Re: [MBZ] Door Check Fail

2015-04-08 Thread Euan Kennedy
Good story, Max. The check strap on my wagon failed soon after I bought her (at 29,000 miles). It wasn't the strap itself but the mounting point on the door pillar itself which fractured. We've lived with an ugly welding repair ever since. I agree with you about spares and their whereabouts

Re: [MBZ] Thug driving Benz with pimp rims gets ventilated at FLAPS

2015-04-08 Thread Mitch Haley
dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: Truly unbelievable. That a cop would screw up that badly and lie that blatantly about it? What's really amazing is that you can haul him into court, show the video proving what actually happened, show the cops written falsified report, the defense will say he's a

Re: [MBZ] Thug driving Benz with pimp rims gets ventilated at FLAPS

2015-04-08 Thread Mitch Haley
Meade Dillon wrote: However, the victim decided to resist, fight and then run. I'm not excusing the cop, but it seems to me the victim would still be making CO2 if he'd just complied and gone to jail. Bad decisions on the parts of both parties. Kind of like Ferguson. Looking at the

Re: [MBZ] KLIMA relay intermittent

2015-04-08 Thread Max Dillon
Craig, Philip; I thought it was a bad contact, but a dose of De-Ox-It did not help. Next I took apart the plastic base holding the pins, and tried each pin; they are all tight. It is either a problem in the wiring or the relay. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300

Re: [MBZ] You guys are gonna love this one!

2015-04-08 Thread Mitch Haley
Curly McLain wrote: http://gulfport.craigslist.org/cto/4899433755.html Is the create motor 5.7 liters with bowtie emblems on the valve covers? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] KLIMA relay intermittent

2015-04-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
?? For electric guitars?? To do what? On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 12:16 PM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: ‎Andrew sez: Where is DeOxit sold, since Radio Shack is no more... Looks like a few near you still. http://www.radioshack.com/store-locator Or Guitar Center or Musicians

Re: [MBZ] KLIMA relay intermittent

2015-04-08 Thread Rick Knoble
‎Andrew inquires : ?? For electric guitars??  To do what? To clean the potentiometers (pots) for volume and tone. The scratchy sound from dirty pots will absolutely destroy speakers at higher volume levels.  Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___

Re: [MBZ] KLIMA relay intermittent

2015-04-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Thanks! I have a Harmony Music store nearby. Maybe they carry it. On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: ‎Andrew inquires : ?? For electric guitars?? To do what? To clean the potentiometers (pots) for volume and tone. The scratchy sound from dirty

Re: [MBZ] Did I send this one for poos already?

2015-04-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
I was thinking there ought to be a screening committee to prevent ignoramuses (ignorami?) from purchasing Mercedes Benzes. The committee would grill these prospective buyers on proper color codes and names, correct model and engine nomenclature, displacement, option codes, and other vital trivia

Re: [MBZ] OT Wilton your call-up is coming

2015-04-08 Thread Curly McLain
I'll bet you can still teach the current pups a few tricks the ol girls can do. I'll bet you can still fly left seat, with a good crew. Kinda like the story about Fangio doing a few laps in a W196 in CA a few years ago. First lap he was smiling and waving, Second lap the new SL camera car

Re: [MBZ] This might have been an interesting 123

2015-04-08 Thread WILTON
My thoughts, too. A pity. Wilton - Original Message - From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] This might have been an interesting 123 Why would anyone repaint an

Re: [MBZ] the club

2015-04-08 Thread clay
Ah, trolling the sororities! That would enliven the household clay On Apr 7, 2015, at 1:20 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: Here's an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIAnBNw02D8 Dan On Apr 7, 2015, at 4:05 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: I am not sure. I have to put down

Re: [MBZ] You guys are gonna love this one!

2015-04-08 Thread Rich Thomas
The seller is a crack head but that is a 570SL, so maybe the create motor is carrect --R On 4/8/15 8:19 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: Curly McLain wrote: http://gulfport.craigslist.org/cto/4899433755.html Is the create motor 5.7 liters with bowtie emblems on the valve covers? Mitch.

[MBZ] OT Wilton your call-up is coming

2015-04-08 Thread Rich Thomas
Still gotta keep the world safe from Pootie and the rooshans http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-us-just-held-long-range-bomber-drills-over-an-area-1696258955 --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] OT Wilton your call-up is coming

2015-04-08 Thread Curly McLain
Still gotta keep the world safe from Pootie and the rooshans http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-us-just-held-long-range-bomber-drills-over-an-area-1696258955 --R Speakinawitch Anybody know what anniversary is coming up next week? (Not the tax day)

Re: [MBZ] OT Wilton your call-up is coming

2015-04-08 Thread WILTON
Streaked? ;) Anyway, sure looks familiar. 'Hard to realize my last flight aboard 'em was nearly 34 years ago. Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 9:40

Re: [MBZ] You guys are gonna love this one!

2015-04-08 Thread Curly McLain
Dunno if its carrect, but its out thar runnin on the pallet. The seller is a crack head but that is a 570SL, so maybe the create motor is carrect --R On 4/8/15 8:19 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: Curly McLain wrote: http://gulfport.craigslist.org/cto/4899433755.html

Re: [MBZ] andrewmobile

2015-04-08 Thread Mitch Haley
Curly McLain wrote: http://neworleans.craigslist.org/cto/4947453763.html The rear suspension does not work, but the heater does. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] This might have been an interesting 123

2015-04-08 Thread Curt Raymond
201 started  in 84, I've got one... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 180D

2015-04-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
If you don't act fast he will lower the price again! On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 11:29 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: http://gulfport.craigslist.org/cto/4937554424.html Not too bad, but not roadworthy either. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Did I send this one for poos already?

2015-04-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Not to mention peanut butter seats. Yum! On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 11:18 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Tue, 7 Apr 2015 21:16:01 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: 1997 Mercedes S320 http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/4964280259.html this mercedes has 230

Re: [MBZ] This might have been an interesting 123

2015-04-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Why would anyone repaint an originally red car gunmetal gray? On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 11:18 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: 84 actually Sent from my iPhone On Apr 7, 2015, at 10:04 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: But I suspect it is a hack job Rare 1986

Re: [MBZ] KLIMA relay intermittent

2015-04-08 Thread Rick Knoble
‎Andrew sez: Where is DeOxit sold, since Radio Shack is no more... Looks like a few near you still.  http://www.radioshack.com/store-locator Or Guitar Center or Musicians Friend.  Online  Walmart http://www.walmart.com/search/?query=deoxit d5 contact cleaner Amazon 

Re: [MBZ] Thug driving Benz with pimp rims gets ventilated at FLAPS

2015-04-08 Thread G Mann
All good points. Further evidence the founders of this country were inspired when they gave a jury of 12 absolute power, rather than judges. Over the past 50 years, through jury nullification, judges have improperly removed that absolute power from juries and we now have the mess we have. In

Re: [MBZ] Did I send this one for poos already?

2015-04-08 Thread Rich Thomas
We shall rename you to Andrew Zundfogel and put you in charge! --R On 4/8/15 12:13 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: I was thinking there ought to be a screening committee to prevent ignoramuses (ignorami?) from purchasing Mercedes Benzes. The committee would grill these prospective buyers on

Re: [MBZ] Did I send this one for poos already?

2015-04-08 Thread Dan Penoff
I just love seeing the reference to the Zundfogel engine. That is so, so classic. Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 8, 2015, at 12:49 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: We shall rename you to Andrew Zundfogel and put you in charge! --R On 4/8/15 12:13 PM,

Re: [MBZ] Did I send this one for poos already?

2015-04-08 Thread Max Dillon
Shouldn't it be Andrew Zundfogelmeister? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Did I send this one for poos already?

2015-04-08 Thread Rich Thomas
Especially when they are so rare! --R On 4/8/15 12:57 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: I just love seeing the reference to the Zundfogel engine. That is so, so classic. Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 8, 2015, at 12:49 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: We shall rename you

Re: [MBZ] Thug driving Benz with pimp rims gets ventilated at FLAPS

2015-04-08 Thread Scott Ritchey
On a point of information, to receive a handgun legally in NC, a person must first obtain a pistol permit from the sheriff in his county of residence. This applies under all circumstances: purchases, gift, inheritance, prize, etc. The sheriffs conduct a background check which is more thorough

Re: [MBZ] Did I send this one for poos already?

2015-04-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Not so bad. I've been called Strassvulture. On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: That doesn't work for Andrew, it has to be Zundfogel --R On 4/8/15 1:49 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: That should be Zundfolge. Dan Sent from my iPad On

Re: [MBZ] Thug driving Benz with pimp rims gets ventilated at FLAPS

2015-04-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
I think my neighbor with 5 kids should have a vasectomy becuase he thinks that I have 6. On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 2:06 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: On a point of information, to receive a handgun legally in NC, a person must first obtain a pistol permit from the sheriff in his

Re: [MBZ] Did I send this one for poos already?

2015-04-08 Thread Dan Penoff
That should be Zundfolge. Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 8, 2015, at 1:01 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Especially when they are so rare! --R On 4/8/15 12:57 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: I just love seeing the reference to the Zundfogel engine. That is so, so

Re: [MBZ] Did I send this one for poos already?

2015-04-08 Thread Rich Thomas
That doesn't work for Andrew, it has to be Zundfogel --R On 4/8/15 1:49 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: That should be Zundfolge. Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 8, 2015, at 1:01 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Especially when they are so rare! --R On 4/8/15 12:57 PM,

[MBZ] Roll off

2015-04-08 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I have had a roll off at old Okie acres for about a month now, I can't tell you how many old desktops, tube monitors, and lazed printers I have thrown out. I am sure somebody could have used them but I did not want to mess with it. Also threw out a complete world book encyclopedia set that was

Re: [MBZ] This might have been an interesting 123

2015-04-08 Thread Curt Raymond
I've had two red cars, one of them I still have, never got a ticket in one.. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Roll off

2015-04-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
When I left NYC for D.C. back in the 70s my ex spouse (then a new bride and genuine SWMBO) insisted I get rid of a lot of stuff. Under her edict I tossed an entire illustrated first edition of the Oz books - complete and with gilt edged pages -into the trash can in front of our mid town apartment

Re: [MBZ] Roll off

2015-04-08 Thread Rich Thomas
You should have melted down all that old electronic stuff and got the gold and stuff out of it. Backyard smelting, you live in Okieland, wouldn't need any environmental permits or anything. Some guy here begs for that stuff on the freecycle every week. --R On 4/8/15 3:50 PM, Kaleb C.

Re: [MBZ] Roll off

2015-04-08 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
No time at all. We have been moving out for 5-6 months and I have not ever started on the garage packed full of parts yet. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 8, 2015, at 3:09 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: You should have melted down all that old electronic stuff and

[MBZ] Oh boy

2015-04-08 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-115-chasis-/161661951429?forcerrptr=truehash=item25a3cd9dc5item=161661951429 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

Re: [MBZ] OT Wilton your call-up is coming

2015-04-08 Thread Jon Agne
On yet another note… Still looking for those Shelby Foote tomes. No luck yet, but I did find a box full of economic texts… On Apr 8, 2015, at 10:17 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Grant wrote: On another note.. I see the Boston bomber was found guilty on all 30 counts..

Re: [MBZ] Roll off

2015-04-08 Thread Mountain Man
Old okie acres was at Claremore. Where is new okie acres? My son has been at OKC Mulroney for training. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT Wilton your call-up is coming

2015-04-08 Thread Mountain Man
Grant wrote: On another note.. I see the Boston bomber was found guilty on all 30 counts.. I heard this also. What good is 30 counts? One count=death and one death is permanent, correct? Tell us what value 30 counts does, please? Just to make the point? Vindictiveness? Is vindictiveness the

Re: [MBZ] any chance this just needs a conductor plate?

2015-04-08 Thread Dan Penoff
Never having had to deal with this one myself, I can't confirm that. The W140 forum on Benzworld has a couple of guys who are 722.6xx experts, such as MAVA (Martin). If you poke around in the W140 forum you'll learn more than you ever need to know about the 722.6 tranny. Dan On Apr 8,

Re: [MBZ] Roll off

2015-04-08 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Nowata Sent from my iPhone On Apr 8, 2015, at 8:20 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Old okie acres was at Claremore. Where is new okie acres? My son has been at OKC Mulroney for training. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] OT Wilton your call-up is coming

2015-04-08 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
$70 up used at: www.abebooks.com Gerry Jon wrote: I’ve been searching around in the barn loft looking for my Shelby Foote trilogy. I;ve read it twice, and I’m thinking now is the time for the third go around. If any of you have not read this, it’s a masterpiece about the Civil War. Jon

Re: [MBZ] any chance this just needs a conductor plate?

2015-04-08 Thread Mitch Haley
Dan Penoff wrote: They're not troublesome, they just have a weakness with the conductor plates. replace it and you're good to go. You should also replace the pressure regulator spring while you're in there, too. Could also have a bad connector bushing - they leak and ATF can wick up the

Re: [MBZ] any chance this just needs a conductor plate?

2015-04-08 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I bought my 97 e300 with a bad transmission real cheap, it was the plate, replaced it and was good to go. Yes you need the sds to reset it. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 8, 2015, at 8:07 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: Dan Penoff wrote: They're not troublesome, they just have a

Re: [MBZ] TV DIY

2015-04-08 Thread G Mann
Hear hear ... Mao for President ! Exactly ! On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 6:45 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Grant wrote: It's my take on the whole ongoing situation that we the Citizens need to have a house cleaning and make the country work as designed. But, that would require

[MBZ] any chance this just needs a conductor plate?

2015-04-08 Thread Mitch Haley
Did the 1997 W140s have the 5 speed with the troublesome electronics? http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/4970043913.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT Wilton your call-up is coming

2015-04-08 Thread G Mann
So... under the new white house rules.. that was workplace violence then? On another note.. I see the Boston bomber was found guilty on all 30 counts.. and they are all Federal charges which DO carry capital execution penalty.. Mass state rule doesn't apply... Tickets? On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at

[MBZ] OT Mac question

2015-04-08 Thread Curly McLain
SWMBOs Mac has 10.5 and now safari won't work on many interactive websites. Chrome and even firefox now require a newer OS. I know there have been discussions of other browsers for elderly Macs, but I didn't pay much attention. What browsers are up to date, but still run on 10.5? It ia a

Re: [MBZ] KLIMA relay intermittent

2015-04-08 Thread Max Dillon
Brace and splint, or There I fixed it! Admin please approve for release... -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 20150407_190603.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3765760 bytes Desc: not available URL:

Re: [MBZ] OT Wilton your call-up is coming

2015-04-08 Thread G Mann
Under the judicial system, as it works, each murder committed in the bombing is an individual act of murder. Each person maimed is an individual harmed by a separate act accountable under the law, thus multiple counts. If your neighbor was killed in the blast and your wife also.. and the perp was

Re: [MBZ] any chance this just needs a conductor plate?

2015-04-08 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
They have the 5 speed electronic but it is not troublesome Sent from my iPhone On Apr 8, 2015, at 7:12 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: Did the 1997 W140s have the 5 speed with the troublesome electronics? http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/4970043913.html

Re: [MBZ] OT Wilton your call-up is coming

2015-04-08 Thread Jon Agne
I’ve been searching around in the barn loft looking for my Shelby Foote trilogy. I;ve read it twice, and I’m thinking now is the time for the third go around. If any of you have not read this, it’s a masterpiece about the Civil War. Jon On Apr 8, 2015, at 4:14 PM, clay

Re: [MBZ] OT Wilton your call-up is coming

2015-04-08 Thread Rich Thomas
Our public TV channel here in SC has made some very good documentary-type shows about the history here, and the second war of independence and how the people in various parts of the state conducted themselves. One of them had a good part being an interview with SF based on his books, he was

[MBZ] I forget, does Curt want this?

2015-04-08 Thread Mitch Haley
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Re: [MBZ] OT Mac question

2015-04-08 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel
At 8:49 PM -0500 4/8/15, Curly McLain wrote: SWMBOs Mac has 10.5 and now safari won't work on many interactive websites. Chrome and even firefox now require a newer OS. I know there have been discussions of other browsers for elderly Macs, but I didn't pay much attention. What browsers are

Re: [MBZ] any chance this just needs a conductor plate?

2015-04-08 Thread Dan Penoff
They're not troublesome, they just have a weakness with the conductor plates. replace it and you're good to go. You should also replace the pressure regulator spring while you're in there, too. Could also have a bad connector bushing - they leak and ATF can wick up the harness. $12 for a

[MBZ] for all you pc lovers

2015-04-08 Thread Rick Hawkins
Folks someone brought me an HP compaq dc5000sff computer. It's a pentium 4 maybe c500s/p3oe/40bfc/512g/3 us That's all i know ... supposedly working, needs a HD It's substantial and HEAVY, almost 30 lbs packed in a small case if someone needs this i'll sell it cheap. 706 540-3285 if you

Re: [MBZ] TV DIY

2015-04-08 Thread Mountain Man
Grant wrote: It's my take on the whole ongoing situation that we the Citizens need to have a house cleaning and make the country work as designed. But, that would require turning off the television and getting off our collective asses.. What is the chance of that? We can work this country the

Re: [MBZ] OT Wilton your call-up is coming

2015-04-08 Thread clay
Lee surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse tomorrow. A few days later, Lincoln caught a bullet with his head. clay On Apr 8, 2015, at 6:53 AM, Curly McLain wrote: Still gotta keep the world safe from Pootie and the rooshans

Re: [MBZ] Roll off

2015-04-08 Thread Max Dillon
I don't understand your priorities. Stop all that, find me a used KLIMA relay for my '95 E300, move the list-serv stuff (if any) to the new okie acres, then finish moving. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search