NOTE:? The engine in your subject line is NOT the problem engine.? On the
contrary, the 2.5 turbo would get you up the hill with ferver, and
reliability.? The 3.5 turbodiesel is tthe one with weak rods.
If you are still going to pass on this 2.5, let the list know where it is!
Jim in Phoenix
Jim,
I was mistaken... posting on others' thread about the 1992 300D 2.5, I was
talking about a 1992 300SD (140). So, my mistake, it's not a 2.5 but an SD,
apparently with the 3.5L engine.
Nice clean vehicle, though. It's in Asheville, NC.
on 4/21/08 2:10 Uhr, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL
Dodge v-6s are famous for this. My Dogde Caravan has had a tick since
I got it. I have put 50k on it and the last 10-20k with Mobil 1, and
it still ticks. They say the heads have a poorly designed oil
passage, and one side always ticks. Can't remember if it is the
front or back bank, but
I made one of these with a 4 grinder from an impact socket to get
the nut off to change the Diff seal on my 81 240D. It is available
for loan/rent I guess. It will be a long time before I ever need one again.
At 12:39 AM 4/21/2008, you wrote:
I had suggested that Kaleb might need a special
The last three miles of my
daily drive the next 26 weeks is up the steepest state maintained road in NC
(In low gear and steady speed around 20mpg I'm sitting on about 3000 rpm for
about 9 minutes). That would probably be ideal conditions to do some engine
damage.
That would probably be
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The only time this would damage anything is if you have a bad
injector. That could burn out a prechamber. Else it's fine -- make
sure your cooling system is in good shape!
Peter
On Apr 21, 2008, at 9:35 AM, Rick Knoble wrote:
The last three miles of my
daily drive the next 26 weeks is
How many miles on it? Is this one of the engines where one needs to change the
timing gears at about 120K? If so,
has it been done? An opportune time to throw in some new lifters too?
Randy
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Took a new HHR out for a test drive on Saturday morning. I like the cute retro
style - like a '49 Suburban. Lots of
head room in the back seat and quite a bit of space behind it for a little
vehicle. Not a whole lot of pep given
the little 4 cylinder but options are available. I took the most
Some might recall my fiasco with the oil change last fall. I waited too long
and it was cold out. Messing with
dirty diesel oil in the cold is a recipe for disaster. I had trouble getting
the filter back on while wearing heavy
clothes and with cold hands. I got called in for supper and
Thanks Steve, I'll give it a look.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:43:16 -0400
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Peter Frederick wrote:
The only time this would damage anything is if you have a bad
injector. That could burn out a prechamber. Else it's fine -- make
sure your cooling system is in good shape!
I think he was worried about putting high stress at 2000-3000rpm for
several minutes a day on
On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 8:28 PM, Steve MacSween
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If has none I'm stuck with the stuff on eBay and it's inferior.
Wow, I just looked at the Gil Racing site and got a real education
about the engineering of wheel spacers. Good stuff.
I'm sure there is a lot of Chinese
On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 5:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And today another rara avis, a beautifully cared for white 140 S500 Coupe. As
I sat beside it at a light, I of course wondered what wasn't working such as
the AC.
I see 140 coupes all the time, almost as often as 126 coupes. (Maybe
http://lansing.craigslist.org/car/649294956.html
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For those of you not familiar with this model, this car has the buttery smooth
3.5L 6 cylinder diesel that is the
culmination of 50 years of passenger car diesel engine development at Mercedes.
These cars are capable of 500,000 miles with proper maintaince.
Oh, now come on, a new motor. Surely
If you want a money pit, you might as well get the W140 rodbender.
It's way nicer than the 91 SDL. Only downside is that they did not
export a long body W140 diesel to the US. The additional rear leg room
in the SDL is significant.
-Dave Walton
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 3:44 PM, Sunil Hari [EMAIL
Jim,
Unfortunately I did not have a chance to pass on the car. By the time I got
feedback from the list it had been sold the first day listed. I really did
not need a fourth car in Florida with only a two stall garage and two
drivers so I was not disappointed when I called and she said in
let's hope you're that lucky; odds are good that the triple clamp itself
is tweaked. (this seems to happen surprisingly easy; often from just a
tip-over in a parking lot.)
cheers!
e
Curt Raymond wrote:
Thanks Steve, I'll give it a look.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:43:16 -0400
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Nice, no?
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/648642048.html
Disclaimer bla la bla
Bob R
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Hopefully someone can offer some suggestions here. I have two issues that
are giving me problems:
1. The temp gauge usually holds at 100 or a degree or two above or
below. It has started to register hot for a time every few miles, starting
in the last few months. I have had the
I see 140 coupes all the time, almost as often as 126 coupes. (Maybe
once a week whereas I see probably three 126 sedans and one 140 sedan
a day.) Not sure why Roger considers them so rare. Anyone have the
production numbers handy?
Simple. Out my way, nobody bought them. It's been years
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 4:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I see 140 coupes all the time, almost as often as 126 coupes. (Maybe
once a week whereas I see probably three 126 sedans and one 140 sedan
a day.) Not sure why Roger considers them so rare. Anyone have the
production numbers
They like good looking cars. The W140 coupe was a styling disaster.
On 4/21/08, Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 4:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I see 140 coupes all the time, almost as often as 126 coupes. (Maybe
once a week whereas I see probably
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 4:13 PM, John Freer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The W140 coupe was a styling disaster.
No more so to my eye than the sedan, which looks like somebody pasted
a late 124 front end onto a Volvo 940, then inflated it with a bicycle
pump.
Alex
This looks like a good deal for somebody. (I think I would be
sleeping in the garage a la Clay if I bought it.) Good used turbos
are easy to come by.
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/648427865.html
I like how the seller says that without the turbo it drives fine but
gets worse mileage.
geez not for that kind of money
Robert Rentfro wrote:
Nice, no?
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/648642048.html
Disclaimer bla la bla
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on 4/21/08 12:47 Uhr, Mitch Haley at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Correct Mitch...
Peter, it's on this routine that I've learned where the gauges seem happy.
There's one section that the car wants to cross the 80C mark. It's when I
approach the last hairpin curve. One more steep ascent and I land. I
I used to tow a 16' sailboat behind the MGA (Olds V8) - felt more like
a semi-trailer rig.
The only issue might be the bigger boat. I would look a bit silly
pulling an 18 foot boat behind a vehicle that could fit inside it. The
4Runner looked small in front of the boat on
the trailer. Boat
Had a military couple come by tonight to look at the
house. They know the neighborhood and want to live
here, specifically on our cul-de-sac.
He's a career officer stationed at MacDill AFB in
Tampa, and is on his last rotation, meaning he's
mustering out in a year or two. Wife and three kids,
Well, you would have to ask regina, which maybe she will see this and
reply, but from what I have heard, people are better off just going to a
regular mortgage broker and seeing what they can do for this besides VA.
The VA is very picky, and its a pain in the ass to use them. With the
rates
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=qhl=engeocode=q=24637+s+wells+ranch+rdsll=37.0625,-95.677068sspn=32.66491,59.414063ie=UTF8ll=36.255002,-95.580003spn=0.002029,0.003626t=hz=18
Its the one on the right with all the cars. Well, its about 10% of what
is here now. This looks to be about 3 years old.
Regina? Your take on this?
They are going VA, I know that for a fact, as I
suspect it has something to do with his being a career
officer, I suspect.
Dan
--- Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well, you would have to ask regina, which maybe she
will see this and
reply, but from
LWB250 wrote:
I guess my question is if anyone here has experience
with VA loans
I don't know about VA, but if I were him, I'd check out Pentagon Federal
Credit Union to see how they compare to VA. Usually FHA and VA aren't
a good deal unless your credit stinks and you can't get a top tier
Oh yea, why are you worried about this anyway? Are you trying to FSBO
your house? Bad idea, get a good realtor.
Mitch Haley wrote:
LWB250 wrote:
I guess my question is if anyone here has experience
with VA loans
I don't know about VA, but if I were him, I'd check out Pentagon Federal
Since we are showing off, here's my place.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=qhl=engeocode=q=24637+s+wells+ranch+rdsll=
37.0625,-95.677068sspn=32.66491,59.414063ie=UTF8ll=36.255002,-95.580003s
pn=0.002029,0.003626t=hz=18
My house is 4 th from the right, bottom row - the one with 4 cars in the
If anybody has an unlimited account open, can you run this one?
WDBCB35E1MA575977
Thanks,
Mitch.
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This will be the third FSBO home we've sold, all at a
substantial profit and savings. That's not to say we
won't use a realtor, as we have been in situations
where we did because the circumstances dictated it.
However, we have plenty of experience doing this, have
a good real estate attorney on
FSBP
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 8:35 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Oh yea, why are you worried about this anyway? Are you trying to FSBO
your house? Bad idea, get a good realtor.
Mitch Haley wrote:
LWB250 wrote:
I guess my question is if anyone here has experience
with
Randy wrote: How many miles on it? Is this one of the engines where one needs
to change the timing gears at about 120K? If so, has it been done? An opportune
time to throw in some new lifters too?
It has 183,000 miles. This is not the 3800 with the plastic timing gears. I
have never seen one
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Since we are showing off, here's my place.
All that copying and pasting, and I got to look at 24637 s wells ranch
again. Are you one of the kids that followed Regina home in December?
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I sent an email earlier about my friends Buick. He wanted to get rid of it
fast, so I offered him $500. He took it. So, I am now the owner of a 1990
Buick Lesabre.
Donald H. Snook
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The resolution stinks on mine. You can't even make out which
three acres are mine, but you can see the freeway:
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Here's the ghetto apartment I lived in circa 2002:
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The yellow car southeast of the arrow is my 300D and the black smear
Sorry to hear it ;-)
I sent an email earlier about my friends Buick. He wanted to get rid of it
fast, so I offered him $500. He took it. So, I am now the owner of a 1990
Buick Lesabre.
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Norman, OK
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.
That must have been taken before you moved in --- I've never seen that
few cars at your house.
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 7:24 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have not been able to figure why the belt chirps until the engine warms
up. tensioner ,shock unit and idler pulley are new.
I sprayed wd 40 ,chirping stopped for a while and then came back.
thanks
mak
126/300SE
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And health care too?
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Oil companies should be nationalizedThat ought to make
things
better.
Oh,
In a message dated 4/21/2008 3:50:14 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
1. The temp gauge usually holds at 100 or a degree or two above or
below. It has started to register hot for a time every few miles, starting
in the last few months. I have had the thermostat
When I bought the house I'm in now, I was, shall we say, underemployed and
we were pretty much getting by on my wife's income. Plus, I had been trying
to get a business started for several years, and the savings/equity from
previous houses was pretty well shot. In short, I had no down payment.
I'm sure Regina and your 20 neighboors are dreaming that your yard
still looked
that nice..
z
Quoting Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
http://wichita.craigslist.org/car/651295767.html
Yes, it is mine.
Donald H. Snook
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I understand that this is the first house they (will)
own, and are probably going VA for the limited (or no)
down payment required, maybe?
The housing market around here is just plain stupid,
with comps selling all over the place, meaning it's
darned difficult to get an idea of where the market
Well its just you take on quite a bit of liability that hiring a good
real estate outfit will help yo with. If there is a problem, that is
the reason they get their money, they take the responsibility. Also,
you ahve to fool with showing the house, marketing it etc. It will also
not get on
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Gary Hurst wrote:
FSBP
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 8:35 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Oh yea, why are you worried about this anyway? Are you trying to FSBO
your house? Bad idea, get a good realtor.
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore,
crap, you are starting to take after me.
Donald Snook wrote:
I sent an email earlier about my friends Buick. He wanted to get rid of it
fast, so I offered him $500. He took it. So, I am now the owner of a 1990
Buick Lesabre.
Donald H. Snook
holy cow thats funny.
On that of mine, Im not sure but I think I see the POOS 250LWB outside.
Cant tell for sure but it sure looks like it.
tom savage wrote:
Here's the ghetto apartment I lived in circa 2002:
Yea, Im thinking it was not too long after I moved in. A, because we
are the first owners so we would be the only cars here, and B, because
it doesnt look like my fence is up yet.
OK Don wrote:
That must have been taken before you moved in --- I've never seen that
few cars at your house.
Well the thing is that there are plenty of loans you can get with no
money down and not have to mess with the VA. I have no first hand
experience with VA loans but have talked to many realtors about it.
Also, my father is 100% DAV and he has heard from other vets that the VA
is not worht
I only have about 4 neighbors
Luther wrote:
I'm sure Regina and your 20 neighboors are dreaming that your yard
still looked
that nice..
z
Quoting Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I will give you 500 for it
Donald Snook wrote:
http://wichita.craigslist.org/car/651295767.html
Yes, it is mine.
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All the more reason why we have an experienced real
estate attorney involved. I can show the house with
as little as 30 minutes notice, and have a lockbox
available as well. We won't mess with MLS at this
point, but if we do, there are plenty of services to
get you on MLS these days. That being
LWB250 wrote:
We won't mess with MLS at this
point, but if we do, there are plenty of services to
get you on MLS these days.
Kaleb does have a point. You can list on MLS with no commish
to get your property on the search engine with your contact info
if your local MLS has a public search
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You need to put some twennytoos on it yo.
--R
Donald Snook wrote:
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Yes, it is mine.
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On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:24:19 -0700 (PDT) LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Regina? Your take on this?
They are going VA, I know that for a fact, as I
suspect it has something to do with his being a career
officer, I suspect.
I went VA once, but don't recall the details (it was 27 years
I have not been able to figure why the belt chirps until the engine
warms
up. tensioner ,shock unit and idler pulley are new.
Are all the pulleys in plane? Sometimes mistakes are made,
especially with the alternator. Is the belt old?
-- Jim
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the resistance on the wire checked... Any other thoughts?
If the gauge moves visibly in under a second, it's electrical.
Chase all the connections, especially what's under the hood.
Your injection pump sounds out of calibration, or out of time.
That's unfortunate.
-- Jim
The additional rear leg room in the SDL is significant.
Indeed. If I could get a W140 LWB diesel I probably would.
(They're easier to find than a M100 600. I need more pain.)
-- Jim
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The 722.4 uses a 30mm 12 point nut, used a 3/4 drive socket with an
adapter to enable me to torque it 120nm.
Unfortunately while attempting to attach the speedo cable I managed to
pull out the drive shaft so had to pull the back of the box off :o
Hendrik
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I had
Bill,
I had a temp problem on my 500E.. Do you have a laser
Thermometer...?? I merely had a problem with the connection at the
gauge. It was loose. Tightened! No more temp problem...
Check the coolant lines and engine with a laser thermometer... Even
cheap ones work pretty
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