[MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Donald Snook
I am probably going to trade in the 1990 300SEL (leaking headgasket) today for a 2001 Ford Expedition. I drove it home last night. I knew when my wife and I argued over who was going to get to drive it, that I would get it. It really is VERY nice. Ok, so it's a little big, but so am I. I

Re: [MBZ] Spend money?

2007-09-07 Thread Gary Hurst
it's sort of a backwards culture here, especially when compared to the mainstream mercedes culture. in the real world of montvale culture, my ex-wife's 92 300E with nearly 200k miles indicates that she is poor and a loser and needs to be treated with disdain and comtempt. in our world, this is

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Allan Streib
Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone know anything about these big SUV's (other than the fact that it gets terrible gas mileage)? It is 2001 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 4X4 with the 5.4 V8. They have a coil-on-plug setup where there is a separate coil for each spark plug. In my

Re: [MBZ] Ball Joints W124 '91 300D 2.5 ~140k mi.

2007-09-07 Thread LarryT
Not sure what route I'll take but IAC I always put a heavy chain thru the chain and secure it tightly. But renting Rustys compressor is the way to go - I'm checking out the LCA, ball jt, etc to see what, if anything needs replacing - Agree with testing the shock Vs replacing - mine have ~140k

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
I know it wont be worth very much in a couple of years. The value on those things drop like rocks. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday,

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread Mitch Haley
Kaleb C. Striplin, work wrote: Well, all they are required to do is see your license to purchase refrigerant. They do not need a business license. What you do with it is none of their business either. Parts stores usually want my business (sales tax) license # before giving me a

Re: [MBZ] 240d 3.0 conversion

2007-09-07 Thread Mathieu J . Cama
Craig, Just because you got lucky does not mean that all m617s will not require the flywheel to be match balanced. Each motor is different and MUST be handled on a case by case basis. A good machinist typically charges under $150 to match the balancing, sometimes even far less than that. Is

Re: [MBZ] Spend money?

2007-09-07 Thread Mitch Haley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I haven't bothered to detail all the fixes done to my C320 over the years and I'm just damned lucky I haven't had to pay for them. And it isn't over yet with one month to go. That's why many of the cheapskates among us are wasting our time looking for that perfect

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread Mitch Haley
Hendrik wrote: Well yes there are still cars in Oz with R12 in the system but it is now unobtanium and releasing it into the atmosphere is against the law. Releasing R12 can win us a USD10,000 fine. What's it cost down under, or do they jail you? We pay the same fine if we release R134a,

Re: [MBZ] [MBZ[ 560 back on the road, almost . Cleaning fuel injectors

2007-09-07 Thread Mitch Haley
Hendrik wrote: OK so you spend an afternoon cleaning them, now what? Do you have a set up to determine the spray? With the Saabs, we used to pull the two pairs of injectors, (one screw per pair), put them in containers (usually the bottoms cut off of coolant jugs), pop off the hose from the

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion

2007-09-07 Thread billr
Thanks for the correction James. I have not been there in about three years and the memory just wasn't working. When you come off the bridge onto Big Pine in the early morning the area is full of the little critters. Thus far I have been spared any personal contact with the Iguanas. I

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
Well, all they are required to do is see your license to purchase refrigerant. They do not need a business license. What you do with it is none of their business either. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread archer
From: Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am probably going to trade in the 1990 300SEL (leaking headgasket) today for a 2001 Ford Expedition. I drove it home last night. I knew when my wife and I argued over who was going to get to drive it, that I would get it. It really is VERY nice. Ok,

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
and Im sure I can find out just as much proof to the contrary. In other words, who knows. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, September

Re: [MBZ] Ball Joints W124 '91 300D 2.5 ~140k mi.

2007-09-07 Thread E M
Larry, When I saw those pics of the bent compressor, with no safety chain around the spring and compressor, kind of sent a little chill down my spine. :-) Ed 300E On 07/09/2007, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not sure what route I'll take but IAC I always put a heavy chain thru the chain and

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Gary Hurst
yup, sell your 300sel to kleb for 200 bucks instead On 9/7/07, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know it wont be worth very much in a couple of years. The value on those things drop like rocks. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
of course they need a tax number on a tax exempt sale. If you are paying tax, they dont need it. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday,

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread Bob DuPuy
You pablum eater and kool aide drinkers crack me up. Ozone is continually created in the upper atmosphere in vast quantities by sunlight acting on the gases present. It is the height of hubris to think mans puny efforts even if they were intentional could have a significant effect. R12 was banned

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
BZT, WRONG. It is NOT the job of a real estate agent to tell a buyer about what the neighbors do. In fact, in OK and most other states, its ILLEGAL for a real estate agent to say those sorts of things. Its up to the buyer to figure out if the property has been psychologically impacted

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread R A Bennell
Not quite the same, but I have an 02 F150 Supercrew with the 5.4 and 4 wheel drive. It is a Lariat with most of the toys - leather seating etc. We love it. My wife does not like how big it is to drive it but she really likes riding in it because it is high and one can really see out of it. We

Re: [MBZ] Ball Joints W124 '91 300D 2.5 ~140k mi.

2007-09-07 Thread LarryT
Good news for a change., Looked closely at all the LCA bushings, Sway Bar, Shock, brake components and could not find anything wrong. I had changed the tie-rod assys a few weeks ago so they're definately not a problem. I couldn't find any play except for a little in the steering gear,

Re: [MBZ] 240d 3.0 conversion

2007-09-07 Thread Luther
paying me good money to spend several days at your house Luther On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:18:07 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a manual 240D with a I think a dead cylinder. I have a good euro 5 cyl engine which is auto. What would it take to drop the euro

Re: [MBZ] 240d 3.0 conversion

2007-09-07 Thread Curt Raymond
Thats cool. For some perverse reason I'm interested in a manual shift 3.0l. My 240D was only slightly underpowered for where I live, I figure a 3.0 would be plenty and for some perverse reason I like rowing the trans myself. Seems like autoboxes are always doing something thats not quite the way

Re: [MBZ] Spend money?

2007-09-07 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 9/7/07, Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it's sort of a backwards culture here, especially when compared to the mainstream mercedes culture. in the real world of montvale culture, my ex-wife's 92 300E with nearly 200k miles indicates that she is poor and a loser and needs to be treated

[MBZ] Hood Pads

2007-09-07 Thread LarryT
Howdy - I need a hood pad for the '78 240D and noticed Rusty sells one with, and one without a heatshield. Living in Va I'm not sure I need the heatshield. While I don't mind extra protection, if the heatshield is only needed when traversing Africa in high summer, it might be a waste

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers

2007-09-07 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 9/7/07, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BZT, WRONG. It is NOT the job of a real estate agent to tell a buyer about what the neighbors do. In fact, in OK and most other states, its ILLEGAL for a real estate agent to say those sorts of things. Its up to the buyer to

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers

2007-09-07 Thread LarryT
Howdy - I'm no expert, but I suspect it's all about lawsuits. If a neighbor with problems finds out a RE agent is badmouthing him, I'd bet a lawyer would be knocking on his door in hopes of making a few $$s. It's hard to say things about people - public records are one thing - if you

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 09:25:09 -0500 Bob DuPuy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You pablum eater and kool aide drinkers crack me up. Ozone is continually created in the upper atmosphere in vast quantities by sunlight acting on the gases present. It is the height of hubris to think mans puny efforts even

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Allan Streib
R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The 97 to 03 vintage of Ford trucks didn't score wonderful in crash tests. The 04 and up is better as they made the frame stronger. I think that the primary issue was frontal offset crashes tend to bend in the left front floor area and that can be hard on

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers

2007-09-07 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 07:47:35 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BZT, WRONG. It is NOT the job of a real estate agent to tell a buyer about what the neighbors do. In fact, in OK and most other states, its ILLEGAL for a real estate agent to say those sorts of things.

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread John Robbins
LarryT wrote: At last, the voice of Reality!! DuPont got the Ozone scare started when everybody and their brother was making it in garages and little factories all over the world. And DP didn;t get a penny from it - which was the whole problem. Now, as Bob so eloquently stated, DP

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread LarryT
At last, the voice of Reality!! DuPont got the Ozone scare started when everybody and their brother was making it in garages and little factories all over the world. And DP didn;t get a penny from it - which was the whole problem. Now, as Bob so eloquently stated, DP has something

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread andrew strasfogel
Here's the latest news on the accelerated melting of the polar ice caps but not to worry, every word is probably a lie: The Arctic ice cap is melting faster than previously thought, and it will shrink 40 percent by 2050 in most regions, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers

2007-09-07 Thread Gary Hurst
i have what you might call serious issues of credit and employment that made it difficult for me to get financing, especially as i wanted to buy two houses near each other. one of our customer's dad specializes in getting minority loans and assured me that none of this is any issue at all as long

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Curt Raymond
Oop, at first I thought you said Explorer, Explorers make me carsick which is wierd because no other vehicle makes me carsick... 5.4? That seems like an odd size but all the manufacturers have new line engines in odd sizes. Coil failure seems to be common to every manufacturer that uses the

Re: [MBZ] 240d 3.0 conversion

2007-09-07 Thread Mathieu J . Cama
Curt, See my pm to you. Mathieu On Sep 7, 2007, at 11:29 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: Thats cool. For some perverse reason I'm interested in a manual shift 3.0l. My 240D was only slightly underpowered for where I live, I figure a 3.0 would be plenty and for some perverse reason I like rowing

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers

2007-09-07 Thread Allan Streib
Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: BZT, WRONG. It is NOT the job of a real estate agent to tell a buyer about what the neighbors do. In fact, in OK and most other states, its ILLEGAL for a real estate agent to say those sorts of things. Its up to the buyer to figure out

Re: [MBZ] Spend money?

2007-09-07 Thread Mitch Haley
Alex Chamberlain wrote: looking for the perfect 8-valve Saab 900 Turbo for under a grand, but I know it's out there. Except for the rearangement of the B engine into the H engine (belt drive water pump, cam driven distributor, etc) and the 1982-up knock sensor and computer managed waste gate,

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread Mitch Haley
andrew strasfogel wrote: NOAA oceanographer James Overland and agency meteorologist Muyin Wang based their calculations on the carbon dioxide that is in the atmosphere. That pollution will greatly diminish the ice by 2050, regardless of future curbs on emissions, Overland said. That's not a

Re: [MBZ] Manuals for 1990 300 SL??

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
Thats what I am wanting to know. I have seen these deals on ebay complete with laptop etc for 4k or more. If I can get software to run on my laptop and whatever cable is needed, thats what I would like to do. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message

Re: [MBZ] Spend money?

2007-09-07 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 9/7/07, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alex Chamberlain wrote: looking for the perfect 8-valve Saab 900 Turbo for under a grand, but I know it's out there. Except for the rearangement of the B engine into the H engine (belt drive water pump, cam driven distributor, etc) and the

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
let me clarify, around here, there really are no buyers agents. There are agents that sell somebody a house who may or may not have it listed themselves, but they are most of the time a transaction broker, which means they are working for the good of the transaction. In any case, the realtor

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers

2007-09-07 Thread Gary Hurst
there is no such thing, dude. only agent's agents On 9/7/07, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 07:47:35 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BZT, WRONG. It is NOT the job of a real estate agent to tell a buyer about what the neighbors do.

Re: [MBZ] [MBZ[ 560 back on the road, almost . Cleaning fuel injectors

2007-09-07 Thread Robert Bigham
And to think I believed he was fussing at me with the remark about hitting delete for telling him he didn't need to dismiss my interest as unworthy of discussion!! Actually, a hypothetical person may have been taught by his mother he has the right to be as rude and disagreeable as he wishes,

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers

2007-09-07 Thread Mitch Haley
Alex Chamberlain wrote: Hmm. I just bought three acres in the boonies and made my offer contingent on the results of an investigation of the neighboring properties. I did my investigating first, then made a low-ball offer direct to the listing agent with no contingencies. My thought was

Re: [MBZ] Hood Pads

2007-09-07 Thread Mitch Haley
Craig McCluskey wrote: I think the one with the heat shield is for turbo cars and the one without is for naturally aspirated cars. Right. I don't think the foam would last very long on a turbo car without the foil shield if you keep up with your Italian tuneups.

Re: [MBZ] Hood Pads

2007-09-07 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 13:07:57 -0400 LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy - I need a hood pad for the '78 240D and noticed Rusty sells one with, and one without a heatshield. Living in Va I'm not sure I need the heatshield. While I don't mind extra protection, if the heatshield is

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
exactly --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers On

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Donald Snook
Kaleb wrote: I know it wont be worth very much in a couple of years. The value on those things drop like rocks. Thanks for the encouraging words, Kaleb. I know that I am paying three grand less than the NADA book value for it. So, hopefully the drop in price will slow down. Besides, I

Re: [MBZ] Ball Joints W124 '91 300D 2.5 ~140k mi.

2007-09-07 Thread LarryT
I know what you mean - it's so easy to get seriously hurt/killed without doing something stupid to increase the risk. My spring compressor is probably much like the one that was bent. Scary stuff. Fortunately, for now at least, none of my suspension components look like they need anything -

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Mitch Haley
archer wrote: Why don't you buy a GL320cdi? You can't get a G wagon for $8k. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion

2007-09-07 Thread James Zavesky
Bill The 500 would be a better choice given the fact that your mechanic has already worked on them. The 600 engine is entirely different. Try to get something 1996 or newer otherwise you will be replacing harness's. James -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [MBZ] Spend money?

2007-09-07 Thread Mitch Haley
Alex Chamberlain wrote: Yeah, I like the 900 styling better though. When did the B to H changeover take place? I had an '80 900 non-turbo a while back which I thought had a shaft-drive water pump. That's the car I'd like to have back... except a turbo with the weird Aztec-sun-pattern

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Mitch Haley
Donald Snook wrote: One of the attorneys in our office said he had a hard time finding an Expedition with the 5.4 AND 4X4 AND the factory towing package. The 7.3L turbo almost always has the towing package. (or was that the Excursion?) ___

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Donald Snook
Allan Streib wrote: Hope you have a big budget for gasoline. I am prepared for 14 mpg. The previous owner claimed 16-17 mpg. The funny thing is I really don't drive that much. I realized a couple of days ago that it had been 4 and half months since I had my oil changed and I had just

Re: [MBZ] Spend money?

2007-09-07 Thread Curt Raymond
Well geez Alex I had a running example that just needed a clutch controller (there was some debate as to if it was a cable or hydralic system) for $300. I passed because it was totally rusty. Actually the thing that killed it was AC that just needed a recharge. It probably did, the compressor

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
yea, the glaziers are melting. Wonder why quite a few are expanding? --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 12:48 PM

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
yea, its best to not deal with the listing agent, although they like it because they get more commission. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday,

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Kevin Kraly
The value on those things drop like rocks. My parents' '05 Chrysler TC minivan that cost $30k new is now worth, get ready for this, $14K! This is the price that I see similar units selling for, not the trade-in value which is probably somewhere around $9K-$10K. They'll have that thing

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
What years are problems with the wiring harness on the 140? 94-95? --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: James Zavesky [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'billr' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday,

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread Tom Hargrave
The scientists don't understand why either but they do measue traces of R12 in the stratosphere. The other issue is that the free chlorine acts as a catalyst to break down ozone. Thanks, Tom 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread R A Bennell
But what would an 05 MB have cost new, and what would it be worth now? People buy or lease new vehicles because they don't want to worry about making repairs and want to be seen in a new vehicle. They don't generally buy new vehicles in order to save money. Randy -Original Message-

Re: [MBZ] Hood Pads

2007-09-07 Thread Robert Tara Ludwick
The heat shield isn't for keeping the sun out, it's for keeping the heat under the hood and the paint on your hood. It would be worth a few extra bucks for a little extra protection in the long run. --Robert LarryT wrote: Howdy - I need a hood pad for the '78 240D and noticed

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Kevin Kraly
Apparently, these are real beasts for pulling a boat. The 5.4L does have a lot of power. The 15 passenger '99 Ford van that our dragon boat team used last year had plenty of power, but it didn't get nearly the fuel mileage that the Sprinter got on this year's trip. Everyone in the van

Re: [MBZ] Hood Pads

2007-09-07 Thread Luther
Isn't it mostly for the extra turbo heat? Might be a bit mute if he's got a 240. Luther On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:54:19 -0500, Robert Tara Ludwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The heat shield isn't for keeping the sun out, it's for keeping the heat under the hood and the paint on your hood.

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Curt Raymond
Heh, you're dreaming, especially if you don't drive much highway. I suspect if you put it on the highway and can keep your speed down you MIGHT get 15mpg. Around town I suspect 11mpg is only for those who can keep from using the power, that 5.4 must put out 250hp or more... -Curt Date: Fri, 7

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread R A Bennell
Again, my truck is a bit different than what you are looking at. It is a Supercrew rather than an Expedition so there will be some difference I am sure. They Expedition might be more aerodymanic given I have the open box on the back but the Expedition is probably heavier given the metal in the

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Allan Streib
Our F150 SuperCrew had the smaller Triton V8 (4.6 l I think) and we were lucky to get 15 or 16 MPG in town. Sometimes we got less. It would achieve 20 mpg or so on the highway. Allan R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Again, my truck is a bit different than what you are looking at. It is

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread Barry Stark
Kaleb - I thought that I heard that the Northern areas are receding and the south pole is expanding. Barry yea, the glaziers are melting. Wonder why quite a few are expanding? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread R A Bennell
Interesting. We also have a 98 F150 4X4 shortbox regular cab with the 4.2 V6 and a manual 5 speed. It only does marginally better than the 5.4. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Allan Streib Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 3:20 PM To:

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
good for you. 85% of FSBO sales happen between people who already know each other. Most of the houses that are FSBO never sell. In a transaction as big as buying or selling a house, it is VERY foolish NOT to have a realtor. You were lucky everything worked out great. Where would your

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers

2007-09-07 Thread R A Bennell
You can always sue the Realtor if you are unhappy! It has to be someone else's fault right? You couldn't have screwed up yourself. Realtor's have insurance! (I'm a lawyer. How can you tell I have a client who is unhappy with her Realtor? ) Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

[MBZ] Had I only known...

2007-09-07 Thread RELNGSON
you, dear roger, seem to fall into no man's land.  both we and montvale probably see you as insane for keeping a car for seven years.  your plan is a loser on all fronts.. Don't call me dear. RLE ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
Frods suck gas, among other things --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Time to trade Our F150

Re: [MBZ] Coil packs

2007-09-07 Thread RELNGSON
They have a coil-on-plug setup where there is a separate coil for each spark plug.  In my experience these are prone to failure (well, think about it, you have 8 coils, thus the failure probability of one coil is multiplied by 8) Maybe onna Ford. My 112 V6 has 12 plugs and six double coil

Re: [MBZ] Coil packs

2007-09-07 Thread R A Bennell
I'm told that there are some sort of spark plug boots attached to the coil packs over the spark plugs. I'm told that it is a good idea to order new boots and put them on when changing sparkplugs on the Triton Ford motors. If the boot cracks and leaks, the engine will miss and people think it is

Re: [MBZ] Sp?

2007-09-07 Thread RELNGSON
yea, the glaziers are melting.  Wonder why quite a few are expanding? Those in Phoenix, probably. Expanding because of too much fast food? Oh, you meant glaciers. Never mind. RLE ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Re: [MBZ] was Coil packs now ford parts

2007-09-07 Thread Robert Tara Ludwick
http://www.tascavolvoparts.com/ http://www.fordpartsonline.com/ https://www.1stfordparts.com/ All basically the same parts list, sometimes one or the other will not have something listed or prices can be different Depending on what vehicle you're needing parts for , I have a few more.

Re: [MBZ] Coil packs

2007-09-07 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 9/7/07, R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While we are off on this Ford line, does anyone have experience with a good place to buy genuine Ford parts online at a good price? I'm doing it with Toyota parts and assume there is likely somewhere that would do the same with other brands.

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion

2007-09-07 Thread James Zavesky
1992-1995 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin, work Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 3:08 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] populations discussion What years are problems with the wiring harness on

Re: [MBZ] Coil packs

2007-09-07 Thread John Robbins
R A Bennell wrote: While we are off on this Ford line, does anyone have experience with a good place to buy genuine Ford parts online at a good price? I'm doing it with Toyota parts and assume there is likely somewhere that would do the same with other brands. The local dealer is not about

[MBZ] Looking for audio guy

2007-09-07 Thread archer
Question: Are there any audio engineers or technicians on this group? Gerry Archer '83 300D and 240D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] Looking for audio guy

2007-09-07 Thread Mitch Haley
archer wrote: Question: Are there any audio engineers or technicians on this group? Whatever happened to Jaime? Did he sell his Benz, or just drop off the list? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] Looking for audio guy

2007-09-07 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 9/7/07, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: archer wrote: Question: Are there any audio engineers or technicians on this group? Whatever happened to Jaime? Did he sell his Benz, or just drop off the list? Kopchinski? I wonder that too. His web site http://www.jaimekop.com/ hasn't

Re: [MBZ] Looking for audio guy

2007-09-07 Thread Trampas
Well I worked for Ericsson for 2-3 years as an audio engineer, but I am no means an audiophile... My former training is signal processing, electrical engineering, computer engineering, and so in statistics and classifier design. My passion is embedded system design and rapid prototyping of

[MBZ] 140 300SD

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Who here has one of these things? What kind if mileage do you get? Fuel economy.gov says the older ones get like 19-22 mpg, the 94 gets 21-26 iirc? -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 94 E420, 92 300D, 92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 87

[MBZ] here's a mac crackhead for you

2007-09-07 Thread Gary Hurst
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Re: [MBZ] was Coil packs now ford parts

2007-09-07 Thread Gary Hurst
you at least have to give ford credit for using MB coolant. is GM still pushing that nasty cheap dexcool garbage? On 9/7/07, Robert Tara Ludwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.tascavolvoparts.com/ http://www.fordpartsonline.com/ https://www.1stfordparts.com/ All basically the same

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread Tom Hargrave
Anyone who does not believe that R12 is bad for the ozone layer needs to read this article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_depletion Tom www.kegkits.com Original Message From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 09/07/07 02:36 PM To: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
yep, thats a whole different deal. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] populations

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I am not saying it does or doesnt, I am only saying there is. or was, not enough evidence that it does. As for wikipedia, you cant believe everything you read there. Tom Hargrave wrote: Anyone who does not believe that R12 is bad for the ozone layer needs to read this article.

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread Trampas
What happened is Dupont's patent expired then the scientists found the problem. Luckly Dupont had the solution in R134 which they have a patent on... Trampas -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Hargrave Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
actually, that is not true either, that is, well, I guess, an urban legend of sorts. Trampas wrote: What happened is Dupont's patent expired then the scientists found the problem. Luckly Dupont had the solution in R134 which they have a patent on... Trampas -- Kaleb C.

Re: [MBZ] Fix or Sell? killer R12

2007-09-07 Thread John Robbins
Trampas wrote: What happened is Dupont's patent expired then the scientists found the problem. Luckly Dupont had the solution in R134 which they have a patent on... http://www.imcool.com/articles/aircondition/refrigerant_history.php ___

Re: [MBZ] 240d 3.0 conversion

2007-09-07 Thread OK Don
Are the flex plates on the auto 617s realy balanced with the crank, etc.? Doesn't seem like it has that much mass, and would be close to balanced out of the box. Now I konw that when I had a V8 balanced in the early '70s, they wanted EVERYTHING that was attached to the crank. The couple of flex

Re: [MBZ] 240d 3.0 conversion

2007-09-07 Thread Peter Frederick
Flywheel, not flex plate. The flex plate is pretty much insignificant, but a Benz flywheel is not. Peter On Sep 7, 2007, at 7:36 PM, OK Don wrote: Are the flex plates on the auto 617s realy balanced with the crank, etc.? Doesn't seem like it has that much mass, and would be close to

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread OK Don
I can't imagine moving from an S class to a Frod and being happy On 9/7/07, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frods suck gas, among other things -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli '90 300D, '87

Re: [MBZ] Decent 6.9 in Atlanta (now GTO)

2007-09-07 Thread mykd1
The hemi Cuda was much more aerodynamic than the Charger, which was more like a brick in wheels Harry 69 280 SEL 72 350SL ? 04 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata ? -Original Message- From: Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wed,

Re: [MBZ] Decent 6.9 in Atlanta (now GTO)

2007-09-07 Thread mykd1
I remember one that CarDriver did a few years ago where they sponsored Gale Banks to make a Firebird do 200. It took lots of tweaking with a twin turbo V8 just to do 190. I seem to remember that engine made somewhere around 800hp Harry 69 280 SEL 72 350SL ? 04 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda

Re: [MBZ] 140 300SD

2007-09-07 Thread Dan Weeks
Friend of mine has one. He says he gets 25, no matter what. Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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:

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