Re: [MBZ] Tags

2005-08-10 Thread Bucks2
Mine is $170 something per year. Remember, a 40 year old 36 foot powerboat. At least mine is in really good shape. I can't imagine paying that for a piece of junk that barely floats. The price is based on length and age. Condition makes no difference. In a message dated 8/10/2005 4:21:32 PM P

Re: [MBZ] preferred $5000 car? (kinda OT)

2005-08-10 Thread Jeff Zedic
No it was an 86 Camrythey didn't start that line until 83 in North America

Re: [MBZ] Idle Problem Fact Finding

2005-08-10 Thread Marshall Booth
Even if the ELR had failed entirely - adjusting the idle screw should allow the idle speed to raise to at least 570-600 rpm with the ELR disconnected! If the screw won't adjust the idle the problem is in the injection pump. It may require a turn or two of the screw, but once the idle speed IS 6

Re: [MBZ] preferred $5000 car? (kinda OT)

2005-08-10 Thread LT Don
I had an '86 Camry that threw a timing belt and ate the engine. Or was it an '82? Yes, I think it might have been an '82. Anyway, nice comfortable car. On 8/9/05, Hendrik Riessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I have heard that Toyotas have pretty good seats. Don't know if they are in > the

Re: [MBZ] Sold a car, buyer never came to get it? Who wants it for $100???

2005-08-10 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Im in Oklahoma, I thought everyone knew that. Sunil Hari wrote: where are you? On 8/10/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: now where is it again? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 8/10/2005 4:12:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Might be c

Re: [MBZ] Sold a car, buyer never came to get it? Who wants it for $100???

2005-08-10 Thread Mitch Haley
Sunil Hari wrote: > > where are you? Mike is in upstate New Yawk, Kleb is in Claymore, Okiehoma.

Re: [MBZ] Sold a car, buyer never came to get it? Who wants it for $100???

2005-08-10 Thread Sunil Hari
where are you? On 8/10/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > now where is it again? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 8/10/2005 4:12:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > >> Might be cheaper to find an old f-body or a/g body to run

Re: [MBZ] Sold a car, buyer never came to get it? Who wants it for $100???

2005-08-10 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
now where is it again? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 8/10/2005 4:12:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Might be cheaper to find an old f-body or a/g body to run the sbc in, especially if the 240 runs and you like the body enough to contemplate an engine swa

Re: [MBZ] Sold a car, buyer never came to get it? Who wants it for $100???

2005-08-10 Thread Slozukimc
In a message dated 8/10/2005 4:12:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Might be cheaper to find an old f-body or a/g body to run the sbc in, > especially if the 240 runs and you like the body enough to contemplate an > engine swap... > Can't be cheaper if I have to buy ano

Re: [MBZ] W124 A/C question - compressor cuts off too soon?

2005-08-10 Thread Peter Frederick
Bypassing the low pressure switch will cause the compressor to run any time the PBCU calls for it, although it will still switch off as evaporator temp drops or it is cycled for temp control. The low pressure switch on protects against inadequate freon (and no compressor lubrication). Do not

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Testing on 76 300D

2005-08-10 Thread Peter Frederick
Randy: You really must have a tool called a "MitiVac" in the US (and I assume Canada, but who knows!), probably available in the auto section at Canadian Tire, else at a decent auto parts store, or via the 'net. This is a hand pump that allows you to supply controlled vacuum on demand, and h

Re: [MBZ] SLR vs E55 video

2005-08-10 Thread Mitch Haley
TimothyPilgrim wrote: > > You want to see something very cool? > > The Ariel Atom. And yes, you too can own one of these and not have to > sell the house. I'd still like to build my own, styled after an old classic, like the early 1970's C111, the Ford GT, or maybe even a Porsche 917. I once s

[MBZ] fast idle screw

2005-08-10 Thread 72benz250
Anybody knows the correct thread and lenght for a zenith carb fast idle screw? Thanks George

Re: [MBZ] Idle Problem Fact Finding

2005-08-10 Thread Kevin
On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 05:41:34PM -0400, Peter Arnold wrote: > Well. That's my problem. I cannot adjust Idle. It's idling at about > 550rpm, stalls if I remove the ELR doohickey. > > Dave. > Came on suddenly, same time my Mono Valve went about a month ago. I > believe too slow idle and maybe a

[MBZ] Idle Problem Fact Finding

2005-08-10 Thread Peter Arnold
Below is a compilation of recent posts. Thanx to all who are helping with this issue. Pete Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 09:58:49 -0400 From: Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Peter Arnold wrote: > Dave mentioned that changing the "Delivery Seals" may repair my pump. > Is that in the POS manual? Par

Re: [MBZ] tags

2005-08-10 Thread redghost
LMAO, because my FiL built himself two cruisers. Trying to dump the 32 footer, POS and nobody is biting, for two years! Just got back from taking the 42 footer along the inside passage to AK. MiL busted her ankle doing "step aerobics" on the tub while in port. Glad I am paying for a 72 benz

Re: [MBZ] W124 A/C question - compressor cuts off too soon?

2005-08-10 Thread 72benz250
Hey Dave, Someone correct me if I am wrong but with the switch bypassed the compressor should never cycle just always stay on. Correct? In that case you either have air in the system or not enough refrigirant. how long did it take to add the refrigirant? One of my vehicles needed a can of r-12

Re: [MBZ] tags

2005-08-10 Thread Mitch Haley
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Unless your vehicle happens to be a boat where the tags are still based on a > mythical > "value" determined by the state. In Michigan, it's based on length and power. If your sailboat has an aux engine, the registration is the same as a powerboat of the same size

Re: [MBZ] preferred $5000 car? (kinda OT)

2005-08-10 Thread Rob S .
Federal Tax Credit will soon apply to clean diesels. (according to Fox News) That puts a $18K Golf or Jetta TDI (I got 48mpg out of my 03 Jetta wagon, driving it like a rental car for 40K miles) a whole lot further ahead than a hybrid in my mind. no weird 400 lb battery pack or high-voltag

Re: [MBZ] Sold a car, buyer never came to get it??????

2005-08-10 Thread Kevin
On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 08:01:31AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Might make a tractor out of the engine and drive the body with a SBC in it. Might be cheaper to find an old f-body or a/g body to run the sbc in, especially if the 240 runs and you like the body enough to contemplate an engine

Re: [MBZ] Back on the 'net

2005-08-10 Thread redghost
Justice Ireland is strong chrissy is a skank On Wednesday, August 10, 2005, at 08:40 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: there are lotsa sour grapes here in washington after a fairly boisterous bit of politickin' last year...it's politics folks, that's how it's done...remember bush's florida,...lbj

Re: [MBZ] SLR vs E55 video

2005-08-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
Impractical; no protection against road splash... On 8/10/05, John Ervine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > TimothyPilgrim wrote: > > You want to see something very cool? > > > > The Ariel Atom. And yes, you too can own one of these and not have to > > sell the house. > > > > http://www.mbcanada.com/fo

Re: [MBZ] Stolen radio & broken glove box

2005-08-10 Thread 72benz250
They sure did. -- Original message -- > But I'll bet they left the hood star, the one thing they could sell on > the street, didn't they? > > ___ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com > Fo

Re: [MBZ] SLR vs E55 video

2005-08-10 Thread John Ervine
TimothyPilgrim wrote: You want to see something very cool? The Ariel Atom. And yes, you too can own one of these and not have to sell the house. http://www.mbcanada.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=8351 Make sure you DL the (large) video at the bottom link. My epiglottis is full of bees! -- Jo

Re: [MBZ] eBay #4567424013 my 240D

2005-08-10 Thread Schisler, Gary
NIKWYM. Now I know what you mean. Gary If You Know What I Mean IYKWIM

Re: [MBZ] W124 A/C question - compressor cuts off too soon?

2005-08-10 Thread Marshall Booth
Dave M. wrote: Marshall, I thought that's how it should work. My 124 diesel will fluctuate between 38-42F when it's rolling along at speed, even on a really hot day. And I don't have the Easley mod. I read what you sent about that but I think what he did was a Band-Aid for another problem. I do

[MBZ] Need PPI for car in NJ - NYC area

2005-08-10 Thread meadedillon
Dieselvolk, I considering the purchase of an MB in NJ, close to NYC. It's a 190D. Is anyone nearby there willing to take a look at the car for me, and perform a short test drive? Seller say's it's available for inspection evenings and I would assume on Saturday. Contact me off list if anyon

Re: [MBZ] SLR vs E55 video

2005-08-10 Thread TimothyPilgrim
You want to see something very cool? The Ariel Atom. And yes, you too can own one of these and not have to sell the house. http://www.mbcanada.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=8351 Make sure you DL the (large) video at the bottom link. Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 8/10/05, Kevin J. Slater <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [MBZ] euro question

2005-08-10 Thread Marshall Booth
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: this euro is 84. so would it have the 722.4? Marshall Booth wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Got a 84 300D euro. It appears to have the same tranny setup as the turbos do, is this correct? 123 Euro 300Ds used 722.1 (early) or 722.4 (late) series transmissions, 3

Re: [MBZ] Aluminum block V6 MB diesel...200, 000+ per year estimated - interesting

2005-08-10 Thread TimothyPilgrim
And don't forget the second article: http://www.hydro.com/en/press_room/news/archive/no_news_view/v6_engine_facts_en.html Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 8/10/05, Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.hydro.com/en/press_room/news/archive/2005_02/mercedes_engineblock_en.html

Re: [MBZ] diesel prices

2005-08-10 Thread Kevin
On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 09:13:29PM -0700, Rory wrote: > I saw $3.25 for #2 here in the Victorville, Ca area. Dodge diesel dually is > now parked. Driving a gasser (make left out) Funny you mention that, I'm working the numbers for taking the trip to Reno next month (from the SF bay area), and it

Re: [MBZ] 140 600SEL

2005-08-10 Thread Kevin
On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 01:41:06PM -0400, Marshall Booth wrote: > even the 124 wagon was a better "ride" then the 124 sedan This makes little sense to me, but it proves itself empirically any time I get out of the 300D and get into the 300TD. I don't know whether it's the extra weight, the diffe

[MBZ] Aluminum block V6 MB diesel...200, 000+ per year estimated - interesting

2005-08-10 Thread Christopher McCann
http://www.hydro.com/en/press_room/news/archive/2005_02/mercedes_engineblock_en.html Christopher McCann, Raytown, Missouri -1985 300SD, 208K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen

Re: [MBZ] 140 600SEL

2005-08-10 Thread Kevin
On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 10:20:00PM -0600, Dave M. wrote: > Like me, they prefer diesels... also they live in PRK, and diesels are > still smog exempt there which is a big plus. It is starting to get to the point where the smog exemption isn't enough to make one select a diesel over a gasser. It is

Re: [MBZ] 140 600SEL

2005-08-10 Thread Gary Thompson
I'll stand by my "OPINION." The 126 and 140 are just too big for me to be confortable driving. I LIKE the smaller 124 better, so there! I had no idea I was entering the realm of political discussion when I made this statement earlier... Gary Thompson 1995 E320 1984 300D On 8/10/05, Marshall Boo

Re: [MBZ] Gargoyle

2005-08-10 Thread Bucks2
You don't really believe that when her office loses a 20 MILLION dollar suit that she should pay attention to the appeal date herself do you? I mean after all, she has important things to do, like, well.., like, uhm, uh, well it's only 20 MILLION DOLLARS. The taxpayers are rich, it's no bigg

Re: [MBZ] tags

2005-08-10 Thread Bucks2
Unless your vehicle happens to be a boat where the tags are still based on a mythical "value" determined by the state. Of course marine fuel still has the "road" tax applied to it. Ken In a message dated 8/10/2005 10:42:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At least we are a

Re: [MBZ] 140 S350

2005-08-10 Thread Dave M.
Oooo... nice car, and a new engine too! I almost snarfed coffee out my nose when I saw the price, though. Looks like the seller is trying to recoup the cost of that new engine - plus labor. OUCH... they're about 50% over book value... =:-o -dm > -- > Date: Wed, 10 Aug

Re: [MBZ] 140 600SEL

2005-08-10 Thread Marshall Booth
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Are the improved updated rods even available anymore? I suppose you would have to pull the engine, then the pan and crank to change out the rods. That would be easier than having to pull the head. Last time I checked the rods were available (the improved pistons th

Re: [MBZ] 140 600SEL

2005-08-10 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I agree with marshall, nothing can top the ride of a 140. Marshall Booth wrote: Gary Thompson wrote: Dave, Here's your rod-bender. From the Austin American-Statesman: http://cars.statesmanclassifieds.com/autos?property=austin&tp=Austin&temp_type=detail&classification=autos&ad_id=23011098 BT

Re: [MBZ] 140 600SEL

2005-08-10 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
So in other words, you might as well rebuild the engine with new rings, bearings etc Dave M. wrote: Kaleb, I believe we can only get the updated rods and AFAIK, they're still available. Current cost is about $160/ea wholesale. You need to pull the oil pan AND head, as the piston can only be r

Re: [MBZ] 140 600SEL

2005-08-10 Thread Marshall Booth
Gary Thompson wrote: Dave, Here's your rod-bender. From the Austin American-Statesman: http://cars.statesmanclassifieds.com/autos?property=austin&tp=Austin&temp_type=detail&classification=autos&ad_id=23011098 BTW, here's a 95 E300D also. A much better ride in my opinion: http://cars.statesmancl

Re: [MBZ] Ridiculously sweet car

2005-08-10 Thread Marshall Booth
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was at my local benz dealer a few years back and I saw a new 350SD engine sitting in the parts department. I asked them about it, they said it is a factory replacement and cost around $7500. They also said the guy who ordered it for his car had already gone through

Re: [MBZ] 140 600SEL

2005-08-10 Thread Gary Thompson
Dave, Here's your rod-bender. From the Austin American-Statesman: http://cars.statesmanclassifieds.com/autos?property=austin&tp=Austin&temp_type=detail&classification=autos&ad_id=23011098 BTW, here's a 95 E300D also. A much better ride in my opinion: http://cars.statesmanclassifieds.com/autos?pro

Re: [MBZ] Back on the 'net

2005-08-10 Thread redghost
If the fellow we elected the first two counts was in, Mr. governor. If it were the turd we had in before, Mr. Incompetent imbecile Before that, Daffy Duck The current resident has been a pustulant sore on the ass cheek of the state since she ran rough shod on the DNR, screwing citizens. Then

Re: [MBZ] Citric Acid Flush

2005-08-10 Thread redghost
Great for getting stains out of dishwasher Or if you are a kid REALLY SOUR, so dunk lollipops in it On Wednesday, August 10, 2005, at 05:58 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Health food store?? What else is it used for besides scrubbing rads? On 8/9/05, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT - where to biuld cars

2005-08-10 Thread Richard Hattaway
And if a German at any time decides he has made the wrong path choice, he can re-enter the system and attempt a different path, at no cost. Thus the electronics tech who decides he wants now to be an engineer may re-enter the school path, change his 'major', and apply diligence that may have been

Re: [MBZ] Back on the 'net

2005-08-10 Thread redghost
Our wonderful legislature has figured out how to route the revenue to the general fund. That was one reason the uproar over the latest tax, and why the backers were able to gather 400k signatures in less than a month to roll it back. Transportation of to pork is all they care about. If

Re: [MBZ] Citric Acid Flush

2005-08-10 Thread Marshall Booth
andrew strasfogel wrote: Health food store?? What else is it used for besides scrubbing rads? It's used in "canning" food among other things. Marshall -- Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions) "der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] '87 300TD 181Kmi,'87 19

Re: [MBZ] OT - where to biuld cars

2005-08-10 Thread PONDERSOA
hay watch it Yankee! no man the south has changed a lot from the bad old days it is just a Hollywood stereotype there are still some who fry everything ! but there not the "rubes" yesterday mike collins phila ( pa) 1985 500 sec

[MBZ] Fuel Filter(s)?

2005-08-10 Thread R A Bennell
Since I got the 300D, I have changed the oil and filter in the engine - WIX filter - no new "O" ring as the one they send with the filter does not fit the MB. No new small "O" rings on the engine part that I hear referred to in regard to oil pressure guage fluctuation. Used Shell Oil - 15W40. No f

Re: [MBZ] Electric fan and AC.

2005-08-10 Thread J.B. Hebert
Check the fuse on the relay behind the fuse box. You'll need to remove the (4?) screws that hold the fuse box surround in place. There is a (blue?) relay in back with an ATO-style blade fuse. On my car, this was a 15 amp fuse and it had blown. My MB mechanic seems to recall a tech note on u

Re: [MBZ] 140 600SEL

2005-08-10 Thread Dave M.
Kaleb, I believe we can only get the updated rods and AFAIK, they're still available. Current cost is about $160/ea wholesale. You need to pull the oil pan AND head, as the piston can only be removed from the top of the engine. Definitely a big job. I'd want to pull the motor, and while it's apart

Re: [MBZ] Back on the 'net

2005-08-10 Thread Bucks2
If he was as ugly as the Gargoyle? I think we called him Mike Lowry... ;-) Seems we don't have the photogenic governors in WA. I submit Dixie Lee Ray, Mike Lowry and the Gargoyle as proof. Ken What would you call your governor if he were male and therefore technically not a sl*t?

[MBZ] Vacuum Testing on 76 300D

2005-08-10 Thread R A Bennell
So, as might be expected, (based upon my reading of posts over time) my "new" 300D has vacuum issues. The door locks sort of work sometimes but not most of the time and my auto tranny doesn't shift nice - I have to let off on the accelerator pedal in order to get it to shift unless I want to hold i

Re: [MBZ] diesel prices

2005-08-10 Thread Bucks2
1966 36 foot Chris Craft. Twin 327 Chev. 8 US gph @ 7.7 knots. If you like varnished mahogany you'll like this boat. Ken In a message dated 8/10/2005 7:05:59 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] diesel prices To: Mer

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 3, Issue 69

2005-08-10 Thread Bucks2
If you know what I mean? IYKWIM YTTIC Ken (yours truly, tongue in cheek) In a message dated 8/10/2005 7:05:59 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: "Schisler, Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] eBay #4567424013 my 240D To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [MBZ] Back on the 'net

2005-08-10 Thread Bucks2
Perhaps someday folks will realize that if they want to "live in the country" they should find work "in the country". If they want to work "in town", then live "in town". Why should I get all upset over someones long commute because they live 30 miles away from work? Why should I pay extra taxes

Re: [MBZ] eBay #4567424013 my 240D

2005-08-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
Well, here is some GOOD news out of Washington, D.C.: WASHINGTON, DC—President Bush unveiled an aggressive initiative Monday that would make the U.S. free of petroleum dependence by the year 4920, less than three millennia from now. "Our mission is clear," Bush said in a speech delivered at For

Re: [MBZ] R-12

2005-08-10 Thread Bucks2
How exactly would one determine that the R12/oil was the cause of the fire? I've been to literally hundreds, if not thousands of car crashes in the last 26 years on one of those shiny red fire engines and have never been able to pinpoint the AC as the culprit or even a contributor. I think it mu

Re: [MBZ] eBay #4567424013 my 240D

2005-08-10 Thread degcoast
only if you don't get a downhill roll first-our hills here-such as they are-go up and down fairly close to each other. I also ride a bike so the 240D is an easy transition from pedaling. Dwight Giles 1979 240D auto 244k + miles Wickford, RI Bissell Cove Quahog & Auto Salvage Co. - Original M

Re: [MBZ] Back on the 'net

2005-08-10 Thread Royce Engler
These days being female is not a prerequisite to being a sl*t... Royce Engler 1985 300TD Turbo 265K -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of andrew strasfogel Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 9:05 AM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] Back

Re: [MBZ] OT - where to biuld cars

2005-08-10 Thread Royce Engler
I beg to differ Royce Engler 1985 300TD Turbo 265K -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of JabbaHursty Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 7:36 AM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - where to biuld cars could very well b

Re: [MBZ] OT - where to biuld cars

2005-08-10 Thread BenzBarn
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] Back on the 'net

2005-08-10 Thread jjayj
there are lotsa sour grapes here in washington after a fairly boisterous bit of politickin' last year...it's politics folks, that's how it's done...remember bush's florida,...lbj's texas,...chicago in the 60's??!! quit whinin' and organize! and yeah, lots of folk don't want strong women in offi

Re: [MBZ] OT - where to biuld cars

2005-08-10 Thread Steve MacSween
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Our plant is of German origin. The Germans have an entirely different > work ethic, and their educational system works in a significantly > different manner, producing workers who care about what they do. In this respect, Canada and the U.S. (and Britain, certainly) s

Re: [MBZ] OT - where to biuld cars

2005-08-10 Thread Steve MacSween
Jabba wrote: >> There are small pockets of literacy and literature in the deep >> South. They are generally confined to small groups of weirdos at >> various universities. Beyond that is a vast nothingness of darkness. The New Orleans elite is always portrayed, at least in literature and by Hol

Re: [MBZ] 140 600SEL

2005-08-10 Thread Joe Knight
Mightn't the sleeves provide a surface for the edge of the ring compressor to bear against? Doubt I'd want to go to all that trouble and not replace the head gasket anyway; call it 'paranoia'. ;) joe On 8/10/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > > I would doubt if Mercedes ma

Re: [MBZ] OT - where to biuld cars

2005-08-10 Thread Richard Hattaway
Hey Hursty, It's *build* !! I thought all the folks from NY could spell. (c; I agree that we have issues in the south, but I actually don't think it is limited to our area. I work in the automotive industry in the South. We do have pictures to show employees how to assemble parts. We do sp

Re: [MBZ] eBay #4567424013 my 240D

2005-08-10 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
#1 could also be your enemy. degcoast wrote: 240D's in traffic are a bit of challenge-but you learn how to drive differently-remember such rules as: * gravity is your friend *Life is too short to go fast *Look and think ahead *Use your turn signal and don 't look back when you change lanes I

Re: [MBZ] Back on the 'net

2005-08-10 Thread Steve MacSween
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > What would you call your governor if he were male and therefore > technically not a sl*t? Not to split hairs, but around here that particular word is gender-neutral, having had it applied to myself on one or two choice occasions, LoL. Besides which, my wrench has been

Re: [MBZ] 140 600SEL

2005-08-10 Thread JFreezn
In a message dated 8/10/2005 7:58:14 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Are the improved updated rods even available anymore? I suppose you would have to pull the engine, then the pan and crank to change out the rods. That would be easier than having to pull the

Re: [MBZ] 140 600SEL

2005-08-10 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Are the improved updated rods even available anymore? I suppose you would have to pull the engine, then the pan and crank to change out the rods. That would be easier than having to pull the head. Dave M. wrote: Like me, they prefer diesels... also they live in PRK, and diesels are still sm

Re: [MBZ] eBay #4567424013 my 240D

2005-08-10 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 09:44:45 -0400 "degcoast" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Keep it wound and stay in the middle. There's the trick: use the shifter to keep the RPMs up (shift it manually). Just be careful when going about 20 mph and jamming it into L, if you have to slow down the transmission wil

Re: [MBZ] Back on the 'net

2005-08-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
What would you call your governor if he were male and therefore technically not a sl*t? On 8/10/05, Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In Washington, the gas tax is constitutionally mandated to be used solely > for transportation needs, and as you'll soon see, we don't have no stinkin > trans

Re: [MBZ] diesel prices

2005-08-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
One mile per gallon? Is that a Canadian gallon?? What sort of boat? On 8/10/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I paid 107,9 per liter for regular gas in Nanaimo yesterday. I only bought > 433 liters. And to think I called the robber barons in Vicrtoria names when > they charge

Re: [MBZ] eBay #4567424013 my 240D

2005-08-10 Thread degcoast
240D's in traffic are a bit of challenge-but you learn how to drive differently-remember such rules as: * gravity is your friend *Life is too short to go fast *Look and think ahead *Use your turn signal and don 't look back when you change lanes I drive mine in Boston and Providence and have fig

Re: [MBZ] eBay #4567424013 my 240D

2005-08-10 Thread Kevin J. Slater
If You Know What I Mean IYKWIM Schisler, Gary said: > Yep, IYKWIM is what someone put in their signature line. Sort of like > LOL, laughing out loud and ROFL, rolling on the floor laughing, but I > didn't know what was. So, I posted it here hoping the author or anyone > else could enlighten me.

Re: [MBZ] SLR vs E55 video

2005-08-10 Thread Kevin J. Slater
Happened to catch a british car show on one of the Discovery channels (not sure which one). They drove an SLR pretty hard around a track. Their test driver set a new lap record, besting a Porsche GT3 by 1 1/2 seconds. (20 vs 21.5 or so). The sound from the cockpit when he wound that badboy out were

Re: [MBZ] Car advice

2005-08-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
Picky, picky, and paranoid. The car is simply immaculate, period. On 8/9/05, Joe Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Welll, I may have imagined that. I was lookin at the dull grey > spots on the sound panel in the second e/c pic, and maybe some > slightly suspect spots on the v/c and crossov

Re: [MBZ] Citric Acid Flush

2005-08-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
Health food store?? What else is it used for besides scrubbing rads? On 8/9/05, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > jgiels wrote: > > you can go to a health food store and buy any quanity you want, I think I > > bought enough for $6 or $8. > > > > douglas.. 300D > > > > - Original Mes

Re: [MBZ] eBay #4567424013 my 240D

2005-08-10 Thread Schisler, Gary
Yep, IYKWIM is what someone put in their signature line. Sort of like LOL, laughing out loud and ROFL, rolling on the floor laughing, but I didn't know what was. So, I posted it here hoping the author or anyone else could enlighten me. ;>) Gary huh? Schisler, Gary wrote: > IYKWIM ???

Re: [MBZ] Back on the 'net

2005-08-10 Thread Zeitgeist
In Washington, the gas tax is constitutionally mandated to be used solely for transportation needs, and as you'll soon see, we don't have no stinkin transportation needs here--no siree. > I hear some genius has gotten a proposal on the ballot that would > eliminate the 9.5 cent tax on gasoline,

Re: [MBZ] preferred $5000 car? (kinda OT)

2005-08-10 Thread Curt Raymond
AFAIK never having worked on one, they're similar to most other systems in that they're all electronically controlled. Most AWD systems use a viscous coupling between the front and rear ends. Its not my opinion that the components are not robust, Subaru of course does very well in Rally racing.

Re: [MBZ] eBay #4567424013 my 240D

2005-08-10 Thread Schisler, Gary
LT Don, try this: a/c on, start in D (second gear) AND on a steep hill (welcome to Pittsburgh, PA). You can time it with a calendar. A bit slow off the line, especially if the air conditioner is going, but fine after that. Cruises quite comfortably at 85 mph.

Re: [MBZ] OT - where to biuld cars

2005-08-10 Thread JabbaHursty
could very well be. While i really like the South on many levels and enjoy living here, literacy is not valued here at all, even by the upper classes. There isn't a single decent bookstore in the city of Atlanta and possibly not even in the whole South. It doesn't seem to trouble the natives

Re: [MBZ] Stolen radio & broken glove box

2005-08-10 Thread LT Don
But I'll bet they left the hood star, the one thing they could sell on the street, didn't they?

Re: [MBZ] eBay #4567424013 my 240D

2005-08-10 Thread LT Don
A bit slow off the line, especially if the air conditioner is going, but fine after that. Cruises quite comfortably at 85 mph. On 8/9/05, Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LoL! Power EQUIPMENT? Does that include the engine? > > I have heard that automatic 240Ds are murder in traffic. >

Re: [MBZ] eBay #4567424013 my 240D

2005-08-10 Thread Schisler, Gary
Murder in traffic? Naw, you just have to plan ahead (like a day or two) before merging in traffic. Yes they are terribly slow but what do you want for 62 horsepower? Gary LoL! Power EQUIPMENT? Does that include the engine? I have heard that automatic 240Ds are murder in traffic. Issit true?

Re: [MBZ] Sold a car, buyer never came to get it??????

2005-08-10 Thread Slozukimc
Well I have made up my mind. After killing off all of the bees in the ole 240 and frying the alternator on my Toyota turbo truck charging the very dead battery she's MINE again. Does anyone have a couple OK glowplugs for an 82 they would part with cheap so I can try to get it running? I re

Re: [MBZ] R-12

2005-08-10 Thread Trampas
The oil mist from R12 A/C system will burn! Duracool and other HC based refrigerants will burn. Gasoline will burn. Diesel fuel will burn. Engine oil will burn, Power Steering fluid will burn. So basically you are driving around surrounded by flammable material in your vehicle. My simple view is

Re: [MBZ] R-12

2005-08-10 Thread Mitch Haley
David Brodbeck wrote: > That's the oil mist burning, then. Bet it'd burn even better if you > used compressed air instead of R-12. ;) What's the miscibility of mineral oil in air? I think the picture's point is that if you break open the condensor in a crash, R12 burns just fine.

Re: [MBZ] Stolen radio & broken glove box

2005-08-10 Thread redghost
So sorry that some illegitimate child fornicated your car. My heart goes out to you. Matching the wood will be next to impossible, as they seem to age different in each car. Must have been a stupid crack smoking snot to bust the glove box and go after a busted radio. That said, I picked up

Re: [MBZ] Seat motor blues...

2005-08-10 Thread Joe Knight
Guess I can go to bed counting my blessings. I'm afraid to look up the cost of new; hope you find a good used one cheap! joe On 8/9/05, JJJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > well guys...we found a fried circuit board for the seat computer under the > seat...arg!...gimmie a break!, this thing is m

Re: [MBZ] Seattle prices

2005-08-10 Thread redghost
The bio is a solvent and it is removing all the crud from your fuel system. Using B20 just slowly does the job B100 was doing. Longer use of the filter, but more filters used for same effect On Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at 07:43 PM, Hendrik Riessen wrote: A car running on unleaded will still

Re: [MBZ] Back on the 'net

2005-08-10 Thread redghost
This is the populace rising up against the criminals we voted in who keep giving us stuff we voted against. We have a baseball stadium we voted against twice, a football stadium we voted against, unfunded transportation we did vote for, and the slut gov. gives us a GAS TAX when she swore if el

[MBZ] Seat motor blues...

2005-08-10 Thread JJJ
well guys...we found a fried circuit board for the seat computer under the seat...arg!...gimmie a break!, this thing is more complicated than it needed to be...but i guess the two memory buttons were the hot new innovation in '86...my guess is that there is more computing power in a disposa

Re: [MBZ] preferred $5000 car? (kinda OT)

2005-08-10 Thread redghost
did the long drives in the 'yota. My butt fell asleep long before anything else on the drive to CA. The w124 had my steering arm asleep hours before bumm complained On Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at 07:34 PM, Hendrik Riessen wrote: Hi I have heard that Toyotas have pretty good seats. Don't kn

Re: [MBZ] preferred $5000 car? (kinda OT)

2005-08-10 Thread redghost
Owned a 95 civic for a few years. Lots of them around the block. You can always tell when they start up. Razzy little tinny sound. No authority like a diesel benz On Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at 06:56 PM, David Brodbeck wrote: LT Don wrote: Two words -- Honda Civic. If you can, take one

Re: [MBZ] R-12

2005-08-10 Thread PONDERSOA
fellahs if you hold a torch to just about any oil and disperse it in a mist it will burn i had concerns about using a hydrocarbon based refrigerant and what i the simple facts are i have found is(in short) A 134 can jack you up if inhaled B all of this stuff if burned makes God o

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