I've noticed that the return hose for the OM615/6/7's and the OM606's appears
to have the same ID, maybe a little thicker wall, and the cotton covering is a
different color.. maybe a little tighter on the OM606 stuff...
Does anyone know what the difference is? Is the new stuff made of viton
I noticed it said C/S, I'm guessing it was Comfort/Sport ?
This URL seems to confirm this.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/Followup/articleId=102283
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From: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
what is the button he presses
Yeah! I want to see how fast those E300Dt can go! :) :) Normally for an
italian tuneup, I'd head out past Hagerstown (towards Deep Creek Lake) on I-70
and get really leadfooted. I've seen more than one BIG ball of black smoke
belch forth from the rear of the car doing that... They seem to
Anyone have a pair of clic clamp pliers that I can borrow?
-j.
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From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Seems like the easiest place to start is by running a can of diesel
purge through it.
From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jan 25 13:37:09 2007
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Algae corpses blocking contact with the contact?
-j.
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From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I checked my low-fuel bulb, and it's good. I went back to the trunk
and pulled the connector to the sender, and shorting out the correct
two pins lit the
Agreed, but the Mac my wife uses was originally shipped with 9.2.2 (In fact I
have to keep a copy on it for firmware upgrades and such as they are not
available in OSX form for it!) The box is actually faster with OSX (10.4.8)
than 9.2.2. I would like to bump it up to 1.5GB ram... I bumped it
My grandmother had one (In baltimore), and I have roots in WV.
Anyhow how about that cold starting? The outside temp indicator on Frantz read
14 this morning, one glow, fired right up (2 sec crank)
-j.
--
John Reames
1985 300d (223K Gerta)
1991 Cherokee (149K the fishbowl)
1999 E300Dt (141K
The only thing worse would have been E-torx heads!
-j.
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From: Tony Wirtel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Because of this car, I can say I've done MB ball joints AND say that I
hope I don't have to do them again! That, and as many have said
before, the
http://www.wihatools.com/773serie.htm
I think it means External torx. when they round off, they REALLY round off, as
in almost conical.
They are used a LOT on the 210's and the OM606 engine. I had the ones on the
front torsion bar round on me (thankfully those craftsman damaged nut remover
Actually most of the stuff on fishbowl is hex head (thankfully)
Make me an offer ;) It is a good project jeep; I don't like the sound of the
engine, but it has a GOOD bumper (from custom 4x4 fabrication IIRC) and a
Gibson stainless exhaust system... Oh yeah it needs a windshield seal... and a
Actually it rejected the oil pump once.. aluminum pump, nodular iron block.
Tossed in a high-volume one because it was cast iron, and it keeps 70psi at
cold idle, but sounds like crap (as in a knocking/rapping/tapping) It also
had the harmonic balancer come unwound, the new one required
What did you say? The message was garbled after all day. It looked like you
said something about bizzare draconian bondage-and-discipline operating
systems after that.
-j.
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From: Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED]
don't you guys find it funny that we
Is it possible your antenna was replaced with a generic unit? IIRC the mast
shoudl have a flatted ring (for a wrench) not a slotted ring (for a spanner).
Does the tip of your antenna have a h on the top of it? The Hirschmann's
usually do.
-j.
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The newer ones (A la 210 chassis) are plastic, but they don't have the
underbar; they are loose letters.
-j.
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From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
But the ones I've seen are not, Made from chrome plated, injection molded
plastic, so it
Yes a VW diesel will get 50mpg easy. Just not THAT model/that car. A new beetle
will :P
-j.
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From: Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yeah but will a VW diesel really get 50 MPG easy. I think the
ratings when new were in the low-to-mid 40s, and
Check the vin on the 99's as the blower regulator is upgraded, and when the old
one fails, you must buy a new motor and mounting plate too (different style to
air cool a massive heatsink on the new regulator). Additionally, peel back the
outside lip of the door seals on top of the door,
1999 E300Dt. 8 F, not plugged in, One glow cycle. bump key and let the thing
auto crank (up to 2 secs). Fired right up. (Th!)... 1985 300D...
well I probably need to go over the valves (7500 ago) and toss in some anti
gel... and maybe a battery tender... It almost started before
well maybe. It hadn't been started at all in ~2-3 weeks and it did get treated
to 2-3 mins of cranking.Given the price of diehard etc, I'm likely to go to the
stealership ($109) for a battery. They have been uprated to 100Ah...
-j.
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From: Werner
Or my favorite: some soccer mom using her suburban to drive her kids 300 yds
(max) down the driveway, only to sit there idling until the bus picks them up,
then back up the drive and go back in the house. I see it MANY mornings, and it
doesnt have to be any colder than 40 for it to occur!
-j.
Look at http://www.danielsternlighting.com/products/products.html
search for P45t; 45/40W for $11, 60/55W for $12, no soldering
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From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
reflector is unused.) It uses R2 headlamps, which are hard to find.
I converted
Maryland chgarges the same as for any other special plate (vanity, chesapeake
bay, save our farms, other group affiliations, etc-- $5/yr)
-j.
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From: ernest breakfield [EMAIL PROTECTED]
in most states that i've investigated, it doesn't cost
You can buy the seal rings. They have call-outs in the EPC, so you might need
to look over the parts guy's shoulder. There should be obvious grooves where
the o-rings would sit on the bolt. I'd try it without replacing the bolt. If it
is boogered up, you can buy the housing and the bolt still,
I'm going to guess you utilized the primer pump.
Ristretto -- double, 1/2 teaspoon sugar.
That ice we got was pretty nasty. (Baltimore city at night, Reston, VA during
the day)
-j.
--
John Reames
1985 300d (223K Gerta)
1991 Cherokee (149K the fishbowl)
1999 E300Dt (141K Hans)
1999 E300Dt (106K
*D'oh!*
-j.
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John Reames
1985 300D (223K Gerta)
1991 Cherokee (149K the fishbowl)
1999 E300Dt (142K Hans)
1999 E300Dt (108K Frantz)
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From: Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What year is the Acura? the 300D?
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 167K
'87
The cherokee (XJ) went away in 2001. It was replaced by the jeep liberty
(sold as cherokee in outside the US) in 2002. (The liberty has a non-solid
front axle and an front pumpkin). I seem to recall that the reason was
noise about the I6 powertrain not meeting emissions specs or
I dunno whats the issue with the mavica, but I am wondering if it has to do
with following the appropriate book when it comes to multisession discs. As
far as the server issue, ummm If you are talking about an NFS server (Macs
should use NFS for file sharing with OSX if I recall properly), then
I can vouch to that as well. you have to remove the lower spring seat to gain
access to the bolt securing it.
BTW replacing all the rubber/bushings/ball joints/tie rod ends etc makes the
car handle SWEET... like a new barge :)
-j.
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From: Peter
Don't get me started about homeland security theater... or the KGB (literally:
committee for state security)... or any comparisons ;)
I think it is humorous that people are being turned back at the canadian border
for having criminal records (ie someone who had a youthful indescretion of
Maryland registration is expensive ($180/2yrs?), but ALL diesels are exempt
from emissions tests in MD (period). Unfortunately we have mandatory
insurance, you you pay out at least one orifice for that. At least we dont
have to pay sales tax (yet) on the registration, or an annual property
Rusty is the man for that. New ones are pretty darn cheap. You just unscrew the
nut right around the mast and raise the antenna until it falls out and you
don't get any more tail... all you have to do then is insert the new antenna
tail and lower it until you can screw in the nut Oh yeah,
Umm okay, sure. I want to know just one thing; Where are you getting whatever
you are smoking when you tell the banned list to behave?
-j.
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin, Okiebenz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Leaving now for far northern IL, north of chicago, 1
Looks pretty spry. Love the Air Time
Lotsa body roll tho. (The newer ones hardly roll at all. I have a couple of
photos of Laura driving Frantz on the skidpad recently. I dunno the speed she
was at (I didn't look at the speedo when I was driving.), but I know it set off
Low Oil (with the
Do'h. JPG is in caps. autospellcheck musta case-changed it on me. well a little
ln action fixes that!
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From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 04 May 2007 20:52:05 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
(The photos are at
1999 E300 Turbodiesel
ln = unix command for link. Basically I made a second directory entry to point
to the same cunk of data (until one or the other is modified, then they become
two completely separate files...)
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From: Craig McCluskey
actually no -s, since web servers can take a disliking to symbolic links. These
were hard links
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From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 04 May 2007 23:16:08 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
1999 E300 Turbodiesel
ln = unix
I have a 2 cd set where the CD labels look like 126 speedometers. That is VERY
useful; however some jobs are not all there; I think om617 head
removal/installation is missing one page, as an example.
-j.
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From: Walt Lasher [EMAIL
From what I understand, it is something you need a trained eye to spot, as it
rusts UNDER the sealant and then pops off. There can be VERY little warning
otherwise. It happens even on dealer-maintained cars, and when one pops off,
they usually go replace both of them.
Of course you pobably
What I don't get is why R-290 is so bad when gassers have been converted to
LPG... and where CNG is still used in vehicles?
How does the flammability of these substances compare to the flammability of
gasoline?
-j.
(I hope no one suffers from triscadecaphobia)
('99 E300Dt)
-j.
odo.jpg
1999 E300Dt (132K mi)
Even with the key out of the car the blower runs. I've removed the ACC control
fuses (47 up front) and no change. I have not tried removing the ACC unit and
disconnecting it as I don't have radio keys at work.
I'm thinking that this is a blown blower regulator. Any other
I have not been able to find a fuse that shuts off the blower. I checked the
fuse map and tried all of the fuses listed for AC blower and the climate
control system as well as the rest heater (you can have it use residual engine
heat with the car off). No change. I don't have a wiring diagram
Okay, got home early (Reston lost power!)
Removed the control unit, disconnected it, plugged in the blower (key not in
ignition), blower runs.
Started the car and ran through the onboard sensors (at idle), and here are the
values
1 76
2 75
3 75
4 80
5 116
6 175
7 15
8 129
9 40
10 0.8
When I did a similar thing, I ended up calling a locksmith. Late at night. On a
holiday. Yep, at $90/pop you learn REAL quick. (Okay normal daytime hours the
cost is $40-$50 /pop)... With the kids, they will learn real quick when it
comes out of the allowance, and if they don't, every third or
There are also the Sargent-Keso and Medeco types... I'd say avoid Best locks-
The cylinders I have seen have two shear planes, one of which is the normal one
and the other of which is for the control plane that allows the cylinder to
be removed from the housing. The cylinder has holes (at the
Ommegang==Duvel (as in owned by).
Good stuff.
I'm partial to their Three Philosophers blend..
Stoudts (Adamstown, PA) Triple is decent, as is The Brewer's Art
Resurrection Ale (You can get it fresh and on-tap in Baltimore to boot!)
Thirst Dog Brewing Co makes a decent Imperial Stout that
Digits are different from waves. Digits either get there or
not, waves can get wavier.
Yabut the digits are transmitted over [more or less square]
waves, so there can still be issues caused by cables, especially since HDMI
uses frequencies of up to 340MHz, with total bandwidth in the
Fibre Channel isn't LAN stuff, its SAN (Storage Area Network) stuff... The
physical layer for it is the same (or close to) that of Gigabit Ethernet, and
is typically over multimode fiber (50/125u), but the upper layers, those that
are exposed to the computer, are more closely related to SCSI.
Got a 1999 W210.025 [E300Dt] question. I get some ... stumbling at steady
speed (even on cruise) on the highway in the 50-70mph range. I'll guess its
about 1500-2600 RPM or so. It feels like a momentary loss of power. I am not
getting a CEL. The filter is clean and new, the MAF is ~30k old. Im
Would it make any sense to remove and re-torque the delivery valves on the IP?
then to do a cranking with no injection lines attached (ie a spit test?)
-j.
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-j.
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On my 1999 E300Dt, you can turn the radio on with the key out/off but it will
only stay on for 30 mins at a clip.
-j.
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From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I think Jim was describing a radio that shuts itself off with the key,
but you can turn
Gee, thats funny. Guess what mine did about 10-15k mi ago?
The pipe itself is not stainless and totally rusted through all around where
the muffler was welded to it. You could probably fill it in with enough
material, but I'd think it would rust through pretty quickly now that it is
already
That could be good too :)
I think my dad has a smallish rake yet, tho I havent gone digging in many
years, and I'm not sure I would care to eat any that came out of the chesapeake
bay.
-j.
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From: Werner Fehlauer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, I
The 4 series can be a pain to replace some of the paper path parts in, and it
does not have a straight-through paper path but otherwise, I'm thinking
W126. :)
-j.
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From: David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Those are great printers, aren't they?
Plugged prefilter will do the same thing. Almost got run over on I-70 because
it wouldn't do more then 45 uphill. pulled over, reached in the ammo can for
the spare and the 4-way, changed it out, and all was well. The old prefilter
actually held vacuum (it would not drain!) due to algae
I was behind a freightliner the other day and noticed a peculiar smell from the
exhaust (when I wasn't behind it I didn't smell it)... the odor was that of
feline urine Any chance that this is a result of a poorly tuned aqueous
ammonia injection system (Adblue/bluetec) such as is used by
Sheesh, I'd have a tough time doing that; I'm only good for about 45k/yr.
-j.
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From: Werner Fehlauer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wow - I can see why such a lease is an expensive way to go. You're looking
at $3500 just to use this car for 5 months, then
joy und happiness.
I wonder if they have these problems in texas where you can have dash ornaments?
BTW I was never in front of the guy, just behind, following at a polite
distance, and as soon as there was a lane change the odor lessened. It totally
dissapeared when the truck took an exit. I
I have one in need of sway bar bushings and links. I have the parts, and it
looks pretty straightforward, but I am wondering what lubricant you use for
slipping the bushings over the bar. I havent been able to find Naphtolen Hand
was wondering if silicone spray lube (not che cheap stuff, but
Wouldn't running a higher percentage helium mix further lighten the load
resulting in impressive improvements in fuel economy?
Of course you must be running with german helium or your suspension could get
all squirrely.
-j.
1985 300d (223K Gerta)
1991 Cherokee (149K fishbowl)
1999 E300Dt (106K
I am a little leery of soapy water; I had a bad experience with a w126 where I
used soapy water on the bushings that attach the caster bushing bracket to the
chassis; the bushings slipped back out of the casting! The silicone spray I
was thinking of is the CRC 2094 stuff
msds:
Thanks. I will try the water and see how it goes. I'm not sure there was a
recall on them, but Rusty mentioned the part number has been incremented three
times or so. I suspect that if the problem were in the metal section of the
lines that there would be much more oil involved (but you never
Umm... There are a couple of parts there; there are sensor wires- one inserted
in each pad, that run to a connector block, these are trivial to replace; then
there is the wiring harness, which has one end bolted to the caliper and the
other end is somewhere in the bowels of the wiring harness
www.pgauto.com
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From: Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Some misguided PO or brake shop *cut* the wires to the connector
blocks on my 300D. If they had bothered to look under the hood they
would have seen the in-line plugs that could have been
I hear thats not the only thing(s) that slide out easier when using M1.
But- I recommend sedation for that. I had mine done years ago with that method,
awoke doped with lidocane (makes me high as a kite) and a prescription for
tylox. Went home, took them and slept for 4 days. went back 2 weeks
Wiki claims the NA version is 79 or 87 HP and the Turbo is 121 or 123 HP, so
between ~40% and 55%... Torque is also kicked up QUITE a bit... I want to say
75-100%
-j.
--
John Reames
1985 300d (223K Gerta)
1991 Cherokee (149K the fishbowl)
1999 E300Dt (140K Hans) (the leaky one)
1999 E300Dt
Don't forget that the newer engines, such as the om606 are possessed of
(perhaps possessed by is more accurate) a computer-controlled wastegate, so it
will be difficult to bump the boost. I seem to recall that the VNT's do a
little better job at lighter loads. I also seem to recall that all
The W210 chassis is cute about that; it throws an error in the cluster (instead
of the odometer) that the parking brake is on and chirps at you, then if your
speed goes above 10mph or so (maybe 15mph) it will change the illumination
color of the message area from amber to RED and really squawk.
Have you tried a random number in your area code with a 555 exchange?
g
Or perhaps use one of the offshore areacodes.. some of them are VERY
expensive (dollars per minute)
eg
-j.
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From: Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Allan, is there any way
From: Trampas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have broken and drilled a few in my time. My car still has long bolts, but
I use anti-seize, yea, yea complain all you want but I have never broken a
bolt that I installed.
Yep, but the key is that I installed... This was done by some teenage weenie
with
You need a multiplexer that is compatible with DAS. (good luck finding one)..
The cables are probably specific to the multiplexer. I was looking at the
MT2500 and decided it wasnt worth the money, I got a sweet deal on an iSCAN
(autoland scientech/baum D91) with the mercedes, obd2 and beemer
Every day in virginia. Sometimes more than one at a clip.
-j.
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From: David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Werner Fehlauer wrote:
If Canada is like the U.S., the semi drivers probably get a pass from
law enforcement anyway. When was the last
Not much longer; in America we are engaging in a selective breeding campaign;
we espouse abstinence and waiting, so those few good people do that, resulting
in fewer kids. The less-than good folks (ie the self-centered idiots to whom
nothing in this world applies (except entitlement programs))
It was a balmy 20F here this morning (okay so it is the coldest that it has
been so far this winter, most of it was above 50 so far) but Hans started up
quite easily without any extra glow cycles and without plugging in. (Of course
I was cold as *^*^* until it warmed up)
BTW, whats the
I think B is more appropriate, ie TB :)
--
John Reames
1985 300d (223K Gerta)
1991 Cherokee (149K the fishbowl)
1999 E300Dt (140K Hans) (the leaky one)
1999 E300Dt (106K Frantz) (the squeaky one)
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From: Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A
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Sounds like it would 1) leak a lot, and 2) smoke even more
Nifty feature, that self-hydrolocking. I guess the spark plug threads on the
bottom cylinders wear out sooner than those on the upper ones :P
Fun Fun!
-j.
--
John Reames
1985 300d (223K Gerta)
1991 Cherokee (149K the fishbowl)
1999
I've gotten really huge latex gloves and put them on over knit garden gloves
before, it doesn't kill your dexterity as much (and it is not like you need
TONS of it for a valve adjustment)
I hear you kicking and screaming over bending overin the cold. Insulated
coveralls help a bit, but I am
Thanks. I noticed a decided difference in engine running between stone cold
(overnight sit) versus warm adjustments. I always wondered why, or if it was
something that I was doing wrong. I've gotten to where I can adjust them on the
street in 30 mins (It has gotten a question or three from the
Yep, sure enough does sound interesting... I've got time to read the list
again... LOTS of time to read the list :(
so much for having a paycheck to b***h about!
-j.
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