Re: [MBZ] Oh joy! Another oil thread!

Given that soot report, and not knowing "the rest of the story", I'd like to hear some reasoning, both pro and con, for changing the filter. Jerry   Ö¿Ö     ~ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of OK Don Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005

Re: [MBZ] OT Vega

I think the turbo got CIS to deal with air flow around the turbo. Later Volvo turbos had LH-Jetronic, as my sister's 740 turbo did. Peter On Sunday, September 11, 2005, at 03:29 PM, David Brodbeck wrote: Peter Frederick wrote: L-Jet? in 75 I'd have though it was D-Jet, same as the 73 Fastba

Re: [MBZ] SOS - update

Check the torque convertor drain plug! Else it's the front seal blown out or a cracked pump housing (ouch!). Hope it's the drain plug. Peter

Re: [MBZ] anybody ever seen anything like this?

Steve MacSween wrote: > Dropped off a hoist? Not likely. > > Chain reaction collision where the driver braked hard, nose went down, rear > went high and the next car went in underneath and the tires/suspension took > the impact? > > Not from rust for sure. Pothole while ridiculously overloaded?

Re: [MBZ] The new G-Wagen

The styling doesn't bother me as much as the fact that it's now based on the same platform as the M-class, making it more of a soccer-mom/poser vehicle and no longer a serious offroader like the old G. Unitbody? Independent rear suspension? Bleah. Alex Chamberlain '87 300D

Re: [MBZ] The new G-Wagen

Zeitgeist wrote: That thing's an embarassment...not unlike the new R-Class rolling turd. What the hell's gone wrong with German designers these days? They used to be so reliably solid and distinctive, now they're all agog over weird arcs and pointless embellishments. Sad I like to call i

Re: [MBZ] Oh joy! Another oil thread!

Can't let an oil thread die! I got the results from the last analysis on the 300SDL this week - at 10,682 miles on the oil (Mobil 1) there was 0.6% soot. I'm going to change the filter, add oil to half way between the marks, and sample again at another 10k miles. I'll report the results -- -- I'l

Re: [MBZ] oil pressure and speedometer 1983 240D

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 13:22:32 -0700 David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think Marshall said the minimum is 0.3 bar at idle. The absolute minimum is 0.5 bar at idle. Craig

Re: [MBZ] anybody ever seen anything like this?

no, more than I would pay for it, and somebody else already bought it looks like. OK Don wrote: It is however, just what Kaleb needs - another project car to re-build! On 9/11/05, Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dropped off a hoist? Not likely. Chain reaction collision where the

Re: [MBZ] anybody ever seen anything like this?

It is however, just what Kaleb needs - another project car to re-build! On 9/11/05, Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dropped off a hoist? Not likely. > > Chain reaction collision where the driver braked hard, nose went down, rear > went high and the next car went in underneath and the

Re: [MBZ] anybody ever seen anything like this?

Dropped off a hoist? Not likely. Chain reaction collision where the driver braked hard, nose went down, rear went high and the next car went in underneath and the tires/suspension took the impact? Not from rust for sure. Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Kaleb - > Wow! Is that from rust? > > Ba

Re: [MBZ] oil pressure and speedometer 1983 240D

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:57:11 -0400 Anthony Galioto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After exiting the turnpike and stopping for a light, I noticed that the > oil pressure gage was fluttering on or about the number 2 on the gage. Going down to 2 bar is fine. The fluttering can be stopped, if desired,

Re: [MBZ] WTB the control box that makes V12 run like a 6cyl.

On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:17:15 -0600 "Dave M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, the new OE harness are made of the same stuff. But, if you don't > intend to keep the car more than another 10 years, that should > suffice... then the next owner may get to repeat the treatment. > Underhood heat may pl

Re: [MBZ] The new G-Wagen

That thing's an embarassment...not unlike the new R-Class rolling turd. What the hell's gone wrong with German designers these days? They used to be so reliably solid and distinctive, now they're all agog over weird arcs and pointless embellishments. Sad On 9/10/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAI

Re: [MBZ] SOS from a list member

Sunil Hari wrote: Jim called me again - he said that he and Tom have figured out that the tranny leak is coming from the torque converter. Solutions? Suggestions? According to Tom, it was coming through the grill below the TC. That's usually one of couple things - loose bolts or bad front s

Re: [MBZ] SOS from a list member

Jim called me again - he said that he and Tom have figured out that the tranny leak is coming from the torque converter. Solutions? Suggestions? On 9/11/05, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Check the cooler lines to the radiator, they tend to crack with age and > will dump huge amount

Re: [MBZ] SOS - update

Tom Hargrave wrote: > Often, a massive leak will lead to a damaged transmission before the driver > can stop. This happened to me on the way home from Tuscaloosa, AL in my 87 > 300SDL. My tranny blew a front seal and I pumped out fluid. The first I know > about it was when I suddenly dropped from 4

Re: [MBZ] OT Vega

Peter Frederick wrote: > To change over to carbs, I would have advised getting the manifolds off > the earlier engine along with the carbs and installing the air pre-heat > system to solve the icing problem -- that's why they all had pre-heat. That would have been the best solution. At the time

Re: [MBZ] OT Vega

Peter Frederick wrote: > L-Jet? > > in 75 I'd have though it was D-Jet, same as the 73 Fastback my sister > had. She sold it because the fuel injectors and lines kept leaking, > was afraid it would catch fire. I've seen far too many VW's burning on > the side of the road, probably a good idea

Re: [MBZ] oil pressure and speedometer 1983 240D

Anthony Galioto wrote: > I took a small trip about 125 miles of highway driving at 65-75 mph. > The car is a 1983 240D with 63,000 miles on it in good condition. It > was a hot day 83+ degrees. After exiting the turnpike and stopping for > a light, I noticed that the oil pressure gage was flutte

Re: [MBZ] IRON DUKE, was VEGA

Don & Teresa Merriman wrote: > Now GM is doing that with the 4.3L V6, a 350 V8 with two cylinders loped > off. Is that new I-5 of theirs an I-6 with one cylinder missing? It's kind of interesting to see the U.S. car makers "discover" the 5-cylinder layout.

Re: [MBZ] SOS - update

You need to look at the condition of the fluid that's left. If it has metal flakes then it will also need a rebuild. Often, a massive leak will lead to a damaged transmission before the driver can stop. This happened to me on the way home from Tuscaloosa, AL in my 87 300SDL. My tranny blew a front

Re: [MBZ] SOS - update

The tranny is going to have to be pulled to replace that seal. Could also be the front pump gasket maybe. Either way, the tranny has to come out. tom savage wrote: I just got back from Greenville. Jim wasn't kidding when he said it was a massive leak - it leaks out faster than you can pour i

Re: [MBZ] anybody ever seen anything like this?

Hauling some REALLY heavy contraband? Jerry   Ö¿Ö     ~ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:51 AM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] anybody ever seen anything like this?

Re: [MBZ] SOS - update

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is a very simple seal that seals the hub of the torque converter to the front of the trans. I think something must be loose or severely worn to induce this seal to fail. I hope it is as simple as loose converter to flexplate (flywheel) bolts. Thanks, Jim (and Jo

[MBZ] Thanks Again!

Everyone, thanks so much for helpful comments! Chuck, I'm glad of the reminder of that useful website. We have tried almost every suggestion and the bottom edge of the pump remains stuck behind the balancer about 1/32 nd of an inch! Really a trial in patience. We'll get it though, just a matter

Re: [MBZ] testing settings, ignore

You failed. On 9/11/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -- > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, > 85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, > 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 > Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used p

Re: [MBZ] SOS - update

tom savage wrote: Is there a simple seal in there or a bearing to keep the fluid in? There's the front seal on the input shaft... -- John L. Ervine 1981 240D 4-spd 268+kmi 1980 300TD 170+kmi 1980 300SD 277+kmi 1977 280S 4-spd 80+kmi

Re: [MBZ] SOS - update

In a message dated 9/11/2005 11:38:14 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just got back from Greenville. Jim wasn't kidding when he said it was a massive leak - it leaks out faster than you can pour it in when the engine is running. There's no way the car can be

[MBZ] SOS - update

I just got back from Greenville. Jim wasn't kidding when he said it was a massive leak - it leaks out faster than you can pour it in when the engine is running. There's no way the car can be driven. The fluid is leaking out of the torque convertor grate. It appears to be coming from the (in

Re: [MBZ] IRON DUKE, was VEGA

Now GM is doing that with the 4.3L V6, a 350 V8 with two cylinders loped off. Don On 9/11/05, Barry Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The standard engine for the early Chevy IIs was the cast iron 4 banger. > This > engine was the the same as the reliable workhorse 230 CID inline 6 > cylin

Re: [MBZ] test complete

"you failed"

[MBZ] test complete

-- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts

[MBZ] testing settings again

-- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts

[MBZ] testing settings, ignore

-- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts

Re: [MBZ] anybody ever seen anything like this?

Doesnt look like it, looks like they hit something REAL hard. Barry Stark wrote: Kaleb - Wow! Is that from rust? Barry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:18 AM To: Banned List; Mercedes m

[MBZ] New Linux list

Have had enough interest in a Linux list to go ahead and try it out. The list is set up and ready to go. The sign up page is http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/linux_striplin.net Feel free to sign up and speak linux. Had considered making it not only a linux list but a general computer lis

Re: [MBZ] anybody ever seen anything like this?

Kaleb - Wow! Is that from rust? Barry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:18 AM To: Banned List; Mercedes mailing list Subject: [MBZ] anybody ever seen anything like this? Wonder what it wou

Re: [MBZ] IRON DUKE, was VEGA

The standard engine for the early Chevy IIs was the cast iron 4 banger. This engine was the the same as the reliable workhorse 230 CID inline 6 cylinder just missing two cylinders. Same bore and stroke etc. everything was just shorter. GM did the same thing with their first aluminum 225 CID V-6 fou

Re: [MBZ] IRON DUKE, was VEGA

Hola I sold lots of remanufactured Vega short blocks, no cylinder head. Block was sleeved with cast iron sleeves, finished to the proper size, and block surfaced ready to accept the old head that was many times OK. I bought them 4 at time from a production rebuilder out of LA. Adios Don Merrima

Re: [MBZ] OT Vega

K-jet came out around 74 or 75 -- up to that time, only D-Jet was available. LH-Jet came along about then, too. K-jet (CIS) was the best, as far as I'm concerned, but I don't think it was ever installed on the flat four, which was on it's way out by then. VW put D-Jet on the flat four in 196

[MBZ] anybody ever seen anything like this?

Wonder what it woudl take to fix it http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-500-Series-560-SEL-1991-MERCEDES-560-SEL_W0QQitemZ4574898800QQcategoryZ6332QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 8

Re: [MBZ] IRON DUKE, was VEGA

The early Chevy II was a boxy little car, compact by 70s standards, and a four cylinder as just fine. Remember, cars had MUCH less performance then than now, and high milage was important cause gas was proportionately more expensive than up to just recently. A six was a squeeze, and the V8 wo

Re: [MBZ] IRON DUKE, was VEGA

Funny think about the Pontiacs is that they hardly shared any parts (especially engines) with their Chevy and Buick counterparts. "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >they skyhawk would have been the same as the pontiac sunbird and >cadilliac cimmeron, well and the chevy cavalier f

Re: [MBZ] OT Vega

I always thought VW used the simpler CIS injection Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >L-Jet? > >in 75 I'd have though it was D-Jet, same as the 73 Fastback my sister >had.  She sold it because the fuel injectors and lines kept leaking, >was afraid it would catch fire.  I've seen far to

Re: [MBZ] IRON DUKE, was VEGA

They had a 4 popper for that chevy? Kinda big for a 4. I hotrodder friend of mine has a 62 that he stuffed a 396 in Dan Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >That's the car. Was also available with a 4. > > >>My version of the Chevy II's was later called the Nova which started >>out with a inline

Re: [MBZ] IRON DUKE, was VEGA

That's the car. Was also available with a 4. My version of the Chevy II's was later called the Nova which started out with a inline 6 and that goes back to '62. Unless they had another Chevy II ? Dan Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That's the same block as was used in the Chevy IIs in t

Re: [MBZ] IRON DUKE, was VEGA

Well, a cast iron head on an aluminum engine IS kinda weird The Vega is a good example of why everyone now buys Japanese cars. Peter

Re: [MBZ] SOS from a list member

Check the cooler lines to the radiator, they tend to crack with age and will dump huge amounts of fluid quickly. Little or no flow cold as it is thremostatically controlled, I think. Otherwise, it got too hot and the fluid foamed as it got in the gear train. A fluid change may fix that, unle

Re: [MBZ] Aluminum blocks, here we go yet again

Hyperutecnic {is the term} US piston manufactures have been making hyperutecnic pistons for about 10 years. High silicon content allows for closer piton to wall clearance thus producing less emissions. The piston is stronger than a cast piston but not as strong as a forged piston. Will withstan

Re: [MBZ] OT Vega

L-Jet? in 75 I'd have though it was D-Jet, same as the 73 Fastback my sister had. She sold it because the fuel injectors and lines kept leaking, was afraid it would catch fire. I've seen far too many VW's burning on the side of the road, probably a good idea! Peter On Saturday, September

Re: [MBZ] 6.3 vs 6.3

Not much of a surprise, since the M100 was designed in the 1959-1962 time frame (without computers, lol) and was VERY powerful for it's displacement at the time. 300 hp, 400 ft/lbs torque in 1963 on 6.3L was HUGE. It gave the 600 Pullman 0-60 times of around 11 sec and a top speed of 130 mph,

Re: [MBZ] Aluminum blocks, here we go yet again

Actually, the casting process that is still in use -- the alloy is essentially saturated with silicon, and the bores are cooled while the rest of the block is kept hot. This causes some the silicon to crystalize out in the bore area. When the bores are machined, they have a surface with a lar

[MBZ] SOS

As many have pointed out, one possibility is the oil cooler line. The passengers side line, at the connection point with the oil cooler should be examined. The hose, if not properly aligned, has a lot of stress on it at this point and will eventually leak. If you install new hoses on both side

Re: [MBZ] oil pressure and speedometer 1983 240D

the oil pressure is fine, that is what its supposed to do. Its not supposed to stay on 3 all the time. As for the speedometer, the shaft is slipping on one of the main drive gears. Little super glue will help that(be very careful). Anthony Galioto wrote: I took a small trip about 125 miles

Re: [MBZ] oil pressure and speedometer 1983 240D

On 9/11/05, Anthony Galioto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I took a small trip about 125 miles of highway driving at 65-75 mph. The > car is a 1983 240D with 63,000 miles on it in good condition. It was a hot > day 83+ degrees. After exiting the turnpike and stopping for a light, I > noticed th

Re: [MBZ] IRON DUKE, was VEGA

they skyhawk would have been the same as the pontiac sunbird and cadilliac cimmeron, well and the chevy cavalier for that matter(j body). The early pontiacs had OHC 1.8 aluminum head and the later ones had a 2.0. The cavaliers had a different engine, early ones was a ohv 2.0 and later was ohv

[MBZ] MB Oil Pressure and Speedomoeter

You need to remove the instrument cluster and take a look at the mechanical gears and slip rings that are part of the speedo design. Some small bit or piece has worn out or the friction has changed on the sliprings and steel shafts. Take the speedo to a local speedometer shop. If they are hal

[MBZ] oil pressure and speedometer 1983 240D

I took a small trip about 125 miles of highway driving at 65-75 mph. The car is a 1983 240D with 63,000 miles on it in good condition. It was a hot day 83+ degrees. After exiting the turnpike and stopping for a light, I noticed that the oil pressure gage was fluttering on or about the number 2 o

Re: [MBZ] IRON DUKE, was VEGA

My version of the Chevy II's was later called the Nova which started out with a inline 6 and that goes back to '62.  Unless they had another Chevy II ? Dan Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >That's the same block as was used in the Chevy IIs in the early >sixties, so it goes at least that far b

Re: [MBZ] IRON DUKE, was VEGA

I actually think Buick offered the smalled OHC in the Skyhawk and it was the Skylark that they had the 2.5. There was also the Celebrity and lets not forget the Pontiac Fiero Kevin kraly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In the 70's, GM did build smaller cars such as the Buick Skyhawk and the >Chev

Re: [MBZ] [Banned] $30,000 car!

Must be the altitude, they are all airheads out there "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >that guy is a moron. > >Luther Gulseth wrote: > >> http://tinyurl.com/c2emk >> FOR CHEAP! >> >> hahah, what are they smokin up there?  Corn stalk? >> >> Luther   KB5QHU >> Alma, Ark >> '83 300

Re: [MBZ] IRON DUKE, was VEGA

I hated changing the oil in those things, especially the later ones with the filter up inside the pan. messy Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Believe it or not, was still in use in slightly evolved form, in the Sunfire >until the late 90s. > >Bugs still not ironed out, disposable by 15

Re: [MBZ] IRON DUKE, was VEGA

They may have been reliable, but they certainly had a thirst for oil, burning and leaking. Never saw a Chevy or a Pontiac with a 2.5 that didn't leave a plume of oil (or puddle) behind it Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I no longer remember if the "iron duke" was a new engine in the

[MBZ] Raleigh mechanic

Vernon, call Tim Mize, D & E Qual. Ser., 919-872-7771, in N. Raleigh Wilton

Re: [MBZ] SOS from a list member

I know I'm a little late here but it sounds like a tailshaft seal is leaking or maybe possibly a trans line. If only I was closer to St Louis. I'm about 3 1/2 hours north. "David J. Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Diesel listers, we have a list member (lurker) in a spot of trouble. Jim >

Re: [MBZ] SOS from a list member

You guys are fantastic. Thanks for pitching in. On 9/11/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > good luck. Its sure great to have list members to help out. > > tom savage wrote: > > > Sunil Hari wrote: > > > >>Diesel listers, we have a list member (lurker) in a spot of trouble. > >

[MBZ] SOS from a list member

Diesel listers, we have a list member (lurker) in a spot of trouble. Jim Vogel is stranded in Greenville, IL (about an hour east of St. Louis on I-70) with a 1984 300D that has a severe transmission fluid leak. He says he stopped for diesel and dinner, and when he came out he saw a trail of ATF.

Re: [MBZ] SOS from a list member

good luck. Its sure great to have list members to help out. tom savage wrote: Sunil Hari wrote: Diesel listers, we have a list member (lurker) in a spot of trouble. I just got off the phone with Jim. I don't have any definate idea what the problem could be, but I'm headed over to Green

Re: [MBZ] SOS from a list member

Its possible that its a tranny cooler line, would only pump fluid out while running. Bottom line, like swine says, is to get under the thing in the morning and see whats going on. Steve MacSween wrote: Sunil, I don't want to call him without bouncing my gut reaction off anyone else who's up

[MBZ] vacuum hoses, purge and water...

Long day working on vehicles, with a warning about vacuum hoses. On the 92 300TDt I first pulled the passenger headlamp which has the euro wagon level control feature, careful not to bust the vacuum hose. This was required so I could look at the bosch headlamp wiper unit which wasn't workin

Re: [MBZ] SOS from a list member

Sunil Hari wrote: Diesel listers, we have a list member (lurker) in a spot of trouble. I just got off the phone with Jim. I don't have any definate idea what the problem could be, but I'm headed over to Greenville tomorrow morning with jackstands and shop rags to see if we can figure it out

Re: [MBZ] SOS from a list member

could also be an trany cooler line. Focus on the visual inspection in the morning, then decide what needs to be done. Sleep helps stress tremendously! Luther On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 00:27:16 -0500, Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My concern is that it *might* actually be an oil

Re: [MBZ] Aluminum blocks, here we go yet again

or me. On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:00:31 -0500, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It's OK - we only pay attention to typos and spelling errors when Kaleb makes them -- -- On 9/10/05, Rory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That would be "throughout" -- Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '83 300SD (happi

Re: [MBZ] SOS from a list member

Sunil, I don't want to call him without bouncing my gut reaction off anyone else who's up and at it between now and when Jim wakes up tomorrow (This would be a great one to hear from Marshall on.) First, I suggest that he go out tomorrow in daylight and have a good look around to see what is a

Re: [MBZ] WTB the control box that makes V12 run like a 6cyl.

Yes, the new OE harness are made of the same stuff. But, if you don't intend to keep the car more than another 10 years, that should suffice... then the next owner may get to repeat the treatment. Underhood heat may play a part in this. Whenever I park the car, I always pop the hood so things don't

[MBZ] SOS from a list member

Diesel listers, we have a list member (lurker) in a spot of trouble. Jim Vogel is stranded in Greenville, IL (about an hour east of St. Louis on I-70) with a 1984 300D that has a severe transmission fluid leak. He says he stopped for diesel and dinner, and when he came out he saw a trail of ATF.

Re: [MBZ] AWD Diesel?

Yes, lots of them, but none imported to the USA. My 1987 300D (124.133) was available in Europe with 4Matic (AWD) as a 124.333, ditto the wagon version (124.393) and a bunch of other combinations of engines too. Such a shame we never got those. Nearly impossible to import to the USA unless you have

Re: [MBZ] OT - BPL, was Navy WTF?

That's great! I'll have to save it for future use! > > My favorite comment about BPL was by a British commentator, while it was > being tested there: "Some day aliens and future archaeologists will > wonder why we constructed a phased antenna array across the north of > England to beam credit car

Re: [MBZ] Aluminum blocks, here we go yet again

It's OK - we only pay attention to typos and spelling errors when Kaleb makes them -- -- On 9/10/05, Rory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That would be "throughout" > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '87 300SDL '81 240D '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/

Re: [MBZ] AWD Diesel?

>Dave Walton wrote: >I can only find 4-matics with gas engines in the charts. I'd love to get a >Diesel 4-matic. Do you know what years they produced them - or is this >something we missed out on in the US? I don't think they were officially sold in the USA, But I do see one on Ebay every so o

Re: [MBZ] OT - BPL, was Navy WTF?

OK Don wrote: > True - but we don't have near the lobbying power that the electric > power industry has, and they smell $$$ and the opportunity to horn in > on the braodband to the home market. Heck, even the aircraft industry lobbied against it. HF is still used to keep in contact with transocea

Re: [MBZ] Aluminum blocks, here we go yet again

That would be "throughout" They've recently abandoned the BMW engines in favor of Jaguar engines > thorughout the line. > -- > Rory Morrison > Oroville, WA > 1985 300SD > 1982 300TD >

Re: [MBZ] Aluminum blocks, here we go yet again

> "they have abandoned the underpowered old GM designed V-8 for BMW power" They've recently abandoned the BMW engines in favor of Jaguar engines thorughout the line. -- Rory Morrison Oroville, WA 1985 300SD 1982 300TD

Re: [MBZ] OT Vega

Fmiser wrote: > My 1972 W108 had electronic fuel injection and points to trigger the > electronic ignition. > > Points were a _very_ mature technology at that time, and with no high > voltage on them they will last a long, long, time. Agreed, but unfortunately VW was still running the full coil c

Re: [MBZ] OT Vega

Russ Maki wrote: > The Spirit (a co-worker had one) was a POS -- the last gasp of AMC. The > Eagle was a pretty durable set of wheels. Its rear seal issues weren't > that rare among US straight sixes, as I recall. .I know many of the > Fords I drove during the period had similar problems. I ha

Re: [MBZ] OT Vega

Rick Knoble wrote: > I had a '78 BMW 530i. Same thing, L-Jetronic w/points. It also had these > stainless steel exhaust manifolds called "reactors". If I had it to do over > again, I would fabricate intake manifolds and put on Webers. THAT car was a > money pit... After lots of problems with my '7

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 4, Issue 82

Craig McCluskey wrote: > Certainly less hassle, but aren't the OE harnesses made of the same > wonderful materials? Good question. Volvo ran into the same problem, except for them it was the mid-80s years. When they discovered the problem, they started selling a replacement harness with a differ

Re: [MBZ] Aluminum blocks, here we go yet again

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As to Rover (BMW), they have abandoned the underpowered old GM designed V-8 for BMW power. << Sign ze papers, herr Rover Direcktor, or Auntie in Barston Vells eest KAPUT!. >> Mac

[MBZ] What to drive...

Every day, an agonizing decision. Seems that Jimmy Barrier, owner of Barrier MB in Bellevue WA (not to mention Barrier Porsche, Barrier Volvo, Barrier Audi and so on) is now making the four mile commute from Hunt's Point to the store each day in his new SLR. The Maybach 57 is probably just sitt

Re: [MBZ] Trigger point inflation

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: <> Godalmighty, the last (and only) set of trigger points I bought for my long departed 450SE cost eighty bucks which I thought at the time was outrageous. All Bosch injection parts are going up fast, anything for vintage and classic make that exponentially. D-jet bits a

Re: [MBZ] Aluminum blocks, here we go yet again

Is MB building any aluminum block Diesels? The old Buick V8 (the turbo version with a hotter cam, headers, 4 barrel, minus the dead turbo) sure pushed my MGA plenty fast. It didn't have good oil to the cam - everyone I saw (4?) had the same three lobes worn severely. Yes, a modern BMW engine would

[MBZ] 6.3 vs 6.3

<> And the new 6.3 V8 designed and built by AMG produces over twice the hp (510) the old one did. It will be first introduced in the '06 ML63. RLE/Seattle/making do with a 3.2

[MBZ] Trigger point inflation

<> Godalmighty, the last (and only) set of trigger points I bought for my long departed 450SE cost eighty bucks which I thought at the time was outrageous. RLE/Seattle

[MBZ] Aluminum blocks, here we go yet again

<,The casting process is alive and well -- Rover uses it on an old GM aluminum block V8 (the Buick one from 1960 or so) and Benz uses it in all their engines these days, so there is nothing wrong with the technology.  GM just failed to do the design correctly.>> Actually, what is shared to this da

Re: [MBZ] The new G-Wagen

My god, it looks like the next generation Suzuki XL-7. Why torpedo on roof? Special U-boat commemorative edition? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was afraid this was going to happen during the cross pollination. On 9/10/05, John Ervine <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: [EMAIL PR

Re: [MBZ] The new G-Wagen

I was afraid this was going to happen during the cross pollination. On 9/10/05, John Ervine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > http://www.autobild.de/projektor/projektor.php?artikel_id=8186&pos=12 > > It looks like a Chrysler Pacifica got drunk and knocked up a Chevy >

Re: [MBZ] Uh oh, no start 240D

Starter on a 240D can be done easily from the top. I watched my brother-in-law do it three times in one month on my '77 240D. [Do NOT buy the replacement starter from ORiley's! -- get it from Rusty!!!] On 9/10/05, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So today I put 3 cans of diesel purg

[MBZ] Uh oh, no start 240D

So today I put 3 cans of diesel purge in Hammie's tank to finally prove to myself he needed injectors. I know I know, but I really didn't have time to run them through properly and I still had 5 cans from the time I ordered 2 cans and WorldPac accidentally shipped 2 cases. The diesel purge exper

Re: [MBZ] Getting rid of a car

Now now. Just because terrorists could throw a small firecracker into Kleb's back yard and start a gas and oil fire that would consume Claremore -- no, that has zero impact on the world -- or consume Oklahoma -- only marginally more of an impact -- is no reason to think that he might own too man

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