Re: [MBZ] TRD vs TURD

I didn't make up the name for toada trucks, toada calls em turds, puts the label right on the back of the truck. For a while after the election I thought the bolsheviks inhabiting fakebuch would get on with life. I looked at it today, and and fakebuch is little but snowflake/buttercup twits c

Re: [MBZ] TRD vs TURD

Brilliant! BTW, I've been calling Toyota TRD trucks turds for a long time too!! Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 22, 2017, at 12:03 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > We all know T(absent U)RD is Toada's truck sticker. I never could figger out > why they were so happy to label their tr

[MBZ] TRD vs TURD

We all know T(absent U)RD is Toada's truck sticker. I never could figger out why they were so happy to label their trucks as a turd, but then maybe something is lost in translation from japanese, and probably the japanese have never been introduced to the Merkun slang. Well, here is a new T.

Re: [MBZ] My 87 wagon runs poorly - what to do?

An injector seldom goes bad to the point of a miss, unless the lines were opened, and dirt allowed into the system. When old and worn, they get dribbly, but that makes a knock, not a miss. The copper washers in the delivery valve/holder do go bad, sometimes pretty suddenly. Even leaking DV H

Re: [MBZ] My 87 wagon runs poorly - what to do?

That's a good thought, I really should get a pop-tester and start rolling my own. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On January 21, 2017 8:43:25 PM EST, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote: >The diesel purge improvement is a strong suggestion that you have >injector >issues. It wo

Re: [MBZ] Current Project

Well, at least it is German! ;>) Keep us updated, they are very nice to drive. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On January 21, 2017 8:55:39 PM EST, Robert Massmann via Mercedes wrote: >Last fall I got the bug to buy a second car in case my Mercedes let me >down. I found a 2002 B

Re: [MBZ] buy my money pit for $5k

250SL sold at Mecum tonight for $26K. Silver, clean - looked like a bargain. On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 5:23 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Euro! Small bumpers, Euro lights. I think this has been listed before. > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E30

Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray!

By not electing a President who boldly promised to use the Supreme Court to eliminate the Bill of Rights, starting with Amendment II? Mitch. > On January 21, 2017 at 4:46 PM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > wrote: > > > I would say we just dodged a bullet on that topic. > Scott > > > -Origi

Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray!

> On January 21, 2017 at 2:59 PM MG via Mercedes wrote: > > > Being a legal immigrant I certainly resent the illegals. Columba Bush equates herself to illegals, and so does her husband... He even says being an illegal alien is an act of love... Mitch. ___

Re: [MBZ] Rustbucket 220D $1k

And it needs a blower motor... > On January 21, 2017 at 5:15 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > > https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5953263651.html > > > -- > --FT > Winston Churchill: > “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large > or petty, >

Re: [MBZ] Current Project

Too bad it wasn't a BMW 2002. Rick  ‎ ___ 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/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] My 87 wagon runs poorly - what to do?

The diesel purge improvement is a strong suggestion that you have injector issues. It would only take one behaving badly to cause all sorts of trouble. Get your injectors pop tested and prepare for a rebuild. Jaime On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 1:09 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.

Re: [MBZ] My 87 wagon runs poorly - what to do?

No, there's no indication that is the problem, 0-60 was around 12.5 seconds before I turned up the boost, maybe tomorrow I'll measure that again. - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 7:00 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > uh? did you blow out th

Re: [MBZ] My 87 wagon runs poorly - what to do?

I turned up the boost a little, now I've got 9.5 psi. Guess what? It runs better now! Dark and stormy here, so I can't report on the smoke or lack thereof. What a royal pain to adjust the waste-gate (Garrett) on these cars! I turned the rod 1.5 turns tighter, which I had understood should have

Re: [MBZ] My 87 wagon runs poorly - what to do?

uh? did you blow out the turbo control line from the intake manifold? Meade Dillon via Mercedes January 21, 2017 at 4:35 PM I decided that my first move would be checking the turbo boost. Ordered a VDO gauge from www.egauges.com for $30, it arrived this a.m., and

Re: [MBZ] I used to smoke crack but I moved on to meth and heroin

Hey! it has a MBCA sticker on upside down. That adds $15k to the value! Floyd Thursby via Mercedes January 21, 2017 at 4:30 PM https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5969387729.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search lis

Re: [MBZ] My 87 wagon runs poorly - what to do?

I agree that putting the wrong pump on the car is asking for problems and might explain everything. I support swapping the correct pump back in. I don't understand why diesel additive would affect anything, unless it changes the cetane rating of the fuel. If smoke is the main issue, rather than p

Re: [MBZ] Ludmilla "Shakes when starts"

Dan wrote: > Trivia question: What was Ludmilla’s full name? Grobtkin = last name. tin-man ___ 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/

Re: [MBZ] My 87 wagon runs poorly - what to do?

None of that would have anything to do with rough running. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 21, 2017, at 4:35 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > I decided that my first move would be checking the turbo boost. Ordered a > VDO gauge from www.egauges.com for $30, it arrived this a.m., and j

Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray!

'Ain't over yet. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Scott Ritchey via Mercedes" To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" Cc: "Scott Ritchey" Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2017 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray! I would say we just dodged a bullet on that topic. Scott -Orig

Re: [MBZ] My 87 wagon runs poorly - what to do?

I decided that my first move would be checking the turbo boost. Ordered a VDO gauge from www.egauges.com for $30, it arrived this a.m., and just hooked that all up (between rainstorms here) and went for a little spin. Looks like maximum boost is about 8 psi (0.55 bar), factory spec is 12.5 psi to

Re: [MBZ] I used to smoke crack but I moved on to meth and heroin

The car phone is AWESOME!!! Not too sure about the army man glued by the shifter Kyle On Jan 21, 2017 5:31 PM, "Floyd Thursby via Mercedes" wrote: > https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5969387729.html > > > -- > --FT > Winston Churchill: > “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in n

[MBZ] I used to smoke crack but I moved on to meth and heroin

https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5969387729.html -- --FT Winston Churchill: “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming m

Re: [MBZ] buy my money pit for $5k

Euro! Small bumpers, Euro lights. I think this has been listed before. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On January 21, 2017 5:17:14 PM EST, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5945487503.html > > >-- >--FT >Winston Churchill: >“Never give in

[MBZ] buy my money pit for $5k

https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5945487503.html -- --FT Winston Churchill: “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming m

[MBZ] Rustbucket 220D $1k

https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5953263651.html -- --FT Winston Churchill: “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming m

Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray!

I would say we just dodged a bullet on that topic. Scott > -Original Message- > From: WILTON via Mercedes > > And ya better hope the Constitution continues to work well. > > Wilton > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.o

Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray!

Being a legal immigrant I certainly resent the illegals. Manfred Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: On January 21, 2017 at 12:47 AM Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Surprisingly, at least four or five were legal immigrants who recently decided to become American citizens. Why does everybody a

Re: [MBZ] OT Student Loans, was Stealers

On Sat, 21 Jan 2017 07:38:28 -0500 Larry Turner via Mercedes wrote: > sorry to be dumb, but MAGA? Make America Great Again Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] My 124 is idling rough (91 300D 2.5Turbo)

"You WILL need the special splined socket." And an inch-pound (or metric equiv.) torque wrench. Fred Moir. Lynn MA. Diesel preferred. From: Mercedes on behalf of Curley McLain via Mercedes Sent: 21 January 2017 13:27 To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Curley

Re: [MBZ] My 124 is idling rough (91 300D 2.5Turbo)

Barking up the wrong tree. if the car is running, the fuel lines are bled. They are self bleeding if not properly bled. Your problem is in the delivery valve holders, springs, seals IF they didn't screw up the pump itself. Buy the seals, orings and at least have an extra spring on hand if yo

Re: [MBZ] My 124 is idling rough (91 300D 2.5Turbo)

The lines do not need to be cracked to bleed it. It's self bleeding. If you crank it and it starts the lines are bled. If you were driving the car at 60 they were bled before you even got it out of park. The shop most likely screwed up one or more of the delivery valves, or did not get the holde

Re: [MBZ] My 124 is idling rough (91 300D 2.5Turbo)

Mercedes injection lines are self bleeding... -Curt From: Larry Turner via Mercedes To: Rick Knoble via Mercedes Cc: Larry Turner Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2017 1:16 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] My 124 is idling rough (91 300D 2.5Turbo) I think one's own self is the way to go.  If I ha

Re: [MBZ] My 124 is idling rough (91 300D 2.5Turbo)

I think one's own self is the way to go. If I had known that was the source of the leak I would have fixed it myself. I looked all over and thought it was one or more of the connections at the Fuel Heater (which I fixed several years ago). I should have accepted their leak testing and then

Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray!

And ya better hope the Constitution continues to work well. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Curt Raymond" Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2017 10:57 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray! In other words you were wrong. T

[MBZ] Euro 124 230E $1200 Missoula

Red velour interior! $1200 1986 230E Mercedes (http://missoula.craigslist.org/cto/5969079295.html) -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change del

Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray! NOW ****** neighbor

No, different fellow, never saw him before but the host knew him. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On January 21, 2017 10:50:35 AM EST, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >That neighbor would not be anyone I happen to know, would it? > >--R > > >On 1/21/17 12:47 AM, Max Dillon via

Re: [MBZ] My 124 is idling rough (91 300D 2.5Turbo)

Late to this thread, but the shop needs to replace the pressure valve holder seals, they are leaking. Knock at idle, rough idle, low power until about 2000 rpm, no smoke. Make sure they understand the correct method to torque NEW seals -- never allow them to re-use the old ones, they will never

Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray!

> On January 21, 2017 at 10:54 AM Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > > its explained in the email you replied to. He turned out to be too > lazy to take over. But as I said, I was not sure until Pres Trump was > actually sworn in. I always assumed that if BHO was going to be the pre

Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray!

obummer did not follow the Shielelgruber path, but only because obummer is too lazy and disinterested. I never said the world was ending, but our Republic WAS/is in serious danger. Our Republic has sustained severe damage over the last 104-118 years, (of "progressivism") and a lot of the dama

Re: [MBZ] Can You Imagine...

Exactly Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 21, 2017, at 9:38 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > URO though. You could buy that package every year... > -Curt > > From: Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin > Sent: Saturday, January 21,

Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray!

In other words you were wrong. The world wasn't ending, our republic is strong and resiliant. -Curt From: Curley McLain via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2017 10:54 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray! it

Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray!

its explained in the email you replied to. He turned out to be too lazy to take over. But as I said, I was not sure until Pres Trump was actually sworn in. Curt Raymond via Mercedes January 21, 2017 at 8:46 AM You just reminded me, didn't you claim that Obama

Re: [MBZ] My 124 is idling rough (91 300D 2.5Turbo)

+1 they "mechaniced" your car (almost) to death. Had no clue what they were doing. See below. You won't have as many lines,, but the procedure is the same. part numbers etc below. For the first time, I'd get at least 2 extra orings. you will end up taking at least one out again the fir

Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray! NOW ****** neighbor

That neighbor would not be anyone I happen to know, would it? --R On 1/21/17 12:47 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Just returned home from a neighborhood celebration of Trump's inauguration, about twenty or thirty folks, lots of kids, fireworks, food and strong drink, just a great time.

Re: [MBZ] Can You Imagine...

URO though. You could buy that package every year... -Curt From: Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2017 10:35 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Can You Imagine... Holy crap that is an extensive amount of parts for a v

Re: [MBZ] Can You Imagine...

Holy crap that is an extensive amount of parts for a very very very cheap price. Wow. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 21, 2017, at 8:34 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Rebuilding your entire front end, just to have to do it again in a few months? > > See the attached screen shot. >

Re: [MBZ] My 124 is idling rough (91 300D 2.5Turbo)

They did not get the delivery valves back together. In fact they may have disturbed the orientation of the valves which is causing that hole not to fire. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 21, 2017, at 6:31 AM, Larry Turner via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hi Gang, Well, I should have left well enough al

Re: [MBZ] Someone Needs This

That has been for sale for a while. It's probably trashed. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 21, 2017, at 12:05 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Oh Kaleb Yeah, okay it's not green. > > https://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/5966671307.html > > Rick > > _

Re: [MBZ] Someone Needs This

I said: >And it's a four speed manual transmission. I reread the ad. Probably an automatic. Still not a bad deal for someone to buy and fix up. I wish I was closer, I would snap it up. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.o

Re: [MBZ] Someone Needs This

Curt sez: >Wow, 10 years ago that would have been a screaming deal. Have the prices on >the CD bottomed out or what? Nope. That is an extreme bargain. And it's a four speed manual transmission. https://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/5966671307.html I will save a screenshot before it sells.

Re: [MBZ] My 124 is idling rough (91 300D 2.5Turbo)

Let's pray they didn't rotate the valve below the delivery valve, that means bench test, IP out of the car. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On January 21, 2017 9:55:11 AM EST, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: >I think what we're talking about here is delivery valve seals. Its on

Re: [MBZ] My 124 is idling rough (91 300D 2.5Turbo)

I think what we're talking about here is delivery valve seals. Its one of those jobs thats so easy some people find it difficult. Had it done on my '85 190D by my Indy and he pooched it. Cost me $1000 by the time he got it straightened out, he claims it cost him an equal amount and he lost money

Re: [MBZ] My 124 is idling rough (91 300D 2.5Turbo)

I would ask if they replaced the copper washer for the delivery valve that they removed to replace the leaking o-ring, and if they used the special torque procedure when they assembled it. They may also have allowed dirt in which is now messing up that valve or the downstream injector. If they

Re: [MBZ] Someone Needs This

Wow, 10 years ago that would have been a screaming deal. Have the prices on the CD bottomed out or what? When I bought my '85 190D the guy who had Dwight's 300CD was asking some absurd price, like $3k for a car with zero brakes and a dodgy transmission... -Curt From: Rick Knoble via Merced

Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray!

You just reminded me, didn't you claim that Obama was never going to give up power and this was the beginning of his fascist state? Hows that working out for you? -Curt From: Curley McLain via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday

Re: [MBZ] Hip Hip Hooray!

> On January 21, 2017 at 12:47 AM Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Surprisingly, at least four or five were legal immigrants who recently > decided to become American citizens. Why does everybody assume that immigrants support illegal aliens? With all the hoops you have to jump through

Re: [MBZ] OT Student Loans, was Stealers

‎LarryT sez: >‎sorry to be dumb, but MAGA? Make America Great Again! Rick ‎ ___ 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/listinfo/

Re: [MBZ] My 124 is idling rough (91 300D 2.5Turbo)

Marshall posted the correct procedure for doing that. I have it archived, somewhere. If not done correctly, bad things happen.  Oops. Probably best done by ones own self, or an injection shop familiar with Bosch pumps. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To se

Re: [MBZ] OT Student Loans, was Stealers

sorry to be dumb, but MAGA? LarryT On 01/18/2017 6:34 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Private loans are 8+ percent. Federal guaranteed loans come nowhere close t‎o covering the cost of college. Don't ask how I ‎know. My youngest is an EE student. He bought a MAGA hat and took it back to

[MBZ] My 124 is idling rough (91 300D 2.5Turbo)

Hi Gang, Well, I should have left well enough alone. But oh, no. I had to have a minor leak repaired. Not wanting to fix it myself - especially since it wasn't leaking where I suspected - I took it to a shop. After "pressure testing" it to find the leak (no idea how that was done) but they