[MBZ] Re: OT Covids vax

2020-12-20 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
I have been taking Vit. D [7,000 units], Vit.K2 [100mg], Zinc [50 mg], Quercetin [800 mg], Vit. C[1000 mg] daily as well as krill oil,ubiquinol and astaxanthin...Just started Magnesium Threonate which means no more migraines now after a history of having them... Plesae read Drmercola.com for

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes 123 Console Window Switches

2020-07-30 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
I took apart the window switches learning from Youtube ...Really easy to do and my switches are like new . Had 4 of them and did them all .I didn't bother with the child lock since I don't use it . Definite new "Click" to the switch   Bob1983 240D ___

[MBZ] Subject: OT - Patching PVC Sprinkler Line Hack

2020-04-19 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Dan..try the 2 part epoxy that comes in a tube ...not the "steel'" one but they have one for plastic and blob it around it Bob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

[MBZ] Subject: Strange dizzy issue

2020-04-07 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Kaleb ...Do the stroke test by your wife ...dizziness is caused by crystals in the ear usually not right ...Please stay on top of this ...Thats' how I started with my stroke ...go to ER with next major one ..take aspirin now. Bob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Type of Wood Venner ?

2020-03-30 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
I took off the "varnish" by flaking it off in pieces with a long bladed exacto knife on the console of my 83 240D . It was so old that it came off easily . Stripper doesn't touch the epoxied finish BTW.. Question is :: What kind of wood veneer is used ?  Zebrawood ?  I noticed that the wood

[MBZ] Subject: Re: Subject: COVID-19 and Vit. D

2020-03-10 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
What was your health like before this regimen was started?  Always had bronchitis [all four us siblings had it] since both parents smoked 3 packs a day. None of us smoke.. That went away plus I'm back to playing basketball with the 30-40 tr old group..Lungs feel great. Not bad for a 70

[MBZ] Subject: COVID-19 and Vit. D

2020-03-10 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
I'm living proof that Vit.D works  ..I take 7000 to 1 units a day along with K2 [K2 stops the arteries from clogging with calcium].. I haven't had a flu shot in 15 yrs ..No flu for me !!!  Even after my major stroke 11 yrs ago,the hospital wanted to give me flu shot but I refused...I take

[MBZ] Subject: Re: Nobody wants to go to San Francisco

2020-03-09 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Kaleb...where in Philly you at ??  I'm in Willow Grove Bob ___ 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] 200 Watt Magnetic Block Heater

2020-02-15 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
 Looking at Kats 1155 200 watt magnetic block heater [. Anyone with experience ...I have two block heaters but DO NOT want to chance installing them .. I don't go out if I don't have to in freezing weather , but this may be an alternative... 300 watt might be better ?? Thanx for your input

[MBZ] Subject: Re: OT: IP Cams,

2020-02-13 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
How about those fiberglass rods used for marking curbs/fire hydrants for snow storms ...Home despot or Lowers ?? Bob [who has been lurking] ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] Statins

2019-08-14 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Also I was on it for 3 months after my stroke because protocol called for it according to my asshole neurologist ...[he misdiagnosed my stroke when I had a major one] After 3 months i lost muscle tone[myapothy ?]  Statins weakens muscles over a period of time ... Guess what ?  your heart is a

[MBZ] Subject: Re: Statins

2019-08-14 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
https://www.mercola.com/infographics/cholesterol-levels.htm Read this !!  Statin is a money maker for big pharma...We are being mislead !! Bob   83 240D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

[MBZ] Subject: Re: A question for Jaime

2019-05-15 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Dan ..How many ounces  per tankful of that Redline Diesel catalyst stuff do you need ??...seems expensive with shipping Bob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Front ball joints

2019-04-17 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Have 1983 240d [123]... Looking at ball Joints .. What manufacturers are good here ?  : Febi [Biltstein]  , Lemforder, or TRW. Or Other ?  Appreciate your input . Bob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] The FB idiocy is appalling

2019-03-31 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
I joined to see what it was like and I lucked out finding a rear bumper for my 1983 240D ...$80 DELIVERED to Pa. from Kentucky !!  It had a San Fran transit sticker on it ..No galvanization of the alum. attachments at supports. Alex Vaughn made a road trip up my way thru to Long Island,NY.  Has

[MBZ] Subject: Re: OT to the nth: Why do zebras have stripes?

2019-02-22 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
I was in Africa in the Serengeti  and I know why they are striped ...Off in the distance the pack of zebras were hiding in the forest of GRAY ash trees after a stampede . You could NOT see them Blends right in...BTW  they are 50/50 when it comes to black/white coloration. Jungle Boy Bob

[MBZ] Subject: Re: Fwd: 1981 mercedes 300d diesel clean

2019-01-20 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Someone should call or text the number in the ad. Just to see if it's still available. The ad is still up. 1-818-378-1273  I'm calling him from east US at 6:00 in the morning .. It's 3 AM there,just to f with him.LOL*67 dial Bob ___

[MBZ] Subject: Shriveled door frame covers.

2018-12-29 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Guess what ...I have a new one in Palomino on driver's side .Got it off Ebay years ago. Took my old one off & liked the Midnight Blue under it.   Never put it on ...YET . worth lots now ??  Wow !! Bob83 240d ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

[MBZ] Subject: Re: OT: Repairing a crack in the base of a 55 gal.

2018-12-28 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Flex Tape the damn thing from the inside [& or outside]..Pressure from water weight will hold it ??...I've fixed a lot of things with that stuff.. Even the liquid canned stuff works [along with tape maybe.] ... Once you get a roll ,you'll find numerous uses for it.[Mercedes content] :  I

[MBZ] Subject: Re: Under battery rust repair

2018-12-09 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
I had a "new" windshield put in .. But when my installer pulled the old one out ,there was heavy rust on the lower right jamb .  He allowed me to go over and treat it with 2 coats of Miracle Paint.  Then he sealed it and used my Mercedes OEM windshield seal that I supplied..  Voila !!  Problem

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 156, Issue 64

2018-11-17 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
-Original Message- From: mercedes-request To: mercedes Sent: Fri, Nov 16, 2018 03:56 PM Subject: Mercedes Digest, Vol 156, Issue 64 Send Mercedes mailing list submissions to     mercedes@okiebenz.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit    

Re: [MBZ] Black Throttle cover plastic

2018-11-11 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Anyone have a cover plate over the throttle thingamajig on top of the valve cover of a 240D ][1983]??. The number is 616-072-00-04.  I adjusted my valves [Overdue & runs great now].  I had to replace one of the "plastic tongues" on the throttle thing and cover broke at the screw

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 156, Issue 16

2018-11-05 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
On Monday, November 5, 2018 mercedes-request wrote: Send Mercedes mailing list submissions to     mercedes@okiebenz.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit     http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com or, via email, send a message with subject or

Re: [MBZ] Rear Bumper 1983 240D

2018-10-22 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
My rear bumper fell off the 2 mounts..Aluminum" powdered out."..Does a 300D bumper fit the 240D ?  123 series of course but up to what years ?/ I know I have to get the whole assembly Bob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Subject: Re: Carburetor trouble

2018-08-01 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
I use ONLY pure gas [98 octane] that I drive 27 miles for and get 2 or 3  5 gallon containers.Never used regular gas on my 1969 Austin America.I drive it a lot during the next 3 months...fun !!!  I get about 25 mpg...1275 cc engine .I just rebuilt rear wheels with new bearings ,wheel

[MBZ] Subject: Re: Carburetor trouble

2018-07-30 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Needle valve in float ??   Add Seafoam now   Bob.  [Good used trailing arm passeg'r side being installed next week- old one rusted out at shock/spring base] 1983 240 d ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

[MBZ] Subject: Re !123 Rear Semi-Trailing arm

2018-07-05 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
My 1983 240D had the rear passenger side Biltstein shock  broke through the trailing arm where it rusted/broke out.  The spring is still intact in the arm .  it caused the arm to bump into the outside axle rubber boot & spring a grease leak . I put in new axles 2-3 years ago .  I have another

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 151, Issue 70

2018-06-18 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
hat's strange. I think there is a disc with small orifice at the gauge end of the oil tube that is supposed to dampen the oil pulses. Any work done to the instrument cluster lately? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On June 16, 2018 1:07:29 PM EDT, Rdeafboy via Mercedes wrote: >Jus

Re: [MBZ] Oil Gauge Needle Flutter

2018-06-16 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Just started today that when I'm idling the oil gauge needle flutters at 2 1/2 bar.   Flutters til I step on the throttle ..Any suggestions before I go on a 100 hundred mile trip tomorrow ?? Bob -1983 240 D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

[MBZ] Subject: Dollar Tree Wheel Cleaner

2018-05-20 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Awesome kills ants on the spot too !! BTDT   Bob ___ 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

[MBZ] Subject: Re: Yo Martha

2018-05-06 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Do not use AWESOME on glass !!! I used this on alum. air cleaner cover with red pad [Beartex- 3M ] with elbow grease.  Comes out nice !! Takes the pits out of the Aluminum...   Bob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Subject: Re: Shocks for 240D

2018-05-02 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
"You missed a recent thread that suggested you should not buy the heavy  duty shocks. RB "    I second that !! Sorry I got them not knowing...Much harder bumps feel.   Bob  83 240D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Subject: Re: Permatex #2 cleaning

2018-04-01 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
lacquer thinner ...work at it in pieces removal   Bob ___ 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] Mercedes Window Weatherstrip Temporary Fix

2018-03-22 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Happy Snowy Spring !!  In November when I had last chance good weather at about 60 degrees I tackled my cracked window weatherstrips.  Since I was repairing a cracked hip roof connection on a small shed [prefab with NO tar paper lining] with Flex Seal Liquid in black, I decided to coat my

[MBZ] Subject: Re: Subject: Re: 49 Battery

2018-01-10 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
I took out my battery tray out this past summer and "miracle" painted it ...no rust on it nor underneath it.  A few years ago a squirrel place a walnut over the drain hole which caused problems inside .. So I'm always checking there.     BTW  Never thought Home Depot would sell batteries.  

[MBZ] Subject: Re: 49 Battery

2018-01-08 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
"It probably sounds stupid, but I've had very good luck with used batteries I've gotten from my Interstate wholesale house. $49.95 + $15 core. I'd pick one up and use that until they get more new group 49 batteries in stock. Make sure your alternator, etc is up to snuff. Rick" Thanx

Re: [MBZ] 49 Battery

2018-01-08 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
I have a 1983 240d .  I can get a Bosch 49 for $173 at PoorBoys locally or AcDelco 49 AGM from Rock Auto del'd for $182 ...Anybody use AGM type battery ??  My Interstate whosesaler is out of the 49 now .  [Had one last for 9 years in the past]Suggestions as to good brands ??  I had good

[MBZ] Fwd: Subject: Re: V. Cool '61 Land Rover on BAT

2017-12-29 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
    From: rdeaf...@aol.com To: mere...@okiebenz.com Sent: 12/28/2017 2:20:56 PM Eastern Standard Time Subject: Subject: Re: [MBZ] V. Cool '61 Land Rover on BAT As a proud  owner of a 1969 Austin America [ Lucas wired] ,I've never had a problem with the "Prince of Darkness"I remember when all

[MBZ] Subject: Re: V. Cool '61 Land Rover on BAT

2017-12-28 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
As a proud  owner of a 1969 Austin America [ Lucas wired] ,I've never had a problem with the "Prince of Darkness"I remember when all my frat brothers had MGs and if it was foggy or raining  you can forget about starting your car ...never had that problem but of course i used "Wire Dryer"

[MBZ] Subject: Re: Secret message for Randy

2017-12-28 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
ListersI have NOT gotten the flu shot . Same as my sister .  we have not gotten sick either ..  The key is Vitamin  D...I take 5,000 to 7,000 units a day with two/three Vitamin K2 also . The K2[Walmart]  keeps the calcium/D from assimilating in the arteries...Even when I was in the hospital

[MBZ] Subject: Re: lug bolts for 300D w/ steel wheels (the short

2017-11-10 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Mike ...I see you are getting them ...Anyhow i found 3 short ones..Just wanted to let you know    Bob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Subject: Re: lug bolts for 300D w/ steel wheels (the short

2017-11-09 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Hang tight ..Let me look for mine since I grabbed them at a junkyard...I have a 240D so I need the long ones ...   Bob[Who's getting broken alternator mounting bracket[Alum,] replaced.]   Bob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] 're. No transmission

2016-09-25 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Can Jamie let me know about Ditmire Mercedes repair since he works on these old cars . He's not far from me in Absecon before Atlantic City. Maybe have it towed there if need be .Bob 83. 240d Sent from AOL Mobile Mail Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com

Re: [MBZ] no trans

2016-09-24 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
Gurley Filter was put in 6K ago ? From Ecklers but don't remember.. Fluid is at top Mark when running...no burnt smell and clean... I lost it when I was backing into my driveway...had to push it back. Automatic BTW... The engine did NOT slow down when put in D and R. I do have vacuum

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 130, Issue 157

2016-09-24 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
ready flooded. > > One block south, there is flooding. Fortunately, we are 50' higher, so > no real floods here, but I can see the water is into the shed, so the > carport and garage will be flooded from surface runoff. another 12-15" > expected before morning. > > 100 m

[MBZ] No Trans

2016-09-23 Thread Rdeafboy via Mercedes
I all of sudden lost all gears shifting. Went under and replaced New bushings on trans rod since they were gone. After doing that still nothing. But good & tight..Any suggestions...I'm 93 miles away from home but at shorehouse. Happened in my driveway luckily..Bob. 83 240d Sent from