Re: [MBZ] I get the 140 and fix it with duct tape, now 4sale for 5K and do the subframe bushes need attention

2008-12-15 Thread Rich Thomas
Sounds like Chinglish. --R Mitch Haley wrote: Hendrik & Fay wrote: Page 3 says it all about the state of MB, the foreword is written by the MB marketing team. Don't you just love internet translators? (Courtesy of Yahoo's Babelfish) Preface. Welcome in the world by Mercedes-Benz. Beautifu

Re: [MBZ] I get the 140 and fix it with duct tape, now 4sale for 5K and do the subframe bushes need attention

2008-12-15 Thread OK Don
Love it! That's about the quality of translation/understanding I had when taking German classes --- > Don't you just love internet translators? > > (Courtesy of Yahoo's Babelfish) > > Preface. > Welcome in the world by Mercedes-Benz. > > Beautifully that it itself for a vehicle with the star int

Re: [MBZ] I get the 140 and fix it with duct tape, now 4sale for 5K and do the subframe bushes need attention

2008-12-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Hendrik & Fay wrote: Page 3 says it all about the state of MB, the foreword is written by the MB marketing team. Don't you just love internet translators? (Courtesy of Yahoo's Babelfish) Preface. Welcome in the world by Mercedes-Benz. Beautifully that it itself for a vehicle with the star in

Re: [MBZ] I get the 140 and fix it with duct tape, now 4sale for 5K and do the subframe bushes need attention

2008-12-15 Thread Hendrik & Fay
Page 3 says it all about the state of MB, the foreword is written by the MB marketing team. Hendrik Mitch Haley wrote: Hendrik & Fay wrote: Don't forget the humble A124, Ah, yes, the one that's so humble they didn't bother to put a proper roof on it. There is a T word that the Germans us

Re: [MBZ] I get the 140 and fix it with duct tape, now 4sale for 5K and do the subframe bushes need attention

2008-12-15 Thread Hendrik & Fay
You've just answered your own question, German word for station wagon is Kombi, although I think that is informal. Hendrik Mitch Haley wrote: Hendrik & Fay wrote: Don't forget the humble A124, Ah, yes, the one that's so humble they didn't bother to put a proper roof on it. There is a T w

Re: [MBZ] I get the 140 and fix it with duct tape, now 4sale for 5K and do the subframe bushes need attention

2008-12-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Hendrik & Fay wrote: Turnier is German for tournament and more historically jousting. I think I had the spelling correct as "Turnier". See this AMS cover, where I believe it says at the bottom that they have a road test of a Ford Focus Turnier: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61Z8AV44

Re: [MBZ] I get the 140 and fix it with duct tape, now 4sale for 5K and do the subframe bushes need attention

2008-12-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Hendrik & Fay wrote: Don't forget the humble A124, Ah, yes, the one that's so humble they didn't bother to put a proper roof on it. There is a T word that the Germans use to describe a shooting brake, estate, station wagon, etc, and I'm reasonably sure that word is the reason why the MBZ wag

Re: [MBZ] I get the 140 and fix it with duct tape, now 4sale for 5K and do the subframe bushes need attention

2008-12-14 Thread Hendrik & Fay
Don't forget the humble A124, the T has been a bone of contention, some believe it stands for touring and other believe in tourist. Turnier is German for tournament and more historically jousting. http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/dings.cgi?lang=en&service=deen&opterrors=0&optpro=0&query=turnier&iservic

Re: [MBZ] I get the 140 and fix it with duct tape, now 4sale for 5K and do the subframe bushes need attention

2008-12-14 Thread Tom Savage
Mitch Haley wrote: Peter Frederick wrote: If you mean the W124 (I don't think there is an S124!) W= sedan S= wagon C= coupe Anybody remember what the above letters stand for? I don't know about S and C, but W means Werksbezeichnung, or "factory name". The LWB sedan variants and the R Clas

Re: [MBZ] I get the 140 and fix it with duct tape, now 4sale for 5K and do the subframe bushes need attention

2008-12-14 Thread Peter Frederick
In that case, jack the car up in the rear and support on jack stands. There are four mounts, the front ones go in one way, the rears the other. You will need to drop the exhaust (not remove, just lower). You may need to remove the speed sensor at the differential to prevent pulling the

Re: [MBZ] I get the 140 and fix it with duct tape, now 4sale for 5K and do the subframe bushes need attention

2008-12-14 Thread Mitch Haley
Peter Frederick wrote: If you mean the W124 (I don't think there is an S124!) W= sedan S= wagon C= coupe Anybody remember what the above letters stand for? I believe in the model names, T= Turnier, as in 300TD? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new

Re: [MBZ] I get the 140 and fix it with duct tape, now 4sale for 5K and do the subframe bushes need attention

2008-12-14 Thread Peter Frederick
If you mean the W124 (I don't think there is an S124!) it's not too bad, but a pain. On the W126 (the other option), they go in from the bottom, and are easy. Peter On Dec 14, 2008, at 12:00 AM, Hendrik & Fay wrote: It's 4.30pm on Sunday here and yes we are ahead in time. The day starts

Re: [MBZ] I get the 140 and fix it with duct tape, now 4sale for 5K and do the subframe bushes need attention

2008-12-14 Thread Peter Frederick
Except for Newfie time -- Newfoundland is only 1/2 hour ahead of Atlantic time -- it was a blast to hear the CBC broadcast times --- yada yada yada 8 am Atlantic and 7:30 in Newfoundland, etc. Peter On Dec 14, 2008, at 6:21 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: Hendrik & Fay wrote: It's 4.30pm on Sunday

Re: [MBZ] I get the 140 and fix it with duct tape, now 4sale for 5K and do the subframe bushes need attention

2008-12-14 Thread Mitch Haley
Hendrik & Fay wrote: It's 4.30pm on Sunday here and yes we are ahead in time. The day starts somewhere just to the west of Hawaii. My computer altered your timestamp to 1:00 AM, USA EST (the same time zone our stock market and our Capitol are in). If you sent it at 16:30, then you are 15 1/2

Re: [MBZ] I get the 140 and fix it with duct tape, now 4sale for 5K and do the subframe bushes need attention

2008-12-13 Thread Kevin Kraly
On the 3rd day of Christmas my true love gave to me, some bandages I needed after I tried to feel what I was welding! Hurts, donit? Shoulda used that blasted duct tape! Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new

Re: [MBZ] I get the 140 and fix it with duct tape, now 4sale for 5K and do the subframe bushes need attention

2008-12-13 Thread Hendrik & Fay
It's 4.30pm on Sunday here and yes we are ahead in time. The day starts somewhere just to the west of Hawaii. At the moment I am trying to find some good info on replacing the subframe bushes in my S124. Perhaps when Santa leaves me a welder under the tree I can make my own special tool with a f