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Forum: Mercedes-Benz Cars For Sale 08-17-2014, 03:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,195
Posted By soothappens
Sold! The guy was a diesel technician, said he...

Sold!
The guy was a diesel technician, said he wanted it right after it started didn't even want to drive it.

I now find myself mourning the loss, like a friend told me once:
"Don't fall in...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Cars For Sale 08-10-2014, 11:20 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,195
Posted By soothappens
Guess it's just not the time to be selling...

Guess it's just not the time to be selling Mercedes?

I figured it was just the price of diesel.....but 400sel isn't selling either.
Maybe I priced it low should have started at 5k ......gets 50...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Cars For Sale 08-08-2014, 09:59 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,195
Posted By soothappens
81 Mercedes 300SD for sale

Selling my wife's 300SD. Car is in great condition was 2000.00 reduced it to 1300.00 in hopes of not dealing with anymore craigslist day dreamers. "You mean they don't get 40 MPG?" Ran home for the...
Forum: Tex-Mex (TX, OK, NM, Mexico) 10-22-2013, 10:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,216
Posted By soothappens
heres his card

heres his card
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Cars For Sale 10-22-2013, 10:33 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,026
Posted By soothappens
83 300SD 617 engine for sale

bought a 300SD from the scrap yard with a
Mercedes factory rebuilt engine (tag on front of block)
according to records I found in the car the original motor
was swapped at 230,000 and this motor...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 05-19-2012, 12:03 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 695
Posted By soothappens
With no info on your car its hard to...

With no info on your car its hard to troubleshoot.
I just had the same thing happen to my 82 300SD. Pull your control unit and look at the circuit board.
Do a search on re-soldering the control...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 05-04-2011, 12:51 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,723
Posted By soothappens
Short and sweet ! I agree 100% 2...

Short and sweet !

I agree 100%

2 buildings went down commercial airliners destroyed the pentagon was attacked and over 3000 lives lost!!

BOMB THE HELL OUT OF THEM!!

When japan bombed...
Forum: Alternative Fuels 05-04-2011, 10:40 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 5,034
Posted By soothappens
That's what I found with the aircraft oil. Both...

That's what I found with the aircraft oil.
Both oils where a ISO 15 weight but the aircraft had a higher flash point and wouldn't burn complete thus the coking and carbon deposits.

My little 616...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 05-04-2011, 02:11 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,734
Posted By soothappens
Problem is the ones that aren't traveling and...

Problem is the ones that aren't traveling and have no brains are the only ones you hear on them anymore.

If I'm running with someone I turn it on. If not I just turn up the radio
and take it as...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 05-04-2011, 01:49 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,813
Posted By soothappens
Here's one that makes the 1800 seem like pennies...

Here's one that makes the 1800 seem like pennies !

http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/ctd/2357801090.html

Clean car but come back to reality!!.

Average price down here has been 1500 to 2500...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 05-04-2011, 01:10 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,842
Posted By soothappens
Thanks! I was thinking the drive line due to...

Thanks!

I was thinking the drive line due to the flex disc and possibly length I seen it on another post but that was on a 350sd wasn't sure about the SDL.

I guess just swapping the output...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 05-03-2011, 11:04 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,842
Posted By soothappens
Any results ? Maybe a link to the new thread...

Any results ?
Maybe a link to the new thread if any?

Me and my son are planning on the same swap just wondering about specifics.

Drive line compatibility
Will ABS and Air bags still work I...
Forum: Alternative Fuels 05-03-2011, 10:46 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 5,034
Posted By soothappens
Being a hydraulic tech and having ample amounts...

Being a hydraulic tech and having ample amounts of the stuff
I tried it in the 240D.

Engine is worn out so I figured no problem
Injection shop said it would be excellent due to the lubricating...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 05-03-2011, 10:15 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,976
Posted By soothappens
Maybe a lifter collapsed ? That's what I was...

Maybe a lifter collapsed ?
That's what I was told my noise was.
Forum: Diesel Discussion 05-03-2011, 10:11 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,976
Posted By soothappens
My 86 did the same thing. A loud tapping similar...

My 86 did the same thing. A loud tapping similar to a hammer hitting the block.

It was easy to diagnose on mine though..........
at 70 mph it turned itself into a 5 cylinder!!!

Rod came out...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-21-2011, 10:11 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,620
Posted By soothappens
Where the torque converters painted yellow for a...

Where the torque converters painted yellow for a reason?

My 81SD had a yellow torque converter also.
The 83SD I got the engine out of was just plain and unpainted.


Some real nice cars guys!...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-21-2011, 09:37 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,919
Posted By soothappens
Brave!! :D I was told 22 years ago "car...

Brave!! :D

I was told 22 years ago "car parts stay outside "!!!

Yet here you have a 617 valve cover on a white counter top
Resting on a cutting board no less !!

Oh yeah...... The painted...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-21-2011, 09:15 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 5,972
Posted By soothappens
Nice pictures. Looks like your on the right...

Nice pictures.
Looks like your on the right track. :D(no pun intended)

I belong to a non profit train museum as well.
We have one full size train line and then the HO, G gauge groups.
we also...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-15-2011, 12:47 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,044
Posted By soothappens
I had my tube loose on the 81SD. The bracket...

I had my tube loose on the 81SD.
The bracket was still secured but it had broken off of the tube.
There was a big hole where it broke and it leaked real bad.

I removed it by taking the lower...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-15-2011, 12:08 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,620
Posted By soothappens
You can say that again!! I went down to...

You can say that again!!

I went down to collincoon's and actually seen the color of the
vacuum lines. Nice!

How you guys keep the oil on the inside of the engine is beyond me.

But then...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-13-2011, 12:02 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 20,620
Posted By soothappens
Eye Candy: Cleanest Diesel engine compartment pictures

How about some pictures?

After installing two new cooler lines I seen how the yellow Zinc plating shined among all of the oil and crud.
I then searched for pictures of clean engines.
All that...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-11-2011, 12:29 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 8,751
Posted By soothappens
Does anyone know what the male end on the steel...

Does anyone know what the male end on the steel line is?

Ive been searching everywhere.
The closest I can get is JIS type fittings.

But coming from Germany it should be a DIN style.
If it is...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-11-2011, 12:12 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 8,751
Posted By soothappens
On my new lines it shows Contitech hose made by...

On my new lines it shows Contitech hose made by Continental .

The hose part# is a OLNT - 15x4 (15mm ID. )
The description is Standard hose for commercial vehicle
Its rated at Low pressure (? no...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-11-2011, 11:20 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,079
Posted By soothappens
So we post only the 126 problem and repair on...

So we post only the 126 problem and repair on this thread?

Whunters thread on the rust was excellent it had quite a few eye openers.
it also contained some 126 problems and repairs on it.
I...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-09-2011, 11:55 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,707
Posted By soothappens
Beautiful car ! excellent deal! He "adjusted...

Beautiful car ! excellent deal!

He "adjusted the rheostat".................

You need to trade one of us with a more broken in model
this way you can get some real wrenching done.
...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-09-2011, 11:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,243
Posted By soothappens
When I got the 81 SD the engine oscillated side...

When I got the 81 SD the engine oscillated side to side.
I read a bunch of threads on the shocks for starting and stopping only.

Whunter pointed me in the right direction.
I replaced (repaired)...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-09-2011, 11:08 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 8,751
Posted By soothappens
I found my lower oil line coming off the other...

I found my lower oil line coming off the other day leaking as well. :eek:

This is easy I figure..... I deal with hydraulics all day I liked pawoSD's
I'm going to make my own.

Drill out #10 jic...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-07-2011, 11:11 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,316
Posted By soothappens
Was it the tensioner or did it still make the...

Was it the tensioner or did it still make the noise ?
Did you fix it yet ?
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-07-2011, 10:37 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,522
Posted By soothappens
I put it back together today. I installed a...

I put it back together today.
I installed a thin washer to prevent the snap ring
from wearing and lodging itself into the rail.

The pin is a press fit. The depth comes from how far in you push...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-06-2011, 01:15 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,522
Posted By soothappens
Last here is a picture of the pin. You can see...

Last here is a picture of the pin.
You can see the wear the snap ring takes as well.
I put a new one in the picture for reference.

Also note how the snap ring removed the outer portion of the...
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