I don't trust the Autozone computers.
Last battery I bought was for my '85 190D, they wanted to sell me some dinky
little thing, 700cca. I said No, I want a Group 49 they insisted. I told them
I had an '83 240D (not a lie, I did have one) and they tried to sell me an EVEN
SMALLER(!) 600cca
redghost redgh...@comcast.net writes:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/2550239923.html
no interest, not mine, at least post the right picture
Ha. Funny he even explains the picture issue more or less as: The car
I'm selling looks so bad I'm going to use a picture of a different car
in
Changed the oil in my '84 190D, pulled a sample too, soon enough we should know
something about the ZDDP levels in M1 5w40. Unfortunately I let time get away
from me and this sample has 9700 miles on it...
Anyway the big news is that I decided to change the fluid and filter in the
power
Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com writes:
I also suctioned out some ATF and replaced maybe 1/2 qt with Mobil
1. We're still short of the required change interval but I'd noticed
the shifts were getting kind of stiff. Those seem to have cleaned up
but its quite possible the trans was a little
Reminds me: Summer of '58, while SWMBO and I were visiting my mother for a
few days, I started to cut here grass with her rotary mower that had dull
blade. I asked SWMBO to a hardware store in town 22 miles away and get a
12 flat bastard file. She came back in a few minutes and said to me,
Curt, Wilton, Alles.
Years ago there was an one panel cartoon that had me thinking.
It was of Mom greeting young child home from school and asking what they
did that day. The reply was Today they taught us how to think, and it
hurt.
'Nuff said.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
On
If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. How can you
have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?
--R
On 8/21/11 12:38 PM, Fred Moir wrote:
Curt, Wilton, Alles.
Years ago there was an one panel cartoon that had me thinking.
It was of Mom greeting young child home from school and
Back in November of 2002 I bought a 1985 300SD from a fellow in Memphis.
The car had 163,272 miles on the clock. I have read on this list
that there is nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes, and I am here as a
living testimony to the accuracy of that statement. Without
boring
That experience sounds a bit extreme. Unclear why it would be eating
compressors unless they were reman units. The controller might need a
solder reflow on the circuits if it is like the older ones? You might
want to get the manual and sit and study the circuits diagrams a bit to
understand
Hi John,
I find the frequent replacement of the AC compressor concerning, but its
possible after one fails catastrophically.
As for the frequent replacement of vacuum parts, I think that they all
should have been replaced the first time one of them failed. Since they're
all the same age, its no
If I only had that big barn to store stuff like this...
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redghost wrote:
maybe not. I am not fond of either the w123 or 124. Not really fond of
that model line, but for Gump.
How about this?
Seller says it's not a rust bucket, but I have my doubts...
http://annarbor.craigslist.org/cto/2532041096.html
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Storage units are cheap to rent.
--R
On 8/21/11 1:13 PM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
If I only had that big barn to store stuff like this...
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/pts/2558133936.html
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Probably just a 4.5.
Jaime
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Something on it looks bendt.
--R
On 8/21/11 1:19 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
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Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
Probably just a 4.5.
W109 version, I assume. Either that or scrap metal thieves got the springs.
Mitch.
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I really hope I will use what I have re-learned with yesterday's post in
reference to Nova/Vega and today's post re. a file and a quart of motor oil.
I really do need to proofread a little better before clicking send. The
store for the file was only 2 miles away, not 22, and I asked SWMBO to
Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net writes:
How about this?
Seller says it's not a rust bucket, but I have my doubts...
http://annarbor.craigslist.org/cto/2532041096.html
Rust can hide for a long while, invisble. I was just going over the
300SD I bought. Visibly there is no rust. Yet I started
Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com writes:
In general, the systems work very well. As long as you replace all the
components every 25 years or so.
That's a good perspective to keep in mind, but also anyone contemplating
a 20 - 30 year old MB should expect the climate control to need
On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
anyone contemplating
a 20 - 30 year old MB should expect the climate control to need
potentially expensive attention, if you aren't lucky enough to be able
to find a grey market import with manual controls.
I wish
On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 10:48 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
I really do need to proofread a little better before clicking send.
...
I doubt if you guys care either way, but it really upsets me and embarrasses
me to screw up something so simple.
If it makes you feel any better, Wilton, I
Yeah, I'm old enough to know better. ;))
Wilton
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On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 10:48 AM,
Yeah, and what is that above the left front wheel, on fenders at both sides
of hood, behind wheels, by headlights, etc?
Wilton
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I don't know what Jim might have done other than resolder the PB units, but if
that's all you need, I can do it for cheap. I've done it a bunch of times and
have all the necessary hardware. I have documented the teardown process on my
web site for a while. I don't have any means of testing
Rusty, how much for '07 R320CDI torque converter? VIN = 4JGCB22E37A043940
Wilton
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So, did friend buy it? And if not, where is it? :)
-Tim
Would have to live in his car if he bought another before finishing the 300D
On Aug 19, 2011 5:08 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Walt Zarnoch wrote:
The seller has it priced at $600, doesn't get much cheaper than that.
Not too
At Rusty's suggestion, I purchased tie rod assemblies rather than just tie rod
ends from him recently and, as per his suggestion, this made the job relatively
easy on my '84 300D.
Thanx Rusty.
G. M. Brown
Brevard, NC
It's on the crapslist in NY, he's looking at it on his way back from
oneonta.
Poor thing will be running on motor oil and fryer grease if he does buy
it...
Walt
On Aug 21, 2011 3:00 PM, Tim C bb...@crone.us wrote:
So, did friend buy it? And if not, where is it? :)
-Tim
Would have to live in
I thought that ATF was fine in power steering pumps up through '87 according to
Marshall. I like to drain the steering box by removing the bolt plugging the
hole for the locking tool, but it takes a long time to work out all the air
when I do that.
Max
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Three compressors in 8 years is extreme, are you replacing the oil? Using the
correct oil?
Max
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Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
That experience sounds a bit extreme. Unclear why it would be eating
Actually I'm getting concerned, maybe you should stop driving now, I'll give a
fair price for your cars, more than Kaleb would give you.
Max ;)
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WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
I really hope I will use what I have
The pumps that use ATF are clearly marked. Anything else gets power
steering fluid. Similar but not the same, and ATF is suspected in
seal failures in the newer pumps and boxes.
Peter
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If you don't install a filter in the suction line after losing an AC
compressor, the crud you cannot flush out will eat the new one rather
quickly.
Filters are cheap, compressors are not.
Peter
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Seems to me that it is more likely trash in the cooling system left over
from when the first compressor failed. If it grenaded, as they sometimes
do, and if the system was not completely flushed [there is a procedure for
that] then the little bits float through the system until they damage the
Where are they marked? THX
Dwight
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Max Dillon wrote:
Three compressors in 8 years is extreme, are you replacing the oil? Using the
correct oil?
More importantly, is this a Nippondenso compressor, or is it an upside down
Harrison? The Harrisons for MB are a special design that's meant to be inverted.
Most of the rebuilt
...At that price I am sure it will be a garage porch...
Very likely. I wonder if you or dieselkopf have even seen the film LeMans
RLE
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you had the starring role, right?
...At that price I am sure it will be a garage porch...
Very likely. I wonder if you or dieselkopf have even seen the film LeMans
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The Advance Auto house brand (Auto Craft) is made in the same plant to
the same spec as DieHard (and maybe more?). Identical case, different
label. The bonus is the 2 year free replacement 4 year (?I think?)
pro-rated replacement. Generally no questions asked. My parents have 2
Auto
Being a die easy clone is hardly a recommendation, but maybe since
they now make a group 49, it is ok. I have not owned a die easy for
a long time. Average life was 6-12 months for a die easy back then.
I had much better luck with generic cheapo batteries. At least
advance has no linkage
Were you checking ONLY the vacuum pump or was the rest of the system
still in play? If you did NOT plug off the system, don't condemn the
pump yet, double check for other leaks.
Luther KB5QHUOak Park, IL
'87 300SDL (312,xxx mi)
'91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi)
On 8/20/2011 9:57 PM,
That quote scrolls across the cash register display at the local meat market
we frequent -
On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. How can you have
any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?
Update - the van worked fine for SWMBO following the scare and running in
second only event. Son had LOTS of stuff that we HAD to take to MTU, so we
took the risk and loaded up the van to the extent that I couldn't see out
the rear window. Son's 190D was almost as full. We left Tuesday AM for
Well, 'preciate your concern, anyway. ;)))
Wilton
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Actually I'm getting concerned, maybe
But does the AC BLOW ICE COLD? And was that on veggie oil?
My son's 300SD is 7 months older than he is. You gotta love it.
--R
On 8/21/11 11:00 PM, OK Don wrote:
Son's standard tranny 190D 2.2 averaged 42 mpg over the trip up.
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Thinking about looking at an '82 300SD. Seller says when it rains
lots of water gets in the trunk, and that the trunklid seal is
original and starting to crack but not obviously torn. Likely to be a
bad window seal? If so, fixable with a good squirt of silicone under
the seal? Could it be
Ummm - no. The AC leaks out the refrigerant in 24 hours, and he wasn't
interested enough to find the leak, so his AC is open windows. The heat does
work though, so he's set for the winter up there - we hope!
He respects his engine too much to run anything other than #2 in it --
On Sun, Aug 21,
The trunk can get rain if the drainage channels in the trunk lid seals are
full of leaves and dirt - just takes a screw driver blade run through them
to clean them out.
On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 10:32 PM, Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote:
Thinking about looking at an '82 300SD.
Good. I have found the vans with 3.3 to be workhorses. The 3.8
have a lot of serious engine problems.
My 00 has sometimes refused to go forward after I back out of the
driveway. Changing oil and filter helps, but it has been this way
over 100K miles. The 98 one time refused to shift
When I owned my '83 300SD, it used to get plenty of water in the trunk. I
noticed plenty of rust on the underside of the panel beneath the window, not
sure if this was the cause or result of the dampness in the trunk. Of
course, you could lie inside the trunk on your back and look up at it to
The trunk can get rain if the drainage channels in the trunk lid seals
are
full of leaves and dirt - just takes a screw driver blade run through
them
to clean them out.
Use a stick, don't risk scratching the paint.
A major source of trunk water can be the taillight seals.
Or windshield, or
I don't know what Jim might have done other than resolder the PB
units, but if that's all you need, I can do it for cheap.
That was mostly it. Electrolytic caps sometimes, or the odd smoked
H-drive transistor. 90%+ was just solder.
Wasn't much of a business, just beer money while I looked
We had a $800 '91 Voyager beater complete with pealing paint and an
occasional 2nd gear sticking probblem as well as the balking fwd gear after
backing out when cold. The above issues were the reason for the low price
although it only had 110K miles. It spent most of the time in town with an
My son's 300SD is 7 months older than he is. You gotta love it.
--R
Daughter's MB is the same age as her. She likes it that way. Her
forst one was 3 years older. Not sure about the car's build month.
Son's car is 19 years older than he is. He has had it for 13 years,
and this fall it
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