Re: [MBZ] Subject: Re: Wilton's New Grille
Indeed. 'Hope all goes well and thanks for the good tip. Wilton - Original Message - From: Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 7:09 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Subject: Re: Wilton's New Grille BTW, the brown skin on my two burned spots began to peel yesterday; 'finding good, pink, new skin underneath. Coulda been a lot worse. Wilton I've been out of the loop here recentlySince my stroke my left side is numb to hot or cold feelings .I've had a habit of picking up the frying pan with my left hand since I don't feel anything. [DUH !! ] Voila !!...The answer is egg whites which you coat the burn area.You can even immerse your fingers in a small bowl with 2 egg whites for about 20 + minutes so as to coat the burn spot. The collagen forms a coat heals it just like you never burned yourself. I've done it twice [Another DUH ] I read it on the 'net applied it..It's unbelievable. Bob [Who has to put in new Master Cylinder in a few days] 1983 240D Welcome back. Sorry to hear about a stroke, but glad you survived and are mending. Thanks for the tip! ___ 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] He main lined some heroin tonight and the price went way up
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[MBZ] This might be a decent buy
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Re: [MBZ] Why is 1968 a watershed year for Mercedes?
An ill woodwind that nobody blows good. ;-) -MMM- On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 12:47 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It lost the rear swing axels? Close! It [Buffet clarinet] gained a polycylindrical bore in 1955. -- 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] Why is 1968 a watershed year for Mercedes?
This proves that poos is a moron and does not know what he is talking about. Those were the best vehicle years. The under hood 450 cat is the best thing ever. I am working on a plan to retrofit that into older and newer cars. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 21, 2015, at 9:06 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I wrenched heavily at this time and saw the worst of the pollution controlled, poorly built American iron. It was gawdawful stuff and you could tell the engineers were flying by the seats of their pants. 1974-5 were probably the worst years, in my opinion. Just horrible in so many ways. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 21, 2015, at 9:56 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I feel like the American car builders could have suffered through the malaise era if build quality had been decent but considering the truly awful build quality of the time its no surprise people looked to the east.Also considering what crappy cars asia was producing if the Americans had kept their build quality high the asian makers would have never gotten a foothold.My in-laws have a Ford Fusion that is an excellent car, probably the best made vehicle they've ever had and at least as good as any Toyota but the resale value pales when next to a Camry. -Curt From: Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Why is 1968 a watershed year for Mercedes? It was the beginning of the end for merkun iron too. 1968 cars had rudimentary smog crap hung on em. By 1974, merkun iron was fully smothered and were total crap. ___ 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] Why is 1968 a watershed year for Mercedes?
I'm talking about domestic cars, not MBs. But since you brought it up As for the 450SLs, those things were total nightmares. I've seen tons of them here in Floridia, and every one of them has a cooked engine compartment from those cats. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 21, 2015, at 10:24 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: This proves that poos is a moron and does not know what he is talking about. Those were the best vehicle years. The under hood 450 cat is the best thing ever. I am working on a plan to retrofit that into older and newer cars. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 21, 2015, at 9:06 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I wrenched heavily at this time and saw the worst of the pollution controlled, poorly built American iron. It was gawdawful stuff and you could tell the engineers were flying by the seats of their pants. 1974-5 were probably the worst years, in my opinion. Just horrible in so many ways. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 21, 2015, at 9:56 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I feel like the American car builders could have suffered through the malaise era if build quality had been decent but considering the truly awful build quality of the time its no surprise people looked to the east.Also considering what crappy cars asia was producing if the Americans had kept their build quality high the asian makers would have never gotten a foothold.My in-laws have a Ford Fusion that is an excellent car, probably the best made vehicle they've ever had and at least as good as any Toyota but the resale value pales when next to a Camry. -Curt From: Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Why is 1968 a watershed year for Mercedes? It was the beginning of the end for merkun iron too. 1968 cars had rudimentary smog crap hung on em. By 1974, merkun iron was fully smothered and were total crap. ___ 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] OT Lambo
So one wonders what Grant's dream car might be. A Prius in a custom color, e.g. purple? On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 10:44 AM, G Mann via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Obviously, the guy was out with his perfect date.. Terrible rich, older than dirt it's self, one foot on a banana peel and the other in the grave, with a cane in one hand and a will in the other leaving everything to him.. Of course he was helping her in the car and laughing.. the cad.. ;)) His only question is What color should the new Lambo be. On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 7:00 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: So the stupid paper guy does not deliver my papers this morning, I go to the store down the road to get some. I see a new topless black Lambo parked outside the store, very cool. Thing is about 2ft high. I go in get the papers, as I am leaving and driving by, I see this guy helping this older woman get into the pass side of the thing, she is having considerable trouble dropping down into the seat, he is laughing at her. Hard to tell how old the guy was, so not sure if it was his mother or wife. If it was his wife I am sure he could afford another one. --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 ___ 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] Audi set to ofer EV car with 300+ mile range to challenge Tesla
Audi AG will unveil a new concept car, the e-tron quattro, a fully electric sport utility vehicle, at the Frankfurt car show next month, the German automaker said this week. The model, sized in between the Audi Q5 and Q7 four-door SUVs, will be able to travel 310 miles per charge, the company said, farther than Tesla Motors Inc.'s standard-level Model S sedan, which has a 270-mile range. The e-tron quattro, the company's first mainstream electric vehicle, will go into production in 2018. The company announced the car through what appeared to be a subtle jab at earlier plug-in electric vehicles, derided at times for their sluggishness and limited torque. Electric driving at Audi is a pleasure, not a compromise, said Audi, a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, which recently surpassed Toyota Motor Corp. in total global sales for the first half of the year. Moveable aerodynamic elements at the front, on the sides and at the rear improve the air flow around the car, the company said. The e-tron will likely challenge Tesla's Model X -- a medium-sized SUV with gull-wing doors -- market analysts said. First deliveries for the Model X are slated for September (*ClimateWire* http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1060023083/, Aug. 6). The Audi electric will run on three electric motors and a lithium-ion battery and sets a new record in the SUV segment with low drag. This contributes considerably to the long range of more than 500 kilometers, according to a company statement. Another luxury automaker announced this week that it will enter the premium plug-in space: Andy Palmer, chief executive of Aston Martin, told *Automotive News* on Tuesday that his company will bring an 800-horsepower, completely electric version of the Rapide, a sleek sedan, to market in 2017. Aston Martin will sell an electric DBX crossover model, still a concept car, by the end of the decade, Palmer said. ___ 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 is 1968 a watershed year for Mercedes?
I feel like the American car builders could have suffered through the malaise era if build quality had been decent but considering the truly awful build quality of the time its no surprise people looked to the east.Also considering what crappy cars asia was producing if the Americans had kept their build quality high the asian makers would have never gotten a foothold.My in-laws have a Ford Fusion that is an excellent car, probably the best made vehicle they've ever had and at least as good as any Toyota but the resale value pales when next to a Camry. -Curt From: Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Why is 1968 a watershed year for Mercedes? It was the beginning of the end for merkun iron too. 1968 cars had rudimentary smog crap hung on em. By 1974, merkun iron was fully smothered and were total crap. ___ 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 is 1968 a watershed year for Mercedes?
I wrenched heavily at this time and saw the worst of the pollution controlled, poorly built American iron. It was gawdawful stuff and you could tell the engineers were flying by the seats of their pants. 1974-5 were probably the worst years, in my opinion. Just horrible in so many ways. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 21, 2015, at 9:56 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I feel like the American car builders could have suffered through the malaise era if build quality had been decent but considering the truly awful build quality of the time its no surprise people looked to the east.Also considering what crappy cars asia was producing if the Americans had kept their build quality high the asian makers would have never gotten a foothold.My in-laws have a Ford Fusion that is an excellent car, probably the best made vehicle they've ever had and at least as good as any Toyota but the resale value pales when next to a Camry. -Curt From: Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Why is 1968 a watershed year for Mercedes? It was the beginning of the end for merkun iron too. 1968 cars had rudimentary smog crap hung on em. By 1974, merkun iron was fully smothered and were total crap. ___ 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 is 1968 a watershed year for Mercedes?
It was the beginning of the end for merkun iron too. 1968 cars had rudimentary smog crap hung on em. By 1974, merkun iron was fully smothered and were total crap. ___ 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 Lambo
Yes --R On 8/21/15 10:05 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Another Lambo, or another wife? ;) - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: If it was his wife I am sure he could afford another 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
Re: [MBZ] OT Lambo
Obviously, the guy was out with his perfect date.. Terrible rich, older than dirt it's self, one foot on a banana peel and the other in the grave, with a cane in one hand and a will in the other leaving everything to him.. Of course he was helping her in the car and laughing.. the cad.. ;)) His only question is What color should the new Lambo be. On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 7:00 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: So the stupid paper guy does not deliver my papers this morning, I go to the store down the road to get some. I see a new topless black Lambo parked outside the store, very cool. Thing is about 2ft high. I go in get the papers, as I am leaving and driving by, I see this guy helping this older woman get into the pass side of the thing, she is having considerable trouble dropping down into the seat, he is laughing at her. Hard to tell how old the guy was, so not sure if it was his mother or wife. If it was his wife I am sure he could afford another one. --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] Why is 1968 a watershed year for Mercedes?
The most amazing car I ever owned was a 1950 DeSoto with the semi-automatic transmission. It had a clutch but was impossible to stall when stopping using brake only (break, if you prefer). I bought TWO cars in sequential years in Boston and Minneapolis, for a grand total of $100 and sold them for a grand total of $25 ($15, $10) one year later. The demise of this marque should not be mourned. On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 10:24 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: This proves that poos is a moron and does not know what he is talking about. Those were the best vehicle years. The under hood 450 cat is the best thing ever. I am working on a plan to retrofit that into older and newer cars. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 21, 2015, at 9:06 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I wrenched heavily at this time and saw the worst of the pollution controlled, poorly built American iron. It was gawdawful stuff and you could tell the engineers were flying by the seats of their pants. 1974-5 were probably the worst years, in my opinion. Just horrible in so many ways. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 21, 2015, at 9:56 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I feel like the American car builders could have suffered through the malaise era if build quality had been decent but considering the truly awful build quality of the time its no surprise people looked to the east.Also considering what crappy cars asia was producing if the Americans had kept their build quality high the asian makers would have never gotten a foothold.My in-laws have a Ford Fusion that is an excellent car, probably the best made vehicle they've ever had and at least as good as any Toyota but the resale value pales when next to a Camry. -Curt From: Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Why is 1968 a watershed year for Mercedes? It was the beginning of the end for merkun iron too. 1968 cars had rudimentary smog crap hung on em. By 1974, merkun iron was fully smothered and were total crap. ___ 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] ?
I thought intonation was built into the instrument, much like a piano. On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 1:56 AM, Jim Cathey jim.cathey...@gmail.com wrote: Is it the craftsmanship or materials that changed for post-1955 clarinets? Country of manufacture? Automation vs. hands on manufacturing process? Metric vs. English? ;) As I just mentioned, the design was changed to no longer be purely cylindrical. Nothing else changed. All are (were) handmade in France, from the finest wood available. The base instrument was invented in France, in 1630, which puts it over a century before the introduction of the metric system; your guess is as good as mine regarding the units of the dimensions! I have heard one opinion that the _sound_ of the older ones is better, but the _intonation_ of the newer ones is better. Translation: easier to play in tune. Honey, I bought you the best-sounding clarinet available! (It even says so on the sash that's inside the case. So it must be true!) -- 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] OT: Harbor Freight Tools Huge Parking Lot Sale
The HF stuff is reasonable for the price, I have an air hose and various fittings, they work. I have the $20 recip saw, that thing just won't die. I expected it to last $20 worth, but so far it has done very well with some abusive use. Take a look at banggood.com for some really cheap stuff, order it from China and it shows up some time later in the mail or UPS or whatever. I'm not sure how they can make any money with the free shipping on stuff but it is all reasonable quality, probably the same stuff every other store sells just factory direct with minimal markup. Some tools, but lots of other random stuff. dealextreme same thing. --R On 8/20/15 10:59 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: In case anyone is interested: http://www.harborfreight.com/ LARGEST SALE EVER SHOP ONLINE IN-STORE! 3 DAYS ONLY! * FRI, SAT, SUN * AUG 21, 22 23 LIQUIDATION SALE HUNDREDS OF FACTORY DISCONTINUED, CLEARANCE ITEMS FRIDAY 50% SATURDAY 60% SUNDAY 87% I'm going to look for a 50' air hose to make into a tire inflator. I've never been to one of these things (well, maybe once), so it should be interesting ... I've ordered the fittings, air chuck, and tire pressure gauge from Amazon (Milton Industries brand) because I want those to be first quality. 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
[MBZ] OT Lambo
So the stupid paper guy does not deliver my papers this morning, I go to the store down the road to get some. I see a new topless black Lambo parked outside the store, very cool. Thing is about 2ft high. I go in get the papers, as I am leaving and driving by, I see this guy helping this older woman get into the pass side of the thing, she is having considerable trouble dropping down into the seat, he is laughing at her. Hard to tell how old the guy was, so not sure if it was his mother or wife. If it was his wife I am sure he could afford another one. --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] LIST MOM???
Curly sez: Thanks for the list and all the good things you do! +1 What he said. Thanks! 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 Lambo
Another Lambo, or another wife? ;) - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: If it was his wife I am sure he could afford another 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
[MBZ] Test
testestestestest -- arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.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???
IS anybody still seeing this in the headers? I do not see it now on recent messages. On 8/15/2015 9:19 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes 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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.6086 / Virus Database: 4392/10479 - Release Date: 08/21/15 ___ 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: Harbor Freight Tools Huge Parking Lot Sale
I love being 5 minutes from a Harbor Freight store. Whenever I need that weird sized Torx bit or some other off the wall tool, I print out a 20% off coupon I keep on my computer and pop over to pick up what I need. Both my RA and polisher came from HF, and don't think I spent $50 for the pair. I use them regularly and I see nothing that would indicate they won't be around for a while. I'll also buy their cheap pads, too, as I can justify throwing them away when I'm done with them. I haven't bought any wrenches from them, but the ones I've seen there that are chrome plated look pretty nice and fairly well made. Right now I'm struggling with whether or not to have my 3 ton Craftsman floor jack rebuilt or replace it with a HF model. The HF one would be smaller and lighter, but I'm really attached to my Craftsman behemoth. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 21, 2015, at 11:03 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I'm on my second Harbor Freight compressor. The first one took a ton of abuse before I forgot to put oil in it. I upgraded from a 2 gal to a 21gal and the big compressor is fantastic. I need to get one of the retractable air hoses for it so I can build a doghouse to keep it in to cut down on noise. -Curt From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Harbor Freight Tools Huge Parking Lot Sale The HF stuff is reasonable for the price, I have an air hose and various fittings, they work. I have the $20 recip saw, that thing just won't die. I expected it to last $20 worth, but so far it has done very well with some abusive use. Take a look at banggood.com for some really cheap stuff, order it from China and it shows up some time later in the mail or UPS or whatever. I'm not sure how they can make any money with the free shipping on stuff but it is all reasonable quality, probably the same stuff every other store sells just factory direct with minimal markup. Some tools, but lots of other random stuff. dealextreme same thing. --R On 8/20/15 10:59 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: In case anyone is interested: http://www.harborfreight.com/ LARGEST SALE EVER SHOP ONLINE IN-STORE! 3 DAYS ONLY! * FRI, SAT, SUN * AUG 21, 22 23 LIQUIDATION SALE HUNDREDS OF FACTORY DISCONTINUED, CLEARANCE ITEMS FRIDAY 50% SATURDAY 60% SUNDAY 87% I'm going to look for a 50' air hose to make into a tire inflator. I've never been to one of these things (well, maybe once), so it should be interesting ... I've ordered the fittings, air chuck, and tire pressure gauge from Amazon (Milton Industries brand) because I want those to be first quality. 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 Unsubscri ___ 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???
Nope! Seems like you or someone fixed it. Thanks for the list and all the good things you do! ListMa sez: IS anybody still seeing this in the headers? I do not see it now on recent messages. ___ 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???
Nope. On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 11:26 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: IS anybody still seeing this in the headers? I do not see it now on recent messages. On 8/15/2015 9:19 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes 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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.6086 / Virus Database: 4392/10479 - Release Date: 08/21/15 ___ 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 Lambo
Rainbow paint job with Obama and Hillary! (or Bernie) stickers --R On 8/21/15 10:46 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: So one wonders what Grant's dream car might be. A Prius in a custom color, e.g. purple? On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 10:44 AM, G Mann via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Obviously, the guy was out with his perfect date.. Terrible rich, older than dirt it's self, one foot on a banana peel and the other in the grave, with a cane in one hand and a will in the other leaving everything to him.. Of course he was helping her in the car and laughing.. the cad.. ;)) His only question is What color should the new Lambo be. On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 7:00 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: So the stupid paper guy does not deliver my papers this morning, I go to the store down the road to get some. I see a new topless black Lambo parked outside the store, very cool. Thing is about 2ft high. I go in get the papers, as I am leaving and driving by, I see this guy helping this older woman get into the pass side of the thing, she is having considerable trouble dropping down into the seat, he is laughing at her. Hard to tell how old the guy was, so not sure if it was his mother or wife. If it was his wife I am sure he could afford another one. --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 ___ 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] Way OT: Bad lip reading
Republican debate, NFL mic'ed. All in good fun.. I http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/19/1413598/-Bad-Lip-Reading-takes-on-the-first-Republican-debate-and-it-may-be-the-best-thing-ever?detail=email?detail=email ___ 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: Harbor Freight Tools Huge Parking Lot Sale
I'm on my second Harbor Freight compressor. The first one took a ton of abuse before I forgot to put oil in it. I upgraded from a 2 gal to a 21gal and the big compressor is fantastic. I need to get one of the retractable air hoses for it so I can build a doghouse to keep it in to cut down on noise. -Curt From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Harbor Freight Tools Huge Parking Lot Sale The HF stuff is reasonable for the price, I have an air hose and various fittings, they work. I have the $20 recip saw, that thing just won't die. I expected it to last $20 worth, but so far it has done very well with some abusive use. Take a look at banggood.com for some really cheap stuff, order it from China and it shows up some time later in the mail or UPS or whatever. I'm not sure how they can make any money with the free shipping on stuff but it is all reasonable quality, probably the same stuff every other store sells just factory direct with minimal markup. Some tools, but lots of other random stuff. dealextreme same thing. --R On 8/20/15 10:59 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: In case anyone is interested: http://www.harborfreight.com/ LARGEST SALE EVER SHOP ONLINE IN-STORE! 3 DAYS ONLY! * FRI, SAT, SUN * AUG 21, 22 23 LIQUIDATION SALE HUNDREDS OF FACTORY DISCONTINUED, CLEARANCE ITEMS FRIDAY 50% SATURDAY 60% SUNDAY 87% I'm going to look for a 50' air hose to make into a tire inflator. I've never been to one of these things (well, maybe once), so it should be interesting ... I've ordered the fittings, air chuck, and tire pressure gauge from Amazon (Milton Industries brand) because I want those to be first quality. 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 ___ 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 is 1968 a watershed year for Mercedes?
http://www.npr.org/2015/08/20/433010969/sales-of-convertibles-are-decelerating-blame-the-fuel-economy Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 21, 2015, at 3:07 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Interesting, I have not heard that in the auto biz Sent from my iPhone On Aug 21, 2015, at 1:46 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Correct. And why, I don't know, but there are tons of 75s around here. They used to be cheap as wine, but now people seem to think they're valuable. Interesting story on All Things Considered yesterday about how convertibles are going away, and how most manufacturers are getting out of making them. Most of it has to do with efforts to meet the CAFE standards in a few years. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 21, 2015, at 2:17 PM, OK Don via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The cats were under the hood in only the '75 and '76 models - On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: As for the 450SLs, those things were total nightmares. I've seen tons of them here in Floridia, and every one of them has a cooked engine compartment from those cats. Dan -- 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 ___ 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] Way OT: Bad lip reading
It's quite amazing technology - ir is it all human generated? On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 1:20 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I saw that yesterday, very funny stuff With Bernie and Hillary! it would all be like Freesh..tuff, Freesh..tuff, Freesh..tuff, Freesh..tuff ' --R On 8/21/15 12:40 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Republican debate, NFL mic'ed. All in good fun.. I http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/19/1413598/-Bad-Lip-Reading-takes-on-the-first-Republican-debate-and-it-may-be-the-best-thing-ever?detail=email?detail=email ___ 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] LIST MOM???
Kaleb wrote: IS anybody still seeing this in the headers? I do not see it now on recent messages. It looks like the last one with those headers was sent 2015-08-16 15:30:25 CDT. Thanks for getting that 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
[MBZ] Some days - The saga of the Golf.
The new Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) for my Golf came today. As I'd guessed its actually two parts and my old one had the top part broken off. Replacement is a pain, its on the side of the transmission, under the firewall. Its got big flats, I used a 7/8 wrench on it but theres very little space to swing the wrench, grrr, its nice to have a working speedometer though. Hopped in the car to get an inspection sticker and before I hit the end of the street the check engine light (CEL) came on. Grrr! Gotta get the VCDS (I dunno what it stands for but its the magic that connects my laptop to the car) and check it out but its in the Jetta that Angie has taken to work. About 1/3 of the way to Angie's office I realized I'd forgotten to plug the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor back in when I put the air box back after replacing the VSS. Pulled over, plugged it back in and suddenly the power that was missing in 2nd gear is back. Still need VCDS to shut off the CEL. Actually I probably didn't, after picking up the VCDS I stopped for new windshield wipers, my local Car Quest gave me $10 off which is great since the Bosch wipers were normally $45. When I fired up the car again the CEL was gone. So I headed down to get the inspection sticker only to find the reverse lights don't work. A cursory search suggests its the switch which sadly lives UNDER the battery. So pull the airbox again (I'm getting good at it) then pull the battery. The bottom of the battery box is held with 4 bolts into captive nuts except one of the nuts isn't captive anymore. I ended up breaking out the bottom of the plastic box, theres still 3 bolts... The switch is indeed dead but there are none at any FLAPS or VW dealer for 50 miles. I ordered a replacement from ID Parts (where the VSS came from) and since I ordered before 4:30 it MIGHT be here tomorrow. The real advantage in ordering from an in-state source. Now the rain won't quit long enough for me to button things back up. I'm off to California (with an aching in my heard) Sunday so if the new switch doesn't arrive tomorrow it won't get fixed for a week... -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] Some days - The saga of the Golf.
This is why I don't want to upgrade my 1985 Mercedes. On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 4:35 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The new Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) for my Golf came today. As I'd guessed its actually two parts and my old one had the top part broken off. Replacement is a pain, its on the side of the transmission, under the firewall. Its got big flats, I used a 7/8 wrench on it but theres very little space to swing the wrench, grrr, its nice to have a working speedometer though. Hopped in the car to get an inspection sticker and before I hit the end of the street the check engine light (CEL) came on. Grrr! Gotta get the VCDS (I dunno what it stands for but its the magic that connects my laptop to the car) and check it out but its in the Jetta that Angie has taken to work. About 1/3 of the way to Angie's office I realized I'd forgotten to plug the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor back in when I put the air box back after replacing the VSS. Pulled over, plugged it back in and suddenly the power that was missing in 2nd gear is back. Still need VCDS to shut off the CEL. Actually I probably didn't, after picking up the VCDS I stopped for new windshield wipers, my local Car Quest gave me $10 off which is great since the Bosch wipers were normally $45. When I fired up the car again the CEL was gone. So I headed down to get the inspection sticker only to find the reverse lights don't work. A cursory search suggests its the switch which sadly lives UNDER the battery. So pull the airbox again (I'm getting good at it) then pull the battery. The bottom of the battery box is held with 4 bolts into captive nuts except one of the nuts isn't captive anymore. I ended up breaking out the bottom of the plastic box, theres still 3 bolts... The switch is indeed dead but there are none at any FLAPS or VW dealer for 50 miles. I ordered a replacement from ID Parts (where the VSS came from) and since I ordered before 4:30 it MIGHT be here tomorrow. The real advantage in ordering from an in-state source. Now the rain won't quit long enough for me to button things back up. I'm off to California (with an aching in my heard) Sunday so if the new switch doesn't arrive tomorrow it won't get fixed for a week... -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] ?
On Thu, 20 Aug 2015 22:56:43 -0700 Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Is it the craftsmanship or materials that changed for post-1955 clarinets? Country of manufacture? Automation vs. hands on manufacturing process? Metric vs. English? ;) As I just mentioned, the design was changed to no longer be purely cylindrical. Nothing else changed. All are (were) handmade in France, from the finest wood available. The base instrument was invented in France, in 1630, which puts it over a century before the introduction of the metric system; your guess is as good as mine regarding the units of the dimensions! I have heard one opinion that the _sound_ of the older ones is better, but the _intonation_ of the newer ones is better. Translation: easier to play in tune. Honey, I bought you the best-sounding clarinet available! (It even says so on the sash that's inside the case. So it must be true!) -- Jim Acker Bilk had the best sounding clarinet ever (Stranger on the Shore). No info on the instrument. http://www.bing.com/search?q=acker+bilk+stranger+on+the+shoreqs=SCpq=acker+bilk+srsc=8-13sp=1cvid=44b39f289cda4ccc8ce69f5292e8f1f4FORM=QBLH Gerry ___ 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 is 1968 a watershed year for Mercedes?
The cats were under the hood in only the '75 and '76 models - On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: As for the 450SLs, those things were total nightmares. I've seen tons of them here in Floridia, and every one of them has a cooked engine compartment from those cats. Dan -- 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] Test
Hey Kaleb, Mucho thanks for getting me back on the list. Gerry testestestestest -- arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.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 is 1968 a watershed year for Mercedes?
Correct. And why, I don't know, but there are tons of 75s around here. They used to be cheap as wine, but now people seem to think they're valuable. Interesting story on All Things Considered yesterday about how convertibles are going away, and how most manufacturers are getting out of making them. Most of it has to do with efforts to meet the CAFE standards in a few years. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 21, 2015, at 2:17 PM, OK Don via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The cats were under the hood in only the '75 and '76 models - On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: As for the 450SLs, those things were total nightmares. I've seen tons of them here in Floridia, and every one of them has a cooked engine compartment from those cats. Dan -- 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 ___ 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] He is either from New Jersey or is on crack
Max wrote: Maybe Mao can find and deliver, Jaime fix and sell? Me work for / with Jaime? ... YOU BET!! 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] OT: Harbor Freight Tools Huge Parking Lot Sale
Rick wrote: Rick Who just came to the realization I am one cheap bast*rd. I'm gonna bet I can beat you at that. 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] Way OT: Bad lip reading
I saw that yesterday, very funny stuff With Bernie and Hillary! it would all be like Freesh..tuff, Freesh..tuff, Freesh..tuff, Freesh..tuff ' --R On 8/21/15 12:40 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Republican debate, NFL mic'ed. All in good fun.. I http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/19/1413598/-Bad-Lip-Reading-takes-on-the-first-Republican-debate-and-it-may-be-the-best-thing-ever?detail=email?detail=email ___ 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???
Ditto, thanks Kaleb for keeping this list going, just don't screw it up. :) - 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] Why is 1968 a watershed year for Mercedes?
Interesting, I have not heard that in the auto biz Sent from my iPhone On Aug 21, 2015, at 1:46 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Correct. And why, I don't know, but there are tons of 75s around here. They used to be cheap as wine, but now people seem to think they're valuable. Interesting story on All Things Considered yesterday about how convertibles are going away, and how most manufacturers are getting out of making them. Most of it has to do with efforts to meet the CAFE standards in a few years. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 21, 2015, at 2:17 PM, OK Don via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The cats were under the hood in only the '75 and '76 models - On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: As for the 450SLs, those things were total nightmares. I've seen tons of them here in Floridia, and every one of them has a cooked engine compartment from those cats. Dan -- 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 ___ 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] Way OT: Bad lip reading
That is quite funny! -- 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
Re: [MBZ] Some days - The saga of the Golf.
My Golf is the last of the 4th generation (my Jetta is the last of the 3rd) and is actually a really nice car. The doors close with a solidity you'd expect from an MB. VW worked hard to make the 4th gen much more refined than its predecessors. I'm going to give my Indy hell, he probably should have checked that both of these were right when he did the transmission swap. In fact he probably broke the VSS during the transmission swap... -Curt From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 4:40 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Some days - The saga of the Golf. This is why I don't want to upgrade my 1985 Mercedes. On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 4:35 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The new Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) for my Golf came today. As I'd guessed its actually two parts and my old one had the top part broken off. Replacement is a pain, its on the side of the transmission, under the firewall. Its got big flats, I used a 7/8 wrench on it but theres very little space to swing the wrench, grrr, its nice to have a working speedometer though. Hopped in the car to get an inspection sticker and before I hit the end of the street the check engine light (CEL) came on. Grrr! Gotta get the VCDS (I dunno what it stands for but its the magic that connects my laptop to the car) and check it out but its in the Jetta that Angie has taken to work. About 1/3 of the way to Angie's office I realized I'd forgotten to plug the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor back in when I put the air box back after replacing the VSS. Pulled over, plugged it back in and suddenly the power that was missing in 2nd gear is back. Still need VCDS to shut off the CEL. Actually I probably didn't, after picking up the VCDS I stopped for new windshield wipers, my local Car Quest gave me $10 off which is great since the Bosch wipers were normally $45. When I fired up the car again the CEL was gone. So I headed down to get the inspection sticker only to find the reverse lights don't work. A cursory search suggests its the switch which sadly lives UNDER the battery. So pull the airbox again (I'm getting good at it) then pull the battery. The bottom of the battery box is held with 4 bolts into captive nuts except one of the nuts isn't captive anymore. I ended up breaking out the bottom of the plastic box, theres still 3 bolts... The switch is indeed dead but there are none at any FLAPS or VW dealer for 50 miles. I ordered a replacement from ID Parts (where the VSS came from) and since I ordered before 4:30 it MIGHT be here tomorrow. The real advantage in ordering from an in-state source. Now the rain won't quit long enough for me to button things back up. I'm off to California (with an aching in my heard) Sunday so if the new switch doesn't arrive tomorrow it won't get fixed for a week... -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
[MBZ] Subject: Re: Wilton's New Grille
BTW, the brown skin on my two burned spots began to peel yesterday; 'finding good, pink, new skin underneath. Coulda been a lot worse. Wilton I've been out of the loop here recentlySince my stroke my left side is numb to hot or cold feelings .I've had a habit of picking up the frying pan with my left hand since I don't feel anything. [DUH !! ] Voila !!...The answer is egg whites which you coat the burn area.You can even immerse your fingers in a small bowl with 2 egg whites for about 20 + minutes so as to coat the burn spot. The collagen forms a coat heals it just like you never burned yourself. I've done it twice [Another DUH ] I read it on the 'net applied it..It's unbelievable. Bob [Who has to put in new Master Cylinder in a few days] 1983 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] Some days - The saga of the Golf.
I was just making a Led Zeppelin reference. I don't mind trips to California. I like sushi and its a good place to get it. -Curt From: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Some days - The saga of the Golf. The new Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) for my Golf came today. As I'd guessed its actually two parts and my old one had the top part broken off. Replacement is a pain, its on the side of the transmission, under the firewall. Its got big flats, I used a 7/8 wrench on it but theres very little space to swing the wrench, grrr, its nice to have a working speedometer though. Hopped in the car to get an inspection sticker and before I hit the end of the street the check engine light (CEL) came on. Grrr! Gotta get the VCDS (I dunno what it stands for but its the magic that connects my laptop to the car) and check it out but its in the Jetta that Angie has taken to work. About 1/3 of the way to Angie's office I realized I'd forgotten to plug the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor back in when I put the air box back after replacing the VSS. Pulled over, plugged it back in and suddenly the power that was missing in 2nd gear is back. Still need VCDS to shut off the CEL. Actually I probably didn't, after picking up the VCDS I stopped for new windshield wipers, my local Car Quest gave me $10 off which is great since the Bosch wipers were normally $45. When I fired up the car again the CEL was gone. So I headed down to get the inspection sticker only to find the reverse lights don't work. A cursory search suggests its the switch which sadly lives UNDER the battery. So pull the airbox again (I'm getting good at it) then pull the battery. The bottom of the battery box is held with 4 bolts into captive nuts except one of the nuts isn't captive anymore. I ended up breaking out the bottom of the plastic box, theres still 3 bolts... The switch is indeed dead but there are none at any FLAPS or VW dealer for 50 miles. I ordered a replacement from ID Parts (where the VSS came from) and since I ordered before 4:30 it MIGHT be here tomorrow. The real advantage in ordering from an in-state source. Now the rain won't quit long enough for me to button things back up. I'm off to California (with an aching in my heard) Sunday so if the new switch doesn't arrive tomorrow it won't get fixed for a week... -Curt In my generation: VCDS = viet cong dumb shXX I'm off to California (with an aching in my heard) I can understand a reluctance to go to the land of fruits and nuts. Congrats on getting the speedo and the CEL fixed. Waytago ___ 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] Subject: Re: Wilton's New Grille
I would add to this that lavender oil works really really well on burns. I burn myself a lot and a couple drops of real lavender essential oil makes it like I was never burned. Unfortunately a lot of the lavender oil on the market is synthetic and won't work for this. Fortunately for me Angie sells real essential oils... -Curt From: Bob via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: rdeaf...@aol.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 6:27 PM Subject: [MBZ] Subject: Re: Wilton's New Grille BTW, the brown skin on my two burned spots began to peel yesterday; 'finding good, pink, new skin underneath. Coulda been a lot worse. Wilton I've been out of the loop here recentlySince my stroke my left side is numb to hot or cold feelings .I've had a habit of picking up the frying pan with my left hand since I don't feel anything. [DUH !! ] Voila !!...The answer is egg whites which you coat the burn area.You can even immerse your fingers in a small bowl with 2 egg whites for about 20 + minutes so as to coat the burn spot. The collagen forms a coat heals it just like you never burned yourself. I've done it twice [Another DUH ] I read it on the 'net applied it..It's unbelievable. Bob [Who has to put in new Master Cylinder in a few days] 1983 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] Some days - The saga of the Golf.
On 21/08/2015 5:14 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: My Golf is the last of the 4th generation (my Jetta is the last of the 3rd) and is actually a really nice car. The doors close with a solidity you'd expect from an MB. VW worked hard to make the 4th gen much more refined than its predecessors. I'm going to give my Indy hell, he probably should have checked that both of these were right when he did the transmission swap. In fact he probably broke the VSS during the transmission swap... -Curt I was thinking along those lines too, as in, didn't he just have the tranny replaced? 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] Some days - The saga of the Golf.
The new Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) for my Golf came today. As I'd guessed its actually two parts and my old one had the top part broken off. Replacement is a pain, its on the side of the transmission, under the firewall. Its got big flats, I used a 7/8 wrench on it but theres very little space to swing the wrench, grrr, its nice to have a working speedometer though. Hopped in the car to get an inspection sticker and before I hit the end of the street the check engine light (CEL) came on. Grrr! Gotta get the VCDS (I dunno what it stands for but its the magic that connects my laptop to the car) and check it out but its in the Jetta that Angie has taken to work. About 1/3 of the way to Angie's office I realized I'd forgotten to plug the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor back in when I put the air box back after replacing the VSS. Pulled over, plugged it back in and suddenly the power that was missing in 2nd gear is back. Still need VCDS to shut off the CEL. Actually I probably didn't, after picking up the VCDS I stopped for new windshield wipers, my local Car Quest gave me $10 off which is great since the Bosch wipers were normally $45. When I fired up the car again the CEL was gone. So I headed down to get the inspection sticker only to find the reverse lights don't work. A cursory search suggests its the switch which sadly lives UNDER the battery. So pull the airbox again (I'm getting good at it) then pull the battery. The bottom of the battery box is held with 4 bolts into captive nuts except one of the nuts isn't captive anymore. I ended up breaking out the bottom of the plastic box, theres still 3 bolts... The switch is indeed dead but there are none at any FLAPS or VW dealer for 50 miles. I ordered a replacement from ID Parts (where the VSS came from) and since I ordered before 4:30 it MIGHT be here tomorrow. The real advantage in ordering from an in-state source. Now the rain won't quit long enough for me to button things back up. I'm off to California (with an aching in my heard) Sunday so if the new switch doesn't arrive tomorrow it won't get fixed for a week... -Curt In my generation: VCDS = viet cong dumb shXX I'm off to California (with an aching in my heard) I can understand a reluctance to go to the land of fruits and nuts. Congrats on getting the speedo and the CEL fixed. Waytago ___ 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] Some days - The saga of the Golf.
Coming along, anyway. ATTABOY so far. Wilton - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 4:35 PM Subject: [MBZ] Some days - The saga of the Golf. The new Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) for my Golf came today. As I'd guessed its actually two parts and my old one had the top part broken off. Replacement is a pain, its on the side of the transmission, under the firewall. Its got big flats, I used a 7/8 wrench on it but theres very little space to swing the wrench, grrr, its nice to have a working speedometer though. Hopped in the car to get an inspection sticker and before I hit the end of the street the check engine light (CEL) came on. Grrr! Gotta get the VCDS (I dunno what it stands for but its the magic that connects my laptop to the car) and check it out but its in the Jetta that Angie has taken to work. About 1/3 of the way to Angie's office I realized I'd forgotten to plug the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor back in when I put the air box back after replacing the VSS. Pulled over, plugged it back in and suddenly the power that was missing in 2nd gear is back. Still need VCDS to shut off the CEL. Actually I probably didn't, after picking up the VCDS I stopped for new windshield wipers, my local Car Quest gave me $10 off which is great since the Bosch wipers were normally $45. When I fired up the car again the CEL was gone. So I headed down to get the inspection sticker only to find the reverse lights don't work. A cursory search suggests its the switch which sadly lives UNDER the battery. So pull the airbox again (I'm getting good at it) then pull the battery. The bottom of the battery box is held with 4 bolts into captive nuts except one of the nuts isn't captive anymore. I ended up breaking out the bottom of the plastic box, theres still 3 bolts... The switch is indeed dead but there are none at any FLAPS or VW dealer for 50 miles. I ordered a replacement from ID Parts (where the VSS came from) and since I ordered before 4:30 it MIGHT be here tomorrow. The real advantage in ordering from an in-state source. Now the rain won't quit long enough for me to button things back up. I'm off to California (with an aching in my heard) Sunday so if the new switch doesn't arrive tomorrow it won't get fixed for a week... -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] Subject: Re: Wilton's New Grille
BTW, the brown skin on my two burned spots began to peel yesterday; 'finding good, pink, new skin underneath. Coulda been a lot worse. Wilton I've been out of the loop here recentlySince my stroke my left side is numb to hot or cold feelings .I've had a habit of picking up the frying pan with my left hand since I don't feel anything. [DUH !! ] Voila !!...The answer is egg whites which you coat the burn area.You can even immerse your fingers in a small bowl with 2 egg whites for about 20 + minutes so as to coat the burn spot. The collagen forms a coat heals it just like you never burned yourself. I've done it twice [Another DUH ] I read it on the 'net applied it..It's unbelievable. Bob [Who has to put in new Master Cylinder in a few days] 1983 240D Welcome back. Sorry to hear about a stroke, but glad you survived and are mending. Thanks for the tip! ___ 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
