http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/897302227.html
Jim needs to add to his stable. I was just threatened with castration
if this arrived at my door step.
Nah, Ethelred was less money than that and photographs better.
The early SL should scoot, though, if happy.
-- Jim
..You know they're serious when they start on upper management...
Who the hell do you think got the company in trouble in the first
place? Not
the Indians, that's for certain.
Of course. But they always save the Chiefs for last.
After it's too late, usually.
-- Jim
Tom wrote:
Don't know but one thing I'm certain of. They won't tell you
until it's your turn.
Problem is an ad supported web site takes about 8 months to
start becoming profitable.
Translation: Start now!
-- Philip
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I used a piece of copper clad steel (very stiff wire) and wound it into
a spring of about 20-25 coils. I slid this around the broken parts (qty
3) of my sold '83 300SD driver's seat springs. I then covered the area
in JB Weld. They never gave me problems in the 2 years that I drove the
car
You're right about who is to blame but invariably when layoff's occur
they'll hit the secretary's and clerical staff 1st - people making $10-$20
/hr while leaving a bloated number of VP's making $200K + bonus' in place.
Seen it happen numerous times - far too numerous -
Sincerely,
Larry T
Be careful how much you choose to place in the HSA acct -most (all?) require
you forfeit any money not used. For us, doc co-pays , Rx co-pay are the
only thing we need a HSA for but it's easy to calculate how much is needed
in the HSA - 1 doc per mo, 3 Rx per month. Until the govt changes the
LarryT wrote:
Be careful how much you choose to place in the HSA acct -most (all?)
require you forfeit any money not used.
Spreading a little Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt, are we?
Are you talking about HSA or FSA?
I've never heard of a HSA or MSA that had any deadline for spending the
She is younger than me, but then so is the car. Nice layout.
BillR
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of tom savage
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 8:34 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] Fashion model Gullwing
The results of
thanks
Frederick W Moir wrote:
Kaleb, et alles.
I looked down cellar but have no seat springs for 201's.
Saturday I'm going to a new J/Y with a old friend, (another nutter) and
I'll report back on 201 and other bits and pieces, if you like.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA.
p.s. There is an early
FSA:
Flexible spending accounts are use-it-or-lose-it plans. This means
that amounts in the account at the end of the plan year cannot be
carried over to the next year. However, the plan can provide for a grace
period of up to 21/2 months after the end of the plan year. If there is
a grace
The funny thing is, do those people want to do the work of the people
they got rid of, no. You would think they would be smarter than that.
LarryT wrote:
You're right about who is to blame but invariably when layoff's occur
they'll hit the secretary's and clerical staff 1st - people making
so in a FSA, what happens to the money left at the end of the year?
Luther wrote:
FSA:
Flexible spending accounts are use-it-or-lose-it plans. This means
that amounts in the account at the end of the plan year cannot be
carried over to the next year. However, the plan can provide for a grace
*Your employer is not permitted to refund any part of the balance to you.*
If a HSA is mixed with a very high deductable insurance it can be quite
a cost savings and work out about even. If you don't get a high
deductable insurance on top of this you might as well have nothing at all.
Same
Hello Kaleb,
Thank you so much for your mail. I glad the vehicle is in good shape.
is just what i have been looking
for.I'll take the vehicle for the firm price which really okay by
me.Please,send your full
name/address and telephone number so that payment can be arranged and
sent to you
My employer seems to be playing the downsize game also.
Its a daily (five days per week) local paper and the scuttlebutt is they
are knocking it down to 3 or even 2 days per week. And yes, it's likely
going to be the ones at the bottom of the food chain that get the axe.
It all boils down to the
What sort of mileage would a 2.3 5 speed get? Did they require premium
in later cars? I thought the 2.3 only needed regular.
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL,
87 300SDL x2, 86 300E, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D,
84 190D, 84 300D euro
yea, but what happens to the money at the end of the year, does the
employer get to keep it, or does the government?
Rolf wrote:
*Your employer is not permitted to refund any part of the balance to you.*
If a HSA is mixed with a very high deductable insurance it can be quite
a cost savings
You are in the newspaper business? I used to be. What company do you
work for?
Lee Einer wrote:
My employer seems to be playing the downsize game also.
Its a daily (five days per week) local paper and the scuttlebutt is they
are knocking it down to 3 or even 2 days per week. And yes, it's
IF anyone needs a good auto trans for 115 1976 300D, I have a good
one for sale. Please contact me offlist if you are interested.
Loren Faeth
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Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
so in a FSA, what happens to the money left at the end of the year?
I assume it reverts to the employer. (FSA is employer paid)
I just double checked the IRA publication, and all it says is use it or lose
it, but that advice is directed at the employee. Every time you
Mitch Haley wrote:
(FSA is employer paid)
Oops, can't believe I said that. Too early in the morning.
It's exempt from FICA and income tax, just like employer paid health insurance
premiums, but it's usually payroll deduction from your wages. The good part here
is that you can spend your
Either the employer or the bank holding the money will keep it.
Luther
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
so in a FSA, what happens to the money left at the end of the year?
--
Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark
'87 300SDL (281,xxx mi)
'85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x59,xxx mi) BioBeast
'82 300CD (183 kmi)
'82
At least you wouldn't have to wonder what to hang from the rearview
mirror...
BillR
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Redghost
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 12:06 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] Cathey SL addition
The problem I've experienced with high deductible HSA coverage is in
the way prescription drugs are treated. My company offered this
insurance this year, but have already announced that due to the
extreme employee dis-satisfaction, it will not be offered next year.
Here's the deal:
When deciding
HSA - Health Savings Account - the money is yours, there's no use it or
lose it feature. It's a lot like an IRA: you can invest in mutual
funds and you keep the gains (or suffer the losses). Unlike an ordinary
IRA you can withdraw from it at any time for health-related expenses. I
think at
Redghost wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/896377941.html - '65 MK10
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/896375628.html - '64 Daimler
Why Frada? The Jag is LHD, and they are both a long way from Australia.
I think Kevin Kraly should buy the Daimler. Kevin could sit on the left
Definitely worth checking out, but the high-deductible plan I have on my
HSA does have a prescription plan with flat pricing for generics, etc.
This is likely different from plan to plan.
Allan
On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:35:31 -0500, Gary Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
The problem I've
My cousin used to be sent to factories around the country that were acquired
by the company he worked for. The difference between shut it down and we
can make this one work was often the upper management. The last one he did
[and he was sent there to shut it down] showed three executives with
That is not true for our HAS. New rules for 2008 allow whatever we do not
use to roll over to the next year. What we have not used this year will
cover our initial out of pocket costs for next year.
BillR
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On Behalf Of
BTW, Don, the blower moter 30A fusible link on 124's, 126's and some 123's
is also available at VW dealerships. I don't mean one merely like it, I
mean EXACTLY THE SAME BOSCH PART. 'Makes me wonder what other parts,
especially electrical parts, may be common to MB and VW - OVP, for example.
Yes.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com; Banned List
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 8:07 AM
Subject: [MBZ] does this sound like a scam?
Hello Kaleb,
Thank you so much for your
The wording reeks of Africa. But I don't see the
knife yet. Would probably be OK to pursue one further
round. Use a PO box or work address!
-- Jim
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I used a piece of copper clad steel (very stiff wire) and wound it
into a spring of about 20-25 coils. I slid this around the broken
parts (qty 3) of my sold '83 300SD driver's seat springs. I then
covered the area in JB Weld. They never gave me problems in the 2
years that I drove the car
So, how would Jim Cathey repair a 123 seat back frame? They tend to
break at the bottom on that flat piece that spans the seat frame. I
have 2 frames that are broken here, and it's a sort of potmetal... Ideas?
Luther
Jim Cathey wrote:
I used a piece of copper clad steel (very stiff wire)
Check the full headers of the email and see where it originated. These
can be forged, but it's a clue if they look odd.
The wording doesn't flow quite right. Where does he purport to be from?
Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Yes.
Wilton
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From:
Has anybody tried Gorilla tape yet?
I used to be able to get real Nashua brand duct tape that was awesome. Any duct
tape I've bought in the last 5 years is garbage.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:03:25 -0700
From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) w115 inside-the-dash
I think a family with kids can do better with an HSA than one without. Theres
LOADS of other stuff you can spend that money on... Bandaids come to mind.
We use ours to pay for Chiropractor co-pay and acupuncture appointments.
Now that I think of it my wife is a massage therapist. I should
The scamminest.
I will send payment soonest. and I await your response soonest back to
back is a great clue.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:07:11 -0500
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] does this sound like a scam?
To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com,
http://worcester.craigslist.org/cto/899175827.html
Claims to be a 2006 diesel Grand Cherokee (was there such a thing?) Then claims
to be a gasser and is way too cheap...
-Curt
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So, how would Jim Cathey repair a 123 seat back frame? They tend to
break at the bottom on that flat piece that spans the seat frame. I
have 2 frames that are broken here, and it's a sort of potmetal...
Ideas?
Really? Pot metal? I haven't seen that. The only broken back
frame I saw was
There is, also known as a Liberty CRD over here. Very interesting.
-Rolf
Curt Raymond wrote:
http://worcester.craigslist.org/cto/899175827.html
Claims to be a 2006 diesel Grand Cherokee (was there such a thing?) Then
claims to be a gasser and is way too cheap...
-Curt
Right missed the last part
6.1 L HEMI -- 425 HP!, 6.1L V8
I think SCAM. Odd that its on a comcast email.
Curt Raymond wrote:
http://worcester.craigslist.org/cto/899175827.html
Claims to be a 2006 diesel Grand Cherokee (was there such a thing?) Then
claims to be a gasser and is way too
Shameless commerce disclaimer for the following:
I have three palomino interior pieces from a 1983 300TD: 1) RF door panel,
2) plastic cover for the bottom of the rear hatch door, and 3) the rear
speaker cover panel that stretches across the back of the car interior.
They are all in top notch
The pic is definately a Grand though yeah?
BTW has anybody seen the new Liberty yet? I spotted one, 2 words, Dodge
Nitro. The Nitro starts at $1000 less...
-Curt
--- On Thu, 10/30/08, Rolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Rolf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Odd scam?
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED],
Does anyone know where I can purchase, at a decent price, or copy a 123 Chassis
Service Manual on disc?
Dave H...
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http://worcester.craigslist.org/cto/885030199.html
Same exterior color as my 240D I'd have loads of spare parts. Too bad I
don't have space to keep a parts car.
Wish it was closer, I'd take a run over to see it. Westfield is south central
MA, about 2 hours from my place.
-Curt
Curt Raymond wrote:
http://worcester.craigslist.org/cto/899175827.html
Don't know why an SRT8 would be advertised with Diesel in the title.
Normally, when somebody posts an email address, no phone number, no emails
through Craigslist, and a lot price, it's a scam. But in this case the email
My local dealership is very hungry. They had a $50 off coupon on $100 worth
of business, which I took advantage of by carefully tailoring my request..
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:02 PM, Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
A CHEAP oil change? At a stealership? Didn't know there is such a
if not a scam, then at the very least it's horribly inaccurate,...
SRTs were not diesels; and if it were either and SRT or a diesel, it
would sell for several times the asking price even if it weren't in the
condition it's reputed to be in. (MSRP for an SRT was over $40K.)
ask to see
If it has a working mechanical s/r I need the lift bridge.
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://worcester.craigslist.org/cto/885030199.html
Same exterior color as my 240D I'd have loads of spare parts. Too bad I
don't have space to keep a parts
this is a rhetorical question, right?
yes; sounds like the wording of a classic scam approach.
cheers!
e
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Hello Kaleb,
Thank you so much for your mail. I glad the vehicle is in good
shape. is just what i have been looking
for.I'll take the vehicle for the firm
I had one welded on a Subaru wagon, and when I was in Cuba the cab I used
had wire stretched between the door posts to hold up the front seat. It
worked.
BillR
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Luther
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 10:45
Could be they just threw the word Diesel into the title so that it would
get more hits in search results -- show up for people who are looking
for a diesel but maybe they would change their mind?
Sleazy tactic, but perhaps effective.
I'd say that this is 99.9% chance a HEMI gasser, if it's not
It has before, I would ask. With that level trim it probably is 4+1. I
swear I have seen this one before.
-Rolf
Curt Raymond wrote:
Kaleb doesn't have something like that?
It just occured to me that maybe 5spd means 4spd and reverse...
-Curt
--- On Thu, 10/30/08, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL
Kaleb doesn't have something like that?
It just occured to me that maybe 5spd means 4spd and reverse...
-Curt
--- On Thu, 10/30/08, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Want
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List
Typically a scam like this will start with a request for a deposit and
talk of the car being held for shipment at a shipping agent - unavailable
for inspection but once they receive a deposit they will supposedly ship the
vehicle to a location of your choice - you inspect and accept or
I did.
I wrote something like This looks like a great car at a great price. When can
I drive it?
We'll see...
--- On Thu, 10/30/08, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Odd scam?
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
I didn't know MB offered a wide ratio gearbox - shows what I know .
I would think it would get better mpg's than 30 with a WR 5 speed. Wouldn;t
it?
It is tempting -
Sincerely,
Larry T (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T)
www.youroil.net Oil Analysis Kits
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I was under the impression 28 would be good with a 300D 4spd. A couple extra
from a 5spd on the highway seems reasonable.
I LOVE that interior color.
I'm going to try to see a 190D 2.5l this weekend mostly because of the firesale
price. You're right though this one is very tempting. I like
Not sure what wide ratio means? The gearing on all the 5 speeds is
fairly similar.
-Rolf
LarryT wrote:
I didn't know MB offered a wide ratio gearbox - shows what I know .
I would think it would get better mpg's than 30 with a WR 5 speed.
Wouldn;t it?
It is tempting -
Sincerely,
Larry T
I do believe that you can purchase a copy for the low low price of $20 plus SH
from..
MBUSA!
1-800-4-merc, ask for technical literature.
You can also order it on line, but their website is rather a pain.
--
Very respectfully,
/s/
Max Dillon
'87 300TD, 310k miles
Charleston SC
I bought a CD a few years back, it was more like $100.
--R
Max Dillon wrote:
I do believe that you can purchase a copy for the low low price of $20 plus SH
from..
MBUSA!
1-800-4-merc, ask for technical literature.
You can also order it on line, but their website is rather a pain.
So, if I were to buy this, it would pretty much guarantee that I would never
need one, right?
Randy
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Loren Faeth
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:10 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] 76 300D
hey Max!
any chance you might include the rest of the phone number? or is
that extra...? ;-)
cheers!
e
Max Dillon wrote:
I do believe that you can purchase a copy for the low low price of $20 plus SH
from..
MBUSA!
1-800-4-merc, ask for technical literature.
You can also
Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What sort of mileage would a 2.3 5 speed get? Did they require
premium in later cars? I thought the 2.3 only needed regular.
I thought every MB gasser required premium (at least recommended it).
Allan
--
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Thank you I was able to locate a CD on the MBUSA Technicalk Literature site.
Dave H... Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:33:51 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:
mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 123 Service Manual I bought a CD a
few years back, it was more like $100. --R Max Dillon
http://tiny.cc/LG8kM
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towns.
Lee
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
You are in the newspaper business? I used to be. What company do you
work for?
Lee Einer wrote:
My employer seems to be playing the downsize game also.
Its a daily (five days per
I know for a fact that the quality of gas required on the 190's was
controlled by a adjustable resistor somewhere in the electronics
(advancing ignition as such). Not sure about later models.
-Rolf
Allan Streib wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What sort of mileage would
kleb was a reporter at the daily planet
oh, no, wait, he was delivery boy for the claremore gazette
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Lee Einer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Landmark communications. They own about 50 papers, most of them in small
towns.
Lee
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
You are in
Hi All,
Just some information that I think is important. Not generally
known!
Origin of product is in every product bar code. Helps decide
where you want your money to go when you buy.. Well, not really go,
but let's you decide which country's products you choose to not
Interesting, but it seems to me that the MADE IN . statement is
pretty easy to find on almost anything even without this knowledge.
Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi All,
Just some information that I think is important. Not generally
known!
Origin of product is in
Yes, the price used to be over $100 (I paid $125). They dropped it to $20.
1-800-for mer = 800-367-6372
(sorry about the mix up on that, here's the website to order to make up).
http://www.classictechlit.mbusa.com/MB/
Upon further review, it looks like the number they would like you to call
...The funny thing is, do those people want to do the work of the people
they got rid of, no. You would think they would be smarter than that...
It's not so much that they don't want to do the work, but rather they have
not been trained for it in the case of technical positions. Anyone can
..Of course, after a few years of making the product skimpier, crappier,
cheaper, the business' reputation is in the toilet, but by that time the
corporate CEO has typically gotten his bonuses and stock options and
he's out of there, anyway...
GM comes to mind, for some reason.
RLE
Gorilla tape is great, that's all I buy now. I had a metal sliver I
couldn't reach with tweezers and the old glue trick failed. G-tape got it
out and it felt like some of my skin came with it.
Harry
Has anybody tried Gorilla tape yet?
I used to be able to get real Nashua brand duct tape
that is the way it works for me. I bought a spare hood and grill for
my 200D 30 some years ago, and I still have it. BTW, it will be on
the auction Nov 8 if anyone needs one. Also a 111 hood and grill or 2.
At 01:08 PM 10/30/2008, you wrote:
So, if I were to buy this, it would pretty much
When we all have to get our barcodes, will they show where you were made?
01 -- Back seat of car
02 -- Dorm room
03 -- Daddy's couch
.
.
.
--R
Allan Streib wrote:
Interesting, but it seems to me that the MADE IN . statement is
pretty easy to find on almost anything even without this
I need a bailout of my previously paid high price -- do you think I
could get one?
--R
Max Dillon wrote:
Yes, the price used to be over $100 (I paid $125). They dropped it to $20.
1-800-for mer = 800-367-6372
(sorry about the mix up on that, here's the website to order to make up).
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/cto/899619407.html
380 Stretched Limo. 126?
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My first daughter was made in Mexico, the second in Germany. They could
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Rich Thomas wrote:
When we all have to get our barcodes, will they show where you were made?
01 -- Back seat of car
02 -- Dorm room
03 -- Daddy's couch
.
.
.
--R
Allan Streib wrote:
Interesting,
How about a 111 160 mph speedometer?
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 3:27 PM, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
that is the way it works for me. I bought a spare hood and grill for my
200D 30 some years ago, and I still have it. BTW, it will be on the auction
Nov 8 if anyone needs one. Also a
04 - Milkman's van
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 3:57 PM, Rich Thomas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When we all have to get our barcodes, will they show where you were made?
01 -- Back seat of car
02 -- Dorm room
03 -- Daddy's couch
.
.
.
--R
Allan Streib wrote:
Interesting, but it seems to
Good idea. Not sure it would be the best thing to temp future riders
with though. Seeing how I would then be able to entertain that option
clay
On Oct 30, 2008, at 6:27 AM, Bill R wrote:
At least you wouldn't have to wonder what to hang from the rearview
mirror...
BillR
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On Behalf Of
Wonko the Sane wrote:
http://tiny.cc/LG8kM
This is a good running, well maintained car. It needs a fuel pump.
---I bet it runs real good with a dead fuel pump.
---Interior looks like palomino, but the roof is darker than tobacco.
Mitch.
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Is that for a 300SEL? if so, that would be a 112. I have 110/111
speedos somewhere. I don't think the 111 220Sb speedo goes to 160.
Any I have would be from a 220Sb. NO 112 300 stuff or 220SEb stuff,
unless it is the same as 110/111. Les Blumner had stuff like
that. I passed his info on
Need some tires kicked, compression measured, and an attempt to kick
start a vehicle. Filters, fluids and fresh fuel kind of thing. Will pay $.
Otherwise I am also looking for a reputable diesel benz mechanic in the
area.
-Rolf
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i just used this shop downtown and they seemed ok in familiarity. it's been
at least 10 years, so bear with me. i recall it on the very east side of
town almost at the bridge just north of the railroad tracks. taht's where
the locals sent me when i had car troubles at the casino.
there is also
I might have one of those from an instrument cluster I bought for the other
gauges.
BillR
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Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 4:21 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 76 300D
$300, Starkville, MS
Bought it for my SD, but I'm not going to have time to install it for
two or three years so I want it gone... I've never heard the engine run,
but it was bought off someone on MB Shop so I'm pretty confident that it
is a good running engine. It does not come with turbo
I see you have thought this through. You are correct, of course.
BillR
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On Behalf Of Redghost
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 4:32 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cathey SL addition
Good idea. Not
Rolf wrote:
Need some tires kicked, compression measured, and an attempt to kick
start a vehicle. Filters, fluids and fresh fuel kind of thing. Will pay $.
Otherwise I am also looking for a reputable diesel benz mechanic in the
area.
I've only used a mechanic in that area once. I wasn't
The town being Biloxi or NOLA?
In MS, depending on what area of the RR tracks, it could very well have
been flooded.
John
Gary Hurst wrote:
i just used this shop downtown and they seemed ok in familiarity. it's been
at least 10 years, so bear with me. i recall it on the very east side of
John, I may well be interested in that engine of yours. Apparently the
309 can fit an om617 in there. Even NA it would be better than the 616.
Lets KIT.
-Rolf
John Robbins wrote:
Rolf wrote:
Need some tires kicked, compression measured, and an attempt to kick
start a vehicle. Filters, fluids
'Reminds me : 'Bout 4 years ago before I got my 87 300D, I looked at a 92 (I
think) 300D in York, SC; interior was s'posed to be palomino, but it was
really tobacco - literally - owner smoked, and original palomino interior
was coated in nicotine; smelled like it, too. 'Almost passed out from the
I have seat spring assembly from a 201 - passenger side - used in excellent
condition.
Don't know if passenger is the same as the driver's side. Is it? If not, I can
pull the drivers side and take a look at it, but it may not be in as good
condition.
$20 + $15 shipping.
Let me know, thanks,
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Weill it was flagged and removed, but yes, there was such a thing. Had
the same CDI engine as MB. In fact, you could just buy a MB for the
price they sold for new.
Curt Raymond wrote:
http://worcester.craigslist.org/cto/899175827.html
Claims to be a 2006 diesel Grand Cherokee (was there
Well I was thinking that after 86 they were all supposed to use premium
except the 2.3. I know the early 2.3 used regular, but am looking at a
later one, maybe 87 or so, and it says premium. Now we know you can
actually use regular in 116/117 and mid grade in 103 etc.
Allan Streib wrote:
Landmark. Well, thats the company that used to own 50% of trader
publisihing, my company. Then they split and cox took over where Im at
now, and Landmark now owns Dominion, which is a variety of
non-automotive books such as boat, bike, rv trader etc. They also used
to own the weather
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