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From: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net (diesel-benz-digest) To: diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Subject: diesel-benz-digest V1 #972 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 Wednesday, April 16 2003 Volume 01 : Number 972 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Fw: jcjones, RE: jcjones, Re: pix, 300SD too... Seat problem Re: Seat problem RE: Seat problem Re: pix, 300SD too... Re: Seat problem Re: pix, 300SD too... RE: Diesel engine! Re: Diesel engine! Re: Diesel engine! Re: Diesel engine! 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: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 17:34:57 -0400 From: "Jim Hoffman" Subject: Fw: jcjones, Looks like someone spammed all of us on the diesel-benz list?? Jim/ - ------------- Forwarded message follows ------------- New Page 5

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I know someone in LA - as in New Orleans that is looking for a decent SDL, but may take an SD? Dan ChicagoArea > Ok, here's Robert's pix of the Sprinter (and of Robert's 300SD) > > http://wagoneers.com/DieselBenz/MB_SPRINTER/ > http://wagoneers.com/DieselBenz/300SD-pix/ > > ok, gotta head out to teach Linux now... see y'all later, > john ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:58:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Robert L Bell Jr Subject: Seat problem I have a 1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD I am 6'5", why is it after driving it for awhile my legs began to hurt? It appears that the seat may be leaning to the left side? Has anyone else experienced this? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 18:02:46 -0400 From: Robert Chase Subject: Re: Seat problem Yeppers, The old seat leaning problem. My SD's seat leans too. Broken spring. Its easily fixed Ill list the ways I know - -rewelding the broken seat spring good fix but you have to take the seat out - -stuffing the seat with a blanket not so great but you dont have to remove the seat completely - -new seat best one but its hard to find a seat at a reasonable price. Robert L Bell Jr wrote: >I have a 1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD I am 6'5", why is it after driving it for awhile my legs began to hurt? It appears that the seat may be leaning to the left side? Has anyone else experienced this? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:05:37 -0700 From: REisenhardt-at-AlienTechnology.com Subject: RE: Seat problem Robert Just switched my passenger and driver seat cushions. Found two broken springs under the driver side cushion. Solved my problem, now pretty comfortable. I have power seats, my switch out took about 4 hours (had several interruptions, not that handy with tools). Randy '87 300 SDL 294k miles "Big Ben" - -----Original Message----- From: Robert L Bell Jr [mailto:rlbcandw-at-swbell.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 2:59 PM To: diesel-benz-at-digest.net Subject: Seat problem I have a 1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD I am 6'5", why is it after driving it for awhile my legs began to hurt? It appears that the seat may be leaning to the left side? Has anyone else experienced this? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 18:05:47 -0400 From: Robert Chase Subject: Re: pix, 300SD too... Hmmm, John put them on his server for me and posted the URL for the Sprinter photos I took today at the same time. I took some photos of my sunroof for John to aid in his repairs on his 190's roof and added in some overall shots so he could see the car he was looking at the closeups of. My SD is very much not for sale :) Although if you like Honda Accords (ok ok ill stop there ) R. DanG wrote: >Why the 300SD pics? >Is it for sale? >I know someone in LA - as in New Orleans that is looking for a decent SDL, but may take an >SD? >Dan ChicagoArea > > > >>Ok, here's Robert's pix of the Sprinter (and of Robert's 300SD) >> >>http://wagoneers.com/DieselBenz/MB_SPRINTER/ >>http://wagoneers.com/DieselBenz/300SD-pix/ >> >>ok, gotta head out to teach Linux now... see y'all later, >>john ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:31:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Jerome Kaidor Subject: Re: Seat problem Robert Chase wrote: > > Yeppers, > > The old seat leaning problem. My SD's seat leans too. Broken spring. > > Its easily fixed Ill list the ways I know > > -rewelding the broken seat spring > good fix but you have to take the seat out *** I haven't had good luck welding spring steel. Maybe you guys are better weldors than I am? I fixed a VW seat by getting a donor seat that was not quite right, taking it apart, and getting a replacement spring out of it. - Jerry Kaidor ( jerry-at-tr2.com ) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:31:53 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: pix, 300SD too... On Tue, 15 Apr 2003, DanG wrote: >-->Why the 300SD pics? no particular reason... :) >-->Is it for sale? He's trying to sell a Honda... ;) john >-->I know someone in LA - as in New Orleans that is looking for a decent SDL, but may take an >-->SD? >-->Dan ChicagoArea >--> >-->> Ok, here's Robert's pix of the Sprinter (and of Robert's 300SD) >-->> >-->> http://wagoneers.com/DieselBenz/MB_SPRINTER/ >-->> http://wagoneers.com/DieselBenz/300SD-pix/ >-->> >-->> ok, gotta head out to teach Linux now... see y'all later, >-->> john >--> ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** john-at-wagoneers.com via PINE on Linux ** (plain text please!) ** http://wagoneers.com ** ** http://freegift.net ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold. ...and remember, leaving life without Jesus just isn't recommended... - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 18:39:52 -0500 From: "Richard Arnold" Subject: RE: Diesel engine! Robert Wrote: > Yeah, > > Heh heh.... Yeah..... I think the city of Atlanta would thank me for > keeping my clothes on :) > > R. City of Atlanta eh? I am a native Atlanta'n, grew up in Smyrna, lived in Tucker before moving to Nebraska. My 300SDL has handled the move better than I have with the shortage of MB dealers here. I have to drive 150 miles to the nearest dealer for stuff I can't handle. I still buy most of my parts from Bud's Benz in Douglasville. If you haven't checked 'em out, go to this link and look at the Garage Sale. http://www.budsbenz.com/content/contentct.asp?p=38 They have some good stuff for our older cars. I miss what Atlanta has to offer. I don't miss what Atlanta offers up. RAA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 20:17:50 -0400 From: Robert Chase Subject: Re: Diesel engine! Yeah, I have seen Buds Benz before... As you may remember they are a little "out in the sticks" so I have my car repaired at Volrepairs in town. I will check out his parts as my repair facility is more mechanical than cosmetic. :) R. Richard Arnold wrote: >Robert Wrote: > > >>Yeah, >> >>Heh heh.... Yeah..... I think the city of Atlanta would thank me for >>keeping my clothes on :) >> >>R. >> >> > >City of Atlanta eh? I am a native Atlanta'n, grew up in Smyrna, lived >in Tucker before moving to Nebraska. My 300SDL has handled the move >better than I have with the shortage of MB dealers here. I have to >drive 150 miles to the nearest dealer for stuff I can't handle. I still >buy most of my parts from Bud's Benz in Douglasville. If you haven't >checked 'em out, go to this link and look at the Garage Sale. >http://www.budsbenz.com/content/contentct.asp?p=38 >They have some good stuff for our older cars. > >I miss what Atlanta has to offer. I don't miss what Atlanta offers up. > >RAA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 18:21:19 -0700 From: Greg Fiorentino Subject: Re: Diesel engine! Everything I have ever heard about Dodge trucks is that the only good thing about them was if they had the Cummins Diesel engine. The bodies in particular (old power wagons from the early 50's excluded) are reputed to be terrible. Greg At 09:26 AM 4/15/03 , john wrote: >who said anything about a dodge body being tough???? > >I had a dodge 4x4 pickup... all the 4x4 rags referred to the >frame/body setup something along the lines of "spaghetti". >I've looked at the Durangos... cheap, cheap, cheap... I don't >see strength, or quality... > >Out of all the 4x4's I've had the dodge was about the worst >off-road... (it was not an old powerwagon, I know they have >a great reputation). > >john > >At 08:29 AM 4/15/2003 -0400, Robert Chase wrote: >>Sheesh even the dodge lies! >> >>"The words "Mercedes-Benz" and "high resale" go hand-in-hand. Always >>have, always will. Sprinter's Mercedes-Benz engine and tough, durable >>Dodge body combine to make a vehicle sure to have strong resale value. " >> >>Ok so like "dodge body"? That vehicle is a Mercedes Benz probably >>shipped without a grille. Im sure thats the ONLY difference between the >>Sprinter and its MB counterpart sold in europe. >>I love the way that they take credit for something they slapped a grille on. >> >>R. >> >> >> >>john wrote: >> >>>now, if they'd put this in a Jeep, or at least offer a 4x4 version... ;) >>> >>>http://www.dodge.com/sprinter/low_operating_cost.html?context=sprinter-co >>>nfigurations&type=left >>> >>>john >>>------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ >>> Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... >>> jesus, don't leave life without him, please! >>>------------------------------------------------------------------- > >------------------------------------------------------------------ > http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ > Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... > jesus, don't leave life without him, please! >------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Fiorentino Vancouver USA gfior-at-dslnorthwest.net '84 300D Turbo '79 300TD '85 F-350 6.9 crew cab ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 19:57:25 -0500 From: "Vernon Tuck" Subject: Re: Diesel engine! I can contribute something to this discussion... Late last November, on ebay, I bought an '89 Dodge one ton dually with a Cummins engine. I flew out to Colorado Springs on Continental Puddle Jumper for $134 and drove it home. The truck itself is an exquisite piece of junk. But the engine is a sublime work of art. VT - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Fiorentino" To: "john" ; "Robert Chase" ; "Diesel Benz" Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 8:21 PM Subject: Re: Diesel engine! > Everything I have ever heard about Dodge trucks is that the only good thing > about them was if they had the Cummins Diesel engine. The bodies in > particular (old power wagons from the early 50's excluded) are reputed to > be terrible. > > Greg > > At 09:26 AM 4/15/03 , john wrote: > >who said anything about a dodge body being tough???? > > > >I had a dodge 4x4 pickup... all the 4x4 rags referred to the > >frame/body setup something along the lines of "spaghetti". > >I've looked at the Durangos... cheap, cheap, cheap... I don't > >see strength, or quality... > > > >Out of all the 4x4's I've had the dodge was about the worst > >off-road... (it was not an old powerwagon, I know they have > >a great reputation). > > > >john > > > >At 08:29 AM 4/15/2003 -0400, Robert Chase wrote: > >>Sheesh even the dodge lies! > >> > >>"The words "Mercedes-Benz" and "high resale" go hand-in-hand. Always > >>have, always will. Sprinter's Mercedes-Benz engine and tough, durable > >>Dodge body combine to make a vehicle sure to have strong resale value. " > >> > >>Ok so like "dodge body"? That vehicle is a Mercedes Benz probably > >>shipped without a grille. Im sure thats the ONLY difference between the > >>Sprinter and its MB counterpart sold in europe. > >>I love the way that they take credit for something they slapped a grille on. > >> > >>R. > >> > >> > >> > >>john wrote: > >> > >>>now, if they'd put this in a Jeep, or at least offer a 4x4 version... ;) > >>> > >>>http://www.dodge.com/sprinter/low_operating_cost.html?context=sprinter-co > >>>nfigurations&type=left > >>> > >>>john > >>>------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>> http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ > >>> Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... > >>> jesus, don't leave life without him, please! > >>>------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------ > > http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ > > Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... > > jesus, don't leave life without him, please! > >------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Greg Fiorentino > Vancouver USA > gfior-at-dslnorthwest.net > > '84 300D Turbo > '79 300TD > '85 F-350 6.9 crew cab ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #972 *********************************