[MBZ] where is wacko?

2009-11-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Did he die or something? -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D, http://www.okiebenz.com ___ h

Re: [MBZ] New member intro and 190e question or two

2009-11-11 Thread Gary Hurst
every six i've ever had. m130. m110. m103. i also hear this from people who have M104s. every one has put some oil into the coolant On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:31 PM, Allan Streib wrote: > Well you didn't start anything that I can see > > Coincidentally you came along right as some dirty

Re: [MBZ] New member intro and 190e question or two

2009-11-11 Thread Gary Hurst
eh, it was just strange timing. i hope you got him down on price though. i'd hate that you gave him a grand for it. the top ends of german motors do leave something to be desired at times. i don't know why technically. i have a preference for straight six motors so i pretty much have to deal wi

Re: [MBZ] Take it to banned

2009-11-11 Thread Gary Hurst
really? why doesn't he sign up then? glenn? On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > ohhh, yea, he would love it there. > > > Gary Hurst wrote: > >> i mean for brown to join banned >> >> >> > > -- > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Mat

Re: [MBZ] ADMIN Rusty/Gary Divorce

2009-11-11 Thread Gary Hurst
is it used much? i've never been there On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:31 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > Its a place for people to talk about politics or whatever, without coming > on so strong as banned. In other words, watered down banned. I came up > with it when everyone on this list wanted to

Re: [MBZ] ADMIN Rusty/Gary Divorce

2009-11-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Its a place for people to talk about politics or whatever, without coming on so strong as banned. In other words, watered down banned. I came up with it when everyone on this list wanted to talk about political issues, but did not want to be on banned, so I started banned lite to get it off t

Re: [MBZ] New member intro and 190e question or two

2009-11-11 Thread Allan Streib
Well you didn't start anything that I can see Coincidentally you came along right as some dirty laundry was being aired. Certainly not ALL mercedes motors have head gasket problems. Sounds like this particular one may have some history of being prone to seepage, but that's not a general ru

Re: [MBZ] Take it to banned

2009-11-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
ohhh, yea, he would love it there. Gary Hurst wrote: i mean for brown to join banned -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D, h

Re: [MBZ] ADMIN Rusty/Gary Divorce

2009-11-11 Thread Gary Hurst
i wrote a song about my feelings. where would it go? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CASrZYn-zjo On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: > Gary Hurst wrote: > >> that's banned. he's asking about banned lite >> > > Banned is F-Bombs and Damie's homemade porn. > Banned Lite is Banne

Re: [MBZ] ADMIN Rusty/Gary Divorce

2009-11-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Gary Hurst wrote: that's banned. he's asking about banned lite Banned is F-Bombs and Damie's homemade porn. Banned Lite is Banned without the obscenities. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archi

Re: [MBZ] ADMIN Rusty/Gary Divorce

2009-11-11 Thread Gary Hurst
that's banned. he's asking about banned lite On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: > Jaime Kopchinski wrote: > >> What is banned lite? >> > > I think it's a place for people who don't like F-bombs and pics of Damie > masturbating to post stuff that's off topic here. > > Mitch. >

Re: [MBZ] ADMIN Rusty/Gary Divorce

2009-11-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Jaime Kopchinski wrote: What is banned lite? I think it's a place for people who don't like F-bombs and pics of Damie masturbating to post stuff that's off topic here. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To sea

Re: [MBZ] New member intro and 190e question or two

2009-11-11 Thread Jim Arnott
I really didn't intend to start a food fight So, as of 5 pm PST this evening I'm the proud owner of a '92 190e 2.6 with scum in the cooling system. I will order off a head set (locally. I believe in supporting local businesses) and we'll rip it apart in a couple weeks and see what we s

Re: [MBZ] ADMIN Rusty/Gary Divorce

2009-11-11 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
What is banned lite? Jaime On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > OK folks, the Rusty/Gary feud conversation has gone on long enough, to the > point we now have flaming going on. This topic ends now. If anybody wants > to continue it, take it to banned, or banned lite. I

Re: [MBZ] B-5 Diesel Question

2009-11-11 Thread John Freer
My 2005 E320 CDI states no biodiesel in my owners manual. That's all I need to know. John On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 12:09 PM, dave walton wrote: > All the diesels sold since the 2006 model year have an emissions > system that is incompatible with biodiesel. The particulate filter has > to be peri

Re: [MBZ] ADMIN Rusty/Gary Divorce

2009-11-11 Thread Gary Hurst
some of these guys are definitely too stupid to buy from me though On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > OK folks, the Rusty/Gary feud conversation has gone on long enough, to the > point we now have flaming going on. This topic ends now. If anybody wants > to continue it,

Re: [MBZ] Take it to banned

2009-11-11 Thread Gary Hurst
i mean for brown to join banned On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:07 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > you are on banned. > > > jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: > >> I've been waiting for years to join banned >> --Original Message-- >> From: glenn brown >> Sender: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com >> To: me

Re: [MBZ] Take it to banned

2009-11-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
you are on banned. jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: I've been waiting for years to join banned --Original Message-- From: glenn brown Sender: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com ReplyTo: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Take it to banned Sent: Nov 11, 2009 16:08

[MBZ] ADMIN Rusty/Gary Divorce

2009-11-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
OK folks, the Rusty/Gary feud conversation has gone on long enough, to the point we now have flaming going on. This topic ends now. If anybody wants to continue it, take it to banned, or banned lite. In the mean time, if you want to support your list, buy used parts from okiebenz.com, and bu

Re: [MBZ] Cash For Clunkers - Some Numbers

2009-11-11 Thread Mitch Haley
My take on this is that if you get more for a trade in than your basis, you've got a capital gain. If you paid more for your trade in than you got for it, you've got a nondeductible loss. Unfortunately, it seemed like the manufacturer rebates went down by about $3000 on most cars when the CF

Re: [MBZ] OT Aquariums

2009-11-11 Thread Mitch Haley
From my cichlidae experience, about all I didn't have fighting problems with were angels, discus, and oscars (oscars were ok with anything too small to eat). The dempseys and severum got to be too much trouble after a few years. I never bothered with the Africans. If you've got the money and c

Re: [MBZ] diesel fuel from air

2009-11-11 Thread Rich Thomas
I saw something the other day about doing this with the water and CO2 that comes from oil and gas wells, the water is usually quite salty and has to be disposed of somehow. The algae like the water, and convert the CO2. Sort of a win-win-win. I think they were talking about setting up these

Re: [MBZ] OT Aquariums

2009-11-11 Thread Rich Thomas
2 friends of mine are fanatics, one has some huge saltwater aquaria, the other has 3 or 4 medium size freshwater tanks. They have both told me what you want to know, but I forget what they told me. I can ping them again. --R Donald Snook wrote: Does anyone have any experience with keeping

Re: [MBZ] Take it to banned

2009-11-11 Thread jabbahursty
I've been waiting for years to join banned --Original Message-- From: glenn brown Sender: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com ReplyTo: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Take it to banned Sent: Nov 11, 2009 16:08 Take it to banned . . . the best idea thus far.

Re: [MBZ] Take it to banned

2009-11-11 Thread Rusty Cullens
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[MBZ] Take it to banned

2009-11-11 Thread glenn brown
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Re: [MBZ] B-5 Diesel Question

2009-11-11 Thread ernest breakfield
hi Dave! you're talking about the "in-cylinder post injection," or "late post injection" issue, right? there's a ton of information available now on this topic (and i'd encourage anyone thinking about buying a new diesel to get themselves informed on it), but i've never heard the 2006 da

[MBZ] OT Aquariums

2009-11-11 Thread Donald Snook
Does anyone have any experience with keeping tropical fish? I used to have a small tank 29 gallon and when I moved to Wichita, I decided to take it down. I now think I am going to get into the hobby. I am buying a 55 gallon tank and am trying to decide what sort of fish to get. I have previous

Re: [MBZ] B-5 Diesel Question

2009-11-11 Thread dave walton
All the diesels sold since the 2006 model year have an emissions system that is incompatible with biodiesel. The particulate filter has to be periodically purged by dumping fuel into the exhaust to bring it up to temperature and burn off accumulated crud. All manufacturers except one have accompli

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts.com events (and an eventfulevening it hasbeen!)

2009-11-11 Thread Redghost
Take it to banned clay On Nov 11, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Gary Hurst wrote: these endless insults and lies are reaching the point where i will have no choice but to tell the truth on this matter and separate the real rusty cullens from the idiotic myth that has been propagated for all these yea

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts.com events (and an eventful evening it hasbeen!)

2009-11-11 Thread Gary Hurst
some very sensible words. On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 12:50 PM, wrote: > Well, I've just put the 2 delinquent combatants into my SPAM filter. > > I was hoping that 1 of them would realized that it was like wrestling in > the mud with a pig, you soon find out he enjoys it. > > That being said, I've b

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts.com events (and an eventful evening it hasbeen!)

2009-11-11 Thread pm7088
Well, I've just put the 2 delinquent combatants into my SPAM filter. I was hoping that 1 of them would realized that it was like wrestling in the mud with a pig, you soon find out he enjoys it. That being said, I've broken up business 2 partnerships , it is painful and I wish them both well

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts.com events (and an eventfulevening it hasbeen!)

2009-11-11 Thread Gary Hurst
these endless insults and lies are reaching the point where i will have no choice but to tell the truth on this matter and separate the real rusty cullens from the idiotic myth that has been propagated for all these years. i don't wish to go down that road. On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:20 AM, Rusty

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts.com events (and an eventful evening it hasbeen!)

2009-11-11 Thread Gary Hurst
you are pretty stupid, stark. and unbelievably ignorant. On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Barry Stark wrote: > It appears that Hursty is bit of a spiteful SOB and he decided that he > would > punish Rusty by selling off the URL. > > Getting even are we Gary? > > Got our little feelings hurt, hu

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts.com events (andan eventful evening it hasbeen!)

2009-11-11 Thread Rick Knoble
From: "John Robbins" No kidding!!! There was a fantastic one about rebuilding the W124 suspension with all Sportline components. If someone will give me the database I'll get it hosted. Seriously. I've been meaning to get a domain for a while... It is quite possible that Dave M. may have

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts.com events (and an eventful evening it hasbeen!)

2009-11-11 Thread Tim C
Forums didn't make it into archive.org. :( If you are persistent, or just want a few threads, they appear to mostly (all?) be in the Google cache still. cache:http://www.buymbparts.com/forum/index.php Then you have to select the link, copy shortcut, and put cache: into the Google box. I can scr

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts.com events (and an eventful evening it hasbeen!)

2009-11-11 Thread John Robbins
Mitch Haley wrote: There are a couple of threads I wish I'd saved off. No kidding!!! There was a fantastic one about rebuilding the W124 suspension with all Sportline components. If someone will give me the database I'll get it hosted. Seriously. I've been meaning to get a domain for a wh

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts.com events (and an eventfulevening it hasbeen!)

2009-11-11 Thread Rusty Cullens
Barry, I am so sorry about this mess but it appears that Gary has truly lost it. We split back last January and everything was very amicable. Then 4 weeks ago he went berserk one evening and the next morning he had deleted me from the web site and killed my email. I guess he quit taking his Proz

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts.com events (and an eventful evening it hasbeen!)

2009-11-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Barry Stark wrote: It appears that Hursty is bit of a spiteful SOB and he decided that he would punish Rusty by selling off the URL. I think he sold it because he needed the money. From the looks of it, I don't know what good it's going to do the buyer. Those of us who are accustomed to visitin

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts.com events (and an eventful evening it hasbeen!)

2009-11-11 Thread Barry Stark
It appears that Hursty is bit of a spiteful SOB and he decided that he would punish Rusty by selling off the URL. Getting even are we Gary? Got our little feelings hurt, huh? Pretty lame dude, to throw all the years of good will and business recognition just to get even because you didn't get

Re: [MBZ] Cash For Clunkers - Some Numbers

2009-11-11 Thread Allan Streib
Well on the question of taxability, the real answer, as usual, appears to be "maybe". http://www.factcheck.org/2009/09/clunkers-credits-taxable/ Not federally taxable, but apparently it may be at the state/local level. You also might not have gotten the usual offset on sales taxes that a trade-

[MBZ] diesel fuel from air

2009-11-11 Thread L. Mark Finch
This seems a little like turning lead into gold, without the lead: http://gas2.org/2009/11/10/biofuels-breakthrough-making-fuel-from-air-with-engineered-microbes/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] BuyMBparts.com events (and an eventful evening ithasbeen!)

2009-11-11 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
But aptly described. Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.  1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles. Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rick Knoble Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:35 PM To: M