[MBZ] 300E 5 speed
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/The-only-5-Speed-on-Ebay-in-Showroom-Condition_W0QQitemZ4595391583QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] CarFax, PLS Kaleb.....
wont pull up Chuck Landenberger wrote: WDB2010341A149077 TIA, Chuck Phoenix, AZ ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] Car Fax anyone?
Vehicle Snapshot Vehicle 1985 Mercedes-Benz 190 Series 190E VIN WDBDA24C3FF050216 Body Style 4 Door Sedan Country of Manufacture Germany Vehicle History Checklist Vehicle Description WDBDA24C3FF050216 Title Check No records found Problem Check Records found Odometer Check No records found Vehicle Information No records found Full History Records found Title Check Your vehicle checks out! Abandoned No Abandoned Records Found Damaged No Damaged Records Found Fire Damage No Fire Damage Records Found Grey Market No Grey Market Records Found Hail Damage No Hail Damage Records Found Insurance Loss No Insurance Loss Records Found Junk No Junk Records Found Rebuilt/Rebuildable No Rebuilt/Rebuildable Records Found Salvage No Salvage Records Found Problem Check Problems Found! NHTSA Crash Test Vehicle No NHTSA Crash Test Vehicle Records Found Fire Damage Incident No Fire Damage Incident Records Found Frame Damage No Frame Damage Records Found Major Damage No Major Damage Records Found Manufacturer Buyback/Lemon No Manufacturer Buyback/Lemon Records Found Manufacturer Buyback/Lemon No Manufacturer Buyback/Lemon Records Found Odometer Problem Odometer Problem Records Found Salvage Auction No Salvage Auction Records Found Water Damage No Water Damage Records Found Vehicle Information Your vehicle checks out! Accident Data No Accident Data Records Found Corrected Title No Corrected Title Records Found Driver Education No Driver Education Records Found Duplicate Title No Duplicate Title Records Found Emission/Safety Inspection No Emission/Safety Inspection Records Found Livery Use No Livery Use Records Found Government Use No Government Use Records Found Police Use No Police Use Records Found Rental/Fleet No Rental/Fleet Records Found Repossessed No Repossessed Records Found Taxi Use No Taxi Use Records Found Theft No Theft Records Found Vehicle History Records We have searched the Experian Automotive National Vehicle Database of insurance, DMV, and auto auction information and found the following 6 records for this 1985 MERCEDES-BENZ 190 SERIES 190E. Note the highlighted rows for potential issues that could affect the value of this vehicle. Date Location Mileage Description 1994-01-31 KS 20441 title 1994-01-31 KS not actual miles 2005-04-01 wichita, KS 10 title 2005-04-01 wichita, KS registration event/renewal 2005-04-01 wichita, KS excluded/exempt 2005-07-27 midwest region, 67484 reported at auto auction Glossary of Descriptions Found for This Vehicle (full glossary) Description Full Definition Title Vehicle had title registration event reported by state DMV. Not Actual Miles Actual mileage is different than the odometer reading. Renewal Vehicle had registration renewal event reported by state DMV. Excluded/Exempt Vehicle is generally exempt from normal/mandatory odometer law for the following reasons: 1.Vehicle model year is 10 years or older. 2.Gross weight of vehicle over 16000 lbs. 3.Vehicle is not self-propelled. 4.Titled to the manufacturer. Auction Odometer Reading Vehicle reported the vehicle's odometer reading is from auto auction. Highlights from our Editor's Review of the 1985 Mercedes-Benz 190 Series 190E No Consumer Guide® data available. Important Disclaimers While Consumer Guide® makes every effort to present complete and accurate information, a Consumer Guide® Vehicle History Report is not a guarantee of the quality of any used vehicle. There could be other problems with this vehicle that have not been reported to Consumer Guide® or Experian. Please read our full disclaimer. Donald Snook wrote: Can anyone run a car fax on this? Thanks very much. WDBDA24C3FF050216 Donald H. Snook ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap
no I dont remember it George Gregory wrote: On 12/11/05 2:04 PM, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It'd look a lot better without the gangstalicious gold wheels. Put some bundts on there and you might have something. That thang was on eBay a couple years ago. I'm surprised that Kleb does not remember it. ___ GG ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] CarFax report request!
Vehicle Snapshot Vehicle 1992 Mercedes-Benz 400 Series 400SE VIN WDBGA42E4NA043025 Body Style 4 Door Sedan Country of Manufacture Germany Vehicle History Checklist Vehicle Description WDBGA42E4NA043025 Title Check No records found Problem Check No records found Odometer Check No records found Vehicle Information No records found Full History Records found Title Check Your vehicle checks out! Abandoned No Abandoned Records Found Damaged No Damaged Records Found Fire Damage No Fire Damage Records Found Grey Market No Grey Market Records Found Hail Damage No Hail Damage Records Found Insurance Loss No Insurance Loss Records Found Junk No Junk Records Found Rebuilt/Rebuildable No Rebuilt/Rebuildable Records Found Salvage No Salvage Records Found Problem Check Your vehicle checks out! NHTSA Crash Test Vehicle No NHTSA Crash Test Vehicle Records Found Fire Damage Incident No Fire Damage Incident Records Found Frame Damage No Frame Damage Records Found Major Damage No Major Damage Records Found Manufacturer Buyback/Lemon No Manufacturer Buyback/Lemon Records Found Manufacturer Buyback/Lemon No Manufacturer Buyback/Lemon Records Found Odometer Problem No Odometer Problem Records Found Salvage Auction No Salvage Auction Records Found Water Damage No Water Damage Records Found Vehicle Information Your vehicle checks out! Accident Data No Accident Data Records Found Corrected Title No Corrected Title Records Found Driver Education No Driver Education Records Found Duplicate Title No Duplicate Title Records Found Emission/Safety Inspection No Emission/Safety Inspection Records Found Livery Use No Livery Use Records Found Government Use No Government Use Records Found Police Use No Police Use Records Found Rental/Fleet No Rental/Fleet Records Found Repossessed No Repossessed Records Found Taxi Use No Taxi Use Records Found Theft No Theft Records Found Vehicle History Records We have searched the Experian Automotive National Vehicle Database of insurance, DMV, and auto auction information and found the following 9 records for this 1992 MERCEDES-BENZ 400 SERIES 400SE. Note the highlighted rows for potential issues that could affect the value of this vehicle. Date Location Mileage Description 1995-06-13 eastern region, 48680 reported at auto auction 1995-10-23 upper marlboro, MD 50237 odometer reading from dmv 1997-09-29 upper marlboro, MD registration event/renewal 1998-10-15 upper marlboro, MD registration event/renewal 1999-11-01 upper marlboro, MD registration event/renewal 2001-10-19 upper marlboro, MD registration event/renewal 2001-10-30 upper marlboro, MD registration event/renewal 2003-06-10 MD 158386 title 2003-07-03 PA 158386 auction announced as fleet/lease Glossary of Descriptions Found for This Vehicle (full glossary) Description Full Definition Auction Odometer Reading Vehicle reported the vehicle's odometer reading is from auto auction. Odometer Reading from DMV Odometer reading recorded by the state Department of Motor Vehicles. Renewal Vehicle had registration renewal event reported by state DMV. Title Vehicle had title registration event reported by state DMV. Auction Announced as Fleet/Lease Auto Auction reported vehicle as fleet or lease. Highlights from our Editor's Review of the 1992 Mercedes-Benz 400 Series 400SE No Consumer Guide® data available. Important Disclaimers While Consumer Guide® makes every effort to present complete and accurate information, a Consumer Guide® Vehicle History Report is not a guarantee of the quality of any used vehicle. There could be other problems with this vehicle that have not been reported to Consumer Guide® or Experian. Please read our full disclaimer. kayoooh @ gmail wrote: Kaleb, If you still can do a Carfax report, I'd appreciate it. WDBGA42E4NA043025 Thank you, Omar. ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap
I just heard of that 123 club because somebody posted a link to it about something or other, didnt know they charged though!! Maybe I should start charging, NOT. Fmiser wrote: rumor has it that Tom wrote: Look in the back ground on one of the photos nice 123 wagons and sedans possibly for sale??/Tom On 12/11/05, Hendrik Riessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://club123d.org/listings/page10.html Wow, could that possibly be any uglier? Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo From the URL and email address, it seems this is being sold by the club president. I was handed a card for this club while at the Flying J truckstop in Sullivan MO. (about 65 miles west of downtown St. Louis on I-44) About a year or more ago, I met a fellow at the Sullivan airport with a W123. He also informed me of the existance of this club. http://club123d.org There seems to be a lot of words but not much information. Puzzling. It so happens that I have more than a 1/2 dozen W123 diesels - but I _still_ haven't figured out why I would want to belong to a Exclusive club for W123 chassis cars!! Silver membership is $25 per car per year. http://club123d.org/page11.html Here's another humorous page - for next years W123 car show! http://club123d.org/events/page23.html Maybe I'm an anti-social, stuckup hillbilly, but I'd rather send my $25 to Rusty and actually _get_ something for my money!! Besides, I don't have time to teach someone else all the stuff I've learned from this list and it's ancestors... Oh, and those two guys I meet who are so eager to promote their club were _very_ eager to have me join. Smells fishy to me. Philip, who likes Kaleb's club ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap
who runs this 123 club? ITs a disgrace, charging people to enter cars into a taxi show? I have seen it all. This is even worse than the crap stu ritter and his bed buddy hank pull. Fmiser wrote: rumor has it that Tom wrote: Read the W123 annoncement and you'll note the following: All judging decisions are final and made by the Club 123D President. On other words, no panel of judges. Here's another humorous page - for next years W123 car show! http://club123d.org/events/page23.html *chuckle* That was only _one_ of the lines that, um, bothered me! Seems he gets to judge the crowd choice and the owners choice too! Philip, club free ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap
no Fmiser wrote: rumor has it that George wrote: I've often wondered who this guy is. He is only known as [EMAIL PROTECTED] I scanned the front and back of the business card. But to make the fine print readable the images is about 500K. Is that too big to send to the list? Philip, enquiring minds want to know... ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] '75 300D no fuel 1 or 5
bad IP, need one? Luther Gulseth wrote: My work buddy came about a '75 300D that won't start. He broke the injector lines loose and tried to start it, and 1 and 5 are getting no fuel. What might cause this? Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '83 300SD (happily running diesel/WVO mix) '82 300CD slate grey, black interior, 152,xxx mi ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net . -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] '75 300D no fuel at injectors 1 or 5
This is a 300D, it doenst have the manual start/stop leaver. Tom Hargrave wrote: Luther, There are several possibilities. The 1975 uses a cable from the passenger compartment to turn the pump on off. The cable is attached to a lever that is pushed foreward to turn the pump off pulled to the rear to turn the pump on. The lever may be situated in such a way that the pump is turned partially or completely off the fuel in lines 2 - 4 is just what's left in the system. The injection pump was empty when you tried to start the car and all pumps (there's one per cylinder) have not primed yet. The injection pump was empty when you tried to start the car and you did not fill the injection pump with the primer pump before trying to start the car. The primary and / or secondary fuel filter is plugged and you can't get enough fuel to the injection pump to start the car. Here's a good procedure for starting a 1975 300D that has not run in a while. 1 - Unscrew the hand primper pump and pump until you feel the resistance change. The change verifies that all air has purged from the injection pump. Screw the hand primer pump back into its seat. 2 - Verify that the shutoff lever on the pump moves twords the rear when you pull the start knob to the second (run) position. 3 - Connect a good battery charger to the battery - something that will source 30 - 50 amps. 4 - Pull the start knob to the third (glow) position and hold until the glowplug indicator in the dash glows red. 5 - Pull the knob to the fourth (start) position hold until the engine starts, but no longer then 15 seconds. The starter will overheat if you run it too long. 6- If the engins shows no sign of starting then verify that the glow plugs did warm up. If not then you have some electrical troublseshooting to do before you can start the car. 7- If the glow plugs do warm then repeat steps 4 5 until the car starts. You may have to repeat this cycle 10 or more times if the injection pump was empty. Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 www.kegkits.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Luther Gulseth Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 8:14 AM To: Luther Gulseth; Mercedes mailing list Subject: [MBZ] '75 300D no fuel at injectors 1 or 5 Changed the subject My work buddy came about a '75 300D that won't start. He broke the injector lines loose and tried to start it, and 1 and 5 are getting no fuel. What might cause this? Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '83 300SD (happily running diesel/WVO mix) '82 300CD slate grey, black interior, 152,xxx mi Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '83 300SD (happily running diesel/WVO mix) '82 300CD slate grey, black interior, 152,xxx mi ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: who runs this 123 club? ITs a disgrace, charging people to enter cars into a taxi show? I have seen it all. This is even worse than the crap stu ritter and his bed buddy hank pull. WHAT crap? Marshall -- Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions) der Dieseling Doktor [EMAIL PROTECTED] '87 300TD 182Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi
Re: [MBZ] ArcticQ - US rendezvous point
My only concern with Okie-Q was the back tracking for some. More I think about it, I like OkieQ as a better starting point, if you don't mind the extra miles. I don't either (mind the extra miles). If there are others who will come and don't want to start at the OkieQ, the caravan can always rendezvous with them at a point along the way that is closer to each of them. That can be EASILY planned once we establish 1) a route and 2) who all is coming. QUESTION #1: Looking over my Rand McNally map, I am seeing alot of scenic highways. Do we want to chose scenic highways over the fastest route? QUESTION #2: Do we want, as far as is possible, to make the going to and the return trip as different as possible without unduly elongating the trip? Personally, I think scenic roads are good and two relatively different routes are also good. OR fastest route to (just in case we run into problems that slow us down) and a slower scenic route back that we can always cut short in case we are running severely behind? THoughts? Chris Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christopher worried: At the same time, we want to keep backtracking to a minimum. Bob will be heading straight north...don't know if anyone west of Bob plans on coming. I really don't mind driving over to Okie-Q first as a starting point. Bob Rentfro '77 300D 144K Litchfield Park, AZ - Original Message - From: Christopher McCann To: Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 12:30 PM Subject: [MBZ] ArcticQ - US rendezvous point In principle, it would be nice to meet up as soon as possible. I've got two ideas: 1. Sumas, WA (north of Seattle): Here is the link for the route from Sumas to Deadhorse: http://www.randmcnally.com/rmc/directions/dirGetDirections.jsp?BV_SessionID=1556161185.1134415227BV_EngineID=addghfdejljcefecggfdffhdgif.0cmty=0 2. Sweet Grass, MT: this would have Easterners bypassing the Rockies entirely and hwy 15 is a straight shot for Bob. According to my map, these first roads through Canada are not as scenic as the above route: http://www.randmcnally.com/rmc/directions/dirGetDirections.jsp?BV_SessionID=1556161185.1134415227BV_EngineID=addghfdejljcefecggfdffhdgif.0cmty=0 Both of these towns are right on the border. Both work fine. Perhaps there are other ideas of where we might rendezvous sooner in the US. Of course, if two cars are coming from, say, Missouri, those two would caravan together to the main rendezvous point, etc. If there are Canadians wanting to come, we need a Canada rendezvous point too. Thoughts, suggestions, feedback, better ideas? Thanks, Chris Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, Rose -1987 300TD, 150K, Rotkäppchen -1985 300SD, 210K, Wulf -1976 240D, ?K, AKP-Wagen (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21 Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38 deck, Snowcaster, One Banger - Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, Rose -1987 300TD, 150K, Rotkäppchen -1985 300SD, 210K, Wulf -1976 240D, ?K, AKP-Wagen (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21 Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38 deck, Snowcaster, One Banger - Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Dec 13 00:49:20 2005 Received: from web30011.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.201.214]) by server5.arterytc5.net with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1ElyM4-0002LR-3a for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:49:20 + Received: (qmail 39182 invoked by uid 60001); 13 Dec 2005 00:49:13 - DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=HM7JNU386k61z2DeCGQ8nY4+W5yRNRAnV9HoudCbg7i8SOmms4IbHB2dFLfrJhl2F/FFMIftKkPXcMmb6T3bwzjfuKwrUqqWq7rpOCnqgTMvZLoVTwmDkJavFtC/EImDEZt0ti6qlD0wEvFfXwVvWYT4kg1bLjbtJ9xSWIY+gHs= ; Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from [66.140.70.226] by web30011.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:49:13 PST Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:49:13 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher
Re: [MBZ] FW: Today's Diesel Prices
Tom Hargrave wrote: Up until the huge increase, I could always get diesel $0.20 cheaper along the I-20 corridor than in Huntsville . Now diesel is running $0.30 cheaper in Huntsville than along the I-20 corridor. I find that in the Seattle area it's noticeably cheaper once you get away from the I-5 corridor. It's almost always $0.20-$0.30 more in Seatac (on I-5) than in Auburn (on SR-167), for example. I suppose the higher traffic volumes on I-5 are to blame.
Re: [MBZ] FW: Today's Diesel Prices
Chuck Landenberger wrote: My opinion is that averages don't mean JACK.. The median might actually be more interesting.
Re: [MBZ] W123 limo going cheap
It didnt earn the name hitler list for nuthin' Marshall Booth wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: who runs this 123 club? ITs a disgrace, charging people to enter cars into a taxi show? I have seen it all. This is even worse than the crap stu ritter and his bed buddy hank pull. WHAT crap? Marshall -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] picturing a banjo bolt
Hans Neureiter wrote: A lug nut does not look like a lug, but it goes on a lug. I always thought the term lug nut dated back to when wire wheels were held on with one big center nut, which had lugs on the side so you could whack it with a mallet to loosen it.
Re: [MBZ] ArcticQ - US rendezvous point
most people who are far enough away to not want to start at the okieq are too far away anyways and probably wouldnt have come regardless. Christopher McCann wrote: My only concern with Okie-Q was the back tracking for some. More I think about it, I like OkieQ as a better starting point, if you don't mind the extra miles. I don't either (mind the extra miles). If there are others who will come and don't want to start at the OkieQ, the caravan can always rendezvous with them at a point along the way that is closer to each of them. That can be EASILY planned once we establish 1) a route and 2) who all is coming. QUESTION #1: Looking over my Rand McNally map, I am seeing alot of scenic highways. Do we want to chose scenic highways over the fastest route? QUESTION #2: Do we want, as far as is possible, to make the going to and the return trip as different as possible without unduly elongating the trip? Personally, I think scenic roads are good and two relatively different routes are also good. OR fastest route to (just in case we run into problems that slow us down) and a slower scenic route back that we can always cut short in case we are running severely behind? THoughts? Chris Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christopher worried: At the same time, we want to keep backtracking to a minimum. Bob will be heading straight north...don't know if anyone west of Bob plans on coming. I really don't mind driving over to Okie-Q first as a starting point. Bob Rentfro '77 300D 144K Litchfield Park, AZ - Original Message - From: Christopher McCann To: Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 12:30 PM Subject: [MBZ] ArcticQ - US rendezvous point In principle, it would be nice to meet up as soon as possible. I've got two ideas: 1. Sumas, WA (north of Seattle): Here is the link for the route from Sumas to Deadhorse: http://www.randmcnally.com/rmc/directions/dirGetDirections.jsp?BV_SessionID=1556161185.1134415227BV_EngineID=addghfdejljcefecggfdffhdgif.0cmty=0 2. Sweet Grass, MT: this would have Easterners bypassing the Rockies entirely and hwy 15 is a straight shot for Bob. According to my map, these first roads through Canada are not as scenic as the above route: http://www.randmcnally.com/rmc/directions/dirGetDirections.jsp?BV_SessionID=1556161185.1134415227BV_EngineID=addghfdejljcefecggfdffhdgif.0cmty=0 Both of these towns are right on the border. Both work fine. Perhaps there are other ideas of where we might rendezvous sooner in the US. Of course, if two cars are coming from, say, Missouri, those two would caravan together to the main rendezvous point, etc. If there are Canadians wanting to come, we need a Canada rendezvous point too. Thoughts, suggestions, feedback, better ideas? Thanks, Chris Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, Rose -1987 300TD, 150K, Rotkäppchen -1985 300SD, 210K, Wulf -1976 240D, ?K, AKP-Wagen (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21 Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38 deck, Snowcaster, One Banger - Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, Rose -1987 300TD, 150K, Rotkäppchen -1985 300SD, 210K, Wulf -1976 240D, ?K, AKP-Wagen (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21 Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38 deck, Snowcaster, One Banger - Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Product Information on OTR 8932Q
you will probably need to post a link to it then. Christopher McCann wrote: Kaleb, the link to the PDF doesn't seem to work...could you try it again? Thanks, Chris Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Yeah, it's VERY hard to find online...had to make a few phone calls. Order from this lady at GE. Right now, I think you can only buy 1 case at a time (treats 4,000 gallons). Very cheap, though. I would be MORE than happy to sell one or two of my gallons (at cost) as long as you pay shipping. It will take FOREVER to go through 4 gallons. Info sheet attached. Chrisotpher Foster, Kelley A (GE Infrastructure) wrote: Subject: Product Information on OTR 8932Q Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:25:23 -0500 From: Foster, Kelley A \(GE Infrastructure\) To: It was a pleasure to talk with you concerning our performance additives. The below information outlines the product benefits. If you should have further questions, please contact me @ 877-227-3743 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] eGE Infrastructure Kelley Foster Sales Support Specialist * [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( Direct - (281) 681-5294 (Dial Comm - *353-5294 4 Fax - (281) 363-7775 Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, Rose -1987 300TD, 150K, Rotkäppchen -1985 300SD, 210K, Wulf -1976 240D, ?K, AKP-Wagen (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21 Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38 deck, Snowcaster, One Banger - Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: OTR 8932Q.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 68586 bytes Desc: pat539237635 Url : http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net/attachments/20051212/1b4261f8/OTR8932Q.obj ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, Rose -1987 300TD, 150K, Rotkäppchen -1985 300SD, 210K, Wulf -1976 240D, ?K, AKP-Wagen (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21 Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38 deck, Snowcaster, One Banger - Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics
Kris Gilmore wrote: Electrocution, BS. Fixing a break in a 120V AC cord is about as far from rocket science as it gets. And it is easy to test. Fixing it is easy. Fixing it so it'll be waterproof is harder. If it's not waterproof, it won't stay fixed for long. That said, this is a three-prong cord, and I assume the ground prong is bonded to the car chassis. There shouldn't be any electrocution risk as long as you plug it into a grounded outlet.
Re: [MBZ] CarFax, PLS Kaleb.....
Thanks.. It's a euro 16V... Not surprised... Merry Christmas to all Whether it's PC or not!!! Chuck Phoenix AZ On Dec 12, 2005, at 5:03 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: wont pull up Chuck Landenberger wrote: WDB2010341A149077 TIA, Chuck Phoenix, AZ ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Arctic Q
Wilton, You can pick up a 700 watt for $70 or less and then you can use it for more than just the charger. You can run many assorted powertools with one that size. Be carefull when you buy one thoughBe sure it is rated for use with a battery charger. Some are not. Seems there should be some sort of step up transformer you could use with a rectifier to go from 12VDC to 24VDC and save the energy loss in the transfer to AC and back to DC. I don't know the specifics but someone here with an electical engineering background should be able to whip you up a charger in no time. Mike - Original Message - From: wilton strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 5:32 PM Subject: [MBZ] Arctic Q Scooter bat is 24v DC (2 12v lead/acid in series); charger input is 120v AC, 1.2 amp; output is 29.5v DC, 1.5 amp. 'Considering 300 watt inverter. Wilton ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
[MBZ] More block heater pyrotechnics
I posted in re: repairing vs replacing a rotted out block heater power cord: Boy oh boy, is this bum advice. The cost of that cord is inconsequential. The cost is not huge, no. (Though it is a significant percentage of the cost of that car.) How much can a five foot power cord cost? Is this a $50 car? Maybe I missed that. The block heater cord in my '78 300D was just a plain old cord with perhaps an unique plug at the engine end. And I used it for years. Advice traded here is among competent adults who are assumed capable of evaluating their own abilities and acting accordingly. Not children. I have to think that applying power to a heater that I've never used and then wondering what could be wrong when sparks fly from under the front of the car might reveal that matters electrical are not at the very top of the owner's interest areas. Do you think that I was crazy to have replaced the three stranded 10ga wires in my home furnace that had oxidized, overheated, and burned out. Total cost: nil, I had a roll of suitable wire. Should I have ordered a new furnace instead? How do I know that it won't explode instantly when it's turned on, the old furnace at least has proven itself to be safe and reliable over 30 years.. Of course not and this has no relation to our discussion. I repeat, any risk of applying commercial 120V to an ungrounded sometimes wet metal mass (the car) is an invitation to disaster. RLE
Re: [MBZ] Arctic Q
Mike Canfield wrote: Seems there should be some sort of step up transformer you could use with a rectifier to go from 12VDC to 24VDC and save the energy loss in the transfer to AC and back to DC. To step up from a lower voltage to a higher one you *have* to go through AC at some point. There are DC/DC converters, and they're slightly more efficient, but only because they run their AC portions at a higher frequency than the 60 Hz that stuff that plugs into a standard outlet uses. (A common example of this is a photo flash -- that whistle you hear when it's charging is a DC/DC converter that's changing the 3 or 6 volts from your camera batteries into the 300+ volts needed by the flash tube.)
Re: [MBZ] Selling 1981 240D
A little interestMaybe more if it's close to NY and the price is right. What color? More details or pics? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, Mike - Original Message - From: Jim Keefe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 7:55 PM Subject: [MBZ] Selling 1981 240D Well, cosidering selling if there is any interest. About 160K miles, doesn't start well in cold, runs and shifts OK, vacuum leak renders door locks inoperative, minor body rough spots, may be worth restoring. Any interest? ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics
Liquid electrical tape or heat shrink tubing make very nice water tight connections. Mike - Original Message - From: David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 8:05 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics Kris Gilmore wrote: Electrocution, BS. Fixing a break in a 120V AC cord is about as far from rocket science as it gets. And it is easy to test. Fixing it is easy. Fixing it so it'll be waterproof is harder. If it's not waterproof, it won't stay fixed for long. That said, this is a three-prong cord, and I assume the ground prong is bonded to the car chassis. There shouldn't be any electrocution risk as long as you plug it into a grounded outlet. ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] 350 sdl a/c clutch r/r
Constantine I replaced mine on a 300 SDL. I don't know if they are the same. I borrowed a removal and installation tool from Auto Zone that worked well. IIRC, I had to buy a snap ring tool to remove one inside the shaft area, PITA. I think you can find out on line if Auto Zone has the loaner tool you need and they may have a loaner snap ring tool. Harry Watkins Newton, MS 86 SDL Silver 85 300D Euro 86 SDL Gold 81 240D manual trans - Original Message - From: Constantine N. Polites [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 4:25 PM Subject: [MBZ] 350 sdl a/c clutch r/r Has anyone removed and replaced the a/c clutch? If so, do any of the MB procedures apply (CD).? If not any good pitfalls? Thanks, Constantine
Re: [MBZ] Selling 1981 240D
Auto or stick? On 12/12/05, Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A little interestMaybe more if it's close to NY and the price is right. What color? More details or pics? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, Mike - Original Message - From: Jim Keefe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 7:55 PM Subject: [MBZ] Selling 1981 240D Well, cosidering selling if there is any interest. About 160K miles, doesn't start well in cold, runs and shifts OK, vacuum leak renders door locks inoperative, minor body rough spots, may be worth restoring. Any interest? ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474
Re: [MBZ] Selling 1981 240D
Where are you, Jim? Bob in Arizona - Original Message - From: Jim Keefe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 5:55 PM Subject: [MBZ] Selling 1981 240D Well, cosidering selling if there is any interest. About 160K miles, doesn't start well in cold, runs and shifts OK, vacuum leak renders door locks inoperative, minor body rough spots, may be worth restoring. Any interest? ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] 1980 230t european wagon for sale
Geez, I'm reluctant to do this for a number of reasons ... but I'll offer $100. Please don't be offended. --mf _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK:
You'll also need the bill of sale for the amout to pay the excise tax on in OK when you first register the car. The tag agency here in OK just needs the title, proof of insurance, the vehicle (so they can check the VIN) and, erm, money (for the new tags). -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/
Re: [MBZ] More block heater pyrotechnics
I wasn't wondering what could be wrong. I was relating an anecdote. It was immediately obvious that a short-circuit had occurred. But you're right, matters electrical were not on my radar until that very moment. --mf On Dec 12, 2005, at 8:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have to think that applying power to a heater that I've never used and then wondering what could be wrong when sparks fly from under the front of the car might reveal that matters electrical are not at the very top of the owner's interest areas. _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK:
I called the Sand Springs tag agency and they told me the registration amount is going to be $44.50 or $45.50, something like that. Excise tax is separate? Thanks, Tom At 07:53 PM 12/12/2005 -0600, you wrote: Content-Disposition: inline You'll also need the bill of sale for the amout to pay the excise tax on in OK when you first register the car. The tag agency here in OK just needs the title, proof of insurance, the vehicle (so they can check the VIN) and, erm, money (for the new tags). -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/ ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK:
yes, its based on the actual purchase price. The catch is they have a min amount which is usually way high. Tom Reynolds wrote: I called the Sand Springs tag agency and they told me the registration amount is going to be $44.50 or $45.50, something like that. Excise tax is separate? Thanks, Tom At 07:53 PM 12/12/2005 -0600, you wrote: Content-Disposition: inline You'll also need the bill of sale for the amout to pay the excise tax on in OK when you first register the car. The tag agency here in OK just needs the title, proof of insurance, the vehicle (so they can check the VIN) and, erm, money (for the new tags). -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/ ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005 -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK:
Yup - it sure is. Just paid for both when I registered the '90 300D 2.5 last month. Here's the list from the receipts: Title fee Excise tax Insurance fee Mail fee Notary fee (yes - the tile was notarized before I walked in) Inspection fee Registration fee Waste tire fee Most of these are between $1 and $5, but the excise tax was $118 !! On 12/12/05, Tom Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I called the Sand Springs tag agency and they told me the registration amount is going to be $44.50 or $45.50, something like that. Excise tax is separate? Thanks, Tom At 07:53 PM 12/12/2005 -0600, you wrote: Content-Disposition: inline You'll also need the bill of sale for the amout to pay the excise tax on in OK when you first register the car. The tag agency here in OK just needs the title, proof of insurance, the vehicle (so they can check the VIN) and, erm, money (for the new tags). -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/ ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005 ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK:
Yup - it sure is. Just paid for both when I registered the '90 300D 2.5 last month. Here's the list from the reciepts: Title fee Excise tax Insurance fee Mail fee notary fee On 12/12/05, Tom Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I called the Sand Springs tag agency and they told me the registration amount is going to be $44.50 or $45.50, something like that. Excise tax is separate? Thanks, Tom At 07:53 PM 12/12/2005 -0600, you wrote: Content-Disposition: inline You'll also need the bill of sale for the amout to pay the excise tax on in OK when you first register the car. The tag agency here in OK just needs the title, proof of insurance, the vehicle (so they can check the VIN) and, erm, money (for the new tags). -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/ ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005 ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK:
Well, if I have it on the Bill of Sale that the purchase price is $4000, they'll have to base it on that. Right? Sounds like I have to go to the tag agency tomorrow and ask a couple questions, one for the car I'm buying, and one for the car you're buying. The link you provided, Kaleb, was one they told me I could do if I wanted for a fee of $10, I just want to find out the right way to do it from the horse's mouth, like I did from the Georgia Department of Revenue. That way nothing comes back to bite me in the ass. I'll email you what they say so we'll know exactly what to do Wednesday morning. Best, Tom At 08:10 PM 12/12/2005 -0600, you wrote: yes, its based on the actual purchase price. The catch is they have a min amount which is usually way high. Tom Reynolds wrote: I called the Sand Springs tag agency and they told me the registration amount is going to be $44.50 or $45.50, something like that. Excise tax is separate? Thanks, Tom At 07:53 PM 12/12/2005 -0600, you wrote: Content-Disposition: inline You'll also need the bill of sale for the amout to pay the excise tax on in OK when you first register the car. The tag agency here in OK just needs the title, proof of insurance, the vehicle (so they can check the VIN) and, erm, money (for the new tags). -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/ ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005 -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK:
What was the purchase price of the vehicle you registered? Do they take plastic? thanks, Tom At 08:13 PM 12/12/2005 -0600, you wrote: Content-Disposition: inline Yup - it sure is. Just paid for both when I registered the '90 300D 2.5 last month. Here's the list from the receipts: Title fee Excise tax Insurance fee Mail fee Notary fee (yes - the tile was notarized before I walked in) Inspection fee Registration fee Waste tire fee Most of these are between $1 and $5, but the excise tax was $118 !! On 12/12/05, Tom Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I called the Sand Springs tag agency and they told me the registration amount is going to be $44.50 or $45.50, something like that. Excise tax is separate? Thanks, Tom At 07:53 PM 12/12/2005 -0600, you wrote: Content-Disposition: inline You'll also need the bill of sale for the amout to pay the excise tax on in OK when you first register the car. The tag agency here in OK just needs the title, proof of insurance, the vehicle (so they can check the VIN) and, erm, money (for the new tags). -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/ ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005 ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/ ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK:
$4500, and only Discover, and they charge a fee for using it. A check is the best way -- On 12/12/05, Tom Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What was the purchase price of the vehicle you registered? Do they take plastic? thanks, Tom -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/
[MBZ] Odometer Noise. Lube?
The odo on my 300SD died. Inspection revealed the gears were gone, as many others have experienced. Replaced the gears as discussed on this list. It works now but I have a speed dependent click/wherr noise. I think there is a sort of stepper motor that drives the odometer gears in this electronic speedometer. Question: Is there supposed to be some kind of lubricant in the odo gears to keep them quiet? Thanks. Scott Ritchey Kittrell NC 1982 300SD 220K 1979 300TD 350K = -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 1656 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net/attachments/20051= 212/ab5a4e7b/winmail.bin
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK:
So, they charged you, what, $118 excise tax on a $4500 purchase price, that's 2.6%. So, for me that should equate to $104.00. I wonder where all that money goes? Doubt it's for new roads, 51st Street is a mess... Best regards, and thanks for the tips, Tom At 08:37 PM 12/12/2005 -0600, you wrote: Content-Disposition: inline $4500, and only Discover, and they charge a fee for using it. A check is the best way -- On 12/12/05, Tom Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What was the purchase price of the vehicle you registered? Do they take plastic? thanks, Tom -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/ ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK:
No, doesnt matter what your bill of sale says, whatever the amount they determin for minimum is what the charge you on. I always just tell them I paid $500 or $1000, or whatever, that way it for sure hits the lowest amount. You dont have to give them a bill of sale, all they want is the title. If you buy a car from a state that doesnt issue titles on old cars(like georga) then you can get an OK title with just the bill of sale. As for the link I sent you off list, you dont even have to do that unless you are just dying to give the state $10. Tom Reynolds wrote: Well, if I have it on the Bill of Sale that the purchase price is $4000, they'll have to base it on that. Right? Sounds like I have to go to the tag agency tomorrow and ask a couple questions, one for the car I'm buying, and one for the car you're buying. The link you provided, Kaleb, was one they told me I could do if I wanted for a fee of $10, I just want to find out the right way to do it from the horse's mouth, like I did from the Georgia Department of Revenue. That way nothing comes back to bite me in the ass. I'll email you what they say so we'll know exactly what to do Wednesday morning. Best, Tom At 08:10 PM 12/12/2005 -0600, you wrote: yes, its based on the actual purchase price. The catch is they have a min amount which is usually way high. Tom Reynolds wrote: I called the Sand Springs tag agency and they told me the registration amount is going to be $44.50 or $45.50, something like that. Excise tax is separate? Thanks, Tom At 07:53 PM 12/12/2005 -0600, you wrote: Content-Disposition: inline You'll also need the bill of sale for the amout to pay the excise tax on in OK when you first register the car. The tag agency here in OK just needs the title, proof of insurance, the vehicle (so they can check the VIN) and, erm, money (for the new tags). -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/ ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005 -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005 -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK:
Perhaps my mistake was having the bill of sale in hand, lying on the counter, so she read it instead of asking how much I paid -- On 12/12/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, doesnt matter what your bill of sale says, whatever the amount they determin for minimum is what the charge you on. I always just tell them I paid $500 or $1000, or whatever, that way it for sure hits the lowest amount. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/
[MBZ] Arctic Q
Re. charging 24v scooter bat. I also considered separating the 2 12v bats and charging them directly, but that requires disassembly of bat pack, etc., a tough job with my shaky hands, even tougher to do it repeatedly. I need to just plug and play. Found a device at Radio Sack that produces 27v DC from 12 v DC; need to change output jack to fit scooter bat recept. 'Still considering this. 'Think I'd rather use the battery maker's charger thus far, though. That needs 120v AC - the easiest for me to do alone. (Electrons are electrons, though, and bat doesn't care where it gets 'em as long as it doesn't get too many too fast and can stop 'em after it gets enough.) BTW, some smaller inverters do plug into lighter socket. Wilton
Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics
Naa, just a tickle. !20V grounded through a person to the Mississippi river will get said person's attention, but it is not generally fatal. I knew a guy who ran a hardware store. He kept a cord with bare wires. He would hold one wire in each hand to show people it is only a tickle. He would regularly challenge disbelievers to take the wires in their bare hands. Boy oh boy, is this bum advice. The cost of that cord is inconsequential. From the description it's clear that the insulation has worn through after all those years and patching it together to save pennies is nuts. Suppose you plugged it in and suddenly you have 120V AC standing on the car's chassis, just waiting for someone to touch it. Can you spell electrocution? RLE
[MBZ] Email to OK tag agency for official word from horse's mouth
Well, I just emailed the Prattville tag agency, we'll see what the official word is. When (if) I get a reply I'll post it here for all to see. Here's the email I sent: Hi Berta, Car number 1, a total loss 1988 Mercedes-Benz 300E. I'm going to sell it for parts to a guy who lives in Claremore and is coming over to my house Wednesday morning to pick it up. I have the original Oklahoma title. I suppose at some point I would receive a salvage title from the insurance company (AIG) who declared it a total loss and issued me a check for it? What's the best way for me to sell the car to the guy from Claremore? Car number 2 is also a 1988 Mercedes-Benz 300E. The car I'm buying is from Georgia. I'm picking it up Saturday and will most likely bring it to the tag agency on Monday. In order for me to register this car is all that I have to do is bring the car's title, the car, and some form of payment? Can you tell me what it will cost to register the car in Oklahoma? There's no lien on it or anything. Thanks very much for your help, I need an answer before Wednesday so I'll know what to do about the parts car I'm selling on Wednesday morning. Tom Reynolds Sand Springs, OK -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005
Re: [MBZ] Arctic Q
On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:36:42 -0500 Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or, if the scooter battery is 12v lead acid, you could skip the inverter/charger and hook the scooter battery to the car, maybe with a trailer connector in the trunk. But if the scooter has a sealed, gell-cell type lead acid, the charging voltage will be different than that for the battery under the hood. Craig
[MBZ] 350 sdl a/c clutch r/r
Thanks all for your imput. If time permits I'll photograph the process and post it, together with the tools. Regards, Constantine
Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics
On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:19:47 -0600 Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Naa, just a tickle. !20V grounded through a person to the Mississippi river will get said person's attention, but it is not generally fatal. I knew a guy who ran a hardware store. He kept a cord with bare wires. He would hold one wire in each hand to show people it is only a tickle. He would regularly challenge disbelievers to take the wires in their bare hands. That fellow with the hardware store was very foolish and very fortunate to be alive. That trick will work ONLY with VERY DRY and VERY CLEAN hands. The slightest amount of moisture on his hands and he would have been a goner. Your statement about the person in the Mississippi is also very wrong. It only takes 0.01 ampere through your heart to cause it to go into fibrilation. Without timely, competent medical treatment, you WILL DIE. Please DO NOT play around with electricity -- it can be very dangerous. And I say this not as someone who is afraid of electricity, but as one who has been an electrical engineer in industry and now a physicist for over 30 years. Craig
[MBZ] lube of door hinges
Can anyone tell me how to grease the door hinges on a '83-240D? There looks like there is a place for a grease fitting on the hinge, but no fitting. Anthony 83 240D 63000mi
Re: [MBZ] Odometer Noise. Lube?
I had the same problem in my '83. I used the sunroof lube that Rusty so kindly sent me. Works wonders! On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:22:39 -0600, Scott Ritchey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The odo on my 300SD died. Inspection revealed the gears were gone, as many others have experienced. Replaced the gears as discussed on this list. It works now but I have a speed dependent click/wherr noise. I think there is a sort of stepper motor that drives the odometer gears in this electronic speedometer. Question: Is there supposed to be some kind of lubricant in the odo gears to keep them quiet? Thanks. Scott Ritchey Kittrell NC 1982 300SD 220K 1979 300TD 350K -- Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '83 300SD (happily running WVO/diesel mix) '82 300CD (Slate grey, black MBTex, WVO/D mix) '82 300D '90 300E (both parts or can run??)
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK:
Well, if I have it on the Bill of Sale that the purchase price is $4000, they'll have to base it on that. Right? Sounds like I have to go to the Oh, if it were only so. The State needn't choose to treat a BOS as a legal document, and can look up its own Blue Book value and use that, if the sale price is too low. That's what WA does, and paying sales tax on a $2500 car that you bought for $400 is galling, to say the least. I ended up having to get the clunker 'appraised' at the local MB dealership, where a helpful salesman wrote (on letterhead) that they'd only give me $500 for the heap. (This was the Chicken Wagon, btw.) They accepted that figure, and taxed me accordingly. I found out later that they have an equivalent legal document to the bill of sale, the name of which escapes me, that I could have filled out with the seller. Got to have one with you, of course, or arrange for it later. Obviously they've rigged the system for maximum income, figuring that relatively few 'donors' will take the extra trouble to avoid the unjustified tax. Of course, _your_ State may be different! -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics
Gee! I must have been dead for 37 years and never noticed!One hand on the galvanized tin on the boathouse, where a wire was in contact with the tin when the light was on. I didn't measure amps, but It did get my attention. Can I collect back social security death benefits? Might be enough to buy a Kleb car! At 10:05 PM 12/12/2005, you wrote: On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:19:47 -0600 Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Naa, just a tickle. !20V grounded through a person to the Mississippi river will get said person's attention, but it is not generally fatal. I knew a guy who ran a hardware store. He kept a cord with bare wires. He would hold one wire in each hand to show people it is only a tickle. He would regularly challenge disbelievers to take the wires in their bare hands. That fellow with the hardware store was very foolish and very fortunate to be alive. That trick will work ONLY with VERY DRY and VERY CLEAN hands. The slightest amount of moisture on his hands and he would have been a goner. Your statement about the person in the Mississippi is also very wrong. It only takes 0.01 ampere through your heart to cause it to go into fibrilation. Without timely, competent medical treatment, you WILL DIE. Please DO NOT play around with electricity -- it can be very dangerous. And I say this not as someone who is afraid of electricity, but as one who has been an electrical engineer in industry and now a physicist for over 30 years. Craig ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] lube of door hinges
go to a lawn garden store and buy the little grease gun for chain saw bars. They come with a tip that fits the door hinges. You can also snap the fitting into a regular grease gun. That's what I do, but I store the fitting back in the little chainsaw gun so it doesn't get lost. At 10:38 PM 12/12/2005, you wrote: Can anyone tell me how to grease the door hinges on a '83-240D? There looks like there is a place for a grease fitting on the hinge, but no fitting. Anthony 83 240D 63000mi ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Odometer Noise. Lube?
Luther: Thanks for the tip. I'll try it as soon as I find my sunroof lube. Things are still a bit disorganized after moving. Scott I had the same problem in my '83. I used the sunroof lube that Rusty so kindly sent me. Works wonders! On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:22:39 -0600, Scott Ritchey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The odo on my 300SD died. Inspection revealed the gears were gone, as many others have experienced. Replaced the gears as discussed on this list. It works now but I have a speed dependent click/wherr noise. I think there is a sort of stepper motor that drives the odometer gears in this electronic speedometer. Question: Is there supposed to be some kind of lubricant in the odo gears to keep them quiet? Thanks. Scott Ritchey Kittrell NC 1982 300SD 220K 1979 300TD 350K
Re: [MBZ] lube of door hinges
Can anyone tell me how to grease the door hinges on a '83-240D? There looks like there is a place for a grease fitting on the hinge, but no fitting. There's a non-zerk attachment for grease guns that looks like a framing nail point with a small hole in it. That's what you jam into that hole that's in the hinge. Then pump. Took me awhile to find mine, but I think it was off the specialty tool rack at a mcparts store of some sort. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Arctic Q
But if the scooter has a sealed, gell-cell type lead acid, the charging voltage will be different than that for the battery under the hood. Perhaps not if you're using an Optima battery. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics
Naa, just a tickle. !20V grounded through a person to the Mississippi river will get said person's attention, but it is not generally fatal. I knew a guy who ran a hardware store. He kept a cord with bare wires. He would hold one wire in each hand to show people it is only a tickle. He would regularly challenge disbelievers to take the wires in their bare hands. Not I! I notice 120V more than that, for sure. Just this weekend I was careless while diagnosing our downstairs cooking range, and managed to run a little 120 through myself. Did not enjoy it, no. (Yes, I know you're supposed to kill the power before grabbing a screwdriver, but I was trying to find out why it didn't seem to be getting power. Well, it was. On one leg.) I generally don't screw around with this stuff, but it's not rocket science either. A repair job on a power cord is just about the simplest job there is, but that doesn't mean it's for everyone. But, extending our abilities is a large part of what this list is about. -- Jim
[MBZ] Flood car database
Just a heads up -- the National Insurance Crime Bureau has a database online where you can check VINs against their database of cars that were damaged in hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. It's on their website at http://www.nicb.org. With the number of cars that were damaged, especially in New Orleans, there are going to be a lot of con men selling flood cars at attractive prices.
Re: [MBZ] Arctic Q
Re. charging 24v scooter bat. I also considered separating the 2 12v bats and charging them directly, but that requires disassembly of bat pack, etc., a tough job with my shaky hands, even tougher to do it repeatedly. I need to just plug and play. One disassembly. You could perhaps put a connector and/or switch in place to ease the process thereafter. But by far the simplest approach (and most expensive) is to buy an inverter and just feed it ersatz wall juice. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] More block heater pyrotechnics
How much can a five foot power cord cost? Is this a $50 car? Maybe I missed that. The block heater cord in my '78 300D was just a plain old cord with perhaps an unique plug at the engine end. And I used it for years. IIRC, the cord is about $25, or maybe it was $15. The entire heater (with cord) is $45 or so. The car, unless I misremember, was a $150 special. I have to think that applying power to a heater that I've never used and then wondering what could be wrong when sparks fly from under the front of the car might reveal that matters electrical are not at the very top of the owner's interest areas. People here are generally interested in extending their interest areas. Most of the advice you get here will assume that. But one is free to disregard it if they don't feel competent to make the attempt. Of course not and this has no relation to our discussion. I repeat, any risk of applying commercial 120V to an ungrounded sometimes wet metal mass (the car) is an invitation to disaster. The car _is_ grounded, through the heater's plug. And after a repair cycle this should indeed have been verified before juice was applied. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Flood car database
Kaleb will buy 10% of them for $500. On 12/13/05, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a heads up -- the National Insurance Crime Bureau has a database online where you can check VINs against their database of cars that were damaged in hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. It's on their website at http://www.nicb.org. With the number of cars that were damaged, especially in New Orleans, there are going to be a lot of con men selling flood cars at attractive prices. ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- 1977 240D 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen
Re: [MBZ] More block heater pyrotechnics
If I remember correctly, aren't you an engineer? Wasn't that an electrical engineer? I don't often remember correctly. There are some of us (me included -- even though I don't refer to my 240D as a Chicken Wagon) -- who are seeing what we can drive on the cheap. For the record, my own block heater cord crapped out with a short at the plug. I chopped it off and put on a hardware store special end. But (and this is the important part) I tie-wrapped it to the body in such a way that it wouldn't catch any water drips. And I run an outdoor-rated three foot section of extension cord from that plug to the outside the car part. By the way, I was an avionics electronics technician during my first six years of Coast Guard service. I've been zapped with five digit DC while working on a radar, so have no fear of 120v AC. :-) Please don't assume that we are idiots. Any of us brave enough to start splicing 120v cable (or so I'd hope) know what we are doing. We might be working with duct tape (although I have converted to Gorilla Tape now) but we aren't amateurs. Don't ask me, however, about the time I decided to strip telephone cable with my teeth when I lived in NYC ... and someone called in while my tongue was on the ring piece of copper. THAT left a mark (when I fell off the ladder and hit the floor). On 12/13/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted in re: repairing vs replacing a rotted out block heater power cord: Boy oh boy, is this bum advice. The cost of that cord is inconsequential. The cost is not huge, no.� (Though it is a significant percentage of the cost of that car.) How much can a five foot power cord cost? Is this a $50 car? Maybe I missed that. The block heater cord in my '78 300D was just a plain old cord with perhaps an unique plug at the engine end. And I used it for years. Advice traded here is among competent adults who are assumed capable of evaluating their own abilities and acting accordingly. Not children. I have to think that applying power to a heater that I've never used and then wondering what could be wrong when sparks fly from under the front of the car might reveal that matters electrical are not at the very top of the owner's interest areas. Do you think that I was crazy to have replaced the three stranded 10ga wires in my home furnace that had oxidized, overheated, and burned out.� Total cost: nil, I had a roll of suitable wire. Should I have ordered a new furnace instead?� How do I know that it won't explode instantly when it's turned on, the old furnace at least has proven itself to be safe and reliable over 30 years.. Of course not and this has no relation to our discussion. I repeat, any risk of applying commercial 120V to an ungrounded sometimes wet metal mass (the car) is an invitation to disaster. RLE ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- 1977 240D 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen
Re: [MBZ] Arctic Q
I smell the need for an APU. On 12/13/05, wilton strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Re. charging 24v scooter bat. I also considered separating the 2 12v bats and charging them directly, but that requires disassembly of bat pack, etc., a tough job with my shaky hands, even tougher to do it repeatedly. I need to just plug and play. Found a device at Radio Sack that produces 27v DC from 12 v DC; need to change output jack to fit scooter bat recept. 'Still considering this. 'Think I'd rather use the battery maker's charger thus far, though. That needs 120v AC - the easiest for me to do alone. (Electrons are electrons, though, and bat doesn't care where it gets 'em as long as it doesn't get too many too fast and can stop 'em after it gets enough.) BTW, some smaller inverters do plug into lighter socket. Wilton ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- 1977 240D 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen
Re: [MBZ] Cleaning tools
Watch for methylene chloride or trichloroethylene in spray cleaners. Used to be present in carb cleaner, but not any more -- these will melt most plastics and damage some rubber components. The alcohol/ether cleaners are usually plastic safe, but be careful. I hate it when my knife sticks to my hands! I've done the same thing (tetrahydrofuran in my case, dissolved some of my knife, thought I had cut myself pretty bad). Peter
[MBZ] Tired of Argueing
The Queen of Denial has finally gone beyond my ability to deal with. Well, she is fine, she just should have Cleo taken from her. Been complaining to me about odd dummy lights and strange things. Ran around finding which light could be out, and I think I finally got it. Replace ALL the damn lights so that I dealt with intermittent issues. Then she decides there must be a bulb out in the dash. Idiot light for the glow is not being right. Me - Well, can you explain it better, please? QoD - Uh, it sort of does not come on, then it does after I start. Me - Ok, then what? QoD - The car does not run well. Me - I suspect it is a glow issue QoD - The bulb is burning out, the car runs, so it can't be the glow plug. I think it is a fuse Me - It is not a fuse. Marshall tells everyone to do fuses, but this is a glow plug. If one or more are out on a cold morning, you car will start, you know that right? QoD - No, my glow plug starts the car, it just runs sort of lumpy. I know it must be a fuse to the dash lights Me - I think I will read the 124 Bible and get back to you on this dear, in the meantime call the dealer and schedule a visit, because this is going to be more than I can deal with this weekend and I would like their opinion. Just explain it to them so they can ask you the right questions QoD - Can you call them? I am really busy Me - I have no idea what you have happen and you drive the car and start from cold, I am not going to be able to tell them anything More discussion ensues over what it could be and who should handle the service guy brain picking. I decide to just check the book after telling her it would be like thousands of $$$ because she has developed a leak in the framjimnaster that a proper spec glow plug would resolve. Come up with preglow relay failure, GP #1 dead or two or more GP failing in a 606 engine. Tell her to schedule shop time because both of us are too busy to have me work on the car this week or next. I checked prices for parts from Rusty and amount of knuckle busting and hand wringing I would expend. Again advise she call the dealer. Next day while she is driving to work, I get a call Me - So, when is the car going in? QoD - I am too busy right now! The lumping is getting worse. The light comes on AFTER I start now and stays on for a minute or something! I think it is the bulb that the fuse is connected to Me - Just get the shop to check and fix it, they have the parts QoD - Why can't you fix the bulb? You finally made that other idiot light go off Me - That was a light, this is a glow plug QoD - But this is a light too! It is yellow like the other one Me - Glow plugs are not lights, and I think from what I read it is the relay as well as glow plugs, so while they are in there, they can fix it. You are going to want good glow plugs this winter when it gets really cold QoD - OMG! There is a blue idiot light on now! What do I do? What is that? Me - Move the turn stalk back and forth, that should fix it QoD - Ok Wow, that did it. What went wrong? Me - I bet it was the fuse to the Gurkenmeister, those will blow when the glow plugs are not getting enough signal from the relay. All you have to do is jiggle the stalk and that will wear away some nano particles and it works again. You better get the car in the shop before the Gurkenmeister really dies It devolves into who is going to call the shop. The car is not going until she kills it and it will no longer start on a cold morning, having worn out the battery. -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
Re: [MBZ] Hamdan and the Amazing Technicolor 126
Gaydar is going off!!! Must be Mustafa with his Rainbow brigade at the Pride March On Monday, December 12, 2005, at 07:47 AM, tom savage wrote: http://f27.parsimony.net/forum66434/messages/21676.htm ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
Re: [MBZ] ArcticQ - US rendezvous point
Sumas is not right close or simple to get to from major roads. It is the truck route about 15 miles off I-5 to the east. Country lanes from I-5 until you get meander to the border. It is a tiny town out in the boonies with good connections to Canadian roads. East of the Rockies would be well served to enter that way and head west on the Trans Canada or Canada Hwy 1 IIRC. On Monday, December 12, 2005, at 11:30 AM, Christopher McCann wrote: In principle, it would be nice to meet up as soon as possible. At the same time, we want to keep backtracking to a minimum. Bob will be heading straight north...don't know if anyone west of Bob plans on coming. I've got two ideas: 1. Sumas, WA (north of Seattle): Here is the link for the route from Sumas to Deadhorse: http://www.randmcnally.com/rmc/directions/ dirGetDirections.jsp?BV_SessionID=1556161185.1134415227BV_Engi neID=addghfdejljcefecggfdffhdgif.0cmty=0 2. Sweet Grass, MT: this would have Easterners bypassing the Rockies entirely and hwy 15 is a straight shot for Bob. According to my map, these first roads through Canada are not as scenic as the above route: http://www.randmcnally.com/rmc/directions/ dirGetDirections.jsp?BV_SessionID=1556161185.1134415227BV_Engi neID=addghfdejljcefecggfdffhdgif.0cmty=0 Both of these towns are right on the border. Both work fine. Perhaps there are other ideas of where we might rendezvous sooner in the US. Of course, if two cars are coming from, say, Missouri, those two would caravan together to the main rendezvous point, etc. If there are Canadians wanting to come, we need a Canada rendezvous point too. Thoughts, suggestions, feedback, better ideas? Thanks, Chris Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, Rose -1987 300TD, 150K, Rotkäppchen -1985 300SD, 210K, Wulf -1976 240D, ?K, AKP-Wagen (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21 Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38 deck, Snowcaster, One Banger - Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
[MBZ] Former taxi?
http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4595521056 Anyone ever seen a 123 interior like this? I'm wondering if the meter went where the dummy vent panel is on the dash. And the console...? Tom, Curieux
Re: [MBZ] Tired of Argueing
On 12-Dec-05, at 10:17 PM, redghost wrote: QoD - OMG! There is a blue idiot light on now! What do I do? What is that? Me - Move the turn stalk back and forth, that should fix it QoD - Ok Wow, that did it. What went wrong? So last weekend I'm returning from the city via the highway at 3:00 in the afternoon and oncoming is someone with their bright lights on, it's really really bright, great lights... They zip past, I look, it's my wife in the 90's wagon with the e500 beams on high! Since it's wired for both the inner and outer lamps for high, it's really bright. Sigh, grab cell phone, hit auto-dial. Dear I think I just passed you on the highway, is the blue light on the dash on? yes? Please turn the high beams off, people will like you better... PS headlamps are on in Canada, so we automatically switch them on for the two cars that don't have DRL. Seem when she comes home at night the high beams are left on because of the dark lane, then when you turn them on in the day, why they still are on high, but you don't really notice. Others do tho.. John 1983 300TDt 359k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1990 300TDt 156k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1993 500SEL 169k Kilometers (mobil 1 0w40)
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK:
WA sucks $$$ out your wallet. I even had the eBay listing with winning bid price when I went to the DMV. Right there it had $117.50. What'd I get charged? Tax on $1700, because unless it was in the junk yard, a Running 220D is worth at least $1700 here in WA! On Monday, December 12, 2005, at 09:01 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: Well, if I have it on the Bill of Sale that the purchase price is $4000, they'll have to base it on that. Right? Sounds like I have to go to the Oh, if it were only so. The State needn't choose to treat a BOS as a legal document, and can look up its own Blue Book value and use that, if the sale price is too low. That's what WA does, and paying sales tax on a $2500 car that you bought for $400 is galling, to say the least. I ended up having to get the clunker 'appraised' at the local MB dealership, where a helpful salesman wrote (on letterhead) that they'd only give me $500 for the heap. (This was the Chicken Wagon, btw.) They accepted that figure, and taxed me accordingly. I found out later that they have an equivalent legal document to the bill of sale, the name of which escapes me, that I could have filled out with the seller. Got to have one with you, of course, or arrange for it later. Obviously they've rigged the system for maximum income, figuring that relatively few 'donors' will take the extra trouble to avoid the unjustified tax. Of course, _your_ State may be different! -- Jim ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK:
WA state was bad 20 years ago, I can only imagine how bad it is now. I was paying $165 a year for tags on a 30 year old pickup and $135 a year for a rusty 35 year old horse trailer. I remember getting pulled over by the local gestapo the second day i was there. He puled me over for out of state tags and from his car ran my name past the utility company records and found that I had power in my name and promptly handed me an insane fine for not having my vehicle properly tagged in WA. Heck I hadn't even unloaded my furniture from the truck yet ! Robert redghost wrote: WA sucks $$$ out your wallet. I even had the eBay listing with winning bid price when I went to the DMV. Right there it had $117.50. What'd I get charged? Tax on $1700, because unless it was in the junk yard, a Running 220D is worth at least $1700 here in WA! On Monday, December 12, 2005, at 09:01 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: Well, if I have it on the Bill of Sale that the purchase price is $4000, they'll have to base it on that. Right? Sounds like I have to go to the Oh, if it were only so. The State needn't choose to treat a BOS as a legal document, and can look up its own Blue Book value and use that, if the sale price is too low. That's what WA does, and paying sales tax on a $2500 car that you bought for $400 is galling, to say the least. I ended up having to get the clunker 'appraised' at the local MB dealership, where a helpful salesman wrote (on letterhead) that they'd only give me $500 for the heap. (This was the Chicken Wagon, btw.) They accepted that figure, and taxed me accordingly. I found out later that they have an equivalent legal document to the bill of sale, the name of which escapes me, that I could have filled out with the seller. Got to have one with you, of course, or arrange for it later. Obviously they've rigged the system for maximum income, figuring that relatively few 'donors' will take the extra trouble to avoid the unjustified tax. Of course, _your_ State may be different! -- Jim ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Tired of Argueing
Some spouses just don't share the same love for old Mercedes that we do and no matter what you do, they will not be happy driving one. That's why my Wife drives a new Jeep Grand Cherokee. Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 www.kegkits.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of redghost Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 12:18 AM To: Mercedes list Subject: [MBZ] Tired of Argueing The Queen of Denial has finally gone beyond my ability to deal with. Well, she is fine, she just should have Cleo taken from her. Been complaining to me about odd dummy lights and strange things. Ran around finding which light could be out, and I think I finally got it. Replace ALL the damn lights so that I dealt with intermittent issues. Then she decides there must be a bulb out in the dash. Idiot light for the glow is not being right. Me - Well, can you explain it better, please? QoD - Uh, it sort of does not come on, then it does after I start. Me - Ok, then what? QoD - The car does not run well. Me - I suspect it is a glow issue QoD - The bulb is burning out, the car runs, so it can't be the glow plug. I think it is a fuse Me - It is not a fuse. Marshall tells everyone to do fuses, but this is a glow plug. If one or more are out on a cold morning, you car will start, you know that right? QoD - No, my glow plug starts the car, it just runs sort of lumpy. I know it must be a fuse to the dash lights Me - I think I will read the 124 Bible and get back to you on this dear, in the meantime call the dealer and schedule a visit, because this is going to be more than I can deal with this weekend and I would like their opinion. Just explain it to them so they can ask you the right questions QoD - Can you call them? I am really busy Me - I have no idea what you have happen and you drive the car and start from cold, I am not going to be able to tell them anything More discussion ensues over what it could be and who should handle the service guy brain picking. I decide to just check the book after telling her it would be like thousands of $$$ because she has developed a leak in the framjimnaster that a proper spec glow plug would resolve. Come up with preglow relay failure, GP #1 dead or two or more GP failing in a 606 engine. Tell her to schedule shop time because both of us are too busy to have me work on the car this week or next. I checked prices for parts from Rusty and amount of knuckle busting and hand wringing I would expend. Again advise she call the dealer. Next day while she is driving to work, I get a call Me - So, when is the car going in? QoD - I am too busy right now! The lumping is getting worse. The light comes on AFTER I start now and stays on for a minute or something! I think it is the bulb that the fuse is connected to Me - Just get the shop to check and fix it, they have the parts QoD - Why can't you fix the bulb? You finally made that other idiot light go off Me - That was a light, this is a glow plug QoD - But this is a light too! It is yellow like the other one Me - Glow plugs are not lights, and I think from what I read it is the relay as well as glow plugs, so while they are in there, they can fix it. You are going to want good glow plugs this winter when it gets really cold QoD - OMG! There is a blue idiot light on now! What do I do? What is that? Me - Move the turn stalk back and forth, that should fix it QoD - Ok Wow, that did it. What went wrong? Me - I bet it was the fuse to the Gurkenmeister, those will blow when the glow plugs are not getting enough signal from the relay. All you have to do is jiggle the stalk and that will wear away some nano particles and it works again. You better get the car in the shop before the Gurkenmeister really dies It devolves into who is going to call the shop. The car is not going until she kills it and it will no longer start on a cold morning, having worn out the battery. -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
[MBZ] Oklahoma's rules for excise tax on vehicles
Got this from the site at http://www.oktax.state.ok.us/excise.html It does state that vehicle condition is not relevant, they take an average valuation without considering condition. Having said that, this blurb is basically what we've been discussing. I know Arizona used NADA values, OK doesn't say *where* they get their values from (what source or sources). Standard vehicle excise tax is assessed as follows: New Vehicle: 3.25% of the purchase price (or taxable value, if different) Used Vehicle: $20.00 on the 1st $1250.00 of value + 3.25% of the remainder* * Effective July 1, 2002, the excise tax will be assessed at $20.00 on the 1st $1500.00 of value + 3.25% of the remainder) So, using my soon to be purchased 300E, I key in the zip code for Sand Springs, the vehicle type, make, year, model and trim, and, voila! NADA says that the value of my used car is $3775.00 average retail. Going by the formula above, (hey, it's 6 A.M., I'm drinking some coffee, and the most exciting thing I'll probably be doing today is playing frisbee with one of the dogs...) we get $20 on the first $1500 (leaving a balance of $2275.) which we then tax at 3.25% = $73.94 for a total of $93.74. If that's what they use for their value. If not, well, back to square one, I guess. More later, and everyone have a great day~ Tom SS, OK -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/06/2005
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK:
Tom Reynolds wrote: So, they charged you, what, $118 excise tax on a $4500 purchase price, that's 2.6%. In Michigan, they would have charged me 6% sales tax/use tax. I'll pay as much for the $2300 190E as he paid for the 300D 2.5.
Re: [MBZ] Tired of Argueing
Clay, You should invest in a roll of Click Clack Tappet Brothers Light Extinguisher. Guaranteed to take care of any idiot light... Lee -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of redghost Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:18 AM To: Mercedes list Subject: [MBZ] Tired of Argueing The Queen of Denial has finally gone beyond my ability to deal with. Well, she is fine, she just should have Cleo taken from her. Been complaining to me about odd dummy lights and strange things. Ran around finding which light could be out, and I think I finally got it. Replace ALL the damn lights so that I dealt with intermittent issues. Then she decides there must be a bulb out in the dash. Idiot light for the glow is not being right. Me - Well, can you explain it better, please? QoD - Uh, it sort of does not come on, then it does after I start. Me - Ok, then what? QoD - The car does not run well. Me - I suspect it is a glow issue QoD - The bulb is burning out, the car runs, so it can't be the glow plug. I think it is a fuse Me - It is not a fuse. Marshall tells everyone to do fuses, but this is a glow plug. If one or more are out on a cold morning, you car will start, you know that right? QoD - No, my glow plug starts the car, it just runs sort of lumpy. I know it must be a fuse to the dash lights Me - I think I will read the 124 Bible and get back to you on this dear, in the meantime call the dealer and schedule a visit, because this is going to be more than I can deal with this weekend and I would like their opinion. Just explain it to them so they can ask you the right questions QoD - Can you call them? I am really busy Me - I have no idea what you have happen and you drive the car and start from cold, I am not going to be able to tell them anything More discussion ensues over what it could be and who should handle the service guy brain picking. I decide to just check the book after telling her it would be like thousands of $$$ because she has developed a leak in the framjimnaster that a proper spec glow plug would resolve. Come up with preglow relay failure, GP #1 dead or two or more GP failing in a 606 engine. Tell her to schedule shop time because both of us are too busy to have me work on the car this week or next. I checked prices for parts from Rusty and amount of knuckle busting and hand wringing I would expend. Again advise she call the dealer. Next day while she is driving to work, I get a call Me - So, when is the car going in? QoD - I am too busy right now! The lumping is getting worse. The light comes on AFTER I start now and stays on for a minute or something! I think it is the bulb that the fuse is connected to Me - Just get the shop to check and fix it, they have the parts QoD - Why can't you fix the bulb? You finally made that other idiot light go off Me - That was a light, this is a glow plug QoD - But this is a light too! It is yellow like the other one Me - Glow plugs are not lights, and I think from what I read it is the relay as well as glow plugs, so while they are in there, they can fix it. You are going to want good glow plugs this winter when it gets really cold QoD - OMG! There is a blue idiot light on now! What do I do? What is that? Me - Move the turn stalk back and forth, that should fix it QoD - Ok Wow, that did it. What went wrong? Me - I bet it was the fuse to the Gurkenmeister, those will blow when the glow plugs are not getting enough signal from the relay. All you have to do is jiggle the stalk and that will wear away some nano particles and it works again. You better get the car in the shop before the Gurkenmeister really dies It devolves into who is going to call the shop. The car is not going until she kills it and it will no longer start on a cold morning, having worn out the battery. -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics
That could end up one hell of a catastrophe about time the doubter 's pacemaker went poof StupidReally, really stupid. Mike - Original Message - From: Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 10:19 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics Naa, just a tickle. !20V grounded through a person to the Mississippi river will get said person's attention, but it is not generally fatal. I knew a guy who ran a hardware store. He kept a cord with bare wires. He would hold one wire in each hand to show people it is only a tickle. He would regularly challenge disbelievers to take the wires in their bare hands. Boy oh boy, is this bum advice. The cost of that cord is inconsequential. From the description it's clear that the insulation has worn through after all those years and patching it together to save pennies is nuts. Suppose you plugged it in and suddenly you have 120V AC standing on the car's chassis, just waiting for someone to touch it. Can you spell electrocution? RLE ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] More block heater pyrotechnics
Don't ask me, however, about the time I decided to strip telephone cable with my teeth when I lived in NYC ... and someone called in while my tongue was on the ring piece of copper. THAT left a mark (when I fell off the ladder and hit the floor). ROTFLMAO NOW THAT IS SOME FUNNY STUFF RIGHT THERE! Mike(who thinks 70VDC is too much for your tongue)
Re: [MBZ] More block heater pyrotechnics
Carefull using duct tape for electrical repairs..Some brands WILL conduct electricity. Electrical tape is cheap enough. Mike - Original Message - From: LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 12:37 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] More block heater pyrotechnics If I remember correctly, aren't you an engineer? Wasn't that an electrical engineer? I don't often remember correctly. There are some of us (me included -- even though I don't refer to my 240D as a Chicken Wagon) -- who are seeing what we can drive on the cheap. For the record, my own block heater cord crapped out with a short at the plug. I chopped it off and put on a hardware store special end. But (and this is the important part) I tie-wrapped it to the body in such a way that it wouldn't catch any water drips. And I run an outdoor-rated three foot section of extension cord from that plug to the outside the car part. By the way, I was an avionics electronics technician during my first six years of Coast Guard service. I've been zapped with five digit DC while working on a radar, so have no fear of 120v AC. :-) Please don't assume that we are idiots. Any of us brave enough to start splicing 120v cable (or so I'd hope) know what we are doing. We might be working with duct tape (although I have converted to Gorilla Tape now) but we aren't amateurs. Don't ask me, however, about the time I decided to strip telephone cable with my teeth when I lived in NYC ... and someone called in while my tongue was on the ring piece of copper. THAT left a mark (when I fell off the ladder and hit the floor). On 12/13/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted in re: repairing vs replacing a rotted out block heater power cord: Boy oh boy, is this bum advice. The cost of that cord is inconsequential. The cost is not huge, no.� (Though it is a significant percentage of the cost of that car.) How much can a five foot power cord cost? Is this a $50 car? Maybe I missed that. The block heater cord in my '78 300D was just a plain old cord with perhaps an unique plug at the engine end. And I used it for years. Advice traded here is among competent adults who are assumed capable of evaluating their own abilities and acting accordingly. Not children. I have to think that applying power to a heater that I've never used and then wondering what could be wrong when sparks fly from under the front of the car might reveal that matters electrical are not at the very top of the owner's interest areas. Do you think that I was crazy to have replaced the three stranded 10ga wires in my home furnace that had oxidized, overheated, and burned out.� Total cost: nil, I had a roll of suitable wire. Should I have ordered a new furnace instead?� How do I know that it won't explode instantly when it's turned on, the old furnace at least has proven itself to be safe and reliable over 30 years.. Of course not and this has no relation to our discussion. I repeat, any risk of applying commercial 120V to an ungrounded sometimes wet metal mass (the car) is an invitation to disaster. RLE ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- 1977 240D 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
[MBZ] water wetter
Has anyone used this coolant additive that is supposed to enhance the cooling capabilities of the coolant by around 20 degrees ? Is this product on the list of approved additives ? Thanks, Dan E 82 300D-T 90kmi Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection.
Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics
On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 05:50:10 + LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You must be really old! I always thought you were about my age or younger. I'm 55. How old are you? Craig
Re: [MBZ] water wetter
We recently had a thread on this. Marshall endorses it...don't think anyone objected. I went out and bought three bottles - 1 for the SD, 1 for the TD and one to sit on the shelf to remind me about it in the future. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Has anyone used this coolant additive that is supposed to enhance the cooling capabilities of the coolant by around 20 degrees ? Is this product on the list of approved additives ? Thanks, Dan E 82 300D-T 90kmi Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, Rose -1987 300TD, 150K, Rotkäppchen -1985 300SD, 210K, Wulf -1976 240D, ?K, AKP-Wagen (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21 Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38 deck, Snowcaster, One Banger - Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Dec 13 14:49:06 2005 Received: from sccmmhc91.asp.att.net ([204.127.203.211]) by server5.arterytc5.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1EmBSj-0002ek-VJ for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:49:06 + Received: from lono2.leadingchange.com (12-216-11-137.client.mchsi.com[12.216.11.137]) by sccmmhc91.asp.att.net (sccmmhc91) with SMTP id 20051213144902m91003f0r5e; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:49:02 + Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.0.308 [266.7.2]); Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:49:01 -0600 Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.0.14 Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:46:22 -0600 To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Id: Mercedes mailing list mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net List-Unsubscribe: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net List-Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:49:06 - it is not advisable for people with pacemakers to play with 120v. It also helps to have callouses on your fingers. Almost all the patrons of said hardware store were farmers with calloused fingers. Burkie would not let you grab the wires if your fingers were wet. Worst zap I ever got was one leg of 440 in the basement of the Turtle Bay HIlton while kneeling in a puddle of water. That got my attention! I had taken all the precautions available, but was nervous about the water. Needless to say, I took even more precautions while finishing the job. I am not advocating being stupid. A couple of guys I have known have been electrocuted. I AM saying that 120v with dry skin and rubber/plastic soled shoes is not the mortal shock some are advocating, (unless you have a pacemaker.) It is just introducing a bit of perspective into the discussion of replacing cords. I am very cautious around electricity. My point is only that if you take proper precautions, such as wearing rubber soled shoes and keeping your feet dry, most contact with low voltage is not fatal, and nothing to get hysterical about. If a new cord was used and routed over a wear/abrasion point, it is just as possible that it could theoretically pass 120 V to the chassis (after a period of time) as a repaired cord. A properly repaired cord is not a death sentence. At 07:05 AM 12/13/2005, you wrote: That could end up one hell of a catastrophe about time the doubter 's pacemaker went poof StupidReally, really stupid. Mike - Original Message - From: Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 10:19 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics Naa, just a tickle. !20V grounded through a person to the Mississippi river will get said person's attention, but it is not generally fatal. I knew a guy who ran a hardware store. He kept a cord with bare wires. He would
Re: [MBZ] More block heater pyrotechnics
Don, that is a good story! Glad you survived! At 07:24 AM 12/13/2005, you wrote: Don't ask me, however, about the time I decided to strip telephone cable with my teeth when I lived in NYC ... and someone called in while my tongue was on the ring piece of copper. THAT left a mark (when I fell off the ladder and hit the floor). ROTFLMAO NOW THAT IS SOME FUNNY STUFF RIGHT THERE! Mike(who thinks 70VDC is too much for your tongue) ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Former taxi?
I have never seen anything like that before. tom savage wrote: http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4595521056 Anyone ever seen a 123 interior like this? I'm wondering if the meter went where the dummy vent panel is on the dash. And the console...? Tom, Curieux ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
[MBZ] [Fwd: Re: Club 123D]
The vince dude wanted me to post this in reponse to the comments about his 123 club. Original Message Subject: Re: Club 123D Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:46:52 + From: V Layton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wow, you guys sure don't pull any punches. I founded my little labor of love club because I admire W123's so much. It is intended to be a traditional-type automobile club, which with all reasonability charges a membership fee. It's based in STL because I am. There are at least a couple hundred W123's still roaming STL today. It is an honest effort to offer traditional auto club community type events and traditions in celebration of a very fine car. I'm just a car nut following my American dream. It is what it is, and I believe it offers W123 supportive and W123 owner/enthusiast services of value and validity. Those who have actually have contacted me, joined and experienced some of Club 123D have only expressed positive and enthusiastic comments, which logically is a distortion to my perspetive of public reation. Thanks for letting me in on the sobering insight. However, I don't really like my personal information being splayed out all over by whoever posted it. Perhaps instead of just investigating and trying to decipher my intentions people could contact me and judge for themselves. It's just a little humble of a nothing enthusiast club, and not a threat to anyone. It's not some scam, it a novelty. Auto entusuiast groups meet in America for every kind of car, why not W123s? Lastly, I'm not a dealer, the limo is not mine, and I think I made it VERY clear the car is no gem or bargain. It is a W123 that someone wants to sell and I let people who desire as this private owner did to gain free advertisement on my website. I make no money off car sales- no commission or anything- Feel free to post this email on your forum as my rebuttal- I'd join in myself, but I'd only be hocking wares where it seems it wouldn't be recieved too well. Regards, Vince _ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
[MBZ] 190E/Car Fax
Listers, First of all, thanks Kaleb for running the car fax. If anyone is interested in a manual tranny 190 gasser. There is one here in Wichita. 1985 190E Silver black leather (can't tellif its tex) interior. I am still thinking about it. I have not driven it, but it looks pretty nice. The odometer says 67K, car fax shows that in 94 it was not actual mileage. What are the early generation 190's like. Donald H. Snook
Re: [MBZ] ArcticQ - US rendezvous point
Attached map, if it doesn't get stripped, shows a treck from OkieQ to Prudhoe Bay @ 9,500 miles round trip. This is just about 2 1/2 weeks. ( - Winnipeg - Saskatoon - Edmonton - Whitehorse - Fairbanks - ) -- Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX '82 300SD, '95 E300D -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image_map.gif Type: image/gif Size: 158361 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net/attachments/20051= 213/544fa4c4/image_map.gif
Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics
I agree. While I certainly don't RECOMMEND getting shocked with any amount of electricity, I would say that there's a good probability you're not going to die from it. (that said, you never know for sure, especially if it's passing through your heart...) My uncle once had a trailer that he just ran some quick power to with an extension cord or something and somehow screwed up cause I went to the door and touched the metal side. YOWCH. Also I somehow was messing with a christmas light set (the old ones that ran 120v to the bulbs) and stuck my finger in the socket. YOW! I'm sure I've done it one or two other times as well (at least) And of course that doesn't count the occasional touching of the electric fence... (: Levi On 12/13/05, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it is not advisable for people with pacemakers to play with 120v. It also helps to have callouses on your fingers. Almost all the patrons of said hardware store were farmers with calloused fingers. Burkie would not let you grab the wires if your fingers were wet. Worst zap I ever got was one leg of 440 in the basement of the Turtle Bay HIlton while kneeling in a puddle of water. That got my attention! I had taken all the precautions available, but was nervous about the water. Needless to say, I took even more precautions while finishing the job. I am not advocating being stupid. A couple of guys I have known have been electrocuted. I AM saying that 120v with dry skin and rubber/plastic soled shoes is not the mortal shock some are advocating, (unless you have a pacemaker.) It is just introducing a bit of perspective into the discussion of replacing cords. I am very cautious around electricity. My point is only that if you take proper precautions, such as wearing rubber soled shoes and keeping your feet dry, most contact with low voltage is not fatal, and nothing to get hysterical about. If a new cord was used and routed over a wear/abrasion point, it is just as possible that it could theoretically pass 120 V to the chassis (after a period of time) as a repaired cord. A properly repaired cord is not a death sentence. At 07:05 AM 12/13/2005, you wrote: That could end up one hell of a catastrophe about time the doubter 's pacemaker went poof StupidReally, really stupid. Mike - Original Message - From: Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 10:19 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics Naa, just a tickle. !20V grounded through a person to the Mississippi river will get said person's attention, but it is not generally fatal. I knew a guy who ran a hardware store. He kept a cord with bare wires. He would hold one wire in each hand to show people it is only a tickle. He would regularly challenge disbelievers to take the wires in their bare hands. Boy oh boy, is this bum advice. The cost of that cord is inconsequential. From the description it's clear that the insulation has worn through after all those years and patching it together to save pennies is nuts. Suppose you plugged it in and suddenly you have 120V AC standing on the car's chassis, just waiting for someone to touch it. Can you spell electrocution? RLE ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about. -Dale Carnegie
[MBZ] Oil Analysis
Just wanted to drop a note with kudos for Larry T and his Oil Analysis Company. I just got the results back from the second test on my '96 Dodge Dakota. I LOVE it when the results match what I expected. Fuel in the oil was up a bit which is probably because my wife drives the truck and just sticks around town. At the last sample we'd just come back from a trip with 900 highway miles which kept that number down. I haven't been doing analysis on Hammie (the 240D) because he consumes so much oil it doesn't seem like its worth it, but I will on the 190D once I start driving that regularly. Anyway 3 samples from Larry is $55 and TOTALLY worth it. I'd shopped around before and most labs I found were $25 a pop and didn't have bellows samplers to draw the sample up the dipstick hole. -Curt - Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Dec 13 15:31:24 2005 Received: from [216.177.20.244] (helo=palin.finowen.net) by server5.arterytc5.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1EmC7g-0006kH-Ld for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:31:24 + Received: from hoskinp4 (unknown [66.220.245.218]) by palin.finowen.net (Postfix) with SMTP id D220D1248A3 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:31:22 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Hoskin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:31:19 -0500 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Importance: Normal X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: [MBZ] QoD X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Id: Mercedes mailing list mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net List-Unsubscribe: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net List-Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:31:24 - Clay said: The Queen of Denial has finally gone beyond my ability to deal with. Well, she is fine, she just should have Cleo taken from her love the stream of consciousness rant! Hope you two work things out :) Chris '81 300SD '88 GMC240D
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 7, Issue 87
I would like to see the final rendez-vous point be in Canada. I would expect that several folks will organize other, earlier, start points - Seattle and OkieQ come to mind - but I suspect it may be best to have us each be responsible for getting ourselves over the border individually instead of as a large caravan. Looking at the map Hope, British Columbia would seem like a good place for Eastbound and Westbound travellers to meet up before we all head north together. Also, starting from a town called Hope has got to be a good thing! (no Bill Clinton reference intended) I am in New England and am thinking driving to BC and THEN starting a 4000 mile run may be a bit muchAnyone have any experience riding a train across Canada with a car in the baggage compartment? I have always wanted to take that train trip, so may be able to kill two birds with one stone. I know that snowbirds frequently do this from the Northeast to Florida, but not sure about the trans-continental thing. Could be pricey too, I have no idea. Chris '81 300SD '88 GMC240D Sumas is not right close or simple to get to from major roads. It is the truck route about 15 miles off I-5 to the east. Country lanes from I-5 until you get meander to the border. It is a tiny town out in the boonies with good connections to Canadian roads. East of the Rockies would be well served to enter that way and head west on the Trans Canada or Canada Hwy 1 IIRC. On Monday, December 12, 2005, at 11:30 AM, Christopher McCann wrote: In principle, it would be nice to meet up as soon as possible. At the same time, we want to keep backtracking to a minimum. Bob will be heading straight north...don't know if anyone west of Bob plans on coming. I've got two ideas: 1. Sumas, WA (north of Seattle): Here is the link for the route from Sumas to Deadhorse: http://www.randmcnally.com/rmc/directions/ dirGetDirections.jsp?BV_SessionID=1556161185.1134415227BV_Engi neID=addghfdejljcefecggfdffhdgif.0cmty=0 2. Sweet Grass, MT: this would have Easterners bypassing the Rockies entirely and hwy 15 is a straight shot for Bob. According to my map, these first roads through Canada are not as scenic as the above route: http://www.randmcnally.com/rmc/directions/ dirGetDirections.jsp?BV_SessionID=1556161185.1134415227BV_Engi neID=addghfdejljcefecggfdffhdgif.0cmty=0 Both of these towns are right on the border. Both work fine. Perhaps there are other ideas of where we might rendezvous sooner in the US. Of course, if two cars are coming from, say, Missouri, those two would caravan together to the main rendezvous point, etc. If there are Canadians wanting to come, we need a Canada rendezvous point too.
Re: [MBZ] Oil Analysis
Does he have a web site? Do they check soot? Sounds like a good deal. J.B. At 10:18 AM 12/13/2005, you wrote: Just wanted to drop a note with kudos for Larry T and his Oil Analysis Company. I just got the results back from the second test on my '96 Dodge Dakota. I LOVE it when the results match what I expected. Fuel in the oil was up a bit which is probably because my wife drives the truck and just sticks around town. At the last sample we'd just come back from a trip with 900 highway miles which kept that number down. I haven't been doing analysis on Hammie (the 240D) because he consumes so much oil it doesn't seem like its worth it, but I will on the 190D once I start driving that regularly. Anyway 3 samples from Larry is $55 and TOTALLY worth it. I'd shopped around before and most labs I found were $25 a pop and didn't have bellows samplers to draw the sample up the dipstick hole. -Curt - Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/199 - Release Date: 12/13/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/199 - Release Date: 12/13/2005
Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics
Two years behind you. On 12/13/05, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 05:50:10 + LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You must be really old! I always thought you were about my age or younger. I'm 55. How old are you? Craig ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- 1977 240D 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen
Re: [MBZ] More block heater pyrotechnics
did you change your underwear also? Probably permanently stained. -Original Message- From: LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Dec 13, 2005 12:37 AM To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] More block heater pyrotechnics Don't ask me, however, about the time I decided to strip telephone cable with my teeth when I lived in NYC ... and someone called in while my tongue was on the ring piece of copper. THAT left a mark (when I fell off the ladder and hit the floor). Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '83 300SD (happily running diesel/WVO mix) '82 300CD slate grey, black interior, 152,xxx mi
Re: [MBZ] ArcticQ - US rendezvous point
If we come, and its still a very big if, we won't start at Okieq, seems like that'd add something like an extra 1000 miles for us. So if we're in we'd probably plan to meet you folks somewhere en-route. Not sure if I'll be able to swing three weeks of vacation in one go and theres no way I'd make that kind of drive (10kmi?) in less than three weeks. -Curt, in MA '85 190D 233kmi '83 240D 249kmi Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:02:38 -0600 From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] ArcticQ - US rendezvous point To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed most people who are far enough away to not want to start at the okieq are too far away anyways and probably wouldnt have come regardless. - Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Dec 13 16:12:56 2005 Received: from web32803.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.206.33]) by server5.arterytc5.net with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1EmCls-00038Y-CO for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:12:56 + Received: (qmail 39546 invoked by uid 60001); 13 Dec 2005 16:12:53 - DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=3NDjtPQt3D7TnqvzpgrqBLyDcBYGHhe0EOX8L8Gc9wXUx9uDopZZlz3G1fKVI3KfiCqC77Kjqmt2ss+aYeWLou2ugFB9skRupb1l43AlTOLiSUn1VzVJztmvTZ4BIC2WIpYJ9Y3O/6Az3Pb+Ddxfx39vUflVHRjjxYZgAnPpM6Y= ; Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from [198.51.119.130] by web32803.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:12:53 PST Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:12:53 -0800 (PST) From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.6 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK: X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Id: Mercedes mailing list mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net List-Unsubscribe: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net List-Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:12:56 - I so don't want to hear it. Tax on my '85 190D was $120! -Curt Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:13:47 -0600 From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK: To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Yup - it sure is. Just paid for both when I registered the '90 300D 2.5 last month. Here's the list from the receipts: Title fee Excise tax Insurance fee Mail fee Notary fee (yes - the tile was notarized before I walked in) Inspection fee Registration fee Waste tire fee Most of these are between $1 and $5, but the excise tax was $118 !! - Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Dec 13 16:14:51 2005 Received: from ms-smtp-02-qfe0.socal.rr.com ([66.75.162.134] helo=ms-smtp-02-eri0.socal.rr.com) by server5.arterytc5.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1EmCnj-0003JE-C2 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:14:51 + Received: from JERRY (cpe-66-75-241-71.san.res.rr.com [66.75.241.71]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.socal.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id jBDGElDq029876 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:14:48 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Jerry Herrman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:15:17 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.6 Subject: [MBZ] Rear Shock Absorbers X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Id: Mercedes mailing list mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net List-Unsubscribe:
Re: [MBZ] Oil Analysis
Here's Larry's email address. He and I were both mentioned in last year's
Scottsdale Barrett-Jackson Auction. Our 15 minutes of fame. And, to be
perfectly honest, I don't think they mentioned our names, just the
questions or comments we sent in. Let me graft some stuff from his sig line;
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB)
A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
For Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
Weber Carb Stuff http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs
http://members.rennlist.com/my_911/Index.htm For my Paint Job Info
Best regards, tell him Tom says hi,
Tom Reynolds
Sand Springs, OK
At 10:33 AM 12/13/2005 -0500, you wrote:
Does he have a web site? Do they check soot?
Sounds like a good deal.
J.B.
At 10:18 AM 12/13/2005, you wrote:
Just wanted to drop a note with kudos for Larry T and his Oil
Analysis Company. I just got the results back from the second test
on my '96 Dodge Dakota. I LOVE it when the results match what I
expected. Fuel in the oil was up a bit which is probably because my
wife drives the truck and just sticks around town. At the last
sample we'd just come back from a trip with 900 highway miles which
kept that number down.
I haven't been doing analysis on Hammie (the 240D) because he
consumes so much oil it doesn't seem like its worth it, but I will
on the 190D once I start driving that regularly.
Anyway 3 samples from Larry is $55 and TOTALLY worth it. I'd shopped
around before and most labs I found were $25 a pop and didn't have
bellows samplers to draw the sample up the dipstick hole.
-Curt
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Re: [MBZ] Former taxi?
I think that is an old Volvo console- placed in the MB. - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 9:53 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Former taxi? I have never seen anything like that before. tom savage wrote: http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4595521056 Anyone ever seen a 123 interior like this? I'm wondering if the meter went where the dummy vent panel is on the dash. And the console...? Tom, Curieux ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] water wetter
I use it in all my vehicles. My 300CE tends to run warm and it seemed to help in the summer, the 85 Jeep Grand Wagoneer didn't benefit as much. Alan Duff Knoxville, TN On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:37:42 -0800 (PST), Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : We recently had a thread on this. Marshall endorses it...don't think anyone objected. I went out and bought three bottles - 1 for the SD, 1 for the TD and one to sit on the shelf to remind me about it in the future. Chris
Re: [MBZ] Rear Shock Absorbers
What sort of job is it to RR the rear shocks on an 82 240D? Anyone done this? Any special equipment or tools needed? How difficult? It's easy. Nothing special required, except maybe some good penetrating juice on the bottom bolts. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics
My uncle once had a trailer that he just ran some quick power to with an extension cord or something and somehow screwed up cause I went to the door and touched the metal side. YOWCH. That was _our_ trailer when I was a kid! Was never properly grounded somehow (my dad wasn't that great with wiring as it turns out), and for _years_ you had to remember to jump up when opening the front door if you were barefoot and it was damp outside. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK:
I get charged? Tax on $1700, because unless it was in the junk yard, a Running 220D is worth at least $1700 here in WA! As I mentioned, one of those State forms, signed, or an independent appraisal will convince them otherwise. And somehow I doubt that if one paid _extra_ because it was a particularly cherry example that they'd say: No, we'll just use the book value here. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Rear Shock Absorbers
Yes, I've done it. It's fairly simple. If I can do it, anyone can. Ron Dwelle On Dec 13, 2005, at 11:15 AM, Jerry Herrman wrote: What sort of job is it to RR the rear shocks on an 82 240D? Anyone done this? Any special equipment or tools needed? How difficult? Thanks in advance Jerry 1982 240D 227,000 miles original shocks ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
