| Trish, Uh, one word: Gravel? Seems like that would be the solution. But that's just me (and I live out in the country, too...) Regards, Ben Pender Klassic Autos Vintage European Auto service, repair, and parts Madison, AL 256-489-9560 --- On Wed, 1/11/12, Trish Dougherty <purrfectharmonyfarm@wifi45.com> wrote:
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Hi Nate
Mark in TX sent a pic of the diagram on his 116. I forwarded it to Kevin. He seems to think that's what he needs.
I hope you've book marked & downloaded that W-116 manual , you'll be referring to it for years to come .
When I lived in abandoned trailers in Rural New England , we make plywood skirts between the floor and the ground ~ fitting the skirts tightly prevents the wind from whistling underneath and freezing you nearly to death .
Rich folks (honest , I knew some) used fibreglas insulation inside the skirts and it was actually _warm_ underneath ,
I know because I had to go fix the danged water pipes more than once in January , both fresh and grey water pipes...
O.K. Trish ;
Keep on plugging away at it , you'll get there and when you do , ZOWIE ! you'll soon learn why the Mercedes W-116 Diesel Sedan was the most popular car they ever built . the 1979 year model (identical to your 1980) was the biggest selling year .
Me , I prefer the W-123 Chassi but you have a sweetie there , even when old & battered .
You'll see .
I hope you've book marked & downloaded that W-116 manual , you'll be referring to it for years to come .
When I lived in abandoned trailers in Rural New England , we make plywood skirts between the floor and the ground ~ fitting the skirts tightly prevents the wind from whistling underneath and freezing you nearly to death .
Rich folks (honest , I knew some) used fibreglas insulation inside the skirts and it was actually _warm_ underneath , I know because I had to go fix the danged water pipes more than once in January , both fresh and grey water pipes...
-Nate
Trish wrote:
>
> Hey Nate
>
> Kevin said no to the decal. I was over there yesterday and looked. Nope.
> It's got the plate showing what chassis and paint my car has. That's so
> helpful.
>
> I'm not sure what part of the vacuum he's having trouble with. I spoke to
> Mark in TX. When Kevin gets a chance to work on the car he can call Mark
> and he'll be standing at his car so they can diagnose it together.
>
> Kevin did mention the next "big" thing he's got to deal with is the control
> arm/trans problem.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 11:57 PM, Nate <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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> > **
> >
> >
> >
> > Maybe as your 1980 W116 has , IIRC , the mechanical rod tranny shift .
> >
> > Isn't there a decal on the radiator core support ? .
> >
> > Which part of the vacuum system do you need a diagram for ? .
> >
> > -Nate
> > Trish wrote:
> > >
> > > Thank you Nate for the links to the vacuum diagrams.
> > >
> > > I looked at all of those that you sent, so did Kevin. He says he's either
> > > seen or has some of them, but he thinks he needs the one specific to the
> > > '80 300SD.
> > >
> > > Your thoughts?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Trish Dougherty
> > > PurrFect Harmony Farm
> > > Ennis, TX
> > > http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Trish Dougherty
> PurrFect Harmony Farm
> Ennis, TX
> http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
>
Jake Said ;
" Round here , ' Success ' is dying in a bigger trailer than the one you wre born in " .
=8-) .
-Nate
Trish Said :
WOW even in the insulated areas I can't walk barefoot in the winter! We live in the middle of a 25 acre pasture in a mobile home someone gave us for free...for a reason! I can now add taping/bedding & mudding to my skill set! We're on a hill, awesome view, but part of the house is 4' off the ground. I so want a brick/mortar house on the ground! With floors that have water running through them to heat or cool! Ahhhhh. Kevin had a friend in WA that had heated floors in his garage.
WOW nearly submersible! How fun!!
My dogs have nice warm homes too. Kevin built them with T1-11 siding. Two of the houses were built in 2000 and have been moved 2x, you'd never know it, they are still solid. They used to be insulated and carpeted till the dogs spent the first summer dragging every piece outside. We figured they didn't need it when we saw them come out the following winter and steam was coming off of them!
I learned a lesson a few winters ago. Thought I was being smart by disconnecting the dryer vent to heat the back room. Oops. I wound up with a room full of mildew! You can do what I did, there is a special vent for that. My sister in Alaska has it on her dryer. It takes the moisture out of the air and before it circulates the dry air through the room.
I dont have water heat in the floors but do have insulated rock skirting around the edge and in the joists there is fiberglass and under that is 2" of foam and everything is buttoned up tight, no air leaks. But we have to have the stove going to be barefoot. It used to get -20 every winter, but much milder the last 10 years but still way too cold to start diesel cars with a off grid system, too hard to use the block heaters. The dogs have a very nice cozy warm nest though. mAX
NICE! OK so in comparison my driveway may not be so bad...I'll upload the pics in a bit, you decide!
Looks like a place in CA we used to go play in the mud. Gee, what was that placed called??? Rhetorical question of course. Hard to remember, that was about 30yrs ago in my drinking days.
Here, Trish. Maybe you could use one of these!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntYp2ch2GF8
Mark in Texas
On 1/11/2012 8:23 AM, Trish Dougherty wrote:OK I'm gonna go shoot pics of my driveway...it's been raining for days. We barely got out yesterday. The last few seconds I hold my breath until we are past the ditch! Getting in is almost as much fun. I call it the "Dukes of Hazard" approach. We come off of the paved farm road, secure anything like phones, drinks, glasses, mail, groceries, get in the grooves, much like a ride at an amusement park, punch it and go!!!! Don't stop till you get to the house! It's always a fun ride, particularly when we hit the hill! Yeeeee Hawwwww!!!!
I'm so looking forward to getting my car back on the road..but I'm full of trepidation of our driveway. I sure could use a 4WD! I can only imagine how badly this thing is going to sink. I got my Cutlass Supreme stuck for 3 days last winter! I did learn one thing...if I get stuck I just have to wait for it to get cold enough to make the ground solid.
On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:
much like any Farmer , knows how to drive most anywhere on bad or muddy roads with the average 2WD passenger car....
-Nate
OK I'm gonna go shoot pics of my driveway...it's been raining for days. We barely got out yesterday. The last few seconds I hold my breath until we are past the ditch! Getting in is almost as much fun. I call it the "Dukes of Hazard" approach. We come off of the paved farm road, secure anything like phones, drinks, glasses, mail, groceries, get in the grooves, much like a ride at an amusement park, punch it and go!!!! Don't stop till you get to the house! It's always a fun ride, particularly when we hit the hill! Yeeeee Hawwwww!!!!
I'm so looking forward to getting my car back on the road..but I'm full of trepidation of our driveway. I sure could use a 4WD! I can only imagine how badly this thing is going to sink. I got my Cutlass Supreme stuck for 3 days last winter! I did learn one thing...if I get stuck I just have to wait for it to get cold enough to make the ground solid.
On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:
much like any Farmer , knows how to drive most anywhere on bad or muddy roads with the average 2WD passenger car....
-Nate
I dont have water heat in the floors but do have insulated rock skirting around the edge and in the joists there is fiberglass and under that is 2" of foam and everything is buttoned up tight, no air leaks. But we have to have the stove going to be barefoot. It used to get -20 every winter, but much milder the last 10 years but still way too cold to start diesel cars with a off grid system, too hard to use the block heaters. The dogs have a very nice cozy warm nest though. mAX
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Trish Dougherty <purrfectharmonyfarm@...> wrote:
>
> WOW even in the insulated areas I can't walk barefoot in the winter! We
> live in the middle of a 25 acre pasture in a mobile home someone gave us
> for free...for a reason! I can now add taping/bedding & mudding to my skill
> set! We're on a hill, awesome view, but part of the house is 4' off the
> ground. I so want a brick/mortar house on the ground! With floors that
> have water running through them to heat or cool! Ahhhhh. Kevin had a
> friend in WA that had heated floors in his garage.
>
> On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 3:47 PM, max_stemple <jasperezra@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Insulation in the floor is such a good deal. We can walk around barefoot
> > when it's -20 here. Love warm floors. Max
> >
>
Here, Trish. Maybe you could use one of these!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntYp2ch2GF8
Mark in Texas
On 1/11/2012 8:23 AM, Trish Dougherty wrote:
OK I'm gonna go shoot pics of my driveway...it's been raining for days. We barely got out yesterday. The last few seconds I hold my breath until we are past the ditch! Getting in is almost as much fun. I call it the "Dukes of Hazard" approach. We come off of the paved farm road, secure anything like phones, drinks, glasses, mail, groceries, get in the grooves, much like a ride at an amusement park, punch it and go!!!! Don't stop till you get to the house! It's always a fun ride, particularly when we hit the hill! Yeeeee Hawwwww!!!!
I'm so looking forward to getting my car back on the road..but I'm full of trepidation of our driveway. I sure could use a 4WD! I can only imagine how badly this thing is going to sink. I got my Cutlass Supreme stuck for 3 days last winter! I did learn one thing...if I get stuck I just have to wait for it to get cold enough to make the ground solid.
On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:
much like any Farmer , knows how to drive most anywhere on bad or muddy roads with the average 2WD passenger car....
-Nate
There you go. That's the right one this time.
I think we got it right this time
http://tinyurl.com/86gr4of
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Trish Dougherty <purrfectharmonyfarm@...> wrote:
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> I watched it on You Tube. I thought I had him connected to my fb.
>
> The link didn't take me to your page, it made me log in and went to my
> page. Tried to find you on fb to send friend request.
>
> I'm under PurrFect Harmony Farm...Trish Dougherty
>
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 8:58 AM, BStromsoe <bstromsoe@...> wrote:
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> > **
> >
> >
> > You are correcto. Sorry, I have him popping up on FB - you can also. But,
> > catch him on you tube too. It is part 2 on his trannie series. But, you can
> > look at my FB pics if you want to, several of us are friended.
> >
> > brian from laverne, ca
> > Mary (195K) Martha (280K)
> > 1983 w123 300d's
> > ------------------------------
> > *From:* Trish Dougherty <purrfectharmonyfarm@...>
> > *To:* diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 11, 2012 6:43 AM
> > *Subject:* Re: [diesel_mercedes] VCV trans video
> >
> >
> > Your link sent me to Facebook?????? I"ll go check my You Tube as I'm
> > subscribed to Kent.
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 7:41 PM, brian's 83 300d's <bstromsoe@...>wrote:
> >
> > **
> >
> > Mercedes Source just put out this transmission video (part 2) whcih
> > covers some issues someone was interested in a few days ago.
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/2atoqy
> >
> > Brian from La Verne
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Trish Dougherty
> > PurrFect Harmony Farm
> > Ennis, TX
> > http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Trish Dougherty
> PurrFect Harmony Farm
> Ennis, TX
> http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
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