Re: [MBZ] Serpentine Belt RR W124 91 300D 2.5T

2011-04-05 Thread Larry T


Thanks Dieselhead and Don! 

I changed the bearings, Shock and all related parts about 80K miles ago.   It 
(the bearing assy.) was pretty badly aligned when I first checked it after 
buying the car and when it came out it was obvious there would not be much time 
left for it.  I also replaced the Vac Pump a 130K to be safe.  



I check the bearing alignment by seeing if it is still aligned properly - so 
far it looks pretty good, but I will check the bearings for looseness as you 
suggested.   I assume I can see how easy it is to move the shock also.  



For not I will probably disconnect the upper rad hose so the shroud will move a 
little more freely, then release the shroud for the extra space as you 
suggested - hopefully I will get more than 80K from the bearings and they can 
wait until later.  



Thanks for the great info - hopefully things will come back to me as I dig into 
it. 



LarryT 

91 300D 2.5T 





Let your engine tell you how healthy it is!   Visit www.youroil.net   For 
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- Original Message - 
From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com 
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com 
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2011 11:29:30 PM 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Serpentine Belt RR W124 91 300D 2.5T 

Yes, pull the shroud clips and pick it up to free the bottom tabs. 
Then you can move it around to aid threading the belt over the fan 
and around the pulleys. 

If you have not done so recently, I'd also recommend checking the 
bearings on the idler arm first.  Then if you need to change it too, 
you may as well do the belt then, because you will need the fan and 
shroud out then.  If the bearings are bad you can feel it by taking 
loose the spring and shock and moving the idler arm up and down by 
hand. 

x 


You can thread the belt around the fan blades, between the bald tips and 
shroud. It takes a few minutes to figure out where, but it wasn't that hard. 
 
 
On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: 
 
 
 
  Howdy - 
 
  Thx again for all the help in my problem with my sluggish 300D - I wish I'd 
  ch anged the main fuel filter 1st! 
 
 
 
  Anyway - about the subject -my current Belt has about 80,000 miles on it 
  and is showing lateral cracks across the ribbing.  I rec'd a new one from 
  Rusty last week and need to start planning the job. 
 
 
 
  I read the MB WSM procedure and was wondering if I need to remove the fan 
  shroud (or lay it back out of the way as much as possible) and removing the 
  fan assy? 
 
 
 
  I had all that stuff out last time because of the other things I was doing 
  but don't need to remove all that stuff this time. 
 
 
 
  What should I do? 
 
 
 
  TIA 
 
  LarryT 
 
  91 300D 
 
 
 
 
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1992 300D 2.5T 
1990 300D 2.5T 
1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager 
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- Original Message - 
From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com 
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com 
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2011 11:29:30 PM 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Serpentine Belt RR W124 91 300D 2.5T 

Yes, pull the shroud clips and pick it up to free the bottom tabs. 
Then you can move it around to aid threading the belt over the fan 
and around the pulleys. 

If you have not done so recently, I'd also recommend checking the 
bearings on the idler arm first.  Then if you need to change it too, 
you may as well do the belt then, because you will need the fan and 
shroud out then.  If the bearings are bad you can feel it by taking 
loose the spring and shock and moving the idler arm up and down by 
hand. 

x 


You can thread the belt around the fan blades, between the bald tips and 
shroud. It takes a few minutes to figure out where, but it wasn't that hard. 
 
 
On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: 
 
 
 
  Howdy - 
 
  Thx again for all the help in my problem with my sluggish 300D - I wish I'd 
  ch anged the main fuel filter 1st! 
 
 
 
  Anyway - about the subject -my current Belt has about 80,000 miles on it 
  and is showing lateral cracks across the ribbing.  I rec'd a new one from 
  Rusty last week and need to start planning the job. 
 
 
 
  I read the MB WSM procedure and was wondering if I need to remove the fan 
  shroud (or lay it back out of the way as much as possible) and removing the 
  fan assy? 

[MBZ] Safety first, safety last, safety always

2011-04-05 Thread toms cat1

From: tomsc...@hotmail.com
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Safety first, safety last, safety always
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 08:41:34 -0400




Hi Mitch,

Sorry about that.  I see Alex has already posted a link but here it is anyway.  
I tried to respond earlier from my new iPad2 but I haven't quite gotten 
that down yet, apparently.  message too large.   Oops.  Not sure exactly what 
I did.  I am still used to using PCs.  :)


http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014619708_apwacarrepairfatality.html?syndication=rss


Tom Schuch

SE Connecticut

1975 W115 300D

and all those BMWs

 

Message: 1
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 08:09:09 -0400
From: toms cat1 tomsc...@hotmail.com
To: mercedes diesel mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Safety first, safety last, safety always
Message-ID: bay151-w4693d8f16743e911b55b088d...@phx.gbl
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1



http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...rfatality.html


March 27, 2011 Bremerton WA.

Post this everywhere. This poor guy evidently didn't get the message, and now 
he never will.

Sad.

Stay safe, fellas. It has happened again. 

Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs 

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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:18:03 -0400
From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Safety first, safety last, safety always
Message-ID: 4d99b6fb.3010...@voyager.net
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

Hey Tom, you pasted an abbreviated link. Care to go back there and grab the 
full 
link from the address window?

  
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Re: [MBZ] Serpentine Belt RR W124 91 300D 2.5T

2011-04-05 Thread Dieselhead
I was thinking you had already replaced the bearing, but couldn't 
remember for sure.  if it is worn, it will feel jumpy when you move 
it full range.  If it moves smoothly, it is good.  When I recently 
changed the WP and VP on my 300D, I found mine is jumpy but the 
alignment is good.  I was wishing I had a new idler, since I already 
had the radiator out.  So, I will keep an eye on it.  It may well 
last for years, but the bearing is already no good.


The bearing sits in one place and the arm only moves a degree or two 
up and down.  So the rollers wear grooves in the races.  Then when 
you move the idler arm full range it feels like a washboard.


If your has 80 K, it is likely still good.



Thanks Dieselhead and Don!

I changed the bearings, Shock and all related parts about 80K miles 
ago.   It (the bearing assy.) was pretty badly aligned when I first 
checked it after buying the car and when it came out it was obvious 
there would not be much time left for it.  I also replaced the Vac 
Pump a 130K to be safe. 




I check the bearing alignment by seeing if it is still aligned 
properly - so far it looks pretty good, but I will check the 
bearings for looseness as you suggested.   I assume I can see how 
easy it is to move the shock also. 




For not I will probably disconnect the upper rad hose so the shroud 
will move a little more freely, then release the shroud for the 
extra space as you suggested - hopefully I will get more than 80K 
from the bearings and they can wait until later. 




Thanks for the great info - hopefully things will come back to me as 
I dig into it.




LarryT

91 300D 2.5T





Let your engine tell you how healthy it is!   Visit www.youroil.net 
For Inexpensive Oil Test Kits!


- Original Message -
From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2011 11:29:30 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Serpentine Belt RR W124 91 300D 2.5T

Yes, pull the shroud clips and pick it up to free the bottom tabs.
Then you can move it around to aid threading the belt over the fan
and around the pulleys.

If you have not done so recently, I'd also recommend checking the
bearings on the idler arm first.  Then if you need to change it too,
you may as well do the belt then, because you will need the fan and
shroud out then.  If the bearings are bad you can feel it by taking
loose the spring and shock and moving the idler arm up and down by
hand.

x



You can thread the belt around the fan blades, between the bald tips and
shroud. It takes a few minutes to figure out where, but it wasn't that hard.


On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:




  Howdy -

  Thx again for all the help in my problem with my sluggish 300D - 
I wish I'd

  ch anged the main fuel filter 1st!



  Anyway - about the subject -my current Belt has about 80,000 miles on it
  and is showing lateral cracks across the ribbing.  I rec'd a new one from
  Rusty last week and need to start planning the job.



  I read the MB WSM procedure and was wondering if I need to remove the fan
  shroud (or lay it back out of the way as much as possible) and 
removing the

  fan assy?



  I had all that stuff out last time because of the other things I was doing
  but don't need to remove all that stuff this time.



  What should I do?



  TIA

  LarryT

  91 300D





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- Original Message -
From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2011 11:29:30 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Serpentine Belt RR W124 91 300D 2.5T

Yes, pull the shroud clips and pick it up to free the bottom tabs.
Then you can move it around to aid threading the belt over the fan
and around the pulleys.

If you have not done so recently, I'd also recommend checking the
bearings on the idler arm first.  Then if you need to change it too,
you may as well do the belt then, because you will need the fan and
shroud out then.  If the bearings are bad you can feel it by taking
loose the spring and shock and moving the idler arm up and down by
hand.

x



You can thread the belt around the fan blades, between the bald tips and
shroud. It takes a few minutes to figure out where, but it 

Re: [MBZ] Serpentine Belt RR W124 91 300D 2.5T

2011-04-05 Thread WILTON
That's the way I replaced belt on my 91 350SDL years ago.  I didn't remove 
no stinkin' shroud and/or fan, hose, etc.


Wilton

- Original Message - 
From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com

To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Serpentine Belt RR W124 91 300D 2.5T



You can thread the belt around the fan blades, between the bald tips and
shroud. It takes a few minutes to figure out where, but it wasn't that 
hard.



On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:




Howdy -

Thx again for all the help in my problem with my sluggish 300D - I wish 
I'd

ch anged the main fuel filter 1st!



Anyway - about the subject -my current Belt has about 80,000 miles on it
and is showing lateral cracks across the ribbing.  I rec'd a new one from
Rusty last week and need to start planning the job.



I read the MB WSM procedure and was wondering if I need to remove the fan
shroud (or lay it back out of the way as much as possible) and removing 
the

fan assy?



I had all that stuff out last time because of the other things I was 
doing

but don't need to remove all that stuff this time.



What should I do?



TIA

LarryT

91 300D





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2001 ML320
1992 300D 2.5T
1990 300D 2.5T
1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager
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Re: [MBZ] OT Security screws

2011-04-05 Thread Max Dillon
Er, have you ever heard of April Fool's day?

Very respectfully,
/s/
Max Dillon
'87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!)
'95 E300 283k miles (daily driving duties)
'73 Balboa 20 (High  dry until the head is back on)
Charleston SC





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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Mon, April 4, 2011 5:22:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Security screws

These guys are good, but they are taking a drubbing in the Mac community for 
whipping everyone into a frenzy about a non-issue.

Apple has used proprietary fasteners in various forms for years.  These idiots 
are making it out like it's a vendetta to keep consumers out of products they 
own as a ploy for iFixit to sell the drivers and bits for stupidly inflated 
prices.

MacDan

--- On Mon, 4/4/11, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:

 From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
 Subject: [MBZ] OT Security screws
 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
 Date: Monday, April 4, 2011, 10:45 AM
 http://www.ifixit.com/blog/blog/2011/04/01/iphone-4-oppression-kit/
 
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Re: [MBZ] OT Security screws

2011-04-05 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 6:53 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
 Er, have you ever heard of April Fool's day?


My first thought too, although, to be fair, Dan is right about Apple
always having used proprietary fasteners or at least user-unfriendly
ways of putting together their products.  I am old enough to remember
when memory upgrades for a Mac Plus came with a case-cracker kit
consisting of a foot-long hex driver to undo some deeply-placed screws
and an engineer's ruler to get between the halves of the box once you
had undone them.

Alex

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Re: [MBZ] OT Security screws

2011-04-05 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Not to mention the Apple only memory you had to buy, which was
physically identical to a normal stick, but had some magic embedded in
the SPD eeprom.

I may be a bit off-base with that, but I remember using Apple only
memory just fine in a Thinkpad, when quite a few people had problems
with generic not working in their macs.

Walt

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 6:53 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
 Er, have you ever heard of April Fool's day?


 My first thought too, although, to be fair, Dan is right about Apple
 always having used proprietary fasteners or at least user-unfriendly
 ways of putting together their products.  I am old enough to remember
 when memory upgrades for a Mac Plus came with a case-cracker kit
 consisting of a foot-long hex driver to undo some deeply-placed screws
 and an engineer's ruler to get between the halves of the box once you
 had undone them.

 Alex

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Re: [MBZ] OT Security screws

2011-04-05 Thread Allan Streib
Yeah older Apple computers did have some esoteric memory requirements compared 
to PCs.  Maybe it had parity-checking, or some other integrity-checking.  There 
were benefits, but it *was* expensive.

Allan

On Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:33 -0400, Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com wrote:
 Not to mention the Apple only memory you had to buy, which was
 physically identical to a normal stick, but had some magic embedded in
 the SPD eeprom.
 
 I may be a bit off-base with that, but I remember using Apple only
 memory just fine in a Thinkpad, when quite a few people had problems
 with generic not working in their macs.
 
 Walt

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Re: [MBZ] OT Security screws

2011-04-05 Thread Mitch Haley

Allan Streib wrote:

Yeah older Apple computers did have some esoteric memory requirements compared 
to PCs.  Maybe it had parity-checking, or some other integrity-checking.  There 
were benefits, but it *was* expensive.


The way I remember it, when SIMMs first came out, the PC stuff had 9 bits with 
parity, and the Mac stuff was 8 bit.


Mitch.

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[MBZ] Blinking light?

2011-04-05 Thread Chris N John
Hope  I'm not requesting something that has been covered, but I haven't 
seen any discussion about this problem, if it *IS* a problem?? After 
starting my car with the usual wait time for the glow plug indicator 
light to go out, the light comes back on blinking at about 1 second 
intervals and continues for about 30 blinks. Started doing this about 6 
months ago. Guess I wonder if it is a warning about something wrong, but 
if so I am not getting the full message. Maybe its in Morse code, which 
I don't know how to decipher! Any ideas or knowledge out there?? Thanks 
for all your help, and fun and informative threads! Chris

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Re: [MBZ] Blinking light?

2011-04-05 Thread Jim Cathey
a warning about something wrong, but if so I am not getting the full 
message.


Message decoded:

Your glow plug system has a problem.  Check it out.

Likely one of them is burnt out.

-- Jim



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Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: OT Security screws

2011-04-05 Thread Jim Cathey

ways of putting together their products.  I am old enough to remember
when memory upgrades for a Mac Plus came with a case-cracker kit
consisting of a foot-long hex driver to undo some deeply-placed screws


It was a Torx bit, and nothing special about it except that it had
to be long enough to reach.  The Mac+ inherited the case design from
the original Mac, which didn't have any user-serviceable parts inside.
Translation: the RAM chips were DIP packages, and soldered to the board.
You didn't need to open the box unless it broke, and they didn't expect/
want you doing that yourself.

I never used a prybar, I used a physical grab, slap the sides of the
case while yanking up, the plastic clips would pop out then.  Very
robust design, rather elegant in its way.  No chewed edges that way.

-- Jim



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[MBZ] radiation leakage?

2011-04-05 Thread Mitch Haley

Can anybody (Craig?) comment on this?

Japan's ocean radiation hits 7.5 million times legal limit

By Kenji Hall and Julie Makinen, Los Angeles Times

April 5, 2011, 4:39 a.m.
Reporting from Tokyo—
The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday that it 
had found radioactive iodine at 7.5 million times the legal limit in a seawater 
sample taken near the facility, and government officials imposed a new health 
limit for radioactivity in fish.


The reading of iodine-131 was recorded Saturday, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. 
Another sample taken Monday found the level to be 5 million times the legal 
limit. The Monday samples also were found to contain radioactive cesium at 1.1 
million times the legal limit.


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-japan-nuclear-20110406,0,2697428.story

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Re: [MBZ] radiation leakage?

2011-04-05 Thread andrew strasfogel
Supposedly the Pacific Ocean completely dilutes any amount of leakage at any
levels of  radioactivity.  I wonder what the fish think about this...

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:

 Can anybody (Craig?) comment on this?

 Japan's ocean radiation hits 7.5 million times legal limit

 By Kenji Hall and Julie Makinen, Los Angeles Times

 April 5, 2011, 4:39 a.m.
 Reporting from Tokyo—
 The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday that
 it had found radioactive iodine at 7.5 million times the legal limit in a
 seawater sample taken near the facility, and government officials imposed a
 new health limit for radioactivity in fish.

 The reading of iodine-131 was recorded Saturday, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
 said. Another sample taken Monday found the level to be 5 million times the
 legal limit. The Monday samples also were found to contain radioactive
 cesium at 1.1 million times the legal limit.


 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-japan-nuclear-20110406,0,2697428.story

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Re: [MBZ] radiation leakage?

2011-04-05 Thread Rich Thomas
A lot of it is iodine 131 (?) that has a half-life of 8 days.  Combined 
with the dilution the effect will be minimal, if indeed that much is 
getting into the water.  Go here for some details  mitnse.com by people 
who I presume know a bit about the subject.  the web site 
bravenewclimate.com also has some actual factual details but it might 
conflict with deeply-held emotional beliefs.


The thing to keep in mind is that these facilities were designed for (I 
might not be exactly right here, but close enough) a magnitude 8 quake, 
and they were hit by a magnitude 9 -- a HUGE difference -- and remained 
intact.  Then the tsunami hit that was like twice (again, might not be 
exactly right here) the design event, and remained intact except for 
flooding of the power systems.  Loss of power was what caused cascading 
failures in the reactor cooling systems.  But even with all that the 
reactors have remained almost entirely intact with relatively minimal 
release of radiation as measured in the vicinity (near and far) of the 
reactors.  I think the whole thing is a rather astounding validation of 
a 40 yr old design that was acknowledged to have some flaws.


--R

On 4/5/2011 12:28 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:

Supposedly the Pacific Ocean completely dilutes any amount of leakage at any
levels of  radioactivity.  I wonder what the fish think about this...

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Mitch Haleym...@voyager.net  wrote:


Can anybody (Craig?) comment on this?

Japan's ocean radiation hits 7.5 million times legal limit

By Kenji Hall and Julie Makinen, Los Angeles Times

April 5, 2011, 4:39 a.m.
Reporting from Tokyo—
The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday that
it had found radioactive iodine at 7.5 million times the legal limit in a
seawater sample taken near the facility, and government officials imposed a
new health limit for radioactivity in fish.

The reading of iodine-131 was recorded Saturday, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
said. Another sample taken Monday found the level to be 5 million times the
legal limit. The Monday samples also were found to contain radioactive
cesium at 1.1 million times the legal limit.


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Re: [MBZ] radiation leakage?

2011-04-05 Thread andrew strasfogel
Rich, as impresive as that affirmation of the safety of reactors sounds,
yours is quite likely a minority viewpoint.

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Rich Thomas 
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:

 A lot of it is iodine 131 (?) that has a half-life of 8 days.  Combined
 with the dilution the effect will be minimal, if indeed that much is getting
 into the water.  Go here for some details  mitnse.com by people who I
 presume know a bit about the subject.  the web site bravenewclimate.comalso 
 has some actual factual details but it might conflict with deeply-held
 emotional beliefs.

 The thing to keep in mind is that these facilities were designed for (I
 might not be exactly right here, but close enough) a magnitude 8 quake, and
 they were hit by a magnitude 9 -- a HUGE difference -- and remained intact.
  Then the tsunami hit that was like twice (again, might not be exactly right
 here) the design event, and remained intact except for flooding of the power
 systems.  Loss of power was what caused cascading failures in the reactor
 cooling systems.  But even with all that the reactors have remained almost
 entirely intact with relatively minimal release of radiation as measured in
 the vicinity (near and far) of the reactors.  I think the whole thing is a
 rather astounding validation of a 40 yr old design that was acknowledged to
 have some flaws.

 --R


 On 4/5/2011 12:28 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:

 Supposedly the Pacific Ocean completely dilutes any amount of leakage at
 any
 levels of  radioactivity.  I wonder what the fish think about this...

 On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Mitch Haleym...@voyager.net  wrote:

 Can anybody (Craig?) comment on this?

 Japan's ocean radiation hits 7.5 million times legal limit

 By Kenji Hall and Julie Makinen, Los Angeles Times

 April 5, 2011, 4:39 a.m.
 Reporting from Tokyo—
 The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday
 that
 it had found radioactive iodine at 7.5 million times the legal limit in a
 seawater sample taken near the facility, and government officials imposed
 a
 new health limit for radioactivity in fish.

 The reading of iodine-131 was recorded Saturday, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
 said. Another sample taken Monday found the level to be 5 million times
 the
 legal limit. The Monday samples also were found to contain radioactive
 cesium at 1.1 million times the legal limit.



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Re: [MBZ] radiation leakage?

2011-04-05 Thread Dieselhead

Alas, there are sheeple everywhere.

if not, garbage like opra, phil and all the other broadcast/cable 
trash I know nothing about would have no viewers.



Rich, as impresive as that affirmation of the safety of reactors sounds,
yours is quite likely a minority viewpoint.

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Rich Thomas 
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:


 A lot of it is iodine 131 (?) that has a half-life of 8 days.  Combined
 with the dilution the effect will be minimal, if indeed that much is getting
 into the water.  Go here for some details  mitnse.com by people who I
 presume know a bit about the subject.  the web site 
bravenewclimate.comalso has some actual factual details but it 
might conflict with deeply-held

 emotional beliefs.

 The thing to keep in mind is that these facilities were designed for (I
 might not be exactly right here, but close enough) a magnitude 8 quake, and
 they were hit by a magnitude 9 -- a HUGE difference -- and remained intact.
  Then the tsunami hit that was like twice (again, might not be exactly right
 here) the design event, and remained intact except for flooding of the power
 systems.  Loss of power was what caused cascading failures in the reactor
 cooling systems.  But even with all that the reactors have remained almost
 entirely intact with relatively minimal release of radiation as measured in
 the vicinity (near and far) of the reactors.  I think the whole thing is a
 rather astounding validation of a 40 yr old design that was acknowledged to
 have some flaws.

 --R


 On 4/5/2011 12:28 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:


 Supposedly the Pacific Ocean completely dilutes any amount of leakage at
 any
 levels of  radioactivity.  I wonder what the fish think about this...

 On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Mitch Haleym...@voyager.net  wrote:

 Can anybody (Craig?) comment on this?


 Japan's ocean radiation hits 7.5 million times legal limit

 By Kenji Hall and Julie Makinen, Los Angeles Times

 April 5, 2011, 4:39 a.m.
 Reporting from Tokyo-
 The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday
 that
 it had found radioactive iodine at 7.5 million times the legal limit in a
 seawater sample taken near the facility, and government officials imposed
 a
 new health limit for radioactivity in fish.

 The reading of iodine-131 was recorded Saturday, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
 said. Another sample taken Monday found the level to be 5 million times
 the
 legal limit. The Monday samples also were found to contain radioactive
 cesium at 1.1 million times the legal limit.




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Re: [MBZ] radiation leakage?

2011-04-05 Thread Dieselhead

What midwesterners do in the winter:

http://www.whoradio.com/pages/thebigshow.html  scroll down to the 
vehicle on the right.


Titled as a 1929 chevrolet  powered by a 283.

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Re: [MBZ] radiation leakage?

2011-04-05 Thread Max Dillon
Dilution is the solution to pollution!

 Very respectfully,
/s/
Max Dillon
'87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!)
'95 E300 281k miles (daily driving duties)
'73 Balboa 20 (High  dry until the head is back on)
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From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tue, April 5, 2011 12:28:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] radiation leakage?

Supposedly the Pacific Ocean completely dilutes any amount of leakage at any
levels of  radioactivity.  I wonder what the fish think about this...

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:

 Can anybody (Craig?) comment on this?

 Japan's ocean radiation hits 7.5 million times legal limit

 By Kenji Hall and Julie Makinen, Los Angeles Times

 April 5, 2011, 4:39 a.m.
 Reporting from Tokyo—
 The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday that
 it had found radioactive iodine at 7.5 million times the legal limit in a
 seawater sample taken near the facility, and government officials imposed a
 new health limit for radioactivity in fish.

 The reading of iodine-131 was recorded Saturday, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
 said. Another sample taken Monday found the level to be 5 million times the
 legal limit. The Monday samples also were found to contain radioactive
 cesium at 1.1 million times the legal limit.


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-japan-nuclear-20110406,0,2697428.story
y

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Re: [MBZ] radiation leakage?

2011-04-05 Thread Max Dillon
Count me in that minority.  The tsunami was (according to NPR!) a once in a 
thousand year event.  Can you imagine the expense involved in 
designing/building to survive all possible once in a thousand years 
catastrophes?

Further, a recent innovation in reactor cooling provides a solution which would 
have worked and potentially saved all the reactors, but it's expensive and so 
it 
was not implemented at the site because the reactors were too close to 
retirement.

 Very respectfully,
/s/
Max Dillon
'87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!)
'95 E300 283k miles (daily driving duties)
'73 Balboa 20 (High  dry until the head is back on)
Charleston SC





From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tue, April 5, 2011 1:29:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] radiation leakage?

Rich, as impresive as that affirmation of the safety of reactors sounds,
yours is quite likely a minority viewpoint.

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Rich Thomas 
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:

 A lot of it is iodine 131 (?) that has a half-life of 8 days.  Combined
 with the dilution the effect will be minimal, if indeed that much is getting
 into the water.  Go here for some details  mitnse.com by people who I
 presume know a bit about the subject.  the web site bravenewclimate.comalso 
 has 
some actual factual details but it might conflict with deeply-held
 emotional beliefs.

 The thing to keep in mind is that these facilities were designed for (I
 might not be exactly right here, but close enough) a magnitude 8 quake, and
 they were hit by a magnitude 9 -- a HUGE difference -- and remained intact.
  Then the tsunami hit that was like twice (again, might not be exactly right
 here) the design event, and remained intact except for flooding of the power
 systems.  Loss of power was what caused cascading failures in the reactor
 cooling systems.  But even with all that the reactors have remained almost
 entirely intact with relatively minimal release of radiation as measured in
 the vicinity (near and far) of the reactors.  I think the whole thing is a
 rather astounding validation of a 40 yr old design that was acknowledged to
 have some flaws.

 --R


 On 4/5/2011 12:28 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:

 Supposedly the Pacific Ocean completely dilutes any amount of leakage at
 any
 levels of  radioactivity.  I wonder what the fish think about this...

 On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Mitch Haleym...@voyager.net  wrote:

 Can anybody (Craig?) comment on this?

 Japan's ocean radiation hits 7.5 million times legal limit

 By Kenji Hall and Julie Makinen, Los Angeles Times

 April 5, 2011, 4:39 a.m.
 Reporting from Tokyo—
 The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday
 that
 it had found radioactive iodine at 7.5 million times the legal limit in a
 seawater sample taken near the facility, and government officials imposed
 a
 new health limit for radioactivity in fish.

 The reading of iodine-131 was recorded Saturday, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
 said. Another sample taken Monday found the level to be 5 million times
 the
 legal limit. The Monday samples also were found to contain radioactive
 cesium at 1.1 million times the legal limit.



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[MBZ] 300D engine on the market and in the car

2011-04-05 Thread andrew strasfogel
I finally found a rusted out 1985 CA version 300TD wagon with a good engine
that I plan on swapping into my 1985 300TD in-name-only wagon with the
incorrect 1985 300D engine and standard rear shocks (non SLS) suspension.

This means that within the next month I will be surplussing a strong,
relatively low mileage (250K or less) 1985 300D turbo diesel engine (sans
the SLS pump) at a very reasonable price. What's really nice is that since
the engine is in a running, titled car with current plates you can give it a
real test drive (we're in in the DC metro area).  The asking price for turbo
diesel engines on Ebay is around $1395 but I will probably accept any decent
offer, reasonable or otherwise.

Andrew
1983 and 1985 300TD
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Re: [MBZ] 300D engine on the market and in the car

2011-04-05 Thread Max Dillon
Is it bio-diesel or veggie oil ready?  Does the AC blow Ice Cold?  Will it 
easily last another 750,000 miles?  Real Leather Seats?  If not, I'm not 
interested.

 Very respectfully,
/s/
Max Dillon
'87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!)
'95 E300 283k miles (daily driving duties)
'73 Balboa 20 (High  dry until the head is back on)
Charleston SC





From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tue, April 5, 2011 2:41:36 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 300D engine on the market and in the car

I finally found a rusted out 1985 CA version 300TD wagon with a good engine
that I plan on swapping into my 1985 300TD in-name-only wagon with the
incorrect 1985 300D engine and standard rear shocks (non SLS) suspension.

This means that within the next month I will be surplussing a strong,
relatively low mileage (250K or less) 1985 300D turbo diesel engine (sans
the SLS pump) at a very reasonable price. What's really nice is that since
the engine is in a running, titled car with current plates you can give it a
real test drive (we're in in the DC metro area).  The asking price for turbo
diesel engines on Ebay is around $1395 but I will probably accept any decent
offer, reasonable or otherwise.

Andrew
1983 and 1985 300TD
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Re: [MBZ] 300D engine on the market and in the car

2011-04-05 Thread andrew strasfogel
Yes to all of those, plus 1) never driven in rain or snow, 2) mahogany wood
dash, 3) rally wheels, and 4) front and side air bags.

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.netwrote:

 Is it bio-diesel or veggie oil ready?  Does the AC blow Ice Cold?  Will
 it
 easily last another 750,000 miles?  Real Leather Seats?  If not, I'm not
 interested.

  Very respectfully,
 /s/
 Max Dillon
 '87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!)
 '95 E300 283k miles (daily driving duties)
 '73 Balboa 20 (High  dry until the head is back on)
 Charleston SC




 
 From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
 Sent: Tue, April 5, 2011 2:41:36 PM
 Subject: [MBZ] 300D engine on the market and in the car

 I finally found a rusted out 1985 CA version 300TD wagon with a good engine
 that I plan on swapping into my 1985 300TD in-name-only wagon with the
 incorrect 1985 300D engine and standard rear shocks (non SLS) suspension.

 This means that within the next month I will be surplussing a strong,
 relatively low mileage (250K or less) 1985 300D turbo diesel engine (sans
 the SLS pump) at a very reasonable price. What's really nice is that since
 the engine is in a running, titled car with current plates you can give it
 a
 real test drive (we're in in the DC metro area).  The asking price for
 turbo
 diesel engines on Ebay is around $1395 but I will probably accept any
 decent
 offer, reasonable or otherwise.

 Andrew
 1983 and 1985 300TD
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Re: [MBZ] 300D engine on the market and in the car

2011-04-05 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Was it sat in by Elvis?

Walt

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:53 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
 Yes to all of those, plus 1) never driven in rain or snow, 2) mahogany wood
 dash, 3) rally wheels, and 4) front and side air bags.

 On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.netwrote:

 Is it bio-diesel or veggie oil ready?  Does the AC blow Ice Cold?  Will
 it
 easily last another 750,000 miles?  Real Leather Seats?  If not, I'm not
 interested.

  Very respectfully,
 /s/
 Max Dillon
 '87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!)
 '95 E300 283k miles (daily driving duties)
 '73 Balboa 20 (High  dry until the head is back on)
 Charleston SC




 
 From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
 Sent: Tue, April 5, 2011 2:41:36 PM
 Subject: [MBZ] 300D engine on the market and in the car

 I finally found a rusted out 1985 CA version 300TD wagon with a good engine
 that I plan on swapping into my 1985 300TD in-name-only wagon with the
 incorrect 1985 300D engine and standard rear shocks (non SLS) suspension.

 This means that within the next month I will be surplussing a strong,
 relatively low mileage (250K or less) 1985 300D turbo diesel engine (sans
 the SLS pump) at a very reasonable price. What's really nice is that since
 the engine is in a running, titled car with current plates you can give it
 a
 real test drive (we're in in the DC metro area).  The asking price for
 turbo
 diesel engines on Ebay is around $1395 but I will probably accept any
 decent
 offer, reasonable or otherwise.

 Andrew
 1983 and 1985 300TD
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Re: [MBZ] radiation leakage?

2011-04-05 Thread Peter Frederick
Yup, it's a once in a thousand years event, and it was due when the plant was 
built.  There are historical records in Japan back almost 2000 years, this was 
not only a predictable event, but the magnitude was well known.  TEPCO chose 
not to build to suit.

An a separate note, the plant survived intact only in that it did not visibly 
collapse.  We will find out what the damage is in a couple thousand years when 
it is low enough in radioactivity to examine the pipes and concrete for cracks. 
 I would surmise that not only are all the fuel holding pools fractured to a 
greater or lesser degree, but the reactor piping is cracked in multiple places, 
the turbine sets are shot, the condensers are damaged, and it's quite possible 
the reactor containments are breached.  It's not possible to whipsaw a complex 
plant like that without damage, no matter how you design it, and those reactors 
have serious design flaws.

My off the cuff assessment is that the plant was totaled the instant the quake 
hit, whether or not the cores melted.  One cannot drop a nuclear plant 8 feet 
and expect turbines, pumps, piping, concrete, and reactor vessels to be 
completely unaffected.  When the emergency generators failed, the reactor cores 
melted in a matter of minutes and the party was all over.

You will note that units 4 and 5 were not started back up, and did not overheat 
-- they are a newer design.  If they were intact and operational, there would 
have been no emergency as there would have been at least minimal power 
generation capacity on at least one.  I suspect they are also severely damaged 
and will never be used again.

The presence of iodine 131 and radio cesium indicate that not only have the 
fuel rods been ruptured, but that the reactor containment is breached.  This 
may be as simple as ruptured steam lines since these are boiling water 
reactors, god forbid, but it is just as likely that the reactor vessels are 
fractured.  The  containment of at least one is know to have failed, but there 
is no way to tell if it was the hydrogen detonation or the quake.  I'd vote 
quake, myself.   

The fact that the three GE BW reactors overheated indicates to me that the 
containment failed in the earthquake -- it should have been possible to cool 
them by minimal flow of coolant and passive condensation in the normal 
condensers, as they are very close to sea level.  However, if you cannot 
reliably pressurize them, it's impossible to cool them -- remember the unknown 
origin steam clouds?  Busted reactor systems.  

Peter

Peter


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From: Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net
Sent: Apr 5, 2011 1:11 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] radiation leakage?

Count me in that minority.  The tsunami was (according to NPR!) a once in a 
thousand year event.  Can you imagine the expense involved in 
designing/building to survive all possible once in a thousand years 
catastrophes?

Further, a recent innovation in reactor cooling provides a solution which 
would 
have worked and potentially saved all the reactors, but it's expensive and so 
it 
was not implemented at the site because the reactors were too close to 
retirement.

 Very respectfully,
/s/
Max Dillon
'87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!)
'95 E300 283k miles (daily driving duties)
'73 Balboa 20 (High  dry until the head is back on)
Charleston SC





From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tue, April 5, 2011 1:29:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] radiation leakage?

Rich, as impresive as that affirmation of the safety of reactors sounds,
yours is quite likely a minority viewpoint.

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Rich Thomas 
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:

 A lot of it is iodine 131 (?) that has a half-life of 8 days.  Combined
 with the dilution the effect will be minimal, if indeed that much is getting
 into the water.  Go here for some details  mitnse.com by people who I
 presume know a bit about the subject.  the web site bravenewclimate.comalso 
 has 
some actual factual details but it might conflict with deeply-held
 emotional beliefs.

 The thing to keep in mind is that these facilities were designed for (I
 might not be exactly right here, but close enough) a magnitude 8 quake, and
 they were hit by a magnitude 9 -- a HUGE difference -- and remained intact.
  Then the tsunami hit that was like twice (again, might not be exactly right
 here) the design event, and remained intact except for flooding of the power
 systems.  Loss of power was what caused cascading failures in the reactor
 cooling systems.  But even with all that the reactors have remained almost
 entirely intact with relatively minimal release of radiation as measured in
 the vicinity (near and far) of the reactors.  I think the whole thing is a
 rather astounding validation of a 40 yr old design that was acknowledged to
 have 

[MBZ] Fwd: 80s Mercedes 617 turbo diesel engines - $100 (providence)

2011-04-05 Thread Fred Moir


Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred



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   80s Mercedes 617 turbo diesel engines

Date: 2011-04-05, 11:41AM

I have a pair of parts engines up for grabs. Neither one of these 
engines is complete, one is from a 300D, the other from a 300TD (wagon). 
The wagon engine has the special wagon head with a hydraulic pump 
provision, but a block off plate has been added so it can work easily in 
other 5cyl turbo diesel applications. Both are basically long blocks. 
Not sure of mileage on them. Both come with injection pumps, but not 
attached. I have them in a pair of waterproof engine cases that they 
also come with. I just don't have the space for these extra engines so 
they have to go. I have a hoist to load them as well.

If you are interested, please give me a call or email me. 401-440-4529

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Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 80s Mercedes 617 turbo diesel engines - $100 (providence)

2011-04-05 Thread Walt Zarnoch
I know the guy who listed these, the advert is legit and he's a very good egg.
You won't have any issues at all if you choose to pick either up.

Walt

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   80s Mercedes 617 turbo diesel engines

 Date: 2011-04-05, 11:41AM

 I have a pair of parts engines up for grabs. Neither one of these engines is
 complete, one is from a 300D, the other from a 300TD (wagon). The wagon
 engine has the special wagon head with a hydraulic pump provision, but a
 block off plate has been added so it can work easily in other 5cyl turbo
 diesel applications. Both are basically long blocks. Not sure of mileage on
 them. Both come with injection pumps, but not attached. I have them in a
 pair of waterproof engine cases that they also come with. I just don't have
 the space for these extra engines so they have to go. I have a hoist to load
 them as well.
 If you are interested, please give me a call or email me. 401-440-4529

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Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 80s Mercedes 617 turbo diesel engines - $100 (providence)

2011-04-05 Thread Allan Streib
Wonder what shipping cost is on something like that.  Picking up from where I 
live would be ~$350 in gas plus overnight in hotel plus cost of my time.

Allan


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 80s Mercedes 617 turbo diesel engines
 
 Date: 2011-04-05, 11:41AM
 
 I have a pair of parts engines up for grabs. Neither one of these 
 engines is complete, one is from a 300D, the other from a 300TD (wagon). 
 The wagon engine has the special wagon head with a hydraulic pump 
 provision, but a block off plate has been added so it can work easily in 
 other 5cyl turbo diesel applications. Both are basically long blocks. 
 Not sure of mileage on them. Both come with injection pumps, but not 
 attached. I have them in a pair of waterproof engine cases that they 
 also come with. I just don't have the space for these extra engines so 
 they have to go. I have a hoist to load them as well.
 If you are interested, please give me a call or email me. 401-440-4529
 
 * Location: providence
 * it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other
   commercial interests
 
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Re: [MBZ] 300D engine on the market and in the car

2011-04-05 Thread andrew strasfogel
Not that i know of, but since it spent much of its life in Atlanta it's
likely Elton John was a frequent passenger.

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com wrote:

 Was it sat in by Elvis?

 Walt

 On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:53 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
 wrote:
  Yes to all of those, plus 1) never driven in rain or snow, 2) mahogany
 wood
  dash, 3) rally wheels, and 4) front and side air bags.
 
  On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net
 wrote:
 
  Is it bio-diesel or veggie oil ready?  Does the AC blow Ice Cold?
  Will
  it
  easily last another 750,000 miles?  Real Leather Seats?  If not, I'm not
  interested.
 
   Very respectfully,
  /s/
  Max Dillon
  '87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!)
  '95 E300 283k miles (daily driving duties)
  '73 Balboa 20 (High  dry until the head is back on)
  Charleston SC
 
 
 
 
  
  From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
  To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
  Sent: Tue, April 5, 2011 2:41:36 PM
  Subject: [MBZ] 300D engine on the market and in the car
 
  I finally found a rusted out 1985 CA version 300TD wagon with a good
 engine
  that I plan on swapping into my 1985 300TD in-name-only wagon with the
  incorrect 1985 300D engine and standard rear shocks (non SLS)
 suspension.
 
  This means that within the next month I will be surplussing a strong,
  relatively low mileage (250K or less) 1985 300D turbo diesel engine
 (sans
  the SLS pump) at a very reasonable price. What's really nice is that
 since
  the engine is in a running, titled car with current plates you can give
 it
  a
  real test drive (we're in in the DC metro area).  The asking price for
  turbo
  diesel engines on Ebay is around $1395 but I will probably accept any
  decent
  offer, reasonable or otherwise.
 
  Andrew
  1983 and 1985 300TD
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Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 80s Mercedes 617 turbo diesel engines - $100 (providence)

2011-04-05 Thread andrew strasfogel
Hey, my engine is much better than his AND you can test it in the car!
Also, I am a better egg.

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:

 Wonder what shipping cost is on something like that.  Picking up from where
 I live would be ~$350 in gas plus overnight in hotel plus cost of my time.

 Allan


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 wrote:
 
  Fred Moir
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  Diesel preferred
 
 
 
   Original Message 
  Subject:80s Mercedes 617 turbo diesel engines - $100 (providence)
  Date:   Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:24:44 -0700 (PDT)
  From:   fred.s...@yahoo.com
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  80s Mercedes 617 turbo diesel engines
 
  Date: 2011-04-05, 11:41AM
 
  I have a pair of parts engines up for grabs. Neither one of these
  engines is complete, one is from a 300D, the other from a 300TD (wagon).
  The wagon engine has the special wagon head with a hydraulic pump
  provision, but a block off plate has been added so it can work easily in
  other 5cyl turbo diesel applications. Both are basically long blocks.
  Not sure of mileage on them. Both come with injection pumps, but not
  attached. I have them in a pair of waterproof engine cases that they
  also come with. I just don't have the space for these extra engines so
  they have to go. I have a hoist to load them as well.
  If you are interested, please give me a call or email me. 401-440-4529
 
  * Location: providence
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Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 80s Mercedes 617 turbo diesel engines - $100 (providence)

2011-04-05 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Haha, you're ALL good eggs, I can't play favorites. :P

Walt

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 4:24 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hey, my engine is much better than his AND you can test it in the car!
 Also, I am a better egg.

 On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:

 Wonder what shipping cost is on something like that.  Picking up from where
 I live would be ~$350 in gas plus overnight in hotel plus cost of my time.

 Allan


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 wrote:
 
  Fred Moir
  Lynn MA
  Diesel preferred
 
 
 
   Original Message 
  Subject:        80s Mercedes 617 turbo diesel engines - $100 (providence)
  Date:   Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:24:44 -0700 (PDT)
  From:   fred.s...@yahoo.com
  To:     fred.s...@verizon.net
 
 
 
  fred.s...@yahoo.com has forwarded you this craigslist.org posting.
 
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      80s Mercedes 617 turbo diesel engines
 
  Date: 2011-04-05, 11:41AM
 
  I have a pair of parts engines up for grabs. Neither one of these
  engines is complete, one is from a 300D, the other from a 300TD (wagon).
  The wagon engine has the special wagon head with a hydraulic pump
  provision, but a block off plate has been added so it can work easily in
  other 5cyl turbo diesel applications. Both are basically long blocks.
  Not sure of mileage on them. Both come with injection pumps, but not
  attached. I have them in a pair of waterproof engine cases that they
  also come with. I just don't have the space for these extra engines so
  they have to go. I have a hoist to load them as well.
  If you are interested, please give me a call or email me. 401-440-4529
 
      * Location: providence
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[MBZ] Wilton wheels?

2011-04-05 Thread Mitch Haley
What did they call that thing that was like a Mattel Big Wheel but had rear 
wheel steering?

http://www.picrandom.com/images/greenmachi.jpg

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Re: [MBZ] Wilton wheels?

2011-04-05 Thread Fred Moir
Big wheel, love it and the shower that you would have to look through in 
the rain.

Sorry, forgot it was a toy.
Klatta on!

Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred


On 4/5/2011 4:47 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
What did they call that thing that was like a Mattel Big Wheel but had 
rear wheel steering?

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Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 80s Mercedes 617 turbo diesel engines - $100 (providence)

2011-04-05 Thread Allan Streib
andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com writes:

 Hey, my engine is much better than his AND you can test it in the car!
 Also, I am a better egg.

Heh missed that you are also selling one.  I actually don't know if I
need one yet; the engine in my W116 300SD threw the harmonic balancer
and I've yet to determine if the crank is fatally damaged (or really,
whether the engine will run at all).  I have been waiting on getting the
title (seller lost it and getting a duplicate issued took much longer
than expected, but finally came through this week).

On that subject... is there any problem running the engine without the
balancer in place?  I'm talking about just starting it up for long
enough to verify that it will start and idle... no more than 10 seconds
or so.

Allan
-- 
1983 300D
1879 300SD

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Re: [MBZ] radiation leakage?

2011-04-05 Thread Mountain Man
Max wrote:
 Count me in that minority.

Ditto here also.
I am too many years past using a pencil and paper for stuff.
I like electricity which powers lights and computers.
I would rather not freeze in the dark.
Besides, if we are gonna have electicity, we either have to get used
to black lung, or we suffer a chernobyl every once in a while.
That is, unless someone can recover the 'lost' Faraday equations or
recover the Tesla capture  distribution system.
mao

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Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 80s Mercedes 617 turbo diesel engines - $100 (providence)

2011-04-05 Thread Mountain Man
Walt wrote:
 Haha, you're ALL good eggs, I can't play favorites. :P

Even me?
I read banned...
mao

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Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: radiation leakage?

2011-04-05 Thread Jim Cathey
The thing to keep in mind is that these facilities were designed for 
(I might not be exactly right here, but close enough) a magnitude 8 
quake, and they were hit by a magnitude 9 -- a HUGE difference -- and 
remained intact.


A 10x difference as I understand it.  Logarithmic scale.

I agree that all the plants were probably totaled in the event, but
that doesn't mean much.  One would expect the non-nuclear parts to
be designed to a lesser level, as that stuff _can_ all be replaced.
(The bathrooms and employee lounges can be at the bottom of the scale!)
Containment/shutdown is the only part that needs to be as good as
you can make it, and it is apparent here that it wasn't.

-- Jim



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Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: radiation leakage?

2011-04-05 Thread Bob Rentfro
What people forget is that it could have survived the earthquake, but it was
the tsunami that did the damage.

Bob R
On Apr 5, 2011 7:55 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
 The thing to keep in mind is that these facilities were designed for
 (I might not be exactly right here, but close enough) a magnitude 8
 quake, and they were hit by a magnitude 9 -- a HUGE difference -- and
 remained intact.

 A 10x difference as I understand it. Logarithmic scale.

 I agree that all the plants were probably totaled in the event, but
 that doesn't mean much. One would expect the non-nuclear parts to
 be designed to a lesser level, as that stuff _can_ all be replaced.
 (The bathrooms and employee lounges can be at the bottom of the scale!)
 Containment/shutdown is the only part that needs to be as good as
 you can make it, and it is apparent here that it wasn't.

 -- Jim



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Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: radiation leakage?

2011-04-05 Thread Walt Zarnoch
What some people forget is that the plant was just fine for hours till
the battery backups for the valving on the emergency (steam powered
iirc?) cooling system died. They were also were successfully SCRAMed
when the quake hit. All the real damage was caused by the decay heat,
not fission.

If the tsunami hadn't washed away the power lines connecting them back
to the grid (should have been underground lines TBH, but even they
might have been compromised) and wrecked the emergency generators,
this would have simply been a boring Japanese nuclear plant damaged
beyond repair, reactors decommissioned ahead of schedule on the 4th
page under a story of how some old ladys cat jumped out a window and.

There were shortfalls, but I think everything held up much better than
it should have.
Then again, a BWR is quite outdated tech compared to some of the other
designs that are being developed/were developed that the US can't use
due to our unofficial ban on nuclear plant construction... But
that's a topic for another thread/list.

Walt


On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 12:33 AM, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote:
 What people forget is that it could have survived the earthquake, but it was
 the tsunami that did the damage.

 Bob R
 On Apr 5, 2011 7:55 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
 The thing to keep in mind is that these facilities were designed for
 (I might not be exactly right here, but close enough) a magnitude 8
 quake, and they were hit by a magnitude 9 -- a HUGE difference -- and
 remained intact.

 A 10x difference as I understand it. Logarithmic scale.

 I agree that all the plants were probably totaled in the event, but
 that doesn't mean much. One would expect the non-nuclear parts to
 be designed to a lesser level, as that stuff _can_ all be replaced.
 (The bathrooms and employee lounges can be at the bottom of the scale!)
 Containment/shutdown is the only part that needs to be as good as
 you can make it, and it is apparent here that it wasn't.

 -- Jim



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