Re: [MBZ] a freak of nature

2007-05-05 Thread tom savage
Bob Rentfro wrote: Here in the stinkin desert, unleaded did a $2.86 to $3.04 back to $2.98 then to $3.09 thing this week.diesel is staying 'tween $2.89 and $3.04 depending upon where you go.. I paid $3.39 for premium yesterday; my TDI has exploded and it took $71 to sate the 140. Ouch.

[MBZ] Beirut Marathon ad

2007-05-02 Thread tom savage
http://www.epica-awards.org/assets/epica/2004/finalists/print/images/26201b%20%20%20BIM%20Hung%20ShoeP-A.jpg

Re: [MBZ] W110 rockers?

2007-05-01 Thread tom savage
Allan Streib wrote: Could not find "KKK" on the web, I'm sure you can imagine what I found instead! A turbo for your 123? Got a URL or address for them? It's actually K&K - http://www.kkmfg.com/ Tom

Re: [MBZ] Somewhat OT Biodiesel Pimp Impala

2007-04-29 Thread tom savage
Rich Thomas wrote: Seems reasonable, would be kinda fun to drop a tuned diesel in some old car. There's a guy here in St Louis with a very nicely restored '70 Monte Carlo with an ex-Dodge Ram Cummins 6BT under the hood. I saw it at a car show on Easter and was walking right past when he s

[MBZ] Mercedes Winter Olympics

2007-04-28 Thread tom savage
or, "Autocrossing for Putin" http://englishrussia.com/?p=835#more-835

[MBZ] Anyone read German?

2007-04-25 Thread tom savage
I came across this today and am wondering what exactly it is - looks like a temporary registration or tax receipt for some Americans picking up a Grosser in Germany. http://thomas.savage.org/grossercertificate.jpg Tom

Re: [MBZ] E320 Oil Filter Canister - cap won't come off

2007-04-23 Thread tom savage
Dave Wakin wrote: Anyone know a trick to get the darn thing loose? I am assuming Mercedes make a socket that fits it better then my oil filter socket - Rusty, can you get such a thing? 103 589 02 09 00 It was under $20 a few years ago. Works a treat. Tom

Re: [MBZ] wanted: clean warning triangle for an SD

2007-04-18 Thread tom savage
Zach wrote: I sold a euro warning triangle holder latch thingie to some guy on eBay, now he wants the triangle too but I dont have one to sell him. Anyone who wants to make a few bucks email me offlist and I will hook you up. I think the part # is 126 890 0014. Check Rusty or your local MB p

Re: [MBZ] North Korean police car

2007-04-04 Thread tom savage
Christopher McCann wrote: saw a pic of a parade in NK with, I think, THREE 600 Limos. Tyrants and despots generally tend to have excellent taste in cars. The Kim supposedly has 20 or so in his bunker, which is maybe the largest such collection in the world. Idi Amin, Ceausescu, Mswati, Pol

Re: [MBZ] North Korean police car

2007-04-04 Thread tom savage
Howard Fulford wrote: On 3 Apr 2007 Hendrik Riessen wrote: "Please be seeing 126 and another capitalistic car in picture with beautiful traffic lady wearing huge hat." Yes - only a huge hat and a white painted circle as protection against what will undoubtedly become rush-hour traffic at some p

[MBZ] North Korean police car

2007-04-03 Thread tom savage
http://www.tema.ru/travel/choson-4/_MG_0322.jpg

Re: [MBZ] CL W123 Gas Coupe In St. Louis

2007-03-31 Thread tom savage
Rick Knoble wrote: http://stlouis.craigslist.org/car/301778505.html Wow. This car seems to be more "black market" than "gray market." Doesn't appear to have a DOT tag in the door jamb, metric instrumentation, fire extinguisher still under the seat. Very cool. Wonder what its story is. Pr

Re: [MBZ] 500 SEL/SEC

2007-03-30 Thread tom savage
Alex Chamberlain wrote: Really? There sure were manual 126 sedans, I've seen one (though it was a twin-cam 280, I think). I'm surprised they wouldn't have made a stick 126 coupe for at least some non-US markets. Only the six-banger 126 was available with a stick and all the SECs had V8s. M

Re: [MBZ] 500 SEL/SEC

2007-03-30 Thread tom savage
Terry Geiger wrote: This 500 SEC is gray market with 5 speed manual. I bet it likes fuel. Hi Terry, Mercedes, alas, never made such a car, though it is possible someone has taken it upon themselves to rectify MB's oversight with this one. More likely that someone stuck a 500SEC badge on a 28

Re: [MBZ] Lovely bit of bling

2007-03-20 Thread tom savage
Rich Thomas wrote: That is just wrong. But I notice too that the look is what is known as "donked" where you jack up an old Chebbie and put some big wheels on it with a garish paint job and do something to the doors. I saw a bunch of Donks (and Boxes and Bubbles) last week in KY, seems to be

[MBZ] 16v parts car?

2007-03-13 Thread tom savage
I seem to recall someone on the list (Mitch?) mentioning that they had a 190E 16v parts car. Would you please contact me off-list? mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, Tom

Re: [MBZ] OT: Any good Subaru forum out there?

2007-03-11 Thread tom savage
Alex Chamberlain wrote: I know some people here (Levi?) have experience with Subarus. Is there any good mailing list, web forum, etc. out there? The only ones I can find with a quick Google search seem devoted to souping up WRX models. My girlfriend's '98 Legacy has a slipping transmission I

Re: [MBZ] Why no minivan - THAR SHE BLOWS Der MB Muellsammelfahrzeug (garbage collection truck).

2007-03-08 Thread tom savage
Christopher McCann wrote: http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://erdgasfahrzeuge.harzenergie.de/ContentFilesMantel/Bilder_Fahrzeuge/muellfahrzeug_gr.jpg&imgrefurl=http://erdgasfahrzeuge.harzenergie.de/Content.aspx%3Fmpid%3D53%26ch%3D3&h=168&w=267&sz=17&hl=de&start=1&tbnid=4uwL8l00shkFEM:&tb

Re: [MBZ] Maryland inspections/registration

2007-03-05 Thread tom savage
Tony Wirtel wrote: Tom- Yea but...if you compare inspection in PA to NY, NY is a joke. At least that was the case when I was there 6 years ago. When I moved to Mississippi in 1996 and went to get my Grand Prix inspected, the guy at the counter just said "Five dollars." I gave it to him, he

Re: [MBZ] Golly, I hope I'm not on crack

2007-03-02 Thread tom savage
V Layton wrote: What do you mean, not the apparent long-out-of-production holy grail of euro lenses do you? The closest I've ever come is a car that was originally equipped with them and lost in the Federale-ization. Like these: http://roger.klimke.free.fr/cariboost1/crbst_10120.jpg I think

Re: [MBZ] Golly, I hope I'm not on crack

2007-03-01 Thread tom savage
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Dont forget, your used parts purchases from Okiebenz are what funds this list. You should put a bunch of cheap parts on St Louis craigslist for cheep and I'll buy them from you on impulse like I did this last lot. As it is I call you when I need something, but when I

Re: [MBZ] Golly, I hope I'm not on crack

2007-03-01 Thread tom savage
V Layton wrote: PS My Club IS cooking along, (too much too fast actually, but nonetheless exhilerating for me) and we have 3 events planned in St. Louis this year, I don't know if anyone cares to be updated on my progress, I don't want to be a pest... I care! :) Wish I'd have known you we

Re: [MBZ] zenith cars

2007-02-22 Thread tom savage
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Anybody got any good info on properly setting up and adjusting these dual zenith carbs? I don't know anything about those beasts, either, but you should know, especially given the provenance of that car, who has all the answers: http://jaimekop.com/CarbManual/ Tom

[MBZ] OM62 glow diagnosis

2007-02-22 Thread tom savage
I finally got a chance to throw my multimeter at the finny today. There was quite a bit of corrosion on the exposed parts of the resistor links and glow plugs preventing consistent readings as to where all the volts were going, so I just pulled the plugs and checked their resistances individua

Re: [MBZ] OM621 Questions

2007-02-18 Thread tom savage
Marshall Booth wrote: I would certainly suggest a water sequestering agent in fuel that's been setting for months or years. Once the water is bound, the algae dies and there's no need for a separate algaecide (or you can drain the fuel - that's the most complex, but safest solution). Old die

Re: [MBZ] OM621 Questions

2007-02-17 Thread tom savage
Thanks for all the tips, guys. I didn't get a chance to work on it yesterday, but should be able to get to it in the coming week. I'm hopeful that it won't have any problems with algae. The car has been in climate controlled storage all this time; last spring I revived an '83 300D that had b

[MBZ] OM621 Questions

2007-02-16 Thread tom savage
I'm going to attempt to resurrect a '65 190Dc in the next week or so. The car is unbelievably clean and all original but hasn't been run in many years. I'm not familiar with these older diesels and have only looked at the car for about five minutes so far but have confirmed that the glow plugs

Re: [MBZ] MB myths

2007-02-15 Thread tom savage
Trampas wrote: I have always said it is more than just the car, it is if the owner can afford the maintenance. I have seen a 1970 Oldsmobile go well over 350k miles. I have seen Ford Escorts with 200k miles. Generally it all comes down to keeping the car repaired and maintained. Most people that

Re: [MBZ] Noise from the rear

2007-02-02 Thread tom savage
Chris Kueny wrote: My 1985 300TD has a noise coming from the rear, which I had my indy 'fix' last year. It has the following traits: It is clearly in time with speed, and sounds like hammering. It is most pronounced on hard acceleration, goes almost away while coasting, and if I decelerate,

Re: [MBZ] my 280CE destroyed by gang bangers

2007-01-29 Thread tom savage
Gary Hurst wrote: i expect this sort of thing in places like san francisco. but the fact that it has even taken over georgia is something to think about Sorry to hear of your loss, Gary, and sorrier to hear another tale of the apathy of those sworn "To Serve and Protect." But you should kno

Re: [MBZ] New to me eMac

2007-01-29 Thread tom savage
Craig McCluskey wrote: So, what's DRM? Directly Reporting (all your secrets) to the Manufacturer (Microsoft)? That's not far off, actually. Digital Restrictions Management: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Rights_Management Tom

Re: [MBZ] OT interesting vehicle Hanomag camper van $1500

2007-01-26 Thread tom savage
Werner Fehlauer wrote: IIRC, the Kemp museum outside of St. Louis has one of these. Must be a real "clattering", sloooww beast, though. Putting your money into a new/used Sprinter Class B motor home would probably cost less, and certainly be less hassle! (Catching up on old mail...) Sadly,

Re: [MBZ] 3.8L 126?

2007-01-25 Thread tom savage
Kevin wrote: Anything different if the car seems to not be a US spec car? The timing chains get upgraded the same year? All the non-US/Canadia 3.8L engines had the double-row chain from the start; the single-row chain was unique to the North American market in an attempt to reduce internal fr

Re: [MBZ] License plate fun

2006-12-24 Thread tom savage
I've always liked this one: http://thomas.savage.org/plate.jpg I was at an ALPCA meet once (http://www.alpca.org/ - yes there exist bigger nerds than old diesel owners) and a guy had a display containing 3M TA3 plates from three different states. Just yesterday I saw one you'd appreciate, Loren

Re: [MBZ] anybody need a 5 speed Getrag?

2006-12-05 Thread tom savage
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: yea, it works. I will find out more about it to see what it fits What is the six-digit number? (ie, 717.400) The epc knows all OE installations. Tom

[MBZ] Cold starting report

2006-12-04 Thread tom savage
My old 344k miles 300D just started after two glow cycles at 16 degrees F with a crankcase full of 15W40 conventional oil, marginal injectors, a year-old valve adjustment, and a rack damper bolt that I'm pretty sure is set in too far, after sitting outside for over a week. What a fabulous car.

Re: [MBZ] Blue Oval [was: Re: Decent US Car]

2006-12-03 Thread tom savage
Craig McCluskey wrote: I didn't see anything about this. Please explain. (I do know what you mean by the "Blue Oval", it's the mortgaging the rights I'm curious about.) New CEO Alan Mullaly has put nearly all of Ford's assets up as collateral to finance its Way Forward turnaround program. Am

Re: [MBZ] Decent US Car

2006-12-03 Thread tom savage
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a salesman I always ran these cars way over 200K miles. The first and second generation 1986 to 1995 Taurus and Sables. Look at the mileage on this one. 3.0 Liter was the better engine, no head gasket problems. Tom Scordato After several emails to the seller, s

Re: [MBZ] Another divided Enzo

2006-11-28 Thread tom savage
In related news, Carrera GT meets telephone pole in NY: http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31654 Tom

Re: [MBZ] 300D 5-speed transmission for sale - Cheap!

2006-11-27 Thread tom savage
Sunil Hari wrote: what's the problem? Le probleme est elle est en France, alors. 300 euro pesos is a pretty nice price for something so desirable and unobtanium on this side of the pond. Tom With only one 5-speed

[MBZ] 300D 5-speed transmission for sale - Cheap!

2006-11-27 Thread tom savage
Only one small problem, though... http://www.mercedesw123.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2356 D'oh! Tom

Re: [MBZ] the EPC is onlin

2006-11-22 Thread tom savage
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Im thiking about trying out the month to see how it is and compares to the installed version It is pretty good; I've been using it for about a month. Not quite as fast or as easy as the installed version and there are no prices listed, but all models are there, you c

Re: [MBZ] 83 300SD; showroom car

2006-11-16 Thread tom savage
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: When they were brand new with warranty they could be had for that much. Yeah, but when they were brand new you could go down to Jackie Cooper and buy one in that condition in any color you wanted. Nowadays there are perhaps only twenty left in the whole world in that

Re: [MBZ] Here's Yer TD....

2006-11-07 Thread tom savage
John Freer wrote: Must be a Euro, look at the manual A/C and the vin wouldn't work. Wonder if it is a turbo? The correct VIN is WDB1231931F000701; it is a euro and a turbo. I don't think it could be an '84, though, with serial #000701. I'm guessing it's really an '81. Tom

Re: [MBZ] OT but at least not the Kettle, pot, black

2006-10-25 Thread tom savage
Gary Hurst wrote: so one of the other guys came to shoot him. but he was ready. and the two met to settle their difference. one was on one side of the 250 and the other on the other side. they emptied their clips moving around my car. both were hit and bleeding on the ground. I love that s

Re: [MBZ] getting a new Windshield?

2006-09-29 Thread tom savage
Donald Snook wrote: Is there any difference in aftermarket windshields or is all about the installer? Both. Make sure you get a name-brand replacement like PPG or Pilkington and check with Scholfield to see where they send their windshield jobs. If you're paying for it yourself, make sure

Re: [MBZ] 126 brake support joint

2006-09-27 Thread tom savage
Rusty wrote: Bringing anyone with you? A significant other maybe? Why would I want to do a fool thing like that? Remember how much fun Kaleb was when he was a skinny bachelor as compared to now? Besides, you-know-who was the reason I missed the last 'Q. Tom

Re: [MBZ] 126 brake support joint

2006-09-26 Thread tom savage
Gary Hurst wrote: you are not coming to the rustyQ, little tommy? I am indeed, sir, now that I've realized that it is in fact on the 28th and not the 21st. I guess my RSVP on Banned was a little low key. Tom

[MBZ] 126 brake support joint

2006-09-26 Thread tom savage
A friend of mine has an '87 300SDL in need of new brake support/caster joints. I've been under the car and it looks like the job can be done with the coil springs in place, unlike the 123. Can it? If so, the job looks pretty simple - any tricks or things to look out for? Many thanks, Tom

Re: [MBZ] Porsche show

2006-09-25 Thread tom savage
OK Don wrote: Great pics! It doesn't look like you'd easily retrofit a US 198 with Euro headlights! Actually, that is a US car with euro lights. The roadster had different headlight assemblies than the gullwing and the US/euro units interchange just like any other MB. Tom

Re: [MBZ] Porsche show

2006-09-25 Thread tom savage
Frank Pembleton wrote: PS That's a great looking ashtray in your Gullwing! Why thank you. I'm mighty proud of that dash; just finished installing the gauges on Friday. And fit the hood properly. We've decided against bothering with storage fees in favor of some new data tags and a Belaru

[MBZ] Porsche show

2006-09-25 Thread tom savage
Minimal MB content: http://thomas.savage.org/pca/

Re: [MBZ] what happened to Marshall?

2006-09-23 Thread tom savage
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I guess he is snubbing us then. Speaking of which, has anyone heard from Dave M lately? Tom

Re: [MBZ] Im fixing to bid on this, so nobody bid against me

2006-09-22 Thread tom savage
OK Don wrote: Wow - that's cheap! The dealer in OKC wants a cool million for his --- That's actually very high for that car. Even in those bad pictures, the engine compartment is pretty messy and lacking all proper decals and tags, the coil and ballast resistor are wrong, and the wiper moto

Re: [MBZ] Club 123D car show pics

2006-09-19 Thread tom savage
Joe Knight wrote: Presumably the 'Nitrous Oxide Systems' sticker on the back of the convert is more body art a la the phony tail pipes. They're just for show. Don't see any signs of plumbing for same in what I take to be the engine compartment pic. What's with the breather in that pic, any

Re: [MBZ] Bad example 123

2006-09-19 Thread tom savage
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: <<.240D as performance art. Basically a very knowledgeable longtime Mercedes fan owner interested only in function and cost.>> Are you sure the owner didn't bring the car just to thumb his nose at the rest? The possibility was raised several times, but I think bot

Re: [MBZ] Club 123D car show pics

2006-09-18 Thread tom savage
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: So which one is vince? I don't think I got a pic of him. Really nice guy, though. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > That Milan Brown 300D is a twin of my 300D although it's newer. Mine was > cleaner, though. Must have been one clean 300D, not that I doubt you, knowing your

[MBZ] Club 123D car show pics

2006-09-17 Thread tom savage
Last weekend Vince Layton and Club 123D sponsored the first annual All-123 car show. Nine cars in attendance, covering the spectrum from a NOS 240D to a not-so-new 240D, a 300CD convertible, and a bunch of daily drivers in between. I took a few pics of some of the more distinguished attendees

Re: [MBZ] SL500 for sale -- value?

2006-09-17 Thread tom savage
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: That is possible Derail, whowever, they were grey market cars. There was no US version 500SL in the 107 body. I'm with Kaleb on this one - per John Olson's book "The SL Experience", The 500SL (as well as the 280SL, 300SL, and 420SL) was never officially imported to t

[MBZ] Farhting around in old cars

2006-09-14 Thread tom savage
I had the opportunity to drive a W128 cabrio today. Imagine my delight to discover that the ignition switch actually has a position labeled "Fahrt." The other two were "Garage" and "Halte." Tom, Now wants a Ponton

Re: [MBZ] Does '82 280E = '85 300TD instrument cluster?

2006-08-19 Thread tom savage
Euan wrote: Hi there colleagues Were the W123 instrument clusters interchangeable? I'm looking at buying the cluster from a 1982 280E, to replace my 1985 300TD cluster. One way of fixing the bouncing speedo needle. I guess if the cluster unit itself doesn't fit, the individual instruments

Re: [MBZ] These Crappy MB Keys

2006-08-18 Thread tom savage
Sunil Hari wrote: I take my broken keys to the dealer and they consistently give me new key heads free of charge. Even they acknowledge that the quality has dropped. I must have gotten one of the last of the "good" key heads when I last replaced one in 2003 - still showing no sign of distres

Re: [MBZ] its nice, but something is fishy

2006-06-11 Thread tom savage
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-D-1968-EURO-DIESEL-MBZ-220D-FRESH-240D-MOTOR-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ4649377275QQihZ002QQcategoryZ6329QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem He makes a big deal of it being a euro model, but the rad support says 491, making it a US model. Tom

[MBZ] St Louis European Car Show this Sunday

2006-06-03 Thread tom savage
Vince, George, and any other St Louisans out there, Bentley of St Louis is sponsoring a European Auto Show this Sunday from 11:00-3:00 at Plaza Frontenac, to benefit Shriners Hospital. I'll be there for most of the show with the Kemp Museum and a '54 Gullwing. It would make a nice venue to m

Re: [MBZ] CA-spec '85 300D transmission?

2006-06-03 Thread tom savage
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Yes, the CA uses the 722.4, and I THINK, but am not sure, that you can use one out of a 190. In any event, the 85 version 722.3 can be used in place of the CA 722.4 Oh really? This is good to hear. So an OM60x has the same bellhousing as an OM 61x? Does the 201 tr

Re: [MBZ] CA-spec '85 300D transmission?

2006-06-01 Thread tom savage
Marshall Booth wrote: The earlier 722.3 transmissions will work on '85 cars, but the '85 722.3 transmission won't fit onto an earlier car/engine. I'm NOT sure about the 722.416 transmissions from '85 California certified 300D/TD/CD/SDs, but they do have a high stall speed torque converters and

[MBZ] CA-spec '85 300D transmission?

2006-06-01 Thread tom savage
A friend's brother has an '85 300D from California with 240k miles and an apparently toasted transmission. I know 1985 was an odd year for the 300D/SD and even wierder for those models sold in the California Republic. It is my understanding that Federal-spec '85s used the good old 722.3 trans

[MBZ] Quaint my ride

2006-05-31 Thread tom savage
or, "How to ruin a 140" http://youtube.com/watch?v=jSdmiYIRGwo http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZBjodvyXBsE Tom

Re: [MBZ] Club 123D spring "rally" recsheduled - 6-10-06

2006-05-30 Thread tom savage
andrew strasfogel wrote: Thalidomide babies were born w/o limbs so they should not be called amputees. I know. It is a quote from our own erstwhile Richarde Sexton (probably purloined from P.J. O'Rourke); the back seat in a 107 is "good only for Thalidomide amputees." Tom

Re: [MBZ] Club 123D spring "rally" recsheduled - 6-10-06

2006-05-30 Thread tom savage
George Gregory wrote: Dogtown is good, but considering where you work, I had you figured for a Maryland Heights type of guy. I'm glad I was wrong on that, though. But why live in the City? It's a hellhole. I still have to drive to Chesterfield and Edwardsville most days, too, so a somewhat

Re: [MBZ] Club 123D spring "rally" recsheduled - 6-10-06

2006-05-30 Thread tom savage
George Gregory wrote: Never in the world would I have you picked as a CWE type. I'm more the type who is tired of driving 100 miles a day and paying too much to live in a cornfield. But I concluded this weekend that as I'm not a Thalidomide amputee I fit into neither the back seat of a 450SL

Re: [MBZ] Club 123D spring "rally" recsheduled - 6-10-06

2006-05-27 Thread tom savage
V Layton wrote: Hi Folks! and Tom, There were too many schedule conflicts for yesterday, so all those signed up have agreed on a new nate, June 10th (saturday) I hope this frees you up Tom, and of course anyone with a W123 can join the festivites. Hi Vince, Hopefully I'll be able to make

[MBZ] In the news: Diesels poison innocent children

2006-05-27 Thread tom savage
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/24/AR2006052402362.html Tom

Re: [MBZ] '68 230S in local paper

2006-05-20 Thread tom savage
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Really? Why would that be? Because garages kill cars. Right off the bat, the brakes are FUBAR, the fuel tank is full of rust, the fuel system is full of Minwax, and everything rubber needs to be replaced. Since "storage" translates as "in a shed in humid Arkansas,"

Re: [MBZ] Shamless plug for Club 123D spring "rally"

2006-05-16 Thread tom savage
George Gregory wrote: Most clubs and organizations of this type try to get as many participants as possible INCLUDED which is the opposite of your policy of EXCLUDING. You just haven't been the same since you went Hollywood and forsook your diesel, George. :) Fortunately some us are still k

Re: [MBZ] wow '85 SD

2006-05-16 Thread tom savage
David Brodbeck wrote: It's so clean, the Virgin Mary herself would be honored to reach in and change the fuel filter. I recently resurrected an '83 300D that is nearly as clean as that one (minus all the used car spray'n'shine). 148k miles and not a single scratch, dent, or speck of rust; j

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

2006-05-10 Thread tom savage
Zeitgeist wrote: I know I'll probably be hunted down and shot for suggesting this, but I've often thought it would be fun to put together a 170D or 180D street rod with the full Finnish Super Turbo setup and complete W124 suspension and running gear undercarriage treatment. That would be one un

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

2006-05-10 Thread tom savage
hue wong wrote: 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? Hi Hue, I believe the W187 used th

Re: [MBZ] Bad car names (was: Re: The Wave)

2006-05-07 Thread tom savage
Mike Canfield wrote: So what is the real name of them? A # like most MB's? I think officially they were marketed only as model names like every other MB until the advent of the /8 "Strichacht" w114/w115 in 1968. "S-Class" wasn't used until the the w116 and the silly notion of assigning ever

Re: [MBZ] Street racing in Dubai

2006-05-06 Thread tom savage
Bob Rentfro wrote: I think they are supposed to, but they could just go buy new eyes. Seems like there is metric butt-loads of moola flowing around thereand I bet you and I helped pay for some of those sweet rides with the $3.199 #2 we're buying lately. I'm only contributing at $2.75/gal

Re: [MBZ] 95 E300D St. Louis $3500

2006-05-05 Thread tom savage
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doesn't $3500 seem awfully cheap? Might there be something wrong with it?? You mean like it needs an evaporator, wiring harness, and head removal because a glowplug is broken off in the head? Perish the thought! It is very cheap. I sent the guy an email; if it is

Re: [MBZ] possibly Nice 300CD on ebay Item # 4635494437

2006-05-05 Thread tom savage
Zoltan Finks wrote: Yes, that was me - the originator of this twisty thread. Actually, to me, Candy-Apple Red is not the same as the Cherry red on the CD in question here. Candy-Apple is a deep *metallic* red that has a very distinctive look - can be very impressive. Although I must admit that a

Re: [MBZ] spring time

2006-05-03 Thread tom savage
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: you bought new springs? I bet those were expensive? Uses ones would have been much cheaper Im sure. I thought very briefly about used, but needed them ASAP and figured used ones would be as bad as the springs I took out. I don't remember the cost, but it wasn't mu

Re: [MBZ] spring time

2006-05-03 Thread tom savage
L. Mark Finch wrote: I have no plans to tackle this repair on my own, but would be interested in any theories as to what the hell happened. 123 springs are known to break sometimes, after a couple million compressions and a couple million salty winters. I don't think I've ever heard of one

Re: [MBZ] post

2006-05-01 Thread tom savage
Jim Cathey wrote: Cars for sale are prefectly fine. Even Fords? (Sorry, couldn't resist, and thanks for all the fish.) Good one. It took a second, but... Anyway, where do Fords figure into this? I thought we were talking about cars? Tom

Re: [MBZ] Colors

2006-04-25 Thread tom savage
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Every Honda and it's ilk are silver. I go to the MB dealer and the lot is full of silver, gray and the occasional black. Boooring! Indeed. The w123 was available in 62 colors over its production run. The w203 is available in nine - white, two blacks, three grays, t

Re: [MBZ] Classic modern Becker radio

2006-04-24 Thread tom savage
Hendrik Riessen wrote: http://www.caraudiodiscount.com/acatalog/becker_navigation_bluetooth.html Oh man is that cool. Not as cool as the Panasonic CQ TX5500, but cool nonetheless. http://www.audiocubes.com/images/f_panasonic_cqtx5500d.jpg Tom

Re: [MBZ] Cummings

2006-04-24 Thread tom savage
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stop saying Cummings. God bless you. Tom

Re: [MBZ] Idiot Needle

2006-04-24 Thread tom savage
Craig McCluskey wrote: We had an '89 Grand Caravan that started leaking transmission fluid around '92 or so. I took it to a local independent to have the pan gasket replaced, but then decided to take it to the dealer. They completely rebuilt the transmission at no charge. The old three-speed a

Re: [MBZ] 79 450SL Tranny, again

2006-04-21 Thread tom savage
Rich Thomas wrote: /*Question? */-- on my diesel I read of the B2 piston and vac problems leading to shift problems. Does the SL have this same setup? I'm afraid I have little advice to offer but to say that the 722.0 tranny in a 450SL doesn't have a B2 piston. B2 was only used in 722.3,

[MBZ] 1973 280SEL for sale

2006-04-21 Thread tom savage
I met a guy today who owns a '73 280SEL M130 that's been taking up space for too long and that he'll never get around to doing anything with. It hasn't been run in maybe 15 years and is eaten up with midwestern rust. He says it ran like a top when he parked it after the floor pan gave way an

Re: [MBZ] [Banned] Special tools

2006-04-19 Thread tom savage
John Berryman wrote: Hey Y'all, I've been meaning to share a tool tip with you folks for quite some time now. I'm pulling the IC out of a 201 using 2 of the paint can openers with round bottle opener. The business end is like a bent over screwdriver tip and the bottle opener end provides a

Re: [MBZ] R&R fuel pump replacement 300SE 1990

2006-04-18 Thread tom savage
Jim Cathey wrote: But I believe that all one usually does is to pinch off the rubber fuel line from the tank with vise-grips. Gently! That's what I do, anticipating replacing the hoses every time. They're often hardened by age and will leak when pinched. But the hose is cheap and if it ca

Re: [MBZ] Mobil 1 sighting

2006-04-18 Thread tom savage
Sunil Hari wrote: If it's $26/L in singapore, wouldn't it be cheaper to buy 4-5 gallons via phone from Rusty or someone in the US, then have it shipped to Singapore? Or better, become Singapore's discount Mobil distributor ... Sort of, I guess if you really wanted oil. Part of it is that ther

Re: [MBZ] Mobil 1 sighting

2006-04-18 Thread tom savage
Curt Raymond wrote: Gang, My wife and I were down in Connecticut last weekend for a retirement party. On the way home we stopped at the Mohegan Sun casino. On the way out of there we stopped at the gas station to use the bathroom (not to fuel up at $3.48!) and I noticed among the way over p

Re: [MBZ] mileage milestone

2006-04-14 Thread tom savage
Zoltan Finks wrote: Ohh, that sucks, Tom. Sorry to see that. Hope you can enjoy the 333,333 mark anyway. I always wonder about those pieces of semi tread. One more reason I don't ride a motorcycle anymore. I always wondered about them, too. But now I know. I am immensely enjoying the big ski

[MBZ] mileage milestone

2006-04-13 Thread tom savage
My car just turned 333,333 miles. Most people would take a picture to celebrate. Alas, I did this instead: http://thomas.savage.org/smashed.jpg Big piece of flying semi tire tread. Hey Kaleb, how much for a new wiper arm assembly? Be careful out there, Tom

Re: [MBZ] Does this look right?

2006-04-12 Thread tom savage
Jeff Zedic wrote: If you can read French then you'll see that the two round lights are what came on the "bottom of the range" W123's. I always thoght they were just the earlier lights. They are both. Originally the "square" Bosch lights were fitted only to the 280s (and maybe the lesser mod

Re: [MBZ] Back on the list; palindromes

2006-04-11 Thread tom savage
Craig McCluskey wrote: I have seen some odometer palindromes recently: I'll see one this evening: 333,333 Tom '82 300D 333,297

[MBZ] A /8 that really is worth ten grand

2006-04-10 Thread tom savage
...Or not. It only has half as many switches as it needs. In the Dr Dre era before 26" spinners and before underbody neon lights, this was the ultimate street machine: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4629145179 Tom

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