I know this topic was on the list recently, so I thought I'd forward
this msg from the BMW enthusiasts' UUC list. I have no firsthand
experience on my W123s!
Original Message
Subject:Re: [UUC] KMAC Plates
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:10:32 -0500
From: Chris Turrisi
Tim, if you get to the point where you *have* to use a screw extractor
(sounds like you're approaching that point), use one like these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006HHNKC/104-9734127-1604705?v=glance&n=228013&n=284507&s=hi&v=glance
I've broken off several of the Easy-Out type in stubbo
not hear about it.
People debate about the presence of the Ten Commandments in public
buildings. I'd get a kick out of seeing the Sermon on the Mount posted
far and wide in this "Christian" nation. The people would tear it down,
mistaking it for the Communist Manifesto.
That Jesus. He was such a Goddamn liberal.
Russ Maki
shoestring are going to be hurting up here this winter.
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.
OK Don wrote:
I saw unleaded at $2.17 and Desel at $3.20 coming home from work
tonight. I managed to find a station at $3.08, and felt lucky???
On 10/18/05, Robert & Tara Ludwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
don't
you ask him if you think the steering wheel isn't turned, um,
"commensurately."
Russ
On 10/15/05, Russ Maki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Al
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Albrecht's a first-class Mercedes restoration specialist. Description is
written in classic Stachel style.
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.
ive) but a 50% price difference is hard to
ignore. It would be one thing if the alternative would be a snow tire
from Taiwan, but I can live with Bib.
Russ Maki
Sure, Bill, the standard recommendation for a passenger car is to go
with a minus-zero tire for snow, one that's a size narrower and a size
higher in aspect ratio, such as 185-75-14 for a W123. I didn't check the
size comparison charts, but I think that size would be
appropriate.Taller, narrowe
more longevity than
Bridgestone's Blizzaks. It looks like it's siped similarly to Nokian's
Hakk Q.
I think I'll query Luke at Tire Rack and see what kind of pitch he delivers.
Russ Maki
David Brodbeck wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I use bundles of roofing shingles. The ch
Obviously, you want the biggest local station involved if
possible.
Once you get a committed advocate in any medium, stick by them -- unless
a bigger patron comes along!
Good luck
Russ Maki
David Brodbeck wrote:
Russ Maki wrote:
I prefer bags of playbox sand.
Do the home improvement stores out there still sell those nifty long,
thin, Quickrete Tubesand bags? Those were great.
Yep. Home Depot seems to move a lot of them in the winter.
got
fuel-grade ethanol plants popping up here to produce gasoline oxygenator
for the EPA requirement.
Russ Maki
Bill R. wrote:
As with any area there are good and bad points.
I'm with you there, Bill. Here's my rant, back at ya:
During a pretty recent December, we got 54 inches of snow in
southeastern Wisconsin. That's 54 inches of snow in one month. It was a
wild blip on the bell curve, to be sure, but the near
I was on the phone the other day with a fuel/oil distributor who's
getting into biodiesel. For the record, Wolf Oil of Slinger, Wis.. He
had me interested until he told me their price for B-100 -- $25+ for a
5-gallon pail!! Boutique fuel, with an emphasis on the "boutique."
Ron Dwelle wrote:
u're having with your SD, Bill.
Hope it all works out .
Russ Maki
BillR wrote:
Gee .I've not had any problems with them in the past 20 years. Never slid
around any of the three [partial] days I had to use the heater in the house.
How are they in hurricanes?
Tjohn wrote:
I remember the guy. I used to subscribe to the 108 list even though I never
have owned one because I wanted to buy the know my stuff in case the right
along. There was an insanely long thread there about how his 280 4.5 could
do 150 mph. I'm pretty sure his name was Shane.
Tjohn
82
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I do remember that he called himself the quattro king? Ring any bells? He was also a benz owner which I guess the reason he was on the list. I used to be a a Audi owner, what I had was a quattro coupe with a turbo 5 cyl and sadly it was destroyed by a drunk ass in a picku
The turbo engines do indeed stand out when you're at a significant
altitide.While driving my '82 cd home from LA I fondly remember passing
everything in sight on uphill grades between Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
Russ Maki
kevin kraly wrote:
the turbos
are clear winners for
them to run
at 1.8 bar). My car is a lot tamer, but still fun on the track -- and
ridiculously forgiving. On snow and ice the center and rear
differentials can be locked to deliver power to three wheels.
That said, my quattro is down for service -- needs a new starter. :-/
Russ Maki
sippi, Wis., during a winter autocross:
http://www.audifans.com/registry/view.php?action=viewImage&imagefile=192.251.4000%20pic.jpg
Take my word for it -- no sedan beats an old-school Audi with locking
differentials when you're driving home on a country road in a foot of snow.
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.
. The resulting federal
investigation has a former governor facing trial:
http://www.ilcampaign.org/press/news/scandal/articles/2003-12-18TheState.html
Russ Maki
-- going to Quebec City this a.m.
OK Don wrote:
Or the fire started from the back --
On 9/24/05, Christopher McCann &l
ia
weren't around to "brainwash" us. Oh, to be back in 1900...in Galveston...
Russ Maki
Hans Neureiter wrote:
Rich, I think we need to thank at the brainwashing over exposure from the
never ending, never stopping news people (a profitable branche of economy, I
my add). As
at very low speeds. If it's on the front, the steering wheel
will even want to wiggle. A tire out of balance starts shaking at higher
speeds but feels fine at a crawl.
Just my experience.
Russ Maki
(Also loving the BF Goodrich Traction T/A all-season)
ust a Neon with a different
body...
Royce Engler
1985 300TD Turbo 265K
No, it was a concept car before it went into production. I remember
seeing it on a turntable at the Chicago Auto Show.
Russ Maki
Mike Canfield wrote:
The Spirit was NOT a FWD car.
Oops, my mistake. It kind of stuck in my mind that way because at that
point the Big Three were all rushing FWD platforms into production
(Horizon, Escort, Citation). The gang at Kenosha had to be different.
Sure seems like I'm not going t
as I recall. .I know many of the
Fords I drove during the period had similar problems.
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.
(With a 6-cyl '53 Ford F-100 in the garage -- no oil leaks so far)
kevin kraly wrote:
what was that funny looking 4 wheel drive they had? I think the 6's were 200
cid.
I'd fix it -- my coupe was rear-ended during the afternoon rush a couple
years ago. Maybe a brake light at eye level might have averted it. Then
again, who knows.
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.
David Brodbeck wrote:
Thanks. I was just curious. It has a sort of flimsy, J.C. Whitney,
afterm
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 11:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1946
Then there was the Jeepster, a one-lung roadster modeled
Then there was the Jeepster, a one-lung roadster modeled after the
wartime Jeep. It's a mystery why the concept failed with all the WWII
veterans out there...
http://www.off-road.com/jeepster/history/hist1.jpg
Russ Maki wrote:
The classic Willys (IMHO) was the 1940, a prettier car
Oops, I forgot about the magic of fiberglass. I wonder if it's even an
original body at $55K.
Russ Maki wrote:
The classic Willys (IMHO) was the 1940, a prettier car than the '40 Ford
and a popular chassis for fuel dragsters in the '50s and '60s.
Like this (scroll do
more with regular at $2.80/gal.
Russ Maki
driving an '82 300cd 90 miles a day
Royce Engler wrote:
You're almost right. The company name was Willys. I've forgotten the
history of who owned them when, but Willys was one of the first. Somewhere
I have a video on the history
Your shift linkage must be out of kilter. Sounds like the parking pawl
is knocking against the steering column.
Off topic, 72, but are you sure you want to delve too deeply into this
vehicle? Seems to have some issues -- and the great unstated statement
about these W114s is that they'll empty
George, how did the exhaust look? Were you getting any black smoke with
the car under load? I just wonder if your ignition system has troubles
other than spark timing.
Russ
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
I moved the vacuum from retard to advance, RPM's are at 1800 at idle and 52' @
4500
Sounds to me like your spark timing is ok...the car should idle at
800-900 rpm. Set the speed with the idle adjustment screws on the carbs.
If your idle is abnormally high, make sure the fast-idle cam isn't
sticking. It's in the front "choke housing."
One more obervation regarding the distrib
carb. I won't bore you with other adjustments the
car needed -- the point is that it ran fine with all the boxes and
switches disconnected.
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.
Peter Frederick wrote:
George:
there is an rpm sensor that switches the valve from retard to advance
at I think 2000
dashpot on the rear carb. I won't bore you with other adjustments the
car needed -- the point is that it ran fine with all the boxes and
switches disconnected.
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.
Peter Frederick wrote:
George:
there is an rpm sensor that switches the valve from retard to advance
spring upgrade...if you haven't
done it already, that is.
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.
I can endorse Pegasus wholeheartedly. I buy Redline fluids from them
pretty regularly, along with Hawk brake pads.
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.
RAH wrote:
Joe,
Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies, Inc.
2475 S 179th St
New Berlin WI 53146 USA
.
Order Toll Free: 1-800-688-6946 (US & Canada)
L
, and I know that I've heard that name
before but there were no Makis in my class. I'm sure there was even a fellow
named Russ Maki that my older brother knew. If you is he, it sure is a small
world!
It is indeed. I never went to Prentice High School (the Bucs, right?)
but I
Meade, You may want to examine the rear subframe bushings if you haven't
replaced them before. Tired bushings will let the rear end sag.
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Loren,
Joe's already hit on this - adjusting ride height via control valve is a no-no,
specif
Joseph Shaw wrote:
I went back out to remove the battery and look at this module
underneath the battery tray, but cannot see a way to move the battery
tray to get at it. Is it the "finned" box that attaches to the tray
itself and hangs underneath it along the very front edge of the
battery
Joseph Shaw wrote:
I have had it running well enough to drive-about four months
ago-though it would NOT get up to speed at that time-would rev fine
when sitting still, and would start out, but would max out at about
20-25 MPH and simply not go any faster. This is when I decided to
start wi
Joseph Shaw wrote:
Uhm
To bew honest, Russ, I don't know jack about this ignition set-up
yet. But I do know that it starts well when it starts, and does give
a good spark when I check at the plugs!
Perhaps someone already upgraded the ignition, which, in stock form, has
several
How's the ignition? Does your car have that bastardized
semi-electronic/semi-breaker point setup with the control box
conveniently located under the battery tray? If so, an aftermarket
electronic ignition like a Pertronix would make a big difference. The
stock setup is a huge headache.
I'd al
Some M130 distributors can accommodate a stock
Pertronix trigger unit, but they may require that you ship them your
distributor for a custom installation.
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.
Roberto wrote:
No power up
nbrush.com, they're
$6-something a pair. From Murphy they're what...$20?
I know guy's got to make a living -- mercedessource.com does a lot of
the same kind of packaging ("fuse upgrade kit") and sells at a premium.
More power to 'em both. A lot of people buy from them -- I don't.
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.
endor. The company name, address and phone
number is on their main web page, http://www.carbonbrush.com/
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.
t my 25a soldering iron, I
was a raging bull. If it looked like a lead/tin alloy, I was melting it.
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.
Don & Teresa Merriman wrote:
Gracias for the input.
For awhile if I turned on the air with blower on before I started the car it
would run for awhile, Don
lack of common sense and a large feeling of entitlement.
my $0.02
That's the way I feel about legalizing drugs.
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.
Dan Weeks wrote:
At the advice of the list, I'm going to replace my diff mount to see
if it stops the diff whine, now progressing to a rumble, that I've
been noticing. Is this an idiot job? If so, I qualify. Tips, tools
required, etc? Is it as simple ask putting a jack under the diff,
unbolti
Thanks, Kaleb, for taking the initiative to keep the MBZ lists alive.
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.
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