Ees muy bueno amigos!!!
--R
Rick Knoble wrote:
Must be seen to be believed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-Mercedes-190e-Custom-Kit-Car-Wide-Body-Lowrider_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6783QQitemZ7987055658QQrdZ1
Must be Friday.
Rick Knoble
1985 300 CD
___
The analog "needle" meter worked fine- I got a 1 (no codes) and triple
checked it by road testing and putting it up to 2200RPM a few times. With
the ignition in the "II" position I get a 7, which I am told is normal
because one of the sensors does not read until the motor is actually
running.
Talk about missed opportunities. Here I spend eight days in Hershey PA two
weeks back and I didn't know about this wonderful car. Having bought an '85
190E
new and suffered with it for 49800 miserable miles, I'd love to relive that
period in my life.
R Ellingson/Seattle '01 C320
oh boy
Rick Knoble wrote:
Must be seen to be believed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-Mercedes-190e-Custom-Kit-Car-Wide-Body-Lowrider_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6783QQitemZ7987055658QQrdZ1
Must be Friday.
Rick Knoble
1985 300 CD
___
For used parts em
Mitch Haley wrote:
> Such a performance car. 2.3L, auto trans, wheel offset massively wrong, wind
> resistance up 50%. To think somebody spent twice what the car was worth to
> make it look like that.
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7987055658
Looks kinda like a bad 1970s mov
> < pretty mild one, 0.90:1 as I recall.>>
>
I owned two '56 Beetles and their flat out all day long top speed was 70mph.
Top speed in third gear was rpm limited to 45mph. My two '59 KGs, one a cab,
had the same performance numbers, if you could call it that.
R Ellingson/Seattle
>
>
Such a performance car. 2.3L, auto trans, wheel offset massively wrong, wind
resistance up 50%. To think somebody spent twice what the car was worth to
make it look like that.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7987055658
Can you say "Pimp my Ride". It is lacking 20 inch tires though.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
- Original Message -
From: "Rick Knoble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 5:25 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Huh?
Must be seen to be believed...
Approximately 15% of W124 chassis cars have cracked evaporators, much
higher than normal rates. Engine has no effect on this, it's the
evaporator design. If you replace it, make SURE you get the all
aluminum one, the one with copper pipes/aluminum body is the problem.
They usually last aroun
Did you get the video yet? I think I have it.
There's a cruise ship that takes passengers "thousands of miles" to get to
Alaska? I thought most came from Seattle and Vancouver, which are only hundreds
of miles away. Perhaps they travelled thousands of miles, but not all the way
on a cruise ship?
Relax, I'm just cracking wise with you. Liv
Must be seen to be believed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-Mercedes-190e-Custom-Kit-Car-Wide-Body-Lowrider_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6783QQitemZ7987055658QQrdZ1
Must be Friday.
Rick Knoble
1985 300 CD
Bwahhhaaahahahaha!
Tim
On 7/15/05, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> An acquaintance of mine who lives in Ketchikan, Alaska, says that tourists
> will often travel thousands of miles on a cruise ship to get there, step off
> onto the dock, then immediately ask how far above sea level th
David Brodbeck wrote:
> Probably lower. My experience with other makes is that the wagon usually has
> a lower drag coefficient. It might seem hard to believe, but that squared off
> rear end is actually more aerodynamically efficient than the notchback sedan
> design.
OTOH, if the wagon has a r
check out this video:
www.wertechconstruction.com/nice.wmv
***WARNING***GRAPHIC
John Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
it is on big-boys.com -- there is a search on the site to find it and other
funny ones!
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From: "Kevin J. Slater"
To: "Mercedes mailing list"
check out this video:
www.wertechconstruction.com/nice.wmv
***WARNING***GRAPHIC
John Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
it is on big-boys.com -- there is a search on the site to find it and other
funny ones!
- Original Message -
From: "Kevin J. Slater"
To: "Mercedes mailing list"
John Peterson wrote:
I am using the Sears duty cycle meter ($29) to read ECU codes on my
1990- trying to diagnose a no turbo boost situation. I am putting the
positive lead on the (+) of the battery and the (-) lead to terminal
#4. I am getting a 50% duty. Are these the correct pins to use t
it is on big-boys.com -- there is a search on the site to find it and other
funny ones!
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From: "Kevin J. Slater" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 12:59 PM
Subject: [MBZ] OT: anybody have the chevette pul
-Original Message-
From: DFBB
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED];
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 14:37:09 -0400
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes-Benz 300D 5-Speed MANUAL / RARE '85, MINT
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Marshall,
Have you kept any data on the reliability (or failure rate) for evaporators in
'87 300TDs?
I'm considering the purchase of a poor example of such a fine car, and it's
been abused to the point that the egine has been replaced at least once
(247,000 miles on
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Euan,
Catching up on digest - forgive if already covered.
I don't think that the estate engine was 'de-tuned' compared to the sedan.
True, the SLS pump would be a parasitic loss that the sedan wouldn't have
unless it had the SLS option. I think the bigger difference
Bent frame option? I passed on that one. Of course that is the only
thing I ever passed while in this car. ;>)
Gary
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 11:46 AM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] My
I really couldn't find much. Here is a report on the
proposal...but I am pretty sure it passed, but I think
it's UP TO $4,000 based on the vehicles
enviro-friendliness...and I bet diesel is not rated at
$4,000...if anyone finds out more, please let us know.
Christopher
--- Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PR
I don't think any other 240D will. It is not an option
you can have it installed at the factory. It's a
proprietary feature - one that will take many factors
and many trials to reproduce the exact result!
BTW, as one lister said, the chasis did move forward
and messed up some of IP accelerator li
Since it's Friday, does anyone have the link to that woefully over-worked
compact car pulling the camping trailer up the mountain? I want to help my
brother start the weekend laughing..
...Kevin
Curt,
Make sure the motor mount is lined up straight with
the bolt hole on the chasis as it is very easy to
strip the thread. You may have to get a second hand to
use a 2X4 to push the engine.
Tan
--- Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Murphy was right...
> It seems like every time I t
An acquaintance of mine who lives in Ketchikan, Alaska, says that tourists
will often travel thousands of miles on a cruise ship to get there, step off
onto the dock, then immediately ask how far above sea level they are.
Brian,
Grazie! I thought that I'd heard that shared on the list before. The fact
that this car spent most of its life in the N. East may be one of few saving
graces, and only for things like evaporators and dashboards and life of rubber
bits inside the passenger compartment.
Max
Very respec
On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 9:41:27 -0400, meadedillon wrote
> I don't think that the estate engine was 'de-tuned' compared to the
> sedan. True, the SLS pump would be a parasitic loss that the sedan
> wouldn't have unless it had the SLS option. I think the bigger
> difference is the weight and the wi
On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 00:17:05 -0500, Loren Faeth wrote
> yes, or poor engineering. In the case of my VW, the oversize reartires acted
> as an overdrive. Had it been left per Dr. Porshe'sdesign, it would have run
> out to a better top speed. However, beingbroke and cheap, I left on the
> oversi
But does yours have the "bent frame" option installed?
On 7/15/05, Schisler, Gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey! That's my car!
>
>
> Well, maybe a clone on color and condition.
> Gary
>
> ___
>
--
Some folks march to the beat of a different drummer.
I
ROTFLMAO
I was doing a lot of weekly traveling to New Orleans a couple of years ago,
and figured out REAL quick that the random person that would be chosen at
Southwest was always the first person in each of the three queues. When
Southwest did away with the plastic strips and started issuing
Hey! That's my car!
Well, maybe a clone on color and condition.
Gary
At Houston Hobby airport a few months after 9/11, I was at the head of
the line for a short flt to Dallas, Southwest Airlines (cattle line).
The gate attendant announces, "Anyone who would like to volunteer for a
random security check will get on the plane first." Aside from the fact
that if
You should probably know that all those folks are now working as security
screeners at the airport since the gummint took over that function.
Royce Engler
1985 300TD Turbo 265K
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Darrell W. Sigmon
Sent: Friday,
I've heard it said that evaps don't get changed much in Colorado.
In the Southeast they go out at an alarmingly high rate. But we have
very humid weather and the A/C is used a lot. My mech buddy does evaps
all summer long on 124's and 140's, and seeing more cases on newer
E-class cars ('96+).
No
There is a guy in the 'hood who has a 560SEC, I think he has Borla
mufflers or glasspacks or some such on it, has a nice rumble going down
the street. I like that car.
--R
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4562184040&category=6330&rd=1
You wear huge underwear? I don't think we all needed to know that much
detail...
--R
Peter Arnold wrote:
Moose stuff, I missed a huge cow moose with my truck/camper a few
years ago. She ran in front of me, I flat spotted 8 tires! Also
ruined my underwear, those things are huge!
--
Peter
> They walk among us!
>
> IDIOTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD:
> I live in a semi-rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the
> local township administrative office to request the removal of the Deer
> Crossing sign on our road.
> The reason: "too many deer were being hit by cars" and he
Marshall,
Have you kept any data on the reliability (or failure rate) for evaporators in
'87 300TDs?
I'm considering the purchase of a poor example of such a fine car, and it's
been abused to the point that the egine has been replaced at least once
(247,000 miles on the odometer). One of the
I've visited a Finnish Bimmer forum and those guys are working their
Scandahoovian magic on these diesels as well. If I had the spare cash, I'd
be seriously tempted. Still kicking myself for passing on the mid-'90's
5-series turbo diesel wagon that appeared on ebay last year--THAT was a very
ni
On Fri, 15 Jul 2005, Curt Raymond wrote:
I guess this is an easy fix to do myself? I've gotten a little leary of
going to the shop. Its not his fault, but I also want to become more
self sufficient and this seems like a good excuse to buy a floorjack...
They aren't that bad, the only annoying
Euan,
Catching up on digest - forgive if already covered.
I don't think that the estate engine was 'de-tuned' compared to the sedan.
True, the SLS pump would be a parasitic loss that the sedan wouldn't have
unless it had the SLS option. I think the bigger difference is the weight and
the win
Murphy was right...
It seems like every time I take my car into the shop I notice something that
develops into yet another problem...
Wednesday morning taking the car to the shop I noticed the engine seemed to
shake more than normal. Today its shaking like it did when I first got it, so
bad moto
I am using the Sears duty cycle meter ($29) to read ECU codes on my 1990-
trying to diagnose a no turbo boost situation. I am putting the positive
lead on the (+) of the battery and the (-) lead to terminal #4. I am
getting a 50% duty. Are these the correct pins to use to read duty? I have
This is interesting:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/
eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=6008&item=4562114425
The E34 (third-generation 5-series) is IMHO the best car BMW ever
made---their version of the 124. With a diesel it would be a dream
come true.
I'm a bit worried by the s
On Thursday, July 14, 2005, at 10:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I believe BMW made these diesel engines to be
installed in Lincoln Contentinals back in the late 1980's but the
American
public had just seen GM's 5.7 diesel fall apart & thus Lincoln could
not
move their Lincoln's with diese
Darn you!!!
John
On 7/14/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 43600 on the clock??? I believe BMW made these diesel engines to be
> installed in Lincoln Contentinals back in the late 1980's but the American
> public had just seen GM's 5.7 diesel fall apart & thus Lincoln could not
>
43600 on the clock??? I believe BMW made these diesel engines to be
installed in Lincoln Contentinals back in the late 1980's but the American
public had just seen GM's 5.7 diesel fall apart & thus Lincoln could not
move their Lincoln's with diesels in them.
bill s
yes, or poor engineering. In the case of my VW, the oversize rear tires
acted as an overdrive. Had it been left per Dr. Porshe's design, it would
have run out to a better top speed. However, being broke and cheap, I left
on the oversize tires and imagined i was saving money by lowering engine
This is interesting:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=6008&item=4562114425
--
Casey
Biodiesel:
'87 300TD intercooler (206k)
'84 300D (202k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (184k)
Olympia, WA
You can't beat my BMW Isetta though for proving there is always an exception.
It overrevs if you try to exceed 38-40 MPH in 3rd gear. 4th (top gear) will
take you to 54 mph. It matches your criteria, low power, 298 cc, 13 hp. If
you've seen a rolling egg you know about wind resistance.
I think
Nice color. a 603 would work.
At 10:40 PM 7/14/2005, you wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 22:30:40 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4562184040&category=6330&rd=1
You mean to put a diesel in?
Craig
_
You are talking about my first car, a 1956 36 hp VW that someone put 6.50
15s on the back. Uphill in 3rd, downhill in 4th.
At 08:54 PM 7/14/2005, you wrote:
Not at all uncommon at all. In a relatively low-powered engine, a higher
gear can put you too far off the power peak to overcome wind res
I still have not used the Griots paint, mainly because I have yet to
figure out how to get the valve stems off the alloys.
Did the ATS snot for wheels (I am mad at them because they take 60mm
center caps which are unobtainium) using Checkers/kragen/schucks rattle
can paint.
Clean with degrea
eeew.
Royce Engler
1985 300TD Turbo 265K
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Darrell W. Sigmon
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 2:03 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Painting Wheels
Now that is well SPOKEN.
DWS
John Erv
naw, I wouldnt do that
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 22:30:40 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4562184040&category=6330&rd=1
You mean to put a diesel in?
Craig
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On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 20:41:29 -0700 Joe Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Datacard for WDB1231301A214405 lists engine 617912 10 209857, tranny
> 717400 00 048941, paint 929, interior 152.
Atta boy, Joe!
Craig
Datacard for WDB1231301A214405 lists engine 617912 10 209857, tranny
717400 00 048941, paint 929, interior 152.
On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 22:30:40 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4562184040&category=6330&rd=1
You mean to put a diesel in?
Craig
We could just snag some mid-70 land yachts in good enough shape and
send those over for the collectors. Bet we could make a bunch of cash,
then stock up on euro parts to ship back in the empty container
On Thursday, July 14, 2005, at 06:41 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Well that is because all
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4562184040&category=6330&rd=1
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 81 300TD,
81 240D, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 20:40:39 -0400 Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Craig McCluskey wrote:
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4561642572&category=6330&rd=1
> >
> > VIN : WDBAB53A4FA193738
> >
>
> The VIN is wrong - the one in the body of the text 123130
Looks like I might need to replace my lower rad hose. It was spilling
the green stuff crazily the other day, and the various drive belts
were flinging the stuff everywhere. I poked at it tonight and the
upper end of it appears to be quite flared around the engine inlet and
there was a small amount
That first update in the link Mitch posted is very much worth the
little extra effort. For the Speedibleed that portion of the cap into
which the coupling threads is deep enough to accept a piece of that
threaded pipe commonly used for mounting light fixtures, which is a
perfect fit.
joe
Not at all uncommon at all. In a relatively low-powered engine, a
higher gear can put you too far off the power peak to overcome wind
resistance and other running friction at higher speeds, so you can
achieve a higher speed in a lower gear. Downhill or in a stiff
tailwind, you may be able to ex
Don wrote:
What?
You're saying that your car has a higher top end in 4th than it does
in 5th? Unless there is a governor attached to overdrive, that is
totally counter intuitive.
That's true of MOST Mercedes 5 speeds! All of my 5 spds would go faster
or the same speed in 4th. I've owned 3 of
And now he's got us all in his clutches
Dan
He started by piling it here and piling it there
Steve MacSween wrote:
True, he wanted to be a pilot but they didn't like his bearing.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kaleb doesn't handle clutch situations very well.
Steve MacSween wrote:
D'uh. Got that completely wrong, didn't I. So did the (so-called) MB fix-it
dealer who mentioned these things. Can't tell him so; he's dead at the
moment.
Thanks Marshall.
Euan
> From: Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Organization: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
> Reply-To: Me
Peter Arnold wrote:
>
> Trouble finding a master Cylinder cap, guess I'll try a dealer
> tomorrow.
I believe you can get an aftermarket cap at Mcparts, probably Help! brand.
Here it is: You can use a late model GM master cylinder cap (Help! p/n 42035).
http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm
Euan wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong (gently), but although the '85 sedan and estates
shared the same engine, the estate engine was detuned? Auxiliary systems
parasitise power too, so, among other things, the self-levelling suspension
system peculiar to the wagons would be draining grunt. I guess
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mitch,
I think that it is possible for this car to get pretty close to 110 mph,
certainly it will exceed 100. My '85 wagon with 320k miles on it, with same
engine and transmission as this car, has reached an indicated 107 mph in 5th
gear (will go faster in 4th gear b
Found most of the parts to make a pressure bleeder, I've got $20 into
it.
Trouble finding a master Cylinder cap, guess I'll try a dealer
tomorrow.
If I understand correctly, I will simply pressurize The reservoir with
about 20 PSI, I have no gage. Than bleed furthest to the closest.
I have 2 pint
Craig McCluskey wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4561642572&category=6330&rd=1
VIN : WDBAB53A4FA193738
The VIN is wrong - the one in the body of the text 123130 is
probably correct. It's a Euro non-turbo 4 door sedan with tex and
anti-lock brakes.
The KLIMA relay is the relay that controls the AC in mid/late '80s and
diesel '90s Mercedes.
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 181Kmi,'87 190D 2.5 199Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 227Kmi, '85 190D 2.0
15
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
That car was a POS, I have 2 stick cars here now and I have no problems
with either of them.
John Ervine wrote:
Kaleb doesn't handle clutch situations very well.
Steve MacSween wrote:
Kaleb will have to put his foot down, soon.
OK, its down, now what?
Steve MacSween wrote:
Kaleb will have to put his foot down, soon.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just feeling a little shiftless, that's all.
Rich Thomas wrote:
I think he is loosing it.
--R
Steve MacSween wrote:
Stop squealing.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Whee
oh geez, you are too much.
John Ervine wrote:
Wheel, I'm growing tired of this conversation. I need a brake.
Darrell W. Sigmon wrote:
Now that is well SPOKEN.
DWS
John Ervine wrote:
Darrell W. Sigmon wrote:
Can't resist this. Is it WURTH it?
Wurth every punny.
--
Kaleb C. S
yep, Im spread mighty thin, and fixing to be spread even thinner.
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Rusty, you oughta know by now that Kaleb is a tight a$$ about his $$.
---
Bah humbug. Use the good Wurth stuff that I sell.
Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (happily running diesel/WVO mix)
'82 300CD
http://chicago.craigslist.org/car/84474730.html
Probably close to free, No affiliation, yadda, yadda...
Rick Knoble
1985 300 CD
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