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> Can you measure your special tool for me? I'll make my own with a
> chunk of stainless cable...
>
Won't work. I have one (120 589 06 21 00) and it's called Test Dipstick,
Oil Level, Engines 103.943 /984 /985 , 104 , 111 , 119 , 120 , 137 , 603.913
/963 /97 , 604 , 605 , 606, 611 , 612
Don't have experience with sealed AT, but I think Tom's analysis is
right. Drive it home, gather up what you need, then change it there.
On 2/21/2012 9:07 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
I think I'm probably buying a 1999 E320 tomorrow.
The seller says his mechanic just told him it needs a transmiss
Thomas Savage wrote:
If the trans won't survive a 1000 mile drive without changing the fluid,
a fluid change won't help - it needs a new transmission. If the trans
is healthy now, it should be healthy in 1000 miles.
That's about what I figured. Mechanic may have just been saying 'it's due for
Dave,
Would those be quick changes, or extended run before fluid renewal?
clay
On Feb 21, 2012, at 7:22 PM, Dave Walton wrote:
> I forgot to mention - toss some small neodymium magnets in the pan when you
> change the filter. I also put a few along the intake on the filter. Next time
> you
Aurora is a joy to shop. Guess I could drop a bundle there for a top, but I am
cheep, and not likely to part with cash when shoo-goo will do the job. Maybe I
invest in a 3-D printer and make one on myself.
clay
On Feb 21, 2012, at 7:16 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
>> 410 pass is closed, you will ha
Mao, et al.
The only time the elephant is noticed is right before it lifts its' tail.
Incoming!
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
The brainwashers are out indoctrinating us that Detroit bailout has
saved a national treasure - GM making highest earnings ever. I'm
waiting for the elephant
I am on small animal watch until the summer, when I can foist him off on boy
scouts and mission trips. I could drive I-10 all the way to LA and head north
on I-5, but the California passes are a bit rough this time of year.
Alaska flies non-stop to MIA or whorelando, One poke in the privates is
Elephant: A mouse built under government contract with government
supervision using only government approved parts build by plants from each
congressional district.
Grant...
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
> Grant wrote:
> > Large expensive car companies went out of busine
On 2/21/2012 9:07 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
I think I'm probably buying a 1999 E320 tomorrow.
The seller says his mechanic just told him it needs a transmission
service for $275, which sounds like a filter and fluid change. Seller
thinks it's not a good idea to head out on a 1000 mile road trip wit
GM does not have to pay any taxes for 10 years. That sorta helps.
--R
On 2/21/12 8:00 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
Grant wrote:
Large expensive car companies went out of business about year 4
of the "great depression" , we are coming on to year 5 of the new "greater
depression" so dumping the luxu
Mao, et al.
The only time the elephant is noticed is right before it lifts its' tail.
Incoming!
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
On 2/21/2012 8:00 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
Grant wrote:
Large expensive car companies went out of business about year 4
of the "great depression" , we are comi
Dave Walton wrote:
My 99E300 has no dipstick or torque converter drain plug.
I change the transmission fluid whenever I do an oil change.
You do a lot of ATF changes, or not many oil changes?
What do you use, the 722.6 stuff, the 722.9 stuff, or ATF+4?
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I forgot to mention - toss some small neodymium magnets in the pan when you
change the filter. I also put a few along the intake on the filter. Next time
you pull the pan they will be covered with black goo. Wipe them clean and put
them back in place.
When I get a car with a neglected transmis
On our road trip Friday the car started cooling off on the
freeway, but warmed just fine when we got off.
Yes, it is the monovalve insert. It has a clearly-visible
tear in it. Would have been nice to have determined this
a few days _before_ a long trip!
-- Jim
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My 99E300 has no dipstick or torque converter drain plug.
I change the transmission fluid whenever I do an oil change.
Many shops will charge you for a "flush" and just do a fluid change.
-Dave Walton
On Feb 21, 2012, at 10:07 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
> I think I'm probably buying a 1999 E32
410 pass is closed, you will have to do 12 or 90.
Even 90 was closed this morning, we had to go 'round by 12. Urk.
Shoulda just waited, but there were no guarantees.
No hard top, so no defog issue.
Aurora had lotsa hard tops when I was last there. Didn't
want any more! I've even got an ex
I think I'm probably buying a 1999 E320 tomorrow.
The seller says his mechanic just told him it needs a transmission service for
$275, which sounds like a filter and fluid change. Seller thinks it's not a good
idea to head out on a 1000 mile road trip with it as is.
What years were afflicted
I had to fix the M117 in tghe '78 450SLC when it refused to start. I found
so many hard, cracked, loose rubber parts in the intake/fuel system that I
was surprised it ran as long as it did. Replacing ALL the rubber in the
fuel/intake system was not a trivial job, and one peice of three ended
molded
That does not get you any brownie points for sure.
Marshall had lots of cars and I don't think he did his own work, or
if he did he must have had a nice warm garage.
The one time I failed to replace all 4 I ended up doing it at 0F,
outside, at night, with my wife holding a flashlight. NOT a
A - I doubt that he gets that much for it, and B - the heater fan is not
likely to function.
On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 9:20 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> A little too expensive
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 20, 2012, at 8:03 PM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
>
> > Yep, I'd jump on that!
> >
> > Ja
$1K to ship.
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please excuse the delay in response, I had to wait for the tape to rewind on my
commodore 64.
clay monroe wrote:
Ok
Who wants to drive one out to Seattle?
clay
On Feb 21, 2012, at 5:29 PM, Rolf wrote:
> For a reasonable price you can get some quality down here
>
> http
clay monroe wrote:
Ok
Who wants to drive one out to Seattle?
You?
SEA 8:00am ATL 5:14pm1 Stop Layover:
Milwaukee (MKE)
0h 32m
$219
per person
includes taxes & fees
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Marshall had lots of cars and I don't think he did his own work, or if he did
he must have had a nice warm garage.
The one time I failed to replace all 4 I ended up doing it at 0F, outside, at
night, with my wife holding a flashlight. NOT a mistake I'll want to do again.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 21 Fe
Ok
Who wants to drive one out to Seattle?
clay
On Feb 21, 2012, at 5:29 PM, Rolf wrote:
> For a reasonable price you can get some quality down here
>
> http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/2863345166.html
> http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/2851745222.html
> http://atlanta.craigslist.
Not sold. I was there four hours ago. The mexican on the lot was thinking it
had been on CL for three weeks. I have been eyeing this since November, but do
not want an SLC. Boy and I were pointing out the rust all over and told him it
was only worth $1500. I had seen the car three years ago
For a reasonable price you can get some quality down here
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/2863345166.html
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/2851745222.html
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/2788719362.html
http://bham.craigslist.org/ctd/2858264965.html
On 2/21/2012 6:57 PM, Mit
Headers show it came from yahoo servers with DKIM. Hacked account.
Interestingly enough my nieces yahoo was compromised as well within the
last week. Makes me wonder if they have bigger issues with authentication.
-Rolf
On 2/21/2012 1:53 PM, Rick Knoble wrote:
On Feb 21, 2012, at 12:33 PM, "
Have you checked out parts prices for these recently? Motor mounts,
suspension stuff, etc... all really expensive now. For genuine, of
course... the chinese stuff is still dirt cheap.
Jaime
On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 10:20 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> A little too expensive
>
> Sent from my iP
Grant wrote:
> Large expensive car companies went out of business about year 4
> of the "great depression" , we are coming on to year 5 of the new "greater
> depression" so dumping the luxury car is on schedule.
>
> Another 4 years of "Chains we can bleed in" anyone?
The brainwashers are out indoc
What do I have to do to get you to send me the old GPs?
Which is why when one glowplug fails I replace them all...
Marshall hated that.
-Curt
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Dan Penoff wrote:
Bad enough it's already been deleted from CL.
Deleted by author, does that mean he sold it?
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Bad enough it's already been deleted from CL.
Dan
On Feb 21, 2012, at 6:50 PM, clay monroe wrote:
> http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/2859781555.html
>
> Mexican dealer lot. This thing is a turd. Rusted up on all panels, leaks in
> the trunk and cabin, engine was steam cleaned, but conne
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/2859781555.html
Mexican dealer lot. This thing is a turd. Rusted up on all panels, leaks in
the trunk and cabin, engine was steam cleaned, but connections are missing and
rust on what should be painted parts. Took the little boy with me, since he
was out
Failure is by definition, when a part has reached the end of it's useful
life, not when it breaks and falls off or explodes.
Rubber parts, plastic parts, hoses, belts, brake fluid and tires all have a
time life. The issue is always how to recognize what the time life is for
the specific component.
Although I haven't received spam from this bozo yet, I occasionally get spam
which I've attributed to the bozos out there who mine different lists and,
since I'm only subscribed to this list, I have to assume this is where they've
obtained my Email address. Odd thing, they all seem to be comin
Me too. One headlamp goes out, they both get replaced.
Cheap insurance.
Dan
On Feb 21, 2012, at 4:17 PM, E M wrote:
> Seems a logical course of action to me. I do the same with bulbs. If one
> goes, I change both sides. If your hands are already dirty, might as well
> do the job right. ;-)
Seems a logical course of action to me. I do the same with bulbs. If one
goes, I change both sides. If your hands are already dirty, might as well
do the job right. ;-)
Ed
300E
On 21 February 2012 13:55, Curt Raymond wrote:
> Which is why when one glowplug fails I replace them all...
>
> Ma
> Curt Raymond wrote:
> Which is why when one glowplug fails I replace them all...
>
> Marshall hated that.
About 2 weeks ago I had one glowplug fail. So I pulled a used
spare I had and installed it. A week later, 120 miles from
home on a cold evening, the other 4 plugs failed. Yup - I'm
with
Which is why when one glowplug fails I replace them all...
Marshall hated that.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:10:37 -0500
From: "WILTON"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1985 190E 2.3 question
Message-ID:
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
re
On Feb 21, 2012, at 12:33 PM, "Mitch Haley" wrote:
> Hey Manfred, have you been infected or just spoofed?
Looking at the "To" line, his account appears to have been hacked. Some dirt
bag guessed his password or he clicked on a bad link in web based mail and got
a java script bug.
That is th
I wouldn't bother with the dmg file. Let vmware do the conversion of Boot
Camp.
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 11:48 AM, clay monroe wrote:
> Do not have windows disk. Only have Cd drive in the macbook, so would
> need to install from another source. Maybe torrent version of the DVD as
> iso or dmg
Do not have windows disk. Only have Cd drive in the macbook, so would need to
install from another source. Maybe torrent version of the DVD as iso or dmg.
clay
On Feb 21, 2012, at 10:28 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
> Dan Penoff wrote:
>> Not sure how you could clone just the BC partition and restor
Win7 is sitting on 57gb of the drive. I squished it to 32 in windows, so that
windows sees itself as occupying less space. Can not get it into the meager
6gb of free space in the OSX partition as virtual machine. Still takes up
space.
Disk tools does not allow resizing BC partitions, so I ha
So true! Unchecked rad hoses (and most other things) tend to let go, far
from home, on a dark unlit, seldom traveled road late at night. Of course
it's raining, and you forgot your umbrella, as you realize your cell phone
battery is flat too. When the tow truck driver eventually shows up, he
doe
If I had the evil Redmond OS, I would not have the issue. Not worth wasting
cash to beg a license for the "joy" of using their bloatware. Windorks is on
there and I just need to keep what is there. I have SL and can do that
install, but need to pop winblows onto the VM.
Which repartitioning
TE wrote:
Yea I've been getting a ton lately too. I can't help but think it's due to
spambots trolling the mail archives.
You need a password to get into Banned Archive, should Kleb do that to the other
lists?
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Rich Thomas wrote:
The last couple of days I have received spam though okiebenz from a
couple of different people, this the latest one. Anyone else getting
this stuff?
I just got the one purporting to be from Manfred.
Hey Manfred, have you been infected or just spoofed?
Mitch.
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Dan Penoff wrote:
Not sure how you could clone just the BC partition and restore it, as OSX does
some majik to make it work.
How's about a totally clean install and then running a copy of Virtual Box for
your Windoze environment?
I'd back up the windows activation key and then do a clean in
You could use disk utility in Mac OS X to resize the partition.
If it won't let you, then you could clone the existing Mac OS X partition
to the free space between the existing partition windows and Mac OS X
partition, blow away the existing Mac OS X partition, and resize the newer
one to the rest
Another law of nature: "Stuff" always happens at the most inopportune time.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "E M"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1985 190E 2.3 question
The problem with changing parts only after they fa
The problem with changing parts only after they fail, is that they never
fail in your driveway. It's always far from home, at the worst possible
time. You can then add the cost of a tow to the repair bill too, not to
mention the stress of being stranded.
Any part can fail without warning, but pr
> clay monroe wrote:
> Now I need to repartition the thing so I can use OSX, but I do
> not want to lose the winblows. Need winblows so I can use the
> EPS and the manuals on CD. Anybody have good ideas?
Virtualbox.
Or VMWare.
--Philip
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Yea I've been getting a ton lately too. I can't help but think it's due to
spambots trolling the mail archives.
-Original Message-
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Rich Thomas
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 12:17 AM
To: Mercedes Di
I was thinking that too but then got thinking about the damage a piece of duct
tape sucked into the engine would cause. So maybe a piece of hardware cloth
(which is like small hole chicken wire), then duct tape and shoe goo?
In the end it depends on what the leak really is and what the price of
You and I are of one mind on this, Marshall and my Indy are of the other where
you replace only the parts which have failed when they fail.
I figure the hoses are all about the same age...
-Curt
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:37:38 -0500
From: E M
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 19
The wood around the ACC controls is on a piece of metal. As the wood warps
over time it bends the metal making it so the tabs that stick in the
plastic don't all stick in their holes at the same time. Makes it so the
piece falls off every now and then.
Mike
On Feb 21, 2012 10:45 AM, "Dave Cavner
The last couple of days I have received spam though okiebenz from a
couple of different people, this the latest one. Anyone else getting
this stuff?
--R
On 2/21/12 11:12 AM, M G wrote:
trainpain2...@yahoo.com
Good evening!
http://avayenoor.com/httphome-income-at2410.php?jluprofID=7
I guess I'm not picturing your problem correctly. My wood curves up at the
edges and pulls away from the flat metal piece with the nubs. I removed the
wood from metal with a razor to be able to keep it perfectly flat, under
weights, between 2 pieces of MDF. I was most afraid of cracking the varn
Great analysis Ed. That has been true for years. There is a
technology break between 126 and 140 that is significant. 126 has a
lot in common with all the post 1959 S class, and even with all
post-1961 MB cars (1962 in the NA market) The 140 has more in
common with the 1995 and later car
It's the bad economy. Hard time have come for the rich. They have had to
fire the drivers and door openers, valet service has cut back due to fancy
food places being almost unoccupied. The list goes on but it's
indicative of the times we live in. In the 30's you could pick up luxury
cars for sc
I think there could be several reasons for this; but just my guess.
I find most top of the range models don't hold their value as well as the
more affordable models. Also, these cars are bought new, by well off
people. Most of those people remain well off, so when a new model comes
out, they buy
Could it be the hose between the fuel distributor and the intake?
I had to do one of these on either a 420 or 300E (I can't recall which one) and
as I do recall it was labor intensive and a PITA for a very small piece of hose.
It's definitely within the DIY realm, just involves a lot of disassem
Let me begin by stating unequivocally that I have absolutely no intention of
purchasing any of these cars.
My observations were such that I was surprised by the number of them on the
local market, and the prices they are selling at relative to their original
cost.
I went back and checked, and
Not sure how you could clone just the BC partition and restore it, as OSX does
some majik to make it work.
How's about a totally clean install and then running a copy of Virtual Box for
your Windoze environment?
Any time I get a new machine I do a total wipe and clean install. No telling
what
Allan Streib wrote:
With a dime-sized hole burned through it, doubtful.
If you knew where the missing traces went (doubtful without a schematic, it may
have been possible to jumper them in with wires.
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Randy Bennell writes:
> Was this board more than one layer of circuitry like computer motherboards?
> If not, it was likely fixable in some manner.
With a dime-sized hole burned through it, doubtful.
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My guess would be shoo-goo and duct tape to patch the hole
clay
On Feb 20, 2012, at 10:55 PM, Kevin Kraly wrote:
> I have a friend who’s having an issue with her dearly beloved 1985 190E 2.3.
> There’s a hole in the air intake hose which is throwing off the mixture. Her
> mechanic quoted hun
Picked up a Macbook today. PO was of questionable mental capacity in my book.
Why get a Macbook and then clobber up the thing by partitioning the vast
majority with winblows in bootcamp, leaving a crippled partition for OSX?
Now I need to repartition the thing so I can use OSX, but I do not wa
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