Re: [MBZ] Manuals, was: valve stem seals

[Christopher McCann]

I'm a newbie and for me it was WELL worth the money.
Things are explained very simply and you learn about
how the car works...you read it and start making a
list of all the stuff you want to do!
For the diesel veteran, it might not be worth the
monye. I would recommend it to any newbie. 

Chris

--- Royce Engler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Anybody ever use the book they sell called Diesel
> Performance Tuning and
> Repair?  Is it worth $22.95?
> 
> Royce Engler
> 
> 1985 300TD Turbo 265K
> 
>   -Original Message-
>   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> Curt Raymond
>   Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:08 PM
>   To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>   Subject: [MBZ] valve stem seals
> 
> 
>   Somebody the other day mentioned that on of
> Hammie's many problems might
> be valve stem seals. Then yesterday I happened to be
> looking at the
> Mercedessource site and found
>
http://www.mercedessource.com/store/item.php?item=4%20Cylinder%20Diesel%20Va
> lve%20Stem%20Replacement%20Kit
>   this kit to replace the seals. Hammie does consume
> a fair amount of oil
> without leaking it and does blow a bit of black
> smoke first thing in the
> morning. Is this likely worth doing?
> 
>   -Curt
>   '83 240D "Hammie" 242kmi
> 
> 
>

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-1976 240D, ManyK miles,  "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen 
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[MBZ] Bouncy SLS on my wagon ('85 300TD)

[meadedillon]

Richard,

Yes, I have to step and lower the mast each time I launch.  Rather a hassle, 
makes the power boat crowd very curious (but usually they're too polite to 
stare and point), and I'm still working on refining the process to get the time 
required more reasonable.  I once did it in 30 minutes, when helped by a very 
experienced sailor.

Joe,

Yes, I personally have removed the rear springs with no compressor of any kind. 
 That was in conjunction with complete removal of the rear axle (carrier, swing 
arms, differential, the whole deal).  Basically, I supported the car body front 
and rear on a lift, and held the rear axle up with a massive air jack that was 
built into the rack.  Removed all the connections holding the axle to the body, 
and lowered the air jack to release the pressure on the springs.  Installation 
was reverse.  I was pretty nervous, but it went very smoothly and without 
drama, and I'd do it again with the same equipment.

Very respectfully,
/s/
LCDR Meade M. Dillon, USNR
Digest Lurker since 2001
'85 300TD 322k miles (Euro 5spd)
'96 Infiniti I30 149k miles (wife's 5spd)
'73 Balboa 20 'Sanctification'
Charleston SC

Re: [MBZ] 76 300D questions

[Mitch Haley]

BenzBarn wrote:
> 
> Did you change the filter?  It's at the bottom of the tank.  Draw all the
> old fluid out and you can see it.

My 1979 300SD did not have a filter in it, which is strange considering
some fool had to remove it and then decide not to put it back or buy
a new one.

Re: [MBZ] valve stem seals

[BenzBarn]

Could be a slight leak at one injector or a lazy glow plug.  800 miles is 
pretty good for that mileage. I wouldn't touch anything.

Re: [MBZ] OT - Cool computer stuff

[Rich Thomas]

I have wasted some time looking at a bunch of them, there are a couple 
of FTP downloaders, which was a topic of discussion a coupla weeks back.


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Re: [MBZ] valve stem seals

[Curt Raymond]

Losing (through consumption and leaking) about a quart in 800 miles right now. 
Thats improving as the external leaks slowly dry up (using Mobil 1). The thing 
is I only get the blast of smoke (it could be blue, its hard to tell) first 
thing in the morning, none of the start ups during the day show it.

-Curt
'83 240D "Hammie" 242kmi

Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 13:14:48 -0400
From: "BenzBarn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] valve stem seals
To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

Depends on what you mean by a fair bit of oil.
I find that my SD leaks out as much oil as it uses ( which isn't that 
much ) and neither warrant fixing.

Have you checked the injection pump timing and chain stretch? A simple 
drip tube works pretty well to time the pump. Black smoke would be 
unburned fuel..



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Re: [MBZ] 76 300D questions

[R A Bennell]

Thanks Dan

Interesting, I didn't realize it had a filter. Will have to look more
closely.

Randy

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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 76 300D questions


Yeah, ATF is what you use. Fill it to the line you see.

Did you change the filter?  It's at the bottom of the tank.  Draw all the
old fluid out and you can see it.

Dan


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Re: [MBZ] 1980 300D

[Darrell W. Sigmon]

Make replacing bushings easy: heat them in a can of water, not boiling, 
and they will 'drop' right in


Darrell

Potter, Tom E wrote:


Bushings 11 and 101 are the ones that I replaced. I did them from under the 
car, though it is tight between the shift rod and the body.

Thomas E. Potter
Telephone: (713) 215-2877
Fax: (713) 215-2551
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Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 10:36 AM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1980 300D


Attached is a pdf of the relevant page in the epc.  Callouts 11 & 101
are for the same p/n, 115 992 03 10, and are I believe the more
commonly replaced bushings.  Callouts 14 & 17 are also identical
bushings, 115 267 12 50, & are presumably the bushings Dan was
referring to that require partial console disassembly for
replacement...?

joe

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Re: [MBZ] 76 300D questions

[BenzBarn]

Yeah, ATF is what you use. Fill it to the line you see.

Did you change the filter?  It's at the bottom of the tank.  Draw all the
old fluid out and you can see it.

Dan

Re: [MBZ] valve stem seals

[BenzBarn]

Depends on what you mean by a fair bit of oil.
I find that my SD leaks out as much oil as it uses ( which isn't that much ) 
and neither warrant fixing.

Have you checked the injection pump timing and chain stretch? A simple drip 
tube works pretty well to time the pump. Black smoke would be unburned 
fuel..

Re: [MBZ] Manuals, was: valve stem seals

[Royce Engler]

Anybody ever use the book they sell called Diesel Performance Tuning and
Repair?  Is it worth $22.95?

Royce Engler

1985 300TD Turbo 265K

  -Original Message-
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Curt Raymond
  Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:08 PM
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Subject: [MBZ] valve stem seals


  Somebody the other day mentioned that on of Hammie's many problems might
be valve stem seals. Then yesterday I happened to be looking at the
Mercedessource site and found
http://www.mercedessource.com/store/item.php?item=4%20Cylinder%20Diesel%20Va
lve%20Stem%20Replacement%20Kit
  this kit to replace the seals. Hammie does consume a fair amount of oil
without leaking it and does blow a bit of black smoke first thing in the
morning. Is this likely worth doing?

  -Curt
  '83 240D "Hammie" 242kmi



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Re: [MBZ] 1995 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel with blown engine

[Gerald R. Flintrop]

Thanks, Dave. 

I was thinking (?) that maybe the 124 could be had for cheap. Since I have
an 82 300SD (>307Kmiles), with a 50Kmile, rebuilt 617 that runs like a
striped-assed ape, I could...

Jerry (Dreaming)

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On Behalf Of Dave M.
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 9:27 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1995 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel with blown engine

Don't even think about a 617 powertrain in a W124. Either fix the
engine or get a used 606 motor to drop in. If you're a glutton for
punishment, a 603 turbo powertrain would work, but getting things like
the cruise control to function might be a real trick. A 606 turbo
would be the holy grail but that would take tons of custom work and
probably a Myna-Diesel massaged manual injection pump ($1500) and
elimination of almost all the computer controls. Would be lots of fun,
but not easy nor cheap.

:-)

-Dave M.

> --
> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 07:51:16 -0500
> From: OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1995 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel with blown engine
> 
> Might be too tall.
> 
> On 7/27/05, Gerald R. Flintrop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know if a 617 and tranny would fit in it?
> >
> > Jerry

Re: [MBZ] OT - Cool computer stuff

[DElliott%SWS]

These are great !!!  Gives a Windows user the new OSX dashboard
capabilities, seemingly.

"Read an article yesterday about these widget things  www.widgetgallery.com

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.mpl/business/3281853
"Konfabulator is a Javascript-based program that runs modules called
widgets. Each widget specializes in fetching specific information and
displaying it on a computer desktop in a visually cool way."

Re: [MBZ] Cool computer stuff

[Don]

Found one that would be really useful at work (Drugs) but it looks
like it requires Windows XP or 2000. Bummer.

On 7/27/05, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Read an article yesterday about these widget things  www.widgetgallery.com
> 
>

Re: [MBZ] 1980 300D

[Potter, Tom E]

Bushings 11 and 101 are the ones that I replaced. I did them from under the 
car, though it is tight between the shift rod and the body.

Thomas E. Potter
Telephone: (713) 215-2877
Fax: (713) 215-2551
Mobile: (832) 794-0536


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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 10:36 AM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1980 300D


Attached is a pdf of the relevant page in the epc.  Callouts 11 & 101
are for the same p/n, 115 992 03 10, and are I believe the more
commonly replaced bushings.  Callouts 14 & 17 are also identical
bushings, 115 267 12 50, & are presumably the bushings Dan was
referring to that require partial console disassembly for
replacement...?

joe

Re: [MBZ] Bouncy SLS on my wagon ('85 300TD)

[Richard Hattaway]

Nope, don't have it.  I so far have gotten away without needing one,
but I guess the time will come someday that I have to have that tool.

Do you drop the mast on each takedown?  So far I have not had to do
that, and it has made sailing more enjoyable.   I kept my boat at a
club for years that allowed 'dry sailing' and had clearance to drag the
boat to the water w/o tree inteference (most of the time).  Then about
10 years ago I bought a place that had a ramp in the back, so the mast
still can stay up with the boat on the trailer.  

My Highlander is a 20 foot boat as well, sloop rigged, with no
appreciable weight in the centerboard.  The whole boat is 850 pounds or
so.  The main is huge, so sailing upwind in 15 knots is exciting, to
say the least, even with three on the rail.  I plan to sell it someday
soon, as I need something that is much more tame.  I've owned the boat
for ~15 years, and it is time for someone younger to learn to sail (c:
..

I sailed a Hunter 170 a while back.  17 foot sloop w/ open transom. 
Looks like a minature Melges racing sloop.  It was a blast.  Small,
easy to handle, *very* responsive, and relatively inexpensive.  I will
be looking for one someday.

Good luck on the bouncy wagon, Bruckman has been my guide on all my
issues.  Keep us posted on your progress...

Richard



--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Richard,
> 
> I'm not sure what class it is, it is 20 ft long with a sloop rig. 
> Really a very enjoyable boat, and so far the cost has been
> reasonable.  My wife and I are really having fun with it, just wish
> the heat and humidity would become more reasonable.  The set-up and
> take-down cycles each take about 45 minutes, which typically leaves
> me drenched in sweat.  I've got to get one of those 'shower-in-a-bag'
> deals to hang from the mast so that I can rinse off and cool down
> before jumping in the car that has no AC.
> 
> David Bruckman has provided the enlightenment I needed, and your info
> confirms that, so I'm going to get some new spheres.  I've already
> got a rebuild kit in hand, and some spare Febi fluid, just need to
> find the time to do it.
> 
> You don't happen to have the spring compressor?  Use of that special
> tool might be enough to tempt me to make the trip, as I'd love to put
> in thicker spring pads to increase ride height.
> 
> V/r Max
> 
> --
> 
> 
> >I bet. What class is the boat?
> 
> >My ride would have been considered 'hard bouncy'. Hard to describe
> >unless you were in the car. If I hit any bump with any load in the
> >rear, the bounce came from the springs after the SLS spheres
> 'bottomed
> >out'. That is how I imagined what was going on based on the feel.
> 
> >The spheres have a small orifice in them. Behind the orifice is a
> >rubber ball full of nitrogen. I suppose the 'shock absorber' effect
> is
> >created by the orfice only allowing so much hydraulinc fluid to move
> >back and forth, compressing and relaxing the ball.
> 
> >So order a set of spheres from Rusty then leave the boat there, and
> >head up for the icy beverages, writing off the fuel as a test run
> for
> >the spheres. I have an old Highlander we can use as a platform for
> >beverage consumption (c:
> 
> >Richard
> 
> 
> > Charleston SC
> 
> 
> 

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Re: [MBZ] Bouncy SLS on my wagon ('85 300TD)

[Joe Knight]

It's my *incomplete* understanding that the spring compressor is not
really required for the rears.  Maybe others who've actually been
there can chime in on that.

joe

[MBZ] valve stem seals

[Curt Raymond]

Somebody the other day mentioned that on of Hammie's many problems might be 
valve stem seals. Then yesterday I happened to be looking at the Mercedessource 
site and found 
http://www.mercedessource.com/store/item.php?item=4%20Cylinder%20Diesel%20Valve%20Stem%20Replacement%20Kit
this kit to replace the seals. Hammie does consume a fair amount of oil without 
leaking it and does blow a bit of black smoke first thing in the morning. Is 
this likely worth doing?
 
-Curt
'83 240D "Hammie" 242kmi


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Re: [MBZ] URGENT Need for Viton fuel hoses in Puget Sound

[David Goldsmith]

--- Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I suppose it's conceivable that you could have a
> restriction in the
> return circuit (blockage or kinked return line)

In both our cars (of different makes and vastly
different ages and miles), within a month of
eachother?  That would seem to suggest a fuel problem,
but Bill said the fuel tested out fine, and lots of
other people are buying the same fuel and it's a
pretty tight knit BD community here in Oly - you'd
think word would get around if there was a problem w/
the fuel (I certainly spread the word after our TDI
incident).  Plus, the word on the TDIclub forum is
that this is actually not that uncommon of a problem,
and not just w/ BD, only somewhat more frequently w/
BD.  (Though unscientific, the impression I got from
the geographic origin of the comments is that the
problem is more prevalent in warmer climes,
reinforcing the suspicion that it's a heat induced
problem.)  Plus at least two other pro-BD "local"
mechanics are using Viton (Dave of Dave and Zane's and
Dr. Dan) so not every "expert" around here appears to
share your belief that all is well and good w/ the
stock equipment.  All this said, if your still
interested in looking over my rig, I'd certainly
appreciate the input.

DG

--- Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I suppose it's conceivable that you could have a
> restriction in the
> return circuit (blockage or kinked return line)
> which could create a
> pressure build-up causing those tiny lines to leak. 
> They're push-on
> lines cuz usually that's a relatively low pressure
> circuit.
> 
> Anyhoo...I live on the westside, just adjacent to
> the TESC campus.-- (866.3898)
> 
> On 7/26/05, David Goldsmith
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> > Feel free to swing the car by my shop if you like,
> and I'll give it a
> > look-see.
> >  
> > 
> > Where's your shop? 
> 
> Casey
> Biodiesel:
> '87 300TD intercooler (206k) 
> '84 300D (202k)
> Gashuffer:
> '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (184k)
> Olympia, WA
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[MBZ] Bouncy SLS on my wagon ('85 300TD)

[meadedillon]

Richard,

I'm not sure what class it is, it is 20 ft long with a sloop rig.  Really a 
very enjoyable boat, and so far the cost has been reasonable.  My wife and I 
are really having fun with it, just wish the heat and humidity would become 
more reasonable.  The set-up and take-down cycles each take about 45 minutes, 
which typically leaves me drenched in sweat.  I've got to get one of those 
'shower-in-a-bag' deals to hang from the mast so that I can rinse off and cool 
down before jumping in the car that has no AC.

David Bruckman has provided the enlightenment I needed, and your info confirms 
that, so I'm going to get some new spheres.  I've already got a rebuild kit in 
hand, and some spare Febi fluid, just need to find the time to do it.

You don't happen to have the spring compressor?  Use of that special tool might 
be enough to tempt me to make the trip, as I'd love to put in thicker spring 
pads to increase ride height.

V/r Max

--


>I bet. What class is the boat?

>My ride would have been considered 'hard bouncy'. Hard to describe
>unless you were in the car. If I hit any bump with any load in the
>rear, the bounce came from the springs after the SLS spheres 'bottomed
>out'. That is how I imagined what was going on based on the feel.

>The spheres have a small orifice in them. Behind the orifice is a
>rubber ball full of nitrogen. I suppose the 'shock absorber' effect is
>created by the orfice only allowing so much hydraulinc fluid to move
>back and forth, compressing and relaxing the ball.

>So order a set of spheres from Rusty then leave the boat there, and
>head up for the icy beverages, writing off the fuel as a test run for
>the spheres. I have an old Highlander we can use as a platform for
>beverage consumption (c:

>Richard


Very respectfully,
/s/
LCDR Meade M. Dillon, USNR
Digest Lurker since 2001
'85 300TD 322k miles (Euro 5spd)
'96 Infiniti I30 149k miles (wife's 5spd)
'73 Balboa 20 'Sanctification'
Charleston SC

[MBZ] 76 300D questions

[R A Bennell]

Hopefully easily answered by someone who knows.

What am I supposed to use for power steering fluid? Is it AT fluid and if
so, basic GM type fluid? I stuck my finger in it and that is certainly what
it appears to be.

Second question - on the side of the resevoir there is a line which I assume
marks the appropriate level. Is this the right level hot or cold? My level
seems a bit low (an inch or more below the line) but I am reluctant to
overfill it.

Randy in Winnipeg

Re: [MBZ] URGENT Need for Viton fuel hoses in Puget Sound

[David Goldsmith]

Excellent, very convenient: I live just off of the
west end of French road.  I'm off work Friday - will
you be around?

DG

--- Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I suppose it's conceivable that you could have a
> restriction in the
> return circuit (blockage or kinked return line)
> which could create a
> pressure build-up causing those tiny lines to leak. 
> They're push-on
> lines cuz usually that's a relatively low pressure
> circuit.
> 
> Anyhoo...I live on the westside, just adjacent to
> the TESC campus.-- (866.3898)
> 
> On 7/26/05, David Goldsmith
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> > Feel free to swing the car by my shop if you like,
> and I'll give it a
> > look-see.
> >  
> > 
> > Where's your shop? 
> 
> Casey
> Biodiesel:
> '87 300TD intercooler (206k) 
> '84 300D (202k)
> Gashuffer:
> '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (184k)
> Olympia, WA
> 
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Re: [MBZ] URGENT Need for Viton fuel hoses in Puget Sound

[David Goldsmith]

Excellent, very convenient: I live just off of the
west end of French road.  I'm off work Friday - will
you be around?

DG

--- Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I suppose it's conceivable that you could have a
> restriction in the
> return circuit (blockage or kinked return line)
> which could create a
> pressure build-up causing those tiny lines to leak. 
> They're push-on
> lines cuz usually that's a relatively low pressure
> circuit.
> 
> Anyhoo...I live on the westside, just adjacent to
> the TESC campus.-- (866.3898)
> 
> On 7/26/05, David Goldsmith
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> > Feel free to swing the car by my shop if you like,
> and I'll give it a
> > look-see.
> >  
> > 
> > Where's your shop? 
> 
> Casey
> Biodiesel:
> '87 300TD intercooler (206k) 
> '84 300D (202k)
> Gashuffer:
> '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (184k)
> Olympia, WA
> 
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Re: [MBZ] 1995 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel with blown engine

[Dave M.]

Don't even think about a 617 powertrain in a W124. Either fix the
engine or get a used 606 motor to drop in. If you're a glutton for
punishment, a 603 turbo powertrain would work, but getting things like
the cruise control to function might be a real trick. A 606 turbo
would be the holy grail but that would take tons of custom work and
probably a Myna-Diesel massaged manual injection pump ($1500) and
elimination of almost all the computer controls. Would be lots of fun,
but not easy nor cheap.

:-)

-Dave M.

> --
> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 07:51:16 -0500
> From: OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1995 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel with blown engine
> 
> Might be too tall.
> 
> On 7/27/05, Gerald R. Flintrop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know if a 617 and tranny would fit in it?
> >
> > Jerry

Re: [MBZ] 1980 300D

[Joe Knight]

Attached is a pdf of the relevant page in the epc.  Callouts 11 & 101
are for the same p/n, 115 992 03 10, and are I believe the more
commonly replaced bushings.  Callouts 14 & 17 are also identical
bushings, 115 267 12 50, & are presumably the bushings Dan was
referring to that require partial console disassembly for
replacement...?

joe


123130 floor shift.pdf
Description: Adobe PDF document

Re: [MBZ] 1980 300D

[RAH]

Here is a link to a site with pics for a shifter bushing replacement for a 
300SD. Yours should be similar it calls for the same bushing for a 1980 300D 
http://web.infoave.net/~ontheriver/automobiles/w126shifter.htm
 
You will need this bushing most likely 2 of them. 
http://makeashorterlink.com/?U2152628B

I did this on my 82 300SD, Not hard at all. Russ

[MBZ] Cool computer stuff

[Rich Thomas]

Read an article yesterday about these widget things  www.widgetgallery.com

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.mpl/business/3281853
"Konfabulator is a Javascript-based program that runs modules called 
widgets. Each widget specializes in fetching specific information and 
displaying it on a computer desktop in a visually cool way."


Check these out -- some are cool, useful, fun, even car-tech related in 
some instances.  You can watch traffic in various cities, in Germany 
even, making you feel like you are driving your German car in der 
Fatherland.


I gotta start using some of these.

--R

Re: [MBZ] photography of the week award

[BenzBarn]

Does that make him a follower than?

Re: [MBZ] URGENT Need for Viton fuel hoses in Puget Sound

[Zeitgeist]

I suppose it's conceivable that you could have a restriction in the
return circuit (blockage or kinked return line) which could create a
pressure build-up causing those tiny lines to leak.  They're push-on
lines cuz usually that's a relatively low pressure circuit.

Anyhoo...I live on the westside, just adjacent to the TESC campus.-- (866.3898)

On 7/26/05, David Goldsmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> Feel free to swing the car by my shop if you like, and I'll give it a
> look-see.
>  
> 
> Where's your shop? 

Casey
Biodiesel:
'87 300TD intercooler (206k) 
'84 300D (202k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (184k)
Olympia, WA

Re: [MBZ] Electric fan and AC

[Dave M.]

Jay,

while I'm not sure about your specific model, all the other W124's
turn the fans on low speed based on refrigerant *pressure* - on at 16
bar, off at 12 bar. So they may only run part of the time, but should
usually be running most of the time if it's warm out (say, over 90F).
The fans turn on high speed based on coolant temperature - previous
diesels would trigger that mode at 105C but again, you have kind of a
half-breed there and I'm not sure of the specifics. I forget if the
124.131 is included in the ETM or not - might be a WIS-only thing if
you wanted to study electrical schematics...

:-)

Dave M.
Boise, ID

> --
> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 00:56:05 EDT
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [MBZ] Electric fan and AC.
> 
> Are the two electric cooling fans suppose to come on when I turn on the A/C,
> on my 95 E300D? If not, at what temputure do they come on?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you, Jay
> 95 MB E300D 92K The new baby

Re: [MBZ] URGENT Need for Viton fuel hoses in Puget Sound

[Zeitgeist]

It was decidedly sub-sonic going through Everett, but north of there
it was as they say, volle Fahrt voraus on up to B-Ham.

On 7/27/05, Don & Teresa Merriman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Wow, up I-5 at supersonic speeds to Bellingham, my old home town, was it 4
> AM when there is minimum traffic?

Casey
Biodiesel:
'87 300TD intercooler (206k) 
'84 300D (202k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (184k)
Olympia, WA

Re: [MBZ] oh boy!!

[Potter, Tom E]

I thought the "Gnauga" was an endangered species. He better look out for
the enviro-nazis.

Thomas E. Potter
Telephone: (713) 215-2877
Fax: (713) 215-2551
Mobile: (832) 794-0536


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of andrew strasfogel
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 8:37 AM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] oh boy!!


<>

I love the spelling, though it could have been worse (e.g.,
"gnawgahide")


On 7/26/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> WOW, I must have missed that one.
> 
> Mitch Haley wrote:
> 
> > "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote:
> >
> >>check out the questions
> >>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4563549445
> >
> >
> > Funny, no questions as to how you get 55-65 mpg in a 1969 220d.
> >
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>  85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
>  76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
> Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
> 
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Re: [MBZ] oh boy!!

[andrew strasfogel]

<>

I love the spelling, though it could have been worse (e.g., "gnawgahide")


On 7/26/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> WOW, I must have missed that one.
> 
> Mitch Haley wrote:
> 
> > "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote:
> >
> >>check out the questions
> >>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4563549445
> >
> >
> > Funny, no questions as to how you get 55-65 mpg in a 1969 220d.
> >
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> >
> 
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> Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
>  89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
>  85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
>  76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
> Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
> 
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Re: [MBZ] photography of the week award

[andrew strasfogel]

He writes like a DISCIPLE of our very own MARSHALL.

On 7/26/05, degcoast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well the text would win the same award too.
> Dwight Giles
> 1979 240D auto 244k + miles
> Wickford, RI
> Bissell Cove Quahog & Auto Salvage Co.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Banned List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mercedes mailing list"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:23 PM
> Subject: [MBZ] photography of the week award
> 
> 
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300-Series-Mercedes-Benz-300-SD_W0QQitemZ4564151057QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> > --
> > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
> >  89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
> >  85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
> >  76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
> > Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
> >
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Re: [MBZ] not much use to anybody

[andrew strasfogel]

Some thief is brazenly selling his loot on ebay!

On 7/26/05, redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Homey Bling?
> 
> On Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at 04:52 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> 
> > Are they broken or just not all there, either way, not much use.
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lot-of-5-Mercedes-Benz-Gold-Emblem-
> > Chrome-Hood-
> > Ornament_W0QQitemZ7988207954QQcategoryZ33643QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> > --
> > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
> >   89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
> >   85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
> >   76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
> > Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
> >
> > ___
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> >
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> >
> >
> 
> 
> --
> Clay
> Seattle Bioburner
> 
> 1972 220D - Gump
> 1995 E300D - Cleo
> 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
> 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] wtf?

[Rusty Cullens]

Mintex has been over here for 15 years. They are distributed by Sachs
Boge. They are trying to compete with PBR which used to be Repco. It is
a low dust hard pedal pad. No where near as good as Pagid. 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:43 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: [MBZ] wtf?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERCEDES-BENZ-REAR-BRAKE-PADS-MULTIPLE-AP
PLICATIONS_W0QQitemZ7988114868QQcategoryZ33567QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
-- 
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  89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
  85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
  76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts

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Re: [MBZ] 1995 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel with blown engine

[OK Don]

Might be too tall.

On 7/27/05, Gerald R. Flintrop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know if a 617 and tranny would fit in it?
> 
> Jerry 
> 
> 

-- 
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK 
'87 300SDL
'81 240D
'78 450SLC

Re: [MBZ] Leak detection - AC System

[72benz250]

Hey Dan,

Does it say there is a leak detector? if so then all you need is a UV light. I 
picked one up from pet smart 12$ and it works great.

Look at the fittings, do they look correct or is there an adaptor on it? if 
there is an adapter it has been changed to something else. Could be R-134, 
could be Freeze-12 ... Each one has it's own fitting.

Hope that helps.

George

-- Original message -- 

> IIRC, you must first put a leak detector in the system and then you use 
> a UV light. The leak detector shows up very nicely once the UV light 
> hits it. 
> Gary 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hello All, 
> 
> I am trying to get my AC working again. There is a sticker in my engine 
> compartment that notes something about being able to detect leaks in AC 
> system with a certain kind of light, I guess this is a sign that it has 
> been converted to R134a ? The car has had a new expansion valve and a 
> recharge installed 5 years ago by previous owner. Please feel free to 
> send 
> comments or insights off-list, such as order of trouble-shooting 
> procedures. 
> 
> TIA, 
> 
> Dan Elliott 
> 82 300D-T 83kmi 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Bouncy SLS on my wagon ('85 300TD)

[meadedillon]

David,

Thanks very much for your insight and advice.  I'm going to add this email to 
my growing file of SLS wisdom ala D. Bruckman.  My next move will probably be a 
call to Rusty to procure a set of accumulators.  After that, I've got to find 
the time for this work or decide to pass this on to my Indie.

V/r Max

From: David Bruckmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 2005/07/26 Tue PM 09:42:52 EDT
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: Meade Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bouncy SLS on my wagon ('85 300TD)

Meade,

If the bounce is SOFT and/or the car is sagging, your base pressure 
is low. When the internal spring weakens in the base pressure 
component of the levelling valve, base pressure is allowed to escape, 
which in turn leads to a SOFT bounce. The relevant, poorly translated 
passage from Chassis job 32-501:

"Oil pressure in the spring struts should not drop below a given 
basic pressure, so that the spring struts can fully meet their 
additional jobs of shock absorbers acting independent of positions of 
level controller. Making sure of that basic pressure is attained by 
means of a compression spring which pushes the return flow valve in 
level controller out of reach of control disc when the available 
pressure is below a given mark."

Essentially, the damping effect that a shock absorber usually 
provides is achieved by constraining the movement of hydraulic fluid 
within the STRUT. This can only be achieved if there is sufficient 
base pressure to ensure that there's no cavitation around the flow 
restrictors. The good news is that the restrictors don't wear out!

If (and only if) the bounce is HARD or DIAGONAL (one side harder) do 
you need new spheres/accumulators. New spheres do not (and cannot) 
solve sag or soft bounce, except by pure coincidence. Random 
component replacement occasionally disturbs and thereby corrects the 
actual cause of the trouble, but it can be an expensive methodology!

In case someone suggests replacing the struts: the failure mode for a 
strut is external fluid leakage (MB gives a permissible leak rate); 
they don't "wear out" or cause sagging. Cars sag because of a bad 
base pressure valve OR worn subframe mounts, the latter causing far 
less sag than the former. If the base pressure valve is not holding, 
the reason is probably that the spheres (MB calls them 
"accumulators") were low on nitrogen, causing frequent system shock 
and leading to component failure. Spheres without gas are like using 
a solid bar instead of a spring. Something has to give when you hit a 
bump, and it will be the strut mounts, strut seals, and level control 
valve components that take the hit.

To quote from 32-520, "Checking pressure reservoirs":

"Checking the gas filling pressure of pressure reservoir is required 
whenever suspension is getting harder.

"The gas filling pressure decreases during operation, the time factor 
is evaluated higher than the mileage. Under normal conditions, the 
minimum pressure is attained after approx. 2 to 3 years or 80,000 to 
120,000 km. Under extreme climatic conditions or in countries with 
very high outside temperatures, the gas pressure may decrease faster 
under given operating conditions, e.g. repeated slow bumper to bumper 
driving.

Five years seems a little early for total sphere failure, but perhaps 
the PO installed used ones or wasn't clear that they'd been done a 
few years earlier. In any case, if they're shot and you do not 
replace the spheres, you'll be replacing struts, strut mounts, and 
levelling valves fairly regularly. When one side sags this can also 
be an indicator that a sphere has failed (because of the differing 
rate at which nitrogen's density changes under pressure), although it 
could also be a collapsed rubber strut top mount.

Since you've already noted that one side is harder than the other, 
I'd bet you're due for spheres. In that case it makes sense that, 
when loaded, the bounce seemed even worse. The trailer weight would 
have caused the system to add pressure to the struts to raise the 
car. The added pressure in a system with less "give" because of low 
gas pressure, plus hitting a bump, might have triggered the 
overpressure release valve, causing you to lose any damping (and 
height!) in the suspension.

Since you say the car sags overnight, your levelling valve definitely 
needs to be rebuilt. If the car seems harder on one side than the 
other, it's probably time to replace the spheres too (don't try to do 
just one side; the pressures will not be the same), but I'd start 
with the valve and see what happens.

Does the system react when you add load (200+lbs) to the back of the 
car? What happens when  you manually activate the level control valve 
(disconnect the ball rod and move the lever)?

D.

Meade Dillon wrote:
>
>Dieselvolk,
>
>Well, this past weekend I towed my sailboat back and forth from 
>storage to boat shop to house to boat ramp, 

Re: [MBZ] Leak detection - AC System

[Schisler, Gary]

IIRC, you must first put a leak detector in the system and then you use
a UV light.  The leak detector shows up very nicely once the UV light
hits it.
Gary




Hello All,

I am trying to get my AC working again.  There is a sticker in my engine
compartment that notes something about being able to detect leaks in AC
system with a certain kind of light, I guess this is a sign that it has
been converted to R134a ?  The car has had a new expansion valve and a
recharge installed 5 years ago by previous owner.  Please feel free to
send
comments or insights off-list, such as order of trouble-shooting
procedures.

TIA,

Dan Elliott
82 300D-T  83kmi

[MBZ] Leak detection - AC System

[DElliott%SWS]

Hello All,

I am trying to get my AC working again.  There is a sticker in my engine
compartment that notes something about being able to detect leaks in AC
system with a certain kind of light, I guess this is a sign that it has
been converted to R134a ?  The car has had a new expansion valve and a
recharge installed 5 years ago by previous owner.  Please feel free to send
comments or insights off-list, such as order of trouble-shooting
procedures.

TIA,

Dan Elliott
82 300D-T  83kmi

Re: [MBZ] URGENT Need for Viton fuel hoses in Puget Sound

[Don & Teresa Merriman]

*Wow*, up I-5 at supersonic speeds to Bellingham, my old home town, was it 4 
AM when there is minimum traffic?

On 7/27/05, David Goldsmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
> 
> *Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: 
> 
> No doubt, all the German car speciallists in the Puget Sound area use
> the German braided stuff, because...well, it works. I just got back
> from hauling the wife n' kids in the TD up to Bellingham at supersonic
> speeds and the braided stuff handled the heat and duration without
> leaking, while running B20-60(?), and I get it from the same source. 
> The braided line has worked well with Bio in our former Passat tdi,
> 123 and 124--no problems whatsoever.
> 
> As they say, more power to ya...
> 
> 
> Feel free to swing the car by my shop if you like, and I'll give it a 
> look-see.
> 
> Where's your shop?
> 
> DG
> On 7/26/05, Mitch Haley wrote:
> 
> > Then I'd guess it likely that your indy uses the same stuff
> > I get from Rusty/Hursty.
> 
> Casey
> Biodiesel:
> '87 300TD intercooler (206k) 
> '84 300D (202k)
> Gashuffer:
> '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (184k)
> Olympia, WA
> 
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>  
> 
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> 


-- 
Don & Teresa Merriman
Market Place Mexico
Vacation Rentals
Property Administration

[MBZ] ALDA Parts for 1987 300TDT w/ OM603.960

[Steven Gee]

Hi,

I am looking for some ALDA parts for a 1987 MBZ 300TDT with an OM603.960 
engine.  I would appreciate any information or ideas from anyone on 
where to obtain ALDA parts for my 300TDT.   I was told that a person 
named Jim Friesen might have some parts for the ALDA, and that he might 
be monitoring this e-mail list. 


Thanks in advance.

-Steve

[MBZ] Cars for Casey

[redghost]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/87002072.html  --Froggy thing

http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/86954060.html  -- 93 3.2l

http://seattle.craigslist.org/pts/87170363.html  --OM617 knocker & W126s

Not mine, not nobody I knows,


--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner

1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA

Re: [MBZ] 1995 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel with blown engine

[Gerald R. Flintrop]

Does anyone know if a 617 and tranny would fit in it?

Jerry   

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Mitch Haley
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 8:22 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1995 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel with blown engine

Craig McCluskey wrote:
> 
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4564442162 
> "The engine does not run.  My mechanic tells me that it blew oil pump, and
> the engine does not turn."

Didn't a diesel lister have one of these a while back that spent 8 months
or more sitting useless while he waited for an oil pump that was
backordered?

Re: [MBZ] MB diesel since when?

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

well, technically yes I suppose.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>



Well, I guess you could say that since the 260D was introduced in 1936 
and that is in fact more than thirty years, isn't it? Sixty-nine, in fact.


RLE




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 85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
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Re: [MBZ] URGENT Need for Viton fuel hoses in Puget Sound

[David Goldsmith]

Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
No doubt, all the German car speciallists in the Puget Sound area use
the German braided stuff, because...well, it works. I just got back
from hauling the wife n' kids in the TD up to Bellingham at supersonic
speeds and the braided stuff handled the heat and duration without
leaking, while running B20-60(?), and I get it from the same source. 
The braided line has worked well with Bio in our former Passat tdi,
123 and 124--no problems whatsoever.


As they say, more power to ya...


Feel free to swing the car by my shop if you like, and I'll give it a look-see.


Where's your shop?

DG
On 7/26/05, Mitch Haley wrote:

> Then I'd guess it likely that your indy uses the same stuff
> I get from Rusty/Hursty.

Casey
Biodiesel:
'87 300TD intercooler (206k) 
'84 300D (202k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (184k)
Olympia, WA

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[MBZ] Electric fan and AC.

[Jwtdiesel]

Are the two electric cooling fans suppose to come on when I turn on the A/C, 
on my 95 E300D? If not, at what temputure do they come on?




Thank you, Jay 
95 MB E300D 92K The new baby
83 MB 300D 241K The silver coffin
99 Mercury Sable wagon 24 valve 72K 
Cannondale SR500
Allentown,Pa.

[MBZ] MB diesel since when?

[RELNGSON]

> < years, wow.>>
> 
Well, I guess you could say that since the 260D was introduced in 1936 and 
that is in fact more than thirty years, isn't it? Sixty-nine, in fact.

RLE

Re: [MBZ] 1995 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel with blown engine

[Mitch Haley]

Craig McCluskey wrote:
> 
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4564442162 
> "The engine does not run.  My mechanic tells me that it blew oil pump, and
> the engine does not turn."

Didn't a diesel lister have one of these a while back that spent 8 months
or more sitting useless while he waited for an oil pump that was backordered?

Re: [MBZ] Brake fluid

[BenzBarn]

it sure is.

[MBZ] 1995 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel with blown engine

[Craig McCluskey]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1995-Mercedes-Benz-E300-Diesel_W0QQitemZ4564442162QQcategoryZ6335QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

"The engine does not run.  My mechanic tells me that it blew oil pump, and
the engine does not turn."

[MBZ] Brake fluid

[RELNGSON]

> <>
> 
Hygroscopic.

RLE

Re: [MBZ] check out my latest aquisition

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

I dont think its going to be a parts car.

Scott Levengood wrote:


Kaleb,

I'll buy that right rear tail light off of you if it is in excellent
condition.

-Scott








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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 7:03 PM
To: Banned List; Mercedes mailing list
Subject: [MBZ] check out my latest aquisition

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7988308620&rd=
1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1


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 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
 85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
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Re: [MBZ] this is cheap

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

I guess so

Don wrote:

Isn't that a lot of miles for an E300D?  (242K) 


On 7/26/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-E-Class-E300D-1998-Mercedes-E300D-Turbo-Diesel_W0QQitemZ4564788642QQcategoryZ6335QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

And according to the seller, MB has been making diesels for more than 30
years, wow.
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 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
 85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts

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 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
 85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts

Re: [MBZ] a car that came from Shuler

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

its a 3.8 v-8

Zeitgeist wrote:


Ok, that blows my whole theory outta the water.  I know almost nothing
about MB-gassers, but I had a working theory that all the 3-series gas
cars were six cyls and the 4, 5 and 6-series cars were all eight or
twelve cyls.  Can someone help explain the madness to me?

On 7/26/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-S-Class-380SE-Mercedes-380SE-Beautiful-car-in-Perfect-Condition_W0QQitemZ4564764840QQcategoryZ6336QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Looks pretty nice, has upgraded wheels and headlights.  Would have put
euros on instead if it was me.  Why is the back seat tex and the front
seats leather?  Wierd.



Casey
Biodiesel:
'87 300TD intercooler (206k) 
'84 300D (202k)

Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (184k)
Olympia, WA

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 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
 85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
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Re: [MBZ] wtf?

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

yep, thats what I was thinking.  The real ones from the dealer are 
probably cheaper.


Loren Faeth wrote:

Lets see  Over $50 with shipping, and I have to wait  and fool around 
with paypal etc, or i can walk into O'really and plunk down $16 for pads 
that don't wear the rotor too bad.


At 06:42 PM 7/26/2005, you wrote:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERCEDES-BENZ-REAR-BRAKE-PADS-MULTIPLE-APPLICATIONS_W0QQitemZ7988114868QQcategoryZ33567QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
 85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
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 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
 85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts

Re: [MBZ] oh boy!!

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

WOW, I must have missed that one.

Mitch Haley wrote:


"Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote:


check out the questions
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4563549445



Funny, no questions as to how you get 55-65 mpg in a 1969 220d.

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 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
 85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts

Re: [MBZ] a car that came from Shuler

[OK Don]

Loren nailed it, but I'm often too lazy to figure it out, so I just go to:

http://home.hiwaay.net/%7Egbf/mbmodels.html

and look till I find it. The site stops at 1999, but that's too new for me 
anyway.

On 7/26/05, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> Bzzzf t Well, it is partly right
> 
> The model designation is a number in 100th of a liter, up until they put
> the C, E, or M first in the 90s. It has nothiing to do with the number of
> cylinders. IT was related to displacement, up until the late 60s
> not getting into prewar cars:
> 170v = 1.7 liter, and this was a 4
> 190, 190D, 190Db, 190Dc, 200, 200D were all 4 cyl 1.9 to 2.0 liter. 190Dc
> is actually a 2 liter engine, just to confuse things. all diesels were OM
> 636 or OM 621
> 220
> 220a
> 220b
> 220Sb were all 2.2 liter 6 cyl, and I think all were m180
> THe 300d, 300SEb, 300SL etc were 6 cyl
> the 600 was a v-8 M100
> Fairly simple until the /8 cars came out
> then 220 and 230 were 4 cyl
> 250-300 were sixes
> 250S and 280S were sixes, until they put in the 3.5, 4.5 or 6.3 v-8s and
> became a 280SE 4.5 or such
> 
> Letter designations, 50s thorough early 90s
> D Diesel
> S Super
> SL Sport, Light
> E EInspritz = fuel injection
> L Long
> C Coupe
> combinations: SE, SEL, SD, CE, CD
> Some other designations were available outside the US as in the G
> 
> Then came the wagon with a T designation, combined as TE or TD
> 
> Ad a shorthand, dealers began referring to the S cars as the S class.
> 
> Then MB adopted the "Class" designation, and put the letter first, and the
> model number, still mostly tied to the displacement after, as in ML320, a
> 3.2 liter v6.
> 
> The C in front obviously no longer referrs to the coupe. I guess it is a
> common class or commoners class.
> 
> If you are confused, don't worry. Even the designation system has been
> confused by MB, or MB was confused about the designation system.
> 
> basically, you had it right for the /8 series forward.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 08:29 PM 7/26/2005, you wrote:
> >2.2 & 2.3 were four bangers
> >2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 3.0 and 3.2 were sixes
> >3.8, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5(AMG55, right?), 5.6, 6.3, 6.9 were eights
> >6.0 is V12.
> 
> 
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'87 300SDL
'81 240D
'78 450SLC

Re: [MBZ] a car that came from Shuler

[Loren Faeth]

Bzzzf t Well, it is partly right

The model designation is a number in 100th of a liter, up until they put 
the C, E, or M first in the 90s.  It has nothiing to do with the number of 
cylinders.  IT was related to displacement, up until the late 60s

not getting into prewar cars:
170v = 1.7 liter, and this was a 4
190, 190D, 190Db, 190Dc, 200, 200D were all 4 cyl  1.9 to 2.0 liter.  190Dc 
is actually a 2 liter engine, just to confuse things.  all diesels were OM 
636 or OM 621

220
220a
220b
220Sb were all 2.2 liter 6 cyl, and I think all were m180
THe 300d, 300SEb, 300SL etc were 6 cyl
the 600  was a v-8 M100
Fairly simple until the /8 cars came out
then 220 and 230 were 4 cyl
250-300 were sixes
250S and 280S were sixes, until they put in the 3.5, 4.5 or 6.3 v-8s and 
became a 280SE 4.5 or such


Letter designations, 50s thorough early 90s
D  Diesel
S Super
SL  Sport, Light
E EInspritz = fuel injection
L   Long
C  Coupe
combinations: SE, SEL, SD, CE, CD
Some other designations were available outside the US as in the G

Then came the wagon with a T designation, combined as TE or TD

Ad a shorthand, dealers began referring to the S cars as the S class.

Then MB adopted the "Class" designation, and put the letter first, and the 
model number, still mostly tied to the displacement after, as in ML320, a 
3.2 liter v6.


The C in front obviously no longer referrs to the coupe.  I guess it is a 
common class or commoners class.


If you are confused, don't worry.  Even the designation system has been 
confused by MB, or MB was confused about the designation system.


basically, you had it right for the /8 series forward.






At 08:29 PM 7/26/2005, you wrote:

2.2 & 2.3 were four bangers
2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 3.0 and 3.2 were sixes
3.8, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5(AMG55, right?), 5.6, 6.3, 6.9 were eights
6.0 is V12.

Re: [MBZ] this is cheap

[OK Don]

They must be "good" miles - mostly highway. Or perhaps it was a taxi?

On 7/26/05, Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> Isn't that a lot of miles for an E300D? (242K)
> 
> 

-- 
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Norman, OK 
'87 300SDL
'81 240D
'78 450SLC

Re: [MBZ] 1980 300D

[Dan & Sandy Steadman]

Try this;
http://catalog.eautopartscatalog.com/buymb/wizard.jsp?partner=buymb&clientid=buymbparts&baseurl=http://www.buymbparts.com/&cookieid=1KP18HAKG1KQ1AY6PA&year=1980&make=MB&model=300-D-002&category=J&part=Shift+Lever+Bushing

Dan Steadman
  - Original Message - 
  From: jgiels 
  To: Mercedes mailing list 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 4:57 PM
  Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1980 300D


  thnks.. is this what you put on the shifter? 
http://catalog.eautopartscatalog.com/buymb/quote.jsp?clientid=buymbparts&cookieid=1KD0ZGKL41KQ107B7J&baseurl=http://www.buymbparts.com/&partner=buymb&year=1980&product=J4070-11930&application=30609

  I tried the link and it worked for me let me know.

  Douglas.. 
- Original Message - 
From: Potter, Tom E 
To: Mercedes mailing list 
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1980 300D


I assume it is like my '81 300D. You do not need to remove the console; the 
bushings are at the ends of the shift rod beside the transmission--as I 
remember. They are cheap, but they are a pain to get installed. You have to 
force them into the holes on the shifter and the transmission, and you have 
little room beside the transmission. I almost ripped my fingernails out, but I 
finally got them installed.

Good luck,
Thomas E. Potter
Telephone: (713) 215-2877
Fax: (713) 215-2551
Mobile: (832) 794-0536


  -Original Message-
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of jgiels
  Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:43 PM
  To: Mercedes mailing list
  Subject: [MBZ] 1980 300D


  I have been having trouble with the shifter lately. It is real loose and 
sometimes doesn't lock the tranny in park. Only starts in neutral alot of the 
time. I have read some about bushings or such there. I looked and there are 
three different ones. I know that they don't cost much and think I will buy 
them all. 

  Can someone tell me what I am going to be going through to do this. I 
plan on using a lift for the job so I am not going to be laying down.  
Concerned about if I have to remove the console and lower the transmission?

  tia.. 

  Douglas.. 





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Re: [MBZ] this is cheap

[Don]

Isn't that a lot of miles for an E300D?  (242K) 

On 7/26/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-E-Class-E300D-1998-Mercedes-E300D-Turbo-Diesel_W0QQitemZ4564788642QQcategoryZ6335QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> 
> And according to the seller, MB has been making diesels for more than 30
> years, wow.
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>   89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
>   85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
>   76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
> Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
> 
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I don't even need the drum.

-

LT Don 
1977 Mercedes 240D (Slug) 
1972 Honda CB-500K

Re: [MBZ] a car that came from Shuler

[Gerald R. Flintrop]

Not exactly right. In this case, the 380 indicates a (approx.) 3.8 liter
engine. It happens to be a V8.

In the early 80s, back in Germany, the 300 series was what later became the
E-class, over here. You could see 300s with 2 liter fours, various diesels
and whatnot. 

Jerry

= 

Ok, that blows my whole theory outta the water.  I know almost nothing
about MB-gassers, but I had a working theory that all the 3-series gas
cars were six cyls and the 4, 5 and 6-series cars were all eight or
twelve cyls.  Can someone help explain the madness to me?

On 7/26/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-S-Class-380SE-Mercedes-380SE-Be
autiful-car-in-Perfect-Condition_W0QQitemZ4564764840QQcategoryZ6336QQrdZ1QQc
mdZViewItem
> 
> Looks pretty nice, has upgraded wheels and headlights.  Would have put
> euros on instead if it was me.  Why is the back seat tex and the front
> seats leather?  Wierd.

Casey

Re: [MBZ] Bouncy SLS on my wagon ('85 300TD)

[David Bruckmann]

Meade,

If the bounce is SOFT and/or the car is sagging, your base pressure 
is low. When the internal spring weakens in the base pressure 
component of the levelling valve, base pressure is allowed to escape, 
which in turn leads to a SOFT bounce. The relevant, poorly translated 
passage from Chassis job 32-501:


"Oil pressure in the spring struts should not drop below a given 
basic pressure, so that the spring struts can fully meet their 
additional jobs of shock absorbers acting independent of positions of 
level controller. Making sure of that basic pressure is attained by 
means of a compression spring which pushes the return flow valve in 
level controller out of reach of control disc when the available 
pressure is below a given mark."


Essentially, the damping effect that a shock absorber usually 
provides is achieved by constraining the movement of hydraulic fluid 
within the STRUT. This can only be achieved if there is sufficient 
base pressure to ensure that there's no cavitation around the flow 
restrictors. The good news is that the restrictors don't wear out!


If (and only if) the bounce is HARD or DIAGONAL (one side harder) do 
you need new spheres/accumulators. New spheres do not (and cannot) 
solve sag or soft bounce, except by pure coincidence. Random 
component replacement occasionally disturbs and thereby corrects the 
actual cause of the trouble, but it can be an expensive methodology!


In case someone suggests replacing the struts: the failure mode for a 
strut is external fluid leakage (MB gives a permissible leak rate); 
they don't "wear out" or cause sagging. Cars sag because of a bad 
base pressure valve OR worn subframe mounts, the latter causing far 
less sag than the former. If the base pressure valve is not holding, 
the reason is probably that the spheres (MB calls them 
"accumulators") were low on nitrogen, causing frequent system shock 
and leading to component failure. Spheres without gas are like using 
a solid bar instead of a spring. Something has to give when you hit a 
bump, and it will be the strut mounts, strut seals, and level control 
valve components that take the hit.


To quote from 32-520, "Checking pressure reservoirs":

"Checking the gas filling pressure of pressure reservoir is required 
whenever suspension is getting harder.


"The gas filling pressure decreases during operation, the time factor 
is evaluated higher than the mileage. Under normal conditions, the 
minimum pressure is attained after approx. 2 to 3 years or 80,000 to 
120,000 km. Under extreme climatic conditions or in countries with 
very high outside temperatures, the gas pressure may decrease faster 
under given operating conditions, e.g. repeated slow bumper to bumper 
driving.


Five years seems a little early for total sphere failure, but perhaps 
the PO installed used ones or wasn't clear that they'd been done a 
few years earlier. In any case, if they're shot and you do not 
replace the spheres, you'll be replacing struts, strut mounts, and 
levelling valves fairly regularly. When one side sags this can also 
be an indicator that a sphere has failed (because of the differing 
rate at which nitrogen's density changes under pressure), although it 
could also be a collapsed rubber strut top mount.


Since you've already noted that one side is harder than the other, 
I'd bet you're due for spheres. In that case it makes sense that, 
when loaded, the bounce seemed even worse. The trailer weight would 
have caused the system to add pressure to the struts to raise the 
car. The added pressure in a system with less "give" because of low 
gas pressure, plus hitting a bump, might have triggered the 
overpressure release valve, causing you to lose any damping (and 
height!) in the suspension.


Since you say the car sags overnight, your levelling valve definitely 
needs to be rebuilt. If the car seems harder on one side than the 
other, it's probably time to replace the spheres too (don't try to do 
just one side; the pressures will not be the same), but I'd start 
with the valve and see what happens.


Does the system react when you add load (200+lbs) to the back of the 
car? What happens when  you manually activate the level control valve 
(disconnect the ball rod and move the lever)?


D.

Meade Dillon wrote:


Dieselvolk,

Well, this past weekend I towed my sailboat back and forth from 
storage to boat shop to house to boat ramp, and found the experience 
most unpleasant.  Lots of bouncing, tongue of trailer yanking on the 
hitch like a wild animal trying to escape, having to drive real slow 
on the rougher sections of road, stopping several times to try to 
shift more weight onto the tongue to see if that would fix it.


So, it took me three days to realize it, but I've finally decided 
that there must be a problem with the Self Leveling System (SLS) for 
the rear axle.  I did the bounce test, and the RR corner seems to 
bounce easier than the LR.  Most of the time the rear of the car

Re: [MBZ] photography of the week award

[degcoast]

Well the text would win the same award too.
Dwight Giles
1979 240D auto 244k + miles
Wickford, RI
Bissell Cove Quahog & Auto Salvage Co.
- Original Message - 
From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Banned List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mercedes mailing list" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:23 PM
Subject: [MBZ] photography of the week award



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Re: [MBZ] a car that came from Shuler

[Mitch Haley]

Zeitgeist wrote:
> 
> Ok, that blows my whole theory outta the water.  I know almost nothing
> about MB-gassers, but I had a working theory that all the 3-series gas
> cars were six cyls and the 4, 5 and 6-series cars were all eight or
> twelve cyls.  Can someone help explain the madness to me?
> 

As near as I can tell, the gassers went something like this:

2.2 & 2.3 were four bangers
2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 3.0 and 3.2 were sixes
3.8, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5(AMG55, right?), 5.6, 6.3, 6.9 were eights
6.0 is V12.

Re: [MBZ] oh boy!!

[redghost]

We saw this POS a few weeks ago.  Still a steaming pile of 

On Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at 05:11 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:


check out the questions

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-220D-Diesel-69-Merc-200D- 
Rat-Rod-WILL- 
TRADE_W0QQitemZ4563549445QQcategoryZ6315QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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  89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
  85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
  76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
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Seattle Bioburner

1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA

Re: [MBZ] not much use to anybody

[redghost]

Homey Bling?

On Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at 04:52 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:


Are they broken or just not all there, either way, not much use.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lot-of-5-Mercedes-Benz-Gold-Emblem- 
Chrome-Hood- 
Ornament_W0QQitemZ7988207954QQcategoryZ33643QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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  89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
  85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
  76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts

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Clay
Seattle Bioburner

1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA

Re: [MBZ] wtf?

[Loren Faeth]

Lets see  Over $50 with shipping, and I have to wait  and fool around 
with paypal etc, or i can walk into O'really and plunk down $16 for pads 
that don't wear the rotor too bad.


At 06:42 PM 7/26/2005, you wrote:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERCEDES-BENZ-REAR-BRAKE-PADS-MULTIPLE-APPLICATIONS_W0QQitemZ7988114868QQcategoryZ33567QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
  89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
  85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
  76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts

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Re: [MBZ] a lowerd 115?

[redghost]

Parts car, but why bother?

On Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at 04:40 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-240D-1976- 
Mercedes-Benz- 
240D_W0QQitemZ4563462135QQcategoryZ6329QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Clay
Seattle Bioburner

1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA

Re: [MBZ] oh boy!!

[stevebailey3373]

Now that is entertaining. Between the rat car and the questions, I don't know 
which is more fun.

"Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>check out the questions
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-220D-Diesel-69-Merc-200D-Rat-Rod-WILL-TRADE_W0QQitemZ4563549445QQcategoryZ6315QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


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Re: [MBZ] a car that came from Shuler

[Zeitgeist]

Ok, that blows my whole theory outta the water.  I know almost nothing
about MB-gassers, but I had a working theory that all the 3-series gas
cars were six cyls and the 4, 5 and 6-series cars were all eight or
twelve cyls.  Can someone help explain the madness to me?

On 7/26/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-S-Class-380SE-Mercedes-380SE-Beautiful-car-in-Perfect-Condition_W0QQitemZ4564764840QQcategoryZ6336QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> 
> Looks pretty nice, has upgraded wheels and headlights.  Would have put
> euros on instead if it was me.  Why is the back seat tex and the front
> seats leather?  Wierd.

Casey
Biodiesel:
'87 300TD intercooler (206k) 
'84 300D (202k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (184k)
Olympia, WA

Re: [MBZ] check out my latest aquisition

[Scott Levengood]

Kaleb,

I'll buy that right rear tail light off of you if it is in excellent
condition.

-Scott








-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 7:03 PM
To: Banned List; Mercedes mailing list
Subject: [MBZ] check out my latest aquisition

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7988308620&rd=
1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1
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  89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
  85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
  76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts

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Re: [MBZ] URGENT Need for Viton fuel hoses in Puget Sound

[Zeitgeist]

No doubt, all the German car speciallists in the Puget Sound area use
the German braided stuff, because...well, it works.  I just got back
from hauling the wife n' kids in the TD up to Bellingham at supersonic
speeds and the braided stuff handled the heat and duration without
leaking, while running B20-60(?), and I get it from the same source. 
The braided line has worked well with Bio in our former Passat tdi,
123 and 124--no problems whatsoever.

Feel free to swing the car by my shop if you like, and I'll give it a look-see.

On 7/26/05, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Then I'd guess it likely that your indy uses the same stuff
> I get from Rusty/Hursty.

Casey
Biodiesel:
'87 300TD intercooler (206k) 
'84 300D (202k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (184k)
Olympia, WA

Re: [MBZ] oh boy!!

[Mitch Haley]

"Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote:
> 
> check out the questions
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4563549445

Funny, no questions as to how you get 55-65 mpg in a 1969 220d.

[MBZ] oh boy!!

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

check out the questions

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-220D-Diesel-69-Merc-200D-Rat-Rod-WILL-TRADE_W0QQitemZ4563549445QQcategoryZ6315QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
 85 300D,  83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts