Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

Waytago! Great talent on display! Dimitri via Mercedes March 10, 2018 at 11:01 AM I spent the last 2 days repairing a rust hole in the floorboard of my friend’s finnie. I fabricated the patch panel as the floor board was prohibitively expensive to buy. Since I

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsUBJo4UMng This video will get you into some of the basics of using an English Wheel. I have 3 of them, with a number of different wheel radius for each one, and different throat depth. Plans are in the works to build a quite large one capable of hand forming somet

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

On Sat, 10 Mar 2018 21:01:29 -0500 Dimitri via Mercedes wrote: > Thanks but still a lot to learn- like the English wheel. I have seen English wheels for sale (like at Harbor Freight), but don't know what they are for. What does one do with an English wheel? Craig

Re: [MBZ] W210 transmission

That is exactly what mine did. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2018, at 8:10 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > They are run by computers - needed a re-boot. > > On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 8:48 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Change ALL the fuses?

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

So Andrew- does he do w123's as well? What is the rate? Dimitri- may be you can do a demo at the Chowdah Q Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Mar 10, 2018 10:26 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel" wrote: > OK, as Dimitri's booking agent, please direct your inquiries to me. His > fee is 0.00 plus my commissio

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

OK, as Dimitri's booking agent, please direct your inquiries to me. His fee is 0.00 plus my commission. On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 9:01 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes wrote: > Thanks but still a lot to learn- like the English wheel. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 10, 2018, at 8:06 PM, Dwight Giles

Re: [MBZ] OT: Saving a lantern

Didn't you say it was the wet, as in water, ATF? The concern is from steam - very high pressures very fast. Sounds like you didn't get it that hot - good. When/if you repeat this process, use dry ATF. On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 8:03 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I d

Re: [MBZ] W210 transmission

They are run by computers - needed a re-boot. On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 8:48 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Change ALL the fuses? > > - > Max > Charleston SC > > On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 9:40 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Saving a lantern

Well i learned to do body work using fiberglass & frigonometry. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Mar 10, 2018 9:47 PM, "Meade Dillon via Mercedes" wrote: > Frigonometry! Sounds like an engineering practice I should master... > > - > Max > Charleston SC > > On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 9:

Re: [MBZ] W210 transmission

Change ALL the fuses? - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 9:40 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Gremlins > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscrib

Re: [MBZ] OT: Saving a lantern

Frigonometry! Sounds like an engineering practice I should master... - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 9:16 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Way to go Curt clearly Yankee ingenuity & frigonometry. > > ___

Re: [MBZ] Good 400E News

Yes that is true Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2018, at 5:04 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > And that could be, however, they weren’t on the ground here reading the SDS > and checking the various components. > > The key word here is “probably”. > > I went in assuming everything was

Re: [MBZ] Good 400E News

And that could be, however, they weren’t on the ground here reading the SDS and checking the various components. The key word here is “probably”. I went in assuming everything was good and used the process of elimination to narrow it down to the ETA. There could certainly be other issues, but t

Re: [MBZ] W210 transmission

Gremlins Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Mar 10, 2018 9:38 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Well the other day my 98 was fine when I left the house. I got out to the > highway and it was not a limp mode like I have seen but it seemed liked it > was in 3rd ge

Re: [MBZ] W210 transmission

Well the other day my 98 was fine when I left the house. I got out to the highway and it was not a limp mode like I have seen but it seemed liked it was in 3rd gear or something and never shifted. I shut it off and started it back up and it was fine. No check engine lights or anything. Sent fr

Re: [MBZ] OT: Saving a lantern

Way to go Curt clearly Yankee ingenuity & frigonometry. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Mar 10, 2018 8:34 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" wrote: > A year or so ago I knocked a lantern off its peg, it landed exactly upside > down and pushed in the top of the tank (fount is the term we use). Thi

Re: [MBZ] OT: Saving a lantern

Nice that you got it fixed. Nothing like the glow of a lantern. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2018, at 8:51 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes > wrote: > > Curt. > > Good old yankee ingenuity. > > Well done! > > Fred. > > > Fred Moir. > Lynn MA. > Diesel preferred. > > >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Saving a lantern

I would not think the ATF would be all that volatile and assume he warmed it with a propane torch Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A Original message From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes Date: 2018-03-10 7:39 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Meade Dillon Subject: Re: [

Re: [MBZ] OT: Saving a lantern

I don't think there was all that much pressure or heat. I only put a couple pumps of the grease gun into it and kind of played the torch over the lantern for maybe 30 seconds total, the lantern was barely warm to the touch. Remember working pressure in these is like 30psi. They ones they make tod

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

Thanks but still a lot to learn- like the English wheel. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2018, at 8:06 PM, Dwight Giles wrote: > > Clearly you are very skilled,at metal work. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > >> On Mar 10, 2018 8:01 PM, "Dimitri via Mercedes" >> wrote: >> I’m glad you a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Saving a lantern

Curt. Good old yankee ingenuity. Well done! Fred. Fred Moir. Lynn MA. Diesel preferred. From: Mercedes on behalf of Curt Raymond via Mercedes Sent: 10 March 2018 20:34 To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Curt Raymond Subject: [MBZ] OT: Saving a lantern A yea

Re: [MBZ] W210 transmission

I think it’s okay now. Hopefully it’s not some gremlin that will visit periodically. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2018, at 6:36 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > This 210 dizzel was doing funky tranny things the other day after I put the > cleaned EGR back on it. Wo

Re: [MBZ] OT: Saving a lantern

Wow, glad you didn't have an explosion! Was the liquid inside still contained and unable to escape when you applied the heat? I'd be leery of repeating that technique... - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 8:34 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] W210 transmission

This 210 dizzel was doing funky tranny things the other day after I put the cleaned EGR back on it. Wouldn’t shift out of first when I took it out for test drive. I stopped and idled for a minute or two then had another go and it was fine. I did nothing to it, somehow it resolved itself. --R S

[MBZ] OT: Saving a lantern

A year or so ago I knocked a lantern off its peg, it landed exactly upside down and pushed in the top of the tank (fount is the term we use). This is a brass fount lantern so soft and even more likely to crush. I'd tried yanking on it in various ways and got nowhere. Today I went to the hardwar

Re: [MBZ] Lt Don Wonko 240d

Or, give it to your wife to drive😁 Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A Original message From: "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" Date: 2018-03-10 3:19 PM (GMT-06:00) To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: "Kaleb C. Striplin" Subject: [MBZ] Lt Don Wonko 240d It’s loaded on the trailer headed

Re: [MBZ] W210 transmission

On the VWs sometimes you go into limp home mode with no codes set, the reset is just to shut down and restart. My Jetta has done it a couple times when it needs a fuel filter. Angie's Golf did it once randomly but never has done it again... -Curt On Saturday, March 10, 2018, 3:01:18 PM ES

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

Good to get the approval of a pro! So what kind of smithing do you do? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2018, at 12:50 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > Job well done. As a metal smith myself, I appreciate your workmanship in > crafting the panel and fitting the repair. > > G... > > On Sa

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

To make the beads I used whatever my friend had in his garage. In this case we found a square shafted metal stamp - but a basic piece of square bar stock would work. The width just has to be similar to that of the bead that you are trying to form. So I placed the “bar stock” on the work bench, p

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

Clearly you are very skilled,at metal work. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Mar 10, 2018 8:01 PM, "Dimitri via Mercedes" wrote: > I’m glad you all liked it! I’d rather do metal work over mechanical any > day! > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 10, 2018, at 5:42 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] Lt Don Wonko 240d

Hahahahahahaha Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2018, at 6:34 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > You should have set him up with an NRA membership, I'll bet that would have > sealed the deal. > > - > Max > Charleston SC > > On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 7:11 PM, Kaleb C. Stripl

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

I’m glad you all liked it! I’d rather do metal work over mechanical any day! Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2018, at 5:42 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Beautiful! Dimitri should do some sheet metal sculpture if he hasn't already. > Quality sheet metal sculpture can sell for high

Re: [MBZ] Lt Don Wonko 240d

You should have set him up with an NRA membership, I'll bet that would have sealed the deal. - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 7:11 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yes, I went to wackos house. I tried to get him on the Trump train but I

Re: [MBZ] Lt Don Wonko 240d

Yes, I went to wackos house. I tried to get him on the Trump train but I don’t think I succeeded. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2018, at 5:51 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > You went to Wacko’s to get it? Does it have H-> stickers on it? > > --R > Sent from iPhone > >>

Re: [MBZ] Lt Don Wonko 240d

You went to Wacko’s to get it? Does it have H-> stickers on it? --R Sent from iPhone > On Mar 10, 2018, at 4:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > It’s loaded on the trailer headed to it’s retirement at Okie Acres. Maybe I > should get it going simply for the rusty road warrior

Re: [MBZ] Good 400E News

And several people told you the eta was probably bad regardless of what the PO said. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2018, at 4:35 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Did you read what I wrote? > > The PO told me his indie sent the ETA out to be tested and it tested OK. > Apparently

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

Beautiful! Dimitri should do some sheet metal sculpture if he hasn't already. Quality sheet metal sculpture can sell for high prices since few can do it. Gerry > Dimitri: > Very nice. > Fred. > Cc: Dimitri > Subject: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair > > I spent the last 2 days repairing a rust

Re: [MBZ] Good 400E News

Did you read what I wrote? The PO told me his indie sent the ETA out to be tested and it tested OK. Apparently it wasn’t. So I was going on the understanding that the ETA was good, but my testing showed that it had problems, which is why I sent it out for rebuilding. -D > On Mar 10, 2018

Re: [MBZ] Lt Don Wonko 240d

And record the sound of it running and share as music. Dwight E. Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 4:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It’s loaded on the trailer headed to it’s retirement at Okie Acres. Maybe > I should get it going simply for th

Re: [MBZ] W210 transmission

Yes and then read it and look at the chart for levels. Dwight E. Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 4:26 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That’s what it’s supposed to do. You bottom it out. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 10, 2018, at 1:59 PM,

Re: [MBZ] W210 transmission

That’s what it’s supposed to do. You bottom it out. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2018, at 1:59 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > So you may remember week ago I left work and I suddenly was in the limp home > mode; 3500 rpm, 55mph third gear only no shifting. Transmission fluid doe

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

Wow very nice Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2018, at 11:01 AM, Dimitri via Mercedes > wrote: > > I spent the last 2 days repairing a rust hole in the floorboard of my > friend’s finnie. I fabricated the patch panel as the floor board was > prohibitively expensive to buy. Since I didn’t ha

Re: [MBZ] Good 400E News

So basically what you were told at the get go. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2018, at 10:35 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Just heard from the ETA rebuilder. The ETA (throttle body) had a bad clutch > coil in it, meaning that it was more or less in permanent limp home mode as >

[MBZ] Lt Don Wonko 240d

It’s loaded on the trailer headed to it’s retirement at Okie Acres. Maybe I should get it going simply for the rusty road warrior aspect of it. Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubs

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

On Sat, 10 Mar 2018 12:01:02 -0500 Dimitri via Mercedes wrote: > I spent the last 2 days repairing a rust hole in the floorboard of my > friend’s finnie. I fabricated the patch panel as the floor board was > prohibitively expensive to buy. Since I didn’t have my beadroller > handy, I made the bea

Re: [MBZ] W210 transmission

I bought a Polish after market oil dipstick for my w211 & it sticks out a lot. It said it might stick out but it reads correctly I just can't leave it in. YMMV Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Mar 10, 2018 2:59 PM, "Bob Rentfro via Mercedes" wrote: > So you may remember week ago I left work and

Re: [MBZ] W210 transmission

And I just jumped in it to drive around to see what happens, and it is shifting perfectly. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2018, at 12:59 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: > > So you may remember week ago I left work and I suddenly was in the limp home > mode; 3500 rpm, 55mph third gear only no

[MBZ] W210 transmission

So you may remember week ago I left work and I suddenly was in the limp home mode; 3500 rpm, 55mph third gear only no shifting. Transmission fluid does not smell burnt but I have a question about level. I ordered a dipstick to check the transmission fluid level in accordance with this transmissi

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

Impressive, most impressive! On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 12:15 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Attaboy Dimitri > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Mar 10, 2018 12:01 PM, "Dimitri via Mercedes" > wrote: > > > I spent the last 2 days repairing a rust hole in the f

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

Attaboy Dimitri Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Mar 10, 2018 12:01 PM, "Dimitri via Mercedes" wrote: > I spent the last 2 days repairing a rust hole in the floorboard of my > friend’s finnie. I fabricated the patch panel as the floor board was > prohibitively expensive to buy. Since I didn’t ha

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

Exquisitely fabricated! Once the welds are smoothed, you'll hardly be able to tell where the patch is! :D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okieben

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

Dimitri. Very nice. Fred. Fred Moir. Lynn MA. Diesel preferred. From: Mercedes on behalf of Dimitri via Mercedes Sent: 10 March 2018 12:01 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Dimitri Subject: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair I spent the last 2 days repairing a

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Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

Job well done. As a metal smith myself, I appreciate your workmanship in crafting the panel and fitting the repair. G... On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 10:11 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Very nice. I”m in awe, as metalwork is not one of my skill sets and not > something

Re: [MBZ] Too bad a dealer got ahold of it

A couple hours away, near Savannah GA and Hiltonhead Island (Big$$$) so could be a very nice car. - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 12:19 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yep. That is "country" wonder how it ended up there > > --FT > > > On

Re: [MBZ] Too bad a dealer got ahold of it

Yep.  That is "country"  wonder how it ended up there --FT On 3/9/18 10:04 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Hardeeville SC! -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] 1967 230 Finnie rust repair

Very nice. I”m in awe, as metalwork is not one of my skill sets and not something I’ve ever been confident enough to take on…. Nice finnie, too. -D > On Mar 10, 2018, at 12:01 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes > wrote: > > I spent the last 2 days repairing a rust hole in the floorboard of my > frien

Re: [MBZ] Good 400E News

Exactly, I've "been there done that" so many times it's the "new normal" with a new to me car. The more electrical cars become, the harder it is to find the electrical gremlins and the easier it is for said gremlins to hide among the depths of programmed self destruction. The voltage difference be

Re: [MBZ] Good 400E News

Thanks! Many of us have taken on “basket cases” like this one, where you have to discount everything the PO told you and just start from scratch. Despite the PO’s mechanic claiming the ETA to be good, down in the weeds diagnostics just didn’t support those claims so I really had no choice but

Re: [MBZ] Good 400E News

I'm sure I heard a resounding echo of Wiltons "Attaboy"... which I second. On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 9:35 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Just heard from the ETA rebuilder. The ETA (throttle body) had a bad > clutch coil in it, meaning that it was more or less in perm

[MBZ] Good 400E News

Just heard from the ETA rebuilder. The ETA (throttle body) had a bad clutch coil in it, meaning that it was more or less in permanent limp home mode as the electronic throttle would never have engaged. This is great news as it confirms my diagnosis and means that the car should be functional o