[MBZ] .'help'
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Re: [MBZ] Radio Shack Stores Closing
Yep. Throw away society On Mar 9, 2015 2:34 PM, OK Don via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Another factor is that micro sized surface mounted chips have made repairing electronics more difficult for the DIYer. The quality of parts at Radio Shack was never really good, but has lowered over time. Their PL-259 and BNC connectors are crap! On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 2:26 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: There are two factors here. True, Americans rarely build things any more (even I buy fully assembled computers these days). Hardware becomes obsolete and is replaced long before it needs repair, especially with electronics. But also the Internet and online shopping has made it possible to buy practically anything online (e.g. Amazon, EBay, Mouser) and get it in a couple days. So for most low-volume stuff that's not exceptionally heavy or big it hard for local retail to compete. -Original Message- From: Mann via Mercedes Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 2:00 PM It is sad. Over the years, I've watched Radio Shack shift from being a go to place for projects to just another store selling finished electronic products at sometimes not very competitive prices. The last few years, when I've gone looking for simple things like connector pins, which used to be stock items, they simply didn't stock them any more. Seems the cadre of customers who actually build things has dried up. -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.* - Mark Twain There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Overheating 240D more info
This a strong hint towards a cracked head or gasket. On Feb 22, 2015 4:06 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I keep on forgetting the boiling over stuff. On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 4:56 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Faulty temperature gauge won't make it pressurize and spill coolant! Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT for Gerry and other toada-volt owners
WW2? On Feb 17, 2015 1:25 PM, Alice Strickland via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Hirohito was Jap emperor, wasn't he? Wilt Sent from my iPad On Feb 17, 2015, at 1:52 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Hoo Boy!!! That is a great site with great pictures! I'm on some really good Prius repair websites with very sharp DIYers and even automotive engineers who are 'way over my head on some of the electronics, but I've never seen a fix like that. That will be the first thing I'll try if the big battery causes trouble. (I've been bit by the flyback transformer boards on the old tube TVs and monitors, so working on HV won't be a problem.) Thanks, Curly! Gerry P.S. No problems of any kind yet.(Knock on wood!) Trying to think of a name. Daughter, who got out of her '08 GL320cdi and drove it, named it Bouncy Bell and said no thanks; she'll keep her GL. I prefer Hirohitos Revenge (he was a WW-2 general). .. Curly McLain wrote: Toada stealer told this pious guy he was in for $4400. He fixed it himself for time and a couple of bucks worth of vinegar and soda. http://imgur.com/gallery/j8Bcp Shades of Herr Doktor Marshall Booth. Also, an insight into the build quality (or lack of ) in a toada. Twirl the fuses, then replace em.And in this case, make sure the batteries are disconnected, and you and all around you are well insulated. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5645 / Virus Database: 4284/9131 - Release Date: 02/17/15 -- arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT for Gerry and other toada-volt owners
He became emp in 1925 +/- On Feb 17, 2015 1:37 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Up until about ten years ago, I think. He was quite young during WWII, probably wouldn't have been such a nightmare if he'd been older, I think. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT BMW diagnosis
You drove 60 some miles from the first sign on to death. Electical things die mostly suddenly. Mechanical parts not so much. Computers are weird. Best bet is the OBD2 plug. There will be a code. The SIS was on telling you something. On Feb 17, 2015 2:33 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It has coil on plugs, too. AND until it stalled and would not restart, I really thought it was either a plug or coil. BUT, since it won't restart it sounds like fuel instead of spark.I just found out the fuel pressure regulator is part of the fuel filter (I wonder how much that will cost). So, it could be that. I went home at lunch and tried to start it again. It tried to start and turned over for half a second. But, stumbled immediately. The fact that it started (albeit for just a few strokes) makes me think that the fuel line had SOME fuel in it. But, I tried to let it sit for 10-15 min and see if it would do it again. But, it just cranked and cranked and cranked. -Original Message- From: Randy Bennell [mailto:rbenn...@bennell.ca] Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 2:26 PM To: Curt Raymond; Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT BMW diagnosis Any chance you got some bad fuel? Not so common as it once was but a bit of water in the fuel and some cold weather and we have a problem. We used to pour methyl hydrate in every tank but I think the gas companies include that now and the environmental police make sure that the fuel tanks at stations don't leak like they used to. The early part of your message saying it ran ok if not climbing or accelerating sounds like what my truck did when I had a coil go out. Not sure what the setup is on your car but my truck had a coil on plug setup so each cylinder has its own coil. It was essentially running on 7 cylinders which was fine on level ground and just cruising but it stumbled climbing hills or accelerating. The OBDII reader told me which coil, I believe. We then swapped with another coil and the reader then told me it had moved to the other cylinder so we were pretty certain it was the coil. Remember, that the computer read out just gives you clues as to what is wrong and you should try to verify what it is before throwing parts at it. RB On 17/02/2015 1:34 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Step one is to put a computer on it and see what it says. OBDII is a wonderful thing in that regard. -Curt From: Donald Snook via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 1:25 PM Subject: [MBZ] OT BMW diagnosis I know this is a Mercedes list, but I am having a problem with my BMW. It is a 2000 BMW 740iL with 216,000 miles. Yesterday I had to make a trip to a town about 35 miles away and it started acting up. It felt like a misfire. If I was going at a constant cruise on the highway (75-80 mph), it was going great. But, when I had to climb a hill or accelerate, it started sort of jerking, like a misfire. It felt like a bad plug or plug wire (I know this engine doesn't have wires, but that is what it felt like). As I went further it got worse. I arrived in the town, took care of my appointment and headed back. Same thing. If I had to accelerate, it started jerking and bucking. At a steady cruise it was fine. I decided I would replace the plugs (I have had it for over 40,000 miles and have not done them). I think they were done previously with a little over 120,000 miles. I stopped at Autozone and got the plugs and headed home. My house is ten minutes away. As I pulled into my subdivision, it stalled. It would not restart. It just cranked and cranked. So, I am pretty sure that means its fuel. I parked it on the first street and walked home (it was only 5-6 blocks). I thought I would try again in the morning. So, my wife and drove over and I tried starting the car. As soon as I hit the key, it cranked and turned over, but stumbled and died. Then, it would only crank -- not start. Sounds like fuel, right? The SES light came on a week or so ago. I was going to bring it to my guy and assumed he would say, it was O2 sensor. Now, I am not so sure. The SES could be signaling misfire, because I think the computer shuts off fuel to misfiring cylinders. But, the fact that it will only crank now sounds like Fuel pump, fuel pump relay, etc. Last weekend, (not the one a couple of days ago, but the previous weekend), I drove to Ardmore Oklahoma and back (600 miles total driven) at highway speeds (sometimes even higher :) ) and it did great. No problems at all. The only thing I have noticed is that if I drove exclusively on the highway, I could get 25-26 MPG. But, the last few trips, the best I could get was 22-23 mpg and on this last trip it was 21. I had attributed that to either O2 sensor, or plugs or just winter fuel, heavy foot, etc.
Re: [MBZ] Wilton's computer [was: Re: Schnee]
That is negative thinking. Lets have another. On Feb 17, 2015 2:53 PM, clay via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My understanding was that with every birthday you increase your chances of becoming dead. clay On Feb 16, 2015, at 5:56 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote: Addison wrote: I also heard it said that If there is no solution there is no problem. I heard that having birthdays is good for your health. Studies show that persons who have more birthdays live longer. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Wx
I need to mow my yard. Weeds getting high. On Feb 17, 2015 3:38 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:20:22 -0500 Alice Strickland via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: # 2 son stopped by and cleared paths on steps,and walkways. Thank your #2 son for us! 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] high school and college cars
2CV owners manua instructions: If out of gasoline remove 2 sparkplugs and use starter motor to drive up to 10 kilometers. On Feb 2, 2015 5:45 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 2CV is air cooled, like a VW but the engine is at the front, its front drive after all, 2 cylinder. So he had canvas covering the grill but theres no radiator... :) -Curt From: LarryT via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 2, 2015 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] high school and college cars There's a guy who drives his 2CV to the gun range I am a member of. Last week it was cold out (30s) and he arrived with a sheet of canvas covering 90% of the radiator opening - just like the big trucks. ;-) I haven't spoken to him in a long time and don't know how many miles he puts on it... but he drives it all the time. At the end of WW2 Prof. Porsche was put into a French jail - I wonder if he provided some design assistance then? It was introduced in 1948 - hmmm LarryT 91 300D On 2/2/2015 2:05 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Don't say such things. If I had some space I'd love to have a 2CV or 4CV. I have in mind adding another bay onto my garage and expanding the little add-on on the back of the garage to full size which would allow me to move the snowmobiles under cover, have the lawnmower and plow over there and get a car into the bay for repairs and such. The stock I have from my employer would nearly cover such a project right now but we also need a roof on the house and a furnace which I guess get precedence. Someday though... -Curt From: Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com Cc: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com [SNIP] ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] First Cars
First MB I drove (learned to drive) was my dads 170D ragtop. First wheels I bought other than my 10 speed was a '58 Ford Taunus 12M station wagon. On Jan 29, 2015 10:21 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Kaleb's email about wanting a car like his first car got me thinking about my first car. My first car was a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88. It was light metallic blue. It was my older brother's car and he was going to sell it or trade it in. I ended up buying it from him. It had the crappy 260 V8 and it was worn out. We called it the Snookmobile. My brother called it the living room on wheels. It had a whole bunch of problems. The headliner sagged, so in my 16 year old wisdom, I staple gunned it back up. It took about 800 staples! The exhaust had a hole in it and if you opened the passenger door, exhaust would poor in. If the car was parked with the nose downhill, the horn would come through the rear speakers. If you pressed the cigarette lighter in, it would shoot out onto the passengers lap. It required a quart of oil every three days. By the end of its tenure, it was a quart every day and a pint of power steering fluid. The little knobs on the window cranks were all broken, so it took forever to raise or lower the windows. One Spring break in High School I decided I wanted to visit my father in Mississippi. He bought new tires for the car. I made it about 65 miles out of town when it blew a hose. I think it also blew a headgasket. I drove it for a few more months and anytime I drove it over 15 minutes, it would overheat. Finally, I traded it in to my Uncle who had a small car lot. He gave me a very generous $450 dollars for it. He took the new tires off, and the trailer hitch, and junked it. Even though it had a lot of problems, I loved it. Of course, what 16 year old doesn't love their first car! Don Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Snowmageddon ---- 2015 Blizzard Bust
What blizzard? CNN called it historical before it happened. On Jan 27, 2015 2:35 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Ah, come on - cut them some slack. These days the authorities cannot win. If they ignore it all and let people go about their business, then there will be massive complaints that the poor idiots were not protected by their government officials, and poor cops and firemen will have to go out and try to rescue them as some risk to themselves. If they ask people to stay home where it should be fairly safe, then people complain if the weather is not as bad as it might have been. It is not the end of the world if one gets a snow day to stay home and unwind a bit. I could use one about now. RB On 27/01/2015 1:34 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: People in New York are upset with the heavy-handed approach to the storm. Even Time magazine called it a Snow Job, http://time.com/3684240/blame-de-blasio-and-cuomo-and- christie-for-the-blizzard-snow-job/ The 11 p.m. curfew resulted in lost wages for delivery people who count on larger-than-usual tips during inclement weather. Why couldn't they make their own decisions about working during the snow? Not everyone makes a salary the way our mayor and governor do. Many workers count on their hourly wage, and their tips, to make their rent each month. The storm was a dud, but even if had been as severe as predicted, bringing a city like New York to a preemptive standstill makes little sense. The people who keep New York humming take the subway after 11pm and can decide for themselves whether to keep their businesses open. Preparedness doesn't have to mean panic. There was earlier discussion about meterologists forgetting past bad forecasts, but here is one who apologized: http://connecticut.cbslocal.com/2015/01/27/storm-fails-to- live-up-to-predictions-in-some-areas/ Storm Fails To Live Up To Predictions In Some Areas As National Weather Service Meteorologist Apologizes January 27, 2015 12:40 PM Apparently, though, further north it was as forecast. How are you guys there? Curt? Fred? Jon? 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT License plate Readers
If one lives a clean life. Who cares? Cameras or not. Bitch_bitchier_bitchiest. On Jan 27, 2015 2:30 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: After a recent double murder in nearby Granville County NC on New Year's Day, the alleged perps were apprehended in West Virginia after an automated license plate reader flagged the victim's stolen car. See: http://abc11.com/news/911-call-shows-desperate-scene-at-murder-victims-home/ 462397/ The alleged perps shot the West VA cops that made the traffic stop and the original victim's bodies were found in the truck they were diving; so there is not much doubt about their guilt. Getting back to privacy issues, in this case the license reader enabled the cops to catch two very dangerous criminals; they were apparently on a crime spree. On the other hand, I certainly wouldn't appreciate anyone (especially the Government) tracking my every move. Like the NSA. I think the answer is in insuring the power is not abused. That is especially hard when there is little transparency in government. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Need a little help with my 126 300SD
Problem is getting to the lamp socket. The bulb clips to the lens which comes out. Cant get to the wire connections without taking the outer cover off. Yeah I can drill a hole through the trunk and duckt tape a light to the car. Remember I said the lights flicker on when wiggling the harness where it goes inside the cavity. On Jan 22, 2015 1:01 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Check the ground. Try cleaning and soldering the wire to the bulb holder. If nothing else works, solder the wires to the bulb. Or you could try finding an LED of about the right brightness and solder it in. Use shrink tube filled with non-conductive grease, petroleum jelly or RTV silicon form a gasket to keep water out of the joints. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
[MBZ] Need a little help with my 126 300SD
The Lead-sled flunked inspection because the license plate lights are not working. Problem is the wire coming from the LH taillight has a loose connection at the bulb holder. If I wiggle the lights flicker. How does that thing come out? If not, any suggestions how to cheat? TIA -- Hans Neureiter, Katy, TX '82 300SD '01 VW New Beetle 1.9L TDI ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
