Re: [diesel_mercedes] Diesel Smoot On Trunk Lid

 

I'm partial to biodiesel.  It is an excellent cleaner.  Any "bad" batch that I don't want in the tank or house oil tank can be used.  Use it sparingly.  It will take off paint if left too long.

Carl

On 6/25/2011 11:38 PM, vwnate1 wrote:

 


Here we go again.......

I need to find a product that'll loosen this black smutchy stuff up so I can wash it off.....

-Nate


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[diesel_mercedes] Diesel Smoot On Trunk Lid

 


Here we go again.......

I need to find a product that'll loosen this black smutchy stuff up so I can wash it off.....

-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: window regulator plastic part 84300sd

 


Rock Auto & Peach Parts both show the repair kit you need .

-Nate
Chuck wrote:
>
> I took apart the left passenger rear door to fix the window won't go all the way up problem. The rectangular plastic piece that slides in the rail as the arm pushes up to raise the window broke in half. Called local mabenz, and they sell the part $8. drive 20 miles each way pick up the part, and it looks different. the parts guy says it will work, "i have never had one come back". I think his name is otto and he drives a school bus in springfield during the week!
>
> Anyway the part is different. the arm that goes into the plastic piece has a male metal piece that looks like a rivet. the new part has a small metal cylinder already encased in the plastic. I think the whole regulator may have to be replaced.
>
> Any thoughts? recommendations?
>
> Thanks Chuck
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: The 300TD parts car.

 

Hmmmm,
I still need the drivers side tailight but.....
It is not worth becoming bear bait over.
Tony you really know how to have fun.
Cheers,
Bill
aka "kipsinc"

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Lost but making good time." <aldridgetony97@...> wrote:
>
> Today went to look at the 300TD that was offered to me last week. There is a story here.
> The owner has lived pretty far back in the weeds for 30 years, is a bright and articulate man. He has befriended the black bears in the area and was feeding them, as many as 30 bears at a time, they know him and respond to him.
> The car;- pale blue 85 with around 500,000 Kilometers. It is a mess, a bear got locked in it which kinda made a mess of the interior & another bear climbed on the hood and sun roof, dented them quite well. We could not get the hood open & I broke off the grill pull bit. (tips on how to open the hood short of a can opener?) Is an automatic has bundt wheels, tires do not even look too bad. Forgot to check the tail lights was busy watching out for bears,sorry :-{ swmbo thinks they are ok though. No back bumper, windshield cracked glass ok. So it wont be a car again, dunno if I should get it and part it out?? Prolly cost about $100/$200 to get it home on a truck. There are clouds of mozzies where the car is & that makes it just about impossible for me to work on where it is.
> The owner made headlines last fall for feeding bears and growing a patch. His driveway has ponds in it that are as much as 2' deep and is very rough, I would not take our Mercedes in, but he says he will tow the TD out with his tractor. The experience was very interesting, he has a pet three legged bear which has two cubs. We kinda happily did not get introduced to them.
> Tony
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: window regulator plastic part 84300sd

 

edit
from preliminary research, looks like I have to grind off old connector, and
preen the new one with a ballpeen hammer. tom or barton had a post on this a long time
ago. I could not find an update as to how it went.
chuck

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "c24052000" <jcrcpa@...> wrote:
>
> I took apart the left passenger rear door to fix the window won't go all the way up problem. The rectangular plastic piece that slides in the rail as the arm pushes up to raise the window broke in half. Called local mabenz, and they sell the part $8. drive 20 miles each way pick up the part, and it looks different. the parts guy says it will work, "i have never had one come back". I think his name is otto and he drives a school bus in springfield during the week!
>
> Anyway the part is different. the arm that goes into the plastic piece has a male metal piece that looks like a rivet. the new part has a small metal cylinder already encased in the plastic. I think the whole regulator may have to be replaced.
>
> Any thoughts? recommendations?
>
> Thanks Chuck
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: window regulator plastic part 84300sd

 

from preliminary research, looks like I have to grind off old connector, and preen the new one with a ballpeen hammer. tom had a post on this a long time ago. I could not find an update as to how it went.
chuck

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "c24052000" <jcrcpa@...> wrote:
>
> I took apart the left passenger rear door to fix the window won't go all the way up problem. The rectangular plastic piece that slides in the rail as the arm pushes up to raise the window broke in half. Called local mabenz, and they sell the part $8. drive 20 miles each way pick up the part, and it looks different. the parts guy says it will work, "i have never had one come back". I think his name is otto and he drives a school bus in springfield during the week!
>
> Anyway the part is different. the arm that goes into the plastic piece has a male metal piece that looks like a rivet. the new part has a small metal cylinder already encased in the plastic. I think the whole regulator may have to be replaced.
>
> Any thoughts? recommendations?
>
> Thanks Chuck
>

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] "MY" New Addition

 

It sounds like you found a good one!  I want to find an automatic W115 or W123 soon.  I miss that klatta klatta.
 
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: The 300TD parts car.

 

excellent, thanks for the chuckle.

chuck

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Lost but making good time." <aldridgetony97@...> wrote:
>
> Nate, mozzies are little winged blood suckers, they grow them large here.
> One of them came up to me and said "shall we eat him here, or take him to the swamp?" his friend said "we better eat him here, or the big guys will take him away from us".
>
>
> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Be careful ! remember that other guy who ' befreinded ' bears & got eaten and his GF was killed too .
> >
> > Too bad but it sounds like junk to me .
> >
> > I'm betting there's good parts on it but not enough to value the tow co$t .
> >
> > What's a " Mozzie " ? .
> >
> > -Nate
> > Tony wrote:
> > >
> > > Today went to look at the 300TD that was offered to me last week. There is a story here.
> > > The owner has lived pretty far back in the weeds for 30 years, is a bright and articulate man. He has befriended the black bears in the area and was feeding them, as many as 30 bears at a time, they know him and respond to him.
> > > The car;- pale blue 85 with around 500,000 Kilometers. It is a mess, a bear got locked in it which kinda made a mess of the interior & another bear climbed on the hood and sun roof, dented them quite well. We could not get the hood open & I broke off the grill pull bit. (tips on how to open the hood short of a can opener?) Is an automatic has bundt wheels, tires do not even look too bad. Forgot to check the tail lights was busy watching out for bears,sorry :-{ swmbo thinks they are ok though. No back bumper, windshield cracked glass ok. So it wont be a car again, dunno if I should get it and part it out?? Prolly cost about $100/$200 to get it home on a truck. There are clouds of mozzies where the car is & that makes it just about impossible for me to work on where it is.
> > > The owner made headlines last fall for feeding bears and growing a patch. His driveway has ponds in it that are as much as 2' deep and is very rough, I would not take our Mercedes in, but he says he will tow the TD out with his tractor. The experience was very interesting, he has a pet three legged bear which has two cubs. We kinda happily did not get introduced to them.
> > > Tony
> > >
> >
>

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[diesel_mercedes] window regulator plastic part 84300sd

 

I took apart the left passenger rear door to fix the window won't go all the way up problem. The rectangular plastic piece that slides in the rail as the arm pushes up to raise the window broke in half. Called local mabenz, and they sell the part $8. drive 20 miles each way pick up the part, and it looks different. the parts guy says it will work, "i have never had one come back". I think his name is otto and he drives a school bus in springfield during the week!

Anyway the part is different. the arm that goes into the plastic piece has a male metal piece that looks like a rivet. the new part has a small metal cylinder already encased in the plastic. I think the whole regulator may have to be replaced.

Any thoughts? recommendations?

Thanks Chuck

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: no a/c

 



--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Carmine" <drnickv@...> wrote:
>
> Need your help. We have a 1984 mercedes 300D. A/C blows hot. Does anyone sell a kit to convert to the 134 freon? Is there anything I should know before getting into this.
>
> It has been 85-102 up here in N. Cal. We are melting.
>
> thanks, Nick
>
I just put HC -12a into my car. It's been too cold to really test it yet and I still can't drive very far yet . Max

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : Deans New Addition

 

On 6/25/2011 8:09 AM, Nate wrote:
> the side one lowers the seat as it slides back ,

There is a lower set of rails and an upper set. To choose, pull up the
side lever firmly and slide the seat all the way back. Then, if you
adjust the seat fro and aft without pulling the side lever you stay on
the lower rails. If you are all the way back and pull up on the side
lever as you move forward you will be on the upper rails.

--
Stan George Portland <<

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: The 300TD parts car.

 

Nate, mozzies are little winged blood suckers, they grow them large here.
One of them came up to me and said "shall we eat him here, or take him to the swamp?" his friend said "we better eat him here, or the big guys will take him away from us".

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
>
>
> Be careful ! remember that other guy who ' befreinded ' bears & got eaten and his GF was killed too .
>
> Too bad but it sounds like junk to me .
>
> I'm betting there's good parts on it but not enough to value the tow co$t .
>
> What's a " Mozzie " ? .
>
> -Nate
> Tony wrote:
> >
> > Today went to look at the 300TD that was offered to me last week. There is a story here.
> > The owner has lived pretty far back in the weeds for 30 years, is a bright and articulate man. He has befriended the black bears in the area and was feeding them, as many as 30 bears at a time, they know him and respond to him.
> > The car;- pale blue 85 with around 500,000 Kilometers. It is a mess, a bear got locked in it which kinda made a mess of the interior & another bear climbed on the hood and sun roof, dented them quite well. We could not get the hood open & I broke off the grill pull bit. (tips on how to open the hood short of a can opener?) Is an automatic has bundt wheels, tires do not even look too bad. Forgot to check the tail lights was busy watching out for bears,sorry :-{ swmbo thinks they are ok though. No back bumper, windshield cracked glass ok. So it wont be a car again, dunno if I should get it and part it out?? Prolly cost about $100/$200 to get it home on a truck. There are clouds of mozzies where the car is & that makes it just about impossible for me to work on where it is.
> > The owner made headlines last fall for feeding bears and growing a patch. His driveway has ponds in it that are as much as 2' deep and is very rough, I would not take our Mercedes in, but he says he will tow the TD out with his tractor. The experience was very interesting, he has a pet three legged bear which has two cubs. We kinda happily did not get introduced to them.
> > Tony
> >
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Summertime Blues (AC Service)

 


It is important to _NOT_ just add refrigerant @ home using a DIY kit as this will inject some moisture into the system and sooner or later this will _always_ come back to bite you , in a $erious way as the tiny bit of moisture corrodes the delicate aluminum of the condensor and evaporator as well as other parts .

DIY repairs & flushing out , compressor replacement etc. is fine & good but always take it to a shop and have it properly evacuated before re filling the system .

-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: The 300TD parts car.

 


Be careful ! remember that other guy who ' befreinded ' bears & got eaten and his GF was killed too .

Too bad but it sounds like junk to me .

I'm betting there's good parts on it but not enough to value the tow co$t .

What's a " Mozzie " ? .

-Nate
Tony wrote:
>
> Today went to look at the 300TD that was offered to me last week. There is a story here.
> The owner has lived pretty far back in the weeds for 30 years, is a bright and articulate man. He has befriended the black bears in the area and was feeding them, as many as 30 bears at a time, they know him and respond to him.
> The car;- pale blue 85 with around 500,000 Kilometers. It is a mess, a bear got locked in it which kinda made a mess of the interior & another bear climbed on the hood and sun roof, dented them quite well. We could not get the hood open & I broke off the grill pull bit. (tips on how to open the hood short of a can opener?) Is an automatic has bundt wheels, tires do not even look too bad. Forgot to check the tail lights was busy watching out for bears,sorry :-{ swmbo thinks they are ok though. No back bumper, windshield cracked glass ok. So it wont be a car again, dunno if I should get it and part it out?? Prolly cost about $100/$200 to get it home on a truck. There are clouds of mozzies where the car is & that makes it just about impossible for me to work on where it is.
> The owner made headlines last fall for feeding bears and growing a patch. His driveway has ponds in it that are as much as 2' deep and is very rough, I would not take our Mercedes in, but he says he will tow the TD out with his tractor. The experience was very interesting, he has a pet three legged bear which has two cubs. We kinda happily did not get introduced to them.
> Tony
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Hot A/C

 


First things first ~ .

Check the Monovalve as it's dead about 75 % of the time , an easy fix .

Does the compressor cycle on ? (look at it , when idling , the whole front part should be spinning) if it's spinning , carefully touch the metal AC pipe across the front of the engine , if it's cool , the Freon charge is O.K. .

How you fix the AC has much to do with how well it works later - example : if the center outlets don't blow gales of air , it'll never really cool the interior well so have an indie shop (unless you're rich)fix those first .

-Nate
Carmine wrote:
>
> Need your help. We have a 1984 mercedes 300D. A/C blows hot. Does anyone sell a kit to convert to the 134 freon? Is there anything I should know before getting into this.
>
> It has been 85-102 up here in N. Cal. We are melting.
>
> thanks, Nick
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Deans New Addition

 


Sounds like you did very well .

Are you aware there's two separate seat adjustments ? . the side one lowers the seat as it slides back , then you can use the front adjuster to set it so your feet reach , giving you more gut room under the steering wheel .

I've seen some pretty big dudes in W-123's , me included .

Consider adding the pool noodle bolsters to the seat springs now before they break and cause you serious discomfort .

-Nate
Dean wrote:
>
> I have added my second Mercedes to my stable, a 1983 300D 326k miles.
> Astral Silver with Blue interior.
>
> The first owner had it for 150k miles sold the the guy I bought it from
> in 2000. I liked the idea that 2 people had it for a long time and allot
> of miles, and that it had regular use and regular service rather than
> sitting around. Oddly enough, from the records, it seems the odometer
> has always worked too!
>
> I also like the idea that the last owner had the engine replaced 66k
> miles ago, and hasn't used anything but commercial b95 in it. No home
> brews, greases, wastes, or other concoctions. The transmission 56k miles
> ago with records of having its fluid and filter changed since. I liked
> the idea the front end components were done 30k ago.
>
> I typed all the records he gave me since 2000, into a spreadsheet gulp.
> About $24k spent over the years, not including some lost or missing
> receipts for things like tires, battery, CCU.
>
> Of course nothing is perfect, the antenna got broken off, the A/C
> doesn't work (but I hear the compressor engage), needs a cruise and tach
> amp, and only one side of the hazards flash. Oh and the tear in the
> drivers seat. It does leave a nickle size oil spot at the far front
> overnight. The trunk lid paint is faded, and there is a dent at the
> front of the drivers fender.
>
>
> I attached the spreed sheet I made for those that might be nerdly
> interested in such info.
>
> Here are a couple pics and videos of it. It hasn't been cleaned up at
> all, as I emailed a couple hours after he listed it. He was surprised it
> had so much interest, I scrambled to get him his full $1150 asking price
> as fast as I could.
>
> http://s324.photobucket.com/albums/k343/DeanstuD/1983%20300d/
>
> I have been looking for a W123 for a long time. Alas I am to big and fat
> to be comfortable in it, but then I still have the SDL for that.
>
> --
> -Dean E. Chandler
> '86 300SDL
> '83 300D
> -=KE7TWY=-
> Cornelius, Oregon
> deanstud@...
>

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