Cheap electrolytic crapacitors leaking their guts, losing their capacitance and
becoming resistors...
Mainly in power supply areas.
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On Oct 31, 2012, at 20:09, Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net wrote:
OK, so my
I quit buying Antec power supplies because of them; three successive power
supplies dying due to them is enough. The last one that I bought was a
Silverstone, and haven't had a whit of trouble.
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On Oct 31, 2012, at
It IS a pain in the ass job on the w123 turbo cars! I love working on mine
until it's time to do that job again. What in the world were those crazy
Germans smoking when they decided to use those allen head bolts in such a
rotten spot to get to?
Mike
On Oct 31, 2012 12:07 PM, G. M. Brown
On Oct 31, 2012 11:10 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Craig diese...@pisquared.net writes:
On Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:15:28 -0400 Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
wrote:
Anyone know a super-secret way to pull up ebay listings that are more
than 60 days old? I need to get
Sounds to me like your bio diesel predecessor left methanol in the mix...
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'87 300TD
clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
Viton is not impervious to B100. I have had to do DV twice on both
Gump and E300D. Return lines have disintegrated as well as lines
Processor, not predecessor...
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'87 300TD
Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Sounds to me like your bio diesel predecessor left methanol in the
mix...
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'87 300TD
clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
Viton is
Were these out of warranty? Antec has a long 5yr warranty period,
compared to most other brands.
Luther
On 11/1/2012 4:39 AM, John Reames wrote:
I quit buying Antec power supplies because of them; three successive power
supplies dying due to them is enough. The last one that I bought was
They failed right at the end of warranty.
I can't remember what the first one was, but the last two were Neo's, neo480,
or neo400 iirc.
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On Nov 1, 2012, at 10:16, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
Were these
On Thu, 1 Nov 2012 11:00:39 -0400 John Reames jwrea...@comcast.net
wrote:
They failed right at the end of warranty.
I can't remember what the first one was, but the last two were Neo's,
neo480, or neo400 iirc.
I have had good success with Antec, though the last power supply I bought
(for a
On Thu, 1 Nov 2012 07:54:32 -0400 Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com
wrote:
It IS a pain in the ass job on the w123 turbo cars! I love working on
mine until it's time to do that job again. What in the world were
those crazy Germans smoking when they decided to use those allen head
bolts
On 31/10/2012 9:57 PM, WILTON wrote:
Who was wanting a nylon roller for a window coupla weeks ago? Check this -
screen door roller, $1.50/pair.
http://stores.nextag.com/store/4798097/product/949410355/Nylon-Roller
Wilton
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ATTABOY! 'Zackly what I had in mind.
Wilton
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From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Nylon Roller
On 31/10/2012 9:57 PM, WILTON wrote:
Who was
First one I pulled off was from my old coupe. Came off in minutes. The 83
was a bear.
Mike
On Nov 1, 2012 11:23 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Thu, 1 Nov 2012 07:54:32 -0400 Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com
wrote:
It IS a pain in the ass job on the w123 turbo cars! I love
Dan, I can't tell you if the 002 997 53 36 is Chinese or not. I can tell you
that it is made by MTC which is a well known aftermarket company and not
Genuine Mercedes. That part number fits all 616 617 diesels and is located
on top of the valve cover. Mercedes does not show that it is replaced by
Thanks Wilton. I do have to admit we were quite pleased with ourselves
for getting it solved reasonably quickly.
One always knows it can be done but it can be an issue of spending more
time looking for a suitable part than it is worth.
We could have bought the whole regulator out of the USA for
In the process of resurrecting this 240D, the fuel leaks have started in
the return lines between the injectors. What is that V stuff we're supposed
to use? Viton? I can get that stuff anywhere right? Mercedes wants $35 a
meter for it. Should I bite the monetary bullet and buy a meter of that
Bob Rentfro wrote:
In the process of resurrecting this 240D, the fuel leaks have started in
the return lines between the injectors. What is that V stuff we're supposed
to use? Viton? I can get that stuff anywhere right? Mercedes wants $35 a
meter for it. Should I bite the monetary bullet and buy
And $10.00 per meter
Rusty Cullens
buyMBparts, Inc.
6755 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite 260
Atlanta, GA 30360
800-741-5252
770-452-7320
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Mitch Haley
Sent: Thursday, November 01,
Damn it, Rustyyour're so far away. They are leaking now. I may have to
just get some from the stealership.
Bob R
On Nov 1, 2012 9:59 AM, Rusty Cullens buymbpa...@gmail.com wrote:
And $10.00 per meter
Rusty Cullens
buyMBparts, Inc.
6755 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite 260
Atlanta, GA
I can ship from Phoenix too
Rusty Cullens
buyMBparts, Inc.
6755 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite 260
Atlanta, GA 30360
800-741-5252
770-452-7320
-Original Message-
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Bob Rentfro
Sent: Thursday,
So is all of the fuel line under the hood, of course with the exception of
the return lines, supposed to be the same size? The previous owner has the
improper inline filter in service and looks like some of the fuel lines
little larger diameter than the others.
Bob R
On Nov 1, 2012 10:04 AM, Bob
Will I get it tomorrow?
On Nov 1, 2012 10:05 AM, Rusty Cullens buymbpa...@gmail.com wrote:
I can ship from Phoenix too
Rusty Cullens
buyMBparts, Inc.
6755 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite 260
Atlanta, GA 30360
800-741-5252
770-452-7320
-Original Message-
From:
Thats one of the reasons I never replace just a solenoid. I always think how
much would I want to do this job again?
To replace the solenoid step 1 is remove starter...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 09:23:09 -0600
From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
Unlike some I have very good luck with the factory stuff. I did buy some
HIGH-TEMPERATURE VITON RUBBER TUBING, FIRM, 1/8 ID, 1/4 OD, 1/16 WALL,
BLACK, from McMaster-Carr which also worked very well. In fact I just used the
last of it on my '84 190D. Its about the same price as Rusty is quoting
Try VW stealer; some MB and VW parts are 'zackly the same - really, no
kidding.
You might say, Okay, name one - just one. I'd say, Alright, 30 amp
fusible link, for example.
Wilton
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From: Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Alright Rusty. Send me a meter of the correct lovely fabric covrered return
line, the correct inline filter and the correct fuel filter. Hopefully I
can get it tomorrow. Is this good enough for do I need to call you?
Bob R
On Nov 1, 2012 10:23 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Unlike
Sounds grim. The photo of the NJ roller coaster (formerly on dry
land) that's now resting offshore in the lapping ocean is a vivid
display of the power of this storm. My friend's brother in Stamford,
CT has his home under water. In my lifetime I have never seen
anything this devastating and
On 01/11/2012 2:55 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Sounds grim. The photo of the NJ roller coaster (formerly on dry
land) that's now resting offshore in the lapping ocean is a vivid
display of the power of this storm. My friend's brother in Stamford,
CT has his home under water. In my lifetime
On Thu, 1 Nov 2012 11:12:21 -0400 Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com
wrote:
Its quite sad here.
Thank you for your report. Our prayers are with you.
Craig
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We got between 5 and 6 inches of rain betwewen Sunday at 6 pm and
Tuesday morining, accompanied by wind gusts to 60 mph. The entire DC
metropolitan area was basically shut down for 2 days (Monday and
Tuesday) but mercifully there was little wind damage in our
neighborhood. This may be as a
We are fortunate to live in a newer area, in which all of the hurricane codes
resulting from Andrew were in place. As a result, when the three hurricanes
passed through in the early 2000s, the interruption, if any, was minimal. It's
amazing how little the changes were in residential
Its quite sad here.
Thank you for your report. Our prayers are with you.
Ditto.
Rick
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Must be a common error then. Same sort of troubles no matter which processor
made it. I have the choice of four in town.
clay
On Nov 1, 2012, at 5:51 AM, Max Dillon wrote:
Sounds to me like your bio diesel predecessor left methanol in the mix...
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I've never had those problems. Where did you get the BD? Coops that make the
homebrew stuff might have lots of methanol in the fuel. I believe that
methanol creates a lot of the rubber issues. I always get mine at a reputable
gas station.
From: clay
Q wrote:
I can tell you
that it is made by MTC which is a well known aftermarket company and not
Genuine Mercedes.
It would definitely be a Genuine
Mercedes item and I sell it for $68.00.
And...
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NAPA supplies the MTC chinee part - blew apart
Viton is not impervious to B100. I have had to do DV twice on both
Gump and E300D. Return lines have disintegrated as well as lines from
the tank. Cigar hoses 2x. Valve cover on E300D turned to mush because
the hoses leaked into the valve head and I had to suck 0.5 gal out of
there.
Swapped out known old rubber with initial fluid and filter change, so yes,
early on failure. I was intent on using as much BioD as I could, so first
failure was a big bummer. Must have been old stock hose, or too many batches
of poor fuel. Got fresh hose with the same troubles. I guess
Is this good for me or bad for me? Remember, I do not make parts, I sell them.
I can get any GENUINE MERCEDES part to you for less than ANYONE else in the US.
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On Nov 1, 2012, at 6:29 PM, buymbpa...@gmail.com wrote:
Is this good for me or bad for me? Remember, I do not make parts, I sell
them. I can get any GENUINE MERCEDES part to you for less than ANYONE else in
the US. ANYONE. Make a
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