Saw one in California in 1980, an aquaintance knew someone who got one
stored in a barn for years, sold as a 914, cheap. Same as a 914 except for
the 916 badge and the two extra cylinders, not visible from outside.
Obviously a clone, since the only one (of the 12 built) to come to the US
I would love to have the auxiliary tank in the trunk. Wouldn't keep it full
all of the time but would be nice on occasion to fill when the price was
right and also to go where ever and not worry about looking for fuel. A win
win situation most of the time. Lose a bit of trunk space but that would
Missed the thread, I always let the SD and TD glow for about 5 sec after light
goes out...SD has the hyper-cool Beru pre-during-post glow plugs and
relay...any harm?
Chris
Sorry about you dog Bob. That stinks. Bone cancer?
Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Thanks. Herr Doktor.
Oh man! What am I in for with this old slushy 240D?
An exercise in patience, I'd say.
Can anybody tell me what the normal driving/shifting characteristics
of this 79 240D would be? It seems reluctant to downshift on its
own which doesn't help matters any. (And rarely [if ever] starts
out in
OK Don... I sent you a PM. Thanks...
Patrick
'87 300SDL
-- Forwarded message --
From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 20:53:33 -0600
Subject: [MBZ] 124 8 hole wheels
Our son was driving the '90 300D 2.5 this
Great news Chris Don't you love when that happens?
Regards Tom Scordato
- Original Message -
From: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 6:50 PM
Subject: [MBZ] brake torsion
bar
Bob Rentfro wrote:
Thanks. Herr Doktor. The suggestion of glowing for ten seconds after the light goes out was spot on. The old girl fires right up and the cloud of smoke is no more.
O.T. - Has anyone delt with osteosarcoma in their pet? The vet said that he's relatively certain our six month
Runs well, doesn't start well in cold weather. 159k miles. Have pictures,
finally.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Christopher McCann wrote:
THE BOLT JUST FELL OUT AH! FOR
ONCE, SOMETHING GOES MY WAY! MAKES SENSE AS THE BAR IS NOT AT ALL RUSTY!!
YAHOO!!! FEW RUBBER HICKIES A BOLT AN HOUR LATER AND I'LL BE
GOOD TO GO - THE VAST EXPANSE OF CO,
Where? Mike
- Original Message -
From: Jim Keefe [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 7:29 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 1981 240D $1000
Runs well, doesn't start well in cold weather. 159k miles. Have
pictures,
finally.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Brian,
I solve that issue by not getting in the driver seat of anything but
Gump. the mental gymnastics of E300D over Gump sometimes makes me feel
like I have three left feet
On Saturday, March 4, 2006, at 10:59 PM, Brian Chase wrote:
Allright, now it's getting late, I've walked the
Warren, MA. Halfway between Springfield and Worcester, near Sturbridge.
From: Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1981 240D $1000
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 19:36:06 -0500
Where?
Well, the guy wants over $1000 for it, so it looks like he's keepin' it for
a looong time. His words were the body is too nice and original to
sell it for any less. He didn't like my idea of bringing out a battery to
crank it over to at least be sure that it does turn over, so...
I
(And rarely [if ever] starts
out in 1 unless the lever is in L.)
How's the kickdown switch? Does the kickdown solinoid click when depressed?
If not, that would be quite depressing!
Good luck with that thing!
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
1973 220D
PS. What's your resale price gonna be for that
Maybe it needs more Drive It Like You Stole It to get the cobwebs out.
Fresh fuel and a few hundred highway miles. Maybe you should round
trip to Moses Lake
On Sunday, March 5, 2006, at 09:46 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
The brakes and wheel bearing seem to be sorted out, the car drives
fairly
Bob,
Check this link
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_canine_osteosarcoma.html
Hope it helps...
Chuck
Phoenix, AZ
On Mar 6, 2006, at 4:47 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote:
Thanks. Herr Doktor. The suggestion of glowing for ten seconds
after the light goes out was spot on. The old girl
that is superb
On Sunday, March 5, 2006, at 02:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Be sure to change all the fuses in your humor detector before going to:
www.sniffpetrol.com
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http://www.striplin.net
For new parts see official list sponsor:
You are welcome, glad it worked out. Their Customer service is great.
Mike
- Original Message -
From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Suggestions for a replacement radio
On Sun,
Peter Frederick wrote:
Saw one in California in 1980, an aquaintance knew someone who got one
stored in a barn for years, sold as a 914, cheap.
Same as a 914 except for the 916 badge and the two extra cylinders, not
visible from outside.
It was probably a 914/6 and not a true 916. Only 11
Thanks for the tip-I get to Amherst on business 2 or 3 times a year-will
definitely look for River Ale.
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 129K miles
Wickford, RI
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond
It can be done, but do not try using patchwork tires on a high
performance car. Gump was good for a few thousand miles on her odd
shoes. The handling was immeasurably improved with new matched wheels
all around.
On Sunday, March 5, 2006, at 06:39 PM, Marshall Booth wrote:
[EMAIL
I thought he meant to keep you from peeing all over the owner by fixing
it and driving it away after you stole it from him.
Just my interpretation.
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 129K miles
Wickford, RI
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Chuck Landenberger wrote:
Bob,
Check this link
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_canine_osteosarcoma.html
Hope it helps...
Superb Chuck, THANKS.
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
der Dieseling Doktor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87
If it's your 126, I had the same thing happen. My indy designed and
had machined a collar that went over the end of the sway bar and
accepted the stock MBZ bushings and nut. Collar held on with six set
screws and JB Weld. Indy did it on his own 126 and it was fine for 7
months when he did
How's the kickdown switch? Does the kickdown solinoid click when
depressed?
If not, that would be quite depressing!
Switch clicks, but I've not checked into the electrical part of it
yet. Never even had the fuse box cover off yet! But the lights work,
looks like I might drive it to band
PS. What's your resale price gonna be for that 240D once its ready to
go
with the bugs all cleaned off the rear window?
Unsure. I'm trying to make money off of this one though, as
an experiment. $2k? With much Bio blah blah trumpeting?
-- Jim
Hmmm.
Coulda sworn the six cylinder production version was badged 916 as
well, but that's been a long time ago.
Certainly, the 914 with a six cylinder was very difficult to tell from
the four cylinder.
Peter
Try these boys
http://www.auroraaw.com/aboutus.htm
they have all sorts of newer stuff like those wheels
On Sunday, March 5, 2006, at 08:52 PM, Desert Rat wrote:
Don,
couple of months ago I did the same thing to the W140 (no son to
blame!).
Tires were fair, wheels were fair to poor and
ChowdaQ would be the proper spelling I believe.
I'm from Maine, born in Caribou, grew up in Falmouth which is right outside
of Portland.
I guess this as good a time as any to mention I'm thinking April 29 or 30 for
ChowdaQ. I'm still planning on right here in Gardner at the Gardner
Did you remove the threaded retention collaron the outside of the fender. It
keeps the antenna from coming out?
Regards,
Robert Massmann
Wilmington, Ohio
87 190D 2.5 Turbo 205K?
85 300CD 327K
82 300D 327K
81 VW Rabbit Pickup 210K (Diesel)
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 3/6/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
own which doesn't help matters any. (And rarely [if ever] starts
out in 1 unless the lever is in L.) But the linkage is already
pulling as hard on the tranny's lever as will let the throttle go
to full stop.
Jim,
Don't know from practical
Jim Cathey wrote:
Here's you chance to own a REAL ONE OF A KIND Thank
goodness
http://tinyurl.com/ezhpu
Hey, I kind of _like_ it!
Me too. A wonderfully twisted idea, pretty well executed.
But then, I kinda liked the W123 wagon on a 4WD Toyota chassis that I
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I thought Apple dropped support for Safari a few years ago. Did I hear
wrong?.
Must have. It comes with OSX Tiger. I don't use it but it pops up once in a
while anyway as a default.
I think I was thinking of Cyberdog.
Both being 115 you will be happy to have that donor car. Scavenge the
check straps, glass, all sorts of bits, and then go to town getting the
240 running really well. I suspect that after 30 years the IP just
needs to be replaced. The seller seems to have done a poor job doing
it right.
I
Jim Cathey wrote:
Oh, I know he wants a factory tire jack.
Is it the same as a W123 jack? I have one that's no longer of any use
to me, since rust has gotten to the jack points of my car in a serious
way. I carry a 2.5-ton scissor jack instead.
David Brodbeck wrote:
But then, I kinda liked the W123 wagon on a 4WD Toyota chassis that I
saw pictures of, a while back, too. :)
Nissan. And I like it, too. The perfect mini-mog.
--
John L. Ervine
1981 240D 4-spd 270+kmi
1980 300TD 175+kmi
1980 300SD 277+kmi
1977 280S 4-spd 81+kmi
1976
Where are the pics available?
On 3/6/06, Jim Keefe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Runs well, doesn't start well in cold weather. 159k miles. Have pictures,
finally.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
--
Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts. Study hard... Be Evil.
Just a few days worth of Domme stuff, and then may never post until
another tenant decides to leave me loads of junk
On Monday, March 6, 2006, at 09:51 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On 3/6/06, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Trying to post stuff on ebay this weekend and no go. Just drops
Apple's browser is Safari, M$ dropped support for IE for Mac
On Monday, March 6, 2006, at 11:01 AM, David Brodbeck wrote:
redghost wrote:
Trying to post stuff on ebay this weekend and no go. Just drops you
when trying to post a photo with my trusty mac. I get thinking I am
doing it all
TOO COOL!
Rusty your the man. Will call in the morning with parts order.
Jim
- Original Message -
From: Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] More good stuff
Ok Jim, here ya go.
On Mar 6, 2006, at 6:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Must have. It comes with OSX Tiger. I don't use it but it pops up
once in a
while anyway as a default.
RLE
___
Its alive and well. It is odd (to me any way) that certain browsers
won't open or
That is a rolling turd if ever I saw one
On Monday, March 6, 2006, at 01:36 PM, Chuck Landenberger wrote:
Hey Y'all...!!!
Here's you chance to own a REAL ONE OF A KIND Thank
goodness
Liking this could be dangerous to your health!
Take care,
Chuck
Phoenix AZ
1986 16
More the urination upon the leg and soul of the seller than the loss of
fuel should you twist a wrench for five minutes and drive off in a $300
car that is now worth $900
On Monday, March 6, 2006, at 03:18 PM, kevin kraly wrote:
That was my plan. It's better to do repairs after the sale.
Well, let him know that when he comes to his senses, you are
interested. He will have a nice ornament for the lawn this summer.
When he calls for the car donation pick up and learns it is worth $150
at the pick and pull (where the non runners are ending up) he may wish
he had sold it for
On Mar 6, 2006, at 6:15 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
Safari is a Mac thing -- designed in isolation and the assumption that
only mac users would contact each other with it -- the legacy of
hackers, again!
Peter
You should get an iMac with DVD drive. They will run Tiger I saw one
On Mar 6, 2006, at 6:18 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
I just got a fairly new update a couple months ago -- won't run on my
machine, of course
Peter
What won't run?
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On 3/6/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here's you chance to own a REAL ONE OF A KIND Thank
goodness
http://tinyurl.com/ezhpu
1) I hope they didn't impede the ability to put the hard top
back on. Looks like they might have.
How else are you going to get fresh
On 3/6/06, John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
David Brodbeck wrote:
But then, I kinda liked the W123 wagon on a 4WD Toyota chassis that I
saw pictures of, a while back, too. :)
Nissan. And I like it, too. The perfect mini-mog.
I'd rather have Jim Rogers' GLK (SLK body on a G-wagen
On Mar 6, 2006, at 6:50 PM, Christopher McCann wrote:
THE BOLT JUST FELL OUT
AH! FOR ONCE, SOMETHING GOES MY WAY!
MAKES SENSE AS THE BAR IS NOT AT ALL RUSTY!!
YAHOO!!! FEW RUBBER HICKIES A BOLT AN HOUR LATER
AND I'LL BE GOOD
Curt asked:
Why do people have performance cars and drive like weenies?
97% of it is the knowledge that should the desire or need strike, you can
blow most people away. It's what helps me cope with the daily aggressive
tailgaiting I get as I drive around in a sensible manner. I liken it to the
Oh, and to save gas too.
Brian
On 3/6/06, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Isn't that the 12cyl maintenance and repair nightmare?
Actually I'll admit I was gazing upon a BMW today. Musta been a quite new
one, cherry red, pretty lady driving it. Then I pressed on the go pedal and
took
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4618061700rd=1sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AITrd=1
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 72 250C, 69
On Mar 6, 2006, at 7:01 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not a 914-6 which was a production car.
RLE
I put a Chalon kit on my orange 1970 914-6 and transplanted a 3.0
from a 911SC into it. At first I was nervous about cutting the car
and installing the body kit but I had a body man friend
Very
On Monday, March 6, 2006, at 07:32 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/
eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4618061700rd=1sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT
rd=1
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
--
Clay
Seattle
On Monday, March 6, 2006 at 17:15:21 (-0600), Peter Frederick wrote:
Safari is a Mac thing -- designed in isolation and the assumption that
only mac users would contact each other with it -- the legacy of
hackers, again!
Safari is actually a browser that Apple wrote (who knows why they
Is this the guy that machined a new end for the bar? That's what I'd
try before RR'ing the thing -- it's about as bad as the blower motor
in a 115 chassis, without any apparent shortcuts.
On 3/6/06, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Assuming you are talking about 126: Save yourself time and
Just as information.
The new GL is due to be released this week... Guess it had to do
time first... (Joke)
Here's a link to look at what your $'s can get... It's 0-60 time
is 7.4..
http://autospies.com/article/index.asp?articleId=6761categoryId=
As usual no
Safari 2.1 -- requires OS 10.3 or better. I don't have it, and could
only use it on the Wallstreet anyway -- my Beige G3 is quite cranky
enough as it is, I don't want to risk the workaround to get 10.3 or
10.4 installed on it.
Peter
Cheap, schmeep! You still got 36 hours to get your bid in! Go for it,
Kaleb... too far away for me. Why aren't there any of these in the
Pacific Northwest?
:)
-dm
--
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 21:32:10 -0600
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ]
On Mar 6, 2006, at 7:56 PM, Chuck Landenberger wrote:
O.T. - Has anyone delt with osteosarcoma in their pet? The vet said
that he's relatively certain our six month old puppy Gertie
(Shepard/Lab mix) has it. I'm going to research it tonight if it's
not too busy at the old nuke plant.
Bob
My TD (87) and TE (88) both have Vickers Type 119 tandem pumps. I set out
to rebuild both, as the TD pump is leaking and the TE does not have working
hydraulic suspension when i got it. I took out he TE pump and disassembled
it without special tools.
There are 4 bolts holding the pump
On Mar 6, 2006, at 8:47 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
ChowdaQ would be the proper spelling I believe.
I'm from Maine, born in Caribou, grew up in Falmouth which is
right outside of Portland.
I guess this as good a time as any to mention I'm thinking April
29 or 30 for ChowdaQ. I'm still
Yes, that is the guy, but it looks like Chris lucked out and doesn't need him.
At 09:56 PM 3/6/2006, you wrote:
Is this the guy that machined a new end for the bar? That's what I'd
try before RR'ing the thing -- it's about as bad as the blower motor
in a 115 chassis, without any apparent
Okay, I know Marshall feels adamant about not having different tires on the
front than on the rear of the car. (I shutter to think what he'd say about
having a different type of tire on the driver's than on the passerger's
side.)
But I see that others concur that a differing tire on front back
On Mar 6, 2006, at 10:48 PM, redghost wrote:
Very
On Monday, March 6, 2006, at 07:32 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/
eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4618061700rd=1sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%
3AIT
rd=1
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87
On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 08:17:31 -0800 (PST) Curt Raymond
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A couple years ago Dad and I setup a bottle jack pushing down on a
piston (with a chain around the block so it could push down). I think
this would be more effective with 4 jacks.
Unless you're thinking of two jacks
Ah. I get the picture.
I was walking away from the computer when this thought hit me: If equal
traction in the tires - frnt. vs. rear - is critical, then those with big
fat tires in the rear and skinnier ones in the front must be really putting
themselves at risk.
Brian
On 3/6/06, Peter
On Mar 6, 2006, at 11:10 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
Safari 2.1 -- requires OS 10.3 or better. I don't have it, and could
only use it on the Wallstreet anyway -- my Beige G3 is quite cranky
enough as it is, I don't want to risk the workaround to get 10.3 or
10.4 installed on it.
Peter
Do
On Mar 6, 2006, at 11:45 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
That said, I've driven any number of cars with mismatched tires, but
believe me, a full set makes a big difference! It really is best to
stick with all four the same make and similar age.
peter
There's nothing like 4 new tires
On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 15:50:25 -0800 (PST) Christopher McCann
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
THE BOLT JUST FELL OUT AH!
FOR ONCE, SOMETHING GOES MY WAY! MAKES SENSE AS THE BAR IS NOT AT ALL
RUSTY!! YAHOO!!! FEW RUBBER HICKIES A BOLT AN HOUR
On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 15:31:41 -0700 Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Chris shared:
On a lighter note, I can now conjugate 12 German verbs, 2 irregular -
whoopee!
Sometimes I find myself reciting German prepositions in my head
aus, ausser, bei, mit, noch, fur,
I, too, definitely extend my best wishes to you and the pup.
Brian
On 3/6/06, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Missed the thread, I always let the SD and TD glow for about 5 sec after
light goes out...SD has the hyper-cool Beru pre-during-post glow plugs and
relay...any harm?
Coulda sworn the six cylinder production version was badged 916 as
well, but that's been a long time ago. Certainly, the 914 with a six cylinder
was very difficult to tell from the four cylinder.
Welll, uh, not exactly. Five stud wheels instead of four with different
size tires, 911
On 3/6/06, Dave M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just disable the bloody thing. It does basically no good anyway.
(Think about it- when was the last time you heard a car alarm - ANY
car alarm - and rushed out to go see what was the matter?) Find the
black box labaled Becker and unplug all
Why do people have performance cars and drive like weenies?
The ones who have been owners for a while may feel they have nothing to
prove. The car says it all. There are, however, plenty of buyers of performance
status cars of the day who really shouldn't have one. They are the ones who
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 2:26 PM
To: Weekly Highway Diesel Prices
Subject: Today's Diesel Prices
** ** **
Is it the same as a W123 jack? I have one that's no longer of any use
to me, since rust has gotten to the jack points of my car in a serious
way. I carry a 2.5-ton scissor jack instead.
I think so. Price? (And I'll check our 123 jack in our 115
to be sure.)
-- Jim
let him know that when he comes to his senses, you are
interested.
I told him to keep me in mind when he's ready to sell it at a reasonable
price. Meanwhile, I think that I'll be hunting for another W115 of any
flavor, possibly even a 300D if I'm lucky enough to find one of those
because
John Berryman wrote:
It is odd (to me any way) that certain browsers
won't open or show all content on all web pages but another browser
will.
It's because very few people check their HTML pages with a validator to
make sure they follow the W3C standards. When a browser finds
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Ah. I get the picture.
I was walking away from the computer when this thought hit me: If equal
traction in the tires - frnt. vs. rear - is critical, then those with big
fat tires in the rear and skinnier ones in the front must be really putting
themselves at risk.
I had one high volume chinese buffet place here where I could take all i
want..but quickly decided I didn't want it. They fry stuff with too much
sugar in it Jammed up the filters too fast.
---Robert
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Haven't even gotten that far. I have 1 source right now,
I tried the autofrost in one car. If you use that stuff, better make
real sure that your system is completely leak free. It ran great for a
week, by 3 weeks it was empty. Switched it to r134 and it went a year
and a half before having to add any.Didn't notice any temp difference
out the vents
Jim,
Yes that 240D starts out in 2nd-unless you push/kick down hard as you
are taking of and kick it into first. It will (should) do that in
either S or D.
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 129K miles
Wickford, RI
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Curt-I think the proper spelling-at least down here in South County RI-
is Chowdah-need emphasis on the last syllable. I will hold April 29 30
and plan to come to Gardner since I can't really think of a convenient,
more central location. Will hope to convince the SO to come along so we
can bring
Bob,
Sorry to hear this-Johnny B is right we just had to put down one of our
goldens, probably about 12 years old-in otherwise great shape-because of
colon cancer. If you see suffering and have a good vet who is not just
selling you stuff, you will know the moment if you need to. .
Dwight
Dwight
This may be the next good thing.
ExxonMobil today announced an addition to its Mobil(R) Delvac(R) family of
premium lubricants and greases -- Mobil Delvac Extended Life
Coolant/Antifreeze. The new product is designed to provide exceptional
corrosion protection for all cooling system metals,
Hey Kaleb...You Psychic or on drugs?? How can it WENT cheap if the
auction hasn't ended yet?
Mike
- Original Message -
From: Dave M. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 11:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] damn, this went cheap
Cheap, schmeep! You still
Good Morning,
On my way to work this morning I had a problem starting my car and
noticed the glow plug light did not come on. I turned the key on and off
several
times and the glow plug light came on every 3rd or 4th time. The car finally
started and I made it to work on time. I never
Check the glow plugs first. That's just about exactly what mine did for a
bit before I checked them and at that time I only had 1 out of the 5
working.
Just pop a multimeter at the end of the glow plug (where the wire attaches
and to a ground) and look for 1 ohm. If it's much more, it's
You're coming to AZ?
Bob Rentfro
- Original Message -
From: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 4:50 PM
Subject: [MBZ] brake torsion
bar -YES
THE BOLT JUST FELL
Does anyone know anything about this product Enviro-Safe. I came across it
on the web. The sell small cans , I don't know if it's any good or not. It
may be worth a look at their site.
http://autorefrigerants.com/co00033.htm
Anthony
On 3/7/06, Robert Tara Ludwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I
Thanks for all the input. Thanks for that useful link, Chuck.
From what I read last night it seems little Gertie's outlook is quite dim. I
reckon Wednesday will be the day when the labs come back. The vet knows where
I stand, Johnny B, so neither the owner nor the vet will have to be shot.
Seems
I'd be wondering about a CV joint...
In my experience a warped rotor will be MOST noticed when braking, not going
away...
Levi
On 3/7/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
small production run cars. On the 300D there is a thump that sounds
almost
like a knot on the tire but it stops
Check the glow plugs first. That's just about exactly what mine did
for a
bit before I checked them and at that time I only had 1 out of the 5
working.
Just pop a multimeter at the end of the glow plug (where the wire
attaches
and to a ground) and look for 1 ohm. If it's much more, it's
crap, why did I think it ended. Well it see its up to 1900 now.
Dave M. wrote:
Cheap, schmeep! You still got 36 hours to get your bid in! Go for it,
Kaleb... too far away for me. Why aren't there any of these in the
Pacific Northwest?
:)
-dm
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Date: Mon, 06
OK, but how much does a gallon of the stuff cost? Even if it's $30/gallon,
if I only have to change my antifreeze once every 5 years it becomes worth
it.
Of course, what's the point of such long-life coolant if it outlasts the
radiator hoses?
On 3/7/06, Harry Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Everything is Rusty. I have it all, dude. If it is still available from
MB.
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Subject: [MBZ] brake torsion bar
Tell me more. I am interested.
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Subject: [MBZ] 1981 240D $1000
Runs well, doesn't start well in cold weather. 159k miles. Have
pictures,
Rust?
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Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 7:44 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1981 240D $1000
Warren, MA. Halfway between Springfield and Worcester, near Sturbridge.
From: Mike Canfield
Funny you mention that, as I was going to JOKINGLY ask my indy if he put
loctite on it. Guess it IS a good idea.
Thanks, CM
John Berryman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mar 6, 2006, at 6:50 PM, Christopher McCann wrote:
THE BOLT JUST FELL OUT
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