[MBZ] Snow in the UK ....

On Jun 14, Chris James wrote - I'm continually amazed by how fast 210s rust. Do they salt the roads in Great Britain ? I know southern England rarely if ever gets cold enough for ice and snow, but what about the north and Scotland ? Chris It DOES get cold enough for ice and snow in

Re: [MBZ] It starts in Park

Clay Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, the days of the 'scrappy' (scrapyard), or 'breakers', are almost over in the UK People selling parts from dismantled cars on Ebay, and the advent of rigorous Health and Safety Regulations, led to their demise I remember that, 30 yrs ago , when I

[MBZ] MBZ Re: It starts in Park

Clay I chuckled out loud ! Thank you for cheering up an otherwise tedious Monday Howard Bath England '97 200E 5-speed manual, 110250 miles ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Italian car

Max asked 'Anybody know anything about old Fiats?' FIAT = Fix It Again, Tony ... Howard Bath England '97 200E 5-speed manual, 108256 miles ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] 124 ball joints

On Sun, 28 Mar 2010, Hendrik and Fay wrote : 'Other option is to buy complete assemblies off Rusty, comes with ball joints and rubbers.' I get the impression that that's what most shops want to do here in the UK, on 124's and 201's - I guess it makes the job more predictable for them - I

[MBZ] Rodbender ?

Hi All Happy New Year My knowledge, and experience, of MB's is fairly limited - can someone explain what a 'Rodbender' is ? I've seen the term used often on here, and I know it's re: a particular engine - someone educate me further ! Howard Bath England '93 1.8 190E 5-speed manual,

Re: [MBZ] Rodbender - thanks

Donald Thanks for that clear explanation ! Howard Fulford ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http

Re: [MBZ] OT Fun stuff............

I don't know what these guy's, and you, are smoking, but I want some . ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] SP 250

On 13 Nov @ 19:35:03 REL wrote : Give an Englishman a piece of fiberglass and he will do something stupid with it. SO true RLE, SO true .. Howard Fulford Bath England ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http

Re: [MBZ] OT car show in Massachussetts

, class of quirky, stylish, small engine displacement, short length cars - some were / are whizzy turbo-charged fun packages - often they find their way to the UK http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_car http://www.kei-cars.com/index_files/database.htm Hope this helps Howard Fulford Bath

Re: [MBZ] What would you do if diesel/gas cost $10/g

By my reckoning, we're up to about $ 8.7/g here in the UK, so not long to go . Howard Fulford Bath England 190E, 1989, 2.0 l ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL

Re: [MBZ] Pi Time ...

On Sat 15 March, RIch Thomas wrote : And you drive on the left so the French won't spear you, not sure if that is still a threat or not. Rich, We still keep a look out . wouldn't you ? Howard Fulford Bath England '89 190E 2.0 l 5 speed manual 171221 miles

Re: [MBZ] Pi time ........

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7296224.stm Howard Fulford Bath England '89 190E 2.0 l 5 speed manual 171221 miles ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED

[MBZ] MB - MPG for 190E

Gerry If I drive REALLY carefully, trying to keep the 'economy-gauge' out of the red, I can get 40 miles per UK gallon on a long freeway-rich journey My all-round average since I owned the car is around 33 1 UK gallon = 1.2 US gallon Howard Fulford Bath England '89 190E 2.0 l 5 speed manual

[MBZ] MB : 560's in the UK

class cars cheaper in the UK than prices you've seen tossed round here on this side of the pond Howard Fulford Bath England '89 190E 2.0 l 5 speed manual 171221 miles ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com

[MBZ] MB RE: UK Gas Prices

On Sat, 01 Mar 2008, Hendrik wrote : yes I see you have downsized, didn't you used to own a 560SEL or something? Yes, I'm afraid I had to, with UK gas prices Shame, but it was fun while it lasted - but now, for me, my 190E is perfect, and a great car. Howard Fulford Bath England '89 190E 2.0

[MBZ] MB - re: UK Gas Prices

, and leisure - and a return to 'village' life with local shops and amenities Howard Fulford Bath England '89 190E 2.0 l 5 speed manual 171221 miles ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts

[MBZ] MB - UK Gas Prices

A fair a mount of comment on the List re: the price of gas A gentle reminder that the price here is around 3.93 UK pounds per US gallon . I'll leave you to do the currency conversion Howard Fulford Bath England '89 190E 2.0 l 5 speed manual 171221 miles

Re: [MBZ] Smarts On The Freeway

was a Beetle nut ! Howard Fulford Bath England '89 190E 2.0 l 5 speed manual 168977 miles 168595 miles ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change

[MBZ] Re : Mystery Noise Time - Embarrassingly Loud

Empty power steering fluid reservoir ? Had it happen to me, gets quite loud Howard Fulford Bath England 190E '89, 2.0 litre, 5 sp. manual 163786 miles ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used

[MBZ] Problems Bleeding Clutch : Thanks

PC ? Howard Fulford Bath England 190E '89, 2.0 litre, 5 sp. manual 157298 miles

[MBZ] Problems Bleeding Clutch

! Howard Fulford Bath England 190E '89, 2.0 litre, 5 sp. manual 157298 miles

Re: [MBZ] North Korean police car

... Howard Fulford Bath England 190E '89, 2.0 litre, 5 sp. manual 157298 miles

[MBZ] Re : Reserve Fuel Can

a hole in the centre 'post' plastic bowl so the bolt could pass through I transferred it to my 190E - it's a great piece of kit which I can recommend ( the can that is ... ) I can take pictures if anyone is interested Howard Fulford Bath England 190E '89 2.0 litre, 154732 miles

Re: [MBZ] 124 front speakers

to undo the two screws at the rear of the grille. The front of the grille 'pegs' into the dash. Lift the rear up, and the grille back My speakers lifted out, with a spring clip to hold them in Howard Fulford Bath England 190E '87 2.0 litre, 149349 miles

[MBZ] No Fan in position I

speeds - I don't see anything like that on my W210 - how's the system work here ? It's a linear slide switch, not a rotary one I've looked in the archives with no luck - anyone have any ideas before I delve in ? Howard Fulford Bath England 190E '89 2.0 litre, 148345 miles

Re: [MBZ] Brits; what's wrong with these people?

Hm - I'm not entirely sure - maybe we have too much time on our hands ? The presenter, Vicki Butler-Henderson is a very capable racing driver, and a babe too ! Howard Fulford Bath England 190E '89, 145319 miles

Re: [MBZ] Brits; what's wrong with these people?

? The ability to change a B2 piston maybe, or to replace the sunroof tilt lifting arms on a W210 ? Howard Fulford (single !!) Bath England 190E '89, 145319 miles

[MBZ] Sticky Stuff ....

would try, but I'm not to be trusted with the stuff - It wouldn't make it onto the car ! Goo-Gone I can't find here, and couple of the hardware-store products here in the UK seem a bit weak Thanx again All Howard Fulford Bath England 190E '89, 145319 miles

[MBZ] Sticky stuff removal

the sunroof aperture - with the very hot weather we're having in the UK, this residue has baked in place Anyone have any good suggestions on what to use to remove it ? Someone told me to use brass polish, but that sounds a bit aggressive ... Howard Fulford Bath England 190E '89, 145319 miles

Re: [MBZ] Un-known device in '78 450SLC

OK Don My '82 500SEL had a similar-sounding vacuum switch that I think signalled to the Idle Speed Control Unit when the engine was at idle By pulling one of the pipes and sucking on it, I could make the idle speed jump up and down Just a thought ... Howard Fulford Bath England 190E '89

[MBZ] My Clutch ...

quality, but I'm sure you'll get the idea ! http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/bc/42c5c881_4b02/bc/My+Documents/clutch.jpg?bfWR88 DBGeWBFgwG They took pictures because they'd never seen one quite as bad - but not bad for almost 150 000 miles Howard Fulford Bath England 190E '89, 137982 miles

[MBZ] MBCA Route 66

Anyone need a navigator for the MBCA Route 66 drive ? Howard Fulford Bath England 190E '89, 137658 miles

[MBZ] Non MB : Windows Media Player

Listers I want to use Windows Media Player to create a random selection from my music library, then load those MP3 music files onto an MP3 player I know how to create a 'random' playlist with I-Tunes - how do I do it with Media Player ? All help much appreciated Howard Fulford Bath England

[MBZ] Non MB: Movie of miniature V8

ListVille Recently I saw a short .mpg of a miniature V* engine some guy had built Not sure which list it was posted on, and have searched the archives to no avail Anyone still have that link ? Thanks in advance if you have Howard Fulford Bath England 190E '89, 136972 miles

[MBZ] Non MB: Re: Movie of miniature V8

Found it ! Have a look at this guy's site ... http://www.weberprecision.com Howard Fulford Bath England 190E '89, 136972 miles

[MBZ] Seasons Greetings !!

home So I'm now the relieved owner of a 'poverty-spec' '89 190E, stick-shift ( ouch ! ) Now to watch my bank balance recover ! Can someone tell me the difference between a W124 and a W210 ? Howard Fulford Bath England 190E '89, 133 000 miles 'ish

Re: [MBZ] How to get a video file from a website?

/fyndnar/maestro_1.wmv' I then fired up Windows Media Player, and from the File menu picked Open URL. I entered the above URL there, and it played it. I then picked 'Save AS' from the file menu Bingo ! Howard Fulford Bath England 560SEL '87, 94313 miles http://website.lineone.net/~h.fulford

Re: [MBZ] Extra Fuel Tank?

On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 Gabriel Soto wrote: Found this on Ebay...did some mercedes really come with an Aux. fuel tank, or does this guy just including a jerry can in the trunk? Gabriel I do know that aux fuel tanks were a popular option on 80's South African MBs Howard Fulford Bath England 560SEL