[MBZ] OT - Lake Havasu City anyone? (Luther)

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Re: [MBZ] OT - Lake Havasu City anyone? (Luther)

ned kleinhenz wrote: She got a job offer on Friday for one of their last positions needing to be filled. Has till Monday to respond. Tell her to take it and fly out there this week to close the deal. If she doesn't like it there, the deal can fail somehow. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] OT, sorta: Testing Diesel fuel

Glucose meter? Just guessing. Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI-Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Loren Faeth Sent:

Re: [MBZ] Blow it out your.....

IT CAME OUT...Well, I had to bump start her. We told you so! :-) (I like to tow-start such things. Lots easier on the machinery.) Nothing like being able to directly apply a bunch of heat along with a 2000 RPM impact hammer for a few minutes to get something loose. (In effect.) She starting

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Oh, and are you going to ream out the hole before putting in a new plug? I like to use twist drills held in the fingers. Can't get enough torque to damage metal that way. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To

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But this is GUMP-all of this would ruin the story of the cheap MB. My $0.02 Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] S320 LWB

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Re: [MBZ] OT, sorta: Testing Diesel fuel

There is a fairly simple test for reducing sugars called the Symoigy (or some variation on the spelling, it's been 30 years or more since I did one). Extract the fuel with a small quantity of water -- the sugars will migrate into the water while you shake the mix. Add several mL of

Re: [MBZ] OT - Lake Havasu City anyone?

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Re: [MBZ] More CL Fun -- ELLEGANCE with STYLE!!!HUDGE $AVING$

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[MBZ] 2 things -- 300SD

I have refilled the tranny 2 times now, tranny fluid is leaking somewhere. Is there a tranny cooler? It looks like some lines come forward from the tranny that are covered with fluid. I have not had the car up on ramps yet (I know, I know), just wondered if anyone might have some thoughts

Re: [MBZ] OT - damage to engine from missing?

Loren Faeth lfa...@leadingchange.com writes: Boy these stories sure make me want to run right out and buy some of that wonderful Japanese iron! (not) 2 failures in 80k! Makes sending Rusty $50 or $100 now and then to keep a Mercedes running seem cheap! Not that Detriot iron is any

[MBZ] 124 ABS brake bleeding

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[MBZ] what the #)$)% ?

99' mercedes s-500 bulletproof - $5500 http://memphis.craigslist.org/cto/1220104795.html -- Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark '87 300SDL (281,xxx mi) '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x59,xxx mi) BioBeast '82 300CD (183 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans

Re: [MBZ] what the #)$)% ?

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More 20 wheels; didn't even mention the rare, custom paint job. Wilton - Original Message - From: Luther benz-n-h...@gulseth.net To: Banned List ban...@okiebenz.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 3:07 PM Subject: [MBZ] what the #)$)% ?

Re: [MBZ] 2 things -- 300SD

There are two trans fluid cooler lines that go forward to the trans fluid cooler at the bottom of the radiator. I have seen them leak before...make sure the one on the left is not rubbing on the oil drain back tube. Also, if the trans is over filled, it might come out the trans vent. The 180

Re: [MBZ] what the #)$)% ?

Yes-that's exactly right-my bother has that glass in his W140. Sort of like leather seats in a 240D. Exaggerated claim-I have seen several adverized like this. Really quiet car though. Dwight Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co Dwight E. Giles, Jr. Wickford RI 02852 -Original

Re: [MBZ] what the #)$)% ?

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E M wrote: My guess, it's most likely standard double pane glass, which a surprising number of ppl think is bulletproof. I don't know of any car with moving bullet resistant side windows. If the windows are fixed, it's probably a protected car. (and will be a huge PITA at a toll booth)

Re: [MBZ] what the #)$)% ?

pretty sure all W140s came with double pain glass - to cut down on external noise. one of the things making the 140 pricey. I have a W140 Owners Manual/Sales Info in the office - will find it shortly and check, but 95% sure it has double pain glass was standard. LarryT. When Ted Kennedy

Re: [MBZ] what the #)$)% ?

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Re: [MBZ] Carfax

If any one has an open carfax, would you be so kind to run the following VIN: 1J4FT48S41L578885 TIA Bill Hynes ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

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Re: [MBZ] what the #)$)% ?

LarryT wrote: I have a W140 Owners Manual/Sales Info in the office - will find it shortly and check, but 95% sure it has double pain glass was standard. It did when it first came out, but I'm not 100% sure that it wasn't downgraded later. Those rear corner indicator rods used to be standard

Re: [MBZ] 2 things -- 300SD

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Re: [MBZ] 124 ABS brake bleeding

it occured to me that I can also create a pressure differential by lowering the pressure at the caliper end. Should accomplish the same thing, no? The problem is that the bleeder screws leak past their threads when opened. -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] 2 things -- 300SD

Rich, Could be the connections at the cooler in the radiator are loose but check the lines first. The leak will usually be toward the front of where the lines are wet with red oil. Look along the cooler lines next to the oil pan. On mine there is a bracket attached to one of the oil pan bolts

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Thanks for that info. Same problem as you describe. On the tranny line I took a piece of fuel line, maybe 1/4 or so, cut a piece about 1.5 long, slit it lengthwise, put some RTV where the hole in the hard line is, slid the fuel line over it and put a little hose clamp on it tight over the

Re: [MBZ] 124 ABS brake bleeding

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Re: [MBZ] what the #)$)% ?

It may well be bulletproof, given that it actually could be a pimp mobile with ostrich skin seats. Hendrik who thinks some people should be barred from Benz ownership, one does not want the commoners to bring their..uniquestyle into the marque E M wrote: My guess, it's most likely

Re: [MBZ] Class?

Roger, having driven a C300 recently, I think Gump is head and shoulders better. Far fewer plasticky electronics to go wrong and she just feels more solid. Gump may be a rolling turd, but I can not see shelling out tens of thousands of dollars for not much better than I already have.

Re: [MBZ] what the #)$)% ?

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Re: [MBZ] Blow it out your.....

I had placed a 10 inch 2x6 between the GP and the brake booster just in case it came out explosively. Seemed to make a good dent in the wood and then fell to the ground. Now I am thinking it was really the starter that was giving up the ghost and not the GPs failing. Can not get her to

Re: [MBZ] Blow it out your.....

There was some resistance but I cleaned out the threads on the offending old body and had the shop a few blocks away match me a die for cutting good threads. clay On Jun 13, 2009, at 5:45 PM, OK Don wrote: Congratulations! Now let's hope the threads are OK for installing a new one ---

Re: [MBZ] oh, right.

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I spent yesterday washing and waxing her. I would have done the tow, but idiot son is not gifted enough, and SWMBA was adamant that nothing of the sort would be tolerated. Once she left the premises, the child was put in the van to do his job. Had he been smarter, he would be licensed,

Re: [MBZ] Blow it out your.....

Dwight, I am hoping to get her a fresh coat of paint. Right now she is looking sort of mangy with the crappy clear coat dandruff, the rusty freckles beside the headlamps and the rocker panel rust. clay On Jun 14, 2009, at 5:07 AM, Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote: But this is GUMP-all of this

Re: [MBZ] oh, right.

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Re: [MBZ] OT, sorta: Testing Diesel fuel

That is what I was thinking. I don't know what level is damaging. a little over a long time is damaging, or a lot shuts down the engine quickly. I was hoping maybe somebody here is a AOAC (analytical chemist) type, and knows the answers. At 11:20 PM 6/13/2009, you wrote: On Sat, 13 Jun

Re: [MBZ] 124 ABS brake bleeding

Vacuum bleeding with a MitiVac works great. You can tell the difference between the stream of small bubbles from the bleed screw and large air bubbles from the empty caliper. Flush clean fluid in while you are at it, too, no need to operate a brand new caliper with ancient brake fluid!

Re: [MBZ] OT, sorta: Testing Diesel fuel

First, sugar is not soluble in diesel fuel unless it contains a large amount of a fairly polar substance like ethanol or methanol. Ditto for gasoline, by the way -- sugar in the fuel tank will only clog the filter UNLESS there is a substantial amount of water or methanol/ ethanol in the

Re: [MBZ] OT - damage to engine from missing?

I have seen dead single coils on frods and Mercedes, and probably some others I have forgotten. It is pretty rare though. I just get lucky! At 01:32 PM 6/14/2009, you wrote: Loren Faeth lfa...@leadingchange.com writes: Boy these stories sure make me want to run right out and buy some of

Re: [MBZ] OT, sorta: Testing Diesel fuel

That is a good test. Thanks. Without a colorimeter, there are usually comparison charts that relate to percentages. I am thinking of sanitizer concentration testing and some other tests where you compare color to a chart. McD's puts out a chart to the bakeries with the perfect crust color

Re: [MBZ] OT, sorta: Testing Diesel fuel

Hmmm Good idea. It would scale intensity too. Unless someone else has a great answer, this one goes into my experimental list. At 06:41 AM 6/14/2009, you wrote: Glucose meter? Just guessing. Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990

Re: [MBZ] Blow it out your.....

Well that's all the better-as you say she's solid and not a lot of electronics. Why not freshen her up? Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI-Original Message- From:

Re: [MBZ] OT, sorta: Testing Diesel fuel

Great-keep us -posted. Star Motors and Shellfish Co. Shucking but no Jiving Dwight Giles, Jr Bissell Cove Wickford RI 02852 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Loren Faeth Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:15 PM To:

Re: [MBZ] Gmup

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Yeah, I was thinking putting the IP on a test stand was too much for this case, but like I said, 90% probability it is a bad nozzle, and that probably took out the prechamber too. I always kept a stash of used injectors and prechambers, so a gump budget repair CAN be made. At 08:38 PM

Re: [MBZ] Gmup and grump

What's batteries got to do with it? Anyway it's horses for course and the thing is if you are traveling across Africa a /8 or 123 would be better than a 'modern' Benz but howling down the autobahn I would prefer something newer. And I don't Roger hangs on to his cars long enough for problems to

[MBZ] Deutsche Frauen

So what did you discover about German Ladies? Or is it this something that is best suited to the banned list? Hendrik always curious and willing to learn Curt Raymond wrote: I studied German women for a month in high school. Some of the best lessons of my life... -Curt

Re: [MBZ] Blow it out your.....

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Re: [MBZ] A Little O.T...The Best Diesel Truck

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Re: [MBZ] 124 ABS brake bleeding

brake fluid! Easy to tell when the clean fluid has reached the caliper, too. Peter -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090614/4c9a7b73/attachment.html

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the clean fluid has reached the caliper, too. Peter -- OK Don Pair of W124 300D 2.5 Turbos -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090614/4d4a3a97/attachment.html

Re: [MBZ] 124 ABS brake bleeding

I have had success using a one way valve as found in the vacuum system of Benzes. You just have to get a wee little plastic hose and use a bit of soft wire to lock it onto the nipple and valve. Hendrik full of tips and tricks and other stuff OK Don wrote: Umm - no. The rear calipers were

Re: [MBZ] OT, sorta: Testing Diesel fuel

Peter Frederick wrote: First, sugar is not soluble in diesel fuel unless it contains a large amount of a fairly polar substance like ethanol or methanol. Ditto for gasoline, by the way -- sugar in the fuel tank will only clog the filter UNLESS there is a substantial amount of water or