a 2000 Suburban compared to a 1999 model.)
My parents had quite a few suburbans, a '91 (last of the big, boxy ones),
a '93, and the '99 which was the best of the three. It was sitting next to
the 2000 model at the local auto show, and it was a pretty good deal at over
8K cheaper. It was an a
The little 36" RC nitro boat will be back on the water with us once again!
I posted last week that it had flipped, filled with water and had nearly
gone under. I checked everything over today for the first time since being
out of town for over a week to find that it's all in working order! It
As my father used to say, "die jugend von heute", meaning how easy kids have
it today... Of course, he said it with a very discernible "wink:...
On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 5:34 PM, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> And it snowed every day - even in the summer when it was 90-F.
>
> Larry T (66 MGB
> Now that I know it's the Control Valve, maybe you (or someone) could
> tell me
> how hard it is to change? Then there's always that NASCAR thing -
You change steering boxes. Straightforward, but heavy and usually
a bit on the greasy side.
-- Jim
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> How can I partake in the raiding of this booty?
What are you looking for? Mind you the deals aren't
stellar, it's just that at half the asking price they're
now somewhat reasonable.
> Drive out to the middle of nowhere, WA
Spokane is not usually considered (by the rational) as the
'middle of
My guess -- based on what I do for a living -- is that the attacker suffers
from schizophrenia and was not on meds. Schnzos off-meds can do some strange
stuff that, at the time, seems to be perfectly logical and justified. Had
one at work a while back who was convinced he was in Vietnam (he was bor
Old portion of the key and super glue?
Luther
Mitch Haley wrote:
> Wilton Strickland wrote:
>
>> Is there some way you can get a grip on the broken key to remove it?
>>
>
> I was thinking pocket screwdriver and Super Glue.
>
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Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 5:50 PM
Subject: [MBZ] OT Its not a benz, its not a diesel its a MG Nissan Chevy!
> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/car/77840
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/car/778401489.html
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And it snowed every day - even in the summer when it was 90-F.
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'Read about it 10 minutes ago in paper here in Goldsboro, NC. 'Nut also
taunted other passengers and police with severed head.
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To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 4:51 PM
Subject: [MBZ] OT recen
So, did y'all hear about the guy on the Greyhound bus? One passenger flipped
out and stabbed another to death and
then cut his head right off. Happened a couple of nights ago about 50 miles
west of us. I know lots of odd balls
ride the buses but jeepers. This sort of takes the cake.
Randy
Not sure I care for the composition, but interesting, none the less.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachsdame/sets/72057594053523121/
I parked next to a 1959 or 1960 Impala convertible at the bank today. The
typical red with white trim. Gawd, that was a beautiful car
Dan
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At 01:57 PM 8/1/2008, you wrote:
>How can I partake in the raiding of this booty?
>
>Luther
>
>Jim Cathey wrote:
> > My favorite tool pawnshop is closing (lost their lease) and
> > everything is marked 1/2 off for clearance. The prices are
> > finally attrac
Wilton Strickland wrote:
> Is there some way you can get a grip on the broken key to remove it?
I was thinking pocket screwdriver and Super Glue.
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Fuel tank is mounted behind seat.
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From: "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Drilling out locks, what kind of bit?
> On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Rolf <[EMAIL PROTE
Here's a re-post of my key/lock ordeal in Oct 07. Don't give up.
Wilton
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 9:13 PM
Subject: 124 tumbler close call!
> Early morning several days ago, I drove my now nearly showroom 87 300D a
few
> blocks to dental appt. 'Parked at curb out front. About 45 min. l
Thats what they said about the 123 too, t'aint true though...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 11:54:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Drilling out locks, what kind of bit?
To: Mercedes Discussion List
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On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Rolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Was the key broken in the door? If so you might be able to push it out
> from the inside by removing the door panel and either drilling a hole in
> the door or some stretch Armstrong shenanigns.
Nope, in the trunk lock.
Hey, I kno
I presume that a 124 would have the security style locks like my 201 which I've
never messed with but on a 123 you don't need to do any of that.
On a 123 car you take the door handle loose, then loosen the lock inside the
door, wiggle and fiddle for awhile and the door handle will come off, it n
124 key has recessed/variable ridges on both sides - different from 123 key
but like 126 key.
Wilton
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Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Drilling out locks, what kind of bit?
> Was
"youse guys" -- Northern/Yankee talk for y'all.
Wilton
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From: "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 12:19 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Drilling out locks, what kind of bit?
> Need help from some of youse guys who k
Was the key broken in the door? If so you might be able to push it out
from the inside by removing the door panel and either drilling a hole in
the door or some stretch Armstrong shenanigns. Does the W124 have the
old standard type key or the recessed ridge?
-Rolf
Or drill a coupla holes/gaps/slots in the broken key to enable gripping it
with needle nose pliers.
Wilton
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To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Drilling out locks, what ki
How can I partake in the raiding of this booty?
Luther
Jim Cathey wrote:
> My favorite tool pawnshop is closing (lost their lease) and
> everything is marked 1/2 off for clearance. The prices are
> finally attractive. I bought a bunch of 1/4" socket stuff
> to put in the boat toolkit. I also b
Ooooh, good point. Yes, you have to be able to turn the lock cylinder to
disengage the pin that runs through the lock mechanism from the back of the
lock cylinder. Sorry about that
As for the puffy shirt goo on my engine, well, I've wiped about as much as I
can off, and as soon as I can e
On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 11:36 AM, LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What about just removing the door handle/trunk lock (or whichever one it is)
> and disassembling it to the point where you can remove the lock cylinder?
> Worst case scenario, you have it off the car so you can clamp the whole
Wow, this is the first car listed on here that I can say this about
That is 45 miles from me and I can take a look if someone desires
Luther
Donald Snook wrote:
> http://tiny.cc/EMyps
>
> Tons of miles, needs some work, but its cheap.
>
> Not mine, no affiliation.
>
> Donald H. Snook
>
There was a trick I read about but never tried -- stick another key end
on the broken one (or the other broken part) and zap it right quick with
a jumper cable on the battery. This supposedly is enough to "weld" it
enough to pull it out. If you're thinking of drilling, might as well
see if th
What about just removing the door handle/trunk lock (or whichever one it is)
and disassembling it to the point where you can remove the lock cylinder?
Worst case scenario, you have it off the car so you can clamp the whole thing
in a vise to abuse it.
Dan
--- On Fri, 8/1/08, Alex Chamberlai
On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 11:24 AM, John Freer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The 2000 MY W210 came out with a number of improvements including an
> upgraded interior and a lower hood line to house the V6.
>
The former is a reason to look only at '96-'99 in my book. The old
interior was all angles and
The 2000 MY W210 came out with a number of improvements including an
upgraded interior and a lower hood line to house the V6.
John
On 8/1/08, Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 'Just glanced at a 99 E430 o
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From: "LarryT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Hendrik wrote < away>>
>
> I don't know what it's become like where you are, but this is a change that
> has occurred during the last generation. I blame busing for part of it.
> When I was in elem. sc
On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can you drill a small hole into the broken key but big enough to put a screw
> into it to pull the key out?
>
Hmm, good idea. The broken chunk of key is not just sitting in there
but held in by something---that is, th
But then he has to pay another ebay listing fee, right?
On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 1:54 PM, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> guy has 86 left on an auction that is doing well and wants to raise the
> price. what does he do? he ends the auction claiming the item is lost or
> broken. then he r
Can you drill a small hole into the broken key but big enough to put a screw
into it to pull the key out?
Wilton
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From: "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 12:19 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Drilling out locks, what
guy has 86 left on an auction that is doing well and wants to raise the
price. what does he do? he ends the auction claiming the item is lost or
broken. then he relists the same item (mysteriously found?) for 10 bucks
more.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=360031050763&ss
Is there some way you can get a grip on the broken key to remove it?
Wilton
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From: "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 12:19 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Drilling out locks, what kind of bit?
> Need help from som
May I suggest? Before drilling the one you can get a key into, mount a key
on a vibrating sander, such as a Bosch finish sander sanding plate, insert
the key in the lock, turn on the sander and try to turn the lock with all
that vibrating going on. I had fantastic luck with this procedure on my 8
On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 'Just glanced at a 99 E430 on a used car lot 4 blocks from my house in
> Goldsboro, NC. 'Been there a few weeks. Black/black, 116 kmi. Asking
> $9100. No affiliation, etc.
I asked about that chassis (210) a few day
'Just glanced at a 99 E430 on a used car lot 4 blocks from my house in
Goldsboro, NC. 'Been there a few weeks. Black/black, 116 kmi. Asking
$9100. No affiliation, etc.
Wilton
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Most of the BioD produced in the US is shipped to the EU. Seems that
we cheapskates are unwilling to pay the 5.50 or so a gallon it would
be at retail in the US.
This is the wholesale price, FOB Plant as of 2 days ago:
Soy Biodiesel Additive B99.9 - 4.2800
To this is added shipping, $.50-.60
Hendrik wrote <>
I don't know what it's become like where you are, but this is a change that
has occurred during the last generation. I blame busing for part of it.
When I was in elem. school (60s) we had a neighborhood school - we walked
to school - 8-10 residential blocks away - or rode bik
There is that constant of purchasing more than you can afford. Greed
for more than one deserves and grasping for that higher rung will
kill more often than pay off.
Does one really need that shiny new car? the huge plasma HDTV? An
RV and ATV? The huge home to hold it all? The fastest, b
Actually, here's a more accurate count of oil reserves -
I only copies part of this report as it is lengthy - if you want the full
report all let me know -
<<< Here is a comparison of the total US oil resources (proven + estimated
+
undiscovered technically recoverable) with the (proven) reser
It is headed to EU, which must have stringent requirements from what
I have gathered
clay
On 1 Aug 2008, at 05:43, Allan Streib wrote:
> "Redghost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
>> Very true. Oil companies are exporting all our diesel, which drives
>> up the cost of feedstock for BioD, since no
I am all for long term investing in real estate. Current home is
assessed at quintuple value from purchase 15 years ago. Investment
property purchases three years ago is 50% gain. Parent's home is
valued at over ten times purchase price.
Turn and burn is for very short term investors in a
Pull out the broken key bit and have a new key cut, then you wont have
to drill?
-Rolf
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> Need help from some of youse guys who know something about machining.
>
> I ordered new lock cylinders from Rusty for the driver's door and
> trunk on the POS 300E---the former won't t
On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 7:02 AM, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a power Antenna I bought for my SDL and never installed. It
> is a rebuilt from Becker USA and our friends Ed Ebel and Jaime Kop.
> Rusty's new price is $186. I'd like $75 for this one. Contact me
> offlist at lfaeth
Need help from some of youse guys who know something about machining.
I ordered new lock cylinders from Rusty for the driver's door and
trunk on the POS 300E---the former won't turn and I don't have the
patience for a Curt-style repair, and the latter was jammed already
and is even worse now that
Thx Jim -
Now that I know it's the Control Valve, maybe you (or someone) could tell me
how hard it is to change? Then there's always that NASCAR thing -
;-)
Time for the WSM -
Thx!!
Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D)
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A bit of a risk to run a new and expensive vehicle without insurance isn't it?
No collision coverage on a beater
is one thing but I don't think I would wish to chance it on a $25K vehicle.
Randy who drives older stuff partly to avoid the high costs of insurance on new
ones.
-Original Messa
My favorite tool pawnshop is closing (lost their lease) and
everything is marked 1/2 off for clearance. The prices are
finally attractive. I bought a bunch of 1/4" socket stuff
to put in the boat toolkit. I also bought a Fluke 87 meter
for $95 and a 200/2000A AC/DC amp clamp, OTC brand, for $50.
If so, drop me a note off-list. I have some questions about this...
Thanks,
Dan
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I have a power Antenna I bought for my SDL and never installed. It
is a rebuilt from Becker USA and our friends Ed Ebel and Jaime Kop.
Rusty's new price is $186. I'd like $75 for this one. Contact me
offlist at lfaeth at leadingchange com
Loren Faeth
Enter your car in some NASCAR races (it would not have a problem with
shredding tires)? Put an Obama sticker on it?
--R
LarryT wrote:
> Howdy -
> My '78 240 D has developed a problem - turning to the left works as it
> should but turning to righ feels like there is no PS at all! Geez - w
Bad things happen to good people and loosing a house or having to sell a
house for less than you owe can be one of the consequences. But don't blame
the housing market for your friend's job loss. They bought the house &
committed to the note. And more often than not, there are signs of financial
di
> My '78 240 D has developed a problem - turning to the left works
> as it
> should but turning to righ feels like there is no PS at all! Geez -
> what a
> surprise *that* was! Anyway, replacing the pump with a known good
> one did
> nothing to fix the problem.
The pump doesn't know lef
Howdy -
My '78 240 D has developed a problem - turning to the left works as it
should but turning to righ feels like there is no PS at all! Geez - what a
surprise *that* was! Anyway, replacing the pump with a known good one did
nothing to fix the problem.
What should I look at now??
BT wrong. Go to Washington DC, where you too can be a winner.
---R
Redghost wrote:
> If you
> want to gamble, go to Vegas or Atlantic City
>
> clay
>
>
>
>
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The photos won't load for me. If I were to get another SL C it would either
be an early or one of the very last ones (380). At some point the market
value of a mint condition SL C will have to skyrocket because they are so
very difficult to maintain cosmetically. The peeling paint on the louvers
any 140 chassis diesel is suspect until proven good, in my book.
At 07:40 AM 8/1/2008, you wrote:
>Loren wrote: "The Rodbenders are the 350SDL and 350SD only. Less
>power, even if they run right."
>
>I think there were also a couple of years of the 140 Chassis that
>they called 300SD, but th
Donald Snook wrote:
> Loren wrote: "The Rodbenders are the 350SDL and 350SD only. Less power,
> even if they run right."
>
> I think there were also a couple of years of the 140 Chassis that they called
> 300SD, but they still had the 3.5 rodbender.
>
Yep. If it's a diesel S series from the
"Redghost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Very true. Oil companies are exporting all our diesel, which drives
> up the cost of feedstock for BioD, since nobody can afford to
> transport, plant or harvest at a cost that allows the refiner to make
> the fuel.
At least some of the diesel we expo
Loren wrote: "The Rodbenders are the 350SDL and 350SD only. Less power, even
if they run right."
I think there were also a couple of years of the 140 Chassis that they called
300SD, but they still had the 3.5 rodbender.
Donald H. Snook
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> Those who suffer are the ones who are forced to trade property (Job
> relocation, etc) during a bad market swing.
Some relatives of mine relocated to RI in April 2007. Bought for 80% of what
the
house had been listed for, thought they got in at the bottom. Got hit by
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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256-656-1924
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Subject: Today's Diesel Prices
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From: Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Tom Hargrave wrote:
>
> > If the market stays depressed, our house will sell for maybe $110K
> > instead of $138K. But the same market forces will allow us to pay only
> > 160K for a house that we woul
Robert Rentfro wrote:
> These are some odd pictures. Check out the engine temp in the one pic.
>
>
>
> http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/car/777826314.html
In case you wondered what the seller looks like:
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd253/ziver005/1973%20Vintage%20Green%20450%20SLC%20-1
Tom Hargrave wrote:
> If the market stays depressed, our house will sell for maybe $110K
> instead of $138K. But the same market forces will allow us to pay only
> 160K for a house that we would have paid $225K a year ago. This will
> only work to our advantage because the payments will be less ev
There is actually a positive side to the housing market burst.
For example, my wife and I are planning to sell our house in 3 - 4 years
& upgrade into something nicer.
If the market stays depressed, our house will sell for maybe $110K
instead of $138K. But the same market forces will allow us to
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