Re: [MBZ] Great Leap Forward

Thanks... meant to type "Sipes" .. somehow it came out "snipes" ... I stand corrected... I don't actually hunt snipes.. I only organize the hunts for visiting city boys ; On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 7:57 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Sipes You hunt

Re: [MBZ] Great Leap Forward

Sipes You hunt snipes. tars have sipes. Microsipes are good. G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Look for tires with extra sipes in the tread. The little slots that open up and channel water out of the tread to stop hydroplaning. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Great Leap Forward

These days, I look for something rated AA 400 or better. AB 300 is probably the lowest grade acceptable for a Dissel. I think AA is roughly equivalent to an H rated yuro tar. And AB is roughly equivalent to an S rated yuro tar. I have thus far avoided kumho and han kook tars because of

Re: [MBZ] Great Leap Forward

I had the kuhmo on the w124. Not really impressed with them. Nokians were less than gripping on the w220. Maybe they are better near absolute zero. clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored

Re: [MBZ] Great Leap Forward

Look for tires with extra snipes in the tread. The little slots that open up and channel water out of the tread to stop hydroplaning. On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 7:28 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I am needing the stickiest 14” tires I can find to put on the SD.

Re: [MBZ] Great Leap Forward

Look at the reviews on tirerack. Those kumhos seem kinda soft as some report they wear out fast. They also had a super performance type for a bit more that was probably softer. I don’t know about wet conditions though. Sometimes that depends on the tread design not how soft. --R Sent from

Re: [MBZ] Great Leap Forward

I am needing the stickiest 14” tires I can find to put on the SD. Anybody have a recommendation? They will need to stick like glue in the rain, not much need for snow or overly cold use, since it does not get that cold in PNW. Year round use for DD. Present rubber is yoko’smama which do

Re: [MBZ] Like a Raped Ape

Back when Rusty was in the process of selling out and closing his business, I ordered 2 Bilstein regular duty shocks. He send me 2 Bilstein HD shocks. I installed them on the rear anyway and the ride was the same as yours. Now I need 2 for the front and I'm wondering if the regulars on the front

Re: [MBZ] Great Leap Forward

The last tars I bought are Barum (yurpeen Continental sub-brand) or nokia n. so far so good, but too soon to tell. Cooper cs 3 or 5 may suit your use, but may not get beyond 50 k miles. Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: I drove this $500 99 E300 dizzel a shorts ways this afternoon. It

Re: [MBZ] Great Leap Forward

On Tue, 10 Apr 2018 17:59:04 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > What were the cheepcheep tires y’all were suggesting? Kumho and > Nokian? Something else? What size tires does it use? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] OT Airlines: Why de do dat?

Not threatening, they’ll do it. At least they used to. I know of a couple of instances where we did it and they cancelled our return leg. F- it. We rebooked and still paid less. The privileges of corporate travel. -D > On Apr 10, 2018, at 6:59 PM, Curt Raymond

Re: [MBZ] Video fun times

Apparently a lot of other people do too, or the clickbait title is doing its job. Its got more views than the video that preceded it. -Curt On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 4:20:39 PM EDT, clay monroe via Mercedes wrote: I liked this one

Re: [MBZ] OT Airlines: Why de do dat?

Last I knew airlines were threatening to cancel your return trip if you missed a flight midway. They have some super BS excuse for not letting you do it that boils down to "We don't like it when people game the system." -Curt On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 1:57:58 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via

Re: [MBZ] Great Leap Forward

Wonder what their fording depth is --FT On 4/10/18 6:23 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Those look decent, good wet grip which is key for hurricane season. -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] Great Leap Forward

Those look decent, good wet grip which is key for hurricane season. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On April 10, 2018 6:15:55 PM EDT, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >I make you good price sailor! > >I see these Kumhos on Tirerack, with $75 rebate they

Re: [MBZ] Great Leap Forward

I had good luck with Hankooks, too. They were pretty reasonably priced, I thought. -D > On Apr 10, 2018, at 6:15 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > I make you good price sailor! > > I see these Kumhos on Tirerack, with $75 rebate they come to $62/tire which

Re: [MBZ] Great Leap Forward

I make you good price sailor! I see these Kumhos on Tirerack, with $75 rebate they come to $62/tire which is pretty good.  Someone said these are OK tires? I could go with that.  They have some local installers they will ship them to, their warehouse is just down Savannah so it wouldn't take

Re: [MBZ] Great Leap Forward

I've got some kuhmo solus ta71 on two of my Benz, happy so far and online prices were decent last year. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Great Leap Forward

You will hate it. The car wants to live in OK. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 10, 2018, at 4:59 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > I drove this $500 99 E300 dizzel a shorts ways this afternoon. It runs well > still has a bad GP or 2 maybe so is a little

[MBZ] Great Leap Forward

I drove this $500 99 E300 dizzel a shorts ways this afternoon. It runs well still has a bad GP or 2 maybe so is a little reluctant to start but did light off with some clouds of smoke. Handles really well. I think I’m gonna get some new cheap tires for it and get it on the road. It’ll be like

Re: [MBZ] Video fun times

Another way to improve and LED lantern would be to fill it with water - use glue or tape if needed to keep the water in, then shoot it with something like a .30-06. This works a treat with things like empty beer cans . . . On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 12:07 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] Video fun times

I liked this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVFAsBNGWnE clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple

Re: [MBZ] Copra copart 560

I have a few of the relay on the parts shelf. 003 545 25 05 clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and

Re: [MBZ] OT Airlines: Why de do dat?

I used to do this a lot when I flew for business, as you would often get screwed flying into airports that were hubs, such as Minneapolis or SFO. I could fly from MKE to SEA via MSP for maybe $300. To fly to from MKE to MSP might be $500+. We would often book trips that overlapped to do this

Re: [MBZ] OT Airlines: Why de do dat?

If you know how you can fly “open jaw”. It’s not that hard to do, but most ticket booking sites don’t support it. You can use Google’s ITA matrix to do it. Hipmunk will let you do stuff like this, too. It takes some effort to use these tools to find the cheapest route, but 20-30 minutes of

Re: [MBZ] OT Airlines: Why de do dat?

But if there is a change of planes you're scre*ed. On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 1:44 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > What happens more often is that its cheaper to fly to a layover spot > without making the next leg. So say for instance I really wanted to go to >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Another magnitude 4.5 in Oklahoma

These may be manmade earthquakes as a result of fracking. On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 1:03 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Maybe you should consult a geologist? > > Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > >> Seems like every earthquake is a 4.5 in OK. Why is that?

Re: [MBZ] OT Airlines: Why de do dat?

What happens more often is that its cheaper to fly to a layover spot without making the next leg. So say for instance I really wanted to go to Charlotte, sometimes its cheaper to book a flight to Miami through Charlotte than it is to go to Charlotte. So people just stop at the mid-point.

Re: [MBZ] OT Airlines: Why de do dat?

Yes, I would imagine so Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 10, 2018, at 12:41 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Just booked a set of tix to go to Italy later this year. Tix were $573, > flying from Miami FL to Rome, with a layover in Charlotte each way. > > Flights

Re: [MBZ] Video fun times

Heh, I LIKE it. For the next one I intend to "convert" to kerosene which is a thing lots of guys do to whitegas lanterns because kero is generally cheaper than whitegas. Thing is we'll need a filler port, so drill a hole in the plastic body so we can add kerosene. Then kerosene requires preheat

[MBZ] OT Airlines: Why de do dat?

Just booked a set of tix to go to Italy later this year. Tix were $573, flying from Miami FL to Rome, with a layover in Charlotte each way. Flights are all on AA. Miami is about a ten-hour drive from my house. Charlotte is about five hours. If I try to book the flight from Charlotte, and skip

Re: [MBZ] Video fun times

OOooohh, mocking the greenie weenie gods now! Are you sure you want to go down that path? Idea for next vid on "improving" the LED lantern. Start by replacing the body (plastic) with parts from a metal lantern, in stages. "Reflector and handle just don't feel right, let's replace those with

[MBZ] Video fun times

So I made a video for April Fools day you guys might find interesting:https://youtu.be/G8waJ_b_kFs The reaction from that was pretty good so I made this followup I released the other day:https://youtu.be/2cF1yP-Pdjk I'm thinking I'm going to do a series. Need to troll Amazon to find some cheap

Re: [MBZ] OT: Another magnitude 4.5 in Oklahoma

Maybe you should consult a geologist? Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Seems like every earthquake is a 4.5 in OK. Why is that? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] Copra copart 560

You can jumper the socket after removing the relay and see if applying direct power will energize the pump.  I forget which holes work the magic but you can find that somewhere. --FT On 4/10/18 12:43 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: I seem to recall that model has a fuel pump relay on the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Another magnitude 4.5 in Oklahoma

Seems like every earthquake is a 4.5 in OK. Why is that? On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 11:26 AM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > We didn't feel that one. We've found that we will feel the smaller quakes > if we're sitting still, but not if we're up moving around. > > On Mon, Apr

Re: [MBZ] Copra copart 560

I seem to recall that model has a fuel pump relay on the firewall, or behind the glove box somewhere that is prone to failure and will cause the pump to not work. Might want to check that first. The test is to access the fuel pump connection plug, then with key on, test for power to the fuel

Re: [MBZ] Tire bubble

On Tue, 10 Apr 2018 08:46:33 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > ... so she went to some local tar shop and got some Goodyears or > something.  She's happy, they were a bit cheaper than the Costco > Bridgestones on sale, so I guess all is good. At least she is not

[MBZ] Early (1986) W126 560 SEC on BAT

Very pretty diamond blue Canadian spec coupe; bidding heading into the stratosphere. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1986-mercedes-benz-560sec/?utm_source=dailymail_medium=email_campaign=2018-04-10 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: Another magnitude 4.5 in Oklahoma

We didn't feel that one. We've found that we will feel the smaller quakes if we're sitting still, but not if we're up moving around. On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 8:54 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/#{"autoUpdate"%3A >

Re: [MBZ] Copra copart 560

Attaboy! Your perseverance rewarded. On Apr 9, 2018 6:13 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: They keys arrived today. I threw a battery in it and cranked on it but it did not start. Darn. Did not sound like the fuel pump was running. I would think I should be

Re: [MBZ] Like a Raped Ape

People seem to get caught buying the HD Bilsteins from time to time. I got a set for my former 300SD and hated them. They were so hard you could feel every little bump/crack/rock in the road. In a car that was more of a high performance sort of vehicle I could see it, but not in an S class.

Re: [MBZ] Like a Raped Ape

Just to clarify, I wasn’t suggesting he put Monroes on it - GAAAK! Just tossing them out as a price point reference. Bilstein or Sachs. Nothing else. And avoid the HD Bilsteins unless you want to feel every little pebble in the road. -D > On Apr 10, 2018, at 9:32 AM, Curley McLain via

Re: [MBZ] Like a Raped Ape

I put some KYB struts and shocks in SWMBO's Infiniti, and they ride almost like rocks, WAY too stiff for me. Not bad for short trips around town and on smooth highway drives, but not at all suitable for a long day in the car. At the time it was hard to justify the $300 / strut cost from the

Re: [MBZ] Like a Raped Ape

Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: Ugh, Monroe's ride like you welded the rod to the cylinder, avoid them at all costs (and they are valved like American shocks, too). Had a pair on the rear of my 280, replaced them with a set of Bilsteins from a '65 out of the junk yard. Vastly better.

Re: [MBZ] Tire bubble

I hear that when Pirellis go flat they go WOPWOPWOP I thought the tires on the girl's car were not that old, they had a lot of good tread.  There was a receipt in the package with the car, I thought they might have been fairly new but she says the only receipt was from 2006 and the tires

Re: [MBZ] Like a Raped Ape

Ugh, Monroe's ride like you welded the rod to the cylinder, avoid them at all costs (and they are valved like American shocks, too). Had a pair on the rear of my 280, replaced them with a set of Bilsteins from a '65 out of the junk yard. Vastly better. Hold out for the real ones,

Re: [MBZ] Like a Raped Ape

Nice! - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 11:37 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The 450SL got new injectors this day. > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Europa Mexico score!

The pnp near Norfolk carefully removes radios. On Apr 10, 2018 1:31 AM, "Jim Cathey via Mercedes" wrote: > > > > Destruction of good parts seems to be SOP for denizens of PnP. BFH to > > valve covers, just because. Slicing seats, smashing glass, cutting wires > > for

Re: [MBZ] Like a Raped Ape

Glad you’re able to keep it from going up in flames. You can’t imagine the number of 74 and 75 MY cars I saw down here that burst into flames because all the rubber bits deteriorated from the under hood temperatures. It used to be fairly common, even more so in this area because the climate

Re: [MBZ] What is this worth?

Rear axle damage + curb means someone pulled a "blues brothers" and slid sideways into a curb? Probably ruined the wheel carrier plus more. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives