Thanks, guys. I'll remain a part of the list if Kaleb will have me.
Brian
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Dieselhead wrote:
It now has a new engine courtesy of mao...
350k is hardly new... but it was a good runner and needed 3-pedals
which is
At 1:54 AM -0700 6/18/13, Zoltan Finks wrote:
I'm tempted to remain on the list in case I need any OT advice on anything.
Stick around. I had a three year Benzless hiatus, but I stuck around
the Other List for the grins and 'cause I could offer the occasional
nugget of advice...
-MMM-
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On Jun 19, 2013, at 4:08 PM, Rich Thomas
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For a guy who keeps posting about no job, no work, no future, no health care,
no nothing, seems like you could find some tutorials and start trying to
build an app to do this.
Hear, hear. This is still a
Rick Knoble wrote:
Hear, hear. This is still a country with opportunity. If it wasn't, there wouldn't be 12 million undocumented citizens, from foreign lands. And NO they are NOT all on the public dole.
Illegal aliens are now upgraded to 'undocumented citizens'?
As somebody who take
On Jun 19, 2013, at 4:55 PM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry to hear that Rusty... I missed the post about how you and Trent got
together.
Jaime
He posted it to Banned, not here.
Rick
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On Jun 20, 2013, at 6:35 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Illegal aliens are now upgraded to 'undocumented citizens'?
As somebody who take citizenship seriously, I'm a bit offended.
Sorry. Didn't mean to be offensive. Just politically correct.
Rick
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Rusty had no parts. Neither does Gary or anyone else. All these
businesses are drop ship, often from all the same places. There is no way
for the small guy to stock such a huge number of parts. This is what
worldpac is, a huge importer and distributor of parts. And there are many
other
Ah, I've been off of BANNED for quite some time. The sense of community is
gone and its all extreme abusive views. The community was what held BANNED
together and made it possible for the abusive dialog to work. For me at
least, I gained nothing in the end and don't share most of the views
Not a whole lot different than the discussion here. For that matter, it has
been pretty tame of late.
Dan/Poosy
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On Jun 20, 2013, at 7:47 AM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote:
Ah, I've been off of BANNED for quite some time. The sense of community is
gone and its
On Jun 20, 2013, at 6:44 AM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote:
On Jun 20, 2013, at 6:35 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Illegal aliens are now upgraded to 'undocumented citizens'?
As somebody who take citizenship seriously, I'm a bit offended.
Sorry. Didn't mean to be
I found a replacement sunroof gasket and changed it. Waiting for the next
stormy day in the northeast to park on the same angle and test the theory!
Unfortunately the weather forcast is sunny and mild for the next week :-)
Thanks for all the help.
Bob
-Original Message-
This is not about pro or anti Gary, you stated he is a good man, I
disagreed based on how he behaves towards others.
We cut him plenty of slack when he was having his melt down and gave
him more than one chance to calm down and play nice.
He didn't so got got the boot.
Now that he is in a
Undocumented democrats
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On 6/20/13 7:42 AM, Rick Knoble wrote:
On Jun 20, 2013, at 6:35 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Illegal aliens are now upgraded to 'undocumented citizens'?
As somebody who take citizenship seriously, I'm a bit offended.
Sorry. Didn't mean to be
On Jun 20, 2013, at 6:47 AM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote:
I can only imagine the discussion going on about this topic there.
Jaime
None actually.
Rick
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Mine doesn't go quite that fast - yet. ;)
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- Original Message -
From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 6:49 AM
Subject: [MBZ] Wilton, watch out for that ice!
'Thought so; I didn't see it.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 7:37 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Trent vesus Jabba death match
On Jun 19, 2013, at 4:55 PM, Jaime Kopchinski
'Never been on BANNED and don't plan to be; I'm self-banned from BANNED. If
I can't say what I need to say here, I don't need to say it.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, June 20,
Seems Dr Scruggs around the world trip took a detour through Nigeria... ;)))
Your $500,000,000 inheritance check is in the mail as soon as you send the
small $8,000 fee to cover legal charges and FedEx handling fees. ;)))
Grant.. AZ
Who hopes everyone on the list is healthy, wealthy, and wise,
I've got one of those things that my mother had, I figured it would be
useful for something at some point, maybe building a killer all-terrain
robot or something, or using the motor and wheels and controller and
charger for something. There is another one in a storage bin too, a
different
On 20/06/2013 5:49 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
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Oooh! Scooter drifting.
Wilton probably does not need to worry given he is down south where it
stays reasonably warm.
Randy
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'Never been on snow or ice with it, though we've had a VERY few days of it
each season since I've had it.
Wilton
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From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
I finally have here beside me the parts for the 126 that I tried to order from
Trent 3 weeks ago tomorrow.
Thanks, Keenan Motors and Gary.
Wilton
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Are they OE or OEM?
Dan
On Jun 20, 2013, at 11:52 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
I finally have here beside me the parts for the 126 that I tried to order
from Trent 3 weeks ago tomorrow.
Thanks, Keenan Motors and Gary.
Wilton
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My scooter is a fairly small 3-wheeler shown in this link:
BTW, I've never used the silly basket; it's amazing what I can pile on the deck
under/between my legs, etc., when I go shopping at Sam's; 'been threatening to
build a trailer for it.
http://www.shoprider.com/category/scooters/cooper.php
Yes.
Wilton
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From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 31 May order
Are they OE or OEM?
Dan
On Jun 20, 2013, at 11:52 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
I
BTW, I also don't use the arm rests - in my way during use and during
assembly/disassembly.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com
To: mercedes list mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 12:36 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Wilton, watch out for that ice!
My
I'm confused.
Was he able to get you the actual MB parts or the aftermarket ones?
Dan
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On Jun 20, 2013, at 12:38 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Yes.
Wilton
- Original Message - From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List
I coulda bought same scooter outright across town for $900.
'Nother good example of government at work.
Wilton
That's properly spelled gooberment.
( no slur intended toward the good folks of Mt. Airy, or of the
Carolinas in general)
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Ouch.
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Ouch.
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Dan
On Jun 20, 2013, at 1:18 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com dsereta...@yahoo.com
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It won't actually cost that much if you buy it directly from the Classic
Center. The eBay price accounts for and therefore includes a
Somehow I got on the Pelican Parts email list, and a Pelican Pit Stop
Newsletter arrived with this one tidbit
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Mercedes-W126/06-ELEC-Alternator_Replacement/06-ELEC-Alternator_Replacement.htm
There is also one for a 201 belt tensioner replacement
Lower radiator hose from Keenan Motors is labeled Genuine Original Equipment
Replacement Part. Stamped on it is MB A 126 500 0875. Belt tension
adjustment lever is Febi Bilstein fur MB, Made in Germany. Idler
damper/shock is Stabilus OEM, Made in Germany. Idler pulley box says
INA,
Cool.
OE, OE, OEM.
On Jun 20, 2013, at 1:58 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Lower radiator hose from Keenan Motors is labeled Genuine Original Equipment
Replacement Part. Stamped on it is MB A 126 500 0875. Belt tension
adjustment lever is Febi Bilstein fur MB, Made in Germany.
It might be $8.00 at Classic center too. There is a thread on this on the MBCA
forum.
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On Jun 20, 2013, at 1:34 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
Yabbut I bought one earlier this year from my dealer for less than $8.00.
Dan
On Jun 20, 2013, at 1:18 PM,
Banned does not give a poot about the issue. We are deep into pervy things and
casting aspersions upon each other
clay
On Jun 20, 2013, at 4:47 AM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
Ah, I've been off of BANNED for quite some time. The sense of community is
gone and its all extreme abusive views.
Somehow I got on the Pelican Parts email list, and a Pelican Pit
Stop Newsletter arrived with this one tidbit
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Mercedes-W126/06-ELEC-Alternator_Replacement/06-ELEC-Alternator_Replacement.htm
This is correct for cars made in the late 60s and into the
On 20/06/2013 5:49 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
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Randy wrote:
Oooh! Scooter drifting.
Well, with a _bit_ more power...
Here's a video of what seems to be a 2-stroke powered, 4-wheel
scooter racing an airplane. At the end is a clip of the scooter
Casting aspersions on banned?
That's a surprise; I got the impression that banned was nothing so gentle as
casting...
Perhaps dousing one another in aspersions might be a better way of explaining
my understanding ;)
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How much of a pain was that gasket to swap?
I've got a 99 E300, and the rear passenger corner keeps dislodging and no
longer seals well (to the point that I slipped my PSE in a bag because I am
tired of draining and drying it!)
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A British TV personality (Top Gear) raced another well know person in Wales
with both riding mobility scooters. Since then scooter racing has become
mildly popular both in Britain and the U.S.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mobility-scooter-racing/175322582525198
I read about such races at
Gerry Archer wrote:
A British TV personality (Top Gear) raced another well know person in
Wales with both riding mobility scooters. Since then scooter racing has
become mildly popular both in Britain and the U.S.
I found a Top Gear off road scooter competition:
http://youtu.be/k8NvJdIG85Y
Since we seem to be having a bit of fun on this thread, I submit the
following exercise in social discourse perhaps for the edification of those
in that other thread about the recent Troubles with Trent and Who ever
the other guy was.
Perhaps, with this as a working script, the first responders
Not a Sondy tale, but a link to a few video views around the area.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreenv=zcmZY4_j8z0NR=1
Wilton
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On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 19:16:48 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Not a Sondy tale, but a link to a few video views around the area.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreenv=zcmZY4_j8z0NR=1
So when do we get the next Sondy tale? It's been awhile
Craig
'Haven't been in the mood recently. Maybe I'll feel something soon.
Wilton
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From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 7:27 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondrestrom, Greenland 2010 - Now
I found a Top Gear off road scooter competition:
http://youtu.be/k8NvJdIG85Y
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Not much offroad about it, but I did like the half track made from a
landscaper's power-barrow. That's what I want if /when I become in
need of such. Shoot! it is better than a JD Gator, and looks
On Jun 20, 2013 4:35 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
better than a JD Gator, and looks
more fierce than the 70s vintage 6
wheel atv boats.
You want 6 wheels and amphibious? How about a Gama Goat?
http://tinyurl.com/luvmqvv
Alex
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I like the half-track, too, 'cept it didn't seem to have much power to
really scoot. I like the multi-wheel one, too, though a bit unwieldy in the
stores. I like the maneuverability of mine in small, narrow places. People
are amazed at the places I can get into, and out of, on it. 'Course,
Many years ago an anatomy professor at a northern med school picked up a
lion that had died at the local zoo. He had the attendants lay the dead
lion over the passengers seat of his model A convertible. On the way back
to med school a policeman stopped him and asked, What have you got there?
More Greenland fantastic scenery.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreenv=dOnnHoFp5SENR=1
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WILTON wrote:
I like the half-track, too, 'cept it didn't seem to have much power to
really scoot.
I think it had tons of power, just not enough gears.
It was fun watching a woman who weighs as much as Jeremy beat Hammond's
Halftrack in a drag race on her electric scooter.
Mitch.
John,
I did not watch the gasket get changed but a mechanic friend took less than 2
hours (we swap tax preparation for car repairs).
He picked up my car and brought it back to me 2 hours later. I will ask him
tomorrow and let you know what was involved and get back to you.
Bob
10 or 12 years ago, I was driving my '81 300D several blocks from here;
stopped at bank ATM, and, as I waited to pull back out into street, city
po-po came along from left on the street I was entering, slowed and waved me
into the street in front of him. I waved a thank you, pulled out into
'Nother Sondy video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreenNR=1v=hS0W7zeyIK4
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If it's like most it's a simple pull off/press in process. Some of the earlier
models that use the fuzz around the openings rehire that to be screwed in.
Dan
On Jun 20, 2013, at 8:32 PM, Robert Koziak wrote:
John,
I did not watch the gasket get changed but a mechanic friend took less
Rusty did have parts, I stocked filters, brakes, diesel purge, redline,
sunroof lube, etc.
-Original Message-
From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jaime
Kopchinski
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 7:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Trent
I take mild offence at this, I was not stating my viewpoint on Gary as
an attempt to stir up emotions within the list.
What I said was partly a response to Jaime’s viewpoint and also serve as
a warning that if Gary Hurst came back on the list he may well use the
opportunity to re-visit the
Check this, Curt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1v=DFYOaqwCbrcfeature=endscreen
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I injured by back in the garden and was unqualified to remove the hard top on
Frosch for the season. I figure having two strapping boys (idiots, it turns
out) on hand I could just use them.
I got the front unhooked and pulled the crank to release the rear latch, which
freed the top for
Hendrik,
Please take this in the spirit that it is intended:
Your comments regarding the situation are inflammatory at best. What you're
not aware of are issues that date back years that I will not discuss in forum.
I am not excusing Gary's behaviors - I am just saying that there is far more
Thanks Dan.
Jaime
On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 9:44 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
Hendrik,
Please take this in the spirit that it is intended:
Your comments regarding the situation are inflammatory at best. What
you're not aware of are issues that date back years that I will not
Good one! Don't think I could pull off something like that.
Gerry
From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com
10 or 12 years ago, I was driving my '81 300D several blocks from here;
stopped at bank ATM, and, as I waited to pull back out into street, city
po-po came along from left on the street I was
On Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:24:36 -0700 Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
wrote:
The needle presumably is press fit to the shaft - but I quit pulling
'cause it
felt like I was at the safe limit and the needle didn't pull off.
Two spoons.
A good, Catheyesque solution!
Craig
Fmiser wrote:
The needle presumably is press fit to the shaft - but I quit
pulling 'cause it felt like I was at the safe limit and the
needle didn't pull off.
Jim wrote:
Two spoons.
So the shaft will sustain more axial force - huh? I'll try that on
a broken one first!
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Anybody have a reasonably simple approach to repairing this?
I found a disabled guy who paints in his garage when he feels
up to it. The severe paint problems on Ethelred were dealt
with for $300 and a case of beer. He used custom-matched
paint, and the job utterly transformed the car.
No,
The severe paint problems on Ethelred were dealt
with for $300 and a case of beer.
He painted the trunk lid and horse collar, removed a
blister on the hood, peeling on the driver's door,
and did some glass work behind the fuel door and
painted that too. A bargain.
-- Jim
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