But o5nky eat if it is WVO or SVO.
On Jan 3, 2015 3:47 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
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You could eat off the return lines, they're that clean/new.
On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 11:45 AM, ernest breakfield via Mercedes
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i'd be replacing
You could eat off the return lines, they're that clean/new.
On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 11:45 AM, ernest breakfield via Mercedes
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i'd be replacing the return lines now for sure; if you got any of that
stuff on the return lines, they may well be shrinking up, and start
I can't speak for the W140 diesels, but for the gassers there is no shortage of
parts. Some things, like the self-destructing wiring harnesses if you're
unlucky enough to have a car that still has one, are in the aftermarket but
getting harder to find as demand has dropped off. A lot of the
I haven't received it yet but can hardly wait. You'd be amazed how many
moving companies tried to recruit me after that caper.
On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 1:14 PM, dseretakis--- via Mercedes
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For all you Star Magazine readers, check out the article Dream Cars in
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we need a car that we can use, not something that's a hobby to keep
running.
I'm sure I can make it run. LOL.
On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 2:08 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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On Sat, 03 Jan 2015 13:10:36 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
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From the limited description and photos it looks pretty good. I've
never seen one of
On Sat, 03 Jan 2015 15:59:51 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
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I dropped him a note asking if he as sure it was seized:
Yes...have many years of engine rebuilding in my background.
I wish him well. Parts for a rebuild will be pricey, I suspect.
I would look
I had a friend some years ago who was Cubano, his parents sent him and a
large number of his siblings to the US, alone, to live with various
other random relatives and friends for some years until they could
escape and reunite the family. Apparently this was quite common in the
early years
Because the Vietnamese won. Cuber is still playing out.
--R
On 1/3/15 10:13 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote:
I had a friend some years ago who was Cubano, his parents sent him
and a large number of his siblings to the US, alone, to live with
various other
Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote:
I had a friend some years ago who was Cubano, his parents sent him and a
large number of his siblings to the US, alone, to live with various
other random relatives and friends for some years until they could
escape and reunite the family. Apparently this was
I’ll bet that he gets his price+, and it could very well be a subscriber to
this list.
On Jan 2, 2015, at 10:26 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
I'll bet he gets his price, and further it won't be a subscriber of this
list...
Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
I will give you 750 for your 300D Jon.
On Jan 3, 2015 8:55 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Go for it Jon, I'll give you $500 for your 300D. :)
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Go for it Jon, I'll give you $500 for your 300D. :)
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That was always the big claim to fame with mb was you could get parts for any
car even back to the 40s and 50s. Not anymore.
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On Jan 3, 2015, at 2:09 PM, ernest breakfield via Mercedes
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agreed; much as i love our W123, i'm getting tired of
agreed; much as i love our W123, i'm getting tired of stupid little
parts becoming NLA. one of the reasons our family had been fond of
diesel MBZs was because of their traditional ability to keep them in
good running trim for so long; that seems to quickly becoming no longer
the case.
we
Yep, this a fine 123 example, and I'd love to have it, but maybe I'll get
lucky and find an appropriate 126 or 211 before my 124 (140 kmi) craps
out. ;)
Wilton
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So what's the solution?
On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 10:53 AM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Well, the N. Vietnamese received a gift courtesy of US Congress, anyway.
Wilton
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Tell 'im 'e's dreamin':
http://youtu.be/dik_wnOE4dk
Just kidding Jaime. Mine has the real hirschman replaced also. You will
get big money for it if nice; unfortunately it is usually from the wvo boys
with no intention of spending any money to maintain it, but to each their
own.
Some cook
Aren't w210 bodies very rust prone? Spring perches etc.? Or is that only
here in the salt belt?
On Jan 3, 2015 4:50 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
Based on what I know about them, it sounds like a W210 would be your best
bet. I'm told by current owners that they are
Based on what I know about them, it sounds like a W210 would be your best bet.
I'm told by current owners that they are good on gas and pretty rugged. Not a
lot of electronics and fairly simple to work on.
You might want to wander through the W210 forum over at Benzworld and see what
people
Hard telling without investigating. Unless there's a picture window in the
side of the block, who knows what its problem is?
If I came upon a car like this and knew nothing about it, I would first try
barring it over to see if it would even turn. After that (if it didn't turn) I
would run a
Drop the M130 and put this in it:
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/pts/4817240624.html
Dan
On Jan 3, 2015, at 4:56 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Hard telling without investigating. Unless there's a picture window in the
side of the block, who knows what its
I have been seeing on the news people talking about the cheap gas and how they
rushed out to buy big suv since the prices are low. They are idiots, it will be
back up soon enough
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On Jan 3, 2015, at 3:06 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
Seized:
Could he mean the cylinders and rings have rusted together from setting in
a damp climate and never being run?
On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
On Sat, 03 Jan 2015 15:59:51 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
I
The eagle has landed . . .
Don
On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 9:52 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
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The eagle is in the air...
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NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens!
There are
I have a ’69 280SEL sitting behind my barn with a seized engine.
On Jan 3, 2015, at 1:10 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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From the limited description and photos it looks pretty good. I've never
seen one of those engines seized, so I'm wondering what the deal is
Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
I have been seeing on the news people talking about the cheap gas and how they
rushed out to buy big suv since the prices are low. They are idiots, it will be
back up soon enough
Yep, now is the time to buy a used diesel or high mpg gasser.
Fools'
i'd be replacing the return lines now for sure; if you got any of that
stuff on the return lines, they may well be shrinking up, and start to
pop off making an extra-special mess of the hood liner and everything
else under the hood.
i still didn't see howl old the return lines are; those
You should also remember that many of the self-exiles from Cuba had
strong ties to United Fruit and the previous US puppet dictator, who
imprisoned more people than Castro. Their main complaint seems to be
that they were going to be forced to live like everyone else and not
as
Well, the N. Vietnamese received a gift courtesy of US Congress, anyway.
Wilton
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - TOM NELMS
I'm mighty tempted, but I'd really rather have a nice 126 like the 350SDL
with MB crate engine I let get away several months ago by procrastinating
coupla days too long.
Wilton
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To: Meade Dillon
They better hurry... I might have a deal with someone local!
Jaime
On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 7:51 AM, Jon Agne via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
I’ll bet that he gets his price+, and it could very well be a subscriber
to this list.
On Jan 2, 2015, at 10:26 PM, Meade Dillon via
From the limited description and photos it looks pretty good. I've never seen
one of those engines seized, so I'm wondering what the deal is there, or if
that's really the case.
Dan
On Jan 3, 2015, at 1:04 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
You're not going to
For all you Star Magazine readers, check out the article Dream Cars in
Paradise in the Jan/Feb edition. Here my friend (Andrew's friend too), Gael,
shows off his modified pagoda and w111 coupe. I'm proud to say that I played a
small role in their creation as well. And come to think of it so did
You're not going to buy it?
You've been wanting a sedan.
:)
Rick
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I believe these are the chassis' with the spring perch issue, but that being
the case its like the W140 disintegrating wiring harnesses - you know exactly
what to look for and can immediately disqualify a car.
Others who know better than I will comment, I'm sure.
Dan
On Jan 3, 2015, at
Tell 'im 'e's dreamin':
http://youtu.be/dik_wnOE4dk
Just kidding Jaime. Mine has the real hirschman replaced also. You will get
big money for it if nice; unfortunately it is usually from the wvo boys
with no intention of spending any money to maintain it, but to each their
own.
Some cook from
Pkg via USPS?
Wilton
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Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2015 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Secret message for OK Don
The eagle has
On Jan 3, 2015, at 5:36 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote:
Aren't w210 bodies very rust prone? Spring perches etc.? Or is that only
here in the salt belt?
Yes.
That said, the 4-matic cars don't have that issue, and I would think a non rust
belt car would not have that
Yes they are truly awful. They are pretty rock solid mechanically though and
have nice interiors.
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On Jan 3, 2015, at 5:36 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Aren't w210 bodies very rust prone? Spring perches etc.? Or is that only
here in the
On Jan 3, 2015 5:16 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Yep, now is the time to buy a used diesel or high mpg gasser.
I sure thought I was clever buying the E320 Bluetec last summer when gas
was still expensive and diesel was close to parity with premium. I like the
car
The car to get is the 05-06 cdi straight 6, better mileage more reliable than
the v6 blue tec
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On Jan 3, 2015, at 6:28 PM, Tom Savage via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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On Jan 3, 2015 5:16 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
Yep, now is
Tom wrote:
I sure thought I was clever buying the E320 Bluetec last summer
when gas was still expensive and diesel was close to parity with
premium. I like the car but with a 50 cent price differential and
a disappointing 30.3 mpg it will be a while before I get to feel
clever again.
Is
Tom wrote:
I sure thought I was clever buying the E320 Bluetec last summer when gas
was still expensive and diesel was close to parity with premium. I like the
car but with a 50 cent price differential and a disappointing 30.3 mpg it
will be a while before I get to feel clever again.
On my
Yeah but they have those goofy brakes and besides, I couldn't find any that
didn't have a zillion miles and spotty service history. The Bluetec only
had 36k miles on it, and all records from the dealer.
The V6 is more complicated but doesn't seem to be less reliable.
Tom
On Jan 3, 2015 6:31
Anybody here run the 315 injector nozzles in an om617a? If so, any
difference? And what about the stronger overflow spring- anybody try one?
Thanks.
On Dec 26, 2014 9:43 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
As I was fiddling under the hood to disconnect the monovalve
I had one of those engines in my GL and did not have problems I was told by a
reliable mb guy they are disposable. They are not built as well as the old
straight 6
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On Jan 3, 2015, at 6:48 PM, Tom Savage tesav...@gmail.com wrote:
Yeah but they have those goofy brakes and
Let the Mafia take it over again, build some hotels, restaurants,
theaters, casinos, etc. and let it go! Probably would not be a lot
different except everyone would be making more money.
--R
On 1/3/15 3:45 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
So what's the solution?
On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 10:53
There's gotta be a rusted out W108 280SE out there begging to have it's
engine repurposed
On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 5:05 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Drop the M130 and put this in it:
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/pts/4817240624.html
Dan
On Jan 3, 2015,
Cracked me up. I love Aussie humor.
On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 3:18 PM, Karl W via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Tell 'im 'e's dreamin':
http://youtu.be/dik_wnOE4dk
Just kidding Jaime. Mine has the real hirschman replaced also. You will get
big money for it if nice; unfortunately it
Getting warm... Might be Fedex.
On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 6:39 PM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Pkg via USPS?
Wilton
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On Jan 3, 2015 6:45 PM, fmiser via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Is fuel price the only reason you choose to drive a diesel?
For me it's not. I choose diesel engines for a lot of other
reasons, so now that gasoline is cheap (for a while) I loose one of
the lesser benefits.
Modern
yeah, that worked for me on the Fuel Sender unit (eventually), but i
hope Andrew has it in his garage! isn't a long-term strategy for me for
a vehicle i need in regular use.;-)
cheers!
e
On 03/Jan/15 12:50, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
Hey, all you W123 people whining about
That's what i hope to find in a couple years. Meanwhile My 124 2.5t runs
like new gets 29mpg.
On Jan 3, 2015 7:31 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
The car to get is the 05-06 cdi straight 6, better mileage more reliable
than the v6 blue tec
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The fuel prices will continue to flip around for years to come. Do not make
long term plans, or regret past decisions based on the current aberration
or variations in prices.
Enjoy the Diesel engine for the technical master piece that it is, and that
it is not the same as every other engine on the
Amen.
On Jan 3, 2015 11:23 PM, OK Don via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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The fuel prices will continue to flip around for years to come. Do not make
long term plans, or regret past decisions based on the current aberration
or variations in prices.
Enjoy the Diesel engine for the
I'm rather fond of Wild Turkey. I've seen three different
grades, over the years. Not surprisingly, the most expensive
was the best. (Rare Breed?) I have not done any kind of
exhaustive search.
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On Sat, 03 Jan 2015 13:10:36 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
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From the limited description and photos it looks pretty good. I've
never seen one of those engines seized, so I'm wondering what the deal
is there, or if that's really the case.
Motor appears to be
From the limited description and photos it looks pretty good.
I've never seen one of those engines seized, so I'm wondering what
the deal is there, or if that's really the case.
Dan
It'd be a nice car with an OM603 in there. Plenty of room for that engine.
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