The early 190's came with 14" wheels, what is the advantage to switching
to the later 15" wheels?
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
Okie Benz Auto parts-emai
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
The early 190's came with 14" wheels, what is the advantage to switching
to the later 15" wheels?
You can pay more money for tires!! 185/65x15s cost more than 185/70x14s.
I swapped my '85 from 15" wheels back to 14". Won't work with MOST later
201s (made after '86) as
so basically you are better off with the 14's, knew the tires would
probably be more, thought maybe the advantage was better mileage or
something.
Marshall Booth wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
The early 190's came with 14" wheels, what is the advantage to switching
to the later 15" wheels?
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
yours has pencil type already.
Troy Kocher wrote:
Listers,
We have a starting issue with my friend's 82 240d. When it cranks it
still sounds like it has compression but it doesn't seem to be getting
fuel and won't start. We are going to replace the fuel filters today
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> so basically you are better off with the 14's, knew the tires would
> probably be more, thought maybe the advantage was better mileage or
> something.
In theory, by going to a larger wheel but keeping the same overall tire
diameter, you can get better handling by makin
Steve MacSween wrote:
Odd problem with my w126 300sd... this is a problem being made worse by cold
temps, but it's doing it even on warmer days when it was starting fine (even
before I adjusted the valves).
When you turn the key (after two glow cycles), it kicks strongly and fires
briefly, then
David Brodbeck wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
so basically you are better off with the 14's, knew the tires would
probably be more, thought maybe the advantage was better mileage or
something.
In theory, by going to a larger wheel but keeping the same overall tire
diameter, you can get bette
You need to change the wiring between plugs and unhook the ground strap --
at least in my 240D. Been there, done that, and am glad I did.
On 12/19/05, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> > yours has pencil type already.
> >
> > Troy Kocher wrote:
> >
> >> Liste
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:20:02 + LT Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You need to change the wiring between plugs and unhook the ground strap
> -- at least in my 240D. Been there, done that, and am glad I did.
Yes, there is a noticable difference in putting virtually all of the glow
plug related
Ya know, now that my battery has sufficient water, I've not really needed to
use the block heater so far this winter -- and we've spent several December
days in single digits. I attribute this to Mobil 1 Truck/SUV and the updated
glow plugs.
On 12/19/05, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Kleb posteth:
<>
I decided to pass up this golden opportunity.
RLE
My new goal is to LIVE long enough to have my 220,000 mile Benz see a
million miles.
On 12/19/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Kleb posteth:
>
> < you can bet the new one would never make it to 1 million.>>
>
> I decided to pass up this golden opportunity.
>
> RLE
> ___
Yea, I've said that before, then I find another Benz that I HAVE to
have, so the miles get diluted too much. I don't realy drive all that
much anyway, so it wasn't a realistic dream.
On 12/18/05, LT Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My new goal is to LIVE long enough to have my 220,000 mile Benz se
< work car and would like to get a 190D but they are scarce and when you
> do find one they go for insane money. The 2.3's should be cheap and had
> the added advantage of using it when diesel prices are high.>>
My '85 190Es putzing around town mileage was about 21mpg. Best hiway
mileage was i
Perhaps I sent this to the wrong address. I'm new at this.
Sumner D. Matthes E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED])
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> Perhaps I sent this to the wrong address. I'm new at this.
If you sent a message to Marshall at nbooth+..., you sure did.
Marshall's first initial is "M", not "N"
Let's see. 750,000 miles to go. At 5,000 per year, I will be 202 years old
(or 203 after 12/24/05) to get to that point.
On 12/19/05, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Yea, I've said that before, then I find another Benz that I HAVE to
> have, so the miles get diluted too much. I don't realy d
Aren't the premium prices about the same as Diesel these days? I
haven't piad close attention, but I'm thinking they are, so there
isn't much advantage to switching.
On 12/18/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> < > work car and would like to get a 190D but they are scarce and when y
With the coming of steady below-freezing nights here in the Northwest
I have had the opportunity to notice that the heated washer nozzles on
my car do not in fact heat and thus do not nozzle. While trying to
detach the wires at one of the nozzles on the underside of the hood so
that I could put th
Well, I've got 50K on you on the highest mileage car, and I average
closer to 15k/yr., so It'll only take me 47 years, if I can keep up
the current pace that long, which both economically and physically
very unlikely.
On 12/18/05, LT Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Let's see. 750,000 miles to go.
LT Don wrote:
>
> Let's see. 750,000 miles to go. At 5,000 per year, I will be 202 years old
> (or 203 after 12/24/05) to get to that point.
I read somewhere recently that if you are alive now, your life expectancy
is 120+ years. I don't believe it, but that's what was said.
thanks dude
Marshall Booth wrote:
David Brodbeck wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
so basically you are better off with the 14's, knew the tires would
probably be more, thought maybe the advantage was better mileage or
something.
In theory, by going to a larger wheel but keeping the same o
I don't have any answers for you - just an observation. In finding the
leak in the wacher system on my '90 124, I found that the hose/wire
had been routed such that a large hole was abraided through the tube
and the center wire. I thought, "no problem" I'll just splice it, with
a short section of a
At my current rate of ensuing decrepitude, life beyond 80'ish will be
either significantly surgically enhanced (many worn out parts
replaced), or not all that pleasant.
Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it!
.
>
> I read somewhere recently that if you are alive now, your life expect
Mom is 88 - Don't think she wants to hang around that long. I will if my
other disability policy finally pays off - just to piss them off if nothing
else. Not sure I could handle another life time longer than what I have
already had... Almost 270K miles on the SD, but I'm not driving that much
a
The current issue of Mercedes Enthusiast has a couple of articles that
appear to relevant to some of our recent discussion threads. Might
have to order it. It's rather expensive, so I only buy issues that are
really interesting or relevant to the cars I own.
http://www.mercedesenthusiast.co.uk/
R
I intend to take most of myself to the grave if I have to hasten the
end a little. I saw the Six Million Dollar Man and do not want to
spend that cash or see the pay off in pain and longer life
On Sunday, December 18, 2005, at 07:31 PM, OK Don wrote:
At my current rate of ensuing decrepitude
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 21:16:33 -0600 OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Aren't the premium prices about the same as Diesel these days? I
> haven't piad close attention, but I'm thinking they are, so there
> isn't much advantage to switching.
Here in Los Alamos:
Regular 229.9
Mid 239.9
Pre
premium and diesel today are the same at 2.46 at the Flying J.
On 12/18/05, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 21:16:33 -0600 OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Aren't the premium prices about the same as Diesel these days? I
> > haven't piad close attention, but
I used to drive 35 k miles/ year just to go to work. Now I'm retired, 62 and
drive maybe 5 k miles/year. At 830 k miles to go, i'll be 186 years old to
get that new MB.
On 12/18/05, LT Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> My new goal is to LIVE long enough to have my 220,000 mile Benz see a
> millio
Thanks Marshall. I didn't think the subframe mount
would cause that either.
Tan
--- Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tan Qu wrote:
> > Another question is: how often do you all replace
> the
> > differential fluid? I probably need to drain the
> > differential to see what kind of con
How does the nozzle heat system work? The FSM just says they come on
at 5 degrees C. Is there a fuse? Is it related to the outside temp
I _think_ that the heating element in the nozzle is just a thermistor,
and that the turn-on is somewhat gradual. But I could be wrong, I never
dove into the
Yes, there is a noticable difference in putting virtually all of the
glow
plug related heat inside the prechambers versus having the majority of
it
outside the engine next to the valve cover!
One of my Frankenheap fantasies is to put the toaster rack wires inside
the intake manifold. I'm inte
When you turn the key (after two glow cycles), it kicks strongly and
fires
briefly, then dies. Then it just cranks as though it's not getting
fuel. And
cranks. And cranks.
Probably air as others have said. But how does it react if you work
the throttle and hold it partway down before you try
It need only be stuck open to work correctly as a flush tool.
It need only be stuck _all_the_way_ open to work correctly as a flush
tool!
Use tubing or a shell casing to ensure this condition.
-- Jim
That's exactly my problem. Maybe I'll have to fix it.
It's so easy, and relatively cheap, that there's little reason to
put it off. It's also easy to examine the old part, torn rubber
is pretty apparent. You can have a positive diagnosis before
spending dime one.
-- Jim
it didn't matter but I also switched the harness . . Question. . Can I
switch JUST the glow plug TYPE (ie go from loop wire to pencil) or do
I need to stay with the same type that is currently on the car?
You can switch types, but the conversion type is different than the
regular pencil plug.
Now that I have an old thermostat, what is required to make a flush
tool?
Piece of slit tubing (or a brass shell casing). See:
http://cathey.dogear.com/SDLcool.html
http://cathey.dogear.com/JSLcool.html
There is a picture of one of the forced-open thermostats.
-- Jim
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This message got the the list just fine. We usually send all questions
to the list - there are a lot of eyes reading it so you will get a
reply sooner than if you send directly to an individual. Also, someone
else is probalby having the same problem, or will soon, so the answer
to your question wil
Well I am deciding whether to keep my old 240D or sell
it. This is a 1982 240D 4-speed manual with almost
270,000 miles on it. It's not perfect but is a lot
better than you may think. I will try to describe its
condition in detail.
The car spent most of its life in Georgia until 4
years ago the 2n
OK, it is time for me to install a block heater in the lower radiator
hose of my love's 1980 300CD.
This means I must drain and replace the anti-freeze. The stuff that is
in there is green, which I understand is not the optimum. Where do I get
the weird colored stuff (red or orange?) which sho
a block heater does not go in the radiator hose, it goes in the side of
the block. Those radiator hose heaters dont work nearly as well as a
real block heater.
Lee Einer wrote:
OK, it is time for me to install a block heater in the lower radiator
hose of my love's 1980 300CD.
This means I
Good point. Next time I'm under the hood (which has a foot of snow on
it) I'll take a look.
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 12/19/05, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > That's exactly my problem. Maybe I'll have to fix it.
>
> It's so easy, and relatively cheap, that there's little reason to
> put
in there is green, which I understand is not the optimum. Where do I
get
the weird colored stuff (red or orange?) which should be used in Der
Benz? I am guessing it is not to be found in the average Auto Zone.
Dealer (or equivalent) item, or Zerex G-05 from NAPA/McParts, if you
can find it.
I
Where are you? Got any pics?
On 12/19/05, Tan Qu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Well I am deciding whether to keep my old 240D or sell
> it. This is a 1982 240D 4-speed manual with almost
> 270,000 miles on it. It's not perfect but is a lot
> better than you may think. I will try to describe its
>It's so easy, and relatively cheap, that there's little reason to
>put it off. It's also easy to examine the old part, torn rubber
>is pretty apparent. You can have a positive diagnosis before
>spending dime one.
It is an easy fix but it still cost between $30-$75 for the part. What they
real
DeLand, Florida. I can take some pictures and post
them tomorrow. Do we have a place on the list I can
post some pictures?
Tan
--- Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Where are you? Got any pics?
>
> On 12/19/05, Tan Qu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Well I am deciding whether to keep
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's so easy, and relatively cheap, that there's little reason to
put it off. It's also easy to examine the old part, torn rubber
is pretty apparent. You can have a positive diagnosis before
spending dime one.
It is an easy fix but it still cost between $30-$75 for th
sadly, no. but i'll give you $750 for it.
On 12/19/05, Tan Qu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> DeLand, Florida. I can take some pictures and post
> them tomorrow. Do we have a place on the list I can
> post some pictures?
>
> Tan
>
> --- Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Where are you? G
Be prepared to cut the old block plug out with a big hammer and a big
chisel (emphasis on BIG) or acetylene torch.
The last one i took out would not budge with a 6 ft cheater or a 15" chisel
and 6 lb hammer. I heated it red hot with the torch, then applied both the
cheater and the chisel at t
The last one i took out would not budge with a 6 ft cheater or a 15"
chisel
and 6 lb hammer. I heated it red hot with the torch, then applied both
the
Did you heat the plug, or the area _around_ the plug? The latter is
what I did, trying to keep the plug relatively cold. I wanted the
circumfe
I think i tried both ways. The block won't heat red hot because the cast
transfers heat too well.
At 12:50 PM 12/19/2005, you wrote:
> The last one i took out would not budge with a 6 ft cheater or a 15"
> chisel
> and 6 lb hammer. I heated it red hot with the torch, then applied both
> the
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I have heard stories about the block cracking right there when trying to
remove that plug. Never seen it 1st hand though.
Loren Faeth wrote:
Be prepared to cut the old block plug out with a big hammer and a big
chisel (emphasis on BIG) or acetylene torch.
The last one i took out would not
you can send them directly to the list, they will be stored and
converted to links.
Tan Qu wrote:
DeLand, Florida. I can take some pictures and post
them tomorrow. Do we have a place on the list I can
post some pictures?
Tan
--- Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Where are you? Got
So, in an effort to diagnose and (hopefully) fix my OM603's excessive
blue smoking problem upon acceleration, I picked up a cheap rebuilt
350 SDL turbo on ebay ($150), thinking it might stem a source of oil
entering the intake stream--it didn't. My recent compression test
didn't reveal any anomalo
I think Dave M. was the only one on the list who did
the valve stem seals on the OM60X engine. I did this
on my 240D but I remember the required tool was
completely different. 60X engine requires a "bridge"
tool and a crawlfoot to do this job. Trial &
elimination approach sometimes does get expensi
Starting the process of trying to figure out how to create a half way
decent web site and will be needing some ideas as to content. Its
y'alls site really so what do you want to see? Some of the stuff from
mbz.org is up as far as articles go but Im not sure we should be coping
that stuff dire
I think i tried both ways. The block won't heat red hot because the
cast
transfers heat too well.
I never got mine near that hot, I'm sure. Didn't really want to,
either!
With C2H2O2, though, it probably could have done. Once the water was
out of it enough.
-- Jim
I did the seals of my 603 at about 300K, I made a tool, but will get the
right one next time. The old seals were very brittle. I only changed them
because I was in there doing the chain anyway. I noticed NO change in oil
consumption/smoking, as Marshall says. Valve seals have little influen
I tried the gentle touch with the heat first with no effect. Then i tried
full blast on the cast with no effect. Then I got the plug red hot and let
it cool. That and with the 6 foot cheater and beating with the BFH and 15"
chisel finally broke it loose. The object of heating in this case is
On Sun, Dec 18, 2005 at 08:39:26PM -0500, Marshall Booth wrote:
> Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> > The early 190's came with 14" wheels, what is the advantage to switching
> > to the later 15" wheels?
>
> You can pay more money for tires!! 185/65x15s cost more than 185/70x14s.
> I swapped my '85 fro
You did pull the bolt all the way out, right? The cable will not come out
with the bolt in place.
Regards
Steve
"85" Euro 240D, 5 spd manual, 110K
"79" 240D, 5 spd manual, 20K on eng rebuild
"94" Dodge/Cummins, 100K
"82" TD project wagon
"64" VW Bug
"65" D15, AC tractor
Content-Trans
If you want a cheesy upgrade for your W124, you can swap in the
nozzles from the early 190E/D (the type that had only one nozzle in
the center of the hood). Then you'll have six streams of washer fluid
instead of the measly four...
-Aaron
1987 300D
1987 300TD
A local Mercedes Shop sells some older Benzes and random Porshes, BMWs
and Alfa Romeos. I just drove by and he has a VERY nice 126 500SEL. It
is not a 560SEL, but 500. I am not familiar with these cars. Is this a
Euro car? Any information would be great. It looks VERY VERY nice. He
wants $39
Howdy!
We (the collective we) sometimes have large stuff that could be sold on eBay
because the size makes things difficult. A "Local Pickup only" option on
the auction is always a possibility but the number of buyers might be so
limited to make the auction a losing proposition.
I thought I'
Or you can do it the way the pros do it and just slap a label on it.
Bumpers, hoods, doors, fenders, wheels etc are all shipped bare by me.
That is the best way to do it. You will have to use fedex though as I
dont think UPS will do it. I have tried bubble wrap, boxing them etc
and they get d
When I parked here at work this morning, my mileage read 230032 on the SD.
Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (happily running diesel/WVO mix)
'82 300CD slate grey, black interior, 152,xxx mi
OK folks, now is your big chance. I dont have any good quality pics of
any of my cars at the moment so if you would like your car to possibly
be on the new list page send me a good pic ASAP.
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 3
Luther Gulseth wrote:
When I parked here at work this morning, my mileage read 230032 on the SD.
The 300TD hit 174471 early last week when I pulled into the parking space at
work. Next up will be 175571 in another two to three weeks, but I doubt it'll
strike twice.
--
John L. Ervine
1981 2
I thought I was the only person who noticed stuff like that.
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 145K
Litchfield Park, AZ
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From: "Luther Gulseth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 3:56 PM
Subject: [MBZ] nice mileage palindrome
When I pa
My boost gauge actually registers slight levels of vacuum at
just-off-idle throttle, which may explain the cloud of blue smoke that
shows up during off-idle acceleration. This quite possibly is due to
the extra plumbing associated with the front mount intercooler. Don't
know for sure.
On 12/19/0
not a 560SEL, but 500. I am not familiar with these cars. Is this a
Euro car?
Usually, as I understand it. They may or may not have all the goodies
that a 560 would have had. I was all excited by the 500 SEL that made
it to our U-Pull last year, but found it didn't have the hydraulic
suspens
Kevin wrote:
On Sun, Dec 18, 2005 at 08:39:26PM -0500, Marshall Booth wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
The early 190's came with 14" wheels, what is the advantage to switching
to the later 15" wheels?
You can pay more money for tires!! 185/65x15s cost more than 185/70x14s.
I swapped my '85 from
Tom Scordato wrote:
1977 300D, 123 chassis
Spent the last 4 hours trying to remove the speedo cable where it stabs into
the tranny off take. The cross wise hold down bolt is loose all the way.
Car was up on pule up ramps and my big foot style body had trouble fitting
in the work area.
Prob
Zeitgeist wrote:
My boost gauge actually registers slight levels of vacuum at
just-off-idle throttle, which may explain the cloud of blue smoke that
shows up during off-idle acceleration. This quite possibly is due to
the extra plumbing associated with the front mount intercooler. Don't
know fo
Kaleb, I'd really like to see an easy way to browse through the current and
past list posts, sorting by date, title, author, and search by keywords.
-brian
-Original Message-
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 4:37 PM
To: Banned List; Merce
Need some good pics of a 108 chassis or some other old car, and a SL or
some sort.
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
84 250 LWB, 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 part
In 84 and 85, there was an US model 500SEL.
On 12/19/05, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > not a 560SEL, but 500. I am not familiar with these cars. Is this a
> > Euro car?
>
> Usually, as I understand it. They may or may not have all the goodies
> that a 560 would have had. I was all
On Sun, Dec 18, 2005 at 11:41:40PM -0700, Craig McCluskey wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 21:16:33 -0600 OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Aren't the premium prices about the same as Diesel these days? I
> > haven't piad close attention, but I'm thinking they are, so there
> > isn't much advant
On Sat, Dec 17, 2005 at 10:24:35PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> What sort of mileage will a 2.3 get? Thinking about getting one for a
> work car and would like to get a 190D but they are scarce and when you
> do find one they go for insane money. The 2.3's should be cheap and had
> the ad
Ridin' the dog!
--R
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We decided Greyhound Express freight was the way to go
Need some good pics of ... and a SL or some sort.
Got a wad of 'em in my for-sale page:
http://cathey.dogear.com/JSLsale.html
-- Jim
On Mon, Dec 19, 2005 at 06:20:32PM -0500, Marshall Booth wrote:
> Performance tires are a complete waste if economy is your motive! If
> economy isn't your motive, then DON'T buy a 190D 2.0 or 2.2!
Correct, and while my current 201 is a 2.2 diesel, this isn't just a diesel
list anymore. There mig
On Sun, Dec 18, 2005 at 09:20:34PM -0600, OK Don wrote:
> Well, I've got 50K on you on the highest mileage car, and I average
> closer to 15k/yr., so It'll only take me 47 years, if I can keep up
> the current pace that long, which both economically and physically
> very unlikely.
My two high mile
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