Re: [MBZ] 1999 Mercedes E320 $450

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

As with the 280S, it could be cured with a good OM603


New list:

Air blows cold.
Ran fine when parked.
Breaks work.
Hardly any rust.
Some oil loss, don't know what it would take to make run.

Translation:
[I was driving 98mph on the freeway and saw a huge cloud of oil spray
behind me in the rear view mirror, just seconds before the engine locked up
solid.. ]

Shall we file it with Craigslist as a "classic" post?

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 7:30 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


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Re: [MBZ] 1999 Mercedes E320 $450

[G Mann via Mercedes]

New list:

Air blows cold.
Ran fine when parked.
Breaks work.
Hardly any rust.
Some oil loss, don't know what it would take to make run.

Translation:
[I was driving 98mph on the freeway and saw a huge cloud of oil spray
behind me in the rear view mirror, just seconds before the engine locked up
solid.. ]

Shall we file it with Craigslist as a "classic" post?

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 7:30 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

>
>
> 1999 Mercedes E320
> http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/5159708989.html
>
> via cPro Craigslist App
> iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice
> Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android
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>
> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [MBZ] was 300TD woes.

[Fred Moir via Mercedes]

Mr Wilton, Sir.Thank you.

Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.

> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 20:31:33 -0400
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] was 300TD woes.
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> CC: wilt...@nc.rr.com
> 
> ATTABOY!
> 
> Wilton
> 
  
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[MBZ] 1999 Mercedes E320 $450

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

1999 Mercedes E320
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/5159708989.html

via cPro Craigslist App
iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice
Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android


Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [MBZ] Crack?

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

It's got a 17 head

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 27, 2015, at 9:23 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> It's filthy, the dash is cracked and the wood is wrinkled,
> but I bet somebody will pay $2k for it. 
> 
> Mitch.
> 
>> On August 27, 2015 at 9:58 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes"
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 1987 Mercedes Benz 300TD turbo diesel wagon
>> http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/5186495973.html
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Re: [MBZ] Crack?

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

It's filthy, the dash is cracked and the wood is wrinkled,
but I bet somebody will pay $2k for it. 

Mitch.

> On August 27, 2015 at 9:58 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes"
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 1987 Mercedes Benz 300TD turbo diesel wagon
> http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/5186495973.html

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[MBZ] Crack?

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

1987 Mercedes Benz 300TD turbo diesel wagon
http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/5186495973.html

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Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android


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Re: [MBZ] was 300TD woes.

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

The '87 TD is shifting properly again.Changed the trans oil and 
filter with the correct Mann filter, (use anything else and you 
die).The filter coming out was Meyle, origin unknown, and the oil 
was mostly red with some minor particulates..While under there 
taking off the trans pan, I noticed that the front exhaust pipe 
mount was missing one rubber thingummybob, which was replaced 
forthwith!As I was instructed, replaced the 
mumbleshifterbushingsmumble. The car runs as it should.Tomorrow is 
fix the front seat memory loss and no movement, maybe a laxative?


Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.			  



Waytago!

Sounds like your seat is missing electrojuicity, if it both lost its 
mind and its movement.   As Dan said  check/change fuse.


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Re: [MBZ] 123 LWB sighting

[Tom Savage via Mercedes]

On Aug 26, 2015 6:16 AM, "Mitch Haley via Mercedes" 
wrote:
>
> how often do you see a LWB on the street?
>

I think I've posted this before but I saw one in Beijing a while back.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/oisj0f90ruopjcz/DSCN4632.JPG?dl=0

At first I assumed it was just an old taxi that somehow snuck in and had
the badge replaced, and paid no attention. Now I wonder if it could have
been one of the rarest of W123s, built by First Auto Works.
http://www.chinacarforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20307#/forumsite/20929/topics/20307

This was in 2006, when you could still see interesting cars in China.

Tom
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Re: [MBZ] was 300TD woes.

[WILTON via Mercedes]

ATTABOY!

Wilton

- Original Message - 
From: "Fred Moir via Mercedes" 

To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Cc: "Fred Moir" 
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 4:01 PM
Subject: [MBZ] was 300TD woes.


The '87 TD is shifting properly again.Changed the trans oil and filter 
with the correct Mann filter, (use anything else and you die).The filter 
coming out was Meyle, origin unknown, and the oil was mostly red with some 
minor particulates..While under there taking off the trans pan, I noticed 
that the front exhaust pipe mount was missing one rubber thingummybob, 
which was replaced forthwith!As I was instructed, replaced the 
mumbleshifterbushingsmumble. The car runs as it should.Tomorrow is fix the 
front seat memory loss and no movement, maybe a laxative?


Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
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Re: [MBZ] W140 trunk lock stuck

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

It's back to (ab)normal now. 
(the auto-close isn't working, so it sits slightly ajar instead
of pulling itself tightly closed)

I pulled the cylinder out with the key, opened the trunk with the
dash switch, closed the trunk. 

Now, when I open the trunk with the lock cylinder, the cylinder
stays recessed, and pops out when I close the trunk. 

Praise the Lord for interior trunk releases. 
They are far superior to opening a stuck trunk with a hole saw. 

Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] W140 trunk lock stuck

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

> On August 27, 2015 at 5:14 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Duh!  Forgot about suggesting the dash switch.
> 
> Yeah, that ain’t right.  It should be flush.
> 
> Something’s up with the cylinder or latch.

I swear it was all the way out before I pushed it in this morning, and every
other time
I hit it before today. 

But now it sticks. 
I can pull it out with the key without much effort, but it won't come all the
way out on its
own. 
Maybe I'll just open it with the dash switch from now on. 

Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] Old news...

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

While it’s a huge amount of reading, I highly recommend Robert Caro’s biography 
(4-5 books) on Lyndon Johnson.  If you only read one of them, read the latest 
(4th) book, “The Passage of Power”.

I never really thought that much about LBJ, despite having a keen interest in 
the politics of the 1960s, but this book goes well into him as an individual 
and how he struggled with Kennedy’s legacy as well as the assumption of the 
presidency.  While there’s no doubt he was the epitome of the “good old Texas 
boy” and certainly had some questionable political activities, as an individual 
he was actually a pretty good guy who truly wanted the poor and underprivileged 
to be successful.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Years_of_Lyndon_Johnson 


Dan


 
> On Aug 27, 2015, at 6:14 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> clay wrote:
>> ...not partial to LBJ or JFK.
> 
> JFK - I heard a non-progressive person speaking postively about tax
> cuts that JFK put in to place.  Further, the person recommended the
> non-progressive political side adopt JFK since the progressive politic
> has abandoned that name and heritage.  I know nothing of JFK tax cuts
> - I will need to go find a summary of that - sounds interesting.
> mao
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Re: [MBZ] OT Erika

[Mountain Man via Mercedes]

Andrew wrote:
> ...or whatever term whose existence you prefer to deny...

I am insulted by this derrogatory comment ;-)
mao

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Re: [MBZ] Old news...

[Mountain Man via Mercedes]

Grant wrote:
> Any convictions I may hold can not be swayed...

Yeah, taken out of context, but...
I intend fully to allow my convictions on politics to be swayed - that
is why I want to hear ideas expressed.  Both progressive and
non-progressive ideas seem worthwhile but both ideas break down as
they get derrogatory or insulting.  Teaching and learning abides no
space for insults.  I intend to learn from Dwight, Grant, Curly,
Kaleb, Jaime, Rick, and all the rest of us - both politics which I
know little about but like the challenge, and mercedesbenz which I
really like driving because they are fixable.
mao

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Re: [MBZ] Old news...

[Mountain Man via Mercedes]

clay wrote:
> ...not partial to LBJ or JFK.

JFK - I heard a non-progressive person speaking postively about tax
cuts that JFK put in to place.  Further, the person recommended the
non-progressive political side adopt JFK since the progressive politic
has abandoned that name and heritage.  I know nothing of JFK tax cuts
- I will need to go find a summary of that - sounds interesting.
mao

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Re: [MBZ] 300CD for sale in... New Jersey

[Mountain Man via Mercedes]

Rick wrote:
> Be grateful for what ya got.

Yes, totally!!
I didn't ever consider it as wages I would get in the future.  I
considered it a payment to the old people around that I like to listen
tell about things and form opinions for me and provide memories.  If
SS plays part in demise of liberty and USA - quit the pogrom.  I like
liberty better than gov.
mao

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Re: [MBZ] ADMIN

[Mountain Man via Mercedes]

Dwight wrote:
> Ok got it. I don't  pay a lot of attention  to them.

Where do you form your opinions or views?
mao

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Re: [MBZ] was 300TD woes.

[Fred Moir via Mercedes]

Max.
BTDT. No T-Shirt though.

Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.

> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 17:06:34 -0400
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] was 300TD woes.
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> CC: dillonm...@gmail.com
> 
> Seat gremlins: Change ALL the Fuses?
> -- 
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
> '87 300TD
> '95 E300
  
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Re: [MBZ] Iran

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

Yes, probably that, and energetic gifts of good ol American industrial 
products, perhaps as surprise anonymous deliveries.


--R



On 8/27/15 4:36 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:

Nice phrasing "intimate cultural exchange"... yes.. red is positive.. black
is negative.. always wet the .. That kind?

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


I'm thinking too there might have been some significant differences in the
intimate cultural exchanges (and methods thereof) you both had on your
disparate jobs.

--R


On 8/27/15 12:33 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:


Ummm... not really Andrew but a nice fantasy, none the less..

Pretty sure the Peace Corps Manual has no sections on "Clandestine
Insertion" or "Securing Foreign Information for Transmittal to Section
Chief".

But, if you think so, drop in to that big building at Fort Meade, just
down
the road from you. I'm sure you can just walk right in.. past the multiple
electrified fences.. Tell them I said Hi...

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 8:47 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

I could do the same thing in the Peace Corps sans worry and sans glock.

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

  From what I could gather from the boy, when not "processing

applications"
in the embassy or whatever, he was out in the bush going native, and had
Mr. Glock (or one of his friends) as a partner, but other than that,


yeah,


he was pretty much on his own and kinda enjoyed his intimate cultural
exchanges with the natives and others with whom he might or might not


have


come into close contact.

ten-fo on the divorce...

--R



On 8/27/15 11:00 AM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:

Rule#1: Never volunteer for duty in a country with a name that ends in

"stan". They are all garden tour destinations.

If adrenaline is your drug, live in a foreign country while doing
clandestine work with only the cloth on your back for a support team. I
can't imagine why they might divorce.. ha.

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 5:08 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

I knew a guy who had been "defense attache" to Tajikastan or one of


those
garden spots, back in the early 90s.  He could speak rooshan like a

native.  He was a pretty crazy guy, Navy SEAL or something who got
into
"that" side of the bidness.  He had some crazy stories about the fun
times
in Tstan.  I knew his wife pretty well, she was kinda whack too.  They
ended up getting divorced, last I knew of her she was on hubby #3.

--R



On 8/26/15 10:12 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:

Ah.. "spook" is such an ugly term...


I much prefer "Cultural Attache" or "Minister of Information".


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Re: [MBZ] W140 trunk lock stuck

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Duh!  Forgot about suggesting the dash switch.

Yeah, that ain’t right.  It should be flush.

Something’s up with the cylinder or latch.

Dan


> On Aug 27, 2015, at 5:09 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> No joy.
> Then I got in the car to drive home, saw the switch on the dash, hit it and 
> the
> trunk lid rose. 
> Got out, shut it, and it opened by pushing the cylinder in. 
> 
> Possible lingering problem: I thought the lock cylinder was flush with the
> surrounding plastic.
> Now it's recessed about 1/4"
> 
> Mitch. 


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Re: [MBZ] W140 trunk lock stuck

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

No joy.
Then I got in the car to drive home, saw the switch on the dash, hit it and the
trunk lid rose. 
Got out, shut it, and it opened by pushing the cylinder in. 

Possible lingering problem: I thought the lock cylinder was flush with the
surrounding plastic.
Now it's recessed about 1/4"

Mitch. 

> On August 27, 2015 at 11:16 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Turn key to the left and pull up really hard on the trunk lid.  Try it with
> the key turned let and the key/cylinder pushed in, too.

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Re: [MBZ] was 300TD woes.

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

Seat gremlins: Change ALL the Fuses?
-- 
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
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Re: [MBZ] Rebuilding Floor Jack

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Thanks, Grant.

Yes, it’s full of fluid.  It leaks out of the main ram area, so I know that O 
ring is shot.

Sears has a manual for it, but nothing on the inner workings of the cylinder or 
valves.

There are any number of folks selling “rebuild kits” for these jacks out there, 
but I wince at the thought of paying someone $50 for a couple of O rings.  One 
of the web sites I looked at today said that the Harbor Freight metric O ring 
kit would have everything needed to reseal the cylinder and valves.

I’m going to swing by HF tonight and drop $8.00 for the O ring set.  I’ll 
probably tear into it this weekend.

Dan


> On Aug 27, 2015, at 4:54 PM, G Mann via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> First question: Have you added fluid to proper amount?
> If it's leaking and fluid level is low.. it won't pump as it should.
> 
> Next questions: Does the Craftsman site have an exploded parts manual for
> the exact jack?
> 
> Parts manual?
> 
> Parts available?
> 
> If you have the parts diagram, you can see how it comes apart.. order parts
> and have them in advance..
> 
> O rings, seals, and valves and seats.. You will have an AS NEW jack...
> shouldn't take you more than a couple hours.
> 


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Re: [MBZ] Rebuilding Floor Jack

[G Mann via Mercedes]

First question: Have you added fluid to proper amount?
If it's leaking and fluid level is low.. it won't pump as it should.

Next questions: Does the Craftsman site have an exploded parts manual for
the exact jack?

Parts manual?

Parts available?

If you have the parts diagram, you can see how it comes apart.. order parts
and have them in advance..

O rings, seals, and valves and seats.. You will have an AS NEW jack...
shouldn't take you more than a couple hours.

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I seem to recall someone talking about rebuilding their old floor jack.
>
> My Craftsman 3-1/2 ton floor jack is leaking and the quick raise feature
> no longer works.  I’m sure this is far from rocket science, but I also
> don’t want to be without a jack for two-three weeks, either.
>
> Any suggestions, experience, web sites, parts resource?
>
> I talked to several local hydraulic places in Tampa today, and none of
> them rebuilds jacks anymore.  They said it’s just not profitable.
>
> Dan
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Re: [MBZ] Iran

[G Mann via Mercedes]

Nice phrasing "intimate cultural exchange"... yes.. red is positive.. black
is negative.. always wet the .. That kind?

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I'm thinking too there might have been some significant differences in the
> intimate cultural exchanges (and methods thereof) you both had on your
> disparate jobs.
>
> --R
>
>
> On 8/27/15 12:33 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> Ummm... not really Andrew but a nice fantasy, none the less..
>>
>> Pretty sure the Peace Corps Manual has no sections on "Clandestine
>> Insertion" or "Securing Foreign Information for Transmittal to Section
>> Chief".
>>
>> But, if you think so, drop in to that big building at Fort Meade, just
>> down
>> the road from you. I'm sure you can just walk right in.. past the multiple
>> electrified fences.. Tell them I said Hi...
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 8:47 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>
>> I could do the same thing in the Peace Corps sans worry and sans glock.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  From what I could gather from the boy, when not "processing
 applications"
 in the embassy or whatever, he was out in the bush going native, and had
 Mr. Glock (or one of his friends) as a partner, but other than that,

>>> yeah,
>>>
 he was pretty much on his own and kinda enjoyed his intimate cultural
 exchanges with the natives and others with whom he might or might not

>>> have
>>>
 come into close contact.

 ten-fo on the divorce...

 --R



 On 8/27/15 11:00 AM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:

 Rule#1: Never volunteer for duty in a country with a name that ends in
> "stan". They are all garden tour destinations.
>
> If adrenaline is your drug, live in a foreign country while doing
> clandestine work with only the cloth on your back for a support team. I
> can't imagine why they might divorce.. ha.
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 5:08 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> I knew a guy who had been "defense attache" to Tajikastan or one of
>
 those
>>>
 garden spots, back in the early 90s.  He could speak rooshan like a
>> native.  He was a pretty crazy guy, Navy SEAL or something who got
>> into
>> "that" side of the bidness.  He had some crazy stories about the fun
>> times
>> in Tstan.  I knew his wife pretty well, she was kinda whack too.  They
>> ended up getting divorced, last I knew of her she was on hubby #3.
>>
>> --R
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/26/15 10:12 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
>>
>> Ah.. "spook" is such an ugly term...
>>
>>> I much prefer "Cultural Attache" or "Minister of Information".
>>>
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[MBZ] was 300TD woes.

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The '87 TD is shifting properly again.Changed the trans oil and filter with the 
correct Mann filter, (use anything else and you die).The filter coming out was 
Meyle, origin unknown, and the oil was mostly red with some minor 
particulates..While under there taking off the trans pan, I noticed that the 
front exhaust pipe mount was missing one rubber thingummybob, which was 
replaced forthwith!As I was instructed, replaced the 
mumbleshifterbushingsmumble. The car runs as it should.Tomorrow is fix the 
front seat memory loss and no movement, maybe a laxative?

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Re: [MBZ] Rebuilding Floor Jack

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

I have no doubt.

My biggest concern is if I can get the “quick raise” feature working again.  I 
suspect there are some check balls in the thing somewhere and they’re not in 
the right place.

The O rings are the easy part.  The O ring on the main ram is leaking, so I 
know I’ll need to replace that for sure.

Dan


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> I seem to recall someone talking about rebuilding their old floor jack.
> 
> My Craftsman 3-1/2 ton floor jack is leaking and the quick raise feature no 
> longer works.  I’m sure this is far from rocket science, but I also don’t 
> want to be without a jack for two-three weeks, either.
> 
> Any suggestions, experience, web sites, parts resource?
> 
> I talked to several local hydraulic places in Tampa today, and none of them 
> rebuilds jacks anymore.  They said it’s just not profitable.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Rebuilding Floor Jack

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I seem to recall someone talking about rebuilding their old floor jack.

My Craftsman 3-1/2 ton floor jack is leaking and the quick raise 
feature no longer works.  I'm sure this is far from rocket science, 
but I also don't want to be without a jack for two-three weeks, 
either.


Any suggestions, experience, web sites, parts resource?

I talked to several local hydraulic places in Tampa today, and none 
of them rebuilds jacks anymore.  They said it's just not profitable.


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CHANGE THE ORINGS!

(not the fuses)

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[MBZ] Rebuilding Floor Jack

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

I seem to recall someone talking about rebuilding their old floor jack.

My Craftsman 3-1/2 ton floor jack is leaking and the quick raise feature no 
longer works.  I’m sure this is far from rocket science, but I also don’t want 
to be without a jack for two-three weeks, either.

Any suggestions, experience, web sites, parts resource?

I talked to several local hydraulic places in Tampa today, and none of them 
rebuilds jacks anymore.  They said it’s just not profitable.

Dan
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Re: [MBZ] Iran

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

I'm thinking too there might have been some significant differences in 
the intimate cultural exchanges (and methods thereof) you both had on 
your disparate jobs.


--R


On 8/27/15 12:33 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:

Ummm... not really Andrew but a nice fantasy, none the less..

Pretty sure the Peace Corps Manual has no sections on "Clandestine
Insertion" or "Securing Foreign Information for Transmittal to Section
Chief".

But, if you think so, drop in to that big building at Fort Meade, just down
the road from you. I'm sure you can just walk right in.. past the multiple
electrified fences.. Tell them I said Hi...

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 8:47 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


I could do the same thing in the Peace Corps sans worry and sans glock.

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


 From what I could gather from the boy, when not "processing applications"
in the embassy or whatever, he was out in the bush going native, and had
Mr. Glock (or one of his friends) as a partner, but other than that,

yeah,

he was pretty much on his own and kinda enjoyed his intimate cultural
exchanges with the natives and others with whom he might or might not

have

come into close contact.

ten-fo on the divorce...

--R



On 8/27/15 11:00 AM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:


Rule#1: Never volunteer for duty in a country with a name that ends in
"stan". They are all garden tour destinations.

If adrenaline is your drug, live in a foreign country while doing
clandestine work with only the cloth on your back for a support team. I
can't imagine why they might divorce.. ha.

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 5:08 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

I knew a guy who had been "defense attache" to Tajikastan or one of

those

garden spots, back in the early 90s.  He could speak rooshan like a
native.  He was a pretty crazy guy, Navy SEAL or something who got into
"that" side of the bidness.  He had some crazy stories about the fun
times
in Tstan.  I knew his wife pretty well, she was kinda whack too.  They
ended up getting divorced, last I knew of her she was on hubby #3.

--R



On 8/26/15 10:12 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:

Ah.. "spook" is such an ugly term...

I much prefer "Cultural Attache" or "Minister of Information".



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Re: [MBZ] fuel shutoff solenoid

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

You just have to be really careful about hooking 
the lever that projects out of it onto the 
internal injection pump linkage.  Do it wrong 
and the pump ends up at WOT.  Not a pleasant 
thing.


Once you insert the lever, pull back on the 
whole assembly gently to determine that it's 
hooked.


At least this is what I recall about replacing themŠ.

Dan



Yes, what dan said.  There are instructions 
posted online.  Have a set of vicegrips handy to 
pinch off the fuel line when you start the engine 
after the change, just in case the engine tries 
to run away.


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Re: [MBZ] Iran

[G Mann via Mercedes]

Ummm... not really Andrew but a nice fantasy, none the less..

Pretty sure the Peace Corps Manual has no sections on "Clandestine
Insertion" or "Securing Foreign Information for Transmittal to Section
Chief".

But, if you think so, drop in to that big building at Fort Meade, just down
the road from you. I'm sure you can just walk right in.. past the multiple
electrified fences.. Tell them I said Hi...

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 8:47 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I could do the same thing in the Peace Corps sans worry and sans glock.
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > From what I could gather from the boy, when not "processing applications"
> > in the embassy or whatever, he was out in the bush going native, and had
> > Mr. Glock (or one of his friends) as a partner, but other than that,
> yeah,
> > he was pretty much on his own and kinda enjoyed his intimate cultural
> > exchanges with the natives and others with whom he might or might not
> have
> > come into close contact.
> >
> > ten-fo on the divorce...
> >
> > --R
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/27/15 11:00 AM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
> >
> >> Rule#1: Never volunteer for duty in a country with a name that ends in
> >> "stan". They are all garden tour destinations.
> >>
> >> If adrenaline is your drug, live in a foreign country while doing
> >> clandestine work with only the cloth on your back for a support team. I
> >> can't imagine why they might divorce.. ha.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 5:08 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I knew a guy who had been "defense attache" to Tajikastan or one of
> those
> >>> garden spots, back in the early 90s.  He could speak rooshan like a
> >>> native.  He was a pretty crazy guy, Navy SEAL or something who got into
> >>> "that" side of the bidness.  He had some crazy stories about the fun
> >>> times
> >>> in Tstan.  I knew his wife pretty well, she was kinda whack too.  They
> >>> ended up getting divorced, last I knew of her she was on hubby #3.
> >>>
> >>> --R
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 8/26/15 10:12 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Ah.. "spook" is such an ugly term...
> 
>  I much prefer "Cultural Attache" or "Minister of Information".
> 
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Re: [MBZ] fuel shutoff solenoid

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

It’s a pretty common failure so I’m sure there are others here who have done it 
more recently than I.  That’s the part I recall about it that was tricky.

Dan


> On Aug 27, 2015, at 12:09 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Thanks Dan
> 
> Good to know. Won't have part for a few days so lots of time to think about 
> it. Been wondering if I will wear out the hood latch cable since I open the 
> hood so often.
> 
> RB
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Re: [MBZ] fuel shutoff solenoid

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You did order the gasket for the back plate of the ip didn't you? You have to 
remove the back plate to swap out the valve on those.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 27, 2015, at 10:46 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Finally had a look at my 115 300D to see why I have to open the hood and push 
> on the stop lever all of the time.
> Appears that the vacuum shutoff doodad on the end of the injection pump has 
> died of old age.
> Put the hand vacuum pump on it directly and it did not appear to work at all.
> Ordered a new one last night. Darned things are expensive.
> Someone on here posted about using a cable like a lawn mower throttle cable 
> to pull down on the lever from the passenger compartment and I thought about 
> that briefly but decided that the car is too good to start horsing around 
> with stuff like that.
> It has been good to me so far. In 10 years of ownership I have done little 
> apart from change the oil. My recent change of the brake master cylinder is 
> the only real expenditure on parts that I have had in a long while so I 
> cannot complain too much. The car is essentially 40 years old.
> 
> I hope that swapping the units is not too much of a pain. A bit of a tight 
> spot. May have to remove some  heater hoses etc to get better access to it. 
> Want to change the coolant so that might be a good tiem to do that too.
> 
> RB
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Re: [MBZ] fuel shutoff solenoid

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

Thanks Dan

Good to know. Won't have part for a few days so lots of time to think 
about it. Been wondering if I will wear out the hood latch cable since I 
open the hood so often.


RB

On 27/08/2015 10:52 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

You just have to be really careful about hooking the lever that projects out of 
it onto the internal injection pump linkage.  Do it wrong and the pump ends up 
at WOT.  Not a pleasant thing.

Once you insert the lever, pull back on the whole assembly gently to determine 
that it’s hooked.

At least this is what I recall about replacing them….

Dan





On Aug 27, 2015, at 11:46 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
 wrote:

Finally had a look at my 115 300D to see why I have to open the hood and push 
on the stop lever all of the time.
Appears that the vacuum shutoff doodad on the end of the injection pump has 
died of old age.
Put the hand vacuum pump on it directly and it did not appear to work at all.
Ordered a new one last night. Darned things are expensive.
Someone on here posted about using a cable like a lawn mower throttle cable to 
pull down on the lever from the passenger compartment and I thought about that 
briefly but decided that the car is too good to start horsing around with stuff 
like that.
It has been good to me so far. In 10 years of ownership I have done little 
apart from change the oil. My recent change of the brake master cylinder is the 
only real expenditure on parts that I have had in a long while so I cannot 
complain too much. The car is essentially 40 years old.

I hope that swapping the units is not too much of a pain. A bit of a tight 
spot. May have to remove some  heater hoses etc to get better access to it. 
Want to change the coolant so that might be a good tiem to do that too.

RB

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Re: [MBZ] fuel shutoff solenoid

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

You just have to be really careful about hooking the lever that projects out of 
it onto the internal injection pump linkage.  Do it wrong and the pump ends up 
at WOT.  Not a pleasant thing.

Once you insert the lever, pull back on the whole assembly gently to determine 
that it’s hooked.

At least this is what I recall about replacing them….

Dan




> On Aug 27, 2015, at 11:46 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Finally had a look at my 115 300D to see why I have to open the hood and push 
> on the stop lever all of the time.
> Appears that the vacuum shutoff doodad on the end of the injection pump has 
> died of old age.
> Put the hand vacuum pump on it directly and it did not appear to work at all.
> Ordered a new one last night. Darned things are expensive.
> Someone on here posted about using a cable like a lawn mower throttle cable 
> to pull down on the lever from the passenger compartment and I thought about 
> that briefly but decided that the car is too good to start horsing around 
> with stuff like that.
> It has been good to me so far. In 10 years of ownership I have done little 
> apart from change the oil. My recent change of the brake master cylinder is 
> the only real expenditure on parts that I have had in a long while so I 
> cannot complain too much. The car is essentially 40 years old.
> 
> I hope that swapping the units is not too much of a pain. A bit of a tight 
> spot. May have to remove some  heater hoses etc to get better access to it. 
> Want to change the coolant so that might be a good tiem to do that too.
> 
> RB
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Re: [MBZ] Iran

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

From what I could gather from the boy, when not "processing 
applications" in the embassy or whatever, he was out in the bush going 
native, and had Mr. Glock (or one of his friends) as a partner, but 
other than that, yeah, he was pretty much on his own and kinda enjoyed 
his intimate cultural exchanges with the natives and others with whom he 
might or might not have come into close contact.


ten-fo on the divorce...

--R



On 8/27/15 11:00 AM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:

Rule#1: Never volunteer for duty in a country with a name that ends in
"stan". They are all garden tour destinations.

If adrenaline is your drug, live in a foreign country while doing
clandestine work with only the cloth on your back for a support team. I
can't imagine why they might divorce.. ha.

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 5:08 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


I knew a guy who had been "defense attache" to Tajikastan or one of those
garden spots, back in the early 90s.  He could speak rooshan like a
native.  He was a pretty crazy guy, Navy SEAL or something who got into
"that" side of the bidness.  He had some crazy stories about the fun times
in Tstan.  I knew his wife pretty well, she was kinda whack too.  They
ended up getting divorced, last I knew of her she was on hubby #3.

--R



On 8/26/15 10:12 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:


Ah.. "spook" is such an ugly term...

I much prefer "Cultural Attache" or "Minister of Information".



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Re: [MBZ] Iran

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

I could do the same thing in the Peace Corps sans worry and sans glock.

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> From what I could gather from the boy, when not "processing applications"
> in the embassy or whatever, he was out in the bush going native, and had
> Mr. Glock (or one of his friends) as a partner, but other than that, yeah,
> he was pretty much on his own and kinda enjoyed his intimate cultural
> exchanges with the natives and others with whom he might or might not have
> come into close contact.
>
> ten-fo on the divorce...
>
> --R
>
>
>
> On 8/27/15 11:00 AM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> Rule#1: Never volunteer for duty in a country with a name that ends in
>> "stan". They are all garden tour destinations.
>>
>> If adrenaline is your drug, live in a foreign country while doing
>> clandestine work with only the cloth on your back for a support team. I
>> can't imagine why they might divorce.. ha.
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 5:08 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>
>> I knew a guy who had been "defense attache" to Tajikastan or one of those
>>> garden spots, back in the early 90s.  He could speak rooshan like a
>>> native.  He was a pretty crazy guy, Navy SEAL or something who got into
>>> "that" side of the bidness.  He had some crazy stories about the fun
>>> times
>>> in Tstan.  I knew his wife pretty well, she was kinda whack too.  They
>>> ended up getting divorced, last I knew of her she was on hubby #3.
>>>
>>> --R
>>>
>>>
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>>> Ah.. "spook" is such an ugly term...

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[MBZ] fuel shutoff solenoid

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

Finally had a look at my 115 300D to see why I have to open the hood and 
push on the stop lever all of the time.
Appears that the vacuum shutoff doodad on the end of the injection pump 
has died of old age.
Put the hand vacuum pump on it directly and it did not appear to work at 
all.

Ordered a new one last night. Darned things are expensive.
Someone on here posted about using a cable like a lawn mower throttle 
cable to pull down on the lever from the passenger compartment and I 
thought about that briefly but decided that the car is too good to start 
horsing around with stuff like that.
It has been good to me so far. In 10 years of ownership I have done 
little apart from change the oil. My recent change of the brake master 
cylinder is the only real expenditure on parts that I have had in a long 
while so I cannot complain too much. The car is essentially 40 years old.


I hope that swapping the units is not too much of a pain. A bit of a 
tight spot. May have to remove some  heater hoses etc to get better 
access to it. Want to change the coolant so that might be a good tiem to 
do that too.


RB

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Re: [MBZ] OT Erika

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

I live in the woods, plenty of leaves around.

--R (oh look, some 3-leaves!)



On 8/27/15 9:39 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:

Just in case I am going to the store and buying all the bread and milk

--R


Don't forget to buy all the batteries and TP also.  You'll need a 5 yr 
supply of TP for this (echo effect on) "Storm of the century"


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Re: [MBZ] OT Erika

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

anthropogenic global cooling warming climate change disruption.

Send money for more studies and initiatives and I have a conference to 
attend in Zurich.


--R



On 8/27/15 9:26 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
Well, the great thing about climate change, or whatever term whose 
existence you prefer to deny, is that the yearly procession of gulf 
coast and Atlantic seaboard hurricanes has pretty much ground to a 
halt.  Then again, I could be wrong.


On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes 
mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:


Just in case I am going to the store and buying all the bread and milk

--R



On 8/27/15 7:35 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

Watch for the local news hype predicting the end of the world.

I'll bet she weakens and falls apart over the islands just
like Danny.



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Re: [MBZ] W140 trunk lock stuck

[WILTON via Mercedes]

Uh, oh.

Wilton

- Original Message - 
From: "Mitch Haley via Mercedes" 

To: "Mercedes List" 
Cc: "Mitch Haley" 
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 11:10 AM
Subject: [MBZ] W140 trunk lock stuck



1997 S420

So, this morning I pushed in the plunger to open the trunk with the car 
locked.

Nothing happened because the trunk was locked.

Then I hit the button on the key fob, the green light flashed, I hit the 
plunger

again, possibly while
the lock mechanism was in motion. The trunk didn't open.

I locked and unlocked the trunk with the key.
Still won't open.

I locked and unlocked the car with the fob.
Trunk still won't open.

How do I reset the trunk latch so I can open the trunk?

Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] W140 trunk lock stuck

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Turn key to the left and pull up really hard on the trunk lid.  Try it with the 
key turned let and the key/cylinder pushed in, too.

Dan

> On Aug 27, 2015, at 11:10 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> 1997 S420
> 
> So, this morning I pushed in the plunger to open the trunk with the car 
> locked.
> Nothing happened because the trunk was locked. 
> 
> Then I hit the button on the key fob, the green light flashed, I hit the 
> plunger
> again, possibly while
> the lock mechanism was in motion. The trunk didn't open. 
> 
> I locked and unlocked the trunk with the key.
> Still won't open. 
> 
> I locked and unlocked the car with the fob.
> Trunk still won't open. 
> 
> How do I reset the trunk latch so I can open the trunk?
> 
> Mitch. 
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[MBZ] W140 trunk lock stuck

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

1997 S420

So, this morning I pushed in the plunger to open the trunk with the car locked.
Nothing happened because the trunk was locked. 

Then I hit the button on the key fob, the green light flashed, I hit the plunger
again, possibly while
the lock mechanism was in motion. The trunk didn't open. 

I locked and unlocked the trunk with the key.
Still won't open. 

I locked and unlocked the car with the fob.
Trunk still won't open. 

How do I reset the trunk latch so I can open the trunk?

Mitch. 

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Re: [MBZ] Iran

[G Mann via Mercedes]

Rule#1: Never volunteer for duty in a country with a name that ends in
"stan". They are all garden tour destinations.

If adrenaline is your drug, live in a foreign country while doing
clandestine work with only the cloth on your back for a support team. I
can't imagine why they might divorce.. ha.

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 5:08 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I knew a guy who had been "defense attache" to Tajikastan or one of those
> garden spots, back in the early 90s.  He could speak rooshan like a
> native.  He was a pretty crazy guy, Navy SEAL or something who got into
> "that" side of the bidness.  He had some crazy stories about the fun times
> in Tstan.  I knew his wife pretty well, she was kinda whack too.  They
> ended up getting divorced, last I knew of her she was on hubby #3.
>
> --R
>
>
>
> On 8/26/15 10:12 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> Ah.. "spook" is such an ugly term...
>>
>> I much prefer "Cultural Attache" or "Minister of Information".
>>
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT Erika

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Just in case I am going to the store and buying all the bread and milk

--R


Don't forget to buy all the batteries and TP also.  You'll need a 5 
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Re: [MBZ] OT Erika

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Well, the great thing about climate change, or whatever term whose
existence you prefer to deny, is that the yearly procession of gulf coast
and Atlantic seaboard hurricanes has pretty much ground to a halt.  Then
again, I could be wrong.

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Just in case I am going to the store and buying all the bread and milk
>
> --R
>
>
>
> On 8/27/15 7:35 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> Watch for the local news hype predicting the end of the world.
>>
>> I'll bet she weakens and falls apart over the islands just like Danny.
>>
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Re: [MBZ] OT Erika

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

Just in case I am going to the store and buying all the bread and milk

--R



On 8/27/15 7:35 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

Watch for the local news hype predicting the end of the world.

I'll bet she weakens and falls apart over the islands just like Danny.



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Re: [MBZ] Iran

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

I knew a guy who had been "defense attache" to Tajikastan or one of 
those garden spots, back in the early 90s.  He could speak rooshan like 
a native.  He was a pretty crazy guy, Navy SEAL or something who got 
into "that" side of the bidness.  He had some crazy stories about the 
fun times in Tstan.  I knew his wife pretty well, she was kinda whack 
too.  They ended up getting divorced, last I knew of her she was on 
hubby #3.


--R



On 8/26/15 10:12 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:

Ah.. "spook" is such an ugly term...

I much prefer "Cultural Attache" or "Minister of Information".



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Re: [MBZ] OT Erika

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

Watch for the local news hype predicting the end of the world.

I'll bet she weakens and falls apart over the islands just like Danny.
-- 
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300

On August 27, 2015 7:32:47 AM EDT, Rich Thomas via Mercedes 
 wrote:
>Latest projection has moi right in the track.  I realize the cone is 
>fairly wide, but still... the trend graphic of the center shows my vast
>
>coastal estate to be directly in the path, like if they projected 
>another day or so it would be in my lap.
>
>Guess I'll have to keep an eye on the eye.
>
>http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT05/refresh/AL0515W5_NL_sm2+gif/084828W5_NL_sm.gif
>
>--R
>
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[MBZ] OT Erika

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

Latest projection has moi right in the track.  I realize the cone is 
fairly wide, but still... the trend graphic of the center shows my vast 
coastal estate to be directly in the path, like if they projected 
another day or so it would be in my lap.


Guess I'll have to keep an eye on the eye.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT05/refresh/AL0515W5_NL_sm2+gif/084828W5_NL_sm.gif

--R




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