Re: [MBZ] Out for Delivery?

2022-03-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
USPS here is perfect, I couldn't ask for better. I should ask our postman his name, I usually refer to him as "The one eyed kid", you can probably guess why. If there are packages he comes around in the morning with a truck. He walks the route in the afternoon with the envelopes. -Curt On

Re: [MBZ] Out for Delivery?

2022-03-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I had one put a box in my car once. Said they'd "Delivered to the front door" I called UPS "He hasn't." The lady says "Oh yes, you just go look at your front door and you'll find the package." "Lady, there's four feet of snow covering the path to my front door, you couldn't open that door with

Re: [MBZ] OT, Jetta Oil Light

2022-03-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
My first guess would be a bad sensor. I had that happen on my Dodge Dakota some years ago. Scared the crap out of me on the highway at 75mph... Do you have a VCDS cable? The software would tell you the actual readout of the pressure. What oil? How long since the last change? How hot was

Re: [MBZ] Family-owned: Father (1995-2008) & Son (2008- ). 1995 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon 201K - $4, 800 (Clover)

2022-03-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I usually check the oil in all the vehicles every Sunday. Check all the fluids and tire pressure too. Might as well empty the trash while I'm at it. It's a good excuse to eyeball the car, I've caught a bunch of things that could have become issues while doing it. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on

Re: [MBZ] Family-owned: Father (1995-2008) & Son (2008- ). 1995 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon 201K - $4, 800 (Clover)

2022-03-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Interesting. My 2010 Dodge RAM takes basically no oil between 8,000-10,000 mile changes, it uses 5w20 or occasionally when I forget, 0w20. Angie's 2005 VW Golf TDI consumes 5w30 oil but not 5w40. Makes an easy choice on which weight to use. My 2015 Jetta TDI requires 5w30 and consumes none

Re: [MBZ] 540K replica running on Chevy small block v8. 1938 Mercedes-Benz 500 SL, $30, 000

2022-03-12 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
A well done cabin, so many of them just use parts store gauges and the steering column/shifter out of their donor car. Whoever built that has a good eye. -Curt On Saturday, March 12, 2022, 10:37:41 AM EST, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: That’s pretty well done for a fiberglass

Re: [MBZ] Auto Parts Idiots

2022-03-12 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The NAPA by our place in Maine has a bunch of mangy looking dudes and one young (like mid-20s) woman. She is CLEARLY the brains of the operation and somehow manages to keep an eye on all the mangy dudes while still helping twice as many customers as the dudes do. Several times I've seen her

Re: [MBZ] Auto Parts Idiots

2022-03-12 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Chain autoparts stores are the final haven for people to stupid to work at the grocery store. I consider Advance to have the absolute dumbest clerks. Autozone is a minor step up but the one nearest me has pretty well hit bottom. I'll never forgive Advance for buying Car Quest. My local Car

Re: [MBZ] Filled up with biodiesel

2022-03-11 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The last time I bought bioD at a station it was like $0.10 more expensive than dino diesel. Today I saw dino diesel as low as $4.79 and as high as $5.49. In theory BioD could be much cheaper but if you had a similar product you probably wouldn't price it way under the competition because you'd

Re: [MBZ] Intense travel jobs?

2022-03-11 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
What everybody else said. I've done close to 100% travel for 3 months at a go. I remember one year I realized "Oh crap, Christmas is next week, I better buy presents. I hadn't been home since Thanksgiving. It was dammed hard on my marriage, at first being away and then being back... I don't

Re: [MBZ] WAY OT: "The Repair Shop"

2022-03-11 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
May has had several series I liked, the Toy ones are pretty neat. He's had 2 series on Amazon, "Oh Cook!" and "Our Man in Japan" that were pretty fun too. Another show I like on the British front is "The Hairy Bikers" which is basically 50% cooking show and 50% travel show. They've done a ton

Re: [MBZ] OT - Don't Pet the Big Kitty

2022-03-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
022 11:05 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > > I thought those dogs didn’t have a bark > > > > --FT > > Sent from iFōn > > > >> On Mar 10, 2022, at 12:03 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >&

Re: [MBZ] Diesel fuel

2022-03-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Mercedes wrote: Try to find one that didn't get taken in for the emissions recall. On Thu, Mar 10, 2022, at 11:57 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > I think I need a diesel Jetta! > > Randy > > > On 10/03/2022 9:14 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: >> I had to go i

Re: [MBZ] Diesel fuel

2022-03-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
-Curt On Thursday, March 10, 2022, 11:58:06 AM EST, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: I think I need a diesel Jetta! Randy On 10/03/2022 9:14 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > I had to go into work yesterday. Took it slow and got 54mpg on the downhill > to work (its about a 600'

Re: [MBZ] Diesel fuel

2022-03-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I had to go into work yesterday. Took it slow and got 54mpg on the downhill to work (its about a 600' difference). It was snowing as I came home so it was a REALLY slow ride, only managed 46mpg. Cheapest diesel I saw was $5.09, highest was $5.79. -Curt On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 10:44:52

Re: [MBZ] OT - Don't Pet the Big Kitty

2022-03-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I saw a wildcat (probably a bobcat) of some kind a couple years ago while walking the dog. We had come to a Y in the trail, the dog went to the right and the cat stepped out into the trail on the left. I stopped and tried to quietly call to the dog who turned to look at me with a derpy "What?"

Re: [MBZ] OT - new fangled vehicles and battery replacement

2022-03-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Not from an "It won't start afterward" point of view. My 2015 Jetta TDI and Angie's 2005 Golf TDI don't even lose radio presets... -Curt On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 09:39:40 PM EST, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: I'm thinking it's time to replace the original battery in our 2013 F150,

Re: [MBZ] Oil

2022-03-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
dy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: On 09/03/2022 12:40 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > The flour goes mostly to pizzas, our bread machine makes good pizza dough. > This year I've stepped up my biscuit game too, finally realized keeping the > butter cold really does make a

Re: [MBZ] Oil

2022-03-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
. On Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 12:59 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > I was just thinking it's time to buy another 25# bag of flour. Both Russia > and Ukraine are big wheat producers. If their wheat isn't on the European > market they'll have to get it somewhere. > > I bought my fir

Re: [MBZ] Oil

2022-03-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
tood what you meant. > > I just figured I would hedge against any increase in prices in the near > future. I haven’t even looked to see when my next change is coming up, but > I”m guessing it’s months if not longer. As little as we drive now I’m > changing oil more on a ca

Re: [MBZ] Oil

2022-03-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I was just thinking it's time to buy another 25# bag of flour. Both Russia and Ukraine are big wheat producers. If their wheat isn't on the European market they'll have to get it somewhere. I bought my first ever 25# bag in 2020 when flour was hard to find. I figured it would last forever. I

Re: [MBZ] Oil

2022-03-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
g oil more on a calendar basis than miles, it seems. > > -D > > > On Mar 9, 2022, at 11:05 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com>> wrote: > > > > I didn't mean to disparage you that way, I meant the empty shelves were > caused by panic buying. A large subsection

Re: [MBZ] Oil

2022-03-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
supplies for the next oil change. I only do maybe 1-2 a year, so it’s not a big deal. -D > On Mar 9, 2022, at 10:57 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: > > I suspect the prospect of high prices has people panic buying. I almost did > it myself, probably should have. I need to replace the transmissi

Re: [MBZ] Oil

2022-03-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I suspect the prospect of high prices has people panic buying. I almost did it myself, probably should have. I need to replace the transmission oil in my Farmall Super M, it needs 13 gallons of 80w90... -Curt On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 10:53:25 AM EST, dan penoff.com via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Console stereos are making a comeback now fuel efficiency

2022-03-08 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Marshall always contended that with a turbocharged diesel spirited acceleration was better for fuel economy since you got into the turbo charger sooner and got the efficiency benefit of the turbo sooner. My TDIs are into the turbo at just above idle so which prevents turbo lag and keeps

Re: [MBZ] Console stereos are making a comeback

2022-03-08 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The prices of pickup trucks have nosedived pretty quick. I was looking at a 2017 Dodge to replace my 2010 but now I'm thinking I should wait and see if I can get a 2019 for today's 2017 money... -Curt On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 01:00:49 PM EST, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: It will

Re: [MBZ] Console stereos are making a comeback

2022-03-08 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Says the guy with a super short commute. With the exception of vacation type trips this is a lame excuse, especially if, as a family you've got more than one vehicle. The EV becomes the around town car and it's really good for that, immediate cabin heat being one good example. You charge it

Re: [MBZ] I’m not sure if I heard this correctly

2022-03-08 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
ke them to best use and feed ourselves. > > Reporter: "Dr. Einstein, what is the difference between genius and > > ignorance?" > > Dr. Einstein: "There is no shortage of ignorance." > > > > > >> On Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 8:24 AM Curt R

Re: [MBZ] I’m not sure if I heard this correctly

2022-03-08 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
US oil traders already don't want to buy Russian oil, sanctioning it from our side won't effect much here. Europe is crapping it's collective pants... -Curt On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 10:25:50 AM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Current prices have already discounted

Re: [MBZ] I’m not sure if I heard this correctly

2022-03-08 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
People (especially people on Facebook, why do I go on Facebook?) don't seem to understand globally traded commodities and the idea that the price of oil in the US is directly affected by the price of oil in Europe. I don't bet that we import much Russian wheat but if Europe stops importing

Re: [MBZ] Gas prices and when will they affect used car prices

2022-03-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
with pressure. Fortunately when the degrade they just become sawdust, easy cleanup. Curt On Monday, March 7, 2022, 02:37:12 PM EST, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I think I wouldn’t mind a pellet stove. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 7, 2022, at 12:06 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] Gas prices and when will they affect used car prices

2022-03-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
A wood burner in a living space is a constant mess to keep cleaned up. Having ours in the basement helps keep the mess away from where we live and makes it much easier to clean up. -Curt On Monday, March 7, 2022, 01:02:05 PM EST, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: We have a wood

Re: [MBZ] Gas prices and when will they affect used car prices

2022-03-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Even without a catalyst most (all?) new stoves have secondary burn that will burn off most of the volitiles. My stove is an older Jotul 118, probably from the '80s. It's got a big secondary burn chamber which also recovers heat from that stuff being burnt off. Once it's burning good it rarely

Re: [MBZ] And now for the gas shortages

2022-03-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Dunno, the Germans said they won't sanction Russian oil: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Oil-Prices-Sink-As-Germany-Takes-A-Stance-Against-Ban-On-Russian-Crude.html It seems to me like if we (the global we) were really serious about this thing we (again globally) need to

Re: [MBZ] Gas prices and when will they affect used car prices

2022-03-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
We're fortunate to have a small house with the wood stove in the basement. It heats up the floors and thus the upstairs. Our bedroom is the farthest room from the stove and thus the coldest. To heat that room up I vacuum the bedroom. We've got central vac, the canister for which is in the

Re: [MBZ] Wow

2022-03-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The average pickup truck buyer is all sizzle and no steak. A friend of my neighbor asked to borrow my truck to move some stuff with. He's got a couple year old Chevy 2500 in perfect condition. I asked why he didn't just use his own truck. "I don't want to get mine dirty. Yours is rusty." What

Re: [MBZ] Gas prices and when will they affect used car prices

2022-03-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I've been slowly adding insulation to our attic. This week I plan to go get the rest, I've got a bunch of Home Depot gift cards... I've been using unfaced fiberglass  laid perpendicular to the existing fiberglass. The rafters are 2x6 so like R19, I'm adding R30. Even having done only half the

Re: [MBZ] Gas prices and when will they affect used car prices

2022-03-06 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Gas jumped to $3.99 just about everywhere here. Diesel at $4.69 still. I'm thinking I ought to grab an extra 15 gallons of diesel before the price goes up. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Mar 6, 2022 at 5:15 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: Not a surprise, since Gorda

Re: [MBZ] Gas prices and when will they affect used car prices

2022-03-05 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I fueled up my TDI at $4.59/gal last night, Angie scored $4.29. I'm tempted to fill a couple 5 gallon jugs at that price. The stations in the "big city" just east of us are asking $4.99... On a related note, used pickup truck prices seem to be coming down. I'm seeing 5 year old, 70k mile trucks

Re: [MBZ] W124 Coupe

2022-03-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
This. You don't want to be his mechanic for the rest of your life... -Curt On Friday, March 4, 2022, 03:42:08 PM EST, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Since you are nearing retirement, and may not be around to do necessary maintenance and repairs, I would stick to popular and easy to work

Re: [MBZ] It’s 2008 all over again

2022-03-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I didn't think to check, I was just amused to see it. -Curt On Friday, March 4, 2022, 02:01:05 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Selling price. On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 1:47 PM Curt Raymond wrote: > SP? > > >  On Friday, March 4, 2022, 12:48:53 PM EST, Andrew Strasfog

Re: [MBZ] It’s 2008 all over again

2022-03-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
SP? On Friday, March 4, 2022, 12:48:53 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel wrote What was the SP of the whale oi? On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 12:46 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > There was a time when people thought it was crazy to pull oil up out of the > ground and try to refine it,

Re: [MBZ] It’s 2008 all over again

2022-03-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
people from funding alchemists to keep trying. "Making fuel" from something always involves vast expenditure of time and energy which quickly equates to using more energy than you make. I think it qualifies for a special Darwin Award for futile endeavors. On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 7:58 AM Cu

[MBZ] It's a good 'un

2022-03-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/345057714034186/ That'll buff right out. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] It’s 2008 all over again

2022-03-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I agree that crops as fuel doesn't make any sense but the future of ethanol/biodiesel is algae based. They grow the algae in tanks fed on the carbon dioxide output of power plants. Its a win-win, capture the carbon (and presumably excess heat) coming out of the power plants and create a usable

Re: [MBZ] Michelin Cross Climate?

2022-03-03 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Those look just like the tire-shop snow tires on Angie's Golf... -Curt On Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 07:24:37 PM EST, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: Reading up on CrossClimate 2s, all you clowns back east should be all over these. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W5V7sK-WfR0 AZBob Sent

Re: [MBZ] Shop door

2022-03-03 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
most folks have a chain saw? Maybe already in the back of the pickup truck? Wouldn't take much to cut a nice big hole through the OSB. On 02/03/2022 3:13 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > Geez, you just made me think about the "new" garage at camp, it's got >

Re: [MBZ] Shop door

2022-03-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Geez, you just made me think about the "new" garage at camp, it's got corrugated metal on the outside but I *think* the metal covers OSB so just peeling back the tin would not be sufficient. -Curt On Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 02:21:53 PM EST, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: My neighbor

Re: [MBZ] OT IH Cub Cadet tractor tiller attachment

2022-03-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
ble than > it's worth. > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2022, at 7:24 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: >> Ahh, okay, wide frame but as I said in another note it doesn't seem >> like it matters. >> >> Do you already have a 3pt hitch? You need one to mount the tiller on. >> Thos

Re: [MBZ] OT IH Cub Cadet tractor tiller attachment

2022-03-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Hmm, I think it might have been on my 1650 also. Somebody removed it from mine before I got it, of course that's got an aftermarket hydraulic pump to run the loader... -Curt On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 07:58:50 PM EST, mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: Hydraulic lift was standard on the 149

Re: [MBZ] OT IH Cub Cadet tractor tiller attachment

2022-03-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
garden I guess. But I'll check the >> model and get back to you. >> >> Allan >> >>> On Tue, Mar 1, 2022, at 4:05 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: >>> If it's belt drive it's not a narrow frame Cub Cadet, well unless it's >>> an Original, those used a weird syst

Re: [MBZ] OT IH Cub Cadet tractor tiller attachment

2022-03-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
a garden I guess. But I'll check the model and get back to you. Allan On Tue, Mar 1, 2022, at 4:05 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > If it's belt drive it's not a narrow frame Cub Cadet, well unless it's > an Original, those used a weird system where a belt went from the > engine down to the dr

Re: [MBZ] OT IH Cub Cadet tractor tiller attachment

2022-03-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
everything is belt drive. 1st gear is pretty slow, but it does not have a Hi/low-range splitter. On Tue, Mar 1, 2022, at 3:45 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > What tractor do you have? > This would work best on a hydrostatic machine or a gear machine with a > creeper gear. > > I've got a

Re: [MBZ] OT IH Cub Cadet tractor tiller attachment

2022-03-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
What tractor do you have? This would work best on a hydrostatic machine or a gear machine with a creeper gear. I've got a couple narrow frame Cubs, they're great. -Curt On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 02:28:55 PM EST, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Thoughts? Fair price? This includes the

Re: [MBZ] Shop door

2022-03-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
So we're talking about a man door where the hinge pins are on the outside? Remove one screw from each hinge, insert a pin the same diameter as the screw which protrudes from the hinge the depth of the other hinge. When the door is closed the pins engage both hinges so the door cannot be removed

Re: [MBZ] Premium

2022-02-28 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Yup, check out Maine where electricity rates have more than doubled over the last year. Strangely when you deny every opportunity to increase natural gas into your state while building natural gas generation getting enough natural gas into your state becomes a bottle neck. Imagine that...

Re: [MBZ] 1992 500SL - 74k miles - $6,900

2022-02-25 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Even once you scrape all the foam off now there's nothing to glue to on the fabric side, the glue won't hold the fabric. Been there, tried that... -Curt On Friday, February 25, 2022, 10:50:40 AM EST, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > Can that [headliner] be glued back up? I've never had

Re: [MBZ] 2012 Chevrolet Silverado / Mercedes TS 600 4X4 POWER WAGON KIT TRUCK - $19, 000 (JACKSONVILLE SOUTH SIDE)

2022-02-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Why does a Chevy say "Power Wagon"? The girl looks nice but you know she's not very bright because of her proximity to a dude who things that truck is cool. -Curt On Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 09:44:54 AM EST, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: I am struggling to understand what we

Re: [MBZ] CDI or BlueTec

2022-02-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I suspect it's true for all of them, the technology has come a long way, even from the 1970s. -Curt On Monday, February 21, 2022, 08:52:15 PM EST, Dwight Giles wrote: is that true with MB diesels or only VW?  On Mon, Feb 21, 2022, 1:56 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > Ne

Re: [MBZ] CDI or BlueTec

2022-02-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Newer diesels make a lot more power on less fuel than the older ones too. The 2.0l in my Jetta makes around 145hp and that's with the de-tune from VW. Compare that to 120hp out of the 3.0l 617 turbo. It also starts well in deep cold. I've started it at -5F and it fired right up, no complaints.

Re: [MBZ] CDI or BlueTec

2022-02-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Seems to me that Mercedes has been particularly bad about DEF. My '15 Jetta has DEF and over the now 3 years that I've owned it it hasn't been a problem at all. I think I've filled it 3 times, around each oil change. -Curt On Sunday, February 20, 2022, 12:20:48 PM EST, Dimitri Seretakis via

Re: [MBZ] Diesel oil

2022-02-19 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
OTOH COVID numbers are back to November levels and still falling, yesterday the US was #5 for new cases with around 1/5 of our all time high. This should lead to increased staffing at places like ports and for trucking which ought to help get things moving again. We'll see... -Curt On

Re: [MBZ] Oil Cooler Leak Repair ( 2012 ML350 Bluetec )

2022-02-19 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Solid work. I'm always impressed when a home gamer takes on one of these big jobs. -Curt On Saturday, February 19, 2022, 09:37:56 AM EST, Robert Massmann via Mercedes wrote: Well I have finally gotten to the oil cooler on my ML. Didn't break anything, but only had trouble with one

Re: [MBZ] 2013 Smart Car *CHEAP* - 30k miles - $1,750

2022-02-17 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Underneath. IIRC somebody put a motorcycle engine in one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgwzHJo3IXM Looks like theres a kit for it. -Curt On Thursday, February 17, 2022, 11:18:14 AM EST, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: where is the engine in those things?  Would a SBC fit? --FT

Re: [MBZ] Amazon recommends "URO Parts 0004661880 Power..." and more

2022-02-16 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
If you believe that could I interest you in the exciting world of NFTs where you trade real actual money for digital nothings? -Curt On Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 12:05:22 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Or, all other Uro parts have improved due to the bad

Re: [MBZ] Oil Cooler Leak Repair ( 2012 ML350 Bluetec )

2022-02-16 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
That's how all the VW guys do it, get the carbon burning and just let the oxygen do the job. Doing it that way I don't think will warp it, the engine bay is a pretty hot place. -Curt On Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 10:22:54 AM EST, Robert Massmann via Mercedes wrote: I believe I will

Re: [MBZ] The Jewel

2022-02-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
True enough, there were 2 blues in the 201 that I know of, I like them both. -Curt On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 08:54:55 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: The value is in the color. If it were boring beige the price would be 50% off. On Tue, Feb 15, 2022, 8:35 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] The Jewel

2022-02-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Automatic, meh. I got to drive one with a 5spd, felt much more fun than the 2.2l I had which was more fun than a 240D. 201 is a cost reduced car compared to a 123 but that 4 link suspension handles so good... -Curt On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 07:56:57 PM EST, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Code Readers

2022-02-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
You can for generic OBDII codes but that'll only give you the most generic information. For real troubleshooting you want at least a high end code reader like Snap on, or the real MB. That said I've got a really cheap OBDII reader that connects to my phone and it's paid for itself many times

Re: [MBZ] Lifts

2022-02-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Most 4 post lifts have some sort of additional lifting magic to pick up on the frame to allow other work.I'm a fan of the Wildfire lifts, they have a sliding air jack that can travel the length of the lift and pick stuff up. I really like that the whole lift can be picked up and repositioned

Re: [MBZ] Lifts

2022-02-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I think about everybody around me has Rotary. Seems like for parts and service you'd kind of want what everybody else has. The average home gamer isn't going to ever wear one out I don't think... -Curt On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 12:26:26 PM EST, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Lifts

2022-02-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I was thinking the same thing, the forces on a 2 post lift are pretty big. -Curt On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 11:04:58 AM EST, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: The only 3 two post lifts I’d touch are Mohawk, Rotary or Nussbaum. All three made in USA. Jaime turned me on to Mohawk and

Re: [MBZ] Cell phones

2022-02-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
T-Mobile also makes a huge thing out of their 5G coverage but is only good for like 1000-1500 ft compared to 4G's 10 MILES. So you'll pretty much need to be able to see your tower for 5G to work, not much good for rural folks. 5G is pretty much a scam for folks who don't know much about

Re: [MBZ] OT Google phones

2022-02-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Apparently Google Fi uses T-Mobile and US Cellular. In my area that means the second you step off pavement your phone stops working. I went through that with Republic, who uses T-Mobile as their GSM carrier, it was terrible. I'm using Red Pocket CDMA with Verizon as the carrier. It's good,

Re: [MBZ] OT: 3 cylinder Saab on BAT

2022-02-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Wiki says '67 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_96 -Curt On Monday, February 14, 2022, 10:47:07 AM EST, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: When did they introduce the four stroke engine? On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 10:46 AM Curt Raymond wrote: > I love those cars, they're super cool, especia

Re: [MBZ] Ding  ding  ding 

2022-02-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Not that I've ever done that before... ;) -Curt On Sunday, February 13, 2022, 03:59:20 PM EST, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: We have a weener!  I flipped the thermostat on the 95E320 that was overheating and that fixed the problem. I put the new one in same way as the old one

Re: [MBZ] Oil

2022-02-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
As an aside, the makers of the Tucker Sno-Cat seem to me to be total hacks. On the subject of oil for the 6BT they say "Shell 15w40" with no discussion. When you ask "What do I use below zero F?" they say "Shell 15w40". I'm intending to change to Delvac 1 5w40 if I can manage to secure a supply

Re: [MBZ] Oil

2022-02-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Now that you mention it, IDParts also shows a variety of diesel oils in a variety of weights from a bunch of different vendors including Mercedes Benz. Angie's '05 Golf gets 5w40 Liquimoly. My '15 Jetta gets 5w30 Rowe. I had been using Liqimoly in that too but the Rowe was a little cheaper and

Re: [MBZ] Oil

2022-02-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Not adequate for what? T4 is the standard for diesel grade oils, there are much better oils but I wouldn't every consider T4 "bad". For an older gasser I'd consider T4 to be very good. "All the vitamins and minerals" as they say. -Curt On Sunday, February 13, 2022, 11:56:08 AM EST, mitch---

Re: [MBZ] OT: 3 cylinder Saab on BAT

2022-02-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I love those cars, they're super cool, especially the wagons. I'd rather have the v4 4 stroke though... -Curt On Sunday, February 13, 2022, 11:32:09 AM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: I carpooled with a guy who drove one of these in Mpls. in '67.  It was really peppy but I never

Re: [MBZ] Oil

2022-02-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Interesting, I put T6 in my tractor last year but, as you say, there isn't any available now. Tractor Supply doesn't list T6 as available at all, Wal-Mart doesn't have it near me but does list it in Saugus where Fred could get it. Autozone lists 15w40 as in stock but not at my local store. I

Re: [MBZ] Vexing 95E320 overheating problem

2022-02-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Pull the top hose and make sure the pump actually pumps? If the radiator never gets hot that suggests lack of flow, either a  bad thermostat, bad pump or a blockage. From experience I know it's easy to put a thermostat in backwards and that they don't work worth a dammed if you do... -Curt

[MBZ] Something for Jamie's kids

2022-02-08 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/627131281927011/ -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] ChowdaQ

2022-02-06 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
AFAIK the ChowdaQ is the longest running of the MBZ Qs. We've been going since, I think, 2008. We did skip 2020 but made up for it with SpringQ 2021. At SpringQ I made a pie on the Coleman stove. I might do a cake this year. -Curt On Sunday, February 6, 2022, 09:55:41 PM EST, Bob Rentfro via

Re: [MBZ] FB Rant

2022-02-06 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I've done better putting a $50 sign on it and waiting for somebody to steal it. I put out an old riding lawnmower at my parent's house one time, $50 sign on it. I didn't even get back to the house, truck pulled up, 2 guys jumped out, grabbed it and tossed it in the back and burned rubber out of

Re: [MBZ] OT Welder

2022-02-06 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
https://kickinghorsewelders.com/products/kickinghorse-a100-arc-welder I bought a Kicking Horse 110v stick welder a few years ago to use on my little loader project. I wanted something that could accomplish a little more penetration than my Lincoln HandyMIG could get. I've been very impressed

Re: [MBZ] Rusty

2022-02-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Cullens I think. I found his facebook page "Account Manager at Worldpac, Former Owner at buyMBparts, Inc" but nothing has been posted since 2021. In fact in 2020 he said he was done with FB. -Curt On Friday, February 4, 2022, 04:14:24 PM EST, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: or Cullen On

Re: [MBZ] Morons, morons everywhere

2022-02-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
he means it does not have holes in it as this appears to be surface rust. Randy On 04/02/2022 2:19 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/140622528282046/ > > "Rust free" truck is literally covered i

Re: [MBZ] Morons, morons everywhere

2022-02-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
MA On Fri, Feb 4, 2022, 3:20 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/140622528282046/ > > "Rust free" truck is literally covered in rust... > > -Curt > > ___ > http://www.ok

[MBZ] Morons, morons everywhere

2022-02-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/140622528282046/ "Rust free" truck is literally covered in rust... -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Rusty

2022-02-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
A gentleman and a scholar, I miss calling and explaining some obscure problem thinking "theres no way" and he'd say "Oh yeah, no problem, you'll get the stuff on Monday." I also remember once I sourced a radiator online because it was a "good price". That seller ended up not having any of

Re: [MBZ] HF Float Charger is the Nuts

2022-02-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I hadn't really thought about it but backing in makes good sense. The big barn on the vast northern estate has 2 garage door openings that the previous owner just tarped up. I'm going to put actual garage doors on (in?) them and maybe someday park a vehicle in there. When it's -20F out it'll be

Re: [MBZ] HF Float Charger is the Nuts

2022-02-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I was thinking about putting ours on the two cars when we're gone on > vacation. Need to figure out how to wire it so it's not so obvious that > we're gone. > > -Curt > >  On Wednesday, February 2, 2022,

Re: [MBZ] HF Float Charger is the Nuts

2022-02-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
months. With the BatteryMINDer > unit, it's going on three years now - > > On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 1:56 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> If you watch for the sales you can get a BatteryMINDer for $20 at >> Northern Tool. >> >&g

Re: [MBZ] HF Float Charger is the Nuts

2022-02-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
If you watch for the sales you can get a BatteryMINDer for $20 at Northern Tool. Mine have paid for themselves several times over at this point. We've gotten 2 more years out of the Pisten Bully H8 (x2) batteries, at another year (so far) from the 4D in the Tucker and the 94R in Angie's Golf.

Re: [MBZ] Speed cameras

2022-01-31 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Could you make a little window screen pouch to keep it in? Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 3:18 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Well it appears to turn off. Most phones don't have a removable battery, so one really doesn't know. Rick From:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Battery MINDer

2022-01-30 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
ST, Dwight Giles > wrote: > > > > > > good work Curt in mastering the New England cold. we got 2 feet of snow > yesterday. > > On Sun, Jan 30, 2022, 5:50 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: >> You might remember the 4D battery on the Tucker Sno-Cat wa

Re: [MBZ] OT: Battery MINDer

2022-01-30 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Curt in mastering the New England cold. we got 2 feet of snow yesterday. On Sun, Jan 30, 2022, 5:50 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > You might remember the 4D battery on the Tucker Sno-Cat was in poor shape and > I put it on the Battery MINDer for a week. Yesterday we took the machine out &g

[MBZ] OT: Battery MINDer

2022-01-30 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
You might remember the 4D battery on the Tucker Sno-Cat was in poor shape and I put it on the Battery MINDer for a week. Yesterday we took the machine out but it must have still had a slug of water in the fuel, it had to crank a LOT to get running (at 16F) and it took a long time before it

Re: [MBZ] OT: Curt will need all his snow machines

2022-01-29 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The claim that the new stuff is pretty good. Certainly cordless tools have come a long long way in the last 10 years. We've got a Harbor Freight electric chainsaw at camp and it's really good. Better than any gas powered saw under $100. -Curt On Saturday, January 29, 2022, 06:01:34 AM EST,

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