[MBZ] Car For Karl

2016-05-24 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
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[MBZ] 300D

2016-05-24 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Not what I had expected. ‎http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/grd/5600907325.html 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:

[MBZ] Wilton's Next Car?

2016-05-24 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Too bad they messed up the interior with their "redo"

2016-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Yes I was almost all over it until I saw what they did to the interior. If it was cheap enough I guess a person could put the proper seat covers on. Sent from my iPhone > On May 24, 2016, at 10:41 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > OMG I love that color - mittlerot. > >>

Re: [MBZ] Back slowly away from the crack pipe

2016-05-24 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Kept in a (roofless) garage... On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 11:07 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > 1977 Mercedes 300D Non-Turbo > http://corpuschristi.craigslist.org/cto/5601142168.html > > via cPro for Craigslist > iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice > Android:

Re: [MBZ] Too bad they messed up the interior with their "redo"

2016-05-24 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
OMG I love that color - mittlerot. On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 10:46 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > 1976 mercedes 300D diesel auto > http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/5572170889.html > > via cPro for Craigslist > iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice >

Re: [MBZ] This might clean up and be decent if the price was a little lower

2016-05-24 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Starts/runs but does it move? On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 10:27 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > 88 mercedes 560sl > http://topeka.craigslist.org/cto/5569714965.html > > via cPro for Craigslist > iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice > Android:

Re: [MBZ] I guess he is just going to keep it

2016-05-24 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I love the puffy clouds. Seats look like they were smeared with peanut butter about 25 years ago, then left to dry. On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 10:12 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I hate to tell him even if somebody offered him 2k he should jump on it, > he

[MBZ] Back slowly away from the crack pipe

2016-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
1977 Mercedes 300D Non-Turbo http://corpuschristi.craigslist.org/cto/5601142168.html via cPro for Craigslist iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] This is all kinds of screwed up

2016-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
1976 classic Mercedes 300d http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/5595757664.html via cPro for Craigslist iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Too bad they messed up the interior with their "redo"

2016-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
1976 mercedes 300D diesel auto http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/5572170889.html via cPro for Craigslist iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] This might clean up and be decent if the price was a little lower

2016-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
88 mercedes 560sl http://topeka.craigslist.org/cto/5569714965.html via cPro for Craigslist iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] I guess he is just going to keep it

2016-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
I hate to tell him even if somebody offered him 2k he should jump on it, he would be lucky to get 1k Sent from my iPhone > On May 24, 2016, at 9:09 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yep, hope he changes the oil and replaces the tires, would be a shame to let >

Re: [MBZ] I guess he is just going to keep it

2016-05-24 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Yep, hope he changes the oil and replaces the tires, would be a shame to let that rare car go to pot (more than it already has). -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On May 24, 2016 10:04:20 PM EDT, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: > > >1991 Mercedes

[MBZ] I guess he is just going to keep it

2016-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
1991 Mercedes Benz http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/5602626543.html via cPro for Craigslist iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Tires

2016-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
I looked at those, are they they B3 or whatever? They said they were UHP (high performance). I just want grand touring Sent from my iPhone > On May 24, 2016, at 5:56 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > I've got Barum (Contis)on the CLK350 and the E300D. So far

Re: [MBZ] Tires

2016-05-24 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
I've got Barum (Contis)on the CLK350 and the E300D. So far so good. We will see how they do through a 7th level of hell hot summer. Plus, haven't driven in rain yet either. They are cheap. Not noisy. SWMBO did mention the tire pressure light did come in on her way to work this morning and she got

Re: [MBZ] For Sale: Really Nice 124 Spare wheel / tire

2016-05-24 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Oct '86 car. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curly McLain via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Curly McLain" <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 3:45 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] For Sale: Really Nice 124 Spare

Re: [MBZ] Dell Laptop?

2016-05-24 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sun, 22 May 2016 16:05:03 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > I think someone on the list gave me this when I was trying to find a > suitable PC with a serial port to run my DAS software. Not sure who it > was, so I’ll apologize up front. > > Anyway, I’m cleaning

Re: [MBZ] Tires

2016-05-24 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Mon, 23 May 2016 18:03:01 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: > How many miles have you put on either? Are they quiet and smooth? > > Anybody tried Nokian? Yes. I have done well with them. I have had them on our '82 240D/3.0 and our '89 Chevrolet Beauville

Re: [MBZ] Tires

2016-05-24 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Used for the win. You could change them several times per year and still come out ahead. People switch tires for all manner of silly reasons. Most shops selling them stand behind them. They recycle the rest into concrete and basketball and playground surfaces. On May 24, 2016 2:01 PM, "Andrew

Re: [MBZ] Tires

2016-05-24 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Once you get over the "ick" factor, it's really a god deal. On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 4:46 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > There's quite an industry around here selling used tires on Craigslist. > You search by your tire size and get a bunch of returns. > > To be

Re: [MBZ] Tires

2016-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
There's quite an industry around here selling used tires on Craigslist. You search by your tire size and get a bunch of returns. To be honest, I have been tempted a couple of times, as I have seen some really nice high end tires with minimal wear going pretty cheap, like under $200 for a set

Re: [MBZ] Tires

2016-05-24 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Many hundreds. On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 3:54 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Well they don't have go form in the size I need for my 210. How many miles > have you out on them now? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 24, 2016, at 2:49 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via

[MBZ] OT: Hitler knows OPSEC!

2016-05-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
https://youtu.be/AlmNOCQa9Ag Cudos to the zoomies who made this! OPSEC = Operation Security (aka Loose Lips Sink Ships). - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] For Sale: Really Nice 124 Spare wheel / tire

2016-05-24 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Anyone have need for a never-used early 124 spare? This is from Wilton's 300D, and it does not have even a hint of use, looks brand new. Has a Pirelli tire mounted, but I suspect it is about 29 years old and so the tire is NOT road-worthy. Even has what look like original MB wheel weights.

Re: [MBZ] Tires

2016-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Well they don't have go form in the size I need for my 210. How many miles have you out on them now? Sent from my iPhone > On May 24, 2016, at 2:49 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Nokian? I only roll on GO FORM or KUMHO SENSE > > On Tue, May 24, 2016

Re: [MBZ] Tires

2016-05-24 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Nokian? I only roll on GO FORM or KUMHO SENSE On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Uh follow the shiny ball > > > What brand, Jon? >> >> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Jon Agne via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>

Re: [MBZ] Tires

2016-05-24 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Uh follow the shiny ball What brand, Jon? On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Jon Agne via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Some of the best snow tires I have EVER owned. I did not have the studded tires, and I got 55,000 miles out of them. > On May 24, 2016, at 8:51 AM,

Re: [MBZ] 240D

2016-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I may be off by an hour or two, but certainly don't recall it taking 20 hours. I believe Jaime just did one and he had a similar experience. Dan Sent from my iPad > On May 24, 2016, at 3:10 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > Well, you're a better mechanic than I am

[MBZ] For Sale: Really Nice 124 Spare wheel / tire

2016-05-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Anyone have need for a never-used early 124 spare? This is from Wilton's 300D, and it does not have even a hint of use, looks brand new. Has a Pirelli tire mounted, but I suspect it is about 29 years old and so the tire is NOT road-worthy. Even has what look like original MB wheel weights.

[MBZ] OT - BioDiesel for jets

2016-05-24 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
The FAA just released NE-11-56R2 that says certain blends of Jet-A and Biodiesel (and other stocks) are approved for turbine aircraft. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] Tires

2016-05-24 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
What brand, Jon? On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Jon Agne via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Some of the best snow tires I have EVER owned. I did not have the studded > tires, and I got 55,000 miles out of them. > > > > On May 24, 2016, at 8:51 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes < >

Re: [MBZ] 240D

2016-05-24 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Well, you're a better mechanic than I am then. The first one I did by the book, and it took two 10 hour days. 1970 220D. On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I take exception to this, as I've done the heater blower on a W114 and it > was

Re: [MBZ] 240D

2016-05-24 Thread Ed Booher via Mercedes
Right ... so ... find a cheap cheap W115 because the heater fan stopped working. Let Chuck Norris go in through the speaker vent ... Then get back a W115 with working heater fan, but completely destroyed from all the kicking. Step 4) Profit? EdB. On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 1:56 PM, OK Don via

Re: [MBZ] 240D

2016-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I take exception to this, as I've done the heater blower on a W114 and it was nowhere near 20 hours, more like 10, and that was with the stock AC. Dan Sent from my iPad > On May 24, 2016, at 1:56 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > It's the heater fan - - approx. 20

Re: [MBZ] 240D

2016-05-24 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
It's the heater fan - - approx. 20 hrs to replace by the book, 10-12 hours the modified Norris method (through the speaker hole). On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 6:19 AM, Ed Booher via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I thought it was just the heater core on the W115s that cause all the >

Re: [MBZ] Tires

2016-05-24 Thread Jon Agne via Mercedes
Some of the best snow tires I have EVER owned. I did not have the studded tires, and I got 55,000 miles out of them. > On May 24, 2016, at 8:51 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > >> Anybody tried Nokian? > > Love love LOVE their studded Hakkapeliitta snow tires.

Re: [MBZ] Tires

2016-05-24 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Anybody tried Nokian? Love love LOVE their studded Hakkapeliitta snow tires. :-) -- Jim not cheap ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Ball joint(s) 1985 300D

2016-05-24 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Rusty used to sell a front suspension kit, do it all at once for several hundred bucks and then you're done with it for another 20 years. I'd think the handling would get very scary before it wore enough to come apart catastrophically. If you plan to keep it for the rest of your life, starmarked

Re: [MBZ] Tires

2016-05-24 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Anybody tried Nokian? Love love LOVE their studded Hakkapeliitta snow tires. :-) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Ball joint(s) 1985 300D

2016-05-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Michael, There is a risk that the ball joint will completely fail, at which point you rapidly transition from a driver into a passenger, and Bad Things happen when that wheel comes off. In your shoes, I would get that joint replaced ASAP. I had one get questionable, I had squeaking going on

Re: [MBZ] 240D

2016-05-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I think the issue was that generally Clay would "fix" something on Gump, and then fall back on his Indie to "un-fix" and properly "repair" Gump? ;) - Max Charleston SC On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 7:19 AM, Ed Booher via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I thought it was just

[MBZ] Ball joint(s) 1985 300D

2016-05-24 Thread Michael Esh via Mercedes
My left/ drivers side lower ball joint is screeching and complaining every time I go over a bump. Is this normally replaced in pairs or can I just replace the one side? Is it ok to continue driving the vehicle until I have the part replaced? I seen prices from $17.00 to $44.00. I plan on driving

Re: [MBZ] 240D

2016-05-24 Thread Ed Booher via Mercedes
I thought it was just the heater core on the W115s that cause all the issues. Your indie makes it sound like the entire car is a problem. On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 3:12 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: > I get all excited about a W115 OM617. My indy has sworn that if I do buy