Re: [MBZ] Secret message to Jaime
Thanks for thinking of me, but I'm not interested. I don't buy the story. It looks like it was parked for 20 years in direct sunlight, not in a shed. Any car that needs that much body/paint and interior work isn't worth it. It certainly needs $2000+ of parts just to make it mechanically right between tires, brakes, suspension, climate control, etc. Jaime On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 8:58 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: What did you think of that low mileage 300D? I sent the link to you for it. Let me know if you are not interested. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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] Secret message to Jaime
Again, another example of why you should buy the best possible example you can afford. There is no such thing as a cheap Mercedes. Dan BTDT and no money left to buy the T shirt Sent from my iPad On Aug 28, 2015, at 7:01 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Thanks for thinking of me, but I'm not interested. I don't buy the story. It looks like it was parked for 20 years in direct sunlight, not in a shed. Any car that needs that much body/paint and interior work isn't worth it. It certainly needs $2000+ of parts just to make it mechanically right between tires, brakes, suspension, climate control, etc. Jaime On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 8:58 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: What did you think of that low mileage 300D? I sent the link to you for it. Let me know if you are not interested. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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] 1999 Mercedes E320 $450
Kleb should buy it and put a new engine in it --R On 8/27/15 11:24 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: New list: Air blows cold. Ran fine when parked. Breaks work. Hardly any rust. Some oil loss, don't know what it would take to make run. Translation: [I was driving 98mph on the freeway and saw a huge cloud of oil spray behind me in the rear view mirror, just seconds before the engine locked up solid.. ] Shall we file it with Craigslist as a classic post? On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 7:30 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 1999 Mercedes E320 http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/5159708989.html via cPro Craigslist App iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android 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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Old news...
Search out the audio of him calling his tailor to get some new trousers made. --R On 8/27/15 6:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: While it’s a huge amount of reading, I highly recommend Robert Caro’s biography (4-5 books) on Lyndon Johnson. If you only read one of them, read the latest (4th) book, “The Passage of Power”. I never really thought that much about LBJ, despite having a keen interest in the politics of the 1960s, but this book goes well into him as an individual and how he struggled with Kennedy’s legacy as well as the assumption of the presidency. While there’s no doubt he was the epitome of the “good old Texas boy” and certainly had some questionable political activities, as an individual he was actually a pretty good guy who truly wanted the poor and underprivileged to be successful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Years_of_Lyndon_Johnson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Years_of_Lyndon_Johnson Dan On Aug 27, 2015, at 6:14 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: clay wrote: ...not partial to LBJ or JFK. JFK - I heard a non-progressive person speaking postively about tax cuts that JFK put in to place. Further, the person recommended the non-progressive political side adopt JFK since the progressive politic has abandoned that name and heritage. I know nothing of JFK tax cuts - I will need to go find a summary of that - sounds interesting. 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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] OT my wife promoting a new cancer park
in Greenville SC. Going up there for a fundraiser dinner this evening in which she is on a cooking team. https://vimeo.com/137556234 --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] 1999 Mercedes E320 $450
Looks like Max's White Whale --R On 8/27/15 10:30 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: 1999 Mercedes E320 http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/5159708989.html via cPro Craigslist App iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android 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] 123 LWB sighting
My diesels have the very rare and desirable Zundfogel engines --R On 8/27/15 8:54 PM, Tom Savage via Mercedes wrote: Now I wonder if it could have been one of the rarest of W123s, built by First Auto Works. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Old news...
Actually, that was him trolling for (more) freebies. They had given him some trousers as a gift, and he wanted more of them. He was pretty good at getting gifts from people and businesses. Did you know that he graduated from a rural teacher's college and taught migrant workers kids when he got out of school? Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 28, 2015, at 9:23 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Search out the audio of him calling his tailor to get some new trousers made. --R On 8/27/15 6:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: While it’s a huge amount of reading, I highly recommend Robert Caro’s biography (4-5 books) on Lyndon Johnson. If you only read one of them, read the latest (4th) book, “The Passage of Power”. I never really thought that much about LBJ, despite having a keen interest in the politics of the 1960s, but this book goes well into him as an individual and how he struggled with Kennedy’s legacy as well as the assumption of the presidency. While there’s no doubt he was the epitome of the “good old Texas boy” and certainly had some questionable political activities, as an individual he was actually a pretty good guy who truly wanted the poor and underprivileged to be successful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Years_of_Lyndon_Johnson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Years_of_Lyndon_Johnson Dan On Aug 27, 2015, at 6:14 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: clay wrote: ...not partial to LBJ or JFK. JFK - I heard a non-progressive person speaking postively about tax cuts that JFK put in to place. Further, the person recommended the non-progressive political side adopt JFK since the progressive politic has abandoned that name and heritage. I know nothing of JFK tax cuts - I will need to go find a summary of that - sounds interesting. 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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Secret message to Jaime
hmmm. its gone now. either someone bought it or it was a scam. Thanks for thinking of me, but I'm not interested. I don't buy the story. It looks like it was parked for 20 years in direct sunlight, not in a shed. Any car that needs that much body/paint and interior work isn't worth it. It certainly needs $2000+ of parts just to make it mechanically right between tires, brakes, suspension, climate control, etc. 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
Re: [MBZ] Old news...
Yes, he wanted them to have a longer rise. Maybe he was exaggerating? Just like Chicago - vote early, vote often! Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 28, 2015, at 10:20 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It was more the fitment on the trou that was interesting. Yes, he was an interesting character. In his first senate (?) run he was behind by some few hundred votes, and some magically appeared from some poor county in South Texas, pushing him into the win... I think there were more votes than registered voters, but, hey, who's counting... --R On 8/28/15 10:03 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Actually, that was him trolling for (more) freebies. They had given him some trousers as a gift, and he wanted more of them. He was pretty good at getting gifts from people and businesses. Did you know that he graduated from a rural teacher's college and taught migrant workers kids when he got out of school? Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 28, 2015, at 9:23 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Search out the audio of him calling his tailor to get some new trousers made. --R On 8/27/15 6:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: While it’s a huge amount of reading, I highly recommend Robert Caro’s biography (4-5 books) on Lyndon Johnson. If you only read one of them, read the latest (4th) book, “The Passage of Power”. I never really thought that much about LBJ, despite having a keen interest in the politics of the 1960s, but this book goes well into him as an individual and how he struggled with Kennedy’s legacy as well as the assumption of the presidency. While there’s no doubt he was the epitome of the “good old Texas boy” and certainly had some questionable political activities, as an individual he was actually a pretty good guy who truly wanted the poor and underprivileged to be successful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Years_of_Lyndon_Johnson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Years_of_Lyndon_Johnson Dan On Aug 27, 2015, at 6:14 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: clay wrote: ...not partial to LBJ or JFK. JFK - I heard a non-progressive person speaking postively about tax cuts that JFK put in to place. Further, the person recommended the non-progressive political side adopt JFK since the progressive politic has abandoned that name and heritage ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Old news...
It was more the fitment on the trou that was interesting. Yes, he was an interesting character. In his first senate (?) run he was behind by some few hundred votes, and some magically appeared from some poor county in South Texas, pushing him into the win... I think there were more votes than registered voters, but, hey, who's counting... --R On 8/28/15 10:03 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Actually, that was him trolling for (more) freebies. They had given him some trousers as a gift, and he wanted more of them. He was pretty good at getting gifts from people and businesses. Did you know that he graduated from a rural teacher's college and taught migrant workers kids when he got out of school? Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 28, 2015, at 9:23 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Search out the audio of him calling his tailor to get some new trousers made. --R On 8/27/15 6:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: While it’s a huge amount of reading, I highly recommend Robert Caro’s biography (4-5 books) on Lyndon Johnson. If you only read one of them, read the latest (4th) book, “The Passage of Power”. I never really thought that much about LBJ, despite having a keen interest in the politics of the 1960s, but this book goes well into him as an individual and how he struggled with Kennedy’s legacy as well as the assumption of the presidency. While there’s no doubt he was the epitome of the “good old Texas boy” and certainly had some questionable political activities, as an individual he was actually a pretty good guy who truly wanted the poor and underprivileged to be successful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Years_of_Lyndon_Johnson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Years_of_Lyndon_Johnson Dan On Aug 27, 2015, at 6:14 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: clay wrote: ...not partial to LBJ or JFK. JFK - I heard a non-progressive person speaking postively about tax cuts that JFK put in to place. Further, the person recommended the non-progressive political side adopt JFK since the progressive politic has abandoned that name and heritage. I know nothing of JFK tax cuts - I will need to go find a summary of that - sounds interesting. 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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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
[MBZ] BECKER repair
The Becker in my 300CD seems to have died. I will check fuse in the morning but I want to get it redone anyway as the cassette ate a Christmas Carol tape last year. Is the Becker repair place in NJ the best bet? Or...? THX ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] 450SL Out gassing pipes
High end: Boral or similar stainless steel system I'd see what rockauto has for prices (and freight+++) and compare that to autohausaz, then to a SS system. My guess is that i'd buy from crockauto. I slowly get the car up to date. She runs now, but still has issue with crap bosch wires that are not sending electrons to all plugs. Fuel delivery is good. The Manifold gaskets were replaced which reduced the El Camino impersonation, but there are failures along the rest of the system that want attention. I probably need a full exhaust system from in front of the cross over pipe back. My best guesstimate is coming out at $1k for the bits and bobs. Now the question, other than which make of exhaust fluid, is which manufacturer of pipes should I purchase? 1974 450SL, no cat, cali car (sort of) 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
[MBZ] Nice 420SEL
If anyone is close to Dallas this looks like a heck of a deal for $3000: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2444961-sale-1988-420sel-dallas-texas.html#post12805593 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] BECKER repair
Do you think it will work in 300CD? On Aug 28, 2015 10:49 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Or I think I have the unit that was in the 240d you sold me... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] BECKER repair
Or I think I have the unit that was in the 240d you sold me... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] BECKER repair
Absolutely! Call Eddie or Tom on Monday and they’ll have some options for you. Dan On Aug 28, 2015, at 9:45 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The Becker in my 300CD seems to have died. I will check fuse in the morning but I want to get it redone anyway as the cassette ate a Christmas Carol tape last year. Is the Becker repair place in NJ the best bet? Or...? THX ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] bother Green car for K'leb
Not mine, no interest http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/5135726394.html 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
Re: [MBZ] BECKER repair
Great thanks. On Aug 28, 2015 9:49 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Absolutely! Call Eddie or Tom on Monday and they’ll have some options for you. Dan On Aug 28, 2015, at 9:45 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The Becker in my 300CD seems to have died. I will check fuse in the morning but I want to get it redone anyway as the cassette ate a Christmas Carol tape last year. Is the Becker repair place in NJ the best bet? Or...? THX ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] was 300TD woes.
I've used all the German filters interchangeably over the years with no problem whatsoever. On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Absolutely, always buy Mann products.. ;)) Buy more than you need.. please... Thank you, G. Mann Vernon Behr was a MB owner in MN. Yes, he was related to, though a few generations removed from, the Behrs who make radiators and such for MB. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Rebuilding Floor Jack
Craftsman tools are supposedly guaranteed for LIFE! Write to the VP in case the local store doesn't honor this warranty. On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 5:02 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Thanks, Grant. Yes, it’s full of fluid. It leaks out of the main ram area, so I know that O ring is shot. Sears has a manual for it, but nothing on the inner workings of the cylinder or valves. There are any number of folks selling “rebuild kits” for these jacks out there, but I wince at the thought of paying someone $50 for a couple of O rings. One of the web sites I looked at today said that the Harbor Freight metric O ring kit would have everything needed to reseal the cylinder and valves. I’m going to swing by HF tonight and drop $8.00 for the O ring set. I’ll probably tear into it this weekend. Dan On Aug 27, 2015, at 4:54 PM, G Mann via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: First question: Have you added fluid to proper amount? If it's leaking and fluid level is low.. it won't pump as it should. Next questions: Does the Craftsman site have an exploded parts manual for the exact jack? Parts manual? Parts available? If you have the parts diagram, you can see how it comes apart.. order parts and have them in advance.. O rings, seals, and valves and seats.. You will have an AS NEW jack... shouldn't take you more than a couple hours. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] 123 LWB sighting
But not as desirable as the Stras-fogel variety On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 9:25 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My diesels have the very rare and desirable Zundfogel engines --R On 8/27/15 8:54 PM, Tom Savage via Mercedes wrote: Now I wonder if it could have been one of the rarest of W123s, built by First Auto Works. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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 my wife promoting a new cancer park
Wow, that's impressive... On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 9:55 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: in Greenville SC. Going up there for a fundraiser dinner this evening in which she is on a cooking team. https://vimeo.com/137556234 --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Rebuilding Floor Jack
Pretty much, that's what i recommend. On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Ok, so I load up a 3-1/2 ton floor jack, drag it into the store, then start carrying on about it having a lifetime warranty? I can see that ending well. I think not. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 28, 2015, at 12:21 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, we may know that but the dumbas* Sears clerk may not. It;'s worth a try. On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Craftsman hand tools are guaranteed for life. Not power tools or things like floor jacks. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 28, 2015, at 12:08 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Craftsman tools are supposedly guaranteed for LIFE! Write to the VP in case the local store doesn't honor this warranty. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] was 300TD woes.
Not to be stereotypical, but all German-made branded filters are equivalent to me. On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 10:31 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Mr Wilton, Sir.Thank you. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 20:31:33 -0400 Subject: Re: [MBZ] was 300TD woes. From: mercedes@okiebenz.com CC: wilt...@nc.rr.com ATTABOY! 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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Crack?
Also needs some bits and pieces. On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 10:30 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It's got a 17 head Sent from my iPhone On Aug 27, 2015, at 9:23 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It's filthy, the dash is cracked and the wood is wrinkled, but I bet somebody will pay $2k for it. Mitch. On August 27, 2015 at 9:58 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 1987 Mercedes Benz 300TD turbo diesel wagon http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/5186495973.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Rebuilding Floor Jack
Ok, so I load up a 3-1/2 ton floor jack, drag it into the store, then start carrying on about it having a lifetime warranty? I can see that ending well. I think not. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 28, 2015, at 12:21 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, we may know that but the dumbas* Sears clerk may not. It;'s worth a try. On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Craftsman hand tools are guaranteed for life. Not power tools or things like floor jacks. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 28, 2015, at 12:08 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Craftsman tools are supposedly guaranteed for LIFE! Write to the VP in case the local store doesn't honor this warranty. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] 1999 Mercedes E320 $450
If I had a good running E320 with a crapped out interior I would be all over that one. On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 9:28 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Kleb should buy it and put a new engine in it --R On 8/27/15 11:24 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: New list: Air blows cold. Ran fine when parked. Breaks work. Hardly any rust. Some oil loss, don't know what it would take to make run. Translation: [I was driving 98mph on the freeway and saw a huge cloud of oil spray behind me in the rear view mirror, just seconds before the engine locked up solid.. ] Shall we file it with Craigslist as a classic post? On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 7:30 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 1999 Mercedes E320 http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/5159708989.html via cPro Craigslist App iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android 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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Rebuilding Floor Jack
Yeah, we may know that but the dumbas* Sears clerk may not. It;'s worth a try. On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Craftsman hand tools are guaranteed for life. Not power tools or things like floor jacks. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 28, 2015, at 12:08 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Craftsman tools are supposedly guaranteed for LIFE! Write to the VP in case the local store doesn't honor this warranty. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Rebuilding Floor Jack
Craftsman hand tools are guaranteed for life. Not power tools or things like floor jacks. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 28, 2015, at 12:08 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Craftsman tools are supposedly guaranteed for LIFE! Write to the VP in case the local store doesn't honor this warranty. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] was 300TD woes.
Andrew.The words German-made is the kicker. Many of the lesser german branded stuff is made by little old ladies in the orient, knitted out of Mao's old socks no doubt. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:12:19 -0400 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] was 300TD woes. From: mercedes@okiebenz.com CC: astrasfo...@gmail.com; fredh.s...@hotmail.com Not to be stereotypical, but all German-made branded filters are equivalent 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] Rebuilding Floor Jack
And what happened to integrity - doing what is right when nobody else is watching? Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rebuilding Floor Jack Ok, so I load up a 3-1/2 ton floor jack, drag it into the store, then start carrying on about it having a lifetime warranty? I can see that ending well. I think not. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 28, 2015, at 12:21 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, we may know that but the dumbas* Sears clerk may not. It;'s worth a try. On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Craftsman hand tools are guaranteed for life. Not power tools or things like floor jacks. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 28, 2015, at 12:08 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Craftsman tools are supposedly guaranteed for LIFE! Write to the VP in case the local store doesn't honor this warranty. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Rebuilding Floor Jack
Rick opines on integrity: Integrity is for the proletariat, and perhaps some of the bourgeoisie. It is most decidedly NOT practiced among the aristocracy. Or wannabee aristocracy. Or The self important entitled peasantry. Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Harbor freight
http://www.hfqpdb.com/coupons/20_percent_off_1438313641.0049.jpg http://www.dealsoff.com/harbor-freight-coupons/ Quick enough? Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Harbor freight
http://www.harborfreight.com/digitalsavings.html its on the front page Does anybody have a 20% coupon they can email me today fairly soon? Sent from my OldMBPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] was 300TD woes.
Another case where you haven't been paying attention. 124 AT filters that are not Mann are not worth having. Cheapness is not cheap if you have to do the job over again. -Curt From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com; Fred Moir fredh.s...@hotmail.com Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] was 300TD woes. Not to be stereotypical, but all German-made branded filters are equivalent to me. On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 10:31 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Mr Wilton, Sir.Thank you. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 20:31:33 -0400 Subject: Re: [MBZ] was 300TD woes. From: mercedes@okiebenz.com CC: wilt...@nc.rr.com ATTABOY! 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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Rebuilding Floor Jack
Wilson inquires: And what happened to integrity - doing what is right when nobody else is watching? Integrity is for the proletariat, and perhaps some of the bourgeoisie. It is most decidedly NOT practiced among the aristocracy. Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Harbor freight
Does anybody have a 20% coupon they can email me today fairly soon? 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] Rebuilding Floor Jack
Not true for most of their tools with more than one moving part. -Curt the tap handle on my crapsman tap and die set broke almost immediately. Snears refused to replace it. They only sneered at me. After that, i've not bought much from snears. HF or FLAPS gets my biz now ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Rebuilding Floor Jack
Not true for most of their tools with more than one moving part. -Curt From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 12:08 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rebuilding Floor Jack Craftsman tools are supposedly guaranteed for LIFE! Write to the VP in case the local store doesn't honor this warranty. On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 5:02 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Thanks, Grant. Yes, it’s full of fluid. It leaks out of the main ram area, so I know that O ring is shot. Sears has a manual for it, but nothing on the inner workings of the cylinder or valves. There are any number of folks selling “rebuild kits” for these jacks out there, but I wince at the thought of paying someone $50 for a couple of O rings. One of the web sites I looked at today said that the Harbor Freight metric O ring kit would have everything needed to reseal the cylinder and valves. I’m going to swing by HF tonight and drop $8.00 for the O ring set. I’ll probably tear into it this weekend. Dan On Aug 27, 2015, at 4:54 PM, G Mann via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: First question: Have you added fluid to proper amount? If it's leaking and fluid level is low.. it won't pump as it should. Next questions: Does the Craftsman site have an exploded parts manual for the exact jack? Parts manual? Parts available? If you have the parts diagram, you can see how it comes apart.. order parts and have them in advance.. O rings, seals, and valves and seats.. You will have an AS NEW jack... shouldn't take you more than a couple hours. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Rebuilding Floor Jack
Curly sez: After that, i've not bought much from snears. HF or FLAPS gets my biz now Some things are best purchased from Mac or Snap On believe it or not. Sockets would be a good example. Snappy's patented technology is called Flank-Drive I think, and it works quite well. Rick Sent from my ATT Trimline Phone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Nice 111
Wow I screwed up. I had one of those which was nice, I let it sit outside because I did not have any inside storage. It leaked water and got all moldy inside. I then sold it very cheap. I am a failure. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 28, 2015, at 5:42 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: OOPS! It was Alex who said it was worth at least $17k, not Jaime. http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/cto/5191956195.html Some chatter on the veterans group that with the weakness of the looney, that $5,000 US might buy it. Price is = to $7,500 US. That is WAY under what I have seen the few surviving 220SE go for, and they have not been as original as this one for many years. Alex sez $17k is the value. Not mine, no interest etc. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Rebuilding Floor Jack
Some things are best purchased from Mac or Snap On believe it or not. Sockets would be a good example. Snappy's patented technology is called Flank-Drive I think, and it works quite well. But for many years now, I've been buying sockets from HF with broached-out corners that look just like Flank Drive. I think you're right in that it was patented instead of copyrighted. I've got Flank Drive sockets dating back to the late 1970s so I'm sure the patent is long gone. 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
[MBZ] Nice 111
http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/cto/5191956195.html Some chatter on the veterans group that with the weakness of the looney, that $5,000 US might buy it. Price is = to $7,500 US. That is WAY under what I have seen the few surviving 220SE go for, and they have not been as original as this one for many years. Jaime sez $17k is the value. Not mine, no interest etc. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Harbor freight
Go to val***.com and search on harbor freight. There's a 20% coupon there that I use regularly. Dan Sent from my iPad A lot of those coupon sites are fronts for nefarious activities. Just go to http://www.harborfreight.com/digitalsavings.html and get it directly from HF. No expired deals that way either. Lots of the coupons on the coupon sites are expired and waste your time. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Harbor freight
That's what I did, ended up with a basket full of stuff Sent from my iPhone On Aug 28, 2015, at 5:32 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Go to val***.com and search on harbor freight. There's a 20% coupon there that I use regularly. Dan Sent from my iPad A lot of those coupon sites are fronts for nefarious activities. Just go to http://www.harborfreight.com/digitalsavings.html and get it directly from HF. No expired deals that way either. Lots of the coupons on the coupon sites are expired and waste your time. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Nice 111
OOPS! It was Alex who said it was worth at least $17k, not Jaime. http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/cto/5191956195.html Some chatter on the veterans group that with the weakness of the looney, that $5,000 US might buy it. Price is = to $7,500 US. That is WAY under what I have seen the few surviving 220SE go for, and they have not been as original as this one for many years. Alex sez $17k is the value. Not mine, no interest etc. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Harbor freight
Go to valpak.com and search on harbor freight. There's a 20% coupon there that I use regularly. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 28, 2015, at 2:51 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Does anybody have a 20% coupon they can email me today fairly soon? 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] was 300TD woes.
Another Alfred E Neuman moment! Another case where you haven't been paying attention. 124 AT filters that are not Mann are not worth having. Cheapness is not cheap if you have to do the job over again. -Curt From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com; Fred Moir fredh.s...@hotmail.com Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] was 300TD woes. Not to be stereotypical, but all German-made branded filters are equivalent to me. |(:: ) Who? 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] Rebuilding Floor Jack
Was it Crapsman branded? They've got a bunch of other crappy tool brands now to get out of the warranty business. Best thing I ever did 5-8 years ago was buy an SK ratchet, its an excellent tool. Sadly I guess they've gone in the toilet now too but the ratchet I got is fantastic. Way better than any of the Crapsman ones I've ever had. The Crapsman wrenches now are particularly egregious. They feel terrible in the hand, rough and scratchy. The HF cheapies are polished and lovely, strong too. -Curt From: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rebuilding Floor Jack Not true for most of their tools with more than one moving part. -Curt the tap handle on my crapsman tap and die set broke almost immediately. Snears refused to replace it. They only sneered at me. After that, i've not bought much from snears. HF or FLAPS gets my biz now ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Rebuilding Floor Jack
Was it Crapsman branded? Yes, it was part of a crapsman tap and die set. SK and Truecraft are wonderful and reasonably priced. I had a little US 3/8 drive SK Socket set I carried in my original 190D. It came in a little steel box. Truecraft makes a Metric allen wrench set that goes up to 17mm. I am on my second set in 40 years. the first set was stolen ~20 years ago. I have never broken one of them. Truecraft 12 adjustable wrench is the #1 farm tool. To me it was used more than a pliers or a knife. snappy for special stuff. Used to buy special stuff from Mac, but they disappeared from this part of the country. Was it Crapsman branded? They've got a bunch of other crappy tool brands now to get out of the warranty business. Best thing I ever did 5-8 years ago was buy an SK ratchet, its an excellent tool. Sadly I guess they've gone in the toilet now too but the ratchet I got is fantastic. Way better than any of the Crapsman ones I've ever had. The Crapsman wrenches now are particularly egregious. They feel terrible in the hand, rough and scratchy. The HF cheapies are polished and lovely, strong too. -Curt From: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rebuilding Floor Jack Not true for most of their tools with more than one moving part. -Curt the tap handle on my crapsman tap and die set broke almost immediately. Snears refused to replace it. They only sneered at me. After that, i've not bought much from snears. HF or FLAPS gets my biz now ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Rebuilding Floor Jack
Harbor Freight sockets are actually very good and very cheap. The only thing I dislike is that they are generally laser etched for size but they're cheap enough so when the etching is rusted off its just time to buy new ones. I've never broken one, or had it not fit correctly. I have I think 6 sets now... -Curt From: Rick Knoble via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rebuilding Floor Jack Curly sez: After that, i've not bought much from snears. HF or FLAPS gets my biz now Some things are best purchased from Mac or Snap On believe it or not. Sockets would be a good example. Snappy's patented technology is called Flank-Drive I think, and it works quite well. Rick Sent from my ATT Trimline Phone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] was 300TD woes.
Absolutely, always buy Mann products.. ;)) Buy more than you need.. please... Thank you, G. Mann On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Another Alfred E Neuman moment! Another case where you haven't been paying attention. 124 AT filters that are not Mann are not worth having. Cheapness is not cheap if you have to do the job over again. -Curt From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com; Fred Moir fredh.s...@hotmail.com Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] was 300TD woes. Not to be stereotypical, but all German-made branded filters are equivalent to me. |(:: ) Who? 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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Rebuilding Floor Jack
My understanding is that very few items now sold under the Craftsman name brand is now made in USA. As the USA tool manufacturers closed up shop, or moved off shore [to China, or Taiwan, or India] Sears has stopped the Lifetime guarantee almost completely. Harbor Freight, however, now has lifetime guarantee on the majority of it's tools.. If you join their Inside Track Club... On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Was it Crapsman branded? Yes, it was part of a crapsman tap and die set. SK and Truecraft are wonderful and reasonably priced. I had a little US 3/8 drive SK Socket set I carried in my original 190D. It came in a little steel box. Truecraft makes a Metric allen wrench set that goes up to 17mm. I am on my second set in 40 years. the first set was stolen ~20 years ago. I have never broken one of them. Truecraft 12 adjustable wrench is the #1 farm tool. To me it was used more than a pliers or a knife. snappy for special stuff. Used to buy special stuff from Mac, but they disappeared from this part of the country. Was it Crapsman branded? They've got a bunch of other crappy tool brands now to get out of the warranty business. Best thing I ever did 5-8 years ago was buy an SK ratchet, its an excellent tool. Sadly I guess they've gone in the toilet now too but the ratchet I got is fantastic. Way better than any of the Crapsman ones I've ever had. The Crapsman wrenches now are particularly egregious. They feel terrible in the hand, rough and scratchy. The HF cheapies are polished and lovely, strong too. -Curt From: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rebuilding Floor Jack Not true for most of their tools with more than one moving part. -Curt the tap handle on my crapsman tap and die set broke almost immediately. Snears refused to replace it. They only sneered at me. After that, i've not bought much from snears. HF or FLAPS gets my biz now ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] was 300TD woes.
Absolutely, always buy Mann products.. ;)) Buy more than you need.. please... Thank you, G. Mann Vernon Behr was a MB owner in MN. Yes, he was related to, though a few generations removed from, the Behrs who make radiators and such for MB. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Harbor freight
ValPak is a mass mailer who sends those envelopes full of coupons for local businesses out in the mail. They're based over in Clearwater and have one of the largest offset printing operations in the U.S. Nothing nefarious there. Good HF link. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 28, 2015, at 6:32 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Go to val***.com and search on harbor freight. There's a 20% coupon there that I use regularly. Dan Sent from my iPad A lot of those coupon sites are fronts for nefarious activities. Just go to http://www.harborfreight.com/digitalsavings.html and get it directly from HF. No expired deals that way either. Lots of the coupons on the coupon sites are expired and waste your time. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] 450SL Out gassing pipes
I slowly get the car up to date. She runs now, but still has issue with crap bosch wires that are not sending electrons to all plugs. Fuel delivery is good. The Manifold gaskets were replaced which reduced the El Camino impersonation, but there are failures along the rest of the system that want attention. I probably need a full exhaust system from in front of the cross over pipe back. My best guesstimate is coming out at $1k for the bits and bobs. Now the question, other than which make of exhaust fluid, is which manufacturer of pipes should I purchase? 1974 450SL, no cat, cali car (sort of) 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
