Sorry, I just realized you were talking about the headrest, not the
seatback. My post is unlikely to help you.
dave walton wrote:
> I just bought an 87 SDL that looks like it has been parked in the sun
> for the last 10 years. The foam in the headrests is disintegrating.
> I'm trying to figure out how to remove the leather cover - there looks
> to be a seam along the bottom that is not stitched. Anyone know
LarryT wrote:
Howdy -
A couple of weeks ago my battery and alternator died. Installed a new
battery and an alternator from Rusty and all was well.
Tonight my wife was starting to work - got about 5 miles from home and she
called to say the ABS light was on - then the SRS light came on a
I originally thought the same, as the older V-6s were 3 valves per cylinder,
but I thought I'd double-check the specs...
Check out the Motor Trend link & then the actual data from the site...
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2006/mercedes_benz/c_class/specifications/index.html
2006 Mercedes-Benz
I'd be a bit shy to add more than a few qts to a 55 gal drum while
filtering ( which I do sometimes ) but I wouldn't want to add much more
on these engines.
That said, a bunch of the guys with the big IDI truck diesels run WMO (
waste motor oil )all the time and love the daylights out of it, but
Where you at, Luther?
What is usable on the car?
Mac
on 8/18/06 1:16 PM, Luther Gulseth at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>
> 617 126 SD parts car...for sale, cheap. Maybe $100 or less takes it home.
Hrmnah
Ed Booher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> I'll give you $10 for it
>
> On 8/18/06, Luther Gulseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > 617 126 SD parts car...for sale, cheap. Maybe $100 or less takes it
home.
> >
>
> --
> Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts. Study hard... Be
My 1976 W115 240D had an electric sunroof...and it worked!
Chris
andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I thought the 240D only had a
manual s/r...
On 8/13/06, Zoltan Finks wrote:
>
> Yes - the sunroof fuse on the 240D is particularly irritating - not made
> for
> normal sized finge
Thanks Jim & Dwight,
I tested the alternator this morning and the it failed the test - under
load it was producing ~12.3V at 3000rpm. The wiring all looks very good. I
had fully charged the battery before running the test.
I filled out a Return Request around 8am and followed up with Tom
rumor has it that Curt wrote:
> I've sure thought about it, I presume the need to heat the oil
> would still be there to get the correct spray pattern and not put
> as much load on the internal pump.
If you have a water heater, it should be pretty easy to set up a
system to heat the fuel li
I'll give you $10 for it
On 8/18/06, Luther Gulseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
617 126 SD parts car...for sale, cheap. Maybe $100 or less takes it home.
--
Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts. Study hard... Be Evil.
Ed Booher wrote:
>
> Also, don't forget that there was not just a 5.7 V8, but also two 4.3
> V6's, one with a RWD bellhousing and one with a FWD.
>
My dad had the FWD in a 83 Ciera. Ran like crap (0-60 in 28 sec), never got
over 30mpg, usually closer to 28hwy, no improvement when the IP was rebu
Also, don't forget that there was not just a 5.7 V8, but also two 4.3
V6's, one with a RWD bellhousing and one with a FWD.
On 8/18/06, Ed Booher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes you do, provided you get the correct block. The later castings had
more strength and had the makings of an awesome Diese
Chuck encouraged me:
"I don't know which dealer you would choose, but my suggestion is to
go the extra miles to MB of Chandler, off I-10 and Ray Road. See
Kory in the Parts Department and tell him I suggested you see him"
I went downtown and saw Sheree in the parts department at Phoenix Mo
Yes you do, provided you get the correct block. The later castings had
more strength and had the makings of an awesome Diesel block, however
by then the damage (literally) had been done and the 5.7 Diesel died
an early gruesome death.
On 8/17/06, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You don't
Larry,
I wouldn't rule out a bad reman alternator. AS you may recall, I have
had five of these in the last year and half for the 240D. Now mine
didn't come from Rusty-my indies have been getting them locally. On the
other hand Rusty said that he sells about 400 of these a year and has
had no fail
<>
Three valves, one camshaft per bank.
The upcoming 2007 V-6 is a 4-valve twin cam direct injection engine. 288hp
3.2.
RLE
I used to filter my used oil & add a quart with every fillup in my 240D's.
The amount added seemed to have no affect on the engine but 1 qt in 14
gallons is a 1:56 ratio.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/altfuelfurnace/
Harbor Freight sells a 12V car heater ($7 on sale) that uses PTC
elements that will heat the oil to ~350F. Just about right for a
nozzle heater.
You could go for the whole-monte and burn the WVO in a diesel
generator and use both the heat and the ele
I have installed some waste oil furnaces in shops. They have an electric pre
heater to heat oil before the nossle. Additionally they use compressed air
(shop air) to aid in creating finer spray pattern. No gelling problem though
as that engine oil and transmission fluid stay liquid.
Trampas
Zeitgeist wrote:
> On a related note, shouldn't you also be able to add your waste engine and
> transmission oils to the mix?
>
I wouldn't recommend it. Engine oil has a lot of stuff in it that
doesn't burn and makes copious amounts of ash.
Curt Raymond wrote:
>
> I've sure thought about it, I presume the need to heat the oil would still
> be there
> to get the correct spray pattern and not put as much load on the internal
> pump.
Good point. Maybe a heat exchanger in the flue? Or maybe a water heater between
the storage tank an
Sorry,
I just now noticed that I had not used the proper Subject line.
Thx to all who've responded.
Nick Gough
Nick Gough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The 1.8L Supercharged 4-cyl motor was last seen in the 2005 model.
For 2006, M-B began using a 4-valve/cyl. 2.5L V-6, normally aspirated.
2006
Nick Gough wrote:
> Oh yeah, the E85 figures are even worse... in the teens for both city and
> highway.
>
E85 has only something like two thirds the energy content of gasoline,
so that's not surprising.
Bob Rentfro wrote:
> What's the deal with these crappy keys? I've had three break in the last
> three years...this last one lasted 7 months. This is stupid. I had one key
> for all the years I had my 220D, one key for the life of my '81 330D, one key
> for the life of my '86 190E (need I go on?)
617 126 SD parts car...for sale, cheap. Maybe $100 or less takes it home.
"Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> perhaps. What do you have?
>
> Luther Gulseth wrote:
>
> > need a 126 parts car? I might toss that in on the SD/SDL deal.
> >
> > On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:44:06
The 1.8L Supercharged 4-cyl motor was last seen in the 2005 model.
For 2006, M-B began using a 4-valve/cyl. 2.5L V-6, normally aspirated.
2006 EPA fuel economy figures were 21/29 or 22/30, depending upon the source.
2007 numbers are the same in the marketing/sales brochures but are 19/25 on the
Bob,
I don't know which dealer you would choose, but my suggestion is to
go the extra miles to MB of Chandler, off I-10 and Ray Road. See
Kory in the Parts Department and tell him I suggested you see him
Take care,
Chuck
On Aug 18, 2006, at 7:44 AM, Bob Rentfro wrote:
Sunil informed
If you never pulled one apart there is a drive
wheel which comes off the speedo cable which turns inside a sort of
cup,
which in turn drives the needle and odometer. I suspect that the wheel
slips
inside the cup causing the needle to bounce but it is only a theory
The spinning thing is a magn
R A Bennell wrote:
>
> I have posted a couple of things in the past day and they don't show up. Do I
> still exist??
>
Yes
No, existence is futile
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state"
'87 300TD intercooler #22 (217k)
'84 300D (216k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (187K)
http://users.zhonka.net/zeitgeist/Misc/IMG_0171.JPG
I have posted a couple of things in the past day and they don't show up. Do I
still exist??
Randy
Had this same problem on my wagon after it sat for the winter - I replaced
the cable AND lubed the back of the speedo with Mobil-1. It didn't bounce
after that.
Dave Wakin
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From: "Hendrik Riessen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday,
Sunil Hari wrote:
I take my broken keys to the dealer and they consistently give me new key
heads free of charge. Even they acknowledge that the quality has dropped.
I must have gotten one of the last of the "good" key heads when I last
replaced one in 2003 - still showing no sign of distres
I couldn't imagine Rob or his friend James racing that lovely Mercedes
Diesel, so they may well get good mileage.
- Original Message - >>
Yeah, our 87 only got 26-28 before the 5-speed swap - now it gets ~32,
but we drive it hard.
Mike
___
A temporary solution is to put another speedo in, the speedo in my 84 230E
started to bounce pretty bad so I put one out of another 123 in it. Only
problem is that the replacement speedo has 200,000 more kmhs on the clock
but it only slightly bounces. If you never pulled one apart there is a dri
Sunil informed me:
"take my broken keys to the dealer and they consistently give me new key
heads free of charge. Even they acknowledge that the quality has dropped."
Here is what our pals at MB had to say when I sent them an email regarding
the crappy keys:
"Robert, sorry to hear of your d
Dave Wakin wrote:
>
> I live in upstate NY, and burn fuel oil all winter long to keep warm - can I
> use vegtable oil in my furnace? Or better yet, used fryer oil?
Burner nozzles are cheap. You'll need an indoor oil tank, or it will freeze
solid
outdoors. The glycerine might gum up the heat exch
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Nice, but at over $3k with reserve not met? Come on!
A (former?) lister (Meade) has a 100kmi 5sp non-turbo that he
wants over $6k for. I was conversing with Archer about the costs
of restoring a W201 to mechanical perfection and we came to the
conclusion that it was
Sure. BUt not that simply. If you have a spare furnace and/or know what
you're doing it can be done with varying degrees of success and or work
prior/during it's use.
Personally I'm in the same situation, but I don't know enough about my
furnace that I feel comfortable with it and everything I'
perhaps. What do you have?
Luther Gulseth wrote:
need a 126 parts car? I might toss that in on the SD/SDL deal.
On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:44:06 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
hahahaha. Yea, well, it happens every once in a while. Take 126
steering boxes for example
I live in upstate NY, and burn fuel oil all winter long to keep warm - can I
use vegtable oil in my furnace? Or better yet, used fryer oil?
Dave W
How likely is it that the alternator (a Bosch/Valeo rebuild) I
bought
from Rusty could be bad? It doesn;t make any noise but of the voltage
regulator was bad, it wouldn;t.
It's possible, and your test should show it. (But wiring faults can
prevent a good alternator from working, so a lac
Nice, but at over $3k with reserve not met? Come on!
Yep, saw this one last night. I love the white/blue combination, is my
favorite. Love blue interiors.
Sunil Hari wrote:
>
> I take my broken keys to the dealer and they consistently give me new key
> heads free of charge. Even they acknowledge that the quality has dropped.
>
If you take them a keychain with a plastic head on it, will they give you
a new blade? I worry about losing the metal par
I take my broken keys to the dealer and they consistently give me new key
heads free of charge. Even they acknowledge that the quality has dropped.
On 8/18/06, Bob Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What's the deal with these crappy keys? I've had three break in the last
three years...this las
At 8:31 PM -0500 8/16/06, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
They just took apart a 126 300SD and rigged a big speaker inside it to
see if they could blow the car up. Crap.
And all they wound up doing is popping the sunroof off.
I STILL want their job.
-MMM-
What's the deal with these crappy keys? I've had three break in the last three
years...this last one lasted 7 months. This is stupid. I had one key for all
the years I had my 220D, one key for the life of my '81 330D, one key for the
life of my '86 190E (need I go on?).
I'm going to write to MB
Good boy
Bob
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From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] CRAP, somebody wants this REAL bad
I will either send it back or send them other parts.
Bob Rentfro wrote:
And I've even got a good (?) bottom end of a non-turbo 300D engine
in the woods sitting in Smelly. But not again, and too much work
considering the interior is claimed to be ratty!
Ah, come on! Go, Jim, Go!
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon, not touching that one
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/car/192620291.html -- Jim Cathey?
And I've even got a good (?) bottom end of a non-turbo 300D engine
in the woods sitting in Smelly. But not again, and too much work
considering the interior is claimed to be ratty! OK if it's your
own ride, but not for profi
Yeah, you're right. 92 500SL but all I need is the stainless steel
coolant exchanger which is found on a number of MB's with a coolant
coil in the reservoir and then, all I need is about a 5 inch piece.
On 8/17/06, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:28:44 -0700 "
More of the interesting cars available in the great northwet. Some are
even worth a second glance. Ignore as needed
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/car/194998797.html -- $1800 mystery
http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/car/194902965.html -- 64 SL $9k
http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/car
On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:28:44 -0700 "Desert Rat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyone have an old reservoir laying around, preferably leaking or
> cracked? All I need is the coolant tubing which sits inside.
Might help if you told us which are it's for.
Craig
On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 17:16:29 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-190-Series-1987-Mercedes-190D-Diesel-2-5L-35mpg-Excellent_W0QQitemZ200018528814QQihZ010QQcategoryZ6328QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Looks like he wants north of $2k for a car wi
2
On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:18:27 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQrdZ0QQsassZokieQ2dbenz
--
Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (236 kmi)
'82 300CD (160 kmi)
'82 300D (74 kmi) needs MAJOR work
need a 126 parts car? I might toss that in on the SD/SDL deal.
On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:44:06 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
hahahaha. Yea, well, it happens every once in a while. Take 126
steering boxes for example. Usually list them at about 34 or so,
sometimes they
R A Bennell wrote:
> very little about GM except a comment by Kaleb that he has had good
> experience with
> them and another comment that they have aluminum heads and a fear of the same.
Duramax (6.6) is an Isuzu truck engine with GM aluminum heads on it.
6.2 and 6.5 are all iron.
You don't wa
OK Don wrote:
How's the perfromance with the 5-speed? There's been speculation that
a turbo Diesel won't be very responsive without the torque converter
to let it spool up at lower speeds. Other than the mileage improvement
and increased fun, how is it to drive?
___
A couple of weeks ago my battery and alternator died. Installed
a new
battery and an alternator from Rusty and all was well
I plan to charge the battery overnight and put my meter on it
tomorrow
to see what the alt and battery are doing.
Absolutely get that battery on charge as
I ran a gallon through my 240D, it didn't seem to hurt anything.
If I had a good source here in MA of veggie oil at a reasonable price like
$1.25 a gallon I'd say in some. Unfortunately I don't really have anywhere to
keep it yet
so I'd be limited to 10 gallons or so. Once we get our house I inte
http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQrdZ0QQsassZokieQ2dbenz
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 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 250C, 6
I will either send it back or send them other parts.
Bob Rentfro wrote:
I bet you still take their money, right?
Bob R
- Original Message -
From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] CRAP, s
Every several digests, one arrives which shows no e-mail subject headers in
the Attachment field. Instead, your postings are notified as something like
'ATT00259.eml (663 bytes) (4K)'. I have to consult the lead .txt file to see
what subjects have been posted in that digest, then click my way throu
I bet you still take their money, right?
Bob R
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From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] CRAP, somebody wants this REAL bad
hahahaha. Yea, well, it happens every once
hahahaha. Yea, well, it happens every once in a while. Take 126
steering boxes for example. Usually list them at about 34 or so,
sometimes they sell sometimes they dont, never get any action on them.
Had one go up to 60 or so a couple weeks ago, and 2nd chanced the next
bidder and he bought
I think from the damage to the front underside, the car was used as a
means of opossum control. Smacked the center part to hell
Possum Lodge is not just a place on the Red Green show, it's also
a legitimate automotive diagnosis: "Mr. Mechanic, what's that smell?"
"Looks like you've got a bad c
I think from the damage to the front underside, the car was used as a
means of opossum control. Smacked the center part to hell
On Thursday, August 17, 2006, at 03:37 PM, Chuck Landenberger wrote:
But, Kaleb, it's been in Alabama for 33 years
take care,
Chuck
On Aug 17, 2006, at 3:2
You're in the wrong business... no wait, I guess you aren't!
-- Jim
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-190-Series-1987-Mercedes-
Benz-190D-2-5-Turbo-Diesel-VERY-
RARE_W0QQitemZ280018900556QQihZ018QQcategoryZ6328QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Interesting that there is _not_one_ picture of the upholstery.
-- Jim
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&item=160018093669&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 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
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