Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: The Frankensteining of Great Cars

 

Actually, the association goes back much before the Turbo Hydramatic 400, to the original, 4-speed Hydra-Matic of the early '50s.  In my opinion, an even better transmission; the only automatic battle-tested in World War II, four of them were installed in the little M24 "Chaffee" light tank.

(Hydra-Matic was also used by Hudson, Nash, even arch-rival Lincoln.)

Mark in Lakewood, CO
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Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: The Frankensteining of Great Cars

 


Thanx Brian ! .

The tranny was the venerable GM Turbo Hydro 400 , a very good tranny indeed .

-Nate
Brian Wrote:
>
> Ah, no, RR made their own engines, I think they used GM Hydramatics for a while..
> bk
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] The Frankensteining of Great Cars

 

John, What year is the Lincoln? I don`t remember a 350 at Ford -
there was a 352. If you tell a detailer what the problem is, he may
be able to clean the interior. I like the Cobra idea - if you check
around, there are some kits around $10k. Bobby

On 8/30/11, john public <brad_macaboy1234@yahoo.com> wrote:
> My father died and left behind a lincoln with the 350 ho engine. The
> interior of the car is a mess (my dad was a bit incontinent), but it has not
> one spec of rust in it and the motor is practically silent when it runs. So
> I'm not gonna change out the interior but I thought I might pull the motor
> and use it a kit car or something. It seems a pity to send it to the PAP;
> yeah I know it is not a Great Car. Is it possible to run the motor on a
> different platform and do i have to yank the Computer and all the controls,
> too? Is it possible to get a universal controller, so I can run the engine &
> tranny in a volvo wagon? I'd like to get one of those Shelby replicas but it
> is too much cash.
>
> Mercs are great...just want to stay in the MB thread.
>
>
> --- On Mon, 8/29/11, Lost but making good time. <aldridgetony97@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> From: Lost but making good time. <aldridgetony97@yahoo.com>
>> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: The Frankensteining of Great Cars
>> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
>> Date: Monday, August 29, 2011, 8:39 PM
>> The swap I would like to make is to
>> put a MB 5 hole turbo into my Toyota Sunrader Motor home -
>> The MB eng is only a couple of inches longer & what it
>> would do to the mountains around here (sigh)would make me
>> grin like a bull dog eatin peanutbutter.
>>
>> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com,
>> Alan Boucher <alstheone@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > On 8/29/2011 3:52 PM, Nate Rector wrote:
>> > > They make adapter kits for almost any car.I like
>> a 327stroker with
>> > > Ford trans and rear end.
>> > >
>> > > *From:* BStromsoe <bstromsoe@...>
>> > > *To:* "diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com"
>> <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
>> > > *Sent:* Monday, August 29, 2011 3:16 PM
>> > > *Subject:* Re: [diesel_mercedes] The
>> Frankensteining of Great Cars
>> > >
>> > > Lets lift a toast to the Chevy 350 engine with 2
>> four barrels. I miss
>> > > mine sorely at times.
>> > > brian from la verne, ca
>> > > *From:* Chip <czulli@...>
>> > > *To:* diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
>> > > *Sent:* Monday, August 29, 2011 11:38 AM
>> > > *Subject:* [diesel_mercedes] The Frankensteining
>> of Great Cars
>> > >
>> > > Just every now and then it will come across this
>> board about stuffing
>> > > a 350 Chevy (great motor by the way) into a MB. I
>> think it was a
>> > > popular swap into the old XJ6 Jags as well.
>> > >
>> > > The ultimate insult I saw the other night while
>> pulling into a jazz
>> > > club. One of the band members pulled in just
>> before me in a yellow RR
>> > > Corniche convertible. It was an absolutely
>> perfect bodied car, great
>> > > leather and a first class new top.
>> > >
>> > > He decided the car might be better parked out
>> front and he cranked it
>> > > up to pull around. It was like looking at a
>> beautiful blond with a
>> > > perfect body, only to see her smile through
>> rotten teeth. It cranked
>> > > up and sounded like total crap. I don't think I
>> should have been able
>> > > to hear the thing start if it had been proper.
>> The he thumped it into
>> > > reverse with that awful thud that my Range Rover
>> use to make.
>> > >
>> > > I walked around front and commented on his car
>> and the engine. Sure
>> > > enough, it was a Chevy 350. Making it much worse,
>> the guy was proud of
>> > > the swap out! He clearly had the bucks to have
>> all the right stuff
>> > > under that wonderful hood. It was probably a
>> $100,000 mistake on the
>> > > resale.
>> > >
>> > > And, he couldn't play the drums worth a shit.
>> > >
>> > > Chip
>> > > Houston
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > There are times when engine swaps are justified
>> I'm not talking about
>> > the Corvair engine in a Porsche, but I had a ride in a
>> 53 Ford
>> > Convertible along the Malacon in Havana last
>> year.  The brakes were
>> > questionable and the seat belts nonexistent but the
>> Isuzu  engine ran
>> > perfectly.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Air filter housing - 85 300SD 360k km

 

Engine mounts have been changed twice in 12 years and injection timing has been adjusted by a Bosch specialist with all the right tools.  This timing is the best investment I have ever made, together with adjustment of the throttle linkages to give it a little more snap off the line.  I will take your suggestions and continue to make the mechanical changes to the air cleaner mounts.

 

Barry Paulson

Ottawa

Canada

 

85 300D Turbodiesel 494k (winter wheels traded for audio gear)

85 300SD Turbodiesel 360k (summer sunny day cruiser)

99 E300 Turbodiesel 300k (winter warrior)

 

 

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] The Frankensteining of Great Cars

 

I just came across an adapter to put vw tdi motors into many toyotas(including) trucks and Suzuki samurais and geo trackers(chevy).  Tdi fuel economy in a Toyota pickup...Mmmmmmm!
Sean

"We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready to visit violence upon those who would do us harm"
-George Orwell 

On Aug 29, 2011, at 15:16, BStromsoe <bstromsoe@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

Lets lift a toast to the Chevy 350 engine with 2 four barrels. I miss mine sorely at times.
 
brian from la verne, ca
From: Chip <czulli@gmail.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 11:38 AM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] The Frankensteining of Great Cars

 
Just every now and then it will come across this board about stuffing a 350 Chevy (great motor by the way) into a MB. I think it was a popular swap into the old XJ6 Jags as well.

The ultimate insult I saw the other night while pulling into a jazz club. One of the band members pulled in just before me in a yellow RR Corniche convertible. It was an absolutely perfect bodied car, great leather and a first class new top.

He decided the car might be better parked out front and he cranked it up to pull around. It was like looking at a beautiful blond with a perfect body, only to see her smile through rotten teeth. It cranked up and sounded like total crap. I don't think I should have been able to hear the thing start if it had been proper. The he thumped it into reverse with that awful thud that my Range Rover use to make.

I walked around front and commented on his car and the engine. Sure enough, it was a Chevy 350. Making it much worse, the guy was proud of the swap out! He clearly had the bucks to have all the right stuff under that wonderful hood. It was probably a $100,000 mistake on the resale.

And, he couldn't play the drums worth a shit.

Chip
Houston



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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Hood Hinge

 

I might be able to help out. I'm getting ready to put my motor in another much nicer 81 240d and I think the hinge on my old Benz is good.
Sean

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On Aug 29, 2011, at 22:11, "poscgrad" <poscgrad@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

Hi Everyone,

Does anyone know where I can get a passenger side hood hinge for a '77 w123, 240D? Let's just say I had an issues with an ajar hood and leave it at that.

So if anyone has any ideas let me know.

Thanks,

Johnathan
'77 240D 223,400
'92 300E 2.6 282,300

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Electric windows inop., 85 300 D

 

On 8/30/2011 3:59 PM, Michael Tartaglione wrote:

 
Could be the white clip on the end of the window mechanism is broken or bound up.  These usaully break due to lack of lubrication.  teh other possibility is a stripped window motor gear.  you will not know until you remove the door panel and observe the window movement (if at all).
 
 

On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 1:42 PM, bigbopper98118 <bigbopper98118@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

Just noticed two of the electric windows don't react a bit on pushing their buttons.

One makes noise every time but rolled down one of four times I tried it, and the noise it makes isn't typical.

It's the right front and the left rear window that don't react to the buttons at all; could they alone together on the same circuit?


The right front and left rear do work from a common fuse.  Since they both don't work its probably the fuse, not the motor or switch on either one.  Obviously the left front and right rear are on another circuit.  Look at your fuse box. It spells it out.  If a window makes noise and doesn't operate well, it's probably mechanical.  Pull the door panel.  If nothing is obvious on the sliders, you can pull the motor out by undoing the 2 torx screws on the bottom of the motor.  While its counter intuitive that you can pull a worm gear out of the ring gear, there is enough play to get the motor gear past the ring gear once the shaft clears the top bearing.  You can then check the motor operation, look at the motor gear and verify that the window will manually slide up and down easily.

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Exhaust and Fuses

 

Thanks Rob. Thinking the same thing. We're overdue for a PAP run!

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Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Exhaust and Fuses

 


Ben,

On 8/30/11 10:51 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Exhaust and Fuses
> Posted by: "bgiovan"bgiovan@cavtel.net bgiovan
> Date: Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:03 am ((PDT))
>
> On the 5 yard line with the '79 300SD redo as mentioned Sunday. A few issues have popped up and I'm in need of a helping hand.
>
> 1. Exhaust. What is the (*&^%$# trick to hang the exhaust back on the turbo. Dear God...I may lose a finger on this one. Not having a lift is making matters worse. Do I need to mount it to the turbo first then shore up underneath at the trans tunnel support or set it first on the support then try to wiggle it up? Also, is it easier/preferred to hook up the mounting clamp and the connector to the turbo or to the exhaust?
When I took off my turbo and manifolds, I think that I hooked the turbo
end of the exhaust pipe on 1st, then messed with down below. My be
different on yours, as I have a '85 300D CA (high turbo).

Unsure about the rest.

Rob
'85 300D CA
Garden Grove, CA

> 2. On the W116 SD, in addition to the regular fuse panel, there are two fuse links (wires with glass fuses inside them). One is a 2amp, the other 5amp with the former being for the Automatic Climate Control (ACC) amplifier and the latter being for the Aux Water Pump. Finding the fuses has been the Magical Mystery Tour. My question is which is the 2amp and which the 5amp. One has Red w/green stripe on the wire, the other red w/yellow stripe. No, the fuses are not in there now:-)
>
> 3. Hooked the battery up for the first time last night and for some readon the glow plug light stuck on, never went off. Did not do that before the project. Not sure WTF is going on there.
>
> Ben near Detroit.

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Exhaust and Fuses

 


Ben,

On 8/30/11 10:51 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Exhaust and Fuses
> Posted by: "bgiovan"bgiovan@cavtel.net bgiovan
> Date: Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:03 am ((PDT))
>
> On the 5 yard line with the '79 300SD redo as mentioned Sunday. A few issues have popped up and I'm in need of a helping hand.
>
> 1. Exhaust. What is the (*&^%$# trick to hang the exhaust back on the turbo. Dear God...I may lose a finger on this one. Not having a lift is making matters worse. Do I need to mount it to the turbo first then shore up underneath at the trans tunnel support or set it first on the support then try to wiggle it up? Also, is it easier/preferred to hook up the mounting clamp and the connector to the turbo or to the exhaust?
When I took off my turbo and manifolds, I think that I hooked the turbo
end of the exhaust pipe on 1st, then messed with down below. My be
different on yours, as I have a '85 300D CA (high turbo).

Unsure about the rest.

Rob
'85 300D CA
Garden Grove, CA

> 2. On the W116 SD, in addition to the regular fuse panel, there are two fuse links (wires with glass fuses inside them). One is a 2amp, the other 5amp with the former being for the Automatic Climate Control (ACC) amplifier and the latter being for the Aux Water Pump. Finding the fuses has been the Magical Mystery Tour. My question is which is the 2amp and which the 5amp. One has Red w/green stripe on the wire, the other red w/yellow stripe. No, the fuses are not in there now:-)
>
> 3. Hooked the battery up for the first time last night and for some readon the glow plug light stuck on, never went off. Did not do that before the project. Not sure WTF is going on there.
>
> Ben near Detroit.

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Hood Hinge

 

On 8/30/2011 7:25 PM, max_stemple wrote:

 


Well now, one of my boys works valet in Reno. He would know that was not a brake release. Of course he was the kid who rejected the 240 in favor of a 2007 WRX STI with a six speed. I was thinking of maybe installing a bomb. Max
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, BStromsoe <bstromsoe@...> wrote:
>
> Probably thought it was the brake release.
>
>  
> brian from la verne, ca
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: max_stemple <jasperezra@...>
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 9:40 AM
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Hood Hinge
>
>
>  
> Wonder what he was doing under there? Max
>
> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Aleph93 <aleph93@> wrote:
> >
> > The valet at the hotel I had a meeting at the other day, seemed to have
> > pulled the hood release, so I got the raising hood thing down the road
> > after leaving. I'm glad that there wasn't a freeway on ramp close to the
> > hotel, as it may have got ugly....
> >
> > Rob
> > Garden Grove, CA
> >
> > On 8/30/11 1:22 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> > > Hood Hinge
> > > Posted by: "poscgrad"poscgrad@ poscgrad
> > > Date: Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:11 pm ((PDT))
> > >
> > > Hi Everyone,
> > >
> > > Does anyone know where I can get a passenger side hood hinge for a '77 w123, 240D? Let's just say I had an issues with an ajar hood and leave it at that.
> > >
> > > So if anyone has any ideas let me know.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Johnathan
> > > '77 240D 223,400
> > > '92 300E 2.6 282,300
> > >
> >
>

Shouldn't the secondary latch have prevented that?  I've also had that happen when the latch was defective on a car I just bought.  Something I should have seen.

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Exhaust and Fuses

 


Well, thats why you need the acid. Max
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "bgiovan@..." <bgiovan@...> wrote:
>
> God is tired of hearing about this car.
>
> On 8/30/2011 10:54 AM, BStromsoe wrote:
> > You forgot to pray.
> > brian from la verne, ca
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > *From:* bgiovan <bgiovan@...>
> > *To:* diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 30, 2011 5:03 AM
> > *Subject:* [diesel_mercedes] Exhaust and Fuses
> >
> > On the 5 yard line with the '79 300SD redo as mentioned Sunday. A few
> > issues have popped up and I'm in need of a helping hand.
> >
> > 1. Exhaust. What is the (*&^%$# trick to hang the exhaust back on the
> > turbo. Dear God...I may lose a finger on this one. Not having a lift
> > is making matters worse. Do I need to mount it to the turbo first then
> > shore up underneath at the trans tunnel support or set it first on the
> > support then try to wiggle it up? Also, is it easier/preferred to hook
> > up the mounting clamp and the connector to the turbo or to the exhaust?
> >
> > 2. On the W116 SD, in addition to the regular fuse panel, there are
> > two fuse links (wires with glass fuses inside them). One is a 2amp,
> > the other 5amp with the former being for the Automatic Climate Control
> > (ACC) amplifier and the latter being for the Aux Water Pump. Finding
> > the fuses has been the Magical Mystery Tour. My question is which is
> > the 2amp and which the 5amp. One has Red w/green stripe on the wire,
> > the other red w/yellow stripe. No, the fuses are not in there now :-)
> >
> > 3. Hooked the battery up for the first time last night and for some
> > readon the glow plug light stuck on, never went off. Did not do that
> > before the project. Not sure WTF is going on there.
> >
> > Ben near Detroit.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Hood Hinge

 


Well now, one of my boys works valet in Reno. He would know that was not a brake release. Of course he was the kid who rejected the 240 in favor of a 2007 WRX STI with a six speed. I was thinking of maybe installing a bomb. Max
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, BStromsoe <bstromsoe@...> wrote:
>
> Probably thought it was the brake release.
>
>  
> brian from la verne, ca
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: max_stemple <jasperezra@...>
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 9:40 AM
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Hood Hinge
>
>
>  
> Wonder what he was doing under there? Max
>
> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Aleph93 <aleph93@> wrote:
> >
> > The valet at the hotel I had a meeting at the other day, seemed to have
> > pulled the hood release, so I got the raising hood thing down the road
> > after leaving. I'm glad that there wasn't a freeway on ramp close to the
> > hotel, as it may have got ugly....
> >
> > Rob
> > Garden Grove, CA
> >
> > On 8/30/11 1:22 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> > > Hood Hinge
> > > Posted by: "poscgrad"poscgrad@ poscgrad
> > > Date: Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:11 pm ((PDT))
> > >
> > > Hi Everyone,
> > >
> > > Does anyone know where I can get a passenger side hood hinge for a '77 w123, 240D? Let's just say I had an issues with an ajar hood and leave it at that.
> > >
> > > So if anyone has any ideas let me know.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Johnathan
> > > '77 240D 223,400
> > > '92 300E 2.6 282,300
> > >
> >
>

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