Talked to my Indy this morning and he told me to hold off buying an IP just yet.
This afternoon he called to say the car was fixed.
So I'm going to paraphrase here, don't jump all over me.
Apparently theres a whatsis in the IP for each cylinder and its held in place
by a pin, when he pulled
I would guess the switch has gotten loose from the console and is sort of
flapping around in there. Pull the handle off and give it a look see. Just grab
the knob and pull straight out.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 15:33:08 -0500
From: Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ]
kayoooh @ gmail wrote:
Most new phones are Blue Tooth enabled, so use that connection instead of
the wire route.
Although some of the wireless companies cripple the phone software so
you can't download the pictures over Bluetooth and avoid paying their
data fees. Verizon is infamous for
On May 3, 2006, at 4:07 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Its a motorolla, it has a camera in it. Where can i get the cord to
download the pictures cheap?
Why not use BlueTooth file exchange? If your computer doesn't have
it, I've seen USB BlueTooth adapters new from $12.95 and up. I paid
Jiminy Crickets! 3 years with my '83 240D and I had no idea about that...
You learn something new every day.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 15:17:24 -0700
From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Heat/AC Fan speed switch
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On May 3, 2006, at 4:28 PM, Zoltan Finks wrote:
Is there a type of locking fuel CAP made for these things? It would
be way
too easy for someone to push open the fuel door, pop the cap off
and dump
whatever they wanted in there, or to steal my gold - er - fuel.
Brian
Its part of the
Replying to self again: Does it look like the underhood has gotten a nice
surface detailing, or has it been maintained?
Brian
On 5/3/06, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh, I just realized, the 2,600 is not the asking price, it's the current
bid.
Brian
On 5/3/06, Zoltan Finks
So the dial in question not only controls an electric switch, but it also
manually controls a linkage that physically shuts a flap? Ingenious.
Brian
83 240D
That's not the fan-off position, that's the vent-off position. (If
yours is like mine with a 180-degree total rotation. 90 degrees from
I didnt get the blue tooth one, I dont really see that I would use it.
kayoooh @ gmail wrote:
Message: 12
Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 15:07:01 -0500
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] Got a new phone
Its a motorolla, it has a camera in it. Where can i get the cord to
I like to be reassured, or, learn new things.
Rich Thomas wrote:
Then why did you ask me, duh?
--R
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 420SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
85 300D, 84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D,
76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 73 280SEL 4.5, 72
On May 3, 2006, at 4:53 PM, Zoltan Finks wrote:
Surprises me to hear that the trunk is hooked into vacuum. It is a
wierd-acting lock - I have to turn the key ccw, then push in, then
the trunk
lid can be lifted. I thought that when I first got the thing, the
trunk
would not automatically
Kaleb said
Subject: [MBZ] Got a new phone
Its a motorolla, it has a camera in it. Where can i get the cord to
download the pictures cheap?
--
You have a couple of options. There is a special cord that Motorola sells
that connects the opening on the bottom of the phone (where the charger
Next question: How on earth do you get those 2 back bolts started when you
put humpty back together??
I finally got the pump out. What a pain. Sure makes me appreciate a
110/111 and even a 123 240D! It is a nifty design, before they hang on the
intake manifold and all the accessories. I
Gosh, I don't remember too much trouble there. Remember the old
mechanic's trick of putting a bit of paper over the head of the screw
(or over the hex driver) so that it sticks the screw onto the tool.
Makes it a bit easier to get a bolt to rotate in a hole.
I did the whole job in one shot,
http://kansascity.craigslist.org/car/157257136.html
No Affiliation, ect.
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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Loren Faeth wrote:
Next question: How on earth do you get those 2 back bolts started when you
put humpty back together??
I finally got the pump out. What a pain. Sure makes me appreciate a
110/111 and even a 123 240D! It is a nifty design, before they hang on the
intake manifold and all
Bingo! Verizon told me the only way to get the pictures off my Motorola
815 is to buy the cable for BIG or email them to myself from the
phone, for a fee.
At 06:26 PM 5/3/2006, you wrote:
kayoooh @ gmail wrote:
Most new phones are Blue Tooth enabled, so use that connection instead of
Question: Are the CDs worth more - in other words is that a fair
price? I
would predict the answer would be overpriced if it was a regular
300D. I
know it depends, but generally speaking.
CD's seem to be worth about $2000 more than equivalent sedans, or so I
see based on prices around here.
On May 3, 2006, at 6:48 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
This simple part is looking like a PITA!
--R
You have to turn it from the hex on the link. The nut is a
threaded hole.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
Jiminy Crickets! 3 years with my '83 240D and I had no idea about
that...
I do so hate to say it, but I believe this is in TFM. The one in the
glovebox that nobody (especially my wife) ever reads...
-- Jim
go tearing stuff apart if I don't have to. If I take the caliper off
(two pins) does the rotor come off easily, somehow? or is it held on
with the center nut and bearings that would need to have the bearing
removed, reset, etc? I don't want to get into all that.
No, with the caliper off the
Kaleb,
Where I had looked was cellphone shop. www.cellphoneshop.net Depending on
the phone model you have, this may be what you want: DAT-MOT810SUIT It
has the software and the cable for $30
Loren
At 06:26 PM 5/3/2006, you wrote:
kayoooh @ gmail wrote:
Most new phones are Blue Tooth
H. THat is why i started this. Coolant dribble from front of engine,
unidentified, coupled with a chirp noise. We thought it was probably the
WP. In most cases that is the correct diagnoses, but this is my first
M103. Now that i got the pump off, a cursory inspection looks like it is
I think peter's 6 hours is closer, but I am being overly cautious I
know. If I could pay someone for 2 hours and get it done, I WOULD! (next
time) ; )
At 08:16 PM 5/3/2006, you wrote:
Loren Faeth wrote:
Next question: How on earth do you get those 2 back bolts started when
you
put
They're a pain in the ass if you regularly have rear seat passengers.
Ditto that. I got custody of my boys right after I got my coupe. About drove
me nuts, having them climb in and out. Kids and coupes don't mix.
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
Talked to my Indy this morning and he told me to hold off buying an IP
just yet.
This afternoon he called to say the car was fixed.
I am happy for you that your car is fixed. I am also happy your indy is YOUR
indy and NOT mine. :)
I learn on my cars, I don't feel like paying someone else to
That one's headed straight to the moon Alice.
On 5/3/06, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is the same seller who always seems to have the nicest (or at least
best looking) Mercedes on ebay. He also includes tons of pictures and
pages and pages of text. I just want to know where this
Like the CD I scored for $1500 :)
On Wed, 03 May 2006 20:19:11 -0500, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Question: Are the CDs worth more - in other words is that a fair
price? I
would predict the answer would be overpriced if it was a regular
300D. I
know it depends, but generally speaking.
Is this the same on the 123 chassis?
On Wed, 03 May 2006 20:20:03 -0500, John Berryman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On May 3, 2006, at 6:48 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
This simple part is looking like a PITA!
--R
You have to turn it from the hex on the link. The nut is a
threaded hole.
Is this the same on the 123 chassis?
I think everything from the 114/115 through the 126 is pretty
much exactly the same, and in that area I believe the 124 and
201 are also the same.
-- Jim
Like the CD I scored for $1500 :)
Mine was also $1500. Needs some TLC though, but should clean up nice.
-- Jim
except that its got 220,000+ miles...
Chris
Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That one's headed straight to the moon
Alice.
On 5/3/06, Donald Snook wrote:
This is the same seller who always seems to have the nicest (or at least
best looking) Mercedes on ebay. He also includes tons of
Your whatsis is the copper seal! Go back and read my earlier posts. In
one of them I said the copper seal likes to turn sideways and get lost
beside the delivery valve. In another i suspected the piece of metal was
the copper seal. You paid for his education. I am glad you got your car
Is it worth it? the pictures I've seen from cell phones aren't worth
the trouble to get take them, much less getting them out ---
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've
exhausted all the alternatives.
Sir Winston Churchill
'90 300D, '87
you mean the one with the bad tranny and the bad engine?
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Like the CD I scored for $1500 :)
On Wed, 03 May 2006 20:19:11 -0500, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Question: Are the CDs worth more - in other words is that a fair
price? I
would predict the answer would be
The 114/115 uses a different one, 124/201 has a completely different
setup with the 5 link rear suspension
Jim Cathey wrote:
Is this the same on the 123 chassis?
I think everything from the 114/115 through the 126 is pretty
much exactly the same, and in that area I believe the 124 and
201
That's very good, always learning. Some people refuse to do that.
--R
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I like to be reassured, or, learn new things.
Rich Thomas wrote:
Then why did you ask me, duh?
--R
I can see where it might be for Kaleb. They are also very useful in the
construction industry.
At 10:25 PM 5/3/2006, you wrote:
Is it worth it? the pictures I've seen from cell phones aren't worth
the trouble to get take them, much less getting them out ---
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
The
Well that's how I got it off, but the new one comes with a nut on both
ends, and the ball is really tight in the socket, making it very hard to
turn. Not sure how it would go on there very easily. That's what made
me think there was a loose nut on the bracket, behind that brake
shield. It
Look at that spare tank in the cargo bay! Brave New World indeed...
On 5/3/06, Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://kansascity.craigslist.org/car/157257136.html
No Affiliation, ect.
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
___
http://www.striplin.net
For
OK, another question, you know how you can download those stupid
ringtones? Well if you use bluetooth, or in my case, the cable, can you
upload your own songs to the phone to use as ringtones?
Yeah, if you have the software. I downloaded the software from a file
sharing site. You want it? I
Mileage in a well cared for Mercedes diesel is so irrelevant. ...
On 5/3/06, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
my 92 had 286,000 miles on it when I bought it, and it's doing great. Of
course, it had a new transmission put in at 200K...
On 5/3/06, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Her rust-free 1985 300CD in diamond blue metallic paint with dark blue
leather and gorgeous zebrano interior has to be worth over $10K even
though it has 207 k miles. That is, we would keep it rather than
sell for less than that.
On 5/3/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
you mean
Did these autos come in that bright red color, or is that an aftermarket
job? Do y'all find anything fishy about this thing? Wife's been having me
keep an eye out for one of these.
Brian
On 5/3/06, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Her rust-free 1985 300CD in diamond blue metallic
Andrew typed:
Mileage in a well cared for Mercedes diesel is so irrelevant. ...
I agree. I believe this is one of the most basic premises we (we being the
guys who own old MBs)
operate under.
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 152K
Litchfield Park, AZ
I've got a wild idea going here. I'd like to take an old 240/220 engine,
make it a 2cyl to run a gen set, and use the other 2 cyl for shop air.
Can this be done? If I think correctly, pair up 14, 23 and the engine
should remain fairly balanced. Then what I'd do is seal off the
On Tue, 02 May 2006 23:43:22 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Exactly.
huh?
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Tue, 02 May 2006 20:45:01 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wonder why people forget exactly what pays for this nice list they
get to post to.
On Wed, 3 May 2006 19:08:07 -0500 Zoltan Finks
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So the dial in question not only controls an electric switch, but it
also manually controls a linkage that physically shuts a flap?
Ingenious.
Brian
83 240D
That's not the fan-off position, that's the vent-off
Talking about cramped engine compartments. I put a deposit on a 96
Mitsubishi Magna (similar to the Diamante you get in the US except this one
is a base model) and with the V6 lying travesley with a auto box attached
there ain't much room left for all the other things needed. There is a power
a well cared for mercedes I have one and I agree, the 213K is irrelevant. Am
I willing to make that assumption re: a car on EBAY? NO WAY! I don't care how
nice the ad is or how nice the paint is.
Chris
andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mileage in a well cared for
Mercedes diesel is
Sheesh, the tranny's good, and the engine's good.
On Wed, 03 May 2006 22:30:50 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
you mean the one with the bad tranny and the bad engine?
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Like the CD I scored for $1500 :)
--
Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD
Too late, it's been taken off because it's no longer available. Whatever
that means.
Brian
On 5/4/06, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sheesh, the tranny's good, and the engine's good.
On Wed, 03 May 2006 22:30:50 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
you mean the one
Crazy, some would deffinately agree. Is crazy wanting to be completely
off grid for power? I'd like this project to start me down that path of
energy independence. My first goal, creating BioD without commercial
power. I'll use air pressure for mixing and moving oil from barrel to
If that's the case, it's TOTALLY different from my '82 240D. The fan
switch controls just the fan. There are two sliders just below the dash
vent that control the air to the defrosters and floor vents.
We're talking about the three-dial jobs. Like this:
The 114/115 uses a different one, 124/201 has a completely different
setup with the 5 link rear suspension
We are talking about how the rear brake discs are held on.
-- Jim
Luther Gulseth wrote:
I've got a wild idea going here. I'd like to take an old 240/220 engine,
make it a 2cyl to run a gen set, and use the other 2 cyl for shop air.
Can this be done?
Seems like you might need a heavier flywheel to get it to keep running
on two cylinders. Other than
On 5/3/06, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Loren Faeth wrote:
Yep, I like my story about the 190Dc (110) vs the ford fairmont
(imitation
Mercedes)
I have to say the idea of the Ford Fairmont being an imitation Mercedes
had never occurred to me. My dad had an '81, and it redefined
Short version: My A/C compressor wasn't engaging when told to by the ACC
pushbutton unit, and testing seemed to narrow it down to the Klima relay,
although readings from several sensors were also suspect. I took the gamble
and swapped in a new relay ($120 from Rusty) and now everything's fine.
Actually, mine has the two sliders too, Craig. It took me a while to
understand the functions of everything by just reading TFM. But it makes
easy sense once I fooled with it. I like how the knobs on these sliders have
either an up notch or a down notch for your fingers to feel in the dark. So
That's funny. I remember the first time my buddies and I were trying to work
the trunk. We were turning the key different directions, pushing, twisting.
It worked, but we forgot what we did to make it work. After being away from
it for several months while trying to figure out what to do about
As I drove home today I had a 190E coming the other way on the 2-way highway
I travel. The thought occurred to me: The other types of vehicles that I
have been into in my life have been sort of specialized, and as such, when
you happen upon another one, you give a nod or a quick friendly gesture
Problem is they charge book time even if it takes them 2-3 hours, unless you
know a very honest mechanic who doesn't like money much.
Hendrik
who doesn't charge the missus anything to keep the heaps mobile, then again
she doesn't charge me for coffee and horizontal workout in the morning
I wave at 123 benzes and earlier. 124 owners usually have no idea that what
they have is special.
On 5/4/06, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As I drove home today I had a 190E coming the other way on the 2-way
highway
I travel. The thought occurred to me: The other types of vehicles
What about
semi-truck drivers? Probably too many of them on the road to do that.
My brother the semi-driver doesn't wave. If he ever saw another 1942
International K-7 stake truck (his other ride), he would wave for
sure.
I wave at other vanagon Westfalia drivers, and they always wave
Yes that has been my experience.
I have to remember which one I am driving at the moment.
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 130K miles
Wickford, RI
Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Luther,
Getting a bit complicated there..No need to mess with the valves for
the compressor side. All you would need is a check valve in the line tapped
off from the injector holes on those two cylinders. The engine will do the
rest on every compression stroke. Used to be a kit offered
The 617 that I have with #1 rod broken and a semi large hole in the block runs
as smooth at any of the other 617s that I've heard. Makes me believe that MB
engines are so well designed that they'll run short a cyl or two
~
~Step one is to take any handy 240D and crack the lines to two of
On May 3, 2006, at 11:29 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
OK, another question, you know how you can download those stupid
ringtones? Well if you use bluetooth, or in my case, the cable,
can you
upload your own songs to the phone to use as ringtones?
I don't know. I deleted all the extra crap
On May 3, 2006, at 11:55 PM, Zoltan Finks wrote:
Did these autos come in that bright red color, or is that an
aftermarket
job? Do y'all find anything fishy about this thing? Wife's been
having me
keep an eye out for one of these.
Brian
I bought the exact duplicate to that car a bunch
Oh duh, if I seal off the intake/exhaust manifold, the valves won't make any
difference. It was late when I said that.
~Luther,
~ Getting a bit complicated there..No need to mess with the valves for
~the compressor side. All you would need is a check valve in the line tapped
~off
Kaleb has a 240/4sp manual in that color..it's UGLY!
~
~ I bought the exact duplicate to that car a bunch of years ago. It
~was smashed real hard on the RR wheelhouse destroying the unibody and
~suspension. It was otherwise a very nice car. I parted it out.
~ I am seriously
I would think one cylinder would give an immense amount of air - especially
if you only need 150psi or so. Maybe get creative and allow switching one
cylinder from running on fuel to pumping air via the glow plug port
depending on your need for power or air pressure at any given time? Maybe
Actually I took a look inside and was pleased to see the IP spotlessly clean.
In fact everything for about 6 around it has at least been wiped down.
Everything within about 2 has been scrubbed. It looks sort of wierd in the
otherwise basically filthy engine bay.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 03
On Wed, 3 May 2006 23:07:58 -0700 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
With sealing the valves and intake and exhaust for the air compressor
cylinders, the compressor cylinders will operate like a 2-cycle
engine. Just make sure the air inlet has low enough restriction or
you'll pull quite
Find some old magazines and look at the ads for the fairmont and the
mercury equivalent. Maybe I have the wrong ford, but I think it was a
fairmont. Some of the ads even showed the fomoco product in front of a
123, and talked about how it was good as or better than the Mercedes. That
grill
On Thu, 04 May 2006 09:00:48 -0400 Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Oh duh, if I seal off the intake/exhaust manifold, the valves won't make
any difference. It was late when I said that.
In fact, thinking about it, there's no need to seal off the intake/exhaust
manifold, either.
Before the days of tinted glass and Nafta, everyone driving a truck, even a
pickup in the central part of the continent waved at least a
bit. Sometimes just raising the first finger off the wheel. (#1) With
clear glass, I can see the other driver's eyes, and get a better read on
their
Brian said...
As I drove home today I had a 190E coming the other way on the 2-way highway
I travel. The thought occurred to me: The other types of vehicles that I
have been into in my life have been sort of specialized, and as such, when
you happen upon another one, you give a nod or a quick
yea, could you email that to me??
Thanks
Rick Knoble wrote:
OK, another question, you know how you can download those stupid
ringtones? Well if you use bluetooth, or in my case, the cable, can you
upload your own songs to the phone to use as ringtones?
Yeah, if you have the software. I
Why not just have the engine run a generator and an air compressor?
Luther Gulseth wrote:
I've got a wild idea going here. I'd like to take an old 240/220 engine,
make it a 2cyl to run a gen set, and use the other 2 cyl for shop air.
Can this be done? If I think correctly, pair up 14, 23
except it burns oil like its going out ot style.
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Sheesh, the tranny's good, and the engine's good.
On Wed, 03 May 2006 22:30:50 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
you mean the one with the bad tranny and the bad engine?
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Like
Maybe you should also just move to montana or somewhere while you are at it.
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Crazy, some would deffinately agree. Is crazy wanting to be completely
off grid for power? I'd like this project to start me down that path of
energy independence. My first goal, creating
I believe it it shuts down before 6 seconds its bad
kevin kraly wrote:
I sure hope that my $500 300CD turns out to be a winner. The blow by
concerns me though. Does anyone remember a test of an engine involving
plugging the crankcase vent on top of the valve cover? If it shuts down in
3
BZZZT, WRONG
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Kaleb has a 240/4sp manual in that color..it's UGLY!
~
~ I bought the exact duplicate to that car a bunch of years ago. It
~was smashed real hard on the RR wheelhouse destroying the unibody and
~suspension. It was otherwise a very nice car. I parted
That is encouraging.
At 08:32 AM 5/4/2006, you wrote:
Actually I took a look inside and was pleased to see the IP spotlessly
clean. In fact everything for about 6 around it has at least been wiped
down. Everything within about 2 has been scrubbed. It looks sort of wierd
in the otherwise
I don't think I've seen that combo before either, especially in
leather. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen an '87 TD
with factory leather.
On 5/3/06, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sure is nice looking! Just broke in. I have never seen Midnight Blue on a
124 wagon. I
I have seen many 87's with leather.
Zeitgeist wrote:
I don't think I've seen that combo before either, especially in
leather. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen an '87 TD
with factory leather.
On 5/3/06, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sure is nice looking! Just broke
Saw this on CL, thought some of you wagon nuts, i mean aficionados,
might be interested.
http://austin.craigslist.org/car/157070300.html
Gary Thompson
Georgetown, TX
1995 E320
Good idea. You could drive the air compressor off the front crank
pulley.
Tom Potter
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:31 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 4cyl diesel
I've seen numerous sedans, but I can't specifically recall seeing an
'87 TD in leather--not that they don't exist, mind you, but it does
seem to be at the rare end of the rare.
On 5/4/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have seen many 87's with leather.
Casey
Olympia, WA
the problem is that 124s look like modern cars. 123s and earlier have
ceased to look modern, with all the chrome and sealed beam headlights and
... you know.
Will the 124 ever be considered special in the eyes of the general public?
On 5/4/06, Bob Morrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
124 owners
I doubt it-I think my 124 is butt ugly compared to my 123. Ugly as in
looks like a Honda- No flame. Sunil is right to put it more
moderately-looks modern while the 123 looks classic. IMHO.
Dwight
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 130K miles
Wickford, RI
Bissell Cove
Good idea. You could drive the air compressor off the front crank
pulley.
Two big crank-connected cylinders pumping flat out will provide
_much_ more air than anything you could hook to the front crank
pulley. Though a York AC compressor makes a nice air compressor
for smaller needs.
The
BZZTTT, quit it with the too young crap. She thinks you're a
crazy old man
~ She's too young to appreciate a
~classic...car, that is...
~
~Royce Engler
~
~1985 300TD Turbo 285K
~
~
--
Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (231,xxx kmi)
'82 300CD (159,222 kmi)
'82 300D
Problem is they charge book time even if it takes them 2-3 hours,
unless you
know a very honest mechanic who doesn't like money much.
The whole point of the book time is that you win some and you
lose some. A really good mechanic wins more than he loses, and
can start making good money,
Jim, if that pic is of an '83 240D, then that's interesting, as it's
'79.
to) and sure enough, it turns off the fan. There does not seem to be a
position 90 degrees from this fan-off position at anything happens
It's subtle.
Question is: I see in your pic that you also have the fresh air
This will take some experimenting. I might start with removing the injector
and glow plug for 1 cyl and see how much air pressure it generates at every
other stroke. Then I could seal the exhaust if I wanted air on both strokes.
I don't really have to seal the intake.allowing it to take
old one internally. I did try resoldering the old one, with no
change in
behavior (except that I got a headache, despite decent ventilation,
from the
melting of the epoxy coating or whatever it is that's on so many of
these
old boards).
Resoldering does not work unless you first strip the
The reason that the 124 looks like most modern cars is that every asian car
built in the past 15-18 years I can think of has essential body style
features copied from the 124 or the 140. The exception is the miata and
its knock-offs. Many American cars follow the same pattern of following
I sure hope that my $500 300CD turns out to be a winner. The blow by
concerns me though. Does anyone remember a test of an engine involving
plugging the crankcase vent on top of the valve cover? If it shuts
down in
3 seconds, is it a good thing?
Sounds short. The shop manager at the
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