Anybody have any secret tips to accurately align the
vibration dampener during installation, other than trial and error? I tried
marking the edge of the dampener with a magic marker but missed slightly on
the first try and have quit for the day. TIA for any good tips.
A 92 class diesel will be the rod bender regardless how the car was badged.
The 300 6 cylinder "non-rod bender" was sold in 86/87.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
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On Behalf Of wilton strickland
Sent:
Here's a good forum if you want to get the scoop on any of the VW's. This one
is for the Golf, including the TDI
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=142
Harry
69 280 SEL 135,000 Miles
72 350SL 118,000 Miles
2004 VW Passat 4 Motion
1999 Mazda Miata
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From
Most of the issues with the VW Golf as with any of the VW's is the cam seals
leaking. The tdi seems to be fairly reliable for the most part. I have never
heard anything about TB's braking and VW recommends they be changed at 80 to
105,000 miles along with the water pump. I do however recommend u
The oil they recommend for all VW's including the diesels is Castrol txt 505 01
Harry
69 280 SEL 135,000 Miles
72 350SL 118,000 Miles
2004 VW Passat 4 Motion
1999 Mazda Miata
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sat, 5 May 2007 9:02 AM
Subjec
Dwight, is that 300SDL or 350SDL? 'Thought a '92 SDL would be a 350 -
possible "rod bender."
Wilton
'Just saw a beautiful little '38 MB roadster with rumble seat at a classic
car show in Raleigh; 4 cyl; owner bought it in 1951. I forgot to confirm
model designation.
Wilton
On Sat, 5 May 2007 15:26:34 -0400 "LarryT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think something must be going on with supply - like more refineries
> producing diesel and less gasoline. It's been a long, long time since
> diesel was less than regular gas.
That's for sure!
> Diesel here in Va is 2.
Trampa wrote:
"The 300SEL appears to have different rims on the left and right."
Actually, the text of the ad says that some of the pictures who both
sets of wheels because I got new wheels and the old ones are included in
the sale if the new owner wants them.
Donald H. Snook
1990
Don:
My 240D did that briefly. I am pretty sure it was a carbon bridge in the
pre-chamber shorting things out some, because after I reamed out the
pre-chambers the problem immediately went away and has not returned. I was
using the upgrade pencil-style plugs, too, not the loops ones.
On 5/5/07,
But I can tell the difference between the few extra revolutions it
takes to start when I don't let it pre-glow, even at 75F.
On 5/5/07, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, all the glow plugs are new, and it's working fine now. Even when
> the light is wacky, the engine starts like the
Well, all the glow plugs are new, and it's working fine now. Even when
the light is wacky, the engine starts like the plugs are working fine.
If it's not particularly cold out, it would.
-- Jim
Well, all the glow plugs are new, and it's working fine now. Even when
the light is wacky, the engine starts like the plugs are working fine.
On 5/5/07, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
my 91 300D 2.5T did that. After checking each GP (all were new) and the
wiring brtween the Amp and GP I con
my 91 300D 2.5T did that. After checking each GP (all were new) and the
wiring brtween the Amp and GP I concluded the new GP Amplifier I bought from
the dealer a couple of weeks earlier had gone bad. They gave me a new one.
problem solved,
Now, while my problem was a bad amp you could be se
I think something must be going on with supply - like more refineries
producing diesel and less gasoline. It's been a long, long time since
diesel was less than regular gas.
Diesel here in Va is 2.63 with reg gas around 2.79
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil A
I am sharing this because any diesel listings here have been rare lately.
No affiliation etc. (I do have a friend with a nice 560 SEL for sale-e-mail
me off list on that one.)
MERCEDES: 1992 300 SDL. 1 owner, prestine condition, non-smoker, 2 year
inspection, everything works. $4950. 965-251
That was cool but it needs some subtitles (if the narrator was speaking
English it probably would have been half as long). I liked the offroad
and crash test sequences.
--R
Redghost wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klu1hHQA_rU
Old timers will like this little video.
We have a friend who is Lebanese, and we go with him occasionally to
this little Lebanese restaurant. There is a big photo on the wall of
downtown Beirut and some big square sometime in the 50s, the owner's
father (who was the national champion wrestler or something back then)
is in it somewhe
See what the price is on Monday after Cheney, Halliburton, and the Big
Oil boys have their weekly conf call to set prices.
--R
tom savage wrote:
Bob Rentfro wrote:
Here in the stinkin desert, unleaded did a $2.86 to $3.04 back to $2.98 then
to $3.09 thing this week.diesel is staying 't
BillR wrote:
Neither do I, except that is the way I run these days
Mercedes of every age are everywhere in Lebanon, such that a war-torn
114 or 123 taxi is a part of the landscape; see
http://web.archive.org/web/20050306051358/www.mbspy.com/lebanon.htm
I don't get the shoe dangling fro
Bob Rentfro wrote:
Here in the stinkin desert, unleaded did a $2.86 to $3.04 back to $2.98 then
to $3.09 thing this week.diesel is staying 'tween $2.89 and $3.04
depending upon where you go..
I paid $3.39 for premium yesterday; my TDI has exploded and it took $71
to sate the 140. Ouch.
Thursday AM I headed to Lawton (80 miles SW.). I turned on the key,
fastened the seatbelt, looked at the glow plug light, and saw that it
was off. It's usually still on for another second or two. The engine
started normally. When I released the key, the glow plug light turned
on, and stayed on for
Trampas wrote:
>
> The 300SEL appears to have different rims on the left and right.
Actually, it appears to have both 8 hole and 15 hole rims on the left side.
The first pic if of an 8 hole left side, 2nd pic 15 hole left side, and later
there's a close-up of a very nice 8 hole. I forget, does
Bob Rentfro wrote:
>
> When my '01 TDI Bug was due its first oil change, I was told by the dealer
> that using M1 had no effect on the warranty. I never investigated further.
I don't know the details, but I think something has changed since then.
The obvious failures, when somebody goes limpin
Here in the stinkin desert, unleaded did a $2.86 to $3.04 back to $2.98 then
to $3.09 thing this week.diesel is staying 'tween $2.89 and $3.04
depending upon where you go..
Bob r.
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From: "Kaleb C. Striplin, Cox Auto Trader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PRO
Being a computer doofus, I think it's cool how yous guys can turn almost any
post into a discussion of computer stuff.
Bob R.
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To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 3:48 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff
When my '01 TDI Bug was due its first oil change, I was told by the dealer
that using M1 had no effect on the warranty. I never investigated further. I
always had M1 in it until the day Chase and I fought and I dropped it like a
bad habit.
Bob R
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From: "Craig Mc
Actually, you offered it to the list for $4,900 and offered to throw in a
set of sheepskins.
I'm not really sure but maybe there was a 250,000 mile bumper to bumper 100%
warranty and all oil changes were covered and I got a new set of tires every
year Hard to remember exactly.
Actually I
So gas went up to 2.89 here, diesel was 2.63. This morning I see diesel went
DOWN to 2.61. Very strange. I sure need to get that 100 gal tank installed in
the back of my truck so I can have a supply when its cheaper.
From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat May 05 14:24:39 2007
Received: from ms-smtp-05.sou
Craig wrote:
"So, what kind of mileage does a 300SEL get? On what type of gasoline?"
I have gotten 20 mpg on one trip. It was 100% highway I set the cruise
at 70. Most of the time I get 18-19. In town is probably about 16. I
drive a pretty good mix of the two and get about 17 or so. I
On Sat, 05 May 2007 07:17:32 -0500 Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Mitch Haley wrote:
> >
> > http://theoildrop.server101.com/forums/postlist.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB51
>
> Oops. I just read somewhere that even GC isn't good enough to keep the
> cam lobes and lifters intact on the late
You are correct sir. I leave Brunnhilde sit for some length of time,
get in and drive around, the clock still syncs with the start of the NPR
shows. Amazing. I adjust it as well when daylight gets saved or lost.
--R
Allan Streib wrote:
Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
The speed
I tell you, I drove the 420 the other day. It sure is nice to have a
nice smooth gas v8 every once in a while. While it does have plenty of
power, it feels like a 240D compared to my 560SEL or my 380SE with the
5.0 euro motor in it.
Trampas wrote:
My '87 420SEL gets about 19MPG mixed commut
what are you talking about?
Trampas wrote:
Nothing like having different wheels on left and right...
Trampas
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On Behalf Of Zoltan Finks
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:43 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [M
http://carbodywork.blogspot.com/2006/11/paint-your-car-rims.html
This link shows how one guy refinished his wheels -
http://carbodywork.blogspot.com/2006/11/paint-your-car-rims.html
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
Test Results http://me
The problem with brake dust and alloy wheels - it's not just a dust that
settles on the wheel that can be removes by cleaning. It is a corrosive
material that actually etches the wheel. Think about that the next time
you're working around the brakes - it;s best not to breathe that stuff. So,
Mitch Haley wrote:
>
> http://theoildrop.server101.com/forums/postlist.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB51
Oops. I just read somewhere that even GC isn't good enough to keep the cam lobes
and lifters intact on the latest TDI. Now I'm confused as to what is good
enough,
maybe Castrol TXT?
Craig McCluskey wrote:
>
> I visited my neighbor this afternoon and found him helping a friend change
> the oil in the friend's '06 VW TDI. I was surprised to learn that the
> friend had purchased a special type of oil only available from "the VW
> place" in Santa Fe, an hour's drive away.
http
actually no -s, since web servers can take a disliking to symbolic links. These
were hard links
-- Original message --
From: Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Fri, 04 May 2007 23:16:08 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > 1999 E300 Turbodiesel
> >
> > ln
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ln = unix command for link. Basically I made a second directory entry
to point to the same cunk of data (until one or the other is
modified, then they become two completely separate files...)
Um, not in Linux.
A plain "ln" will create a hard-link - that is, two labels
I visited my neighbor this afternoon and found him helping a friend change
the oil in the friend's '06 VW TDI. I was surprised to learn that the
friend had purchased a special type of oil only available from "the VW
place" in Santa Fe, an hour's drive away.
I was further surprised to learn that us
So why is it that an '04 Golf TDI with 30k mi. is selling for $18k or so,
and a new Rabbit sells for some $17 - 20k? Maybe we ought to just wait for
the release of the TDI Rabbit. I imagine there's already a waiting list.
Brian
only if they can beat the Oklahoma I-40 Arkansas River bridge repair
time. Good
Luck!
--
Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark
'87 300SDL (271,xxx mi) needs head
'83 300SD (245 kmi) For Sale
'82 300CD (166 kmi)
'82 300D (74 kmi) getting '85 donor engine
'85 300D (280,176) parts car-sans engine
Quoti
On Fri, 4 May 2007 23:05:10 -0400 "andrew strasfogel"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I heard they were going to get it repaired in record time.
>
> On 5/4/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/photography/images/070429/
Nothing like having a little incentive to
I heard they were going to get it repaired in record time.
On 5/4/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/photography/images/070429/
RLE
**
See what's free at
http://www.aol.com.
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Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> The speedo in Brunnhilde is spot on after 28 yr, gotta admire those
> old Benz engineers.
The most accurate timepiece I own is on the dash of my 300D. It keeps
time so well the only time I have to change it is when summer time
starts and ends. It's alwa
On Fri, 04 May 2007 23:16:08 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 1999 E300 Turbodiesel
>
> ln = unix command for link. Basically I made a second directory entry to
> point to the same cunk of data (until one or the other is modified, then
> they become two completely separate files...)
As in ln -s,
Bummer. just last weekend I gave away one I'd gotten at a junk yard (out of
a Ford van, fits a 240D). The guy turned it in for scrap value. Could have
mailed it to you.
On 5/4/07, Tom Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The compressor is the same part used in many 60's American cars and many
tr
The compressor is the same part used in many 60's American cars and many
trucks well into the 90s.
You should be able to order one from your local parts store just make
sure you get the correct compressor & oul to pour into the crank case.
Your compressur will be a right hand or left hand & the di
My '87 420SEL gets about 19MPG mixed commute. My wife's 560SEL gets about
17MPG and I would gladly pay the fuel cost to drive the rocket ship.
Trampas
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Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 7:16 PM
To
David,
I think you meant, in AZ, you can get by as long as you are under
10MPH OVER the limit. 65 Limit, No ticket until you hit or exceed
75.Don't understand why they don't just enforce the 65 or post
the limit at 75 and ticket above that.
In the Scottsdale portion of Loop 101, came
Nothing like having different wheels on left and right...
Trampas
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Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:43 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] this is a nice car, sombody should buy it
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