Re: [MBZ] Moderator????? [This time to the list as well!]

2014-07-28 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
ing > combination! > > --R > > > > On 7/27/14 7:25 PM, Gary Hurst via Mercedes wrote: > >> all these problems would be solved by me being a mod . after all, i am the >> only spiritual godfather this list has ever had >> > > >

Re: [MBZ] Put The Crack Pipe Down....

2014-07-27 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
priced like ex michael jordon maybe, but tony was a pretty big star so that should add some value On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 8:17 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > and walk away slowly. > > http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/4590491862.html > > Dan > > _

Re: [MBZ] Jaime! A Poor Widow Needs Help!

2014-07-27 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
red bank is an expensive town, so much so that i couldn' afford a beer there and jaime had to buy me one On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 3:46 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Agreed... I'll keep an eye on it. Your post was good... its true she's at > top dollar alread

Re: [MBZ] Moderator????? [This time to the list as well!]

2014-07-27 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
Jul 27, 2014, at 8:48 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Gary Hurst via Mercedes wrote: > >> 40k is tiny. hard to get a 40k pic worth seeing when we met, let alone > now > > > > With the usual email overhead, it's

Re: [MBZ] Moderator????? [This time to the list as well!]

2014-07-27 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
i started using dropbox as an homage to dan and it's super easy On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 9:52 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 7:24 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Unless it's below the limit for attachmen

Re: [MBZ] Moderator????? [This time to the list as well!]

2014-07-27 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
40k is tiny. hard to get a 40k pic worth seeing when we met, let alone now On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 7:24 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Unless it's below the limit for attachments, which I think is currently > 40k. Then it should sail right through. > > Dan > > Sen

Re: [MBZ] OT-ish Trans flush.

2014-07-26 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
i think those "flush and your tranny is toast" thing comes from fords using type F in the 70s but changing it every 5k or so for a few times is not a bad idea if flush scares you. i used to change my tranny fluid ever 5k back in the day and the filter every 15 on the old hydramatics On Sat, Jul

Re: [MBZ] Moderator?????

2014-07-26 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
i'm here On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 8:13 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:05:55 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Do we have a moderator on board? Are the photos I sent of Kaleb's new > > neighborhood airport going to be approved? > > Dan's on the list. Since Kaleb j

Re: [MBZ] Moderator?????

2014-07-26 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
kleb said he'd make me a moderator, but it seems he's not going to do it :( On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 8:05 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Do we have a moderator on board? Are the photos I sent of Kaleb's new > neighborhood airport going to be approved? > > -- > OK Don > > NSA: The only branch

Re: [MBZ] W123 parts

2014-07-26 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
they are quick to total. you try to get as much as you can from them, which can be more than their initial offer. them, if you have any interest, you ask them how much they will sell you back the remains for. then you decide what to do with that. On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 7:21 AM, John Reames vi

Re: [MBZ] Am I Nutz?

2014-07-24 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
GA is the same way. they won't register without payment of all the back taxes On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 2:44 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Exactly. > > CA likes to hold cars hostage if the registration isn't current, no matter > what the reason. > > When I bought m

Re: [MBZ] 1980 300SD Tranny Issue

2014-07-24 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
i used MTL in both my VW rabbit and 220D with good results On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 2:36 PM, ernest breakfield via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Redline MTL has worked like magic in every stick box i've put it in; i > wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. > > > cheers! > e > > > > On 24

Re: [MBZ] 1980 300SD Tranny Issue

2014-07-23 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
as for fluid, i'd try some trick shift On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 8:35 AM, rogerhga--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Question for the list: > Last year I had a used tranny installed in my 1980 300SD. The tranny was > from a recycler in AZ. It supposedly only had 95K on it. My indie

Re: [MBZ] Electric fan on my '08 CLK 350 Cab

2014-07-22 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
i'm too tired to read all your words, but i tell you s omething interesting there are a million things i want to get done and most of them will never get done. there is always going to be some story of some future plan and a procrastination over it and now it's too late or whatever. my AC went o

Re: [MBZ] FEQ Hork!

2014-07-22 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
even with them now making stuff in china, lem is the one brand to shoot for. sometimes there are better choices but lem is never bad . you really have to be on top of stuff with parts. for a LONG time, TRW was the absolute gold standard for control arms. lovely stuff made in house. then it beca

Re: [MBZ] W124 LCA's Vs BJ's?

2014-07-22 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
first equipment quality is among the most dismal of hte chinese crap. On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 5:39 PM, LarryT via Mercedes wrote: > They said the bushings were dry rotted so I think it wise to replace them > also. It looks like I can replace the bushings and BJs more economically > than getti

Re: [MBZ] if any of you is "steven" who contacted me from an alabama phone number on saturday

2014-07-21 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
thing > > --R > > > > On 7/21/14 2:08 PM, Gary Hurst via Mercedes wrote: > >> about a fan clutch for a 190D, please do speak now on how i might contact >> you >> >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To

[MBZ] if any of you is "steven" who contacted me from an alabama phone number on saturday

2014-07-21 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
about a fan clutch for a 190D, please do speak now on how i might contact you -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com * ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] W123 diesel injector return hose

2014-07-18 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
I sell the original for about a third what the dealer charges and german aftermrket for even less And thanks for asking. I will remember the next time you cry about needing something expensive and having no money. On Jul 18, 2014 5:45 PM, "Mountain Man via Mercedes" wrote: > Dealer wants 28 fo

Re: [MBZ] OT: Anyone for Dropbox?

2014-07-18 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
why were they reading your email? On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Anything you put in the cloud should be seen as giving it to the public... > If you want it there and need it private it should be encrypted. PGP has > been around for

Re: [MBZ] Leaky W123 front w/s

2014-07-17 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
sounds like a plan to me! On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 11:42 PM, David Bruckmann via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You can try using some official MB windshield sealant under the lip where > the glass sits in the seal. It is A0019893120, about $25 for a big > cartridge that fits in a gre

Re: [MBZ] MH17 Shot Down By Howard Stern's Ass

2014-07-17 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
and i sees OJ slinkin up On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 9:04 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Bababooey! > > --R (sent from my miniPad) > > On Jul 17, 2014, at 7:14 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Listen to this eyewitness report on MSNBC:

Re: [MBZ] Leaky W123 front w/s

2014-07-17 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
odd are that they used a URO seal. benz dealer wants almost 200 bucks for one On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > By a careful, scientific process of elimination I've determined that the > water dripping on the emergency brake foot p

Re: [MBZ] Suspension Rubber Quality for 126

2014-07-17 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
know if it was crap or not, but it was from the best parts > supplier on the planet! > > --R > > > > On 7/17/14 2:49 PM, Gary Hurst via Mercedes wrote: > >> there's some good rubber still around but most is crap >> >> sadly, hte way to make money in t

Re: [MBZ] Suspension Rubber Quality for 126

2014-07-17 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
there's some good rubber still around but most is crap sadly, hte way to make money in this business is to buy crap for 5 bucks and tell people it's OE and charge them 50. OEM flex discs are still available. OEM mounts. most of the mounts i sell have had the star removed via razor blade. it re

Re: [MBZ] 123 Body Panels

2014-07-16 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
yeah, that's the one dickarde always talks about On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 9:56 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Try K&K manufacturing. They used to make nearly all the body panels for > W115 and W109 cars, so it's possible they do W123s as well. Don't know for

Re: [MBZ] W140 Front calipers - FS

2014-07-16 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
200 for the pair? they are new or rebuilt? what is the last 7 of your VIN? On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 6:36 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: > I picked up a pair of front calipers from a 95 S500 thinking that they > would fit in a 92 300SE. The things are universal fit for 95-99 W140. > Lucas, in v

Re: [MBZ] 123 Body Panels

2014-07-16 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
dickarde would always tout some "SKS" place or something like that, but i'm pretty sure those aren't the 3 initials as that is a chinese rifle On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 4:13 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Does anyone have a clue where to get steel reproduction floo

Re: [MBZ] New phone

2014-07-14 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
f, oh, well, never mind On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 7:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin, Okieben via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I got a new company iphone 5. My old phone was a 4 and only did 3G. This > one had lte. Holy crap the Internet is fast. I just tested and got 35mbps > down and

Re: [MBZ] Food Stamps and a Mercedes

2014-07-14 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
because mercedes was marketed in teh USA as "luxury" cars, they are thought of as such, but in most of the world, a 240D is a utilitarian taxi cab On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 7:30 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Gerry wrote: > It was obviously the reliable, trouble fre

Re: [MBZ] Anybody up?

2014-07-14 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
i'm not up On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 9:39 AM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > Yep. > > Wilt > > - Original Message - From: "WILTON via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: "mercedes list" > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 9:37 AM > Subject: [MBZ] Anybody up? > > > > >> ___

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