No shortage of potatoes there, for sure.
-D
> On Dec 29, 2023, at 3:31 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Great pics though, add a coupla $k to the value
>
> --FT
>
> On 12/29/23 3:23 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
>> Drop a zero or a 5 from the price and it might be interesti
Great pics though, add a coupla $k to the value
--FT
On 12/29/23 3:23 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
Drop a zero or a 5 from the price and it might be interesting.
On Fri, Dec 29, 2023, at 15:15, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
This gets listed about every 1-2 months:
https://orland
Drop a zero or a 5 from the price and it might be interesting.
On Fri, Dec 29, 2023, at 15:15, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> This gets listed about every 1-2 months:
>
> https://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/d/winter-park-1967-mercedes-200d-diesel/7702350340.html
>
> -D
> _
This gets listed about every 1-2 months:
https://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/d/winter-park-1967-mercedes-200d-diesel/7702350340.html
-D
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I did actually. Fortunately we were going to dinner anyway...
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On Sat, Jan 22, 2022 at 6:39 PM, dan penoff.com via
Mercedes wrote: At least you didn’t drive up there to
discover they didn’t have it…
-D
> On Jan 22, 2022, at 6:35 PM, Curt Raymond via M
That’s too bad. I’ve got two Advance Autos within like five minutes of my
house. The one I frequent (if you call every 2-3 months frequent) used to have
a really good manager that I struck up a friendship with, but he left for a
better job. It’s still pretty good depending on who is behind the c
I ordered some pushrods for my Ghia from Advance. Took a day or two to get from
the warehouse to local store, then I got the notice that they had arrived and
were ready to pick up. When I got to the store nobody had any idea about my
order or the parts. Finally they get a manager to come over an
Wow.
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> On Jan 22, 2022, at 5:36 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> So I order online for that magnetic block heater. Advance's website says "in
> stock, available in 30 minutes" I give the 4 hours and arrive to find that
> they haven't gotten the order and don't
At least you didn’t drive up there to discover they didn’t have it…
-D
> On Jan 22, 2022, at 6:35 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> So I order online for that magnetic block heater. Advance's website says "in
> stock, available in 30 minutes" I give the 4 hours and arrive to find tha
So I order online for that magnetic block heater. Advance's website says "in
stock, available in 30 minutes" I give the 4 hours and arrive to find that they
haven't gotten the order and don't have one. I get the part number, the guy
looks it up "we'll, we're supposed to have one." They spend som
0 or so miles... Its pretty hard to beat that.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:55:53 -0500
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It will last a decade longer without the fl
It will last a decade longer without the floor being wet and rusting
away.
peter
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r awhile I actually make the car
more valuable...
A good seal on the front would fix the leak I think (it leaks at the glass not
the metal) but the last one cost me $200...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:19:39 -0500
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Re: [MBZ] *sigh*
Time for new gaskets and proper repair of the body lip. They should
not, in fact, leak at all.
Peter
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Yeah you know, white stuff that falls from the sky...
Last week it was 90 this week it snows. Normal New England weather. Keeps
you guessing.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:30:40 -0400
From: "WILTO
Welcome to "global warming!" Glad to hear you are enjoying a heat wave!
SNOWED?%! ;<
Wilton
- Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond"
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Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 9:32 AM
Subject: [MBZ] *sigh*
The rear windshield on my &#
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Yeah you know, white stuff that falls from the sky...
Last week it was 90 this week it snows. Normal New England weather. Keeps
you guessing.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 1
Yeah you know, white stuff that falls from the sky...
Last week it was 90 this week it snows. Normal New England weather. Keeps you
guessing.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:30:40 -0400
From: "WILTON"
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WILTON wrote:
SNOWED?%! ;<
It got down to 60 and rained last night here.
I think it hit 84 yesterday afternoon.
Tonight it'll be in the 20s.
Mitch.
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Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 9:32 AM
Subject: [MBZ] *sigh*
The rear windshield on my '83 240D has a leaky seal. Its been like that
forever, I just make sure the t
The rear windshield on my '83 240D has a leaky seal. Its been like that
forever, I just make sure the trunk drains are clear...
The front windshield seal is apparently not of terrific quality because
although its not real old it likes to leak around the bottom of the glass.
Every couple years I
...
-Curt
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 21:13:40 -0500
From: "Dwight E. Giles, Jr"
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Curt.
I have used S
On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:09:34 -0600 OK Don wrote:
> On the other hand, that's what trunk racks are for on roadsters
> either the luggage or the spare tire!
And the spare tire can take rain a lot better than luggage!
Craig
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I would really like an MGA - neighbor has one rotting away in his drive way,
I think it is a 56. Was in his garage but he moved it out to store more
books in his garage. When he moved it out he was going to get it fixed so I
got it running but that was 5 years ago. In case your wondering, he is
rt Raymond
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 8:32 PM
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Hear hear!
I think everybody should have a super cheap car at some point, it builds
character.
Tonight I tightened the alternator belt on my 240D AGAIN. I think I've
finally gotten it in the right place
I've had two instances of flat tires that I remember - one was in the MGA in
I-35 in rush traffic, not fun, but too bad - I was running tubeless
Michelins on tube rims, with a tube. The inside of the tires rubbed a hole
in the tube.
The second was in our van, with the whole family, on a back road i
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OK!
I am a wuss about it and will now STFU and drag my dang tools kit out
and rip into her.
clay
On Feb 8, 2010, at 2:34
No place to store. I used to have an engine stand, but had to get rid
of it because I had no place to actually store or work on any engine
that was on it. Too much rain to work on engines outside
clay
On Feb 8, 2010, at 5:23 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
Places like Pep Boys etc. often sell Ch
;ll keep the spare on the pickup as a flat in the backcountry would be
a big problem but I might ditch the one in the 240D as I'm not sure it even has
air in it...
-Curt
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:45:50 -0600
From: Peter Hertzing
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d ones but with
very abrupt drop off. I may adjust them up slightly...
-Curt
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 07:04:57 -0800
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Ah. The real bluetec ones use the spare tire well for the adblue
(aqueous urea solution) tank.
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On Feb 8, 2010, at 16:13, Redghost wrote:
The real bluetec may not, but this thing had a full size spare in
the trunk
Places like Pep Boys etc. often sell Chinese-made engine cranes and
stands for about that price, or less. Typically if you need one more
than a couple of times it's cheaper to buy than rent, if you have a
place to store it.
Allan
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On Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:02 -0600, "R A Bennell" wrote
oops at least a gallon of washer fluid and a change of fuel filters in
the trunk.
I suppose with runflats it might be different...
The difference is that environmental conditions can cause a
catastrophic tire failure with little to no warning... Likewise they
can plug a fuel filter...
Bu
The one and only flat that I ever had was a result of an edger blade
flopping off the trailer (landscaping co.) ahead of me, and my being
unable to miss it. It went in corner first and put a 8" long slice
right up the center of the tread... I know it was an edger blade, as
it was half-out
head gasket on my '83 240D, your car has to be
simpler than mine...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 19:19:56 -0800
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Yeah, but I have no cherr
I actually wish i would have kept the POS SDL, It should have been put
back on the road, but the guy who got it parted it out. Was a shame.
Redghost wrote:
You are just being mean because I sold you the POS SDL and I will
never be in your good graces for just that reason
clay
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You don't have a shade tree?
You can rent an engine lift pretty reasonably. I probably wouldn't hesitate to
do a head gasket on my '83 240D,
you
y '83 240D, your car has to be
simpler than mine...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 19:19:56 -0800
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Yeah, but I have no cherry picker or
It was what the logo on the trunk said it was. Not sure if salesman
really knew that much about real v. purported donkey urine powered car
clay
On Feb 8, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Have used car salesmen started calling all CDIs, or all 320CDIs,
Blutec now?
Mitch.
You don't have a shade tree?
You can rent an engine lift pretty reasonably. I probably wouldn't hesitate to
do a head gasket on my '83 240D, your car has to be simpler than mine...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 19:19:56 -0800
From: Redghost
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject:
Have used car salesmen started calling all CDIs, or all 320CDIs, Blutec now?
Mitch.
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The real bluetec may not, but this thing had a full size spare in the
trunk. No leather, just Tex seats. Rode nice. Gump would ride nice
with good rear shocks
clay
On Feb 8, 2010, at 9:17 AM, John Reames wrote:
Bluetec benzes have no spare (or space for one), and require run-
flats.
-
That WAS Gump, but with age and the more I put in her, the more
attached to having her running I became. I think I am hitting the
tipping point where I will have to begin insuring her for collision
and comprehensive Unless I sell her and all her trailer loads of
spare part
On Feb 8
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 7:04 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
> For me that's what the Frankenheap
> was: a car so cheap that I didn't have any excuse whatsoever not
> to just try crap on it.
>
That describes my $500 POS 300E, too. I never would have had the
gumption to simply drill out the jammed trunk loc
I agree with it all. actually - in the E320 wagon. I hate that there is
really no place to store tools, I think a good tool kit instead of a spare
tire in that rear would more likely be used then the spare, but I digress.
The real point is my Miata. removing the spare would give me enough trunk
s
Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 wrote:
On the other hand, a flat tire in hostile territory at the wrong time
might be really uncomfortable/expensive. What will you gain that is
worth the risk?
I knew a guy who had a flat tire in a HUD housing project after dark.
He had a good
E M wrote:
if my Dad is using one of the cars, I don't like the idea of him at the side
of the road, jacking up a car and making himself a target for other cars
driving by.
This one didn't stay parked long. Note that the tires are on the shoulder, but
the driver's mirror may have been a few in
Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] *sigh* Spare Tire
I have been thinking about this very subject. IN the past 1.5 million
miles of driving, limos and otherwise, I have had 1 flat tire - in my
driveway. I am dilligent about walking around the car before leaving,
and fequently checking tire pressure
I've never had a flat tire while on the road. I check tires on a regular
basis too. One summer, while there was a lot of construction going on in my
area, I pulled roofing nails from my tires, twice! The tires lost no air, I
found the metal while giving the tires a look over in the driveway, and
I have been thinking about this very subject. IN the past 1.5 million miles
of driving, limos and otherwise, I have had 1 flat tire - in my driveway. I
am dilligent about walking around the car before leaving, and fequently
checking tire pressure. What do you think? In my miata I am thinking ab
Bluetec benzes have no spare (or space for one), and require run-flats.
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On Feb 8, 2010, at 2:05, Redghost wrote:
The timing chain was replaced about 30k miles ago.
I better get on the ball for the head. SWMBA went
rectify. Just the thought of the damage I would do to the block and
head scares the bejezzus out of me.
You, sir, need a cheaper car! For me that's what the Frankenheap
was: a car so cheap that I didn't have any excuse whatsoever not
to just try crap on it.
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The timing chain was replaced about 30k miles ago.
I better get on the ball for the head. SWMBA went out looking at cars
today. Drove a jetta wagon TDI and then hit the benz shop and drove
an 08 E blutec. I would prefer the benz, but then, I would much
prefer just using a fraction of th
You are just being mean because I sold you the POS SDL and I will
never be in your good graces for just that reason
clay
On Feb 7, 2010, at 9:36 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I actually do have a very nice motor that would drop right in there,
but its still in the car, would be expensive to
H. Jim C. has a nice 616 head on the Frankenheap. Wonder if Gump
would like that too?
clay
On Feb 7, 2010, at 9:00 AM, Russ Williams wrote:
Clay
I've got a 616 you can have pay the shipping.
No extra charge for the HOLE in the side of the block :-D .
Russ
Redghost wrote:
Maybe Klebb
But Jim, you walk on water and turn scrap microwaves into fully
functional cars. I am a simple minded idiot who fears messing up his
cheap crap car more than he has already. Whenever I swing a wrench, I
tend to bust something really important that required the car to be
seen by competent
I've r&r a 617 head with manifolds and turbo without chains, a cherry-
picker, or a hoist. I put the hood straight up, used some sturdy rope
through the liftig eyes, put a 2x6 under the rope, stood on one side
of the car and had someone else on the other.
The r&r was to replace the head gas
Might have to consider that.
--- On Sat, 2/6/10, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
From: Kaleb C. Striplin
Subject: Re: [MBZ] *sigh*
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010, 6:40 PM
all my parts carry a 30 day warranty
Gary Hurst wrote:
> you warrant this part?
I actually do have a very nice motor that would drop right in there, but
its still in the car, would be expensive to ship, and would be a hell of
a lot more than $400
Redghost wrote:
Maybe Klebbie has a nice OM615 he can ship out my way for dirt cheap.
Looks like a headgasket blowed out on Gu
Clay
I've got a 616 you can have pay the shipping.
No extra charge for the HOLE in the side of the block :-D .
Russ
Redghost wrote:
Maybe Klebbie has a nice OM615 he can ship out my way for dirt cheap.
Looks like a headgasket blowed out on Gump. If I can snag a $400
motor, I am in business.
Yeah, but I have no cherry picker or place to do the work.
Can't help you with 'place', but a cherry picker isn't
required for a 4-banger head. A borrowed extra set of
hands, maybe, but I bet I could manage without it!
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You DON'T need a "cherry picker" to R&R the head. Just simple hand
tools, and some thought as you go.
I've not done a 103 head. Does it have the "trisquare" headbolts as
in the 603? If so, the most exotic tools you need are the socket for
the headbolts and a 1/2" breaker bar. (and a torqu
It's kilometers. The car still drives nice, and is very tight. It's a real
testament to Mercedes engineering that if feels as it does with the mileage
is has. Whether it could do it all over again starting from where it is
now, I'm not so sure about that. I know some reach very high mileage, bu
I bought a cherry picker from the itenerant version of Harbor Freight with
folding legs so I can shove it in a corner of what's left of the garage (all
but the front 6 feet are now another room of the house). I swap engines,
etc. in the drive in front of the garage door -- but then again, this is
O
Yeah, but I have no cherry picker or place to do the work. The blower/
dash job was at FiL using his shop and three of us swinging wrenches.
I am not going to drive Gump to Vancouver to get to the shop, nor can
I make it to Arlington where my BiL does his work. He likes to build
jeep craw
Is that kilometers or miles? If it's 350kilometers, that's only 217,500
miles - mid-age for the car. If there was nothing wrong with the engine,
would you be driving it for another 165,000 kilometers or 100,000 miles? If
so, fix it - it's cheaper than a new car. If you'd be selling it and getting
a
There's a lot of logic to your point. Truth is, I have no idea where to go,
or what's involved with redoing all the guides in the head. The head
requires new guides, as oil is now getting past and fouling the plugs. The
head gasket also requires replacement. So, I guess when the guides are
done
E M wrote:
Thanks anyway, too much to ship up here. The bottom end of the engine is
very good too.
What's wrong with the original head?
Seems like shipping on something that big and heavy would cost more than
replacing 12 valve guides, and then you'll have new guides, not half worn or worse.
So Is there some kind of link to this post or better info as to
where exactly it is posted?
Manfred
Gary Hurst writes:
> if you happen to own those cheap chinese axle shafts, i have
posted
> the worldpac instructions for keeping yourself alive.
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headgasket blowed out on Gump. If I can snag a $400 motor...
Why not just put in a new gasket? If you can do a dashboard,
you should be able to do a head gasket.
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Maybe Klebbie has a nice OM615 he can ship out my way for dirt cheap.
Looks like a headgasket blowed out on Gump. If I can snag a $400
motor, I am in business.
clay
On Feb 6, 2010, at 3:56 PM, E M wrote:
Thanks anyway, too much to ship up here. The bottom end of the
engine is
very goo
Thanks anyway, too much to ship up here. The bottom end of the engine is
very good too.
Ed
300E
On 6 February 2010 18:50, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> not without the whole engine attached :)
>
>
> E M wrote:
>
>> Do you have any "good" heads for a W124 gasser. 3 litre? Not sure to
>> invest
>>
not without the whole engine attached :)
E M wrote:
Do you have any "good" heads for a W124 gasser. 3 litre? Not sure to invest
the money on a full top end rebuild, or find a decent used head. The old
girl looks great, both outside and inside, but has 350,000 or so kms on
her. The valve guide
Do you have any "good" heads for a W124 gasser. 3 litre? Not sure to invest
the money on a full top end rebuild, or find a decent used head. The old
girl looks great, both outside and inside, but has 350,000 or so kms on
her. The valve guides would have to be good, preferably off a lower mileage
any I have would most likely be the old style.
Mitch Haley wrote:
E M wrote:
For a $1000 car, maybe some decent used original Benzs axles would do ?
Or clean and reboot the one he has, see how long it takes to start
rattling.
Seems like if you can get all the grit out before it wears out, y
all my parts carry a 30 day warranty
Gary Hurst wrote:
you warrant this part? you inspect it before shipping?
kleb really probably has the answer here. if his boots are intact, you
might just want to get it from him and then clean and regrease it. as long
as kleb doesn't send you some klappe
I think you can always find new OEM, whether through the dealer, or NOS.
But there comes a point when you have to ask if the cost is worth it. If
it's an old gullwing, probably. A tired W115 or W123, maybe not. But
thankfully, Mercedes made these cars in the thousands, so if you look, you
can pr
yeah, dirt and grit will get in a torn boot fast, and the joint usually dies
a quick death.
Ed
300E
On 6 February 2010 18:06, Gary Hurst wrote:
> once the boots are torn, i don't think you can jsut reuse yours. there is
> dirt in teh joints
>
> On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Mitch Haley wrot
once the boots are torn, i don't think you can jsut reuse yours. there is
dirt in teh joints
On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
> E M wrote:
>
>> For a $1000 car, maybe some decent used original Benzs axles would do ?
>>
>
> Or clean and reboot the one he has, see how long it ta
E M wrote:
For a $1000 car, maybe some decent used original Benzs axles would do ?
Or clean and reboot the one he has, see how long it takes to start rattling.
Seems like if you can get all the grit out before it wears out, you can save it
by redoing the lube and boot. Maybe buy a used one and
om my BlackBerry® wireless handheld
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From: Dimitri Seretakis
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 14:38:26
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] *sigh*
Ok. I need an axle shaft for a 73 220D. OEM vs China. Can you quote me both
prices? Another option is to rebuild the original o
well, then buy teh lobros for big money and get the best. if that is too
much, buy a kleb special and clean, regrease and reboot it.
ok, that sounds definitive to me. i go now.
On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
> Well then I have no choice. But as long as I do I'd much r
you warrant this part? you inspect it before shipping?
kleb really probably has the answer here. if his boots are intact, you
might just want to get it from him and then clean and regrease it. as long
as kleb doesn't send you some klapped out POS, this looks to be your best
answer to me.
On
Well then I have no choice. But as long as I do I'd much rather prefer OEM. Now
if the price difference is 100-200% more I still might go OEM but higher than
that economics will have to play a role.
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On Feb 6, 2010, at 5:52 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote:
what do you do if O
and what about spending a grand for parts to fix a car that isn't worth
that? there may be some silliness to this story
On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 5:52 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> what do you do if OEM does not make a certain part you need anymore?
>
>
> Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
>
>> Hmmm. I'll s
or spend 40-50 for me and get the real deal good used part.
buymbpa...@gmail.com wrote:
Dimitri, the problem is that Mercedes in their infinite wisdom, changed the design of this particular axle with the production of the W126 chassis. So you can't buy what came on your car new from them. You hav
what do you do if OEM does not make a certain part you need anymore?
Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
Hmmm. I'll stick with the OEM product! Nothing like piece of mind.
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91 300D, 89 56
ermany but not original MB. China parts really do rub me
> the wrong way because their quality is even worse.
>
> --- On Sat, 2/6/10, buymbpa...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
> From: buymbpa...@gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] *sigh*
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
> Date: Saturda
: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 14:38:26
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] *sigh*
Ok. I need an axle shaft for a 73 220D. OEM vs China. Can you quote me both
prices? Another option is to rebuild the original or buy used? My axle shaft
boot is cracked/torn so is this part shot? That's w
i Seretakis
> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 13:51:58
> To: Mercedes Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] *sigh*
>
> Hmmm. I'll stick with the OEM product! Nothing like piece of mind.
>
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> On Feb 6, 2010, at 4:43 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
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> buymbpa...
n Sat, 2/6/10, buymbpa...@gmail.com wrote:
From: buymbpa...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] *sigh*
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010, 5:10 PM
Dimitri, the problem is that Mercedes in their infinite wisdom, changed the
design of this particular axle wi
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> -Original Message-
> From: Gary Hurst
> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 17:24:25
> To: Mercedes Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] *sigh*
>
> are there still any lobros around?
>
> On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 5:10 PM, wrote:
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bject: Re: [MBZ] *sigh*
are there still any lobros around?
On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 5:10 PM, wrote:
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> Dimitri, the problem is that Mercedes in their infinite wisdom, changed the
> design of this particular axle with the production of the W126 chassis. So
> you can't buy what cam
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> From: E M
> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 17:09:59
> To: Mercedes Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] *sigh*
>
> I feel with any product or component, there is design, manufacture,
> testing,
> and quality control of all three.
>
> Everyone has made mistakes, some have
failure rate or a Chinese new
> version that has a hugely successful record? Oh, wait, of course spend
> $2,500 on axles for a $1000 car. Hmm.
>
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> -Original Message-
> From: Dimitri Seretakis
> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 13:51:
I have no problem with an American company selling a product made in China,
but the country of origin should be stated as that, "Product, or Made in
China", not represented as an American produced product. If any of the
mentioned companies feel confident enough to sub to China, or elsewhere, and
f
Can anyone say "Space Shuttle" ?
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From: E M
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 17:09:59
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] *sigh*
I feel with any product or component, there is design, manufacture, testing,
a
axles for a $1000 car. Hmm.
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-Original Message-
From: Dimitri Seretakis
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 13:51:58
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] *sigh*
Hmmm. I'll stick with the OEM product! Nothing like piece of mind.
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> Sent: Feb 6, 2010 4:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] *sigh*
>
> On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:51 -0800, "Dimitri Seretakis"
> wrote:
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> > Hmmm. I'll stick with the OEM product! Nothing like piece of mind.
>
> Any part or vehicle
On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:59 -0500, "E M" wrote:
> On a side note, years ago, I was down in NY and found myself in a JC
> Penny store. Their catalog had a small flag of origin beside each
> product. I thought it was a great idea providing such info for
> customers.
Conversely, Harbor Freight has
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