Re: [MBZ] B2
It's supposedly so stealthy, I surprised you saw it. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: fmiser via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: fmiser fmi...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 11:38 PM Subject: [MBZ] B2 Saw a B2 fly over today. The bomber, not the transmission piston. Kinda high (but not as high as a B2 can fly, I'm sure), noisy. It sure is a odd looking bird... ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT old aircraft pR0n
Similarities to the P-39: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra But I always thought the XP-39 (http://www.damninteresting.com/flying-rams/) was one of the most interesting concepts of the era. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rich Thomas via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 9:51 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net Subject: [MBZ] OT old aircraft pR0n http://tmi.kotaku.com/the-1938-aircraft-that-came-from-the-future- 1717604829 --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OMG -- Mercedes 283S
Rich wrote: https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5122180558.html fmiser wrote: A 250S (W108?) with a small block Chevy - is a rat rod??!!? Randy wrote: that is what a rat rod is. usually, just junk cobbled together - no paint etc. Yeah. Junk like stuff cobbled together is a rat rod. The complete body, including hood and roof, of one car with a not-so-very-uncommon engine swap does not seem to fit the definition. The hood and front fenders from the 240S attached to a F-250 pickup frame and a chevy small block - that could be a rat rod. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W124 Hood Release will not work
Worse case scenario is you find out after the fact that a replacement grille insert is NLA. LOL I worded my instructions _very_ carefully! Cut the green wire. After cutting the red wire. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] B2
WILTON wrote: It's supposedly so stealthy, I surprised you saw it. ;) Heh. I was using ears and eyes - not radar. And since I could recognize the silhouette it wasn't nearly as high as it could be. Bright blue sky with a black zig-zag on it. I probably was only able to see it because they weren't trying to hide. *smiles* ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] B2
Saw a B2 fly over today. The bomber, not the transmission piston. Kinda high (but not as high as a B2 can fly, I'm sure), noisy. It sure is a odd looking bird... ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Chevrolet Colorado Diesel Promises Best-in-Class Towing, Torque
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2015/06/chevy-colorado-diesel-promises-best-in-class-towing-torque.html -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W124 Hood Release will not work
I had this issue with a 123 and found I could remove the lock plate from the hood from underneath. Took some gyrations but was do-able. I suspect on a 124 it'd be harder... -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 12:23 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] W124 Hood Release will not work On July 15, 2015 at 10:48 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Worst-case scenario: source a new plastic grill insert, and bash the old one out with a hammer. Then you can reach in with a screwdriver and lever it open. Then fix it, before putting in the new grille. That reminds me, I haven't had the hood open on my S210 since January. I could do as Jim suggests, but with a 210 it would cost me a grill insert, A/C condenser, and radiator at the minimum. If I could get the headlight out I think it would be easy. Crawling under with a flashlight, I just can't seem to get a straight shot at the latch from below. Right before the failure, I took both latches out and cleaned/lubed them so they would actually latch. I suspect the cable fell out of the left one after I put it back together. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Chevrolet Colorado Diesel Promises Best-in-Class Towing, Torque
It's because they love Hitler so much: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wraq6VnXmGo Dan Whatever you do, don't mention the war. Sent from my iPad On Jul 15, 2015, at 1:29 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The engine is built in THAILAND!! wtf! On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2015/06/chevy-colorado-diesel-promises-best-in-class-towing-torque.html -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Chevrolet Colorado Diesel Promises Best-in-Class Towing, Torque
The engine is built in THAILAND!! wtf! On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2015/06/chevy-colorado-diesel-promises-best-in-class-towing-torque.html -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W124 Hood Release will not work
my 91 300D still has a hood release that will not do anything. The lever is attached to the lower dash next to the A Pillar. I have pulled, pushed and cursed at it will equal results. Nothing budges. Efforts to move the hood itself are just as frustrating. Neither side of the hood will lift even a little and the grill section does not budge at all. Efforts to push down also failed. The hood does not move in any direction - I put much of my 230#'s on each side and nothing seemed to move. That latch mechanism seems completely frozen. There was no inkling of a problem in the past - I changed the fog light bulb approx 5 days ago and everything operated normally. If I remove the lower engine cover will I be able to release the hood from below? I don't recall seeing the latch last time I was under the front end. If all my efforts fail, would this be a job for a Indy or should I bite the bullet and take it to a dealer? Thanks - Larry 91 300D 78 240d ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Stupid po
Should have checked it out when you got home. Priorities, man. And that was an easy one, too. Dan Sent from my iPad On Jul 14, 2015, at 8:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Normally yes but I was at an airport and apparently missed that. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 14, 2015, at 7:42 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Good job thoroughly inspecting it prior to gaining ownership. Uh, you do go over the cars you buy in detail before you buy them, don’t you? Dan On Jul 14, 2015, at 8:36 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Still have weird surging in the 98 turbo, error code for maf. New one arrived today and as I am putting it in I notice all but 2 clips to hold the air cleaner cover on are missing and the cover is basically loose. So I drove it back from Houston that way, and have been driving it about a week. The old sensor was dirty. No telling what all else it's sucked in. Morons. Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Blown fuse
They were? Of all the VWs I had I seem to recall a little plastic cover that went over them. There were like 8-10 in a row, and a cover the size of a candy bar that snapped over them... MB went to blade type fuses in the facelift on W140 chassis cars between 95 and 96. Don't know about other models. They also have a heck of a lot of them now, too. My W220 has three fuse boxes! The W140s have two, one in front, one in back. Dan Sent from my iPad On Jul 14, 2015, at 6:05 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: ATTABOY and ATTAGIRL! BTW, I never found that many blown fuses and never had much problem in MBs I twist em around sometimes if I think there may be a problem, but I've never replaced good fuses for the fun of it. A small way I differed from our beloved Herr Doktor. His climate in PA must have been different than mine. On the 56 Karmann GHia, I had fuse problems. That is where I learned to twist em. Those were exposed under the hood.MB fuses in a nice tight fusebox hold up well. CURIOSITY: Did MB ever stop using German (DIN?) fuses in favor of the 'merkun type? SWMBO came in from short trip in the '87 300D, leaned over back of chair in cool living room where I was napping and announced, Blown fuse in the car. I was driving along with air conditioning blasting away nicely, and it just quit. Don't ya think it's a blown fuse? I replied, Yep; sure hope that's all it is. 'Hobbled out to car thinking 30 amp blower fuse had blown. Loosened the two mounting screws thinking the fuse would fall apart as I removed it, but it did not. Checked fuses in fuse box; 'found #7 (for compressor and coupla other things) blown. Because of my shaky hands, called SWMBO to help me put blower fuse back in place and RR #7. A/C blowing ice cold again. BTW, I did NOT change ALL the fuses. ;) Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Blown fuse
Metal fatigue and a very small cross sectional contact area. Sometimes you would grab the fuse to twist it and the element would just fall apart, much like the strip fuses they used in higher current applications do. In some cases aluminum was used for fuse elements, too. Can't imagine the point of contact between aluminum and copper being a good thing. Not sure why, as I'm no metallurgist, but it just doesn't sound good to have dissimilar metals in contact like that Dan Sent from my iPad - Original Message - From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blown fuse Tired fuse? Otherwise, why did Dr. Booth recommend changing them out? RB On 14/07/2015 5:54 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: Yep, that's an unanswered question, so far. Smart ass answer is, Something pulling too many amps. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blown fuse AC BLOWS ICE COLD Question is, why did the fuse blow? --R On 7/14/15 4:51 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: SWMBO came in from short trip in the '87 300D, leaned over back of chair in cool living room where I was napping and announced, Blown fuse in the car. I was driving along with air conditioning blasting away nicely, and it just quit. Don't ya think it's a blown fuse? I replied, Yep; sure hope that's all it is. 'Hobbled out to car thinking 30 amp blower fuse had blown. Loosened the two mounting screws thinking the fuse would fall apart as I removed it, but it did not. Checked fuses in fuse box; 'found #7 (for compressor and coupla other things) blown. Because of my shaky hands, called SWMBO to help me put blower fuse back in place and RR #7. A/C blowing ice cold again. BTW, I did NOT change ALL the fuses. ;) Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] For Andrew comments
Aren't you the geologist here? Do you know about the Cascadia subduction zone? Perhaps Mt St Helens is part of this subduction zone? http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one?intcid=mod-most-popularWell-written It seemed to be an interesting article... mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Blown fuse
No metallurgist here, either, but it's Galvanic action resulting from the electric potential between dissimilar metals - copper is slightly more noble than aluminum. The Galvanic action removes ions from the less noble metal - i. e., corrosion of the aluminum. Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 8:51 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blown fuse Metal fatigue and a very small cross sectional contact area. Sometimes you would grab the fuse to twist it and the element would just fall apart, much like the strip fuses they used in higher current applications do. In some cases aluminum was used for fuse elements, too. Can't imagine the point of contact between aluminum and copper being a good thing. Not sure why, as I'm no metallurgist, but it just doesn't sound good to have dissimilar metals in contact like that Dan Sent from my iPad - Original Message - From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blown fuse Tired fuse? Otherwise, why did Dr. Booth recommend changing them out? RB On 14/07/2015 5:54 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: Yep, that's an unanswered question, so far. Smart ass answer is, Something pulling too many amps. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blown fuse AC BLOWS ICE COLD Question is, why did the fuse blow? --R On 7/14/15 4:51 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: SWMBO came in from short trip in the '87 300D, leaned over back of chair in cool living room where I was napping and announced, Blown fuse in the car. I was driving along with air conditioning blasting away nicely, and it just quit. Don't ya think it's a blown fuse? I replied, Yep; sure hope that's all it is. 'Hobbled out to car thinking 30 amp blower fuse had blown. Loosened the two mounting screws thinking the fuse would fall apart as I removed it, but it did not. Checked fuses in fuse box; 'found #7 (for compressor and coupla other things) blown. Because of my shaky hands, called SWMBO to help me put blower fuse back in place and RR #7. A/C blowing ice cold again. BTW, I did NOT change ALL the fuses. ;) Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] This might potentially be a hell of a deal
Like, 2 weeks ago --R On 7/14/15 9:44 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/5123384489.html When was the last time Houston had a bunch of fresh flood cars? If this summer...run away. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W124 Hood Release will not work
I had a similar problem on the 300Sd that the hood would not latch down on one side. Thought something in there was buggered or out of adjustment or whatever. Took things apart, adjusted, etc. to no avail. finally sprayed lot of PB on the latch, the cable, and anything else that did/didn't move, and finally it was working fine. I guess it was just hanging up. Might be a similar issue with this situation. --R On 7/15/15 7:33 AM, LarryT via Mercedes wrote: my 91 300D still has a hood release that will not do anything. The lever is attached to the lower dash next to the A Pillar. I have pulled, pushed and cursed at it will equal results. Nothing budges. Efforts to move the hood itself are just as frustrating. Neither side of the hood will lift even a little and the grill section does not budge at all. Efforts to push down also failed. The hood does not move in any direction - I put much of my 230#'s on each side and nothing seemed to move. That latch mechanism seems completely frozen. There was no inkling of a problem in the past - I changed the fog light bulb approx 5 days ago and everything operated normally. If I remove the lower engine cover will I be able to release the hood from below? I don't recall seeing the latch last time I was under the front end. If all my efforts fail, would this be a job for a Indy or should I bite the bullet and take it to a dealer? Thanks - Larry 91 300D 78 240d ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] I smoked too much skunk weed today
will meet at mannford pd only no exceptions where I can be arrested for criminal stupidity --R On 7/14/15 9:02 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: 1987 Mercedes 300 SDL http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/5121584906.html via cPro Craigslist App iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W124 Hood Release will not work
I have found in some cases that if the cable jacket can move around there's too much slack in the cable, preventing it from being pulled in enough to release the latch. The S500 did this with the passenger side hood latch - the other latch would release but this side wouldn't - preventing you from opening the hood. I tie wrapped the cable to a spot on the radiator support and it's been fine ever since. Dan Sent from my iPad On Jul 15, 2015, at 10:12 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I had a similar problem on the 300Sd that the hood would not latch down on one side. Thought something in there was buggered or out of adjustment or whatever. Took things apart, adjusted, etc. to no avail. finally sprayed lot of PB on the latch, the cable, and anything else that did/didn't move, and finally it was working fine. I guess it was just hanging up. Might be a similar issue with this situation. --R On 7/15/15 7:33 AM, LarryT via Mercedes wrote: my 91 300D still has a hood release that will not do anything. The lever is attached to the lower dash next to the A Pillar. I have pulled, pushed and cursed at it will equal results. Nothing budges. Efforts to move the hood itself are just as frustrating. Neither side of the hood will lift even a little and the grill section does not budge at all. Efforts to push down also failed. The hood does not move in any direction - I put much of my 230#'s on each side and nothing seemed to move. That latch mechanism seems completely frozen. There was no inkling of a problem in the past - I changed the fog light bulb approx 5 days ago and everything operated normally. If I remove the lower engine cover will I be able to release the hood from below? I don't recall seeing the latch last time I was under the front end. If all my efforts fail, would this be a job for a Indy or should I bite the bullet and take it to a dealer? Thanks - Larry 91 300D 78 240d ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Front window scraper remove and install - W123 300TD
So the new driver's side window scraper looks great and fits tight against the glass but doesn't clear the rain drops. The PS scraper sort of works... WTF!! On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 5:52 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Not that there's anything wrong with that... OK, who are you and what have you done with Andrew? (I guess the identity thieves got him: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102806692 ) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W124 Hood Release will not work
Worse case scenario is you find out after the fact that a replacement grille insert is NLA. LOL On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 10:48 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Worst-case scenario: source a new plastic grill insert, and bash the old one out with a hammer. Then you can reach in with a screwdriver and lever it open. Then fix it, before putting in the new grille. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Stupid po
Bought my first Mercedes - a 9 year old 1973 280 - from a shady Iranian, at night in a shady neighborhood near Tysons Corner, VA. We literally drove it down the street 100 yards, turned around and returned to the house, after which I wrote Mr. Tony Alami a check for $4700. Those were the days before pre-purchase inspections were invented. In the year we owned this wonderful car we had to repair the transmission and vacuum locks (for about $1500), but sold the car for $4850 to a dip. heading overseas. Not a bad intro to the marque... Andrew 1983 300TD 1985 300TD On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 11:16 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Wow. How do you guys do it? I wouldn't be able to sleep if I went and looked at some of the cars Kleb has bought and not done a cursory check of maintenance items... Dan being retentive Sent from my iPad On Jul 15, 2015, at 10:49 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Uh, you do go over the cars you buy in detail before you buy them, don’t you? Apparently I don't. It was quite a surprise to me to find that the SEL didn't have an air filter in it. I'd driven it for quite awhile too, and we live on a dirt road. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W124 Hood Release will not work
Worst-case scenario: source a new plastic grill insert, and bash the old one out with a hammer. Then you can reach in with a screwdriver and lever it open. Then fix it, before putting in the new grille. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Stupid po
Uh, you do go over the cars you buy in detail before you buy them, don’t you? Apparently I don't. It was quite a surprise to me to find that the SEL didn't have an air filter in it. I'd driven it for quite awhile too, and we live on a dirt road. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Stupid po
Wow. How do you guys do it? I wouldn't be able to sleep if I went and looked at some of the cars Kleb has bought and not done a cursory check of maintenance items... Dan being retentive Sent from my iPad On Jul 15, 2015, at 10:49 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Uh, you do go over the cars you buy in detail before you buy them, don’t you? Apparently I don't. It was quite a surprise to me to find that the SEL didn't have an air filter in it. I'd driven it for quite awhile too, and we live on a dirt road. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] '87 30TD rev counter.
my new sensor did not fix the flaky KLIMA belt-saving feature) Is its feature-ness less quotable if it's correctly described as an engine-saver, rather than a belt-saver? This feature not only saved the belt, and thus perhaps the engine on the 190D when the compressor seized, but it saved the compressor too! I disassembled it and burnished the minor scoring, lubed and reassembled, and that compressor has worked just fine thereafter. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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On July 15, 2015 at 10:49 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Uh, you do go over the cars you buy in detail before you buy them, don’t you? Apparently I don't. It was quite a surprise to me to find that the SEL didn't have an air filter in it. I'd driven it for quite awhile too, and we live on a dirt road. My 2nd car was a 1977 Saab that cost slightly more than a Corvette when new. (I paid the original owner about 10% of what he paid, still a pretty big deal for a 20 year old who delivered pizzas to pay for college) It came with all records, so I just kept up with the maintenance schedule. Imagine my surprise a year later, when I found out that the air box had a removable plate that snapped into the bottom of the filter element for an airtight seal, and the filter was smashed onto it off center and leaking badly, by the biggest foreign car indy in East Lansing. When I showed them the smashed filter and invoice that said they installed it, their so what? attitude spoke volumes. I too, lived on a dirt road. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W124 Hood Release will not work
On July 15, 2015 at 10:48 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Worst-case scenario: source a new plastic grill insert, and bash the old one out with a hammer. Then you can reach in with a screwdriver and lever it open. Then fix it, before putting in the new grille. That reminds me, I haven't had the hood open on my S210 since January. I could do as Jim suggests, but with a 210 it would cost me a grill insert, A/C condenser, and radiator at the minimum. If I could get the headlight out I think it would be easy. Crawling under with a flashlight, I just can't seem to get a straight shot at the latch from below. Right before the failure, I took both latches out and cleaned/lubed them so they would actually latch. I suspect the cable fell out of the left one after I put it back together. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OMG -- Mercedes 283S
On 14/07/2015 7:32 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: Rich wrote: https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5122180558.html A 250S (W108?) with a small block Chevy - is a rat rod??!!? ___ that is what a rat rod is. usually, just junk cobbled together - no paint etc. Some are quite inventive. I like looking at them at car shows more than the highly polished stuff that is so common. For example, I don't care to ever see another Camaro with a big block. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OMG -- Mercedes 283S
I like the '60s Camaro with a blower sticking up through the hood ala the Crusher Camaro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpQlD-FLZMU -Curt From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OMG -- Mercedes 283S On 14/07/2015 7:32 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: Rich wrote: https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5122180558.html A 250S (W108?) with a small block Chevy - is a rat rod??!!? ___ that is what a rat rod is. usually, just junk cobbled together - no paint etc. Some are quite inventive. I like looking at them at car shows more than the highly polished stuff that is so common. For example, I don't care to ever see another Camaro with a big block. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com