Re: [MBZ] Stuck in limp mode - 2007 ML350 - 128k miles - $6,100

2023-10-22 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
Quite ambitious in the ask. Doing the CP on the cheap would be a few $100, 
going with stealer or shop would be close to $2k then you’d have a $3k car if 
the engine was not a known issue. The engine is likely a ticking time bomb so 
significant risk there. 

--FT
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> On Oct 22, 2023, at 11:16 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> After you fix the transmission the balance shaft will be your next issue.
> 
> Extra zero in price.
> 
> https://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/d/springfield-2007-mercedes-benz-350-ml/7679554605.html
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[MBZ] Stuck in limp mode - 2007 ML350 - 128k miles - $6,100

2023-10-22 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes 
After you fix the transmission the balance shaft will be your next issue.

Extra zero in price.

https://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/d/springfield-2007-mercedes-benz-350-ml/7679554605.html
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[MBZ] Swap and Benzing

2023-10-22 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
Today I did a swap. I had a 99E20 I bought maybe 6yr ago for $600 with bad 
conductor plate. I put maybe $200-$300 into it. It’s a very nice car, 245kmi,  
I drove it for 2-3yr until I got the 05E320 4m wagon. 

I saw this 07E350 a few months ago on FBMP and talked to the seller, it sounded 
like the balance shaft failed, although the woman said it just died one day 
which isn’t usually a balance shaft failure mode. They were asking too much for 
it so I let it slide. Woman contacted me maybe 2 months ago to see if I might 
still be interested. I went to look at it and it’s a really nice car, 
black/black, staggered AMG wheels, AMG lower body kit, only issue is driver 
seat bottom is torn.  It was in Bristol TN about 2.5hr from my daughter’s. 
Cranked ok but wouldn’t light off. I put the fancy computer on it and it was 
not clear what the issue was exactly, there were cam codes that might suggest a 
bad balance shaft but it wasn’t clear. Timing chain didn’t look bad so I didn’t 
know for sure what the issue was. 

So anyway the woman selling it needed a car for her daughter so I proposed the 
99E320 for the dead E350 plus they give me $500. They agreed as they had no one 
with any knowledge there to deal with the E350 and it had basically just been 
sitting. I went to do the swap today and it would crank but not fire, same as 
before. I had ordered a crank position sensor I was going to put on there but 
it’s really difficult to get at so I didn’t do that today. 

Drove by the Bristol Speedway which doesn’t look a lot bigger than a football 
stadium but maybe it is. And it was a gorgeous day in the Appalachians with 
trees showing fall color. In another month…

I got it loaded and ready to come home. Staying at my daughters tonight then 
will head home tomorrow. 

Yesterday I went to look at a 95E420 with staggered AMG wheels I’ve been 
looking for. Struck a deal on that. Car looks really nice but the engine 
appears to be trashed and there’s a few things missing but mostly complete and 
in good shape. No tittle. Has a very good facelift bumper. I’ll collect that 
next weekend. 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/345688404493236/?mibextid=6ojiHh

So anyway that’s my Benzing madness for the weekend.  Aside from gas i think 
I’ll come out ahead on the deals. I’m still waiting on Crispy to let me know 
when and where to go look at her really nice black/black GL450 with a soaked 
SAM. 

Stopping by Todd’s tomorrow to get a “new” 722.9 conductor plate from LKQ 
programmed for the ML63 which should get it sorted finally, mostly. Can’t wait 
to drive that. 



--FT
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Re: [MBZ] No Kidding, Einstein!

2023-10-22 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes 
The Doctor's still in!  No terrestrial broadcast, but podcasting.
https://www.drdemento.com/
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Re: [MBZ] Diesel fuel mileage

2023-10-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
Bio-D would have less energy but I've found it to be good for the car in other 
ways.

This makes me think. The snowmobile club has an old farm tractor we mow the 
trails with. Its gotten persnickity in the extreme. I bought some diesel purge 
to run through it but I'm wondering if a couple gallons of biodiesel through it 
might not do as good a job cleaning the IP and associated gubbins...

-Curt


On Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 02:19:19 PM EDT, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
 wrote: 





I wonder if it has something to do with the biodiesel content?

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> On Oct 22, 2023, at 1:17 PM, Dwight Giles  wrote:
> 
> 
> makes sense. cheapo Sam's
> 
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2023, 11:22 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
>> I do not have any specific testing or proof, but it just seems like I 
>> get better mileage when I filled up at other stations than I do with 
>> Sams or Walmart diesel.  I suppose I could do some actual testing but it 
>> just seems like everytime I fill up somewhere else, I get a lot more 
>> miles per tank.  Has any one else observed this?
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Re: [MBZ] No Kidding, Einstein!

2023-10-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
The good Dr. was on the actual airwaves into the early 2000s I think. I 
remember listening in highschool back in the '90s.
"WBLM, the rock and roll blimp!"

-Curt




On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 10:09:12 PM EDT, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes 
 wrote: 





I knew Fred would reference Dr. Demento. If the weather was right I could 
listen to the good Doctor  while I drove my ‘63 Econline van delivering the 
fresh donuts I had just made to rural Indiana convenience stores in 1981. 

AZBob

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> On Oct 21, 2023, at 5:57 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Woo Woo Ginsberg on WMEX Boston, and Dr Demento, of course.
> Insanity does not run in my family, it gallops!
> 
>> On Sat, Oct 21, 2023 at 8:12 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I used to listen to WBZ in Cambridge.  Don't recall the format other than
>> it was ubiquitous.
>> 
>> On Sat, Oct 21, 2023 at 7:58 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> WFBM (“Woof Boom” in Indianapolis), don’t recall others. I often listened
>>> to WBBM and WGN out of Chicago when I was a kid at home in Indianapolis.
>>> 
>>> -D
>>> 
 On Oct 21, 2023, at 7:44 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 
 WOWO!
 
 --FT
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> On Oct 21, 2023, at 7:30 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
> When I was a little kid (pre-teen) we used to travel back and forth
>>> between Cincinnati and Indianapolis, usually at night. I can remember
>>> listening to all the local AM radio programming. That was cool.
> 
> -D
> 
>> On Oct 21, 2023, at 6:13 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> While we were driving through Okieland last week, I half listened to
>> a
>>> report on some news radio station where the big wig of some major car
>>> manufacturer (can’t remember but I think it might of been VW) said there
>>> are already too many EVs and no more need to be developed or made. He
>> said
>>> it’s not the popular belief but he feels it’s correct.
>> And, btw, I still enjoy driving across country and listening to
>>> radio…even AM radio… to hear local programming and local ads.
>> 
>> AZBob
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
 On Oct 21, 2023, at 2:56 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Well, practically there is no difference
>>> 
>>> --FT
>>> Sent from iFōn
>>> 
 On Oct 21, 2023, at 5:35 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 
 
> 
> 
> I saw a flatbed collecting a dead Tesla on the side of the
>>> interstate
> yesterday
> 
 
 Dead, or discharged?  Hope his [tow truck] fire insurance was up to
>>> date!
 :-)
 
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Re: [MBZ] No Kidding, Einstein!

2023-10-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
Still there, "Traffic on the threes".

-Curt


On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 08:12:25 PM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel via 
Mercedes  wrote: 





I used to listen to WBZ in Cambridge.  Don't recall the format other than
it was ubiquitous.

On Sat, Oct 21, 2023 at 7:58 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> WFBM (“Woof Boom” in Indianapolis), don’t recall others. I often listened
> to WBBM and WGN out of Chicago when I was a kid at home in Indianapolis.
>
> -D
>
> > On Oct 21, 2023, at 7:44 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > WOWO!
> >
> > --FT
> > Sent from iFōn
> >
> >> On Oct 21, 2023, at 7:30 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> When I was a little kid (pre-teen) we used to travel back and forth
> between Cincinnati and Indianapolis, usually at night. I can remember
> listening to all the local AM radio programming. That was cool.
> >>
> >> -D
> >>
> >>> On Oct 21, 2023, at 6:13 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> While we were driving through Okieland last week, I half listened to a
> report on some news radio station where the big wig of some major car
> manufacturer (can’t remember but I think it might of been VW) said there
> are already too many EVs and no more need to be developed or made. He said
> it’s not the popular belief but he feels it’s correct.
> >>> And, btw, I still enjoy driving across country and listening to
> radio…even AM radio… to hear local programming and local ads.
> >>>
> >>> AZBob
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> > On Oct 21, 2023, at 2:56 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>  Well, practically there is no difference
> 
>  --FT
>  Sent from iFōn
> 
> > On Oct 21, 2023, at 5:35 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > 
> >>
> >>
> >> I saw a flatbed collecting a dead Tesla on the side of the
> interstate
> >> yesterday
> >>
> >
> > Dead, or discharged?  Hope his [tow truck] fire insurance was up to
> date!
> > :-)
> >
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Re: [MBZ] Interesting Benzing experience

2023-10-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
Many years ago I was coming back from northern Maine not long after Memorial 
Day. 

There was an accident and the whole highway was down to one lane at a walking 
pace. Occasionally somebody would decide they wanted to take the closest exit 
and would slip down the breakdown lane. Just ahead of me were a pair of monster 
5th wheel campers pulled by diesel dually pickups. They decided they'd try the 
breakdown lane trick.

It'd been a wet spring and the shoulder was soft. No problem for a car, just 
stay on the pavement. Well the wheels of that big camper hit the soft shoulder 
and it started to slide. It went slow but steady, I couldn't believe the driver 
kept driving but I guess he thought he could save it. By the time he decided he 
couldn't it was too late and the whole rig slid slowly into the ditch, the 
right side of the camper completely buried in the muck.

His buddy steered back into the travel lane and never stopped...

-Curt


On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 05:33:36 PM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes 
 wrote: 





So there’s not a lot of drama with having contention with other vehicles.
> And I can keep a good stopping distance ahead of me.
>

Both important points.  There can also be sudden wind surprises.  I know I
see a lot of guys blasting past me
in what look like brand-new muscle-bound pickup trucks towing what look
like brand-new very large RV's.
Going faster than anybody else, whipping in and out of traffic, etc.  I'm
guessing that they're new to towing.
Accidents waiting to happen if you ask me.

Once saw a nice new big RV on its side on the freeway, with the new towing
truck also tipped over on its side.
Stater said it was due to too much speed on the corner, probably
exacerbated by wind, and maybe evasion/braking
due to the onramp that was right there too.  Had plenty of time to chat,
while the road was closed.


-- Jim
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Re: [MBZ] Diesel fuel mileage

2023-10-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
Back in the day when I tracked mileage carefully I could definitely see 
differences in energy content from the fuel at different stations.

There was one Mobil station that was generally the most expensive around but 
it'd get 1-2mpg better than most. I also found one place off the highway that 
was really cheap where the mileage was 1-2mpg worse...

-Curt


On Friday, October 20, 2023 at 11:22:51 PM EDT, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
 wrote: 





I do not have any specific testing or proof, but it just seems like I 
get better mileage when I filled up at other stations than I do with 
Sams or Walmart diesel.  I suppose I could do some actual testing but it 
just seems like everytime I fill up somewhere else, I get a lot more 
miles per tank.  Has any one else observed this?

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Re: [MBZ] CL600 ABC Fun

2023-10-22 Thread Kevin Kraly via Mercedes 
Sehr gut!
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> On Oct 22, 2023, at 9:46 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> So today I embarked on the replacement of all of the accumulators in the 
> W215 chassis (CL600).
> 
> Got the car on the Quickjack and in the air, which is nice. Found the pulse 
> damper, which is located at the rear valve block. Definitely original. The 
> rear accumulator is tough to get to as it’s on the “top” of the underside, 
> above the exhaust, and next to the spare tire well. Soaked everything in 
> Kroil to start. I noticed plated fittings underneath the car are rusty, 
> probably because it was parked on the ground or grass for a while with the 
> last (second) owner. Things like crimp ferrules are crusty, but no rust on 
> the chassis or body or fuel/hydraulic lines. Amazing how much damage 
> something as simple as parking a car over dirt can do.
> 
> Broke fittings loose on the damper, so it’s ready for replacement. I’m taking 
> a short break to let the Kroil do its magic on the rear accumulator fasteners 
> and fitting, as they are a little crusty.
> 
> Once these two are done I move to the front left of the car, where the front 
> valve block is located, in the front of the left front wheel well.
> 
> More as things progress…
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Diesel fuel mileage

2023-10-22 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
I wonder if it has something to do with the biodiesel content?Sent from my iPhoneOn Oct 22, 2023, at 1:17 PM, Dwight Giles  wrote:makes sense. cheapo Sam'sOn Fri, Oct 20, 2023, 11:22 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes  wrote:I do not have any specific testing or proof, but it just seems like I 
get better mileage when I filled up at other stations than I do with 
Sams or Walmart diesel.  I suppose I could do some actual testing but it 
just seems like everytime I fill up somewhere else, I get a lot more 
miles per tank.  Has any one else observed this?

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Re: [MBZ] Diesel fuel mileage

2023-10-22 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes 
makes sense. cheapo Sam's

On Fri, Oct 20, 2023, 11:22 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I do not have any specific testing or proof, but it just seems like I
> get better mileage when I filled up at other stations than I do with
> Sams or Walmart diesel.  I suppose I could do some actual testing but it
> just seems like everytime I fill up somewhere else, I get a lot more
> miles per tank.  Has any one else observed this?
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Re: [MBZ] Newest Mercedes with manual transmission

2023-10-22 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes 

On 2023-10-21 21:16, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:

Well actually FCP Euro has a writeup about this topic.

https://blog.fcpeuro.com/every-mercedes-model-with-a-manual-transmission


I was wondering if R171 had it, was surprised that R172 had it too.
I wonder if MBUSA ordered any 172s with stick shift.

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[MBZ] CL600 ABC Fun

2023-10-22 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes 
So today I embarked on the replacement of all of the accumulators in the W215 
chassis (CL600).

Got the car on the Quickjack and in the air, which is nice. Found the pulse 
damper, which is located at the rear valve block. Definitely original. The rear 
accumulator is tough to get to as it’s on the “top” of the underside, above the 
exhaust, and next to the spare tire well. Soaked everything in Kroil to start. 
I noticed plated fittings underneath the car are rusty, probably because it was 
parked on the ground or grass for a while with the last (second) owner. Things 
like crimp ferrules are crusty, but no rust on the chassis or body or 
fuel/hydraulic lines. Amazing how much damage something as simple as parking a 
car over dirt can do.

Broke fittings loose on the damper, so it’s ready for replacement. I’m taking a 
short break to let the Kroil do its magic on the rear accumulator fasteners and 
fitting, as they are a little crusty.

Once these two are done I move to the front left of the car, where the front 
valve block is located, in the front of the left front wheel well.

More as things progress…

-D
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Re: [MBZ] Newest Mercedes with manual transmission

2023-10-22 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes 
I think Rick has nailed it.

-D

> On Oct 21, 2023, at 9:36 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> SLK/Chrysler Crossfire
> 
> 
> Rick
> 
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Sent: October 21, 2023 8:06 PM
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
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> Subject: [MBZ] Newest Mercedes with manual transmission
> 
> What's the newest MB that I'm likely to be able to find that has a manual? 
> I'm guessing something like a W123 240D? Or a 300D with a manual swap?
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Re: [MBZ] No Kidding, Einstein!

2023-10-22 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes 
And possibly less well-known but just as funny, the National Lampoon Radio Hour!

“The best-looking guy you’ll ever hear…”

-D

> On Oct 21, 2023, at 10:08 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I knew Fred would reference Dr. Demento. If the weather was right I could 
> listen to the good Doctor  while I drove my ‘63 Econline van delivering the 
> fresh donuts I had just made to rural Indiana convenience stores in 1981. 
> 
> AZBob
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Oct 21, 2023, at 5:57 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Woo Woo Ginsberg on WMEX Boston, and Dr Demento, of course.
>> Insanity does not run in my family, it gallops!
>> 
>>> On Sat, Oct 21, 2023 at 8:12 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I used to listen to WBZ in Cambridge.  Don't recall the format other than
>>> it was ubiquitous.
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Oct 21, 2023 at 7:58 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
 WFBM (“Woof Boom” in Indianapolis), don’t recall others. I often listened
 to WBBM and WGN out of Chicago when I was a kid at home in Indianapolis.
 
 -D
 
> On Oct 21, 2023, at 7:44 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
 mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
> WOWO!
> 
> --FT
> Sent from iFōn
> 
>> On Oct 21, 2023, at 7:30 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
 mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> When I was a little kid (pre-teen) we used to travel back and forth
 between Cincinnati and Indianapolis, usually at night. I can remember
 listening to all the local AM radio programming. That was cool.
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>>> On Oct 21, 2023, at 6:13 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
 mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> While we were driving through Okieland last week, I half listened to
>>> a
 report on some news radio station where the big wig of some major car
 manufacturer (can’t remember but I think it might of been VW) said there
 are already too many EVs and no more need to be developed or made. He
>>> said
 it’s not the popular belief but he feels it’s correct.
>>> And, btw, I still enjoy driving across country and listening to
 radio…even AM radio… to hear local programming and local ads.
>>> 
>>> AZBob
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Oct 21, 2023, at 2:56 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
 mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 
 Well, practically there is no difference
 
 --FT
 Sent from iFōn
 
> On Oct 21, 2023, at 5:35 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
 mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>> 
>> 
>> I saw a flatbed collecting a dead Tesla on the side of the
 interstate
>> yesterday
>> 
> 
> Dead, or discharged?  Hope his [tow truck] fire insurance was up to
 date!
> :-)
> 
> -- Jim
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