I pretty much hold on the underground tanks being about 55F constant. I
don't worry about "overfilling" as the distance home or into town from my
usual station consumes about a half gallon within 20 minutes of my having
filled.
I do hold to variations in tire pressure at very cold or hot summer te
Robert Rentfro wrote:
> Just Jack himself and one other fella were working on it. Kinds tag teaming
> it.
Two guys, an hour and a half, I guess that's possible if shop rate is $100
or if they beat flat rate on the job. Sounds better than one guy for 90
minutes for $300.
Mitch.
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How do you intend to hold the crank when you re-torque the new balancer?
On Jan 5, 2008 9:51 PM, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> We improvised -- since he's got a new balancer anyway, and the rubber
> on the old one is VERY soft (the source of his vibration, I'm fairly
> certain),
it's not for everyone.
On Jan 4, 2008 10:28 PM, dave walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I tried banned for a bit but got tired of pudgy white guys using the
> "n"-word for punctuation. I have better things to waste my time on...
>
> -Dave Walton
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> On Jan 4, 2008 10:21 PM, Redghost <[EMAIL PRO
Same tool. Rotate engine around until the bar will hit the floor on
the other side, tighten up with a torque wrench.
Have to do some adjusting, no way to rotate the engine with the bar on
the front!
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Peter Frederick wrote:
>
> Same tool. Rotate engine around until the bar will hit the floor on
> the other side, tighten up with a torque wrench.
I must have missed something. I thought the tool was a bar welded to the old
balancer. Don't you need to have the new balancer on when you torque th
No, the balancer bolts onto the removable flange with the same bolts
that hold the pulley on. This is why you need to check the pulley
bolts, the balancer will destroy the front cover if it gets loose.
The flange is bolted to the crank with a large (24mm?) bolt.
Peter
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Hmmm, I guess I'll have to check mine to see what you're talking about.
On Jan 6, 2008 6:59 AM, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No, the balancer bolts onto the removable flange with the same bolts
> that hold the pulley on. This is why you need to check the pulley
> bolts, the balan
You won't see anything unless you have the manual with a drawing -- the
balancer is about 8 inches across and quite close to the front cover
(this is why we took it off with the wrong seal in hand -- no way to
tell until it was off).
There is no spacer where the seal runs as there is in the old
> The flange is bolted to the crank with a large (24mm?) bolt.
27mm, IIRC. A great use for that cheap 3/4" socket set you
picked up at Harbor Freight. (The set also works great on
fuel level senders, and the 24mm socket is what you need
for the idler arm.)
-- Jim
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Jim C enlightened us:
"27mm, IIRC. A great use for that cheap 3/4" socket set you
picked up at Harbor Freight. (The set also works great on
fuel level senders, and the 24mm socket is what you need
for the idler arm.)"
It seems like someone amassed a list once of big stuff needing big
sockets...
Randy,
I was getting quite excited until I read your last sentence...
On Jan 4, 2008 4:59 PM, R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No problemo Andrew. Just register it in the name of one of your wife's
> relatives here in Winnipeg, and "borrow" it
> from them. MPIC is even relatively inexpens
You're right, it's 27 -- same as the injectors, which is why I have two
Craftsman deep 27 mm sockets.
Peter
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Mr. Jim typed:
"Sounds like he might have got you for an extra $100, or more.? Maybe they
got your bill ?mixed up with some guy that works at a nuclear power plant
where $100 is about 1/2 hour's overtime.? ?? Shame on them!
I called bushings first!"
You nailed the bushing, Mr. Jim.
I was lookin
Unfortunately, they canceled the rally due to terrorist threats. I guess that
they had canceled portions of the race before, but this is the first time in 30
years that the whole thing was canceled. sucks
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS187674+04-Jan-2008+PRN20080104
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Really?
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/529455081.html
Bob R.
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IIRC on the '67 200D we stuck a big screwdriver or a small crowbar (I
forget) between the teeth on the flywheel and kept it from turning while we
torqued the balancer. Isn't there a place you can get to the flywheel teeth
on a 603?
Gerry
.
OK, so for my receiver I have a Kenwood that has 2 optical inputs for
surround sound. The receiver of course switches automatically to
whatever mode is received (2.0, 5.1, or whatever). I have the HDDVD
player hooked to one port, and the sat box hooked to the other. I just
discovered we have
That sure is expensive for having all those problems.
Robert Rentfro wrote:
> Really?
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> http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/529455081.html
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>
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> Bob R.
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Benz will sell you a fancy gadget that fits into the starter hole. I
shudder to think of the price, and ours cost all of five minutes
welding time.
Peter
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Kaleb,
7.1 surround is two in front, two in the rear, two in the middle between
front and rear, centre channel and sub. There's also 9.1 (don't ask)
It may be that the PS3 is not sending 5.1 as the default or that the tv is
not set to receive 5.1 as default from the optical in. Check the setup
I was thinking the same thing -- turn it into the Mad Max Dakar Rally,
and put cams on the vehicles with sat feed, do a pay-per-view, and watch
the profits roll in. Maybe get Tina Turner to do a sound track? We
could even get a List Entry going with an Okie Gwagen!
--R
Chuck Landenberger wro
on 1/6/08 11:31, Robert Rentfro at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> It has been difficult replying to the
> "I-thought-this-is=why-you-like-to-fix-stuff-yourself-and-not-take-your-car-
> to-the-shop-and-if-you-would-have-gotten-the-parts-from-Rusty-and-fixed-it-y
> ourself-you-would-have-saved-$300" nag
Howdy -
Either last year or the year before one section was deemed too dangerous
due to terrorists threats. All the teams and their stuff were airfreighted
over the danger area in huge Russian cargo planes tha largest in the world
IIRC. They then landed in the next country over, disembar
I have a 1987 300D that died on me last Sept. It has about 300K miles.
I am suspecting a broken timing chain, (or primary chain, or flywheel
problem).
My wife was driving it on the highway, she said it all of a sudden lost power
and she could barely hear a clanking or clicking noise, but t
Most likely broken timing chain.
Take off the valve cover gasket -- a broken chain will be obvious. If
the valve cover is broken over the chain, the chain's busted.
Repair is USUALLY only a valve job, but you need to check piston
condition and for bent rods too, just in case one let go.
Peter
I was a VW mechanics apprentic for a year or so after high school - I often
worked with an experienced mechanic who taught me different thing to prepare
me for the week long schools the factory ran near Wash DC. Once I knew how
to do a 3k, 6k, 9k or 12k service, our team could do a full servic
You can check for a broken timing chain by removing the oil filler cap and
looking at the cam while someone turns the key to turn the engine over - if
the cam turns - you should see 3 or 4 of the cam "lobes" pretty easily. If
nothing is rotating the TC is likely broken. Unfortunately, a lot of
I have checked the tv but I will check again, dont think there was an
option for setting the optical out.
How much do I want to spend? Not sure, as little as possible though and
still get the 7.1 etc and all that, at least 6.1. From what I have
researched, even though there is 7.1, there is re
Hey Tim,
You related to Jim Friesen of Phoenix?
Chuck
Phoenix AZ
On Jan 5, 2008, at 6:00 PM, Tim Friesen wrote:
> Unfortunately, they canceled the rally due to terrorist threats. I
> guess that they had canceled portions of the race before, but this
> is the first time in 30 years that
Yeah, same old story "LIKE NEW, BUT"
Just those few things that he admits to...
Take care,
Chuck
On Jan 6, 2008, at 6:54 AM, Robert Rentfro wrote:
> Really?
>
>
>
> http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/529455081.html
>
>
>
> Bob R.
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2000 Dodge caravan SE: the front cig lighter (phone charger port) is
broken and fell down inside. It looks like you might be able to
replace it if you can get the center cupholder drawer out. I have
looked at it and I can;t figure out how to release the cupholder
slides to be able to remove
For biofuels, it's been an explosive ride.
Once touted as a climate friendly substitute for cars running on gasoline
and diesel, they have fallen out of favor after amid reports that many of
these fuels contribute to the pollution problems that they are meant to
solve.
The latest broadside again
> I have a 1987 300D that died on me last Sept. It has about 300K miles.
> I am suspecting a broken timing chain, (or primary chain, or flywheel
> problem).
Sounds like you need to sell it to me for $400!
I'd park it next to the other one you sold me. :-)
> I have just put new brakes (front
On Jan 6, 2008, at 3:30 AM, Timothy Robinson wrote:
> Something I've seen at several stations is the attendants sprinkle
> Comet cleanser or "Barkeep's Friend" on the stick to see an
> accurate reading. Maybe it's nothing but I can't ignore the
> accumulated abrasive that must be suspended
Exactly. I think I have a leaking front seal on my "new" 87 300D, too,
so I may do the same job. At any rate, I'm planning to swap engines
(the old one didn't use oil and has zero blowby at idle, the "new" one
puffs) and will clean the rad then.
The amount of stuff in there is amazing, and it
Cleaned out the garage today. Found a Bosch fuel filter for the TDI Bug I
had. Anyone need it? Also have an almost full bottle of super secret VW PS
fluid.
Let me know.
Bob R.
Happy because cars can go into the garage again
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On Jan 6, 2008, at 7:36 PM, Robert Rentfro wrote:
> Also have an almost full bottle of super secret VW PS fluid.
I am pretty sure that is just ATF -- at least it was on the older ones.
Allan
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MIL calls says her furnace is out. I guess it must be catching.
Anyway, I go out there and the controller trouble light is blinking 4
times: open high limit switch.
This furnace has two limit switches, one in the plenum where the
burner tubes are, and one up on the blower housing. A tripp
Calling Timothy Robinson.
I sent you a direct email about your comment on looking for a
new home for a Betamax deck - but I guess some spam filter along
the way caught it (dang blasted spam!)
Anyway, if you do indeed have a deck and want to get rid of it,
I am looking for one.
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Great. Let's stay with volume - so the cuical expansion rate, and
lets' round it up to 0.1% per degree C. If you have a 50 degree C
swing in temp., that would result in a change in volume of 5%. So if
you buy it at a temp of 40C (104F), and then it drops to -10C (14F)
that night, the volume of fuel
> Can an electric motor...overheat and not be obviously hard to turn?
Yes, if there is a shorted winding.
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It seems than at Sun, 6 Jan 2008 19:24:06 -0600, OK wrote:
> Great. Let's stay with volume - so the cuical expansion rate,
> and lets' round it up to 0.1% per degree C. If you have a 50
> degree C swing in temp., that would result in a change in
> volume of 5%. So if you buy it at a temp of 40C (1
What would cause a shorted winding? Do they "just happen" sometimes?
On Jan 6, 2008, at 9:10 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
>> Can an electric motor...overheat and not be obviously hard to turn?
>
> Yes, if there is a shorted winding.
>
> -- Jim
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Allan,
The motor may?use an external capacitor mounted near it,
which could be your problem.? If the fan motor has 3 wires and runs at 208 to
240 volts, follow each wire until it leads you to a capacitor.? Take the
capacitor with you for testing.?
Jim in Phoenix
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good Mercedes diesel (603) mechanics in CentralWashington (State)? (RICHARD
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timing chain, I have already previously checked the
Just got back from a long trip.4500 miles in 12 days, including 2
days on a cruise. MB content: Swapped my 617.910 engine I can't use
for a 616 I can use. One hotel we were at for 2 nights was only 4
miles or so from the independent shop where we bought my daughter's
current 380SL from. I h
Hey Mr. Jim...was the Tim that was on earlier today related to you?
Bob R
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Allan,
Fmiser wrote:
> I'm not going to loose any sleep over it. I suspect that in most
> cases, the amount of fuel left in the filler hose could be more
> significant than the temperature induced expansion/contraction.
Unless the guy before you milked the hose after shutting off the
pump, the hose was f
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good Mercedes diesel (603) mechanics in CentralWas
With tanks that are in the ground, I don't think this makes enough
difference to bother about. And even with those above ground, it's
rare that you will encounter temperature swings broad enough to
matter.
>
> That matches my math...
>
> I'm not going to loose any sleep over it. I suspect that in
The January edition of Popular Mechanics has an article on the coming 75 mpg
diesels from VW, Honda, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Ford Pickup, and Saturn. No MB
shown.
The VWs will have the pee-burner (urea) engines.
Gerry
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> Fmiser wrote:
> > I'm not going to loose any sleep over it. I suspect that in
> > most cases, the amount of fuel left in the filler hose could
> > be more significant than the temperature induced
> > expansion/contraction.
>
> Unless the guy before you milked the hose after shutting off
> the pu
Who in their right mind would take a SMART on the highway anyway? If we get
one it will be dedicated to commuting less than 6 miles each way, in urban
traffic..
On Jan 5, 2008 9:33 PM, Hendrik & Fay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> According to Euro NCAP the smart did way better than a W202
> http:/
Hey Mr. Jim...was the Tim that was on earlier today related to you?
Bob R
Bob/Chuck/Kaleb,
Yes, Tim Friesen is my 40 year old nephew.? When I sent the errant message
about the Dakar rally to the list, I copied Tim, and my brother, Tom (Tim's
Dad), and my son, Eric.? Tim must have hit "reply to
> What would cause a shorted winding? Do they "just happen" sometimes?
Heat, usually. If the motor has a starting winding and
the starting switch fails it can cook it quickly. And,
as has been pointed out, if it's a capacitor motor (-run
and/or -start) the capacitor(s) are certainly potential
c
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/01/01/transportation-tuesday-chocolate-
powered-truck/
looks like there will be more support from women for diesel cars.
Love the fuel source
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel B
Wasn't someone talking about McD's & Coffee?
"OLATHE, Kan. -- This fall, a McDonald's here added a position to its
crew: barista.
McDonald's is setting out to poach Starbucks customers with the
biggest addition to its menu in 30 years. Starting this year, the
company's nearly 14,000 U.S. loc
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