Re: [MBZ] '86 SDL tranny leak

2007-05-26 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
no, not hard. Need special socket for the back nut though. Luther wrote: Noticed the other day that the tranny started slipping. Added some fluid the other day and it started slipping again today. Grr, so I looked for fluid leaks and it seams to be coming from the very back of the tranny.

Re: [MBZ] Searching Archives

2007-05-26 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
no, but you can sort by thread which is why proper subject lines are important. Zoltan Finks wrote: I was wondering if there is a way to search the list archives for keywords. This would allow me to get information on topics and questions that I have as they come up. Doesn't look like there is

Re: [MBZ] Anybody ever swap a 115 300D into 123?

2007-05-26 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
no, 114s were all gas powered 6 cylinder, 115 were diesel and 4 cylinder gas. The 115 has more body welds because they were used for heavy duty taxi service. Sunil Hari wrote: the 114s were all gasoline-powered, the 115s were all diesel powered. Indistinguishable from the outside (except

Re: [MBZ] actuator trouble

2007-05-26 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Its a plastic circle thing that sort of un clips and opens up, then the rod comes right out. BillR wrote: I do need some assistance. I have pulled the actuators from my rear doors. They are Swiss made with a clip that holds the long screw-on rod to the top. That one comes off easily enough by

Re: [MBZ] Thanks to the Veterans

2007-05-26 Thread Mitch Haley
LarryT wrote: I must have missed something - who is this guy Phelps? is he protesting something? He likes to attack military funerals, because the military isn't doing enough to keep homosexuals out of the military. When those bozos showed up in Michigan a couple of years ago, they didn't

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-26 Thread Mitch Haley
LarryT wrote: The home Powder coat system needs approx 425F. While I;m limited to small projects, I have a toaster oven which works for the home system. I just don't have room for a full-sized oven - higher temps is not necesssary - at least for my small jobs. I assume a large item

[MBZ] dead light

2007-05-26 Thread Sunil Hari
in my 92 300D, i have a front overhead light that's burned out. besides the bulb and the fuse, what else could be causing the light to not work? The light in question is the small square light next to the light switch. -- Sunil Hari 1992 300D 2.5T - 290Kmi - for sale [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [MBZ] actuator trouble

2007-05-26 Thread BillR
That is what worked for the Swiss ones, but I can't figure out a mechanism to open the clips on the MB ones. I can lift each of the three one at a time, but not all together. Mechanically challenged, I guess. BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: [MBZ] dead light

2007-05-26 Thread Jim Cathey
in my 92 300D, i have a front overhead light that's burned out. besides the bulb and the fuse, what else could be causing the light to not work? The light in question is the small square light next to the light switch. The reading light that's part of the dome light system? Bulb and

Re: [MBZ] 79 240D A/C - where to start?

2007-05-26 Thread Jim Cathey
Find the low pressure switch ( can't remember on that model, should be near the accumulatorbig thing that looks like an upright can ) FYI, an accumulator is a tank on the low (cold) side. My Camaro has one. The MB systems all have receivers, which is a (somewhat smaller) tank on the high

Re: [MBZ] 79 240D A/C - where to start?

2007-05-26 Thread Jim Cathey
Can someone give me a quick list of things to check to get started in diagnosing this? State of charge. High-pressure safety switch. Power to compressor clutch. The aux fan won't run until the high-temp switch on the receiver kicks in. -- Jim

[MBZ] Fred Phelps was Re: Thanks to the Veterans

2007-05-26 Thread Donald Snook
I must have missed something - who is this guy Phelps? is he protesting something? Who/what is he? Fred Phelps is an evil man. He is the pastor of a church in Topeka, Kansas. He protests at all sort of places because in his opinion this country would better without homosexuals. He has a

Re: [MBZ] Thanks to the Veterans

2007-05-26 Thread Bob Rentfro
Mitch wrote: I don't care how old he is. If he showed up at the funeral of a member of my family with his rump ranger graphic signs, I'd not quit beating on him when he fell down, I'd make sure he'd do serious hospital time. (and I don't think a jury would convict me in my hometowm) Amen.

Re: [MBZ] Thanks to the Veterans

2007-05-26 Thread Rick Knoble
The 2nd time he tried it here, a couple hundred large tattoo'd men on Harleys showed up to create a (somewhat menacing) human fence between the so-called Baptists and the funeral. They are the Patriot Guard http://www.patriotguard.org/ and that is why they were formed. To shield the families

Re: [MBZ] Fred Phelps was Re: Thanks to the Veterans

2007-05-26 Thread andrew strasfogel
He's not an isolated nut case either. A lot of right wingers agree with Bin Laden's view that the USA is corrupt and immoral, and therefore deserving of the 9/11 attacks. On 5/25/07, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I must have missed something - who is this guy Phelps? is he protesting

Re: [MBZ] Fred Phelps was Re: Thanks to the Veterans

2007-05-26 Thread Wonko the Sane
I am certainly not a scholar on this subject, but my reading suggests that it is indeed American presence (and influence) in the Middle East that has his nose so out of joint. While this in no way justifies the attack(s) it might help explain the how come behind it. - The principal stated

Re: [MBZ] Fred Phelps was Re: Thanks to the Veterans

2007-05-26 Thread Bob Rentfro
Yuphe's a nut job. He and Rosie need to get into a car, make out, then drive off of a cliff. Bob R. - Original Message - From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 8:34 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fred Phelps

Re: [MBZ] actuator trouble

2007-05-26 Thread BillR
Success has come. I finally fashioned a curved piece out of a paperclip that I managed to slide under the three clips on one side of the piece holding the rod, and the holder slid out about an inch. I could then get the rod out. Not fun, but with the proper created tool it worked well. Score

[MBZ] M 102 Engine knocks on startup. Why?

2007-05-26 Thread Robert Bigham
My 1983 Model 123.223 also known as 230E, is a gray market car imported to the states by an individual. It has the 102.980 four cylinder engine with Bosch CIS injection. On a stone cold start, it will knock about three times, a hollow metallic tap tap tap, before the oil pressure shoots up

[MBZ] 190D 2.2 1984

2007-05-26 Thread Frederick Moir
Hi, All. When bought this car it had a giant oil leak from the front timing cover, broken in 3 places from (I guess) a broken chain, also pan had chip out of it. Ran well and did not smoke. Found that the engine had been replaced with one from an '85 with manual trans. This late '84 2.2 190D

[MBZ] Fuel Mileage

2007-05-26 Thread Walt Lasher
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Re: [MBZ] 190D 2.2 1984

2007-05-26 Thread Peter Frederick
Hmmm. If it were a V8 I would say you had the rear towers swapped (but that give you low oil pressure). Sounds as if the oil passage in the head is blocked somehow, and while you have great oil pressure, no flow to the cam. Check with Rusty re: head gasket matchup, who knows, there may

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Mileage

2007-05-26 Thread Peter Frederick
I've wondered why there were no diesel hybrids, it seems to me very obvious. Hybrids are ONLY better in stop and go traffice, where the regenerative braking cancels out the fuel usage from acceleration. On the highway, they get slightly worse milage than the equivalent non-hybrid. I've

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Mileage

2007-05-26 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sat, 26 May 2007 13:41:48 -0500 Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hybrids are ONLY better in stop and go traffice, where the regenerative braking cancels out the fuel usage from acceleration. On the highway, they get slightly worse milage than the equivalent non-hybrid. Yes,

[MBZ] Milky ATF

2007-05-26 Thread Redghost
I am sort of scratching my head here. I just changed the ATF in Gump, a 220D manual. What came out was nasty, milky rusted looking Mobil 1 ATF. She had less than 30k on the fluid, I just was feeling something was not right, so I change it. There is no obvious coolant hoses going into

[MBZ] Indy CL - 1980 300SD - $1100

2007-05-26 Thread Ed Booher
Thinking about taking a look at this 116. The heater does not work catches my eye as extremely odd. More expensive to fix heater core than car is worth? Ed --- Mercedes 1980 - $1100 -- Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007-05-05, 9:01PM EDT

Re: [MBZ] Fuel Mileage

2007-05-26 Thread Redghost
There is a nut job with a VW rabbit that he runs as electric, but has an outboard rabbit front end set up as trailer running the diesel motor. He uses it to power his electric car for normal travel, but when it needs a boost, he engages the driveshaft and has it push his car up hill or