[MBZ] OT: audio equipment question

FM? I only get Rush and Sean and Dr. Savage on AM channels... Very respectfully, /s/ Max Dillon '87 300TD, 310k miles Charleston SC Digest lurker (on and off) since 2001 -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/ms

Re: [MBZ] Had / got to drive the company's Suburban yesterday

On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 11:00 PM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston SC J63 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm tempted to bottom-feed on a diesel-powered SUV now. I would think that > the double whammy > of high fuel costs and higher diesel fuel than RUG would >

Re: [MBZ] OT Politics Sarah Palin

We need to cut the pork. -Rolf Agreed, but it won't help with the deficit in any meaningful way. 70% of the federal budget goes to medicare/medicaid and social security and paying interest on the deficit, large chunk of the remainder goes to Defense (the only one in this list of mine tha

Re: [MBZ] Had / got to drive the company's Suburban yesterday

I'm tempted to bottom-feed on a diesel-powered SUV now. I would think that the double whammy of high fuel costs and higher diesel fuel than RUG would mean a nice bargaining advantage. Even though I probably wouldn't need it very often (tow the boat on weekends in the summer, occasional road tr

Re: [MBZ] Potential engine rebuild

Ralph, Catching up on the digest version, forgive me if repeating etc. etc. I'd hold off on purchasing any parts for a rebuild until you have the full story. As the late Doctor Booth was fond of saying, attempting to diagnose an MB diesel engine by the noise it makes is largely a fru

Re: [MBZ] W201 190D Transmission vacuum diagram/advice needed

You may be thinking of this website, not sure if it has what you need though... http://www.mercedesdismantlers.com/diesel_vacuum_system.html BTW, the www.PeterSchmid.com website seems to be missing. Isn't there a 'way-back machine' trick to bring up a cache of old webpages? Very respe

[MBZ] Veggie Oil And Bio Fuel users - Words of Caution

Larry, Very well put, and I really appreciate you speaking up on this. I firmly believe that responsible use of VO requires testing the engine oil and a creative maintenance schedule to counter-act the acids, water and other contaminants, and the chemical properties of the VO that create bypro

[MBZ] 87 300D head gasket

OK Don, On digest and so maybe time-late, but try spraying brake cleaner on the area between the valves and the pre-chamber to see if there are any cracks there (they may be quite visible once you clean down to bare metal). Then I'd highly recommend you pay $50 or so to have the head pressure-

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 31, Issue 33

Donald, thanks for correcting me. There is no right to vote in the ORIGINAL constitution nor in the bill of rights, but there are some amendments and those amendments that say it is illegal to restrict voting based on sex/race/previous condition of servitude/age (after age 18), but that doesn't

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 31, Issue 21

Kaleb, Did you ever find the towing wheels that fit an MB? I remember that years ago you were looking for a set of wheels that replaced MB wheels and contained their own bearing set so that they could free-wheel while the rear axle didn't move. They would be used to tow an MB in forward direc

[MBZ] OT alternative forms of voter franchise

Robert Heinlein's idea in "Starship Troopers" caught my fancy as well. A way around being disenfranchised by individual circumstances was to have kids and strongly encourage them to serve in the military and hope that you can pass on enough wisdom so their votes are 'your' votes (and also pass

[MBZ] Annoying Brake Squeal/Service Clowns

I just put the Akebono pads and Brembo rotors on my Bride's '96 Infiniti I30, and thus far I am VERY pleased (only a few hundred miles). I think it had original rotors with cheapo-autoclone pads, the braking performance used to be terrible. Of course, some of that had to do with the fact that

[MBZ] parts needed for '87 300TD

Need some parts for my 124 wagon: bottom and middle trim/handles for the lift gate. Bottom one is the strip that runs completely across the gate, top one has the license plate lights in it. Kaleb won't strip his new baby to sell them to me, anyone else have a set? Black is prefered, white wou

Re: [MBZ] 124 evapectomy

Wilton, Hope this is not too late, but on my 124 wagon the cluster is always VERY tight and hard to get out (I have home-made hooks, used a really stiff aluminum wire about 2x the diameter of average coat hanger). The only way I can get it out is to get the left side out to the point I can gra

[MBZ] 30 mpg W-140

To determine if your tire pressure is correct, on warmed-up tires use a piece of chalk to make a line across the tread from sidewall to sidewall, going 'up' each sidewall a couple inches (some do all four tires, making four lines 90deg apart on each tire). Drive your normal drive, check the mar

[MBZ] OT: America's Climate Security Act

andrew strasfogel wrote: > The real anwer is to 1) agree we have a problem, and 2) do the hard work > necessary to solve it, which must necessarily include at least some > sacrifice for everyone on the planet. And we've got to do them in order. I'm still stuck at (1) because NONE of the so-calle

[MBZ] wagon V sedan 124 diesel mpg

I get 25 to 26 mpg in my wagon during my commute, which is about 75/25 highway to city. I limit myself to 68 mph on the highway part. R/ Max Dillon, digest lurker '87 300TD, 309k miles, needs new motor mounts and few thousand dollars in other stuff Charleston SC >Will the wagon really get 2-

[MBZ] BillR and disaster relief

Bill, I appreciate your wisdom - thanks for sharing. My limited experience with the Navy in providing humanitarian assistance to 3rd world exactly matches the viewpoint you shared (I saw it as much more benificial to the givers than to the recipients, and the Sailors who interacted with the re

[MBZ] hurricane vs. tornado

>I've been near a couple other small ones, but nothing like that. Now I >have hurricanes to worry about, not sure which is worse. > >--R I haven't experienced a full hurricane yet, just a few tropical storms, but I can say that the biggest difference is that you'll have days (up to a week or m

Re: [MBZ] 124 diesel battery recommendation?

Loren, Good point, perhaps I should go that route. We do have O'Reillys here in the Low Country, I have never bothered to go in. Parks is the best place to go in a pinch, they are open until midnight every day and tend to have parts for everything although one must wait at the counter while t

[MBZ] 124 Rear Suspension for Dan Weeks

Dan, My understanding is that when the accumulators are bad, the hydraulic fluid transmits all road shocks directly to the SLS control valve and can damage it eventually. I'd recommend you replace the accumulators sooner rather than later, and change the fluid while you are there. They cost a

Re: [MBZ] When it rains it pours: broken sway bar bracket, now sunroof woe, what is next?

Mitch Haley wrote: >Note to all: >When the sunroof starts acting up, quit using the popup feature! > >Mitch. Amen, I'm about to become an expert on the dreaded 124 sunroof. I really hope I can figure out how to get it apart now that it won't retract. I also hope it doesn't rain too much... I

[MBZ] When it rains it pours: broken sway bar bracket, now sunroof woe, what is next?

I may need to change my approach from the 'cheap Mercedes' route to the 'reliable Mercedes' route, as this $3000 ebay car (white/blue '87 300TD) needs plenty of TLC but the time simply isn't there. Several months ago, a dramatic increase in oil consumption accompanied by sudden appearance of li

[MBZ] 124 diesel battery recommendation?

Dieselvolk, Which Optima battery is rated for and fits into my 124 diesel wagon? Which one did Marshall like? Max Dillon '87 300TD, 308k miles Charleston SC -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 3063

Re: [MBZ] A Diesel Fuel Injector Bench Tester

To continue piling on Rolf (sorry I'm catching up on couple weeks of digest): I purchased the MercedesSource 124 blower motor replacement 'kit' for $100 plus S/H, which came with very handy custom tool for removing squirel cage fans from old motor and nice instructions on how to do the whole jo

[MBZ] 603 stumbles

Don, If the headgasket has ruptured at front oil passage, oil consumption should skyrocket. Any sign of coolant in oil or vice versa? Consider an engine oil analysis to know for sure if you've got coolant being burned. Have you tried unplugging the EDS computer connection on back of IP? Max

Re: [MBZ] Feeling blue over trying to be green

No no, especially true in that case! America is reaping great oil dividends from Mr. Bush's "War for Oil", aren't we? Max -- Message: 19 Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 13:06:26 -0500 From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Feeling blue over trying to be

[MBZ] 603 stumbles

Forget what I said then, as blown head gasket at oil passage is supposed to present as rough idle and increased blue smoke... Max -- Message: 17 Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 14:10:53 - (UTC) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] 603 stumbles To: "Mercedes Discussio

[MBZ] 603 stumbles

OK Don, Try unplugging the 'puter at the two pin connector on back of the IP; if the stumbling goes away, I suspect that your wiring harness is degraded or some input to the 'puter is bad or the 'puter is bad. Idle will drop to around 550 RPM; you can manually adjust back up to where you like

Re: [MBZ] OT: computer OS other than MS

Thanks Bill, I know I know, I need to stop with the MBZ stuff, get off my butt and interact with some humans. A couple names just occured to me, one Army and others Air Force, so I'll bounce this problem off their fertile minds... Max (Navy-type) >-- >Message: 7

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 30, Issue 31

Thanks Lee, I'll take a look... Max >Message: 6 >Date: Tue, 06 May 2008 06:40:44 -0600 >From: Lee Einer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [MBZ] computer OS other than MS >To: Mercedes Discussion List >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >Try ActiveClie

Re: [MBZ] OT, replace computer

Thanks John, very helpful. /s/Max -- Message: 15 Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 17:27:00 -0500 From: John Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, replace computer To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=IS

Re: [MBZ] computer OS other than MS

Linux gurus and others, Here is the show-stopper that I see for MY situation. Review: plan is to purchase cheap laptop for use while I travel. Mostly personal stuff (set up Skype or some other webcam/audio method of communicating with home front while I'm gone, peruse MB stuff, read up on su

[MBZ] OT, replace computer

Thanks Rich, I'll see what is available locally/cheaply... >Message: 5 >Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 16:13:51 -0500 >From: Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, replace computer >To: Mercedes Discussion List >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-

[MBZ] OT: computer OS other than MS

Thanks Rolf, I'll take a look... >Kubuntu is plug and play, requiring fewer steps to install (like silly >registration codes) than windows. You can download the cd @ kubuntu.org. >The interface is pretty similar. The only real trick is learning the >package system that is used for installing new a

[MBZ] OT, replace computer

My guess is that Kaleb's NIC (network interface card) is bad (assuming he's on DSL or cable and not dial-up, in which case I would say his modem may be bad). To test, if you are on DSL/Cable or some other broadband (i.e. the first cable leaving your computer to the outside world is a CAT 5e 'et

Re: [MBZ] Feeling blue over trying to be green

-- Message: 14 Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 06:44:47 -0700 From: Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Feeling blue over trying to be green To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > B

Re: [MBZ] Salvage Cars

Cool site, thanks! I see an '83(?) 280TE, with AC , ABS and looks like driver's side airbag. Wasn't someone looking for one of those? No rust visible in pix, slightly crunched tailgate, baked out interior... Very respectfully, /s/ LCDR Meade M. Dillon, USNR Charleston SC '87 300TD, 308k