Re: [MBZ] Off Topic: Used Mobil 1 in Furnace?

2005-11-06 Thread LT Don
I give my Mobil 1 dump bucket to the local Goodyear store (family works there) and they have burned it for several years without incident. They have a heater fired entirely by waste oil. On 11/6/05, John Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Someone might have asked this but can I burn my used M

Re: [MBZ] Pulling to one side after tire rotation

2005-11-06 Thread Peter Frederick
Almost certainly a bad tire, especially since changing the pressure makes a difference. Check the tires from excess wear on one side of one tire -- if you have differential tread wear on one tire, or worse, the tread "snakes" as you rotate the wheel, the belts are out of it. Don't drive it ex

Re: [MBZ] '86 560SEL headlight lens

2005-11-06 Thread Peter Frederick
The lens/lamp holder assembly can be replaced. Be carefull, as the plastic housing will be brittle. Peter

[MBZ] Off Topic: Used Mobil 1 in Furnace?

2005-11-06 Thread John Peterson
Someone might have asked this but can I burn my used Mobil One in my home's oil heater without damage? It's 300 gal tank. Any thoughts? John Peterson Kingston RI 1991 300D 2.5 74k

Re: [MBZ] Sunday drivers cars

2005-11-06 Thread Zeitgeist
I bet someone is gonna want you to take a peek at that '87 300D. Looks like it might be a good deal. On 11/6/05, redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The following is a list of cars I found around here that some of you may be interested in. If you are not -- HIT THE DELETE KEY RIGHT NOW -- or ju

[MBZ] cycling hot/cold in 90's w124 300TDt

2005-11-06 Thread John M McIntosh
Now that cold weather as set in I've been chasing a gremlin in the climate control. First this 90's wagon has manual fan speed/vent control with dual temp controls. It slowly cycles between blowing mid temp, to hot, then to cold when you've set things to say 20c I replaced the interior

Re: [MBZ] Pulling to one side after tire rotation

2005-11-06 Thread David Brodbeck
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave, since you mentioned you had a vibration in the rear before the rotation it sounds like you had a tire that was has some cupping or a possible broken belt. Check the front tires by running your hand along the inside of the tread and you might be able to feel any sli

[MBZ] oil sucker

2005-11-06 Thread wilton strickland
'Don't know how one could work better than my $2 one used with oil at operating temp. Wilton

Re: [MBZ] Background on service manuals

2005-11-06 Thread Marshall Booth
Mitch Haley wrote: How would one go about getting the fiche for a 2.3-16V Getrag 5sp tranny? I believe it's a 717.404, and I need disassembly instructions, or at least an exploded view. Mitch Try contacting Mercedes directly - that is best! There are other specialists that will sell them, b

Re: [MBZ] Background on service manuals

2005-11-06 Thread Mitch Haley
How would one go about getting the fiche for a 2.3-16V Getrag 5sp tranny? I believe it's a 717.404, and I need disassembly instructions, or at least an exploded view. Mitch

Re: [MBZ] 190D 2.2 5sp in Canada

2005-11-06 Thread Mitch Haley
Steve MacSween wrote: > > Note what the seller says about the car being a Montreal car with respect to > rust. Montreal cars are about the same as NYC cars, driven hard on lousy > roads, and with lots of road salt to boot. Probably why it's "bubbling" so soon after a repaint.

Re: [MBZ] Background on service manuals

2005-11-06 Thread Marshall Booth
Dennis Perkins wrote: Is there any way to find out where jobs that are not included in the Service Manuals are. It has been stated that they are in prior manuals but I have never heard of any way to track which manual they are in? Dennis Perkins 84 300SD It's real easy. They will be on mic

Re: [MBZ] 190D 2.2 5sp in Canada

2005-11-06 Thread Steve MacSween
someone claiming to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > redghost wrote: >> >> At that price, I may have to bid and see if I get a POS 190D or a deal >> of a lifetime >> > > What kind of deal is a cheap car you have to transport/import from Quebec? > That's a long distance and at least one trip throug

Re: [MBZ] 190D 2.2 5sp in Canada

2005-11-06 Thread redghost
It is an ADVENTURE and possible waste of cash. But if it runs, I can drive those nice Canadian roads all the way to Vancouver, fetch a sweet young thing and a beer and have some fun. Park it close to the train station and have a ride when I visit the Great White North. On Sunday, November 6,

[MBZ] Background on service manuals

2005-11-06 Thread Dennis Perkins
Is there any way to find out where jobs that are not included in the Service Manuals are. It has been stated that they are in prior manuals but I have never heard of any way to track which manual they are in? Dennis Perkins 84 300SD

[MBZ] Sunday drivers cars

2005-11-06 Thread redghost
The following is a list of cars I found around here that some of you may be interested in. If you are not -- HIT THE DELETE KEY RIGHT NOW -- or just pipe down. I can look at any of these if you desire. http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/109239903.html --86 SEL $3500 http://seattle.craigsl

Re: [MBZ] Pulling to one side after tire rotation

2005-11-06 Thread mykd1
Dave, since you mentioned you had a vibration in the rear before the rotation it sounds like you had a tire that was has some cupping or a possible broken belt. Check the front tires by running your hand along the inside of the tread and you might be able to feel any slight distortion in the t

[MBZ] Pulling to one side after tire rotation

2005-11-06 Thread David Brodbeck
As I mentioned before, yesterday I took my car to Les Schwab for a tire rotation and brake inspection. When I got it back, it was pulling to the right, and it was too late to take it back that day. Today it wasn't raining, so I decided to do a little troubleshooting on my own. Checked the ti

[MBZ] 123 turbo parts car Maine

2005-11-06 Thread Mitch Haley
No title but it runs. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8012576050

Re: [MBZ] 60x engine fuel thermostat

2005-11-06 Thread OK Don
Thanks. That section is a wealth of information. > > Covered on page 6 section E. > > http://mb.braingears.com/124_DISC1/Program/Engine/602_603/07.1-0010.pdf > > Marshall > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.vengan

Re: [MBZ] 190D 2.2 5sp in Canada

2005-11-06 Thread Mitch Haley
redghost wrote: > > At that price, I may have to bid and see if I get a POS 190D or a deal > of a lifetime > What kind of deal is a cheap car you have to transport/import from Quebec? That's a long distance and at least one trip through Customs/INS from Seattle.

Re: [MBZ] 190D 2.2 5sp in Canada

2005-11-06 Thread redghost
At that price, I may have to bid and see if I get a POS 190D or a deal of a lifetime On Sunday, November 6, 2005, at 12:48 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Oh, Timothy! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4587002930 -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 30

[MBZ] 190D 2.2 5sp in Canada

2005-11-06 Thread Mitch Haley
Oh, Timothy! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4587002930

[MBZ] '86 560SEL headlight lens

2005-11-06 Thread OK Don
A buddy of mine has a broken headlight lens (right side) on his '86 126. Does anyone have a spare for sale? Can you replace just the lens, or do you have to replace the whole assembly? Kaleb - got one? Thanks-- -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM creat

Re: [MBZ] 60x engine fuel thermostat

2005-11-06 Thread OK Don
"Must be present to win" On 11/6/05, Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You sly devil, you. > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/

Re: [MBZ] Bowden cable?

2005-11-06 Thread tom savage
Messed with the cable some more this morning. Looks like I either kinked the cable or broke the interior plastic sheathing at the engine end. Tapped lightly on the lever inside the transmission with a rubber mallet and got it to move, pulling the cable taut aginst the throttle linkgage. Figu

Re: [MBZ] 60x engine fuel thermostat

2005-11-06 Thread Zeitgeist
You sly devil, you. On 11/6/05, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I bought Snook's '90 300D yesterday. Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: '87 300TD intercooler (210k) '84 300D (205k) Gashuffer: '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (186K)

Re: [MBZ] 60x engine fuel thermostat

2005-11-06 Thread OK Don
I bought Snook's '90 300D yesterday. On 11/6/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > you bought a 602? > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/

Re: [MBZ] fuel pump bad?

2005-11-06 Thread OK Don
Yup - brain fart. I was thinking Diesel, with the filter mounted on the engine. You're right, you need another pump. No, I don't have one. On 11/6/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As I said, I pulled the fuel filter completely off the thing and I Get > no fuel coming out of the p

Re: [MBZ] frappr map

2005-11-06 Thread Chuck Landenberger
Mac.. It's been zapped... Only one pic there now. Chuck Phoenix, AZ On Sunday, November 6, 2005, at 10:34 AM, Steve MacSween wrote: Yeah, actually I managed to duplicate a photo as well. Pls and thankee, Chuck ;0( Mac

Re: [MBZ] frappr map

2005-11-06 Thread Steve MacSween
Yeah, actually I managed to duplicate a photo as well. Pls and thankee, Chuck ;0( Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Chuck; I think you are the admin. for the Benz Bunch. > I messed my Shoutout up. can you fix by deleting the redundancy.?

Re: [MBZ] Was the W140 diesel ever offered in a long wheel base chassis?

2005-11-06 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
the 350SDL was a 126, this post is about 140's Sunil Hari wrote: wasn't there a 350SDL at some point? And in the S350, I honestly thought I've seen some that were of the long variety ... On 11/6/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: not as far as I know. Kayoooh wrote: Hello Li

Re: [MBZ] Was the W140 diesel ever offered in a long wheel base chassis?

2005-11-06 Thread Desert Rat
The W126 MY's 90 and 91 had a 350SDL. The W140 never had a long wheelbase model. On 11/6/05, Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > wasn't there a 350SDL at some point? And in the S350, I honestly thought > I've seen some that were of the long variety ... > > On 11/6/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL

Re: [MBZ] Was the W140 diesel ever offered in a long wheel base chassis?

2005-11-06 Thread Sunil Hari
wasn't there a 350SDL at some point? And in the S350, I honestly thought I've seen some that were of the long variety ... On 11/6/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > not as far as I know. > > Kayoooh wrote: > > Hello List, > > > > I would appreciate it if someone can tell me if th

Re: [MBZ] 60x engine fuel thermostat

2005-11-06 Thread Zeitgeist
This thread is completely worthless without pics. Got any? Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: '87 300TD intercooler (210k) '84 300D (205k) Gashuffer: '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (186K)

Re: [MBZ] Was the W140 diesel ever offered in a long wheel base chassis?

2005-11-06 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
not as far as I know. Kayoooh wrote: Hello List, I would appreciate it if someone can tell me if the W140 diesel was ever offered in a long wheel base chassis!? And if so, is there a breakdown by number of units offered every model year, 1992 through 1995!! As far as I know the year 1995 was th

[MBZ] Was the W140 diesel ever offered in a long wheel base chassis?

2005-11-06 Thread Kayoooh
Hello List, I would appreciate it if someone can tell me if the W140 diesel was ever offered in a long wheel base chassis!? And if so, is there a breakdown by number of units offered every model year, 1992 through 1995!! As far as I know the year 1995 was the last year the Diesel option was offere

Re: [MBZ] 60x engine fuel thermostat

2005-11-06 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
you bought a 602? OK Don wrote: What does the fuel thermostat do? It's the thing on the side of the IP that the fuel line with the pre-filter goes to. The plastic connector is broken on the 602.962 I just bought, and the fuel line that should be connected to it is connected directly to the larg

Re: [MBZ] fuel pump bad?

2005-11-06 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
As I said, I pulled the fuel filter completely off the thing and I Get no fuel coming out of the pump coming out of the metal line that would run up to the "in" on the fuel filter. OK Don wrote: Nope, but, did you try checking for fuel directly at the output of the pump? Maybe the accumulator

Re: [MBZ] 60x engine fuel thermostat

2005-11-06 Thread Marshall Booth
OK Don wrote: Thanks Marshall. I doubt that I'll be needing the fuel heated down here in OK, so I'll put that repair on the back burner. Do you have the specs - when does it start heating the fuel? Is it either on or off (binary) or continuously variable (analog)? I'll start on the smoke with D

Re: [MBZ] 60x engine fuel thermostat

2005-11-06 Thread Peter Frederick
There is a fuel heater attached to the head (or block, I'm not sure which) on the 60x engines. In cold weather, the fuel is pulled through the heater to prevent waxing up the fuel filter. Won't help on cold starts, of course, but it is nice. The fuel flow should be from tank suction standpip

Re: [MBZ] I'm still ATL (among the living) and frappr map

2005-11-06 Thread Tom Hargrave
Brian, Welcome back from the brink... Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 www.kegkits.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Chase Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 4:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] I'm still ATL (amon

Re: [MBZ] I'm still ATL (among the living) and frappr map

2005-11-06 Thread Brian Chase
Hey, Listers. I wanted to make it known that I'm still on board with the list and still keeping my 240d. Some of you may remember the saga that was unfolding several weeks ago with me and my '83 240d. To recap: I had my brother purchase this CA, AZ, rust-free honey with 120k for me. But when I

Re: [MBZ] I'm still ATL (among the living) and frappr map

2005-11-06 Thread Brian Chase
Hey, Listers. I wanted to make it known that I'm still on board with the list and still keeping my 240d. Some of you may remember the saga that was unfolding several weeks ago with me and my '83 240d. To recap: I had my brother purchase this CA, AZ, rust-free honey with 120k for me. But when I

Re: [MBZ] 1987 300TD Wagon in Portland, OR

2005-11-06 Thread kevin kraly
I have a matching '87 white/blue sedan. Maybe I should check it out. It would look perfect in your driveway! Go for it! Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon without an MB diesel 2003 Dodge Cummins diesel pickup, 24K miles, THE TRUCK!

Re: [MBZ] Becker Radio

2005-11-06 Thread l02turner
Hi Tom, Maybe these will help -- http://www.beckerelectronics.com/beckermanual.html - has manual downloads for $15. (!!)Seems high. http://members4.boardhost.com/beckerboard/ - Forum for Becker Electronics - someone may have a OM. http://www.mercedesradiorepair.com/ - repairs MB radios - may

Re: [MBZ] 60x engine fuel thermostat

2005-11-06 Thread OK Don
Thanks Marshall. I doubt that I'll be needing the fuel heated down here in OK, so I'll put that repair on the back burner. Do you have the specs - when does it start heating the fuel? Is it either on or off (binary) or continuously variable (analog)? I'll start on the smoke with Diesel Purge, sin

Re: [MBZ] 60x engine fuel thermostat

2005-11-06 Thread Marshall Booth
OK Don wrote: What does the fuel thermostat do? It's the thing on the side of the IP that the fuel line with the pre-filter goes to. The plastic connector is broken on the 602.962 I just bought, and the fuel line that should be connected to it is connected directly to the large fuel filter. Would

Re: [MBZ] lack of smoke

2005-11-06 Thread Marshall Booth
Luther Gulseth wrote: > Can you share this photo with us? I just spent almost a half hour trying to scan the photo from the = manual. The original is NOT great (but is adequate) but the scan is NOT = satisfactory in my opinion! I can post it (it's big - ~1.5 MB) I would = NOT try to adjust an i

[MBZ] 60x engine fuel thermostat

2005-11-06 Thread OK Don
What does the fuel thermostat do? It's the thing on the side of the IP that the fuel line with the pre-filter goes to. The plastic connector is broken on the 602.962 I just bought, and the fuel line that should be connected to it is connected directly to the large fuel filter. Would that contribute

Re: [MBZ] (no subject)

2005-11-06 Thread Luther Gulseth
that's the biggest account our trucking company has. On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 20:59:51 -0600, Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: International Paper? My dad worked for them for years IPs in the Benz world is an injection pump. On 11/5/05, Luther Gulseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Internation

Re: [MBZ] Wheel Bolt

2005-11-06 Thread Peter Frederick
Elizabeth: To the best of my knowledge, there isn't any problem with the bolts other than some idiot not correctly tightening them. They MUST be tightened using a tool known as a torque wrench that measures the amount of force being used. If they are tightened using an air wrench (as most t

Re: [MBZ] 115 - 300D question about oil filter

2005-11-06 Thread Peter Frederick
You can just as easily suck the oil out the dipstick pipe on a W115 as on any later model, but changing that oil filter Peter

Re: [MBZ] lack of smoke

2005-11-06 Thread Luther Gulseth
Can you share this photo with us? On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 15:01:04 -0600, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Rich Thomas wrote: So why do think a mix of about 30-35% veggie oil might make the night smoke diminish considerably? Not that I am worried about it or anything, just sorta curio

Re: [MBZ] fuel pump bad?

2005-11-06 Thread OK Don
Nope, but, did you try checking for fuel directly at the output of the pump? Maybe the accumulator or anti-siphon valve is blocked? Collapsed fuel line? On 11/5/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On my 85 380SE that I dropped the euro 5.0 in, was not getting fuel to > the engine.

Re: [MBZ] Bowden cable?

2005-11-06 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I really couldnt tell you how much that lever in there should move, I have never had to mess with it. Sounds like you found where it goes in though. I was thinking it was at the front corner though on the passenger side, but I think Im thinking about the dip stick tube. tom savage wrote: K

Re: [MBZ] (no subject)

2005-11-06 Thread Don & Teresa Merriman
Why no subject? On 11/5/05, Luther Gulseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > International Paper. Oh, wait, I'm not at work. > > On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 10:27:26 -0600, Jerry Herrman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > What does "IP" stand for? > > > > Jerry > > 82 240D > > > > ___

Re: [MBZ] What is a diesel, part II (INTERESTING!)

2005-11-06 Thread OK Don
Sure sounds like an "open source" encyclopedia it must be good because everyone can contribute and edit. On 11/4/05, Royce Engler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You have to remember that Wikipedia is a user written compendium with little > or no fact checking. In fact, if you look at the stat

[MBZ] Photos of K-Mac rear camber kit

2005-11-06 Thread Dave M.
Hi all, Mercedes' oversight of not providing rear camber adjustment has been remedied in a few different ways. One solution is the K-Mac kit, which replaces the stock bushing with an eccentric bushing that allows camber adjustment. I recently received the kit, but haven't installed it yet (plan to

Re: [MBZ] Cracked #17 head!? (was: Portland wagon)

2005-11-06 Thread Kevin J. Slater
Geez, I sure hope this turns out to be something other than a case of cracked head b/c of normal usage! Alex you just sent a shockwave through the bones of all of us confident #17 head owners out here. ...Kevin 87 300TD 278k mi with a #17 head (replaced a cracked #14 head) Dave M. wrote: Ale

Re: [MBZ] (no subject)

2005-11-06 Thread Sunil Hari
International Paper? My dad worked for them for years IPs in the Benz world is an injection pump. On 11/5/05, Luther Gulseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > International Paper. Oh, wait, I'm not at work. > > On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 10:27:26 -0600, Jerry Herrman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Wha

Re: [MBZ] hello?

2005-11-06 Thread Tom Hargrave
Wonder what went wrong & where? Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 www.kegkits.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Luther Gulseth Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 8:58 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] hello? he's not the

Re: [MBZ] (no subject)

2005-11-06 Thread Luther Gulseth
International Paper. Oh, wait, I'm not at work. On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 10:27:26 -0600, Jerry Herrman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What does "IP" stand for? Jerry 82 240D ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts e

Re: [MBZ] Cracked #17 head!? (was: Portland wagon)

2005-11-06 Thread Dave M.
Alex, Wow - that's one of the first, if not THE first, cracked #17 head that I've heard of. Could you give us any more details? How it happened, where the crack was (beteween valves or valve to prechamber), etc? Thanks! :-) -- Dave M. Boise, ID 1994 E500 - 95kmi (Q-ship) 1987 300D - 261kmi (Sp

[MBZ] Nice colour

2005-11-06 Thread Hendrik Riessen
This would have to be the brightest G wagen I have ever seen, ebay no 4586256292 Hendrik From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Nov 06 02:45:36 2005 Received: from pop-cowbird.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([207.69.195.68]) by server1.arterytc1.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1EYaXI-0004LV-1l for [EMAIL

Re: [MBZ] 1987 300TD Wagon in Portland, OR

2005-11-06 Thread Alex Chamberlain
Hey, I have a matching '87 white/blue sedan. Maybe I should check it out. Power sunroof, not manual. I'd be less concerned about the sunroom, though, than the evaporator or anything else wrong with the A/C. As Marshall likes to say, a #14 head on a 603 is not a guarantee of failure. But nor is

Re: [MBZ] Bowden cable?

2005-11-06 Thread tom savage
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: you have to pull the pan, look up in there where the cable goes in and you will see the little lever it hooks to. Okay, I think I see it now. The cable goes into the transmission just in front of the B2 piston cover, right? I can't move the corresponding lever more

[MBZ] Pittsburg '89 TE wagon

2005-11-06 Thread Rick Knoble
Craig's List Pittsburgh auction listing. Among the things being auctioned off are a Range Rover and a 1989 300 TE wagon. http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/gms/108528164.html No affiliation, ect. Rick Knoble 1985 300 CD

Re: [MBZ] There go my dreams of a G-Wagen

2005-11-06 Thread redghost
That wagon looks a bunch like the FJ-40 landcruiser wagon On Saturday, November 5, 2005, at 02:55 PM, TimothyPilgrim wrote: If I had the bucks to pony up, I'd be all over this thing... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GRIZZLY-4x4- prototypeTruck_W0QQitemZ4587619574QQcategoryZ6472QQrdZ1QQcmdZVie

Re: [MBZ] lack of smoke

2005-11-06 Thread Harry Watkins
Marshall wrote: "There is even a photo in the OM636/621 engine manual that "shows" how much smoke is allowed ;-)" That reminds me of setting idle speed on my homemade propane system on a 73 Toyota pickup. I wired the propane hose away from everything under the hood, turned it on and put a match

Re: [MBZ] Wheel Bolt

2005-11-06 Thread David Brodbeck
This is mostly venting, but... Every time I go to a tire/brake shop, it seems like my car ends up worse off than if I'd done nothing. Just today I took it to one to have the tires rotated and the brakes inspected, a simple job that seems like it'd be hard to screw up. They found no problems. On

Re: [MBZ] Oil Sucker Fiasco

2005-11-06 Thread Rich Thomas
I use that rigid poly tubing, seems to hold up fairly well with "warm" oil (I have not tried it with HOT, duh!!!). But hey, it accomplished the task, right? --R B Dike wrote: Hot oil causes drain line to collapse. Shop Vac hose collapses. Oil sprays into ShopVac canister. Oil in shop vac

Re: [MBZ] lack of smoke

2005-11-06 Thread Rich Thomas
Thanks for that info. I was thinking (DANGER!) though that because the car is much quieter with this mix, that maybe the vegoil was slowing down the combustion a bit (i.e., slower flame front) from #2 alone. Kinda like a "whumpf" you get from some explosive gases (those hydrogen balloons I us

Re: [MBZ] Wheel Bolt

2005-11-06 Thread Robert & Tara Ludwick
Aside from the known bolt problem, there is also the extremly likely chance that the last joker to put tires on the thing didn't use a torque wrench and put the wheels back on with an impacct wrench ( that noisy air powered gun looking thing they take the tires off with ) and overtightened the