Well, I for one am willing to try supercharging Gump. I figure an
inverter and commercial blow drier will suffice.
On Sunday, October 30, 2005, at 03:25 PM, Sunil Hari wrote:
If the car was intended to have more power, the Mercedes engineers
would
have put it there.
On 10/30/05, Marshall
Hendrik Riessen wrote:
My question is why would MB want to turbo the 240D? I would think that a
turboed version would use the same amount of fuel as a 300D if not more. The
only reason I can think of is in commercial applications where there is not
enough room for the 5 cylinder motor but more
I once saw the changes made to the 617 when the turbo was added. I
can't find the article now, but IIRC, it included strengthened crank
and rods, oil spray under the pistons for cooling, and sodium cooled
valve stems.
I could be wrong, it's been a long time (1981?).
The 616 engine won't many, if
Then I will have to cut into the exhaust and fit the blow drier closer
to the manifold. Might have to get the stainless model to survive the
heat.
On Sunday, October 30, 2005, at 04:26 PM, OK Don wrote:
Since a Diesel supplies more air than needed, and adds the right
amount of fuel, maybe
why would it use more fuel all other things being equal?
Hendrik Riessen wrote:
My question is why would MB want to turbo the 240D? I would think that a
turboed version would use the same amount of fuel as a 300D if not more. The
only reason I can think of is in commercial applications where
No - I meant use the blowing exhaust instead of the blow drier --
Perpetual motion like -- -
On 10/30/05, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Then I will have to cut into the exhaust and fit the blow drier closer
to the manifold. Might have to get the stainless model to survive the
heat.
--
OK Don wrote
The C111 was used as a test bed for the turbo charged 617 engine. They
established several speed and duration records, and learned a lot with
that car.
Too bad they seem to have forgotten much since then ...
Rick Knoble
1985 300 CD
h, I do not want to lower Gump's power. EGR is a bad thing, since
I would have to engineer a way to put a BB in to block the valve. Will
just stick with the blow drier idea
On Sunday, October 30, 2005, at 04:49 PM, Marshall Booth wrote:
OK Don wrote:
Since a Diesel supplies more air
I do not know that the FSM would approve. If he were to touch it with
his noodley appendage, then I could consider that. Right now the
exhaust just blows into the cabin. May be better to route it back
through the manifold
On Sunday, October 30, 2005, at 04:42 PM, OK Don wrote:
No - I
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
why would it use more fuel all other things being equal?
The amount of fuel used in this series of engines depends almost
entirely on the amount of work done. The different versions don't change
efficiency much. Turbo the engine so it produces a little more power and
Boy thanks for the responce and on a Sunday evening to boot. I will go look
at it. I do not think I want it after having heard from the group. But
will pass on infor to anyone interested. Car is located in Northeast.
Regards
Tom Scordato
Bellefonte PA
- Original Message -
From:
I want another 240D...I am in the NEWhat is the asking price?
Mike
- Original Message -
From: Tom Scordato [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1982 240D TURBO, YES TURBO
Boy thanks for the
Rick Knoble wrote:
OK Don wrote
The C111 was used as a test bed for the turbo charged 617 engine. They
established several speed and duration records, and learned a lot with
that car.
Too bad they seem to have forgotten much since then ...
Rick Knoble
1985 300 CD
Well they HAVE since
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/107515135.html --78 300d $850
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/107475640.html --66 230 $1k
All the rest were just over priced vergasser models.
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a
A friend from work asked me to take his car for a weekend and see what I
thought it needed, its an '80 300SD, odo says 128kmi but doesn't work. I'd
still guess its less than 200k. The body and interior are perfect EXCEPT the
seatbacks have been switched. That drives me nuts but is no big deal
http://seattle.craigslist.org/pts/106934686.html --114/115 shop manual
http://seattle.craigslist.org/pts/106956363.html --71 parts car (114?)
http://seattle.craigslist.org/pts/107045607.html --75 116 parts car
http://seattle.craigslist.org/pts/107293583.html --190Db shop manuals
HI Curt...
I have an '80 300SD.. WIll try to address each point you make,
but may not have expertise for all of them. What is the VIN?
On Oct 30, 2005, at 7:10 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
The temp gets to exactly 175, that seems a bit low to me, it also
takes longer to get there than
*cough*
Actually, the Finns have been TRIPLING the output from 60x engines.
Like, 450hp from a 603 and 500hp or more from a 606. The really scary
part? I think those numbers are at the rear wheels... meaning if you
compare apples to apples, they may be approaching FOUR TIMES stock
output. Merely
I've noticed my '83 240D 4spd manual has those levers too. It also has some
kind of a vacuum modulator in the same place there was one on my '81 300TD that
went to the transmission.
What gives, did Mercedes have a way to modulate manual transmissions too?
-Curt
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005
I assume this is a scam. Has anyone seen something similar on Craigslist? Is
Square Deal real? The car in question is a '95 320SL I saw on the Detroit list.
Hello ,
I am very glad that you are interested in my car.
The car is an US model with US specs,it passed the test emissions and comes
SCAM SCAM SCAM RUN AWAY!!
Just think about what the actual freight charge would be to AIR ship a car!
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
87 300TD
83 300D
Good catch! And good luck finding another screw - salvage yard as a last resort?
On 10/30/05, Hans Neureiter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Proud to answer my own question.
The replacement alternator lost one of the screws that hold the regulator in
place. It was the one that has the ground tab
To be sure, just call Rusty first thing in the AM, and tell him you
need them Tuesday by noon.
On 10/30/05, LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bought a set of outer tie rods for my '77 240D. When we tried to install
them yesterday afternoon we found that they are too fat. The box says they
are
The power for the alternator field coils travels
through the dash charging light bulb filament. A
burned out bulb will disable the alternator. In the
case of my 77 240D, when I replaced the bulb, some
dash lights came back on, and others turned off!
Bruce
--- Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL
Curt Raymond wrote:
I've noticed my '83 240D 4spd manual has those levers too. It also has some
kind of a vacuum modulator in the same place there was one on my '81 300TD that
went to the transmission.
What gives, did Mercedes have a way to modulate manual transmissions too?
The fingers
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What gives, did Mercedes have a way to modulate manual transmissions too?
The fingers control vacuum that manages the EGR in later 240Ds - even
ones with manual transmissions.
Well this leads me to a question: can one, errr, modify the EGR in a 240d
to obtain a bit
www.odometergears.com I'm a satisfied customer. It's easy, why pay
someone $60-200 when you can remove the gears and spend less than $50 on 3
new gears. it's only 8 screws and the gears are uncovered. Simply pull
them off their axles and slip new ones back on. You may need a new drive
Steve MacSween wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What gives, did Mercedes have a way to modulate manual transmissions too?
The fingers control vacuum that manages the EGR in later 240Ds - even
ones with manual transmissions.
Well this leads me to a question: can one, errr, modify the EGR
To all who responded:
The HVAC works good except the center vents don't work at all. He's happy with
it and I agree at this point its probably not worth messing with.
The vacuum leak isn't so bad as long as the drivers door is unlocked. With the
door locked it shifts REALLY hard and
Luther Gulseth wrote:
www.odometergears.com I'm a satisfied customer.
Count me satisfied, too. I bought a gear from them for my Volvo, a
couple years back. It was a perfect replacement, as advertised.
Its best to look for a Lemforder or Moog replacement part, napa seems to have a
problem with suppliers of aftermarket parts. Sometimes you'll get a made in
canada or the even worse aisan made part and you can bet its not even close to
the original.
69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles
72 350SL
220K miles, black with tan leather interior. Looks clean.
Buy it now price at $8900.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-E-Class-1997-E300-BLCK-TAN-DIES
EL-223K_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6330QQitemZ4586369270QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZW
DVW
I would have considered this car if I hadn't already
Well, bad news. I went and broke my extractor bit in the pilot hole.
Looks like I've going to have to submit and take the case into a
machine shop and get a pro to drill it out.
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
I never buy anything but OEM parts for my Benzes -- too many bad
experiences just like yours. Only exception is wheel bearings, since
SKF or Timken is all there is for all intents are purposes.
I also suggest getting the whole tie rod rather than just the ends --
getting the end off can be a
Sounds like turbocharging a 240D is not a viable solution. I would think
putting a 300D turbo engine in the 240D - assuming you have a 240D and want
more power from it - would be more practical. I suspect there's plenty of
used engines around -
Sincerely,
Larry T (78 240D)
A Blood Test
Sounds like a major scam to me. Aside from the usual scam red flags, why
would anyone provide free shipping by airplane which would cost them
about 3 or 4 times what they could get for the car.
Craigslist has a link to forward scams related to their site to, might
want to send this one along.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sounds like turbocharging a 240D is not a viable solution. I would think
putting a 300D turbo engine in the 240D - assuming you have a 240D and want
more power from it - would be more practical. I suspect there's plenty of
used engines around -
It's even more
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The HVAC works good except the center vents don't work at all. He's happy with
it and I agree at this point its probably not worth messing with.
Actually the center vents only worked on one setting, on my 116, however I
forget just now what that was.
The vacuum leak
You wrote:Each glow plug goes to another port on the block, would this be
the infamous series wiring? If definately glows faster than my car, or the
light goes out faster anyway.
You can get the Fast Glow Plug Kit from Rusty for around $85. It includes
the GP's, wiring and a relay/black box
Yay for the green weenies. The ones in Germany should drive their trabbies
and leave MB to build the good cars that pay the taxes and allow them to
freeload.
It is my understanding that the German government's drive in the
early/mid '90s to set requirements eventually requiring recycling
I have the Fast Glow Plug kit installed on my 78 240D - an amazing
improvement BTW. Last time I had a bad GP I had a terrible time finding a
replacement GP - I ended up buying another Kit from Rusty. It worked ok,
but I would like to find single GPs in the future. Anyone find them sold
Drove a truck to Mizery on friday. Diesel was 2.99 going in, and 2.79
at the same station on the way out! Gas was about 2.20 ther, but was 2.08
in Ames on Friday. I drove the can this week, and left the SDL sit (sniff)
At least things are finally going in the right direction. We still
Steve MacSween wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A 240D CAN accelerate just a little faster
if you remove the air cleaner, but the the extra second or two of
acceleration GREATLY shortens the life of the engine.
Ooooh, no, no chance of me doing that on any diesel engine :-0.
Won't work in
you know guys that was one of my original points about all autos not just
benzes .
from bean counters to green weenies( nice one) to governmental
regulations the auto industry has changed radically
we have witnessed American cars autos go form actually reasonably priced
reliable autos in
You speak for me. And, this is a repeat offender. I have never used a
block list, but I am tempted.
Loren
(too many MBs to list 59-87)
At 11:19 AM 10/28/2005, you wrote:
this Mercedes ownership journey we're on is a fellowship. Perhaps
Luther feels that when you offend someone else in the
i saw the show you were talkin about ti seems simple enough to do how ever
it looks like you need a garage to work in space to work and some hefte
equipment
i saw a show on public tv featuring 3 wemon that were traveling across
country doing the same thing
they lived in a motor home
It is officially a resonator As near as I can tell, the theory is to
lower the sound level without adding any back pressure. I have had Dissels
with and without, and although it is a minimal difference, I prefer with.
I also prefer a nice quiet sound of a BMW motorcycle go by than a no
rumor has it that Steve wrote:
2. Was the four banger designed to allow and run
properly witht his type of adder.
**snip**
Also, unless the pump was removed and recalibrated up to compensate for
the additional fuel demand from the turbocharging, the engine will be
under-fueled and
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The reason for recalibrating the pump up is to squirt enough extra
fuel into the cylinder to make full use of the extra air that's being
pumped in.
And that differs from what I said, in what respect?
Mac
Curt Raymond wrote:
To all who responded:
The HVAC works good except the center vents don't work at all. He's happy
with it and I agree at this point its probably not worth messing with.
The vacuum leak isn't so bad as long as the drivers door is unlocked. With
the door locked
Loren Faeth wrote:
You speak for me. And, this is a repeat offender. I have never used a
block list, but I am tempted.
Depends on how the blocking is done. You do not want to block any list
mail in a manner that causes it to bounce back to Kaleb and make his
life difficult. If I filter
- Used steering boxes are available - there is little demand for them.
Marshall
Marshall Booth Ph.D.
What would be the criterion for judging a 'good' used unit . Its
certainlly seems worhwhile to get a used one,the new ones are quite pricy.
Mak
M.Affzaal.Khan wrote:
What would be the criterion for judging a 'good' used unit . Its
certainlly seems worhwhile to get a used one,the new ones are quite pricy.
If on the car, low mileage, little slop near center, no leaks.
If on the shelf, not substantially looser on center than
I ran into the same problems getting the tie rod ends for my W126. I finally
just ordered the assembly from Rusty.
Note that from my experience if you are going to keep the car go ahead and
replace both the left and right tie rod assembly, center link, idler arm,
and guide rod bushings/bearings
How's a fast glow plug different, in use?
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 10/30/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have the Fast Glow Plug kit installed on my 78 240D - an amazing
improvement BTW. Last time I had a bad GP I had a terrible time finding a
replacement GP - I ended up
LOL! My wife -wants- me to keep working on my car. When I'm not she
gives me crap for not doing so...
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 10/31/05, Trampas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I ran into the same problems getting the tie rod ends for my W126. I finally
just ordered the assembly from Rusty.
Note
I have wanted to pick up a 560SL for my wife for some time now, and one is
avaialable locally that seems like a good deal. I am very familar with the
420 sedan, but don't know what to look for on an SL. I know some of you have
these, or know what to look for, and I was hoping to get some advice
Hi all,
A friend of mine has a '87 300TDT. Recently he has
noticed the carpet at front passenger footwell is
always wet. We pulled the carpet and insulation up and
found there was water in between the corrugations of
the floorpan. Tried to soak up water with towels but
it returned a couple of
I think you have to add the workforce and the short term profit
demands to the list of responsible parties. From the overpaid union
guy who can't spell the part he puts on the car (and doesn't care
ifit's there or not) to the share holders who demand a higher profit
each quarter, to the management
M.Affzaal.Khan wrote:
- Used steering boxes are available - there is little demand for them.
Marshall
What would be the criterion for judging a 'good' used unit . Its
certainlly seems worhwhile to get a used one,the new ones are quite pricy.
Mak
If you don't feel you know the
Larry T wrote:
My original AT died last year and I had installed a used AT - the shop
that
installed it put regular ATF and I need to go with M1 - had it in the
orig
AT and loved the way it shifted!
That doesn't really sound like a ringing endorsement of M1 ATF. If its
that good
I'll have to comment on the overpaid, under educated union workers comment
since has Wife works for Daimler-Chrysler for over 20 years and I've been a
guest in 6 of their facilities.
Although many would argue that they are over paid, I can say for a fact that
most of the work force is educated,
Is he running the AC? The other question is has the windshield been
replaced?
Regards,
Trampas
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Tan Qu
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 8:56 AM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: [MBZ] '87 300TDT - water
Just one possibility, but try removing the carpeted panels from the
transmission tunnel, then look to see if the foam drain tubes from the
climate control box have become disintegrated--there's one on either
side of the tunnel.
On 10/31/05, Tan Qu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
A friend of
Finally! Someone who understands that there IS a place for unionized
work environments in the 21st century!
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 10/31/05, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'll have to comment on the overpaid, under educated union workers comment
since has Wife works for
you might want to post this to the SL list as well.
Dave Wakin wrote:
I have wanted to pick up a 560SL for my wife for some time now, and one is
avaialable locally that seems like a good deal. I am very familar with the
420 sedan, but don't know what to look for on an SL. I know some of you
AC? Heater core? That is assuming it has not been raining.
Tan Qu wrote:
Hi all,
A friend of mine has a '87 300TDT. Recently he has
noticed the carpet at front passenger footwell is
always wet. We pulled the carpet and insulation up and
found there was water in between the corrugations of
The water is clear water no smells of coolant. It's
most likely rainwater (most recently hurricane Wilma)
but where it is coming from baffles me - it's only at
the passenger side footwell and the sheet metal
(firewall) above the floor is dry and no signs of
water intrusion that I can tell.
Tan
plus the mixture will slowly thicken as the gasoline
evaporates, and you'll be polluting the atmosphere
with
unburned hydrocarbons because a diesel's fuel tank has
no vapor recovery system.
I think this is the clicnching argument. I was
thinking that the gasoline would evaporate and leave
the mix
Wierder and wierder.
Today on the way to work I thought I'd see what the trans did with the drivers
door locked, aka when its leaking vacuum so bad the engine won't shut off.
Just as a wonder what'll happen I put the shifter in L, floored it and it
took off like a raped ape!
Hmm, sounds to me
Mizery? That would be mazurah, thank you! :-)
Chris
--- Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Drove a truck to Mizery on friday. Diesel was 2.99
going in, and 2.79
at the same station on the way out! Gas was about
2.20 ther, but was 2.08
in Ames on Friday. I drove the can this week,
Thanks Casey, we will check on that.
Tan
--- Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I had a similar problem a while back, and found that
water intrusion
was coming in from under the car. I was missing one
of the thick
rubber pads under the jack holes. I sealed this
hole and the other
I have a 97 e320, and it has started to rust as expected. Luckily, years ago
I worked for my high schools bus garage in the summer and learned how to do
body work and use a spray gun, so I have kept on the repairs. There is only
a thin layer of paint and a thin layer of primer before you get to
My parents live in Biloxi and both of their cars were totaled when
Hurricane Katrina came through. They had one bad experience with
Mercedes. They had a 1995 E300 that had all sorts of problems (I would
guess because of the wiring harness problems). After sinking good money
after bad, they swore
Loren wrote:It is officially a resonator As near .
Please be aware that if you have a new exhaust installed somewhere offering
Lifetime Guarantee on the muffler, the resonator will not get the same
warranty! Simply because it's called a resonator and not a muffler. I
think technically, the
Dave typed:
This partciular one is and 86 and from Arizona
If I knew anything about 560SLs, I'd be willing to do the
someone-who-lives-there-go-look-at-it thing.
Rusty, I think, had some kind of page that had model specific information on
what to look for when looking at a potential
you asked:How's a fast glow plug different, in use?
The original GPs are wires in *series* - hot lead goes to #4 GP from the
main fuse on the firewall - then thru the GP to #3, thru #3 to #2 and finaly
thru #2 to #1 where a ground wire is attached. A failure in one GP will
result in weaker
he pronounced it correctly, Mizery. :)
-Original Message-
From: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Oct 31, 2005 9:17 AM
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fuel price wackiness
Mizery? That would be mazurah, thank you! :-)
Chris
--- Loren Faeth [EMAIL
Now that I'm the local w123 baron of sorts, I've been surfing the sites with
photo galleries and have come across a couple of photo series with w123 cars
with custom front grilles.
I've seen these for w124s, but never for earlier cars. They are sometimes
called Elegance (which is a Mercedes trim
Look at it this way - if there were twice as many Mercedes fans out there
then you would have had to pay three times what you paid for your old
Mercedes.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
you wrote:That doesn't really sound like a ringing endorsement of M1 ATF.
If its
that good why did your transmission crap out?
Because it had over 280,000 miles on it and wasn't well cared for before I
bought it at 150,000. The M1 ATF had been used for the past 20,000. One
other thing
Ringing endorsement if Mobil-1 auto trany fluid
I get a kick out of members who take a Mercedes with 150,000+ miles on the
clock, switch to (you choose the brand of) a high tech fluid, run the
Mercedes for another 100,000 or so miles and then give all the credit to the
majic elixer.
The real
More bad news..
The dealer closest to me is Mercedes-Benz Chandler, owned by Penske
Motorcars (or whatever). I drove by recently on I-10 and saw a new
VERY large video display that announced the opening of a new Lexus
dealership right next door. Both are owned by Penske...
For some models there is an upgrade beyond this
(installed on my SD) that decreases glow time even
more, gets hotter, plugs stay on while starting (at
lower temp) and then stay on for up to 3 minutes to
help even idle, etc. Beru sells a great kit - the GP's
are not cheap, the relay is and you have
I expect that from someone from ar-can-zes! :-)
Chris
--- Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
he pronounced it correctly, Mizery. :)
-Original Message-
From: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Oct 31, 2005 9:17 AM
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:
mercedes is the jaguar of the 21st century. get a new E class and you are
getting a circa 1975 XJ. it's a travesty, but we've seen it all before.
my newest benz is a 1992 300E. i cannot ever see getting anything newer,
unless i just hit big money and get some new funky diesel and keep it under
just the description of the state matches it's name, not many states can claim
that!
-Original Message-
From: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Oct 31, 2005 10:55 AM
To: Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL
PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fuel price
I think the trouble is that MB is trying to hit a different price point- and
killing their brand in the process.
Unionized, quality labor would put the MB back where it was in price -- here
is an example. My 300D cost 41,000 in 1991. A new CDI? 55k. 15 years of
inflation have happened in
My fleet:
22 year old 300D, best of the W123 chassis. Solid and reliable.
10 year old E320, best of the W124 chassis. Solid and fun to drive. My wife
loved it, but was really pining for something with less than 150K miles.
1 year old Lexus RX330. This time, when it came time to find my wife a
Found this on Ebay...did some mercedes really come with an Aux. fuel tank,
or does this guy just including a jerry can in the trunk?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4586046329ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1
P.S. I think those rims looks cheesy.
--
Gabriel Soto
Southern
Curt Raymond wrote:
Wierder and wierder.
Today on the way to work I thought I'd see what the trans did with the drivers door locked, aka when its leaking vacuum so bad the engine won't shut off.
Just as a wonder what'll happen I put the shifter in L, floored it and it took off like a raped ape!
The guy I bought my car from also replaced his Mercedes with a Lexus saying
that the seats offered better lumbar support for his wife with a bad back.
I've driven a brand new Lexus i think GS 300 V6 and throught it drove like
all Japanese cars...crappy engine sounds and controlls that feel like
LOL...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4585722307ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1
--
Gabriel Soto
Southern California
1987 300D 230K=-
Gabriel writes:
The guy I bought my car from also replaced his Mercedes with a
Lexus saying
that the seats offered better lumbar support for his wife with a
bad back.
I've always enjoyed pretty well designed ergonomic seats in Volvos
and Audis. Two of my Audis had relatively comfortable
I was wondering if anyone has had this problem. Every now and again the fuel
gage, temp gage, turn signals and brake lights won't operate. Everything
else, electrically works fine. The engine starts and runs. These items are
the only things that stop working. Emergency flashers work and the turn
Rotate and clean fuses
Regards,
Trampas
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Cal
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 1:43 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] 1980 300D Electrical Problem
I was wondering if anyone has had this problem.
Tan:
One of my '95 E300D's has a similar problem. The leak is on the driver's
side. And rain water seems to leak in from above.
I have those water retaining rubber floor mats. And the mat is often
retaining maybe 1/2 to 1 liter of clean water after a hard rain.
I've yet to find anything wet in
Look for diesel prices to keep coming down over the next few weeks. Heating
oil degree days are forecasted at 87,some 41 below normal. Above normal
temperatures for the entire eastern 2/3rds of the country for the next 8-14 day
period. (from noaa)
dan elliott
82 300d-t 87kmi
What is the expected mileage lifespan range for my transmission I wonder ? I
recall 150 kmi on average. Is that right ?
dan elliott
82 300d-t 87kmi
Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and
As Herr Doktor Booth might say, replace ALL fuses if you're NOT CERTAIN how
OLD they are.
It's a good, inexpensive way to start troubleshooying.
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 142K
Litchfield Park, AZ
Rotate and clean fuses
Regards,
Trampas
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