Re: [MBZ] I just burn up $200 worth of diesel for a wild goose chase
Let me know when you might get out this way - I'll treat you to some local food. Thanks, Tom 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: 6/8/08 10:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] I just burn up $200 worth of diesel for a wild goose chase Im going to be cutting back my travel with these fuel prices the way they are, which means my inventory will probably drop. Still would love to get out your way though. Tom Hargrave wrote: I probably look at 50 or more Mercedes before buying one. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin, Okiebenz Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 8:59 PM To: mercedes Mailing List Subject: [MBZ] I just burn up $200 worth of diesel for a wild goose chase I just got back from KC to pick up a 86 190D. Supposedly ran, but possible bad trans, body and interior in good shape. I get there, only to not be able to find the house because its in the boonies and not marked. I find what I suspect is the right driveway and try to call the people. (not going to go down some wierd driveway that I dont know what is down there). Cant get ahold of them. They guy comes by going to that driveway and I ask him if he knows where these people are, he doesnt. They finally call me back, and its the right drive. Huh, why didnt this guy who was going to their house put 2 and 2 together. So this wife is doing the selling of the car. The husband does not appear to know anything about anything. She was out of town. So he takes me down to where the car is (which I think was his fathers land) to see the car. We go past what I assume was his fathers house to get to the car, there was a truck in the drive which I later assumed was his fathers truck. More about that later. So I get to the car and discover its actually a 85, not an 86. I also discover it has huge rust holes where the jack points should be. Large rats nest under the hood, and will probalby need rewiring like I just went thru on my other 190D. So I tell the old boy that the car is not as described so my orginal offer would be lowered by x amount of dollars. He says its his fathers car and his father said to sell it for x amount (which I offered before). He said I drove all that way yada yada yada, I guess he figured I would just pay anyway and not go home empty handed. I then ask about the key, which was not in the car. I said I had a battery with me could see if it ran like they said it was supposed to. He didnt know anything about the key. He says call wife, I call her, she didnt know anything about the key either, but will call the father in law. Keep in mind we just past was I assume the fathers house. They cant get ahold of him. So, I told the guy (kid really), well I have wasted enough of my time and money on this trip, sorry it didnt work out and left. Fathers truck was not at the house anymore. you would think knowing I was showing up to get the car all these dumb asses would have got their crap together. If htye had a key, surely I would have made some kind of deal with them. I guess I learned my lesson, next time investigate more before going on a car buying trip. I should have known days ago, in emailing the wife about the car she said father in law knew more about it and she should have him call me. He never did. Oh well. 2nd bad car deal I have had this weekend. Went to the auction Saturday and bid and won a 93 chevy 3500 crew cab diesel for a fairly good deal. Was kind of beat up but would have made a good beater truck. $1400. Was sold with a phone call meaning it didnt meat the selling dealers reserve, so after the bidding they call the seller to see if they will take it or what. Nope, they wanted 3k for it. WAY too much. I passed. Waisted the whole damn weekend chasing my tail. Win some, loose some. Guess Im getting paybacks for that super deal I got on that wagon last week with the #17 head. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 94 E420, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 86 560SL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250, 66 220SEb http://www.okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.0.0/1489 - Release Date: 6/7/2008 11:17 AM ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:
Re: [MBZ] 87 300D head gasket/broken stud
-Original Message- From: OK Don lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; To: Mercedes Discussion List lt;mercedes@okiebenz.comgt; Sent: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 6:59 pm Subject: Re: [MBZ] 87 300D head gasket ? You have at least one broken exhaust stud now, the one on the end of the longer exhaust manifold piece.? I have never heard of any 603 head that did not have a broken stud there.? What's odd is they break but they don't fall out! ? Put a wrench on it and see. ? Jim in Phoenix ??And I suppose that we'll have to strip the head to send it to the shop - I was hoping to avoid having to borrow the pre-chamber puller, risk breaking exhaust studs, etc., but I guess it is the prudent thing to do - sigh.On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 9:15 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: gt; with the head off you still need to send it off to be checked at the gt; very least. Might be warped, might have cracks you cant see gt; -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain '90 300D (Rattled), '92 300D (Saber), ' '81 240D (Gramps), '97 Ply Grand Voyager (Vincent van-go) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED]To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 87 300D head gasket/broken stud
When I did the head on my '87SDL none of the exhaust studs were broken on either the old head or new one. -- Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark '87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) BioBeast '82 300CD (176 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: -Original Message- From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 6:59 pm Subject: Re: [MBZ] 87 300D head gasket ? You have at least one broken exhaust stud now, the one on the end of the longer exhaust manifold piece.? I have never heard of any 603 head that did not have a broken stud there.? What's odd is they break but they don't fall out! ? Put a wrench on it and see. ? Jim in Phoenix ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Wrong
Kaleb said Its something along the way them, my computer has the correct time John Robbins wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: the time my computer showed, right now it shows 8:08pm central time when sending this All your messages are an hour ahead on my computer as well. It has been like this for a long time... --- I know what it is Kaleb is Livin on Tulsa Time ;-) Royce ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Driving adventures
WWM has always had a good reputation as long as I've known them. The week I got out of trade school I interviewed at WWM in Indianapolis. I still remember the service manager taking me on a tour of their shop - I was probably drooling at the surgical cleanliness of it. I was all ready to sign on until he told me it was a flat rate shop and that I would probably be doing warranty work for the first year or two (forget that - you can't make a living doing warranty work in a flat rate shop!) So I left and took a job with a generator company. And the rest is history. Dan Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I called my mechanic friend, who had me call Worldwide Auto (the Indianapolis dealer), who, after some begging and mentioning that I had my 84 year old mother with me, got me in and replaced the flex disk by closing time. I'd have been better off to call the emergency number, I'll do that in the future, as I wouldn't have had to pay $85 for a tow, but all is well. $308 and some change for the repair, not too bad for getting the car running again, although it did mean I didn't get to Detroit until 11:30 pm instead of 5 pm as the original plan, but hey. Only charged me $76 for the flex disk, so I'll happily pay the $210 in labor, which is probably excessive, but they did take care of me. Nice shop, told me I needed to replace the ball joints and the sway bar bushings, so they checked it out pretty well, I cannot complain. They would have replaced the ball joints too, except there wasn't time. Not all dealers are pirates, I guess -- this is a vastly better experience than I've had at my home dealer --- I'd not take a dead dog to them to bury, they'd screw that up too! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Orelegated alternative forms of voter franchise on
Hear hear! Idiots like Brittany Spears have done more to damaged the good name of marriage than all the gay people that ever lived. How about a 2 time loser law, if you can't pick the right one once out of 2 times you CAN NOT get married again. Or maybe marriage licenses go to a sliding cost scale, first one is free, second is $10,000 and the price doubles for each one thereafter. Might make people think it through a little more. -Curt Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 14:07:51 -0400 From: Bill R lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: Re: [MBZ] Orelegated alternative forms of voter franchise on nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; tonbsp;nbsp;nbsp; forms of marriage To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' lt;mercedes@okiebenz.comgt; Message-ID: lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Content-Type: text/plain;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; charset=us-ascii lt;lt;lt;lt;lt;lt;lt;lt;lt; Royce wrote lt;lt;the right for two beings to be married, regardless of anythinggt;gt; I'mnbsp; not familiar with the wording of the recently passed legislation --nbsp; does it specify 2 people ?nbsp; or can it be 3,4,5 or more?nbsp; What about father marrying son, daughter or the family dog?gt;gt;gt;gt;gt;gt;gt;gt; Many of those things do go more than a bit beyond sanity, though the gay thing never bothered me.nbsp; My marriage to my Darling Wife isn't affected at all by theirs, and I don't understand the idea that somehow it is made less important when Mike and Jerry [two good friends who have been in a monogamous relationship for 15 years] are able to marry.nbsp; They are more married than a lot of heterosexual couples.nbsp; That one doesn't bother me at all.nbsp; I won't go into the religious stuff as it has been worked over already - even if not here.nbsp; Nothing there that changes my mind either. BillR ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Motor mounts
Okay well, this is part of why I have this car, to learn some new wrenching... So how many mounts, just 2? Worldpac hates me this morning and won't load... These would have been replaced u 5 years ago when I first bought the car, maybe 60,000 miles? Does that seem reasonable? In the last 2 years the car has sat alot. -Curt Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 14:25:33 -0700 (PDT) From: LWB250 lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hammie exhaust To: Mercedes Discussion List lt;mercedes@okiebenz.comgt; Message-ID: lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Engine mounts on nearly all MB chassis are a piece of cake.nbsp; I got so good at doing 123 mounts I had it down to about 30 minutes a side, and most of that was setup and tear down. Just be sure to get a hex driver that goes on a 1/2 drive ratchet to break the bolt loose.nbsp; And snap it, don't just twist. Dan --- OK Don lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: gt; I don't think it will be a big job for you, if it's gt; not one for him. gt; Engine mounts are loosen bolts, rlift enough to take gt; weight off, gt; remove bolts, remove old mounts. insert new mounts, gt; start bolts, let gt; the engine down, tighten bolts. - do one side at a gt; time. I find gt; exhaust systems to be more work than changing engine gt; mounts! gt; gt; Did you get the photos I sent? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT alternative forms of voter franchise. the right way
if you get laid off because the Government has fallen asleep at the wheel, watch out. Just one more incentive to get back off the dole. Note that paying taxes must _not_ be the gating condition for the franchise, but being supported by the men with the guns should. It's that simple. If they're collecting your salary at gunpoint then you don't get a vote. That's what makes it consent of the governed, not connivance of the governing. Fictions like taxing the money given out by the taxing authority are just there to obscure what's really going on. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Wrong
This is Gmail's version of a header for this email - says 9:08 instead of 8:08. There is no possible comparison of times if there is no time zone associated with it. K'leb may have sent his mail at 8:08 local time, but my mailer claims that it was sent at 7:08 PDT. Exactly right. You can't sort on date/time unless you know where that timestamp originated, so if it's unmarked at point of origin then all bets are off. Unix systems, from day one, have used GMT for ALL time stamps, only the display routines converted to local time, for local consumption. Stupid PC's used local time for everything... Guess which systems don't have problems with time correlation in a geographically large network? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Wrong
Jim, your Windows time / date stamp info is old. For quite a while, Windows has used the same system as Unix to set email time / date stamps. This problem manifests itself in one of 2 ways: The sender's computer is not set to auto-adjust for daylight savings time. The user manually adjusted the clock to the correct time during the time shift, moving GMT off one hour. And since all calculations reach back to GMT, the outbound email is off by one hour. The receiver's computer is not set to auto-adjust for daylight savings time. The user manually adjusted the clock to the correct time during the time shift, moving GMT off one hour. And since all calculations reach back to GMT, the inbound email is off by one hour in the other direction. This also affects appointment calendars. In both cases, the symptoms will disappear when we come off of daylight savings time. And since Kaleb's computer appears to be the only one with the 1 hour time shift, it's his machine that's set wrong. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 8:52 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wrong This is Gmail's version of a header for this email - says 9:08 instead of 8:08. There is no possible comparison of times if there is no time zone associated with it. K'leb may have sent his mail at 8:08 local time, but my mailer claims that it was sent at 7:08 PDT. Exactly right. You can't sort on date/time unless you know where that timestamp originated, so if it's unmarked at point of origin then all bets are off. Unix systems, from day one, have used GMT for ALL time stamps, only the display routines converted to local time, for local consumption. Stupid PC's used local time for everything... Guess which systems don't have problems with time correlation in a geographically large network? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.0.0/1491 - Release Date: 6/9/2008 6:52 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.0.0/1491 - Release Date: 6/9/2008 6:52 AM ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT Political Humor
Why did the Chicken Cross the Road? BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a CHANGE! The chicken wanted CHANGE! JOHN MC CAIN: My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road. HILLARY CLINTON: When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken to cross the road This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure -- right from Day One! -- that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn't about me... GEORGE W. BUSH: We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here. PAT BUCHANAN: To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American. JERRY FALWELL: Because the chicken was gay! Can't you people see the plain truth?' That's why they call it the 'other side.' Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay. And if you eat that chicken, you will become gay too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media white washes with seemingly harm less phrases like 'the other side. That chicken should not be crossing the road. It's as plain and as simple as that. BILL CLINTON: I did not cross the road with THAT chicken What is your definition of chicken? DICK CHENEY: Where's my gun? AL SHARPTON: Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens. Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT Political Humor
LOL! On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 10:47 AM, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why did the Chicken Cross the Road? BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a CHANGE! The chicken wanted CHANGE! JOHN MC CAIN: My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road. HILLARY CLINTON: When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken to cross the road This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure -- right from Day One! -- that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn't about me... GEORGE W. BUSH: We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here. PAT BUCHANAN: To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American. JERRY FALWELL: Because the chicken was gay! Can't you people see the plain truth?' That's why they call it the 'other side.' Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay. And if you eat that chicken, you will become gay too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media white washes with seemingly harm less phrases like 'the other side. That chicken should not be crossing the road. It's as plain and as simple as that. BILL CLINTON: I did not cross the road with THAT chicken What is your definition of chicken? DICK CHENEY: Where's my gun? AL SHARPTON: Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens. Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Further OT politics, was America's Climate Security
It is hard to believe that enough folks would do this to make a real difference. I thought this was started - or at least pushed heavily by a certain large Republican leaning radio entertainer? BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 10:37 PM To: 'mercedes@okiebenz.com' Subject: Re: [MBZ] Further OT politics, was America's Climate Security Andrew wrote: The other two were lousy campaigners. Wrong. The reason Romney is not the nominee is because of Mike Huckabee and democrats. MANY democrats in West Virgina voted for Huckabee so that Romney couldn't win. This started a snowball effect and it kept happening. Democrats didn't want Romney to get the nomination because they believed that Romney could attract the conservative base. It has however backfired. McCain is not my choice, but because he is the nominee, a number of disaffected democrats will vote for him. Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] My little adventure
Arrived at work this morning and realized my wife had left her keys in my car. Its 55 miles back home so I called to tell her. Fortunately she's got extra keys... When I got inside the office I realized I'd left MY keys in the car... Well crap. I checked email for a second and noticed the yo-yo on my desk. Since its 95 degrees again today I'd left the windows open and inch or two and I was able to squeeze my forearms in and ease the window down another quarter inch, then drop the yo-yo finger loop onto the lock knob and ease it tight. Then pull the knob up no problem. WHEW! I was worried for a minute there. Hope your day started better than mine. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My little adventure
In fact I do have a wiffleball bat but I'm not sure how much good that would do ;) --- On Mon, 6/9/08, Robert Rentfro lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: From: Robert Rentfro lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: RE: [MBZ] My little adventure To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Mercedes Discussion List' lt;mercedes@okiebenz.comgt; Date: Monday, June 9, 2008, 12:39 PM Thank goodness you didn't have a baseball bat on your desk. Bob R -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 9:27 AM To: Diesel List Subject: [MBZ] My little adventure Arrived at work this morning and realized my wife had left her keys in my car. Its 55 miles back home so I called to tell her. Fortunately she's got extra keys... When I got inside the office I realized I'd left MY keys in the car... Well crap. I checked email for a second and noticed the yo-yo on my desk. Since its 95 degrees again today I'd left the windows open and inch or two and I was able to squeeze my forearms in and ease the window down another quarter inch, then drop the yo-yo finger loop onto the lock knob and ease it tight. Then pull the knob up no problem. WHEW! I was worried for a minute there. Hope your day started better than mine. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My little adventure
Thank goodness you didn't have a baseball bat on your desk. Bob R -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 9:27 AM To: Diesel List Subject: [MBZ] My little adventure Arrived at work this morning and realized my wife had left her keys in my car. Its 55 miles back home so I called to tell her. Fortunately she's got extra keys... When I got inside the office I realized I'd left MY keys in the car... Well crap. I checked email for a second and noticed the yo-yo on my desk. Since its 95 degrees again today I'd left the windows open and inch or two and I was able to squeeze my forearms in and ease the window down another quarter inch, then drop the yo-yo finger loop onto the lock knob and ease it tight. Then pull the knob up no problem. WHEW! I was worried for a minute there. Hope your day started better than mine. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] 87 300D head gasket
OK Don, On digest and so maybe time-late, but try spraying brake cleaner on the area between the valves and the pre-chamber to see if there are any cracks there (they may be quite visible once you clean down to bare metal). Then I'd highly recommend you pay $50 or so to have the head pressure-checked and cleaned-up, to make sure there aren't any deeper issues. Book says that the pressure check (of the coolant passages) is supposed to be done in a hot tank (80 deg C). Max Dillon, digest lurker '87 300TD 309k miles Charleston SC -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 3188 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20080609/02ba9e3a/attachment.bin ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] loose 300SDL pistons
What does a blown head gasket look like? Ours just looks very oily between #1 and the chain case, not burnt, no obvious damage to the gasket. On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Usual cause is a blown head gasket oil passage between #1 and the chain case -- -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain '90 300D (Rattled), '92 300D (Saber), ' '81 240D (Gramps), '97 Ply Grand Voyager (Vincent van-go) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] loose 300SDL pistons
You caught it early, a good thing. They have been known to hydolock #1, a very bad thing! Pete -- Original message -- From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] What does a blown head gasket look like? Ours just looks very oily between #1 and the chain case, not burnt, no obvious damage to the gasket. On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Usual cause is a blown head gasket oil passage between #1 and the chain case -- -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain '90 300D (Rattled), '92 300D (Saber), ' '81 240D (Gramps), '97 Ply Grand Voyager (Vincent van-go) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Wrong
Nope - you're 2 hours behind CDT (Kaleb's local time, mine too). His should have read 6:08PDT, 7:08 MDT, 8:08 CDT, and 9:08 EDT. There is no possible comparison of times if there is no time zone associated with it. K'leb may have sent his mail at 8:08 local time, but my mailer claims that it was sent at 7:08 PDT. Exactly right. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain '90 300D (Rattled), '92 300D (Saber), ' '81 240D (Gramps), '97 Ply Grand Voyager (Vincent van-go) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 87 300D head gasket
Nope - not too late. The head has been cleaned with brake cleaner - no cracks are visible. I'm looking for a shop that can test it now --- this is not a hot bed of Mercedes head shops! I still don't see any reason for the oil leak between #1 and the chain case. those bolts were certainly tight enough! On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston SC J63 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK Don, On digest and so maybe time-late, but try spraying brake cleaner on the area between the valves and the pre-chamber to see if there are any cracks there (they may be quite visible once you clean down to bare metal). Then I'd highly recommend you pay $50 or so to have the head pressure-checked and cleaned-up, to make sure there aren't any deeper issues. Book says that the pressure check (of the coolant passages) is supposed to be done in a hot tank (80 deg C). -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain '90 300D (Rattled), '92 300D (Saber), ' '81 240D (Gramps), '97 Ply Grand Voyager (Vincent van-go) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] hmmm, interesting craigslist ad
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Re: [MBZ] 87 300D head gasket
I sent a link to a place that works on them Nope - not too late. The head has been cleaned with brake cleaner - no cracks are visible. I'm looking for a shop that can test it now --- this is not a hot bed of Mercedes head shops! I still don't see any reason for the oil leak between #1 and the chain case. those bolts were certainly tight enough! On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston SC J63 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK Don, On digest and so maybe time-late, but try spraying brake cleaner on the area between the valves and the pre-chamber to see if there are any cracks there (they may be quite visible once you clean down to bare metal). Then I'd highly recommend you pay $50 or so to have the head pressure-checked and cleaned-up, to make sure there aren't any deeper issues. Book says that the pressure check (of the coolant passages) is supposed to be done in a hot tank (80 deg C). -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain '90 300D (Rattled), '92 300D (Saber), ' '81 240D (Gramps), '97 Ply Grand Voyager (Vincent van-go) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My little adventure
Curt, please don't take this the wrong way. This episode reminds me of the fascinating study of African chimps in their habitat. They used tools (e.g., slender reeds) to lift out termites from inside their mounds. On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In fact I do have a wiffleball bat but I'm not sure how much good that would do ;) --- On Mon, 6/9/08, Robert Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Robert Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [MBZ] My little adventure To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Monday, June 9, 2008, 12:39 PM Thank goodness you didn't have a baseball bat on your desk. Bob R -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 9:27 AM To: Diesel List Subject: [MBZ] My little adventure Arrived at work this morning and realized my wife had left her keys in my car. Its 55 miles back home so I called to tell her. Fortunately she's got extra keys... When I got inside the office I realized I'd left MY keys in the car... Well crap. I checked email for a second and noticed the yo-yo on my desk. Since its 95 degrees again today I'd left the windows open and inch or two and I was able to squeeze my forearms in and ease the window down another quarter inch, then drop the yo-yo finger loop onto the lock knob and ease it tight. Then pull the knob up no problem. WHEW! I was worried for a minute there. Hope your day started better than mine. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] hmmm, interesting craigslist ad
At $2K for the car, this translates to only about 2 cents per word. Cheap! On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://lansing.craigslist.org/car/711907000.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] hmmm, interesting craigslist ad
andrew strasfogel wrote: At $2K for the car, this translates to only about 2 cents per word. Cheap! And if you read all the words, you'd see I have an offer of $1400. If you offer me less than $1400 I will ignore you. First offer over $1400 gets the car. IMO, that means it's a $1500 car. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] moto mounts
...Engine mounts on nearly all MB chassis are a piece of cake.I got so good at doing 123 mounts I had it down to about 30 minutes a side, and most of that was setup and tear down... Take a look at a V-6 and get back to me. Nearly is the operative word, here. RLE ** Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg0005000102) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] hmmm, interesting craigslist ad
So is this the Holy Grail? Is it really a CHEAP Mercedes? Looks like a good deal to me.Wish I could afford it. Mike andrew strasfogel wrote: At $2K for the car, this translates to only about 2 cents per word. Cheap! And if you read all the words, you'd see I have an offer of $1400. If you offer me less than $1400 I will ignore you. First offer over $1400 gets the car. IMO, that means it's a $1500 car. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] moto mounts
I guess I should have qualified my response to encompass chassis from the 114 through the 124. Beyond that I have no experience, nor do I care to gain it Dan --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...Engine mounts on nearly all MB chassis are a piece of cake.I got so good at doing 123 mounts I had it down to about 30 minutes a side, and most of that was setup and tear down... Take a look at a V-6 and get back to me. Nearly is the operative word, here. RLE ** Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg0005000102) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] loose 300SDL pistons
Assuming the block and head were clean when the gasket was installed (this is necessary, but not always done, eh?), and leak will leave carbon between the gasket and block or head surface. That means any carbon or dirt tracks indicate leaks. The stainless steel ring must contact only clean cast iron or aluminum -- marks between are leaks, as are dark areas on the stainless. Oil between gasket and block/ head is also a sign of a blown gasket. You will also have oily soot in #1. Most common places on a 603 are the end cylinders (#1 and #6) into the chain case in front and into the bolt holes in the rear. This is due to the lack of material beyond the bolts and resultant lower clamping pressure. Second most common is between cylinders, notably #3 and #$ or #4 and #5. This is probably due to higher heat in the middle of the engine causing more gasket crush. Re-using head bolts is also a cause of gasket failure -- if they aren't elastic enough, the gasket will crush when hot, and leak when cold. But the full set, it's cheaper than a new head gasket set to fix it next time in 1 miles. One sign of coolant leaks is excessive glassy carbon buildup on head and piston top. If yours just have loose carbon on them, you don't have any coolant leaks into the combustion chamber. Note that you should clean the head completely, ditto the block, before re-assembly. DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES use Scotchbrite pads -- they shed grit and it will eat the rings in about 1000 miles. Brass brush works great. If you clean the pistons and head completely, you will be greeted, when you get it together and started, by horrible metallic clanking from combustion quench and re- ignition, so if you can get the sealing surfaces clean without cleaning the piston crowns and combustion area on the head, leave them sooty! The noise goes away in a few hundred miles, but is rather un-nerving before that. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Orelegated alternative forms of voter franchise on
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 05:37:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Orelegated alternative forms of voter franchise on To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hear hear! Idiots like Brittany Spears have done more to damaged the good name of marriage than all the gay people that ever lived. How about a 2 time loser law, if you can't pick the right one once out of 2 times you CAN NOT get married again. Or maybe marriage licenses go to a sliding cost scale, first one is free, second is $10,000 and the price doubles for each one thereafter. Might make people think it through a little more. -Curt Hey CurtThey don't get you up front. The real cost of multiple marriages is in the ending thereofas in, instead of getting married again, I think I'll just find a woman I hate and buy her a house, or Q-why are divorce attorneys so expensive? A-Because IT'S WORTH IT! Royce - who took a long time to recognize the error of the first one, but got it right the second time. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Tools for MB
Saw this in a Harbor Freight catalog - MB Dash Service Tools $6.99 - Ignition lock or Radio removal tools for 92 and newer 140, 129, 202 210 Plus 2 ignition lock removal tools for 126, 124 201. Hooks to remove instr cluster for 107, 116, 123,124,126, 140 201. Item # 97901-0BPA harborfreight.com Catalog key BP1043 They may want some other numbers from the cat cover - I'll probably order the above and will post any other reqmnts. I know we usually make do with a paper clip or home-made tools - perhaps these may work better - Later -- Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net 800-583-8601 Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] car cover
What is a good car cover that will keep water from reaching the car? I bought one at walmart that said it was water proof, and we had a hell of a rain all day today, I get home and see I still am getting water leaking into the car. This is an old car which of course leaks water. Covered it up to keep the water out. I guess maybe my next step is to buy one of them portable garage things that is basically a frame and tarp material on the top and sides. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 94 E420, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 86 560SL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250, 66 220SEb http://www.okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] car cover
Those tarp garage things are quite effective, but even staked down, if you get high winds, it could cause problems. On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 06:14:16PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: What is a good car cover that will keep water from reaching the car? I bought one at walmart that said it was water proof, and we had a hell of a rain all day today, I get home and see I still am getting water leaking into the car. This is an old car which of course leaks water. Covered it up to keep the water out. I guess maybe my next step is to buy one of them portable garage things that is basically a frame and tarp material on the top and sides. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Orelegated alternative forms of voter franchise on
I lost all respect (sorry, Donald) for attorneys when I saw my attorney and my ex's attorney sitting at a cafeteria table and laughing it up over cups of coffee during a recess of my divorce proceedings. They weren't protecting anyone's interests -- they were simply parroting what was already laid out in Virginia code (i.e., property settlement) and were probably comparing billable hours. They had no more concern about assisting either of us than you will have about getting up tomorrow morning and taking a leak. It was pure assembly line, with everyone having his hands in the back pockets of those they were supposed to be representing. The only reason they exist is because they are allowed to appear before the Court, where you and I aren't (unless we are in criminal court and decide to represent ourselves). The only advice my ex's attorney gave her was to try to provoke me into assaulting her (she tried but I as able to side-step everything -- which is maybe why I do what I do for a living now, natural instincts when working with out-of-control individuals). The only advice my attorney gave me was to throw my wife and children out onto the street, force sale the house and split the profits. (I refused, saying that she could just have the house for the sake of the two kids -- they had gone through enough trauma already without suddenly being homeless.) On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 5:43 PM, Royce Engler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: or Q-why are divorce attorneys so expensive? A-Because IT'S WORTH IT! -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ apt-get update apt-get upgrade The following packages will be replaced Prez Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] hmmm, interesting craigslist ad
Tempting. After all, it DOES have a new First Aid kit. Gee, if I combined all the good parts of my 240D with the good parts of his car (same color), I could end up with a good car. On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 4:18 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So is this the Holy Grail? Is it really a CHEAP Mercedes? Looks like a good deal to me.Wish I could afford it. Mike andrew strasfogel wrote: At $2K for the car, this translates to only about 2 cents per word. Cheap! And if you read all the words, you'd see I have an offer of $1400. If you offer me less than $1400 I will ignore you. First offer over $1400 gets the car. IMO, that means it's a $1500 car. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ apt-get update apt-get upgrade The following packages will be replaced Prez Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] hmmm, interesting craigslist ad
Wait. He says it has 121K on the odometer. Isn't that a high mileage badge on the grill? (I am not good at converting miles to km in my head.) On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://lansing.craigslist.org/car/711907000.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ apt-get update apt-get upgrade The following packages will be replaced Prez Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] hmmm, interesting craigslist ad
A bit long-winded for the typical scam ad, but no phone number and only a couple of low-res photos are two warning flags. Allan Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wait. He says it has 121K on the odometer. Isn't that a high mileage badge on the grill? (I am not good at converting miles to km in my head.) On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://lansing.craigslist.org/car/711907000.html -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] car cover
If the cover can't breathe, it turns into a sauna/rust chamber underneath. If it breathes, it's probably not waterproof. A carport is a superior solution, but it costs more than any cover. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] car cover
Exactly. If you want to prevent rain from getting in, buy a cheap tarp. I don't know of any good covers that don't breathe, since being not breathable will cause all sorts of nasty things to happen to the outside and inside of the car. Dan --- Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the cover can't breathe, it turns into a sauna/rust chamber underneath. If it breathes, it's probably not waterproof. A carport is a superior solution, but it costs more than any cover. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Wrong
Check with your ISP. It was sent at 9:08. See the attachement. -- Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark '87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) BioBeast '82 300CD (176 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine Quoting Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: the time my computer showed, right now it shows 8:08pm central time when sending this MG wrote: The question I want to ask is; Kaleb was that time of 8:16 that you wrote in the body of the message the time that your computer clock showed or was that the time on your watch or clock on the wall or radio/TV? Manfred -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Kaleb-time.JPG Type: image/pjpeg Size: 57810 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20080608/5e90bd02/attachment.bin ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Tools for MB
Went into the Harbor Freight store that just opened about 4 blocks from my house on Sunday. G-d help me! I am so glad I am moving soon, as I don't think my wallet would make it more than a month or two with that place around. Dan --- LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Saw this in a Harbor Freight catalog - MB Dash Service Tools $6.99 - Ignition lock or Radio removal tools for 92 and newer 140, 129, 202 210 Plus 2 ignition lock removal tools for 126, 124 201. Hooks to remove instr cluster for 107, 116, 123,124,126, 140 201. Item # 97901-0BPA harborfreight.com Catalog key BP1043 They may want some other numbers from the cat cover - I'll probably order the above and will post any other reqmnts. I know we usually make do with a paper clip or home-made tools - perhaps these may work better - Later -- Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net 800-583-8601 Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] 124 evapectomy
Evap box is in the house! 'Told you I wasn't rushing. 'Been working on it very leisurely - coupla hrs early morning, coupla hrs late afternoon, etc. - didn't touch it yesterday. 'Could have been pleasurable were it not for the heat and humidity. Temp has been around 100F and more since I started it. 'Had a fan on me last coupla days. Guess who didn't wanta bring it in the house? I reminded her that it wasn't nearly as bad as the two snowmobiles with disassembled engines we saw in a colonel's living room across the street from us at Kincheloe AFB, MI, (the UP) in 1974. At least evap box is not in the living room, and I doubt I'll wash any parts in the dishwasher. Evap came out much easier than I was expecting. I had read reports of others having to pry theirs loose because of sealant around it at fiurewall. After everything was ready, including master switch/steering lock assembly and associated wires, etc., were out of the way on top of steering column mounting braces, the box came right out - no prying. 'Couldn't disconnect the plug on left side of box 'til I had pulled the box out a little way for better access to it. The clips on the plug assembly would NOT release in the normal manner by squeezing; 'finally got to it with both hands and pried hooks loose with small screwdriver one side at a time. 'Also had to pause extraction to go around to driver side of engine by brake booster and push blower motor cable and grommet through firewall. The unit is not nearly as heavy as I was afraid it may be. Wife even brought it up the steps into the kitchen for me after she realized it was coming in, anyway. Other than the steps, I can move it around on my walker. BTW, 'didn't drain radiator; disconnected heater core hoses just forward of firewall; lost maybe half a cup of coolant. 'Sealed open ends of core pipes before moving evap box. 'Had to remove battery to get to hose clamp behind inner, rear corner of battery. 'Didn't remove steering wheel, either; 'just ran it full out and put front wheels straight ahead to have flat part of steering wheel spoke on top to allow inst. cluster clearance. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] car cover
Mitch Haley wrote: If the cover can't breathe, it turns into a sauna/rust chamber underneath. If it breathes, it's probably not waterproof. A carport is a superior solution, but it costs more than any cover. What about Gore-Tex? Of course, that probably would cost more than a carport... Tom ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] hmmm, interesting craigslist ad
It's impossible to tell exactly what is on the grille, I have a badge on the grille of my 190E that commemorates the 100 year anniversary of MB in 86 (even though mine is an 85), the 190E has done 292K k's and could wear a 250K badge. Far as a scam or no scam goes, not everyone is happy to post their phone numbers on the internet and because the photos are not the best don't mean it is a scam. There are loads of ads that don't even have a picture, are they all scams? Like anything, if you are serious about this car, drop the seller an email and take it from there. If it is relatively rust free it should be a good buy. Hendrik Allan Streib wrote: A bit long-winded for the typical scam ad, but no phone number and only a couple of low-res photos are two warning flags. Allan Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wait. He says it has 121K on the odometer. Isn't that a high mileage badge on the grill? (I am not good at converting miles to km in my head.) On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://lansing.craigslist.org/car/711907000.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] car cover
- Original Message - From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] If the cover can't breathe, it turns into a sauna/rust chamber underneath. If it breathes, it's probably not waterproof. A carport is a superior solution, but it costs more than any cover. ___ I bought one of the canopies over five years ago and fastened the six legs to half size concrete blocks with bolts and small L brackets. Also attached steel cable to the four corners and to buried half blocks. When a hurricane came through, it took the cover and left the frame standing. Bought a new cover on the net and it's been fine since. Never get any water to speak of on or in the car. Just the !#$%^* crap from the !#$%^* birds that roost on the cars rain gutter. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] hmmmm- interesting craigslist ad
A $15 key? Uh-oh! Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Tools for MB
Dash tools- 'don't see how they could work any better than my 2-cent ones. 'Course the pleasure of my having made them is worth something to me, too. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Orelegated alternative forms of voter franchise on
Wonko the Sane wrote: The only reason they exist is because they are allowed to appear before the Court, where you and I aren't (unless we are in criminal court and decide to represent ourselves). In many cases only a licensed attorney can represent a corporation, sometimes an officer of the company can do it. That's the only time I can think of that you can be legally required to hire an attorney. You are always allowed to represent YOURSELF pro-se, but the judge may strongly discourage it in criminal matters. You can even file a suit in federal court by yourself if you want to, when an attorney not specifically authorized for practice before the federal bar cannot represent you. You will be more likely to have an unfavorable outcome because you failed to represent yourself in an optimal fashion, but attorneys aren't immune to incompetence either. A couple of my friends got divorced many years ago. Her attorney should have been sued for malpractice. She used up all her interrogatories without asking about his tax withholdings, which upset the wife when his lawyer asked for her tax withholding information and she found out that her withholdings (inadequate) were treated as a marital asset and his withholdings (overwithheld to make up for his wife's underwithholdings) were not part of the asset division. This is divorce law 101 here. Save a couple of questions for a rainy day, and always ask about IRS deposits. Her lawyer's answer to an upset client was to recommend they delay the final decree until after year end and file their taxes jointly. Husband had no intention of filing a joint return with his ex wife. So after losing her half of hubby's IRS and state tax deposits, she then paid an extra $1000 or so in taxes because she was married filing separately instead of single. I could have structured that settlement to reduce their combined tax bills by close to $3000 if they'd consulted me first. I've talked to more than one family practice attorney who admitted to barely passing the required high school math classes. Not the sort of person you want to pay $200 an hour to optimize your financial situation. Mitch ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Wrong
Let's all set our systems to zulu. On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check with your ISP. It was sent at 9:08. See the attachement. -- Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark '87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) BioBeast '82 300CD (176 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine Quoting Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: the time my computer showed, right now it shows 8:08pm central time when sending this MG wrote: The question I want to ask is; Kaleb was that time of 8:16 that you wrote in the body of the message the time that your computer clock showed or was that the time on your watch or clock on the wall or radio/TV? Manfred -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Kaleb-time.JPG Type: image/pjpeg Size: 57810 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20080608/5e90bd02/attachment.bin ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ apt-get update apt-get upgrade The following packages will be replaced Prez Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Wrong
It is - and the SW display Z -0500 for CDT. On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 7:37 PM, Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let's all set our systems to zulu. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain '90 300D (Rattled), '92 300D (Saber), ' '81 240D (Gramps), '97 Ply Grand Voyager (Vincent van-go) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] car cover
I just had a modified carport idea. A small dining fly would cost less than a quality car cover. If you cut the poles as short as possible without the fly touching the car it would increase both protection and stability. No nasty sealed up sauna effect because you only suspended a tent roof above the car. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] car cover
Is there some cover that keeps water out, but will still breath? Im thinking Im going to buy a few of those cheap tarp garage things next time they go on sale at HF. Also my try putting a small tarp on the car over the front and rear windows but under the car cover, that might keep water from flowing over the leaking window gaskets Mitch Haley wrote: If the cover can't breathe, it turns into a sauna/rust chamber underneath. If it breathes, it's probably not waterproof. A carport is a superior solution, but it costs more than any cover. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 94 E420, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 86 560SL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250, 66 220SEb http://www.okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Tools for MB
Chuck Homier's home base is in Huntington, and there are two Harbor Freight stores in Indy, 5703 E 86th St, and 4200 S East St # 12A. Mitch. LWB250 wrote: Went into the Harbor Freight store that just opened about 4 blocks from my house on Sunday. G-d help me! I am so glad I am moving soon, as I don't think my wallet would make it more than a month or two with that place around. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Tools for MB
no joke, its GREAT LWB250 wrote: Went into the Harbor Freight store that just opened about 4 blocks from my house on Sunday. G-d help me! I am so glad I am moving soon, as I don't think my wallet would make it more than a month or two with that place around. Dan --- LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Saw this in a Harbor Freight catalog - MB Dash Service Tools $6.99 - Ignition lock or Radio removal tools for 92 and newer 140, 129, 202 210 Plus 2 ignition lock removal tools for 126, 124 201. Hooks to remove instr cluster for 107, 116, 123,124,126, 140 201. Item # 97901-0BPA harborfreight.com Catalog key BP1043 They may want some other numbers from the cat cover - I'll probably order the above and will post any other reqmnts. I know we usually make do with a paper clip or home-made tools - perhaps these may work better - Later -- Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net 800-583-8601 Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 94 E420, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 86 560SL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250, 66 220SEb http://www.okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Tools for MB
Thank goodness - they're both on opposite sides of town from me. I have a big roll around mechanic's chest I built some years back for my woodworking tools. I had these wimpy little hard rubber casters on it I knew would fail some day, but they were in my junk box at the time I built it and it didn't get moved around in the shop much... I knew there was no way it would make it up the moving truck ramp, so I figured it was time to pony up and put some real casters on it. I went to Harbor Freight and bought 8 ball bearing rubber tire casters, two fixed and two swivel, with locks. Cost me about $45. Now my box kicks butt. I started wandering around the store until I saw all the other guys with a glazed over sort of look on their faces...after going down a few aisles I understood why. I went right to the casters, got what I needed, and checked out immediately. I got home and told my teenage son about the place. He was suitably unimpressed. Darn kids these days. Dan --- Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chuck Homier's home base is in Huntington, and there are two Harbor Freight stores in Indy, 5703 E 86th St, and 4200 S East St # 12A. Mitch. LWB250 wrote: Went into the Harbor Freight store that just opened about 4 blocks from my house on Sunday. G-d help me! I am so glad I am moving soon, as I don't think my wallet would make it more than a month or two with that place around. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT Political Humor
While we are in a jovial mood. Hendrik Donald Snook wrote: Why did the Chicken Cross the Road? BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a CHANGE! The chicken wanted CHANGE! -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: obama.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 26296 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20080610/f9d79995/attachment.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] hmmm, interesting craigslist ad
Beware of bloviators flogging low mileage Mercedes diesels. This is a very toxic combination. On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's impossible to tell exactly what is on the grille, I have a badge on the grille of my 190E that commemorates the 100 year anniversary of MB in 86 (even though mine is an 85), the 190E has done 292K k's and could wear a 250K badge. Far as a scam or no scam goes, not everyone is happy to post their phone numbers on the internet and because the photos are not the best don't mean it is a scam. There are loads of ads that don't even have a picture, are they all scams? Like anything, if you are serious about this car, drop the seller an email and take it from there. If it is relatively rust free it should be a good buy. Hendrik Allan Streib wrote: A bit long-winded for the typical scam ad, but no phone number and only a couple of low-res photos are two warning flags. Allan Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wait. He says it has 121K on the odometer. Isn't that a high mileage badge on the grill? (I am not good at converting miles to km in my head.) On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://lansing.craigslist.org/car/711907000.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] car cover
Buy one of those huge cheap domed airplane hanger structures! They cost surprisingly little - I always wanted one, but who has room in NW DC? On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 9:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some cover that keeps water out, but will still breath? Im thinking Im going to buy a few of those cheap tarp garage things next time they go on sale at HF. Also my try putting a small tarp on the car over the front and rear windows but under the car cover, that might keep water from flowing over the leaking window gaskets Mitch Haley wrote: If the cover can't breathe, it turns into a sauna/rust chamber underneath. If it breathes, it's probably not waterproof. A carport is a superior solution, but it costs more than any cover. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 94 E420, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 86 560SL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250, 66 220SEb http://www.okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Fw: Fw: FW: Danger - Potential Virus
Begin forwarded message: Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 16:27:33 -0600 Subject: Fw: FW: Danger - Potential Virus Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 16:19:47 -0600 Subject: FW: Danger - Potential Virus Be on the lookout! DANGER! Please immediately forward this information to those you support. DO NOT, REPEAT, DO NOT open any email with a postcard from a family. Check Snopes .com if in doubt. Go to http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp I hope that this reaches everyone before getting a postcard. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124 evapectomy
Reach into the driver's side (I think, may be on the passenger side) and pull the little plastic pin that connects the link between the floor vent flaps BEFORE you do anything else. If you don't, you will break the plastic hinge in the link, and it's not available separately. This is a big PITA, and it's not in the manual! You do need sealant on the firewall, or it will leak air. Going back in, watch for the motion necessary to get the evaporator pipes through and the seal located correctly, it's tricky. When installing the new evaporator, make SURE the screen is properly installed. You may need to bend the fins on the bottom and top to get the dimples in the screen to go in as it was orginally installed. If the screen isn't on right, the box will NOT fit together correctly, and it will drive you nuts. Mine was glued with silicon from a bad reassembly job, and this is not necessary. Keep the clips that hold the parts of the box together in a safe place -- they don't work after you step on them. Peter On Jun 9, 2008, at 7:16 PM, Wilton Strickland wrote: Evap box is in the house! 'Told you I wasn't rushing. 'Been working on it very leisurely - coupla hrs early morning, coupla hrs late afternoon, etc. - didn't touch it yesterday. 'Could have been pleasurable were it not for the heat and humidity. Temp has been around 100F and more since I started it. 'Had a fan on me last coupla days. Guess who didn't wanta bring it in the house? I reminded her that it wasn't nearly as bad as the two snowmobiles with disassembled engines we saw in a colonel's living room across the street from us at Kincheloe AFB, MI, (the UP) in 1974. At least evap box is not in the living room, and I doubt I'll wash any parts in the dishwasher. Evap came out much easier than I was expecting. I had read reports of others having to pry theirs loose because of sealant around it at fiurewall. After everything was ready, including master switch/steering lock assembly and associated wires, etc., were out of the way on top of steering column mounting braces, the box came right out - no prying. 'Couldn't disconnect the plug on left side of box 'til I had pulled the box out a little way for better access to it. The clips on the plug assembly would NOT release in the normal manner by squeezing; 'finally got to it with both hands and pried hooks loose with small screwdriver one side at a time. 'Also had to pause extraction to go around to driver side of engine by brake booster and push blower motor cable and grommet through firewall. The unit is not nearly as heavy as I was afraid it may be. Wife even brought it up the steps into the kitchen for me after she realized it was coming in, anyway. Other than the steps, I can move it around on my walker. BTW, 'didn't drain radiator; disconnected heater core hoses just forward of firewall; lost maybe half a cup of coolant. 'Sealed open ends of core pipes before moving evap box. 'Had to remove battery to get to hose clamp behind inner, rear corner of battery. 'Didn't remove steering wheel, either; 'just ran it full out and put front wheels straight ahead to have flat part of steering wheel spoke on top to allow inst. cluster clearance. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] hmmm, interesting craigslist ad
Andrew... Hmmm... Bloviate is not a word normally used in one's everyday vernacular... Are you watching O'Reilly on the side?? Just an inquiring mind... Chuck On Jun 9, 2008, at 8:19 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Beware of bloviators flogging low mileage Mercedes diesels. This is a very toxic combination. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
