What I meant by bolstering the sides is just to add some of the same padding
material on the sides to sort of shape
it like the horsehair pad. I assume, looking at the horsehair pad that the
sides and front were thicker than the
centre portion. I'm not looking to make modern Recaro seats out of
On Jun 1, 2006, at 5:44 PM, BillR wrote:
Be careful up there and take care of the folks.
BillR
I'll do my best.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
unless you drill a hole in the TC, all the fluid will stay in it
(unless you let it sit six or so months, and then only half will drain
out...). The flush techique uses the cooler lines -- one to spill
out, the other to suck fresh fluid in. Works well, with the normal
caveat -- an old, high
Egg-crate sleeping bag mat is the way to go. I also used a thin
closed-cell foam pad under the two layers of egg-crate on the rear seat
of my brother's 75 300D. Get them at Target or K-Mart, the ones at
Wally World are too cheesy.
Cut to fit just larger than the springs with the points up,
Be careful, Johnny B.
Bob Rentfro
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From: John Berryman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 82 300TDt -wrecked
On Jun 1, 2006, at 1:26 PM, Richard Murdoch
There's 2 big time speedo shops for German cars are:
North Hollywood Speedometer (did all my 911 gauges)
www.nhspeedometer.com
Palo Alto Speedometer
www.paspeedo.com
Both have been around for a long time and have excellent references -
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
,I would suggest that you consider doing the flush yourself. If you
disconnect the tranny cooler lines you should be able to attach hoses onto
them. Put
the suction side in the container of new fluid and the pressure side into a
container to catch the old stuff. Start her up and pump about 10
Joe Knight wrote this back in April. His approach paid off.
Finally! Just heard from the Farmers agent from up in the Redding
area. She'd just gotten back from the body shop and has authorized
repairs totalling a tad over $7200, supplements to follow. Anybody
think of anything else I should
Ah, those servos for the ACC. Very pricey, the extended warrenty is
the way to go (did I remember several hundred dollars EACH?).
PBCU is something like 2 grand, too.
Peter
Went to the PnP today in search of toys. Saw that the pen held a baby
blue 914. Wonder how long that will take to strip. Bet it would make
a good platform for a 4x4
Excellent. How about mounting the body on the chassis of maybe an old V1
Bronco using Gorilla glue? 914 has a flat bottom,
Check out the latest edition (by now, maybe the previous edition) of Subie
magazine. It has a feature on a guy who stuck a Subaru boxer engine into a
914, and IIRC (can't find the damn mag, just now) he made it 4x4 into the
bargain.
Mac
on 6/1/06 9:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Is this the article?
http://www.cardomain.com/features/turbo914
On 6/1/06, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Check out the latest edition (by now, maybe the previous edition) of Subie
magazine. It has a feature on a guy who stuck a Subaru boxer engine into a
914, and IIRC (can't find the
Larry:
I think manifold gasket, crossover pipe gasket, fuel line clips and five new
GP's are the most important Rusty sourced items to get. I've never put
anything between the manifold and head except a dry gasket, and I've never
had any problems.
Again - you might check what type of tops the
Another thing I recommend doing is replacing the plastic throttle
linkage sockets with the old-style metal ones. The plastic ones are
prone to breaking and when they do, you'll be stranded with a car that
just idles.
-Aaron
I guess this will not help
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/166297181.html
On Wednesday, May 31, 2006, at 02:32 PM, Sunil Hari wrote:
i'm kind of hankering for a stick shift 123 or 115 car. help?
On 5/31/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gump will not sell. I just can not
Gig Harbor is out of the way and a PITA with the bridge. Go where the
money lives. Most of the bioD folks are lazy and travel only a few
miles.
On Wednesday, May 31, 2006, at 05:18 PM, David Brodbeck wrote:
Jim Cathey wrote:
I suppose I'll have my choice of Gig Harbor, Roy, or Kent ---
Just saved this one:
http://www.odometergears.com/
BillR
They provide parts, but don't do repairs.
There's 2 big time speedo shops for German cars are:
North Hollywood Speedometer (did all my 911 gauges)
www.nhspeedometer.com
Palo Alto Speedometer
www.paspeedo.com
Both have
Did the ATF change on the e300d sunday and it came out as clean as the
day it went in. I think I had the shop change the fluid in Charleston
in 2004 after about 9k on the original filter/ M1 transition from
whatever lived in there before. What came out had 20k on it, so I am
thinking that I
I can supply you with CL prices for TDt in this area. They are running
in the $9-12k range. That should help with getting the insurance to
pay for repairs. in the meanwhile, get them to have Susan drive a nice
Sprinter.
Very glad she was not hurt, car did its job. I hope it turned that
Gig Harbor is out of the way and a PITA with the bridge. Go where the
money lives.
From what I've seen of the housing market, that would be Gig Harbor!
But I doubt those guys are looking for inexpensive transportation.
-- Jim
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/167015836.html
On Thursday, June 1, 2006, at 11:33 AM, John Berryman wrote:
On Jun 1, 2006, at 1:26 PM, Richard Murdoch wrote:
This really puts a kink in our summer plans. One of our children
is getting married in three weeks and moving to Texas. My wife
Axles from a Montero and the tranfercase should fit under the Porsche.
That is a mid engine though, so might have to transplant a Fiero engine
instead. There were a couple in the yard that would be good donors.
On Thursday, June 1, 2006, at 01:51 PM, Zeitgeist wrote:
You're a sick man.
She is more than welcome here. Not sure how you can get the tabs for
next to nothing, since they charged me $170 for the pleasure of
purchasing a $117.50 car.
Ah, but _this_ time I have the magic form, which they supposedly
believe when it comes to valuation. But with inspection, plates,
and
Across from Bent Bike in Lynnwood. Pull a Part. It is the old
Ferrell's yard. There is a sort of PnP south of museum of flight on
Marginal way. They pull the engine and wheels, you scrounge body parts.
On Thursday, June 1, 2006, at 06:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Went to the PnP today
Or access to diesels in the least. No close BioD, so the granola
eating greenies are hanging out by the Whole Foods and other natural
fiber outlets.
On Thursday, June 1, 2006, at 09:05 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Gig Harbor is out of the way and a PITA with the bridge. Go where the
money lives.
Or access to diesels in the least. No close BioD, so the granola
eating greenies are hanging out by the Whole Foods and other natural
fiber outlets.
I think there are some nests of bio-d people further south on
the Key peninsula. Not the moneyed types though.
-- Jim
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/01/business/01cnd-auto.html?ei=5065en=3a500ba486ef7e2fex=1149825600adxnnl=1partner=MYWAYpagewanted=printadxnnlx=1149222468-QQmjsfBTedruVgLr+uD2YA
For Chrysler, May marked the worst month for sales in two and a half
years. Overall sales, which include the Jeep and
Craig, thanks.
Ours was a far cry better than this.
Even before I had it painted it looked much better.
Body shop owner checked the NADA guide. The 300TDt is listed under classics :
FWIW:
$4450 (low retail) ; $7,775 average ; $11,350 high retail - now if the adjuster
will look at this for a
Most of the bioD folks are lazy and travel only a few miles.
What with stopping periodically to put a candle under the fuel tank, takes a
while to get anyplace.
RLE
I have upgraded to a MAPP tank and a long, thin, black iron tube
squished at the end. Slow flow and a weak flame. Maybe I should just
change over to steam
On Thursday, June 1, 2006, at 09:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Most of the bioD folks are lazy and travel only a few miles.
What
Jim Cathey wrote:
She is more than welcome here. Not sure how you can get the tabs for
next to nothing, since they charged me $170 for the pleasure of
purchasing a $117.50 car.
Ah, but _this_ time I have the magic form, which they supposedly
believe when it comes to valuation. But with
That would rock Tom.
Thanks for the reply Kaleb.
I was hopoing the Okie Q would have coordinated with another event down
south of me by you guys but it's not even close, so it was just a pipe
dream.
Some of you guys might like to know I just published 14 little video clips
on my website of
Yes it is, obviously I was wrong on the AWD aspect tho.
Mac
on 6/1/06 10:31 PM, OK Don at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is this the article?
http://www.cardomain.com/features/turbo914
On 6/1/06, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Check out the latest edition (by now, maybe the previous
Not wishing to count chickens before, etc., I am pleased to report that the
240d seems to be improving by the day.
I have driven it for about three hours in the last three days and it now
idles with almost no smoke (and it smoked some even before #1 cylinder
packed it in).
It runs very nicely
Is it me or does the 914 look back to front, with the fintails up font.
Hendrik
who don't need a Porsche because we don't have autobahns in Oz, well I could
could go to the Northern Territory but then I would have to dodge cattle,
kangaroos and aboriginals
- Original Message -
From:
How practical would steam cars be using WVO?
steam engine in an MB?
Quote from steamcar website:
I personally believe the ability to run a modern steam car easily on
biodiesel is very important if the green image is the one used to sell -
also perhaps takes the heat off the drawback that our
Good luck Mac...Be glad to see what the issue is.
Mike
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From: Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 3:31 AM
Subject: [MBZ] Update on sick OM616
Not wishing to count chickens before, etc., I am pleased to report that
Craig,
That car is a total rustbucket compared to Richard's beauty. His
should be worth 15K at that rate (c: ..
Richard
--- redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/167015836.html
On Thursday, June 1, 2006, at 11:33 AM, John Berryman wrote:
On Jun 1,
Aaron suggested:
Another thing I recommend doing is replacing the plastic throttle
linkage sockets with the old-style metal ones. The plastic ones are
prone to breaking and when they do, you'll be stranded with a car that
just idles.
Wait a minute - wait a minute, Aaron! You make that
Thanks, Richard. My hopes to get it fixed are growing.
I sent a message earlier this am thanking Clay for offering to help find
prices. That message seems to have fallen into a crack somewhere.
Yes I could use any prices you find, don't want to put you to a lot of trouble.
Richard Murdoch
Larry,
The gaskets you buy from Rusty (I believe it's Erling
brand) should have heat-sensitive sealant material on
it already. It may not matter but try to tighten the
bolts in small increment in a pattern. I am having a
hard time to seal the surface at the head on my '87
190Dt. Before it was
Marshall said:
...The original tensioner arms and idlers used on '84-'85 OM60x engines
seldom lasted more than 50-75kmi...
Would this apply to my car as well ?
This weekend I work on diagnosing my non-working aux fan, thanks to all that
gave insight into that.
Thanks,
Dan Elliott
82
I know this is kinda dated, but I've been out of town for a few weeks.
I'd be much more concerned about the state of the climate control than
I would about the wiring harness. Changing an engine wiring harness is
relatively painless (and cheap) compared to pulling the entire
interior to preplace
Tan Qu wrote:
Larry,
The gaskets you buy from Rusty (I believe it's Erling
brand) should have heat-sensitive sealant material on
it already. It may not matter but try to tighten the
bolts in small increment in a pattern. I am having a
hard time to seal the surface at the head on my '87
190Dt.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Marshall said:
...The original tensioner arms and idlers used on '84-'85 OM60x engines
seldom lasted more than 50-75kmi...
Would this apply to my car as well ?
Not unless you've slipped an OM60x engine into your 123 chassis car!!
Marshall
--
Marshall
$8500. I am too big and tall for these cars, but this one looks like it
is nice. $8500 no affiliation.
http://www.smithimports.com/con80450slc.htm
Donald H. Snook
Have you actually tried to sit in an SLC? There is way more room, than in an
SL.
I am six-four and about 350 (and when I first sat in an SLC I was well over
400) and was comfortable, more leg room than my w116 actually.
In an SL I look like a Shriner on the way to a parade, LOL.
If you had
Wlll, apart from the #1 valve being pretty much closed, before, I don't
think we'll ever be able to say for sure.
My theory (which is mine, which is to say it belongs to me) is that the
valve not working properly caused a buildup of deposits in the upper
chamber, which I guess I am now
No pic with this one
http://www.texascarsforkids.org/details.asp?CarId=14044vType=1
Stock No: 26-52011
Lot No: 67
Year: 1968
Make: Mercedes Benz
Model: 250 Turbo
Color: Blue
VIN:10801412052486
Location: Arlington
Radio: Car Complete:
Start: Tires Good:
My theory (which is mine, which is to say it belongs to me)
Ahem, aheemmm, cough, cough.
Well, just keep flogging it and see if it gets better. Wouldn't
hurt to keep checking the compression on #1 every few months,
the $17 Harbor Freight tester will do it just fine.
-- Jim
And, hard driving and purgingly good fluids such as M1 oil and Diesel
Purge fuel treatment ought to clean out any stickiness in the IP, both
engine- and fuel-side. If it can be brought back from the dead without
serious wrenching, that oughta do it.
-- Jim
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/71-Mercedes-Benz-300-SEL-4-5L_W0QQitemZ46
45277443QQihZ002QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Donald H. Snook
1990 300SEL 127K
Top Gear and Mr Jeremy Clarkson
Got this done, quite entertaining.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=W-RAnBD9n5Q
Sabine Schmitz one hell of a driver ..
http://www.jwhubbers.nl/ring/sabine/index.php
Top Gear is IMHO a creative entertaining show.
It is very difficult for us here to see it in the USA in
Whoops, I should have clarified that a bit. The metal sockets are
available separately but my approach is to scrounge a handful of
pieces at pick-and-pull. The stock OM60x links have a threaded metal
shaft and the plastic links are pressed on at the ends. You remove the
metal sockets from the
I had no luck taking off my shutoff valve- without taking off the alda
or intake. I'm not daring enough to take off the alda or intake, so I'm
going to take it to the shop. We also have a new baby and I just don't
have the time this month.
I had already ordered the following parts, if
Jim would be able to avoid monorail by registering in Spokane
On Thursday, June 1, 2006, at 11:15 PM, David Brodbeck wrote:
Jim Cathey wrote:
She is more than welcome here. Not sure how you can get the tabs for
next to nothing, since they charged me $170 for the pleasure of
purchasing a
Mac wrote:
Have you actually tried to sit in an SLC? There is way more room, than
in an SL.
I am six-four and about 350 (and when I first sat in an SLC I was well
over
400) and was comfortable, more leg room than my w116 actually.
In an SL I look like a Shriner on the way to a parade,
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John Berryman wrote:
OK Y'all,
Its been real and its been fun but Mother Nature is still pissed off
and I just got my stand-by call from FEMA to work the New Hampshire/
Massachusetts floods. This means that
Well we went 2 days to SDC, then we say Kirby Vanbirch, that was cool.
Met him after the show and he taught one of the kids a magic trick.
Next day saw Yakov, that one was great also. Also checked out Ripleys,
the titanic, and the wax museum. On the way out of town, just got on
the highway
Sticking valve. They tend to aquire deposits on the stem, preventing
them from closing properly (and in fact, may be actually shoved nearly
closed by the piston). Needless to say, all the symptoms of low
compression, and if the stem cleans up, it will go away.
Easy to check, just pull the
removing the intake is the easiest way of doing it.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Howdy -
I plan to replace my GP's during the next week or 2 and compared to my W123
240D, the 91 300D 2.5T looks like it's going to be a huge project. It
appears as though I need to remove the intake manifold to
I saw one of those stickers on a pump in branson today when I was
filling up before leaving.
Levi Smith wrote:
Yeah, I was going to say I just noticed one of those LSD 500ppm stickers on
the pumps at the truck stop this morning. Saying that you couldn't use it
in any 2007 or newer vehicles.
All the 75s I have seen had it on the rear, I believe they started that
in 75, becuase I have a 74 115 with it on the front fender
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Not to be too totally anal about it, but our 1976 300D had a rear
fender-mounted antenna. IIRC, the '75 models still had the antenna on
There were some fools trying to get it raised a while back, it failed.
Luther Gulseth wrote:
At least the Okies have one thing in their favor. The lowest per gallon tax
in the nation on diesel...
Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
redghost wrote:
I agreed to sit through one in Whorelando just so the wife and kids
could get reduced rates to the evil rat's kingdom. I did get some
cold breakfast and sat there glassy eyed for a few hours. I think he
got the clue I was not buying when I
you wroteCheck the operation of all the drive components, idler, tensioner
and so on. If any of these have excessive play or are noisy, replace it
Good suggestion - my lower pivot was twisting so I bought all the
replacement parts - when I removed all the parts, I found the damper,
spring,
Yes, the CA uses the 722.4, and I THINK, but am not sure, that you can
use one out of a 190. In any event, the 85 version 722.3 can be used in
place of the CA 722.4
tom savage wrote:
A friend's brother has an '85 300D from California with 240k miles and
an apparently toasted transmission.
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