Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Curley wrote: > Section= 1 square mile 640 acres = 1 square mile. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] WILTON: Many people at a certain age stop caring about a lot of silly little rules

2016-08-19 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Neat! W - Original Message - From: "Floyd Thursby via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Floyd Thursby" Sent: Friday, August 19, 2016 9:50 PM Subject: [MBZ] WILTON: Many people at a certain age

Re: [MBZ] 1995 Mercedes Benz S350d Diesel! Super rare!! Very clean!! Rare color! $7500

2016-08-19 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Only the crate engines from the factory had the improved head gasket and stronger rods, so unless the seller can prove it (like Walt) then no, still a possibility. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On August 19, 2016 10:23:42 AM EDT, Donald Snook via Mercedes

[MBZ] WILTON: Many people at a certain age stop caring about a lot of silly little rules

2016-08-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
You need to make this. Recharge it off your dizzel. http://hackaday.com/2016/08/19/swedish-senior-rolls-in-style-with-hybrid-hoverboard-walker/ -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
ahem, that was some 50 years after we threw out the brits. Maine is more like US Canada than the rest of the Northeast. I was talking about the gerrymandering property lines where the Brits settled. Boundaries like a crick, or "West to the large oak tree" or East to Mr. John Smith's rock

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Ahem, when John Pierce first arrived at the junction of the little Maewaska and Aroostook rivers in 1826 he was granted a full section. Of course he thought he was in Canada, not Maine... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 4:28 PM, Curley McLain via

Re: [MBZ] for the H-> Bernie supporters

2016-08-19 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 19 Aug 2016 16:37:15 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > However between 1980 and 2013 when income inequality, as measured by > the Gini Coefficient, expanded by 22.2% the share of federal income > taxes paid by the highest one-fifth of earners rose from

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On August 19, 2016 at 5:42 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Our 1974 new tractor was mostly metric except for the tires and wheels. Michelin tried to go metric about 35 years ago. Now try to find tires for your TRX Saab or Mustang. I forget who made

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
There won't be much use for SAE tools in 10 years or so, except among antiquers. The car mfgrs and tractor mfgrs are all metric. John Deere started going metric maybe 30 yrs ago. Our 1974 new tractor was mostly metric except for the tires and wheels. Other than JD, all tractors are made in

[MBZ] for the H-> Bernie supporters

2016-08-19 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Tax the rich From the Desk of Ernie Goss (Professor of Economics, Creighton University, Omaha) The Politics of Economics: Super Rich Meet in Omaha and Propose Tax Hike Millionaire Hillary Clinton and billionaire Warren Buffet met in Omaha earlier this month to trumpet higher income tax rates

[MBZ] Walt's W140 in Seattle For Sale

2016-08-19 Thread W140 via Mercedes
My New car arrived so am selling the 140 I have a 1992 W-140 300SD badged as a S350 with 143,000 miles, but only 75.000 on the engine.The car is located in Everett, Washington 25 miles North of Seattle.Just about EVERYTHING new and ALL factory replaced by a Mercedes dealer. I am a 2nd owner

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 19/08/2016 3:28 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Well, we WERE the first to reject 240 pennies to the pound, and 20 bob to a quid. The land system here is all set up and laid out in acres. Trying to convert that to commie is just plain stupid. what is a hectare anyhow? 40 acres

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Well, we WERE the first to reject 240 pennies to the pound, and 20 bob to a quid. The land system here is all set up and laid out in acres. Trying to convert that to commie is just plain stupid. what is a hectare anyhow? 40 acres could be farmed by one man and a horse. 80 = quarter section

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Naaa, keep the quarts. Call those who use the commie liters litterers. or litterbugs. Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes August 19, 2016 at 2:50 PM We should call them "freedom liters". ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
We did adopt commie units. 50+ yrs ago. Goobers mandated metric. Conversion was dictated to be complete by 1974. I think that was the second or third "mandate." As usual, "Mericans thumbed their noses collectively at the goobermnt, and ignored the "mandate."Just as we do to bummer

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Sort of a silly freedon in today's world. RB On 19/08/2016 2:36 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: FREEDOM! --FT On 8/19/16 3:34 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: On 19/08/2016 2:28 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Did you add liters or quarts? Are you getting a freedom v.

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
We should call them "freedom liters". On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 3:44 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > And Burma/Myanmar. 'Oughta be proud of that, eh? > > Wilton > > - Original Message - From: "Randy Bennell via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: "Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
And Burma/Myanmar. 'Oughta be proud of that, eh? Wilton - Original Message - From: "Randy Bennell via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Randy Bennell" Sent: Friday, August 19, 2016 3:34 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
FREEDOM! --FT On 8/19/16 3:34 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: On 19/08/2016 2:28 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Did you add liters or quarts? Are you getting a freedom v. commie units mismatch? --FT USA must be about the only place left that has not adopted metric units.

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Robert Koziak via Mercedes
Floyd, I did make that mistake in the past. No I added 8.5 quarts = 8.0 liters. -Original Message- From: Floyd Thursby via Mercedes To: mercedes Cc: Floyd Thursby Sent: Fri, Aug 19, 2016 3:29 pm

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 19/08/2016 2:28 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Did you add liters or quarts? Are you getting a freedom v. commie units mismatch? --FT USA must be about the only place left that has not adopted metric units. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Did you add liters or quarts? Are you getting a freedom v. commie units mismatch? --FT On 8/19/16 2:40 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: What did the electronic readout say the level was before the oil change? Is 7.5 liters a problem? I'll bet the other 0.5 liters is in the oil filter /

Re: [MBZ] VERY cool 1948 Windsor on BAT

2016-08-19 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > Bring a Trailer has some amazing cars such as this 1948 Chrysler Windsor > Traveler: > http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1948-chrysler-windsor-traveller/ > ___ Sister had one of those in the late '40s. It could be dangerous because

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Robert Koziak via Mercedes
Good questionunfortunately I didn't check it before. All the instructional youtube videos I viewed showed 8.0 liters. Thanks for the input. -Original Message- From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Meade

Re: [MBZ] VERY cool 1948 Windsor on BAT

2016-08-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
It's a totally funky ride but I bet it smells really oogy inside. On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 2:38 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Ugh, that looks like the ancestor of the Wagon Queen Family Truckster... > Just add a couple more headlights and more signal lights, and

Re: [MBZ] For those with old Diesels

2016-08-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Jay Leno MUST come! On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Let's send him a formal invitation for next year. Our 10th anniversary > bash. Got to do something spectacular. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > 1982 300CD > 1990 300D > Wickford RI > > On Aug

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Anything between 6.0 and 8.0L should be OK. My E320 (1999) has a dipstick, and the dash display says full, add 1.0 qt, add 1.5qt, add 2.0qt. When it gets to 2.0, alarms chime and the display comes up automatically. I always just threw in 2 gallons at an oil change, which barely got it to full,

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
What did the electronic readout say the level was before the oil change? Is 7.5 liters a problem? I'll bet the other 0.5 liters is in the oil filter / oil filter housing. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 1:33 PM, Robert Koziak via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

Re: [MBZ] VERY cool 1948 Windsor on BAT

2016-08-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Ugh, that looks like the ancestor of the Wagon Queen Family Truckster... Just add a couple more headlights and more signal lights, and you're there! - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Bring a

Re: [MBZ] For those with old Diesels

2016-08-19 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Let's send him a formal invitation for next year. Our 10th anniversary bash. Got to do something spectacular. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 1990 300D Wickford RI On Aug 18, 2016 4:32 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" wrote: > I went there and met him once, nice guy. Took 10

[MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 320E 4matic Oil Change Question

2016-08-19 Thread Robert Koziak via Mercedes
Hi All, Today I changed the oil on my 2004 320ED 4matic using a Topsider and extracting the oil from the top. I patiently waited a couple of hours to make sure all the oil was drained and the topsider indicated that 8.0 liters were removed. I replaced the filter with Genuine Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] VERY cool 1948 Windsor on BAT

2016-08-19 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
I can remember when Car and Driver did a feature on the merits of a Windsor as Hippie transport, some time around 1970. Here's some more BAT, a pretty blue W108: http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-mercedes-benz-280-sel-4-5/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Who likes green cars?

2016-08-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I kinda like that. A guy I know has a bright orange one, they would look good together. --FT On 8/19/16 11:35 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: This one's a beauty - '73 Datsun Z in "avocado" but looks more like Mercedes moss green. http://www.ebay.com/itm/252500492998?rmvSB=true

Re: [MBZ] Who likes green cars?

2016-08-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
For that amount you could purchase a half dozen really nice E type jags in decent condition. On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 12:17 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > If a 240Z is worth $14k, what's a 2000GT worth? > > Holy cow, just answered my own question: >

Re: [MBZ] Who likes green cars?

2016-08-19 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
If a 240Z is worth $14k, what's a 2000GT worth? Holy cow, just answered my own question: http://jalopnik.com/this-1-2-million-toyota-nearly-tripled-in-value-in-thr-484505000 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

[MBZ] Who likes green cars?

2016-08-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
This one's a beauty - '73 Datsun Z in "avocado" but looks more like Mercedes moss green. http://www.ebay.com/itm/252500492998?rmvSB=true ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

[MBZ] VERY cool 1948 Windsor on BAT

2016-08-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Bring a Trailer has some amazing cars such as this 1948 Chrysler Windsor Traveler: http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1948-chrysler-windsor-traveller/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] OT: Our Very Best Olympians

2016-08-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
My thoughts exactly. On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 7:00 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Very clearly they are devoted followers of Brother Don Trump > > --FT > > > On 8/18/16 4:13 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > >> NOT!! >> >> There was no robbery in Rio de

Re: [MBZ] 1995 Mercedes Benz S350d Diesel! Super rare!! Very clean!! Rare color! $7500

2016-08-19 Thread Donald Snook via Mercedes
By 1995 was the rod bender issue already resolved? With 175K I would guess that if the problem wasn't addressed by then that this car has had the repair. Great looking car! -Original Message- From: Kaleb C. Striplin [mailto:ka...@striplin.net] Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 5:48

Re: [MBZ] Decent 111?

2016-08-19 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
nope. That IS sacrilege.The M180 is smooth and quiet. A 350 is not. Floyd Thursby via Mercedes August 19, 2016 at 8:48 AM Just drop a 350 in it and be done! --FT Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes August 19, 2016 at 5:37 AM

Re: [MBZ] Decent 111?

2016-08-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Just drop a 350 in it and be done! --FT On 8/19/16 9:46 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: True, the electric fuel pump may be a red flag, or it may have been done to cure a F.O.R.D. situation, and not yet repaired permanently. I put an electric fuel pump on a vw to cure the combination

Re: [MBZ] Decent 111?

2016-08-19 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
True, the electric fuel pump may be a red flag, or it may have been done to cure a F.O.R.D. situation, and not yet repaired permanently. I put an electric fuel pump on a vw to cure the combination of no transfer pump and use of a rotary IP. I don't believe that needs an apology. However,

Re: [MBZ] Decent 111?

2016-08-19 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Good point, may be other similar "repairs" not disclosed. All the cheap Mercedes I've bought have arrived with "repairs" that needed to be undone, the real problem diagnosed and then properly repaired. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On August 19, 2016 6:37:21 AM EDT, Jaime

Re: [MBZ] Decent 111?

2016-08-19 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
That and the electric fuel pump. Suggests an uninformed mechanic who made bad choices for repairs. Jaime On Thursday, August 18, 2016, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You mean the webers? Or was there something I missed? He sez he'll > include the zeniths. To