[MBZ] Will a '71 280se grill fit a '71280sel?

Trying to find parts for my 71 280sel that was popped in the front end, need to replace the front grill and one headlight bucket... After months of searching, finaly found a 71 280se grill, but in doing a little research I see this is for the 108 chassie and the 280sel is the 113.?. Does anyone

Re: [MBZ] return line from air filter

Yes, I have the same problem. It looks like it was a forced fit type of connection. mine comes loose and blows oil all over. After a few days go by, I swear it pumps out a quart or so (cumilitive) not to sure how to as it looks like its a small 2 inch nipple on the air filter houseing that

[MBZ] setting the valves 300t (get rid of the clacking?)

Hi all! So I've got an 82 300td and I've put in about zero maintence in the two years I have had it. Just bought it and drove it off the lot. Since then, i've noticed that it has progressively gotten louder. Some 300t's I see go down the road just purrr. Mine sounds like an old panzer

Re: [MBZ] setting the valves 300t (get rid of the clacking?)

Wow, I just read through the PDF that Marchel sent out and it very much looks like the special wrenchs and valve collar holder will be in order. Whewww! I love the list. I could have gotten into this and been totaly ill-prepared and had it become a project rather then simple maintenence...!!!

[MBZ] Rusty contact

So I need a bunch of parts and tools and such for the spring maintence on the desiel. I've heard mention of this mysterious rusty who has all parts... Does anyone have his website? I'd like to place an order... Thanks all! __ Do You Yahoo!?

[MBZ] valve adjustment wrenches?

So I just looked on ebay and a pair of bent 14mm box , valve adjustment, wrenches were going for $$$65.00... Zoiks! I say!!! Seems high... I don't have the ability to heat and bend my own, so does anyone know of a better deal out there? Thanks in advance!

[MBZ] Desiel Clacking....

So, I'm in the process of a big tune up on my 82 3oot. Today i started the vavles. I had assumed thath the majority of the panzer like clancking that the engine puts out, was vavle slap! But alas, once I got in there, everything looked super swell... Tight timing chain, no hard ware on the

Re: [MBZ] Desiel Clacking....

as a clacking is the sound a loose chain makes. This can be a bad tensioner, or a worn chain, but usually is both, working together. The clack is the chain bouncing on the chain case or rails. At 01:28 AM 3/31/2006, you wrote: On Mar 30, 2006, at 8:02 PM, hue wong wrote: SO

Re: [MBZ] Desiel Clacking....

under tension just between the top and bottem timing sprocets...but it springs right back... Soon as I get the valves set, I'll check the streach on that thing! thanks for the advice! --- Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hue wong wrote: Hey thanks loren! I thought

Re: [MBZ] Desiel Clacking....

a loose chain makes. This can be a bad tensioner, or a worn chain, but usually is both, working together. The clack is the chain bouncing on the chain case or rails. At 01:28 AM 3/31/2006, you wrote: On Mar 30, 2006, at 8:02 PM, hue wong wrote: SO now I

[MBZ] 300td timing chain issues

So I am into my engine with the spring overhaul and am suspicious now of my timing chain. Seems to have about 1/4'-ish inch of travel when I push my thumb against it in the middle of the two timing gears (it does srping back nicely) Anyhow, none of the three mcparts manuals I have, go into the

Re: [MBZ] 300td timing chain issues

- From: hue wong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 6:14 PM Subject: [MBZ] 300td timing chain issues Where are you located Hue? Perhaps one of the more mechanicaly inclined listers is close by and can lend some insight and maybe a hand. Rick Knoble '85

Re: [MBZ] 300td timing chain issues

Hi all! Just had a chance to chek the reading and it looks like it's exactly 5 degrees off. (if the mesurement is: the mark on the cam guide collar and top notch on the bearing tower at 3' oclock are aligned and are supposed to match/lineup with the top post/nub/zero degrees on the bottom

Re: [MBZ] 300td timing chain issues

that pretty much kills the engine... and thisis the one thing you want to keepup on on these old engines... Thanks for your advice! --- Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hue wong wrote: Hi all! Just had a chance to chek the reading and it looks like it's exactly 5 degrees off

Re: [MBZ] 300td timing chain issues

So, Look slike I would do this if I had access to the tool The tool is like 189.00 and the timiming chain is only 63.00 so geee. can't justify buying the tool.. If, it's like an old bike chain, no problem, but it looks like this big double chain may be a bit more and need the tool?

[MBZ] Advice on Timing Chain Replacement (was: 300td timing chain issues)

Hi all! I have some questions for the collective group if I may, as I try and understand the diesel timing chain and how it corresponds to the engine tune. I’m exactly at 5% stretch on my timing chain in my ’82 300t with a stock turbo 617. From what I have been gathering from the various

Re: [MBZ] Advice on Timing Chain Replacement (was: 300tdtimingchainissues)

I ordered up the parts from rusty this morning Once I heard he sponcered the list and that the part will be brand new from rusty... it was a no brainer.. Should have it by the first of next week and will swap that timing chain out and suspect the car will run a little better I've read

[MBZ] Timing chain troubles on 300d

So we just pulled the new timing chian from rusty through following the procedure outlined in the book(s) and darned it, it seems one link short. Now I'm all freaked out. Did I somehow miss a sprocket in there? could it be the chain tensioner pushing to hard? I'm completly at loss as to what

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain troubles on 300d

What? None of these cheap damb manuals mentioned this in the procedures [EMAIL PROTECTED] it! So if I take the tensioner out and re-thread the chain, all will be well? how do I make sure everthing ins lined up? and not fear that I have one link of on a sprocket somewhere? --- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain troubles on 300d

well damb! So what would be your advice if this was tried with the tensioner in. I suspect I've done a doosy on this! lord Trial by fire, will make me a desiel mechanic yet! zoiks! --- Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hue wong wrote: So we just pulled the new timing

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain troubles on 300d

Chilton!!! I curse you!!! ( just looked and both my manuals are chiltons) Rat bastards That step is missing in both books!! --- Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What? None of these cheap damb manuals mentioned this in the procedures [EMAIL PROTECTED] it!

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain troubles on 300d

chains and somebody told you not to cheap out and the get the cheapest you could find? The same is true with manuals... -Curt Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:18:06 -0700 (PDT) From: hue wong [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Timing chain troubles on 300d To: Mercedes Discussion List

[MBZ] A few weeks ago, a link was posted..

SOmebody posted a link to a real good tutorial on replacing the timing chainon a 300d...(all I remember was that it was on a benz site and the poster had shot the tutorial in his garage...) I wanted to forward it on to a friend about to do the same procedure and thought I bookmarked it... but

Re: [MBZ] A few weeks ago, a link was posted..

Ya that was it! thanks! --- Mathieu J. Cama [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://dieselgiant.com/replacetimingchain.htm On Apr 18, 2006, at 6:26 PM, hue wong wrote: SOmebody posted a link to a real good tutorial on replacing the timing chainon a 300d...(all I remember

[MBZ] Impulsformer??????

Was just cleaning out the trunk and found a brand new, sealed in box (1 stock impulsformer) for a 300d Looks like a black gas can screw on cap with electrical prongs. Out of curiousity, does anyone know what a impulsformer does? (heres hoping its something really cool like it opens

Re: [MBZ] Impulsformer??????

Yup, that sounds about like it. Hu should I be concerned there is a spare around? I'm assuming the previous owner got it for a reason... Zoiks! --- Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Was just cleaning out the trunk and found a brand new, sealed in box (1 stock impulsformer) for a

Re: [MBZ] 108's

Weren't al these machines designed for the autobahn? My 71 280sel does the exact same thing. Kinda a dog till about 65-70 then it becomes a rocket... Those v-8's really go. Frankly its the fasted (and most stable) car I have ever driven and I ruteinely beat the little rice grinders that try

Re: [MBZ] 108's

... --- andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is connection (if any) between biodiesel and changing timing chains?? On 4/20/06, Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/20/06, hue wong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now it just sits sad really Anyone need one in seattle? I'm

Re: [MBZ] 108's

or something interesting... ;-) --- Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/20/06, hue wong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now it just sits sad really Anyone need one in seattle? I'm stuck on these 300d's now (doing the biofuel (and changing timing chains!!) Come on now, you know you

[MBZ] CL: 1951 Mercedes 220 four door project car?

Hi all! I have always loved these older mercedes. Does anyone have any idea how hard it might be to round up parts (engine and tranny and I suspect other type of suspension and such will be needed) or if another type of engine would bolt in? I tend to have trouble finding parts for my 71 280.

Re: [MBZ] 300td trailer hitches

Just caught up onthe list! zoiks I have on of these (I think it's factory) riding around in t e back of my trunk (300td) It came with the car and I've never put it on! --- Rick Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, I finally found a hitch for my 300TD 1982. BUT it turns out to

Re: [MBZ] Idle is getting scary rough.

Check the moter mounts! This made a HUGE difference in my 300td and the synmptoms sound aobu thte same... --- Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: check the delivery valves. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: About 3 weeks ago, my 91 300D 2.5 turbo started idling rough. It came on kind

Re: [MBZ] motor mounts 82 300TDt

Yes! And don't do what I did last fall... and only change the front mounts. Now I have to crawl back under and get the rear transmtion mounts, this week... When one is bad, it means that the rest are weeks/months away from going bad... the rubber/poly in the mounts all rots at the same rate!

Re: [MBZ] 108 Problems

Ho andrew!@ yup, I have similar problems on mine! While I still don't have it toaly fixed (mine won't start after it gets warmed up! I did notice a HUGE imporvment when I swapped out all the fuel lines and the vacume lines in the engine... After working on my 300d, I curse these 4.5 sels...

Re: [MBZ] There's one born every minute

Hu what?? My lord! Up here in Seattle, you can pick up 300ts all day long from $500-$4500 For 12k I'll drive them down to LA all day long! --- Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: just goes to show, but a little bit of shine on one, grease the tires and you too can get

Re: [MBZ] 81 300 SD salvage parts question

Ho, just for reference... Didn't they do a factory recall on these cars becuase of the tranny? I thought I read that somewhere... --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was supposed to see a guy yesterday about a 1985 300 SD. His car is in great shape cosmetically, but the transmission was going

[MBZ] Oil leak on a 300d????

So I have an oil leak on my 84 300d Turbo. I feared it was the turbo, but after taking a hard look It looks like its either the valve cover gasket or the head gasket on that side... Anyone know if these motors have problems either way with these gaskets? I hope it's just the valve cover (cheap

[MBZ] Mistyrious oil leak - found Murphy?

So a week or so ago I posted about the oil leak I was having on my 300td... Someone replayed to check the oil drain tube out of the bottom of the air cleaner. Seems there is some sort of oil return drain tube that runs from the bottom of the air cleaner to the top of the oil pan... There is a

[MBZ] Oli Pressure gauge reads high, dosen't move!

I remember this popped up a few weeks ago, but I missed it and can't find it in the archives... So when my 300td fires up, the oil pressure gauge pegs at the 3 setting on the gauge (milibar???) Then it doesn't go down when I let off the gas and let the motor idle I seem to think that it

Re: [MBZ] Oli Pressure gauge reads high, dosen't move!

the technical term for this is NORMAL. On 8/27/05, hue wong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember this popped up a few weeks ago, but I missed it and can't find it in the archives... So when my 300td fires up, the oil pressure gauge pegs at the 3 setting on the gauge (milibar

Re: [MBZ] Oli Pressure gauge reads high, dosen't move!

, then right before I put it in to storage about six months ago, it started going all the way to the 3 on the gauge(Full) and never backing down, even when I pull up to stop signs and take the load of the engine... --- Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hue wong wrote: I remember

Re: [MBZ] Oli Pressure gauge reads high, dosen't move!

point... I'm going to flush all the oil out tomorrow and change the filters and see if that fixes the problem! Thanks for the help! --- Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hue wong wrote: Normal? really? It usta bounce around right nice before I put the car in storage Now

Re: [MBZ] Oli Pressure gauge reads high, dosen't move!

yet...) Thanks! --- Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hue wong wrote: So to clarify as I didn't quite say it right When I say warms up... I mean HOT, like after about 50-60 miles. and even then it would not always drop down after that I seem

Re: [MBZ] Oli Pressure gauge reads high, dosen't move!

yet...) Thanks! --- Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hue wong wrote: So to clarify as I didn't quite say it right When I say warms up... I mean HOT, like after about 50-60 miles. and even then it would not always drop down after that I seem

[MBZ] clackity, clack, clack... 300d sounds like a panzer

Hi all! So I'm doing the spring work on the fleet and have an old 82 300d. Well the durned thing vibrates and clanks a little more then I think it should. I replaced the motor mounts last year (but did not replace the little vibration damper) and it marginally fixed the vibrations.

Re: [MBZ] clackity, clack, clack... 300d sounds like a panzer

YMMV Good luck and be safe, Chuck Phoenix AZ On Apr 1, 2007, at 3:01 PM, hue wong wrote: Hi all! So I'm doing the spring work on the fleet and have an old 82 300d. Well the durned thing vibrates and clanks a little more then I think it should. I replaced

[MBZ] (no subject)

Hi all! I wanted to ask a quick question for the group mind before I started google-digging. I think it's been answered before here, or at least I have a vague memory of the topic from a year or so back... I have a '84 300d (turbo) and I have let her sit for the last two years. Last week I

[MBZ] strange ticking noise in dash was Re: (no subject)

Sounds like it might be an exhaust leak in the header pipe, or exhaust manifold. hue wong wrote: Hi all!   I wanted to ask a quick question for the group mind before I started google-digging. I think it's been answered before here, or at least I have a vague memory of the topic from

Re: [MBZ] strange ticking noise in dash was Re: (no subject)

her as well.. I'll have to track those down. http://pfest.com The Preception Online Film Festival Online Streaming Film festival --- On Thu, 8/13/09, hue wong wong_...@yahoo.com wrote: From: hue wong wong_...@yahoo.com Subject: [MBZ] strange ticking noise in dash was Re: (no subject

Re: [MBZ] Noisy 300D engine

So, I've supsected my 300d has this problem and it's the next repair I do (my car sounds like a panzer tank sometimes, compaired to some of the other 300d I've compaired it to.. I have not started the research on this procedure. but, is it as simple as taking out the old injectors and putting

Re: [MBZ] Noisy 300D engine

that seems really straight forward. i might give that a try over the upcomming weekend. Now I'm starting to worry that I have bad rods! zoiks! ;-) --- Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The best way to check the problem is to grab your 17 mm open end wrench and crack #1 injector line, if the

[MBZ] Lost prime in traffic

Hi all1 I wanted to tap the collective wisdom of the group. Yesterday my 300td dropped off in traffic. just going down the road and it acted like it lost fuel and chugged out. I hadn't been driving it so I assumed it was plugged fuel filters, but I swapped them out this morning but nothing.

Re: [MBZ] Lost prime in traffic

Seems like there may be air in it. After pondering it a bit I'm now leaning towards tank screen Just got it towed home and tomorrows project is to flush and run some freash fuel through the system. In the light, the fuel almost looks black (oil black) in the inline filter so.

Re: [MBZ] Lost prime in traffic

ahhh super good stuff. thanks a million. I'll run down this list tomorrow . I did notice one of the clamps on the inline fuel line was wore through and I cut it off and re tightened it down, but now I'm suspicious of the rest of the hoses... http://pfest.com The Preception Online Film

Re: [MBZ] suddenly, no shifting, 1983 300D

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