The real question is HOW they get out of sync in the FIRST place...
Manual seats it's always somebody who took it apart for
whatever reason and reassembled it wrong. The cables can
slip out of the motor drive sockets all on their own,
or so I hear.
-- Jim
My biest is blowing the fuse consistently now (maybe within 1 - 2 minutes)
It was suggested to re-solder the thing, i.e. circuit board, pin connectors.
What is the procedure?
How about the switches?
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Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net writes:
Exhaust manifold nut, to be exact. Yesterday I put a few hours into
re-assembly of the
It's page 148 in the electric diagrams part of the cd.
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 seat
Thanks, Where did you find the diagram? Is
What is a PB control unit? A fuse should blow if there is too much current
draw or a shorted circuit, would not seem to me that loose contacts that
need resoldered would be the cause of a fuse blowing.
Just my $.02,
Mike
On Oct 10, 2011 7:47 AM, Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote:
My
The drive cables wear out the socket in the gears. As the cables flex and the
seat moves, the drive moves out of the socket in the gear, and it either spins
or the drive skips a portion of a turn.
This is a common issue for both 124 and 126 chassis power seats. By taking the
slack out of the
On Sunday, October 09, 2011 9:50 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
The VCV operates as a controllable leak, to simulate the manifold
vacuum of a gasser. It gets its clean leak air through a black tube
into the cabin.
Should there not be a check valve on the VCV vacuum supply then,
this seat does not have a flexible cable for the back adjustment. It
has a drive motor connected to the geardrive on the left, and SOLID
rod that goes to the right gear. There was no wear. There is no way
to get access to the rod without disassembling the seat.
How it got messed up does
I think Jim's right. Instead of looking at my SD's plumbing, I should be looking
for my 116.120 shop book for the instructions on setting up the throttle linkage
and then the VCV setting. I do remember that you must adjust the linkage first,
and there's a calibrated nylon bushing tool which
What is a PB control unit? A fuse should blow if there is too much
current
draw or a shorted circuit, would not seem to me that loose contacts
that
need resoldered would be the cause of a fuse blowing.
Pushbutton control unit. They are notorious for cracking solder
joints inside, once you
Not mine,etc.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
Original Message
Subject:1990 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbo Diesel - $2500 (Pt Charlotte)
Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:52:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: fred.s...@yahoo.com
To: fred.s...@verizon.net
fred.s...@yahoo.com has
Etc.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
Original Message
Subject:2 1984 Mercedes 300sd turbo diesel - $1200 (Concord )
Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:56:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: fred.s...@yahoo.com
To: fred.s...@verizon.net
fred.s...@yahoo.com has forwarded you
Wish it was mine.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
Original Message
Subject: 1972 mercedes 280se sedan fuel injected 6cyl daily driver -
$1500 (boston)
Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:57:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: fred.s...@yahoo.com
To: fred.s...@verizon.net
Not mine either.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
Original Message
Subject: 1995 Mercedes E300D Turbo, Automatic, Runs and drives - $1500
(Abington)
Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:35:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: fred.s...@yahoo.com
To: fred.s...@verizon.net
Well, that's a bit far from Tampa, but it might be a very nice car for the top
end of Martha Jr's price range.
Fred Moir wrote:
http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/chl/cto/2638818748.html
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That black one looks like an SDL?
--R
On 10/10/11 9:55 AM, Fred Moir wrote:
Etc.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
Original Message
Subject: 2 1984 Mercedes 300sd turbo diesel - $1200 (Concord )
Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:56:18 -0700 (PDT)
From:
I will monitor the SLS dipstick and the engine oil dipstick, drive around a
bit, and report back.
In case of worst case scenario, what would it take to replace the SLS pump
seal to keep the fluid from migrating into the crankcase?
On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Michael Canfield
Fred Moir wrote:
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/2639571984.html
Yep, that looks like a 94-95 W124.
Nope, they didn't come with turbochargers. That's why it says DIESEL on the
trunk lid instead of 2.5 TURBO.
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I fiddled with that problem in my '83 300D for quite a while. A 20 amp
fuse in place of the (16 amp fuse on #8 in the fuse holder?) would not
blow but the wiring and fuse holder ran hot.
I had resoldered the PB unit and tried different PB, blower speed,
and temperature control units; all to no
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Fred Moir wrote:
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/2639571984.html
Yep, that looks like a 94-95 W124.
Nope, they didn't come with turbochargers. That's why it says DIESEL on the
trunk lid instead of 2.5 TURBO.
I would
Several people including myself have asked about replacement boots
for 124 front struts. There seems to be none available.
I called online sellers of shocks, and one of them gave me a number
for Bilstein USA engineering.
I called Bilstein USA engineering and asked about replacement boots
Several people including myself have asked about replacement boots
for 124 front struts. There seems to be none available.
I called online sellers of shocks, and one of them gave me a number
for Bilstein USA engineering.
I called Bilstein USA engineering and asked about replacement boots
Rust
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Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD
Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Fred Moir wrote:
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/2639571984.html
Yep, that looks like a 94-95 W124.
Nope, they
Max and his fam visited last night, he has a gorgeous little girl who is
quite the bundle of energy and observations about many things. It was fun.
--R
On 10/10/11 11:39 AM, Max wrote:
Rust
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Good work. Somebody should do the same for sls struts.
Mitch.
Dieselhead wrote:
I got a call back from Wes at Bilstein USA. He said the strut was
designed to work without a boot. He also said that he found a boot that
should work. it is: 14mm top hole (for the threaded end of the strut)
Ya'll may remember that, 2 or 3 weeks ago, I found a boot-looking remnant
lying on the ground beneath where the area just inside of right front wheel
of my '87 300D had been parked; remnant was part of a strut boot; front
struts on my 124 now has no boots.
Wilton
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On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
I got a call back from Wes at Bilstein USA. He said the strut was designed
to work without a boot. He also said that he found a boot that should work.
it is: 14mm top hole (for the threaded end of the strut) and 260mm
Yes, she's a fine young lady; Mama ain't bad, either. ;))
Wilton
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From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1995 Mercedes E300D Turbo,
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 8:39 AM, Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Rust
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For $1500 for a late 124, who cares? Drive it until you can see the
road between your feet and you'll definitely have gotten your money's
worth.
Alex
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Market expansion, Rusty! ;))
Wilton
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From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 strut boot: factory report part 2
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 8:33
Thanks guys, I am blessed on both counts, glad to have them using the '95 full
time now.
Rich and his wife graciously hosted us on short notice, we drove out to their
part of town for a little music festival, stopped in for some good conversation
and a spot of wine. Got a quick tour of the
andrew strasfogel wrote:
In case of worst case scenario, what would it take to replace
the SLS pump seal to keep the fluid from migrating into the
crankcase?
Remove the pump. Open it up. Evaluate the condition of the
shaft. If the shaft is not overly worn, just replace the seal.
If the
Had a problem with an intermittent blower. Blower motor was noI the issue so
I swapped out the temperature wheel on the ACC PB unit (SWMBO's 300CD).
Fom that point the blower ran normally. The solder on the temp. wheel had a
hairline crack.
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Gerry Archer
Or find a repair sleeve for the shaft, if such a thing exists.
Walt
On Oct 10, 2011 2:11 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
andrew strasfogel wrote:
In case of worst case scenario, what would it take to replace
the SLS pump seal to keep the fluid from migrating into the
crankcase?
Update: oil and SLS dipstick levels are both unchanged after driving
around. Fingers crossed.
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
andrew strasfogel wrote:
In case of worst case scenario, what would it take to replace
the SLS pump seal to keep the fluid from
I bought this wireless vid cam to set up as a monitor on the estate. I
finally got it working on my local network, more or less. The
instructions were horrible but some web surfing found semi-answers from
which my vast intellect was able to muddle through to getting something
other than the
http://kithannecarclub.com/brown/brown.html
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Just saw this on Coudal:
http://www.go-faster.com/SS100.html
Cool.
Dan
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Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net writes:
Fred Moir wrote:
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/2639571984.html
Yep, that looks like a 94-95 W124.
Nope, they didn't come with turbochargers. That's why it says DIESEL
on the trunk lid instead of 2.5 TURBO.
Sorta rusty as well, and the armor-all
I love the shop. The hot rods do absolutely noting for me, but the older stock
stuff is drool-worthy.
Dan
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Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 5:14 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Ed Brown's shop
Thanks for taking the initiative and getting an answer for us. Being
designed to work without a boot explains why mine haven't failed yet -
they've had torn, split boots since I got both cars, but don't seem to have
suffered any ill effects so far. I figured that at 275k and 350k miles that
I'd be
If you polish and make a turd shiny and smooth, is it still a turd?
Luther KB5QHUOak Park, IL
'87 300SDL (312,xxx mi)
'91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi)
On 10/10/2011 4:20 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
Mitch Haleym...@voyager.net writes:
Fred Moir wrote:
Looking pretty good 'til I saw the rust on driver's door and across the
rear.
Wilton
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From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1995 Mercedes E300D
My thoughts, too, Dan.
Wilton
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From: LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ed Brown's shop
I love the shop. The hot rods do absolutely noting for me, but the older
As Alex said, it's a cheap ride till it bends when you jack up a corner.
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 2:57 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Looking pretty good 'til I saw the rust on driver's door and across the
rear.
Wilton
- Original Message - From: Allan Streib
Wow, that is a neat set of pictures. Went to Grossglockner in 2003
and Brenner in 1968. Makes me drool. Real motorcicles, not the
plastic junk of today.
Just saw this on Coudal:
http://www.go-faster.com/SS100.html
Cool.
Dan
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you'd drool at Dr. Frosts garage near Dubuque. Maybe a little
smaller, but most things are Mercedes. He had a Model T and
something else, maybe a rolls, but the bulk are MBs. Scenery is
great too, in little switzerland area near the Mississippi
I love the shop. The hot rods do
My struts failed at about 200k, and the boots had been shredded for some time.
Thanks for taking the initiative and getting an answer for us. Being
designed to work without a boot explains why mine haven't failed yet -
they've had torn, split boots since I got both cars, but don't seem to have
What can I say? I'm a purist when it comes to cars, and while the hot rods are
nice looking, they simply have no appeal. I would rather see (and drive) a
vintage Benz that's all original than have something that's tuck-and-rolled
with an airbrushed paint job
I had a 54 Buick with the big
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Well, if you had a parts car, you'd fix the underhood paint, and swap over
everything else that got damaged. If you didn't have another one with
The oil had to go somewhere. I doubt you would notice a change in just
driving around. Might take days or weeks to migrate from the pump to the
crankcase.
Mike
On Oct 10, 2011 3:27 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
Update: oil and SLS dipstick levels are both unchanged
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He's got money and doesn't know what a grease rag is..
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 4:14 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
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That's close. Initially iintermittent blower. Than permanent.
I hear so much about soldering deficiencies on these precious old cars.
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 2:23 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.comwrote:
Had a problem with an intermittent blower. Blower motor was noI the issue
so
Age, thermal stress, and vibration all take their toll.
Walt
On Oct 10, 2011 8:15 PM, Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote:
That's close. Initially iintermittent blower. Than permanent.
I hear so much about soldering deficiencies on these precious old cars.
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at
Somebody need this?
http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/2641837666.html
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On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:22:33 -0700 (PDT) LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
I love the shop. The hot rods do absolutely noting for me, but the
older stock stuff is drool-worthy.
I agree, too.
What is the yellowish-cream colored beauty in
http://kithannecarclub.com/brown/Brown-18.jpg,
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/2642770641.html
I got all excited seeing the title of the ad and thinking it was a
Euro with cloth seats and manual climate control. $5600 for a
converted US car is a bit steep. Looks a bit lowered, too, or is that
just the big AMG knockoffs?
Alex
My brother thinks it's either a 37-ish Pierce Arrow or an Auburn.
On Oct 10, 2011 9:03 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:22:33 -0700 (PDT) LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
I love the shop. The hot rods do absolutely noting for me, but the
older stock stuff is
Thought all turbo's had the vented right front fender in the W124/201 series.
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/2642770641.html
I got all excited seeing the title of the ad and thinking it was a
Euro with
There is a process for spraying liquid metal droplets onto a shaft to build up
a worn spot, but a new shaft would probably be cheaper, even if you have to pay
a machinist to make one.
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Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD
Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com wrote:
Or find a repair
LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com writes:
Just saw this on Coudal:
http://www.go-faster.com/SS100.html
Looks like it would have been a fun trip. A couple of nice old MBs in
the background in some of the photos, too.
Allan
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Lynn MA
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On 10/10/2011 9:03 PM, Craig wrote:
On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:22:33 -0700 (PDT) LWB250lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
I love the shop. The hot rods do absolutely noting for me, but the
older stock stuff is drool-worthy.
I agree, too.
Depending on how well the conversion was done (differential), I think that's a
fair price.
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Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD
Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/2642770641.html
I got all excited seeing the title of the ad and
I was going to bring it up, but flame spray ends up being prohibitively
expensive in most cases.
It is still a good option though.
Walt
On Oct 10, 2011 9:50 PM, Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
There is a process for spraying liquid metal droplets onto a shaft to build
up a worn spot, but
Kaleb C. Striplin kaleb.strip...@dealerspecialties.com writes:
Somebody need this?
http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/2641837666.html
Pretty sure that'll get snapped up quick.
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1979 300SD
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87s with OM603 do not have the vents. I thought the vents matched
the OM602 series of 300D 2.5, but it looks like the 606 NA also got
the vents.
Thought all turbo's had the vented right front fender in the W124/201 series.
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Alex Chamberlain
I wonder if one could find a seal with a smaller inner diameter, and then
simply turn the shaft down to the proper diameter?
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Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com wrote:
I was going to bring it up, but flame spray ends up being prohibitively
190d turbo 300d 2.5 turbo and 95 e300 have the vents. If this car does not have
then it was wrecked and the fender was replaced with the wrong one
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On Oct 10, 2011, at 9:13 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
87s with OM603 do not have the vents. I thought the vents
It's a Hudson
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On 10/10/11 9:13 PM, Walt Zarnoch wrote:
My brother thinks it's either a 37-ish Pierce Arrow or an Auburn.
On Oct 10, 2011 9:03 PM, Craigdiese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:22:33 -0700 (PDT) LWB250lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
I love the shop. The hot rods
Looks like the fire vaporized the radio and the drivers door inside panel?
Looks like a good candidate for a OM603 swap, or that Euro 5.0L engine you
have --
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 6:19 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
190d turbo 300d 2.5 turbo and 95 e300 have the vents. If this car does not have
then it was wrecked and the fender was replaced with the wrong one
Or it's a 260E/300E with five speed and engine swap.
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No, it would be better to sleeve the shaft. But until the pump is
inspected, there is no need to solve non-existent problems.
I wonder if one could find a seal with a smaller inner diameter, and
then simply turn the shaft down to the proper diameter?
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Charleston SC
'95 E300,
Max wrote:
I wonder if one could find a seal with a smaller inner
diameter, and then simply turn the shaft down to the proper
diameter?
Maybe. But that is not a normal seal, at least as far as seals
that I have seen. It has a double-row of coil springs to supply
tension to the rubber. One
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