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Forum: Diesel Discussion 12-12-2010, 01:27 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,600
Posted By topanga
You guys are so nice. Thanks a lot. I am sorry to...

You guys are so nice. Thanks a lot. I am sorry to hear of all the heartbreak and difficulty. It's so sad. But, selfishly, it helps me to know I'm not the only broken heart in town, and I do know that...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 12-11-2010, 09:33 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,600
Posted By topanga
I so greatly appreciate your thoughts and...

I so greatly appreciate your thoughts and prayers. My dad was a great man who never minded that I was a girl. He'd puzzle through car issues with me, ask my advice on computer things, and share his...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 12-11-2010, 04:53 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,600
Posted By topanga
No, I'm driving his Asian sedan because it...

No, I'm driving his Asian sedan because it reminds me of him. And it's probably more sensible because there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. Fixing the MB and figuring out how to do so may be more...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 12-11-2010, 04:17 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,600
Posted By topanga
bah humbug, I may be through here

I may or may not be out of the driving-a-Mercedes business.

My father passed away this week. I am shattered and heartbroken. He was my buddy, the best thing that ever happened to me, the person...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 11-29-2010, 12:40 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,347
Posted By topanga
My hood release broke a few years ago and after a...

My hood release broke a few years ago and after a lot of frustrating tries, I found the method that worked best was to use two hands, one pulling the cable DOWN and the other pulling it toward you. A...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Used Parts For Sale & Wanted 11-10-2010, 08:36 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 456
Posted By topanga
116 instrument clusters and some window chrome

As part of summer projects, I bought some instrument clusters this summer. Each was not quite right for my needs, so I now have two extra.

One is from my own 1980 300sd. All works but odometer,...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 11-10-2010, 08:29 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 528
Posted By topanga
Two 116 clusters for sale, and some window trim

As part of summer projects, I bought some instrument clusters this summer. Each was not quite right for my needs, so I now have two extra.

One is from my own 1980 300sd. All works but odometer,...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 11-10-2010, 03:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,383
Posted By topanga
That's so great. I think Herman said he brought...

That's so great. I think Herman said he brought his over when he came to STL, newly married?

I am coming to STL over Thanksgiving... I'm gonna definitely go see my old indie (Steger Service in...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 11-10-2010, 02:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,383
Posted By topanga
Yeah. The Mercedes whisperer. Love him. His...

Yeah. The Mercedes whisperer. Love him.

His yard is the funnest place to go poking around. I LOVE that ancient coupe, and the old Merb jeep.
Forum: Diesel Discussion 11-10-2010, 01:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,383
Posted By topanga
I was lucky to find a great indie in Brentwood,...

I was lucky to find a great indie in Brentwood, and always also consulted Herman the German for advice.
Forum: Diesel Discussion 11-10-2010, 12:35 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,054
Posted By topanga
thanks for this, very helpful!

thanks for this, very helpful!
Forum: Diesel Discussion 09-04-2010, 12:21 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 6,801
Posted By topanga
*wave!*

*wave!*
Forum: Diesel Discussion 09-03-2010, 10:19 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 6,801
Posted By topanga
I've just relocated from Texas to North Carolina...

I've just relocated from Texas to North Carolina and I've been waved at a few times! I am not used to it -- even though everyone waves at everyone in Texas -- and am late getting my hand in the air....
Forum: Diesel Discussion 08-06-2010, 11:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 896
Posted By topanga
Adjusting the long plastic extended piece? I'm...

Adjusting the long plastic extended piece? I'm really stumped as to which piece is failing, whether it's the interior handle, the exterior handle, the latch or simply the way I am putting it all back...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 08-05-2010, 02:52 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 896
Posted By topanga
What exactly might I be comparing? There's next...

What exactly might I be comparing? There's next to nothing one can observe by looking into the door, let alone looking into two.

Has no one else encountered an issue like this that might know...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 08-05-2010, 02:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 896
Posted By topanga
What exactly might I be comparing? There's next...

What exactly might I be comparing? There's next to nothing one can observe by looking into the lock mechanism.

Has no one else encountered an issue like this that might know what the issue is?
Forum: Diesel Discussion 08-03-2010, 01:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 896
Posted By topanga
driver door handle issues

I'm so incredibly frustrated. This has been a ten day problem and there's no end in sight.

My driver door (interior) handle snapped. Replaced it. Then the exterior handle failed. Wouldn't open...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-29-2010, 11:33 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,490
Posted By topanga
I'd worry about the long, involved process it...

I'd worry about the long, involved process it would take for me to try to convince a cop that I hadn't smoked pot in my car at two am when I'm sleepy and ready to go home if the car reeked of pot....
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-28-2010, 09:46 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,490
Posted By topanga
Well, yeah, but "avoiding break ins" is a pretty...

Well, yeah, but "avoiding break ins" is a pretty much unheard of concept in Austin. I am probably the ONE person you will hear of having a break in here this year. Which means the person probably was...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-27-2010, 08:55 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,490
Posted By topanga
Downtown Austin, a movie theatre right at the...

Downtown Austin, a movie theatre right at the college. I don't have the Becker anymore, I have a piece of @*#* Alpine that I really hope someone steals... but around the college, they're probably...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-27-2010, 01:39 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,490
Posted By topanga
I think all I did with the valves was...

I think all I did with the valves was occasionally hold something. YOU did all the work!!! And I think of you every single time the engine leaps to life.

This was awful and dirty and physically...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-26-2010, 04:27 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,490
Posted By topanga
I just want to brag for a second

I just completed THE MOST CHALLENGING car repair I have ever done.

I took apart the driver's door FROM THE INSIDE, IN THE SUN, on a 100-plus degree day. It wasn't all that technically challenging...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Used Parts For Sale & Wanted 07-26-2010, 01:42 PM
Replies: 1,417
Views: 204,443
Posted By topanga
I tried PMing... no luck. Have you got a driver's...

I tried PMing... no luck. Have you got a driver's door (1) handle assembly (just the pot metal parts) and door plunger for a 116?

Thanks!
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-24-2010, 03:59 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,908
Posted By topanga
On my 1980 300sd, it's the #3 fuse. Had this very...

On my 1980 300sd, it's the #3 fuse. Had this very problem this week after doing some work in the cluster. Put it all back together and had no interior lights except the idiot lights, no radio, no...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-22-2010, 05:56 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 42,134
Posted By topanga
1980 300sd, silver exterior, blue interior....

1980 300sd, silver exterior, blue interior. 212,000 miles I think. I actually tried to fix the odometer today (unsuccessfully). Love it so much.
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-21-2010, 08:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 882
Posted By topanga
On the way home this evening, the sound was...

On the way home this evening, the sound was absent. My brake pad light flickered, though. Could this be a worn brake pad?
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-21-2010, 03:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 882
Posted By topanga
Tire whine

Got new tires this weekend, now there's a whine from the front driver tire... it starts at 30mph or so, continues to higher speeds, worst when the car is going straight, stops immediately if I touch...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 05-18-2010, 01:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 919
Posted By topanga
Yeah, he had very different symptoms and his...

Yeah, he had very different symptoms and his model is truly different from mine... I read through a ton of the posts on flashers and half for 116 point to the hazard and half point to the relay.
Forum: Diesel Discussion 05-18-2010, 12:57 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 919
Posted By topanga
Coffee spills... THAT's ringing a bell... I...

Coffee spills... THAT's ringing a bell...

I got the hazard open and cleaned it as well as I could. I'll drive this afternoon and see if that did anything.
Forum: Diesel Discussion 05-18-2010, 11:18 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 919
Posted By topanga
flashers not flashing

I'm pretty sure I need a new hazard button, but just checking in...

My hazards flash just fine, but my turning signals are starting to stick. They will flash two or three times, then stay on. I...
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