Re: [MBZ] '85 300D A/C tired; recharge options?

2010-04-26 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
Yes, maybe, and maybe. More than likely $30 for a can of R-134 with gauge and hose to add the stuff will bring it back to 'barely sufficient'. As I recall on the 123 cars, there's a lot to the HVAC system and some judicious research will yield results I'll bet. I remember that George Murphy did

Re: [MBZ] Is Snook tired of that BMW yet?

2010-04-26 Thread Donald Snook
Mitch wrote: Oh, yes, I forgot about that. Deep blue, right? Almost as nice as the dark green. Yes, it is dark blue. I think its nicer than the dark green! :) Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Collector Selling 7 (Mount Pleasant)

2010-04-26 Thread Donald Snook
Ok Don wrote: Parts cars --- I can't say much, I now own '90, '91, and '92 124 sedans But the 1990 is the nicest one! Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Hunting 124 and testing -

2010-04-26 Thread Donald Snook
Ok Don wrote: Part 1 - the '90 300D 2.5 has begun hunting when driving over about 40 mph. I thought it was the rear links, which is why I replaced them this weekened. No change! So I lifted the front end, and looked for anything with play - didn't find any. One tie rod end has a cracked boot,

Re: [MBZ] Dieselz

2010-04-26 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
I was just in New Haven! Timing is everything -Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mitch Haley Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 8:55 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dieselz Frederick W Moir

[MBZ] this is nice

2010-04-26 Thread Rich Thomas
http://charleston.craigslist.org/ctd/1710534644.html ___ 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 options go to:

[MBZ] MERCADIES 1979 280 CE - $4000 (but it's worth $12k)

2010-04-26 Thread Rich Thomas
MERCADIES 1979 280 CE - $4000 (WADMALAW ISL.) Date: 2010-04-24, 9:10PM EDT Reply to: sale-pgdgf-1708760...@craigslist.org

Re: [MBZ] this is nice

2010-04-26 Thread Mitch Haley
Rich Thomas wrote: http://charleston.craigslist.org/ctd/1710534644.html ...and it's got the rare slushbox transmission! I've never actually seen a 2002 with one of those. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] this is nice

2010-04-26 Thread Rich Thomas
Yeah, I saw that, sorta interesting, huh? --R On 4/26/2010 9:12 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: Rich Thomas wrote: http://charleston.craigslist.org/ctd/1710534644.html ...and it's got the rare slushbox transmission! I've never actually seen a 2002 with one of those. Mitch.

[MBZ] Andy in DC needs this...

2010-04-26 Thread Mitch Haley
http://www.americanautomotiveequipment.com/2-Post-Lifts-p/tp09a-d.htm I forget, how tall is your garage, 8' sidewalls? Is the roof structure rafters or trusses? How far apart are the eave walls, and what's the pitch of the roof? I'm thinking you MIGHT be able to lift a sedan into the attic.

Re: [MBZ] Hunting 124 and testing -

2010-04-26 Thread John Robbins
On 4/25/2010 6:55 PM, OK Don wrote: Not yet - just finished the job an hour ago. I would get it aligned before worrying about anything else. An alignment can make a HUGE difference on these cars. Be sure to get it aligned at an MB dealer unless you know of a shop that can do proper 4 wheel

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Collector Selling 7 (Mount Pleasant)

2010-04-26 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
Rich, wannatakealook? I'll tell my wife I'm on a business lunch date... -Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rich Thomas Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 11:24 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Collector Selling 7 (Mount Pleasant)

2010-04-26 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
On second thought, maybe I'll bring her and the checkbook along... -Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rich Thomas Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 11:24 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Mercedes

[MBZ] (no subject)

2010-04-26 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
This looks like Rich's new generator, just in time for her-i-can season! NEW DIESEL 6KW GENERATOR W/REMOTE START - $1500 (MOUNT PLEASANT) http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/1709749607.html Very respectfully, /s/ Max Dillon '87 300TD 324k miles '95 E300 274k miles (project) '73 Balboa 20

Re: [MBZ] MERCADIES 1979 280 CE - $4000 (but it's worth $12k)

2010-04-26 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
I wonder which book he's looking at? Maybe when he couldn't copy 'Mercedes' correctly he also added a zero to the end? I hope CL never adds spell check software... Keeps life more interesting to get the unvarnished text! -Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com

[MBZ] NEW DIESEL 6KW GENERATOR W/REMOTE START - $1500 (MOUNT PLEASANT)

2010-04-26 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
Added a subject line -Original Message- From: Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 11:34 AM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Importance: High This looks like Rich's new generator, just in time for her-i-can season! NEW DIESEL 6KW

[MBZ] And another! Diesel Pro Generator - $1615 (Goose Creek, SC)

2010-04-26 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
Brand new Diesel Pro brand diesel engine Generator. Model 6700T. Has 3 prong 110's and a 220 outlet. Has only been run once for testing purposes, for fifteen minutes, as you can see on the picture, that is the only amount of time logged on this machine. A real steal at 1615 obo + tax. I'd be glad

Re: [MBZ] (no subject)

2010-04-26 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 8:34 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 meade.m.dil...@navy.mil wrote: This looks like Rich's new generator, just in time for her-i-can season! NEW DIESEL 6KW GENERATOR W/REMOTE START - $1500 (MOUNT PLEASANT)

Re: [MBZ] this is nice

2010-04-26 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 6:12 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Rich Thomas wrote: http://charleston.craigslist.org/ctd/1710534644.html ...and it's got the rare slushbox transmission! I've never actually seen a 2002 with one of those. A girl I had an unrequited thing for in college

Re: [MBZ] (no subject)

2010-04-26 Thread Rich Thomas
I actually have a portable genset, fired it up the other day. That looks like some cheap Chinese thing, not sure I would want to deal with it. And if a herrikin comes I'm not sure I will have a lot left to power up. --R On 4/26/2010 11:34 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,

Re: [MBZ] this is nice

2010-04-26 Thread Curt Raymond
Beauty... I remember growing up in southern Maine and seeing loads of 'em running around. Theres a guy in my little town now that has a purple one and its the only one I've seen in years... -Curt Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:59:34 -0400 From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To:

[MBZ] I'm baaaaaaaaack!

2010-04-26 Thread R A Bennell
Very interesting. As of the 24th, I have started to receive emails from the list on the old email address. I have done nothing to solve the issue in the interim as I set myself up with a gmail account and got the list that way. However, this moring I note that I am getting emails from the 24th

Re: [MBZ] this is nice

2010-04-26 Thread R A Bennell
They will really go. I was coming back to Winnipeg from the lake a number of years ago and some fool driving one of those was passing everything. We were on the 2 lane stretch between Kenora and Falcon Lake and it is all hills and curves. On busy weekends this is often a freight train of cars as

Re: [MBZ] I'm baaaaaaaaack!

2010-04-26 Thread Tim C
Probably automatic spam blackout, your ISP probably doesn't even know how their antispam vendor works. My advice, which you did not solicit: grass is always greener, ISP e-mail is pretty much universally lousy - they aren't e-mail providers, they are selling internet connections and e-mail is a

Re: [MBZ] I'm baaaaaaaaack!

2010-04-26 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Tim C bb...@crone.us wrote: My advice, which you did not solicit: grass is always greener, ISP e-mail is pretty much universally lousy - they aren't e-mail providers, they are selling internet connections and e-mail is a checkbox item. I would suggest

Re: [MBZ] I'm baaaaaaaaack!

2010-04-26 Thread Rich Thomas
I have had some messages blocked over the last few days, including some I sent (did not see them from the list) but did see responses. That is weird behavior. Not sure why my provider would block some msgs and not others from the same source. --R ___

Re: [MBZ] I'm baaaaaaaaack!

2010-04-26 Thread Mountain Man
Tim wrote: My advice, which you did not solicit: grass is always greener, ISP e-mail is pretty much universally lousy - they aren't e-mail providers, they are selling internet connections and e-mail is a checkbox item. With gmail, yahoomail - any online mailbox... Why do people want an email

Re: [MBZ] I'm baaaaaaaaack!

2010-04-26 Thread R A Bennell
The 2 most common high speed internet providers around here are MTS and Shaw. MTS is the old Manitoba Telephone System, once owned by the Province of Manitoba, but sold and privatized a number of years ago. Service has declined in my opinion. They were reasonably good but have gone down hill.

Re: [MBZ] I'm baaaaaaaaack!

2010-04-26 Thread Dieselhead
Maybe I never found the proper way to use gmail. I have used one email client for years as it is easy to archive years of email and to search and find email from years or weeks past. It is also very easy to move form machine to machine. My archives have spanned the life of several machines.

[MBZ] W123 engine-lurch gas struts

2010-04-26 Thread Euan
Nice to have you all back. Where y'all been recently? Haven't had a digest for weeks. I need to replace the two engine-lurch gas struts on my 617 912 diesel engine (1985 W123 300TD). I have a quote for the struts but the supplier also mentions a rubber kit for each side. Are these kits part

Re: [MBZ] W123 engine-lurch gas struts

2010-04-26 Thread Rich Thomas
Try this web site, I think they have parts diagrams on there somewhere. These things might be what you are looking for? --R http://www.performanceproducts4benz.com/dept.asp?dept_id=5838level=2 On 4/26/2010 5:24 PM, Euan wrote: Nice to have you all back. Where y'all been recently? Haven't had

Re: [MBZ] W123 engine-lurch gas struts

2010-04-26 Thread Rich Thomas
Found it -- put in your year and model and it will find stuff for you http://www.performanceproducts4benz.com/diagram.asp?diagram_id=149 --R On 4/26/2010 6:29 PM, Rich Thomas wrote: Try this web site, I think they have parts diagrams on there somewhere. These things might be what you are

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Collector Selling 7 (Mount Pleasant)

2010-04-26 Thread OK Don
It will be after I move the nicer headlight doors from the '91 to it --- On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 7:18 AM, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote: Ok Don wrote: Parts cars --- I can't say much, I now own '90, '91, and '92 124 sedans But the 1990 is the nicest one! Donald H. Snook -- OK

Re: [MBZ] W123 engine-lurch gas struts

2010-04-26 Thread Mitch Haley
Euan wrote: Nice to have you all back. Where y'all been recently? Haven't had a digest for weeks. So you're one of the listers that got spam-filtered? Not surprising, considering Hendrick's ISP did it to him too. AFAIK, the struts and the rubber mounting kits are separate items. Two struts

Re: [MBZ] I'm baaaaaaaaack!

2010-04-26 Thread Mountain Man
Randy wrote: The 2 most common high speed internet providers around here are MTS and Shaw. MTS is the old Manitoba Telephone System, once owned by the Province of Manitoba,  but sold and privatized a number of years ago. My son has flown in to Winnipeg several times - air ambulance stuff.

Re: [MBZ] I'm baaaaaaaaack!

2010-04-26 Thread Mountain Man
Dieselhead wrote: If this is easy to do with gmail, then educate me. I get banned in one mail box. I get mercedes in another mailbox. I get R/E in another mailbox. I get banned-lite in another mailbox. Spam goes to spam. I report spam and gmail gets educated quite easily. You need to use the

[MBZ] OT: Charleston area Restaurants?

2010-04-26 Thread Greg Fiorentino
Listers: I know some of you are in the Charleston area. One of my sons is currently at the FLETC there for USCG A school. Any good values in restaurants to recommend? TIA, Greg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] W123 engine-lurch gas struts

2010-04-26 Thread John Reames
Don't forget that you can get free access to the EPC at epc.startekinfo.net ... That has decent parts diagrams... -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Apr 26, 2010, at 18:32, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Found it --

Re: [MBZ] OT: Charleston area Restaurants?

2010-04-26 Thread Rich Thomas
Not sure about values but there are lots of excellent restaurants. What do you/he like? Lowcountry food is the best, then there is the higher-end take on Lowcountry food. And summadat good Gullah soul food yumyum. I'm not sure where FLETC is (Max is probably into all that given he is a

Re: [MBZ] Andy in DC needs this...

2010-04-26 Thread andrew strasfogel
Due to the flat roof, I wouldn't be able to stand beneath the car with the lift raised to the max. Otherwise, the garage width is ample. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: http://www.americanautomotiveequipment.com/2-Post-Lifts-p/tp09a-d.htm I forget, how

Re: [MBZ] OT: Charleston area Restaurants?

2010-04-26 Thread Greg Fiorentino
He likes pretty much anything. He is open to new things and would enjoy local specialities. Always a good idea IMO. FLETC is near Colonial Lake: http://maps.google.com/maps?rls=ighl=enum=1ie=UTF-8q=fletc+charleston+sc fb=1gl=ushq=fletchnear=charleston+sccid=0,0,11911198203512421753ei=WEr

Re: [MBZ] Andy in DC needs this...

2010-04-26 Thread Mitch Haley
andrew strasfogel wrote: Due to the flat roof, I wouldn't be able to stand beneath the car with the lift raised to the max. Your roof pitch is 0 in 12? I was hoping for at least 4 in 12 across a 24' span, or 4' high in the center. Mitch. ___

Re: [MBZ] Andy in DC needs this...

2010-04-26 Thread andrew strasfogel
No - the roof is dead flat! I have a FLAT roof - zero pitch. Great for a roof garden but not to raise a car. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: andrew strasfogel wrote: Due to the flat roof, I wouldn't be able to stand beneath the car with the lift

[MBZ] First aid for a sick Hirschmann antenna

2010-04-26 Thread andrew strasfogel
Is there anyone out there who repairs Hirschmann power antennas? I have a spare from a 300TD that runs continuously (motor makes a growling noise - antenna doesn't move). When I tested it it, it refused to stop growling even with the key and radio both off.

Re: [MBZ] First aid for a sick Hirschmann antenna

2010-04-26 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
I think the becker guys are back in the Hirschman business. Give them a call: http://www.beckerautosound.com/ Jaime On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:41 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.comwrote: Is there anyone out there who repairs Hirschmann power antennas? I have a spare from a 300TD

Re: [MBZ] OT: Charleston area Restaurants?

2010-04-26 Thread Rich Thomas
For something quick, a few blocks east on Queen at Meeting St is Josephs for some good soup/sandwich kind of things, my son and I popped in there one day and I had an awesome grilled/smoked corn chowder. The owner/cook/manager/head woman came over and we chatted about it a bit. A block

Re: [MBZ] First aid for a sick Hirschmann antenna

2010-04-26 Thread Rich Thomas
Or just take it apart and clean it up a bit. I have torn apart 3 or 4 and they all seem to be different, go figure. --R On 4/26/2010 10:41 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Is there anyone out there who repairs Hirschmann power antennas? I have a spare from a 300TD that runs continuously (motor

[MBZ] test

2010-04-26 Thread Allan Streib
this fails? -- 1983 300D ___ 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 options go to:

Re: [MBZ] test

2010-04-26 Thread OK Don
Yup. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:03 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.eduwrote: this fails? -- 1983 300D -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives