Re: [MBZ] 2011 Mercedes Benz C300 4matic Battery Recommendation

2021-02-07 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I checked for an H9 at our Mt. Plastic Costco, they didn't have it in stock but could get it pretty quick. I think I'm going to need one soon for The White Whale, maybe I'll try that route. - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Feb 6, 2021 at 1:29 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] Weird Fuel Leak '95 E300 with OM606

2021-02-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Charleston SC On Sat, Feb 6, 2021 at 4:35 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Sounds like Poos sold you a POS. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Feb 6, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > &g

Re: [MBZ] Weird Fuel Leak '95 E300 with OM606

2021-02-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That’s weird, Max. That would suggest that the center seal on the OE > filter was bad from the get-go? > > Glad you figured it out. > > -D > > > On Feb 6, 2021, at 2:50 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okieben

Re: [MBZ] Holy Crack?

2021-02-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Well if he can prove it only has 127k miles, that could be a little overpriced but not crack territory. Well at least I'd like to think so, I've got one (from Wilton's old sedan) that has about 146k miles on it. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 10:47 PM Kaleb Striplin via

[MBZ] Weird Fuel Leak '95 E300 with OM606

2021-02-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I bought this '95 E300 from Dan a couple years ago, and it had a fuel leak at the fuel filter holder when I picked it up. There are five different hoses that connect to this assembly, all use o-rings to make the seal, and one at the top center was leaking. It was a slow leak, Dan thought maybe

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum line mystery

2021-02-04 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
So where is the vacuum shut-off valve, on the back of the IP? - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 4:58 PM Frederick Moir via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Donald. > I think on non-turbo engines it is an ambient air vent. > YMMV > Fred > > On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at

Re: [MBZ] More on old iPods and car electronics

2021-02-04 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Thanks guys, I'll take a look. SWMBO's '96 Infiniti has original radio, and this type of adapter (if it works) would add exactly what we want and keep the simple buttons / dials / display that operate the radio. - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 7:54 PM Dan Penoff via

Re: [MBZ] Why do morons brag about things like this?

2021-02-04 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
But it looks so cool! - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 7:37 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Nice cold air intake, much better than the Germans could devise > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Feb 4, 2021, at 7:02 PM, Kaleb Striplin via

Re: [MBZ] Sort of OT Car totals

2021-02-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
You are the exception that makes the rule. - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 7:19 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I currently own more vehicles than most of you have owned your entire > lives. I can’t even count how many cars I have owned

Re: [MBZ] needs head job want budge on price!!

2021-02-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
hmmm, I'm wondering if this is the new undercover "M4M" hook-up method? - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 4:13 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Needs a crack head job -- spend $2k on a $1800 car to get a $1500 car. > Makes perfect sense. > >

Re: [MBZ] Sort of OT Car totals

2021-01-31 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I think it means you are OLD! - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 3:02 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I am probably the only human being ever to have owned a DeSoto, Wolseley, > and Mercedes turbodiesel station wagon. > > On Sun, Jan 31,

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1965 Mercedes Benz 600

2021-01-31 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Looks like Jay Leno needs that for his collection. - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 10:21 AM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This hurt my wallet just to glance at this post. > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > 1965 Mercedes Benz 600 > >

Re: [MBZ] 126 diesel

2021-01-30 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
- Max Charleston SC On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 2:58 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Wed, 27 Jan 2021 00:13:22 + (UTC) Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Two engine choices, last years of the 126 had the OM603 which is > > smoother and more powerful, but more fragile. > >

Re: [MBZ] Traveling to New Mexico

2021-01-30 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I'd make the guy drag it over to the border to meet you. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 10:19 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You might hit a ICE or Border Patrol checkpoint. They set those up > randomly. The one time I ever drove from

Re: [MBZ] 1979 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz 300 D Wagon,$1,200

2021-01-29 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
On a second look, the glove box door looks busted. No deal... - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 9:01 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Sure! > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Jan 28, 2021, at 8:40 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < >

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 2002 Mercedes S430

2021-01-26 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
No, run away! Pretty much the low-point. I think they're very nice looking, but the electronics are terrible. - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 4:00 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Should I be on this like a hobo on a hot dog? > > Bob R > >

Re: [MBZ] Memphis

2021-01-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Is that the knuckle head that will tell you how to 'turn up the pump' to roll more coal? Install a hood stack and chop your springs to lower your ride? - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 10:24 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Gregory Myers >

Re: [MBZ] Initial thoughts of 240D was Re: Instrument cluster Fuse?

2021-01-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
The "trick" is that you adjust valves in the order that they come up to the proper position as the camshaft is rotated, and you do NOT go in sequential order of one cylinder to the next. I mark a piece of scratch paper with "E \ I" repeated once for each cylinder (meaning Exhaust and Intake) and

Re: [MBZ] Serious question that does not need to turn into a political baby fest

2021-01-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Well said Jaime, but Kaleb's challenge hasn't been addressed yet. Why Biden*, other than he isn't Trump? - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 10:03 AM Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I hate to get involved in these conversations but consider

Re: [MBZ] rear quarter panel w123 wagon

2021-01-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
You need procedure 63-300 from Volume 2 of the 123 Service Manual, which has lots of great pictures of where all the welds are and where to cut etc. I'd highly recommend you try to get a paper copy of both Vol1 and Vol2 of the "Service Manual Chassis and Body Series 123". - Max

Re: [MBZ] Serious question that does not need to turn into a political baby fest

2021-01-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
en* deploy the national guard to Portland and Seattle to bring them healing and unity? - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 5:44 PM Meade Dillon wrote: > Biden* is bringing healing and unity, just watch his inaugural address. > - > Max > Charleston SC >

Re: [MBZ] I might be all over this at $500

2021-01-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
t “pre-Okied”? > > -D > > > On Jan 20, 2021, at 4:52 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > "Pre-seasoned" for storage at okie acres > > - > > Max > > Charleston SC > > > > >

Re: [MBZ] Serious question that does not need to turn into a political baby fest

2021-01-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Biden* is bringing healing and unity, just watch his inaugural address. - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 5:38 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Here is a serious question for my democrat friends. For the last 4 years I > have seen non stop

Re: [MBZ] Used Crack Dealer 1999 Mercedes ML 320 - $1, 995 (Charleston)

2021-01-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Easy fix with used parts! - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 4:43 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > https://charleston.craigslist.org/ctd/d/charleston-1999-mercedes-ml-320/7264985862.html > > -- > --FT > >

Re: [MBZ] I might be all over this at $500

2021-01-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
"Pre-seasoned" for storage at okie acres - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 4:35 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Looks like it has been longer than a year sitting though. > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/875306309900196/ > >

Re: [MBZ] OT Anyone know/use Signal?

2021-01-18 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
https://weehingthong.org/2021/01/16/signal-is-a-us-govt-operation-having-been-created-and-fund-by-a-cia-spin-off-is-it-true/ It's written on the internet, so it must be true. - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 11:35 AM Meade Dillon wrote: > Signal was developed by a

Re: [MBZ] OT Anyone know/use Signal?

2021-01-18 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Signal was developed by a CIA contractor so big brother can keep tabs on you while you think you've got an encrypted communication channel. I guess that may be better than google / apple / fakebook / borg having control over your data and selling it for a profit. Just don't use it to plot the

Re: [MBZ] Somebody needs to buy this

2021-01-17 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
How about scammers? - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 4:56 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It has the rare zundfolge engine and gets 45mpg, also has ice cold air. I > know what I got. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 17, 2021, at 3:52

Re: [MBZ] 1981 300D, NA. $4,500, 167k miles

2021-01-11 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
So did she write you out of the will for some reason? Where'd all the money go? - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 8:54 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > At that point she had the 76 240D which I still have put in the shop > waiting for an

Re: [MBZ] How to remove seats with no power

2021-01-02 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Well maybe my email on this topic didn't get to you? " KP200 jump pack comes with a smart clamp that prevents you from improper operations." like powering an electric seat at the junkyard. These jump packs that are 'smart' need to be connected to a battery before they'll provide any power, so

Re: [MBZ] How to remove seats with no power

2021-01-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I bought one of those lithium jumper battery packs, thinking that would be a nice battery pack to take to the knackers for just such a thing. However, the pack I bought is 'smart' and needs to sense a discharged battery before it will provide any power. I'm not sure if it is looking for a voltage

Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

2021-01-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
That's a great article. Warren Buffet definitely knows investing. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 5:28 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Warren Buffet says individual stock picking is for dummies. Then he put > his money where his mouth is a

Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

2021-01-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Well I do, and I've pretty easily managed an average 10-12% annual return over the long term. Making money investing in index funds is easy, as your own advisor. The most basic rule: buy low, and sell high. Plan for both bear markets and bull markets, and use each to your advantage. Make a

Re: [MBZ] Parts for sale expensive parts for cheap . wont find it any cheeper

2021-01-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Nice touch, the bullet holes in the windshield. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 10:04 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This could be quite a deal > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/721155268743538/ > > -- > --FT > > >

[MBZ] OT Pulitzer prize for Dominion hacking

2021-01-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
-- Forwarded message - From: Mitch Haley via Okietalk Date: Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 8:44 AM Subject: [Okietalk] Pulitzer prize for Dominion hacking To: Cc: Yes, the machines used in the Georgia runoff are connected to the internet, right now. Sorry, Poos. Funny, I can't find this

[MBZ] OT 2020: It could have been WORSE!

2020-12-30 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/12/28/egg-on-their-faces-10-climate-alarmist-predictions-for-2020-that-went-horribly-wrong-n1289371 Long before Beto O’Rourke claimed the world only had 10 years left

Re: [MBZ] Alleged Tesla battery defects causing "alarming number of car fires"

2020-12-30 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
All good questions. I was listening to Clark Howard in the car the other day, and he went on a jag about how great electric cars are, and in ten years we're all going to be wishing that we had seen this coming (major market disruption as automakers stop selling combustion engine cars and trucks

Re: [MBZ] Caulk closed the sunroof?

2020-12-28 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 3:41 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Did you end up trying this? How did it work out? I get water in my W116 > 300SD, pretty sure it's from the sunroof, and guessing the drains are > rusted out but not sure. > > Allan &

Re: [MBZ] MECHANIC SPECIAL , 2003 Mercedes G-Wagon G500, It has a rod knock $17, 500

2020-12-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
t bad in one of those. I have a 500 engine in this 03 E500 > too but he has one to go with it too > > --FT > > On 12/25/20 10:06 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > > " I will provide and LKQ motor with it" > > > > Sounds like a cheap entry p

Re: [MBZ] MECHANIC SPECIAL , 2003 Mercedes G-Wagon G500, It has a rod knock $17, 500

2020-12-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
" I will provide and LKQ motor with it" Sounds like a cheap entry point to a G-wagon for someone looking for a project... - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 9:58 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Fun! > > >

Re: [MBZ] 1987 Mercedes-Benz 300SDL ,$1,745

2020-12-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
That does look like it could be a good deal. Not a great color though. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 10:03 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Look OK > > Winston-Salem Pull-A-Part > > >

Re: [MBZ] Tie rod end removal

2020-12-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Congrats! So the old rod end still had a pinch sleeve clamping it? - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 6:41 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > The deed is done. > I cut a notch in the rod end to find the end of the rod, and for a few > days I

Re: [MBZ] OT Covids vax

2020-12-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
My understanding of the hospital bed "shortage" is that hospitals are businesses, and having an empty bed "just because" is a money losing proposition. Thus the number of available beds is set based on demand and forecasted demand. Chicken Little crying about the sky is falling because hospital

Re: [MBZ] Needs work, will not start,Probably new engine needed

2020-12-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Rusty beat up non-running delivery van. Pass... - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Dec 20, 2020 at 1:11 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yeah that’s a crackhead ask for a kakked engine vehicle > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Dec 20, 2020, at 11:33

Re: [MBZ] OT Covids vax

2020-12-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Karl, Come on over to Okietalk, where this sort of discussion belongs. I've composed a simply brilliant response and I'm sure you'd enjoy the opportunity to follow-up. - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Dec 19, 2020 at 11:26 AM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] OT Covids vax

2020-12-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Really, you trust the New York Times? Same paper that swore up and down the Hunter Biden laptop was fake, not a thing, ignore this and move on, and now after the election "oh yeah, the FBI and DOJ are investigating that laptop. Sorry, our bad." This is just one of many examples of their bias.

Re: [MBZ] OT Vax fun

2020-12-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
workers. > > Not a million mile Benz, more akin to a soap box racer > > > > > > Clay > > > > > > inter urinas et faeces nascimur > > > > > On Dec 18, 2020, at 7:23 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT AMA reverses course, HCL is OK to use to treat Wuhan Red Death!

2020-12-19 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Yes, I saw that, haven't looked to closely at the side effects of that drug. I took HCQ for a few months once when I was on a ship going down to central and southern America, so I know that I tolerate that well. However, at my age and state of health, the Wuhan Red Death is really a very small

Re: [MBZ] OT: Weather

2020-12-18 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
How did your ma-in-law get sepsis? - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 3:24 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 74 and stupid humid here in Donna, Texas. And windy AF. Just about have > all my ma-in-law’s stuff loaded in the uhaul and the golf

Re: [MBZ] Battery desulfator

2020-12-18 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
http://jgdarden.com/batteryfaq/carfaq16.htm This is the article I was thinking of. "Equalizing" is what he calls it, not "rebalancing". - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 2:45 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I presume that idea of these

Re: [MBZ] Battery desulfator

2020-12-18 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Well I'm not sure that going bigger than 2A is going to decrease the 'cure' time. When I was looking at these, I thought that the magic was in the voltage spike / harmonics, not the current rating. I also read an article from a guy who seemed to be very knowledgeable on battery chemistry and his

Re: [MBZ] OT Vax fun

2020-12-18 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
That's pretty funny Andrew, good one! - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 11:56 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > For every nurse that collapses there are at least 5 who don't. > > ___

[MBZ] OT AMA reverses course, HCL is OK to use to treat Wuhan Red Death!

2020-12-18 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I'll take the HCL and Zinc, and avoid the vax for now... "RESOLVED, That our American Medical Association rescind its statement calling for physicians 4 to stop prescribing hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine until sufficient evidence becomes 5 available to conclusively illustrate that the harm

[MBZ] OT Vax fun

2020-12-18 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Nurse Collapses on Live Television shortly after receiving COVID-19 VACCINE https://youtu.be/Wrp4w0OQmAQ How long until the tech overlords ban this one? - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] 1975 Mercedes-Benz E-Class,$3,500

2020-12-18 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Looks like a good BaT flip candidate. Too bad it's an auto. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 10:04 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Doesn't look half bad > > :// > www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/735132114073024/?ref=search_code=undefined

Re: [MBZ] OT: Interesting Satellite Tech

2020-12-18 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That’s already happening with “drones” surveilling properties for tax > violations > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Dec 18, 2020, at 8:04 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Interesting Satellite Tech

2020-12-18 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
That's pretty nasty. I wonder if a jammer would be illegal. Funny how they try to couch the capability as something benign, that scientist will use to "save the earth", but they also do talk about military use. Now imagine your local tax auditor or county building code enforcement uses this to

Re: [MBZ] engine swap survey

2020-12-18 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I'd go for two wagons, one can never have too many wagons. Probably close to a peak value for the 123 wagon though, so if you wanted to recoup your "investment" on BaT, now would be the time. - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] A quiz question for you

2020-12-17 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Answer: enough water to cause the immediate sale of the toilet and the house that holds it. - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 12:53 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > How much water can a toilet use that has been running non stop for 2 weeks >

Re: [MBZ] A quiz question for you

2020-12-17 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Karl, do you have a 'smart' meter? Those basically allow the power company to charge you a different rate for electricity used at different times of the day. If your state utility / laws / regulations allow it, the power company can charge you in ways that will be impossible to figure out if

Re: [MBZ] This is not political, but a serious question, if you can’t handle it then hit delete

2020-12-17 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Yes Andrew, and we spent about $40 million and a couple of years in an exhaustive investigation. Why can't we complete a similar investigation now? I think we as a nation must investigate this. In a similar manner in Bush v. Gore, Gore got his day in court including hearings at the SCOTUS. Why

Re: [MBZ] This is not political, but a serious question, if you can?t handle it then hit delete

2020-12-17 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Well, how about the evidence that was presented in the ~50 lawsuits that have been filed? Is that evidence worth looking at? This link below will take you to a detailed report of the election issues. Dear readers: before you dismiss this report as "right wing conspiracy", keep in mind the case

Re: [MBZ] This is not political, but a serious question, if you can?t handle it then hit delete

2020-12-17 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
FL is a good example of a state doing a terrible job (the 2000 election, Bush v. Gore and the hanging chad etc.) and then learning the hard lesson and making the changes to improve. It seems that other states are learning that hard lesson too, and if the voters in those states desire, they can

Re: [MBZ] This is not political, but a serious question, if you can’t handle it then hit delete

2020-12-17 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Dan, I'm afraid your experience is limited. Here in SC, the voting machines were connected to the internet. Drove me nuts. I'm quite sure the same could be true in other states, that certainly has been reported in the press, and the "glitches" that always seemed to switch votes in one direction

Re: [MBZ] 5g speeds

2020-12-17 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Curt - that's great news! Thanks for sharing! - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 9:06 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Its more like a 96% recovery rate overall, much worse if you're older or > have underlying conditions. > Speaking of which,

Re: [MBZ] Tie rod end removal

2020-12-14 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
If you've got the time to mess with it, sounds like you can try the wet washcloths and acetylene torch, and then if you melt the bellows, you get the kit to replace that. If the blue wrench works, you can install your new tie rod end, and if the blue wrench doesn't break the rust free, you buy

Re: [MBZ] My son wanted a 560sel so we bought one.

2020-12-13 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Big rust bubble on left front fender, wonder how badly the rust has spread. - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 10:47 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > He must not want it anymore > > >

Re: [MBZ] 99E320 4M wagon

2020-12-10 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Nice score! Maybe Kaleb will want the GREEN 124 sedan... - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 7:01 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Bought it this afternoon. A VERY nice car. 123kmi. Mostly dealer serviced > as recently as 6months ago.

Re: [MBZ] Is steering play abnormal

2020-12-09 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Yeah, play in steering is never good. Once I ignored that in a car and drove a couple hundred miles in a day. At the end of my journey I made a sharp right turn, and the left front wheel separated when a ball joint let go. The car had been trying to tell me it was sick, but I didn't understand

Re: [MBZ] OT: $800 MacBook with iPhone CPU?

2020-12-04 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
But the OS is not Winders. Operating System = Arch Linux 5.9.9-arch1-1 x86_64 in the first test you linked to. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 7:25 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > In theory, that's close to a low wattage Ryzen 7 in a laptop.

Re: [MBZ] I can not believe how stupid people are

2020-12-04 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I've been thinking that the current situation of almost all virtual work (for those that can do so) is a losing proposition in the long term. I'm not sure when the impact will be felt, but eventually the work-place relationships will shrivel up into superficial and shallow relationships, and the

Re: [MBZ] very nice, all records 1992 Mercedes 300 Diesel - $4, 500 (Woodruff SC)

2020-12-03 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Photog phail. Couldn't quite cover the license plate number with his / her thumb and take a picture at the same time... - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 12:38 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] 83 Mercedes-Benz 240D - $700 (Durham) 4spd

2020-12-03 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
" It's a cool car and the price is going up." The price of... restoring the car to running condition? - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 12:37 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Kinda rough but appears to be a runner > > >

Re: [MBZ] If this wasn't so far away I'd be all over it -- 380SEC $200

2020-12-03 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Well now you have an excuse to put a power winch on either your truck or your trailer! - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 5:29 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I get to where the car is, 3hr later than I had figured, sort of > semi-rural

Re: [MBZ] OT new laptops

2020-12-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
We rarely move the laptop around, mostly it sits on either the dining room table or the kitchen table. I've taken that machine out of the house for use maybe twice in two years, so an occasional awkard load is OK. Why don't I get a desktop and nice monitors? Well we've had that set up too, and

Re: [MBZ] Crank position sensor? Max should go look at this

2020-11-28 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Sounds like too much of a junker to mess with. Check engine and low oil light on before the no-start issue presented? That doesn't inspire confidence. Water leak under the passenger side dash - maybe the AC evaporator drain is plugged up? Driver's side interior door handle broken off (in a fit

Re: [MBZ] 05 Mercedes E500 4matic. Bad transmission

2020-11-27 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Bad conductor plate? Needs a fluid and filter change? "Lifetime" fluid fill has reached lifetime of the transmission which is now out of warranty and it must be replaced / rebuilt at owner's expense? - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 3:40 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <

[MBZ] OT new laptops

2020-11-27 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Mitch had provided a link earlier to Costco's sale on this laptop: https://www.newegg.com/aluminum-silver-hp-17-by2053cl/p/1TS-000D-0CA13 Costco no longer offer this on their website, but my local store had 16 in stock a couple days ago, I think I'm going to get one today, on sale for $480.

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Mitch, I'm suspecting that because HP is too cheap to include a memory door, they declare the memory to not be upgradable by a user. Another possibility: HP did not include a memory door because the HP warranty will be voided if a mere user opens up the case; they can charge you more $$ and

Re: [MBZ] big sale on HP elitebook

2020-11-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
This Costco HP looks like my deal, but what options are there for internal drives? 5400rpm HDD is not too attractive, but if I can add a M.2 SSD and load the OS there, and keep the 1TB HDD for storage, I'd go for that. It looks like this is an HP 470 G7 Notebook? It also appears that Costco

Re: [MBZ] big sale on HP elitebook

2020-11-25 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
If you see any more good deals on laptops, please pass them on. SWMBO has decided it is time for at least one new laptop, now that we have three in the house who frequently need to get stuff done and only one laptop to share. I know nothing about the HP Elitebook, but I'm tempted by this offer.

Re: [MBZ] Update on Hildegard, 1982 240D

2020-11-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
They need a copy of the factory service manual, and they need to properly adjust (and perhaps repair) all the throttle linkages first. If they can't do that, you'll need to take the car to a garage that can do that. The service manual is free online (but painful to use to get to the proper

Re: [MBZ] Update on Hildegard, 1982 240D

2020-11-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
No rack damper screw on a non-turbo OM61x. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 8:15 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 2020-11-19 21:21, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes wrote: > > I’m not sure. Do you adjust the IP to the proper idle and then adjust >

Re: [MBZ] so I see this car and contact the guy

2020-11-20 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Some people only read the first sentence, or maybe just the first few words in the first sentence, and then reply to that. I used to compose long emails, lay out the situation, develop my point, and then either ask the question or make the pitch. Now I write one sentence up front that asks just

Re: [MBZ] W124 HVAC blower motor

2020-11-15 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
In my limited experience (two dead blower motors) one died after the car was not used for a long time, and the other was dead when I bought the car so I'm not sure what symptoms (if any) were exhibited when it died. Here is the kit from Kent:

Re: [MBZ] I am underwater Mercedes V12 Bi Turbo - $29,000

2020-10-05 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Randy - good point, what's been done in the past is the "teams" that make these runs will add extra fuel tanks to the trunk to increase range, and at fuel stops they simultaneously fill all the tanks. I think they set up electric transfer pumps to move fuel from the added tanks to the original

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Mercedes 430ML

2020-10-03 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
If you can't afford the fuel, you can't afford the repair bills. Self-Filtering Owner Selection. YMWV (your mileage won't vary). - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] OT maybe Honda transmission fluid is magic

2020-10-02 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Are you sure some accessory like the power steering pump or the alternator isn't making that whine? Mechanic's stethoscope would help locate the source of the noise. I like the idea of the filter change. Given the cult following, have you been able to find any forums that discuss solutions to

Re: [MBZ] YAY ME! -- W163 ML500 ignition switch / no start fixed!

2020-09-29 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
fter 30 days regardless. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 29, 2020, at 4:33 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Congrats, nice victory! > > > > Regarding the County for the taxes, make sure that you tell them that

Re: [MBZ] YAY ME! -- W163 ML500 ignition switch / no start fixed!

2020-09-29 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Congrats, nice victory! Regarding the County for the taxes, make sure that you tell them that you bought the car in a state of disrepair and you could not drive it until you got it repaired. Bring the receipt(s) for the ignition switch maybe, so you have some evidence? In my case, when I bought

Re: [MBZ] More rental house fun

2020-09-28 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Maybe some gasoline would get rid of that smell? - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 12:18 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Does it dissolve concrete and/or mortar? > > Mitch > > On 2020-09-28 11:01, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: > > That is

Re: [MBZ] More rental house fun

2020-09-27 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Well thanks for trying and reporting back. I wonder if you're going to have to demolish and remove the pee-soaked material in order to finally remediate the smell. - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Sep 27, 2020 at 4:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That

Re: [MBZ] OT: Charging system question

2020-09-27 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
What is the rated capacity of the alternator (in amps) and what is the load? If the alternator can supply 13.4 volts under a full load of lights, I'd call that sufficient. Not exceptional, but sufficient. If your load is well under the rated capacity of the alternator, then you probably need to

Re: [MBZ] (no subject)

2020-09-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
If the dealer prices are discouraging... Do you have a local LKQ? Some other Pick-a-part auto recycler? Here's an online used parts market, you may be able to find a yard that has it for cheap and can ship you a used pump: https://www.car-part.com/index.htm - Max Charleston SC On

Re: [MBZ] pretty 560SL, reasonable price

2020-09-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Too bad there is running rust in the rocker panels. The "RR" on the dash mat must stand for Running Rust? Rusty Rockers? - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 9:12 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] 1991 350SDL Vacuum pump

2020-09-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
This is a model that can produce both vacuum and pressure: Mityvac MV8510 Silverline Elite Hand Pump. Looks like they are about $60 on Amazon, you may be able to find it sold locally and get it today. Make sure you get one with the switch so you can test both vacuum and pressure. -

[MBZ] OT Workplace Engineering Humor needed

2020-09-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Does anyone have a diagram of an engineering process flow which is an attempt at engineering humor, where all processes eventually lead to "Blame the Customer" or some similar humorous result? I know I've seen a few different variations out there, one always ended with "You are screwed", another

[MBZ] Daimler cheated too? (I'm sure VW feels better now)

2020-09-18 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/massive-15-billion-proposed-settlement-announced-alleged-vehicle The U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, and California Air Resources Board on Monday announced a proposed settlement worth around $1.5 billion with auto

Re: [MBZ] VT sticker and registration just came

2020-09-17 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
OK! Any word back from Title Max? I wonder if you could find out some way to query "the system" to see if there is an outstanding lien that will snarl you up, short of going to DMV. Maybe you know a bank officer that could run the VIN to see if you could get a loan to "buy" the car, and they

Re: [MBZ] temptation

2020-09-17 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I'm thinking the car was driven too close to a mostly peaceful protest. Something that was "mostly peaceful" occurred, the door handles are in the possession of the peaceful protestors (color match!) and there are videos circulating among certain peaceful protesters because they'd like to have

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