Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You know, I was very surprised when I heard that passing a line of
stopped cars on the right is illegal! I am totally opposed to this
law, if it is really a law, because it effectively takes away the
one advantage that bike riding provides - the ability
If you've really had green stuff in the system for 4 1/2 years
without a chance, you might need a citric acid flush. Even the MB
stuff specifies a 2 year change interval; if you are forced to use
green I would change it at least yearly perhaps twice a year.
Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Not sure if you're trolling a little bit here, but, are surely you not
saying you'd prefer the satisfaction of disregarding a non-enforcable
stop sign to being alive?
Anyway, public bike paths are government-owned and thus any signage is
very likely enforcable.
Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Both Subaru and I think Jeep make RHD vehicles specifically for sale
to folks with contract rural postal routes. Our own postman drives a
RHD Subaru.
Rory [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
what Jeff said.
On 5/29/07, Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They make them RHD so that the rural postmen
Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Both Subaru and I think Jeep make RHD vehicles specifically for sale
to folks with contract rural postal routes. Our own postman drives
a RHD Subaru.
Well not so much make them for that purpose -- they can sell them
elsewhere in the world of course
Personally I think 230K is a lot of miles for a gasoline engine. I
don't know specifically how they compare to the diesels for
longevity. of course a lot depends on the maintenance history.
Remember it will take premium ga$oline.
Royce Engler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I drove by my Indy's
In an R12 system converted to R134a, I've heard that the service port
adapter fittings are permanently installed. Is this done with
threadlocker? Could they be removed to do a reverse conversion,
e.g. by using heat?
Allan
Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hmm... Dunno, I don't know what
Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So, then there are actually TWO shrader valves, one on top of the
other? Or is the R12 one removed from the inside, then this R134
with shrader fitted to the outside? Or is the R12 Shrader still
there and this is just an outer fitting?
As I recall, the
Zach [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
OK I found a good used AC compressor for my 300TD, now I need to clean
the crap out of the lines, evaporator and condensor. Anyone have any
advice? Spray in some solvent followed by compressed air?
Seems like I recall reading that mineral spirits are good.
Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So tell me, what is my best plan of attack? We keep getting outbid by $10
automatically.
about 30 seconds before the auction ends, put in the absolute maximum
bid you'd be willing to pay.
Allan
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1983 300D
1966 230
That said, I've never, *ever* won an auction on eBay. I have bought a
few things with buy it now prices, but for anything else it seems
there's always someone else in the world who is willing to pay more
than I am.
Good luck.
Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Zoltan Finks [EMAIL
Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Okay, and I assume the benfit of waiting 'til the final 30 seconds is to
disarm your competitors and hope to take advantage of their
innatention?
If you do end up being the high bidder, it gives people less time to
think well OK, I'll pay $10 more ...
Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
the g05 should be the same color as the mb stuff
and that is ... colorless.
Allan
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1983 300D
1966 230
I actually use eBay about twice a year. I would not know what's new
or not new since there are almost always changes every time I come
back.
Can you be a little more explicit?
John Freer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Look at the bottom of your Watch Page.something new has been
added.
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Well the final price for the broken-valved, trashed-head,
trashed-piston, peeling-paint '87 TD was $2325. It was at $1460 three
minutes before the end of the auction.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=140119061737
Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yea, it
The antenna on my 300D was recently broken off by vandals or some sort
of accident.
I installed a new mast, but it does not retract fully. It leaves
anywhere from 2 - 4 inches of the mast exposed. If I push down on the
mast as it is retracting it will go all the way down.
I had this problem
Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
maybe, i have to go look at it. some of them are different colors.
i had the corner tire store put zerex in my car, but i never checked
the color.
Not all Zerex is the same. I assume you specified the G-05
formulation? Last time I bought G-05 it was
I think he's saying you just place a ridiculously high maximum bid,
knowing that ebay will only bid up until you are the high bidder, or
you reach your maximum, whichever happens first.
However if someone else is playing the same game, and you happen to
still come out on top, then you've really
Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The question is, of course, when you pay up front for a nice one,
how do you know you are paying for a nice one and not, as someone
has just put it, a nicely polished turd?
NOW your getting at the heart of the problem I have with buying
big-ticket items
Hendrik Riessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Does the motor make a noise like it is trying to fully retract?
Yes, when the mast is nearly down it takes on a labored sound, and the
movement becomes jerkey. Finally it stops, usually with about 2 - 4
inches of the mast exposed.
Allan
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1983 300D
Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I bought one today for that kind of price that runs and drives
great. Even has the ortho seats.
Is it for sale?
Allan
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1983 300D
1966 230
Is this anything like the sunroof lube in that it is quasi-magical and
has no equivalent in the 3rd party market?
I recently updated the brakes on my 300D (new calipers and pads all
around, new rotors in front) but did not use the MB anti-squeal paste.
Lo and behold, my brakes are now squealing
If the car was in an accident, the police accident report should
eventually show up on CarFax, right? Regardless of whether insurance
got involved?
Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I don't trust either because they only report what was reported to them.
I know of several local cars
Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
they are pretty much the same.
I would expect as much, since they are likely consuming the same
public records database feeds.
Allan
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1983 300D
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Think this was hashed through recently, but since I was not really in
the market I glossed over the thread.
I have an old Wheel Horse lawn tractor. The mower deck hangs from the
a lift mechanism under the tractor by a bracket that is bolted to the
deck.
The deck sheet metal must be slightly too
Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If I had an extra $5100 laying around, I would buy this instead.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-300D-2-5L-Turbo-Diesel_W0QQitemZ260124697489QQihZ016QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
$5,100 for a salvage title, unrepaired collision damage, broken
Here's an '86 for $2,295. If you can stomach the gawdawful school-bus
yellow, and oh yeah the rebuilt title.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=223085014
Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
We're hoping it won't be. This is the one we are looking at trying to get.
Brian
On
Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I've heard that TIG welders have more flexibility but are harder to
learn.
And more expensive.
Yeah, I was just discovering that! I had been assuming that an entry
level TIG unit would be similar to a MIG.
Allan
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1983 300D
1966 230
Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=223085014
Does that screaming yellow zonker have side skirts on the rockers?
If so, do they have holes for the jack? Are they hiding rust or body
damage?
Yep, and a spoiler. Those diesels need 'em, you
Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
OTOH, if I painted my stock 16v that color it would look more riced
than the car in question, with fender flares, rear wing, and all
around ground effects. At least my side skirts have jack access
ports in them.
I still haven't found anything that quite
Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I wonder why this diesel has 190E and 2.3 16 insignia on the rear? Is that
part of the illusion?
Ha. I never looked that closely at the pictures, the bright yellow
was hurting my eyes.
I tried running the VIN from the ad on Carfax, and it came back as
Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Makes me glad I live in Alabama.
Indiana -- no emissions check, no safety check. You pay your
registration fees and you can drive it.
Has its good and bad points. I occasionally see a car that absolutely
should NOT be on the road.
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1983 300D
1966
Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Even if it doesn't it's a whole heck of a lot smarter than buying a
new mower...
Exactly why I want to learn to weld so I can repair the broken mower
deck of my old Wheel Horse tractor. The thing is 25 years old but it
starts up instantly,
R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Wouldn't it be quicker to just take it to a welder and get it fixed
now? If you ask around you can likely find a welder that is
reasonable in his charges.
Yeah, but I kinda am using it as an excuse to justify buying a
welder. ;-)
Allan
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1983 300D
Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Rusty says Pagid is the OE brake and includes the anti-squeel pad on them.
They work well, I just installed some 3 weeks ago and they do not
squeel. They are middle of the line 's.
There was no paste with the pads that Rusty sent with my rebuilt
Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I predict we'll be hearing a lot more of this kind of story with all
the well-meaning but mechanically naive folks buying old M-Bs to run
biodiesel and WVO, then finding that they don't have the mindset
and/or aptitude to keep an old car running.
I guess the current model would be the Lincoln Power MIG 140C.
Local supplier has the Power MIG 180C for $125 more, it's the 208/230
version. Since I have 230 in my garage, I'm tempted by that. Thoughts?
I read their comparison to Miller:
Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Anybody ever use Wix brand oil filters? I thought I had one more
from Rusty, but I didn't, so I picked one up at the corner auto
store. It's a Wix 51385, and I am not confident that it is the right
one. The Mann filter I had in there has an inner
Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What's NOT to get about biodiesel? It's similar to what the engine
was originally designed to run on. Have you ran any veg oil in your
car? Mine ran smoother, quieter and had a bit more oomph while
reducing pollution.
I have not run any veg oil in my
Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
We only have a few energy sources, ultimately. Directly or
indirectly it's one of solar, tidal, fission, or fossil.
(I count geothermal under the fission category.)
You could put fossil under the solar category. Wind and hydroelectric
would go there too.
Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I installed a new mast, but it does not retract fully. It leaves
anywhere from 2 - 4 inches of the mast exposed. If I push down on
the mast as it is retracting it will go all the way down.
I had this problem with the old mast, but I had assumed
kok.hong [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How about 190E 2.3 which I do have difficulty in start too? In spring or
summer at least twice before it runs.
In winter, at least 5 or 6 times. It crank but wouldn't turn. On 2nd try, it
turn but shudders and dies too. Do
gas engine rely that much on
One of the third tier dealers as I call them (not a new car dealer,
not a big used car lot, but a place with about 10 - 15 cars for sale
at an abandoned gas station) has a '99 E320 wagon with 4matic for
sale. It looks like a nice car inside and out, but I never make the
first stop at a place like
LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Am I being unreasonable? Shouldn't the transmission on a $50,000
car (new price) last for 300K or 500K without being opened for work?
And of course, the W140s cost twice that much when new - and they
have things like wiring harnesses that self-destruct?
Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Blame the eco-nazis for this one. They _had_ good wire that lasted
and lasted, but somebody legislated a biodegradable wiring harness.
Same problem with paints, and, I'm told, galvanization.
Good point -- when environmental laws are passed by people who
LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Those are the kinds of places I always think of as having the flood
damaged cars (for some reason) from the last hurricane season! Be
careful if you start looking seriously at one -
All those flood damaged cars must be *somewhere* !! I have trouble
Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have caught him in a few minor lies so far, but I think that that
just comes with the territory. I am gambling on this being a good
car, and I know the odds are decidedly against me.
Lies, or oversights? Oversight: something minor he did not disclose
When I lived in Illinois the registration fee was flat based on
vehicle type. All passenger cars had the same fee, regardless of
value.
LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
you wrote: the license place charged me the
state decided value for the car, since KBB was too low and even the
eBay
Terry Geiger [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It didn't seem to be a problem anywhere else, only on wiring under
the hood.
I believe it was the heat of the engine compartment that triggered the
self-destruction. Probably the insulation was designed to degrade in
the sunlight (UV light) like trash
Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When I was selling my SAAB recently, my wife told me, before I met
with a potential buyer, hey you don't have to tell him everything
that's wrong with it - you talk the car down too much!. I had to
pause and think: really? do I not disclose every single
This ad is largely the same boilerplate text as an '87 TD that was
listed a few weeks ago. I thought it all looked very familiar, and
then came to this phrase which I distinctly recall striking me as a
ridiculous statement to make in a car ad:
the metal parts on it are made of solid metal
Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A BMW Motorcycle and a Mercedes Benz Diesel make a good combination.
(Been there since 1971)
Do you find that BMW bikes on the used market tend to be
well-cared-for? Interested in getting a bike again, myself.
Allan
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1983 300D
1966 230
Well, so assuming he did not put red dye in his own bio-diesel, what
aside from the bumper sticker gave him away?
Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I saw the Revenooers checking pickups entering the Farm Progress
show (big) a couple of years ago. A few farmers make homebrew, but
the
Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If not, does anyone know is this is an 'interference engine,
i.e. if the belt fails with the car just stop running or this the
kind where it does damage to the engine if it breaks?
Most newer toyota engines are not interference designs, from what I
LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The Gubmint and their infernal taxes reach out to everybody. Even
though veggie oil takes a lot of work to collect, process and
convert the vehicle, the gubmint will reach into his pocket after
not helping at any part of the process.
Fuel taxes are supposed
Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yeah, you know, all this talk of value determining registration cost
is new to me. And are we also talking about some sort of sales tax
that one has to pay when they buy a car? Never heard of that.
In Indiana, to transfer a title you have to pay the
Robert Tara Ludwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Anyway, every time she has that ( under warranty ) Camry in to the
dealer for scheduled service, she winds up with a bill for between
$800-$1500 for non covered service items.
I thought that was just standard for any car, any dealer. That's why
LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Each state we have lived in rakes in money using different methods with the
same result. Tn didn;t have a income tax but their sales tax and property
tax made up for it.Each state we have lived in managed to collect about
the same from us - TN, Tx, SC,
Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have a friend from college out in WA who regularly gets 300-400K
miles out of ordinary Fords. He was an AP mechanic before being an
engineer. As you might imagine, the maintenance is impeccable. When
I was out there in 1993, he had a Taurus with
LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The story was that the BMW diesels had serious head issues, however,
I don't recall if it was warping or cracking, but it was one of the
two. Also, because of the limited number of vehicles they built,
replacements were near impossible to come by.
The same
Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have never heard of paying a tax on a used vehicle that is
purchased from a private owner. Are you guys saying that when you
take your paperwork in to the registration place to register your
new, used, car for the first time, you are charged a tax of
Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
what mechanism do you offer the veggie guys to pay their share?
how can they even do it if they wanted to?
Keep track of how many gallons they put in their car. Send the gov't
a check every quarter for the taxes due. Not so hard.
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1983 300D
1966 230
LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
on a similar subject, new used car dealers have started charging a
paperwork fee or other such name - ranging from $50 to $200 or
more.
Those fees are negotiable like everything else related to buying a
car. Just refuse to pay it and get up from the table if
R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So, what is the going rate of road tax for hybrid electric
vehicles? Do we calculate KWH and apply an electric tax? How about
a pedal car? Do we tax the fries and burger consumed for lunch as a
motive fuel?
Funny you bring that up, in fact the taxing
Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Seems IIRC there is a plan to put a GPS tag on cars to monitor how
much they are driven and then tax you for that. PDX is doing a
test of this system. Even had some idiots apply to be test
subjects. Think there was talk of a test' here in Seattle too.
So, the recent discussion of ball joint failure has me wondering, is
there a way to detect a worn ball joint before it fails? I have some
noises in the 300D front end but it seems to be right on the firewall
so I'm thinking it's the track rods.
How would I check for worn ball joints, or other
andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Right on! Don't forget the $$ billion/week (day?) W is spending on a no-win
war in Iraq.
What?
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1983 300D
1966 230
andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
People were complaining about how their state taxes are spent
without considering the tragic waste waste of infinitely more tax
dollars (and lives) towards a lost cause.
Ah. Sorry I didn't make the leap from the discussion of dealer doc
fees, which
andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The friendliest biofuel is used McSoybean oil that would otherwise
serve to create some really low value product, or simply trashed
Unfortunately not only is the amount of waste oil from McDonalds a
drop in the bucket compared to the amount of
BillR [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A friend of my daughter has an '85 300 Turbo Diesel as described below. I
suspect the insurance company is low-balling her, but don't know what
questions to ask to figure a more favorable value. Can anyone suggest a
procedure to follow from this point? They
One of the early posts in this thread mention EN 590 as being
acceptable. EN 590 is the eurpoean biodiesel standard.
Perhaps the US biodiesel standard, is not acceptable for some
reason, or more likely there is no standard formulation that is
available widely enough to endorse. Certainly I can
andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Market for what? My understanding is that they haul it away for free or
even charge the fast food outlets to get rid of it.
Well you know I don't know if they pay or get paid to have it taken
away. But the real point is, it *is* already being
Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Certainly I can understand MB not warranting a sophisticated system
such as the Blutek diesel using fuel that Joe Hippie brewed up in a
discarded water heater in his barn.
Not that Joe Hippie is likely to be driving a 2008 Blutec, though...
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1983
Is the W126 series known to have evaporator problems?
Allan
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1983 300D
1966 230
Robert Tara Ludwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It's hard to say what the reasoning. Ford has on their last few year
model power stroke diesels sold in the US a warning that anything
over B5 will void the warranty, but in most other countries, no such
restriction exists. The conspiracy
Is it for sale? Or will it be?
Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
yep, I dont waste any time at all.
Kevin Kraly wrote:
Man! You get back into town today, and you get right down to business!
What a guy!
Kevin in Portland, OR
1983 300Sd 267Kmi, Ursula
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Diesels already run with an oversupply of air, its unlikely that these
parts will make even a detectable difference, no way will he get 10 -
15 MPG improvement.
wilton strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Friend with 06 Ford F250 Diesel has gotten hyped up about and has ordered
parts to,
] wrote:
Dont plan on selling it, but I suppose anything is for sale at the right
price.
Allan Streib wrote:
Is it for sale? Or will it be?
Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I also noticed yesterday that our microwave has about had it. 4
minutes to warm up a cup of coffee is too long. I've only had the
thing 12 years...
I've had mine (a Goldstar) for about 20 years. Still working fine.
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1983 300D
1966 230
Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
it's all madness. i'm not sure how any of these measures could have
prevented 9/11 anyway. furthermore, i imagine terrorists are pretty
adaptable and simply find the measure that you are checking for,
after all, you can't really check for every
Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Since I hadn't bought a new cell phone in almost eight years, I
somehow caved in and let my 16 year-old daughter talk me into
getting a MotoQ. As a result, in order to be able to use the phone's
gazillion features, I had to update from Outlook Express
What would a '83 300D in reasonably good shape be selling for out in
Washington or other biodiesel-crazed areas? 175,000 miles.
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1966 230
Cable internet is nice, our provider is 10Mbs download, quite a bit
faster than DSL. Have not tried the phone service -- we have cable
outages least once or twice a year during storms; I cannot remember
the last time the telephone did not work.
I don't think you can get internet from the
That is all true. In my neighborhood I have never noticed any
appreciable bandwith congestion -- we are in a semi-rural area though,
the housing density is pretty low.
Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Cable claims to be the fastest is providing you are the only one
on-line in your
Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I currently have DSL because Comcast wanted $100 to turn on the
cable modem... Comcast made me buy the cable modem (or rent from
them), Verizon (DSL provider) GAVE me my DSL modem which has ports
for 4 computers AND wireless. The service is cheaper and
Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My preference in DSL over Cable is DSL solely for the fact that I've
worked Comcast tech support. I know how much they hate second and
third computers on the line behind the modem and how hard they work
to prevent it.
Strange. My cable service makes no
Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
IU University Cable? Seriously, if your cable provider allows
multiple MACs to pass through the DOCSIS interface, I'd capitalize
on it.
No, at home. Local cable TV company's internet service. I have a
cable modem, with a 4 port + wireless router attached
LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
We do this in my school system, as well as at USF,
since the worst thing you can have on a LAN is some
idiot with a wireless (or wired, for that matter)
router passing out IP addresses.
OTOH also bad is a compromised PC acting as a spam mailer, etc. which
is
andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
*http://tinyurl.com/2gc8y3*
From the photos, looks like this seller has a yard full of heaps.
How about this one:
So I happened to have the Speed channel on early Sunday morning and
saw where the Audi team won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with their TDI
car.
I didn't see Mercedes anywhere in the running, don't they normally
have a car or two in that event?
Allan
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1983 300D
1966 230
Hendrik Riessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
This may be why, Mercedes gets confused as to whether Le Mans is a
air race or road race.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1252498464502394753
Wow. I had never seen that. That's quite amazing.
Allan
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1983 300D
1966 230
andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I was scratching my proverbial head at the alleged existence of a 450SE L
(W116) wagon - this was news to me.
I guess if it was sent to a custom coach builder they might have
engaged in some creative badging.
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1966 230
Has anyone ever used either of these products:
Cryo-Seal
http://www.cryochem.com/r134a.php
Cliplight Super Seal
http://www.cliplight.com/automotive/products.php?pageID=Product_DetailsproductID=232catID=4
And if so what were the results?
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1983 300D
1966 230
Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I ordered a couple of cans of the super seal, didnt fix my leak but
I used it with autofrost or one of those. It says 134 and R12 so
maybe thats is why it didnt work.
You use AutoFrost in a diesel? Is that a hydrocarbon blend? Didn't
someone on
Robert Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How'd ya fund that for $500?
I don't think he said he paid $500. However, if you have cash on hand
and can make a decision on the spot (no let me have my mechanic check
it out, let me get back to you after I run a carfax, etc.) you can
sometimes get a
I did this repair recently on my 300D. Removing the old lines can be
a little difficult, it may help to slit them slightly with a razor
knife, but don't go so deep that you scratch the nipples. Twisting
may help, try to pull them straight off so nothing gets bent.
Also recommended was
Roger Conlon [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Do I need the Mercedes glass or should I go with a PPG glass, and is
it necessary for new molding?
For what it's worth, I once had the windshield on a VW jetta replaced
by an aftermarket glass and gasket, and it started leaking about 9
months later.
Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In my experience this kind of thing happens _every_ time you take a
car to a dealer service department for two reasons: incompetent
techs and the system that prevents you from talking to them
directly, but to a so-called service representative or
Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What's new. Same game, just a different chump. Only this chump
didn't bite, he bit back.
Did you see the other story there, One of the stories making
headlines today is a rumor published by the German magazine Focus
which states that Apple - purveyor
LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Does anyone have any comments good or bad about Amsoil? I've read
the literature and it really sounds good. Unlike other oil
companies, Amsoil will actually teell you extended oil changes are
acceptable.
Some Mobil-1 formulations are now being promoted as
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