There is no Shoo Goo in the Frankenheap's body. There is a _lot_ of
welding wire, and various bits and scraps of sheet metal. Most of which is
shot again. Farging bastiges and their salt, may they rot in hell.
The Frankenheap: entertaining you, and hauling my ass around in winter,
since 2004.
st.
> > -Curt
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> Which car?
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> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 11:21 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
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> > I d
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Let me guess - you only sporadically read the posts on here?
RB
On 17/02/2017 1:33 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
> Which car?
>
> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 11:21 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
Let me guess - you only sporadically read the posts on here?
RB
On 17/02/2017 1:33 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
Which car?
On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 11:21 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
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I decided WTH, and ordered a $60 (free shipping) rocker panel for
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Which car?
On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 11:21 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
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> I decided WTH, and ordered a $60 (free shipping) rocker panel for the
> mostly-missing passe
Which car?
On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 11:21 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
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> I decided WTH, and ordered a $60 (free shipping) rocker panel for the
> mostly-missing passenger side. I was going to order the $90 floor pan that
> Eckler had, but I missed the sale. When I
I decided WTH, and ordered a $60 (free shipping) rocker panel for the
mostly-missing passenger side. I was going to order the $90 floor pan that
Eckler had, but I missed the sale. When I called today I was able to beat
them down to about $100, but I hadn't figured on the shipping charge:
$260!
A cheap HF angle grinder with a thin cut-off disk does amazingly well. It
doesn't do curves, but then straight lines are easier for me to weld anyway.
On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 8:42 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
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> Have never used one [plasma cutter], but watching
Have never used one [plasma cutter], but watching videos of others using
them makes me think that would sure be the way to cleanly cut out the old
metal.
Oxyacetylene torch cuts pretty well, too. First welder I bought, it's just
so handy for so many things.
-- Jim
On 15/02/2017 11:58 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
This is structural, it should be old road signs...
-Curt
No, if it is structural, then you need parts of old bridges.
RB
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Those are mostly aluminium now though, unless you can find some really old
o
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Are there no old microwaves, refrigerators or washers lying around on
the side
This is structural, it should be old road signs...
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheapery
Are
I do not have one (yet) but I sure do want one.
RB
On 15/02/2017 10:28 AM, Kyle Arola via Mercedes wrote:
Plasma cutters make it way too easy to do an amazing DIY job... I love
those things!
Kyle
On Feb 15, 2017 11:24 AM, "Randy Bennell via Mercedes" <
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Might
Plasma cutters make it way too easy to do an amazing DIY job... I love
those things!
Kyle
On Feb 15, 2017 11:24 AM, "Randy Bennell via Mercedes" <
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>
> Might the budget stretch to a plasma cutter?
>>>
>>> No!
>>
>> -- Jim
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Might the budget stretch to a plasma cutter?
No!
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Have never used one, but watching videos of others using them makes me
think that would sure be the way to cleanly cut out the old metal.
RB
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> Old microwaves...
BTDT. Want to try something new.
How is the structure that you would weld them to?
>
Meh. Thought it might be worth a shot.
> Might the budget stretch to a plasma cutter?
>
No!
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The muffler fell off last week, and this weekend I got it welded back on.
It broke loose from the front, otherwise the parts left in the intersection
were pretty solid. I had to break it in half to p
If you have solid metal to weld them to and the time and
inclination then why not. Should be possible to do it from the
top. Weld small spots every couple of inches and use a lot of
undercoating from the bottom to seal it.
Don't really know how hard it is though.
Manfred
Jim Cathey via
Are there no old microwaves, refrigerators or washers lying around on
the side of the road anywhere?
--FT
On 2/15/17 2:38 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote:
The muffler fell off last week, and this weekend I got it welded back on.
It broke loose from the front, otherwise the parts left in
The muffler fell off last week, and this weekend I got it welded back on.
It broke loose from the front, otherwise the parts left in the intersection
were pretty solid. I had to break it in half to put it in the trunk, but
it seemed to go back together OK.
While I was under there the appalling
BUT, that was when it was new. Frankenheap sort of suggests it might
not quite put out what the factory designed it to do, at this stage in
its life.
Randy
On 24/11/2010 8:50 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
the OM621 200D was 60 HP. Yours should be 60 or 65 I was thinking
the OM615 220 D was 65 or
You made my day Jim, I got up to 64* this morning, upset a little because of
the chill and read your piece. I feel good now and can face the 80s later
in the day without a pity party, even though I'll have to dig out a sweater.
Thanks
Harry
Date night! We had a houseguest, so he stayed
Any permenent damage to the interior?
Who could tell! :-)
No, I don't think there's any damage, though I might
have broken off the starter knob had I tried brute force
instead of the space heater. Those are NLA.
Didn't anyone else notice the miracle hidden in there? A 115
heater fan that
Yes, I caught that, just didn't respond. And having the heater
aboard proved to be a real benefit in addition to the working heater
fan.
Glad y'all survived the ordeal. I was suffering through 79-80 degree
weather. It is tough, but somebody has to do it. Today will only be
74, but
I noticed.
Wilton
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Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheapery
Any permenent damage to the interior?
Who could tell! :-)
No, I don't
You should take up story writing, that was a very good story there. Add
a bit more drama (As the fully-loaded log truck came sliding around the
curve, with the trailer trying to overtake the tractor, the fear in my
wife's eyes was absent, as she was texting on her phone and completely
Is the Frankenheap not a 240D? Where would he get 80Hp? Maybe 40 HP?
Randy
On 24/11/2010 11:57 AM, Rich Thomas wrote:
You should take up story writing, that was a very good story there.
Add a bit more drama (As the fully-loaded log truck came sliding
around the curve, with the trailer trying
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You should take up story writing, that was a very good story there. Add
a bit more drama (As the fully-loaded log truck came sliding around the
curve
More fun today. Neither of our other two winter vehicles (both
diesels, the Chicken Wagon and the Dodge pickup) would start today as
it was 0 degrees (F) out and they'd not been adequately prepared for
the cold which came on suddenly. Jill ended up driving this car
around town all day. (Not
Is the Frankenheap not a 240D? Where would he get 80Hp? Maybe 40 HP?
80 HP? Pffft! This is a 200D, maybe 50 HP. Excellent driveability,
though, with a stick shift. Torquey.
The tire shop called. The Hakka 1 was ruined by driving on the
flat. Crap, I was going for 10 years and didn't make
and the worn out snow tires managed to grab just a bit.
They weren't worn out, but they are old. That is, the three
of them that haven't been ruined by my wife driving on a fla
are old. The other one is now toast.
I like your adventure writing better. Get started!
-- Jim
Having replaced TWO of them, oh yes, I noticed!
Quite an adventure. We got the energy you're missing up there - set a new
high temp record at 81F in Norman today. It was 70 at 8AM!
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
Didn't anyone else notice the miracle
How did the Frankenheap get 80 HP? Sneak a turbo in there?
You should take up story writing, that was a very good story there.
Add a bit more drama (As the fully-loaded log truck came sliding
around the curve, with the trailer trying to overtake the tractor,
the fear in my wife's eyes was
Nah, he hitched a horse with a SCUD missile to the front! :D
Or was it a JATO unit?
Walt
On Nov 24, 2010 9:01 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
How did the Frankenheap get 80 HP? Sneak a turbo in there?
You should take up story writing, that was a very good story there.
Add a bit more
the OM621 200D was 60 HP. Yours should be 60 or 65 I was thinking
the OM615 220 D was 65 or 70
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Oh Man! I remember that too well. My first 190Dc I had to find a
scissor jack to carry along, and then if the tire was really flat, it
was nearly impossible to get the scissor jack under the axle or LCA.
Add in suddenly 0, and it makes for nothing like fun.
2 years ago when it turned cold
Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net writes:
The jack started collapsing the underpinning of the car, this is stuff
I'd welded up (from rusty tatters) years ago. Probably too thin, or
else it's falling apart again.
Was this where microwave oven sheet metal was pressed into service? If
so I'd
the OM621 200D was 60 HP. Yours should be 60 or 65 I was thinking
the OM615 220 D was 65 or 70
Somehow I'd always thought it was less. I believe it does have
a 240D head on it though. One would think it ought to be about
10% less than the 220D, just based on displacement.
Was this where
Date night! We had a houseguest, so he stayed home to watch Daniel
while Jill and I went to band practice. The weather was bad, and
predicted to be so, and rehearsal (which was sadly necessary!) was cut
short. We made it almost all the way home, but we ran into blizzard
conditions and drifting
Dang, a movie could be made from that one!
We don't have the white stuff yet, but we soon will...
Any permenent damage to the interior?
Walt
On Nov 24, 2010 1:59 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
Date night! We had a houseguest, so he stayed home to watch Daniel
while Jill and I
There's still a lot of stud noise. I'm starting to wonder if it's
creeping in around the semi-loose window, or worse yet, channeling up
through the door to the window from the big rusty holes in the bottom.
Will try sealing the glass in its channel. But tomorrow is the last
day I can legally
I started to wonder if the skritching from the studs might be coming
through the _rear_ door seal, mere inches away from the front
seal I've been working on. So this morning I stripped off the rear
driver's-side door and B pillar weatherstrips and replaced them with
the good used ones I had
on 3/29/07 11:31, Jim Cathey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Unfortunately there is a fair amount of rust along the door bottom.
Not enough to prevent the seal from attaching like on the front doors,
but more than I'd like. Sad. I wonder if I should go back and get
those other two doors at the
...On the other hand, some days it's nice to own a heap. This morning
I went around the car with the power wire brush, taking off anything
that looked like rust. Then I hit all the brushed areas with a rattle
can of gray paint. Looks lovely. (But not really any worse than
before.) The car's
Getting a heartbreaking hole in the seat back upholstery? Mysterious
scratches on your new belt? I probed the hole with my finger and
found, of course, a broken spring end. Damn! The upholstery was
pretty decent for its age before this happened. (I can always get a
new belt.)
Time to weld!
Yesterday I got in the car to go home from work, hit the key and
nothing. No alternator light, no glow plug action, no cranking. Dead
as a stone. Crap. I popped the hood and found that the positive
battery cable had come loose, probably going over the speed bump just
before I parked. (The
On 3/27/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yesterday I got in the car to go home from work, hit the key and
nothing. No alternator light, no glow plug action, no cranking. Dead
as a stone. Crap. I popped the hood and found that the positive
battery cable had come loose, probably going
That ground strap down to the tranny on the 123 causes head-scratch
problems too if it comes just loose enough -- and it is not real easy
to see.
--R
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Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 11:05 AM
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. She
thinks cars should be perfect and
never cause any issues.
Randy
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheapery
Yesterday I got in the car
R A Bennell wrote:
My good wife complains bitterly about her car.
What's your bad wife do?
She thinks cars should be perfect and never cause any issues.
Tell her you want a wife that's perfect and never causes issues.
Mitch.
Haley
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 3:51 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheapery
R A Bennell wrote:
My good wife complains bitterly about her car.
What's your bad wife do?
She thinks cars should be perfect and never cause any issues.
Tell her you want a wife that's
I will work as far as I know, but I know the early 114/115 has different
hood and fenders than the later 74 and on version.
Jim Cathey wrote:
So, nobody knows if a '70 114 hood will go on a '72 115?
Hey, there's $23 at stake here! (And a big PITA.)
-- Jim
The answer is NO, it will not. Let me rephrase that, the grille will
not fit
it. The hood will mount. It will require new washer nozzles and
connectors
The 114 hood comes with!
Go for it! I suspect it will fit. I have not seen the front end of a
114 looking any larger than the 115s at the
Today at lunch I checked the U-Pull's online inventory list, and found
a new-to-me 1970 250, it can't have been there very long.
114.010-12-XX. So off I went, hopeful that it might have some
nice doors or something. Yes! A nice nearly rust-free sedan that was
probably sidelined due to
So, nobody knows if a '70 114 hood will go on a '72 115?
Hey, there's $23 at stake here! (And a big PITA.)
-- Jim
, March 14, 2007 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheapery
So, nobody knows if a '70 114 hood will go on a '72 115?
Hey, there's $23 at stake here! (And a big PITA.)
-- Jim
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Go for it! I suspect it will fit. I have not seen the front end of a
114 looking any larger than the 115s at the PnP.
On Mar 14, 2007, at 8:41 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
So, nobody knows if a '70 114 hood will go on a '72 115?
Hey, there's $23 at stake here! (And a big PITA.)
-- Jim
will mount. It will require new washer nozzles and
connectors
as well.
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So, nobody knows if a '70 114 hood
That, he should be able to do.
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Can he use the grill from the 114 on the 114 hood in his 115? I
mounted
There is a vent line that exits near the rear pass indicator. Gump has
the same thing
On Saturday, December 31, 2005, at 06:58 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Trampas wrote:
I think on most gas caps the fresh air comes in through the fuel cap.
Thus
it is an easy fix.
I was thinking that there
Mitch Haley wrote:
Trampas wrote:
I think on most gas caps the fresh air comes in through the fuel cap. Thus
it is an easy fix.
I was thinking that there was a vent line from the tank and the cap was
sealed, at least on newer cars.
Having looked at the fuel level in the filler after
My stock non-vented caps did leak fuel until I replaced the rubber
gaskets with new ones from Rusty -
Having looked at the fuel level in the filler after topping off my 300D,
I think a vented cap would weep fuel when taking left turns with a full
tank.
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Norman, OK
'90
Datemobile! We left the SDL (what we might normally have driven) home
on date night so that our babysitting houseguest would have something
semi-normal to drive in case of an emergency. It worked well, though
on a dark rainy night the wipers (which had been doing well I had
thought) showed
I think on most gas caps the fresh air comes in through the fuel cap. Thus
it is an easy fix.
Trampas
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Trampas wrote:
I think on most gas caps the fresh air comes in through the fuel cap. Thus
it is an easy fix.
I was thinking that there was a vent line from the tank and the cap was
sealed, at least on newer cars. I believe the heap is a 115, don't know
how it is vented. If less than one bar
Not sure, but Mitch is correct. The cap is sealed. My vent line plugged and
I drilled a 1/16 hole in the cap.
I heard someone on the old list telling that he did inflate the tank and it
popped back.
On 12/31/05, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Trampas wrote:
I think on most gas caps
I think on most gas caps the fresh air comes in through the fuel cap.
Thus
it is an easy fix.
No MB I'm aware of has a vented cap. It is a separate item
elsewhere, and prone to getting mud in it or whatever.
sealed, at least on newer cars. I believe the heap is a 115, don't know
how it is
So, folks have found ways to re-form their tanks, then? My TD tank is
deformed and no longer provides me with much fuel confidence below
the .25 tank level. I've owned the car for 3 years and have never
successfully driven into the reserve without running short on fuel.
Casey
Olympia, WA
So, folks have found ways to re-form their tanks, then? My TD tank is
deformed and no longer provides me with much fuel confidence below
the .25 tank level. I've owned the car for 3 years and have never
successfully driven into the reserve without running short on fuel.
Are you sure the tank
I can see the deformation quite clearly from the outside.
On 12/31/05, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Are you sure the tank is deformed? What about the all-too-common
mistake of getting the fuel feed and return lines crossed? Results
in running out of fuel before the tank is empty.
If the deformation does not have a crease, I would try to put compressed air
in through the filler neck and seal the opening with a wet rag.
On 12/31/05, Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I can see the deformation quite clearly from the outside.
On 12/31/05, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Trampas wrote:
I think on most gas caps the fresh air comes in through the fuel cap. Thus
it is an easy fix.
None of the Mercedes diesel tanks made in the last couple of decades
vent thru the cap. They all have vent lines with valves at the end that
control pressure/vacuum. They can all
Zeitgeist wrote:
So, folks have found ways to re-form their tanks, then? My TD tank is
deformed and no longer provides me with much fuel confidence below
the .25 tank level. I've owned the car for 3 years and have never
successfully driven into the reserve without running short on fuel.
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