Hi Richard,
Flexx Boots require a $300 tool but the boots themselves are
only about $25. Supposed to be a quick and simple job; no
press or other special tool required.
http://www.dieselgiant.com/mercedesaxleshaftbootreplace.htm
Or use a funnel or cone and skip the $300 air-powered tool.
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> archer wrote:
> Hi Richard,
> Flexx Boots require a $300 tool but the boots themselves are
> only about $25. Supposed to be a quick and simple job; no
> press or other special tool required.
> http://www.dieselgiant.com/mercedesaxleshaftbootreplace.htm
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Roll in a new chain and replace the upper right tensioner rail NOW
before the rail gets broken by the chain slap and the chunk falls
down and snaps the chain, unless you WANT to do a valve job.
Check stretch every 30,000 miles and replace at 4 degrees.
Peter
> OK Don wrote:
> My last two kids drove the stick 240D -- great first car. They
> both are pining for a manual tranny car now - that keeps them
> from lusting after my 2.5Ts. Of course, they wouldn't let me
> fix the ignition switch - they prefered the door bell button
> for starting the car. Mus
Loren,
you are flirting with a total KABOM.My 86 560Sl had 145K on it with no
chain slap, just a leaking valve cover gasket. Pulled the cover and
found the nylon chain guides broken into 4 pieces. Oilers, tensioner.
chain guides new chain and gasket was 1200 bucks at my Indie. Best
money I ever spe
How long/difficult of a job is it to change the tensioner on the 3.8
Never done it, but I suspect it's not hard to get to.
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How long/difficult of a job is it to change the tensioner on the 3.8
gasser? How much stuff has to be taken off to get to the
tensioner? Anyone able to get me the pdf for that job? (1985 380SL)
Daughter's Sl makes quite a clatter at startup at the front of the
right bank. It only lasts a s
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On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:09:37 -0600 "Dave M." wrote:
> There is a W140 DVD, but I do not know if it's any easier to use than
> the WIS. And, I'm not sure if it's currently available from MBNA (they
> are in the process of re-doing some of their CD- and DVD-based service
> manuals).
Any way to fi
Gary -
Any chance that Rusty might add that tool to his rentals? Do you folks have
the stretch boots?
Barry
>
> You could probably pay for the gun by renting it to other list members
> (hint hint).
>
> Allan
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Our '72 220D/8 stickshift had an oil cooler.
Craig
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Springs need removed and either cut down or replace.
Used springs ought to be good enough.
The control arm part is from prior damage from a wreck.
Perhaps used is appropriate here, too?
New bushings, etc., of course.
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> At present he attends prep school. So far has shown he is able to
> perform at a high level, just is not doing his best work. Given that
> performance, he will be footing the bill for anything less than top
> notch schools
http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html
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He is already playing that game, but some teachers are smarter than
that and are not going to give him a grade he did not "earn" by doing
some work. I applaud that. He skated through grade school and needs
to know that more is expected than just being a warm body and getting
lucky on test
e other front speaker in process of figuring it out
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I am headed here in the morning.
http://www.murphyauctions.net/hometech.html
Bound to be a load of stuff I can just not live without.
clay
On Aug 31, 2009, at 7:45 AM, Allan Streib wrote:
On the surplus pile here at work is a rack-mounted Textronix 1730
waveform monitor, and 1720 vector sc
Redghost wrote:
At present he attends prep school. So far has shown he is able to
perform at a high level, just is not doing his best work.
When I was his age, I had to make a game of it to keep it interesting.
How little work can I do and still get an A?
I don't have any good advice for wha
Richard Hattaway wrote:
Changing the boots even before they fail still requires the use of a 20 ton
press
Depends on whether you take the joints apart or just stretch the boots over
them. If the old boots haven't failed, you don't have to do much to clean the
inside of the joint.
http://ww
At present he attends prep school. So far has shown he is able to
perform at a high level, just is not doing his best work. Given that
performance, he will be footing the bill for anything less than top
notch schools
clay
On Aug 30, 2009, at 6:06 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Redghost wrote:
I could have torn them. Was really careful to clean it all prior to
insertion and torqued according to spec. Got the things off ebay
prior to going only with Rusty parts
clay
On Aug 30, 2009, at 12:05 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
I did do a tie rod job. Not sure if the parts were crap or I
Went onto bimby and priced what I could recall I was told would be
attacked. Remember, this is a 37 year old car and only had the tie
rods replaced in that time, IIRC. Bill came to $1190.00
Springs need removed and either cut down or replace. Seems with a
shock replacement, the springs w
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Yeah it's a funny looking thing, cross between a sports car and station
wagon.
The front takes styling cues from the 30's GP racers.
Hendrik
with a proper station wagen
E M wrote:
Just right for a single guy and his dog.
Ed
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Can't say I'm crazy about this little car overall, but IMO the front end
styling (hood, grille, headlights) of a BMW is just one of the best.
Far better than anything MB has produced lately. Their wheels are
better looking too.
For some reason, it seems to me that it wanted
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Heh. Yet another light truck engine. Where's the passenger car diesel
engines? Like the diesel Zetec they sell in Europe? Why can't we get those?
"Hursley" writes:
> See
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Can't say I'm crazy about this little car overall, but IMO the front end
styling (hood, grille, headlights) of a BMW is just one of the best.
Far better than anything MB has produced lately. Their wheels are
better looking too.
relng...@aol.com writes:
>> ...I can think of few better ways to inv
The disinterest of the airport management is amazing.
http://press.expressjet.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=194171&p=irol-overview
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I have an ALDA that I think needs a new shaft seal, it hasn't had the
protective cap removed but it fails the leak-down test.
I found a post from 2006 on PeachParts that said someone on this list
sold the seals and o-rings, so i figured I'd give it a shot.
Thanks in advance!
There is a W140 DVD, but I do not know if it's any easier to use than the
WIS. And, I'm not sure if it's currently available from MBNA (they are in
the process of re-doing some of their CD- and DVD-based service manuals).
For engine work, just use the M119 manual on the W124 CD. The 500E has
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a good cooler I'll put it
back to stock...
Comments? All I really care about is eliminating the oil leak...
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repairable. The wheels make the car.
The seller's claim about the handling is not quite so, of course.
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On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
> Alex Chamberlain wrote:
>
>> I can think of few better ways to invest $17K than this one, for instance:
>> http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/134785.html
>
> Edmunds says a clean red one with CD player and 83kmi = $10k trade-in, $12k
> p
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
I can think of few better ways to invest $17K than this one, for instance:
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/134785.html
Edmunds says a clean red one with CD player and 83kmi = $10k trade-in, $12k
private party, $14k dealer retail. It is virtually ten years ol
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On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 11:41 AM, wrote:
> A Z3 coupe? One of the ugliest cars BMW has ever produced, widely
> criticized by everyone, worldwide. So Bangle-ized it looks pre-wrecked?
Chris Bangle had very little to do with the design of the Z3.
And the coupe is ferociously powerful in M trim, ri
cycles on it. Is there a warranty for this time frame?
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wish that was still true about their motos,... while it may have been in
the past, it hasn't seemed to have been the case for several years now,
at least, but they're still trying hard to coast on that lingering
reputation.
cheers!
e
'85 300D
'02 BMW GS Adv
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> LarryT wrote:
> ... and my water temp runs at 180F
> (that's gotta be close to 95C)
For what it's worth,
180 degrees F = 82 degrees C
95 C = 203 F
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> Allan Streib wrote:
> On the surplus pile here at work is a rack-mounted Textronix
> 1730 waveform monitor, and 1720 vector scope.
>
> Would those be useful to try to acquire?
If you do video work - YES!
The waveform monitor is effectively a level meter for video.
The vector scope is a colo
confused power manager circuit, and a reset will
> restore full
> > operation.
> >
> > On my Pismo, it's a small button, but I think the
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&g
On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:57 -0400, "Mitch Haley" wrote:
> Either the fittings were too corroded and the threads came off with
> the nut, or some ham-fisted moron twisted them out of the cooler tubs.
> The latter cannot happen if you put a wrench on the fitting in the
> cooler, another wrench on the
Don't know about ya'll but here in central Va we see lot of 95F days during
the summer - and my water temp runs at 180F (that's gotta be close to 95C)
most of the time but if sitting in traffic the temp gets to 210F but rarely
goes over that. Once moving again it comes down right away. But N
On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:00 -0700, "Curt Raymond" wrote:
> Has the car sat a lot? What you're looking at sounds an awful lot
> like my 240D last fall. It'd sat nearly a year and it was a BEAR to
> work on...
Well, not that long. There was a period earlier this year where I did
not drive it for ma
Curt Raymond wrote:
Comments? All I really care about is eliminating the oil leak...
Now I get the original message. I'm not sure how the plumbing runs, I might feel
better putting a loop of hose on the two pipes coming out of the filter housing.
(cut off the original hoses from the pipes, and
line thats already ruined) I've
told him to go ahead, if at some point I come upon a good cooler I'll put it
back to stock...
Comments? All I really care about is eliminating the oil leak...
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foreign or domestic. Wondering why these all went bad so quickly.
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Curt,
Have you considered an aftermarket oil cooler? Just a thought.
I would have to check, but I had a chance to get a 240D cooler practically free
a couple of years ago, I don't know if I bought it or not. I know I bought the
diff an
Procedure 18-120 for the 615 series engine says oil thermostat begins to
open at 95 +/- 4 C, fully open at 110 +/- 4C.
Max
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Curt,
Have you considered an aftermarket oil cooler? Just a thought.
I think that your car probably will not miss the oil cooler; I think
that Marshall said that a typical U.S. driven diesel benz probably had
the original fill oil in the cooler because very few drivers exercised
their engines ha
go
ahead, if at some point I come upon a good cooler I'll put it back to stock...
Comments? All I really care about is eliminating the oil leak...
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> which gives me 4 discrete channels. This unit supports USB playback
> so 4 channels might be fun to play with.
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Probably worth $100 each if working with bright displays and all knobs
are intact.
-Dave Walton
On 8/31/09, Allan Streib wrote:
> On the surplus pile here at work is a rack-mounted Textronix 1730 waveform
> monitor, and 1720 vector scope.
>
> Would those be useful to try to acquire?
>
> Allan
True. Many list members have air compressors. Good idea.
Gerry
From: "Allan Streib"
You could probably pay for the gun by renting it to other list members
(hint hint).
Allan
On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:30 -0400, "archer" wrote:
Hi Gary, I put two used half-axles on the car; one from Kaleb that'
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You could probably pay for the gun by renting it to other list members
(hint hint).
Allan
On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:30 -0400, "archer" wrote:
> Hi Gary, I put two used half-axles on the car; one from Kaleb that's
> very good; and one bought locally that looks borderline. Kept the
> leaking half
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On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:14 -0500, "OK Don" wrote:
> Reminds me of orientation when I worked as an aide at a mental hospital -
> "never argue with the patients".
Hm. Thinking there might be a good parallel there dealing with 7th grade son.
Allan
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Hot girlfriend? Those italian women are smokin' but as far as attitude I won't
comment.
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On Aug 31, 2009, at 8:19 AM, "Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310"
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In this case, it was really a matter of the treatment of each of the
cars. The BMW came from Si
In this case, it was really a matter of the treatment of each of the
cars. The BMW came from Sicily and was not well kept mechanically but
the exterior and interior were fantastic. The Alfa came from northern
Italy (where they speak German as well as Italian) and it was well cared
for. I think t
Funny how the alfa sedan never broke down. That alfa must have handled really
well.
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On Aug 31, 2009, at 7:55 AM, "Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310"
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I'll second that. When I was stationed in Italy in the late '90s, I
bought a '79 528i with 5 spd man
Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 wrote:
After repairs #5 and #6 I did sell the car (for $2000 to some Greek officer
> Who was thrilled to get it) and bought a Alfa sedan for $500, and it never
> broke down on me.
Now there's an advertising slogan for you: "BMW - more troublesome
I'll second that. When I was stationed in Italy in the late '90s, I
bought a '79 528i with 5 spd manual - that car positively screamed.
Unfortunately it also broke down regularly and I didn't speak enough
Italian to find the local equivalent of Rusty. I did have a great local
mechanic though, Vin
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