Re: [MBZ] Prices rising?

2010-05-01 Thread Tim C.
From: John Reames Scanners are a pita. Scsi seems to be the closest to universal as there is, and they are a pita. Oddly, most standalone scanners work very well with Linux boxes and macs.. Dunno why you find that odd, seems perfectly sane to me. ..We have a networked scanner at work

Re: [MBZ] Prices rising?

2010-05-01 Thread John Reames
Yes, I suppose you should expect sane scanning results from Linux... -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On May 1, 2010, at 8:10, Tim C. bb...@crone.us wrote: From: John Reames Scanners are a pita. Scsi seems to be the closest to universal as there

[MBZ] Removing Dash Ignition on w115

2010-05-01 Thread Joe Sasser
I've finally started on a former Kaleb-Kar, and need to yank the dash ignition switch from the dash. Anybody here done this before? I've got an intact dash working ignition switch to replace them with. Thanks ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Wall Parking

2010-05-01 Thread Ed Booher
Wouldn't driving through a brick wall have completely destroyed the rear end? EdB On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: tom tomscat wrote: http://www.geekologie.com/2010/04/wrong_thats_how_you_did_it_par.php Those are the best pics I've seen, but the

Re: [MBZ] 300 TD

2010-05-01 Thread Bill R
From the load it sounds like you are busy with work on the dome home. How goes that one? Ready to call a Hawthorne-Q yet? The TD did seem a pretty nice looking car as long as you didn't look too closely. Glad it is working out for you. BillR -Original Message- From:

[MBZ] OT: Ranger followup

2010-05-01 Thread Curt Raymond
New sway bar links at Car Quest were $11 a pop. Took about 30 minutes to change and half of that was wrestling with the broken one. The non-broken one looked fine. Interestingly they were greased inside the tube from the factory, didn't seem to help though... So Meinike wanted $150 for the job

Re: [MBZ] 300 TD

2010-05-01 Thread Dieselhead
Check the linkage to the ride-height valve for wear. If you see signs of wear, try adjusting the linkage first. (or replacing worn parts) The system does not self level with the car standing. It is build to self level as it goes over bumps. It sounds to me like it is working, but out of

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Wall Parking

2010-05-01 Thread Mitch Haley
Ed Booher wrote: Wouldn't driving through a brick wall have completely destroyed the rear end? Does make you wonder about the construction, doesn't it? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] '84 300D Hirschmann auto antenna gremlin(s)

2010-05-01 Thread glenn brown
1. Pin 6 of the plug which plugs atop the Hirschman auto antenna case displays good continuity to the ground (G103) in the trunk. 2. If it's a fuse, why does everything else work OK and all fuses appear OK? 3. As for the new panel being insulated from the rest, the rise/lower function

Re: [MBZ] OT: Ranger followup

2010-05-01 Thread WILTON
Attaboy!! Wilton - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 9:48 AM Subject: [MBZ] OT: Ranger followup New sway bar links at Car Quest were $11 a pop. Took about 30 minutes to change and half

Re: [MBZ] Removing Dash Ignition on w115

2010-05-01 Thread OK Don
I removed the dash, nd lots of other things to replace the blower motor in a 115 once - many years ago. Figure about 8 hours to get it out. I don't remember the details however. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 8:19 AM, Joe Sasser joesas...@mac.com wrote: I've finally started on a former Kaleb-Kar, and

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Wall Parking

2010-05-01 Thread OK Don
Bricks stacked with mortor and no rienforcing to fill a space between structural members are not very strong On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 10:08 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Ed Booher wrote: Wouldn't driving through a brick wall have completely destroyed the rear end? Does make

Re: [MBZ] '84 300D Hirschmann auto antenna gremlin(s)

2010-05-01 Thread Rich Thomas
I vote for a ground under load not being well connected, or a wire broken somewhere. The radio buzz would suggest a ground issue. --R On 5/1/2010 11:25 AM, glenn brown wrote: 1. Pin 6 of the plug which plugs atop the Hirschman auto antenna case displays good continuity to the ground (G103)

Re: [MBZ] Removing Dash Ignition on w115

2010-05-01 Thread Jim Cathey
yank the dash ignition switch from the dash. Anybody here done this before? Only on a 107. Mostly you remove everything that looks like it's in the way, especially the center console, and remove the three (?) mounting nuts that hold the dash in. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Wall Parking

2010-05-01 Thread Peter T. Arnold
Brick walls are really only strong in compression. -- Pete Arnold 32° ‹(•¿•)› There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games. - Ernest Hemingway On 5/1/2010 9:44 AM, Ed Booher wrote: Wouldn't driving through a brick wall have

[MBZ] Is the list down?

2010-05-01 Thread Craig McCluskey
Wondered ... 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 options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Is the list down?

2010-05-01 Thread OK Don
I wondered the same thing - perhaps it's nice weather ??? On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 8:06 PM, Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.netwrote: Wondered ... Craig -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] Is the list down?

2010-05-01 Thread Frederick W Moir
Craig. I'm here, your here. Seemingly all on our lonesome. They have probably given us an enhancement to improve our experience. Dark days ahead, I think. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. On 5/1/2010 9:06 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote: Wondered ... Craig

Re: [MBZ] Is the list down?

2010-05-01 Thread Allan Streib
The list is not down, but it does seem to be on the wane lately. There are only about a dozen folks who post here with any frequency, and as often as not the posts are off topic or quickly become so. Out of curiosity I did a google search for mercedes benz email lists and mercedes benz

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Wall Parking

2010-05-01 Thread Dieselhead
And the cement blocks or cinder blocks used for walls in this parking structure are even more flimsy than bricks, by a lot. Very little resistance to side impact with no load. Loaded blocks do some better. Bricks stacked with mortor and no rienforcing to fill a space between structural

[MBZ] OT: another project

2010-05-01 Thread Curt Raymond
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3392/4569098094_f05665d201_o.jpg Two and a half years ago I pulled my great uncle's '65 Snapper Comet out from under a spruce tree at camp. It was pretty sorry looking but seemed mostly sound so I hauled it the 450 miles south to my place. The 7hp Briggs was shot

Re: [MBZ] C strength

2010-05-01 Thread RELNGSON
...Ed Booher wrote: Wouldn't driving through a brick wall have completely destroyed the rear end? Does make you wonder about the construction, doesn't it?.. Wonder what, exactly? The picture shows that the rear bumper and left quarter were not deformed. Another pic shows a big dent in

Re: [MBZ] the wall

2010-05-01 Thread RELNGSON
Does make you wonder about the construction, doesn't it? Mitch... Oh wait. You meant the building, not the car. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

[MBZ] Craiglist experience (non diesel, non MB content)

2010-05-01 Thread Hans Neureiter
In my effort to sell a 14 year old oriental car (Subaru) I was subject to the most humiliating interrogation by a what I thought to be an interrested buyer. After numberous calls about VIN, what not, etc, he showed up two hr's late: #1) Brings web print-outs of vehicle specs (?)

Re: [MBZ] Craiglist experience (non diesel, non MB content)

2010-05-01 Thread Hans Neureiter
That cgaiglist link should be http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/1717951466.html. Good joke, No? On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 10:51 PM, Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote: In my effort to sell a 14 year old oriental car (Subaru) I was subject to the most humiliating interrogation by a what I

Re: [MBZ] Craiglist experience (non diesel, non MB content)

2010-05-01 Thread OK Don
Sounds like you were easy on him --- On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 10:51 PM, Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote: WTF? Inconsiderate me, I told him to go and ...(will be censored by K'leb) Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time).

Re: [MBZ] Craiglist experience (non diesel, non MB content)

2010-05-01 Thread Dieselhead
In their ads, subaru is Love. You have been loved. Truths of life: 1. there is no Mercedes more expensive than a cheap Mercedes. 2. There is no fool as obnoxious as a fool loaded with internet information. In my effort to sell a 14 year old oriental car (Subaru) I was subject to the most

Re: [MBZ] Craiglist experience (non diesel, non MB content)

2010-05-01 Thread OK Don
Re: #2 - a quote from an instructor of an ITIL class -- A fool with a tool is still a fool. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: In their ads, subaru is Love. You have been loved. Truths of life: 1. there is no Mercedes more expensive than a cheap Mercedes.

Re: [MBZ] Craiglist experience (non diesel, non MB content)

2010-05-01 Thread Hans Neureiter
I have to confess: Reason to get rid of the beloved ScoobyDoo is: 2000 Golf 1.8 GT TDI (What a rattler! ) Stomp on it and it smokes like the ol' 300SD, but it's gone. Pretty much the same HP and half the weight. Red (haven't had a ticket in years). On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Dieselhead

Re: [MBZ] Craiglist experience (non diesel, non MB content)

2010-05-01 Thread Kevin Kraly
Sounds like a great car at a very fair price! I've never seen the word HULIO before. Did the guy try to loosen the 710 cap while the engine was running? Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Craiglist experience (non diesel, non MB content)

2010-05-01 Thread Hans Neureiter
No. He was under the hot motor and pretended to wipe the rocker box seals. The HULIO came from the dipstick a couple frames back. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 11:34 PM, Kevin Kraly kr...@comcast.net wrote: Sounds like a great car at a very fair price! I've never seen the word HULIO before. Did the

Re: [MBZ] Craiglist experience (non diesel, non MB content)

2010-05-01 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Sounds like he was a bit touched and trying to scam... tasting fluids is not a good idea in general anyways... On May 2, 2010 12:38 AM, Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote: No. He was under the hot motor and pretended to wipe the rocker box seals. The HULIO came from the dipstick a couple

Re: [MBZ] OT: another project

2010-05-01 Thread Rich Thomas
Cool stuff. There is gratification in gettting old stuff running again. You are green. --R On 5/1/2010 11:00 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3392/4569098094_f05665d201_o.jpg Two and a half years ago I pulled my great uncle's '65 Snapper Comet out from under a spruce

Re: [MBZ] Craiglist experience (non diesel, non MB content)

2010-05-01 Thread Hans Neureiter
Yep! There are weirdos and than there are weirdos. I have to change my sig and add the 1.8 TDI. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 11:41 PM, Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds like he was a bit touched and trying to scam... tasting fluids is not a good idea in general anyways... On May 2,

Re: [MBZ] Craiglist experience (non diesel, non MB content)

2010-05-01 Thread Rich Thomas
In Texas I think it would be allowed to shoot his ass right then and there. --R ___ 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 options go

Re: [MBZ] OT: another project

2010-05-01 Thread Hans Neureiter
Can't help you on these 2-cycle snappers. Where did you find the Brake/Cluth pedal rubber? I need one of these for my L to R converted Bolens. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 11:46 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Cool stuff. There is gratification in gettting old stuff

Re: [MBZ] Craiglist experience (non diesel, non MB content)

2010-05-01 Thread Hans Neureiter
My life was not threatened, Just my sanity. It would be up to a Grand Jury. On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 11:50 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: In Texas I think it would be allowed to shoot his ass right then and there. --R ___

Re: [MBZ] Craiglist experience (non diesel, non MB content)

2010-05-01 Thread Rich Thomas
In Texas a grand jury would return a no bill. The guy was a dumbass and you dealt with it in the most efficacious manner, thus saving society an ongoing problem. --R On 5/2/2010 12:57 AM, Hans Neureiter wrote: My life was not threatened, Just my sanity. It would be up to a Grand Jury. On