I'll have to dig through her stuff to waaay back in 1989 and match the picture up! :)
Please tell your sister not to take any more pictures of me!
Tony
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Hey max, ifn you need a hand y'only have to ask. We can be there any time on a couple of days notice. Would come in the Toyota so would be self contained.
Tony
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hang in there Max ! we'll miss you whilst you're gone , will greet you when you return .
>
> I'm amazed that no one wants your two cars ~ I asked SWMBO if she wanted one but she's fond of our '82 240D and wants to save up and have the engine and tranny rebuilt . This will of course co$t far more than both of your cars combined but , if it makes her happy , then I will be too and hopefully I'll address the few remaining
> ' might as wells ' , new windshield and fix the recalcitrant RR door's vacuum lock .
>
> -Nate
> Max Wrote :
>
> >Speaking of vents that don't work, why not get a Mercedes that does not even
> have that stupid CC control system? Heaters that work, AC that works, get a 240
> with the manual systems that actually work. I am selling both my 240's for $5K.
> They are twins so you don't even have to license both cars, just switch the
> plates. It works fine. Both cars have newer engines and both run perfect. No
> blo-by, no leaks. Why get one that is junk when good ones are out there? Anyway,
> going into the hospital soon, I will be on crutches all summer, cant drive
> ,selling all my cars. Max
>
Please tell your sister not to take any more pictures of me!
Tony
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Trish Dougherty <purrfectharmonyfarm@...> wrote:
>
> Not me! I was the one in the hot pink tie dyed bikini that my sister got a
> picture of some really gross guy ogling...I was oblivious it but she swears
> he fell down looking.
>
> When I lived there we had no traffic lights, no side walks, one movie
> theater, one grocery store, one fast food joint...A & W...then all of the
> big city people that wanted to "get away from it all" decided to bring it
> all up there and ruined the place.
>
> In the 60's we had a tiny trailer (my bed was the dining table that lifted
> off the pedestal and slid into slots to turn into a bed, my sisters slept
> outside in the enclosed tent type area) up in Oak Creek Canyon at Indian
> Gardens just before the sand sculptures where my mom & her BFF sat on the
> bridge to fish for rainbow trout..that is if us kids weren't jumping off of
> it into the swimming hole. When it was time for dinner she had a whistle by
> the door she blew so dad knew it was time to come up from fishing. There
> was a roller rink across the street, but I was too young to hang with the
> older kids. :( Humph. In high school I'd hang out with kids who's parents
> owned the produce stand at Slide Rock, we had parties using smudge pots to
> keep warm. Ah those really were "the days".
>
> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 2:31 PM, BStromsoe <bstromsoe@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > My dad lived in Sedona for 15 years, and I visited often. Were you the
> > naked lady they kept arresting at Slide Rock?
> >
> > brian from laverne, ca
> > Mary (195K) Martha (280K)
> > 1983 w123 300d's
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > --
> Trish Dougherty
> PurrFect Harmony Farm
> Ennis, TX
> http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
>
My brake warning light comes on from time to time. It's real, I hear the grind every now and then. I just did a search on AutoHauz and thought I'd pose the question to those much more familiar with MB than me..on prior cars it's no big deal. I get lifetime warranty pads and I'm done. I see all sorts of options at AH. Anything I need to know that's different from any other car brakes?
--
Trish Dougherty
PurrFect Harmony Farm
Ennis, TX
http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
Not me! I was the one in the hot pink tie dyed bikini that my sister got a picture of some really gross guy ogling...I was oblivious it but she swears he fell down looking.
When I lived there we had no traffic lights, no side walks, one movie theater, one grocery store, one fast food joint...A & W...then all of the big city people that wanted to "get away from it all" decided to bring it all up there and ruined the place.
In the 60's we had a tiny trailer (my bed was the dining table that lifted off the pedestal and slid into slots to turn into a bed, my sisters slept outside in the enclosed tent type area) up in Oak Creek Canyon at Indian Gardens just before the sand sculptures where my mom & her BFF sat on the bridge to fish for rainbow trout..that is if us kids weren't jumping off of it into the swimming hole. When it was time for dinner she had a whistle by the door she blew so dad knew it was time to come up from fishing. There was a roller rink across the street, but I was too young to hang with the older kids. :( Humph. In high school I'd hang out with kids who's parents owned the produce stand at Slide Rock, we had parties using smudge pots to keep warm. Ah those really were "the days".
My dad lived in Sedona for 15 years, and I visited often. Were you the naked lady they kept arresting at Slide Rock?brian from laverne, ca
Mary (195K) Martha (280K)
1983 w123 300d's
From The Horse's Mouth (so to speak) and guess what ? Tom will have the very best parts affordably and they'll be delivered to your door....
Just send him your VIN and wait a few days .
-Nate
Tom wrote:
>
> Just get an idler arm bushing kit. That should do the trick.
>
>
> Tom Hanson
> Mercedes Benz Classic Center USA
> MBUSA, LLC
> thomas.hanson@...
> 949 598-4842 direct
> 949 598-4870 fax
>
>
> ________________________________
>
My parents, both smokers, mom ciggarrets, dad a corn cob pipe, used to drag us all across the country. NO windows open. We did have a/c in our Turquois blue Olds F82. It was great. We stopped at Four Corners and stood in the middle of four states for pictures. Stopped at Stuckeys for fuel, potty breaks and junk buying. Saw everything from Phoenix, AZ to Honeycreek, Iowa then back to Lamar, MO. We camped all over AZ, dad put a board in the back going from the seat edge to the back of the front seat to make a bed for me, the baby of the family, everyone else got to sleep in the tent...I peed the bed..oops maybe that's why I had my own "bed"? We traveled all across the state of AZ, one sister got car sick on the winding roads near Prescott. What fun.
In 2003 Kevin & I drove from TX to AZ to get married (first for either of us!) at my dad's assisted care facility. My sister followed us! I took Kevin on the scenic route, I20 on the way there, I40 for the home trip, through Jerome the ghost town, on down to Cornville to see my dads property, up through Sedona to show him where I used to work, through Oak Creek Canyon to where we used to summer & fish, Slide Rock where we used to hang out and fish before it became a National Park, up through Flagstaff where I went to highschool the last time and where I learned to snow ski. Across Route 66 as much as possible of course. We stopped at all sorts of places along the way.
My sister has worn out two Hondas in her travels. One time her husband called her, "where are you?" "On the road" "WHICH road?" "Ugh, the highway." "What state are you in?" My other sister drove from Alaska to AZ and back again. I've been on the back of a Harley all across AZ and CO. My family loves the open road.
I'm looking forward to taking my "Rusty" on a road trip. Kevin is hoping to get off early next Friday so we can go down to Galveston to the beach for an over night camping trip. He'll need it to prepare for summer camp...the following Monday starts ten weeks of hell. One thousand kids show up every Monday and leave on Friday. He & his brother have to fix everything they break..."The door just fell off, we don't know what happened". It's so bad that the camp shuts down for a week off for everyone at the end of the ten weeks!
Yes indeedy ! .
When Tom and I were young , our Father dragged us off in his funny Peugeots all over the place , blistering hot , not allowed to roll down the windows (no AC) nor talk , he was a white lipped & white knuckle driver kinda guy , always angry but still and all 50 + years later , all of us kids still love The Open Road , we just don't freak out if a child needs to pee or wants a coke or to look at that whatever thing over there ~ you really should try it , if you're flexible , you'll have fun and meet new people , bond with your Children and learn many new things (stay out of Watts , Ca. when you're wearing a Mitt for Pres. button etc.)
I'd love to drive to max's and pick over his old TD's before they're rusted away and hauled off for scrap .
-Nate
Tom wrote:
>
> ROAD TRIP!!
>
> This is the kind of thing that brother Nate would come up with and
> then send me an email announcing that he's going and expects me to come along.
>
>
> When Nate's son was much younger, we hit the road on a couple of trips
> with him. He hadn't been out of the city much, so it was a marvelous
> opportunity for him to see the country. I still love getting out on the road,
> just to look around as we drive.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> In a message dated 5/21/2012 12:50:41 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> kipsinc@... writes:
>
> Oh Max, this situation is killing me. You are a couple of hours from the
> left coast. I am a couple hours from the right coast (central Pa), and we
> have the huge, wide North Amercia in between. Hmmmm.
> I really wish we were a lot closer, it would be tempting to drive out with
> a trailer and pick up one of the TD's to use as a parts car.
> Dang.
> Soludos 'eh?
> Bill
>
So ;
The wonderful , fabulous more than I ever expected out of a radio Becker Electronic in my '84 300CD went whacky recently , I love listening to the tappets and roar of my open exhaust yes but I also like the News & Views plus The Prairie Home Companion on the weekends
So yesterday I grabbed a newer , W-126 (gray display) Becker Electronic and popped it in the dash & set all the various AM/FM presets , it works fine although it doesn't seem to have a clock function , I know , there's a quartz clock in the dash binnacle , you're missing my point here but I digress .
This morning I took the old Becker apart and began cleaning the circitry inside the faceplate as I thought maybe that's the trouble since the display lights up every number & sign in it ~ I washed out an amazing amount of Diesel smoot , first I tried DEOXIT but that only gives a .003 second burst each time you pull the trigger so instead I cadged some radio electro - contact cleaner they use in the radio shop and washed that bugger silly , then I use canned air to blow it as clean as I could & dabbed gently at the residue with a lint free cleaning wipe......
It's now reassembled and awaiting me to try it again , if it's still dead I'll try another faceplate before scrapping it .
I'm told the newer Beckers are better in sound and remote signal aquisition , looking at the various buttons and antennae displays I believe it but I know and love the original typ green/yellow display models .
Somewhere I have stashed a nice European Spec. Becker Tom spotted in a '79 W-116 a few years back , i know i didn't sell/ toss it so one day it'll surface and I'll pop it in .
The Euro. Spec. radios have short wave bands .
-Nate
Well ;
It must be summertime again as I got in my faithful Diesel Sports Coupe this morning @ 0-Dark:30 , outside it was nice so naturally the heater stuck full on no matter what button I pushed , wheels turned etc. so in time I gave up and opened the window....
The AC compressors should interchange yes but , if the bracketry is different , you'll need a different # belt ~ why not begin looking closely at underhood pictures of various other Mercedes Diesels until you find one that's *exactly* like yours and ask the owner what the V-Belt P/N is ? . FWIW , I too hate getting a bunch of new V-Belts that don't fit anything in my fleet but it happens sometimes .
Sometimes , an outlying or rural FLAPS will allow you to run in and out repeatedly trying on different V-Belts , obviously you'll need to shampoo the engine first as once it's oily , that belt can't go back on the rack for sale again...
So much of old Vehicle maintenance and repair , is just forcing oneself to s l o w d o w n & take however much time is necessary to sort out to - day's PIA adventure .
-Nate
Trish Wrote :
No the belt we have is from my original motor, it's too short. The a/c is also from the other motor, but should be fine from what I've researched.
