A friend of mine approached me today inquiring if I knew anyone looking for a
#22 head. He is in Norwich, CT. I told him I would pass it along. If anyone
has an interest, shoot me an email off list.
tom82b...@gmail.com
Tom Schuch
s Jr.
1982 300CD
1990 300D
Wickford RI
On Apr 22, 2016 7:32 PM, "toms cat1 via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
No affiliation. I saw a similar car at a local car show last summer. I had a
nice chat with the owner. I am pretty sure --- but not definite yet--- that
No affiliation. I saw a similar car at a local car show last summer. I had a
nice chat with the owner. I am pretty sure --- but not definite yet--- that
this is the same car. The story is that the original owner was not happy with
the power output, so he had Mercedes turbo it. If this is
ance? Do you still have your 115 300D oil
burner?
Dwight Giles Jr.
1982 300CD
1990 300D
Wickford RI
On Jan 3, 2016 10:42 PM, "toms cat1 via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:
> Mitch and Dwight,
> You are correct! My error.
> I never went back to look at the a
Mitch and Dwight,
You are correct! My error.
I never went back to look at the ad. :) Oops.
One is a Baur type roll bar cabrio, and the other is full cabrio.
Buy them both, Dwight! ;)
Tom
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I will just leave this here for my friend Dwight Giles. ;) A friend in
Ireland sent me the link. It has a 'petrol' engine, and an auto tranny
but. I thought you might be interested to see it! ;)
It was done in the BMW Baur 'Top Cabriolet' style: fixed windows and built-in
roll bar.
I am not personally familiar with the system since the 2003 Z4 is far newer
than any of the BMWs I own, but I did find this in bimmerforums:
"just an FYI illustration of the BST (battery safety terminal) for those
unfamiliar with it:
(MRS III is the multiple restraint system...so that's why
I have been following the event in St Louis. It is not totally without
precedent, however. The World Champion used to sit out the 'playoffs', so to
speak, and just take on the winner as the Challenger.
In 1970, Fischer dominated his contemporaries[6] by winning the 1970
Interzonal
No. I have never had a 1974 240D and I am not in South Windsor. Tom
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Tom didn't you have a w115 300D ?
On Mar 28, 2014 6:18 PM, toms cat1 tomsc...@hotmail.com wrote:
No. I have never had a 1974 240D and I am not in South Windsor. Tom
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Hendrik,
My personal favorite:
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the FRONT of the car; oversteer is
when you hit the wall with the REAR of the car;Horsepower is how FAST you hit
the wall; and torque is how far you MOVE the wall.Hope this helps.:)Tom
I am a little late to the party here but I do believe that I have a set of Euro
headlights from my 1976 W115 300D that I scrapped long ago. The lights were
functioning when I stripped them off the carcass about 10 years ago. Peter
Frederick has dibs, since he expressed an interest back
Moondog was a fixture around Rockefeller Center for years. Blind, yes , but
he was hardly a panhandler. I remember him well, and I even have one of his
albums.
blind American composer, musician, poet and inventor of several musical
instruments
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moondog
Tom
Never thought I would see the day, but here it is! This guy took the most
iconic BMW of all, and stuffed a VW TDI engine into it and it works!
This will cause a stir in the BMW circles, no doubt, but I thought you guys
might enjoy seeing it also! Perhaps someone will put a MB diesel
722 was Stirling Moss' start time in the 1955 Mille Miglia: 7:22am, on April
30, 1955.
Tom
Message: 2
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:30:05 -0400
From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Trivia question
Hi, I have regrettably determined that, after 13 years, my beloved 1975 W115
300D needs to have a new owner. My interests at this point are elsewhere with
too many projects for one life time, so I nned to pass it along to someone who
can give her the attention she needs. Runs and drives
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Hi Joe,
I am in CT, and I have some W115 parts. Is CT more convenient for you?
Shoot me an email with what you need, and perhaps we can work something out.
Tom
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Your Havaheart trap is outdated. I prefer the latest iteration: The
Havaheartattack Trap.Soon to be in stores everywhere. ;) Tom SchuchSE
Connecticut1975 W115 300Dand a bunch of old bimmers From: Curt
Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com
To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re:
Reminds me of one of my favorite all-time quotes:
'I never read book before reviewing it. It prejudices a man so.'
--Reverend Sydney Smith, circa 1845
:)
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 Mercedes W115 300D
And all those BMWs
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:28:11 -0400
From: andrew strasfogel
Re: Alexandria, College Park anD Rockville I would stay near Rockville.
The southern part of the 495 Beltway over the Potomac is a notorious bottle
neck, and Colege park is home to University of Maryland near NE DC. Go to
Rockville, if it s not too late.
Tom Schuch
1975 W115 300D
Hi Kaleb,
I agree with Andrew's suggestions about the Mall, with the additional
suggestion that you not miss the Lincoln Memorial. The scale of it is amazing,
both the Lincoln sculpture as well as The Gettysburg Address, and his Second
Inaugural Address which are carved on the huge inner
Hi Kaleb,
My son went to college in Philly. There is a straight shot from Philly across
southern Jersey to the Jersey shore, via the Atlantic City Expressway. If you
are coming thru NYC, you would take the Garden State Parkway to the shore,
rather than go to Philly and then head east.
Tim,
I can't say for sure, but if I didn't know any better, I'd say the Powers of
the Universe are aligning in a giant, coordinated effort to ...
get you to quit smoking!
:)
Tom Schuch
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
Message: 16
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:49:10 -0400
From: Tim
There is an Atlanta SE GTG being planned on Peach Parts for September 10. Is
that the same event being discussed in here? If not that would make THREE
Mercedes get togethers scheduled for nearly the same time! It is starting to
sound like a . Movement!!!
I will defer to Dwight, Curt and Fred to correct me if I am mistaken on
this but isn't September 10, 2011 the scheduled date for the Chowdah Q?
Call me crazy but... We have a little planning lead time, and we have some
pretty tech-savvy folks in here Is it possible, or is there any
Back in the late 60's, I drove a 1968 Triumph Spitfire from DC up to CT,
getting 30 mpg. On the return trip, from CT down to Wash DC, I got 36 mpg. It
was a simpler time, of course, and I just figured the mpg increase was due to
the fact that the return trip was all downhill as a glance
I have done this on my w115 three times. Piece of cake.
I pulled engine and tranny together, used a cherry picker engine crane, and a
poly strap around the engine,attached just behind the front oil sump. The
weight of the engine and tranny tilts the engine at the exact angle that
allows
BMWs
Message: 1
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 08:09:09 -0400
From: toms cat1 tomsc...@hotmail.com
To: mercedes diesel mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Safety first, safety last, safety always
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...rfatality.html
March 27, 2011 Bremerton WA.
Post this everywhere. This poor guy evidently didn't get the message, and now
he never will.
Sad.
Stay safe, fellas. It has happened again.
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
Or, you could just buy a W115 300D with a huge manual sliding sunroof. Huge.
Just remember to ... eat your Wheaties.
;)
Tom Schuch
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
Message: 9
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:42:12 -0400
From: Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net
To: 'Mercedes Discussion
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd205/TKDJimi/IMG_0529.jpg
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd205/TKDJimi/IMG_0533.jpg
What do you think of these support systems Posted in bimmerforums by
Potenzain response to the death of Christian Klocyzk in Waterford, CT.
Not too bad.
A tragedy occurred locally recently... I may have posted it here... in which a
young man was crushed by his car while changing his oil. I posted it as a
cautionary safety public service message in several BMW and Mercedes forums.
Unbeknownst to me, word of my post apparently reached the
Now for something completely different.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVwlMVYqMu4
Mercedes content: they arrived in a W123 Coupe, but I didn't get to load that
video. I will send it Manana.
;)
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
Waterford man died doing what he loved most
Followup front page article in today's paper. Changing the oil in his BMW.
Jack failure. So sad.
Tom
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and all those BMWs
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I hate to be that guy, but here it happened again. Item from today's local
paper.
Stay safe, fellas. Redundant safety systems whenever you are under a car.
Tom
Waterford — A 21-year-old man was killed Friday afternoon after the car he
was working on in a home garage fell on top
I don't know what it is worth, but here is another one no asking price
listed.
No affiliation, etc.
http://newyork.craigslist.org/fct/cto/2248858454.html
1951 Mercedes (Milford, Ct.)
Date: 2011-03-05, 1:55PM EST
Reply to: sale-ujgtc-2248858...@craigslist.org [Errors when replying
Message: 7
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 16:48:22 -0800
Hi Kevin,
Yes, that is a deliberate alternate spelling of 'Marlene Diederich'. As I
explain in the blog:
A word about the name:
I have owned the car for 12 years now, and I have never been able to
successfully arrive at a name that really
I nearly sold my 1975 W115 300D last week, but I got annoyed with a no-show
buyer so I have reconsidered the whole thing. Bottom line: I love the car
too much to part with it. So I have a new project, and... leaping into the
21st Century with my son Brian's urging, I have started a blog
No affiliation, etc.
No pics, either. Day um.
http://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/2188786271.html
1951 Mercedes Benz 170 S 4-door sedan for restoration! Brought here from
Germany! Standard transmission, radio, heater, original interior, low mileage,
partially apart (fenders, head,
Wasn't someone looking for a vehicle that would be good in the snow?
This might do the job.
http://westernmass.craigslist.org/cto/847977.html
No affiliation, etc.
Tom
SE Conn
1975 300D W115
and some BMWs
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Does it have a heater? I like the oil can under the hood.
--R
On 2/19/2011 5:28 PM, toms
I like that.
As the saying goes, you can ask whatever you want for something, but it's
only worth what someone is willing to pay you for it.
And its Corollary:
No matter what YOU think it is worth, it is really only worth what his wife is
going to let him pay you for it.
:)
Tom Schuch
Hi Fred,
I am looking to do the same thing (I was looking for a welding class') one of
these days, but I just cant seem to find the time right now. One of these
years I will do it, though. I will be curious to see how you make out with
yours. Keep us posted, please.
Tom Schuch
SE
This is the kind of stuff for which Peter Frederick earns my vote for Der
Dieseling Doktor Memorial Award.Thank you again, Peter.
A simple, but fricking brilliant solution to a PITA that I have experienced
myself with master cylinder lines. I know exactly the problem that Rich Thomas
FWIW:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:xp5DBcp95nYJ:urbanlegends.about.com/od/automobiles/a/car_locks.htm+urban+myth+remote+car+lockcd=2hl=enct=clnkgl=us
Looks like an urban legend.
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
and a bunch of BMWs
Message: 6
Date:
I like to leave a little something for the clean-up crew, Curt. Enjoy the
coffee with my compliments! :) I had a feeling that you might be the guy
that ended up with it. ;) And thank you for the invite back to ChowdahQ
that is a fun little get together. You guys do a great job.
It
Oh great. Just what I need, another project! :)
Seriously though, another friend has suggested the same thing. and I have
considered doing exactly that but I don't know when I could find the time
with all my other projects lined up. And Brian has a life... a serious job, a
serious
OK. I have come to the reluctant conclusion that I need to downsize the car
fleet. Six BMWs will be reduced/combined into 3, and the 1975 300D needs a new
owner. C'est la vie. The 300D runs and drives now, but it will need some
work, probably rings and valves. It has been a great
With all due respect to the many contributors of great info to this list--- and
there are many , I second that motion.
Thank you, Peter Frederick.
Tom Schuch
SE Connecticut
1975 300D W115
and all those BMWs.
Message: 12
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:29:56 -0700
From: Rick Knoble
to ChowdahQ
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what line from the IP to the vacuum pump? I am not familiar
with such a line.
On 9/22/2010 6:56 PM, toms cat1 wrote:
Hi,
ChowdahQ attendees may recall that my
that the 240 engine has a
means of adding oil to the
injection pump but the 300 engine does not.
Randy
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Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 6:39 AM
To: mercedes diesel
Subject: Re
fed oil supply. The 615 and 616 in the 115 (240D)
you had to fill the oil in the IP from the plug in the top
On 9/23/2010 7:38 AM, toms cat1 wrote:
Hi Kaleb,
On my 1975 W115 300D, there is a small (black stiff plastic, maybe 1/4
diameter) line running from the rear side of the vacuum pump
Hi,
ChowdahQ attendees may recall that my arrival at the picnic was delayed until
close to 1pm because I 'sprung an oil leak' enroute. Driving along in the 1975
W115 300D at about 65 mph on Interstate 95, I happened to glance at my oil
pressure gauge (which I frequently do, of course) to
Congratulations to Dwight/ Karen and Curt /Angie (and Buster) nad Fred for
their efforts which enabled The ChowdahQ 2010 to be a great success! The
hosts were charming and gracious, the food was great, and the atmosphere was a
lot of fun. Not a discouraging word was heard. Great chowdah,
If I was the paranoid type. or, shall we say, MORE of the paranoid type...
I might be a little concerned that there is some collusion going on here to
enable Curt to reclaim the ChowdahQ Cheapest Jalopy Award.
:)
Let the Judge Bribing begin!!
:)
Tom
SE Connecticut
1975 W115 300D
Congratulations, Donald!
When my wife was pregnant with our first son (he is 31 yo now), a good friend
of mine, who had just become a father himself about a year earlier, told me
something that I woud like to share with you:
Having a child changes the center of your Universe.
It's true.
Hi Max,
I have been on vacation last week and this week, checking email only
sporadically, so I missed your original post. Stamford is about 90 some miles
from here about as far away from my part of CT as you can get, and still be
in CT... so I am sorry but I won't be able to pitch in
I would like to make a contribution to help entice the vegetarian/vegan
contingent by bringing one of my favorite veggie dishes: Potato . chips!
Mystic Seaport Sea Salt and Vinegar Chips. Hard to beat, for the hard-core
chip enthusiasts. :)
Message: 14
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:22:48 -0400
From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: nice story related to the car hobby
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toms cat1 wrote
HI Dwight,
Technically it is a GMC truck, and the diesel engine is made by Isuzu. I drove
it around the parking lot a bit today what a great sound!Klatta klatta
on steroids. :)
I am on vacation for the next two weeks, so I don't expect too many donations
for a bit. Perhaps I
multiple
injuries/fatalities whenever a driver crashed a vehicle, esp children as
there was always a passel of them rattling around in the vehicle.
--R
On 8/10/2010 8:14 PM, toms cat1 wrote:
Just thought I would share the following, a little off-topic, related to
what I do in real life
story related to the car hobby
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toms cat1 wrote:
Thanks, Dwight and Rich.
I can do better than a tow rope a guy just donated a black 1981 GMC C2500
that apparently at one time was a Show Truck
didn't know you were in the area or I would have tried to connect.
-Max
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Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 8:15 PM
To: mercedes diesel
Subject: [MBZ] OT: nice story related
Just thought I would share the following, a little off-topic, related to what I
do in real life, but it is inextricably connected to my life as a 'car guy'.
If you will indulge me, it is a great story.
For mercedes content... we have had about half a dozen Mercedes donated to the
program,
That is the exact A/C system that I have in my 1975 W115 300D, both the
interior and under the hood. Yes, that is the compressor that you see in the
lower left of the pic you mentioned. I can't remember the brand for sure, but
I think it is a York. I have a spare from my recycled 1976
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