Re: [MBZ] Facebook W123 idiots

2018-08-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Thats kind of my thought. I've helped him a couple times in the past. Once his car wouldn't start, he's out there just cranking away on the starter and it won't go. I took my inline spark tester over and put it on, its got no spark. He suddenly remembered you've got to hold the key just so to

Re: [MBZ] Facebook W123 idiots

2018-08-10 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
I have seen Curt' s neighbors & I don't Think there is any danger in that-esp. On Curt's part. They are a piece of work. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Aug 10, 2018 10:59 AM, "Floyd Thursby via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Don't get involved or you'll end up being their go-to guy

Re: [MBZ] Facebook W123 idiots

2018-08-10 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Don't get involved or you'll end up being their go-to guy for borrowing tools and time and expertise for their crappy car projects. --FT On 8/10/18 10:26 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Oh man. Yesterday the idjit across the street is working on another crappy Honda. They don't start

Re: [MBZ] Facebook W123 idiots

2018-08-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Oh man. Yesterday the idjit across the street is working on another crappy Honda. They don't start work until 4 or 5 and figure they'll work well into the night keeping all the neighbors awake.At 10:30 I go over, they're trying to pull the outer bearing race from the front hub. Funny, I'd

Re: [MBZ] Facebook W123 idiots

2018-08-09 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Nope - we are a Facebook free household. On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 6:55 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Are you in that group? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 8, 2018, at 6:28 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Yeah

Re: [MBZ] Facebook W123 idiots

2018-08-08 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Yep --FT Sent from iPhone > On Aug 8, 2018, at 7:55 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Are you in that group? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 8, 2018, at 6:28 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Yeah I saw that spring compressor thing and all I could do

Re: [MBZ] Facebook W123 idiots

2018-08-08 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
I have tried to pass along my nearly 30 years of MB experience but like all millennial they don’t want to listen, they know best. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 8, 2018, at 6:54 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > So are you with the experience and knowledge setting these idiots straight, > or

Re: [MBZ] Facebook W123 idiots

2018-08-08 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Are you in that group? Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 8, 2018, at 6:28 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yeah I saw that spring compressor thing and all I could do was cringe and run > away. I guess it’s good these younger guys are getting interested in these > cars but they

Re: [MBZ] Facebook W123 idiots

2018-08-08 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
So are you with the experience and knowledge setting these idiots straight, or just sitting back watching the show? On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 6:28 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yeah I saw that spring compressor thing and all I could do was cringe and > run

Re: [MBZ] Facebook W123 idiots

2018-08-08 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Yeah I saw that spring compressor thing and all I could do was cringe and run away. I guess it’s good these younger guys are getting interested in these cars but they needs ta do sum larnin. I like the passion and all but they need some smarts to go with it before wunnum kills hisself. --FT

[MBZ] Facebook W123 idiots

2018-08-08 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
So I mentioned before about these Facebook kids on this W123 group talking about their cars overheating.  Sometimes the things I see on there cause my blood pressure to raise with how idiotic some of these people are.  I am not sure why or how these people fell in love with the 123 but the