizon) vs. Brighthouse
Dan wrote:
but as we
Thanks everyone.
I think I'll take a chance on this one... the body is nice, glass is nice,
engine starts easily and smoothly... set of tires, fix the trans perhaps
get lucky with the b2 piston.. make it a driver...
Any other thoughts?... btw.. I get the other trans with the deal.. so will
On Sun, 2 Oct 2011 20:21:44 -0700 G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks everyone.
I think I'll take a chance on this one... the body is nice, glass is
nice, engine starts easily and smoothly... set of tires, fix the
trans perhaps get lucky with the b2 piston.. make it a driver...
Grayson Chance. Is he another justin beiber, or will he be worth listening to
in ten years?
clay
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1995 E300D - Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
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G Mann wrote:
What's a fair price, in your considered opinion/s?
Craig wrote:
Well, if you asked Kaleb, $500.
But there's a spare transmission! Worth at least $550!
Honestly - for a car that need work to be able to drive I would
consider $1000 to be a top price.
-- Philip
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