Re: [MBZ] Global cooling

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Did you sustain any damage, Rich?

On Sun, Oct 4, 2015 at 3:06 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> No wind to speak of just rain.  Trees falling have knocked out power in
> various places, ground is so saturated they just pull up roots and fall
> over.
>
> --R
>
>
>
> On 10/4/15 11:51 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> That would have really been bad if the hurricane had come up the coast.
>> Surprising that the power isn't out.
>>
>> Gerry
>>
>
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Re: [MBZ] Leather shop/repair

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

I was told by my SWMBO that Coach has a lifetime warranty.  Send it to the
fctory and they will repair it free of charge.

Incidentally, my Steiner binoculars went south and the company (in Fort
Collins) repaired it for free.

On Sun, Oct 4, 2015 at 8:35 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Gucci has several repair shops in the U.S. Their average charge for
> repairs is around $100 last I heard. Don't know if they repair anything
> besides Gucci.
> Gerry
>
> Curly McLain wrote:
>
> > Boyers Boots
> >
> > 420 N 36th St, Quincy, IL 62301
> > (217) 223-9709
> >
> > Full service repair and some custom leatherwork.  I used to take
> > boots there, some 300 miles each way for me.  Good folks.  Family run.
> >
> > Bells in Beatrice, NE is out of business, or i'd recommend that too.
> >
> > Probably is a good shop in Red Wing MN, but since I've only been
> > there on Sundays, I don't know for sure.
> >
> > I'd bet Max can find ya a good shop in Italia too.  But that means a
> > long trip...hard to do over the phone.
> >
> >
> > >BTW, mention of SWMBO's purse reminds me:  My SWMBO has a Coach
> > >leather purse purchased in 1972 in prep for her 2-to-3-week visit
> > >with me in Thailand while I was flying BUFF missions to Vietnam.
> > >The trim around the top is getting slightly worn, and she asked me
> > >yesterday to try to find where she might get some repairs done to
> > >it.  It's her favorite purse, and she'd like to keep it "on the
> > >road."  It still looks good; just needs some additional TLC around
> > >tope edge, much like our MB's.
> > >
> > >I checked Coach site and found lots of em at $495 ea. (paid $40 in
> > >'72) but no comment about repairs; did get a customer care # she'll
> > >try tomorrow.
> > >
> > >Anybody know good leather repair shop for such repairs, in case
> > >Coach can't, or won't, handle it?
> > >
> > >Wilton
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Re: [MBZ] Leather shop/repair

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

> On October 4, 2015 at 10:07 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> I was told by my SWMBO that Coach has a lifetime warranty.  Send it to the
> fctory and they will repair it free of charge.

Was probably lifetime when Wilton bought his wife's. Rumor has it that lifetime
is ten years or so. 
Looks like it's a year on new purses now. 

http://www.coach.com/product-care.html

http://ragobrothers.com/coach-handbag-repair.html

http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/thought-coach-had-a-lifetime-warranty-516916.html

http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/does-coach-repair-bags-if-we-dont-have-733387.html

http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/repair-policy-i-have-an-old-bag-218992.html

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Re: [MBZ] Global cooling

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

No damage here just 16-20" rain at our coordinates. Crazy. Roads closed and 
flooded everywhere though, not sure if we can even get off the island right 
now. Not sure where we would go if we could. It's getting bad midstate now too, 
flooding very bad up there. 

--R (sent from my miniPad)

On Oct 4, 2015, at 10:03 PM, Andrew Strasfogel  wrote:

Did you sustain any damage, Rich?

> On Sun, Oct 4, 2015 at 3:06 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> No wind to speak of just rain.  Trees falling have knocked out power in 
> various places, ground is so saturated they just pull up roots and fall over.
> 
> --R
> 
> 
> 
>> On 10/4/15 11:51 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote:
>> That would have really been bad if the hurricane had come up the coast.
>> Surprising that the power isn't out.
>> 
>> Gerry
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Re: [MBZ] Non-Hurricane Damage

[Peter Frederick via Mercedes]

The aftermarket paint on the 300D suddenly failed last winter, same as  
yours.  Rapid peeling of clear coat on all horizontal surfaces within  
a month.


On my car, I suspect inadequate thickness, can't tell you why a Benz  
paint job would fail suddenly.


Peter

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Re: [MBZ] Global cooling

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

> On October 4, 2015 at 12:01 AM Curly McLain via Mercedes
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> >Only 1.5" through today.  Bulk of the rain stayed south of D.C.
> 
> Obviously enough to shut down goobermnt computers.

I thought it was 1.5" of snow shut down goobermint commuters. 

Mitch

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[MBZ] pacific weather?

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

http://www.weather.com/storms/typhoon/news/five-tropical-cyclones-pacific-july2015

There were six tropical storms in the Pacific at the same time in 
July.  (first time in over 40 years)


In July, there were six tropical storms in the pacific at the same 
time, a rare event.


Two storms have caused death and destruction in the south of China.

Has anyone heard this on the "news?"  I have not.  A Chinese lady 
told me about the two storms wiping out coastal towns




All this was caused by too many tahoes, suburbans, exploders and 
explursions on Mars!


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Re: [MBZ] Global cooling

[WILTON via Mercedes]

BTW, mention of SWMBO's purse reminds me:  My SWMBO has a Coach leather 
purse purchased in 1972 in prep for her 2-to-3-week visit with me in 
Thailand while I was flying BUFF missions to Vietnam.  The trim around the 
top is getting slightly worn, and she asked me yesterday to try to find 
where she might get some repairs done to it.  It's her favorite purse, and 
she'd like to keep it "on the road."  It still looks good; just needs some 
additional TLC around tope edge, much like our MB's.


I checked Coach site and found lots of em at $495 ea. (paid $40 in '72) but 
no comment about repairs; did get a customer care # she'll try tomorrow.


Anybody know good leather repair shop for such repairs, in case Coach can't, 
or won't, handle it?


Wilton

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Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2015 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Global cooling


Glad to hear y'all are hale and hearty!  Those gators make good eatin and 
nice boots fer ya and purses fer SWMBO.



18.25" rain recorded down the road at the exclusive gated resort community 
of Kiawah, their road was under water last night and their gate was under 
water too, I guess the moat got a little too full. Our manse remains above 
water but yesterday's high tide had the marsh flooded higher than I have 
seen it before, another one this afternoon at 2ish.  Charleston is closed 
off, our island has one road open to get off but not sure where one would 
go even then as there is flooding everywhere.  Big gators (12 footers!) on 
the move too, all this rain provides them some easy pickins.


More to come later!

--R


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Re: [MBZ] Global cooling

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Glad to hear y'all are hale and hearty!  Those gators make good eatin 
and nice boots fer ya and purses fer SWMBO.



18.25" rain recorded down the road at the exclusive gated resort 
community of Kiawah, their road was under water last night and their 
gate was under water too, I guess the moat got a little too full. 
Our manse remains above water but yesterday's high tide had the 
marsh flooded higher than I have seen it before, another one this 
afternoon at 2ish.  Charleston is closed off, our island has one 
road open to get off but not sure where one would go even then as 
there is flooding everywhere.  Big gators (12 footers!) on the move 
too, all this rain provides them some easy pickins.


More to come later!

--R


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Re: [MBZ] some punks

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

You should have dispatched Mr. Mossberg after their punkasses.  Give 
them something to remember.


--R

On 9/30/15 3:51 AM, Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes wrote:

just came down the street and were banging on cars and knocking trash cans over

i looked out and watched them bust the driver's window of my benz

i yelled at them and chased them off down the street

i think it was white kids maybe even a guy and a girl

i was going to call the cops but couldn't tell which way they went at barber st

xx rick

this was at about 2 am
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Re: [MBZ] Global cooling

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

18.25" rain recorded down the road at the exclusive gated resort 
community of Kiawah, their road was under water last night and their 
gate was under water too, I guess the moat got a little too full. Our 
manse remains above water but yesterday's high tide had the marsh 
flooded higher than I have seen it before, another one this afternoon at 
2ish.  Charleston is closed off, our island has one road open to get off 
but not sure where one would go even then as there is flooding 
everywhere.  Big gators (12 footers!) on the move too, all this rain 
provides them some easy pickins.


More to come later!

--R



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Re: [MBZ] Global cooling

[archer75--- via Mercedes]

On Sun, 4 Oct 2015 11:32:26 -0400
Rich Thomas via Mercedes  wrote:

> 18.25" rain recorded down the road at the exclusive gated resort 
> community of Kiawah, their road was under water last night and their 
> gate was under water too, I guess the moat got a little too full. Our 
> manse remains above water but yesterday's high tide had the marsh 
> flooded higher than I have seen it before, another one this afternoon at 
> 2ish.  Charleston is closed off, our island has one road open to get off 
> but not sure where one would go even then as there is flooding 
> everywhere.  Big gators (12 footers!) on the move too, all this rain 
> provides them some easy pickins.
> 
> More to come later!
> 
> --R

That would have really been bad if the hurricane had come up the coast.
Surprising that the power isn't out.

Gerry

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Re: [MBZ] pacific weather?

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

I watch NHK World (jap) TV news on one of the PBS subchannels every 
evening, they have a good weather report.  In 25min they do a very good 
job on world news and weather.  Japan has been hammered too with those 
storms, huge winds and flooding in different areas almost every week it 
seems, along with other areas in Western Pacific. Some of them have been 
CAT5 too and huge in area.  You can catch their newscasts on their web 
site too if you want to watch it.  (and as an added bonus they have some 
very cute readers)


--R

On 10/4/15 1:12 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
http://www.weather.com/storms/typhoon/news/five-tropical-cyclones-pacific-july2015 



There were six tropical storms in the Pacific at the same time in 
July.  (first time in over 40 years)


In July, there were six tropical storms in the pacific at the same 
time, a rare event.


Two storms have caused death and destruction in the south of China.

Has anyone heard this on the "news?"  I have not.  A Chinese lady told 
me about the two storms wiping out coastal towns




All this was caused by too many tahoes, suburbans, exploders and 
explursions on Mars!


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Re: [MBZ] Global cooling

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

Boone Hall recorded 24" rainfall as of this morning since Friday, looks 
like it has been raining in your (and that) area most of the day.  Just 
started here again, hard, and the tide is the highest I have seen it on 
the estancia, even higher than yesterday.  I just got back from the 
store, the road had about 6" of freeboard over the creek, tide is still 
coming in so it might yet get flooded.  Marsh there is the highest I 
have ever seen it too.


Mama was supposed to go back to Sparkleburg this evening but that ain't 
happening, she will see what it looks like tomorrow, getting through 
Columbia might be a problem as it is flooding bad up there now too.


--R

On 10/4/15 2:21 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

Glad to hear you survived.  We did have just a couple flickers of the lights, 
but SWMBO didn't notice, nothing that would make the news.

Drove around Mt Pleasant a bit this p.m., saw a few houses in low areas that had water at 
the foundation but nothing inside the first floor.  Big local private plantation, Boone 
Hall, has some fields that they grow pick-your-own stuff like strawberries, and all that 
is under water now.  They've got their Halloween "fright night" set up out in 
the field next to Highway 17, all standing in mud and a couple feet of water now.  Hurse, 
haunted school bus, haunted house, all soggy.



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Re: [MBZ] Global cooling

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

> On October 4, 2015 at 1:48 PM WILTON via Mercedes 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Anybody know good leather repair shop for such repairs, in case Coach can't, 
> or won't, handle it?

The local shoe repair guy does everything from resoling shoes to replacing
zippers
in coats, I bet he could handle it, and there's likely somebody like him near
you.

Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] Global cooling

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

Glad to hear you survived.  We did have just a couple flickers of the lights, 
but SWMBO didn't notice, nothing that would make the news.

Drove around Mt Pleasant a bit this p.m., saw a few houses in low areas that 
had water at the foundation but nothing inside the first floor.  Big local 
private plantation, Boone Hall, has some fields that they grow pick-your-own 
stuff like strawberries, and all that is under water now.  They've got their 
Halloween "fright night" set up out in the field next to Highway 17, all 
standing in mud and a couple feet of water now.  Hurse, haunted school bus, 
haunted house, all soggy.
-- 
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300

On October 4, 2015 11:32:26 AM EDT, Rich Thomas via Mercedes 
 wrote:
>18.25" rain recorded down the road at the exclusive gated resort 
>community of Kiawah, their road was under water last night and their 
>gate was under water too, I guess the moat got a little too full. Our 
>manse remains above water but yesterday's high tide had the marsh 
>flooded higher than I have seen it before, another one this afternoon
>at 
>2ish.  Charleston is closed off, our island has one road open to get
>off 
>but not sure where one would go even then as there is flooding 
>everywhere.  Big gators (12 footers!) on the move too, all this rain 
>provides them some easy pickins.
>
>More to come later!
>
>--R
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] Global cooling

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

No wind to speak of just rain.  Trees falling have knocked out power in 
various places, ground is so saturated they just pull up roots and fall 
over.


--R


On 10/4/15 11:51 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote:

That would have really been bad if the hurricane had come up the coast.
Surprising that the power isn't out.

Gerry



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Re: [MBZ] Leather shop/repair

[WILTON via Mercedes]

Thnks.

Wilt

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Subject: [MBZ] Leather shop/repair



Boyers Boots

420 N 36th St, Quincy, IL 62301
(217) 223-9709

Full service repair and some custom leatherwork.  I used to take 
boots there, some 300 miles each way for me.  Good folks.  Family run.


Bells in Beatrice, NE is out of business, or i'd recommend that too.

Probably is a good shop in Red Wing MN, but since I've only been 
there on Sundays, I don't know for sure.


I'd bet Max can find ya a good shop in Italia too.  But that means a 
long trip...hard to do over the phone.



BTW, mention of SWMBO's purse reminds me:  My SWMBO has a Coach 
leather purse purchased in 1972 in prep for her 2-to-3-week visit 
with me in Thailand while I was flying BUFF missions to Vietnam. 
The trim around the top is getting slightly worn, and she asked me 
yesterday to try to find where she might get some repairs done to 
it.  It's her favorite purse, and she'd like to keep it "on the 
road."  It still looks good; just needs some additional TLC around 
tope edge, much like our MB's.


I checked Coach site and found lots of em at $495 ea. (paid $40 in 
'72) but no comment about repairs; did get a customer care # she'll 
try tomorrow.


Anybody know good leather repair shop for such repairs, in case 
Coach can't, or won't, handle it?


Wilton


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Re: [MBZ] some punks

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

A bunch of us got it when it was sent.


Only because it came to the list from an unsubscribed address and 
sat in the approval queue while things were all whack-a-doo the las 
couple of days.


Hasn't helped that I've been traveling.

Dan


 On Oct 3, 2015, at 10:17 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes 
 wrote:


 And three days ago...

 On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 2:51 AM, Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes <
 mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


 just came down the street and were banging on cars and knocking trash cans
 over

 i looked out and watched them bust the driver's window of my benz

 i yelled at them and chased them off down the street

 i think it was white kids maybe even a guy and a girl

 i was going to call the cops but couldn't tell which way they went at
 barber st

 xx rick


 >> this was at about 2 am


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Re: [MBZ] Global cooling

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

Aye, if Coach can't handle it, look for a shoe repair shop, they've got the 
heavy duty sewing machines to handle leather.
-- 
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300

On October 4, 2015 1:54:32 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes 
 wrote:
>
>
>> On October 4, 2015 at 1:48 PM WILTON via Mercedes
>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Anybody know good leather repair shop for such repairs, in case Coach
>can't, 
>> or won't, handle it?
>
>The local shoe repair guy does everything from resoling shoes to
>replacing
>zippers
>in coats, I bet he could handle it, and there's likely somebody like
>him near
>you.
>
>Mitch.
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Re: [MBZ] Global cooling

[wiltonw--- via Mercedes]

Yep, we discussed that yesterday.

Wilton

 Mitch Haley via Mercedes  wrote: 
> 
> 
> > On October 4, 2015 at 1:48 PM WILTON via Mercedes 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Anybody know good leather repair shop for such repairs, in case Coach 
> > can't, 
> > or won't, handle it?
> 
> The local shoe repair guy does everything from resoling shoes to replacing
> zippers
> in coats, I bet he could handle it, and there's likely somebody like him near
> you.
> 
> Mitch.
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[MBZ] Leather shop/repair

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Boyers Boots

420 N 36th St, Quincy, IL 62301
(217) 223-9709

Full service repair and some custom leatherwork.  I used to take 
boots there, some 300 miles each way for me.  Good folks.  Family run.


Bells in Beatrice, NE is out of business, or i'd recommend that too.

Probably is a good shop in Red Wing MN, but since I've only been 
there on Sundays, I don't know for sure.


I'd bet Max can find ya a good shop in Italia too.  But that means a 
long trip...hard to do over the phone.



BTW, mention of SWMBO's purse reminds me:  My SWMBO has a Coach 
leather purse purchased in 1972 in prep for her 2-to-3-week visit 
with me in Thailand while I was flying BUFF missions to Vietnam. 
The trim around the top is getting slightly worn, and she asked me 
yesterday to try to find where she might get some repairs done to 
it.  It's her favorite purse, and she'd like to keep it "on the 
road."  It still looks good; just needs some additional TLC around 
tope edge, much like our MB's.


I checked Coach site and found lots of em at $495 ea. (paid $40 in 
'72) but no comment about repairs; did get a customer care # she'll 
try tomorrow.


Anybody know good leather repair shop for such repairs, in case 
Coach can't, or won't, handle it?


Wilton


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Re: [MBZ] some punks

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Only because it came to the list from an unsubscribed address and sat in the 
approval queue while things were all whack-a-doo the las couple of days.

Hasn’t helped that I’ve been traveling.

Dan

 
> On Oct 3, 2015, at 10:17 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> And three days ago...
> 
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 2:51 AM, Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> just came down the street and were banging on cars and knocking trash cans
>> over
>> 
>> i looked out and watched them bust the driver's window of my benz
>> 
>> i yelled at them and chased them off down the street
>> 
>> i think it was white kids maybe even a guy and a girl
>> 
>> i was going to call the cops but couldn't tell which way they went at
>> barber st
>> 
>> xx rick
>> 
>> this was at about 2 am
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Re: [MBZ] some punks

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

The point was that it wasn’t sent until I released it from the queue.  At that 
time it had been in the queue for a while.

Dan


> On Oct 4, 2015, at 5:06 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> A bunch of us got it when it was sent.
> 
> 
>> Only because it came to the list from an unsubscribed address and sat in the 
>> approval queue while things were all whack-a-doo the las couple of days.
>> 
>> Hasn't helped that I've been traveling.
>> 
>> Dan
>> 
>> 
>>> On Oct 3, 2015, at 10:17 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> And three days ago...
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 2:51 AM, Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
 just came down the street and were banging on cars and knocking trash cans
 over
 
 i looked out and watched them bust the driver's window of my benz
 
 i yelled at them and chased them off down the street
 
 i think it was white kids maybe even a guy and a girl
 
 i was going to call the cops but couldn't tell which way they went at
 barber st
 
 xx rick
 
>> >> this was at about 2 am
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[MBZ] Non-Hurricane Damage

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Today we went to church, and for about 20 minutes it stopped raining so
when we got to the church parking lot the car ('95 E300, 124.131) was dry.
I found two places where the clear coat is suddenly bubbling up and
separated from the paint, a big spot on the roof and a spot on the middle
of the hood.

Complete failure of the clear coat.  Weird, I've never seen that before.

Meanwhile, The White Whale (124.193) is flooding on the inside.  I think it
is a problem the sunroof drains, I have a replacement rubber tube that is
planned for replacing the right rear drain tube, need to get on that.
However, the water is on the driver and passenger floorboards, so either a
sunroof tube on the left side is also bad, or there is some other leak(s).
-
Max
Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] Another good thing about old MB diesels

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
I don't know if MB has gone as far as toada and eliminated the last 
vestiges of a key for the uncontrollable "please sir, may i start the 
car?" button, but most of the current cars don't have a real switch.




Friend of mine has a 2013 pushbutton Datsun (Nissan).
He has had a no-start condition at least four times so far that I know of.
He swears he never leaves the car in ON or ACC mode when it happens. He claims
he rarely puts it in ACC when he wants to do something brief, like program the
GPS, and then immediately turns the car off.

Last time, about a week ago, it happened at Belle Tire because the guys
there can't mount tires with the car in Park, nor can they figure out
how to turn the car OFF with the car in Neutral, so they left the ignition
ON for an hour and a half while they monkeyed with the tires.

Time before that, which left him REALLY not amused, it wouldn't start at 10:30PM
in downtown Lansing near the baseball stadium after a game. He claims he just 
put it in park, hit the stop button and left the car, with all the lights off.


The car has funky voltage regulation. I plugged in my OBDII and went for a drive 
with him, there are four modes; no alternator - runs about 12.0V, break even -

runs about 12.7V, normal charge - about 13.5V, and supercharge - 14-15V.
The idea is to charge the battery like a hybrid, it enters supercharge mode when
you lift off the throttle to coast to a stop and then runs no alternator for a 
few minutes after that. I don't know if faulty charge management is the cause of 
the occasional no-start or not. He finally bought a jump pack last month and 
keeps it in the trunk. I hope he can open the trunk with a dead battery.
He said he'd put a DVM in the glove box and check voltage the next time it 
refuses to crank. I'm wondering if a group 24 deep cycle battery will fit in
the battery tray and connect to the cables in place of the group 35 factory 
battery that's been run flat a few times already.


Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] Another good thing about old MB diesels

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Speaking of flat batteries, about two weeks ago I found the battery in
SWMBO's Infiniti was dead, as in nearly zero volts.  The car has been
sitting a lot because it needs a new steering rack (about $350 for an
aftermarket on RockAuto) and it is not a high priority project, so no time
to devote to it.  Battery is about three years old.

About four weeks ago I drove the car one day to run a couple errands, and
it cranked up just fine and drove fine, but now it was dead.  I tried
putting the battery charger on it, but it wouldn't accept any current.

Friday night I popped off the caps to check the electrolyte levels, and all
were low (a couple really low) so I topped them up and put the charger on
it.  Low and behold, after the charger cycled a bit between zero current
flow and a few amps (buzz-charge-bzzz-charge-bzz-charge
etc) it settled down into a slow charge current of just an amp or two, and
then over ten minutes it slowly started taking more and more current until
it was at full 10 amp flow, which was all the cheapo Hazard Fraught charger
was capable of.  I left it charging and checked it about an hour later, and
it was still charging at ten amps but the poor charger was getting pretty
hot.  I shut off the charger and left it alone for the night.

Yesterday I put the charger back on at ten amps, left it for a bit and when
I came back the charger indicated full charge on the ten amp setting, so I
flipped it over to two amp setting and let her go again.  After a full day
the two amp cycle says it is done, battery says it has 12.88 volts.  I took
off the charger and over a minute with the meter on it the voltage dropped
to 12.85, so I think this battery may not be too good.  I'm going to let it
sit and check it again tomorrow to see if it will discharge just sitting
there.  I bought a "de-sulfinator" charger from Amazon which I will try on
it later.

-
Max
Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] pacific weather?

[OK Don via Mercedes]

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our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain

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learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
for themselves."

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Re: [MBZ] Leather shop/repair

[archer75--- via Mercedes]

Gucci has several repair shops in the U.S. Their average charge for repairs is 
around $100 last I heard. Don't know if they repair anything besides Gucci.
Gerry

Curly McLain wrote:

> Boyers Boots
> 
> 420 N 36th St, Quincy, IL 62301
> (217) 223-9709
> 
> Full service repair and some custom leatherwork.  I used to take 
> boots there, some 300 miles each way for me.  Good folks.  Family run.
> 
> Bells in Beatrice, NE is out of business, or i'd recommend that too.
> 
> Probably is a good shop in Red Wing MN, but since I've only been 
> there on Sundays, I don't know for sure.
> 
> I'd bet Max can find ya a good shop in Italia too.  But that means a 
> long trip...hard to do over the phone.
> 
> 
> >BTW, mention of SWMBO's purse reminds me:  My SWMBO has a Coach 
> >leather purse purchased in 1972 in prep for her 2-to-3-week visit 
> >with me in Thailand while I was flying BUFF missions to Vietnam. 
> >The trim around the top is getting slightly worn, and she asked me 
> >yesterday to try to find where she might get some repairs done to 
> >it.  It's her favorite purse, and she'd like to keep it "on the 
> >road."  It still looks good; just needs some additional TLC around 
> >tope edge, much like our MB's.
> >
> >I checked Coach site and found lots of em at $495 ea. (paid $40 in 
> >'72) but no comment about repairs; did get a customer care # she'll 
> >try tomorrow.
> >
> >Anybody know good leather repair shop for such repairs, in case 
> >Coach can't, or won't, handle it?
> >
> >Wilton
> 
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