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Re: [MBZ] [SL] Un-known device in '78 450SLC
I think that's a vacuum switch over valve. One line goes to the throttle valve and the other goes to your distributor. You've been running all this time with mechanical advance only. Dan Caron
Re: [MBZ] OOOOOOOT: Sad Death
Sad isn't the word for it... Fortunately, there's even less tolerance in Canada for right wing religious nuts than there is for politicians. GOD BLESS AMERICA (yeah, right )
Re: [MBZ] GULLWING
I did a mechanical restoration on a Roadster 3 years ago that sold for $125,000.00 USD. Seems like a real bargain now. Rudy did all the repairs on a buddy's '57 Roadster after it bounced off a guard rail and then got hit by a Gullwing sliding backwards, totally out of control. No one got hurt but the repair bill was probably over $100,000.00 Gullwings are not particularly nice cars. Very hot, cramped and noisy inside. Give me a roadster any day, which is a far better car
Re: [MBZ] OT Lay/lie
Well Chuck, that depends if he knows the difference between '' then '' and '' than. ''
Re: [MBZ] name calling...
Need a drivers side door for the 220 Cab A ? I have a NOS one here.
Re: [MBZ] name calling...
ahh... I don't recall joining this butt fest so don't be dragging me into this. That's, '' MR BENZBARN '' to you buddy.
Re: [MBZ] limo
Had a ride in a LWB 600 two years ago. I sat up front with the driver while everyone else piled in the back. This thing had 2 way radio between the driver and the passengers. Just an incredible car.. It's pretty much restored now - very nice ride.
Re: [MBZ] Cleaning a fuel distributor '78 450SLC
They almost never work once they screw up. I had a guy tell me he could fix one for me but this is pretty much a Bosch rebuild. I undo each line one at a time on a running engine. Anything that doesn't have fuel flow is bad.
Re: [MBZ] Question
Well. when ever I call his place he always says hello. Never VRX and never the answering machine. I'm not pro Richard, I'm not against him either. I'm waiting to see my site come back up just like some other people might be. If it was a flat amount I'd know how much I'm out or need to recover but in this case it was '' in kind '' for repairs to the Coupe. If anyone should be mad at him it could be me. He tells me the list will be back up. Not when - just that it will be. It's clear you guys have bigger issues that need to be resolved.
Re: [MBZ] Question
That means '' Nice Fu;;ing Guy '' in this case. Ok, fine. If it's his work number, then it's his work number. I think it's his home number too but , who knows? I don't have any real problem with this but I guess you do. Either you like Richard or you hate him. It does come across as some sort of vendetta though.. I'm not here to fight someone else's fight. Regards, Dan
Re: [MBZ] Question
NFG! If someone posted my home phone number on this list without my knowledge or consent I'd probably kick his ass all the way to the curb. If you have some sort of problems with him why don't you sort it out off list? Giving people his email is one thing. Giving people his phone number is.. well, not cool dude.
Re: [MBZ] Disaster
Seems to be a responsible view - everyone looking out for themselves in case a disaster strikes. Makes good sense really... However, look at what happened. The State level of government was just as smashed up as everything around it. It would seem that after they went through the storm it sort of washed away any logic along with it. The federal government has a play in this but I'm not American so I'm not sure what that is. So, you hunker down with 5 or 6 days worth of food and water. Everything looks bad and then when the dam breaks you find that your house is sitting in 10 feet of water. You move upstairs or in the attic to get away from certain death. Your food and water is down stairs in the fridge where it's now contaminated and you couldn't get to it anyway.So much for being prepared. A few years ago we had an ice storm that covered most of eastern Ontario and Quebec. The main power lines all fell down and most of the area was with power for quite a while. The army was in there by the next day or so. Anyone needing power for essential services were donated generators to keep things going. Anyone who heated with wood wasn't too bad off and some people even stayed in their barns with livestock just to stay warm. Travel in this area was almost impossible with heavy sheets of ice covering everything. People were uncomfortable, frustrated and worried but for the most part they felt reasonably safe. I don't think there was too much looting. In short - everyone pulled together. There was almost no fore warning for this storm and few people had more than what you or I would have around the house at any given time as far as supplies go. Oddly, candles were in short supply along with flashlight batteries which we shipped in by the truck load. Few people really understand what it's like to go without power for a few weeks. In the winter everything will freeze solid after a day or so. You can move to a place down the road or to a shelter but you may come back to nothing if there isn't any law and order in the area. Up here if things get too out of hand the PM invokes the War Measures Act. It happened before in about 1970 when the FLQ got out of control in Quebec. People were rounded up and there was martial law from what I remember.
Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic
Where do you live? >From what you tell us, anyone is in peril if they live in the USA. It's what you've been told for the past few years? Terrorists, right? Never mind civil unrest, tornadoes, hurricanes, wild fires, mud slides, earth quakes, floods, blizzards, ice storms, drought, too much rain, riots or any other natural/ man made disaster - you now have all levels of government to fear. And I don't mean foreign governments either. If your own people, that you put in place to save your own stupid sorry asses, can't handle any of the above in a timely and responsible fashion you ARE in peril. Whether you love Bush or hate him he's managed to do one thing no other President in the history of the US has ever managed to do
Re: [MBZ] A VERY serious topic
Gee, why don't you tell us how you really feel? The fact is, there are a lot of people who are dead, dying or soon to die. While everyone points fingers the rest of us are high and dry with full bellies. Are you saying we should just let them all rot in a cesspool that used to be a city? Surely a few might be worth saving
Re: [MBZ] Weight of soy oil
If it floats on water it must weigh less than water, or about 3 duckweighs.
Re: [MBZ] Cars of which we dare not speak....
Classics were made during the late 20's and 30's up to WW11. A handful after the war based on pre war design. They're called classics because it was the '' classic era '' Everything else called classic is just a spin off of the term - means nothing. I get a kick out of some guys who call their ' 57 Chevy a '' classic car '' If you want to be a car guy it helps to educate yourself not only about what you have, but about cars in general. Generally, old cars fall into 3 basic groups: Antique: Anything 25 years or older which is a pretty broad in definition as all old cars become antique even if they appear to be too new. Milestone: Late 40's to 1972. Covers at lot of American and Euro cars with the 2000GT being the only Asian car on this list. Anything that changed the way people looked at cars or some unquiet design is on the milestone list. 6.3, 600, 111 Coupes/Cab., 113, 190SL, all 300's, 220S Coupe/Cab. 220 Cab A. None are classic cars. Classic cars: 1925 to 1947. Hand built with few produced. Special body work, high performance engines and very expensive when made. Auburn, Cord, Duesenburg, Marmon, Cadillac, Lincoln ( V 12 ) and many euro cars are on this list. S, SSK, SSKL, 770, 500K, 540K are some MB examples. Europeans tend to call all their old stuff classics - that's a language difference kind of like calling a trunk a boot. Some people call their old stuff vintage which I prefer.
Re: [MBZ] Cars of which we dare not speak....
Hard to say which cars will be desirable in 20 to 30 years but you can figure low production sporty models to be right at the top. Anything collectable now will be in the future. None of them will be classics though except rare pre war cars.
Re: [MBZ] Splitting?
That must have been a refreshingly better time back then - before LGIWLC came along.
Re: [MBZ] 84 300Dt Climate Control
Speaking of flames I had a wiring short in my diesel once and it burned to nothing in my driveway. Luckily the wind was blowing away from the house and I was able to move any cars nearby. When the fire department arrived the engine was still running. Headlights flashing, horn on and off, wipers working and starter engaging. Kind of reminded me of Christine..
Re: [MBZ] Is the list up?
Wait until we start bombing each other about how the vast majority have their lips surgically grafted to the rumps of the gods in white lab coats. That should provoke a few grins..
Re: [MBZ] GUNS AND THE REALITY
Kind of strange hearing people talk about self defence with hand guns. It's something that not on the radar around here. No one talks about hand guns or how they perform or how much they will mess someone up. That sort of thing is pretty much taken for granted without ever owning one or using one for any reason. There are those who own hand guns but their use is very restricted and almost no one gets a carry permit. Police, military, ( some ) customs agents, swat teams, armed guards, RCMP and special opts all carry side arms but the average Joe can't or won't. After spending over a billion dollars on gun control all we still have is the same drug lords and gangs shooting at each other. 95% of our hand gun shootings are done by the above list. Police shootings are added to our homicide rates, probably to make it look higher than it is. Oddly, the public likes to hear about crime, just not in their back yard or house. If there was no crime reported they'd think the police were sitting around Tim Horton's drinking coffee and eating doughnuts.
Re: [MBZ] Dead bulb light - 126
Nope. You still have a light not working. Could be the third brake light or something that only comes on when used. This system is pretty sensitive ( like the wife ) and will pick up on anything wrong.
Re: [MBZ] E-coli
Not far from Sarnia Ont. About 25 miles south on the St Clair river.
Re: [MBZ] E-coli
The worse case here in recent times was at Walkerton Ont. Canada. Heavy rains and spring run off ran contaminated water into the towns wells. The guys running the system were either asleep or drunk at the wheel and most of the drinking water entered to the system without any chlorination. By the time anyone realised there was a problem several hundred were sick and several died. The media were quick to pounce on agriculture but the inquirery found no links at all - the public still thinks so anyway. The result is some of the toughest water standards anywhere in NA. Truly Orwellian stuff.
Re: [MBZ] motor oil tonics
Probably part of the charlatans. I wouldn't buy anything there. Ever.
Re: [MBZ] Oel
There ya go. You must drive a lot though. How many miles every year?
Re: [MBZ] Oel
I'd like to think that no one around here would do anything based solely upon someone's reputation, good or bad. Some of us uncivilized types might have the right answers and some of you white lab coat guys might too. Which one you gonna believe, eh? There was once a time when doctors, lawyers, teachers, clergy and anyone with letters behind their name got automatic respect and entitlement. The rest of us unwashed had to claw our way to the top the best way we could. Given the fact that some of these folks with letters have shown to be nothing more than kooks, quacks, charlatans and pedophiles, the age of entitlement must be over. Of course, most are decent citizens and a very small few usually ruin it for everyone. So, we might be sage, or we might be salacious. Reputation alone, and what you read around here, won't necessarily tell you that.
Re: [MBZ] website... was: Oh joy! Another oil thread! and old site
I keep talking to Richard and he keeps telling me it will happen. Of course, my own web site crashed along with everything else. Somehow my concerns are more about my own site
Re: [MBZ] strange noise (revisited)
That's kind of how it works. MB basically said, '' Lizen you peple, ezer you zell exclusivly to us or ve von't deal vith you. No moore zeling to WD's or rezellers. '' So, some OE companies went along with this because the market share was so small anyway for some older car parts. The Classic centres scooped up what's left and now ignition mods are $3,000.00 CDN for a 560 SEL. Not any better price in the States either. No one else makes them and they can't be fixed from what I'm told. It's either used or new. Simple things like pistons for some cars in some sizes are almost dried up in the reseller market. All this stuff has been subbed over to the Classic centres. MB dealers have to order from them and the discounts are less than on late model parts so you won't see any great pricing. All of this makes it harder for you your guy to get you certain parts at good prices. This only applies to certain parts at certain times but many things have gone up in price 3 or 4 times in the last year or two. I an effort to keep fast moving parts profitable, they moved some production to cheaper labour markets. I call this way of doing things, '' The race to bottom .'' So yeah, you can probably find the part but it might be close the full list price sometimes.
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 3, Issue 175
Where you went for the nice dinner.. ( lol )
Re: [MBZ] vacuum locks not working
Is that 90.00 - 125.00 at the dealer or at an local operation? Makes my 45.00 seem down right cheap, I suppose.
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 3, Issue 175
Wendy's ?
Re: [MBZ] Oh oh, another oil thread
I thought MB diesel oil filters already have a by pass system built into the filter so extra systems won't get you that much more. I use AMS/OIL 15W40 para synthetic which is more than capable of long drain intervals. This oil has a TBN of 12 which I think is fairly high. Our tractors run about 300 hours between oil changes ( approx. 10,000 - 15,000 miles ) Clean as new on the valve train after 3,000 hours so I think it works.
Re: [MBZ] Fuel for thought
Almost as thrifty as getting fix it yourself info around these mailing lists. 5 - 7 K on dino oil is running right out to the max I'd think. That would be about 1/2 life for M1 so if it was used properly it wouldn't be any more costly. You didn't save anything but feel like you did and simply got what you paid for. Kind of like wood you cut and burn. It warms you 3 or 4 times
Re: [MBZ] Oil/Diesel Mixtures
I'm sure there's a lot more to it than that. Automotive engines share the same basic parts but heavy diesels are designed differently. Longer stroke, lower RPM's, different valve timing, direct injection, different injection pressures, torque curves, piston design and probably more. Some older tractors had pre combustion chambers like MB engines but I think almost all of them today, along with industrial or commercial diesel engines, tend to be direct injection.
Re: [MBZ] Chain crimp tool
Toe sucker? ( must be a Canadian thing ) You know, Ass kisser? Minion? Lap dog? Ankle grabber? Butt boy? Wimp? Puffta ? Knob? Take you're pick. but it ain't me. I was once nice enough to say I was sorry to him on list to which I got no acknowledgment in return either on site or off. Yeah, you could say there's some history here. Let's just say we ignore each other and leave it at that.OK? His research is good because he knows computers and seems to have all the time in the world to find things for the undeserving, lazy types that seem hang out around here but I occasionally see things that aren't right. I'm not up to getting into arguments or being stomped on by every ( see the above list ) dude that just has to defend him so hey, WTF. I'm cool.
Re: [MBZ] Chain crimp tool
Hehehe I'm actually a pretty nice guy in real life and more than generous. Just not that generous. I have some old drill bits you can have though..
Re: [MBZ] Chain crimp tool
John? How much will you give me for this tool? It's not going to be free because I paid about 300 bucks for it.
Re: [MBZ] Chain crimp tool
I'm not new round here. I've been on the lists for over 5 years. Obi and I have been here before and he knows I'm not a toe sucker.
Re: [MBZ] Chain crimp tool
Gee. Thanks for pointing that out. I thread was about chain crimp tools. I said that I have a few tools in my tool box that I rarely use including the base setting tool for hydraulic lifters. No need to point out to me where it's used or that it's not used on Diesels. Someone asked what the tool was for because they didn't know, so I told them where it's used and on what models it's used for. OK? Marshall knows about this tool. He also knows that I would also know this. It's his attempt at being funny. I'm laughing over here SEE? hehehehehehehe
Re: [MBZ] Chain crimp tool
Well, for christs sake I KNOW what the tool is used for and where it's used, so in fact I'm not incorrect. Know one asked you to be the unofficial saviour of benz kind. You have a lot of nerve to call be uncivilized. For a PhD, you have much to learn
Re: [MBZ] Chain crimp tool
It's used for V8 style engines. Everything from 1976 and on. 450, 380, 500, 6.9 and 560 that I've seen. I know some newer diesels have hydraulic lifters but all the ones I've worked on are mechanical. However, I was talking about MB tools in general; how expensive they can be and how little you might end up using them once you have them, while noting that some are absolutely necessary. Why would a diesel expert make such an assumption about hydraulic lifter base setting tools and I thought you don't answer unsigned posts? lol
Re: [MBZ] Chain crimp tool
This tool is for setting the base measurement on hydraulic lifters. Can't be done without one. There's a small pin that rests on top of the lifter along with the tool and a small red line is on the pin. If it shows red when you place it right you need a thicker or thinner lash pad under the rocker. Any noise at idle is usually from worn lifters, lash pad adjustment or low oil pressure. By the time all these things take their toll the cam lobes are usually worn out so checking base settings is a waste of time. Some people don't want to spend money on their cars just to fix a little tick at idle if everything else is OK. Again, and in that case, more waste of time to take any measurements. However, you can't do the base settings without this rather expensive tool.
Re: [MBZ] fuel experiments...bacon grease and OLD gear lube
I once had a bumper sticker that read: '' Nuke the gay, unborn, baby whales '' Not sure why it upset so many activists
Re: [MBZ] Chain crimp tool
Yup. And proud of it too.
Re: [MBZ] Chain crimp tool
Oh, I use them. Just not as important as I thought they would be. My distributor tester? I USE that and it pays to have it around. Mighty vac? Great tool anyone can use or should have. Set of end wrenches? A necessity. Master link crimper? The jury is still out on that one...
Re: [MBZ] Chain crimp tool
Hey, I'm farm boy and you learn to make do. I used to rivet sections into a mower knife all the time and this isn't that much different. There's noting to it if you know what you're doing. Lay the chain in place, slide the master link in, put the centre piece in and use vice grips and a small nut over the pins to force the other link into place. I use two hammers - one at the back of the link and the other to slowly peen the link into place. A study of the factory crimp shows that it really doesn't take much to peen it into place. I very seriously doubt that it will ever come apart. If the smaller crimp from the tool holds it, so will this method. You guys might be surprised at just how many people do this but don't say that they do. No doubt some are unaware of the tool but 500 bucks is too much for it anyway. All you're really doing is riveting some metal - something I learned how to do a long time ago.
Re: [MBZ] Chain crimp tool
It's never failed for me. I'm not buying a special tool for a one time job if I can make my own or improvise. I already have the hydraulic valve adjustment tool that I thought I so despritatley needed. Sits in the back of the tool box with a bunch of other '' needed '' tools.
Re: [MBZ] Chain crimp tool
I give you a hammer for free. Cheaper than any tool from MB and very dependable.
Re: [MBZ] 6 degrees of stretch/clip on master link failure
I use a ball peen hammer. Never had one fail or come apart. Dan
Re: [MBZ] fairly nice euro 126
You need to remember that DIN is higher than SAE. I think it's about 250 DIN or around 275 HP SAE. This particular 500 has been DOT'd in California and has very small cats on the down pipes. I think it would top out around 145 MPH. Not sure how aureate the speedo was because the tire size was changed so it may have been going 120 when it shifted into high gear. All I know is that it had VERY long legs and pulled hard right from a standing start.
Re: [MBZ] fairly nice euro 126
I drove a 560SEC and then a euro 500 SEC later on. The 560 had more bells and whistles and really was a nice car but the 500 was a rocket ship. Made me a believer on the first drive. If you hold your foot in it, the trans will shift into high gear around 130 MPH !
Re: [MBZ] OT Mogs
I know a guy in Toronto that has a gas powered one. Some guy was selling a bunch of them that were ex Swiss army a few years ago and he bought this one from him. Dan
Re: [MBZ] OT - where to biuld cars
Yeah, you're right Steve. Now we send them to places that really are black holes. The race to the bottom and the bottom line is all that counts for so many today in the corporate world. You only have to look a sweat mart to see how the bottom turns out.
Re: [MBZ] resolved -- shutdown problem (maybe)
That's why you need a mighty vac or some sort of vacuum pump for testing out these circuits. You could have found this in no time years ago. But, good detective work. Dan
Re: [MBZ] MB Service Manuals On-line
Ron Parker?
Re: [MBZ] Syncing carbs
There is none. You have to put one in-line so it won't change or affect other functions, assuming that they work at all.
Re: [MBZ] Syncing carbs
No they won't work all that well unless you use a T junction in line. Actually, using a vacuum gauge to set this up isn't all that effective as there's far too many variables in the system. Late valve timing, late ignition timing, leaking valves, low compression etc. all influence vacuum readings. Might be useful as far as getting some sort of optimum reading but that would be right at the very end of all your adjustments after checking timing with a strobe.
Re: [MBZ] Syncing carbs
I stated that incorrectly: Once you have the throttle plates seated in their respective bores turn the idle speed screws IN 2 turns, not out 2 turns. This may be too much and you will need to adjust if the engine is clearly running too fast. You adjust the fast idle speed through the front choke housing cover. Open the throttle fully open and you should be able to see the screw poking out of the hole. I've seen where they were bent so you may need to remove the outer cover by taking off the 3 small cover nuts. The screw should rest against the fast idle cam but not affect hot idle speed. I adjust the choke flap so that there's not too much tension but still enough that the choke will close when the engine is cold. Set properly, the engine will fast idle at about 1,200 RPM and as you touch the throttle it will step down in idle speed as the engine warms up. Once at operating temp the fast idle has no effect. Without the choke working properly the spark plugs will load up and the car will start and idle poorly. Once everything is set up and working nicely it should start every time and pull strongly right up to cruising speed - hot or cold engine.
Re: [MBZ] Syncing carbs
If it's an aluminium housing the dwell should be 30 and if it's cast iron it should be around 38. 41 is OK if it runs well. This is a tricky question because you seem to have two different systems running on the same car. Dwell angle appears to be a function of the distributor model and maybe not the system used. As far as I know, aluminium 6 cylinder distributors and V8's use 30 degrees if they're running CD ignition. Dan
Re: [MBZ] Syncing carbs
You still need to set the dwell angle to 30 degrees if you haven't done that yet. As for the carbs; take the linkage off and screw out the idle screws until the throttles seat in their bores. Turn each screw out 2 turns and then install the linkage until its free off tension or play. Turn the idle screws in until they seat lightly and then back them out about 3 turns. Start the engine and let it come up to operating temp. If the engine won't run turn the idle speed higher by a turn or do some basic adjustments until it will. What you want to do is keep all of your adjustments roughly the same on each carb. They may run differently even after you have them set perfectly and each one may have a slightly different setting while running as well as you can get them. Make sure you have ALL of the ignition set right with low resistance wires. No carbon core on anything. regards, Dan
Re: [MBZ] Syncing carbs
I adjust until they work right. You can tell by how many turns you make on the fuel screw. If one is 2 turns more than the other the throttle plate openings aren't equal. I've never used any special tools. Of course, no one will be inclined to believe this after the wheel bearing adjustment berate...
Re: [MBZ] cleaning glass
One thing I do is wipe horizontally on the outside and vertically on the inside. Once everything dries it's easy to see which side isn't clean by the direction of the streaks. Dan
Re: [MBZ] For some reason, I really like this car
Spell check won't catch things like this. The words are spelled correctly and that's all the computer is looking for. Someone on the list here with a PhD can't figure out the difference between '' then '' and '' than '' so it's not uncommon. Maybe is dyslexia.
Re: [MBZ] OT: WI DNR
My observations are that conservatives like to usurp power from you. Even though they invent trade deals that put people out of work, they bitch about the lazy people they just put out of work. They seem to be intolerable of anyone outside of WASP's or at least English speaking white folks with money. They also hate unions, school teachers, anyone who makes more money than they do except well educated conservative anal types, gays, immigrants, people on welfare, big cities ( where are the liberals live ) except the rich areas, and of course, people who don't go to church.. Pretty much rules me and half the population out around here. And we all speak English and are pretty white, but have no real money.
Re: [MBZ] OT: WI DNR
All paths to hell were ( are ) paved with good intentions. Can't say I trust big corporations any more than big government. Saying that however, I question those who do ALL business in cash. I'll take it, but still sort of wonder about them, a bit
Re: [MBZ] MOOSE, was deer
They probably bought the booze down south and wanted to finish it all before crossing the border where it would be taxable or taken away from them. Dan
Re: [MBZ] deer strikes
Damn deer we call em '' Rats with antlers ''
Re: [MBZ] Deer Misses, was Wulf Eats Birds!
Driving through BF northern Ontario once I stopped for lunch. A small crowd was standing around a wrecker with a car hooked on to the back. The driver was there unhooking so I walked over to see what was going on. I couldn't believe what I saw. First of all the roof was pretty much missing and what was left was hanging on the ground beside the car. There was blood and other stuff all over the place. My appetite went away quickly and I'm not squeamish This was a full sized station wagon - a real tank of a car from the '70's. You could mow down anything in these things and survive. The driver said everyone was killed. When I asked what happened all he said was... MOOSE...
Re: [MBZ] Wulf Eats Birds!
My wife and I were travelling once and it was her birthday the next day so I bought her a Garfield look alike stuffed cat. As we were driving along at night I hit some animal on the road. She was concerned but I said it was too dark and that we wouldn't be able help it anyway so we continued on. We got a motel room and turned in for the night. The next morning when she was in the shower I went out to the trunk, got the cat and proceeded to stuff Garfield into the grill on the 230SL. When she came out I was looking out the window through the curtain. She asked me what I was looking at to which I replied, '' Holly SHIT! Come and look at this! '' She just about lost it when she saw what appeared to be the cat we hit the night before sticking out of the grill. Took me an hour to calm her down while I went and buried the poor dead animal. Had to buy her a necklace for her birthday instead.. She still has no idea. Every now and then she says, '' What you laughing about? ''
Re: [MBZ] Dwell - the saga continues
yes, the distributor wire. not at the distributor end - at the other end down on the frame rail or inner fender. you should have the 2.8 engine Dan
Re: [MBZ] Schrempp on the barbie
WAIT A MINUTE HERE ! The other day someone said that Lexus is a pretty good car. No major failures or some such shit. Anyway, where are they now in the face of this alarming yet obvious news. New Benz cars do have a '' few '' problems. Hopefully that will change now. Dan
Re: [MBZ] Dwell - the saga continues
Hook your dwell meter right at the end of the green distributor wire where it goes to a small junction box. There should be a small metal post sticking up - hook on there. You can't take a reading off the coil like a regular system. Dan
Re: [MBZ] Dwell - the saga continues
Well, it should have an aluminium distributor for that year so maybe it was changed. I'll have to look in my specs to see what you should have. I have a customer who has the same car as you and it's a ' 70 with aluminium distributor. 30 degrees is ideal for this unit. If the shaft bushings are worn the points will close up at speed. You can adjust for this a bit by opening them up more. They'll close to about the right amount at speed. Put a vacuum on the cell and see if the advance is working. Some of these units have advance and retard on each side. Try and make the advance part work if you can. Worse case you can send it to me for a rebuild or repair. Dan
Re: [MBZ] Dwell
One of the problems on cars with CD ignition is that people never service the distributor. Since the points will last much longer, the normal light oiling during change out usually never gets done. The rubbing block needs a bit of point grease, oil cup on the side of the housing needs a few drops of engine oil and the advance needs a few drops after you pull the rotor off. Even later cars with full electronic ignition still need to have the felt under the rotor oiled. I find these units to be worn out a lot more than earlier cast iron non CD units even though they're newer. Some are only good for parts. There seems to be two main types with different parts inside. Both have the green distributor wire with the condenser attached but one has a round hole ( early ) where the wire enters the housing and the other has a square hole. The vacuum cells are also different. These parts will not interchange. Distributor caps may also be different. Fuel injected cars tend to use vacuum retard while carb engines tend to use vacuum advance systems. May be the same on late cars. Dan
Re: [MBZ] Dwell
If you oil the felts on the main shaft through the oiler they last a long time. The original bushings are usually steel but the replacements are some sort of brass - possibly self lubricating.
Re: [MBZ] Dwell
I rebuild distributors here with a proper distributor testing machine. CD ignition stands for capacitive discharge, an early electronic ignition device. Put a magnet on the housing which should fall off. Pretty easy to see if it's aluminum or not. Dan
Re: [MBZ] Dwell
On this car with CD ignition? Just about forever..
Re: [MBZ] Dwell
If you have the aluminium distributor it should be set to 30 degrees.
Re: [MBZ] valve stem seals
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] 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
Re: [MBZ] valve stem seals
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] photography of the week award
Does that make him a follower than?
Re: [MBZ] Brake fluid
it sure is.
Re: [MBZ] Cam followers
I kind of stick it under the rocker and pry up and sideways all at the same time. The cam lobe needs to be pointing up so it's not under any load.
Re: [MBZ] this should be of interest to somebody
I'd know the difference, believe me. I didn't look at the picture.
Re: [MBZ] Cam followers
I use a big screw driver and it will pop right off. You can remove the ball stud and try another one to see if it won't turn down on you. It should only turn with a fair amount of force.
Re: [MBZ] need info
No, that one sold last year. It went to NY and then it went back to Germany. This is a better one. Dan
Re: [MBZ] this should be of interest to somebody
I didn't look at the picture, sorry. Someone must have changed it to say 300D on the back? Not unheard of.
Re: [MBZ] need info
Chuck, Chuck, such hostility... you could hurt yourself I've worked on both cars and yes they're as fixable as any other. I have a 6.3 for sale here right now that I did a lot of work on and I've done several others. I've only worked on one 6.9 but I didn't find it as hard to work around - kind of similar to a CIS 450SL engine. The 6.3 engine is a different story. It took me all day or longer to R&R the injection pump on this car. It was running very rich with black clouds of smoke out the back so I determined that the pump had a problem. A lot of stuff has to come off before you can even get near the pump but once I did get it off, I realised that it had been rebuilt and then installed out of time to the engine. I put it back on properly and it never missed a beat after that. The other thing is the air suspension. It's not rocket science but it still scares most people away. Once it's operating properly it's a very nice system. Like all things it needs to be serviced and maintained closely. Neil at Star Motors did all the rebuilds for me although I've fixed some air valves myself. The control lever can go over centre and lose contact with gearing inside. Think of rack and pinion steering - it looks similar to that inside. However, the question is about a 6.9 I've seen a few go through Toronto auction pretty cheap and unless they're nice cars they don't bring too much on the open market. Any low production car will have very specific parts and some pieces will have prices dreamed up by people on drugs. The engines are strong as long as they aren't over heated which happens from pluged rads where the coolant wasn't changed often enough. I don't think there's an oil cooler on these cars, just the big tank in front of the right front wheel filled with 10 litters of oil. It runs very close to the tire and I suppose the air flow aids in cooling. I still have the rad from the one I did here and it was completely clogged. The head gaskets blew out and so the top end had to be done. Can't say how much that was - it was done at another shop in Toronto. The struts are probably the biggest expense if they go bad. I imagine there's an accumulator nearby that can go bad as well and cause a harsh ride, but that would be less costly. Very smooth powerful cars as I remember. I know there's a M100 Group for 6.3, 600 and 6.9 but I don't know the URL. Maybe someone does. I'm sure we can help this guy out , right gang? ( As for our esteemed friend around here, well I don't know. People say that he can speak for and defend himself but I never see that happen. With all these followers speaking for him, hey, why would he ever need to ~) Even on the 113 list where I suppose I might be called some sort of guru ( I hate that though ) people take me to task if they think I'm wrong. I don't mind, it keeps me sharp and honest. Some of my best learning has been from mistakes I've made - no one is perfect. Frankly, I believe it's a real mistake to elevate anyone to such a level that no one is ever allowed to openly debate ideas and differences with them. I welcome debate and all of you should too. I came from a family where you got things off your chest and the next day everyone was friendly again. regards to all, Dan
Re: [MBZ] this should be of interest to somebody
No, it's a 220D. This is a 115 car right? A 200D is a 110 fin car, although there may have been a euro 200D in ' 68 that was a 115 sedan.
Re: [MBZ] this should be of interest to somebody
That would likely be a 220D in '68.
Re: [MBZ] need info
Should work too seeing as there's so many devoted disciples ~)
Re: [MBZ] need info
The saying I heard once was ; To have a 6.3 you need to own a bank. To have a 600 you need to own a country.
Re: [MBZ] rod knocking?
Rod knocking will get louder as the engine heats up. Cold oil is usually thick enough to cushion the pounding a bit. On as diesel it may be loud all the time due to the higher cylinder pressures.
Re: [MBZ] Hammie's alternator - and the tank vent...
Can't help you Curt. I've never had to pull a 123 tank - I guess they rarely fail. Remove the fuel cap before you blow any air into the tank, the pressure could force a lot of fuel back into your face and despite what you may think of me I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
Re: [MBZ] Creative v-belt substitutes
He probably should removed his wife first
Re: [MBZ] alternator r+r question
I think it pulls out although you need to be a contortionist to get it out sometimes.
Re: [MBZ] Hammie's alternator - and a true story
Richard? Is that in the book? Pretty slick idea for a short drive home. Never fails how someone will drive that extra 1/2 mile to gas station instead of walking or getting help. Pretty much toasts the engine once you get over a certain temp for any length of time. Dan , who toasted his 230SL engine by leaving the rad cap off. I was able to fix it though.
