[MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - GLOSSARY
Another one: GLOSSARY By Wilton Strickland Following, with phonetic spellings, are some words and phrases in use in eastern North Carolina since the 1930’s. Some of them surely must have been in use long before the ‘30’s, and a few of them have gradually faded from use. Many are still in use here and elsewhere in this form or some variation of it. I grew up hearing many of them and used some of them myself, of course, but Mama did not allow us to use several of them and discouraged the use of others - there are many listed that I have never used. However, I often use some of them now in jest. After each word or phrase is the standard, American English translation. A bit dog hollers/barks first. -- He who speaks up first sounds/may be guilty. A drank, a drink -- a carbonated beverage, i. e., Co-Cola, Pepsi, Nehi grape or orange, RC (Royal Crown cola) or a Dr. Pepper; best consumed while physically exhausted, wet with perspiration (sweat) and sometimes standing in the hot sun (but better in the shade) during a short break from priming tobacco A differnt set a dogs -- A completely different family Ag ‘im on -- aggravate him to action A goin’ -- going A goner -- expired, deceased A helpin’ -- a serving of food, for example, a helpin’ of peas A horse of a different color -- a different matter entirely Ah reckon -- I think Ail -- sickness, pain, what’s wrong with you Aincha -- aren’t you Aint -- Mama or Daddy’s sister Ain’t -- am not, is not, are not Ain’t got much in it -- I didn’t pay much for it. Ain’t paid no notion -- I have not paid attention. Ain’t worth squat, ain’t worth doodlie -- worthless Airy -- either, as in “Airy one.” A lick and a promise. -- a quick and cursory attempt, with a promise to be more thorough later All -- oil All the way -- hotdog or hamburger with all the “trimmings” - ketchup, mustard, chili, onions; can also mean having sex. A minova time -- many times Are ya with me? -- Do you understand what I’m saying? Arsh ‘taters, eish ‘taters -- Irish potatoes A sight for sore eyes -- I am very glad to see you! Ast, astin’ -- ask, asking Atall -- at all A watched pot never boils. -- Time seems to go much more slowly when you’re waiting for a certain event. Awite -- alright, OK, yes Bad off -- quite ill Bald-faced liar, bold-faced liar -- obviously lying Bar’, bary -- borrow Barnin’, housin’, puttin’ in d’backa -- harvesting tobacco Bassackward -- backward Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What looks good to one may not look so good to another. Beauty is only skin deep, ugly is to the bone; when the beauty leaves, the ugly holds on. What looks good now may not look so good later. Bedroom suit -- bedroom suite, matching bedroom furniture Between a rock and a hard place -- still in trouble no matter what I do Beefed up -- gained weight Biddies -- newly hatched baby chickens Bidness, bizness -- business Blagum -- black gum tree Blind in one eye and can’t see with the other -- can’t grasp/understand it no matter how clear it is B‘loney -- balogna Blowout boot -- an oblong (maybe, 4 inches by 6 inches) piece of rubber with fabric embedded to add strength, usually an eighth of an inch or so in thickness. His would be inserted inside a tire between a weakened place in the tire and the tube to keep the tube from bulging (blowing) out the weakened area. Bobby-Q -- Barbeque, a pig cooked, usually all night, over a shallow hole in the ground (pit) filled with hot hardwood coals from the d’backa barn furnace, seasoned with peppers, other spices and vinegar and chopped into small pieces before being eaten with slaw, potato salad and cornbread sticks or hush puppies. Bootleg, white ligthtnin’, moonshine, ‘shine -- illegal, non-tax-paid whiskey usually made at a still (distillery) hidden the woods. Bootlegger -- one who makes ‘shine whisky Branch -- very small river/stream Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Feeling very good. Broom straw -- a tall, wild grass good for making brooms Bub -- a light bulb Bull in a china shop -- clumsy, not very well coordinated Bum -- bomb - A B-52 can carry and drop many bums. Bumfusseled -- confused Bummer -- large military aircraft that drops bums - a bomber Bust -- burst Busted, busted up -- broken Cahoots -- conspiracy Cain’t -- can’t, can not Candlestine -- clandestine Can I? -- May I? Can’t make ‘spenses -- not making enough money to cover expenses Can’t see the forest for the trees -- bogged down with details Carry me to town. -- Drive me to town. Catterwampus -- askew, misaligned Chadoin’ -- What are you doing? Chainey ball tree -- China Berry tree Chet, dgew? -- not yet, did you? Chicken koub -- chicken coop/house Chillins, chilluns -- children Chinchy -- cheap Chitlin’s -- chitterlings - hog intestines appropriately cleaned, cooked and seasoned; served as a delicacy to those who have acquired a taste for them Chompin’ at the bit -- aggressive, anxious, eager Choppin’ d’backa, cotton, corn, etc. -- using a hand-held
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 114, Issue 115
Yeah, hard to tell from here as well. There is no known dirt, I cleaned stuff up pretty well. Shoes are not set overly well, but there are positioning springs in the center of the shoes that sort of hold them to position. I closed the adjuster to minimal since I would need to mess with it when the disk was on. On May 29, 2015, at 3:43 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote: I would take the disks off of both sides and look to see what the difference is between the side that fit and the one that doesn't. Could be as simple as the shoe not set in the right place, might need to be moved up? or the adjuster is not backed in all the way. Some dirt in it? Hard to tell from here. Manfred Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 11:50:59 -0700 From: clay redgh...@comcast.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] parking brake fiasco Message-ID: 996d035d-35a2-4143-a0d9-912ed905b...@comcast.net Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii The original parking brake set up on the w115 300D had failed and I had the set I was going to use on Gump available. #1 boy and I jacked up the car and got them on. The problem now is that the driver side rotor does not fit because the shoes are off center and the bottom is sticking out. I have tried smacking it with a rubber mallet to get it to seat. Anybody have a good idea of other steps to take? clay ___ 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] New Addition
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha Sent from my iPhone On May 30, 2015, at 1:34 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: How could that happen? I’m not about to let Regina drive it. Dan On May 30, 2015, at 1:15 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Yes, I would like to know when it blows apart 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 ___ 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] New Addition
Working on the engine compartment right now. Dirty, but solid. The owner was not a “car guy” so places where I would normally pay attention are a little grungy. It did pass the back seat test with flying colors, however. A total of $0.36 in change and nothing else! Not even the lone Cheeto. And I understand the owner has at least one and possibly two boys. That’s a testament to cleanliness, as I believe the soul of every car lives under the back seat. If that’s clean, the car has been well cared for. Otherwise, the interior is nice. He had the car detailed before I picked it up, and it was pretty clean. There is a split in the seat back on the driver’s seat, but I’m amazed there weren’t more with the perforated leather. It’s almost as if it’s designed to tear. I just clay barred the outside and will be putting some wax to it a little later this afternoon. I’m jumping around as I do things to keep it interesting. I just programmed all the convenience features, which don’t appear to ever have been used. That’s where the seat and steering wheel move back when you shut off the car, move into position based on the key being used, mirrors folding in when locked, courtesy lights staying lit, etc. They were all at the default settings. On May 30, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Looks nice. When are you going to take pictures of the inside and the engine compartment? 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] Today's project
'Hope it holds. Wilton - Original Message - From: Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Craig diese...@pisquared.net Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 3:12 PM Subject: [MBZ] Today's project My driving to and from Albuquerque for class this summer has been complicated by turn signals not working when it is hot (they have worked just fine first thing in the morning when it is cool). I took the console apart, took out the flasher (which is electronic) and put Deoxit D100 contact cleaner on its socket pins and reinstalled. I then took the emergency flasher switch in the house and, with it mostly inside a Zip-Loc bag, disassembled it. It was dirty inside. I cleaned it up, put on Deoxit D100, reassembled it, and took it back to the car. The turn signals and emergency flasher functions seem more solid, but the real test will be when it's hot. I am going grocery shopping this afternoon (Shirley is unable since she fell and fractured her pelvis a month ago), so I should have a good test. -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.01.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 171117 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.02.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 172005 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0001.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.03.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 172414 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0002.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.04.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 171215 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0003.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.05.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 168276 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0004.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.06.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 168883 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0005.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.07.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 165582 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0006.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.08.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 173785 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0007.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.09.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 176134 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0008.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.10.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 176881 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0009.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.11.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 168408 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0010.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.12.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 171534 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0011.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.13.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 171039 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0012.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.14.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 172175 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0013.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.15.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 172494 bytes Desc: not available URL: http
[MBZ] Was Rear Subframe - Aging - Fwd: Fwd: Random thoughts
Since we're on the subject I'd like to share something a friend sent me recently. enjoy - LarryT 91 300D */Random thoughts as we age: /* The biggest lie I tell myself is . . . I don't need to write that down, I'll remember it. Wouldn't it be great if we could put ourselves in the dryer for ten minutes and come out wrinkle-free and three sizes smaller! Last year I joined a support group for procrastinators. We haven't met yet! I don't trip over things, I do random gravity checks! I don't need anger management. What I need is for people to stop pissing me off! I don't know about you but for me old age is coming at a really bad time! Lord grant me the strength to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the friends to post my bail when I finally snap! I don't have gray hair. I have wisdom highlights.. I'm just very wise. Teach your daughter how to shoot, because a restraining order is just a piece of paper! If God wanted me to touch my toes, he would've put them on my knees. The kids text me plz which is shorter than please. I text back no.which is shorter than yes. I'm going to retire and live off of my savings. Not sure what I'll do that second week. Exactly when did it change from We the people to screw the people ??? Even duct tape can't fix stupid but it can muffle the sound! Why do I have to press one for English when you're just gonna transfer me to someone I can't understand anyway? Of course I talk to myself, sometimes I need expert advice! Oops! Did I roll my eyes out loud? At my age Getting lucky means walking into a room and remembering what I came in there for. And, of course… Have I sent this to you already or did you send this to me? ___ 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] New Addition
Very nice! I'm looking forward to hearing about your experience with this car. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ 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] New Addition
ATTABOY! Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Okie Benz mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 1:10 PM Subject: [MBZ] New Addition A big “Thank you!” to Rich for connecting me with the now former owner of this very nice 2003 S430: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2vlylaik5hgdr5f/AADAEYHLiQIyf3IR-4mNc_j_a?dl=0 One owner, full records, 96k on the clock. Drove it back from Houston yesterday without a hitch, averaging around 27 MPG. It just got washed and has been moved inside to cool off so the Martha process can begin. It’s coming due for an “A” service, so everything has been ordered and should be here by mid-week. Then I need to get the S500 sorted out so we can begin to prep the Mazda 6 for sale… Dan ___ 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] Pumping diesel
Thanks Dave. clay On May 29, 2015, at 1:18 PM, Dave via Mercedes wrote: The subject seems to have wandered, imagine that :-) I did some years in the marine industry... Your standard 5 lug trailer hub/axle uses a 1 1/16 X 1 3/8 spindle and the GVW on that should be 3500# per axle. In Wa. State you will need brakes on both axles if your GVW is over 3000#, these also use a 10 brake drum and backing plate set. Bearings, axles, hubs, drums and backing plates were all standardized in the '80s so parts are not much of a problem. If you find an older trailer you might find the 6 lug hub axle combo and those are around 6000# GVW for each axle but probably not. Send me a message if you need parts once you find a trailer, I still do IT work for a certain marine shop and am long time friends with the owners. dave Lynnwood, WA '95 E300d (on the road again) '82 300CD '94 Volvo 960 '73 GMC 23' motorhome (FWD) I was more interested in the running gear being able to handle the weight. Beefing up the frame may set me back a few hundred $$, whereas purchase of a purpose made trailer would be a grand or more. If I strip down an SD, then I have the muscle to move it too. clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers ___ 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] parking brake fiasco
Pagids from Q long ago. May not be OE quality, as the springs were a bit off compared to those removed. I had the same issue on the other side, but was able to massage it. I can't get this side to massage. I may just yank the offending side and not mess with it until I get a shoppe to tackle the issue clay On May 29, 2015, at 12:58 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: If the part numbers are correct, and the parts aren't URO or some other chinese junk, then try assembling them in a different manner (swap shoes around? inside out?) Last resort: Get a bigger hammer... - Max Charleston SC On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 2:50 PM, clay via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The original parking brake set up on the w115 300D had failed and I had the set I was going to use on Gump available. #1 boy and I jacked up the car and got them on. The problem now is that the driver side rotor does not fit because the shoes are off center and the bottom is sticking out. I have tried smacking it with a rubber mallet to get it to seat. Anybody have a good idea of other steps to take? clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers ___ 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] 124 Steering Wheel Shakes
Tires. Try swapping them around. -- Jim ___ 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] New Addition
On Sat, 30 May 2015 13:10:19 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: A big “Thank you!” to Rich for connecting me with the now former owner of this very nice 2003 S430: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2vlylaik5hgdr5f/AADAEYHLiQIyf3IR-4mNc_j_a?dl=0 One owner, full records, 96k on the clock. Looks nice. When are you going to take pictures of the inside and the engine compartment? 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
[MBZ] Today's project
My driving to and from Albuquerque for class this summer has been complicated by turn signals not working when it is hot (they have worked just fine first thing in the morning when it is cool). I took the console apart, took out the flasher (which is electronic) and put Deoxit D100 contact cleaner on its socket pins and reinstalled. I then took the emergency flasher switch in the house and, with it mostly inside a Zip-Loc bag, disassembled it. It was dirty inside. I cleaned it up, put on Deoxit D100, reassembled it, and took it back to the car. The turn signals and emergency flasher functions seem more solid, but the real test will be when it's hot. I am going grocery shopping this afternoon (Shirley is unable since she fell and fractured her pelvis a month ago), so I should have a good test. -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.01.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 171117 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.02.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 172005 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0001.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.03.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 172414 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0002.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.04.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 171215 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0003.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.05.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 168276 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0004.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.06.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 168883 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0005.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.07.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 165582 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0006.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.08.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 173785 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0007.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.09.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 176134 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0008.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.10.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 176881 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0009.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.11.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 168408 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0010.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.12.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 171534 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0011.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.13.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 171039 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0012.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.14.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 172175 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0013.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.15.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 172494 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0014.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.16.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 157055 bytes Desc: not available URL: http
[MBZ] New Addition
A big “Thank you!” to Rich for connecting me with the now former owner of this very nice 2003 S430: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2vlylaik5hgdr5f/AADAEYHLiQIyf3IR-4mNc_j_a?dl=0 One owner, full records, 96k on the clock. Drove it back from Houston yesterday without a hitch, averaging around 27 MPG. It just got washed and has been moved inside to cool off so the Martha process can begin. It’s coming due for an “A” service, so everything has been ordered and should be here by mid-week. Then I need to get the S500 sorted out so we can begin to prep the Mazda 6 for sale… Dan ___ 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] New Addition
How could that happen? I’m not about to let Regina drive it. Dan On May 30, 2015, at 1:15 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Yes, I would like to know when it blows apart 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] Workshop Manual Score?
if the transmission books are there you can make as much as $100 or more on them. To get a value of these things tryhttp://www.autolit.com/ who sell all manner of auto literature. BTW, I also have a full set of Microfische - has al the great old cars - 108, 109, 111, 113 600 (forgot the chassis #) etc. Good luck - LarryT 91 300D On 5/17/2015 12:55 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Looks like I may have scored a pile of workshop manuals. I’m wondering if these are worth anything, possibly on eBay? CB for 300#T 1979, W116 1978 and Passenger cars 1973 4 - ETM Binders for 1998 models 202 (and others) 3 - SMS Systems Management binders w/electrical. engine/drivetrain and chassis Full set of microfiche from 1959 through 2001 Binder for Injection Systems, Diesel and CIS Binder for 722.xxx transmissions Guy wants around $125 for the whole pile. I’m wondering if any of these have value, as I would probably keep some myself and sell off the rest. Dan ___ 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] New Addition
Yes, I would like to know when it blows apart Sent from my iPhone On May 30, 2015, at 12:13 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Very nice! I'm looking forward to hearing about your experience with this car. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ 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] New Addition
'Comin' along. Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Okie Benz mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] New Addition Working on the engine compartment right now. Dirty, but solid. The owner was not a “car guy” so places where I would normally pay attention are a little grungy. It did pass the back seat test with flying colors, however. A total of $0.36 in change and nothing else! Not even the lone Cheeto. And I understand the owner has at least one and possibly two boys. That’s a testament to cleanliness, as I believe the soul of every car lives under the back seat. If that’s clean, the car has been well cared for. Otherwise, the interior is nice. He had the car detailed before I picked it up, and it was pretty clean. There is a split in the seat back on the driver’s seat, but I’m amazed there weren’t more with the perforated leather. It’s almost as if it’s designed to tear. I just clay barred the outside and will be putting some wax to it a little later this afternoon. I’m jumping around as I do things to keep it interesting. I just programmed all the convenience features, which don’t appear to ever have been used. That’s where the seat and steering wheel move back when you shut off the car, move into position based on the key being used, mirrors folding in when locked, courtesy lights staying lit, etc. They were all at the default settings. On May 30, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Looks nice. When are you going to take pictures of the inside and the engine compartment? 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] Way OT and mind blowing revelation about panda digestion!
Hmmm.. perhaps the Pandas will decide it's time to add meat to their diet. as i understand it, there's a lot of little Chinese folks running around in the Panda neighborhood. They might be the ones needing to worry LarryT 91 300D On 5/20/2015 2:14 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: A new study of panda waste brings bad news for the endangered species: Their stomach microbes don't match their diet. Though pandas have been eating bamboo for at least 7 million years, with the plant being the bear's sole source of food for the past 2 million years, it turns out the microbes in their guts are meant to digest meat. The findings of the genetic analysis of 121 samples of panda feces published in the journal*mBio* may put [pandas] at high risk of extinction, the authors wrote. Scientists have long been wondering about pandas' evolution because their stomachs are not as long as other herbivores. Longer guts allow animals more time to break down tough plant parts. The researchers hypothesized that pandas would have developed special bamboo-optimized microbes to help them break down plants faster, but, as their study shows, that is not the case. Instead, the study found, pandas are living a highly fragile lifestyle by relying so much on bamboo (Karen Kaplan, *Los Angeles Times* http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-giant-panda-bamboo-meat-20150519-story.html, May 19). *-- AW* ___ 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] Shirley's mishaps [was: Re: Today's project]
On Sat, 30 May 2015 17:38:27 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Sorry, it does not sounds like Shirley is having a run of good luck. Is this incident #3 ??? I guess it is incident #3. - When we were in Carlsbad buying a truck, she tripped and knocked a tooth out, - When she came down to pick me up in Albuquerque, she rolled the '95 E320, - After moving out of our house on 3 April as the new owners were moving in, we went to a local bed and breakfast for not quite two weeks. We then moved to a rental in a little community named El Rancho. The place was quite dirty and the landlord was long on promises and short on delivery, so we located our current rental, south-southeast of Santa Fe and moved here on 23 April. On 28 April, she was on a step stool putting things away in the cabinet over the stove. On the way down, she missed the bottom step and fell backward onto the saltillo tile floor. She was transported to St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe, where we found she had fractured her pelvis (right rami and right acetabular fractures). She was on a floor for three days and then was discharged from the floor and accepted into the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit. She was there until 17 May, doing physical therapy for 2 hours/day and occupational therapy for 1 hour/day. Here at home, she has been getting in-home visits by a nurse, a physical therapist, and an occupational therapist. She has progressed significantly, with the nurse and occupational therapist saying they don't need to see her anymore. I started my class at CNM in Albuquerque on 26 May. I get up at 0420, leave the house at 0545, am in class 0700 - 1430, drive back home, doing any errands on the way, have dinner and do a little studying if I have time, and _try_ to get to bed at 2000. So, it's a stressful time in our lives. 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] New Addition
Sounds like a good plan. On May 30, 2015 9:33 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Hmm. Nope, just need to move some crap out of the garage, like the old set of wheels from the R129. No Craigslist takers, so I’ll probably sell them for scrap this week. Probably get $75-$80 out of them. Or I might clean the goop off of them and toss them in the storage locker. Not sure. Now that we've got the tree out of the side yard I’m going to have a concrete guy come in and pour a pad next to our existing driveway to widen it 8’-9’. That will give us more parking places and allow whoever the latecomer is every night to park in the driveway and not on the street. Dan On May 30, 2015, at 9:25 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Lateral expansion jacks on the sidewalls? On May 30, 2015 9:22 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: ___ 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] New Addition
Not sure it would be worth the shipping. However, I think they would add a great deal to the decor of the original Okie Acres, especially if they were just tossed sort of haphazardly onto the existing piles of crap there. Make a nice design statement, almost as good as one of those little hispanic guys leading a burro pulling a cart or a half-buried bathtub with the Virgin Mary statue in it. Dan On May 30, 2015, at 9:40 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Wonder if I have a use for them wheels 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] Shirley's mishaps [was: Re: Today's project]
'Hope the rest of her recovery goes well and quickly and your trips remain safe. Wilton - Original Message - From: Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Craig diese...@pisquared.net Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 7:19 PM Subject: [MBZ] Shirley's mishaps [was: Re: Today's project] On Sat, 30 May 2015 17:38:27 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Sorry, it does not sounds like Shirley is having a run of good luck. Is this incident #3 ??? I guess it is incident #3. - When we were in Carlsbad buying a truck, she tripped and knocked a tooth out, - When she came down to pick me up in Albuquerque, she rolled the '95 E320, - After moving out of our house on 3 April as the new owners were moving in, we went to a local bed and breakfast for not quite two weeks. We then moved to a rental in a little community named El Rancho. The place was quite dirty and the landlord was long on promises and short on delivery, so we located our current rental, south-southeast of Santa Fe and moved here on 23 April. On 28 April, she was on a step stool putting things away in the cabinet over the stove. On the way down, she missed the bottom step and fell backward onto the saltillo tile floor. She was transported to St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe, where we found she had fractured her pelvis (right rami and right acetabular fractures). She was on a floor for three days and then was discharged from the floor and accepted into the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit. She was there until 17 May, doing physical therapy for 2 hours/day and occupational therapy for 1 hour/day. Here at home, she has been getting in-home visits by a nurse, a physical therapist, and an occupational therapist. She has progressed significantly, with the nurse and occupational therapist saying they don't need to see her anymore. I started my class at CNM in Albuquerque on 26 May. I get up at 0420, leave the house at 0545, am in class 0700 - 1430, drive back home, doing any errands on the way, have dinner and do a little studying if I have time, and _try_ to get to bed at 2000. So, it's a stressful time in our lives. 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] Shirley's mishaps [was: Re: Today's project]
Craig wrote: I started my class at CNM in Albuquerque on 26 May. I get up at 0420..., ...oh, so you are one of those guys, you hippie. Our alarm goes off at 0420 also... What classes do you need, Dr. Craig? mao ___ 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] New Addition
It is a beast. Gonna have to do some rearranging in the garage to make it fit easily. Tomorrow. Thanks! Dan On May 30, 2015, at 9:20 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote: Sweet looking big Benz, Dan. Enjoy. ___ 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] New Addition
On Sat, 30 May 2015 19:41:12 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: buffed out the headlight lenses ... What does one use to make plastic headlight lenses transparent again? I just noticed our truck's left headlight lens is less than transparent. Pulled it into the garage (it fits! - barely!) So how big is it compared with a W123 or W124? 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] W123 Flasher System Electrical Schematic
Craig wrote: Does someone have a copy of the electrical schematic that shows the emergency/turn signal flasher and how it hooks up to the car's wiring? What year W123? Let me look at manuals here. Thanks for letting us know that the emergency flashers are the turn signal flashers - we have super fast turn signal flashers. Can we expect emergency flashers to flash super fast like the turn signal flashers? mao ___ 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] New Addition
Kaleb is jealous, don't you see the green tint on his email? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On May 30, 2015 2:34:14 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: How could that happen? I’m not about to let Regina drive it. Dan On May 30, 2015, at 1:15 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Yes, I would like to know when it blows apart 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] New Addition
Lateral expansion jacks on the sidewalls? On May 30, 2015 9:22 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It is a beast. Gonna have to do some rearranging in the garage to make it fit easily. Tomorrow. Thanks! Dan On May 30, 2015, at 9:20 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote: Sweet looking big Benz, Dan. Enjoy. ___ 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] The new ugly 'merkuns
Welcome to the USSR http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/world/american-shakedown-police-won-t-charge-you-but-they-ll-grab-your-money-1.2760736 Presents quite a nice face to attract furrin tourists, doesn't it? ___ 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] Today's project
Sorry, it does not sounds like Shirley is having a run of good luck. Is this incident #3 ??? On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 2:12 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: (Shirley is unable since she fell and fractured her pelvis a month ago) -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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] New Addition
Sweet looking big Benz, Dan. Enjoy. On May 30, 2015 7:41 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Exterior is done. Got the nasty front license plate bracket off, buffed out the headlight lenses, cleaned any and all grease/oil/tar off the rockers and lower panels, and gave it a good coat of Collinite Insulator Wax #845. Cleaned the windows, took the mats out of the trunk where the former owner’s detail person left them, put them in the car and placed my standard boars hair brush in the center console for a quick brush of the instrument panel while sitting at a stop light. Pulled it into the garage (it fits! - barely!) and called it a day. Not a lot to do at this point until I get the maintenance items in. I need to pick up some Mobil1 tomorrow so I’m ready. Made a shopping list to text to my dealer parts guy on Monday morning. Time to take a shower and finish some laundry, then start it all over again tomorrow at 5:00 am…. Dan On May 30, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On Sat, 30 May 2015 13:10:19 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: A big “Thank you!” to Rich for connecting me with the now former owner of this very nice 2003 S430: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2vlylaik5hgdr5f/AADAEYHLiQIyf3IR-4mNc_j_a?dl=0 One owner, full records, 96k on the clock. Looks nice. When are you going to take pictures of the inside and the engine compartment? 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] New Addition
Wonder if I have a use for them wheels Sent from my iPhone On May 30, 2015, at 8:33 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Hmm. Nope, just need to move some crap out of the garage, like the old set of wheels from the R129. No Craigslist takers, so I’ll probably sell them for scrap this week. Probably get $75-$80 out of them. Or I might clean the goop off of them and toss them in the storage locker. Not sure. Now that we've got the tree out of the side yard I’m going to have a concrete guy come in and pour a pad next to our existing driveway to widen it 8’-9’. That will give us more parking places and allow whoever the latecomer is every night to park in the driveway and not on the street. Dan On May 30, 2015, at 9:25 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Lateral expansion jacks on the sidewalls? On May 30, 2015 9:22 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: ___ 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] New Addition
Do like those guys do, weld some legs on them and make a grill to cook stuff on the roadside. High-class joint, Benz rim grills. --R (sent from my miniPad) On May 30, 2015, at 9:43 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Not sure it would be worth the shipping. However, I think they would add a great deal to the decor of the original Okie Acres, especially if they were just tossed sort of haphazardly onto the existing piles of crap there. Make a nice design statement, almost as good as one of those little hispanic guys leading a burro pulling a cart or a half-buried bathtub with the Virgin Mary statue in it. Dan On May 30, 2015, at 9:40 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Wonder if I have a use for them wheels 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 ___ 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] New Addition
ATTABOY Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Okie Benz mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] New Addition Exterior is done. Got the nasty front license plate bracket off, buffed out the headlight lenses, cleaned any and all grease/oil/tar off the rockers and lower panels, and gave it a good coat of Collinite Insulator Wax #845. Cleaned the windows, took the mats out of the trunk where the former owner’s detail person left them, put them in the car and placed my standard boars hair brush in the center console for a quick brush of the instrument panel while sitting at a stop light. Pulled it into the garage (it fits! - barely!) and called it a day. Not a lot to do at this point until I get the maintenance items in. I need to pick up some Mobil1 tomorrow so I’m ready. Made a shopping list to text to my dealer parts guy on Monday morning. Time to take a shower and finish some laundry, then start it all over again tomorrow at 5:00 am…. Dan On May 30, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On Sat, 30 May 2015 13:10:19 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: A big “Thank you!” to Rich for connecting me with the now former owner of this very nice 2003 S430: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2vlylaik5hgdr5f/AADAEYHLiQIyf3IR-4mNc_j_a?dl=0 One owner, full records, 96k on the clock. Looks nice. When are you going to take pictures of the inside and the engine compartment? 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] Today's project
On Sat, 30 May 2015 16:13:06 -0400 WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 'Hope it holds. Well, unfortunately, it did not. Shirley wanted to go, so I got her and her wheelchair in the car and took off for Smith's grocery at St. Michael's and Pacheco. It worked fine all the way there and most of the way back. We stopped at the mailboxes, picked up mail and drove ahead the short distance to our street. I put on the turn signal and nothing ... The emergency flashers worked for awhile and then quit, too. Now I need to study for my class. Maybe next Saturday, maybe before. 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] New Addition
Exterior is done. Got the nasty front license plate bracket off, buffed out the headlight lenses, cleaned any and all grease/oil/tar off the rockers and lower panels, and gave it a good coat of Collinite Insulator Wax #845. Cleaned the windows, took the mats out of the trunk where the former owner’s detail person left them, put them in the car and placed my standard boars hair brush in the center console for a quick brush of the instrument panel while sitting at a stop light. Pulled it into the garage (it fits! - barely!) and called it a day. Not a lot to do at this point until I get the maintenance items in. I need to pick up some Mobil1 tomorrow so I’m ready. Made a shopping list to text to my dealer parts guy on Monday morning. Time to take a shower and finish some laundry, then start it all over again tomorrow at 5:00 am…. Dan On May 30, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On Sat, 30 May 2015 13:10:19 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: A big “Thank you!” to Rich for connecting me with the now former owner of this very nice 2003 S430: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2vlylaik5hgdr5f/AADAEYHLiQIyf3IR-4mNc_j_a?dl=0 One owner, full records, 96k on the clock. Looks nice. When are you going to take pictures of the inside and the engine compartment? 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] New Addition
Hmm. Nope, just need to move some crap out of the garage, like the old set of wheels from the R129. No Craigslist takers, so I’ll probably sell them for scrap this week. Probably get $75-$80 out of them. Or I might clean the goop off of them and toss them in the storage locker. Not sure. Now that we've got the tree out of the side yard I’m going to have a concrete guy come in and pour a pad next to our existing driveway to widen it 8’-9’. That will give us more parking places and allow whoever the latecomer is every night to park in the driveway and not on the street. Dan On May 30, 2015, at 9:25 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Lateral expansion jacks on the sidewalls? On May 30, 2015 9:22 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: ___ 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] W123 Flasher System Electrical Schematic
My shop manuals are buried I know not where in the midst of our household goods as we prepare to move to Indiana, so I'm asking here: Does someone have a copy of the electrical schematic that shows the emergency/turn signal flasher and how it hooks up to the car's wiring? I'm beginning to think my flasher has a bad capacitor, but I'll need to have something working to go get a replacement capacitor. Thanks, 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] W123 Flasher System Electrical Schematic
Does this help: http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/outside/12265/disc_2/program/ETM/80_240.p df -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Craig via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 10:32 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Craig Subject: [MBZ] W123 Flasher System Electrical Schematic My shop manuals are buried I know not where in the midst of our household goods as we prepare to move to Indiana, so I'm asking here: Does someone have a copy of the electrical schematic that shows the emergency/turn signal flasher and how it hooks up to the car's wiring? I'm beginning to think my flasher has a bad capacitor, but I'll need to have something working to go get a replacement capacitor. Thanks, 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] Free Parts - W124
Sorry, Larry. I sent it to Eddie and Tom at Becker. it’s gone home…. Dan On May 30, 2015, at 7:02 AM, LarryT via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Sorry - I see all is gone. Thx anyway - Larry ___ 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] Free Parts - W124
Hi Dan - i'm probably too lte but is the stereo still around? If so, how much to ship to 23831? A photo of the face would be nice but it's probably gone anyway. ;-) Thanks! LarryT On 5/25/2015 8:02 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I have the following W124 parts for the taking. Recipient covers shipping costs. Mann H2014 transmission filter 201 492 0116 exhaust hanger http://www.mbpartsworld.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=1080035ukey_product=7648726 305 233 929 (Bosch number) passenger side front corner/turn signal assembly, yellow. I believe it corresponds to a 124 826 01 43 in Mercedes Becker BE1432 Grand Prix radio, condition unknown Stereo install kit for W124 with four pin power plug and speaker connector pigtails If you want pictures let me know. Dan ___ 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] Free Parts - W124
Sorry - I see all is gone. Thx anyway - Larry On 5/25/2015 8:02 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I have the following W124 parts for the taking. Recipient covers shipping costs. Mann H2014 transmission filter 201 492 0116 exhaust hanger http://www.mbpartsworld.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=1080035ukey_product=7648726 305 233 929 (Bosch number) passenger side front corner/turn signal assembly, yellow. I believe it corresponds to a 124 826 01 43 in Mercedes Becker BE1432 Grand Prix radio, condition unknown Stereo install kit for W124 with four pin power plug and speaker connector pigtails If you want pictures let me know. Dan ___ 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 fuel economy
Last September we bought a 2010 Dodge Ram. Got a pretty good deal as we bought it from the same place we bought our last 2 trucks.Its fun, roomy, loads of power with the hemi 5.7l v8. Towed the 240D up to Dimitri's place no problem and managed IIRC 15mpg while doing it. -Curt From: Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com; Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 9:24 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT fuel economy So what pickup do you have now? I think i missed the last episode of new pickup search.On May 29, 2015 3:34 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I've gotten it up to 20mpg if I keep it to 65-70mph on the highway. I don't generally pay attention that much. Last trip to Maine we'd have been down because the bed was full of kayaks. -Curt From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT fuel economy How well does your new truck do? RB On 29/05/2015 11:24 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I suspect my $1500 Jetta at 50mpg beats 'em both. :) -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 11:11 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT fuel economy Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: That works out to almost 25 miles per imperial gallon or almost 21 miles per US gallon. It is a 2013 F150 Supercrew with the 5.0 coyote engine. Based upon the above, I would say it is doing quite a bit better than my previous truck which was the 2002 F150 Supercrew with the 5.4 Triton 2 valve engine. Yes, over the last ten years technology has been used to give us more efficient cars than ever before. As a friend and I were discussing last week, fuel economy isn't everything. His 2013 Sentra CVT routinely hits 40mpg (5.9L/100kM). My 1997 S420 doesn't use twice as much gas, but with the higher cost of premium gas my fuel cost is about double. However, my cost of car payment plus insurance is about $15 a day less than his, mainly because I haven't had a mortgage on a car in over 20 years. This makes it substantially cheaper to own and drive a rather huge MBZ than a subcompact Nissan. How much did it cost to trade the 2002 Frod for the 2013? Mitch. ___ 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] OT fuel economy
On Sat, 30 May 2015 15:04:46 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Last September we bought a 2010 Dodge Ram. Got a pretty good deal as we bought it from the same place we bought our last 2 trucks.Its fun, roomy, loads of power with the hemi 5.7l v8. Towed the 240D up to Dimitri's place no problem and managed IIRC 15mpg while doing it. -Curt How much did you pay for it? I presume it is a pickup -- do they still make full-size vans? 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 fuel economy
Craig, Yesterday I saw a fairly new full size van, Ford I think, with a diesel engine. That would be a nice rig. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On May 30, 2015 11:18:03 AM EDT, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I presume it is a pickup -- do they still make full-size vans? 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 fuel economy
Just under $20k minus my Ranger that they gave me $2750 for. I'd been prepared to accept $1500 on a rusted out old Ranger so they came in good on that. It was more than I wanted to pay but less than the $30k you need for a new stripped down model. This on is fairly stripped down but has a carpet, 4 doors, actually all Dodge extended cabs have 4 normal doors which I prefer over the suicide doors on Ford and upgrade wheels. It had I think 75,000 miles when we bought it, just a bit over 86,000 now. It is big though, I have to really pay attention when I'm in the woods with it. -Curt From: Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Craig diese...@pisquared.net Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT fuel economy On Sat, 30 May 2015 15:04:46 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Last September we bought a 2010 Dodge Ram. Got a pretty good deal as we bought it from the same place we bought our last 2 trucks.Its fun, roomy, loads of power with the hemi 5.7l v8. Towed the 240D up to Dimitri's place no problem and managed IIRC 15mpg while doing it. -Curt How much did you pay for it? I presume it is a pickup -- do they still make full-size vans? 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 fuel economy
Theres a whole new crop of vans out in the last couple years... Nissan got in the game too. They're ugly as sin but I bet they go good. -Curt From: Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Max Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 11:21 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT fuel economy Craig, Yesterday I saw a fairly new full size van, Ford I think, with a diesel engine. That would be a nice rig. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On May 30, 2015 11:18:03 AM EDT, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I presume it is a pickup -- do they still make full-size vans? 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] Several Barn Finds in NJ
you might want to tell the sellers there is no such thing as a 1958 MG-TD. It is definitely a TD, but in 1958 MG was selling MGA's. The TD started around 1950 and ended around 1954 - I say around because there were no hard rules for determining the model year of a vehicle. My 66 MGB was built in 66 but was registered as a 67 because that's when it left the dealers lot. Things were standardized in 1968. Anyway tell them I'll help with their MG research if needed. Larryt On 5/21/2015 8:51 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote: Hi Guys, I've been helping a guy up here in NJ who was hired to liquidate an estate that includes several Mercedes. A W110, W111, and a bunch of W126s. The best of the bunch is a 85 300SD with 121,000 miles. They've all been sitting for several years and will need some significant cleaning and maintenance. Some are better as parts cars. Details are here: http://powerportalproducts.com/products/barn-finds-2/ Its best to use the contacts on the site if you're interested in any cars, but I can answer questions about them since I've laid hands and eyes on them, and even got a few started. Jaime ___ 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
