Does anyone have part numbers for the front pump seal (Per Dan) and the
oring seal for the secondary pump on the side?
Re: MG message: I know some of the brands of transmission fixit juice
are good. I put some in the 124 300D, which could drop 1-2 qt
overnite. Since then, the trans has
Congratulations Kevin. I am envious
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 6:09 PM Kevin Kraly via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> ...Of this 1982 240D. It has the usual issues like non-working A/C, vacuum
> door lock issues, bad door check straps, cracking MB-Tex on the
Craig,
Exactly like the attached article.. which lauds how easy it is, with simple
chemistry, etc etc... it is not.
The first presumption is, you get a 100% reaction with all the chemical
agents in the mix, which, if you have ever done serious chemistry, never
happens.
Second, home brew is
Watch “Adam Ruins Everything” episode about mattresses.
-D
> On Aug 28, 2019, at 7:16 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Beware the mattress salesman! The mark up is HUGE!
> --
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
>
>> On August 28, 2019 6:15:50 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
We have a Slect Comfort (Sleep Number) bed for 7 years. Got the basic
model. None of the froo-froo
stuff. Only thing we should have gotten was the adjustable base.
Don't expect it to be delivered tomorrow. Beds are shipped from their
factory to the local store and
delivered and installed by
Thank you sir.
> -Original Message-
> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C.
> Striplin via Mercedes
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 7:22 PM
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Adjustable Beds
>
> As I
As I said in my post, we have had ours for about 4 years and there has
not been any sagging or compression noticed.
With our old normal pillow top spring mattress I woke up in pain about
every day. When I go to hotels, which is often, depending on the beds
they use I often wake up in pain.
Kaleb,
Can you comment on the durability of that mattress system?
SWMBO and I notice that new mattresses start out comfortable but definite
depressions develop in conventional mattresses (within a year or so) and the
mattress becomes less comfortable. We find the "broken in" mattress is
Beware the mattress salesman! The mark up is HUGE!
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
On August 28, 2019 6:15:50 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
>Giving some serious thought to getting a king size (dual mattress)
>adjustable bed. Don’t want heat, massage, any of that froo-froo stuff,
>just a
Several states are building that into the plate fees now.
$90 in Michigan for EVs, $30 for PHEVs.
Should I tell them that the average Volt does more electric miles per year than
most EVs, which don't get driven very far?
What's funny is when the states that subsidized the purchase of the EVs
Congrats on your new purchase.
Mitch.
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> From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] bio diesel
>
> Do they happen to put a cost on the labor hours required to "brew your own"?
> How about addressing the morality of avoiding road taxes that pay for the
He didn't seem to know that the cam sprocket broke off the cam beause the cam
bearings seized because there was no oil pressure. And I knew that because he
showed the smeared bearing journals on the cam, so it should have been obvious
to anybody, especially in conjunction with the big ball of
> On August 28, 2019 at 11:57 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> IIRC on the TDI the issue is that the DPF (diesel particulate filter) burns
> the accumulated particles out by injecting extra fuel and something about bio
> is incompatible.
I read a test of the 2020 Porsche Speedster
I should mention the base listed with the set below looks like it is a
hell of a lot better than what they had back when we got ours for the
same price.
On 8/28/2019 5:38 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
Yep, several years ago we were going to get one at the local furniture
store and
Yep, several years ago we were going to get one at the local furniture
store and was getting ready to spend about $6k on one of the foam ones,
adjustable etc. We were looking at the Serta iComfort series. At one
of the stores they had some top of the line model (can't remember what
it was
Giving some serious thought to getting a king size (dual mattress) adjustable
bed. Don’t want heat, massage, any of that froo-froo stuff, just a bed that
both sides can be adjusted independently.
Anyone here have one of these and/or experience to offer in how you chose it?
Thanks,
-D
On Wed, 28 Aug 2019 15:09:02 -0700 Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
wrote:
> ...Of this 1982 240D.
Congratulations!
> It has the usual issues like non-working A/C, vacuum door lock issues,
> bad door check straps, cracking MB-Tex on the driver’s seat, but it
> runs OK! I’m sure it’ll run much better
...Of this 1982 240D. It has the usual issues like non-working A/C, vacuum door
lock issues, bad door check straps, cracking MB-Tex on the driver’s seat, but
it runs OK! I’m sure it’ll run much better once I adjust the valves and check
the adjustment of the throttle linkages which are probably
There is, usually anyway, provision to pay the road tax you would otherwise be
dodging with your homemade fuel.
Because I'm sure the average biodiesel brewer really wants to do that...
-Curt
On Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 5:36:20 PM EDT, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
wrote:
Do they
Do they happen to put a cost on the labor hours required to "brew your
own"? How about addressing the morality of avoiding road taxes that pay
for the roads they drive one?
I know, I know, preaching to the choir, I'll stop now.
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Max
Charleston SC
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 5:29 PM
Could be.
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> On Aug 28, 2019, at 4:27 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Per month?
>
> So you bring home roughly 12 cars a year?
>
> We need to see current pictures of OkieHenge.
>
> -D
>
>
>
>> On Aug 28, 2019, at 5:00 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
>>
Are you saying that's a good thing or a bad thing? I'll bet I can guess
how your SWMBO would answer that...
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Max
Charleston SC
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 5:01 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Well that extra $400 is one less junker I get to haul home.
Per month?
So you bring home roughly 12 cars a year?
We need to see current pictures of OkieHenge.
-D
> On Aug 28, 2019, at 5:00 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Well that extra $400 is one less junker I get to haul home.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
Well that extra $400 is one less junker I get to haul home.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 28, 2019, at 3:13 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Just about anyone should be able to negotiate a 75% cash discount on a
> hospital bill. Big insurers typically receive over 80% off. Many
>
That follows my caution to only use DOT spec BioDiesel. Never home brewed
stuff... There has been a somewhat painful growth into BioDiesel to make a
spec fuel standard and get the buyers to understand what they are buying.
Early "home brew" folks did not do good chemistry, thus did not get good
I believe she had two or three nice homes in the Vancouver area, didn’t she?
Tough place to be under house arrest.
-D
> On Aug 28, 2019, at 4:26 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Yes, Canada grabbed the daughter of the Huawei company founder at the request
> of the USA. You folks
Excellent point, Karl, and nice to hear for someone in the “business”.
We have had a couple of things that have been done out of network The wife
works in the health care industry on the infrastructure (IT) side, and as a
result knows the back end of the business as far as claims processing,
Yes, Canada grabbed the daughter of the Huawei company founder at the
request of the USA. You folks are trying to extradite her to face
charges of selling US products to Iran. She is likely just a figure head
who was shown as the president of the corporation that did it and had no
real idea of
On Wed, 28 Aug 2019 13:17:01 -0700 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
wrote:
> She was an SVP for Huawei I believe. Might still be in the slammer.
SVP?
Senior Vice President?
Or one of these from https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/SVP?
Acronym Definition
SVP S'il Vous Plaît (French: Please)
It's a Canadian trade name. CANola. Blame Canada!
Greg
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That's good for US consumers - price of cooking oil has been depressed ever
since.
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 4:17 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> She was an SVP for Huawei I believe. Might still be in the slammer.
>
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 1:14 PM Andrew Strasfogel
She was an SVP for Huawei I believe. Might still be in the slammer.
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 1:14 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Because of the diplomat they arrested
>
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 4:11 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Just about anyone should be able to negotiate a 75% cash discount on a
hospital bill. Big insurers typically receive over 80% off. Many
people/individuals simply fail to negotiate. Hospitals keep the posted
rates high because some (few) insurers actually pay the full rate.
Hospitals will happily
Because of the diplomat they arrested
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 4:11 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Why is China refusing to buy from Canada?
> -Curt
>
> On Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 4:06:34 PM EDT, Randy Bennell via
> Mercedes wrote:
>
> My question arose
Why is China refusing to buy from Canada?
-Curt
On Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 4:06:34 PM EDT, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
wrote:
My question arose because I just heard that Manitoba intends to make a
higher bio percentage mandatory. It is currently 2% and they intend to
increase it
Whose bright idea was to bowdlerize rapeseed oil into canola oil?
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 4:06 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> My question arose because I just heard that Manitoba intends to make a
> higher bio percentage mandatory. It is currently 2% and they
I’m sure I do. The problem is finding the time to look, pull it, then ship it.
I will try to take a look this weekend and see.
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> On Aug 28, 2019, at 2:53 PM, Karl Wittnebel wrote:
>
> Any truth to this rumor Kleb?
>
>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2019, 8:37 PM Curley McLain via
My question arose because I just heard that Manitoba intends to make a
higher bio percentage mandatory. It is currently 2% and they intend to
increase it to 5% in an effort to help canola farmers who are suffering
because China refuses to buy from Canada these days.
I guess, based upon what
Any truth to this rumor Kleb?
On Tue, Aug 27, 2019, 8:37 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Kleb should have a bunch.
>
> Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote on 8/27/19 5:38 PM:
> > I need the bottom half of the red connector in the passenger footwell. It
> > clips
That dude has no idea what he is doing or why.
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 8:14 AM Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> This fellow is local to me, and has several videos on the subject of
> modifying newer Mercedes, including the CDI.
>
>
Apple got into the tire business
--FT
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> On Aug 28, 2019, at 12:55 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> What the actual F are these tires? iMove Gen 2? Anyone? Anyone?
> They are on the 2014 Passat TDI I just bought last week.
>
> Bob T
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
IME biodiesel has good lubricating and solvent properties. I use B100 in my
small parts cleaning bucket, it works quite well and is not as nasty as some of
the chlorinated solvents.
Greg
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On Wed, 28 Aug 2019 13:02:27 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes
wrote:
> Prof. Google knows all If he doesn't know, you don't need to know
> either...
Well, I use https://duckduckgo.com for privacy reasons; it shows:
https://www.ironmantires.com/
In general, the benefits of using 10% BioDiesel is that while Schedule 52
Bio has slightly less BTU's per volume, it has higher relative Cetane,
which, when used as an additive to Schedule 54 "pump diesel" low sulfur
fuel, stimulates the burn rate so it burns more completely, thus reducing
Never heard of them.
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> On Aug 28, 2019, at 11:55 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> What the actual F are these tires? iMove Gen 2? Anyone? Anyone?
> They are on the 2014 Passat TDI I just bought last week.
>
> Bob T
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
It has been a few years since I had a TDI, but I believe the place to go for
information is still http://www.tdiclub.com
Lots and LOTS of FAQs, how does it work, difference between original TDI vs PD
vs common-rail engines, biodiesel, MAF sensor alternatives (one of which is a
MB Pierburg
Prof. Google knows all If he doesn't know, you don't need to know
either...
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Max
Charleston SC
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 12:56 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> What the actual F are these tires? iMove Gen 2? Anyone? Anyone?
> They are on the 2014
What the actual F are these tires? iMove Gen 2? Anyone? Anyone?
They are on the 2014 Passat TDI I just bought last week.
Bob T
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Good to know. As I mentioned previously, I know nothing of biodiesel, and as a
result of that would avoid using it until I could educate myself enough to
determine if it was a viable alternative.
-D
> On Aug 28, 2019, at 12:21 PM, G Mann via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Several scientific studies
I avoid most Facebook groups, I pretty much only have Facebook to keep up with
the snowmobile club.Some of the vintage snowmobile groups are pretty good.
Pretty much all of the blackpowder shooter info on Facebook is total crap.
The common rail engines are truly remarkable. Angie's '05 Golf
Several scientific studies have been done which measured the lubrication
properties and benefits of all the lubricity materials on the open market,
including adding Marval Mystry Oil and even used engine oil.
The comparison chart produced by those studies showed that in each case,
10% BioDiesel
After 34 years of driving AC-less diesel MBs 82 miles a day through the gates
of Hell (well, except for when I had my CLK350 Cabriolet that was going to be
my retirement car...until boy-child totaled it), I bought a 2014 Passat TDI
SEL. One of the “buy back” cars. My fourth TDI, first Passat.
Randy, my understanding is the B5 or B10 has sufficient bio-diesel to
improve lubricity "enough" so that should no longer be a concern.
One pump local to me is B20 now, and another is either B20 or maybe B5,
haven't been to that one in a bit.
Bio-diesel has lower energy content compared to #2
RedLine Diesel Fuel Catalyst. I don’t think bio anything would help lubricity,
but then again, I don’t know a lot about it, as I would never put it in
anything I own.
-D
> On Aug 28, 2019, at 11:53 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> There was a recent discussion about adding
It is in older diesels but not acceptable for newer ones. My Jetta for
instance doesn't want more than I think 10% bio. I think truck engines are
similar.
IIRC on the TDI the issue is that the DPF (diesel particulate filter) burns the
accumulated particles out by injecting extra fuel and
There was a recent discussion about adding something to low sulphur
diesel in order to add lubrication for the injection pump.
Is my recollection correct, that using bio diesel was considered good as
a means of adding lubrication?
Randy
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On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 7:47 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
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> IT IS A COLLECTIVE 200D
>
> Commienist Car
>
> --FT
> Sent from iPhone
>
> > On Aug 27, 2019, at 5:26 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > I love
This fellow is local to me, and has several videos on the subject of modifying
newer Mercedes, including the CDI.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCPhBTbpYs4LiKPag-3G_jm6YFa7yUdSQ
Rick
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A good reminder. The gas in my cans (about 3 gals now I think) is almost a
full year old. I bought it for snowmobiles last winter and then with almost no
snow I never put any of it in a snowmobile...
-Curt
On Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 11:05:13 AM EDT, Craig via Mercedes
wrote:
On
On Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:40:58 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
wrote:
> Yeah I need to do that too, I just left it sitting on the front porch
> rather than dragging it out of the garage. I should probably go fill
> some gas cans though I think most are full. Fill the trucks too.
Even if the
Yeah I need to do that too, I just left it sitting on the front porch
rather than dragging it out of the garage. I should probably go fill
some gas cans though I think most are full. Fill the trucks too.
I have some bottled water and gatorade left over from last year, maybe I
will get some
How much hp does a stage 2 E320 cdi have and what do I need to delete?
(I'm going to take mine to 11!)
--
--FT
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On Wed, 28 Aug 2019 08:51:57 -0400 archer75--- via Mercedes
wrote:
>
> Changed course; heading for Florida: Dan, me, or MG or elsewhere.
>
> https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/27/weather/florida-dorian-path/index.html
>From the article,
A word of warning, though: "It is still way too early
Hang on to your wigs and hats.
Bob R
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> On Aug 28, 2019, at 5:36 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Putting fuel in it and firing it up.
>
> -D
>
>> On Aug 28, 2019, at 8:27 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>> Wetting down the generator?
>>
>> Sent
Changed course; heading for Florida: Dan, me, or MG or elsewhere.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/27/weather/florida-dorian-path/index.html
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Putting fuel in it and firing it up.
-D
> On Aug 28, 2019, at 8:27 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Wetting down the generator?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 28, 2019, at 7:18 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>> I replenished supplies on Monday well ahead of the
Wetting down the generator?
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> On Aug 28, 2019, at 7:18 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I replenished supplies on Monday well ahead of the rush, thank goodness.
> Haven’t gotten to the point of wetting down the generator to check it out,
> but I probably should.
>
>
I replenished supplies on Monday well ahead of the rush, thank goodness.
Haven’t gotten to the point of wetting down the generator to check it out, but
I probably should.
-D
> On Aug 28, 2019, at 8:07 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Fun fun fun! Start buying toilet paper and
Fun fun fun! Start buying toilet paper and milk!
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On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 5:08 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Looks like the hizzicane may be heading to the north of me and in your
> direction. The cone is still pretty wide, but the
Yeah I just saw that. Center of track looks like St Augustine sort of area.
I have no energy or interest right now to put up boards so I think it will be
south of us...
--FT
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> On Aug 28, 2019, at 5:07 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Looks like the hizzicane may be
IT IS A COLLECTIVE 200D
Commienist Car
--FT
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> On Aug 27, 2019, at 5:26 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I love this:
>
> Dailey driver
> 4 Cylender Diesel
> Collective 200D
> Fentil body
> Heckfluss
>
> -D
>
>
>> On Aug 27, 2019, at 5:09 PM, Bob Rentfro via
Looks like the hizzicane may be heading to the north of me and in your
direction. The cone is still pretty wide, but the track appears to be heading
north.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at5+shtml/084950.shtml?cone#contents
-D
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