[MBZ] SL windows

Does anyone, other than J. Cathey as I've already contacted him), have any experience with the guide shoe on the 450SL electric windows. Glued or press-fit to the glass? TIA. G. M. Brown Rochester, NY

Re: [MBZ] W123 front suspension bushing(s) write-up (Rich Thomas)

Rich, I noticed a couple of things from the write-up you provided 1) Your write-up references your work on a '79 300TD and I'm not sure this is the same as my '84 300D, and 2) The addendum you added relative to a creaky sound emanating from my front end was from a couple years ago and was

[MBZ] W123 front suspension bushing(s) write-up

A month or so ago J. Reames provided a write-up of his SD front suspension refurbishment. Since I've got a rot-a-tot or rot-a-tot-tot sound emanating from the front end when I go over bumps in my '84 300D and, since I can't tell exactly where it's coming from, is there anyone who's got a

[MBZ] 1990 MERCEDES 300E 4 DOOR WAGON

For someone who might be interested in what appears to be a rust free gasser wagon and may know if there's an inexpensive fix for the vapor lock problem: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-300e-4-door-wagon-no-reserve_W0QQitemZ220092427802QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem G. M. Brown

[MBZ] Antenna semi-success

Jim, I unwound the plastic drive ribbon from the main drive wheel via thumbing the rubber belt on the motor when I had the antenna drive unit open. After all was cleaned up, I reinserted the plastic drive ribbon, which is attached to the antenna mast, back past the pinch roller bearing and into

[MBZ] Antenna success

I had to take it apart again to try to figure out why it wouldn't extend/retract after my cleaning the internal plastic drive ribbon and main drive wheels of some minor gunk. I couldn't find anything obviously wrong, as there was continuity across the red green wires attached to the little

[MBZ] Antenna semi-success

For anyone who may have read my previous post regarding the stuck two center sections of the antenna on my '84 300D, I had some success by squirting Kano Kroil in the antenna shaft and allowing it to sit over night upside down and, with some gentle persuasion, I was able to free the two stuck

[MBZ] Amtrak

Considering the accident frequency, due supposedly to infrastructure (non) up-keep, I don't think I'd like to be on a train anywhere in the U.S. these days. Another accident near Oneida, NY todayand there was just one a few weeks ago near Rochester, NY. No thanks, I'll take my chances on the

[MBZ] Safer riding a train

John,

[MBZ] Safer to ride the train?

John, Since I've now got six Saturdays each week (i.e., retired), I no longer need to get up and take the highway to work every morning along with the sheer number of loony drivers. G. M. Brown Rochester, NY

[MBZ] Auto extending_retracting antenna on 300D

I periodically use a silicone spray lube on my '84 300D antenna to clean the shaft(s) to prevent sticking due to dirt. The antenna appears to have four sections, but only the top (narrowest) and bottom sections extend no matter how much effort is taken in cleaning and running the antenna up and

[MBZ] AMTRAK in the midwest is a joke

Gary, It's been that way for years, I used the train from Dallas-Philly in '62 and it was a joke then. From Dallas-Chicago it was the Santa Fe then and, other than a derailment (Not fun, as we waited many hours to get on our way again), the Santa Fe was clean, etc., but Chicago-Philly was the

[MBZ] Daytime running lights

Jim, Anytime I'm on an X-way or I-state, I tend to have my low beam headlights on whether it's daytime or not and I've been doing this for many years. Since I tend to drive a bit faster than the norm, I've found that people ahead of me tend to pull over into the right lane sooner as they

[MBZ] ACC cycles thru all speeds

Allan, I'm presuming your question relates to your '83 300D? If so, you may have seen the start of problems with the overly complex MB ACC system and its infamous electronic modules. Since the ACC pushbutton unit in the center dash console sort of directs traffic (flow, etc.) and the ACC amp,

[MBZ] NC has both sales and

Scott, But who wants to live with the hurricanes in FL or the rattle snakes in TX? I prefer stayin' away from both . . . this is where the retirement for dummies library research came in handy. G. M. Brown Rochester, NY

[MBZ] It isn't as bad as Taxachussets, is it?

Jim, e.h., There was a recent local evening TV news story as well as an article in our Sun. newpaper indicating our county tax rate being the second highest in the country. G. M. Brown Rochester (Salt City), NY

[MBZ] Inspection in PA to NY, NY is a joke

Tony, Inspections in NY for diesels are $10 yearly, as diesels are exempt from the emissions inspection as is my '76 450SL gasser, whereas PA is quite a bit worse than this. Since Rochester (Salt City) has many swiss cheese vehicles on the road due to the excessive use of salt here, something

[MBZ] You get what you pay for, in general

Andrew, If you aw the potholes in this area, you wouldn't say that. G. M. Brown Rochester, NY

[MBZ] *Almost* makes me want to move to NY State

Ed, The old saying relating NY, the land of taxes is still the rule as the county in which I currently reside has one of the highest tax rates in the country. Where I'm headed (NC), the taxes are 1/2 of what they are here. G. M. Brown Rochester, NY

[MBZ] Rust starting -- how to handle it

Allan, One of the products which is highly touted for this purpose is POR-15. I've used this on an old Volvo I had and a winter Buick, but it didn't last long. Since I had previously garaged and not driven my '84 300D in the winter until this year, I had two rust areas (Rt. front fender/valence

[MBZ] Ball Joint Replacement

John, The creaking sound, almost like a rusted door hinge from a B-horror movie, is probably coming from your lower ball joints. The rubber boots tend to age and crack, allowing lubricant to exit and crud and H2O to enter and rust the ball joint. The fellow who did mine, the best MB mechanic in

[MBZ] nozzle observation

I've seen yellow, orange, and black coverings on diesel fuel handles. Even though I inform the attendants at the BP deli-mart that I'd like to put X$ on the diesel pump, I still have to give them a pump number even though they've only got one. What a place/time! G. M. Brown Rochester, NY

[MBZ] List origin_history

It was nice to read a few of the details, as I've been through all this as I was on the original MBCA list (Dear departed K2 as listmom) and left after GM Co. initiated a coup, which I thought was rather hilarious as he apparently knew next to nothing about computers/lists and seemingly knew

<    1   2   3   4