Thanks very much. I never thought of that.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:38:43 -0600, R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :
Easy enough to determine. Crawl under!
Randy
A friend at work just bought the above car and wants to change the oil.
The oil drain plug takes an allen(hex)wrench. He asked me what size it
takes and I don't know. Anyone have the answer?
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
Thanks for all the replies concerning the oil sucker. My question asked
what size allen wrench the oil drain plug requires. Does anyone have the
answer?
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
on premium.
Positive points are it runs like a bat our of h***, with quick
acceleration, takes corners like it is on rails and gets around 22 mpg.
And as you say, it looks snazzy. Mine is black with grey interior and 16
inch wheels from a CLK.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 22:26
I don't know about the valve situation but I wouldn't want an exhaust leak
under the interior compartment. Sitting stuck in traffic muight put you to
sleep permanently. I have done a few temp fixes using the exhaust repair
kits you can buy at McParts stores.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Fri
offer. Located in Knoxville, TN. Email if interested and I can send pics
and more info.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
indy.
Even if you can get a dealer account, probably not worth the hassle
over calling Rusty, Hursty or Tommie on the toll free line and ordering.
You have to agree to purchase a minimum amount from World Pac. A couple of
years ago it was $1,000 per month. Could be more now.
Alan Duff
Knoxville
That looks like Jarek's address to me.
Alan Duff
West Knoxville, TNN
- Original Message -
From: Michael Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 2.5 Turbo For Sale
http://maps.google.com
I noticed the pictures for both cars were taken at his shop.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
From: Michael Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, its Jarek's Car, so it would be Jarek's address.
They also have this one for sale, its on Ebay. Thinking about taking a look
at it if it doesn't sell on Ebay, and making an offer. Anybody interested I
can look at either car for you, they are on the north side of Knoxville.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
system works fine as everything locks and unlocks with the drivers side door
lock, except for the trunk. It seems like the hook on the latch is not
moving. I'll use some WD-40 on it and see if it frees up.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
, but
no go. Anyone have an idea?
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
I put it in every car I have as it seems to drop the temp a few degrees. My
300CE tends to run hot and it has helped it. Most diesels I've had seem to
not go above 80C but I put it in them anyway.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
- Original Message -
From: Tom Harruff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Has
. As other posters have said that is 4-5
payments on a new car, or if you get another older MB it will likely take
that much to get it into the same shape as your car.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Alan
There are 187,000 miles on the car. I'm not the original owner so I
don't
slipping around 250k and you have to go with a replacement.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 7:07 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 300Dt trans
The engine races trying to get into 2nd and 3rd and eventually
are good. If not you will have a mess.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Fri, 1 Sep 2006 08:19:52 -0400 (EDT), Kevin J. Slater
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :
Dieselers,
The 79 240D project car is nearing road worthiness again (and not a
moment
too soon the 87 300TD has had numerous pending jobs
You can usually get them cheaply on Ebay or Kaleb might have one. After
fixing one with plastic and super glue I found it is not worth it. Gluing
the pocket to the door just doesn't last over a few days.
Alan Duff
Knoxvile, TN
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:22:12 -0500, R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED
interior in a '83 300D that I will swap out. The 83 was hit in the
front end and got a half-a** repair as the hood doesn't fit correctly, it
will soon go to Ebay. Where is the vacuum pump located? That is probably
the first place to look for the alarm problem.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Wed, 30 Aug
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Alan,
I assumed you had an electric vacuum pump as most all MB from about 82
on
have them. Kaleb says no and he has a bunch of them.
It is a mechanical pump in the same place as all the other 123's I have had.
Alan
In looking through the papers that came with my 1985 300D I found the
original window invoice. It lists optional equipment, one of which is item
551, a Anti-Theft Alarm System. The cost was $360. Still don't have it
fixed, but it is a factory item.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
It sure looks like a factory install to me as all wires are in the wiring
harness.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:48:36 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :
The 85 123's did have factory alarms.
Marshall Booth wrote:
Dropping the gauge and alarm problems for now. My daily driver is a 91
300CE with 204k miles. I'm starting to look for another car. The above is
a local car with 99k miles. Any issues to be aware of on it?
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
at a
reasonable price.
Has anyone done a repair to fix this? I suspect a bad ground but
electrical work is not my strong suit.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
want to get an accurate temperature reading before I start
driving it.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 09:55:59 -0700, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :
Has anyone done a repair to fix this? I suspect a bad ground but
electrical work is not my strong suit.
I suspect a bad
Is this under the carpet mat? I don't see it there. The actual noise maker
for the alarm is in the engine compartment sorta underneath the battery
tray.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:44:41 -0700, Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote :
Passenger side, IIRC
name on it.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:24:08 -0700, Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote :
There's a black plastic panel at the forward end of the passenger
footwell.
Remove this, and all will be revealed. The noise-maker will cease and
desist in all noisemaking once you
year difference in models will not matter much in
resale. With service records being equal, I would go with the less mileage
car.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
are
bulbs. Any ideas on what the problem is?
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
soot when punching down to 3rd gear at 80 mph to get on the interstate. My
indy wants $1800 to do a full valve job which might as well be done and
you have to pull the head on this engine to do valve guides/seals.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:04:11 -0500, Marshall Booth
and keep cranking as often the cylinders will fire one at a time until it
begins to run.The extra voltage seems to do the trick.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:26:40 -0800, kevin kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote :
Well, I just found a 1978 300CD that's also on the list
I change the pump as a matter of course on every old diesel I buy if it is
the lock down style. I also change the rubber return lines and cigar hose
if it looks suspect. This and a valve adjustment will make a huge
difference in starting.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:59:30
Speaking from experience on removing motor mount bolts. Clean the bolt so
that it is free of any dirt or other residue. Get the proper size hex
wrench in a socket drive. Use some taps on the wrench to break the bolt
loose. You don't want to strip the head of the bolt out.
Alan Duff
Knoxville
for no
reverse? TIA
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
?
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
I have a '85 parts car at work, may pull that side out and give it a try.
Would still like to get the repair link for reference. Thanks.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
- Original Message -
From: John Berryman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday
As Kaleb would say, that car is on it's last legs. I'll give you $500 for
it.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
ned kleinhenz wrote:
Can vacuum pumps fail suddenly and completely?
During my commute from work this evening, my '95 E300D
suddenly started shifting harshly. Then at the next red
them with real problems
at 150k. The type of driving and maintenance is the biggest factor in
miles of service from the tranny.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
He probably sold it outside Ebay and then removed it. I get a lot of
emails wanting to buy a car before the auction ends.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 9:03 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Auction
I've got two on the front of a '75 280S but you will have to take the
whole car to get them.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:30:43 -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :
Have not found any yet.
John Berryman wrote:
Ooohh Kaaaleb
Well, a 1954 birth year puts me in the middle of the baby boom. As to
Percy Faith, he must have faded from popularity by the time my family got
a television set. Or perhaps he was not on either of the two stations we
could receive after we got the TV set.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Wed, 15
the system the rubber seals below the MC cracked and I have not
replaced them. They are leaking badly and brakes are very weak. Could be
driven if this was repaired. Showing 189k on the odometer.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:31:29 -0500, John Berryman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
If it were Percy Sledge I might be interested I don't know who Percy Faith
is.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:31:20 -0700, Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote :
I know when I make my list of celebrity owned MBs I would kill to have,
this one is at the top of the list
Looking at the riveted on vin plate I think the silver is original. Must
have been a special order by someone with incredible bad taste.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:09:00 -0500, andrew strasfogel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :
The green is itself gorgeous BUT it clashes
seat with decent srings and pad without a hole.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
I think that is the biggest load of crap I have ever seen on Ebay.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
If you are looking for celebrity cars, have a look at this one. Apparently
some old commie owned it and managed to outlive the Russian mafia.
http://tinyurl.com/bdxw3
Alan Duff
Knoxville,TN
Looking to install some sheepskin seat covers that require removal of the
headrest. Have taken the manual ones off but don't know about electric.
How is it done?
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
don't know about driving it after body repair. Are there S350s sitting
around with ruined engines that would make a transplant feasible?
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
?
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
coming for [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is rare for me to
get spam, what I do get is from the folks in Nigeria or the Irish lottery
wanting to give me millions of dollars. I block them one at a time.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
no experience with this.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I vaguely recall the procedure for getting at the vents but am unable to
get
to the archives to read about it! Any suggestions??
Sincerely,
Larry T (78 240D)
There was a similar 300CD advertised in the Nashville, TN paper last weekend
for $14,700.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
From: andrew strasfogel
If a low milage 1979 240 D in comparable condition sold on ebay for
$13,500, what will this one get? It's a much nicer car model and far more
fun
I use it in all my vehicles. My 300CE tends to run warm and it seemed to
help in the summer, the 85 Jeep Grand Wagoneer didn't benefit as much.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:37:42 -0800 (PST), Christopher McCann
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :
We recently had a thread
Come on, you guys are internet literate. Do a little research.
http://www.carolina.com/owls/guide/pellets.asp
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
anyway as the skid plate tends to trap mud
and rust out so it will need replaced. If there is any rust on the frame
you don't want it.
The good points are the things will go anywhere offroad while hauling
serveral adults and lots of gear.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
rid of it, if it were mine.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
You can always go to the dealership when you need parts immediately. They
can get the correct one for you. For future reference you might want to get
extra belts and hoses to keep for emergency use. You can order those and
save some money.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
- Original Message
Good post Bob. I suspect the reference is lost on those to whom it most
applies.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
You're casting pearls before swine, in this case, Clay.
Bob Rentfro
It is repaired the same way, although I think they have different part
numbers.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 16:34:41 -0400, Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote :
Is repair of 116 odometer same as 123?
Wilton
___
For new parts
You guys must not have any sources of aggrevation in your lives. Gabriel S.
made my Ignore Sender file with his first smart-mouth post. You are a good
list-mom, Kaleb.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
- Original Message -
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list
://www.mbpartsonline.com/
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
on
this list.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
to me. I can get some good used ones mounted at buyers cost.
$1,500
Email me off list if interested, willing to negotiate on price. Cars are
at my workplace, 15 miles south of Knoxville, TN. Can have pictures
tomorrow
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
1983 300SD - Dark blue with tan MB-Tex interior, with sunroof. 275k
miles.
Correction, that is a 300D, the 123 chassis.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
If original it looks like Ikon Gold or perhaps Sahara Yellow.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
From: David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The New Orleans Times-Picayune has published an open letter to the
President:
You Bush haters are a sad, bitter lot.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
No mail today?
the bearer arm and them cut the mount in half to remove it.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:09:32 -0500, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote :
Jack under the oil pan with a board on the jack (use ONLY a floor jack,
not a bottle jack, please!). Yes, you should probably replace
Just bought a 83 300D. The brake pedal is rock hard and only moves down a
quarter inch or so and the car is slow to stop. The brakes don't seem to
drag. Don't recall having this type of problem before. My thoughts are
1. Stuck piston in a brake caliper
2. Stuck master cylinder.
Any ideas?
Alan
Duh, I've been driving a gasser too long. Have to use the kill lever to
shut the engine off so I've got a vacuum problem with no vacuum to the
brake booster.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
I'd like to get $2,000.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
- Original Message -
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Nice Car For Sale - How Much?
how much?
Alan Duff wrote
in Toronto now. It's 2
hours to the border, then a 4 hour wait there to cross after getting
the rubber glove love treatment.
You say the fuel injection is the only problem?
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 8/24/05, Alan Duff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd like to get $2,000.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
Luther:
This guys lot is a mile from my house. Could look at it for you. Although a
79 it was probably built in 78.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?G1FA22CAB
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
- Original Message -
From: Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED
to sell it if anyone is interested
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
worked for me unless the compression is too low, then it takes a pull
start. But then engine is useless in it's current state anyway if you have
to pull start it.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:11:22 +, carstuff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote :
I have acquired a non-turbo ('80
I just filed a complaint by filling in the blanks with cut and paste.
Alan Duff
Knoxville
- Original Message -
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Banned List
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 10:05 PM
Subject: [MBZ
Can you say Pimp my Ride. It is lacking 20 inch tires though.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
- Original Message -
From: Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 5:25 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Huh?
Must be seen to be believed
http
goes over them. I assume this is designed for a roof rack. Have
searched the net but don't find a specific listing for the car. It has no
gutter lips to mount a rack, so the factory set up is it.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
installs on a 116 and a 123. Called the
service manager at the local MB dealership and asked who they used. Most if
not all dealerships send their glass work out. Used that company with good
results.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
Forbes list of unreliable luxury. 4 of 14 are MBs. Link to the article:
http://www.forbes.com/home/vehicles/2005/07/05/luxury-cars-vehicles-lifestyle-cx_dl_0705feat.html
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
I'm sure shill bidding goes on in Ebay auctions. I've sold several cars on Ebay
and had a lot of zero feedback bidders. Never had one win but they were
legitimate bidders so I assume some guys are looking for a car, so they set up
an Ebay account and start bidding.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
Kaleb:
I think a spammer got through.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
- Original Message -
From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A bunch of crap snipped
Heat it again and them use a hammer and chisel to tap the screw in the
proper direction. The jarring of the blows seem to help get it started
moving.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 08:34:40 -0400 (EDT), Kevin J. Slater
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote :
Help, I have a frozen bleed screw
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