Swapping a 500e subframe into the 87 wagon is one of the more pointless
things I have done, but the old one is out and I am building up the new
frame, so no going back. Just did it to fit a 210mm diff in for a limited
slip carrier. The whole assembly will all be new stuff, except the pinion
seal -
S! their minds are made up. Don't confuse em with facts!
Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote on 10/4/19 10:02 PM:
This ethanol thing has been an important hedge for farmers. It supports
crop prices by consuming commodities and a lot of farmers have invested in
the facilities that make it,
On Fri, 04 Oct 2019 12:18:17 -0400 Allan Streib via Mercedes
wrote:
> Looking to replace the Frontier with something that has more passenger
> room and can still do winter driving and some hauling.
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/2007-Mercedes-Benz-M-Class-ML320-CDI-DIESEL-4WD-SUV-CLEAN-CARFAX-NON-
This ethanol thing has been an important hedge for farmers. It supports
crop prices by consuming commodities and a lot of farmers have invested in
the facilities that make it, which do well typically when crop prices are
low. A lot of the product goes into vodka if the facility invests in high
qual
That will be less than good. As it is the undrunk petrol I use in the SL can
garner aught but 88 octane once the likker is wash out. More of that
contamination and there will be a need to source racing fuel to give it a
better kick
clay
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Absolutely, its amazing what even cheap snow tires can do.
The problem in something like a Crown Vic is the power to weight ratio is not
in your favor for snow driving, thats going to make it tail happy.
As far as I'm concerned a 240D manual trans with good snow tires is the perfect
snow vehicle
Then they either were not good winter tires or you needed some weight in
the trunk.
Front heavy vehicles are sometimes not so wonderful in snow. I had a
short box Chevy pickup that would not back out of our driveway unless
there was some weight in the box.
Current ice radials generally work pre
If (when?) I get another MB diesel I'll go through and replace all the drive
line and suspension rubber first thing, unless its all perfect already I
suppose.
I HATE fighting through the components one at a time as they fail, I'd rather
just have one marathon repair fest and get it over with.
I see a USN battle lantern in the pix. Worst flashlight ever. Conversation
piece more than anything else.
The Sony HDTV is pretty cheap, but don't need one at the moment.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
On October 4, 2019 4:00:37 PM EDT, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
wrote:
>I bought the 78 300CD
Not in this case.
Even with snow tires it couldn’t climb my sloped driveway if there was snow on
it.
-D
> On Oct 4, 2019, at 5:16 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>> On 04/10/2019 4:11 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:
>> I had a 2002 Crown Vic for a company car. It was a boat and real
Downshift clunk is typically related to vacuum.
-D
> On Oct 4, 2019, at 5:05 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> The transmission mount needs to be replaced from time to time so please
> check it ASAP to at least rule that out. Not a difficult or expensive
> job..
>
> On Fri, Oc
Best way to adjust the Bowden cable is to remove the cap from the ball, pull on
the cable until you feel resistance, and see if the cap on the cable lines up
over the ball on the linkage. If it doesn’t, carefully turn the threaded
adjusting but on the cable jacket end to move the cable so it lin
On 04/10/2019 4:11 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:
I had a 2002 Crown Vic for a company car. It was a boat and really lousy in the
snow, but was an otherwise reliable and actually pretty economical car to
drive. Very comfy, too.
-D
Lousy in the snow was likely a matter of the tires as much as
I had a 2002 Crown Vic for a company car. It was a boat and really lousy in the
snow, but was an otherwise reliable and actually pretty economical car to
drive. Very comfy, too.
-D
> On Oct 4, 2019, at 4:04 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I like the Grand Marquis and Crown Victor
The transmission mount needs to be replaced from time to time so please
check it ASAP to at least rule that out. Not a difficult or expensive
job..
On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 4:39 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Bravo! Jaime gets the credit - he nailed it.
>
> Clunk
The transmission shift points are INCREDIBLY sensitive to the adjustment of
underhood linkages etc. Like, one or two millimetres can radically change the
transmission's behaviour.
There is a detailed set of model-specific instructions in the MB 123 service
manual covering the systematic adjustm
Bravo! Jaime gets the credit - he nailed it.
Clunk - I really don't remember enough about the 123 to offer much,
definitely could be a mount or maybe a flex disc?
Marshall Booth sometimes would advise whole-sale replacement of all the
rubber in the driveline, from the engine mounts all the way b
The Bowden cable was sort of the issue. The linkage was not placed corrected.
When the throttle linkage moved, it was not pulling the cable at all. I
clicked it over and it was like EUREKA! So, I just went for a drive and it
downshifted, it delayed upshift as I was accelerating and it shifte
I like the Grand Marquis and Crown Victoria but I would want the 2011
which I believe is the last year they were made. I had one of each as
rental cars back when they were new and they were nice cars.
Randy
On 04/10/2019 3:00 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
I bought the 78 300CD from one
I bought the 78 300CD from one of their sales, they had it listed for
&5k or something insane, I tried to talk sense into the tchatchke woman
selling all the house trinkets, she was having no discussion of reality,
thought it was like some super Ferrari or something. At the end of the
sale, no
What price would be attractive enough to sell your W115 300D?
On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 3:28 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> On 04/10/2019 12:52 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
> > Randy needs to sell his 300D so he can buy another cabin by the lake, or
> at
Unscrewing it makes it tighter, by pulling the end of the cable further
away from the ball on the linkage.
On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 3:27 PM Don Snook wrote:
> Do I turn the nut to make it tighter or looser?
>
> Donald H. Snook
> FedEx Freight
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 4, 2019, at 2:10 PM, J
Do I turn the nut to make it tighter or looser?
Donald H. Snook
FedEx Freight
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 4, 2019, at 2:10 PM, Jaime Kopchinski
mailto:jaime...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Yeah, just pop the end of the cable off the ball on the linkage. You should
pull it and get some good spring resist
On 04/10/2019 12:52 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
Randy needs to sell his 300D so he can buy another cabin by the lake, or at
least another garage for his fleet.
Well, I don't really need another cottage. We are having a difficult
time keeping up with all the things that the exist
Yeah, just pop the end of the cable off the ball on the linkage. You
should pull it and get some good spring resistance, then it should go back
in by itself. If its very easy to pull and/or doesn't go back in, its
broken. Adjusted properly, it should just be under slight tension when the
linkage
I think you and Meade are exactly right. I don't think it shifted again
between 20 and 75. It sounded like it was revving pretty high at 70 mph. The
third little sets of dots is around 70 mph. This car DEFINITELY did not shift
again at those speeds. While I was driving here (500 mile trip
You know that when he was running for president it apparently became
quite a joke in the Arab world, supposedly because "Dole" in arabic
means "penis."
-FT
On 10/4/19 12:18 PM, Don Snook via Mercedes wrote:
I have taken to calling my new to me 123 "Bob Dole" It has to be said quickly
like t
I think you have a broken bowden cable.
Normally the transmission sits in second gear at idle and stationary. It
downshifts to first when you step on the accelerator any amount. When its
adjusted properly, you never even notice. This is to reduce creep.
Since you are starting in second gear an
Ok. I took it for a drive for lunch. I think these start out in second unless
it is floored then the kickdown works. So, I left work and floored it. I
think it was still in second and it shifted at about 18-20 mph. Then, I don't
think it shifted again. Really. I never felt another shift.
To dial in the trans, I recommend you get an actual pressure gauge and set
the modulator pressure by the book. It takes the guess work out of it and
really does hit that perfect balance between soft and firm shifts. There
are a few cheap gauge kits out there and connection is easy... just remove
Randy needs to sell his 300D so he can buy another cabin by the lake, or at
least another garage for his fleet.
On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 12:08 PM Don Snook via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I missed the email where Randy said his was a 76 300D. He sent me a
> picture. Oh my gosh I l
The badging process is painless and relatively swift, assuming you
qualify.
https://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/heritage/events_community/overview/feature/id-689a3e9630b9d210VgnVCM207d184335/pdf-highmileageaward
On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 1:19 PM Dan--- via Mercedes
wrote:
> High mileage badges c
I predict that your biggest challenge will be fine tuning the shifting of
the transmission.
On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 1:10 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Good progress!
>
> What is the zero to 60 time?
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at
Yeah, in no incertain terms I was advise to avoid all '75 and '76 gas models
On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 12:56 PM OK Don via Mercedes
wrote:
> Late '74 to '76 had the cats - you can get an exhaust manifold from an
> earlier or later engine and move or eliminate the cats ...
>
> On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at
Pretty color and relatively low mileage. Not thrilled with 19 mpg for a
diesel - my 1985 300TD gets at least 22 mpg. Seller has 100% + feedback
which is a food sign.
On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 12:19 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Looking to replace the Frontier with
High mileage badges come from MBUSA, not the MBCA.
Get the form off their web site, take the car and form to a dealer to get their
verification stamp, and send in the form. Six weeks later you’ll get a badge
with a very nice certificate in a presentation case.
-D
> On Oct 4, 2019, at 12:07 PM,
This would be one of the best of the R129 models if you’re going to buy one.
All of the earlier kinks are long gone.
Based on your description I would say the ask is high, maybe more of a
$10k-$12k car.
-D
> On Oct 4, 2019, at 1:07 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> R129s seem to b
If a man speaks his mind in the forest, and no woman is present to hear
it...
On Thu, Oct 3, 2019, 9:16 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes
wrote:
> Did I mention no text, landline?
> --
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
>
> On October 3, 2019 11:37:51 PM EDT, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.co
Good progress!
What is the zero to 60 time?
-
Max
Charleston SC
On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 12:19 PM Don Snook via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I have taken to calling my new to me 123 "Bob Dole" It has to be said
> quickly like the old Senator used to do when he referred
R129s seem to be appreciating, but that seems kinda high. My sense is
that something closer to $10k would be more reflective of the market,
although the Germans and other Euro guys have started looking to the US
for examples like this, so they might be driving up prices of higher-end
cars like
Late '74 to '76 had the cats - you can get an exhaust manifold from an
earlier or later engine and move or eliminate the cats ...
On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 12:13 AM Clay Monroe via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Depends on build date. Later build ’74 would get the cats. Early one,
> li
A little (like a gallon) veggie oil or biodiesel in the tank will make the
engine noticably quieter. Somebody told me the reason once but I've forgotten.
-Curt
On Friday, October 4, 2019, 12:19:39 PM EDT, Don Snook via Mercedes
wrote:
I have taken to calling my new to me 123 "Bob Do
Attaboy
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Fri, Oct 4, 2019, 12:19 PM Don Snook via Mercedes
wrote:
> I have taken to calling my new to me 123 "Bob Dole" It has to be said
> quickly like the old Senator used to do when he referred to himself in the
> third person. The reason for the possible na
It is 99 SL500 claimed to be in "showroom" condition with all service records.
It has less than 60K miles. They are asking $14,900. But, that is just the
ask. I'm sure there is room to negotiate. It is not the kind of car I would
want. But, my friend has no kids and he has a 1970 Cutlass C
Those "armored" 7 series were pretty cool. But, this car is a ticking time
bomb. The timing chain guides WILL fail just like they did on my 2000 740iL.
It is inevitable. I was VERY lucky that mine lasted until 255K miles. Most
BMW folks will say that age plays a big part in the failure. I
Looking to replace the Frontier with something that has more passenger
room and can still do winter driving and some hauling.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2007-Mercedes-Benz-M-Class-ML320-CDI-DIESEL-4WD-SUV-CLEAN-CARFAX-NON-SMOKER/153670900650?hash=item23c77fdbaa:g:Sh8AAOSwHzNdbZuX
Thoughts?
A littl
I have taken to calling my new to me 123 "Bob Dole" It has to be said quickly
like the old Senator used to do when he referred to himself in the third
person. The reason for the possible name is
1. It is funny
2. I lived in Kansas for 17 years
3. The car is yellow (sort o
I have a 95 SL600. Amazing car. A coupla years in there the German
gummint mandated biodegradable wiring insulation which causes untold
problems. Mine has that issue sigh... 99 was after that fiasco,
and the 500 is a solid engine, I don't think there are many problems
with it other than
I missed the email where Randy said his was a 76 300D. He sent me a picture.
Oh my gosh I love it. Looks just like my old one! Now, the question is
whether he wants to sell and for how much.
Don Snook
-Original Message-
From: OK Don
Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2019 7:13 PM
To:
Don't worry I don't want to buy one of these. But, a friend of mine is looking
at one. I think I remember some sort of huge problem with these. Like $2500
wheels (each)? Or some other very expensive problem with them. Should I tell
my friend to stay away?
Donald H. Snook
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Write MBCA to get a High Mileage badge + certificate!
On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 11:32 PM Kevin Kraly via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> My Uncle Al’s W115 1976 300D was the car that gave me the Dieselitis bug
> that will be with me until my dying day. They are getting very hard to find
>
Yippee...now that carmakers (including MBZ) have gone to GDI engines (which
tend to put fuel in the crankcase), the administration wants to mandate more
alcohol in the gasoline.
This is especially fun fir guys like me who own more cars than they drive, as
the alcohol makes the gas oxidize and tu
One for Donald:
-D
Begin forwarded message:
> From: German Cars For Sale Blog
> Date: October 4, 2019 at 10:56:24 AM EDT
> To: d...@penoff.com
> Subject: German Cars For Sale Blog
> Reply-To: German Cars For Sale Blog
>
>
> German Cars For Sale Blog
> 2000 BMW 740iL Protection Package
> Po
Nobody's ever done that commercially, for the simple reason that it would be
painfully inefficient. The H2 sold via gas station compressors in CA comes from
cracking petroleum.
As for the road tax - newspapers told us that MI would start taxing hybrids
($30/yr) and EVs ($90/yr) via increased r
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