Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
and that is why I asked about leaking around the windows or somewhere. Jim Cathey via Mercedes January 26, 2017 at 12:16 AM I concur. Open construction gets wet easily, but it also dries easily. Doesn't really want to rot, but will go silver. Rot means wet, and

[MBZ] Vergasser engines

2017-01-25 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
does anyone know the dimensions for the various vergasser v8s? I am wondering about motor mounts, transmission mating etc for M117 or M119 vs M116. I know a M117 will fit inthe space, but it is terribly crowded, so I have been looking for a good M116. What are the physical differences

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
I concur. Open construction gets wet easily, but it also dries easily. Doesn't really want to rot, but will go silver. Rot means wet, and more wet, on top of wet. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

[MBZ] another Andrew TD

2017-01-25 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
IMO, this looks like damage from chronic, ongoing water intrusion, not from a brief period before windows and doors were installed. Before you fix the current damage you need to be sure water is not getting in now. Proper flashing and sealing around doors and windows is essential to prevent

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
When I bought my current house it had a chronic water leak in a half bath that seriously rotted the hardwood floor, subfloor, and joists. That room was small, maybe 5x6 ft. I removed the fixtures and ripped out the rotted wood. It was so bad I could pull up chunks by hand and a flat pry bar was

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
It's possible I will check. There are currently no terminates but there were. The side that is in those photos is not even near a window thought. I figure when it sat empty with no widows it rained in and water ran down all along that side wall. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 25, 2017, at

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
That crap chipboard is about all you can buy now. 15 yrs ago or so, it was about the same price as plywood. Plywood does not rot as fast, does not swell as much in humidity, and does not become a torch in a fire. If they'd used 3/4" Doug fir plywood, your floor would probably be OK.

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread rogerhga--- via Mercedes
Kaleb, Just a suggestion...contact the "This Old House" gang and see if they'll come fix your house as a show project. I've seen them fix issues like yours on their shows. I had a front entry way section of a house done years ago (termite damage), but it was done by a professional. He did a

Re: [MBZ] OT Does anyone know?

2017-01-25 Thread clay via Mercedes
#1 boy has missed two elections since moving to ND. I still get his ballot in the mail. Not voting it. I usually use it to start fireplace. Around here you have to beg to be let off the list. Mom went through the process of letting all know when dad passed. Seems the state of WA does not

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread clay via Mercedes
They make a floating flooring that looks like tile or rock. Might be ok. Cut out the whole sheet of damaged and do it right. Put the tile backer if you do go with tile. Then use the tile that comes in sheets already stuck together. I hate particle board with a passion. I see all manner

Re: [MBZ] OT Does anyone know?

2017-01-25 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
In 2005 I moved from FL to NC and changed my domicile to NC (new driver license, registered to vote, etc). Previously, I had been a FL resident since 1981. So, was I a registered voter in two states at the same time? How does the abandoned FL registration get cancelled? Does the gaining

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Put a 240D badge on the front door, get Dimitri to drive down with his welding kit and he will take care of everything so it's stronger than new. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:05 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Well it would be a decent sized area I would need

Re: [MBZ] Another CL Scam?

2017-01-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Might be legit, although 1) repalcement radio and 2) where's the badge? Could be a 250 SEC. Still, I would not kick her out of bed. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 5:26 PM, Daniel Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Mitch, > > Check this one out: > >

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Well it would be a decent sized area I would need to replace because I would open the floor up big enough for me to work in. I am not crawling back and forth under the house. Yes I do not know why they used that crappy particle board type crap. If it was not rotten then yes that would make it

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
the pergo will go down a lot faster. If you can find it on sale, it may be cheaper than tile. Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes January 25, 2017 at 8:14 PM See doesn't seem too hard to me. Sent from my iPhone ___

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
And replace the sill plate as needed. Got a contractor friend who will inspect the work and put it under his E & O Ins for a fee? THat would shift the liability. Or set up a C corp with your BIL or some such, hire the corp to do the work. (You work for the corp.) Get estimates, bills

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
See doesn't seem too hard to me. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 25, 2017, at 8:05 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Jack it up, replace rotted joists, set it level, rip out rotted subfloor and > replace. > Then put down proper underlayment and redo tiles. >

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Jack it up, replace rotted joists, set it level, rip out rotted subfloor and replace. Then put down proper underlayment and redo tiles. Sounds like fun, eh? Mitch. > On January 25, 2017 at 8:02 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" > wrote: > > > Now tell me how to

Re: [MBZ] FCP Euro have a clearance sale

2017-01-25 Thread clay via Mercedes
I like having the learning curve begin in the PnP so that I do not make a mess of my own car. I learn a bunch about all the silly and secret ways the cars are built clay > On Jan 25, 2017, at 12:04 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hey, it's a one time

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread clay via Mercedes
We have become Apostates, Infidels, Heretics! If we do not drink the Kool-Aid, we are to be hunted down and eliminated. I liked it better when the whack jobs just flew down to some South American Banana republic and thought their weird thoughts in the jungle until they could no longer live

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread clay via Mercedes
It is the result of a loss of religion. Since there is no longer any loyalty to a “God” with servants upon the earth to force them to follow the path of the Grand Mufti, Wizard, prophet, the only thing left is to follow liberal thought patterns as inculcated by edjumakators.These teachers

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Get a crane, pick up house, replace rotten wood. Or maybe that guy the Rich mentioned, Spanish fellow, Fuego something? He could probably fix you right up. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On January 25, 2017 8:02:36 PM EST, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes"

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Now tell me how to fix my floor. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 25, 2017, at 6:58 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes > wrote: > > I don't get inspections when I buy. Waste of time and money and an > inspection contingency makes your offer less competitive in a hot market. > Also

Re: [MBZ] OT but NOT political

2017-01-25 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Ohio. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On January 25, 2017 7:59:51 PM EST, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: >What state or county was the subject of a voting rights suit over their >practice of >deleting voters from the rolls after not voting in X number of

Re: [MBZ] OT but NOT political

2017-01-25 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
What state or county was the subject of a voting rights suit over their practice of deleting voters from the rolls after not voting in X number of consecutive elections? Was it in Indiana? Mitch. > On January 25, 2017 at 3:32 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Dimitri via Mercedes
I don't get inspections when I buy. Waste of time and money and an inspection contingency makes your offer less competitive in a hot market. Also a lot of times, inspectors are less knowledgeable than I. If it has structural issues I can see them and just budget that in. If electrical etc is

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Well we were young and dumb then and I don't think our realtor even mentioned it. Wife became a realtor after this. The house we bought a couple of years ago I did not pay for an inspector other than a termite inspection. I did my own inspections. Afterward I have found a few things here and

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
All of this is disclosed on the disclosure form with the listing actually. Basically the way it works here is any defects or damage that are known must be disclosed on the disclosure form that all realtors can access currently. If somebody makes an offer they put x amount of dollars for

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Well the problem is that bank is out of business. That is on the buyer anyway as buyers have a certain amount of time after contract executed to do inspections and request repairs or bail on contract. Linoleum is a no go. This is a higher end house is a high end neighborhood. This pergo

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Probably too late to go after them, based on what the law says. And shame on Kaleb for buying a house without an inspection. Even more so since his wife was/is a realtor. In fairness, however, we bought our first house without an inspection and in hindsight had we had it inspected we would

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I agree with most of what you say, however, when you’re talking about a house and the potential liability of an improper repair that could come back and bite you (if not discovered prior to the sale) it’s cheaper in my mind to shift the liability to someone else. And, if you don’t disclose it

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
I was wondering if the bank and or their contractor is liable. Where's Snook? Craig via Mercedes January 25, 2017 at 6:23 PM On Wed, 25 Jan 2017 19:16:38 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes Is not the one who sold to Kaleb liable for deception? Did he have an

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
I put a tile floor in our kitchen, HARD hard work on your knees all day (and yes there should have been cement backer-board under all that tile) so be warned. I think linoleum would be a better choice, slap that down and let the new owners put down tile or whatever. Talk to a lawyer about

Re: [MBZ] Goodies for bringing your interior back

2017-01-25 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Thanks! that is good to know! clay via Mercedes January 25, 2017 at 6:15 PM http://www.perfectfit.com I was looking for local seat repair goodness and came across this site. It offers all manner of upholstery repair or replacement items, as well as door card

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
No I did not. I was naive at the time and we were pretty much steered toward that house by our realtor. This realtors coworker at the same real estate office was the listing agent and her uncle was the bank president who owned it. So we were pretty much funneled to it. Whatever. I still don't

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 25 Jan 2017 19:16:38 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Man, I hate to say this, but I would leave this to a professional since > it’s a structural issue. If you get a home inspector in there for a > potential buyer and they find repairs that are structural in

Re: [MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Man, I hate to say this, but I would leave this to a professional since it’s a structural issue. If you get a home inspector in there for a potential buyer and they find repairs that are structural in nature that haven’t been done properly, they’re going to bolt and in a big hurry. Then you

[MBZ] Goodies for bringing your interior back

2017-01-25 Thread clay via Mercedes
http://www.perfectfit.com I was looking for local seat repair goodness and came across this site. It offers all manner of upholstery repair or replacement items, as well as door card material and more. clay ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Keeping out old cars alive, is indeed "The American WAY!" Hear Here! !!! Another pearl of wisdom from Herr Mann! G Mann via Mercedes January 25, 2017 at 2:10 PM I would like to take this just one step further and still keep it strictly Mercedes, old school,

[MBZ] Fixing floors

2017-01-25 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
So this involves the rent house from hell that has been empty for over 3 months now trying to get it rented or sold. This house was built in 2002 but the builder was foreclosed on. House sat without any windows or doors for probably a year or 2 until the bank came in and finished it, and it

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Andrew wrote: > Are what? SOBs? Politically naïve? None of the above. Pure and simple a compliment to you Andrew. While you tease out culture commentary you and me both DIY = cool! Thank you, Andrew. ...and that contrasts to --FT neighborhood. Sorry to hear neighborhood polarization such as

Re: [MBZ] Monark Nozzle Source

2017-01-25 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I just ordered a set for my 300D from the eBay guy and it shipped already. Here’s his store listing. Lots of interesting diesel stuff - the old “mushroom” style primer pump for $8.50! http://stores.ebay.com/PUZI-S-SHOP?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 I think Kaleb looked at his listings and said he

[MBZ] Another CL Scam?

2017-01-25 Thread Daniel Penoff via Mercedes
Mitch, Check this one out: http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/5955434064.html Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] OT but NOT political

2017-01-25 Thread rogerhga--- via Mercedes
Andrew, My daughter still gets mail from businesses, state, and local government about many things. BUT she hasn't lived at home in over 15 years while living in two other states. I think this 2 state voter registration issue says more about the states needs to verify and clean up their voter

Re: [MBZ] Monark Nozzle Source

2017-01-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Found this source in Der Fatherland: http://www.technikexpert.net/monark-039305176-duese-mdn-0-sd-314.html Given the current exchange rate, looks like price before shipping is about $133 or so I bought Monark nozzles for my '95 sedan from these guys, I had to wait awhile for them to fill the

Re: [MBZ] OT but NOT political

2017-01-25 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
There is always Banned. Banned Lite still exists too.  Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] ACME

2017-01-25 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 25 Jan 2017 14:04:59 -0600 Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > So, is "anti-matter" the same or similar to, "it doesn't matter"? > > RB Not even close. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] CLOSED - Re: OT but NOT political

2017-01-25 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Close this thread folks. Enough. > On Jan 25, 2017, at 3:56 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > So is Steve Bannon - - Trump did warn us that the election was rigged - > he just didn't say which way. > > (claps hands over mouth/keyboard after banned speech on the

Re: [MBZ] OT but NOT political

2017-01-25 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
So is Steve Bannon - - Trump did warn us that the election was rigged - he just didn't say which way. (claps hands over mouth/keyboard after banned speech on the list.) On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 2:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Voter fraud - It can

Re: [MBZ] OT but NOT political

2017-01-25 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Are you supposed to "unregister" in a state before you register in another state? How do you do that? I never "unregistered" from Maine when I moved to MA so I'm sure for awhile I was registered in two states. I wonder if theres some way to check that. I haven't voted in Maine since the '90s,

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
The difference is that it is more theoretical and does not mention any specific names etc. No one is likely to be offended. RB On 25/01/2017 2:16 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: How refreshing - a political statement that slipped through the censors. ATTABOY! On Wed, Jan 25, 2017

Re: [MBZ] ACME

2017-01-25 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
They have other outlets in other cities as well. A pirate store, magic store, time travel store, etc., and it's a great cause, too. Www.826national.org Dan > On Jan 25, 2017, at 3:12 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > That's too funny. My favorite: Doom, and

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
How refreshing - a political statement that slipped through the censors. ATTABOY! On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 3:10 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > I would like to take this just one step further and still keep it strictly > Mercedes, old school, DIY. Which is, I believe, the

Re: [MBZ] FCP Euro have a clearance sale

2017-01-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Yes, there were some minor (generally cosmetic) examples of non-perfection that I would have fixed, had I kept the car. I reduced my asking price to address these any a couple other unresolved issues.. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 3:07 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com>

[MBZ] ADMIN - Discussion Topics

2017-01-25 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Ok, folks, this is a warning. Discussions are moving in a direction towards forbidden topics. Please refrain from doing so, please, and let's get back on car related matters. -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] ACME

2017-01-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
That's too funny. My favorite: Doom, and Gloom, in 1 gallon cans. - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 3:02 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > A quart of antimatter, anyone? > > https://www.superherosupplies.com/collections/superpowers > >

Re: [MBZ] OT but NOT political

2017-01-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Couldn't resist - it is just SO funny/ironic. Besides, Rich and others vented on politically-tinged topics earlier today. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 3:06 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I, for one, consider that to be the sort of thing that Kaleb said one was > not

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
I would like to take this just one step further and still keep it strictly Mercedes, old school, DIY. Which is, I believe, the foundation basis for this group of old Mercedes drivers/fixers. We struggle, as a group to survive, and keep our "old Mercedes" on the road, safe to operate. We do that

Re: [MBZ] FCP Euro have a clearance sale

2017-01-25 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 25/01/2017 2:05 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: My first rule: "Do no harm". Which is why you did not repair all the things wrong with the wagon sold to Kyle? RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT but NOT political

2017-01-25 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I, for one, consider that to be the sort of thing that Kaleb said one was not to post. You have to know that there are some who will not be able to Not Respond. RB On 25/01/2017 2:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Voter fraud - It can happen to the best of us! "Donald Trump's

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Are what? SOBs? Politically naïve? On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Andrew wrote: > > Maybe he always was. > > Hey --FT - look at that. > Andrew did not call you deplorable (i.e. a racist bigot sexist > homophobic xenophobic

Re: [MBZ] FCP Euro have a clearance sale

2017-01-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
My first rule: "Do no harm". On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 3:04 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Hey, it's a one time learning experience. Bust all the tabs off the top > edge of the door panel once and you'll never do it again... > > -D > > > On Jan 25, 2017, at 2:26 PM,

Re: [MBZ] ACME

2017-01-25 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
So, is "anti-matter" the same or similar to, "it doesn't matter"? RB On 25/01/2017 2:02 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: A quart of antimatter, anyone? https://www.superherosupplies.com/collections/superpowers -D ___

[MBZ] OT but NOT political

2017-01-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Voter fraud - It can happen to the best of us! "Donald Trump's nominee to head the Treasury department, Steven Mnuchin, is registered to vote in two states , a CNN KFile review of paperwork obtained through open

Re: [MBZ] FCP Euro have a clearance sale

2017-01-25 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Hey, it's a one time learning experience. Bust all the tabs off the top edge of the door panel once and you'll never do it again... -D > On Jan 25, 2017, at 2:26 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > Or damage them while trying to do so . . . . > > RB > >> On

[MBZ] ACME

2017-01-25 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
A quart of antimatter, anyone? https://www.superherosupplies.com/collections/superpowers -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Andrew wrote: > Maybe he always was. Hey --FT - look at that. Andrew did not call you deplorable (i.e. a racist bigot sexist homophobic xenophobic misogynist environmental destroyer climate denier trumpster POS (and whatever else is eevil) that is due absolutely no respect or consideration).

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Well, I am old enough to have abandoned my youthful liberal tendancies. RB On 25/01/2017 12:55 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Maybe he always was. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Is it just me, or has Randy switched

Re: [MBZ] FCP Euro have a clearance sale

2017-01-25 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Or damage them while trying to do so . . . . RB On 25/01/2017 1:10 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Also forces you to learn how to non-destructively remove door panels, too! -D On Jan 25, 2017, at 1:35 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: One of the MOST

Re: [MBZ] FCP Euro have a clearance sale

2017-01-25 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Also forces you to learn how to non-destructively remove door panels, too! -D > On Jan 25, 2017, at 1:35 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > One of the MOST gratifying DIY procedures for a vintage Mercedes Benz. > Just enough of a challenge to make you feel

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Maybe he always was. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Is it just me, or has Randy switched sides? I used to think you were on > the left side of the spectrum (guns) but lately I'm not so sure any > more > > - > Max >

Re: [MBZ] Red SC 560SL on BAT, auction ending today

2017-01-25 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
MIt's in Greer which is upstate by Greenville, where the BMW plant is, Don't know the car. --FT On 1/25/17 1:48 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Already bid up irrationally to $15K http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-mercedes-benz-560sl-10/ Very clean SL, notwithstanding a

[MBZ] Red SC 560SL on BAT, auction ending today

2017-01-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Already bid up irrationally to $15K http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-mercedes-benz-560sl-10/ Very clean SL, notwithstanding a hideous dash crack that should have been addressed prior to listing. I fail to see the appeal of these pedestrian cars. Major service done in 2007 at Auto Tech in

Re: [MBZ] FCP Euro have a clearance sale

2017-01-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
One of the MOST gratifying DIY procedures for a vintage Mercedes Benz. Just enough of a challenge to make you feel REALLY good about yourself. Plus, the replacement part is cheap. Highly recommended! On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 10:50 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: > Oooo!

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Is it just me, or has Randy switched sides? I used to think you were on the left side of the spectrum (guns) but lately I'm not so sure any more - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 25/01/2017 11:46 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: You might be right. The thing that bothers me the most I guess is that I have various friends who span the spectrum from fairly far left to fairly far right. I like them all for various reasons, and it seems that until recently we

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I'll be your friend Floyd. See you bright and early Saturday! - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
You might be right. The thing that bothers me the most I guess is that I have various friends who span the spectrum from fairly far left to fairly far right. I like them all for various reasons, and it seems that until recently we have all gotten along fairly well despite our political views

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 25/01/2017 10:53 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: This is not really a political statement, but I guess it is since a lot of things come down eventually to politics. Maybe it is more of a non-partisan sociological/psychological/philosophical observation. Are those still allowed? I

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
This is not really a political statement, but I guess it is since a lot of things come down eventually to politics. Maybe it is more of a non-partisan sociological/psychological/philosophical observation. Are those still allowed? I realized last night that despite efforts on my part to show

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
I guess we will just have to learn to love winners.. Imagine that. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 9:23 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Grant sez: > > >How about those Cubs.. > > Cubs is kind of bittersweet. I have been a lifelong Chicagoland resident, > and to not have

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Grant sez: >How about those Cubs.. Cubs is kind of bittersweet. I have been a lifelong Chicagoland resident, and to not have the Cubs as "Lovable Losers", and not hearing "Wait until next year" is quite a shock. Something that was‎ utterly and absolutely never expected. A friend of mine was

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Dang... and just when I was about to convert Andrew to a conservative.. Oh well.. back to Mercedes.. Nice discussion of turbo boost and adjustments lately. Thanks. How about those Cubs.. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 8:52 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On the other

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
On the other hand, maybe it will get so boring around here with no back-n-forth between Curly and Andrew that Kaleb will lift the politics ban? - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:50 AM, Meade Dillon wrote: > How about -- never mind, don't want

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
How about -- never mind, don't want Kaleb to zap me with the pooferator... - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:30 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Sorry, been winding up some liberal friends on Facebook. Apparently if you > make a comment

Re: [MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Sorry, been winding up some liberal friends on Facebook. Apparently if you make a comment thats not anti-Trump its okay to call you names now... -Curt From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes To: Mercedes Cc: Meade Dillon

[MBZ] Radio check

2017-01-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Over, under? - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] MBC's

2017-01-25 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Interesting question. It could depend upon level of boost achieved. At 12psi you are raising intake air temp by 165 degrees. At the limit of the stock turbo compressor, you might get to pressure ratio of 2.7 and a delta of 264 degrees, or 100 degrees higher than stock, assuming same fueling level.