Re: [MBZ] new thermostat plus diesel purge = better performance

2005-06-16 Thread Rich Thomas
That makes sense, connections corrode, resistance increases, wires I guess corrode a bit too. --R Marshall Booth wrote: It is seldom the gauge that's the problem. I have seen a sensor temp/resistance table but can't find one now (don't recall if I saw it in a workshop or diagnostic manual

Re: [MBZ] new thermostat plus diesel purge = better performance

2005-06-16 Thread Marshall Booth
Just found this (I wrote it some several years ago). The temperature/resistance readings (from the MB Diesel Diagnostic Manual Vol 3) for the sensors used in 61x and 60x engines seem to be 20 deg. C (68 deg. F.) = 2.4k ohm (+/- 10%) and at 80 deg. C. (176 deg. F.)= 325 ohms (+/- 10%). A

[MBZ] a question for those who used to get their mail bounced

2005-06-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Wondering if those people whos mail used to bounce all the time causing them to get unsubbed from mbz.org still have those issues with this server? I know I have not been getting bounces. Most of them though are handled automatically. Once thing about this system though is that if somebody

Re: [MBZ] Temp sender resistance readings (was: t-stat/purge)

2005-06-16 Thread Dave M.
Marshall, Those readings are for the sensors for the EDS system or other controls, but not for the dash gauge sensor. I have never been able to find factory documentation with readings for that sensor. My measurements, on about a half-dozen different ones (new and used), show approximately

[MBZ] Blower motor

2005-06-16 Thread frederick w moir
Hi, All. I'm about to remove the covers to get at the heater blower motor. Have RTFM, and the reduced archives, (now moved) and was wondering about removing the wiper assembly. Specifcally, the rubber seal around the gearbox that is pinched under the edge of the windshield. I took the

Re: [MBZ] 115 wheel question

2005-06-16 Thread OK Don
My '76 300D owners manual lists disk wheels for both the 240D and the 300D with: 5 ½ X 14 with 175 SR 14 tires on the 240D and 6 X 14 with 185 HR 14 tires on the 300D. The exploded view parts book also only shows steel wheels. The EPC doesn't list the option codes for my old car, and only shows

Re: [MBZ] test

2005-06-16 Thread jgiels
Hah I did not this time though it did fail yesterday.. thanks for the list I really love reading about my favorite car here.. douglas.. 1980 300D though I do need a black rear seat back.. - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL

Re: [MBZ] Re: Wanna buy a '92 S124 w/500hp OM606?

2005-06-16 Thread OK Don
How deeply do the Feds look into an imported car - would they know it wsn't a stock Euro TD? On 6/14/05, Dave M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK... how about if we import it to Canada (eh!) first, then move it from there to the States? There's gotta be *some* way to get that masterpiece over here.

Re: [MBZ] Wanna buy a '92 S124 w/500hp OM606?

2005-06-16 Thread OK Don
SO, could I put a diff from a 560SEL into the 300SDL and get limited slip? Any other parts needed? Mitch, you can get a factory limited-slip diff for your 116. You need to find one from a 6.9L in a salvage yard... also used in the late W126/5.6L combo, I believe. It ain't a Torsen but it

Re: [MBZ] OT: Spam

2005-06-16 Thread Loren Faeth
BT! Wrong! As Chuck said, beef, pork and chicken are big biz in HI. The Parker ranch IN HI and the King Ranch in TX are the 2 largest ranches in the USA, if not the world. The Dairy industry is also alive there. Huli Huli Chicken! Spam was around before WWII, but was not a big deal.

Re: [MBZ] Please remove from list! OT

2005-06-16 Thread Chuck Landenberger
Loren, My two grandsons love Musubi It's breakfast and lunch sometimes. Never could get the taste for it myself. Going back at Christmas. Hopefully it'll be turkey instead. Take care, Chuck Phoenix, AZ

[MBZ] Gerry Reynolds unsubscribe

2005-06-16 Thread greynlds
Unsubscribe, now it's too cumbersome without a digest. Gerry Reynolds '77 300D

[MBZ] Window noise

2005-06-16 Thread Don Teresa Merriman
Hola amigos 1982 380SEL with a jillion miles and the drivers side window makes a horrible ratcheting noise when the window gets all the way to the top. Motor or switch? -- Don Teresa Merriman Market Place Mexico Vacation Rentals Property Administration

Re: [MBZ] Window noise

2005-06-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Don Teresa Merriman wrote: Hola amigos 1982 380SEL with a jillion miles and the drivers side window makes a horrible ratcheting noise when the window gets all the way to the top. Motor or switch? Regulator or gear problem. Motor and switch work fine, but the mechanics are skipping under

Re: [MBZ] Lookin' for wheels......

2005-06-16 Thread TimothyPilgrim
I parked beside a 1984 300SD this morning in the garage at work. I could probably get his wheels off after a few minutes of working at it... Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 6/15/05, Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all... I'm looking for some 126 15 inch wheels. Going to go back

RE: [MBZ] Window noise

2005-06-16 Thread Rusty Cullens
Regulator. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Teresa Merriman Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 6:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] Window noise Hola amigos 1982 380SEL with a jillion miles and the drivers side window makes a

[MBZ] admin of another list can't figure out how to do it

2005-06-16 Thread Mr. Clean
Uh, Kaleb, switch me to digest mode on this list. I can't do it. Since you have me as an administrator on the SL list, and have somehow biffed up my password settings for the Mercedes mailing list, all I get is a confirmation that I'm a subscriber, but can't use my password to change diddly

RE: [MBZ] Congratulations, We Survived

2005-06-16 Thread Schisler, Gary
Whoever penned this is not the brightest bulb in the socket. So we should carry on in our old foolish ways because someone who smoked/rode bikes w/o a helmet/drank and drove/survived a car crash without a seatbelt, etc survived? Not the greatest logic in the world. Gary

RE: [MBZ] Congratulations, We Survived

2005-06-16 Thread Schisler, Gary
Well, obviously, we do have too many rules that subvert intelligent thinking. But when they start talking about smoking, eating bacon and eggs, blah, blah, blah and not having issues, it just goes against logical thinking. We ALL know someone that survived despite a terrible lifestyle but that

Re: [MBZ] Congratulations, We Survived

2005-06-16 Thread David Brodbeck
Schisler, Gary wrote: Whoever penned this is not the brightest bulb in the socket. So we should carry on in our old foolish ways because someone who smoked/rode bikes w/o a helmet/drank and drove/survived a car crash without a seatbelt, etc survived? Not the greatest logic in the world.

[MBZ] Dragging brake mystery

2005-06-16 Thread David Brodbeck
My left rear brake is dragging. I'm sure of it. I can feel the heat coming off of it after a freeway run, and that wheel is covered with brake dust. If I jack it up, I can feel that it's tight. The dilemma: The brake caliper, rotor, and hoses on both rear brakes have been replaced in the

Re: [MBZ] Dragging brake mystery

2005-06-16 Thread Sunil Hari
No clue - you've hit all the obvious problems Unless it's a bad master cylinder... ouch. On 6/16/05, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My left rear brake is dragging. I'm sure of it. I can feel the heat coming off of it after a freeway run, and that wheel is covered with brake dust.

Re: [MBZ] Dragging brake mystery

2005-06-16 Thread David Brodbeck
Sunil Hari wrote: No clue - you've hit all the obvious problems Unless it's a bad master cylinder... ouch. Could a bad master cylinder cause only *one* brake to drag, though? I'd think that it'd have to be two on the same circuit. I'm suspicious that they're wrong about the pads moving

[MBZ] Adsit Company?

2005-06-16 Thread Tom G
My '89 560 SEL is in need of a transmission. Does anyone have experience with Adsit Company (www.adsitco.com)? Background info: The car has 119k miles. Apparently the rear seal failed catastrophically. My wife didn't know, and by the time she got home the transmission was whining loudly.

Re: [MBZ] Adsit Company?

2005-06-16 Thread JabbaHursty
the transmissions are good but, from what i've been told by many people, the customer service leaves a lot to be desired gary At 02:52 PM 6/16/2005, you wrote: My '89 560 SEL is in need of a transmission. Does anyone have experience with Adsit Company (www.adsitco.com)? Background info:

Re: [MBZ] Dragging brake mystery

2005-06-16 Thread Mathieu J. Cama
David, What you describe is typical of a faulty brake flex line. Also a defective caliper can cause this, but that is less probable being that it is new. First off, I would recommend that you check to see that you did receive the new parts that you paid for. If your flex line seems to be dry

Re: [MBZ] Dragging brake mystery

2005-06-16 Thread David Brodbeck
Mathieu J. Cama wrote: What you describe is typical of a faulty brake flex line. Yes, I had that thought too. The lines were also deeply cracked, so I asked that they be replaced, hoping it would solve the problem. It didn't, but I haven't verified yet that I actually got the new lines.

Re: [MBZ] Congratulations, We Survived

2005-06-16 Thread Dave M.
Tim is on the right track there. I'm all for seat belts and airbags, but the points about kids living in front of CRT's, and not learning normal social interactions, is not insignificant. Something else alluded to is how the current generation has turned wants into needs. For example: I can't

Re: [MBZ] Adsit Company?

2005-06-16 Thread Marshall Booth
Adsit has the reputation of making almost every former customer wish they had never had any dealings with them - at least that the response from EVERYONE I know that has had anything except the simplest request. Their customer service is said to be obnoxious and unaccommodating. Marshall --

Re: [MBZ] Congratulations, We Survived

2005-06-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Schisler, Gary wrote: Whoever penned this is not the brightest bulb in the socket. So we should carry on in our old foolish ways because someone who smoked/rode bikes w/o a helmet/drank and drove/survived a car crash without a seatbelt, etc survived? How is riding a bicycle without a foam

[MBZ] test

2005-06-16 Thread Luther Gulseth
I am now going to change this email from receiving individual messages and re-subscribe to the digest. Just a test.