Tom -
You very well may find it in the archives. I'm assuming your '83 126 is
similar to my '81. The problem is that the elastic is gone from the top
horizontal part of the net. It is fairly easy to replace but on my car it
had seen many years of direct sunlight and a lot of the plastic parts have
Yeah well, it is a thing that people do, buy 'commercial vehicles' and
treat them like super cars.
I don't think they really know that they look like d heads cruising in
their pimp trucks, speaking of which , here is another one to inspire
Wilton to trick his ride
What, welders shouldn't have a Blackberry?
I just forgot it was on me...
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:48:03 -0700
From: Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com
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Subject:
Re: [MBZ] 190D disassembly
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Engine/trans, clutch pedal etc (all you'd need for a manual conversion) for
$600. I just want it gone...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:20:52 -0500
From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net
To:
Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject:
Re: [MBZ] Strange Criagslist buyer the
My dog Buster can tell the 240D 2 corners from here. Amazingly he can pick out
the Ranger from the end of our street. When another Ranger comes down the
street and both of us are here he gets very confused.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:39:04 -0500
From: Thomas Savage tesav...@gmail.com
To:
Does this apply to the 123 as well?
Thanks,
Dwight
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.
1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles.
Wickford, RI
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On Behalf Of Barry Stark
Sent: Sunday, July 18,
Our old Golden Dexter, who is on his second 240D, can tell that from the
OM 602. He's pretty deaf now but still gets up when the 240D turns the
corner. Used to be down the street he'd hear it. He loves the back seat of a
123-his nose just fits on the door handle incline part.
Dwight E. Giles,
It should. You have to pull the seat back off to get at the net.
As he mentioned, the plastic frame that holds the netting will be really
brittle from age, and will probably break into multiple pieces when you try to
remove it.
Just go slow and do your best to preserve as much of it as
Dwight,
Consider yourself lucky — with an older W123 you probably have a metal rather
than plastic frame.
Removal is obvious once the seat back is off.
Dave
Date: Sunday, July 18, 2010, 8:03 AM
Does this apply to the 123 as well?
Thanks,
Dwight
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed.
I have to admit that a couple of those photos do look pretty good. :))
Wilton
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From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au
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Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 7:07 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Strange Craigslist buyer
Yeah
I didn't see any car at all, though. ;)))
Wilton
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Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Strange Craigslist buyer
I have to admit that a couple of those photos
It can be reproduced more easily after running a few miles.
The best way to reproduce it is to accelerate (in drive) and then take your
foot completely off the pedal.
On the highway, when the car slows sufficiently to downshift into 4th, a speed
dependent rattle can be heard. If this is done
I bought a new (to me) Robinair ac recovery recycle charging machine
yesterday. This one is a dual machine and will do both 134 and r12. It
came with about 20 lbs of r12. I am now going to sell my 2 snap on
machines.
So yesterday I am trying it out on my Suburban. The Suburban is not
I'd think the orifice tube or expansion valve can stick open, closed, or
anywhere in between. It might pull vacuum depending on how it was stuck.
Regards,
Brian
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net
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Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010
thats not too bad
Curt Raymond wrote:
Engine/trans, clutch pedal etc (all you'd need for a manual conversion) for
$600. I just want it gone...
-Curt
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95 E300, 94 S500, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic,
91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85
If the back exp valve stuck I could see it causing the back unit to not
work, but I cant see it causing this problem. I think either I got
something plugging up with orifice tube in the front, or maybe something
is plugged up in the accumulator? Could a valve or something in the
compressor
There's always the possibility you have too much R12 in it.
Can you suck it out, put in a couple of pounds, and then trickle more in until
the sight window goes clear?
Are you sure you have the spec correct? I looked up a friend's 1993 Corolla
somewhere and it was about 50oz, but a sticker
Its R134. got the spec out of the owners manual, there is no sticker
under the hood which is strange.
Mitch Haley wrote:
There's always the possibility you have too much R12 in it.
Can you suck it out, put in a couple of pounds, and then trickle more
in until the sight window goes clear?
Are
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Its R134. got the spec out of the owners manual, there is no sticker
under the hood which is strange.
OK, sight window won't help much then. Was it always R134, or was the 4 1/4 lb
the R12 capacity? (remember to use 3/4 as much r134 as r12.
If it was working
There was an add in the local trading post for a 1998 C220 for $500. The
lady who posted the add first thought it was a BMW then said it was a
320E so you can get some idea of whom I am dealing with. She said the
C220 had a broken timing belt and didn't run. She said and I quote, it
bent the
For whom?
Based on what I found on Car-part.com its ~$200 too low. They had a bunch of
250,000 mile engines for ~$800. I figure mine loses a bit for the extra 50k but
gains for the transmission and associated stuff.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:54:45 -0500
From: Kaleb C. Striplin
Did you flush the condenser and is it clear of debris between the radiator and
condenser? Sounds like what my TE does -- high side is too high and cooling is
inadequate with high pressure, and I'm quite certain the plugged up condenser
is the problem. If it's too hot from no air flow, the
Do a visual check of the rubber in the driveline (flex disks, boots, dif
mounts, ete) and replace any that show signs of serious age.
You can check the drive axle half by jacking it up and holding the shaft while
attempting to rotate the wheel. A bad outer joint will have distinct play and
Bent or broken valves?
Wilton
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From: Kathmandu kathma...@cableone.net
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 1:02 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 1998 C220 for sale for $500
There was an add in the local trading post for a 1998 C220 for $500. The
lady who
well I just messed with it again and the pressure had equalized, so I
started it up and the compressor ran, although high side was close to
400, low side about 70. Seems like its overcharged to me. When you rev
it up, compressor kicks out because high side pressure gets too high. I
am
Its always been R134, thats the spec the owners manual gives for 134.
Mitch Haley wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Its R134. got the spec out of the owners manual, there is no sticker
under the hood which is strange.
OK, sight window won't help much then. Was it always R134, or was the
4
it bent valves. The head will need to come off.
Kathmandu wrote:
There was an add in the local trading post for a 1998 C220 for $500.
The lady who posted the add first thought it was a BMW then said it
was a 320E so you can get some idea of whom I am dealing with. She
said the C220 had a
car part is usually too high if you ask me.
Curt Raymond wrote:
For whom?
Based on what I found on Car-part.com its ~$200 too low. They had a bunch of
250,000 mile engines for ~$800. I figure mine loses a bit for the extra 50k but
gains for the transmission and associated stuff.
-Curt
when I rebuilt it last year, I replaced the compressor with a new (not
rebuilt) r4, replaced rear expansion valve, replaced orifice tube in the
front (I dont recall it being pluggd up). I also flushed everything
while it was torn apart. I removed the radiator as well to clean out
the crap
andrew wrote:
If so could you take a look at a 300TD for me? This is the car that's been
sitting since 2004 and won't start.
contact jaime?
he's in nj someplace.
you can see his email address in past okiebenz posts.
mao
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Yeah, overcharging will do the same thing. I use a little over 2 lbs R134a in
the Benz, so 4.25 for a dual system should be about right. Might try 3 and see
what happens, you can always add more if you need it.
Peter
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net
I'm in NJ, but the other end... Mays Landing is about 2.5-3 hours from
here! Someone from Philly would be closer I think.
Jaime
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
andrew wrote:
If so could you take a look at a 300TD for me? This is the car that's been
I checked online and found Napa has charging capacities for most cars.
It shows 4lbs on my suburban. Right now I am pulling a vacuum for an
hour, and will charge with 4lbs and see what happens.
Peter Frederick wrote:
Yeah, overcharging will do the same thing. I use a little over 2 lbs
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I checked online and found Napa has charging capacities for most cars.
It shows 4lbs on my suburban. Right now I am pulling a vacuum for an
hour, and will charge with 4lbs and see what happens.
Why not aim low and work your way up to it?
Maybe you're not getting it
the whole point of these machines is if its low, you dont know how much
is in there so you recover the refrigerant, program how much its
supposed to have and it does the rest. I suppose its possible the
machine put in more than it said. If it came down to it I could start
it at say 3lbs,
Im going to keep my eye out for reasonably priced R12 to stockpile.
Where is the best place to look besides ebay. Is there anywhere online
that sells cylinders or even cans at a reasonable price? I had heard
R12 has actually been going down in price. I dont know if that is true
or not.
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Im going to keep my eye out for reasonably priced R12 to stockpile.
Where is the best place to look besides ebay. Is there anywhere online
that sells cylinders or even cans at a reasonable price? I had heard
R12 has actually been going down in price. I dont know if
My retired guide dog, Joel, used to put his nose on that part of the door
handle too. I had him all confused when I got my second 300D fixer that
didn't have a right side door handle/arm rest until I fixed it. Then, he
was a happy pup!
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/1849867145.html
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On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:12:52 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
What, welders shouldn't have a Blackberry?
I just forgot it was on me...
I ruined a pair of Air Force pilot's sunglasses by setting them down,
donning a pair of goggles, and then using a cutting torch ...
The machine's calibration could be off also - why was it sold?
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
the whole point of these machines is if its low, you dont know how much is
in there so you recover the refrigerant, program how much its supposed to
have
Its interesting to search. The oil cooler for my 240D was $65 shipped which I
thought was fair, I could probably have gotten him down $10 but I figure he can
have it...
When I did the diff for the 190D the price spread was amazing from ~$400 to the
$180 I paid. Of course the one I bought was
He doesnt like the 124 for that reason-door handle is wrong and also the
back seat is too small.
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.
1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles.
Wickford, RI
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
One of the problems with the K jet system is false air getting into the
manifold, in a worst case scenario a hose can come off allowing too much
air into the manifold and the car won't start at all, had this in my
Mum's 190E a while back.
Hendrik
who is full of hot air
OK Don wrote:
The
I did think of checking those hoses, but I cant see any of them! have to
remove the aircleaner, etc.
Speaking of hot air - it's 37C here this afternoon --- the Diesels start
right up!
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.auwrote:
One of the problems with the K jet
The flex discs have under 10k miles on them (both front and rear.
The center bearing felt good when I replaced the discs, and the rubber around
it was uncracked and pliable (but not mushy). I marked the shaft w/r/t the
spiders on the transmission and diff. The new discs were installed in the
OK lets say the DOUBLE ROW timing CHAIN broke and sent the valves (there
are 4 per cylinder) into the pistons, at the very least you are going to
have at least 4 valves bent, depending on the engine speed at the time
of the breakage.
Worst case scenario is that the camshafts are damaged, which
Animals aren't as dumb as people think!
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On Jul 16, 2010, at 13:12, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
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OK, so speaking of poodles. We have 3 standard poodles, 2 boys who just
turned 2 and a
Are people as dumb as animals think?
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Animals aren't as dumb as people think!
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Panic! (the national past time).
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Over the past 5-7 years, R12 has come down in price quite a bit. This is
because more and more R12 cars are off the road and/or have been converted to
R-134a, which has lessened the demand for R12. It is certainly still
available. Perhaps you could have an indy shop get you a supply. You have
guy owns a body shop and his supplier had a special on new machines, he
did not need the dual machine anymore. If the scale is off, it is
easily calibrated.
I still think its something with the truck though. I messed with that
thing all day, I first charged in 4 lbs, it did pretty much the
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Kevin Kraly wrote:
If I still had a Diesel Mercedes, I would try to get him to recognize the
sound too.
Our Poodle Jacques used to hear my 300D coming a full 30 seconds before I'd
arrive home. Alas, he's nearly 16 now and doesn't hear much of anything these
days.
Tom
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My brother's Jack Russel recognizes my cars, and is spinning in circles
barking, in or out, as soon as I turn into the drive.
Seems I'm the best there is for throwing his toys.
Peter
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On Jul 18, 2010, at 21:54, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Are people as dumb as animals think?
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 8:29 PM, John Reames
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On Jul 17, 2010, at 11:50, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
EXACTLY! There are SO many people around here that are afraid to get a
scratch anywhere on thir
I tend to test by putting in just enough to engage the pressure switch.
On my 85 that was a good idea since I quickly noticed the high side was too
high and the low side was ... low.
I observed foam in the sight glass (the color of the oil!) and that the line
going into the side of the
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