Looks ok though, in pretty good shape
--FT
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> On Jan 31, 2021, at 5:34 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Might not be an unreasonable price. Wrong color seats though.
>
> 1976 Mercedes Benz 300D
>
>
Heating the spark plug electrodes is an old two stroke trick. Two stroke
plugs get oil fouled with semi burned oil carbon, then get further fouled
while trying to start, using lots of choke, and prime.
Heating the plugs helps burn off the semi carbon residue and that allows
the electrons to make
How did you heat the electrodes, propane torch?
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
Jan 31, 2021 6:14:34 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes :
> I imagine its a thing that gets done but I've never heard of anybody doing it
> on a snowmobile.
> Anyway today I hit the points with more Deoxit and shaved them a
I guess the screen shot did not come thru, oh well.
On 1/31/2021 6:51 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
I got a good laugh out of hit talking about people guessing at
everything, because that is exactly what him and most of the boys
there seem to do.
I got a good laugh out of hit talking about people guessing at
everything, because that is exactly what him and most of the boys there
seem to do.
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By 1948 they were out of mil spec parts. My brother's 46 has some military
parts.
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More Texas sun has been shining on the seats than the door panels. The
lighting for the photos also makes a big difference.
I wonder whether the heater fan works??? Summer driver only?
On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 5:31 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
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> Perhaps, but they
I think my brother paid that much for his 1946 CJ2a in rebuildable condition.
They are not common, and fully restored run more like 20k that 4.
Peter
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Yes, that is correct. Their listing and searching is horrible.
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> On Jan 31, 2021, at 5:16 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Because people posting on FB marketplace are generally idiots.
> Actually, it could be that FB marketplace is hard to accurately post
Perhaps, but they are a different color than the door panels.
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> On Jan 31, 2021, at 5:03 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
>
>
> How so? Looks stock to me.
>
>> On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 5:34 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>> Might not be an unreasonable price.
Thats a CJ2 though, IIRC the mil-spec don't have the Willys stamping below the
windshield.
-Curt
On Sunday, January 31, 2021, 6:13:11 PM EST, G Mann
wrote:
Cost as delivered to the military in WW2... $748,84 ...
On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 3:41 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes
wrote:
Because people posting on FB marketplace are generally idiots.
Actually, it could be that FB marketplace is hard to accurately post cars on.
I've seen a lot of "1950 Chevy Silverado 1500" or something listed as a 2020
with "Facebook won't let me put the right year" in the description.
-Curt
I imagine its a thing that gets done but I've never heard of anybody doing it
on a snowmobile.
Anyway today I hit the points with more Deoxit and shaved them a little with a
file, then cleaned the shavings out with discount electronics cleaner, then
more deoxit, a little more file and more
Cost as delivered to the military in WW2... $748,84 ...
On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 3:41 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
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> That's a very good price. Running I'd expect more like $6k...
> Curt
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 3:47 PM,
How so? Looks stock to me.
On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 5:34 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Might not be an unreasonable price. Wrong color seats though.
>
> 1976 Mercedes Benz 300D
>
>
>
That's a very good price. Running I'd expect more like $6k...
Curt
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On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 3:47 PM, Allan Streib via
Mercedes wrote: No idea what the market is for these
but it appears to be in good shape
at least cosmetically.
Might not be an unreasonable price. Wrong color seats though.
1976 Mercedes Benz 300D
https://austin.craigslist.org/cto/d/austin-1976-mercedes-benz-300d/7270500013.html
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You will pay 000s more for a modest reduction in miles. You should
consider a Bluetec SUV with > 100k miles that has a clean Carfax and has
been dealer maintained.
On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 5:20 PM Donald Snook via Mercedes <
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> That is nice. Now, my wife has decided
Why does it look like a 124?
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Sun, Jan 31, 2021, 3:01 PM Robert Massmann via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Looks a lot like my 1995 300D with the side fender intake point
>
> B Massmann
> Oregonia, Oh
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Floyd
That is nice. Now, my wife has decided she doesn’t want one. However, now I do!
If I was going to get one, I would want the newest and with lowest miles. I
found a few 2014-2015 with between 50K and 75K.
Donald H. Snook
> On Jan 31, 2021, at 2:51 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
>
>
>
I think avoiding computers is just a "I'm afraid of new fangled..." It's not
hard to hook up a laptop and look at an ECU. The computers themselves rarely
fail and when they do it's often because of damage.
Once you've got the computer it's way easier to troubleshoot a lot of things
rather than
I was cleaning/organizing a bunch of stuff and found 2 old ipods I guess
I forgot I had, I think I had put music and such on my phone so didn't
use them anymore. No telling how long they had been sitting in a case,
I plugged them in and charged them and both are working, one is 16GB and
the
Chevy 3
Ford 2
Dodge pickups 2
Mercury 2
Oldsmobile 1
Land Rover 1
SAAB 4
Mercedes 5
Plymouth 1
Subaru 5
GMC 1
Ford 3/4 ton flatbed 1
Pontiac 2
AMC 1
Total of 31 although one never ran & a couple were parts cars. My first
car was a 49 p2ontiac.
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 3:00 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
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> "That looks interesting"
>
Which reminds me of the old curse: "May you live in interesting times!"
--
OK Don
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to
pause and reflect."
From an aircraft perspective, you send your mags in for an IRAN every 500
hours whether they need it or not (according to the manufacturer). IRAN =
inspect & repair as needed
On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 12:30 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
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> Back in the day, motorcycle
That is a fair price as long as there are no check engine light issues.
On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 3:52 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
>
> https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/d/dublin-price-reduced-mercedes-gl350/7266044959.html
>
> Allan
>
>
That's even looks like what patina is supposed to be.
On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 3:47 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> No idea what the market is for these but it appears to be in good shape
> at least cosmetically.
>
>
>
Eclectic.
On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 3:27 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
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> I think it means you are OLD!
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 3:02 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > I am probably the
That looks interesting
--FT
On 1/31/21 3:48 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/lowell-1967-mercedes-200/7269174235.html
Allan
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No idea what the market is for these but it appears to be in good shape
at least cosmetically.
https://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/d/columbus-1948-willys-jeep/7270514590.html
Allan
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I think it means you are OLD!
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On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 3:02 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
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> I am probably the only human being ever to have owned a DeSoto, Wolseley,
> and Mercedes turbodiesel station wagon.
>
> On Sun, Jan 31,
I am probably the only human being ever to have owned a DeSoto, Wolseley,
and Mercedes turbodiesel station wagon.
On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 2:58 PM MG via Mercedes
wrote:
> You can see some of them but others are
> under shed roofs. The CD and a D and an
> SD that is a parts car can be seen as
>
Looks like Jay Leno needs that for his collection.
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Max
Charleston SC
On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 10:21 AM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
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> This hurt my wallet just to glance at this post.
>
> Bob R
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> >
> > 1965 Mercedes Benz 600
> >
Looks a lot like my 1995 300D with the side fender intake point
B Massmann
Oregonia, Oh
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Subject: [MBZ] I don't thank so 2015 Mercedes-Benz
You can see some of them but others are
under shed roofs. The CD and a D and an
SD that is a parts car can be seen as
well as 2 of the Chevy vans and a white
Jeep that I still have can be seen. Oh I
forgot the old 71 Chevy dump truck that
you probably won't be able to see
because of trees.
They won't be making gasoline cars either, soon enough. EVs are going to
be what we get for new cars, like it or not.
IDK anything about the newer MB diesels. Some engines are vulnerable to
a "black death" issue with the injectors, Dan P. can tell you which
ones.
I try to avoid cars that have
Max Dillon via Mercedes writes:
> with an Alpha Romeo mixed in
As the boys from Top Gear used to say, "you aren't really a petrol-head
until you've owned an Alfa"
On my "maybe someday" list.
Allan
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Steering wheel needs to be moved over about 2'
On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 1:08 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
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> Non start for the last 35 years.
>
> BARN FIND. Looks like good BaT material
>
> --FT
>
> On 1/31/21 10:21 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote:
> > This
My 2014 GLK 250 is anything but a roller skate and has plenty of carrying
capacity. There is a 350 Bluetec SUV that is more massive and IMO inferior
in handling and fuel economy to its economical cousin.
On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 12:19 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
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Back in the day, motorcycle racers used to have their magnetos
remagnetized periodically.
Maybe OKDon could comment from an aircraft perspective.
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I should know that you guys would be enablers.
I spent yesterday getting snowmobiles running. The '98 and '91 Arctic Cats both
fired up relatively easily. The 91 was stuck, I didn't run it last year and is
must have had a little condensation in it and it was wicked cold yesterday. I
put an
Something I could definitely work on though. Parts are a concern but it would
mostly be a toy.
Dump trucks hold value really well. It's hard to find one in the price range a
home gamer would want to afford that isn't either older than me or trashed or
both...
Curt
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Non start for the last 35 years.
BARN FIND. Looks like good BaT material
--FT
On 1/31/21 10:21 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote:
This hurt my wallet just to glance at this post.
Bob R
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1965 Mercedes Benz 600
gopher it or you will forever not be able to forgive yourself
--FT
On 1/30/21 7:12 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
Have the barn in Maine is giving me stupid thoughts. I was actually starting to
consider a '49 Chevy dump truck the other night. They want $2500, it runs and
looks to be
On 2021-01-31 08:01, MG via Mercedes wrote:
Still have 18 of them. I really need to haul some to the junkyard.
Can we see your cars from outer space, or just the runway?
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Bought my then-wife a 164 ML350 dizzel, I forget the year now, 2014 maybe ? It
was a CPO off lease, 20ksome miles. It was loads of fun, massive torque.
She’s still driving it and no problems far as I know. I liked it well enough
the few times I drove it. I think it was getting high 20s for
My wife is considering a MB diesel SUV. I was surprised to learn that MB is
not making any more diesel cars/SUVs (at least not in USA) anymore. The most
recent I could find was 2016.
I was just searching MB diesel SUV and found several. They are ML, GLK (small
SUV that looks like a roller
This hurt my wallet just to glance at this post.
Bob R
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> 1965 Mercedes Benz 600
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At just over 50, I've bought 14 cars so far, still own six, five are MB cars.
I've only owned one American car, a '67 Plymouth VIP, when I was in college.
Most of the rest are German and Japanese, with an Alpha Romeo mixed in while I
lived in Bella Napoli.
Owning a muscle car (the VIP) was a
VW: 5
Ford: 2
Chevy: 3
Dodge: 1
Jaguar: 3
Jeep: 2
Toyota: 2
MB: 8 --3-83 300TD
2-83 300D
1-81 300SD
1-84 300SD
1-83 300CD For sale ready to restore
with new floors and some new body
panels. Offers?
Still have 18 of them. I really need to
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