Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I was seeing maybe 20 but there were a few survivors too --FT Sent from iFōn > On Mar 26, 2024, at 1:58 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > Lloyds of London insurance company stock just took a giant hit, I wager > [assuming they are the ins carrier for the shipping company..] > Since there

Re: [MBZ] air strut resealing

2024-03-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
If you have issues with a single wheel, it’s either the strut or the valve for that strut, something related to that wheel. -D > On Mar 26, 2024, at 2:43 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Apparently it's possible to re-seal the airmatic struts with JB Weld or > other epoxy. > >

Re: [MBZ] Tamara airbag recall

2024-03-26 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:39:35 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > Did anyone else get a call about an airbag recall? I had one the other > day but it didn’t say which car was involved. Just saw a FB ad from > MBUSA to book an appt. I guess I should call and find out which car is > on

[MBZ] Cheap 2008 Smart Fortwo

2024-03-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Still kinda high for a dinky F-150 soccer ball https://www.facebook.com/share/EeLZ3wSRQEWMy8pw/?mibextid=79PoIi --FT Sent from iFōn ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
On Tue, Mar 26, 2024, at 12:57, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > Lloyds of London insurance company stock just took a giant hit, I wager > [assuming they are the ins carrier for the shipping company..] > Since there were cars on the bridge, any count on how many folks died in > this disaster? It was

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 26/03/2024 12:40 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:22:54 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Wow. Incredible. Moment Baltimore bridge collapses after being hit by ship https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68663488 The captain of the ship is in a whole lot

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> Wonder why the far right span fell as well? Because the left side fell and broke off. That was the counterweight to the right side. Cut a teeter-totter in half at the middle, see what happens to BOTH sides. What happened to this bridge is just about the worst-case scenario, except for the

Re: [MBZ] ML320 Running board.

2024-03-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Fred, Last time I looked about a year ago you could still get them, but they weren’t cheap, of course. Send me your VIN privately if you like and I’ll check. -D > On Mar 24, 2024, at 11:23 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes > wrote: > > Dan. > Unobtainium perhaps? > fred. > >> On Sun, Mar

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:34:18 -0700 Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > Take a hell of a bollard to stop a 100,000 tonne hammer moving at 8 > knots. Let's call it 850 MJ, or over 200 lbs of TNT in bomb form. units says it's 1693.7798 megaJ and 809.64615 lb tnt -- quite a lot of energy to dissipate.

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
They have bollards/barriers around the supports for the Sunshine Skyway bridge that spans the opening of Tampa Bay into the Gulf. Previous bridge suffered the same fate as this on some years ago. -D > On Mar 26, 2024, at 2:32 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 26/03/2024 1:02

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
*Should have had bollard like things in the water to deflect so that the support pier would have avoided the direct hit.* I was thinking the same thing. On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 2:33 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 26/03/2024 1:02 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
> Like a house of cards... Wonder why the far right span fell as well? Not an engineer, but I did build a bridge out of balsa wood in high school physics Anyway, the deal with these truss bridges is that the truss through compression and tension on its frame transfers the load of the

Re: [MBZ] Cheap 2008 Smart Fortwo

2024-03-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Cute but has a salvage title... On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 2:04 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Still kinda high for a dinky F-150 soccer ball > > https://www.facebook.com/share/EeLZ3wSRQEWMy8pw/?mibextid=79PoIi > > --FT > Sent from iFōn >

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 26/03/2024 1:02 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Like a house of cards... Wonder why the far right span fell as well? Not an engineer, but I did build a bridge out of balsa wood in high school physics Anyway, the deal with these truss bridges is that the truss through compression

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N39w6aQFKSQ On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 10:25 AM Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > Like a house of cards... Wonder why the far right span fell as well? > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 8:50 AM M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I drove on

[MBZ] air strut resealing

2024-03-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Apparently it's possible to re-seal the airmatic struts with JB Weld or other epoxy. Process described here (this is a PDF attachment at Benzwhirled) www.benzworld.org/forums/attachments/w220-s-class/321085d1279940284-airmatic-strut-epoxy-fix-_summary-epoxy-fix-airmatic-front-strut That

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:22:54 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > Wow. Incredible. > > Moment Baltimore bridge collapses after being hit by ship > https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68663488 The captain of the ship is in a whole lot of trouble! Lawyers are going to have a

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:51:20 -0500 "M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes" wrote: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N39w6aQFKSQ Thanks for the link. Looking at the suggested videos on the right side of the screen, I could spend hours (days?) looking at YouTube videos! Craig

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Lloyds of London insurance company stock just took a giant hit, I wager [assuming they are the ins carrier for the shipping company..] Since there were cars on the bridge, any count on how many folks died in this disaster? On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 10:52 AM M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:36:24 + "dan penoff.com via Mercedes" wrote: > They have bollards/barriers around the supports for the Sunshine Skyway > bridge that spans the opening of Tampa Bay into the Gulf. Previous > bridge suffered the same fate as this one some years ago. In 1980. This is the

[MBZ] Dual pulley alternator belts

2024-03-26 Thread Michael Esh via Mercedes
Could anyone help or direct me to a source for the correct alternator belts for my 1982 240D. It has a donor engine that may have come from a 1984 300D and it has dual belts that run from crank pulley to alternator. One of the belts was destroyed and I pulled the other one off to measure it.

Re: [MBZ] Dual pulley alternator belts

2024-03-26 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 26 Mar 2024 19:42:50 -0500 Michael Esh via Mercedes wrote: > One of the belts was destroyed and I pulled the other one off to > measure it. There are no numbers or manufacturers name on the belt. It > measures 40.25” when measuring out side of the belt from mark to mark. > Width of belt

Re: [MBZ] Dual pulley alternator belts

2024-03-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Try NAPA. Autozone employees are one step up from zombies. On Tue, Mar 26, 2024, at 19:42, Michael Esh via Mercedes wrote: > Could anyone help or direct me to a source for the correct alternator > belts for my 1982 240D. It has a donor engine that may have come from a > 1984 300D and it has

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Like a house of cards... Wonder why the far right span fell as well? On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 8:50 AM M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I drove on that bridge a few times when I lived back East... > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 7:43 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >

[MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Wow. Incredible. Moment Baltimore bridge collapses after being hit by ship https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68663488 —FT Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Yea Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 26, 2024, at 7:23 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Wow. Incredible. > > Moment Baltimore bridge collapses after being hit by ship > https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68663488 > > —FT > > Sent from my iPad >

[MBZ] ML third row seats?

2024-03-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Tamara airbag recall

2024-03-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Did anyone else get a call about an airbag recall? I had one the other day but it didn’t say which car was involved. Just saw a FB ad from MBUSA to book an appt. I guess I should call and find out which car is on the list. —FT Sent from my iPad ___

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
I drove on that bridge a few times when I lived back East... On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 7:43 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yea > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 26, 2024, at 7:23 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Wow.

Re: [MBZ] Tanaka airbag recall

2024-03-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Tanaka! Auto correct got me! —FT Sent from my iPad > On Mar 26, 2024, at 8:39 AM, Buggered Benzmail > wrote: > > Did anyone else get a call about an airbag recall? I had one the other day > but it didn’t say which car was involved. Just saw a FB ad from MBUSA to book > an appt. I guess

Re: [MBZ] Tamara airbag recall

2024-03-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Tamara? Everything I see refers to Takata. I have not received any emails but found this web page: https://www.mbusa.com/en/recall/takata-recalls On Tue, Mar 26, 2024, at 07:39, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > Did anyone else get a call about an airbag recall? I had one the other >

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

2024-03-26 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
"It's fallen in the wah-tah!" - Little Jim On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 7:23 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Wow. Incredible. > > Moment Baltimore bridge collapses after being hit by ship > https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68663488 > > —FT > > Sent from

Re: [MBZ] ML third row seats?

2024-03-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Could be. They’re pretty useless unless you’ve got a Thalidomide baby (sorry, couldn't resist the tasteless joke) and you would need to make sure you have all the mounting hardware. I think the few of these that got sold ended up like the extra row of seats from the family van - piled up in

Re: [MBZ] ML third row seats?

2024-03-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Yeah I think there needs to be special mounts or something in the rear cargo area for them to latch onto, they aren't plug and play on any vehicle.  And yeah pretty useless and take up a lot of room. --FT On 3/26/24 10:18 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: Could be. They’re pretty

Re: [MBZ] Single-stage or clear coat?

2024-03-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I'm guessing - single stage. On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 11:28 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:19:56 + "dan penoff.com via Mercedes" > wrote: > > > Depends on the color. > > > > -D > > Paint Code: 623H Light Ivory > > > Craig > > ___