Or you could buy a RotoZip, which is kind of the mutant offspring of a
Dremel and an angle grinder, and useful for jobs which fall between
the two in size.
On 5/3/10, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
There is a right angle adapter for the Dremel, that comes in handy when the
plane of the disk is
Yep, my plan was to tin it, crimp it, reflow/solder it, then hit it
with some adhesive-filled shrink wrap to seal the ends and keep crap
out of the strands. For lugs of that size, I was going to use my
little mapp gas torch (no room for an O/A rig) in lieu of an iron. For
finning I was
Fred- that's good news about the new one in driveway-you can use it to cover
up fuel leak patch. . Is the upholstery tex? If a light color, how about a
WEAK bleach solution to start?
Dwight
Star Motors and Shellfish Co.
Shucking but no Jiving
Dwight Giles, Jr
Bissell Cove
Wickford RI 02852
Thank you, Jim.
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and half a dozen BMWs
Message: 5
Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 22:36:32 -0700
From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blower motor removal W115
Message-ID:
Dwight, et al.
The interior is some shade of maroon or burgundy Tex. The exterior is
sort of champagne.
I was considering dilute bleach wash/wipe, then some thing like
Febreeze, then some Tex nourishing goop.
Wash all the carpets, vacuum the dickens out of the rest.
I don't quite have he neck
Agree on the weak bleach solution, also consider an ozone generator to
get at all the nooks and crannies that you can't physically clean.
-Max
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Sent: Monday, May
Yeah, the worst thing for those old heater blowers was lack of use. If the
brushes weren't toast, you might have some luck resurrecting it. I found in a
couple of cases it wasn't the blower, but the switch or some related wiring
issues.
I can't imagine what they were thinking when they
Years ago when I worked in a welding/generator fab shop, we had the solder
style battery terminals. The first thing you did when you got a new car (new
to you, not new) was to go to the scrap pile, get some pieces of 4/0 welding
cable, and make up new battery cables for it.
I can recall a VW
That orange cleaner does a pretty good job and smells nice. The Simple
Green too, though it doesn't smell quite as good.
--R
On 5/4/2010 8:16 AM, Frederick W Moir wrote:
Dwight, et al.
The interior is some shade of maroon or burgundy Tex. The exterior is
sort of champagne.
I was considering
Tempting... I may even mention this to my wife. We loved our wagon but it was a
disaster, it'd be nice to have one that wasn't.
Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 16:33:53 -0400
From: Rolf r...@winmutt.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] 84 300TD for sale.
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http://charleston.craigslist.org/ctd/1723665189.html
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On further reflection I don't think that is in Charleston.
--R
On 5/4/2010 9:02 AM, Rich Thomas wrote:
http://charleston.craigslist.org/ctd/1723665189.html
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To the tune of Goldfinger:
Roddd-bennn-dder,
the car with the rods of dough,
it just won't go...
buy oi-,
and, just pour some in,
just watch it flow!
-- Jim
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Max, et al.
Had not thought of an ozone generator. Good idea, thanks
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Dieselitis maximus.
On 5/4/2010 8:20 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
wrote:
Agree on the weak bleach solution, also consider an ozone generator to
get at all the nooks and crannies that
And another chance to practice your paint rolling techniques. ;))
Wilton
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To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 84 300TD for sale.
Tempting... I may even mention
A '91 300SDL? Mine's a 350.
Wilton
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From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9:02 AM
Subject: [MBZ] 1991 Mercedes 300 SDL - $1500
Alles.
1987 190DT.
Is the bearing in the center of the thermo-clutch replaceable?
Mine was going ching, ching intermittently, which I thought was a twig
or something in the fan blades.
Yesterday the fan was roaring when the car shifted 1-2 and up with a
cold engine. Whoops!
I think this has
Leave a couple of soup plates of ground coffee in it for deodorizing
purposes
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On May 4, 2010, at 8:16, Frederick W Moir fred.s...@verizon.net wrote:
Dwight, et al.
The interior is some shade of maroon or burgundy
Yep! Made a big difference in the 4.0L jeep/mopar iron.
There isn't much point in going that far with a 210; the battery is
under the rear seat, then there is a long cable that crosses from the
outside passenger cable tray to the outside driver tray, then runs
forward to a terminal
It will be fun figuring out why the rear wiper parks on the left rather than
the right side. I think it might serve best as a pure donor car.
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 10:04 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
And another chance to practice your paint rolling techniques. ;))
Wilton
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I have been using a mixture of exotic gases, to include nitrogen, for
many years. The gas I use includes helium, neon, argon, and other
exotic rare materials. I find this mixture to provide years of service
to my tires, and has clearly kept me from any crashes for many years.
If anyone
Has the Campbell Hausfield label been scraped off yet?
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On May 4, 2010, at 13:41, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
wrote:
I have been using a mixture of exotic gases, to include nitrogen,
for many
Rich Thomas wrote:
http://charleston.craigslist.org/ctd/1723665189.html
That underpriced Lexus is advertised all across the country.
I flagged it for you.
Mitch.
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Another BS sale; 'probably find a buyer, too.
BTW, I've been using those gases for many years, too; they've worked pretty
good for me. too; I've never had a bad crash, either.
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion
Mitch Haley wrote:
Rich Thomas wrote:
http://charleston.craigslist.org/ctd/1723665189.html
That underpriced Lexus is advertised all across the country.
I flagged it for you.
Funny thing happened. I searched for 'Mercedes' trying to find the SDL you were
talking about, and there was no SDL
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Might be that the vendor of the Lexus thought people searching for a MB might
be tempted by his luxury car.
Randy
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Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 1:09 PM
To: Mercedes
R A Bennell wrote:
Might be that the vendor of the Lexus thought people searching for a MB might be tempted by his luxury car.
There's no $2900 Lexus with 20,000 miles on it.
There are, however, Craigslist ads all across the country, all claiming the same
car is local to the place it's
I don't know. $2900 sounds like a lot of money for an old Lexus. Aren't they
related to those defective Toyotas?
Randy
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Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 1:49 PM
To: Mercedes
WILTON wrote:
Another BS sale; 'probably find a buyer, too.
BTW, I've been using those gases for many years, too; they've worked pretty
good for me. too; I've never had a bad crash, either.
...like... dude... me too...
I use this rope gas... someone called it mary... um... what was I saying...
R A Bennell wrote:
I don't know. $2900 sounds like a lot of money for an old Lexus. Aren't they
related to those defective Toyotas?
http://www.edmunds.com/used/2005/lexus/is300/100425208/options.html
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Have you seen the movie Its Complicated with Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, and
Steve Martin?
Very funny when they get into the weed.
Randy
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Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010
This is the car that acted like it was fuel starved months ago - or
something was wrong with the fuel system. The first episode it suddenly lost
power on the highway, ended up running about 20mph at full throttle, but
idled fine. It was smoking like crazy when it was moving the car. As a first
Are you getting vacuum on the fuel tank? Changing the
filter would release the vacuum!
-- Jim
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I started to declare nope, but then realized that I pulled the fuel cap
off to check for cavuum ater I had replace the filter, but I didn't notice
anything other the Diesel running down my hands as I replaced the filter.
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
Umm when you pull the cap off, does it come right off, or does it take
some force to actually *pull* the cap off? (possibly accompanied by
anninrush of air)?
If so, check the tank vent line...
When you cleaned the tank, what did the filter in the tank look like?
What's the flow through the
Randy wrote:
Have you seen the movie Its Complicated with Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin,
and Steve Martin?
Very funny when they get into the weed.
Thanks - I will see it, for the fun of it.
mao
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I've noticed the whoosh when removing the filler cap pn one of the cars on
occasion, but now I couldn't tell you which one it was.
I haven't cleaned the tank out yet --
I don't see bubbles in the line - it doesn't act like a leaking line - it
acts like it's either starved for fuel or air.
On
It's not starved for air, it's not possible.
Check to make sure the air flow meter flap moves -- it should be open
all the way with the engine running at idle. If it sticks, it's a
problem, but otherwise not.
Verify that the EGR and turbo boost control vacuum transducers hold
vac -- if
I'd say you didn't have too much of a vacuum if the diesel ran down
your hands...
Btw, needlenose vise-grips make a darn good pinchoff tool for
swapping filters. I have a pair of them in the ammo can I'm the trunk
(along with a gp fuse, some new regular fuses, half a dozen nitrile
Mine goes up but makes a whirring noise after the mast has reached its full
extension. The mask is less than a year old too.
Andrew
1985 300TD
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.auwrote:
First thing is to make sure the mast is straight, next is disassembly and
I've always wondered if my little rC shock fluid pipette would be small
enough to oil a W115 blower motor? It's about 1/4 in diameter and about 8
long. I could put a little ATF in the bulb, aim the tube and squeeze. The
only W115 I've owned was a non-running 220D.
Kevin in Hillsboro,
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