From: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net (diesel-benz-digest) To: diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Subject: diesel-benz-digest V1 #1021 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 Thursday, May 15 2003 Volume 01 : Number 1021 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: just sold the '99 WJ RE: Brake shoes Re: Selling a Junque car in California administrivia: notes on using this list Buddy has sunroof woes Re: Buddy has sunroof woes looking for rims Re: Buddy has sunroof woes 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: Wed, 14 May 2003 12:50:25 -0700 From: john Subject: Re: just sold the '99 WJ At 10:28 PM 5/13/2003 -0700, Kevin Pekarek wrote: >On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 08:17:55PM -0700, john wrote: > > me too... in the meantime I need to get the 190D dialed in > > and start tracking down parts for the '79 300CD. Then we'll figure > > out which one we like better... :) >hehe. I think you'll like the 300CD better, but I think you'll like paying >the fuel bill on the 190D better, once you get it all dialed in. Pitch the XJ the difference in economy isn't enough to swing me one way or the other 25-30mpg on the 300CD vs. 31-40mpg on the 190D isn't that big of a deal if the 300CD works out nicely... prefer the 123 chassis, the 201 is ok, but too plain/ugly, not very "classy". :) >Besides, if you did think about selling the 190D, Derick might be forced to >come across the water and buy it from you. And I don't think he wants that. >Then again, he'll have the room. And, if you've gone through it, he can't use >time as an excuse to not come after it :) ah, good a market... ;) >Either way, pitch the XJ. No, I don't really care for XJs, but I like them >more than ZJs. :) >K if ignorance is bliss, this must be paradise... ;) the XJ is the best all around Jeep ever built. The most reliable, best stock off road model ever, practical, looks good, handles good, excellent survivability... can't say enough good things about 'em. I'd rather have a late model XJ then another WJ... problem is the wife really loved her WJ, so if I can afford another I'll get her one... I like 'em too, but prefer to drive my 243,000 mile '87 xj over the '99 WJ... ttyl, john - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 18:15:40 -0500 From: "Alec Cordova" Subject: RE: Brake shoes I've always just told him I need pads. Never specified a brand. Always worked out fine. I suspect all the pads he carries would be fine. They're not those "lifetime VSD" junkers you get through chain brake shops. Alec > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net > [mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net]On Behalf Of Paul Schwartz > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 2:02 PM > To: diesel-benz-at-digest.net > Subject: Brake shoes > > > I'm getting a flickering brake warning light. Being that there is enough > fluid in the reservoir and this car doesn't has Lucas electrics, I assume > I'm due from new pads. > > I see that Rusty has many manufactures of shoes listed. Does any one have > strong feelings about the different manufactures? > > Paul ------------------------------ Date: 14 May 2003 23:04:08 -0400 From: gary Subject: Re: Selling a Junque car in California Jerry, Does Kalifornia still have the program that the state will "buy" your old smog belching car? Look here... http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/avrp/avrp.htm A buddy of mine in San Diego "retired" his old Dodge Caravan and got $1000. Something to look into. - -Gary P.S. A "sloppy" engine will produce high HC, due to unburnt oil. You didn't mention high HC, so I wouldn't blame your shade tree rebuild. A high CO usually results from a lean mixture. Solex carbs were always a B-at-#$h to tune IMHO. The mixture where they operate the smoothest, is not the optimum for lowest smog readings!. What was your HC reading? If you were low in the range, I would richen the idle mixture. This will lower CO. How high was it? You can take off your EGR and figure out why it ain't working easy enough. EGR affects NOx. On Wed, 2003-05-14 at 14:09, Jerome Kaidor wrote: > Hi Guys, > > No, this isn't Benz or Diesel related, but don't know who else to ask: > > We have a really beat up VW bus that's gotta go. Just bought a Chevy > Astro cargo van to do that job, there ain't enough parking space in front > of the house. > > We have a buyer with $500 in his hot little hands, ready to take it. > > Trouble is, this is California. We just took the bus to the smog shop, > and it failed. EGR valve doesn't work, and the CO is out of bounds. I > think it's because the the half-assed engine "rebuild" I did - I took two > engines, made one engine that ran. No new rings, no new or honed cylinders > - the spousal orders at that time were to "make it run and don't spend any > money". So it ain't gonna pass smog without some serious and expensive > work. > > California seems to have a new law that says that when you sell or > transfer a car, it MUST pass smog, and the responsibility of it passing > smog in on the seller. According to the California DMV website, no > amount of "As-is" verbiage in the bill of sale will remove that > responsibility. > > If this fellow buys the car for $500, and then has to get a $2000 > engine rebuild, he can take us to small claims for the rebuild. > > So it looks like my old bus goes to a charity..... > Anybody know different? > > > - Jerry Kaidor( jerry-at-tr2.com ) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 05:45:01 +0000 From: Richard Welty Subject: administrivia: notes on using this list Digest.Net mailing list "Meta FAQ" These general notes on using Digest.Net mailing lists are posted on the 1st and 15th of each month. 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What is Krusty Motorsports, anyway? Krusty Motorsports (http:/www.krusty-motorsports.com/) is a business which is owned and operated by Richard Welty (rwelty-at-krusty-motorsports.com). Krusty is an S-Corporation in the State of New York. Krusty provides a number of Internet related services, such as mailing list, web sites, pop3/telnet accounts, and consulting on internet related issues. For more information, see the web site. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 23:18:31 -0700 From: "Derickam AA" Subject: Buddy has sunroof woes Hello, This has probably been covered before so if anyone could provide a pointer I could take it from there. Subject car is a 1979 300SD TurboD. Problem is the sunroof closes almost all the way except for where it pops up into the closed position. When it gets there you hear a clicking sound and it goes no further. You have to push it up manually. However; sometimes it will close on its own. I never had to mess with them YET.... :) Anyone seen this? Derick Amburgey Automated Control Specialist Port Of Seattle/SeaTac Airport/Satellite Train System Amateur Radio Callsign: K7DXX List "Mom" of Diesel-Benz reflector 1985 Mercedes 190D "Tuti" 280,000 Mi 1984 Mercedes 190D "Charity" 160,000 Mi _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 23:30:37 -0700 From: john Subject: Re: Buddy has sunroof woes here's a few things... the cable is frayed or the bridge assembly isn't quite right (bent?)... or the tracks are dirty... my sunroof is working now after replacing the cable, but it started making a grinding noise... have to pop the cover and look, still works fine... john At 11:18 PM 5/14/2003 -0700, Derickam AA wrote: >Hello, > >This has probably been covered before so if anyone could provide a pointer >I could take it from there. > >Subject car is a 1979 300SD TurboD. > >Problem is the sunroof closes almost all the way except for where it pops >up into the closed position. When it gets there you hear a clicking sound >and it goes no further. You have to push it up manually. > >However; sometimes it will close on its own. I never had to mess with them >YET.... :) > >Anyone seen this? > > >Derick Amburgey >Automated Control Specialist >Port Of Seattle/SeaTac Airport/Satellite Train System >Amateur Radio Callsign: K7DXX >List "Mom" of Diesel-Benz reflector >1985 Mercedes 190D "Tuti" 280,000 Mi >1984 Mercedes 190D "Charity" 160,000 Mi > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 14:26:45 +0200 (MEST) From: Realist-at-gmx.at Subject: looking for rims Well, first of all I'd like to thank everybody for the replies I got. It seems to be not the easiest to get these rims. I have tried the benz store in Atlanta, but they only got 3 of them whith 2 in a bad shape. Obviously they get easily bent so it will be difficult to get godd ones. The requests I started via the internet didn't give me any positive results either. But I am still trying there a very few chances left on my list. Have a nice day, Thorsten - -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ Bitte ldcheln! Fotogalerie online mit GMX ohne eigene Homepage! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 09:24:12 -0400 From: Robert Chase Subject: Re: Buddy has sunroof woes Hmmm, Does it make a single click or a bunch of clicks? If its a single click it may be a "transmission adjustment" If you pull the trim piece out of the trunk on the drivers side you will find the power sunroof motor there. There is a hole in the side panel where the sunroof tool goes into the transmission unit to manually close the roof. There is a bolt/screw/washer assembly there on the older cars for adjusting the transmission. Or you may have a red cap. The transmission assembly on the motor causes the motor to slip when it reaches the end of the run. This is an advantage so that the motor does not strain the battery or burn out due to someone holding the button longer than they need to to open/ close. If the transmission is out of adjustment it will slip prematurely and not close or not open all the way. A helpful book on MB sunroofs is at mercedessource.com. The book is geared more towards an "overhaul" but this might help you. My SD's Transmission is shot and is stripping its gears (for the sunroof thank goodness) right now. Im going to need a replacement and really dont want to mess with it. The book will be helpful for my mechanic. I think the book is most helpful for people with "slow sunroofs" that need help closing because the overhaul cleans and relubes all the tracks and control rods that assist in closing. It also describes transmission adjustment. But if you have something that is broken you still have to replace the parts. On my SD the motor is located behind a structural member and is difficult to get to. It may be an SD but Im 6'1" and dont like hanging out in trunks that dont have an internal release :) So my mechanic will be the one to hang out in my trunk swearing :). Robert. Derickam AA wrote: > Hello, > > This has probably been covered before so if anyone could provide a > pointer I could take it from there. > > Subject car is a 1979 300SD TurboD. > > Problem is the sunroof closes almost all the way except for where it > pops up into the closed position. When it gets there you hear a > clicking sound and it goes no further. You have to push it up manually. > > However; sometimes it will close on its own. I never had to mess with > them YET.... :) > > Anyone seen this? > > > Derick Amburgey > Automated Control Specialist > Port Of Seattle/SeaTac Airport/Satellite Train System > Amateur Radio Callsign: K7DXX > List "Mom" of Diesel-Benz reflector > 1985 Mercedes 190D "Tuti" 280,000 Mi > 1984 Mercedes 190D "Charity" 160,000 Mi > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #1021 **********************************