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Jim B. · #11 10-24-2007, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlies84380SE

They had this fire completely contained by 5:00 p.M. last night and they caught the jerk that set it too. passerby got his car description and the full plate number. The perp tried to drive a CHP off Angeles Forest Hiway and they got him. Good thing none of us Actonites caught him, there probably wouldn't have been enough left to stand trial with. Arson should carry the death penalty.

On a brighter note I have my MB fixed with a new exhaust system, she passed the smog retest, but is still high on NO. She is below average on everything else. A high flow Cat may be the reason for the Higher than normal NO. But She Passed! I got my Tags and took that D**ed red sticker out of the back window at the DMV when I put the tags on.
YeeHaww!

I'm going to make an appointment with Enrique to get it tuned up shortly.

I noticed at around 80(got her to 95 a couple times this afternoon coming home) I have a vibration, that can be felt in the steering wheel, but not the shift lever. If it were motor mounts or flex joints would not the Gearshift lever transmit the vibration. (Oh! Wait, the gear selector isn't directly connected to the tranny...OOPS.)

The car sat for 2 years on new(then) Remington Extra Premium Steel belt Radials. I know tires can flat spot after setting for a year or two, I wonder if the flat spots ever work out of the tires? I also know that the wheel balance in often the culprit on these MB's. The Motor mounts are good I'm pretty sure as when it was on the dyno the motor wasn't shaking at ALL!.

Any ideas?

Charlie - WOW!!! I think you are out of the clear in the fire. The FD's are really good, they are heroes. God bless 'em. I'D NEVER vote agains a pay raise for them. There are also mostly older folks(Seniors) around here, so dadly the have to come here when there is a 911 call. And they do, quick.
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