The heat from the bulb tends to mess with the plastic.
Anyway what do you fine folk use to make your door handles and other
plastic stuff look like new again?
I use a color coordinated liquid cut and polish but then there are asd
many answers as there are people driving old Benzes.
Hendrik
with
All that power would rip the axles out from under the chassis, leaving
you sitting and watching your drivetrain power off into the sunset.
Kevin Kraly wrote:
The 80's Diesel cherokees were powered by a Renault 2.1L 4 cylinder engine,
and parts are practically impossible to find for them. I
Peter Frederick wrote:
CO2 is toxic as well, but at much higher quantites. I'd think a CO
monitor is much more useful.
The good news is that your body is programmed to react to high CO2 levels
in the lungs. That's why idiots can climb inside a helium balloon and pass
out from hypoxia without
Kevin Kraly wrote:
When I bought the '07 Dodge Diesel pickup, the salesman
basically told me that they were selling well enough on their own without
the lifetime warranty gimic.
I never consult salesmen for expert opinions on vehicles, or even
corporate marketing strategy. I suspect the real
Kevin Kraly wrote:
The 80's Diesel cherokees were powered by a Renault 2.1L 4 cylinder engine,
Is that the same as a FWD Winnebago (LeSharo-Phasar-Centauri) of similar
vintage?
Mitch.
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Yes. I wouldn't want to be a part of many of the other car-related lists.
The internet seems to be very hostile territory so often. I think the
intelligence and maturity level on this list raises it above many others.
Then there are the differences in peoples' sarcasm levels, and styles, that
are
I have always found it amazing to read about deaths from Carbon Monoxide
poisioning - it kills many boaters every year - fumes get blown back into
the cabin area and people have been found sitting at the table, drink in
hand, dead as a doornail. They sat down and fell asleep never to wake up.
I sued in small claim's court. Paint (silver) was flaking off my '92 Dakota,
judgement was $1200 for me.
Pete
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From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kevin Kraly wrote:
When I bought the '07 Dodge Diesel pickup, the salesman
basically
The 2.5 rear has got to be way higher, autos usually use a higher rear anyway
right?
I ride in 5th alot, of course I drive on the highway alot...
-Curt
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:11:05 -0800
From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 5 speed 240D
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Noted.
I'm actually only looking at the little 1 burner radiant heater. Just to take
the edge off in the garage or for a little space heat in the event that we lose
power.
I'd also looked at the Big Buddy
http://www.mrheater.com/productdetails_extended.asp?catid=41id=116 but its
nearly twice
Mitch asked: Does anybody have a workable strategy for getting Chrysler to
honor a lifetime warranty without suing them?.
Now that's a loaded question, since the Chrysler lifetime warranty has not
been out long enough for any of the vehicles to go past a standard warranty.
My wife worked
I got the same reaction when asking about a diesel Liberty. The difference was
Jeep made like 4,000 of them a year.
The VWs appeal to a very different set of people.
I still wish Jeep would make the Gladiator conecpt they rolled out a few years
ago.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:26:29
More tree limbs fell during the night. One took out our mailbox,
another was across the hod of the SDL this morning - looks like it
fell, then bounced over - no dents that I can see.
The house is at 60F, outside is up to 33F, it's raining. This is the
largest power outage that OK has had, over
Apparently its fairly common on the mini which is what I have.
First the backlight comes on and goes off, then the click wheel center button
doesn't work at all so you can enter menus but you can't leave.
Then sometimes it'll repeat a song over and over until the battery dies. Really
odd.
I've
battery need to be charged?
---
Kaleb C. Striplin
Cox Auto Trader
730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor
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From: Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 3:06 PM
Subject: [MBZ]
Yeah I'm pretty sure thats not going to be a problem in my place.
That reminds me I need to tear the trim boards off the window in the bathroom
and figure out why I freeze taking a shower. I suspect somebody forgot to put
insulation in there.
Nobody ever bothered to insulate the knee-wall in
Have you seen these?
http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/car/504510057.html
http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/car/504512110.html
$1500 for a Jetta diesel seems like a good price, would a '91 n/a be a dog? The
pictures look pretty good but somewhat vauge. His claim that he will get his
price is
Same thing happened in my SDL - sp the S-class doesn't have much
better plastic. 20 years of UV and heat is just to much for some of
those parts.
On Dec 11, 2007 1:13 AM, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Very. Solid and tight are good descriptors.
That is until you try to replace the
#4 is absolutely immaculate interior. Outside has a few small rust spots.
insufficient fuel pressure is what Emory (local Indy) apparently told the PO.
I have a spare IP...maybe the lift pump. Have not had a chance to look at it
yet.
Did the crank seal on my friends 240D. It was not so bad and
Tomorrow night. We have no power but have heat from a couple of gas log
fireplaces, hot running water etc, and candles/flashlights.
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Cox Auto Trader
730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor
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To: Mercedes Discussion List
Kaleb - when are the kids due to arrive? Have power yet? The OKC
airport was closed yesterday, I guess the Tulsa airport was closed as
well.
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.
-Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain
'90 300D, '87 300SDL,
Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Have you seen these?
http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/car/504510057.html
http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/car/504512110.html
$1500 for a Jetta diesel seems like a good price, would a '91 n/a be a
dog?
59 HP. 1.6l I4. 0-60 is about 17 seconds. Not
Scott Ritchey wrote:
I'd have to say the Hummer H2/H3 are right up there in the pointless class
... all the bas attributes of a real HMWWV without most of the capabilities.
I agree... they can't even haul stuff on the inside. My brother works
for the electronics department at Wal-mart, and
yeah, chime in after everyone else has concluded it relates to the battery!
and, btw, the problem was a drained battery and it started right up when
jumped.
On Dec 11, 2007 9:12 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
battery need to be charged?
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*perk* ABS pump? What would that be worth to you?
Well, I sort of have this vague in-the-future idea
involving toad and/or trailer braking...
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In doesn't rain but it FREEZES. The entire state of OK is 70 percent w/o
power. Hope you get some relief soon.
On Dec 10, 2007 5:33 PM, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Same thing here - power's still out. Been cutting and moving fallen
tree limbs all day, and they are still coming down.
Dang... I've got this idea for my SDL...adding SLS from a 560.
Luther
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:33:00 -0600, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
*perk* ABS pump? What would that be worth to you?
Well, I sort of have this vague in-the-future idea
involving toad and/or trailer braking...
--
Or if idiots didn't plant large trees next to power lines as they do in our
area
Luther
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:26:12 -0600, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
More tree limbs fell during the night. One took out our mailbox,
another was across the hod of the SDL this morning - looks like it
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Mitch asked: Does anybody have a workable strategy for getting Chrysler to
honor a lifetime warranty without suing them?.
Now that's a loaded question, since the Chrysler lifetime warranty has not
been out long enough for any of the vehicles to go past a standard
Shouldn't be much different from rural Maine?? :)
Luther
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:49:21 -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Tomorrow night. We have no power but have heat from a couple of gas log
fireplaces, hot running water etc, and candles/flashlights.
---
Kaleb C.
Wait, that got my attention. My '96 Dakota has a largeish area where the paint
is flaking off...
Whats the scoop?
-Curt
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:32:52 +
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] MB Diesel Powered Grand Cherokee
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Take them to small claims court, they will probably roll over as hiring
a lawyer to deal with this will likely cost them more than just paying
out. Even if they do fight it, you will probably still win. SCC is a
PITA but can be kinda fun if you have something else to do while waiting
for
Ever look at the economy numbers? The H3 with 5cyl is a whopping 18!
The H2 I don't think gets into double digits but fueleconomy.gov doesn't have
numbers for it.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:00:26 -0600
From: John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Pointless vehicles
To: Mercedes
Also ask for compensation for your time, as well as legal fees.
Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Take them to small claims court, they will probably roll over as
hiring a lawyer to deal with this will likely cost them more than
just paying out. Even if they do fight it, you will
DUDE, I have no power. Probably wont till next week. I can only check my
mail at work since we do have power there.
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Cox Auto Trader
730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor
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From: Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I have loads of ABS pumps
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- Original Message -
From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Paging Mr Cathey...
*perk*
EXACTLY, Except we have hot water and indoor plumbing, they are not used to
that.
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730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor
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From: Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Curt Raymond wrote:
Ever look at the economy numbers? The H3 with 5cyl is a whopping 18!
The H2 I don't think gets into double digits but fueleconomy.gov doesn't
have numbers for it.
I wonder if the H2 is in the same category as 3/4 ton pickups, which
don't have EPA mileage ratings due to
that's why the car wouldn't start. no power.
On Dec 11, 2007 11:12 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
DUDE, I have no power. Probably wont till next week. I can only check my
mail at work since we do have power there.
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Kaleb C. Striplin
Cox Auto Trader
730-Tulsa
It'll be like being at the Ritz
Bob R.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin, work
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 9:14 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Funeral and kids
EXACTLY, Except we have hot
Was the battery coated in ice?
Bob R.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Gary Hurst
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 9:16 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] an actual car question
that's why the car wouldn't start. no
no
On Dec 11, 2007 11:19 AM, Robert Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Was the battery coated in ice?
Bob R.
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Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 9:16 AM
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Subject:
I hope that's what you were looking for...
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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From: tom savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 6:22 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 190E 16v valve adjustment
I need to set the
Well, I sure would like to have one of those too but I am afraid I would kill
the diesel with too many short trips
in the winters. The problem is that sometimes one needs to haul and sometimes
one doesn't. Can't have enough
different vehicles as there is nowhere to park them all and it is too
SCC won't do that, but you can get your filing fees back.
--R
Allan Streib wrote:
Also ask for compensation for your time, as well as legal fees.
Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Take them to small claims court, they will probably roll over as
hiring a lawyer to deal with this
Doesn't a lot of this depend on the quality of the oil too? We are being told
that we can run a 50:1 mixture in old
outboard motors that originally called for as much as 16:1 mixtures. I am
assuming that is mostly because the oil
has improved since the 1960's. It makes me a bit nervous to reduce
I have not read all of the posts in regard to this subject so forgive me if I'm
way off the topic here.
Don't know what is available in the US but I note that there are ads in the
paper here this morning for new Grand
Cherokees with an MB diesel engine. About $45K if my memory is correct.
Kevin,
i think you're probably correct; thanks for the clarification!
cheers!
e
Kevin Kraly wrote:
The 80's Diesel cherokees were powered by a Renault 2.1L 4 cylinder
engine, and parts are practically impossible to find for them.
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they'll sent a Jr. Partner.
BTDT
Pete
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From: Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Also ask for compensation for your time, as well as legal fees.
Rich Thomas writes:
Luther wrote:
Dang... I've got this idea for my SDL...adding SLS from a 560.
Why would you need the ABS pump for the SLS system? Just use the tandem
PS pump like the wagons do.
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nah, they are going to weasel out of all of those warranty claims once they
come about.
On Dec 11, 2007 9:17 AM, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mitch asked: Does anybody have a workable strategy for getting Chrysler
to
honor a lifetime warranty without suing them?.
Now that's a
They'll argue (with some merit) that the cars usefull life ended several
years ago. It has depreciated out, if it was rust free now, it woulk be worth
about $50. This is and 18 year old, inexpensive car!
Your jousting with Windmills...
Pete
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Mitch,
You are accusing Chrysler of being criminal when you were actually
dealing with a crooked dealership.
The lifetime warranty rust through package was actually sold by the
dealership they profited from the sale. The sale included an
undercoating package a 2 year inspection. The every 2
Here its not that they plant 'em near the power lines but that they won't let
'em cut them.
Heck if a tree is reaching out over my power lines and the power company wants
to cut it I tell 'em to go for it!
-Curt
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:40:43 -0600
From: Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re:
Regarding the Chrysler warranty and small claims court suggestion, I don't
know what state you're in but it's a waste of time in NY. All the person
being sued has to do is have the business incorporated in someone else's
name and the next step requires a lawyer in order to file the appropriate
Ernest wrote it's amazing what kind of POSs some sellers will want to
waste your
time to show you even when you're *very* specific about the condition of
what you're looking for
I think much of this is due to the general lack of knowledge about MBs -
some people see the 3 pointed Star and see
the flip side is also true - I have a POS MB for sale, and several people
have come by just to waste my time and lowball me. I mean, they lowballed
to insulting levels, worse than Kaleb. And in my description, I was -quite-
accurate as to the condition.
On Dec 11, 2007 1:41 PM, LarryT [EMAIL
In Connecticut, anyone doing business has to be registered with Secratary of
State. They are required to designate their Agent of Service. That is who
you have the sherriff serve, very simple and gets their attention.
Pete
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From: Glenn Brown
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They'll argue (with some merit) that the cars usefull life ended several
years ago. It has depreciated out, if it was rust free now, it woulk be
worth about $50. This is and 18 year old, inexpensive car!
It was a six year old car in mint condition when this
Go park it in front of a dealer with a big sign on it saying Lemon or
POS or Ask Me About Warranties or something like that, drive away
customers, see how long it takes to get noticed. Pick a slow day and
get the TV news crews out there.
--R
Mitch Haley wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It depends.
Amsoil makes a 2 stroke oil you can run at 100:1. I used it some at 60:1 in an
old Ski-Doo that called for 20:1 and it was fine.
Then I switched to a regular oil at 50:1 and burned that snomwbile down...
If I were going to use less oil than the manufacturer called for I'd make sure
All,
I'm back in the market for something for the youngest daughter to
drive (to replace her totalled Civic). Anyone with experience in both
Carfax and Autocheck have a preference?
I'll probably be running at least 4 to 5 VINs through, so figured I
might as well pop for a subscription to one or
The standard Chrysler rust through warranty is 7 years but I believe it was
less in the late 80s. 94 - 95 would be about right for the Horizon to show
trouble in a rust prone area.
You also mentioned Tuff-Kote. I'd argue that since the rust through started
showing at about when it should have in
Hi,
Those rustproof services a valid only in the desert states. CA NE Texas etc.
Chicago dealers sell the goop undercoating a lot. Really good for the payment
period only.
All a bunch of crap from a body tech:do not buy it!
Ed in Chicago SALTY 34F
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They won't
So there was this used Generac diesel generator on Craigslist for a
very good price:
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/tls/504939058.html
I sent the guy an email with a bunch of tech questions about it (not
harassing him, just wanted to save myself a trip if it's worn out or
otherwise
Yes it's a scam. 99% chance.
Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So there was this used Generac diesel generator on Craigslist for a
very good price:
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/tls/504939058.html
I sent the guy an email with a bunch of tech questions about it (not
Run away!
On Dec 11, 2007 2:44 PM, Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So there was this used Generac diesel generator on Craigslist for a
very good price:
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/tls/504939058.html
I sent the guy an email with a bunch of tech questions about it (not
I agree. The real issue is that to be effective, the rustproofing must
penetrate every seam in the car body it's just not possible with a
spray on coating.
The best rust proofing comes from the factory. They start with coated
steel for the body panels then the complete bodies go through a bath
If it is too good to be true then it probably is. I should think the unit would
sell for a better price than that
given how it looks in the photos.
Randy
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Try not to hold it in Mitch!
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:05:56 -0500, you wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They'll argue (with some merit) that the cars usefull life ended several
years ago. It has depreciated out, if it was rust free now, it woulk be
worth about $50. This is and 18 year
I wish Marshall would chime in with Elementary Chemistry and tell you
fellows that there is NOTHING YOU CAN DO to stop steel from returning
to it's elements as red oxide.
Stainless steel is much slower, probably thousands of year but, it
will get there.
Do can slow down carbon steel. Galvanized
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Tuesday, Dec 10, 2007 about 4:00 AM Eastbound on Route 80 somewhere between
Bloomsburg and Milton, Saw a car carrier pulling a mid 1960 MB 110 Chassis
I think. About a mile down the road passed a 1983 or so 123 chassis 300D
chugging along too. Thought it was neat to see them so close. The
Scamity Scam Scam.
Scammity McScamerton.
Certainly you've alerted the CL knucks...
Bob R.
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Dead link now, so we're not the only ones voting scam.
This posting has been flagged for removal
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My 68 Chevy pickup appears to have had some better treatment or better steel
than most of the vehicles since. If it
gets a scratch (and it has plenty of them) the steel rusts at bit but then just
sits there. It does not seem to get
any worse over time. My 86 Chevy Suburban, on the other hand,
Tom Hargrave wrote:
You also mentioned Tuff-Kote. I'd argue that since the rust through started
showing at about when it should have in an unprotected car that the
Tuff-Kote undercoating was worthless.
Yes, about normal. The Tuff Kote car was two years older than with my car,
and I washed
Hi All,
I have a couple of questions concerning my Ladies really sweet 1984 300DT.
(148,000 miles)
I can remember that when the gas gauge reads 1/4 tank it is really empty,
she can't. How do I go about diagnosing the problem and then repairing it?
This same vehicle on the rear bumper has the
What 's the deal with people putting a long list of irrelevant
keywords in their craigslist posting, so that it comes up on searches
that have nothing to do with the item for sale?
This is the worst offender I've seen yet:
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/pts/506230307.html
Alex Chamberlain
On Dec 11, 2007 2:31 PM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dead link now, so we're not the only ones voting scam.
This posting has been flagged for removal
Too bad, it was interesting to look at, because it didn't look like a
typical scam post to me---the description sounded genuine, not
That's crazy.
Doesn't CL have some people that checks these before they are put on?
Or do they rely on people to read them and then flag them?
Bob R.
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On Behalf Of Alex Chamberlain
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 4:11
This is called exposure, done to ensure that as many people as possible
look at the ad in the hope that someone will buy the crap you are
selling, even though they didn't want it.
For example if you where to sell a Merc, it would pay to put in keywords
that others may be looking for like,
On Dec 11, 2007 3:41 PM, Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is called exposure, done to ensure that as many people as possible
look at the ad in the hope that someone will buy the crap you are
selling, even though they didn't want it.
For example if you where to sell a Merc, it would
Hi all,
I believe that if you check the only search titles box, the other
stuff/keywords are not included into your Craigslist search
YMMV
Take care,
Chuck
Phoenix AZ
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uh...lets call that lack of sleepI just woke up and I'm getting ready to
shower for work.
Luther
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:11:40 -0600, John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Luther wrote:
Dang... I've got this idea for my SDL...adding SLS from a 560.
Why would you need the ABS pump for
Might want to get the tank cleaned and the strainer replaced at the
same time - likely you have algae growing in the tank that plugs the
tank screen around a quarter tank.
Check the clear fuel filter -- I'll bet it's black with flakey stuff.
Peter
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Oh goodie! Something I've just recently experienced!?
Tank:
I just had a fuel tank replaced. The tank vent apparently had become clogged
and vacume was causeing the tank to implode. It reached the point that my
tank capacity was only about 8 ga.. By that time the fuel sending unit had
been
hm... obviously it get your post flagged.
From: Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:10:34 -0800
To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Craigslist keywords
What 's the deal with
We got power today - twice. It was on fro less than an hour early in
the afternoon, then went off for a couple of hours, and has been on
for the last three hours - we're starting to believe that it might
last through the night. We're very fortunate - most still don't have
power, and they aren't
I have reported afew of those on eBay. Seems less of a problem recently.
BillR
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Sent: 12/11/07 6:10 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Craigslist keywords
What 's the deal with people putting a
I 'd like to see several thousand people do just that, Alex
BillR.
and not crudely like others do.
Crudely is right. I searched for saab and got an ad for Lexus
wheels. Waste of my time (and the seller's, too, if I were as dumb as
him and emailed him Will your Lexus wheels fit my 99
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:26:12 -0600 OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I asume it costs more to bury the lines? Seems like we'd avoid a lot
of outages if they were'nt flying up there in the trees ---
Yes, it costs more for the initial installation to bury the lines. The
upkeep, however, is less,
Jill asked me today if the car wasn't supposed to have a piece of
molding on the driver's door. Why yes, it should. Apparently the
thing fell off somewhere in the last day or two. All but one of the
round clips are gone. Probably there were two left, and when the
(front) one fell out or broke
Hi, Curt.
Yup I have seen those ads. If I came home with the TD, I'd
go to sleep a baritone and wake up a soprano, and not one of those on TV!
Want it though! I'm just down the road from his place, so near and yet so far.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
85 300TD
87 190DT Bent
Parking spot for an '87
Today Jill showed me a torn-up UPS package she found in the yard.
Apparently the hardtop grab handle came yesterday or today, and the
dog found it first. The handle's probably a chew toy now, assuming
it could even be found.
Crap. This sort of behavior is getting _very_ old.
-- Jim
Heh heh, I dealt with exactly the same thing about a week ago,
luckily the dog had not managed to tear the package open, having
gotten distracted by the christmas lights and tearing those up instead.
Allan
On Dec 11, 2007, at 10:31 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Today Jill showed me a torn-up UPS
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:26:40 -0600 Gary Thompson
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All,
I'm back in the market for something for the youngest daughter to
drive (to replace her totalled Civic). Anyone with experience in both
Carfax and Autocheck have a preference?
I'll probably be running at least
Yup - though I had to do that when I put the Olds V8 in the MGA. I
keep hearing that drive shaft shops won't balance MB shafts - what if
you asked them to balance each half separately - then it wouldn't
matter how they are aligned when you assemble and install them.
Getting the right gen head
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:11:47 -0500 Timothy Robinson
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The bumper strip separating? That was happening on my '84 as previous
owner had bumped something with bumper which allowed slack. The rubber
bumper has a channel by which it slides onto to strips which retain it
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