[MBZ] Earthquake
Hey Kaleb - My prayers are with you and your family neighbors - I heard you had some pretty strong aftershocks - are you seeing any damage? Stay safe - LarryT 91 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Peak Antifreeze
I've had several otherwise competent indy Mercedes mechanics fill me up with green antifreeze (yecch). I always switch back to genuine OEM clear coolant, but this begs the question: Do I (we) really know more than they do? On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 11:46 PM, Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com wrote: True good sir, but the additive packages and PH buffers are also different between them, hence the difference in dyes used. Walt On Nov 6, 2011 7:04 PM, Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote: This thread is almost as explosive (and useless) than OIL. MARKETING (Make money of what you alredy sold). Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, -- Glycol with color agents. How many cars are there nowadays that don't have aluminum components in the coolant path? (90%+ live on generic green - 0% died from that color, AFAIK) On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com writes: Advance carries Pentosin. So does NAPA, they sell it by the quart and it's more per quart than a gallon of Zerex G-05. Would be an expensive way to go. Pentosin is the blue VW formula AFAIK, I am not sure you want that in your MB. Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Hans Neureiter, Katy, TX '82 300SD '01 VW New Beetle 1.9L TDI ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W116, noisy transmission/TC
If fluid level is OK why would changing the transmission fluid have any effect on your creeping in park syndrome? On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 11:47 PM, MG trainpain2...@yahoo.com wrote: Have you checked the transmission fluid level? When low it can cause a whine. Manfred Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:10:02 -0500 From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu Subject: Re: [MBZ] W116, noisy transmission/TC Really sounds like it's coming from the trans, low and up front. I am ruling out the diff for now since the noise really seems too far forward for that. Though noises can be deceiving... Allan __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Peak Antifreeze
On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 8:01 AM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I've had several otherwise competent indy Mercedes mechanics fill me up with green antifreeze (yecch). I always switch back to genuine OEM clear coolant, but this begs the question: Do I (we) really know more than they do? FWIW, the most respected indy in Portland (MBI Motors---regarded as the West Coast's expert on M100 cars) has used plain old green antifreeze for as long as I've been taking cars there (15+ years). Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Peak Antifreeze
I keep running into experts that do things wrong and get away with it because they are experts. I'm not an expert in a lot of things but I when I know something is done incorrectly no expert is going to convince me otherwise. I've tested the pH of MB antifreeze with litmus paper and compared it to the standard green stuff. There is a pH difference of 2-3. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 7, 2011, at 11:03 AM, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 8:01 AM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I've had several otherwise competent indy Mercedes mechanics fill me up with green antifreeze (yecch). I always switch back to genuine OEM clear coolant, but this begs the question: Do I (we) really know more than they do? FWIW, the most respected indy in Portland (MBI Motors---regarded as the West Coast's expert on M100 cars) has used plain old green antifreeze for as long as I've been taking cars there (15+ years). Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Peak Antifreeze
I will second that. Every single time I have had work done on any of my vehicles at a shop, by professional mechanics I have been disappointed about something. That is why I am driving old VW's and MBZ's. I can fix them myself and be happy knowing I did it the way it was intended to be done; with the proper procedure, tools and materials. Mike On Nov 7, 2011 11:17 AM, Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I keep running into experts that do things wrong and get away with it because they are experts. I'm not an expert in a lot of things but I when I know something is done incorrectly no expert is going to convince me otherwise. I've tested the pH of MB antifreeze with litmus paper and compared it to the standard green stuff. There is a pH difference of 2-3. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 7, 2011, at 11:03 AM, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 8:01 AM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I've had several otherwise competent indy Mercedes mechanics fill me up with green antifreeze (yecch). I always switch back to genuine OEM clear coolant, but this begs the question: Do I (we) really know more than they do? FWIW, the most respected indy in Portland (MBI Motors---regarded as the West Coast's expert on M100 cars) has used plain old green antifreeze for as long as I've been taking cars there (15+ years). Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Peak Antifreeze
On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 8:17 AM, Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I keep running into experts that do things wrong and get away with it because they are experts. I'm not an expert in a lot of things but I when I know something is done incorrectly no expert is going to convince me otherwise. I've tested the pH of MB antifreeze with litmus paper and compared it to the standard green stuff. There is a pH difference of 2-3. I agree with Dimitri and Michael C here. I've often run into experts that don't know as much as I do about older cars, be they M-Bs or any other make. The only time I've doubted my own knowledge and thought maybe they do know better than I do after all is in the case I mentioned of the highly-regarded indy using green coolant. That shop has done other stuff wrong, though, which weakens their credibility. I nearly came to blows with one of the senior mechanics there who wanted to convert my W124 to R-134a when the compressor died and I lost all the R-12. And they had no solution to a wiper on the same car that consistently left smears on the windshield in the constant light rain of a western Oregon winter---I seem to be the only person who's ever noticed that the efficacy of the monowiper decreases over time proportional to the age of the spring in the wiper arm (the solution is to buy a new arm, readily available, or replace the spring with a stronger one from a well-stocked hardware store). Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Peak Antifreeze
One of the benefits of being a layperson is having the luxury of day dream time. If I ponder a problem long enough - over a period of days or weeks - I can quite often arrive at the the most logical solution. The technically gifted professional mechanic, OTOH, must come up with a solution ASAP, as he is on the clock. This may lead to misdiagnoses and redundant or nonproductive fixes to seemingly complicated problems that are often deceptively simple to resolve given the time to think about them... On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 8:17 AM, Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I keep running into experts that do things wrong and get away with it because they are experts. I'm not an expert in a lot of things but I when I know something is done incorrectly no expert is going to convince me otherwise. I've tested the pH of MB antifreeze with litmus paper and compared it to the standard green stuff. There is a pH difference of 2-3. I agree with Dimitri and Michael C here. I've often run into experts that don't know as much as I do about older cars, be they M-Bs or any other make. The only time I've doubted my own knowledge and thought maybe they do know better than I do after all is in the case I mentioned of the highly-regarded indy using green coolant. That shop has done other stuff wrong, though, which weakens their credibility. I nearly came to blows with one of the senior mechanics there who wanted to convert my W124 to R-134a when the compressor died and I lost all the R-12. And they had no solution to a wiper on the same car that consistently left smears on the windshield in the constant light rain of a western Oregon winter---I seem to be the only person who's ever noticed that the efficacy of the monowiper decreases over time proportional to the age of the spring in the wiper arm (the solution is to buy a new arm, readily available, or replace the spring with a stronger one from a well-stocked hardware store). Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Peak Antifreeze
Michael Canfield wrote: I will second that. Every single time I have had work done on any of my vehicles at a shop, by professional mechanics I have been disappointed about something. That is why I am driving old VW's and MBZ's. I can fix them myself and be happy knowing I did it the way it was intended to be done; with the proper procedure, tools and materials. When I take something to a specialist, it's because I lack the proper tool to do it right. That's why it pisses me off to no end when every single time they botch the job twice as badly as I would have if I'd done it with the wrong tools. The only exception has been one particular engine machine shop. The worst thing they ever did to me was fail to get a valve keeper fully installed one time. I consider it my fault that the head was on the engine in the car before I noticed as I installed the rocker arms. I stuffed a rope in the cylinder, rolled the piston up against the rope and borrowed a top mount valve spring tool to fix it. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Joke of the Day
Working in education makes this even more enjoyable: Q: How do you get a liberal arts major off of your porch? A: Pay him for the pizza. rim shot Try the veal, folks, it's really good Dan Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] 1997 E-class turbodiesel?!?
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/2678517159.html Weren't all 1997 W210 diesels normally aspirated? Carfax shows the VIN to indeed belong to a '97, and the picture of the trunk seems to show a TURBODIESEL badge. Maybe the trunk got swapped or someone put on the wrong badge for the heck of it? I'm tempted to go look. Would a turbo OM606 be easy to tell from a non-turbo just by a quick look, considering all the plastic crap on top of the the later engines? Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Joke of the Day
Don't know if you have heard this one but the Lt Gov of Newfoundland got in hot water recently for telling it. It goes like this: I was talking to a fellow who told me he was feeling depressed about the economy, his retirement plans, the declining value of his pension, the cost of oil, the wars going on in the world, etc. He said he called a suicide hotline and got transferred to a call center in Pakistan. He said, when he told them he was feeling suicidal, they got all excited and wanted to know if he could drive a truck. Randy On 07/11/2011 11:32 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: Working in education makes this even more enjoyable: Q: How do you get a liberal arts major off of your porch? A: Pay him for the pizza. rim shot Try the veal, folks, it's really good Dan Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT: Christnas outside the box
As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods -- merchandise that has been produced at the expense of American labor. This year will be different. This year Americans will give the gift of genuine concern for other Americans. There is no longer an excuse that, at gift giving time, nothing can be found that is produced by American hands. Yes there is! It's time to think outside the box, people. Who says a gift needs to fit in a shirt box, wrapped in Chinese produced wrapping paper? Everyone -- yes EVERYONE gets their hair cut. How about gift certificates from your local American hair salon or barber? Gym membership? It's appropriate for all ages who are thinking about some health improvement. Who wouldn't appreciate getting their car detailed? Small, American owned detail shops and car washes would love to sell you a gift certificate or a book of gift certificates. Are you one of those extravagant givers who think nothing of plonking down the Benjamines on a Chinese made flat-screen? Perhaps that grateful gift receiver would like his driveway sealed, or lawn mowed for the summer, or driveway plowed all winter, or games at the local golf course. There are a bazillion owner-run restaurants -- all offering gift certificates. And, if your intended isn't the fancy eatery sort, what about a half dozen breakfasts at the local breakfast joint. Remember, folks this isn't about big National chains -- this is about supporting your home town Americans with their financial lives on the line to keep their doors open. How many people couldn't use an oil change for their car, truck or motorcycle, done at a shop run by the American working guy? Thought this might be worth sharing: Thinking about a heartfelt gift for mom? Mom would LOVE the services of a local cleaning lady for a day. My computer could use a tune-up, and I KNOW I can find some young guy who is struggling to get his repair business up and running. OK, you were looking for something more personal. Local crafts people spin their own wool and knit them into scarves. They make jewelry, and pottery and beautiful wooden boxes. Plan your holiday outings at local, owner operated restaurants and leave your server a nice tip. And, how about going out to see a play or ballet at your hometown theatre. Musicians need love too, so find a venue showcasing local bands. Honestly, people, do you REALLY need to buy another ten thousand Chinese lights for the house? When you buy a five dollar string of light, about fifty cents stays in the community. If you have those kinds of bucks to burn, leave the mailman, trash guy or babysitter a nice BIG tip. You see, Christmas is no longer about draining American pockets so that China can build another glittering city. Christmas is now about caring about US, encouraging American small businesses to keep plugging away to follow their dreams. And, when we care about other Americans, we care about our communities, and the benefits come back to us in ways we couldn't imagine. THIS is the new American Christmas tradition. Forward this to everyone on your mailing list -- post it to discussion groups -- throw up a post on Craigslist in the Rants and Raves section in your city -- send it to the editor of your local paper and radio stations, and TV news departments. This is a revolution of caring about each other, and isn't that what Christmas is about? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W116, noisy transmission/TC
andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com writes: If fluid level is OK why would changing the transmission fluid have any effect on your creeping in park syndrome? Now that I think about it the fluid might be a bit high. It's reading full with the transmission cold or at best warmish. Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Joke of the Day
I heard that there is finally conclusive proof that Osama bin Laden and Moomar Gadafffy are dead -- they both registered to vote in Chicago last week. --R On 11/7/11 12:49 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: Don't know if you have heard this one but the Lt Gov of Newfoundland got in hot water recently for telling it. It goes like this: I was talking to a fellow who told me he was feeling depressed about the economy, his retirement plans, the declining value of his pension, the cost of oil, the wars going on in the world, etc. He said he called a suicide hotline and got transferred to a call center in Pakistan. He said, when he told them he was feeling suicidal, they got all excited and wanted to know if he could drive a truck. Randy On 07/11/2011 11:32 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: Working in education makes this even more enjoyable: Q: How do you get a liberal arts major off of your porch? A: Pay him for the pizza. rim shot Try the veal, folks, it's really good Dan Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Strange 240D Alternator Problem
Listers: My son (he's in Austin TX, I'm in Vancouver, WA) called last night and said that his 1980 4 spd. 240D alternator belt has inexplicably loosened in just a few days without any of the bolts being loose. Have any of you ever experienced anything like this? Or have a good guess how this could happen? Suggest a cheap possible repair? TIA, Greg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Strange 240D Alternator Problem
The bolt from the alt to the adjuster came out? B: 1. replace the bolt 2. tighten the belt. Listers: My son (he's in Austin TX, I'm in Vancouver, WA) called last night and said that his 1980 4 spd. 240D alternator belt has inexplicably loosened in just a few days without any of the bolts being loose. Have any of you ever experienced anything like this? Or have a good guess how this could happen? Suggest a cheap possible repair? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Strange 240D Alternator Problem
Does it have the tensioner adjuster to tighten up the belt? On my 79TD there are no bolts actually holding the alternator, this tensioner adjusts the alternator in/out to get the belt tight. The other thing to check is the belt itself, but I am thinking the tensioner, if it has one. --R On 11/7/11 1:53 PM, Greg Fiorentino wrote: Listers: My son (he's in Austin TX, I'm in Vancouver, WA) called last night and said that his 1980 4 spd. 240D alternator belt has inexplicably loosened in just a few days without any of the bolts being loose. Have any of you ever experienced anything like this? Or have a good guess how this could happen? Suggest a cheap possible repair? TIA, Greg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Strange 240D Alternator Problem
My old 220D did this. The alternator was bad, the bearing were shot and the rotor was banging on the stator. Ate belts like crazy, also didn't charge well. Have him check the bearings. Any noise, vibration, or ability to move the shaft in or out or sideways means it's time for an overhaul or replacement. Peter On Nov 7, 2011, at 12:53 PM, Greg Fiorentino wrote: Listers: My son (he's in Austin TX, I'm in Vancouver, WA) called last night and said that his 1980 4 spd. 240D alternator belt has inexplicably loosened in just a few days without any of the bolts being loose. Have any of you ever experienced anything like this? Or have a good guess how this could happen? Suggest a cheap possible repair? TIA, Greg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Christnas outside the box
Well, you might wish to bear in mind that many of your neighbors work in the retail world where all of this nice asian stuff is sold. If you stop buying all this nice asian stuff, those neighbors are going to be laid off and stores will close etc. Sadly it is a big world out there and whatever you do will affect you or others in some manner, and not always in the way you want it to. Randy On 07/11/2011 11:49 AM, Scott and Gwen Ritchey wrote: As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods -- merchandise that has been produced at the expense of American labor. This year will be different. This year Americans will give the gift of genuine concern for other Americans. There is no longer an excuse that, at gift giving time, nothing can be found that is produced by American hands. Yes there is! It's time to think outside the box, people. Who says a gift needs to fit in a shirt box, wrapped in Chinese produced wrapping paper? Everyone -- yes EVERYONE gets their hair cut. How about gift certificates from your local American hair salon or barber? Gym membership? It's appropriate for all ages who are thinking about some health improvement. Who wouldn't appreciate getting their car detailed? Small, American owned detail shops and car washes would love to sell you a gift certificate or a book of gift certificates. Are you one of those extravagant givers who think nothing of plonking down the Benjamines on a Chinese made flat-screen? Perhaps that grateful gift receiver would like his driveway sealed, or lawn mowed for the summer, or driveway plowed all winter, or games at the local golf course. There are a bazillion owner-run restaurants -- all offering gift certificates. And, if your intended isn't the fancy eatery sort, what about a half dozen breakfasts at the local breakfast joint. Remember, folks this isn't about big National chains -- this is about supporting your home town Americans with their financial lives on the line to keep their doors open. How many people couldn't use an oil change for their car, truck or motorcycle, done at a shop run by the American working guy? Thought this might be worth sharing: Thinking about a heartfelt gift for mom? Mom would LOVE the services of a local cleaning lady for a day. My computer could use a tune-up, and I KNOW I can find some young guy who is struggling to get his repair business up and running. OK, you were looking for something more personal. Local crafts people spin their own wool and knit them into scarves. They make jewelry, and pottery and beautiful wooden boxes. Plan your holiday outings at local, owner operated restaurants and leave your server a nice tip. And, how about going out to see a play or ballet at your hometown theatre. Musicians need love too, so find a venue showcasing local bands. Honestly, people, do you REALLY need to buy another ten thousand Chinese lights for the house? When you buy a five dollar string of light, about fifty cents stays in the community. If you have those kinds of bucks to burn, leave the mailman, trash guy or babysitter a nice BIG tip. You see, Christmas is no longer about draining American pockets so that China can build another glittering city. Christmas is now about caring about US, encouraging American small businesses to keep plugging away to follow their dreams. And, when we care about other Americans, we care about our communities, and the benefits come back to us in ways we couldn't imagine. THIS is the new American Christmas tradition. Forward this to everyone on your mailing list -- post it to discussion groups -- throw up a post on Craigslist in the Rants and Raves section in your city -- send it to the editor of your local paper and radio stations, and TV news departments. This is a revolution of caring about each other, and isn't that what Christmas is about? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Christnas outside the box
Not that I am anti-American, but in this age of a global economy, it's pretty ludicrous to think that the Buy American approach is remotely practical. Since I know I can't make a dent by boycotting foreign products, I continue to do something I think is relevant and productive for the economy - I do everything within my power to patronize locally owned privately held businesses. This has been the mantra around our house for many years, and we go out of our way to do it. It may, and often does, cost me more, but in most cases it's incremental. I look at this as a win-win, since it helps keep my neighbors in business as well as keeps my hard earned money close to home. Dan Sent from my iPhone On Nov 7, 2011, at 2:33 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: Well, you might wish to bear in mind that many of your neighbors work in the retail world where all of this nice asian stuff is sold. If you stop buying all this nice asian stuff, those neighbors are going to be laid off and stores will close etc. Sadly it is a big world out there and whatever you do will affect you or others in some manner, and not always in the way you want it to. Randy On 07/11/2011 11:49 AM, Scott and Gwen Ritchey wrote: As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods -- merchandise that has been produced at the expense of American labor. This year will be different. This year Americans will give the gift of genuine concern for other Americans. There is no longer an excuse that, at gift giving time, nothing can be found that is produced by American hands. Yes there is! It's time to think outside the box, people. Who says a gift needs to fit in a shirt box, wrapped in Chinese produced wrapping paper? Everyone -- yes EVERYONE gets their hair cut. How about gift certificates from your local American hair salon or barber? Gym membership? It's appropriate for all ages who are thinking about some health improvement. Who wouldn't appreciate getting their car detailed? Small, American owned detail shops and car washes would love to sell you a gift certificate or a book of gift certificates. Are you one of those extravagant givers who think nothing of plonking down the Benjamines on a Chinese made flat-screen? Perhaps that grateful gift receiver would like his driveway sealed, or lawn mowed for the summer, or driveway plowed all winter, or games at the local golf course. There are a bazillion owner-run restaurants -- all offering gift certificates. And, if your intended isn't the fancy eatery sort, what about a half dozen breakfasts at the local breakfast joint. Remember, folks this isn't about big National chains -- this is about supporting your home town Americans with their financial lives on the line to keep their doors open. How many people couldn't use an oil change for their car, truck or motorcycle, done at a shop run by the American working guy? Thought this might be worth sharing: Thinking about a heartfelt gift for mom? Mom would LOVE the services of a local cleaning lady for a day. My computer could use a tune-up, and I KNOW I can find some young guy who is struggling to get his repair business up and running. OK, you were looking for something more personal. Local crafts people spin their own wool and knit them into scarves. They make jewelry, and pottery and beautiful wooden boxes. Plan your holiday outings at local, owner operated restaurants and leave your server a nice tip. And, how about going out to see a play or ballet at your hometown theatre. Musicians need love too, so find a venue showcasing local bands. Honestly, people, do you REALLY need to buy another ten thousand Chinese lights for the house? When you buy a five dollar string of light, about fifty cents stays in the community. If you have those kinds of bucks to burn, leave the mailman, trash guy or babysitter a nice BIG tip. You see, Christmas is no longer about draining American pockets so that China can build another glittering city. Christmas is now about caring about US, encouraging American small businesses to keep plugging away to follow their dreams. And, when we care about other Americans, we care about our communities, and the benefits come back to us in ways we couldn't imagine. THIS is the new American Christmas tradition. Forward this to everyone on your mailing list -- post it to discussion groups -- throw up a post on Craigslist in the Rants and Raves section in your city -- send it to the editor of your local paper and radio stations, and TV news departments. This is a revolution of caring about each other, and isn't that what Christmas is about?
[MBZ] Refilling SLS fluid - W123 300TD wagon
I was chagrined when my recently refurbished 1985 300TD ran dry of SLS (self leveling system) fluid, despite any indication of leakage in the form of puddles or drips under hte car. The fluid is also not getting into the crankcase (according to the oil dipstick). I was thinking that it might be leaking while the engine is running, or maybe I hadn't added enough fluid to begin with. To hopefully diagnose this problem, would it be OK to add SLS fluid to the refill canister with the engine running, while checking for leaks? TIA, Andrew 1983 and 1985 300TDs ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Diesel Fuel Differences?
One of my mechanics swears that some diesel brands yield significantly better economy than others. My wife subscribes to this theory also. Based on recent unscientific and statistically insignificant tests, I am beginning to think this may be so. Do any of you experienced dieselers care to weigh in on this sure-to-be controversial topic? Greg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Refilling SLS fluid - W123 300TD wagon
andrew strasfogel wrote: I was chagrined when my recently refurbished 1985 300TD ran dry of SLS (self leveling system) fluid, despite any indication of leakage in the form of puddles or drips under hte car. The fluid is also not getting into the crankcase (according to the oil dipstick). The total system capacity is only a couple liters, so it can sneak into the crankcase and may not be notice. Also, because it's much thinner, it will thin the crankcase oil and probably cause an increase in oil being burned. A slow leak will be especially sneaky. I was thinking that it might be leaking while the engine is running, or maybe I hadn't added enough fluid to begin with. To hopefully diagnose this problem, would it be OK to add SLS fluid to the refill canister with the engine running, while checking for leaks? Absolutely. Also note that the returning fluid. Unless the system is pressurizing the shock/accumulators, there will be fluid returning from the line connected to the tank cap where it runs through the filter on it's way into the tank. I had a hose develop a pin-hole leak in the high-pressure hose crossing the engine. This made a mess, though, so I don't think it's your problem. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Refilling SLS fluid - W123 300TD wagon
Yes. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I was chagrined when my recently refurbished 1985 300TD ran dry of SLS (self leveling system) fluid, despite any indication of leakage in the form of puddles or drips under hte car. The fluid is also not getting into the crankcase (according to the oil dipstick). I was thinking that it might be leaking while the engine is running, or maybe I hadn't added enough fluid to begin with. To hopefully diagnose this problem, would it be OK to add SLS fluid to the refill canister with the engine running, while checking for leaks? TIA, Andrew 1983 and 1985 300TDs _ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT email fax
Does anybody know of a free internet fax service that you can setup to give you a fax number that allows people to send you a fax? I need to be able to get faxes on occasion, not very often, and just want something they can fax to that sends it to my email ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Diesel Fuel Differences?
I get the best milage and least smoke from Shell or the local Co-op fuel (the latter is B5 or B10, too). Other brands (Marathon, Phillips) work fine but more smoke and about 1/2 mpg less on average. There are significant differences in diesel fuel according to source, and some burn better in a Benz that others. No American fuel is really up to Benz standards, and some of it is real crap. Peter On Nov 7, 2011, at 4:16 PM, Greg Fiorentino wrote: One of my mechanics swears that some diesel brands yield significantly better economy than others. My wife subscribes to this theory also. Based on recent unscientific and statistically insignificant tests, I am beginning to think this may be so. Do any of you experienced dieselers care to weigh in on this sure- to-be controversial topic? Greg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 1997 E-class turbodiesel?!?
On my 95 with the NA version of that engine, there is a shocking amount of room on the exhaust manifold side of the engine, no plastic blocking the view. I think that the turbo version also has an intercooler, so there should be an obvious amount of piping and ducting to move all that air around. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote: http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/2678517159.html Weren't all 1997 W210 diesels normally aspirated? Carfax shows the VIN to indeed belong to a '97, and the picture of the trunk seems to show a TURBODIESEL badge. Maybe the trunk got swapped or someone put on the wrong badge for the heck of it? I'm tempted to go look. Would a turbo OM606 be easy to tell from a non-turbo just by a quick look, considering all the plastic crap on top of the the later engines? Alex _ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Diesel Fuel Differences?
Agree. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net wrote: One of my mechanics swears that some diesel brands yield significantly better economy than others. My wife subscribes to this theory also. Based on recent unscientific and statistically insignificant tests, I am beginning to think this may be so. Do any of you experienced dieselers care to weigh in on this sure-to-be controversial topic? Greg _ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W116, noisy transmission/TC
I wonder if high level can also cause the whine? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com writes: If fluid level is OK why would changing the transmission fluid have any effect on your creeping in park syndrome? Now that I think about it the fluid might be a bit high. It's reading full with the transmission cold or at best warmish. Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD _ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W116, noisy transmission/TC
If the filter is plugged, pressure to the valve body may be too low and cause weirdness. Junk in the valve body can do the same. I'm a firm believer in M1 ATF after my 124.193's transmission improved dramatically when filled with M1 and driven for about 10k miles. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: If fluid level is OK why would changing the transmission fluid have any effect on your creeping in park syndrome? On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 11:47 PM, MG trainpain2...@yahoo.com wrote: Have you checked the transmission fluid level? When low it can cause a whine. Manfred Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:10:02 -0500 From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu Subject: Re: [MBZ] W116, noisy transmission/TC Really sounds like it's coming from the trans, low and up front. I am ruling out the diff for now since the noise really seems too far forward for that. Though noises can be deceiving... Allan _ **_ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/; To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com; _ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 1997 E-class turbodiesel?!?
I have a 1996 and my understanding is the 1996 1997 are NA and the 1998-99 are turbodiesels. The badge is probably fake. I would probably not buy one where turbo had been added or aftermarket. The NA diesel is not as fast nor as fuel efficient, but I can say I think it is a great vehicle having put about 40k miles on mine (120-160k). Good luck Sent from my iPhone On Nov 7, 2011, at 4:27 PM, Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: On my 95 with the NA version of that engine, there is a shocking amount of room on the exhaust manifold side of the engine, no plastic blocking the view. I think that the turbo version also has an intercooler, so there should be an obvious amount of piping and ducting to move all that air around. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote: http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/2678517159.html Weren't all 1997 W210 diesels normally aspirated? Carfax shows the VIN to indeed belong to a '97, and the picture of the trunk seems to show a TURBODIESEL badge. Maybe the trunk got swapped or someone put on the wrong badge for the heck of it? I'm tempted to go look. Would a turbo OM606 be easy to tell from a non-turbo just by a quick look, considering all the plastic crap on top of the the later engines? Alex _ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] 124 strut boot followup 2
Attached photo shows the bilstein boot on one of the struts from my 124. I'd say it is a good fit. Plenty of length. Bottom goes over the body of the strut. Top hole in the boot is 14mm, the diameter of the strut rod. I hope Q will make note of the number and suggest the boots to those who order 124 struts. Should extend the life of the strut. -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 1.jpg Type: application/octet-stream Size: 218210 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20111027/98d3d264/attachment.obj ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] New diesel added
Peppy little thing. And sooo masculin with the flower vase on the dash. But 45 mpg. -- Hans Neureiter, Katy, TX '82 300SD '01 VW New Beetle 1.9L TDI -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: beatle.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 35081 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/2001/aef09896/attachment.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] good adhesive for hood insulation
Hood pad installed on '85 300TD. G. M. Brown Brevard, NC -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: New hood pad 101610.jpg Type: image/pjpeg Size: 1413679 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20111024/c45ebc64/attachment.bin ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124 strut boot followup 2
No photo came through for me. I would like to see it. Thanks, Bob -Original Message- From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Mon, Nov 7, 2011 12:54 pm Subject: [MBZ] 124 strut boot followup 2 Attached photo shows the bilstein boot on one of the struts from my 124. I'd say it is a good fit. Plenty of length. Bottom goes over the body of the strut. Top hole in the boot is 14mm, the diameter of the strut rod. I hope Q will make note of the number and suggest the boots to those who order 124 struts. Should extend the life of the strut. -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 1.jpg Type: application/octet-stream Size: 218210 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20111027/98d3d264/attachment.obj ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Diesel Fuel Differences?
I can't say much about diesel but I do know that back a number of years, some gasoline brands seemed to work better in my car. I could run some but not others. If I bought Shell, for example, my car would ping. if I bought Esso, it ran fine. (I am in Canada so the brands might sound odd to you). Might be a similar thing with diesel. Randy On 07/11/2011 4:16 PM, Greg Fiorentino wrote: One of my mechanics swears that some diesel brands yield significantly better economy than others. My wife subscribes to this theory also. Based on recent unscientific and statistically insignificant tests, I am beginning to think this may be so. Do any of you experienced dieselers care to weigh in on this sure-to-be controversial topic? Greg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] the all-purpose adhesive...
I am becomming a big fan of Shoe Goo, and cut up soda cans as a backing material, to repair all sorts of old, brittle plastic parts. Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] good adhesive for hood insulation
Looks nice! Is it worth doing? Michael E. Esh On Oct 24, 2011, at 4:07 PM, glenn brown g_010...@hotmail.com wrote: Hood pad installed on '85 300TD. G. M. Brown Brevard, NC -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: New hood pad 101610.jpg Type: image/pjpeg Size: 1413679 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20111024/c45ebc64/attachment.bin ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] good adhesive for hood insulation
I just installed a new pad on my W116 on Sunday. I believe it has two benefits, one it quiets the engine noise a bit, also it insulates the paint from the heat of the engine (though in the summertime the heat of the sun is probably just as intense, so I'm not really sure how big a deal that is). Allan Mike Esh michael...@me.com writes: Looks nice! Is it worth doing? Michael E. Esh On Oct 24, 2011, at 4:07 PM, glenn brown g_010...@hotmail.com wrote: Hood pad installed on '85 300TD. G. M. Brown Brevard, NC -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Okie benz archives
Kaleb, et al. Re: the recent links to archived hood pad installation files. My browser (Google) and malware watchdogs are making noisy warnings about malware on the archive sites. Anyone else experience that? -- Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Okie benz archives
Yes. I emailed about it last week or so. My guess is that there was an attachment somewhere along the way that triggered their alarms. Though I thought the attachments didn't get archived... in any case, it should get cleaned up as it may be disuading people from joining the list. Allan Fred Moir fred.s...@verizon.net writes: Kaleb, et al. Re: the recent links to archived hood pad installation files. My browser (Google) and malware watchdogs are making noisy warnings about malware on the archive sites. Anyone else experience that? -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Refilling SLS fluid - W123 300TD wagon
In my 87 TD, the leak was in the low pressure hose. It should have been replaced as part of Andrews rebuild/refurb of the system. When the LP hose leaks, you don't notice it, except maybe some oil spots on the pavement where you park, but by far most of it goes on the road while driving. Amy wetness on the hose, and it should be replaced. You CAN use transmission cooler hose from FLAPS, or, of course Q has the real thing. andrew strasfogel wrote: I was chagrined when my recently refurbished 1985 300TD ran dry of SLS (self leveling system) fluid, despite any indication of leakage in the form of puddles or drips under hte car. The fluid is also not getting into the crankcase (according to the oil dipstick). The total system capacity is only a couple liters, so it can sneak into the crankcase and may not be notice. Also, because it's much thinner, it will thin the crankcase oil and probably cause an increase in oil being burned. A slow leak will be especially sneaky. I was thinking that it might be leaking while the engine is running, or maybe I hadn't added enough fluid to begin with. To hopefully diagnose this problem, would it be OK to add SLS fluid to the refill canister with the engine running, while checking for leaks? Absolutely. Also note that the returning fluid. Unless the system is pressurizing the shock/accumulators, there will be fluid returning from the line connected to the tank cap where it runs through the filter on it's way into the tank. I had a hose develop a pin-hole leak in the high-pressure hose crossing the engine. This made a mess, though, so I don't think it's your problem. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] New diesel added
I loved mine. Less mundane than the Jetta TDI I now have. Bob R On Nov 7, 2011 3:54 PM, Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote: Peppy little thing. And sooo masculin with the flower vase on the dash. But 45 mpg. -- Hans Neureiter, Katy, TX '82 300SD '01 VW New Beetle 1.9L TDI -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: beatle.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 35081 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/2001/aef09896/attachment.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT email fax
Not free, but cheap. http://www.onesuite.com/products_OneSuiteFax.asp The free ones will stick ads into your faxes, or they are short-term trials. Allan Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net writes: Does anybody know of a free internet fax service that you can setup to give you a fax number that allows people to send you a fax? I need to be able to get faxes on occasion, not very often, and just want something they can fax to that sends it to my email ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Diesel Fuel Differences?
The number you want is Cetane. Of course, the regs are set up so that no erl company has to tell you the actual cetane of the fuel you are buying. So, of course, they won't tell you. There IS a very wide variation in cetane.Oil companies are always on the look for anything they can buy to raise cetane by blending. if my memory is correct, it varies mostly between 30 and 45, with some as low as 25. As the cetane varies, so does your MPG. As Peter said, some of it is real C-rap. I got a load one time years ago, and I thought the gauge busted. I really got in the neighborhood of 45 mpg on that tank. It must have been a really high cetane fuel. We can make synthetic Diesel from unused mineral deposits and it comes in at around 60 cetane. It is better Diesel than dino Diesel. AFIK, there are no plants in Norte Merica making such fuel. It is being made in other parts of the world. We did the research and found manufacturers capable of producing a system to do this on a sustainable scale. In fact there has been a pilot scale plant in WA that has been there for 30 years. We even tried to lease it and had a refiner lined up to buy the output. The technology is over 60 years old, but there are a few tweaks since then. I get the best milage and least smoke from Shell or the local Co-op fuel (the latter is B5 or B10, too). Other brands (Marathon, Phillips) work fine but more smoke and about 1/2 mpg less on average. There are significant differences in diesel fuel according to source, and some burn better in a Benz that others. No American fuel is really up to Benz standards, and some of it is real crap. Peter On Nov 7, 2011, at 4:16 PM, Greg Fiorentino wrote: One of my mechanics swears that some diesel brands yield significantly better economy than others. My wife subscribes to this theory also. Based on recent unscientific and statistically insignificant tests, I am beginning to think this may be so. Do any of you experienced dieselers care to weigh in on this sure-to-be controversial topic? Greg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W116, noisy transmission/TC
I've still never seen M1 ATF for sale anywhere. If the filter is plugged, pressure to the valve body may be too low and cause weirdness. Junk in the valve body can do the same. I'm a firm believer in M1 ATF after my 124.193's transmission improved dramatically when filled with M1 and driven for about 10k miles. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Secret Message to Kaleb: Okie benz archives
Kaleb, Go to: http://google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?tpl=safarisite=mail.okiebenz.comhl=en-us at the bottom, there is a link for webmaster tools they claim will help you diagnose. If you want help, put an appeal out to the members. I am sure some are technically capable and willing to help. (I just got this warning while trying to view a linked photo on a post from Hans.) Kaleb, et al. Re: the recent links to archived hood pad installation files. My browser (Google) and malware watchdogs are making noisy warnings about malware on the archive sites. Anyone else experience that? -- Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT email fax
Nothing free i know of, but there are several who are cheaper than efax. I think efax is still the leader in the category. compared to the cost of maintaining an analog phone line just for fax, efax looks good. For those of us who no longer keep a land line for business, efax or a similar system is the only way to go. Toll-free numbers are through ring central, so there is no need for a land line. Not free, but cheap. http://www.onesuite.com/products_OneSuiteFax.asp The free ones will stick ads into your faxes, or they are short-term trials. Allan Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net writes: Does anybody know of a free internet fax service that you can setup to give you a fax number that allows people to send you a fax? I need to be able to get faxes on occasion, not very often, and just want something they can fax to that sends it to my email ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] New diesel added
Only thing I didn't like about the new Beetle I drove was visibility of the corners of the car. Seemed it would be very easy to bump into things guessing exactly where they are. I guess that is why I see so many dinged up bumpers on them. Mike On Nov 7, 2011 7:16 PM, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote: I loved mine. Less mundane than the Jetta TDI I now have. Bob R On Nov 7, 2011 3:54 PM, Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote: Peppy little thing. And sooo masculin with the flower vase on the dash. But 45 mpg. -- Hans Neureiter, Katy, TX '82 300SD '01 VW New Beetle 1.9L TDI -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: beatle.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 35081 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/2001/aef09896/attachment.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] New diesel added
Safe Browsing Diagnostic page for okiebenz.com What is the current listing status for okiebenz.com? Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your computer. Part of this site was listed for suspicious activity 2 time(s) over the past 90 days. What happened when Google visited this site? Of the 2 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 2 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2011-10-29, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2011-10-29. Malicious software includes 2 scripting exploit(s), 1 exploit(s). Malicious software is hosted on 1 domain(s), including scdeprvsmcp.com/. This site was hosted on 1 network(s) including AS30475 (WEHOSTSITESCOM). Has this site acted as an intermediary resulting in further distribution of malware? Over the past 90 days, okiebenz.com did not appear to function as an intermediary for the infection of any sites. Has this site hosted malware? No, this site has not hosted malicious software over the past 90 days. How did this happen? In some cases, third parties can add malicious code to legitimate sites, which would cause us to show the warning message. Next steps: * Return to the previous page. * If you are the owner of this web site, you can request a review of your site using Google Webmaster Tools. More information about the review process is available in Google's Webmaster Help Center. Updated 4 hours ago ©2008 Google - Google Home ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124 strut boot followup 2
Robert Koziak wrote: No photo came through for me. I would like to see it. That's because it got renamed .obj. Save it to hard drive and change the name back to .jpg. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Okie benz archives
Allan Streib wrote: Yes. I emailed about it last week or so. My guess is that there was an attachment somewhere along the way that triggered their alarms. Though I thought the attachments didn't get archived... in any case, it should get cleaned up as it may be disuading people from joining the list. It's all Kaleb's fault for not buying advertising from Google, so they're out to get him. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W116, noisy transmission/TC
All of the FLAPS have it around here. I have a couple of quarts sitting in my garage right now. Dan From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] W116, noisy transmission/TC I've still never seen M1 ATF for sale anywhere. If the filter is plugged, pressure to the valve body may be too low and cause weirdness. Junk in the valve body can do the same. I'm a firm believer in M1 ATF after my 124.193's transmission improved dramatically when filled with M1 and driven for about 10k miles. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124 strut boot followup 2
Robert Koziak wrote: No photo came through for me. I would like to see it. The list does not pass attachments. Instead, they are hosted at the server and a link is added to the end of the message. Look at the end for a section that starts with A non-text attachment was scrubbed... In this case, the link is: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20111027/98d3d264/attachment.obj -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] the all-purpose adhesive...
Allan Streib wrote: I am becomming a big fan of Shoe Goo, and cut up soda cans as a backing material, to repair all sorts of old, brittle plastic parts. Heh. I even used some to repair some _shoes_ recently!! Go figure. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W116, noisy transmission/TC
On Nov 7, 2011 4:21 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: I've still never seen M1 ATF for sale anywhere. Autozone reliably stocks it here, but at NAPA or anywhere else it's special order only. Alex Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 1997 E-class turbodiesel?!?
The advertisement says it has a V6 engine; if they got that wrong, then perhaps they have the year wrong as well? I'm thinking it really is a turbo, just a sloppy ad. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD Charles Scruggs drcscru...@aol.com wrote: I have a 1996 and my understanding is the 1996 1997 are NA and the 1998-99 are turbodiesels. The badge is probably fake. I would probably not buy one where turbo had been added or aftermarket. The NA diesel is not as fast nor as fuel efficient, but I can say I think it is a great vehicle having put about 40k miles on mine (120-160k). Good luck Sent from my iPhone On Nov 7, 2011, at 4:27 PM, Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: On my 95 with the NA version of that engine, there is a shocking amount of room on the exhaust manifold side of the engine, no plastic blocking the view. I think that the turbo version also has an intercooler, so there should be an obvious amount of piping and ducting to move all that air around. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote: http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/2678517159.html Weren't all 1997 W210 diesels normally aspirated? Carfax shows the VIN to indeed belong to a '97, and the picture of the trunk seems to show a TURBODIESEL badge. Maybe the trunk got swapped or someone put on the wrong badge for the heck of it? I'm tempted to go look. Would a turbo OM606 be easy to tell from a non-turbo just by a quick look, considering all the plastic crap on top of the the later engines? Alex _ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W116, noisy transmission/TC
Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com writes: Autozone reliably stocks it here, but at NAPA or anywhere else it's special order only. Yep, got mine at Autozone. They have cases of it. Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Diesel Fuel Differences?
Need someone to develop a lab on a chip to measure cetane and water and microbial growth, and sell it for $50 or so. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: The number you want is Cetane. Of course, the regs are set up so that no erl company has to tell you the actual cetane of the fuel you are buying. So, of course, they won't tell you. There IS a very wide variation in cetane. Oil companies are always on the look for anything they can buy to raise cetane by blending. if my memory is correct, it varies mostly between 30 and 45, with some as low as 25. As the cetane varies, so does your MPG. As Peter said, some of it is real C-rap. I got a load one time years ago, and I thought the gauge busted. I really got in the neighborhood of 45 mpg on that tank. It must have been a really high cetane fuel. We can make synthetic Diesel from unused mineral deposits and it comes in at around 60 cetane. It is better Diesel than dino Diesel. AFIK, there are no plants in Norte Merica making such fuel. It is being made in other parts of the world. We did the research and found manufacturers capable of producing a system to do this on a sustainable scale. In fact there has been a pilot scale plant in WA that has been there for 30 years. We even tried to lease it and had a refiner lined up to buy the output. The technology is over 60 years old, but there are a few tweaks since then. I get the best milage and least smoke from Shell or the local Co-op fuel (the latter is B5 or B10, too). Other brands (Marathon, Phillips) work fine but more smoke and about 1/2 mpg less on average. There are significant differences in diesel fuel according to source, and some burn better in a Benz that others. No American fuel is really up to Benz standards, and some of it is real crap. Peter On Nov 7, 2011, at 4:16 PM, Greg Fiorentino wrote: One of my mechanics swears that some diesel brands yield significantly better economy than others. My wife subscribes to this theory also. Based on recent unscientific and statistically insignificant tests, I am beginning to think this may be so. Do any of you experienced dieselers care to weigh in on this sure-to-be controversial topic? Greg _ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] New diesel added
Congrats! I've heard they are very enjoyable cars. Instead of flowers, put your spare Glock magazines or a cased cigar... -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote: Peppy little thing. And sooo masculin with the flower vase on the dash. But 45 mpg. -- Hans Neureiter, Katy, TX '82 300SD '01 VW New Beetle 1.9L TDI -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: beatle.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 35081 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/2001/aef09896/attachment.jpg; _ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W116, noisy transmission/TC
Autozone carries it here in South Carolina, but it is pricey. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: I've still never seen M1 ATF for sale anywhere. If the filter is plugged, pressure to the valve body may be too low and cause weirdness. Junk in the valve body can do the same. I'm a firm believer in M1 ATF after my 124.193's transmission improved dramatically when filled with M1 and driven for about 10k miles. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD _ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] good adhesive for hood insulation
Reported Attack Page! This web page at mail.okiebenz.com has been reported as an attack page and has been blocked based on your security preferences. Attack pages try to install programs that steal private information, use your computer to attack others, or damage your system.Some attack pages intentionally distribute harmful software, but many are compromised without the knowledge or permission of their owners. On 11/7/11 6:42 PM, Mike Esh wrote: Looks nice! Is it worth doing? Michael E. Esh On Oct 24, 2011, at 4:07 PM, glenn browng_010...@hotmail.com wrote: Hood pad installed on '85 300TD. G. M. Brown Brevard, NC -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: New hood pad 101610.jpg Type: image/pjpeg Size: 1413679 bytes Desc: not available URL:http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20111024/c45ebc64/attachment.bin ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W116, noisy transmission/TC
Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net writes: Autozone carries it here in South Carolina, but it is pricey. Compared to the cost of a new transmission? Of course the evidence that M1 will prolong the life of your transmission is mostly anectodal, AFAIK. Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] the all-purpose adhesive...
Somehow or other my wife managed to break the main casting of the Dyson vac she bought a coupla years ago for too much money. Broke it right across the whole thing. I'm not sure how it happened, or could happen, but she said something about the steps and it came apart or something. Whatever. I got some super glue that says it will do plastic, and some JBWeld that says it will do plastic, but I was also thinking about some splints across the break, but it is all curvy and not very splintable. But I don't want her spending another $400 or $500 or whatever on another of those things. What say the shoegooers? --R On 11/7/11 8:55 PM, Fmiser wrote: Allan Streib wrote: I am becomming a big fan of Shoe Goo, and cut up soda cans as a backing material, to repair all sorts of old, brittle plastic parts. Heh. I even used some to repair some _shoes_ recently!! Go figure. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] the all-purpose adhesive...
Get 2 part plastic 5 minute epoxy. Also get some 80 grit sandpaper and some saran wrap. Sand the edges of the break to roughen them up, mix the epoxy, then spread out over the break. Use the saran wrap to press it into the break, and spread it out. Once it starts to harden, peel the saran wrap off. That's my technique for large shattered plastic parts. Walt On Nov 7, 2011 9:37 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Somehow or other my wife managed to break the main casting of the Dyson vac she bought a coupla years ago for too much money. Broke it right across the whole thing. I'm not sure how it happened, or could happen, but she said something about the steps and it came apart or something. Whatever. I got some super glue that says it will do plastic, and some JBWeld that says it will do plastic, but I was also thinking about some splints across the break, but it is all curvy and not very splintable. But I don't want her spending another $400 or $500 or whatever on another of those things. What say the shoegooers? --R On 11/7/11 8:55 PM, Fmiser wrote: Allan Streib wrote: I am becomming a big fan of Shoe Goo, and cut up soda cans as a backing material, to repair all sorts of old, brittle plastic parts. Heh. I even used some to repair some _shoes_ recently!! Go figure. -- Philip __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] the all-purpose adhesive...
I say all new vacuums are garbage. I have a house that I rent to college students and every year the new group/s buy a new vacuum or two, including Dysons. At the end of the year they leave me the vacuum/s as a treat. They never work - no suction. I look for blocked passages etc but can't ever find any fault with them. The funny thing is that Dyson advertises as the vacuum that doesn't loose suction- nonsense. It's garbage like all the rest. The only good vacuums are the 30 plus year old Hoover, Electrolux, etc machines that were made in the good 'ol USA. Those things just keep working. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 7, 2011, at 9:37 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Somehow or other my wife managed to break the main casting of the Dyson vac she bought a coupla years ago for too much money. Broke it right across the whole thing. I'm not sure how it happened, or could happen, but she said something about the steps and it came apart or something. Whatever. I got some super glue that says it will do plastic, and some JBWeld that says it will do plastic, but I was also thinking about some splints across the break, but it is all curvy and not very splintable. But I don't want her spending another $400 or $500 or whatever on another of those things. What say the shoegooers? --R On 11/7/11 8:55 PM, Fmiser wrote: Allan Streib wrote: I am becomming a big fan of Shoe Goo, and cut up soda cans as a backing material, to repair all sorts of old, brittle plastic parts. Heh. I even used some to repair some _shoes_ recently!! Go figure. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W116, noisy transmission/TC
Well, the walton outlaws drove all the walton flaps out of the region years ago. = No autozoña around here. Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com writes: Autozone reliably stocks it here, but at NAPA or anywhere else it's special order only. Yep, got mine at Autozone. They have cases of it. Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] the all-purpose adhesive...
Buy a Filter Queen. Peter On Nov 7, 2011, at 8:37 PM, Rich Thomas wrote: Somehow or other my wife managed to break the main casting of the Dyson vac she bought a coupla years ago for too much money. Broke it right across the whole thing. I'm not sure how it happened, or could happen, but she said something about the steps and it came apart or something. Whatever. I got some super glue that says it will do plastic, and some JBWeld that says it will do plastic, but I was also thinking about some splints across the break, but it is all curvy and not very splintable. But I don't want her spending another $400 or $500 or whatever on another of those things. What say the shoegooers? --R On 11/7/11 8:55 PM, Fmiser wrote: Allan Streib wrote: I am becomming a big fan of Shoe Goo, and cut up soda cans as a backing material, to repair all sorts of old, brittle plastic parts. Heh. I even used some to repair some _shoes_ recently!! Go figure. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W116, noisy transmission/TC
On Mon, 7 Nov 2011 17:16:34 -0800 (PST) LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote: All of the FLAPS have it around here. I have a couple of quarts sitting in my garage right now. Same for me, too. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] the all-purpose adhesive...
Hoover 33s, if you can find one, will last forever. You can now buy hypoallergenic bags for them. I think any Pre-1980 Hoover is good. I say all new vacuums are garbage. I have a house that I rent to college students and every year the new group/s buy a new vacuum or two, including Dysons. At the end of the year they leave me the vacuum/s as a treat. They never work - no suction. I look for blocked passages etc but can't ever find any fault with them. The funny thing is that Dyson advertises as the vacuum that doesn't loose suction- nonsense. It's garbage like all the rest. The only good vacuums are the 30 plus year old Hoover, Electrolux, etc machines that were made in the good 'ol USA. Those things just keep working. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 7, 2011, at 9:37 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Somehow or other my wife managed to break the main casting of the Dyson vac she bought a coupla years ago for too much money. Broke it right across the whole thing. I'm not sure how it happened, or could happen, but she said something about the steps and it came apart or something. Whatever. I got some super glue that says it will do plastic, and some JBWeld that says it will do plastic, but I was also thinking about some splints across the break, but it is all curvy and not very splintable. But I don't want her spending another $400 or $500 or whatever on another of those things. What say the shoegooers? --R On 11/7/11 8:55 PM, Fmiser wrote: Allan Streib wrote: I am becomming a big fan of Shoe Goo, and cut up soda cans as a backing material, to repair all sorts of old, brittle plastic parts. Heh. I even used some to repair some _shoes_ recently!! Go figure. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] the all-purpose adhesive...
I'll keep an eye out for those 33s! Sent from my iPhone On Nov 7, 2011, at 10:06 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Hoover 33s, if you can find one, will last forever. You can now buy hypoallergenic bags for them. I think any Pre-1980 Hoover is good. I say all new vacuums are garbage. I have a house that I rent to college students and every year the new group/s buy a new vacuum or two, including Dysons. At the end of the year they leave me the vacuum/s as a treat. They never work - no suction. I look for blocked passages etc but can't ever find any fault with them. The funny thing is that Dyson advertises as the vacuum that doesn't loose suction- nonsense. It's garbage like all the rest. The only good vacuums are the 30 plus year old Hoover, Electrolux, etc machines that were made in the good 'ol USA. Those things just keep working. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 7, 2011, at 9:37 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Somehow or other my wife managed to break the main casting of the Dyson vac she bought a coupla years ago for too much money. Broke it right across the whole thing. I'm not sure how it happened, or could happen, but she said something about the steps and it came apart or something. Whatever. I got some super glue that says it will do plastic, and some JBWeld that says it will do plastic, but I was also thinking about some splints across the break, but it is all curvy and not very splintable. But I don't want her spending another $400 or $500 or whatever on another of those things. What say the shoegooers? --R On 11/7/11 8:55 PM, Fmiser wrote: Allan Streib wrote: I am becomming a big fan of Shoe Goo, and cut up soda cans as a backing material, to repair all sorts of old, brittle plastic parts. Heh. I even used some to repair some _shoes_ recently!! Go figure. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 1997 E-class turbodiesel?!?
On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 5:59 PM, Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: The advertisement says it has a V6 engine; if they got that wrong, then perhaps they have the year wrong as well? Many, many people think any six-cylinder engine is a V-6. (I can understand them never having seen under the hood of a Mercedes or a BMW, but an awful lot of American pickups came with straight sixes in the '50s through the '80s, didn't they?) Carfax says the VIN belongs to a '97, which just makes things curiouser. I'm going right by the used car lot in the ad on another errand in the next few days, so I'll check it out. Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] good adhesive for hood insulation
On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 10:11 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: 3M makes spray 77 too, for example. I use that to hold on the vapor barriers in the doors. Ironically, I use Shoe Goo for that. Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 1997 E-class turbodiesel?!?
Alex Chamberlain wrote: On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 5:59 PM, Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: The advertisement says it has a V6 engine; if they got that wrong, then perhaps they have the year wrong as well? Many, many people think any six-cylinder engine is a V-6. There's a e320 with a straight V-6 advertised in my neck of the woods. First time I saw that description. I guess the general populace has no idea what V means. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] New diesel added
Anyone know anything about the current crop of new VW Diesels? Are the engines/trannys any good? It looks like you can buy at least two if them for less than a new E class CDI. On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: Congrats! I've heard they are very enjoyable cars. Instead of flowers, put your spare Glock magazines or a cased cigar... -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote: Peppy little thing. And sooo masculin with the flower vase on the dash. But 45 mpg. -- Hans Neureiter, Katy, TX '82 300SD '01 VW New Beetle 1.9L TDI -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: beatle.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 35081 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/2001/aef09896/attachment.jpg ; _ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T 1990 300D 2.5T 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] the all-purpose adhesive...
I didn't have good luck with epoxy when I glued my broken headlight doors on the W116. So far one has broken again in the same places after not much time. I've now glued it with Shoe Goo and some thin aluminum strips (soda can metal) as reinforcement over the cracks. Fortunately it's all out of sight once installed. Hoping for better results, as the Shoe Goo retains some flexibility once cured, whereas epoxy does not. Allan Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com writes: Get 2 part plastic 5 minute epoxy. Also get some 80 grit sandpaper and some saran wrap. Sand the edges of the break to roughen them up, mix the epoxy, then spread out over the break. Use the saran wrap to press it into the break, and spread it out. Once it starts to harden, peel the saran wrap off. That's my technique for large shattered plastic parts. Walt -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 1997 E-class turbodiesel?!?
Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com writes: Many, many people think any six-cylinder engine is a V-6. (I can understand them never having seen under the hood of a Mercedes or a BMW, but an awful lot of American pickups came with straight sixes in the '50s through the '80s, didn't they?) Particularly including the Mopar Slant-6, yes. Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] the all-purpose adhesive...
Allan Streib wrote: I didn't have good luck with epoxy when I glued my broken headlight doors on the W116. So far one has broken again in the same places after not much time. They make special UV resistant epoxy. It's mostly used in wood strip boat construction where you want the wood to show. They do not, to my knowledge, make UV resistant Goo or Goop. Before I knew the difference, I built a wooden shelf for my sailboat and finished it in clear epoxy. It turned yellow and peeled off in short order. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] the all-purpose adhesive...
I wonder how well PVC cement would work? It wouldn't look as perdy as new, but hopefully,, it will work. Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
