The brake master cylinder seems to be failing on my old toada sienna family
truckster. This vehicle is too old to justify the price of an OE one, so
I’m considering a rebuilt or aftermarket cylinder.
Most parts places and web sites seem to carry the same brands of
aftermarket cylinders like -
When I was an engineering student in the early 70's, I was among a group of
students invited to travel to Michigan and visit GM's Technical Center. We
parked near the gate of the facility from where our host, a manager at the
facility, transported us in a nice new GM car to the entrance. As he
Probably a decade or two ago I met a Hummer dealer at a social event in
western Pennsylvania. I think his customer base was the strip mining
industry. He was amazed that he was starting to get a few suburbanite
customers who wanted them for street use. He described the cost to buy,
operate and
I hear you Allen. After driving one of those a week or so, it becomes like
an extension of your own body. And I think that one is a particularly
coveted model. I've owned a few bimmers. I loved driving them. But hated
working on them. Every fastener is impossible to reach. Generally I don't
<< I have read about people doing roughly the same thing, but using
> > several coats of thinned urethane spar varnish instead of film for the
final
> > protective coating. IDK if this is any better than the clear coat you
> > used though. <<
The XPEL is like a super saran wrap type plastic
I remember a recent thread about correcting foggy headlight lenses. I have
some recent experience to share. Last spring I had two 2006 model year
cars with headlights that had yellowing, becoming brown lenses. One car is
a Sienna minivan and the other is an E320 CDI.
About 7 months ago I
Zero rpm torque? Sounds like a calculated thing based on the maximum force
the piston applies to the crankshaft. I assume the crank lever arm is 1/2
the stroke. This Case locomotive only has one cylinder. That makes the
zero rpm torque = (1/2bore)squared X pi X steam psig X (1/2 stroke).
Ned
This car apparently has the underbody panels missing because they are not
shown in any of the pictures and not mentioned. I found those panels play
an important role in aerodynamics, noise suppression and protection of
underbody components.
Ned
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vouch they were very rugged and had nice features for travelling
engineering and business use. Except for hard drives, the hardware would
never wear out. The operating systems and peripherals would just become
obsolete. Of
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So the Sirius/XM in my 2006 E320 CDI is obsolete and wouldn't work anyway?
I've owned the car for about 7 years, but have never activated the
satellite radio.
Ned Kleinhenz
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I have been buying Orsam-Sylvania H7 (halogen) bulbs from O’Reilly’s. They
sell four different price levels of H7 from Basic to XtraVision to
SilverStar to SilverStar Ultra. Each successive level represents an
increase in lumens, color temperature and projected beam distance. But if
you read
My ’06 E320 CDI has gone through a number of the H7 headlamp bulbs in my
120,000+ miles of use. Each H7 bulb only lasts for some tens or at most a
couple hundred hours. I notice there are some LED H7 bulbs now available
for reasonable prices. Original H7 halogen bulbs cost $10 to $20 and some
I got the letter a month or so ago.
It involved two trips to the dealership.
In first trip they inspected the sunroof and verified it was one that
needed to be replaced.
In the second trip they replaced it. Everything worked out well.
I'm happy MB stood behind a 15 year old car by replacing a
des branded replacement battery for a Bluetec car
> made by AGM or do you have to request it?
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 10:13 AM ned kleinhenz via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
>> I found AGM batteries are a really good thing. In the winter of 2019 my
&
I found AGM batteries are a really good thing. In the winter of 2019 my
2006 Mercedes E320CDI needed a new battery. When they checked the serial
number of the old battery, it was found to be the original battery sold in
that car when new. That was 13 years and 200,000 miles ago. I had
the
I understand how you feel. I have a 2006 Sienna of very similar
description. It has been the family truck for the last 3 or 4 years. But
the right sliding door is jammed shut. I had it in for a rare dealer
service a few years ago and asked them to open that door. When I retrieved
the van,
For practical reasons, fewer people now experience a tax benefit from
donating a car to charity. Your itemized deductions need to exceed the
current standard deduction. Recent tax code significantly increased the
standard deduction enough that even with my modest retirement income and no
<< Did the house ever have a septic system, or water storage tank? >>
The house was originally built with a septic tank. It still has a well,
but never a cistern or water storage tank. No matter if someone wanted to
vent fuel vapors, or septic tank gas, a 1 inch size pipe would make no
sense.
I appreciate everybody’s input and advice.
The mystery pipe actually measures ~1-3/8 inch diameter. That means it is
only a 1-inch pipe.
I’m certain the pipe is not associated with an underground fuel tank.
When I bought it in 1981, the 26 year old house still had the original fuel
oil
There is a 1-1/2” galvanized pipe sticking vertically out of the ground
about 1 foot near a back corner of my house. It is located about 3’ from
the house and has an elbow with nipple threaded on the end of it. It has
no plug or cap leaving it is open to atmosphere. The pipe obstructs
access
I agree with Greg. After trying several flaring tools, last year, I found
that Eastwood tool worked by far the best.
Ned Kleinhenz
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Larry:
Sounds like the same problem I had a few years ago with my 06 E320CDI with
the same model transmission.
The conductor plate in the transmission was faulty. It is located where it
can be replaced from underneath the car. If you remove the transmission
oil pan and filter, the conductor
What do you agree to when you "get it" in google?
In no human lifespan can you mine down into their BS far enough to figure
out what you are agreeing to.
Ned
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Here is my experience with Nokian winter tires over the last 20+ years of
using them on two different 124’s and one 211 - all rwd Mercedes
sedans. All three of these cars were useless on ice and snow when shod
with summer or all-season tires. Nokian winter tires made it possible to
safely
If ball valves don't hold up well and are difficult to repair/replace, try
globe valves. Globe valves can almost always be taken apart and rebuilt
without removal from the line. Gate valves are typically used in large
diameter applications, they have almost no flow resistance when wide open,
Sometime in the early or mid 90's, MBCA invited me to join their list
monitored by Kathy Kennel. And over the years my membership evolved to
this list. Mostly I lurk because I use the digest mode and don't have time
every day to read and interact with all the information.
Ned Kleinhenz
I need some advice from someone who has special experience with W211’s.
My 2006 E320 CDI is having shifting problems.
It can get stuck in 2ndor 3rdgear when operating in “Drive”. When that
happens, I can stop and shift into “Neutral”, but the stick locks me out of
“Reverse” and “Park” until I
Craig,
I have a 2006 copy of the E320 CDI. It is almost identical to the 2005
version.
I bought mine about 4 or 5 years ago at 100k miles, It now has 215K miles
and I have noticed very little, if any, decay in the time I've owned this
car. It has more torque ( and acceleration) than V-8 cars
Probably just needs a new check valve at the pump end of the discharge line.
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I owned the identical twin to the above listed W123 - 300TD starting in
1986.
It was also a white 1980 model with the same reddish brown interior like
this one.
Mine had carpet faded in the same way in the same places and the same
My "slip stick" from the olden days is a Dietzgen slide rule. It's
mahogany and about 13 inches long (is that bragging?). It even has a
holster to complete the injunear geek affect. It now lives in a box of
memorabilia. When I started a graduate course in the mid-1970's, I carried
it to the
I need to replace the rear coil springs on my 2006 E320 CDI. The lower
rings of the coils look badly corroded. I remember that the W124’s and
older models do not need a spring compressor to replace rear coils. By
disconnecting the shock absorber, you could drop the control arm far enough
for
Thanks Dan.
It looks like a w211 rear suspension can be worked on in a similar manner
to a w123 or w124.
Ned
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I don't have the details on how to properly replace the windshield on a
124.
But I want to caution you to get it done right by someone who knows how to
do it correctly.
My 123.131 has a windshield that was replaced by a PO. Whoever put it in
did not do it correctly and the results have been
Curly,
The Dodge was an '88 Grand Caravan. It's A/C compressor failed IIRC.
Ned
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Thanks to everybody for the advice and enlightenment.
For the most part, you have all reinforced what I was thinking. Just
wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything.
Actually, the evaporator itself is probably not leaking. The service
adviser described the leaks as being in the o-ring joints
My wife drives a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The air conditioning in that mini-van
lost its refrigerant. The Toyota dealer wanted $3,595 to replace the
corroded rear evaporator and rear refrigerant lines needed to fix the leak.
I told the dealer “Air conditioning is nice, but not worth that much to
FWIW - whenever the heaters in my 123's behaved that way, I needed to top off
the coolant level.
NK
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Last weekend, I bought a new group 49 for my w124 diesel at Sears. Second best
model cost more than $180 with tax.
Ned
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I think Ernest probably has it right.
But do the '94-95 124 headlights fit the earlier 124's? Those lights on my '95
were the brightest I ever had on any car
Ned
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I recently came across an enthusiast's article about the 1970 Mercedes
300SEL 6.3.
The numbers in the article sounded really familiar. They were very close
to the numbers of my 2006 E320 CDI. So I looked specs of both cars and
made this table:
Year ~1970
I have the original window sticker from my recently acquired 2006 E320 CDI.
It shows a Comand system including harmon/kardon Logic7 surround sound with
a 6 CD changer and DVD navigation. The Command system along with a glass
sun -roof, powered rear window shade, and heated front seats cost the
So the pee tank is where the spare belongs on a W211?
Does the 212 have a spare tire?
In 2007 the W211 got a face lift. I have a hard time seeing the
difference between pre and post face lift 211's.
The pee tank (urea solution) showed up sometime in 2007 or later with the
V-6 diesels in the
In my search, last year, for a CDI, I found mostly 2005 model year
available, with a few of the almost identical 2006's also around. These
straight 6 models were also made in 2004 and probably earlier. But I'm not
sure the CDI's were available in North America before 2005.
In 2007 through
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