Well if they took it to jiffy lube for an oil change what else did they
neglect?
That body has major rust problems, as well as AC evaporator problems.
Donald Snook wrote:
I change cars pretty often and I thought I wanted a truck. Whatever I
buy has to look good (occasionally take clients in
** I bought one for $9.95 through e-bay, I figure ten bucks,
what could I loose. Well, FORGET IT.
It doesn't have much more than what comes in the book which comes
with the car.
I would be very skeptical of any Maint. CD unless you know
someone who has one.
I don't know the answer to your question, but I asked my mechanic once
about the 4Matic (he had a TD with 4Matic for sale, don't remember
what year it was) and his answer was basically this: Like most
Mercedes systems, they work well if they are maintained. They don't
tolerate neglect very
At the risk of disagreeing with Walt, my W123 CDs ($9.95 on eBay) have
proved extremely useful.
Just understand that for $9.95 what you are getting is most likely an
illegal bootleg (but working) copy.
On 5/9/07, Walt Lasher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
** I bought one for $9.95
Here's a reply from someone who knows what he is talking about. This job IS
tougher than your job, whatever it was.
Yep. Been there. Done that. It looks simple, doesn't it? What they don’t
say is that a man can faint from the heat in a “hot-suit” in East Texas in
August, the pilot can feel the
And to think an illegal would have done the same job for $3/hour.
On 5/9/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here's a reply from someone who knows what he is talking about. This job
IS
tougher than your job, whatever it was.
Yep. Been there. Done that. It looks simple, doesn't it?
I think the Audi's are superior, primarily because they've dispensed with
the transfer-case altogether, which is the problematic area for MB. Audi
uses a simple transaxle with an output shaft for the rear wheels--very
simple...oh, and it's all wheel drive, as opposed to being triggered by a %
of
So, what don't I know about the early model 201's that I should know?
That they are all 190D/190E's? :-)
-- Jim
Trouble! My wife called me and said the car wouldn't start. (She'd
just filled it up, too, it turns out. Bad fuel?) After much fooling
around I ended up with the key and over at the neighbor's where it
sat. (Better that it acted up there than just about anyplace other
than our own driveway.)
On Wed, 9 May 2007 11:26:01 -0500 OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yup - didn't get my first ham license until 1966.
Tom - you really need to consider getting your license now - no code
requirement. The test is mostly rules and regs, it has a LOT less
technical content.
My first license,
On Wed, 9 May 2007 09:18:53 -0500 Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No affiliation to this car. 177K miles seems like a cheap price (at
least for what I have seen these sell for)
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=220964004
And it's in Oklahoma City. Great
When my wife got home she sheepishly admitted that upon reflection,
she'd put 15.5 gallons, $50, of gasoline into the car, not diesel.
She was in a hurry and was worried about running out of fuel, so she'd
gone to a different station than usual. She remembers 87 on the
pump, and noticing that it
On May 9, 2007, at 10:49 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
When my wife got home she sheepishly admitted that upon reflection,
she'd put 15.5 gallons, $50, of gasoline into the car, not diesel.
Ah, yes my wife did that 2 years back too, except it was premium
(actually high octane 94 preimum so even
Funny headline, and a fear of mine. Wife has never fueled our diesel vehicle
before, and tends to have mind on much more important things than small,
smelly details.
Brian
On 5/10/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When my wife got home she sheepishly admitted that upon reflection,
Why so cheap I wonder?
Brian
On 5/9/07, Frederick Moir [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/327293186.html
No Affil. etc.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
-
Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell?
Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.
We have been looking into an 84 190D recently and trying to work with the
shady seller via phone. To his credit? he agreed to take it to a mechanic
for inspection on our dime. This English-challenged seller played innocent
and noble all the way.
The mechanic promptly sent me 10 pics of car,
So your DIESEL Mercedes now has a GAS problem, eh? :-)
At least it wasn't something horrible.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267k miles, Ursula, still kickin'
Man! If I put the amount of his car payment into my SD every month, it
would be A1! Of course, it would be quite nice to ride around in an
R320CDI.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
three classes of US licenses currently being issued; no code required
for any of them.
cheers/73!
e
N6ZES (originally KC6KMV)
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Wed, 9 May 2007 11:26:01 -0500 OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yup - didn't get my first ham license until 1966.
Tom - you really
I have a 2 cd set where the CD labels look like 126 speedometers. That is VERY
useful; however some jobs are not all there; I think om617 head
removal/installation is missing one page, as an example.
-j.
-- Original message --
From: Walt Lasher [EMAIL
On Wed, 9 May 2007, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On 5/9/07, wilton strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is that the big soccer-mom-mobile that looks like a Chrysler Pacifica?
Thats the soccer-mom-mobile that is a heavily stiffened chrysler pacifica.
-j.
Hey All,
As some of you know, I just picked up an 83 300TD. It has been running
absolutely beautiful until this morning.
To start things off it's my girlfriends birthday so something bad was bound
to happen..
Anyway, she got up and headed for work in the TD this morning and got
When I was at the stealer's last week, I saw a ML320 cdi with 4-matic.
Looked like an interesting possibility.
Dwight
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1979 240D-250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t 135K miles
Wickford, RI
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of John
Does reverse work??
Jeff Zedic
My first license was in 1972 ( I was 12 at the time). WN3WFZ. finally
let WB5SQG lapse in 1988. It was an excellent outlet for a tinkerer
until wife, kids, and diesel MBs came along :^)
Gary Thompson
1995 E320
On 5/9/07, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My first license, WN6NFX, was
What Jeff said... If reverse works, it's probably the B2. If no
reverse, then things are a little more iffy. I've had a torque
converter destroy itself, with similar symptoms, but that freakish
series of events has zero chance of ever occuring again during the
life of this universe.
Gary
--looks like a Pacifica?
'May be - 'haven't seen it yet.
Wilton
No..It does nothing. No noise, no forward, no reverse, only park.
Mike
- Original Message -
From: Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 83 TD...Tranny quit...HELP
Does reverse
John Freer wrote:
I think you mean a 210.
You are right. I meant 210. I looked the car over for the rust issue -
the shock towers show no sign of rust. I did a little research and
found cases of rust problems in the 97-99 models. But not in the 1996.
I wonder if something changed
I've got a 124 4Matic wagon and it's broke. I didn't know when I
bought it because the purchase was made in summer on good roads. I
didn't know that it was inoperative until the first snow of last
winter when my summer tires couldn't keep me going straight. I had new
snows put on the car drove
I'd drop the pan and check for metal filings in the fluidcould be as
simple as a new front pump...could be catastrophic...you'll need to
take a closer , more serious look..
Jeff Zedic
Well, we all know now how good Jiffy Lube is at their work.
http://mfile.akamai.com/12924/wmv/vod.ibsys.com/2006/0503/9152183.200k.asx
Tim
1982 300TD
1991 300TE 4Matic
--
Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 16:45:12 -0500
From: Donald Snook
Well, if the chances are that low then that is probably wheat happened to
mine..My luck runs like that.
In thinking of what the car has been doing lately, I recall that last night
when I parked it I was letting it idle for a couple minutes( I live on a
large hill so I figure it's very
Careful Mike, everytime I say something like that I do something extremely
stupid...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 07:34:16 -0400
From: Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chicken Wagon exonerated, wife lays egg
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Message-ID:
If your time is free, salvage yard trannies can be a good bet. If
someone is charging you for RR, or you feel your time is worth real
money, then it can sometimes be false economy. Last time I went
through 3 salvage trannies before I found a good one. That's three
gaskets and filters, 24 quarts
Thanks Jeff,
I intend to do just thatI would be out there right now doing so
but it is raining and nasty and I get to work on it outside in the dirt.
So if I do find I need to pull the trans out is there anything that makes
this job any different from a typical American RWD drive car?
Not to sound too pessimistic a note, but the transmissiion on my 83 300TD
failed at 140K miles with similar symptoms to yours - wouldn't move in
either direction. I had to ahve it rebuilt, and the same thing happened
again at 200 K miles so I had it rebuilt again for another $1,700. I'm now
at
Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A diesel wagon 4matic? In Indiana?
No it wasn't a diesel. I typed TD without thinking. It was a gasser.
--
1983 300D
1966 230
I'm watching my step very carefully.
Mike
- Original Message -
From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chicken Wagon exonerated, wife lays egg
Careful Mike, everytime I say
So just what the heck are they *doing* up there? I saw the guy
crawling on the lines, but can't figure out what a single person with
hand tools could possibly repair. All that's up there are cables
and insulators.
Are they just inspecting ? Seems that a video camera with a zoom
lens could do
You've pretty much got it. The hardest part is getting the starter
bolts and the two upper tranny to engine block bolts loose. These can
be pretty hard to reach and pretty tight if they haven't been touched
in 25 years.
Be sure to mark the driveshaft orientation before you colapse it. If
the two
ernest breakfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
three classes of US licenses currently being issued; no code
required for any of them.
So, is there now a clique of old-school hams that knows code and
looks down with disdain on the newbies who can't do it? Or does
everyone pretty much accept that
Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Any of you familiar with such an operation? Sounds like he turns
these cars around as a business, though he claimed not to be a
dealer of any sort. I just wonder if these cars are stolen.
I don't buy lots of cars, but have bought enough of them to
Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
No..It does nothing. No noise, no forward, no reverse, only
park.
If reverse does not work it's not the B2. Normally with the B2 (well,
when mine failed, anyway) you can coax it into forward motion, at
least for a little while, and once you get
Tim Pilgrim wrote:
Well, we all know now how good Jiffy Lube is at their work.
http://mfile.akamai.com/12924/wmv/vod.ibsys.com/2006/0503/9152183.200k.a
sx
I think (more like I HOPE) that it depends on which Jiffy Lube you go
to. Before I went to law school (and before I was a
Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think (more like I HOPE) that it depends on which Jiffy Lube you
go to [...] most of them are good places.
I'm sure that's true. I agree with what you say about building trust
and repeat business with a few select shops. I think some people stop
in at
From what I understand, it is something you need a trained eye to spot, as it
rusts UNDER the sealant and then pops off. There can be VERY little warning
otherwise. It happens even on dealer-maintained cars, and when one pops off,
they usually go replace both of them.
Of course you pobably
On 5/10/07, TimothyPilgrim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm told by one former-Benz now indy mechanic that replacing the seals
for the first transfer case (which had some seepage upon initial
inspection) would be a $500 job. I'm told by another former-Benz now
indy mechanic that there is only one
yep, b2 piston
Mike Canfield wrote:
Hey All,
As some of you know, I just picked up an 83 300TD. It has been running
absolutely beautiful until this morning.
To start things off it's my girlfriends birthday so something bad was bound
to happen..
Anyway, she got up and headed for
In that case, something it probably wrong with the torque converter or
the front pump. If you just picked this car up, soembody could have had
the tranny out at some point and didnt get it put back in correctly.
Might have gone for a while but finally broke off the tabs on the front
pump.
trust me, the 96's rust equally as bad
Donald Snook wrote:
John Freer wrote:
I think you mean a 210.
You are right. I meant 210. I looked the car over for the rust issue -
the shock towers show no sign of rust. I did a little research and
found cases of rust problems in the 97-99
So if I do find I need to pull the trans out is there anything that
makes
this job any different from a typical American RWD drive car?
Dunno. You need several feet of socket extension and a knuckle
joint in order to take out the top bolts. The wrench ends up back
by the tailshaft.
-- Jim
there's been a No-Code license for years already that would allow
operation on frequencies that would not (typically) carry world-wide,
and the requirement for Code has been progressively lowered over the
years since the introduction of the first No-Code license; it's just
that as of recently
If I'm correct in my diagnosis of my 300SD having a bad B2 piston, it never
nade any strange noises. It started to flare between first and second, and
then suddenly it feels like you have the clutch halfway to the floor on a
stick shift. I have not had time to get under the car, and with my
There are really two different failure modes for the B2. Scenario 1
(most common) is that the B2 piston comes apart but continues to seal
the bore. It just kind of floats around in the bore, simulating the
clutch half in feeling. The lower the gear, the more affected.
Hitting the accellerator
Chris Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It started to flare between first and second, and then suddenly it
feels like you have the clutch halfway to the floor on a stick
shift.
Classic B2 failure symptoms. That's exactly how mine went on my 300D.
My reverse works great, second seems ok, 3 and
About a year ago, there was big talk about several dodge models being
available in the 07 year with the bluetec MB engine.
Our of curiosity, i stopped at the 'friendly' not-so-local dodge
dealer last week to inquire about dodge Diesels (not in
pickups). After some searching, they told me that
OMG! The world is that close to ending - just one torque converter away?
;-)
BillR
Jacksonville FL
1981 300SD 289k miles
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Gary Thompson
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:59 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
On 5/10/07, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
why pay 48K for a dog when you can buy a Mercedes Benz for
less? Anybody know what the price is for the ML with the bluetec
engine? It is just not as handy as a caravan. oh, for the vito in the US!
Last I heard, Honda will be selling the
I had Toni hold the brake, put the car in gear and rev it up a bit while I
watched the driveshaft for movement..It tries to turn
itBasically, the tranny is attempting to move the car but is not
capable.
How hard is it to inspect this mischeivous B2 piston? Can it be done
Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How hard is it to inspect this mischeivous B2 piston? Can it be
done still in the car?
The B2 piston cover is on the right side of the tranny. If you open
it up you'll lose fluid. I have a writeup somewhere I posted to the
old [EMAIL PROTECTED]
now a $20K long caravan with a bluetec would get my attention!
I would be there to buy the one next in line! A diesel minivan would be
quite nice.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
They inspect the fittings for cracks, tightness, etc - not something
visible through even thru a very powerful lens. The wind puts a tremendous
amount of stress on all those components with the constant swaying and
occasional gusts.So he was probably inspectng things. As far as
Hi Gary,
My '78 240D did that a couple of years ago. Basically my tranny was
broke. I found a used one for $30 delivered to my local tranny shop who
installed it for $500 or so.
Sorry - BTW - the problem sounds like it may have been overfilled at
some point in the past. It could
When I was at the stealer's last week, I saw a ML320 cdi with 4-matic.
Looked like an interesting possibility.
Since all M R classes are 4-matic, what's so interesting?
RLE
**
See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
are, did not have the correct info? The article also states
that the diesel engine is indeed only available in the more expensive
trim packages, not the base model. Pity.
http://www.globeauto.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070510.whdieselmain-0510/GAStory/specialGlobeAuto/
There's a companion article
My 1990 300SEL did not sell on ebay. It crossed into the $4,000
territory, but did not meet my reserve.
Looks like Bill R. is going to get to buy it!
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=221355344
Donald H. Snook
1990 300SEL 136K
Kaleb wrote:
trust me, the 96's rust equally as bad
Okay between the rust issues and the fit and finish of the later cars, I
am wondering what sort of Mercedes I should get next.
Possibilities: Cons
81-85 124 Wagon Have you seen how much these are going for?
That would seem a good plan.
BillR
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Donald Snook
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 4:47 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] Did not sell on ebay
My 1990 300SEL did not sell on ebay. It crossed into
Well I might sell my SDL, but Im afraid you probably wouldnt want to pay
as much as I would want.
Donald Snook wrote:
Kaleb wrote:
trust me, the 96's rust equally as bad
Okay between the rust issues and the fit and finish of the later cars, I
am wondering what sort of Mercedes I
The outpouring of sympathy warms the cockles of my heart.
Brian
On 5/10/07, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We have been looking into an 84 190D recently and trying to work with the
shady seller via phone. To his credit? he agreed to take it to a mechanic
for inspection on our dime.
What's a guy to do who wants to drive Mercedes, but wants something a little
more modern?
Pony up and buy an E320CDI/Bluetech :-).
You like the W126's, so maybe, the perfect Mercedes would be a 300SDL? it
SHOULD only be a 1-2K difference. Right now, there's one on the local
Craigslist for
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