From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Sat Aug 30 20:47:37 2008 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Sunday, August 31 2008 Volume 01 : Number 2848 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: [db] Bleeding brakes W124.128 300D 2.5 Turbo Re: [db] Bleeding brakes W124.128 300D 2.5 Turbo [db] Omega's last adventure - and a ferry ride home [db] saturday morning popcorn material [db] 300D 2.5 turbo Re: [db] 300D 2.5 turbo 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: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:47:05 -0400 From: Mike Frank Subject: Re: [db] Bleeding brakes W124.128 300D 2.5 Turbo Here's the solution. The reservoir in Mercedes cylinders is actually divided in two, for front and back brakes. To fill the back, you need to fill the reservoir literally to the top. If you don't do this, all you will get is air. Mike Frank At 01:48 PM 8/29/2008, Wiard Pless wrote: >Has the brake reservoir 2 chambers? Any other suggestions >are greatly appreciated. Wiard ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:44:30 -0400 From: Wiard Pless Subject: Re: [db] Bleeding brakes W124.128 300D 2.5 Turbo Mike, thanks for your message - found this out in the meantime. This little details is not mentioned in the MB manual but, may be, it is not critical if you the shop power bleeder. MB manual also says to attach a short hose to the bleeder screw, open it a bit and let fluid run out. Did not run on my car.. Wiard Mike Frank wrote: > Here's the solution. The reservoir in Mercedes cylinders is actually > divided in two, for front and back brakes. To fill the back, you need > to fill the reservoir literally to the top. If you don't do this, all > you will get is air. > > Mike Frank > > At 01:48 PM 8/29/2008, Wiard Pless wrote: >> Has the brake reservoir 2 chambers? Any other suggestions are >> greatly appreciated. Wiard > > > > > Internal Virus Database is out of date. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: > 270.5.0/1556 - Release Date: 7/16/2008 4:56 PM ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:46:43 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] Omega's last adventure - and a ferry ride home took omega to the shippers in Tacoma, WA... heading to the new ebay buyers in Maryland... on the way home picked up a barrel lift and pump for BioDiesel and looked at a biodiesel setup... went by the Hood Canal (Seabeck) and home via the Bremerton to Seattle ferry... http://wagoneers.com/fotos/2008/08-Aug-29-LastDay-of-Omega-Bremerton-Seattle-Ferry/ALL.html next project: rebuild carport and bring Superdawg home... jim blair is tempting me with some other project ideas as well... ;) keep the popcorn warm... john '94 Blazer (K1500) 6.5L TD V8 '91 300D (124) 2.5L TD I5 '75 J10 hydraulic dump trailer (needs a receiver hitch for barrel lift - anyone got one?) '83 J10 Stepside (bringing home soon as the carport is rebuilt... soon... ) '99 Grand Cherokee (WJ) 4.7L V8 (for sale - maybe) '47 Bantam T3-C trailer (for sale - asking $800, make offer) ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold SAVE fuel: use synthetics: http://www.AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 SAVE power: use LINUX: http://johnmeister.com/tmcp.pdf http://wagoneers.com http://wagoneers.com/johns-vehicles.html - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:32:37 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] saturday morning popcorn material first and foremost, this last popcorn thought is all my buddy jim blair's fault: he sent me some craigslist ads... not sure why, but they planted a popcorn seed... I have always liked the way Gremlins looked... seriously... ever since they were introduced in the early '70s I've liked them. Never had one, had friends with them and recall all the mechanical issues... anyway, found out about the Eagle Kammback... looks like a stretched Gremlin in the back... I find it quite cool... and it's 4x4... and if I get one, it'll be a Diesel... a quick search pointed me to two possible project rigs... both with 4speeds... I have a t-5 from SuperDawg that could be used... prefer an AT though... there is one with a 151 (I4) that needs a trans, that would be the easiest to fix, just swap in the T-5 from SuperDawg... Longer term, I'm thinking Mercedes Diesel... Anyone know of a bell housing adapter/clutch setup to drop either the 240D or a 3.0L I5 engine and have it mate to a T-5 or an AW4? :) I don't know if any of these old Eagles will roost in the Snohomish Monster Garage or not, NOT even going to ask my wife, I know she'll take one look at either toss her cookies or just say no... pretty sure my son will not assist in this insanity either... so this shall be a clandestine popcorn project... ;) Just me and a couple hundred of my closest gear head friends. ;) jim, why do you do these things to me? ;) You know I have no will power, no common sense, no memory of the pain of AMC... yet you persist in tempting me with these oddball project ideas... A Diesel powered Eagle Kammback 4x4, with leather heated WJ seats and setup to run on WVO and BioDiesel... ah yes, I can see it now... Oh yeah, one thing I learned, the Kammbacks came with the ultra quiet and plush package... if it hasn't molded by now, it'll be good for the Diesel conversion... thinking a 240D I4 transplant for simplicity... we'll see... I may take one look at the cars in person and toss my cookies... ;) maybe I should just buy the car and make it a trailer to haul veggie oil... In the meantime, having a blast just thinking about it... btw, anyone know of a good bluetooth headset that will pair to two phones? (only need to talk on one at a time). have a blackberry 8830 and a centro (at&t and verizon) the jawbone and plantronics 640 both have "issues"... the jawbone ear attachment failures and will only pair with ONE phone... the 640 is over 3 years old and worn out. :( later, john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold SAVE fuel: use synthetics: http://www.AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 SAVE power: use LINUX: http://johnmeister.com/tmcp.pdf http://wagoneers.com http://wagoneers.com/johns-vehicles.html - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:32:19 -0400 From: Wiard Pless Subject: [db] 300D 2.5 turbo Hi, have in front of the battery a piece with a square metal plate. My MB trained mechanic is not familiar with it. Does anybody know?? Would appreciate details. Here a picture of this item http://www.flickr.com/photos/30051605-at-N07/ Wiard ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:46:53 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] 300D 2.5 turbo I think I have one of those too... I think that is the monovalve doohickey for the heater... or something like that... it's a solenoid... can't remember what this thing is for... it's dark outside now or I'd look at mine... john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold SAVE fuel: use synthetics: http://www.AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 SAVE power: use LINUX: http://johnmeister.com/tmcp.pdf http://wagoneers.com http://wagoneers.com/johns-vehicles.html - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Sat, 30 Aug 2008, Wiard Pless wrote: # Hi, have in front of the battery a piece with a square metal plate. My MB # trained mechanic is not familiar with it. # Does anybody know?? Would appreciate details. # Here a picture of this item # http://www.flickr.com/photos/30051605-at-N07/ # Wiard # # ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #2848 **********************************