Re: [MBZ] Engine That Uses Gas and Diesel

2018-05-02 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
I believe the Hummer (H1?) had a multi-fuel engine. -- Jim ___ 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] OT frozen paint

2018-05-02 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Perfect for re-enacting Home Alone. Or holding down the edge of a tarp. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Now here is a car I would not mind owning if I had the money and it was legit

2018-05-02 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Yes you are right. I missed that. So this was electronically signed via email probably. Sent from my iPhone > On May 2, 2018, at 9:49 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes > wrote: > > On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 9:42 PM, Craig via Mercedes > wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] Now here is a car I would not mind owning if I had the money and it was legit

2018-05-02 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 9:42 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > Yes, the "y" in Cindy's name and the "y" in Brian's last name are > identical. > > Something's rotten in Denmark ... Note the little "DocuSign" notation? Electronic signature, printed out in a

Re: [MBZ] Now here is a car I would not mind owning if I had the money and it was legit

2018-05-02 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 2 May 2018 20:40:53 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: > Of course I am no hand writing expert but this bill of sale they have > pictured the hand writing for the buyers and sellers signatures sure > looks like the same person signed both to me. > >

Re: [MBZ] OT frozen paint

2018-05-02 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
It's toast unless you can re-establish the emulsion. Mix the crap out of it and see if the pigments stay suspended, and do a test patch. Latex paints can separate pretty badly but still work if well mixed, but if the "solid" portion will not re-emulisfy, the water froze out and the paint then

Re: [MBZ] Some sort of frankencar on crack?

2018-05-02 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
That looks like an 124 E300 with the wrong (pre-facelift) hood. Something weird with the headlights too. You should contact the seller and get more pix. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On May 2, 2018 9:02:26 PM EDT, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes"

[MBZ] OT frozen paint

2018-05-02 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
I was given a 5 gal bucket of latex paint that has been thoroughly frozen. The bottom part with pigment is trash, but I was wondering if the top, liquid fraction might be usable as a clear coating on something, or might be useful for something else? Any good info or ideas?

Re: [MBZ] OT big huevos

2018-05-02 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
1% of somewhere between $400 Million and $150 Billion The exact number is apparently being kept hidden from such lowly serfs as myself... Lots of fluff talk from lots of government "sources" that still don't tell details... "A Lotta money" pretty much covers it.. Where do I sign up for 1%?

Re: [MBZ] OT big huevos

2018-05-02 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
+1 Kinda like CR recommending toada. Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: “NPR” and “unbiased expert” together comprise “oxymoron” --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] OT big huevos

2018-05-02 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
I'd like to have 1/10 of 1% of that load of cash. I'm sure nobody would miss it. "A million here, a million there, it is all just pencil dust!" Turkey tom harken G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Chutzpah: I used to think it was taking a dump on your neighbors front porch... I was corrected

Re: [MBZ] Engine That Uses Gas and Diesel

2018-05-02 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Yes as a kid I sat on my grandfather's lap as he drove his 1939 John Deere model B. Once he got it going he pulled the lever to switch it over from gas to kerosene. I used to love to see the cloud of black smoke as kero kicked in. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On May 2, 2018 9:36 PM, "Curley

[MBZ] Now here is a car I would not mind owning if I had the money and it was legit

2018-05-02 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Of course I am no hand writing expert but this bill of sale they have pictured the hand writing for the buyers and sellers signatures sure looks like the same person signed both to me.

Re: [MBZ] Engine That Uses Gas and Diesel

2018-05-02 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Back in the day, before production Wankel engines, we were told that a wankel could run on Benzin, Diesel or many other fuels. It proved to be not so practical, and fuels not interchangeable. The US gooberment DID have trucks that were multifuel. The early IH Diesel started on Gasoline and

[MBZ] Some sort of frankencar on crack?

2018-05-02 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
1994 Mercedes Benz 300SD https://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/d/1994-mercedes-benz-300sd/6570475068.html 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:

[MBZ] Subject: Re: Shocks for 240D

2018-05-02 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
"You missed a recent thread that suggested you should not buy the heavy  duty shocks. RB "    I second that !! Sorry I got them not knowing...Much harder bumps feel.   Bob  83 240D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT big huevos

2018-05-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Especially in the middle east... On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 5:25:05 PM EDT, Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote: Andrew wrote: > ...bloodless revolution. When has that ever happened? tin ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] Another Target For Curt's Maul

2018-05-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
LOL! I've got another target already picked out. Just need some time to work on it... -Curt On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 3:43:53 PM EDT, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: https://youtu.be/2cF1yP-Pdjk Hahaha.  Rick ___

Re: [MBZ] OT big huevos

2018-05-02 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Andrew wrote: > ...bloodless revolution. When has that ever happened? tin ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Much dissed 6.9 heading toward 5 figures on BAT

2018-05-02 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
OMG. This is a $5k car after 2.5 b**rs, which is 1.5 over my limit.. On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 3:20 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > On May 2, 2018 at 2:23 PM Andrew Strasfogel > wrote: > > > > > > I guess $11k is worth the gamble. > > USD

Re: [MBZ] Much dissed 6.9 heading toward 5 figures on BAT

2018-05-02 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On May 2, 2018 at 2:23 PM Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > > I guess $11k is worth the gamble. USD $16,001 (Reserve Not Met) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] OT big huevos

2018-05-02 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
My thoughts exactly. Maybe in time there will be a bloodless revolution. On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 1:45 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: > State (Department) and others had compiled much of this information well > prior to the agreement. It’s mostly old news, much of which is

Re: [MBZ] Much dissed 6.9 heading toward 5 figures on BAT

2018-05-02 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I guess $11k is worth the gamble. On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 12:39 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > On May 2, 2018 at 11:22 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > Someone is going to get badly burned. > > > > William 'Chip'

Re: [MBZ] OT big huevos

2018-05-02 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
State (Department) and others had compiled much of this information well prior to the agreement. It’s mostly old news, much of which is dated well before 2015 and substantiated elsewhere. While I wouldn’t trust these guys any farther than I could throw them, keeping them on a leash and within

Re: [MBZ] Much dissed 6.9 heading toward 5 figures on BAT

2018-05-02 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On May 2, 2018 at 11:22 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Someone is going to get badly burned. > William 'Chip' Lamb sez: > I honestly don't think it's that bad. The seller is just a moron. > C ___

Re: [MBZ] Battery

2018-05-02 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
You would have to include Japanese logic since the Prius windows work the same. Gerry ~~ Buggered Benzmail wrote: > I’m sure there is some Teutonic logic at work there but that seems really > stupid that your windows quit working properly because of a

Re: [MBZ] headlamp connector melted

2018-05-02 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Haven’t been there yet. --R Sent from iPhone > On May 2, 2018, at 11:02 AM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Tue, 1 May 2018 09:45:02 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > >> Ah. There’s a NAPA store on the Island I can swing by there

[MBZ] Much dissed 6.9 heading toward 5 figures on BAT

2018-05-02 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Someone is going to get badly burned. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-mercedes-benz-450sel-6-9-2/?utm_source=dailymail_medium=email_campaign=2018-05-02 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

Re: [MBZ] OT big huevos

2018-05-02 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Not really. Don't be a knee jerk a**hole. On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 11:27 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > “NPR” and “unbiased expert” together comprise “oxymoron” > > --R > Sent from iPhone > > > On May 1, 2018, at 4:42 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < >

Re: [MBZ] headlamp connector melted

2018-05-02 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 1 May 2018 09:45:02 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > Ah. There’s a NAPA store on the Island I can swing by there and check. What did you find? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: Trucks

2018-05-02 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Apparently a 2-3 only mode is pretty common in these, and often an easy fix. But, this is a PARTS truck, and that part I don't need! Lots of room under the hood, even with a V10 in it. Runs rougher than you'd think, but this V10 is not symmetrical, unlike Ford's. Much simpler and more robust as

Re: [MBZ] Battery

2018-05-02 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
"properly" --FT On 5/2/18 9:59 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: They don’t “quit working”, windows quit working properly because of a battery issue. -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Battery

2018-05-02 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
They don’t “quit working”, the automatic down/up feature just has to be reset, that’s all. Using the button by simply holding it down still does the job. As for the “drop” feature, it’s used in the convertibles so that everything seals tightly. The windows still seal, but the weatherstrip gets

Re: [MBZ] OT: Trucks

2018-05-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
My '96 Dakota got stuck in 1st at one point. I put in half a quart of the Lucas magic transmission stuff and ran it around until it got warm and which point the other gears came back. Ran it for a couple more days and put in a clean fill of M1 ATF (and new filter) and it was good for another

Re: [MBZ] Hey, K'leb! Buy this for Regina!

2018-05-02 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 7:36 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You are selling it? What are you going to drive now? My 300E. -MMM- ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Battery

2018-05-02 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I’m sure there is some Teutonic logic at work there but that seems really stupid that your windows quit working properly because of a battery issue. --R Sent from iPhone > On May 2, 2018, at 5:29 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > The “auto down” feature. You

Re: [MBZ] 1st world problems

2018-05-02 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
That’s usually where I stay. Sent from my iPhone > On May 2, 2018, at 3:37 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hampton Inns are my favorite. Clean, competent employees, and a very nice > breakfast. > Gerry > ~~~ > Curt Raymond

Re: [MBZ] Hey, K'leb! Buy this for Regina!

2018-05-02 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
You are selling it? What are you going to drive now? Sent from my iPhone > On May 1, 2018, at 11:29 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://fayar.craigslist.org/cto/d/1997-mercedes-benz-e420-amg/6570037091.html > > It even has all its lug bolts now!

Re: [MBZ] Shocks for 240D

2018-05-02 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Back in the 80s, when all the mail order stores sold Bilstein HD, we just thought all the aftermarket Bilsteins rode like buckboards. The hot setup for a Saab 99 was to order a set from the dealer for a Bilstein equipped model like a EMS or Turbo. But that cost more than twice as much as a set

Re: [MBZ] Battery

2018-05-02 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
The “auto down” feature. You know, hit the button once and the window goes down completely without holding down the button. If you disconnect the power this feature stops working. You have to run the windows up and hold the button down for like 10 seconds to reset it. On the convertibles it

Re: [MBZ] 1st world problems

2018-05-02 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Hampton Inns are my favorite. Clean, competent employees, and a very nice breakfast. Gerry ~~~ Curt Raymond wrote: > Hilton seems pretty desperate, they email me all the time with offers. Used > to call a lot too trying to get me to buy a timeshare... > > Our