Re: [MBZ] Interesting Op-ed Piece
U.S. energy "reserves" like ANWR are about the single area that I get protectionist, for national security (long term dominance) reasons. Energy is part of the foundation of our economy. We should be selling China nuke plants, not fossil fuels. Sell them fracking services, let them develop their own resources. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 31, 2018 6:50:11 AM GMT+02:00, clay monroe via Mercedes wrote: >The demand is there, the foreseeable future, when it was being >considered, included more of the same toxic business environment coming >out of DC. The Majors did not want to pony up for making it happen if >they had to deal with eco-nazi regulators. Even the state was slow on >the draw and could not/would not fund their obligation. So it did not >take place. There is still the dream of making it happen and making an >LNG plant to let chinese ships slurp up US energy > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Carburetor trouble
My two small engines that get regular use have each had carb trouble just once over almost twenty years (lawnmower and two-stroke weed whacker). Lawnmower got a new carb, whacker got a rebuild kit, both decisions driven by price. Whacker also had melted fuel lines once, easy enough to replace those. The emergency generator, and the two-stroke on the sail boat, which are seasonal use, have both given me about twice as much grief. I've considered replacing the two-stroke on the sailboat with an electric trolling motor, much easier to keep a battery or two on a maintainer in the garage. Can't sub the generator with electric, not without replacing a bunch of appliances with fossil fuel versions... A small diesel generator would be really neat! -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 31, 2018 6:14:37 AM GMT+02:00, Larry Turner via Mercedes wrote: >And I bet the problems return every 2-3 years/seasons? Had a lengthy >talk with our small engine specialist who said essentially what you >said. She said repairing needle/seats were a large part of their >business now. And they have a backlog of 2-3 weeks basically on a >continuous basis. > >That's why I only buy small equipment with electric power. > >I guess the move to electric has been a little bit successful! I have >given up trying to start those silly gas engines like on weed whackers >and similar - with electric I just pull the trigger. Course if I could >get a diesel powered trimmer... ;-) > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
Global climate change Faces on the food. It has a face, so it can not be eaten or used for any product Pleather shoes are all they can wear clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap 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 > On Jul 30, 2018, at 9:22 PM, Larry Turner via Mercedes > wrote: > > you wrote the below. What? > > Larry > > > On 07/31/2018 12:14 AM, clay monroe via Mercedes wrote: >> ...GCC, because faces > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
The demand is there, the foreseeable future, when it was being considered, included more of the same toxic business environment coming out of DC. The Majors did not want to pony up for making it happen if they had to deal with eco-nazi regulators. Even the state was slow on the draw and could not/would not fund their obligation. So it did not take place. There is still the dream of making it happen and making an LNG plant to let chinese ships slurp up US energy clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap 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 > On Jul 30, 2018, at 9:20 PM, Larry Turner via Mercedes > wrote: > > if the price reaches the right tipping point the money will appear. The > trick is knowing the price level will stay high enough to making it a lasting > proposition. ROI is still king... > > But it sounds like China isn't letting energy hold it back. Recently they > were commissioning a new coal fired powered plant _/Weekly/_! Maybe they > still are? > > Larry > > > > On 07/31/2018 12:11 AM, clay monroe via Mercedes wrote: >> There are trillions of cubic meters of NG just waiting for a way to get to >> the rest of the world in ANWR. There was plan to make a tube to send it to >> LNG plant so it could be used by China. Nobody had the funds to make the >> pipe. >> >> clay >> >> 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green >> 1986 SDL - Polei >> 1982 300 SD - Allen >> >> retired models- >> 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Jul 30, 2018, at 4:41 AM, ROGER HALE via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> For many years I've thought that synthetic diesel would eventually be the >>> answer. Basically zero pollution, could use the methane from our >>> landfills, Alaska tundra, coal mines, etc. But the oil companies wouldn't >>> have a monopoly on it so not much has been done there. If you move the >>> businesses out to the urban sprawl, then you recreate the working >>> communities, but zoning departments don't have any guts about such things. >>> Just my .02. >>> >>> Best Wishes, >>> >>> Roger >>> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search 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] Carburetor trouble
I remember when the E10 junk was pushed upon us so many years ago. The older cars had all manner of issue with rubber bit failures. I had to deal with three cars within 6 months needing hoses and gaskets due to being melted by ethanol.The replacement rubber bits did work better, but the cost was wallet busting. Sure, there are new bits, just need the source and cash. What was out in fuel before the mandate for oxygenated petrol was probably much less per volume clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap 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 > On Jul 30, 2018, at 7:25 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes > wrote: > > I'm always amused by ethanol destroying plastic or rubber parts in > carburetors. After all, gasoline has contained some amount of ethanol since > 1972 somewhere in the country at one time or another. MTBE isn't much > better, and was more widely used, too. > > Surely ethanol resistant materials are not THAT hard to come by.. > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
you wrote the below. What? Larry On 07/31/2018 12:14 AM, clay monroe via Mercedes wrote: ...GCC, because faces ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
if the price reaches the right tipping point the money will appear. The trick is knowing the price level will stay high enough to making it a lasting proposition. ROI is still king... But it sounds like China isn't letting energy hold it back. Recently they were commissioning a new coal fired powered plant _/Weekly/_! Maybe they still are? Larry On 07/31/2018 12:11 AM, clay monroe via Mercedes wrote: There are trillions of cubic meters of NG just waiting for a way to get to the rest of the world in ANWR. There was plan to make a tube to send it to LNG plant so it could be used by China. Nobody had the funds to make the pipe. clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap 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 On Jul 30, 2018, at 4:41 AM, ROGER HALE via Mercedes wrote: For many years I've thought that synthetic diesel would eventually be the answer. Basically zero pollution, could use the methane from our landfills, Alaska tundra, coal mines, etc. But the oil companies wouldn't have a monopoly on it so not much has been done there. If you move the businesses out to the urban sprawl, then you recreate the working communities, but zoning departments don't have any guts about such things. Just my .02. Best Wishes, Roger ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
Why would you agree to contribute to the impact upon the climate change, when you could walk the talk and work toward a solution? The Vegan idiots who decide to wear plastic shoes, which contribute to GCC, because faces. The real way to do it is to not use anything. clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap 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 > On Jul 30, 2018, at 11:08 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > So in order to believe in global warming one needs to completely break off > from fossil fuels? > > On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 11:46 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> If you truly believed the global warming propaganda, Andrew, you would not >> drive an old diesel. >> >> You would have sent it to the crusher in order to avoid the possibility of >> someone else polluting with it, and got yourself a Tesla. >> Then you could charge it up with nice coal generated electricity! >> >> RB >> >> On 30/07/2018 10:27 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: >> >>> Earth to Curley: Don't be the last man in the room who thinks global >>> warming is a myth. >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 10:34 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Trying to inject reason into the "global warming" religion! Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2018/07/06/sniffing-a-scandal/ > > Rick > > ___ >>> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search 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] Carburetor trouble
And I bet the problems return every 2-3 years/seasons? Had a lengthy talk with our small engine specialist who said essentially what you said. She said repairing needle/seats were a large part of their business now. And they have a backlog of 2-3 weeks basically on a continuous basis. That's why I only buy small equipment with electric power. I guess the move to electric has been a little bit successful! I have given up trying to start those silly gas engines like on weed whackers and similar - with electric I just pull the trigger. Course if I could get a diesel powered trimmer... ;-) I found some stuff that is added to the gas tank and it's supposed to reverse the affects E10 has on engine components - but I don't drive enough anymore to buy it very often so I don't recall the name. But in it's defense, I have never had any fuel system issues on the 911 that could be blamed on E10. So maybe it's helping? Larry On 07/30/2018 11:22 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Over the past 2 years, I've had a number of small engines [and a couple of car gas engines] with "ethanol induced failure" of the fuel system... in each case, same problem set. Here is what I've found. The ethanol fuel sucks water out of the air. The water reacts with aluminum interiors of the carbs [it's raw aluminum with no coating so it "aluminum rusts quickly"] This "aluminum rust" clogs mixing orfices and sticks float valves, then the fuel evaporates and forms varnish to glue it all in place... Harder than snot to get soaked loose. Clean it out, replace gaskets and float valves... blow out ALL passages with carb cleaner, then compressed air.. reassemble it works. Tried SeaFoam, and other "let it soak free" stuff none of it worked like a tear down and hand clean EVERY PART... On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 7:15 PM, Larry Turner via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: The ethanol probably destroyed the gaskets long ago. Larry On 07/30/2018 4:32 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Yeah, but nobody seems to keep a rebuild kit in stock, so I'll have to order one for delivery. Thirty year old gaskets may not hold up to R&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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
There are trillions of cubic meters of NG just waiting for a way to get to the rest of the world in ANWR. There was plan to make a tube to send it to LNG plant so it could be used by China. Nobody had the funds to make the pipe. clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap 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 > On Jul 30, 2018, at 4:41 AM, ROGER HALE via Mercedes > wrote: > > For many years I've thought that synthetic diesel would eventually be the > answer. Basically zero pollution, could use the methane from our landfills, > Alaska tundra, coal mines, etc. But the oil companies wouldn't have a > monopoly on it so not much has been done there. If you move the businesses > out to the urban sprawl, then you recreate the working communities, but > zoning departments don't have any guts about such things. Just my .02. > > Best Wishes, > > Roger > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Carburetor trouble
Yeah, zamac and water are a poor mix. Back in the day the zamac was chrome treated, helped a great deal with the corrosion (which is why all carbs had that "gold" look to them, it's potassium dichromate if I remember correctly). Reminds me I need to get the generator out and clean the tank and carb, it was used when I got it and didn't run all that well, stored with some fuel in it which is now goo I'm sure. Never know when you are going to need one, eh? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Carburetor trouble
Over the past 2 years, I've had a number of small engines [and a couple of car gas engines] with "ethanol induced failure" of the fuel system... in each case, same problem set. Here is what I've found. The ethanol fuel sucks water out of the air. The water reacts with aluminum interiors of the carbs [it's raw aluminum with no coating so it "aluminum rusts quickly"] This "aluminum rust" clogs mixing orfices and sticks float valves, then the fuel evaporates and forms varnish to glue it all in place... Harder than snot to get soaked loose. Clean it out, replace gaskets and float valves... blow out ALL passages with carb cleaner, then compressed air.. reassemble it works. Tried SeaFoam, and other "let it soak free" stuff none of it worked like a tear down and hand clean EVERY PART... On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 7:15 PM, Larry Turner via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The ethanol probably destroyed the gaskets long ago. > > Larry > > > On 07/30/2018 4:32 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > >> Yeah, but nobody seems to keep a rebuild kit in stock, so I'll have to >> order one for delivery. Thirty year old gaskets may not hold up to R&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] ATM fees
Sorry - a old email was hiding in my Mercedes folder. Larry On 07/30/2018 10:27 PM, Larry Turner via Mercedes wrote: You'd think they'd cut someone a break when they carry a $2.6 million + balance! I seldom use an ATM and it's usually my banks machine so it's free. But if I were carrying a large balance I'd want free ATM banking - at least one free transaction/day. IMO You should speak to someone in management - not just someone who answers the phone. But that's just me... Larry On 10/25/2017 3:27 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Anybody else noticed out of control atm fees lately? I will have to stop using them, just look at this fee. $4? Wow. 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] ATM fees
You'd think they'd cut someone a break when they carry a $2.6 million + balance! I seldom use an ATM and it's usually my banks machine so it's free. But if I were carrying a large balance I'd want free ATM banking - at least one free transaction/day. IMO You should speak to someone in management - not just someone who answers the phone. But that's just me... Larry On 10/25/2017 3:27 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Anybody else noticed out of control atm fees lately? I will have to stop using them, just look at this fee. $4? Wow. 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] Carburetor trouble
I'm always amused by ethanol destroying plastic or rubber parts in carburetors. After all, gasoline has contained some amount of ethanol since 1972 somewhere in the country at one time or another. MTBE isn't much better, and was more widely used, too. Surely ethanol resistant materials are not THAT hard to come by.. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Carburetor trouble
The ethanol probably destroyed the gaskets long ago. Larry On 07/30/2018 4:32 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Yeah, but nobody seems to keep a rebuild kit in stock, so I'll have to order one for delivery. Thirty year old gaskets may not hold up to R&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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
I really think Mr Peters' comment that the diesel "cheating" was contrived to destroy the passenger diesel car industry in favor of the electric car "industry" (if it can be called that) is a valid theory. I wonder how long before government subsidies will kick in again to push electric vehicle ownership? It was probably on Hillary's calendar. ;-) re: the roadside detection machines; I wonder if they detected any gas powered law breakers? As far as Andrew's choice of a diesel; at least he's chosen to take the 30% bump in fuel mileage that diesels have over gas powered cars. Larry On 07/30/2018 3:18 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: I like the logic, either the emissions tests and the roadside detection machines are worthless, or the "cheating" is manufactured to achieve a goal. "Show me the man, and I'll show you the crime." - Lavrentiy Beria, head of Joseph Stalin’s secret police. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
You are assuming that the State's thresholds for passing the emissions tests and roadside machines are the same as the federal emissions standards. It's not a given that they are. Granted, the Fed requirement is un realistically stringent, but it's the rule, and VW (and others) cheated to meet it. Thus the hullabaloo. On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 2:18 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I like the logic, either the emissions tests and the roadside detection > machines are worthless, or the "cheating" is manufactured to achieve a goal. > > "Show me the man, and I'll show you the crime." - Lavrentiy Beria, head > of Joseph Stalin’s secret police. > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > > On July 29, 2018 8:50:47 PM GMT+02:00, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2018/07/06/sniffing-a-scandal/ > > > >Rick > >___ > >http://www.okiebenz.com > > > >To search 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 > > -- OK Don *“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 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 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] Aux Fan Question
On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 21:26:58 + Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > Craig sez: > > >In the attached pictures, of a late-model W124 >auxiliary fan > > Hmm. That doesn't look like the ones I have. I will post pictures late > tonight. I believe mine to be original. I have spares from 123 cars, > and they are identical to the locked up ones on a W201 I am working on. > They are a pita to get to on the W201, so I don't want to do it twice. I can understand the desire to not do it twice! IIRC, the W123 auxiliary fans have a nut on the front of the motor shaft. And if I further recall correctly, taking the nut off did not help with removing the fan blade from the motor shaft. I don't recall if I had Kroil available or if I tried that. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Aux Fan Question
Craig sez: >In the attached pictures, of a late-model W124 >auxiliary fan Hmm. That doesn't look like the ones I have. I will post pictures late tonight. I believe mine to be original. I have spares from 123 cars, and they are identical to the locked up ones on a W201 I am working on. They are a pita to get to on the W201, so I don't want to do it twice. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Carburetor trouble
On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 22:36:24 +0200 Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Yes Craig, down draft, this is an old Fiat. Fun car, when it runs! > Fix It Again Tony. Actually dirt simple and easy to work on, once I > can get back into the brain memory banks with gasser carburetor info. I had a friend in college who had a Fiat. His problems were all focused on the starter, which often didn't. He finally got it working and put it up for sale. The fellow who bought it apparently drove it around with the starter having worked properly. The fellow gave him the money and then went to leave. The starter did not work and my friend had to help him push start the car. 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: Jaime needs this
--FT wrote: > My 1973 Advents are holding up quite well... My 1973 Advents are holding up quite well also. tin ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Aux Fan Question
They respond well to cleaning (De-ox-it). -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 30, 2018 9:29:06 PM GMT+02:00, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: >Is an auxillary fan rebuildable? > >Rick > > >___ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search 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] Subject: Re: Carburetor trouble
Yes, thinking about draining the fuel tank, not looking forward to that. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 30, 2018 10:33:22 PM GMT+02:00, Rdeafboy via Mercedes wrote: > >Needle valve in float ?? Add Seafoam now > >Bob. [Good used trailing arm passeg'r side being installed next week- >old one rusted out at shock/spring base] >1983 240 d >___ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search 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] Carburetor trouble
Yes Craig, down draft, this is an old Fiat. Fun car, when it runs! Fix It Again Tony. Actually dirt simple and easy to work on, once I can get back into the brain memory banks with gasser carburetor info. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 30, 2018 9:27:00 PM GMT+02:00, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > >Yes, that sounds like the problem alright. > >What kind of car has a single (down, I presume)draft Weber, Max? > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Subject: Re: Carburetor trouble
Needle valve in float ?? Add Seafoam now Bob. [Good used trailing arm passeg'r side being installed next week- old one rusted out at shock/spring base] 1983 240 d ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Carburetor trouble
Yeah, but nobody seems to keep a rebuild kit in stock, so I'll have to order one for delivery. Thirty year old gaskets may not hold up to R&R. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 30, 2018 9:17:54 PM GMT+02:00, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >The float and pin might be completely goobered up with varnish and >sludge, a good cleaning will probably sort that out. > >--FT > > >On 7/30/18 3:11 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: >> Working on a car with a carburetor, a single draft Weber, and the car >keeps flooding. It will start and run for just a few seconds, and then >floods and dies. Gasoline wells up in the top and overflows the sides >of the carburetor. >> >> Car has been sitting for three years. >> >> I'm thinking the float is stuck. Time to get a rebuild kit, some >carb cleaner, and attack. > >-- >--FT > > >___ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search 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] Carburetor trouble
It has a mechanical fuel pump, I have not tested the fuel pressure. Judging from the amount of fuel, the problem is definitely not low fuel pressure. There is a fuel return line, but I don't know about a pressure regulator. I'll read up on the Haynes manual and see if there is any info on that. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 30, 2018 9:48:52 PM GMT+02:00, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: >What sort of fuel pump does it have? >Have you tested to see what the fuel pressure is? >Does it have any sort of fuel pressure regulator? > >RB > > >On 30/07/2018 2:11 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: >> Working on a car with a carburetor, a single draft Weber, and the car >keeps flooding. It will start and run for just a few seconds, and then >floods and dies. Gasoline wells up in the top and overflows the sides >of the carburetor. >> >> Car has been sitting for three years. >> >> I'm thinking the float is stuck. Time to get a rebuild kit, some >carb cleaner, and attack. > > > >___ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search 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] Carburetor trouble
What sort of fuel pump does it have? Have you tested to see what the fuel pressure is? Does it have any sort of fuel pressure regulator? RB On 30/07/2018 2:11 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Working on a car with a carburetor, a single draft Weber, and the car keeps flooding. It will start and run for just a few seconds, and then floods and dies. Gasoline wells up in the top and overflows the sides of the carburetor. Car has been sitting for three years. I'm thinking the float is stuck. Time to get a rebuild kit, some carb cleaner, and attack. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Aux Fan Question
Is an auxillary fan rebuildable? Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
Max sez: >"Show me the man, and I'll show you the crime." - >Lavrentiy Beria, head of >Joseph Stalin’s secret >police. I thought that was a quote from Robert Mueller. Yeah, I know. Enough. Rick Who finds it hard to resist low hanging fruit sometimes ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Carburetor trouble
On Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:17:54 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > The float and pin might be completely goobered up with varnish and > sludge, a good cleaning will probably sort that out. Yes, that sounds like the problem alright. What kind of car has a single (down, I presume)draft Weber, Max? Craig > On 7/30/18 3:11 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > > Working on a car with a carburetor, a single draft Weber, and the car > > keeps flooding. It will start and run for just a few seconds, and > > then floods and dies. Gasoline wells up in the top and overflows the > > sides of the carburetor. > > > > Car has been sitting for three years. > > > > I'm thinking the float is stuck. Time to get a rebuild kit, some > > carb cleaner, and attack. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
Oil is a fluid mineral according to your federal govetnment. On Jul 30, 2018 2:52 PM, "G Mann via Mercedes" wrote: > If you believe in global warming, you have already demonstrated a > willingness to accept lack of logic and bad science rejecting fossil > fuels isn't such a large move... > > Refresh me again how much pollutant material does a volcano put out per > hour, compared to what mankind puts out? > > On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 11:41 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I often wonder if crude oil is a mineral... > > Like the core of the Earth is full of it... > > > > But hey, I'm no geology major. > > > > Rick > > > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
Very little. On Jul 30, 2018 3:12 PM, wrote: Oil is a fluid mineral according to your federal govetnment. On Jul 30, 2018 2:52 PM, "G Mann via Mercedes" wrote: If you believe in global warming, you have already demonstrated a willingness to accept lack of logic and bad science rejecting fossil fuels isn't such a large move... Refresh me again how much pollutant material does a volcano put out per hour, compared to what mankind puts out? On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 11:41 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I often wonder if crude oil is a mineral... > Like the core of the Earth is full of it... > > But hey, I'm no geology major. > > Rick > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
I like the logic, either the emissions tests and the roadside detection machines are worthless, or the "cheating" is manufactured to achieve a goal. "Show me the man, and I'll show you the crime." - Lavrentiy Beria, head of Joseph Stalin’s secret police. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 29, 2018 8:50:47 PM GMT+02:00, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > >https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2018/07/06/sniffing-a-scandal/ > >Rick >___ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search 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] Carburetor trouble
The float and pin might be completely goobered up with varnish and sludge, a good cleaning will probably sort that out. --FT On 7/30/18 3:11 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Working on a car with a carburetor, a single draft Weber, and the car keeps flooding. It will start and run for just a few seconds, and then floods and dies. Gasoline wells up in the top and overflows the sides of the carburetor. Car has been sitting for three years. I'm thinking the float is stuck. Time to get a rebuild kit, some carb cleaner, and attack. -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Carburetor trouble
Working on a car with a carburetor, a single draft Weber, and the car keeps flooding. It will start and run for just a few seconds, and then floods and dies. Gasoline wells up in the top and overflows the sides of the carburetor. Car has been sitting for three years. I'm thinking the float is stuck. Time to get a rebuild kit, some carb cleaner, and attack. -- 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
If you believe in global warming, you have already demonstrated a willingness to accept lack of logic and bad science rejecting fossil fuels isn't such a large move... Refresh me again how much pollutant material does a volcano put out per hour, compared to what mankind puts out? On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 11:41 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I often wonder if crude oil is a mineral... > Like the core of the Earth is full of it... > > But hey, I'm no geology major. > > Rick > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
I often wonder if crude oil is a mineral... Like the core of the Earth is full of it... But hey, I'm no geology major. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
So in order to believe in global warming one needs to completely break off from fossil fuels? On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 11:46 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > If you truly believed the global warming propaganda, Andrew, you would not > drive an old diesel. > > You would have sent it to the crusher in order to avoid the possibility of > someone else polluting with it, and got yourself a Tesla. > Then you could charge it up with nice coal generated electricity! > > RB > > On 30/07/2018 10:27 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > >> Earth to Curley: Don't be the last man in the room who thinks global >> warming is a myth. >> >> On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 10:34 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Trying to inject reason into the "global warming" religion! >>> >>> Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2018/07/06/sniffing-a-scandal/ Rick >>> ___ >>> >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
If you truly believed the global warming propaganda, Andrew, you would not drive an old diesel. You would have sent it to the crusher in order to avoid the possibility of someone else polluting with it, and got yourself a Tesla. Then you could charge it up with nice coal generated electricity! RB On 30/07/2018 10:27 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Earth to Curley: Don't be the last man in the room who thinks global warming is a myth. On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 10:34 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Trying to inject reason into the "global warming" religion! Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2018/07/06/sniffing-a-scandal/ Rick ___ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
Earth to Curley: Don't be the last man in the room who thinks global warming is a myth. On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 10:34 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Trying to inject reason into the "global warming" religion! > > Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > >> https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2018/07/06/sniffing-a-scandal/ >> >> Rick >> > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
Trying to inject reason into the "global warming" religion! Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2018/07/06/sniffing-a-scandal/ Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Brake Drag
I just put all new hoses on the TE, made a big difference. Should have done it years ago, I think the rears have been bad and caused dragging brakes for some time. Ate up the rotors and two sets of pads before I got around to it. Except for one on the old 220D, all of them have come off easily, even on 30 year old cars. They aren't expensive, either. I have too many cars and too little time, and a job that is making me crazy. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] W124 Rear Wheel Bearing
Here's the SIR B-90 in action. I've seen the B-90 master kit offered for a bit under $600. Not sure what the Mercedes only version sells for. And I've seen no-name versions for under $400. You can see the one inner bearing race on the hub flange after he pulls it out of the hub housing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0n_Cg_mbUQ > On July 29, 2018 at 11:11 PM Larry Turner via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Sounds like I should leave it to a shop with a puller ;-) > > Actually I am looking at the cost of the tools in case I am feeling > especially energetic after I get all the preliminary stuff out of the > way. That's unlikely, but you never know... > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Interesting Op-ed Piece
For many years I've thought that synthetic diesel would eventually be the answer. Basically zero pollution, could use the methane from our landfills, Alaska tundra, coal mines, etc. But the oil companies wouldn't have a monopoly on it so not much has been done there. If you move the businesses out to the urban sprawl, then you recreate the working communities, but zoning departments don't have any guts about such things. Just my .02. Best Wishes, Roger Roger Hale Dinnerware Classics, Inc. Monroe, Ga. 770-267-0850 www.dinnerwareclassics.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
