Not really. Nice old dry heart pine with the pitch that it has is
a lot more flammable.
Manfred
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:40:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dimitri Seretakis
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Re: abuse of cars 2ejuremy
And incredibly flammable.
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not if you put a layer of plywood and 2x planks on top of it to
distribute the weight. Would make it more flammable though.
How about a layer of plastic and then 2" of concrete on top.
Would at least seal off the moisture coming up.
Manfred
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:48:28 -0500
From: Randy B
There are sparks and there are SPARKS. That would have to be a
SPARK (lightning size). Really try to light some up some
time. See how long it takes to light up with a lighter right on
it. If there's a spark hefty enough to light foam board up then
I'm out of there 5 min ago because ther
I agree that if you have the time to, and interest in maintaining an older
car like the 123s and 124s, etc., that's the most economical route.
However, my interests are changing from cars to aircraft, and I don't want
to be spending time working on a car that I can be spending on the
airplane(s?).
With the exception of an electric (dang theres a lot of them now) I'd say just
about ANY car on the market today could make 150-200k with minimal serious
issues other than tinworm.
I also don't expect our fueling choices to change much from current in the next
15-20 years...
-Curt
Date: Tue,
With the exception of an electric (dang theres a lot of them now) I'd
say just about ANY car on the market today could make 150-200k with
minimal serious issues other than tinworm.
Computer crap-out? That's plenty serious, likely, and it
will be _the_ 'irreplacable part' that sends most to the
Big story on NPR yesterday about the sinking price of natural gas due to ease
of extraction what with fracking and how they'll extract nat gas to get to
propane and such. I was reminded that there is apparently some process to turn
natural gas into diesel fuel and made me wonder if a diesel resu
I have pine floors in my garage/barn! I take most of my welding projects
outside. Always makes me nervous.
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On Apr 18, 2012, at 7:24 AM, MG wrote:
Not really. Nice old dry heart pine with the pitch that it has is a lot more
flammable.
Manfred
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:40:
I think the 150k-200k car is pretty realistic from most new vehicles today.
I have two Ford Focii (Focuses?) that are above 150k, a 2004 and a 2005.
The 2005 has nearly 165k on it, and despite needing a few minor items and being
a little rattly, runs just fine.
The 2004, which is my car, just t
Just make the bribe subtle and BIG enough, this is America after all.
Cynical? Me? nah!
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
On 4/18/2012 8:56 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Big story on NPR yesterday . Fuel America with fuel from America. Gotta
figure out how to get CARB on board...
-Curt
Speaking of heart pine, this months issue of Mother Earth has
an article about a farmer in Alabama who is running 3 pickup
trucks on wood gas.
Mother Earth News April/May 2012 pp.56
He seems to have put together the simplest wood gas system
I've read about so far. Unfortunately he doesn't reveal
On 4/18/12, ernest breakfield wrote:
> what year 300D is this?
> any chance it's an '85?
>
>
> cheers!
> e
>
>
> On 16/Apr/12 16:39, Tim C wrote:
>> On Apr 15, 2012 11:49 PM, "Craig" wrote:
>>> On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:11:44 -0400 Tim C wrote:
>>>
I finally replaced the shutoff for the 3
Didn't the Germans do that in WW2? The fuel part I mean, though they
probably could have handled CARB as well.
--R
On 4/18/12 8:56 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Big story on NPR yesterday about the sinking price of natural gas due to ease
of extraction what with fracking and how they'll extract na
http://charleston.craigslist.org/app/2964848477.html
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The real issue of concern is the dry heart pine doesn't emit deadly toxins
when it burns on the scale the foam does. It is worth doing some research
on just what foam does to humans when it burns. Not all foam is the same,
so you have to be "research specific" but none of it emits "good stuff".
So
A wood gas rig might work better as a trailer since you need the whole bed
of the truck to fit all the bits. I can see it now, 100,000 cars at rush
hour on the freeways of California with wood gas rigs steaming away,
hahahhaha... a the wave of the future... talking on the cell, sipping
your la
CARB is a sinking ship, let it sink and let's move forward. Grow a set
America !
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 5:56 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
> Big story on NPR yesterday about the sinking price of natural gas due to
> ease of extraction what with fracking and how they'll extract nat gas to
> get to pro
I saw that in Terminator
--R
On 4/18/12 10:59 AM, G Mann wrote:
I can see it now, 100,000 cars at rush
hour on the freeways of California with wood gas rigs steaming away,
hahahhaha... a the wave of the future...
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Tough call. That is pretty cool.
Dan
On Apr 18, 2012, at 11:21 AM, Rich Thomas
wrote:
> to either buy another Benz or get into this sort of thing
> http://photos.mercurynews.com/2012/04/video-pleasanton-man-flies-a-boeing-737-in-his-garage/9029/
>
> Which would you prefer?
>
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I agree totally. If the vehicle was on a hoist and you could lift the
tire up and hold it at waist height, it might be fairly easy with the
smaller car tires but doing it at ground level makes it so much more
difficult.
Randy
On 17/04/2012 7:43 PM, Craig wrote:
On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:39:37 +
And then lift the whole garage to make up for it. The cars go in fine
but there is not a lot of clearance to the overhead door with my F150
Supercrew.
Randy
On 17/04/2012 9:26 PM, OK Don wrote:
Cover the existing floor with the foam boards, then pour two inches of
concrete over that . . .
On
Maybe, but is the issue with the foamboard not more of a concern with
the gases it gives off when there is a fire? Most plastics are not
friendly to the lungs in a fire.
Maybe wood smoke is not either, but I think I would rather take my
chances with it than the plastic smoke.
Randy
On 18/04/2
On 18/04/2012 8:00 AM, Dan Penoff wrote:
I think the 150k-200k car is pretty realistic from most new vehicles today.
I have two Ford Focii (Focuses?) that are above 150k, a 2004 and a 2005.
The 2005 has nearly 165k on it, and despite needing a few minor items and being
a little rattly, runs ju
Guys,
I've been preaching this for years. During WWII the Germans needed a source for
diesel and couldn't get oil so they created diesel from natural gas. This was
lost after the war and everyone could once again get oil. Then several years
ago (6-10) one of the colleges on the Left Coast ran a
I'd rather put the effort into the real thing (and I am) --
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wittman_Tailwind
and this will be next:
http://www.doubleeagleairplane.com/
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Rich Thomas <
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote:
> to either buy another Benz or get
I think I want a diesel truck.
I worry that I might be hard on it in the winter with short runs but I
would really like to have one in the summer for the highway runs to the
lake.
So, educate me if you can.
I think I want the Dodge with the Cummins. I know I don't want the Ford.
I am not sur
Which is why I'm leaning towards a new one - I know what I do to them, how
I maintained them, etc. That reduces the work needing to be done during the
cars lifetime. It is a consumable item, not an investment, but they're
priced like investments! My observations of other's cars has been that the
"o
Yes, we should be doing this - a surplus of one resource, and a need for
another - convert the gas to Diesel.
However, the companies that will be doing this (unless the government
nationalizes it) will be selling to the highest bidder - likely China,
India, Brazel, etc. THERE IS NO US OIL - get ove
These are for W108, W115 and R107. I always install Michelin 205/70/14, which
has roughly the same diameter (645mm) as the original 185HR14 (650mm) tires. I
wish the MXV4 were still available in that size. They wore out very quickly,
but what a great tire. Unfortunately they are only available i
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 9:39 AM, andrew strasfogel
wrote:
> On 4/18/12, ernest breakfield wrote:
>> what year 300D is this?
>> any chance it's an '85?
'77.
My son observed that there was a little white smoke coming out the
back, so I started into upgrading the glow plugs yesterday - maybe
I can't say I baby my car, but it's pretty tough to drive a 4 cylinder car
"hard", I think.
Dan
On Apr 18, 2012, at 11:51 AM, Randy Bennell wrote:
> On 18/04/2012 8:00 AM, Dan Penoff wrote:
>> I think the 150k-200k car is pretty realistic from most new vehicles today.
>>
>> I have two Ford Fo
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
> I think I want a diesel truck.
> I worry that I might be hard on it in the winter with short runs but I would
> really like to have one in the summer for the highway runs to the lake.
We went through the same with the van... though in the e
It doesn't seem to happen though, at least not on lower end vehicles that I
experience. My '96 Dakota had 222,000 when the tin worm got so bad I got rid of
it. Dad's got a Jeep Liberty that has 160,000 on it now and I have to admit has
been a pretty good vehicle although I still don't like it.
M
Sure, but I'd still argue any car of today even with ZERO maintenance (just put
in gas and drive) would last 50-60k where one from 40 years ago MIGHT have made
10k.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400
From: Dan Penoff
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Crystal ball time -
I looked into this a couple years ago to run a generator at camp since we've
got lots of wood and it seems VERY complicated. The other issue is how much
wood you can haul along on your trip. Wood is not energy dense compared to oil.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:23:24 -0400
From: "Gerry Arche
I understand that but I think in the end I'd just prefer to not have the thing
burn down...
-Curt
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:43:39 -0500
From: Randy Bennell
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Re: abuse of cars 2ejuremy
Message-ID: <4f8ee12b.1040...@bennell.ca>
Content-Type: t
> OK Don wrote:
> If you were thinking about buying a new car, and expect to
> keep it for the next 15-20 years, which fuel do you think
> would be more readily available in the last five years of
> ownership, and why?
Diesel is used in planes, train, ships, trucks, and tractors.
In my opinion, d
Easy, you don't want a diesel trunk...
You don't drive enough, you don't tow enough, you don't work a truck hard
enough.
You're not going to be happy with the mileage, you're not going to be happy
with the maintenance, you're not going to be happy with the cold starts, and
you're not going to
Incorrect measurement, bodies start to fall apart at 8-10 YEARS. Miles makes no
difference to the body.
Even then how you take care of it will make more difference. Undercoat with
used motor oil and the vehicle will last much longer.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:16:58 -0500
From: OK Don
To
If you were thinking about running alternate fuels in your new diesel - don't.
You cannot use any concentration of biodiesel in 2007 and later diesels unless
you hollow out the particulate filter and modify the ECU to disable the purge
cycle. I'm thinking that's probably a felony, although kits
OK, any special tricks or tips to getting the head/manifold to mate with the
turbo/block? I do have a nice lift.
Very respectfully,
/s/
Max Dillon
'87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!)
'95 E300 292k miles (daily driving duties)
'73 Balboa 20 (High & dry until the head is back on)
Charleston
Not to mention using untaxed fuel is cheating your fellow Americans.
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Dave Walton wrote:
> If you were thinking about running alternate fuels in your new diesel -
> don't.
>
> You cannot use any concentration of biodiesel in 2007 and later diesels
> unless you h
If you get a chance, buy the magazine or look it up on the 'net next month
since it
might be there by then. This farmer seems to have simplified the whole
process.
The earlier versions turned me off too considering their complexity.
He describes a fairly long trip he made and apparently took th
Dieselvolk,
Yesterday I started with checking the valve guide work done by a local shop,
to
see how much radial play between valve stem and new guides. Removed the
keepers and spring from one valve, pulled it out a short distance (didn't want
to mess up the new seals), and smiled. It need
Not paying your "fair share" are you?? ... I'm ridden with guilt... yours,
not mine, that is..
If you buy biodiesel at any pump as blended fuel tax has been paid, and you
will pay that tax. If you make your own, be sure to report yourself and
spend the next 5 lifetimes being investigated by every
Well technically you are paying sales tax on the purchase of the materials used
to make BD- vegetable oil, methanol and lye.
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On Apr 18, 2012, at 2:30 PM, Brian Toscano wrote:
Not to mention using untaxed fuel is cheating your fellow Americans.
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 11:1
Yeah, I know But, I like diesels.
Randy
On 18/04/2012 12:07 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Easy, you don't want a diesel truck...
You don't drive enough, you don't tow enough, you don't work a truck hard
enough.
You're not going to be happy with the mileage, you're not going to be happy
with
ate."
Jerry
82 240D
72 Ford F250
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Let me preface this with the comment that I have never had a 390 cid
engine apart - so take this for what it is worth.
Howeve, I rebuilt a 302 Ford a few years back.
The fuel pump eccentric bolted onto the front of the cam was a 2 part
thing. There was an inner part and an outer part such that
OK Don wrote:
>If you were thinking about buying a new car, and expect to keep it for
>the
>next 15-20 years, which fuel do you think would be more readily
>available
>in the last five years of ownership, and why?
>
Gas. Both will be sold, probably add natural gas to that list. I think
gasoli
OK the SD is all finished, I had to replace LF brake caliper as one
piston was pretty much frozen. All new suspension and steering bits, an
alignment done. Car drives well except there is still a fair amount of
slop in the steering. The u-joint on the shaft just ahead of the box is
fine, I c
Curt Raymond wrote:
>Big story on NPR yesterday about the sinking price of natural gas due
>to ease of extraction what with fracking and how they'll extract nat
>gas to get to propane and such. I was reminded that there is apparently
>some process to turn natural gas into diesel fuel and made me
Max writes:
> Better plan would be convert our gas cars to run on CNG.
Except that requires huge new infrastructure in fueling stations and
delivery, not just producing the vehicles. Same problem with
hydrogen-fueled cars.
Diesel works in the pumps and delivery systems we have now.
Allan
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I was referring to the people who make their own.
In some states the fuel tax goes directly to the highway fund and that is
the only source of the state highway fund. If you have a problem paying
fuel taxes, don't drive.
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 4:56 PM, Max wrote:
> OK Don wrote:
>
> >If you
For sure that stuff is nasty. Only do the hole burning when the
wind is blowing a bit to carry the fumes away. Sure don't want to
breath that stuff.
Manfred
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:53:14 -0700
From: G Mann
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Re: abuse of cars 2ejuremy
The real issue of concern is the
Rich Thomas wrote:
>to either buy another Benz or get into this sort of thing
>http://photos.mercurynews.com/2012/04/video-pleasanton-man-flies-a-boeing-737-in-his-garage/9029/
>
>
You could rent it out to the movie production folk, or sell tickets to Boeing
during their corporate retreat at K
Dimitri Seretakis writes:
> Well technically you are paying sales tax on the purchase of the
> materials used to make BD- vegetable oil, methanol and lye.
But not the road tax.
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> I think I want the Dodge with the Cummins. I know I don't want the
> Ford. I am not sure about a GM product.
GM is an Isuzu. Ford is their own, I think. Cummins is... well, Cummins.
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I need to come out and see your new place sometime.
On 4/18/2012 7:41 AM, OK Don wrote:
I agree that if you have the time to, and interest in maintaining an older
car like the 123s and 124s, etc., that's the most economical route.
However, my interests are changing from cars to aircraft, and I d
OK Don wrote:
>Yes, we should be doing this - a surplus of one resource, and a need
>for
>another - convert the gas to Diesel.
>However, the companies that will be doing this (unless the government
>nationalizes it) will be selling to the highest bidder - likely China,
>India, Brazel, etc. THERE
Rich Thomas writes:
> I am thinking the steering box needs to be adjusted, but with all the
> scary stories about buggering the box I am reluctant to do that.
I don't think there's any harm in adjusting it slightly, to see if you
get improvement. Just don't adjust it so far as to remove ALL the
My Grandfather ran a 2 1/2 ton truck during the war on wood gas.
The rig and wood was on the truck bed and the truck pulled a
trailer to carry the cargo. The helper rode in the bed and put
wood in the burner when it was needed.
Putting the gas generator on a trailer wouldn't work very well as
Then don't buy an electric or a hybrid. Those are cheating the system too.
In fact, buying any high MPG vehicle means you are not paying your fair share
of road tax.
-Dave Walton
On Apr 18, 2012, at 2:30 PM, Brian Toscano wrote:
> Not to mention using untaxed fuel is cheating your fellow Amer
True.
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On Apr 18, 2012, at 7:09 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
Dimitri Seretakis writes:
Well technically you are paying sales tax on the purchase of the
materials used to make BD- vegetable oil, methanol and lye.
But not the road tax.
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1979 300SD
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I suspect that natural gas prices will rise in the future. They won't stay
low forever. For the longest time coal was one of the cheapest ways to
make power, but with emissions controls costing billions, and cheap natural
gas - it can be economical for new plants to use natural gas. And that's
j
We should all buy a big suv
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On Apr 18, 2012, at 6:20 PM, Dave Walton wrote:
> Then don't buy an electric or a hybrid. Those are cheating the system too.
>
> In fact, buying any high MPG vehicle means you are not paying your fair share
> of road tax.
>
> -Dave Walton
>
>
I figure that if you aren't moving out by the time it gets that
noticeable you may not make it out no matter what it is that's
burning. With all the plastics and other man-made chemicals in
todays houses, flashover happens a whole lot quicker then it used
to even 40 years ago. Once the flashove
They should make all electric vehicles pay their fuel tax based on the
mileage driven.
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> We should all buy a big suv
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 18, 2012, at 6:20 PM, Dave Walton wrote:
>
> > Then don't buy an electric or a hybrid
When I did my front end rebuild all was well except for the steering slop. I
just tighten up the adjustment screw a bit and it eliminated the slop but the
steering still doesn't feel quite right.
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 18, 2012, at 6:57 PM, Rich Thomas
wrote:
OK the SD is all finished, I
Ha. That is an excellent point!
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On Apr 18, 2012, at 7:20 PM, Dave Walton wrote:
Then don't buy an electric or a hybrid. Those are cheating the system too.
In fact, buying any high MPG vehicle means you are not paying your fair share
of road tax.
-Dave Walton
On Apr 18, 2
And those who ride bicycles and use the road? Shouldn't they be subjected to a
road tax?
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On Apr 18, 2012, at 7:20 PM, Dave Walton wrote:
Then don't buy an electric or a hybrid. Those are cheating the system too.
In fact, buying any high MPG vehicle means you are not paying
In some places bicycles need to be registered.
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
> And those who ride bicycles and use the road? Shouldn't they be subjected
> to a road tax?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 18, 2012, at 7:20 PM, Dave Walton wrote:
>
> Then don't buy an
Oil prices are not market driven. Oil is not a free market.
-Dave Walton
On Apr 18, 2012, at 7:15 PM, Max wrote:
> OK Don wrote:
>
>> Yes, we should be doing this - a surplus of one resource, and a need
>> for
>> another - convert the gas to Diesel.
>> However, the companies that will be do
Check the flex coupling, a couple of days ago it came up on the OzBenz
forum that one of those had completely disintegrated on a 126.
Rusty sells em for a 100 slides
www.buymbparts.biz/ShopByVehicle.epc?q=1987-Mercedes-300sdl-Steering&yearid=1987%40%401987&makeid=63%40%40MERCEDES%40%40X&modelid=6
True but they don't pay a road tax.
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On Apr 18, 2012, at 7:37 PM, Brian Toscano wrote:
In some places bicycles need to be registered.
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
And those who ride bicycles and use the road? Shouldn't they be subjected
to a ro
...and it should be against the law for middle aged men to wear lycra.
Hendrik
who does NOT wear lycra
On 19/04/12 09:07, Brian Toscano wrote:
In some places bicycles need to be registered.
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From: "Hendrik & Fay"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300SD steering sloppy coupling
Check
There is supposed to be a little bit of play in the steering, over
adjusting the steering box may well lead to premature wear and/or
locking of the box at full turn.
Proper alignment is important, to ensure the car drives straight with a
slight movement to the right for you and left for us.
He
Yeah but middle aged women might like seeing middle aged men in Lycra:)
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 18, 2012, at 7:49 PM, Hendrik & Fay wrote:
...and it should be against the law for middle aged men to wear lycra.
Hendrik
who does NOT wear lycra
On 19/04/12 09:07, Brian Toscano wrote:
In some
Very little play in either of mine (124 and 126); 'trip to Raleigh and back
on the 126 today; ever so slight pressure left or right on wheel at cruise
puts it right where I want it. 'Feels much like flying.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Hendrik & Fay"
To: "Mercedes Discussion
Its pretty straight forward to adjust the box... I do it all the time, as
recently as last night on a 83 300D. Heres the method in detail:
Start with a 19mm socket and a long set of extensions to reach the adjuster
nut. Loosen the nut with a breaker bar or ratchet just a bit... maybe
1/4-1/2 tur
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2011/2011-02-22-091.html
Some buses around here have been running on LNG for a long time now.
I guess it all depends on cost, can they buy nat gas, convert it to
Diesel and sell it for the same price as dino Diesel?
At this stage I would think perhaps not, howe
The registration money may be funneled to the DOT. It really all depends
on how the state funds its roads, bridges, and overall transportation
system.
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 5:47 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
> True but they don't pay a road tax.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 18, 2012, at
Diesels are best for heavy towing and towing at high altitudes and over
mountains. Isn't Manitoba mostly flat prairie? How big of a boat will you
be taking to the lake? :-)
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
> Randy Bennell writes:
>
> > I think I want the Dodge with the Cu
On a 126 SD, the box is self-adjusting. Are you absolutely sure the flex
coupler is solid (ie. you need to check it with resistance, not with the front
wheels in the air).
Rich Thomas wrote:
>
>I am thinking the steering box needs to be adjusted
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So when should a steering box be replaced? Is there a time when you just can't
adjust out the slop?
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On Apr 18, 2012, at 8:01 PM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
Its pretty straight forward to adjust the box... I do it all the time, as
recently as last night on a 83 300D. Heres the
Yes, when you reach the point that the adjustment screw won't back out
anymore, its time to rebuild/replace the box. I've only experienced this
once after owning dozens of these cars. You can usually adjust it to be
perfect or at least acceptable.
There is a factory procedure for adjusting the b
Whoa! You replace the PS fluid at every oil change?
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On Apr 18, 2012, at 8:18 PM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
Yes, when you reach the point that the adjustment screw won't back out
anymore, its time to rebuild/replace the box. I've only experienced this
once after owning dozens
Dave Walton writes:
> Then don't buy an electric or a hybrid. Those are cheating the system
> too.
This will have to be addressed if/when "plug-in" electric vehicles begin
to register in the total percentage of vehicles on the road. Now and
for the foreseeable future there aren't enough of them
Hendrik & Fay writes:
> Proper alignment is important, to ensure the car drives straight with
> a slight movement to the right for you and left for us.
Why a slight drift to one side? Don't you want it to track absolutely
straight?
Allan
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1979 300SD
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On Apr 18, 2012, at 7:34 PM, "Allan Streib" wrote:
> you will have to pay based on miles driven.
They already floated a trial ballon, saying we will each have a GPS device in
our cars to track miles driven.
http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/05/obama-administration-floats-pl.html
No! Fischer Tropf was coal to Dissel and gasoline. Crude from coal
yields several fractions similar to petro crude.
Didn't the Germans do that in WW2? The fuel part I mean, though
they probably could have handled CARB as well.
--R
On 4/18/12 8:56 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Big story on NPR
> On Apr 18, 2012, at 2:30 PM, Brian Toscano wrote:
>
> Not to mention using untaxed fuel is cheating your fellow Americans.
IIRC, you are allowed to make up to 400 gallons of "alternative fuel" without
paying road taxes. Kind of like you can brew or distill 200 gallons of your
favorite ethan
Until it looks clean, yes... it takes some time to flush out 30 year old
fluid!
Jaime
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 8:23 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
> Whoa! You replace the PS fluid at every oil change?
>
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> On Apr 18, 2012, at 8:18 PM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
>
> Yes, when y
Versus the W123 (and prior) is NOT self-adjusting, hence the need to do so
occasionally.
I'd be careful with a 126. If it is loose, it is probably the coupler, or the
box is shot.
D.
At 5:12 PM -0700 4/18/12, David Bruckmann wrote:
>On a 126 SD, the box is self-adjusting. Are you absolutely s
Roads are "crowned" so water runs off. So your car will drift right in USA or
left in OZ.
Rick
Sent from my iPhone.
On Apr 18, 2012, at 7:37 PM, "Allan Streib" wrote:
> Why a slight drift to one side? Don't you want it to track absolutely
> straight?
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> >Curt Raymond wrote:
> >
> >Big story on NPR yesterday about the sinking price of natural
> >gas due to ease of extraction what with fracking and how
> >they'll extract nat gas to get to propane and such.
> Max wrote:
>
> Better plan would be convert our gas cars to run on CNG.
You convert you
Yikees.
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On Apr 18, 2012, at 8:42 PM, Rick Knoble wrote:
On Apr 18, 2012, at 7:34 PM, "Allan Streib" wrote:
you will have to pay based on miles driven.
They already floated a trial ballon, saying we will each have a GPS device in
our cars to track miles driven.
http://
It's easy to install the manifold and turbo onto the head with the
head hanging on the lift. I had to do this when I replaced the head
gasket on the old 300D as we found a broken manifold stud when we had
the head off.
Be VERY careful not to bend up the oil feed line when removing the
h
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