That's a cool B2500D!
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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There are a variety of opinions on the subject, but this is definitely a
conversation for banned, IMO. (I am firmly in the discussion-okay camp, but
I think politics and/or inflammatory rhetoric crosses the line set by our
moderator, no?)
So while I would be inclined to support any human beings
Tim,
I would agree with your statement below, except that they are only improving
their situation by making our situation worse in the USA. Why can't they take
courageous action in Mexico or any of the other OTM countries? I'm not a
banned member, nor want to be. I was stating facts about
Take loose the line from the intake manifold to the left inner
fender. Blow out the line and the nipple on the manifold with
~100psi air. Reassemble and test drive. In most cases that takes
care of the sluggish problem.
Howdy Gang -
I picked up my '91 300D today following installation
sarcasm
And of course la raza could never be considered a racist organization
and the fact that their gummit sends them here to take back their
territory could have nothing to do with the problem
nobody ever has their head stuffed in a dark place.
/sarcasm
Anyone ever used a steam cleaner on their carpet/interior? I'm thinking of
renting one to clean up the interior of the W116 300SD I recently bought. The
carpeting is not worn out but it is really dirty. Or is it better to just take
it to a real detail shop and let them do it?
Allan
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1983
I think that a good sign that the MC is the culprit is that when you pump
and pump, you can get clutch action, but if you don't get any clutch action
by pumping then the slave is bad. I've only had four hydraulic clutch
problems in my short driving life, and they have followed that pattern. Two
I own a steam cleaner (really a hot-water wet-vac, to be technically
correct) and in my experience I can do a far better job than any detail
shop, but it takes time.
Check to make sure the rental has lots of hand tool attachments which are
small and suitable for getting under seats and such.
Check to make sure the rental has lots of hand tool attachments which
are
small and suitable for getting under seats and such.
A 10mm wrench and a 19mm wrench are _excellent_ tools for getting
under the seats! (Take the buggers out, that is.)
-- Jim
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On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 5:51 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
I just remembered a simpler, if less precise way of telling the difference.
A 5.0 should have a urethane lip on the trunk lid like a 1970's Saab turbo,
shouldn't it? This one doesn't.
Every 450SLC 5.0 I've ever seen in real
I will definitely be removing the seats for the cleaning project.
Would a W116 300SD possibly have had MB-Tex seat covers? Or would an S class
have had leather?
Allan
On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:01 -0800, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
Check to make sure the rental has lots of hand
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/pts/2280716731.html
Would this fit other cars, say a 124? Would my existing half-shafts
bolt up to it?
How would I know if it's limited-slip?
I'm thinking it might be a nice upgrade for my '87 300D---the ratio
change would slow the car down some (not a big
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/pts/2280716731.html
Would this fit other cars, say a 124? Would my existing half-shafts
bolt up to it?
That's a question that I'm sure Dave M. has answered.
Maybe you can find it on his web page, or you can email him.
Roger,
I won't discuss aliens on this list, I don't think that helps Benz
camaraderie anyway.
However, I do think the other part of your question
On Mar 24, 2011 8:26 AM, roger...@comcast.net wrote:
Tim,
I would agree with your statement below, except that they are only
improving their
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/pts/2280716731.html
Would this fit other cars, say a 124? Would my existing half-shafts
bolt up to it?
That's a question that I'm sure Dave M. has answered.
A tragedy occurred locally recently... I may have posted it here... in which a
young man was crushed by his car while changing his oil. I posted it as a
cautionary safety public service message in several BMW and Mercedes forums.
Unbeknownst to me, word of my post apparently reached the
A sad story indeed. My jack stands are the same low-cost, made-in-China
ratchet type... it's very hard for me to imagine that bumping the handle with
the ratchet engaged and under load could dislodge it. I wonder if maybe the
whole stand was cocked a bit and bumping it knocked it over.
What he said, only add Florida to the list as well.
Sadly, many of the illegals are here in Florida working because there are no US
citizens willing to do the work.
When I drive to the office in the morning this time of year, I see several
hundred illegals (I am betting) going to work picking
Made me smile when I read that. I knew a guy, who years ago, collected old
Corvettes. We were talking cars once, and he said he was going to wash
two of his the following day, which would take all day. Hmm, why all day to
wash two cars I asked?? Well, by the time you put it up on axle stands,
The difference is, most of the illegals in Florida are probably Canadians.
hee hee. We tend to head north once strawberry picking season is over, and
the snow starts to melt here. ;-)
Ed
300E
On 24 March 2011 10:57, Dan Penoff lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
What he said, only add Florida to the list
I bought the same stands, either from Sears or Walmarts last year. After
using them a couple
of times and an incident of one slipping, I decided that the stands were not
safe. I then bought four pin type stands from Autozone which are safe
unless a metal part of the stand breaks since there
I have been looking on-line for pin-type stands, and finding very few in
the 3 - 6 ton range, and the heavier duty ones are $300 each and up.
I did find these, http://www.mile-x.com/esco-10497-3-ton-jack-stand.aspx
ESCO seems to be an Ohio based company, anyone familiar with them or
these
You wouldn't vacuum the living room without moving the sofa, would you?
MLH.
E M wrote:
Made me smile when I read that. I knew a guy, who years ago, collected old
Corvettes. We were talking cars once, and he said he was going to wash
two of his the following day, which would take all day.
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
I did find these, http://www.mile-x.com/esco-10497-3-ton-jack-stand.aspx
ESCO seems to be an Ohio based company, anyone familiar with them or
these stands? The tripod design would seem to be very stable.
I did a
Now for something completely different.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVwlMVYqMu4
Mercedes content: they arrived in a W123 Coupe, but I didn't get to load that
video. I will send it Manana.
;)
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
Having used tripod type stands for years before cheaper square stands
became available, I found that is was safer when the stands were not
oriented in the same direction and that no more than two tripod stands be
used at a time.
The problems I had were situations that occurred when I was
i'm a fan of having a matching spare, so i've done 5-wheel rotation
routinely for years. many people do this on off-road rigs in order to
make sure they have tires that will get them out that are as good as
what got them in to where they got their flat, and also because it's not
a Good Thing
Yes
Well, they could be tex or they could be leather. If they have
cracks or wear patterns like leather, they are probably are leather.
If there are no characteristics of leather, it is tex.
I will definitely be removing the seats for the cleaning project.
Would a W116 300SD possibly
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
they could be tex or they could be leather. If they have cracks or
wear patterns like leather, they are probably are leather. If there are no
characteristics of leather, it is tex.
Careful research on Craigslist proves
I think the Canucks in FL cross at border crossings legally, and (as
you said) migrate home when the snow melts.
That is a totally different case than people sneaking in to drain
money out of the country until they can take over.
The difference is, most of the illegals in Florida are
They are easy to pick out anyway because they are from Quebec and have a
heavy French accent. They might claim to be from Louisiana but don't
believe them.
Randy
On 24/03/2011 1:52 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
I think the Canucks in FL cross at border crossings legally, and (as
you said) migrate
Also have all records and get 40mpg.
Wilton
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Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] rental steam cleaners?
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 11:19 AM,
lol.
And some of us from Ontario just put on a French accent while we're in
Florida, to mess with everyone. hee hee
I got off the plane once in Florida, with a few French speaking passengers.
One of the locals asked why they were speaking German. I wasn't quite sure
how to answer.
Ed
300E
On
I don't think the older MB perforated any of the leather, but some of the
new AMG models do have perforated leather. I'm kind of curious now, I'll
have to have a peek at closer look at some of the pics in my large folder of
older Mercedes.
Ed
300E
On 24 March 2011 16:37, Allan Streib
I've got a set of the ratchet type but I only ever use them on the lowest
setting which is about as high as my floor jack will lift...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:59:54 -0400
From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] A
Several possible causes but the final answer is that who ever is going
to crawl under needs to be satisfied that they are locked and steady. I
can't say that I think the folks that sold them should be sued. There
are so many variables with things like this. If the ratchet type scares
you, then
Sort of a continuation of my earlier post, but it should not be too
difficult to rig something to hold the ratchet part down so it would not
readily change no matter how hard it got bumped or banged.
Randy
On 24/03/2011 5:05 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
I've got a set of the ratchet type but I
Years ago I was told to not rotate radial tires to the opposite side
of
the vehicle, as reversing the rotation did something bad. More recently
I've heard that this is no longer a big deal, unless the tires are
directional (usually only extreme performance tires)
My cars previously
Putting the tire under the spindle requires the suspension to load-up
again, and an unloaded suspension will hang down ~ 6-12 inches more
than when loaded, and it will by design overshoot further than that
before settling out.
My 2 cents.
Walt
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 6:15 PM, Randy Bennell
Randy Bennell wrote:
This fellow apparently
left the tire in place under the one front spindle but it did
not provide enough extra space to save him. That is a lesson
to remember.
Which is under the suspension - not the frame. So the spring
compresses before it carries weight. And a
Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca writes:
Sort of a continuation of my earlier post, but it should not be too
difficult to rig something to hold the ratchet part down so it would
not readily change no matter how hard it got bumped or banged.
The problem I have with the notion of the ratchet
Just the thing for those who have carefully restored their wood interior
trim...
https://www.miniot.com/webshop
Allan
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Allan Streib wrote:
The only way one could collapse is if the pawl or the
tooth on the stand itself sheared off
If you slide the stand under the car and raise it to meet the frame, it's
possible to partially engage the ratchet. When that happens I either drop the
ratchet one notch or raise
I'm throwing out my Dad's junk stands. Ironically, he gave me his good old
Craftsman pedistal stands with the pin that fits into the holes for proper
height adjustment. We've used these ratcheting stands for years, but they
won't be used anymore.
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
I love the way law and order citizens holler about the illegal immigrants,
then break the speed limit every time they drive. We already decide which
laws to obey and Mao already tells us that our country is go to hell
in a hand basket.
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 7:26 AM, roger...@comcast.net
It's a tripod design, not pedistal as I had written before. They must be
built like the old Craftsmans.
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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As someone pointed out earlier - they should have an aluminum hood and trunk
lid.
Transplant a Euro 5.0 Aluminum block engine instead of the early iron 4.5
(or a 603 turbo).
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote:
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 5:51 PM, Mitch
Kevin Kraly wrote:
I'm throwing out my Dad's junk stands. Ironically, he gave me his good
old Craftsman pedistal stands with the pin that fits into the holes for
proper height adjustment. We've used these ratcheting stands for years,
but they won't be used anymore.
Could be a good move. I
Unless he's recycled them, Kaleb has a nice supply of differentials - he
can probably set you up with whatever ratio you want ---
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote:
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Alex
Don't forget the speedo...
Oh the horror.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:03:57 -0500
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] illegals
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IIRC (which is in doubt), the leather seats in the SLC were perforated in
some places, the rear seat in particular - because that's where the really
dry old leather tore just from sitting on it.
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 4:15 PM, E M pokieba...@gmail.com wrote:
I don't think the older MB
I do not see how the ratcheting kind of jack stand
could _ever_ be released when it was under compression.
Mine sure won't!
I had one cheapie whose handle came loose from the pawl,
the roll pin broke. I just repinned it. The problem was
you couldn't release it, not that it was unsafe.
I don't
OK Don wrote:
and Mao already tells us that our country is go to hell
in a hand basket.
Defeat the argument, if you think that is possible.
Is the argument sound or faulty?
We are all welfare recipients, or welfare recipients in waiting.
We want big honkin' government as much as any
Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com writes:
Don't forget the speedo...
Oh the horror.
Just got back from a week in gulf coast Florida, where there were many
Canadians but I didn't hear anyone speaking French and thankfully didn't
see anyone wearing a speedo. Actually most seemed to be from
The Panasonic microwave in our kitchen went from fully functional to
completely non-functional, literally overnight. Plugged into a live outlet,
it shows no response to pressing any of the buttons. No clock, timer, or
food heating I can't find the brochure to see if there is a
troubleshooting
First off, how old? If newer than ~ 5 years, buy a new one, they're now
built to be thrown out...
Walt
On Mar 24, 2011 10:48 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
The Panasonic microwave in our kitchen went from fully functional to
completely non-functional, literally overnight.
Gen-U-Wine parts for your Mercedes, Andrew! Now go to craigslist and
buy a wire welder and a sawzall if you don't have one. You too can
do Catheyesque repairs!
Seriously, look for a fuse, perhaps under an access panel with
screw(s). Then take off the cover where the cord goes in and test
you have a vacuum leak somewhere.
On 3/23/2011 10:58 PM, Larry T wrote:
Howdy Gang -
I picked up my '91 300D today following installation of a rebuilt AT I bought
from Rusty. So far it is a huge improvement - of course, going from not havong
reverse and some forward gears will do that ;-^
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Check to make sure the pressure line from the intake (in the center
on the OM603) to the over-pressure valve to the ALDA to the shift
controller is OK. Check to make sure it does not vent out at the
overpressure switch, as this will eliminate most of your boost effect.
It has to be intact
Gee guys,
Can you really equate entering a country illegally and stealing resources away
from the rightful citizens of that country to speeding. If you can, then maybe
you missed Civics class in high school. I'm by far NOT a law and order citizen,
but I do believe that you try to obey all laws
...I love the way law and order citizens holler about the illegal
immigrants,
then break the speed limit every time they drive...
I break the speed limit every time I drive someplace but it doesn't cost
the state a nickel for welfare, uninsured ER visits or the other drains on the
state
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
I don't trust the steel pinned stands any more than the
cast ratcheting ones, the steel is usually a bit thin
and I've seen the pin shearing its way through a tube.
I just got a Griot's Garage catalog in the mail with
On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:47:38 -0700 Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
wrote:
I don't trust the steel pinned stands any more than the
cast ratcheting ones, the steel is usually a bit thin
and I've seen the pin
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:47:38 -0700 Alex Chamberlain
I just got a Griot's Garage catalog in the mail with these in it:
http://tinyurl.com/4buwvc4
Take a look at
http://revlimiter.net/blog/2010/07/mega-jack-stand-review-1/
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