A quick tip:
If you have access to a metal lathe, or someone who does, take the broken
bolt to the lathe and drill a pilot hole through the head and the body of
the broken section of the bolt.
Use your best judgement as to the size of the pilot drill hole, doesn't
have to be large but should be
On Aug 12, 2013, at 10:50 PM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote:
I also suggest the use of Left turn drill bits for the last two or three
size increases in the pilot hole.. sometimes the drill pressure will walk
the broken part right out as you drill it.
What he said. Also, I have had pretty
/extractor bits that I
plan to use once the pilot hole(s) are drilled.
Greg
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A quick
Michael wrote:
Interesting, I have never seen a w123 dash with English
measurements. Thought they were all Metric.
I think the pre-1981 have Imperial units for the temp and
pressure. All believe US models have Imperial speedometer.
This is based on my observations. Most of my 123s are
Don't know, even with the auto I kept lowering the window and wondering
why we are not moving.
Hendrik
who has a manual Diesel
On 04/08/13 01:28, Mountain Man wrote:
Hendrik wrote:
Hendrik
who still has fond memories of the mao mobile
I should have let you use the 3-pedal car.
Immensely
Considering what those nut jobs who find an tidy up old Merc Diesels are
charging, that is not too way out there.
Looks pretty original.
Hendrik
who still has fond memories of the mao mobile
On 03/08/13 08:26, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
A customer of mine is trying to sell a 77 240D on
Interesting, I have never seen a w123 dash with English measurements.
Thought they were all Metric.
Mike
On Aug 3, 2013 6:15 AM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com wrote:
Considering what those nut jobs who find an tidy up old Merc Diesels are
charging, that is not too way out there.
Looks
Hendrik wrote:
Hendrik
who still has fond memories of the mao mobile
I should have let you use the 3-pedal car.
Immensely more memorable.
mao
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Is it normal to have 3 washers on this bolt?
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On Aug 1, 2013, at 12:38 PM, Greg Fiorentino wrote:
Hi All:
My son was driving his 3-pedal 1980 240D ( with about 300K mi.) yesterday
when the car began to run warm. Suddenly he heard a loud PLINK, and
something falling out of the
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Is it normal to have 3 washers on this bolt?
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I wondered the same when I first saw it, but found pictures of MB crank
bolts online that also had them. Does anyone know why they do this?
They are Belleville (?) washers. Not flat, they are hardened springs.
Stack 'em for more spring travel!
-- Jim
Yep. They are what is supposed to keep the bolt from getting loose as the
engine goes through different temps.
Mike
On Aug 2, 2013 1:00 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
I wondered the same when I first saw it, but found pictures of MB crank
bolts online that also had them. Does
A customer of mine is trying to sell a 77 240D on consignment.
The car looks pretty clean, no rust etc. Has actual leather which
I have not seen on a 240D but the drivers seat is cracked etc. He
wants $4k for it. Dealer knows the guy is on crack. I told him
to tell his seller I might be
calling it a 240td and advertising it as having 5 cylinders turns me off
almost as much as the price.
On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
A customer of mine is trying to sell a 77 240D on consignment. The car
looks pretty clean, no rust etc. Has actual
Was thinking the same. Does look clean though.
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On Aug 2, 2013, at 7:42 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
calling it a 240td and advertising it as having 5 cylinders turns me off
almost as much as the price.
On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin
That is because my dumbass employee put the data in wrong.
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 2, 2013, at 8:19 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
Was thinking the same. Does look clean though.
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On Aug 2, 2013, at 7:42 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
calling it a
Hi All:
My son was driving his 3-pedal 1980 240D ( with about 300K mi.) yesterday
when the car began to run warm. Suddenly he heard a loud PLINK, and
something falling out of the engine compartment. Then the engine overheated
and he began to lose coolant. The following very large (18mm
Hi All:
My son was driving his 3-pedal 1980 240D ( with about 300K mi.) yesterday
when the car began to run warm. Suddenly he heard a loud PLINK, and
something falling out of the engine compartment. Then the engine overheated
and he began to lose coolant. The following very large (18mm
As well as the pulley that drives all the belts, hence no water pump, fan,
alternator, AC, power steering, etc.
On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi All:
My son was driving his 3-pedal 1980 240D ( with about 300K mi.) yesterday
when the car began to
Greg wrote:
http://my.opera.com/gfior/albums/show.dml?id=14664462
Aside from running very hot the engine seems to run normally.
Does any of you have an idea what happened and where this bolt
came from?
Dieselhead wrote:
Crankshaft bolt. Holds the vibration damper on the
Sheared off.
On Aug 1, 2013 1:58 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Greg wrote:
http://my.opera.com/gfior/albums/show.dml?id=14664462
Aside from running very hot the engine seems to run normally.
Does any of you have an idea what happened and where this bolt
came from?
http://my.opera.com/gfior/albums/show.dml?id=14664462
Dieselhead wrote:
Crankshaft bolt. Holds the vibration damper on the crankshaft.
I was thinking (but hoping not) that would not only be the only fastener as
large as that, but that would also account for the poor cooling. It sounds
like
Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2013 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D Mystery Bolt
Greg wrote:
http://my.opera.com/gfior/albums/show.dml?id=14664462
Aside from running very hot the engine seems to run normally.
Does any of you have an idea what happened and where this bolt
came from
http://my.opera.com/gfior/albums/show.dml?id=14664462
Dieselhead wrote:
Crankshaft bolt. Holds the vibration damper on the crankshaft.
I was thinking (but hoping not) that would not only be the only fastener as
large as that, but that would also account for the poor cooling. It sounds
Unless the key is sheared and the pulley is slipping.
If this is the case, a good fix is a new engine. A chancy fix is
epoxy. The keyway in the crank is normally destroyed in this case.
So sad.
IF the bolt was loose and the damper chattered around, you are
correct. In my case, the
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http://my.opera.com/gfior/albums/show.dml?id=14664462
Dieselhead wrote:
Crankshaft bolt. Holds the vibration damper on the crankshaft.
I was thinking (but hoping not) that would
in a manner that makes the owner
love it (c: ..
Richard
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Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2013 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D Mystery Bolt
Unless the key is sheared and the pulley
:55 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D Mystery Bolt
http://my.opera.com/gfior/albums/show.dml?id=14664462
Dieselhead wrote:
Crankshaft bolt. Holds the vibration damper on the crankshaft.
I was thinking (but hoping not) that would not only be the only fastener
as
large as that, but that would
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Unless the key is sheared and the pulley is slipping.
If this is the case, a good fix is a new engine
Greg Fiorentino wrote:
A chancy fix is epoxy.
How about (if the key is sheared) braze or hard silver solder a new key onto
the crankshaft? Or use some super-duper Loctite on the key as well as the
pulley/crankshaft joint? I suspect these would be stronger in a small gap
than epoxy. I read
On 01/08/2013 2:18 PM, Richard Hattaway wrote:
You can do it with everything in place. It's not a bad job actually, but I
think you may need to make a tool or two. I don't remember the actual torque
value, but it's in the 400 pound-foot range.
First off you'll have to pull the whole mess
My buddy's Honda chewed the slot up to a round dent in the crank.
Hard to do, I thought. Figured it'd chip out. But it rounded out
the crank and chewed up the damper.
Now we have the difference between a ricer and a stately Mercedes..
the Mercedes has enough common decency to fail in a
We made one when we pulled the bolt on the old 4Runner last summer
to replace the head gaskets etc.
Basically a steel plate with a hole in the middle to put the socket
on the rattle gun through and smaller holes to bolt to the dampener
in the spots intended for the bolts that hold the pulley
Vib damper on my '80 240D was poorly secured with 5 or 6 smaller
bolts; some came out; others sheared; damper and pulley finally came
off and dropped SWMBO on road; long distance truck driver gave her
lift to a phone. 'Think the car had about 60 kmi then - my second
MB disappointment; first
What would cause this failure?
Fatigue
Bolt torque/stretched too far?
probably not, but possible
If a repair
is possible (key NOT sheared or keyway usable) is this likely to happen
again?
maybe after another 200k miles plus, or if the new bolts are not as
good as the old ones.
On 01/08/2013 4:05 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
We made one when we pulled the bolt on the old 4Runner last summer to
replace the head gaskets etc.
Basically a steel plate with a hole in the middle to put the socket
on the rattle gun through and smaller holes to bolt to the dampener
in the spots
On Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:19:16 -0500 Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
wrote:
I have no idea what the recommended torque value is. I was just
commenting on the ealier post that suggested 400 ft #.
Well, it's high, but it is not 400 ft-lb, which will indeed break things.
IIRC, it's something
Craig, how's your healing going?
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D Mystery Bolt
On Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:19:16 -0500 Randy Bennell rbenn
According to Haynes :- 270-330 Nm or 199-244 Ft-lbs.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2013 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D Mystery Bolt
The book says 270-330 Nm (200-244 ft lb).
http://pt709.synology.me/03-340.pdf
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this progresses.
Greg
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Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 4:06 PM
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D Mystery Bolt
The book says 270-330 Nm (200-244 ft lb).
http://pt709
At 1:15 PM -0700 7/13/13, Curt Raymond wrote:
Then I found a pivot point that also levers out in the wrong
direction. I guess it needs a new bushing.
Had a similar issue with a 450SEL once, but I made the discovery
whilst broken down on the side of the interstate. I wound up putting
a
So I've been keeping quiet about this because I didn't want to jinx myself but
last weekend I retorqued the head bolts on my '78 240D. You'll remember thats
the one where the exhaust was blowing the coolant back out of the engine. Some
of the bolts were still tight but some needed a little
ATTABOY!!! This is a manual tranny car isn't it? If so, the spring loaded
thing in the accelerator linkage is to help prevent bunny hops when
starting from a dead stop - usually a problem for those not accomplished at
driving a standard, IIRC.
On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Curt Raymond
On Sat, 13 Jul 2013 13:15:30 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
With no new bushing to put in but lots of pedal travel that doesn't do
anything (the first 1/8 of travel accomplishes nothing) I adjusted the
other linkages so that now the lever at the IP goes all the way to the
ATTABOY acomin'.
Wilton
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From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com
To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 4:15 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 240D success!
So I've been keeping quiet about this because I didn't want to jinx myself
but last weekend
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From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com
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Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D success!
ATTABOY!!! This is a manual tranny car isn't it? If so, the spring loaded
thing in the accelerator linkage
back I'll spend
some time looking into the bushing on that pivot...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 14:45:02 -0600
From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D success!
Message-ID: 20130713144502.219065d9050e046f07d4b...@pisquared.net
ATTAboy! Those linkages are not complex, but if the bellcrank
bushing under the intake manifold is worn, your go pedal won't make
it go!
So I've been keeping quiet about this because I didn't want to jinx
myself but last weekend I retorqued the head bolts on my '78 240D.
You'll remember
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On Sat, 13 Jul 2013 13:15:30 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond
curtlud
1980 240D - chocolate brown with white - (parchment?) upholstery
manual transmission and hand crank windows
advertised locally with about 235K miles on it
photos look nice
no mention of AC so that might be bad news
reasonable price?
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suspect I could still sell my 240D (once the head/headgasket
issue is worked out) for $1000, I suspect my 190D is now around $3k (I paid
$250).
-Curt
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:37:34 -0500
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ
At 8:29 PM -0700 7/10/13, clay wrote:
Yes. Sorry for the late reply.
I did the job on Gump and the stalk stayed put. I have a trio of
stalks that are almost tight, but slip at times. A tiny filing at
the ends and the middle stops to make it more defined will help.
Just be careful to not
Yes. Sorry for the late reply.
I did the job on Gump and the stalk stayed put. I have a trio of stalks that
are almost tight, but slip at times. A tiny filing at the ends and the middle
stops to make it more defined will help. Just be careful to not go too far, as
then the stalk gets stuck
So if battery was bad then why wouldn't it even crank with battery
charger set 225A start mode. Why did it initially crank with
battery charger and now not?
Somebody once told me that it takes more like 1000A to crank one
of these diesels over, if it's on the cold side.
-- Jim
When I
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Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D no start
So if battery was bad then why wouldn't it even crank with battery
charger set 225A start mode. Why did it initially crank with battery
Dieselhead wrote:
Moral of the story: Put a new battery in you Diesel ever few
years. take the old one and put it in the 107 SL or some other
gasser where it can live out its old age.
About the only diesel left in my fleet is the lawnmower. I guess I
could rig a battery box for it, though
Drove into Autozone with a dead battery around 8:30 pm, turned off engine,
and went inside to buy a new one. The two sweet young ladies would not
install a new one because it was dribbling rain off and on. I asked for a
jump and they brought out a small hand-held battery pack. I said I
Ok. I was thinking about CLP...not LPS..CLP is for guns and such.
We don't have LPS here.
Mike
On Jul 2, 2013 11:34 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Michael wrote:
In a harsh environment like that the wd-40 is better. It
displaces the water and leaves a protective barrier.
Can the turn signal stalk on a 78 240D be repaired-as in, is it
eligible to have the detents filed?
Yes, so far as I know.
-- Jim
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But WD-40 is not a lubricant.
But it sure acts like one.
I think of it more as a very slow-set glue.
I used ATF, and used the vacuum source to slurp it
up into the cable sheath and all the way through.
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So if battery was bad then why wouldn't it even crank with battery
charger set 225A start mode. Why did it initially crank with battery
charger and now not?
Somebody once told me that it takes more like 1000A to crank one
of these diesels over, if it's on the cold side.
-- Jim
There were lights with charger connected but I guess the battery was so dead
that it was robbing the current from the car.
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On Jul 1, 2013, at 11:59 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
Ok trying to get my friend's 78 240D started. No luck. It
That makes sense.
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On Jul 2, 2013, at 2:34 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
So if battery was bad then why wouldn't it even crank with battery charger
set 225A start mode. Why did it initially crank with battery charger and now
not?
Somebody once told me
You want to file the detents or depressions in order to once again allow the
pin to nestle in place without popping out.
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On Jul 2, 2013, at 12:13 AM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
Can the turn signal stalk on a 78 240D be repaired-as in, is
You want to file the detents or depressions in order to once again
allow the pin to nestle in place without popping out.
And go easy! The difference between stays in the detent now and
won't come out of the detent now is only a stroke or two of the
file.
-- Jim
petro distillates.
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Canfield
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 12:51 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D hood release.
Is fish oil not a lubricant?
Mike
On Jul 2, 2013 12:11
On 01/07/2013 3:33 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
Initially, then when it goops up after it dries out you are worse off
than when you started.
--R
Do you find that WD40 goops up?
My experience with it seems to indicate that it just disappears.
Randy
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Do you find that WD40 goops up?
My experience with it seems to indicate that it just disappears.
Try spraying it in an adding machine, clock, etc. Wait a month
or six. Then buy another clock.
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Yeah it leaves sort of a sticky brown gunky residue, most of it
evaporates but I have noticed that residue after some long time. My
in-laws are quite fond of it at the Nantucket house, which is right
close to the water, and it gets a lot of salt spray and air, so stuff
tends to corrode and
It does goop up. Provides an excellent protective barrier for non-moving
parts. Not so good on moving parts as it collects dust and dirt and goops
up into a oily paste.
Mike
On Jul 2, 2013 12:14 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 01/07/2013 3:33 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
In a harsh environment like that the wd-40 is better. It displaces the
water and leaves a protective barrier. Your LPS will not work as well.
Mike
On Jul 2, 2013 12:22 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
wrote:
Yeah it leaves sort of a sticky brown gunky residue, most of it
Rich Thomas wrote:
Yeah it leaves sort of a sticky brown gunky residue, most of it
evaporates but I have noticed that residue after some long time. My
in-laws are quite fond of it at the Nantucket house, which is right
close to the water, and it gets a lot of salt spray and air, so stuff
I suppose, if the applied-to thing does not need to move
--R
On 7/2/13 12:26 PM, Michael Canfield wrote:
In a harsh environment like that the wd-40 is better. It displaces the
water and leaves a protective barrier. Your LPS will not work as well.
Mike
On Jul 2, 2013 12:22 PM, Rich Thomas
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Yeah it leaves sort of a sticky brown gunky residue, most of it
evaporates but I have noticed that residue after some long time. My
in-laws are quite
.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:22:49 -0400
From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D hood release.
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I also wonder if it is better to use the WD40 in the liquid state rather
than aerosol cans of it.
Randy
On 02/07/2013 1:41 PM, Curt Raymond wrote
Shoulda seen the looks Toni used to get jumping the solenoid on our old
240d with a big allen wrench. Nuttin hotter than a cute chick under the
hood of a German car...lol
Mike
I used a big long screwdriver for a long time. However i moved up to
a 18 length of 1/2 copper tubing. that
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D hood release.
Bt! Not completely. Interestingly enough the MSDS for wd40 lists
aliphatic hydrocarbons as a main ingredient. Guess what fish oil is?
Squalene(shark liver oil) is an example.
Mike
On Jul 2, 2013 1:45 AM, Scott Ritchey
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Michael
Canfield
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 9:46 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D hood release.
Bt! Not completely. Interestingly enough the MSDS for wd40 lists
aliphatic hydrocarbons as a main ingredient. Guess
What Jim said! BTDT!
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
And go easy! The difference between stays in the detent now and
won't come out of the detent now is only a stroke or two of the
file.
-- Jim
--
OK Don
2013 F150, 19 mpg
2012 Passat TDI DSG,
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D hood release.
Bt! Not completely. Interestingly enough the MSDS for wd40 lists
aliphatic hydrocarbons as a main ingredient. Guess what fish oil is?
Squalene(shark liver oil) is an example.
Mike
On Jul 2, 2013 1:45 AM, Scott Ritchey ritche
@**okiebenz.commercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Michael
Canfield
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 9:46 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D hood release.
Bt! Not completely. Interestingly enough the MSDS for wd40 lists
aliphatic hydrocarbons as a main ingredient. Guess
http://wd40.com/about-us/myths-legends-fun-facts/
If... she.. weighs the same as a duck, she's made of wood.
Dan
On Jul 2, 2013, at 7:56 PM, Michael Canfield wrote:
The MSDS states between 47 and 58% Aliphatic hydrocarbon. That does not
say exactly what it is. It COULD vey well be fish oil
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Bt! Not completely. Interestingly enough the MSDS for wd40 lists
aliphatic hydrocarbons as a main ingredient. Guess what fish
mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
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Canfield
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 9:46 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D hood release.
Bt! Not completely. Interestingly enough the MSDS for wd40
lists
aliphatic hydrocarbons as a main
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 5:01 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Parafin ? That's what I've heard was in it. A typwriter repairman once
told me that he could always tell when someone had sprayed WD40 in their
Selectric --
Was he British? Paraffin is BE for kerosene.
Alex
in my experience with bicycles, i don't use WD40 for anything except
cleaning stuff off; things that need a lube get a light oil.
WD40 is a Water Dispersant, not a lube. if you don't get it all
off, it becomes a dirt magnet.
cheers!
e
On 02/Jul/13 09:14, Randy Bennell wrote:
On
in these
reactions.
Fish oil is not classed as an aliphatic hydrocarbon.
Greg
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D hood release.
Right
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Canfield
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 4:22 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D hood release.
Right. Such as fish oil.
Mike
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Right. Such as fish oil.
Mike
On Jul 2, 2013 7:13 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Aliphatic hydrocarbons is a broad category that includes all
Michael wrote:
In a harsh environment like that the wd-40 is better. It
displaces the water and leaves a protective barrier. Your LPS
will not work as well.
Wow. Bold statement, especially without specifying _which_ LPS
product.
LPS3 is a waxy oil stuff that is very good at protecting
I'm trying to pop the hood on a friends 240D. The latch coming out of the grill
is broken and a coat wire attached. The release cable in the car seems
stretched as it won't release the hood. What do I do here?
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I'm trying to pop the hood on a friends 240D. The latch coming out of
the grill is broken and a coat wire attached. The release cable in the
car seems stretched as it won't release the hood. What do I do here?
Unhook the handle end of the cable from the wall of the car
and pull on the entire
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 8:37 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
I'm trying to pop the hood on a friends 240D. The latch coming out of the
grill is broken and a coat wire attached. The release cable in the car
seems stretched as it won't release the hood. What do I do here?
Unhook
Yup. I would add, use vice grips, and be prepared for it to take a lot
more
effort than you expect.
Yes, in this case, DO tug on that!
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LIberally spray inside the cable sheath with WD 40 from the hood end as
well.
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
Yup. I would add, use vice grips, and be prepared for it to take a lot
more
effort than you expect.
Yes, in this case, DO tug on that!
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cable and kept breaking the under dash lever which
sadly on the w201 is plastic. Had I kept the car I'd have replaced the
cable.
-Curt
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I'm trying to pop
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