Snip...In one complaint filed with NHTSA from February of this year, an
owner said that while driving at night, the dashboard warning lights came on
indicating tail light failures on both sides of the car. The driver pulled
over and opened the trunk to find it full of smoke with the smell of
How many miles on the car?
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On Jul 15, 2013, at 10:58 PM, "WILTON" wrote:
> I had that thought, too, 'bout the hose rupture; thought I would have some
> some evidence, discoloration, etc., in overflow tnk.
>
> Wilton
>
> - Original Message - From: "Kevin Kraly"
>
I had that thought, too, 'bout the hose rupture; thought I would have some
some evidence, discoloration, etc., in overflow tnk.
Wilton
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From: "Kevin Kraly"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL bad news
If combustion gas pressure was leaking into the cooling system it could
easily have ruptured the hose.
Those were my exact thoughts when Wilton posted the 2y/o hose rupture. I
hope it's not using oil and that a new, updated gasket (possibly a new head
too) will fix it without having to tear i
Mitch Haley writes:
> It also says they're taking steps to prevent it from happening again, which I
> assume means somebody just flunked his summer semester by getting fired from
> his
> internship.
All in all an epic prank though. Almost worth it, I'd say.
--
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On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 10:23 PM, Craig wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Jul 2013 20:28:45 -0500 Benz Hogs
> wrote:
>
> > That's the general idea. Larry, did you try a bit of soapy water on
> > the bushing? That might help slide her in place.
>
> I used Vasoline petroleum jelly.
>
>
> Craig
ernest breakfield wrote:
interesting. it says they did, and says they don't. how very
Double-Speak of them.
It says they don't name pilots, and it says some intern took upon himself to do
something they don't do.
It also says they're taking steps to prevent it from happening again, which I
Yes the panels for my 90 300D are intact in the cellar where they have been
for 8 years.
On Monday, July 15, 2013, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 5:54 PM, Larry T wrote:
>> I asked this question embedded with comments about my battle with the
>> gearshift grommet issue so many
I believe there was some fiberglass like material on the front one on
my 300D, but not on the single piece one on the TE.
Mine are sitting in a friend's garage awaiting the next time I
remember to pick up all the clips and screws to put them back on.
Engine runs a bit cooler in traffic and
On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 20:54:57 -0400 Larry T wrote:
> I asked this question embedded with comments about my battle with the
> gearshift grommet issue so many probably missed it --
>
> The panels used to have a layer of foam on the plastic panels. The foam
> has mostly disappeared and I wonder wh
A good reason to avoid!
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On Jul 15, 2013, at 6:03 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
> Joe wrote:
>> ...Plus that the engine "shakes"
>
> Is the seller's name Ludmila Grobtken?
> mao
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On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 5:54 PM, Larry T wrote:
> I asked this question embedded with comments about my battle with the
> gearshift grommet issue so many probably missed it --
Maybe we're all just jealous that you have the belly panels at all.
None of my 124s have had them.
Alex
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I asked this question embedded with comments about my battle with the
gearshift grommet issue so many probably missed it --
The panels used to have a layer of foam on the plastic panels. The foam
has mostly disappeared and I wonder what I should replace it with?I
can get some 3/8" or 1/2"
At Autozone the other day I noticed they had add on backup cams with a wireless
camera. Presumably the screen is something like a GPS screen where you could
remove the screen when the vehicle is parked to keep it from being stolen.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:37:39 -0500
From: Fmiser
To:
Yep; 'my thoughts, too.
Wilton
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From: "Curt Raymond"
To: "Diesel List"
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL bad news
You always knew this was a possibility though...
I wonder if the gasket was letting go when you had the hose failure
You always knew this was a possibility though...
I wonder if the gasket was letting go when you had the hose failure. If
combustion gas pressure was leaking into the cooling system it could easily
have ruptured the hose.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:30:17 -0400
From: "WILTON"
To: "mercedes
Just like my results with my '84 190D. The pressure bleeder made all the
difference...
-Curt
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 10:18:10 -0400
From: Rich Thomas
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake bleeding
Message-ID: <51e404a2.5070...@constructivity.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charse
interesting. it says they did, and says they don't. how very
Double-Speak of them.
cheers!
e
On 15/Jul/13 15:39, Mitch Haley wrote:
ernest breakfield wrote:
i've read that the NTSB has stated that they didn't release these
names and didn't have anything to do with this list, and that KTVU
c
You wrote: <> IIRC, I
believe double paned glass was standard...
My W124 is the best car we've ever owned but I still look at every W140
that comes my way. Every once in a while, I'll see a 600SEL and wonder
what kind of budget it would take to keep one happy. Just hearing one
crank up and
It's gaining currency solely and only because interested parties with
tons of money are flogging it. It is, was, and will always be baseless.
Eyewitness accounts are very unreliable, and tend to change to suit
"facts" as time goes on. No photographic evidence.
Someone has a political agen
That subject was gnawed to death long ago. No, and I repeat NO high
speed particulate damage found on any portion of the airframe,
interior, or passengers, hence there was NOT an outside impact with
high explosive.
NTSB knows it's business, and I'm quite certain they know the
difference
ernest breakfield wrote:
i've read that the NTSB has stated that they didn't release these names
and didn't have anything to do with this list, and that KTVU claims this
came to them off of a national feed,...
no matter where they got it from, it's indeed proof that there's
nobody with a br
Joe wrote:
> ...Plus that the engine "shakes"
Is the seller's name Ludmila Grobtken?
mao
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--R wrote:
> Has anyone else noticed that the matter of the TWA 800 flight that crashed
> off Long Island is being revisited?
Yore knote is mutch moore cryptic than usual.
http://press.epixhd.com/press-releases/original-documentary-twa-flight-800/
They gave a vimeo password but no login - odd.
P
On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:37:39 -0500 Fmiser wrote:
> No. Not _that_ kind. A camera to do the same sort of job as a
> mirror.
>
> My friend drives a cargo van and would like to get a camera rig.
> One stipulation is he doesn't want an obvious screen on his dash
> that proclaims "Valuable electron
Tough luck, Wilton! Sorry to hear that. Hope it can be fixed for
reasonable cost.
Gerry [:o(
On 7/15/2013 11:30 AM, WILTON wrote:
'Been having to add a bit of water in 350SDL cooling system for
several weeks, though car hasn't been driven much. I fill it, go
for short drive and coolant
e wrote:
> no matter where they got it from, it's indeed proof that there's nobody
> with a brain engaged in the path, and they're simply regurgitating whatever
> is put in front of them.
Nobody with brain engaged? - as in ROTE?
Perhaps generally applicable for the oriental pilots, as Rich tol
I made no conspiratorial statements, just pointed out this thing is
gaining currency. There were eyewitness reports that suggested a missile.
--R
On 7/15/13 4:58 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
On 15/07/2013 3:51 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
This crash was the subject of an exhaustive investigatio
BIL is having back-up alarms (dingers) installed on all of his and
daughter's/SIL's vehicles because of the six children on "farm" stead.
Maybe friend doesn't need a screen - just a dinger alarm.
Maybe he needs a "view," though, to aid steering.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Fmis
On 15/07/2013 3:51 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
This crash was the subject of an exhaustive investigation that found no
evidence of a missile strike. What makes you so willing to embrace this
revisionist history?
On Jul 15, 2013 4:39 PM, "Rich Thomas"
wrote:
Has anyone else noticed that the ma
Nobody but us chickens.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
>
> From: Randy Bennell
>To: Mercedes Discussion List
>Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 4:39 PM
>Subject: [MBZ] List
>
>
>Have I disappeared again like once a few years ago, or is the list just
>slow
This crash was the subject of an exhaustive investigation that found no
evidence of a missile strike. What makes you so willing to embrace this
revisionist history?
On Jul 15, 2013 4:39 PM, "Rich Thomas"
wrote:
> Has anyone else noticed that the matter of the TWA 800 flight that crashed
> off Lon
On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
> Have I disappeared again like once a few years ago, or is the list just slow
> today?
> Nothing since about 10:30 this morning.
If you've disappeared, so have I. Nothing for a couple of hours for
me. "Since 10:30" doesn't mean much withou
Have I disappeared again like once a few years ago, or is the list just
slow today?
Nothing since about 10:30 this morning.
Randy
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No. Not _that_ kind. A camera to do the same sort of job as a
mirror.
My friend drives a cargo van and would like to get a camera rig.
One stipulation is he doesn't want an obvious screen on his dash
that proclaims "Valuable electronics! Please steal me!".
Any suggestions? I have no recent exp
Has anyone else noticed that the matter of the TWA 800 flight that
crashed off Long Island is being revisited? Apparently a documentary on
it has been released, suggesting a missile strike (which matches
eyewitness reports).
--R
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have seen a couple of versions of this in the last few days,... hard to
know how much truth there is in any of these, but it does raise some
interesting thoughts.
cheers!
e
On 10/Jul/13 08:28, Rich Thomas wrote:
An old friend sent this around, it might be internet BS but he does
know a lot
i've read that the NTSB has stated that they didn't release these names
and didn't have anything to do with this list, and that KTVU claims this
came to them off of a national feed,...
no matter where they got it from, it's indeed proof that there's
nobody with a brain engaged in the path, a
Yep; thanks.
I suspect it started few weeks ago when the 2½-year old lower rad hose blew,
though I did not notice the temp going to redline. Temp was headed up fast
when I shut it down.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Chris James"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday,
And just when you got it on the road again!!!
Sorry!
:-(
On 7/15/2013 11:30 AM, WILTON wrote:
'Been having to add a bit of water in 350SDL cooling system for
several weeks, though car hasn't been driven much. I fill it, go
for short drive and coolant level would be down about an inch in
ove
On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 8:30 AM, WILTON wrote:
> Just went to car and checked oil level - up to middle of upper red tab on
> the stick!!! I think I found the missing coolant!!!
Like Rich says, ouch.
You are probably in for a $3-4K bill, ballpark, to have an indy your
trust put on a new h
Ouch. I'll give you $500 for it
--R
On 7/15/13 11:30 AM, WILTON wrote:
'Been having to add a bit of water in 350SDL cooling system for several weeks,
though car hasn't been driven much. I fill it, go for short drive and coolant
level would be down about an inch in overflow tank. No leak
'Been having to add a bit of water in 350SDL cooling system for several weeks,
though car hasn't been driven much. I fill it, go for short drive and coolant
level would be down about an inch in overflow tank. No leak evident. 'Been
checking oil level, too, which has been holding at about mid
Is the fix worth doing or should I consider replacing the frame
entirely?
Goo. Whatever they suggest will work and last.
-- Jim
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I thought you were trying to come up with the name of the gizmo on the
compressor. I can't remember its name.
Tachometer.
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Rich Thomas wrote:
I'll give another try bleeding, maybe fix up a pressure cap and give
that a try. Might be time for a new MC anyway as long as I am
refreshing the brake system.
I was pretty sure the Olds' MC got damaged with the pump and bleed, because I
had clear fluid running on all fou
I only pumped the pedal after all the bleeding, did not pump it to the
floor, partway maybe 3-4 times when it got hard. I took that to be
sucking fluid into the MC after the draining/bleeding/all new fluid.
I'll give another try bleeding, maybe fix up a pressure cap and give
that a try. Migh
It makes me think #1 has low compression due to bent rod and worn out cylinder
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On Jul 15, 2013, at 8:46 AM, Joe Sasser wrote:
>
>> I have 3 or 4 of them right now. Make sure the engine has been replaced, or
>> if not and its not burning oil yet, yank it out replace the ro
No I switched to driving my car and getting paid mileage
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On Jul 14, 2013, at 11:14 PM, Rick Knoble wrote:
> On Jul 14, 2013, at 10:35 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote:
>
>> I have not been driving it lately,
>
>
> Heck, don't you have a Chevy Sonic for a company car?
>
>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wKNhjBNTA-I
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> Cons:
An engine that will self destruct with bent rods, a wiring harness
that will self destruct with heat and time, many complex
computerized systems...
Pros:
A state of the art automobile for its time. Timeless design.
Awesome ride. Built like a vault. Quiet beyond tranquility. The
P
> Cons:
> An engine that will self destruct with bent rods, a wiring harness that will
> self destruct with heat and time, many complex computerized systems...
>
> Pros:
> A state of the art automobile for its time. Timeless design. Awesome ride.
> Built like a vault. Quiet beyond tranquili
> I have 3 or 4 of them right now. Make sure the engine has been replaced, or
> if not and its not burning oil yet, yank it out replace the rods and head
> gasket.
I'll have to ask, they do say "diesel pump seals" (?) are leaking, and it's
losing power. Plus that the engine "shakes". That make
I had exactly the same thought having read Kalebs message.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 21:24:21 -0600
From: Craig
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Found w140 turbo diesel
Message-ID: <20130714212421.c0ca3efc487f41d25c829...@pisquared.net>
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A couple months ago I had a similar problem solved by borrowing Fred's Speedy
Bleeder and I vowed that I would never bleed brakes again without a speedy
bleeder. Took 2 seconds with that almost magical tool...
-Curt
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 19:23:10 -0400
From: Rich Thomas
To: Mercedes Discussio
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I have 3 or 4 of them right now. Make sure the engine has been replaced, or if
not and its not burning oil yet, yank it out replace the rods and head gasket.
I think the head gasket is the only thing you need to replace for prophylaxis,
but it wouldn't hurt to measure
Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
Master cylinders love to go south just after you change rotors, calipers,
pads etc.
When that's the timing, it's usually because the bleeding was done by pedal
pumping, and the pedal went lower than it ever went in driving. If there was a
ridge of crud on the cylinder
Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
http://zanylol.com/flyingpeople.html
Thanks, Andrew.
Mitch.
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On Jul 14, 2013, at 10:48 PM, "Scott Ritchey" wrote:
> I'd rule out other problems first but
> you may have a sick MC.
It is not cheap either.
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> Rich wrote:
>
> The pedal seemed pretty hard, but when I went out to bed
> in the pads, the pedal was getting a little soft and going down
> slowly as I held it, so it appears there is still some air in
> there.
A sinking pedal is rarely air. That is the symptom of a leak or
master cylinder se
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