Re: [MBZ] coffee
taiwan stuff is ok. the bicycles are actually really superb and have been good for 20 years. back in the day, i had this GF and she wanted to ride with me. i rode a bridgestone and really loved it. so i told her to get a bridgestone. she naturally just went to the corner bike shop and bought what they sold. it was a giant. i'd never heard of giant and was pretty positive she was hosed, so i decided to show her in great detail why her bike sucked and she should have gotten a bridgestone like i said. only the giant was super nice. it rode super nice. i was shocked to see it was from taiwan taiwan mercedes parts are ok too. i sell a lot of karlyn control arms to people who dont' want to pony up for the real deal and they work out nicely, unlike the URO chinese garbage that is just worthless. i might buy a little scooter someday. are there weight limits on them? i'd get a 49cc so i don't have to mess with licensing or insurance and i'm not planning on going very far or very fast. On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:44 AM, Rick Hawkins Java macj...@aol.com wrote: I sold coffee WAY before it was cool I've had a bunch of coffee houses and the most interesting time was when we were in a 1920's gas station and had a coffee counter with espresso machine and did printing in the garage bay with several presses, plate burner, light tables and laser printer and process camera and did color film processing AND sold new and used bikes and did a lot or bike repairs. That was from about 1985 to 1990. About 1990, the printing business was starting to shrink, so i moved into a couple of revivals of film movie cameras etc., etc. The bikes sort of morphed into motor scooters when i started selling Bajaj scooters. As for the chinese bikes, they really sucked 10 or 11 years ago when i started selling Geely. Then we sold lots of Vento 150 cc bikes which were really good, now i sell Peace brand scooters. All of those are chinese except for the bajaj which was a vespa company, originally (in india). This is the real name of Peace ... Chongqing Astronautic Bashan Motorcycle Manufacturing Co., Ltd. We mostly sell 50cc Peace scooters for about $950 with inexpensive helmet for your inexpensive head. I rode a new 50cc home for a college student who wasn't yet comfortable with it, on friday, about 5 miles over to the college on Friday it ran really nicely. The chinese bikes HAVE to be setup and adjusted to run right, but if you do that they are pretty good. Hondas and yamahas and vespas and taiwan (TGB, Kymco, etc) are better BUT they cost 3X the price and my customers are NOT shopping for $2500 to $3000 50 cc bikes. Most Vespa dealers are not doing all that well. Parts? everything is on ebay and it's cheap. My importer/supplier in Atlanta which is, i think, owned by peace, is LOADED with parts. They usually have everything. thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkinse __**_ http://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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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] Alternator question '83 300D
- Original Message - From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:46 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 23:37:46 -0400 Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: .. What I thought about doing was putting the jumpers between the batteries just like I was jumpstarting the car. Then I start the car with the questionable battery/alternator. Leaving the negative jumper attached to the negative cable on the questionable battery, I remove the negative cable from that battery and wrap plastic around it to insulate it. That way the alternator is attached only to the good battery in the other car. If the meter sees 13.7v, the alternator should be good and the questionable battery identified as being the problem. I have negative to negative and positive to positive with the questionable battery out of the picture. Wouldn't that work? Yes, that would work. But what if you slip? Craig Used to doing that. If so, just start over with new diodes, new regulator, new alternator, new battery, new car; whatever it takes. (grin) Gerry ___ http://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] Alternator question '83 300D
Gerry wrote: Can someone tell me where the wire from the buss to the battery connects to the positive battery cable so I can check it's continuity and clean the connection? Better - or more accurate - than measuring continuity is to measure voltage drop. After starting the engine (so the battery needs a bit of charging) measure the voltage with one lead on the battery + terminal and the other on the big wire at the alternator. If there is more than 0.25 V drop, it's worth a closer look. -- Philip Good idea; didn't think of that. I'll try it tomorrow. Gerry ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk
I miss-spoke.. it's been a long day.. 36,000 acres.. give or take.. and it's not square.. the survey party was likely drunk or dehydrated.. ha.. Survey points run from mountain top to mountain top and along stream beds in some places.. so it's not like a city lot.. all nice and neat.. Some of the border is defined by Bureau of Land Management. so who really knows what wound their watch.. Last survey was in 1952 and all major points are marked with 2 inch steel shafts.. I've located most of them... It seems like a lot, but actually as ranches go in this area, it's a little one.. Desert land.. not much water.. little graze. takes many acres to feed one animal.. maybe. The main product is peace and quiet from a irritating public.. Hope this satisfies all who are curious. Grant... On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 9:53 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 21:27:09 -0700 G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: 640 x 36 about covers it. Lots of open space that's untouched and will stay that way if I have my way about it. As in 36 sections? As in 36 square miles? As in 23,040 acres? Is your property a square, a rectangle, or some other shape? Thinking about it, though, it cannot be a square. That would be six miles on a side and would imply a driveway shorter than 14 miles (unless it meanders A LOT!). Craig ___ http://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 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] Fwd: We are selling....poo
I seem to remember getting ads from Rusty, then I cried about how cheep sht is over there compared to here and then deleting them. Now we have Tom back on board it's all good, who the duck is Tom? Is he some sort of Merc whisperer? Hendrik who has been signed by a major studio to do a story about fat guys on bikes and rattlesnakes that fly On 04/09/13 12:46, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: So did anyone receive this email from Trent that was not already on rustys mailing list? Sent from my iPhone ___ http://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] W123 AC - Part 3 Begins
20 years ago they did. Today even the little shops out by me charge $90... -Curt Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 22:12:59 -0400 From: dsereta...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] W123 AC - Part 3 Begins Message-ID: f0c6a17c-5a62-443a-96c2-87f8bca16...@yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii What is this $105 per hour bullshit? World renowned restoration shops like Paul Russell and Co. who work on 40 million dollar bugattis for Ralph Lauren charge $85/hr!! Sent from my iPhone ___ http://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] Alternator question '83 300D
I was under the impression running an alternator with no battery was a great way to kill an alternator... -Curt Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 21:25:08 -0400 From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D Message-ID: 0D77DF0B9AD14B7289022D369A0AA372@PC466116028214 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original I do have heavy cables but won't be using them to start the 300D. I'll start the 300D with its battery and then disconnect it and hook the 300D cables to the jumpers and the other end of the jumpers to the disconnected 240D battery. There will probably be a voltage drop but I should be able to see if the alternator is charging. Does that make sense? Gerry ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
Yeah you're right. I guess if we get a raccoon I need to get a better pellet gun. Mine will dispatch squirrels (which is what I bought it for) but I think it'd be iffy on a raccoon. -Curt Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 22:56:52 -0400 From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart Message-ID: calhj_1dmjjug8sxq3aekc+nu3kwpveedtdrohmi+ab7nsrb...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Ummm, Curt, are you not forcing relocation via pellet gun thereby rendering the raccoon someone elses problem? Sometimes you baffle me. Mike On Sep 3, 2013 8:52 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I've never understood relocating wildlife. What most people are doing is making their nuisance wildlife somebody else's problem. I've been having an amusing discussion on Facebook with a friend who keeps saying things like we moved our raccoon to the country to which I reply We made the raccoon somebody else's problem. I contend in those cases a pellet gun is the best answer. The raccoon quickly learns that turning over my garbage cans is a bad idea that makes his ass hurt and moves on to somebody else who gives him a free ride to somebody else's house. -Curt ___ http://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] coffee
I can see why the Vespa dealers aren't doing well. For $3000 I can buy a really NICE motorcycle and run rings around a Vespa... A friend in Atlanta has a Suzuki SV650 he wants me to buy, way under $2k for a very fast bike. -Curt Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 01:44:31 -0400 From: Rick Hawkins Java macj...@aol.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] coffee Message-ID: 118827b2-3226-4580-8711-49890f655...@aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes snip Hondas and yamahas and vespas and taiwan (TGB, Kymco, etc) are better BUT they cost 3X the price and my customers are NOT shopping for $2500 to $3000 50 cc bikes. Most Vespa dealers are not doing all that well. Parts? everything is on ebay and it's cheap. My importer/supplier in Atlanta which is, i think, owned by peace, is LOADED with parts. They usually have everything. thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkinse ___ http://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 Rattlesnakes
I have a coupla copperhead skins that are really beautiful. Not sure what to do with them, but I tanned them so they are useful for maybe a hatband or a belt. You could do the same with the rattlers, and I hear they are some tasty eatin on the barbee. --R On 9/3/13 8:11 PM, G Mann wrote: Sorry to burst your fantasy, but I do not keep rattlesnakes as pets.. They present a clear and mortal danger to me at the Ranch. Should I be bitten, due to the remote location, medical help and intervention is to far away. Contrary to what you might think.. cutting the head off a rattlesnake does not render it safe.. I've had severed heads still strike after as long as 45 minutes... with the capacity to deliver a lethal dose of venom... so.. should you encounter one... kill it and leave it.. resist the impulse to pick it up cause it's dead... They are also very territorial. If you find one near your residence and have it removed.. it will find it's way back within the next month.. When I first took the Ranch, I would capture and remove any rattlesnake that came around the ranch house.. soon I noticed what looked like the same snake [yes.. they all look alike, scary] so I spray painted the ones captured.. sure enough.. they came back.. Since then... I hang them on the fence and and bury the head, the coyotes or vultures eat... nothing goes to waste. ___ http://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] Fwd: We are selling......
it's less dangerous than you think. if you authorize him to use the card on an order and he just takes the money and runs without shipping, there is a lot of ambiguity there that would prevent the police from going after him. he can say he's still going to ship, that his vendor is the one who didn't ship, that the stuff is backordered, etc. he used your card with PERMISSION and it just didn't work out. it's a more difficult case to me so he likely will not be arrested even if it is clear that he is just a crook however, if he starts using your card without any permission, he is going to jail and will almost surely be prosecuted. is it possible that he will get so desperate for money that he will start making unauthorized charges now that less and less people are willing to buy from him? well, yeah, sure, but it won't last long as he will soon be in jail. i don't see it as being that likely to happen and, if it does, your CC company will make good on it even more quickly than they have for his first round of thefts On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: See that's what I would be worried about if Trent got any customers cc numbers. When I used to buy from rusty he just had my card on file and I would just tell him what I need. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 12:47 AM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: Trent got Rusty's database. I did not give him any payment data and he shipped my parts, charged the card, and no security data was mentioned clay On Sep 3, 2013, at 9:56 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: i'm not sure that i was on rusty's mailing list and i got that email. while i'm sure he has the bimby customer list, he likely also has added some people from here. i can't say for sure though but i would ot have been receiving rusty emails On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:16 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: So did anyone receive this email from Trent that was not already on rustys mailing list? Sent from my iPhone On Sep 3, 2013, at 10:03 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: He mined the list and made a spam program. WE are not going to be quit of him until Ted Kosinski mails him a package clay On Sep 3, 2013, at 7:00 PM, Rick Hawkins Java wrote: thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins It looks like this will never end received this email just now and i've NEVER bought from Trent xx rick hawkins Begin forwarded message: From: Buymbparts buymbpa...@gmail.com Date: September 3, 2013 8:46:12 PM EDT To: macj...@aol.com Subject: We are selling.. Reply-To: buymbpa...@gmail.com Buymbparts September 3, 2013 Customer, TOM IS Back. Tom has come back to work for you at buyMBparts. We are here selling full time, and Tom has come back. His expertise will be a HUGE asset for us. He is anxiously ready to get back at it. Tom's direct phone line is 770-609-8795, He can also be reached on our toll free line at 1-800-741-5252. Give him a call and see how he's been. I want to take this time to thank all of our loyal customers, We will continue to strive to provide you the highest quality Genuine, OEM, OES Mercedes Parts. We are looking forward to serving you. Sincerely, Trent Fiorini Buymbparts Save 15% For the month of September save an additional 15% on all Oil and Air Filters to get your car ready for the fall season ( phone sales only ) Just mention this ad when ordering. Stock Up... Offer Expires: September 30.2013 Forward this email This email was sent to macj...@aol.com by buymbpa...@gmail.com | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Buymbparts | 300 West miller road | Sterling | IL | 61081 ___ http://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 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 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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] . Alternator question '83 300D
- Original Message - From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com Yep, slipsies might introduce more questions than answers. Just make the 240D bare posts, and set up the jumpers. If you get 13.7 when the 300 D is running, then look at the battery in the 300D closer. You really don't have to disconnect the 300D battery to make the test. I think you are going to see 12.7 with both batteries. But then you've scratched off one of the tests you wanted to run pretty early in the game. Did the new connector help any?? I've never changed one. I was thinking it was a molded plug on the end of some wires, but it's been 8 years since I've looked at one. No, but I needed an unbroken connector anyway in order to push/pull the connector off the alternator. It's not molded around the connectors. The standard 3/8 female connectors in it are snapped in. Gerry ___ http://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] .. Alternator question '83 300D
That's what I plan to do; just didn't explain it very well. Gerry From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com OK, it's not a good idea to remove a battery from a turning alternator. So this is not a good plan. I was thinking more along the idea of disconnecting the 240 battery from it's car ( pull the cables off ) then jumping the 240 battery over to the 300. The 240 battery is still in the car but not connected to the car. If you have no issue starting the 300, it starts easlily with the questionable battery, then I'm thinking it's not the battery that's at the root of your charging issue. From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 9:25 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D I do have heavy cables but won't be using them to start the 300D. I'll start the 300D with its battery and then disconnect it and hook the 300D cables to the jumpers and the other end of the jumpers to the disconnected 240D battery. There will probably be a voltage drop but I should be able to see if the alternator is charging. Does that make sense? Gerry From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com If you are saying you are going to use your jumper cables in between the 240 battery and the 300 cables and starter yhen you better have a big set of cables. Like welding cable. Otherwise you will burn them up and not answer your question. Better to just swap out the batteries and see if the issue follows the battery from the 300. Mike On Sep 3, 2013 2:21 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: That's a good idea, Richard. I'll put the 240D and the 300D side by side and jumper with all the cables off. I know the 240D battery is good. Batteries are both group 49. Thanks, Gerry From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com Like everybody else has said, please change the battery before you go to all that trouble. You could even just use some jumper cables and clamp another one in parallel to the toasted one to prove your point. Much easier than messing with regulators and drill presses (c: Thanks to Rick, Richard, and Loren for your advice; and to Fred for the connector which arrived in good order. Going to wire it up and try it again. If the connector wasn't the problem, will put a good regulator in and try it. If that doesn't work, will chuck the 3 used alternators in the drill press one at a time and try the half dozen regulators (hooked to the 12 volt shop battery) until I find a good combination. If that doesn't work, I'll assume that the battery, (which had boiled out most of its water in one cell), is at fault and get FLAPS to put in a new battery which they agree to do at my option. Gerrymostly talking to myself __**_ http://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 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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3222/6136 - Release Date: 09/03/13 ___ http://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 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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3222/6136 - Release Date: 09/03/13 ___ http://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] ... Alternator question '83 300D
Does the voltage that excites the field via the smaller (green?) wire always show 12v or whatever the charging voltage is, or does it vary? I saw full 12v when the key was on and the engine not running but wondered if the green wire voltage regulated the alternator output in some way by varying the voltage. Gerry From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com If an alternator acted as a simple supply of E in said equation, then yes, this is true. One could also insert an R with a value of 0 and have the alternator provide infinite charge. However, an alternator actually depends on the battery for excitation of its field windings, and a battery with a high resistance cell will normally cause the alternator to not charge. From: Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 7:20 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D Richard wrote: In fact, what will probably happen is the alternator will begin charging the newly introduced battery since the questionable one was run dry, thus has a high resistance cell eliminating the ability for the battery to be charged by the alternator. If the battery has high resistance, then it will be even easier for the alternator to achieve 13.6 V. If the resistance is _low_, then it could have trouble supplying the necessary current. Ohms law and all that. *smiles* -- Philip ___ http://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 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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3222/6136 - Release Date: 09/03/13 ___ http://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] Alternator question '83 300D
The (bad?) battery still starts the car, so I'll use it for starting. The jumpers will only carry the current from the alternator to the good battery and vice versa. From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com If you are saying you are going to use your jumper cables in between the 240 battery and the 300 cables and starter yhen you better have a big set of cables. Like welding cable. Otherwise you will burn them up and not answer your question. Better to just swap out the batteries and see if the issue follows the battery from the 300. Mike On Sep 3, 2013 2:21 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: That's a good idea, Richard. I'll put the 240D and the 300D side by side and jumper with all the cables off. I know the 240D battery is good. Batteries are both group 49. Thanks, Gerry From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com Like everybody else has said, please change the battery before you go to all that trouble. You could even just use some jumper cables and clamp another one in parallel to the toasted one to prove your point. Much easier than messing with regulators and drill presses (c: Thanks to Rick, Richard, and Loren for your advice; and to Fred for the connector which arrived in good order. Going to wire it up and try it again. If the connector wasn't the problem, will put a good regulator in and try it. If that doesn't work, will chuck the 3 used alternators in the drill press one at a time and try the half dozen regulators (hooked to the 12 volt shop battery) until I find a good combination. If that doesn't work, I'll assume that the battery, (which had boiled out most of its water in one cell), is at fault and get FLAPS to put in a new battery which they agree to do at my option. Gerrymostly talking to myself __**_ http://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 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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3222/6136 - Release Date: 09/03/13 ___ http://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] Alternator question '83 300D
I'll start the car with the (bad?) battery which still starts it okay, clamp the jumper from the other car on the cable and then remove the cable from the (bad?) battery. That way the alternator won't be running without a battery connection. Gerry I was under the impression running an alternator with no battery was a great way to kill an alternator... -Curt Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 21:25:08 -0400 From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D Message-ID: 0D77DF0B9AD14B7289022D369A0AA372@PC466116028214 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original I do have heavy cables but won't be using them to start the 300D. I'll start the 300D with its battery and then disconnect it and hook the 300D cables to the jumpers and the other end of the jumpers to the disconnected 240D battery. There will probably be a voltage drop but I should be able to see if the alternator is charging. Does that make sense? Gerry ___ http://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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3222/6138 - Release Date: 09/04/13 ___ http://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 Rattlesnakes
I had rattlesnake for dinner when I was a kid camping with my parents in Stoney Fork, PA. I think it was PA. Was good, tender and sweet. I wonder if Grants bat fed mine snakes are anywhere near as tasty. Maybe a new diner named after your ex that only serves bat and blind rattlesnake?? Mike On Sep 4, 2013 9:11 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: I have a coupla copperhead skins that are really beautiful. Not sure what to do with them, but I tanned them so they are useful for maybe a hatband or a belt. You could do the same with the rattlers, and I hear they are some tasty eatin on the barbee. --R On 9/3/13 8:11 PM, G Mann wrote: Sorry to burst your fantasy, but I do not keep rattlesnakes as pets.. They present a clear and mortal danger to me at the Ranch. Should I be bitten, due to the remote location, medical help and intervention is to far away. Contrary to what you might think.. cutting the head off a rattlesnake does not render it safe.. I've had severed heads still strike after as long as 45 minutes... with the capacity to deliver a lethal dose of venom... so.. should you encounter one... kill it and leave it.. resist the impulse to pick it up cause it's dead... They are also very territorial. If you find one near your residence and have it removed.. it will find it's way back within the next month.. When I first took the Ranch, I would capture and remove any rattlesnake that came around the ranch house.. soon I noticed what looked like the same snake [yes.. they all look alike, scary] so I spray painted the ones captured.. sure enough.. they came back.. Since then... I hang them on the fence and and bury the head, the coyotes or vultures eat... nothing goes to waste. __**_ http://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 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] Alternator/battery problem
Was just thinking that since this may turn out to be a lot of testing with a good battery, I'll go down and buy a new shop battery as a replacement for the 9 year old shop battery that runs the burglar alarm, fire alarm, and lights when the power is off. The present shop battery is using more water in one cell and the trickle charger seems to be running hotter too, so the old battery may be dying anyway. That way I can jumper to the 300D in the shop and won't have to use the 240D. Gerry ___ http://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] Alternator/battery problem
Are you trying to say that you are going to try to produce accurate results with a battery that you think is going bad? Why does it seem to me that you are making more work for yourself? Why not just put the known good battery from the 240 into the 300 and see if the problem goes away? 20 minutes and you are done. Mike On Sep 4, 2013 11:16 AM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Was just thinking that since this may turn out to be a lot of testing with a good battery, I'll go down and buy a new shop battery as a replacement for the 9 year old shop battery that runs the burglar alarm, fire alarm, and lights when the power is off. The present shop battery is using more water in one cell and the trickle charger seems to be running hotter too, so the old battery may be dying anyway. That way I can jumper to the 300D in the shop and won't have to use the 240D. Gerry __**_ http://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 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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
not for dickarde, it wasn't. he figured he'd take one good shot with the bat and the fight would be over but that little beast just kept coming back hit after hit after hit. it was maybe the most traumatic experience of his life On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.comwrote: Hahahaaha! That is funny! Mike On Sep 4, 2013 10:41 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: it took dickarde like 20 minutes to beat one to death once with a baseball bat. and he was hungry! On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: Lol. Raccoons are TOUGH. Mike On Sep 4, 2013 8:15 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Yeah you're right. I guess if we get a raccoon I need to get a better pellet gun. Mine will dispatch squirrels (which is what I bought it for) but I think it'd be iffy on a raccoon. -Curt Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 22:56:52 -0400 From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart Message-ID: calhj_1dmjjug8sxq3aekc+nu3kwpveedtdrohmi+ab7nsrb...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Ummm, Curt, are you not forcing relocation via pellet gun thereby rendering the raccoon someone elses problem? Sometimes you baffle me. Mike On Sep 3, 2013 8:52 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I've never understood relocating wildlife. What most people are doing is making their nuisance wildlife somebody else's problem. I've been having an amusing discussion on Facebook with a friend who keeps saying things like we moved our raccoon to the country to which I reply We made the raccoon somebody else's problem. I contend in those cases a pellet gun is the best answer. The raccoon quickly learns that turning over my garbage cans is a bad idea that makes his ass hurt and moves on to somebody else who gives him a free ride to somebody else's house. -Curt ___ http://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 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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] Alternator question '83 300D
Should work but still seems like the more complicated way of doing it to me. Mike On Sep 4, 2013 11:16 AM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: I'll start the car with the (bad?) battery which still starts it okay, clamp the jumper from the other car on the cable and then remove the cable from the (bad?) battery. That way the alternator won't be running without a battery connection. Gerry I was under the impression running an alternator with no battery was a great way to kill an alternator... -Curt Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 21:25:08 -0400 From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D Message-ID: **0D77DF0B9AD14B7289022D369A0AA3**72@PC466116028214 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original I do have heavy cables but won't be using them to start the 300D. I'll start the 300D with its battery and then disconnect it and hook the 300D cables to the jumpers and the other end of the jumpers to the disconnected 240D battery. There will probably be a voltage drop but I should be able to see if the alternator is charging. Does that make sense? Gerry __**_ http://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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3222/6138 - Release Date: 09/04/13 __**_ http://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 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] ... Alternator question '83 300D
Gerry, We now have three NEW threads discussing your '83 300D alternator, one with the subject [MBZ] . Alternator question '83 300D one with the subject [MBZ] .. Alternator question '83 300D one with the subject [MBZ] ... Alternator question '83 300D That causes problems with people trying to follow what is being said. On Wed, 4 Sep 2013 10:29:29 -0400 Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Does the voltage that excites the field via the smaller (green?) wire always show 12v or whatever the charging voltage is, or does it vary? I saw full 12v when the key was on and the engine not running but wondered if the green wire voltage regulated the alternator output in some way by varying the voltage. Gerry No, the voltage on the green wire will follow what the battery and the alternator are doing. If the alternator is properly charging the battery, it can go up to 14.4 volts. If the alternator is not charging the battery and the battery gets discharged, it can go below 10 volts. Craig ___ http://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] Alternator question '83 300D
Mike, I don't assume someone is stupid. If you re-read your comment, the one I reacted to, you will find you offer nothing positive, and that the post itself only inserts a modicum of fear about the test. In essence, you attack the concept offered by someone as being asinine. If you want to offer some constructive suggestions, fine. If you want to run around screaming the sky is falling, it does no one any good. Plain and simple. Richard From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 10:49 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D Mr. Hattaway, maybe you should not assume folks are stupid. Been a mechanic over 25 years. You try starting even a good starting Diesel with the average set of cables people use these days and a bad battery and you are going to burn up the cables. They are meant to charge first, then start. Heavy cables are not cheap and most people do not own a $100 set of jumper cables capable of starting a Diesel. Yes, charging only isn't a big deal and completely safe as long as he is careful. Not even really likely to damage the diodes swapping terminals as long as nothing is crossed. Mike Who is trying to be of help and takes offense to being told he is an idiot, in so many words. On Sep 3, 2013 5:04 PM, Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com wrote: What kind of claim is this??? Jumper cables are like welding cable. At least good ones are. The two batteries are running 12 volts float. There is little likelihood of anything other than minor charging going on between the two batteries, since he said he's disconnecting the 'good' vehicles cabling. This is nothing more than jump starting the car as far as the cables are concerned. Nothing is going to burn up here. In fact, what will probably happen is the alternator will begin charging the newly introduced battery since the questionable one was run dry, thus has a high resistance cell eliminating the ability for the battery to be charged by the alternator. He's looking for 13.7 out of the alternator which is correct, and should be achieved if A) the alternator is capable of charging, and B) the battery is able to be charged. It's a simple test, takes seconds, and is accurate. It can be done in business clothes. It eliminates or proves half of the A) and B) above. There is no chance of meltdown or fire any more than there is during any jump start situation. Please be accurate and thoughtful with your posts before making some wild comment about burning up cables, etc. Someone here might think you know what you're talking about. From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D If you are saying you are going to use your jumper cables in between the 240 battery and the 300 cables and starter yhen you better have a big set of cables. Like welding cable. Otherwise you will burn them up and not answer your question. Better to just swap out the batteries and see if the issue follows the battery from the 300. Mike On Sep 3, 2013 2:21 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: That's a good idea, Richard. I'll put the 240D and the 300D side by side and jumper with all the cables off. I know the 240D battery is good. Batteries are both group 49. Thanks, Gerry From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com Like everybody else has said, please change the battery before you go to all that trouble. You could even just use some jumper cables and clamp another one in parallel to the toasted one to prove your point. Much easier than messing with regulators and drill presses (c: Thanks to Rick, Richard, and Loren for your advice; and to Fred for the connector which arrived in good order. Going to wire it up and try it again. If the connector wasn't the problem, will put a good regulator in and try it. If that doesn't work, will chuck the 3 used alternators in the drill press one at a time and try the half dozen regulators (hooked to the 12 volt shop battery) until I find a good combination. If that doesn't work, I'll assume that the battery, (which had boiled out most of its water in one cell), is at fault and get FLAPS to put in a new battery which they agree to do at my option. Gerrymostly talking to myself __**_ http://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.com http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___
Re: [MBZ] OT Rattlesnakes
Grant, Thanks for the offer to put my family to work. Paula Dean is a cousin somehow on my Mom's side. I think she could probably make your menu work. I can see it now. SM theme and a constant recording of Puddle of Mud's She Hates Me playing in the background. I only request free meals to serve folks I don't like in lieu of royalties. Good luck, Mike On Sep 4, 2013 11:55 AM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: Sister of Satan Cafe I can see the franchise possibilities already. However, since she had no culinary talent in the kitchen [along with other lacking talents] one does wonder about the menu selections. In keeping with her cooking talents.. the rattlesnake would be served live. The bats burned and impaled on cactus spikes with a side salad of Cholla bolls [known as the nasty jumping cactus that has thousands of nasty spines the burrow into your skin] Yep .. that should about do it. Wonder if Paula Dean could run the kitchen help? That should about round it out.. Undertaker services instead of wine steward perhaps? After dinner Latte and burial as a menu item.. I like how you're thinking.. ha. Grant... Seriously folks.. enough about me.. can't we go back to bitching about Trent.. or maybe an oil thread.. ;))) On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 8:19 AM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: I had rattlesnake for dinner when I was a kid camping with my parents in Stoney Fork, PA. I think it was PA. Was good, tender and sweet. I wonder if Grants bat fed mine snakes are anywhere near as tasty. Maybe a new diner named after your ex that only serves bat and blind rattlesnake?? Mike On Sep 4, 2013 9:11 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: I have a coupla copperhead skins that are really beautiful. Not sure what to do with them, but I tanned them so they are useful for maybe a hatband or a belt. You could do the same with the rattlers, and I hear they are some tasty eatin on the barbee. --R On 9/3/13 8:11 PM, G Mann wrote: Sorry to burst your fantasy, but I do not keep rattlesnakes as pets.. They present a clear and mortal danger to me at the Ranch. Should I be bitten, due to the remote location, medical help and intervention is to far away. Contrary to what you might think.. cutting the head off a rattlesnake does not render it safe.. I've had severed heads still strike after as long as 45 minutes... with the capacity to deliver a lethal dose of venom... so.. should you encounter one... kill it and leave it.. resist the impulse to pick it up cause it's dead... They are also very territorial. If you find one near your residence and have it removed.. it will find it's way back within the next month.. When I first took the Ranch, I would capture and remove any rattlesnake that came around the ranch house.. soon I noticed what looked like the same snake [yes.. they all look alike, scary] so I spray painted the ones captured.. sure enough.. they came back.. Since then... I hang them on the fence and and bury the head, the coyotes or vultures eat... nothing goes to waste. __**_ http://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.com http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://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 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 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 Rattlesnakes
Many years ago I spent a couple of months in Cameron County, TX (the world's rattlesnake capitol) where I was lucky enough to skin a decent sized rattler. I salted and rolled the skin thinking to make a nice belt from it. Unfortunately my BIL's dog enjoyed it before I had the chance. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rich Thomas Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 6:11 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Rattlesnakes I have a coupla copperhead skins that are really beautiful. Not sure what to do with them, but I tanned them so they are useful for maybe a hatband or a belt. You could do the same with the rattlers, and I hear they are some tasty eatin on the barbee. --R On 9/3/13 8:11 PM, G Mann wrote: Sorry to burst your fantasy, but I do not keep rattlesnakes as pets.. They present a clear and mortal danger to me at the Ranch. Should I be bitten, due to the remote location, medical help and intervention is to far away. Contrary to what you might think.. cutting the head off a rattlesnake does not render it safe.. I've had severed heads still strike after as long as 45 minutes... with the capacity to deliver a lethal dose of venom... so.. should you encounter one... kill it and leave it.. resist the impulse to pick it up cause it's dead... They are also very territorial. If you find one near your residence and have it removed.. it will find it's way back within the next month.. When I first took the Ranch, I would capture and remove any rattlesnake that came around the ranch house.. soon I noticed what looked like the same snake [yes.. they all look alike, scary] so I spray painted the ones captured.. sure enough.. they came back.. Since then... I hang them on the fence and and bury the head, the coyotes or vultures eat... nothing goes to waste. ___ http://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 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] Alternator/battery problem
And a fourth NEW email thread! On Wed, 4 Sep 2013 11:23:06 -0400 Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: Are you trying to say that you are going to try to produce accurate results with a battery that you think is going bad? Why does it seem to me that you are making more work for yourself? Why not just put the known good battery from the 240 into the 300 and see if the problem goes away? 20 minutes and you are done. Yes. Why all the Sturm und Drang? Craig ___ http://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 Rattlesnakes
On Wed, 4 Sep 2013 08:55:27 -0700 G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: Seriously folks.. enough about me.. can't we go back to bitching about Trent.. or maybe an oil thread.. ;))) Well, Grant, we are only interested because your living arangements are most unusual to the rest of us. Some of us would like to live on 36,000 acres, sans the mine shafts and rattlesnakes. And you haven't answered all our questions, like how did you come into your spread? Let's not go back to Trent. We have had enough of that. Craig ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk and rattling
Wait!! I can see it clear as day. Gary as the Sexy?! hero riding to the rescue of the sheilas with bad habits, hellbent for leather on his bike with his cheeks firmly clasping the seat as he bounces along ... No it's just too much... I can't go on. Manfred Hey at least I put you in as sexy Gary. G Mann wrote: Crikeys mate.. sounds like one of those movies where the concession stand only sells whiskey and gin in 2 liter plastic bottles [can't have the patrons hurting themselves].. ;)) Can we throw in a couple of looker sheilas with bad habits and a plot? Might just be the 'gold mine that don't need digging.. I like how you think.. lol Grant... ___ http://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] Fwd: We are selling....poo
Hendrik, You really do have to post a warning about pictures like the nearly nakes fellow on a bike.. hahaha.. Permanent brain damage from that.. Casting call for naked fat men on bikes soon? Being chased across the desert by mutant blind flying rattlesnakes? I had no idea there was shortage of B'' grade SiFI movies. Script should be ready by noon, right? Surprise ending? Grant... On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 4:30 AM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com wrote: I seem to remember getting ads from Rusty, then I cried about how cheep sht is over there compared to here and then deleting them. Now we have Tom back on board it's all good, who the duck is Tom? Is he some sort of Merc whisperer? Hendrik who has been signed by a major studio to do a story about fat guys on bikes and rattlesnakes that fly On 04/09/13 12:46, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: So did anyone receive this email from Trent that was not already on rustys mailing list? Sent from my iPhone __**_ http://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 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] buymbparts is dead drunk and rattling
there are a lot of people who find me sexy. sadly, they are all gay men :( On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:08 PM, MG trainpain2...@aol.com wrote: Wait!! I can see it clear as day. Gary as the Sexy?! hero riding to the rescue of the sheilas with bad habits, hellbent for leather on his bike with his cheeks firmly clasping the seat as he bounces along ... No it's just too much... I can't go on. Manfred Hey at least I put you in as sexy Gary. G Mann wrote: Crikeys mate.. sounds like one of those movies where the concession stand only sells whiskey and gin in 2 liter plastic bottles [can't have the patrons hurting themselves].. ;)) Can we throw in a couple of looker sheilas with bad habits and a plot? Might just be the 'gold mine that don't need digging.. I like how you think.. lol Grant... __**_ http://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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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] Fwd: We are selling......
The credit card companies have departments full of people to chase down fraud, and they use some pretty aggressive means to pursue it. The banks don't like to be ripped off, and will usually use just about any means possible to put you behind bars. If they weren't aggressive about prosecution credit cards would not be considered a secure means of payment. Dan On Sep 4, 2013, at 10:29 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: it's less dangerous than you think. if you authorize him to use the card on an order and he just takes the money and runs without shipping, there is a lot of ambiguity there that would prevent the police from going after him. he can say he's still going to ship, that his vendor is the one who didn't ship, that the stuff is backordered, etc. he used your card with PERMISSION and it just didn't work out. it's a more difficult case to me so he likely will not be arrested even if it is clear that he is just a crook however, if he starts using your card without any permission, he is going to jail and will almost surely be prosecuted. is it possible that he will get so desperate for money that he will start making unauthorized charges now that less and less people are willing to buy from him? well, yeah, sure, but it won't last long as he will soon be in jail. i don't see it as being that likely to happen and, if it does, your CC company will make good on it even more quickly than they have for his first round of thefts On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: See that's what I would be worried about if Trent got any customers cc numbers. When I used to buy from rusty he just had my card on file and I would just tell him what I need. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 12:47 AM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: Trent got Rusty's database. I did not give him any payment data and he shipped my parts, charged the card, and no security data was mentioned clay On Sep 3, 2013, at 9:56 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: i'm not sure that i was on rusty's mailing list and i got that email. while i'm sure he has the bimby customer list, he likely also has added some people from here. i can't say for sure though but i would ot have been receiving rusty emails On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:16 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: So did anyone receive this email from Trent that was not already on rustys mailing list? Sent from my iPhone On Sep 3, 2013, at 10:03 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: He mined the list and made a spam program. WE are not going to be quit of him until Ted Kosinski mails him a package clay On Sep 3, 2013, at 7:00 PM, Rick Hawkins Java wrote: thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins It looks like this will never end received this email just now and i've NEVER bought from Trent xx rick hawkins Begin forwarded message: From: Buymbparts buymbpa...@gmail.com Date: September 3, 2013 8:46:12 PM EDT To: macj...@aol.com Subject: We are selling.. Reply-To: buymbpa...@gmail.com Buymbparts September 3, 2013 Customer, TOM IS Back. Tom has come back to work for you at buyMBparts. We are here selling full time, and Tom has come back. His expertise will be a HUGE asset for us. He is anxiously ready to get back at it. Tom's direct phone line is 770-609-8795, He can also be reached on our toll free line at 1-800-741-5252. Give him a call and see how he's been. I want to take this time to thank all of our loyal customers, We will continue to strive to provide you the highest quality Genuine, OEM, OES Mercedes Parts. We are looking forward to serving you. Sincerely, Trent Fiorini Buymbparts Save 15% For the month of September save an additional 15% on all Oil and Air Filters to get your car ready for the fall season ( phone sales only ) Just mention this ad when ordering. Stock Up... Offer Expires: September 30.2013 Forward this email This email was sent to macj...@aol.com by buymbpa...@gmail.com | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Buymbparts | 300 West miller road | Sterling | IL | 61081 ___ http://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 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 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 -- *reliable vendor
Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D
That is exactly it. Mike On Sep 4, 2013 1:08 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I think it was Please be accurate and thoughtful with your posts before making some wild comment about burning up cables, etc. Someone here might think you know what you're talking about. In which you say You don't know what you're talking about which is pretty harsh since I agree that trying to start the car with normal lightweight jumper cables at best probably isn't going to work and at worst is going to burn through the cables and possibly start a fire... -Curt Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 09:12:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D Message-ID: 1378311128.87060.yahoomail...@web161005.mail.bf1.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Mike, I don't assume someone is stupid.? If you re-read your comment, the one I reacted to, you will find you offer nothing positive, and that the post itself only inserts a modicum of fear about the test.? In essence, you attack the concept offered by someone as being asinine.? If you want to offer some constructive suggestions, fine.? If you want to run around screaming the sky is falling, it does no one any good.? Plain and simple. Richard ___ http://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 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] Less OT: MBCA Election
I got a MBCA ballot in the mail yesterday. Anyone here have insight into issues that aren't obvious from the accompanying information? Scott ___ http://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] Alternator question '83 300D
Has anyone ever seen a fire from jumper cables in anything other than a dream? Sure, we've all gotten them warm enough to make the insulation tacky, but I am under the assumption that if someone is capable of making an alternator test station from a drill press he is also capable of looking after his well-being when he's using jumper cables. Lets give Gerry a bit of credit here. I bet he can spot hot jumper cables. All I wanted to do was make a suggestion that he could save the ass busting clothes staining work of moving a big ole diesel battery from one car to another by using jumper cables in a charging test. He apparently had no problem starting the car. First thing I know, someone comes screaming into the room that there's gonna be a fire. Now *really*?? If the long term mechanics on the list have actually caught jumper cables on fire then they really ought to consider a new line of work. Thus my comment. If I hurt someone's feelings, I apologize. That is not my intention. I will respond to an exaggerated response. The claim of a fire is an exaggerated response. My time on this thread is done. Hope Gerry gets his alternator issue solved. From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 1:22 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D That is exactly it. Mike On Sep 4, 2013 1:08 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I think it was Please be accurate and thoughtful with your posts before making some wild comment about burning up cables, etc. Someone here might think you know what you're talking about. In which you say You don't know what you're talking about which is pretty harsh since I agree that trying to start the car with normal lightweight jumper cables at best probably isn't going to work and at worst is going to burn through the cables and possibly start a fire... -Curt Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 09:12:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D Message-ID: 1378311128.87060.yahoomail...@web161005.mail.bf1.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Mike, I don't assume someone is stupid.? If you re-read your comment, the one I reacted to, you will find you offer nothing positive, and that the post itself only inserts a modicum of fear about the test.? In essence, you attack the concept offered by someone as being asinine.? If you want to offer some constructive suggestions, fine.? If you want to run around screaming the sky is falling, it does no one any good.? Plain and simple. Richard ___ http://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 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 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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
it took dickarde like 20 minutes to beat one to death once with a baseball bat. and he was hungry! On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.comwrote: Lol. Raccoons are TOUGH. Mike On Sep 4, 2013 8:15 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Yeah you're right. I guess if we get a raccoon I need to get a better pellet gun. Mine will dispatch squirrels (which is what I bought it for) but I think it'd be iffy on a raccoon. -Curt Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 22:56:52 -0400 From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart Message-ID: calhj_1dmjjug8sxq3aekc+nu3kwpveedtdrohmi+ab7nsrb...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Ummm, Curt, are you not forcing relocation via pellet gun thereby rendering the raccoon someone elses problem? Sometimes you baffle me. Mike On Sep 3, 2013 8:52 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I've never understood relocating wildlife. What most people are doing is making their nuisance wildlife somebody else's problem. I've been having an amusing discussion on Facebook with a friend who keeps saying things like we moved our raccoon to the country to which I reply We made the raccoon somebody else's problem. I contend in those cases a pellet gun is the best answer. The raccoon quickly learns that turning over my garbage cans is a bad idea that makes his ass hurt and moves on to somebody else who gives him a free ride to somebody else's house. -Curt ___ http://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 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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] Alternator question '83 300D
Back years ago my '83 240D went through about 5 alternators in a year. Finally when we hit cold weather (around freezing) I realized the battery wasn't putting out all that much power, enough to start the car but just barely. I replaced it and that last alternator lasted another 35,000 miles until the car got junked. This year my 190D started eating alternators. I got smarter this time, after the 3rd one I replaced the battery. We'll see how the alt lasts... -Curt Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 11:15:41 -0400 From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D Message-ID: 69E9FD2927A746AEA0EF2A7F6231CD49@PC466116028214 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original The (bad?) battery still starts the car, so I'll use it for starting. The jumpers will only carry the current from the alternator to the good battery and vice versa. ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk
Do you have a place where I can land my Cessna citation out there? Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 11:56 AM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for your interest, but to preserve what little privacy there is left, lets say I won it in a poker game and let it ride.. In todays world.. NSA has all my details.. perhaps would suffice.. ;)) I was born dirt poor, walked to school barefoot in the snow.. up hill both ways.. but learned to be a ruthless bastard in business. At an early age I saw opportunities others didn't and capitalized on them, made risky investments and got lucky, traveled the world for decades living out of hangup bags and building business in countries that others were afraid to go to. I lost more money than I made some days.. some days I didn't .. parking money in bank CD's doesn't give a good rate of return.. land does..[or did] so I bought land.. in several places. Still have some, sold some, over the years, sold more than I've kept, but I still pay taxes on properties in 4 states, if that tells you anything. After 6 decades of running at full speed, afterburners on... I've decided the one commodity I didn't invest enough in was peace and quiet. I'm sure you are all a great bunch of folks, but I don't entertain much... I'll take the list fest idea under consideration. Rich is only relative.. if you have rich relatives. So I can't answer you on that point. I will say that Donald Trump does not have me on his speed dial list... but then.. neither does Paris Hilton.. ;) Now.. What kind of oil should I use in my Mercedes again? Grant... On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 7:12 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: He didn't build it, someone else built it. You know, the American way! --R On 9/4/13 10:01 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Ok, so how the heck did you wind up with a ranch that big? Family land or something? You rich? You want to fly us all out for a list fest? Sent from my iPhone __**_ http://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 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 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 Rattlesnakes
I was indeed born poor. I did walk to school uphill. Although I wore shoes in the winter. I won a card game at age 10.. which gave me ownership in a hay truck.. which, through sweat and hard work, hired helpers and ran a hay operation that paid for flight school and college. That card game investment, developed into other business ventures.. some aviation related, that generated both large investments and large income supplying parts for airliners and business jets repaired by overhaul shops I had a stake in. Other business opportunities were taken, along with attendant risks.. so in effect it was still a poker game... all in, win or lose. Land, Lumber, Livestocks, Materials Equipment, Worldwide. Keep track of that for a while and you wake up tired most days. Success is 90% perspiration, 10% inspiration... 20 hr days and 7 day weeks. No vacations, ever. I bitch about the Sister of Satan ex.. but truth is.. I was never home.. my mistress was business and profit. Women have a short storage shelf life. Being surrounded by acreage may seem exotic... but the attraction to me is it's quiet.. there is no phone to ring 24/7, and I don't have to deal with people. There is no grass to mow, no HOA to fight. Just over friendly rattlesnakes and desert. and taxes.. can't forget those.. Hendrik is writing the screen play.. Gary will play the naked fat biker part, I believe.. Don't have a clue how he will handle the mutant snake thing.. Looks like I'll have the recluse eccentric part pretty well sewed up.. With your kind permission.. this is the part where I kiss my horse and ride into the sunset.. Grant... On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Wed, 4 Sep 2013 08:55:27 -0700 G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: Seriously folks.. enough about me.. can't we go back to bitching about Trent.. or maybe an oil thread.. ;))) Well, Grant, we are only interested because your living arangements are most unusual to the rest of us. Some of us would like to live on 36,000 acres, sans the mine shafts and rattlesnakes. And you haven't answered all our questions, like how did you come into your spread? Let's not go back to Trent. We have had enough of that. Craig ___ http://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 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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
SO do you have any of your guns left? I do not remember what all you had but you had quite the collection iirc. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 12:07 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: i used to carry a .45 acp. jono now uses it to shoot rats at the garage. they are pretty much obliterated by it. probably good for porcupines too! On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: We get porcupines around our camp a lot. They need disposing of as they'll kill the trees and literally eat holes in the T111 on the garage. Usually we use a .410 or 20ga shotgun but one trip my dad brought a 9mm shotgun. A 9mm shotgun uses a 9mm case with a cup full of very small (number 10) pellets. They were commonly used for shooting clay targets indoors back in the early 1900s. Anyway one night we get this porcupine eating on the garage so we take the 9mm and head out. Dad holds the flashlight (its like 2am) and I give him a blast. He slows down but doesn't stop so I give him another, and another and another. Finally dad's had enough and gives him a couple blasts with his .380 pistol. That seems to finish things for the night. In the morning I get up and the dang thing is still alive although it can't move. Horrifying. I finally finished it with a couple (yes more than one) .22s between the eyes. The 9mm was clearly not enough for the job, the .380 didn't work out because its hard to shoot a pistol in the dark and body shots don't do the job. Porcupines have thick skulls so even the .22 had a hard time. Now we always are sure to have a big enough gun for the job. Worst would be if the thing climbed up into a tree to die, it'd have smelled forever... -Curt Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 11:28:29 -0400 From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart Message-ID: CACioK3vbhcVFftu3TqhqVmKduf+wfihou5eQc-=+xdsgg7v...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 not for dickarde, it wasn't. he figured he'd take one good shot with the bat and the fight would be over but that little beast just kept coming back hit after hit after hit. it was maybe the most traumatic experience of his life ___ http://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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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 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] Less OT: MBCA Election
I am sure poos does. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 12:27 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: I got a MBCA ballot in the mail yesterday. Anyone here have insight into issues that aren't obvious from the accompanying information? Scott ___ http://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 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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
Tough work in the dark though. Generally it goes like this, you wake up in the night for a call of nature. Since its a camp and there is no indoor plumbing men get to go outside, women have a bucket inside. So you're all snuggled up in your fart sack considering if you should brave the cold or can you hold it until morning and then you hear it. I can't think of any way to explain what a porcupine chewing on the garage wall sounds like. Imagine somebody trying to chisel through a garage wall and you're probably close. Anyway as a courtesy you wake up the other sleepers, grab some shoes, maybe pants if you want to be fancy though I usually do put on a shirt. Grab yer gun and the big mag-light, go out and find said chewer. Usually when you shine the light on him he'll pause but he won't run, so you chuck a rock so he'll get away from the garage. You give him lead poisoning, answer the call of nature and go back to bed. Sometimes the little b@$t@rd will be up under the camp. I usually whack the side of the camp to get him to come out, dad just shoots underneath... One time dad did the shooting without waking the other campers, thats something exciting to wake up to. The strangest part of the whole thing is that you shoot a porcupine, and then a rabbit or two shows up for the funeral. I mean like right then. You shoot, eject the shell, look again and theres a rabbit reading last rites... -Curt Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 13:07:25 -0400 From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart Message-ID: CACioK3uefENS=o-T-zGCts6Ac=vb46_5Tu=FVaK=k6rsas0...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 i used to carry a .45 acp. jono now uses it to shoot rats at the garage. they are pretty much obliterated by it. probably good for porcupines too! ___ http://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] Less OT: MBCA Election
Not hardly since I was banned over 10-12 years ago. I talk to my area guy Scott every few years, but other than that it's just a bunch of letters to me... On Sep 4, 2013, at 2:11 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: I am sure poos does. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 12:27 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: I got a MBCA ballot in the mail yesterday. Anyone here have insight into issues that aren't obvious from the accompanying information? Scott ___ http://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 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 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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
two .38s, a 20 gauge winchester and an 8mm mauser rifle. maybe still a .22 rifle as well somewhere On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: SO do you have any of your guns left? I do not remember what all you had but you had quite the collection iirc. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 12:07 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: i used to carry a .45 acp. jono now uses it to shoot rats at the garage. they are pretty much obliterated by it. probably good for porcupines too! On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: We get porcupines around our camp a lot. They need disposing of as they'll kill the trees and literally eat holes in the T111 on the garage. Usually we use a .410 or 20ga shotgun but one trip my dad brought a 9mm shotgun. A 9mm shotgun uses a 9mm case with a cup full of very small (number 10) pellets. They were commonly used for shooting clay targets indoors back in the early 1900s. Anyway one night we get this porcupine eating on the garage so we take the 9mm and head out. Dad holds the flashlight (its like 2am) and I give him a blast. He slows down but doesn't stop so I give him another, and another and another. Finally dad's had enough and gives him a couple blasts with his .380 pistol. That seems to finish things for the night. In the morning I get up and the dang thing is still alive although it can't move. Horrifying. I finally finished it with a couple (yes more than one) .22s between the eyes. The 9mm was clearly not enough for the job, the .380 didn't work out because its hard to shoot a pistol in the dark and body shots don't do the job. Porcupines have thick skulls so even the .22 had a hard time. Now we always are sure to have a big enough gun for the job. Worst would be if the thing climbed up into a tree to die, it'd have smelled forever... -Curt Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 11:28:29 -0400 From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart Message-ID: CACioK3vbhcVFftu3TqhqVmKduf+wfihou5eQc-=+xdsgg7v...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 not for dickarde, it wasn't. he figured he'd take one good shot with the bat and the fight would be over but that little beast just kept coming back hit after hit after hit. it was maybe the most traumatic experience of his life ___ http://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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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] Alternator question '83 300D
I agree with Canfield, Richard came on way to strong. Michael E. Esh 231-286-2344 On Sep 4, 2013, at 1:54 PM, Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com wrote: Has anyone ever seen a fire from jumper cables in anything other than a dream? Sure, we've all gotten them warm enough to make the insulation tacky, but I am under the assumption that if someone is capable of making an alternator test station from a drill press he is also capable of looking after his well-being when he's using jumper cables. Lets give Gerry a bit of credit here. I bet he can spot hot jumper cables. All I wanted to do was make a suggestion that he could save the ass busting clothes staining work of moving a big ole diesel battery from one car to another by using jumper cables in a charging test. He apparently had no problem starting the car. First thing I know, someone comes screaming into the room that there's gonna be a fire. Now *really*?? If the long term mechanics on the list have actually caught jumper cables on fire then they really ought to consider a new line of work. Thus my comment. If I hurt someone's feelings, I apologize. That is not my intention. I will respond to an exaggerated response. The claim of a fire is an exaggerated response. My time on this thread is done. Hope Gerry gets his alternator issue solved. From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 1:22 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D That is exactly it. Mike On Sep 4, 2013 1:08 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I think it was Please be accurate and thoughtful with your posts before making some wild comment about burning up cables, etc. Someone here might think you know what you're talking about. In which you say You don't know what you're talking about which is pretty harsh since I agree that trying to start the car with normal lightweight jumper cables at best probably isn't going to work and at worst is going to burn through the cables and possibly start a fire... -Curt Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 09:12:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D Message-ID: 1378311128.87060.yahoomail...@web161005.mail.bf1.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Mike, I don't assume someone is stupid.? If you re-read your comment, the one I reacted to, you will find you offer nothing positive, and that the post itself only inserts a modicum of fear about the test.? In essence, you attack the concept offered by someone as being asinine.? If you want to offer some constructive suggestions, fine.? If you want to run around screaming the sky is falling, it does no one any good.? Plain and simple. Richard ___ http://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 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 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 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] Alternator/battery problem
From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net And a fourth NEW email thread! On Wed, 4 Sep 2013 11:23:06 -0400 Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: Are you trying to say that you are going to try to produce accurate results with a battery that you think is going bad? Why does it seem to me that you are making more work for yourself? Why not just put the known good battery from the 240 into the 300 and see if the problem goes away? 20 minutes and you are done. I can lift a group 49 battery with no problem, but then I pay with a couple weeks or more of back pain; probably due to being long in the years, osteoporosis, and having 2 bad intervertebral discs. However, since this strange problem is probably going to require a number of trials, instead of jumpering the good battery in the other car, I'll use a new battery that I just bought. It's light enough that lifting it around won't cause back problems. The battery shows a full charge, so I'll start the car using the (bad?) battery, switch to the new, small battery, turn on the lights and A/C, and see what kind of voltage is on the battery. 13.7v and we'll know the big battery is the problem. If not, I'll put a regulator I know is good in the alternator and try it. If still no good, I'll replace alternators (I have three spares) and test with the good regulator. Not simple, but it should lead to a solution of the problem. No, I'm not going to use the new, light battery in the MB diesels. It will replace a dying battery in the shop that runs the burglar/fire alarm and the lights during power outages. Many thanks to: Peter Richard Mike Rick Craig Phillip And any I missed for all the good suggestions, advice, and information. I've learned a lot. Gerry ___ http://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] Alternator question '83 300D
I said burn up...as in ruin the cables. Not set fire to the car and burn down the neighborhood. You need to relax a bit. Mike On Sep 4, 2013 1:54 PM, Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com wrote: Has anyone ever seen a fire from jumper cables in anything other than a dream? Sure, we've all gotten them warm enough to make the insulation tacky, but I am under the assumption that if someone is capable of making an alternator test station from a drill press he is also capable of looking after his well-being when he's using jumper cables. Lets give Gerry a bit of credit here. I bet he can spot hot jumper cables. All I wanted to do was make a suggestion that he could save the ass busting clothes staining work of moving a big ole diesel battery from one car to another by using jumper cables in a charging test. He apparently had no problem starting the car. First thing I know, someone comes screaming into the room that there's gonna be a fire. Now *really*?? If the long term mechanics on the list have actually caught jumper cables on fire then they really ought to consider a new line of work. Thus my comment. If I hurt someone's feelings, I apologize. That is not my intention. I will respond to an exaggerated response. The claim of a fire is an exaggerated response. My time on this thread is done. Hope Gerry gets his alternator issue solved. From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 1:22 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D That is exactly it. Mike On Sep 4, 2013 1:08 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I think it was Please be accurate and thoughtful with your posts before making some wild comment about burning up cables, etc. Someone here might think you know what you're talking about. In which you say You don't know what you're talking about which is pretty harsh since I agree that trying to start the car with normal lightweight jumper cables at best probably isn't going to work and at worst is going to burn through the cables and possibly start a fire... -Curt Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 09:12:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D Message-ID: 1378311128.87060.yahoomail...@web161005.mail.bf1.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Mike, I don't assume someone is stupid.? If you re-read your comment, the one I reacted to, you will find you offer nothing positive, and that the post itself only inserts a modicum of fear about the test.? In essence, you attack the concept offered by someone as being asinine.? If you want to offer some constructive suggestions, fine.? If you want to run around screaming the sky is falling, it does no one any good.? Plain and simple. Richard ___ http://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 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 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 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] Alternator/battery problem
You are very welcome. Glad to help. Mike On Sep 4, 2013 5:10 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net And a fourth NEW email thread! On Wed, 4 Sep 2013 11:23:06 -0400 Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: Are you trying to say that you are going to try to produce accurate results with a battery that you think is going bad? Why does it seem to me that you are making more work for yourself? Why not just put the known good battery from the 240 into the 300 and see if the problem goes away? 20 minutes and you are done. I can lift a group 49 battery with no problem, but then I pay with a couple weeks or more of back pain; probably due to being long in the years, osteoporosis, and having 2 bad intervertebral discs. However, since this strange problem is probably going to require a number of trials, instead of jumpering the good battery in the other car, I'll use a new battery that I just bought. It's light enough that lifting it around won't cause back problems. The battery shows a full charge, so I'll start the car using the (bad?) battery, switch to the new, small battery, turn on the lights and A/C, and see what kind of voltage is on the battery. 13.7v and we'll know the big battery is the problem. If not, I'll put a regulator I know is good in the alternator and try it. If still no good, I'll replace alternators (I have three spares) and test with the good regulator. Not simple, but it should lead to a solution of the problem. No, I'm not going to use the new, light battery in the MB diesels. It will replace a dying battery in the shop that runs the burglar/fire alarm and the lights during power outages. ** Many thanks to: Peter Richard Mike Rick Craig Phillip And any I missed for all the good suggestions, advice, and information. I've learned a lot. Gerry __**_ http://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 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] buymbparts is dead drunk and rattling
Gary Hurst wrote: there are a lot of people who find me sexy. sadly, they are all gay men :( I commiserate with you Gary. I would also find that sad. Thank god I'm too old to have to worry about being sexy. Manfred ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk and rattling
if i could go gay, i would in a second. it's just not for me though, so, alas, i remain attracted to women :( On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 5:30 PM, MG trainpain2...@aol.com wrote: Gary Hurst wrote: there are a lot of people who find me sexy. sadly, they are all gay men :( I commiserate with you Gary. I would also find that sad. Thank god I'm too old to have to worry about being sexy. Manfred __**_ http://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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
Boy I guess thats tough! -Curt Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 14:55:44 -0600 From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart Message-ID: 20130904145544.19b26c858b32a2ffb9805...@pisquared.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On Wed, 4 Sep 2013 10:05:19 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: We get porcupines around our camp a lot. They need disposing of as they'll kill the trees and literally eat holes in the T111 on the garage. When we lived south of Calhan, Colorado, we met up with a few badgers. They need disposing of since they will burrow next to fence corner posts and will ruin two fence lines. One day, when we were driving on the lane on the south side of our 80 acres, I noticed an animal ahead. I thought it was our cat. Shirley said it was not. When we got closer, I saw it was a badger. The lane was fenced on the south side, but not on the north side. When we got close, the badger headed north onto our property. I followed it in our 4000# 1962 Willys Utility Wagon. I caught up with it well away from the fence and rolled over it with both wheels on one side. I looped around and saw that it was still moving, so I ran over it again with both wheels on one side. I ended up doing figure-8s in the field and had to run it over seven times before it stopped moving. Those things are tough! And they have a full mouth of very nasty looking teeth! Craig ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
Suma youse guys spend all day lookin' for this stuff? ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 5:54 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart http://www.break.com/video/ugc/a-gay-man-explains-the-honey-badger-2016626 --R On 9/4/13 4:55 PM, Craig wrote: On Wed, 4 Sep 2013 10:05:19 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: We get porcupines around our camp a lot. They need disposing of as they'll kill the trees and literally eat holes in the T111 on the garage. When we lived south of Calhan, Colorado, we met up with a few badgers. They need disposing of since they will burrow next to fence corner posts and will ruin two fence lines. One day, when we were driving on the lane on the south side of our 80 acres, I noticed an animal ahead. I thought it was our cat. Shirley said it was not. When we got closer, I saw it was a badger. The lane was fenced on the south side, but not on the north side. When we got close, the badger headed north onto our property. I followed it in our 4000# 1962 Willys Utility Wagon. I caught up with it well away from the fence and rolled over it with both wheels on one side. I looped around and saw that it was still moving, so I ran over it again with both wheels on one side. I ended up doing figure-8s in the field and had to run it over seven times before it stopped moving. Those things are tough! And they have a full mouth of very nasty looking teeth! Craig ___ http://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 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 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 Rattlesnakes
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 17:51:14 -0400 Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: His wife got bit by one last year stepping over a log (a big NONO), I take it, then, that one is supposed to walk around the end of logs to be able to see where one will be stepping. she heard it, stopped, and was like OHSH*T and decided she could move faster than a coiled rattler. FAIL. Took her quite some time to recover but she did, I guess that is why she was so worked up about the dog. Yes, that would make one quite worked up about one's dog. I saw an eastern king snake in the driveway a week or two ago when I was going to get the paper, it was coiled up and was Not Happy to see me. I poked at it with a stick and it decided retreat was the best option, but it was shaking its tail. Actually, eastern king snakes appear to be one of the good guys. http://srelherp.uga.edu/snakes/lamget.htm says, Habits: In our region kingsnakes are active almost exclusively by day but are most active in the morning during the summer. They are strong constrictors and consume a variety of prey including snakes, lizards, rodents, birds, and especially turtle eggs. Kingsnakes are resistant to the venom of pit-vipers and they readily eat copperheads, cottonmouths, and rattlesnakes. Although they frequently rattle their tail, release musk, and bite upon capture, they generally tame quickly and are often kept as pets. This species mates in the spring and males bite the neck of females while mating. Females lay 3-24 eggs under debris or in rotting logs in early summer and eggs hatch in August-September. From the pictures on the page, they are quite pretty. Craig ___ http://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] buymbparts
as you should, wilton, but it is happening here. this thread starts with trent telling the story of how MY mess is the reason he has problems, aka why he steals when i answer allegations, i get told i ought to get kicked off this list for it. it's not meant in the spirit of humor, but it is schoolyard bullying by people who think they can take free shots at me. it is untoward and unbecoming and it ought not be tolerated by anyone as for trent, he stole and lied. that's a fact beyond dispute, not a personal attack. when he brings my name into conversation i have a right to answer. the fact that when i do a number of people gang up on me is just sick. it ought to stop. On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 11:16 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: I strongly discourage personal attacks against any one of us. Wilton - Original Message - From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 11:00 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts email me privately if you are interested in details. wilton is right in saying we ought not go down this road again on the list. i think also, however, i should be allowed to defend myself if attacked. personal attacks against me should be discouraged as well On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 10:48 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com** wrote: .... No one is dealing with Trent or is even thinking about it IMO. It's just an interesting situation that several of us have been involved with. Those that want to keep him on the list probably just want to see how it all plays out. What's this about Rusty threatening to murder your daughter and your reporting him to the police? What about Rustys claim that you took $15K out of his bank account? I don't see where anyone is treating you like Hitler. Gerrywho never ordered anything from Trent and just reads the emails. ..... From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com why not just deal with people who don't rob you to begin with? the guy stole from most everyone here and then lied to them about to this day. he hasn't even acknowledged what the has done, let alone explained it. rusty continuously threatens to murder my daughter to the point where i have to report him to the police and end my association with him and you guys make me the new hitler despite my treating each of you excellently. this guy comes along out of nowhere, rips everyone off, lies about it , runs away and then comes back saying he wants to start over and you are desperate to offer him a ray of light at the end of the tunnel this is real madness On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 9:33 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com ** wrote: .. It may be our fixit mentality. When our cars, appliances, houses, you name it; break down, our impetus is to fix it. Trent is obviously broken and our inclination is to fix Trent. Grant is offering Trent a ray of light at the end of the tunnel; IMO a very humane thing to do. Will anyone on this list try to do business with Trent under the present conditions? That's beyond unlikely IMO. Comment? GerryA medical retiree who believes that there are helpless cases but no hopeless cases. .. From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com as i mentioned in the post i just made, this is really an excellent point. even if you simply despise me to the point of your own detriment, it doesn't explain why there is this group here who seems to be desperate for trent to go from substance abusing thief and liar to parts superstar, for him to learn and get better is this some kind of insane esoteric religion or something or is there some reasonable basis for trent to be the saviour you await? and why trent, who has proven himself to be the greatest failure than anyone in this business has ever been? something is so fabulously wrong with this picture. it has been from the first day trent was introduced and remains so to the present day. what is trent's allure to you trentistas? how can he have any allure to anyone? (these are actually serious questions apart from anything about personalities) On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: Why are we even talking about what Trent could be, are we that desperate for Trent to all the sudden be great? We talk about a great source of parts, well Gary is a pretty good source from what I hear. On 9/1/2013 12:43 PM, G Mann wrote: Personally, I have a rule that says, Sin all you want but never ask me to support your sinning I could care less about a DUI or what ever.. I only care about a reliable supply of quality Mercedes parts, from someone who acts responsibly, takes my orders, fills them in a timely manner or explains to me why they can not be filled, then delivers as
[MBZ] Newbie here looking for a part for my 73 450SL. (trunk lock cylinder bracket)
Hi all.I'm new to the list, brought on board by my friend, Clay.I recently bought a '73 450sl. Someone tried to break into the trunk before I bought it. I had a new trunk lock-cylinder keyed to match my ignition, but it came from a newer sedan, and the bracket that houses the cylinder is different. (Too stout -the latch won't clear) If anyone has the correct bracket for this model/year or knows where to get one, I'd be very grateful. Thanks,-Andy From: mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com Subject: Mercedes Digest, Vol 93, Issue 260 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 00:48:24 + Send Mercedes mailing list submissions to mercedes@okiebenz.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com You can reach the person managing the list at mercedes-ow...@okiebenz.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Mercedes digest... --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: diese...@pisquared.net To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:12:15 -0600 Subject: Re: [MBZ] 108 photos On Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:24:32 -0500 Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: On Aug 30, 2013, at 5:05 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: It would have helped to have links to the pictures, or reasonable size pictures (say 1024x768) instead of the 2592x1936 (which is larger than my monitor at 1920x1200 I agree. That is the problem with phones that have 12 terapixel (I am being facetious) cameras. The inferior optics plus the over sized image sensor allow crappy pictures to be huge. My Nikon Coolpix 775 has different sizes of pictures one can choose between. Do phones have the same capability? Craig --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: arche...@embarqmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:08:42 -0400 Subject: Re: [MBZ] 108 photos Which is the simplest to join and use? Thanks, Gerry There is a reason for Flickr, Picasa, Photobucket, DropBox, etc. They are easy to link to, and you can post as many digital images as you like. Rick --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: okd...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 18:54:29 -0500 Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT power line ethernet I wonder how you use a reflector with one of the new flat box WiFi MIMO routers with no external antennas? I'm thinking trial and error now --- a quarter wave length is about 1.2 -- On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 11:00 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote: The easiest is a reflector for the antenna. http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/Ez-10/ There are other, more effective ways - but they all cost a _lot_ more. -- Philip -- OK Don They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775 in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. - Benjamin Franklin 1789 2013 F150, 19 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 45 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: onecreat...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:58:44 -0400 Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Bringing back the View Master Totally, at http://reelagram.com we're catering specifically to the Instagram community--purely 2D. Our partner, Image3D, who makes all of this possible can work with you to create true stereo reels http://image3d.com Darren On Aug 30, 2013, at 1:55 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote: Darren wrote: Hey all, just wanted to share a little diddy we just launched. No doubt you're familiar with View Masters, the old school slide reel viewers--you probably had some Disney ones years ago... maybe still do. I've partnered up with a guy that used to shoot in stereovision, did all that fancy stuff for Spielberg back in the day... and well in the spirit of adorning the analog, I'm trying to get the new kids hooked back on these things. If I'm reading correctly, it looks like you are making 2D, mono-image viewmaster disks from users images. What if I have stereo-view pictures? Can those be turned into stereo-view viewmaster disks? -- Philip ___ http://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 --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: okd...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:04:15 -0500 Subject: Re: [MBZ] my kinda car The local VW dealer has one in the show room, mostly restored. It's not for sale, and I don't think they drive it. On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: We saw some of those
Re: [MBZ] buymbparts
because people here believe what they say, no matter how absurd the allegations On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 3:08 AM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.comwrote: Wouldn't it just be easier if everyone would just let it go? I didn't say you were the one stirring Gary. You piss and whine about Rusty talking bad about you. Be the bigger man yhat you said you were in the messages we shared a while back and let the past be the past and tell everyone to mind their own business. If what you say is true Gary, then why do you give a darn about what they say? The one who stands back, keeps his mouth out of the drama and provides the excellent service you provide will earn the respect and business of the folks here. Mike On Sep 2, 2013 3:00 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: which personal attacks, mike? when people slander me with lies, i will refute them. when trent says that he steals because of something i did 4 or more years ago, i will refute him. you are the only one now stirring any pot, mike. go troll your hate someplace else where someone might be interested as no one is here i have done nothing but be of service to people here, treating everyone well in all their interactions with me. you are the only pot stirrer here and i resent it, mike. On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 2:54 AM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: Jabba is beginning to lean toward the personal attacks that he is preaching against and has got his rear in deep before. Who cares about what Trent does or if he is banned? Why does it matter? Don't we have cars to fix? Starting to sound like a damned soap opera around here again. Mike Who is sick of certain folks stirring the pot just for the drama. On Sep 2, 2013 2:48 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: i suspect that if he still had that cash, he wouldn't have come back to get more On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 2:42 AM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: trent still has all their parts cash. clay On Sep 1, 2013, at 11:35 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: i don't wonder why you do but why everyone else doen't On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 2:33 AM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: And you wonder why I place my parts order with you? Give me my frakkin' parts and I do not mind sexy, messianic, alcoholic, sexaholic, sadistic, misogynist, economist, pederast, pedal pushers, chinos, converse, tap shoes, popsicle, blueberry pancake, or furry loving. Go ahead and bomb syria without congress agreeing. Use Teddy's big stick for manifest destiny. Just make sure I get good parts in a timely manner. Which you do no problems clay On Sep 1, 2013, at 11:25 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: i get you better parts and do it with sexy. how can you beat that with a stick? (what?) On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 2:19 AM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: For what its worth, I had not used Rusty directly until the dustup with Gary took the web portal off line. My understanding was that Gary worked the web, and Rusty worked the phones. I got the parts I needed just fine without needing to call anybody, and they showed up within 24 hours. I could have given a flaming fig about the behind the scenes drama, as long as my parts arrived and I had no troubles in fitment or quality. Then Rusty goes and sells the business and my parts, and the lists parts acquisitions become drama. Whoever gets me my dang parts with out drama has my business. clay On Sep 1, 2013, at 10:59 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: this story of me stealing his american express receipts is a manifest lie that a 5 year old could see was obviously a fabrication. but, then again, so is the story that trent was learning or sick but he will soon learn or get better and then all the parts would magically appear so just keep placing orders with him, and it didn't seem to stop so many people here from supporting it. mass hysteria is a terrible thing and everyone is best served to guard against it. i will send you the details of buymbparts and this insane allegation privately. anyone else who wants to know can get a copy, but we ought not discuss this further as it offends some on the list, including some, like wilton, who i personally have a lot of respect for and dont' wish to upset further. i'm happy to tell anyone my version of events and refute the lies told about me, but let's really
[MBZ] one last Trent comment
As I was going thru the messages pending approval there were several from our friend Trent full of vulgar trash talk. Just FYI in case anyone cares. ___ http://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] Newbie here looking for a part for my 73 450SL. (trunk lock cylinder bracket)
Welcome, Andy. While there is a possibility someone on the list has the part you need, or knows of one at a local knackers (junkyard), you might also try posting something over at Benzworld in the Vintage forum. In the meantime, hang out here for a while and enjoy the ambience! I'll start things off by asking what kind of oil you use in your Mercedes? (We won't hold it against you that you know Clay.) Dan On Aug 30, 2013, at 10:00 PM, andy rosenthal wrote: Hi all.I'm new to the list, brought on board by my friend, Clay.I recently bought a '73 450sl. Someone tried to break into the trunk before I bought it. I had a new trunk lock-cylinder keyed to match my ignition, but it came from a newer sedan, and the bracket that houses the cylinder is different. (Too stout -the latch won't clear) If anyone has the correct bracket for this model/year or knows where to get one, I'd be very grateful. Thanks,-Andy From: mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com Subject: Mercedes Digest, Vol 93, Issue 260 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 00:48:24 + Send Mercedes mailing list submissions to mercedes@okiebenz.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com You can reach the person managing the list at mercedes-ow...@okiebenz.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Mercedes digest... --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: diese...@pisquared.net To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:12:15 -0600 Subject: Re: [MBZ] 108 photos On Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:24:32 -0500 Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: On Aug 30, 2013, at 5:05 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: It would have helped to have links to the pictures, or reasonable size pictures (say 1024x768) instead of the 2592x1936 (which is larger than my monitor at 1920x1200 I agree. That is the problem with phones that have 12 terapixel (I am being facetious) cameras. The inferior optics plus the over sized image sensor allow crappy pictures to be huge. My Nikon Coolpix 775 has different sizes of pictures one can choose between. Do phones have the same capability? Craig --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: arche...@embarqmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:08:42 -0400 Subject: Re: [MBZ] 108 photos Which is the simplest to join and use? Thanks, Gerry There is a reason for Flickr, Picasa, Photobucket, DropBox, etc. They are easy to link to, and you can post as many digital images as you like. Rick --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: okd...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 18:54:29 -0500 Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT power line ethernet I wonder how you use a reflector with one of the new flat box WiFi MIMO routers with no external antennas? I'm thinking trial and error now --- a quarter wave length is about 1.2 -- On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 11:00 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote: The easiest is a reflector for the antenna. http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/Ez-10/ There are other, more effective ways - but they all cost a _lot_ more. -- Philip -- OK Don They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775 in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. - Benjamin Franklin 1789 2013 F150, 19 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 45 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: onecreat...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:58:44 -0400 Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Bringing back the View Master Totally, at http://reelagram.com we're catering specifically to the Instagram community--purely 2D. Our partner, Image3D, who makes all of this possible can work with you to create true stereo reels http://image3d.com Darren On Aug 30, 2013, at 1:55 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote: Darren wrote: Hey all, just wanted to share a little diddy we just launched. No doubt you're familiar with View Masters, the old school slide reel viewers--you probably had some Disney ones years ago... maybe still do. I've partnered up with a guy that used to shoot in stereovision, did all that fancy stuff for Spielberg back in the day... and well in the spirit of adorning the analog, I'm trying to get the new kids hooked back on these things. If I'm reading correctly, it looks like you are making 2D, mono-image viewmaster disks from users images. What if I have stereo-view pictures? Can those be turned into stereo-view viewmaster disks? -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To
Re: [MBZ] OT Rattlesnakes
Eastern rattlesnakes are on the threatened and endangered species list so you'd best leave them alone. On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Wed, 4 Sep 2013 08:55:27 -0700 G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: Seriously folks.. enough about me.. can't we go back to bitching about Trent.. or maybe an oil thread.. ;))) Well, Grant, we are only interested because your living arangements are most unusual to the rest of us. Some of us would like to live on 36,000 acres, sans the mine shafts and rattlesnakes. And you haven't answered all our questions, like how did you come into your spread? Let's not go back to Trent. We have had enough of that. Craig ___ http://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 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 Rattlesnakes
Sister of Satan Cafe I can see the franchise possibilities already. However, since she had no culinary talent in the kitchen [along with other lacking talents] one does wonder about the menu selections. In keeping with her cooking talents.. the rattlesnake would be served live. The bats burned and impaled on cactus spikes with a side salad of Cholla bolls [known as the nasty jumping cactus that has thousands of nasty spines the burrow into your skin] Yep .. that should about do it. Wonder if Paula Dean could run the kitchen help? That should about round it out.. Undertaker services instead of wine steward perhaps? After dinner Latte and burial as a menu item.. I like how you're thinking.. ha. Grant... Seriously folks.. enough about me.. can't we go back to bitching about Trent.. or maybe an oil thread.. ;))) On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 8:19 AM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.comwrote: I had rattlesnake for dinner when I was a kid camping with my parents in Stoney Fork, PA. I think it was PA. Was good, tender and sweet. I wonder if Grants bat fed mine snakes are anywhere near as tasty. Maybe a new diner named after your ex that only serves bat and blind rattlesnake?? Mike On Sep 4, 2013 9:11 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: I have a coupla copperhead skins that are really beautiful. Not sure what to do with them, but I tanned them so they are useful for maybe a hatband or a belt. You could do the same with the rattlers, and I hear they are some tasty eatin on the barbee. --R On 9/3/13 8:11 PM, G Mann wrote: Sorry to burst your fantasy, but I do not keep rattlesnakes as pets.. They present a clear and mortal danger to me at the Ranch. Should I be bitten, due to the remote location, medical help and intervention is to far away. Contrary to what you might think.. cutting the head off a rattlesnake does not render it safe.. I've had severed heads still strike after as long as 45 minutes... with the capacity to deliver a lethal dose of venom... so.. should you encounter one... kill it and leave it.. resist the impulse to pick it up cause it's dead... They are also very territorial. If you find one near your residence and have it removed.. it will find it's way back within the next month.. When I first took the Ranch, I would capture and remove any rattlesnake that came around the ranch house.. soon I noticed what looked like the same snake [yes.. they all look alike, scary] so I spray painted the ones captured.. sure enough.. they came back.. Since then... I hang them on the fence and and bury the head, the coyotes or vultures eat... nothing goes to waste. __**_ http://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.com http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://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 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] buymbparts is dead drunk
Ok, so how the heck did you wind up with a ranch that big? Family land or something? You rich? You want to fly us all out for a list fest? Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 1:26 AM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: I miss-spoke.. it's been a long day.. 36,000 acres.. give or take.. and it's not square.. the survey party was likely drunk or dehydrated.. ha.. Survey points run from mountain top to mountain top and along stream beds in some places.. so it's not like a city lot.. all nice and neat.. Some of the border is defined by Bureau of Land Management. so who really knows what wound their watch.. Last survey was in 1952 and all major points are marked with 2 inch steel shafts.. I've located most of them... It seems like a lot, but actually as ranches go in this area, it's a little one.. Desert land.. not much water.. little graze. takes many acres to feed one animal.. maybe. The main product is peace and quiet from a irritating public.. Hope this satisfies all who are curious. Grant... On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 9:53 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 21:27:09 -0700 G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: 640 x 36 about covers it. Lots of open space that's untouched and will stay that way if I have my way about it. As in 36 sections? As in 36 square miles? As in 23,040 acres? Is your property a square, a rectangle, or some other shape? Thinking about it, though, it cannot be a square. That would be six miles on a side and would imply a driveway shorter than 14 miles (unless it meanders A LOT!). Craig ___ http://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 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 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] buymbparts BS
I was on the other, upper end of many of those. 108 mix of 500 and 750 pounders each time. Wilton - Original Message - From: Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts BS I believe Iron Rail was MLRS (multiple launch rocket system). And it is truly awesome near ground zero. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of G Mann Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:16 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts BS In Desert Storm 1 the Iraq soldiers named that Iron Rain and it truly instilled shock and awe to the highest degree. Until you have been ground level anywhere near one of those deliveries, it can't truly be appreciated. I sleep better at night, thanks for all your service Wilton. Grant... On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 7:02 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: WILTON wrote: I could just call for a B-52 strike, you know. What are those coordinates, again? ;) http://gifs.gifbin.com/022012/**1332783801_b52_carpet_bombing.**gifhttp://g ifs.gifbin.com/022012/1332783801_b52_carpet_bombing.gif __**_ http://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://m ail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://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 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 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] Fwd: We are selling......
Yes. Wilton - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fwd: We are selling.. See that's what I would be worried about if Trent got any customers cc numbers. When I used to buy from rusty he just had my card on file and I would just tell him what I need. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 12:47 AM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: Trent got Rusty's database. I did not give him any payment data and he shipped my parts, charged the card, and no security data was mentioned clay On Sep 3, 2013, at 9:56 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: i'm not sure that i was on rusty's mailing list and i got that email. while i'm sure he has the bimby customer list, he likely also has added some people from here. i can't say for sure though but i would ot have been receiving rusty emails On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:16 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: So did anyone receive this email from Trent that was not already on rustys mailing list? Sent from my iPhone On Sep 3, 2013, at 10:03 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: He mined the list and made a spam program. WE are not going to be quit of him until Ted Kosinski mails him a package clay On Sep 3, 2013, at 7:00 PM, Rick Hawkins Java wrote: thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins It looks like this will never end received this email just now and i've NEVER bought from Trent xx rick hawkins Begin forwarded message: From: Buymbparts buymbpa...@gmail.com Date: September 3, 2013 8:46:12 PM EDT To: macj...@aol.com Subject: We are selling.. Reply-To: buymbpa...@gmail.com Buymbparts September 3, 2013 Customer, TOM IS Back. Tom has come back to work for you at buyMBparts. We are here selling full time, and Tom has come back. His expertise will be a HUGE asset for us. He is anxiously ready to get back at it. Tom's direct phone line is 770-609-8795, He can also be reached on our toll free line at 1-800-741-5252. Give him a call and see how he's been. I want to take this time to thank all of our loyal customers, We will continue to strive to provide you the highest quality Genuine, OEM, OES Mercedes Parts. We are looking forward to serving you. Sincerely, Trent Fiorini Buymbparts Save 15% For the month of September save an additional 15% on all Oil and Air Filters to get your car ready for the fall season ( phone sales only ) Just mention this ad when ordering. Stock Up... Offer Expires: September 30.2013 Forward this email This email was sent to macj...@aol.com by buymbpa...@gmail.com | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Buymbparts | 300 West miller road | Sterling | IL | 61081 ___ http://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 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 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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 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 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 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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
http://www.break.com/video/ugc/a-gay-man-explains-the-honey-badger-2016626 --R On 9/4/13 4:55 PM, Craig wrote: On Wed, 4 Sep 2013 10:05:19 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: We get porcupines around our camp a lot. They need disposing of as they'll kill the trees and literally eat holes in the T111 on the garage. When we lived south of Calhan, Colorado, we met up with a few badgers. They need disposing of since they will burrow next to fence corner posts and will ruin two fence lines. One day, when we were driving on the lane on the south side of our 80 acres, I noticed an animal ahead. I thought it was our cat. Shirley said it was not. When we got closer, I saw it was a badger. The lane was fenced on the south side, but not on the north side. When we got close, the badger headed north onto our property. I followed it in our 4000# 1962 Willys Utility Wagon. I caught up with it well away from the fence and rolled over it with both wheels on one side. I looped around and saw that it was still moving, so I ran over it again with both wheels on one side. I ended up doing figure-8s in the field and had to run it over seven times before it stopped moving. Those things are tough! And they have a full mouth of very nasty looking teeth! Craig ___ http://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 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] Alternator question '83 300D
I saidif.he was using the starter he better have bigger cables than most folks have. Simple facts my friend. The wire in a 4ga. set of cables will not hold up to the current draw from the starter and may burn up when trying to start a Diesel engine without the battery in the vehicle to be started supplying some of the current. I say that is a fair safety warning, not trying to scare anyone. I have burnt up cheap cables doing just what I warned about. Mike Mike On Sep 4, 2013 12:12 PM, Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com wrote: Mike, I don't assume someone is stupid. If you re-read your comment, the one I reacted to, you will find you offer nothing positive, and that the post itself only inserts a modicum of fear about the test. In essence, you attack the concept offered by someone as being asinine. If you want to offer some constructive suggestions, fine. If you want to run around screaming the sky is falling, it does no one any good. Plain and simple. Richard From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 10:49 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D Mr. Hattaway, maybe you should not assume folks are stupid. Been a mechanic over 25 years. You try starting even a good starting Diesel with the average set of cables people use these days and a bad battery and you are going to burn up the cables. They are meant to charge first, then start. Heavy cables are not cheap and most people do not own a $100 set of jumper cables capable of starting a Diesel. Yes, charging only isn't a big deal and completely safe as long as he is careful. Not even really likely to damage the diodes swapping terminals as long as nothing is crossed. Mike Who is trying to be of help and takes offense to being told he is an idiot, in so many words. On Sep 3, 2013 5:04 PM, Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com wrote: What kind of claim is this??? Jumper cables are like welding cable. At least good ones are. The two batteries are running 12 volts float. There is little likelihood of anything other than minor charging going on between the two batteries, since he said he's disconnecting the 'good' vehicles cabling. This is nothing more than jump starting the car as far as the cables are concerned. Nothing is going to burn up here. In fact, what will probably happen is the alternator will begin charging the newly introduced battery since the questionable one was run dry, thus has a high resistance cell eliminating the ability for the battery to be charged by the alternator. He's looking for 13.7 out of the alternator which is correct, and should be achieved if A) the alternator is capable of charging, and B) the battery is able to be charged. It's a simple test, takes seconds, and is accurate. It can be done in business clothes. It eliminates or proves half of the A) and B) above. There is no chance of meltdown or fire any more than there is during any jump start situation. Please be accurate and thoughtful with your posts before making some wild comment about burning up cables, etc. Someone here might think you know what you're talking about. From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D If you are saying you are going to use your jumper cables in between the 240 battery and the 300 cables and starter yhen you better have a big set of cables. Like welding cable. Otherwise you will burn them up and not answer your question. Better to just swap out the batteries and see if the issue follows the battery from the 300. Mike On Sep 3, 2013 2:21 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: That's a good idea, Richard. I'll put the 240D and the 300D side by side and jumper with all the cables off. I know the 240D battery is good. Batteries are both group 49. Thanks, Gerry From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com Like everybody else has said, please change the battery before you go to all that trouble. You could even just use some jumper cables and clamp another one in parallel to the toasted one to prove your point. Much easier than messing with regulators and drill presses (c: Thanks to Rick, Richard, and Loren for your advice; and to Fred for the connector which arrived in good order. Going to wire it up and try it again. If the connector wasn't the problem, will put a good regulator in and try it. If that doesn't work, will chuck the 3 used alternators in the drill press one at a time and try the half dozen regulators (hooked to the 12 volt shop battery) until I find a good combination. If that doesn't
Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk
Thanks for your interest, but to preserve what little privacy there is left, lets say I won it in a poker game and let it ride.. In todays world.. NSA has all my details.. perhaps would suffice.. ;)) I was born dirt poor, walked to school barefoot in the snow.. up hill both ways.. but learned to be a ruthless bastard in business. At an early age I saw opportunities others didn't and capitalized on them, made risky investments and got lucky, traveled the world for decades living out of hangup bags and building business in countries that others were afraid to go to. I lost more money than I made some days.. some days I didn't .. parking money in bank CD's doesn't give a good rate of return.. land does..[or did] so I bought land.. in several places. Still have some, sold some, over the years, sold more than I've kept, but I still pay taxes on properties in 4 states, if that tells you anything. After 6 decades of running at full speed, afterburners on... I've decided the one commodity I didn't invest enough in was peace and quiet. I'm sure you are all a great bunch of folks, but I don't entertain much... I'll take the list fest idea under consideration. Rich is only relative.. if you have rich relatives. So I can't answer you on that point. I will say that Donald Trump does not have me on his speed dial list... but then.. neither does Paris Hilton.. ;) Now.. What kind of oil should I use in my Mercedes again? Grant... On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 7:12 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: He didn't build it, someone else built it. You know, the American way! --R On 9/4/13 10:01 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Ok, so how the heck did you wind up with a ranch that big? Family land or something? You rich? You want to fly us all out for a list fest? Sent from my iPhone __**_ http://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 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 Rattlesnakes
I think there might be plenty in the immediate area. You are welcome to come inspect. A guy I know on Wadmalaw had his dog bit a few weeks back and had to fly it to Raleigh or Chapel Hill to get antivenom (or venin, I can never remember that word). He flew the dog up there in his jet at his wife's insistence. His wife got bit by one last year stepping over a log (a big NONO), she heard it, stopped, and was like OHSH*T and decided she could move faster than a coiled rattler. FAIL. Took her quite some time to recover but she did, I guess that is why she was so worked up about the dog. I have curtailed my woodland rambles this summer because of all the rain has apparently got the snakes energized. I saw an eastern king snake in the driveway a week or two ago when I was going to get the paper, it was coiled up and was Not Happy to see me. I poked at it with a stick and it decided retreat was the best option, but it was shaking its tail. --R On 9/4/13 12:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Eastern rattlesnakes are on the threatened and endangered species list so you'd best leave them alone. On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Wed, 4 Sep 2013 08:55:27 -0700 G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: Seriously folks.. enough about me.. can't we go back to bitching about Trent.. or maybe an oil thread.. ;))) Well, Grant, we are only interested because your living arangements are most unusual to the rest of us. Some of us would like to live on 36,000 acres, sans the mine shafts and rattlesnakes. And you haven't answered all our questions, like how did you come into your spread? Let's not go back to Trent. We have had enough of that. Craig ___ http://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 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 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] buymbparts is dead drunk
i find you a likable fellow, grant as for oil, i'm mostly a mobil 1 guy and have been for decades. before then i was a kendall guy, which today is sold as bradpenn and not kendall. in other words, if it says kendall on it, it most definitely isn't real kendall. i suppose stuff like delo or valvoline racing is fine in a pinch as well On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 12:56 PM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for your interest, but to preserve what little privacy there is left, lets say I won it in a poker game and let it ride.. In todays world.. NSA has all my details.. perhaps would suffice.. ;)) I was born dirt poor, walked to school barefoot in the snow.. up hill both ways.. but learned to be a ruthless bastard in business. At an early age I saw opportunities others didn't and capitalized on them, made risky investments and got lucky, traveled the world for decades living out of hangup bags and building business in countries that others were afraid to go to. I lost more money than I made some days.. some days I didn't .. parking money in bank CD's doesn't give a good rate of return.. land does..[or did] so I bought land.. in several places. Still have some, sold some, over the years, sold more than I've kept, but I still pay taxes on properties in 4 states, if that tells you anything. After 6 decades of running at full speed, afterburners on... I've decided the one commodity I didn't invest enough in was peace and quiet. I'm sure you are all a great bunch of folks, but I don't entertain much... I'll take the list fest idea under consideration. Rich is only relative.. if you have rich relatives. So I can't answer you on that point. I will say that Donald Trump does not have me on his speed dial list... but then.. neither does Paris Hilton.. ;) Now.. What kind of oil should I use in my Mercedes again? Grant... On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 7:12 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: He didn't build it, someone else built it. You know, the American way! --R On 9/4/13 10:01 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Ok, so how the heck did you wind up with a ranch that big? Family land or something? You rich? You want to fly us all out for a list fest? Sent from my iPhone __**_ http://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.com http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk
Just to give you an idea of what you ask for Kaleb. To be in the middle with 14 miles on every side that would be only 784 sq MILES or 501,760 acres. BTW Long Island has about 1,723 sq miles. That's 1,102,720 acres. The King ranch in Texas is supposed to be the largest ranch in the US at around 825,000 acres with a few more in south Florida. I think it will be a bit of a stretch to find a ranch the right size for sale in most any state. Manfred Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I would like to have a multi hundred acre ranch where it is 14 miles from the entrance to my house. ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
i used to carry a .45 acp. jono now uses it to shoot rats at the garage. they are pretty much obliterated by it. probably good for porcupines too! On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: We get porcupines around our camp a lot. They need disposing of as they'll kill the trees and literally eat holes in the T111 on the garage. Usually we use a .410 or 20ga shotgun but one trip my dad brought a 9mm shotgun. A 9mm shotgun uses a 9mm case with a cup full of very small (number 10) pellets. They were commonly used for shooting clay targets indoors back in the early 1900s. Anyway one night we get this porcupine eating on the garage so we take the 9mm and head out. Dad holds the flashlight (its like 2am) and I give him a blast. He slows down but doesn't stop so I give him another, and another and another. Finally dad's had enough and gives him a couple blasts with his .380 pistol. That seems to finish things for the night. In the morning I get up and the dang thing is still alive although it can't move. Horrifying. I finally finished it with a couple (yes more than one) .22s between the eyes. The 9mm was clearly not enough for the job, the .380 didn't work out because its hard to shoot a pistol in the dark and body shots don't do the job. Porcupines have thick skulls so even the .22 had a hard time. Now we always are sure to have a big enough gun for the job. Worst would be if the thing climbed up into a tree to die, it'd have smelled forever... -Curt Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 11:28:29 -0400 From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart Message-ID: CACioK3vbhcVFftu3TqhqVmKduf+wfihou5eQc-=+xdsgg7v...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 not for dickarde, it wasn't. he figured he'd take one good shot with the bat and the fight would be over but that little beast just kept coming back hit after hit after hit. it was maybe the most traumatic experience of his life ___ http://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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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] Fwd: We are selling......
I got the msg, too; delete is easy. Let us, please, just leave it alone. Wilton - Original Message - From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fwd: We are selling.. On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 20:03:46 -0700 clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: He mined the list and made a spam program. WE are not going to be quit of him until Ted Kosinski mails him a package No, likely not true. His emails are in the same format that Rusty used to send out. He most likely got a customer list from Rusty. I got one from him, too, just like I used to get from Rusty. No big deal. Unsubscribe is easy. Let's leave this mess of competing parts vendors completely alone. Craig ___ http://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 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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
We get porcupines around our camp a lot. They need disposing of as they'll kill the trees and literally eat holes in the T111 on the garage. Usually we use a .410 or 20ga shotgun but one trip my dad brought a 9mm shotgun. A 9mm shotgun uses a 9mm case with a cup full of very small (number 10) pellets. They were commonly used for shooting clay targets indoors back in the early 1900s. Anyway one night we get this porcupine eating on the garage so we take the 9mm and head out. Dad holds the flashlight (its like 2am) and I give him a blast. He slows down but doesn't stop so I give him another, and another and another. Finally dad's had enough and gives him a couple blasts with his .380 pistol. That seems to finish things for the night. In the morning I get up and the dang thing is still alive although it can't move. Horrifying. I finally finished it with a couple (yes more than one) .22s between the eyes. The 9mm was clearly not enough for the job, the .380 didn't work out because its hard to shoot a pistol in the dark and body shots don't do the job. Porcupines have thick skulls so even the .22 had a hard time. Now we always are sure to have a big enough gun for the job. Worst would be if the thing climbed up into a tree to die, it'd have smelled forever... -Curt Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 11:28:29 -0400 From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart Message-ID: CACioK3vbhcVFftu3TqhqVmKduf+wfihou5eQc-=+xdsgg7v...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 not for dickarde, it wasn't. he figured he'd take one good shot with the bat and the fight would be over but that little beast just kept coming back hit after hit after hit. it was maybe the most traumatic experience of his life ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
Hahahaaha! That is funny! Mike On Sep 4, 2013 10:41 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: it took dickarde like 20 minutes to beat one to death once with a baseball bat. and he was hungry! On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: Lol. Raccoons are TOUGH. Mike On Sep 4, 2013 8:15 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Yeah you're right. I guess if we get a raccoon I need to get a better pellet gun. Mine will dispatch squirrels (which is what I bought it for) but I think it'd be iffy on a raccoon. -Curt Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 22:56:52 -0400 From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart Message-ID: calhj_1dmjjug8sxq3aekc+nu3kwpveedtdrohmi+ab7nsrb...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Ummm, Curt, are you not forcing relocation via pellet gun thereby rendering the raccoon someone elses problem? Sometimes you baffle me. Mike On Sep 3, 2013 8:52 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I've never understood relocating wildlife. What most people are doing is making their nuisance wildlife somebody else's problem. I've been having an amusing discussion on Facebook with a friend who keeps saying things like we moved our raccoon to the country to which I reply We made the raccoon somebody else's problem. I contend in those cases a pellet gun is the best answer. The raccoon quickly learns that turning over my garbage cans is a bad idea that makes his ass hurt and moves on to somebody else who gives him a free ride to somebody else's house. -Curt ___ http://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 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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 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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
I'll bet it was. Still funny as heck to visualize Mike On Sep 4, 2013 11:28 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: not for dickarde, it wasn't. he figured he'd take one good shot with the bat and the fight would be over but that little beast just kept coming back hit after hit after hit. it was maybe the most traumatic experience of his life On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: Hahahaaha! That is funny! Mike On Sep 4, 2013 10:41 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: it took dickarde like 20 minutes to beat one to death once with a baseball bat. and he was hungry! On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: Lol. Raccoons are TOUGH. Mike On Sep 4, 2013 8:15 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Yeah you're right. I guess if we get a raccoon I need to get a better pellet gun. Mine will dispatch squirrels (which is what I bought it for) but I think it'd be iffy on a raccoon. -Curt Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 22:56:52 -0400 From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart Message-ID: calhj_1dmjjug8sxq3aekc+nu3kwpveedtdrohmi+ab7nsrb...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Ummm, Curt, are you not forcing relocation via pellet gun thereby rendering the raccoon someone elses problem? Sometimes you baffle me. Mike On Sep 3, 2013 8:52 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I've never understood relocating wildlife. What most people are doing is making their nuisance wildlife somebody else's problem. I've been having an amusing discussion on Facebook with a friend who keeps saying things like we moved our raccoon to the country to which I reply We made the raccoon somebody else's problem. I contend in those cases a pellet gun is the best answer. The raccoon quickly learns that turning over my garbage cans is a bad idea that makes his ass hurt and moves on to somebody else who gives him a free ride to somebody else's house. -Curt ___ http://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 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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 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] buymbparts is dead drunk
On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 23:26:50 -0700 G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: I miss-spoke.. it's been a long day.. 36,000 acres.. give or take.. and it's not square.. the survey party was likely drunk or dehydrated.. ha.. Like those surveyors who were marking the southern border of Arizona from east to west. They were SUPPOSED to continue heading straight west, but just after Nogales, they decided they did not want to do that because it was too hot and turned to head to Yuma. They cheated Arizona out of an ocean-going port. One can only wonder how things would have turned out had they kept to their assigned mission. Survey points run from mountain top to mountain top and along stream beds in some places.. so it's not like a city lot.. all nice and neat.. Some of the border is defined by Bureau of Land Management. so who really knows what wound their watch.. Last survey was in 1952 and all major points are marked with 2 inch steel shafts.. I've located most of them... In other parts of the West, boundaries typically go on section lines, but with mountains, I can see how doing things differently would be better. It seems like a lot, but actually as ranches go in this area, it's a little one.. Desert land.. not much water.. little graze. takes many acres to feed one animal.. maybe. The main product is peace and quiet from a irritating public.. Hope this satisfies all who are curious. Not quite. How did you come into such a spread? Craig ___ http://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] Alternator question '83 300D
I think it was Please be accurate and thoughtful with your posts before making some wild comment about burning up cables, etc. Someone here might think you know what you're talking about. In which you say You don't know what you're talking about which is pretty harsh since I agree that trying to start the car with normal lightweight jumper cables at best probably isn't going to work and at worst is going to burn through the cables and possibly start a fire... -Curt Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 09:12:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D Message-ID: 1378311128.87060.yahoomail...@web161005.mail.bf1.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Mike, I don't assume someone is stupid.? If you re-read your comment, the one I reacted to, you will find you offer nothing positive, and that the post itself only inserts a modicum of fear about the test.? In essence, you attack the concept offered by someone as being asinine.? If you want to offer some constructive suggestions, fine.? If you want to run around screaming the sky is falling, it does no one any good.? Plain and simple. Richard ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
Lol. Raccoons are TOUGH. Mike On Sep 4, 2013 8:15 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Yeah you're right. I guess if we get a raccoon I need to get a better pellet gun. Mine will dispatch squirrels (which is what I bought it for) but I think it'd be iffy on a raccoon. -Curt Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 22:56:52 -0400 From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart Message-ID: calhj_1dmjjug8sxq3aekc+nu3kwpveedtdrohmi+ab7nsrb...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Ummm, Curt, are you not forcing relocation via pellet gun thereby rendering the raccoon someone elses problem? Sometimes you baffle me. Mike On Sep 3, 2013 8:52 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I've never understood relocating wildlife. What most people are doing is making their nuisance wildlife somebody else's problem. I've been having an amusing discussion on Facebook with a friend who keeps saying things like we moved our raccoon to the country to which I reply We made the raccoon somebody else's problem. I contend in those cases a pellet gun is the best answer. The raccoon quickly learns that turning over my garbage cans is a bad idea that makes his ass hurt and moves on to somebody else who gives him a free ride to somebody else's house. -Curt ___ http://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 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] Fwd: We are selling......
See that's what I would be worried about if Trent got any customers cc numbers. When I used to buy from rusty he just had my card on file and I would just tell him what I need. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 12:47 AM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: Trent got Rusty's database. I did not give him any payment data and he shipped my parts, charged the card, and no security data was mentioned clay On Sep 3, 2013, at 9:56 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: i'm not sure that i was on rusty's mailing list and i got that email. while i'm sure he has the bimby customer list, he likely also has added some people from here. i can't say for sure though but i would ot have been receiving rusty emails On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:16 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: So did anyone receive this email from Trent that was not already on rustys mailing list? Sent from my iPhone On Sep 3, 2013, at 10:03 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: He mined the list and made a spam program. WE are not going to be quit of him until Ted Kosinski mails him a package clay On Sep 3, 2013, at 7:00 PM, Rick Hawkins Java wrote: thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins It looks like this will never end received this email just now and i've NEVER bought from Trent xx rick hawkins Begin forwarded message: From: Buymbparts buymbpa...@gmail.com Date: September 3, 2013 8:46:12 PM EDT To: macj...@aol.com Subject: We are selling.. Reply-To: buymbpa...@gmail.com Buymbparts September 3, 2013 Customer, TOM IS Back. Tom has come back to work for you at buyMBparts. We are here selling full time, and Tom has come back. His expertise will be a HUGE asset for us. He is anxiously ready to get back at it. Tom's direct phone line is 770-609-8795, He can also be reached on our toll free line at 1-800-741-5252. Give him a call and see how he's been. I want to take this time to thank all of our loyal customers, We will continue to strive to provide you the highest quality Genuine, OEM, OES Mercedes Parts. We are looking forward to serving you. Sincerely, Trent Fiorini Buymbparts Save 15% For the month of September save an additional 15% on all Oil and Air Filters to get your car ready for the fall season ( phone sales only ) Just mention this ad when ordering. Stock Up... Offer Expires: September 30.2013 Forward this email This email was sent to macj...@aol.com by buymbpa...@gmail.com | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Buymbparts | 300 West miller road | Sterling | IL | 61081 ___ http://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 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 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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 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 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] Alternator question '83 300D
Mr. Hattaway, maybe you should not assume folks are stupid. Been a mechanic over 25 years. You try starting even a good starting Diesel with the average set of cables people use these days and a bad battery and you are going to burn up the cables. They are meant to charge first, then start. Heavy cables are not cheap and most people do not own a $100 set of jumper cables capable of starting a Diesel. Yes, charging only isn't a big deal and completely safe as long as he is careful. Not even really likely to damage the diodes swapping terminals as long as nothing is crossed. Mike Who is trying to be of help and takes offense to being told he is an idiot, in so many words. On Sep 3, 2013 5:04 PM, Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com wrote: What kind of claim is this??? Jumper cables are like welding cable. At least good ones are. The two batteries are running 12 volts float. There is little likelihood of anything other than minor charging going on between the two batteries, since he said he's disconnecting the 'good' vehicles cabling. This is nothing more than jump starting the car as far as the cables are concerned. Nothing is going to burn up here. In fact, what will probably happen is the alternator will begin charging the newly introduced battery since the questionable one was run dry, thus has a high resistance cell eliminating the ability for the battery to be charged by the alternator. He's looking for 13.7 out of the alternator which is correct, and should be achieved if A) the alternator is capable of charging, and B) the battery is able to be charged. It's a simple test, takes seconds, and is accurate. It can be done in business clothes. It eliminates or proves half of the A) and B) above. There is no chance of meltdown or fire any more than there is during any jump start situation. Please be accurate and thoughtful with your posts before making some wild comment about burning up cables, etc. Someone here might think you know what you're talking about. From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D If you are saying you are going to use your jumper cables in between the 240 battery and the 300 cables and starter yhen you better have a big set of cables. Like welding cable. Otherwise you will burn them up and not answer your question. Better to just swap out the batteries and see if the issue follows the battery from the 300. Mike On Sep 3, 2013 2:21 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: That's a good idea, Richard. I'll put the 240D and the 300D side by side and jumper with all the cables off. I know the 240D battery is good. Batteries are both group 49. Thanks, Gerry From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com Like everybody else has said, please change the battery before you go to all that trouble. You could even just use some jumper cables and clamp another one in parallel to the toasted one to prove your point. Much easier than messing with regulators and drill presses (c: Thanks to Rick, Richard, and Loren for your advice; and to Fred for the connector which arrived in good order. Going to wire it up and try it again. If the connector wasn't the problem, will put a good regulator in and try it. If that doesn't work, will chuck the 3 used alternators in the drill press one at a time and try the half dozen regulators (hooked to the 12 volt shop battery) until I find a good combination. If that doesn't work, I'll assume that the battery, (which had boiled out most of its water in one cell), is at fault and get FLAPS to put in a new battery which they agree to do at my option. Gerrymostly talking to myself __**_ http://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.com http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://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 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 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] buymbparts is dead drunk
He didn't build it, someone else built it. You know, the American way! --R On 9/4/13 10:01 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Ok, so how the heck did you wind up with a ranch that big? Family land or something? You rich? You want to fly us all out for a list fest? Sent from my iPhone ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
On Wed, 4 Sep 2013 10:05:19 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: We get porcupines around our camp a lot. They need disposing of as they'll kill the trees and literally eat holes in the T111 on the garage. When we lived south of Calhan, Colorado, we met up with a few badgers. They need disposing of since they will burrow next to fence corner posts and will ruin two fence lines. One day, when we were driving on the lane on the south side of our 80 acres, I noticed an animal ahead. I thought it was our cat. Shirley said it was not. When we got closer, I saw it was a badger. The lane was fenced on the south side, but not on the north side. When we got close, the badger headed north onto our property. I followed it in our 4000# 1962 Willys Utility Wagon. I caught up with it well away from the fence and rolled over it with both wheels on one side. I looped around and saw that it was still moving, so I ran over it again with both wheels on one side. I ended up doing figure-8s in the field and had to run it over seven times before it stopped moving. Those things are tough! And they have a full mouth of very nasty looking teeth! Craig ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
Its on, when I go to camp next month I'll try to get a porcupine pic. I'm still game to try snake, can't be any worse than red squirrel. Another story: When I got a permit to hunt moose in '99 I managed to bag the moose the very first hour of the very first day. This left us lots of time. I had my Dad's friend's kid Michael with me. He was about 14 (and threw up when I gutted the moose, hilarious) and eager to be in the woods. We were officially hunting birds which means partridge but after not seeing any because the leaves were still on we switched to squirrels. I gave him my Savage .22/20ga, an over and under gun with .22 on top and 20ga under, its short and quite handy. The .22 barrel on that gun is fairly inaccurate so I figured we'd have an exciting day not hitting anything. That sonofa gun hit ever dang squirrel I'd point him at. So we get five or six of the tree rats down and he looks at me and says Are we going to have to eat them? I'd never thought about it but of course he's been taught that you always eat what you kill, so sure, we're going to eat them. We go out to my camp back before it was my camp and build a little fire and I show him how to skin one out and toast it on a stick. Then he takes a bite, chews for a second and says it tastes kind of like hot dog but way chewier. We had a good laugh, tossed the rest in the bushes and went to McDonalds... -Curt Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 17:20:16 -0700 From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart Message-ID: cantulyjmi5ygjctfozsecswnpq6-qgzv9yzf1axhoajjkdh...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 OK.. fair game.. since Gary did a pic of his bike.. Thought I would try a pic of a couple rattlesnakes. These are above ground snakes .. not the blind ones in the mine.. harvested both of them in about 10 minutes one day.. one off the back porch.. one off the front.. Still want to have a BBQ? LOL.. thought not.. Grant... ___ http://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] one last Trent comment
Send them! --R On 9/4/13 6:50 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: As I was going thru the messages pending approval there were several from our friend Trent full of vulgar trash talk. Just FYI in case anyone cares. ___ http://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 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] one last Trent comment
On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 17:50:39 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: As I was going thru the messages pending approval there were several from our friend Trent full of vulgar trash talk. Just FYI in case anyone cares. Thank you for letting us know. Have you banned him yet? May we get on with other things on the list? Can we get on with other things on the list? Craig ___ http://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] one last Trent comment
i'm not sure how that would serve to keep the peace. we are trying to have peace here. well, at least i and a few others would like that, but it's probably a good plan even if it is not the unanimous sentiment On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 7:15 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Send them! --R On 9/4/13 6:50 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: As I was going thru the messages pending approval there were several from our friend Trent full of vulgar trash talk. Just FYI in case anyone cares. __**_ http://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 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk at walmart
i'd come visit you if you were closer, snake or no snake you know the water here is FULL of sharks. doesn't stop people from going out in the water if you go out past midnight, you will find a lot of young guys shark hunting/fishing/not sure what to call it. not sure what they need em for, but they are doing it from the shore and pulling out sharks after shark after shark. i guess i should have asked them why? On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 8:20 PM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: OK.. fair game.. since Gary did a pic of his bike.. Thought I would try a pic of a couple rattlesnakes. These are above ground snakes .. not the blind ones in the mine.. harvested both of them in about 10 minutes one day.. one off the back porch.. one off the front.. Still want to have a BBQ? LOL.. thought not.. Grant... Since I've never done a pic attachment here.. have no idea if it will work. On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 5:11 PM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: Gawd.. what a visual... Sorry to burst your fantasy, but I do not keep rattlesnakes as pets.. They present a clear and mortal danger to me at the Ranch. Should I be bitten, due to the remote location, medical help and intervention is to far away. Contrary to what you might think.. cutting the head off a rattlesnake does not render it safe.. I've had severed heads still strike after as long as 45 minutes... with the capacity to deliver a lethal dose of venom... so.. should you encounter one... kill it and leave it.. resist the impulse to pick it up cause it's dead... They are also very territorial. If you find one near your residence and have it removed.. it will find it's way back within the next month.. When I first took the Ranch, I would capture and remove any rattlesnake that came around the ranch house.. soon I noticed what looked like the same snake [yes.. they all look alike, scary] so I spray painted the ones captured.. sure enough.. they came back.. Since then... I hang them on the fence and and bury the head, the coyotes or vultures eat... nothing goes to waste. Now.. how do we get Gary and the bicycle wrapped into the movie plot with the mutant flying bat snakes and the sheilas with bad habits.. Help me out here Hendrik... I see a Cowboys and Aliens remake in the works... ;)) Grant... On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com wrote: I look forward to seeing you two on the people of walmart website. Gary with a bicycle stuck between his butt checks and Grant with his pet rattlesnake. Hendrik who once again might need to duck and cover On 04/09/13 06:22, G Mann wrote: 164 mile round trip to WalMart here... but.. the neighborhood is quiet... ;) On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: to make the comparison to urban living, i have 2 major supermarkets and a walmart within a quarter mile of where i live __**_ http://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.com http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk and oily
I suppose snake oil would be the go. Hendrik who uses dino oil On 05/09/13 02:26, G Mann wrote: Now.. What kind of oil should I use in my Mercedes again? Grant... ___ http://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] one last Trent comment
I don't care. Please, let's just end the Trent crap and get on with the rest of our lives, part of which should be to enjoy each other's company and our MB's without acrimony and animosity. Wilton - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 6:50 PM Subject: [MBZ] one last Trent comment As I was going thru the messages pending approval there were several from our friend Trent full of vulgar trash talk. Just FYI in case anyone cares. ___ http://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 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] Newbie here looking for a part for my 73 450SL. (trunk lock cylinder bracket)
I'm using Mobil 1. Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 6:54 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Newbie here looking for a part for my 73 450SL. (trunk lock cylinder bracket) Welcome, Andy. While there is a possibility someone on the list has the part you need, or knows of one at a local knackers (junkyard), you might also try posting something over at Benzworld in the Vintage forum. In the meantime, hang out here for a while and enjoy the ambience! I'll start things off by asking what kind of oil you use in your Mercedes? (We won't hold it against you that you know Clay.) Dan On Aug 30, 2013, at 10:00 PM, andy rosenthal wrote: Hi all.I'm new to the list, brought on board by my friend, Clay.I recently bought a '73 450sl. Someone tried to break into the trunk before I bought it. I had a new trunk lock-cylinder keyed to match my ignition, but it came from a newer sedan, and the bracket that houses the cylinder is different. (Too stout -the latch won't clear) If anyone has the correct bracket for this model/year or knows where to get one, I'd be very grateful. Thanks,-Andy From: mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com Subject: Mercedes Digest, Vol 93, Issue 260 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 00:48:24 + Send Mercedes mailing list submissions to mercedes@okiebenz.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com You can reach the person managing the list at mercedes-ow...@okiebenz.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Mercedes digest... --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: diese...@pisquared.net To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:12:15 -0600 Subject: Re: [MBZ] 108 photos On Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:24:32 -0500 Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: On Aug 30, 2013, at 5:05 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: It would have helped to have links to the pictures, or reasonable size pictures (say 1024x768) instead of the 2592x1936 (which is larger than my monitor at 1920x1200 I agree. That is the problem with phones that have 12 terapixel (I am being facetious) cameras. The inferior optics plus the over sized image sensor allow crappy pictures to be huge. My Nikon Coolpix 775 has different sizes of pictures one can choose between. Do phones have the same capability? Craig --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: arche...@embarqmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:08:42 -0400 Subject: Re: [MBZ] 108 photos Which is the simplest to join and use? Thanks, Gerry There is a reason for Flickr, Picasa, Photobucket, DropBox, etc. They are easy to link to, and you can post as many digital images as you like. Rick --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: okd...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 18:54:29 -0500 Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT power line ethernet I wonder how you use a reflector with one of the new flat box WiFi MIMO routers with no external antennas? I'm thinking trial and error now --- a quarter wave length is about 1.2 -- On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 11:00 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote: The easiest is a reflector for the antenna. http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/Ez-10/ There are other, more effective ways - but they all cost a _lot_ more. -- Philip -- OK Don They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775 in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. - Benjamin Franklin 1789 2013 F150, 19 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 45 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: onecreat...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:58:44 -0400 Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Bringing back the View Master Totally, at http://reelagram.com we're catering specifically to the Instagram community--purely 2D. Our partner, Image3D, who makes all of this possible can work with you to create true stereo reels http://image3d.com Darren On Aug 30, 2013, at 1:55 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote: Darren wrote: Hey all, just wanted to share a little diddy we just launched. No doubt you're familiar with View Masters, the old school slide reel viewers--you probably had some Disney ones years ago... maybe still do. I've partnered up with a guy that used to shoot in stereovision, did all that fancy stuff for Spielberg back in the day... and well in the spirit of adorning the analog, I'm trying to get the new kids hooked back on these things. If I'm reading correctly, it looks like you are making 2D, mono-image viewmaster disks from users images. What if I have stereo-view pictures? Can
Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk and oily
Snake oil... virtual unlimited supply right now.. Congress is in session. The price however... apparently it's paid for with ass kisses instead of dollars... On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com wrote: I suppose snake oil would be the go. Hendrik who uses dino oil On 05/09/13 02:26, G Mann wrote: Now.. What kind of oil should I use in my Mercedes again? Grant... __**_ http://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 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] one last Trent comment
Yea I bumped him a few days ago. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 6:17 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 17:50:39 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: As I was going thru the messages pending approval there were several from our friend Trent full of vulgar trash talk. Just FYI in case anyone cares. Thank you for letting us know. Have you banned him yet? May we get on with other things on the list? Can we get on with other things on the list? Craig ___ http://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 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] Alternator question '83 300D
There you go again, you passive aggressive or what? Do you not recognize that your very first line is looking for a fight? If you talked to me like that in person I'd walk away. When I was younger I'd have hit you but I'm a bigger person than that now. Yes I've seen cables melt. My great uncle Reg (who had plenty of money) grew up during the depression and was a great one for buying the cheapest anything that would do the job. He carried the absolute worst jumper cables I've ever seen and patched them together with as little tape as he could get away with. Finally went to jump a car for a lady in a parking lot, I made the connections (of course he made me do it) and when she hit the key both wires at the truck end burnt right off. He was very upset when I wouldn't try to fix the cables. -Curt Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 10:54:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D Message-ID: 1378317251.51648.yahoomail...@web161003.mail.bf1.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Has anyone ever seen a fire from jumper cables in anything other than a dream? Sure, we've all gotten them warm enough to make the insulation tacky, but I am under the assumption that if someone is capable of making an alternator test station from a drill press he is also capable of looking after his well-being when he's using jumper cables. Lets give Gerry a bit of credit here.? I bet he can spot hot jumper cables.? All I wanted to do was make a suggestion that he could save the ass busting clothes staining work of moving a big ole diesel battery from one car to another by using jumper cables in a charging test.? He apparently had no problem starting the car. First thing I know, someone comes screaming into the room that there's gonna be a fire.? Now *really*??? If the long term mechanics on the list have actually caught jumper cables on fire then they really ought to consider a new line of work.? Thus my comment.? If I hurt someone's feelings, I apologize.? That is not my intention.? I will respond to an exaggerated response.? The claim of a fire is an exaggerated response. My time on this thread is done.? Hope Gerry gets his alternator issue solved. ___ http://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] one last Trent comment
Good. Please, let's let it the the end of it. Let's move on to more important things. Tim's probably gonna need some help with a 350/300SDL, and I'll likely need some help with an '87 300D and whatever else I don't know yet. Wilton - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 9:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] one last Trent comment Yea I bumped him a few days ago. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 6:17 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Wed, 04 Sep 2013 17:50:39 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: As I was going thru the messages pending approval there were several from our friend Trent full of vulgar trash talk. Just FYI in case anyone cares. Thank you for letting us know. Have you banned him yet? May we get on with other things on the list? Can we get on with other things on the list? Craig ___ http://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 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 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] Alternator question '83 300D
sort of like talk of wheels flying off. you like old movies? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e39UYWnCj4 On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.comwrote: Has anyone ever seen a fire from jumper cables in anything other than a dream? Sure, we've all gotten them warm enough to make the insulation tacky, but I am under the assumption that if someone is capable of making an alternator test station from a drill press he is also capable of looking after his well-being when he's using jumper cables. Lets give Gerry a bit of credit here. I bet he can spot hot jumper cables. All I wanted to do was make a suggestion that he could save the ass busting clothes staining work of moving a big ole diesel battery from one car to another by using jumper cables in a charging test. He apparently had no problem starting the car. First thing I know, someone comes screaming into the room that there's gonna be a fire. Now *really*?? If the long term mechanics on the list have actually caught jumper cables on fire then they really ought to consider a new line of work. Thus my comment. If I hurt someone's feelings, I apologize. That is not my intention. I will respond to an exaggerated response. The claim of a fire is an exaggerated response. My time on this thread is done. Hope Gerry gets his alternator issue solved. From: Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 1:22 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D That is exactly it. Mike On Sep 4, 2013 1:08 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I think it was Please be accurate and thoughtful with your posts before making some wild comment about burning up cables, etc. Someone here might think you know what you're talking about. In which you say You don't know what you're talking about which is pretty harsh since I agree that trying to start the car with normal lightweight jumper cables at best probably isn't going to work and at worst is going to burn through the cables and possibly start a fire... -Curt Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 09:12:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D Message-ID: 1378311128.87060.yahoomail...@web161005.mail.bf1.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Mike, I don't assume someone is stupid.? If you re-read your comment, the one I reacted to, you will find you offer nothing positive, and that the post itself only inserts a modicum of fear about the test.? In essence, you attack the concept offered by someone as being asinine.? If you want to offer some constructive suggestions, fine.? If you want to run around screaming the sky is falling, it does no one any good.? Plain and simple. Richard ___ http://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 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 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://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] buymbparts
Well said Gary. I remember some of the stuff you said some years ago on this list and while some of it was quite amusing, it was also a bit over the top with personal attacks which is likely why you got banned. This time around you have been nothing but civil. In my opinion you have the absolute right to defend yourself when attacked And you have done so in a civilized and logical manner. The bottom line is you are no bullshit. You provide good parts and a good service and that's the end of the story. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 1, 2013, at 11:23 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: as you should, wilton, but it is happening here. this thread starts with trent telling the story of how MY mess is the reason he has problems, aka why he steals when i answer allegations, i get told i ought to get kicked off this list for it. it's not meant in the spirit of humor, but it is schoolyard bullying by people who think they can take free shots at me. it is untoward and unbecoming and it ought not be tolerated by anyone as for trent, he stole and lied. that's a fact beyond dispute, not a personal attack. when he brings my name into conversation i have a right to answer. the fact that when i do a number of people gang up on me is just sick. it ought to stop. On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 11:16 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: I strongly discourage personal attacks against any one of us. Wilton - Original Message - From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 11:00 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts email me privately if you are interested in details. wilton is right in saying we ought not go down this road again on the list. i think also, however, i should be allowed to defend myself if attacked. personal attacks against me should be discouraged as well On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 10:48 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com** wrote: .... No one is dealing with Trent or is even thinking about it IMO. It's just an interesting situation that several of us have been involved with. Those that want to keep him on the list probably just want to see how it all plays out. What's this about Rusty threatening to murder your daughter and your reporting him to the police? What about Rustys claim that you took $15K out of his bank account? I don't see where anyone is treating you like Hitler. Gerrywho never ordered anything from Trent and just reads the emails. ..... From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com why not just deal with people who don't rob you to begin with? the guy stole from most everyone here and then lied to them about to this day. he hasn't even acknowledged what the has done, let alone explained it. rusty continuously threatens to murder my daughter to the point where i have to report him to the police and end my association with him and you guys make me the new hitler despite my treating each of you excellently. this guy comes along out of nowhere, rips everyone off, lies about it , runs away and then comes back saying he wants to start over and you are desperate to offer him a ray of light at the end of the tunnel this is real madness On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 9:33 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com ** wrote: .. It may be our fixit mentality. When our cars, appliances, houses, you name it; break down, our impetus is to fix it. Trent is obviously broken and our inclination is to fix Trent. Grant is offering Trent a ray of light at the end of the tunnel; IMO a very humane thing to do. Will anyone on this list try to do business with Trent under the present conditions? That's beyond unlikely IMO. Comment? GerryA medical retiree who believes that there are helpless cases but no hopeless cases. .. From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com as i mentioned in the post i just made, this is really an excellent point. even if you simply despise me to the point of your own detriment, it doesn't explain why there is this group here who seems to be desperate for trent to go from substance abusing thief and liar to parts superstar, for him to learn and get better is this some kind of insane esoteric religion or something or is there some reasonable basis for trent to be the saviour you await? and why trent, who has proven himself to be the greatest failure than anyone in this business has ever been? something is so fabulously wrong with this picture. it has been from the first day trent was introduced and remains so to the present day. what is trent's allure to you trentistas? how can he have any allure to anyone? (these are actually serious questions apart from anything about personalities) On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin
Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk and rattling
Don't know why that would make you sad, with the frowny at the end of your message. I'm attracted to women and very happy about it. Manfred Gary Hurst wrote: if i could go gay, i would in a second. it's just not for me though, so, alas, i remain attracted to women :( ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk and rattling
Is Gary in the closet:) Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 10:14 PM, MG trainpain2...@aol.com wrote: Don't know why that would make you sad, with the frowny at the end of your message. I'm attracted to women and very happy about it. Manfred Gary Hurst wrote: if i could go gay, i would in a second. it's just not for me though, so, alas, i remain attracted to women :( ___ http://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 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] one second to last Trent comment
Huh?? I thought we where going to help you hot up the scooter. You know big engine, big wheels and a fancy paint job. Then you won't need a D at all. Hendrik who can't decide between flames or racing stripes for the Milton scooter On 05/09/13 11:33, WILTON wrote: Good. Please, let's let it the the end of it. Let's move on to more important things. Tim's probably gonna need some help with a 350/300SDL, and I'll likely need some help with an '87 300D and whatever else I don't know yet. Wilton ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk and rattling in the closet
I think he is in a garage. Hendrik who is not supposed to pick on little ole Gary On 05/09/13 11:45, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: Is Gary in the closet:) Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 10:14 PM, MG trainpain2...@aol.com wrote: Don't know why that would make you sad, with the frowny at the end of your message. I'm attracted to women and very happy about it. Manfred ___ http://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] buymbparts is dead drunk and rattling in the closet
No, he's in a warehouse packing parts:) Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 10:29 PM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com wrote: I think he is in a garage. Hendrik who is not supposed to pick on little ole Gary On 05/09/13 11:45, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: Is Gary in the closet:) Sent from my iPhone On Sep 4, 2013, at 10:14 PM, MG trainpain2...@aol.com wrote: Don't know why that would make you sad, with the frowny at the end of your message. I'm attracted to women and very happy about it. Manfred ___ http://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 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] My Next Mercedes Diesel
Just thought I would try to add some Mercedes content to the list. In a couple weeks, I'm going to start looking in earnest for my next rattly Mercedes. Will it be a W115 220D, 240D or 300D, W116 300SD, W123 240D or 300D sedan, coupe or wagon, turbo or NA, W124 1987 300D or a 1990-93 300D 2.5T, W126 SD or SDL? I've even seen a couple W201's out there. I like the 300tD's, but they either seem to be priced way too high even with issues, or the rear SLS is shot or removed completely. I wouldn't mind a 300CD NA or the extra power of a Turbbo Diesel since I liked the two NA models I owned. I'm looking for one that's enjoyable, not to expensive, one without too much neglect, something to be the fun car. Do you think I have the sickness? Seriously, any suggestions on what years/models that aren't too pricy, lots of bang for the buck? Kevin, Mercedes Diesel-less in LaPorte, Colorado, moving back to Hillsboro, Oregon next Friday ___ http://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
