Re: [MBZ] Worlds Strongest Man

2020-05-02 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
I remember the name but don't remember anything about him. Gerry Curley McLain wrote: > Back in the 60s, he's a been perfect for a VW commercial.   Instead they > had to use a skinny kid named Lou Alcindor. > > > archer75--- via Mercedes > > May 2, 2020 at 11:42

Re: [MBZ] Worlds Strongest Man

2020-05-02 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Back in the 60s, he's a been perfect for a VW commercial.   Instead they had to use a skinny kid named Lou Alcindor. archer75--- via Mercedes May 2, 2020 at 11:42 PM Hafthor Bjornsson won the World’s Strongest Man in 2018 Icelandic actor and strongman Hafthor

[MBZ] Worlds Strongest Man

2020-05-02 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Hafthor Bjornsson won the World’s Strongest Man in 2018 Icelandic actor and strongman Hafthor Bjornsson set a world record for the deadlift on Saturday when he lifted 1,104 lb (501 kg) at Thor’s Power Gym in Iceland. Bjornsson, best known for his portrayal of Ser Gregor “The Mountain”

[MBZ] Nice 116

2020-05-02 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Another One for Kleb to Drool Over

2020-05-02 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
You can swap out the cluster on a 210 and it will show whatever is on it, so if they put in a lower mile cluster it would show the lower mile. On 5/2/2020 9:12 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Pictures of the odometer in the ad. Pretty tough to fake these. -D On May 2, 2020, at 10:11 PM,

Re: [MBZ] Another One for Kleb to Drool Over

2020-05-02 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Pictures of the odometer in the ad. Pretty tough to fake these. -D > On May 2, 2020, at 10:11 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > If it’s really under 100k miles somebody needs to get it. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 2, 2020, at 9:10 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Another One for Kleb to Drool Over

2020-05-02 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
If it’s really under 100k miles somebody needs to get it. Sent from my iPhone > On May 2, 2020, at 9:10 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Under 100k, 4Matic hitch and roof rack! > > https://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/d/bradenton-1999-mercedes-benz-wagon/7117605627.html > >

[MBZ] Another One for Kleb to Drool Over

2020-05-02 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Under 100k, 4Matic hitch and roof rack! https://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/d/bradenton-1999-mercedes-benz-wagon/7117605627.html -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Looks like a decent SL

2020-05-02 Thread Clay via Mercedes
Hard to say. Was it garaged for five years or has it languished in a garage for half a decade? Looks ok, but I hate yellow cars clay I have no pronouns please do not refer to me. > On May 2, 2020, at 12:31 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Not sure if price is high or not.

Re: [MBZ] Amazon is floundering

2020-05-02 Thread Clay via Mercedes
That would do it. Feedback I have been getting is for those who are not situated right close to amazon labor camps. clay I have no pronouns please do not refer to me. > On May 2, 2020, at 3:43 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I read that on their web site but yet nearly

Re: [MBZ] Latest tractor test

2020-05-02 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
4 Sent from my iPhone > On May 2, 2020, at 6:34 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote: > >  Nice! Is that a 1 series? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 2, 2020, at 4:09 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Yes it will pickup front of a diesel suburban. That surprised the heck out >>

Re: [MBZ] Latest tractor test

2020-05-02 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Yep Sent from my iPhone > On May 2, 2020, at 5:47 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > wrote: > > Kaleb, I'm sure you know this but.. > Never allow the back wheels to leave the ground. The front axle pivots on > trunnions and provides no roll stability. Once the back wheels get above the

Re: [MBZ] Looks like a decent SL

2020-05-02 Thread Clay via Mercedes
74/75 are pretty bad if they have the catastrophic converter. Djet is a system best left to experts. Not something to be trifled with from the amount of cash it sucked out of my wallet. The ’76 may not be a really bad SL, as it went back to mechanical injection, but does have the cat. Swap

Re: [MBZ] Looks like a decent SL

2020-05-02 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> 1976 Mercedes 450sl Nothing really bad wrong with 76. It's got the basic CIS injection system, though it does have an underhood cat. (Likely gutted long ago, ours was.) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Amazon is floundering

2020-05-02 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
So have I, just this last week - it came almost a week early. On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 6:53 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I dunno, I've also gotten stuff faster than they said I would... > -Curt > > On Saturday, May 2, 2020, 7:44:22 AM EDT, Dan Penoff via

Re: [MBZ] Amazon is floundering

2020-05-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I dunno, I've also gotten stuff faster than they said I would... -Curt On Saturday, May 2, 2020, 7:44:22 AM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I read that on their web site but yet nearly everything I’ve ordered of late, all of which was clearly non-essential stuff like car parts,

Re: [MBZ] Latest tractor test

2020-05-02 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
Nice! Is that a 1 series? Sent from my iPhone > On May 2, 2020, at 4:09 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yes it will pickup front of a diesel suburban. That surprised the heck out > of me. Finished fixing my driveway and ditches out front of the house. > > > > > Sent from

Re: [MBZ] Waterproof wire connectors

2020-05-02 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
May be OK but I am dubious about any solder that melts at such a low temp. Ancor makes crimp connectors with adhesive-lined heat-shrink sleeves for marine applications. I've had good luck with those Ancor products but they are pricey. > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Latest tractor test

2020-05-02 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Kaleb, I'm sure you know this but.. Never allow the back wheels to leave the ground. The front axle pivots on trunnions and provides no roll stability. Once the back wheels get above the ground a lopsided front load can roll the whole tractor over onto its side, causing injury and engine

Re: [MBZ] Looks like a decent SL

2020-05-02 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
It's '75-'76 with the cats under the hood. However, you can swap out exhaust manifolds and exhaust system from a later engine and move the cat under the floor. On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 4:43 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Is that it? I couldn’t recall whether it was

Re: [MBZ] Looks like a decent SL

2020-05-02 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
At least it was a minor Mouse. On Sat, May 2, 2020, 5:43 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Is that it? I couldn’t recall whether it was 74-5 or 75-6. Guess you would > need to look. > > -D > > > On May 2, 2020, at 4:59 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >

Re: [MBZ] Looks like a decent SL

2020-05-02 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Is that it? I couldn’t recall whether it was 74-5 or 75-6. Guess you would need to look. -D > On May 2, 2020, at 4:59 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I thought 74 and 75 were the years to avoid due to the cats under the hood > and the d jet > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May

Re: [MBZ] Latest tractor test

2020-05-02 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Only the dairy princess at the county fair. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sat, May 2, 2020, 4:34 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Can you pick up a date with it? > > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > > May 2, 2020 4:09:37 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >: > > > Yes it will pickup front of a

Re: [MBZ] Looks like a decent SL

2020-05-02 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I thought 74 and 75 were the years to avoid due to the cats under the hood and the d jet Sent from my iPhone > On May 2, 2020, at 3:45 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > It’s the second worst year of the 107. Avoid. You won’t have to run away as > if your hair was on fire, as it will

Re: [MBZ] Looks like a decent SL

2020-05-02 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
It’s the second worst year of the 107. Avoid. You won’t have to run away as if your hair was on fire, as it will be shortly after starting it up and seeing all the fuel leaks. -D > On May 2, 2020, at 4:31 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Not sure if price is high or not. > >

Re: [MBZ] Latest tractor test

2020-05-02 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Probably not. Sent from my iPhone > On May 2, 2020, at 3:34 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Can you pick up a date with it? > > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > > May 2, 2020 4:09:37 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > >> Yes it will pickup front of a diesel suburban. That

Re: [MBZ] Latest tractor test

2020-05-02 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Can you pick up a date with it? Max Dillon Charleston SC May 2, 2020 4:09:37 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > Yes it will pickup front of a diesel suburban. That surprised the heck out of > me. Finished fixing my driveway and ditches out front of the house. > > > > Sent from my iPhone >

[MBZ] Looks like a decent SL

2020-05-02 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Not sure if price is high or not. 1976 Mercedes 450sl https://tulsa.craigslist.org/pts/d/fort-gibson-1976-mercedes-450sl/7114929748.html Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Another Decent W210

2020-05-02 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
A lot of wealthy retirees buy a nice new car for their retirement, but they don't really drive that much. As they get older, they reach a point where they can't drive at all anymore and they or their kids sell off the car. Allan Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes writes: > Why are there so many low

Re: [MBZ] Waterproof wire connectors

2020-05-02 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Looks like they are worth trying. Do they work with just a hair dryer? I think you'll need a heat gun. Max Dillon Charleston SC May 2, 2020 10:16:47 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > What do you all think of these? > > https://odyhouse.com/products/waterproof-solder-wire-connectors > >

Re: [MBZ] Amazon is floundering

2020-05-02 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sat, 2 May 2020 07:43:33 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > I read that on their web site but yet nearly everything I’ve ordered of > late, all of which was clearly non-essential stuff like car parts, > gutter guards, a new MityVac, etc., have all arrived ahead of time. > > Maybe it has

Re: [MBZ] FW: 97' Mercedes E-320

2020-05-02 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I think it is a metal piece that attaches to the body below the radiator to hold it up.  I had one in the sliver $500E300, looks like it was from some previous repair and there was an extra in the trunk for some reason --FT On 5/1/20 7:25 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: If that wasn’t 3

Re: [MBZ] FW: 97' Mercedes E-320

2020-05-02 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sat, 2 May 2020 00:57:54 -0700 G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > Apparently, it has special high grip tires that permit it to park on > vertical walls, from the pictures... > ;)) ... Well, for something which is 97 feet long, you might expect something odd. Even my big rig isn't that long! >

[MBZ] Waterproof wire connectors

2020-05-02 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
What do you all think of these? https://odyhouse.com/products/waterproof-solder-wire-connectors 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:

Re: [MBZ] Another Decent W210

2020-05-02 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Use Dan's shipping broker? Probably less than $1000. Flights (and hotel rooms and gas) are probably really cheap right now, fly out to FL on Friday, drive home over Saturday and Sunday. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 10:08 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <

[MBZ] Harley Fun

2020-05-02 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I love it. https://jalopnik.com/this-harbor-freight-powered-harley-davidson-is-totally-1843205652 -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Amazon is floundering

2020-05-02 Thread MG via Mercedes
Thank you Allen, That is interesting. The seller has three adds and only one is shipped by Amazon. Amazon may only ship the item if you have prime or pay for 2nd day. I also see the Free return and wonder if Amazon is restocking those items and sending them out as new. That would account

Re: [MBZ] Another Decent W210

2020-05-02 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Not so much where I live. Most of the sellers I’ve encountered have been middle aged people who are moving on to a newer car. The God’s Waiting Room people are about an hour away from me and they’re selling mostly Buicks and Grand Marquis’. -D > On May 1, 2020, at 11:35 PM, Rick Knoble via

Re: [MBZ] Amazon is floundering

2020-05-02 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I read that on their web site but yet nearly everything I’ve ordered of late, all of which was clearly non-essential stuff like car parts, gutter guards, a new MityVac, etc., have all arrived ahead of time. Maybe it has to do with there being one of their distribution warehouses in my

Re: [MBZ] FW: 97' Mercedes E-320

2020-05-02 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Apparently, it has special high grip tires that permit it to park on vertical walls, from the pictures... ;)) ... Road trip to go see it? Covid 19 outting ? On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 4:26 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > If that wasn’t 3 hrs away, I’d be looking at it