Re: [MBZ] Doors and Thresholds [was: Re: Lonesome]

2009-04-05 Thread Luther
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Re: [MBZ] CL Benz manglers

2009-04-05 Thread Mitch Haley
Peter Hertzing wrote: Has the wife figured out the SEL? He confessed. Said he didn't want her to fill it with diesel. (not a real concern, Jill puts gas in the SDL anyway) Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] CL Benz manglers

2009-04-05 Thread Jim Cathey
He confessed. Said he didn't want her to fill it with diesel. (not a real concern, Jill puts gas in the SDL anyway) That was the Chicken Wagon, as it happens. (But probably only because the SDL was out of action then. Still is.) -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] top loading washer

2009-04-05 Thread Jim Cathey
The sunlight does have a nice sanitizing effect not available in a machine. Lots of UV to blast out the microbes and flushed with fresh air Line-dried clothes often end up stiff and wrinkly, and then need to be ironed. For many people the convenience and softer clothes are worth paying

Re: [MBZ] Lonesome

2009-04-05 Thread MG
No, I'm actually here. You are there. :-) But anyway. I went and fixed the reserve light on my 300D yesterday. Always wondered why it didn't come on no matter how long I waited to fill the tank. I figure I must have been running on fumes more then once. Finally decided to check it out and found

Re: [MBZ] Lonesome

2009-04-05 Thread Jim Cathey
The tube was pretty easy to take apart. And I found that the problem was a rather deep collection of black crud in the bottom of the tube that covered the contacts and prevented the float making contact. That crud is algae residue. Your tank probably has similar crud in the bottom of it.

Re: [MBZ] top loading washer

2009-04-05 Thread Mitch Haley
Jim Cathey wrote: venting the drier inside would also be a good idea in winter, if the lint issue were properly dealt with. We could use the extra humidity, and it'd be nice not to waste the heat. Dryer hose aimed into the middle of the room, with a nylon stocking over the end to catch the

Re: [MBZ] Doors and Thresholds [was: Re: Lonesome]

2009-04-05 Thread Wilton Strickland
Somewhat - just not that pronounced. Wilton - Original Message - From: Craig McCluskey diese...@cnsp.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 12:10 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Doors and Thresholds [was: Re: Lonesome] On Sat, 4 Apr 2009 23:50:21

[MBZ] somebody is on crack

2009-04-05 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
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Re: [MBZ] somebody is on crack

2009-04-05 Thread Wilton Strickland
Yeah, Kaleb, you could have three cars for that, couldn't you? Lota people not only on crack - a lot are just naturally crazy as Hell, too. ;)) Wilton - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: Banned List ban...@okiebenz.com; mercedes Mailing List

Re: [MBZ] somebody is on crack

2009-04-05 Thread Loren Faeth
To the seller: BZT WRONG! It is a 110/111 hood star. The first MB convertible was long before the 1959 introduction of the 111. Geez, didn't this bozo ever watch Hogan's Heros? At 10:18 AM 4/5/2009, you wrote:

Re: [MBZ] somebody is on crack

2009-04-05 Thread Bob Rentfro
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Re: [MBZ] somebody is on crack

2009-04-05 Thread Tom Savage
Bob Rentfro wrote: Could this be the crackiest cracker ever? I mean people will say 50mpg with and auto 240D, but has anyone, lately, made such a stupid claim...and then provide a picture to prove they are all jacked up? Well, considering dealer retail is $59.00, we're looking at a CF of 23.8

[MBZ] Tucson CL 220

2009-04-05 Thread Bob Rentfro
The fellow said I'd have to trailer it home. Wnoder if I need another project... http://tucson.craigslist.org/cto/1093873617.html Bob R -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090405

[MBZ] Chicken Wagonry

2009-04-05 Thread Jim Cathey
I started removing the Chicken Wagon's steering box. I cracked loose every bolt before beginning to remove everything. It was all pretty uneventful, practicing yesterday certainly helped. (The puller I'd made for these joints works excellently. Some pressure and a few hammer taps and POP!

Re: [MBZ] Tucson CL 220

2009-04-05 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] Chicken Wagonry

2009-04-05 Thread Peter Frederick
That's a job I need to do soon. May try adjusting first, though. I also need new links in the rear of the 300D, it's way too cross- wind sensitive. Sigh, so many project, so little $. Peter On Apr 5, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: I started removing the Chicken Wagon's steering

Re: [MBZ] Tucson CL 220

2009-04-05 Thread Wilton Strickland
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Re: [MBZ] Tucson CL 220

2009-04-05 Thread OK Don
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Re: [MBZ] Rust on a 450SLC - where to look

2009-04-05 Thread andrew strasfogel
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Re: [MBZ] Rust on a 450SLC - where to look

2009-04-05 Thread OK Don
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Re: [MBZ] Lonesome

2009-04-05 Thread MG
Yeah. That was what I thought when I saw it but I had that problem many years ago on the Chevy and when I took the tank out it was slimy though pretty easy to get out. This stuff is not gummy or slimy. It was more like crumbly rubber particles. My thought is that it may be the remnants of an

[MBZ] Iowa snowfall

2009-04-05 Thread Craig McCluskey
Don, According to the radar maps, it's still snowing there. How much have you gotten? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

[MBZ] OT, more washer stuff

2009-04-05 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Well today I messed with the maytag a little bit. Pulling off the top part (guess the lint filter or something) revealed a massing amount of sludge like stuff down in the center of the agitator. I removed the set screw, pulled the whole thing out, cleaned it out, put it back in. The thing

Re: [MBZ] OT, more washer stuff

2009-04-05 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
PS, there is what Im talking about http://www.apwapplianceparts.com/Store_Part.aspx?Id=630466 Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Well today I messed with the maytag a little bit. Pulling off the top part (guess the lint filter or something) revealed a massing amount of sludge like stuff down in the

Re: [MBZ] Iowa snowfall

2009-04-05 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT, more washer stuff

2009-04-05 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I figured out my problem, looks like of course the top auger should turn in one direction freely, it gets hung up at a certain point which is why its not working. Need to buy a new one. Guess I could spend $60 on that, or $1600 or more for a new front loader washer/drier pair. Wonder which

[MBZ] New arrival - 450SLC

2009-04-05 Thread David Bruckmann
Well, the car checked out OK, so I bought it. 1973, with ye olde bumpers. 119k miles. Serial number 152! Another hungry M117 to feed. Looking through the records, I don't see any evidence that the chains or tensioner have been changed, so I'm assuming that's practically an urgent

Re: [MBZ] New arrival - 450SLC

2009-04-05 Thread Peter Frederick
Check the stretch. The 4.5L goes a long, long time between chains, 117k miles is no surprise. It will get marginally better milage with the valve timing correct, though. 14.2 rather than 14.0, maybe. Peter On Apr 5, 2009, at 6:38 PM, David Bruckmann wrote: Well, the car checked out

Re: [MBZ] New arrival - 450SLC

2009-04-05 Thread Tom Hargrave
The V8 with the chain issues is the 380, not the 450. The early 380's had single roller timing chains and the chain was not up to task. All so the 450s have double roller timing chains - you just check for stretch and replace if necessary. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924

Re: [MBZ] Tucson CL 220

2009-04-05 Thread Bob Rentfro
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Re: [MBZ] OT, more washer stuff

2009-04-05 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:38:28 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: I figured out my problem, looks like of course the top auger should turn in one direction freely, it gets hung up at a certain point which is why its not working. Need to buy a new one. Guess I could spend $60 on

Re: [MBZ] Iowa snowfall

2009-04-05 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 17:34:31 -0500 Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote: About 2 or 3. Not quite what was anticipated. The forecasts are generally like that here, too, though with the occasional exception. Unfortunately, due to yesterday's rain and above-freezing temperatures, it was what

Re: [MBZ] OT, more washer stuff

2009-04-05 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
from what I have researched, you CAN add stuff to front loaders. Some of them do have a feature that locks the door and wont let you open it, but others dont. The actual water level is below the bottom of the door so no water will leak out while its not running. Craig McCluskey wrote: On

Re: [MBZ] OT, more washer stuff

2009-04-05 Thread Allan Streib
Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net writes: from what I have researched, you CAN add stuff to front loaders. Some of them do have a feature that locks the door and wont let you open it, but others dont. The actual water level is below the bottom of the door so no water will leak out while

Re: [MBZ] OT, more washer stuff

2009-04-05 Thread Peter Frederick
For $1600 you can buy a Speed Queen laundramat grade washer -- no fancy cycles, spins really fast even if not completely balanced, and will outlast your kids. I thought about it a lot, but with only two of us here and minimal washing (and very little chance of additional people), I went

[MBZ] W123 main fuel filter bolt is cross-threaded = buggah!

2009-04-05 Thread andrew strasfogel
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Re: [MBZ] W123 main fuel filter bolt is cross-threaded = buggah!

2009-04-05 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT, more washer stuff

2009-04-05 Thread Jim Cathey
- What Regina would prefer (as I mentioned earlier, Shirley does not want a front-loader because you can't open the door after they have filled to add or correct something), - How much money you will save by having more efficient appliances, which will incidentally take longer to

Re: [MBZ] OT, more washer stuff

2009-04-05 Thread Mitch Haley
Peter Frederick wrote: For $1600 you can buy a Speed Queen laundramat grade washer -- no fancy cycles, spins really fast even if not completely balanced, and will outlast your kids. Tell them you want the On Premises Laundry (OPL) model, it's about $100 cheaper without the coin box IIRC.

Re: [MBZ] Iowa snowfall

2009-04-05 Thread Loren Faeth
We probably got 8-10 in Ames, but it was melting all day so the max on the ground was about 6 By 3:300 there was only 2-3 of wet slush left. As Lt. said, heart attack stuff. It is still snowing, but lightly now. At 07:49 PM 4/5/2009, you wrote: On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 17:34:31 -0500 Wonko the

Re: [MBZ] OT, more washer stuff

2009-04-05 Thread LWB250
Mine will let me open it any time during the cycle. It does lock the door, however, if you push the pause button it will stop doing whatever it is doing, and after about 20 seconds unlock the door. Dan --- On Sun, 4/5/09, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: From: Kaleb C.

Re: [MBZ] somebody is on crack

2009-04-05 Thread Luther
Is that the seller or buyer since it is sold Luther Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-Hood-Ornament-for-the-first-convertable_W0QQitemZ180343640669QQihZ008QQcategoryZ140708QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark '87

Re: [MBZ] OT, more washer stuff

2009-04-05 Thread Greg Fiorentino
My Whirlpool Duet does have this feature, but it also has an unlock button that you can use if it is not far enough into the cycle. In my experience this works fine, as it is always just after you push the start button that you realize you have forgotten something! Greg Fiorentino '85 300SD '80

Re: [MBZ] W123 main fuel filter bolt is cross-threaded = buggah!

2009-04-05 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 20:37:13 -0500 Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote: http://tinyurl.com/cdajn4 Cute. On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 8:31 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.comwrote: So what is this bolt called and is it dealer only? Does anyone have the part number? Well, since

Re: [MBZ] somebody is on crack

2009-04-05 Thread E M
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Re: [MBZ] W123 main fuel filter bolt is cross-threaded = buggah!

2009-04-05 Thread andrew strasfogel
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Re: [MBZ] somebody is on crack

2009-04-05 Thread Mitch Haley
E M wrote: Hey, you never know. It said it was off the first mercedes convertible, so maybe it's off a 540K or something and worth $10,000, and was a deal at that asking price. lol Yeah I know the 540 wasn't the first convertible. Not with a W110 part number it wasn't. And it didn't sell,

[MBZ] How to Fix Non-starting car w/ GP and electrical problem

2009-04-05 Thread B Dike
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Re: [MBZ] W123 main fuel filter bolt is cross-threaded = buggah!

2009-04-05 Thread OK Don
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Re: [MBZ] somebody is on crack

2009-04-05 Thread Bob Rentfro
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Re: [MBZ] [Banned] somebody is on crack

2009-04-05 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
well it was the seller, but he ended the auction I guess. Luther wrote: Is that the seller or buyer since it is sold Luther Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT, more washer stuff

2009-04-05 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Is that the front loader? If we do get one it would probably be a bosch I guess Peter Frederick wrote: For $1600 you can buy a Speed Queen laundramat grade washer -- no fancy cycles, spins really fast even if not completely balanced, and will outlast your kids. I thought about it a lot,

Re: [MBZ] W123 main fuel filter bolt is cross-threaded = buggah!

2009-04-05 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
called and is it dealer only? Does anyone have the part number? Andrew 1985 300CD 1983 300TD -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090405/00068579/attachment.html

Re: [MBZ] W123 main fuel filter bolt is cross-threaded = buggah!

2009-04-05 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
You would probably have to call him if its not on his website if you are needing a new one. andrew strasfogel wrote: Nope - nothing for hollow bolt. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL, 89 300E, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro,

Re: [MBZ] somebody is on crack

2009-04-05 Thread E M
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