Re: [MBZ] 190SL
Yes? What about them? :) -MMM- On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 11:02 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: ___ 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] heat
Southern Indiana ___ 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] Starter/Alternator/Battery Problem 240D
So, the 1980 240D has strange symptoms: Intermittent battery draining and when battery is recharged to full, the ignition switch causes a loud click (the solenoid actuating) but then no engine turning. Are these symptoms likely associated? Is one causing the other? TIA for your thoughts, Greg WIll the starter start the engine when you jump the solenoid? Bad starter/solenoid? ___ 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] Starter/Alternator/Battery Problem 240D
Do the battery test with a voltmeter but it may also be a dead spot on the starter commutator. Sometimes the brushes get stuck and don't make good contact with the commutator. Sometimes it's an actual dead or dirty spot on the commutator. If the battery tests good, try wacking the starter with a board or hammer and then try to crank. 18 to 24 of 1/2 hard copper tubing works well for whacking the solenoid and also for jumping it. I always carry that and a 2' long screwdriver for both duties. Double safe. ___ 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: EPA
Don't you know the difference between good heavy metals and bad heavy metals? Duck hunters' lead birdshot = bad EPA's cadmium/lead/whatever = good. Expensive Pollution Agency's categories: a: Citizen or business activities: BAD! Must STOP! (includes lead shot, coal, nuke power, business, farming, logging, private conservation practices, pretty much all productive human activity.) b: Gooberment activities: GOOD! (pretty much anything non productive or counterproductive.) ___ 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] Gmail Question LIST MOM???
That is a gmail thing. my gmail has never sent me copies of mail I sent. Bigger question is why do the postings now list ALL the email addresses subscribed to the list. That is a huge security problem. OH LIST MOM OH LIST MARTHA? OK, so apparently my mail is now getting to the list, but why does the list not send them back to me as it did when I sent from another ISP? Greg ___ 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] Gmail Question LIST MOM???
What the heck are you talking about? I don't see all the email addresses listed in the postings. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 15, 2015, at 8:48 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: That is a gmail thing. my gmail has never sent me copies of mail I sent. Bigger question is why do the postings now list ALL the email addresses subscribed to the list. That is a huge security problem. OH LIST MOM OH LIST MARTHA? OK, so apparently my mail is now getting to the list, but why does the list not send them back to me as it did when I sent from another ISP? Greg ___ 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] LIST MOM???
Not really sure. I will find out from the host. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 15, 2015, at 9:19 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Kaleb, Why do all the post headers now show all subscribers' email addresses? this is a security problem. It just started this afternoon. OK, we need to get something straight for clarity's sake: I only have rights to deal with the approval queue and subscriptions. Anything else, especially things that occur under the hood, are strictly the responsibility of the list's owner. All the goofy issues with bounces and failures to respond need to go to him. I gots nothin' to do with that stuff. Sorry. Dan On Aug 15, 2015, at 9:48 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: That is a gmail thing. my gmail has never sent me copies of mail I sent. Bigger question is why do the postings now list ALL the email addresses subscribed to the list. That is a huge security problem. OH LIST MOM OH LIST MARTHA? OK, so apparently my mail is now getting to the list, but why does the list not send them back to me as it did when I sent from another ISP? Greg ___ 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] WTB: crankshaft hub
On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 7:55 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dude! Way better to be sure _before_ you get out the wrenches! No truer words were ever spoken. After lunch it was time, so I started gathering up the tools, parts, etc. I couldn't find the crankshaft lock! I spent about three hours in the garage, looking in all the places that I might have put it, and finally gave up looking. The garage is much cleaner now, and I found a few other things I was looking for, but the lock is MIA. I decided that with the limited amount of time I had left, I could at least clean off the front of the engine and positively identify the leak. After I removed the cooling fan and shroud, I used brake cleaner to clean around the crankshaft and the vacuum pump and the front of the engine in general. Ran the car for about ten minutes, observed and felt around the front, and could find no leaks. Hmmm. Started the car again, and cleaned off more of the oily mess on the left side of the engine (injection pump side) and immediately found a steady drip drip drip. Shut off the engine and started looking and feeling for what could be the source under the injection pump, and touched one of the three injection pump flange nuts and found it finger tight! Ah hah! I just had time to torque the three bolts to spec (20-25 Nm) and run the engine a bit. That is not really a fair test, so tomorrow I'm going to take the car to the car wash and clean off the engine properly, and see if the leak was just the injection pump all along. Hard to imagine that all the oil was migrating forward from the injection pump flange, I'm still suspicious of the crankshaft seal. - Max Charleston SC ___ 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] Starter/Alternator/Battery Problem 240D
Sounds like a bad battery --R On 8/15/15 7:47 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote: So, the 1980 240D has strange symptoms: Intermittent battery draining and when battery is recharged to full, the ignition switch causes a loud click (the solenoid actuating) but then no engine turning. Are these symptoms likely associated? Is one causing the other? TIA for your thoughts, Greg ___ 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] Gmail Question LIST MOM???
OK, we need to get something straight for clarity’s sake: I only have rights to deal with the approval queue and subscriptions. Anything else, especially things that occur under the hood, are strictly the responsibility of the list’s owner. All the goofy issues with bounces and failures to respond need to go to him. I gots nothin' to do with that stuff. Sorry. Dan On Aug 15, 2015, at 9:48 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: That is a gmail thing. my gmail has never sent me copies of mail I sent. Bigger question is why do the postings now list ALL the email addresses subscribed to the list. That is a huge security problem. OH LIST MOM OH LIST MARTHA? OK, so apparently my mail is now getting to the list, but why does the list not send them back to me as it did when I sent from another ISP? Greg ___ 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] WTB: crankshaft hub
It can be yours for a price. I plan to sell it. You still got that car? I sure miss it.a lot Sent from my iPhone On Aug 15, 2015, at 8:40 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: SDL I got had been in some shop in arkieland. german name etc, presumably knew something about german cars. The IP had apparently been replaced by one that had been sprayed with a gold lacquer for identity. It leaked like a seive at the flange. When I finally took it out and put in a new oring, I found the pump was way out of time. The pump was already leaking at the delivery valve orings shortly after I got the car, so the rebuilt pump is somewhat suspect too. There is a post somewhere in these here archives about the pump oring, leaking and way out of time. So yes, a bad oring and a loose nut or 3 on the IP flange can result in big oil puddles. On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 7:55 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dude! Way better to be sure _before_ you get out the wrenches! No truer words were ever spoken. After lunch it was time, so I started gathering up the tools, parts, etc. I couldn't find the crankshaft lock! I spent about three hours in the garage, looking in all the places that I might have put it, and finally gave up looking. The garage is much cleaner now, and I found a few other things I was looking for, but the lock is MIA. I decided that with the limited amount of time I had left, I could at least clean off the front of the engine and positively identify the leak. After I removed the cooling fan and shroud, I used brake cleaner to clean around the crankshaft and the vacuum pump and the front of the engine in general. Ran the car for about ten minutes, observed and felt around the front, and could find no leaks. Hmmm. Started the car again, and cleaned off more of the oily mess on the left side of the engine (injection pump side) and immediately found a steady drip drip drip. Shut off the engine and started looking and feeling for what could be the source under the injection pump, and touched one of the three injection pump flange nuts and found it finger tight! Ah hah! I just had time to torque the three bolts to spec (20-25 Nm) and run the engine a bit. That is not really a fair test, so tomorrow I'm going to take the car to the car wash and clean off the engine properly, and see if the leak was just the injection pump all along. Hard to imagine that all the oil was migrating forward from the injection pump flange, I'm still suspicious of the crankshaft seal. - Max Charleston SC ___ 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] LIST MOM???
Kaleb, Why do all the post headers now show all subscribers' email addresses? this is a security problem. It just started this afternoon. OK, we need to get something straight for clarity's sake: I only have rights to deal with the approval queue and subscriptions. Anything else, especially things that occur under the hood, are strictly the responsibility of the list's owner. All the goofy issues with bounces and failures to respond need to go to him. I gots nothin' to do with that stuff. Sorry. Dan On Aug 15, 2015, at 9:48 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: That is a gmail thing. my gmail has never sent me copies of mail I sent. Bigger question is why do the postings now list ALL the email addresses subscribed to the list. That is a huge security problem. OH LIST MOM OH LIST MARTHA? OK, so apparently my mail is now getting to the list, but why does the list not send them back to me as it did when I sent from another ISP? Greg ___ 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] Gmail Question LIST MOM???
Curly wrote: Bigger question is why do the postings now list ALL the email addresses subscribed to the list. That is a huge security problem. Yup. I the header X-Assp-Intended-For I just figured that was how Kaleb got the list server/bounce/spam thing fixed. ___ 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] Why are crappy undesirable cars always in great shape
Actually, a late Euro 280 (is it M110?) would be substantially better, and in my opinion, more desirable than a V-8. (but not as desirable as an OM 603!) 6.9 excepted, but this is NOT a 6.9! ___ 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] Ot Test
Test Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___ 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 Test
Rick: I read you 5X5 Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rick Knoble via Mercedes Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 12:48 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Rick Knoble Subject: [MBZ] Ot Test Test Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___ 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] Gmail Question
Greg wrote: OK, so apparently my mail is now getting to the list, but why does the list not send them back to me as it did when I sent from another ISP? 'Cause Gmail is being helpful. I guess they figure you know what you sent. It bugs me - but I've found no way around it. ___ 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] Gmail Question
Thanks, I guess I'll switch to a comcast address instead. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 5:22 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Curt Raymond Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gmail Question Normal I think. IIRC Gmail filters you from your own messages. -Curt From: Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Greg Fiorentino greg.fiorent...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 7:50 PM Subject: [MBZ] Gmail Question OK, so apparently my mail is now getting to the list, but why does the list not send them back to me as it did when I sent from another ISP? Greg ___ 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] TDI update
How many AU (1 AU, aviation unit, = $1000) did all that take? Sounds like you're almost there. Our TDI averaged 50.5 mpg for the two round trips to the airport this morning, 32 miles each way, almost half at 70 mph and the other half at 60 mph. Why two trips you ask? - the FAA melt down on the East coast this morning is why. On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Picked up my 2005 Golf TDI from the TDI mechanic today. He put in a new transmission and timing belt/water pump, changed the oil, oil filter, fuel filter, air filter, and polished the headlights. He said the clutch in it looked like it maybe had 10,000 miles on it plus it has nearly new tires which leads me to theorize that after putting a new clutch and tires into it the previous owner freaked when the transmission gave trouble and considering it needs new front fenders and a windshield refused to put any more money into it. So its quite drive-able now but I don't think will pass inspection because of a ding in the windshield. Safelite says its probably repairable, I'll make a run up there and see what they can do. Then I'll see about front fenders and getting it detailed. We washed it but it had some gunk on it which will probably have to be buffed out. I think the previous owner had babied it, when I first got it up to highway speed it was kind of pokey and the first couple times I really got on it it poured smoke. After a couple hard run ups its feeling a lot peppier so I think I got the carbon out of it but a week or two of highway runs will prove that out. Oh and the speedo doesn't work. I'd bet the mechanic hasn't hooked it up. I didn't have plates on it so I bet he didn't take it for a ride. I'll look online and see if its something simple to hook back up, otherwise it'll be back to him for a checkup... -Curt -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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] Starter/Alternator/Battery Problem 240D
Put a meter on the battery, turn for the click and observe voltage. IIRC it should stay above like 10v when starting. I suspect in your case its sagging badly. -Curt From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 8:01 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Starter/Alternator/Battery Problem 240D Sounds like a bad battery --R On 8/15/15 7:47 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote: So, the 1980 240D has strange symptoms: Intermittent battery draining and when battery is recharged to full, the ignition switch causes a loud click (the solenoid actuating) but then no engine turning. Are these symptoms likely associated? Is one causing the other? TIA for your thoughts, Greg ___ 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] WTB: crankshaft hub
Its amazing how oil moves. My '85 190D had a leaking power steering pump and the oil would creep up the hood right in front of the driver. Had to wipe it off every day or it'd get on the windshield. -Curt From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 7:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] WTB: crankshaft hub On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 7:55 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dude! Way better to be sure _before_ you get out the wrenches! No truer words were ever spoken. After lunch it was time, so I started gathering up the tools, parts, etc. I couldn't find the crankshaft lock! I spent about three hours in the garage, looking in all the places that I might have put it, and finally gave up looking. The garage is much cleaner now, and I found a few other things I was looking for, but the lock is MIA. I decided that with the limited amount of time I had left, I could at least clean off the front of the engine and positively identify the leak. After I removed the cooling fan and shroud, I used brake cleaner to clean around the crankshaft and the vacuum pump and the front of the engine in general. Ran the car for about ten minutes, observed and felt around the front, and could find no leaks. Hmmm. Started the car again, and cleaned off more of the oily mess on the left side of the engine (injection pump side) and immediately found a steady drip drip drip. Shut off the engine and started looking and feeling for what could be the source under the injection pump, and touched one of the three injection pump flange nuts and found it finger tight! Ah hah! I just had time to torque the three bolts to spec (20-25 Nm) and run the engine a bit. That is not really a fair test, so tomorrow I'm going to take the car to the car wash and clean off the engine properly, and see if the leak was just the injection pump all along. Hard to imagine that all the oil was migrating forward from the injection pump flange, I'm still suspicious of the crankshaft seal. - Max Charleston SC ___ 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] Starter/Alternator/Battery Problem 240D
Do the battery test with a voltmeter but it may also be a dead spot on the starter commutator. Sometimes the brushes get stuck and don't make good contact with the commutator. Sometimes it's an actual dead or dirty spot on the commutator. If the battery tests good, try wacking the starter with a board or hammer and then try to crank. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 7:48 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Greg Fiorentino greg.fiorent...@gmail.com Subject: [MBZ] Starter/Alternator/Battery Problem 240D So, the 1980 240D has strange symptoms: Intermittent battery draining and when battery is recharged to full, the ignition switch causes a loud click (the solenoid actuating) but then no engine turning. Are these symptoms likely associated? Is one causing the other? TIA for your thoughts, Greg ___ 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] test
You've been assimilated into the gmail borg, your emails will now be delivered... - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 5:20 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Most messages I have sent to the list have bounced, so I changed email accounts to see if that would work. Greg ___ 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] BEHR 300TD R4 COMPRESSOR
See the tab in the rear in that bends over to retain the steel cover ….. that was bent out straight on mine i pushed the sleeve back on mine and regent the tab …. if the o rings weren't screwed up it might reseal … the compressor is still free Then reseal it. http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/2709045-post73.html http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/2714537-post76.html Great video. http://youtu.be/vImsu-D_Qnk that compressor looks just like the 4 seasons that slipped the sleeve on me It's an R4. They all look the same. Kind of like a 1911. But trust me, there IS a difference, just like between a Hi Point and a Kimber. They look VERY similar. They are most assuredly NOT. Rick ___ 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] Starter/Alternator/Battery Problem 240D
So, the 1980 240D has strange symptoms: Intermittent battery draining and when battery is recharged to full, the ignition switch causes a loud click (the solenoid actuating) but then no engine turning. Are these symptoms likely associated? Is one causing the other? TIA for your thoughts, Greg ___ 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] Gmail Question
OK, so apparently my mail is now getting to the list, but why does the list not send them back to me as it did when I sent from another ISP? Greg ___ 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] WTB: crankshaft hub
You still got that car? I sure miss it.a lot Sent from my iPhone On Aug 15, 2015, at 8:40 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: SDL I got had been in some shop in arkieland. german name etc, presumably knew something about german cars. The IP had apparently been replaced by one that had been sprayed with a gold lacquer for identity. It leaked like a seive at the flange. When I finally took it out and put in a new oring, I found the pump was way out of time. The pump was already leaking at the delivery valve orings shortly after I got the car, so the rebuilt pump is somewhat suspect too. There is a post somewhere in these here archives about the pump oring, leaking and way out of time. So yes, a bad oring and a loose nut or 3 on the IP flange can result in big oil puddles. On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 7:55 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dude! Way better to be sure _before_ you get out the wrenches! No truer words were ever spoken. After lunch it was time, so I started gathering up the tools, parts, etc. I couldn't find the crankshaft lock! I spent about three hours in the garage, looking in all the places that I might have put it, and finally gave up looking. The garage is much cleaner now, and I found a few other things I was looking for, but the lock is MIA. I decided that with the limited amount of time I had left, I could at least clean off the front of the engine and positively identify the leak. After I removed the cooling fan and shroud, I used brake cleaner to clean around the crankshaft and the vacuum pump and the front of the engine in general. Ran the car for about ten minutes, observed and felt around the front, and could find no leaks. Hmmm. Started the car again, and cleaned off more of the oily mess on the left side of the engine (injection pump side) and immediately found a steady drip drip drip. Shut off the engine and started looking and feeling for what could be the source under the injection pump, and touched one of the three injection pump flange nuts and found it finger tight! Ah hah! I just had time to torque the three bolts to spec (20-25 Nm) and run the engine a bit. That is not really a fair test, so tomorrow I'm going to take the car to the car wash and clean off the engine properly, and see if the leak was just the injection pump all along. Hard to imagine that all the oil was migrating forward from the injection pump flange, I'm still suspicious of the crankshaft seal. - Max Charleston SC ___ 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] Why are crappy undesirable cars always in great shape
Oh man, a 116 with a 603 would be awesome. Actually a VW engine would be hilarious in there. The VE engine in my '98 can be turned up to 150hp 230lb/ft for a couple grand. There'd be enough space to live in the engine bay with a little VW TDI lawnmower engine in there. -Curt From: Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Why are crappy undesirable cars always in great shape 'Cos they don't get driven? -MMM- On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 6:40 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Even has the charcoal canister, and probably an air pump anti smog crap,, along with the yorkie compressor. Great chassis to put an OM603 or 606 in. ___ 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] Gmail Question LIST MOM???
It is strange because that is not all the list addresses so I am not sure what the deal is. With all the spam and different mail providers blocking list mail it is getting more and more difficult to keep things running Sent from my iPhone On Aug 15, 2015, at 10:05 PM, fmiser via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Curly wrote: Bigger question is why do the postings now list ALL the email addresses subscribed to the list. That is a huge security problem. Yup. I the header X-Assp-Intended-For I just figured that was how Kaleb got the list server/bounce/spam thing fixed. ___ 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] Gmail Question LIST MOM???
Curly wrote: Bigger question is why do the postings now list ALL the email addresses subscribed to the list. That is a huge security problem. Kaleb wrote: What the heck are you talking about? I don't see all the email addresses listed in the postings. Beginning before 18:04 CTD - but after 16:30 CDT - each message has a whole stack of X-Assp-Intended-For: headers. There used to be only one - listing mercedes@okiebenz.com. Now there is one for what looks like every member of the list. This is in each and every post. ___ 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: EPA
What about the deposits remaining at the bottom of the river? Those may persist long after the solubles have flown away. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mountain Man via Mercedes Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 7:13 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Mountain Man Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: EPA Curly wrote: But WHO hired the contractor? I'm guessing the EPA (expensive pollution agency) wrote the specs and hired the contractor. That means the expensive pollution agency is responsible. If they'd have left it alone, nothing would have happened. This is a whole lotta stuff in the river in one slug but every wastewater plant in the country discharges the same amount over time. The solution to pollution is dilution. Animas River is a good enough dilution source. The pollution will not be noticed over time. i.e. look at dead zones in the Mississippi River delta. 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 ___ 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 streetlights in the country
We live in a suburban/semi-rural area, where small farms are being converted to new developments all the time. We have a street light on the perimeter of our property that is paid for by the county electrical utility (publicly owned). Initially, when the bulb died we were grateful that the light pollution was gone, but crime in the area (mostly vehicle prowls) prompted us to reconsider. A call to the utility got the light repaired the next day. We also have a motion sensor light nearer to the house. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 9:14 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin Subject: [MBZ] OT streetlights in the country I have lived out in the country for many years, but now live even further out on a ranch/farm. Why do all farms/ranches have a street light on their power poll? When we turned on the power they asked us if we wanted it turned on and it's like $5 a month I believe. Problem is when you go outside at night it's lite up like, well, a street light. It comes on at dark and turns off at light. I'm thinking about calling them and telling them to turn it off. The stars would be brilliant without it and it is annoying when trying to watch the meteor shower. So anybody know of any major reason that all farms seem to have these? I think I would put up motion flood lights that I can turn off. I don't mind the light but would like to be able to turn it off. 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] BLUETEC question
??? I thought that Bluetec IS def. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 6:41 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin Subject: Re: [MBZ] BLUETEC question Well it is for cars that require def. not all MB bluetec need it, but after about 09 they all do. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 13, 2015, at 8:25 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The local fuel station where i fuel my 300D 300CD has a box on top of the diesel pump labeled diesel exhaust fluid. Is that the generic kitty p..s for bluetecs? Kids that run pumps have no clue. Not that I want one. ___ 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] Why are crappy undesirable cars always in great shape
'Cos they don't get driven? -MMM- On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 6:40 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 1976 Mercedes Benz 280S http://fayar.craigslist.org/cto/5155422297.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] 190SL
Looks like the message got approved with the pics stripped off it. I do not understand how pictures get linked on messages, I thought the list mom approved a msg with pics then the pics got converted into links. I guess not. --R On 8/15/15 5:30 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote: Yes? What about them? :) -MMM- On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 11:02 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: ___ 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] Gmail Question
The list does send it back. Gmail just does not show your own messages Sent from my iPhone On Aug 15, 2015, at 6:50 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: OK, so apparently my mail is now getting to the list, but why does the list not send them back to me as it did when I sent from another ISP? Greg ___ 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] 190SL
On Sat, 15 Aug 2015 20:09:28 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It was there. The Okielist software stripped it. It’s totally random from what I’ve seen. In other words, try again. Craig ___ 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] WTB: crankshaft hub
SDL I got had been in some shop in arkieland. german name etc, presumably knew something about german cars. The IP had apparently been replaced by one that had been sprayed with a gold lacquer for identity. It leaked like a seive at the flange. When I finally took it out and put in a new oring, I found the pump was way out of time. The pump was already leaking at the delivery valve orings shortly after I got the car, so the rebuilt pump is somewhat suspect too. There is a post somewhere in these here archives about the pump oring, leaking and way out of time. So yes, a bad oring and a loose nut or 3 on the IP flange can result in big oil puddles. On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 7:55 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dude! Way better to be sure _before_ you get out the wrenches! No truer words were ever spoken. After lunch it was time, so I started gathering up the tools, parts, etc. I couldn't find the crankshaft lock! I spent about three hours in the garage, looking in all the places that I might have put it, and finally gave up looking. The garage is much cleaner now, and I found a few other things I was looking for, but the lock is MIA. I decided that with the limited amount of time I had left, I could at least clean off the front of the engine and positively identify the leak. After I removed the cooling fan and shroud, I used brake cleaner to clean around the crankshaft and the vacuum pump and the front of the engine in general. Ran the car for about ten minutes, observed and felt around the front, and could find no leaks. Hmmm. Started the car again, and cleaned off more of the oily mess on the left side of the engine (injection pump side) and immediately found a steady drip drip drip. Shut off the engine and started looking and feeling for what could be the source under the injection pump, and touched one of the three injection pump flange nuts and found it finger tight! Ah hah! I just had time to torque the three bolts to spec (20-25 Nm) and run the engine a bit. That is not really a fair test, so tomorrow I'm going to take the car to the car wash and clean off the engine properly, and see if the leak was just the injection pump all along. Hard to imagine that all the oil was migrating forward from the injection pump flange, I'm still suspicious of the crankshaft seal. - Max Charleston SC ___ 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] Why are crappy undesirable cars always in great shape
'Cos they don't get driven? -MMM- On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 6:40 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Even has the charcoal canister, and probably an air pump anti smog crap,, along with the yorkie compressor. Great chassis to put an OM603 or 606 in. ___ 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] Starter/Alternator/Battery Problem 240D
Greg wrote: So, the 1980 240D has strange symptoms: Intermittent battery draining and when battery is recharged to full, the ignition switch causes a loud click (the solenoid actuating) but then no engine turning. Are these symptoms likely associated? Is one causing the other? I doubt they are related. Click-no-crank is usually the fault of the solenoid itself - the contacts not making connection. The solenoid is entirely out of the circuit until the key is turned, so it's unlikely it's the cause of the phantom discharge. Unless the click-no-crank is because the battery is dead. An easy check is turn on an interior light. It should dim - but not practically go out. If it goes out, the battery has insufficient current capacity. This could mean either the starter is drawing too much or the battery is weak. ___ 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] BEHR 300TD R4 COMPRESSOR
Rick, which 1911 is better? I'm going to guess Kimber, because usually someone's name goes on a piece of work when they take pride in it. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 3:24 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Kind of like a 1911. But trust me, there IS a difference, just like between a Hi Point and a Kimber. They look VERY similar. They are most assuredly NOT. Rick ___ 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] Why are crappy undesirable cars always in great shape
1976 Mercedes Benz 280S http://fayar.craigslist.org/cto/5155422297.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
Re: [MBZ] OT: EPA
On August 15, 2015 at 5:23 PM Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: What about the deposits remaining at the bottom of the river? Those may persist long after the solubles have flown away. Don't you know the difference between good heavy metals and bad heavy metals? Duck hunters' lead birdshot = bad EPA's cadmium/lead/whatever = good. ___ 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] test
Most messages I have sent to the list have bounced, so I changed email accounts to see if that would work. Greg ___ 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] Gmail Question
Normal I think. IIRC Gmail filters you from your own messages. -Curt From: Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Greg Fiorentino greg.fiorent...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 7:50 PM Subject: [MBZ] Gmail Question OK, so apparently my mail is now getting to the list, but why does the list not send them back to me as it did when I sent from another ISP? Greg ___ 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] 'nother Test
OK, now I see it :-) Thanks. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 7:29 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Cc: Greg Fiorentino Subject: [MBZ] 'nother Test Testing sending from a comcast mailing address. ___ 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] 'nother Test
Testing sending from a comcast mailing address. ___ 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] Why are crappy undesirable cars always in great shape
No rust to speak of ??? On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 10:02 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Oh man, a 116 with a 603 would be awesome. Actually a VW engine would be hilarious in there. The VE engine in my '98 can be turned up to 150hp 230lb/ft for a couple grand. There'd be enough space to live in the engine bay with a little VW TDI lawnmower engine in there. -Curt From: Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Why are crappy undesirable cars always in great shape 'Cos they don't get driven? -MMM- On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 6:40 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Even has the charcoal canister, and probably an air pump anti smog crap,, along with the yorkie compressor. Great chassis to put an OM603 or 606 in. ___ 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 is bad
Thanks, just what I wanted! -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On August 14, 2015 3:41:18 PM EDT, fmiser via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Max wrote: How do you measure toe-in that way? In other words, how do you calibrate the laser pointer? Trigonometry. And the fact that the 123 manual has the toe-in spec in degrees. *smiles* But with a known tire diameter and a toe-in length the angle can be calculated. Regarding calibrating the level, I used a 10ft piece of Unistrut that my eyeball determined was straight. I measured the height of the beam at the level and at 10 ft and figured that was close enough. I wrote up a page on my process in a file called w123-toein-alignment_howto_screen.pdf Find it at http://host-a.net/fmiser/ ___ 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] Progress in the okie move
I just loaded the LAST of the engines on the trailer to move to the new shop. I discovered I had a wagon head 617 engine. 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
Re: [MBZ] Nice 190SL at the Cars Coffee this morning
The price for 190SLs has gone through the roof. On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 11:38 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Red, in good shape. I liked it. I don't how the list handles pics but I will put them in another post --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
[MBZ] OT: Google photo recognition
there's a volunteer plant in my front yard that I cannot identify. How does the Google photo ID work? ___ 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] For sale: 123 Instrument clusters
How many does he have, I wonder, although I am well stocked with clusters of my own. On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 8:40 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Not mine etc. Contact vsorensen2...@gmail.com In the Dallas, tx area. make an offer. ___ 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] $2.239
Would you rather pay high prices without even knowing? On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 11:34 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On August 14, 2015 at 11:17 AM Michael Esh via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 2.99 in Muskegon, MI. Two days ago. Refinery malfunction in Indiana. Now our Attorney General is taking a page from the Granholm playbook and sending threatening letters to gas stations about price increases. Does he know something I don't know, or are the stations just passing along wholesale price increases and he's being a jackass? 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] Mower head gasket update
On August 15, 2015 at 8:49 AM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My neighbor gave it to me because it was burning oil. I've got one of those. MTD with 15hp single cylinder Briggs. He said he had to take a bath after mowing because of the oil cloud condensing on him. Then when the starter died, he bought a new Husqvarna by AYP. I was going to replace the starter and sell it until he told me how badly it smoked. It's about the same vintage (22 years old) as my MTD that's identical except mine has a wider deck and a twin cylinder engine. So the 15hp is just a parts machine, but it was free. My only complaint is I bought a $50 battery a month before he gave me the spare tractor. 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] Mower head gasket update
My neighbor gave it to me because it was burning oil. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 14, 2015, at 10:00 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: That's great, this was the mower you got cheap, right? -- 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: 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] Mower head gasket update
Well I did cut with it once before I tore it down. It cut way better with dull blades than my other MTD made 46 mower cuts with brand new high dollar fancy blades on it. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 15, 2015, at 11:39 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Nice! Let us know how it cuts. My lot is only about a quarter acre, I've got a push mower that lasted fifteen years now. Finally put on a new blade this summer, and I think it may finally be time to overhaul the carburetor, but this thing just keeps going. Yard Machine with a Briggs Stratton motor. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On August 15, 2015 8:49:24 AM EDT, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My neighbor gave it to me because it was burning oil. ___ 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] Nice 190SL at the Cars Coffee this morning
Red, in good shape. I liked it. I don't how the list handles pics but I will put them in another post --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
Re: [MBZ] Mower head gasket update
Nice! Let us know how it cuts. My lot is only about a quarter acre, I've got a push mower that lasted fifteen years now. Finally put on a new blade this summer, and I think it may finally be time to overhaul the carburetor, but this thing just keeps going. Yard Machine with a Briggs Stratton motor. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On August 15, 2015 8:49:24 AM EDT, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My neighbor gave it to me because it was burning oil. ___ 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] 190SL
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Re: [MBZ] Mower head gasket update
We've also got a quarter acre. I cut it with a 1965 Snapper 308X rear engine rider that my great uncle Paris bought in 1967. It'd been owned by a golf course before that, they traded it in, the equipment shop re-powered it and he used it until he died in 1989. After his death it got pushed under a spruce tree on the farm until I retrieved it in 2008. I re-powered it with an engine from an '88 Snapper rear engine rider in 2009 and have cut the grass with it ever since. Its even still got one original 1965 tire on it. Probably needs a new blade and rubber drive whatsis but otherwise its great. -Curt From: Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Max Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mower head gasket update Nice! Let us know how it cuts. My lot is only about a quarter acre, I've got a push mower that lasted fifteen years now. Finally put on a new blade this summer, and I think it may finally be time to overhaul the carburetor, but this thing just keeps going. Yard Machine with a Briggs Stratton motor. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On August 15, 2015 8:49:24 AM EDT, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My neighbor gave it to me because it was burning oil. ___ 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 streetlights in the country
This is brilliant, good show Craig! -Curt From: Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Craig diese...@pisquared.net Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 11:51 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT streetlights in the country On Fri, 14 Aug 2015 08:16:39 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I wonder if the power company can put a switch in so it can be turned off? Probably not. Actually, they don't have to. All you need to do is to rig up a small light (maybe even a laser pointer) to shine on the photocell of the sun-sensor. Turn on the light, the power company's light goes off. Craig ___ 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 streetlights in the country
On Sat, 15 Aug 2015 20:21:21 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: This is brilliant, good show Craig! Thank you! Craig On Fri, 14 Aug 2015 08:16:39 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I wonder if the power company can put a switch in so it can be turned off? Probably not. Actually, they don't have to. All you need to do is to rig up a small light (maybe even a laser pointer) to shine on the photocell of the sun-sensor. Turn on the light, the power company's light goes off. ___ 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] TDI update
Picked up my 2005 Golf TDI from the TDI mechanic today. He put in a new transmission and timing belt/water pump, changed the oil, oil filter, fuel filter, air filter, and polished the headlights. He said the clutch in it looked like it maybe had 10,000 miles on it plus it has nearly new tires which leads me to theorize that after putting a new clutch and tires into it the previous owner freaked when the transmission gave trouble and considering it needs new front fenders and a windshield refused to put any more money into it. So its quite drive-able now but I don't think will pass inspection because of a ding in the windshield. Safelite says its probably repairable, I'll make a run up there and see what they can do. Then I'll see about front fenders and getting it detailed. We washed it but it had some gunk on it which will probably have to be buffed out. I think the previous owner had babied it, when I first got it up to highway speed it was kind of pokey and the first couple times I really got on it it poured smoke. After a couple hard run ups its feeling a lot peppier so I think I got the carbon out of it but a week or two of highway runs will prove that out. Oh and the speedo doesn't work. I'd bet the mechanic hasn't hooked it up. I didn't have plates on it so I bet he didn't take it for a ride. I'll look online and see if its something simple to hook back up, otherwise it'll be back to him for a checkup... -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
