Rich Thomas wrote:
I have
seen them with both Freightliner (which was Volvo?) and MB
badging, I think the ones here are actually MB grills.
Freighliner was bought by Mercedes about the late 1980s. The
first truck out under the new influence was the FLD-120. It was
a major change for the
Greg Fiorentino wrote:
Freightliner has always been the truck division of Mercedes.
No.
In the US though, Mercedes didn't have much of a market until
they bought Freightliner. But Mercedes had plenty of trucks (or
lorries) over there. It seemed to me they supplied
Freightliner with much
A fresnel lens; preferably B or C sized...
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On Mar 28, 2011, at 22:52, Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com wrote:
A Tinius Olsen tensile tester, operating in make it a pancake compression
mode, would be fun to watch.
You could check the balance job by putting the car on a lift or on jack stands
and have your lovely assistant run the speed up until you get the vibration,
and
then use chalk on a stick lightly held to the rotating assemblies (drive shaft
and axle shafts and why not do the tires also) to see
that sounds dangerous..
Bob R
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 4:16 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.netwrote:
You could check the balance job by putting the car on a lift or on jack
stands
and have your lovely assistant run the speed up until you get the
vibration, and
then use chalk on a
The shop that did the balancing was recommended by Rusty at MB Parts, so I
feel they are worthy of his recommendation. They did mark the correct way
to re-join the two sections, and the shop doing my vehicle work, was well
aware of the importance of getting the two sections put back together
I have a feeling this is the area I should concentrate; ensure the shaft is
perfectly level, which if not, would certainly cause just such a vibration.
Will pursue this angle further. Thanks.
Ralph
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 11:06 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
I chased this on my
The final tightening of the driveline slip collar and the mounts is
supposed to be done with the suspension under normal load. If the shop
installed the shaft and bearing with the car on the lift, things might
not be aligned quite right, unless the lift supported the car by the
wheels and not the
I suspect you need to check the universal joint in the driveshaft. Requires
taking the shaft out and flexing it -- ANY roughness, vibration, binding,
clicking, or looseness requires replacement (probably of the driveshaft) even
if the defect is at high angle, much more than you would flex it
The idea of swapping the shaft is a good one. Especially if you can
use a known smooth running driveshaft, complete with carrier bearing
and rubber. Here is why: This just occurred to me as I read your
post. ON the belt idler, the bearing is in the same place all the
time, moving maybe + -
On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net wrote:
For laptops that keep on keeping on it's hard to beat a ThinkPad T series.
Ditto here. A five-year-old Thinkpad with a lightweight Linux distro
like Peppermint or even Xubuntu is a screamer and makes a great
My 300D has a slight vibration at highway speeds. It's sort of a rumble
that occurs at intervals of a second or two... not a a constant
virbation, and not violent at all. Barely perceptible. Hard to tell
where it's coming from. It's always been there. I recently replaced
both flex disks, the
Ralph Robertson wrote:
I neglected to include the numerous wheel/tire balancing exercising that I
did first, as that was the most obvious.
But, did you move the back wheels to the front, or try an entirely different set
of wheels?
Mitch.
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Mitch Haley wrote:
Ralph Robertson wrote:
I neglected to include the numerous wheel/tire balancing exercising
that I
did first, as that was the most obvious.
But, did you move the back wheels to the front, or try an entirely
different set of wheels?
Oops, should have read the whole
What's the name of that screwdrier with a hole in it again?
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 6:00 AM, John Reames jwrea...@comcast.net wrote:
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On Mar 28, 2011, at 22:52, Walt
andrew strasfogel wrote:
What's the name of that screwdrier with a hole in it again?
http://www.harborfreight.com/7-pc-star-tamper-proof-key-set-97471.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/7-pc-mni-star-tamper-proof-key-set-97469.html
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andrew strasfogel wrote:
What's the name of that screwdrier with a hole in it again?
http://www.harborfreight.com/7-pc-star-tamper-proof-key-set-97471.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/7-pc-mni-star-tamper-proof-key-set-97469.html
Or this:
What's the name of that screwdrier with a hole in it again?
Umm, Capacitor Discharger?
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Subframe/differential and motor/transmission mounts set
the height and angle of the ends of the driveshaft.
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Jim Cathey wrote:
Subframe/differential and motor/transmission mounts set
the height and angle of the ends of the driveshaft.
How do you adjust the height at the center bearing to match?
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Hey Dieselhead - I should have known you wrote it correctly ;-) Yesterday I
searched for the line but don't think there's a line going to the left front
(drivers) wheel area. The Antilock brake gizmo is in that LF corner and the
brake MC is in the L Rear corner - with the alarm system
Thx Kaleb -
WIll do as you suggest. I looked for vacuum leaks yesterday ut concentrated on
the area around the Turbo, EGR and RF fender area.
I will look around the Intake/IP -
Thx agn
Larry
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Might want to make sure after your next drive that it wasn't done that
way on purpose; maybe the PO had a plugged vent and fixed it by
using a leaking cap.
-Tim
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
I've been noticing that my '84 190D doesn't do anything all
Not yet - still looking for it ;-^
Larry
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Buy the last one, $10 at AutoZone too. :) Got lots of use, handy to
carry to the junkyard too.
-Tim
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Mitch Haley wrote:
andrew strasfogel wrote:
What's the name of that screwdrier with a hole in it again?
Thanks Peter --
Where are the vac servo's CVs located? (I'll check the WSM and other
reference books I have)
Larry
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Thx Curt - great idea - especially since I have 2 new ones on the shelf. ;-)
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Good one!My screwdrivers usually end up with a burn/weld mark on
the side and or end, not a hole in it.
What's the name of that screwdrier with a hole in it again?
Umm, Capacitor Discharger?
-- Jim
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SECURITY TORX Get the driver bits at Harbor Freight. They are
under $10. I think I bought a st for $4.
What's the name of that screwdrier with a hole in it again?
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 6:00 AM, John Reames jwrea...@comcast.net wrote:
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I had a temperature-dependant speedometer noise, like a whirring or loud
fan, when I bought the 300; went away when warm or under certain speeds.
Solved permanently by taking out the cluster and coating the moving bits
with sewing-machine oil.
Just a thought, could no doubt be something else.
I got smart, and use a set of HV meter probe ends and a cable with a
1M resistor spliced inline.
I do have to violate the one hand behind the back rule in order to
use it on caps that aren't referenced to ground though.
Guess I need to get a spare set of Fluke HV gripper-probe ends and
make up a
This is temp related; noisy and cold at 0700 when I went out, warmer, and
noise went away almost immediately when I came back at 1000. No
noise/warmer at 1200 today.
Wilton
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On Mar 29, 2011, at 11:09, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
What's the name of that screwdrier with a hole in it again?
Umm, Capacitor Discharger?
-- Jim
On an 87 300D the pressure line goes to a switchover valve on the inner fender
(engine side), from there to the ALDA on the IP, and then to the transmission
controller (blue horn thing) on the left fender. All connections must hold
pressure, as must the switchover valve
On the later models I
andrew strasfogel wrote:
What's the name of that screwdrier with a hole in it again?
There are both hex (allan) and star (torx) that it's fairly
common to have a center pin added to the screw/bolt as a
anti-tamper device.
An automatic center punch, or a hammer driven center punch can
often
Philip, that's a good trick to know. So you just wack the pin straight-on, or
at an angle?
Very respectfully,
/s/
Max Dillon
'87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!)
'95 E300 281k miles (daily driving duties)
'73 Balboa 20 (High dry until the head is back on)
Charleston SC
At an angle. The object is to bust it off.
Philip, that's a good trick to know. So you just wack the pin straight-on, or
at an angle?
Very respectfully,
/s/
Max Dillon
'87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!)
'95 E300 281k miles (daily driving duties)
'73 Balboa 20 (High dry until the
While changing oil in my '84 300D, I took a quick look under the car but didn't
see where the neutral safety switch is located . . . it certainly isn't
obvious. Anybody know? TIA.
G. M. Brown
Brevard, NC
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Max Dillon wrote:
Philip, that's a good trick to know. So you just wack the pin
straight-on, or at an angle?
I usually hit it at an angle.
If the screw is small enough and the punch big enough it works
well to just let the wedge of the punch drive between the edge
of the screw and the pin.
Where the linkage connects to the operating lever, specifically.
Peter
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Thanks to those who encouraged me to stay with an all MB lineup. First road
trip today with the S420; first time putting the pedal all the way down. At
50PMH it takes off like a scalded ape. I love this car.
Bill R
1996 S420
1997 S320
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Bill Ringgold wrote:
Thanks to those who encouraged me to stay with an all MB lineup. First road
trip today with the S420; first time putting the pedal all the way down. At
50PMH it takes off like a scalded ape. I love this car.
Can you watch the gas gauge go down, like my brother's 1971
You're welcome - I hope it serves you long and well.
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:21 PM, Bill Ringgold billr32...@comcast.netwrote:
Thanks to those who encouraged me to stay with an all MB lineup. First
road
trip today with the S420; first time putting the pedal all the way down.
At
50PMH it
And you can feel so PIOUS in your prius
Thanks to those who encouraged me to stay with an all MB lineup. First road
trip today with the S420; first time putting the pedal all the way down. At
50PMH it takes off like a scalded ape. I love this car.
Bill R
1996 S420
1997 S320
How do you adjust the height at the center bearing to match?
By replacing bad rubber at the ends? I don't know, maybe
you could flange some spacers in or something. Maybe.
-- Jim
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