What has happened is that the rubber foam under the fabric has fallen apart,
and glue won't do you much good, more dead foam will simply peel off.
The fix is to remove the headliner panel, scrape all the dead foam and old glue
off, and glue fresh material in it's place. JoAnn used to have the c
It can take some time to get the air out of the lines, and you will get
injector knock (which is really late opening of the nozzle) until it's all
gone, but it shouldn't take very long.
There are two seals on the delivery valves -- the copper washer at the bottom
and a rubber o-ring at the top
Leaking delivery valve seal.
I wouldn't change those unless you have a fuel leak from a bad o-ring or
injector knock at idle, they are a real pain. They leak if they are either too
loose or too tight, and the body of the pump is aluminum, too tight and you can
damage it.
Peter
-Original
The current iteration of "AI" is an implementation of Large Language Model
programming. It matches patterns and copies things (which is why it has to be
"trained" -- it doesn't learn, lol).
Energy hogging non-sense. As noted, it's "trained" mostly on garbage, so it
will produce garbage, an
Check for blow-by too, don't know if it was fixed by 74, but the 72 engines
were known for pre-mature cylinder wear due to the alloy used for the block.
-Original Message-
From: Mercedes Discussion List
Sent: Dec 21, 2023 11:00 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Cc: Buggered Benzmail
Subj
The rattling is a bad bearing in the pulley carrier, and when it gets bad
enough the belt starts to run on only one side of the pulley and gets pulled
sideways as it goes around. Early failure every time.
Make sure the carrier bearing is good, I seem to remember it’s a standard size
and can be
That complicates things. I seem to remember needing some of those for a waste
oil furnace a friend was struggling with a few years ago, they are hard to find.
Measure them and check with waste oil furnace manufacturers, you might get
lucky — they are used to separate the oil and compressed air
Take the o-rings you remove to the local bearing supply store, or a local auto
parts store and match them up.
Viton will work just fine.
Peter
> On Jul 11, 2023, at 3:51 PM, David Bruckmann via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Good day,
>
> I'm in the middle of the nightmare of removing the heater cor
Lol, forgot to add is not runs like crap and uses huge amounts of fuel.
Never did get why morons want to remove the ALDA since that’s where all the
power comes from — no increased fuel with boost means far less HP.
For a 3L diesel those have plenty of go anyway — I know, I have a 300D sedan.
Pe
Bad grounds can do all sorts of odd things!
My Dad refused to work on automotive electrical stuff, said by
electrical/electronic engineering standards not of it should work and it was
full of feedback loops, etc, and that was before 1976.
Glad it was something simple and easy to fix.
My latest
Well, the point was to reduce fuel consumption, and lower speed does indeed do
that EXCEPT in some trucks with engine like screaming Jimmies where the RPM
doesn’t match up well.
Gotta remember that 70 mph speed limits were actually a fairly new thing in
1973, most two lanes were 65 or less (in
59 Fleetwood, probably had not a 454 but a similar sized Cadillac engine
(Cadillac always made their own) but at least the Eldorado of the same year had
a triple 2 barrel carb setup. If you could keep it tuned properly it got 17-18
mpg or better on the highway and would still rocket that lead s
Bent rods show up in about a minute of run time, they NEVER bend straight over.
The piston cocks in the bore and the rings eat the bore out almost instantly.
You’d know if they were bent.
Peter
> On May 13, 2023, at 3:27 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I had to come to KC to pi
Check for broken solder in the pins and wires in the connector. It’s possible
the keyswitch is bad too, although unlikely.
Have someone operate the key switch while you listen for the relay to close.
If it does, investigate why the glow plugs aren’t getting hot, if it doesn’t,
make sure the c
I believe the W126 has an electronic speedometer. Likely the issue is in the
speedo head, either the needle motor is dragging or worn.
> On Apr 23, 2023, at 5:58 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Rick, what do tires have to do with it? They are the correct size.
>
> On Sun, Ap
I bought direct wired LED 8’ lamps for mine. A bit expensive, and you have to
re-wire the fixtures, but it’s been six or seven years and they all work just
fine.
Mine are the old single pin type, probably 70 years old.
If yours are dual pin on each end, you can probably get drop in replacement
Most likely leak point is the check valve in the fuel pump (the anti-return
valve, German is a strange language). Second wear point on a W116 is likely to
be the plunger seal in the fuel distributor. this can also cause hard starts
hot by flooding the engine as the fuel drips out with the engi
Sounds like a 190 starter. Had one here temporaritly with start problems
(turned out to be a chewed up ring gear, starter was fine). Took out the bolts
and it dropped right out, luckliy NOT on my head since I was under the car up
on jack stands.
Had to pull the engine mount on that side to pu
Pretty cold for a place that has palm trees!
I was very briefly on Tybee Island over Thanksgiving, we drove out from
Savannah on Friday in the rain. Didn’t see much, lol, but it was fun.
Stay warm — up to 19F today with 20 mph wind, so the drive is still full of
snow. Tomorrow I’ll dig it out
Five years and a week ago I broke my left ankle taking the trash out in the
garage, thankfully it wasn’t this cold.
9F this morning with a strong breeze out of the West, I still haven’t tried to
clear the drive. As per usual, there is a drift at the end that’s too big to
drive through, but I h
Vintage Audio has far more than it’s share of BS, I personally think much of
the “high end” equipment is high end because it costs so much, and much of it
is pure fashion (or more bluntly, affectation, like using a monocle or wearing
spats).
This attitude is also a problem in the “hot rod” are
Halon is a chlorocarbon or fluorocarbon or bromocarbon gas, one of the Freon
family. It’s heavy, so it displaces oxygen, but the main effect is to suppress
ionization which prevents combustion. Same reason we make a high bromine Lexan
where I work, it’s fire resistant.
The danger with Halon i
Have to be underneath to change the starter. Two bolts, long extension.
They tend to lock up when bad, I’ve had two do that.
Peter
> On Nov 22, 2022, at 5:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Pulled the valve cover and nothing going on there. I think the clank was the
> valves po
ate they have the vacuum lines reversed. Could be
> simple, but still that clank.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 21, 2022, at 7:10 AM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>> Absolutely do NOT use ether on that engine — at best you will
Absolutely do NOT use ether on that engine — at best you will just kill the
starter. Ether ignites well before TDC on a 21:1 compression ratio engine, and
driving the piston up into a full power ignition will surely overheat the
starter windings! It will NOT start on ether.
No propane eithe
Ugh.
My brother’s SDL got a short in the trunk light, and we had to run quite a bit
of wire to fix the damage.
Trace back the harness, likely the hot wire melted some insulation all along
the way, and you have some shorts in there.
Peter
> On Oct 24, 2022, at 6:14 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Merce
the yards were cleaned out.
>
> --FT
> Sent from iFōn
>
>> On Oct 6, 2022, at 8:16 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hey guys, I’m in need of a rim (standard factory) for a 2004 E320. It’s my
>> niece’s car, and the tire s
Hey guys, I’m in need of a rim (standard factory) for a 2004 E320. It’s my
niece’s car, and the tire shop won’t put a new tire on the old one. Somehow,
sometime (not likely by her) the inner flange got bent on that rim, and being
alloy they cannot be straightened.
We haven’t been able to fin
22-26 depending on driving conditions, less if nearly all urban.
My 300TE gets 18-22 on the highway when it’s running right.
Peter
> On Jun 10, 2022, at 12:00 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> "Cheap on Gas!"
>
> Yeah not really. Maybe 20MPG at best? And on Premium.
>
> https://loui
It’s the old fashioned type of vaccine, and should work pretty well. Supposed
to give nearly as much immunity as the mRNA vaccines, and it should have less
side effects.
If you don’t think you can take the mRNA vaccines I’d definitely get the
NovaVax.
I’m fully vaccinated at the moment, and w
The story is a bit more complicated than that, obviously.
The L1011 was a much more advanced airframe, and the effort Lockheed put into
the rear engine placement paid off in about twice the rudder area allowing
engine placement further out on the wing. Made the L1011 more fuel efficient
and ea
typically they are a pain to get on the rim, if it’s not a huge amount more a
tire and wheel assembly is a whole lot less work.
Definitely get a tub if you get a new tire though.
Peter
> On May 31, 2022, at 6:15 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> When I got the lawn tractor out this
Vacuum operated, which was standard on Nash/AMC up to 64 or so. Definitely our
1960 Rambler had vacuum operated wipers.
I didn’t know the V8 was available in the ’66, that was the smaller body
version. After 1968 they got larger and the 327 was not only a strong engine,
but very reliable too.
That would be, what, 98% of them?
By sales and profit most of them are nonexistent.
> On May 19, 2022, at 5:21 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> On Thu, May 19, 2022, at 2:25 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote:
>> Insane. Just like everything else these days.
>
> Was just reading h
I would say the opposite, probably rear ended off center and shoved into the
next lane and then t-boned.
Driver’s door had to be pried open, but unlatched. Driver side rear door very
likely works normally
hopefully no one was in the rear passenger side or passenger front, but likely
only seri
Sadly thunderstorms and clouds here, else I’d be out there with my cameras.
Peter
> On May 15, 2022, at 10:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Cloudy here as well
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On May 15, 2022, at 10:00 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>> Raining here.
>>
Lol, if you don’t wash all the glycerol out, the residual hydroxide will make a
real mess of the injection system.
Not really a back yard production idea.
Peter
> On May 6, 2022, at 10:38 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I'll stick to making pepper jelly.
>
> On Fri, May 6,
Lol, that’s like the second one I hit.
Walked into the road in front of me, saw it coming so I stood on the brakes
hard.
Busted the turn signal cover and tore the duct for the oil cooler, and probably
pushed the fender back a bit, but nothing serious. Deer, however, was
thrashing around in
I believe the 240 was always a W123, the 220 only lasted until 1974. Might
have been a 240 for the last couple years (73 and 74), but the W123 came out
in 75 as the 240, the 300 W123 was I think 1976.
At least until 72 the W115 was a pull knob start, and I think that was true
until the W123
Just needs a new starter solenoid most likely.
> On Apr 15, 2022, at 7:33 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>> I was thinking this might be a good deal for when I need a truck until I
>> read "starts with pliers"
>
> It looks like a good basic truck. Is it really a 6-cyl with 5sp manua
Very likely a voltage regulator in the alternator going bad. Has happened to
me a couple times now.
If you drive at night you will see a dim glow on the alternator warning light,
nothing more.
Also, check to make sure the courtesy relay isn’t bad, it will draw an amp or
so with the lights o
Most likely dead electrolytic capacitors or an open rectifier diode. There
may be a fuse as well.
> On Mar 25, 2022, at 5:53 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I have this old Sears battery charger that I have had a long time. Always
> worked fine then one day it didn’t. I have
Also check the exhaust for obstructions, there is usually a spark/flame
arrester in the muffler that will carbon up and prevent proper running.
I nearly killed myself trying to start a weed eater my brother gave me, would
start and run a few seconds and then stop. Cleaned the carb, fresh fuel,
Congratulations on living long enough to retire!
I have a couple years to go yet for financial reasons, although I qualify for
full SSS in June. Have to make up for all those years of college and graduate
school.
Peter
> On Mar 24, 2022, at 5:08 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> As
Dash cam, worth it’s weight in gold.
> On Mar 1, 2022, at 5:50 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Basically what the story is she was driving in the left and dude with trailer
> was in right lane. He allegedly swerved into her lane while passing on the
> right and his trailer caug
I had to try two different ones on the furnace in the garage to get the pilot
to stay on. I suspect the problem is the connection end, but it’s possible for
the actual thermocouple to not generate enough current.
Better than the modern electronic one that fail because the overheat protection
c
There is very little speed advantage except at the very high (and very short
range) frequencies, which also do not penetrate glass or wood or brick/concrete.
I don’t see any real improvement in service any time soon, especially for rural
areas. 1x was great for actual telephone service, as long
Heated floor is the way to go, takes less heat to stay warm and you don’t get
condensation of the floor in the spring.
> On Jan 27, 2022, at 2:40 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> If I were building a shop from scratch, I would put hydronic heating in the
> concrete floor, with an OWB
The problem with Mercedes automatics is that, unlike earlier domestic ones,
they usually have some incredible amount of mileage on them before they require
work. My 300D has gotten flaky, first time i’ve had issues with a Benz auto,
and it has at least 400K miles on it.
That means that it’s no
You can bore them, but you have to know what you are doing and how to etch the
aluminum away from the silicon “liner” material so you get proper oiling of the
cylinder walls. My buddy Hans had one done a while back (20 years or so) when
someone overheated a 560 badly and scored the cylinder wal
Check the connector on the back of the engine for the crank position sensor
(which can also be bad).
Idle will be erratic if that sensor or the connector is bad.
Peter
On Jan 4, 2022, at 9:40 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote:
> The tach is squirrelly in the 87 300D. It has been constantly
My brother has it's twin. Just did the front end last year -- struts and
control arms.
Peter
On Jan 9, 2022, at 4:31 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
> And a wash and wax on a 70F January day. Looks quite spiffy for boring beige.
> It’s a quite nice car. Needs new front tires and
This is one of the theories concerning the loss of that Malaysian Air 777 -- it
was KNOWN to have a large shipment of lithium ion batteries on board, loaded
right up against the partition separating the cargo from the electronics.
There was a fire on a stationary 777 not long before is a simil
Lol, I don't think being a woman has anything to do with not having time (or
ability, or in fact possibility) to deal with electrical problems on modern
cars.
They are usually actually computer problems and often unsolvable
Peter
On Jan 8, 2022, at 11:27 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote
Unless I get cancer, I'm likely to last a very long time myself, Mom passed
away last year at 97, her sister lived to 97, colon cancer got her brother at
80 something, not an issue today if you get your colonoscopies on time.
I've already outlived by dad, dead at 51 from heart disease, just like
My buddy has an oil burner in his shop, that's where all my used oil goes.
Works like a regular furnace, only thing is that you must clean the ash out
regularly. His was completely plugged when he bought the place, quite a mess.
I'd buy a commercially made one if possible, they work better than
Get some 40mil protective film and apply, that way when they turn foggy and
brown again you can just peel off the film and put on fresh rather than polish
the lens again.
I did one repair on my Golf and then bought glass covers to replace the
plastic. Vastly superior. Don't know if there are
Probably needs mainfold seals and throttle body boot, it's impossible to set
the idle mix with those leaking. Also prone to bad wires on the temp sensor
(the issue with my TE at the moment, need to fix that).
Not many tech left who know these any more.
Peter
On Dec 18, 2021, at 9:04 AM, Floyd
Stolen for sure.
On Dec 17, 2021, at 5:37 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
> 1988 Mercedes Benz 300te station wagon
>
> https://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/pts/d/oklahoma-city-1988-mercedes-benz-300te/7421550580.html
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> ___
Ugh, I have that stuff in my house too, but at least it's cherry and pretty
nice and staying up.
There is one more (expensive) proposition, since these are interior walls, and
that is to pull it all down and replace it. Last resort, I think, but better
than having all the door trim shimmed o
P3 Orion is the military version of the Lockheed Electra II, and the C-130
Hercules is the high wing version (different fuselage, essentially the same
wing).
It was designed as the "first class service" airplane when jets were not
reliable enough for passenger plane use, I think around 1952. I
M, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> You ain't heard nuthin 'til you are in the back of a KC135 during a wet
>> (J57) takeoff.
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Peter Frederick via Mercedes
>> Sent: Saturda
Those are diaphragm type pumps run by a plunger, not a set of rollers. If you
don't get the bolt right, they clank.
On Dec 4, 2021, at 6:30 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
> Ah, yes. I forgot that. I did have to rebuild the vacuum pump on my 220D,
> but I don't remember why.
>
> On Sat, Dec 4,
ssage-
> From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Peter Frederick via Mercedes
> Sent: Saturday, December 4, 2021 6:37 PM
> To: Mercedes Discussion List
> Cc: Peter Frederick
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Reboot Your Aircraft
>
> All the low bypass turbojets are noisy. I flew in a Brit
I've heard it called Jack Welch disease, but it's really Bably Boomer Tantrum
disease. Long term planning doesn't extend past tomorrow at breakfast, and
squeezing money out at any cost is all that counts., once the husk is dry you
sell the company and buy another. The only thing that counts is
recall.
>
> -D
>
>> On Dec 4, 2021, at 4:13 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>> The L-1011 was probably the best of that generation, sadly it never sold
>> as well as the DC-10, which was NOT the best of that generation.
>>
>>
re still flying 707s.
> I flew them a couple times. Noisy as heck as I recall.
>
> -D
>
>> On Dec 4, 2021, at 4:13 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>> The L-1011 was probably the best of that generation, sadly it never sold
>> as well as th
The L-1011 was probably the best of that generation, sadly it never sold as
well as the DC-10, which was NOT the best of that generation.
Beautiful aircraft, and I've heard it was nice to fly as well.
On Dec 4, 2021, at 4:54 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> I flew on N194AT and N163A
Been there, done that. Far better than dying of preventable colon cancer, like
my Uncle did 30 years ago.
Still not something I look forward to though.
On Nov 29, 2021, at 9:56 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
> It’s that season of life, tomorrow morning is colonoscopy time. For the oth
I came to the list via the W108 discussion groups some years back. My 108 has
been gone a few years now — mostly gone below the belt line, fenders, doors,
suspension mounts, trunk floor, rockers, passenger floor. It was fun while it
lasted!
Guess I’ve been around at least ten years, maybe 15
The 4004 was a good chip for 1971. There were others, but the 4004 was adopted
by NASA I believe for hand held calculators, and being made in large quantities
(for the time) and not a proprietary military chip, became the basis for a lot
of early small computers. Mainframes at the time had a l
Even on a lift you get oil all over.
My friend Hans used to complain about it all the time.
On Nov 8, 2021, at 3:43 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
> It’s been many years since I have changed the oil in a 115 but I usually end
> up with oil all down my arm. Not fun.
>
> Sent from my i
You can get a DUI on a lawn mower here (plus it's illegal to use one as a motor
vehicle). I'm not sure about a DUI on a horse, as the horse can do the driving
it it knows where it's going -- and they usually do if it's a regular route.
Won't save you from a public intoxication charge though.
price would be? Should 277K i’m aW124 give me
> pause?
>
> AZBob
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 6, 2021, at 8:46 AM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>> If hte evaporator is bad (rather ;likely) and the reason the AC doesn't
&g
If hte evaporator is bad (rather ;likely) and the reason the AC doesn't work,
you are looking at a huge job to replace it. I did the one in theTE (and still
don't have AC) and it took me an entire weekend.
If i's a compressor seal or a bad condenser it's easy, and you can have the
hose repai
Frank Herbert was ahead of his time with that.
I'm not a "believer" in computers or AI -- which is really a fast computer and
an ever-growing lookup table programmed to pattern match. No intelligence
implied or intended, and it can go VERY wrong. Facial recognition and self
driving vehicles a
I read the whole series when it was new, and was disappointed with the later
books. Author bit off more than he could chew, I think.
Re-reading them a few years ago they came across as very adolescent.
The original movie was worthless, wrong director and butchered script. book is
way to dense
the
> whole deal. Was actually probably easier to do that than fool with it under
> the car
>
> --FT
> Sent from iFōn
>
>> On Oct 23, 2021, at 12:23 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>> On several Benz models it is nearly impossible to remo
On several Benz models it is nearly impossible to remove the transmission from
the engine in the car. My brother's 75 W114 was like that, had two upper
transmission bolts missing, you can get them out but not back in with the
engine in the car.
Less likely to drop the transmission of a jack to
This reminds me of a story a friend of mine told about his experiences with
American telephone systems. Got new management (probably a merger) and they
went through making waves and the local manager was an ass.
Had a big meeting about staffing, and my buddy, who isn't afraid of much, poked
Been a sad day here, my 10 year old tomcat was having trouble breathing this
evening when I came up from the garage and passed away on the trip to the
emergency vet clinic. Vet said it was probably heart disease complicated by
blood clots, and probably a pulmonary embolism. He was pretty fat,
Absolutely not. Will cause more friction than running dry.
___
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
That should work. Main point is to get the zinc gear to drive the rest of them.
Fails at high mileage because there is more pressure on the gear when all the
digits have to move.
Easy enough to pull the shaft back enough to get the loctite into the hole,
then push it in and spin it to spread t
I'm in the process of getting the headlights on the new Golf somewhere near
correct. Set way high when I got it, and I have to pull the bumper cover this
weekend to remove one headlight and get the high beam bulb set correctly (no
room, pulled the bulb and then can't ge it back in place) Stupi
Typically the zinc gear at the right end (miles or tenths) that drives the
odometer has started slipping. The proper fix is a new gear -- pull the
driving shaft to the left without letting any of the other wheels move, remove
old gear and press the shaft into the new one at the correct depth.
Closest I've been to that is trying to leave Chicago for Xmas a while back.
Plane was parked stern to the 40 mph 5F wind, wouldn't start, had to wait for
the boost cart. Took forever, the ground crew could only be out 15 min at a
time or so, frozen de-icer everywhere. Terminal was icy, every
I don't know, when the heater levers actually moved, those old VWs would cook
food in the back seat. Only on the highway, of course.
I used to crack the drivers vent window, that would greatly increase the heat
flow.
needless to say, ours were pretty rusted up, my sister drove it at Purdue for
Unless you have experience with clockworks, I'd leave it alone. They are very
well sealed and don't seem to collect dust and dirt, and if it's keeping time
the lubricants are good.
It's a simple clock, wound as described with a fairly soft spring, so low
loading.
If you do want to lubricate it
Fire hazard. My friend worked on one (under duress, long term customer) and
said it was both a nightmare and underpowered compared to his 560.
Saw it burned out on the side of the road a few months later.
The V12 had a number of issues, first being that it was stuffed into a vehicle
designed f
We had a 4.3L in the work van I ended up using for a while after it wasn't
usable on the sample collection routes. By 350,000 miles (and 300k or so on
the engine, the original puked early and was replaced under warrenty I think)
it was running OK but pretty weak. Wouldn't start hot without a
That one isn't bad, but you can get, for a few more dollars, one with a digital
readout. Easier to control since you can set it properly, and typically they
all use Weller type screw-on tips.
I got one with hot air two for adventures in surface mount repair, which so far
has been pretty much
Diesel electric locomotives have had remote operation since the 50's I think.
Servo linked controls in the "remote" engines so the act just like the lead
engine.
Big multi-conductor cable next to the pneumatic brake hose on all cars. Been
standardized for a very long time.
Peter
You may want to replace the capcitors in the power supply for the motor head,
I'm finding all sorts of issues cured by clean DC. Easy to check with an
oscilloscope, if there is significant AC on the filter cap for the circuit
boards it's gonna act strange.
__
The Noctilux was designed to be used wide open in high contrast light,
especially street photography. I think Canon had a similar lens with a max
aperature of 0.95, also low contrast. Stays soft even at f5.6 too. Minimal
image curvature wide open too with little distortion.
That's why you ge
I have an ancient Zeiss folder (pre-war) that takes 645 size images, and it was
mediocre when I got it. While I was living in Canada, I got to poking around
and discovered that the open surfaces of the Cooke Triplet lens had gotten
fogged from the lubricant in the focusing helicoid.
Fortunat
You are correct. Probably a rusty harness connector somewhere.
___
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.co
Need to verify that it's the engine and not a locked up starter..
___
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okieb
Only California cars had emissions controls in 72 that affected operation.
Positive crankcase ventilation started in 65 I think, don't remember, and
evaporative emissions controls in 68 but no charcoal canister yet.
73 was the year EGR was required, catalysts started appearing in 74.
Crash res
I put metal shingles on my roof a while back, 16K. 30 year shingles were 9k,
I'm happy to have a very nice roof with a 50 year warrenty on it.
I had Metro shingles put one, special ordered white ones to cut down on the
heat in the summer. lowered the electric bill some, and it's dead quiet
be
Either the KD Tools is mis-marked or it's gorssy inaccurate. 0.15mm is
0.005905", so 0.006 is a s close as you are going to get with hand tools.
Might want to check a couple more "leaves" on the KD Tools set, if they are out
too throw it out. Decent feeler gauges aren't that expensive and ones
1 - 100 of 1434 matches
Mail list logo