Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Tinnitus

2018-03-12 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Andrew says: >I recently noticed a persistent background >hissing noise that is not ambient >but exists >inside my head Mine is the same frequency as the 18khz oscillator in old CRT televisions. Actually, it's a tritone, all around the same frequency. Sounds like a cricket chirp, except

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Tinnitus

2018-03-12 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Had it for some time, no doubt due to loud music and working around industrial engines. Pitch can change as can the intensity. It’s a nuisance, but not debilitating, fortunately. One of my former business partners had it so bad that it could lay him out. I consider myself lucky. -D > On

Re: [MBZ] Sun's out

2018-03-12 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Did the temporal rift over the weekend consume the sun? --R Sent from iPhone > On Mar 12, 2018, at 12:08 AM, clay monroe via Mercedes > wrote: > > We are in a rare solar event this weekend. The rain will return soon, so I > am scrambling to pack lots of little tasks

Re: [MBZ] Sun's out

2018-03-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
DST needs to end. Self-imposed pain that doesn't produce the promised energy savings. - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 8:14 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Did the temporal rift over the weekend consume the sun? > >

Re: [MBZ] Sun's out later

2018-03-12 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
The feds meddled in the 70s. Jimmay cahtah's "energy saving" program probably. AZ and HI opted out, but everyone else had to begin and end stupid time on the same day. Fed meddling still exists. Max, in the beginning it was not about "energy savings" It was about more afternoon time on

Re: [MBZ] Sun's out later

2018-03-12 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Here is what I think about every 6 months -- how can something so universally-hated persist?    At some point in the past I suppose there was some semi-compelling reason to do it but there does not appear to be any such reason now.  The strongest one has something to do with kids going to

Re: [MBZ] Sun's out

2018-03-12 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Agreed, End both DST and TDS Meade Dillon via Mercedes March 12, 2018 at 8:00 AM DST needs to end. Self-imposed pain that doesn't produce the promised energy savings. - Max Charleston SC ___

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Tinnitus

2018-03-12 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Rick wrote: > At least you're not hearing voices in your head... That's not normal? tin.man ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Tinnitus

2018-03-12 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I wonder if something similar to noise-canceling headphones could work to generate anti-tinnitus sounds.  One would have to tune them to individual circumstances but the question is if the noise would cancel out whatever the nerves or brain are doing, or if it would just add to the overall

Re: [MBZ] Sun's out later

2018-03-12 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Being in "agrarian societies" all my life, I have yet to find ONE farmer who is/was in favor of DST. Might I politely suggest that someone has fed you a sack of excrement? I have NEVER heard that one before! Dan Penoff via Mercedes March 12, 2018 at 12:12 PM

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Tinnitus

2018-03-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Great. Maybe one of the wonder vitamins I am taking daily is frizzing my brain On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 3:03 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > The latest research I've come across identifies the source of Tinnitus to > be located in the brain, rather than in the ear. The

Re: [MBZ] My latest copart purchase.

2018-03-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Are you going to strip it for parts, or sell the contents as food to a snake breeding lab? On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 2:59 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Pictures? > > > Rick > > I stuck at $325 on that 300e and finally they accepted it. I didn’t really > think they

Re: [MBZ] My latest copart purchase.

2018-03-12 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
HAZMAT full body suit with breathing air source, would be your next wise investment to rehab this mouse hotel on wheels. Nasty little critters that carry nasty little diseases. On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 11:51 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I stuck at $325 on

Re: [MBZ] My latest copart purchase.

2018-03-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Maybe. I will see once I get into it Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 12, 2018, at 1:59 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > Maybe it is worth more as parts? > I >> Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> March 12, 2018 at 1:51 PM >> I stuck

Re: [MBZ] My latest copart purchase.

2018-03-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
The interior does not smell like mice, so might not be bad. I did see evidence of mice in the trunk Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 12, 2018, at 2:00 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Are you going to strip it for parts, or sell the contents as food to a >

[MBZ] My latest copart purchase.

2018-03-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
I stuck at $325 on that 300e and finally they accepted it. I didn’t really think they would so I ended up stuck with the car. Picked it up earlier and as soon as they sat it on the trailer with the big fork lift mice started running out from under it. I thought of MMM. Looks like it’s been

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Tinnitus

2018-03-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Thanks for the awesome feedback. What a learned group! I will definitely check out the clinic at the U of M. The only logical explanation I can come up with is that the blood rushing past some misaligned cilia (hairs) deep In the inner air are making the hissing sound. This might account for

Re: [MBZ] My latest copart purchase.

2018-03-12 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Pictures? Rick I stuck at $325 on that 300e and finally they accepted it. I didn’t really think they would so I ended up stuck with the car. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] My latest copart purchase.

2018-03-12 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Maybe it is worth more as parts? Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes March 12, 2018 at 1:51 PM I stuck at $325 on that 300e and finally they accepted it. I didn’t really think they would so I ended up stuck with the car. Picked it up earlier and as soon as they sat

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Tinnitus

2018-03-12 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
The latest research I've come across identifies the source of Tinnitus to be located in the brain, rather than in the ear. The sounds you are hearing are "electrical discharge" located in the brain cells, according to the latest investigations. I didn't do the research... just read the results...

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Tinnitus

2018-03-12 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
That would be the tuning aspect, somehow to generate an out-of-phase signal.  More research needed! --FT On 3/12/18 11:55 AM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote: I can't think of a way the headphones could sample the "noise", much less generate an out-of-phase countering signal. Greg

Re: [MBZ] Sun's out later

2018-03-12 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Avid (my employer) Media Composer (video editing application) is sensitive to time, if it finds files written more than 5min in the future it ignores them and video won't play. In 2006 they changed the date for DST to end. Microsoft and Apple both had patches but in any given newsroom about

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Tinnitus

2018-03-12 Thread Dimitri via Mercedes
Time to see your trusty ENT. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 12, 2018, at 10:32 AM, Mountain Man via Mercedes > wrote: > > Rick wrote: >> At least you're not hearing voices in your head... > > That's not normal? > tin.man > > ___ >

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Tinnitus

2018-03-12 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Third Floydsby sez: >I wonder if something similar to noise-canceling >headphones could work >to generate anti-tinnitus sounds. There are masking hearing aids. That's about it. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Tinnitus

2018-03-12 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
I can't think of a way the headphones could sample the "noise", much less generate an out-of-phase countering signal. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Floyd Thursby via Mercedes Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 7:41 AM To:

Re: [MBZ] Sun's out later

2018-03-12 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
I propose that all the daylight that has been "saved" by "daylight savings time" now be released into a Yuuge Photo-voltaic power plant and converted to use in the electric grid to power Andrews electric car for free. After decades of "saving daylight", I'm sure some of the huge

Re: [MBZ] Sun's out later

2018-03-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Wow, that is too funny. Good thing I hadn't just taken a sip of water or coffee when I opened up that picture. - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 1:37 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Not only cows, but dogs don't like it either. > > Greg

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Tinnitus

2018-03-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
And if it does, I will ship you a jar of pepper jelly OR a box of unwanted (by me) 123 parts. On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 3:41 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That's a good thought. Start removing them from your routine in order of > the latest vitamin you started

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Tinnitus

2018-03-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
That's a good thought. Start removing them from your routine in order of the latest vitamin you started talking, maybe wait about 48 hours after you stop each pill, and see if the hissing sound goes away. - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 3:18 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via

Re: [MBZ] My latest copart purchase.

2018-03-12 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Mon, 12 Mar 2018 11:59:53 -0700 G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > Nasty little critters that carry nasty little diseases. I would phrase that, Nasty little critters that carry nasty big diseases. Craig ___

Re: [MBZ] Sun's out later

2018-03-12 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
That was part of it, and little to do with the Wednesday afternoon fun on the links of lawyers and bankers (my father was a banker, so I have direct experience in this area.) Much of DST has to do with agrarian societies, the reasoning being that longer light into the evenings gives farmers

Re: [MBZ] Is the market tanking for 115s?

2018-03-12 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:20:02 -0500 tyee165 via Mercedes wrote: > Cracked dash, cracked and peeling wood on dash, split seats, damaged > grill, dirty carpets, rusty underneath etc  Jury-rigged rear exhaust hanger, rust bubbles on rear of trunk lid, paint chip on rear of

Re: [MBZ] Broke Brakes!

2018-03-12 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Curley sez: >What would y'all do in a case like this? Work on my own cars.  Oh, and on point#1, sometimes getting the threads started on brake lines can be troublesome. Flat rate mechanics are in too big of a hurry... Rick   ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

[MBZ] Another BaT Flip For Dan

2018-03-12 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
https://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/cto/d/1988-mercedes-300ce-coupe/6528280368.html Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Is the market tanking for 115s?

2018-03-12 Thread tyee165 via Mercedes
Cracked dash, cracked and peeling wood on dash, split seats, damaged grill, dirty carpets, rusty underneath etc  Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A Original message From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes Date: 2018-03-12 8:04 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Broke Brakes!

2018-03-12 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Scott sez: >Not much. Just tell everyone I meet that >would listen, naming names. Yeah. Social media helps with that.   Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

Re: [MBZ] Brakes!

2018-03-12 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 13 Mar 2018 01:42:57 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > Did a front caliper on the Jetta today, the pads were still good but > the caliper wouldn't release. I put in a new hose since the old one > looked original. Only took me around an hour which I

Re: [MBZ] IT'S ALIVE!

2018-03-12 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Sounds like a keeper --R Sent from iPhone > On Mar 12, 2018, at 4:48 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Got the rebuilt ETA in the car this afternoon. Runs like a champ, no warning > lights. > > Took it out for a quick drive, as the tires are a little sketchy

Re: [MBZ] it has an all over problem

2018-03-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Why would such a thing be auctioned? What possible value could that have? - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 6:50 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Should be nothing for Poos to sort out though. > > https://www.copart.com/lot/41690355 >

Re: [MBZ] IT'S ALIVE!

2018-03-12 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Congrats! Waytago! Dan Penoff via Mercedes March 12, 2018 at 3:48 PM Got the rebuilt ETA in the car this afternoon. Runs like a champ, no warning lights. Took it out for a quick drive, as the tires are a little sketchy and it’s not getting new ones until

Re: [MBZ] nice wagon

2018-03-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
6 days to go so the price will creep up for sure. Whyat's the downside to this model? On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 8:50 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The Max needs to buy that'un to Dieselize. > > Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >>

Re: [MBZ] IT'S ALIVE!

2018-03-12 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Yes, I do have ASR. This is a $650 car, so I’m not about to be dumping money into it for anything more than what is necessary at this point. But thanks for the suggestion! -D > On Mar 12, 2018, at 9:32 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > wrote: > > 2.82 seriously

[MBZ] Brakes!

2018-03-12 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Did a front caliper on the Jetta today, the pads were still good but the caliper wouldn't release. I put in a new hose since the old one looked original. Only took me around an hour which I thought was okay. Interestingly a 15mm wrench which isn't included with the Harbor Freight kit I had in

Re: [MBZ] Is the market tanking for 115s?

2018-03-12 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Dan sez: >The 400E actually sold for a reasonable >price. That was good to see. It was a >decent >driver quality car W124's don't seem to be in high demand, except for coupe's and cabriolet's. Which is good if you're in the market for reasonable drivers. Same goes for 210's.  Rick

Re: [MBZ] Broke Brakes!

2018-03-12 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Yes, that was my first comment to him. "That's why I do my own work. I don't trust my life to stealers."followed by: "The stealer monkey has incentives to cut corners. He has no incentive to look out for you." I've changed many baster cylinders, and never had a problem

Re: [MBZ] Broke Brakes!

2018-03-12 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Not much. Just tell everyone I meet that would listen, naming names. > -Original Message- > From: Curley McLain via Mercedes > > ... > > What would y'all do in a case like this? > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] W123 for Michael Esh or Mitch

2018-03-12 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
https://grandrapids.craigslist.org/cto/d/1986-mercedes-300-turbo/6526690662.html Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] The 300e

2018-03-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Is a decent 88 300e worth 2k? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 12, 2018, at 5:31 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Gas'er up, send to Dan for Martha Treatment, flip for $2k? > > - > Max > Charleston SC > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 5:32 PM, Kaleb C.

Re: [MBZ] The 300e

2018-03-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Did I mention the belly pans are still in place? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 12, 2018, at 6:18 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > No you didn’t. > > "It even has the belly pans in place” > > That’s from the post with the pictures. > > -D > > >> On Mar 12,

Re: [MBZ] The 300e

2018-03-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
That adds at least $100 to the value of the car, after the mouse nests are cleared out. Maybe the mices chewed through the gas lines and drained the tank? - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 7:42 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Did I

Re: [MBZ] nice wagon

2018-03-12 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
The Max needs to buy that'un to Dieselize. Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes March 12, 2018 at 7:46 PM https://www.ebay.com/itm/2001-Mercedes-Benz-E-Class-E-320-Wagon-4-Matic/273105794991?hash=item3f965fb7af:g:FvgAAOSw6mJansNQ=mtr

Re: [MBZ] IT'S ALIVE!

2018-03-12 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Thank you! A real relief, as I wasn’t looking forward to doing battle with the electronics in this thing. It’s extremely rare for them to be the culprit, but I didn’t want to be the “one”, either. Now to sort the rest of the piddly stuff…. -D > On Mar 12, 2018, at 8:38 PM, Curley McLain via

Re: [MBZ] IT'S ALIVE!

2018-03-12 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Super! Now imagine it with a 2.82 rear... Just be sure to match the diff to the ASR status of the 400e, as the half shafts are different lengths. Direct bolt in from a w140. On Mon, Mar 12, 2018, 1:49 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Got the rebuilt ETA in the car this

Re: [MBZ] The 300e

2018-03-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
What's so special about belly pans? On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 8:14 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > If the belly pans were in place it would make it easier for the mice to > chew things > > --R > Sent from iPhone > > > On Mar 12, 2018, at 7:54 PM, Meade Dillon

Re: [MBZ] nice wagon

2018-03-12 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
In the north it is rust. 210 is secret code for rust. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Mar 12, 2018 8:58 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 6 days to go so the price will creep up for sure. Whyat's the downside to > this model? > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at

Re: [MBZ] The 300e

2018-03-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Exactly Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 12, 2018, at 8:20 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > They’re known as “noise encapsulation panels”. And believe it or not, they > do make a difference, especially on the diesels. > > And as you commented, they’re often

Re: [MBZ] it has an all over problem

2018-03-12 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Oh yeah, that'll buff right out... -Curt On Monday, March 12, 2018, 6:50:32 PM EDT, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Should  be nothing for Poos to sort out though. https://www.copart.com/lot/41690355 --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG.

Re: [MBZ] IT'S ALIVE!

2018-03-12 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Heh. Dave M. already suggested this. -D > On Mar 12, 2018, at 7:25 PM, Karl Wittnebel wrote: > > Super! Now imagine it with a 2.82 rear... Just be sure to match the diff to > the ASR status of the 400e, as the half shafts are different lengths. Direct > bolt in from

Re: [MBZ] The 300e

2018-03-12 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
I take mine off or just don't put them back when they get buggered. I know diesels sound reduction etc etc. I have 2 or 3 124 pans,around here. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Mar 12, 2018 8:56 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > What's so special about belly

Re: [MBZ] The 300e

2018-03-12 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Well maybe but my 124 is,still doing well @ 280K plus. Could be a martha thing.LOL. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Mar 12, 2018 9:20 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > They’re known as “noise encapsulation panels”. And believe it or not, > they do make a

Re: [MBZ] The 300e

2018-03-12 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 12/03/2018 4:32 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: So I got it home. Other than a few chewed nuts in the trunk I don’t see any evidence of mice inside or chewed wires under the hood. I popped a charged battery in it and I hear the pump kick on but it does not start. The gauge shows

Re: [MBZ] it has an all over problem

2018-03-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
crush value I guess. On 3/12/2018 5:59 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Why would such a thing be auctioned? What possible value could that have? - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 6:50 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Should be

Re: [MBZ] The 300e

2018-03-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Could be.  I forgot to mention the belly pans are still present. That is rare. On 3/12/2018 5:55 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: On 12/03/2018 4:32 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: So I got it home. Other than a few chewed nuts in the trunk I don’t see any evidence of mice

Re: [MBZ] Is the market tanking for 115s?

2018-03-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Maybe the BAT crack is running out Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 12, 2018, at 8:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Kind of shocked that this 300D didn't get much love. It's green, which is > unusual. > >

Re: [MBZ] Is the market tanking for 115s?

2018-03-12 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
The 400E actually sold for a reasonable price. That was good to see. It was a decent driver quality car - I would have been surprised if the price got run up on it. -D > On Mar 12, 2018, at 9:11 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Maybe the BAT crack is

[MBZ] Broke Brakes!

2018-03-12 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
SIL took his bowtie car to the stealer Thurs because it had a brake idiot light on. They changed the master and booster. Claimed the booster had to be changed because the master cyl leaked. (BILL BOOSTER!) Got it back, drove around Fri. Sat he got about 60 miles, and had NO brakes.

Re: [MBZ] The 300e

2018-03-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Gas'er up, send to Dan for Martha Treatment, flip for $2k? - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 5:32 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > So I got it home. Other than a few chewed nuts in the trunk I don’t see > any evidence of mice inside or

Re: [MBZ] The 300e

2018-03-12 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
They’re known as “noise encapsulation panels”. And believe it or not, they do make a difference, especially on the diesels. And as you commented, they’re often removed during service and simply not put back. Like headlight wipers on the cars that have them, I consider noise encapsulation

Re: [MBZ] IT'S ALIVE!

2018-03-12 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
2.82 seriously wakes the car up. You can get a diff on ebay in great condition for $150. Nobody expects an old mercedes to romp off the line like that; it makes LSD a reasonable consideration to avoid wheelspin, but I gather you probably have ASR. On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 4:29 PM, Dan Penoff via

Re: [MBZ] The 300e

2018-03-12 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
No you didn’t. "It even has the belly pans in place” That’s from the post with the pictures. -D > On Mar 12, 2018, at 7:14 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Could be. I forgot to mention the belly pans are still present. That is rare. > > > On

[MBZ] nice wagon

2018-03-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2001-Mercedes-Benz-E-Class-E-320-Wagon-4-Matic/273105794991?hash=item3f965fb7af:g:FvgAAOSw6mJansNQ=mtr --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Is the market tanking for 115s?

2018-03-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Kind of shocked that this 300D didn't get much love. It's green, which is unusual. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1957-mercedes-benz-300d/?utm_source=dailymail_medium=email_campaign=2018-03-12 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] The 300e

2018-03-12 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
If the belly pans were in place it would make it easier for the mice to chew things --R Sent from iPhone > On Mar 12, 2018, at 7:54 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > That adds at least $100 to the value of the car, after the mouse nests are > cleared out. > >

Re: [MBZ] Sun's out later

2018-03-12 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
> "Government intelligence in action" Who can invent a better oxymoron? How about "political correctness"? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] IT'S ALIVE!

2018-03-12 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Not any worse than a W140 from what I can see. The sides are tight, especially the driver’s side, but otherwise it doesn’t appear to be any worse than a W140. I’ll let you know after I change engine mounts. That will be a pig of a job, and the car needs them. -D > On Mar 12, 2018, at 5:00

Re: [MBZ] IT'S ALIVE!

2018-03-12 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Mon, 12 Mar 2018 16:00:09 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: > Yep, they are tons of fun to drive. A bitch to work on though. I wouldn't say it that way, but I agree working on them is well nigh impossible. Craig ___

[MBZ] it has an all over problem

2018-03-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Should  be nothing for Poos to sort out though. https://www.copart.com/lot/41690355 --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

Re: [MBZ] The 300e

2018-03-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Maybe on BaT, post-Martha. - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 6:42 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Is a decent 88 300e worth 2k? > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Crack or meth?

2018-03-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
1976 Mercedes Benz 300d sedan diesel classic https://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/d/1976-mercedes-benz-300d-sedan/6528232975.html Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

[MBZ] IT'S ALIVE!

2018-03-12 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Got the rebuilt ETA in the car this afternoon. Runs like a champ, no warning lights. Took it out for a quick drive, as the tires are a little sketchy and it’s not getting new ones until Wednesday. OH. MY. G-D. A W124 with a 4.2 liter V8. I have driven many, many W124s with the venerable

Re: [MBZ] IT'S ALIVE!

2018-03-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Yep, they are tons of fun to drive. A bitch to work on though. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 12, 2018, at 3:48 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Got the rebuilt ETA in the car this afternoon. Runs like a champ, no warning > lights. > > Took it out for a quick