Re: [MBZ] Urgent repair shop needed in central mass

2015-08-08 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
‎Jaime writes: I rebuilt the pump... he had the kits in the trunk oddly enough. The new diaphragm tore nearly immediately.  The kits were made in Taiwan.   So now Gary has to find me quality parts so I can get this thing fixed and out of my garage this weekend! I have had good luck with

Re: [MBZ] Urgent repair shop needed in central mass

2015-08-08 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
One thing I learned from my dealer parts guy is that the EPC will often show a part to be NLA when it's really not. He says there is another system they used called Paragon which is the determining source as to whether or not a part is still available. He urged me to always check with him on

Re: [MBZ] Urgent repair shop needed in central mass

2015-08-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On August 6, 2015 at 9:20 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On a related note, he gave me the MB key reference sheets yesterday when I ordered some keys for the S420. There's about 6 pages of stuff and it's the definitive reference for what keys go with which model

Re: [MBZ] Urgent repair shop needed in central mass

2015-08-08 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Planning on it later this weekend. Dan On Aug 8, 2015, at 10:37 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On August 6, 2015 at 9:20 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On a related note, he gave me the MB key reference sheets yesterday when I

Re: [MBZ] Urgent repair shop needed in central mass

2015-08-07 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
...@mercedeslist.com Cc: Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2015 10:09 AM Subject: [MBZ] Urgent repair shop needed in central mass Hi all, I have a friend off of I-84 just south of the mass pike who broke down in his 77 300D. Sounds like a vacuum pump failure

Re: [MBZ] Urgent repair shop needed in central mass

2015-08-06 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
They never had a distribution center in Montvale. But there is a parts counter here in my office, and a distribution center in southern NJ. Both are still operating. But last I checked the kit was NLA from MB. Jaime Must be one of the benefits if the brief marriage to Dogde. Dropping

Re: [MBZ] Urgent repair shop needed in central mass

2015-08-06 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
They never had a distribution center in Montvale. But there is a parts counter here in my office, and a distribution center in southern NJ. Both are still operating. But last I checked the kit was NLA from MB. Jaime On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 11:24 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Urgent repair shop needed in central mass

2015-08-05 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
Kopchinski via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com; mercedes merce...@mercedeslist.com Cc: Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2015 10:09 AM Subject: [MBZ] Urgent repair shop needed in central mass Hi all, I have a friend

Re: [MBZ] Urgent repair shop needed in central mass

2015-08-05 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Thanks guys he ended up with a tow trunk to my house in northern NJ. I rebuilt the pump... he had the kits in the trunk oddly enough. The new diaphragm tore nearly immediately. The kits were made in Taiwan. So now Gary has to find me quality parts so I can get this thing fixed and out of