Whatever you say, I guess I am wrong. I have half a dozen of those cars
here at any given moment and they all start in 1st. I have had 50+ of
both turbo, non turbo, and gas cars, over the last 15 years and all the
turbo cars started in 1st, non turbo started in 2nd, with first gear
start via
no, they are not compatible.
Steve MacSween wrote:
I've been looking for a replacement console zebrano panel for my '82 SD, and
most of what is now coming up on the Bay is the later style, with the
individual switches.
Are the connectors compatible? Or is there some other issue I haven't
Dont worry, its fixing to end real soon.
Sunil Hari wrote:
god this is turning into an oil thread ...
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL,
87 300SDL #2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D 2.2,
84 190D 2.2 #2, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C,
Looks like I am gonna buy another diesel Benz, this time a 2.5 turbo W124. WTF
is the matter with me? I am nuts?
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
'92 E300D (pending)
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Rick,
I doubt you will live to regret buying a W124 300D 2.5t. Mine is one of
the finest cars I have driven in the past 4+ year. I drive mine between
80 and 85+ miles an hour on the interstate and still get 31 mpg-great
handling car as well.
Good luck and enjoy.
Dwight
PS-maybe you should sell
You're contemplating buying one of the best (if not the best) E-class sedans
made. Feel proud. I own one and haven't regretted it for a minute.
Cruises at 80-85 without complaint (except from the police), rock solid
handling, and no * computer. Fit it with sheepskins and roll.
Might you
Sunil,
Great move. In 1992 I bought a '90 900S 16 valve NA, 5 speed.. drove it
for almost 100K miles. A great machine-only sold it because the
electrics-main fuse block were melting down and I had moved to a new
city and was staring a new job and couldn't ' really deal with it.
Wife still won't
question - on these saabs (I know, non-Benz questions) is 5th gear hard to
find? On mine, 5th is 1/2 away from third, maybe less. Any adjustments to
make or anything like that?
On 10/21/06, Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sunil,
Great move. In 1992 I bought a '90 900S 16 valve
Sunil Hari wrote:
question - on these saabs (I know, non-Benz questions) is 5th gear hard to
find? On mine, 5th is 1/2 away from third, maybe less. Any adjustments to
make or anything like that?
Yours is newer than anything I can remember driving. (actually, I'm not sure
if I ever drove
Larry,
Don't know if this will handle the stronger metal brake lines, but
here's a thought...Get a plain old ordinary screen door spring,
if they sell them anymore. I think the line should be able to
slip right inside the spring I remember them from before the
early
I can find third just fine; it's getting fifth that's the issue. But the
more i drive it, the easier it become sto find.
On 10/21/06, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sunil Hari wrote:
question - on these saabs (I know, non-Benz questions) is 5th gear hard
to
find? On mine, 5th is 1/2
Someone find where the factory manual says that the transmission is suppose to
start in first and then I'll believe them.
On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 18:03:13 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Whatever you say, I guess I am wrong. I have half a dozen of those cars
here at any given
That's ok, I'm soon to be in posession of another diesel Benz. A parts car
that I'll drive home.. Then maybe another 300CD.
On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 18:47:02 -0500, Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Looks like I am gonna buy another diesel Benz, this time a 2.5 turbo W124.
WTF is the
erI ment where the factory manual says SECOND!!! UGH.
On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:34:22 -0500, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Someone find where the factory manual says that the transmission is suppose
to start in first and then I'll believe them.
On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 18:03:13
As Kleb says - it depends on which tranny you're talking about!
I'll quote from page 41 of the factory original owners manual (not a
copy or reprint) from my last 1976 300D (115 chassis, pre turbo), part
no. 115 584 12 97 -
D Drive. All gears are available. 1st. gear can be engaged only by
For my cars:
The 220D sits in second and kicks down to first when you press the
accelerator down (i.e. a second gear sitter).
The 88 TE starts in second gear unless you pretty much floor it
The 280 SE 4.5 starts in first (three speed tranny)
The 87 300D starts in first.
My brother's 75
OK, now how about the turbo versions?
On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:47:26 -0500, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As Kleb says - it depends on which tranny you're talking about!
I'll quote from page 41 of the factory original owners manual (not a
copy or reprint) from my last 1976 300D (115 chassis,
exactly, which is what I already quoted.
OK Don wrote:
As Kleb says - it depends on which tranny you're talking about!
I'll quote from page 41 of the factory original owners manual (not a
copy or reprint) from my last 1976 300D (115 chassis, pre turbo), part
no. 115 584 12 97 -
D Drive. All
they start in 1st, as I have said many times already. The part about
them sitting in 2nd is correct, they sit in 2nd till you start moving,
but start in first.
Luther Gulseth wrote:
OK, now how about the turbo versions?
On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:47:26 -0500, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
RTFM.
On 10/21/06, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK, now how about the turbo versions?
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OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've
exhausted all the alternatives.
Sir Winston Churchill
'90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97
Kaleb is correct; my 300D has 4 speeds starts out in 1st !!!;
sometimes shifts to 2nd quickly, depending on load and how far acell.
pedal is pushed down
Steve
yes, unless you have your foot in it, it will go from 1st to 2nd rather
quick. And thanks btw.
Stephen D Murrell wrote:
Kaleb is correct; my 300D has 4 speeds starts out in 1st !!!;
sometimes shifts to 2nd quickly, depending on load and how far acell.
pedal is pushed down
Steve
Yes. Fifth is difficult to find. I am still perfecting the smooth shift to
fifth. If I feel like concentrating on it, I can do it flawlessly, but
sometimes I just let it catch, then wiggle it around the catch so to speak.
Also, the shifting is not the smoothest, particularly from first to
Referencing your original question, Curt: Also watch out for problems
involving the parking brake and the front calipers (to which it hooks).
There's also a characteristic clunk you may hear and feel when backing up
and then braking (also involving front calipers I believe). This is common.
The
There's an indie-type garage in town that works on imports, mainly Volvo,
Saab and some Mercedes (there was a Porsche there tonight). I have seen a
light tan (or yellow) Mercedes there for some time. Tonight is the first
time I saw a For Sale sign on it.
We pulled in and looked quickly - the
In the local (Citrus County, Florida) newspaper for the past ten days:
'68 Beetle, new engine, tires, and exhaust. $2200 or best offer.
352-527-8312.
Also, parked in someones yard on the way to town: Pre-'70s Beetle, hippy
paint job. Less than $2000.
Gerry
Yes, and far, far too many of them have amplified exhaust. Love VDubbs if
you want, but few things are more irritating than amplified VW Bug exhaust.
And yes, the Baja is quite popular in the desert (what some may know as a
dune buggy or the like). These are what started the stinger unmuffled
If by chance you can't find the original line already bent, you can possibly
rent the tool to bend the line. I believe autozone rents them.
Harry
69 280 SEL 135,000 Miles
72 350SL 118,000 Miles
2004 VW Passat 4 Motion
1999 Mazda Miata
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Zoltan Finks wrote:
And when it's quite cold out, the car creeps forward in neutral due to
viscosity in the tranny oil I assume. As I said, we'll see how Mobil 1
changes that.
I'd change the fluid to make sure the correct stuff is in the tranny.
In the 1970's, Saab spec'd a SAE 70 lube,
Zoltan Finks wrote:
And lately, it seems, unless I depress the clutch to the floor, it'll
kachunk into reverse. I wonder if this is a sign of needing a new clutch?
Or that you aren't getting full travel due to air in the hydraulics or
the travel stop on the slave cylinder being pushed out of
Zoltan Finks wrote:
And yes, the Baja is quite popular in the desert (what some may know as a
dune buggy or the like).
I think of the Baja Bug as a VW with fiberglass front end and bonnet, jacked
up suspension, big rear wheels, and high exhaust. Still has the VW body shell
and floor pan, and
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Someone find where the factory manual says that the transmission is suppose
to start
in first and then I'll believe them.
I've got the W116 update book that introduces the 300SD to the dealer mechanics.
It describes the fact that the tranny naturally starts in 2nd, and
Yes-on my 90, first was hard to find, esp. if you snap shifted. I found
that easing it in with minimal right side pressure worked. On my 82 900
4-speed, second was hard to find.
Dwight.
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + + miles-Green Goddess
1990 300D 2.5t, 135K miles-The Princess
Thanks Jeff,
It will be nice to know how and what to do when something lights up.
Mike
- Original Message -
From: Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] trouble light
You just did it!
Kaleb is reported to have said: Isnt it amazing how old MB diesels get as
good if not better than the so
called gas savers these days?
AMEN!
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, October 21,
The 250 is an in line 6 cylinder, gas burner with 2 downdraft carbs. A good
one is a great car.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Zoltan Finks
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 12:47 AM
To:
A decent running, rust free bug will cost that much and for that price you
should be able to start driving the car to work this week.
You can find junk bug for $800.00 - $1,500.00. The issue with the cheap ones
is that you will be replacing / repairing structural sheet metal, welding in
floor
go for it!
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From: Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 7:47 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Another Benz?
Looks like I am gonna buy another diesel Benz, this time a 2.5 turbo W124.
WTF is the matter
thanks for the help - I need to buy a Saab bible (Bentley?). Also, the
sunroof has a horribly sagging headliner, to the point where the roof won't
retract all the way. Suggestions on how to remove/repair/replace it?
On 10/22/06, Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes-on my 90,
not amazing - just that people aren't willing to go slowly off the line to
save fuel. They want 20 MPG and sub-8 second 0-60 times and not 30MPG and
0-60? Yes.
On 10/22/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kaleb is reported to have said: Isnt it amazing how old MB diesels get as
Its a 114, would be a 68-72, its a 2.5 6 cylinder gas with dual zenith
carbs.
Zoltan Finks wrote:
There's an indie-type garage in town that works on imports, mainly Volvo,
Saab and some Mercedes (there was a Porsche there tonight). I have seen a
light tan (or yellow) Mercedes there for some
Well heck, I was just hearing on the radio today how the prius I think
is rated at 48mpg city, and 30 something highway. Also, take into
account there is no official govt testing to rate hybrids so they go by
what the car maker tells them. And from what I hear they are not doing
as well as
I have driven a few bugs, and shopped extensively for a good one in
Phoenix. My experience was that while you can pay a reasonable price -
$1800 or so a few years back- for a structurally sound, rust-free
running Dub, you will invariably have some wrenching to do.
Problem is, anybody can work on
Those headliners failed on every saab I had. I bought a headliner kit
for +-300 and installed it one weekend. It looked great. But I did
live without a headliner (after tearing the sagging one out) for a
couple of years! The Bentley is the book for you.
Did anyone give you the lecture
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL,
87 300SDL #2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D 2.2,
84 190D 2.2 #2, 81
The old MB diesels got excellent milage at the expense of, well,
leisurely, performance -- meaning DON'T pull out in front of a heavy
truck. In todays market, that won't sell cars. Newer cars should
be getting much better milage. We had an old Nissan Sentra for a work
car for a while
Yeah, sloppy care kills them off, for sure. Ours rusted away, it
eventually go junked when the front suspension got wobbly.
One of the things that does them in is failure to replace the o-rings
on the oil cooler. This permits oil to leak eventually, and it usually
catches fire, followed by
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL,
87 300SDL #2, 85 380SE
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL,
87 300SDL #2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D 2.2,
84 190D
I agree with you.
On 10/21/06, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hans Neureiter wrote:
I think what I bought was junk. I am looking for an alternative to the $
50
pad + shipping + glue.
What would a 3/4 thick blue insulation board (like what's on my garage
door) do?
Maybe catch
My Service Manual Library CD quit working. It will go past the 'Autorun.inf'
to 'Start.exe' and than it quits.
I checked the system, 'autorun' is enabled. I tried different CD Rom drives.
Nothing.
I had aproblem not being able to print, but this turned out to be that
Acrobat 7.0 set itself as
Did you try rebooting?
You may need to reinstall Adobe - I think 7.0 is the lastest.
If you get it to work (or maybe if you don't) you might try copying the CD
to your hard drive - it runs much faster that way and do't need to keep the
CD close by.
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
Hi Rick -
Ditto what the others said - Ilike mine so much I may find another
someday -- my wife drives this one all the time.
Try to find the best one possible - naturally - mine had 100k when I bought
it and I still had to do some tweaking. But the nicer the better -
My engine starts
Okay, that gives me a shock, because I just asked recently whether or not
the green stuff will be okay in my 84 Saab 900, and the answer came back
that the green stuff is just fine.
Brian
On 10/22/06, John Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Those headliners failed on every saab I had. I
toss-up = no question, I'd take the SDL every time, just for the rear space
and trunk space. Plus I've always wanted an S-Klasse.
On 10/22/06, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Rick -
Ditto what the others said - Ilike mine so much I may find another
someday -- my wife drives this one all
They are different cars, each special in it's own way. You need one of each.
On 10/22/06, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
toss-up = no question, I'd take the SDL every time, just for the rear space
and trunk space. Plus I've always wanted an S-Klasse.
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OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
The
UH HUH. Got me one for a good price that needs head work. Yeehaww!!!
On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 14:09:52 -0500, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
toss-up = no question, I'd take the SDL every time, just for the rear space
and trunk space. Plus I've always wanted an S-Klasse.
On 10/22/06,
http://tulsa.craigslist.org/car/223821046.html
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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1982 300TD
I removed the motor and blower today because it only worked intermittently. It
seems to run okay if I tip it upside down or sideways but not in its proper
orientation. Is this a brush problem and can I order just the brushes? If so
how do I get the blower off without breaking
MICHAEL ESH wrote:
Is this a brush problem and can I order just the brushes?
Sounds like bad brush contact or a busted winding. If the shaft
is sliding when you change orientation an unworn part of the
commutator could make contact with the worn brushes and make
it run intermittently. A
Is it the Flash stuff -- the little cartoon that runs first before the
menus come up?
--R
Hans Neureiter wrote:
My Service Manual Library CD quit working. It will go past the 'Autorun.inf'
to 'Start.exe' and than it quits.
I checked the system, 'autorun' is enabled. I tried different CD Rom
Now all you have to do is help him learn how to use the CapsLock key on
his keyboard. That might be harder than discerning the correct tranny
shifting stuff.
--R
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
yes, unless you have your foot in it, it will go from 1st to 2nd rather
quick. And thanks btw.
I just found out that Bruce Meyers is still selling fiberglass buggy kits:
http://www.meyersmanx.com/manxter2+2.shtml
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