[MBZ] Unsubscribe???
I want to use a new email address - and looked at the link at the bottom of the emails, it let me subscribe with the new address, but I saw no option to unsubscribe from the old one. What's the trick? -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT Fedex rant, again, UPS praise
I've had a FedEx guy leave the box at the intersection between our private road and the county road - two lots down from our drive. If I have a choice, I never choose them. On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 10:06 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have had FedEx leave boxes at the end of the driveway just out in the > open next to the road where anyone could pick them up. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 1, 2023, at 7:21 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > You should call the customer service number and complain and ask them > to deliver it properly. > > > > By the way, UPS isn’t big enough to buy FedEx and I’m sorry to hear you > have had several bad experiences. Send me the tracking number and I’ll > talk with the service center manager about them doing it right. > > > > Donald H. Snook > > > > > >> On Sep 1, 2023, at 4:51 PM, Floyd Thursby > wrote: > >> > >> Ordered dog food from Chewy. They use Fedex for delivery. They were > leaving the boxes up the road back at the end of a gravel driveway that > goes to a little bridge residents use to get to their houses on a little > island out in the marsh. I retrieved one a few months ago over there and i > think one before that. Others have just disappeared, some actually make it > here. My daughter ordered some dog meds from them a coupla weeks ago to be > delivered to me and it was shown as delivered with a picture of the box > sitting over there so I went and got it. Yesterday and today I get text > msgs saying they are unable to deliver the latest food package. Idiots. > >> > >> UPS delivered my FCPEuro order today no problemo so I can do some > Benzing over the long weekend. Yay them. > >> > >> UPS should buy Fedex and put an end to their miserable service. > >> > >> -- > >> --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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] 124 Tires
Tire clearance in the wheel well could be an issue with wider tires. As "Floyd" said: "Ze Deutsche engineers know vat iss gut fur ze auto!" On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 3:38 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Ze Deutsche engineers know vat iss gut fur ze auto! > > --FT > > > On 9/1/23 2:36 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes wrote: > > I watched a couple of Motorweek Retro Reviews (which I really like) and > the were reviewing the 124. The videos I watched were from 86, 90 and 92. > In them, Motorweek loved the 124, but was critical of the tires saying they > were too narrow and too soft. > > > > I’m wondering if I could upsize the tires on my 90 300E without changing > the wheels. I don’t need or want to put stupid-big wheels or tires on it. > But, maybe just a slight increase. The current size is 195/65/15. I tried > a few online calculators and I think the 6.5J wheel will allow a tire up to > 215. > > > > I found some 205/65/15 that would likely work. According to the > calculators, it’s a pretty small difference. > > > > Am I wasting my time? Is that small of an increase going to make any > difference? I don’t drive aggressively. My one issue with the current > tires is they are Michelin Premiere a/s which are good tires but they tend > to wear quickly. I have had them on other vehicles and they were > comfortable and quiet, but the lifetime is about half of many other > Michelin. > > > > Donald H. Snook > > > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archiveshttp://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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] The Tax Man
Excellent. In OK, it doesn't matter what you paid, they look at a chart and that's what the tax will be. On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 10:06 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I got a tag renewal bill from the County for $162 on the 12GL450. We > pay the County for MV tax and then they pay the DMV and the renewal > sticker shows up. The appraised value shown on the bill was $9330. I > only paid $4k for it. I sent in an appeal email yesterday and this > morning it got knocked down to $88 which I guess is reasonable. Most of > my other vehicles being much older are like $12 or maybe $30 every other > year which has something to do with how the tax is assessed or > something, I never quite understood that. > > Anyway, not a bad return for 10min of effort. > > -- > --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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Back in the fold
Amazing! You sold a Smoke Silver one to me because it was "too small" --- I really hate that green color, but I bet it's nice car anyway. The W124 is my favorite driving MB right after the C107. Welcome back to the group! On Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 4:22 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Vey nice, Donald, and it’s GREEN!! > > Can’t you just put it on a pallet and have your employer bring it back > when someone deadheads to Memphis? > > -D > > On Aug 25, 2023, at 4:07 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Well, it’s been a long time since I have posted here. I found a really > amazing GREEN 90 124 on bring a trailer and the seller spent a fortune > making it perfect. It was listed on cars and bids and didn’t meet > reserve. The seller relisted it and I thought the reserve would be over > $12,000. The seller spent almost $13,000 fixing it up. So, I bid my > maximum I was willing to bid and to my surprise, I got it! > > Here is a link to the auction listing. > > <https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-mercedes-benz-300e-29/> > <1990_mercedes-benz_300e_20230720_081819-06962.jpg> > 1990 Mercedes-Benz 300E< > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-mercedes-benz-300e-29/> > bringatrailer.com< > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-mercedes-benz-300e-29/> > > So, now I have to figure out if I should ship it or fly to Connecticut and > drive it back (1200 miles) to Memphis. Driving it back would be an > adventure. But, I’m not certain I can take that much time. > > I’ll keep you updated on it. Looking it over makes me think that this was > one of Dan’s cars. It has definitely had the Martha Treatment. > > I’m excited to be back in the MB fold! > > Donald H. 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 > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Does Ok Don or somebody need a Boeing?
I transitioned from Cessnas with yokes (left hand) to a stick (right hand) Citabria with no issues - it felt very natural. On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 11:52 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I maybe held the stick for a few minutes, at best. I had never flown a > “stick”, only aircraft with yokes, so it was an interesting experience. > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Does Ok Don or somebody need a Boeing?
Nowadays you are supposed to get a "tailwheel endorsement". I think I'm grandfathered in since I've been flying them long before the endorsement started. On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 1:09 PM G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > Grant, is there a type rating for aircraft like this? > Answer: No however, if you fly one,, or own one and fly it.. the > insurance company will require you to get a course of instruction in how to > fly a high performance tail wheel aircraft, and a requisite number of > flight hours, with instruction and solo before selling you insurance.. > typically. > Then, it is a pure case of "Come to the airport and bring money"... > Aviation is a harsh mistress. > > > On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 9:52 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I maybe held the stick for a few minutes, at best. I had never flown a > > “stick”, only aircraft with yokes, so it was an interesting experience. > My > > co-worker had flown planes like the Stearman for some years, so he was > > quite competent. Side note - I got to ride in another Stearman with him > > when we were in San Diego on business. He had some Stearman friends that > we > > visited, and they were gracious enough to let him take one of theirs up. > It > > was the best of all my rides in an open-cockpit aircraft, as pretty much > > any time of the year in WI when you’re at altitude it’s pretty darned > cold. > > > > Grant, is there a type rating for aircraft like this? > > > > -D > > > > > On Aug 18, 2023, at 11:28 AM, G Mann via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > Stearman a real "Mans Airplane"... you fly it... or it flys you... > > > If you don't pay attention, it's like having a pocket full of angry > > > rattlesnakes... > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 6:31 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >> It has an automatic transmission. How unusual is that? > > >> > > >> On Thu, Aug 17, 2023, 9:20 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Stearman. > > >>> > > >>> Guy I worked with at Kohler had one, restored it from the ground up. > It > > >>> was the more typical yellow and blue livery that was used for > military > > >>> trainers, as I recall. He flew it all over the place. I got to go up > in > > >> it > > >>> several times. Not my cup of tea as far as flying, but a great > > >> experience. > > >>> > > >>> -D > > >>> > > >>>> On Aug 17, 2023, at 7:55 PM, OK Don via Mercedes < > > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > >>> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> That needs the hated Fakebook account to see. What is it? > > >>>> > > >>>> On Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 6:50 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>>> > > >>> > > >> > > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/784850683322073/?mibextid=6ojiHh > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> 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 > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> -- > > >>>> OK Don > > >>>> > > >>>> "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing > > >> you > > >>>> are wearing." > > >>>> > > >>>> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time > to > > >>>> pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > >>>> > > >>>> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am > doing.” > > >>> Werner > > >>>> Von Braun > > &
Re: [MBZ] Does Ok Don or somebody need a Boeing?
That needs the hated Fakebook account to see. What is it? On Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 6:50 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/784850683322073/?mibextid=6ojiHh > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] And it’s a diesel
Pure gas here is 30 - 40 cents more than contaminated gas, $3.80/gal. last I looked. I run it in both vehicles, the airplane, and all the lawn maintenance engines. On Sun, Aug 6, 2023 at 9:59 AM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 5, 2023, at 23:00, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes wrote: > > > I bought some lawnmower gas today here on tybee island … I like to use > > ethanol free and it cost $16 to over fill a 2 and 1 gal gas can … > > almost $5 a gal!! > > I can get ethanol-free here at one place I know of, it's near the lake and > sold as "boat gas" and yes it's about $5/g. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT: E-Golf
That is just too sad. On Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 5:38 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It depresses home values - doesn't conform to norms. > > On Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 5:47 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Why would they care? If it's not a recreational vehicle or a trailer, > > there's not a lot they could do about it. > > > > -D > > > > From: Mercedes on behalf of Andrew > > Strasfogel via Mercedes > > Sent: Friday, August 4, 2023 4:57 PM > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Cc: Andrew Strasfogel > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: E-Golf > > > > Imagine how HOAs will react when you park a new Aptera in front of your > > town home. > > > > On Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 4:50 PM mitch--- via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > > > On 2023-08-04 15:21, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > > > On Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:31:31 -0400 mitch--- via Mercedes > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> I have never seen an Aptera, but there's a Pulse sitting on a > trailer > > > >> in Bellevue Michigan this summer. (made in Owosso MI in the mid > 1980s) > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > https://www.autoevolution.com/news/your-chance-to-roll-in-a-car-motorcycle-with-wings-a-1988-pulse-autocycle-145450.html > > > > > > > > It's interesting there are NACA ducts on both sides of the body > > > > (fuselage?) -- I presume they are intakes for the engine's air > cooling. > > > > > > Originally came with a 400cc Yamaha rear end. I'm 90% sure it was > > > air-cooled. > > > > > > They added an electric motor to give powered reverse so you didn't have > > > to get out and push to back out of a parking space. > > > > > > Lots of them have been converted to 900-1100cc, mostly water cooled. > > > > > > ___ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] half the fleet has issues today
My wife bought reader type safety glasses that she likes better than the regular readers. On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 10:18 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I'm old enough now I need readers to see what I'm doing. Though on that > job, admittedly half of it was by feel. They aren't safety glasses, but > they kept stuff from falling directly into my eyes. > > > On Thu, Aug 3, 2023, at 08:19, mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: > > On 2023-08-03 00:44, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: > >> Replaced the bad alternator on the Frontier tonight. Not terrible but > >> not a lot of room to work. Rust flaking off of everything and falling > >> in my face was not fun either. > > > > > > If it saves just one piece of road grit, or worse yet rust, from getting > > stuck on your eyeball... > > > > > https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-Safety-Goggles-Clear-Anti-Fog/dp/B094LWVDJZ > > > > > https://www.amazon.com/OXG-Anti-Fog-Protective-Protection-multicolor/dp/B0BGRPV7DJ > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT: E-Golf
I saw an Aptera driving north on I-35 in OKC years ago - sounds like they might be getting close to production. Aptera Motors <https://aptera.us/> If I were in the market for a new car, I'd consider one of these. On Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 10:15 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The Fisker array sort of reminds me of vapor ware. I'll believe all these > gee whiz vehicles when I see them on the local roads. > > On Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 9:44 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Do they have orange PlasticDip on the door handles? > > > > -D > > > > From: Mercedes on behalf of Allan Streib > > via Mercedes > > Sent: Friday, August 4, 2023 9:10 AM > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Cc: Allan Streib > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: E-Golf > > > > I think some of the Fisker cars look good, but I've never seen one in the > > wild. Are they actually making any of them? > > > > On Fri, Aug 4, 2023, at 07:38, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > > > With my massive array of solar roof panels and EV hookup, it makes more > > > sense to drive an EV for routine errands. > > > > > > I watched the Fisker Product Vision Day show on youtube last night. > They > > > have some really cool vehicles about to reach the market. The only one > > in > > > my price range is the Pear, due in 2025. > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lETXC9S6S54 > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 8:25 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >> I've seen the "no mow" stuff in northern AZ, but the funny thing is > that > > >> grass is really rare there due to the climate. Most people, if they > want > > >> grass, get the fake stuff. > > >> > > >> One of the things I love about the place. Other than having to rake > pine > > >> needles twice a year, there's nothing else required in the way of > > yardwork. > > >> It's mostly bunchgrass and other native plants. Natural xeriscaping. > > >> > > >> -D > > >> > > >> From: Mercedes on behalf of Curt > > Raymond > > >> via Mercedes > > >> Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2023 10:13 PM > > >> To: Mercedes Discussion List > > >> Cc: Curt Raymond > > >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: E-Golf > > >> > > >> No mow May was kind of funny, we don't really even get dandelions > until > > >> near the end of May... > > >> > > >> -Curt > > >> > > >> > > >> On Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 09:25:57 PM EDT, Dimitri Seretakis via > > >> Mercedes wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> To keep up with the Jones? The new thing now is to let your weeds grow > > and > > >> put a “pollinators lives matter” sign in your yard. > > >> > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > >> > > >> > On Aug 3, 2023, at 9:18 PM, OK Don via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > > >> > Out of curiosity, why have you decided to dump the GLK250? > > >> > > > >> >> On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 1:27 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > > >> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >> >> > > >> >> I'm looking for an EV to replace the GLK 250, possibly a VW E-Golf. > > >> >> > > >> >> Anyone have any experience with a diesel/gas VW Golf? I assume the > > EV > > >> >> version would have similar issues other than the drive train. > > >> >> ___ > > >> >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >> >> > > >> >> To search 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 > > >> > > > >> > "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing > > you > > >> > are wearing."
Re: [MBZ] “I WON’T BUY AN EV….”
Of course, it could also be "shocking" to play with ... be careful - it's the amps that kill you. On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 8:16 PM RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Folks > > I won’t buy an ev …. How short sighted > > I won’t drive a horseless carriage … what 1910 > > I won’t fly in a plane …. 1930? > > I won’t have an automatic transmission?? What year as that > > I won’t have a cell phone … smart phone …. Computer etc > > All of these things are just tools > > As I work on my new to me 1999 diesel Chevrolet (Isuzu NPR) I dream of > buying a $1000 say 2012 Leaf …. I’ll bet you can pull the battery and > identify and replace weak cells and bring it back to some range …. I think > one would be fun to play with > > Xx 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT: E-Golf
Out of curiosity, why have you decided to dump the GLK250? On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 1:27 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I'm looking for an EV to replace the GLK 250, possibly a VW E-Golf. > > Anyone have any experience with a diesel/gas VW Golf? I assume the EV > version would have similar issues other than the drive train. > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT: I hate plumbing
The metal fittings the PEX goes over can/will split if there is water in them and they freeze ... On Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at 10:58 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I agree in not trusting sharkbite fittings. Sadly it's probably one of > those things where 99% of the time they work fine but I don't want to be in > the 1%. > I MIGHT use one as a "get by" solution. Leaky pipe, don't have time to do > a proper fix today? Slap on a sharkbite and fix later, but not long term. > > A couple years ago I replaced a bunch of the copper pipes in our house > with new copper. Then last year I did the house up north with PEX, I'll > never do copper again. Especially after this year I had to cut some of the > PEX out of the house up north and discovered that I hadn't gotten all of > the water out. It had frozen and hadn't damaged anything. I'm sold... > > -Curt > > > On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 11:29:28 AM EDT, Allan Streib < > astr...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > > > > > > Yes if I ever need to re-plumb a house I will be using PEX. > > Brother-in-Law is a fan of the "Sharkbite" fittings but they cost a lot > and I don't really trust them long term compared to a properly cemented or > soldered connection, their claims notwithstanding. I know a lot of > "handyman" types use them because it saves time and the customer is paying > for the fitting so they don't care. > > > On Mon, Jul 31, 2023, at 08:18, Curt Raymond wrote: > > This is in part why I've gone over to PEX, put the fitting in, crimp it, > done... > > > > -Curt > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 10:44:34 PM EDT, Allan Streib via > > Mercedes wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I really, really, really hate plumbing. > > > > Need to install a T fitting on a line in the basement. Shut the water > > off, opened the upstairs taps, opened the downstairs outside faucet > > (lowest drain point in the house). Cut the pipe for the fitting, > > waiting like an hour now and it's still dripping. PVC so it needs to be > > dry to cement it. > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] R12
I have an partially full bottle of R12 that can be available, if you can figure a reasonable way of getting from here to there On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 2:35 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Anyone still able to get it? The 85 300D needs a recharge and I cringe at > the thought of an R134a conversion. > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] 300D 2.5 Turbo no start
That sounds like the classic small air leak in the fuel system, letting it drain while sitting. It will run fine as long as it runs every day, and you will not likely see fuel dripping. Check every inch (centimeter) of the lines from the fuel tank to the injection pump. On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 8:37 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Thanks Fred. I might take you up on that generous offer. Meanwhile, I’m > noticing a few more things. First of all, the lever was in the up position > this morning but the car still would not start although it seems like it’s > closer to starting. After cranking unsuccessfully, and turning the ignition > off, I noticed that the lever was back in the down position and when I > would turn the ignition back on and it would pop up and stay up while > cranking. Once the ignition was turned off the lever would fall back down. > I’m not sure what this means. > I haven’t heard anything from my friends and relatives in Greece! > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 26, 2023, at 11:06 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Dimitri, Dwight. > > FWIW. > > If the lever is down the rack is in the shutoff position and will not > > supply fuel at all. > > The vacuum shut-off device could be stuck, maybe? (I have a spare). > > The pump side plate, when removed, will let you access the rack. > > I have an OM602 injection pump with 90k mi. that you may have. > > Confused yet? > > Fred > > p.s. I hope your relatives in Greece are ok and not threatened by the > > wildfires. > > > >> On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 9:52 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> wish I could help you Dimitri but it never got a chance to sit as it > was a > >> daily driver. worth checking the IP. > >> > >> On Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 9:43 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >>> The 1990 300D 2.5 Turbo has been sitting for 5 days and now it won’t > >>> start. It glows just fine so I think it’s a fuel issue. The injector > pump > >>> shut off lever is in the depressed position. That doesn’t seem right. I > >> can > >>> pull it up but it just flops back down. If I hold it up while someone > >> else > >>> cranks it still won’t start. After many cranking attempts it almost > >> started > >>> a few times but I was afraid to drain the battery or kill the starter > so > >> I > >>> stopped. Not sure what’s going on. It actually did this to me a couple > of > >>> months ago after the car sat for a month while I sorted the relay > ground > >>> issue but it eventually did start. So it seems like when the car sits > it > >>> develops this problem. Maybe it’s an air leak at the injection pump? > >>> > >>> 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 > >> > >> > > > > -- > > Fred Moir > > Lynn MA > > Diesel preferred > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT $300 BLEM PSA 16" 5.56 NATO M4 CARBINE CLASSIC RIFLE KIT
Interesting - where do you get a "lower" and what's in it? On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 10:49 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This is a good deal. You can get a lower for $50 or so. I built one a > coupla years ago > > > https://palmettostatearmory.com/blem-psa-16-5-56-nato-m4-carbine-classic-rifle-kit-flat-dark-earth1.html > <https://palmettostatearmory.com/blem-psa-16-5-56-nato-m4-carbine-classic-rifle-kit-flat-dark-earth1.html?utm_medium=email_source=daily_deals_campaign=202300725_term=morning_content=> > > > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] My camera is as old as the car - 1991 420 SEL - 56k miles - $15, 000
When I had my novice in 1966 in south OK the farthest I made contact was Oregon with 75 watts of CW. My radios then glowed in the dark. On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 3:32 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:51:10 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Now THAT was really cool Craig! I didn;t know that you could decode RTTY > > with half the signal. > > Thank you, Don! > > > > I'm currently working JS8Call with a 4 watt out SDR (software defined > > radio). Worked Germany two days ago, and Tasmania last month with it. > > Ah, yes! When I had a Novice license in 1964, it was the minimum of the > sunspot cycle and I lived nearly under a 66 kV power transmission line > in the Westchester area of Los Angeles, CA. The farthest contact I made > was Rhode Island and that was just barely. > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] My camera is as old as the car - 1991 420 SEL - 56k miles - $15, 000
Now THAT was really cool Craig! I didn;t know that you could decode RTTY with half the signal. I'm currently working JS8Call with a 4 watt out SDR (software defined radio). Worked Germany two days ago, and Tasmania last month with it. On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 11:43 AM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Mon, 10 Jul 2023 09:55:25 -0500 "M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes" > wrote: > > > Well, WE really had it toof! 110 baud on a tin can with a string using > > a teletype with a worn out ribbon, and WE LIKED IT!!! ;D > > > > (ectually, 300 baud on an old TRS-80 Model 100 portable, and when I got > > an external 1200, that was BLAZING FAST! ) > > When I was a sophomore in college, I set up my Hallicrafters SX-38C and > tuned in a shortwave teletype news station. I then fed the audio to a > diode and a very sensitive relay and used the relay's contacts to provide > power to an ASR-33's input. > > When tuned properly (with the correct part of the audio shift keying set > to zero beat), the teletype printed out the news, even before radio and > television stations broadcast it. > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Octane question
IIRC, you won't get full/optimum performance on lower octane fuel, but the computer will retard the timing to prevent blowing up the engine. On Sat, Jul 8, 2023 at 1:35 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Well honestly I don't know. Would a tank or two of 89 hurt anything, > probably not. In a modern car the computer should compensate. But why did > MB specify 91 if they didn't think it was necessary. That is my view. > > > On Sat, Jul 8, 2023, at 13:30, Dwight Giles wrote: > > tell me more > > > > On Sat, Jul 8, 2023, 2:28 PM Allan Streib wrote: > >> No > >> > >> On Sat, Jul 8, 2023, at 13:08, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: > >> > A friend is buying a 2015 E350. 91 Octane is specified. Can he run 89 > in it > >> > with no problems? > >> > TIA > >> > Dwight > >> > ___ > >> > http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > > >> > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT: charger outages leave northern Ontario EV drivers stranded
Our local Target has a bank of 6-8 chargers, though I've never stopped to look closely at them. I did see one car charging there once ... On Fri, Jul 7, 2023 at 7:23 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Exactly > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Jul 7, 2023, at 4:16 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >> > >> For less than half that money I can get a decent W211 and drive it 400 > miles without stopping. > > > > And after 5 minutes refueling, wash, rinse, and repeat. Indefinitely. > > > > -- 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 > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Battery
When you feel the need to fly, a car just won't do. It's not all about the money ... On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 6:01 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > He's got a 48 Lincoln coupe, too! Not sure why you would want to trade > such a wonderful car for an airplane. The car would be far cheaper in the > long run... > > -D > > From: Mercedes on behalf of OK Don via > Mercedes > Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2023 6:54 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: OK Don > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Battery > > Here are a few for you: > > https://www.barnstormers.com/classified-1829024-P-51D-Mustang.html > > > https://www.barnstormers.com/classified-1744969-1946-Lincoln-Convertible.html > > > > On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 4:10 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I need something v12 powered. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Jul 6, 2023, at 3:36 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > The battery that was in the CL600 was about new when I got the car, > > 12/21 date on it. It died and would not take a charge. Took it to > OReilly > > today and they gave me a new one. Guy tried to look it up under my > > account, I told him I had the guy I bought the car from had just put the > > new battery in, he found some random sale of a battery and used that for > > the return. > > > > > > Worked out nicely. Price new on it was $221 which is about what the > > Interstate was from Costco the other day. > > > > > > -- > > > --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 > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you > are wearing." > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Werner > Von Braun > > "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. > In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be > doing it." > -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Battery
Here are a few for you: https://www.barnstormers.com/classified-1829024-P-51D-Mustang.html https://www.barnstormers.com/classified-1744969-1946-Lincoln-Convertible.html On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 4:10 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I need something v12 powered. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 6, 2023, at 3:36 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > The battery that was in the CL600 was about new when I got the car, > 12/21 date on it. It died and would not take a charge. Took it to OReilly > today and they gave me a new one. Guy tried to look it up under my > account, I told him I had the guy I bought the car from had just put the > new battery in, he found some random sale of a battery and used that for > the return. > > > > Worked out nicely. Price new on it was $221 which is about what the > Interstate was from Costco the other day. > > > > -- > > --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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] I’m wondering if this might have been a better deal for a camera system
Looks like it requires a subscription plan. On Wed, Jul 5, 2023 at 2:07 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > [image: > 21ZiZWoNTUL._SR600,315_PIWhiteStrip,BottomLeft,0,35_PIStarRatingFOURANDHALF,BottomLeft,360,-6_SR600,315_ZA174%2C494,445,290,400,400,AmazonEmberBold,12,4,0,0,5_SCLZZZ_FMpng_BG255,255,255.jpg] > > Blink Outdoor (3rd Gen) – wireless, weather-resistant HD security camera > with two-year battery life and motion detection, set up in minutes – 6 > camera system > <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL32LN1F?maas=maas_adg_15E47E748DD20CF47A3377B8D2E3169E_afap_abs_=aa_maas=maas=IwAR0iJllop2dwX7zRq95ykIeIpCz9ugFT6w-vjeQv3oWKG1z0qoDO9xxxeSc_aem_AVQCLFttYFnR9ArouI6KMns0Gl9bIo7HkDCQIHUZcupAgMH6elv9ZThzcLpQF0WXgqq9NAf6HGSbIKTCLSXU88eN=1=1> > amazon.com > <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL32LN1F?maas=maas_adg_15E47E748DD20CF47A3377B8D2E3169E_afap_abs_=aa_maas=maas=IwAR0iJllop2dwX7zRq95ykIeIpCz9ugFT6w-vjeQv3oWKG1z0qoDO9xxxeSc_aem_AVQCLFttYFnR9ArouI6KMns0Gl9bIo7HkDCQIHUZcupAgMH6elv9ZThzcLpQF0WXgqq9NAf6HGSbIKTCLSXU88eN=1=1> > > <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL32LN1F?maas=maas_adg_15E47E748DD20CF47A3377B8D2E3169E_afap_abs_=aa_maas=maas=IwAR0iJllop2dwX7zRq95ykIeIpCz9ugFT6w-vjeQv3oWKG1z0qoDO9xxxeSc_aem_AVQCLFttYFnR9ArouI6KMns0Gl9bIo7HkDCQIHUZcupAgMH6elv9ZThzcLpQF0WXgqq9NAf6HGSbIKTCLSXU88eN=1=1> > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Tire wear markings
Thanks for sharing that Craig! On Mon, Jul 3, 2023 at 4:55 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > Several months ago, someone posted an automobile whose tires had > "Replacement Tire Monitor" marked on the tread as shown in the attached > photograph. > > No one at the time knew what that meant, but today simpletire.com emailed > me a newsletter which describes what is going on with that and other wear > markings: > > > https://simpletire.com/learn/tire-maintenance-safety/national-tire-safety-week > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] It starts & drives Only has misfire - 1996 SL320 - 118k miles - $7, 500
Or doesn't know what plugs and coils are ... On Mon, Jul 3, 2023 at 2:26 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I’m too lazy and cheap to check plugs and coils > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Jul 3, 2023, at 2:04 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > No pics. Seems crackish. > > > > > https://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/d/saint-louis-1996-mercedes-benz-sl-350/7639274915.html > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Projects for OK Don
It's on Fakebook, I can't see them. On Sat, Jul 1, 2023 at 8:27 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7268129339901202/ > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Affordable E type Jaguar
That's the series III 2+2 - the ugliest XKE built. On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 11:13 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I had a neighbor who worked more or less continuously in his carport on a > similar E type coupe for about a decade. He made progress but nowhere near > the point of making it roadworthy. > > On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 12:09 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I suspect the seller is going to lose some money on this one. > > > > > > Rick > > > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > > Sent: June 29, 2023 11:00 AM > > To: Mercedes@okiebenz.com > > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > > Cc: astrasfo...@gmail.com > > Subject: [MBZ] Affordable E type Jaguar > > > > Project car. > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-jaguar-xke-22-20-2/ > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT panic stricken society
We still think of the sirens as early warning to go outside and watch the interesting weather. If you see a tornado coming, take cover. Otherwise enjoy the show. On Sun, Jun 25, 2023 at 3:59 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > We would never head to the basement until my grandfather would crush out > his Pall Mall and declare it, “green and still “ outside. “Don’t mind the > fire siren. They are nervous nellies.” > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 25, 2023, at 1:42 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > We had a thunderstorm here this afternoon, some pea-sized hail, and my > phone and TV and computer are all blowing up with Tornado Warnings. In the > past a Tornado Warning meant that a tornado had been spotted nearby. Now it > seems it's just radar indications that might be rotation. > > > > It almost seems like the boy who cried wolf, there's all this panic > about normal midwestern summer thunderstorms and it doesn't actually amount > to much. > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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
[MBZ] OT: Storms
ANy storm damage last night Kaleb? We lost a few limbs and our neighbor lost an oak tree that fell across the road. -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Sound System Fun - ML550
Never underestimate the power of a bad ground connection! Don't go blaming the amp first thing. On Sun, Jun 18, 2023 at 8:23 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Making my weekly grocery run, I noticed on the return that the audio from > the car's sound system sounded "scratchy" or staticy. Tried it on all > sources and the issue is across the board. > > I'm guess in an amp that's on it's way out. I know the amp in these is > located under the driver's seat, so it looks like it will be a real > adventure to get to it. I'll go with a disconnect/clean terminals/reconnect > to see if it's just a matter of grungy connections. If not, I guess a used > amp is in my future if that's the case. > > -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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Picking up the ML63
He's cornering the market -- On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 8:02 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > At this rate there will be a severe shortage of ML Mercedes up and down the > East Coast as Floyd pursues his relentless acquisition program. > > On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 4:30 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Solid work. It’s almost as if I was there. > > > > > > > > AZBob > > > > > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > > Windows > > > > > > > > *From: *Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > > *Sent: *Thursday, June 15, 2023 12:46 PM > > *To: *Mercedes Discussion List > > *Cc: *Floyd Thursby > > *Subject: *[MBZ] Picking up the ML63 > > > > > > > > I need to actually learn to edit vids and mash them together but until > > > > then here is the pickup sequence should anyone be interested. > > > > > > > > I tried to wash it a bit yesterday and got some of the crud off the > > > > front half but it needs a good scrubbing to get a lot of the baked on > > > > pollen and stuff off. I have a soft scrubber spongie thing somewhere, I > > > > need to get that out then hit it with the buffer and some compound. > > > > First I'll get the pressure washer after it and maybe I can blast some > off. > > > > > > > > https://youtu.be/rP_8YnyDRnc > > > > > > > > https://youtu.be/EHtnfuFEn5A > > > > > > > > https://youtu.be/G3sQ_RQJV9U > > > > > > > > I love these kinds of car retrieval adventures, it worked out well, the > > > > seller was really nice and helpful and the young mechanic guy was very > > > > helpful too. I think he was glad to see it go as the seller owed him > > > > money for whatever work he had done on it and they were organized to > > > > make that transaction (which I had no interest in being in the middle > > > > of). It might have been more dramatic if there was some shadiness > > > > involved, but alas in this deal it was all very clean. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > --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 > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Scrapped
I was asking Kaleb since he said that you got ripped off. On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 6:45 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > READ THE MESSAGE!!! > > 4cents a lb > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Jun 14, 2023, at 7:31 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > So, what is scrap steel going for these days? > > > >> On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 3:35 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Looks like a lot of good parts were left, and appears you got ripped off > >> at the scrapper > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Jun 14, 2023, at 3:22 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Took the ML350 hulk to the scrapper this morning and it turned into > >> $64.20 @ 4cents/lb. 1/6 of my investment in it! > >>> > >>> Oh no wait, it transmobiled! > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> --FT > >>> Sent from iFōn___ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search 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 > > > > "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you > > are wearing." > > > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Werner > > Von Braun > > > > "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. > > In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be > > doing it." > >-- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Scrapped
So, what is scrap steel going for these days? On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 3:35 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Looks like a lot of good parts were left, and appears you got ripped off > at the scrapper > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 14, 2023, at 3:22 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Took the ML350 hulk to the scrapper this morning and it turned into > $64.20 @ 4cents/lb. 1/6 of my investment in it! > > > > Oh no wait, it transmobiled! > > > > > > > > > > --FT > > Sent from iFōn___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Glow plug relay
Excellent! Yes, the ground is half of the power circuit - no ground is like a switch being turned off. On Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 7:46 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I fixed it! Thanks to everyone who helped! The issue was indeed a bad > ground to the relay. The ground was basically where Fred said- left front > fender, under the headlight assembly. The ground wire where it connected to > the terminal was basically corroded to dust. I cut it back to clean copper > and soldered on a new terminal connector. Who would have thought that a bad > ground would masquerade as a bad relay! > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 10, 2023, at 12:22 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >> > >> > >> The ground should be the same size as the wire feeding 12v to the relay, > >> unless it's a lot longer in which case it should be larger. > >> > > > > Not even close. The power feed to the relay is HUGE, but 99% of all that > > current goes back out through the GP's. Only a dribble is used by the > relay > > itself, and that's all the ground wire has to sink. > > > > What's there already is exactly the right size. > > > > -- 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 > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Glow plug relay
The ground should be the same size as the wire feeding 12v to the relay, unless it's a lot longer in which case it should be larger. On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 11:46 AM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Unless, the wire size serves as a fuse, I always believe that bigger > wire is better. > > Randy > > On 09/06/2023 11:28 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: > > If I want to rig a new ground, what type/gauge wire should I use. This > stuff is a bit outside of my comfort zone. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Jun 9, 2023, at 12:02 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Does it really matter? I think I would add a new ground to something > close by and see if that fixed the problem. If it does, then you can either > leave your temporary fix in place permanently, or track down the original > wiring until you find the connection to ground. > >> > >> Randy > >> > >> > >>> On 09/06/2023 10:50 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: > >>> So I’m back to it. It seems like the relay has no ground. I attached a > test light from the power lug on the relay to the number 4 socket (which > corresponds to ground) on the harness and nothing. So I’m guessing the > ground wire is problematic. Does anyone know where, on the body of the car, > the relay is grounded? Thanks. > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>>>> On May 16, 2023, at 8:43 PM, Dimitri Seretakis > wrote: > >>>> Thanks again! I will try the test light trick to test the ground and > report back. > >>>> > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>> > >>>>> On May 15, 2023, at 9:27 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Dimitri. > >>>>> The cover of the 5/6 pin connector is just clipped on, it is > removable. > >>>>> N.B. The cover keeps the connector pins and wires in place, make > sure to > >>>>> keep them in order. > >>>>> Simple test for ground. > >>>>> Using a turn signal bulb in a socket with two wires. One wire to Pos > on > >>>>> battery, the other to Ground in the socket. If the bulb lights > brightly, > >>>>> the connection is capable of passing a couple of amps, therefore good > >>>>> enough to power the relay. > >>>>> A meter will only tell you if there is any connection, not if it > will pass > >>>>> enough current to work. > >>>>> If I have misunderstood your question, I apologise. > >>>>> Fred. > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Fred Moir > >>>>> Lynn MA > >>>>> Diesel preferred > >>>>> ___ > >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>> > >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>> ___ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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
[MBZ] MB level 3 self-driving car
WTF? safe at 40 MPH on an Interstate highway??? Mercedes-Benz Gets Approval to Sell Level 3 Self-Driving Cars in California (msn.com) <https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/mercedes-benz-gets-approval-to-sell-level-3-self-driving-cars-in-california/ar-AA1cl31R?ocid=hpmsn=83624f221f73494dae8546a02086ccdb=89> -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Bonanza
My next door neighbor has one, I'll just borrow it if I want to fly one. On Sun, Jun 4, 2023 at 8:41 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yeah I remember that too. There were 2 or 3 at the airport I worked at > college in the summers > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Jun 4, 2023, at 8:10 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Fork-tailed doctor killer as they were known when my Dad was flying his > V35 N899T. > > > > -D > > > > From: Mercedes on behalf of Kaleb > Striplin via Mercedes > > Sent: Sunday, June 4, 2023 7:21 PM > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Cc: Kaleb Striplin > > Subject: [MBZ] Bonanza > > > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/766422838442265/ > > > > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Well $#!+
I hate it when that happens. Sounds like a bad ground somewhere? On Sun, Jun 4, 2023 at 6:10 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I decided to fool around with the CL600 this afternoon as it had been > throwing codes for O2 sensors and the cam sensor I had recently changed. > Battery charged up, started fine and… no codes! > > Gave it a wash then out for a little spin. It was running great (these > things are REALLY fast). Got 2.5mi up the road and turned around in a > little shopping center lot then headed back. > > Got about 1/4mi, went into a limp mode, transmission acting up, not > running well, finally died. I got it on the side of the road ok then hooked > up the scanner to see what it was unhappy about. Multiple misfires on 6-8 > zylinders, a cam sensor code again, and some other random code for > something I forget. > > I walked home (got my steps!) and came back in the GL with tools and > battery. I got thinking while I was walking that maybe the battery was bad > as it had run down a coupla times but charged right back up (and was fine > earlier). Jumped up a good new battery and still no joy. I then swapped it > in, nope. Engine will spin fine, barely runs at low rough idle then dies, > but now it sounds like the starter bendix is not disengaging. Weird. > > It was doing some other kinda weird electrical things too. So I’m > wondering if there’s some electrical fault somewhere or if it’s something > else with the engine ECU or wiring or something. Don’t know why it would > just happen like that unless the heat made something really unhappy. > > I’m gonna let it sit awhile and see if it cools down later. If it still > won’t go I guess I’ll get the trailer hooked up and go collect it in the > morning. > > Bah. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] I found OK Don’s next plane
Fakebook won't show me without logging in, which I can't/won't do. On Sun, Jun 4, 2023 at 12:54 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/540171584767668/ > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] early 107 fuel sending unit
The R107 is built on the W114/115 chassis - many parts interchange. I don't know what a gasser fuel sender from one of those is like, but they might be possibilities. On Thu, Jun 1, 2023 at 6:08 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > W110/111/112 had this type of sender, too, as I recall. I’m not aware of > any conversion that allows the later sender to be used. > > Is it available from Mercedes? > > -D > > > On May 31, 2023, at 11:13 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > This 450SL I am working on has the early style fuel sender that has a > gasket and has studs with nuts that hold the unit into the tank. All I can > seem to find is the later style that screws in. Is there some sort of way > to convert to the newer style, anybody dealt with this? > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Anyone Feel Brave?
The SLC was the best driving MB I owned. It would look better with a pagoda roof though. A modern reasonably efficient engine would help as well ... On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 12:19 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/203081502613456/ > > > > I kinds like this…SLCs are growing on me. > > > > AZBob > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Anyone Feel Brave?
No, the Cats were beside the head in the engine compartment in '75 and '76. They cooked everything there. The solution is to get exhaust manifolds from another model year and the associated front section of the exhaust pipe. On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 12:23 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That could be a good deal, other than '75 has the infamous catalytic > converters that cause fires when you park over a pile of dried leaves. > > On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 1:19 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/203081502613456/ > > > > > > > > I kinds like this…SLCs are growing on me. > > > > > > > > AZBob > > > > > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > > Windows > > > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] 1972 350SL - 50k miles - $25,000
No, IIRC, it's one of the most desirable years, before the 450 engine was de-tuned even more. Only the last years 560SL had more power. See: Road and Track Article 1994 Mercedes Benz 107 SL SLC Roadster (mb107.com) <https://mb107.com/guides/sl-road+track-article.htm> On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 11:01 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Pretty car. '72 is a bad year as far as emissions crap IIRC? > > > https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/chicago-1972-mercedes-350sl-50k/7625381836.html > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Dilemma
ingle owner vehicle with 34 service records, no reported accidents, > >>> all > >>>>>> updates, and in perfect cosmetic and mechanical condition but with > >>>>> 217,000 > >>>>>> miles (!). As my mechanic said, "it was driven like sh*t and > >>> maintained > >>>>>> like sh*t." > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The second has 138,000 miles with one minor accident and three > previous > >>>>>> owners. Service history is less robust and there is one outstanding > >>>>> issue > >>>>>> with a "frozen rear ride sensor". It has a few more options than > the > >>>>> other > >>>>>> ML (360 camera, panoramic roof, rear seat entertainment). > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The price difference is $2,000 higher for the ML 350 with 138,000 > >>> miles. > >>>>>> Each vehicle rides about the same with no obvious issues. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> We do not expect to put more than 6000 miles/year on the vehicle we > >>>>>> purchase. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> How do I determine which is the better/less risky choice? > >>>>>> ___ > >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To search list archiveshttp://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 > >>>> > >>> > >>> ___ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction on this simple HVAC issue Long post
As my father always said, "if you want it done right, do it yourself." On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 6:13 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > To hell with them contractors. I fixed the issue they wanted to first > charge $888 for then wanted to replace the entire unit. I feel sorry > for people that must get taken advantage of all the time by people like > this. I am sure people are desperate, they come out and and rip people > off who do not know any better and gladly pay it and then think they got > a good deal. > > On 5/19/2023 6:10 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: > >> Sent from phone, stupid phone, supposed to be contactor. Glad you are > the grammar police. > > Only when it's amusing. Especially as you DID need to replace the > contRactor too... > > > > -- 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] This is Close to Dream Car
Probably an upgrade - didn't Jim Cathey replace small incandescent bulbs with LEDs some time ago? On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 2:27 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I’ve already messaged him asking that very thing. LED dash lights….is that > a thing? Or is that an I-just-don’t-want-to-fix-it-correctly? > > > > AZBob > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows > > > > *From: *OK Don via Mercedes > *Sent: *Wednesday, May 17, 2023 11:54 AM > *To: *Mercedes Discussion List > *Cc: *OK Don > *Subject: *Re: [MBZ] This is Close to Dream Car > > > > Does the blower motor work? Probably worth it today if it does (and > > everything else). > > > > On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 1:35 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/960784458437560/ > > > > > > > > > > > > So pricey…. > > > > > > > > > > > > AZBob > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > > > Windows > > > > > > > > > _______ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search 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 > > > > "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you > > are wearing." > > > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Werner > > Von Braun > > > > "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. > > In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be > > doing it." > > -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Random AF
Indeed it does! On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 1:42 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/577206677835968/ > > > > Looks like the illegitimate great grandchild of an early 50’s Jaguar. > > > > AZBob > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] This is Close to Dream Car
Does the blower motor work? Probably worth it today if it does (and everything else). On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 1:35 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/960784458437560/ > > > > So pricey…. > > > > AZBob > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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
[MBZ] OT: Norway's near-total adoption of electric vehicles
Sorry to interrupt the ongoing reviews of over priced used Mercedes, but I found this interesting - not what I expected: "Norway is more than a decade ahead of the U.S. in its adoption of electric vehicles. If the Biden administration's goal of having 50 percent of new vehicles be electric by 2030 sounds ambitious <https://theweek.com/climate-change/1022585/are-americans-ready-to-transition-to-evs>, Norway passed that mark in 2019, *The New York Times* reports <https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/business/energy-environment/norway-electric-vehicles.html>. In 2022, 80 percent of Norway's new car sales were electric, and it plans to phase out gas-powered cars entirely in 2025. So far, "Norway's experience suggests that electric vehicles bring benefits without the dire consequences predicted by some critics <https://theweek.com/electric-vehicles/1022859/autos-fast-tracking-the-electric-future>," the *Times* reports. Oslo's air is noticeably cleaner — and much quieter — and its greenhouse gas emissions have dropped 30 percent since 2009 with no big uptick in unemployment at gas stations or auto mechanics, or significant strain on the electrical grid. Norway has put a lot of work into making the transition, starting with enacting policies to promote electric vehicles in the 1990s and, more recently, subsidizing the rollout of fast-charge stations throughout the country. The combination of tax breaks for EV owners and readily available charging stations "took away all the friction factors," Volvo Cars CEO Jim Rowan told the *Times*. But the U.S. and other countries can learn from Norway's challenges with electric cars, not just its successes. That includes figuring out the optimal number and locations for charging stations, and dealing with the frustrations of new EV drivers learning to plug in their cars. "Sometimes we have to give them a coffee to calm down," Marit Bergsland, who works at a Circle K north of Oslo with more charging stations than gas pumps, tells the *Times*. " -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Latest arrival to Okie Acres
One of the best models! On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 4:01 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It’s an early 73. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 8, 2023, at 3:56 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > If it’s a 75 or 76, better replace ALL of the hoses in the fuel system, > especially the ones on the engine, so it doesn’t become a Back 40™ bonfire! > > > > -D > > > >> On May 8, 2023, at 4:50 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Quite an atypical purchase for you. > >> > >> AZBob > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>>> On May 8, 2023, at 1:43 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone___ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] The other major project I need to do for the shop
I have two air reels - both from HF. The only leaks I have in the air system are at the drains in the filters/regulators. I have 150 feet of air tubing in two circuits with the reels at each end. The HF hose in the reels cracks and breaks at the end you use - I've added "whip hoses" to the ends to see if I can extend the life of the HF hose. On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 10:37 AM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Does it leak air? My concern with those is that the connection that > permits the reel to turn will leak like a sieve. > > Randy > > > On 03/05/2023 6:42 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > I have a Harbor Freight retractable air hose and it's been an absolute > game changer. I think mine is 50' and will reach to any of the 3 vehicles > in the yard. The hose failed last summer, I replaced it with one from > Amazon (made in USA no less) which has been fine. It was easy to put the > replacement on the reel too. > > > > That said when I did brakes on my Jetta a couple weeks ago I used my > Makita 1/2" cordless impact. Never felt like I needed the air impact. The > cordless is more convenient but it's heavy... > > > > -Curt > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 07:03:37 PM EDT, Kaleb Striplin via > Mercedes wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > For many years I operate with the air hose just thrown around like in > the photo. I have a retractable hose reel I need to install. The next big > project is to relocate the compressor and install the air lines throughout > the shop. I wish poos would stop by to help me organize. > > > > > > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] O.T.ish. Drill Bits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgQeSrsAXgE Best value is DeWalt, best bit is Bosch according to his tests. DeWalt and Temo for step bits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGbMQul6_Bc On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 8:14 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Tue, 2 May 2023 16:35:09 -0700 Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > > I suppose I’ll see how they function. They got through the metal studs > > today with ease. > > > > Who makes good bits? > > > https://www.jbtools.com/shop/?search_query=bits#/filter:brand:Century$2520Drill > > https://www.jbtools.com/shop/?search_query=bits#/filter:brand:KnKut > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OK Don do you want me to check this out while I’m looking at that 126 tomorrow?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 1:07 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/770394754478948/ > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Bornite
What? We are talking about a MERCEDES here - there cannot be "design flaws"! On Sun, Apr 30, 2023 at 12:23 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Supposedly there is a "hack" to make a permanent fix for this design flaw. > > On Sun, Apr 30, 2023 at 1:16 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > The infamous “sliding jaw”. > > > > -D > > > > > On Apr 30, 2023, at 10:13 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > The door panel can be removed in under 10 minutes to trouble shoot. > As I > > > said, it's usually the plastic slide on the regulator arm. > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 30, 2023 at 10:31 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >> I’m not sure, but the rear window dose not role down, but it appears > to > > be > > >> stuck down. > > >> > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > >> > > >>> On Apr 30, 2023, at 9:12 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Dose he want to sale it for cheap? > > >>> > > >>> —FT > > >>> > > >>> Sent from my iPad > > >>> > > >>>> On Apr 29, 2023, at 7:24 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> So the guy gave me the vin and it turns out it’s > Bornite/blackberry. > > I > > >> thought this color looked a little different than what you typically > > see. > > >> Is this somewhat an unusual color? I got the guy down to $2200. > > >>>> > > >>>> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3141883562775879/ > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > > >>>> > > >>>> ___ > > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >>>> > > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >>>> > > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> ___ > > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >>> > > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >>> > > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> ___ > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >> > > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >> > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >> > > >> > > > ___ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT - An Old Coupe
Yup - our 220D had that rubber foot pump. The outlet connector broke and soaked my foot one time. They still sold replacements at that time. On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 7:08 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Or the ones in the older MBs that had the foot pump for the window washer… > > -D > > > On Apr 28, 2023, at 5:05 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > On Fri, Apr 28, 2023, at 20:01, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > > > >> > >> You do know about the 'high' speed setting where it cuts the travel in > >> half? Pretty critical > >> during passing maneuvers. I think the auxiliary electric vacuum pump > >> idea is the best fix. > > > > Sounds only slightly better than the VW window washer that ran off > pressure from the spare tire. Better hope you didn’t have a flat on a grimy > winter day. > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Surplus Score!
I used my basic student 3" Tektronix scope last week to show audio waveforms to the grandkids - They were not impressed by the glow-in-the-dark vacuum tubes and CRT, but they did like seeing the waveforms. I was pleasantly surprised that the old scope still worked - I haven't turned it on for several years and was expecting bad caps - they must have used quality components! On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 7:05 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I used to use one of those “old” Tektronix scopes, many years ago. And it > was on one of those cool angled carts. > > -D > > > On Apr 28, 2023, at 4:59 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: > > > >> HP4015x with a duplexer and two extra trays... $10. > > > > Nice. Our 8150DN was $25, with rollaround cart, extra HP toner > cartridge, paper, cables... > > And it does 11x17 too, which I occasionally use for music. (Or > schematics.) It's a beast. > > > >> SDS session on his car that I wished I had a roll around cart or table > for the garage. I found one of those computer tables like they have in the > hospital > > > > Another cool choice is an old Tektronix scopemobile. > > > > -- 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Does wind and solar replace coal?
What Jim said - it's all emotion and politics. Most coal plants are being replaced or converted to gas here in OK, due to Devon energy owning the GOP here. Thorium nuclear is the only power source that makes sense today (or will once someone in power sees the light). Meanwhile, there's good money to be made installing wind and solar. On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 6:07 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Supposedly this wind and solar is supposed to make up the difference. > How is that possible? > > It isn't. Fuel-powered plants are on-demand, and nothing else (even > hydro, to a point) is. > They're playing a shell game. Wind and solar can be useful, and even > necessary. But > not sufficient. > > There are days when the wind don't blow and the sun don't shine. But > power demands > are more continuous than that, so fossil/nuclear must be deployed to take > up the slack. > Along with hydro draw-downs. (Grand Coulee dam, one of our largest, is > also just about > the best equipped of such for that purpose, courtesy of the Banks Lake > auxiliary reservoir.) > > If they're decommissioning a coal plant, perhaps because it's old and in > need of replacement > anyway, then nationwide there's probably a new coal or gas plant going in > somewhere else > to make up for it. > > -- 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT - An Old Coupe
My 1951 VW bug had vacuum wipers - I found an electric 6v vacuum pump that solved all the wiper issues. On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 11:26 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > These old cars had vacuum operated wipers and would slow down on hills > etc. In this case the wipers just quit working at all. > > My 1960 Falcon has this system. They work well enough, but not when you > floor it for passing. > This car has a double-headed fuel pump. The same rubber diaphragm pumps > fuel on one side > and air on the other. (As a booster for manifold vacuum.) It is likely > that the booster stopped > working correctly. Probably a check valve stopped sealing correctly. If > the diaphragm had split > they'd have had worse problems. > > Or maybe a hose came loose, or the drive cable from the knob (?) to the > vacuum motor came off? > The system is simple, and while it doesn't work particularly well it's > difficult to see how it would > fail to work at all, unless the cause were simple. > > The very best supplement for this system is Rain-X. > > -- 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT - cleaning a small engine carb in an ultrasonic cleaner
THere is an aviation version of Simple Green that si fine for aluminum - used it on our Cessna a few weeks ago. On Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 3:59 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My go-to for cleaning solution for my ultrasonic cleaner is SimpleGreen. > However, I believe it may not play nice with aluminum, so check that to be > sure. Distilled water that’s been heated up works well, too, if it’s not > something that super grimy/oily. > > -D > > > On Apr 27, 2023, at 1:52 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Do any of you folks have experience with cleaning small carburetors in > an ultrasonic cleaner? > > > > If so, any advice on what solution to use and how hot and how long might > be appropriate? > > > > Randy who has a generator that won't start. > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] W126 speedometer inaccuracy
Do you have the correct tire size on it? Tires that are too large will do that. On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 9:43 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I observed that my '85 300SD speedometer is about 10% below the actual > vehicle speed, starting at 45 mph and above. > > I recently had the odometer repaired but the tech was unable to explain the > discrepancy. Any suggestions? There are no records of the po having > worked on this. Could this be an issue with the speedometer cable? > > Andrew > 1985 300SD > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] I almost got arrested over arousal in public
Nice! On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 9:49 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > --FT > Sent from iFōn___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT - MD-11 Retirements
That's the wind generator to power all the electronics --- On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 1:30 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The new electric airliner > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Apr 14, 2023, at 12:20 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Interesting aircraft sighted on final at Flagstaff today: > > > > https://tinyurl.com/yckt4bd9 > > > > Couldn’t tell if they had anything mounted on the pylon for test. > > > > -D > > > > On Apr 14, 2023, at 11:28 AM, dan penoff.com<http://penoff.com> via > Mercedes mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > Looks like both UPS and FedEx are retiring their MD-11 fleets: > > > > > https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/fedex-ups-call-time-md-11-fleets?elqTrackId=31AF1520B7FA666A83E40B0FCD9FC163=true=IwAR2ODSqGam_aooQvbOECLCUo4ZjLXL1P4ke9k2I2fSFJLovpXtAdL_Ey9fU=Zxz2cZ > > > > I had no idea that many were still in service! > > > > -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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Why does this have to be so hard? — 400E
You could try cutting an inch or so off an arm with a ball on it, and bolt/rivet/ tack weld it over the arm with the missing ball. On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 6:13 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I am trying to get this 400E sorted. I took off the throttle body (ETA) > and sent it off to a guy (Don Roden) to get rebuilt as it was clearly not > working properly. He calls me and says it’s the wrong one for the car, and > in any case was all corroded up (there are electronics inside that adjust > for the ASR) so wouldn’t work and couldn’t be fixed. I guess that explained > why the car wouldn’t run right (maybe). > > There was another ETA in the trunk, the PO got it off eBay or something > that is actually the correct one. (yay) I cleaned it up and figured I would > give it a go to see if it actually works. > > Then I noticed that the ball that the throttle socket fits was missing off > the actuator lever. I talked to Don and explained the issue and he said > he’d send me another lever that has the ball on it. That showed up a few > days ago. > > Today I went to swap them and of course this piece he sent is a completely > different part and is not going to work. Plus to put another lever on I > think you have to take off a cover that is held in by 4 torx screws that > have a little raised bit inside that requires a hollow torx bit. WTF. I’m > not sure why this part is different as he said he had a bunch of old ETAs > which I presume were proper. Whatever. > > The little balls are pressed into the lever so you can’t really swap > another one on. I looked on an old 123 that has a ton of those ball/socket > things in the accelerator linkage but again all the balls are pressed into > their levers. Maybe one could be popped out but then pressing it back in > would probably be difficult. I think I’ll try to make something with a bolt > I can grind down the head to make a “ball” of a proper size so I can at > least see if this ETA works then worry about finding and sorting a proper > part. Or maybe it will actually work ok and that will be that for now. > > Bugger. > > > > --FT > Sent from iFōn___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] driveline timing
Verify that the center bearing support is actually bolted tightly in place? Same for the ends of the driveshaft? On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 4:38 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 10/04/2023 10:03 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > >> see if one of your tires has a tread separation or something. It acts > fine > >> for an hour at 80mph then suddenly gets all shaky. Anyway I think it > must > >> be the driveline as braking and steering have no effect on it. > > My one experience with this problem, for sure, didn't have it being all > that > > intermittent. See: > > > > http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/JSLdline.html < > http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/JSLdline.html> > > > > Short version: the alignment matters, down to the spline level. Some > drivelines > > are marked in the castings, some are not. It is possible to recover > yourself, > > cheaply, with some work. > > > > -- Jim > > > > ___ > > I agree with Jim. I wouldn't think that it would be an intermittent > issue if it was the drive shaft out of balance due to improper alignment > after repair. One would think it would shake all the time if that were > the case. Might shake worse at some speeds but one would think it would > have vibration all the time due to imbalance. > > I would look carefully for some other problem before going back to the > driveshaft. > > Is the engine still running smoothly when the vibration starts? > > Randy > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] driveline timing
It's the drive shaft, not an axle shaft. IIRC, yes, those are some of the symptoms. I've read that there are supposed to be marks, dimples, or something for aligning the two halves, but I never could find them. I always marked before separating them when replacing the center bearing and housing. On Sun, Apr 9, 2023 at 2:34 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > +1 for Allan. > > Nothing balanced or matched on the rear axles that I’ve ever been aware > of. I would be looking for something out of alignment that might not allow > the halfshaft(s) to run true. Like a joint not tightened down all the way > around, maybe? > > Also, is it across the board when it occurs or just on one side? > > Did your German buddy do this work? > > -D > > > On Apr 9, 2023, at 3:27 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I'm not aware of a mark but there may be one. When I did my '83 I marked > the two halves so I could put them back together in the same orientation. A > rare case of thinking ahead for me. > > > > I suppose another possibility is that the shop forgot to tighten > something properly, that's happened to me more than once. > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 9, 2023, at 14:22, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: > >> Happy Easter to all the gentiles on the list. > >> > >> I know the driveshaft halves are balanced and that there is an alignment > >> mark, but I had the shop drop a new hangar bearing donut into the 85 td > and > >> since then it picked up an intermittent severe vibration which is a bit > >> random at speeds between 55 and 65 but definitely makes you stop the > car to > >> see if one of your tires has a tread separation or something. It acts > fine > >> for an hour at 80mph then suddenly gets all shaky. Anyway I think it > must > >> be the driveline as braking and steering have no effect on it. Anyone > else > >> experience this? Kind of annoying to pay the shop and then have issues, > but > >> serves me right I guess. It will go back to the shop but wondering if I > am > >> thinking correctly about the symptoms. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Karl > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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
[MBZ] OT: old EV batteries
Company devises ingenious plan to use old lithium-ion batteries from broken-down EV <https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/company-devises-ingenious-plan-to-use-old-lithium-ion-batteries-from-broken-down-evs-these-batteries-work-very-well/ar-AA19E89E?ocid=hpmsn=d626ce56323f42deb9c30cda5c350d20=65> -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT It has an exhaust leak on the front two cylinders and new gaskets didn’t fix it. 1966 Piper pa-28-140,$52,000
Umm, probably not a JBWeld fix. Either need to reface the ports on the heads or send the exhaust system off for a rebuild (or find a good used one). Aircraft are like Mercedes, there is nothing more expensive than a cheap one! On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 9:38 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I learned to fly in one of these, brings back memories. Price not > insane but that exhaust leak could probably just use a bit of JBWeld > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/904959210867493 > > -- > --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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Stickers
Gardening Is Cheaper Than Therapy And You Get Tomatoes! - Bumper Sticker / Decal or Magnet - Peace Resource Project (peaceproject.com) <https://peaceproject.com/product/gardening-is-cheaper-than-therapy-and-you-get-tomatoes-bumper-sticker-decal-or-magnet/> Gardening Is Cheaper Than Therapy & You Get Tomatoes - Gardening - Magnet | TeePublic <https://www.teepublic.com/magnet/2052597-gardening-is-cheaper-than-therapy-and-you-get-toma> Gardening Magnet (northernsun.com) <https://www.northernsun.com/Gardening-Magnet-%283625%29.html> etc. On Thu, Apr 6, 2023 at 5:23 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Thu, 6 Apr 2023 21:58:35 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Our Ranger had a magnet "Gardening is cheaper than therapy... and you > > get tomatoes." > > Thank you for the smile that brought to my face! > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] 1999 Clk 320 - 69k miles - $8,900
Probably mold. On Wed, Apr 5, 2023 at 12:19 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It’s the little white dots you see all over the inside of the instrument > cluster. There is really no cure, short of disassembling the cluster and > cleaning it out. There have been a number of people who have tried various > methods/materials with varying results. > > It’s indicative of the car being stored in a dark, cool environment with > some humidity, like in a cold garage on a cement slab. > > -D > > On Apr 5, 2023, at 1:13 PM, Andrew Strasfogel > wrote: > > > What is white dot and how do you cure it? > > On Wed, Apr 5, 2023, 12:19 PM dan penoff.com<http://penoff.com> via > Mercedes mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > I could see $7k maybe, with the miles and provenance. It’s sat inside a > long time as it’s got the “white dot” issue on the instrument cluster. Not > surprised. > > Nice car, though. > > -D > > > On Apr 5, 2023, at 12:15 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > Looks OK, dash seems to be quite mildewed though? > > > > Quite an ambitious price, grandmotherly provenance notwithstanding. > > > > https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/radcliff-clk320/7607034005.html > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Walmart
I agree - it is a good read. On Sat, Apr 1, 2023 at 6:22 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Just read a book about Savannah. “Midnight in the Garden of Good and > Evil.” > > On Sat, Apr 1, 2023, at 16:23, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes wrote: > > Folks > > > > Savannah has several superstore Walmarts but our closest which is > > between Savannah and Tybee on Whitmarsh island is a vintage small store > > Walmart …. It sells beer and fry good groceries, but is not a > > supermarket or super store …. It makes for a much easier in and out > > experience. It has all the normal departments but no produce or > > refrigerated food. > > > > I’m surprised it still exists.. > > > > Xx 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT: 1956 Chris Craft inline 6 120hp sold on BAT
"A boat is a hole in the water that you pour money into." Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Bierce>. On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 11:14 PM G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > Air blows cold. > Flying Unicorn. > Magic Fairy. > Cheap Wooden Boat. > Pick which fantasy you wish to devote your fortune to. > > On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 8:51 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Obviously needs some work but still very classy and surprisingly > > reasonable. I remember these Sleek and powerful boats taking passengers > for > > joy rides on the Hudson up river from NYC. > > > > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1956-chris-craft-17-sportsman-2/?utm_source=dm_medium=email_campaign=2023-03-31 > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT: when did Buick become a women’s brand?
Sex sells On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 7:54 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Just noticed all the recent Buick ads feature all women. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] 124 Anyone?
It is a beauty alright! I like Smoke Silver ...but prefer the 2.5 turbo version, not that I want another ancient MB, or any car for that matter. I'm starting the annual inspection on the ancient Cessna today. On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 12:29 PM OK Don wrote: > Our 10 year old F150 just passed 20,000 miles ... > > On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 12:03 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Driven 4500 miles per year. Seriously? >> >> On Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 12:34 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> > Other than the color that car gives me stupid ideas about flying across >> > the country and driving home... >> > >> > >> > -Curt >> > >> > >> > >> > On Friday, March 31, 2023 at 12:30:07 PM EDT, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < >> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/942219996931734/ >> > >> > AZBob >> > >> > Sent from Mail for Windows >> > >> > >> > ___ >> > http://www.okiebenz.com >> > >> > To search 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 > > "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you > are wearing." > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > > "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. > In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be > doing it." > -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] 124 Anyone?
Our 10 year old F150 just passed 20,000 miles ... On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 12:03 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Driven 4500 miles per year. Seriously? > > On Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 12:34 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Other than the color that car gives me stupid ideas about flying across > > the country and driving home... > > > > > > -Curt > > > > > > > > On Friday, March 31, 2023 at 12:30:07 PM EDT, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/942219996931734/ > > > > AZBob > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows > > > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] SUCCESS!!! $400 04E500
Congrats! Well done. Or, fancy computer to the rescue - don't leave home without it? On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 12:50 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I went over to the car with my fancy computer, hooked it up and was able > to get a better sense of what was going on. Looked at the LF strut wiring > and saw one chewed through by rodents and one missing about 3” from the > plug into the loom. Luckily I had some wires in my kit and managed to do > some dirty field splices to make connections. > > Started the car and it started pumping up Sitting fine now, > everything working! So the pump I replaced yesterday was probably OK but > these wires were the issue. I probably wouldn’t have known all this without > my blundering and research yesterday after no success. Or maybe I should’ve > looked more closely. But whatever…. So experience and learning…. YAY ME!!! > > > > --FT > Sent from iFōn___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Replacement for florescent shop lights
I installed several of these 5 years ago and love them. Unfortunately they are no longer available. You might be able to find something similar. LEDMO 50W LED Flood Light Outdoor,Super Bright Waterproof IP65, 250W Equivalent 4000Lm 6500K Daylight White Floodlight for Garage, Garden, Lawn and Yard - - Amazon.com <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MUAQPFX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8=1> On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 7:13 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Most of the lights in the shop are dual 8' units and some of them I have > replaced the ballasts and/or bulbs. Some of of them have since quit > working again. Some of them I replaced with 8' units with 4 4' bulbs > which seem brighter than the 2 8' bulbs. I have new bulbs for both > style but honestly hate messing with them. What is a good replacement > for these? I am not talking about replacing all units at once, just as > they die instead of jacking around with them swap out the light with > something else. What have you used in your shops that work well and are > not a hassle? > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Should I buy a pullmax?
I only know what I read on the internet about them, but it looks like if there are enough dies that you will use, and you have room for it, yes, you should get it. On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 11:38 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The guy I bought my lathe and Ranalah English wheel from is trying to sell > me a pullmax. Anyone know anything about these things? Seems like the P21S > is the most desirable but most expensive model, while the P5/2 or P6 is the > most common. > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] CL600ing
Put a metal baffle between the exhaust and the leak -- oil is cheap, fixing leaks isn't. On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 8:22 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The CL600 seemed to be down on power last time I drove it a coupla weeks > ago. A scan showed that the new cam position sensor was not sensing. Ugh. > Bah. I also saw that the right bank upstream lambda (O2) sensors were not > sensing, showing 0V for the two (zylinders 1-3 and 4-6) sensors upstream of > the first cattle analytic converters. Bah more. > > I twiddled with the wires for the 3 sensors, they all ran to the back of > the engine and under the throttle body then up into the wiring loom thence > to the ECU. Nothing appeared to be pinched of broken best I could feel but > couldn’t really touch it all. I pulled off the big connector to the ECU and > sprayed cleaner on it all but nothing looked bad. > > Dan’s work on his CL600 inspired me to pull out the cabin air filters > which are behind the glove box. The car smells like rodent piss so I > thought maybe it was coming from there. There was a huge amount of leaves > in there and the filters looked original. I vacuumed out all that stuff and > ordered some new filters off Amazon that were not too expensive so I got a > pair for the CL500 too. Be here tomorrow. I’ll need to do a good carpet > cleaning etc to get that smell out. > > Yesterday after messing with the car on and off I scanned it again and lo > no faults! No idea what I might have done, or not, but I’ll take it. So I > decided to take it out for a test run this evening. It ran great! I put > the scanner on it and watched real-time data. All the sensors were working > fine. No misfires, no stumbles. That was very gratifying! > > I hooned on it a bit but didn’t want to get too vigorous on the 14yo > tires. It is quite entertaining. Very entertaining. I suppose the newer > cars with more powerful engines are faster but for a 22yo supercar 96% > depreciated I’ll call it good. > > There is definitely an oil leak on the back of the engine, dripping on the > exhaust manifold so getting lots of smoke. I’m thinking that’s the oil > cooler (known issue, and huge job). Sigh. Probably shouldn’t drive it > much as I don’t want a fire. Bah. > > But anyway it seems to be running OK which was the main concern. I’m happy > about that. The trunk raiser/lowerer is a little hydraulic unit that > doesn’t seem to be working. Will have to work on that. Some other issues > but nothing too big besides the oil cooler. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Mower pulley needed
How much is the time that you are going to spend messing with old mowers worth to you? That's why I bought a new one 11 years ago - I only have had to replace the battery once and sharpen the blades. On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 2:42 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Long shot but thought I would check. I need to decide it I am going to > get my Scott (John Deere) 54" mower back operating, just use my JD zero > turn that needs a lot of work, buy a new mower or good used mower, or > look for an old Kubota diesel mower to use this year. Last year I pulled > the deck off the mower to replace the belt and sharpen the blades. I > ended up dropping the deck upside down so it fell on the primary spindle > that drives the deck. It also broke the idler arm. I replaced the arm > but it broke again shortly. Thinking it got a bad one I replaced it > again. Got 1 mow out of it and it broke again. I did not notice that > the drop bent the pulley causing vibrations that would break the arm it > is attached to. Anyway, I pulled the deck off and this is a dual pulley > and thought I could perhaps knock it back into place but its impossible > to get a good enough angle with the pulley at the other end in the way. > So far it appears I can get a new one from anywhere from low $200s to > close to $300. I did find this one on ebay but it looks rough to me. If > it is straight and the bearings are good, fine. But if its bent or the > bearings are bad, no good. The top pulley is about 6 3/8" x 1", bottom > is 6"x1". The assembly is 5 3/4 tall. Anyone happen to have one laying > around? > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/394198041395 > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Windscreen polishing
So the paste is just the powder and water, or is it something that you added the cerium powder and water to? On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 1:46 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I bought some felt pads and cerium oxide (and Dan brought me some powder > too!) and went at the windscreen on the “new” GL450 with the the DA > polisher. It had this arc across right in front of my eyes where a wiper > had scraped it. After about 15 min doing driver half what a huge > difference! There are still a bunch of the little micro pits that I’m not > sure could be polished out but the glass is hugely more clear now and the > scratched arc is totally gone. Amazing stuff. > > Just mix up a bit of paste with the powder and water and put it on the pad > and have at it just like polishing out paintwork. I kept it a bit damp with > a soapy water solution and kept at it until it kinda dried up and absorbed > into the pad then repeated a couple times. > > > > --FT > Sent from iFōn___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Fakebook
We have a very low tolerance for displayed dumbness, so we don't participate nor read Facebook or the neighborhood "social"media things. On Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 8:22 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It's hard to disagree. In reality though I think dumbness has always been > the standard, it's just a lot easier to see/experience more dumb people per > day now than it was in the past. > > Does everybody have a local Facebook page? The one for Winchendon is full > of the dumbest people I've ever seen. During our recent major snowstorm > power was knocked out for pretty much the whole town. People were outraged > that McDonalds wasn't open, what were they going to eat? > > I suggested that most of them would do well to skip a few meals. Somehow > that didn't land me in Facebook jail... > > -Curt > > > > > On Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 09:42:01 PM EDT, Kaleb Striplin via > Mercedes wrote: > > > > > > In all seriousness, I really believe people are becoming more and more > stupid by the day. It’s actually concerning how dumb the general population > seems to be these days. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 16, 2023, at 8:19 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > You should try buying wheels! > > > > If you’re lucky people are smart enough to put the size, but rarely, if > ever, the offset. Trying to get the offset from someone who barely knows > what a wheel is can be trying at best. > > > > I’m trying to find a set of 18” staggered “sport” wheels for the CL600, > and it’s to the point where I’m just about ready to toss in the towel and > just buy a set on eBay from a seller who knows what they’ve got. > > > > -D > > > >> On Mar 16, 2023, at 9:13 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> I have a trailer for sale on Fakebook. Very first lines of the ad > mention if you see ad it’s available. As usually I get flooded with is this > available. I even put in that ad that I will not respond to these. I have > probably 30 is this available messages and 2 actually real messages. > Normally I do not respond to these at all but Fakebook has buttons the > seller click so I just click “yes, are you still interested?”. Can just as > well send back this stupid message as quick as not sending anything at all. > Most don’t respond. Have had a few reply with simply yes. Some have replied > no. Wtf? > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >> > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Here you go OK Don
Oh, Yes! Though it only has the 300 HP engine, not the later 450HP. On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 3:58 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3450456078607091/?mibextid=6ojiHh > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] My next project?
Do you remember that saying - "there is nothing more expensive than cheap Mercedes"? Multiply that by 10 for a cheap airplane. On Tue, Mar 14, 2023 at 9:58 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Tow that to a prominent space on your front 40 and customers will flock to > your doorstep. > > On Tue, Mar 14, 2023 at 10:38 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Flew when parked > > > > --FT > > Sent from iFōn > > > > > On Mar 14, 2023, at 9:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/580358640817678/?mibextid=6ojiHh > > > > > > > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] For some reason I feel compelled to post every airplane ad I come across for OK Don thinking maybe he will buy one of them
Yes, it could be fun, though I don't trust plastic airplanes. I have one flying (as of 1½ hours ago) and two project aircraft in a 40x50 hangar - don't need/want anymore. On Tue, Mar 14, 2023 at 6:33 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I bet that’s a fun plane > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Mar 14, 2023, at 7:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/588357406673488/?mibextid=6ojiHh > > > > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OK Don needs to upgrade
True - I use the C182 as a station wagon, the Tailwind will be the sports car, and the Woody's pusher will be the dune buggy. On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 2:54 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > But, your tailwind is more like a sports car. The twin engine Aztec is > more like a Suburban. Seats 6 with room for luggage for a weekend. > > Randy > > > On 13/03/2023 2:41 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > Too complex and slow for the fuel burn. > > > > A Tailwind is much better: > > > > Red Hamilton’s Race 37, fastest Tailwind in SARL. Would you believe 230 > mph? > > [image: image.png] > > The First Grand Champion (kitplanes.com) > > <https://www.kitplanes.com/the-first-grand-champion/> > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 9:04 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> I rode in one once in 73 or so. Fast. As I recall the pilots loved it > but > >> it was a handful to fly, not very forgiving > >> > >> --FT > >> Sent from iFōn > >> > >>> On Mar 12, 2023, at 9:33 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >> > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/50995119356/?mibextid=6ojiHh > > > ___________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Zero turn mowers
Looks like a deal to me, but I know nothing about those mowers. On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 6:58 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This is the mower actually, it needs to be cleaned up but allegedly runs > great > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3512047359027383/?mibextid=6ojiHh > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 10, 2023, at 6:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Does anyone have any experience with Toro zero turn mowers. I am > selling a 5x10 enclosed trailer for $2500 and a guy offered to trade for > this mower with 60 hours on it: > > > > > https://www.homedepot.com/p/Toro-60-in-24-5-HP-TimeCutter-IronForged-Deck-Commercial-V-Twin-Gas-Dual-Hydrostatic-Zero-Turn-Riding-Mower-75760/310836516 > > > > Assuming its in good shape like he says I might consider it. Before > this, I was more thinking along the lines of buying a Kubota diesel lawn > mower like the one I posted about the other day. It will soon be mowing > season and I need to get that 600 hour Scott (JD sorted out with new belts, > and fix the issue with the bent pulley on the deck. Either find a new > pulley or get the old one straightened out. > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] STOP ME --Runs, Starts will not shift out of park2006 Mercedes-Benz cls-class, $1, 500
I think you definitely need that! On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 1:04 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > CLS55 AMG > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1189557098364601 > > -- > --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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Why the heck is this so expensive?
What Fred said - plus low volume. Supply and demand in action. On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 9:19 PM Frederick Moir via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > High precision part? > > On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 8:17 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > https://www.rmeuropean.com/Make/PartNumberSearch.aspx?pnsearch=0015861907 > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > -- > Fred Moir > Lynn MA > Diesel preferred > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT: For Aviation Buffs
Crazy, just crazy. On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 8:18 PM mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: > On 2023-03-05 18:55, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > Yes, indeed! However, it needs a tow to VERY high altitude to do its > > magic. > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Z8YT6w7Rc > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT - Delivery Fun
You never know - sometimes I get Prime one day shipping, sometimes two, sometimes a week or more, depending on the source of the thing. On Mon, Mar 6, 2023 at 7:11 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have been seeing that a lot lately. Sometimes really interferes with > projects. Also, I guess there is no such thing as Amazon prime 2 day > shipping anymore. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 5, 2023, at 10:38 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > We had a UPS package last week that came to OKC, then went to Ft. Worth, > > then back to OKC, then back to Ft. Worth, then to OKC, and finally on to > > Edmond, OK, then to us. It was 4 days late. > > > >> On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 9:05 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> We’ve had these exchanges before, I find them pretty humorous… > >> > >> Ordered a big (bulky) item from Amazon last week. See the tracking > >> information below. > >> > >> So on the 27th of February it arrived at an Amazon facility in CA. From > >> there it went to Davenport, FL, which is a very large distribution > facility > >> they have west of Orlando, and where a lot of things come through when > >> they’re coming my way from out of state. From Davenport, FL, it went to > >> Katy, TX. It has now left TX and I presume is on it’s way back to > Florida. > >> > >> And yes, it’s scheduled for delivery tomorrow. I’m not holding my > breath. > >> > >> > >> Sunday, March 5 > >> 8:03 PM > >> Package left an Amazon facility. > >> Katy, Texas US > >> 1:02 PM > >> Package arrived at an Amazon facility. > >> Katy, Texas US > >> Friday, March 3 > >> 11:55 AM > >> Package left the carrier facility. > >> Davenport, FL US > >> 11:39 AM > >> Package left an Amazon facility. > >> Newark, CALIFORNIA US > >> 6:16 AM > >> Package arrived at an Amazon facility. > >> Newark, CALIFORNIA US > >> Monday, February 27 > >> Carrier picked up the package > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search 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 > > > > "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you > > are wearing." > > > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > > Von Braun > > > > "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. > > In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be > > doing it." > >-- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT - Delivery Fun
We had a UPS package last week that came to OKC, then went to Ft. Worth, then back to OKC, then back to Ft. Worth, then to OKC, and finally on to Edmond, OK, then to us. It was 4 days late. On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 9:05 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > We’ve had these exchanges before, I find them pretty humorous… > > Ordered a big (bulky) item from Amazon last week. See the tracking > information below. > > So on the 27th of February it arrived at an Amazon facility in CA. From > there it went to Davenport, FL, which is a very large distribution facility > they have west of Orlando, and where a lot of things come through when > they’re coming my way from out of state. From Davenport, FL, it went to > Katy, TX. It has now left TX and I presume is on it’s way back to Florida. > > And yes, it’s scheduled for delivery tomorrow. I’m not holding my breath. > > > Sunday, March 5 > 8:03 PM > Package left an Amazon facility. > Katy, Texas US > 1:02 PM > Package arrived at an Amazon facility. > Katy, Texas US > Friday, March 3 > 11:55 AM > Package left the carrier facility. > Davenport, FL US > 11:39 AM > Package left an Amazon facility. > Newark, CALIFORNIA US > 6:16 AM > Package arrived at an Amazon facility. > Newark, CALIFORNIA US > Monday, February 27 > Carrier picked up the package > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT: For Aviation Buffs
It is a turboprop --- had to be to fly that slow that high. The gliders I used to tow had a never exceed speed of 70, so we towed at 65, not that far above the stall speed of the Citabria. The student glider pilots could give you quite a ride. On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 7:30 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I was amazed at the tow plane too! > Documented tow to over 47000 feet? > At 80 knots? > With a prop plane? > 53k feet ceiling? > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: March 5, 2023 5:56 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: okd...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: For Aviation Buffs > > Yes, indeed! However, it needs a tow to VERY high altitude to do its magic. > > On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 5:18 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Now that's a glider. > > > > https://youtu.be/FSy3GhdtZ68 > > > > > > 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 > > "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you > are wearing." > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > Von Braun > > "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. > In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be > doing it." > -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Looked like it might have been decent until….
If they didn't want to buy their own car, mine didn't have a choice. My son did want to buy his own car, and bought a pair of 190Ds (W201) from Kaleb. On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 3:21 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > None of my three had any interest whatsoever in my old MB cars. > > On Sun, Mar 5, 2023, at 15:27, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > All four of ours --- > > > > On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 1:00 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> It seems like a very 16-year-old thing to do. But how many high > schoolers > >> drive an old diesel Benz in the first place? > >> > >> On Sun, Mar 5, 2023, at 12:52, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > >> > There seems to be lots of these for sale. One has to wonder if the > >> > novelty wears off very quickly and the owner regrets what he did. > >> > > >> > Randy > >> > > >> > > >> > On 05/03/2023 11:45 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > >> >> Well that sucks. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Rick > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Subject: [MBZ] Looked like it might have been decent until…. > >> >> > >> >> > >> > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2125600030962517/?mibextid=6ojiHh > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > ___ > >> > http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > > >> > To search 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 > > > > "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you > > are wearing." > > > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > > Von Braun > > > > "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. > > In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be > > doing it." > > -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] OT: For Aviation Buffs
Yes, indeed! However, it needs a tow to VERY high altitude to do its magic. On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 5:18 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Now that's a glider. > > https://youtu.be/FSy3GhdtZ68 > > > 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Looked like it might have been decent until….
All four of ours --- On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 1:00 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It seems like a very 16-year-old thing to do. But how many high schoolers > drive an old diesel Benz in the first place? > > On Sun, Mar 5, 2023, at 12:52, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > > There seems to be lots of these for sale. One has to wonder if the > > novelty wears off very quickly and the owner regrets what he did. > > > > Randy > > > > > > On 05/03/2023 11:45 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > >> Well that sucks. > >> > >> > >> Rick > >> > >> > >> Subject: [MBZ] Looked like it might have been decent until…. > >> > >> > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2125600030962517/?mibextid=6ojiHh > >> > >> > > > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] CIS Fun
I went through the CIS troubleshooting steps using a HF gauge set back when the 450SLC stopped starting. Everything checked out good. The problem turned out to be all the rock hard rubber tubes and bits under the intake manifold were leaking air. Replaced all of those, had the heads reworked while I was there, etc., and it ran great. On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 4:48 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I am actually sort of having fun playing with the CIS and learning all > about it. After spending a lot of time jacking around with the HF fuel > gauge set and not getting accurate readings, I spent $130 on the correct > test set that I picked up on ebay. Within minutes I am starting to > narrow down the issue. I am running thru the tests that are spelled out > in a training doc I found on w116.org that tells you which tests to run > based on what the issue is. Test 3 tests the system pressure. This is > done with the engine off, turn key on with valve closed on the gauge > mine is dead on. Next test is testing static pressure. For this test, > you open gauge, turn key on for about 30 seconds to fill the > accumulator, then turn off. It says pressure is supposed to be 2.8bar. > Since there is not a range, I assume it must be exact? While the pump > is running it only shows .5 bar. After key is turned off, pressure > builds up but mine only gets to about 2.5 bar. The test then says > within 30 minutes it can leak down to 2.5 bar, so .3 bar leak off. > After about 8 minutes mine has lost about .4 bar. So, this is the first > issue to correct. > > Items it says to check for leaks are the cold start valve (done, it is > not leaking), fuel pump non return valve (where is this?), accumulator > for leaking diagram (is this the deal back by the pump?), pressure > compensating valve (not sure where this is either), FD for internal > leaking around control plunger or o-rings of metering sleeve. > > I will be digging into this further but this is just a quick check of > the system so far. Without throwing parts at the thing, which if these > items it a most likely cause? I figured somebody that has dealt with > CIS a lot would run into some common issues. > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search 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 "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Chain saws
I bought a Husqvarna 450 after we had that last discussion about chainsaws a few years ago. Other than the coil module dying two years ago, it starts the first time everytime. I mix the gas myself using no-alcohol unleaded and the Husqvarna oil and store it in an old metal one gallon can. I got tired of the big box saws that died an early death and the Worx plug-in electric saws (burned up two of them, one under warranty Lowes replaced it with no questions asked). On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 3:43 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Thu, 2 Mar 2023 15:55:36 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Anybody buying small equipment at a big box store is doomed for failure. > > > > A chainsaw especially needs to come from a chainsaw shop. > > In the early '80s, I went to a chainsaw shop and purchased a Poulan > Counter Vibe 3400 chainsaw. It has served me well over the years. > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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] Maybe OK Don needs more space?
Too far away from me, and too small. My straight tail 182 would be a VERY tight fit. On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 8:09 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/753091729435782/?mibextid=6ojiHh > > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 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
