Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

> The 10.5 VDC minimum threshold for the 12117TC is why I also have a 1510, > for which the minimum threshold is 3.0 VDC. It's why I have two old Schauer battery chargers, and three lab power supplies! No minimum threshold. Some of the smart chargers have modes, like a power supply mode. Just pu

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

> two of them are maintaining the two Group 31 batteries connected to my UPC > SmartUPS 700 The charger built into my SmartUPS 2000, running continuously since 2006, has been maintaining its four 75AH external batteries superbly. (One failed early, in 2010.) It still holds up the computer cl

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

> welded relay contacts. Evil. My UPS rarely has to engage, if it's also relay-oriented (likely) it hasn't had to survive a stress-test like that. I would call it consumer-grade crap, but it has done excellent work. In a truly evil power environment, I'd be tempted to deploy one of my two Ferr

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

Nothing wrong with aluminum wiring, if the connections at the ends are made correctly. -- 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/mail

Re: [MBZ] battery/alternator questions

> Mercedes starters are (were) designed to have an electrical solenoid > bolted to the starter to lever the pinion gear into the ring gear. The > electrical solenoid also has (had) a set of high-current contacts which > made the high-current connection from the battery to energize the starter > onc

Re: [MBZ] battery/alternator questions

>> 23 year old Dodge and the starter relay for that is controlled by the engine >> computer. Ditto our E320. You don't have to hold the key to keep the starter cranking. For the OP, if the lights didn't dim the starter didn't even try. So, it's a control problem. -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] Battery Minder $20 again, Milwaukee M18 deals

> Actually, no. When the two external chargers raise the voltage above what > the internal one would supply, the internal one drops out of the picture. Unless your APC has the same kind of exercise/test logic mine does. Then it's definitely watching, every hour (or whatever). Maybe it doesn't min

Re: [MBZ] OT - pipe threads

> I'm thinking JBWeld is the way to go. If you're not planning a warrantee claim. -- 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/l

Re: [MBZ] Why does it have to be so difficult?

> Ay yi yi… why do they do this? To make it difficult to steal the wheels off your car when you're not looking. Thieves... they just make life SO much better... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Building a car port?

I wouldn't sink posts. That whole wood in dirt thing just doesn't work for me. I'd go with pillar blocks, as used in my woodshed: http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/Mog/mogdirt/shedframe2.jpg (Or, better, sink sonotubes below the frost line an

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Why does it have to be so difficult?

> pound the socket onto the head and get it to go on enough to get a grip to > take off the bolt, but then it's a PITA to get them out of the socket. Nah, that's easy. Pound it on, back it off most of the way, but before it comes all the way off, with a few finger-tight threads still in the brak

Re: [MBZ] A tenant abandoned it at the house 1980 Mercedes-Benz 240d, $1

I did exactly this in Washington to get the Frankenheap. I paid the landlord $100, and did the State-mandated paperwork dance in order to get an abandoned-property title to the car. It took awhile, and involved a registered letter to the last address on file of the legal owner. (It was returned

Re: [MBZ] Okie acres special

CPS? -- Jim > On Jan 11, 2023, at 2:27 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes > wrote: > > Filled with diesel? > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 5:05 PM OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > >> Why is it still listed and not on your trailer now? >> >> On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 2:50 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercede

Re: [MBZ] Battery got hooked up backwards after being sold the reverse polarity.

> How does that even happen? Batteries are available with reversed posts. Optima has the 34 and 34R, for example. They are still clearly marked as to positive and negative, regardless, so some degree of stupidity was required. Just because it fits doesn't mean it's right. Unless the electroni

Re: [MBZ] I think I figured out why idiots on Facebook always reply to ads with is this available?

> if I look at something, suddenly, I get 100 + > emails trying to sell me like products.. or not so like.. unsolicited, so > facebook is mining my personal information for sale.. Of course. That's what Facebook _is_! It's like modern cars: A modern car is a video game that, if you win, rewards

Re: [MBZ] Battery got hooked up backwards after being sold the reverse polarity.

> But I’ve never seen an H8/49 with “backwards” post but maybe they’re out > there. Or, more likely, they were on the "if it fits in the hole" plan. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

Re: [MBZ] Going to Investigate This

> Could be a crank sensor? Bad CPS results in no-start/run. Could this be a flakey speed sensor inside the tranny? Part of the conductor plate assembly. (There are two speed sensors. One on the input shaft, one on the output.) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebe

Re: [MBZ] Is this really a 6.3 and is it worth this much, and should I buy it?

Not sure what the drivetrain alone is worth, as that looks like it might be _very_ rusty underneath. Did look like an M100, and looked like there was an air compressor for the suspension. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.

Re: [MBZ] 5-10 years ago this would have been about a $800-$1200 car

> Suddenly these are listed for stupid money and suddenly when they do list for > a somewhat reasonable amount, they are sold within hours if not minutes. Hood-stack-itis is pandemic, and the few remaining are having their non-video-game general utility and reliability being recognized? Their t

Re: [MBZ] Obviously, it won't start, run or drive, Mercedes-Benz Unimog - New tires - New top - New engine cover - $2, 000 (Pittsboro)

> https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/bynum-mercedes-benz-unimog-new-tires/7581060481.html > > Honestly that looks like a good price for what you're getting. But, only for the right buyer! -- Jim _

Re: [MBZ] OT: Insurance companies

> They [State Farm] are beaucoup cheaper than GEICO right now. _Somebody_ has to pay for all those lizard ads! For those that are eligible, USAA has been pretty reasonable. I have not checked lately, though. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Still in the Netherlands. 1985 Mercedes-Benz g wagon G300, $41, 500

> Please allow around 3 months for delivery and customs clearance. > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/898070391380153 > That's the G I'd want. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] for 123 owners

> the date of the last day of this year will be 123123 The chassis number of the 240D I sold years ago was 123.12.123356 Missed it by 100, or perhaps by 233. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Uns

Re: [MBZ] OT: Film

My Zeiss folder has a f/3.5 Xenar lens. It looks like it could use a cleaning, but isn't too horrible. It also is 6x4.5, with a 75mm lens. Very nice bit of engineering, Compur-rapid shutter. The specific model is Super Ikonta A 531. I might have put two rolls of film through it. -- Jim _

[MBZ] OT: Garage door mayhem

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 <>I decided I had a bit of time to look into our always-irritating Wayne Dalton garage door opener, which usually refuses to go down in the day. It seems to correlate with light and/or heat, and you have to bounce it down, sometimes inches at a time, with the remote. Ve

Re: [MBZ] OT: Garage door mayhem

> You may want to replace the capacitors in the power supply for the motor > head, I'm finding all sorts of issues cured by clean DC. Easy to check with > an oscilloscope, if there is significant AC on the filter cap for the circuit > boards it's gonna act strange. We have four of these opener

Re: [MBZ] 1978 450SL - 114k miles - $3,000

> "a cat peed on the back bench during winter storage and a cat hater can > probably smell it" I like cats, and I bet I could smell it anyway. And hate it. Take bench with you, and sink it in a local river and pin it down with rocks. Enjoy your day at the river. Bring it back home and dry it o

Re: [MBZ] OT: Garage door mayhem

> I was wondering if a tube on each end (sensor and emitter) would help to > remove outside influences, Tried that last time, didn't help. Wife got disgusted, called door repairman while I was at work. Spent plenty of money and had the sensors replaced. Lasted a year or two, then started the

Re: [MBZ] 1978 450SL - 114k miles - $3,000

You can't get rid of cigarette smell without a wash. Probably more than one. THEN you can play with ozone, coffee, etc. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

Re: [MBZ] OT: Garage door mayhem

> Did you think of trying to put a hood over the emitter or the sensor First thing I tried. -- 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

Re: [MBZ] W211 Seat Blowout

> Yeah, I saw that. I wonder how expensive and hard it is to replace? If it's anything like a W210, not that hard. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: h

Re: [MBZ] OT: NS-17 launch this AM

> When I saw the rocket all I could think of was the movie “Flesh Gordon”. Yes, your a**holiness. :-) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.o

Re: [MBZ] OT: Garage door mayhem

It's been over a week, and the door has worked flawlessly. Numerous little 555 boards are available for sale online, anybody sick of malfunctioning mandated nanny-state sensors can do this fairly easily. I suspect that all openers use the same system, though I have no proof of that. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] OT: Garage door mayhem

> Hmm. Good. I just have to learn electronics now. Not really. Just follow the directions! -- 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

Re: [MBZ] OT: Garage door mayhem

> Did you post this on your website? Yes: http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/miscellaneous.html#4Aug2021 > Our sensors have red LED to indicate their state. LED on steady = normal > operation, ready to go. Blinking = blockage in the optical

Re: [MBZ] OT Rant on Verizon Wireless

Get same model, used, and swap in your SIM card. Boot up, and do the iTunes restore. Done, and cheaply. I don't think 7's have universal radios, so make sure your used unit was on Verizon already. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives ht

Re: [MBZ] I can tell you straight up right now there is not one like it.

> It's an automotive unicorn. First time I've seen that 'unicorn' means take off that stupid nose, and put reasonable wheels and tires on it and then maybe you'd have a nice car... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okieben

Re: [MBZ] I can tell you straight up right now there is not one like it.

> wrong. This car has only one horn My 1997 Dodge diesel is a unicorn, and it apparently came from the factory with only one horn! I think this was at the time when Sparton went out of business, and Dodge had not yet redesigned for Bosch horns. I suspect that they were splitting up the hi/lo hor

Re: [MBZ] I can tell you straight up right now there is not one like it.

> Unicorn has become endemic in current parlance to describe unusual > individuals or phenomena One crucial modification: ... _desirable_ and unusual ... There's the rub. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/arc

Re: [MBZ] Seeking 1976 300D accelerator linkage

> Kaleb, were you serious about the JB Weld? I think I have done this, to tighten up a loose one. On something. Pre-record, so I can't look it up. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] 1987 560SL - 138k miles - $22,000

> that center brakelight looks terrible. Was that really how they did it from > the factory? Yes, in 86/87. The 88/89 light was much smaller. Someone added one of these to our 83 380SL. It was bad, and badly installed. Since its trunk lid needed repainting anyway, I removed it and welded over

Re: [MBZ] Alarming!

> (I've never owned an alarmed car before). This has happened to me a few times with the SLs. It's quite the surprise! I saw a 126 downtown once that they'd just added an aftermarket alarm to. They didn't even know it had a factory alarm system. They'd managed to set it off, and were futilely tr

Re: [MBZ] Alarming!

> ...but they have a habit of self-locking. Our SDL did this once. We only had the one key, and it was inside in the ignition, ready for us to leave cross-State. My brother helped us break in. After that, I NEVER leave the keys in a car that is capable of self-locking. -- Jim __

Re: [MBZ] Serious inquires only - C320 4Matic - $2,700

> Also looks like it may be accumulating parking tickets? Q: Why is there a parking ticket on the hood? A: The glove box is full! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery o

Re: [MBZ] OT: Old school photography cont.

> I'm going to go to eBay and buy a 120 Brownie, they made millions of them so > they're cheap and easy to get... Don't neglect the thrift stream. I bought a nice Zeiss Super Ikonta A 531 folder there. Also a Diana. (Both 120 cameras. Also a Bolex 16mm movie camera, with three lenses, but th

Re: [MBZ] Hysteria over a white '86 sedan

> I've always wanted a SDL in nice shape, they are supposed to be wonderful > highway cars, They are, but no nicer than an SEL. A bit noisier. The only real advantage is that you can occasionally hit 30mpg. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search li

Re: [MBZ] AMG Is Downsizing The Cheap Stuff

> I thought the "problem" with EVs was the loss of industry jobs due to too > few moving parts and not enough labor required to repair/maintain them. If it weren't for the problem of batteries, the IC engine would never have beaten electric in the first place. The problem continues. Overall, ele

Re: [MBZ] AMG Is Downsizing The Cheap Stuff

> Carbon fiber is remember, carbon. They burn the resin off of it and run it > again. Last I heard, carbon burns too. Easily, in fact. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change del

Re: [MBZ] W108 power window motor removal

> No 12V of course, so "rolling it down" isn't an option. Take a 12V power pack with you. -- 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/m

Re: [MBZ] AMG Is Downsizing The Cheap Stuff

> Electric vehicles ... exist to indulge the emasculated pussies who drive them. Bah. _Steam_ is what real men drive. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go t

Re: [MBZ] OT: VDO mechanical clock cleaning/lubrication

> a VDO "Kienzle" clock. Those are trivial to open up, and is worth doing just to see how it works. Lubrication, properly, is the tricky part. Otherwise there's not too much to go wrong. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.

Re: [MBZ] OT for our printer expert -- What it's like to fix linotype, intertype, and other old presses

Our civilization, having opted for efficiency over resilience, is fragile. Any sufficient disruption would have a domino effect, ending up in the 'Mad Max' scenario. People would starve/sicken/die BEFORE infrastructure repairs could be accomplished. The desperate would plunder those working to re

Re: [MBZ] OT for our printer expert -- What it's like to fix linotype, intertype, and other old presses

EMPs are not magic. They're radio, and are subject to inverse-square laws. The devices in question are capable of surviving some level of unwanted signal, the EMP failure scenarios are just where the pulse is too strong and swamps the inputs, destructively. Things with long wires (antennae) are p

Re: [MBZ] OT for our printer expert -- What it's like to fix linotype, intertype, and other old presses

The best thing that could happen to ensure the survival of our civilization, in some form after a major disruption, would be a widespread reliance on electric vehicles. When the shit hit the fan the cities and their residents would mostly all die right away, because they couldn't get out very far.

Re: [MBZ] OT for our printer expert -- What it's like to fix linotype, intertype, and other old presses

> How is that different than ICE vehicles? Fuel stores. > If I've got an electric vehicle and an off grid solar power system I can > generate power to charge my car. It might take weeks but I could do it. What are you eating while you wait for the charge? > If I'm out of gas/diesel and there h

Re: [MBZ] OT for our printer expert -- What it's like to fix linotype, intertype, and other old presses

With an EV, your radius from home is essentially fixed. With a fueled vehicle, it isn't. That's the distinction I'm calling out. Think of the citizens as a disease vector. Starving, violent resource-less people overrunning those who might have a chance of survival/recovery, if they weren't ov

Re: [MBZ] OT for our printer expert -- What it's like to fix linotype, intertype, and other old presses

> I think you're putting a lot of faith into your ability to refuel, especially > after, say, a month... Again, not MY ability to refuel. Just that enough people would be able to refuel, probably by violence and theft, to help spread the fall of civilization. With EV the rot is a day's travel

Re: [MBZ] OT for our printer expert -- What it's like to fix linotype, intertype, and other old presses

My _personal_ survival vehicle would be my trusty '97 Dodge 4wd diesel pickup. 100% mechanical if you lash up the P7100's fuel cutoff solenoid, and you can push/tow-start it if need be. (Steep hill recommended!) But I am not a prepper, in any real sense, so I don't have all that other stuff. Wit

Re: [MBZ] OT for our printer expert -- What it's like to fix linotype, intertype, and other old presses

> Ain’t your neck of the woods already getting ready to implement the death > panels? Don't get sick. IMHO there should now be two COVID wards in hospitals. Which one you go in should be predicated on the answer to the questions: "Were you vaccinated? And why not, exactly?" Ward 1 is upstair

Re: [MBZ] 123 prices

> but when the ambient was 20F or below the engine struggled to maintain > operating temperature. I routinely blocked off the radiator on my 200D winter beater. After the wreck, I even ran without the fan itself. (Damaged in the wreck.) When it got too warm to do that, it was time to change

Re: [MBZ] OT for our printer expert -- What it's like to fix linotype, intertype, and other old presses

> https://www.doh.wa.gov/portals/1/documents/pubs/320-090_elecpuls_fs.pdf Somewhat refreshing. A fairly concise and readable document on a gov site! The high-altitude nuke EMP generator is probably so effective because the gamma-induced source causes a blanket effect in the atmosphere, which mean

Re: [MBZ] I just can't help myself on this thing

Get the DAS (?) and flash it yourself. Everybody needs one of these projects some time in their life. It'll either work out and you'll be chuffed for years, or it won't and you'll have learned your lesson. Either way, it's been real! -- Jim ___ http://www.ok

Re: [MBZ] How to jumpstart an Airbus?

> Just not enough altitude and airspeed or were the engines damaged too badly? No time. That's what was impressive, his ability to react quickly enough choosing what _could_ be done, in time to not die. Engines dead too close to ground, ignore them as the big dead weights that they are. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] How to jumpstart an Airbus?

Push-starting them is tricky. -- 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: Excitement

> Strangely the quick disconnect didn't let go, an adapter going into the valve > block did. They're really not supposed to open up, by any kind of accident. Only something that destroys should do it. Letting high-pressure oil loose is a Bad Thing. -- Jim _

Re: [MBZ] Crack 1974 450SLC - 184k miles - $5,000

> dunno if it has the header cats or not. 74 should not. Those were on 75/76 IIRC. Battery and antenna still up front, I think. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery op

Re: [MBZ] A Mog Anyone?

> For $10k that might be interesting depending on what happened to the tranny. > Looks pretty simple though, just some gears and shifters in there Things have sure changed. That's about what mine cost, with diesel, winch, crane, and dump bed. And fully functional. Nearly 20 years ago! -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Texas 1988 560SL - 90k miles - $10,500

Clean, or in the worst case replace, the air idle motor. -- 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.

Re: [MBZ] Texas 1988 560SL - 90k miles - $10,500

The Bosch system defaults to full idle air, with maybe tire chirps when shifting into gear, if the actuator sticks or the computer isn't working. The similar system on my Dodge V10 defaults to no idle air, and a non-running condition for similar failures. Guess which one I think is the better des

Re: [MBZ] OT: the analog thing

Ah, that takes me back. I used an analog computer once, in college. Probably the last days for those, there. The EE dept. also had a hybrid computer. Huge analog patch panel, and a digital computer around the edges. It also didn't stick around too much longer, either. Once the speed of digital

Re: [MBZ] OT: BUFF to get new Rolls Royce engines

> https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/oldest-us-bomber-will-get-rolls-royce-engines-over-ge-pratt/ar-AAON0js?li=BBnbfcL > > It's really amazing that this plane now

Re: [MBZ] Okie acres tire disposal

> bury over when you're done... A tire fire throws off a lot of heat and > smoke, so you might draw someone's attention with a fire call. My dear departed mother recommended having tire fires at night, so the giant black smoke plume of poisonous vapors did not draw attention. -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] OT - Paint Sprayer Review

> an HVLP sprayer...very easy to use, but danged heavy...Spray pattern is > fairly small, > so painting a large area might be a bit tedious...Cleanup was simple My Wagner airless sprayer was none of these things. It was very used looking at a pawn shop, and was in the $150 range IIRC. (Snout i

Re: [MBZ] OT - Paint Sprayer Review

> The thing I really like is that you put the can of paint with the pump and > then just drag the hose around. > It's a lot less taxing and you're not continually stopping to refill the > paint pot. Especially if you're using the 5-gallon buckets! -- Jim __

Re: [MBZ] A Manual Coupe

The 200D Frankenheap, manual, was massively more fun to drive than the 190D 2.5 manual conversion. Never felt 'slow' at all. Night-and-day difference when compared to the 240D slushbox I had briefly. The 200D topped out at about 85, it simply didn't have more HP. But plenty of torque in compari

Re: [MBZ] made a conscious decision not to put an additional $1, 800.00 into a headwork repair E 320 Mercedes - $1, 800 (Columbia)

> $5k into a $2k car, needs another $10k to make it look and run like a $2k car Got to give him some credit: he's not asking $7k! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery o

Re: [MBZ] appraiser?

> USAA is lowballing me, as expected, I must say that they did not do this when they evaluated my Dodge truck. 20yo, and still assessed at $20k. Of course, as a low-miles unicorn it would be hard to replace even at that price. One assessor I dealt with in the past noted that he was expecting a

Re: [MBZ] 2003 C230 stuck in 1st gear

> Any thoughts on what the problem is? Do these still have a kickdown switch under the gas pedal? > Interesting that there's a cassette tape in the console but can't imagine an > '03 still had a cassette player? Our '06 BMW has a cassette player in the dash, and a CD changer in the back. -- Ji

Re: [MBZ] OT: holy crap, I did it!

> Now I need either a scan converter or a monitor than can handle 15khz... Check the thrift stream. Older flatscreen TV's will certainly do that, as NTSC is 15 kHz. If they have a VGA input, you're golden. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] aiming headlights

Remove crappy old splices, and solder in new wire as required. Only an inch or three? Shouldn't need to be too elaborate. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

Re: [MBZ] aiming headlights

Wire colors? You don't really want to lose those... -- 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] VDO mechanical odometers

> Hardest part was getting the pointer off. Two spoons, one on each side. Apply even pressure to both handles. Won't bend the center pin that way. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

Re: [MBZ] dashboard warning light colors

> I need to rejuvenate some faded "gels" on dashboard warning lights. Would > colored sharpie be good for this? Nail polish of the desired color? Something > else? Actual gels? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.

Re: [MBZ] OT water heaters

> Makes me think something is actually wrong with the tank... Makes me think something is wrong with the Chinese (?) factory that made a whole bad batch of POS pressure valves... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.

Re: [MBZ] OT water heaters

Or does the renter have a mischievous (aka asshole) kid with a torch... Maybe like that asshat arsonist kid here a few years ago, that was mad that his parents moved here, and was taking it out on the community. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search li

Re: [MBZ] OT: Vintage Cameras

> How about billing the karen who actually caused this "incident" for costs There are ALWAYS idiots. The real problem is the supposedly-trained staff allowing things to get this far. Just following the playbook? Anybody remember the movie "Die Hard"? -- Jim __

Re: [MBZ] OT: Vintage Cameras

> Why "Karen"? This was a male passenger making the bomb threat. There was no bomb threat. Just a guy playing with his camera, which 'Karen' didn't recognize, and subsequently pulled the fire alarm, so to speak, rather than investigating further. Flight diverted, massive delays and inappropri

Re: [MBZ] OT: Vintage Cameras

> OK, I get it. The air hostess ("Karen") misinterpreted what the law > abiding citizen was doing. D'oh. Still not right. The Karen was another _passenger_. I mostly blame the airline staff for overreacting based on the unsubstantiated word of a passenger. Karen was just another idiot, nothin

Re: [MBZ] OT: Vintage Cameras

> I wonder if the airline will offer to compensate the > misunderstood/handcuffed/humiliated passenger with a $300 travel voucher. Probably just put him on the no-fly list, no extra charge. Does he now forever have to answer the "Have you ever been arrested?" question with "Yes?" Karen should be

Re: [MBZ] OT about when did vehicles become controlled by computers?

'Computers' is a nebulous term. I think it's more germane to talk about what I once was taught to be 'operational definitions'. What you don't want are electronics in the car that are specific to that model/year, and/or must be customized (via computer) in order to work in the car. You also don'

Re: [MBZ] OT about when did vehicles become controlled by computers?

> Using that as a reference, a 240D would probably be the last model without > electronics. Vegan, or vegetarian? The 'vegan' Mercedes might have to be pre-W115. My W115 200D had electronics in it: the intermittent wiper and the turn signal flasher! And: radio! The W123 diesel doesn't have a

Re: [MBZ] OT about when did vehicles become controlled by computers?

> The part is probably not available separately anyway and I have no intention > of buying the whole heater box unit. This is likely a perfect application for JB Weld, etc. Fabricate/repair whatever out-of-sight mechanicalness is necessary, and continue on from there. The NLA plastic cupholder

Re: [MBZ] OT about when did vehicles become controlled by computers?

> the reason why I am wondering if I should be looking for an older vehicle in > good shape that does not have a lot of the complicated electrical components > that all the new vehicles have. That is the reason I repaired my 'totaled' Dodge diesel, rather than replace it. My wife thinks that it'

Re: [MBZ] 1971 220D manny - $4,500

> Agree. It's a pos painted a lovely shade of blue. Other than the paint, it's a far worse POS than the Frankenheap was when I got it, and for which I paid $100. But, times change... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okie

Re: [MBZ] A couple other cars I moved out of the shop

>> What’s the deal with the 560? > Fuel pump not running Mine's running! > Kind of looking for a 560SEL. There's still mine to be had! Runs well. Replacement tranny. Not entirely pretty. :-) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Cars on Kiawah

> Moggie with earthmoving attachments. Yes, the SEE. Perfect complement to my winch/crane/dump Mog. I think I missed the window, though. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change d

Re: [MBZ] You start your car directly from your phone no matter where you are!

Think of the fun you can have the next time you take your car in for service! -- 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/listin

Re: [MBZ] Okie shop

> The picture shows my solution. One could use four furniture dollys. Probably not tall enough for general engine removal. With lumber costs being what they are, my take on it would be considerably more rustic: tree trunks from the woodlot. Pecker poles for bracing, probably 4 of them. Two stou

Re: [MBZ] They said it ran when it was parked. 1984 Cadillac hearse, $2, 500

> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2566687813476233 > Now _that's_ a napmobile. Or shaggin' wagon. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archi

Re: [MBZ] OT - Sonic fibre internet

If the 'last mile' actually made it to your house, and the terms are reasonable, I'd say jump on it. I've worked for several companies that were focused on making equipment for that, starting in 1996. Fiber here is still about a mile away. -- Jim ___ http://

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