All- First post! I recently bought 1983 240D with auto trans. Car is in Totowa, NJ. I am 200 miles away in Balto MD. Tomorrow, I plan to rent tow dolly (two...
I did the same adventure with my '84 300TD. If I remember right there are four or five bolts you have to undo on the drive shaft flange. I disconnected the...
Nate, Where is it? How much are they asking for it? What's the overall condition? I have a brother who lives in the Calabasses area, but he's in LA all the...
Anyone who comes across a pre-1981 300D or w116 (or '69 to '73 Chrysler New Yorker or Imperial) should check the Klima I (or Chrysler Auto-Temp II) servo. If...
I'm not really sure what they're putting in these cars now. I just know to stay away from the post-merger(!?) Stratus/Sebring. I'm most familiar with K-car...
Yes, there is a rear pump in these cars. The drive shaft must still be disconnected, though, as the oil does not get pumped where it needs to go to prevent...
Makes me think that switching the lines every 6 or 12 months might be good maintenance practice to reduce creeping crud. Any thoughts on the subject? brian ...
Hey all the gasoline in the tank and boys jumping in the trunk,cleaned my tank.took two weeks cleaning primary filters,but now I change at oil change. ygmir111...
Henry ; This is exactly why I do not s*bscribe to the digest , I go directly to the home page and read all the messages from there ~ it's far faster (I'm on...
Well ; (looks at the ugly scars on backs of -both- hands) working on blistering hot engines used to be part & parcel of a mechanic's duty . This isn't so...
Sorry Newd ; That Sebring is _WAY_ no new to be on my radar . It -does_ sound like typical dealer B.S. though , timing belts usally snap when they god bad . ...
good thought, Nate. I had not considered that......... I just got DSL, it's sure fast, but, the Yahoo spam filter really takes things........... I hardly hear...
'Ats what I thought (but didn't want to appear totally stupic in case I was wrong) . Is it an 2 - Smoker then ? . All our older Diesel mechanics love them and...
?? . I'm a 356 guy . I no longer park my Moto inside the house either . -Nate ... http://www.reconstructions.com/gallery/spotlight/publications/magazines ...
Pick-A-Part on Myrtle Av. in Arcadia , Ca. , I don't know the 'phone # nor the price . It has what appears to be the original white paint and a black interior...
Spam filters use "subject line" words, as well as some other things - so, if your subject line contains those kind of "trigger words" (like oil, lubricant,...
DON'T do thjis ! it's bad practice . ust use the Startron and change the filters and it will become a non - problem . By - passing the fuel intake screen is...
Oh God ~ you're _kidding_ right ? those are hands down , the WORST tires available . I know guys who work for firestone who won't use them . To diagnose : in...
OOPS ~ you're right of course . I've been going there since it opened as was in fact , up on Live Oak in the 1970's..... -Nate ... west side of the street...
Newd ; I don't have time to read all those links but I sure was pi$$ed off some 10 years ago when they decided to let it sit and rot . Please find a link to...
I knew Taran would want to know that he too has hit the Bulk Mail folder with this clever email message - I have deleted some of the letters so no one...
The Shrimp Ahoy restaurant around the corner on Live Oak is a pretty good place for lunch too. brian vwnate1 <vwnate1@...> wrote: OOPS ~ you're right of...
... Yea, we use studded tires on our 4 WD cars. These tires on the Mercedes are not studded because when we bought these the car was living down by you, on...
I'll think of both of you the next time I toodle out to Palm Springs, maybe around Christmas, in my t-shirt, shorts, and flip-flops. brian ... Yea, we use...
... And of course "The Electric Coolaid Acid Test". 1969 was the year I saw the Grateful Dead and Jethro Tull and Paul Butterfield at the Rose palace in...
