Recent content by -=DeanstuD=-

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    Added to the herd

    I enjoy the Mercedes Source videos. I have found that the peachparts forum is just about THE best place for tech help/info, as Oil burners is for IDI stuff.
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    Added to the herd

    Yes the SDL (yeah ya know the big one everyone says has more room) seat is down and back as far as it goes, and I really must drive it with the sunroof up or my head hits the roof. The W123, I can now actually sit with the roof closed and my hair just touches. Probably doesn't make a...
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    Added to the herd

    Thanks for the complements. I found the lever to lower the seat, and now I fit in it better than the SDL, which is really odd.
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    Added to the herd

    I have added my second Mercedes to my stable, a 1983 300D 326k miles. Astral Silver with Blue interior. The first owner had it for 150k miles sold the the guy I bought it from in 2000. I liked the idea that 2 people had it for a long time and allot of miles, and that it had regular use and...
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    Thinking about a 300D?

    Sounds like a CRV should be in your future.
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    Tranny finally quit today! Please help.

    Last I heard, you were converting to 5 spd. How goes it?
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    Tranny finally quit today! Please help.

    You didn't mention that before...:dunno
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    Tranny finally quit today! Please help.

    If you remove a cooler line and run the engine, you can tell if the pump is working at all... :EDIT: Forget that. it is obviously working, it goes in reverse.
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    Tranny finally quit today! Please help.

    I am surprised none of the regulars have responded. This post probably just got bumped off the front page too fast, it happens. I don't know allot about trans, but I have learned allot just reading the web. There are allot of videos too, but mostly GM. I know with your abilities and shop you...
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    Want to swap my interior,

    FYI Thought you'd like to know. The Brazilian RHD "brick nose" trucks shipped to Australia used the '80-86 interior!
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    Need help transporting truck from Portland, Oregon area to Southeast Texas

    My thoughts (as the owner of said truck) is that I haven't heard from brimstone since the start of this thread. I may just list it locally since I have just been left hangin'.
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    Opened up my Fuel Filter

    I have been told that the tank cleaner and additive are the same thing and to buy the tank cleaner as it is cheaper that way per .oz. It was also said that it was 95%?? maybe 75% naptha, but it was the 5% that was what did the duty. I don't like to give recommendations about snake oils and...
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    Opened up my Fuel Filter

    I got mine at NAPA. There is a store finder upper right corner of their website. http://mystarbrite.com/startron/ Make sure you get tank cleaner not additive.
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    '87-'91 Headlights

    Yes, i have some friends in Melbourne and he even looked through some junkyards for me with no luck. He said they are not so common. The trucks, not just the lights. SO, I figure S. America is the place you need to go, and you can drive there...
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    Craigslist truck

    Now I never mentioned his accent, but you guessed it correctly.

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