[diesel_mercedes] Re: Re : Rear seat belt on 300TD

 

Hi Nate, Thanks for the suggestion. The seat belt is in good condition. I did try washing it in line with your advice, but it has made no difference. Can anyone help with guidance on accessing the mechanism. The car is a 1981 W123.
Andrew

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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> Oooo ~ not a fun job .
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> Possibly it's just too stiff from accumulated sweat & dust ? .
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> Fold the backrest down , extend the belt fully & use clothes pins to hold it extended , soak / brush gently in a bowl of warm water , blot dry and leave extended overnight to fully dry.... this works wonders on recalcitrant seatbelts .
>
> -Nate
> Andrew wrote:
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> > I have a problem with the right rear seat belt failing to retract fully and I can't work out how to access the mounting. Any advice on what trim has to be removed and how to do it without damage would be appreciated.
> > Andrew
> >
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Just thought of something

 

If it's flairing between shifts, let off the loud pedal when it's about to shift.  You can drive it this way, but it's not recommended for long term.  I hope that Kevin can get the CPR straightened out to get the right shift at the right time with the right firmness at any throttle condition as Mercedes-Benz intended.  I'm sure I'll be tinkering with the shift adjustment on the 240D.
 
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon

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[diesel_mercedes] Just thought of something

 

I ordered the Kick Down Vacuum Rod Bushing...again.  This time I think it's the right one.   They should be here on Tues.  Ugh.

Kevin got tired of trying to bend the CPR to make it fit and switched to some sort of cable. He says the car's not shifting right and he's still got to mess with the CPR.

Do these two items have any bearing on each other?

Can I drive the car (just to get the exhaust system done by the muffler guy) without the bushing?  I believe that the bushing is only going to affect how the car shifts.  And if I got it right, if the CPR isn't working right it can mess up my transmission.

'81 300D desperately trying to accept the '80 300SD


Trish Dougherty
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : The BMC Bug

 

Ah I know the place! :) 

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:
 


I don't quite recall , I remember it was like Tumbleweed or other out of the way place , one of those Arizona Desert Towns where you'd only be stupid enough to buy a black car without AC in say , January , like he and I both did .

It's not too far from " Don't Be here When The Sun Goes Down " for what that might be worth .

-Nate
Trish wrote:
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> Having been born, raised and traipsed across the entire state of
> Arizona...can you please tell me where "East Grunt" is located? :)
>
> It sounds like some place I camped...not by choice of course, just young. :)
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> Nate wrote:
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> > **
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> > East Grunt Arizona.....
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Re : Paint Color

 

Well Nate, you and swmbo sort of won, she (car I mean) is at the painters, with instructions to stay with stock color and paint the whole car. Had to whine to be allowed to paint whole car, but twill be worth it I hope.
Tony

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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> Tony ;
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> Swallow your pride and be grateful she's such an excellent cook , as well as a nice lady & cute as a button , so few of us ' Middle Age ' guys have this .
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> -Nate
> Tony Whines :
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> > AH Nate, now she thinks you are a genius and I am a chump, you LA guys sure know how to charm em.
> > Tony
> >
> > --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@> wrote:
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> > >
> > > Tony ;
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> > > Just be smart , give up and do what she wants...
> > >
> > > The color code is embossed on the data tag on the radiator core support .
> > >
> > > -Nate
> > >
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[diesel_mercedes] Re : The BMC Bug

 


Yes , it was .

=8-) .

-Nate
dntaskwy@... wrote:
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> that's not punny
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[diesel_mercedes] Re : The BMC Bug

 


I don't quite recall , I remember it was like Tumbleweed or other out of the way place , one of those Arizona Desert Towns where you'd only be stupid enough to buy a black car without AC in say , January , like he and I both did .

It's not too far from " Don't Be here When The Sun Goes Down " for what that might be worth .

-Nate
Trish wrote:
>
> Having been born, raised and traipsed across the entire state of
> Arizona...can you please tell me where "East Grunt" is located? :)
>
> It sounds like some place I camped...not by choice of course, just young. :)
>
>
>
> Nate wrote:
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> > **
> >
> >
> >
> > East Grunt Arizona.....
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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Fair market value for an old diesel

 


Ask your dealer for their (MAJOR brain fart here) ' evaluator ' ~ they'll have a place that does this on a regular basis , a paid thing but it'll be in writing . helps to sway the ins. co. that just wants to rip you off .

-Nate
MKJ wrote:
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> Dear all:
>
> My insurance company determined my 1991 350SD is totalled following an encounter with a deer. Body damage is limited to the hood, grill, and driver's side headlight. Airbags are intact. All the assorted heat exchangers were damaged, which is the big cost to repair. As for the deer, well she didn't suffer after the 60 mph impact.
>
> The Virginia dealership I towed it to estimates $12K to repair. GEICO says its market value is $4.2K. That seems like a lowball figure to me. The NADA website says an "outstanding" example is worth $11K. Mine is a two-owner car with 100% books and records. No deferred maintenance and no amateurs worked on the car. Paint & interior 100%. I verified from dealer records the PO had the "excessive oil consumption" repair on the 350 motor and confirmed it with a compression test at purchase 11 years ago. Mileage at time of accident was 201K. I think it easily falls in the outstanding category.
>
> Anyway, to get to the point, can folks give me pointers on how to better establish FMV on a rare car with an insurance company? When I get to missing my SD, I have to remind myself it's an inanimate object.
>
> Thanks,
>
> MKJ
>

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : The BMC Bug

 

that's not punny
 
In a message dated 2/23/2012 10:48:42 A.M. Central Standard Time, briankk@att.net writes:
 



--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Alan Boucher <alstheone@verizon.net> wrote:

From: Alan Boucher <alstheone@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : The BMC Bug
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 8:16 AM

 

Brittany's cars won't go through a puddle because they waived the rules.

Oh good grief!

bk

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : The BMC Bug

 



--- On Thu, 2/23/12, Alan Boucher <alstheone@verizon.net> wrote:

From: Alan Boucher <alstheone@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : The BMC Bug
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 8:16 AM

 

Brittany's cars won't go through a puddle because they waived the rules.

Oh good grief!

bk

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : The BMC Bug

 

Brittany's cars won't go through a puddle because they waived the rules.

On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 11:31 PM, Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:
 


Yeah well ;

I wisely avoided LBC's when I was a young lad (Pops had a '37 Bentley St. James two seater in the 1960's) but I eventually gave in and bought a two owner 1967 MGB GT MKI tourer , as I rattled it home my then young son came out and commented " it looks like a James Bond typ of car Pops " ~ I had fun with it but in the end , it was still a wretched old & slow MG that leaked water in and oil out so I offed it at a dead loss , the guy who bought it was shickled titless & drove it non stop from my house to East Grunt Arizona.....

BMC Corp. does things very similar vein to how GM Corp. does , mondo parts interchangability *if* you know what fits what......

Simple robust design that's easy to maintain .

Morgans are very nice too .

" If Brittany Rules The Waves , Why Then Will Her Cars Not Go Through A Puddle ? " .

-Nate
Alan wrote:
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> I always thought it stood for Bad Motor Cars, but then I had a Morgan so
> what do I know.
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : The BMC Bug

 

bout 3 miles east of Grump, AZ
 
brian from laverne, ca
Mary (195K)  Martha (280K)
1983 w123 300d's
From: Trish Dougherty <purrfectharmonyfarm@wifi45.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
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Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : The BMC Bug

 
Having been born, raised and traipsed across the entire state of Arizona...can you please tell me where "East Grunt" is located?  :)

It sounds like some place I camped...not by choice of course, just young. :)



On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 10:31 PM, Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

East Grunt Arizona.....













 
BMC Corp. does things very similar vein to how GM Corp. does , mondo parts interchangability *if* you know what fits what......

Simple robust design that's easy to maintain .

Morgans are very nice too .

" If Brittany Rules The Waves , Why Then Will Her Cars Not Go Through A Puddle ? " .

-Nate
Alan wrote:
>
> I always thought it stood for Bad Motor Cars, but then I had a Morgan so
> what do I know.
>
>




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http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com



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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : The BMC Bug

 

Having been born, raised and traipsed across the entire state of Arizona...can you please tell me where "East Grunt" is located?  :)

It sounds like some place I camped...not by choice of course, just young. :)



On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 10:31 PM, Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:
 


East Grunt Arizona.....













 

BMC Corp. does things very similar vein to how GM Corp. does , mondo parts interchangability *if* you know what fits what......

Simple robust design that's easy to maintain .

Morgans are very nice too .

" If Brittany Rules The Waves , Why Then Will Her Cars Not Go Through A Puddle ? " .

-Nate
Alan wrote:
>
> I always thought it stood for Bad Motor Cars, but then I had a Morgan so
> what do I know.
>
>




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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Fair market value for an old diesel

 

There are two points of attack if you really want to keep the car. You have to lower the estimated cost of the repair and raise the estimated value of the car.  Resign yourself to a repair by a lower cost body shop using used parts or aftermarket items.   After all the parts on your car were used.  The dealer, I'm sure used all new MBNA items.  I had a similar case with an '82 300D.  The insurance company used their estimators cost of repair to total the car.  I luckily had an estimate based on used and aftermarket parts that was significantly lower.  I also pushed the Insurance company on their value estimate.  They admitted that they would take the average of three valuations as an alternative to their valuation.  I collected that and arrived at a valuation above the repair estimate that I had.  It took some arguing, and it went up the line from the person who made the original decision, but I got the money.

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 8:17 AM, mahatmakanejeeves <mahatmakanejeeves@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

Dear all:

My insurance company determined my 1991 350SD is totalled following an encounter with a deer. Body damage is limited to the hood, grill, and driver's side headlight. Airbags are intact. All the assorted heat exchangers were damaged, which is the big cost to repair. As for the deer, well she didn't suffer after the 60 mph impact.

The Virginia dealership I towed it to estimates $12K to repair. GEICO says its market value is $4.2K. That seems like a lowball figure to me. The NADA website says an "outstanding" example is worth $11K. Mine is a two-owner car with 100% books and records. No deferred maintenance and no amateurs worked on the car. Paint & interior 100%. I verified from dealer records the PO had the "excessive oil consumption" repair on the 350 motor and confirmed it with a compression test at purchase 11 years ago. Mileage at time of accident was 201K. I think it easily falls in the outstanding category.

Anyway, to get to the point, can folks give me pointers on how to better establish FMV on a rare car with an insurance company? When I get to missing my SD, I have to remind myself it's an inanimate object.

Thanks,

MKJ


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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Fair market value for an old diesel

 

Call J.C Taylor Insurance company.  They insure classics and might be a me to point you in the right direction.  I've had them for years, never used them, but pretty much every local enthusiast that I've met heaps praise upon them.
Hope this helps and good luck.
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 Feb 23, 2012, at 8:17, "mahatmakanejeeves" <mahatmakanejeeves@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

Dear all:

My insurance company determined my 1991 350SD is totalled following an encounter with a deer. Body damage is limited to the hood, grill, and driver's side headlight. Airbags are intact. All the assorted heat exchangers were damaged, which is the big cost to repair. As for the deer, well she didn't suffer after the 60 mph impact.

The Virginia dealership I towed it to estimates $12K to repair. GEICO says its market value is $4.2K. That seems like a lowball figure to me. The NADA website says an "outstanding" example is worth $11K. Mine is a two-owner car with 100% books and records. No deferred maintenance and no amateurs worked on the car. Paint & interior 100%. I verified from dealer records the PO had the "excessive oil consumption" repair on the 350 motor and confirmed it with a compression test at purchase 11 years ago. Mileage at time of accident was 201K. I think it easily falls in the outstanding category.

Anyway, to get to the point, can folks give me pointers on how to better establish FMV on a rare car with an insurance company? When I get to missing my SD, I have to remind myself it's an inanimate object.

Thanks,

MKJ

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[diesel_mercedes] Fair market value for an old diesel

 

Dear all:

My insurance company determined my 1991 350SD is totalled following an encounter with a deer. Body damage is limited to the hood, grill, and driver's side headlight. Airbags are intact. All the assorted heat exchangers were damaged, which is the big cost to repair. As for the deer, well she didn't suffer after the 60 mph impact.

The Virginia dealership I towed it to estimates $12K to repair. GEICO says its market value is $4.2K. That seems like a lowball figure to me. The NADA website says an "outstanding" example is worth $11K. Mine is a two-owner car with 100% books and records. No deferred maintenance and no amateurs worked on the car. Paint & interior 100%. I verified from dealer records the PO had the "excessive oil consumption" repair on the 350 motor and confirmed it with a compression test at purchase 11 years ago. Mileage at time of accident was 201K. I think it easily falls in the outstanding category.

Anyway, to get to the point, can folks give me pointers on how to better establish FMV on a rare car with an insurance company? When I get to missing my SD, I have to remind myself it's an inanimate object.

Thanks,

MKJ

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