[diesel_mercedes] RE: " Experianced "

 

 Ah Nate no worries, we are not coming in the coach, we are headed for Mazatlan in the Mercedes, so it shouldn't take you too long to polish 'er. <grin>

Stocking up on parts to install over the winter, crawled under the other day to change the oil and went looking for leaks, have ordered a few new gaskets. Still would like to try and get the cruise working, really helps the back on long trips. 

Tony.



---In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

I've been experianced at polishing up old vehicles for 40 + years Tony ;

 

I honestly didn't think I had it in me to do this but am very glad I did , now I have an old truck , SWMBO's '82 240D and a whole buncha dirty Motocycles to do so no, I won't be able to hlp you polish your Uber cool bus  , sorry .

 

-Nate

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 Nate, will be coming through around Oct 31/Nov 2, will you polish mine now that you are experienced???.

Tony.



 

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Orphan Electrical Wire...total disconnect! (83 300SD)

 

I am not sure, but I think ALL old Mercedes cars have wires that once went somewhere, but now just dangle. Some of this I suspect comes from mechanics who put new wiring in and did not bother to remove old wiring. Goof luck as you embark on a great adventure. There are some really good archival posts on cleaning out your radiator and engine.

 
brian from laverne, ca
Mary (195K)  Martha (280K)
1983 w123 300d's


On Saturday, October 12, 2013 5:58 PM, "tinymachine@gmail.com" <tinymachine@gmail.com> wrote:
 
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Hello again!

Just yesterday I was able to fix what I feared was a spendy turbo issue when I noticed the end of my wastegate hose was all busted and open. I was able to snip the frayed end and re-attach and I've got my turbo back. Whew.

Emboldened by my simple success, and fearing the onslaught of colder weather I was preparing to do a coolant flush (loooooong overdue) and just taking a good look under the hood and I found an electrical wire - well a pair - that just END and are dangling. 

It is a pair of wires that run along the inside driver fender side, all the way back up to the fuse box, no "stops" along the way. One may be a grounding wire as it could be a very faded brown, the other wire is blue with a green stripe. It is NOT: the wire that goes to the fan in front of the radiator, not the brown wires that ground in the chassis out of this larger group, OR the couple of wires that connect to the A/C "stuff".

If anyone can tell me more about what this is and where it's supposed to connect, that would be great...and if not that...some help on how *I* could figure that out would also be welcome.  Keep in mind, I am still a newbie! I'm happy to try looking at a wire diagram but I haven't yet been able to "read" one :)

I've posted some annotated pictures in the album: Betty and the Beginner but I'll also try to attach them below now that yahoo is getting all fancy.

Thanks in advance...

Caitlin in Santa Fe, NM
Betty: 1983 300SD

ps. engine was still too hot too late in the day so coolant flush will have to wait for Monday. wish me luck!





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[diesel_mercedes] Orphan Electrical Wire...total disconnect! (83 300SD) [1 Attachment]

 
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Hello again!


Just yesterday I was able to fix what I feared was a spendy turbo issue when I noticed the end of my wastegate hose was all busted and open. I was able to snip the frayed end and re-attach and I've got my turbo back. Whew.

Emboldened by my simple success, and fearing the onslaught of colder weather I was preparing to do a coolant flush (loooooong overdue) and just taking a good look under the hood and I found an electrical wire - well a pair - that just END and are dangling. 

It is a pair of wires that run along the inside driver fender side, all the way back up to the fuse box, no "stops" along the way. One may be a grounding wire as it could be a very faded brown, the other wire is blue with a green stripe. It is NOT: the wire that goes to the fan in front of the radiator, not the brown wires that ground in the chassis out of this larger group, OR the couple of wires that connect to the A/C "stuff".

If anyone can tell me more about what this is and where it's supposed to connect, that would be great...and if not that...some help on how *I* could figure that out would also be welcome.  Keep in mind, I am still a newbie! I'm happy to try looking at a wire diagram but I haven't yet been able to "read" one :)

I've posted some annotated pictures in the album: Betty and the Beginner but I'll also try to attach them below now that yahoo is getting all fancy.

Thanks in advance...

Caitlin in Santa Fe, NM
Betty: 1983 300SD

ps. engine was still too hot too late in the day so coolant flush will have to wait for Monday. wish me luck!



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Re: [diesel_mercedes] RE: Those Niggly Details

 

I just thought he was being erudite.
 
brian from laverne, ca
Mary (195K)  Martha (280K)
1983 w123 300d's


On Saturday, October 12, 2013 10:42 AM, Stan George <ssgkag@frontier.com> wrote:
 
 I don't like the title used,it offends me.




What is offensive about it?


niggle  


      vb  
1    intr   to find fault continually  
2    intr   to be preoccupied with details; fuss  
3    tr   to irritate; worry  
      n  
4    a slight or trivial objection or complaint  
5    a slight feeling as of misgiving, uncertainty, etc.


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Re: [diesel_mercedes] RE: Those Niggly Details

 

 I don't like the title used,it offends me.




What is offensive about it?


niggle  


      vb  
1    intr   to find fault continually  
2    intr   to be preoccupied with details; fuss  
3    tr   to irritate; worry  
      n  
4    a slight or trivial objection or complaint  
5    a slight feeling as of misgiving, uncertainty, etc.


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[diesel_mercedes] RE: Those Niggly Details

 

 I don't like the title used,it offends me.

 



---In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

 

Just so Fred ;

 

My beloved Diesel Sports Coupe is no cherry but I do try to keep after things , some more than others .

 

If I'da been better about keeping it waxed , all that oil /  tar would have easily wiped or washed right off instead of the hours and hours of hard labor .

 

Remember to keep after the brake dust as it's corrosive and will etch the paint ~ after going through much hassle to dismount , bead blast then spray paint all five wheels with urethane plus a clear coat then back them to properly dry the paint , imagine my dissappointment when they looked like crap only one year later .

 

So , I dismounted and bead blasted al five heels again then I had them powder coated and they looked great until I allowed the damn brake dust to remain a few months , now they look great but have pitting I cannot hide  .

 

A few more little things to do this morning and I'll be RoadReady .

 

My shoulders still feel likethey got run over my a cross town bus so I'll likely knock off as soon as I get the car cleaned out of junk and the windows washed .

 

I was chatting with a local Cop this morning and he said I should just have the small rust hole under the backlight repaired and blend in the paint as the rest of the car looks pretty good and God knows , they seem to dmage the car a lot every time I have one re painted completely .

 

-Nate


Fred Wrote :
 
 
'86 300SDL (250K miles).  Half a day to remove and spray paint her wheels with silver gray.  Somethings just scream out to be done.  By no means a professional job, but I sleep better at night having fixed the old eyesore wheels.

Fred
    

 
  
 
 
 


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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Pebble In My Shoe or wadded up insole

 

Go Nate,

I need to do a good waxing sometime soon.

Rob
Garden Grove, CA
==

On 10/12/13 3:20 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Pebble In My Shoe
> Posted by:vwnate1@yahoo.com vwnate1
> Date: Fri Oct 11, 2013 5:28 pm ((PDT))
>
> A few weeks ago (? longer ?) one of the neighbors side swiped my beloved Diesel Sports Coupe stem to stern and drove off , never said anything .
>
> To - day I got out my tin of ' Met - All ' metal polish , this is a 2,000 grit super fine metal polishing compound used on aluminum aircraft , we also used it on the L.A.P.D.'s plexiglass canopies and bubbles , I put a dab of it on the corner of a clean rag and rubbed a bit and Lo ! 99 % of the transferred paint and rubber from the other car , vanished .
>
> I still have some scratches and dents but unless you knew it had been side swiped , you'd never know .
>
> Then I broke out the Meguiar's # 15 Cleaner Wax and a new natural cellulose sponge and hand polished the entire car , taking care to remove all those thousands of oil / tar droplets ijn the chalky paint , this took most of the day and nearly killed me ~ this is young mans work , not for crippled fat old geezers like me .
>
> Then I got my bottle of Polymer Wetcoat Wax and another new sponge and applied a full coat of wax .
>
> It hasn't looked this good since I bought it , if then .
>
> Looking at the scratches every time I went to drive it , was driving me batshyte .
>
> I replaced a broken gummipuffer air cleaner mount and I guess I'm now ready for Sunday's TT Run .
>
> -Nate

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RE: [diesel_mercedes] W-123 Alignment Specifications ?

 

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diy-links-parts-category/281578-chassis-wheel-alignment-spec.html

… Bill Google in Oregon

 

From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of vwnate1@yahoo.com
Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 7:26 AM
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Subject: [diesel_mercedes] W-123 Alignment Specifications ?

 

Can anyone point me to these Specs ?

I'm sure they're in an OnLine FMS but I don't have the hours neceesary to read each page of an OnLine Manual when it takes 60 secnds per page to load on my junky old 'puter .

THANX in advance. -Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] W-123 Alignment Specifications ?

 

 

Can anyone point me to these Specs ? .

 

I'm sure they're in an OnLine FMS but I don't have the hours neceesary to read each page of an OnLine Manual when it takes 60 secnds per page to load on my junky old 'puter .

 

THANX in advance .

 

-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] " Experianced "

 

 

I've been experianced at polishing up old vehicles for 40 + years Tony ;

 

I honestly didn't think I had it in me to do this but am very glad I did , now I have an old truck , SWMBO's '82 240D and a whole buncha dirty Motocycles to do so no, I won't be able to hlp you polish your Uber cool bus  , sorry .

 

-Nate

        Tony Asked :



 

 Nate, will be coming through around Oct 31/Nov 2, will you polish mine now that you are experienced???.

Tony.



 

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[diesel_mercedes] Those Niggly Details

 

 

 

Just so Fred ;

 

My beloved Diesel Sports Coupe is no cherry but I do try to keep after things , some more than others .

 

If I'da been better about keeping it waxed , all that oil /  tar would have easily wiped or washed right off instead of the hours and hours of hard labor .

 

Remember to keep after the brake dust as it's corrosive and will etch the paint ~ after going through much hassle to dismount , bead blast then spray paint all five wheels with urethane plus a clear coat then back them to properly dry the paint , imagine my dissappointment when they looked like crap only one year later .

 

So , I dismounted and bead blasted al five heels again then I had them powder coated and they looked great until I allowed the damn brake dust to remain a few months , now they look great but have pitting I cannot hide  .

 

A few more little things to do this morning and I'll be RoadReady .

 

My shoulders still feel likethey got run over my a cross town bus so I'll likely knock off as soon as I get the car cleaned out of junk and the windows washed .

 

I was chatting with a local Cop this morning and he said I should just have the small rust hole under the backlight repaired and blend in the paint as the rest of the car looks pretty good and God knows , they seem to dmage the car a lot every time I have one re painted completely .

 

-Nate


Fred Wrote :
 
 
'86 300SDL (250K miles).  Half a day to remove and spray paint her wheels with silver gray.  Somethings just scream out to be done.  By no means a professional job, but I sleep better at night having fixed the old eyesore wheels.

Fred
    

 
  
 
 
 


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