I would think that having a possibly poor ground connection from the battery
might be asking to fry some expensive electronics, since the
alternator/regulator needs to have a solid reference, or all bets are off as
to what the system voltage might be. I'd recommend removal of any possible
On 12/27/06, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you do not want to read a list of cars, delete and move on.
Proceed
http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/car/254267833.html -- Kaleb Car $400
Holy a 76 If this beautiful example of German engineering
was rolled off the factory in
On 12/28/06, Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 12/27/06, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/car/251914171.html -- $300 Kaleb car
A manual 116 . a manual 116 for $300 . I again sob at the lack
of fundage. I think I should start an Internet site.
Ed,
There were some '80 126's.. If it is a manual, then the chances
are good it's a Euro! TTBOMK, NO manual transmissions came into US
via standard import. A friend of mine in VA has a 126 280SE w/a 4
speed. Great car. I believe it was gray market
Take care and Have a Great
Working on getting a working clock into my 115 and have come across two OE
VDO clocks. My question is. One is a VDO Kienzle and the other is a
VDO Quarz-Zeit. What is the difference between the two? Is one more of
a mechanical (ticking) clock? Also what would be an easy way to power
them up for a
yeah, kleb, fix this sort of thing before you lose the last six people who
still post here
you bum
On 12/28/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK, Tim realized he made a mistake and his post and changed removed the
bad word. It would seem everyone would have sense enough not to
You came out of the closet? Regina found some poofy shirts at WalMart?
On 12/28/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
you are, what do they call it, pooferated.
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I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
I used it to fill the fuel filter on my VW diesel about a month ago.
Smoothed things right out, just like diesel purge does. Good stuff.
On 12/27/06, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm surprised Marshall hasn't come down HARD on anyone using a
non-MB approved additive.
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Wow! Going from 15W40 conventional to 0W40 M1 is really climbing out on a
limb! I'm a big believer in M1 synthetic and use it in everything I can -
but your friend must have gotten some bad info to try 0W40 in a diesel that
old. I wonder why he didn't go to M1 15W40 or 15W50? That would
Thanks Dwight -
I'll take a look at the WSM and see how big a deal it is --
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net
Weber Carb Info
Mike,
Maybe your cruise exceeds the capacity of your 240D. Just a thought. I don't
really know as the cruise on my 240D doesn't work.
Dwight
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
Wickford RI 02852
1979 240D auto., 260K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL
I'll trade you a boatload of fresh homemade stuffies for a 300CD or even a
250/280C. Mine get good ratings from the natives here.
Dwight
Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
Wickford RI 02852
-Original Message-
UUuu...stuffies
pt!!! Quahogs aren't nearly as endowed as our native Warshington
geoduck...which, incidentally is the the mascot for my alma mater.
On 12/27/06, Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am going quahogging early tomorrow and hopefully will be able to pick
some oysters as well.
Yes-on the endowment side-quahogs are not only below the gooey ducks but
also below the Maine steamers or long necks.
Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
Wickford RI 02852
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Zeitgeist
Casey - I'm sorry, but when you folks lost Acres of Clams and the
Captain's Table, the seafood choices dropped a notch or two in the Seattle
area. Of course, there was that nifty Lobster Shop pair of restaurants in
Tacoma, but the NW seafood is certainly unique in its own way, just like the
1) Anyone out there have a spare or extra cruise control amplifier that
would work in a 92 300D?
2) Does anyone remember the Mercedes ad that had all the people in the ad
singing Falling in Love Again? If so, can anyone out there forward me a
copy of the ad or the location of it? Thanks.
--
On Thu, 28 Dec 2006, MICHAEL ESH wrote:
The cruise works on my 240D , however when I set it at 70 mph it always drops
back to 65 mph. Or if I set it at 75 mph it drops back to 70 mph. Is there
an adjustment on these? Other than this problem the cruise works great.
Sounds like bad
On Thu, 28 Dec 2006, Ed Booher wrote:
Holy a 76 If this beautiful example of German engineering
was rolled off the factory in February, say the 16th I would have
to own this vehicle.
I dunno.. I might have to snatch it for my brother since its the same age
to him (16-2-1976)
On Thu, 28 Dec 2006, LarryT wrote:
Wow! Going from 15W40 conventional to 0W40 M1 is really climbing out on a
limb! I'm a big believer in M1 synthetic and use it in everything I can -
but your friend must have gotten some bad info to try 0W40 in a diesel that
old. I wonder why he didn't
Hahahahahaha Col. Striplin, One could nevah have too many Mercedes Benz
automobiles.
Please, Dad, But it for me Plase?
At 05:43 PM 12/28/2006, you wrote:
hahahahaha, my son, you do not need anymore cars.
Loren Faeth wrote:
Sunil,
My apology. The Dad was aimed at Kaleb.
So, Kaleb,
Well darnit, I had become under the impression that 0W Mobil 1 was not
harmful. The bottle doesn't list any precautions, and I've been told that it
only acts as a 0 weight oil when cold - so no problemo.
I was gonna go out and change the oil in the dark, but now I might just have
to watch TV and
Thanks, Alex and Werner, for the feedback. Here is more information you
thought would be useful in describing this car.
- It is a yellow color, not the light yellow, and not the deep yellow. I
think its the best looking yellow shade of the one's I've seen on other
MB's.
- The car is is in
I'm SORRY, okay?!? Sheesh, I made a mistake and sent it to the G-rated
list instead of the NC-17 one. I apologized. Now like John said,
change the subject and get on with life.
Tim
1982 300TD
1991 300TE 4Matic
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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:07:29 -0800
From: John
Thank-you oh benevolent one.
People - just rename the subject, eh?
Mind you, on the digest, it sure has made the table of contents interesting...
Tim
1982 300TD
1991 300TE 4Matic
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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:40:35 -0600
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 12/28/06, John W. Reames III [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, 28 Dec 2006, Ed Booher wrote:
Holy a 76 If this beautiful example of German engineering
was rolled off the factory in February, say the 16th I would have
to own this vehicle.
I dunno.. I might have to snatch it
I can recall the Ad very well, male deep rasper tone voice did the
singing .. contact MB marketing/sales people at headquarters and
they will most likely direct you to their ad agency who did the
commercial
Bill
1981 300 TD
Sunil Hari wrote:
1) Anyone out there have a spare or
The cruise works on my 240D , however when I set it at 70 mph it always
drops back to 65 mph. Or if I set it at 75 mph it drops back to 70 mph. Is
there an adjustment on these? Other than this problem the cruise works
great.
Sounds like it isn't holding the throttle far enough open. Is
pt!!! Quahogs aren't nearly as endowed as our native Warshington
geoduck...which, incidentally is the the mascot for my alma mater.
Wishful thinking, I'd say.
RLE
Of course, there was that nifty Lobster Shop pair of restaurants in
Tacoma,
Neither of which offered lobster, last time I et there. And only one is in
Tacoma.
RLE
Well darnit, I had become under the impression that 0W Mobil 1 was not
harmful. The bottle doesn't list any precautions, and I've been told that it
only acts as a 0 weight oil when cold - so no problemo.
It isn't harmful. The amount of bad information and boneheaded opinions on
this
How many pins does your amp have?
Dennis T
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Sunil Hari
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:07 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] two questions
1) Anyone out there have a spare or extra cruise
on 12/27/06 1:05 PM, Curt Raymond at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-QIWu_M-HU
I'm not sure but it looks like a Jetta TDI and it looks like they just dump
seafoam into the intake... I can't imagine why that new a car would need
decarboning...
The use of a VERY
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Would be cool if it happened to be in WA state. I might try that.
That's where I saw it. I can't recall if it was a Washington plate or not.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Of course, there was that nifty Lobster Shop pair of restaurants in
Tacoma,
Neither of which offered lobster, last time I et there. And only one is in
Tacoma.
I kinda like Anthony's. Although I can't recall if they offer lobster.
Christopher McCann wrote:
a co-worker gave me a 1:43 model of the CLK GTR for Christmas. Did a little
research and found this:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1O112Q_koGE
Yikes!
Wow. Reminds me of when hydroplane powerboats blow over.
There. After dropping the old oil filter into the pan of used oil -
kerplunk, splash, d'oh - oil change done. I may be fooling myself, but I
think it's quieter under the hood.
Brian
On 12/28/06, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I decided that if I'm going to try synthetic as an
Bill Gallagher wrote:
I can recall the Ad very well, male deep rasper tone voice did the
singing .. contact MB marketing/sales people at headquarters and
they will most likely direct you to their ad agency who did the
commercial
Just about any MBZ commercial is on youtube, but it
Hi Fellas,
My 1990 300SE has the following problem: When cold it starts quickly and easily
- no problem. It runs fine at higher speeds. But after it warms up and my wife
pulls up to a stop sign or red light - the engine shuts off. After shutting off
it is difficult to start - only when the
Well, perhaps they moved one or the other - but the original was across the
bay in NE Tacoma, and the newer one was along the more trendy waterfront
on the West Side of the bay, a bit South of the old smelter. But in either
one, the chowda was about as good as I've had, especially with the
John wrote:Sounds like bad capacitors in the amp.
Hi John,
My CC Amp died a while back I thougt I;d try to resolder the CC Amp on
my '78 240D - But I'm not ready to change the capacitors. Which ones do I
buy? Does Radio Shack carry them?
Also, the mechanics of resoldering the
Umm, no. Did you read the whole post? He'd filled up with Mobil 1 0w40 and it
was leaking from all over the place...
Switched to Delvac 1300 15w40 and it quit leaking. I badgered him something
fierce about using 0w40 and again about not testing it before leaving on a 5000
mile trip.
-Curt
In Feb. I would be surprised if the conv. 15-40 would even run through that
1/8 inch hole...I run M1 EP 10-30 in my 4.0 Jeep and it is
great.Starts good in the cold and has INSTANT oil pressure unlike with
the conventional 10-40 that was in it. I have 5-30 in my GF's Sidekick and
Kaleb wrote re: the 1981 240 D for sale how much?
The seller said asking $2,250
Donald H. Snook
1990 300SEL 133K
the original singer of the song was Marlene Dietrich, but in the ad it had
regular people singing it.
On 12/29/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It was 1998, and the singer was Marlene Dietrich
Bill Gallagher wrote:
I can recall the Ad very well, male deep rasper tone voice did
and my CC amp has a black back to it (not brown). Can't recall actual part
# (dumb, I know).
On 12/29/06, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
the original singer of the song was Marlene Dietrich, but in the ad it had
regular people singing it.
On 12/29/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL
Was someone looking for one of these. This one sure looks nice and low
miles.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1980-Mercedes-Benz-300SD-Turbo-Diesel_W0Q
QitemZ170064056650QQihZ007QQcategoryZ6330QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZVi
ewItem
Donald H. Snook
1990 300SEL 133K
Anthony's is pretty good, for a chain restaurant. I've never had a bad
experience with them. I'm having dinner with co-workers up at Marzano's in
Tacome this evening. Apparently they offer quality seafood in an authentic
Italian style.
On 12/28/06, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I
On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:39:41 -0700 Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
List Law (like the Man Law beer commericals):
If anyone of us take a pic of a vehicle to sell on eBay or CL and we are
in the pic, anyone from the list has the right...yea the duty to slap
said lister.
Stall on hard stop is an idle control valve problem (valve does not open fast
enough to keep engine running). However, this particular problem can also be
due to bad vacuum lines and hoses, which allow air around the idle control
valve and air flow meter -- the resulting over-lean condition
The original is a mechanical clock -- it is wound by a solenoid that flips a
weight up, and when working will periodically click once. The Quartz clock
is most likely an electric clock with quartz oscillator control.
The most usual problems with the mechanical clocks are a blown fuse (low
I am, and that one looks really nice. Wish I had that kind of money hanging
around.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:09:31 -0600
From: Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] 116 300SD on Ebay item # 170064056650
To: Mercedes@okiebenz.com
Message-ID:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Content-Type:
Steve MacSween wrote:
on 12/27/06 1:05 PM, Curt Raymond at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-QIWu_M-HU
I'm not sure but it looks like a Jetta TDI and it looks like they just dump
seafoam into the intake... I can't imagine why that new a car would need
decarboning...
Nice, but Buy it Now price is wy too high even with only 78kmiles
on her! Maybe $4k is a better range.
Still has the original 85 mph speedo. VIN is about 100 higher than
my former 300SD.
Take care,
Chuck
On Dec 29, 2006, at 6:09 AM, Donald Snook wrote:
Was someone looking for one
Not that I haven't taken heed of all the posts on this, but to my brain at
least, the following excerpts (below) seem to make sense to me, and here's
why:
If there were no difference (negative) in using 0W Mobil 1, why doesn't
everyone run it, and thus receive the (claimed on the bottle)
Okay, I'll heed this too.
Brian
On 12/29/06, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well darnit, I had become under the impression that 0W Mobil 1 was
not
harmful. The bottle doesn't list any precautions, and I've been told
that it
only acts as a 0 weight oil
Regarding that ad, Mercedes had a CD rom that they gave out on their website.
It had a screen saver and all sorts of free wall paper for your computer
Harry
69 280 SEL 135,000 Miles
72 350SL 118,000 Miles
2004 VW Passat 4 Motion
1999 Mazda Miata
-Original Message-
From:
On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:32:35 -0800 Joe Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
There's a pretty good Pick your Part in Hayward another in Oakland.
I could probably come up with names and addys if needed.
Joe,
Would you look up the names and addresses (and phone numbers, too?). I
called Stockton Auto
I kinda like Anthony's. Although I can't recall if they offer lobster..
They do. We go to the Des Moines location once or twice per year which is
always busy.
RLE
Well, perhaps they moved one or the other - but the original was across
the
bay in NE Tacoma,
I though that was Brown's Point which is where it is.
RLE
Almost always requires a reservation down here in Olympia. Probably one of
the premier eateries in town, which mostly speaks to the a sad dearth of
dining options.
On 12/29/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They do. We go to the Des Moines location once or twice per year which
Craig -
Not sure how far away you want to look, but if you want to expand your
search to the LA area you might try AMC Auto Salvage.
310-830-6880.
Barry
Would you look up the names and addresses (and phone numbers, too?). I
called Stockton Auto Dismantlers and they said they were totally out
OK, I've been trying to stay out of another (repeating) oil thread, but here
goes:
The most wear that an engine experiences is during a cold start. Oil
pressure isn't up, oil has drained down into the sump, and clearances are at
their greatest. So it makes sense to use an oil (such as a good
Yes, and I thought Brown's Point was in NE Tacoma, since I lived just down
the street and that was my address!
Werner
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lobstah Shop
Well, perhaps they
Howdy -
I checked my rear caliper on the 91 300D (W124) and noticed the bleed
screw is not in very good condition. I cannot get a wrench on it as the
flats are too damaged. Vise Grips only damaged the screw further. I
suspect I'll probably remove the caliper to do this as access is
You know, I'm tired of feeling guilty for daring to mention an oil-related
topic. If you've been through this a dozen times, just delete it.
Yes, I could look in the archives (if they'd work) but part of my enjoyment
of the list is talking to you fellas and getting feedback.
And by the way,
Howdy -
After my '91 300D sat all night I thought I'd check the oil level and
the level is different on each side of the dipstick! It reads full on one
side and 1/2 on the other. I figure I have enough oil but would like to
know why it does this - and if one of more correct than the
Just for information - This is a little hard to read but it's M1 0W30 that
was tested straight out of the bottle - never used in an engine. This was
done by a customer who wanted to know the baseline numbers of unused oil.
The TBN value is shown in the comments column.
ID
Vehicle
Oh, I was going to write - before I got pissy - that I noticed that the 0W30
bottles were about the only bottles on the shelves that had seepage
occurring from the caps of most of the bottles. Maybe that's an indicator
right there.
Brian
On 12/29/06, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You
No one.
We just must promise ourselves we would never do anything that stupid.
Bob R
- Original Message -
From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] List Law
On Wed, 27
Well, it looks like it didn;t make it thru the servers as I had hoped.
If interested, take a look at http://members.rennlist.com/oil - scroll down
to about 80% of the page - the sample date was 3/15/05 which may help in
finding it - also - there a test of 0W20 tested on 12/10/04 if you'f like
Larry I have never worked on these calipers but maybe a good blast of pb
blaster penetrating oils. Let sit over night blast again. Removed will be
easier to work with but in place might be possible with vice grips patience
and persistence.
Tom Scordato
- Original Message -
From:
Larry - you're going to have to find a level parking spot! That 45%
driveway will get slippery if it ever gets cold around here!
Actually, I find that just pulling the dipstick almost NEVER indicates the
correct oil level, and I have to wipe it clean, re-insert, and then take a
reading. And
Larry - you might try the PB Blaster treatment, and then hammer on a proper
size box-end wrench. I've found that trying an open-end wrench is just
asking for it to be rounded off. And I have an offset 10mm just for those
hard to reach and stubborn M-B fasteners!
Werner
- Original
As a pump-jockey, I ran into that many times (I'm sure others have too).
Sometimes it's downright irritating. I seem to see it with auto tranny fluid
dipsticks more. You have to re-dip half a dozen times and sort of use the
most common reading. This is particularly enjoyable on those engines
Thanks Tom and Werner -
I put some PB on it so we'll see -
Yeah, some days it's all I can do to climb up that 45 % incline to the
mailbox -
;-)
Course, it does make for some pretty interesting drives into the driveay
when it's wet we slide and must avoid the closed driveway doors!
Happy
You wrote:my 440 V8
That must be your economy car, right? ;-)
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
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Porsche
Thanks to all who responded to my request for info about the dipstick - not
a huge problem but it bothers me. I'll try repeated level reading attempts
and see if that helps --
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
Test Results
The Addy I have for the Pick Your Part in Hayward is 92 N. Clowitter.
That doesn't look quite right on the map I just pulled up though.
Seems to me it's on Winton near Cabot which would be west on Winton
from Clowitter. I've usually gotten there by taking Clowitter N. from
92 and turning left on
Not that it really matters in the grand scheme of things, but the exit
is spelled clawiter.
K
On Fri, Dec 29, 2006 at 02:56:50PM -0800, Joe Knight wrote:
The Addy I have for the Pick Your Part in Hayward is 92 N. Clowitter.
That doesn't look quite right on the map I just pulled up though.
GM makes a top engine cleaner it is about $5 a quart. This is the greatest
stuff in the world. The shop I worked at use to sell fuel injector cleaning
machines and the cleaner. A cap full of the top engine cleaner in a quart of
gas was better at cleaning the injectors than the $20 per bottle
I have a problem with my 1981 123 deisel not turning off when the key is
turned. This happened all of a sudden. About the same time my door locks also
stopped working.
Looking for any information or ideas on how to fix both problems.
Bi;;
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