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Re: Mercedes w126 question -
01-15-2005
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Recently. Munich-Pula is roughly 610 kilometres and a seven hours trip if you count in a break for lunch. Did it two years ago with my BMW convertible with the top down and loved every single mile. Frank |
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It took me a lot longer and many more miles, but then I went the pretty way ... via CH, IT and Dubrovnik... My way is via Austria, Slovenia (passing Dubrovnik), Opatija (too much |
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IIRC Pula has a 'Top 5' Roman amphitheatre. |
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I wonder if Filip is from anywhere near there... Didn't he mention that he has been ther once, but does not live there? |
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"Dori A Schmetterling" <ng (AT) nospam (DOT) co.uk> haute in die Tasten: It took me a lot longer and many more miles, but then I went the pretty way ... via CH, IT and Dubrovnik... My way is via Austria, Slovenia (passing Dubrovnik), Opatija (too much tourists) and the new freeway across Istria - very nice. IIRC Pula has a 'Top 5' Roman amphitheatre. Yep. been there, visited it. I wonder if Filip is from anywhere near there... Didn't he mention that he has been ther once, but does not live there? Frank -- please replace spam-muelleimer with fk-newsgroups for e-mail contact Citroen - Made in Trance |
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"filip" <filipshp (AT) gmx (DOT) net> wrote in message news:csb1u1$lva$1 (AT) fegnews (DOT) vip.hr... i got one more question before i check the car....how do i know if the transmission oil is good? would a test drive be sufficient? Take out the disptick (red one near th firewall) and look at and feel the fluid. It should be red and should feel smooth and lubricanty. Richard "Richard" <richard (AT) vrx (DOT) news> wrote "pkmaven" <pcklein (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote in message news:ZpadnVHUN8cIx3XcRVn-uA (AT) comcast (DOT) com... It's a serious luxury sedan. The rear, upper strut links of the five arm multi-link rear suspension are probably shot by now. They bear the brunt of the weight when turning a corner. MB has replaced that arm with an upgraded heavy-duty one along with a newly designed bolt w/ hex head. The front swaybar bushings should be replaced. New Bilstein shocks and struts would make a huge improvement. All this is available discounted from Rusty Cullen at 800-741-5252. P. Struts? Upper strut links? Is that for the hydraulis rear suspension cars? THat was only on the 560's in the US. My car has 4 shocks and no struts. It's a given that on a Mercedes this old you replace all the suspension rubber if you want to to ride like new. -- Need Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org http://www.mbz.org | Mercedes Mailing lists: http://lists.mbz.org 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | Killies, killi.net, Crypts, aquaria.net 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Old wristwatches http://watches.list.mbz.org |
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yeah, i live in the country, Croatia, famous for the amphiteather in Pula, but i never visited it  i'm about to!I'm from Zagreb, it is the capital [...] |
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i'm afraid i don't quite understand... please help... "marlinspike" <rishayegan (AT) davidson (DOT) edu> wrote in message news:34sutmF4f3mcbU1 (AT) individual (DOT) net... "filip" <filipshp (AT) gmx (DOT) net> wrote in message news:csb1u1$lva$1 (AT) fegnews (DOT) vip.hr... i got one more question before i check the car....how do i know if the transmission oil is good? would a test drive be sufficient? Take out the disptick (red one near th firewall) and look at and feel the fluid. It should be red and should feel smooth and lubricanty. Richard "Richard" <richard (AT) vrx (DOT) news> wrote in message news:IACnL4.HG6 (AT) T-FCN (DOT) Net... "pkmaven" <pcklein (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote in message news:ZpadnVHUN8cIx3XcRVn-uA (AT) comcast (DOT) com... It's a serious luxury sedan. The rear, upper strut links of the five arm multi-link rear suspension are probably shot by now. They bear the brunt of the weight when turning a corner. MB has replaced that arm with an upgraded heavy-duty one along with a newly designed bolt w/ hex head. The front swaybar bushings should be replaced. New Bilstein shocks and struts would make a huge improvement. All this is available discounted from Rusty Cullen at 800-741-5252. P. Struts? Upper strut links? Is that for the hydraulis rear suspension cars? THat was only on the 560's in the US. My car has 4 shocks and no struts. It's a given that on a Mercedes this old you replace all the suspension rubber if you want to to ride like new. -- Need Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org http://www.mbz.org | Mercedes Mailing lists: http://lists.mbz.org 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | Killies, killi.net, Crypts, aquaria.net 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Old wristwatches http://watches.list.mbz.org |
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Ok, you ask how do you know if the tranny fluid is good. The answer is, pull out the dipstick and look at the fluid, is it red, or is it black? Red is good, black is bad. Feel it. Smooth is good, gritty is very bad. Richard "filip" <filipshp (AT) gmx (DOT) net> wrote in message news:csde1n$fva$1 (AT) fegnews (DOT) vip.hr... i'm afraid i don't quite understand... please help..."marlinspike" <rishayegan (AT) davidson (DOT) edu> wrote in message news:34sutmF4f3mcbU1 (AT) individual (DOT) net... "filip" <filipshp (AT) gmx (DOT) net> wrote in message news:csb1u1$lva$1 (AT) fegnews (DOT) vip.hr... i got one more question before i check the car....how do i know if the transmission oil is good? would a test drive be sufficient? Take out the disptick (red one near th firewall) and look at and feel the fluid. It should be red and should feel smooth and lubricanty. Richard "Richard" <richard (AT) vrx (DOT) news> wrote in message news:IACnL4.HG6 (AT) T-FCN (DOT) Net... "pkmaven" <pcklein (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote in message news:ZpadnVHUN8cIx3XcRVn-uA (AT) comcast (DOT) com... It's a serious luxury sedan. The rear, upper strut links of the five arm multi-link rear suspension are probably shot by now. They bear the brunt of the weight when turning a corner. MB has replaced that arm with an upgraded heavy-duty one along with a newly designed bolt w/ hex head. The front swaybar bushings should be replaced. New Bilstein shocks and struts would make a huge improvement. All this is available discounted from Rusty Cullen at 800-741-5252. P. Struts? Upper strut links? Is that for the hydraulis rear suspension cars? THat was only on the 560's in the US. My car has 4 shocks and no struts. It's a given that on a Mercedes this old you replace all the suspension rubber if you want to to ride like new. -- Need Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org http://www.mbz.org | Mercedes Mailing lists: http://lists.mbz.org 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | Killies, killi.net, Crypts, aquaria.net 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Old wristwatches http://watches.list.mbz.org |
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but i still don't know where can i find that dipstick, is it in the tranny or what? "marlinspike" <rishayegan (AT) davidson (DOT) edu> wrote in message news:350n4pF4eh68uU1 (AT) individual (DOT) net... Ok, you ask how do you know if the tranny fluid is good. The answer is, pull out the dipstick and look at the fluid, is it red, or is it black? Red is good, black is bad. Feel it. Smooth is good, gritty is very bad. Richard "filip" <filipshp (AT) gmx (DOT) net> wrote in message news:csde1n$fva$1 (AT) fegnews (DOT) vip.hr... i'm afraid i don't quite understand... please help..."marlinspike" <rishayegan (AT) davidson (DOT) edu> wrote in message news:34sutmF4f3mcbU1 (AT) individual (DOT) net... "filip" <filipshp (AT) gmx (DOT) net> wrote in message news:csb1u1$lva$1 (AT) fegnews (DOT) vip.hr... i got one more question before i check the car....how do i know if the transmission oil is good? would a test drive be sufficient? Take out the disptick (red one near th firewall) and look at and feel the fluid. It should be red and should feel smooth and lubricanty. Richard "Richard" <richard (AT) vrx (DOT) news> wrote in message news:IACnL4.HG6 (AT) T-FCN (DOT) Net... "pkmaven" <pcklein (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote in message news:ZpadnVHUN8cIx3XcRVn-uA (AT) comcast (DOT) com... It's a serious luxury sedan. The rear, upper strut links of the five arm multi-link rear suspension are probably shot by now. They bear the brunt of the weight when turning a corner. MB has replaced that arm with an upgraded heavy-duty one along with a newly designed bolt w/ hex head. The front swaybar bushings should be replaced. New Bilstein shocks and struts would make a huge improvement. All this is available discounted from Rusty Cullen at 800-741-5252. P. Struts? Upper strut links? Is that for the hydraulis rear suspension cars? THat was only on the 560's in the US. My car has 4 shocks and no struts. It's a given that on a Mercedes this old you replace all the suspension rubber if you want to to ride like new. -- Need Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org http://www.mbz.org | Mercedes Mailing lists: http://lists.mbz.org 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | Killies, killi.net, Crypts, aquaria.net 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Old wristwatches http://watches.list.mbz.org |
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I trust you know that "tranny" is transmission, also known as gearbox. :-) A dipstick is a stick (or rod) that is dipped into something. The best known one is the one for oil. DAS -- For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling --- "filip" <filipshp (AT) gmx (DOT) net> wrote in message news:csfuua$snk$1 (AT) fegnews (DOT) vip.hr... but i still don't know where can i find that dipstick, is it in the tranny or what? "marlinspike" <rishayegan (AT) davidson (DOT) edu> wrote in message news:350n4pF4eh68uU1 (AT) individual (DOT) net... Ok, you ask how do you know if the tranny fluid is good. The answer is, pull out the dipstick and look at the fluid, is it red, or is it black? Red is good, black is bad. Feel it. Smooth is good, gritty is very bad. Richard "filip" <filipshp (AT) gmx (DOT) net> wrote in message news:csde1n$fva$1 (AT) fegnews (DOT) vip.hr... i'm afraid i don't quite understand... please help..."marlinspike" <rishayegan (AT) davidson (DOT) edu> wrote in message news:34sutmF4f3mcbU1 (AT) individual (DOT) net... "filip" <filipshp (AT) gmx (DOT) net> wrote in message news:csb1u1$lva$1 (AT) fegnews (DOT) vip.hr... i got one more question before i check the car....how do i know if the transmission oil is good? would a test drive be sufficient? Take out the disptick (red one near th firewall) and look at and feel the fluid. It should be red and should feel smooth and lubricanty. Richard "Richard" <richard (AT) vrx (DOT) news> wrote in message news:IACnL4.HG6 (AT) T-FCN (DOT) Net... "pkmaven" <pcklein (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote in message news:ZpadnVHUN8cIx3XcRVn-uA (AT) comcast (DOT) com... It's a serious luxury sedan. The rear, upper strut links of the five arm multi-link rear suspension are probably shot by now. They bear the brunt of the weight when turning a corner. MB has replaced that arm with an upgraded heavy-duty one along with a newly designed bolt w/ hex head. The front swaybar bushings should be replaced. New Bilstein shocks and struts would make a huge improvement. All this is available discounted from Rusty Cullen at 800-741-5252. P. Struts? Upper strut links? Is that for the hydraulis rear suspension cars? THat was only on the 560's in the US. My car has 4 shocks and no struts. It's a given that on a Mercedes this old you replace all the suspension rubber if you want to to ride like new. -- Need Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org http://www.mbz.org | Mercedes Mailing lists: http://lists.mbz.org 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | Killies, killi.net, Crypts, aquaria.net 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Old wristwatches http://watches.list.mbz.org |
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i understand everything, but i can't understand where would i find that dipstick |
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