Re: [MBZ] Today's project

2015-06-01 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Craig, No opinion on brand, but seller-wise, have you checked the price at MB Northlake? Lately they've been beating the Classic Center MBCA discount prices. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On May 31, 2015 9:27:12 PM EDT, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The

[MBZ] I'm going to go look at this today

2015-06-01 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Today's project

2015-06-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I have boxes-ful of W123 electrical gizmos. If someone just asks I might look for what you need. On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 8:03 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Craig, No opinion on brand, but seller-wise, have you checked the price at MB Northlake? Lately they've

Re: [MBZ] OT - Gullah baskets

2015-06-01 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Dawn no. Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 12:19 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Gullah baskets Wheh dat lady

[MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - GLOSSARY

2015-06-01 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
GLOSSARY CONTINUED: D’mar -- tomorrow Droppin’ soda -- dropping sodium nitrate fertilizer, by each plant, usually, corn, by hand. Eatin’ pokey, rolls and grits. -- We are so poor, all we can do is poke our feet under the table, roll our eyes, and grit our teeth. Eite -- alright, OK, yes Ellem

Re: [MBZ] Power steering

2015-06-01 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
clay wrote: The w115 300d has a host of issues. One I would like to resolve for next to no cash would be the leak in the power steering system. I can live without the assist, and like the feel of man handling the car. I liked that aspect in Gump. Losing the added weight would be a

Re: [MBZ] Somebody needs this

2015-06-01 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Kaleb wrote: JohnDeere 332 diesel Mower/Blade http://semo.craigslist.org/grd/5051856674.html Curt wrote: Its cool but its a lot of money for a lawn mower. For that price you could have 2 plastic MTDs, Sure the MTD is cheaper. However, that 332 is a _good_ machine and will probably

Re: [MBZ] Power steering

2015-06-01 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
clay wrote: The w115 300d has a host of issues. One I would like to resolve for next to no cash would be the leak in the power steering system. I can live without the assist, and like the feel of man handling the car. I liked that aspect in Gump. Losing the added weight would be a

Re: [MBZ] Power steering

2015-06-01 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 01/06/2015 2:40 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: clay wrote: The w115 300d has a host of issues. One I would like to resolve for next to no cash would be the leak in the power steering system. I can live without the assist, and like the feel of man handling the car. I liked

[MBZ] EV Charging sans a cord

2015-06-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Developers aim to ax cord for plug-in cars Published: Monday, June 1, 2015 Toyota Motor Corp. has teamed up with a Boston-based technology company to make plugging in electric cars a thing of the past. WiTricity, which comes out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

Re: [MBZ] EV Scamming the taxpayers

2015-06-01 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
I'll wager $1,000 that the investment made in this little enterprise, if you got to the full back story, gloves off, you would find some kind of tax write off, or green energy offset wrapped around the donation by Toyota.. perhaps, an import tax credit of some kind.. But.. we won't see that

[MBZ] EV Scamming the taxpayers

2015-06-01 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
More boondoggle. Mr. Musk sells elektrick cars to rich folks. Those cars are subsidized by taxpayer dollars to the tune of 5,000,000,000. Yes, mr. musk has extracted 5 BILLION bucks from taxpayers to support his lifestyle, not just the cars. Rich, there's the pattern, aside from the

Re: [MBZ] EV Charging sans a cord

2015-06-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Hundreds of tiny gerbils on a treadmill On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 6:10 PM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: How dey gonna do dat? Lemme be quick to admit that my thoughts on the subject are stuck on my 1950's to '80's engineering training. Isn't the car gonna need a

Re: [MBZ] Power steering

2015-06-01 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
clay wrote: The w115 300d has a host of issues. One I would like to resolve for next to no cash would be the leak in the power steering system. Question is, can I delete the PS? fmiser wrote: Sure you could. But you probably want a different gearbox. Randy

Re: [MBZ] Power steering

2015-06-01 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 01/06/2015 5:22 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: clay wrote: The w115 300d has a host of issues. One I would like to resolve for next to no cash would be the leak in the power steering system. Question is, can I delete the PS? fmiser wrote: Sure you could. But you probably want a

[MBZ] EV Charging sans a cord

2015-06-01 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
How dey gonna do dat? Lemme be quick to admit that my thoughts on the subject are stuck on my 1950's to '80's engineering training. Isn't the car gonna need a secondary transformer coil mounted on its underside, with it's weight to haul around ALL the time, or are there modern electronic

Re: [MBZ] M119 oil

2015-06-01 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
A number of people have reported via oil analysis that Truck and Turbo is fine for VW PD engines. Mine is a 2004 and does not have the particulate burner that older oils will fill with ash, so I think it's OK. It is the only oil on the list at tdiclub that I can find around here, short

Re: [MBZ] Power steering

2015-06-01 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
The point has been made that power steering doesn't do much at speed. I say take the pump out of the belt circuit, as an Experiment, and see how it drives. I suspect that once you get over 15 mph, you'll never know it is missing. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300

Re: [MBZ] EV Charging sans a cord

2015-06-01 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Yes, I think so - it might not be terribly heavy, but you have to have a receiving antenna/transformer coil in the car. My wirelessly charging electric toothbrush gets warm while on the charger - there are losses in this system that could be significant for the amount of current required to charge

Re: [MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - GLOSSARY

2015-06-01 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Fixin -- like fixin ta go ( apparently this referred to fixing up the horses and getting all their gear on) --R (sent from my miniPad) On Jun 1, 2015, at 10:51 AM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: GLOSSARY CONTINUED: D’mar -- tomorrow Droppin’ soda -- dropping sodium nitrate

[MBZ] What is Wrong With This Picture?

2015-06-01 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Just saw an advertisement on TV for Barrett-Jackson car care products. Where can you buy them? Wal-Mart. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Flasher etc.

2015-06-01 Thread Fred Moir via Mercedes
HTH Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 83_300.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 133809 bytes Desc: not available URL:

Re: [MBZ] Today's project

2015-06-01 Thread Ben Bichon via Mercedes
try grounding each corner we had a Ford that had issues I put a new and extra ground on each corner of the car from body to the ground on each lamp no more issues but a bit quick and dirty. On May 30, 2015 2:38 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My driving to and from

Re: [MBZ] W123 Flasher System Electrical Schematic

2015-06-01 Thread Fred Moir via Mercedes
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 20:31:40 -0600 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] W123 Flasher System Electrical Schematic From: mercedes@okiebenz.com CC: diese...@pisquared.net My shop manuals are buried I know not where in the midst of our household

Re: [MBZ] EV Charging sans a cord

2015-06-01 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
It's OK... there is plenty of safe clean electrical power on our perfect grid, which has zero defects from being left unattended for 50 yrs.. and that free power comes from clean nuculear plants which I never see, so it's clean.. If I throw away a few million watts of power because I'm to lazy to

Re: [MBZ] What is Wrong With This Picture?

2015-06-01 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Probably special cheap WalMart formulation. Their standard approach. Disclosure- I think Walmart is a good example of evil. Rant off. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] What is Wrong With This Picture?

2015-06-01 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Agreed. On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 8:34 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Probably special cheap WalMart formulation. Their standard approach. Disclosure- I think Walmart is a good example of evil. Rant off. -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually