[MBZ] “Steam” cleaner
Just saw in the 129 FB group some German dude used a dry ice blaster to “steam” clean his 129. Apparently you can rent such things but they’re pretty spendy. He posted some pics, engine looked brand new. Anyone know about this or have any experience with it? I’ve seen these carpet cleaning outfits that use some kind of CO2 fluid to dry clean rugs but this thing seems like a sand blaster using dry ice bits or something. Interesting concept. Seems like a great business idea. --R Sent from 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] R129 Motor Mounts
I give up - what's R129? On Sat, Jun 8, 2019 at 8:42 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Channeling Wilton - "Attaboy"! > > On Sat, Jun 8, 2019 at 6:49 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > These are all fine and dandy ideas, guys, but since the mount is a rubber > > part and there’s no way to gain any sort of purchase to speak of on the > top > > side o fit when it’s installed, none of these suggestions are viable. And > > yes, I used a punch to try and get things lined up, but as soon as I > would > > withdraw it from the opening the mount would move back out of position. > > > > Remember, you’re also working through an opening that’s about 1” in > > diameter dealing with a hole that about 3” deep in the crossmember, too. > > > > I ended up lifting the engine slightly, just enough to take some of the > > weight off the mount,, then using a large crescent wrench on the bosses > of > > the mount, pulling the mount over to line things up while simultaneously > > running the bolt in with a long extension and a socket. > > > > Took some major gyrating but it worked, that’s all that matters. > > > > The car idles so nicely I can’t believe it. I think it would easily pass > > the champagne glass test if the hood didn’t have such an angle to it. > > > > -D > > > > > > > On Jun 8, 2019, at 7:40 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > An appropriate size hammer is often persuasive also. > > > > > > Craig via Mercedes wrote on 6/8/19 6:31 PM: > > >> On Sat, 8 Jun 2019 18:07:26 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >>> That is what tapered punches are for. > > >> Iron workers regularly use a large version of that for lining things > up > > >> right ... > > >> > > >> > > >> Craig > > >> > > >>> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 6/8/19 9:28 AM: > > Sounds like fun. I hate it when things don't line up *quite* right > > >> ___ > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >> > > >> To search 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 > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." 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 > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] People are insane over 123s
Music to my ears Andrew '83 300TD 374 k miles On Sat, Jun 8, 2019 at 2:40 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > They are getting scarce. Supply & demand. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > 1982 300CD > 2005 E320 4matic > Wickford RI > > On Sat, Jun 8, 2019, 2:36 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > There is some guy in the 123 list with what appears to be a nice 123 auto > > 240d but has rust, and a bad engine. I inquired about it as he was > talking > > about parting it out. He says he had a guy offer him $3500 for it. I told > > him he should take the money and run. People will really pay that much > for > > a dead 123? 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] ML Mania
you can buy a cheap little steam generator at a restaurant auction or even a small boiler, heat your building and have steam to clean cars, floor, upholstery, or whatever. Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote on 6/8/19 8:27 PM: I have thought about getting the HF one ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Chevrolet Details 2020 Silverado 1500's New Diesel Engine
Insane price goes without saying. Merkuns will now pay any price now for a peekup, since they don't like the gummit cars. The race is on to see who can build the most expensive peekup, Stincoln, fallylac, Mercedes Benz, or a nipon newcomer. Usta be a peekup was half the price of a car, would last twice as long as a car, and intended to work. Now a peekup is supposed to be a cushioned pig house like a fattylac, costs twice as much as a car, is intended to replace a car, never to work, and lasts no longer than a car. My questions is still "How much OLD Mercedes can I buy for that much money?" A $60,000 peekup or even a $30,000 one, is not in the picture. I can buy a lotta old MB for that much money! Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote on 6/8/19 7:24 PM: FINALLY! A peekup diesel in a sane size. At an insane price, I'm sure. 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] ML Mania
I have thought about getting the HF one Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 8, 2019, at 8:09 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Some ancient old Bissell, I think. Rarely gets used, I have to scrape the > dust off of it when I get it out. > > Had to do some repairs to it as well, It had been sitting so long that a kink > in a hose that supplied the hot water to the pump had developed. It was right > next to a hose barb at the end of the hose, so I just snipped about 1/2” off > the end of the hose and made sure it would still reach. Success! > > -D > >> On Jun 8, 2019, at 9:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> What steam cleaner do you have? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jun 8, 2019, at 6:58 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> More or less wrapped up everything that needs doing on the ML today. >>> >>> Steam cleaned the carpets throughout, cleaned the interior well, installed >>> the new windshield washer reservoir which required removal of the radiator >>> support, believe it or not, and replaced a horn. >>> >>> The last one was the weirdest. I’ve never had a horn fail on a Mercedes. >>> This car has the disc type horn in the front lower valance like most cars. >>> I checked everything from the fuse box, relay, down to the horn. Got power >>> all the way when I pressed the horn pad, so it must have been bad. >>> >>> I’ve got a couple FIAMM horns from the W140 S500, so I grabbed one of them. >>> Had to change connectors, as the original horn had 1/4” push on connectors >>> and the S500 horn had screw terminals, but that was no big deal. I now have >>> a horn, which is nice. >>> >>> It’s been nearly a week and I’ve not gotten any more warning lights, so I >>> have to assume that pulling and cleaning the ABS unit connector made it >>> happy. I do still have a BAS light due to a failed steering angle sensor, >>> but I’ll live with that for a while, as it’s a pig to replace and the lack >>> of brake assist isn’t a detriment to driving. >>> >>> I’ll drive it a few more days before moving it to the storage site, my >>> friend’s house a couple blocks away. He’s TDY with his family for a couple >>> years in Monterey, CA, so the house is just sitting unused. >>> >>> -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 >> > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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] ML Mania
Some ancient old Bissell, I think. Rarely gets used, I have to scrape the dust off of it when I get it out. Had to do some repairs to it as well, It had been sitting so long that a kink in a hose that supplied the hot water to the pump had developed. It was right next to a hose barb at the end of the hose, so I just snipped about 1/2” off the end of the hose and made sure it would still reach. Success! -D > On Jun 8, 2019, at 9:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > What steam cleaner do you have? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 8, 2019, at 6:58 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> More or less wrapped up everything that needs doing on the ML today. >> >> Steam cleaned the carpets throughout, cleaned the interior well, installed >> the new windshield washer reservoir which required removal of the radiator >> support, believe it or not, and replaced a horn. >> >> The last one was the weirdest. I’ve never had a horn fail on a Mercedes. >> This car has the disc type horn in the front lower valance like most cars. I >> checked everything from the fuse box, relay, down to the horn. Got power all >> the way when I pressed the horn pad, so it must have been bad. >> >> I’ve got a couple FIAMM horns from the W140 S500, so I grabbed one of them. >> Had to change connectors, as the original horn had 1/4” push on connectors >> and the S500 horn had screw terminals, but that was no big deal. I now have >> a horn, which is nice. >> >> It’s been nearly a week and I’ve not gotten any more warning lights, so I >> have to assume that pulling and cleaning the ABS unit connector made it >> happy. I do still have a BAS light due to a failed steering angle sensor, >> but I’ll live with that for a while, as it’s a pig to replace and the lack >> of brake assist isn’t a detriment to driving. >> >> I’ll drive it a few more days before moving it to the storage site, my >> friend’s house a couple blocks away. He’s TDY with his family for a couple >> years in Monterey, CA, so the house is just sitting unused. >> >> -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 > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ML Mania
What steam cleaner do you have? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 8, 2019, at 6:58 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > More or less wrapped up everything that needs doing on the ML today. > > Steam cleaned the carpets throughout, cleaned the interior well, installed > the new windshield washer reservoir which required removal of the radiator > support, believe it or not, and replaced a horn. > > The last one was the weirdest. I’ve never had a horn fail on a Mercedes. This > car has the disc type horn in the front lower valance like most cars. I > checked everything from the fuse box, relay, down to the horn. Got power all > the way when I pressed the horn pad, so it must have been bad. > > I’ve got a couple FIAMM horns from the W140 S500, so I grabbed one of them. > Had to change connectors, as the original horn had 1/4” push on connectors > and the S500 horn had screw terminals, but that was no big deal. I now have a > horn, which is nice. > > It’s been nearly a week and I’ve not gotten any more warning lights, so I > have to assume that pulling and cleaning the ABS unit connector made it > happy. I do still have a BAS light due to a failed steering angle sensor, but > I’ll live with that for a while, as it’s a pig to replace and the lack of > brake assist isn’t a detriment to driving. > > I’ll drive it a few more days before moving it to the storage site, my > friend’s house a couple blocks away. He’s TDY with his family for a couple > years in Monterey, CA, so the house is just sitting unused. > > -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] Chevrolet Details 2020 Silverado 1500's New Diesel Engine
IIRC, in 1997 Dodge's diesel was about a $4k premium, so it doesn't seem like it's changed too awful much since then. (And you get it back on resale value, at least in Dodge's case.) Too bad it's slushbox only. And Chevy. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] R129 Motor Mounts
Channeling Wilton - "Attaboy"! On Sat, Jun 8, 2019 at 6:49 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > These are all fine and dandy ideas, guys, but since the mount is a rubber > part and there’s no way to gain any sort of purchase to speak of on the top > side o fit when it’s installed, none of these suggestions are viable. And > yes, I used a punch to try and get things lined up, but as soon as I would > withdraw it from the opening the mount would move back out of position. > > Remember, you’re also working through an opening that’s about 1” in > diameter dealing with a hole that about 3” deep in the crossmember, too. > > I ended up lifting the engine slightly, just enough to take some of the > weight off the mount,, then using a large crescent wrench on the bosses of > the mount, pulling the mount over to line things up while simultaneously > running the bolt in with a long extension and a socket. > > Took some major gyrating but it worked, that’s all that matters. > > The car idles so nicely I can’t believe it. I think it would easily pass > the champagne glass test if the hood didn’t have such an angle to it. > > -D > > > > On Jun 8, 2019, at 7:40 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > An appropriate size hammer is often persuasive also. > > > > Craig via Mercedes wrote on 6/8/19 6:31 PM: > >> On Sat, 8 Jun 2019 18:07:26 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes > >> wrote: > >> > >>> That is what tapered punches are for. > >> Iron workers regularly use a large version of that for lining things up > >> right ... > >> > >> > >> Craig > >> > >>> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 6/8/19 9:28 AM: > Sounds like fun. I hate it when things don't line up *quite* right > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." 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] Chevrolet Details 2020 Silverado 1500's New Diesel Engine
Well, I don't know that the basic truck is not priced at an insane price point, but the turbo Diesel engine is now where near the premium that Ford wanted when I was shopping for the F150 I bought: "It is priced identically to the 6.2L V-8 as a $2,495 premium over a 5.3L V-8 model or $3,890 over a 2.7L Turbo model." On Sat, Jun 8, 2019 at 7:25 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >FINALLY! A peekup diesel in a sane size. > > At an insane price, I'm sure. > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." 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] Chevrolet Details 2020 Silverado 1500's New Diesel Engine
>FINALLY! A peekup diesel in a sane size. At an insane price, I'm sure. 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
[MBZ] ML Mania
More or less wrapped up everything that needs doing on the ML today. Steam cleaned the carpets throughout, cleaned the interior well, installed the new windshield washer reservoir which required removal of the radiator support, believe it or not, and replaced a horn. The last one was the weirdest. I’ve never had a horn fail on a Mercedes. This car has the disc type horn in the front lower valance like most cars. I checked everything from the fuse box, relay, down to the horn. Got power all the way when I pressed the horn pad, so it must have been bad. I’ve got a couple FIAMM horns from the W140 S500, so I grabbed one of them. Had to change connectors, as the original horn had 1/4” push on connectors and the S500 horn had screw terminals, but that was no big deal. I now have a horn, which is nice. It’s been nearly a week and I’ve not gotten any more warning lights, so I have to assume that pulling and cleaning the ABS unit connector made it happy. I do still have a BAS light due to a failed steering angle sensor, but I’ll live with that for a while, as it’s a pig to replace and the lack of brake assist isn’t a detriment to driving. I’ll drive it a few more days before moving it to the storage site, my friend’s house a couple blocks away. He’s TDY with his family for a couple years in Monterey, CA, so the house is just sitting unused. -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] R129 Motor Mounts
These are all fine and dandy ideas, guys, but since the mount is a rubber part and there’s no way to gain any sort of purchase to speak of on the top side o fit when it’s installed, none of these suggestions are viable. And yes, I used a punch to try and get things lined up, but as soon as I would withdraw it from the opening the mount would move back out of position. Remember, you’re also working through an opening that’s about 1” in diameter dealing with a hole that about 3” deep in the crossmember, too. I ended up lifting the engine slightly, just enough to take some of the weight off the mount,, then using a large crescent wrench on the bosses of the mount, pulling the mount over to line things up while simultaneously running the bolt in with a long extension and a socket. Took some major gyrating but it worked, that’s all that matters. The car idles so nicely I can’t believe it. I think it would easily pass the champagne glass test if the hood didn’t have such an angle to it. -D > On Jun 8, 2019, at 7:40 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > An appropriate size hammer is often persuasive also. > > Craig via Mercedes wrote on 6/8/19 6:31 PM: >> On Sat, 8 Jun 2019 18:07:26 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >>> That is what tapered punches are for. >> Iron workers regularly use a large version of that for lining things up >> right ... >> >> >> Craig >> >>> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 6/8/19 9:28 AM: Sounds like fun. I hate it when things don't line up *quite* right >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search 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] R129 Motor Mounts
An appropriate size hammer is often persuasive also. Craig via Mercedes wrote on 6/8/19 6:31 PM: On Sat, 8 Jun 2019 18:07:26 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: That is what tapered punches are for. Iron workers regularly use a large version of that for lining things up right ... Craig Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 6/8/19 9:28 AM: Sounds like fun. I hate it when things don't line up *quite* right ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] R129 Motor Mounts
On Sat, 8 Jun 2019 18:07:26 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > That is what tapered punches are for. Iron workers regularly use a large version of that for lining things up right ... Craig > Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 6/8/19 9:28 AM: > > Sounds like fun. I hate it when things don't line up *quite* right ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** OT: Redneck Engineering
I've gotta believe the Red Green folks thought of that, but CBC wouldn't let them show it. That is a possum lodge fixture if ever I saw one! Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote on 6/8/19 10:57 AM: Greg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Chevrolet Details 2020 Silverado 1500's New Diesel Engine
FINALLY! A peekup diesel in a sane size. And 6 cyl inline is the right format too. Craig via Mercedes wrote on 6/8/19 5:23 PM: Having discussed Mercedes' new diesel engine recently, I thought this was a good follow-up. https://www.truckinginfo.com/333016/2020-chevrolet-silverados-new-3-0l-duramax-turbodiesel 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] Small world - Benz Edition
yes. Several times I didn't rush on a big project, but let the ideas simmer, and in the end, the product was significantly better than the original plan. Moving a garage in 1977 is one of those projects. Straightening basement walls is a couple others. I've done 2 of those now, and it is a one man job once you dig up around the outside. But is is still way cheaper than putting in the anchors, or the braces or other solutions. An old carpenter told me the trick. In the end, you get a dry, insulated basement that is tight and significantly warmer in the winter as a bonus. Lotsa smaller projects, i apparently put off, but the delay allowed gestation of better ideas. OK Don via Mercedes wrote on 6/8/19 11:14 AM: Randy, that's exactly what I've found - take your time, let the plan stew a bit, it will come out better in the end. Or, as my Dad said, "haste makes waste." ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] R129 Motor Mounts
That is what tapered punches are for. Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 6/8/19 9:28 AM: Sounds like fun. I hate it when things don't line up *quite* right --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
Re: [MBZ] OT Wimps
Extorting money is the main thing. G Mann via Mercedes wrote on 6/7/19 11:31 PM: Um it's California? Permission required for everything plus the fee payment... or... it could be an urban legend story... ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Chevrolet Details 2020 Silverado 1500's New Diesel Engine
3.0L straight 6? GM just reinvented the OM648? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] Chevrolet Details 2020 Silverado 1500's New Diesel Engine
Having discussed Mercedes' new diesel engine recently, I thought this was a good follow-up. https://www.truckinginfo.com/333016/2020-chevrolet-silverados-new-3-0l-duramax-turbodiesel 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] ***SPAM*** OT: Redneck Engineering
That is exactly right. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sat, Jun 8, 2019, 4:56 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > If you lived around Boston you could tip up an old clawfoot bathtub and > put a statue of the Blessed Virgin inside it for a shrine. You paint > the inside light blue (haint blue in my parts) and put some lights on it > for the nighttime viewing experience. Great way to repurpose more > bathroom appliances. Double points if you do a brick archway over and > around it. > > __FT > > On 6/8/19 1:00 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > > I once tried to create an attractive pool in the backyard using an old > > kitchen sink. The first guests to see it said wow you buried the kitchen > > sink in your backyard. Why? > > > > On Sat, Jun 8, 2019, 12:03 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Amazing. That’s pretty innovative. > >> > >> -D > >> > >>> On Jun 8, 2019, at 11:57 AM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Greg > >>> > >>> ___ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search 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 > > > -- > --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] ***SPAM*** OT: Redneck Engineering
If you lived around Boston you could tip up an old clawfoot bathtub and put a statue of the Blessed Virgin inside it for a shrine. You paint the inside light blue (haint blue in my parts) and put some lights on it for the nighttime viewing experience. Great way to repurpose more bathroom appliances. Double points if you do a brick archway over and around it. __FT On 6/8/19 1:00 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: I once tried to create an attractive pool in the backyard using an old kitchen sink. The first guests to see it said wow you buried the kitchen sink in your backyard. Why? On Sat, Jun 8, 2019, 12:03 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Amazing. That’s pretty innovative. -D On Jun 8, 2019, at 11:57 AM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Greg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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 -- --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
Re: [MBZ] People are insane over 123s
They are getting scarce. Supply & demand. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4matic Wickford RI On Sat, Jun 8, 2019, 2:36 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > There is some guy in the 123 list with what appears to be a nice 123 auto > 240d but has rust, and a bad engine. I inquired about it as he was talking > about parting it out. He says he had a guy offer him $3500 for it. I told > him he should take the money and run. People will really pay that much for > a dead 123? 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
[MBZ] People are insane over 123s
There is some guy in the 123 list with what appears to be a nice 123 auto 240d but has rust, and a bad engine. I inquired about it as he was talking about parting it out. He says he had a guy offer him $3500 for it. I told him he should take the money and run. People will really pay that much for a dead 123? 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
Re: [MBZ] Small world - Benz Edition
Express slightly differently, why do it right the first time. On Sat, Jun 8, 2019, 12:15 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Randy, that's exactly what I've found - take your time, let the plan stew a > bit, it will come out better in the end. Or, as my Dad said, "haste makes > waste." > > On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 4:52 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > The one good thing about having lots of ideas and projects that one does > > not get to in any hurry, is that sometimes, one's plans change and > > projects that might have taken a lot of time and effort no longer seem > > important and get dropped for some new ideas. My wife accuses me of > > being slow with many things, but I often find that if I think on things > > a while, that I often come up with a better way to do something or a > > better idea altogether. She is more of the "quick and dirty, get'er done > > now" school. I am generally reluctant to do things unless I think that I > > will do them well and not later feel that I could have done better. > > > > On 07/06/2019 4:03 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > > > I’m not overwhelmed with projects, as I make them up as I go along, as > > with buying new (to me) cars, for example. I could never get into a > > situation where I’m to the point where I couldn’t see the end of the > tunnel > > with a large number of commitments. That would be a spoiler. > > > > > > As a result, when I *do* finish something up I’ll get worked up looking > > for a new project to take on. That pretty well explains the revolving > door > > of cars I have around here. Once I get something finished up and more or > > less complete, I’m ready to move on. > > > > > > -D > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Jun 7, 2019, at 4:58 PM, G Mann via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > >> > > >> I'm right there with you Dan. If I don't take on any new projects I'll > > only > > >> need to live to 140 to get what I have done to my satisfaction... :)) > > >> > > >> It's what keeps me going. Well that and walking 5 Miles every day > > [Changed > > >> the dogs name to "5 Mile" so I could tell my Doc "I walk 5 miles every > > day"] > > >> > > >> On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 11:08 AM Dan--- via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >>> I think you nailed it for some of us, Grant. > > >>> > > >>> I’ve always got to have “something to do”, which translates into a > > >>> projects or projects. I can’t just sit around doing nothing like > > watching > > >>> TV, for example. I would go crazy in short order. > > >>> > > >>> -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 > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." 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 > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] AGM battery charging
I just bought one of these a few weeks ago. https://www.harborfreight.com/automotive/battery-tools-accessories/battery-chargers-maintainers/4-amp-fully-automatic-microprocessor-controlled-battery-chargermaintainer-63350.html I have an old (+25 years) Schauer(?) 10A charger that has an automatic mode. The HF one did recover the battery in the ML until it puked. It wouldn’t hold a charge when I got the car, I put the HF charger on it for a good day if not more, and after that the battery worked fine for a couple of weeks until it puked. I have to believe it was badly sulfated from sitting unused for a year, the new charger resurrected it, but some of the stuff on one of the plates fell off and shorted a cell. At least that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. -D > On Jun 8, 2019, at 12:59 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Thanks, it is an automatic charger, I put it on the 2A setting, no rush to > charge it, will see what it does. Near as I could tell from the doc it looks > like that might be OK. I'll see I guess, might need to hit HF at some point > to upgrade? > > --FT > > On 6/8/19 12:49 PM, Craig wrote: >> On Sat, 8 Jun 2019 12:45:19 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >>> Do these things require some different type of battery charger other >>> than my old Craftsman 2/12amp automatic charger? >> Yes. They have different voltages for the various levels of charge. >> >> See PDF attached. >> >> >> Craig >> >> P.S. I'm sending it directly to you as well as the List. > > -- > --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] ***SPAM*** OT: Redneck Engineering
oh hell yes. I am so doing that --FT On 6/8/19 11:57 AM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote: Greg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] ***SPAM*** OT: Redneck Engineering
I once tried to create an attractive pool in the backyard using an old kitchen sink. The first guests to see it said wow you buried the kitchen sink in your backyard. Why? On Sat, Jun 8, 2019, 12:03 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Amazing. That’s pretty innovative. > > -D > > > On Jun 8, 2019, at 11:57 AM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Greg > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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] AGM battery charging
Thanks, it is an automatic charger, I put it on the 2A setting, no rush to charge it, will see what it does. Near as I could tell from the doc it looks like that might be OK. I'll see I guess, might need to hit HF at some point to upgrade? --FT On 6/8/19 12:49 PM, Craig wrote: On Sat, 8 Jun 2019 12:45:19 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Do these things require some different type of battery charger other than my old Craftsman 2/12amp automatic charger? Yes. They have different voltages for the various levels of charge. See PDF attached. Craig P.S. I'm sending it directly to you as well as the List. -- --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
Re: [MBZ] AGM battery charging
Every different battery chemistry has different voltage requirements. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] AGM battery charging
Do these things require some different type of battery charger other than my old Craftsman 2/12amp automatic charger? There was one in the $500E500 that has juice but is about half flat from the car sitting for some time, wouldn't turn it over but still has some juice so I want to top it off. Looks like a newish Duralast Platinum H8 AGM. I took a MB battery out of the girl's E320 that died, tried to put some magic elektrons back in it but it is toast. -- --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
Re: [MBZ] Small world - Benz Edition
Randy, that's exactly what I've found - take your time, let the plan stew a bit, it will come out better in the end. Or, as my Dad said, "haste makes waste." On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 4:52 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The one good thing about having lots of ideas and projects that one does > not get to in any hurry, is that sometimes, one's plans change and > projects that might have taken a lot of time and effort no longer seem > important and get dropped for some new ideas. My wife accuses me of > being slow with many things, but I often find that if I think on things > a while, that I often come up with a better way to do something or a > better idea altogether. She is more of the "quick and dirty, get'er done > now" school. I am generally reluctant to do things unless I think that I > will do them well and not later feel that I could have done better. > > On 07/06/2019 4:03 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > > I’m not overwhelmed with projects, as I make them up as I go along, as > with buying new (to me) cars, for example. I could never get into a > situation where I’m to the point where I couldn’t see the end of the tunnel > with a large number of commitments. That would be a spoiler. > > > > As a result, when I *do* finish something up I’ll get worked up looking > for a new project to take on. That pretty well explains the revolving door > of cars I have around here. Once I get something finished up and more or > less complete, I’m ready to move on. > > > > -D > > > > > > > >> On Jun 7, 2019, at 4:58 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > >> > >> I'm right there with you Dan. If I don't take on any new projects I'll > only > >> need to live to 140 to get what I have done to my satisfaction... :)) > >> > >> It's what keeps me going. Well that and walking 5 Miles every day > [Changed > >> the dogs name to "5 Mile" so I could tell my Doc "I walk 5 miles every > day"] > >> > >> On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 11:08 AM Dan--- via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> I think you nailed it for some of us, Grant. > >>> > >>> I’ve always got to have “something to do”, which translates into a > >>> projects or projects. I can’t just sit around doing nothing like > watching > >>> TV, for example. I would go crazy in short order. > >>> > >>> -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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." 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] ***SPAM*** OT: Redneck Engineering
Amazing. That’s pretty innovative. -D > On Jun 8, 2019, at 11:57 AM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > > > Greg > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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] ***SPAM*** OT: Redneck Engineering
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Re: [MBZ] R129 Motor Mounts
After doing battle with the mount for maybe 10 minutes or so, I got things to line up. Not pleasant, but a good choice to abandon efforts last night and start fresh in the morning. Mounts are done, transmission mount is done, the car is ready to drive. I’ll move it out in a little bit and se how it feels. I know it will be better. This car has one of the transmission mounts that bolts up from the back as opposed to the top, so that made it go quickly and with minimal fuss. That was a gift after doing the engine mounts. Might do a few little things on the ML and then start in on the finnie. Gotta go hit the Ace Hardware for some bits to get my radio installed. -D > On Jun 8, 2019, at 10:28 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Sounds like fun. I hate it when things don't line up *quite* right > > --FT > > On 6/8/19 7:57 AM, Daniel Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> Been putting this one off for a long time, like since January. It’s the >> wife’s car, I never drive it, so out of sight out of mind, sort of. However, >> it’s been nagging at me with all the time I’ve been spending on the ML, so >> last night around 7:00 I decided I would tear into it. >> >> If you’ve ever done mounts on an M119 engine in any chassis, you know that >> the driver's side is usually the worst side to do, as there’s typically lots >> of plumbing to deal with like the AC and power steering lines. Mercedes even >> has a special spanner made to get to the top bolt on the mounts because it’s >> so tight. Don’t attempt this job without one - they’re under $20 and money >> well spent. >> >> I usually start with the passenger side mount as a confidence builder, as >> it’s usually in and out in short order. >> >> Not on this car. >> >> The passenger side mount was a total pig to remove. I got all the fasteners >> out without an issue, but getting the mount out of the engine compartment >> was another story. I ended up having to unscrew the oil pressure sender to >> get enough clearance to get the old mount out and new one in through this >> area. Messy. Very messy. >> >> So the passenger side is done. Expecting the worst, I start in on the >> driver’s side. Fasteners come loose without a lot of effort, this is good. >> Lots of plumbing, but the return line for the PS is the only thing really >> making it tough, and it’s soft and pliable enough I can squeeze and push to >> get the mount clear to remove/install. Nice. >> >> Then the top bolt starts to cross thread. Grrr. Pull the mount, clean the >> threads in the mount (OK, no damage) and on the bolt (threads are slightly >> buggered, have to hit them with a file to clean them up.) Rinse, repeat. >> Again. Pull mount, clean up threads. After the third time I’m ready to call >> it a night and head to the Ace Hardware in the morning for a new bolt. One >> last try and it goes! Huzzah! >> >> And now to get the small bolts on the bottom in place. Front one goes in, no >> problem. Back one doesn’t line up. Grrr. Move things around as best I can, >> no joy. Still off just enough that I can’t get the bolt started. Multiple >> tries pressing and moving things, no deal. >> >> It’s now almost 11:00 pm. I call it a night. >> >> I’m getting ready to head back out and tackle that last bolt. I still have a >> transmission mount to do, but (hopefully) they’re rarely an issue, so it >> should go well. >> >> And then I’ll be done with this beast. And it definitely needed mounts. The >> old ones were completely collapsed, but I knew this as you could feel the >> engine and drivetrain vibrations in the cabin. >> >> After this it's back to some much needed low impact work on the Finnie. >> >> -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 >> > -- > --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] R129 Motor Mounts
Sounds like fun. I hate it when things don't line up *quite* right --FT On 6/8/19 7:57 AM, Daniel Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Been putting this one off for a long time, like since January. It’s the wife’s car, I never drive it, so out of sight out of mind, sort of. However, it’s been nagging at me with all the time I’ve been spending on the ML, so last night around 7:00 I decided I would tear into it. If you’ve ever done mounts on an M119 engine in any chassis, you know that the driver's side is usually the worst side to do, as there’s typically lots of plumbing to deal with like the AC and power steering lines. Mercedes even has a special spanner made to get to the top bolt on the mounts because it’s so tight. Don’t attempt this job without one - they’re under $20 and money well spent. I usually start with the passenger side mount as a confidence builder, as it’s usually in and out in short order. Not on this car. The passenger side mount was a total pig to remove. I got all the fasteners out without an issue, but getting the mount out of the engine compartment was another story. I ended up having to unscrew the oil pressure sender to get enough clearance to get the old mount out and new one in through this area. Messy. Very messy. So the passenger side is done. Expecting the worst, I start in on the driver’s side. Fasteners come loose without a lot of effort, this is good. Lots of plumbing, but the return line for the PS is the only thing really making it tough, and it’s soft and pliable enough I can squeeze and push to get the mount clear to remove/install. Nice. Then the top bolt starts to cross thread. Grrr. Pull the mount, clean the threads in the mount (OK, no damage) and on the bolt (threads are slightly buggered, have to hit them with a file to clean them up.) Rinse, repeat. Again. Pull mount, clean up threads. After the third time I’m ready to call it a night and head to the Ace Hardware in the morning for a new bolt. One last try and it goes! Huzzah! And now to get the small bolts on the bottom in place. Front one goes in, no problem. Back one doesn’t line up. Grrr. Move things around as best I can, no joy. Still off just enough that I can’t get the bolt started. Multiple tries pressing and moving things, no deal. It’s now almost 11:00 pm. I call it a night. I’m getting ready to head back out and tackle that last bolt. I still have a transmission mount to do, but (hopefully) they’re rarely an issue, so it should go well. And then I’ll be done with this beast. And it definitely needed mounts. The old ones were completely collapsed, but I knew this as you could feel the engine and drivetrain vibrations in the cabin. After this it's back to some much needed low impact work on the Finnie. -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 -- --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] These wheels are so wrong
Love the color but the interior is quite odd https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2005-mercedes-benz-sl500-13 -- --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
Re: [MBZ] OT: How long have you been here? Csn you remember?
Sometime in the early or mid 90's, MBCA invited me to join their list monitored by Kathy Kennel. And over the years my membership evolved to this list. Mostly I lurk because I use the digest mode and don't have time every day to read and interact with all the information. Ned Kleinhenz ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search 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] R129 Motor Mounts
Been putting this one off for a long time, like since January. It’s the wife’s car, I never drive it, so out of sight out of mind, sort of. However, it’s been nagging at me with all the time I’ve been spending on the ML, so last night around 7:00 I decided I would tear into it. If you’ve ever done mounts on an M119 engine in any chassis, you know that the driver's side is usually the worst side to do, as there’s typically lots of plumbing to deal with like the AC and power steering lines. Mercedes even has a special spanner made to get to the top bolt on the mounts because it’s so tight. Don’t attempt this job without one - they’re under $20 and money well spent. I usually start with the passenger side mount as a confidence builder, as it’s usually in and out in short order. Not on this car. The passenger side mount was a total pig to remove. I got all the fasteners out without an issue, but getting the mount out of the engine compartment was another story. I ended up having to unscrew the oil pressure sender to get enough clearance to get the old mount out and new one in through this area. Messy. Very messy. So the passenger side is done. Expecting the worst, I start in on the driver’s side. Fasteners come loose without a lot of effort, this is good. Lots of plumbing, but the return line for the PS is the only thing really making it tough, and it’s soft and pliable enough I can squeeze and push to get the mount clear to remove/install. Nice. Then the top bolt starts to cross thread. Grrr. Pull the mount, clean the threads in the mount (OK, no damage) and on the bolt (threads are slightly buggered, have to hit them with a file to clean them up.) Rinse, repeat. Again. Pull mount, clean up threads. After the third time I’m ready to call it a night and head to the Ace Hardware in the morning for a new bolt. One last try and it goes! Huzzah! And now to get the small bolts on the bottom in place. Front one goes in, no problem. Back one doesn’t line up. Grrr. Move things around as best I can, no joy. Still off just enough that I can’t get the bolt started. Multiple tries pressing and moving things, no deal. It’s now almost 11:00 pm. I call it a night. I’m getting ready to head back out and tackle that last bolt. I still have a transmission mount to do, but (hopefully) they’re rarely an issue, so it should go well. And then I’ll be done with this beast. And it definitely needed mounts. The old ones were completely collapsed, but I knew this as you could feel the engine and drivetrain vibrations in the cabin. After this it's back to some much needed low impact work on the Finnie. -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] OT Wimps
> On June 8, 2019 at 12:31 AM G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > > > Um it's California? > Permission required for everything plus the fee payment... or... > it could be an urban legend story... Oops, not "fired", but "lost her job". MILPITAS, Calif. (KGO) -- Santa Clara County Sheriff's Captain Amy Le got walked off the job at Elmwood Jail this past Friday in tears, her badge and county vehicle taken away. She is now on paid administrative leave. Sources close to the case tell the I-Team's Dan Noyes the removal stems from an unpermitted arbor and barbecue grill Le built at the jail with her own money, but using inmate labor. Le reportedly wanted to create a break space for correctional staff. That was from the local TV. So it was from an official news source, but now appears to be false news. https://abc7news.com/santa-clara-co-sheriffs-captain-removed-from-job-over-bbq-grill/5328400/ Mercury News now says that wasn't the reason: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/03/former-santa-clara-county-jail-union-president-placed-on-leave-amid-vague-circumstances/ News about Le’s job status surfaced in an ABC7 report Monday, which cited unnamed sources alleging that she had ordered the construction of a personally funded gazebo and barbecue grill at the Elmwood jail complex in Milpitas. She improperly assigned inmates to build it, according to the report. But multiple sources familiar with the case, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter, said Monday that wasn’t the reason Le was benched. Even if the barbecue grill allegation were true, they said, it would not warrant placing her on paid administrative leave. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
