Yeah, in stock things seem to be flexible. But when ordering a rarely used
hose from Germany, things are a bit different. My parts man told me it
came in yesterday... I'll pick it up this morning. I can't beat that
service, I don't even pay for shipping.
Regarding steering boxes... I went
Check out BAT (Bring a Trailer) today for a crazy 1959 190D set up for racing
and bio diesel.
Dan
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Is there an alternative to using the reamer tool when changing GP's? Do I
recall some old discussions on here about a dowel rod? This is for an OM617.
Thanks.
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1982 300CD
1990 300D.
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up to 20mm of play in the wheel is 'normal'.
That's one of the factors that made me wonder if my ratty 200D's
indicated 50-odd kmi might not have been correct. The steering
feels better than on _any_ of our other MB's. OTOH, it's the
only one without power steering, so who knows.
-- Jim
Is there an alternative to using the reamer tool when changing GP's?
Hammer an old dead GP flat on the end and use that.
Ahh, the BFH. Miracle tool of the ages...
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Dwight Giles wrote:
Is there an alternative to using the reamer tool when changing GP's? Do I
recall some old discussions on here about a dowel rod? This is for an OM617.
The method I recall is pounding an old GP with a hammer until it's just narrow
enough to fit back in the hole, and
The tarp on my air conditioner which stayed in place through Superstorm Sandy
finally came off during yesterday's wind.
The thin bungee straps that came on it lost their stretch, I tied a loop in one
and attached a bungee cord, all better.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:48:00 -0500
From: Jon
BZ, that's a WVO car, not BioD. BIG difference. I quote
from the eBay add:
Own the first car to ever compete in an international road race using
waste cooking oil (WCO) or Biodiesel!!
WRONG! WVO/WCO ≠ biodiesel.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (160,xxx mi)
yes, there's much misunderstanding about Biofuels, but to be fair, that
statement could mean that he ran it on WVO some of the time and on
BioDiesel some of the time.
cheers!
e
On 01/Feb/13 07:56, Benz Hogs wrote:
BZ, that's a WVO car, not BioD. BIG difference. I quote
from
No Luther, not wrong! Just because it has a setup for wvo does not mean
you cannot run dino or bio-diesel.
This, oh my god, it's a wvo car and is now useless for anything else type
of thinking is absurd.
Mike
On Feb 1, 2013 10:56 AM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
BZ,
I said it LOOKS boring. I have never driven one.
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:55 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Spotted this one on Denver Craigslist. It just turned 100K miles.
http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3585621072.html
Insanity!
Kevin in LaPorte, CO
An SDL is hardly
On 31/01/2013 9:53 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
How to destroy a brand-new Samsung laptop: Boot Linux on it
Linux users accidentally bricked their new Samsung laptops by booting
their favourite open-source OS on the shiny computers.
A kernel driver for the Sammy machines crashes when users start up
On 31/01/2013 10:55 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
Spotted this one on Denver Craigslist. It just turned 100K miles.
http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3585621072.html
Insanity!
Kevin in LaPorte, CO
An SDL is hardly boring.If an SDL is boring, then what are the
lexi, infinini, toada, datsoon,
It is related to the Secure Boot technology utilized by Windows 8.
Samsung and Ubuntu are working on resolving it, from what I've heard.
Allan
Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net writes:
Samsung fail.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (160,xxx mi)
On 1/31/2013 8:18 PM, Gerry
350SD/SDL, etc., ('90 later) is doubtful engine.
Wilton
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Low mileage '86 300SDL, but nearly $14K?
On
if i hadn't seen so many badly botched up conversions, i'd be more
inclined to agree.
part of the problem is that it's hard to know what kind of crap
people have run through a car just because its converted.
doG knows i won't look at a converted car unless i know firsthand
who did the
On Feb 1, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
I said it LOOKS boring. I have never driven one.
A while back you said a 1997 e320d I posted looked boring. I tend to agree,
so... What doesn't look boring to you?
Rick
Who likes boring old man cars.
Probably
On Feb 1, 2013, at 10:50 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
Wonder if MS is behind this???
M$ helped design a boot system instead of BIOS, so that if it boots any OS
other than Windows is trashes the computer, thereby creating a monopoly on
OS's?
M$ create a monopoly?...
Say it
On Feb 1, 2013, at 6:24 AM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote:
I ended up going with an MB rebuild and I'm still blown away by how it
feels each time I drive the car.
Yeah but IIRC, the MB box you got from MB was, in fact, a brand new NOS part
they shipped as a rebuild, yes?
Rick
There is no scientific research that shows long-term WVO use not
causing life-ending damage to a diesel engine. This is a reason no car
manufacturers are exploring WVO/VO as a viable fuel source.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (160,xxx mi)
On 2/1/2013 10:28 AM, Michael
If a 126 looks boring then just about every Mercedes looks boring
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On Feb 1, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
I said it LOOKS boring. I have never driven one.
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:55 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Exactly. I wasn't sure how public that info was, but yes, they are brand
new boxes.
On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote:
On Feb 1, 2013, at 6:24 AM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote:
I ended up going with an MB rebuild and I'm still blown
On Feb 1, 2013, at 1:31 PM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote:
I wasn't sure how public that info was
Sorry...
Rick
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Well, it's sort of a panzer-looking gray; that's the boring part. It's such
a fine driving/riding machine, though, I could probably get past it's
grayness. ;)
In the driver's seat, one tends to forget (nor care) what color it is on the
outside, anyway, especially one that drives as nicely as
That's easy. W111 coupes, W123s are OK, the new gull wing, maybe some
of the 500 SLs. I just don't care much for the exterior styling post
1985.
On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 2:59 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Well, it's sort of a panzer-looking gray; that's the boring part. It's such
a fine
On 01/02/2013 1:59 PM, WILTON wrote:
Well, it's sort of a panzer-looking gray; that's the boring part.
It's such a fine driving/riding machine, though, I could probably get
past it's grayness. ;)
In the driver's seat, one tends to forget (nor care) what color it is
on the outside, anyway,
On Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:36:36 -0600 Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
wrote:
That boring gray color is stealth mode.
You can likely drive it faster than the limit and not get noticed.
I know a fellow who bought himself a bright yellow 911 and got a ticket
on his way home with it.
Cops notice
On Feb 1, 2013 11:59 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Well, it's sort of a panzer-looking gray;
I've got a stealth-gray one near me that is a bit cheaper:
tinyurl.com/a8u8cqd
A few more miles, though.
Alex
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I went out to our '95 E320 to drive down to Albuquerque for a second
opinion about my neck problems and saw the Check Engine light on. Not
having any other options, we drove down to Albuquerque and back (about
210 miles round trip) without incident. The Check Engine light was still
on when we
Usually that means a problem with emissions controls, rarely a problem that is
causing damage to engine or transmission. Might be as simple as you gas cap is
loose, or an oxygen sensor is failing.
You'll need to get whatever error codes are stored to help you with diagnosis.
--
Max Dillon
Isn't the hammer method for the pencil glow plugs? The loop plugs were also
used on the 617, and I don't think the hammer method would be very
effective, though I could be wrong (again). I only needed to reem a glow
plug hole once, in all the plugs I've replaced - YMMV.
On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at
Ah, but someone has to try it to get that long term data. How much long
term life do you need from a 20-40 year old car?
On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
There is no scientific research that shows long-term WVO use not causing
life-ending damage to a
On Feb 1, 2013, at 5:31 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
I had two Alfa Romeos in college. One was a Ferrari-red two-seater.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDlAMjM-77Yfeature=youtube_gdata_player
Rick
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Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Cash buyer? You will get a better deal financing, that is where dealers
make money
Nothing to stop you from paying it off in a month or so.
Or you can negotiate a financing deal then switch to cash after you have
the price set.
Mitch.
After
The light has come on in our '95 E320 twice over the years. Each time I
read out the code and cleared it to see what would happen. The light never
came back on, each time in was a different code, and something minor. You
can read the code by pressing the little button on the diagnosis connector
Exactly. Say you buy a car run on wvo but with very good service history,
or you buy a car that has never seen wvo but has poor service history,
either way , it is a used car and it is up to you to check it out and make
sure it is a good car before you lay down your cash. Maybe the previous
Craig wrote:
Guess which one drew the most attention!
http://bringatrailer.com/2013/01/31/bat-exclusive-1969-alfa-romeo-duetto-1750-spider/
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Years ago I found a university study, a small diesel engine was the test
subject. First they took it apart and checked the tolerances, then ran it a
number of hours on virgin vegetable oil, then measured the tolerances again.
They found significant wear.
I think Elsbett or some other
No study to quote, but comparing the results of studies based on a small
Diesel engine and a VW Diesel engine to running the same fuel in a
Mercedes Diesel engine like comparing apples to oranges.
I'm only hoping that my VW Diesel will last half as long as an MB Diesel
would.
On Fri, Feb 1, 2013
The light has come on in our '95 E320 twice over the years. Each time I
read out the code and cleared it to see what would happen. The light never
came back on, each time in was a different code, and something minor. You
can read the code by pressing the little button on the diagnosis
What dealer are you messing with? Yes I will probably buy it let me know what
you get offered but would have to be soon before I buy something else
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On Feb 1, 2013, at 8:43 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Update --
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Cash buyer? You will get
It is also true that some on this list and others that I know if have gotten
40,000 miles or more using WVO as fuel in a 123.
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Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
No study to quote, but comparing the results of studies based on a
small
On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 21:20:08 -0600 Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
The light has come on in our '95 E320 twice over the years. Each time
I read out the code and cleared it to see what would happen. The
light never came back on, each time in was a different code, and
something minor.
I wouldn't know the difference. Just quoting their copy.
Sorry.
Dan
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On Feb 1, 2013, at 10:56 AM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
BZ, that's a WVO car, not BioD. BIG difference. I quote from
the eBay add:
Own the first car to ever compete in an
what happened to hendrik?
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 10:33 PM, Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Sauber_C9http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauber_C9
Hendrik
who doesn't own a M117
On 24/01/13 05:59, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Jan 22, 2013 6:56 PM,
On Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:05:35 -0500 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Craig wrote:
Guess which one drew the most attention!
http://bringatrailer.com/2013/01/31/bat-exclusive-1969-alfa-romeo-duetto-1750-spider/
Mine was 10 years earlier than that one. It was a 1959 Giulietta Spyder
Watch out, Max, yours is next. Indy has three 606 engines that have the same
issue this week. Two of mine were welded/carboned in. He was going to have to
remove the head to get them out, but given that it would triple the repair
bill, he spent four hours slowly torquing on them to get them
what happened to hendrik?
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 10:33 PM, Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com wrote:
Off digging basements and trenches?
it is already Saturday there. He will probably surface Sat or sunday.
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On the E320 we had, it was pretty obvious that the engine harness was
newer than the rest of the wiring.The throttle plate (can't
remember what MB calls it) also has a big war of wires with the self
destructing insulation. I had to replace that, but don't remember
the codes from the check
I have never been to alaska. All I get are realtor postings and the pix do not
show fuel tanks. Given the length of the season, and difficulty in delivery, I
would expect to have a 500-700 gallon tank to be able to heat homes. And there
are basements in the older homes. Newer ones seem to
Out of an old Benz diesel? If properly cared for, greater than 500kmi.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (160,xxx mi)
On 2/1/2013 8:11 PM, OK Don wrote:
Ah, but someone has to try it to get that long term data. How much long
term life do you need from a 20-40 year old car?
On
Given that everybody has signed off on global climate change, the rising water
and stronger storms would seem to preclude allowing people to build close to
the storm surge zone and expect to be insured against almost guaranteed loss.
I would advocate the same inability for people living near
The recent Seattle gun buy back got 720 guns off the street and one stinger
launcher. Not counted were the number of guns that were sold to collectors
before the cops ran out of gift cards. Civilian buyers offered a bit more per
gun and much faster access to the cash, not a card. They also
We are talking about the boys who were having a hooker party in a banana
republic while scouting out the lay of the land for POTUS, right?
clay
On Jan 30, 2013, at 2:34 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Dan Penoff wrote:
BATF is not one of the government agencies whose radar you want to be on,
a small diesel engine was the test subject.
Direct or indirect injection? I thought one of the
main reasons that MB used IDI engines was to better
tolerate poor fuel.
-- Jim
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I loved my SDL POS for the first 500 miles.
Then the curbstoning nigerian's handy work kicked in and bricked the car.
Sweet ride, much nicer than the w124 in my estimation.
clay
On Feb 1, 2013, at 8:55 AM, Randy Bennell wrote:
On 31/01/2013 10:55 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
Spotted this one on
Apple using intel chips has EFI instead of BIOS. Making a hackintosh out of
older iron was a problem, since there was no EFI support. Newer logic board
designs switched to use EFI for booting. No idea what M$ got into, but maybe
this is the only way they can make the os secure. As it is, you
From what I find at PnP, you have it nailed down. The VW will last almost
half as long as your MB, unless you crash the car.
clay
On Feb 1, 2013, at 7:20 PM, OK Don wrote:
No study to quote, but comparing the results of studies based on a small
Diesel engine and a VW Diesel engine to
Sorry Luther, these cars are meant to run for at least a million miles, as
stated endlessly in countless CL listings. I would expect to be able to do
that sort of engine life on any fuel I could find that would detonate on
compression. Why do you limit yourself to such low mileage?
clay
On
Houses along at least some parts of the Delaware River have had to be
raised. The alternatives are houses that cannot be sold or insured as one
might expect. A shame because some are pretty nice.
One reason most cemeteries are built on high ground! The ones that didnt
either became a mess or
Looks expensive, I've been thinking about building a DIY electric bike.
Under 250w you don't need to register it or have a license to ride it.
Hendrik
who has lots of plans but tonight is off to hunt zombies
On 31/01/13 08:14, David Kristin Gilmore wrote:
Looks like this would fit in
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/automobiles/a-mercedes-with-tenure.html
the author mentions that the Dr. regretted not getting the car with
air conditioning
if you look at the photos, the under hood shows an AC compressor with
no belt
thanks,
xx rick
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