Re: [MBZ] If you don't have the money don't call - 2008 GL450 - 201k miles - $6, 990

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First prize is one sunroof, second prize is two sunroofs -

On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 10:40 PM G Mann via Mercedes 
wrote:

> Dueling sunroofs is that like a remake of Deliverance?
> "Dual sunroof" [Is there a plural of "sunroof"?]
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 7:53 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
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>
> > Which one will win?
> >
> > --FT
> > Sent from iPhone
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> > > On Aug 12, 2021, at 9:43 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Duel sunroof sunroofs
> > >
> > >
> >
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Re: [MBZ] 123 part search

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Or just fabricate a new one from parts or new stock.

On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 10:03 AM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> My thoughts exactly, Curt. If there is no real difference apart from
> length, it ought to be reasonably easy to add some metal.
> Did Dwight ever say what was wrong with the original? Maybe it could be
> repaired?
>
>
>
> On 12/08/2021 7:43 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> >   14mm is about half an inch although I don't suppose the precise length
> matters all that much. Somebody that was good with a welder should be able
> to cut a sedan version and add half an inch of strap steel. A TIG welder
> would be best for fine control and minimal splatter but I could
> (eventually) probably make one with my MIG setup.
> > -Curt
> >
> >  On Thursday, August 12, 2021, 5:37:14 PM EDT, Dwight Giles via
> Mercedes  wrote:
> >
> >   I am looking for a door stop/check strap for a 123 coupe.  They are
> > different from sedan and wagon. MB Classic has one for 250.00. (ouch)
> > Yesterday I found a URO one for much cheaper but I can't find it today.
> > Parts # is 123 720 03 16. Strap length is 114mm while sedan is 100mm.
> > Does Anybody have a good used one or know of a source? I have tried all
> the
> > major sources.
> > TIA
> > Dwight
> >
> > Dwight E. Giles Jr.
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Ghia notes

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Exactly - I ran one (009) in my 1951 bug.

On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 6:12 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I liked them because the advance curve was smoother than that of the
> vacuum advance model and they eliminated the vacuum line and related
> plumbing.
>
> -D
>
> On Aug 11, 2021, at 7:10 AM, Curt Raymond  curtlud...@yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
> I remember the 009 being a very tribal choice. Those who were into them
> loved them but there was a case to be made for vacuum advance although I
> don't remember any more about it.
>
> Curt
>
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>
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 9:21 PM, dan penoff.com via
> Mercedes
> mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
> Vacuum advance on the distributor? A really easy performance enhancement
> on any of these engines is to go with a Bosch “009” distributor, which is
> 100% centrifugal advance. Much better curve and you eliminate the vacuum
> stuff, too.
>
> Dang, I can’t believe how much of this is starting to come back to me
> after 40+ years...
>
> -D
>
> > On Aug 10, 2021, at 9:16 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Well running much better now.
> >
> > I went through the carb balancing routine again, and setting the idle
> mixture screws. Got a good idle at 800rpm. Not quite sure what spec is.
> >
> > I advanced the timing from 5 degrees BTDC at idle to 7.5. Idle speed
> went up, so I adjusted it the idle back down and drove it. Better but still
> a "flat" spot in the throttle. Advanced again to 10 degrees BTDC and it
> seems even better. Still not perfect but it is drivable. At higher RPM it
> advances to a little over 30 degrees; hard to tell exactly because my old
> timing light doesn't seem to fire as accurately at that speed so the timing
> marks appear to be jumping around some.
> >
> > Not sure how far I can safely advance it. I have no temperature
> monitoring on this engine. I don't mind running premium gas as it's just a
> "for fun" car mostly, though it has about 4 gallons of 87 in the tank right
> now. Probably will pick up some Seafoam and run it in the gas for a little
> while just for good measure.
> >
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Re: [MBZ] Well I’m booked to NYC

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Also, look for :
 The *Outdoor Co-ed Topless Pulp Fiction Appreciation Society* was a group
of several dozen women and a few men that had, since August 17, 2011,[1]

organized regular gatherings around New York City
, meeting to read and discuss
books in public while topless.[2]

[3]

The primary objective of the group, besides enjoying the sun and book
reading, was to create awareness that New York law allows toplessness
 in public, and to change social
attitudes to the exposure of women's breasts. The group's blog had reported
that there had been no harassment of the participants by the police
, and very
rarely by the public.

On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 10:37 AM OK Don  wrote:

> I don't remember where they are relative to anything else, but with the
> subway it really doesn't matter much - see the Museum of Natural History,
> the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenhiem, Central Park North for the
> gardens, Zabar's, ride the Staten Island Ferry (it was free).
>
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 9:07 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
>>  Thats a pretty okay hotel. It's an easy walk to 30 Rock and the Empire
>> State building. A longish walk to Times Square, pretty far to the 911
>> memorial.
>> There is a diner between there and the Empire State that I used to go to.
>> Old school, big menu, good food, small money. I can't find it on Google
>> Maps, it's been a long time since I've been there.
>> Another thing you might check out, try to be at B Photo (33rd & 9th) at
>> maybe 4:30 on Friday. The place is run by Hasidic Jews, they close at sun
>> down on Friday which, at least in the 90s when I went there "Put down the
>> items and leave now." It was pretty funny to watch people who didn't know
>> what was going on.
>>
>> -Curt
>>
>> On Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 9:45:59 AM EDT, Kaleb Striplin via
>> Mercedes  wrote:
>>
>>  Speaking of UN, what about that Hilton right by the UN, or is that still
>> a long way away from everything?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Aug 10, 2021, at 8:20 AM, Curt Raymond  wrote:
>> >
>> > Probably $50. I took a cab once from Penn station to sheepshead bay in
>> Brooklyn, $90 and a long ride.
>> >
>> > I would recommend you go a little farther uptown, 30th st or so which
>> puts you in walking distance of Times Square and Rockefeller Center to the
>> north and the Sept 11 memorial to the south. I used to stay in a Holiday
>> Inn express around there. It's a pretty good good hotel, don't gag too
>> badly when you see Manhattan prices, the most I ever paid was $700/night
>> but that was a week the UN was in town. If you do stay in that area go walk
>> the Highline, I bet the flowers are nice this time of year.
>> >
>> > LGA is run down, or it was a couple years ago when I last went there.
>> It's not a bad airport though.
>> >
>> > To anybody who hasn't been in NYC in 30 years, this is not the city it
>> was. It's cleaned up a lot and is pretty safe by big city standards. Stick
>> to the touristy areas and nobody will bother you.
>> >
>> >
>> > Curt
>> >
>> > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>> >
>> > On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 8:46 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
>> >  wrote:
>> > For my weekend I’m thinking about moving to the Hilton that is close to
>> the WTC/ground zero area. Got to thinking, how expensive and how would it
>> take to take a cab/Uber from here to the dealership in the Bay Ridge area?
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> > > On Aug 9, 2021, at 6:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin 
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Which turned into the kid also wanting to go. So I had to pay for 2
>> tickets out of pocket. This also has turned into me staying until Monday so
>> I can enjoy some sight seeing over the weekend. Since I had to buy tickets
>> for the wife and kid I went the cheapest route possible, which in this case
>> was LGA.
>> > >
>> > > I have a company paid hotel, Hampton Inn Brooklyn, up until Friday,
>> and will book my own reservation Friday thru Monday. Might possibly
>> relocate to a different hotel for the weekend? Recommended areas to look
>> at? Perhap Manhattan closer to tourist crap? Or stay at same hotel? Any
>> ferries that go across to them ride that Staten Island ferry?  I’m sure the
>> wife and kid will ride the subway around while I’m at work: or just sit at
>> hotel. After I’m done working, we will do the subway thing. Probably just
>> take a cab to and from airport so we don’t have to haul luggage around. If
>> we do relocate hotels Friday, will probably have the 

Re: [MBZ] Well I’m booked to NYC

[OK Don via Mercedes]

I don't remember where they are relative to anything else, but with the
subway it really doesn't matter much - see the Museum of Natural History,
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenhiem, Central Park North for the
gardens, Zabar's, ride the Staten Island Ferry (it was free).

On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 9:07 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

>  Thats a pretty okay hotel. It's an easy walk to 30 Rock and the Empire
> State building. A longish walk to Times Square, pretty far to the 911
> memorial.
> There is a diner between there and the Empire State that I used to go to.
> Old school, big menu, good food, small money. I can't find it on Google
> Maps, it's been a long time since I've been there.
> Another thing you might check out, try to be at B Photo (33rd & 9th) at
> maybe 4:30 on Friday. The place is run by Hasidic Jews, they close at sun
> down on Friday which, at least in the 90s when I went there "Put down the
> items and leave now." It was pretty funny to watch people who didn't know
> what was going on.
>
> -Curt
>
> On Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 9:45:59 AM EDT, Kaleb Striplin via
> Mercedes  wrote:
>
>  Speaking of UN, what about that Hilton right by the UN, or is that still
> a long way away from everything?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 10, 2021, at 8:20 AM, Curt Raymond  wrote:
> >
> > Probably $50. I took a cab once from Penn station to sheepshead bay in
> Brooklyn, $90 and a long ride.
> >
> > I would recommend you go a little farther uptown, 30th st or so which
> puts you in walking distance of Times Square and Rockefeller Center to the
> north and the Sept 11 memorial to the south. I used to stay in a Holiday
> Inn express around there. It's a pretty good good hotel, don't gag too
> badly when you see Manhattan prices, the most I ever paid was $700/night
> but that was a week the UN was in town. If you do stay in that area go walk
> the Highline, I bet the flowers are nice this time of year.
> >
> > LGA is run down, or it was a couple years ago when I last went there.
> It's not a bad airport though.
> >
> > To anybody who hasn't been in NYC in 30 years, this is not the city it
> was. It's cleaned up a lot and is pretty safe by big city standards. Stick
> to the touristy areas and nobody will bother you.
> >
> >
> > Curt
> >
> > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 8:46 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> >  wrote:
> > For my weekend I’m thinking about moving to the Hilton that is close to
> the WTC/ground zero area. Got to thinking, how expensive and how would it
> take to take a cab/Uber from here to the dealership in the Bay Ridge area?
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Aug 9, 2021, at 6:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin  wrote:
> > >
> > > Which turned into the kid also wanting to go. So I had to pay for 2
> tickets out of pocket. This also has turned into me staying until Monday so
> I can enjoy some sight seeing over the weekend. Since I had to buy tickets
> for the wife and kid I went the cheapest route possible, which in this case
> was LGA.
> > >
> > > I have a company paid hotel, Hampton Inn Brooklyn, up until Friday,
> and will book my own reservation Friday thru Monday. Might possibly
> relocate to a different hotel for the weekend? Recommended areas to look
> at? Perhap Manhattan closer to tourist crap? Or stay at same hotel? Any
> ferries that go across to them ride that Staten Island ferry?  I’m sure the
> wife and kid will ride the subway around while I’m at work: or just sit at
> hotel. After I’m done working, we will do the subway thing. Probably just
> take a cab to and from airport so we don’t have to haul luggage around. If
> we do relocate hotels Friday, will probably have the wife haul the bags to
> the new place while I’m at work.
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >
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Re: [MBZ] Gazelle - Ford platform - $15,000

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ROTFLMAO!

On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 8:26 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Totally German then
>
> --FT
>
> On 8/10/21 1:32 AM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
> > This fiberglass poser car looks like a fat man in a speedo.
>


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Re: [MBZ] 1965 Volvo PV544. How the Humble have Risen

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Back in the day, we had a customer who drove a 544 in the local autocross.
He put Goodyear Bluestreak sticky racing tires on it to improve his times.
He rolled it at one tight corner ---

On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 7:51 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I thought I did OK back in 1968/9.   Bought a 544 for $400 and sold for
> $325 a year later.
>
> Big mistake.
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] Filed 2 roof claims with USAA

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Hmmm - "The check is in the mail!"

On Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 6:37 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Adjusted called a little while ago. Started with main house discussing
> deductible and coverage etc. He said if it was more than $5k they pay the
> depreciated value first then when work is done they send a second check for
> the rest of the value. Said same deal with the rental house no mention of
> ACV. This should be interesting.
>
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Re: [MBZ] Interesting power thingie

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Aren't those wires also live when using the ODB port to power the system?
The battery in a trunk you can't open does require something like the ODB
port, but I wonder if the lighter socket won't do the same thing?

On Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 11:05 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> True, but this is far more elegant of an approach, especially if you’re
> changing a battery. You would be wrestling live battery cables around the
> engine compartment while you’re trying to swap a battery.
>
> -D
>
> > On Aug 6, 2021, at 11:39 AM, OK Don via Mercedes 
> wrote:
> >
> > Just use standard jumper cables from the extra battery to the
> > battery cables in the car - no need for another device to lose 
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 9:36 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I like this one that has just clips and a voltage display and fuse $11
> >>
> >> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000870058429.html
> >>
> >> --FT
> >>
> >> On 8/6/21 10:14 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> >>> There are some less expensive ones that just use alligator clips for
> the
> >> battery connection, too.
> >>>
> >>> -D
> >>>
> >>>> On Aug 6, 2021, at 9:48 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Plugs into OBD port.  Puts some electrons into the system, saw a guy
> in
> >> a vid use it to pop the trunk on a W220 with a dead battery, it will
> also
> >> maintain all your settings when you disconnect the main battery.  You
> can
> >> (maybe) connect to a jump pack or some other 12V source.  I think I am
> >> going to order one, Bozos or Uncle Xi?
> >>>>
> >>>> $19 at Bozos's store. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MPY0DNI
> >>>>
> >>>> $15 at Uncle Xi's store.
> >> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32809951094.html
> >>>>
> >>>> --
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> >
> > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to
> > pause and reflect." Mark Twain
> >
> > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”
> Wernher
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Re: [MBZ] Interesting power thingie

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Just use standard jumper cables from the extra battery to the
battery cables in the car - no need for another device to lose 

On Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 9:36 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
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> I like this one that has just clips and a voltage display and fuse $11
>
> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000870058429.html
>
> --FT
>
> On 8/6/21 10:14 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> > There are some less expensive ones that just use alligator clips for the
> battery connection, too.
> >
> > -D
> >
> >> On Aug 6, 2021, at 9:48 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Plugs into OBD port.  Puts some electrons into the system, saw a guy in
> a vid use it to pop the trunk on a W220 with a dead battery, it will also
> maintain all your settings when you disconnect the main battery.  You can
> (maybe) connect to a jump pack or some other 12V source.  I think I am
> going to order one, Bozos or Uncle Xi?
> >>
> >> $19 at Bozos's store. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MPY0DNI
> >>
> >> $15 at Uncle Xi's store.
> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32809951094.html
> >>
> >> --
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> >>
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Re: [MBZ] Roof replacement and USAA

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Nope - metal roof is no more noisy than the old shingles in a hail storm,
at least ours isn't.

On Thu, Aug 5, 2021 at 11:25 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
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> Metal roof: might regret that during a storm.
>
> On Thu, Aug 5, 2021 at 11:42 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > So at Okie acres it has a more simple type roof. The rental house has the
> > steep pitched more complex roof that I would imagine will be a lot more
> > expensive. And really, these do not need to be replaced, just a new layer
> > of shingles
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Aug 5, 2021, at 10:08 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I’ve got to do a roof on the Flagstaff house in the near future. I
> have
> > a local roofing contractor coming by to give me an estimate soon. I may
> > talk to them about a metal roof - they’re fairly common in the area. The
> > house isn’t that big and the roof isn’t pitched significantly, so the
> roof
> > area isn’t bad. Might be worth considering…
> > >
> > > -D
> > >
> > >> On Aug 5, 2021, at 10:55 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> You get a company to come measure your roof then they make the panels
> > to fit and ship it all to the house, the crew then puts it up.  It does
> go
> > up fast so labor is less.  I can't remember the total cost, it was more,
> > but it is a much better solution
> > >>
> > >> --FT
> > >>
> > >>> On 8/5/21 10:47 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
> > >>> I would have thought that a metal roof would be the same or cheaper
> > and it would seem to me to be much less labor to install, but have heard
> > they are a lot more expensive.
> > >>>
> > >>> Sent from my iPhone
> > >>>
> >  On Aug 5, 2021, at 9:33 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > 
> >  I put a metal roof on my whole house when I did the addition, 50yr
> > roof at least.  Cost was not that much more and you don't have to think
> > about it ever again
> > 
> >  --FT
> > 
> > > On 8/5/21 10:01 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote:
> > > Is this the only continent that uses asphalt garbage on roofs? I
> > just don’t understand why a roof would be intentionally made to be
> > temporary with all other options totally unaffordable.
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > >>> On Aug 5, 2021, at 9:52 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >> On 2021-08-05 09:42, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> > >>> Typically 20 or so depending on the location and climate. It’s
> > been my
> > >>> experience that insurers will depreciate a roof over 20 years.
> > >> So if your perfectly good 22 year old shingles get damaged by
> hail,
> > do they just say 'it was time anyway, have fun paying for it yourself'?
> > >>
> > >> Mitch
> > >>
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Re: [MBZ] outstanding in its field -- 1976 Mercedes 250SL - $3,000

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Too much sun --- I get that way also.

On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 10:00 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
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> The seats have a pinkish hue.
>
> On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 9:56 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > Interesting colors, take off a 0 and I would go for it
> >
> > No title necessary. Bill of sale only.
> >
> >
> >
> https://savannah.craigslist.org/cto/d/guyton-1976-mercedes-250sl/7360236607.html
> >
> > --
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> >
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Re: [MBZ] Why do companies…

[OK Don via Mercedes]

That's what he said, not what he did/does.

On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 10:55 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
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> Incorrect. Higher incomes, higher employment rates, lower prices were a
> feature of the former admin. cf. what has happened in the last few months.
> Numbers don’t lie. I’ll stop there.
>
> -FT
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Jul 28, 2021, at 8:51 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > but who had no empathy for the lower classes of poorer people. Even
> though he wouldn't do a thing for them, they voted for him because he told
> them he had a plan to make the country great and they all assumed they
> would make more money.
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Re: [MBZ] Someone needs this

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Why? It was a POS when it was new ...

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>
> https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3g6xzY0o/1985-chrysler-lebaron-town-country
>
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Re: [MBZ] Dead tree

[OK Don via Mercedes]

That deep freeze in late March (?) did a trip on some of our trees and
plants, but they are mostly smaller. The large ones are looking fine.

On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 8:40 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> The tree looks the same as it always has except no leaves. Is it possible
> it just never came out of hibernation for some reason?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 26, 2021, at 10:37 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Bugs.
> >
> > https://www.treeserviceslittlerock.net/bugs-that-kill-trees/
> >
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Sent: July 26, 2021 10:26 PM
> > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Cc: ka...@striplin.net
> > Subject: [MBZ] Dead tree
> >
> > How does a very large mature tree die from one year to the next? We have
> one by the driveway and road that was fine last year. As of now, it still
> does not have any leaves so I assume it’s dead. How the heck does that
> happen?
> >
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Re: [MBZ] W124 window gremlins

[OK Don via Mercedes]

I've seen both soldered and crimped splices in aircraft.

On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 4:24 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I believe it's crimp for something like a ring terminal or
> quick-disconnect spade terminal. For attaching wires directly to a device
> it's solder. I'm not sure splicing a broken wire would be allowed?
>
> Allan
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 25, 2021, at 4:11 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
> > What is the standard for aircraft?
> > Solder?
> > Crimp?
> >
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Sent: July 25, 2021 2:24 PM
> > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Cc: okd...@gmail.com
> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] W124 window gremlins
> >
> > I Ilike solder and stepped shrink tubing to provide strian/flex relief as
> > wire can break at the point the solder starts/stops if it's flexed there
> -
> > which at a door hinge is almost guaranteed.
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Re: [MBZ] W124 window gremlins

[OK Don via Mercedes]

I Ilike solder and stepped shrink tubing to provide strian/flex relief as
wire can break at the point the solder starts/stops if it's flexed there -
which at a door hinge is almost guaranteed.

On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 1:20 PM G Mann via Mercedes 
wrote:

> I like solder and shrink tubing much better than tape. It creates a much
> tighter seal and doesn't come off because of heat or cold like tape. It
> also makes a smaller repair joint, which serves better in tight spaces.
>
> On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 8:28 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > Find older car, like W123.  Harvest hinge wiring.  Splice in so that
> > survivor wire takes the mechanical stress.  I like solder and tape, not
> > crimp.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Jul 24, 2021, at 5:00 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > My idea for the fix is to use wire that has very fine copper strands
> and
> > > silicon insulation, so they are very flexible.  Cut out the old harness
> > for
> > > about a six to eight inch section that bridges the accordion hinge, and
> > > crimp in the new wires, so that one set of crimps is inside the body
> and
> > > the other set is fully in the door.
> > >
> > > Friend has a pretty new VW Jetta, probably about ten years old or so,
> and
> > > it had a similar problem with electric windows.  Suspecting the wires
> in
> > > the accordion joint, I opened up the driver's door and found the
> problem
> > > there.  What impressed me was that there was a socket in the body, and
> > the
> > > door wiring harness plugged into that socket.  Pull out the connector,
> > > remove the door panel, and it was easy to see that one could replace
> the
> > > door harness as a unit, including the part that flexes and fails.  I'm
> > > pretty sure he bought a replacement from the dealer.
> > > -
> > > Max
> > > Charleston SC
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 7:15 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes <
> > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> So I had the opportunity to delve into this problem again on my
> > brother’s
> > >> 1989 300TE- rear left window going down spontaneously. As many of you
> > >> suspected the problem does indeed lie in the wiring harness between
> the
> > b
> > >> pillar and rear door. One wire is sheared in half while others have
> > cracked
> > >> and missing insulation. How do I fix this? Is there a replacement
> window
> > >> harness available? I can’t see crimping the wires together working in
> > this
> > >> location as the flexing from door opening and closing will cause the
> > repair
> > >> to fail in short order.
> > >>
> > >>
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Re: [MBZ] MB to go all electric by 2030?

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Speaking of solar power  and vehicles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9dqTwUuKEM


On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 8:30 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> The Pebble Mine was shot down by the Bristol Bay fishermen and their
> allies.
>
> On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 9:05 PM Clay via Mercedes 
> wrote:
>
> > GWN is a perfect example of the intractable situation EVs face.  Only in
> > the past 18 months has there been a connected “grid” for electricity.
> Oh,
> > there were six or seven individual providers who had an overly complex
> > interchange/pancaked rates exchange that could have seen an electron
> moved
> > from one end of the grid to the other, but the thing would have cost
> > thousands of % more by the time it got there.  Now, it is all “one” from
> > Seward to Fairbanks, at a reasonable fee.
> >
> > Nothing else is connected to anything at all.  Micro generation for each
> > village or outpost at a cost of dollars per kilowatt hour.  Not that
> there
> > are roads between these remote places, so no need for EV anyway.
> Sometime
> > in the next few months, maybe by Spring 2022, a person could EV from
> > Fairbanks south and have charge points so you actually arrive.  Battery
> > life at -30C is not going to be good.
> >
> > Then, there is all the magic minerals to make an EV function.  There are
> > at least 19 rare earth minerals in mineable quantities.  All have been
> > mined and processed before.  Most recently WWII based on recent articles.
> > A massive graphite mine is attempting to get approved.  It makes the
> > magical blend that is perfect for Elon’s battery packs.  And let us not
> > overlook the MASSIVE copper deposit that would supply US needs well into
> > the 22nd century.  But that is not to be, the enviro-weenies at Corps of
> > Engineers yanked their approval after a call by the current resident.
> >
> > If you expect to own an EV, it will be made out of Chinese minerals and
> > labor.
> >
> > Clay
> >
> >
> > inter urinas et faeces nascimur
> >
> > > On Jul 22, 2021, at 7:55 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I hate to rain on the EV parade, but, who is going to invest the
> critical
> > > and much needed $400 Trillion in building new electrical generation and
> > > transmission lines to support all these new EV vehicles, in the next 9
> > > years?
> > > Graphic example: California just ordered all EV vehicles NOT to charge,
> > > because the power transmission lines were at peak load and could not
> meet
> > > the expected charging demands.
> > > Record heat, record AC use, forest fires caused by overheated and
> sagging
> > > transmission lines... etc etc... repeat across Europe.
> > > Presently, there is serious discussion about shutting down Hoover Dam
> > > because of extreme drought. The water level in Lake Meade is lower than
> > it
> > > has been in 50 years.
> > > Mining for EV battery materials and critical component materials is in
> > > extreme short supply, for the projected future.
> > > Large power plants historically take 20 or more years to build, Large
> > > transformers have lead times measured in years. Transmission lines? Who
> > > knows for sure, few have been built in the past 40 years. Steel for
> > > towers... made in the steel mills in China... Wire for lines... ? Who
> > mines
> > > the raw materials and what is the real lead time to make thousands of
> > miles
> > > of new transmission lines?
> > > Asking for a friend.
> >
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Re: [MBZ] Red death

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Apparently the delta variant is killing a higher percentage of young people
now.

On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 11:40 AM Max Dillon via Mercedes <
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> Correct, if you believe in evolution, then it should be easy to understand
> that the virus will mutate (evolve) to become (a) more infectious and (b)
> less deadly.  Killing the host is not a good way to spread, just want to
> reproduce and spread.  Survival of the fittest.  The first wave of the
> original virus has killed off the most vulnerable, that alone should reduce
> the deaths this time around.
>
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
>
>
> Jul 22, 2021 12:26:59 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes :
>
> > It is impossible to contain a virus that has become endemic. The OC43
> coronavirus likely caused an epidemic in the mid 1800's. It is now a common
> cold. That's how coronavirus' work. If they killed their hosts, the virus
> would burn itself out (see "ebola"). They become easier to spread, but less
> lethal. This particular virus will mutate to become another cold virus.
> Whether or not the media and the politicians will admit that is another
> story.
> >
> > Secondary assignment. Look up ADE, and for bonus credit look up Original
> Antigenic Sin.
> >
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Sent: July 22, 2021 11:07 AM
> > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Cc: curtlud...@yahoo.com
> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Red death
> >
> > The 2+ week lag is always interesting. I also find it interesting that
> they'll talk about the number of cases but "forget" to mention that the
> death rate is way down...
> > -Curt
> >
> > On Thursday, July 22, 2021, 11:59:30 AM EDT, Randy Bennell via
> Mercedes  wrote:
> >
> >
> https://twitter.com/CDCgov/status/1417952565686382592?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
> >
> > due to gatherings on the 4th of July likely - up 52.5% from the previous
> > week
> >
> >
> >
> > On 21/07/2021 6:38 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
> >> The media is getting the fear going again and j bet we are fixing to be
> locked down again.
> >>
> >>
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Re: [MBZ] 1980 450SL - 130k miles - $9,500

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I like the 8 hole wheels, but yes, it came with bundts. I wonder if the
offset is proper ...

On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 7:27 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
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>  it practically shrieks bad taste.
>
> On Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 6:33 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > yeah probably
> >
> > --FT
> >
> > On 7/19/21 6:29 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
> > > This would have had bundt wheels originally, no?
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/indianapolis-1980-mercedes-450sl/7353388669.html
> > >
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Re: [MBZ] It’s hitting the fan

[OK Don via Mercedes]

I read this AM that car dealers are raking in the cash with the shortage of
new cars and increasing demand for used cars. Kaleb's company should be in
a really good position now.


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> Makes me wonder what the hell is going on?
> I mean car makers are starting to get chips to build cars again.
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] 1987 300TD - 297k miles - $350

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From the news today, everything that rolls is heating up.

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> 124s are heating up. Kinda knew they would.
>
> On Fri, Jul 16, 2021, 3:25 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
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>
> > That didn't last long.
> > Not surprising I guess.
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[MBZ] OT: Rats love Tesla's

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Also Hondas, Fords, and VW's (in my experience)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/if-you-have-this-popular-car-beware-of-rats-owners-say/ss-AAMjTvO

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Re: [MBZ] ML350 hits a tree

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Looked it up - "The W164 replaced the body-on-frame W163
 M-Class for the
2006 model year.  "

On Sun, Jul 18, 2021 at 2:28 PM OK Don  wrote:

> Isn't the W163 the MY320, and the ML 350 is the W164???
>
> On Sun, Jul 18, 2021 at 1:50 PM greg via Mercedes 
> wrote:
>
>> How could that happen to a W163? Wouldn't the frame hold the front and
>> back together?
>>
>> Greg
>>
>> > and splits in half, killing 4
>> >
>> >
>> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/4-people-dead-after-terrible-single-vehicle-accident-splits-car-in-half/ar-AAMhL2Y?li=BBnb7Kz
>> >
>> > --
>> > OK Don
>> >
>> > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to
>> > pause and reflect." Mark Twain
>> >
>> > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am
>> > doing.†  Wernher
>> > Von Braun
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>
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Re: [MBZ] ML350 hits a tree

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Isn't the W163 the MY320, and the ML 350 is the W164???

On Sun, Jul 18, 2021 at 1:50 PM greg via Mercedes 
wrote:

> How could that happen to a W163? Wouldn't the frame hold the front and
> back together?
>
> Greg
>
> > and splits in half, killing 4
> >
> >
> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/4-people-dead-after-terrible-single-vehicle-accident-splits-car-in-half/ar-AAMhL2Y?li=BBnb7Kz
> >
> > --
> > OK Don
> >
> > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to
> > pause and reflect." Mark Twain
> >
> > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am
> > doing.†  Wernher
> > Von Braun
> > 2013 F150, 18 mpg
> > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg
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[MBZ] ML350 hits a tree

[OK Don via Mercedes]

and splits in half, killing 4

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Re: [MBZ] I have really got to dump USAA soon

[OK Don via Mercedes]

It can be more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slowly 

On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 1:33 PM Don Snook via Mercedes <
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> I haven't been on here in a long time.  Sorry about that.  I have been
> swamped.  I happened to see this email subject and wanted to pile on.  --
> Not really.
>
> ALSO remember the 81 240D I bought from Kaleb?   It is for sale.  I
> actually got the a/c working.   There is definitely something wrong with
> the accelerator linkage.  It is SLOW.  And when I pull the lever under the
> hood, it does not go all the way to the stop point.   It still runs good.
> I put it on facebook and disclosed all the warts and priced it to sell for
> $1950.  I have had tons of interest, but no buyers yet.  I can't imagine
> driving one of these with an automatic.  The 4 speed is sort of fun.   And
> even though I have a MUCH nice newer car, my 10 year old is constantly
> asking if we can take the Mercedes.  He said my other car is too smooth. He
> likes how the Diesel bounces around.
>
>

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Re: [MBZ] OT - Electrical Distribution Panel Relocation

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Here you can call the utility co. and they will come out and pull a fuse or
switch at the transformer - killing power to everything including the
meter. When you're finished, call them and they will turn it back on. How
responsive they are to your calls might be another issue ---

On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 11:59 AM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
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> I am not an electrician and I know nothing about the rules in Florida,
> so take this with a grain of salt.
>
> I think you should be able to install a splitter box (which is basically
> a metal box with terminals inside to connect wires ) where the old panel
> is and then run new wires up to a new panel, or perhaps up to 2 new
> panels. A friend has a set up like that in his house. He has 2 100 Amp
> panels. The ability to have an actual 200 Amps likely depends on how big
> the wire coming in is and the size of the meter box but often the issue
> is not so much the need for 200 Amps as it is the need for space for
> more breakers etc. Who uses all of their electrical stuff at one time?
>
> You are likely not allowed to do it but if you can remove the meter from
> the socket, then there would be no power feed into the house and you
> could install the splitter box and a new panel quite safely. Then just
> push the meter back in. Around here the meters are glass or now plastic
> covered bowl shaped things. There is a ring around the outside that
> holds it onto the meter socket box. Remove the seal and the ring comes
> off. Then you should be able to pull the meter out if you wiggle it a
> bit as you pull. It just has male metal terminals that go into female
> terminals on the inside of the meter socket box. To re-install you just
> push it in tight to the socket frame and put the ring clamp back on.
> Leave the broken seal on the ground under it so the utility company
> thinks it fell off?
>
> You should get permits for this sort of thing and/or hire an
> electrician, but lots of people do things like this themselves. Just be
> careful and know what you are doing.
>
> A friend actually changed out his panel while it was live. He did not
> want to pull the meter because he knew there was a broken part in the
> meter socket and it would have to be replaced. He disconnected wires in
> the panel and taped rubber spark plug boots over the ends in order to
> get them out of the panel and into the new panel while they were live. I
> thought he was crazy to risk it but he did it without killing himself.
>
>
>
> On 14/07/2021 6:48 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> > Wondering if anyone here has experience with relocating an existing
> distribution panel in a house?
> >
> > In this case the existing panel, a 1970s 100A service panel, has been
> partially obstructed by “improvements” to the house that place it at or
> near floor level of an exterior deck.
> >
> >
> >
> [cid:0852C906-A70E-43D0-A951-22936A1E8C78][cid:BA5F3A9B-D003-4A56-A2DF-E8D575390C6D]
> >
> > Ideally, I would want to raise it up to the proper height as well as
> possibly increase the size to a 200A service. I realize the service
> capacity would be a utility thing we would have to work out with them. From
> my experience with utilities, it shouldn’t involve any changes to speak of
> as I suspect the transformer and service drop is probably good for 200A.
> >
> > I guess my primary concern is if this can even be done. And how would
> they connect the existing cables to extend them? Split bolts? Crimps? Or is
> this even feasible without rewiring the whole house?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > -D
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Re: [MBZ] 1985 500SEL 70k miles $20,000

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If you want a LWB W126 gasser, then the 560SEL is the one to get ...

On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 4:04 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> 500SELs, while desirable for the performance they had for the time, are
> fairly common but typically in marginal condition at best. Based on what
> I’ve seen over the recent past, this could potentially be a $10k car, maybe
> a little more, mainly due to the mileage and color. The mileage could
> probably push it up on BaT if it was offered there.
>
> You can buy a pretty decent one for $5k these day from what I’ve seen, but
> I’m not sure why you would. There are a lot of issues with things like fuel
> systems, for example. Goodness knows what parts availability is getting to
> be like as well.
>
> -D
>
> > On Jul 14, 2021, at 3:14 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Is this really anywhere in the ballpark of what these are worth?
> >
> >
> https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/charlotte-1985-mercedes-500-sel/7350895111.html
> >
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Re: [MBZ] OT gulf beaches

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That just adds to the excitement and bragging rights ...

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> Also a high risk for hurricanes in September.
>

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Re: [MBZ] OT? - AMG Mustang

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Exactly!!!

On Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 3:21 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Have a lot more to do, to make up for all those small block Chevy
> conversions...
>
>
>

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Re: [MBZ] 2004 Crossfire Manny - 47k miles - $9,995

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A friend owns one and speaks highly of it - says it drives better than he
expected it to (Miata race driver/instructor).

On Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 1:27 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
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> This is true. Essentially an SLK chassis with a Chrysler designed body.
> I’ve worked on a few, they’re actually quite nice despite being a Chrysler
> product on a Mercedes chassis.
>
> -D
>
> > On Jul 9, 2021, at 2:18 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Those are basically a SLK but probably with some cheaper components
> >
> > --FT
> > Sent from iPhone
> >
> >> On Jul 9, 2021, at 1:03 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Easy to imagine this becoming a cult classic pretty soon
> >>
> >>> On Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 1:00 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
> >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Kinda on topic I guess. Never liked the look of these, but that is
> usually
> >>> the case for me with Chrysler styling.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> https://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/d/bloomington-2004-chrysler-crossfire/7348073809.html
> >>>
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[MBZ] OT? - AMG Mustang

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https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/check-out-this-1969-ford-mustang-with-the-mercedes-amg-dna-ar192196.html

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Re: [MBZ] OT Web Browser Privacy

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We use Startpage - generally good.

On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 2:53 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
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> Did that, went through the first page of results, was not satisfied.
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 3:39 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > DuckDuckGo
> >
> > -D
> >
> > > On Jul 8, 2021, at 3:36 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Firefox used to be my preferred browser, but lately it's functionality
> > has
> > > been lacking.
> > >
> > > Can anyone point me to a good "how to" guide for the privacy settings
> for
> > > Edge?  A few years ago, I found an article online that walked through
> all
> > > the Chrome settings so one can minimize privacy impacts (from third
> > parties
> > > and from Google).  I was looking yesterday and found helpful advice
> > about a
> > > few simple and obvious things, all focused on privacy / security from
> > third
> > > parties, but I was expecting a lot more.
> > >
> > >
> > > -
> > > Max
> > > Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] OT Web Browser Privacy

[OK Don via Mercedes]

We've been using Brave for a couple of years now. There are issues with a
few sites, but not many. Mostly with bank sites that want to "remember" you
- having to answer the security questions over and over again.

On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 3:12 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> If I can make Edge behave, I think I'll be happier, but worth a look and
> some consideration.  For years I did the third party browser thing with
> Firefox, so maybe I should go to Brave.
>
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 3:58 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > This may help. I have heard good things about Brave. I have no firsthand
> > knowledge though.
> >
> > https://www.lifewire.com/best-private-web-browsers-4177138
> >
> >
> > Rick
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Re: [MBZ] (The family in the picture is not included:) 2012 Mercedes 3000 diesel flatbed truck - $14, 500 (Southern Pines, NC)

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It looks nice, but I don't think you'll load many cars with that ramp ---

On Wed, Jul 7, 2021 at 12:25 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes <
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> I think you do need it. Make you Kaleb of the East
>
> Dwight Giles Jr.
> Wickford RI
>
> On Wed, Jul 7, 2021, 10:10 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm pretty sure I need this
> >
> >
> >
> https://fayetteville.craigslist.org/cto/d/aberdeen-2012-mercedes-3000-diesel/7347086067.html
> >
> > --
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> >
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Re: [MBZ] Towing road trip in the Hoovie GL

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Do you have a tranny oil temp gauge in either of them? That's one way to
keep from burning them up.

On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 8:03 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Yea the 722.9 might be strong, but I do not think it is near as heavy
> duty as the Allison that sits behind the Duramax.  If the GL got a lot
> better mileage towing, it would make sense.  If they get close to the
> same, might as well use the Duramax.
>
> On 7/5/2021 2:07 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
> > Sounds like a good vehicle, finally.  Yeah there is more to go wrong
> > with it but if you bought to drive, then...  The 722.9s are pretty
> > strong as long as you keep after the fluid, I was watching some vids
> > about rebuilding 722.9s, seems like the clutches burn up with
> > bad/old/no fluid.  I think that is what happened to this 06ML500 as
> > the old fluid was burned and nasty and it seemed pretty low what I
> > drained out.
> >
> > The 05ML500 towed that 06 home on my trailer, no problems. It has a
> > 722.6 which is pretty strong.
> >
> > --FT
> >
> > On 7/5/21 2:48 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
> >> Since the Duramax is down getting injectors replaced, I took the GL
> >> up to Kansas City to pickup my new 2 post lift.  The trailer weighs
> >> approx 2k lbs and the lift is about 1500.  Towing up empty with 2k
> >> and back with 3500 or so, it averaged about 16.5mpg.  This was mostly
> >> at around 70mph.  The GL seems to be a great tow vehicle, tows very
> >> smooth and never seemed to have any trouble pulling that weight. Had
> >> to pass cars a few times on 2 lane highways and did not have an
> >> issue.  I would be real curious to see how it does pulling a car such
> >> as a 210, 126 etc.  If it was closer to 7k lbs, I would imagine the
> >> mileage would be less.  My Duramax gets around 14 or so with the
> >> crappy injectors that were in there.  When I get that finished up, I
> >> am not sure there will really be a lot of difference between the
> >> 300hp 3/4 ton truck and what the GL will do as far as towing
> >> mileage.  I would not mind using the GL to tow more, but I am worried
> >> about sudden airmatic failures, or other issues that could pop up
> >> while on the road that parts would not be as readily available.  Also
> >> seems like it could wear out the 722.9 faster, not really sure how
> >> heavy duty that is.
> >>
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Re: [MBZ] W124 window gremlins

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Switches rarely fail with a closed contact in my experience - they fail by
not making contact when you push it. If the window went down by itself,
something closed the circuit somewhere - and I'm betting it didn;t happen
in the switch.

On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 7:11 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Yeah the German engineers didn’t design the cars for low class American
> pigs and their big gulps!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 4, 2021, at 9:53 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Yeah those console switches are not sealed AFAIK and are prone to
> gunking up with soda, coffee, etc. The German designers never imagined
> someone would be drinking and eating while driving.
> >
> > Allan
> >
> >
> >> On Sun, Jul 4, 2021, at 9:49 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote:
> >> Dr Booth used to say to spray contact  cleaner on console switch  &
> move it
> >> 50-100 times. FWIW
> >>
> >> Dwight Giles Jr.
> >> Wickford RI
> >>
> >> On Sun, Jul 4, 2021, 7:37 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes <
> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I don’t think it does. The car is a mess.
> >>> I will search for a shorted wire in the door hinge area.
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
>  On Jul 4, 2021, at 10:58 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes <
> >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>  Swap switches left to right to test those, assuming the other rear
> >>> window works.
> 
>  Max Dillon
>  Charleston SC
> 
> 
>  Jul 3, 2021 6:49:54 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes <
> >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com>:
> 
> > Fuse was checked and replaced. No difference. To be clear, the old
> >>> switch also stopped working entirely before we replaced with new so I
> can’t
> >>> fault the new switch.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >>> On Jul 3, 2021, at 6:39 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <
> >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I'd first of all check the fuse, in case maybe there was a
> momentary
> >>> short somehow caused in the process of changing the switch.
> >>
> >> Otherwise, sounds like the new switch is bad. Try to verify with an
> >>> ohmmeter/test light?
> >>
> >> Allan
> >>
> >>> On Sat, Jul 3, 2021, at 6:34 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
> wrote:
> >>> It doesn’t work at all. The window is stuck in the down position.
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> > On Jul 3, 2021, at 6:31 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <
> >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>  When you say you replaced the switch "and nothing" you mean the
> >>> window now doesn't work at all or it still winds down on its own?
> 
>  Allan
> 
> > On Sat, Jul 3, 2021, at 6:15 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
> >>> wrote:
> > My brother has a 1989 300TE and the left rear window went down
> it’s
> >>> own- that is the motor wound it down without actuating the switch. We
> took
> >>> the door panel off and disconnected the switch and reconnected it and
> the
> >>> window went up again after we actuated the switch but then went down
> again
> >>> on its own. We replaced switch with a new one and nothing. Can this be
> a
> >>> wiring issue?
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [MBZ] OT - compressed air system update

[OK Don via Mercedes]

They come in shorter lengths and smaller diameters also - I went one size
larger than the wizard recommended for my shop. The fittings,
regulator/filters, etc. are more expensive than the basic kit.

On Sun, Jul 4, 2021 at 10:26 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I guess I should have been paying closer attention.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 4, 2021, at 9:42 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > I posted two that were listed on eBay for under $150, but they are long
> gone.
> >
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Sent: July 4, 2021 9:30 PM
> > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Cc: ka...@striplin.net
> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - compressed air system update
> >
> > I was thinking the ones that were posted earlier were around $100 or
> less, maybe it was a shorter run of line or something.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Jul 4, 2021, at 8:42 PM, OK Don via Mercedes 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> From Amazon:
> >>
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005FKYRTU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8=1
> >>
> >> Direct from the manufacturer:
> >> https://www.rapidairproducts.com/shop/maxline/3-4-maxline-master-kit
> >>
> >> The wizard for getting the right system:
> >> https://www.rapidairproducts.com/product-configurator
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Sun, Jul 4, 2021 at 7:56 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I’m getting ready to do this. Can you post the link to the one you
> used?
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>>> On Jul 4, 2021, at 5:02 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I decided on the "Maxline M7500 Master Kit, 3/4-Inch x 100-Feet"
> system.
> >>>> After adding another $300 or so in fittings, regulators, filters an
> >>> driers,
> >>>> etc., It's up and holding pressure now. I have two drops in opposite
> >>>> corners of the hangar, can tell that the die grinder sounds like it's
> >>>> spinning faster, and I don't have to worry about PVC shrapnel while
> I'm
> >>>> working now.
> >>>> The system was easy to work with and seems good. Time will tell,
> >>> hopefully
> >>>> for the next owner, long after I'm gone.
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> OK Don
> >>>>
> >>>> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to
> >>>> pause and reflect." Mark Twain
> >>>>
> >>>> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”
> >>> Wernher
> >>>> Von Braun
> >>>> 2013 F150, 18 mpg
> >>>> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg
> >>>> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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> >>
> >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to
> >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain
> >>
> >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”
> Wernher
> >> Von Braun
> >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg
> >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg
> >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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Re: [MBZ] OT - compressed air system update

[OK Don via Mercedes]

From Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005FKYRTU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8=1

Direct from the manufacturer:
https://www.rapidairproducts.com/shop/maxline/3-4-maxline-master-kit

The wizard for getting the right system:
https://www.rapidairproducts.com/product-configurator


On Sun, Jul 4, 2021 at 7:56 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I’m getting ready to do this. Can you post the link to the one you used?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 4, 2021, at 5:02 PM, OK Don via Mercedes 
> wrote:
> >
> > I decided on the "Maxline M7500 Master Kit, 3/4-Inch x 100-Feet" system.
> > After adding another $300 or so in fittings, regulators, filters an
> driers,
> > etc., It's up and holding pressure now. I have two drops in opposite
> > corners of the hangar, can tell that the die grinder sounds like it's
> > spinning faster, and I don't have to worry about PVC shrapnel while I'm
> > working now.
> > The system was easy to work with and seems good. Time will tell,
> hopefully
> > for the next owner, long after I'm gone.
> >
> > --
> > OK Don
> >
> > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to
> > pause and reflect." Mark Twain
> >
> > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”
> Wernher
> > Von Braun
> > 2013 F150, 18 mpg
> > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg
> > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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[MBZ] OT - compressed air system update

[OK Don via Mercedes]

I decided on the "Maxline M7500 Master Kit, 3/4-Inch x 100-Feet" system.
After adding another $300 or so in fittings, regulators, filters an driers,
etc., It's up and holding pressure now. I have two drops in opposite
corners of the hangar, can tell that the die grinder sounds like it's
spinning faster, and I don't have to worry about PVC shrapnel while I'm
working now.
The system was easy to work with and seems good. Time will tell, hopefully
for the next owner, long after I'm gone.

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Re: [MBZ] OT: Frozen iMac computer at boot up

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I can think of two possible actions:
1 - new batteries in the keyboard.
2 - buy a PC ...

On Sun, Jul 4, 2021 at 9:58 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
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> I was browsing a recipe website a couple days ago and my screen froze. I
> powered off but when I restarted it never got through the booting process.
> On several occasions it made it halfway through and then ended up with a
> white screen. I fiddled around with the keyboard and eventually was able to
> open up one more time. I should not have closed it out again, because now
> it is permanently disabled. I have a wireless keyboard. I believe this is a
> 2011 iMac which otherwise has been very dependable. I think I caught a
> virus. Suggestions how to work around this issue?
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Re: [MBZ] W124 window gremlins

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My vote is for a short in the wiring - it seems the most likely cause for
the window going down uncommanded. It's probably where the wires enter the
door at the hinge area or where they pass through a grommet that has
deteriorated over the years.

On Sat, Jul 3, 2021 at 7:32 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
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> In the computer-less windows the rear windows' door switches are in
> series with the front switches for same.  If EITHER switch is wonky then
> the window won't work right.  There are only two wires to the motor.
> One ends up hot and the other ends up grounded in order to make
> the motor run. I.e., both wires are switched simultaneously.  Ample
> opportunity for something to go wrong within either of the switches.
> IIRC the resting state of both motor wires is hot.  If true, that's a good
> diagnostic step, though you have to disconnect the motor to prove that
> this is the case.  (If you don't both sides will look hot even if only one
> is,
> because the minuscule metering current will run through the motor.)
>
> Rare that a wire goes bad, except for the ones going through the hinge.
> You have to look at a schematic in order to theorize what single failure
> could cause any observed symptoms.  That and a multimeter and you
> should be able to figure it out.
>
> Barring trauma, it's one of: fuse, dirty switch, or broken hinge wire.
> At least, initially.  It's also entirely possible to make things worse
> while
> trying to fix it.
>
> -- Jim
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Re: [MBZ] OT Electric Vehicles On Collision Course With Reality

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Very true!
Also remember that all electrical use does not occur at the same time.
Typically cooling/heating demand is highest during the day and most EVs
will be charged at night - actually evening out the load somewhat.

On Sat, Jul 3, 2021 at 1:06 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
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> I mean, a gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel has made quite a trip to make
> it into my vehicle. It's amazing that it can be as inexpensive as it is ...
> Curt
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT Electric Vehicles On Collision Course With Reality

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It also points out the folly of massive centralized systems. When one plant
goes down, too many are left without power (which most of us depend on for
daily life). We need efficient local (in my backyard) power generation
systems - decentralized power (thorium reactors, anyone?). You can then
produce the power you need, when you need it. Combine solar, wind, whatever
with the fossil fuel of your choice.
Efficiency is the key - the current home generators burn too much fuel for
the power they produce. There
There's an opportunity here for someone smart enough to figure it out.

On Sat, Jul 3, 2021 at 10:00 AM G Mann via Mercedes 
wrote:

> Billions of government support dollars have been thrown at solar, wind, and
> other alternate energy systems. Those government free money dollars
> produced more solar farms, wind farms, and programs to build more. However,
> each system to date has a fatal flaw. That flaw being, the wind doesn't
> always blow the same speed, the sun doesn't always shine at night or in ice
> storms, and the energy produced has no way to be stored to be used "on
> demand" after it is produced... There are no huge city sized batteries to
> plug your Prius into.
> Add to that, the transmission systems for power are old, and tired, and
> have not been updated or maintained. At current capacity, they are
> routinely at or near overloaded.
> Vulnerable, is the word that comes to mind. So, if you really want an
> "electric only utopia" start building the support structure that will
> support it. Or, learn to like fossil fuels.
> I know, reality bites...
>
> On Sat, Jul 3, 2021 at 4:40 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > One of the things I’ve heard of late and agree with is that the
> > infrastructure to support charging at a scale that some are attempting to
> > envision just doesn’t exist and probably never will.
> >
> > -D
> >
> >
> > > On Jul 2, 2021, at 10:47 PM, Larry Turner via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Am I being too simplistic to wonder what will happen when all the cars
> > are electric (green wet dream) and all other consumer
> electronic/electrical
> > devices depend on plug in 110v for charging?  Seems to me, when that kind
> > of demand hits, the solar and wind farms will be woefully unable to
> > adequate;'fill the need?
> > >
> > > tia,
> > > Larry
> > > 06 S350..
> > >
> > > On 7/2/2021 8:07 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote:
> > >> No, the freight rail issue was the railroads trying to get a monopoly
> > and shut everyone else down.  Huge shipping rate wars resulted in the
> > collapse of the rail beds and operations because they weren't making
> enough
> > money, in spite of being able to legally cooperate on setting rates.
> > Corporate stupidity.  Bankrupted the New York Central after they bought
> > everyone else on the East Coast, leaving the nation with NO freight rail
> > until the Feds stepped in, and killed the passenger service.  We got the
> > grossly underfunded AmTrack instead.
> > >>
> > >> The rail system should have been nationalized during WWi and operated
> > like the highway system, with the rail companies operating the trains and
> > the rails being owned and operated by the Federal government (like
> > highways).  Rail companies paid highway fuel tax on diesel fuel into the
> > 1980s, directly subsidizing their competition.
> > >>
> > >> To give you an idea of how crazy the rail system is, the 20th Century
> > Limited from New York to Chicago passed over the rails owned and
> maintained
> > by something like 175 railroad companies, some of which owned less the 20
> > miles of track and had not owned equipment since the early teens.
> > >>
> > >> Shear lunacy.  This includes the fact that for many years going west
> of
> > the Mississippi River required going through Chicago, even if you were
> > going from New Orleans to Alberquerque.  All the rails were laid by
> private
> > companies for whatever they were doing in the mid to late 1800s, and in
> > those days everything in the West (since it was almost all cattle being
> > shipped for export) went to Chicago.  Once the local companies serving
> > smaller cities dropped passenger service you have to take one of the big
> > lines (if they still had service) and they all ran through Chicago.
> Take a
> > look at the railroad maps sometime if you don't believe me.
> > >>
> > >> If I could take a train from Evansville to St. Louis I'd get to visit
> > my niece and nephew a lot more, and could have take my Mom some years
> > longer than we could in a car.
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Re: [MBZ] OT Electric Vehicles On Collision Course With Reality

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The primary justification for electric vehicles is reducing CO2, which they
don't when you look at the entire cycle of building and operating one. I
didn't see that in his summary, and admit that I didn't read the complete
transcript.

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> Most damning, in my mind, are the very regressive policies which make poor
> people pay for rich people to enjoy electric cars.  Poor people pay
> electric bills, and part of those bills are the infrastructure upgrades to
> the grid.  Middle class people pay taxes, some of those taxes pay for
> incentives for upper middle class and rich people to buy electric cars.
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 2, 2021 at 3:39 PM Meade Dillon  wrote:
>
> > Robert Bryce testified before a House committee yesterday on the subject
> > of electric vehicles.
> >
> >
> >
> https://docs.house.gov/meetings/CN/CN00/20210630/112853/HHRG-117-CN00-Wstate-BryceR-20210630.pdf
> >
> > Robert is one of the country’s most knowledgeable experts on energy, and
> I
> > encourage you to read his entire testimony. Here are some highlights as
> > summarized by him:
> >
> > * I’m pro-electricity, but I am adamantly opposed to the notion that we
> > should “electrify everything” including transportation.
> >
> > * EVs are cool. They are not new. The history of EVs is a century of
> > failure tailgating failure. In 1911, the New York Times said that the
> > electric car “has long been recognized as the ideal solution.” In 1990,
> the
> > California Air Resources Board mandated 10% of car sales be zero-emission
> > vehicles by 2003. Today, 31 years later, only about 6% of the cars in
> > California have an electric plug.
> >
> > * The average household income for EV buyers is about $140,000. That’s
> > roughly two times the U.S. average. And yet, federal EV tax credits force
> > low- and middle-income taxpayers to subsidize the Benz and Beemer crowd.
> >
> > * Lower-income Americans are facing huge electric rate increases for grid
> > upgrades to accommodate EVs even though they will probably never own one.
> >
> > * This month, the California Energy Commission estimated the state will
> > need 1.3 million new public EV chargers by 2030. The likely cost to
> > ratepayers: about $13 billion.
> >
> > * Meanwhile, blackouts are almost certain this summer and electricity
> > prices are “absolutely exploding.” California’s electricity prices went
> up
> > by 7.5% last year and they will likely rise another 40% by 2030. This,
> in a
> > state with the highest poverty rate and largest Latino population in
> > America. How is racial justice or social equity being served by such
> > regressive policies?
> >
> > * I also talked about resilience, saying “Electrifying everything is the
> > opposite of anti-fragile. Electrifying transportation will put more of
> our
> > energy eggs in one basket. It will make the grid an even-bigger target
> for
> > terrorists, cyberthieves, or bad actors. It will reduce resilience and
> > reliability in case of a prolonged grid failure due to natural disaster,
> > equipment failure, or human error.”
> >
> > I also highlighted the myriad supply-chain problems with EVs. Citing work
> > done by the Natural History Museum in London, I said that electrifying
> half
> > of the U.S. motor vehicle fleet would require in rough terms:
> >
> > * 9 times the world’s current cobalt production
> > * 4 times global neodymium output
> > * 3 times global lithium production
> > * 2 times world copper production
> >
> > I concluded by saying:
> >
> > Oil’s dominance in transportation is largely due to its high energy
> > density. That density and improvements in internal combustion engines and
> > hybrids assure that oil will be fueling transport for decades to come.
> > Powerful lobby groups want Congress to spend billions on electrification
> > schemes that will impose regressive taxes on low-income Americans, reduce
> > our resilience, and increase reliance on China. That’s a dubious
> trifecta.
> >
> > -
> > Max
> > Charleston SC
> >
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Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Weather Radar

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Are you sure about that? I can get 1 hour, 6 hours and 12 hours radar
images from Windy on an android tablet. Haven't tried it on a phone -
screen is too small to be useful.

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> No.  I do like Windy, but the mobile app only goes back 1 hour.
>
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
>
>
> Jun 29, 2021 1:38:44 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes :
>
> > Does anyone know of a weather radar site that shows more than the last
> hour of precipitation movement?
> >
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Re: [MBZ] 642 slow crank

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This one is $55 - works fine
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KETEBJI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8=1


On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 5:07 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
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> Harbor Freight has one that does DC for less than $100. I've got one, I
> use it a lot.
> Curt
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>
>   On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 5:19 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes<
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:   Hey, you're right.  I just looked at the
> (cheepcheep) one I have and it
> only does AC current.  h.  Never thought to look at the current part
> of it, I usually just do the VOM functions.
>
> --FT
>
> On 6/28/21 4:59 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
> > It would have to be one that can do DC current. Most of the cheap ones
> are AC only, AFAIK.
> >
> > Allan
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 28, 2021, at 4:53 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
> >> Clamp ammeter?  Put it on the cable from the battery.
> >>
> >> --FT
> >> Sent from iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Jun 28, 2021, at 4:22 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I can but I’m not entirely sure I know how.
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
>  On Jun 28, 2021, at 3:17 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>  You inherited Hoovie’s luck with that thing. Yeah probably starter
> going south, can you check the amp draw on it?
> 
>  --FT
>  Sent from iPhone
> 
> >> On Jun 28, 2021, at 3:58 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > Driving around with the wife today in the hoovie GL. Seems like
> when cold it cranks over slower than it should like it would with a low
> battery. Did have that battery drain problem if sitting for a week won’t
> start. Truck is at operating temp and when you come out from a store to
> start it, seems like it turns over even slower than when cold. Can’t be a
> low battery problem because battery would be charged, and voltage while
> running is fine. Battery is new and terminals look fine. I suppose I can
> check the connections at the starter but is this a sign starter is getting
> weak?
> >
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Re: [MBZ] Oh boy

[OK Don via Mercedes]

My first Benz was a '70 220D - similar color, though mine had a column
shifter, aftermarket A/C, and no sunroof. Also badly rusted fenders and
sills (first 100K miles in MN).

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mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> 1970 Mercedes Benz 220 diesel
>
>
> https://wichita.craigslist.org/atq/d/wichita-1970-mercedes-benz-220-diesel/7342292993.html
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>
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Re: [MBZ] Pressure filler -- has anyone ever used one of these?

[OK Don via Mercedes]

I made the garden sprayer brake bleeder (did Wilton post that first?) and
it works great. I now have another one for aircraft brake fluid as well.
Yes, dedicated pumps for each fluid.

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> I have read about people making the same thing with a cheap garden
> sprayer, which you can find for < $20.
>
> That Motive one looks exactly like their pressure brake bleeder I have,
> with a different fitting on the end of the tube. I love the brake
> bleeder, would never want to bleed brakes any other way.
>
> Best not to mix fluids though, so good to have a separate one for each
> type of fluid (brakes, transmission, etc).
>
> I'm planning to try the garden sprayer aproach next time I need to do a
> transmission fluid change. Sounds better than messing around with a
> long-neck funnel.
>
> Allan
>
> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes  writes:
>
> >
> https://smile.amazon.com/Motive-Products-1735-Power-Transfer/dp/B0119DI58A
> >
> > Makes adding fluid to the 722.9 easy, can use pressure instead of a hand
> > pump on the fluid bottle like I got for filling diffs.  I wonder if
> > something can be bodged up to use it like a brake pressure bleeder too.
> > There seem to be many different versions, this one is US made and looks
> > basically like all the others.
> >
> > I need to get the filler adapter too, it screws into the bottom drain
> > hole and you hook this thing to the filler tool then pump the fluid in
> >
> >
> https://smile.amazon.com/HZ-MONSTAR-Transmission-Compatible-Mercedes-Automatic/dp/B08Z7WYW6P
> >
> > FCPEuro have the trans kit with filter and fluid for $119, I need a kit
> > for each the $900E500 after I get the new CP and the $1200ML500 to see
> > if that cures the bad shifting.
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Re: [MBZ] Today's activity in the okie shop

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Looks good, but the fine print: " To straighten the tubing, run it through
our straightening tool, or use the bender tool to make precise angles.
(Straightening and bending tools are sold separately.  "

On Sun, Jun 20, 2021 at 11:59 AM Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Pretty good price, zero feedback seller though. 3/4". The big stuff. More
> than you need. I've never heard anyone say "my compressor is too big" or "I
> have too much money" so there's that.
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/MaxLine-100-Foot-3-4-Inch-Semi-Flexible-Compressed-Air-Tubing-Master-Kit-Blue-/393375899439
>
>
> Rick
>
> 
>   Original Message
> 
> Show Details
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> To: curtlud...@yahoo.com;
> mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Cc: okd...@gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Today's activity in the okie shop
>
> Spray oil instead of paint!
>
> So Rapid Air has a wizard for your specific situation. With my 3.7HP
> compressor and a max line length of 75ft, they recommend the ½" MaxLine
> tubing.
> https://www.rapidairproducts.com/choose-a-system
>
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Re: [MBZ] Today's activity in the okie shop

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Spray oil instead of paint!

So Rapid Air has a wizard for your specific situation. With my 3.7HP
compressor and a max line length of 75ft, they recommend the ½" MaxLine
tubing.
https://www.rapidairproducts.com/choose-a-system

On Sun, Jun 20, 2021 at 10:59 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Or just oil the heck out of it. ;)
> Curt
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>
>   On Sat, Jun 19, 2021 at 10:15 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes<
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:   Make sure you use a dehydrator or
> dessicants or something like that so your pipes don’t rust
>
> —FT
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Jun 19, 2021, at 9:29 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > I’m going to use iron pipe
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Jun 19, 2021, at 8:21 PM, OK Don via Mercedes 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Speaking of running air lines, what about using PEX for air lines???
> >>
> >>> On Sat, Jun 19, 2021 at 2:36 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> After replacing the suspension pump on the GL yesterday, today I messed
> >>> with that current draw deal.  No conclusions drawn as it seem to be
> >>> behaving at the moment.  I then pulled the 85 300CD out of the shop so
> I
> >>> could get the wrecked 97 E300 out.  This 97 was the car that used to be
> >>> my daily driver but wife was driving it and somehow managed to clip the
> >>> back corner of a truck while on her phone I am sure.  I have pulled the
> >>> fender but the inner fender is bent a little and I would like to try
> and
> >>> pull it back out enough to get replacement fender bolted on.  Anyway,
> >>> its been sitting on the shop since 2018 on a HF viking 4 amp auto
> >>> charger. It fired right up and AC even still blows ice cold.  I pulled
> >>> it out, cleaned up and moved some stuff around then pulled the CD back
> >>> in where the E300 was parked.  I then pulled the Duramax in so I could
> >>> start replacing the injectors on it next week.  It it still a bit
> >>> crowded in front of the truck so I may end up pulling it back out, then
> >>> pull the CD out and just pull it it back in the other shop door and
> park
> >>> it over there.  That will give me plenty of room to work in front of
> the
> >>> truck.  After all this is done, I plan I pulling most of the cars out,
> >>> throwing all the trash away and organizing the rest, get my air lines
> >>> ran around the shop, then get that 2 post drive on alignment lift going
> >>> and install a 2 post lift, then move cars back in.  Afterwards
> hopefully
> >>> all tools and parts will be organized and I can start getting some of
> >>> these cars done and sold.
> >>>
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> >>
> >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to
> >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain
> >>
> >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”
> Wernher
> >> Von Braun
> >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg
> >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg
> >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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Re: [MBZ] Today's activity in the okie shop

[OK Don via Mercedes]

It does, and the prices are a lot less than I saw when I first went looking
for the "correct" way to plumb compressed air 

On Sun, Jun 20, 2021 at 10:34 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I remember seeing on one of those cable car shows some years ago the guy
> was installing this anodized aluminum pipe with push-on fittings for air
> distribution.  The stuff was lightweight and looked pretty easy to set
> up.  This plastic stuff looks similar but flexible.  Looks like a great
> solution.
>
> --FT
>
> On 6/20/21 11:18 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
> > I thought about galvanized pipe. If I put pipe that means threading
> pipe, pipe dope or tape, hangers, holding ten foot sections of pipe over my
> head with a sore shoulder, etc. Screw that. I can buy all the supplies,
> look at it and get overwhelmed, or I can buy this maxline crap and put it
> up and be done. Will it look perfect? Probably not. Will it be done? Yep.
> And that's what counts.
> >
> > Here's a link to the manufacturer page.
> >
> > https://www.rapidairproducts.com/
> >
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Sent: June 20, 2021 9:58 AM
> > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Cc: ka...@striplin.net
> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Today's activity in the okie shop
> >
> > Interesting. I may have to get one of these although I could probably
> have to buy 2 of them. I already have a bunch of iron pipe with valves etc
> that I pulled out of my buddies shop when he was selling his out. This
> seems like it would be a lot easier though.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Jun 20, 2021, at 9:53 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> 
> >>> Do these have a way to drain each station?
> >> Yeah. If you look at the outlets, each of them has a drain cock at the
> bottom. I found this after I posted the other links. It is a pretty good
> deal. 3/4" kit.
> >>
> >>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/MaxLine-100-Foot-3-4-Inch-Semi-Flexible-Compressed-Air-Tubing-Master-Kit-Blue-/234030925866
> >>
> >> Rick
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Re: [MBZ] Today's activity in the okie shop

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Thanks - mine is PVC and 30 to 40 years old now. I'm wondering when it's
going to explode, and where I'll be standing when it does. However, it's
working so it doesn't feel good to spend several thousand to replace it
when I can spend that money on airplane parts ...

On Sat, Jun 19, 2021 at 11:52 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> > Speaking of running air lines, what about using PEX for air lines???
>
>
> Pex *may* work, but what you want is Pex-Al-Pex which is pex lined with
> aluminum somehow.
>
> This kit looks like the best compromise between price and flow. It has a
> 1/2" ID, so it should flow well.
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rapid-Air-Maxline-100-M3800-1-2-Compressed-Air-Line-Piping-Tubing-Shop-System-/194202157512
>
> The Rapidair 1/2 system is cheaper (same company), but has an OD of 1/2"
> and an ID of like 3/8". It would probably be fine for airing up tires and
> light air tools, but to get the most umph out of an impact bigger is better.
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/MaxLine-90500-100-Foot-1-2-O-D-Semi-Flexible-Compressed-Air-Tubing-Master-Kit-/352915008198
>
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Re: [MBZ] Today's activity in the okie shop

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Speaking of running air lines, what about using PEX for air lines???

On Sat, Jun 19, 2021 at 2:36 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> After replacing the suspension pump on the GL yesterday, today I messed
> with that current draw deal.  No conclusions drawn as it seem to be
> behaving at the moment.  I then pulled the 85 300CD out of the shop so I
> could get the wrecked 97 E300 out.  This 97 was the car that used to be
> my daily driver but wife was driving it and somehow managed to clip the
> back corner of a truck while on her phone I am sure.  I have pulled the
> fender but the inner fender is bent a little and I would like to try and
> pull it back out enough to get replacement fender bolted on.  Anyway,
> its been sitting on the shop since 2018 on a HF viking 4 amp auto
> charger. It fired right up and AC even still blows ice cold.  I pulled
> it out, cleaned up and moved some stuff around then pulled the CD back
> in where the E300 was parked.  I then pulled the Duramax in so I could
> start replacing the injectors on it next week.  It it still a bit
> crowded in front of the truck so I may end up pulling it back out, then
> pull the CD out and just pull it it back in the other shop door and park
> it over there.  That will give me plenty of room to work in front of the
> truck.  After all this is done, I plan I pulling most of the cars out,
> throwing all the trash away and organizing the rest, get my air lines
> ran around the shop, then get that 2 post drive on alignment lift going
> and install a 2 post lift, then move cars back in.  Afterwards hopefully
> all tools and parts will be organized and I can start getting some of
> these cars done and sold.
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT. Omega Seamaster or a Rolex of Some Sort?

[OK Don via Mercedes]

When I feel that a watch will help me "look cool", I get my Dad's Accutron
-- I wear it about once every ten years - usually needs a new battery.

On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 3:24 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I used to buy really, really nice Rolex (and other) knockoffs in Taiwan
> and Singapore in the 90s. I would bring them back and hand them out as
> gifts to friends. Good quality ones with solid Seiko movements were around
> $40 on the street. I showed one to our jeweler neighbor in WI and he was
> really surprised at the quality.
>
> -D
>
> > On Jun 17, 2021, at 4:19 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > And a few fake Rolex watches!
> >
> >
> > On 17/06/2021 3:17 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
> >> Amen! For that you could buy two or more…
> >>
> >> -D
> >>
> >>> On Jun 17, 2021, at 4:16 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Just as I suggested earlier - Don't buy a Rolex - Buy a good classic
> Mercedes.
> >>>
> >>> Randy
> >>>
> >>> On 17/06/2021 3:11 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
>  Holy mother of pearl! My former watch now sells new for $40k! That’s
> totally insane.
> 
>  -D
> 
> >
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Re: [MBZ] As Traded?

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Every car I've traded in went to auction.

On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 3:51 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I'm not familiar with the "safety certificate" you speak of. It may be
> because Indiana requires no safety inspections at all for cars, except
> perhaps for a salvage title being changed to rebuilt.
>
> I once asked a local dealer what they do to the used cars they take in
> trade before they put them back out on the lot. He said other than
> cleaning the interior and washing the car, nothing.
>
> Allan
>
>
> Randy Bennell via Mercedes  writes:
>
> > I am seeing more and more of the big car dealers around here advertising
> > used vehicles "as traded" meaning they won't include a current safety
> > certificate so that the buyer can get it licenced. Historically, one of
> > the reasons many folks went to a dealer is that it was an easy way to
> > buy a vehicle. It came ready to go. Now it appears that the cheap
> > bas*ards want to add on the cost of any required repairs to the sale
> price.
> >
> > Are you folks seeing that sort of thing where you are?
> >
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Re: [MBZ] Maybe I should stick it to FedEx

[OK Don via Mercedes]

I ordered a few items from amazon yesterday, and they promised next day
delivery. To my surprise, the order was in my mailbox at 11am this morning
- delivered by the USPS! About the earliest they come by our house is 11 -
usually more like 3-4pm.
How did Amazon get USPS to deliver that fast???

Closer to the original thread topic, lasat year I had an order of airplane
parts go missing due to UPS. They reported it as delivered, though it was
nowhere to be found. I filed a claim, had several back and forth emails
with them. It was about $400 worth. UPS said they'd work with the shipper.
I needed the parts so called the shipper, who said "Oh, so sorry, we'll get
another order out today". They did, and it arrived three days later. Almost
two months after the first order was reported as delivered, it arrived. The
box had obviously been sitting outside in the rain for the duration. I have
no idea where/how they found it.

On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 4:21 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Up until a few years ago, my street didn't exist on Google Maps, despite
> existing in reality for decades. It caused occasional problems, mostly
> for FedEx; UPS and USPS seemed to know about it.
>
> USPS frequently delivers my mail to my neighbors, and vice versa, or to
> a house on another street that has the same address number as mine. I
> always imagined my mail carrier is like the one on the old Chevy Chase
> movie "Funny Farm."
>
> "by the time he gets all the way out to here he's pretty well liquored up"
>
> Allan
>
>
> Meade Dillon via Mercedes  writes:
>
> > When I plug your address into the googs, it takes me to the wrong
> address.
> > I think the issue is the borg: they have the wrong location for your
> > address.  That might be a good thing.
> > -
> > Max
> > Charleston SC
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 11:05 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I "lost" a box of dog food a coupla weeks ago.  Got a message saying the
> >> driver could not find the address.  Talked to Fedex (and this is
> >> painful), we went back and forth, I finally called Chewy and they sent
> >> out another box for free and gave me a $25 credit too.  ,Same thing with
> >> Fedex then a day or two later.  I call Fedex again and was like WTF I
> >> get deliveries all the time my mailbox is plainly marked.  So a Fedex
> >> guy shows up a little while later and is asking me what happened, says
> >> he will go try to find my package.  he comes back a coupla hours later
> >> with my box, said the other driver had left it at a house down the road
> >> a bit.  That made no sense, but whatever.  I get the impression this
> >> other driver was either a complete idiot or was trying to steal the dog
> >> food.  I ask this guy, who was really nice, where my other box was, did
> >> this dumbass leave it at that house too or where was it, he must have
> >> some record of it.  The guy kinda hems and haws a bit, was vague on the
> >> matter, which reinforced that this guy probably stole it, and the guy I
> >> was talking too just didn't want to get into it.
> >>
> >> A few weeks back my buddy tells me he was helping his daughter move.
> >> She had a coupla weeks between apartments so she left her stuff at a
> >> storage bin and stayed with the parents until the new place was
> >> available.  My buddy said they went to collect her stuff one morning
> >> early, at two of the nearby bins there were these skanky looking people
> >> and delivery vans loading and unloading packages into the bins.  He said
> >> it looked like Fedex contractors and they were using these bins as sorta
> >> intermediate storage/sorting/distribution points.  he thought that was
> >> really weird.  With some many hands involved it is no wonder stuff goes
> >> missing, and it looks like these outfits are farming out a lot of their
> >> last mile deliveries to contractors.  I think Amazon is doing that too,
> >> sometimes I get a plain white van that shows up with packages.
> >>
> >> It's pretty crazy these days how the delivery business is working, the
> >> explosion of online ordering the past year or so has really put the
> >> strain on them it seems.  Contracting is a good way to expand without
> >> adding employees and trucks and facilities and infrastructure, but then
> >> you sorta lose control of the end points.
> >>
> >> --FT
> >>
> >> On 6/11/21 10:42 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
> >> > I ordered $2500 worth of injectors for my Duramax. They were shipped
> >> FedEx with direct signature required. After a couple of delays of when
> they
> >> were supposed to show up, a guy calls me saying he tried to deliver but
> >> nobody was home. Wanted to know if I could meet him in town. I had
> >> literally just left the house and the wife was there, nobody rang our
> >> doorbell. I said I was gone but the wife was home, and had been all
> >> morning. He says he will try to swing back by later. On the 

Re: [MBZ] custom camouflage Wrap, gold 20” inch rims 2013 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C 250 Coupe 2D,$14,000

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Which would be entirely appropriate in many cases ...

On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 2:38 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> The statement it would make is "I am a complete dumbass"
>
> --FT
>


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[MBZ] Listen to the All-Electric Mercedes-Benz EQS Make Its Tires Squeal on the Nürburgring

[OK Don via Mercedes]

If there's a market, they'll build it ...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/listen-to-the-all-electric-mercedes-benz-eqs-make-its-tires-squeal-on-the-n%c3%bcrburgring/ar-AAKROCP?li=BBnb4R5

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Re: [MBZ] Can I buy a left handle drive car in Japan?

[OK Don via Mercedes]

YOu buy the car online, fly to Japan, drive it around seeing the sights,
park it in a long term lot, fly home. Six months later, go back to visit
and have your car waiting for you (with a dead battery). Perhaps rent it
out to other tourists, like an Air B for cars ---

On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 12:28 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Yeah I remember reading that
>
> I followed the link of a guy who posted in a UK 211 FB group Who bought
> one for 500lb then it was apparently 600 to get it delivered so all in for
> 1100. UK must have some other rules. I don’t know what shipping to here
> would be, maybe land it on the west coast and drive it back home!
>
> --FT
> Sent from iPhone
>
> > On Jun 7, 2021, at 12:46 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > It’s not left hand drive, but…
> >
> >
> https://jalopnik.com/i-ordered-a-brand-new-chinese-900-ev-online-1842363027
> >
> > You can get a good idea of what’s involved in getting a car stateside
> from reading this.
> >
> > -D
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Jun 7, 2021, at 12:35 PM, G Mann via Mercedes 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Go for it. It will be an experience you will never forget.
> >> Car ... $500.00
> >> Shipping $5000.00
> >> Port fees ...
> >> Ocean shipping fees ... $
> >> Loading $1,200.00
> >> Unloading $1,400.00  [union labor stateside]
> >> Japan customs fees  $ export
> >> US customs fees $ import + taxes.
> >> DOT compliance before import is approved .. $xxx
> >> Land shipping $ XXX  [guess]
> >> The experience of buying a car unseen in a foreign country ... Priceless
> >> It will make you the man you always wondered if you could be, and give
> you
> >> a new appreciation of the parking lot panhandlers at WallMart..
> >>
> >>> On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 7:07 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Should I?
> >>>
> >>> https://respectmotors.com/en/auctions/1/Z4qZkHS1GT76TZ/
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> --FT
> >>>
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Water heater

[OK Don via Mercedes]

OK - they are a bit pricey, like everything near an airplane.
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/switchbox08-15733.php?clickkey=1210647

On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 3:26 PM OK Don  wrote:

> There are cell phone controlled switches for turning on aircraft engine
> heaters remotely in the winter. You could use one of those to power a DPST
> latching relay that could turn the water heater on and off as needed.
>
> On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 3:16 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
>> Interestingly, I did some research only to find out that the industry has
>> established a standard (CTA-2045) for the connectivity of water heaters,
>> boilers, etc., but initial research shows that control of such devices
>> doesn’t suggest that the investment is worth the effort. I found a bunch of
>> presentations and papers on it from a couple of utilities who did studies
>> using it a few years ago, and the outcomes weren’t that great.
>>
>> A.O. Smith had a deal with Lowe’s starting back in 2014 with a platform
>> called “Iris” for connectivity to such devices, and it’s dead. There’s a
>> third party that’s running with the CTA-2045 specification who has an app
>> available but there doesn’t seem to be many manufacturers on board with it.
>> You can drop $220 to get a communications module and interface, but there’s
>> not a lot of documentation on what exactly you can do with it.
>>
>> I’m not a big believer in IOT devices mainly because their security often
>> stinks. I’ve used them from time to time, but I wouldn’t go to a lot of
>> effort to deploy any on my home environment.
>>
>> -D
>>
>> > On Jun 6, 2021, at 4:07 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Curt Raymond via Mercedes  writes:
>> >
>> >> Is yours "smart"? I'm wondering if I could turn ours off when we're
>> >> not there and then tell it to heat water via the app a day or so in
>> >> advance of our arrival.
>> >
>> > Honestly that seems like needless complexity for something rarely if
>> > ever needed. How often do you need hot water immediately after arriving?
>> > It should not take more than a few hours to get up to temp if you switch
>> > it on when you arrive. Of course, I'm opposed to most "smart" devices by
>> > default so take that into account.
>> >
>> > Allan
>> >
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>
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> pause and reflect." Mark Twain
>
> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”  Wernher
> Von Braun
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>


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Re: [MBZ] OT: Water heater

[OK Don via Mercedes]

There are cell phone controlled switches for turning on aircraft engine
heaters remotely in the winter. You could use one of those to power a DPST
latching relay that could turn the water heater on and off as needed.

On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 3:16 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Interestingly, I did some research only to find out that the industry has
> established a standard (CTA-2045) for the connectivity of water heaters,
> boilers, etc., but initial research shows that control of such devices
> doesn’t suggest that the investment is worth the effort. I found a bunch of
> presentations and papers on it from a couple of utilities who did studies
> using it a few years ago, and the outcomes weren’t that great.
>
> A.O. Smith had a deal with Lowe’s starting back in 2014 with a platform
> called “Iris” for connectivity to such devices, and it’s dead. There’s a
> third party that’s running with the CTA-2045 specification who has an app
> available but there doesn’t seem to be many manufacturers on board with it.
> You can drop $220 to get a communications module and interface, but there’s
> not a lot of documentation on what exactly you can do with it.
>
> I’m not a big believer in IOT devices mainly because their security often
> stinks. I’ve used them from time to time, but I wouldn’t go to a lot of
> effort to deploy any on my home environment.
>
> -D
>
> > On Jun 6, 2021, at 4:07 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Curt Raymond via Mercedes  writes:
> >
> >> Is yours "smart"? I'm wondering if I could turn ours off when we're
> >> not there and then tell it to heat water via the app a day or so in
> >> advance of our arrival.
> >
> > Honestly that seems like needless complexity for something rarely if
> > ever needed. How often do you need hot water immediately after arriving?
> > It should not take more than a few hours to get up to temp if you switch
> > it on when you arrive. Of course, I'm opposed to most "smart" devices by
> > default so take that into account.
> >
> > Allan
> >
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Re: [MBZ] OT part of an estate 1961 Austin Healey Bug Eye Sprite, $12, 345

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I don't remember the MGC being too bad - it was tighter at the firewall,
byt I don't have any bad memories from working on them. I was working at a
"foreign car garage" putting myself through college in the late 60's, early
'70's, and saw a lot of MGs, Triumphs, Jags, VWs, Fiats, Simcas, and the
occasional MB and Jap cars.

On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 5:40 PM MG via Mercedes 
wrote:

> I very much doubt that as the little 4 banger has
> plenty of room around it. I don't know about how
> that would work with an MGC with the bigger 6
> cylinder it has. I have never looked under the
> hood of one of those though I did get a chance to
> drive one once a long time ago. Quite a nice
> sporty ride and it seemed a whole lot faster then
> the VW bus I was driving back then but then a lot
> of cars would be.
>
> Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
> > Back when I was in High School and toying with the idea of getting an
> > MGB, a friend told me you had to remove the driver's side fender to
> > change the oil filter. Not sure if that was right, but seems believable.
> >
> > Allan
> >
> > OK Don via Mercedes  writes:
> >
> >> Looks like you'd have to be under the dash to change spark plugs ---
> worse
> >> than a Sunbeam Tiger!
> >>
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Re: [MBZ] OT part of an estate 1961 Austin Healey Bug Eye Sprite, $12, 345

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Wrong! An MGB is very easy to work on.

On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 3:54 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Back when I was in High School and toying with the idea of getting an
> MGB, a friend told me you had to remove the driver's side fender to
> change the oil filter. Not sure if that was right, but seems believable.
>
> Allan
>
> OK Don via Mercedes  writes:
>
> > Looks like you'd have to be under the dash to change spark plugs ---
> worse
> > than a Sunbeam Tiger!
> >
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Re: [MBZ] OT part of an estate 1961 Austin Healey Bug Eye Sprite, $12, 345

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Looks like you'd have to be under the dash to change spark plugs --- worse
than a Sunbeam Tiger!

On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 11:51 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
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> On 2021-06-04 12:33, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
> > My mechanic brother in law, once worked at a shop where they built a
> > bomb for fun.
> > They had a derelict Hyundai Pony and installed a 455 Pontiac engine in
> > it. The engine sat about where the firewall once was and the front
> > seats had been removed and the driver sat in the back seat.
>
>
>
> https://bringatrailer.com/2016/03/14/mpg-champion-twin-remote-turbo-v8-1988-chevrolet-sprint/
> Up front, or more accurately under the dash, an aluminum Brodix block
> and head 402ci V8 runs a forged crank, rods, pistons, a Comp roller cam,
> and of course, twin turbos. Managed by a programmable EFI, the seller
> quotes a dyno’d 954 HP on pump gas
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Re: [MBZ] OT part of an estate 1961 Austin Healey Bug Eye Sprite, $12, 345

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I had 4" wide aircraft (Army Surplus) seatbelts in my MGA with the Olds 215
V8 - mine wasn't quite as wild as yours, but it was fast enough to scare
people.

On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 9:23 PM G Mann via Mercedes 
wrote:

> I remember two things about that ride.
> 1. At the moment the new owner launched [it was truly a launch] I came to
> realize I had failed to install handholds for a passenger.
> 2. I then came to realize the only thing keeping me inside the open car was
> my superior olympic strength butt cheeks, firmly gripping the seat cushion.
> Absolutely no nannies were along for that ride.  ahhh.. "The good old
> days"  [what makes them good, is you lived through them."
>
> On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 7:12 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > Sounds like an experience you would not want to repeat
> >
> > --FT
> > Sent from iPhone
> >
> > > On Jun 3, 2021, at 9:22 PM, G Mann via Mercedes  >
> > wrote:
> > >
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Re: [MBZ] OT part of an estate 1961 Austin Healey Bug Eye Sprite, $12, 345

[OK Don via Mercedes]

I had a friend who was restoring one, back in the day. I replaced the
entire wiring harness in one afternoon. They were fun cars.

On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 8:47 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> A neighbor kid had one of these when I was maybe 13 or so, it was a
> total POS but fun to ride in.  It was parked out front of his house one
> day and I noticed smoke coming out from under the front.  I went and
> banged on the door, he came running out and opened the bonnet and
> started pulling out smoking wires.  That put a stop to it, all the
> wiring was bodged up under there, insulation cracked and missing.  he
> got it running again though and kept it for awhile.
>
> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/172442341397943
>
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Re: [MBZ] Lug nuts

[OK Don via Mercedes]

It can happen to anyone:
Loose Nut Ends Graham Rahal's Indy 500 After Wheel Comes Off Exiting Pit
Road


On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 1:23 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I always laugh at that spelling mixup and I see that I did it myself! I
> blame auto-correct (or I would, but I use emacs for my email and it
> isn't something I have enabled).
>
> Allan
>
> Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes  writes:
>
> > Don't be a looser.
> >
> > On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 10:36 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> >>  I had the same thing happen with one of my 190Ds...
> >> These days I take the lugs loose and tighten them back up with the
> torque
> >> wrench so I know they're tight enough to be safe but loose enough I can
> get
> >> them off again if I need to.
> >> -Curt
> >>
> >> On Saturday, May 29, 2021, 10:16:43 PM EDT, Allan Streib via
> Mercedes <
> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>  I few years ago I bought new tires for the Nissan Frontier. Drove home
> >> from the tire shop and next day driving back in to town there was a
> >> strange vibration and noise. Pulled off at a convenience store and found
> >> the lug nuts on the driver's side front wheel were lose, not even finger
> >> tight.
> >>
> >> Tightened them up, checked all the other wheels, and went on with my
> >> day.
> >>
> >> Now I always check them whenever a shop has had a wheel off.
> >>
> >> Allan
> >>
> >>
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Re: [MBZ] W124 rear brake job

[OK Don via Mercedes]

I used brake cleaner to wipe off the paint just before I installed them -
didn't want to risk contaminating the new pads - but that was a long time
ago. Didn't think to ask here first, just did it. The pads worked very well
with the treatment. YMMV.

On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 2:04 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes <
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> Leave it to Mercedes to innovate. The time saved wiping the nasty grease
> off the aftermarket ones is justification enough to warrant the slight
> premium paid for original parts.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On May 30, 2021, at 2:55 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > The coating is meant to be left on, it's some sort of rust prevention
> that is hard enough to wear off very quickly and not damage pads.
> >
> > It's there to replace the cosmoline that requires volatile solvents to
> remove.  Reduces volatile emission and the hassle of cleaning the rotors.
> >
> > I love it, saves all that spraying and scrubbing and roughing up the
> surface.
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Re: [MBZ] OT insurance, full coverage or no?

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It had nothing to do with the bidding process, just the buying of senators.

On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 1:19 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
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> On 2021-05-27 12:53, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
> > I am in total agreement with you, except on one point which I hold as
> > very
> > important.
> > That point is, not all learning happens in school. Life does not give
> > participation trophies for attendance, only for performance.
>
>
> Ha. 3/4 of the US Senate wants to give a Bezos/Boeing space project a
> $10 Billion participation trophy for failing to win a contract.
>
> The actual contract award that was given to the better bid, well,
> Congress has agreed to pay $850 Million of the projected $2.9 Billion
> total.
>
> Let that sink in: The company with the better rocket at half the price
> gets less than a Billion, while Senators scramble to throw ten times as
> much at the loser.
>
>
> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/bezos-blue-origin-may-get-second-shot-at-nasa-dollars-via-e2-80-98bailout-e2-80-99-amendment/ar-AAKnxOs
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Re: [MBZ] OT short ghia update

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Aircooled engines run much higher cylinder head temps than liquid cooled
engines, meaning a higher risk of detonation. Yes, I'd run premium without
question. An aircraft engine with 8.5:1 pistons needs a minimum of 93
octane fuel.

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> You may recall I picked up a Karmann Ghia last November. Not wanting to
> subject it to any salt or winter it has been in the garage since then. I
> got it out today and it started up and ran nicely. It ran pretty rough
> in the driveway the few times I tried to run it during last winter so I
> figured I'd need to clean out the carbs and give it a general tune up.
>
> However it is running much better now. I added about 5g of fresh gas and
> half a bottle of Techron but not sure that really made a difference.
>
> It has a dual carb setup with Webers and I took a closer look and they
> don't seem to have any choke mechanism at all. So that would explain the
> rough running in the cold. I guess the car was set up as a summer
> driver. Not sure if such a thing is commonplace?
>
> I found in the documentation that with the rebuilt the prior
> owner installed has a 9:1 compression ratio. So I guess I should
> probably buy at least mid-grade gas for it? Or premium?
>
> I also discovered some rust on the passenger side rear floorpan. Not
> catastrophic but probably need to replace about a square foot of it. A
> project for next winter. The rest of the car seems solid.
>
> Need to track down an extra wheel for a spare tire, as that is
> missing. Anyone know of a good Aircooled email list?
>
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Re: [MBZ] So true

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Must have been on I-44 between Tulsa and OKC -- happens EVERY time I drive
it.

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Re: [MBZ] New tool — worklight

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No good surface for a suction cup - all either too small or curved. Too
many locations to glue steel on to be feasible, and you want to remove
weight from an aircraft, not add it. I used a headband light, jsut sit it
on the floor pointing up, or get my wife to hold the light.

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> On Sat, 22 May 2021 15:03:04 -0400 Allan Streib via Mercedes
>  wrote:
>
> > If you have a flat smooth surface maybe a good suction cup?
> >
> > OK Don via Mercedes  writes:
> >
> > > They need to figure out how to stick them to aluminum --- the magnets
> > > don't work under the instrument panel in the airplane!
>
> Or maybe epoxy a thin strip of steel in the appropriate location?
>
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Re: [MBZ] What is this 108 worth?

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IIRC, the W115 300D was made in 1975 and 1976. I had two 1976 models back
in the day ---
No idea what they are worth now, it depends on the amount of rust and
whether the heater fan works.

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> It's a 115.
>
> On Sat, May 22, 2021, 6:49 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes <
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> > https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/gd6whtzvKsvS
> > Valid until: May 24, 2021
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Re: [MBZ] New tool — worklight

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They need to figure out how to stick them to aluminum --- the magnets don't
work under the instrument panel in the airplane!

On Sat, May 22, 2021 at 1:42 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
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> Those LED worklights with magnets are a game changer. I love mine (got
> it from Eastwood...
>
>https://www.eastwood.com/eastwoood-cob-led-rechargeable-work-light.html
>
> It has pivot and swivel points also so you can direct the light to
> exactly where it needs to be. So much better than the old plug-in work
> lights with a hook on the top.
>
> Allan
>
> Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes  writes:
>
> > I was at Costco yesterday they had these rechargeable LED work lights
> > for $30.  Actually 3 in 1 as the little side lights detach and have
> > magnets so you can stick them to something. Various USB ports to
> > recharge things off the lights batteries too. Pretty bright, you can
> > set the level. Many adjustments.
> >
> > I’m using them now to light up the brake pads on the 95E320 as the
> > light had been on for awhile. Old pads still had some use but were
> > worn down to the sensors.
> >
> > I really like this light. I think it’s a good deal.
> >
> > --FT
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Re: [MBZ] Are these the correct seat covers or some sort of aftermarket job?

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It's on fakebook, so they are obviously fake ...

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>
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Re: [MBZ] OT laundry baskets

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We have some Rubbermaid kidney shaped ones that just won't die .

On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 6:39 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
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> Sterilite was the latest I bought and they're all broken.
>
> Thinking about a woven rope basket, e.g.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HGZBKHT
>
> Kind of expensive but if it lasts it's worth it.
>
> Allan
>
> Rick Knoble via Mercedes  writes:
>
> > Sterilite® Ultra™ 2 Bushel Laundry Basket at Menards
> https://www.menards.com/main/p-144109885.htm
> >
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Sent: May 21, 2021 6:40 PM
> > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Cc: astr...@indiana.edu
> > Subject: [MBZ] OT laundry baskets
> >
> > Minor annoyance but I'm tired of buying laundry baskets every year or
> > two. Is there a brand that doesn't crack and fall apart?
> >
> > Allan
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Re: [MBZ] BatteryMINDer charger/maintainer for $19.99 today!

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Same price on Amazon, ships from Northern Tools ---

On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 11:16 AM Craig via Mercedes 
wrote:

> I bought two more ...
>
>
> Craig
>
>
> https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200332201_200332201
>
> BatteryMINDer Plus Battery Charger/Trickle Charger/Desulfator — 12 Volt,
> 1 Amp, Model# 12117TC
>
> Reg. $67.99
> Sale $19.99
> Order today to get this price
>
>  * Full-time battery monitoring automatically tests battery continually,
>supplying only the current needed to maintain battery at full charge
>  * 8-stage unit charges and maintains from 1 to 4 batteries at a time (12V
>batteries parallel-connected or two 6V batteries series-connected.
>NOTE: Never connect 2 or more batteries together in parallel before
>fully charging each and checking their condition. Failure to fully
>charge each battery and check their condition can result in a serious
>safety hazard)
>  * Does not overcharge, regardless of time connected
>  * High-frequency pulses safely remove sulfate from battery's plates that
>prevent the batteries from holding a full charge
>  * No need to add water to maintenance-type batteries during long,
>non-use storage
>  * Stops boil-out and ends water loss
>  * Smart chip technology ensures safe, long-term performance
>  * Automatic reset prevents damage to charger when unit is connected to
>faulty battery
>  * 10ft. output cord
>  * Blinks when charged
>  * Made to ISO 9002 Quality Certified Standards
>  * Comes complete with Quick connect/disconnect battery clips (Note:
>BatteryMINDer Plus will not cause battery drain if connected to the
>battery without connection to AC power 1mA max.)
>  * Not for use with aircraft batteries
>  * This model features Temperature Compensation which decreases voltage
>in hot weather (battery does not overcharge) and increases voltage in
>cold weather (battery will stay fully charged)
>  * This model will not work on a battery less than 6.0 Volts
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Re: [MBZ] Left rear subframe mount rebuilt

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That ought to last another 30 years!

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>  Looks good, nice work.
> -Curt
>
> On Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 2:57:27 PM EDT, Dimitri Seretakis via
> Mercedes  wrote:
>
>  On my, formerly Dwight’s, 1990 300D 2.5 Turbo.
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Re: [MBZ] Should I buy this?

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Do you still have that Euro 500 engine? Perfect car for it!

On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 5:13 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
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> Definitely. Work him down a bit.  That is a good price if everything
> else is good.  SEC prices are pretty high right now for decent cars
>
> --FT
>
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[MBZ] OT: Intel NUC Mini PC

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Does anyone know about these, have an opinion about them? (No Apple
worshiper snarks please). The wife's PC is failing to find the boot device
on reboots too frequently now, in spite of the two year old SSD. The PC is
12 years old now, so I'm thinking it's time to retire it - it runs 24/7.

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Re: [MBZ] Lithium batteries

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In aircraft the continuous drain capacity is also a concern - you want
navigation and communications if the alternator dies before you get to the
ground. The lithiums are more than twice the cost, but weight is less than
a fourth (VERY significant) and they seem to be expected to last 6 years in
use instead of the lead acid's 5 years expected lifespan. They also have to
provide spacers for the battery box in certificated aircraft. I will be
using them in the experimentals I'm working on.

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> On 2021-05-14 11:17, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
> > I wonder how many they will sell at $1,200???
>
> I seem to recall seeing airplane lithiums (10-15lb) for around $400.
> They weren't 2000 CCA however.
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Re: [MBZ] Lithium batteries

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I wonder how many they will sell at $1,200???

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> They're putting lithium starting batteries in big cases so they are a
> drop in replacement for lead-acid.
>
>
> https://antigravitybatteries.com/products/starter-batteries/automotive/ag-h8-rs/
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Ford Engineering

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WOW! That is amazing. I wonder who signed off on that one? How many engines
have eaten valves due to slippage?

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> What were the engineers thinking when they designed this? I guess the
> apprentice should've RTFM. https://youtu.be/6fZuCUpqvHw
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Re: [MBZ] 240D 4-speed

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I like that one - might have to make a set!

On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 6:31 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
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> There is also these with the removable ramp.
>
>
> On 11/05/2021 12:03 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> >   One of my favorite things about a 240D is that it'll easily drive up
> onto a set of ramps. Mine are also old Sears ramps. To get my Jetta up on
> ramps requires 3 pieces of 2x6 to make a ramp so the front air dam doesn't
> hit.
> > -Curt
> >
> >  On Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 12:26:47 PM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> >   > I don’t have a safe way to [get under the car], may need to take it
> to a shop
> >
> > A set of ramps is usually pretty easy.  Son just welded the muffler back
> on
> > the 190D using a set of green pressed steel ramps.  (Old Sears product?)
> >
> > -- Jim
> >
> >
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Re: [MBZ] 240D Shifter

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What Jaime said. I never had one get that bad, but I did replace a bunch of
those bushings over the years ---

On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 8:19 PM Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes <
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> HI John,
> Most likely the bushings on each end of the shift rods (there are three of
> them, so 6 bushings) are probably gone.  This causes the levers on the
> shifter to end up in odd places and occasionally jam.  There are also
> bushing in the shifter itself that can contribute to the problem.  Best
> action is to order up all the bushings from the classic center and spend a
> weekend rebuilding everything.  You'll be surprised by how nice it can all
> be when repaired properly.
>
> Good luck
> Jaime
>
>
> On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 8:07 PM John Ingram via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello list,
> > I have a ’83 240D with a 4 speed manual.  The car has about 330K miles.
> I
> > was driving today and when shifting into 2nd gear the shifter got stuck
> in
> > neutral position and would not move in any direction, I pulled and pushed
> > the lever and it freed up and I continued on everything working fine. I
> > headed home and on a hill had to downshift into first and the shifter
> > suddenly felt like it was not connected to anything.  The car was still
> in
> > 3rd gear but I couldn’t start out in 3rd and it stalled. I started the
> > engine and the shifter and transmission worked normally the rest of the
> way
> > home.  The problem is intermittent, from normal to stuck to normal to
> > disconnected to normal.
> > Has anyone ever experienced this on a 240D 4-speed?  Any ideas as to what
> > it could be?
> >
> > Thank you
> > John Ingram
> > Maryland
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Re: [MBZ] RIP Golf TDI

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Ouch! That must hurt in more ways than one. Hope you are OK. The car can be
replaced 

On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 8:36 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes <
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> I was heading home from the grocery today after work and managed to miss a
> big black pickup flying down the road a couple hundred feet from home and
> got hit on the right front of the Golf.
>
> Ripped the bumper off, tore off the frame stub,and so forth.  Can't
> imagine it's not totalled, and I was hoping to keep this one til I retire
> in a couple years.
>
> Bad intersection, usually a crash every couple weeks there, and the county
> commissioners absolutely refuse to put up a four way stop.  Intersection is
> angled just enough the door post completely blocks vision, I've had close
> calls there for years and always look several times.
>
> Grinds my grits.
>
> Fortunately all the damage to the big hopped up truck appears to be a tire
> and rim, nothing else touched the car.
>
> What a Monday, and since I had a migraine this morning I almost stayed
> home
>
> The only good news is that I found two replacements on Facebook at first
> look, another silver 2004 Golf with 180K and a Jetta with 316k, although
> that might not be such a good deal.
>
> I'm driving the limping 88 TE instead, should have spent some time this
> winter putting links in the rear, fixing the exhaust, and getting the FI
> straightened out!
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT: broken house window

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OK - I looked into the different films, none of them get good reviews for
DIY, and I suspect that installing them would destroy what's left of the
window. I'm going to buy a sheet of UV resistant Lexan to cover it with.
Thanks for the suggestions.

On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 1:40 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Check for security film also. Not sure how it's different (maybe same
> thing), but I've recently read about some film you can put on your
> windows that supposedly makes them much harder for an intruder to break
> through. I believe 3M makes it, among others.
>
> Allan
>
> Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes  writes:
>
> > There is plastic “wrap” stuff used here for hurricane protection.
> Basically thin transparent sheet plastic that is put on the glass to
> minimize shattering and provide some strength. That would probably work.
> >
> > --FT
> > Sent from iPhone
> >
> >> On May 6, 2021, at 11:50 PM, OK Don via Mercedes 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> So one of the windows in the bathroom got hit with a rock or hailstone
> -
> >> could have been either - and the tempered glass shattered but is still
> in
> >> place. We kind of like the effect actually, and would like to preserve
> it
> >> as is.
> >> Any ideas of how to do that? adhesive film of some sort? Glue of some
> kind?
> >> Just put another pane of glass (or acrylic/lexan) over it on the
> outside?
> >>
> >> --
> >> OK Don
> >>
> >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to
> >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain
> >>
> >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”
> Wernher
> >> Von Braun
> >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg
> >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg
>
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Re: [MBZ] Price Of Fuel

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As it does the start of every summer season ...

It was trending down here but now it’s shooting back up again
>


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Re: [MBZ] Hi-test $3.08

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87 octane rated no-ethanol fuel was $2.72 at my local station yesterday.
Will need to buy another 55 gal. for the airplane soon - might need to do
it tomorrow!

On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 7:26 PM Clay via Mercedes 
wrote:

> 87 proof petrol is running $3.98, toss another $0.30 for 93 octane.  #2 in
> SEA is hovering at $3.89 this week.  There is a massive gas tax ($0.27?)
> coming in a few weeks
>
> clay
>
> I have no pronouns please do not refer to me.
>
>
>
> > On May 7, 2021, at 11:41 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote:
> >
> > Regular unleaded $2.99 here last night, so premium is probably
> > $3.40-ish. Diesel $3.25.
> >
> > Allan
>
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[MBZ] OT: broken house window

[OK Don via Mercedes]

So one of the windows in the bathroom got hit with a rock or hailstone -
could have been either - and the tempered glass shattered but is still in
place. We kind of like the effect actually, and would like to preserve it
as is.
Any ideas of how to do that? adhesive film of some sort? Glue of some kind?
Just put another pane of glass (or acrylic/lexan) over it on the outside?

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[MBZ] OT: Steel prices have tripled

[OK Don via Mercedes]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/06/investing/steel-shortage-stocks-bubble/index.html

I wonder if scrap steel prices are going up as well? Time to sell those
scrap cars?

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Re: [MBZ] OT - Tile Work

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We laid down some 18"x18" tiles once - and I had to cut some notches, etc.
I used a cheap tile saw - the mini table saw type with the blade running in
a tray of water. You just cut the sides, then  a bunch of parallel cuts in
the middle and knock out the tabs you just created.

On Sat, May 1, 2021 at 5:54 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Exactly, Diamond blade on angle grinder. Don’t use mastic on large tiles
> like that either. Use tile mortar.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On May 1, 2021, at 5:13 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Get a 4” diamond blade for an angle grinder. You can do it wet with a
> spray bottle to keep the dust down and the blade cool, or have someone hold
> a shop vac at the cut.
> >
> > --FT
> > Sent from iPhone
> >
> >> On May 1, 2021, at 12:06 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Wondering if anyone here has experience doing wall tile. I ask because
> I’m looking at some tile for a backsplash that’s 12” x 18”. Yes, those are
> big pieces, but we really like the pattern as it’s a three dimensional
> “wavy” sort pattern.
> >>
> >> I’m wondering how (or if) I can cut the openings for electrical outlets
> without breaking a tile. The studs are on 24” centers on the interior wall
> it will go on, so I could potentially space it so the joints are at the
> points where the receptacles are located, meaning I would just have to cut
> a rectangular section out on two adjoining tiles (like this: [ ] ) to make
> them fit as opposed to having to cut a rectangular hole in a single tile.
> >>
> >> 
> >>
> >> -D
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Re: [MBZ] New toy

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Congrats! Do you have a trailer to haul it to Maine with?

On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 4:04 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
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>  I parked it so I can see it from the back door of the house, I do like
> looking at it...
> -Curt
>
> On Friday, April 30, 2021, 5:01:52 PM EDT, Dimitri Seretakis via
> Mercedes  wrote:
>
>  Congratulations! That’s beautiful!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 30, 2021, at 1:37 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > My tractor buying saga is finally (hopefully) at it's end. Today I
> picked up a 1998 Ford 1920. It's a 32hp 4wd compact tractor with front end
> loader. 1900 hours but it starts with just a touch of the keyhttps://
> photos.app.goo.gl/Uo5en44yC5J5JeLN9
> > https://photos.app.goo.gl/o7g8Z4btoNSnwTj79
> > https://photos.app.goo.gl/Q1RCkz5K7WqptTRq6
> > It's about a 20 foot machine, in the last pic you can see that its been
> "repainted". But the hydraulics all move good, it makes no bad noises in
> any gear (12 of them!).
> > The transmission is interesting, its a 4spd synchronized shuttle shift
> with 3 ranges which adds up to 12 speeds forward and reverse. I don't think
> I'll be trying 14mph backwards...
> > Next step is a full service, M1 TDT in the engine and interestingly
> almost everything else uses hydraulic oil from the front diff to power
> steering to hydraulics...
> > -Curt
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Re: [MBZ] New Okie Acres

[OK Don via Mercedes]

A neighbor is building a house with these, or similar. The structure is up
with roof, working on the interior now.

On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 1:11 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> With ICF, anybody's a structural mason
>
>
> https://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/concrete-cement-masonry/concrete-forms/liteform-reg-8-straight-block-insulated-concrete-form/lf08/p-7919224473478597-c-5653.htm
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] 1987 300SDL - 265k miles - $4,500

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Decision fatigue ---

On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 2:19 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> What are people thinking when they order a car with an interior color to
> match the exterior?
>
> On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 3:02 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > Boring colors, but otherwise looks nice
> >
> >
> >
> https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/dayton-mercedes-benz/7314819581.html
> >
> > Allan
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Re: [MBZ] Somebody needs this

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World class ugly car 

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> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3857625577660232/
>
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Re: [MBZ] Earth Day was Re: OT Something Controversial To Someone

[OK Don via Mercedes]

We'll feed them into Doc's fusion reactor (Back to the Future).

On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 10:23 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Say on Dimitri. Much more at stake than emissions. What will we do with all
> of these toxic batteries?
>
> Dwight Giles Jr.
> Wickford RI
>
> On Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 11:19 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > True. The Tesla will end up in a toxic materials landfill in 10-15 years
> > while my diesels will likely still be on the road.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Apr 22, 2021, at 7:33 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dimitri says:
> > >
> > >> I’m way more environmentally conscious than my Tesla driving friends.
> > They recycle when it’s convenient whereas I go out of my way to recycle,
> > and then they criticize me for driving a diesel
> > >
> > > Dimitri. The mere fact that you don't drive a Tesla, means you are
> > environmentally conscience.
> > >
> > > Lithium mines.
> > > https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/lithium-mining
> > >
> > > Cobalt mines.
> > >
> >
> https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cobalt-children-mining-democratic-republic-congo-cbs-news-investigation/
> > >
> > > Lithium battery recycling?
> > > Almost.
> > >
> >
> https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/the-afterlife-of-electric-vehicles-battery-recycling-and-repurposing/
> > >
> > > https://phys.org/news/2019-12-lithium-recycled.html
> > >
> > > So yeah. By driving a car that won't need recycling for another twenty
> > years or so, you sir are helping to save the planet. As opposed to those
> > who prefer to virtue signal.
> > >
> > >
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Re: [MBZ] Two dead in Tesla crash; 32k gallons of water to extinguish battery fire; nobody driving.

[OK Don via Mercedes]

About that Tesla fire:
"Tesla Fire in Texas Crash Was Not How It Was Reported, Says Fire Chief"
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a36189237/tesla-model-s-fire-texas-crash-details-fire-chief/


   - A crash
   

and
   subsequent fire of a Tesla Model S
    this past weekend quickly
   caught attention online for its "four-hour" blaze, but that's not exactly
   what happened, the fire chief told *Car and Driver* today.
   - The initial fireball was contained in a matter of minutes, and it was
   just tiny flareups that were a longer-lasting problem, chief Palmer Buck
   explained to the *Houston Chronicle
   

*
   and *C/D.*
   - Although the chief acknowledges EV fires require different tactics by
   firefighters, Tesla and government safety data asserts that traditional
   internal-combustion vehicles experience one fire for every 19 million miles
   traveled; for Teslas EVs, it's one fire for 205 million miles traveled.


On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 7:52 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> That was my thought too. Play stupid games
>
> Allan
>
> "M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes"  writes:
>
> > Father Charles calls two more home.
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 7:18 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/04/18/2-men-dead-after-fiery-tesla-crash-in-spring-officials-say/
> >>
> >> Allan
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