Usually it is Companion. Now that Sears K-Mart are joined, anybody know
it K-Mart will exchange Craftsman tools?
BillR
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of LarryT
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 6:42 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject:
Ed,
I have wired half my house with Cat 5E, Quad shield Coax and fibreoptics,
I'm on cable with a Toshiba modem with a Uniden UPI 1868P as the router
(VOIP 10 handset phone system), was using a Belkin router but it was
dropping all the time. The phone router has not dropped once in 3 weeks. The
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For me, it's kind of hard to take too much pride in driving something that
you are likely to see a half dozen of on your way to work. For this reason,
I'm envious of models older than my W123. Of course, around here, we drive
one of maybe 5 in the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thats about what I pay at Autozone.. roughly about $12.99 a gal
I was annoyed that my last trip to Azone cost me $10.99 when it
was $9.99 a year ago. Maybe I should consider myself lucky instead.
With the $20 credit after 5 $20 purchases, I could buy ten gallons
and
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, woodlandtaylors wrote:
so have just purchased a used Cisco Aironet 340 Series of wireless LAN that
I had planned to plug into a channel on the switch and have wireless
access...I guess I should asked if it would work before purchasing but now
AP340's are okay and have
and I'd love an older SL :) but...
We've got one for sale! :-) '76 450 SL. Milan brown/bamboo.
-- Jim
On 1/21/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
and I'd love an older SL :) but...
We've got one for sale! :-) '76 450 SL. Milan brown/bamboo.
-- Jim
I'll give you $35 a month for it. New babies are expensive!
Ed
--
Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts. Study hard... Be Evil.
You too with the baby thing? Why do people keep having babies and screwing
up their Mercedes hobby? '.er, um ... I mean congratulations!
Brian
On 1/21/07, Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 1/21/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
and I'd love an older SL :) but...
We've got one
When our kids were young, I drove lower cost Mercedes. When they grew up
moved out, I traded up to higher cost Mercedes.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Zoltan Finks
Sent: Sunday,
Euan,
Not loads of people answering this, because it is a very expensive and
often un-necessary job.
So I will ask the obvious, what makes you think you need to replace
them? IF they are not leaking fluid in excess of the Mercedes ratings,
they are not bad.
A bouncy or hard ride is not the
Yeah, the Confederate Air Force has what I believe to be the last
operating one...
Au contraire. I had the opportunity to walk through a meticulously restored
B-17F in the private McCaw hangar at Renton Airport a few years ago.
From the Museum of Flight's website:
The Museum's
Ok I am stumped. What's a W110 SEL in layperson's terms? What year?
On 1/21/07, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
w110 sel with all shop records strewn about the cabin. Pulled model
from the VIN. The shadow of the designation was all that was left on
the trunk. 1972 I suspect, since the
http://www.kenrockwell.com/mercedes/starfest-2006
I am going to do an ebay search on mercedes tools to locate the real McCoy..
On 1/21/07, Hendrik Riessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I usally use two little screwdrivers and a larger screwdriver, it would be
aesy enough to build a tool for the job(such as an old screwdriver with
part
cut out of
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
(2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL,
87 300SDL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D 2.2,
81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250
http://www.okiebenz.com
-- next part --
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: MVC-001S.JPG
Does anyone need a Linksys non-wireless router? Yours for the cost of
shipping.
On 1/21/07, John W. Reames III [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, woodlandtaylors wrote:
so have just purchased a used Cisco Aironet 340 Series of wireless LAN
that
I had planned to plug into a
We drove a '76 Chevette for 3.5 years so we could afford a baby. By the
time our son was 3 we could afford a 9 year old Mercedes (1973 280). There
has to be a mathematical formula in there somewhere, perhaps in association
with one's zip code at each purchase or entry point...
On 1/21/07, Tom
on 1/21/07 10:54 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It worked for me, which means it's the first and only attachment I've been
able to see on the list.
By the way, whattizdastoree on that w108? What model (drivetrain) is it?
Looks solid enuf to me. For sale?
mac
who needs another
I have for some time been trying to figure out why certain styles appeal
more to certain demographics than to others. Just as an example --
white guys of lower economic income seem to like jacked-up pickup trucks
with big wheels while the Mexicans around here like low-rider trucks
with little
Kaleb,
I got it... Altho the note below sez A non-text attachment was
scrubbed..
Just clicked on the okiebenz link and thar' it was!!!
Chuck
Phoenix AZ
On Jan 21, 2007, at 8:54 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
(2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89
Attachment came thru fine and it appears the cars are $500..buyer gets
all for one low price.
Dennis T
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 7:54 PM
To: Mercedes Mailing List
Subject: [MBZ]
Andrew,
Next time do a google search..
Here's what I found.
http://www.answers.com/topic/mercedes-benz-w110
Take care,
Chuck
Phoenix AZ
On Jan 21, 2007, at 8:50 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Ok I am stumped. What's a W110 SEL in layperson's terms? What year?
On 1/21/07, Redghost
Thanks for the SF06 Album - and I was glad to see my '83SD as the first
picture in the 03 October, Autocross day (#22/42, NJ NLX-20S). The car did
well, earning 7 awards (3 with my daughter driving (#42). Total miles
driven out, SF, and back to NJ: 7800!
Werner
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Jim Cathey wrote:
We've got one for sale! :-) '76 450 SL. Milan brown/bamboo.
*lol* maybe in 16 years I'll look for one :) (when I REALLY cannot afford
it!)
-j.
Well, just like OK Don, the light on the recirc switch on my 300SDL
started flashing today. Seemed it was flashing, had no blower, and full
heat. At the next shutdown and restart, problem went away. Wierd.
Need to read up in the CD or something to see exactly what the deal is,
or see if I
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Ed Booher wrote:
I'll give you $35 a month for it. New babies are expensive!
Ethan is good for FAR more than $35/month when you add up all the
vaccinations and all that! but then he's worth far more than that too.
He will be in attendance at next RustyQ :)
-j.
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Zoltan Finks wrote:
You too with the baby thing? Why do people keep having babies and screwing
up their Mercedes hobby? '.er, um ... I mean congratulations!
It goes with that whole spouse thing. But it is all worth it. We are
blessed with a wonderful little boy (he is
OK, John et al: Isn't it about time the subject line was changed so that it
has some minute correlation to the subject matter? Yes, wives and kids are
expensive and almost always a joy, but it's not too clear that [MBZ]
Mercedes Quality has anything to do with either one! ;-
Werner
You failed.
On 1/21/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
(2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL,
87 300SDL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D 2.2,
81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250
http://www.okiebenz.com
-- next part
Sold long ago.
Steve MacSween wrote:
on 1/21/07 10:54 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It worked for me, which means it's the first and only attachment I've been
able to see on the list.
By the way, whattizdastoree on that w108? What model (drivetrain) is it?
Looks solid
yep, just as its supposed to be. Before it was not formatting the link
correct. People griped so I just changed it to go ahead and send
attatchments out. People griped so I fixed the problem with the
scrubber. Now people can click if they want to see the attatchment, or not.
Chuck
yep
OK Don wrote:
You failed.
On 1/21/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
(2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL,
87 300SDL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D 2.2,
81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250
http://www.okiebenz.com
Thanks Richard. Yes, I thought the silence was ominous.
The replacement is necessary because our Warrant of Fitness authorities
deem any leak of hydraulic fluid from suspension systems as an automatic
'FAIL'. Invoking Mercedes leak-tolerances falls on deaf ears. Worse
still, the FAIL is
I've got 48 minutes logged in the right seat of a B-17. It was a
test flight in Florida. It was converted to a crop duster (actually the
screw worm). I would have to look it up but seems to me it was about the
early 70's. Sorta' one of my life highlights. I got some time in: UC-78
(T-50,
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote:
We drove a '76 Chevette for 3.5 years so we could afford a baby. By the
time our son was 3 we could afford a 9 year old Mercedes (1973 280). There
has to be a mathematical formula in there somewhere, perhaps in association
with one's zip code at
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
Thanks for the SF06 Album - and I was glad to see my '83SD as the first
picture in the 03 October, Autocross day (#22/42, NJ NLX-20S). The car did
well, earning 7 awards (3 with my daughter driving (#42). Total miles
driven out, SF, and back to
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/car/266277037.html
Pair of w115 for $300. One auto, one manual. Bring trailer.
no affiliation. Beat me to them. If I get there first, I will have to
live on them since the dog house is already occupied.
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995
http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/car/264921913.html
Just like this one, but the trunk badge said 280sel
On Jan 21, 2007, at 7:50 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Ok I am stumped. What's a W110 SEL in layperson's terms? What year?
On 1/21/07, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
w110 sel with
We've got one for sale! :-) '76 450 SL. Milan brown/bamboo.
*lol* maybe in 16 years I'll look for one :)
Give us a call then. At the rate this thing is moving, we'll
probably _still_ have it!
-- Jim
Sounds great!! I envy those who can fly. I never tire of hearing stories.
:-)
Zeb
On 22/01/07, Walt Lasher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've got 48 minutes logged in the right seat of a B-17. It was a
test flight in Florida. It was converted to a crop duster (actually the
screw worm). I
Just saw Ken's Starfest album from the okiebenz link. My car, the #28 yellow
300SD, was prominently featured on several occasions. I took home 7 pieces of
cystal, almost enough to pave my driveway!
Enjoy!
Jim in Phoenix
---
Get FREE 4x6
Pep Boys has been a reliable source of G-05. It was $11.99 at our local
store about a month ago. The Pep Boys website has a downloadable coupon for
$5 off any $25 purchase.
http://www.pepboys.com/
Dr Biodiesel
go for it.
Redghost wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/car/266277037.html
Pair of w115 for $300. One auto, one manual. Bring trailer.
no affiliation. Beat me to them. If I get there first, I will have to
live on them since the dog house is already occupied.
--
Clay
Seattle
108
Redghost wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/car/264921913.html
Just like this one, but the trunk badge said 280sel
On Jan 21, 2007, at 7:50 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Ok I am stumped. What's a W110 SEL in layperson's terms? What year?
On 1/21/07, Redghost [EMAIL
My neighbor in Massachusetts had many hours in B-17s, and visited
Germany several times in them, making some deliveries of American
industrial products, but never got the opportunity to stay any length of
time. He was also afraid of heights, couldn't climb a 6ft ladder, but
had no problem in
Euan,
If they are dripping, then I think they may qualify as really really
bad. Shame, as they are expensive, as you have learned.
I will do some research and get back to you with a good description of
the job.
Should the SWMBO toss you out, you can take up residence in the back of
the TD with
Great experiences you've had with the B17s - Thank God for museums! So much
would be lost without them.
Perhaps you know - weren't a large number of WW2 aircraft destroyed or sold
for scrap in Europe following the war because is would have been too
expensive to ship them back? Seems like I
Just get a cheap wide-blade screwdriver or narrow putty knife and
file/grind down a slot in the middle. Will take about 2 minutes to do
for very little money.
--R
andrew strasfogel wrote:
I am going to do an ebay search on mercedes tools to locate the real McCoy..
John - keep checking on dates through the GWS-MBCA.org web site. In
addition to their well-attended autocross series, they are planning a day at
Summit Point on 21 May, plus of course Tri-O-Rama in September time frame.
They also share track time with the Porsche and BMW folks when they can.
John - if you're coming to StarTech in May (Reston, VA), bring along your
iSCAN and you will have ample opportunity to really impress a lot of folks.
And I will gladly provide my '90 300D if you need any props! ;-)))
Werner
- Original Message -
From: John W. Reames III [EMAIL
One thing I haven't heard yet is that some gas stations may not
adequately remove the water that has collected in their tanks from
condensation. Yes, gas station tanks also collect water from
condensation. When I operated stations, we had to pump the water out
every few weeks. We had a dipstick
They were nuclear missle launching pads after all... They were expected to be
bombed at some point...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:32:51 -0500
From: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Government use of rebar
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Message-ID: [EMAIL
Not in New England that I know of, at least not in north central MA. There are
no BP stations to be found.
In fact I can't remember the last BP station I saw...
Today at the Mobil station I usually fill up at I noticed all the diesel pump
handles were black except the highspeed pumps which
Allan - its not clear where you are geographically, but what I found was
that the major truck stops here carry Delvac1 in the gallon jugs, as do some
of the Wal-Mart's and Sam's clubs (or Mobil1 which is almost as good). I
did manage to locate the Mobil lube distributor, and can drop by his
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
OK, John et al: Isn't it about time the subject line was changed so that it
has some minute correlation to the subject matter? Yes, wives and kids are
expensive and almost always a joy, but it's not too clear that [MBZ]
Mercedes Quality has
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
John - keep checking on dates through the GWS-MBCA.org web site. In
addition to their well-attended autocross series, they are planning a day at
Summit Point on 21 May, plus of course Tri-O-Rama in September time frame.
They also share track
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
John - if you're coming to StarTech in May (Reston, VA), bring along your
iSCAN and you will have ample opportunity to really impress a lot of folks.
And I will gladly provide my '90 300D if you need any props! ;-)))
*lol* Well... Reston IS my
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Allan Streib wrote:
Speaking of where to procure the various vital fluids, anyone have a
good source for Delvac-1 or Mobil-1 Turbo Truck SUV (or whatever
they're calling it this week).
Isn't Delvac 1 sold by CAT dealers as DEO? (not cheaply since it has a
Cat[erpillar]
John - IMO, everyone that enjoys M-B cars or even their history is missing
something if not a member of the club. Turns out that most join just for
the magazine, but there are enough people with specific interests that are
enjoyable (for the most part) to follow or participate with in events.
John - Startech07 is 18-21 May, with most of the classroom session on
Saturday. On Friday evening, they are planning a bus ride from Reston up to
Dundalk for an evening tour of the Vehicle Prep Center, and then a follow-on
dinner at Phillips before riding back to Reston Town Center. Monday
I'm not sure about that - I suspect there has been more than one of each
that could be related to a fine old Benz ... But we probably don't want to
go there.
BillR
Jacksonville FL
1981 300SD 284k
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of John W.
Werner Fehlauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Allan - its not clear where you are geographically
I'm in Indiana. Neither the local Wal-Mart nor Sams stock Delvac-1,
nor do they nor AutoZone, PepBoys, etc. carry the Delvac-1 equivalent
TSUV Mobil-1 (or if they do, they don't seem to keep much in
Allan - My distributor for Exxon-Mobil products in in South Jersey,
856-374-0900. Last time I was there (about a year ago), they called them
selves Total Lube or some such name. They have a warehouse in Blackwood,
NJ. All I usually do is call them to make sure the product is in stock, and
Greetings and Salutations.
On my browsers:- current Forefox
former:=IE.
I cannot seem to get some root url's. i.e. www.amazon.com and
ebay.com can't get the server. ebaymotors,com is OK and anything down
from the root seems to be OK also.
Any ideas? It is probably some dumb finger trouble or
You probably need to clear some cookies and browsing history. IE is bad
about keeping all kinds of junk in weirdly-named folders, might affect
FF but not sure how. I've never encountered such problems with
Firefox. In Firefox check your connection , privacy, content settings.
You might
Thank you, sir Kaleb. That is EXACTLY my point. A 280SE CANNOT be a W110,
which is what got me started on this rant.
Chuck, the only model that could be a W110 SE L is the extremely rare 1965
300SE Heckflosse sedan, provides they made it in a long wheelbase version.
On 1/22/07, Kaleb C.
Thanks but no thanks. There is a proper tool for this hardware and I am
determined to locate it.
On 1/22/07, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just get a cheap wide-blade screwdriver or narrow putty knife and
file/grind down a slot in the middle. Will take about 2 minutes to do
for very
I get Delvac at Advance Auto Parts reasonably cheaply ($7.25??) in the 4 qt.
jugs.
On 1/22/07, Werner Fehlauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Allan - My distributor for Exxon-Mobil products in in South Jersey,
856-374-0900. Last time I was there (about a year ago), they called them
selves Total
All those work for me running 1.5.0.9
-Dave Walton
On 1/22/07, Frederick W Moir [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Greetings and Salutations.
On my browsers:- current Forefox
former:=IE.
I cannot seem to get some root url's. i.e. www.amazon.com and
ebay.com can't get the server. ebaymotors,com is OK
Wow, you are driven... You might want to check into an MB BFH while you
are at it, if those hinges need some persuasion, you know, the real Dieter.
--R
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Thanks but no thanks. There is a proper tool for this hardware and I am
determined to locate it.
On 1/22/07, Rich
Yeah, I have this analler-than-thou attitude I picked up from MBCA concours
winners.
On 1/22/07, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wow, you are driven... You might want to check into an MB BFH while you
are at it, if those hinges need some persuasion, you know, the real
Dieter.
--R
On Jan 22, 2007, at 8:27 AM, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
warehouse (and he will also ship UPS to me) 4 gallon cartons of
Delvac1, and
also the 6 qt boxes of Mobil1 ATF.
You might check with your distributor Mobil/Exxon also provide Delvac
in 20 qtr pails, pricing might
be different.
John
Rich Thomas wrote:
I have for some time been trying to figure out why certain styles appeal
more to certain demographics than to others.
Because people tend to hang around with people who are in their
demographic group, and people determine what's normal by constant
reference to people around
Rich Thomas wrote:
My neighbor in Massachusetts had many hours in B-17s, and visited
Germany several times in them, making some deliveries of American
industrial products, but never got the opportunity to stay any length of
time. He was also afraid of heights, couldn't climb a 6ft ladder,
David supplied answers to problems that have vexed me for a long time,
since college and when I started driving. This list is cool, but I am
thinking I had better stop hanging around it.
--R (spiraling around the MB cash drain)
David Brodbeck wrote:
It was a
control issue, for them.
I drove around mountains for a couple of years and while I never developed
the style of the VA natives, have no problems with them. My wife is a
basket case every time we get to one. As an experiment I let her get behind
the wheel - no problem for her then. She can drive in the mountains fine -
Inflation has bitten the offer - I just downloaded the Pep Boys coupon, and
it's $5 off anything when you buy $30 or more! (still, $5 off is $5 saved)
Werner
- Original Message -
From: Dan Holden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 7:29 AM
Hardest part is disconnecting the hydraulic fittings
through the spring. PITA. Otherwise torx head bolt
under the carpet in the rear, just behind rear seat
where it folds down. Removal from A-arm is simple.
These rarely go bad. Make sure it is not your pump,
the check valve, the ride height
It might be simpler to emigrate to NZ...
On 1/22/07, Karl Wittnebel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hardest part is disconnecting the hydraulic fittings
through the spring. PITA. Otherwise torx head bolt
under the carpet in the rear, just behind rear seat
where it folds down. Removal from A-arm is
Redghost wrote:
Found two Benz. Nice 1965 190D with engine still there and sheet metal
looking great, but for the large rust patch on the driver door. Gutted
interior, so not able to get much. Auto tranny. Really built like a
tank compared to the sheet metal on Gump.
The other is a
Amen.
On 1/22/07, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Redghost wrote:
Found two Benz. Nice 1965 190D with engine still there and sheet metal
looking great, but for the large rust patch on the driver door. Gutted
interior, so not able to get much. Auto tranny. Really built like a
I personal get nervous on back of a motorcycle, but if I am driving I have
no problems.
I also get nervous riding in little Hondas, aka portable coffins, as such
when coworkers and I got to lunch we take the big Mercedes.
Few months back I had to ride to DC, from Raleigh NC, in a Acura want to
you might have bought Delvac 1300 Super for $7.25 a gallon; Delvac 1 is in
the silver jugs and is considerably more expensive.
On 1/22/07, John M McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Jan 22, 2007, at 8:27 AM, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
warehouse (and he will also ship UPS to me) 4 gallon
In wireless mode is the router giving it an IP (sub)address? Is there a
permission/request to set on either device to get them to recognize and
communicate with one another, and to get outside?
Sometimes, wifeless is a go-go.
--R
Billr wrote:
no luck with
getting onto the internet with it,
Do you have an exit strategy for withdrawing from IPAQ? Plan ahead.
On 1/22/07, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In wireless mode is the router giving it an IP (sub)address? Is there a
permission/request to set on either device to get them to recognize and
communicate with one another,
John,
I would love to see a scan of that chart.
Andy
On 1/19/07, John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Peter Merle wrote:
To ask a furthur question - what shapes the maximum injection stoke
volume vs rpm at these pumps. As I understand it compensation for
volumetric efficiency vs rpm
A midwest chain called Murray's carries the Turbo Diesel 5W-40. I also saw
it for the first time a few weeks back at my local Auto Zone in the Detroit
suburbs.
Ralph W.
'83 300CD '82 300TD (2 parts wagons)
'90 300D '01 E320 Wagon
'87 300TD
- Original Message -
From: Allan
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