Re: [MBZ] W140 Stuck rear doors
Kicking? -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W140 Stuck rear doors
Lysol will douse the smell issue. Chevy PU was mousy inside. I hosed it out and dried it, still a bit mousy. A few days of ozone and now it smells normal, even on a hot day. -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W140 Stuck rear doors
Yes the vac activates the mechanical lock. So if the mechanical lock button is in the up position then the door is unlocked and should open. That leaves a glued closed door from being closed for a long time or a problem with the latch system itself. Like Jim said kick it from the inside. Tie a rope around the handle outside and have someone pull on it like trying to open it. Careful not to pull too hard and possibly break the handle off. Never seen that but you never know. Hit it right below the window at the back end where there is a lot of metal and less chance of breaking the inside door panel. 2x4 flat with a big rubber hammer? Manfred clay wrote: DOH! I still need anybody who has a fair idea to point me in the proper direction for getting the passenger side door to open. Sounds like the lock and the handles are functional. Not the mushy response the other door gave. Does the vac just actuate the mechanical lock, or is it a separate system? I have the bench seat out to clean up the mold that started since the car sat for a while. Not bad, but all over the place. Used diluted peroxide to tackle that. Lysol will douse the smell issue. Anyway, the door panel needs to be removed or a way to get it out of the way enough to access the latch and lock mechanism which might un-glue the door. Gary, Wilton, anybody else with a workable solution? clay ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W140 Stuck rear doors
I've had doors freeze shut when a rainy day was followed by a freeze at night. The wet rubber weatherstrip freezes to the body and it's nearly impossible to get the door open. Perhaps a similar think could happen to a car that's been sitting a long time, the rubber weatherstripping is rusted to the body. Allan MG trainpain2...@aol.com writes: Yes the vac activates the mechanical lock. So if the mechanical lock button is in the up position then the door is unlocked and should open. That leaves a glued closed door from being closed for a long time or a problem with the latch system itself. Like Jim said kick it from the inside. Tie a rope around the handle outside and have someone pull on it like trying to open it. Careful not to pull too hard and possibly break the handle off. Never seen that but you never know. Hit it right below the window at the back end where there is a lot of metal and less chance of breaking the inside door panel. 2x4 flat with a big rubber hammer? -- Allan Streib ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W116 brakes
Craig diese...@pisquared.net writes: No, it shouldn't. In fact, you cannot judge the clearance with the master cylinder removed. You want to get under the dash and feel the rod that pushes the master cylinder piston (Dan called it the clevis rod) it should be loose with the brake pedal up. As you move the brake pedal down, the rod should tighten up. The rod should move 1 - 2 mm before it tightens up. OK I had a look. I can't really see the rod (or any way to adjust it) because it's covered by a rubber bellows. There does seem to be some free play at the top of the pedal travel. There's a tiny bit (about 1/16 measured at the pedal) which I would guess is slack in the mechanism, then a bit of resistance against the return spring for about another 1/2 (again, measured at the pedal) before it feels like the rod contacts the cylinder piston. The pedal does not sink when held under pressure (with engine off/no boost). Additionally all the rubber lines at the calipers are new. Calipers themselves are of unknown age. How likely would it be for both rears to be frozen? I guess if there had been water in the fluid, and the car sat for a while (as it did before I bought it) that might not be too unlikely. Allan -- Allan Streib ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W140 Stuck rear doors
On Aug 18, 2013 12:07 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: I've had doors freeze shut when a rainy day was followed by a freeze at night. The wet rubber weatherstrip freezes to the body and it's nearly impossible to get the door open Talcum powder on the rubber prevents that. Alex ___ 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
[MBZ] floor underlayment
I had to pull most of the underlayment out of the W116 when I got it, because it was waterlogged and disintegrating. I seem to recall Rusty saying this material is not available, thinking about using this as a substitute: http://www.lowes.com/pd_403030-11580-DB43X10RB_0__?productId=3698844 Thoughts? Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] floor underlayment
We bought some stuff from JC-Whitney when we did my brother's 300D. Worked fine, although he didn't paint the new sheetmetal very well and it rotted out. The rubber sheet material is still there. Peter ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W116 brakes
On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 15:15:15 -0400 Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: How likely would it be for both rears to be frozen? I guess if there had been water in the fluid, and the car sat for a while (as it did before I bought it) that might not be too unlikely. After I completed all the work of changing a 240D to a 240D/3.0 (which took awhile, since I was going to graduate school at the time), both front calipers were frozen, even to the point of my noticing that the car didn't coast like it should. Replacing them fixed the problem. Several months later after we were here in Los Alamos, I had to replace the rear calipers. IIRC, that was because they were leaking brake fluid. Craig ___ 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
[MBZ] Ot uverse
Anybody got ATT uverse? Apparently it is now available to my address and is quite is less than half the price I am paying for sat for a 24mb connection rather than the 12 I have now with limited data. Sent from my iPhone ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W140 Stuck rear doors
Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net writes: Chevy PU was mousy inside. I hosed it out and dried it, still a bit mousy. A few days of ozone and now it smells normal, even on a hot day. Ozone? How did you do this? Did you build your own ozone generator out of an old microwave oven? Allan -- Allan Streib ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Ot uverse
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Anybody got ATT uverse? Apparently it is now available to my address and is quite is less than half the price I am paying for sat for a 24mb connection rather than the 12 I have now with limited data. I've got 3mb, which is apparently as high as it goes out here in the sticks. Intro special at $14.95 a month for a year. Speedtest.net shows about 2.5-3mb, but if you watch it go, it's not steady progress, it jumps along in spurts. Actual loading of web pages can be very slow, nothing will happen for several seconds and then the page jumps up. Rumor has it that their DNS server is a good bit of the problem, I've got to get another router so I can try openDNS.org. (if you let the ATT modem/router handle the router functions, you'll find that most of the settings are locked) Mitch. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Time Window speakers
Alex wrote: They sound absolutely beautiful. How can we have anything sound absolutely beautiful today? Everything today is merely digital replica of how our ears used to listen to musak. What is the 'old' term for sound versus the current digital replica? McIntosh/Dynaco/etc being the primary high end beautiful sounds of yore. mao ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Ot uverse
ATT here was offering internet only service, no phone line or other bundling required, for a decent price. Didn't look into it too much as it wasn't available in my neighborhood. Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net writes: Anybody got ATT uverse? Apparently it is now available to my address and is quite is less than half the price I am paying for sat for a 24mb connection rather than the 12 I have now with limited data. Sent from my iPhone ___ 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 -- Allan Streib ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Ot uverse
Mitch wrote: Rumor has it that their DNS server is a good bit of the problem... I heard a story this week that DNS is going to open to whatever you want... for a price. Richarde who began this email list at mbz.org had an alternate DNS system that he was trying ICANN to adopt. I remember doing the setup to see the website atlantic.ocean - an interesting concept. Another 10 years and ICANN, who Richarde maintained were idiots, has come his direction. The problem? - atlantic.ocean would cost something like 200k. Yeah, that isn't gonna happen, except for the 1% - so... we are out of luck. mao ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W116 brakes
Craig diese...@pisquared.net writes: After I completed all the work of changing a 240D to a 240D/3.0 (which took awhile, since I was going to graduate school at the time), both front calipers were frozen, even to the point of my noticing that the car didn't coast like it should. Replacing them fixed the problem. Several months later after we were here in Los Alamos, I had to replace the rear calipers. IIRC, that was because they were leaking brake fluid. I jacked up the rear of the car and with the transmission in neutral tried to turn the wheels. I could hear the pads dragging slightly, but I think that's normal, right? The wheels turned easily by hand. Does that rule out sticking calipers? Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W116 brakes
Not really, as the pistons could be stuck or the caliper could be hung up on the rail it slides on, either one of which could cause the problem. If you could have someone apply the brakes while you attempt to turn the rear wheels would give you a better idea. Dan On Aug 18, 2013, at 7:32 PM, Allan Streib wrote: Craig diese...@pisquared.net writes: After I completed all the work of changing a 240D to a 240D/3.0 (which took awhile, since I was going to graduate school at the time), both front calipers were frozen, even to the point of my noticing that the car didn't coast like it should. Replacing them fixed the problem. Several months later after we were here in Los Alamos, I had to replace the rear calipers. IIRC, that was because they were leaking brake fluid. I jacked up the rear of the car and with the transmission in neutral tried to turn the wheels. I could hear the pads dragging slightly, but I think that's normal, right? The wheels turned easily by hand. Does that rule out sticking calipers? Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Ot uverse
On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 18:47:09 -0400 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Anybody got ATT uverse? Apparently it is now available to my address and is quite is less than half the price I am paying for sat for a 24mb connection rather than the 12 I have now with limited data. When did this message come through? I still have not seen the original. Rumor has it that their DNS server is a good bit of the problem, I've got to get another router so I can try openDNS.org. (if you let the ATT modem/router handle the router functions, you'll find that most of the settings are locked) Can you not tell your computer to use nameserver 208.67.222.222 # resolver1.opendns.com nameserver 208.67.220.220 # resolver2.opendns.com ? In Linux, all I do is change /etc/resolv.conf and I'm using different name servers. If you do it by IP and not by name, unless the router rejects DNS requests, I don't see why it would not work. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W116 brakes
Pull the wheels off and see if you can push the pistons in... use a big pair of pilers or similar between the top of the pad and the caliper. If you can't move them, they're seized. If they move with great effort, the hoses are plugged up. You can crack open the bleed screw while applying pressure to confirm this. If fluid shoots out and the piston moves, the hoses are the restriction. (But beware that you're introducing air into the system by doing so.) With a car that old, you're pretty much guaranteed to need to replace something... hoses at a minimum. Old ones will definitely cause the symptoms you're describing. I'd start with checking all four calipers as I described, then replacing the hoses. If you find a stuck caliper, its best to replace them in pairs. The brakes on a W116 should be quite excellent with good pedal free. New hoses are a big part of this feel. Jaime On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 7:40 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Not really, as the pistons could be stuck or the caliper could be hung up on the rail it slides on, either one of which could cause the problem. If you could have someone apply the brakes while you attempt to turn the rear wheels would give you a better idea. Dan On Aug 18, 2013, at 7:32 PM, Allan Streib wrote: Craig diese...@pisquared.net writes: After I completed all the work of changing a 240D to a 240D/3.0 (which took awhile, since I was going to graduate school at the time), both front calipers were frozen, even to the point of my noticing that the car didn't coast like it should. Replacing them fixed the problem. Several months later after we were here in Los Alamos, I had to replace the rear calipers. IIRC, that was because they were leaking brake fluid. I jacked up the rear of the car and with the transmission in neutral tried to turn the wheels. I could hear the pads dragging slightly, but I think that's normal, right? The wheels turned easily by hand. Does that rule out sticking calipers? Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ 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 -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Time Window speakers
On Aug 18, 2013 4:15 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Everything today is merely digital replica of how our ears used to listen to musak. Some of us still have turntables ;) Alex ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] slow DNS
If this is a stationary desktop, this will work. If you use a laptop and go from work network to home, to the coffee house, to a hotel, it will be more complicated than listed below. In Windoze, open a command prompt and type ipconfig/all and find the section Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection. Within this you will need: IPv4 Address Default Gateway Open the Network and Sharing Center (under Control Panel) and hit Change adapter settings. Right click on the connection Local Area Connection and click properties. Select the TCP/IPv4 line and hit properties. Change the bullet to Use the following IP Address and enter the above information. Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 Below the first 3, change to Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the nameserver numbers Craig gave below. Click OK. Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi) On 8/18/2013 6:49 PM, Craig wrote: Can you not tell your computer to use nameserver 208.67.222.222 # resolver1.opendns.com nameserver 208.67.220.220 # resolver2.opendns.com ? In Linux, all I do is change /etc/resolv.conf and I'm using different name servers. If you do it by IP and not by name, unless the router rejects DNS requests, I don't see why it would not work. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W116 brakes
On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 20:16:14 -0400 Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote: I'd start with checking all four calipers as I described, then replacing the hoses. If you find a stuck caliper, its best to replace them in pairs. The brakes on a W116 should be quite excellent with good pedal free. New hoses are a big part of this feel. Note that he said earlier, On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 15:15:15 -0400 Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Additionally all the rubber lines at the calipers are new. Calipers themselves are of unknown age. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W116 brakes
The hoses are all new, I've read about that often enough here that I replaced them as a precaution when I got the car. The master cylinder is (now) also new. I'll see if I can move the pistons. Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com writes: Pull the wheels off and see if you can push the pistons in... use a big pair of pilers or similar between the top of the pad and the caliper. If you can't move them, they're seized. If they move with great effort, the hoses are plugged up. You can crack open the bleed screw while applying pressure to confirm this. If fluid shoots out and the piston moves, the hoses are the restriction. (But beware that you're introducing air into the system by doing so.) With a car that old, you're pretty much guaranteed to need to replace something... hoses at a minimum. Old ones will definitely cause the symptoms you're describing. I'd start with checking all four calipers as I described, then replacing the hoses. If you find a stuck caliper, its best to replace them in pairs. The brakes on a W116 should be quite excellent with good pedal free. New hoses are a big part of this feel. Jaime -- Allan Streib ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W140 Stuck rear doors
I gave that a try, but bare foot, took the red wings off. Smacked it with a rubber mallet. moved the lock knob up and down, both handles a few dozen times. Then this morning, kid is using Meguirs compound goo to cut some of the haze while I gave the leather some Lexol. Windows are all down, bench is out in case that would help with panel removal. Lean in the window to scrub and feed the back of the front seat. Kid makes a comment about what a lame father I am for having not fixed the door by now. I tell him where to stuff it, then yank on the handle and the dang door swings open. WTF? I am magic clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers On Aug 17, 2013, at 11:47 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: Kicking? -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] slow DNS
namebench is an open source utility to help you locate the fastest DNS servers for your area. Works with WIN, Mac and Unix. https://code.google.com/p/namebench/ Dave '82 240D (3 pedal), '84 300TD (Euro), '85 300TD (Cali) On Aug 18, 2013, at 5:44 PM, Benz Hogs wrote: If this is a stationary desktop, this will work. If you use a laptop and go from work network to home, to the coffee house, to a hotel, it will be more complicated than listed below. In Windoze, open a command prompt and type ipconfig/all and find the section Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection. Within this you will need: IPv4 Address Default Gateway Open the Network and Sharing Center (under Control Panel) and hit Change adapter settings. Right click on the connection Local Area Connection and click properties. Select the TCP/IPv4 line and hit properties. Change the bullet to Use the following IP Address and enter the above information. Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 Below the first 3, change to Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the nameserver numbers Craig gave below. Click OK. Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi) On 8/18/2013 6:49 PM, Craig wrote: Can you not tell your computer to use nameserver 208.67.222.222 # resolver1.opendns.com nameserver 208.67.220.220 # resolver2.opendns.com ? In Linux, all I do is change /etc/resolv.conf and I'm using different name servers. If you do it by IP and not by name, unless the router rejects DNS requests, I don't see why it would not work. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W116 brakes
Pull the wheels off and see if you can push the pistons in... use a big pair of pilers or similar between the top of the pad and the caliper. If you can't move them, they're seized. If they move with great effort, the hoses are plugged up. You can crack open the bleed screw while applying pressure to confirm this. If fluid shoots out and the piston moves, the hoses are the restriction. (But beware that you're introducing air into the system by doing so.) With a car that old, you're pretty much guaranteed to need to replace something... hoses at a minimum. Old ones will definitely cause the symptoms you're describing. I'd start with checking all four calipers as I described, then replacing the hoses. If you find a stuck caliper, its best to replace them in pairs. The brakes on a W116 should be quite excellent with good pedal free. New hoses are a big part of this feel. Jaime \ The problem is Jaime, that Allan already replace all the hoses. See his 3:15 post: Additionally all the rubber lines at the calipers are new. Calipers themselves are of unknown age. So that leaves us with calipers or Master, but it sounds like the master is ok. ___ 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
[MBZ] Considering a W211 CDI
I am considering a 2006 E320 CDI with about 95k miles on it. I expect the current owner and I can negotiate a fair deal, so I am not concerned about that aspect. But in a test drive of this diesel, I noted three curiosities: 1. While accelerating on an entrance ramp this car left a large cloud of black smoke. My two 124 diesels never did this. (But my old 123's sure could leave a cloud) Is this normal for a CDI? Should I be concerned? 2. The dash warning lights are showing an air bag fault. How serious might this problem be on a W211? 3. This W211 made a rattle at a certain RPM that sounded like the cat heat shield failing on my old 124's. Does the W211 do this same thing? Or is such a noise likely something more serious? Anybody on the list have experience with this model who can share what they know about these issues? Thanks, Ned Kleinhenz ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Considering a W211 CDI
I can tell you a cdi should not put out big clouds of black smoke. Something is wrong but not sure what. Hope it's cheap. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 18, 2013, at 9:11 PM, ned kleinhenz ned.kleinh...@gmail.com wrote: I am considering a 2006 E320 CDI with about 95k miles on it. I expect the current owner and I can negotiate a fair deal, so I am not concerned about that aspect. But in a test drive of this diesel, I noted three curiosities: 1. While accelerating on an entrance ramp this car left a large cloud of black smoke. My two 124 diesels never did this. (But my old 123's sure could leave a cloud) Is this normal for a CDI? Should I be concerned? 2. The dash warning lights are showing an air bag fault. How serious might this problem be on a W211? 3. This W211 made a rattle at a certain RPM that sounded like the cat heat shield failing on my old 124's. Does the W211 do this same thing? Or is such a noise likely something more serious? Anybody on the list have experience with this model who can share what they know about these issues? Thanks, Ned Kleinhenz ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] W140 Stuck rear doors
Ozone? How did you do this? I got an ozone generator at the thrift shop. It's the teeny tiny size, draws an amp of 12V or so. Did you build your own ozone generator out of an old microwave oven? Could have. I have a UV EPROM eraser I made many years ago. The side effect of UV light is ozone. -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Considering a W211 CDI
On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 22:11:44 -0400 ned kleinhenz ned.kleinh...@gmail.com wrote: I am considering a 2006 E320 CDI with about 95k miles on it. I expect the current owner and I can negotiate a fair deal, so I am not concerned about that aspect. Roger, who used to be on this list but recently dropped out of sight, said the 2006s were to be avoided, that one should go for 2007 or later. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] slow DNS
On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 18:22:41 -0700 Dave Cavner w123wa...@gmail.com wrote: namebench is an open source utility to help you locate the fastest DNS servers for your area. Works with WIN, Mac and Unix. https://code.google.com/p/namebench/ Interesting concept. I have downloaded it and will have to try it out. I don't see, though, how someone else's DNS server would be faster than my own ISP's. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] slow DNS
If they put it on a shared server or just plain don't invest enough resources to build their own quality server. Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 Max (169,xxx mi) On 8/18/2013 10:34 PM, Craig wrote: I don't see, though, how someone else's DNS server would be faster than my own ISP's. Craig ___ 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
[MBZ] Battery Reconditioning
Have any of you tried the automotive storage battery re-conditioning procedures such as those on YouTube using aluminum sulfate or Epsom salt? I am skeptical. On the other hand, I do not want to pass up something that will pull a couple more years of life out of a $100 battery. If you tried it, what were the results? If the results were good, was it worth the effort? Jerry 1982 240D __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 8701 (20130818) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.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
Re: [MBZ] Ot uverse
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Anybody got ATT uverse? Apparently it is now available to my address and is quite is less than half the price I am paying for sat for a 24mb connection rather than the 12 I have now with limited data. Craig wrote: When did this message come through? I still have not seen the original. Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 17:28:44 -0500 Mitch wrote: Rumor has it that their DNS server is a good bit of the problem, I've got to get another router so I can try openDNS.org. (if you let the ATT modem/router handle the router functions, you'll find that most of the settings are locked) Can you not tell your computer to use nameserver 208.67.222.222 # resolver1.opendns.com nameserver 208.67.220.220 # resolver2.opendns.com If you do it by IP and not by name, unless the router rejects DNS requests, I don't see why it would not work. Most MS Win users rely on DHCP from the router, from what I gather. To manually enter a DNS server requires a manually entered IP address too, I think. -- Philip, who is not much help with MS Win software. ___ 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
[MBZ] Mail not showing up [was: Re: Ot uverse]
On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 22:54:51 -0500 Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Anybody got ATT uverse? Apparently it is now available to my address and is quite is less than half the price I am paying for sat for a 24mb connection rather than the 12 I have now with limited data. Craig wrote: When did this message come through? I still have not seen the original. Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 17:28:44 -0500 That would be 16:28:44 -0600, where I am. H it never showed up here. I do have the following emails on the subject, 16:47 Mitch 17:17 Allan Streib 17:27 Mountain Man 17:49 Craig (me) 21:54 Fmiser, just not the original. Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Old Time Window speakers
I suppose next thing you'll tell us is that you have one of them fandangled horseless carriages them fancy folk get around in nowadays? Hendrik who sits by the wireless and sings along On 19/08/13 10:13, Alex Chamberlain wrote: On Aug 18, 2013 4:15 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Everything today is merely digital replica of how our ears used to listen to musak. Some of us still have turntables ;) Alex ___ 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
