Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread pm7088
Fix the Maytag. YOU have obstructed lines. plugged filter, non spinning wand, etc. There has been no relevant design change is home style dishwashers, you have a good machine and it's broken -- Peter Arnold Windsor, CT - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin

Re: [MBZ] Kill the alarm

2010-03-15 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
Yes-that I where the alarm is in my 90 300D 2.5 t-now unhooked. Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.  1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles. Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Alex

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread pm7088
I do our dishes by hand. How else would I get them into the dishwasher. -- Peter Arnold Windsor, CT - Original Message - From: Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 10:36:10 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
As far as I know I have never seen any filter assembly. Where might this be located on a maytag? dave walton wrote: Take apart the bottom filter assembly. There is a small hole that clogs and causes the accumulated food particles to dump back on the dishes rather than down the drain. -Dave

Re: [MBZ] Kill the alarm

2010-03-15 Thread OK Don
I wish it had that much torque! - thanks to both of you - I'll launch a search and destroy mission soon! On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 7:00 AM, Dwight E. Giles, Jr degco...@cox.netwrote: Yes-that I where the alarm is in my 90 300D 2.5 t-now unhooked. Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed.

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Im talking about the customer reviews on Lowes website. John Reames wrote: Remember that reviews have favored Toyotas over Mercedes in the past... -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD,

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Im not sure this thing ever really cleaned them very good even when new. pm7...@comcast.net wrote: Fix the Maytag. YOU have obstructed lines. plugged filter, non spinning wand, etc. There has been no relevant design change is home style dishwashers, you have a good machine and it's broken

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Curt Raymond
Have you cleaned the internal screens? Rinsed it with CLR? We recently cleaned the screen on our 30 year old Kenmore, made it run like new again... -Curt Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:35:13 -0500 From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject:

Re: [MBZ] Dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Tony Wirtel
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Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
If this thing has any screens, I have not seen them. I will investigate though. Curt Raymond wrote: Have you cleaned the internal screens? Rinsed it with CLR? We recently cleaned the screen on our 30 year old Kenmore, made it run like new again... -Curt Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:35:13

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Curt Raymond
Heated dry cycle is an electricity hog. When ours finishes I open the door and prop it with a clothes pin. All the dishes are hot so they dry fine. -Curt Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:24:53 -0500 From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject:

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Douglas
I sell em at home depot and they are all about the same for cleaning. If you replace they are only going to last 5-7 years these days. For quiet its really a matter of what type on sound absorbing material they put on the outside of them. For me I'd buy the least expensive model that had SS

[MBZ] 97ft Merc

2010-03-15 Thread Rich Thomas
I think this must be the Merc Wilton has been waiting for! --R 97' Merc 22'S AND A LIFT. CLEAN PAINT. DIGITAL DASH. CLEAN WOOD GRAIN AND LEATHER INTERIOR. BRAND NEW STEREO SYSTEM. MULTI-COLOR CHANGING CD PLAYER WTH REMOTE AND AUX PLUG IN SLOT. SPEAKERS. $5500 OBO. CALL

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
you work for HD? Im thinking I want SS interior, and about the cheapest I see is in the 599 range. Douglas wrote: I sell em at home depot and they are all about the same for cleaning. If you replace they are only going to last 5-7 years these days. For quiet its really a matter of what type

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread OK Don
Has a plastic tub ever broken or leaked for you? Why pay a premium for the inside of a dishwasher??? DO you spend a lot of tie admiring the dishwasher tub? On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 7:57 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: you work for HD? Im thinking I want SS interior, and about the

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Douglas
Yes I work for HD have for 18 years. Is the one you are looking at a Adora by GE? Douglas. -- From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 6:57 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ]

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: Heated dry cycle is an electricity hog. When ours finishes I open the door and prop it with a clothes pin. I open the door and roll out the bottom rack. After the steam clears, I roll out the top rack. Then I make sure all the bowls are situated so they don't trap any

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Douglas
In addition to the non staining of the interior. The SS interior will reflect the heating back onto the dishes for drying. Douglas -- From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 7:01 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] 97ft Merc

2010-03-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Rich Thomas wrote: 97' Merc 22'S AND A LIFT. CLEAN PAINT. DIGITAL DASH. CLEAN WOOD GRAIN AND LEATHER INTERIOR. BRAND NEW STEREO SYSTEM. MULTI-COLOR CHANGING CD PLAYER WTH REMOTE AND AUX PLUG IN SLOT. SPEAKERS. $5500 OBO. CALL 803-347-4015 AND ASK FOR DOUG.

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread pm7088
?? How does Stainless Steel reflect the heat ?? Is there a magic property involved where a cooler item {Stainless box} can drive heat into a hotter item {The scalding hot dishes} ? This seem to defy thermo 101 that I learned 40 years ago. Were the rules changed when I was attending KEG201?

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Mitch Haley
pm7...@comcast.net wrote: ?? How does Stainless Steel reflect the heat ?? Is there a magic property involved where a cooler item {Stainless box} can drive heat into a hotter item {The scalding hot dishes} ? This seem to defy thermo 101 that I learned 40 years ago. Were the rules changed when

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread dave walton
Grab some tools and start taking it apart. Follow the path of the water - start at the inside bottom. Worst case you will break something and have to go buy a new one. These things are way simpler than the cars we work on. -Dave Walton On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin

Re: [MBZ] Dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread LWB250
Even if you don't have hard water, check and clean (or replace) the filter. We had a Maytag in our last house that was doing a really lousy job cleaning dishes after 10 years of use, and so I tore into it. The filter was practically clogged - it was amazing the thing even worked. Went to the

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 6:25 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: As far as I know I have never seen any filter assembly.  Where might this be located on a maytag? It's often in the bottom hidden under the rotating spray whatchamacallit (I want to call it the agitator, but obviously

Re: [MBZ] Dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 4:52 AM, Tony Wirtel tony.wir...@gmail.com wrote: I got mine locally but there are several online sellers that have really nice parts listings w/drawings and/or schematics to confirm what you've got. I like repairclinic.com. Alex

Re: [MBZ] Dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread LWB250
I've used them, too. Good deals and quick shipping. The filter is really a screeen that wraps around the motor/pump in the bottom under the rotating arm. In mine there was a knurled knob that held the spray arm on the motor, and once that was off it was pretty obvious how to get everything

[MBZ] OOOooOOOooOOO High Museum has something worth seeing.

2010-03-15 Thread Rolf
http://www.high.org/main.taf?p=3,2,1,14,2 My wife just got a 50% off Groupon for family membership too, ignoring the fact that I told her not too. She's so smart. -Rolf ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:43:31 + (UTC) pm7...@comcast.net wrote: ?? How does Stainless Steel reflect the heat ?? Is there a magic property involved where a cooler item {Stainless box} can drive heat into a hotter item {The scalding hot dishes} ? This seem to defy thermo 101 that I

[MBZ] Robinaire vac pump

2010-03-15 Thread Rich Thomas
Would this thing be worth $50? http://charleston.craigslist.org/tls/1644056329.html --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] Robinaire vac pump

2010-03-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Rich Thomas wrote: Would this thing be worth $50? http://charleston.craigslist.org/tls/1644056329.html In a heartbeat. Beats the heck out of using a refrigerator compressor. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OOOooOOOooOOO High Museum has something worth seeing.

2010-03-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Rolf wrote: http://www.high.org/main.taf?p=3,2,1,14,2 My wife just got a 50% off Groupon for family membership too, ignoring the fact that I told her not too. She's so smart. I thought the High Museum was where you went to view the collection of exotic water pipes, or bongs. If you can go

Re: [MBZ] 97ft Merc

2010-03-15 Thread mguzziridr
Too long for my driveway. On Mar 15, 2010 10:23am, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Rich Thomas wrote: 97' Merc ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

[MBZ] Brake disks/ rotors

2010-03-15 Thread Chris N John
Need new brake disks/ rotors on front of my 1980 300sd. What are the best brands and what do the prices run? Thanks again for info! Christy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Douglas
Just more so than plastic D -- From: pm7...@comcast.net Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 7:43 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers ?? How does Stainless Steel reflect the heat ?? Is there a magic

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: Ign Switch / GP Relay / Preglow Light

2010-03-15 Thread LarryT
Hi Guys, I'm sorry Mitch - I do appreciate you writing an trying to help (same to Jim C) - but you lost me when you got deep into the technical jargon. I can handle mechanical stuff pretty well, but electrical leaves me in a cloud of dust. So, when you were saying forget whether it

[MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread tom tomscat
Kaleb, I am with Rich on this... we had a Maytag for 6 or 7 years. Headaches and noise. We shopped around when we moved 2 years ago, and settled on a Bosch from Lowes. Great machine, quiet as a mouse. I have cleaned that bottom filter exactly twice in two years, both times removing

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread pm7088
OK, I crawled into my dishwasher and closed the door. It's dark, damn light went out -- Peter Arnold Windsor, CT - Original Message - From: Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.net To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 11:58:53 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada

Re: [MBZ] Ign Switch / GP Relay / Preglow Light

2010-03-15 Thread Mitch Haley
LarryT wrote: Hi Guys, I'm sorry Mitch - I do appreciate you writing an trying to help (same to Jim C) - but you lost me when you got deep into the technical jargon. I can handle mechanical stuff pretty well, but electrical leaves me in a cloud of dust. So, when you were saying

Re: [MBZ] Kill the alarm

2010-03-15 Thread WILTON
Under rt. front passenger's feet-the part that slopes upward. Wilton - Original Message - From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 11:17 PM Subject: [MBZ] Kill the alarm Hoe do I kill the alarm system in the '91

Re: [MBZ] Pitching deck night landings on an aircraft carrier

2010-03-15 Thread pm7088
I lost the link, I want to share. Please forward to me someone. -- Peter T. Arnold P.M. x3 All Mail to: Secretary Hartford Evergreen Lodge #88 A.F. A.M. 34 Country Club Drive Windsor, CT 06095 - Original Message - From: Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.net To:

Re: [MBZ] Brake disks/ rotors

2010-03-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Chris N John wrote: Need new brake disks/ rotors on front of my 1980 300sd. What are the best brands and what do the prices run? Thanks again for info! Christy For pads, Akebono ceramic. For rotors, it's hard to keep track of who's selling decent rotors that are as thick/heavy as the

Re: [MBZ] 97ft Merc

2010-03-15 Thread WILTON
Yeah, I need 2 of 'em, though; one to doo-doo on, the other to cover it. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 9:47 AM Subject: [MBZ] 97ft Merc I

Re: [MBZ] Brake disks/ rotors

2010-03-15 Thread pm7088
What would the ideal weight be? I go about 235# -- Peter Arnold Windsor, CT - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 1:38:40 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake

Re: [MBZ] Brake disks/ rotors

2010-03-15 Thread Frederick W Moir
Christy. Rusty www.buymbparts.biz 1 800 741 5252 If he 'ain't got it, you don't need it! Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. On 3/15/2010 12:22 PM, Chris N John wrote: Need new brake disks/ rotors on front of my 1980 300sd. What are the best brands and what do the prices run? Thanks again for

Re: [MBZ] Brake disks/ rotors

2010-03-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Frederick W Moir wrote: Christy. Rusty www.buymbparts.biz 1 800 741 5252 If he 'ain't got it, you don't need it! But call him and ask him what's good, don't just go and buy a PBR or Brembo online. Also note that the front rotors changed during 1980. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] Brake disks/ rotors

2010-03-15 Thread R A Bennell
Also, how badly chewed are the ones on there now? My son went in to work on Saturday (he is an apprentice auto tech) to put rotors and pads into the front of his Maxima but found that he did not need to do anything but turn the rotors on the lathe. He was getting a wobble when he stepped on the

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread R A Bennell
I wonder if the stainless interior will make it noisier. Randy -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of pm7...@comcast.net Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 8:44 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Rich Thomas
You can't even hear the Bosch running unless you stand right next to it, and sometimes not even then depending on what it is doing. --R On 3/15/2010 3:39 PM, R A Bennell wrote: I wonder if the stainless interior will make it noisier. Randy -Original Message- From:

Re: [MBZ] The big hole in the ground

2010-03-15 Thread andrew strasfogel
You MUST visit the metoeorite impact crater and Petrified Forest parks east of Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon! Awesome sites!! And don't forget to loop back though Washington, DC to view the cherry blossoms and test drive one or both of my 123 300TD station wagons. :)) On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at

[MBZ] MB Locator

2010-03-15 Thread LarryT
Found this website - coparts.com - they offer all kinds of used cars - salvage, wrecked, used, parts, etc - it's a auction type website. YMMV LarryT 91 300D OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net ___

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
You don't need a new one, you need to fix your old one. The things that spin around and shoot water at the top and bottom need to be cleaned out, or replaced (they're very cheap). You can clear or replace the filter at the bottom two. It will work like new. I just did it to mine. Jaime On

Re: [MBZ] Ign Switch / GP Relay / Preglow Light

2010-03-15 Thread LarryT
Thanks Mitch -- That clears it up perfectly! I was afraid I was missing something important. BTW - I rec'd the new GP Relay from Rusty today and installed it. No problems - it fit perfectly and the car starts as it should. Unfortunately, we won't know how it starts after spending a cool

Re: [MBZ] Ign Switch / GP Relay / Preglow Light

2010-03-15 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
Larry Was the fuse strip glued or taped on? I wonder if it is the spare external GP fuse for the fender wall fuse carrier for the relay? Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.  1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles. Wickford, RI -Original Message- From:

Re: [MBZ] Brake disks/ rotors

2010-03-15 Thread Curt Raymond
I dunno I did the whole deal on my 240D in '08 with all the cheapest components (PBR for disks and pads? Definitely PBR disks anyway) and just hit the 15,000 mile mark with no complaints. I did have to replace one caliper but Advance Auto gave me that under the lifetime warranty. Oh and I

Re: [MBZ] Epic double tranny swap/conversion week

2010-03-15 Thread OK Don
We decided to pull the engine/tranny combo rather than continue to fight it in place. It took a 24oz. hammer to get the 6 point socket onto the buggered bolt. We would not have been able to do that in the car. This engine/car seems to have double the wires and vacuum tube that a 123/61x car does.

[MBZ] OT - tires and F1

2010-03-15 Thread OK Don
I just noticed that the tires on the fomula 1 cars have a LOT of sidewall -- the opposite of the trend in street cars. Mercedes in this picture - *http://tinyurl.com/yz75yyz* -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and

Re: [MBZ] MB Locator

2010-03-15 Thread andrew strasfogel
What does the Run and drive verification seal mean? On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 4:12 PM, LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: Found this website - coparts.com - they offer all kinds of used cars - salvage, wrecked, used, parts, etc - it's a auction type website. YMMV LarryT 91 300D

Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-15 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:23:17 + (UTC) pm7...@comcast.net wrote: OK, I crawled into my dishwasher and closed the door. It's dark, damn light went out And I thought only refrigerators had lights ... Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new

Re: [MBZ] Pitching deck night landings on an aircraft carrier

2010-03-15 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:37:09 + (UTC) pm7...@comcast.net wrote: I lost the link, I want to share. Please forward to me someone. Lots of them listed at http://www.goodsearch.com/search.aspx?keywords=Pitching+deck+night+landings I think the one mao listed is the third one. Craig

Re: [MBZ] Epic double tranny swap/conversion week

2010-03-15 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:52:54 -0600 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Tomorrow we'll pull the engine/auto tranny from the blue car - hope we're faster on this one! So do we! :-) Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: Ign Switch / GP Relay / Preglow Light

2010-03-15 Thread Jim Cathey
does #1 flow fuel before you lift the airflow flapper? On MB's, you push down. I know the IP is powered by the engine turning, but something must pressurize the injectors so it will start. Hadn't thought about it before but I assume there's a electric FP that's energized when the key is

Re: [MBZ] Robinaire vac pump

2010-03-15 Thread Jim Cathey
Would this thing be worth $50? http://charleston.craigslist.org/tls/1644056329.html In a heartbeat. Beats the heck out of using a refrigerator compressor. I paid twice that for a name-brand unit, and considered myself lucky. -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] Spork plugs (380 SL)

2010-03-15 Thread Jim Cathey
Preliminary results of the Jetronic filter capacitor replacement and partial resoldering are heartening. The O2 sensor voltage swims back and forth across 0.5V as you drive, and the car seems to be running fairly well now. (It'll take some time to un-gunk if this is indeed a fix.) Poor