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Forum: Diesel Discussion

Today, 06:44 AM

Replies: 13

300SDL suddenly running 100 to 105

Views: 179

Posted By cmac2012

But wouldn't either one affect the coolant...

But wouldn't either one affect the coolant resorvoir?

Forum: Diesel Discussion

Today, 02:15 AM

Replies: 13

300SDL suddenly running 100 to 105

Views: 179

Posted By cmac2012

In all the searching on this, Bars Leak keeps...

In all the searching on this, Bars Leak keeps telling me their product will do the trick.

I'm leaning towards head gasket more and more. The 'smoke' had no smell, didn't really have a smokey...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

Yesterday, 09:47 PM

Replies: 13

300SDL suddenly running 100 to 105

Views: 179

Posted By cmac2012

Good tips. To add to the fun and games an hour...

Good tips. To add to the fun and games an hour ago I noticed an abundance of white smoke exiting the pipes. No overheating. Oil looks normal, level unchanged. Coolant likewise.

Who knows, at...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

Yesterday, 09:43 PM

Replies: 13

300SDL suddenly running 100 to 105

Views: 179

Posted By cmac2012

I agree. He could be imperious but so can I. ...

I agree. He could be imperious but so can I. His advice and knowledge was much valued. It was neat meeting him. He had a late model small Mercedes rental and was showing off the massive braking...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

Yesterday, 03:35 PM

Replies: 13

300SDL suddenly running 100 to 105

Views: 179

Posted By cmac2012

I checked coolant levels, a tad low. Adding made...

I checked coolant levels, a tad low. Adding made no difference.

I looked at an ongoing drama with me. the uneven idler pulley on the serpentine belt. It had been leaning a bit, all of a sudden I...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

Yesterday, 02:08 PM

Replies: 13

300SDL suddenly running 100 to 105

Views: 179

Posted By cmac2012

I'm sorry, I meant long gone from the forum owe...

I'm sorry, I meant long gone from the forum owe to untimely banning. We had dinner about a year and a half ago on a trip he made to the Bay Area. Went to a boisterous tavern and burger joint when...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

Yesterday, 01:57 PM

Replies: 13

300SDL suddenly running 100 to 105

Views: 179

Posted By cmac2012

300SDL suddenly running 100 to 105

I glance at my temp gauge quite a lot these days. Since I put in a new stat about a year ago it's been running at about 82 no matter what. Added bonus, I've been getting heat on demand from climate...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

12-16-2020, 03:05 PM

Replies: 35

Need to do something about squeaky idler on 603

Views: 1,223

Posted By cmac2012

Great, thanks.

Great, thanks.

Forum: Diesel Discussion

12-14-2020, 04:45 AM

Replies: 35

Need to do something about squeaky idler on 603

Views: 1,223

Posted By cmac2012

I've been trying to take your advice on the Ina...

I've been trying to take your advice on the Ina brand but it's tough going. I found the idler wheel and that's about it.

Forum: Diesel Discussion

12-02-2020, 01:57 PM

Replies: 13

Hello friends, your diesel mercedes resource...

Views: 631

Posted By cmac2012

Kent is completely normal by comparison. Not...

Kent is completely normal by comparison. Not that I need to take any sort of dig at Kent.

Forum: Off-Topic Discussion

12-02-2020, 01:55 PM

Replies: 31

In-N-Out - whats the big deal?

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Posted By cmac2012

I will occasionally get the McD's bacon, egg, and...

I will occasionally get the McD's bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit when I'm on the road, but that's it (Jack in the Box version maybe better). The coffee not great (will burn the hell out of your...

Forum: Off-Topic Discussion

12-02-2020, 03:32 AM

Replies: 31

In-N-Out - whats the big deal?

Views: 931

Posted By cmac2012

Eaten there once, maybe twice. Didn't knock my...

Eaten there once, maybe twice. Didn't knock my socks off.

Meanwhile here on the northern edge of Silicon Valley, Redwood City, a Chick-fil-et opened a few months ago (where a McDonald's had been)...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

12-02-2020, 03:17 AM

Replies: 13

Hello friends, your diesel mercedes resource...

Views: 631

Posted By cmac2012

Absolutely it's this guy. Thanks for the link.

Absolutely it's this guy. Thanks for the link.

Forum: Diesel Discussion

12-01-2020, 01:23 AM

Replies: 23

Chevy pickup truck with a 606? Seems like an interesting idea.

Views: 886

Posted By cmac2012

Engine swaps are nice to dream about but strikes...

Engine swaps are nice to dream about but strikes me as headaches on the hoof. Little chit will go wrong from now on.

Forum: Diesel Discussion

12-01-2020, 01:16 AM

Replies: 13

Hello friends, your diesel mercedes resource...

Views: 631

Posted By cmac2012

Hello friends, your diesel mercedes resource...

Anybody remember this guy from a few years back? Had a big, slightly too big grin and a sort of greasy way of announcing himself. But he had some good ideas. He had a good special tool to grip the...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

11-30-2020, 01:36 PM

Replies: 35

Need to do something about squeaky idler on 603

Views: 1,223

Posted By cmac2012

I'm still having trouble with the pivot and the...

I'm still having trouble with the pivot and the idler being askew. Haven't driven it for a few months. I've got to finally do this right. Miraculously I found this part on eBay (the space washer)....

Forum: Diesel Discussion

11-30-2020, 02:53 AM

Replies: 11

W126 Trunk lock

Views: 560

Posted By cmac2012

If anybody read the above, please allow me to...

If anybody read the above, please allow me to apologize for the dumbassery. No way is MB going to have an Allen screw accessible to the world that disassembles the rear trunk lock. I do recall it...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

11-25-2020, 02:01 AM

Replies: 6

Outstanding dual layer nitrile gloves from Home Depot

Views: 429

Posted By cmac2012

Glove size in general drives me nuts. Most of...

Glove size in general drives me nuts. Most of the stuff labeled large hurts my hand to pull it on. I'm not huge by any means - 6'0" - but I've been told my hands are large. I could palm a basket...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

11-23-2020, 02:49 AM

Replies: 6

Outstanding dual layer nitrile gloves from Home Depot

Views: 429

Posted By cmac2012

I haven't ripped one yet. I used one pair for so...

I haven't ripped one yet. I used one pair for so long I figured they might have some tiny holes in them and tossed those two.

When I was looking on the web I got the news that one of my nearby...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

11-21-2020, 05:31 AM

Replies: 6

Outstanding dual layer nitrile gloves from Home Depot

Views: 429

Posted By cmac2012

Outstanding dual layer nitrile gloves from Home Depot

One day I had a job for which I really wanted nitrile gloves but my stash was somewhere else. I was at the Despot anyway and found these before anything else. Seemed a tad more spendy than I wanted...

Forum: Off-Topic Discussion

11-20-2020, 04:21 AM

Replies: 24

Another former car of mine went for big bucks.

Views: 829

Posted By cmac2012

Who would have ever thought that ordering Hemi...

Who would have ever thought that ordering Hemi powered Plymount Barricudas (I forget the year), say 3 of them and garaging them mostly for 50 years would yield millions. Didn't cost all that much...

Forum: Off-Topic Discussion

11-20-2020, 04:13 AM

Replies: 32

Long Nightmare is Over

Views: 1,227

Posted By cmac2012

You have lost your mind Larry. Right now he's...

You have lost your mind Larry. Right now he's showing us that he wants to be emperor.

Forum: Diesel Discussion

11-20-2020, 03:46 AM

Replies: 11

W126 Trunk lock

Views: 560

Posted By cmac2012

OMG, I love/hate autos. The tumbler body on my...

OMG, I love/hate autos. The tumbler body on my W123 looks similar, it came out easy enough. I can't get a metric Allen wrench to insert here. Went from really small to too large. I tried a small...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

11-19-2020, 03:00 PM

Replies: 11

W126 Trunk lock

Views: 560

Posted By cmac2012

That's the way it is in my W123 300D.

That's the way it is in my W123 300D.

Forum: Off-Topic Discussion

11-18-2020, 09:36 PM

Replies: 32

Long Nightmare is Over

Views: 1,227

Posted By cmac2012

I would agree that average human character,...

I would agree that average human character, something impossible to measure, seems to be in slow but steady decline during my adult lifetime, which at this point is more than 40 years.

Hard to...

Forum: Off-Topic Discussion

11-18-2020, 03:02 PM

Replies: 32

Long Nightmare is Over

Views: 1,227

Posted By cmac2012

Try getting the mods to put it over on the...

Try getting the mods to put it over on the politics section. Good luck. In the old days you could delete a thread you started. No longer.

Forum: Off-Topic Discussion

11-18-2020, 03:01 PM

Replies: 32

Long Nightmare is Over

Views: 1,227

Posted By cmac2012

Yeah! Trump was trying to be dictator. All we...

Yeah! Trump was trying to be dictator. All we had to do was let him. I am also tired of this long experiment those dim bulb founders put us on. :mad:

Forum: Off-Topic Discussion

11-18-2020, 02:58 PM

Replies: 11

Breaking news: Rudy Giuliani finally found evidence of mass voter fraud!

Views: 688

Posted By cmac2012

There are many, many reasons Trump lost. He...

There are many, many reasons Trump lost. He tried to bribe Zelensky to put election fraud in motion. So obvious. He separated kids from parents without so much as a claim check. He is trying to...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

11-18-2020, 02:11 PM

Replies: 11

W126 Trunk lock

Views: 560

Posted By cmac2012

Now I might be getting somewhere. Apologies to...

Now I might be getting somewhere. Apologies to Pelican, this is from a competitors page, but Pelican doesn't carry this. Doesn't appear that ignition tumblers could just be dropped in. But then...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

11-18-2020, 04:09 AM

Replies: 11

W126 Trunk lock

Views: 560

Posted By cmac2012

Not long after I saw the one above I saw 2 at the...

Not long after I saw the one above I saw 2 at the Newark yard, both pale yellow. A couple of months ago I spied a really badly rearended 350SD. Had 280 on the odo but pretty clear it was runnng the...

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