Re: [MBZ] OT Start of a Lister 4 Cylinder by hand

> > Kaleb wrote: > > I’m pretty sure my jd tractor has a yanmar. Yep. > > > https://www.deere.com/en/tractors/utility-tractors/3-family-compact-utility-tractors/3032e-compact-utility-tractor/ > Curley wrote: > yes, but that is not exactly a garden tractor. But the JD 430 is. Made 1984 to 1992.

Re: [MBZ] ML350 axle removal

Remember, they wrote that manual while working with brand new parts . . . On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 10:48 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > On January 13, 2018 at 8:57 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Have you loosend ot taken

Re: [MBZ] Turbo hose

My issue was hard starting when engine was hot. The issue came on gradually over a couple years, becoming a problem in the summer and then no issues all winter long. It finally got to the point of having to wait 30 minutes or so before I could restart the car during the summer months and finall

Re: [MBZ] Turbo hose

> On January 14, 2018 at 12:06 AM clay monroe via Mercedes > wrote: > > > ok, > > Fire it up, turn off, no start, pull brown lines and hook back in. I didn't mean plug it back in before restarting, I meant stick a golf tee in it. But leaving it loose wouldn't hurt the ability to start and ru

Re: [MBZ] Turbo hose

ok, Fire it up, turn off, no start, pull brown lines and hook back in. will do that as well. clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 1972 220D

Re: [MBZ] was yesterday MooseDay?

> On January 13, 2018 at 10:48 PM Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > > So is this real or Photoshop? Too pixelated for me to tell. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery o

Re: [MBZ] Turbo hose

What if you start it, shut it off ten seconds later and try to restart it? If it won't restart, remove and plug the hose on the shutoff solenoid and try again. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Un

Re: [MBZ] OT Start of a Lister 4 Cylinder by hand

As I recall, the actual compression release worked well but other things, mainly the injector pump, I think, created considerable drag on the rotational momentum. On the Volvo (2 cyl) I recall the distinct sounds of the injectors firing as I hand-cranked. I could not pop the compression releas

Re: [MBZ] was yesterday MooseDay?

On Sat, 13 Jan 2018 15:56:15 -0500 (EST) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: So is this real or Photoshop? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.o

Re: [MBZ] OT Start of a Lister 4 Cylinder by hand

> On January 13, 2018 at 9:57 PM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > wrote: > > > I tried to hand-crank a 8 hp Yanmar (Cape Dory 27) and 12 hp Volvo (Columbia > 8.7). No success with either although I was ill-positioned with the engine > low in the bilge. It may have been possible with more adren

Re: [MBZ] OT Start of a Lister 4 Cylinder by hand

I tried to hand-crank a 8 hp Yanmar (Cape Dory 27) and 12 hp Volvo (Columbia 8.7). No success with either although I was ill-positioned with the engine low in the bilge. It may have been possible with more adrenalin and a second person to trip the compression release at just the right time. B

Re: [MBZ] Turbo hose

Ah, good idea clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen > On Jan 13, 2018, at 6:42 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote: > > Just for grins and giggles try switching the two brown colored vacuum lines > around. Take the one from the shutoff on the injection pum

Re: [MBZ] Turbo hose

Just for grins and giggles try switching the two brown colored vacuum lines around. Take the one from the shutoff on the injection pump and connect it in place of the one on the vacuum supply line to the brake booster and vice versa. MG clay monroe via Mercedes wrote: I put in for the 750k k

Re: [MBZ] OT Start of a Lister 4 Cylinder by hand

I don't know which Kubotas you're talking about. I had a 78 Kubota 3 cyl 24hp L225 that had both 3 point and a pto. The pto even had a high speed that ran at 1000rpm at the same engine rpm that the low speed ran 540. I wish my new tractor had that 1000 rpm high speed option. That was all standa

Re: [MBZ] Nice 2002 4Matic E320 Wagon

Then you can just pick up the parts I’m sending you with some other stuff too big to ship. Really, if you’re going to be in Tampa, drop me a note off list. -D > On Jan 13, 2018, at 8:35 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Wow that does look nice. Maybe I should get it while I’m

Re: [MBZ] OT Start of a Lister 4 Cylinder by hand

Ha! A 4020 or 856-1468 with a loader, bucket and forks woulda cost you half as much (or less) and done twice (or more) as much! Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes January 13, 2018 at 7:33 PM I really should have got a bigger tractor. __

Re: [MBZ] ML350 axle removal

No. That is why I have bought a used carrier assy, or paid a shop to change the bearing. I knew the shop had the right MB tools. Have you loosend ot taken the carrier loose form the body/links? If not, (or if you have not dropped the diff or the diff end of the axle) the axle won't come out

Re: [MBZ] ML350 axle removal

RTFM? Mitch Haley via Mercedes January 13, 2018 at 2:47 PM I think the $380 hub press can be used for that, but I didn't think I had to use it. (I don't have one, but if I don't get it apart this weekend I'll probably have to order or borrow one) When I take

Re: [MBZ] ML350 axle removal

As always, that green paint is worth its weight in gold. Mitch Haley via Mercedes January 13, 2018 at 1:25 PM So, at the start of my rear wheel bearing job, I need to get the axle out of the way. I loosen the axle nut at the hub, and tap it with a hammer to knock

Re: [MBZ] 240D cold start

Well, it is an upgrade, especially in terms of durability, operating cost and maintenance cost. Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes January 13, 2018 at 10:33 AM I just went out to the 240 D and it’s 20 outside and with 4 working glow plugs it started right up. Tomorro

Re: [MBZ] was yesterday MooseDay?

My sister was bitten by a møøse! On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 3:31 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Curt's tree farm. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > 2018-01-13 15:56 GMT-05:00 Mitch Haley via Mercedes >: > > > ___ > > http://w

Re: [MBZ] Nice 2002 4Matic E320 Wagon

Wow that does look nice. Maybe I should get it while I’m there next week. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 13, 2018, at 7:15 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://lakeland.craigslist.org/ctd/d/2002-mercedes-benz-e320-sw/6454499646.html > > They’ve had this advertised for easily a month

Re: [MBZ] OT Start of a Lister 4 Cylinder by hand

I really should have got a bigger tractor. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 13, 2018, at 6:45 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> On January 13, 2018 at 7:35 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> We used the JD 1530 (1974, 35 Nebraska HP) Assembled in Mannheim, D) as >> a ga

[MBZ] Nice 2002 4Matic E320 Wagon

https://lakeland.craigslist.org/ctd/d/2002-mercedes-benz-e320-sw/6454499646.html They’ve had this advertised for easily a month (it’s been relisted several times.) I bet someone could go in with maybe $1600-$1700 and snag it. -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Turbo hose

I put in for the 750k km badge for the car. There is vibration at idle, which I attribute to motor mounts. There was no trouble with the engine or starting no matter the temperature of engine or outside. Once the trans guy got done with the car, it will not want to start again right off, even

Re: [MBZ] OT Start of a Lister 4 Cylinder by hand

> On January 13, 2018 at 7:35 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > We used the JD 1530 (1974, 35 Nebraska HP) Assembled in Mannheim, D) as > a garden tractor but only because the IH A didn't have 3 point or a > plow. The 1530 pulled a frod 2 bottom like it was nothing. > We usually plo

Re: [MBZ] Turbo hose

No mistype. I have a 3/4 FLAPS hose that sort of might fit clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and

Re: [MBZ] OT Start of a Lister 4 Cylinder by hand

yes, but that is not exactly a garden tractor. We used the JD 1530 (1974, 35 Nebraska HP) Assembled in Mannheim, D) as a garden tractor but only because the IH A didn't have 3 point or a plow. The 1530 pulled a frod 2 bottom like it was nothing. We usually plowed a 1/2 A to 1 A for garden. K

Re: [MBZ] S class

Yep, The 220S, 220Sa, (Ponton) 220Sb (111) (SEb 112), 230S, then the 108/9 series all precedded the 116 and all were REAL mercedes, as was the 116. The 126 has too much prastic, but is a good car. I've had 2 well over 400k. I still lust for a 6.9. Yes, the moron is an idiot, but at least h

Re: [MBZ] OT Start of a Lister 4 Cylinder by hand

the Satoh tractor was what I liked. Diesel 2 cyl, with PTO and 3 point hitch. I think kubota and yanmar make them that way for RTW, but most of the kubotoa/yanmar(JD) here don't have PTO or 3 point. All the Satohs I've seen are old, but do have PTO and 3 point. Some are 4wd too. The JD yar

Re: [MBZ] Today's wet ATF fun

I tried that, the alcohol didn't seem to accomplish anything, it kind of disappeared into the emulsion... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 4:04 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Could you add some alcohol to the mix to get the water out after shaking (or

Re: [MBZ] Water in ATF?

Exactly my worry which is a why I don't want to go that hot... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 4:34 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote: You may have to be a bit careful with getting the oil too hot. I saw a video of old fry oil with water in it being heated to about 2

Re: [MBZ] Water in ATF?

> On January 13, 2018 at 4:33 PM MG via Mercedes wrote: > > > You may have to be a bit careful with getting the oil too hot. I > saw a video of old fry oil with water in it being heated to about > 250 Fahrenheit. Not much happened till the guy stirred the oil up > and the water that had drop

Re: [MBZ] Water in ATF?

You may have to be a bit careful with getting the oil too hot. I saw a video of old fry oil with water in it being heated to about 250 Fahrenheit. Not much happened till the guy stirred the oil up and the water that had dropped out got to the top. Then there was a lot of boiling. Kind of like w

Re: [MBZ] was yesterday MooseDay?

Curt's tree farm. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI 2018-01-13 15:56 GMT-05:00 Mitch Haley via Mercedes : > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail

Re: [MBZ] ML350 axle removal

Apply heat to the contact area first, then increase pressure on the puller, works best for me... perhaps it would for you. A bit of heat to the hub expands and breaks the rust bond at the spline area. On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 2:08 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >

Re: [MBZ] ML350 axle removal

> On January 13, 2018 at 4:01 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > > When I knackered the 420SEL I used a large HF wheel puller with the arms > on the hub and a bolt or something in the middle to press the axle out. > Worked fine using stuff I had around. It sorta "pulled" the hub of

Re: [MBZ] Today's wet ATF fun

Could you add some alcohol to the mix to get the water out after shaking (or stirring depending on your preference Mr. Bond) then heat that to drive off the residual alcohol and water too? --FT On 1/13/18 1:24 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Went to the Pisten Bully today and pulled out

Re: [MBZ] ML350 axle removal

When I knackered the 420SEL I used a large HF wheel puller with the arms on the hub and a bolt or something in the middle to press the axle out.  Worked fine using stuff I had around.  It sorta "pulled" the hub off the axle, or actually pressed the axle out. --FT On 1/13/18 3:47 PM, Mitch Ha

[MBZ] was yesterday MooseDay?

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Re: [MBZ] ML350 axle removal

> On January 13, 2018 at 3:19 PM tyee165 via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Is there a special tool for pressing it out? I think the $380 hub press can be used for that, but I didn't think I had to use it. (I don't have one, but if I don't get it apart this weekend I'll probably have to order or

Re: [MBZ] ML350 axle removal

Is there a special tool for pressing it out? Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A Original message From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes Date: 2018-01-13 1:25 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Mercedes List Cc: Mitch Haley Subject: [MBZ] ML350 axle removal So, at the start of my rear wheel bearing job,

[MBZ] ML350 axle removal

So, at the start of my rear wheel bearing job, I need to get the axle out of the way. I loosen the axle nut at the hub, and tap it with a hammer to knock the splines loose from the hub, then I hit it with the hammer, then I hit it with a 10lb sledge, and then I wonder just what I'm doing wrong,

Re: [MBZ] OT Start of a Lister 4 Cylinder by hand

I have a John Deere Gator that has Yanmar engine. 3 cylinder 850 cc diesel. When I bought it, I got a "spare engine" that had spun a rod bearing and was torn down, so it's in parts... Seems parts are lots of bucks. A complete new engine, fully dressed, lists for a shade under $9,000.00. On Sat, Ja

Re: [MBZ] 240D cold start

As it should. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Jan 13, 2018 11:34 AM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I just went out to the 240 D and it’s 20 outside and with 4 working glow > plugs it started right up. Tomorrow I am supposed to go look at the 124 > convertible

[MBZ] Today's wet ATF fun

Went to the Pisten Bully today and pulled out about a quart of emulsion. So far I've been with very small amounts of homemade emulsion, I figured it was time to try the real thing. This was pulled off the top of the reservoir with a turkey baster, it doesn't appear to have settled at all in a we

Re: [MBZ] Turbo hose

I looked at yours before I saw Craigs... Now I get it. That'll teach me to send math emails before bed... -Curt On Saturday, January 13, 2018, 9:18:49 AM EST, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > On January 13, 2018 at 12:03 AM Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > 3/4" = 0.750" or 19.05 mm

Re: [MBZ] Turbo hose

Wha?3/4 = .753/8 - .375 You even got me to check myself with a calculator... -Curt On Saturday, January 13, 2018, 9:18:49 AM EST, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > On January 13, 2018 at 12:03 AM Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > 3/4" = 0.750" or 19.05 mm Now that's funny. Clay prob

Re: [MBZ] S class

Yes, my 1980 300SD was sold in Atlanta and has always lived here. I've owned it for about 22 years now. It has no rust. I had to finally replace the tranny at about 420,000 miles. And my wife replaced the seats and pads about 20 years ago. It starts and runs fine. I agree that the window s

Re: [MBZ] S class

> > there wasn't any good sheet metal below the belt line. That's what did in the poor W115 Frankenheap. Still, I had 13 years of winter driving fun with it, _and_ it made me money, enough to purchase its prospective replacement! -- Jim ___ http://www.okieben

[MBZ] 240D cold start

I just went out to the 240 D and it’s 20 outside and with 4 working glow plugs it started right up. Tomorrow I am supposed to go look at the 124 convertible. The guy is real interested in trading for the 240D. Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] S class

W116's were made with Russian steel (long German steelworker's strike in the 70's) and are prone to SEVERE rust. They fell apart in Germany, too. The vast majority are gone, just like the later W108s -- same issue, massive rust. Other than the massive fuel consumption (14 mpg was typical fo

Re: [MBZ] Turbo hose

The injection pump, hard starts, and idle vibration are a complicated story on the W123 5 cylinder (and only the five, four and six don't have the issue). The root problem is the longitudinal vibration inherent in 5 cylinder engines. It's fairly strong in the OM617, and by accident or by design

Re: [MBZ] S class

The usual cause like all other MB’s of the time is its not salt related it’s body seals leaking water into the car which then rots them from the inside. If people replaced dried out window seals it would avoid rust. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 13, 2018, at 9:12 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercede merce

Re: [MBZ] S class

Yes the W116 is as rust prone as the W123. Personally, I feel that the w116 has clean elegant lines and is seriously under appreciated especially for its intrinsic beauty. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 13, 2018, at 10:12 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Point well taken, Roger. > > I

Re: [MBZ] S class

Point well taken, Roger. I like the W116s, but I have always had concerns over the amount of rust I often see on them. It makes me wonder if it was endemic across the model line, or just an environmental/climate related issue for where the car “lived”? Yours is solid, correct? Has it always b

Re: [MBZ] OT Start of a Lister 4 Cylinder by hand

I’m pretty sure my jd tractor has a yanmar. Yep. https://www.deere.com/en/tractors/utility-tractors/3-family-compact-utility-tractors/3032e-compact-utility-tractor/ Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 13, 2018, at 8:50 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> On January 13, 2018 at 9:41 AM Da

Re: [MBZ] Turbo hose

This is something I have never heard. Why does ice help? Boost should not have anything to do with starting. On Jan 12, 2018 8:33 PM, "Michael Esh via Mercedes" wrote: My experience with hard hot starts came down to replacing the injection pump on my84 300D. Someone on the list told me to th

Re: [MBZ] S class

Well, as a 20 year plus owner of a 116, 300SD with over 425,000 miles and all original except the tranny, I can say this dork doesn't know his butt from a hole in the ground about the older MBs. The "legendary 126" has too much plastic on the sides that encourages rust and the seats just split

Re: [MBZ] OT Start of a Lister 4 Cylinder by hand

I think Jaime’s in the middle of rebuilding one right now… -D > On Jan 13, 2018, at 9:50 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> On January 13, 2018 at 9:41 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> >> Yanmar makes a very nice small diesel engine. When I was in the generator >> b

Re: [MBZ] OT Start of a Lister 4 Cylinder by hand

> On January 13, 2018 at 9:41 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Yanmar makes a very nice small diesel engine. When I was in the generator > business Kohler used them exclusively on their marine units. I would > probably consider them comparable to a Kubota. Very reliable, simple,

Re: [MBZ] OT Start of a Lister 4 Cylinder by hand

Yanmar makes a very nice small diesel engine. When I was in the generator business Kohler used them exclusively on their marine units. I would probably consider them comparable to a Kubota. Very reliable, simple, and easy to service. They’re very popular in the marine business for (sailboat)

[MBZ] OT Start of a Lister 4 Cylinder by hand

I went over to a guy's house yesterday and he was showing me this little Yanmar 4WD diesel tractor he has.  It's not a lot bigger than a yard mower tractor but it has a PTO and these really knobby tires, and a 2cyl diesel.  He says it will pretty much crawl up the side of a building, and if it

Re: [MBZ] Turbo hose

> On January 13, 2018 at 12:03 AM Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > 3/4" = 0.750" or 19.05 mm Now that's funny. Clay probably mistyped 3/4 when he meant to say 1/4. Then Curt misread it as 3/8 when he corrected Clay. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To se

Re: [MBZ] Water in ATF?

> Curt wrote: > My small scale experiment was half an ounce of oil in a tuna can, as it got > hot it'd spit and > pop, > The plan right now is to use a turkey fryer and a metal 5 > gallon bucket. > I just want to nudge 100C, maybe hold it there for a little while. > ..and I don't want to da