there are a couple on e-bay for 1,200 1,300 bucks. Florida and Michigan,
IIRC
On 11/20/05, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
yep, esp since it doesn't use gasoline.
On 11/20/05, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And it gets good gas mileage!
--R
Ron Dwelle wrote:
I think
G;ad I saved this (mine just died too).
From Luthor Gulseth, 2/14/05:
No need for a new odometer. Visit www.odometergears.com he carrys
(makes) all the proper gears for our odometers. I had the same problem a
while back. Take the spedo out and remove the clear plastic cover. I'm
sure you
My transmission has a noticable leak at the front. I think its the pump
seal. The converter is wet in the back and ATF drips from the bell housing.
An Indi who has a lot of experience with american auto trannys suggested to
put an ATF additive in to swell up the seals. I think it's called 'Anti
My transmission has a noticable leak at the front. I think its the pump
sealAnybody have recommendations ?
Well, it's not the worst job in the world to replace that seal.
You have to pull the tranny, but that's a weekend thing. You'd
do the front seal as well. I've done it on that 450 SL
I've finally gotten around to repairing my '82 wagon. It took one on the
chin from a Ford Explorer last winter. I need a replacement Euro headlamp
assembly for the drivers side. Does anyone have a spare laying around? I
hate to convert back to the domestic lamps and don't really want to buy a
are you f'in stupid Ed? This car is nearly MINT! The interior is
virtually perfect (except for the dash) and the paint is nearly the same.
This is the issue.if I can't start this engine, I have a donor
engine/trans that I can get and use.sorry, but this IS NOT a pile of
junk.
On
www.odometergears.com
I'm a happy customer. Pull the cluster out, and remove the 4 screws
hodling the spedo in, then 2 screws that remove the gear cover. Replace
ALL 4 gears, don't replace them 1 at a time, they're cheaper as a set and
replacing 1 will ruin the others slowly. I know
Hans Neureiter wrote:
My transmission has a noticable leak at the front. I think its the pump
seal. The converter is wet in the back and ATF drips from the bell housing.
An Indi who has a lot of experience with american auto trannys suggested to
put an ATF additive in to swell up the seals. I
are you using Mobile 1 ATF? If not, you may try it
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 19:53:02 -0600, Hans Neureiter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
My transmission has a noticable leak at the front. I think its the pump
seal. The converter is wet in the back and ATF drips from the bell
housing.
An Indi
that trans stuff i think it is break fluid or something like that IF it
works it will not be permanent ...
the trans should not have to be taken all the way down it aint that bad
...come on man do the seal
collins
1985 500sec
Hi Gang,
My wife's '83 240D has developed a LOUD Growling in the differential.
When I bought the car the PO had taken it to an IDIOT that didn't
know crap about MB tranny's. It was shifting sluggishly. Instead of
doing a filter and fluid change. He proceeded to remove all the Vacuum
lines off
Raymond,
Like most things in life... How much you want to pay for the wine?
Aftermarket or OEM??? :).
Most of the supermarkets here, Safeway, Fry's, Basha's have good
quality wines and some have very good prices when it's on sale. If you
want to go upscale a bit, try AJ's. AJ's
What kind of wine should I take to a Thanksgiving dinner? I'm a non drinker
and I am clueless.
Thank you, Jay
95 MB E300D 93K The new baby
83 MB 300D 241K The silver coffin
99 Mercury Sable wagon 24 valve 86K
Cannondale SR500
Allentown,Pa.
http://www.thecornerstonefamily.org/
Russ,
I've got a 240D differential. It is buried in the garage. I'd have to dig
it out. Let me know offline if you are interested.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 09:30 PM 11/20/2005, you wrote:
Hi Gang,
My wife's '83 240D has developed a LOUD Growling in the differential.
When I bought the car
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 23:42:46 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What kind of wine should I take to a Thanksgiving dinner? I'm a non
drinker and I am clueless.
A white wine.
You have several choices:
- domestic from the Napa Valley California area, as well as many other
places,
- imported
Jim,
Nice to see you are back!
Most economical solution is a used replacement.
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
der Dieseling Doktor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5
turbo 237kmi
Thanks for the pictures Craig.
Was the Gear Ratio for the 300D the same as the 240D?
If not how did it change your fuel mileage or acceleration?
Russ W.
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:30:28 -0600 Russ Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Any tips on the RnR from anybody that
On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:15:31 -0600 Russ Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Thanks for the pictures Craig.
Was the Gear Ratio for the 300D the same as the 240D?
No. IIRC, the 240D diff is 3.69:1 and the 300D diff is 3.46:1.
If not how did it change your fuel mileage or acceleration?
The
Thanks for the offer Loren.
Let me see what I can find locally.
I need to get this thing back on the road by next Monday when wifey
goes back to her teaching job.
Russ W.
Loren Faeth wrote:
Russ,
I've got a 240D differential. It is buried in the garage. I'd have to dig
it out. Let me
Allright, I'll admit it: There's no way I'd attempt to rebuild my engine, so
I'm either putting in a used one, or having it rebuilt. (talking about my 83
240D with siezed engine)
So let me ask: Who can tell me what I might get charged to have this done. I
know nobody can say with accuracy, but
In a message dated 11/20/2005 11:30:47 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Allright, I'll admit it: There's no way I'd attempt to rebuild my engine, so
I'm either putting in a used one, or having it rebuilt. (talking about my 83
240D with siezed engine)
So let me ask:
Pinot Noir pairs well with traditional Thanksgiving fare, but if you go
that route expect to spend at least $25 per bottle. Many good ones come
from Oregon (particularly Willamette Valley), California, Burgundy and
New Zealand. Names to look for include Cherry Hill, Sineann, Rex Hill,
Elk
Loren Faeth wrote:
Russ,
I've got a 240D differential. It is buried in the garage. I'd have to dig
it out. Let me know offline if you are interested.
I've got one too, from an auto W123. IIRC, all W123 240D have the same
3.69 diff. If the 300D has a 3.46, that's only 7% taller, probably
My '82 300CD's brakes are funky. They are very spongy and you have to push
them harder to get the same break action. I capped off all vacuum lines and
checked the vacuum and have more than 20hg at idle and it drops 5-8hg each time
I push the brakes and quickly builds back up. I drove the car
How difficult is it to install a voltage regulator ? How do you go about that ?
Dan Elliott
82 300D-T 88kmi
Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam
and email virus protection.
I SO need a driver's door seal. But the dealer wanted $150 for it!
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 11/18/05, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Door, window, windshield, and trunk seals.
Tires
Valve stems
Wiper blades
an anti-depressive
Luther; I had very similar problem on my 300SD. Turned out to be a broken
poppet valve (exhaust, to the engine) in the vacuum pump.
On 11/21/05, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My '82 300CD's brakes are funky. They are very spongy and you have to push
them harder to get the same break
If it's the stock Bosch alternator, I do believe the regulator is on
the outside of the alt housing. Therefore you should be able to easily
unbolt the old one and hook up the new one. I, unfortunately, have a
Delco on mine thanks to a PO who believed in monkeying with a good
thing, and the
My '82 300CD's brakes are funky. They are very spongy and you have to
push
them harder to get the same break action.
They need bleeding.
[vacuum] dropped to almost zero after about 15min. Is this normal?
Yes, I think so, depending on where you measured it. At the tap for
vacuum
How difficult is it to install a voltage regulator?
Easy. Two small bolts on the back of the alternator.
-- Jim
thanks, Craig. that's what I needed.
Thank you, Jay
95 MB E300D 93K The new baby
83 MB 300D 241K The silver coffin
99 Mercury Sable wagon 24 valve 86K
Cannondale SR500
Allentown,Pa.
http://www.thecornerstonefamily.org/
thanks you L. Mark' as well. Lots of choices.
Thank you, Jay
95 MB E300D 93K The new baby
83 MB 300D 241K The silver coffin
99 Mercury Sable wagon 24 valve 86K
Cannondale SR500
Allentown,Pa.
http://www.thecornerstonefamily.org/
If the engine is siezed chances are its too trashed to rebuild, in which
case a used engine would be your best bet.
Brian Chase wrote:
Allright, I'll admit it: There's no way I'd attempt to rebuild my engine, so
I'm either putting in a used one, or having it rebuilt. (talking about my 83
240D
Vacuum is not your problem. First try bleeding all the brake lines. If
that doesnt work, your master cylinder is bad.
Luther Gulseth wrote:
My '82 300CD's brakes are funky. They are very spongy and you have to push
them harder to get the same break action. I capped off all vacuum lines
I'll second that! Haven't seen a post from him in awhile. Any updates on
your many projects Jim?
Dave W
- Original Message -
From: Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 12:05 AM
Subject: [MBZ] Jim Cathey
Jim,
Takes about 2 minutes, 1 minute per screw. Its just mounted to the
back of the alternator.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How difficult is it to install a voltage regulator ? How do you go about that ?
Dan Elliott
82 300D-T 88kmi
Car is a 1979 240 D with 75K. Drove it this week end and it develped a
noise around 35 mph might be coming from instrument cluster. Kind of a high
to midrange noise. Once car drops below 35 mph and is rolling with no load
on the engine, Noise stops. Noise is independent of fuel throttle and
My 77 240D did that for a while. I reseated the speedo cable (took it out,
blew the dust off of it, and reattached) and the noise went away and has
stayed away. I think it had just become a bit loose, and tightening fixed
the problem.
On 11/21/05, Tom Scordato [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Car is a
Thanks Mitch,
That's what I needed to know.
I'm in Louisiana south of Baton Rouge.
I'll be calling all the PnP around here to see if any have
a 240D with an Annular Diff.
Russ W.
Mitch Haley wrote:
Loren Faeth wrote:
Russ,
I've got a 240D differential. It is buried in the garage. I'd
In a message dated 11/20/2005 11:30:47 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Allright, I'll admit it: There's no way I'd attempt to rebuild my engine,
so
I'm either putting in a used one, or having it rebuilt. (talking about my
83
240D with siezed engine)
Brian - I just
I have a good picture of the alternator and regulator; however, if I
send it to the list it will be stripped out. Send me your e-mail
address, and I will send it to you directly.
Thomas E. Potter
Telephone: (713) 215-2877
Fax: (713) 215-2551
Mobile: (832) 794-0536
-Original Message-
Might be other things, but the speedo cable makes a squealing noise
when it is about to break. You might try lubing it, but chances are
it's going to go, if it's squealing.
Not a real difficult replacement (though the one I did was on an 85
190D.
Ron Dwelle
On Nov 21, 2005, at 9:51 AM, Tom
This has all been very enlightening.
I checked my tires and noticed that the pressure in the LR was quite low. I
topped it off along with the others so let's see if that makes a difference.
If not, then phase two will be checking the odometer for accuracy. (low
hanging fruit)
On 11/18/05,
http://www.petroleumrefining.com/schedule.asp
--
Gabriel Soto
Southern California
1987 300D 230K=-
TimothyPilgrim wrote:
I SO need a driver's door seal. But the dealer wanted $150 for it!
Did you call Rusty and ask what his price for the dealer part was
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
der Dieseling Doktor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87
http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/21/news/fortune500/gm_cuts/index.htm?section=cnn_topstories
--
Gabriel Soto
Southern California
1987 300D 230K=-
Brian Chase wrote:
Allright, I'll admit it: There's no way I'd attempt to rebuild my engine, so
I'm either putting in a used one, or having it rebuilt. (talking about my 83
240D with siezed engine)
So let me ask: Who can tell me what I might get charged to have this done. I
know nobody can say
I'll second that! Haven't seen a post from him in awhile. Any updates
on
your many projects Jim?
The only automotive (sort of) project is the big-a$$ generator, which is
going smoothly right now. http://cathey.dogear.com/genset.html I
expect
to spin (but not fire) it up within the week.
I've had the sleeve bearings in the head start shrieking. Lubrication
has cured this.
-- Jim
Mitch Haley wrote:
I've got one too, from an auto W123. IIRC, all W123 240D have the same
3.69 diff. If the 300D has a 3.46, that's only 7% taller, probably not
enough to notice in driving, but enough to make you want to grab the
speedo/odo out of the donor car. I believe most of the turbos
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Vacuum is not your problem. First try bleeding all the brake lines. If
that doesn't work, your master cylinder is bad.
I agree with Kaleb (and hope we're right ;-).
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
der Dieseling
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1987-Mercedes-300-TDT-turbo-diesel-wagon-3rd-seat_W0QQitemZ4592269746QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
--
Gabriel Soto
Southern California
1987 300D 230K=-
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/No-Reserve-XMRadio-Leather-Lots-Mechanical-Restored_W0QQitemZ4589060995QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
--
Gabriel Soto
Southern California
1987 300D 230K=-
The company's contract with the United Auto Workers union essentially
prevents layoffs before it expires in September 2007, as the company
needs to pay union members whether or not there is a job for them.
--R
Gabriel S. wrote:
Rusty's website says list is $110 your cost $49.
http://www.buyeuroparts.com/
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 78 240D)
A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
For Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
Weber Carb Stuff http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs
What a waste of a listing fee. Totally useless - no information.
On 11/19/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-PRETTY-GOOD-RUNNING-CAR_W0QQitemZ4591617447QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
40 mpg?
On 11/19/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-190-Series-190D-190D-Mercedes-Benz_W0QQitemZ4590933660QQcategoryZ6328QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
84 250 LWB, 83
Jim,
Glad to see you back on the list. Enjoyed reading your
Chicken wagon and Frankenheap writings...
Tan
--- Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My transmission has a noticable leak at the front.
I think its the pump
sealAnybody have recommendations ?
Well, it's not the worst job
Here's the rest of the story. All 4 calipers were just rebuilt and 4 new hoses
were installed. My indy thought the MC was suspect immediatly out of the box
(it's a rebuild from Autozone). He bled nearly 1 whole qt of Valvoline Syn+
through the system. The brakes all work perfectly evenly,
Way too much? It's GORGEOUS.
On 11/21/05, Gabriel S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/No-Reserve-XMRadio-Leather-Lots-Mechanical-Restored_W0QQitemZ4589060995QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
--
Gabriel Soto
Southern California
1987 300D 230K=-
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Here's the rest of the story. All 4 calipers were just rebuilt and 4 new hoses
were installed. My indy thought the MC was suspect immediatly out of the box
(it's a rebuild from Autozone). He bled nearly 1 whole qt of Valvoline Syn+
through the system. The brakes all
andrew strasfogel wrote:
40 mpg?
On 11/19/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-190-Series-190D-190D-Mercedes-Benz_W0QQitemZ4590933660QQcategoryZ6328QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
With an automatic 30 city 35 highway mpg would be about as good as
So, GO FOR IT, Andrew!!!
Still have 46 minutes left to bid.. Solves the not so great
mpg's in your current driver!
Chuck
Phoenix, AZ
On Nov 21, 2005, at 10:11 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Way too much? It's GORGEOUS.
On 11/21/05, Gabriel S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I live in the town next to GM's biggest Canadian plant - Oshawa (just
east of Toronto). I can see this being a big news item here. 2003
products (~ 820,000 produced):
Oshawa Car Plant Number 1 produces the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and
Impala passenger cars. Plant Number 2 produces the Buick Century,
Rusty doesn't like to send stuff to us Canucks, so no, I didn't.
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 11/21/05, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
TimothyPilgrim wrote:
I SO need a driver's door seal. But the dealer wanted $150 for it!
Did you call Rusty and ask what his price for the dealer part
Yup, that's a nice car!
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 11/21/05, Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So, GO FOR IT, Andrew!!!
Still have 46 minutes left to bid.. Solves the not so great
mpg's in your current driver!
Chuck
Phoenix, AZ
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Way too much? It's GORGEOUS.
On 11/21/05, Gabriel S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/No-Reserve-XMRadio-Leather-Lots-Mechanical-Restored_W0QQitemZ4589060995QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
It looks like it's in very nice shape (it IS
On 11/21/05 11:40 AM, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It looks like it's in very nice shape (it IS leather). If everything
really IS okay $10k is a fair price. The mention of blue smoke when cold
(white yes - blue no) is worrisome. The transmission being sealed is
good (I had my 300TD
Kevin;
One more question. Will the subframe come down far enough if I only undo one
front mount at a time ?
I'm afraid if I let both go, the subframe may not line up to get the long
bolts started.
Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX
'82 300SD, '95 E300D
On 11/18/05, Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
10K for an 87 is too much IMO
On 11/21/05, George Gregory [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 11/21/05 11:40 AM, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It looks like it's in very nice shape (it IS leather). If everything
really IS okay $10k is a fair price. The mention of blue smoke when cold
Since this is an automatic the seller's mileage claims are dubious, ifn ot
outright deceitful...
-- Forwarded message --
From: Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Nov 21, 2005 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 190D
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
andrew strasfogel wrote:
It might be, depending on how much mechanical work needs done over the
initial ownership year. I always budget 25 - 30 percent of the purchase
price no matter how seemingly perfect the used car appears to be. I don't
know anything about 124 wagons, however, so that leaves me out of the
bidding.
On 11/21/05 12:12 PM, Gabriel S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
10K for an 87 is too much IMO
Well, I sold mine two years ago for $6000.
I wish I had it back!
__
GG
I think that those who own a wagon tend to 'puff' up it's value.
I'm late to this one I know but I'd vote for the block heater. Its no where
near as cold in MA as you see but at -20F 40 minutes on the block heater has
always been sufficient to get my 240D to start which is good because I use a
110ah battery to power the blockheater...
-Curt
'83 240D
someone claiming to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As to the lockup happening suddenly: It was more gradual, in that the
starter would just run slowly, then it got slower as we kept trying to start
it, and now we get nothing but a click. Yes, the batt., starter, ground
strap were eliminated as
On Sat, Nov 19, 2005 at 06:52:58PM -0800, Jim Cathey wrote:
damnit, gorgeous color, just 2 years too old :((
Hey, it'd be worth making yourself two years older (virtually) just
to avoid that nasty Chrysler ACC that a '78 would have.
Isn't that the truth.
K
On Sun, Nov 20, 2005 at 08:27:45AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone have experience with an XM radio in an older MBZ? I'd like to
install it in my '73 300SEL without having to mount the antenna on the roof,
drilling holes, etc. Apparently on newer cars with sharply sloped
And these short-sighted idiots are continuing to put sll their eggs in
the one basket of big SUV's.
Talk about being the authours of their own misfortune!
Of all the US companies, GM more than anybody should be pushing for
universal health coverage but they're stuck in the past on that
It is a tough call. I bought 2 used 240D engines. The first came from a
tow-yard in Chicago, right after the first snow. 240D recently
wrecked. It is a good engine, and in use. Paid $500 about 5 years
ago. About 3 years ago I bought an engine on ebay. When i got it, it had
NO
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone have experience with an XM radio in an older MBZ? I'd
like to install it in my '73 300SEL without having to mount the
antenna on the roof, drilling holes, etc. Apparently on newer cars
with sharply sloped windshields, it works ok with the antenna just
Change the EPA mileage coming:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/18/
AR2005111802432.html
Ron Dwelle
and the moral of the story, always check the compression of used engines
before you install them
BillR wrote:
In a message dated 11/20/2005 11:30:47 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Allright, I'll admit it: There's no way I'd attempt to rebuild my engine,
so
I'm
It will not be stripped from the list, its converted to a link.
Potter, Tom E wrote:
I have a good picture of the alternator and regulator; however, if I
send it to the list it will be stripped out. Send me your e-mail
address, and I will send it to you directly.
Thomas E. Potter
Telephone:
Are these rare? The local paper has an ad for one that says 50K, 2dr,
white, sunroof.
What do these normally go for?
--
Sunil Hari
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
513-205-7474
My wife's family always used to ask us to bring wine too, which is odd
since I am a beer drinker and she is a non-drinker. I found if you
bring wine that comes in a box - just once, they will never ask you to
bring wine again I don't think the color matters.
Hope this helps.
-Dave Walton
So..Andrew, did you get it?
Rhonald
1985 300D
280,000 miles
Washington, DC
Black/Palomino
Original Message Follows
From: Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] way too much for
Brian,
I replaced the motor myself in my 82 300CD with a used engine. It runs
great. The motor cost me $600 including shipping plus about $300 investment in
tools, including an engine crane. No regrets, actually was a fun project.
Figure a couple weeks downtime to do in your spare
The sunroof is quite rare, the car is as well IF it's actual 50k and not
rotted.
Prices are all over the map. Body concerns, as well as the state of the
trim. Good trim, or refinishing the interior and exterior trim is expensive.
My shot in the dark would be $1,500 for a (solid) project car to
Talk about being the authours of their own misfortune!
their mistakes never cost them in the past...just look at the 80's
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In my mind the starter was eliminated as culprit because I put in a new
(rebuilt) one and it did the same thing. Although I know that doesn't
logically eliminate it for sure. This stuff confuses me frankly.
And yes, we tried to bar over the engine from the
Yeah, I remember the ads for the Xbody Chevys.
It's the first Chevy of the 80's and it turns out to be the WORST
chevy of the 80's..
Of course it helps to have a populace that was raised on their
mediocrity and swallows the propaganda about supporting their neighbours
by buying our
Perhaps I missed something here, but it doesn't sound like you really looked
over the engine to see what's wrong. I would take the valve cover off and
have a look before I did anything else. The valve cover is probably easier
then the starter too.
The more you try to wrench on it, the more
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's the first Chevy of the 80's and it turns out to be the WORST
chevy of the 80's...
I disagree. Those honours HAVE to go to the Celebrity, at least the early
ones.
Disagreeable, crude and handled like a shopping cart.
Mac
Sometimes I do get it , but not this time.
On 11/21/05, Dave M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm shocked at how CHEAP it went, considering what you were getting.
Brand new leather on all the seats? That's insane. Actual dyno graphs
proving no clogged ALDA plumbing, wow. It's still got R-12
They are going to push for that, and for the US (maybe Canadian too,
wouldn't be surprised) taxpayer to pick up all their pension obligations
too, whether by bankrupty or otherwise. Sweet deal for the union
workers all around -- get paid whether you work or not, great pension
bennies paid for
It was worse than the Citation??
Wow that's saying something~!
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
87 300TD
83 300D
I'm shocked at how CHEAP it went, considering what you were getting.
Brand new leather on all the seats? That's insane. Actual dyno graphs
proving no clogged ALDA plumbing, wow. It's still got R-12 (hooray!),
Valentine-1 hardwire (nice bonus), resealed tranny, NEW radiator AC
compressor... the
Where is that same patriotism now?
Probally in the same place voting for George W.
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