Hi Joe,
Over on the Mercedes Source site he advocates some kind of magic paint and
matte combo which will fix muffler holes. I suspect its something like POR15
with a different name. I've got a manifold repair kit from POR15 that comes
with some putty I'm going to try on a rusty snowmobile
On 4/30/06, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:14:26 -0700 David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Older VWs had one like that inside the headlight switch. I had the wire
> in one break and short out to the switch frame, once. It's never a good
> sign when you
In the case of the Jags, it's probably more a matter of fuel prices
being the straw that breaks the camel's back -- they get too expensive
to maintain for a car that isn't a status symbol any more.
Peter
Sunil Hari wrote:
> Do you think there will be a glut of V12 and V8 MBs and BMWs hitting the
> used-car market, due to rising fuel costs?
If you can afford to buy and maintain a V12 Mercedes or Beemer, the
price of gasoline is probably not a major concern for you. ;)
I would expect a glut of SUV
"Correct maintenance by competent people"
This is America. The only way to achieve this is by DIY or importing
Germans!
Do you think there will be a glut of V12 and V8 MBs and BMWs hitting the
used-car market, due to rising fuel costs?
On 4/30/06, kayoooh @ gmail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:14:26 -0700 David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Older VWs had one like that inside the headlight switch. I had the wire
> in one break and short out to the switch frame, once. It's never a good
> sign when you're driving and you smell something burning.
It's even wo
On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:10:55 -0700 David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Craig McCluskey wrote:
> > Just reply to the message, change the subject to: FS 79 240D and then
> > list the particulars in the message. If you have a good picture or
> > two, attach them to the message. Don't forget t
>That just proves my point. The car may be unreliable, but a big part of
his
>problem is incompetent dealer service.
...
>
>Alex Chamberlain
>'87 300D Turbo
>'93 Isuzu Trooper
Alex,
I own more than one of both the 750iL and the 600SEL and/or S600.
Which reminds me, I've wanted for a long time now to get a fire extinguisher
for each car we drive. I assume those, what is it? Halon? type are the
preferred ones (leave less powder behind, etc.?)
Brian
83 240D
On 4/30/06, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
P. D. Ferguson wrote:
>
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> What he counts as "18 cooling system failures" is mostly hoses bursting.
> Not the same hose each time. A competent mechanic would have recommended
> that he change all the hoses at once if the cooling system was giving
> trouble, on a ten-year-old car known to run hot...
On Apr 30, 2006, at 4:06 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Of course I'll have to search out a relatively rust free Scout...
-Curt
I bet you can find quite a few, if you're will ing to travel South
and West. Good Luck finding anything relatively rust-free in the
Northeast.
Johnny B.
I Mac Th
P. D. Ferguson wrote:
>If the rheostat in your 240 is the same as that
> in my 1983 300TD, it is a rather crude device with a coil of fine wire glued
> into a ceramic base in semicircular form, with a wiper arm that rotates over
> the coil.
Older VWs had one like tha
Karsten mentioned this when he returned the wagon following its recent
facelift. I took advantage of having it up on stands today for a
general inspection to locate what he was talking about. Crack is
about 9" long toward the center where it makes a sharp bend to form
part of the seam where the
'Zactly. Right now I'm thinking it'd rock in a Scout pickup. Scouts had a
Nissan diesel available. From what I've read it produced 101hp and 175lb/ft of
torque so the 4BT would be a good step up powerwise and parts for it should be
more easily available than for the Nissan.
Of course I'll
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On 4/30/06, Jeff Zedic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Go here if you want the stories of people with repairs adding up to
$40-45K!!
http://my750.com/
Yeah, I've seen that site before. It doesn't really answer my question,
though. Most of the comments there sound like p
On 4/30/06, Jeff Zedic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I was hoping you'd peruse the site a bit to find out. Here's his list of
repairs.
http://my750.com/repairs.htm
That just proves my point. The car may be unreliable, but a big part of his
problem is incompetent dealer service. (Why does the
I was hoping you'd peruse the site a bit to find out. Here's his list of
repairs.
http://my750.com/repairs.htm
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
87 300TD
On 4/30/06, Jeff Zedic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Go here if you want the stories of people with repairs adding up to
$40-45K!!
http://my750.com/
Yeah, I've seen that site before. It doesn't really answer my question,
though. Most of the comments there sound like people who were the victi
Ah, the method that got the turn signals working. That's my kind of fix.
Actually I was twirling it as I drove home last night. Then I did something
real bright: I noticed that when turned all the way to the right, it turned
more without much force. I thought: ... Well, I don't know exactly what
Does anyone have the mercedes factory service manual for the w124 on CD?
IIRC, it's a two-CD set. I need them s/t I can actually get skinnerbox to
work properly.
--
Sunil Hari
1992 300D 2.5T - 287Kmi
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
513-205-7474
Mike Canfield wrote:
>
> 17 sucks..
It all depends on how you drive. A 7.3 PS with 3.73 / 6 sp / single rear wheels
can get 10-12 pulling a 12k horse trailer at 70-80mph, 16-18 driving 70-80
unloaded, 18-20 at 65, and 23-24 at 55mph. Very few people with the same engine,
dual rear wheels and
Go here if you want the stories of people with repairs adding up to
$40-45K!!
http://my750.com/
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
87 300TD
How much? Pics?
Stephen D Murrell wrote:
1979 M.B. 240D diesel, i have had car about 10 yrs?; clear title & tag
rebuilt engine, $1635,parts & machine shop only;(cam, rockers, valves &
crank about only thing not NEW in engine) ; other things done to it;
takeing a loss or trade for??? or M.B.
turn it back and forth about 50 times and it might start working.
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Out driving this evening, I looked down and noticed two red arrows pointing
downward. Was like the car was trying to relay some evil cryptic message.
Gathered my sensed and realised that the lights in the temp
17 sucks..Dodge 1 tons w/ the old 12 valve Cummins are noted for 20 plus
MPG on the highway, 7.3 Powersmokes regularly get 23+ even with the A4OD
automatic and even my 252K mile 6.9 in a 7100# conversion van gets 16 at 55
pulling the car trailer.
Mike
- Original Message -
From: "K
On 4/29/06, George Gregory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 4/29/06 5:38 PM, "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/kdlcg - going cheap, so far
How the heck did he ever get 286.5k miles out of a 750iL??
Holy Smokes!!
--
I still don't get why that should be such an o
Well, at least I now have confirmation that the problem is the
rheostat, and
that it also controls more than just the gauge cluster lights.
Yes indeedy, they're all hooked up to it.
Question: could it be moisture that somehow bridged the gap and
allowed them
to work? It's been raining all da
Yes, the temp control lights on my 240D have been unpredictably flakey
for 3 or 4 years-sometimes touching the rheostat makes them on -other
times turns them off.
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 130K miles
Wickford, RI
Bissell Cove Quahog & Auto Salvage Co.
-Ori
1979 M.B. 240D diesel, i have had car about 10 yrs?; clear title & tag
rebuilt engine, $1635,parts & machine shop only;(cam, rockers, valves &
crank about only thing not NEW in engine) ; other things done to it;
takeing a loss or trade for??? or M.B. 300D turbo 82-85 any condition
considered?, or
Now that you all mention this, I remember.
Nothing like veggin' out.
Memory must be going...good thing I don't have a job like running a nuclear
power plant.wait a minute
Bob Rentfro (I think)
- Original Message -
From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes D
Ahhh...I guess now I remember that.
Well then...does anyone have the 123 checklist?
Thanks
Bob Rentfro
- Original Message -
From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 6:18 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rusty/Hursty
I think you'll find rust will form very quickly on the surface of the
flywheel - much like the brake rotors do if the car sits for just a few
days - of course, the rust is removed as soon as the brakes are used a bit.
Personally I would prefer to have the cover in place over the clutch
componen
Thanks Sunil,
Sounds like I need to go ahead and get the codes from the dealer - *before*
I need them -- Sadly, the books & codes were no longer with the car -
Thanks again -
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
For Test Results http
Quick question: Can moisture cause the clutch to vibrate, or jump a bit when
taking off from a stop? This is the first time I've felt that in my 240, and
I theorized that it is because it has been raining all day, and been moist
for longer than that. Note: there is no cover over the flywheel. It's
Out driving this evening, I looked down and noticed two red arrows pointing
downward. Was like the car was trying to relay some evil cryptic message.
Gathered my sensed and realised that the lights in the temperature dials had
started working for the first time since I've owned the auto.
Soon I n
One option is to get a die grinder and smooth out the sharp edges and
live with what you have ( I chose that option).
Of course the downside is that you have to slide the male clip up each
time you get into the car.
Constantine
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:17:58 -0500 "LT Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> He is in Oklahoma. Give him a special dispensation, etc.
Oh. OK. (Pun intended.)
Craig
well, I guess, if you feel so inclinded since snooker is ks posted his
granny car for sale.
Jim Cathey wrote:
Cars for sale are prefectly fine.
Even Fords? (Sorry, couldn't resist, and thanks for all the fish.)
-- Jim
___
http://www.striplin.net
For n
Cars for sale are prefectly fine.
Even Fords? (Sorry, couldn't resist, and thanks for all the fish.)
-- Jim
you just post like you just did.
Stephen D Murrell wrote:
Hi; DUH!; i have been trying to list my 79 240D with new rebuilt engine
for sale at a loss; but don't seem to know how or doing something wrong
trying to list on Kaleb's site; do i put list, post, or something else in
subject??
i have
Cars for sale are prefectly fine.
Stephen D Murrell wrote:
Hi; did i do something wrong or does it take a while to show up in
listings; i
had a pretty good amount of facts concerning this car i need to sell
trade; is listing a car for sale acceptable in your postings; i
have
not
Thanks Wilton
Harry
- Original Message -
From: "wilton strickland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 9:21 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 124 brkn wndo
> Harry, all BUFF's prior to H model used water injection for ~2 min on
> takeoff only; increased thrust ~
sounds like something is wrong with his truck, everyone I know with the
duramax gets better mileage than that. Oh wait, his is a 1 ton, it will
get less by nature. In that case, 17 is pretty good.
Mike Canfield wrote:
A good friend of mine has a Duramax...An 05 1 ton 4x4, bone stock. Lucky
He is in Oklahoma. Give him a special dispensation, etc.
On 4/29/06, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:26:27 -0500 Stephen D Murrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Hi; DUH!; i have been trying to list my 79 240D with new rebuilt engine
> for sale at a loss; but do
dude, mbz.org is dead, and had been for a LONG time time. Its a miracle
anthing is left there.
Bob Rentfro wrote:
The mbz.org
--
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
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:26:27 -0500 Stephen D Murrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Hi; DUH!; i have been trying to list my 79 240D with new rebuilt engine
> for sale at a loss; but don't seem to know how or doing something wrong
> trying to list on Kaleb's site; do i put list, post, or something el
On Thu, 27 Apr 2006, ned kleinhenz wrote:
> OK, This is basic stuff. But I've always wondered...
> Is it necessary to replace the gasket everytime I remove and reinstall the
> intake manifold on my 606?
I know I wouldn't (Turbo OM606), but on a NA, there shouldn't be too much
difference in press
Hi; DUH!; i have been trying to list my 79 240D with new rebuilt engine
for sale at a loss; but don't seem to know how or doing something wrong
trying to list on Kaleb's site; do i put list, post, or something else in
subject??
i have registered? already??
any help is appreciated; thanks, Steve
multiple engines? multiple transmissions? the chassis should be good for
the mileage, shouldn't it?
On 4/29/06, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Rolled the odometer forward?
On 4/29/06, George Gregory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 4/29/06 5:38 PM, "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wr
the radio will show "CODE" after you disconnect the battery or disconnect
the radio fuse. the dealer can get you the radio code. If you have the
original owner's manual (pleather zippered envelope) the radio code cards
might still be in there.
On 4/29/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w
Harry, all BUFF's prior to H model used water injection for ~2 min on
takeoff only; increased thrust ~2.5k lb. per eng. Turbofans on H produce up
to 17k lb each - no water inj.
I think KC-135A's used water inj., too, but can't remember for sure.
Wilton
Howdy -
I did not receive the anti-theft code for the stereo and I'm not sure *when*
the anti-theft system for the radio is activated.
For instance, will I need the code for the radio if the battery is
disconnected for normal maintanence?
Thanks -
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 30
Rolled the odometer forward?
On 4/29/06, George Gregory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 4/29/06 5:38 PM, "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/kdlcg - going cheap, so far
How the heck did he ever get 286.5k miles out of a 750iL??
Holy Smokes!!
--
+--
GG
1997
Kaleb will give you $500 for it, sight unseen.
--R
Stephen D Murrell wrote:
Hi; did i do something wrong or does it take a while to show up in
listings; i
had a pretty good amount of facts concerning this car i need to sell
trade; is listing a car for sale acceptable in your postings
On 4/29/06 5:38 PM, "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/kdlcg - going cheap, so far
How the heck did he ever get 286.5k miles out of a 750iL??
Holy Smokes!!
--
+--
GG
1997 SL500 (101k)
http://homepage.mac.com/deneals/SL500.htm
http://homepage.mac.com/d
Hi; did i do something wrong or does it take a while to show up in
listings; i
had a pretty good amount of facts concerning this car i need to sell
trade; is listing a car for sale acceptable in your postings; i
have
not seen my listing yet??; any help is appreciated, thanks, Steve
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