I'm really assuming that your dog tells lights based on position and not color. If you have a color-seeing dog, he's worth millions.
On 7/9/07, Tom Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kevin, > > Your valves were pretty far out to keep the car from running. I suspect > the > engine was cold & would not start? If so then I've experienced the same > thing. A few exhaust valve trains will tighten up enough to hold the > valves > very slightly open, dropping the compression enough to keep the car from > starting. > > Also, my experience with Mercedes diesel valve trains is that the intake > tends to get looser & the exhaust tends to get tighter over time. > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > 256-656-1924 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Kevin Kraly > Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 2:56 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] why you can't even in this day buyany > domesticcarunlessthe design and execution has been proven > > That was quite amusing, Tom! I should add that the Braille is not on the > screen where it's actually needed. I still have to have a sighted person > help me with those things. It's easier to just go into the bank and take > care of things with an actual person. > Blindness does have it's advantages though. I can be more in tune with my > Mercedes than the one who's driving it since I can hear every noise, feel > every bump, etc. I don't need light wyile probing under the dash or way > down inside the engine compartment, and there's been a few times I could > feel some tiny or hard-to-reach/see part and was able to save the day. Of > course, valve adjustment is quite a tactile job too, but that's where the > advantages end since I can't see how much grease is under my fingernails > after dealing with the oily valve train parts. I'll always remember how > that dead '81 300CD was towed and pushed into the garage, but was able to > be > > driven out of the garage under its own power once I adjusted the valves. > I'll be quite a bit more confident when adjusting the valves on the '83 > 300SD. Right now, it's laid up in storage with the bad ball joint, but it > doesn't have a place to park at the temporary apartment. By the end of > the > year, I'll have a new house with a garage in which to work on it. The > ball > joint will be done by the pros once I find a shop here in the Portland, OR > area. Does anyone (Alex) have any recommendations? > > Kevin in Portland, OR > 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- Sunil Hari 1992 300D 2.5T - 290Kmi - for sale [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474 _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
