On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 10:42:09PM -0400, Sunil Hari wrote:
i found it really easy to get my glowplugs out on my 84 300D with a 12mm
ratcheting wrench. Sockets were too awkward to fit.
The older plugs have a bigger 'nut' on them that you use to unscrew them.
A 12mm worked fine on my 87 300D,
On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 12:30:23PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Is there something wrong with me or what? Anytime I measure plugs cold
they always measure around 1.2 ohms, even brand new ones.
A lot of meters aren't very sensitive below a few ohms, unless you have a
high end meter used
On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 09:33:42PM -0700, ernest breakfield wrote:
$3.249 for B99 in San Jose CA this afternoon,... prices for #2 are all over
the chart.
Really? Where? That's cheaper than dino pretty much everywhere else in the
bay area.
Looks like someone's making a trip to san jose soon...
On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 11:16:30PM -0400, ned kleinhenz wrote:
Put new tires on my '95 E300D yesterday. But that did not get rid of the
WOW-wow-WOW-wow-WOW-wow-WOW-wow sound from the front end. With a little
exploration, I found the outboard right front wheel bearing has a fractured
roller. So
On Fri, Oct 07, 2005 at 02:44:12PM -0700, Gabriel S. wrote:
my 87 300d does the same thing on hills...i found it strange at first but
i've gotten used to it.
The hill thing has to do with there being a high stall speed in the torque
converter, used to offset a 2.65:1 rear end (or thereabouts)
On Mon, Oct 10, 2005 at 02:45:39PM -0700, Christopher McCann wrote:
That's what I thought...then what is John McIntosh
talking about on his signature? 1992 300TDt? Maybe he
means 1982 (W123)...? Or perhaps he doesn't live in
the US?...
Chris
John
1983 300TDt 358k Kilometers (mobil
On Mon, Oct 10, 2005 at 09:03:44PM -0700, Van Cleve wrote:
Heres the part that had me a little worried,
Steve
They'l never take me alive :-)
AS A RESULT OF A LAW PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE EFFECTIVE 06-1 3-02, A NEW
SECTION RELATING TO ABANDONED VEHICLES HAS BEEN ADDED TO R.C.W.
On Tue, Oct 11, 2005 at 03:33:39PM -0500, Ed Booher wrote:
I refuse to believe in this valve guide propaganda. Nothing but pure
FUD for the engine design in question. There is especially no concerns
about twin turbo all wheel drive arrangements of said engine.
Having seen the after effects of
On Wed, Oct 12, 2005 at 03:43:23PM -0400, Brian Smyla wrote:
I'm looking for an engine to replace the one in my 86 300SDL. Cracked head.
Any pointers?
If it's just the head, why not just replace the head?
K
On Thu, Oct 13, 2005 at 11:44:01AM -0400, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Vacuum lines! We lined up a 1983 TD and 1985 300 CD turbodiesel to diagnose
several vacuum related issues with my visiting friend's 1985 300TD back home
and you wouldn't believe the complexity of the vacuum lines in the 1985
On Thu, Oct 13, 2005 at 01:15:09AM -0700, kevin kraly wrote:
Of course, I'm intending to get another MB diesel, but this next vehicle is
going to haul stuff and tow my boat. I've decided to get a diesel ex-cab or
crew cab pickup, and I've always wanted a Dodge with a Cummins turbo diesel
On Thu, Oct 13, 2005 at 03:00:02PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
Donald Snook wrote:
Here's my question, what's the best way to clean a MB diesel engine. I
am so paranoid about water frying some of the electronics or using too
much water pressure and knocking off some vacuum line that resides
Not to start a feeding frenzy, but in case anyone's looking for a wagon
with low miles and records, here ya go. It even has the third seat out back
if you are so inclined.
(If someone is interested, I am not able to make it down that way for about
a week, since work is sending me to arizona.)
K
On Fri, Oct 14, 2005 at 11:14:59AM -0400, andrew strasfogel wrote:
I really despise these coinage analogies for rust. Rust the size of a
quarter of a what? A whale?
one small spot of rust on the cowl about the size of a quarter.
I suppose it's the same as 'dollar sized pancakes', which are
On Fri, Oct 14, 2005 at 11:47:32AM -0400, Steve MacSween wrote:
I was offered it for parts. Pity, the car's body was apparently near mint
before the flood. I want it for the 4spd transmission, but my wrench advised
you have to drain the gearbox and if any water comes out, run away.
Why? As
On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 11:48:36PM -0400, John Ervine wrote:
What they said. I think the Bilstein pleasure rated shocks can be had for
$49 each, change the front two first if money is tight. You DO NOT want
the
heavy duty or sport. You will get a lifetime guarantee.
I
On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 11:55:22PM -0500, Luther Gulseth wrote:
Here's a question about sucking oil-how does one tell when the oil is done
sucking when the inside of your oile tube is black?
Listen for the slurping noise?
K
On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 12:14:32PM -0500, Loren Faeth wrote:
Around here, since last Thursday, gasoline can be had for 2.39. Diesel is
3.19 Diesel went UP last week! $.80 premium over gasoline is NUTS for a
lower quality distillate I have been driving the van more It runs
on
On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 06:50:25PM -0700, redghost wrote:
Oregoon is testing a system of taxing you for miles driven, not fuel
purchases
Wonder if that part of oregon has seen a greater than average number of
broken odometers (or rolled back odometers).
There was some talk about trying
On Sun, Oct 23, 2005 at 09:13:19AM -0400, Mitch Haley wrote:
Then why is a 18.5:1 DI more efficient in a 3/4 ton pickup than a 22.5:1 IDI?
Because ford kinked the downpipe and detuned the 7.3 IDI so that the
powerstroke wouldn't have less power than the engine it replaced.
[The cummins engine
On Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 06:59:40PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
You're asking this question about CALIFORNIA, remember. They're our
national laboratory for bad liberal legislation. (Texas is our national
lab for bad conservative legislation.)
HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
So true.
K
On Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 09:31:29AM -0700, Chuck Landenberger wrote:
This guy's been too close to the exhaust pipe.. will pay for it
self in fuel savings alone!!! Wants $8,800..
hahahaha! as Kaleb would say.!!!
Naw, he'd probably say something like BZZT, WRONG
:)
K
On Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 01:45:39PM -0400, Marshall Booth wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While searching for the bushing for my Auto Tranny shift control rod, I
came across this $5 CD offer - for people doing work on their ATs it may be
something useful. The cost of the CD is refundable
On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 08:01:15PM -0500, Loren Faeth wrote:
The 304 and 345 were AMC supplied V8's and were not converted diesels
BZZZT! Wrong! 266 and 304 are IH engines. The 345 and the
392 are big block IH engines. The 392 4 barrel is a powerful torquey
engine.
On Tue, Oct 25, 2005 at 11:17:59AM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
Of course I'm not married, why would I want to be married, why would any man
want to be married?
Would you rather have your own, familiar, dependable car in the garage,
or would you rather rent a different one every week?
I
On Tue, Oct 25, 2005 at 07:36:55AM -0700, Gabriel S. wrote:
Wow...thats pretty sad. How could your wife make you get rid of something
that you bought and worked for?
Two words. Couch duty.
K, not married, but has reaped the benefits of 'wedding sales'
- Forwarded message -
Mercedes 300ce 1989
Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2005-10-24, 3:08PM
White '89 Mercedes 2 door coupe. 166k mi. Clean car, has some minor dings.
Carburetor needs work. Hesitates when cold. good tires, email for cell #
and showing- $3000 OBO -Rick
Original
On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 02:16:39PM -0700, Gabriel S. wrote:
Does the 87 300d start in second gear? I read somewere that 124 (not sure if
all) start in 2nd gear. If yes, how can i defeat this (besides flooring it
every time)?
Neither of mine do (87 300D and 87 300TD). Drive it locked in third
On Fri, Oct 28, 2005 at 06:20:43PM -0500, Luther Gulseth wrote:
Merging into traffic this evening, I had the car under moderatly heavy
throttle and noticed clear/white smoke. I do notice the samething on
colder mornings after starting. What might be the cause? I can remember
what
On Fri, Oct 28, 2005 at 05:09:50PM -0700, Bob Rentfro wrote:
Kaleb stated:
yea, you have the dreaded type 2 cc
I know...I hate it. Wasn't there some young, brainiac dude that was working
on a viable replacement for this HVAC hell? I hope he is having sucess.
There was, and there's also
On Fri, Oct 28, 2005 at 07:54:26PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
it could be, as I said though, no affiliation. Wonder if I can get a
bulk rate, I got a pile of them sitting around. Maybe have him rebuild
them then sell on ebay. Hmm.
Yeah, how often do people ask you if you have a
On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 12:10:18PM -0800, Gabriel S. wrote:
2 Questions:
1. In the past 50 or more years have you older guys ever seen the price of
fuel actually go down?
I'm not one of the older guys, but I have. I remember not too many years ago
87 octane fell below a buck a gallon for a
On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 12:02:16PM -0800, Gabriel S. wrote:
2.99 here in Southern California.
2.99 in walnut creek, 2.73 last night in lathrop at joe's travel center
(affectionately referred to as joe's go juice)
K
On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 02:18:52AM +, LT Don wrote:
Bought a set of outer tie rods for my '77 240D. When we tried to install
them yesterday afternoon we found that they are too fat. The box says they
are 16mm size. It was really close so I am thinking that maybe the size
should be 15mm? We
On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 10:02:04AM -0800, Gabriel S. wrote:
Found this on Ebay...did some mercedes really come with an Aux. fuel tank,
or does this guy just including a jerry can in the trunk?
For your car, Gabriel, the 95 E300D fuel tank is supposed to be a bolt-in,
but you might need to
On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 02:53:32AM -0500, Steve MacSween wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The reason for recalibrating the pump up is to squirt enough extra
fuel into the cylinder to make full use of the extra air that's being
pumped in.
And that differs from what I said, in what
On Sun, Oct 30, 2005 at 09:19:09AM -0600, Tom Hargrave wrote:
Notice that the engine peaks at 2300 RPM? This is not a good car engine.
Sure, just run 33 mud tires with 2.21 gears and an overdrive transmission...
K
On Sun, Oct 30, 2005 at 10:58:05PM -0500, TimothyPilgrim wrote:
Well, bad news. I went and broke my extractor bit in the pilot hole.
Looks like I've going to have to submit and take the case into a
machine shop and get a pro to drill it out.
Extractors don't often work since they break too
On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 04:23:13PM -0500, Marshall Booth wrote:
As far as I know the earliest wiring harness problems were in 1992 (the
S class cars). The 124s had problems when they put in the M104 and
OM606 engines. The 201s had NO problems. I don't know if ANY of the 202s
had problems.
On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 02:25:49PM -0500, Morgan, Michael S HM1 wrote:
The pre glow bar fuse keeps burning out. Is this due to a faulty glow plug
or the relay? I am a fairly new MB owner with minor mechanical skills so be
gentle.
Depends on a few things, one of them being what year your
On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 06:46:28PM -0500, Mitch Haley wrote:
W202s are relatively new (compared to w W123 anyway) and I would assume the
vast majority were fixed. Figure 10-50 failures for every one you see offered
for sale in admitted failed condition. The rest were fixed, or sold sneakily.
On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 07:07:13PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
My friend, everyone understimates the okie here, I have control over
rusty, gary, google, and ebay. Im pretty much taking over the world.
Mind control okie moonshine something like the mind control beer in 'strange
brew'?
K
On Thu, Nov 03, 2005 at 07:38:49AM -0800, Gabriel S. wrote:
I have also experienced this at high elevation (8000') in the local
mountains here. Power is nothing until you get some boost. In the morning
she turned over just like always, on the first crank but the combination of
freezing weather
On Sat, Nov 05, 2005 at 07:52:02PM -0700, Dave M. wrote:
Wow - that's one of the first, if not THE first, cracked #17 head that
I've heard of. Could you give us any more details? How it happened,
where the crack was (beteween valves or valve to prechamber), etc?
I am curious as well. I have
On Sun, Nov 06, 2005 at 05:27:37PM -0500, Steve MacSween wrote:
Note what the seller says about the car being a Montreal car with respect to
rust. Montreal cars are about the same as NYC cars, driven hard on lousy
roads, and with lots of road salt to boot.
Actually, rust on a 190D 2.2 is a
On Sun, Nov 06, 2005 at 11:30:46PM -0600, Loren Faeth wrote:
If anyone can email me recent sale info (or links) regarding high-dollar 87
TDs, I would appreciate it very much. I am sure the ins company will have
some ridiculously low value for the car. I don't suppose i could be lucky
On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 02:52:10PM -0800, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Then he took me into the back of the shop to show me a head that he'd
just pulled off a 300SDL. There was at least one hairline crack
between every pair of valves, and a much wider one from one of the
valves on #2 cylinder to
On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 05:54:26PM -0600, Rich Thomas wrote:
300D to see a 74 240D with a stick parked behind it - with a for sale
Why did it have a stick parked behind it? Was Hillary in town?
Oh good. I didn't miss the biannual 'eats, shoots, and leaves' discussion.
K
On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 06:02:51PM -0700, Dave M. wrote:
Isn't this the DeGroff-massaged head? (Or amI confused with someone
else on that?) I can't imagine it having issues with the valve seals
or guides. How bizarre! Don't sweat the higher temps - my #22 head
also runs at 90-95C all the time,
On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 09:42:22PM -0600, OK Don wrote:
Of course, water with ethylene glycol is also lower than 1.00, but I
don't remember how much. Guess I should do some research -- --
Yes, and I used to notice a BIG difference in cooling system performance with
the original tow vehicle if I
On Thu, Nov 10, 2005 at 08:28:26AM -0600, Tom Hargrave wrote:
Actually, if I'm thinking if the same one, the 3.8 was Buick. And it was a
great engine.
Yup, same engine, started life as a buick v8 missing two cylinders in the
sixties, was sold to kaiser for jeep engines, then kaiser was bought
On Thu, Nov 10, 2005 at 03:00:16PM -0500, andrew strasfogel wrote:
The throttle (gas pedal) on my son's 1985 300D is surprisingly stiff and
hard to push with my foot compared to my every day 1983 300TD. As a result,
it seems r elatively logy and slow off the mark. Would lubing the throttle
On Thu, Nov 10, 2005 at 08:12:22AM -0600, Donald Snook wrote:
As a Vanagon Owner, are you permitted to keep a job? Does the weed and
patchouli oil smell come standard with any Vanagon purchase? :-)
I have a 73 hornet wagon with a designer interior that will make you think
it came with acid
On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 09:44:29PM -0800, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
I'm kind of toying with getting one of these. Seems like the price of
gas is driving down the used prices of all big SUVs and such. This
one looks nice, but look at the under-the-hood pics. What's up with
the driver's side of
On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 10:14:43AM -0700, Bob Rentfro wrote:
Right now I'm fighting the urge to just take this rolling dump to someone and
let them detail it. However, I'm sure I should just do it myself.
I've done that. The trees on my street are city owned (grrr), and leak a
LOT of sap. When
On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 09:28:57AM -0800, Luther Gulseth wrote:
no need for sardines, the cat will love you the same for a nice bowl of
antifreeze! :)
No, and the sardines won't be enough either. There is now a bittering agent
in antifreeze to counteract animals' unhealthy draw to ethylene
On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 06:00:55PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
The last time the dog was here we hooked a leash to it and tied it to a
tree in the front yard and the wife wrote a letter to the neighbor telling
them to get their dog under control and that it was tied to our tree and to
On Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 01:31:37PM -0600, Donald Snook wrote:
I have not had a gas Mercedes since 1998 and it was a 1971 (that
originally ran on regular i.e. leaded gas), so I am not clear on the
premium gas requirement on newer gasser MB's. Do I really need to run
premium in my 1990 300SEL?
On Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 07:59:58PM -0500, frederick w moir wrote:
Hi, All.
I'm planning on doing the head gasket (to music wearing funny blue
clothes) on my '87 190DT this weekend and I've a few question to ask about
what i may find:-
1. Turbo oil supply, is it just remove and
On Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 07:53:10AM -0800, Zeitgeist wrote:
Finished pulling the #14 last night. Big time fissure in #5 cyl,
between the prechamber and exhaust valve--no residual soot buildup,
unlike the other cyls and coolant beads on cyl walls. I caught it
just in time. The head had major
On Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 08:14:16PM -0500, BillR wrote:
Some personal experience - Moderate tint on the wife's car made it near
impossible to back up at night. A decent tint job is very helpful down here
in the sun belt, but can be a danger also.
The black truck (87 or 88 K30 crew cab dually)
On Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 08:49:15PM -0700, Bob Rentfro wrote:
Get in line, young-un..
How miserable of fuel mileage are you turning out in your 77 300D that
you're drooling over a 240D? I know your commute in arizona is pretty flat,
but even still, you'll likely miss the 20% increase in power of
On Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 12:48:00PM -0700, Brian Chase wrote:
windshield sticker says its an 89. Its a 450 SEL.
My not so great recollection would make that a 420 SEL or a 560 SEL, unless
european or the wrong year...
K
On Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 10:32:27PM -0500, Mitch Haley wrote:
Kevin wrote:
The black truck (87 or 88 K30 crew cab dually) has a set of extra backup
lights mounted under the bumper that are wired to come on when in reverse.
When the worthless little reverse lamps under the bumper of my
On Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 11:17:24PM -0800, redghost wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/127169943.html -- 79 euro SLC
Now that could be interesting, especially if (assuming 450SLC) it has the
different transmission like the euro 450SEL did compared to the federal
version. That and the euro
That doesn't really mean anything - in a four speed, L would be first
and second (like on a D).
K
On Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 04:40:25PM -0800, redghost wrote:
S L D and reverse
On Monday, January 23, 2006, at 03:54 PM, OK Don wrote:
Three or four speed tranny?
On 1/23/06, redghost
On Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 06:45:35PM -0600, Rick Knoble wrote:
In my '60 Chevy Biscayne, I had a 235 inline 6 with a 2 speed powerglide. It
would've make an auto 240d seem peppy. One thing about the old cast iron
powerglides, is that they had two pumps and could be push or pull started.
My
On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 01:37:43PM -0500, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
Yes, but the '90 124 2.5 Diesel starts in 2nd, unless you floor it.
I didn't think it was supposed to. Granted, that is a 722.4 and not a 722.3,
but the 87 300D and TD I have both start from first.
K
On Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 10:42:32PM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
Broken _crank_shaft? How often do you see that? (Or perhaps the
guy is a bozo.) As it happens, I have a spare crankshaft for
that motor, but somehow I don't think that's what it would need.
It's back East anyhow, of no interest to
On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 08:01:46PM -0800, redghost wrote:
IIRC, the state AG and insurance commissioner put some pressure to
behave. Along the lines of booting state farm from WA
For strangely OT, State Farm is still the biggest customer of MPEiX,
HP's proprietary OS that they've been trying
On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 11:21:12PM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
Yep, Brake fade.
From _40_ MPH? One stop? Could it be that your brakes
piddled a little fluid onto the rotors instead?
That's my guess, having done a panic stop in the same vehicle (but one
year newer) yesterday. Leaky caliper
On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 11:30:12AM -0500, John Ervine wrote:
The only time you can hear them at highway speeds is when the bike is in
front of you, because the pipes point to the rear of the bike!
It's actually worse than that. CHP's sirens are often difficult to hear
on the highway until they
On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 01:25:17PM -0600, Robert Tara Ludwick wrote:
Houston during rush hour...one of the few places where is it even scary
to drive a semi!
No. LA, saturday night at about midnight. Eastbound on I-10 from I-5 in
the crown victoria, bumper to bumper traffic almost all the way
On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 03:27:04PM -0500, Ed Booher wrote:
On 1/26/06, Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyone else see this? And I thought the engine swap in the Hammer was
a tight fit...
You know, I might get Banned from Banned here but I often wonder
what the power to
On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 09:09:57PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A friend had a 91 galant vr4, which in and of itself looked like a boring
econobox. the vr4 was all wheel drive, all wheel steer, 16v 2.0L turbo.
His was heavily modified under the hood, getting 340 horse at the wheels.
On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 07:41:21AM -0600, Potter, Tom E wrote:
Backhoes have an instinct for locating gas lines.
And fiberoptic cables. When the network goes down due to construction, it
is called 'backhoe fade'.
K
On Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 08:28:13PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
19mm allen for what? The diff plug? If so, its a 14mm allen.
And you can make one using a metric bolt and a couple of nuts if nobody
around you sells a 14mm allen for what you want to pay for it.
K
On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 07:04:35PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Yep, I had to take a pee test before I could even APPLY for my CDL. And
yes, standards are WAY more strict. For example, its illegal to carry a
firearm in a commercial vehicle with a CDL, even if you hold a conceal
and
On Thu, Feb 02, 2006 at 07:29:43AM -0600, LT Don wrote:
Interesting. I run the 10% ethanol in all of my non-diesels (including in my
motorcycle) and have had no problems.
The crown victoria actually seems to prefer the partial ethanol blend.
California seems to have reformulated its fuel
On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 11:52:07PM -0500, John Berryman wrote:
There are specs in some MB manuals for a hot (read warm) adjustment.
Cold is more accurate. Give an extra .0005-.001 as Marshall mentioned
if you live in a real cold climate like I do.
The toyota guys I know who are stuck
On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 12:36:40PM -0800, kevin kraly wrote:
I found a 1974 240D for $100 with a new battery. It supposedly needs some
injector work, but maybe only a propper priming or injector line bleed or
perhaps fresh diesel is all that's needed. I figure it's worth a try.
If that's
On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 03:22:43PM -0500, Rusty Cullens wrote:
I have found a new Lubro Moly product that actually works.
It is called Motor Oil Saver. I tried it my car last week. I went to
Florida and burned 4 quarts of oil going down, Burned less than 1 quart
coming back. Same route same
On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 07:22:11PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I have never seen a suburban with 4:10 gears.
I have. Somewhat uncommon with the turbo trucks, but I've seen them, and
it was a factory option. They got miserable mileage for a turbo diesel.
Even with the taller gears you are
On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 01:33:24PM -0500, Luther Gulseth wrote:
Sure, much easier to tow start if you have a tow dolly or known good
brakes..
I think you've solved the brake problem. Don't need a tow dolly, all you need
is a rope and something that can pull. And in your line of work, you
On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 07:51:34PM -0500, Sunil Hari wrote:
doesn't count - i'd have to pay for shipping.
It's unlikely that you'd get away not paying for shipping if you bought
one from one of us.
K
On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 07:22:48PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
you must be a liberal, they dont like wal mart (putting on flame suit)
Easy Kaleb, you're going to have to ban yourself from your own list :)
K
On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 08:58:09PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
from what I understand they pay pretty decent for what sort of job it
is, and they promote from within. Its a good way for otherwise
untrained people to actually get somewhere in life
For what it's worth, the idea of not
On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 10:32:11AM -0800, David Brodbeck wrote:
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?
Mazda. I can't remember if the tempo/topaz and escort/lynx
On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 08:04:18PM -0500, Marshall Booth wrote:
From a specialty list (Bob the Oil Guy).
The present formulation of Truck and SUV has been discontinued, effective
this month.
It is to be replaced by a new Truck and SUV that will be 5w-30 and
primarily for gasoline
On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 08:32:45PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
English to Berryman translation, have full time job, have another full
time job, have part time parts business. See the situation?
Poor time management skills? :)
K
On Wed, Feb 15, 2006 at 12:09:15PM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
Finally I begin. I removed the exhaust system, and found that the
front section (before the first muffler [of three]) is indeed rotted
through, about where the support over to the transmission used to be
(it's gone, too). I may be
On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 06:43:02PM -0600, 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
On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 07:09:56PM -0500, John Berryman 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.
The center
On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 08:28:51PM -0500, Mitch Haley wrote:
The center diff in that NV242 will likely take offense to no front shaft.
What center diff? Step one was welding the diff solid. ;-)
That jeep has a full time transfercase. To not blow things up on dry
pavement, the transfercase
On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 09:26:53AM -0800, Luther Gulseth wrote:
Can I send mail from here?
No.
On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 04:43:25PM -0500, John Berryman wrote:
On Tuesday, February 21, 2006, at 02:59 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
A near-mint maroon '85 CD sold for $9800 last fall. The virtue of the
'85
model is its bulletproof transmisssion.
Dayum!
What makes
from: http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/car/134993520.html
black on black 92 350SD (w140) with 3.5L turbodiesel. Needs engine
work, clean title. $3850.
Car is in Sacramento. See link for contact info. Looks like a good
candidate for someone who wants one of these, and wants to buy a dead
one so
wrote:
WOW, that could be a decent deal, need to *** them down a bit though.
Kevin wrote:
from: http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/car/134993520.html
black on black 92 350SD (w140) with 3.5L turbodiesel. Needs engine
work, clean title. $3850.
Car is in Sacramento. See link for contact
On Thu, Feb 23, 2006 at 08:28:43PM -0600, Luther Gulseth wrote:
Do you have an engine with a bad head and good block?
You would probably have an easier time just dunking in a running engine
rather than swapping heads and still putting an engine in.
K
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. There is also a 6000
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