From: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net (diesel-benz-digest) To: diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Subject: diesel-benz-digest V1 #882 Reply-To: diesel-benz-at-digest.net Sender: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Errors-To: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Precedence: bulk diesel-benz-digest Tuesday, February 11 2003 Volume 01 : Number 882 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: Starter questions. Re: Starter questions. RE: Starter questions. Diesel Benz Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/diesel-benz/ Send submissions to diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to diesel-benz-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to stag-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:38:34 -0500 From: "Jim Hoffman" Subject: Re: Starter questions. I replaced the starter on my '83 240D about a year ago. It was very simple. I had my rebuilt at a local rebuild shop. Jim/ > I have a 1980 240D 4CYL DIESEL [beast] > The starter currently grinds when I start the car, well, after I start > the car, because it isnt disengaging. > I decided to just replace the whole starter instead of just the solenoid > (which a Mercedes-Benz mechanic told me was the problem, although I was > also told it could be the flywheel). > Now, before I stroll off to Auto-Zone, is there a better place to get > parts (not online)? > Is there a certain brand of aftermarket starters I should be looking at? > Bosch. . ETC. > Are there any tricks involved in removing the starter? (I heard someone > say [a while back] you have to remove a tie-rod to extract the starter) > > Jeremy Bowne > Phoenix, Arizona, USA > > 1980 Mercedes-Benz 240D > 315,000 miles. > > 1970 Buick Skylark > 186,000 miles > > 2002 Dodge Neon SE > 14,000 miles > - -- Jim Hoffman Oconomowoc WI '39 Allis Model B '53 Ford Golden Jubilee '?? Bolens Huskie Gardener ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:50:09 -0500 From: "S.D.Byers" Subject: Re: Starter questions. Mean green starters work really nicely with that engine. http://www.mean-green.com/ SDB On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 drefan-at-cox.net wrote: |I have a 1980 240D 4CYL DIESEL [beast] |The starter currently grinds when I start the car, well, after I start |the car, because it isnt disengaging. |I decided to just replace the whole starter instead of just the solenoid |(which a Mercedes-Benz mechanic told me was the problem, although I was |also told it could be the flywheel). |Now, before I stroll off to Auto-Zone, is there a better place to get |parts (not online)? |Is there a certain brand of aftermarket starters I should be looking at? |Bosch. . ETC. |Are there any tricks involved in removing the starter? (I heard someone |say [a while back] you have to remove a tie-rod to extract the starter) | |Jeremy Bowne |Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |1980 Mercedes-Benz 240D |315,000 miles. | |1970 Buick Skylark |186,000 miles | |2002 Dodge Neon SE |14,000 miles | ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:59:22 -0800 From: Subject: RE: Starter questions. What tools are required for this task? Jeremy Bowne Phoenix, Arizona, USA 1980 Mercedes-Benz 240D 315,000 miles. 1970 Buick Skylark 186,000 miles 2002 Dodge Neon SE 14,000 miles - -----Original Message----- From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net] On Behalf Of S.D.Byers Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 1:50 PM To: Diesel-Benz List Subject: Re: Starter questions. Mean green starters work really nicely with that engine. http://www.mean-green.com/ SDB On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 drefan-at-cox.net wrote: |I have a 1980 240D 4CYL DIESEL [beast] |The starter currently grinds when I start the car, well, after I start |the car, because it isnt disengaging. |I decided to just replace the whole starter instead of just the solenoid |(which a Mercedes-Benz mechanic told me was the problem, although I was |also told it could be the flywheel). |Now, before I stroll off to Auto-Zone, is there a better place to get |parts (not online)? |Is there a certain brand of aftermarket starters I should be looking at? |Bosch. . ETC. |Are there any tricks involved in removing the starter? (I heard someone |say [a while back] you have to remove a tie-rod to extract the starter) | |Jeremy Bowne |Phoenix, Arizona, USA | |1980 Mercedes-Benz 240D |315,000 miles. | |1970 Buick Skylark |186,000 miles | |2002 Dodge Neon SE |14,000 miles | ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #882 *********************************