Re: [MBZ] W124 300D rough running / tachometer

On Tue, 13 Jul 2021 21:08:07 -0500 Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: > Crank position sensor is bad or the connection behind the head is > corroded. Runs rough because it's on the mechanical idle, not the > computer controlled idle, and the tach is driven off that signal. Thank you for the in

Re: [MBZ] OT - Electrical Distribution Panel Relocation

My father would have shit bricks if he saw something like that. If you are going to jumper outlets, you strip a portion of wire to go under the screw, you don't put wire nuts on. Same thing for equipment ground, one wire all the way back to the ground rail in the box, no splices, ever. He u

Re: [MBZ] OT - Electrical Distribution Panel Relocation

I've only seen the nut and pigtail when the circuit continues to another outlet or box. If it's the last outlet/fixture on the circuit it's just wired directly to the feed wire, or so has been the case in the houses I've owned here. Allan On Wed, Jul 14, 2021, at 10:52 PM, Mitch Haley via Merce

Re: [MBZ] OM617 motor mounts

On Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:48:48 -0400 Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: > Went to the library, got a book on Tecumseh engines, learned what > timing marks on gears were about, and got it back together correctly. > And it ran fine for years after that. Congratulations! Craig __

Re: [MBZ] OT - Electrical Distribution Panel Relocation

On 2021-07-14 21:12, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: I’m curious as well. I can’t imagine wire nutting would be to code, but then again who knows? I don’t. Wire nuts are preferred at the other end. Example: feed wire from breaker > wire nut > pigtail > outlet seems to be preferred to just

Re: [MBZ] OT - Electrical Distribution Panel Relocation

Your existing panel, which you want to replace with a larger service panel in a better location, will need to be removed and replaced with an approved watertight sub panel. All the existing lines will then be connected inside that sub panel with new lines that come from your new service entrance pa

Re: [MBZ] Translator needed - 1981 380SL - $4,400

And all they for $4400. What a bargain --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jul 14, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > I guess, doesn't run, mechanic thinks it's fuel pump. Surely an '81 doesn't > have a "carburetor" > > Arizona title, selling in Chicago. > > https://chicago.c

Re: [MBZ] 211 wagon

Rare options not specified --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jul 14, 2021, at 7:34 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/334553834727478/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To searc

Re: [MBZ] Too bad this didn’t get posted a few hours earlier

Yea. I was just there earlier today. I was already back at the hotel when I saw it and not interested in looking at it this late Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 14, 2021, at 7:43 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > You could have driven it home > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > >> On

Re: [MBZ] OT - Electrical Distribution Panel Relocation

I’ll have to check with the utility on the drop capacity. Based on previous experience they seem to run a minimum size service entrance conductor which would probably support up to 200A. I’ll consult an electrician when I get time to get one over to check things out, I am more curious to know i

Re: [MBZ] OT - Electrical Distribution Panel Relocation

I’m curious as well. I can’t imagine wire nutting would be to code, but then again who knows? I don’t. -D Sent from my iPad > On Jul 14, 2021, at 8:19 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Replace every breaker with a wire nut, and run new wires from the old box up > to the new box? >

Re: [MBZ] OT - Electrical Distribution Panel Relocation

Is the cable from the pole to the meter and outdoor shutoff and thence the new panel good for 200A? All that might need to be upgraded. I can’t remember the size of that cable - 6/0? 8/0? A new panel relocated from the old panel location will need to connect to the old cables in the house tha

Re: [MBZ] OT - Electrical Distribution Panel Relocation

I'm curious what you find out. Our new place in Maine has a very modern circuit breaker box that is located poorly which is to say its very nearly under the toilet. I'd like to get it moved about 10 feet away. Fortunately there is exactly 1 circuit in it which feeds the (ancient) fuse panel on

Re: [MBZ] Too bad this didn’t get posted a few hours earlier

You could have driven it home --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jul 14, 2021, at 8:28 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > 1999 S500 Mercedes > > https://amarillo.craigslist.org/cto/d/canyon-1999-s500-mercedes/7351104568.html > > > Sent from my iPhone > >

[MBZ] Too bad this didn’t get posted a few hours earlier

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Re: [MBZ] OT - Electrical Distribution Panel Relocation

Replace every breaker with a wire nut, and run new wires from the old box up to the new box? I think it would be legal, but it seems a bit inelegant. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or chang

[MBZ] 211 wagon

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Re: [MBZ] Quick Flip For Dan?

The big difference is in the supercharger and where in the rpm range the motor makes the rated torque. This is why Teslas can weigh 5000 lb and still leave everything else standing at the stoplight. A gwagen will do the same thing with an m113k. It overwhelms the mass issue because a 300hp normally

Re: [MBZ] OM617 motor mounts

On Wed, Jul 14, 2021, at 5:06 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > It must be horribly frustrating to have to train people with limited skills, > Rick. People, especially kids, don’t seem to tinker much any more. I think > about the stuff I did as a kid that prepared me for being a mechanic,

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D rough running / tachometer

On my 87 300sdl the tach was working intermittently but after I fixed the grounding it worked fine. I haven't had any issues with it running odd but that maybe because it us much more mechanical than the later om603s. On Tue, Jul 13, 2021, 9:57 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > I have experienced r

Re: [MBZ] 1985 500SEL 70k miles $20,000

If you want a LWB W126 gasser, then the 560SEL is the one to get ... On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 4:04 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 500SELs, while desirable for the performance they had for the time, are > fairly common but typically in marginal condition at best. B

Re: [MBZ] OM617 motor mounts

Prices have gone down on these items as I recall they used to be a lot more expensive. It must be horribly frustrating to have to train people with limited skills, Rick. People, especially kids, don’t seem to tinker much any more. I think about the stuff I did as a kid that prepared me for bein

Re: [MBZ] 1985 500SEL 70k miles $20,000

500SELs, while desirable for the performance they had for the time, are fairly common but typically in marginal condition at best. Based on what I’ve seen over the recent past, this could potentially be a $10k car, maybe a little more, mainly due to the mileage and color. The mileage could proba

Re: [MBZ] 2004 E320 - 190k miles - $1,800

Has to be "in hand" as well. Max Dillon Charleston SC Jul 13, 2021 7:00:44 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes : > I always look for a clear tittle. > > -D > >> On Jul 13, 2021, at 4:17 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Send tittle >> >> --FT >> >> On 7/12/21 8:50 PM, Rick Knoble

Re: [MBZ] Quick Flip For Dan?

F=MA.  Drop the M to a low enough number, and a smaller F can produce a larger A. Need to know the weight (ok mass, not weight) comparison of the vehicles in question. Max Dillon Charleston SC Jul 13, 2021 9:55:55 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes : > Sorry but you arent keeping up with an e55'

Re: [MBZ] OM617 motor mounts

> I'd probably replace them rather than have to go back later and essentially > do the labor twice. In my line of work I frequently train *new* apprentices. Some of these guys (and gals now too) have to be taught Lefty loosey, righty tighty. One of my most valued colloquialisms that I have come u

Re: [MBZ] Lb7 injectors

Bravo! Max Dillon Charleston SC Jul 13, 2021 7:55:10 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > It’s NOT smoking. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 13, 2021, at 2:42 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> It's still smoking? >> >> Max Dillon >> Charleston SC >> >> >> Jul 13, 2021 12:10:

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D rough running / tachometer

Yes, something is stopping the computer that controls the idle speed and the tachometer. Max Dillon Charleston SC Jul 13, 2021 10:09:01 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes : > Crank position sensor is bad or the connection behind the head is corroded.  > Runs rough because it's on the mechanical

Re: [MBZ] 1985 500SEL 70k miles $20,000

OK based on a quick review of BaT sales, this *is* pure insanity. On Wed, Jul 14, 2021, at 3:14 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: > Is this really anywhere in the ballpark of what these are worth? > > https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/charlotte-1985-mercedes-500-sel/7350895111.html > >

[MBZ] 1985 500SEL 70k miles $20,000

Is this really anywhere in the ballpark of what these are worth? https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/charlotte-1985-mercedes-500-sel/7350895111.html Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe o

[MBZ] Translator needed - 1981 380SL - $4,400

I guess, doesn't run, mechanic thinks it's fuel pump. Surely an '81 doesn't have a "carburetor" Arizona title, selling in Chicago. https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/d/chicago-mercedes-sl/7350902712.html Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list a

Re: [MBZ] OM617 motor mounts

The "kit" is listing at $81 and the shock at $54, assuming those are the right parts. That's for one side. I guess not pocket change but still cheap enough that I'd probably replace them rather than have to go back later and essentially do the labor twice. Allan On Wed, Jul 14, 2021, at 2:37 P

Re: [MBZ] OT: Op-ed On Older Vehicles

Just read about a Tesla that hit some road debris, broke a plastic barb off of the battery pack where cooling hose attached. Tesla repair quoted $16k for a new battery pack. Insurance would not cover it as they don't include damage from debris in their comprehensive. Was fixed for $700 with a t

Re: [MBZ] OM617 motor mounts

The last time I did a 123, those mounts were pricey. Also, the driver's side was shot from diesel fuel, the passenger side wasn't too bad. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: July 14, 2021 1:17 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: astr...@fastmail.fm Subject: Re:

Re: [MBZ] SUV in decent condition, some dents and dings 2002 Mercedes ML-320 - $2, 900 (Simpsonville)

Yours looks nicer and cheaper than this one. Less likely to be rusted also. https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/d/oak-park-2002-mercedes-benz-ml320/7350903391.html On Wed, Jul 14, 2021, at 10:14 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > Looks fairly reasonable for $2300 > > https://greenville.

[MBZ] OT: Op-ed On Older Vehicles

Well maybe on topic, but just in case. I suppose I could have made the subject "Reasons To Keep Your Old Benz Forever", but some of us drive other vehicles. https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=242952 Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiv

Re: [MBZ] OM617 motor mounts

Thanks -- looks like there is the shock and also related mounting bits. Any advice on what to buy? I hate buying a part and then realizing I need related stuff etc. that isn't included. I see a mounting kit, 116-240-00-17 and the shock, 123-240-10-48, are those correct? Allan On Wed, Jul 14,

[MBZ] SUV in decent condition, some dents and dings 2002 Mercedes ML-320 - $2, 900 (Simpsonville)

Looks fairly reasonable for $2300 https://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/d/mauldin-2002-mercedes-ml-320/7350313454.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

[MBZ] hmmmmm 1993 Mercedes Benz S600 - $4,500 (Jacksonville)

Crappy pics, overpriced by $2k at least https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/cto/d/jacksonville-1993-mercedes-benz-s600/7350539118.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change del

[MBZ] Price Insanity odometer: 183121 2005 Mercedes E320 4 Matic - $6, 500 (Mebane)

https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/mebane-2005-mercedes-e320-matic/7350622703.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailm

[MBZ] Part of an estate and has been out of service for some time Specially Equipped 2011 Mercedes ML550 (Hillsborough)

A Bruno 250 lb. lifter (VSL-6000) is mounted in the rear cargo area for an accessibility scooter, wheelchair and powerchair. On Friday, July 23rd, we will hold a live online auction dedicated to a selection of stellar luxury and collector vehicles at Leland Little Auctions in Hillsborough, Nor

Re: [MBZ] I’m in Amarillo

On 2021-07-13 21:45, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Eat one of those 10lb steaks How about 4 1/2lb of low grade steak and a bunch of sides? https://www.bigtexan.com/live-stream/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.

Re: [MBZ] OM617 motor mounts

Yes, they also need to be replaced. Critical part of the system. On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 11:50 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Getting ready to change motor mounts on my 300SD. I have the rubber > mounts, but I was looking at it tonight and there are some small > s