Re: [MBZ] Anybody know anything about these air power bridge jacks?

2023-10-07 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I have done no checking at all. Even without a load on it it doesn’t seem to raise nearly as far as it should. I’m suspecting low fluid. I will see if I can figure out where to check it and add more. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 7, 2023, at 5:11 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] Anybody know anything about these air power bridge jacks?

2023-10-07 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Typically, they are an air over hydraulic jack... the air pressure operates a piston which operates a hydraulic pump, which does the actual jack work.. If the jack does not hold pressure after jacking and bled down, that should indicate an internal leak at the check valve, or whatever the

[MBZ] Anybody know anything about these air power bridge jacks?

2023-10-07 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
This alignment lift has 2. The read one I connected air to and it tried to lift the back of the car but didn’t seem to have enough power. When raising as soon as the handles are released it starts dropping. It has a 3rd middle handle for the release which appears when it’s raised to certain

[MBZ] Anybody want a 4magic?

2022-12-21 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Anybody looking for a 129?

2022-09-09 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Anybody near Jefferson, GA?

2022-06-30 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I was over that way yesterday but just passing through --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jun 30, 2022, at 6:32 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes > wrote: > > I found an 84 300SD with only 69K miles. Supposed to be in perfect like new > shape. Pictures do look like it. Anybody near Jefferson, GA and

[MBZ] Anybody near Jefferson, GA?

2022-06-30 Thread Donald Snook via Mercedes
I found an 84 300SD with only 69K miles. Supposed to be in perfect like new shape. Pictures do look like it. Anybody near Jefferson, GA and want to take a look at it? Like a PPI? Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Anybody ever used Maaco?

2022-06-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
How much are frills? On Sat, Jun 11, 2022 at 11:05 PM G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > The days of the $29.95, one color enamel job is long gone. > The EPA rules on VOC's have made the price of paint per gallon rocket into > the $500 per gallon range for good quality paint, plus additives, plus >

Re: [MBZ] Anybody ever used Maaco?

2022-06-11 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
The days of the $29.95, one color enamel job is long gone. The EPA rules on VOC's have made the price of paint per gallon rocket into the $500 per gallon range for good quality paint, plus additives, plus thinners, hardeners, plus, plus.. The $895 quote is likely now their "no frills paint job"

[MBZ] Anybody ever used Maaco?

2022-06-11 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
They have a special, seems like it used to be a lot cheaper though.

Re: [MBZ] Anybody watching the total eclipse of the moon tonight?

2022-05-15 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I put the dogs out a little while ago and it was very dark! --FT Sent from iFōn > On May 15, 2022, at 11:52 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Partly cloudy in DC and plenty of light pollution so no go. > >> On Sun, May 15, 2022, 11:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>

Re: [MBZ] Anybody watching the total eclipse of the moon tonight?

2022-05-15 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Partly cloudy in DC and plenty of light pollution so no go. On Sun, May 15, 2022, 11:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Watch the movie Moonfall and it will explain everything. > > On 5/15/2022 10:08 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: > > Sadly thunderstorms

Re: [MBZ] Anybody watching the total eclipse of the moon tonight?

2022-05-15 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Watch the movie Moonfall and it will explain everything. On 5/15/2022 10:08 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: Sadly thunderstorms and clouds here, else I’d be out there with my cameras. Peter On May 15, 2022, at 10:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Cloudy here as well Sent

Re: [MBZ] Anybody watching the total eclipse of the moon tonight?

2022-05-15 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I went out to look but can’t see it for all the trees. Don’t feel like driving down the road to open ground and it’s too dark to go slog in the marsh. --FT Sent from iFōn > On May 15, 2022, at 11:02 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Raining here. > Was cloudless last night. > Sigh. >

Re: [MBZ] Anybody watching the total eclipse of the moon tonight?

2022-05-15 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
Sadly thunderstorms and clouds here, else I’d be out there with my cameras. Peter > On May 15, 2022, at 10:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Cloudy here as well > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 15, 2022, at 10:00 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Raining here.

Re: [MBZ] Anybody watching the total eclipse of the moon tonight?

2022-05-15 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Cloudy here as well Sent from my iPhone > On May 15, 2022, at 10:00 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Raining here. > Was cloudless last night. > Sigh. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >

[MBZ] Anybody watching the total eclipse of the moon tonight?

2022-05-15 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
Raining here. Was cloudless last night. Sigh. ___ 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/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Anybody in AZ want a 2002 ML 55 AMG?

2022-01-24 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
81,000 miles and a new rear main seal? My ML350 holds oil better than that at 193k. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Anybody in AZ want a 2002 ML 55 AMG?

2022-01-24 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Previous BaT sale last year at $15k. Stupid people. -D > On Jan 24, 2022, at 10:36 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Being sold at no reserve. Looks clean. > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-mercedes-benz-ml55-amg-6/ > ___ >

Re: [MBZ] Anybody in AZ want a 2002 ML 55 AMG?

2022-01-24 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
already at $13k.  Hard pass. --FT On 1/24/22 10:35 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Being sold at no reserve. Looks clean. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-mercedes-benz-ml55-amg-6/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

[MBZ] Anybody in AZ want a 2002 ML 55 AMG?

2022-01-24 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Being sold at no reserve. Looks clean. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-mercedes-benz-ml55-amg-6/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want this fine automobile?

2021-12-27 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
sereta...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Anybody want this fine automobile? Pretty sure it’s fast. Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to

Re: [MBZ] Anybody heard of these people?

2021-12-25 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
is on Georgia, somewhere. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: December 25, 2021 5:30 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com; davesl...@okiebenz.com; okiet...@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: ka...@striplin.net Subject: [MBZ] Anybody heard of these people? I came across a long series

Re: [MBZ] Anybody heard of these people?

2021-12-25 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Typical for YouTube. There's a truck driver who rebuilt his Cat 3406B basically figured it out as he went, comments from self-claimed experienced Cat mechanics were pointing out all his mistakes. In the end the engine ran though, so who knows. On Sat, Dec 25, 2021, at 6:30 PM, Kaleb Striplin

[MBZ] Anybody heard of these people?

2021-12-25 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I came across a long series of videos from this guy rebuilding a 617. I am about half way thru the series and at the time he did not seem to know much about doing it, basically he was documenting his first time rebuilding one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8i0i4p7E2s Now he appears to

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want this fine automobile?

2021-12-24 Thread Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
This is the first time hearing the sound of an OM606 Diesel engine!! It seems pretty smooth and quiet! I like the look (feel) of the W210 chassis. One of those would be nice to cruise around here in NC! It wouldn’t be just putting around town since we live in the country. A Diesel would get to

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want this fine automobile?

2021-12-24 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Well, it's from Okie, so it might be half fast. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: December 24, 2021 4:02 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: dsereta...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Anybody want this fine automobile? Pretty sure it’s fast. Sent from my iPhone

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want this fine automobile?

2021-12-24 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
well if you don’t sell it before next week, I’m gonna call those knuckleheads back and ask him again with a specific year and model. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 24, 2021, at 4:17 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I will make you a good deal > >> On 12/24/2021 4:26 PM,

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want this fine automobile?

2021-12-24 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I will make you a good deal On 12/24/2021 4:26 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: So I wonder why one of the breathalyzer places said that we couldn’t put a breathalyzer on a diesel. I’m a little confused. Maybe I should call another place, because this is just what the boy, who is in rehab

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want this fine automobile?

2021-12-24 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Probably ignorance on their part. A modern diesel starts just like a gasoline car. Unless their thing can’t deal with a delay in starting while the engine glows? -D > On Dec 24, 2021, at 5:26 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > So I wonder why one of the breathalyzer places said that

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want this fine automobile?

2021-12-24 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
So I wonder why one of the breathalyzer places said that we couldn’t put a breathalyzer on a diesel. I’m a little confused. Maybe I should call another place, because this is just what the boy, who is in rehab right now by the way, needs. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 24, 2021, at 3:16

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want this fine automobile?

2021-12-24 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
It’s 134hp so faster than a 617 turbo. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 24, 2021, at 3:56 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > >  > Are these as Poky as a non aspirated w123 300D? > >> On Fri, Dec 24, 2021, 4:43 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> 1996 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel >> >>

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want this fine automobile?

2021-12-24 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
Pretty sure it’s fast. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 24, 2021, at 4:57 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Are these as Poky as a non aspirated w123 300D? > >> On Fri, Dec 24, 2021, 4:43 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> 1996 Mercedes-Benz

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want this fine automobile?

2021-12-24 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Are these as Poky as a non aspirated w123 300D? On Fri, Dec 24, 2021, 4:43 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 1996 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel > > > https://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/d/nowata-1996-mercedes-benz-e300-diesel/7424736388.html > > > Sent from my iPhone > >

[MBZ] Anybody want this fine automobile?

2021-12-24 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
1996 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel https://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/d/nowata-1996-mercedes-benz-e300-diesel/7424736388.html Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

[MBZ] Anybody want a W123 NA diesel coupe?

2021-06-21 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Looks pretty nice and cheap - so far. Wonder if the mileage can be documented... https://thembmarket.com/1978-mercedes-benz-300cd ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want a semi cheap 96 e300?

2021-05-02 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Yeah. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: May 2, 2021 8:47 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com; davesl...@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: ka...@striplin.net Subject: [MBZ] Anybody want a semi cheap 96 e300? Getting one ready to sell. Runs great, looks decent, has about 300k. Has

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want a semi cheap 96 e300?

2021-05-02 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Price? On Sun, May 2, 2021 at 9:52 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > PSS > > It also has a new windshield and brand new tires on the back. Fronts are > OK. It is somewhere between beater and nice, and the only reason I even > mentioned it here is I actually think

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want a semi cheap 96 e300?

2021-05-02 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
PSS It also has a new windshield and brand new tires on the back. Fronts are OK.  It is somewhere between beater and nice, and the only reason I even mentioned it here is I actually think it might be too nice to sell on fakebook as a cheap beater to somebody who will destroy it. On 5/2/2021

Re: [MBZ] Anybody want a semi cheap 96 e300?

2021-05-02 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Forgot to mention the glow plugs were just replaced, so that a big one there. Sent from my iPhone > On May 2, 2021, at 8:47 PM, Kaleb Striplin wrote: > > Getting one ready to sell. Runs great, looks decent, has about 300k. Has > cold air. Has typical suspension noises a 300k mile 210 would

[MBZ] Anybody want a semi cheap 96 e300?

2021-05-02 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Getting one ready to sell. Runs great, looks decent, has about 300k. Has cold air. Has typical suspension noises a 300k mile 210 would have so drive it as is, or do the suspension bushing etc if you want it perfect. May just keep it myself but do I really need it when I have 2 CDIs, and 2 210

[MBZ] Anybody need a 3.5?

2021-02-14 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-13 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I would NEVER trash a W109 radiator. Good point about finding a shipping box. On Sat, Feb 13, 2021 at 7:37 AM Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > They are certainly worth selling as I’m sure someone needs them. Would be > a shame to trash them. Warp them in

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-13 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
They are certainly worth selling as I’m sure someone needs them. Would be a shame to trash them. Warp them in cardboard for protection, then wait until Amazon brings you a box big enough to pack, then list for sale! On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 11:16 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-12 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
I think the engines lasted much longer than the sheetmetal.. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Jaime, I have two W109 radiators sitting in my garage, leftover from my W108/9/111 days. They are both in good shape but maybe too heavy to ship. Any ideas on how best to dispose of them (preferably for a profit)? On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 8:44 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-12 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
As soon as you do, you will need it. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 12, 2021, at 6:28 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes > wrote: > > Its funny, I have a 4.5 engine in my garage too, from a 300SEL 4.5. Must > be a lot of 4.5s sitting around. I'd really like to find another home for > it! >

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-12 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
Its funny, I have a 4.5 engine in my garage too, from a 300SEL 4.5. Must be a lot of 4.5s sitting around. I'd really like to find another home for it! On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 5:57 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > If you need an M117 I have a 1974 sitting in the

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-11 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
Lol, not in a 1974 450SL, no. Engine and transmission, no brain box. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-11 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Does it have an sls pump? On Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 2:57 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > If you need an M117 I have a 1974 sitting in the garage that needs a home. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-11 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
If you need an M117 I have a 1974 sitting in the garage that needs a home. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-11 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
No but I could use a .45 Max Dillon Charleston SC Feb 11, 2021 10:12:24 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/825713138234021/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-11 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
560SEC has SLS --FT On 2/11/21 3:57 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: Only the 560 SEL had SLS standard. The 300/420 SEL did not. The SDL did not. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-11 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Only the 560 SEL had SLS standard. The 300/420 SEL did not. The SDL did not. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-11 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Do all the sec and sel cars have sls or was it an option? On Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 12:47 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The driveshaft will be shorter in the SEC but everything else should be > the same > > --FT > > On 2/11/21 1:18 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-11 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
The driveshaft will be shorter in the SEC but everything else should be the same --FT On 2/11/21 1:18 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Is the SEC powertrain different from that of an SEL? I thought they were the same. On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 10:26 AM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-11 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Is the SEC powertrain different from that of an SEL? I thought they were the same. On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 10:26 AM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > No but I could use a powertrain from a 560sec if anyone has one sitting > around. > > On Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 8:04 AM M.

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-11 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> No but I could use a powertrain from a 560sec if anyone has one sitting > around. I have a sideswipted 1990 560SEL that needs to go... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-11 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
No but I could use a powertrain from a 560sec if anyone has one sitting around. On Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 8:04 AM M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Be amusing to see the "Engine Power" guys tackle one of these... ;-) > > On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 9:12 AM Kaleb Striplin

Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-11 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
Be amusing to see the "Engine Power" guys tackle one of these... ;-) On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 9:12 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/825713138234021/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ >

[MBZ] Anybody need a 4.5?

2021-02-11 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Anybody in the LA area?

2020-02-23 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Sorry nowhere near Ontario. I am close-ish to LAX. On Sat, Feb 22, 2020, 6:27 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Look up Gay Larry, He’ll take you to the good places - the ones where guys > won’t hit on you. > > -D > > > On Feb 22, 2020, at 9:05 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >

Re: [MBZ] Anybody in the LA area?

2020-02-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Look up Gay Larry, He’ll take you to the good places - the ones where guys won’t hit on you. -D > On Feb 22, 2020, at 9:05 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I am flying into Ontario airport tomorrow afternoon for work on Monday. > Anybody in the area? > > >

[MBZ] Anybody in the LA area?

2020-02-22 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I am flying into Ontario airport tomorrow afternoon for work on Monday.  Anybody in the area? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Anybody close to ST Louis?

2019-12-04 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Copart pickups are 8-5, M-F, unless you arrange to have them leave the car in the front yard and give you the gate code to get into the front yard. IIRC you have about a week before the $20/day starts up. Can Klebbie buy on Friday, have them leave it in the pickup yard the next Friday, and

Re: [MBZ] Anybody close to ST Louis?

2019-12-04 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Kaleb wrote: > Got a car coming up for copart auction on the 6th. That happens > to be the day I drive down to Galveston for a cruise. If I win > would somebody be able to retrieve it for me till I get back? Maybe. Depends on how long after the auction before it has to be picked up. My

Re: [MBZ] Anybody close to ST Louis?

2019-11-28 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
How big is your trailer? If you buy it before the '97 S320 hits the sales block, maybe you should bid on that too. https://www.copart.com/lot/43834929 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Anybody close to ST Louis?

2019-11-28 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Actually shouldn’t be a hugh deal. Would end up paying about 25-30 for storage to get it when I get back. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 28, 2019, at 7:02 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Did you reach out to Tommy? > > -D > > >> On Nov 27, 2019, at 11:10 PM, Kaleb Striplin via

Re: [MBZ] Anybody close to ST Louis?

2019-11-28 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
des@okiebenz.com > Sent: November 27, 2019 10:10 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: ka...@striplin.net > Subject: [MBZ] Anybody close to ST Louis? > > Got a car coming up for copart auction on the 6th. That happens to be the day > I driv

Re: [MBZ] Anybody close to ST Louis?

2019-11-28 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Did you reach out to Tommy? -D > On Nov 27, 2019, at 11:10 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Got a car coming up for copart auction on the 6th. That happens to be the day > I drive down to Galveston for a cruise. If I win would somebody be able to > retrieve it for me till I get

Re: [MBZ] Anybody close to ST Louis?

2019-11-27 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
:10 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: ka...@striplin.net Subject: [MBZ] Anybody close to ST Louis? Got a car coming up for copart auction on the 6th. That happens to be the day I drive down to Galveston for a cruise. If I win would somebody be able to retrieve it

Re: [MBZ] Anybody close to ST Louis?

2019-11-27 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
I thought you were trying to get rid of cars? That didn't last long. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: November 27, 2019 10:10 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: ka...@striplin.net Subject: [MBZ] Anybody close to ST Louis? Got a car coming up for copart

Re: [MBZ] Anybody close to ST Louis?

2019-11-27 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Not close to St. L but know my way around there.  For the right price I suppose I could go git it fer ya! Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes November 27, 2019 at 10:10 PM Got a car coming up for copart auction on the 6th. That happens to be the day I drive down to

[MBZ] Anybody close to ST Louis?

2019-11-27 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Got a car coming up for copart auction on the 6th. That happens to be the day I drive down to Galveston for a cruise. If I win would somebody be able to retrieve it for me till I get back? Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

[MBZ] Anybody use 5W30 Magnatec synthetic?

2019-10-29 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
And is this carton really 6 gallons? On clearance for $10 a gallon in some areas. Not in stock near me: https://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory-checker/?sku=100620475 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

[MBZ] Anybody need any dealership equipment?

2019-06-11 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Anybody need a 123 coupe parts car?

2019-06-03 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
I need some 300CD parts. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Mon, Jun 3, 2019, 10:18 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2373806709348872/ > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > >

[MBZ] Anybody need a 123 coupe parts car?

2019-06-03 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Anybody have a Gull wing?

2018-11-21 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Yes Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 21, 2018, at 7:03 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Blaupunkt-Derby-Radio-w-Auto-Mount-AS-IS-Parts-Repair/312321439353?hash=item48b7cef679:g:oWkAAOSwaiBb7ajG > > > > clay monroe > redgh...@comcast.net > > > > >

[MBZ] Anybody have a Gull wing?

2018-11-21 Thread clay monroe via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Anybody know anything about boats?

2018-11-13 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Wow Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 13, 2018, at 9:45 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > This one looked a lot better than the Facebook boat: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRDV8TuVciU > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Anybody know anything about boats?

2018-11-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
This one looked a lot better than the Facebook boat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRDV8TuVciU ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Anybody know anything about boats?

2018-11-11 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Goldfinger! --FT Sent from iPhone > On Nov 11, 2018, at 10:43 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > Gold mind, perhaps. Gold mine? NO WAY! RUN AWAY! > DANGER WILL ROBINSON! > >> Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> November 11, 2018 at 11:29 AM >> No I

Re: [MBZ] Anybody know anything about boats?

2018-11-11 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Gold mind, perhaps. Gold mine? NO WAY! RUN AWAY! DANGER WILL ROBINSON! Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes November 11, 2018 at 11:29 AM No I just saw it and wondered it it was some sort of gold mind or a pile of crap. I have no intention of getting into boats.

Re: [MBZ] Anybody know anything about boats?

2018-11-11 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Boat: A hole in the the water into which you throw many bags of money. Yer lookin at a ChrisCraft lapstrake Mahogany hull. Probably rots a rot.A wonderful, very expensive boat when new.It deserves to be restored, but RUN, RUN RUN as wast as you can DANGER WILL ROBINSON!

Re: [MBZ] Anybody know anything about boats?

2018-11-11 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Here's 7 years of backyard boatbuilding fun to give you an idea of what you're in for: https://youtu.be/KWe75FAM8AQ They make sense if you decide to cruise around the world or live aboard. Otherwise its just a hole in the water into which you pour money. The nicest ones are small and efficient.

Re: [MBZ] Anybody know anything about boats?

2018-11-11 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Pull the engines and sell them... but somewhere in the world is a Chris Craft wood boat nut that would love to have the hull at 45 ft... he would be king of the wood boat world with a fully restored Chris Craft... It would however, require considerable disposable income... and a decade of

Re: [MBZ] Anybody know anything about boats?

2018-11-11 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
IF it actually was $1,000 (and not $8,000 like the fine print in the ad says), I would buy it, pull the side oiler 427's and have a bonfire with the rest. Someone building a Cobra replica or two will probably do that. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Anybody know anything about boats?

2018-11-11 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
A (in this case, wood-lined) hole in the water into which you pour money. Boats are like women, fun for awhile until the problems start then they cost you a lot (more) of money, then more when you try to get rid of them. Run away, fast and far. That said, those old Chris Crafts can be

Re: [MBZ] Anybody know anything about boats?

2018-11-11 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
45' boat. X 10,000 per foot to restore [wood boat = $$$] Plus, devote every waking moment to working on it... Plus... hire help, expensive cabinet maker carpenter help... Plus... build your own land based dry dock to tear it down to bare bones and replace all the rotted and damaged

Re: [MBZ] Anybody know anything about boats?

2018-11-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
No I just saw it and wondered it it was some sort of gold mind or a pile of crap. I have no intention of getting into boats. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 11, 2018, at 11:25 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Wow. As if you didn’t already understand the concept of pouring money into

Re: [MBZ] Anybody know anything about boats?

2018-11-11 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Yeah. B.O.A.T. Break Out Another Thousand.  If you think cheap Mercedes are expensive, buy a boat.  The two best days of a boat owners life are the day he buys it, and the day he sells it. 

Re: [MBZ] Anybody know anything about boats?

2018-11-11 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Wow. As if you didn’t already understand the concept of pouring money into old things that need constant attention? You’re heading off the deep end, Kleb. Really. -D > On Nov 11, 2018, at 12:22 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > >

[MBZ] Anybody know anything about boats?

2018-11-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Anybody got an engine for this?

2018-09-29 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Grant wrote: * Pull the head, fill the cylinders with vinegar, let it set for a couple days. vinegar will dissolve cylinder rust nicely... enough to "unstick it" . Then, pull the engine, do a complete tear down, hone the cylinders smooth... new rings, clean up everything. Seal it up and drive

Re: [MBZ] Anybody got an engine for this?

2018-09-29 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Why not rebuild the engine that is stuck? Pull the head, fill the cylinders with vinegar, let it set for a couple days. vinegar will dissolve cylinder rust nicely... enough to "unstick it" . Then, pull the engine, do a complete tear down, hone the cylinders smooth... new rings, clean up

Re: [MBZ] Anybody got an engine for this?

2018-09-29 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
603 turbo would work fine (or a 602). M117 is a no go, the master cylinder and the left valve cover occupy the same space. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Anybody got an engine for this?

2018-09-29 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
It says number of cylinders 6. Oh, and I see a pic of a M130 under the hood. How hard would it be to put Peter's 4.5 in there? Or my OM602 turbo? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] Anybody got an engine for this?

2018-09-28 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
Actually, if that's a 280 4.5, I do in fact have an engine and transmission. Out of a 74 450 SL, so it has the smog cams, but intact. I don't need it, had to junk the 280 due to incurable rust, so if someone can use it, it's free. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Anybody got an engine for this?

2018-09-28 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Electric fuel pump and mounting bracket. A very expensive electric fuel pump, I might add… -D > On Sep 28, 2018, at 9:25 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Fri, 28 Sep 2018 19:14:07 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" > wrote: > >>

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