On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 02:00 PM, Dan Weeks wrote:
You will usually be OK as long as trans did not start slipping real
bad and
you tried to keep driving.
It did, and I did. At first I thought it was the ice I was driving
on. It only slipped for about 3 blocks before I shut it down,
On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 02:22 PM, Brian Chase wrote:
You will be able to tell this question comes from someone who hasn't
put in many miles in their 240D yet:
Regarding the oil filter: There is a remote, drop-in-element type
filter, correct? I thought it was mounted on the firewall
On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 02:37 PM, John Ervine wrote:
616 184 07 80 - GASKET - OIL FILTER TO CYLINDER CRANKCASE
Our's used to leak. In fact, the 300SD leaks from that gasket, too.
Its a real common leak and a pain to change. Wouldn't attempt with my
sunday best on.
Johnny B.
I
On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 02:44 PM, Marshall Field wrote:
On my '81 300TD, the driver door groans every time you open it. The
groaning begins upon opening, continues for 45 degrees of arc, then
quits.
There is no play in the hinges according to the yank and heave test
method. I h
On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 02:57 PM, Rick Hawkins wrote:
Folks,
I seem to have developed the dreaded heater/climate control problem.
The german woman in the dash will almost NEVER let the heat come on
.maybe once every hour or two at the most. I seem to remember that
i need to remov
On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 03:25 PM, George Larribeau wrote:
My odometer has stopped in my 85 300SD. Yes the speedometer still
works. It happened after I reset the trip OD. Multiple trip OD resets
have not cleared it. I want to remove the spedo and have it repaired
(there is a local; s
On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 03:33 PM, B Dike wrote:
Brian,
Leaks are common at that point. Most can be eliminated by simply
tightening the allen bolts holding the oil filter housing to the
block. The gasket is simple to replace if necessary.
Good Luck,
Bruce
My luck does
On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 03:45 PM, Kevin wrote:
how is this supposed to work?
K
Rusty drove 12mph slower and 30 degrees cooler on his way home.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 03:57 PM, John Ervine wrote:
Yeah, it's a pain. It's a decision of "Do I want to fool around with
r&ring the
steering box to gain better access, or do I want to spend twice as
long with a
very short allen?"
I have a combination of tools that I use for th
On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 03:58 PM, 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.
Brian
83 240D
Break a bolt off in there and you'll now more pain than you can
imagine.
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.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 05:51 PM, Luther Gulseth wrote:
I've got the injectors loose on the '82 300D right now. When I
removed them, the return line was soo brittle (10+ years old) it
just broke off at the injector. How many people have R&R'd injectors
and reused the return li
On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 06:35 PM, Jeff Zedic wrote:
Gentlemen,
I've just replaced the accumlator cells on the rear of my TD. It was
riding like the Flinstone-mobile befoire the replacement but now it
rides like my high school buddies 78 Marquis with worn shcoks!
Is it possible I'v
On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 07:28 PM, LT Don wrote:
--
1977 240D
1983 VW Quantum turbo diesel 5-speed
1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle
Put the money into whatever it is that makes you need one.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 08:42 AM, Luther Gulseth wrote:
How far should the IP squirt fuel out of a cracked injector line?
It depends on the size of the hole. At over 1800psi it can really get
some distance.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 07:56 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Lubro-Moly has a website, the Motor Oil Saver seems alot like Auto Rx
to me. I'm considering one or the other come springtime in the 190D
(and the 240D for that matter but that won't be my car by then) if
nothing else for a psy
On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 08:22 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I have never seen a suburban with 4:10 gears. That is usually for 1
ton
trucks. Even with the taller gears you are not going to be able to
safely pull 10K lbs with a burb. I would check the codes and see if
that rear end i
On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 08:27 PM, Loren Faeth wrote:
Bosch 0 250 201 001 is what fits in most of the diesels with small
pencil
type glow plugs. It has a 5 digit application number of 80006. Bosch
0
250 201 039 also carries the 80006 designation. Can anyone tell me
what is
the d
On Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 08:32 PM, Brian Chase wrote:
Good info. By gear wrench, you are referring to a ratchet, as in
socket wrench? May sound like a simple question, but just making sure
you aren't talking about a flat wrench (as in box end/open end) with a
ratchet mechanism. By th
On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 10:23 AM, Rusty Cullens wrote:
I could not disagree more.
Report back after a few years and many thousand more miles. One car
one ride is not scientific enough.
Here are a couple of examples:
I had a 54 Pontiac that used 23 qts of oil in 380 mi
On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 09:35 AM, Luther Gulseth wrote:
I thought so, all I saw last night was oozing from the lines. Maybe
this car has an injection problem, and that's why it seems to fire
only once every few seconds when it's trying to start.
If you're referring to the retu
On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 11:40 AM, Luther Gulseth wrote:
I'll replace both fuel filters and fill the spin-on with ATF.
Why ATF?
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 12:07 PM, Luther Gulseth wrote:
Should I try 2 batteries in series? Will that hurt the glow plugs?
I don't see how it would hurt the GPs and the starter will probably
love it but consider isolating the rest of your electrical system lest
you fry expensive
On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 01:46 PM, Sunil Hari wrote:
Maybe he wants to grease up the cylinders a little. And if its an old
diesel, how much harm can that really do?
He'll be getting straight ATF to the injectors. Not quite sure he
understands what and why he's doing some of this s
On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 12:14 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Can a bad injector also cause extremely low idle speed (500 rpm) and
stalling at startup? With a warm engine idle is a normal 650 rpm (1983
300TD)
Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
Johnn
On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 02:33 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
?? Why should I need to sign my questions? After all, I have an
egocentric
email address.
Because it is polite and Marshall gets warm and fuzzy all over when
you do.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 02:03 PM, Luther Gulseth wrote:
For extra lubrication and compression to everything involved. The car
has sat around for about 10 years.
Where'd you get the idea from?
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 03:31 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Question: my car has significant hesitation around 3000-3500rpm until
its run for 5-10 miles. I think there may be some gelled fuel or water
left in the system as after the 5-10 miles have passed it runs
perfectly. I *think* the
On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 03:43 PM, B Dike wrote:
Can the 126 odo be retrofitted to the 123?
Anything can be done, but the 126 has an electronic speedo 123 is
mechanical. You would need to change the tranny or try to install the
drive and driven gears and rear housing.
Pr
On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 05:51 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
The tank is pretty empty now (380 miles since last fillup) so I plan
to head to Wal-Mart (40 more miles) get my oil and add some Diesel
Suppliment then fill'er up. Hopefully that'll grab any last water
thats in there and prevent
On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 06:43 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
BZT, WRONG. As I said before, I have never seen one that way,
Maybe they give you flatlanders the flat land ratio. I don't pay too
much attention to those monsters but my friends Ford Van used 4.10:1
ratio w/overdri
On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 07:51 PM, Sunil Hari wrote:
doesn't count - i'd have to pay for shipping.
OK, drive over to my place and I'll give you one with free shipping.
Flush the system and run with no filter until it comes in. It won't
hurt anything.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I
On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 08:06 PM, Zeitgeist wrote:
Doesn't ANYONE else carry the 5 quart jugs of M1? I won't set foot in
WM, under any circumstances.
Casey
I can get you Amsoil in gallons or 55 gal drums if you want. The last
Mobil 1 I bought was in 5 qt container, exactly the
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.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Friday, February 10, 2006, at 11:37 PM, Rick Knoble wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-Mercedes-Benz-w116-300-SD-Low-
Milage-WVO-
SVO_W0QQitemZ4609803406QQcategoryZ6330QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZView
Item
Needs interior work. No affiliation, ect.
Rick Knoble
'
Cheap, junk, r
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 12:03 AM, LT Don wrote:
I think I might have "dibs" on this one already.
So go give the money up and take it home.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 05:05 AM, kevin kraly wrote:
That's my intention. The body is an 8 (it would be a 10 if the trunk
didn't
have major rust in it). It's home and in the driveway now where it'll
get
plenty of wrench swinging coming its way. I want to tackle the valves
but I
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 08:27 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
The topic was suburbans, chevy suburbans. I have no idea what fords
use. I just know 4:10 was not availalble from the factory in the
suburban.
John Berryman wrote:
Oh, I apologize for going off-topic and loathing
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 10:23 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Last time I priced a 55 gallon drum of oil it wasn't any more
attractively priced than gallon jugs, however.
-- Jim
That's your story, and its a good one. Through the years, I have found
the same thing concerning price, the 55
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 01:46 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
eah it probably would have been. I didn't though, the pre-filter looks
like a real joy. Does this car have a primer pump? I couldn't find > one.
Prefilter not too bad. The air box comes out with 4 nuts and swing the
hose out o
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 02:07 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
'85 190D 2.2l 5spd manual shift
I can't get it into reverse, I push to the right and down on the
shifter and can't go back to reverse. I can go forward into 5th but
not back. SOMETIMES it'll consent and with a little clang go
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 02:32 PM, paul wrote:
i doubt that most Wal-Mart shoppers have a credit card.
p.
What are you basing that statement on?
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 03:01 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
These push _down_ to get into reverse? On the Frankenheap you have to
lift up. Just curious, as with any luck I'll soon have one of these
in our 190D.
-- Jim
4s go up 5s go down.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 03:06 PM, paul wrote:
been in a Wal-Mart lately, Johnathan B.?
p.
Yes, just the other day. Looking for Mobil 1 tranny fluid and/or 15-50
found 2qts of 15-50, no tranny fluid.
Folks were whipping out credit cards like they were going out of
style. All
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 02:25 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
but I still have never seen a 5qt 5w40
Wanna see a quart of Amsoil full synthetic 5w-40?
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 03:27 PM, Chuck Landenberger wrote:
Curt,
I've got a 16V 5 speed 201 and for reverse I need to lift and move to
upper left position. 1st is lower left with NO lift. Don't know if
this pattern is unique to the 16V.
My 190D 2.2 5spd is the push down vers
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 03:55 PM, redghost wrote:
Something jumped up and bit the sh*t out of my oil pan in Gump. Got
about a half mile before I noticed the pressure dropping. Was able to
pull into a gas station and call for a tow while she piddled what
little oil she had left. Ju
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 04:02 PM, kevin kraly wrote:
Thanks, John, for the valve adjustment info!
Any time Kevin, I know things can be difficult to perceive in the dark.
Let me know if I explained it well enough for you.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 06:41 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
I took me awhile to realize what you're saying... Fortunately theres
enough oil already sprayed around I think it'll be fine.
Sheesh, you gotta put in emoticons or something I thought you were
serious...
-Curt
I hat
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 06:45 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Shifter moves fine, just can't go into reverse. Doesn't seem to make
any difference if the car's driven 40 miles or if its dead cold.
It *feels* like the lockout isn't opening when I push down on the
shifter. Like on the 240D i
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 06:53 PM, Marshall Booth wrote:
At my Wal-Mart, 5 qt jugs of M-1 5W-40 T&SUV (when they have it) costs
$21 and a few pennies while qt bottles are $5 and change.
Marshall
That has been my experience in the past but, like I said the 5qt was
sold at the sam
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 06:58 PM, redghost wrote:
Could have been. Karma was running low. Racing to show one of the
houses I rent out. This was going to be for a pack of mezkins with
lots of cars. Guess the man upstairs did not want that to take place.
Things happen for a rea
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 07:01 PM, 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),
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 07:02 PM, redghost wrote:
Do these weld for repair, or should I just get two from Rusty for when
the Karma Bug bites me again?
Just get one and be more careful. They're cheap enough to make you
think the gasket is overpriced.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 07:14 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
A former coworker of mine has three kids, one a new baby, and
mentioned in passing that day care was $1700/mo. I don't know
if that was for two, or her projected figure once number three
was in drop-off mode in a few weeks. Steep.
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 07:49 PM, Trampas wrote:
I got one from Rusty awhile back, never used it but as I recall it was
only
about $30.
Trampas
I hate quoting other people's prices but I want to say the pan I got
from Rusty last year was like $13.00 and the gasket was more li
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 08:34 PM, Barry Stark wrote:
A question, if I may, from you computer geek types out there. Here is
the
issue...I just got my second TIVO, and as you folks may know, you can
hook
your TIVOs to your area local network and transfer movies from one
TIVO to
the
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 09:01 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Remember Marshall is talking about 5w40, the 15w50 now marketed under
the extended useage is more expensive...
-Curt
Maybe that's why I saw a price increase. I saw extended use on the
bottle but wasn't aware that it is
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 08:59 PM, Barry Stark wrote:
Johnny -
Thanks for the idea, I'll check into it. I'm a bit skeptical though if
it
would be a good idea for me as I have a lot of X-10 systems used
throughout
the house. I wonder if I would have lights and fans and stuff going
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 08:02 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Does in-home PLN screw up ham radio like PL internet does?
No idea.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 09:15 PM, Marshall Booth wrote:
M-1 15W-50 Ext was about $26 for a 5 qt jug when 5W-40 T&SUV was $21+.
Marshall
--
Thanks Marshall, its all becoming clear to me now. How did they change
the product, or did they?
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 10:04 PM, redghost wrote:
Suggestion of non 61x models to scrounge from? there are no diesel
living at the PnP and the local recycler does not bother with 70's cars
Call Rusty, you'll have it at your door in no time without having to
waste time and fuel
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, at 10:47 PM, Barry Stark wrote:
John -
Sounds interesting. I sent the following message with my special
concerns to
Netgear and a similar message to powerlines communications. It will be
interesting to see how they respond.
I would like to set up a wired netw
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, at 09:45 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Yeah I drove it Monday fine, Tuesday I road while my wife drove and
she had trouble with it, took much fiddling. Wednesday when I had it
back I noticed it was a bit fiddly but not so bad I couldn't live with
it. Thursday I couldn'
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, at 10:38 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
What car? Will see what I have.
John Berryman wrote:
Remember the white 79 300SD I drove to Rusty-Q The $100 car? That one.
I'll probably want to rebuild them, so if they ain't stuck like mine
and your nice
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, at 10:44 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
10 to work at walmart is pretty good.. Thats more than alot of people
make.
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Klebbie,
Do us all a favor and kill this thread, please.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, at 11:11 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
how much is amsoil anyways?
John Berryman wrote:
Depends on which oil, from $5.20 - $8.75. I think I will stick with
the Euro formula 5w-40 full synthetic @$6.85 retail but as a dealer it
would be roughly 20% less.
If
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, at 11:14 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
where can you get them? Walmart?
Advance AP carries them and i believe I've gotten them from Auto Zone
too.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, at 11:25 AM, Zeitgeist wrote:
You really need Gmail--this thread has (mostly) stayed in one neat
little box, for me to either view, archive or delete, at will. Get
Gmail now and you'll never be bothered by these long rambling OT
diatribes again.
I can e
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, at 12:15 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Thats one way to look at it. Its kind of fun to spend my lunchbreak in
the car fiddling around, then come back into work and declare I fixed
something. Thats more than some of my coworkers accomplish all day.
Unfortunately conside
On Monday, February 13, 2006, at 09:54 AM, Neal Kramarcy wrote:
Hello folks,
I've a noisy drive axle in my '81 300CD and decided to replace with
a
rebuild from Rusty. The problem I've run into is driving out the wheel
end of the drive axle; separating the differential end was no problem.
On Monday, February 13, 2006, at 05:01 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
mercedes is the jaguar of the 21st century. in terms of long term
performance and support, i'd buy a new Hyundai over a new Mercedes any
day
of the week
Probably not if you ever drove one. I got stuck wth a Kia Sedona or
whate
On Monday, February 13, 2006, at 08:40 PM, R A Bennell wrote:
My car is a 76 300D so a 115.XXX model and a 617.XXX engine. The
adapter
screws into the hole where the glowplug would normally be, right? This
one
says it is M24X2.0 which I assume is 24 mm.
The injector thread is M24. Filamen
On Tuesday, February 14, 2006, at 12:25 PM, R A Bennell wrote:
OK, so if I read this correctly, I am supposed to pull the injectors
rather
than the glowplugs?
Randy B
Yes, although you can use the GP holes w/proper adapter. Of course,
you'll have to replace the return hoses and remove/re
On Tuesday, February 14, 2006, at 02:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks to all that replied a couple of weeks a go to my inquiry about
a 240
d , well in reading some more i believe i should settle on a 300 d ,
still i
would like the 123 chassis , but should i be looking for one that has
t
On Tuesday, February 14, 2006, at 02:45 PM, Luther Gulseth wrote:
yup, quarter till 2
Don't tell me you're Jonesin' for this stuff.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Tuesday, February 14, 2006, at 05:35 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
What year is your 116? I don't think the 116 ever got EGR, which
should make a 1980 feel stronger than the average 126 or 123 turbo.
My '79 w116 can peel out from a standing start, but isn't that fast,
it runs out of breath pretty q
On Tuesday, February 14, 2006, at 05:52 PM, Loren Faeth wrote:
I am going tomorrow to look at a POS 201 that needs a heater motor. I
am
thinking about it as a winter fliver. THe owner says it starts easily
and
runs good. Does anyone know how hard it is or what the book time is
to R&R
the
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Have not found any yet.
John Berryman wrote:
Ooohh Kaaaleb!!
1979 116 300SD Bendix front calipers x
On Tuesday, February 14, 2006, at 07:30 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Have not found any yet.
Kleb to English Translation: I didn't look yet.
Go look, will send $$.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Tuesday, February 14, 2006, at 07:41 PM, Alan Duff wrote:
I've got two on the front of a '75 280S but you will have to take the
whole car to get them.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
What does that entail?
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
or
first thing thursday morning.
John Berryman wrote:
Roger that!! I'm not used to you being so uhhh.employed. My
condolences.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Wednesday, February 15, 2006, at 11:08 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
That's what the older 114/115 used. They added the timer as a
safety measure, because the defroster is a serious draw on the
charging system. The timer is set to the value that should
just about do the job. Also, by being timed
On Wednesday, February 15, 2006, at 02:42 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Once upon a time it was even mentioned in the owners manuals. Up
to 25% or so IIRC. They stopped doing that some time ago, obviously.
-- Jim
I have an older manual that suggests thinning with gasoline. IIRC 30%
max. I've u
On Wednesday, February 15, 2006, at 02:49 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
He and I have exactly the same purpose in mind: powering an auxiliary
item for an indefinite period of time yet retaining all the other
features of the system. I'm absolutely convinced (leap of faith)
that all that is required to
On Wednesday, February 15, 2006, at 04:46 PM, wilton strickland wrote:
Johnny, part you may be missing is that I'm no longer physically able
to do
most things that to most of us are very easy. 46 yrs ago, I could
dismantle
and reassemble a jet engine. 'Til coupla yrs ago, I had never seen
a
On Wednesday, February 15, 2006, at 05:54 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
On the way to work this morning in heavy stop and go traffic the temp
gauge on the 190D dropped to 60C. Heater output dropped
correspondingly.
Seems to me like I've got a sticky thermostat. That stinks, its a
new thermostat l
On Wednesday, February 15, 2006, at 08:11 PM, R A Bennell wrote:
Anything else I should have on hand? I have never had an injector out
so I
have very little idea as to what I have to do. Car is in the garage
under
the cover since November 1 and its cold here right now so I don't plan
to
look
On Wednesday, February 15, 2006, at 06:32 PM, V Layton wrote:
I just got a call from a client with a problem I've NEVER, EVER heard
of
(until now)
I wonder if they ever gave it a shot of ether with the new GPs in.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Wednesday, February 15, 2006, at 07:08 PM, wilton strickland wrote:
Johnny wrote, ".may take more effort to modify system than running
new
wire."
But I didn't know that 'til Marshall 'splained the timer.
Wilton
I'm sure you'll come up with something.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefo
On Thursday, February 16, 2006, at 05:45 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Anything else I should plan on doing?
Later --
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D 2.5)
Test drive at every opportunity, meaning whenever your Wife will allow
you. It is a wise move to give your wife the
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On Thursday, February 16, 2006, at 06:38 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
That's easy, costs less than $100.
Weld the spider gears in the center diff.
Install locking front hubs.
Remove the front driveshaft.
To turn on the 4wd, reinstall the driveshaft.
Thanks, that was easy.
Johnny B.
I Mac
On Thursday, February 16, 2006, at 07:54 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Thanks again for the info - BTW, do you know of any good W124 websites?
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB)
Not really. Yahoo has quite a few forums and then there's the MB club
list, Hitler list and Google should
On Thursday, February 16, 2006, at 08:12 PM, David Bruckmann wrote:
The trick with W123T hatch struts is HEAT on the torx bolts; W124
will probably be similar. The bolt threadlock is heat-sensitive; VERY
hard to remove if cold, but heating it makes the whole thing a lot
easier and avoids stripp
On Thursday, February 16, 2006, at 08:22 PM, Kevin wrote:
The center diff in that NV242 will likely take offense to no front
shaft.
It definitely doesn't have a 242, that's for part-time 4WD. Its either
249 or 247. Haven't checked the tag. So far, I have not found a
conversion kit for
On Thursday, February 16, 2006, at 08:28 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
What center diff? Step one was welding the diff solid. ;-)
Can't you just imagine Cathy crawling under the Jeep in a
foot of snow to bolt up the U-joints to reinstall the shaft?
BTW, I forgot the "lock the hubs" step in the turnin
On Thursday, February 16, 2006, at 06:52 PM, Rory wrote:
Hey Johnny check out www.4x4wire.com lots of good info over yonder.
Rory
Thanks, I'll check it out.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Thursday, February 16, 2006, at 08:45 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I have never heard a noise like that. Doesnt seem to be in rythem with
the engine. Maybe something else is banging around? Did you check to
see if the fan might be hitting something?
Luther Gulseth wrote:
What
On Thursday, February 16, 2006, at 07:43 PM, Luther Gulseth wrote:
Started it tonight after work. It sounds like something is loose
somewhere, a metal on metal knocking sound. I reved it up to around
2300rpm and the noise went away, and it sounds like a finely tuned MB
diesel. What knocking
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