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10-24-2007, 08:28 PM
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They are really great TOTALLY the opposite of the scumbag arsonists. I talked about that, yesterday with some people, and it is felt that "Sympathic" arsonists (firestarters) come out of the woodwork in times like this. And I don't KNOW (haven't checked the Penal Code) whether it carries the Death Penalty. It sure should. I can't imagine the suffering that kind of crime would cause - to families, loved ones, horses, pets, livestock, and folks' lives. I am so glad you are out of the danger zone now. To think it was so unnecessary, - I hope the guy pays restitution, but somehow, I doubt it will happen. Disgusting I don't know the answer about those flat spots though oin the tire. You and CS are the experts about W126ers that have sat for awhile. I am glad you passed smog. These cars are pretty clean though the Euros like CS are dirtier on the machine cause of the euro emissions specs they were built to, and how they sit on the machine equipped with the smog equipment, even after they are federalized. Mine is well tuned up, and while it had problems, pssing smog is never one of them, it never failed for over 11 years of taking the test. Year before last it was so clean it almost didn't even register on the machine at all. I put on the 2008 orange tag the other day - sweet - but the license plate is about to bend over backwards from the weight of all the old stickers underneath it. I honestly don't know about your vibration Charlie.... I am thinking wheel balance, too. I once started getting that horribly in Santa Ana (Visiting LA) and that fixed it. You are correct about the motor mounts and the flex discs. Those wulld have been my guesses, also. I had each of them changed at around 100,000 miles, and it was time to do it. You don't want those to go. Do you have records on the car? The motor mounts on these often go at around 50,000 miles or so - not expensive for the parts. I have seen some really bad flex discs and never advised letting those go either. Is there slop in the suspension? Strut rod bushings OK? How about the steering damper (steering shock) Those are only around $30 or so.... not too bad. 95 mph is fine for these cars - too bad you can't find places to do it safely and legally in California. I had mine up to 148 one morning on I 5 on the way to LA for a few minutes, it was safe, no drama. Just curious about it. They can really go fast. Glad you are safe again. I think the worst of it is over. I hope the opposite of that is true for the guy they caught. Jim
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10-24-2007, 08:53 PM
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Well, Because the fire crews and Quebec 1 and Quebec 2 (Dehavillid Supertankers) and the 3 Copters, they got the fire out in jig time and nothing was destroyed but the top of the little mountain where it started. Luckily there are new homes being built(pad grading done) and the FD could almost drive to the fire. Scrub brush and some pinions were all that was lost....... But it could have dealt death and destruction if it had gotten down about another 1000 feet. Then it would have come right through the canyon that wraps around behind our place. I did sleep with one eye open last night. I didn't know until this morning that the fire was out completely by 7:00 P.M. last night, Contained at 5, out by 7. Started at 2:45 P.M. FD and planes on the scene by 3:10 P.M.
Muffler guy used some of the EOM MB pipe and all the MB hangers to create my exhaust system this morning. He used a hi-flow Cat, Resonator, and Muffler, I now have only one exhaust tip but it is chrome. Pretty quiet even at 95, but especially at 70. Not really a custom job, but a good job none the less. He put in a new O2 Sensor also. I did fill up with premium Chevron w/Techron(at $3.29 a gal.). then went for a short drive to heat the cat up and then went to the smog station. PO's told me they never put regular in their MB's (they still have a 280SL (Boy I'd love to have that car!, but they are gifting their Nephew with it when he graduates Annapolis in the spring. (lucky guy!)
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10-24-2007, 09:36 PM
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Enrique is a God!!!!!
Great News Charlie
Was thinking bout you& the horses That was too close You were lucky You passed smog too Wow its your day My day too! Enrique said he had time today so I went in. I sheepishly old him what I did breaking the TVV mentioning the air inject valve...OOoh it was in right! Offering him the parts I bought for his approval. Icertainly wouldn't want them on if they weren't right He said the wires were fine & the plugs would work We also went over the hard warm/hot start His thought was acumulator So I said OK If thats it I'm glad It was only a $100 part The vacumn valve was $10 Wow that was cheap MB wanted $21 I hope he got the right part I can't imagine how he'd get it half price I"m not complaining just wondering... I asked him about the airslide He did say he noticed that but it shouldn't affect anything Told me if I had to raie the idle it was under the lil yellow paint dot I had read that but I;m not playing w idle! Its idling lower now very close to the 500 so hope its 600 (spec is 600 to 750) So not sure if he adjusted it or its reacting to new wires & plugs or acumulator He did all that & wires & plugs Took 90 minutes or so. I'm happy He's happy He said the car is so smooth I guess the plugs & wires helped Yet he hadn't driven it since I had my hands on it With tha vac hoses dis cap & rotor the car really did drive smooth... I really think Enrique was surprised & impressed how smooth the car is... Air was hot at around 4:30 & the sky hazy clouds Car drove well home I didn't have the seat perfect tho so mirrors bit off I'm just glad I got home OK I decided to put on the AC when I got home I wanted to use it going home but thought it best to make sure I got home as someone said AC could lower the idle Anyway had to figure how to get it on Was blowing hot til I flipped a switch on top Then cold air!!!!! & idle inpark was fine OOOOhhhh I'm getting there Actually I guess I;m there The car started right up after sitting he said must have been 40 minutes He may have fixed the hot start Wow!!! Enrique is a great mechanic but what makes him even more special is he is a wonderful human being!!!  Oooh heres the wierd warning system Curbstoner thought it was some sort of onstar?
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10-24-2007, 09:44 PM
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My car sat too I don't notice anything like that You'll wear the corners off the rubber & it should be fine... Had to have my collapsed motor mounts replaced didn't seem too bad but I'm glad its fixed thanks to Enrique that was first trip. OOOh I hope that new accumulator fixes the hot start The car will be close to perfect..
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10-24-2007, 10:07 PM
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The CDF up here uses planes to fight the fires too, one of them is a supplus B17 from the war, I think it is based out of the air force base in Marysville. I have to say, it is heartstopping to see and hear them in the sky - awesome. I loved hearing the old warbird. They had an air show last year and I loved it. We (attendees) got buzzed a few times by an old Navy Corsair, and it was super to see - and hear - man they are loud. As regards the muffler system, you did well, Charlie. the thing to watch out for is the dronig you could get at around 70 mph, on the cars. You should be fine. VERY wise about using the OEM Mercedes Benz muffler hangars. I learned that lesson the hard way - 3 or 4 times in about 3000 miles!!! Never again!! Clever idea to go for a high speed run to heat the cat up just before the smog test. You wanna pass those the FIRST time, for sure. Luckily I always have, in all my cars. It sounds like it is decent workable system you have there, for the exhaust. Probably you will not ever have to worry about that again. I'd like to see a shot of the exhaust tips here, if you have one of those cel phone camera thingies. For the sedan, the factory look like on mine with the dual downturned tips is a good look, CS has that same kind of thing but the euro tips curve around in a different way. Maybe sometime I will go for the Remus muffler box, with the two dual square tips. I signed up for the Remus group buy, but no quota yet - they are expensive. But I need some kind of hobby. Good luck with it all Charlie
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10-24-2007, 10:14 PM
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COOL! I kinda figured that that yellow and green pod was on correctly, because Enrique would have changed it the first trip if he noticed it being on wrong.
I just went for a little moonlight drive tonight. So nice to have the tags on the car. I might call Enrique tomorrow and see if he has any time tomorrow afternoon or Friday.
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10-24-2007, 10:16 PM
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Glad you got the car in and all sounds good. I figured it would benefit from the plugs and wires. it can really smooth an engine out. The accumulator i a good choice on the hot start issue. It is designed to hold the fuel pressure when the car is off for the next start. It is a pressurized diaphram and over time it looses its ability to hold the fuel pressure when hot and it does not allow good hot starts. it can be a couple other things, but the accumulator is a common one when the car is running well otherwise. Actually I have a new accumulator on its way to me for the same diagnosis, not a big deal. Good luck and YEA!
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10-24-2007, 10:17 PM
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Car still ran ok wo that thingy off poor thing I just want it to run its best...
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10-24-2007, 10:17 PM
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It is really great to hear that Enrique set you up all right. Sounds like you are running sweet with the car again, even the airconditioning. I guess it is essentially tuned up, with no plugs, wires, dist cap and everything - The high idle problem is a notorious one for these cars - looks yo fixed it "as well as makes no difference" I guess all you need to do is decide whether or not you need a timing chain and rails job - Sounds like Enrique had no time to pull the valve cover off and look under there to see what is what - maybe next time you go in? So you see? You DID get a good deal off that curbstoner. It is great that Enrique is that good, everyone says so. But this tears it. I have GOTTA get down there. Maybe I can do it in the next few weeks somehow. After the fire stuff has fully died down. I would like to see some of the Mercedesshop gang too if I could. You are happy - Ernesto is happy - your car is good running now - Charlie passed smog - fire is gone - he got a new muffler - and I have a bit of good news - about the wheels WOO HOO!
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10-24-2007, 10:22 PM
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guess if there was a big oily mess he would have mentioned it? I showed him the old disc cap & rotor He said the dis cap was ok & to keep it as a spare it really has min wear on it rotor he said wan't bad but bit burnt Heck I'll take the acumulator fix over fuel inj or dist anyday!!! Part wasn't much I'm really glad if thats the fix did start right up after 40 minutes sit think that would have probably been close to my hard restart time. OOOOH I hope Would be so nice!!!!!!
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10-24-2007, 10:27 PM
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10-24-2007, 10:27 PM
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got to be that...  It idled fine in park airslides have to have higher idle as they warm up thats the way they work so it really wasn't a problem thats why I didn't mention idle to him at all It drove in spec idle range Seems the idle has come down though w the new plugs & wires not sure why I wouldn't think a leaky accumulator fix if it had any affect on idle would be higher not lower so not sure why the idle is lower maybe the new vacumn valve!!!! the one I broke? Maybe its working now Maybe it didn't worK??? Maybe its a good thing I broke it
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10-24-2007, 10:34 PM
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Wheels update - latest update. I am getting an education here.
And I wasn't expecting one.
Well I have news on these. Here is what happened. Shadow, I think your comments finally pushed me over the line. I had read them and decided I don't ned those fancy and expensive chrome wheels, the brushed aluminum ones could be "good enough" for me. Maybe not so easy to clean, but at least they would be new, will not leak air and I won't have to worry if they were chromed well or not, or more air leaks when the chrome peels off the lips, they would be goners when that happened. So chrome out, aluminum ones are in. AND, the aluminum brushed ones will look just the same, not chromed. In stock at the same place. So I decided - I will go to the tire store, see if they can unwind the deal on the chromes and go with brushed, which the Tire Rack claims on the website are in stock. They came out right away to meet me, a couple o hours ago, with the news: Had called Tire rack, WHO NEVER NOTIFIED ANYONE, and per their website, now the availability date on the Chrome Wheels is DECEMBER 22!!!! WTF???!! They NEVER called the customers (like my Tire Store ) who had pending orders in, about it. Nothing. Makes my Tire Store look bad, as they had ordered them for me. Makes TIRE RACK look real bad. So, I sad go ahead and change the order to the brushed aluminum ones, they are IN stock!! Tire Store apologized profusely, and the guy, Luke aired up my leaky tire and said he'd get the order in right away, and they are in stock, and they ought to get there from Tire Rack quick, and with luck I could be rolling on new wheels by Saturday or Monday, even. At this point I would not believe Tire Rack if they told me the sun would rise tomorrow or Christmas comes in December. But I went home happy and put in a bid for another set of wheel caps, this time non chromed looking ones from the same seller on ebay that sold me the old "new" ones that matched the chromes. Another $30 down the drain for nothing, but the ebay seller is 100% on feedback and ships out really fast, which I found out when I got the first set. The auction I found, they had one going that ends tomorrow, so the timing is good. I think it is time to get this show on the road. I have been hoping to see MR MB and some of his customers since May of last year when I joined up here, and heard from Ernesto about Enrique and his shop. YEA baby!!
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10-24-2007, 10:35 PM
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Enrique had a 450 SLC there. nice white car It was still there when picked up mine after 5 so guess its spending the night.... We won't mention the yellow 300 diesel that he also was working on... ooops 
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10-24-2007, 10:39 PM
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Yeah get that show on the road! I think you made a good decision with brushed alum alum is light too. You don't know whats under that chrome it peels it bubbles & pits So let the darn things get a patina with age They earn it!
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