On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 1:13 AM, Chris N John wrote:
> We have the service manual CD for the W-116. It is some help except it
> seems there are some variables. Can't decide which way ours should go from
> the pictures and diagrams.
> Thought real pics of the same car might be better
>
Speaki
MBUSA, Classics, Technical literature. If they are in stock, they are
about $20 plus shipping.
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Ed Booher
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010
Five minutes of sitting here trying to think up a dipstick joke and all I can
think of is the picture of Wilton with the clock he built. With that in my mind
theres just no way to make that kind of joke...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:49:32 -0400
From: "WILTON"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List
I dunno if its true but I could believe it. The black is supposed to be soot
and the TP filter is supposed to remove soot...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:35:57 -0400
From: Allan Streib
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ed's new ride, was 240D Transmission issue, now
cle
Soot = Carbon
Carbon = Lubricant
so
Soot = lubricant
F-soot is 100% ok as long as it doesn't exceed the oil makers requirements.
This is an oil thread in disguise.
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On 4/16/2010 9:20 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
I du
The rear windshield on my '83 240D has a leaky seal. Its been like that
forever, I just make sure the trunk drains are clear...
The front windshield seal is apparently not of terrific quality because
although its not real old it likes to leak around the bottom of the glass.
Every couple years I
Ed-what is your new car? I was off list for a week or so.
Dwight
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.
1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles.
Wickford, RI
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On Behalf Of Ed Booher
Sent: Frida
What would be the BEST oil to use then?
--R
On 4/16/2010 9:31 AM, Peter T. Arnold wrote:
Soot = Carbon
Carbon = Lubricant
so
Soot = lubricant
F-soot is 100% ok as long as it doesn't exceed the oil makers
requirements.
This is an oil thread in disguise.
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Peter T. Arnold wrote:
Soot = Carbon
Carbon = Lubricant
so
Soot = lubricant
Diamond dust = Carbon
Carbon = lubricant
so
Diamond dust = lubricant
Step 2 is where the proof fails.
Mitch.
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it comes with a good engine, just do the swap.
Wonko the Sane wrote:
Uh = first read, might have to look into that; real close.
No = second read, dead engine, never mind.
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On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 6:08 AM, Tim C. wrote:
> You should also do bearings I believe, if you don't have maintenance
> history. I haven't done mine yet but I think they are due every 15k.
15K?!? What kind of Benz are we talking about here again?
I've never done wheel bearings on any of my 124
SNOWED?%! ;<
Wilton
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From: "Curt Raymond"
To: "Diesel List"
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 9:32 AM
Subject: [MBZ] *sigh*
The rear windshield on my '83 240D has a leaky seal. Its been like that
forever, I just make sure the trunk drains are clear...
The front
They were probably to be repacked at each "E" service.
I put over 230K on my first SDL, and never popped off a hubcap to
look at the grease. That introduces dirt anyway. It had over 400k
on it when it went to okieacres rest home.
The only times i have seen wheel bearing problems is when the
WILTON wrote:
SNOWED?%! ;<
It got down to 60 and rained last night here.
I think it hit 84 yesterday afternoon.
Tonight it'll be in the 20s.
Mitch.
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Depends on desired result.
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On 4/16/2010 9:36 AM, Rich Thomas wrote:
What would be the BEST oil to use then?
--R
On 4/16/2010 9:31 AM,
Dunno about 124 and 126 but on a 123 if they're noisy you need NEW bearings.
Repacking them will help to prevent needing new ones.
My 201 never did get noisy before the bearings catastrophically failed.
Fortunately MB brake design means the wheel doesn't fall off.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 0
Yeah you know, white stuff that falls from the sky...
Last week it was 90 this week it snows. Normal New England weather. Keeps you
guessing.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:30:40 -0400
From: "WILTON"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Subject: Re: [MBZ] *sigh*
Message-ID: <5a1e9133a3d74d1691f196
Right-we didn't have snow in southern RI but I had to scrape frost off the
240D yesterday. Two weeks ago we had floods.
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.
1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles.
Wickford, RI
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I just got off the phone with Rick at BuyMBParts. He said Rusty had a bad
sinus infection and ended up in the hospital. He had no more information.
Craig
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that sucks. Who the heck is Rick?
Craig McCluskey wrote:
I just got off the phone with Rick at BuyMBParts. He said Rusty had a bad
sinus infection and ended up in the hospital. He had no more information.
Craig
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Welcome to "global warming!" Glad to hear you are enjoying a heat wave!
SNOWED?%! ;<
Wilton
- Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond"
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Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 9:32 AM
Subject: [MBZ] *sigh*
The rear windshield on my '83 240D has a leaky seal. Its been like
On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:58:42 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin"
wrote:
> that sucks. Who the heck is Rick?
Somebody that was helping out by filling in.
When I mentioned I was working on a '94 E420, he seemed familiar with it.
Craig
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Get well soon Rusty. Seems to be that time of year where a lot of being hit
with sinus problems. Saw my bank manager today, and she could hardly keep
her head up off her desk!
Ed
300E
On 16 April 2010 15:53, Craig McCluskey wrote:
> I just got off the phone with Rick at BuyMBParts. He said Ru
Yes, I'm familiar with it - too familiar; Lincoln, NE, 3 yrs, MI UP 4 yrs,
Greenland 1 yr, CA Sierras and San Gabriels - even here (Eastern NC) , but
luckily only occasionally here and short-lived. ;<))
Wilton
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Sent: F
well thats a good sign, if would have asked what that was, I would have
be scared.
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:58:42 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin"
wrote:
that sucks. Who the heck is Rick?
Somebody that was helping out by filling in.
When I mentioned I was working on
Was she sad/depressed over your large cash withdrawal? ;<
Wilton
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From: "E M"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rusty's in the hospital
Get well soon Rusty. Seems to be that time of year where a lot of b
Just as long as you aren't thinking or speaking in a lousy fake
Scottish/Irish accent...
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On Apr 16, 2010, at 9:06, Curt Raymond wrote:
Five minutes of sitting here trying to think up a dipstick joke and
all I can
Diamonds=carbon; diamonds should then lubricate...
Speaking of carbon, coal is carbon and so are diamonds... Give swmbo a
coal ring and explain that it's all carbon...
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On Apr 16, 2010, at 9:31, "Peter T. Arnold" w
M1 turbo diesel, or whatever is equivalent... That and the formula "m"
have the high zddp (1200?) levels that our old models like to see...
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On Apr 16, 2010, at 9:36, Rich Thomas > wrote:
What would be the BEST oil
On non Mercedes I have used drydene (now the heavy duty lubes division
of castrol) pyroplex in either the red or blue varieties... The blue
is REALLY neat/good stuff since it seems to adhere to metal even
better when water enters the picture than it does in air...
It might be good monowiper
I would jump on this - the roll up cargo cover was a $1000 option when new. I
tried for years to find one when I had a 123 wagon
Dan
--- On Fri, 4/16/10, Rich Thomas wrote:
From: Rich Thomas
Subject: [MBZ] RARE Mercedes Wagon W123 Roof Rack Bars.and Luggage
Cover/Dog Gate - $350
T
Gash.
Hope he gets better soon.
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On Apr 16, 2010, at 15:53, Craig McCluskey
wrote:
I just got off the phone with Rick at BuyMBParts. He said Rusty had
a bad
sinus infection and ended up in the hospital. He had
Did 140's ever come in 2 tone seats? I am looking at this car and have
never seen seats like this. I also notice its a 500 but has zebrano
wood, the buttons for the heated seats, ASR, and power rear head rests
is missing. My thought on that is that at some point somebody replaced
the cracked
I hope they replace his fuses too.
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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Yes, some of the V12s.
Ed
300E
On 16 April 2010 17:04, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> Did 140's ever come in 2 tone seats? I am looking at this car and have
> never seen seats like this. I also notice its a 500 but has zebrano wood,
> the buttons for the heated seats, ASR, and power rear head res
Oh look, he took the bait!
--R
On 4/16/2010 4:46 PM, John Reames wrote:
M1 turbo diesel, or whatever is equivalent... That and the formula "m"
have the high zddp (1200?) levels that our old models like to see...
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It would probably double the value of my TD, so not really something I need.
--R
On 4/16/2010 4:54 PM, LWB250 wrote:
I would jump on this - the roll up cargo cover was a $1000 option when new. I
tried for years to find one when I had a 123 wagon
Dan
--- On Fri, 4/16/10, Rich Thomas w
ALL his FUSES
--R
On 4/16/2010 5:09 PM, Kevin Kraly wrote:
I hope they replace his fuses too.
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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Don't know why, but as I get older allergies affect me more and more -
each year the pollen & mold seems to make me feel worse and worse. When my
sinuses get filled it bad but *nothing* compared to a sinus infection.
It's up there with kidney stones - not quite as bad as K. stones but bad
j
Yea, I know they do, but the pattern of the leather is different, as in,
it has a slightly darker shade around the edges, and the middle is
usually lighter. But this has the same pattern of leather, but just 2
tones. Here is what I am talking about with the 600's. Maybe there
were some 2 ton
Time for new gaskets and proper repair of the body lip. They should
not, in fact, leak at all.
Peter
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You probably know a lot more about W140s than I do, but those rims look like
the style I've only seen on Euro W140s, along with the front turn signals.
I know the W126 had a different seat pattern than on the cars here, so
perhaps there are slight variations between US and Euro S140s too? I know
s
Heck, I would just pull a Kaleb, buy them and turn around and put them on eBay.
People still pay stupid money for these.
Dan
--- On Fri, 4/16/10, Rich Thomas wrote:
From: Rich Thomas
Subject: Re: [MBZ] RARE Mercedes Wagon W123 Roof Rack Bars.and Luggage
Cover/Dog Gate - $350
To: "Mercedes
I want one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvFrqwOyeZw
Dan
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The Blue Angels are in town (Charleston) for shows this weekend, and
were practicing today and yesterday. I was driving by the airport this
afternoon and their C-130 took off and made several passes over the
flight zone, I guess to check things out. I was headed over to a house
that sits on th
Well it was either that or slashing you behind the knees with a
dipstick... ;)
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On Apr 16, 2010, at 17:21, Rich Thomas > wrote:
Oh look, he took the bait!
--R
On 4/16/2010 4:46 PM, John Reames wrote:
M1 turbo die
> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 6:08 AM, Tim C. wrote:
> > You should also do bearings I believe, if you don't have maintenance
> > history. I haven't done mine yet but I think they are due every 15k.
>
> 15K?!? What kind of Benz are we talking about here again?
>
> I've never done wheel bearings on
Strangely as I get older my allergies effect me less...
I had a sinus infection once, fortunately it was caught before it was dangerous.
Get well soon Rusty!
-Curt
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:46:12 -0400
From: "LarryT"
To:
"Mercedes Discussion List"
Subject:
Re: [MBZ] Rusty's in the hospital
Nice idea, but not on a $400 car. I'll just keep driving it until something
major fails at which point I get a new car. I drive 110 miles a day, I hate to
have a nice car because I'll just ruin it. Having a lousy car is kind of nice,
every time I fix something thats been broken for awhile I actu
It will last a decade longer without the floor being wet and rusting
away.
peter
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We were walking on the beach at Kailua one day, and all the sudden
the Thunderbirds were flashing over us, from inland over the beach
and then over water. They proceeded to practice the whole airshow,
just for us. The airshow was the next day at Hickam. It is an
awesome thing. (in the true s
The Red cameras are cool but 5k is a marketing thing, theres no way to edit
it...
Thats a show reel, it appears to have been taken at NAB 2010 which wrapped
yesterday. Typically when the Red people say 1-2 months they mean 6-8 months.
If they say 6 months it could be 2 years... They make amazin
My cars seem to have a disease lately -- fractured sway bar mounts.
I just put one from PeachParts on the 300D a couple months ago, and
the blasted thing broke today on the way to work. I'd used one off
the wrecked car already (left side), and that one was only a year or
two old then! Th
I rebuild computer for a hobby. I would not jump into an engine change.
Each of has his/her talents and limitations. I recognize mine.
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> it comes with a good engine, just do the swap.
>
>
> Wonko the Sane wrote:
>
>> Uh = first read, migh
Not to throw a damp blanket over the hype, but the Blue Angels are doing
nothing more than Flight School 101 maneuvers -- but in very expensive jets.
Very good show, lots of "wow" factor, but not doing anything anyone with a
"jet" license can't do. I tend to think that Blue Angels pilots are just
g
There I was having a stylishly late breakfast when I heard what sounded
like round engines, getting closer. I hustled out onto the deck and to what did
my wondering eyes should appear was an A-26, northbound at about 1500 ft.
You can hear those two R-2800s a long way off.
it's probably visiting
I know they used to but I dont know about anymore though.
LWB250 wrote:
Heck, I would just pull a Kaleb, buy them and turn around and put them on eBay.
People still pay stupid money for these.
Dan
--- On Fri, 4/16/10, Rich Thomas wrote:
From: Rich Thomas
Subject: Re: [MBZ] RARE Mercedes Wag
oookkk
Wonko the Sane wrote:
Not to throw a damp blanket over the hype, but the Blue Angels are doing
nothing more than Flight School 101 maneuvers -- but in very expensive jets.
Very good show, lots of "wow" factor, but not doing anything anyone with a
"jet" license can't do. I tend to thin
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When I lived in Houston occasionally I would hear that same kind of
growl, and say "Beech D-18" and look up around, and in a few seconds a
Beech D-18 would appear overhead. Things like that sorta work their way
into your brain at some reptilian level.
--R
On 4/16/2010 10:36 PM, relng...@aol.
I never saw anything like that at "Flight school 101". I will grant
that experienced fighter pilots can do the maneuvers. Most of the
time they are not allowed to do them anywhere near civilians. It
still is exciting to see the practice, more so than the real show.
The guy in Pensecola wit
Nice buzz kill there Lt. I guess this guy is just another FS 101
airplane driver
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/apr/16/view-from-above/
Methinks someone might be a tad bit jealous?
--R
On 4/16/2010 10:32 PM, Wonko the Sane wrote:
Not to throw a damp blanket over the hype, but t
I spent the summer of '68 in the English Northlands. One older lady
there started talking about "the war" and one of the things she told
me was that they could tell the difference between the German
aircraft because the engines had a high pitch whine while the
American planes had a low rumble.
When I was a kid, I loved going to McCormick place (Chicago), because
from there I could see Meggs Field on the lake. Meggs field was
Beech 18 city. It was fun to watch them take off and land. They
sure were a workhorse.
When I lived in Houston occasionally I would hear that same kind of
I worked a coupla summers at the local airfield at a FBO, there was a
guy there (he was like 6'8" and probably weighed 350lb -- he was
absolutely huge, and had a little tiny wife who barely made 5', she
would often ride with him. He had to sorta pour himself into the left
seat) who had a D-18,
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