Re: [MBZ] ML320 reset engine codes

2013-03-05 Thread Dieselhead
&^@& IL! Oh, and if your vehicle fails, it must be repaired AND signed off by a mechanic that's paid his dues to the state of IL. They say this is because "emissions faults are hard to diagnose and you might not fix it correctly if you do your own work." What a pot of feces. Luther KB5QHU

Re: [MBZ] ML320 reset engine codes

2013-03-05 Thread Dieselhead
It is an EGR code and the light has been off for over 3,000mi. I have to get the ML emissions tested and their test looks for old codes that haven't been cleared...these will fail the test. &^@& IL! Oh, and if your vehicle fails, it must be repaired AND signed off by a mechanic that's paid h

Re: [MBZ] ML320 reset engine codes

2013-03-05 Thread Benz Hogs
It is an EGR code and the light has been off for over 3,000mi. I have to get the ML emissions tested and their test looks for old codes that haven't been cleared...these will fail the test. &^@& IL! Oh, and if your vehicle fails, it must be repaired AND signed off by a mechanic that's paid h

Re: [MBZ] Leaky master cylinder?

2013-03-05 Thread dseretakis
Hi Fred. Have a nice trip back. Will check the nubbies:) Just ordered parts from Rusty today. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 5, 2013, at 4:58 PM, Frederick Moir wrote: > Dimitri. > Not this Sunday but next, I'll still be in NC on Sunday driving back Sun/Mon. > Speedi-Bleed is a pressure bleeding

Re: [MBZ] Chavez is dead!

2013-03-05 Thread clay
I think the conservatives are not the ones in power being klepto. They kept trying to toss Chavez and getting disappeared. clay On Mar 5, 2013, at 6:48 PM, Peter Frederick wrote: > The rich conservatives are the kleptocrats, hardy likely to improve things, > or in fact change them much. > >

Re: [MBZ] Chavez is dead!

2013-03-05 Thread Rich Thomas
Well, the US (I guess that would be Obama as a representative of us all) infected him with cancer, so we are all to blame for his death. I wonder if he is smelling the sulfurous fumes yet. --R On 3/5/13 9:35 PM, clay wrote: It has never really been stable, but there are periods when it is not

[MBZ] Life at KULUSUK

2013-03-05 Thread WILTON
Check this for sample of life at KULUSUK: http://www.thearctic.is/Phototour/Rosa%20Kulusuk%20SH%20myndir.htm Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscrib

Re: [MBZ] Tampa Florida now Miami

2013-03-05 Thread Rick Knoble
On Mar 5, 2013, at 6:38 AM, "Dan Penoff" wrote: > I like Dr. Drew, but I can't help but wonder if he's greedy, a workaholic, a > media whore, or all of the above... All of the above. Rick Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used pa

Re: [MBZ] Chavez is dead!

2013-03-05 Thread Peter Frederick
The rich conservatives are the kleptocrats, hardy likely to improve things, or in fact change them much. South American is changing, and for the better. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Chavez is dead!

2013-03-05 Thread clay
It has never really been stable, but there are periods when it is not totally stupid. I lived there a couple years in the '70's. Day to day it was fine. Rude as heck people, but no major drama. Elections were another issue. Close down the city for a month, kids out of schools, shops with bar

Re: [MBZ] Chavez is dead!

2013-03-05 Thread Dan Penoff
Yeah - you don't have to check the paper every morning to see what the currency is worth. Dan Sent from my iPad On Mar 5, 2013, at 9:07 PM, Peter Frederick wrote: > Be careful what you wish for -- Venezuela is much more stable than it was 20 > years ago. > > Peter > > _

Re: [MBZ] Chavez is dead!

2013-03-05 Thread Peter Frederick
Be careful what you wish for -- Venezuela is much more stable than it was 20 years ago. Peter ___ 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 deliver

Re: [MBZ] Chavez is dead!

2013-03-05 Thread clay
0.13 to 0.45 gal this past year On Mar 5, 2013, at 5:01 PM, OK Don wrote: > On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:21 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Maybe now our petro companies will be allowed back in and we can get a >>> better deal on diesel fuel for our cars. Maybe by July. >>> >>> c

Re: [MBZ] ML320 reset engine codes

2013-03-05 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
ebay about $600 for the china one On 3/5/2013 4:16 PM, Benz Hogs wrote: where do I get one? Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 "Max" (159,xxx mi) On 3/5/2013 4:15 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: With the sds system Sent from my iPhone On Mar 5, 2013, at 4:12 PM, Benz Hogs wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Chavez is dead!

2013-03-05 Thread OK Don
On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:21 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Maybe now our petro companies will be allowed back in and we can get a >> better deal on diesel fuel for our cars. Maybe by July. >> >> clay >> > > Clay, I'd not bet on it. He probably has yugo junior already in place. >

Re: [MBZ] Chavez is dead!

2013-03-05 Thread Dieselhead
Maybe now our petro companies will be allowed back in and we can get a better deal on diesel fuel for our cars. Maybe by July. clay "everyone*" knows that the best docs in the world are in cub a. Thass why peeps from all over the world go there in place of Mayo. * everyone means "everyone

Re: [MBZ] ML320 reset engine codes

2013-03-05 Thread OK Don
I was resetting the EGR system error code with a cheap ODB-II reader in the ML. I guess it depends on which codes you need to reset. On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 5:55 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > Some very basic things can be reset with a obd but most likely will > require full sds > > Sent from my i

Re: [MBZ] ML320 reset engine codes

2013-03-05 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mar 5, 2013 3:55 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote: > > Some very basic things can be reset > with a obd but most likely will > require full sds ...And secret passwords to the M-B web site known only to dealers, or is that only for more recent cars? Alex ___ ht

Re: [MBZ] ML320 reset engine codes

2013-03-05 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Some very basic things can be reset with a obd but most likely will require full sds Sent from my iPhone On Mar 5, 2013, at 5:51 PM, Benz Hogs wrote: > Does it just require the OBDII reader or does this require the full SDS > system? I'd rather not visit the mechanic for something I can do m

Re: [MBZ] ML320 reset engine codes

2013-03-05 Thread Benz Hogs
Does it just require the OBDII reader or does this require the full SDS system? I'd rather not visit the mechanic for something I can do myself. Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 "Max" (162,xxx mi) On 3/5/2013 5:33 PM, Dieselhead wrote: Nuttin special. Just a stealership that can

Re: [MBZ] ML320 reset engine codes

2013-03-05 Thread Dieselhead
Nuttin special. Just a stealership that can reset it for a number of pictures of Ben F. Only thing special is that they are Chi-ville. I figgered kleb was going to tell you how to get the real thing for your own. What is special about Knauz? Is this a dealer only item or can Rusty get it?

[MBZ] Chavez is dead!

2013-03-05 Thread clay
Maybe now our petro companies will be allowed back in and we can get a better deal on diesel fuel for our cars. Maybe by July. clay ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archiv

Re: [MBZ] ML320 reset engine codes

2013-03-05 Thread Benz Hogs
What is special about Knauz? Is this a dealer only item or can Rusty get it? Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 "Max" (162,xxx mi) On 3/5/2013 4:23 PM, Dieselhead wrote: Knauz MB where do I get one? Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 "Max" (159,xxx mi) __

Re: [MBZ] Leaky master cylinder?

2013-03-05 Thread WILTON
Where in NC? Wilton - Original Message - From: "Frederick Moir" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 4:58 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Leaky master cylinder? Dimitri. Not this Sunday but next, I'll still be in NC on Sunday driving back Sun/Mon. Speedi-Bleed is a p

Re: [MBZ] ML320 reset engine codes

2013-03-05 Thread Dieselhead
Knauz MB where do I get one? Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 "Max" (159,xxx mi) ___ 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 delive

Re: [MBZ] ML320 reset engine codes

2013-03-05 Thread Benz Hogs
where do I get one? Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 "Max" (159,xxx mi) On 3/5/2013 4:15 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: With the sds system Sent from my iPhone On Mar 5, 2013, at 4:12 PM, Benz Hogs wrote: How do you reset the stored engine codes in a '98 ML320? -- Luther KB5Q

Re: [MBZ] ML320 reset engine codes

2013-03-05 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
With the sds system Sent from my iPhone On Mar 5, 2013, at 4:12 PM, Benz Hogs wrote: > How do you reset the stored engine codes in a '98 ML320? > > > -- > Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL > '98 ML320 "Max" (162,xxx mi) > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com

[MBZ] ML320 reset engine codes

2013-03-05 Thread Benz Hogs
How do you reset the stored engine codes in a '98 ML320? -- Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 "Max" (162,xxx mi) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Leaky master cylinder?

2013-03-05 Thread Frederick Moir
Dimitri. Not this Sunday but next, I'll still be in NC on Sunday driving back Sun/Mon. Speedi-Bleed is a pressure bleeding kit with reservoir and a cap for German m/cyl  fill ports. Note:- check the rubber nubbies over the level sensors, I blew fluid all over because they had perished and failed.

Re: [MBZ] Seeking Flex Disk Advice

2013-03-05 Thread Scott Ritchey
Hans--you funny man! But seriously folks, I really appreciate the advice and experience all you folks have offered. Scott -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Hans Neureiter Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 4:38 AM To: Mercedes Discussion Lis

Re: [MBZ] Rebuilt master cylinders any good?

2013-03-05 Thread Dieselhead
To borrow a phrase from Wilton; Zactly One time in the 70s, I found a master cyl worth putting a kit in. All the rest have been so rusty that it is not worthwhile. If you have a very rare (unobtanium) master, Silver Post restorations will bore and put a SS liner in your master (for a price).

Re: [MBZ] Rebuilt master cylinders any good?

2013-03-05 Thread Rusty Cullens
I can sell a new master cylinder for far less than a rebuild kit. Why rebuild? Rusty Cullens buyMBparts, Inc. 6755 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Suite 260 Atlanta, GA 30360 800-741-5252 770-452-7320 -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Allan

Re: [MBZ] Fences and concrete. Was: Tampa Florida man swallowed by sinkhole under bedroom

2013-03-05 Thread Michael Canfield
I think most commercial fenci g has gone to welded wire for cost savings. Mike On Mar 5, 2013 12:23 AM, "Fmiser" wrote: > > > Dan Penoff wrote: > > > > > > I can't vouch for others, but my last house had mesh > > > throughout the slab, much like what appears to be roll > > > fencing. > > > WILTO

[MBZ] Tampa Florida man swallowed by sinkhole under bedroom

2013-03-05 Thread WILTON
Slabs under many small structures, including homes/houses have WWF only; no rebar. Oh, same for many driveways. Wilton - Original Message - From: "WILTON" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 8:52 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tampa Florida man swallowed by sinkhole u

Re: [MBZ] Fences and concrete. Was: Tampa Florida man swallowed by sinkhole under bedroom

2013-03-05 Thread WILTON
Fiber mesh is used for same purpose as WWF - to reduce cracking via thermal expansion and contraction; again, NOT structural. 'Same for fiberglass fibers incorporated into the concrete mix. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Fmiser" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, Ma

Re: [MBZ] OT: 2006 Chevy Silverado not cool

2013-03-05 Thread Jim Cathey
Is there a correlation between cooling well when moving and not so much when stationary? This is the case with my S124, which leads me to think a low A/C charge or crook pressure switch. Umm, they all do that? I believe R134a conversions are particularly prone to this, since they're something

Re: [MBZ] Tampa Florida now Miami

2013-03-05 Thread Dan Penoff
He still does this occasionally on his angry rich white guy podcast. I have to admit he has set a major precedent with monetizing podcasting. It will be interesting to see if he is successful with it long term. He has Drew doing podcasts on the "Carolla Digital" network now. I like Dr. Drew, bu

Re: [MBZ] OT: 2006 Chevy Silverado not cool

2013-03-05 Thread Max Dillon
Is your wagon 134 or R-12? Probably low charge. Hope it is not time for evapectomy. Hook up the gauges and then you'll know if the charge is low... -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Hendrik and fay wrote: >Is there a correlation between cooling well when moving

Re: [MBZ] Seeking Flex Disk Advice

2013-03-05 Thread Hans Neureiter
Don't forget to r'place the fuses.>Marshall< On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:31 AM, Michael Canfield wrote: > Only if you are going to replace the cv axles and seals, wheel bearings and > seals, shock absorbers, all rubber suspension bushings, windshield wipers > and seat springs at the same time. > >

Re: [MBZ] Peugeot/Bosch's experimental hybrid outperforms the Prius.

2013-03-05 Thread Hendrik and fay
Dunno if Bosch are involved I would not be so hasty in making a judgement. Hendrik who now has a Bosch oven On 05/03/13 02:51, Dieselhead wrote: Leave it to pew-go to go a different route! Sounds like this might be the betamax. (whereas pre-eye are the VHS) __

Re: [MBZ] OT: 2006 Chevy Silverado not cool

2013-03-05 Thread Hendrik and fay
Is there a correlation between cooling well when moving and not so much when stationary? This is the case with my S124, which leads me to think a low A/C charge or crook pressure switch. Hendrik who has been sweating a bit today On 05/03/13 01:22, Michael Canfield wrote: Not familiar with th