THis is a 30+ year old engine that has never had any fluids in it.
Must be rusted up solid.
clay
Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
POS SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
On Jul 6, 2011, at 7:53 AM, Jerry Herrman wrote:
Now here's a way to
That is in a w115 chassis. Not ever right for a 123. Seen enough 616
at PnP and this is not younger than 1977. Gump looks better than this
thing
clay
Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
POS SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
On Jul 6, 2011, at
I think Frankenheap has issue with reflectors. I just got the shipment
from seller and these are the real deal. If $60 is a bargain to
regain night vision, then you should spend the $$$ to get this
iPhone/iPad URL:
MERCEDES W114 W115 HEADLiGHTS REFLECTORS NEW
Browser URL:
MERCEDES
I have a set. Let me know what you are wanting (reasonable) to pay
and I can figure out the UPS ground for a total
clay
Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
POS SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
On Jul 4, 2011, at 2:05 PM, Fred Moir wrote:
On Jul 1, 2011, at 11:09 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
True. But use caution in a historic house. Pre- hung doors are not
an option if you want to preserve a certain look.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 2, 2011, at 1:14 AM, redghost redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
I concur. replacing doors
I concur. replacing doors in jambs is a huge PITA. The door never
fits, never swings right and you spend hours per door trying to make
it at least look ok. Prehung is much simpler, as you can shim and
mess with it and then put the moulding on and cover all your sins.
Last door I tried
I picked up a set out of a hippie Vanagon years ago and did the
expedient thing. I tossed them in the washer on delicate with woolite
or some wool cleaner concoction. Came out clean and stinking of old
sheep dog. Tossed into the dryer on low heat to remove most of the
moisture and then
MUST RESIST
clay
Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
POS SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
On Jun 28, 2011, at 10:25 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Two 220Ds for under a kilobuck!
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/2449889821.html
, 2011, at 1:29 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
redghost wrote:
MUST RESIST
The pair, or the three pedal 1976?
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Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:45:20 -0700
From: redghost redgh...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Attention Kevin K.! Cheap 114 project!
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CONGRATULATIONS!
enjoy being a parent, it only gets. more so.
clay
Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
POS SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
On Jun 21, 2011, at 7:56 AM, Donald Snook wrote:
Hello Mercedes List!
I have been out of pocket for
Since Gump is still hanging around and her plates lapsed, I am going
to go the classic plate route. Pay $10 and no more registration fee
each year.
Need to use Restored plates. Figured I could restore a plate.
Trying to make the dang thing reflective is not as simple as I
suspected.
Prop the branches up.
Other than that, just make sure you use a good bug oil to reduce
infestation of fruit. If you want to cull, look for fruit that may
impinge on others or that is a tad too small or misformed
clay
Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
Cleo - Used by the Queen
H4 on top and h3 for fogs
Clay
On Jun 18, 2011, at 7:31 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
$65 total to this point. Will see how it works when they arrive
You still on R2 bulbs? Mine are now H4's.
Easy conversion, _if_ you have a dead R2 around.
-- Jim
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avoid all together. Best find a good local broker who can source a
loan from a reliable bank or lender. Interest rates are low enough
that you should be able to get a decent loan if you have adequate
credit worthiness.
clay
Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
Cleo - Used by
I think I got a set of euro lamps on ebay for that price. List mother
now has them, as they were part of the POS SDL deal.
There is a fellow in Turkey who is shipping me new reflectors for the
european headlights on Gump. Will find out just how much more light
hits the road instead of
I will give you $200 for it. It is obviously broken and I can use it
for parts
Clay
T
On Jun 16, 2011, at 5:26 PM, Gerry Archer wrote:
My Macbook with a clean install of Snow Leopard will receive email
but won't send email.
Several calls to the ISP (embarqmail/Centurylink) confirmed that
There is a four inch round port in the trunk floor, center with lines
going in and out to the passenger side. Pop off the top and you have
access to the fuel sender unit. Careful with the filament wires.
clay
Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
Cleo - Used by the Queen of
Looks like Gump is headed to the knackers and I am looking at
fresh meat. SWMBA is adamant I not have another junker so ...
She wants reliable and not likely to need to hit the shop in the near
future (2011-2014). It would be her back up car as well should her
car need a visit to the
Do not laugh, I did that to the curb-stoning seller of the POS SDL.
He was not happy to have homeland security looking into his affairs
clay
Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
POS SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
On Apr 26, 2011, at 3:46 AM,
Apply heat to the steel post and get it quite hot, then douse the seat
post with frigid. Whack with BFH
clay
Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
POS SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
On Apr 15, 2011, at 1:12 AM, Benz Hogs wrote:
Can anyone offer
Not a one able to surf the interweb that I have found. Mostly used
for old fdd based gaming or marathon
Clay
On Apr 1, 2011, at 6:24 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 7:54 PM, redghost redgh...@comcast.net
wrote:
OS 8.5 is still a robust system on the 7200 with a 603
OS 8.5 is still a robust system on the 7200 with a 603 chip
Clay
On Mar 30, 2011, at 2:17 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com writes:
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Allan Streib
str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Apple are no longer updating 10.4
Are you
Thanks
but no
clay
On Mar 30, 2011, at 2:36 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
I'll give you $100 if you deliver...
-Curt
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:27:46 -0700
From: redghost redgh...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Gump on the block
Message-ID: d9c7f8cc
I can loan you my disk. No need to purchase, as your MDD is worth
less than the price people want to sell you the OS.
Clay
On Mar 30, 2011, at 5:34 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
Jeez Roger, your computer is older than your car, and maybe the car
before!
...Do not fix it! I made the jump to
Once they get the EV tax, bet that the mileage meter will be next so
they can clock actual miles on every vehicle.
Clay
On Mar 31, 2011, at 6:19 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
So the WA State legislature is highly concerned about
fuel tax revenue lost to EV's, and is just about to
enact an
Well, time has come for me to bid a fond farewell to Gump. Project
has past the reason I held on to her. Was supposed to be father/son
rebuild, but he is off to university and never really had an interest
in her anyway.
She needs a head gasket change. I stopped driving when she
Do not fix it! I made the jump to Leopard, but that made me need to
Max out the RAM on my g4 ibook 1.33. Not as fast as before.
clay
Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
POS SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
On Mar 26, 2011, at 11:48 AM, Allan
There is a chip in the battery that communicates with the laptop that
sometimes just dies. Battery is still charged, buts not smart
anymore, so it shows as bad. Had that issue with iBook battery.
Stopped taking a charge, but tests out as full, so no wonder it will
not charge. But try
http://murphyauction.com/Auction/Catalog/180
lot 202
you can even bid online
not my car or interest
clay
Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
POS SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
On Mar 18, 2011, at 8:40 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
He's just
Bit off topic, but I was surfing the archives on this to try to re-
animate the cheapo server I got at auction. $10 for a nice winxp pro
with raid and loaded up on hardwares. Supposed to have wiped drives,
but they only pulled the power cord to the drive, so it showed no OS/
Drive.
The
and such and change them on winders
boxes. But I suppose you did something similar.
--R
On 2/27/2011 5:22 PM, redghost wrote:
Bit off topic, but I was surfing the archives on this to try to re-
animate the cheapo server I got at auction. $10 for a nice winxp
pro with raid and loaded up on hardwares
no boot camp. Go for Parallels. works fine and you can swap between
OS without having to restart, as you would with boob camp.
clay
Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
POS SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
On Jan 6, 2011, at 7:58 AM, Rich
Jim, did you ever think about re-silvering the reflectors? I looked
into it, but could not bring myself to invest $500 each to the guy
down in PDX. Looks like mine already had seen a recoat anyway.
Solution I am looking at is to use silver ducting tape on the
reflector and buffing it to
I am working on making an ubuntu box do NAS duty, sort of... in an
apple environment. Not being a good unix dork, I am having little luck.
The new aTV is not going to work but the older apple TV does have NAS
ability with video and iTunes. No RAID though. If you could source a
RAID
OS x plays well with hardware that approximates that used in a Mac.
The more off standard you go, the less likely it will install and run
as it should. Large community of hackers out there making all the odd
hardware more compatible. I am running 10.5.8 on a dell tower. Many
work
not using it.
Clay
On Jun 27, 2010, at 3:30 PM, archer wrote:
A hackintosh 10.5.8 on a dell tower? Does it work well?
Gerry
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Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 4:00 PM
Subject
headlamps are worth more than the car!
Clay
On Jun 8, 2010, at 7:52 AM, Hendrik and Fay wrote:
Well, we picked up mao's 'spare' Merc and it's ummnhnot quite
what I
expected, I wasn't expecting a showroom condition example
but.anyway I
attached a couple of pics for your
Yes, I have it, no you can not have it. I would think the most
excellent OS 7.6 machine would be a Quadra 950, Max Ram (128 using
16mb simms) SCSI RAID inside with CDRW, onboard ethernet, 3x Radius
video for multi-monitor. Bus speeds are good enough for 56k modem,
but ADB-USB could do
I had a pair of cubes, but could not procure the cables. Lusted after
cubes for ages. Gave the slab system away long ago. I should have
held onto it and used the bits to get the cube running. Finding the
OS was going to cost $900.
Clay
On May 25, 2010, at 8:05 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
I would love to put BeOS on the old 7200. But I need it as my
reference system for OS 8.x
Clay
On May 25, 2010, at 9:34 PM, Fmiser wrote:
E M wrote:
I've
also been told running XP on it as a second OS isn't as smooth
as they say, although I'm no techie, so why this would be the
case,
RUN AWAY!
If you have done it once, you can do it by feel. Biggest issue I had
was getting the dash back in. Just look for all the screws and
bolts, label as to where you got them. (pictures are good) and
disassemble the whole front. There are three bolts with 10mm nuts
holding the
Good to know you are on the mend. Will keep you in my prayers
Clay
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Thank you. He is pretty excited, and I am rather proud of his finding
a passion
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On Mar 30, 2010, at 8:05 PM, OK Don wrote:
Congratulations to both of you!
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 9:24 PM, redghost redgh...@comcast.net
wrote:
Just a proud share from a father.
#1 son
On Mar 30, 2010, at 8:36 PM, harry watkins wrote:
Wow, way to go #1 son, congratulations. Beating the varsity is (as
VP Biden would say) a BIG #*$%^# deal.
Harry
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
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is (as
VP
Biden would say) a BIG #*$%^# deal.
Harry
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 9:24 PM
Subject: [MBZ] OT - #1 son success
Just a proud share from a father.
#1 son and his mock
Just a proud share from a father.
#1 son and his mock trial team swept the state championship this
weekend. 5-0, beat the varsity team in a civil war round and took the
title against heavy competition. Their varsity team had been state
champs four years running, but JV upset and won.
You can do AMD, but only up to Leopard. Look around and see if the
Tyan board is supported. You will have to use the Voodoo kernel, and
not be able to use system update
---
clay
On Mar 21, 2010, at 8:14 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
Someday I want to do this with my Tyan Tiger (dual
yeah, I did that for all but mail in January, but kept the
Quicksilver as main and sneaker net to pair them. Now I am not paired
up anymore. I used to just CCC to larger drives to transfer into new
machines, but hard to do that from PPC to OSx86
---
clay
On Mar 21, 2010, at 9:26
wrong color
clay
On Mar 19, 2010, at 9:26 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Who wants an '87 190D 2.2 with a stick shift, cloth seats, manual
windows, and manual climate controls?
A lot of people, I bet ;)
http://portland.craigslist.org/nco/cto/1643388809.html
Alex
Grand Canyon is doable in four minutes, but you should take a few
hours to really have a look. Maybe a burro ride to the bottom, or
check out the natives. Have some lunch.
Go for the local cuisine in Amarillo and Santa Fe. Nothing like good
BBQ in TX or southwest mexi food in Santa Fe.
May as well schedule some time to checkout Roswell. May find little
green men.
clay
On Mar 14, 2010, at 10:10 AM, Rich Thomas wrote:
If you get off I40 just past Santa Rosa and head up to Las Vegas NM
there is a really cool very old hotel there in town on the main
square, it was in the
Change your soap, clean the filter and sanitize. The next time you
load the washer, do not cram it full.
The recent brood of dishwashers is garbage. They have to meet new
energy and enviro rules, which has made them less able to actually
wash a dish. Best DW I have had is a 1976
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ign Switch / GP Relay / Preglow Light (Was
delivery valveproject)
No clue for your application, but I finally figured out what
Thank you Tim, I bow down to you
clay
On Mar 11, 2010, at 11:30 AM, Tim C wrote:
Clay,
http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/faqs-how-tos/10325-silverlight-3-0-works-same-fix-2-0-a.html
And poof it just worked. :)
-Tim
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Redghost redgh...@comcast.net
wrote
Tim,
What is the hack for hackintosh? I finally have mine up and running
on all cylinders but the nutflix thing just will not play well.
clay
On Mar 10, 2010, at 12:11 PM, Tim C. wrote:
See, on my wife's hackintosh (10.5) inside of 15 minutes I installed
Silverlight (had to convince it
No clue for your application, but I finally figured out what the lamp
out indicator was doing in the E300D. Since there is afterglow
happening and there are no bulbs that have died, there is a short in
the wiring that makes the bulb out indicator light up until the post
glow is done.
I
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/1633467953.html
Whip out the shoe goo and microwave oven skins! A pair of wagons in
need of magic and at a Kaleb price!
no affiliation of interest
clay
Wonder if he get them running, will they get 40mpg and cost $8k to
purchase?
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/1626641922.html
IT RUNS and looks good. Just need to fix the front fender to make it
really sweet
clay
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http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6228923ntag=related;photovideo
Wife's firm is working on this guys legal work
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Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
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BTDT too. Cost for the rebuilding is twice at least what Rusty can
source the part. Probably same quality, though I got the warm fuzzy
feeling from using local and knowing whose window I could toss it
through if it failed.
clay
On Feb 28, 2010, at 9:32 AM, Peter Frederick wrote:
The
Head to the PnP and source a bit of glass for $20.00. As you remove
it you will learn how it will need to be installed. Did that ritual
for Gump.
OR, you hire the roving window goons and have them screw up the
install for $250.00
clay
On Feb 23, 2010, at 5:33 PM, Greg Fiorentino
Colleges we looked at over the summer do not allow freshmen to have
vehicles on or near campus. They also required that the student live
on campus the first year at least. No need for car. Most had superb
local transport options for the kids to go into town or to other
colleges for
standard headlamps for that year
clay
On Feb 24, 2010, at 9:02 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 7:26 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
How rare and expensive are they?
There are at least 18 of them for under $10k:
http://tinyurl.com/y8wja2d
If the cable is there, the passenger side well behind the wheel in the
trunk
clay
On Feb 24, 2010, at 11:15 AM, Donald Snook wrote:
My indy has a MB CD changer that I can buy pretty cheap, but I
looked and I can't figure out how to install it. It only comes with
one plug in connector.
In WA you can BYOB but you pay a corking fee. Sort of frowned upon,
but the place makes a little cash on the transaction for spinning the
cork screw
clay
On Feb 23, 2010, at 10:20 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV
SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,
.
clay
On Feb 21, 2010, at 8:36 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 8:08 PM, Redghost redgh...@comcast.net
wrote:
Doing Oregon is a hard way, though better four corner. Would have
to head
north to connect to I-90 through MT, WY, SD, MN, and into WI.
Getting
through
Hey Kaleb,
how do you remove the front seats on a w124? I got stuck with the
E300D while Gump is out. Front pass seat is non functional for
movement. Figure I should yank it and see what needs attention.
thanks
clay
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For
Schedule two weeks for this tour. Maybe you can head to visit Kaleb
and purchase a car in his name, then sell it to him at the end of the
trip. Or, I would love to purchase an SDL and lend it out for a fee,
then buy back.
Rent the car. The train is akin to 1942 Nazi rail cars to Poland,
I just had a thought. Hendrik could look into timeshares if he is a
member of RCI or such. There are a few good ones scattered about that
would allow for base of operations.
clay
On Feb 21, 2010, at 8:41 AM, LWB250 wrote:
Welcome, Hendrick. Having had the pleasure of visiting Down Under
It is a great ride, but has been troubled lately with avalanche,
freight and land slides on this end.
clay
On Feb 21, 2010, at 8:51 AM, LarryT wrote:
You wrote Trains, while they are available, are somewhat iffy in
this country
There is one train trip that everyone should experience -
It is large. I pictured having to drive between Perth and Sydney with
stops in Brisbane, Winton, Uluru, Derby, and Adelaide, before heading
home from Melbourne
clay
On Feb 21, 2010, at 9:54 AM, WILTON wrote:
Rent a car and go wherever you want; don't depend on trains in USA
to take you
cleared it yet or
not. Google maps shows it as missing. H
--R
On 2/21/2010 5:49 PM, Redghost wrote:
Schedule two weeks for this tour. Maybe you can head to visit
Kaleb and purchase a car in his name, then sell it to him at the
end of the trip. Or, I would love to purchase an SDL
person.
Thanks all
Fay
Redghost wrote:
Schedule two weeks for this tour. Maybe you can head to visit
Kaleb and purchase a car in his name, then sell it to him at the
end of the trip. Or, I would love to purchase an SDL and lend it
out for a fee, then buy back.
Rent the car. The train
I would look at Alaska Airlines. They are a partner with Quantas as
well. Much better service and quality. Voted best airline and you
get mileage plan.
They fly to Newark, MSP, Las Vegas, Chicago, most of the LA airports
and Oakland/SF as well. Though it looks like you have to fly to
. Getting through the coast range in OR is a pain
and you still have Cascades to deal with before you can hit I-84 to
get down through ID and into UT to meet up with I-80 again.
clay
On Feb 21, 2010, at 6:49 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Redghost redgh
Hey, I am thinking about that one to replace Gump
clay
On Feb 19, 2010, at 8:09 PM, Zoltan Finks wrote:
Just passing along what I found today. Anybody's interested, I can
expand.
Bainbridge Island, WA.
Says it's on craig's.
Brian
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wrote:
I know it is full up, spin the 730 cap and lots of blow by. Oil Pump
went to heaven?
Boy, that's discouraging!
But it could be the oil pressure gauge or the line to it, too.
Craig
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I use a multi-year/multi-model Chilton for Gump. It has the standard
cars from 1974-1984 with how to take aparts and adequate pix. Not
great, but if you know a little, it is helpful for point in the right
direction
clay
On Feb 20, 2010, at 2:36 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Sat, Feb
Decided to burp the cooling system on Gump in preparation for the head
work. Got her up on a ramp and lit her off. Bubbled away, expelling
air for about 45 minutes. Finally she was done and I capped the
radiator and rolled her off the ramps. Took her around the block to
allow the water
On Gump, which Marshall was quick to point out belongs to another set
of rules, the cleaning of the intake did make her drive a bit
better. I used brake cleaner while the intake was still on. I plan
to remove and replace the current intake with one I have thoroughly
cleaned when the
That thing never had AC. It is sort of Gumptastic though. Little
better condition than Gump was when I got her. Low miles are nice.
Wonder how well the engine has been kept.
clay
On Feb 16, 2010, at 9:59 AM, WILTON wrote:
40 mpg, too.
Wilton
- Original Message - From: Alex
Time to ban some people who are unable to refrain from beating this
dead horse and keep a civil tongue
clay
On Feb 16, 2010, at 5:54 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
i would think so. please discourage your many fans from involving
me in
their discussions about you in the future.
sick, sick
There is a fellow from Seattle who makes the ride every few years on a
BMW GS. That thing is really outfitted well. Very adventurous
fellow. IIRC, there was another guy who used a Gwagon to make the
same sort of tour. He wrote about it in the Star.
clay
On Feb 16, 2010, at 8:07 PM,
I have to get it back into condition to sit on the curb. Since she is
in it all the time, I had little opportunity to sideline it for enough
time to do basic care. Now I can.
Not likely to go on the block. She wants to be able to use it while
the new thing goes to dealer for service. I
15, 2010, at 9:04 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Redghost redgh...@comcast.net
wrote:
SWMBA wandered around and I pointed the sales guy at the Azera. He
found
one that had been used as Demo and was selling as new with all the
warranty
and such. She liked
.10/100,000 warranty is nice.
Mike
On Feb 15, 2010, at 2:26 AM, Redghost wrote:
Azera
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Based on the hulks residing in the PnP, these cars are not able to go
more than 80k before some massive failures. That the original
purchasers were stretching to make payments, they probably did not
factor in proper care or bargain for dealer agreeing to cover the
thing fully, paying for
I continue to lust after the w126. Even the few hours in the POS SDL
were a delight, until it became a turd, ala Cinderella's pumpkin.
Been working on the `124. Oil change, engine clean and prep for
detail. Carpets prep for good scrubbing. Dealing with the residue of
the fuel leak in
Have been drug out to the car dealers since Gump is on injured
reserve. SWMBA wants a reliable back up car she is willing to
drive. Turns out that is Cleo, the E300D, and I have to sell cars.
Spent a few weekends out on test drives. I thought the 2008 CDI would
have been great. She was
That WAS Gump, but with age and the more I put in her, the more
attached to having her running I became. I think I am hitting the
tipping point where I will have to begin insuring her for collision
and comprehensive Unless I sell her and all her trailer loads of
spare part
On Feb
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On Feb 8, 2010, at 2:05, Redghost redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
The timing chain was replaced about 30k miles ago.
I better get on the ball for the head. SWMBA went out looking at
cars today. Drove a jetta wagon TDI
It was what the logo on the trunk said it was. Not sure if salesman
really knew that much about real v. purported donkey urine powered car
clay
On Feb 8, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Have used car salesmen started calling all CDIs, or all 320CDIs,
Blutec now?
Mitch.
, your car has to be
simpler than mine...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 19:19:56 -0800
From: Redghost redgh...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] *sigh*
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http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/1586657233.html
Glow plug resistor broke, so he uses ETHER
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Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
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For new
http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/1585927609.html
Price you can afford. Might even get it home on the road without a tow
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Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
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No place to store. I used to have an engine stand, but had to get rid
of it because I had no place to actually store or work on any engine
that was on it. Too much rain to work on engines outside
clay
On Feb 8, 2010, at 5:23 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
Places like Pep Boys etc. often sell
All on lease and all had to go back to the People Socialist Union of
Kalifornia. Like the Chevy volt, to be crushed.
clay
On Feb 8, 2010, at 7:33 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
...Ah. The real bluetec ones use the spare tire well for the adblue
(aqueous urea solution) tank...
Well.the
But Jim, you walk on water and turn scrap microwaves into fully
functional cars. I am a simple minded idiot who fears messing up his
cheap crap car more than he has already. Whenever I swing a wrench, I
tend to bust something really important that required the car to be
seen by competent
Was that the one you hacked out of the bramble bush at Casey's?
clay
On Feb 7, 2010, at 6:54 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
I sold it [a to die for silver 123 wagon] two years ago during the
peak of the crazy prices... I think I got $6500 or something like
that.
I sold the World's Slowest Car
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