On 8/3/2011 4:10 PM, Alan Boucher wrote:
> Yeah, but look at the street. No cars in sight! Why the no parking zone?
bicycle lane!!!!!!!
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: bad parking : GOOD PR !
Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Tranny Kickdown Switch
I do not believe that there is a kickdown switch on manual trannies. In a message dated 8/3/2011 4:59:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, max_stemple@yahoo.com writes:
It's a 4-spd. Max
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Tranny Kickdown Switch
It's a 4-spd. Max
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: bad parking : GOOD PR !
On 8/3/2011 12:21 PM, Nate wrote:
Yeah, but look at the street. No cars in sight! Why the no parking zone?
This Mayor is a savvy one .
-Nate
Max wrote:
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> http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/envoy/vilnius-mayor-mounts-tank-crush-car-parked-bike-194309742.html
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> I'm sure everyone saw what happens when you park your Mercedes in the wrong place in this town. Max
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Split boot vs. OE boot
On 8/3/2011 5:48 PM, Lawrence Rhodes wrote:
Where can you get split boots? Have you looked at what needs to be done to replace an OEM boot? Most people opt for a rebuilt axle. I'd like to get some split boots but I haven't been able to find a source.How hard could it be? I have heard that the axle has spines. Pull it out of
the pumpkin. Take off the old parts. Lubricate the cv joint. Put it back
together. The OE boot is 14 dollars. The Split boot is 20 bucks. Is it a huge
hassle to repack vs. a new axle. I've already gotten 5 years out of the first
split boot. I'd like to do it again and if it's easy enough I'd use an OE
boot. Lawrence Rhodes.......
Al Boucher
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[diesel_mercedes] Split boot vs. OE boot
How hard could it be? I have heard that the axle has spines. Pull it out of
the pumpkin. Take off the old parts. Lubricate the cv joint. Put it back
together. The OE boot is 14 dollars. The Split boot is 20 bucks. Is it a huge
hassle to repack vs. a new axle. I've already gotten 5 years out of the first
split boot. I'd like to do it again and if it's easy enough I'd use an OE
boot. Lawrence Rhodes.......
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: fuel injection delivery valve question. PLEASE HELP
It happened twice, I ground them off.
Dremmel makes a mini flap wheel.
Rodger
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Throttle linkage adjust = less power = can't get it back
| Obviously, I am chasing gremlins here. The ALDA does not hold pressure. I rigged up a bicycle pump (that has a pressure gauge) and pumped it (1st into the other end of the hard line connected to the banjo bolt, and then I removed the banjo and just pumped into the holes where it connects). It built up pressure (maybe 15 lbs) if I pumped fast enough, but then the pressure didn't stay at all. I think this sounds like the ALDA seals are leaking. If that is the problem, I suppose it could just be coincidence that this started on the day I adjusted my linkage and idle speed. Oh, and yes. If it's not broken, I won't fix it. I hate learning that lesson over and over. Thanks. Mike P.S. I am selling this car today. It runs very well for a 389k '84. It just doesn't drive the way it used to. He has a good attitude, and the price is relatively low. P.S.S. I have told the buyer everything I know about the car. He knows I am trying to work out this problem. I just don't want to give the impression I am one of those guys who rigs up pieces of crap to sell at inflated prices. --- On Wed, 8/3/11, vegan vegan <sorry_thereisnogod@yahoo.com> wrote:
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Throttle linkage adjust = less power = can't get it back
| The file was too big to upload, so here is a link to a direct download for the Factory Service Manual for the 617.95 engine: http://ifile.it/j8mconv --- On Wed, 8/3/11, vegan vegan <sorry_thereisnogod@yahoo.com> wrote:
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Throttle linkage adjust = less power = can't get it back
| So, I posted the FSM for the engine. I went through the linkage section (page 65-69 for my car), and it didn't help completely. I now have the full throttle stop adjustments right, but I still lack power, especially when I come upon a hill. When I have cruise control on at 55, I sink down to about 50 when I hit an incline of any mention. This is unusual since a few months ago I crossed the country with it set at 55 and never dropped below 55, even in mountainous areas. It actually takes off pretty well on level ground, and it's not too bad starting off on a little hill, but it's not like it used to be. Incidentally, this is a converted veggie car, and the symptoms are present on both diesel and veggie, so the problem isn't fuel filters. I'd like to fool with the ALDA, but it's already adjusted to its counter-clockwise limit. I was thinking of putting in a shim to get some extra range of adjustment. Thanks. Mike --- On Wed, 8/3/11, Bogy Wan Kenobi <polespearbogy@yahoo.com> wrote:
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Oh , NO !
I, for one, am grateful for Nate being able to collect and trap all of the fungus out there, so that I can remain fungus free. Maybe it is Pasadena? Maybe it is his fuel depot? Or, maybe his neighbors sneak over and pee in his tank.
brian from la verne, ca
From: Aleph93 <aleph93@ca.rr.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Oh , NO !
Nate,
How is it that you have all the fungus?
My 300D is idling rough, yet no chunks in the filter.
Need to order some diesel purge....
Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
On 8/3/11 1:06 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
How is it that you have all the fungus?
My 300D is idling rough, yet no chunks in the filter.
Need to order some diesel purge....
Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
On 8/3/11 1:06 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Oh , NO ! Posted by: "Nate" vwnate1@yahoo.com vwnate1 Date: Tue Aug 2, 2011 9:34 am ((PDT)) Here we go again..... =8-( . I was changing the oil & filter in my '84 300CD Sports Coupe and noticed the dreaded black chunks in my previously sparkly clean intake fuel screen..... !DANGIT! . So , I waited until to - day when I have less than 1/4 tank of fuel so it won't dribble all over when I remove it (the other plan would be to park facing uphill on a slope) , removed the screen and held it vertical as I tapped it , waited as the chunks of miniature coal settled out of the screen and into the intake nipple held firmly against my finger , waited some more , tapped it again , waited some more , eventually the chunks falling loose were *so* tiny they barely had sufficient weight to drift lazily downwards through the fuel so I blew it out backwards & called it good . Now I have to go buy another jug of Startron by Starbrite & begin dosing it at each fillup..... I only use branded fuels but I always have more dirty fuel problems than anyone I've ever met . _SIGH_ . -Nate
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] fuel injection delivery valve question. PLEASE HELP
At Sears they have these little sockets made to screw rounded off heads of bolts and screws. --- On Wed, 8/3/11, rkitt2002 <rkitt@netscape.com> wrote:
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Throttle linkage adjust = less power = can't get it back
That would be a good idea since I can't get that bit torrent to work. Please let us know if it happens.
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[diesel_mercedes] fuel injection delivery valve question. PLEASE HELP
Hello All
I am changing the o-rings on my wife's 1986 300SDL.
The valves are held in place with torx bolts.
One has a stripped head.
My plan is to grind it off with the sand paper drum tool on my Dremmel
and replace it with a hex bolt.
Is this a bad idea? Is there a better way to do it?
I have already tried to use vice grips to get the torx bolt out.
thank you
Rodger
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Oh , NO !
Nate,
How is it that you have all the fungus?
My 300D is idling rough, yet no chunks in the filter.
Need to order some diesel purge....
Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
On 8/3/11 1:06 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Oh , NO ! Posted by: "Nate" vwnate1@yahoo.com vwnate1 Date: Tue Aug 2, 2011 9:34 am ((PDT)) Here we go again..... =8-( . I was changing the oil & filter in my '84 300CD Sports Coupe and noticed the dreaded black chunks in my previously sparkly clean intake fuel screen..... !DANGIT! . So , I waited until to - day when I have less than 1/4 tank of fuel so it won't dribble all over when I remove it (the other plan would be to park facing uphill on a slope) , removed the screen and held it vertical as I tapped it , waited as the chunks of miniature coal settled out of the screen and into the intake nipple held firmly against my finger , waited some more , tapped it again , waited some more , eventually the chunks falling loose were *so* tiny they barely had sufficient weight to drift lazily downwards through the fuel so I blew it out backwards & called it good . Now I have to go buy another jug of Startron by Starbrite & begin dosing it at each fillup..... I only use branded fuels but I always have more dirty fuel problems than anyone I've ever met . _SIGH_ . -Nate
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Throttle linkage adjust = less power = can't get it back
Violated Rule #1 - if it's not broke, don't fix it.
From: Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
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> The car had very good power before I started messing with it and cruise control worked great. What have I done?
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