Re: [MBZ] A pretty color is worth $$thousands

2021-09-22 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
That is  a tropical colour for a car in Hawaii, California, or maybe Florida. Randy On 22/09/2021 4:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Helios gelb - sun yellow. Yummy color on an otherwise unexceptional 380SL. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1982-mercedes-benz-380sl-37/ _

Re: [MBZ] OT: Excitement

2021-09-20 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I knew a fellow many years back who suffered quite an injury when a hydraulic hose somehow came off and the hot oil nailed him in the back of his neck. High pressure hydraulics can be dangerous. Randy On 20/09/2021 3:24 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: So yesterday I took the snowmobile c

Re: [MBZ] How to jumpstart an Airbus?

2021-09-20 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I think that I might well have lost confidence in this aircraft and crew by the time they finally got it going.  I think, I would have got off of that one and found another way to get to my destination. Randy On 20/09/2021 2:59 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: Nothing like a can of sta

Re: [MBZ] OT Electronics advice -- LG washer

2021-09-20 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Can you get the relay off of the board without damaging the board and use some wire to hook up a new relay, remotely?  I had to do that with the run capacitor on my table saw motor because I could not find one that would fit inside the bump housing on the motor. Or, call on Jim C for better ad

Re: [MBZ] 2004 MB E320 4Matic Thermostat Replacement Question

2021-09-20 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I would apply heat and penetrating oil. A propane torch should be sufficient heat. Go slow and you may be successful in getting the old bolts out. I did it years ago on a Ford Taurus. It was my wife's car and she was complaining of little heat so I decided to change out the thermostat. Those 3.

Re: [MBZ] This could be a great deal 1976 Mercedes W-115 240D - $2, 400 (Wilkesboro)

2021-09-20 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
The 300D did not come with a manual transmission, at least not in North America. Randy On 20/09/2021 11:50 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Only if that were a 5 cyl. 300D with PW and a manual trans. would I might be even mildly interested. On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 12:16 PM Allan Stre

Re: [MBZ] How to jumpstart an Airbus?

2021-09-20 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
What happened with the famous landing in the river by Sully? Both engines went out due to bird strikes and he was unable to restart them. Just not enough altitude and airspeed or were the engines damaged too badly? Randy On 20/09/2021 11:13 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Very rare to lo

Re: [MBZ] Alarming!

2021-09-03 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I have not experienced that with our 13 F150. Randy On 03/09/2021 12:56 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Our 2013 F150's alarm will go off for no reason if I leave it unlocked in the garage. It might take 30 minutes or a couple of hours, but it will sound off! I always lock it now just to keep th

Re: [MBZ] OT guess the attributes

2021-09-03 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 03/09/2021 12:09 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: I saw a young woman realtor putting out a for sale sign this morning. Guess the attributes of her vehicle --FT Electric? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] I won’t haggle, so come prepared to pay full asking price - 2000 E320 wagon - $2,500

2021-08-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
and, is the mileage 230K or 320K? Randy On 30/08/2021 12:21 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: aside from being a bloviating boor, that is probably not an unreasonable price in today's market if it is in decent shape.  Maybe a little discount for the missing 6cylinders --FT On 8/30/21 1:

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

2021-08-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Sort of amazing that the vendor thinks that he improved the vehicle. Randy On 30/08/2021 11:37 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: First time I've seen that 'unicorn' means take off that stupid nose, and put reasonable wheels and tires on it and then maybe you'd have a nice car... -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] W115 front subframe bushings

2021-08-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Good. I shall try that. Randy On 30/08/2021 11:17 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote: Just get them from the dealer. Most are still available, and ones that were not are coming back. On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 12:10 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: The

Re: [MBZ] W115 front subframe bushings

2021-08-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
s not a bad job, just time consuming. Unless there’s a lot of corrosion I wouldn’t think the bolts would be tough to get out. -D On Aug 30, 2021, at 11:27 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Anyone have advice for installation? I have obtained them but not yet i

Re: [MBZ] W115 front subframe bushings

2021-08-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
orrosion I wouldn’t think the bolts would be tough to get out. -D On Aug 30, 2021, at 11:27 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Anyone have advice for installation? I have obtained them but not yet installed them. I do not want to break off any of

[MBZ] W115 front subframe bushings

2021-08-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Anyone have advice for installation? I have obtained them but not yet installed them. I do not want to break off any of the bolts. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery optio

Re: [MBZ] Seeking 1976 300D accelerator linkage

2021-08-27 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Could you use small heim joints and make your own replacement linkage? On 27/08/2021 1:49 PM, David Bruckmann via Mercedes wrote: Good afternoon, My 1976 300D's accelerator linkage has come apart. This is the stamped piece attached to the valve cover immediately before the rod that descends t

Re: [MBZ] Toyota disgusts me.

2021-08-20 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I had a 1970 Toyota Hilux back in about 1974-75. It was a beater but it didn't cause a whole lot of trouble. A good little truck but little was the word. Small cab and small box. It was the one with the turn signals mounted on top of the front fenders and was essentially avocado green. Some prev

[MBZ] OT old cameras

2021-08-18 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I have an old Pentax body and the original lens as well as a wide angle and a telephoto. Old but new enough not to be the screw on mounting. Nothing all that valuable. I sometimes think about buying a new digital body so that I could use the lenses but have not done it. The other interesting l

Re: [MBZ] OK Don’s next project?

2021-08-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Do you have photos? On 17/08/2021 11:06 AM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: BTDT, more or less. Dad and I built a camper that bolted onto a pickup frame from a pair of Beech D18 fuselages. in the early '60's. It didn't much look like an airplane afterwards, but it was more functional than that Bell

Re: [MBZ] 1991 190E 2.3L - 86k miles - $9,750

2021-08-13 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
The simple answer is - when it goes bad. On 12/08/2021 8:39 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Since when is a head gasket "recommended maintenance" on a car with only 86k miles? https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/cto/d/valparaiso-1991-mercedes-benz-e-23l/7364902160.html Allan

Re: [MBZ] 123 part search

2021-08-13 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
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 inc

Re: [MBZ] Engine is locked up in the Mercedes 2008 Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML 350 Edition Sport Utility 4D, $3, 200

2021-08-12 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Leaking headgasket? Cylinders full of coolant? Hydro-locked? On 11/08/2021 10:13 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Good point I guess putting a wrench on the crank or something could see if it turns, or if the starter is jammed up engaged that would prevent it? --FT Sent from iPhone

Re: [MBZ] OT - Bathroom Flooring Question

2021-07-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
as well. Not sure what it’s called but I know of it having lived in cold climates. -D On Jul 30, 2021, at 5:26 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: On 30/07/2021 4:07 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: ..Roof is solid but about 15 years old, so I’ve got a roofer coming out for an

Re: [MBZ] My good deed for the day

2021-07-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
And you did not save up and store any, uh, fertilizer? On 30/07/2021 4:21 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: No, it's not. Our poor Kitty died last June. On Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 5:20 PM Floyd Thursby wrote: Is this the El Merde del Gato version? --FT On 7/30/21 4:31 PM, Andrew Strasfo

Re: [MBZ] OT - Bathroom Flooring Question

2021-07-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 30/07/2021 4:07 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: ..Roof is solid but about 15 years old, so I’ve got a roofer coming out for an estimate. Like a lot of these older homes there have been issues with ice dams, so I’ll look to a roof replacement to resolve this as well as possibly p

Re: [MBZ] OT - Bathroom Flooring Question

2021-07-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
land when we’re visiting or looking to escape the climate of Florida. We’ll probably be there on a regular basis every month or two at this point, but I can see us living there in the summertime once we retire. -D On Jul 30, 2021, at 4:03 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: On 30/07/2021 2

Re: [MBZ] OT - Bathroom Flooring Question

2021-07-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 30/07/2021 2:22 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: And yes, I own a house in Flagstaff now. Chez Penoff West. -D So, are you going to provide details? We need to live vicariously since most of us have no plan to acquire a house in Flagstaff. ___

Re: [MBZ] OT - Bathroom Flooring Question

2021-07-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 30/07/2021 2:03 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote: Sheet vinyl is harder than squares but not much harder for small rooms. I did sheet vinyl in a bathroom a few years back. I had a roll of paper and I laid out strips of it on the floor to fit to the walls and other things l

Re: [MBZ] OT - Bathroom Flooring Question

2021-07-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
At 4 X 6, you don't have a lot to lose. Might as well try it and see how well it works. If the existing joints are not tight, you might get telegraphing of the pattern through the new vinyl. If you can stand additional thickness, you might find some of the vinyl plank flooring would be thick en

Re: [MBZ] Chimney plaster repair.

2021-07-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Could you not repair the cookstove? My recollection is that the back is usually just sheet metal and if so, you should be able to rebuild it. The cast iron top and the castings on the front are what make it a nice stove. On 30/07/2021 10:11 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: An exterior

Re: [MBZ] Vehicle made in Canada 81 Mercedes 380SL convertible - $3, 500 (Palatka)

2021-07-30 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Made to be sold in Canada. Don't think Mercedes has built cars here. On 30/07/2021 8:43 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Can’t really tell you a lot about it because it was my fathers and he died two years ago. I believe it has been sitting about nine years since it was driven regularly

Re: [MBZ] MBZ charging for software subscriptions

2021-07-29 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
America Land of the Free (NOT) On 29/07/2021 5:11 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: On 2021-07-29 17:04, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Towed off of your property? Or were they parked in the street? What if somebody conned a tow company into stealing your 60 year old truck from your d

Re: [MBZ] MBZ charging for software subscriptions

2021-07-29 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
So, what is the whole story? Do you have an unfriendly  nosey  neighbour who complained to someone in authority? Who even knew the tire was low and the battery dead? Did someone know you would be out having surgery so it was a good opportunity to grab your cars for some reason? Do tow truck driv

Re: [MBZ] OT Hoovie coming to Chastun area

2021-07-29 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
on 29/07/2021 7:27 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Freddy must have eaten at a Culver's and liked it. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or ch

Re: [MBZ] Why do companies…

2021-07-28 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
. I’ll stop there. -FT Sent from my iPad On Jul 28, 2021, at 8:51 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 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

Re: [MBZ] Why do companies…

2021-07-28 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 27/07/2021 10:53 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Lay off 300 people then post on LinkedIn about how they are hiring (for positions they just laid off)? You forget that the USA is all about capitalism and the dream of being wealthy. 70+ million people voted for a recent now ex-Presi

[MBZ] OT residential air conditioner issue

2021-07-23 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
My house has a basic HVAC system. We have a gas fired furnace in the basement and central air installed with the furnace. The evaporator A coil sits in the warm air plenum above the furnace. The Condenser sits outside by the back door. The whole setup of furnace and air conditioner is Lennox an

Re: [MBZ] Red death

2021-07-22 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I am 69. I am a bit asthmatic and use a blue and an orange puffer. I have had flu shots for years and never had any reaction to them. I thought my odds were better with the vaccine than without it. I have had no adverse reaction to either shot of the vaccine. There are likely going to be some r

Re: [MBZ] Red death

2021-07-22 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Mostly because they are the ones who get exposed to it, I would think. Don't know what the situation is in other countries but here in Manitoba, Canada, over 75% have had one dose of vaccine and over 55% have had 2 doses. Available now to anyone over the age of 12. Hopefully they will decide it

Re: [MBZ] Mini splits

2021-07-22 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I installed a central air conditioning system in my home by myself years ago. It came with precharged lines and precharged A coil and compressor unit. When I tightened the fittings on the lines onto the fittings at the A coil in the furnace plenum and at the compressor unit it broke a seal in t

Re: [MBZ] Red death

2021-07-22 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
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

Re: [MBZ] Red death

2021-07-22 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
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

Re: [MBZ] It’s hitting the fan

2021-07-20 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Jim will trade you. Bring him a decent used Mercedes and he will provide you with a couple of tickets. Randy On 20/07/2021 11:31 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I guess you could provide free passes if one happened to be in the area. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 20, 2021, at 11:17 AM,

Re: [MBZ] ML350 hits a tree

2021-07-18 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
It is basically like a mini-van and mini-vans for the most part do not have good safety ratings. On 7/18/2021 3:14 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: Is this car poorly built? How does this happen to a Mercedes? Sent from my iPhone On Jul 18, 2021, at 3:31 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wr

Re: [MBZ] OT - Electrical Distribution Panel Relocation

2021-07-15 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Bennell via Mercedes wrote: 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

Re: [MBZ] OT - Electrical Distribution Panel Relocation

2021-07-15 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
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 pane

Re: [MBZ] Idiot: 1979 Mercedes 240D One Owner - $5,500 (Mt Airy)

2021-07-13 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Strange to say the least. How can he claim to it to be one owner  and never to have had a belt on the AC? One would think that if it did come that way, it would not have been long before he was back a the dealer asking why. What do you make of the leaking at the bottom corners of the windshiel

Re: [MBZ] Lb7 injectors

2021-07-13 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Will it reset everything to base if you disconnect the battery for  a period of time? On 13/07/2021 8:54 AM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Drive it. I bet the computer has to re-learn everything because all the sensors were sending it information based on the old injectors, which were spewing, or

Re: [MBZ] W116 rear window seal

2021-07-12 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Phone them. Randy On 12/07/2021 1:43 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Hmm. When I try to choose my vehicle, the first stumbling block is that the "Year" selector only goes back to 1984. Allan On Mon, Jul 12, 2021, at 1:29 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: This dealer has the best disc

Re: [MBZ] UV protection?

2021-07-06 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I know that was supposed to be the go-to product when everyone started saying not to use Armor-all. Randy On 06/07/2021 10:41 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: 303 Protectant. -D On Jul 6, 2021, at 11:38 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Any of you folks have a good

Re: [MBZ] 1964 220SE 4-speed

2021-07-06 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Is that red an original colour? Looks like some of the late model F150's that are a bright lipstick red. Randy On 05/07/2021 7:56 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: WHy is he hiding his asking price? On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 5:56 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrot

[MBZ] UV protection?

2021-07-06 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Any of you folks have a good recommendation for a product that will protect vinyl upholstery? I am thinking of our boat rather than the road vehicles. Lots of different stuff out there but is any of it any good? Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] W123 transmission pan bolts torque

2021-07-06 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Do you normally use some form of sealant on the pan to transmission surfaces as well? Or locktite? 7 or 8 Nm sounds sort of like not much more than finger tight. Randy On 05/07/2021 5:40 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote: 8 Nm with cork gasket, 7 Nm with rubber gasket -Original Messa

Re: [MBZ] OT: 1952 Hudson Hornet

2021-06-29 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Do you not think you might be a bit disappointed? That car would require an awful lot of work to make it anywhere near comparable to most modern vehicles. It is big, heavy and under powered by today's standards. It would handle like an old dump truck. If you repainted, re-chromed and re-upholste

Re: [MBZ] Floyd's New Ride

2021-06-29 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
No, you drive it until it breaks, and then sell it to some other dreamer. My former brother-in-law loved Jags and Rolls but he was pretty proficient at fixing things so he only needed to cover the parts cost. Randy On 28/06/2021 3:12 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Drive it until i

Re: [MBZ] OT: 1952 Hudson Hornet

2021-06-29 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
They are after you put $50K into restoring them. Randy On 28/06/2021 9:49 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: Are Hudsons worth that much? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Mon, Jun 28, 2021, 10:15 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Has a little patina. Fix it up n

Re: [MBZ] Pictures will be sent to interested parties only - 2006 ML500 - $3, 500

2021-06-25 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Ah, the uber wealthy! Drive a Mercedes SUV and take along a spare just in case you need it. RB On 25/06/2021 3:53 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Here’s mine! --FT Sent from iPhone On Jun 25, 2021, at 4:47 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:  https://louisville.craigslist

Re: [MBZ] Corporate spying software

2021-06-25 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Just like the dam*ed insurance companies wanting to track your driving habits. On 25/06/2021 2:58 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: This is basically the old "if you've got nothing to hide you have nothing to fear" argument. "The premise [is] that privacy is about hiding a wrong. It'

Re: [MBZ] 75 240D

2021-06-24 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
A bargain? Wash and put on BAT? On 24/06/2021 12:59 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes wrote: https://worcester.craigslist.org/pts/d/worcester-1975-mercedes-benz-240d-240/7340308956.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okieben

Re: [MBZ] W124 rear brake hard lines

2021-06-24 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Is it possible to get pre-bent lines? Some of the "better" quality brake lines are not easy to bend into tight turns. On 24/06/2021 10:36 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Is it true that subframe needs to be dropped? It would probably be easier with the subframe out, but it may not be i

Re: [MBZ] Why so cheap?

2021-06-22 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I would think you are correct. The wealthy in China did not get there by being stupid. They no doubt know that it could all end pretty quickly so it is a good idea to move as much money outside of the country as possible. What better investment than land and buildings? Not perfect, but substant

[MBZ] $1,100,000 with 10 days to go

2021-06-22 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1961-mercedes-benz-300sl-roadster/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okie

Re: [MBZ] Today's activity in the okie shop

2021-06-21 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
But don't plan to do any spray painting. On 20/06/2021 10:59 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 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 wrote: Make sure you use a dehydrator or dessicants

Re: [MBZ] Today's activity in the okie shop

2021-06-21 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Make sure you plan for drains to avoid rust. On 19/06/2021 8:28 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 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??? ___

Re: [MBZ] Why so cheap?

2021-06-21 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Just a guess on my part but Mercedes are (or at least were) much more rare here than down south. That means not much in salvage yards and probably few independents to repair older vehicles. Thus, you are likely stuck using the dealer and the cost becomes silly. I am told that Mercedes and BMW g

Re: [MBZ] 2006 GL350 - 160k miles - $2,000

2021-06-21 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Why is it a "boat anchor"? On 19/06/2021 1:56 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: 350 boat anchor So sad --FT Sent from iPhone On Jun 19, 2021, at 2:45 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: "I think has a vacuum leak and a oil leak. Im not a mechanic." https://chicago.craigslist.

Re: [MBZ] Sprinter Becker code

2021-06-21 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Good news on the radio. "I just finished removing windshield and bondo-Ing the metal and painting it ... was rusty and had small holes" I wonder about this. Windshields today are to some extent structural entities. They make the body more rigid and they have to be able to retain the airbag wh

Re: [MBZ] OT. Omega Seamaster or a Rolex of Some Sort?

2021-06-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
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 wrote: Just as I suggested earlier - Don't buy a Rolex - Buy a good classic Mercedes. Randy On

Re: [MBZ] OT. Omega Seamaster or a Rolex of Some Sort?

2021-06-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.c

Re: [MBZ] OT. Omega Seamaster or a Rolex of Some Sort?

2021-06-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Get a fake Rolex. You won't need to carry insurance on it and you won't be upset when you get mugged. On 17/06/2021 2:22 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: There are many times I don’t have my phone with me. Several years ago Santa brought my an Apple Watch 3, that usurped my Shinola for eve

Re: [MBZ] OT OK this just really p1$$e$ me off to no end

2021-06-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
That is how service writers make money. They intimidate and they pick on people that they think don't know any better, especially women. I had my mother's 2008 Honda Civic with 22,000 kilometers on it, for a while a couple of years ago. It got recalled for the air bag inflators so I went to the

Re: [MBZ] OT proud papa

2021-06-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 17/06/2021 11:35 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: It's kinda funny, he travels pretty light.  Not really into expensive stuff although he did buy a pretty decent mtn bike a year or so ago with money he made on moonlighting gigs.  Other than that he is pretty basic in his wants.  It will

Re: [MBZ] OT proud papa

2021-06-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Pretty soon, he will be able to afford a new MB. On 17/06/2021 7:16 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: The boy child graduated his pulmonary critical care fellowship at Stanford yesterday as Chief Fellow. Off to DC area for “real” job in a few weeks. If you’re ever in Fairfax VA and fi

Re: [MBZ] OT. Omega Seamaster or a Rolex of Some Sort?

2021-06-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
You don't need a watch if you carry a cellphone. Buy yourself a nice classic Mercedes diesel. Randy On 16/06/2021 8:31 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: Without Jabba to chime in it will be slightly more pedestrian. Since my company, to whom I whored out the last 38 years of my life, has nev

Re: [MBZ] 1976 Mercedes 280 - 86k Miles - $8,400 (Wilmington)

2021-06-16 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
But he does not have records or he would say  so. The statement that it is believed to be x miles means he cannot prove it. I am in the same boat. I doubt my car has over 200K miles given its condition but I have no way to prove it. On 16/06/2021 1:25 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote

Re: [MBZ] OT: Who would have guessed?

2021-06-15 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Urban hunting . . . On 15/06/2021 4:27 PM, greg via Mercedes wrote: <<...dogs were once bred to cook, according to *Popular Science’s* podcast...>> I used to read the Asian news for intel. I came across an item once about a Korean woman who was killed while chasing a dog across traffic. It m

Re: [MBZ] As Traded?

2021-06-14 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
The big dealers around here do not appear to keep any inexpensive vehicles. They want you to buy new so I think most of the traded vehicles do go to auction here too. On 14/06/2021 3:56 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Every car I've traded in went to auction. __

[MBZ] As Traded

2021-06-14 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
It used to be here in Manitoba that the government would send out a notice requiring that an owner bring a vehicle to a temporary setup on a parking lot to have the vehicle inspected. They had technicians that would give it a quick once over to ensure that the brakes worked and the suspension p

[MBZ] As Traded?

2021-06-14 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
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 vehi

Re: [MBZ] OT small towable backhoe

2021-06-14 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
One of the fellows that I used to converse with on another forum bought one like that and had plans to modify it so that it was self propelled so that he did not have to tow it around his property. That seemed like a great idea. He was very handy and had built all sorts of things. Unfortunately

Re: [MBZ] Maybe I should stick it to FedEx

2021-06-11 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
You really should do so. We had a Bichon named Ben for about 12 years starting in September 2003. He was a great little dog. On 11/06/2021 2:31 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: BTW, thanks for all that dog food! Now I can go out and purchase my very own *bichon frisee*. __

Re: [MBZ] Very clean W115 300D on MB Market

2021-06-11 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Looks pretty good. No right side mirror and back seat looks iffy. Front seats are beautiful and the dash pad is not cracked. On 11/06/2021 11:24 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Has 300K miles but looks new. Includes a garageful of spares. I'll be watching this closely. https://them

Re: [MBZ] My Friends Last Ride

2021-06-09 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
If you have really deep pockets, you can design your own hearse and have it built like Prince Philip.  https://tinyurl.com/ttf3sy6j ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] Yesterday was...

2021-06-09 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
True, I guess, but one would think they are just standard rules of the road. On 09/06/2021 2:50 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: It encapsulates the transgressions that get cyclists injured and killed --FT On 6/9/21 3:41 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Looks to be pretty

Re: [MBZ] Yesterday was...

2021-06-09 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Looks to be pretty ordinary. I was expecting something more. On 09/06/2021 2:29 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: https://www.bikelaw.com/laws/south-carolina/ On 6/9/21 11:40 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: What is the gist of the "new SC bike law"? On 09/06/2021 9:37

Re: [MBZ] Yesterday was...

2021-06-09 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
What is the gist of the "new SC bike law"? On 09/06/2021 9:37 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: the 13th anniversary of getting hit while riding my bike by a dumbass (whose name was "Lance Leopard") driving a Sprinter van (Mercedes content!).  I ended up getting the first conviction under

Re: [MBZ] OT: Pressure washer

2021-06-08 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 08/06/2021 9:29 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: My first thought: Curt doesn't have children, and if he did, Angie wouldn't let them eat dirt. But, I think he does have a dog. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okieben

Re: [MBZ] OT: Electrical question

2021-06-07 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I wonder how old the rest of the plumbing is? Those galvanized fittings look like new (at least on the outside). We find that the current crop of galvanized fittings that come from the far east don't last long on our setup out at the lake. On 6/6/2021 7:33 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Pressure washer

2021-06-07 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
You might want to reconsider taking the paint off with the pressure washer. Is it lead paint? I was involved in a case where the painters had to re-landscape a whole yard because they stripped off old paint with a pressure washer and contaminated the whole area with lead. On 6/6/2021 2:12 PM,

Re: [MBZ] OT part of an estate 1961 Austin Healey Bug Eye Sprite, $12, 345

2021-06-04 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Friend just told me he had to remove the whole front bumper cover assembly and loosen a motor mount and jack up the engine in order to change a headlight bulb in a 2006 VW Passat. On 04/06/2021 3:53 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Back when I was in High School and toying with the idea of

Re: [MBZ] USPS in action

2021-06-04 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
The post office employee handling your package has stopped off in the mens' room on his way to the annex and your package is now in that location. On 04/06/2021 2:26 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: It has now departed the INDIANAPOLIS IN DISTRIBUTION CENTER and has arrived at the INDIA

Re: [MBZ] OT part of an estate 1961 Austin Healey Bug Eye Sprite, $12, 345

2021-06-04 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
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. Randy On 04

Re: [MBZ] OT handholds

2021-06-04 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Friends had, for a while, a 16 foot jet boat with a 265HP 2 stroke Mercury engine. Thankfully, there were handholds literally everywhere. Randy On 03/06/2021 9:22 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 launc

Re: [MBZ] Pretty low miles 4-speed manual transmission 240D on BAT

2021-05-28 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
sold for $33,388 Not bad for a 240D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Pretty low miles 4-speed manual transmission 240D on BAT

2021-05-28 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Now $30K On 28/05/2021 9:54 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Orient Red. Supposedly never driven in the rain by current owner. Expect over$20k easily. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1982-mercedes-benz-240d-32/?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-05-28

Re: [MBZ] Pretty low miles 4-speed manual transmission 240D on BAT

2021-05-28 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
You watching this? Up to $28K now. On 28/05/2021 9:54 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Orient Red. Supposedly never driven in the rain by current owner. Expect over$20k easily. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1982-mercedes-benz-240d-32/?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaig

Re: [MBZ] OT insurance, full coverage or no?

2021-05-27 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I was also of the belief that it was safer for my boys to drive than to ride with other young friends. On 27/05/2021 5:26 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: While in principle I agree with you, as when one is paying for something out of their own money it suddenly has value, it’s not realisti

Re: [MBZ] More on cat thefts

2021-05-25 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Catalytic converters run very hot. I would not think that covering it would be a good idea unless the cover is screen or louvers etc to provide a means of dissipating heat. You might save your converter but burn your car down. On 23/05/2021 8:55 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Saw th

Re: [MBZ] Euro 201

2021-05-21 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
If you hadn't noticed, the world runs on metric. The USA is out of sync. On 21/05/2021 2:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: He needs to convert his KMs into miles. Right now he has scared everyone away. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search l

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Reminder- three weeks until June 12 BNZ & Q

2021-05-21 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
If you send Dwight the necessary equipment before the event, he can set it up so that you can watch from home/ On 21/05/2021 11:18 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: I assume this is on Zoom. 😎 On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 12:13 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

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