My brother rigged a wire shutoff for his 123 240D with hole through LF inner fender.
Tim still lives in CT. I see him on FB. He now collects BMW Baurs. I still invite him every year. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Thu, Sep 5, 2019, 4:25 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 05/09/2019 9:25 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > Ahh the early days when it rained every stinking year. > > I remember that Tom always had to open the hood to shut the car off. I > find the dedication to not fixing that kind of endearing which is why I > don't pick on Randy for his. :) > > I don't remember what was wrong with Tom's car that last year but it > sure was leaking bad... > > -Curt > > > > On Thursday, September 5, 2019, 10:20:03 AM EDT, Dwight Giles < > dwight.gi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Remember Tom from CT in the,early dsys? We all had to give him oil so > he could fill it up and make it home. I miss that. I think it both burned > and leaked. > > > > Dwight Giles Jr. > > Wickford RI > > On Wed, Sep 4, 2019, 10:28 PM Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > > Someone really needs to bring a W114/115 to the Q! > > > So, what happened to Tom and his car? Did they both fade away? How old > was Tom? > > My car might drip an odd drop but you wouldn't have to give me oil if I > was able to come. > > One of you folks, maybe Curley, suggested a cable arrangement into the > car so that I could just pull on the cable to shut off the fuel without > opening the hood. > > If I hadn't already obtained the part, I might have gone for that. It > seems very simple and basic. Use a choke cable or something similar. A > knob under the dash would be unobtrusive. > > Why rely on vacuum when a simple cable would do the job. Maybe a bell > crank so it could pull straight? > > And thanks for not picking on me Curt!! > > Randy > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
