Re: [MBZ] I can't be bothered with punctuation

James Joyce sells a car for e e cummings... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT bamboo

> Anyone ever planted bamboo before? UN-planting it is the tricky bit. You can corral it by burying a barrier strip, but I don't know how deep it has to go. Lawn edging on steroids. Check with Dr. Google. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] BAUER 5.7 Amp, 6 in. Short-Throw Random Orbit DA Polisher/Sander for $39.99

> Now that you mention it, I remember the Feins from my woodworking days. But > as I recall, they just had the triangular pad thing, not the current day > “fingers” with the teeth on the ends, right? I don’t ever recall seeing those > for the Feins. In 1966 he was using a toothy saw blade

Re: [MBZ] BAUER 5.7 Amp, 6 in. Short-Throw Random Orbit DA Polisher/Sander for $39.99

> Why didn’t someone think these [vibratory tools] up years ago? They did. I remember the doc using a Fein to cut the cast off me in 1966, IIRC. Twenty-five years ago I bought a Fein when it was on clearance, from someplace or another. (Electric rather than pneumatic, which was also available

Re: [MBZ] lil dents ass seen in pictures dont text me on sum bs i dont care to sale this car

>> "Muffler delete trade." Meaning? Translation: I stole the cat off it. My gain is your loss! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] The eclipse

> It’s a neat little midwestern college town. Made famous by the Ball family, > the folks that bring you Ball canning jars, Ball also made CRT's. We bought them, back when we used to make our own computer monitors. (Pre-China.) -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] National Propaganda Radio reporting we will have to live with inflation for a while longer

Dr. Google says Stellantis: • Abarth • Alfa Romeo • Chrysler • Citroën • Dodge • DS Automobiles • Fiat • Jeep® • Lancia • Maserati • Opel • Peugeot • Ram • Vauxhall -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] 99 210 with 1234 shfiter stuck in park

> I think the 2000+ 210s have the +/- sideways shifter not the 1234 shifter. Ours do. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Brand new beaks - 2007 C280 4matic - 174k miles - $6,300

> Yeahbut…..new beaks. Thats gotta count for something. Gotta keep them birds pointy. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT y’all seeing this bridge collapse?

> Wonder why the far right span fell as well? Because the left side fell and broke off. That was the counterweight to the right side. Cut a teeter-totter in half at the middle, see what happens to BOTH sides. What happened to this bridge is just about the worst-case scenario, except for the

Re: [MBZ] Fiat vs Tesla

I spent a weekend chauffeuring an ailing Tesla owner around, and it was a decent enough car. I think it could satisfy 90+% of my driving needs. (Around town, charge at home overnight.) But I'd never let it park inside, and they're far too expensive. Indeed, _any_ new-ish vehicle is far too

Re: [MBZ] Dorman v OEM

Flush with water, several times. Drain, add the gallon of antifreeze, and top off with water. Assumes roughly 2gal total capacity. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] A Little Optimistic, But...

> > Do those wind deflectors really work? Are they noisy? > Marvelous. Worth every penny. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Blue Benz antifreeze at El Mercado de Wal

> > 3,000 feet in any direction. There are about a dozen homes in our general > neighborhood they don't service, including us. > No 802.1 providers? No elevation? My boss uses Starlink on his boat, he's quite happy with it. Our 802.1 provider can service a neighborhood via an on-house repeater

Re: [MBZ] Blue Benz antifreeze at El Mercado de Wal

> > They need dedicated connections for POS terminals... All of our critical operations at the Park are wired. (Critical === take in money, or deliver guest services.) Not an accident, consider the 'fun' some asshat could have doing DoS with a jammer... we only operate 100 days a year, the

Re: [MBZ] Oil store world

Or maybe the price is getting better again. Remember when Delo was about $6/gallon at Costco? Not all that many years ago. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] Printers

I've driven an original Tesla S. It's not a luxury car, it's a car. I think I could be happy driving one, so long as its range was never worrisome in my use pattern. In other words, around town and not for road trips. Use that big battery for something nice, like leaving the AC on while you

Re: [MBZ] W124 delivery valve leak

> it seems like the job can be done with the manifold in place, but obviously > with more difficulty. It can. My son did this (under my supervision) on the 190D's OM602. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Surely somebody here needs this

> That all has to be worth quite a bit To the right party, probably. The trouble with old tubes is that 99% of them are truly for things no longer needed, like TV's. The few still used, in audiophile and guitar amps, are the gold dust in the bottom of the pan. And that tube tester is quite

Re: [MBZ] quit running and don’t have time to figure out what is wrong 2011 Mercedes-Benz m-class ML 350 BLUETEC Sport Utility 4D,$2,500

> Who decided to put the seat position controls on the door panel when they > are more convenient on the side of the bucket seat itself. The person who finds them easier to reach there from _outside_ the car. The height of the controls off the ground is the issue. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Back to 124 Daily Driver

> Struts can be pricey if they’re leaking, but again, that’s uncommon. Or, re-seal them. I did one. Cost me $8.87 in parts, over the counter, in 2010. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] OT: TVnality

I notice that the retro-gamers have some interest in CRT televisions, but so far as I know a plasma TV is just as good as a CRT, so far as that goes. A lack of latency and motion artifacts is the goal. In direct view video there is CRT, plasma, LCD, and OLED. ALL flat-panel TV's are either

[MBZ] OT: TVnality

The cabin's CRT TV crapped out last month, and I had my son bring it home. Zenith model B25A11Z. He said the vertical deflection shrank down, and then there was a loud noise, black screen, and bad smell. I don't want anything newer down there, as this one's nearly theft proof, so I'd like to

Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes-Benz G500

That's exactly what I'd want, if it were diesel and 3-pedal. A GD300. Maybe in a nice bright red. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 240D engines

> Are the pencil plugs the same size as the old style? IE - are the threads the > same? Do they just screw in or is some form of adapter required? No. There are special pencil-style plugs that fit in the old loop-style holes. -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] TIG welding exhaust pieces.

That's no exhaust pipe, the color's all wrong! :-) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Passenger's Seat Worse Off Than the Driver's Seat

Dog toenails? Open window weathering? The A pillar cover is also wrinkled on that side. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] And It Is Listed Again...

> and if you have your own woodlot, you will have to put out a lot of effort. But think of all the money and time you'll save on gym memberships! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Changing Oil on My W163

> Is a vacuum pump (marketed for AC use) substantial enough? I have one of > those already and it might sway me to do a DIY one to start with. I had always thought it should, but I don't know. Be the first to find out! Make sure your chosen reservoir can survive a substantial vacuum. My first

Re: [MBZ] Changing Oil on My W163

I already had an industrial pressure/vacuum pump combo, meant to operate pneumatic medical machinery. I combined it with a metal kerosene can, round and with a domed bottom so it doesn't collapse under vacuum. That and a few fittings and some tubing, and the usual shop air hose, and I'm set.

Re: [MBZ] Leather in the W163

> What’s the stuff smart guys use these days for returning leather to its > original awesomeness? Leatherique? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] New heat pump

> Yup. Not allowed around my house. Nor here. We do have some X-10 stuff for timed lights. (The Christmas lights, and Malibu LV walkway lights.) One X-10 wall switch for running the porch lights, all timed (open-loop) from sunset to 11:30 currently. The Christmas light channel only operates

Re: [MBZ] OT - "Why dear, you're not wearing a bustle! How lewd!"

Hmm, bustle. A lot nicer than my term for them: pinched-off dog doo tail-ends. (Paraphrased.) You can probably guess what I think of that styling. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

Re: [MBZ] New heat pump

> the [in-ground] upfront cost is crazy, like $40,000 instead of a $6,000 oil > furnace. That is ludicrous. If you have space it shouldn't cost incrementally more than an air-exchange pump, beyond what it takes to ditch-witch a 4' (?) deep trench around the place and throw poly pipe down in it.

Re: [MBZ] Who doesn't like a good light show?

Trick question; there IS no good light show! Or: I don't. Take your pick. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 2005 Mercedes Benz E320 4Matic Wagon

> I wonder what “AXLE DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEM” means? Umm, "dollars?" -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Okie EVs

> ...went so far as to suggest that a typical bus gets 10 mpg (optimistic) When I was a tyke (1970?) I recall our school bus driver saying that the (school's new) diesels got 6MPG, vs the older gassers that got 3MPG. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] OT: Okie EVs

Also, school busses are not currently noted for catching on fire. What are the chances of roasting a busload of chilluns due to a minor accident? (Road hazard staking the battery pack?) Wouldn't take many of those to Hindenburg the entire concept, and any/everyone who voted for it. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Fw: OT-Microwave

> These three microswitches were all wired into a black box - no idea of how > they were wired beyond that. All it takes is some idiot 'engineer' who uses these as logic inputs to a computer in order to COMPLETELY miss the point of safety engineering. These are the same folks who probably will

Re: [MBZ] Fw: OT-Microwave

>> I found the fault that caused the microwave to turn on when you open the >> door - a failed closed microswitch. The little red button is stuck in the >> closed position. It is one of three activated by the closing of the door... There is something criminally wrong with the design of that

Re: [MBZ] What is the photographic trick? 2011 Mercedes-Benz e-class, $7, 000

> For making videos this drove me crazy at first because I'd be in and out of > focus during a shot. It took me awhile to find the combination of settings > and of course using lots of light, to get the look I wanted... For real cinematography you don't want auto-ANYTHING running during the

Re: [MBZ] What is the photographic trick? 2011 Mercedes-Benz e-class, $7, 000

> F stop. Depth of field. Not sure if you can do it on a phone camera, but any > DSLR will do it. I disagree. This looks like some sort of post-processing blur filter to me. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT- microwave ovens

Every microwave oven I've ever examined had three different switches in series with the current to the main guts. What you describe should not be possible, unless some cheap-ass really compromised on the essential safety of the design. However you dispose of this POS, make sure you completely

Re: [MBZ] OT- microwave ovens

> Years ago, on the DEW Line, operators were getting cataracts from > back-scatter. Had they worn their gold thin-film (IR-blocking) aviator's sunglasses they'd have been fine, and looking sharp too! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] OT- microwave ovens

> And if that candy bar in your pocket is getting squishy, take a few steps > back… Or if it's getting hard to read the label on it... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] OT- microwave ovens

> Microwaves are non-ionizing radiation, so, no, you do not have to wear a > lead apron. Just keep your eyes out of the way! However, high-voltage vacuum tubes can generate ionizing radiation, and not necessarily on purpose, so that is something to beware of. I don't know how likely magnetrons

Re: [MBZ] OT- microwave ovens

> will boil a cup of water in seconds, I’ve never had a microwave that powerful > before. For that matter, if it’s used at full power for any length of time, > it can pop the breaker it’s on… The old-school half-wave rectifier magnetron power supply can only draw significant power from the line

Re: [MBZ] OT- microwave ovens

> Do you think it still produces as much power as it initially did? My wife whines that it's 'weak', but I followed the test instructions I'd dug up, and it's still within spec. It's just that newer inverter-based microwaves can be more powerful than this. From my notes: > She'd complained

Re: [MBZ] OT- microwave ovens

Well, my 1978 Amana is still working well... :-) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT Another way to die quickly -- 2023 Tuktuk,$8,000

> “equivalent of a gulf cart’”? > I wonder what a “gulf” cart is? Usually found post-hurricane near coastal golf courses? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] 220D With a 240D Engine, Tranny Swap.....What?

> I didn’t think those things would fit in there. A 250 is an I6. I'm sure any I4 could fit instead. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Bright idea

> I read some reviews of that thing that were brutal. I think it was very well done, though there were (I believe) a few glaring holes. But you certainly might not like it. It should be required viewing for all critical infrastructure architects. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Bright idea

I'm still 'wrecked' from watching "Leave the World Behind." Self-driving cars have their moment in that. Sucked in by Julia Roberts, and didn't realize it was peri-apocalyptic until too late. (I avoid all post-apocalyptic fiction now, it just feeds my internal demons too much.) -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Bright idea

> The scary part is if/when the vehicle or navigation malfunctions. Don't be. Chances are it'll be fatal, but at least you won't see it coming! :-) Too soon? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] OT: You need one of these

Looks like the weenie version of what used to attach to the wheel hub of a jacked-up car. Now _that_ was a manly (as in: effective, yet dangerous) tool! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Cheepcheep EV or old Benz? YOU DECIDE!!! Sky-high hybrid battery bill shocks Arizona man

> The only thing I can think of is hoist the car and stuff a battery in from > the bottom. Like a Tesla S? Supposedly a 90-second operation. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Cheepcheep EV or old Benz? YOU DECIDE!!! Sky-high hybrid battery bill shocks Arizona man

Saturday Night Live's commercial parody of the Mercedes "AA" class is very amusing. But if the 18650 cells in an EV _could_ be treated like in that commercial, EV's could be both practical and efficient over the long haul. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Bring help because it's heavy, I have a bad back, and I'm old. Hard Top for 1988 Mercedes Benz 560SL - $25 (Leland, NC

> This could be a great deal if you need a 107 top > https://myrtlebeach.craigslist.org/pts/d/leland-hard-top-for-1988-mercedes-benz/7688028862.html > > Dumbass. Never a thought as to how getting

Re: [MBZ] Brake/wallet check

> Do suggest that he should call around and get estimates before he commits. > That should be sufficient to show him why he may want to work on it himself > before he gets the big bill. He's supposedly intelligent. (But sure seems to lack wisdom!) I'm hoping he can do his own math: DIY the

Re: [MBZ] Brake/wallet check

> I'd easily expect $600 if somebody did it for me... The doofus clearly wasn't paying a lot of attention, and either never noticed or has forgotten that on the other W210 I'd jacked up all four corners and inspected things, before ordering parts. All I needed was a set of four pads for the

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Rotors Kaput?

Every time I've tested the ABS on any of my (older) cars, the brake pedal felt/sounded a bit machine-gunny. Not a pulsation, but a rackety-rackety-rackety that you felt in the pedal and heard clearly. The throbbing on braking I've always felt to be rotor warp. It's possible it could be a tire, I

[MBZ] Brake/wallet check

My son's 2wd W210 has been flashing the brake pad warning. He has actually helped me do the wife's W210, so he knows what is involved. Apparently he doesn't want to do it himself, and as he's due in for an alignment he's planning to have them do it too, at the brake/alignment hut next to his

Re: [MBZ] OT MDB files

> One thing to note. If an SSD is in use and power is lost, your data is > probably going to be corrupted. Unless you are using an enterprise grade > drive. For critical data I trust only rotating magnetics. SSD's are fast, but they're cheap and sloppy now. You can't even find any technical

Re: [MBZ] OT MDB files

That sucks, sucks, sucks, but only hammers home the lesson that you need to know your tools, and have strategies in place for protecting important data. Shit Happens, and that's no lie. For example, is a database the best tool for your job? I use a plain text-file system, which means zero

Re: [MBZ] Some troubles

Bummer. > I hate hate the 5 speed manual over the autos in my others so I immediately > put it for sale So, _why_? I myself would generally prefer a manual, and they usually are more durable. But I'm sure there are circumstances that might change my preference. (Missing a leg would do it,

Re: [MBZ] Tire repair

> ...she said it was pretty much impossible to find anyone who wanted to work. Entitlement mentality? Bosses/management being utter pricks? Both? Regardless, large-scale problems that don't bode well for a happy society. Also, were I to find out that my tire shop would refuse to do repairs,

Re: [MBZ] You can hang your laundry on the tailpipe -- 1965 Mercedes-Benz 220s, $32, 000

> To the best of my knowledge, the W126 diesel did not have a chrome-tipped > exhaust. Can’t speak to the V8 vergassers, as I don’t recall and only owned > one. I have one of each, and there is no chrome there. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] I think I found the problem with the stove

> Two burnt off wires - and the breaker didn't blow? Why would it? That thing's rated for what, 50A? It's _designed_ to deliver considerable heat... just to someplace other than the input junction! Even fire is OK, provided it can't catch and spread. I'd call it an installation problem. Nuts

Re: [MBZ] Be thankful y’all for all you have

> Both the stove top burners and the ovens no longer heat. Indicators light up > but no heating. Since everything quit it seems like maybe the control board > died. Maybe, or maybe you've lost half the 220 and are only on 110. (IMHO there shouldn't be any half-voltage components, but that

Re: [MBZ] Happy Thanksgiving

> Besides, I believe the US government collects a royalty from every Canadian > who celebrates American thanksgiving. As does, I'm sure, Quebec. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Can't Sell W/O Cats?

> So I can’t go buy this from this jamoke because he is a dealer and I am not? > This is the first I’ve heard of this. I'm not surprised that a dealer can't sell, to the general public, a vehicle that doesn't/can't pass emissions. It's a parts car he's hoping to get full retail for. Same as if

Re: [MBZ] Battery SUL

> Batteries without a load also go wonky in time, which is why they should > be charged at least once a month or be put on a desulfating battery > maintainer like a BatteryMINDer. Currently on sale from Northern Tool, half-price at $20. I now have 17 of them. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Out of Mercedes e53 Mercedes Motor,$1,900 · In stock

> You could use that to re-power your electric lawn mower, ala Tim the Tool Man. >> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/581658357418397 >> That's only half a motor. The stator. -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] OT: 2009 dodge ram 2500 Cummins - $3,700

Over the past 35 years the single most reliable automotive investment has been the Cummins engine option. Whatever extra it cost you up front you get it back when you sell. Plus you get to drive it in the meantime. Will that continue to hold true? Good question! -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] OT: 2009 dodge ram 2500 Cummins - $3,700

> Can't get over the prices these command. This one is only about $10k less > than the original MSRP. An E Class of the same age cost way more to begin > with and is now worth maybe $5k if it's nice. > > https://bgky.craigslist.org/ctd/d/bowling-green-dodge-ram-2500-quad-cab/7683956869.html

Re: [MBZ] 2005 Mercedes-Benz unimog see flu 419,$29,000

Perfect mate to my dump-bed/crane/winch Mog. Alas, not $30k worth to me, though... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Whoopie Pie truck - Sprinter 2500 reefer van - 98k miles

> Thermo-King reefer unit. > https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/d/barrington-low-mile-2013-mercedes/7687896947.html > > Dexter van! Porta-morgue! Endless uses! -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] W108 heater fan - do I really need to split apart the heater box?

Oh, if you're that far then yes, you need to split open the box. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] W108 heater fan - do I really need to split apart the heater box?

So far as I know this wear part is just about as deeply buried as it's possible to be. I suppose they could have put it inside the engine block, that might have been worse... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: 2009 dodge ram 2500 Cummins - $3,700

> In 2014 I drove a 2001 I think extended cab 2500 24v Cummins automatic. > Something like 150,000 miles, front end was loosey goosey and the AC didn't > work. Almost certainly needed a new track rod. That's a high-wear item (due to the ball joint) but is cheap and easy to DIY. > The 5.7l

Re: [MBZ] OT: 2009 dodge ram 2500 Cummins - $3,700

> So, according to that, my single owner, 2005 2500 SLT Cummins 5.9 Shortbed > 4x4 with 134,455 miles, bone stock, should fetch $27Kish. Well, after my son totaled it my insurance paid out $20k for my 1997 2500 Cummins extended cab, long bed, 4x4, manual tranny. Bone stock, 120kmi or

Re: [MBZ] coil spring compressors

> compressor. There seems to be guite a few "knock off" spring > Compressors on the market. Are any of them decent or are they junk? Dunno. I have the Klann compressor, which I have yet to use. Group mailing list buy, quite some time ago now. -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] My expensive HF air powered vacuum oil extractor crapped the bed?

It's just a venturi using the mass of moving air and the Bernoulli effect (?) to create a vacuum. If it's not working, there's gunk in there somewhere. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] coil spring compressors

I'm not sure about W124, but I replaced the rear springs in a W123 using nothing more than a floor jack, jack stands and the weight of the car. Front springs is an entirely different proposition. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: 2009 dodge ram 2500 Cummins - $3,700

> I've had my eye out for one of these, by far the lowest price I've seen -- > too bad the photos aren't better, looks like the grille is off but no view of > what other front-end damage there might be. Smells a bit scammy to me, unless there's something seriously wrong with it. It's been

Re: [MBZ] Battery MINDer

> You must have a very large fleet to keep running! Besides too many cars there are smaller engines, Big Bertha, and some UPS's to consider. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

[MBZ] Battery MINDer

Northern Tool has them on sale again, for $20. I bought five more. That makes 17 total, I think I'm (finally) at saturation. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] 1990 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Diesel - $35,000

Also, I don't think it has AC. Just what you want in a black/black Florida vehicle! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 1990 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Diesel - $35,000

I wonder if the owner still has the original air filter box and plumbing available? It's got a wretched K death-cone in it. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] 1990 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Diesel - $35,000

Now that's what I want, except for the black color. Don't know why it's advertised as a 2.5l, that looks like a 3l OM603 to me. Pretty spendy, though. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] I fit! (Sorta)

> They die happy! Pretty sure there's time for unhappiness to set in before death actually occurs. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Ford diesel

> The only problem with a fullsize as a woods truck is that they're wide. I had > a Ranger that was nice as a woods truck because it was narrow enough to sneak > into tight places. It wasn't a good highway truck but was nice offroad for a > stock truck. That's why I went for the Mazcedes to

Re: [MBZ] Ford diesel

> I would surely love to find one of those in 4wd that isn't rusted out. Would > be about the perfect farm truck. I inherited my dad's 1990 F250. Std cab, 4wd, manual tranny. An ideal farm/woods truck, IMHO. I am the second owner, I helped him pick it out in the first place. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Oil-thirsty E320

> I would guess it used a qt every 1-1.5k miles. Seems like a lot to me but I > don’t think it’s worth messing with. I think we might be to the gallon/1000 miles level. It's _quite_ thirsty! Pretty much every fueling also requires oiling. -- Jim ___

[MBZ] Oil-thirsty E320

My wife's 2000 E320 4matic has a tremendous appetite for oil, but doesn't really seem to be leaking it. It has 350kmi on it. Is this likely to be a leaking head gasket, causing consumption, or valve stem seals? Not looking forward to either job, but I did the stem seals on a couple of the SL's

Re: [MBZ] Ford diesel

> I’m thinking about going to look at a 1983 ford f350 ROLLBACK with some ford > diesel engine ….. is that engine something that is likely to work? Cursory reading seems to show that the older the Ford diesel, the more reliable (and puny) it is. 1983 was the first year, so draw your own

Re: [MBZ] CAR CAN USED A BUFF JOB - 2003 S500-Class 4-Matic - $4, 995

> So why is this $100k MSRP Mercedes worth less than my $40K MSRP 1985 300SD? Fuel prices? Projected ability to repair the vastly more complicated S500 vs the diesel? Natural local market variation? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] No Kidding, Einstein!

> > I saw a flatbed collecting a dead Tesla on the side of the interstate > yesterday > Dead, or discharged? Hope his [tow truck] fire insurance was up to date! :-) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] Interesting Benzing experience

So there’s not a lot of drama with having contention with other vehicles. > And I can keep a good stopping distance ahead of me. > Both important points. There can also be sudden wind surprises. I know I see a lot of guys blasting past me in what look like brand-new muscle-bound pickup trucks

Re: [MBZ] Interesting Benzing experience

> > ...in the GL450 towing the car at 70ish most of the way... > That sounds a bit fast for towing. (Heavy, awkward. Perhaps relatively unfamiliar with, compared to normal driving?) It's a bit of a hot button with me. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

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