I'm pretty sure it wasn't. Why would the sheeple buy the pitiful 40mpg gasser
when the diesel is available?
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Be sure to check for leaks before you light it!
http://bringatrailer.com/2015/08/17/char-broiled-fuelie-1957-chevrolet-corvette/
Dan
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Shorting the starter: shorting from big terminal (battery) to big terminal
(starter power) will cause spinning but no starter engagement. Your
starter passed that simple test.
Shorting from big terminal (battery) to the small third terminal should
make the solenoid plunger (1) engage the starter
Mitch,
I hadn't thought of that! I will try again...
I've got to install new hoses on the rear brake calipers, will start by
filling the power bleeder so that it has plenty of time to air out before
use.
-
Max
Charleston SC
On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 7:40 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Was that sold via MBUSA, or special ordered from Europe? I had no idea a
diesel smart was offered in the U.S. of A.
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Max
Charleston SC
On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 10:32 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
mercedes built diesel DIESEL SMART
I ride so fast the wind rushing past my ears drowns out the Pioi and Teslas
--R
On 8/18/15 1:00 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
I find this odd, is your hearing poor? I think the Prii make an awful lot of road noise
for what seems like it should be a quiet car. I see them in parking
Yep, and don't forget those little black flies. One bit me on right ankle
my second day there; it musta itched for 30 years.
Wilton
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To: Okie Benz mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com
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I find this odd, is your hearing poor? I think the Prii make an awful lot of
road noise for what seems like it should be a quiet car. I see them in parking
lots and think I thought the engine was supposed to be off for low speed
maneuvers.
Heck I was surprised how much noise the Nissan Leaf
Thanks Dan, that was very helpful!
Troy
On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 9:00 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Might want to take a look here:
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/u-s-east/
Dan
On Aug 18, 2015, at 9:39 AM, Troy Kocher via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com
Speaking of Pioi, I had to go to store this morning to get a paper since
mine did not show up as usual. I saw a Tesla coming through the parking
lot, total stealth mode on those things. Dangerous, you can't hear them
trying to run you down. I have had 2 close encounters in that parking
lot,
If you're karma improves, you've got a stuck kick-down switch. Try
disconnecting that.
Next would be fluid and filter change. I think Curly has experience with
filters clogging up and collapsing and causing all manner of misbehavior?
I think Mann is the recommended filter, if you don't buy at
You are correct sir, but I was using the Universal Translator to reach
out to the masses
--R
On 8/18/15 4:53 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
There's your problem, you didn't check your TIRES
--R
On 8/18/15 4:14 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote:
tyre pressures
Rich, I thought in
Next would be fluid and filter change. I think Curly has experience with
filters clogging up and collapsing and causing all manner of misbehavior?
I think Mann is the recommended filter, if you don't buy at the dealer?
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Max
Charleston SC
Good Memory! That has been 7-8 years.
You are correct sir, but I was using the Universal Translator to
reach out to the masses
--R
Thanks! That was the best laugh I've had all day!
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There's your problem, you didn't check your TIRES
--R
On 8/18/15 4:14 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote:
tyre pressures
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Probably something in there, look for wood bee holes.
Note that male woodpeckers love siding that makes a lot of noise, they
mark their territory by hammering on hollow limbs that boom. Siding
works really well for that, so do stores bee hive boxes.
Peter
Yeah the 84 SD kickdown switch got buggered and would not let it shift
up. New switch fixed that.
You need the G Mann to get you the proper filter!
--R
On 8/18/15 3:53 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
If you're karma improves, you've got a stuck kick-down switch. Try
disconnecting
Max, Andrew, Rich.I checked all fluids, tyre pressures etc, etc. before
leaving.Kick down had not occurred to me. Trans oil and filter is first on the
list, when I have to return.Olde MB's are an high maintenance item, no wonder
most are referred to as SHE.
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
Nah! Tyres iz 4 Cahrs
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:02:20 -0500
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300TD 1987 woes.
From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
CC: 126die...@gmail.com
TyerszI still revert to limey spelling from time to time.You can
take London
Bob R wrote:
...we lived there in the late 70's, early '80's when I was in bible college.
Pastor Bob?
mao
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Alles.Well, there I was going to the shore for a week,, 92 deg and an open road
what could be better?At 65 mph in second gear and 5k revs? That can't be good.
Sh*t, now what?Exit at next ramp in Avon and came to rest at Dunkin Donuts, not
too shabby, except that the temp guage crept up to 120
Max, Andrew, Rich.I checked all fluids, tyre pressures etc, etc.
before leaving.Kick down had not occurred to me. Trans oil and
filter is first on the list, when I have to return.Olde MB's are an
high maintenance item, no wonder most are referred to as SHE.
SWMBM She Who Must Be Maintained
Alles.Well, there I was going to the shore for a week,, 92 deg and
an open road what could be better?At 65 mph in second gear and 5k
revs? That can't be good. Sh*t, now what?Exit at next ramp in Avon
and came to rest at Dunkin Donuts, not too shabby, except that the
temp guage crept up to
There's your problem, you didn't check your TIRES
--R
On 8/18/15 4:14 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote:
tyre pressures
Rich, I thought in your country, it is tars
Up in Fred's paht of the counthy, I think it is Tiahs. Is that right?
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Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
On August 18, 2015 4:41:11 PM EDT, Curly McLain via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
However in the north counties, they loved the bumper stickers for
another reason. They cut the
There are several wineries popping up in OK also - however the stuff they
produce is difficult to drink.
On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Its interesting to see wineries popping up outside of traditional grape
growing regions, theres one
in the 70s, Wisconsin had a thin green tape like bumper sticker they
used to promote the state, primarily to FIBs in chicagoland. The
sticker said Escape to Wisconsin and was fairly popular in FIB land
and milwaukee-Madison.
Who does not love summer in the North woods? The smell of pine
Texas Hill Country had some decent stuff, mostly not available outside
Texas but it was quite drinkable, and a couple had won some awards.
--R
On 8/18/15 4:28 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
There are several wineries popping up in OK also - however the stuff they
produce is difficult to
On Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:33:08 -0500 Peter Frederick via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Note that male woodpeckers love siding that makes a lot of noise, they
mark their territory by hammering on hollow limbs that boom. Siding
works really well for that, so do stores bee hive boxes.
Fill up he carpenter bee holes and the woodpeckers lose interest.
On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 11:05 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
On Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:33:08 -0500 Peter Frederick via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Note that male woodpeckers love siding that makes
Kaleb wrote:
I did not get very far before the engine would barely run.
It was out of gas. My gas can is at the other house. I had
to push it way back up to the shop. I was really wanting to
get it mowed as it's supposed to rain tonight. Oh well.
Sounds like my mowing job. Front wheel
I remember a business trip to Wausau in January. I came out to warm my car up
in the morning, a 1992 Ford Escort wagon. It was so cold that the seat did not
compress when I sat down in it. I believe the ambient temperature was in the
range of -30F at the time.
I always like the bumper
Oh no. I just chased off two woodpeckers, eating something out of the wood
trim along an eave.
Fresh wood under the paint looks fine from a distance...
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
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Not mine, no interest. Figured somebody else on list would love to have one
clay
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Ugh. I found a wood bee hole in our back porch last month... perhaps there
are more that are their target(s).
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
On August 18, 2015 6:33:08 PM EDT, Peter Frederick via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Probably something in there, look for
I'm not sure what that is but it is not the official tool so no telling if it
will work
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On Aug 18, 2015, at 7:00 PM, clay via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/pts/5126469290.html
Not mine, no interest. Figured somebody else on
On August 18, 2015 at 6:33 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Note that male woodpeckers love siding that makes a lot of noise, they
mark their territory by hammering on hollow limbs that boom. Siding
works really well for that, so do stores bee hive boxes.
I got home and tightened the electric pto clutch a little bit then proceeded to
mow. It was still slow going because the grass has not been mowed since the 1st
of July. I did not get very far before the engine would barely run. It was out
of gas. My gas can is at the other house. I had to push
I like just putting bake fluid in the reservoir and just using the pressure
bleeder to provide pressure. You have fewer problems with bubbles and
potential foaming, I’ve found. It’s not a big deal to have to pull the cap and
replenish the fluid occasionally.
I would add that I had an
Yep, a really hot Vette. Somebody needs to rescue it.
BTW, the brown skin on my two burned spots began to peel yesterday; 'finding
good, pink, new skin underneath. Coulda been a lot worse.
Wilton
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To:
'Enjoyed 4 years in the UP (minus 6 months touring SE Asia, including
Hanoi, and many other assorted trips around/above most of US, Canada and
the North Pole, etc.), all courtesy of USAF.
Wilton
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All this talk makes me think to remind you that you should stay right out of
northern Maine. Flys the size of bombers, rotten weather, surly people. Don't
come up here, no how, no way, no time...
Seriously, moderate temps, cheap land, good fresh food, friendly people, slower
pace of life, great
If I had my druthers I'd head East to NS and buy a winery overlooking the
Bay of Fundy. Or to Nelson, NZ for a comparable setting.
On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
All this talk makes me think to remind you that you should stay right out
Yoopers are probably the equivalent of Alaskans when it comes to nutjobbery.
To live in that rural of an area you’ve got to be a little off kilter, I
believe.
Bought our first house (in Indianapolis) from a guy and his new wife who were
going to run a hunting lodge 40 miles north of
Ever since then I always put a towel over the reservoir and bleeder
when it’s under pressure.
Keep a hose handy. Speedi-rinse might save your paint.
-- Jim
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Classic understatement The interior has fared rather less well...
On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 10:38 AM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
Yep, a really hot Vette. Somebody needs to rescue it.
BTW, the brown skin on my two burned spots began to peel yesterday;
'finding good,
*I think most people in Fargo go for the TruCoat, it keeps the cars from
rusting out
--R
Customer*: We sat here right in this room and went over this and over this!
*Jerry*: Yeah, but that TruCoat--
*Customer*: I sat right here and said I didn't want no TruCoat!
*Jerry*: Yeah, but I'm sayin',
All the first-series Canadian-market Smart cars were diesels. Then they ruined
it with the second series by offering only the gas model, coinciding with the
start of sales into the US market.
Unfortunately the B-Class, which has been offered in Canada for about a decade
now, was only sold in a
Heck, if finances permitted I would love to have a summer home in Wisconsin for
retirement. My only concern would be having all my “stuff” in both locations.
Dan
On Aug 18, 2015, at 9:53 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
I know some Yoopers. They all have good
My Pop lives / summers in Fargo, spends some time during winter in either
AZ or visiting other relatives down south.
Fargo is great for car lovers, I don't think they or any other place in ND
use road salt in the winter, so rust is not the big deal like other
northern states. The issue was high
Mitch,
I hadn't thought of that! I will try again...
I've got to install new hoses on the rear brake calipers, will start by
filling the power bleeder so that it has plenty of time to air out before
use.
-
Max
Charleston SC
The other thing you can do with a pressurized bleeder
I know some Yoopers. They all have good characteristics but then some are a
little off. But it's the kind of off you enjoy being around.
I've seriously considered MN since we lived there in the late 70's, early
'80's when I was in bible college. I love MN. HmmmMinnesota. ..
Bob R
Someplace like Conover, WI may be the best of both worlds: almost a
yooper, but still in civilization. (Ha!)
http://www.townofconover.com/
http://www.jensenakins.com/
http://www.jensenakins.com/hardware.html
Between MN and the UP, I'd pick the UP. Too bad the yoopers are
controlled by the
This may be a gray market car. The only one I ever saw was at a Winnipeg
dealership. They wanted $15k for it as a used car, IIRC. It may have been
a cabriolet. In any case, the fuel economy is SICK and I would love to own
one.
On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 8:59 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I need any referrals from you folks. My daughter and her 1995 E420 250kMi
are heading to graduate school in Virginia Beach. I'm looking for a shop
for her.
Any help would be really appreciated
Thanks
Troy K4FAP
1977 240d, 196kMi(sold); 1982 240d 136kMi(sold); 1982 240d 220kMi(sold),
1982 E300
Might want to take a look here:
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/u-s-east/
Dan
On Aug 18, 2015, at 9:39 AM, Troy Kocher via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
I need any referrals from you folks. My daughter and her 1995 E420 250kMi
are heading to graduate school in Virginia Beach.
PEI makes blueberry wine, among other varieties.
So does three lakes winery in WI,
http://www.cranberrywine.com/
I like American Wild, from La Vida Loca Not a fruit wine, but not a
domestic grape wine either. (actually, I like a lot of their
stuff...)
http://www.lavidalocawinery.com/
I would hazard to say that no list member would EVER let his transmission
fluid deteriorate to that extent.
OTOH, it could simply be low on fluid (I assume he checked)...
On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
If you're karma improves, you've
TyerszI still revert to limey spelling from time to time.You can take London
out of the fog, but you cannot take the fog out of fred.
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 15:53:12 -0500
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300TD 1987 woes.
From:
TyerszI still revert to limey spelling from time to time.You can
take London out of the fog, but you cannot take the fog out of fred.
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
Hey I Like tyres.Makes the message quaint, picturesque, etc.
Tyres is fer Lymies.
Oh no. I just chased off two woodpeckers, eating something out of
the wood trim along an eave.
Fresh wood under the paint looks fine from a distance...
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
Got some nice fat little worms in there somewhere. Better spray it with D DT.
I was once told the mosquito was the state bird of the UP.
Dan
Only once?
Same for N WI. State bird is the mosquito. Known to swoop in and
carry off small dogs and babies.
Although up until this year it has been so dry that the population
and size have both diminished.
All this talk makes me think to remind you that you should stay
right out of northern Maine. Flys the size of bombers, rotten
weather, surly people. Don't come up here, no how, no way, no time...
Seriously, moderate temps, cheap land, good fresh food, friendly
people, slower pace of life, great
PEI makes blueberry wine, among other varieties.
On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 11:57 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
PEI is a bit north, but I can see NS.
Southern NS is really nice. I used to go to Halifax, and it was a nice
place, too.
Dan
On Aug 18, 2015, at
There are over 40 varieties of cold season grapes grown here. There
are now 97 wineries in the state, and over 400 vineyards.
I have the ebuliometer from the last big vineyard in the state. that
was 80 acres of vineyard and something like 60 acres of orchard.
Across the River, his brothers
A 2002 Golf TDI should stomp on a Smart Car's fuel economy numbers.Golf is
rated for 35/44 with the user average on fueleconomy.gov at 48, 2012 Smart
Coupe is rated for 34/38 with the user number at 38.My '98 Jetta has regularly
been turning in numbers over 50 this summer. I suspect the 2005
PEI is a bit north, but I can see NS.
Southern NS is really nice. I used to go to Halifax, and it was a nice place,
too.
Dan
On Aug 18, 2015, at 11:33 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
All this talk makes me think to remind you that you should stay right out of
A 2002 Golf TDI should stomp on a Smart Car's fuel economy
numbers.Golf is rated for 35/44 with the user average on
fueleconomy.gov at 48, 2012 Smart Coupe is rated for 34/38 with the
user number at 38.My '98 Jetta has regularly been turning in numbers
over 50 this summer. I suspect the 2005
Its interesting to see wineries popping up outside of traditional grape growing
regions, theres one in Presque Isle, Maine growing some magic hybrid grape that
can take the cold.Last I knew there was a vodka distillery too.
-Curt
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