Re: [MBZ] OT: Everybody loves Raymond

On Fri, 25 Oct 2019 23:25:45 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Groundhog day? I thought we saw this one last year? There is a date on the video; I don't recall what it was. Is eight months long enough to be mentally considered last year? In any event, this was the first time I saw it. Craig

Re: [MBZ] OT: Everybody loves Raymond

Groundhog day? I thought we saw this one last year? On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 5:25 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Thu, 24 Oct 2019 22:48:50 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSR3pvvDkGo > > Thank you for the chuckles. > > > Craig > >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Everybody loves Raymond

On Thu, 24 Oct 2019 22:48:50 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSR3pvvDkGo Thank you for the chuckles. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

[MBZ] Long Life

Taking a momentary aside from my heater water valve problem, I'm sending an email Shirley got today. Craig Long Life An elderly, but hardy cattleman from Texas once told a young female neighbor that if she wanted to live a long life, the secret was to sprinkle a pinch of gunpowder on her

Re: [MBZ] KW VALVE WUZ: Re: wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

Well, I used to use MB parts where ever I could on my 66 bronco and 66 van.   So I guess using a frod part to fix a KW is ok. I used pickup parts to convert the bronco from single circuit brakes to dual circuit. I found some hondog compressor to convert to one for the SDL You can learn a

Re: [MBZ] Long Life

There was one in HI that I wished someone would do that to it!  But it was steady income for the guy I worked for.  Every time they burned up people, they didn't cool it down properly, so roasted the controls.   He sold them lots of controls and labor. Yes, it is funny! Craig via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] KW VALVE WUZ: Re: wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

One Amazon review for a steel valve said he went all metal and it soon leaked, so he bought plastic body and found it much higher quality. A couple of reviews for plastic ones complained they leaked. So I'm not sure which is best, or if you should just avoid Four Seasons.

Re: [MBZ] KW VALVE WUZ: Re: wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

https://tinyurl.com/y6gufrnx Amazon - where else? Randy On 25/10/2019 3:14 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Those were used in 1960s Fords.  All steel construction.   Call around, and see if you have find a heater valve for a 66 Bronco.  I think mustang used the same valve.  I think My

Re: [MBZ] KW VALVE WUZ: Re: wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

Those were used in 1960s Fords.  All steel construction.   Call around, and see if you have find a heater valve for a 66 Bronco.  I think mustang used the same valve.  I think My 66 van had the same valve too. Craig via Mercedes wrote on 10/25/19 2:16 PM: On Fri, 25 Oct 2019 13:47:18 -0500

Re: [MBZ] Okie S430

https://www.ebay.com/itm/173971256876 > On October 25, 2019 at 1:30 PM Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Bottom feeder time... > > https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/d/valrico-2002-mercedes-s430/7006862271.html > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] KW VALVE WUZ: Re: wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

On 25/10/2019 4:10 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: One Amazon review for a steel valve said he went all metal and it soon leaked, so he bought plastic body and found it much higher quality. A couple of reviews for plastic ones complained they leaked. So I'm not sure which is best, or if

Re: [MBZ] KW VALVE WUZ: Re: wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

On Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:40:26 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > > Pull to close examples. > Need to verify that they're 5/8" > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0031GUM5S > https://www.amazon.com/Four-Seasons-74655-Heater-Valve/dp/B001B7DOEA But both of those are plastic. The valve on our

Re: [MBZ] KW VALVE WUZ: Re: wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

Pull to close examples. Need to verify that they're 5/8" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0031GUM5S https://www.amazon.com/Four-Seasons-74655-Heater-Valve/dp/B001B7DOEA ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] KW VALVE WUZ: Re: wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

> https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B001B7BUAU Oops, that one was 5/8" pull to open ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] KW VALVE WUZ: Re: wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

> On October 25, 2019 at 4:14 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > Call around, > and see if you have find a heater valve for a 66 Bronco. Interesting idea. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B001B7BUAU ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] KW VALVE WUZ: Re: wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

On Fri, 25 Oct 2019 13:47:18 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > How big is the hose in and out from this valve? 5/8" > How is the valve operated? Cable actuated, pull to close. > How much space is available? Quite a bit. > Is alternate space available by rerouting adding/cutting

Re: [MBZ] wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

> I drove the truck about 150 miles at highway speeds with only 1 lug holding > on each of the driver's side wheels. The accepted/recommended practice is to pull a few from the other side, so that _all_ wheels have a reasonable number of lugs, and drive carefully until you can get it up to the

[MBZ] KW VALVE WUZ: Re: wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

How big is the hose in and out from this valve?  How is the valve operated?  How much space is available?  is alternate space available by rerouting adding/cutting hose? If it is air or vacuum operated, (or mechanical or electrons) you should be able to find an industrial valve and an

Re: [MBZ] My crack-addled brain made my finger add an extra 1

Looks like that car spun out, damaged left front corner, and then right rear tire impacted something (curb?) which destroyed that rim/tire and also bent the suspension components. Wonder if the suspension was modified to fit those wagon wheels, which caused a reduction in grip and drive-ability,

Re: [MBZ] wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

On Fri, 25 Oct 2019 08:18:46 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > I sent ya off for research, huh?  Good job! Thank you. What all this shows is the Gilbreths were interested in making things more efficiently and faster. What Deming was interested in was making quality things. All the

Re: [MBZ] My crack-addled brain made my finger add an extra 1

On Fri, 25 Oct 2019 14:14:23 -0400 Dwight Giles wrote: > The cool factor > Dwight E. Giles Jr. > Wickford RI But how cool is it to have to put up with lots of road noise and then pay to replace the rims, which are undoubtedly quite expensive, because you went over a bump too fast? Craig >

Re: [MBZ] My crack-addled brain made my finger add an extra 1

The cool factor Dwight E. Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 2:12 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Fri, 25 Oct 2019 09:02:52 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > https://myrtlebeach.craigslist.org/pts/d/myrtle-beach-2006-mercedes-been-wrecked/6999596770.html > > At

Re: [MBZ] My crack-addled brain made my finger add an extra 1

On Fri, 25 Oct 2019 09:02:52 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > https://myrtlebeach.craigslist.org/pts/d/myrtle-beach-2006-mercedes-been-wrecked/6999596770.html At first, I thought there was something wrong with the tire in https://images.craigslist.org/00m0m_fyl0USUgJrh_600x450.jpg, but

Re: [MBZ] Nuts

On Fri, 25 Oct 2019 08:34:23 -0700 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: > On a related note, Anybody know where to buy the little black nylon nut > that holds the fuel pump shield onto the bottom of a w124 ahead of the > right rear wheel? Searching on Amazon, both with their search engine and

[MBZ] Okie S430

Bottom feeder time... https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/d/valrico-2002-mercedes-s430/7006862271.html -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

Not all lug bolts are junk. You might recall my story of a year or more back relating to my 2013 F150 Supercrew. Someone removed all of the lug nuts on one side of the truck except for the locking lug nuts. I guess trying to steal the wheels and tires. They did not get the locking lugs off but

Re: [MBZ] wretched ricebox

I am not a brand snob by any sense. I’ve owned several Asian cars (Nissan, Mazda) and been quite pleased with them and would not hesitate to buy another should the need for a basic, “gas and go” reliable low maintenance surface. Our 2005 Mazda 6 went 160k in around 10 years time. Other than a

Re: [MBZ] Nuts

Ace Hardware or a dealer. Get a handful, they use them all over the place, mostly under the car and in the wheel wells on later models. -D > On Oct 25, 2019, at 11:35 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > wrote: > > On a related note, Anybody know where to buy the little black nylon nut > that

Re: [MBZ] OT Nice looking Jagyoowahhhh

Yeah max still has it. I have a 350 in the garage! --FT Sent from iPhone > On Oct 25, 2019, at 9:32 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Tan leather and green paint would be perfect. > If the engine conks out, do you still have Wilton's showroom perfect OM603? > >

Re: [MBZ] wretched ricebox

I know many of you are not fond of Asian cars, but I have to defend them somewhat. We have a 2007 Honda Accord that has served us very well so far. It is my wife's car and she drives it hard. We acquired it a year old in 2008 with 23K miles on it and it now has about 80K miles on it - almost

Re: [MBZ] Nuts

On a related note, Anybody know where to buy the little black nylon nut that holds the fuel pump shield onto the bottom of a w124 ahead of the right rear wheel? On Fri, Oct 25, 2019, 6:54 AM Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > > A new user for the term "Nuts to you!". > > Max Dillon > Charleston

Re: [MBZ] Car fun for the day

I think that might be what I'm fighting on Angie's Golf. Something in the turbo control circuit has gone wrong, it'll have turbo sometimes and its a rocketship, then no turbo and its a slug.I need to put the computer on it, I'm hoping for just a vacuum leak. I did test the actuator on the

Re: [MBZ] Nuts

A new user for the term "Nuts to you!". Max Dillon Charleston SC Thu Oct 24 23:21:13 EDT 2019 Mitch Haley via Mercedes : > Does Tire Rotation Include Tightening Lug Nuts? Michigan Court Thinks About > It For Awhile, Concludes 'No' > >

Re: [MBZ] OT Nice looking Jagyoowahhhh

Price is about right. My ex sold her perfect condition low miles XJ for $2800 8 years ago. The jumbo leaping cat hood ornament is an upgrade. On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 9:33 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Tan leather and green paint would be perfect. > If the

Re: [MBZ] wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

At my Wallyworld, they aren't necessarily the sharpest tools in the shed. Let's say your torque spec is 90 ft-lb. They get out the rattle wrench and the 90 ft-lb springy socket. They don't know or care if the wrench is more powerful than the torque limiter was made for. They hammer the lugs

Re: [MBZ] OT Nice looking Jagyoowahhhh

Tan leather and green paint would be perfect. If the engine conks out, do you still have Wilton's showroom perfect OM603? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

What sold me on German machinery is the "crack" noise of the high quality DIN bolt when you loosen it.  I had just worked on a stinking hondog 305 engine, is which every phillips bolt was soft, rounded off or broke.    I don't believe the ISO bolts forced on the Germans by the frogs are as

[MBZ] OT Nice looking Jagyoowahhhh

Not a bad price https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2604774982922001/ 1984 Jaguar XJ Myrtle Beach, SC· 20 hours ago · $1,800 * About This Vehicle * o o Driven 97,300 miles * o o

Re: [MBZ] wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

My tire guys use a torque wrench *and* a second tech to verify the torque, both of which sign off on the work order. -D > On Oct 25, 2019, at 9:14 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > THeisen's farm store uses the torque wrench, and I have seen them look up the > spec. Once in

Re: [MBZ] wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

I sent ya off for research, huh?  Good job! BTW the book "12 is Enough" is entertaining.  It is about the Gilbreth family. Craig via Mercedes wrote on 10/24/19 10:36 PM: On Thu, 24 Oct 2019 20:46:43 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Q: Why are many of the US built wretched ricebox

Re: [MBZ] wretched ricebox WUZ: Re: (no subject)

THeisen's farm store uses the torque wrench, and I have seen them look up the spec.   Once in Wallyland, I think maybe the one up in Mitch's part of the world, i saw them use a torque wrench. Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote on 10/24/19 10:25 PM: I recommended my favorite tire shop (and he

Re: [MBZ] Nuts

The court consists of nuts If the car was roadworthy when it went in, it should be as roadworthy or MORE when it leaves the shop. Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote on 10/24/19 10:20 PM: Does Tire Rotation Include Tightening Lug Nuts? Michigan Court Thinks About It For Awhile, Concludes 'No'

[MBZ] My crack-addled brain made my finger add an extra 1

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[MBZ] My crack-addled brain made my finger add an extra 0

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