Re: [MBZ] OT: Nobel Peace Prize

BO stopped the seas from rising and brought racial harmony to a fundamentally transformed country. He deserved it. --R (sent from my miniPad) On Sep 23, 2016, at 8:19 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: N. Bell A bell is a dingaling. N is shorthand for a

Re: [MBZ] Why Switch to LEDs?

Speaking of Costco LEDs, yesterday they has the shop lights marked $29.99 which is $5 higher than they were like 3 weeks ago. They also had 2 packs of 4ft LED tubes for $17.99, first time I had seen those. They had some pretty good deals on bubs. They has 100W eq bubs, first time I had seen

Re: [MBZ] No car payment this month Was: A car for poos

Are the 722.3xx transmissions pretty much all the same thing? If not, what makes them be not the same? I thought there must be some magical change that makes one living in my SDL be not what could be used in the 92 300SE clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap 1974 450sl -

Re: [MBZ] Bottom feeder SD

I would love to have the driver side rear fender. Wonder if UPS would deliver clay > On Sep 23, 2016, at 7:40 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hmmm. There was a 350SD at the Indie that provided the rear bumper for The > White Whale, it was sans front fenders

Re: [MBZ] 240D license

had the form, filled out by the seller/attorney. No-brain counter person took 45 minutes to figure out how to proceed. She redid the thing three times, called Oly, after her boss was confusing her. clay > On Sep 23, 2016, at 7:09 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes >

Re: [MBZ] Chumpcar racing

A cousin races chump car fairly competitively. In fact they won at Watkins gen a few years ago in the rain against the team of dudes from Riley (

Re: [MBZ] No Trans

Broken B2 piston? Could be, if reverse still works? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On September 23, 2016 5:56:45 PM EDT, Rdeafboy via Mercedes wrote: >I all of sudden lost all gears shifting. Went under and replaced New >bushings on trans rod since

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

Aftermath: One garbage can, 1 2x4, one bottle of Dawn I use for washing stuff outside, lotsa leaves and sticks and other flotsam were washed about 50' into the front yard. The hose reel has stopped another 2x4 cutoff, and a pile of sticks and leaves from washing to the front. The shed has

Re: [MBZ] Why Switch to LEDs?

Or to stay with the low tech incandescent bulb... (bub) Only some outside light fixtures or floor lamps have the bub base down. archer75--- via Mercedes September 23, 2016 at 7:12 PM Another reason to switch to LEDs since most CFLs are not used base down? "CFLs

Re: [MBZ] OT: Nobel Peace Prize

N. Bell A bell is a dingaling. N is shorthand for a northern area. No. is another for of this shorthand for North. Thus Nobel is a dingaling from a northern area. The N. Bell prize used to have meaning. choosing albore and BO over deserving candiates only solidifies that fact that the

[MBZ] Why Switch to LEDs?

Another reason to switch to LEDs since most CFLs are not used base down? "CFLs are designed to be used base down. When used on their side or base up in an overhead fixture, they don't last as long." (From a solar website) --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.

[MBZ] OT: Nobel Peace Prize

In 2007, Al Gore beat Irena Sendler for the Peace Prize. In 2008, Irena died and is no longer eligible to win. In 2009, Barack Obama won the Peace Prize. What did they do that made them possible Nobel Laureates? Irena smuggled 2500 Jewish babies and children to safety from the NAZIs. Al made

Re: [MBZ] No Trans

Dunno about this one, but on a 124 when the brand x (elring, in my case) trans filter collapses, you still get to limp home, and it goes backwards. Bob's email makes it sound like there is no go in any direction. Being a 123, the elring filter should be ok. I used them in 123 and 126

Re: [MBZ] No Trans

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Re: [MBZ] No Trans

If it has fluid up to normal level or nearly there, then call Sun Valley MB Transmission. Phone: (818) 782 2300 I can't remember what time zone you are in, but if Eastern, you have until 8 pm tonight. 7 central, 6 mountain. They will help you figure out the problem. It is the ONLY place

Re: [MBZ] 85 300td AC drain

True, IF you have to replace the tubes, you have to remove the console. BUT most of the time, the tubes are just plugged with slime. That is easy to clear from below. Also if you have a airgun with a long tip, that makes it very easy to blow them out. (from below) Peter Frederick via

Re: [MBZ] 85 300td AC drain

Drain is above the center of the tranny tunnel, quite a pain to get to. I think the center console has to come out to get to it. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] No Trans

Manual or auto? If its an auto does it have any fluid in it? -Curt From: Rdeafboy via Mercedes To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Rdeafboy Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 5:56 PM Subject: [MBZ] No Trans I all of sudden lost all gears shifting. 

[MBZ] No Trans

I all of sudden lost all gears shifting. Went under and replaced New bushings on trans rod since they were gone. After doing that still nothing. But good & tight..Any suggestions...I'm 93 miles away from home but at shorehouse. Happened in my driveway luckily..Bob. 83 240d Sent from

Re: [MBZ] stool pigeon

true, and now it seems that they ARE building a custom podium to make the witch appear taller that it is. A tall podium with a short lectern, but still no info on how they will keep the auld hag propped up or hung up. I can make a suggestion: a rope suspended from a sturdy scaffold above.

Re: [MBZ] OT USAFuwa Akbar

naaa it's be "Aloha haole okole"(seeya outsider A**hole!) Mitch Haley via Mercedes September 23, 2016 at 2:59 PM Or, Aloha Snackbar, as they probably don't say in the islands... Mitch. _ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] stool pigeon

CORRECT!!! --FT On 9/23/16 4:08 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Sheesh - you stand ON a podium, and BEHIND a lectern. On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 1:41 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: We don't yet know if the reduced height custom podium will include grab rails or

Re: [MBZ] stool pigeon

Sheesh - you stand ON a podium, and BEHIND a lectern. On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 1:41 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > We don't yet know if the reduced height custom podium will include grab > rails or a backside hanger they can hook a harness up to so the H witch

Re: [MBZ] OT USAFuwa Akbar

> On September 23, 2016 at 3:12 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Afubar akabar > A fubar akabar? Or, Aloha Snackbar, as they probably don't say in the islands... Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] No car payment this month Was: A car for poos

> On September 23, 2016 at 2:54 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > This reminds me of a site visit I paid to a federal contractor on the > South Side of Chitcago many years ago. They were doing some kind of > software testing (supposedly). Does that mean you've

Re: [MBZ] stool pigeon

HEhe! that would be a riot to watch. (Jammer)ESPECIALLY IF IT ONLY WENT OFF WHEN SHE NEEDS TO ANSWER A QUESTION. I won't be watching. no CNN (clinton cable network) no cable tv... Floyd Thursby via Mercedes September 23, 2016 at 2:08 PM I wonder if she

Re: [MBZ] Realpolitik?

Craig wrote: > Not to mention the cultural Marxists in the media and corporations. Yes. So, stay away from media and corporations. Absolutely? - that ain't gonna happen, but we can do what we can do, rather than depend on the tyrants to fix DEEP hoya. Stay away seems simple, but it ain't. But

Re: [MBZ] OT USAFuwa Akbar

Afubar akabar A fubar akabar? Floyd Thursby via Mercedes September 23, 2016 at 1:33 PM More akbar than allah it appears http://usherald.com/video-islamic-extremists-fire-jets-anti-air-gun-gets-noticed-explosive-way/ ___

Re: [MBZ] stool pigeon

I wonder if she will be wearing the funky blue glasses to keep her from going into a fit and to hide the lying eyes. I hope The Don has a jammer in his pocket to put out screeching static to her earpiece. That would be fun to see when it goes off. --FT On 9/23/16 3:04 PM, G Mann via

Re: [MBZ] stool pigeon

In the interest of safety for all.. I would suggest that a hospital bed... broadcast from a prison ward, would be about right... Security would be maintained.. no chance of falling down.. and her voters would vote for her in a casket anyway.. I would feel safer... and for that.. might actually

Re: [MBZ] No car payment this month Was: A car for poos

Y'all can set up the shell corporation that will "hold" all the assets. I hear Panama is pleasant, find a local law firm not that big one. Find some local property in a "disadvantaged" area or one of those local special economic zones. I can do the proposal, we need to get it in before Nov

[MBZ] stool pigeon

So the H=> (road to hell) campaign asked for stool for the H bomb to stand on during the debate, as a means to make the H bomb look larger than it is. They want the H=> (road to hell) witch to be a stool pigeon. The request was denied, so the H witch will be a pigeon without a stool. We

[MBZ] OT USAFuwa Akbar

More akbar than allah it appears http://usherald.com/video-islamic-extremists-fire-jets-anti-air-gun-gets-noticed-explosive-way/ -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] No car payment this month Was: A car for poos

I'm in. Where do I sign up? Dan maybe I will take that TruCoat after all Sent from my iPad > On Sep 23, 2016, at 2:10 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > What you need to do is call the project an Energy Saving Global Climate > Disruption Undisruptor, apply

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

Ah, the work expended by the human bean is indeed different! Curt Raymond via Mercedes September 23, 2016 at 12:59 PM Yeahbut, how much effort does it take that bean to push the go pedal a little to zip up that incline at 65mph vs how much effort to push down on

Re: [MBZ] No car payment this month Was: A car for poos

How much do you charge to write the grant proposal and preliminaries? Floyd Thursby via Mercedes September 23, 2016 at 1:10 PM What you need to do is call the project an Energy Saving Global Climate Disruption Undisruptor, apply to DoE for a grant of, say,

Re: [MBZ] No car payment this month Was: A car for poos

What you need to do is call the project an Energy Saving Global Climate Disruption Undisruptor, apply to DoE for a grant of, say, $583,617 to explore the options and do a prototype. Take out a short-term loan to donate $100k to the CCF which you can repay as an expense on the grant when you

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

Yeahbut, how much effort does it take that bean to push the go pedal a little to zip up that incline at 65mph vs how much effort to push down on the pedals of the bicycle repeatedly? Meaning inclines you never notice in your car can become a big deal on a bicycle. Its the long shallow inclines

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

FL is the king of flat. KS is only the 7th most flat state. Awa didn't even make the list. Coloradoo east of denver is flat too. Dan--- via Mercedes September 23, 2016 at 12:53 PM North Dakota is flat, too. Holy cow, the first time I went to Fargo I couldn't

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

I would not think a physicist would argue that it takes more hp (work) to move a human bean and a bicycle up a hill than a 2000 to 4000 lb automobile with the same human bean. Distance being equal, grade being equal, the hp required is directly related to the mass. 1 HP = 33,000 Ft-lb/min

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

North Dakota is flat, too. Holy cow, the first time I went to Fargo I couldn't believe how flat it was. Dan who doesn't want the TruCoat neither Sent from my iPad > On Sep 23, 2016, at 1:45 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > If I have to go to coloradoo, I

Re: [MBZ] No car payment this month Was: A car for poos

123.190 = 300TD (wagon) with non-turbo engine, five cylinders. Mine was a 'grey market' import from 1985, I think it had about 200k miles on it when I bought it. Unusual car, it had a leather interior, but manual windows to go with the manual transmission. Unfortunately it had no AC, and I

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

If I have to go to coloradoo, I prefer to drive across kansas, as it is less flat and boring than I-80 across Nebraska. The movie folks who wanted to depict Awa as flat has to give up. They ended up with someplace in IL to find the desired much flatter flatness. The whole point of RAGBRAI

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 11:31:44 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > that is why they call the NE corner little switzerland! It is "flat as > a pancake" just like switzerland. I presume you are talking about Iowa. Correct? Craig

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 11:35:30 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > Bicycle, car, truck, or locomotive, percent grade is percent incline. > It is the same in a car as on a bicycle. > > > Jim Cathey via Mercedes > > September 23, 2016 at

Re: [MBZ] No car payment this month Was: A car for poos

123.190? Whats that? Wasnt the 5spd in the 123 super rare? -Curt From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Meade Dillon Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] No car

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

Flat? You all don't know flat until you have been in Kansas especially out in Western Kansas. It is so flat and isolated all the way to Colorado. Driving out there is like being in one of those post-apocalyptic movies. All you see is flat land with an occasional old farmhouse and very

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

It's not that flat: http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-battle-over-how-flat-kansas-is I recall driving from Calgary to Edmonton, AB one time. I saw the contrail of a jet at the eastern horizon and was able to track it to the western horizon for nearly 40 minutes. That's flat. Dan Sent

Re: [MBZ] No car payment this month Was: A car for poos

I've owned two five-speed manual transmissions, in a 123.190 and a 201.1??. Both were quite fun to drive. Swapping a five-speed into a 124 diesel has been done, there was one for sale on peachparts last year. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 12:02 PM, Curley McLain via

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

Did he pedal here and back? Bicycle, car, truck, or locomotive, percent grade is percent incline. It is the same in a car as on a bicycle. Jim Cathey via Mercedes September 23, 2016 at 11:16 AM Flat, on a bicycle, is not the same as flat while in a car. I work

Re: [MBZ] No car payment this month Was: A car for poos

Clin ton C Rime Foundation CCF Curt Raymond via Mercedes September 23, 2016 at 11:05 AM CCF, the Coleman Collectors Forum? 5spd makes a 601 nice, not half as much fun with a 4spd auto. -Curt From: Curley McLain via Mercedes To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

that is why they call the NE corner little switzerland! It is "flat as a pancake" just like switzerland. Curt Raymond via Mercedes September 23, 2016 at 10:59 AM True enough. I've driven from Des Moines to Jefferson to see LT Don and not buy your old Quantum

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

Watch out for the sinkholes. Sent from my iPad > On Sep 23, 2016, at 12:16 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > > Flat, on a bicycle, is not the same as flat while in a car. > > I work with a guy who did RAGBRAI last year. Takes a bit to get there from > WA. > > --

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

Flat, on a bicycle, is not the same as flat while in a car. I work with a guy who did RAGBRAI last year. Takes a bit to get there from WA. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

You have obviously never been on RAGBRAI. Curt Raymond via Mercedes September 23, 2016 at 10:45 AM Wow, when a flat state floods it REALLY floods. We're still in drought conditions. We had some good rain a week ago but we're still way down on water. My neighbor

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

True enough. I've driven from Des Moines to Jefferson to see LT Don and not buy your old Quantum though, place is flat... -Curt1000' above sea level. From: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] No car payment this month Was: A car for poos

CCF, the Coleman Collectors Forum? 5spd makes a 601 nice, not half as much fun with a 4spd auto. -Curt From: Curley McLain via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016

Re: [MBZ] No car payment this month Was: A car for poos

Probably. I have never seen a 5 speed MB. A few are reported to exist in the land of unicorns. If it bolts up to a OM602, it should bolt up to a OM603. Probably Won't bolt up to a OM616. If you have the whole donor car, there may be enough parts there to make it work. Maybe even enough

Re: [MBZ] No car payment this month Was: A car for poos

Could you potentially put the 5spd from a 190 into a 124 300D? That'd be a pretty fun car to drive. -Curt From: Curley McLain via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, September 23,

Re: [MBZ] I consumed purple drank

Interior is toast regardless of the high price... On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 6:54 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > then posted this car https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5784745445.html > > > -- > --FT > > > ___ >

Re: [MBZ] Right! What's cubit

Wow, when a flat state floods it REALLY floods. We're still in drought conditions. We had some good rain a week ago but we're still way down on water. My neighbor "found" two metal pipes in his yard, the ground sank enough that the pipes now stick up. -Curt From: Curley McLain via

Re: [MBZ] TD for andrew

If rust free, that would be a great deal. Rusty, run away... - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 10:50 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > What is it with S123 sellers these days? > http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/cto/5793687538.html > > > On

Re: [MBZ] TD for andrew

What is it with S123 sellers these days? http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/cto/5793687538.html > On September 23, 2016 at 10:01 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Crackhead, $2500 for non-running blue/blue TD (cracked head?) that > doesn't look too bad > >

Re: [MBZ] Finally a price reduction...

axles ("axels"), wiring, radio, ignition -- all that is a lot of work and the parts are not quite cheap. Maybe Kleb $500 price? --R On 9/23/16 10:46 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: ...along with a new admission of ignition troubles and "needs axles"... This looks more solid in the rust

Re: [MBZ] The Most Dangerous Job in the World

My thoughts, too, re. the 40 kts. W - Original Message - From: "Meade Dillon via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Meade Dillon" Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 8:40 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Most

[MBZ] Finally a price reduction...

...along with a new admission of ignition troubles and "needs axles"... This looks more solid in the rust department than my 1999, and has 100,000 fewer miles, but is it cheap enough? http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/cto/5759109410.html ___

Re: [MBZ] Bottom feeder SD

Hmmm. There was a 350SD at the Indie that provided the rear bumper for The White Whale, it was sans front fenders and hood. The owner had those bits transplanted to her 126, and I think the remains of the 350SD are now for sale. IIRC the odometer was only about 150k miles or so, but I suspect

Re: [MBZ] TD for andrew

yep, did not look too closely. I sent the guy an email axing why it won't run --FT On 9/23/16 10:11 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Rust-through behind the left front wheel, deal killer right there. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Floyd Thursby via

Re: [MBZ] TD for andrew

Rust-through behind the left front wheel, deal killer right there. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Crackhead, $2500 for non-running blue/blue TD (cracked head?) that doesn't > look too bad > >

Re: [MBZ] 240D license

Sounds like State rape. You did have this form: http://www.dor.wa.gov/Docs/Forms/Misc/DeclarBuyerSllrRcValueUsedVehSold_E.pdf did you not? Else the State uses blue book value. Every time they try that I shout "Sold!", and they look at me funny... And how come I'm now paying weight fees on a

[MBZ] White Whale fun this week

Last week during the drive north, I pulled off I-95 for a bio-break and upon returning to The White Whale (124.193) I noticed part of the rear bumper hanging behind the right rear wheel. An old break in the plastic bumper shell, close to the corner, had finally totally failed, and the deck screw

[MBZ] CL photog of the week: 84 motor with 160,000 mikes

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[MBZ] TD for andrew

Crackhead, $2500 for non-running blue/blue TD (cracked head?) that doesn't look too bad https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5759964772.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] 240D license

If I buy a car here, it cost me: $75 title transfer $36 registration 7% sales tax There is a $225 "administrative fee" for any vehicle being brought into Florida from out of state. However, if you have a retired registration (a registration that's no longer in use but wasn't surrendered when

[MBZ] Bottom feeder SD

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Re: [MBZ] 240D license

Funny I figured MA would be really expensive being one of the more liberal states around. Ours is $60 every 2 years, the first time you register you've gotta pay a $75 titling fee and of course the 6.25% sales tax. When I bought the Jetta it was fined for not having been registered. The guy

[MBZ] I consumed purple drank

then posted this car https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5784745445.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT Code Brown

Third time is coming, try to get some video! - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yesterday morning I was headed to a meeting, driving on our 2-lane country > road with a canopy of large trees for about 8

Re: [MBZ] 240D license

here, transferring a title was $10. A few years ago they raised that 150% to $25. I think that was the same time they doubled the license plate. We have THE MOST state employees per capita of the 50 states! (57 if you are a (J) They have to be paid for some way! The goober and the

[MBZ] OT Code Brown

Yesterday morning I was headed to a meeting, driving on our 2-lane country road with a canopy of large trees for about 8 miles. I see the top of a big (BIG!) oak tree up ahead of me about 100yd start to topple from about 30ft up and fall into the road, a truck in that lane swerved into my

Re: [MBZ] No car payment this month Was: A car for poos

Sun Valley is the only place I'd ever get a rebuilt/new MB auto trans from. Any place else is a crapshoot and probably a waste of money. For a bottom feeder car, i'd try a junkyard used auto trans or convert to 4 speed. Dan Penoff via Mercedes September 23,

Re: [MBZ] 85 300td AC drain

there should be 2 drains above the trans. First try taking a stiff wire (coathanger) up from the bottom to ream out the drains. Slime mold grows there the same as in a home AC evaporator and can plug up the drain. even when it dries out, the slime leaves a membrane that can plug the drains.

Re: [MBZ] 85 300td AC drain

I think that drain hose is relatively easy, dash does not need to be removed, but I'll defer to an expert for the "how to". -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] The Most Dangerous Job in the World

I would imagine that getting about 40 knots (or more) of relative wind across the flight deck would be essential to operating a C-130. Any carrier performing that evolution would certainly be upgraded from "Chicken Farm" to "Turkey Farm" by the escorting small boys (Cruisers and Destroyers)

Re: [MBZ] Should I?

I emailed the seller. It's in Hernando County, which is on average about an hour north of me. We'll see what happens. I want to go look at a 1987 300SD in Bradenton tomorrow, which is about 45 minutes in the opposite direction. Gotta go see the MIL on Sunday, which is about halfway to

Re: [MBZ] Chumpcar racing

> On September 23, 2016 at 12:14 AM clay via Mercedes > wrote: > Chump car seems to give the thing a value depending on all the special goodies > that would have come standard which make it a better car than a Toyota. I noticed that the rulebook I looked at didn't seem

Re: [MBZ] No car payment this month Was: A car for poos

I am convinced that should I ever need a transmission I will get one from Sun Valley. I have heard so many positive things about these guys over the years that I can't imagine anyone doing a better job. A W124 rebuilt transmission from them is $1750. Transmission R is pretty straightforward

Re: [MBZ] OT 1994 e420 woes BgifnQluCm

> So it turned out the uper harness was shorting out and supposedly fried the throttle body. A new harness and a used throttle body fixed it. Pretty nice car to drive now. > > Jeremy and the gang towed it to their preferred mechanic here in LA, who is only a few blocks from mine. I have to give

[MBZ] 85 300td AC drain

Just replaced a leaky AC hose so the air would blow cold while my folks used the car during a visit. They drove around with the ac on all the time, which I never do. Car started to smell like mildew after a few days. Water is collecting under the driver floormat. I assume a drain is plugged or

Re: [MBZ] Nice jag XJS-C for the money

The XJ6 was about the simplest and easiest Jag to work on of its vintage. The worst parts were the climate control. The engine compartment wasn’t bad with the inline six, giving you pretty decent room to move around and get to stuff. I had a customer with the first year V12 in the XJ body, an

Re: [MBZ] Nice jag XJS-C for the money

The XJ6 was about the simplest and easiest Jag to work on of its vintage. The worst parts were the climate control. The engine compartment wasn’t bad with the inline six, giving you pretty decent room to move around and get to stuff. I had a customer with the first year V12 (76-78?) in the XJ