[MBZ] 108/111 Euro Headlights For Sale was: Re: Gimme a pair

At 12:12 AM -0400 7/26/13, Rich Thomas wrote: Mercedes-Benz Classic Center USA Now available for the original, European appearance of the 300 SL Roadster: European Headlights for the W198 II.

Re: [MBZ] ALDA

Fred, Autozone and probably others have the flex sections that can be welded onto the pipe to replace the leaking one. May not be the exact right size but close enough since it will be welded on anyway all that will be sealed. Manfred Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:21:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Frederi

Re: [MBZ] Black smoke and loping at idle.

The saga continues. I have the new /used pump installed at 180 degrees from normal and we are still having an issue of very low power. The mechanic had a very difficult time getting the pump installed at this position. He said it kept moving off several teeth as he placed in position. He en

Re: [MBZ] ALDA

Fred. Tell us more about the 300TD! Color, year, etc. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 25, 2013, at 9:07 PM, Frederick Moir wrote: > Curt. > depending when, sure. > Road trip! > > Fred Moir > Lynn MA > Diesel preferred. > > > >> >> From: Curt Raymond >> To: Dies

[MBZ] 111/112/108/109 Re: 108/111 Euro Headlights For Sale

I have 2 sets of 111/112/108/109 USA headlight doors for sale along with a pretty good 111/112 bumper set for sale. Contact me off list if interested. On a tangent, anyone interested in a pair of 108/111 Euro headlights for considerably less per pair? https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9p6p5w17

Re: [MBZ] ALDA

Manfred, et al. Thanks for the info. The idea of replacing the flex section had occurred to me, belatedly. The actual pipe is in very good shape and the cat is OK too. Searches on fleabay yielded a used pipe in Conn. It's on its way to me as a spare, should I F/U the one on the car. Hey! I bought

Re: [MBZ] ALDA

Dimitri, Curt, Dwight, et alia. (That's, all-a-yer). 1987 MB 300TD 287 kmi. Smoke silver. In decent shape, absent a few warts. Engine replaced with a 300SDL engine of approx. 148kmi at 130 something kmi. If the gods smile on my endeavors, it will show up at the Chowdah Q.   Fred Moir Lynn MA Diese

Re: [MBZ] Black smoke and loping at idle.

Bummer. no obstruction in the intake manifold? Is the throttle linkage hooked up correctly? 84 300D should have the newer throttle linkage, not the bellcrank, so that makes it easier. Does it run correctly if you run the throttle manually under the hood? Now that it idles well, is the turbo

Re: [MBZ] OT I share the road with this

Meth -- invented by Man Beer -- invented by God Whom do you trust? --R On 7/26/13 12:50 AM, Hendrik and Fay wrote: Hendrik who doesn't do drugs unless alcohol is a drug but I think beer is a health drink ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archi

[MBZ] Water leaking into trunk- '87 300SDL

I have an '87 300SDL that has a peculiar leak in the trunk area. When the car is on a grade, with the trunk on the downhill and it rains hard, the trunk get wet. However, if it is on the grade with the trunk on the uphill, no water gets in regardless of how hard it rains. Does this sound familia

Re: [MBZ] Water leaking into trunk- '87 300SDL

Check your trunk seal. Clean it well, make sure it is not cracked or broken where it attaches to the lip. --R On 7/26/13 10:04 AM, Ralph Robertson wrote: I have an '87 300SDL that has a peculiar leak in the trunk area. When the car is on a grade, with the trunk on the downhill and it rains

Re: [MBZ] Black smoke and loping at idle.

In that case he probably should install the pump the way he knows how to do it. Sounds like he knows how to do it right so the problem is likely elsewhere. Mike On Jul 26, 2013 8:59 AM, "Mike Esh" wrote: > > > The saga continues. > I have the new /used pump installed at 180 degrees from normal

[MBZ] (no subject)

My front pipe arrived. Looks very good, lightly used.   Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/li

Re: [MBZ] Black smoke and loping at idle.

Yes, we have tried that with this and one other pump previously. Michael E. Esh me...@horizonenv.com michael...@mac.com http://www.yugster.com/invite/138123 (C) 231.286.2344 On Jul 26, 2013, at 10:50 AM, Michael Canfield wrote: In that case he probably should install the pump the way he kno

Re: [MBZ] Black smoke and loping at idle.

Can you put the original pump back on and make it run just like when you started out? That will be the test of the install procedure. Sounds like it is time to put it back and start from scratch. Mike On Jul 26, 2013 11:17 AM, "Mike Esh" wrote: > Yes, > we have tried that with this and one oth

Re: [MBZ] ALDA

OK-that will likely double the number of 124 diesel wagons that day. I am buying a canopy today so rain or shine we are on for Sept 14. On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 9:50 AM, Frederick Moir wrote: > Dimitri, Curt, Dwight, et alia. (That's, all-a-yer). > 1987 MB 300TD 287 kmi. Smoke silver. In decent s

Re: [MBZ] Water leaking into trunk- '87 300SDL

Possibly the rear drains of the sunroof are plugged. Manfred Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 10:04:23 -0400 From: Ralph Robertson I have an '87 300SDL that has a peculiar leak in the trunk area. When the car is on a grade, with the trunk on the downhill and it rains hard, the trunk get wet. Howeve

Re: [MBZ] 111/112/108/109 Re: 108/111 Euro Headlights For Sale

I have a W111/108 front bumper (lower half) from a 280SE 3.5 coupe for sale at a good price (whatever that means) and some front and rear bumper chrome overriders for a late model 108/111 coupe or sedan. Contact me off list; feel free to over pay so I can make a tax deductible donation to my favor

[MBZ] OT - Natural Gas vehicles in Canada - (Randy - pls. note reference to Winnipeg)

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Re: [MBZ] 111/112/108/109 Re: 108/111 Euro Headlights For Sale

Do you send in extra each year on your tax payment? I hope you do that instead of give to charities - the gummint knows best how to spend money. I wonder if they would accept a Benz bumper as a donation? --R On 7/26/13 12:28 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: feel free to over pay so I can make a

Re: [MBZ] 111/112/108/109 Re: 108/111 Euro Headlights For Sale

That would be wonderful! I would ask my Congressperson to make this so, except I don't have a voting representative in that august body. How do you feel about that? On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > Do you send in extra each year on y

Re: [MBZ] 111/112/108/109 Re: 108/111 Euro Headlights For Sale

Just called my local IRS and they advised me they only take whole cars. ;)) When I ask how their request to be excluded from Obamacare was working, they hung up on me... Ga ! Grant On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > Do you

Re: [MBZ] 111/112/108/109 Re: 108/111 Euro Headlights For Sale

That deserves an ATTABOY! HAHAHA! Give 'em hell Grant! Mike On Jul 26, 2013 1:17 PM, "G Mann" wrote: > Just called my local IRS and they advised me they only take whole cars. ;)) > > When I ask how their request to be excluded from Obamacare was working, > they hung up on me... Ga ! >

Re: [MBZ] Black smoke and loping at idle.

Call Mel at Conestoga Diesel http://www.conestogadiesel.com/ 717-806-5561 Send your pump to him for a bench check to verify if it's in spec or not. That will give you a solid place to start and answer the burning question "is the IP any good, or does it have issues that are causing the problem

Re: [MBZ] 111/112/108/109 Re: 108/111 Euro Headlights For Sale

That would be wonderful! I would ask my Congressperson to make this so, except I don't have a voting representative in that august body. How do you feel about that? Neither do we. they are almost all bought and paid for by various lobbyist groups/power brokers. Except right now, I actually

Re: [MBZ] 111/112/108/109 Re: 108/111 Euro Headlights For Sale

Thank you Mike, I live to give government as much hell as I can.. lol.. The way things are playing out, at my age, I get to choose: 1. Die in a hail of hollowpoint bullets from DHS guns in the coming revolution. 2. Die a lingering death while waiting for IRS approval of a medical procedure under O

Re: [MBZ] 111/112/108/109 Re: 108/111 Euro Headlights For Sale

Which shining light represents your district? On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > That would be wonderful! I would ask my Congressperson to make this >> so, except I don't have a voting representative in that august body. How >> do you feel about that? >>

Re: [MBZ] Black smoke and loping at idle.

Mike I have to take this one question at a time. Did you see the mechanic do a drip timing test with the valve cover off the engine? Manfred Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:59:19 + (GMT) From: Mike Esh I have the new /used pump installed at 180 degrees from normal and we are still having an is

Re: [MBZ] Black smoke and loping at idle.

No, I am at work. I sent him the following information from people on our forum.. with emphasis on the last paragraph. He agreed to try it. Manfred, will this get the timing close? He has not called back yet. Mike Mike I have to take this one question at a time. Did you see the mecha

Re: [MBZ] Black smoke and loping at idle.

It is the ONLY way to get it right, now that no one knows where the pump is set. You have to have the valve cover off so you can see if both of the valves for #1 are closed when the drip for #1 happens. Right now it could still be 90 pump deg, or 180 more engine degs out of time. Manfred M

Re: [MBZ] 111/112/108/109 Re: 108/111 Euro Headlights For Sale

At 12:28 PM -0400 7/26/13, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: I have a W111/108 front bumper (lower half) from a 280SE 3.5 coupe for sale at a good price (whatever that means) and some front and rear bumper chrome overriders for a late model 108/111 coupe or sedan If we keep this up, we'll be able to bui

Re: [MBZ] 111/112/108/109 Re: 108/111 Euro Headlights For Sale

I'm surprised you were able to talk to SOMEBODY at IRS. Whenever I've tried to call 'em, 'haven't been able to get anybody to answer phone. Wilton - Original Message - From: "G Mann" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 111/112/108/1

Re: [MBZ] 111/112/108/109 Re: 108/111 Euro Headlights For Sale

> > At 12:28 PM -0400 7/26/13, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > > > I have a W111/108 front bumper (lower half) from a 280SE 3.5 > > coupe for sale at a good price (whatever that means) and some > > front and rear bumper chrome overriders for a late model 108/111 > > coupe or sedan > M. wrote: > > If

Re: [MBZ] OT - Natural Gas vehicles in Canada - (Randy - pls. note reference to Winnipeg)

What is the fuel often used in Italy? A friend tells me it is much cheaper than gasoline but a bit un-nerving when they put your car in a bunker and everyone stands way back while the tank gets filled - just in case! The tank also pretty much consumes the trunk on an average car. Randy On 26

Re: [MBZ] 111/112/108/109 Re: 108/111 Euro Headlights For Sale

No fair picking on the government. If you don't like the way they do things, then you should be trying to do something about it. Run for office and get yourself elected so you can change the way things are done. Randy On 26/07/2013 12:31 PM, G Mann wrote: Thank you Mike, I live to give gove

Re: [MBZ] 111/112/108/109 Re: 108/111 Euro Headlights For Sale

Oh! Those work wonders! I might be interested, even though i don't have a 108, but I bet they are the same as for a 111 or would fit. > > At 12:28 PM -0400 7/26/13, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > I have a W111/108 front bumper (lower half) from a 280SE 3.5 > coupe for sale at a

Re: [MBZ] Black smoke and loping at idle.

Thanks Manfred. I stopped by the shop today and watched him set it up with #1 on the compression stroke then roll the engine over and watched the fuel spurt out and the timing mark stop at 24 degrees. Does this mean it is in the proper range? The weird thing is the mechanic had supposedly i

Re: [MBZ] 111/112/108/109 Re: 108/111 Euro Headlights For Sale

Randy wrote: > ...then you should be trying to do > something about it. > Run for office and get yourself elected so you can change the way things are > Ya gotta be in the $$loop before you can even run. Running and hopey 4 changey are different things and both require $$$ and lots of it. I doubt

[MBZ] parts sources, again

Did the hive-mind ever decide who was the best to go to for parts now? I'm thinking of finally doing the front-end overhaul on my W123 300D. I have an old parts quote from Rusty somewhere, so I think I know what I need, but where to buy and have a decent shot at getting quality parts? Jabba? All

Re: [MBZ] parts sources, again

Call Gary Hurst at 954-889-5530 or web site at buyeuroparts.com and talk to 'im 'bout what ya want, quality, etc. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Allan Streib" To: "Mercedes List" Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 8:25 PM Subject: [MBZ] parts sources, again Did the hive-mind ever de

Re: [MBZ] OT - Natural Gas vehicles in Canada - (Randy - pls. note reference to Winnipeg)

Natural gas doesn't liquefy at room temperature the way propane (or CO2) does. So it's more like compressed air, very high pressure required to get much in the tank. I assume those tanks require periodic hydrostatic testing (like SCUBA and welding tanks) to verify integrity. I don't know amythi

Re: [MBZ] OT - Natural Gas vehicles in Canada - (Randy - pls. note reference to Winnipeg)

Very cold, very high pressure, very expensive to liquify and equally expensive to re-gassify for use (as it it takes many, many BTU). Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delive

Re: [MBZ] OT - Asiana

"The DC-10 was a troubled aircraft (which doesn't explain why the USAF uses dozens of them as mid-air re-fuelers)" By comparison to the KC-135 (still the most common USAF refueler) the KC-10 is a joy. The KC-10 boom and boomer station is a great improvement too. Few people (well, Wilton does) r

Re: [MBZ] OT - Natural Gas vehicles in Canada - (Randy - pls. notereference to Winnipeg)

Copy all. Makes sense. At one time there was push to use CNG in boats because it's lighter than air (won't accumulate in the bilge), unlike LP. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Peter Frederick Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 10:04 PM To

Re: [MBZ] parts sources, again

I have a detailed write up of rebuilding my 79 TD front suspension. --R (sent from my miniPad) On Jul 26, 2013, at 8:25 PM, Allan Streib wrote: Did the hive-mind ever decide who was the best to go to for parts now? I'm thinking of finally doing the front-end overhaul on my W123 300D. I have a

[MBZ] York compressor

This may be a wierd question but when did they switch from the York to the Gm compressor happen on the 123? My very first car was a 79 240d and I thought it had the York. I was looking at a 79 240d on eBay and it has the Gm. I saw a 78 or 79 300d on eBay the other day and it had the York. So just

Re: [MBZ] OT - Asiana

Well, the DC-10 was hardly the cutting edge technology -- the L1011 was a vastly superior airframe in just about any way you want to compare them, and never suffered from unexpected engine separations or doors blowing off. The KC-135 should have been retired in the mid 60's, it's a horrible

Re: [MBZ] OT - Natural Gas vehicles in Canada - (Randy - pls. notereference to Winnipeg)

Of course, when that cryotank overheats and bursts, you won't have to worry about a fuel explosion since everyone will already be quick- frozen first! LNG is a stupid idea, and will stay stupid just like nuclear fusion. Nice idea in an ideal world, but if you try to make it work you just

Re: [MBZ] York compressor

Most likely when the turbo model came out, as the compressor and turbo occupy the same space, more or less. Yorks are great, but they are noisy and shake a lot. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] York compressor

I know the 81 240d has the Gm Sent from my iPhone On Jul 26, 2013, at 9:43 PM, Peter Frederick wrote: > Most likely when the turbo model came out, as the compressor and turbo occupy > the same space, more or less. > > Yorks are great, but they are noisy and shake a lot. > > Peter > > __

Re: [MBZ] Black smoke and loping at idle.

Michael Canfield wrote: Can you put the original pump back on and make it run just like when you started out? That will be the test of the install procedure. Reminds me of a certain W124. Ran great but had a sticky throttle (internal to IP). Had dealer in Kzoo install a used pump, and it did

Re: [MBZ] semaphores

Randy Bennell wrote: Every once in a while I see someone use arm signals when riding a bike. It somehow seems odd although we used to do it all the time. John Forrester's Effective Cycling teaches not to use the left arm car signals, instead indicating left turns with left arm and right turns

Re: [MBZ] York compressor

My '79 300TD (non turbo) had a GM R4. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 10:21 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] York compressor This may be a wierd question but when did they sw

Re: [MBZ] More 124 ac

On Thu, 25 Jul 2013 18:26:16 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote: > So after messing with it, studying wiring diagrams and trying to teach > myself something about electrical the only thing I come up with is a > problem with the wire. I am pretty sure I tested resistance in that > wire at the pbu plu

Re: [MBZ] York compressor

My 79 300CD, NA, has a York. Mike On Jul 27, 2013 12:00 AM, "Scott Ritchey" wrote: > > My '79 300TD (non turbo) had a GM R4. > > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb > C. > Striplin > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 10:21 PM > To: Merc

Re: [MBZ] OT - Asiana

Comments embedded On Behalf Of Peter Frederick Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 10:40 PM Well, the DC-10 was hardly the cutting edge technology ... **Perhaps not the most important criteria for a gas passer. Only one USAF KC-10 was lost and that was to a ground fire during maintenance.** The KC-13

Re: [MBZ] York compressor

My '73 240D didn't have a York. Gerry From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" This may be a wierd question but when did they switch from the York to the Gm compressor happen on the 123? My very first car was a 79 240d and I thought it had the York. I was looking at a 79 240d on eBay and it has the Gm. I sa