Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : Polishing Aluminum Trim

 

Me too. At the moment, it looks too complicated for me. I think I will change the oil first.

 
brian from laverne, ca
Mary (195K)  Martha (280K)
1983 w123 300d's
From: Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
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Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re : Polishing Aluminum Trim

 

I'm keen to see how this works out .

-Nate
Brian wrote :
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> I think I may tackle this. Who likes 30 year old trim.
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSk-AN1pNcg
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> brian from la verne
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[diesel_mercedes] Fuel Mileage Check 1982 240D Slushbox

 


SWMBO driving , 196 miles , 19.3 MPG ~ something seems amiss , it runs just fine @ 333.919 miles but the fuel economy has been dropping the last few fillups .

Maybe I need to drive it to work a week .

-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Help! With radio wiring. W123

 


I posted a clear reply but I don't see it....

Why didja cut the wires ?! .

Don't panic , even if you killed it , it's fairly simple to fix and good used Becker's are very affordable .

-Nate
Lawrence wrote :
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> I'm in the car.  I just cut the cable coming out of the Becker. It contains two shielded wires.  Blue & white. Small gauge yellow and blue wires and two black wires.  I can't find the black wire going into  the bundle.  It must bt connected to the shield.  Very complicated bundle with double shields.  Help.  Lawrence Rhodes
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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Turbo rebuild advice

 


Sounds good to me :

Is Turbo City that place on Van Ness ? .

My Son told me the main thing is _HOSPITAL_ cleanliness and replacing the bushings , shims and O-Rings as they (apparently) all work in concert to suspend the impellers so no oil leaks out .

I need to address the oily turbo in my Sports Coupe , it has the tell tale thing blue exhaust stream indicating oil being sucked past the seals and getting burned .

-Nate
Rob wrote :
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> I plan to rebuild a turbo I picked up from a parts car, and drop it into
> my daily driver 300D.
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> Does anyone have any experience with turbos? Ben in Detroit?
> If so, do you have any advice for the process?
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> I've pulled apart the turbo, the splines look fine, and not too much
> caked oil at the bearings.
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> Turbo city is right up the road, and has rebuild kits.
> http://www.turbocity.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_20&products_id=167
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> My current turbo works, yet looks like it might be leaking oil at the
> bearings, and of course the return tube is leaking at the base. I figure
> that I'll do it all at once, then hopefully have a bit more power and
> less oil spots on the driveway, well besides the ones from the oil
> filter canister, which is another job.
>
> Thanks
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> Rob
> '85 300D CA
> Garden Grove, CA
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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Becker Radio wiring

 



Assuming you're working on a Becker....

There can be a multitude of plugs but the only one you really need is the four pin one with one pin slightly offset .

That offset pin it the 12 V + connection , typically black , it runs the radio .

The red wire is the always live 12 V + connection for the clock and preset memory .

The gray wire is the illumination wire , comes on with the dash lights .

The yellow wire it the power antenna signal wire ~ it kicks the antenna , _DO_NOT_ use it to _power_ and antenna ! .

The ground is connected to the radio's chassis and should be brown .

The speaker wire require cute little polarized plugs and will be green and black , Brian should be able to find you sone with 4" of leads .

The other plugs are for amplifiers used in W-126's .

I hope this helps ? .

-Nate
Lawrence wrote :
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> Red wire to back of Becker then fuse then black wire then into the radio.  A black wire goes out with the speaker wires.  Brown ground.  What do they all mean?  Best guess is red 12 v.   Black with speaker wires is antenna remote as turning on and off radio must be controlled.  What else is in the grey bundle or is it just the speaker wires?
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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Repairing your trim

 


Well Bogy ;

My 42 Y.O. Light Duty Chevrolet pickup truck runs sweet as can be ~ as the engines is worn out the exhaust fumes are killing me but it still gets up asd runs well and 20 + MPG is nice too .

However , you're correct , a re - purposed Mercedes Diesel car would make a very nice Shop Truck indeed ~ especially a clean old W126 - L

-Nate
Bogy wrote :
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> I certainly don't! That's why my 81 300td is loosing it's trim - piece by piece. As it gets bad and starts to pull out/rust out/bend over/etc, I just pull it off and throw it away. But looks don't matter much to me. I'm in this for the boringly reliable-ness of these rigs. It's like the lady at the recycler once told me - "You use that thing like it was a truck.". That said, there is certainly no american truck that will run this well when/if it lives to be thirty+ years old.
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[diesel_mercedes] Re : W123 leather seats for sale $125

 


Wow ~

_Parchment_ ! .

Looks very nice , are you *sure* they're leather and not MB Tex ? .

@ $125 the set + freight it sounds like a *VERY* good deal ! .

What state are you in ? .

-Nate
"waxhawdon" wrote :
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> I bought a 1977 240d for the engine and drive train to put into a small van.The interior is great.
> I know shipping the seats would be impractical but thought about removing the factory leather and headrests and selling them.
> They are quite easy to remove and reinstall. I would not fold the leather but ship it as flat as possible I'm thinking $125 plus shipping for an original set of front and rear. Shipping cost will vary according to your location. If anyone is interested i will post more and better pictures.
>
> $125 versus what the current poster will pay for his newly covered seats If you don't feel comfortable installing them i'm sure a good upholstery shop will do it for a reasonable fee.
> I posted a picture as "Waxhawdon"
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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Polishing Aluminum Trim

 


I'm keen to see how this works out .

-Nate
Brian wrote :
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> I think I may tackle this. Who likes 30 year old trim.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSk-AN1pNcg
>
> brian from la verne
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Help! With radio wiring. W123

 

I'm in the car. I just cut the cable coming out of the Becker. It contains two shielded wires. Blue white. Small gauge yellow and blue wires and two black wires. I can't find the black wire going into the bundle. It must bt connected to the shield. Very complicated bundle with double shields. Help. Lawrence Rhodes

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[diesel_mercedes] Help! With radio wiring. W123

 

I'm in the car. I just cut the cable coming out of the Becker. It contains two shielded wires. Blue white. Small gauge yellow and blue wires and two black wires. I can't find the black wire going into the bundle. It must bt connected to the shield. Very complicated bundle with double shields. Help. Lawrence Rhodes

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[diesel_mercedes] Help! With radio wiring. W123

 

I'm in the car. I just cut the cable coming out of the Becker. It contains two shielded wires. Blue white. Small gauge yellow and blue wires and two black wires. I can't find the black wire going into the bundle. It must bt connected to the shield. Very complicated bundle with double shields. Help. Lawrence Rhodes

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[diesel_mercedes] Radio wiring help.

 

This is becoming more of a complicated job than I thought.  Do all Becker units connect to an amp behind the glove box.  I just cut the cable so I'm committed.  Seems the easiest way is to cut the fader wires and run a set up into the dash.    Lawrence Rhodes.......

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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Fuel Economy Check '84 300CD Auto

 


319 miles , 25.8 MPG .

Some AC use , Startron added 3Oz. per fillup .

I've gotta yank and test the injectors as this engine still spits Diesel Smoot all over the cove and the air leaks into the trunk mean everything in it is covered with soot .

-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Repairing your trim

 

one day I will take the easy way and strip wheels with Easy Off oven cleaner followed by muratic acid,then aluminum polish then wax.Should make my bundts look close to chrome.

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Yahoo! Member Service <tccservice111@...> wrote:
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> I use it on my aluminum wheels prior to polish
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> Tennessee Nate
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> From: john public <brad_macaboy1234@...>
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 10:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Repairing your trim
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> FWIW, I've used that acid TB cleaner to take rust stains off ceramic and marble tile.
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> brian from laverne, ca Mary (195K)  Martha (280K)
> 1983 w123 300d's
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> From: Bogy Wan Kenobi
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> To:
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> I certainly don't! That's why my 81 300td is
> loosing it's trim - piece by piece. As it gets bad and
> starts to pull out/rust out/bend over/etc, I just pull it
> off and throw it away. But looks don't matter much to
> me. I'm in this for the boringly reliable-ness of these
> rigs. It's like the lady at the recycler once told me -
> "You use that thing like it was a truck.". That
> said, there is certainly no american truck that will run
> this well when/if it lives to be thirty+ years old. --- On
> Wed, 6/19/13, brian's 83 300d's <mailto:bstromsoe%40yahoo.com>
> wrote: > I think I may tackle this. Who likes > 30
> year old trim. > >
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSk-AN1pNcg > > brian
> from la verne > > >
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