Re: [MBZ] picturing a banjo bolt

2005-12-13 Thread David Brodbeck
Hans Neureiter wrote: A lug nut does not look like a lug, but it goes on a lug. I always thought the term "lug nut" dated back to when wire wheels were held on with one big center nut, which had lugs on the side so you could whack it with a mallet to loosen it.

Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics

2005-12-13 Thread David Brodbeck
Kris Gilmore wrote: Electrocution, BS. Fixing a break in a 120V AC cord is about as far from rocket science as it gets. And it is easy to test. Fixing it is easy. Fixing it so it'll be waterproof is harder. If it's not waterproof, it won't stay fixed for long. That said, this

Re: [MBZ] Arctic Q

2005-12-13 Thread David Brodbeck
Mike Canfield wrote: Seems there should be some sort of step up transformer you could use with a rectifier to go from 12VDC to 24VDC and save the energy loss in the transfer to AC and back to DC. To step up from a lower voltage to a higher one you *have* to go through AC at some point. There

[MBZ] Flood car database

2005-12-13 Thread David Brodbeck
Just a heads up -- the National Insurance Crime Bureau has a database online where you can check VINs against their database of cars that were damaged in hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. It's on their website at http://www.nicb.org. With the number of cars that were damaged, especially in New

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 7, Issue 87

2005-12-13 Thread David Brodbeck
Chris Hoskin wrote: I am in New England and am thinking driving to BC and THEN starting a 4000 mile run may be a bit muchAnyone have any experience riding a train across Canada with a car in the baggage compartment? I have always wanted to take that train trip, so may be able to kill two bir

Re: [MBZ] Ignition key problems (best way to start engine without ?)

2005-12-13 Thread David Brodbeck
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He asked me if there is a safe way to start the engine bypassing the ignition lock. On a diesel, probably. If it's a gasoline engine car, it would be much trickier. I doubt that's likely to help, though. At most it won't do much more than you could do by warmin

Re: [MBZ] water wetter

2005-12-13 Thread David Brodbeck
LT Don wrote: So ... if I decide to race my 240D into a stock car on the local 1/4 mile dirt track, I should consider using this product? Maybe not a bad idea, because the other drivers would be laughing so hard that they'd probably all run off the track. Didn't someone mention taking their

Re: [MBZ] Ignition key problems (best way to start engine without ?)

2005-12-15 Thread David Brodbeck
eric peterson wrote: what I did in a similar situation was put key in switch and then hammer in a screwdriver next to the key which gave me alot more leverage. then I put vice grips around the top of the screwdriver handle and viola it turned. I promptly drove it to my mechanic and had him repl

Re: [MBZ] picturing a banjo bolt

2005-12-15 Thread David Brodbeck
Hans Neureiter wrote: And everyone I know calls the things that hold the wheels on my Benz a "LUG BOLT". Why? Because of the analogy to "lug nuts," I suppose. My Vanagon had bolts in front and nuts in back! Better not lose any, since you can't do the "steal one each from the other three

Re: [MBZ] Year End Specials

2005-12-15 Thread David Brodbeck
redghost wrote: LT, did he offer you the proper Teutonic Air or was he able to assure you that common Iowa air is good enough for the tires, since they are not OEM and long out of warranty? I am sure I do not need to order the air from Rusty, as I am using nasty cheapo tires on Gump. B

Re: [MBZ] Filling tires with nitrogen (was Re: Year End Specials)

2005-12-15 Thread David Brodbeck
Tom Reynolds wrote: Actually, upon looking at the statement, "temperature changes will affect nitrogen the same" that's not true. Being more inert (less water content) than compressed air, a nitrogen filled tire will not be nearly as affected by temperature variations as a compressed air filled

Re: [MBZ] OT: US influences Canada's car market

2005-12-15 Thread David Brodbeck
Mitch Haley wrote: I can't believe that Toyota/Scion was on the list. Those cars are never discounted and have at least the resale value of a Corolla. And they are sold by Toyota dealers for the most part, and backed by Toyota. I guess it's possible the bank was wary of Scion in the first year th

Re: [MBZ] OT: oil change humor - quite funny

2006-02-09 Thread David Brodbeck
Ed Booher wrote: It's loaded with something :) It's a beautiful sea foam blue green color both inside and outside the radiator. Sounds almost like someone ran low on coolant and topped it up with washer fluid.

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Leak Diesel 300SD 85

2006-02-09 Thread David Brodbeck
Loren Faeth wrote: Just call Rusty and order a meter of the hose.. That way you'll get the right stuff. Change them all at one time. Saves frustration later. Get the plug for the last injector, too. It likes to split when it gets old.

Re: [MBZ] high schoolers' diesel-electric hybrid - series or parallel hybrid?

2006-02-09 Thread David Brodbeck
Christopher McCann wrote: Does anyone recall from the article - was it a parallel hybrid (like prius) or a series hybrid like a locomotive (SIMPLE!). I'm curious, too. There *are* simple ways to create parallel hybrids -- for example, a "road-coupled" hybrid where you have the electric moto

Re: [MBZ] high schoolers' diesel-electric hybrid - series or parallel hybrid?

2006-02-09 Thread David Brodbeck
Christopher McCann wrote: ah. that's ingenious. But why in the "road coupled" version do you need an extra generator? You have one engine which powers, say the front wheels conventionally and it also turns a generator which powers an electric motor which drives the rear wheels at a certain

Re: [MBZ] Oil filter leak

2006-02-09 Thread David Brodbeck
Brian Chase wrote: Great. Thanks for the answers! I will try tightening before replacing. Johnny B says it's a pain to replace. I don't like that type of pain. Sometimes it's worth paying $160 to avoid certain types of pain. ;)

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Leak Diesel 300SD 85

2006-02-10 Thread David Brodbeck
John Berryman wrote: On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 02:45 PM, David Brodbeck wrote: Get the plug for the last injector, too. It likes to split when it gets old. The plug, itself is steel, you can just change the hose. My bad. I'm used to the VWs that use a r

Re: [MBZ] Credit protection

2006-02-10 Thread David Brodbeck
Constantine N. Polites wrote: 2. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put "PHOTO ID REQUIRED." Many merchants will no longer accept unsigned cards. They want to compare the signature on the card to the one you make on the receipt. Also, #1 is false. Banks do not routin

Re: [MBZ] passing Landwind

2006-02-10 Thread David Brodbeck
Alex Chamberlain wrote: To me it's the answer to people who repeat the canard that China will control the world economically in our lifetimes! A command economy driven by stamping out crude potmetal copies of Western technology is a joke, not a threat. The thing is, the first Japanese cars wer

Re: [MBZ] letter designations

2006-02-10 Thread David Brodbeck
Alex Chamberlain wrote: Einspritzer. "i" on BMWs meant the same thing once upon a time. I think I've seen old Italian cars (Alfas, maybe?) with an "Inietzione" badge. Funny to think of fuel injection being an exotic, high-performance feature worthy of special designation when there are few

Re: [MBZ] letter designations

2006-02-10 Thread David Brodbeck
Hendrik Riessen wrote: Will I get away with saying to people that I drive a Mercedes Benz E class when referring to the 123? Oooh the snobbery. When I had a diesel Vanagon camper, I used to jokingly call it a "13 foot diesel pusher." You probably have to be an RVer to get that one, though.

Re: [MBZ] Motor Oil Saver

2006-02-10 Thread David Brodbeck
Brian Chase wrote: You know, I gotta say that I have long wondered if I should be using one of these oil additives. They sound so great. (Like ProLong, Slick 50, and the like. There's one that I'm forgetting, the infomercial for which I just love - has me convinced ever time). I just wish I cou

Re: [MBZ] Four barrel enthusiast

2006-02-10 Thread David Brodbeck
Peter Frederick wrote: CIS injection (more effective mixture control than D-Jet) is good for at least 10% more hp and 15% better fuel milage on the same engine as a carb. Unless you have a fairly esoteric manifold system (hard to put under a hood), carbs provide pretty poor atomization, and su

Re: [MBZ] $100 MB diesel update

2006-02-10 Thread David Brodbeck
Luther Gulseth wrote: I thought so, all I saw last night was oozing from the lines. The injection pump is a positive-displacement pump. That means it pushes out a fixed amount of fuel, and the pressure will build to whatever it needs to to allow that amount to flow. The upshot is you only

Re: [MBZ] $100 MB diesel update

2006-02-11 Thread David Brodbeck
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: you need GOOD working brakes for this Yeah, or something like this might happen: http://www.binderbulletin.org/images/gallery2/tow_roll.jpg There's good advice on rope towing a vehicle here: http://www.binderbulletin.org/techlib/towing.htm The gist is, if you're ro

Re: [MBZ] Four barrel enthusiast

2006-02-11 Thread David Brodbeck
Zeitgeist wrote: Agreed, CIS is better, just not that much smarter, i.e. it doesn't analyze variables, then meter accordingly. Other than the cold start circuit, it doesn't do much other than meter according to airflow in the intake--much like a carburetor. I like CIS, sort of. I like it t

Re: [MBZ] Four barrel enthusiast

2006-02-11 Thread David Brodbeck
Peter Frederick wrote: LH-jet is a later derivative of D-Jet -- uses a hall effect pickup for injection timing and fires individual injectors instead of pairs, and has a mass flow sensor rather than a pressure sensor. The actual delivery "guts" were pretty much the same up to about 1993. Benz

Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto

2006-02-11 Thread David Brodbeck
Zeitgeist wrote: Lowers your IQ by 25 points just entering the doors. I can't afford that kind of loss man, I'm in full on conservation mode at this point in life. You might as well go, you're already paying for their employees' health care with your tax dollars.

Re: [MBZ] Four barrel enthusiast

2006-02-11 Thread David Brodbeck
Hendrik Riessen wrote: It was never as popular as K-jet due to reliability and complexity, Swedish bricks used the K-jet as well in some of their vehicles. In particular, Volvo 240 Turbos were K-Jet.

Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto

2006-02-11 Thread David Brodbeck
Just ran across this today. The Washington State government is subsidizing Wal-Mart to the tune of $12 million a year, by paying for employee health care: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002791346_walmart07m.html?syndication=rss The question is, is it really fair for an enormo

Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto

2006-02-11 Thread David Brodbeck
paul wrote: > i doubt that most Wal-Mart shoppers have a credit card. Wal-Mart seems to feel differently -- they've been leaning hard on banks and credit card processors to lower their processing fees, because it's a large expense for them. Recently they filed an application to form their own ban

Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto

2006-02-11 Thread David Brodbeck
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I think this trend has to stop somewhere - I read recently that white collar > jobs were being sent overseas like all the others. An economist would say that it will stop when the wages are equalized -- wages in poorer countries will rise, and wages in richer countries

Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto

2006-02-11 Thread David Brodbeck
paul wrote: > the type that feels big business should coddle and spoonfeed people, > rather than maximize earnings... The point isn't that I think Wal Mart should "coddle and spoonfeed" people. It's that we're directly subsidizing their high profits with our tax dollars, by paying a cost (health

Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto

2006-02-11 Thread David Brodbeck
Brian Chase wrote: > where one shops seems to say something about them. > This speaks to the emerging classism that may be replacing racism in > this country IMHO. The only part of that statement I'd take issue with is "emerging." It's *always* been a myth that America is a classless society. Th

Re: [MBZ] Four barrel enthusiast

2006-02-11 Thread David Brodbeck
John Berryman wrote: > On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 08:42 PM, Hendrik Riessen wrote: > >> It was never as popular as K-jet due to reliability and complexity, >> Swedish >> bricks used the K-jet as well in some of their vehicles. >> > > As did Porsche and Datsun/Nissan IIRC. Also DeLor

Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto

2006-02-11 Thread David Brodbeck
paul wrote: > The difference is obvious and quite simple to understand - it's > Wal-Mart's RESPONSIBILITY to keep their lights on - not to provide > health care for it's employees. No, you're wrong. In our current system, health insurance *is* the responsibility of employers. > If subsidizing

Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto

2006-02-11 Thread David Brodbeck
Tom Scordato wrote: > Jeff said > > "Did you know that the 70% or so of Americans carry a balance on their > credit cards every month? The AVERAGE consumer debt of those carrying a > balance is $9,000!! That's insane!" > > Jeff and they do not care at all that is insane! Fall of the Romans, > n

Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto

2006-02-12 Thread David Brodbeck
paul wrote: > I'm self-employed, and pay for my own health insurance. I can think of > 4 or 5 friends that are also self-employed, and pay for their own health > insurance. There are options. Yes, it's expensive (around $400/month > for the wife and I), but readily available to anyone wanting

Re: [MBZ] local area network question - No MB

2006-02-12 Thread David Brodbeck
Barry Stark wrote: > Thanks folks for all your help on educating me and setting me straight. Well > I'm pretty sure that the phone line solution is out. First of all I don't > have enough conductors, and then the potential for damaging things is not > worth the risk. I'll look a little more into th

Re: [MBZ] local area network question - No MB

2006-02-13 Thread David Brodbeck
Jim Cathey wrote: The other huge source of problems was the wretched teflon-coated wire that was required for use in plenums (fire code). Rather than just run the few lengths of that pricey grey stuff where it was required and the regular black cable everywhere else, they ordered _only_ the tefl

Re: [MBZ] local area network question - No MB

2006-02-13 Thread David Brodbeck
Jim Cathey wrote: Ah yes - thin net (ethernet over coax cable) was bus topology. However, the "Easy to troubleshoot if wiring problems arise." does not match my experience - any error anywhere on the bus would bring down the entire network. You had to go to each node to find the problem. Proper t

Re: [MBZ] Walmart vs NAPA auto

2006-02-13 Thread David Brodbeck
redghost wrote: Vertical integration. Henry Ford did that so he could make cheap Model T cars. soup to nuts all the way from the ore to the car, married Firestone to get tires There's an old sawmill in Alberta, Michigan that he built to get timber for building Model T bodies. He wanted t

Re: [MBZ] Valentine cars

2006-02-13 Thread David Brodbeck
redghost wrote: http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/14777.html -- Diesel Tempo $250 I didn't know they *made* a diesel Tempo. I wonder who supplied the engine?

Re: [MBZ] welding up an oil pan

2006-02-13 Thread David Brodbeck
redghost wrote: Now what sort of fun will that be!?! Think of the jolly good time the local firefighters will have when the accumulated layers of oil and muck go up in flames. You would deprive them of the enjoyment of hosing off my car? I suppose that'd be one way to get it washed...

Re: [MBZ] Bush Good, Guns Good

2006-02-13 Thread David Brodbeck
Cheney was just accidentally exercising his 2nd Amendment rights.

Re: [MBZ] Hyundai vs MB

2006-02-14 Thread David Brodbeck
Robert & Tara Ludwick wrote: I'm beginning to think that all the hype on Toyotas and Hondas is just a byproduct of sheer numbers. I think it's more a perception left over from a couple of decades ago when the quality of the domestic makes was very bad. Hondas and Toyotas were extremely well

Re: [MBZ] No more jobs in Seattle

2006-02-14 Thread David Brodbeck
redghost wrote: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/259289_fakedegrees13.html New state law proposal will decimate the job prospects for most democrats Democrats like Michael Brown?

Re: [MBZ] Bush Good, Guns Good

2006-02-14 Thread David Brodbeck
andrew strasfogel wrote: The tragedy was that Cheney seriously wounded a fellow Republican, and in addition is being savaged by the commiepinkolibrall press. The poor man is suffering enough already and needs our prayers... Let's back off and give him some privacy. If any of us did it, cha

Re: [MBZ] Bush Good, Guns Good

2006-02-14 Thread David Brodbeck
paul wrote: You haven't been hunting much, have you Dave? I haven't, but most of the male members of my extended family hunt, and none of them have ever shot anyone. Are you really saying this is such a common occurance that no one thinks twice about it? I had no idea hunting was such a

Re: [MBZ] Bush Good, Guns Good

2006-02-14 Thread David Brodbeck
Mitch Haley wrote: The "pellet lodged near the heart" seems surprising, considering that the small shot you use on quail is finer than you'd use on pheasants, much, much smaller than Greg got shot with. The news reports are kind of vague. The more recent one I saw said that the pellet had trav

Re: [MBZ] 124 rear defroster timer

2006-02-15 Thread David Brodbeck
OK Don wrote: > Ah - good catch! > Maybe just fire a relay with the defroster - run them both at the ame time? I thought his goal was to *not* have the charger be on a timer, but to have it run continuously once switched on.

Re: [MBZ] yes it's likely it's the only 23 year old benz on the hill

2006-02-15 Thread David Brodbeck
R A Bennell wrote: Don't mean to pick fault but I seem to recall it being said the brakes were cheap compared to transmissions and one is usually better off to use the brakes and spare the transmission. Do you think that applies in a case like this or given the mountain, is it better to save the

Re: [MBZ] WAS "A New Toy" - Compression testing??

2006-02-15 Thread David Brodbeck
R A Bennell wrote: The injector lines are pipe. Is there any sort of replacable seal/o-ring??? or whatever that will need to be changed too or is it a compression type fitting? No idea what the locals will have around here so would like to ensure I have whatever I will need on hand before giving

Re: [MBZ] 603 IP, smoking and starting

2006-02-17 Thread David Brodbeck
Loren Faeth wrote: > The best explanation I have is an analogy to the common LDPE milk > bottle. The molecular structure of LDPE is pretty much like a window > screen. It is fine enough to hold in water and milk molecules, but > aldehydes go through. If you have heard purists claim that milk

Re: [MBZ] Exploding GPs

2006-02-17 Thread David Brodbeck
Dan Weeks wrote: > FWIW, I put 4 gals of gas into my westy 1.6TD because some station in > Ohio used GREEN handles for regular. Just topped it off the rest of > the way with diesel, and noticed no difference whatsoever. Every BP station I've been to has used green handles for everything. I think

Re: [MBZ] Blue Bomber running

2006-02-17 Thread David Brodbeck
Luther Gulseth wrote: > How loud is a nailing injector? It doesn't sound like a ping much at all. They can be pretty loud. Like, rod knock loud. Sounds sorta like someone smacking the cylinder head with a hammer, hence the name. To determine if it's an injector, loosen the fuel injector union

Re: [MBZ] Blue Bomber starts video

2006-02-17 Thread David Brodbeck
Luther Gulseth wrote: > Here it is. I cut most of the 15 seconds of glow out. That's a new one on me. Doesn't seem to be in time with anything going on in the engine. I'd look for something loose being shoved around by engine movement. Exhaust systems, in particular, can cause some really intere

Re: [MBZ] Blue Bomber starts video

2006-02-17 Thread David Brodbeck
Luther Gulseth wrote: > it's actually a .wmv file. Windows Media Player.I know, bad for you > Mac/linux users 'mplayer' does an excellent job playing Windows Media files, especially if you install the package of Windows DLLs for it.

Re: [MBZ] Blue Bomber starts video

2006-02-17 Thread David Brodbeck
John Berryman wrote: > On Thursday, February 16, 2006, at 11:53 PM, Luther Gulseth wrote: > >> it's actually a .wmv file. Windows Media Player.I know, bad for >> you >> Mac/linux users >> > > I have Windows Media Player. It didn't come through as a .wmv file, > see link that I

Re: [MBZ] OkieQ 2005 pics

2006-02-18 Thread David Brodbeck
Jim Cathey wrote: There is basically nothing made that I know of that can have an automatic tranny and be towed any significant distance or speed with the driven wheels down, _unless_ it has a transfer case with a Neutral setting. Geo Trakkers were popular to tow behind motorhomes for quite a w

Re: [MBZ] Speedometer Freeze up???

2006-02-19 Thread David Brodbeck
John Berryman wrote: > It gets way cold here in the Adirondacks and I have had all sorts of > things act up. Turn signals being stiff, headlight switches, shifters. > Its amazing what can happen in extreme cold. I remember pushing in the clutch to start my VW Bus in the winter, to reduce t

Re: [MBZ] 220D Trunk floor project

2006-02-21 Thread David Brodbeck
kevin kraly wrote: Hi, Dimitri. Since I've only got $175 in my 220D including the battery, I don't think that I'll be doing anything to the trunk for quite a while. You could do what I did on my old Volvo 240. I used a 3M Rust And Paint Removal Wheel to remove as much rust and bubbled paint

Re: [MBZ] bobby lickus?

2006-02-21 Thread David Brodbeck
Donald Snook wrote: During a particularly nasty snow/ice storm. I still had the Olds. I drove it to runs some errands because I didn't want to drive the benz and get it all salty. My wife took the olds to work 30 minutes later and I had to drive the benz. The 90 124 was awful in the snow. It ha

Re: [MBZ] OT CD burning?

2006-02-21 Thread David Brodbeck
Bob DuPuy wrote: I guess I am a retard. I'm trying to burn a cd from an ISO image. All I seem to be able to do is to make a cd with an ISO file on it. What is the favored method of burning so the CD comes out with usable files. If you're running Windows XP, try ISO Recorder: http://isorecord

Re: [MBZ] FWD Cads

2006-02-21 Thread David Brodbeck
The Toronado front wheel drive assembly was also used -- with a 454 -- to power GMC motorhomes. It was pretty stout for a front wheel drive drivetrain. It used a longitudinally-mounted engine, unlike most modern front wheel drive cars.

Re: [MBZ] "how many????????" was Transmissions

2006-02-22 Thread David Brodbeck
Christopher McCann wrote: I forget the model, but there is a new car with a retractable roof - basically a three sunroof accordian deal - that will be nice to fix! That'd be the Pontiac G6: http://www.wheelstv.net/on-wheels/images/11_garsten_1.jpg

Re: [MBZ] Pics from my latest Beater-Benz journey

2006-02-22 Thread David Brodbeck
Gary Hurst wrote: the former question is easier to answer. we have population growth, both from immigration and reproduction Mostly from immigration, these days. If it weren't for immigration, our net population growth would be negative. This is true of most first-world nations.

Re: [MBZ] trans choices

2006-02-22 Thread David Brodbeck
Mitch Haley wrote: I believe the Honda Civic and Toyota Priapus hybrids have CVT of some form or another. So does the Ford 500.

Re: [MBZ] Pics from my latest Beater-Benz journey

2006-02-22 Thread David Brodbeck
Jim Cathey wrote: net population growth would be negative. This is true of most first-world nations. Isn't the US part of the second world? I always thought the First World was the "free" industrialized nations, the Second World was the industrialized communist nations, and the Third

Re: [MBZ] Oil Change - Questions

2006-02-23 Thread David Brodbeck
John Berryman wrote: Have it done at a shop it'll be cheaper than hospital or funeral bills. There's more fluid in the convertor than in the pan. Its a simple process, some Jiffy-Lube guys could probably do it without screwing anything up. Good luck. Everyone seems to be afraid of thes

Re: [MBZ] Leather Vs MB-Tex

2006-02-24 Thread David Brodbeck
Based on pictures of cars for sale I've seen, I think we're missing the obvious way to tell: - If it looks good, it's MB-Tex. - If it's cracked, shredded, and/or ripped up, it's leather.

Re: [MBZ] RPM Redline

2006-02-24 Thread David Brodbeck
Kevin wrote: On Thu, Feb 23, 2006 at 09:16:00PM -0700, Craig McCluskey wrote: Mine's a 617.912 in a W123. No tachometer. Autometer ATO-2888 is a 5000 rpm diesel tach with probe that attaches to the alternator (?!). The catalog I am looking at lists it at $127, which is a teense steep.

Re: [MBZ] RPM Redline

2006-02-24 Thread David Brodbeck
John Berryman wrote: On Feb 23, 2006, at 11:16 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote: Mine's a 617.912 in a W123. No tachometer. Craig I thought I'd miss the tach in the Euro 190D but found out that I really don't care what the rpm is. Now I have more sightseeing time while I drive. It

Re: [MBZ] HIGH altitude road trip...tips and advice needed

2006-02-24 Thread David Brodbeck
John Berryman wrote: Keep your engine speed up by being in the right gear at the right time, on the way up. I was surprised how big a difference this makes. There's steep grade that goes on for about a mile, near where I live. If I climb it in D, the engine labors at low RPM in 4th gear,

Re: [MBZ] RPM Redline

2006-02-24 Thread David Brodbeck
John Berryman wrote: On Feb 24, 2006, at 1:40 PM, David Brodbeck wrote: It's not like most W123 tachs still work anyway. ;) I've seen enough of them that needed the cigarette butt repair but very few in comparison to the ones that work. All 8 of mine work and only one

Re: [MBZ] RPM Redline

2006-02-25 Thread David Brodbeck
John Berryman wrote: The one I did is still going 7 years later in my 82 300D. You have to use a brand name butt, not a cheap generic one. Does it need to be of German manufacture? ;) Actually, I don't smoke, so I used a chunk of a styrofoam cup. Probably the styrofoam has just collapse

Re: [MBZ] Lawyers and their cars, was Storage liability

2006-02-25 Thread David Brodbeck
Hendrik Riessen wrote: Call em what you like, end of the day they are still just Toyotas with a better sound system. "Oh Lord won't you buy me a Lexus" just don't sound right does it? From what I hear, the main appeal is that the Lexus dealerships treat you like absolute royalty, both duri

Re: [MBZ] oil filter coolers

2006-02-25 Thread David Brodbeck
M.Afzaal Khan wrote: I wonder what is the efficacy of the oil filter coolers , the type that slips on the oil cooler, seems like a very small finned heat sink Count me as a skeptic. The area looks way too small to provide much cooling.

Re: [MBZ] RPM Redline

2006-02-26 Thread David Brodbeck
John Berryman wrote: > On Feb 24, 2006, at 9:13 PM, David Brodbeck wrote: > >> Actually, I don't smoke, so I used a chunk of a styrofoam cup. >> Probably >> the styrofoam has just collapsed. I need to try again, but I can't >> get >> the @#$*$#!

Re: [MBZ] Morning sluggishness

2006-02-26 Thread David Brodbeck
Brian Chase wrote: For that matter, I was going to ask the cold-climate listers what they do about deciding whether to store their klattas in the winter, or drive them, and if they store them, do they start them like once a week, or do they pull out the battery and really mothball them. I'

Re: [MBZ] No starter response

2006-02-26 Thread David Brodbeck
Brian Chase wrote: Thanks for concise info. So, when the thing wants to be put in neutral, and perhaps jiggled, this is related to the starter solenoid? Okay. Will look toward getting a reman starter. I think if it wants to be put in neutral or jiggled, it's a sign of a misadjusted neutral

Re: [MBZ] Flea's w126

2006-02-26 Thread David Brodbeck
tom savage wrote: http://hooptyrides.com/ That reminds me of the "harlequin" VW Golfs I've seen occasionally, where every body panel is a different color.

Re: [MBZ] Hyundai vs MB

2006-02-26 Thread David Brodbeck
Robert & Tara Ludwick wrote: Get a load of the luck that this poor sap has had with Honda *quality* http://cgi.ebay.ca/2001-Unsafe-Honda-Insight-Own-a-peice-of-History_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ31839QQitemZ4613284728QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW At least if the winning bidder actually pays for the th

Re: [MBZ] OT: SnapOn warranty

2006-02-26 Thread David Brodbeck
John W. Reames III wrote: If you catch it while the blood is still pooling underneath (before it coagulates), take a small (3/32") sharp (brand new!) drill bit and carefully (using your fingers as the method of turning and applying pressure) drill a hole right over the crush spot. It will save

Re: [MBZ] Morning sluggishness

2006-02-27 Thread David Brodbeck
John Berryman wrote: On Feb 26, 2006, at 5:35 PM, David Brodbeck wrote: I've heard that, if you store a car, it's best *not* to start it periodically unless you're going to drive it far enough to get it up to operating temperature. Just starting it and letting it idle f

Re: [MBZ] picked up a cheap 77 300D today

2006-02-28 Thread David Brodbeck
LT Don wrote: You are correct. Just box that crap up and send it to me. Country music doesn't need extra amps, just rap (gag) and classical stuff (yeppers). People think I'm joking when I say I originally put a subwoofer in my car to listen to Bach organ works. It's just not the same when you

Re: [MBZ] OT "Bedroom Communities"

2006-02-28 Thread David Brodbeck
ms.300SD wrote: Only some type of train system would avoid getting stuck in traffic, and this state has been happily ripping out an extensive RR track system for the last 40 years, turning them into cutesy bike trails for recreation. A train system is best, but another option is "busways" -- de

Re: [MBZ] Biodiesel, Keys and "Red" Devils

2006-02-28 Thread David Brodbeck
Bob Rentfro wrote: Had to drive into the stealership to order a stinkin' key today. The stupid plastic head cracked and the metal part of the key fell out and down ito the tracks of my seat somewhere. I reckon I'll have to take the seat out to retrieve the metal part. $40 for a stinkin' key. W

Re: [MBZ] picked up a cheap 77 300D today

2006-02-28 Thread David Brodbeck
Loren Faeth wrote: Amen, Bach, or ELP or moody blues or. or King, Wilson or Sousa.Bass was meant to be felt. but 12inchers are for homes and battleships, not for cars. (IMHO) Agreed. I used an 8" sub in a ported tube and it seemed sufficient. For frequencies below what that will

Re: [MBZ] OT "Bedroom Communities"

2006-03-01 Thread David Brodbeck
Potter, Tom E wrote: BTW, Houston has also built (at great expense) a light rail--from the ball park to downtown. The only thing it accomplished was to have about 60 accidents within the first year of operation. Sounds like it was built with tourists in mind instead of residents.

Re: [MBZ] WAS What is the most addictive NOW colorectal etc

2006-03-01 Thread David Brodbeck
R A Bennell wrote: The sedative may make it easier if one is truly nervous but the nurse said it sort of ruins the rest of one's day. If it's anything like the twilight sedation I had for a surgical tooth extraction, "ruin" is a subjective term. It's true I wasn't at all productive for th

Re: [MBZ] picked up a cheap 77 300D today

2006-03-01 Thread David Brodbeck
Loren Faeth wrote: Must be a savvy crowd. Nobody has even asked "WTF is ELP?" Either savvy or they don't give a rip Maybe they think it's the latest Mercedes model suffix.

Re: [MBZ] W123 power steering

2006-03-01 Thread David Brodbeck
Curt Raymond wrote: C'mon now, you're just baiting with that one eh? Theres really only one choice, and a quart of Mobil 1 will last you awhile. I change the filter once a year and the fluid above the filter ever oil change. The ATF is actually pretty nice to clean the black out of the tube o

Re: [MBZ] Four barrel enthusiast

2006-03-01 Thread David Brodbeck
Peter Frederick wrote: K-Jet DOES have a very short lag due to the need to pull the flap open, but I've never had any problems with that. Is the inverse of that effect why some K-Jet cars have a device to prevent the throttle plate from snapping closed suddenly when you lift off the accelera

Re: [MBZ] Four barrel enthusiast

2006-03-02 Thread David Brodbeck
Peter Frederick wrote: No, that's for CO control on decel, I think -- certainly it was true on the 75 Audi that had "plain" K-Jet. I'm thinking we might be saying the same thing in different ways. Wouldn't an excessively rich mixture cause high CO? I'm slowly expanding my knowledge of CIS s

Re: [MBZ] I found an 82 300CD

2006-03-03 Thread David Brodbeck
ernest breakfield wrote: why would someone *not* fix the AC? Probably because Portland's climate is (I think) a lot like Seattle's, which means you might only really want A/C for two or three weeks out of the year. Not worth the cost, especially when it's just going to die again of disus

Re: [MBZ] Door seals

2006-03-03 Thread David Brodbeck
Jim Cathey wrote: I use strips of bicycle inner tube to shim out rubber gasketing. A dab of weatherstrip glue holds it in place. "Rope caulk" from the hardware store works pretty well, too. Comes with its own glue built in. ;)

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Prices

2006-03-03 Thread David Brodbeck
Loren Faeth wrote: If you want lower fuel prices and are a resident of the US, write or call your senators and representatives and demand relaxation of regulations against drilling and refining. In particular, ask them to grow a spine and allow drilling in the arctic tundra. Hmm. Would t

Re: [MBZ] Door seals

2006-03-03 Thread David Brodbeck
Jim Cathey wrote: Reading the threads, seems like the upper door hinge just needs to be move about a 1/8 inch or less to cure the problem ... but that does not seem to be a easy job to control the movement any suggestions ? It's not. What I've done is to just barely loosen th

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