and, my life is better!!! you are genius!
Henry
On 11/30/2013 11:09 AM, brian's 83 300d's wrote:
> 1. It dipped below 70F here in the Los Angeles area, so I added 4 oz of
> Winter (white container) Diesel Kleen. I know that technically "winter"
> is still 21 days away, but there is snow in the mountains.
> 2. Had a drip, drip leak out of the power steering pump. Couple of
> mechanics wanted to piddle fiddle with the pump. I chose to try Lucas
> Power Steering Leak Stop. It has stopped the leak so far (2 weeks) -
> hooray for Lucas.
> 3. Transmission was slipping. Thought I would have to take it in to
> "Victor" for a post fix adjustment. While checking the dip stick, it
> were dry as a bone. Two quarts of trans fluid solved that problem, but
> raised concerns about a shop that fixes trannies, but doesn't run the
> car and then top off the fluid.
> 4. Shockingly, I went 320 miles on 12.0 gallons (26.6 mpg). At the
> moment I will say it is new tires, properly inflated, and superior
> driving skills.
>
> brian from laverne
>
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[diesel_mercedes] Additives
1. It dipped below 70F here in the Los Angeles area, so I added 4 oz of Winter (white container) Diesel Kleen. I know that technically "winter" is still 21 days away, but there is snow in the mountains.
2. Had a drip, drip leak out of the power steering pump. Couple of mechanics wanted to piddle fiddle with the pump. I chose to try Lucas Power Steering Leak Stop. It has stopped the leak so far (2 weeks) - hooray for Lucas.
3. Transmission was slipping. Thought I would have to take it in to "Victor" for a post fix adjustment. While checking the dip stick, it were dry as a bone. Two quarts of trans fluid solved that problem, but raised concerns about a shop that fixes trannies, but doesn't run the car and then top off the fluid.
4. Shockingly, I went 320 miles on 12.0 gallons (26.6 mpg). At the moment I will say it is new tires, properly inflated, and superior driving skills.
brian from laverne
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: No Start - Block Heaters
I'm in Sacramento right this second, around 65• my car would of loved but they are home in the barn. Max
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On Nov 28, 2013, at 7:29 AM, "brian's 83 300d's" <bstromsoe@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Today, I will go out in our 65F snowless heat and crank the beast over so we can head over to Alhambra where it may be 68F. Good strong battery, clean fuel in the tank, new tires and transmission - only thing that doesn't work very well anymore is my 73 year old body.
>
> brian from laverne
>
> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Max Stemple <jasperezra@...> wrote:
>>
>> I put block heaters in both my 240's, one was pretty easy one was hard to break the Allen plug loose and I had to buy a 19mm Allen wrench which is huge and of course I only used it once. But the block heaters are the next best thing to Mexico . Max
>>
>> Sent from my iPod
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>> On Nov 27, 2013, at 5:39 AM, "Steve Parolin" <stevenparolin@...> wrote:
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>>> My car does not have a block heater and I dread what might happen if I pull a freeze plug in a 30 year old car.
>>>
>>> Its cold now and do not have use of my garage due to another project and the quickest way to get a block heater is with one of those magnetic ones.
>>>
>>> Any one have any experience with the magnetic block heaters ? Do they work as expected ? Do you need to pull them off before driving ?
>>>
>>> I had a car with an inline tank heater, boy that thing got hot, unfortunatly, that was all that got hot so I dont want to go that route.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Max temple <jasperezra@> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I've used summer diesel at well under 20 degrees lots of times. Diesels can
>>>> get very hard to start when the temps drop. Most of these cars on this list
>>>> are old with worn engines which leads to hard starting in cold weather. Get
>>>> a block heater, these cars love them. Plug it into a timer so it wont run
>>>> all night. They use 400W, at 500W around here it would cost .05 a hour. Max
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Michael E. Williams <attymw@>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Well its at last night in the garage heated up and it started fine this
>>>>> morning. I also got the white bottle and put that in the tank.
>>>>>
>>>>> Oddly the Kroger company was unable to tell me what type of diesel they
>>>>> have saying it is a proprietary interest?
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android<http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android>
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>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>> * From: * Max temple <jasperezra@>;
>>>>> * To: * <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>;
>>>>> * Subject: * Re: [diesel_mercedes] No Start
>>>>> * Sent: * Tue, Nov 26, 2013 2:43:11 AM
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You dont have jelled fuel unless maybe it's been below 20 degrees for a
>>>>> few days. But when it gets below around 35 degrees diesels can get harder
>>>>> to start. Depending on many things. Best thing to do for a diesel in winter
>>>>> is get a block heater. If you live where it gets into the 30's and below,
>>>>> first line of defense is a 400 W block heater. Put it on a timer to run the
>>>>> hours you will need to start. 30 degree temp. only a couple of hours. -20
>>>>> all night. Block heaters is the best friend of old diesels unless you live
>>>>> in LA, then 60 degrees is cold. Max
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:35 AM, <attymw@> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well winter is here and I did not get the white bottle. I think I have
>>>>>> gelled diesel fuel.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I tried the hand pump and the fuel comes out the hand pump like it is not
>>>>>> getting any further past it. Clogged filters or something.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jumping the car did not help although battery was way down from so many
>>>>>> attempts to start.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Car worked fine this morning.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike (71 220D)
>>>>>>
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RE: [diesel_mercedes] Black Friday Fun
“But it never rains in sunny
Bill in
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Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 7:20 AM
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Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Black Friday Fun
I'm in Moorpark , Ca. , slightly NW of Los Angeles , we're having a Vintage Car Back
I just filled up , 315 miles , 25.6 MPGs . I'd hoped my newly rebuilt tranny would help improve my fuel economy but apparently you have to _slow_down_ a bit for that , not much chance of that is there ? =8-) .
At least the rain tapered off to a slight drizzle .
-Nate
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[diesel_mercedes] Black Friday Fun
I'm in Moorpark , Ca. , slightly NW of Los Angeles , we're having a Vintage Car Back Road Rally to - day while everyone else is having fist fights over Korean TV sets @ WallyMart and watching the salespeople starve .
I just filled up , 315 miles , 25.6 MPGs . I'd hoped my newly rebuilt tranny would help improve my fuel economy but apparently you have to _slow_down_ a bit for that , not much chance of that is there ? =8-) .
At least the rain tapered off to a slight drizzle .
-Nate
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[diesel_mercedes] Cheap 300D On E-Bay
Well ;
You've gotta begin somewhere .
The inner door panels often get those wrinkles , I'm not sure why .
I think white with the Navy interior looks very nice ~ certainly it's a very popular color combo these days .
I don't see any rust bubbles .
-Nate
Mark Wrote :
I love how the ad says no reserve, but the lowest bid you can make is $800.00.
Not to say the car isn't worth $800.00.
must have had a new paint at some time.
Interior looks bad on the doors.? heat or moisture issues?
Not to say the car isn't worth $800.00.
must have had a new paint at some time.
Interior looks bad on the doors.? heat or moisture issues?
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[diesel_mercedes] Electric Windows
O.K. that's good ;
It still seems to me there's a power relay and the window power doesn't go directly from the Ign. switch .
There should be a cardboard inside the fuse box lid that details which fuse powers the windows ~ test that with your test light _before_ you touch the fuses ~ I can't tell you how oftn I find bad connections on the fuse box when the owner insists all is well .
Then you'll have to trace the power source from the fuse box , the wires are all color coded , prolly black with a colored stripe .
The wire you're looking for should have the same color stripe at the switch , that *one* wire where , if you apply power , all the windows work normally .
I wish I was more help than this ,electrical is always slow , deliberate work but very rewarding once you figure out where the open circuit is .
FWIW , the Performance Parts catalog shows what relay does what and where it's located , usually on the left front inner fender housing .
-Nate
Kevin Wrote:
Nate,
I already replaced all of the fuses with the good copper ones and cleaned all the contact points.
Kevin
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Cheap 300D
I love how the ad says no reserve, but the lowest bid you can make is $800.00.
Not to say the car isn't worth $800.00.
must have had a new paint at some time.
Interior looks bad on the doors.? heat or moisture issues?
From: "corvallis@peoplepc.com" <corvallis@peoplepc.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 2:43:49 PM
Subject: RE: [diesel_mercedes] Cheap 300D
Not to say the car isn't worth $800.00.
must have had a new paint at some time.
Interior looks bad on the doors.? heat or moisture issues?
From: "corvallis@peoplepc.com" <corvallis@peoplepc.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 2:43:49 PM
Subject: RE: [diesel_mercedes] Cheap 300D
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=181267989978
From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Nate
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 2:21 PM
To: R eplies 126DieselList; diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Cheap 300D
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 2:21 PM
To: R eplies 126DieselList; diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Cheap 300D
On Flea-Bay in Washington State , non turbo , looks .K. , prolly needs the usual $1,500 worth of DIY stuff including 5 new tires to be a good 'un .
Item # 181267989978
Go take a look , I have naught to do with it , I'd buy it for the fun of up fixing it .
NON TU R BO ! .
-Nate
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] RE: Electric Windows
Nate,
I already replaced all of the fuses with the good copper ones and cleaned all the contact points.
Kevin
On Nov 28, 2013 11:56 AM, <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:
Silly question Kevin but I'm lazy soI always do things the " K.I.S.S. " way:
Take your test light and ground it well to the engine , remove the fuse box cover (it takes gentle wiggling to get it off or back on , be careful) , then turn on the key and begin gently touching the tester to each end of _EVERY_ fuse ~ there's a good chance one will light up on one end but not the other . if you find this , replace that fuse with a copper (yellow) strip one , _NOT_ another grey metal strip one and keep testing , usually there's several poor contact fuses .
Don't feel ' dumb ' when working with electrickery ~ it's not the same as other things .
-NateKevin Wrote:
My '85 300D has been driving me nuts with a window problem. Since I am dumb when it comes to tracing electrical problems I just replaced the switches and the relays with new ones. Still no working windows. Yes, I'm talking all 4 of them.So, in desperation, I printed out the schematic and tried understanding the flow of electrons. I am able to jumper from the battery directly to the "a" and "b" terminal on the fuse box and all 4 windows will open and close just like a well behaving window should.So, tracing the power feed into the "a" and "b" locations in the fuse box, it appears that the wire comes directly from the ignition switch. Therefore, it seems that I am getting no power from my ignition switch to my windows fuses. I can confirm this with my volt meter.So, now it seems that I need to replace the ignition switch in order to make power go to the windows when I turn on the switch. Has anybody ever had this problem? I don't want to spend big money on an ignition switch if the problem is somewhere else. Everything else electrical works when I turn on the ignition switch.Thanks,Kevin
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RE: [diesel_mercedes] Cheap 300D
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=181267989978
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To:
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Cheap 300D
On Flea-Bay in
Item # 181267989978
Go take a look , I have naught to do with it , I'd buy it for the fun of up fixing it .
NON TU
-Nate
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[diesel_mercedes] Cheap 300D
On Flea-Bay in Washington State , non turbo , looks .K. , prolly needs the usual $1,500 worth of DIY stuff including 5 new tires to be a good 'un .
Item # 181267989978
Go take a look , I have naught to do with it , I'd buy it for the fun of up fixing it .
NON TURBO ! .
-Nate
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[diesel_mercedes] RE: Air Conditioning Costs.
Well Tony ;
To do the job correctly you'll need to open the condensor and evaporator connections and flush the old oil , sludge and metal debris from the dying compressor out , I imagin his would make a $1,000 job .
Just replacing the parts you mentioned and re charging it (hopefully after properly evacuating it) I imagine $500 ~ $800 depending on the co$t of the new (rebuilts are trash) R4 compressor.
In Mexico you should be able to get R-12 freon at no additional cost , this will make you very happy indeed as nothing cools like R-12 .
-Nate
Tony Wrote :
Can anyone give me a ball park price for replacing the a/c compressor? incl filter and expansion chamber.
I can get it done down here, but want to make sure the quote I recieved is good.
The compressor has been clanking since may so I know it is shot.
Thanks Tony
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