Re: [MBZ] Rear wiper
Max.From what I have read and the replies from the list, it suggests that the wiper works from the dash switches all the time the ignition is on.The rear swipe is actuated when the car is put into reverse, ignition on, with the front wipers on, steady or intermittently.So, if I'm correct, you should have wiper action in reverse.Don't bet the farm on the accuracy of my diagnosis.If you don't like old car foibles, buy a toyota? (Strike that!) Buy a newer Benz and worry that the electronics will drive you insane as they start to fail. Oh! that's what's happening now, disregard all.YMMV Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.p.s. I going to have my sanity checked first thing tomorrow. > Subject: RE: [MBZ] Rear wiper > From: dillonm...@gmail.com > Date: Sat, 2 May 2015 18:05:37 -0400 > To: fredh.s...@hotmail.com; mercedes@okiebenz.com > > Fred, > > My rear wiper only works with the dash switches. Front wiper on and > transmission in reverse has no effect on rear wiper operation. Is my car not > working correctly? > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > > On April 27, 2015 7:59:03 PM EDT, Fred Moir wrote: > >Okay.The switch (worn) that is the operator on/off/int. does > >nothing.Front wipers on and in reverse has rear wiper waving to the > >crowd.The switch next to it makes the water drool down the back > >window.So, I'm on the right track. Bad switch (?) to be exercised many > >many times and then replaced.Thanks to all of you genii. > > > >Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. > > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Can I post today?
Seems to work! Attaboy Wilton! How 'bout Mother, may I? I just keep getting returned/refused/rejected mail. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curly McLain via Mercedes" To: "Curt Raymond" ; "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 10:25 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Can I post today? Only if you ask, "May I?" I see Mitch got on the list today, can I? Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Can I post today?
Only if you ask, "May I?" I see Mitch got on the list today, can I? Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Can I post today?
I see Mitch got on the list today, can I? Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 60 years ago today MB
Thanks Mao. That is only part of it. I'll try again to find the whole thing, Sans fb. Max wrote: Doesn't work for me, I've avoided contracting the Facebook virus for this long, not about to volunteer for infection now... I totally agree!! Here is the text from Motor Sport Magazine article: Today marks the 60th anniversary of Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson's record-breaking win in the Mille Miglia. Jenks's first-person account, which appeared in the June 1955 issue of Motor Sport, is one of the landmark pieces of automotive journalism. Here it is: On May 1st motor-racing history was made, for Stirling Moss won the 1,000-mile Mile Miglia, the first time in twenty-two years that this has been achieved by a British driver, and I had the very great privilege of sitting beside him throughout this epic drive. But let us go back to the beginning, for this win was not a fluke on the spur of the moment, it was the result of weeks, even months, of preparation and planning. My enthusiasm for the Mille Miglia race goes back many years, among the reasons being the fact that it is permissible to carry a passenger, for this event is for all types of road-going cars, from family saloons to Grand Prix-type racing/sports cars, and when I had my first taste of the lure of the Mille Miglia as a competitor last year, with Abecassis in the H.W.M., I soon set about making plans for the 1955 event. Regular Motor Sport readers will remember that last year I enthused over a little private dice that Moss gave me in a Maserati, and at the time I mentioned to him my desire to run in the Mille Miglia again. Then in September, whilst in discussion with the American driver John Fitch, we came to the decision that the only way a non-Italian could win the Mille Miglia was by applying science. At the time he was hoping to be in the official Mercedes-Benz team for the event, and we had long talks about ways in which the driver could use a passenger as a mechanical brain, to remove the responsibility of learning the circuit. When it is realised that the race is over 1,000 miles of ordinary, unprepared Italian road, the only concession to racing being that all traffic is removed from the roads for the duration of the race, and the way through towns is lined with straw bales, it will be appreciated that the task of one man learning every corner, every swerve, gradient, hummock, brow and level-crossing is nigh impossible. Even the top Italian drivers, such as Taruffi, Maglioli, Castellotti, etc., only know sections of the route perfectly, and all the time they must concentrate on remembering what lies round the next corner, or over the next brow. During the last winter, as is well known, Moss joined the Mercedes-Benz team and the firm decided that it would not be possible for Fitch to drive for them in the Mille Miglia, though he would be in the team for Le Mans, so all our plans looked like being of no avail. Then, just before Christmas, a telephone call from Moss invited me to be his passenger in the Mille Miglia in a Mercedes-Benz 300SLR, an invitation which I promptly accepted, John Fitch having sportingly agreed that it would be a good thing for me to try out our plans for beating the Italians with Moss as driver... _ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 60 years ago today MB
Max wrote: > Doesn't work for me, I've avoided contracting the Facebook virus for this > long, not about to volunteer for infection now... > I totally agree!! Here is the text from Motor Sport Magazine article: Today marks the 60th anniversary of Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson’s record-breaking win in the Mille Miglia. Jenks’s first-person account, which appeared in the June 1955 issue of Motor Sport, is one of the landmark pieces of automotive journalism. Here it is: On May 1st motor-racing history was made, for Stirling Moss won the 1,000-mile Mile Miglia, the first time in twenty-two years that this has been achieved by a British driver, and I had the very great privilege of sitting beside him throughout this epic drive. But let us go back to the beginning, for this win was not a fluke on the spur of the moment, it was the result of weeks, even months, of preparation and planning. My enthusiasm for the Mille Miglia race goes back many years, among the reasons being the fact that it is permissible to carry a passenger, for this event is for all types of road-going cars, from family saloons to Grand Prix-type racing/sports cars, and when I had my first taste of the lure of the Mille Miglia as a competitor last year, with Abecassis in the H.W.M., I soon set about making plans for the 1955 event. Regular Motor Sport readers will remember that last year I enthused over a little private dice that Moss gave me in a Maserati, and at the time I mentioned to him my desire to run in the Mille Miglia again. Then in September, whilst in discussion with the American driver John Fitch, we came to the decision that the only way a non-Italian could win the Mille Miglia was by applying science. At the time he was hoping to be in the official Mercedes-Benz team for the event, and we had long talks about ways in which the driver could use a passenger as a mechanical brain, to remove the responsibility of learning the circuit. When it is realised that the race is over 1,000 miles of ordinary, unprepared Italian road, the only concession to racing being that all traffic is removed from the roads for the duration of the race, and the way through towns is lined with straw bales, it will be appreciated that the task of one man learning every corner, every swerve, gradient, hummock, brow and level-crossing is nigh impossible. Even the top Italian drivers, such as Taruffi, Maglioli, Castellotti, etc., only know sections of the route perfectly, and all the time they must concentrate on remembering what lies round the next corner, or over the next brow. During the last winter, as is well known, Moss joined the Mercedes-Benz team and the firm decided that it would not be possible for Fitch to drive for them in the Mille Miglia, though he would be in the team for Le Mans, so all our plans looked like being of no avail. Then, just before Christmas, a telephone call from Moss invited me to be his passenger in the Mille Miglia in a Mercedes-Benz 300SLR, an invitation which I promptly accepted, John Fitch having sportingly agreed that it would be a good thing for me to try out our plans for beating the Italians with Moss as driver... ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Poos needs a presidential model
Andrew wrote: > Is it just me or do all post 1994 Mercedes sedans look the same from 50'? I agree!! mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Solarbike
Solarbike is the cycle for sun-lovers Attaching an array of solar cells to an electric bicycle is not an entirely new concept, at least among garage tinkerers. But these DIY contraptions, with expansive photovoltaic panels mounted fore, aft, left, right, overhead and even atop makeshift trailers, look more like interstellar probes than proper two-wheelers. That may soon change. Say hello to the Solarbike. “Most solar-powered bikes use off-the-shelf components that present design limitations,” says Frausig, who works for Gaia Solar, a solar-energy integration company based outside Copenhagen, where he lives. After studying various concepts, he opted to design the bike’s solar panels and battery into the wheels and central frame, respectively. This more integrated design reduces weight and aerodynamic drag, compared with other solar-equipped e-bikes. “My initial observation is that normal [electric] bikes aren’t that exciting,” notes Frausig, who, like most Denmark residents, is an avid biker. (Government figures show that 90% percent of Danes own bikes and 36% of them pedal to work each day.) “They’re heavy and not built for young people. “But if you design a lighter electric bike with a sporty design and that is powered by solar energy, suddenly it is something that people get excited about,” he says. “People stop me all the time and ask me what I’m riding.” With its battery pack, the Solarbike weighs only about 37lbs – a featherweight compared with typical e-bikes, which can top 70lbs. Of course, as a solar engineer who works for a solar-energy company, Frausig knows a bit more about solar technology than the average DIY solar hacker. “This knowledge allowed me to slowly work toward a concept [bike] with custom-made components instead of off-the-shelf components,” he explains. “And I didn’t have to change the basic two-wheel design to make it a solar-powered bike.” Frausig’s Solarbike features a 500-watt electric motor mounted by the pedal assembly. A tube-like container affixed to the main frame houses the lithium-ion battery pack, fed by disc-shaped arrays of solar panels mounted inside the wheel spokes. Each side of the solar panels is capable of collecting 25 peak watts of solar energy on a sunny day, though only when the bike is at rest – a limitation that, says Frausig, could change in future Solarbike iterations. Of course, because the sun can be occasionally uncooperative, the bike’s battery pack can be charged via a household outlet. The top speed of the fixed-gear Solarbike is about 30mph under optimal conditions, and the bike’s range on a fully charged battery is about 40mi. The rider can set a desired speed on a handlebar-mounted control; sensors in the pedals then supply more or less electric assistance as needed. “The motor is always supplementing you,” he says. One problem with integrating solar panels into the wheels is only one side can receive direct sunlight, though shadow-optimized technology helps a bit. As such, it can take five days to fully charge the battery, depending on sun conditions. However, that shouldn’t hamper an average bike rider in Denmark; national studies show that an average e-cycler rides for an hour a day and travels only about 6 miles, Frausig says. Another problem with the Solarbike’s wheel-mounted solar arrays – similar to the disc wheels used by indoor track cyclists – is heightened sensitivity to crosswinds. It’s a problem that has Frausig considering ways to increase the density of the solar cells on the rear wheel and eliminate them completely from the front wheel. He’s also investigating better shadow-optimizing technology that could boost the bike’s ability to collect solar energy when it’s parked in shade. Alas, those who yearn to park a Solarbike in a sunny spot in their yard may be waiting a while; despite some interest from cycle manufacturers, Frausig – who developed the bike on his own – doesn’t expect his creation to be available to consumers any time soon. “I’m anxious to hear what ideas people have,” he says. “I’m looking for funding to get to the next step, which is to improve the bike’s design and functionality.” For a look at Jesper Frausig's Solarbike in action, check out the video below: http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20150501-from-denmark ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Mowers For Kaleb
also, when buying any more - new or used - try to get one with an aluminum deck. The steel decks will wear out long before the B&S engine does. LarryT 91 300D On 4/24/2015 8:30 AM, rogerhga--- via Mercedes wrote: Kaleb, Buy a used mower, forget about impressing list members with a new one. I haven't purchased a new mower since the late 70s. I currently have three B&S mowers, two are close to 20 years old and still going strong and one is about 10 years old. So maybe the newer ones are bad, but not the old ones. Remember the rules: change oil and filters, only use straight 30w oil, walk where you're going to mow before you mow to remove any obstructions and lastly remember your particular mower's limits...as in don't try to do bush hogging with a mower that can't handle it. So, good luck and as I always advise, in the end make your own choices, you'll be happier with the good ones and have no one but yourself to blame for any bad ones. Best Wishes, Roger Roger Hale Dinnerware Classics, Inc. Monroe, Ga. 770-267-0850 www.dinnerwareclassics.com (new) www.southernnightsantiques.com (antique) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Rear wiper
Fred, My rear wiper only works with the dash switches. Front wiper on and transmission in reverse has no effect on rear wiper operation. Is my car not working correctly? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On April 27, 2015 7:59:03 PM EDT, Fred Moir wrote: >Okay.The switch (worn) that is the operator on/off/int. does >nothing.Front wipers on and in reverse has rear wiper waving to the >crowd.The switch next to it makes the water drool down the back >window.So, I'm on the right track. Bad switch (?) to be exercised many >many times and then replaced.Thanks to all of you genii. > >Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124 leaks when rains
Parking the car pointed uphill will eliminate or greatly reduce the water incursion. Water only appears on the passenger side floor. Today I checked the sunroof drains (two in front corners), they are both clear. I ran weed-wacker cord down each, followed by gently pouring water down each. Using the garden hose, car parked facing downhill, I ran water down the windshield drains: nothing. Water on both right side doors from top edge seal down: nothing. Sprayed water on the roof, finally got water in the car. My theory is the seal around the sunroof is letting too much water past and the drains can't keep up. I'm going to replace that seal next. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] More mower again
Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: Kubota Diesel or yanmar, satoh, buffalo, IH, etc so long as its a diesel I've been thinking about tossing a lowball offer on this, it's not the easiest Yanmar to get factory parts for these days: http://flint.craigslist.org/grd/4974498486.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Fwd: Returned Mail
I got this OK, the list server seems to be rejecting Wilton --R Forwarded Message Subject:Returned Mail Date: Sat, 2 May 2015 11:29:52 -0400 From: WILTON To: Addison Thompson , Alex Chamberlain , Andrew Strasfogel , Angelo Giaimo , Bob Rentfro , clay , Craig McCluskey , Craig McCluskey , Curt Raymond , Dan Penoff , Darren Marshall , David & Kristin Gilmore , Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com>, Donald Snook , dsereta...@yahoo.com, Dwight Giles , Ed Booher , ernest breakfield , Fmiser , Fred Moir , Frederick Moir , G Mann , G. M. Brown , Gerry Archer , Greg Fiorentino , Hendrik & Fay , Hendrik and Fay , Jaime Kopchinski , Jaime Kopchinski , Jim Cathey , Jon Agne , Kaleb C. Striplin , Kaleb C. Striplin , Karl Wittnebel , Kevin Kraly , Larry Turner , M. Mitchell Marmel , Max Dillon , Meade Dillon , Mountain Man , ned kleinhenz , Peter Frederick , Randy Bennell , rdeaf...@aol.com, Rich Thomas , Rich Thomas , Rick Hawkins Java , Rick Knoble , roger...@comcast.net For several days, I've been getting the below msg in lieu of having my msgs posted to the mercedes@okiebenz.com list. My msgs to mercedes@okiebenz.com are the only ones not being delivered. I've had no problem whatsoever with delivery of msgs too other, individual addresses. I don't know of anything that I've done differently. Have I been banned? I don't have BO (I take a shower every morning with Dial soap and Head &Shoulders Shampoo), I don't cuss excessively (well, a "Hell" or a "dam" or an occasional "BS" when necessary for emPHAsis), I don't chew, drink or smoke, but I know I can be extremely boring (I can really tell when SWMBO rolls her eyes). What have I done to sudden warrant the shunning? Wilton From: "Mail Administrator" To: Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 7:17 AM Subject: Mail System Error - Returned Mail This Message was undeliverable due to the following reason: Your message was not delivered because the destination computer was not reachable within the allowed queue period. The amount of time a message is queued before it is returned depends on local configura- tion parameters. Most likely there is a network problem that prevented delivery, but it is also possible that the computer is turned off, or does not have a mail system running right now. Your message was not delivered within 4 days and 0 hours. Host okiebenz.com is not responding. The following recipients did not receive this message: Please reply to if you feel this message to be in error. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Direct emails to Members from Gerry
Yup. That's a pretty comprehensive list. Yup, I got the email from you. Nope, I got no matching email from the list... Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 Original Message From: arche...@embarqmail.com Sent: Saturday, May 2, 2015 12:21 PM To: Addison Thompson; et.al. Wiltons message included a list of nearly every member. I am sending this email to all those members since I have had no problems with ISP or otherwise to see if anyone doesn't get it. If someone does not get this email then the problem is likely with their ISP, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, or similar programs since it bypasses Mercedes List. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 60 years ago today MB
This is better, read the article linked Real Cars, Real Men, Real Racing http://motorsportmagazine.kinja.com/with-moss-in-the-mille-miglia-1701457033 --R On 5/1/15 8:49 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: Don't know if this will work, but lets see: https://www.facebook.com/mercedesbenzmuseum/videos/vb.87533918771/10152963914168772/?type=2&theater ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 60 years ago today MB
Doesn't work for me, I've avoided contracting the Facebook virus for this long, not about to volunteer for infection now... -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Poos needs a presidential model
It has the bullet-proof glass --R On 5/1/15 11:12 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Mercedes Benz 1997 S420 Presidential Model http://salina.craigslist.org/cto/4971521187.html via cPro Craigslist App iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Poos needs a presidential model
Is it just me or do all post 1994 Mercedes sedans look the same from 50'? On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 11:39 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Mercedes Benz 1997 S420 Presidential Model >> http://salina.craigslist.org/cto/4971521187.html >> >> via cPro Craigslist App >> iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice >> Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android >> >> > + It is not black > > It looks right at home there in the trailer park. Presidential territory > for sure. > > > > > > President of the bubble gum card collectors? > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Park your Toyota Pious
On Apr 27, 2015 10:09 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" wrote: > > And we live in a big 'ole country with lots of different places. Here we've got lots of water while you've got little. Here were there is history stuff is close together. I know I'm late to the party, just wanted to add the data point that my manager uses a Leaf exclusively, a 30-something mile each way commute (all highway), and a 110V charger at home. He had some range anxiety over winter - he was approaching 10% when he got home, and couldn't charge quickly enough to get back to 100% by the morning - but as it has warmed up he says he's closer to 40%. Coincidentally I asked him about it yesterday, he is still very happy with the car. For him it was a purely financial decision, he's not committed to electric one way or the other - he just took the lease deal because it was a cheap way to commute. Best, Tim might possibly maybe get to work on the SDLs today, if the rain passes ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
